Success and Happiness with Dr. Srikumar Rao
Dr. Srikumar Rao is an elite coach and author, aimed at helping entrepreneurs, professionals, and senior executives make a quantum leap in their life and career.
He believes that when people have joy in their lives, when they discover their deep-rooted happiness and a sense of purpose, that they are able to grow in ways they might not have ever progressed in before.
Dr. Rao will be speaking at the 2025 Happy Workplaces Conference next month. Find out more about his philosophy in this blog.
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Dr. Srikumar Rao has founded the Rao Institute, which is a community of driven, ambitious people who find deep meaning in their lives. Through the power of happiness, Srikumar has found that success and riches will follow as you will be more driven and committed to achieving more in your own life.
"The vision I have for you is that, when you wake up in the morning, your blood is singing at the thought of being who you are and doing what you do. That as you go through the day, you can literally sink to your knees in gratitude at the tremendous good fortune that has been bestowed on you. That as you go through the day, you become radiantly alive several times. And if your life isn't like that, I would like to humbly suggest that you are wasting your life. Life is too short to be wasted."
Dr. Srikumar Rao has deduced that in life, a lot of people feel they need to get something, to have something, to then be happy. It's called the 'If-Then' model; if this happens, then we will be happy. This model itself is flawed, but instead of realising that, many people will instead change the If, to see if they will then find happiness from a different task. This constant changing of the If is never ending, so instead of using a flawed model, Rao feels you should work on your own personal happiness with what you have.
He has written many books on success and happiness, which work as fantastic tools for building up your own success in various aspects of your life. His latest book, Modern Wisdom, Ancient Roots: The Movers and Shakers' Guide to Unstoppable Success, focuses on challenging your own thinking, so that you are not using flawed models to try to find happiness and are instead working on your own tranquility and success within yourself.
At the 2025 Happy Workplace Conference, Dr. Srikumar Rao is going to be giving a talk on how to achieve great success while remaining serene as a zen monk, something that can be hard to manage, as often success comes with stresses beyond our real control. He takes a look at the direction and mindset of those who have achieved success and how to keep yourself more focused on being calm and finding the happiness.
Hear more at our 2025 Happy Workplaces Conference
We are excited to welcome Dr. Srikumar Rao as one of our speakers at our 2025 Happy Workplaces Conference on 12th June. Everyone who attends will receive a copy of Modern Wisdom, Ancient Roots.
This year's event will be held at Happy's HQ in Aldgate, central London, and is limited to just 50 people.
Learn the 10 core principles to create a happy and productive workplace in Henry Stewart's book, The Happy Manifesto.
Claire Lickman
Claire is Head of Marketing at Happy. She has worked at Happy since 2016, and is responsible for Happy's marketing strategy, website, social media and more. Claire first heard about Happy in 2012 when she attended a mix of IT and personal development courses. These courses were life-changing and she has been a fan of Happy ever since. She has a personal blog at lecari.co.uk.
Next Conference: 2025 Happy Workplaces Conference
Our Happy Workplaces Conference is our biggest event of the year, and we'd love for you to join us on Thursday 12th June!
This year's event will be held at Happy's HQ in Aldgate, central London.
We may also offer a hybrid option for people to join us online simultaneously — do let us know if you are interested in joining online and we can add you to the waiting list.
As always, our next conference will be filled with interaction, discussion and space for reflection.
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