Welcome, I'm your host, Greg McEwan. I'm the author of Two New York Times Best Sellers,

Essentialism, and Effortless, and I work with executives in companies like Apple and Google

and Twitter and Beyond, and I'm here with you on this journey to learn how to operate

at our highest point of contribution. Today I will share an inspiring story, something

counterintuitive I have learned, and some actionable advice. By the end of this episode, you

will be able to tap into the primary source of human motivation, the DNA, so to speak, of

the people you work with and live with. Let's begin.

If you want to increase the speed of your learning, teach the ideas in this podcast episode,

to someone else within the next 24 to 48 hours.

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