622 Love Everyone Always with Bob Goff

Apr 2, 2018

In this engaging discussion, Bob Goff, a New York Times best-selling author and international philanthropist, shares his mission of spreading love around the world. He emphasizes the importance of unconditional love and how it transforms relationships, even with those who criticize us. Goff navigates the complexities of personal identity, urging authenticity and genuine connections. He reflects on true leadership rooted in values and curiosity, and how our legacies are defined by the love we share, encouraging us all to engage deeply with others.

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INSIGHT

True vs. Magnetic North

Bob Goff distinguishes between what's true and what's magnetic, prioritizing the truest voice over the loudest one.
He advises steering your life by True North, not by applause or winning arguments.

ADVICE

Talk To Your Future Self

Talk to the next version of yourself and ask who you want to become to guide daily choices.
Make small "quarter-turn" shifts that reorient your life toward lasting impact.

ANECDOTE

One Book, One School Trade

Bob traded a book for a school and wrote Love Does to fund building a school for child soldiers and teachers.
That first book launch enabled subsequent schools in Somalia, Iraq, Nepal, and India.

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“HUMBLE VOICES CARRY FURTHER IN THIS WORLD.”
All of us want to be loved and accepted. It’s how we were brought into this world, and it’s how we should be spending our lives.
I’ve learned that if you want to get love you have to learn to give it, but it’s not always that easy.
I’m sure you’ve found yourself around people who you may find creepy or that may hate on you for seemingly no reason.
Your knee jerk reaction is probably to respond with an attack back, but that does the opposite of what anyone wants.
Hate breeds hate and love breeds love.
At the end of the day, how do you want to be remembered? I know I want to be remembered as someone who lit the way with love, compassion, and really tried to understand everyone I encountered.
On this episode of The School of Greatness I’ve brought you someone who has been spreading nothing but love around the entire world: Bob Goff.
Bob is one of the most interesting people I’ve ever met. He used to be a lawyer and has since turned his life into one designed to spread love. He is a New York Times best selling author, a diplomat, and a phenomenal speaker.
He’s helped build schools and shelters around the world. He’s saved lives by educating witch doctors in other countries, and has even become the Uganda consolut to the US.
This was easily one of the most interesting interviews I’ve ever done.
Bob’s mission is one I truly believe in.
And believe it or not despite everything he’s done he still gets haters on social media.
We discuss how he deals with those haters, how you can love deeper, and how you can overcome your insecurities.
Discover all of that and much more, on Episode 622.
Some Questions I Ask:
Are you insecure? (7:34)
How do you do what you do? (8:50)
What did you learn from the last 25 years of being magnetic? (12:24)
Why did you want to become an attorney in the first place? (15:57)
When did you build your first school? (21:03)
What’s your best piece of advice that does rhyme? (26:17)
Who are you right now? (28:22)
How do you get in touch with the humblest version of you? (30:06)
What does faith have to do with loving difficult people or situations? (32:54)
How do you know if you are engaging people too long? (37:05)
How do you deal with haters when you’re just trying to spread love? (39:48)
You engaged with witchcraft people in Uganda? (43:50)
Do you go to the witch doctor graduations? (46:17)
What do you still need patience in? (52:27)
How did you transfer from being a lawyer to having a massive social media audience? (53:53)
What’s the biggest lesson you think you still need to master? (59:50)
In This Episode You Will Learn:
How people get caught up in stereotypes (6:46)
Bob’s boat race experience (10:25)
What Bob wants more than anything right now (13:06)
Who I want to be in 10 years (14:20)
Bob’s first publishing deal (17:33)
How to really engage with someone (20:13)
How to work towards the success you want (23:01)
The way Bob handles haters (30:26)
How you can make a large impact in the world (36:04)
Why love will be what we’re remembered for (41:29)
The biggest lesson Bob’s learned from witch doctors (48:30)
Where the best headlines of your book would come from (51:10)
Why Bob wrote his latest book (1:00:45)
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