Health Update: A New Perspective On Life

This isn’t a normal episode. Recently, I was diagnosed with stage 4 brain cancer, a glioma. If I’m being honest, hearing the statistics puts things into perspective really fast. But at the same time, I’ve never lived my life as a statistic… and I’m not about to start now. What this has done more than anything is shift my perspective. Sitting in a hospital bed, facing my own mortality, I’ve had a lot of time to think about what actually matters. And the truth is, it’s not the things most of us spend our time stressing about. It’s relationships and the people you love. I’ve felt that in a really real way these past few days, and I’m more grateful than I can put into words. There are three things that keep coming back to me right now, something I learned through Ram Dass: Love everyone. Serve everyone. Remember God. That’s what I’m holding onto in this season. I don’t know exactly what the road ahead looks like, but I do know this, I’m going to fight, I’m going to stay present, and I’m going to live fully. I appreciate all of you more than you know. — Doug Timestamps 00:00 — This is not a normal episode 01:10 — The diagnosis: stage 4 glioma brain cancer 02:30 — The reality of the statistics (and why Doug refuses to be average) 04:20 — Stories that changed his belief about what’s possible 06:10 — Facing mortality and gaining a new perspective on life 08:00 — Why he’s more fired up about life than ever before 09:40 — The biggest shift: relationships are everything 12:00 — Taking inventory of the people who truly matter 14:10 — Feeling the support: the “love army” around him 16:00 — The lesson from Ram Dass: 3 rules to live by 17:30 — Love everyone, serve everyone, remember God 19:30 — Applying these principles to business and life 21:00 — What this means for the future