#068 Connecting the dots to purpose with Marc Nicholson

“When I went bankrupt, I begged a friend who had built a unicorn for a meeting. He promised me 30 minutes. The minute we met, I could tell he didn’t want to be there.
Six months later, after processing all the difficult emotions and working on myself, I went back to him and said, 'Hey, this is what I want to do.' He responded by introducing me to people and offering support.
I learned a valuable lesson: If you go to people and whine about your problems with negative energy, you bring them down. But if you approach them with passion and excitement, they will go out of their way to help.”

This story shared by Marc Nicholson in the latest episode of the How to Live podcast hit home hard. Marc is the founder of 1880, a private club in Singapore that brings creatives and intellectuals together.

Originally from Montreal, Canada, Marc’s journey has seen him living in Haiti, being a child actor, volunteering in Indonesia, coaching the Cyprus National Squash Team, earning a Master's in Human Rights in The Hague, working at the Middle East Council of Churches, and obtaining an MBA from London Business School.

At the age of 47, the dots connected as he founded 1880, the first-of-its-kind premier social club in Singapore, which now also has locations in Hong Kong and Bali.

In our conversation we talk to Marc about his journey to find purpose, taming the voices in his head, failure, definition of success, curating charged conversations and a lot more.

Episode Shownotes
https://howtolive.life/episode/068-connecting-the-dots-to-purpose-with-marc-nicholson

Related Episode
#058 Purpose in everyday life
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https://www.1880.com.sg/

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