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\nJohn Raatz is one of the most fascinating people I\u2019ve ever met.
\nWe first connected in 2010, through his organization, The Global Alliance for Transformational Entertainment, (also known as GATE).
\nI was immediately enrolled by John\u2019s massive vision to ignite the spirit of transformational story-telling in mainstream Hollywood. You know, bring back to story-telling what it\u2019s been for thousands of years – not a way to make money, but a way to diffuse wisdom throughout the community, so that we may live well.
\nAlongside legions of others who were likewise enraptured by John\u2019s vision and passion, I helped John produce these marathon GATE events attended by a diverse world of celebrities, artists, hollywood execs, renowned spiritual teachers, and thought leaders. Those events were famous – or perhaps infamous \u2013 for running into the wee hours of the morning, the stage was like a clown car overrun by John\u2019s rolodex of visionary artists, celebrities, entertainers, and storytellers. People like Eckhart Tolle, Jim Carrey, Melissa Etheridge, Marianne Williamson, Annie Lennox and so many others \u2026 they were all there, in the audience, and on stage, talking beautiful possibilities for humanity \u2026 Truly, those days working with John, and GATE, are among my favorite memories of my years in Los Angeles.
\nSeriously, John is an extraordinary man \u2026 he has had his tireless creative hands on just about every project in the transformational entertainment universe, from the mind-bending movie \u201cMindwalk\u201d which blew my young mind in 1990, to \u201cWhat the Bleep do We Know\u201d which blew my slightly older mind \u2013 and millions of other minds \u2013 in 2004, to Eckhart Tolle\u2019s \u201cPower of Now,\u201d which John helped make an international best-seller \u2026 and which always blows my ageless mind in the present moment \u2026 If you were to scroll through John\u2019s CV, you would surely discover that you too have been inspired at some point in your life by something John was involved with.
\nToday, among still countless endeavors, John is the advisor to actor Jim Carrey.
\nI\u2019m genuinely a big fan of John as a man. In addition to kind and humble, he is a fascinating study in the potential of the human spirit to dream up possibilities AND then take action to make them reality.
\nAlright \u2026 Let\u2019s dive \u2026
\nSHOW NOTES
\n9:51 ~ A significant early experience in John\u2019s life
\n12:16 ~ How early exposure to spiritual literature infiltrated John\u2019s work
\n15:22 ~ John\u2019s relationship with fear
\n21:48 ~ How John\u2019s relationship with his father shaped his life
\n27:42 ~ Disappointment and failure within John\u2019s spiritual practice
\n31:36 ~ Evolution of love in intimate relationships
\n32:59 ~ The most important insight around creating a truly fulfilling intimate relationship
\n33:57 ~ The difference between listening and hearing
\n39:16 ~ How life is made richer through friendships with men
\n44:51 ~ The biggest challenge facing men today
\n48:57 ~ \u201c5 KEY TAKEWAYS\u201d FINALE
\n49:37 ~ KEY INSIGHT: Understanding that the world is as we are
\n50:57 ~ KEY MAN TO LEARN FROM: Eckhart Tolle
\n52:13 ~ KEY RESOURCE (most impactful, inspiring book, movie, podcast):
\n\u201c If You Want to Write: A Book about Art, Independence and Spirit\u201d by Brenda Ueland (Book)
\n\u201cThe Gift\u201d by Lewis Hyde (Book)
\n53:47 ~ KEY INVESTMENT (the best thing you spent money on, under $10,000): Spending money on his wife,
\nYoko
\n55:33 ~ KEY PRACTICE (7-day challenge to the men listening):
\nMeditation
\nThe true practice of gratitude
\nOTHER LINKS AND RESOURCES
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