30 Jul 12 People (Just Like You) Prove that New Surroundings Make Their Impossible Possible
Traveling the Unexpected Path I just got back from the most invigorating run I've had in months. Here's why...
Career & Purpose
17 Jul Find “Your” People & Take Imperfect Action (+ 54 Lessons from #WDS2014)
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in Career & Purpose, Entrepreneurship, Local Events, LYL Local Events, Travel & Adventure
"The only people who can change the world are people who want to. And not everybody does." ― Hugh MacLeod Finding Your People This past week has been interesting...
03 Jul Are You Scared or Are You Just Selfish?
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in Announcements, Career & Purpose, Emotions & Happiness, Entrepreneurship, Self-Guided Education
Confronting the Selfishness in Fear One of the promises I've made with all of you as members of our revolution is to tell it like it is and give full disclosure about what it's like to pursue work that matters, warts and all. Anything else would...
18 Jun The Myth of ‘Choosing the Right Path’: The Live Your Legend Backstory
The above is a glimpse of the beauty that eventually became Live Your Legend. Go ahead and snicker. Then when you're done, let's talk about decisions (and hop in the LYL Time Machine). *** What it was like in the beginning...
11 Jun The Trust & Give Method for Doing Authentic Business: Lessons from the Greeks
I travel for a lot of reasons. My favorite reason is not knowing. Not knowing the people, stories or ideas that might come, but being certain of one thing - that I'll be surprised. The last three weeks I spent exploring Greece didn't disappoint. It was as if...
04 Jun Rule #1 for Getting Mentors, Leaders & Businesses to Want to Work with You
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in Career & Purpose, Communication & Rapport, Entrepreneurship, Self-Guided Education
Adding Value 101 The right connection or partnership can change everything. That's why so much of our focus at Live Your Legend comes back to environment. It's also why we created our Connect With Anyone course and community (which we'll be opening again soon). We all have mentors, leaders,...
15 May Are You Cultivating and Pursuing The Spark?
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in Career & Purpose
"Follow the excitement. The rest takes care of itself." - Unknown There’s one habit I’ve noticed has lead to more possibility for me than any other. It has connected the dots in ways I could have never imagined, and it seems to be a practice that people making...
08 May The Biggest Lesson from My Weekend with Warren Buffett
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in Career & Purpose, Entrepreneurship, Influence & Negotiating, Stewardship & Gratitude
"Our competitive advantage is that we make a promise and we keep it." - Warren Buffett [image credit] The Power of a Promise I spent last Saturday in a room soaking in lessons from Warren Buffett and his partner Charlie Munger, as I have for seven out of...
30 Apr Announcing The First Steps Workshop! A Detailed Action Plan to (Finally) Start Doing Work You Love
“The distance is nothing; it is only the first step that is difficult.” - Madame Marie du Deffand *Update: You can now purchase the full workshop, recording and related tools and get instant access here. Today’s an exciting day! After learning a ton from you all in the past...
08 Apr What to Do When the Next Step Feels Impossible
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in Career & Purpose, Emotions & Happiness, Entrepreneurship, Local Events, LYL Local Events, Stewardship & Gratitude
I hear this a lot...