A Bit of Optimism
Sobre este podcast
Descripción del podcast
The future is always bright…if you know where to look. Join me each week for A Bit of Optimism! I talk to inspiring people who teach me more about life, leadership and general interesting things.
Autor: Simon Sinek
Último episodio
The Cure for Nihilism with professor Suzy Welch
Sometimes in life, we choose the wrong path. When we feel like we're living a lie, it's hard to know what to do next.That’s where Suzy Welch comes in. She’s obsessed with helping people create lives worth living. A professor at NYU’s Stern School of Business, Suzy teaches a popular class called “Becoming You,” where she takes students down a brutal, but liberating, journey to live as their authentic selves. According to Suzy’s research, purpose is the key to unlocking the real you, but finding that purpose is often trickier than we imagine.I had a blast talking, and debating, with Suzy about what it means to craft a purpose-driven life. In this conversation, she shares with me the difference between passion and aptitude, the reason luck is overrated, and why so many people struggle to know their own values.To learn more about Suzy and her work, check out:her book, Becoming …
Publicado: 6 de mayo de 2025 | Duración: 34 min
Ir al Episodio
Todos los episodios
The Cure for Nihilism with professor Suzy Welch
06 May, 2025Sometimes in life, we choose the wrong path. When we feel like we're living a lie, it's hard to know what to do next.That’s where Suzy Welch comes in. She’s obsessed with helping people create lives worth living. A professor …
Duración: 34 min(PART 2) The Climb Out of Pain is Taller Than Everest with National Geographic photographer Cory Richards
29 Abr, 2025*Please note: At 9:01, Simon and Cory have a discussion about suicide.What happens after we attain success and glory? Where do you go when there's nowhere left to run from yourself?In Part 2 of my conversation with Cory Richards, Cory …
Duración: 39 minThe Climb Out of Pain is Taller Than Everest with National Geographic photographer Cory Richards (PART 2)
29 Abr, 2025*Please note: At 9:01, Simon and Cory have a discussion about suicide.What happens after we attain success and glory? Where do you go when there's nowhere left to run from yourself?In Part 2 of my conversation with Cory Richards, Cory …
Duración: 39 min(PART 1) The Climb Out of Pain is Taller Than Everest with National Geographic photographer Cory Richards
22 Abr, 2025What happens when we reach the top? There’s only one place to go.Cory Richards has scaled the world’s highest peaks and fallen to life’s lowest lows. An acclaimed mountain climber, photographer, and filmmaker, Cory has literally reached the top of …
Duración: 47 minThe Climb Out of Pain is Taller Than Everest with National Geographic photographer Cory Richards (PART 1)
22 Abr, 2025What happens when we reach the top? There’s only one place to go.Cory Richards has scaled the world’s highest peaks and fallen to life’s lowest lows. An acclaimed mountain climber, photographer, and filmmaker, Cory has literally reached the top of …
Duración: 47 minFind Your Allies Fast with philanthropist Melinda French Gates
15 Abr, 2025Change happens to all of us whether we choose it or not. What’s the best way to go through transition, especially when it’s something we didn’t want?Melinda French Gates has seen her fair share of big transitions. A philanthropist, author, …
Duración: 38 minWho Are You, Really? with journalist Maria Shriver
08 Abr, 2025We often define ourselves by what we do or who we are to other people. But at our core, who we are is often something much deeper, and sometimes wildly different, from the version that the world sees -- or …
Duración: 41 minThe Search for Self-Love with podcaster Lewis Howes
01 Abr, 2025Self-love is never as easy as we think. Is it possible to fall in love with ourselves the way we fall for other people?Lewis Howes knows that learning to like yourself, let alone love yourself, can take decades. After surviving …
Duración: 51 minRevisited: Why Awkward Is Awesome with psychologist Ty Tashiro
25 Mar, 2025A Bit of Optimism is on hiatus this week, so we’re revisiting one of our favorite conversations! In this episode, Simon talks with psychologist Ty Tashiro about social awkwardness and why being awkward can actually be a superpower.*****Awkwardness gets a …
Duración: 31 minDoes Gender Change How We Lead? with Retired Colonel DeDe Halfhill
18 Mar, 2025Is there such a thing as female leadership? Or is gender not a factor?DeDe Halfhill would say yes and no. A retired Air Force colonel, Dede spent 20 years in the military, where she advised some of the military’s most …
Duración: 40 min
