How What We Don’t Do Shapes the World | Nick Cooney

Send us a text What does it mean to live an impactful life? Is it measured solely by the actions we take, or should we also be paying close attention to the opportunities we let pass by? In this episode of Authors Who Lead, I sit down with Nick Cooney—venture capitalist, founder of Lever VC and the Lever Foundation, and author of What We Don’t Do: Inaction in the Face of Suffering and the Drive to Do More.  Through our conversation, we tackle one of the thorniest philosophical questions for anyone aspiring to do good in the world: How might the things we neglect or fail to do shape our ethical legacy as much as our overt actions? Timestamp: 00:00 Slow start to book writing 06:29 Conscious investing in the FIRE movement 07:31 Ethical investment for positive impact 11:43 The ethics of everyday choices 15:54 Sacrificing for non-family members 18:16 Empowerment through individual impact 22:26 Individual choices and their impact 24:47 What we don’t do insights 29:17 Thought-provoking leadership book Full show notes COMMUNITY PROGRAMS 📚 Write and Publish your book CONNECT 📷 Instagram 🎬 TikTok 👫🏻 Facebook 💼 LinkedIn 🐦‍⬛ Twitter 🤝🏻 Apply to be a Guest LEAVE A REVIEW ✍🏻 Review on Apple Podcasts ✍️ Review on Spotify 🖱️ Episode Webpage