“It is impossible to have a great life unless it is a meaningful life. And it is very difficult to have a meaningful life without meaningful work.” Jim Collins
Here is a formula for meaningful work – Complexity + Effort + Reward = Meaningful work.
If you have trouble finding meaning in your work perhaps it is missing one of these elements. If you lack meaning all I can suggest and would encourage is to find meaningful work – what is the purpose without it. Enjoy this quick thought!
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“However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results.” Winston Churchill.
Hailed by a New York Times reporter as “someone who has quietly become one of the most influential people in America,” Andy Andrews is the author of the New York Times bestsellers How Do You Kill 11 Million People?, The Noticer, The Traveler’s Gift, and recently The Little Things. He is also an in-demand speaker for the world’s largest organizations.
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Zig Ziglar said, “Andy Andrews is the best speaker I have ever seen.”
“Before you can control conditions, you must first control yourself. Self mastery is the hardest job you’ll ever tackle. If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self. You may see at one at the time both your best friend and greatest enemy by stepping in front of a mirror.” Napoleon Hill
In this episode I share with you my thoughts on self-control and how we can influence the lacking of free will in our lives so that we can become our greatest leaders and direct our ship towards the destination we desire to go.
You can review my blog post here and you can also watch this episode online at THY TV.
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“The only advantage you can have these days is truth and you can only have truth from experience.”
In this episode I was grateful to speak with Joel Brown, millennial entrepreneur creating success online. We discuss his journey to success that was inspired and developed by seeking out other greater mentors and looking for clues to success.
Joel has spoken to many of the great PD leaders including the likes of Tony (more…)
Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion
by Sam Harris“The fact that one can lose one’s sense of self in an ocean of tranquility does not mean that one’s consciousness is immaterial or that it presided over the birth of the universe.” Sam Harris
Another fascinating and insightful read of the year. Sam Harris is the author of five New York Times best sellers including this one and writes on the topics of neuroscience, religion, meditation, politics and philosophy. He also has a kick-ass podcast that was introduced to me by a friend that has become a bit of a favourite.
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Sam Harris is deep and very knowledgeable. If I am honest much of what he talks about is over and beyond my simplistic mind but when I do manage to handle his language and thoughts I am inspired beyond which words can’t describe – speechless!
“We must all suffer one of two things: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret or disappointment.” Jim Rohn
Self-control and discipline. In many ways I am a master and in many ways I am not. What I know is that discipline and to more extent self-control is what I really desire to continually improve. In this quick episode on The Hidden Why podcast I share my thoughts.
If we are to lead our lives to that which we desire than we have to master leadership as we are the captain of our ship. While it is said that in truth there is no free will I still believe that to some extent we can steer the ship in the direction we wish to travel. Discipline is a key leadership trait and something to be mastered. Enjoy!
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“A well-defined problem seeks its own solution.”
Mike Bundrant, co-founder of iNLP Center, is an NLP Master Trainer, INA Fellow and retired psychotherapist. He is also author of Your Achilles Eel: Overcome the Hidden Cause of Negative Emotions, Bad Decisions and Self-Sabotage. You can find Mike at inlpcenter.org.
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In this inspiring chat we start of talking about NLP and how it can be used not only benefit others but ourselves. This extends into a deep conversation about mindfulness, becoming a better observer of the problems in our live and in the
process better defining our problems. From there taking ownership of them so we can seek out greater solutions. It’s a talk about the conscious and unconscious mind and how masterful it is in shaping our lives. Enjoy this show guys.
“A man who gives way to pleasure will be swept away by craving and his thoughts will make him suffer, like waves.” Dhammapada v. 339
Last week I discussed how we can go about discovering deeper happiness in our lives by understanding our Happy Chemicals.
This week I will be discussing how by letting go of our cravings, of both the past and future, can help us dissolve the disillusions of cravings to allow us to become more present. This sense of ease with accepting the moment as it is, pleasant or unpleasant, can bring us towards deeper happiness.
I hope you enjoy!
You can also tune in at THY TV by following this link.
Last weeks episode: 320: Leigh Martinuzzi | Discovering Happiness – The Happy Chemicals
You may also enjoy listening to my conversation with Loretta Breuning who is the author of Habits of a Happy Brain: Retrain Your Brain to Boost Your Serotonin, Dopamine, Oxytocin, & Endorphin Levels
– my book review here.
Greg Levoy, author of Vital Signs: Discovering and Sustaining Your Passion for Life
and Callings: Finding and Following an Authentic Life, shares what it means to follow your passion versus taking action based on security. We talk about how to begin to take action, how to connect with passions and how to discover your calling in life.The way the world is changing and what the future holds can be speculated but what we conclude is that there is a clear yearning for us to connect deep with (more…)
Outliers: The Story of Success
by Malcolm Gladwell‘The desire to win and passion for what you’re doing. Nothing happens without passion and desire.” Malcolm Gladwell
An inspiring and insightful read about what makes success. Malcolm Gladwell wrote this book out of his own personal frustrations. He was tired of the overly simple explanation of what makes someone or something a success. In his words the successful are noted as being so because, “they’re really smart,” or “they’re really ambitious.” The desire was to search deeper for the real truth.
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An outlier is a person or thing that is detached from the main body or system. A movie that is incredibly successful despite a low budget and unknown director. (more…)
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