This interview podcast features Graham Weaver, a Stanford GSB professor and CEO of Alpine Investors, discussing how to escape "autopilot" mode and identify one's life purpose. The conversation unfolds through frameworks like the "Genie" exercise (imagining a wish granting success in a chosen endeavor) and the "Nine Lives" exercise (imagining nine different fulfilling life paths). Weaver emphasizes the importance of identifying limiting beliefs, creating accountability (e.g., through coaching or a supportive friend), and understanding that worthwhile pursuits often involve initial hardship ("everything you want is on the other side of worse first"). Listeners gain practical tools and exercises to clarify their goals and develop strategies for achieving them, even with constraints like financial obligations.
