• How to break out of autopilot and create the life you want | Graham Weaver (Stanford GSB professor, founder of Alpine Investors)

  • Jan 16 2025
  • Durée: 1 h et 12 min
  • Podcast

How to break out of autopilot and create the life you want | Graham Weaver (Stanford GSB professor, founder of Alpine Investors)

  • Résumé

  • Graham Weaver teaches a top-rated course at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business (GSB), where he often unexpectedly ends up helping students figure out what to do with their lives. He is also the founder and CEO of Alpine Investors, a people-driven private equity firm. In our conversation, we discuss:• Why everything worthwhile requires suffering• Why most people operate on autopilot, and how to break free• The “genie methodology” for discovering your true path• The Nine Lives exercise for exploring different life possibilities• How to overcome limiting beliefs that hold you back• Why “not now” is often just another way of saying “never”• More—Brought to you by:• Merge—A single API to add hundreds of integrations into your app• Persona—A global leader in digital identity verification• Liveblocks—Ready-made collaborative features to drop into your product—Find the transcript at: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/how-to-break-out-of-autopilot-graham-weaver—Where to find Graham Weaver:• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/graham-weaver-2b79• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grahamcweaver• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@grahamcweaver• Website: https://www.grahamweaver.com• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@grahamcweaver—Where to find Lenny:• Newsletter: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com• X: https://twitter.com/lennysan• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennyrachitsky/—In this episode, we cover:(00:00) Graham’s background(05:30) Helping students find their true path(07:40) The genie methodology(12:36) Breaking free from autopilot mode(17:54) Identifying and overcoming limiting beliefs(20:33) Teaching entrepreneurship and personal fulfillment(22:53) The reality of long-term success(35:14) The role of accountability and executive coaching(40:22) Daily goal setting for success(43:11) The Nine Lives framework(48:01) The dangers of the “not now” mentality(55:27) Navigating life’s transitions(57:19) Failure corner(01:00:24) When to quit and when to persevere(01:02:18) Final thoughts and lightning round—Referenced:• Setting Goals: Demystified: https://www.grahamweaver.com/blog/goals• Tony Robbins’s website: https://www.tonyrobbins.com• Alpine Investors: https://alpineinvestors.com• Stanford GSB Last Lecture 2024—How to Live Your Life at Full Power: https://www.grahamweaver.com/blog/stanford-graduate-business-school-last-lecture-2024• I turned 50 today. Here is the most important thing I learned in my first half century: https://www.grahamweaver.com/blog/turning-50• Where the Crawdads Sing on Prime Video: https://www.amazon.com/Where-Crawdads-Sing-Daisy-Edgar-Jones/dp/B0B5KBKDNL• Chilipad Cube Bed Cooling System: https://www.amazon.com/Chilipad-Cube-Bed-Cooling-System/dp/B07GT9MYRW• Sleepme OOLER Sleep System: https://www.amazon.com/OOLER-Sleep-System-Temperature-Integration/dp/B07RX8LT9G• Eightsleep: https://www.eightsleep.com• Howard Thurman’s quote: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/6273-don-t-ask-what-the-world-needs-ask-what-makes-you—Recommended books:• Switch: How to Change Things when Change Is Hard: https://www.amazon.com/Switch-Change-Things-When-Hard/dp/0385528752• The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself: https://www.amazon.com/Untethered-Soul-Journey-Beyond-Yourself/dp/1572245379• Don’t Believe Everything You Think: Why Your Thinking Is the Beginning and End of Suffering: https://www.amazon.com/Dont-Believe-Everything-Think-Expanded/dp/B0D47VYQMY• How to Win Friends and Influence People: https://www.amazon.com/How-Win-Friends-Influence-People/dp/0671027034—Production and marketing by https://penname.co/. For inquiries about sponsoring the podcast, email podcast@lennyrachitsky.com.—Lenny may be an investor in the companies discussed. Get full access to Lenny's Newsletter at www.lennysnewsletter.com/subscribe
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