Have you ever held up an hourglass and looked it closely? From a distance, the sand looks as though it was one single element that can snake through the bottleneck between the top and bottom of the hourglass. But upon closer inspection, you can see that it’s just thousands and thousands of tiny grains. The … Read more
In the Hero’s Journey storytelling template, we begin with the main character. He or she exists in what is called the “ordinary world.” The ordinary world is Luke Skywalker on Tatooine, Dorothy in Kansas, Frodo in the Shire, Michael Corleone before he gets wrapped up in the family business, and a thousand other examples from … Read more
My guest today is Dan Miller, and he’s the author of an amazing book that has impacted so many people, 48 Days to the Work and Life You Love (which was recently released with a new edition). Dan has also written many other books and has been the host of the 48 Days podcast for … Read more
The 1980’s movie Groundhog Day is arguably Bill Murray’s most popular movie. He plays a local TV weatherman who gets caught in an endless loop where he relives the same day repeatedly. He gets killed in an endless number of ways, has the same conversations over and over again, and can’t seem to escape. It’s … Read more
When you look back over your life, you can see a pattern. We spend lots of time and energy going from person to person trying to find an answer to the central question that drives our lives: What is my purpose? It’s more than a metaphysical or spiritual question. It’s also a practical one. We … Read more
A powerful movie, if you haven’t seen it, is Dead Poets Society from 1989. The late Robin Williams plays John Keating, an English teacher who has an unorthodox way of teaching his students. In one of his lectures, he challenges his students with this line, from Walt Whitman’s poem “O Me! O Life!”: “… the … Read more
Author and teacher Parker Palmer wrote a profound little book called Let Your Life Speak. In the book, he writes, “Before I can tell my life what I want to do with it, I must listen to my life telling me who I am.” What does it mean to listen to your life? It means paying … Read more