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An Interview With Author Dan Millman on

THE LIFE YOU WERE BORN TO LIVE

Dan readers who
Millman, asked how
former they could
world- apply those
champ teachings in
ion everyday
gymn life. At that

ast, point it
coach, seemed a
martial natural
arts progression
teacher, to explore
and life-purpose
college and self-
profes knowledge,
sor, is which led to
the immersive
author of seventeen books published in work on The Life You Were Born to
twenty-nine languages and shared Live.
across generations to millions of
readers. His internationally bestselling Such a progression may seem pre-

book Way of the Peaceful Warrior was planned and organized, but the process
adapted to film in 2006. Dan speaks was nothing like that. My books
worldwide to people from all walks of emerged from my own winding path of
life. He lives in New York City. discovery, as well as meetings with
www.PeacefulWarrior.com. unusual mentors.

After writing your autobiographical I had no innate interest in numerology,
novel, Way of the Peaceful Warrior, which seemed irrational to me — after
what drew you into the speculative all, how can adding up the digits in
field of numerology with The Life one's date of birth provide valid and
You Were Born to Live? accurate information about the core

issues of one's life? I remained
DM: My first books in the peaceful skeptical until a life-changing session
warrior saga convey transcendent with a man I'll call "the warrior-priest."
teachings through story. I then wrote I had previously studied many systems
No Ordinary Moments in response to of insight, including the MMPI and so-