EP286: How to Create Your Life Brief with Bonnie Wan

EP286: How to Create Your Life Brief with Bonnie Wan

Author: Kristen Manieri January 24, 2024 Duration: 47:44

Bonnie Wan, brand strategist and author of The Life Brief: A Playbook for No-Regrets Living, joins us to discuss how we can create a playbook for navigating life's decisions, crossroads, and curve-balls. Modeled after the creative brief, a tool used by the most innovative companies in the world to unlock clarity and unleash action, The Life Brief carves a path for living with intention and imagination.

 

Guest Bio

As head of brand strategy for the storied ad agency Goodby and Silverstein, Bonnie Wan has helped the world's most iconic brands align with their essential virtues using a tool called a creative brief. So when she found herself on the precipice of her own deep dissatisfaction and doubt, Wan turned that same tool inward. What emerged was this profound practice, one that she and thousands of others have turned to over and over. This is a strategic practice for connecting deeply to the things that create meaning, spark joy, and make life worth living. Don't let another moment pass you by: Discover The Life Brief and find your path today.

 

For episode homepage, resources and links, visit: https://kristenmanieri.com/episode286 

 

Mentioned in this Episode

The Life Brief: A Playbook for No-Regrets Living https://www.amazon.com/Life-Brief-Playbook-No-Regrets-Living/dp/1982195509 



Guest's website: https://thelifebrief.com/ 

 

Host Bio

Kristen Manieri is a coach who works with teams to increase both productivity and wellbeing. She also helps individuals navigate transition with clarity and confidence. Her areas of focus are: stress reduction, energy management, mindset, resilience, habit formation, rest rituals, and self-care. As the host of the weekly 60 Mindful Minutes podcast, an Apple top 100 social science podcast, Kristen has interviewed over 200 authors about what it means to live a more conscious, connected, intentional and joyful life. Learn more at kristenmanieri.com/work-with-me. 

 

Learn more about coaching: Kristen@kristenmanieri.com 

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