In this episode we welcome back Rob Garf, and get into questions from Rob that we each send time pondering. Like, how we view our purpose in life, and how we stay motivated to succeed.
We start with the usual - shooting the shit, including Rich’s Iceland trip, Tea getting bored on sabbatical, and Rob discussing his dream to live on the Cape. I open up about having never visited the Cape, despite spending may entire life an hour away.
We then shift the more serious topic of our purpose and how to stay motivated after achieving ‘success’.
Thomas expresses his desire to be one less worry in peoples day, while Rich talks about the importance of maximizing potential and serving others. We also discuss the idea of living well and making a positive impact on others. Tea reflects on his current state of zen and contemplates next steps in terms of where to apply his energy to make a difference.
Rob Garf reflects on the importance of work-life balance and being present in all aspects of life, and we spin up a dialog on the myth of what balance really is.
Rob shares a story about meeting the founder of Life is Good for a mentoring moment, and learning about prioritizing family, friends, work, and charity. Rich and Thomas answer a question from Rob on pivotal moments in our careers - where we discuss key turning points with Demandware, and growing through the experience.
Chapters
00:00 - Catching Up and Rich’s Iceland Excursion
05:29 - Signs That I Might be Getting Bored
06:25 - Check-in with Rob Garf, and his Dream To Live on the Cape
07:28 - Rob's Discusses "No Airplane August"
08:55 - Rob Educates Tea on What “The Cape"
12:16 - The Boys Pressuring me to go do Dreamforce
16:16 - Storytime. The Nudist Chased by a Homeless Guy with a Blowtorch in San Francisco
17:32 - Q&A Time - Rob Asks How We View and Define Our Purpose, and Plans for the Future
20:54 - Rich on Purpose, Staying Motivate, Serving Others and Paying It Forward
28:00 - Sidebar - The “I don't know how much time I have left” topic
29:39 - Living Long vs. Living Well
30:48 - Tea Rambles on How He Views His Purpose and Staying Motivated
37:20 - Contemplating Next Steps, and Focusing on Helping Non-profits
43:08 - Using LinkedIn for good, and why we publish there.
44:28 - Rob on Contemplating His Own Values, and Serving Others
47:11 - Mentorship and Work-Life Balance
52:20 - Q&A - Rob Asks About Key Inflection Points to Success That Stand Out
55:27 - Tea Tells a Series of Early DWRE Days Inflection Point Stories
01:02 - Rich Tells a Few Amazing Inflection Point Stories
01:08 - Rich on early PAB's and a proper Partner and Customer Success Program
01:11 - Closing out and a bit (more) of shooting the shit
Peace. -t
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