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b'Eric Plantenberg focuses on enriching the lives of others through his own multi-faceted life. Eric is the co-founder of Freedom Personal Development, has created a retreat called Abundant Living, and is now the "Core Values Ambassador" of Kombucha Mama. And -- by the way -- he\'s also done significant humanitarian work around the world, summitted Mt. Everest from the north, taken a three-year travelling honeymoon with his wife Michelle, and completed the IronMan Triathlon four times. \\n\\n\\n\\nIn this episode of A Congruent Life, Eric shares compelling stories and profound reflections from his life journey so far, including:\\n\\n\\twhat he learned from a river guide about focusing his energy outward,\\n\\thow embracing his job as a dog treat salesman opened unexpected doors,\\n\\tabout starting a long-running business with his friend, by pooling cash in a shoebox,\\n\\thow a professor panned his business plan and advised him to "just go get a job,"\\n\\tthe importance and interplay of passion and authenticity in pursing goals,\\n\\tgiving yourself permission to live the life that you really want, and what that\'s looked like in practice for his own family,\\n\\thonoring intuition and internal wisdom when considering big life transitions,\\n\\tthe profound value of "starting with why,"\\n\\tthe difference between authenticity and positivity,\\n\\tlessons about passion and persistence learned from climbing Mt. Everest, and\\n\\thow pursuing authenticity requires effort and intentionality.\\n\\n\\nTranscript\\n\\n\\nLinks\\n\\n\\tEric\'s blog\\n\\tEric\'s TEDx talk: The Anatomy of Results\\n\\tAbundant Living Retreat\\n\\tKombucha Mama\\n\\tKids in the Game\\n\\tSimon Sinek, Start with Why: TED talk, Amazon'