Today's guest is obsessed with wonder. In fact, it's his vocation.

Jeffery Davis is the founder of Tracking Wonder, where he explores how to reconnect with wonder and also help people tell their their stories through books, businesses and beyond.

As a kid, he became concerned about paying attention to life and ensuring that he'd never lose his imagination. That led him to become a poet, a teacher, an author and then...everything fell apart.

He realized he'd been living entirely "from the neck up," largely disembodied and disconnected from his heart. That awakening launched a years-long quest to rediscover a deeper, more soulful driver. It brought him back to wonder as a driving force in his life and eventually as his career.

He has taught his signature approaches to creativity, writing, and branding at numerous universities, conferences, and centers around the world. An author, speaker, and online columnist for Psychology Today, he is in dogged pursuit of what helps creatives thrive amidst constant challenge and change. He lives in a farmhouse in the Hudson Valley with his wife and two girls.

Maybe his biggest true driver, though, is to be the kind of adult whose life reveals to his daughters the grace and beauty and joy of a wonder that never ends.

His new book of poetry is Coat Thief.

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

The gift that his father gave him, passed down from his grandfather.
How he ended up living with his bachelor father during high school.
How he faked being an extrovert growing up.
Why his friends called him 'The Mystery Man'.
His decision between joining the monastery or becoming a poet.
The entry point that broke him out of his intellect and into his body.
The two-fold silent promise he made to his baby girl after she was born.

Mentioned In This Episode:

Connect with Jeffrey: Tracking Wonder
Quiet by Susan Cain
Beat Generation
William Carlos Williams: "The Red Wheelbarrow"
Wallace Stevens
Robert Creeley
City Reservoir by Jeffrey Davis
Focus by Daniel Goleman
TKV Desikachar
The Journey from the Center to the Page: Yoga Philosophies and Practices as Muse for Authentic Writing by Jeffrey Davis
Shiva Suturas
Grab your spot at the Camp GLP at the Early Bird discount rate!

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jeffrey Davis: Tracking Wonder and Loving Life 59:29 Share

Good Life Project

Shownotes Transcript

Jeffrey Davis: Tracking Wonder and Loving Life