Do you have idols? This week, Hallie and I draw our inspiration from New York Times Bestseller, Social Scientist, and Speaker, Arthur Brooks, by talking about the four main idols that drive us subconsciously: money, fame, power, and pleasure. This is a great exercise you can do with your team, your partner, and most importantly — yourself, to give you a better picture of what drives you and guides you to make certain choices. I run through the four idols with Hallie and she talks about her relationship with each one, along with different examples of how idols show up differently in each individual.
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References and Resources from Today’s Episode
Rich Roll Podcast — “Arthur Brooks: Cracking the Code to Happiness”
Arthur Brooks: https://arthurbrooks.com/
Timestamps
- [4:00] Why do people have trouble making decisions?
- [7:10] There are a lot of things in our life that we know we shouldn’t be doing, but it’s that we want them so much or love them so much that we end up doing them, even though we know they’re hurting us or other people.
- [9:05] Hallie and I breakdown and discuss the four idols:
- Money
- Fame
- Pleasure
- Power
- [15:04] Hallie talks about how she is a very independent person and wants to have full control over herself, including the choices she makes and how she spends her time.
- [20:22] Will we really be driving 3-D printed Ferraris one day soon? Quite possibly.
- [24:19] Most entrepreneurs want to take authorship of their life and their story.
- [32:36] Are there times when our decision can be the right ones, even if we are making them based on these idols?
- [35:44] Personal growth is never about changing what you’re doing right or doing the same thing. It’s about what part of you is interacting. If you’re doing it from the egoic self, that’s a false pretext.
