Leon Logothedis was on a track to go into the family business from his youngest days.
And as expected, that's exactly what he did, filling his days, brokering deals in the shipping industry.
From the outside in, you know, he kind of had everything.
He had a great job, making great money, good position, a clear direction in life.
But from the inside, looking out, he was dying a little bit more every day, fiercely lonely and falling apart inside.
So he made a very radical decision to walk away from the family business, away from the legacy that had been laid out before him, to carve his own path.
Where did that lead him?
Well, first, to land on the east coast of the United States and decide that he was going to find his way across the entire country without cash, sustaining himself only on the kindness of others.
This journey actually became a film and then led to a round the world kindness adventurer on a motorcycle with a sidecar that he calls kindness one, and which, of course, was painted a bright, shiny yellow.
But this time, the stakes were also raised.
Not only could he only live on the kindness of others, he also committed to giving back.
Along the way, some of the stories that unfolded there were just really astonishing.
That journey became the basis of a book, and then the Kindness Diaries series, which can now be seen on Netflix.
And Leon also has a new book called Go Be Kind.
It's kind of more of a.
Actually a daily journal of fun and easy ways to be kind, simple ways to integrate kindness into your everyday life.
So excited to share this conversation with you today.
I'm Jonathan Fields, and this is good life project.
Your family is part greek, part English.
You were brought up in London, though, and under the influence of all of this.