#288 ‒ The impact of gratitude, serving others, embracing mortality, and living intentionally | Walter Green

The Peter Attia Drive

Peter Attia, MD

Health & Fitness, Medicine, Fitness

4.7 • 7.3K Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2024

⏱️ 92 minutes

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Walter Green is a remarkable philanthropist, mentor, author of This Is the Moment!, and founder of the impactful “Say It Now” movement. In this episode, Walter delves into the unique insights gained from his challenging upbringing, discusses embracing mortality, and highlights the mindset of “finishing strong.” He shares insights on intentionality, thinking in reverse, saying “no,” prioritizing relationships, and the essence of focusing on others. The conversation focuses on the “Say It Now” movement, which stresses the importance of expressing sentiments to loved ones well before the end of life.

We discuss:

How Peter and Walter met through Ric Elias [2:45];
The unique perspectives and life lessons provided by Walter’s challenging childhood [5:30];
Walter’s harrowing experience with a sudden mental breakdown and his subsequent recovery with the help of therapy [11:15];
A diverse professional journey ending in great success [18:15];
The birth of a movement: celebrating friendships through public tributes and expressing gratitude to those who have shaped your life’s journey [22:30];
Intentionality, thinking in reverse, saying “no”, and other guiding principles for Walter [30:00];
Walter’s global journey of gratitude on his 70th birthday: visiting friends and creating memorable experiences [39:15];
The profound impact of acknowledging and expressing gratitude for the people who contribute to our lives [46:15];
The key elements for creating meaningful connections and cultivating deep, authentic friendships [52:15];
The “Say It Now” movement: the inspiration behind the remarkably impactful initiative [58:30];
What “finishing strong” means to Walter [1:07:30];
Finding peace at the end of life through expressing gratitude and finding purpose in serving others [1:16:00];
Resources to learn about “Say It Now” [1:26:15]; and
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1:01.0	forward slash subscribe. My guest this week is Walter Green.
1:07.0	Walter is a philanthropist, mentor to many, and teacher.
1:10.0	He's the founder of the Say It Now movement and the author of This is the Moment,
1:15.0	how one man's year-long journey captured the power of extraordinary gratitude.
1:20.0	Walter is the former chairman and CEO of Harrison Conference Services where he created the country's leading network of executive conference centers.
1:27.0	But that's not really what we're here to talk about today.
1:29.0	I met Walter about two years ago at an event that was curated by a very close friend of mine,
1:36.2	Rick Elias, who's been a previous guest on the podcast.
1:39.3	And the things that Walter spoke about that evening really stood out to me and I said to him a little while
1:45.1	after that that I really wanted to sit down with him and share his story with all of you.
1:50.0	So in the conversation today we talk about his background and his upbringing and how it shaped
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