Most everyone wants to live a good, meaningful life, though we don’t always know what that means and how to do it. Plenty of modern self-improvement programs claim to point people in the right direction, but many of the best answers were already offered more than two thousand years ago.

My guests have gleaned the cream of this orienting, ancient-yet-evergreen advice from history’s philosophers and shared it in their new book, The Good Life Method: Reasoning Through the Big Questions of Happiness, Faith, and Meaning. Their names are Meghan Sullivan and Paul Blaschko, and they’re professors of philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. Today on the show Meghan and Paul introduce us to the world of virtue ethics — an approach to philosophy that examines the nature of the good life, the values and habits that lead to excellence, and how to find and fulfill your purpose as a human being. We discuss how to seek truth with other people by asking them three levels of what they call “strong questions” and engaging in civil and fruitful dialogue. We then delve into why your intentions matter and why you should use “morally thick” language. We also examine the role that work and love has to play in pursuing the good life, and how the latter is very much about attention. We end our conversation with how a life of eudaimonia — full human flourishing — requires balancing action with contemplation.

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Quran Chapter 2 - Surah Al Baqarah (The Cow) and it consists of 286 verses... It is the longest among the surahs of the Quran.

This Surah of the Quran, Chapter 2, focuses on Islamic da'wah, and contains laws and stories about Prophet Adam (pbuh), Prophet Abraham (pbuh) , and Prophet Moses (pbuh). It mentions the obligation to pray, pay zakat, and observe fasting; rulings on hajj and umrah, qishash, lawful and unlawful, spending in the way of Allah, alcohol and gambling, and orphans; the prohibition of usury; debts and credits; maintenance; wills; oaths; witchcraft; and more. It also speaks of the attributes of the pious and hypocrites, and the attributes of Allah, parables, the Qiblah, and the resurrection after death. 

The Quran
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Translated by Talal Itani
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Quran In English - Chapter 2 (The Cow)

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Sick and tired of just getting by? Feel like you've gotta have more?

Many of you have questions on: when to create new flows, how to create new flows, how to save to invest and how to reach real wealth in your life and business.

Wealth Creation Course - Intro

“WHEN YOU HAVE A BIG DREAM, LIFE IS GOING TO CHALLENGE YOU.”

I am so excited to share something really big with you. It’s something I’ve been working on for a long time now. 

I have a new Facebook Watch show that’s available to view now: Inspiring Life with Lewis Howes.

This is something I created for you. I wanted to help improve the lives of 100 million people. In order to do so I knew I needed to team up with one of the biggest networks to make it happen.

By that I don’t mean a traditional network that’s burning out, like one on TV. I meant the next big network.

That’s why I teamed up with Facebook to make this happen. They have more users than any other network, and I knew I could be on the forefront of something truly special.

On top of it all, I have something exciting that can directly affect you personally. I’m having a contest for you to come out and hang with me in LA.

That’s right, I’m looking to have 5 lucky viewers come out to LA to hang out with me. I’m going to pay for your flight, I’m going to pay for your hotel room. On top of that, you’ll be on the School of Greatness. You’ll have lunch with me and a very special guest (who will remain nameless for now). 

I’m not stopping there either.

You’ll also get two free tickets to the Summit of Greatness (which isn’t cheap) and a School of Greatness Grab Bag, which will come with some of my favorite products and goodies. Plus, more bonuses and surprises.

Honestly, I don’t know exactly how much this all comes to but I know it’s a value of thousands of dollars to five lucky guests. 

So listen to this episode to hear the 4 simple steps it takes to win all of these prizes, and I’ll give you some behind the scene details on what my show is, how I made it, and everything it took to get it started.

Learn all about my new Facebook Watch Show, Inspiring Life with Lewis Howes, on Episode 676.


In This Episode You Will Learn:

The contest to hang out with me (5:37)

How many winners I’ll be picking (7:14)

An extra special bonus (9:11)

The four steps to win (10:21)

What it was like to make the show (11:50)

How I sold the show (14:53)

A lesson on making a big move in your life (18:45)

How I recovered from being a people pleaser (21:48)

What you need to find (26:21)

What our first practice round was like (30:08)

Why I created the show (34:22)

When I will be announcing the winner (38:32)

The vision of this show (40:38)

The School of Greatness

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Behind the Scenes of My Talk Show Launch

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Lewis Howes is a NYT bestselling author, Lifestyle Entrepreneur, former pro athlete and world record holder in football. The goal of the School of Greatness is to share inspiring stories from the most brilliant business minds, world class athletes and influential celebrities on the planet to help you find out what makes great people great.

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