Success, like happiness, cannot be pursued; it must ensue, and it only does so as the unintended side-effect of one’s personal dedication to a cause greater than oneself or as the by-product of one’s surrender to a person other than oneself. Happiness must happen, and the same holds for success: you have to let it happen by not caring about it. —Viktor Frankl We have more freedom than at any time in human history. But the majority of us do nothing with this freedom. Instead,...
All content for The Age of Ideas: Unlock Your Creative Potential is the property of Alan Philips and is served directly from their servers
with no modification, redirects, or rehosting. The podcast is not affiliated with or endorsed by Podjoint in any way.
Success, like happiness, cannot be pursued; it must ensue, and it only does so as the unintended side-effect of one’s personal dedication to a cause greater than oneself or as the by-product of one’s surrender to a person other than oneself. Happiness must happen, and the same holds for success: you have to let it happen by not caring about it. —Viktor Frankl We have more freedom than at any time in human history. But the majority of us do nothing with this freedom. Instead,...
Discovering Your Purpose w Ikea, Shane Smith of Vice Media, & Chad Campbell of Bandido Coffee
The Age of Ideas: Unlock Your Creative Potential
22 minutes
5 years ago
Discovering Your Purpose w Ikea, Shane Smith of Vice Media, & Chad Campbell of Bandido Coffee
At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want. - Lao Tzu As Rick Rubin demonstrates and the Creator’s Formula explains, to discover your purpose and unlock your creative potential, you must connect to your inner self. But Western culture prefers the world you can see and touch: to “be somebody,” you have to look good and have a lot of money. This is an unhelpful message, because your purpose—the factor that has the most impact on your fulfil...
The Age of Ideas: Unlock Your Creative Potential
Success, like happiness, cannot be pursued; it must ensue, and it only does so as the unintended side-effect of one’s personal dedication to a cause greater than oneself or as the by-product of one’s surrender to a person other than oneself. Happiness must happen, and the same holds for success: you have to let it happen by not caring about it. —Viktor Frankl We have more freedom than at any time in human history. But the majority of us do nothing with this freedom. Instead,...
