Good Life Project
Episodes
How You Handle No Is How You Handle Life
20 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
“No.”It’s such a simple word, and yet…massively impactful.Too often we find ourselves standing toe to toe with No—challenging it as an unwar...
Too Smart to Be Conned? Think Again!
18 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine yourself as a child uprooted from your home, and bouncing from nation to nation as a paperless refugee…Envision the fear of being unexpected...
Founder or Entrepreneur? It’s Not Just Semantics
13 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
If you ask someone who is working on turning an idea into a business what they call themselves, a likely answer these days is "startup founder."If you...
Level Up Your Life with Nerd Fitness Founder, Steve Kamb
11 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Nerd. Gamer. Athlete.Three words you rarely hear uttered in the same sentence, let alone to describe any one person (unless you're talking about epic ...
The Will to Change Must Come From Within
06 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Ever try to help someone who had absolutely no interest in being helped?It's one of the most frustrating experiences we can have. Maybe it's a family ...
How John Lee Dumas Built a Podcast Into a Life
04 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
John Lee Dumas grew up believing he wasn't the most talented person in the room. But, he also knew the path to success in almost any endeavor was more...
Close the Books: On Learning, Letting Go and Lighting Up
30 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
At the end of every year, business owners and accountants do something we might want to consider also doing in our personal lives.They "close the...
Colin Beavan: No Impact Man On How To Be Alive
28 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Colin Beavan burst into the public consciousness in a huge way with a documentary and international bestselling book called No Impact Man that do...
Conversation vs. Interview: Create Your Own Rules
23 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes your creative voice clashes with others' expectations of what's always been done, and what they think you're "supposed" to do.This has happe...
Sekou Andrews: The Power of Your Poetic Voice
21 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Sekou Andrews defies every preconceived notion you might have in your head about the voice and role of poetry in business, society and life.In hi...
Capabilities Speak Louder Than Qualifications
16 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever done something because you thought it would look good on your resume? Studied at a particular school or with a particular person?What if...
The Gratitude Diaries: A Yearlong Experiment in Thanks
14 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Janice Kaplan is filled with gratitude. But, it wasn't always that way.Her career in the media has taken her from the TV sportscasting desk to pr...
In Defense Of Mastery: Driven by FOMO or Fabulosity?
09 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
There's been a lot of pushback lately against the idea of mastery, choosing one thing and putting everything you've got into it.Mastery, it seems, has...
Restaurant of Hope: Doing Good, While Doing Well.
07 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
There's that old line. When you're thinking about opening a restaurant, the three most important things are location, location and location.Edward Bar...
The Power of Delight
02 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
We spend so much time trying to "acquire" people and things.In business, we talk about "acquiring a customer," like they're a commodity we're buying a...
Easkey Britton: Surfing as a Metaphor for Life
30 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Born and raised in a family of Irish surfers, and named after a surf break, Easkey Britton is a renowned Irish pro surfer, five-time National Sur...
When to Hold, Fold or Change. Walking Into the Fire.
25 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wonder how to know when it’s time to hold, fold or change? At some point, we all end up walking into the fire. We feel the fierce heat of inte...
Mark Nepo: Inside the Miracle
23 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Nepo is a renowned poet, philosopher, author, master storyteller and spiritual teacher.He has appeared numerous times on Oprah, his Book of ...
Fear of Innovation: Why Good People Kill Great Ideas
18 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
We are wired to run from the unknown, to flee anything that leaves us in that raw, exposed place of uncertainty.When our ideas take us to this place, ...
Bronnie Ware: Beyond the 5 Regrets of the Dying
16 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In November 2009, Bronnie Ware published a short essay entitled, Regrets of the Dying.It was a reflection on the years she worked in palliative care, ...
Attention is Reality: The Odd Thing About Pleasure and Pain
11 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
You know the old question, "if a tree falls in the woods and nobody is around to hear it, did it make a sound?"What if we asked a similar question abo...
Buddhism, Bravery, Love and the Good Life
09 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Lodro Rinzler is that increasingly rare Westerner who didn't find Buddhism through a later-in-life quest for answers, he was brought up in the traditi...
Should You Brand Your Face or Your Work?
03 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
What's more important for people to know, your face or your work?This question came up at a recent dinner with a few author/founder types.We were talk...
How Two Moms Built an Empire From Green Smoothies and Big Love
01 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Jadah Sellner and Jen Hansard are the founders of Simple Green Smoothies, a quest-driven company that has grown into a massive global community in an ...
Lewis Howes: Always Be Learning
27 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Today we're featuring a very special GLP Guest Riff with Lewis Howes.Lewis is the founder of the School of Greatness podcast and author of the new boo...
Tom Kelley: IDEO, Creative Confidence and Innovation
21 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Kelley is a partner at renowned design and innovation consultancy IDEO.He's also a best-selling author, along with his brother, IDEO founder and S...
Lose the Jargon: The Truth About $10 Words
20 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
We do the weirdest things to make people think we're worthy of their attention, or money.No matter what you do or where you come from, there's this li...
Owned By Your Phone? It’s Complicated.
18 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wonder what your mobile device is really doing to your relationships, your happiness...your life?Today's guest, famed MIT Professor, bestsel...
What If You Were Defined By Your Worst Moment?
13 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
We love to judge. To gossip. To belittle.Not everyone, and not all the time, but enough for these feelings to fuel multi-billion dollar industries.Eve...
Fierce Sisters, Cool Stories and Poison Plants: Amy Stewart
09 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
At first glance, you might think Amy Stewart had an obsession with gardens and bugs. She's written a series of bestselling books on the topic and had ...
The Dark Side of Modeling Success
06 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
What if one of the biggest pieces of "success advice" was wrong?There's a particular strategy that's become hot in the world of success and personal d...
Cultivating Your Authentic Voice with Todd Henry
01 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
So often, the way the world perceives us conflicts with the what we "think" we're saying and the way we want to be seen and heard.Truth is, so much of...
Get Psychic With Your “Avatar”
29 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
If you've been to the movies or watched cartoons, you've seen the word "Avatar" before. But, when we talk about building a career or company, it has a...
Michael Port: Inside the Mind of a Public Speaking Phenom
23 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The thing most people fear more than spiders and death is the very thing this week's guest, Michael Port, loves with every fiber of his being.Wha...
Pam Slim On The Power of Community
23 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Pam Slim is one of those people.You know, the ones who see the best in everyone. In everything. In every seeming barrier, she sees the lesson. Th...
Elizabeth Gilbert: The Creative Life
22 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Elizabeth Gilbert exploded into the public's consciousness in 2006 with the release of her mega-bestselling memoir, Eat Pray Love.Since then, she's pu...
Scott Dinsmore: A Legend Lives On
22 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This is the first episode I've ever wished I didn't have a reason to air...On Sunday, a good friend of mine, an amazing man, husband, brother and son,...
Zuckerberg, Booker and One Journalist’s Quest For the Real Story
22 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The story of a lifetime only comes around once...Dale Russakoff spent more than three decades as a top news journalist, reporting for The Washington P...
Unplug to Plug In: Creating the Space for Brilliance
10 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
You want to be known as someone who changes the game.Someone who brings amazing ideas, solutions, insights and potential to everything you do. Yo...
Meditation: Beyond the Practice with Susan Piver
06 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Most people look at meditation as a practice. Something you do daily, most often seated on a cushion.New York Times bestselling author of eight books,...
Unlock Creativity: Time of Day Matters
03 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Is creativity tied to your biological clock? A 2010 Global Chief Executive Officer study by IBM revealed the most sought after trait in emerging lead...
9Things: Genius, Hashtags, Foodies and Long-Tongued Bats
31 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode is our second experiment, with a new show format, we're calling 9Things™. What is it? A three-person roundtable, where each per...
Maker, Manager and the 2% Challenge
27 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
What if you spent more time making?We tend to spend our work lives dancing between two modes: maker mode and manager mode.The idea first came to me th...
Choosing People Over Profit: Dale Partridge
25 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Dale Partridge was riding high, or so it seemed.A serial entrepreneur and founder of the cause-driven venture, Sevenly, the media loved him and thrust...
A Good Life Is More About Liberation Than Transformation.
20 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
What if you didn't have to change?What if everything you wanted, everything you needed, everything you aspired to become, you already had and were.Wha...
Seth Godin: On Books, Trust, Creativity and Making [Best Of]
18 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
When people talk about Seth Godin, they often attach a variety of labels.Entrepreneur, marketer, mega-bestselling author, acclaimed speaker, trusted-a...
Entrepreneurship: Delusional Quest or Daily Practice?
13 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
What if entrepreneurship wasn't just about what you create, but who you become along the way?Most people look at entrepreneurship as a quest, a desire...
The Gift of Failure: Jessica Lahey
11 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The average person spends an almost obscene amount of time working tirelessly to avoid failure. We're terrified that we'll put everything we have into...
Hoping Others Fail Is Not a Strategy
06 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
We see it around us every day. And, yes, we've been that person.The one who wants something so badly we'll take it any way we can get it. Including ho...
She Saw Her Dream Job in a Movie, Then Made It Her Reality
04 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Today's guest, Dr. Alice Wilder, is one of the creative geniuses behind some of the biggest kids' "edutainment" juggernauts in history, from Blues Clu...
How Constraints Fuel Creativity: When Less Is More
30 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever found yourself saying, "if only I had more [insert missing ingredient], I'd be able to succeed on a totally different level?"Yeah, me to...
Entrepreneurship and Autism: How One Family Is Breaking the Mold
28 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
By the time people living with autism hit their mid-20s, they often "age out" of all the services and support available to them. Many, in fact, 80-90%...
Naked and Silent: Asking Is Not Receiving
23 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
There’s this odd thing that happens the moment after we ask for help.While we’re asking, we stand in a place of surrender. We hit a point, often d...
Undeterred: From Devastating Diagnosis To Radiant Life
21 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
What if you knew why you were here from the time you were six years old? Cara E. Yar Khan is a what I’d call a “purpose outlier.” Most people ne...
Stop Grasping: What Might Happen If You Just Let Go?
16 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
We're all guilty of it...It's something we all do. For some, it's not a big deal, intruding on rare occasion. For others, though, it literally control...
Sean McCabe: Hand-letterer Turned Business Visionary
14 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
From the time he was a kid, Sean McCabe was obsessed, strike that, possessed, with letters.The shape. The form. The curves and nuances. Not just the f...
Life-sucking Lie #3: The Timing’s Not Right
09 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
How often have you put off doing something uncomfortable and told yourself the timing's just not right?The timing will be better when, if, then, becau...
Is Curiosity The Secret to an Extraordinary Life?
02 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
What if there was a single trait that was a virtual unlock key for an extraordinary life?Ok, maybe there's not a single magic trait, but there is...
The Great Discontent and The Good Life: Brad Smith
30 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
After years of launching, building and selling technology ventures, Brad Smith was at a crossroads. Starting almost accidentally, he parlayed a self-t...
A Crazy Story About Creative Karma and Work That Matters
25 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
It was a moment that nearly brought me to tears...As an entrepreneur, a writer, a creator, a big part of why I do what I do is simply the hardwired ne...
Susan Cain: Introverts, Power and The Quiet Revolution
23 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In January 2013, Susan Cain published a book that would spark a global conversation and change the world. Her stunning, international bestseller, ...
How’s That Working Out for You?
18 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
One the fastest ways to accelerate your growth, personal or professional, is to seek out and ask for guidance from mentors. People who've been where y...
The Surprising Science of Match-Making
16 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Want a job at Google, a gorgeous hideaway on Airbnb, a spot on the Stanford faculty, a romantic partner or even a kidney?Good news, bad news. You have...
Greatness is Not Just About Skill, It’s About Essence.
10 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
You want to be a better writer, write and study the craft of writing. Want to be a better maker, make more stuff and study the art of making. Want to ...
Tamsen Fadal: Keeping It Together When Love Falls Apart
09 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Tamsen Fadal is an award-winning broadcast journalist and television anchor on the evening news in New York City.She's worked incredibly hard to get w...
What If Your Pain Wasn’t About Weakness?
04 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
You wake up one day with pain in your lower back. Happens to the best of us.Popular wisdom says, “oh, you’ve got lower back pain, you need to...
A.J. Jacobs: On Faith, Choice, Writing and Family
02 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
What if you could instantly trace your connection through an online family tree to nearly anyone on the planet?Put another way, what if every person a...
Life-sucking Lie #2: I’m Not Good Enough.
28 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
How often have you told yourself, "I'm not good enough, old enough, accomplished enough, credentialed enough, or any other 'enough' to get paid real m...
Brain Hacking: The Truth About How to Change Your Brain
25 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
You can lose almost any part of your body, except one, and still be you.What is that one exception? Your brain.Because...The brain is the seat of your...
Life-sucking Lie #1: I Don’t Have Time
21 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
It’s not the box society puts us in that limits who we become, it’s the box we put ourselves in.There's no secret to success. No magic bullet. No ...
Nilofer Merchant: Big Questions, Deep Faith and Real Power
19 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode is sponsored by Camp GLP, the ultimate summer-camp for entrepreneurs, makers and world-shakers, recently featured in USA Today!+++"Bra...
In a World of Overwhelm, Be a Source of Ease
14 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
"Don't make people work to learn what you know."Today's short and sweet Good Life Riff is about the increasing value of ease and simplicity in a world...
Building a Living Around Your Creative Soul: Cynthia Morris
12 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
"The creative act is surrendering to not knowing."There's this scene I have etched in my mind. This week's guest, Cynthia Morris is dancing ...
Working for Free: The Good, The Bad, The Truth
07 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
After years of paying to wear your favorite shoes, you're getting paid to be seen in them.After years of speaking for free and paying to travel, you'r...
Killing Complexity: The Power of Simple Rules, with Don Sull
05 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine this...A financial genius spends his life developing a complex financial model with the intention of telling you what stocks to buy and sell, ...
How Working With Your Hands Changes You.
29 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
When you watch kids create something, it's like watching an artist who is given complete permission to explore, experiment, and express. There's ...
Sir Ken Robinson: The True Story of an Education Revolutionary
27 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In February 2006, Sir Ken Robinson stepped onto the TED stage and delivered a scathing indictment of the modern educational system, entitled "How Scho...
Life is a Contact Sport [6 mins]
23 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
How much of your life are you living in your head?If you're like most people, an awful lot. It's great to have a rich inner life, but when that noggin...
Fueling Vibrant Health the Plantpower Way with Julie Piatt
21 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
"One of the biggest struggles we deal with as parents is making decisions for our children that feel safe for US."I have been interested in getting to...
Facing Fear as a Gateway to Purpose and Possibility
16 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
"Will you step into purpose and connection and expression, or leave them for dead?"There's nothing quite like getting up on stage in front of a crowd ...
Overcoming Rejection: 100-Day Experiment That Changed Everything
14 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
"Creativity [happens] not necessarily because we have no limits, but because we have found ways to solve problems within limits."Growing up in China,&...
Why Some Entrepreneurs End Up Hating Their Lives (7 minutes)
09 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
So many people head into the world of entrepreneurship with high hopes, only to end up miserable and running back to a J.O.B. We call this "entreprene...
The Surprising Science of Workplace Bliss
07 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
"Rather than making perfection the goal, make improvement the goal."If your work environment and culture empty you out, it will make it near impossibl...
The Killer App Is You: A Good Life Riff
01 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is a Good Life Project "Riff."What's that? A short, punchy riff on one particular topic that matters to a life well lived. Generally no m...
One Woman’s Journey to Help Thousands Find Freedom
31 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
"Nothing about them without them."Sometimes you hear stories about the horrors of what people go through in other parts of the world and it just seems...
The Fine Art of Finding Your Calling, With Jeff Goins
26 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
"Your activity needs to flow from your identity."It seems that A LOT of people struggle with the question, "What should I do with my life?"So I was re...
9 Things: Dying For Fame, Manly Beards, Online Dating and More
24 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Over the next few months, we'll be testing a few different show and segment ideas. Not to replace our current weekly in-depth interviews, but to poten...
Gretchen Rubin: How To Build Habits That Change Lives
16 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Everything you've been told about building and breaking habits may well be wrong. Or, at the very least, missing a critical middle step.In this week's...
Time Is a Matter of Choice: Laura Vanderkam
11 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
As busy, productive humans living in the 21st century, one of our most common responses to the question "How are you?" is "Fine. Busy."Especially if y...
From Bipolar And Suicidal to Living a Good Life: Ross Szabo
04 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
"Someone who is stressed out needs mental health as much as someone who has bipolar disorder."There are few subjects as delicate as mental disorders a...
Location Independence, Freedom and the Good Life with Natalie Sisson
25 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
2015 Immersion Final Call – Only a handful of spots left! Join Jonathan, a team of gifted mentors and an intimate group of conscious co-conspirat...
Pixar Founder, Ed Catmull on Creativity, Culture and Steve Jobs
18 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Do you remember being a kid and loving to draw? But at some point early on you learned that your art wasn't good enough? So you stopped.What if you ha...
Romance Novels, Sultry Voices, Pacts with God and the Good Life
11 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever made a deal with God? I’m guessing that’s a yes. It’s pretty common to get to a place in your life where you want to something so ...
How Do You Live After You’ve Almost Died?
04 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
"PTSD is less of a brain event than an existential event."We've all heard of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, but we may not realize that we probably a...
The Power (and Heartbreak) of Being Called to Serve: Danielle Butin
27 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
"People who are not listened to need those who are listened to to fight like hell for them."How many times have you heard an inspiring story of incred...
Paleo For Mortals, One Size Does Not Fit All – With Chris Kresser
22 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Kresser is a leading voice in functional and integrative medicine and a New York Times bestselling author of The Paleo Cure. He maintains a wild...
From Addicted Teen to Acclaimed Therapist: The Inside Story
08 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
It's sooo wonderful to be back from our holiday season hiatus!And, do I have a powerhouse conversation to share with you today...By the time she got o...
Lewis Howes: A Big Man With a Dark Secret and Heart of Gold
10 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
I'm rarely stunned. But this was one of those times...Lewis Howes is a radiant, towering hulk of a human being. Driven, energized, magnetic and succes...
Brene Brown: On Gratitude, Vulnerability and Courage
26 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode is a replay of a powerful conversation I had with famed author and grounded theory researcher Brene Brown.Brene and I met a few ...
Jocelyn Glei: Find Your Through-line and Make Your Mark
21 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
We spend a lot of time thinking about the legacy we're building. What is the thing that threads everything you've done together? What is the mark you'...