Arjuna Ardagh | Radical Brilliance – How to have Life Changing Ideas

Arjuna Ardagh on the derek loudermilk show

Written by Derek Loudermilk

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March 31, 2021

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“One of the most important things to realize about this human game is that there are no rules other than those that YOU chose to set.” – Arjuna Ardagh

Arjuna Ardagh is the author of Radical Brilliance: The Anatomy of How and Why People Have Original Life-Changing Ideas. He is a bestselling writer, public speaker and executive coach, who has trained more than 2000 coaches over the last 25 years. He is the author of nine books, including the 2005 #1 national bestseller “The Translucent Revolution,” featured in “O” magazine. He has been a speaker at conferences all over the world, including at the United Nations, and at Google. He has appeared on TV, radio and in print media in 18 countries

The great opportunity that Arjuna presents through this work is that chance to upgrade humanity. Why are we conditioned to be so obedient? Where has our creativity gone? Who really makes good things happen in our lives? We will explore these questions and more in this interview.

What you’ll learn in this episode

How and Why People Have Original Life-Changing Ideas
What are the four stages of Radical Brilliance
What Eckhart Tolle and Byron Katie were like before they got famous
Where Leadership comes from
How to parent for radical brilliance
What is sovereignty and how to get it back
The story of how Arjuna misquoted Einstein and it became a meme
Why some people discover their dharma and others don’t

Quotes

“One of the most important things to realize about this human game is that there are really no rules other than those that you chose to set.” – Arjuna Ardagh

“What an intelligent use of a human life where there is really zero distraction and a hundred percent dedication to the things that you will never regret?”- Arjuna Ardagh

“People who are successful are generally also very anxious and unfulfilled. But there are people in the world who are incredibly fulfilled.”- Arjuna Ardagh

“In any power imbalance, everyone loses. Sovereignty is the antidote to power im-balance.”- Arjuna Ardagh

“Whenever your children ask ‘why’, the great gift you can give them is to say ‘great question, let’s discuss it’.”- Arjuna Ardagh

“Many people just stay stuck for their whole lives in obedience. They just do what they’re told.”- Arjuna Ardagh

“If you develop sovereignty in all areas of your life, it means that you end up doing the work that you do because it’s consistent with your values that you have discovered through your own process of introspection.”- Arjuna Ardagh