One World in a New World with Perry Knoppert — Founder & CEO, The Octopus Movement — Multipotentialite

Asked how and where his journey inside he relates that a teacher told his father he couldn’t read him. He was kind of proud of that, as was his father. It took him many years to overcome the labels and enjoy his weirdness. Listen in to the journey.

His story about trying to find the balance between being cool or being weird, accepted or outcast, he shares a great reflection with examples. He felt lost between the inner drive to just be who he was and the outer conditions and the desire to fit in. Diversity cannot be simplified; it’s diversity.

We all have events that trigger our rise from the shadows of our life. Perry is no different and his sharing of his journey will certainly sound familiar to some, perhaps in your own trip. Others will certainly be inspired by the authenticity of how he describes his ‘LSD’ trip. That ought to make you curious.

Perry makes the distinction between a mycelium network vs a community. Why? His description of the difference and…