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A Year on Stages Around the World (And What It Taught Me About What Matters Most)

I'm supposed to be writing a book right now.I'm sitting at my desk in Vancouver, third cup of coffee going cold beside me, staring at a manuscript that needs my attention. But I've got my speaking calendar pulled up on a second screen because I was looking for a specific date I needed for a chapter, and then I just started scrolling. I didn't mean to go down this road. I do this sometimes, though. I get lost in the memories of my travel itinerary, the way some people get lost in old photo albums.

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Play video: David Allison, For feral women who are fed up.
For feral women who are fed up.

A new book by my friend Avril Millar helps you stop performing and start living in a way that's aligned with your values.

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Tired of networking small talk? Ask this one question instead.

At networking events everyone asks what you do, and a job title tells you nothing about who someone is. Ask this one question instead.

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Play video: David Allison, When AI comes for your purpose in life
When AI comes for your purpose in life

AI is starting to do work people have spent their whole lives learning how to do. Knowing your values gives you a beacon to use to navigate the tough times.

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Play video: David Allison, The Ancient Secret to a Tranquil Life
The Ancient Secret to a Tranquil Life

Two words from a Stoic teacher who lived almost 2,000 years ago, and the one thing he left out: what to persist at, and what to resist.

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Play video: David Allison, When Did the Thing You Love Start Feeling Like a Chore?
When Did the Thing You Love Start Feeling Like a Chore?

The gym stopped working for David at 60. He didn't quit. He changed which of his values he was going for.

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Play video: David Allison, Bodybuilders who brush YOUR teeth
Bodybuilders who brush YOUR teeth

How a seniors' care company in Japan got bodybuilders lining up to be caregivers, by making the job about what matters most to them.

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Feel like your life is drifting? Try this.

Five quick questions that tell you what to move toward.

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Play video: David Allison, What About Me
Okay, but what about me?

After every keynote, people ask David the same question: what are my values? His new book, The Values Map, is the answer.

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Yahoo Finance: Nobody Acts Their Age Anymore

In an early Yahoo Finance interview, David Allison explains why products built for age groups miss, and why values are a better way to understand people.

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