The Quiet Ones | Rowan Simpson. Mindvalley insights. The Theory of Flow | Mindvalley. In 2009 Vishen Lakhiani was asked to speak at Engage Today in Calgary along with such luminaries as Sir Richard Branson, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Stephen Covey, Nobel Prize Winner F.W De Klerk, Tony Hsieh, the founder of Zappos.com and world-famous artist Wyland.
This speech won the audience vote as one of the best speeches of the entire event. Vishen talks about Flow: The Ultimate State of Human Existence. He then shared 10 tips on how to master this state and how to bring it to teams, families, and groups you lead. The video is just 39 mins. The last 13 mins are just Q&A with the audience (with a lot of jokes in between) This isn’t what you’d learn about in MBA school. The search for meaning. Start With Why, Simon Sinek. Cats and Dogs or Do You Know Your Mission From Your Vision. What's the difference between a cat and a dog? We know they are similar in many respects. For example, they are both mammals, they are both common pets, they are both furry and they both have four legs and a tail.
But without getting into the biology, the differences are harder to explain. We know they are different, very different, it's just hard to put into words. Unlike when we explain the similarities, when we explain the differences we start to describe their personalities more and the superficial differences less. For example, cats tend to look after themselves more and dogs need more attention. The same is true of mission statements and vision statements. And that's the problem. This is the reason I rarely if ever use either term - because I can't be sure everyone will know what I'm talking about. To describe the purpose or cause of an organization, I call it the WHY - something with a common definition that we can all agree on.