📚 2 Books mentioned in "How To Change The World & Make An Impact! | Matt Damon & Gary White" of On Purpose with Jay Shetty

On Purpose with Jay Shetty

Podcast: On Purpose with Jay Shetty

Episode: How To Change The World & Make An Impact! | Matt Damon & Gary White

Published on July 4, 2022

Here’s a list of all the books mentioned in this episode. Click on the links to watch specific excerpts on YouTube and feel free to purchase the books if they caught your interest!

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Think Like A Monk

by Jay Shetty

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I'm also excited to let you know that you can now get my book, 'Think Like a Monk,' from thinklikeamonkbook.com. Check below in the description to make sure you order today.

In this segment, Jay Shetty enthusiastically encourages listeners to purchase his book 'Think Like a Monk,' providing details on how to order it from his website.

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Worth of Water

by Gary White, Matt Damon

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Matt and Gary, thank you so much for being here, and I know today we're talking about your book, The Worth of Water: Our Story of Chasing Solutions to the World's Greatest Challenge.

In this segment, Jay Shetty introduces the guests, Matt Damon and Gary White, as they discuss their book 'The Worth of Water: Our Story of Chasing Solutions to the World's Greatest Challenge.'

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To me, what's been important about this journey, which we chronicle in the book, is that you have to have that end goal in mind.

In this segment, Gary White discusses the significance of their journey as chronicled in 'The Worth of Water', highlighting the importance of having a clear end goal.

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That's the journey, and it's one of the subplots of the book, emphasizing that any of these seemingly intractable social problems do have solutions–if you're tenacious, if you innovate, and if you work hard at it, you can believe we can get there.

In this segment, Gary White discusses a theme from 'The Worth of Water', highlighting how difficult social challenges can indeed be solved when people are determined, innovative, and willing to put in hard work.

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When Gary and I met in 2008, we discussed in the book how Gary led with all of his failures; that was incredibly attractive to me because I think we can't be afraid of failure.

In this segment, Matt Damon talks about a conversation he had with Gary White in 2008, highlighting how their discussions about failures are documented in their book, 'The Worth of Water'.

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The book really brings to light the stories of these women because over 90 percent of our borrowers are women.

In this segment, Matt Damon discusses the book titled 'The Worth of Water,' emphasizing how it shines a light on the stories of women who make up over 90 percent of the borrowers.

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That's what we're trying to help people unlock, and those are the stories we're fortunate to tell in the book.

In this segment, Matt Damon discusses how they aim to help people unlock certain experiences, sharing stories that are featured in their book, 'The Worth of Water: Our Story of Chasing Solutions to the World's Greatest Challenge'.

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Of course, I highly recommend everyone grab a copy of the book, 'The Worth of Water: Our Story of Chasing Solutions to the World's Greatest Challenge.'

In this segment, Jay Shetty encourages listeners to pick up a copy of the book 'The Worth of Water: Our Story of Chasing Solutions to the World's Greatest Challenge,' highlighting its importance in addressing global challenges.

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As authors, Matt and I are donating all of our fees back to Water.org for the book, so every time somebody buys the book, they are helping people get access to safe water.

During the episode, Gary White discusses how he and Matt Damon are donating all their fees from their book, 'The Worth of Water', to Water.org, emphasizing that purchasing the book contributes to providing safe water access.

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If the book moves you, take it to your book club and spread the word that way; pass it on to someone else.

Gary White encourages listeners to share 'The Worth of Water' with others if it inspires them.

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And yes, our money from the book goes towards that.

Matt Damon emphasizes that the proceeds from their book, 'The Worth of Water: Our Story of Chasing Solutions to the World's Greatest Challenge', are being directed towards the cause.

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Again, I highly recommend everyone grab the book; as you said, all proceeds from the book go towards all the amazing work.

Jay Shetty strongly encourages his listeners to purchase 'The Worth of Water', emphasizing that all proceeds from the book contribute to meaningful causes.

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