Following Your Heart, Finding Your Ikigai, and Building a Kinder World
When you first meet Prit Patel, you’d never guess his journey started in weapons engineering. Today, he’s swapped missiles for marriage vows — working as a destination wedding celebrant, coach, and founder of HumanKind Communities — but that transformation didn’t happen overnight.
As he puts it:
"I made the leap from the war industry to the love industry.”
In his recent interview on The Confident Vegan Podcast, hosted by Jennifer Schlumovich, Prit shared how following his heart — sometimes blindly — led him through a life of reinvention, spiritual growth, and connection.
From Weapons to Weddings: Following What Lights You Up
Looking back, Prit says his guiding force was simple: paying attention to what lit him up inside. That meant leaving behind a stable career and exploring creativity through stand-up comedy, coaching, and finally, becoming a celebrant.
“I realized life isn’t about sticking to one path — it’s about expressing yourself in as many ways as you can.”
He believes that when we follow what feels natural, we begin to live in alignment — and that’s when the real magic starts.
HumanKind Communities: The Future of Heart-Led Work
Prit’s newest passion project, HumanKind Communities, is about helping people — especially small business owners — grow through shared purpose and mutual support.
It’s not about competition, he says. It’s about connection.
“We’ve been taught that business has to be transactional — I do this for you, you do this for me. But when everyone gives from the heart, everyone grows together.”
Rooted in the Japanese concept of Ikigai (the reason you get out of bed in the morning) and the Law of Attraction, HumanKind Communities encourages people to find the intersection between what they love, what they’re good at, what the world needs, and what sustains them.
Law of Attraction: It’s Always Working
Many people think of the Law of Attraction as a switch you can turn on when you want to “manifest” something. Prit sees it differently:
“It’s like gravity — it’s always at work. We’re all attracting things, all the time. The key is to notice what you’re focusing on.”
He shared stories of how love, career opportunities, and community all came together when he aligned his focus and energy — and how challenges often became the exact lessons needed for growth.
Your Soul Note
Prit’s favorite new phrase is “sing your soul note.”
“Each of us has a unique vibrational frequency — our own note in the symphony of life. We’re here to express that note fully. That’s what it means to be human.”
Whether through weddings, communities, or coaching, Prit’s mission is to help others tune into their frequency and let it shine.
The Takeaway
The conversation ended with a simple truth: we’re not here to have it all figured out — we’re here for the experience.
“We haven’t come to make things happen overnight. We’ve come for the journey.”
