Pavi Theva began posting about the changes she was making in her own life. After years in technology, she had been feeling burned out and looking for a more fulfilling direction. Reading, meditation, mindfulness, and paying attention to her health gave her experiences she wanted to share. People began asking questions, and those conversations helped her find the work she wanted to do next.
She hadn't started with a plan to become an influencer or make a post go viral. She wanted to talk about what was helping her, knowing other people in tech were facing similar questions. That openness also meant letting people back home see a different side of her. Pavi tells Tab how she worked through the fear of judgment and learned to allow herself the messy first steps that perfectionism can make difficult.
Tab brings his own questions about the things people hesitate to say out loud. They compare ambition, superstition, self-criticism, and the pressure someone can create by imagining an audience's response before trying. Pavi explains how she thinks about manifestation and the beliefs she carries into her work. Tab is interested in how those beliefs become actual decisions about what a person does with their time.
Her career-coaching business, which she launched in 2021, grew from that period of exploration. She describes wanting to help people find work that brings together interest, ability, and a sustainable income. Her background in product management and strategy still has a place in that process. She uses those skills to help clients make sense of their options and choose practical next steps.
The question of feeling qualified comes up again when they discuss imposter syndrome. Pavi shares her interpretation of that feeling and the philosophy that informs how she addresses it. The experiences she first talked about online have become part of a working relationship with people asking their own career questions. Posting gave her a place to begin. Listening to the people who responded helped her decide what to build from it.
