“Episode” 116 of our week-daily virtual coffee, which takes place in Alpha Collective’s discord server: discord.gg/alphacollective from 8-9am EST. It’s free and open to anyone from anywhere in the world.

Today we remember Derek Watts, a South African broadcast journalist legend and as I recap his appearance on my show back in June of 2020, I ask the question, “are you happy?” inspired by his boss’ question to him, “do you enjoy this job?”

To note: 

1. Chat from today’s episode can be found in cafe-chat channel in the discord and contains very links discussed

2. We are going to move to awarding 100 “regular” roles to the first 100 people who regularly attend our live virtual coffees. Thereafter, it’ll be for entry level and full pass holder members only. Don’t worry, you got this!

Show notes based on our discussion (as per Otter.ai’s beta tool):

Derek’s journey into journalism. (5:13)

What can I do to help you be happy? (11:02)

Do you enjoy this job? Are you happy? (16:37)

What we really are talking about here. (22:48)

Taking care of the basics. (26:23)

What’s the worst thing that can happen? (31:48)

Everything that happens to you is a gift. (36:21)

What’s the best thing that can happen (44:09)

The world does not need more than one of me. (49:28)

How to share your why. (53:01)

About Alpha Collective: 

Alpha Collective is a premium community built around Content, Collaboration and Community that helps its members partner and win at the “Business of Web3.”

Benefits of full membership includes: access to 52 Alpha Talks across 52 consecutive weeks (see list of Speakers on alphacollective.xyz), IRL events, Masterminds, Workshops, Networking opportunities and the ability join the Collective Cafe stage at any time and/or start your own coffee. Find out more and mint your pass at alphacollective.xyz or mint.alphacollective.xyz (limited edition First Customer Passes are still available) 

There is also an entry level pass, with limited access, which you can purchase for around $5: https://opensea.io/collection/alphacollectiveentry

To join us live in the morning: 

1. Create a Discord Account: If you don’t have one already, go to https://discord.com and click on “Register” to create an account.

2. Join the Alpha Collective Server: Enter the URL discord.gg/alphacollective into your browser. This will take you to the Alpha Collective’s server. Click “Accept Invite” to join.

3. Accessing the Collective Cafe Voice Channel:

· On Scheduled Event Days: If there’s a specific event URL (like https://discord.com/events/946098463563710494/1113114862940332073), just click on the link provided. It will lead you directly to the event in the Alpha Collective Discord server.

· On Other Days: After joining the Alpha Collective server, look for the “Collective Cafe” voice channel in the left-hand sidebar. It’ll be under the ‘Voice Channels’ section. Click on the channel name to join the voice channel.

4. Participate in the Conversation: Once you’re in the voice channel, if you want to speak, raise your hand to join the stage. If you prefer to type instead of using voice, you can participate in the #cafe-chat channel.

5. Joining the Conversation Monday – Friday, 8-9am EST: Make sure to check the time conversion if you’re in a different time zone so you won’t miss out.

Remember, Discord is available on various platforms, including web, desktop (Windows and Mac), and mobile (iOS and Android), so you can join the conversation from almost anywhere. Enjoy your time at the Collective Cafe!

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