Our System Is Built Against You (And What You Can Do About It)

Dave Culligan breaks down the lie we’ve been sold: work hard, be a good employee and you’ll be able to buy a house, live a comfortable life and be happy.

Dave Culligan is the found of threesixfive, a creative studio located in the heart of downtown Halifax that specializes in creative story telling for ambitious brands.

Today Dave will cover:
🔹 Redefining happiness beyond money
🔹 Using social media the wrong way
🔹 Authenticity, AI, and the future of online trust
🔹 Leadership and the cost of people-pleasing
🔹 The power of doing the hard inner work

Follow Dave:
🌐 Website 👉 https://www.threesixfive.ca/
🌐 Personal Website 👉 https://www.daveculligan.com/
🔗 LinkedIn 👉 https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-culligan/
🔗 Company LinkedIn 👉 https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-culligan/
🔗 Instagram 👉 https://www.instagram.com/dave.culligan/
🔗 YouTube 👉 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ2TlP_ul9bDFBFEHP1uG8g

⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00:00 What leads to happiness
00:01:04 Navigating materialism in society
00:08:00 Balance between authenticity, professional and AI
00:14:00 Overcoming adversity and learning how to help others
00:15:22 Desire to be loved
00:20:00 Losing friends throughout life’s different seasons
00:24:38 Changing level of professionalism
00:30:07 We need to tell better stories
00:42:37 Project 365 and making one video everyday for a year
00:49:18 Mindset going into project 365
00:55:21 How to change your mindset if you’re not where you want to be (yet)
00:58:33 Importance of mentorship and being a mentor
01:03:35 Challenges facing our youth today
01:14:11 What can “I” do to help?
01:19:26 Provoke change through powerful storytelling
01:23:08 Finding common ground as Canadians
01:28:20 Advice to our youth to help them navigate through life
01:32:18 What will be the legacy for Dave?