Daniel H. Pink is the author of seven books, including the forthcoming The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward (Riverhead, 2022). His other books include the New York Times bestsellers When and A Whole New Mind — as well as the #1 New York Times bestsellers Drive and To Sell is Human. Dan’s books have won multiple awards, have been translated into 42 languages, and have sold millions of copies around the world. He lives in Washington, DC, with his family.

For this episode, we specifically focus on Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, which draws on 50 years of behavioral science to overturn the conventional wisdom about human motivation. Along with being a Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, and Publishers Weekly bestseller, Drive spent 159 weeks on the New York Times (main and extended) bestseller lists. A national bestseller in Japan and the United Kingdom, the book has been translated into 40 languages.

Highlights:
00:00 - Intro
1:24 - Dan Pink background & career insight
5:18 - Why he wrote the book Drive
8:43 - Motivation 1.0 & 2.0
14:25 - What about money as motivation?
20:45 - Motivation 3.0 - Autonomy, Mastery & Purpose
37:09 - What is a practical action step to move to Motivation 3.0?
38:49 - What is success and how can I be successful?
40:25 - The Power of Regret - Preview of next book

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