Show Notes

What is the magic we bring to the table?  Dan Mangena is of the belief that there isn’t a mysterious nuance to the talents we have in our lives.  At times, we must simply exist, reflect and allow for those talents and gifts to reveal themselves on their own terms.  Life is a spectrum of experience propelling us into our calling.  In this podcast, Dan takes us for a tour of how we can allow our hearts to guide us into our greater purpose.

Dan originates from East London of the United Kingdom and currently lives in Cabo, Mexico.  Father of a blended family, Dan speaks, writes books & generally empowers people to be enthusiastic about their lives.  He reminds us that there is MORE and that life is not merely a series of tradeoffs.  Dan helps to guide people into understanding that there is a purpose driven life that can be fulfilling and gratifying.

Dan touches base on how sometimes people can fall into the trap of basing their worldly opinions from their limited life experience.  In the same manner, it’s important to remember that there is a higher perspective that sees more and ensures that our talents are discovered.

As the podcast continues, Dan expands into his life experience and explores what success & failure happen to mean in our lives.  He talks about some of the lower points of his life, contemplations of suicide, and how he was able to overcome the negativity and depression in his life to pursue a fulfilling existence.  All it takes is baby steps in the right direction.  Dan covers how likely it is for people to succeed when they can touch or feel their goals.

Ultimately, Dan encourages us to be disruptors within our lives.  We are in control of so much and likewise our own greatest advocates.  Instead of operating from unconscious impulses, we should develop a conscious relationship with what we are thinking, how we are feeling & thinking.  From there, we can change habits and behaviors.  Listen in!


Key Points:

Try to find the blessing within the mess and avoid white-knuckling life.Learning about the “ego” in a sense of death and rebirthSetting & achieving goalsIdentifies the pitfalls of instant gratification & its allure within our society.Warns against the risks of outsourcing our thinking and its impact on our Free Will.


Tweetables:

“I don’t think there is anything mysterious about the magic that we are.” - Dan Mangena

“We do have an opportunity to live an abundant, joyful, purpose driven life.” - Dan Mangena

“The more time we spend time on things we don’t have direct influence over, the less impact we will actually have.”  - Dan Mangena

“At the end of the day, we are going to be remembered for the impact, the footprint we leave on people’s lives.”  - Dan Mangena

“Democracy is the freedom to hold an idea even when other people don’t agree with it.”  - Dan Mangena


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