John Mackey on Conscious Capitalism and Doing Good | A Reminder This Spring You Cannot Miss

The Daily Stoic

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Education, Business, Ryan Holiday, Society & Culture, Philosophy, Stoicism, 694393, Stoic Philosophy, Daily Stoic, Self-improvement, Stoic

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🗓️ 20 April 2022

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Ryan reads today’s daily meditation and talks to CEO John Mackey about how to be conscious of how your actions affect the world around you, the Stoic’s concept of the “circles of concern,” why you should do as much good as you can in the world, and more.

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John Mackey is the original, current, and sole CEO of Whole Foods Markets, which he founded in 1980 and has parented to Fortune 500 status, employing over 90,000 people across 450+ stores in the US, Canada, and the UK. Mackey is the co-founder of the Conscious Capitalism Movement and co-authored the NYT and WSJ best-sellers Conscious Capitalism and Conscious Leadership, which encourage businesses and leaders to be grounded in principles of ethical consciousness. John embraces a humble lifestyle, despite having the means to live otherwise. In 2006, John cut his annual salary to $1, donates all his stock options to charity, walks to work, cooks his own food, and meditates daily.

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0:13.2	And I promise you that if you give me just five minutes of your time, I'm gonna help you revolutionize your life.
0:19.9	My aim is to inspire and empower you with simple daily hacks that will help you feel better and thrive.
0:26.6	Check out my latest Built to Thrive episode, streaming now, only on Amazon Music.
0:37.6	3.0 Words is back for another season exclusively on Amazon Music.
0:41.6	The lowest people to bring in three words of meaning and significance to their lives.
0:46.6	And we use that as a springboard for conversation. And then at the end of the show, we ask them for a word that they'll be happy never to hear again.
0:53.6	So that's 3.0 Words with me, John Bishop and Tony Pitts.
0:58.6	Listen to it every Friday exclusively on Amazon Music.
1:02.6	Welcome to the Daily Stood Podcast where each weekday we bring you a meditation inspired by the ancient Stoics, a short passage of ancient wisdom designed to help you find strength and insight here in everyday life.
1:23.6	And on Wednesdays, we talk to some of our fellow students of ancient philosophy, well-known and obscure, fascinating and powerful.
1:32.6	With them, we discuss the strategies and habits that have helped them become who they are and also to find peace and wisdom in their actual lives.
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1:45.6	The Stoics talk, of course, about self-improvement a lot. That is the purpose of philosophy in many ways to get better each and every day.
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