With the shocking news of his best friend’s suicide, Philadelphia 76ers CEO Scott O’Neil found himself spiraling as he experienced the true meaning of grief. It was during this time that Scott started to focus on his own mortality and the fragility of life. As part of his healing, Scott started to write about his friend and the many lessons he’d learned in their nearly 3 decades of friendship. The writing was not only healing in the grieving process, but it also helped Scott resolve two sides of himself that were in conflict: his heart and his hard-driving professional life as a competitive Harvard Business School trained sports CEO.

In his new book, Be Where Your Feet Are: Seven Principles to Keep You Present, Grounded and Thriving, Scott shares a lineup of lessons he’s learned the hard way to offer readers relatable, actionable changes they can make in their lives to create a life of purpose and presence.

“Failure is the best teacher. It’s just not a fun teacher.”

I’m so excited for you to get to know Scott in today’s episode of “Courtney, Beyond the Cake” - and not just because he’s lived a life on the basketball court and we all know my love of basketball! More importantly, Scott reminds us how important our role as parents and leaders is to developing the productive, positive habits of the younger generation. I think you’ll also appreciate the framework, anecdotes, and exercises Scott offers to guide us toward self-discovery.

We had the opportunity to talk via Zoom, which usually runs beautifully, but we did have a few moments here and there in today’s episode where you’ll hear a few glitches. You won’t miss much of what Scott says, but I just wanted to give you a little heads up.

Enjoy the episode.

Purchase Scott’s Book

https://www.amazon.com/Where-Your-Feet-Are-Principles/dp/1250769876/ref=asc_df_1250769876/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=508977995883&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=11773966153892088138&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9029671&hvtargid=pla-1215822589812&psc=1


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