The M.A.P. Maker

New Podcast: Tim Sanders - Author of Saving the World at Work & Love is the Killer App

When I talk about meaning in this blog, it is largely in the context of making a difference. So I was thrilled to have an opportunity to interview Tim Sanders about his new book, Saving the World at Work.

In the book, Sanders, author of the best-selling Love is the Killer App and former Chief Solutions Officer at Yahoo!, talks about a paradigm shift that is underway. At the heart of that paradigm is an increasing awareness of interdependence and a growing desire of people - customer and employee alike - to make a difference in the world.

That change is opening the door for companies to do well by doing good, and for employees to contribute to the bottom line by making the world a better place.

Zip on over to the new podcast to hear what Sanders has to say.

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The M.A.P. Maker Podcast - Erik Weihenmayer (Blind climber, best-selling author, speaker)

With the economy today, there is no shortage of adversity out there. So I was psyched to have a chance to interview Erik Weihenmayer for my podcast, a guy who has turned overcoming adversity into an art form.

You may remember Erik as the first blind person to successfully summit Mount Everest. Most recently, he paired up with adversity expert Dr. Paul Stolz to write the book, The Adversity Advantage.

Zip on over to this installment of The M.A.P. Maker Podcast to see what he has to say on:

• How you can benefit from adversity
• Problem-solving
• Making the hard choices
• Why now is a great time to reexamine your priorities
• The importance of surrounding yourself with the right people
• His experience taking six blind Tibetan kids up a mountain
• How his work to help people shatter barriers inspires him

Enjoy!

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The Occupational Adventure Guide:
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by Curt Rosengren, Passion Catalyst

Podcast - Howard Behar: Former President, Starbucks Coffee Company / Author: It's Not About the Coffee

I recently had the good fortune to spend some time with Howard Behar, former President of Starbucks International and Starbucks North America, and author of a new book called, "It's Not About the Coffee: Leadership Principles from a Life at Starbucks."

In the resulting podcast, Behar talks about a wide range of things, from how he first discovered the value of living an authentic life, to how that authenticity contributes to both happiness and success, to the importance to him of making a difference.

Zip on over to my M.A.P. Maker Podcast and hear what he has to say.

 

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Podcast: Steve Piersanti: President and Publisher of Berrett-Koehler Publishers

Want a peek behind the scenes at a book publishing company that's out to make the world a better place, one book at a time? The new installment of the M.A.P. Maker Podcast features Steve Piersanti, founder, President, and Publisher of Berrett-Koehler Publishers.

Enjoy!

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Podcast - Guy Kawasaki: Garage Technology Ventures / The Art of the Start / Alltop & Truemors

This installment of Curt Rosengren's M.A.P. Maker Podcast features Guy Kawasaki, speaker, author, VC, entrepreneur, and blogger extraordinaire (when I checked this morning, his blog How to Change the World was ranked number 60 on Technorati).

Check out what Guy has to say on making meaning with your work, being a mensch, authenticity, and learning to play hockey at age 48.

Enjoy!

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Podcast: Daryn Kagan - Former CNN anchor and founder of DarynKagan.com

There's a new installment up of Curt Rosengren's M.A.P. Maker Podcast. It features former CNN anchor Daryn Kagan who, after leaving CNN, launched DarynKagan.com, the home base for a media company dedicated to positive, inspiring news. Since the site launched in November 2006, it has become a daily destination for thousands of people looking for real life stories that inspire them.

Give it a listen, hear her story, and discover what she's learned along the way.

Enjoy!

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Podcast: Bob Burg - Co-author of The Go-Giver & author of Endless Referrals

This installment of Curt Rosengren's M.A.P. Maker Podcast features best-selling author and public speaker Bob Burg.

Burg's new book, The Go-Giver (written together with John David Mann), hit #6 on the Wall Street Journal Bestseller list within three weeks of being published. His book Endless Referrals has sold over 175,000 copies. As a speaker, he has shared the stage with notable personalaties like Zig Ziglar, Larry King, Brian Tracy, and President Gerald Ford.

Come hear what Burg has to say about the "Five Laws of Stratospheric Success" (from The Go-Giver), as well as lessons and insights he's gained in his own journey.

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What would make success your only option?

The next M.A.P. Maker Podcast is from an interview with Brian Johnson, founder of Zaadz.com (now Gaia Community since he sold it late last year) and currently founder of thinkArete.com. It was an inspiring conversation, and I'm completely psyched to share the results with you (watch for it next week).

During the course of the interview, we got to talking about the secret to his success as an entrepreneur. Here's what he had to say...

I had a conversation recently with a young entrepreneur who just won a competition in Texas, and had a great idea and was asking me for advice...

My success [didn't come from] the experience or particular skill in building businesses. I think that hands down what allowed me to be successful was my absolute commitment to an idea. That when I come up with an idea and it really takes hold of me, success is my only option. And a willingness to go through that wall and that wall and that wall and that wall, because it’s an idea that I love creating, and I think the world needs, and I feel called to go out and bring to the world.

When I look at the M.A.P. concept, what Brian is really talking about there is the amazing fuel that results from blending both passion ("I love doing this") and meaning ("I'm inspired to make this kind of difference") in what you do.

I've experienced that in my own journey. When I look back, there have definitely been times when I felt like I was just banging my head against a wall. Like I had the talent, but not the skill to breathe life into my vision. There have even been times when I've said, "Screw this! I give up!"

But any time I said that, I would know immediately that it wasn't true. Part of it is because I'm over the moon in love with what I do, and I'm not really willing to give it up. And part of it is because the idea of cheating the world of the positive impact that my work has the potential to make makes me almost sick to my stomach.

Is success actually the only option? No, of course not. I've never been trapped on one path. I could hang up my hat and find some other direction any time I wanted. What it really boils down to is that the pull of that success is greater than the pain of whatever bumps I might experience along the way. And that is because of the powerful mix of passion and meaning.

Take a look at your journey. Where is that intersection of passion and meaning for you? What would give you that unquenchable fire in the belly to turn those dreams into reality? What would make success the only option?

 

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