#52: Peter Gould - Bridging the gap between spirituality and entrepreneurship in a heartfelt way

Have you ever meet someone who has such amazing energy that they affect you positively instantly? Today's guest is one of them. I first meet Peter Gould several years ago in Dubai and his presence, centeredness, humbleness, curiosity, and positive spirit hit me straight away. That he is also a very successful award-winning designer and creative entrepreneur, which came second for me. But I have for a long time been curious to learn more about how he managed to stay so present in his personal encounters and has reached so much professional success at an early age. Some of it without a doubt comes from his Muslim faith. But these concepts that he draws from his faith are not only applicable if you are Muslim - they are universal and several of them are similar to what many of my other guests also recommend. In our conversation, we went over different concepts like putting your heart and spirit into your work, how to assess every situation in the right way, and we talk about learning from our mistakes. Another thing that I think will resonate with all listeners is the argument of the two opposing concepts: What the day wants out of you and the concept of what you want out of the day. Show Notes 0:30 Introduction to Peter Gould 2:25 Peter’s journey into heartfulness and design 7:14 What are the most notable events in your life that got you where you are at the moment? 9:05 What are the things that you’ve done differently than any other people do? 12:26 What do you want out of the day VS what the day wants out of you 15:24 Embedding your heart in your designs 19:30 Solving more problems when you really give your all 22:13 Putting your heart into your work 25:30 Taking a different meaning of a certain situation 29:30 Assessing your options in business 32:35 Creating opportunities and learning from your mistakes 34:05 Peter’s habits 37:45 Different religious concepts that are gaining traffic lately 41:10 If you could go back in time, what advice would you give to yourself 43:30 Peter’s final advice Connect with Peter Gould http://peter-gould.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/petergouldart Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/petergouldart/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/petergouldart LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/petergouldart/?originalSubdomain=au Resources The Heartfulness Way by Kamlesh D. Patel, Joshua Pollock https://books.google.mk/books/about/The_Heartfulness_Way.html?id=jsxaDwAAQBAJ&source=kp_cover&redir_esc=y The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron https://www.amazon.com/Artists-Way-25th-Anniversary/dp/0143129252 Autobiography of a Yogi https://www.amazon.com/Autobiography-Self-Realization-Fellowship-Paramahansa-Yogananda-ebook/dp/B00JW44IAI Salam Sisters App http://salamsisters.com/ Zileej App Studio http://zileej.com/ CONNECT WITH MADS MISIAK FRIIS https://growthisland.io/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/madsmfriis/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/madsmf/ You can also watch the video on Youtube Find the episode at: 🖥️Website at Growth Island 🎧Your favorite podcast app under Growth Island 🎥Youtube under Growth Island If you like today’s episode, then please subscribe and leave a review so more people can learn about the podcast Proudly brought to you in collaboration with KRING and Nuna www.kring.com – a venture studio focused on building impact companies within the industries of Health, Wellbeing and Energy. www.nuna.ai – your personal coach utilizing artificial intelligence to help you structure your thoughts and feel great.