2473: A Forever Philosophy with Shawn Nelson

LifeBlood: We talked about the problem of fast fashion and why so many companies are producing cheap crap, what it takes to build high-quality, sustainable furniture that people can keep and love for years, how to build a business based on forever, and the value of a values and purpose-driven company, with Shawn Nelson, Founder and CEO of Lovesac.      Listen to learn why making cheap crap might work in the short term, but not when you’re building a sustainable company! You can learn more about Shawn at Lovesac.com, Instagram, Facebook, X, and LinkedIn. Thanks, as always for listening! If you got some value and enjoyed the show, please leave us a review here: ​​https://ratethispodcast.com/lifebloodpodcast You can learn more about us at LifeBlood.Live, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook or you’d like to be a guest on the show, contact us at [email protected].  Stay up to date by getting our monthly updates. Want to say “Thanks!” You can buy us a cup of coffee. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lifeblood Copyright LifeBlood 2025.

LifeBlood: We talked about finding the right kind of busy, what companies can learn from bees, how to live by purpose and not pressure, how to get better at making decisions, and how to get started, with Philip Atkinson, organizational coach and team trainer, bee keeper, and author.     Listen to learn why queen bees have a critical choice to make early in their lives! You can learn more about Philip at BeeWiseBook.com, Facebook, Instagram, and Linkedin. Get your copy of Bee Wise here:  https://amzn.to/4padGrw  Thanks, as always for listening! If you got some value and enjoyed the show, please leave us a review here: ​​https://ratethispodcast.com/lifebloodpodcast You can learn more about us at LifeBlood.Live, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook or you’d like to be a guest on the show, contact us at [email protected].  Stay up to date by getting our monthly updates. Want to say “Thanks!” You can buy us a cup of coffee. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lifeblood Copyright LifeBlood 2025.

If a doctor gave you six months to live, what would instantly stop mattering? And what would instantly matter more? George G talks about going through that exercise without the actual diagnosis in service of clarifying what truly matters! You can learn more about us at LifeBlood.Live, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook or you’d like to be a guest on the show, contact us at [email protected].  Stay up to date by getting our monthly updates. Want to say “Thanks!” You can buy us a cup of coffee. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lifeblood Get your copy of The Purpose Book here: https://amzn.to/47Y2u98  You can get a free digital download of The Purpose Book here: https://moneyalignmentacademy.thinkific.com/enroll/2554435?price_id=3360279  Get our monthly updates here: https://george-grombacher.aweb.page/ Thanks, as always for listening! If you got some value and enjoyed the show, please leave us a review here: ​​https://ratethispodcast.com/lifebloodpodcast You can learn more about us at LifeBlood.Live, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook or you’d like to be a guest on the show, contact us at [email protected].  Stay up to date by getting our monthly updates. Want to say “Thanks!” You can buy us a cup of coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lifeblood Copyright LifeBlood 2025.

Have you heard those stories about people trying to get rid of a pest by introducing a new species that is supposed to kill the pest? And how it never seems to go quite right.  George G talks about how that phenomenon also shows up in law-making and enforcement, and why that also never seems to go quite right! You can learn more about us at LifeBlood.Live, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook or you’d like to be a guest on the show, contact us at [email protected].  Stay up to date by getting our monthly updates. Want to say “Thanks!” You can buy us a cup of coffee. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lifeblood Get your copy of The Purpose Book here: https://amzn.to/47Y2u98  You can get a free digital download of The Purpose Book here: https://moneyalignmentacademy.thinkific.com/enroll/2554435?price_id=3360279  Get our monthly updates here: https://george-grombacher.aweb.page/ Thanks, as always for listening! If you got some value and enjoyed the show, please leave us a review here: ​​https://ratethispodcast.com/lifebloodpodcast You can learn more about us at LifeBlood.Live, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook or you’d like to be a guest on the show, contact us at [email protected].  Stay up to date by getting our monthly updates. Want to say “Thanks!” You can buy us a cup of coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lifeblood Copyright LifeBlood 2025.

LifeBlood: We talked about how to stop managing and start coaching, why companies and leadership miss this opportunity, how to start acting like a regular person and developing healthy relationships with your team, a framework for developing self-managers, and how to get started, with Greg Giuliano, Executive Coach and Leadership Advisor.      Listen to learn why coaching is a lot more scalable than managing! You can learn more about Greg at UltraLeadership.com, YouTube, and LinkedIn. Thanks, as always for listening! If you got some value and enjoyed the show, please leave us a review here: ​​https://ratethispodcast.com/lifebloodpodcast You can learn more about us at LifeBlood.Live, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook or you’d like to be a guest on the show, contact us at [email protected].  Stay up to date by getting our monthly updates. Want to say “Thanks!” You can buy us a cup of coffee. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lifeblood Copyright LifeBlood 2025.

LifeBlood: We talked about variable resistance training, what it is and why it’s ground-breaking, how to train like an NFL athlete and not get injured, the best way to build muscle at any age, and how to get started, with Dr. John Jaquish, partner of Tony Robbins, inventor of Osteostrong Devices and the X3 System, and leader in the Variable Resistance Training movement.     Listen to learn why everything you know about nutrition could be wrong! You can learn more about John at JaquishBiomedical.com, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and Linkedin. Get your copy of Weight Lifting is a Waste of Time here:  https://amzn.to/3M8gIhf  Thanks, as always for listening! If you got some value and enjoyed the show, please leave us a review here: ​​https://ratethispodcast.com/lifebloodpodcast You can learn more about us at LifeBlood.Live, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook or you’d like to be a guest on the show, contact us at [email protected].  Stay up to date by getting our monthly updates. Want to say “Thanks!” You can buy us a cup of coffee. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lifeblood Copyright LifeBlood 2025.

LifeBlood: We talked about the skill of caring, why so many people feel disenfranchised and taken advantage of, the business case for focusing on more than profit, how to teach people to care, how organizations can scale dignity, what the future looks like, and how to get started, with Bob Chapman, Chairman and Former CEO of Barry-Wehmiller, best-selling author and leadership expert.     Listen to learn why all that’s required to care for others is to give them dignity and respect! You can learn more about Bob at BarryWehmiller.com, X, Facebook, Instagram, and Linkedin. Get your copy of Everybody Matters here:  https://amzn.to/4oemlbq Thanks, as always for listening! If you got some value and enjoyed the show, please leave us a review here: ​​https://ratethispodcast.com/lifebloodpodcast You can learn more about us at LifeBlood.Live, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook or you’d like to be a guest on the show, contact us at [email protected].  Stay up to date by getting our monthly updates. Want to say “Thanks!” You can buy us a cup of coffee. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lifeblood Copyright LifeBlood 2025.

Have you ever been accused of having privilege, or told that your privilege is showing? Have you given that idea any thought? What about the reality of American privilege?  George G talks about how everyone needs to pump the brakes and recognize how good we’ve got it, and to start acting accordingly! You can learn more about us at LifeBlood.Live, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook or you’d like to be a guest on the show, contact us at [email protected].  Stay up to date by getting our monthly updates. Want to say “Thanks!” You can buy us a cup of coffee. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lifeblood Get your copy of The Purpose Book here: https://amzn.to/47Y2u98  You can get a free digital download of The Purpose Book here: https://moneyalignmentacademy.thinkific.com/enroll/2554435?price_id=3360279  Get our monthly updates here: https://george-grombacher.aweb.page/ Thanks, as always for listening! If you got some value and enjoyed the show, please leave us a review here: ​​https://ratethispodcast.com/lifebloodpodcast You can learn more about us at LifeBlood.Live, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook or you’d like to be a guest on the show, contact us at [email protected].  Stay up to date by getting our monthly updates. Want to say “Thanks!” You can buy us a cup of coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lifeblood Copyright LifeBlood 2025.

Do you have a well-trained brain? How often do you get lost in your thoughts and lose track of time? How do you feel about shiny objects? The right mantra can help you stay focused, get back on track, and execute on what matters.   George G talks about how to start training your brain to become more disciplined and focused on what moves the needle for you!  You can learn more about us at LifeBlood.Live, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook or you’d like to be a guest on the show, contact us at [email protected].  Stay up to date by getting our monthly updates. Want to say “Thanks!” You can buy us a cup of coffee. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lifeblood Get your copy of The Purpose Book here: https://amzn.to/47Y2u98  You can get a free digital download of The Purpose Book here: https://moneyalignmentacademy.thinkific.com/enroll/2554435?price_id=3360279  Get our monthly updates here: https://george-grombacher.aweb.page/ Thanks, as always for listening! If you got some value and enjoyed the show, please leave us a review here: ​​https://ratethispodcast.com/lifebloodpodcast You can learn more about us at LifeBlood.Live, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook or you’d like to be a guest on the show, contact us at [email protected].  Stay up to date by getting our monthly updates. Want to say “Thanks!” You can buy us a cup of coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lifeblood Copyright LifeBlood 2025.

There sure is a lot of talk about safety. And like most things, there’s value in there somewhere, but there’s other stuff in there too.  George G talks about safety and security, where and when it makes sense, and how we’ve taken some of it too far! You can learn more about us at LifeBlood.Live, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook or you’d like to be a guest on the show, contact us at [email protected].  Stay up to date by getting our monthly updates. Want to say “Thanks!” You can buy us a cup of coffee. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lifeblood Get your copy of The Purpose Book here: https://amzn.to/47Y2u98  You can get a free digital download of The Purpose Book here: https://moneyalignmentacademy.thinkific.com/enroll/2554435?price_id=3360279  Get our monthly updates here: https://george-grombacher.aweb.page/ Thanks, as always for listening! If you got some value and enjoyed the show, please leave us a review here: ​​https://ratethispodcast.com/lifebloodpodcast You can learn more about us at LifeBlood.Live, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook or you’d like to be a guest on the show, contact us at [email protected].  Stay up to date by getting our monthly updates. Want to say “Thanks!” You can buy us a cup of coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lifeblood Copyright LifeBlood 2025.