Jenny Blake is the author of Pivot: The Only Move That Matters is Your Next One. Jenny has been blogging at Life After College since 2005, quit her job at Google, and has spoken at places like MIT, Yale, and KPMG.... we've been internet friends since the launch of Under30CEO as two of the original millennial bloggers on the internet.
And if you think Jenny sounds like a workaholic, you're wrong. Jenny doesn't check email after 6 pm, is an accomplished yogi, and takes off every January to live abroad in places like Bali, Indonesia or Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Jenny and I get into career moves yes, but also into where this intersects with mind, body, and spirit. You won't want to miss her actionable strategies on plotting your next big career move.
Howard Behar, Former Starbucks President, joins us to explain how you can become wildly successful while being true to yourself and who you really are.
Howard was part of the leadership team known as H2O with CEO Howard Shutlz and COO Orin Smith who built Starbucks into one of the most admired countries in the world. Behar was a key part of the team growing the company from 28 stores to over 15,000 worldwide.
Howard is the author of two books: The Magic Cup: A Business Parable About a Leader, a Team, and the Power of Putting People and Values First and It's Not About the Coffee: Lessons on Putting People First from a Life at Starbucks
Look for tips on developing your own guiding principles, becoming more authentic, living a life with intention, and taking care of yourself emotionally and physically. This of course is all coupled with some old school business advice from a seasoned veteran.
Robert Collier is the founder of Practical Idealist, a blog full of practical ideas designed to achieve worthy ideals like traveling the world while working full time.
He is also the founder of Entrepreneurs Dinner who’s mission is to flip traditional networking on its head.
Entrepreneurs dinner is founded on the premise of prioritizing:
In today’s episode we talk about gaining more mental energy to be able to handle yourself better in all aspects of your life.
Learn about the best gift that you can provide for another person, and the only thing that will live beyond you. -- Hint: it’s not your money or your business.
Robert also chats about how meditation has changed his life in countless areas like increasing mental capacity, observing emotions, and unlocking all the doors to his mind. Ultimately, he provides a no BS explanation for how meditation can change your life for the better.
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Donny Gallegos, Our Head Coach and Fitness Trainer, joins us for a wealth of information on everything health and fitness related.
Daniele Bolelli is a University Professor, MMA Fighter, Author, and one of the most badass practical philosophers on the planet.
A Dalai Lama you can get drunk with? In a special 1 year anniversary edition of the Live Different Podcast this is exactly how our guest has been described.
His latest book “Not Afraid: On Fear, Heartbreak, Raising a Baby Girl, and Cage Fighting” is a hero’s journey that will inspire and guide anyone seeking to forge their own path, without the dogmatic side of philosophy that Daniele abhors.
Daniele’s work has had a tremendous impact on my life, including his lecture series on Taoism and of course his signature podcast The Drunken Taoist.
Listen in as Bolelli explains why the term “guru” and “master” makes him want to puke, how to create your own religion, and why it’s okay to visit both wine shops and whorehouses.
Eric Larsen, Polar Explorer, drops some serious knowledge on what it's like to push through pain, do something that nobody has ever done before, and live a life of fulfillment.
Have you ever pushed yourself to your max? Do you know what truly performing at your peak is all about?
Today I interview a guy who has gone to the ends of Earth to find out just that.
Eric's expeditions have led him to summit Mount Everest and make it to both the North and South Poles.
Hear the secrets to discipline, not giving up, finding your true calling, and making history!
Sonderfly is a social blogging platform that the guys were creating on this trip to tell stories of the people they met and inspirations of self-discovery about the world.