The Illumify Game Changer podcast takes you on the leader’s journey, as you accompany one person, Jonathan Hill, as he answers each of the 57 questions. This is your front row seat to his journey from, in his own words, “not a leader” to a leader with a big vision, ultimately willing and able to ignite his meaningful change. It’s for those committed to igniting meaningful change in their organizations, communities, and the world at large.

In this episode, we begin the leader’s journey by meeting Jonathan who, upon agreeing to play the Game Changer publicly through this podcast, cautioned me “I’m not a leader”. As you listen, you may hear him reveal otherwise -- whether he recognizes it yet, or not.

1.54: Discovery of language
3.00: Love for Europe begins
10.38: Urgent need to talk about Europe
15.00: The state of the world
23.00: What does the word “leader” evoke?
28.35: Expectations of the Illumify Game Changer
36.21: Do you see yourself as a leader?
43.00: “I do feel I have things to say and want to say them.”
58.00: Stories are not enough. We need to put our bodies on the line.
1:14:37: The word vision has gone missing.
1:19:50: Vision is vital to igniting change.
1:20:45: Distinction between visionary and storyteller
1:31:29: “The pursuit of truth matters”.
1:46:30: Communicating a vision of the future in current times
1:51:00: The importance of pursuing the truth
2:00:00: Vision versus agenda
2:06:24: “Human rights sit on the idea of the soul”.
2:07:00: “Every child is born with a sacred dignity that can never be taken away.”
2:13:35: Do you hear yourself when you speak?
2:17:20: Why do you see a social setting as a competition?
2:24:30: Friendship is almost the absence of competition.
2:32:37: A unique voice

Now the Game Changer begins. This is the first in the Illuminate phase of the questions, each of which surfaces insights to illuminate the change most meaningful to you. This first question is a loaded one, deliberately.

00.59: Reference Cards: Illumify Definition & Guidelines for Play
09.00: Listening with your heart instead of your head
15.00: Who are the lost?
16:32: The first Illuminate question
18.58: Feeling small and insignificant
25.52: Is significance visible or invisible?
34:21: Struggling to see own significance
35:16: Culture’s impact on significance
39:30: Modesty as control mechanism
41:46: Is it possible you’re a natural winner?
45:24: “Inequality is antithetical to everything I believe in.”
50:28: “We need a new political vision that restores and revives a true idea of equality.”
52:58: “At some point the world calls you and tells you what you need to do.”
55:54: Waiting versus knowing what is meaningful to you
1:01:09: The desire to serve the community runs deep
1:09:38: What scenario would make you significant?
1:17:35: Seeing the contradictions with your significance
1:18:22: The difficulty in seeing yourself as significant
1:19:31: “Significant change takes significant leadership.”
1:21:28: You can illumify on two levels.
1:25:59: “A vital aspect of the good life is trying to be better than we were yesterday.”
1:26:25: What happens after pursuit of excellence is achieved?
1:35:04: “The pursuit of excellence in itself is a virtue.”