154 Christopher Krywulak: Creating Playalchemist and Businesses By Making People First

My next guest is Christopher Krywulak.

He is the founder of Playalchemist, a Burning Man theme camp. Christopher is no stranger to pushing boundaries and thinking outside the box. He started his first company in Saskatchewan at the young age of 18, with a mission to conduct business more humanely and create a self-managing environment that fosters creativity and personal growth. Since then, he has built several successful software businesses, including iQmetrix, Cova, Ready, and Shiftlab. Christopher is a true trailblazer and we can't wait to hear his unique perspective on entrepreneurship and personal growth.

We talked about:

(2:16) The meaning of synchronicity

(3:43) The prevalence of synchronicity at Burning Man

(7:23) Strategies for avoiding a life of quiet desperation

(23:08) The appeal of learning how to lucid dream

(28:01) Christopher's personal experiment with synchronicity

(33:31) Balancing surrender and intention-setting

(40:50) The interplay of order and chaos

(43:00) Christopher's purpose in life

(53:46) The importance of following inspiration from the higher realm

(57:28) Disentangling the mind and spirit

(57:28) The journey of bringing the concept of Camp Playalchemist to fruition

(95:04) The transformative power of parties

(98:24) Letting go of attachment to outcomes

(108:47) Striking a balance between challenge and comfort in a camp setting

(112:18) Handling camp members who don't adhere to guidelines

(116:06) Christopher's perspective on transformation

(120:56) Techniques for accelerating the transformation process

(126:01) Ways to get into flow

(139:44) Different frameworks for human development

(144:15) The underlying issue in our society