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- #21 Live for Today or Tomorrow?Is it possible to live for today AND tomorrow? Darren shares one approach to be kind to your past, present and future self.
- #20 How to Get Published with Elaine Pofeldt, Independent Journalist & Author
Elaine draws on her decades of experience as a journalist, senior editor and author to share how you can get more media exposure – and publish your next book.
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Purpose-Driven Creators
Case studies of individuals charting their own path, and doing their most meaningful work
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- Artist & Songwriter Tuimi (listen)
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Career & Lifestyle Design
Building a sustainable working-life you love
- What I Learned from Asking 30 People about their Perfect Day (listen)
- Mindsets, Tools & Models to Reinvent Yourself with Paul Millerd (listen)
- Dr. Stephanie Berg on Naturopathic Principles for Optimal Health (listen)
Ancient Wisdom & Embodied Cognition
Success does not always come from thinking, trying or striving harder. This series challenges the “crush it” mentality that permeates startup culture
- Xiu Yang: The Ancient Art of Self-Cultivation with Mimi Kuo-Deemer (listen)
- Wu-Wei & What Ancient Chinese Philosophers Can Teach Us about Peak Performance with Edward Slingerland (listen)
- Demystifying Intuition with Simone Wright (listen)
- Unlocking Kobe Bryant’s Mamba Mentality (listen)
Darren’s Journal
Is it possible to work on your own and build a career that fulfills you creatively, socially and financially? Darren shares the ups and downs of pursuing this path.
- Decade in Review: Lessons from my 30s (listen)
- Live the Questions (listen)
- Making Morning Routines Stick with Tiny Habits (listen)
- Spring Cleaning for the Chinese New Year (listen)
- How I am Taking Advantage of Having (Near) Zero Subscribers (listen)
- The In-Between: Why Changing an Identity Feels Like Death (read)
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