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Dec 2023
1h 33m

LIVE The LIFE Of Your DREAMS - with Ben ...

BLU
About this episode

✨ Hello Beautiful Blubirds ✨Today we're joined by Ben Nemtin, whose life's journey proves the MAGIC that can happen with an open mind and a bucket list journal. He is a living permission slip that YOU are capable of achieving your dreams (no matter how big or small).

 

We talk about play, accountability, and dive deep into his own mental health journey that gave him the opportunity to make a radical change in his life, leading him to where he is today.

 

✨ Laugh with us - especially towards the end - Be inspired, motivated, and equipped with the tools to transform your life.

 

We're rewriting the narrative of what's possible.

 

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Chapter Stamps:

00:00 Beginning

1:05 BON CHARGE Sponsor!

2:28 Introduction

6:08 Ben’s Mental Health Journey & The Start of The Buried Life

18:14 Inspiring community by LIVING TRUE to YOU

23:41 The importance of a Bucket List: Write Your Dreams Down, Share Your List, Create Accountability

26:58 Depression as a symptom of Ben living inauthentically

29:45 Life from the outside in, to the inside out

31:14 Tips! For writing your bucket list

35:38 The power of accountability 

37:45 'Top 5 Regrets of the Dying'

40:20 The fear of wasting your potential

41:55 The magnitude of authenticity

44:48 Give yourself PERMISSION to follow your dreams + The connection between dreams and mental health

47:24 Struggle as opportunity for growth

49:37 Living in alignment

52:59 Dancing with the realm of unpredictability: Staying driven, yet surrendered to the universe

57:32 Overcoming fear of failure

1:02:08 Feel the fear & do it anyways

1:04:26 The power of play

1:11:46 Play as biohacking

1:18:35 The Bucket List Journal

1:26:13 The importance of Intention

1:28:41 Laugh With Us!

1:30:37 (We're still laughing) Play and Gratitude

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Ben Nemtin is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, co-founder of The Buried Life movement and inspirational keynote speaker. He has delivered over 500 keynotes to brands and Fortune 500 companies around the globe. As the co-founder of The Buried Life movement, Ben’s message of radical possibility has been featured on The Today Show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, FOX, and NBC News.

 

From playing basketball with President Obama to having a beer with Prince Harry, from reuniting a father and son after seventeen years to surprising a young girl with a much-needed bionic arm—Ben’s bucket list quest has inspired millions to thrive personally and professionally.

 

Visit Ben's Website: https://www.bennemtin.com/

 

📓 About ‘The Bucket List Journal’: Based on data-driven and experimental research, The Bucket List Journal is designed to help you overcome common barriers that stop you from achieving your goals. This means breaking down goals into actionable steps, building structures of accountability, and moving past your fears and doubts. There is a formula to turn your dreams into reality, and The Bucket List Journal can guide you through it.

 

Buy The Journal: https://ca.writeyourlist.com/

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Blu is a motivational speaker, artist, musician & host of the Deja Blu Podcast with over 4 million listeners worldwide, interviewing some of the most prolific spiritual leaders of our generation. She is the co-founder of Florescence, a modern mystery school which connects a global community of women in sisterhood through online sharing circles & in-person events.

 

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