Sophie von Laer joins me to discuss the purpose of leadership, the nature of the flow state, how connectivity provides empowerment, and the philosophy of Bitcoin.
Sophie von Laer is a leadership scholar, inventor, and speaker. She is the CEO of the Strategic Maverick.
// OUTLINE // 00:00 - Coming up 00:58 - Intro 02:31 - Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf's Clothing 03:17 - Introducing Sophie von Laer 03:40 - Hereditary Leadership vs. Merit-Based Leadership 05:36 - Bitcoin is Redefining Leadership 08:06 - How Purpose Dictates Leadership 10:45 - The Danger of Misunderstanding Sovereignty 11:25 - The Meaning of Meaning 13:25 - The Decentralization of Leadership 15:07 - The Feedback Loop of Hero's Journey 17:12 - Maximize Your Profits with Gold Investment Letter 18:08 - Secure Your Bitcoin Stash with the iCoin Hardware Wallet 19:04 - Take Control of Your Healthcare with CrowdHealth 20:06 - Transformative Learning through the Bitcoin Rabbit Hole 22:28 - What Would a Bitcoinized World Look Like? 24:15 - Attributes of an Ideal Leader 26:00 - Empowerment is the Answer to Good Leadership 28:23 - Changing Organizational Cultures 30:01 - How Curiosity Induces Flowstate 31:40 - Violation of Private Property Interrupts Human Autonomy 32:51 - Incentives for Triggering the Flowstate 35:05 - Normalizing the Human Fear of Autonomy 36:47 - A Bitcoin Wallet with Privacy Built-In: Wasabi Wallet 37:39 - Hold Bitcoin in the Most Secure Custody Model with Casa 38:27 - Understanding the Concept of Power 41:14 - Money is a Form of Meaningful Communication 43:28 - Connectivity Provides Empowerment 45:00 - Manifestation of a Decentralized Economy 46:20 - The Philosophy of Bitcoin 47:49 - Where to Find Sophie on the Internet