Hi Everyone,
This 40th edition of the newsletter marks a decade of the Live Life Love Project. I reflect back on the last ten years with an immense amount of gratitude. Along the way, more than 80 people have shared their wisdom with us. Personally, since I make my intentions so public, I have benefited from learning, sharing and introductions from many of you. I attempt to reciprocate by contributing to a various array of your worthy endeavors each quarter, but I acknowledge — given all that I have received — the deficit lies with me. As such, I am upping my contribution game moving forward.
In 2011, in volume 14 (“It’s not all good…”), arguably one of the most noteworthy editions of this newsletter (the provocative subject line got the most opens to date, but also the most unsubscribes), I mentioned that although I was using Rudyard Kipling’s “If” as a guidepost, I was on the hunt for something new. A suitable replacement finally found me this quarter (just in time to move into another decade of adventures) via the poem “The Dash” by Linda Ellis.
If you have not heard it before, it is worth a listen and/or read. Its essence is such that not much more needs to be said by me this quarter. I hope you enjoy the poem as much as I do.
I have got some great interviewees this quarter to mark this 10-year milestone, both are remarkable leaders in the field of health technology. I hope you enjoy these, too.
Business, Innovation and Entrepreneurship: It was my honor this quarter to sit down with Steve Groves, CIO of GoodLife. He is a remarkable individual that I feel privileged to call a colleague. Steve was recently recognized by Forbes as one of the Top 20 Social CIOs. My interview with Steve Groves about fitness technology can be found here.
Health and Wellness: This quarter’s health and wellness interview is with one of the co-founders of the Health 2.0 movement, Matthew Holt. Along with Health 2.0, Matt also founded The Health Care Blog, which the Wall Street Journal called the leading insider voice in the field [of health care]. My interview with Matt Holt about Health 2.0 can be found here.
Life Experience: Lot of great experiences this past three months. For anyone that might be keeping score, moving to North Carolina this quarter has been an adjustment, but we are steadily finding our fun. This quarter I also got to attend my first World Domination Summit (top), take my parents to The French Laundry (middle) and bowl in the private bowling alley underneath the White House (bottom) at the Harry S. Truman Bowling Alley.
Contribution: This quarter I doubled down on my efforts to support Chris Tsakalakis and all he does for the American Heart Association. I gave money to those affected by climate change by donating to a Texas Hurricane Relief fund. I contributed to my friend’s effort to honor her mother while taking part in the Canary Challenge (our discussion of loss is what led to “The Dash” being shared with me). Lastly, I gifted musical equipment to the Community Music Center of San Francisco.
Last quarter, I committed to making this project more about the wonder of fun, and I plan to uphold that pledge moving forward. In the past edition of the newsletter I discussed above (volume 14), I made some of my intentions public and was pleasantly surprised by the rewards of that exercise. I would like to see if this type of success is repeatable. So here it goes: it is my intention to have a bestselling book and a Chief Experience Officer role by the fifteenth anniversary of this project.
That’s the plan for my dash; if you have the time to leave a message in the comments, I would love to hear an update on how you plan to live your dash.
In health,
Dr. Rucker
P.S. In August, I got my first solo cover. For those who are interested in fitness technology, you might enjoy the read.
