And, This Is What To Make Of A Life With Author Jim Collins
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Jim Collins discusses purpose, leadership, and building a meaningful life in the face of uncertainty.
Bestselling author and business thinker Jim Collins sits down for a personal conversation about purpose, leadership, and how to build a meaningful life. At a time when many young people feel increasingly uncertain about their future and are searching for direction, Collins offers our audience something different; a framework for finding purpose beyond career success. Inspired by his new book, What to Make of a Life: Cliffs, Fog, Fire and the Self-Knowledge Imperative , Collins details how to navigate life's defining events, positive and negative. He also shares the habits and strategies that have shaped him while providing guidance for anyone looking to build a life of meaning in an increasingly uncertain world. 00:00 Inspiration & How To Make A Social Science Book Personal 9:39 What To Make Of A Life 13:07 What Inspires Someone To Write 19:07 Intention & Becoming A 4 AM Person 25:08 Cliff Events & Pairs: Evaluating Reactions To Similar Circumstances 31:07 This Notion of Encoding 41:25 What Makes The Multiple Types Of Success 45:05 Fogs 49:14 The Bug Book 53:46 Fire & Aging 1:05:07 Staying In Frame 1:15:49 Choosing…
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