Brian Johnson explores the ancient Greek concept of the daimon, an inner guiding spirit that leads to eudaimonia, or deep flourishing. The core task is removing obstacles that block this connection so you can become your best self. He points to Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, and elite athletes as examples of people who unlocked this potential.
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The ancient Greeks called that your daimon, guiding spirit within you, to experience eudaimonia, a sense of deep joy and flourishing as you create a meaningful life. Not easy. You're going to go through challenges, but you know you're doing your best and you feel that deep sense of aliveness when you connect to your daimon. And then your job is to remove everything that's getting in the way of you forming that connection. But that's what it means to be unlocked, to connect to and express that best version of ourselves. And that's what the ones we admire the most, whether it's athletes or spiritual teachers like Gandhi, or leaders like Nelson Mandela, whoever it is you admire. That's what they've done. That is our primary job, to connect to and to express the best within ourselves.