44: The Pursuit of Joy with Jeffrey Shaw
Success isn’t just about business accomplishments, but also about personal growth and becoming the best version of yourself. Jeffrey Shaw, an authority and advocate for self-employed business owners, joins this conversation to discuss the pursuit of joy, the challenges of high achievement, and the importance of wearing your heart on the outside. He shares his experience with grief, challenges of same-sex relationships, and the importance of passion and authenticity. Jeffrey's unique perspective on life and business will inspire and motivate you to embrace your own journey in life!
About Jeffrey Shaw:
Jeffrey Shaw is often described as an authority and advocate for self-employed business owners, valued for his actionable and “in the trenches” approach to achieving business and life success. Why shouldn’t he be? How many people can say they’ve never worked for anyone else? Selling eggs door-to-door at 14 years old led to a lifetime of self-employment.
In his twenties, he built a portrait photography business and became one of the most sought-after portrait photographers for affluent families in the U.S. for more than three decades. His portraits have been on the Oprah Show, CBS News, featured in People and O Magazine and hang at Harvard University.
Today, Jeffrey is the author of LINGO and The Self-Employed Life, host of The Self-Employed Life podcast with over two-million downloads, and founder of the Self-Employed Business Institute. His TEDx Talk is featured on TED.com, he’s a LinkedIn Learning instructor, contributor to Entrepreneur Magazine and speaks at association events, entrepreneurial groups, and conferences.
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Key Topics:
- (06:20) Pursuit of joy and finding it in different places
- (09:00) The impact of loss and navigating through difficult times
- (12:30) Mystical hummingbirds and searching for meaning in unexpected places
- (18:05) Brain priming and recognizing what is already known
- (21:55) The land between logic and the mystical
- (23:50) Acknowledging personal and professional accomplishments
- (28:10) Identifying misalignment with sexuality and the quest to find passion
- (34:40) Wearing your heart outside of your body
- (37:20) High Achievers Mastermind and the intentional curation of participants
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