December 20, 2018
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Four months ago, my wife and I went through the most transformational process we have ever embarked upon.
It was called Lifebook.
Although you can now go through the entire Lifebook process online, no matter where you live in the world, we did ours in Estonia – jam-packed into a room with over 20 other individuals who, like us, wanted to get ultimate clarity, direction and purpose for each aspect of their lives.
I think of my Lifebook as me, in a book (you can actually read my entire Lifebook here).
In other words, if I were to, God forbid, get hit by a bus tomorrow, someone would be able to hand my children my Lifebook and say, “Here. Here is your Dad, in a book. This is everything he stands for, believes in and values, and everything he would have wanted to teach you about life.
My Lifebook now holds a precious place in the mantle above the fireplace in our home and has also been integrated into our family trust. As you can imagine, I'm very proud of and excited about this discovery, and I wanted to get the inventor of the Lifebook on the podcast, Jon Butcher, a man who Chicago Magazine dubbed as “the guy with the most perfect life”.
Along with his wonderful wife Missy, Jon is a serial entrepreneur and the creator of Lifebook, an extraordinary system that has helped thousands transform their lives from ordinary to living masterpieces. Jon and Missy have learned how to defy aging, experience long-lasting love, redefine education and build the perfect living environment (trust me, I've been to their home and it is a complete dream house). Drawing from deeply personal experiences, Jon and Missy, along with their partner, Joe Polish, also founded the Artists For Addicts project. Its mission is to change the global conversation surrounding addiction from one of judgment to one of compassion.
During our discussion, you'll learn…
-Why Jon and his wife Missy are moving to Hawaii after 30 years living in Chicago…8:25
- Consistent with the purpose of the Lifebook: To find clarity in your “life vision”.
- Hawaii has always been a special place for Jon and Missy, even after visiting nearly 100 countries.
- More leisure, less activity in day to day life.
-About Jon's unique philosophy on raising his children…11:45
- “Respectful disregard” for the status quo.
- Look at options, make a decision independent of what others may choose.
- Underwent a “vision quest” recently with his family.
- Historical examples of boys becoming men via a rite of passage
- Underwent Vision Quest with a Shaman in France.
- Targeted specifically to Jon's 14-year-old son, family did it in support
- The son learned the hard way to remember to pack all your gear.
- Was a profound experience for Jon personally and especially for his son.
- The Earth can heal you.
- Modern kids don't learn to deal with real hardship.
- Check out my recent podcast on Vision Quest's
-The story of how Lifebook came to be…27:40
- Living fast and furious in his 20s; caught up with him in his early 30s.
- Two panic attacks
- Agoraphobia, nervous breakdown
- Jon's dad ordered two self-development programs: Attacking Anxiety; Personal Power 2
- 8-year process of healing
- Jon kept notes from all his self-development programs in a binder: Breakthroughs, Goals, etc.
- Eventually focused on 12 categories to create an extraordinary life
- Evolved over a period of 15 years; never showed it to anyone else.
- Introduced it to a health and fitness group; others expressed interest in creating one
- Astounding results
- Jon and Missy knew they had something special on their hands
- Didn't want to share; But it was something they couldn't NOT do.
-The 12 areas the Lifebook optimizes and why Jon chose them…40:10
- “Personal”
- Health and fitness
- Intellectual life
- Emotional life
- Personal Character
- Spiritual life
- “Relationship”
- Love and romance
- Parenting (yours and your own parents)
- Social life – friends and extended family
- “Professional”
- Career
- Financial life
- Quality of Life
- Overall Life Vision
-The overall strategy by which you accomplish your Lifebook experience…45:55
- Four steps to each category
- Premise
- Purpose
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- Vision
- Strategy
- Four questions for each category:
- What do I believe about…?
- What do I want in the realm of…?
- Why do I want…?
- What do I need to get…?
- The primary motivation for each category will probably change, i.e. health and fitness vs. money
-My weakest category in the Lifebook process and how my overall life purpose helped strengthen it…53:12
-How to undertake the Lifebook experience online for a fraction of the cost of an in-person event…1:03:00
- You can do it for free. The catch: You need to finish the program.
- Pay a $500 deposit. If you finish, you get it back or apply to another program.
-And much more!
Click here for the full written transcript of this podcast episode.
Resources from this episode:
-Photos of my Lifebook
–Click here to sign up for Lifebook online today
-If you want to take Lifebook live-in-person, then call 1-800-460-3255 and ask for Crystal.
–Click here to order a copy of Ben Greenfield's entire Lifebook
–My Purpose Mountain podcast on Vision Quests with Tim Corcoran
–Manex Ibar, the shaman who did Jon and his son's Vision Quest
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Thought this might be a relevant course to take until I saw this stupid telepathy remark “he trained his daughter to answer a question before she was asked…” Such nonsense is not for me.
Hey Ben — what program did you use to (a) crate your LifeBook (e.g., PowerPoint, Word?) and (b) publish your LifeBook into a physical book? Thanks!
I’m a bit sad that it is no longer possible to view Ben’s life book as a PDF as he says in this episode. I would have found that super helpful.
You can view it here: https://bengreenfieldlife.com/wp-content/uploa…
Thank you for an awesome episode. Ben your life book is absolutely beautiful!! Thank you for sharing it with your listeners.
did anyone find out when you need to sign up by for the deposit to be refundable?
By this weekend: https://www.mindvalley.com/lifebook/online/special?utm_source=aff
How much of a disadvantage is it to follow the template you have used Ben? As opposed to following the program on mindvalley?
You’re the best Ben… this is sooo cool. Most reliable podcaster out there for good info and ideas.
Can I still do this deal?
Hey Ben. My phone (samsung) doesnt show the “play episide” button in any of your podcast. I see al text but no “start playing. . Normally never had any problem. What can be wrong? (Setting on my phone?).
Restarted phone. Works now :)
OMG. This is amazing. I love the idea of a life book. Thanks for sharing yours. What an inspiration.
This was FREAKING INCREDIBLE. I could go on for a while on how I feel but
wow….
thanks!