This is the Read to Lead podcast, episode 488.

I'm 76 years old, and I'm more excited about the next 25 years than I was about anything that I've done up to this point.

I really am.

And it's not just some artificial kind of positive mental attitude.

I just see so many opportunities.

If you want more joy, give joy to others.

The fully spiritual life is the very process of creating, not accumulating, it's being, not having.

Your dream may be too big if you haven't included anyone else in achieving it. Hi, I'm Jeff Brown. This is the Read to Lead

podcast, the podcast dedicated to your personal and professional growth. For I believe that if you

want to achieve true success in business and in life, then intentional and consistent reading is a great first step.

In fact, I think it's a must.

And so does my guest today.

His name is Dan Miller, special to me for so many reasons, not the least of which he

was the first ever guest on this podcast over 10 years ago.

And he's got a new book out called An Understanding Heart. It's a book without a subtitle. Aren't books supposed to have

subtitles? Not this one. That's just one of several unconventional decisions Dan decided to make

in the creation of this book. We'll talk about some of those. And I'll also ask Dan to share about

why he believes that no matter what stage of life

you're in, you should always make your future bigger than your past, the importance of

sometimes exercising creative skills just for the joy they bring us, how to best view the

expression of gratitude, passion as a magnet, and much, much more. If like Dan and me, you're

passionate about reading, learning, and topics like leadership, personal and professional

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