291. Crafting Authentic Connections with Topaz Adizes (Part 1)

The Greg McKeown Podcast

Greg McKeown

Education, Business, Self-improvement

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🗓️ 18 April 2024

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Join me and the visionary Topaz Adizes, as we explore the profound influence of intentionality in crafting sacred spaces within our lives. Topaz, an Emmy award-winning expert in experience design, shares his insights on how the spaces we inhabit and the questions we pose can shape our relationships and deepen our connections. Together, we uncover the essence of creating meaningful interactions, emphasizing the necessity of being present and mindful with those who matter most. In our enlightening discussion, we illuminate the space between individuals through the art of asking transformative questions. By sharing the methodology behind curating these questions, we invite listeners to grasp the power of shared understanding and the lasting change it can bring to our relationships. Tune in to this heartening dialogue, and be inspired to take immediate action, applying the insights gained to enrich your life and the lives of those around you. Visit Topaz's website. Follow Topaz on LinkedIn. Follow Skin Deep on YouTube and Instagram. Join my weekly newsletter. Learn more about my books and courses. Join The Essentialism Academy. Follow me on LinkedIn, Instagram, X, Facebook, and YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome everyone. I'm your host Greg McEwen and I am here with you on this journey to learn, learn how to be able to utilize this precious amount of time,
0:16.6	this ridiculously short amount of time we have on earth, to live a life that really matters,
0:21.4	to connect with the vital few people in our lives
0:25.0	so that we don't get to the end of our lives
0:27.0	and we think, did I miss it?
0:30.0	That's the test of life, isn't it?
0:32.0	That we can answer clearly honestly I didn't miss it I
0:36.9	didn't miss the people who mattered and I didn't miss what mattered to them I didn't leave things unsaid,
0:44.3	unexpressed.
0:45.7	But how easy is it to miss the moment?
0:48.8	How easy is it to rush past the people who actually matter to us in a serious way.
0:56.9	The thousand X's, those few people who we would give our lives for, but actually sometimes we miss entirely.
1:06.2	It is with that feeling in mind, that desire to create a space to be able to have the kind of
1:12.2	conversations that can change us, the kind of truthful
1:18.1	dialogue that is curative that I have invited Topez Adhesus, an Emmy Award winning writer, a
1:25.7	visionary and experience design architecture,
1:29.8	which is a bit of a mouthful,
1:30.9	but really what he is best known for is the last 10 years making
1:39.2	hundreds now I think 1,200 beautiful videos capturing the most exquisite, emotionally resonant, deeply
1:50.4	connected conversations between two people who really matter to each other.
1:57.0	So, Tobez's journey is nothing short of remarkable, is, he has a whole line of prestigious accolades.
2:06.5	He's the Edmund Hillary fellow.
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