Ep 113: The Bucket List Journal with Ben Nemtin
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Ep 113: The Bucket List Journal with Ben Nemtin
Episode 113: Show Notes
Today we welcome Ben Nemtin back to the show to talk about his most recent project, The Bucket List Journal, and how it continues the line of curiosity and drive that we discussed back in Episode 3 of this very podcast!
Ben is now one of the most in-demand keynote speakers in the world and has presented extensively on his favorite subjects of mental health and following your dreams. This work as a motivational speaker led Ben to wanting his message to be even more accessible, and hence the journal.
In our chat, we hear about this process of discovery and publishing, and along the way, we get to hear many inspiring reflections from Ben about purpose, passion, permission, death, and so much more.
Ben underlines why action is often the best plan, how asking for help can be great for accountability, and why setting bigger, more challenging goals might make them more accomplishable!
Key Points From This Episode:
Recapping some of Ben's journey into creating a TV show and battling depression.
Ben's thoughts on the signs that one is living in a way that is true to self.
How Ben notices when he is out of sync and not in alignment.
The transition that Ben made out of his production company into full-time keynote speaking.
What it means to be a 'high-value man'; Ben talks about balancing purpose and work.
Accountability and purpose and the different avenues that we can explore to find motivation and meaning.
The genesis of The Bucket List Journal; Ben's decision to broaden the reach of his speaking.
Categories that Ben identified for setting goals and finding what makes us happy.
Ben shares a story of how the goal-setting framework has helped someone.
The power of writing things down; why stopping and reflecting can make such a difference.
Understanding the usefulness of bigger dreams, and giving yourself less competition.
Thoughts on what happens after we die and how this influences Ben's actions right now.
Items left on Ben's own bucket list and his hope of getting into space.
The role of our senior population in impacting and changing the world!
Navigating the limitations that relationships can set on our outlook.
Why Ben decided to go the self-publishing route for The Bucket List Journal.
How and where to get a copy of the journal online.
Ben's thoughts on success at this stage and why he values his sleep so much!
Tweetables:
“Each time you go through something, you're sort of building up your resilience in a way. You go through battle and you come out with some scars but you know what works.” — @BenNemtin [0:11:44]
“The big goal is to learn about yourself, so you can be more true to yourself, so that you can live more intentionally, and be that version of yourself that's more authentic. Because I feel like that's where you make your most impact.” — @BenNemtin [0:12:03]
“I find that when I'm living true to myself, life starts to happen for me. It's like I'm going downstream.” — @BenNemtin [0:13:15]
“I think that you don't necessarily have to make money from your purpose. The job doesn't necessarily need to be the thing that fulfills you.” — @BenNemtin [0:22:05]
“We forget that action is a plan. You don't need to have a plan, you just need to take action.” — @BenNemtin [0:35:13]
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