Derek Coburn

Um, look, I, there's a, there's a, a parable, there's a story in the Bible and I'm not going to get religious right now, but I will share this story because it's been really helpful to me. It's called the parable of the sower. And essentially it's about a seed that falls down from the sky and the seed is synonymous with connection to God.

Um, look, I, there's a, there's a, a parable, there's a story in the Bible and I'm not going to get religious right now, but I will share this story because it's been really helpful to me. It's called the parable of the sower. And essentially it's about a seed that falls down from the sky and the seed is synonymous with connection to God.

And feel free to call this like connection to the highest version of you. Um, there's four different examples of a seed falling from the sky. And in three of the four examples, um, It lands in the wrong place. It doesn't have the ideal situations to grow, and it basically does nothing.

And feel free to call this like connection to the highest version of you. Um, there's four different examples of a seed falling from the sky. And in three of the four examples, um, It lands in the wrong place. It doesn't have the ideal situations to grow, and it basically does nothing.

One out of four times, it lands in fertile soil and produces 100-fold, is exactly what it says, 100-fold what was intended. So I kind of got in this rhythm where I said a year, year and a half ago, if I want to connect with God, with Source, with the highest version of me, I want to become very good at the soil optimization game. I want to be very good at taking great care of myself.

One out of four times, it lands in fertile soil and produces 100-fold, is exactly what it says, 100-fold what was intended. So I kind of got in this rhythm where I said a year, year and a half ago, if I want to connect with God, with Source, with the highest version of me, I want to become very good at the soil optimization game. I want to be very good at taking great care of myself.

I want to sleep well. I want to eat well. I want to feel well. I want to see how this version is guided. And look, man, this is a big part of the way this book came to be. Like this book really feels like I was channeling something from something much bigger than me. It wasn't difficult to produce once I got back into it. It flowed really easily. And look, I'm resisting goals.

I want to sleep well. I want to eat well. I want to feel well. I want to see how this version is guided. And look, man, this is a big part of the way this book came to be. Like this book really feels like I was channeling something from something much bigger than me. It wasn't difficult to produce once I got back into it. It flowed really easily. And look, I'm resisting goals.

My publisher's upset about this, but I'm resisting goals in terms of number of books sold. I'm resisting goals in terms of number of speaking events that I do because I just want to be open to where this thing could go. And my main goals are to show up well. When my book gets launched, I want to be in the best shape I've ever been in.

My publisher's upset about this, but I'm resisting goals in terms of number of books sold. I'm resisting goals in terms of number of speaking events that I do because I just want to be open to where this thing could go. And my main goals are to show up well. When my book gets launched, I want to be in the best shape I've ever been in.

I want the relationships that I have with my kids and my wife, my friends and God to be in a better place than they've ever been in. And I just keep working on making sure that this is as optimized as possible. And I'm having really good results so far. So I'm doubling down and I'm going to see where this, you know, how far I can take it.

I want the relationships that I have with my kids and my wife, my friends and God to be in a better place than they've ever been in. And I just keep working on making sure that this is as optimized as possible. And I'm having really good results so far. So I'm doubling down and I'm going to see where this, you know, how far I can take it.

Yeah, so look, it's funny you mention this because the third chapter of my book is called Happiness Versus Meaning. And I break down a lot of, and I share a lot of research around people that are pursuing happiness versus people who are pursuing meaning as it relates to retirement, but it applies in all areas of life. And so essentially there was some research done where they took a lot of people

Yeah, so look, it's funny you mention this because the third chapter of my book is called Happiness Versus Meaning. And I break down a lot of, and I share a lot of research around people that are pursuing happiness versus people who are pursuing meaning as it relates to retirement, but it applies in all areas of life. And so essentially there was some research done where they took a lot of people

Half of them said, I'm prioritizing personal happiness. The other 50% said, I'm prioritizing purpose and meaning and contribution beyond myself. And what they found was the people that prioritized happiness had a reaction in their body.

Half of them said, I'm prioritizing personal happiness. The other 50% said, I'm prioritizing purpose and meaning and contribution beyond myself. And what they found was the people that prioritized happiness had a reaction in their body.

Their body's response was the same response that a body has when it's dealing with chronic adversity, like the loss of a loved one, the loss of a job, inflammation markers went through the roof. Immunity went down. These people were much more likely to get sick and die. This is why you hear a lot of stories about people when they retire, they die two or three years later. They lose their purpose.

Their body's response was the same response that a body has when it's dealing with chronic adversity, like the loss of a loved one, the loss of a job, inflammation markers went through the roof. Immunity went down. These people were much more likely to get sick and die. This is why you hear a lot of stories about people when they retire, they die two or three years later. They lose their purpose.

The people that prioritize purpose, they're here for something bigger than just themselves, bigger than sitting on a beach and drinking fruity alcoholic beverages every single day, which I'm sure can be great for a week or two, but at some point, I don't think that anyone is going to get lasting happiness from that. Their inflammation was low. Their immunity was high.

The people that prioritize purpose, they're here for something bigger than just themselves, bigger than sitting on a beach and drinking fruity alcoholic beverages every single day, which I'm sure can be great for a week or two, but at some point, I don't think that anyone is going to get lasting happiness from that. Their inflammation was low. Their immunity was high.