The One You Feed

How to Find Meaning and Live a Good Life with Jonathan Fields


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Jonathan Fields is a father, husband, award-winning author, executive producer, and host of one of the top-ranked podcasts in the world, The Good Life Project. He also speaks globally to groups and organizations and his work has been featured widely in the media including The New York Times, The Washington Post, Oprah Magazine, and many others. 

Eric and Jonathan chat about a few different topics relating to how we can bring more meaning and fulfillment into our daily activities that lead to living a good life.

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Jonathan Fields and I Discuss How to Find Meaning and Live a Good Life …

  • How people can bring more meaning and enjoyment to their day job
  • The challenges and importance of setting boundaries for work time
  • Learning to shift focus on how to be more effective rather than putting in more time
  • The idea of investing in yourself when considering career or other life changes
  • Jonathan’s “sparketype” framework
  • Asking the question “How can I be a light in other people’s lives” in both professional and personal lives
  • The process of change and how we can equip ourselves to handle forced change
  • Finding the sweet spot of what motivates us and our approach to behavior change based on our personality
  • How identifying our values can make behavior change more effective and sustainable
  • Building flexibility and creating tolerance in your goals knowing perfection isn’t possible
  • Knowing why we want to change is a critical component to making change and understanding
  • Dealing with low moodspath to personal change
  • Learning to be happy love yourself in your current state while you can also look to change

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If you enjoyed this conversation with Jonathan Fields check out these other episodes:

Discover Your Sparketype with Jonathan Fields

How to Lead a Happier Life with Dr. Laurie Santos

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