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What to Do in the Next 2 Years to Set Up Your Next 20 | The 2×20 Project™

Nov 5, 2024

Feeling adrift? Discover how one person's deep reflection sparked a transformative journey towards a more fulfilling life. The speaker shares insights from their 'two by 20' experiment aimed at redefining work, joy, and connections. Learn about embracing new beginnings and the importance of self-discovery while navigating life’s transitions. Explore the innovative framework that encourages meaningful action and personal growth, setting the stage for an enlivened future.

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The speaker embarks on a 'two by 20' project to intentionally explore and enhance personal fulfillment across work and life.

Key qualities for a fulfilling future include simplicity, significance, and joy, focusing on personal values rather than societal expectations.

Experiments in vitality, connection, and contribution are implemented to evaluate and improve health, relationships, and professional growth.

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Exploring Life's Direction and Feelings

At a pivotal moment, the speaker reflects on whether their current feelings about work align with what they want for the future. Despite understanding their personal values and pursuits, there’s a recognition of a desire for change. This led to the creation of a new project focused on exploring various aspects of work and life, termed "two by 20." The aim is to examine if different experiences can evoke the desired feelings of fulfillment moving forward.

Intro

5min

The Evolution of the Good Life Project: A Journey of Exploration

2min

Transforming Work and Life

23min

Navigating Life's Transitions and Embracing New Beginnings

2min

Exploring the Framework of the 2x20 Project

29min

Have you ever felt like you were drifting through life, unsure if the path you’re on is truly aligned with who you are and what you want? Even for someone like me, who has dedicated his life to exploring meaning, purpose, and how to craft a life you truly love, I recently found myself at a crossroads wondering – is the way I’m feeling today, especially about my work, really how I want to feel for the next 20 years of my life?

I know, it sounds crazy. After all, I’ve done extensive work to uncover my core values, the “Sparketype” that makes me come alive, and the missions that ignite my passion. And for the most part, I spend my days doing work that matters, surrounded by people and cultures I care deeply about. Yet that inner voice kept whispering – is this really it? Is there another level, another blend of simplicity, significance and joy that I’m being called to explore?

That persistent questioning led me to secretly launch what I’ve dubbed my “two by 20” project. For the last 9 months, I’ve been on an intensive journey of learning, doing, and building – running a series of intentional experiments across my work, relationships, health and creativity. All with the goal of figuring out what adjustments I may want to make to set myself up for a truly enlivened next 20 years of contribution and self-expression.

So if you’ve ever hit a milestone and thought “What’s next?”, even if your life is good, I invite you to join me on this adventure. Stay tuned as I reveal the backstory, guidelines and early experiments that may just inspire you to craft your own “two by 20” and step into your most vibrant work and life yet.

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