How to Live
Sharad Lal
A podcast that explores ways to live a good life. If you are looking to manage stress, deepen relationships, navigate midlife, build resilience, or simply add more meaning to your life - this podcast is for you. Life coach and entrepreneur, Sharad Lal has supported hundreds of people in living a more fulfilling life.
#105 The hum
After a long pause, the show is back - in a new shape. Each month on How to Live, I read a couple of the short notes from my newsletter and some of the responses they stirred up. This month, the two that started it all: "The Hum" - the quiet unease underneath a life that looks fine from the outside ...
Pause for Reflection. Back in Feb 2026
After releasing an episode every second week since November 2021 - we’re taking a short break from How to Live. Over the past few years, I’ve had the privilege of speaking with incredible guests, thinkers, founders, scientists, and leaders, all exploring the same question: how do we live a good life...
#103 Building a business with heart with Nick Francis
Reinvention for 23-year-olds with nothing to lose is relatively easy. At 40, it's brave. Here's how to do it well. At 23, Nick Francis left the BBC, drove a Mini to Mongolia, and stumbled into building a creative business now in 9 countries. Back then, it didn't feel brave. No mortgage. No kids. Not...
#102 Better gut better health with Jo Brownlow
Eating healthy ✅ Working out ✅ Blood tests normal ✅ …but still not feeling good? Low energy. Brain fog. Mood swings. The missing piece might be your gut. Gut isn't just about digestion. It's our "second brain." 95% of serotonin (our "happy" chemical) is made there. Poor absorption can leave us tired...
#101 Bouncing back after layoff, with Sharad Lal
Layoffs don’t just take our jobs. They can scramble our judgment. Here’s how to get both back. An entrepreneur on my podcast told me this story: “When I went bankrupt, I begged a friend, who had built a unicorn, for a meeting. He gave me 30 minutes. But the moment we sat down, I could tell he wanted...
#100 Five lessons from 100 episodes with Sharad Lal
Episode 100: What started as a passion project has turned into a full career pivot! Four years ago, I hit record on the first episode of my podcast. I had no big plans. Just one question I couldn’t stop thinking about: How do we live a good life? So I started How to Live. Shared what I’d learned. St...