This Is How You Create Life Changing Moments Starting Right Now with Dan Heath

In this episode we explore the power of moments in our lives. Moments are the way we remember our lives, they define us, and yet we don’t have a coherent way of thinking about and understanding them. Can you engineer the defining moments of your life? Can you create more moments that are powerful and impactful? We discuss that and much more with our guest Dan Heath. Dan Heath is a Senior Fellow at Duke University’s CASE Center where he founded the Change Academy. He received his MBA from Harvard Business School and is the co-author of several New York Times best sellers. Their book Switch was named one of the best nonfiction books of the year and spent almost an entire year on the bestseller list.The power of moments - why did Chip and Dan decide to study the defining moments in our lives?Are there patterns that link the defining moments of our lives?The four elements of defining moments?Elevation - the high pointsInsight - in an instant your view of the world shiftsPride - times when are at our best, when we’re recognized for what we’re capable ofConnection - when we deepen our ties to other people - either individual or groupsStruggle, especially with a group, can create deep connectionsIf you look at powerful moments, they tend to be composed of these four elementsYou can flip that around and make it practical - if you want to create better experiences in your own life - these are the ingredients of HOW to do thatWe don’t remember our own experiences What’s so special about the The Magic Castle Hotel in LA?What’s the secret behind the second highest rated hotel in Los Angeles?Ahead of the Ritz CarltonAhead of the Four SeasonsMoments have power. Great experiences hinge on peak moments The academic research on memory and how that shapes the power of moments“Duration neglect” There are two kinds of moments that we disproportionately recall - the Peak and the EndWe are in the business of creating great experiences for people. If you get the Peaks right - you can create a great experience.The power of thin