Lloyd Reeb
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Lloyd Reeb is a former real estate developer who sought greater meaning and impact in his midlife. He spent 20 years helping leaders plan their second half and launched the Halftime Institute, which teaches, coaches and connects successful men and women in pursuit of significance. Lloyd speaks globally and coaches individuals on their journey towards a more fulfilling life.
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In our conversation we spoke about a range of themes including being a Chief Life Officer, Deploying Time, Talent and Treasures for Social Impact, Keeping the Centre of Gravity low, Maintaining a Margin and much more. This conversation is packed with insights for anyone who is looking to make a thoughtful transition from Success to Significance.
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From the Podcast
Lloyd Reeb speaks about the notion of a Chief Life Officer, and how each one of us can play that role for ourselves as we go through life. He also makes the distinction between what is valuable and what is priceless and urges us to think about the distinction as we think about choices as we often move from being a warrior to a king to a sage in our respective journeys.
Lloyd Reeb speaks about hitting the pause button in 1993 when he got to a position of success and influence. He also speaks about how he manages to build some deep reflection time in the middle of his busy life. He goes on to reflect on the words from the song by Michael Card – it’s hard to imagine the freedom we find from the things we leave behind.
Lloyd Reeb speaks about how we all can take stock of our resources (Time, Talent and Treasures) to discover the greatest impact one can make as we go through our journey.
Lloyd Reeb speaks about how thinks about impact and makes the distinction between Asset items (things that endure) and Flow items (things that come and go). He speaks about the small things that we (can) do that can make a significant impact in other people’s lives and in the impact they can have around them.
Lloyd Reeb speaks about how we get interested in a certain topic or an area and how it slowly grows to becoming a part of our identity. He speaks about how we can look for some of the cues from the past to see how we can reflect on some of our experiences that move us and see if there is an opportunity to lean in towards any of those as we architect our lives.
Lloyd Reeb throws some light on a question that a lot of leaders grapple with – What should be my role in the Social Sector? He speaks about how we should think about our contribution towards Social Impact as we move from Success to Significance.
Lloyd Reeb refers to the metaphor of Speedcar racing and suggests that the cars are able to be agile and nimble because of their low centre of gravity. He suggests that we take a leaf from that to reduce our wants and declutter our life so that we are able to reduce our centre of gravity that might give us the ability to navigate the twists and turns life throws at us.
Lloyd Reeb speaks about how we need to think about maintaining a margin across four domains: physical, emotional, financial and spiritual. He links it to the thinking of Jim Collins in the context of his book – Great by Choice. He says that businesses need to have some buffer and margin to deal with good luck and bad luck that come their way.
Lloyd Reeb speaks about how he has slowly moved from emphasizing success to significance to satisfaction. He lays out the distinction between these terms and speaks about what it takes to move towards satisfaction.