217: Live outside your bubble with Gret Glyer

Whether you think so or not, you live in a bubble. Gret Glyer, the founder of DonorSee, didn’t realize that until he got far outside his bubble. And he got so far outside it that he wanted to change other people’s bubbles. Gret grew up in Fairfax, Virginia in the second-wealthiest county in the United States (just behind Teton County in Wyoming where my business partner Bill lives, according to some lists.) So when he moved to Malawi—the poorest country in the world as of 2014—his bubble popped. He went there to teach math, but ended up doing his own social-work projects more than anything. In the three years he lived there, Gret built more than 100 houses for homeless people and also crowdfunded a $100,000 girls’ school designed to give the country an educational boost to exit poverty. After that experience, he decided he could help more projects like that all over the world with his own company. So he founded DonorSee, a visual platform for donations that lets people see who they’re helping as well as the results of the aid quickly.   You wouldn’t know it now, but Gret’s first attempt to raise $800 to build a house stopped short at $100 until he changed one mentality that was holding him back. He had to pop his bubble. If you want to know how to take a leap of faith like Indiana Jones, this episode is for you. If you’d like to learn what it takes to live outside your bubble, Gret’s story will mean a lot to you. And if you want to make a meaningful difference in the lives of real people, click play in the player above to get started now. Listen to this episode to hear me talk with Gret Glyer, founder of DonorSee about living outside your bubble and more: Why Gret Glyer left a life on the fast track for a different bubble. Eradicating malaria in an African village. How Gret compares his story to Indiana Jones. The one change that made Gret’s idea work when he was hitting a wall. The “brain drain” in Malawi and how Gret’s work sought to change that. American poverty vs. African wealth and vice versa. Why failures come from hubris and this one faulty way of thinking. Three historical figures that push Gret to be a better man. Books and resources mentioned in this episode: Some of the following links are affiliate links. If you click through and purchase The Lions Pride may get a small commission. “Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960-2010,” by Charles Murray How to contact Gret Glyer Website   Pop your bubble: What holds you back from taking a leap of faith into something in which you could make a bigger difference? That’s your gravity. We teach driven and accomplished men how to overcome their personal gravity and fulfill their higher potential. We offer 10 free 30-minute video phone calls each week to discuss with high achievers how they could achieve even more. Let’s do this!