The Kindness Guy

“Never, never, never, give up.”

Leon Logothetis is known as The Kindness Guy. In this interview, I speak to him about his adventure and lessons learnt about how kindness has not only allowed him to travel the globe but also how kindness can reshape the quality of our lives. It’s not too deep but a critically important topic. I hope you enjoy!

Guest Bio

Leon Logothetis is a global adventurer, motivational speaker and philanthropist. Known for being “The Kindness Guy,” Leon’s every action in life is motivated by his belief that kindness can change the world.

As a former broker in London, he felt uninspired and chronically depressed. Profoundly influenced by the movie The Motorcycle Diaries, Leon decided to make a radical life change and in 2005 gave it all up for a life on the road, in search for what would fill his spirit and his soul. Travelling with very little he made his way around the globe on kindness and became known as ‘The Kindness Guy’.

In 2015 he produced a series that streams on Netflix and published The Kindness Diaries about his experiences circumnavigating the globe on kindness. Leon is also the author of The Mojo Diaries, Live, Love, Explore: Discover the Way of the Traveler a Roadmap to the Life You Were Meant to Live, and his fifth book Go Be Kind: 28 1/2 Adventures Guaranteed to Make You Happier debuts on March 26th.

Quick round questions

Do you have any routines and rituals that you believe contribute to your success?

Meditation.

What advice would you give your 20-year-old self?

It’s okay. It will all work out.

How would you define success? What does success look like to you? 

Living from my heart and sharing my gifts with as many people as I can.

What is one tool, skill, resource, or technique that has helped improve your effectiveness and/or productivity? 

Don’t think too much. Get started first and then think things out.

If I would serve you your last meal what would you request?

I’d probably eat nothing and tell people to leave me alone.

What activity gives you the greatest sense of joy? 

Ping-Pong

If you could pick one book to pass down to your children or future generations what book would it be? 

The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self, Revised Edition by Alice Miller

Go Be Kind: 28 1/2 Adventures Guaranteed to Make You Happier by Leon Logothetis

What quote, phrase or message would you text or tweet to everyone in the world?

“Never, never, never, give up.”

Do we all have a Hidden Why, a purpose?

Yes and we all have the opportunity to rediscover it.

What do you believe is the underlying motivation behind everything you do? 

To share and be kind.

Connect with Leon

Follow Leon @thekindnessguy on Instagram, Facebook and @LeonLogothetis on Twitter. Watch The Kindness Diaries on Netflix and travel with Leon worldwide through his books available on Amazon. For more information please visit Leon’s website.

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