This Is... A Bit of Optimism

My career is an accident. It started when I set out to rediscover my passion and reignite a spark I’d lost — and that journey led me to the work I do now. If you know me from my books or my speaking, you know I’m fascinated by why people do what they do. What makes someone find joy and meaning in their life, or pursue something far greater than themselves? I started A Bit of Optimism to explore those ideas and expand my own perspective. This podcast is a trove of honest conversations, with people who challenge me, teach me, or simply help me see things in a different way. Some guests are household names, and others you may be meeting for the first time. But each one of them has something to share that can help all of us grow. So if you’re looking for a spark — some insight, inspiration, or just a reminder that good things are possible — join me on A Bit of Optimism. Let’s grow together.

Speaker names marked ? are inferred from speaking time and the show’s known hosts — they are not voice-verified.

• 0:00Simon Sinek?

  Here's something that a lot of people don't know. My whole career is actually an accident. It all started when I set out to refind my passion, to reignite a spark that I had lost. And that set me on the path that I am on now. It's also how I find myself with a very trendy job of podcaster. This wasn't supposed to be a thing. We decided to do just a few episodes during lockdown just to give people a bit of optimism as we were all going through it. Well, the more episodes we made, the more people kept listening. So here we are, many seasons later. And because it's my podcast, I can do whatever I want. And I choose to talk to people who have something to teach me,

• 0:43Simon Sinek?

  who challenge me, who help me see the world in a new way. I am as much a student of each episode as you are. Some of the people I talk to may be familiar to us. Some of them less so. But what they all have in common is that I think they have something to share that is worth listening to, even if I disagree with them, which sometimes I do. And we keep all of that in there. So if you're looking for a little spark, some insight, some inspiration, or just a reminder that good things are possible, join me on a bit of optimism and let's grow together.