CNLP 696 | Bob Goff on Being More Available as a Leader, Whimsy, What He's Learned from Millions of People Who Have His Phone Number, and How to Infuse Adventure Into an Otherwise Ordinary Life
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Carey Nieuwhof
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🗓️ 17 December 2024
⏱️ 73 minutes
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Bob Goff returns to the podcast and shares what he's learned from millions of people who have had his phone number, how to be more available as a leader, and how to infuse whimsy and adventure into an otherwise ordinary life.
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| 0:00.0 | The Art of Leadership Network. |
| 0:02.9 | I'm still teaching at San Quentin. |
| 0:04.8 | They let me wear a Santa uniform in last Christmas. |
| 0:09.2 | And now I'm in the yard. |
| 0:10.7 | And one of these Manson family members who's been a part of my class for years, |
| 0:15.6 | he sat down in my lap. |
| 0:17.6 | And he said, I've never sat on Santa's lap. And I told him, well, I've never had a serial killer sitting in my lap. And he said, I've never sat on Santa's lap. And I told him, well, I've never had a serial |
| 0:23.5 | killer sitting in my lap before. So this is a first for both of us. I said, what do you want? |
| 0:29.8 | And you know, he's thought for a second. He said, I just want a phone call on Christmas morning. |
| 0:35.2 | And so we had the most delightful conversation on February, December 25th. |
| 0:40.9 | There was just something really beautiful. |
| 0:42.5 | And then he handed the phone to the next guy. |
| 0:44.8 | And that guy handed the phone to the next guy. |
| 0:46.9 | And that guy, there's 30 guys. |
| 0:53.1 | Welcome to the Kerry Newhoff Leadership Podcast. |
| 0:55.6 | It's Kerry here, and I hope our time together today helps you thrive in life and leadership. |
| 1:00.0 | Well, we have, if you're in the mood for some good cheer, we have some good news because Bob Goff is back on the podcast. |
| 1:06.2 | We are going to be talking about what he learned from the millions of people who have his phone number. |
| 1:10.6 | Talk about accessibility. I mean, a millions of people who have his phone number. Talk about |
| 1:11.0 | accessibility. I mean, a lot of us try to create little fences where we have some peace and |
| 1:16.4 | quiet. Bob does the opposite. What's the deal with that? How to be more available as a leader and |
| 1:21.6 | how to get more adventure in your life. Today's episode is brought to you by my bestselling book |
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