Love Does (Bob Goff) Ep. #115
Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary
John O'Leary
4.8 • 695 Ratings
🗓️ 6 December 2018
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
"Be remembered for your love."
My friends, today we have as our guest Bob Goff, bestselling author of Love Does and Everybody, Always.
Bob's books have sold millions of copies and after hearing our whimsical conversation - ripe with lessons on how to love everybody, always - you'll know why.
My friend, you are in luck. You won't be able to listen to Bob and not live inspired. Join us.
SHOW NOTES:
- Get a copy of Bob's recent book Everybody Always here.
- Get a copy of Bob's classic book Love Does here.
- "Why are you doing what you are doing? If it is for the applause - join the circus."
- All the time you spend investing in your family is worth it. that's what you'll be remembered for.
- People think about open + closed doors. That God or fate closed the door. But I say, kick a couple down! If you have a dream to contribute, go do it. Don't take no for an answer.
- We're rivers not reservoirs. just let it flow.
- My greatest teachers weren't trying to teach me anything.
- Be remembered for your love.
- If you're doing things for applause, join the circus.
- Move it from the to do list. Take action.
- Learn more about Bob here.
BOB GOFF'S LIVE INSPIRED 7
1. What is the best book you've ever read? Don Miller's A Million Miles and a Thousand Years and Scary Close. They are awfully good.
2. What is a characteristic or trait that you possessed as a child that you wish you still exhibited today? Childlike faith.
3. Your house is on fire, all living things and people are out. You have the opportunity to run in and grab one item. What would it be? Artwork my kids made when they were young.
4. You are sitting on a bench overlooking a gorgeous beach. You have the opportunity to have a long conversation with anyone living or dead. Who would it be? Mark Twain would be really interesting to talk to. I'd ask him questions about hope, confidence, purpose and meaning.
5. What is the best advice you've ever received? From my grandparent, that it's possible. you can actually do this. they were very poor by all standards, but rich in spirit.
6. What advice would you give your 20-year-old self? Swing for the fences! Keep your eye on your own paper. Write your own music.
7. It's been said that all great people can have their lives summed up in one sentence. How do you want yours to read?What if we weren't afraid any more.
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| 0:00.0 | All right, my friends, before we get into today's live-inspired podcast, something cool that is happening more frequently going forward is that as I prepare to share my story on stages, I'm not known to that audience as a speaker. |
| 0:15.1 | And I'm not known usually to that audience as an author. |
| 0:19.0 | Instead, a whole lot of the ladies and gentlemen in the room are already |
| 0:22.9 | following me and our work through the live-inspired podcasts. They're listening, in other words, |
| 0:28.2 | to this voice right now through their own channels. Very cool. We've had more than a million |
| 0:32.4 | downloads, as you know. It's a top 20 iTunes show, as you may know, which is very cool. |
| 0:39.5 | But it also means that a whole lot of ladies and gentlemen are unaware of my number one national bestselling book it's where |
| 0:45.9 | i encapsulate in so many regards the best of our story it's called on fire it's a worthy read it's |
| 0:52.5 | been celebrated by bernay brown and Dave Ramsey, Joe Buck, a whole |
| 0:55.8 | lot of other luminaries who have talked about the impact of this book and their lives. It also has |
| 1:01.6 | received more than 1,500 five-star reviews online that has very little to do with this guy's voice |
| 1:09.2 | or the man who wrote it and everything to do with |
| 1:12.5 | the reader with the impact in the reader's life and ultimately what it does for us professionally, |
| 1:17.3 | what it does for us relationally, spiritually, relationally, and in every aspect of our life, |
| 1:21.3 | that actually matters. It's called on fire. It is available. But rather than sending you to |
| 1:26.2 | your nearby bookstore today, |
| 1:31.9 | what I'm encouraging you to do right now is to let your fingers do the walk. |
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| 1:38.7 | This is a gift. |
| 1:42.5 | I want you to be able to check out the first two chapters of On Fire. |
| 1:45.5 | So come on over to visit me right now at John Illyrie inspires.com forward slash free. And if you want to share this story, share this book |
| 1:53.1 | with your friends, with your family, with your clients or contacts this holiday season, |
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