Tom Morris

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We respect your privacy will not share your address. Thank you for the subscription! - TomTom MorrisTom is one of the world's top public philosophers and pioneering business thinkers.He's the author of over 30 groundbreaking books and is a legendary speaker whose electrifying talks reengage people around their deepest values and reignite their passion for work and life. He’s now available by Zoom and other platforms to serve any business navigating our currently radical and disruptive change, bringing real wisdom to the challenge. As of August, 2020, he is also for the first time offering consulting, advising, and coaching services to a few executive clients. Contact Tom through the world’s oldest address, TomVMorris@aol.com, to connect with him.Performance. Leadership. Success. Change. Commitment. Imagine the wisdom of Yoda, Gandalf, and Dumbledore, rolled together and linked to the spirit and energy of the world's most winning athletic coaches. Stir in the unexpected humor of a Seinfeld or Fallon, and you have an idea of what Tom's audiences experience. Bring him to your next event and find out why so many people call him, "The best speaker ever!" Today, he’s the philosophical guide for virtual events worldwide.Follow Tom on any of these social media sites:Plato’s Lemonade StandTom’s newest book, hot off the press, is Plato’s Lemonade Stand: Stirring Change into Something Great. You know the old adage: “When life hands you lemons, make lemonade.” Everyone says it but nobody explains how to do it. Finally, the deepest wisdom of the great practical philosophers on how to move from difficulty to delight, and into that far country beyond the valuable qualities of resilience and grit, where true transformation happens. There is an art of change that can be applied to any challenge or adversity, a sort of spiritual alchemy that can use the sour lemons that come out way for truly great lemonade. This book gives the universal recipe for dealing well with challenge and leading change wisely and well! It’s available now on Amazon and through your favorite bookseller. For more, click HERE. It’s all about challenging change and how to overcome adversity in our lives, digging deep and transforming our toughest situations in amazing ways. It’s about what may be the most ancient art we have, but what most of us neglect day to day. The book is packed with great stories, humor, and insights that we can use right away. What are you waiting for? Go get a copy!Socrates in Silicon ValleyTom's New Leadership Book on Steve Jobs and his Massive SuccessSteve Jobs, despite all the obstacles he faced, created the world's most valuable and exciting company, and changed the way we all live. Tom's newest book explores how he did it, and is the first book to explore the deep philosophical operating system behind Steve's success. In beautiful hardcover, paperback and E-book, its central cover image is surrounded by a border of pristine white, like one of Steve's magical devices. To find what Steve, the Socrates in Silicon Valley, did that you can do in your own business to give you the ultimate edge, click the cover below! The book can also be ordered in hardcover from your favorite chain or local bookstore.Tom Morris, Ph.D. (Yale University)Tom Morris has become one of the most active public philosophers in the world due to his unusual ability to bring the greatest wisdom of the past into the challenges of the present.A native of Durham, North Carolina and a Distinguished Alumnus of Durham Academy, Tom was a Morehead-Cain Scholar at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, which has honored him, along with Michael Jordan, as a recipient of their "Distinguished Young Alumnus Award." He holds two masters degrees as well as a joint Ph.D. in both Philosophy and Religious Studies from Yale University, as well as other, honorary doctorates in recognition of his public work of bringing practical philosophy back into the cultural mix. Tom served for fifteen years as a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame, where he quickly became a campus legend, in many years having an eighth of the entire student body in his classes. Recent projects involve novels, nonfiction books, and a script for an immersive theatrical experience featuring AI and the robotics of five hundred years in the future.He is a firm believer that ideas rock the world. Tom is now Chairman of the Morris Institute for Human Values in Wilmington, NC. The Old Well, UNC, where the wisdom quest began for Tom in his Freshman Year as a Morehead Scholar.Ideas That Last: Tom's TalksThe impact of a Tom Morris talk can last and last. Here's a recent email (October 28, 2017) about an event decades ago.Tom: I saw you in Houston at an AT T sales rally nearly twenty years ago and have touched base via email a handful of times. I’ve always carried the 7 Cs card you handed out at that event and have incorporated those points as part of the framework for my approach to life since then.I am visiting my 30-year-old son this weekend and found myself introducing those points and your work to him in a discussion about philosophy and life this morning.Just wanted to let you know I don’t know whether or not your wisdom is timeless but it has definitely passed through at least two generations of my family now.Hope things are going well for you.Take care. Frank PragerBooks and Speaking ClientsTom is the author of over twenty-eight published books, so far, and with many more on the way. His twelfth book,True Success: A New Philosophy of Excellence, launched him into a new adventure as a public thinker and advisor to the corporate world. His audiences have included such organizations as Toyota, General Motors, The Ford Motor Company, Mercedes Benz, Hewlett Packard, Merrill Lynch, UBS, Verizon, IBM, Coca Cola, The US Air Force, Prudential, Fidelity Investments, International Paper, Price Waterhouse, Target Stores, Mattel, NBC Sports, Business Week Magazine, Bayer, Deloitte and Touche, Federated Investors, Mass Mutual, Raymond James, Citi Mortgage, Goldman Sachs, Taco Bell, Campbell Soup, MasterFoods, Minute Maid, The American Heart Association, United Health, and The Young President's Organization, to name just as few, as well as a great many of the largest national and international trade associations. A more comprehensive list can be found on the Clients page, indexed above. Tom is the author of the highly acclaimed and bestselling leadership classic If Aristotle Ran General Motorsand of the big yellow book, often seen in college dorms nationwide the night before final exams,Philosophy for Dummies. Other more recent books include The Art of Achievement,The Stoic Art of Livingand Superheroes and Philosophy, where Superman and Batman finally meet Plato and Aristotle. Tom's most unexpected bestselling book about life and business is entitled,If Harry Potter Ran General Electric: Leadership Wisdom from the World of the Wizards. It's currently bringing magic into people's lives around the world. And his new book, The Oasis Within, is sparking wisdom in new ways as it launches an epic series of novels set in Egypt in 1934 and filled with the insights of the ages. And the first two subsequent books in the series are now also available! Click the title here or the image below for The Golden Palace, the philosophical adventure of our time! And also click the title here or see the Novels page on this site for the next books, The Stone of Giza, The King and Prince, The Mysterious Village, The Magic Ring, and The Ancient Scroll are now also available.Tom philosophizes around the world, and has been featured in numerous major media outlets, including those mentioned below.Coverage in International News and Entertainment MediaTom's work has been featured, noticed, commented on, or covered by such diverse news outlets and media as CNN, NBC, ABC, CNBC, The Learning Channel (TLC), NPR's "Morning Edition," NPR's "Talk of the Nation,"The New York Times,Fast Company,The New York Times Magazine,USA Today,Newsweek,The Los Angeles Times,The Chicago Tribune,The Dallas Morning News,The Washington Post,The Las Vegas Sun,USA Weekly,The Economist,Readers Digest,The Globe and Mail,Die Zeit,German Elle,Voce:SA,L'Agefi,ABC.com,The Leaky Cauldron, and many other magazines, newspapers, and websites across the globe.Television and Movie DVDsTom has also appeared as the philosopher he is in the Special Features Section on The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles: DVD Collectionpresented by Lucas Film, and on The Complete Superman Collection DVD, presented by Warner Home Video. You’ll often see The Sage of Steel wherever wisdom is found.Tom's blogs about life often appear onThe Huffington Post, as well as here, and he has a presence on various social media sites. He even philosophizes through images and photographs atTheFancy.com.Born Thomas Victor Morris, and known by his undergraduate students long ago as "TV Morris", he is the first philosopher in history to appear in network TV commercials, where he has served as the national spokesman for Winnie the Pooh, on Disney Home Videos. He is also the only thinker ever to engage in early morning philosophy with Regis Philbin, on his old talk show, and on "The Today Show" with Matt Lauer, among many other national broadcasts. Tom is known for bringing the insights of the great thinkers into the drama of everyday life with high energy and good humor. His message is helping to change lives and revolutionize business practices everywhere.He may be the world's happiest philosopher.You can email Tom at any time through TomVMorris@aol.com or through the contact link at the top right of this page. Tom at dinner, talking philosophy and life in the Dean Smith Center, "The Dean Dome" UNC Chapel Hill, down on the floor, center court, where there was no game, no foul, but great fish and wine. The Morehead-Cain Alumni Forum, October 10, 2016. Tom speaks on True Success to 4,00 people in the Denver Convention Center, June 2017. A great fun hour of wisdom, laughter, and energy ending with a long, loud and raucous standing ovation for philosophy! Tom Morris is all about real wisdom, and a deep understanding of true virtue, and how they work for the best in business and life.Tom speaks with insight, energy, and humor to many of the leading companies and association groups in the world. His most popular topics include:True Success: The Art of Achievement in Times of ChangeThere are exactly seven universal facilitating conditions for achieving success in any challenging endeavor. In this immensely popular talk, Tom presents them with high energy and good humor.Years ago, Tom did a quick 59 second review of The 7 Cs of Success for all the HR executives at Verizon. He had spoken on True Success the previous year and was back to talk on The Four Foundations of Greatness. If you'd like to get a quick outline of what The 7 Cs are, then click the man in the white shirt below.The Four Foundations of Greatness: A Deep Operating System for Business TodayTruth, Beauty, Goodness, and Unity - these are the intellectual, aesthetic, moral, and spiritual foundations of true greatness for any enterprise. In this groundbreaking and surprising talk, Tom lays out what every leader should know about creating the right conditions for remarkable, ongoing excellence.Alchemy: The Power to ChangeThe great imperative of modern business is to master change. Tom reveals the deepest wisdom of the ages about how.Plato's Lemonade Stand: Stirring Change intoSomething GreatWhen life, or the market, hands you lemons, what do you do? Here's the profound and practical recipe for stirring sometimes difficult change into something great.Many companies who have undergone big changes and high anxiety have credited this talk with turning things around and helping to restore the great spirit it takes for top results.Socrates in Silicon Valley: The Essential Jobs@Work.The Success and Leadership Secrets of Steve JobsThe talk is now a book. See below.Steve Jobs created one of the most amazing success stories of the past one hundred years. And yet, he was hobbled by many personal problems that would have stopped most people in their tracks. What were his secrets? The full story has never been told before now. Tom looks deeply at this icon and discovers a philosophical operating system that can be used in any business. The accolades for this new talk are through the roof!See what Steve did that you can do, in your own way, and in your own business.Click the Clients link at the top of this page to view a list of Tom's Speaking Clients and their recent testimonials about the positive impact of his talks.Or click the Talks page for more details on this topics and more. Tom with 875 healthcare executives at the American Hospital Association meeting in Phoenix, February 5, 2018. Tom's book reminds us that, for all the amazing technological wizardry of the twenty-first century economy, the real magic of leadership comes from moral virtue and strength of character.Ivan Seidenberg, Chairman and CEO, VerizonBelow, Tom talks to Matt Lauer on the NBC Today Show about his book If Aristotle Ran General Motors, back when they both had a little more hair.And this is indeed an oldie, below. Tom's first book on success, the one that launched everything he does now, was first promoted nationally on the top ABC TV nationally syndicated show.In the clip above, Tom sits down 20 years ago this month with Regis Philbin and Kathy Lee Gifford on their morning show, at the peak of its popularity, to talk about success for kids going back to school. Gelman was waving frantically off camera to hurry things along.Tom's books include:True SuccessThe Art of AchievementIf Aristotle Ran General MotorsIf Harry Potter Ran General ElectricPhilosophy for DummiesThe Stoic Art of LivingMaking Sense of It AllSuperheroes and PhilosophyTwisdom (Twitter Wisdom): A Philosopher Ponders Life in 140 Characters or LessThe Oasis WithinAnd many more.A book group at the immensely popular company PopSockets, reading Tom's book If Aristotle Ran General Motors. The topic of the day: Truth. A well attended public talk on True Success at a great university’s beautiful art gallery, April 30, 2019.Talks on VideoA sample of Tom's talks for larger audiences.True Success. The philosopher speaks to a financial services firm in the first video below, and then in the second one to lots of Home Depot executives and managers, at their national meeting. In each version, after a few minutes to set things up with fun and frivolity, the wisdom of the great thinkers begins to flow like a river. These are closely related versions of the much requested talk, True Success: The Art of Achievement in Times of Change, a talk that has many forms, depending on the group.Next up, the Four Foundations of Greatness, from Tom's groundbreaking book If Aristotle Ran General Motors: The New Soul of Business. See a clip below.Now, a look at the first talk Tom ever gave on how to deal with difficult change in our lives. The title here is "The Art of Change." Other, more recent versions are "Alchemy: The Power to Change" and the very popular version based on the old adage, "When life hands you lemons, make lemonade" - which everyone says to do, but no one until now has told us how!Go to the Talks section on this website to see more of Tom's presentations.Philosophy RetreatsWe occasionally have retreats at the beach near my home in Wilmington, NC. Here's a short video featuring the place. The Epic Adventure of Walid and the Mysteries of Phi started with Vollume 1: The Golden Palace Some things that may be of interest. Click the images below for access, or for more! - Tom On stage in front of a room full of leaders and high achievers from across the globe. Maybe, my favorite book of all time. Published in 1905, it's a charming and compelling tale about the power of the imagination and simple kindness in dealing with great difficulties. You'll love it. Click the cover to find it on Amazon! When I was youngI thought I could fly.If I ran just rightI'd rise into the skyand go over the yard and the house and the treesuntil, floating a bit,I'd catch a good breezeand neighbors would seeand squint into the sunand say "Come here and lookat what this kid has done!"I'd continue to rise,and with such a big smile,my grin could be viewedat least for a mile.And, even todayI think, if I try,the time may yet comewhen I'll rise up and fly. (TM) My Favorite Recent Photo: A young lady named Jubilee gets off to a head start in life by diving into some philosophy! Great new Elizabeth Gilbert book on creative living and the creative experience.Something different. Paola Requena. Classical guitar. Sonata Heróica.Two minutes on a perspective that can change a business or a life. On the beach where we do retreats, February 16, 2018, 77 degrees. Philosophy in shorts and a T shirt done right.So many people have asked to see one of my old Winnie the Pooh TV commercials and I just found one! Here it is:Long ago and far away, on a Hollywoodsound stage, I appeared in two network ads for the wise Pooh, to promote his adventures on Disney Home Videos. For two years, I was The National Spokesman for that most philosophical bear. This is one of the ads. I had a bad case of the flu but I hope you can't tell. A-Choo!Now, for something truly unexpected: Five Years ago, a friend surprised me by creating an online shop of stuff based on my Twitter Feed. I had forgotten all about it, but stumbled across it today. I should get this shirt for when I'm an old man, and have my home address printed on the back, along with, "Return if Found." Click to see the other stuff! I do love the dog sweaters. Cat videos go philosophical. The now famous Henri Le Chat Noir, existential hero. Click image for the first video I saw and loved.Another Musical Interlude. Two guys with guitars, one an unusual classical seven string, one a bass, but playing chords. I memorized the "To be or not to be" soliloquy from Hamlet months ago, and recite it nearly daily. It's longer than you think, and is a powerful meditation on life and motivation, fear, and the unknown. To find some good 3 minute videos of actors performing these lines, click here. Watch Branaugh and Gibson for very different takes. This is a book I read recently, and it's one of the best I've read in years on happiness and success. Shawn helped teach the famous Harvard course on happiness, and brings the best of that research and more into this great book. Click on it. I think you'll like it!A favorite performance of the great Brazilian bossa nova song Wave, by Tom Jobim. Notice Marjorie Estiano's fun, the older guitarist's passion, the flutist's zen. Marjorie's little laugh at the end says it all. That should be how we all feel about our work. Gladness. Joy. I happened across this great book on death and life after death. Because of some uncanny experiences surrounding the death of her father and sister, this journalist began to research issues involving death. Her conclusions are careful and well documented. If you're interested in this topic, you'll find this book clear, fascinating, and helpful. A Must Read! For my recent conversation with the author on HuffPo, click here. Henri discovers the first book about his unique philosophical ponderings. Click image for the short video. My favorite website to visit nearly every day. Maria Popova may read more and write more than any other human being on earth, and her reports are always amazingly interesting. This is really brain candy, but with serious nutritional benefits as well. Visit her often! One of my newest talk topics is "Plato's Lemonade Stand: Stirring Change into Something Great." Based on the old adage, "When life hands you lemons, make lemonade," this talk is about how to do exactly that. Inquire for my availability through the contact page above! Let's stir something up!A frequent inspiration. Monday, 30, April 2012. Sarah Brightman and Andrea Bocelli perform "Time to Say Goodbye." Notice how they indwell the lyrics, and still manage to relate to each other so demonstratively. My friend Bill Powers writes on how to handle the technology in your life and stay sane. A beautiful meditation on how we've always struggled with the new new thing, and sometimes win. Recommended!Above is a short video on finding fulfillment in anything you do, that was taped a few years ago. I hope you enjoy it! This is a beautiful and difficult book on the odd relationship between repeated failure and eventual success. It's full of great stories and moments of meditation. You will find yourself teasing out the insights, but they're powerful and worth the work. One of the best books in the past year or more, G T is a wonderful look at how givers can rise high. Grant is the youngest tenured professor at Wharton and its most popular teacher. Here, he shows why! A really good book.

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