What if the person doubting your readiness isn't your father at all?
In this episode, Andrea sits down with Abhinav Jindal, an empowerment coach who works with second generation family business leaders, and a second gen himself. Abhinav's family has been in business for over a hundred years, and his own path took him from managing a jungle resort in India to building a coaching practice in Canada while staying involved in the family business by choice.
Abhinav shares why positive thinking kept falling apart at the first roadblock, how releasing unresolved emotions changed his relationships and his leadership, and the two beliefs he sees in almost every second gen he works with. I'm not worthy. I'm not enough. He explains how those beliefs sabotage the very conversations next gens most want to get right, including the one where you ask for a bigger role at the table.
What You'll Hear in This Episode:
- Joining the family business right out of university and earning his father's trust early
- How a manifestation course in 2019 started his personal work, and where it fell short
- Why conditioning and positive self-talk collapse at the first roadblock
- The two beliefs that show up in almost every second gen he coaches
- How "I'm not worthy" sabotages conversations before they even start
- What being in the family business by choice actually looks like day to day
- How he communicated his part-time role to his father with calm instead of assumption
- One mindset every second gen can adopt this week
Connect with Abhinav Jindal
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🎙️ Our Sister Show: The Business Transition Roadmap
Hosted by Elizabeth Ledoux, The Business Transition Roadmap is for business owners planning the transition of their company. If you're the generation on the other side of the table, this show is for you.
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🎵 Music Credits
Podcast theme music by Transistor.fm.
