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Rebel Entrepreneur, Author, Founder of Modern Elder Academy

Chip has a unique ability to distil complex ideas to powerful and concise insights. I have learned so much from his many books, TED talks and articles then, in recent years, as a friend and guide, particularly through the Modern Elder Academy.

Find out more about Chip Conley at chipconley.com

Key takeaways:

The less Meaning we find, the more we feel Suffering, so, in these current times, “make meaning”

In the pandemic, Chip’s choice has been to ask himself “what and I learning”, so creating meaning.

We then spoke at length about Wisdom, about “Knowing”, about Intuition.

Another topic we reflected on was around how, as we get older, perhaps we can choose to invest in what feels deep, meaningful, brings happiness and joy. Chip is writing a white paper around “The Emergence of Long Life Learning”, flipping the language of “life long” to learning centred on a long life.

References included:

Books by Chip discussed: Wisdom at Work, Peak, Emotional Equations, Rebel Rules

Despair = Suffering – Meaning is an Emotional Equations derived from Viktor Frankl, author of Man’s Search for Meaning

Right Hand Pirate, Author, Facilitator, Builder of Networks

Alex has recently written a new book around how businesses and organisations have lived the “Pirate Code”. During lockdown, she has also stepped forward as a leader through countless online events supporting building networks and communities.

Find out more about Alex at bemorepirate.com or follow her on Twitter @AlexandraBarke1.

Key takeaways:

- Being a Pirate is a way of being, with the Pirate Code (to me) being a set of values and behaviours to inform any decision. Examples included: Transparency, Equal Pay, Equal Say, Inclusion

- Being more Pirate is also about breaking the rules, yet, in our working lives, Alex recommends “small bold actions”.

- When is a small action bold? When you feel nervous, but can push past your personal fears and send that email, speak up in that meeting (or, in the context of anti-racism, call out family, friends, colleagues, or even ask others to call you out when you do or say something on or over the line)

- The groundwork that allows you to both take small bold actions and to be resilient in traumatic times is, informed by the Pirate Code, about a) knowing your own values, and b) being aware of your limits.

References included:

- Market Force and their definition of a team as a “group of disagreeable people aligned around a common purpose”

- Nicholas Nassim Taleb wrote “Anti-Fragile” some years ago. In these times, perhaps more leaders can design and build (or modify) their organisations such that they thrive in times of chaos and uncertainty, to be the opposite of fragile, or “anti-fragile”

- Ikigai, the Japanese sense of alignment from doing a) what you love, b) what you are good at, c) what the world needs, and d) what you can be paid for.

For much of my references in the show, search on those terms and I will have written about it in the ~1,000 daily blogs.

Athlete, Broadcaster & Ambassador

Our very first guest is a specialist in “firsts”, including being the first cyclist to ride around the world in under 80 days, averaging 229 miles every day, an astonishing physical and mental achievement. However, to me, it is Mark’s curiosity and hunger to learn and grow that most inspires!

Find out more about Mark at markbeaumontonline.com

Key takeaways:

- Truly too many to summarise, I was overwhelmed by the richness of learning from listening to Mark!, that said…

- Mark looks to create equal impact in each of three spheres: Family, Community, Business

- Around Mental Wellbeing, a tip is to find elements we can control, where we feel we have choice, that can give us contentment and fulfilment

- Mark always “has something on the horizon he can build back from”, yet, while a planner, looks to avoid set milestones, instead looks to create opportunities (I’d call that creating space for Serendipity!)

Many thanks for Mark, a wonderful first guest!

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