THIS IS MY STORY…
Hi, I’m Dr Nilesh Satguru.
Here is the story behind this mission.
MY SETBACKS - FAILURE, REJECTIONS, LONELINESS,
LOSS AND A RESIGNATION.
1. I took 30+ exams to get into medical school and then failed my first term once I got there!
2. I received a painful patient complaint which showed a lack of compassion for my patients and myself.
3. I was deeply involved in multiple GP partnership dramas that ate away at my happiness. They questioned the kind of person I was becoming.
4. I left 38 years of job security as an NHS GP partner - something I worked 10 years for, because it did not align with my values.
5. I felt powerless witnessing my father suffer multiple heart attacks and strokes until he died in 2022.
6. I felt lonely watching my son grow up with developmental challenges and shamed myself for being a ‘bad father’.
7. I have been 'turned down’ multiple times professionally and have been ‘ghosted’ on deals worth thousands.
I AM NOT PERFECT AND I NEVER WILL BE…
LEARNING THE POWER OF COMPASSION PLANTED THE SEED OF SELF-MASTERY WITHIN ME.
If you have tasted ‘success’ but don’t feel fulfilled, I hear you and I see you.
I qualified as one of the youngest doctors in the country at 22.
Within 5 years, I became a GP partner, desperately trying to reform a 33-day routine wait to see a doctor.
By that time, I had achieved money, status, recognition and awards - what my Asian heritage and culture would call ‘success’.
ON THE OUTSIDE:
I had 21 letters after my name!
I was a 4-time award-winning medical teacher
I became a director for the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine and I sat on the UK National Sleep Steering Committee
This was all thanks to the phenomenal training and support I was blessed to experience.
I achieved what I thought would fulfil me, but with each 'success' there was a voice in my head that said, "Is this it?"
It wasn't until I invested in coaching that I learnt about the synergy of compassion and mastery - true success.
I started to accomplish meaningful goals with ease, expand who I was whilst committing to the disciplines of human flourishing.
Things dramatically shift towards more freedom, abundance and joy.
All of my learnings coalesced. Working for 11 years relieving suffering as a doctor in the NHS interestingly taught me about the root causes of our desires.
Listening to the research from the High-Performance Institute and to the desires of my 7-figure clients taught me about the causes of suffering.
Transcending your suffering and aligning with your true desires places you on the path of authentic self-mastery. It awakens your true self.
This is my mission…
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To use the power of compassion to awaken self-mastery within you.
So you can better care for yourself, your loved ones and your team.
So you can give more abundantly.
“GO INWARDS TO GIVE OUTWARDS.”
Cameron Herold,
CEO Whisper and creator of the Vivid Vision.
After meeting the ‘CEO Whisperer’ Cameron Herold in Tallinn, Estonia I was inspired to use his method to create a Vivid Vision. The Vivid Vision is an aspirational document that details how the business will look, feel and act 3 years from today.
“Your Vivid Vision is perfect, share it with everyone.”
8 FUN FACTS
01.
I am allergic to DIY! I won’t even build Ikea furniture.
02.
I am a massive foodie. I love to cook and love eating out. Sri Lankan food is my favourite.
03.
I love learning callisthenics. Currently I am learning to handstand.
04.
I love DJing and love house music. I DJ’ed at multiple nightclubs in Southampton. I occasionally still love to DJ at friends’ weddings.
05.
I was born in the UK but lived in the Netherlands and went to school there for 4 years.
06.
My childhood obsession was cricket thanks to my dad. I still love the game.
07.
I used to be a big football fanatic too and support Manchester United (I grew up around there if you wonder why).
08.
I love all kinds of music - I learnt guitar, piano and singing. I was in the school choir and I have sung at the Royal Albert Hall.
LEARNINGS
Training with excellence has always been important to me. I have a deep love of learning thanks to both my parents.
2011-2018
I qualified in medicine in 2011, and then became triple certified in General practice (2016), Occupational Medicine (2018) and Lifestyle Medicine (2019).
2019-2020
Lifestyle Medicine opened my eyes to our innate potential for healing and the vital importance of behavioural change. This led me to study health coaching.
2020
I was certified as a High-Performance Coach in 2020 with the world-renowned High-Performance Institute (HPI) whose methods have been used to coach people in the White House and worldwide industry leaders.
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After learning to speed read, I went from reading 2 books a year to 80.
I became obsessed with 2 essential questions - What is true success? How can we accomplish it with more compassion and ease?
This led me to focus my study on the wisdom and science in 5 main areas:
Mind - I learnt to meditate with a 1-1 Silva meditation instructor and use an ancient Himalayan technique. I became fascinated in how compassion unlocks the mind’s potential.
Purpose - I studied great spiritual texts and with renowned teachers to understand what creates a meaningful life.
Connection - I learnt about the art and science of authentic compassionate connection.
Energy - I used my Lifestyle Medicine background and fused it with learnings from Tony Robbins’ energy healer.
Flow - I started to understand how you can bend time by learning the science of flow.
I realised the synergy between all my learnings:
The High-Performance Institute gave me a deep understanding of WHAT positive habits lead to success.
Compassion and meditation taught me HOW to calm your mind to experience more ease and flow.
Learning about ENERGY taught me how to align my identity with true success.