Phil Cooke  joined us on GetRealLive to talk about his latest book, ‘One Big Thing; Discovering What You Were Born To Do’. Are you exceling in what you do? How to transition from what you hate to what you love? Are you wasting time investing into your weaknesses? These are some of of the questions that Phil touched on into todays show.

An internationally known writer and speaker, Phil Cooke has actually produced media programming in nearly 50 countries around the world.  In the process, has been shot at, survived two military coups, fallen out of a helicopter, and in Africa, been threatened with prison. And during that time – through his company Cooke Pictures in Burbank, California – he’s helped some of the largest nonprofit organizations and leaders in the world use the media to tell their story in a changing, disrupted culture.

He was formerly a founding partner in the commercial production company TWC Films, which produced national advertising for some of the largest companies in the country. TWC Films produced two TV commercials for Super Bowl 2008 and was selected to unveil the revolutionary new electric Chevrolet Volt.

According to former CNN journalist Paula Zahn, Phil is rare – a working producer in Hollywood with a Ph.D. in Theology. He’s appeared on NBC, MSNBC, CNBC, CNN, Fox News, and his work has been profiled in the New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and The Wall Street Journal.

He’s lectured at universities like Yale, University of California at Berkeley, UCLA, and is an adjunct professor at the King’s College & Seminary in Los Angeles.  In addition to writing his blog at philcooke.com, he also blogs for The Huffington Post, and is a contributor to Fast Company,Forbes.com,  and FoxNews.com.

You can purchase ONE BIG THING at Barnes and Nobles, Amazon or download from iTunes.

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