“Motivation vs. Inspiration”
Join me and my guest Johannes Leerink (www.thehiddentransit.com), former president of Sara Lee Benelux and senior executive with Procter & Gamble. We explore the importance of aligning high performance with personal fulfillment and how chasing external goals can lead to a lack of fulfillment. Johannes emphasizes the need to live in the present and find fulfillment in the journey rather than waiting for the achievement of goals. In this inspiring conversation we jump into how he aligns high performance with personal fulfillment as an essential part of creating meaningful and satisfying life. He developed his Hidden Transit Method, a four-month self-learning process, to help individuals navigate transitions and find fulfillment.

Summary
Johannes Leerink, a former president of Sara Lee Benelux and senior executive with Procter & Gamble, shares his journey from success to fulfillment in the world of business. He discusses the importance of aligning high performance with personal fulfillment and how chasing external goals can lead to a lack of fulfillment. Johannes emphasizes the need to live in the present and find fulfillment in the journey rather than waiting for the achievement of goals. He also mentions his work with the Tuhoe tribe in New Zealand and the lessons he has learned from their collective decision-making process. In this conversation, Johannes Lierknecht shares his journey of finding fulfillment and connection through nature and the Maori culture. He emphasizes the importance of coming home to oneself and tapping into the unified field of energy. Johannes discusses his Hidden Transit Method, a four-month self-learning process that helps individuals navigate transitions and find fulfillment. He also highlights the distinction between motivation and inspiration, and how connecting to one's purpose can create a winning team. The conversation concludes with a reminder to be a center of distribution, not accumulation.
 
Takeaways

Aligning high performance with personal fulfillment is essential for a meaningful and satisfying life.

Chasing external goals can lead to a lack of fulfillment and a constant need for validation.

Finding fulfillment in the present moment and enjoying the journey is more important than achieving external success.

Learning from indigenous communities, such as the Tuhoe tribe in New Zealand, can provide valuable insights into collective decision-making and sustainable practices. Finding fulfillment and connection often requires coming home to oneself and tapping into the unified field of energy.

The Hidden Transit Method is a four-month self-learning process that helps individuals navigate transitions and find fulfillment.

Motivation is externally driven, while inspiration comes from within and is connected to one's purpose.

Treating people as volunteers and inviting them to be part of a winning team can create a sense of fulfillment and commitment.

Being a center of distribution, rather than accumulation, aligns with the natural flow of life.

 
Sound Bites

"A goal is something outside me. And literally the picture I got, which had me jump off this wagon, was that a goal is nothing else than something to run through like a carrot here."

"But then when that was transformed, a calling came up and I don't know how to describe it, but it was like being blown or sucked in by the future."

"There is no contradiction between fulfillment and high performance. It looks like a contradiction, but there is none."

"Nature's probably the best teacher ever."

"Watch somebody in the eye for two seconds more than normal and see if you can still judge him."

"Life is about making connections."


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