PULLED QUOTES
1. “As an entrepreneur, probably the most important attribute is not quitting.” [3:59] 2.“The only real power we have in the world is choosing our response.” [10:45] 3.“The choice to take that painful experience and mold it into something positive for the world is I think the deepest kind of healing we can have as humans.” [11:40] 4.“The only real thing that matters is love.Loving people and being loved yourself.” [17:55] 5.“It’s important that we don’t absolve ourselves of a moral duty to act. We all have that duty to act. You don’t have to be flawless.” [26:25] 6.“I think the most worthwhile, worthy things in life are just the result of a lot of painful, enduring failure.” [30:12] 7.“I think there’s a certain vulnerability that comes from not having a lot of stuff.” [44:13] 8.“Talent is equally distributed and opportunity is not.” [48:02]
SHOW NOTES
Leila walks through how grit was baked into her upbringing. [3:27] Leila talks about post-traumatic growth and how you can build resilience. [6:30] Tom and Leila dive into her personal narrative and how she found refuge in social impact.[8:38] Leila opens up about her struggle with depression and finding nourishment for her soul. [12:55] Leila takes you through the 4-step process that you can use to keep yourself grounded. [17:00] Leila explains the benefits of “the pause.” [19:11] Tom and Leila discuss how she helps people in the gig economy. [22:46] Leila debunks the myth that people who work in service of humanity are flawless. [25:28] Leila shines the light on profit versus non-profit and why she chose to launch a benefit corporation.[27:02] Leila shares valuable about what she looks for in team members. [30:03] Tom and Leila go deep on the first steps that she took to start her business. [34:42] Leila recalls living in Ghana and the reverse culture shock she experienced coming home. [40:36] Leila talks about the reality of scarcity and the power of unleashing untapped potential.[48:00] Leila defines the impact that she wants to have on the world. [50:23]
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
BOOKS
Give Work: Reversing Poverty One Job at a Time -http://amzn.to/2yAkU2R [2:27] Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy-http://amzn.to/2yb9KgG [6:53] Scarcity: The New Science of Having Less and How It Defines Our Lives -http://amzn.to/2ybathU [48:29]
ORGANIZATIONS
Samasource-http://bit.ly/2tukCrw [1:01] LXMI-http://bit.ly/2iIR3OJ [2:22] Sama Hope -http://bit.ly/2ycYwfY [12:23] Sama School -http://bit.ly/2ieFpXS [22:41]
PEOPLE
Sheryl Sandberg -http://bit.ly/2dT0nJ3 [6:51] Ben Horowitz -http://bit.ly/2afpSlU [30:05] Muhammad Yunus- bit.ly/2yVYIPX [36:23]
TERMINOLOGY
B-Corporation -http://bit.ly/2yVUdoI [29:03]
BONUS
Leila’s Booklist on Medium -http://bit.ly/2yWeqee
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