Freedom is not an Empty Calendar, freedom is not a life without Obligations

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  • Опубликовано: 4 фев 2022
  • What is freedom? I have spent many years with an idea that keeping my calendar mostly free is "freedom" - a coach recently gave me some perspectives that have made me rethink this objective.
    Hi, I’m Conor Neill, I speak and write about Persuasion, the art of Moving People to Action. I have the privilege of being father to two great little daughters. I live in Barcelona, Spain.
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    Conor is a sought-after keynote speaker on Leadership. He teaches Leadership Communications at IESE Business School and is the President of Vistage in Spain, part of the world’s leading CEO organisation. As an entrepreneur, he has founded 5 companies, selling 16 private jets and building the 3rd largest fleet of private jets in Spain. He is a visiting professor at University College Dublin, the University of Montevideo and Permanent Faculty on Entrepreneurs’ Organisation’s Global Leadership Academy.
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Комментарии • 45

  • @alexanderlyon
    @alexanderlyon 2 года назад +10

    Great video. I remember when I was a teenager, I heard an older guy I respected talk about "success" (a word connected to freedom in some ways). He said, "Success is the freedom to choose how you spend your time." That's not unlike the sentiment of *_freedom = chosen obligations_* . The work still feels difficult sometimes (e.g., editing videos that don't want to be edited!) but it has that long-term payoff and progress you mentioned and is worth it.

  • @sobitjonshokirov8405
    @sobitjonshokirov8405 2 года назад +1

    Hi Mr Conor, I'm fasinated by one thing that you read comments and like in addition to give your answers,comments,thanks yourself e.t.c. You are really respectful person!!! Thank you! We appriciate you!!!

  • @Facadeghimire1302
    @Facadeghimire1302 2 года назад

    Freedom will make you wise allow you to think explore experience

  • @iakguui976
    @iakguui976 2 года назад

    Thank You for such a higher deeper notion of Freedom.

  • @armyotaku9861
    @armyotaku9861 Год назад +2

    Thanks for making these videos , they're really helping me to keep going , looking forward for your next videos💖

  • @danielsurman4669
    @danielsurman4669 2 года назад +1

    I love this video and spot-on about Freedom....

  • @vivinpan
    @vivinpan 2 года назад +1

    Thanks for that!

    • @ConorNeill
      @ConorNeill  2 года назад +1

      Welcome to the Rhetorical Journey!

  • @Lalit9133
    @Lalit9133 2 года назад

    Super like. Gratitude from China for this video. You are a genius and you just made me take my journey from Smart to Genius. Love Sadhguru, love you. Bless you for who you are.

  • @garo9954
    @garo9954 2 года назад +1

    I also enjoy running and often have some problems to motivate myself to go out especially when it’s cold, rainy and dark. I dedicate all my runs to people who I have not seen for a while like friends who live in a different city or like my father who died a few years ago. Running has become a form to communicate with people who I like and try to not forget. A lot of times I write a text message or just call them afterwards. This helped me a lot to stay engaged with running.

    • @ConorNeill
      @ConorNeill  2 года назад

      I love this approach. Thank you for sharing 🏃‍♂️🏃🏼‍♀️

  • @chriseverard8888
    @chriseverard8888 2 года назад +1

    Really powerful share. About 15 years ago I sold a quite substantial business and found myself suddenly free of all the work obligations that I’d lived with for so long. I thought it would be a great period of my life. It messed with my brain, my purpose to such an extent that I found myself doing meaningless stuff, repeatedly. It eventually put a significant strain on our marriage. Luckily, I had married an wonderful lady who helped me find my way. So, I now have obligations again and overall (there are inevitably some aargh moments) I am thrilled when I look at my diary.
    Thanks Connor for articulating this so well.

    • @ConorNeill
      @ConorNeill  2 года назад

      I know that lady, and glad she had the strength and patience to "help" you back to a good place!

  • @TorresHospitalityConsulting
    @TorresHospitalityConsulting 2 года назад +1

    When you are FREE to choose your obligations, they stop being obligations and become fulfilling experiences. Great way of thinking. Thanks as always.

  • @zarnescuonisim3138
    @zarnescuonisim3138 2 года назад

    Wow ! This is really good !! Thank you for sharing 😌

  • @bonganitejane6315
    @bonganitejane6315 2 года назад +1

    Thanks for such an insightful and enlightening message.

  • @nidalalghad4959
    @nidalalghad4959 2 года назад +2

    Thank you Conor, this is exactly a remainder I needed to hear. I have a vision, when I reach my financial freedom, then I will begin the obligation I chose, not the ones forced on me, but until then I will continue to adapt and move on. If I die before I reach my vision I will be glad that at least I have tried. Take care of your self.

  • @Nicktuck333
    @Nicktuck333 2 года назад

    Free to choose what goes in your diary is freedom.

    • @ConorNeill
      @ConorNeill  2 года назад +1

      I like that way of expressing it - it is not empty that is freedom, it is a sense of control. Cal Newport's book "So good they can't ignore you" is a good resource on what it takes to create this type of life - in summary, to be fulfilled at age 50 - you need control of 3 things: who you work with, what you work on, where you work

  • @dovetales3
    @dovetales3 2 года назад +1

    I absolutely agree! Productivity keeps you YOUNG! 😀

    • @ConorNeill
      @ConorNeill  2 года назад +1

      Stay young 😎

    • @dovetales3
      @dovetales3 2 года назад

      @@ConorNeill Thank you! 💙

  • @Materialworld4
    @Materialworld4 2 года назад

    Coner, I wholeheartedly agree with your statement, and the reasoning behind it. For me when I am driven to make a goal a reality the answers and ideas to overcome obstacles are there when i awaken. Those answers that arrive early in the morning while i am still in bed are without a doubt the purist, most eloquent designs I could possibly think of, period. If you are not obsessed with achieving a goal or standard for yourself you are in essence lost. At least for me, at my age that is how I see it. Thank you Coner for your wisdom and generous thoughts.

  • @samshaaban1910
    @samshaaban1910 2 года назад +1

    Thanks alot you always made my day with your positive thoughts

  • @hannaraoul7731
    @hannaraoul7731 2 года назад +1

    Excellent title lol
    Very true, thank you :)
    Have a nice weekend and Regards
    Ps: just printed pdf you mentioned

    • @ConorNeill
      @ConorNeill  2 года назад

      Thank you 🙏 hope the pdf helps you get clarity

  • @robsonphiri5604
    @robsonphiri5604 2 года назад +2

    I think it can also be rightly said that, resting is not an empty calendar, resting is not a life without obligation.

  • @gaethriramesh4670
    @gaethriramesh4670 2 года назад

    Thank you for this video... I surely use to think/crave about empty calendar days. I am now planning those only for my vacation days ☺️ ..after hearing from you ☺️...
    Gaethri Gautama.
    India

    • @ConorNeill
      @ConorNeill  2 года назад

      A few years ago I had a reflection - I enjoy work more than vacation... because I made work become stuff that I love to do, I do well and the world values... vacation was just "empty space"

  • @pravatparhi5117
    @pravatparhi5117 2 года назад +1

    Hello Mr CN Sir, Good Evening, I am Mr. P K Parhi, from India and I am very much influenced and impressed with your highly effective and efficient motivational knowledge. Thank you very much. My best wishes and God Bless you forever. 🙏🙏

  • @robsonphiri5604
    @robsonphiri5604 2 года назад +1

    I think freedom is more than choosing right obligation to do, it also means having the ability, circumstance and time to do it. Infact satisfaction and success is tied not only to choosing right things to do but actually doing them....

    • @ConorNeill
      @ConorNeill  2 года назад

      Not everyone has an easy path to freedom… some people start from a difficult place

    • @robsonphiri5604
      @robsonphiri5604 2 года назад

      True, very true.

  • @isaabdu4050
    @isaabdu4050 2 года назад

    Yes freedom is being free from your ego and laziness.

    • @ConorNeill
      @ConorNeill  2 года назад

      The ego will always be there… never gets any easier

  • @iakguui976
    @iakguui976 2 года назад

    You mean Freedom is To do what right ??