Aug 21, 2026 · 27 min · 10 segments
In this episode of the BAPS Better Living Inspired Series, we sit down with Payal Patel, Director of Business Development at Robert Half, to explore what happens when logic can only take us so far…
Payal PatelGuestDhwaniHostThere are a lot of times where I even doubted myself, um, because you have those questions, right? The logic takes over and you're like, "Wait," like, "I can't do this." Like, how do you, how do you...
Like, your, your, your reasoning just doesn't grasp the idea that this is going to work out.
But, you know, you have that faith in yourself.
... um, like, right? It's, it goes up and down.
And it's, it's almost like you're trying to navigate in life with all these tough decisions, whether w- in, in the, you're in the business field or in the professional field or even in life, right? People, um, there are times where [scoffs] I'm working with my toddler and I'm like, "God, give me patience to get through this day," right? [chuckles] And you're like, "How did I, how did this happen?" Or like, "What, what's going on?" And you have to rely on faith.
Like, no way, like, logic can get you to where you needed to be to kind of go y- navigate through that decision.
You know, we talked about doubts, and doubts kind of is something that's natural to us.
What is your process like when you feel like you're coming to a decision, you're starting to doubt yourself? Like, what do you think about? What's that process like? Talk me through that a little bit.
I think, you know, it's, it's really that shift from, as you mentioned, like being human is having some doubts and, like, how you work through those is really, you know, in the end, like, that's part of your journey, as we just talked about.
So I think for me specifically is you're doing a lot of things that are unknown.
You're doing things that you don't see a lot of people around you doing, so you are just figuring it all out and also sometimes doubting, like, "Can I do this? This is very hard." Like, I, it's just something, you know, that I, I, I just am not familiar with.
And so I think that's where, like, that shift happens, right? Where you're kind of changing from that to being a lot more aligned with deep down, like, what makes you feel good, what, you know, where, where, where does your foundation come from.
So I think that kind of shift did happen throughout this whole process, um, because we're in, like, the...
[chuckles] So you, you have some different, little bit more maturity kind of behind you as well.
So I think it's, you know, being more intentional with my choices, not necessarily just only looking for the outcome that I thought I needed or wanted at the time.
The spiritual foundation that you build throughout your life, it, it's based on values, right? We talk about honesty.
We talk about integrity.
We talk about fai- like, having faith in something bigger than yourselves.
There are a lot of times where I even doubted myself, um, because you have those questions, right? The logic takes over and you're like, "Wait," like, "I can't do this." Like, how do you, how do you...
Like, your, your, your reasoning just doesn't grasp the idea that this is going to work out.
But, you know, you have that faith in yourself.
... um, like, right? It's, it goes up and down.
And it's, it's almost like you're trying to navigate in life with all these tough decisions, whether w- in, in the, you're in the business field or in the professional field or even in life, right? People, um, there are times where [scoffs] I'm working with my toddler and I'm like, "God, give me patience to get through this day," right? [chuckles] And you're like, "How did I, how did this happen?" Or like, "What, what's going on?" And you have to rely on faith.
Like, no way, like, logic can get you to where you needed to be to kind of go y- navigate through that decision.
You know, we talked about doubts, and doubts kind of is something that's natural to us.
What is your process like when you feel like you're coming to a decision, you're starting to doubt yourself? Like, what do you think about? What's that process like? Talk me through that a little bit.
I think, you know, it's, it's really that shift from, as you mentioned, like being human is having some doubts and, like, how you work through those is really, you know, in the end, like, that's part of your journey, as we just talked about.
So I think for me specifically is you're doing a lot of things that are unknown.
You're doing things that you don't see a lot of people around you doing, so you are just figuring it all out and also sometimes doubting, like, "Can I do this? This is very hard." Like, I, it's just something, you know, that I, I, I just am not familiar with.
And so I think that's where, like, that shift happens, right? Where you're kind of changing from that to being a lot more aligned with deep down, like, what makes you feel good, what, you know, where, where, where does your foundation come from.
So I think that kind of shift did happen throughout this whole process, um, because we're in, like, the...
[chuckles] So you, you have some different, little bit more maturity kind of behind you as well.
So I think it's, you know, being more intentional with my choices, not necessarily just only looking for the outcome that I thought I needed or wanted at the time.
The spiritual foundation that you build throughout your life, it, it's based on values, right? We talk about honesty.
We talk about integrity.
We talk about fai- like, having faith in something bigger than yourselves.
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