Listening On Purpose

Listening On Purpose

Timothy Myers is a conductor who has worked with symphony orchestras and opera houses around the world for over twenty years. Much of Tim’s success can be attributed to his ability to deeply listen. Join Tim as steps out of the concert hall into the noisy world to explore the power of listening and its profound impact on our mental and physical health, the environment, and an increasingly polarized society.

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December 21, 2023 56 mins

This goes out to you if mending a relationship has been on your mind lately. It is for many of us.

Re-releasing this episode is my small gift to you, in hopes you feel inspired to reconnect or reengage with someone you love this holiday season.

Maybe for you, that’s family.

And Dr. Jeff is exactly that. He’s my oldest brother, a prolific author, a deeply respected speaker and leader, and a recent cancer su...

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Not every recorded moment makes it into the podcast. Sometimes really poignant, personal, or humorous nuggets get left on the cutting room floor. My team and I – to wrap up our second season – selected four of our favorites to include in this special episode. Chew on clips from Chip Conley, Amy Gallo, and my brother, Jeff Myers, and then let us know what you think by leaving a review. See you in Season Three!

To follow Tim’s journe...

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If you’ve ever wondered how the arts can catalyze authentic connections among people and communities, this episode is a must-listen. Complete with empowering real-world examples of music being used as a vital building material, hear from music psychotherapist Renate Rohlfing on why your memory is so entwined with your creativity – regardless of your ability – and how anyone can employ "sonic artifacts" to unlock aging minds an...
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If you’ve been tuned in lately – to the news, to social media, to this podcast – you’ve undoubtedly heard about the much-hyped advances in AI (artificial intelligence). I bet you have questions, fears, or reservations about where AI is headed and what that means for our humanity – and our children’s future. Noah is here to clue us in on what’s going on.

Well that, and so much more. Listen to find out how a convo about AI becomes on...

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Whether you're 28, 88, or somewhere in the middle, wouldn't you love it if your life came with operating instructions for aging?

With great optimism and a generous sense of respect, Chip Conley (CEO and Co-Founder of Modern Elder Academy) lays out what's long been misunderstood about our 40s, 50s, and 60s and reasons why your life can get better with age. If it's any indication of how much this chat hit home for me, I felt it neces...

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This week is a departure.

I invite you to join me: let’s use art as a catalyst for critical conversations. Dig into topics of inclusion, cultural appropriation, historical practice, and artistic collaboration with me and my special guests, centering around a 400-year-old art form: OPERA. 

Recorded in front of a live audience, this conversation was too good – too important – not to share with you. Featuring stage director Alison Mor...

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If you've ever felt stuck navigating a problematic relationship, this is the episode for you.

Amy Gallo – author of Getting Along: How to Work with Anyone (Even Difficult People) – offers clear tactics to help you define and discern how to best refresh your approach with others, and reminds you it's ok to "fight with someone you love."

Why? Listen in to find out!

Amy Gallo is an expert in conflict, communication, and workplace dyna...

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How do you lead creatives? And how do you create the right amount of abrasion to catalyze innovation without burning anyone out?

Learn how to positively affect change with former Disney/Pixar and Wētā FX Executive Ann Le Cam, who built her career on innovative strategic thinking and transformational leadership.

Ann Le Cam is currently an Executive Fellow at Harvard Business School.

Follow her on LinkedIn or see her IMDb profile her...

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Overwhelmed by the current state of our world?

Paradigm-busting bestselling author & entrepreneur Seth Godin offers you reasons to be curiously optimistic in this sweeping, super-relevant conversation. 

Bonus: listen to the end for his unexpected pitch for a Murder Mystery podcast!

For more than 30 years, Seth Godin (sethgodin.com) has "been trying to turn on lights, inspire people and teach them how to level up." Author to more th...

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In order to solve the world's stickiest problems, we have to change the way we listen at the interpersonal level – starting with those closest to us.

Maybe for you, that's family. And Dr. Jeff is exactly that. He's my oldest brother, a prolific author, deeply respected speaker and leader, and a recent cancer survivor.

Though our worldviews are often opposing, what we share is important – VALUES. So I pressed record on one of our co...

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February 14, 2023 61 mins

When you listen, is it to affirm your own beliefs of who you THINK you are?

In our Season Two premiere, dive back into your listening journey with our guest, Enneagram expert Michael Norton of the Conscious Leadership Group.

Consider this episode an hour-long primer in your search for personal authenticity.

We'll explore radical acceptance and authoring your own reality, and get to the heart (pun intended) of a concept Tim has ment...

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January 31, 2023 1 min

Our exploration of the central question – "What would the world look like with more listening?" – continues in an expanded Season Two, as we seek answers from a slate of thought-provoking guests who challenge us to change the way we listen. New episodes every other Tuesday.

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Eavesdrop in the very best way possible as Tim and close friend Dr. Mena Mark Hanna – who heads the exceptional Spoleto Festival USA in Charleston, SC – press record on one of their epic conversations. This time, they meet in the Spoleto Festival Hall lobby. Pull up a chair!
 
By the end, you'll be able to answer:
1. what Post-It quote Tim has stuck to his computer monitor and why,
2...
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If you never thought a conversation about artificial intelligence would turn into one about unconditional love, I think you’ll find this episode especially inspiring.

Hear fascinating stories from ground-breaking scientist, author, and speaker Julia Mossbridge about how we as humans have to make the decision to use technology for good, and how solving the “human problem” comes first.

The question then becomes: when we listen for ou...

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Julia Mossbridge is a scientist, author, and speaker on the University of San Diego faculty, and founder of the Mossbridge Institute and TILT, The Institute for Love and Time.

Her fascinating projects surround artificial intelligence (or AI, which is a particular interest of mine), unconditional love, time travel, a robot named Sophia, and much more.

Early on in our free-flowing conversation, Julia turned the tables and surprised m...

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How do you define silence? What do you consider noise? And how are the two connected to a sense of well-being and finding that elusive state of "flow?'

Coming off the blockbuster release of their exploratory book "Golden," Justin Zorn and Leigh Marz join Tim for a pathbreaking conversation that includes an invitation to experience a transformational exercise at the end.

Identify your silence – find clarity for yourself and a deeper...

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Did you know that a sound made underwater in the Indian Ocean can be heard off the coast of Oregon, some 17,000 miles away? Truly dive deep as my guest Michael Jasny from the National Resources Defense Council Marine Mammal Protection Project connects us to the world of ocean noise and how human actions can create sonic “smog” for the creatures who inhabit our seas. Feel hopeful as you learn what you can do day-to-day to engage mor...

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Ever wonder what the Eiffel Tower sounds like? What about the rings of Saturn? Hear both (yes, you read that right) in this week's whimsical episode of Listening on Purpose, a quenching listen for your creative side. Investigate sounds both heard and unheard in our world and beyond with our guest, multi-disciplinary artist China Blue, whose seminal projects have been prompted by one simple question, "I wonder what it sounds like?" ...
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May 31, 2022 43 mins

If 7% of communication is actually in the words being spoken, what makes up the remaining 93%? Join as Tim and his guest, master leadership coach Mark Hunter, explore how effective leaders actively listen behind the words being said. Recognize what someone really needs – what’s left unsaid – and learn how to eliminate what might be in your way as a listener.

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Julian Treasure is an international speaker whose top-rated TED talks focus on sound and communication skills. It's no surprise he knows a lot about listening. In this episode, Tim and Julian explore conscious listening, the ways we all listen differently, and how listening supports democracy.

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