Episode 118
The Power of Play w/ Geoff McLachlan December 18, 2023 with Geoff McLachlan
Join us as Geoff explores the transformative power of play, revealing how it connects us with passion and purpose. Discover how embracing play can redefine success and enhance relationships. Geoff shares insights from the TEDx stage, interactive activities, and personal stories, showing how play affects brain chemistry and fosters emotional openness. Tune in to see how laughter and play can lead to a more joyful, purposeful life, and explore discussions on AI, book recommendations, and favorite movies. Connect with Geoff at professionalsatplay.com, LinkedIn, and Instagram. Embark on this joyful exploration in "The Power of Play."
Listen on Spotify Recommendations from this episode The Power of One by Bryce Courtney
Book, at 53:17
"curse words that he can put together in a string is just to me just hilarious I think it's awesome uh and then my favorite my favorite uh book that I think I've read probably seven times now is called The Power of One by Bryce Courtney and it's a story wor about boxing in South Africa uh when the just when apartheid start started so like 19 pre I guess 20s and 30s in Africa and just a brilliantly written absolutely beautifu"
You Suck: A Love Story About Vampires by Christopher Moore
Book, at 52:21
"Tri this trivial swaddle whatever it is um and that is anything by Christopher Moore who happens to be one of the funniest authors in my opinion on the planet his stories are ridiculous he's got one called you suck a love story about vampires um he's got secondhand Souls he's got um so congratulations now your death I mean just ridiculous stories um and I've met him in in person once or actually twice now and he is just the"
The Bible by Various Authors
Book, at 52:09
"right um anyways all right so moving to the wrap-up questions here what are I always ask everybody three book recommendations o three book recommendations okay uh number one would have to be the Bible uh that's like my go-to for anytime I have anything that I really need to like Source through that'd be the that'd be the number one book uh and then I have some favorites that maybe people would go wow you're a Bible guy"
Stars Wars IV: A New Hope by George Lucas
Movie, at 54:13
"movie oh you know I've got to go old school uh Star Wars Episode 4 A New Hope did you see it like in theaters I did nice I did that was one of my first one of my first memories of uh a movie in a theater oh if I could see that would be like a forever uh so epic I remember seeing uh episode one when I was I think I was in fifth or sixth gr"