Unlocking Your Potential: Living with Purpose – Lessons from Utkarsh Narang
In conversation with Utkarsh Narang on overcoming fear, embracing growth, and living without regret
Utkarsh Narang began his professional life in the medical world, running three successful physiotherapy clinics. Yet despite the outward success, he felt misaligned with his deeper purpose. That quiet dissatisfaction became the seed of transformation toward living without regret.
He took a courageous leap—leaving behind a secure career to enter content creation and coaching. Collaborating with Columbia University, then working with high-performing clients, Utkarsh began using his insights to help others build lives rooted in discipline and clarity.
A major theme in the episode is fear—how it holds us back and distorts what’s possible. Utkarsh reminds us that the brain naturally focuses on negative outcomes, but we can retrain it to ask, “What if it goes right?” This mindset shift is a core part of living without regret.
Utkarsh also unpacks how purpose isn’t always dramatic—it’s often found in the consistent, aligned actions we take each day. For him, purpose emerged when he began helping others experience joy, freedom, and resilience in their own lives.
The conversation also highlights how self-reflection can help us course-correct. Even 28 minutes of daily introspection can help realign our actions with our values, keeping us focused and honest with ourselves.
Discipline is another foundational element. Utkarsh emphasizes that small, repeated actions—not huge breakthroughs—build long-term success. When practiced consistently, discipline becomes a bridge between intention and achievement.
Key Takeaways
1. Purposeful Living
Utkarsh believes living without regret starts by choosing a life aligned with personal values—not societal expectations. Purpose doesn’t need to be dramatic—it starts small. Utkarsh encourages listeners to reflect on what really matters to them. Whether helping a neighbor or building a business, alignment leads to fulfillment.
Purpose begins with internal clarity.
Contribution brings more joy than achievement alone.
Purpose can evolve, but values anchor you.
Alignment fosters resilience during uncertainty.
2. Fear Management
To live without regret, Utkarsh urges listeners to face fear with optimism and shift their inner dialogue.Fear is often rooted in our primitive brain’s focus on worst-case scenarios. By challenging these assumptions, we begin to break free. Living without regret means leaning into what scares us—with strategy and belief.
Replace “what if I fail?” with “what if I thrive?”
Awareness interrupts fear-based reactions.
Action reduces fear’s power over time.
Confidence is built through courage, not comfort.
3. Growth Mindset
Utkarsh teaches that progress stems from belief in change—and viewing every setback as a lesson. A growth mindset allows us to fail forward. Utkarsh shares how success isn’t a straight line—it’s a result of curiosity, feedback, and persistence.
Challenges reveal new opportunities.
Failures are feedback, not identity.
Growth requires staying open to discomfort.
A belief in change powers long-term vision.
4. Self-Reflection
Utkarsh recommends daily reflection—28 minutes—to foster awareness and guide your next right steps.Reflection grounds us in truth. When we pause regularly, we notice what’s working and what’s not. This awareness helps prevent regret by creating intentional alignment.
Use journaling or solitude to review actions.
Track how your day served your larger purpose.
Adjust behaviors based on insights, not habits.
Self-honesty deepens clarity and focus.
5. Discipline and Consistency
Utkarsh believes that long-term success and inner peace are built through repeated, disciplined action. Living without regret requires doing the work—every day. Whether the task is big or small, showing up with intention is what creates momentum.
Success is the result of daily micro-actions.
Motivation fades, but discipline stays.
Consistency creates visible and invisible results.
Routine is a pathway to confidence and trust.
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ABOUT UTKARSH NARANG:
Utkarsh is a Learning Consultant, Executive Coach, Facilitator and Content Creator based in Melbourne, Australia. Over his 16-year career, from being a 𝗽𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘀𝘁, and that too a good one, to 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 400 hours of content for a Columbia Business School professor, to 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩 and leading sales to now helping individuals and teams 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀, he has learned to make fear his ally in living a courageous life. He has a passion for understanding human behaviour and using his diverse experience in building programs for organisations across the globe. He lives by his 𝟱 𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗩𝗔𝗟𝗨𝗘𝗦 - Discipline, Excellence, Growth, Freedom, Love. When not helping others get better, he enjoys working on himself through reading, meditation, exercise, and raising two boys with his wife in Melbourne, Australia! One quote that he lives by - “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” ~ Mahatma Gandhiple: to help others live ambitiously and achieve their fullest potential through holistic optimization.