1032 Ashish Goel – Drawing on Courage

Drawing on Courage

In this episode, I speak with Ashish Goel about his book Drawing on Courage. It’s a practical, illustrated guide to overcoming the challenges of creative work, including where to start, how to give or get feedback, when to change direction, and how to stand up for what matters. Courage is a journey and it is via greater self-awareness will be able to take the courage to lead a life with greater purpose. Enjoy!

Connect with Ashish here.

Guest Bio.

Ashish Goel has launched and run design divisions for multiple international companies. He is an entrepreneur, designer, former teaching fellow and a collaborator on the Stanford 2025 project. He is the former head of design at Zomato (India’s larger-scale Yelp!). He currently runs Boca, his sparkling water start-up, and advises some of India’s top technology companies on design and product management.

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The Positivity Blog: Practical articles on happiness, self-esteem, productivity and social skills.