876 The Joy of Service

The School of Greatness

Lewis Howes

Mindset, Relationships, Entrepreneurship, Mental Health, Education, Greatness, Fitness, Celebrity, Health, Inspiration, Success, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement, Business, Money, Self Care, Celebrity Interview

4.8 • 22K Ratings

🗓️ 15 November 2019

⏱️ 6 minutes

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IT’S NOT ALL ABOUT YOU. Many of us want to have an impact on this world. We want to be a positive force in people’s lives. When we can take a step back and consider how our actions affect others, we can discover the joy in being of service. The way you deal with the people in your business and personal life is essential. Practicing the habit of service will increase the amount of happiness in your life and might also ripple out into your business. For this Five Minute Friday, I revisit a conversation I had with Shep Gordon, where he discussed why he is devoted to serving others. Shep Gordon was the manager behind mega-talents like Alice Cooper, Blondie, and Teddy Pendergrass and knew everyone who is anyone in the music and Hollywood business. He is also credited with creating the role of celebrity chefs through his work, bringing them into the spotlight. His fantastic career has led to both a documentary about his life (directed by Mike Meyers) and a recent memoir written about him, published by Anthony Bourdain. Shep Gordon thinks we could all enjoy the art of service when it comes to life and business. Learn about the power of serving others in Episode 876. In This Episode You Will Learn: The importance of service and focusing on others. (2:50) Building a brand based on happiness. (3:30) The importance of reinventing yourself. (4:30) How he found his passion for life. (4:55) If you enjoyed this episode, check out the video, show notes and more at http://www.lewishowes.com/876

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0:00.0	This is 5 Minute Friday!
0:04.6	We've got an incredible guest on his name is Shep Gordon.
0:13.9	And in the course of his legendary career as a manager, agent and producer, Shep Gordon
0:19.3	has worked with and befriended some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry.
0:23.8	You're going to hear some of those names in just a moment once I bring him on.
0:27.7	He is also credited for inventing the celebrity chef.
0:31.4	He's worked with Nobu, Wolfgang Puck and many others and kind of helped them position
0:36.3	themselves in the market to become these celebrity chefs.
0:39.9	And it's incredible to see how he did this for so many people and how many people credit
0:44.6	him and thank him for giving them the opportunity to build their platform in that space.
0:50.1	He's also worked with many other individuals including his holiness, the Dalai Lama.
0:55.2	And he's revolutionized the food industry and turned the culinary arts into a multi-billion
1:00.6	dollar industry that it is today.
1:09.0	What seemed to bring him the biggest joy of all was service.
1:13.0	In all forms, his manifested in that night at the dining room table.
1:18.4	But I saw the way he dealt with the farmers and the way he dealt with the staff and the
1:23.0	way he dealt with my friends and the way he dealt with this.
1:26.9	He put everything before him, but not in a condescending way, not in a most high spirited
1:36.6	conscious way I had ever seen.
1:39.1	And I'm ever saying to one of our first meals, we'd had eaten maybe four or five restaurants
1:45.6	at this point.
1:47.4	And the meal wasn't very good.
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