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A CEO’s Guide to Resilience
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- The Modern Buddhism Podcast
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- Feb 21, 2026
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- 2197
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Summary
In today’s episode, Kadam Adam speaks with Shelley about her journey through illness, business leadership, and spiritual transformation, explaining how facing cancer became a powerful wake-up call to re-examine her priorities. Drawing inspiration from the teachings of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, she reflects on the challenges of bringing compassion and wisdom into the workplace, especially when making difficult decisions such as letting staff go or navigating ethical dilemmas. She describes how meditation helped her develop a long-term perspective on happiness and success, and how applying Buddhist principles in daily life transformed not only her own mind but also the way she related to others. This episode shows how difficulties can become the fuel for spiritual growth and how, by training our mind with patience and compassion, we can find meaning and purpose even in the hardest moments. Chapters 00:00 Facing Cancer & Wake-Up Call 05:10 Business Career & Ethical Challenges 10:40 Bringing Compassion Into Leadership 16:20 Meditation in Everyday Decisions 22:30 Long-Term View of Happiness 28:00 Crisis as Spiritual Turning Point 34:15 Discovering Kadampa Buddhism 40:10 Applying Dharma in Daily Life 46:00 Meaning, Purpose & Inner Change 52:20 Advice for Modern Practitioners Book References Modern Buddhism https://kadampa.org/book/modern-buddhism How to Transform Your Life https://howtotyl.com/ Want More? Find a meditation center near you: https://kadampa.org/nkt-center-search/?lang=en Listen to teaching clips: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nktikbu Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5QPCFEyZz74nOHZbQr1B4z Subscribe to get notifications of new episodes. #KadampaBuddhism #GesheKelsangGyatso #MeditationInDailyLife #ModernBuddhism #SpiritualGrowth #Mind…