Brian is the Chief Philosopher of Philosophers Notes, a website and business I discovered about a year ago and think is absolutely terrific. Brian’s role as Chief Philosopher is to study and share the the world’s greatest wisdom. He has picked the hundred best, wisest, smartest books, he has articulated the thousand best ideas in those books and from those he has extracted the ten core principles behind the real works of wisdom that guide us and shape is in our 21st century.
What makes this sweeter still is that Brian is also a brilliant entrepreneur. He founded an organization called E-Teams that grew, was massively successful and sold it in 2000 to The Active Network then came back and founded another brilliant online company called Zaadz which is now known as Gaia.com and which is also terrific – it’s like a Facebook or LinkedIn for people who want to save the world and change the world.
This is a really juicy call, full of ideas and in it we talk about:
- How you know if you’re ‘following your bliss” (and what Carlos Castaneda has to say on the point)
- One of the deepest choices of life: do you step forward into growth or back into safety
- A brilliant mapping system to help you keep track of your path
- And what Brian learned from Jim Loehr about projecting his shadow
- The importance of ritual
And of course, a whole lot more.
You can find Brian at www.PhilosophersNotes.com and follow him on Twitter at @_Brian_Johnson. (And if you do so, you’ll see he’s just announced he’s getting married. Woo hoo!)
Posted on February 24, 2010
Peggy McColl is the woman behind Destinies.com, a New York Times bestselling author and a force to be reckoned with in the world of Great Work where we stand up, stare in the mirror and ask ourselves: What are my goals? What is my destiny? What is the life that I’m creating for myself?
Part of what’s terrific about this interview is that Peggy sits in that sweet spot between having a message that is important – and being focused and courageous enough to get it out to the world. Let’s just say it wasn’t an accident that Your Destiny Switch became a New York Times best-seller.
In our interview we discuss:
- How she got started – and what it took for her to take the leap that got things really moving
- The importance of marketing for the success of your Great Work – whether it’s a book or any other project
- The power question that invites others in to give you the support you need
- Why you mastering your emotions can help you move to Great Work
Posted on February 17, 2010
I came across Chris Guillebeau when I stumbled across his terrific (and free) ebook, A Brief Guide to World Domination. Since we recorded this interview, he’s released another fantastic (and free) ebook 279 Days to Overnight Success and continues to write a great blog on his website, The Art of Non-Conformity. But what’s most impressive is that Chris is absolutely clear about what a good life means to him – and stands as an impressive role model on how to live that authentic, exciting and generous life.
I’m totally chuffed that Chris wrote an original piece for Do More Great Work.
In this interview you’ll hear:
- How the crisis that sparked his Great Work set the foundation for future success
- What Chris learned about focus from the Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami
- What Chris’s bad habit is – and how he manages it
- An approach for setting goals
This interview is approximately 25 minutes long.
Posted on February 12, 2010
Michael Port is a best-selling business author. His first book, Book Yourself Solid was on the best seller lists for months, and this week he’s publishing his latest, The Think Big Manifesto. Its subtitle says it all: “Think you can’t change your life (and the world)? Think again!”
I’m thrilled that Michael wrote a piece for Do More Great Work.
In this interview Michael and I look at:
- Why you should know your limits and avoid the Bonk
- The power of goal setting
- How to create a To Not Do list
- The Think Big Revolution
This interview is approximately 20 minutes long.
Posted on February 11, 2010
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