Jeff Burningham ran for Utah governor, lost during the pandemic, and discovered his subconscious was "taking him off the stage." Now he's written what he calls "the last book written by a human" before AI takes over.
In this mind-bending conversation with Jenn Drummond, the serial entrepreneur turned spiritual explorer reveals why humans aren't truth-seeking species, how losing publicly became his greatest blessing, and why your body knows more than your mind.
From building tech companies and running venture capital firms to sitting silent for 8 hours a day in meditation retreats, Jeff shares the four-stage transformation framework that changed everything: Disruption → Reflection → Transformation → Evolution.
Key revelations:• "Politics isn't about leadership" - why his governor run taught him the opposite of what he expected• The present moment is "the life of God" - and why we're all addicted to avoiding it• "My subconscious made me lose" - how our hidden mind sabotages success• Why AI is humanity's cosmic mirror forcing us to go inward• The simple daily practices we neglect that are actually the most powerful
Jeff challenges everything from our addiction to "doing" versus "being" to the illusion that what we seek is outside ourselves. This episode isn't just about entrepreneurship or politics - it's about the heroic journey we're all on and how AI is pushing us into a collective transformation.
About Jeff Burningham:Serial entrepreneur, former Utah gubernatorial candidate, BYU adjunct professor, and author of "The Last Book Written by a Human: Becoming Wise in the Age of AI"
About Seek Your Summit:Hosted by Jenn Drummond, world record mountaineer and mother of seven, exploring what it takes to reach your personal summit through conversations with extraordinary people who've climbed their own mountains.
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