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Podcast Episodes, Purpose & Inner Game

TNM 057: Jeremy Geffen Pt 2 – Vision Quest/Sometimes Losing it All is Just What the Doctor Ordered

No Comments 06 April 2009

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Dr. Jeremy Geffen returns to discuss his incredible vision quest in the mountains of Columbia.

Are you lacking any motivation or direction beyond paying the bills?

Do you have any idea what MATTERS to you?

How would you even find out what that is?

Listen to Jeremy talk about how this arduous ritual smacked him in the face with reality — beyond paying the bills and being someone special. You don’t have to wait to lose your job or your life in order to benefit from losing it all.

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Podcast Episodes, Purpose & Inner Game

TNM 056: Jeremy Geffen Pt 1 – Vision Quest/Discovering What Really Matters

No Comments 30 March 2009

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Some would say that being a successful doctor or professional is a meaningful lifetime achievement.

“If I could be that, I’d be set!”

Well, what does it mean when one of the most successful oncologists in the world is struggling for life meaning and direction?

What does HE do to get answers?

Instead of buying another Porsche, this doctor went to the mountains of Columbia to take part in a sacred, age-old ritual — the vision quest.

After strenuous preparations, he was “planted” on top of a mountain alone for four days and nights without food, water or shelter. He withstood torrential downpours and extreme conditions but he did not leave his post.

Why would a guy do this?

Listen to Dr. Jeremy Geffen, author of “The Journey Through Cancer: Healing and Transforming the Whole Person” talk about this amazingly difficult journey. And ask yourself, “What would my life be like if I were willing to leave it all behind?”

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TNM 012: Dan Taslitz Pt 2 – The Warrior’s Journey, Returning from Iraq

No Comments 28 February 2008

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“The willow which bends to the tempest, often escapes better than the oak which resists it; and so in great calamities, it sometimes happens that light and frivolous spirits recover their elasticity and presence of mind sooner than those of a loftier character.” – Albert Schweitzer

In Part 2 of our conversation with Dan Taslitz, we hear about Dan’s experience coming home from Iraq and how he transitioned back to civilian life.

Dan has developed a system to convert stress into true strength and teaches men the power of vulnerability, learning to bend with resilience and not break in rigidity.

Listen as Dan gives us a glimpse of his life as a soldier. He then shows us his new life as a leader and compassionate warrior helping others resource their trauma to find true strength.

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