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417: How to Find What You Love, Love What You Do, and Do It for the Rest of Your Life with Marcus Buckingham

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What an awesome and incredibly important discussion I have for you today! It’s my long-awaited sit-down with none other than Marcus Buckingham.

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I first got the chance to hear Marcus speak fifteen, or maybe, twenty years ago at the annual Global Leadership Summit in Chicago. Marcus was captivating AND inspiring that day.

His new book is fantastic! And, the good news for you is, it officially releases TODAY! It’s called Love + Work: How to Find What You Love, Love What You Do, and Do It for the Rest of Your Life.

So, say you’ve long been told to “Do what you love.” Sounds simple, but the real challenge is how to do this in a world not set up to help you.

Most of us actually don’t know the real truth of what we love—what engages us and makes us thrive—and our workplaces, jobs, schools, even our parents, are focused instead on making us conform.

Sadly, no person or system is dedicated to discovering the crucial intersection between what you love to do and how you contribute it to others.

But Marcus shows you how to break free from this conformity—how to decode your own loves, turn them into their most powerful expression, and do the same for those you lead and those you love.

I hope you’ll click the play button below to learn more about Marcus and his work. For a summary, just keep scrolling.

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416: The Extraordinary Unordinary You with Simone Knego

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Sometimes you record an interview and it gets mangled by the technology. Something beyond your control goes wrong. It happens.

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Then, sometimes, the person responsible for recording the conversation forgets to click the record button. Yep. I did that. The second time in nine years.

But, thankfully, most people are really forgiving. That’s certainly an apt description of Simone Knego, who, upon learning of my slip up, graciously agreed to do it all over again. And, you know what, it turned out even better. A blessing in disguise.

I’m delighted to share with you about her new book. It’s called The Extraordinary Unordinary YOU: Follow Your Own Path, Discover Your Own Journey.

In it, Simone shares that what you do matters and it inspires others. And, by sharing your story, you can motivate and encourage those around you – and in doing so, change the world.

I hope you’ll click the play button below to learn more about Simone and her work. For a summary, just keep scrolling.

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415: Restoring Meaning, Purpose, and Fun to Your Life and Work with Dr. Sunil Raheja

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It’s not often the case, but my guest today is someone I’ve had the chance to get to know over the last six to eight years.

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His name is Dr. Sunil Raheja. We first met when he became one of my early podcast coaching clients (you can check out his blog and podcast here).

We would meet in person for the first time in 2018 at the Igniting Souls Conference in Columbus, OH.

Then, he was working on his book. Now, I’m happy to say, it is officially out and available to the world. It’s called Dancing with Wisdom: A Sacred Quest to Restore Meaning, Purpose, and Fun to Your Life and Work.

In it, Dr. Sunil encourages us to stop going through the motions and live our best life! If you want to learn how to become the fully-alive human you were always intended to be, then this episode is for you!

I hope you’ll click the play button below to learn more about Dr. Sunil and his work. For a summary, just keep scrolling.

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413: Leveraging the Power of Visual Thinking in Leadership and in Life with Todd Cherches

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Today’s guest is the second person I’ve had on recently to chat about the power of visual thinking.

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A few weeks ago, it was three-time guest Dan Roam. Today, it’s the CEO and co-founder of BigBlueGumball, Todd Cherches.

Todd’s recent book is called VisuaLeadership: Leveraging the Power of Visual Thinking in Leadership and in Life. In it, he describes how the concept will forever change the way you think and communicate by showing how you can quickly and easily leverage the power of visual imagery, mental models, metaphor, analogy, storytelling, and humor to help you take your game to a whole new level.

Todd is also a three-time award-winning Adjunct Professor of leadership at NYU, a lecturer on leadership in various programs at Columbia University, and a TEDx speaker (see below).

I hope you’ll click the play button below to learn more about Todd and his work. For a summary, just keep scrolling.

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410: Creating the Most Persuasive Presentations of Your Life with Dan Roam

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My guest today is someone I’ve learned a ton from when it comes to creating and delivering better presentations.

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His name is Dan Roam. I was first impacted by his first book called The Back of the Napkin (links to his books below). Then, it was Show and Tell and Draw to Win. Later, I had the chance to see him present in person and even got to meet him afterward. He is incredibly gifted at what he does.

His new book, which was released in October of last year, is called The Pop-Up Pitch: The Two-Hour Creative Sprint to the Most Persuasive Presentation of Your Life.

In it, Dan outlines a fast and practical visual storytelling method that puts a powerful new toolkit into the hands of leaders, innovators, salespeople, teachers, and anyone who needs to quickly make an impact on increasingly distracted audiences.

I hope you’ll click the play button below to learn more about Dan and her work. For a summary, just keep scrolling.

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