Vishen Lakhiani

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Does Vishen Lakhiani drink alcohol?: Yes Vishen Lakhiani holding a glass of alcohol.Vishen Lakhiani is a Malaysian entrepreneur, self-help guru, activist, author, and speaker.He is the CEO and founder of Mindvalley and founder of Dealmates (a group buying) and Blinklist (a social bookmarking service). He is also a New York Times best-selling author who works to evolve the education system, work, politics, parenting, and spirituality. [6]LinkedIn.He was an awkward kid with poor eyesight, bad skin, and Aspergers. [7]Vishen official website.Lakhiani spent his childhood in poverty. According to him, his family income was $2,000 a month. Vishen had to sleep on a mattress next to his parents bed until he was 12 years old. [8]Mixergy.According to Vishen, his horrible schooling experience in Malaysia was the driving force behind his vision to evolve the education system beyond its traditional rules.He moved to the United States when he was 17 years old and lived there for around 9 years. After graduating from the University of Michigan in 1999, Vishen interned at Microsoft but quit after just 11 weeks. [9]Vishen official website.Soon, he moved to New York and joined AIESEC, a student organization that exchanged students across the world to create cross-cultural understanding. Vishen worked there for a salary below the poverty line.At the age of 24, Lakhiani moved to Silicon Valley to become an entrepreneur but lost everything. He was broke so he took up a job with minimal pay.In 2003, Vishen was fascinated by the power of meditation after attending a class by a group called the Silvan Method. According to Vishen, his meditation practice improved his performance drastically, and he was promoted three times in four months to Director of Sales for a tech firm. Gradually, he started teaching meditation in the evenings. [10]Mixergy.