UNTRADITIONAL PHILANTHROPY FOUNDER SHARES REFLECTIONS ON 25 YEARS OF SOCIAL IMPACT WORK

Today we are highlighting two podcasts our Founder and CEO just dropped in which he shares reflections on 25 years of social impact leadership. Chandler Arnold recently returned to the Bay Area in May for his 20-year Stanford GSB reunion. During the weekend, he kept a notebook at his side and wrote down many thought-provoking quotes and notes from classmates and friends. In this two-episode arc, he shares ten reflections related to his MBA experience and the intervening twenty years.

In the first podcast he shares a range of reflections—coming both from his own experience as well as those of his classmates—touching on a range of topics, including why:

• Focusing on what you are “supposed to do” is only valuable up to a point,
• The power of being “joyfully irritated” shouldn’t be ignored,
• The “write your own obituary” exercise isn’t necessarily the best way to reflect on your life.
• Not enough people are discussing a little secret about imposter syndrome, and
• Two specific criteria to look for in friends during business school (and beyond).

In the second podcast he digs deeper into these topics and shares:

• One big problem with perfection,
• Why changing your own narrative is not only ok, but essential,
• The double-edged sword of social media, and
• Several specific dangers of the very successful.

While originally created for social entrepreneurs contemplating earning an MBA, this podcast is a must for anyone interested in social impact topics or leading a more examined life.