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May 2022
38m 47s

The Practices of Daily Life with Dan Mil...

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Dan Millman is a former world champion gymnast, university coach, martial arts instructor, and college professor.  He is the author of 13 books, including The Way of the Peaceful Warrior which was made into a feature film starring Nick Nolte.  His most recent book written with his daughter Sierra is The Creative Compass:  Writing Your Way from Inspiration to Publication.

 

In this episode, Eric and Dan Millman discuss his book, The Way of the Peaceful Warrior

 

In This Interview, Dan and I Discuss ...

  • His book, The Way of the Peaceful Warrior
  • How to get moving in the right direction
  • The importance of starting small 
  • The danger of an all-or-nothing mentality
  • How daily life is a practice 
  • Wisdom is gaining insight into the consequence of our actions that guide our life
  • The four purposes of life 
  • How life is like school with lessons to learn
  • The conventional and transcendental realms
  • His book The Creative Compass that he co-wrote with his daughter
  • The importance of trusting the process of your life unfolding

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