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The School of Greatness

Your Life Is A Story: Why You Should Write Your Own Eulogy TODAY w/Donald Miller EP 1215

The School of Greatness

Lewis Howes

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

4.821.6K Ratings

🗓️ 14 January 2022

⏱️ 100 minutes

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Summary

Today’s guest is Donald Miller. He’s the CEO of Business Made Simple, his company that focuses on taking the mystery out of growing a business. He is the host of the Business Made Simple podcast and is the author of several books including the bestsellers Blue Like Jazz, A Million Miles in a Thousand Years, and Building a StoryBrand. He’s written a new book called Hero on a Mission: A Path to a Meaningful Life. This episode was incredibly moving and powerful and I know you’re going to get a lot of value from it! In this episode we discuss why it’s important to constantly think about your life as a story, the key elements to your story and living a meaningful life, why Donald believes everyone should write their own eulogy, and so much more! For more go to: www.lewishowes.com/1215 Read Donald's new book: Hero on a Mission: A Path to a Meaningful Life Listen to his podcast: Business Made Simple Check out his website: www.businessmadesimple.com Daymond John on How to Close any Deal and Achieve Any Outcome: https://link.chtbl.com/928-pod Sara Blakely on Writing Your Billion Dollar Story: https://link.chtbl.com/893-pod

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0:00.0

This is episode number 1,215 with New York Times best-selling author Donald Miller.

0:07.7

Welcome to the School of Greatness. My name is Louis Howes,

0:12.0

a former pro athlete, turned lifestyle entrepreneur. In each week we bring you an inspiring

0:17.2

person or message to help you discover how to unlock your inner greatness.

0:22.9

Thanks for spending some time with me today. Now let the class begin.

0:30.9

Welcome back my friend. Today's guest is the inspiring Donald Miller. He is the host of

0:37.8

the Business Made Simple Podcast and is the author of multiple books including the best

0:42.6

sellers, Blue Light Jazz, a million miles in a thousand years and building a story brand.

0:48.5

And he has written a new book called Hero on a Mission, a path to a meaningful life.

0:53.2

I loved diving into this book. I love this interview so much. It was incredibly inspiring and

0:58.4

moving and powerful and I know you're going to get a ton of value from this as well.

1:02.4

Because there are four main characters in each one of our lives and the quality of our life

1:07.6

will really be determined based on which character we move into on each season of our life.

1:12.0

So in this episode we discuss how there are these four characters in our lives and how you can

1:17.2

manage and move through them to get to the best one for you. Why it's important to constantly

1:21.9

think about your life as a story. Donald dives into the importance of story as your life.

1:27.9

The key elements to your story and living a meaningful life, why Donald believes everyone should

1:33.2

write their own eulogy and so much more. This was packed with a lot of great wisdom. We covered

1:38.1

a lot of different topics as well and I think you're going to love this one. If you're enjoying it

1:42.1

at any moment, make sure to share this with a friend that you think would be inspired by this

1:46.0

message and interview as well. You can copy and paste the link. LewisHouse.com slash 1, 2, 1, 5

1:51.4

or just wherever you're listening to this podcast, share the link out over on social media or text

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