# You Were Made for More: Why Growth Is Your Natural State | DIVO-Ted Talks

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Published: 2026-07-15T15:11:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nicholas-wade-kimps/episodes/You-Were-Made-for-More-Why-Growth-Is-Your-Natural-State--DIVO-Ted-Talks-e3m3b8s
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What if becoming more isn’t something you have to earn… but something life has been inviting you into all along? Growth isn’t a reward for getting everything right. It is the very nature of being alive. ⸻ Quote from the Episode: “We are made for more because our design is to become more.” ⸻ DESCRIPTION: What does it really mean to say that you were made for more? In this episode, Nicholas explores one of the central ideas found throughout yoga and Ayurveda: that life is a continual process of assimilation, adaptation, and becoming. Just as our bodies transform food into energy, we also digest experiences, relationships, challenges, and wisdom—allowing each one to shape who we become. From personal growth to collective evolution, Nicholas reflects on how individuals and societies move forward through awareness, innovation, and conscious living. Rather than seeing life as a fixed destination, he invites us to recognize that every challenge contains the seeds of its own solution—and that our willingness to become more is what moves both ourselves and humanity forward. If you’re interested in personal growth, Ayurveda, yoga philosophy, consciousness, purpose, self-awareness, spirituality, and creating meaningful change, this episode offers an inspiring perspective on why growth isn’t something to chase—it’s something to embrace. ⸻ A Map of Wisdom: Here are some of the places we go together in this talk: ✦ Why growth is woven into the design of life ✦ Assimilation as the foundation of transformation ✦ Becoming more through experience rather than perfection ✦ Innovation as an expression of human consciousness ✦ How awareness creates the conditions for change ✦ The relationship between individual and collective evolution ✦ Why every problem contains the beginnings of its solu…

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