Larry Easto, a seasoned expert with four decades of experience in law, consulting, and coaching, shares his unconventional journey into entrepreneurship in this episode.
From a surprising suggestion by a college dean to a pivotal career shift after a disagreement with a boss, Larry’s story is a compelling lesson in taking charge of one’s career path.
Inspired by Jack Canfield’s “The Success Principles,” Larry emphasizes the power of accountability and how shifting from a passive mindset to setting long-term goals can redefine success.
We unravel the distinction between needs and wants in the entrepreneurial landscape and their effects on personal growth.
Larry discusses how recognizing what is essential for survival versus what fuels ambition can transform a legal career into a path filled with creativity and purpose. By categorizing desires into having, doing, and being, Larry offers a structured approach to goal-setting that fosters a more fulfilling life journey.
His insights on reconnecting with one’s spiritual side provide a roadmap for anyone striving for clarity and focus in their personal and professional lives.
Our conversation with Larry also highlights the importance of authentic relationship marketing within professional services. From personal trainer to attorney, Larry navigated the marketing challenges in the legal profession, leveraging genuine connections and personal relationships over traditional advertising.
He critiques conventional marketing strategies and shares the value of capturing and sharing life lessons through writing and teaching.
With a focus on legacy projects, Larry inspires us to continuously reflect, learn, and grow, building a richer and more impactful life and work environment.
From a totally experiential perspective, my interview with Devan Gonzales on his Mindset Café podcast was one of my best experiences—ever!
My review of the episode:
With his amazing combination of personal warmth, positive energy and astute thinking, Devan triggered insightful responses to issues that had never entered my mind.
By way of example, not only did he make a clear distinction between personal needs and wants, he linked wants with the planning process and the role that our wants play in personal growth. I had never considered that concept before; but now that it is part of my awareness, it will most certainly become a common element in my work.
As a passionate believer in experiential learning, I share Devan’s commitment to learning from whatever experiences come our way. My approach is based on lessons learned in a university diploma course. For Devan, the learning takes the form of the simple advice: extract the lesson. Whatever the experience—good, bad or indifferent—there is always a lesson to be learned.
At the end of our conversation, Devan asked for one thing simple or grand that I would like have written on my legacy wall. My response was the simple phrase yes, you can. My rationale was to reinforce the importance of maintaining a positive attitude.
Apply a similar approach to our interview, the one word to describe our conversation would be mindful. In other words, the podcast delivered as promised in its title.
Taking the liberty of added a second word to describe my interview with Devan, the word awesome is a perfect fit.