#160 The best thing you’ve ever done is ahead of you and will always be ahead of you with Dan Kieran
#160 The best thing you’ve ever done is ahead of you and will always be ahead of you with Dan Kieran
“If you look back on your life and see that you would have done something differently, that means you’re wiser now than you were then. And that means, by definition, the best thing you’ve ever done is ahead of you and will always be ahead of you.”
What happens when you walk away from the thing that defined you, your job, your identity, your sense of success and step into a space of not knowing?
In this episode, I speak to writer, entrepreneur, and all-around inspiring human, Dan Kieran. The co-founder of the pioneering publishing platform Unbound, Dan shares his story of closing the door and walking away from his creation, his vision, but knowing it was time to move on.
Dan shares the exhaustion of life as a CEO, the ego death that comes from letting go, and the unexpected joy (and financial precarity!) of redefining what success means on your own terms.
So tune-in if you’ve ever wondered whether it’s time to move on, felt stuck in a life that looks “successful” on the outside, or craved permission to pursue meaning over metrics.
What helped Dan navigate change:
Soundtrack: Birdsong, especially blackbirds in the garden and forest. Dan recommends getting outside, into nature, as a grounding soundtrack for big transitions.
Book: The Middle Passage by James Hollis
“If you look back and see that you would have done something differently, that means you’re wiser now. So the best genuinely is ahead of you, don’t let anyone (especially yourself) tell you otherwise. Back yourself.” Dan Kieran
About Dan Kieran:
Dan is the author of 14 books including the Business Book Award Winner - Do Start: How to create and run a business (that doesn't run you) where he tells the story of his own entrepreneurial journey with the publishing platform Unbound. Having left the business in 2022, he now works as a Fractional co-founder with female founders and diverse teams who are building companies that will help create a more sustainable and ethical world.
Website: dankieran.com
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