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Jeff Hoffman is an award-winning entrepreneur, the CEO of several startups including Priceline and Booking.com, a motivational speaker and producer. Jeff is best known for his many business achievements, but his most impactful work is done as CEO of Driving Force Enterprises, performing philanthropic work worldwide. After years of achieving commercial success, Jeff felt ready to leave the hustle and grind behind in favor of using the skills and resources he had accumulated to give back. He now travels worldwide teaching innovation strategies to small businesses and entrepreneurs. He is also a frequent keynote speaker and a featured business expert in publications such as The Wall Street Journal and Forbes.

On today’s show, Jeff shares how he went from growing up with a single mom to becoming the mastermind entrepreneur behind many successful startups. He shares stories of encounters he’s had over the years that influenced his mindset and inspired him to start giving back. Jeff offers some advice about entrepreneurship and how to be successful without sacrificing your happiness and relationships. We also discuss how traveling and working worldwide led him to realize that people everywhere want the same things and inspired him to be a catalyst for change in small and underserved communities.

“Entrepreneurship is not a job. It’s a mindset.” - Jeff Hoffman

Today on Mastering Midlife:

• How his humble upbringing inspired him to find creative ways to travel and engage with the world
• Why it’s imperative to go beyond your local community to experience new places and cultures
• The power of living your life for today, not tomorrow
• How a conversation with the Dalai Lama inspired him to begin working with underserved youth
• His philosophy about business, financial achievement and the vicious cycle so many get caught in
• Vital experiences he’s had that created a profound impact on his life choices
• Why striving for more financial success doesn’t appeal to Jeff and how he quit when he felt ready to give back
• The positive change that his humanitarian and philanthropic work has brought to his life and why leaving an impact is more important than accumulating wealth.
• Why trying and failing is just as important as being successful

Resources Mentioned:

• A Series of Talks by Jeff Hoffman

Connect with Jeff Hoffman:

• Jeff Hoffman Website
• World Youth Horizons
• Jeff Hoffman on LinkedIn
• Jeff Hoffman on Instagram
• Jeff Hoffman on Facebook
• Jeff Hoffman on Twitter

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