A show exploring the relationship between our individual search for a meaningful life and our collective systemic changes. We interview guests about important times in their lives and how that helped them find more meaning and do more important work.
Khe He decided early in life to earn his way out of some of his childhood insecurities. He went through many harsh routines to achieve. And they "worked." He went on to be very successful in Wall Street as a Managing Director at Black Rock. Yet, he still felt the same nagging feeling inside from childhood. To start to change that feeling required something uncomfortable. He had to get in touch with his emotions and trust even the subtle ones he’d often ignored. After a lifetime of loving numbers and certainty, Khe has a lesson for all leaders to learn to trust your gut and enjoy the present for more lasting motivation. Show notes: 4:11: The certainty of numbers and why they attracted Khe earlier in his life. 6:07: Where Khe's parents came from and how as immigrants they had to rebuild from scratch with the fear that it could all be taken away. 13:58: How the fear from Khe's parents transferred to him and made him afraid of running out of things. 15:09: Khe's feelings when he started achieving large career and financial goals. 21:12: Khe talks about how he started to realize the importance of his emotions after ignoring them for much of his life. 25:30 Khe talks about how he's now shifted his focus to no longer really focus on external goals and more on activities that bring joy. 29:43: Learning to let go of a scarcity mindset and the idea that for something to be enjoyable you have to have suffered to get it. 32:18: A great example about letting go of an old mindset about needing to suffer through discussions with his wife on whether to purchase economy or economy plus 35:00: How coaching helped Khe break down fear about going back to his old life 41:39 Khe's plea for you to listen to your gut and save yourself from seeking too many external rewards.
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Carl Tashian is a coach, programmer & entrepreneur. He helped create the original ZipCar technology, co-founded Yerdle, and now is a coach at Nerdcoach.io. In this conversation we discuss a story of him at a meditation retreat letting go of some old fear.
Evan Sutter is an Author, Speaker & Social Entrepreneur He’s written Solitude: How Doing Nothing Can Change the World, and Scribbles On The Wall: Lessons Along The Way. In our conversation he shares about how he went from chasing girls to becoming an author about seeking solitude and embracing boredom. What’s profound about his advice is how counterintuitive it is. He’s for boredom and solitude, saying these are things we need as humans. His story is a great example where his brother convinced him to spend some time at a Buddhist monastery and it lead to a complete makeover of his life.
Amanda Winther is the co-founder of The Van Project , where she and her partner travel in a van working nomadically and share incredible stories and lessons from their lives. In this episode she describes how she got there and how the project has been a huge boon after some serious work burnout.
Carl Tashian is a coach, programmer & entrepreneur. He helped create the original ZipCar technology, co-founded Yerdle, and now is a coach at Nerdcoach.io. In this conversation we discuss many interesting parts of how he's discovered meaning, most poignantly in a story of him at a meditation retreat letting go of some old fear.
In this introductory episode I explore why I'm making this show and what it is about: the relationship between our individual search for meaning and our collective impact.
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