Sebastian Junger: In My Time of Dying

FranklinCovey On Leadership with Scott Miller

FranklinCovey

Business, Management

4.9 • 851 Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2024

⏱️ 45 minutes

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A brush with death changes your approach to living. At least it did for Sebastian Junger, multiple-time New York Times bestselling author, who has brought his own near-death experience to life in his latest book, In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife. Sebastian recounts his experience, delving into the fascinating intersection of science and spirituality, leaving us all to ponder profound questions that lie in the heart of our existence. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: A Brief Guide–Download our guide for a summary of principles and practices that can help you cope with change in resilient, creative ways.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome back to Franklin Covey's twice weekly podcast on leadership
0:15.2	with Scott Miller. That's me. I'm your host of this twice weekly podcast series
0:19.8	that we release on Tuesdays and Fridays, both video and audio episodes, where each week we interview
0:26.2	guests with the intention of making you a better leader.
0:30.8	Sometimes they are Fortune 50 CEOs.
0:33.0	Other times they're iconic entrepreneurs.
0:35.0	Oftentimes they are researchers, academics, perhaps people that have suffered
0:41.0	in some cases an unspeakable tragedy or loss and lived to tell about it.
0:46.2	And sometimes there are people that might be experts in leadership marketing, culture,
0:51.0	process, execution strategy, you you name it kind of normal
0:54.1	important business topics the point is we try to shine what is Franklin Covey's
0:58.8	mega bright spotlight onto people that will make you a better leader, including a better partner,
1:05.0	human, parent, or just friend as well.
1:08.2	Today I have the New York Times best-selling Author, this iconic journalist researcher,
1:14.7	you know him as Sebastian Younger.
1:16.6	He of course wrote the iconic book, The Perfect Storm,
1:20.9	amongst many other books.
1:22.1	He's won the Peabody.
1:23.2	His books have become movies that have been
1:26.2	nominated for Academy Awards.
1:28.3	His research as a journalist has turned out riveting books of time of war, Middle East conflict, and I am privileged
1:37.6	today to be in possession of his forthcoming book releasing shortly on May 21st, called In My Time of Dying.
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