Oprah talks with the international bestselling author of Good to Great, Jim Collins, to discuss his groundbreaking new book What to Make of a Life. Drawing on ten years of research, Collins offers a data-driven answer to one of life’s most enduring questions: What do we do with this one precious life we’ve been given and how do you know what you’re truly meant to do? Collins explores how to navigate life’s “cliffs”—periods of great transition that leave us disoriented and how to find direction in the midst of mental fog. Oprah shares her own journey through 'the fog' and how she found her way out. Collins also offers practical guidance for anyone confronting a major career transition. This is a conversation for anyone, at any stage of life, seeking greater clarity, direction and meaning.
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00:00:00 - Welcome Jim Collins, author of ‘What to Make of a Life’
00:03:19 - Why Jim started writing the book
00:06:50 - Every life has a cliff
00:10:25 - Cliffs can take many forms
00:14:30 - Self compassion for the cliff
00:19:00 - Oprah’s many revelations while reading
00:22:44 - Oprah on her encoding
00:25:00 - Oprah cold calling Toni Morrison
00:30:20 - How to deal with the fog after the cliff
00:35:22 - What holds people back
00:36:45 - How to embrace the tumult and the calm
00:44:10 - The color of your fire changes
00:47:00 - The relationship between work and money
00:50:40 - The competence-doom loop
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