“Every Story Is A Love Story”
Join me and my good friend and guest Barnet Bain (BarnetBain.com), a Canadian filmmaker, author, and
educator. His film credits include “Milton’s Secret” (director, writer), Academy Award winner “What Dreams May Come” (producer), Emmy Award nominee for Outstanding TV Movie “Homeless to Harvard” (executive producer), “The Celestine Prophecy” (writer, producer), and “Jesus,” translated into more than 2,245 languages and often cited as the most widely seen film in history by The New York Times. We discuss his newest book How to Be a Friend (in an Unfriendly World), a heartfelt guide to practicing friendship in all its forms.
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Summary
In this engaging conversation, Blaine and Barnet Bain explore the profound themes of friendship, connection, and personal Growth. Barnet shares the inspiration behind his book How to Be a Friend (in an Unfriendly World) and delves into the complexities of unconditional love, the nature of true friendship, and the purpose of these Relationships in our lives. The discussion emphasizes the importance of nurturing deep connections and the transformative power of friendship as a means of awakening and Personal Development.
Takeaways
- Friendship requires active nurturing and commitment.
- Unconditional love can be challenged by personal judgments.
- True friendship is non-transactional and prioritizes connection.
- Friendship serves as a lab for personal awakening.
- Compassion and understanding grow from shared experiences.
- The essence of friendship is rooted in love and connection.
- Friendship can transcend differences in beliefs and opinions.
- Awakening often occurs through relationships with others.
- The purpose of friendship is to help us discover who we are.
- Every story in life is fundamentally a love story.
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Blaine Bartlett consults, advises and coaches globally with leaders, executives, companies, and governments. He is internationally recognized as a leadership development master and through his work has personally delivered programs to and worked with more than 300,00 individuals, directly impacting more than one million people worldwide.
As CEO of Avatar Resources, a global leadership consultancy he founded in 1987, he’s worked with entrepreneurs and leaders of many of the largest (and smallest) companies and organizations on the planet to change the way leadership is used to foster thriving through Compassionate Capitalism.
Blaine is a co-host of Office Hours on AppleTV as well as being featured in the TV series World’s Greatest Motivators and the movie and book Think and Grow Rich: The Legacy. He is also an Adjunct Professor at Beijing University, Managing Director of the Global Coaching Alliance, a Chancellor at Napoleon Hill Institute, a longtime member of the Transformational Leadership Council and serves as a member of the teaching faculty of the American Association for Physician Leadership. Blaine sits on numerous Boards including the Board of Directors of the World Business Academy and the Unstoppable Foundation. In 2012, he was formally invested as a Knight of the Sovereign Order of St. John of Jerusalem Knights of Malta, the world’s oldest humanitarian organization.
Blaine is the author of five books including the #1 international best-seller Compassionate Capitalism: A Journey to the Soul of Business. His newest book is The Leadership Mindset Weekly.
