Ep. 11 Nipun Mehta on Leadership, Joy, and Grace

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In this episode of DO GOOD X, we are thrilled to continue our conversation with Nipun Mehta, a distinguished speaker and writer who is celebrated for his dedication to values such as generosity, compassion, and personal growth. If you missed our first interview with Nipun, we highly recommend listening to episode 10 in addition to today's insightful discussion. Nipun shares his thoughts on the legacy he aims to leave and the key factors he attributes to his success. He also highlights the role of meditation in maintaining his balance. We hope Nipun's story and lifestyle inspire and encourage you.

In This Episode

  • [1:54] Nipun responds to what piece of technology has been a game changer for his business
  • [2:42] Nipun shares what the most significant lesson he has learned on his journey
  • [4:02] Meditation is how Nipun slows down and reconnects with himself
  • [4:30] Nipun comments on what one gift he feels he brings to the world
  • [4:30] Nipun discusses what he credits his success to - grit, will and hustle versus faith
  • [7:04] Nipun completes a sentence posed by Stephen regarding his entrepreneurial endeavors for the community

Key Takeaways

  • AI can produce code greater than the speed of an entire engineering team, but lacks the relational connections that come with working with teams.
  • Mediation is an essential part of Nipun’s life
  • Nipun attributes 90% of his success to grace and 10% to hard work

Guests

Nipun Mehta

founded ServiceSpace, a global community at the intersection of technology, volunteerism and gift culture. As a designer of large-scale social movements rooted in small acts of service and powered by micro-moments of inner transformation, his work has uniquely catalyzed "many to many" networks of community builders grounded in their localities and rooted in practices of cultivating compassion. More recently, ServiceSpace's pandemic response showcased the beauty of its agile ecosystem. Today, ServiceSpace reaches millions every month, is powered by thousands of volunteers, and blossoms into ever-expanding local and virtual service projects that aim to ignite a "whole greater than the sum of its parts." Nipun was honored as an "unsung hero of compassion" by the Dalai Lama not long before former U.S. President Obama appointed him to a council to address poverty and inequality in the U.S. Yet, the core of what strikes anyone who meets him is the way his life is an attempt to bring smiles in the world and silence in his heart: "I want to live simply, love purely, and give fearlessly. That's me." Nipun Mehta