May 7, 2019
Calling, Success, Business, Purpose, Relationships
Summary
Success is best defined by what success means to YOU. That’s what we’ll explore in today’s interview with the author of a wonderful new book that takes a deep dive into how to accomplish exactly that type of success. The discussion is a little bit longer than normal, so rather than the usual thought of the day, let’s go right to this fascinating discussion with the equally fascinating Laura Gassner Otting.
Interview with Laura Gassner Otting
You’ll discover:
- The issue of defining success through someone else’s terms.
- The four areas of consonance: Calling, Connection, Contribution, Control.
- Laura’s inspiring story of leaving her job and creating her own firm.
- The danger of believing the “purpose fallacy.”
- Why you are the only one who gets to define your purpose.
- How running coach Rick Muhr aligned what he did with who he was.
- Practical questions to help you define your calling.
- Engaging stories about Tom Webster and Alison Levine.
- Three powerful questions to help you become limitless.
Click to Tweet
- The problem isn’t how we achieve #success but how we define success. @heylgo
- Consonance = when what you do matches who you are. @heylgo #identity
- Once I realized that I wasn’t part of the #solution, the only option left was that I was part of the problem. And I couldn’t live as part of the problem. @heylgo
Interview Links
Limitless: How to Ignore Everybody, Carve Your Own Path, and Live Your Best Life by Laura Gassner Otting
Connect with Laura on Facebook
Connect with Laura on LinkedIn
Resources
The Go-Giver Influencers Facebook LIVE Show
Sell The Go-Giver Way Audio Program