How to Channel Your Motivation for a Successful Career Part 1

Punit Dhillon is the CEO, President, and Chair of Skye Bioscience Inc. The company specializes in the pharmaceutical development of cannabinoid derivatives to help treat various diseases including glaucoma. Punit’s experience as an executive in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and health industries has allowed him to build a remarkable understanding of key leadership, management, and development skills. He is the author of Catapult: How to Think Like a Corporate Athlete to Strengthen Your Resilience, an exploration of the important elements of entrepreneurship.  Punit received his B.A. from Simon Fraser University and attended the Executive Program at Singularity University. In this episode… It’s not uncommon to experience the driving force behind all your hard work dissipating in the face of adversity. That’s when you need motivation the most. So how do you stay disciplined when your spirit is lacking? As humans, it’s easy to fall victim to emotions that demoralize us — even at the professional level. Although businesses are not a place run by emotions, it is a place that is capable of igniting a strong passion for your professional journey. Finding and harnessing that motivation is often a process that allows entrepreneurs to appreciate the significance of discipline. In a unique two-part episode of The Cyber Business Podcast, Matthew Connor sits down with Punit Dhillon, CEO, President, and Chair of Skye Bioscience Inc., to discuss the importance of extrinsic and intrinsic motivation in business, how to apply the Japanese practice of ikigai to your routine, and the effects that quality relationships have on your life. Punit shares why he recognizes productivity as a measurement rather than a metric and the necessary process of recovery.