Through the Fog and Fire (GWTW886)

About this episode

In this episode, Chris Martin explores impactful quotes from Jim Collins's book on understanding life and self-knowledge.

What does it mean when a book that is not self-help actually helps more than most books in the category? No shade to those authors, I’m sure their books are helping people, but they probably didn’t embark on a 10-year research project in search of the answer to the question, “What to make of a life?” When I picked up What to Make of a Life: Cliffs, Fog, Fire and the Self-Knowledge Imperative by Jim Collins at my local library, I saw the title in capital letters, flipped through the pages, and thought I’d give it a shot. What surprised me the most was that I couldn’t put it down. It not only helped me to make sense of where I’m at in my life, but it also gave me tools to think about the future. In this episode of Getting Work To Work , I’m going to dive into the seven most impactful quotes from Collins’s book, share a few stories from my life, and encourage you to search for your own answer to the question, “What to make of a life?” The seven most impactful quotes from What to Make of a Life: Cliffs, Fog, Fire and the Self-Knowledge Imperative by Jim Collins: Quote 1: “The sign of good research is that you end…

People in this episode

Host: Chris Martin

Topics covered

• self-help
• research
• life purpose
• personal development
• self-knowledge

Keywords

• self-help
• life purpose
• Jim Collins
• personal development
• self-knowledge
• research

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