34: Dave Taylor: Increasing Net Happiness in the World

In this episode, Dave Taylor discusses the gifts and responsibilities of single parenting, his long running technology Q&A blog: AskDaveTaylor.com,  movie critiques, and a happy life full diverse career contributions.
 “If you can start to figure out, ‘What’s the commonality across all of the things you’re interested in?’ that can really illuminate your future path and really lead you to being a happier, more productive person and certainly a better parent and better friend.”– Dave Taylor
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About Dave Taylor

Intuitive Systems Founder Dave Taylor has been involved with the online world since 1980 and is recognized globally as an expert on both technical and business issues. He has been published over a thousand times, launched four Internet-related startup companies, has written twenty business and technical books and holds both an MBA and MS Ed. He’s a columnist for the Boulder Daily Camera and Linux Journal and frequently appears in other publications both online and in print. Based in beautiful Boulder, Colorado, Dave is an award-winning speaker, sought after conference and workshop participant and frequent guest on radio and podcast programs, as well as active member of his community and busy single father to three.
Additionally, Dave is the founder of AskDaveTaylor.com and GoFatherhood.com where he answers technology questions and pontificates about parenting as a single father of three.
….In this show….

Dave Taylor’s Life Purpose

• To help people at large including my children.
• To increase the net level of happiness in the world.

Life Purpose Ah-Ha Moments

• At the age of 33, Dave Taylor had his first child, which created an internal shift from being only concerned about his own life to being responsible for another’s. He began looking more carefully at the world around him and how that could influence his children, which crystalized what he should spend more time and effort on.

Major Life Events that Hinted at Your Life Purpose

• Dave Taylor reached his life goal of working at a research center under Hewlett-Packard, leaving him longing to find his next adventure.
• He left his dream job to start new life with his spouse, both returning to school at Perdue to obtain their masters degrees. Although he and his wife split, he doesn’t regret his decisions because its given him three beautiful children.
• Dave Taylor moved back to Silicon Valley birthed his first online business and his first child. Both events have carried on into the roles he plays today as a entrepreneur and a father.

Spiritual Belief

• He was raised Jewish, but the religion did not “sink in”
• He believes there is a God and that all does not happen just by random chance
• Feels spiritual but not religious
• Considers exercise to be a centering practice

Recommended Personal Growth Resource or Practice

• During his divorce, Dave Taylor saw a therapist.
• Dave Taylor joined a men’s group to get out of the feeling of being “stuck”.

Dave Taylor’s Wisdom on Igniting Life Purpose and Personal Growth

“If you can start to figure out the commonality across all of the things you’re interested in, that can really illuminate your future path and really lead you to being a happier, more productive person and certainly a better parent and a better friend.”

Interview Links and Special Offers from this Episode

• Dave Taylor’s Technology Q&A Website: AskDaveTaylor.com
• Dave Taylor’s Parenting Website:  GoFatherhood.com
• Dave Taylor is very active on Twitter (@DaveTaylor)
• New Book: “Twitter Power 3.0: How to Dominate Your Market One Tweet at a Time” with Joel Comm

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