Tom Morgan on Curiosity, the Brain, Energy, Love, Investing, and More

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Feb 11, 2025

Tom Morgan, founder of The Leading Edge, shares his journey from Wall Street Managing Director to personal growth advocate. He discusses the brain's role in decision-making and the importance of curiosity. Tom emphasizes the balance between logic and intuition in investing and explores how tiny experiments can foster self-discovery. He also touches upon the transformative effects of psychedelics on healing and the necessity of a heart-centered approach in a tech-driven world. His insights offer a fresh perspective on personal evolution and effective investing.

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Tom's Transformative Journey

Tom Morgan, founder of The Leading Edge, shares his journey from Wall Street to personal evolution.
He discusses a spontaneous unity experience that shifted his perspective and led him to explore spirituality and consciousness.

INSIGHT

Mythology and Consciousness

Mythology, particularly Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey, reveals hidden patterns of consciousness.
This journey describes a shift from ego-led to curiosity-led thinking.

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Brain Hemispheres and Attention

The brain hemispheres have different attention styles, not just functions, which explains the controversy around the topic.
The left hemisphere focuses narrowly, while the right hemisphere maintains a wider, holistic view.

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In this episode, co-hosts Elliot Turner and John Mihaljevic welcome Tom Morgan, founder of The Leading Edge, a network for personal evolution. Tom helps us understand the brain and how we think; where curiosity comes from and how it manifests; why love-organized systems are superior; and how these insights can make us better investors (though that's not necessarily the point!).

Tom is a former Wall Street Managing Director (Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, Stifel and Consumer Edge). He holds a first class degree in philosophy, politics and economics from Oxford University.

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About the Co-Hosts:

Elliot Turner is a co-founder and Managing Partner, CIO at RGA Investment Advisors, LLC. RGA Investment Advisors runs a long-term, low turnover, growth at a reasonable price investment strategy seeking out global opportunities. Elliot focuses on discovering and analyzing long-term, high quality investment opportunities and strategic portfolio management. Prior to joining RGA, Elliot managed portfolios at at AustinWeston Asset Management LLC, Chimera Securities and T3 Capital. Elliot holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation as well as a Juris Doctor from Brooklyn Law School.. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Emory University where he double majored in Political Science and Philosophy.

John Mihaljevic leads MOI Global and serves as managing editor of The Manual of Ideas. He managed a private partnership, Mihaljevic Partners LP, from 2005-2016. John is a winner of the Value Investors Club’s prize for best investment idea. He is a trained capital allocator, having studied under Yale University Chief Investment Officer David Swensen and served as Research Assistant to Nobel Laureate James Tobin. John holds a BA in Economics, summa cum laude, from Yale and is a CFA charterholder.