Erik: What makes your work meaningful?
Simon: What makes my work meaningful is that I set out to do something specific, in other
words, I wake up every single day to inspire people to do what inspires them, right? And
I know why I got out of bed in the morning. What gives my life meaning is if I fulfill
that cause. Every single one of us has a 'why.' Every single one of us has a reason to get
out bed. We have something deep, deep inside us that is formed when we're young, that drives
us, that drives everything we do. And if you're able to put it into words, then it's actionable,
right? And this is the thing that I discovered, this thing called the 'why' that can be put
into words. And so I know why I wake up every day and so the meaning I get is if I actually
do the thing that I know inspires and drives me. I mean that's what meaning is, right?
Is when your life has purpose, and the purpose I have is to inspire and so when I get to
do that I'm good.