Conspiracy of Goodness Podcast: Recent Episodes
Conspiracy of Goodness
The Conspiracy of Goodness Podcast is designed to give you more joy, less fear, and no end to the evidence that a bright future is possible!
This podcast will give you a fresh perspective on the world around you. We speak to thought leaders in a wave of progress, well underway around the globe, that we call the Conspiracy of Goodness.
The Conspiracy of Goodness Podcast is hosted by Dr. Lynda Ulrich, founder of the Goodness Exchange. Since 2014, she and her team have been changing the negative dialogue about our times by celebrating the insights and innovations that prove it’s still an amazing world. And along the way, they have been having incredible conversations with thought leaders that they are now sharing with you!
Sascha Mayer is the founder of a company called Mamava, a Vermont business that created an entirely new product that stands out, not only for its brilliance, but also for its obvious necessity: Private pods especially for breastfeeding mothers.
Chapters
00:00 – Intro & Welcome
02:21 – Origin Story of Mamava
07:28 – Vermont's Business Culture
10:29 – Adaptability in Spaces
12:13 – Privacy in Pumping Spaces
16:20 – Creating a Comfortable Space
20:25 – Design Approach to Lactation Spaces
25:27 – Break
27:42 – Sasha’s Background and Journey
32:04 – Building the Team
38:00 – Turning Setbacks into Growth
43:03 – Words of Support App Feature
45:53 – Celebrating Wins in Business
48:20 – Serving B2B and End Users
53:00 – Sasha's Grandmother's Influence
55:55 – Reflecting on Privilege and Responsibility
58:10 – Key Advice for Innovators
01:00:25 – What You Can Do Next
01:02:00 – Closing
Arthur Zards walks us through dozens of ways AI can improve your daily life. Arthur is helping us unlock the potential of AI in our everyday lives and calls that journey "Vibing with AI," shifting us from fear to curiosity. He has taught me that viewing AI as a collaborator in expanding our natural intelligence is the key to getting started. In today's conversation, we treat that process with some friendly fun and teach you to use AI for practical tasks and problem-solving. It’s like working with the smartest friend you can imagine!
Watch the Full Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/3UgkH7OHp90Chapters
00:00 – Intro & Welcome
02:43 – Overcoming AI Fears and AI's Rapid Evolution
05:20 – Shifting the Mindset: Vibing with AI and Practical Applications
09:01 – Getting Started with AI: Choosing Chatbots and Custom Prompts
11:15 – Using AI for Personal Productivity and Content Creation
17:09 – Break
19:28 – Practical AI Use Cases: Garden Planning, Workouts, and Personal Tasks
28:17 – AI as a Collaborative Partner: Expanding Thoughts and Solving Problems
34:47 – AI for Specialized Needs: Health, Disabilities, and Communication
37:47 – AI for Data Management, Coding, and Future Potential
44:36 – Closing
Let’s turn our backs on the fear and worst-case-scenarios of the AI world for a minute, and allow ourselves to get curious about the positive potential! Tech expert Arthur Zards is here to teach us just how (and why) we need to learn to “vibe with” AI in our everyday lives!
Chapters
00:00 – Intro & Welcome
04:11 – Vibing with AI
06:36 – Digital Natives vs Digital Immigrants
09:57 – What is AI?
13:13 – Adapting with AI
26:16 – Collaborating with AI
30:46 – Break
33:02 – Be the Human in the Loop
41:29 – AI is Not Another Tool
47:46 – AI Myths
54:35 – Preview of Part 2
56:24 – Practice AI Daily
58:01 – Closing
In this episode, we talk with Kaaren Oldfield, a visionary who helped save 40,000 acres of land around Chicago. Through her strategic thinking, collaboration with local communities, and relentless passion for conservation, Kaaren spearheaded efforts to protect vast green spaces, ensuring cleaner air, reduced flooding, and better property values for generations to come. See how one woman's determination turned a vision into reality and learn how similar initiatives could benefit your community.
Chapters
00:00 – Intro & Welcome
04:13 – Why Green Spaces Matter
05:57 – Chicago's Urban Planning and Green Spaces
08:55 – Community Efforts for Green Space Preservation
12:24 – Strategic Thinking and Voter Support
14:24 – The Long-Term Impact of Green Spaces
20:52 – Kaaren’s Origin Story
27:43 – Running a Campaign for Green Spaces
32:00 – Break
34:24 – Building a Kitchen Cabinet for Success
38:45 – Developers and Green Space
50:25 – Final Thoughts and Contact Information
54:25 – Closing
Enock Glidden is an unstoppable outdoorsman and athlete, and a champion of breaking barriers. Born with spina bifida and paralyzed from the waist down, Enock has tackled challenges most of us wouldn't dream of—like climbing Yosemite’s legendary El Capitan! His “How can I?” mindset has turned obstacles into adventures, and today, we’re exploring his journey of resilience, his love for the outdoors, and how he’s inspiring others to reimagine what’s possible. Chapters
00:00 – Intro & Welcome
02:43 – Overcoming Spina Bifida and Personal Philosophy
07:43 – Say “How Can I?”
13:12 – Outdoor Adventures and Making Accessibility Possible
17:05 – Break
19:21 – Adaptive Sports and Expanding Possibilities
24:38 – El Capitan Climb and Personal Strength
31:10 – Saying Yes and Encouraging Curiosity
38:47 – Understanding and Empathy in Offering Help
46:43 – What Enock Wishes People Knew
47:55 – Closing
John Sabraw is an artist whose work has captured the interest of TIME Magazine. Together with Dr. Guy Feefle, he is transforming toxic mining waste into beautiful paint pigments, showing us how we can heal the environment through creativity and community—and how teamwork makes problem-solving not just effective, but amazingly fun.Chapters
00:00 – Intro & Welcome
04:32 – Historical Context of Ohio’s Pollution Problem
12:00 - The Project’s Origins
17:02 - Discovering Pollution and Creating Pigments
25:54 – Break
29:13 – Managing Patience and Group Collaboration
33:44 – The Importance of a Diverse Skill Set in Collaboration
40:19 – Creating a 3D Printed Sculpture Garden
45:18 – Collaboration and Its Potential
51:08 – The Fun and Adventure in Solving Large-Scale Problems
55:00 – Final Reflections on the Importance of Perspective
58:12 – Closing
Whether you just want to like the way you look in photos, or just want to feel better in your own skin, body image expert and best-selling author Teri Hofford has the tools to lift you up. With her warm, refreshingly honest personality and insightful tips, she’ll help us celebrate ALL our unique shapes and sizes. Expect a few eye-opening moments, and a whole lot of real talk about breaking down those pesky beauty standards.
Chapters
00:00 – Intro & Welcome
03:39 – Meaning Behind Body Image
10:35 – Curiosity: The Antidote to Judgement
15:29 – Break
17:45 – The Purpose of the Body
21:30 – The Selfie Exercise
27:57 – Quick Judgement
30:50 – Look at Yourself in the Mirror
37:50 – The Gap Between Expectation and Reality
42:15 – Your Body Is Not a Trend
44:57 – Issues With the Body Positivity Movement
51:37 – Biases Towards Others
55:34 – Be Aware of Your Limiting Beliefs
1:00:03 – Closing
Kendra Bergman is the founder of Coastal Connections, an amazing organization protecting the coastal habitats in Indian River County, Florida—with a special focus on sea turtle conservation. Bergman and her 150 dedicated volunteers not only educate the community, but also organize hands-on conservation trips—including journeys to Costa Rica, to safeguard sea turtles there.
Chapters
00:00 – Intro & Welcome
03:25 – Sea Turtle Nest Excavation Story
06:28 – Conservation Challenges and Success Stories
11:28 – Coastal Monitoring and Florida's Conservation Network
16:20 – Sea Turtle Nesting Process and Hatchlings
25:38 – Rescue, Rehabilitation, and Plastic Pollution Initiatives
41:14 – Break
43:30 – Costa Rica Sea Turtle Advocacy
50:17 – Data-Driven Conservation and Future Plans
1:06:05 – Closing
In this exciting episode, we’re honored to have Astronaut Nicole Stott join us for Part 2!. Nicole spent over 100 days in space, where she performed critical science and a spacewalk. These experiences give her a unique perspective about tools we can all use right here on earth to find more success together. She looks at the success of day to day life on the International Space Station and shares some terrific insights and processes that we can use in our own lives. Chapters
00:00 – Intro & Welcome
03:11 – The Overview Effect
05:47 – Daily Life on the Space Shuttle
07:39 – Crew Collaboration and Problem Solving
12:38 – Preparing for Mars: The Next Frontier
15:21 – Human 2.0 and Emotional Evolution
22:50 – Break
25:06 – Art in Space: Painting with Watercolors
30:36 – Cosmic Reflections: Returning Home
32:55 – Earthing and Grounding on Planet Earth
41:55 – Hope for the Future: Intelligent Life and Environmental Stewardship
53:35 – Closing
Taylor Zehren, one of Forbes’ 30 Under 30, is the visionary co-founder of a startup that forms a key link in our ability to create a world with no waste—and her company Wasted* is literally starting at the bottom of the problem. Thanks to her innovations, we all may someday be using a system that turns our own bodies’ waste into a remarkable circular resource stream.
00:00 – Intro & Welcome
02:18 – Potties with Purpose
05:43 – The Creation of Wasted*
11:43 – What Does Wasted* Do?
15:30 – The Circular Economy
20:20 – Break
22:35 – Dealing with Taboos of Human Waste
27:25 – Update Waste Management Infrastructures
29:25 – Benefits of Innovating in Vermont
33:44 – Regenerative Agriculture
36:15 – Educating Others
39:20 – Taylor’s Original Courage
34:54 – The Power of Community
46:56 – How You Can Help
52:03 – Closing
Frank White is renowned for coining the term "overview effect," the concept describing the profound and transformative experience astronauts have when they view Earth from space, recognizing its fragility and interconnectedness. He has dedicated his career to highlighting the potential benefits of living and learning beyond our planet, and his work underscores the fascinating advancements possible through space exploration. For everyday people like you and I, the overview effect can vastly improve our collective consciousness and global perspective.Chapter00:00 – Intro & Welcome04:04 – We Can Go Deeper into the Chaos, or Look Up06:38 – The Experience of the Overview Effect09:14 – Franks Early Life17:23 – Origin of the Term ‘Overview Effect’20:51 – The Rise of Citizen Astronauts28:52 – Break31:08 – Bringing the Overview Effect Down to Earth36:24 – Our Perspective Influences Our Reality42:16 – The People Are Not In Conflict…47:11 – We Are the Universe Experiencing Itself51:40 – Closing
Dr. Pamela Ayo Yetunde is a visionary Pastoral Counselor, author, and Community Dharma Leader with a Doctorate in Theology and a passion for community care. Dr. Yetunde provides a unique approach to healing our perspectives, blending spirituality, psychology, and social justice to create some practical insights we can use in everyday life to strengthen ourselves, and the bonds within our communities.
Chapters
00:00 – Intro & Welcome
02:44 – Interdependence
09:30 – Find Compassion Towards Yourself
15:26 – Break
17:41 – Grace
23:29 – How to Be Resilient
28:00 – Tips for Conflict Resolution with Others
34:00 – Recognize Your Limiting Beliefs
39:00 – Origin of Original Courage
45:59 – Who Should You Give Your Attention To?
52:12 – Closing
CEO Cheldin Barlatt Rumer is the powerhouse behind the This Is It Network, a global female-and-minority-owned digital streaming entertainment and education platform. Known for her dynamic insights on personal branding, networking, storytelling, and empowerment, Cheldin shares her journey helping others "scream their dream." Whether you're an entrepreneur, or simply looking for some motivation to find what’s next for you, this is one conversation you won't want to miss. Chapters
00:00 – Intro & Welcome
02:35 – Cheldin’s Origin Story
05:22 – Scream Your Dream
07:06 – The Importance of Storytelling
10:51 – The Unique Equation
14:06 – Embracing Strengths and Weaknesses
18:07 – Tattoo and Sticker Goals
22:02 – Highlight Reel
24:40 – Simplifying Your Message
28:22 – The Power of Repetition
31:05 – The Power of Positivity
34:36 – Creating an Online Presence
38:19 – Break
40:37 – Q&A: Selling vs. Telling
46:03 – Networking and Storytelling
52:02 – Final Thoughts and Takeaways
54:48 – Audience Questions
1:00:57 – Outro
Dr. Jack Gilbert is a luminary in the hidden world of our microbiomes—the trillions of tiny organisms that live in and on our bodies. Dr. Gilbert's groundbreaking research has shed light on how the makeup of this ecosystem on our bodies is shaping our health; from personalized medicine to mental health, to chronic disease response, his work is unlocking the secrets that will change our shared future.Chapters
00:00 – Intro & Welcome
02:15 – Why Dirt is Good
11:15 – Break
13:31 – Are Probiotics Useful?
20:25 – Individualized Medicine
31:03 – The Gut-Brain Connection
38:24 – Dirt Enhances Immune Systems
41:40 – Closing
Flint Sparks is both a Zen teacher and Licensed Psychologist of 40 years, and today he shares some very practical but transformative practices, blending Eastern philosophy with Western psychology to navigate life's challenges. We talk about the barriers we might be unknowingly putting up against our own happiness, and how we can break them down to give ourselves boost of clarity and connection.
Gay Hendricks is a renowned author celebrated for his bestselling book "The Big Leap," which has transformed the lives of millions with its profound insights into personal growth and success. His groundbreaking concepts, such as the “Upper Limit Problem” and living in your “Zone of Genius,” have made him a leading voice in the field of personal development, and he has a new book of daily practices that we are delighted to celebrate.Chapters
00:00 – Intro & Welcome
03:08 – Upper Limit Problem
08:04 – The Zone of Genius
15:57 – Break
18:27 – Own Your Story
24:03 – Discover Your Unique Ability
29:50 – Your Big Leap Year
35:04 – The Secret to Success
39:08 – Closing
When it comes to hearing from voices at the leading edge of change, our guest today could not be a better example. Christal Brown is a dynamic mother, author, coach, facilitator, choreographer, and educator. And as the first Black woman to be tenured at Middlebury College, Christal has broken barriers and inspired many. Founder of Life Steps and Stages, her insights help individuals and institutions navigate the messy phases of realizing their visions.Chapters
00:00 – Intro & Welcome
2:07 – Chistal’s Journey
6:03 – Finding a Bigger Version of Yourself
12:05 – Finding Your ‘Soul’ution
14:20 – Break
16:35 – Be Invested in Yourself
21:50 – Discovering Belonging
24:40 – Book: Steps and Stories: 30 Days of Growth with Grace
29: 14 – Risk Taking
31:59 – Embrace the ’Messy Middle’
38:38 – Building a Community in Your Life
43:15 – The Beginner’s Mindset
45:27 – Soft Skills vs Hard Skills
50:51 – Stop ‘Shoulding’ Yourself
53:08 – Closing
Kenton Lee is the innovative mind behind the "The Shoe That Grows”, a solution (and now an enormously successful non-profit) that has provided shoes for hundreds of thousands of impoverished children in places where soil-borne diseases can take their lives. Today we dive into Kenton’s journey from idea to impact, and he shared how any of us might find a way to bridge entrepreneurship with social impact. Turns out, ideas large and small, change the world for others, and we can all be a part of that kind of happiness through helping others!
Chapters
00:00 – Intro & Welcome
04:16 – Kenton’s Background
06:46 – Inspiration for The Shoe That Grows
19:40 – The Power of Small Things
27:41 – Break
29:56 – Commercial Sale of Shoes
33:45 – Working as a Nonprofit
41:23 – How to Help
In a world where unsolicited phone calls have become a nuisance for many, Roger Anderson stands out as a pioneer in fighting back against telemarketers. With his creation of the Jolly Roger bot, Anderson has devised a clever and entertaining way to respond to these unwanted calls.
Chapters
00:00 – Intro & Welcome
03:33 – The Origin of Jolly Roger Telephone Co
10:22 – How Jolly Roger Bot Works
15:20 – How Telemarketing Works
28:06 – Break
30:21 – Shark Tank Story
35:33 – Abusive Telemarketers
38:06 – Victims of Telemarketing Scams
43:08 – You Can Help Thousands with Jolly Roger Bot
47:00 – Closing
Martinus Evans is the dynamic force behind SlowAF Run Club, pioneering a revolution in running culture for people who might not see themselves taking part in the hobby. Featured in The New York Times, Evans champions inclusivity, redefining success in a world obsessed with pace. With his infectious enthusiasm, he inspires a global community to embrace their journey, no matter the speed. In this movement, the finish line isn't the goal—it's the journey itself.
Chapters
00:00 – Intro & Welcome
03:20 – Martinus’ Journey
14:08 – Insights from “Slow AF Run Club”
19:15 – Break
21:30 – What is Slow AF Run Club?
25:22 – Benefits to Being Active
26:27 – Weight Loss Myths
30:30 – The Progression of Size Inclusivity
37:41 – Advice for Your Younger Self
42:11 – Martinus’ Peak Moments
46:27 – Closing
Zoe Weil is an innovator, educator, and the driving force behind a revolutionary approach to creating positive change in the world. Her latest book, ‘The Solutionary Way,’ is not just a good read, it's a roadmap to transforming—as individuals and communities—for the better.
Chapters
00:00 – Intro & Welcome
03:09 – The Definition of Solutionary
07:23 – The Solutionary Way
18:35 – Be a Campfire, Not a Forestfire
22:53 – Break
25:09 – 4 Rules for Being a Solutionary
37:09 – 3 Questions to Ask When Becoming a Solutionary
48:58 – Bad and Better at the Same Time
56:20 – Institute for Humane Education
57:00 – The Solutionary Way and Mental Health
58:49 – What Needs to Happen Next?
1:00:47 – Closing
Darrin Tulley is a name that resonates with many of those who seek inspiration and purpose in their lives. He is the visionary author behind the acclaimed book ‘Live Your Possible,’ and the dynamic host of a podcast of the same name. But who is Darrin Tulley, and what led him to become a guiding light for so many? Learn his story of vulnerability, and see what vast possibilities we can find when we get out of our comfort zones.Chapters
00:00 – Intro & Welcome
03:08 – There is a Light Inside Every Person
09:00 – Darrin’s Diversity Inclusion Seminar Story
13:11 – Be Vulnerable First
17:25 – Privilege Comes With Responsibility
27:00 – Break
29:16 – Insights on the Word ‘Possible’
33:52 – Making a Difference Inside and Out
39:52 – Partnering Up
45:38 – “I’ll See It When I Believe It”
52:28 – Protect Your Sense of Wonder
57:18 – Story of the One-Eyed Smile
01:00:56 – You Have More Impact Than You Think
01:03:31 – Closing
Sarah Yourgrau, is the talented producer and co-host behind Mike Rowe's heartwarming series, Returning the Favor. This acclaimed show has 105 episodes with over 450 million views, and celebrates unsung heroes across America, restoring our faith in each other. She is among a handful of people who have really seen the scope of our true potential as neighbors and communities. You will be sent soaring by her stories, of one act of kindness at a time.
Chapters
00:00 - Intro & Welcome
03:42 - There Are No Mundane Moments
05:24 - Producing ‘Returning the Favor’ Series
21:55 - Break
24:11 - Gamifying Curiosity
35:06 - “I’m Not Attached to the Person I Was”
38:22 - Stories Are What Keep Us Human
42:38 - Sadness Carves Out Your Capacity for Joy
46:22 - Find Compassion & Patience with Others
48:34 - We Have So Much in Common
55:06 - Closing
Matthew Lee stands as a beacon of hope in a world often overshadowed by stress and uncertainty. He is the visionary director of The Flourishing Network at the Human Flourishing Program at Harvard, where his pioneering work has garnered widespread acclaim and tangibly transformed lives around the globe. He has some amazing practical wisdom to share, wisdom that illuminates a path to human flourishing for us all.
Chapters
00:00 - Intro & Welcome
02:42 - Every Person is Infinitely Valuable
07:30 - The True Meaning of Flourishing
13:31 - Flourishing is a Dialogue
19:05 - How to Know if You’re Flourishing
23:33 - The Expression “Shining Eyes”
30:24 - Break
32:40 - A Story of Grace
38:16 - Change Contempt to Curiosity
41:33 - Your Upset Can Be Your Setup
49:53 - Flourishing at Work
01:03:25 - Closing
Seth Godin, a globally renowned social entrepreneur, has the keys to finding work that not only pays the bills, but also brings profound personal satisfaction and fulfillment. With his signature blend of wisdom and story-telling, he explains how to align your career with your passions and values, and to create opportunities that lead to your dream job.
Chapters
00:00 - Intro & Welcome
03:27 - What Makes the Best Job Ever?
07:55 - Why We Need Significance
09:06 - Break
11:24 - Humans Are Not Resources
14:51 - Management Is Not Leadership
19:29 - Diversity & Collaboration in the Workplace
23:57 - The Conspiracy of Goodness
26:05 - Criticize the Work Not the Worker
29:15 - Do the Work
32:08 - “Page 19 Thinking”
33:45 - Closing
In the quiet corners of Vermont, amidst the soothing hum of nature, there's an almost impossibly deep and velvety voice that resonates with wisdom and authenticity: Meet Kris Brown, a voiceover expert whose path to success has been anything but ordinary. His journey is marked by struggles (like incarceration and homelessness), redemption (through insightful strategies), and, through it all, a relentless pursuit of several passions that he is now bringing together in a life that can inspire us all.
Chapters
00:00 – Intro & Welcome
06: 19 – Harnessing Our Positivity with Patience
10:04 – The Incarceration Story
18:27 – Reflect on Your Journey
25:13 – Positivity in Prison
29:09 – Kris’ Culinary Journey
34:14 – Break
38:39 – Kris’ Journey as a Voiceover Artist
43:08 – Having Patience for Your Passion
48:20 – Being Patient as a Parent
55:50 – Cannasations w/ Kris Podcast
58:25 – Common Cannabis Misconceptions
01:09:56 – Benefits of Cannabis for PTSD
01:13:35 – The “10 Minutes of Pain” Therapy Method
01:21:35 – You Get In What You Put Out
01:23:43 – Closing
Jennifer Bushman is a leading expert in elevating ingeniously sustainable “water farming.” Aquaculture now has the potential to provide abundant seafood, as well as foods from freshwater sources, all over the world. Get ready to be delighted—and hungry—as you learn about this consumer shift that you’ll surely be anxious to participate in.
Chapters
0:00 – Intro & Welcome
3:25 – Seafood Choices at Restaurants
6:00 – Importance of Knowing Seafood Sources
13:27 – Break
15:43 – Fed by Blue
19:06 – Consumer Trust and the Role of Media in Environmental Advocacy
25:55 – Underutilized Seafood Species
32:09 – Challenging the Misconceptions Around Wild-Caught Seafood
38:04 – Changing Consumer Perceptions: From Consumers to Contributors
41:45 – The Power of Early Education in Shaping Sustainable Eating Habits
43:37 – ”Hope in the Water” Documentary
45:38 – Encouraging Informed Consumer Choices in Seafood Restaurants
48:56 – Closing
In the realm of travel, there are individuals who are not just adventurers, but also champions of breaking stereotypes and fostering connections with others. Doug Barnard is one of those individuals. He is a seasoned YouTuber with over 500,000 followers, as well as a guide who takes travelers on wondrous journeys to places maligned in mass media, like Iraq. Barnard has found the people there amazing in their generosity and goodwill towards Americans, and he embraces the opportunity to showcase the wonders of ancient lands that are completely untouched by tourism.
Chapters
00:00 – Intro & Welcome
02:39 – Doug’s Background
06:38 – Traveling to Iraq
12:00 – What Iraqis Think of Americans
17:02 – Break
19:18 – Tourist Experiences in Different Countries
26:45 – Traveling to Pakistan
30:08 – Traveling to Bangladesh
31:15 – Hard Power & Soft Power
35:00 – We’re All the Same
44:40 – Doug Barnard Travel Guide Experience
55:07 – Closing
Astronaut Nicole Stott isn't your average adventurer; she's one of the few individuals who have had the privilege of leaving Earth and venturing into the vast unknown of outer space, experiencing the wonder of living and working aboard both a space shuttle and the ISS. With over 100 days spent in space, Nicole has gained a unique perspective on our planet and the universe beyond.
Chapters
00:00 – Intro & Welcome
2:28 – Don’t Forget You Live on a Planet
5:45 – What is the Overview Effect?
13:39 – Break
15:55 – The Power of the Overview Effect
20:11 – Spaceship Earth
31:26 – Change Contempt to Curiosity
45:05 – Nicole’s Book
49:22 – Be a Crewmate on Planet Earth
51:40 – Closing
Ernesto Rodriguez is using a lifetime of experiences bridging art, science, and nature to create healing environments, and he can teach us how to combine our own unique life experiences to create real impact in remarkable ways. During this interview, you may see a path for yourself appear: one that allows you to live with joyous energy to the very end.
Chapters
00:00 – Intro & Welcome
04:20 – Origins of Ernesto’s Projects
08:55 – Ernesto’s Journey
15:05 – The Psychological Benefits of Trees
23:21 – Break
25:38 – Listen to the Universe
34:20 – A Lesson in Perseverance in Innovation
40:15 – The Importance of Nature
44:02 – Closing
Dr. Rebecca Cliffe is the founder of one of the world’s largest organizations for the conservation of the endearing, always-smiling sloth. Sloths aren’t just the latest trendy, adorable animal: Dr. Cliffe is here to inform us that they are worth every moment of constant attention and adoration, and to help us understand how we can assist this remarkable wildlife partner.
Chapters
00:00 – Intro & Welcome
03:58 – Slow & Steady Wins the Race
06:15 – The Issues Sloths Face
09:05 – Dr. Cliffe’s Finds Her True Calling
14:45 – Celebrate the Wins No Matter What
18:17 – Break
20:35 – The Sloth Conservation Foundation’s Mission
23:45 – Travel Savvy Tips For Ethical Animal Treatment
31:25 – Creating a Sloth-Friendly Urban Environment
38:27 – The Need for Greater Sloth Research
45:25 – The Importance of Sloths in Their Ecosystems
48:44 – Future Goals for The Sloth Conservation Foundation
51:10 – How to Support the Sloths
56:35 – Closing
Did you know that many of the design and engineering problems we face today have already been solved through millions of years of evolution, by nature itself? Katie Losey, a science writer, is passionately advocating for the use of biomimicry—the study and application of nature’s hidden genius—in modern problem-solving.
Chapters
00:00 – Intro & Welcome
03:08 – What is Biomimicry?
09:27 – The Earth Calendar Analogy
12:24 – Ways Biomimicry Can Lead to True Progress
18:50 – The Elegant Simplicity of Nature
22:55 – Break
25:12 – Katie’s Journey into Biomimicry
32:15 –Biomimicry’s Regenerative Solutions
36:00 – Carl Sagan’s Quote About Stardust
41:22 – We Are Nature
44:36 – What Should People Do Next?
48:30 – Closing
Bill Burke is the former CEO of The Weather Channel, and former President of the TBS Superstation. His long life at the highest echelons of media leadership has made him a master at choosing his own perspective, and he considers optimism to be one of our greatest superpowers. In this episode, he shares his insights about how it’s possible to harness the power of optimism with a few key strategies.
Chapters
00:00 – Intro & Welcome
2:28 –Why Bill Started Advocating for Optimism
4:32 – Bill’s Definition of Optimism
7:30 – The Science of Optimism
17:05 – Break
19:22 – Challenging Sociology Studies
22:19 – Challenges Left by Past Generations
30:41 – Pessimism is the Evil Twin of Cynicism
32:15 – Gen Z Will be the Greatest Generation in Human History
34:55 – You See What You Look For
40:23 – Our Responsibility to Lead Others Up
49:17 – The Blue Sky Podcast
53:05 – David Von Drehle’s Cardinal Story
57:01 – How the News Skews Our Perceptions
59:35 – Our Outlook is a Choice
1:01:50 – Closing
Kyle Dodson is a master when it comes to building bridges that know no bounds within communities. He can turn almost any negative notion on its side, inspect it from a fresh angle, and transform it into a source of positive ripple effects—and in that rare talent, he shows us how to invite others into a place of possibility.
Chapters
00:00 - Intro & Welcome
03:15 - The Power of Intention
05:15 - Community Crossroads
11:50 - Kyle's Story
23:00 - Show Up With Grace
30:44 - Break
33:00 - Do the Work
41:48 - A Story of Doing Work in Unheralded Ways
46:57 - The Power of Community
51:00 - A Few Caring People Can Change the World
56:50 - Choose Where You Direct Your Energy
1:05:00 - The Power of Curiosity and Relationship
1:09:53 - Closing
Our guests today, Abby Wren and Wade Holland, are pushing back the edges of what’s “acceptable” and thereby opening up a whole new landscape for people who’d like to celebrate their uniqueness more. If your inner light is being dimmed (even a little) by the pressure to fit in or some life circumstance feels like a limitation, you will love this episode.
Chapters
00:00 – Intro & Welcome
03:05 – Exploring Creative Journeys and Advocacy
07:59 – The Significance of Authentic Connections
11:25 – Embracing Vulnerability and Personal Growth
17:26 – Cultivating a Positive Impact Through Social Media
25:25 – Navigating Personal and Professional Growth
33:08 – Embracing Change and New Opportunities
41:00 – Break
43:15 – The Role of Community and Support Systems
49:58 – Future Aspirations and Continuing the Journey
57:03 – Concluding Thoughts
In our rush to solve problems, we often overlook simple logic that holds the key to enormous progress. When it comes to turning the desert wastelands of our planet (that human activity created) back into their once lush, productive forests and grasslands, Ecologist Roger Savory has one of those transformational observations that the world could be embracing.
Chapters
0:00 – Intro & Welcome
3:00 – Caring About Future Generations
8:00 – The Roots of Desertification
13:10 – Break
15:27 – A Personal History Interwoven with Nature
17:17 – Unveiling the Biological Carpet
23:49 – Quick Insight into Land Restoration
27:10 – The Critical Top Millimeter
31:30 – Understanding the Micro Water Cycle
35:40 – Revitalizing Depleted Soils
38:55 – Agricultural Practices and Their Consequences
42:45 – Everything Is Connected
49:52 – The Barrier of Instinctual Fear
53:52 – Success in Australia
58:50 – Closing
Our guest today, Jill Donahue, has a story that is a shining example of how it is possible to respond to tragedy in a positive way that opens a life of purpose for us. Jill’s personal experience with the downside of the Pharmaceutical industry inspired in her an unwavering commitment to better patient outcomes. To that end, she’s become a sought-after speaker about how we all can find noble intentions in our working lives.Chapters
00:00 – Intro & Welcome03:27 – From Loss to Impact: Jill's Purposeful Journey04:56 – Purpose in Every Pharma Role08:59 – Ethical Engagement and Purposeful Influence13:27 – Purpose: The Key to Engagement & Profit15:11 – Your 'Why': Foundation of Purposeful Living16:53 – Break19:03 – Purpose for a Better World and Workplace22:03 – A Tale of Loss and Purpose with Jill24:13 – Professional Growth Through Purpose27:20 – Trust and Engagement Through Purpose30:15 – The Heart of Purpose-Driven Work32:01 – Driving Work with Curiosity and Learning34:30 – Fostering a Culture of Purposeful Leadership37:01 – Purpose-Driven Approach to Challenges39:38 – Solutions Through the Lens of Purpose42:14 – A Future Vision for Purpose-Driven Pharma44:45 – Embracing Growth Through Purpose47:03 – Final Call: Embrace Life & Work Purpose50:00 – Closing
Katherina Audley is a National Geographic Explorer and whale researcher who has found a way to build community and restore the natural world in unique ways. She has helped a small village in Mexico come together to support the rare ecosystems that surround them, building a prosperous future for everyone—and their community’s decisions are affecting things 200 miles away, and beyond!
Chapters
00:00 – Intro & Welcome
04:18 – Discovering a Passion for Whales
11:11 – Building Eco-Tourism and Community Engagement
12:03 – The Importance of Education and Youth Engagement
17:14 – Achieving Significant Environmental and Social Impact
28:25 – Break
31:04 – Catarina's Eclectic Background
45:16 – The Power of Whales as Good News Stories
52:57 – All Change is Local: The Importance of Community Engagement
59:24 – How You Can Get Involved and Help
1:06:31 – Closing
Do you remember your childhood dreams, when you aimed to be something audacious? When she was a child watching cartoons, Dr. Keneiloe Molopyane declared that she would one day be the first South African, black, female archeologist—and now she is! Her story can inspire us in many directions. Not only is she working in the famous Cradle of Humankind, she has also earned the distinction of being a National Geographic Explorer.
Chapters00:00 – Intro & Welcome03:06 – Inspirations & Archaeology Pursuit07:22 – From Student to Archaeological Leader11:09 – New Grounds in Paleoarchaeology14:10 – Challenges & Leadership in Science18:05 – Risks of Cave Explorations26:22 – Cradle of Humankind vs. Mankind33:38 – Break36:20 – Character Building40:50 – Super Scientist Project: Inspiring the Future46:00 – Mentorship's Role in Growth50:19 – Building Future of Science & Leadership53:24 – Closing
I’ve often questioned whether I would interview an author who has written yet another book in the “Spirituality” genre—that is, until I met Pierre Pradervand, an 86-year-old author of 23 books. Pierre still puts in 14-hour days to help people find love and kindness outside the chaos of the world’s spiritual “influencers,” and he compares going to the internet with heartfelt questions on spirituality to finding your dinner in the junk food section of the Supermarket. We need a fresh approach!
Chapters
00:00 – Intro & Welcome04:07 – Silence, Listening, and Personal Growth06:10 – Exploring Unconventional Spirituality10:36 – Global Contributions and Social Issues13:47 – Everyday Spirituality and Blessings19:55 – Transformation and Adversity23:58 – Personal and Trusting Spirituality25:26 – Balancing Busy Lives with Spirituality29:08 – Break32:01 – Evaluating Spiritual Leaders and Growth34:55 – Providence and World Perspectives39:20 – Journey to Maturity and Love42:57 – Final Reflections: Practical Spirituality49:40 – Closing
Do you love someone or work with someone (or maybe it’s you) who just doesn't feel like they fit in? It turns out that as many as 20% of us are “neurodivergent,” meaning that our brain pathways do not function like everyone else’s. Our guests, Mariah and Byron Edgington, are on a mission to help us see the missed potential and the joy that we can share when we look at neurodiversity as a gift.
Chapters
00:00 – Intro & Welcome03:13 – Impacting LinkedIn Communities05:03 – Transformative Mindset07:16 – Creative Collaboration10:57 – Overcoming Childhood Struggles15:14 – Championing Neurodiverse Kids18:16 – Neurodiversity in the Corporate World21:27 – Innovative Workplace Solutions26:09 – Harnessing Intuition28:01 – The Power of 'I Am'29:52 – Break32:07 – Embracing Neurodiversity35:57 – Navigating Social Media43:08 – Vision Boards & Mindset50:29 – Reactions to Neurodiversity58:50 – Advancing Neurodiversity Education1:05:37 – Next Steps and Resources1:09:32 – Closing
If the cookies, crackers, soda, or candy are speaking to you seductively when you walk through the checkout line, there is a reason for that. Turns out that mood swings, headaches, brain fog, depression, and exhaustion are also related to that irresistible tug, and it all comes down to the way sugar is hijacking our future, often hourly, every single day. Our guest, Dr. Andrea Grayson, has a fresh approach to helping us break free from this cycle, and unlocking a better future.
Chapters00:00 – Intro & Welcome02:52 – Evolution and Sugar Craving06:10 – What is Sugar?10:01 – Sugar's Pleasure Pathway11:00 – Willpower vs. Sugar12:15 – Dr. Grayson's Sugar Journey15:38 – Understanding Dopamine17:10 – Pleasure Beyond Sugar18:20 – Break21:00 – The Bliss Point22:50 – Sugar Addiction28:01 – Detoxing from Sugar35:53 – Cold Turkey Detox38:29 – Sugar's Impact on Children39:53 – Calorie Myths44:07 – Hidden Sugars in Foods47:54 – Label Reading Importance50:43 – Closing
There is an amazing brand of young “influencers” who are diving, whole-heartedly, into their unique opportunity to make the world a better place, and today we are fortunate to have one of them as our guest. Connor Ryan, who was named one of the “20 Most Influential People in the Outdoor Industry” by Outside Magazine, is a proud Lakota tribe member and passionate professional skier, and he is bringing his understanding of Native American perspectives to the problems we need to be solving in our world right now.
Chapters
00:00 – Intro & Welcome
03:07 – Connor's Story
04:26 – Skiing and Indigenous Culture
09:47 – Addressing World Conflicts
11:06 – Education in Indigenous Cultures
13:55 – Insights on Education
14:44 – Conflict Resolution
21:07 – Indigenous Perspective on Commerce
25:02 – Profits vs. Needs
26:01 – Natural Disasters and Adaptation
28:28 – Imagination and Solutions
29:21 – Dispute Resolution in Cultures
31:32 – Leadership in Indigenous Cultures
34:01 – Break
37:22 – Accountability in Leadership
43:22 – Natural Disasters in Perspective
42:01 – Adapting Earth to Us
53:00 – Closing
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Proud Hunkpapa Lakota and passionate skier—in 2022 named one of the “20 Most Influential People in the Outdoor Industry” by Outside Magazine—Connor was born and raised in the homelands of the Arapaho, Cheyenne, and Ute peoples, who have become some of his biggest inspirations and closest relatives, at the foot of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. Skiing is his dance and prayer, a ceremony of its own, one that offers a chance to center himself within nature and the Great Mystery of the universe surrounding him. Connor works to inspire others to deepen their connection to the places they live and play in order for us all to be better relatives to our planet, our communities, and ourselves.
Chapters00:00 – Intro & Welcome02:18 – Childhood Influences02:33 – Grandfather's History05:29 – Connecting with Culture10:52 – Buffalo and Prairie15:20 – Earth's Self-Healing20:21 – Lakota Language25:29 – Connecting with Nature28:10 – Indigenous Inclusion29:41 – Break31:57 – Personal Transformation39:01 – Storytelling in Digital Age44:46 – Worldview Differences54:05 – Future Conversations
Suppose that in 2024 you found there was one simple thing that could improve by just 1% each day, which would allow you to make leaps in personal progress, it would be foolish not to consider it. Right? Well, this episode will help you to find that one thing that affects almost everything else. Today, we talk to social innovator, journalist, and CEO Liesl Ulrich-Verderber about how easy and powerful it can be to nurture a worldview that serves us, rather than burdens us.
Chapters
00:00 – Intro & Welcome
04:14 – Real Impact of News
06:45 – Positive News Benefits
10:03 – Brain Science in Media
17:05 – Effects of Negative News
22:02 – Critical Thinking in Media
24:34 – Intentional Media Consumption
31:30 – Break
34:11 – Internet's Role Reimagined
45:01 – Inspiring Stories in Media
56:07 – Positive Worldview Impact
1:01:03 – Learning from Each Other
1:19:39 – Closing
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You know how it can sometimes feel like time is relentlessly speeding by? Well it turns out, we can control that feeling, and even slow things down to the “savoring pace,” if we learn a little about how our brains work. John K. Coyle is an expert in how we perceive time, and his insights can help us live far richer lives, hour by hour. “When life gives you choices, choose the one that gives you the best stories.” That’s just one of the many uplifting ah-ha moments (based on science) from this wonderful episode.
Chapters
00:00 – Intro & Welcome02:39 – The Power of Unique Experiences07:11 – Memory, Emotion, and Time Perception12:27 – Designing Life's Memorable Moments15:06 – Break17:21 – The Science of Time Perception21:41 – Embracing Risk and Uncertainty28:24 – The Role of Crisis in Storytelling32:55 – The Science of Memory and Flow State39:49 – Time-Dilated Experiences46:17 – Technology's Impact on Time and Relationships49:59 – Leveraging Experiences Over Material Possessions53:49 – Conclusion and Key Takeaways
Ronald Young Jr. is an emerging voice in the body positive movement, and he’s leading us to new places on this old topic. His insights on common sense and honesty are like piano wire stretched tight between two important pins, and his boundless good humor is a hammer striking an incredibly beautiful note of wisdom for us all to carry forward. If you or someone you love struggles with their weight, this conversation will provide leaps of insight, and plenty of smiles.
Chapters
00:00 – Intro and Welcome
03:53 – Family and Genetics
06:55 – Media Stereotypes
11:28 – Healthcare Experiences
17:33 – Marginalization Issues
26:46 – Coping and Change
27:00 – Break
30:12 – Microaggressions
34:44 – Issues with The Biggest Loser
41:50 – Perception and Limiting Beliefs
45:50 – Personal Coping Skills
51:15 – Seeking Validation
55:00 – Development of Situational Awareness
01:02:00 – Final Thoughts
01:08:40 – What Ronald Wishes People Knew
01:09:40 – Conclusion
“Climate Optimism.” Now those are two words you don’t see together very often! In this episode, Anne Therese Gennari (mercifully) gives us a fresh perspective on how we can carry our concern about climate change. In her new book, The Climate Optimist’s Handbook, she moves our mental chatter from the gloom of anxiety and guilt, to the thrill of possibility and enthusiasm for all that is happening to improve the future.
Chapters
- 00:00 – Intro & Welcome
- 02:58 – Raising Chickens?
- 04:43 – Maximizing Positive Footprint
- 11:22 – Climate Change Outlook
- 13:55 – Break
- 16:11 – Generational Amnesia
- 19:31 – Insights on Being Wrong
- 21:12 – Retruthing Concept
- 30:16 – Doom & Gloom Impact
- 33:02 – The Unimaginable
- 37:08 – Unknown Destinations
- 39:57 – Community's Role
- 42:16 – Core Message
Here’s something that rarely happens on the internet: a celebration of how technology can be used to amplify social connection, instead of amplifying social division. Yes, THIS interview is a celebration of a leap in human potential. Meena Palaniappan is the founder of a technology/communication platform—Atma Connect—that has reached 12 million people and is well-designed so that it is likely to change the lives of hundreds of millions of people in the near future.
Chapters
00:00 - Intro & Welcome
03:02 - Importance of Networks
05:28 - Neighborliness at Scale
08:17 - Impact of Warnings
09:18 - Social Media Dynamics
10:10 - Nested Architecture
15:14 - Origins of AtmaGo
19:51 - Disaster & Unity
21:46 - Life Serving Systems
25:49 - Focus of AtmaGo
31:38 - Tech for Good
36:21 - Universal Contribution
39:50 - Creative Energy
41:12 - Support Atma Connect
42:33 - Final Thoughts
Renowned National Geographic Photographer Dewitt Jones shares with us a life-changing habit, available to us all: celebrate what’s right with the world. The perspectives he shares today can open up a radically improved landscape of possibilities for you and I. As a bonus, today’s video episode contains some of his most inspiring images: stunning views of the night sky, time lapses of water rushing in on the shore beneath a gorgeous sky, beautifully-lit hot air balloons reflecting off the water below, and more. This is an episode you won’t want to miss.
Need a little reminder to summon up some courage, joy, hope or kindness? Artist Gary Hirsch has created 92,000+ hand-drawn robots on the back of dominos that are helping people worldwide get through challenging moments. Gary is also an expert in helping us use the art of “improvisation” to work through challenging moments that could use some fun and creativity. Maybe both areas of expertise are connected. In this episode, you’ll find out how!
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Chapters
00:00 - Intro & Welcome04:21 - Releasing the BotJoy Idea06:40 - Co-Creation and Community Impact08:31 - Story of the Hope Bot10:35 - The Power of Simple Art11:01 - Significance of Dominoes13:22 - Artistic Inspiration16:06 - Embracing Mistakes and Improv Mindset17:26 - Break20:41 - Gary's Business Teaching24:10 - Swedish Story Improv Game28:33 - Leaving Room for Serendipity30:15 - Concept of “Grief Light”32:57 - Chance and Prepared Mind35:12 - Using Art to Guide Imagination38:24 - Community and Loneliness41:14 - Improv in Business Meetings43:43 - Connecting with Gary50:31 - Conclusion and Thanks
Brandi Parker, has some uplifting and even “freeing” new ways for us to think about our lives as consumers (with less guilt and shame.) She’s helping us all—industry included—get clarity about who should be responsible for the things we need to “throw away.” Instead of consumers bearing the burden for the “end of life” for everything we buy, she is proposing that the brands we love should be responsible for what they’ve made and put out into the world. And we can push them to do that!--TIMESTAMPS--
00:00 Intro & Welcome03:56 Confronting Consumerism06:12 Spaceship Earth09:42 The World Beyond Plastics13:06 Urgency in Sustainability15:09 Awareness in Sustainability17:20 End-of-Use and Consumer Shame18:34 Break21:23 Planned Obsolescence25:26 The Value Chain30:44 Lessons from Apollo 1334:29 Sustainable Solutions43:28 Personal Journey50:33 Harnessing Fear54:50 Insights for a Sustainable Future58:48 Closing
The University of Maryland and its Do Good Institute is on the leading edge of a little-known, but titanic and positive shift. Turns out, student expectations are changing in a momentous way: Gen Z has aspirations that may make them the most positively impactful generation in history. Today we talk to the Do Good Institute’s Jenny Cox and Nathan Dietz about this shift and get some stories from this leading edge.
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00:00 Intro & Welcome
02:54 What Do College Students Want
09:40 University of Maryland
11:28 Facts & Trends
19:35 Break
22:34 Legacy Stories
30:00 Values Driven Consumers
37:19 The Future of Education
46:37 Jobs Today vs Jobs Yesterday
51:17 Busted Myths
54:27 What Do You Wish People Knew?
1:01:28 Closing
If you had any doubt about the next generation coming up in colleges today, Kiarra Danielle Lucas will fill you with confidence in Gen Z. Today we all get a new perspective on how children can practice a kind of radical optimism, in the worst circumstances, and use it to build remarkable futures for themselves and others. Kiarra is an 18-year-old inspiration for anyone who thinks their circumstances limit their potential and her vision for the future might be just the spark you need to find exactly what you are built to contribute.
00:00 Intro & Welcome
02:54 How We Met
04:04 Big Dreams
10:10 New Beginning
15:30 Break
18:10 Taking Advantage of Opportunities
20:49 Walking in Kiarra’s Shoes
25:48 Acting Out of Fear or Love
30:50 Original Courage
34:17 What Do You Wish People Knew?
37:18 What has to Happen Next?
39:57 How do I Support?
42:30 Closing
Kristina McKean has a story that demonstrates exactly why we should not wait to start building lives of meaning and purpose. Kristina found a way to take the skills of her working life and combine them with her lifelong passion for animal welfare. Now, she finds joy every day in her work and the impact it’s having on wildlife and a new generation of very young philanthropists through her work at The Elephant Project.
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00:00 Intro & Welcome
02:28 The Elephant Project
09:47 Saying No To Elephant Rides
14:49 Challenges Facing Elephants
20:05 Break
22:44 Love and Bananas
30:39 Partnerships
32:54 Travel Lessons
37:15 Kristina’s Work with Dogs
44:25 Original Courage
46:46 Gaining Inches
51:38 What Do You Wish People Knew?
54:30 Closing
Sunni Brown is an intrepid and inspiring “creative” who is zooming through our world, project after project, sparking bursts of hidden potential everywhere she goes. She was named one of the “10 Most Creative People” on X (formerly Twitter), and she has been featured in every major U.S. publication: The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, TIME Magazine, and CBS Sunday Morning, the latter of which has celebrated her work twice! And so will you, once you’ve enjoyed her infectious positive energy.
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00:00 Intro & Welcome
03:01 Life Motto
11:50 1+1 = 11
16:40 We can’t be in a Rush Through Life
19:01 Curiosity
25:28 Break
28:51 Something We All Have in Common
33:45 Visual Thinking
37:12 Sunni’s Books
40:40 Deep Self Design
45:14 Zone of Genius
47:48 Human Contribution
01:05:39 The Benefits of Zen
01:08:58 What Do You Wish People Knew?
01:11:20 Closing
Daniel Kish has a natural ability that has amazed over 2 billion people on this planet. He is often referred to as “The REAL Batman” because he has no eyes and yet he “sees” the world with sound, much like bats and dolphins do. He has traveled the globe unaccompanied for 25 years teaching tens of thousands to live independent lives with this remarkable adaptation. In this rousing conversation, Daniel shows how this works – and asks us all to let go of our fear of the unknown.
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00:00 Intro & Welcome
03:00 Adaptation
9:13 Self Determination
31:32 Daniel’s Upbringing
41:18 Break
44:22 The Donut Story
48:52 Daniel as a Teacher
55:46 Modern Day Challenges for Blind People
1:00:59 Neutralizing Fear of the ‘What If’
1:02:47 The Power of Awe
1:06:07 What Do You Wish People Knew?
1:12:53Closing
Dr. Pamela Ayo Yetunde demonstrates why we are right to look for answers to our modern problems in timeless wisdom, some of it thousands of years old. She brings together her insights from the world’s greatest wisdom traditions, philosophies, and religions to help others find peace-of-mind, timeless truths, and clarity amid the often daunting chaos in our times.
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00:00 Intro & Welcome
02:03 Interdependence
07:02 Preserving the Dignity of Others
09:36 How We Bring Compassion Into Our Everyday Lives
14:52 Break
17:55 Grace
23:59 Being Resilient in the Face of Negative Noise
36:11 Limiting Beliefs
39:32 Original Courage
45:06 Leadership
51:39 What Do You Wish People Knew?
53:04Closing
Does your neighborhood or community feel like one where everyone has each other’s back, or do you barely know anyone enough to say “hello?” Our guest today, Michael Wood-Lewis, is the co-founder of Front Porch Forum, a platform where 2/3rds of households in Vermont are choosing to come together with their neighbors. Whether it's finding lost pets, locating free building materials, volunteering to rebuild after disasters, or discovering a reliable plumber, the strength and bonds that are forming are a model for the future. Here’s inspiration and possibility at its best.
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00:00 Intro & Welcome
03:54 Front Porch Forum
13:27 Social Capital
16:30 The Circular Economy
20:00 Break
22:45 Trust, Reciprocity, and Neighborliness
29:15 Beautifully Vulnerable Success Stories
33:06 Shared Struggles Build Bonds
35:28 Everything’s Local
37:46 Front Porch Forum Film
40:30 Social Contracts
46:31 What’s Next for Front Porch Forum
50:33 What Do You Wish People Knew?
52:04 Closing
Today we talk with author Andy Chaleff about some fresh remedies for our relationship struggles. The points of friction in our relationships can feel like a broken record and have us stuck, or worse, on the brink of heartbreaking separations. But Andy’s insights are so helpful, simple and inspiring that they will make you feel like a path is appearing.
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00:00 Intro & Welcome
03:01 The Connection Playbook
10:11 Growing Out of Repeat Trauma
20:02 Break
22:23 The Sorry Opportunity
28:02 Forgiveness
32:25 Knowing When To Disconnect
43:17 Turning the Mirror on Ourselves
47:14 What Do You Wish People Knew?
51:12 Closing
Dr. Lynda sits down with Claudia Ruane from an amazing company, Do Nation, that is turning the loss and sacrifice model of “living sustainably” on its head and making it possible for people to change habits and feel expansive, important, and energized. Do Nation is connecting businesses and all of us as individuals—each in our own way—to small acts that can really move the needle in mitigating climate change and putting a spring back in our steps.
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00:00 Intro & Welcome
05:02 Joys of Sustainability
07:21 Stubborn Optimism
10:20 Founder’s Story
14:19 Do Nation for Individuals
21:12 Break
23:38 Quick Tips
27:22 Action is the Antidote to Anxiety
33:33 Do Nation for Businesses
43:22 What Do You Wish People Knew?
45:57 Closing
Vicki Saunders is the visionary, social entrepreneur who founded an organization called SheEO (now Coralus) which is widely renowned for supporting women who are getting the world’s to-do list done! This conversation will generate sparks for your own impact and totally validate the fact that you were right to hold out hope for humanity. Momentum is building behind an economic model that is “circular” and regenerative when it comes to expanding goodness and progress.
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00:00 Intro & Welcome
04:46 A More Beautiful World
08:21 Subscribing to a New World
13:59 Break
16:42 Collective Wealth
22:40 Trust as the Core Currency
27:54 Circulating Capital
36:53 Being Set Free
42:59 Street Wisdom
46:41 Giving ‘til it Feels Like Receiving
49:30 What Do You Wish People Knew?
51:34 Closing
Welcome to the Conspiracy of Goodness podcast! Join founder of the Goodness Exchange, Dr. Lynda Ulrich, for conversations that will ignite one "aha" moment after another as we explore the amazing wave of goodness and progress happening in the world.
In a world filled with negative noise, we uncover stories and insights that will inspire and uplift you. If you're a doer, a helper, a giver, or an idea person in your circles, this podcast is for you.
New episodes drop every Wednesday on Spotify and wherever you get your podcasts. You can also find us on The Goodness Exchange YouTube channel, where you'll discover even more uplifting content.
Get ready to put a spring in your step and gain valuable insights you can use every day. Welcome to the Conspiracy of Goodness!
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Doing work that matters—work that really lights you up—can impact your health and longevity so much that the goal of creating that kind of working-life is fast becoming a central theme in the new world of work. People seek work that matters, but for the longest time there hasn’t been a place dedicated to helping people find that work. To solve this problem, Hannah Phang co-founded The Now Work, a platform that connects people who have world-changing skills and aspirations with world-changing work and companies who are just waiting for the right talent to come along.
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00:00 Intro & Welcome
03:53 The Now Work
14:25 Corporate Sustainability
19:32 Activists by Brand Choice
20:46 Break
23:33 Price and Value
28:30 How Do We Know Who to Trust?
32:20 Green-Hushing
34:45 Consumer Trust
35:46 Creating the Future We Want
44:23 The World can be our Teacher
48:24 What Do You Wish People Knew?
52:53Closing
When did society decide that people with larger bodies can’t possibly be “fit,” and create systems that exclude them from most fitness communities? Martinus Evans is flipping all those notions upside down and providing a rapidly growing community with insight and inspiration. At 300 pounds he has run 8 marathons, is a certified running coach, and has 95K followers on Instagram. And today, we will learn why the joy in fitness activities is for everyone, in every kind of body.
00:00 Intro & Welcome
00:53 Martinus’s Journey
09:20 Running Slow AF
15:45 Mental Chatter
20:50 Break
23:28 The Slow AF Run Club
35:10 Diet Culture Mental Chatter
39:08 Advice for Your Younger Self
44:50 Peak Moments
50:13 What Do You Wish People Knew?
53:15 Closing
Many of us rush through our days, weeks, and lives, chasing goals and just trying to get everything done. But all that activity can blind us to the fact that our goals come from the notions of “influential others” in our lives, and not from what lights us up as individuals. Christal Brown is a master in helping others discover and structure a personal vision that is all their own, and one that will be a central source of joy, no matter the ups and downs in the journey.
0 Intro & Welcome
03:15 Anything is Possible
07:28 Finding the Bigger Version of Yourself
15:55 Break
18:24 Confidence vs. Integrity
20:56 Outcome vs. Process
22:47 Belief and Belongings
26:27 Steps and Stories
27:46 Grace
31:07 The Risk of Imperfection
34:13 Embracing the Messy Middle
40:55 Building Communities
48:18 Soft Skills vs. Hard Skills
55:15 What Do You Wish People Knew?
59:56 Closing
Listening to this episode will burst open a joyful place in your heart and will give you a leap in business savvy. Our guests are part of a flip in perspective in the business world that will change the future for millions. John Cronin, a young man with Down syndrome, and his father, Mark, are co-founders of John’s Crazy Socks, a business hiring people with differing abilities not as an act of charity, but a smart business move.
00:00 Intro & Welcome
05:02 Everyone Can Contribute
09:26 Language Matters
14:09 Dignity in Work
14:09 Break
22:13 The Founding Story
32:33 Untapped Labor Market
41:30 The Five Pillars
48:49 Preparing for the Unforeseen
01:16:02 What Do You Wish People Knew?
01:18:40 Closing
If you or someone you know is struggling with a complexity that seems irrevocably stuck, our guest today—Flint Sparks—will point you in some new directions. He’s been a professional psychotherapist for four decades, and he is also a Zen teacher: a wonderful combination that brings a level of timeless wisdom to the table that adds a path to freedom we may not find any other way.
00:00 Intro & Welcome
02:13 Spiritual Maturity
- Flint spent many years as a psychotherapist and is now a Zen teacher.
- Flint leads retreats all across North America and Europe
- Flint’s tagline is ‘Softening Barriers to Love’.
06:28 Growing Up and Waking Up
- Social and cultural evolution happened much faster than biological evolution.
- We are out of sync in some ways.
- Spiritual growth allows us to meet everyday mundane things with greater intimacy and courage.
- Spiritual maturity has nothing to do with a belief in anything.
- Spiritual maturity is endless curiosity and willingness to turn toward everything.
- Maturing ourselves as human beings never really ends.
- True meditation is letting go of all the ways that we manipulate ourselves.
12:56 The Ground of Being
- The ground of being is unconditioned good in the midst of the joys of the greatest moments and also in the last minutes as you pass away,
- Happiness is found by removing the conditions for being happy.
- The foundation to anchoring ourselves comes from steady practice.
- Practice is preparation to do the real thing.
- The real thing that we are practicing for is life.
- The practice must be grounded in reality.
16:41 The Ground of Being
- Dr Srikumar Rao appeared on Episode 5 of The Conspiracy of Goodness Podcast and spoke about the concept of ‘good thing / bad thing’.
- The ‘good thing / bad thing’ concept speaks to the way we label occurrences as either good or bad based on our perception.
- Flint agrees with this concept and encourages us to consider saying ‘now this’ rather than labeling something as good or bad.
- Flint compares spiritual practice to jazz musicianship.
- Jazz musicians play boring scales over and over again for many years.
- When jazz musicians play they are able to apply what they practiced without much conscious effort.
- We can also develop the same improvisational virtuosity as great jazz musicians by practicing spirituality more consistently.
- We can develop the muscles to respond rather than react.
20:39 Break
23:40 What is Discipline?
- According to Flint, discipline is ‘remembering what you want’.
- What is most important to you? What are you called to do?
- If you want to know what your disciplines are, just look at your life and what you’re actually doing.
- Waking up is about deciding if the things you do are the person you want to be.
- What you are doing reflects what you want.
26:31 Tolerating Mystery
- Mystery is the capacity to be open to the unknown and not demand answers to the unknown.
- We can stay with questions longer and respect the mystery.
- It’s not about belief, it's about discovery.
- We can learn from life without trying to make life our way.
- Being okay with mystery is challenging to people.
- A Tibetan teacher Trungpa Rinpoche said the spiritual path is walking between hope and despair straight into the face of uncertainty.
- The spiritual path feels like vulnerability in the human body.
- Most people want to turn despair into hope.
- The universal solvent for problem solving is curiosity.
31:22 Responsiveness vs. Perfection
- Be wholehearted and continue with dignity.
- Our ‘okayness’ isn’t on the line.
- We have to be easier on ourselves.
- The process to mastery is a pretty good walk.
- We can appreciate our lives with all of its flaws and difficulties.
37:42 Going Fast
- If you want to get somewhere fast, go slow.
- In order to respond appropriately we need to be more attentive.
- Spiritual practice helps us become more present and attentive.
- We are made new in each moment.
- Life is miraculous and full of awe even though it looks ordinary most of the time....
The media seems to bombard us with stories of how bad it is “out there” and it would be easy to think that anywhere outside our particular pocket of the country is a bit frightening. But our guest today, Sarah Yourgrau, spent time in 150 small communities across America as a producer on Mike Rowe’s uplifting series: “Returning the Favor.” On this journey, she learned things that blew her away with joy. Here are some surprising stories that build a perspective we can all celebrate!
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03:10 Sarah Yourgrau
- Sarah is a two time emmy award winning producer.
- Sarah has a background in theatre and anthropology.
04:51 No Mundane Moments
- The pandemic allowed us to confront our mortality.
- People started recognizing that the most fulfilling and nourishing parts of life are the everyday moments.
- Sarah produced a series called ‘Returning the Favor’.
- Returning the Favor had 145 episodes and over 450 million views.
- While filming Return the Favor, Sarah traveled the American landscape extensively.
- A big part of filming a documentary is gaining enough trust with people for them to share their stories.
- Sarah would go to these communities to build relationships in preparation for filming.
- In meeting with different communities, Sarah recognized that we have much more commonalities than we have differences.
- We don’t have enough pathways to meet each other.
- Stories are one of the best vehicles to create inroads for us to understand people we might never meet.
19:25 Community Change Agents
- Return the Favor was about identifying people in different communities who were positive change agents.
- The idea was to get the stories of the people doing good wok in their communities.
- The idea was to approach people with the idea of doing a docu series about them.
- The filming would culminate in a reveal when host Mike Rowe surprised participants with all the work that was being done to support and highlight their initiatives.
23:13 Break
26:13 Gamifying Curiosity
- Curiosity is the start point of genuine connection.
- The power of language is the greatest amplifier into each others’ personal paradigms.
- Sarah’s first goal in interacting with people is genuine connection and communication.
- We are often talking over each other and talking around each other.
- We don’t need to be threatened by someone else's world view or lived experience.
- We can have fun learning different perspectives.
- Being curious about others starts with being curious about yourself.
32:54 Assume We Know Nothing
- CEO of Ocean Alliance Dr. Iain Kerr appeared on The Conspiracy of Goodness Podcast Episode 116 and spoke about a drone flying over a whales to collect whale snot when the whale blows.
- Dr. Kerr talks about how little we know about whales based on the small glimpses we have of their lives when they surface.
- We know very little about people based on the small glimpses we have into their lives.
- Curiosity is an avenue for getting deeper views into peoples’ lives and build a reality that is much more reflective of the actual reality.
37:06 The Most Authentic Version of Me
- I am not attached to the person I was nor am I attached to the person I am, I am only attached to the most authentic version of me and that is always changing.
- Our narratives about the world have to be flexible.
- We lived in a time where all the assumptions that we thought were solid ended up shifting.
- Living is a dynamic act.
- Our world is changing based on the stories that we are telling ourselves.
- If we are intentional about absorbing more positive solution oriented news we can see our view of the world shift.
- “ We don’t see the world as it is, we see the world as we are” - Anais Nin
- Growth require change....
This week we take a deep dive into our expanding potential in every single decade of the aging process. Our guest, Carl Honoré, is raising eyebrows with his novel insights about aging, with special emphasis on how it improves collaboration in diverse groups, the advantages we are gaining with age, and the things to look forward to that we can’t get to any other way.
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00:47 Aging as An Adventure
- Society bombards us with the idea that aging is a form of surrender or a disease, or a curse.
- We should embrace aging as it’s natural.
- We can embrace aging as a process of opening doors rather than closing them.
- We have a cult around “youth”’
- We are all grappling with the passage of time.
- We can approach aging with a spirit of optimism.
- We should embrace milestone birthdays instead of mourning them.
- “Aging is an extraordinary process where you become the person you always should have been.” - David Bowie
- Research has shown that buying into ageism and the cult of youth can increase your chances of:
- Buying into ageism and the cult of youth is the ultimate act of harm.
04:26 Ageism: A Problem We Can Solve
- Debbie Shore appeared on Episode 136 of the Conspiracy of Goodness Podcast and spoke about the importance of solving the problems that we can solve.
- Ageism is a problem we can solve.
- Ageism affects all of us and therefore fixing it can help us all.
- In today's world, we’re living better lives for longer.
- While we might lose physical ability gradually there’s still a lot we can do.
- Carl recently got chosen to play for The Great Britain masters national ball hockey team.
- Ages can be seen the same way as levels in a video game.
- In Carl’s book, Bolder, he speaks to the value of the experience we gain as we get older.
04:26 Creativity
- People can be creative at all stages of their lives.
- Some forms of creativity can only be attained with time and experience.
- Young people do not have a monopoly on creativity.
- History is full of examples of people doing creative work later on in their lives e.g Beethoven, Bach, Michaelangelo, etc.
- In the UK, where Carl lives, there’s a Turner Prize for visual artists that had an age cap of 50 years old.
- The age cap on the Turner Prize was removed in 2017 because the Chair of the organization stated that a creative breakthrough can be made at any age.
16:11 Break
21:38 The U-Shaped Happiness Curve
- Human beings follow a U-shaped happiness curve.
- The adults around the world who report the highest levels of life satisfaction are the over 55’s.
- Scientists have found a similar U shaped happiness curve in chimpanzees, bonobos, and orangutans which suggests that a happiness boost later on in life is within our primate genes.
- One theory about happiness later in life suggests that happy grandparents lead to longevity in tribes.
28:28 An Upbeat Perspective
- Whatever you’re grappling with, you get back what you put into the world.
- If you default to doom and gloom you won’t get a whole lot of joy back.
- So much of what is good with the world starts with us as individuals.
30:24 The Talent Shortage
- There is currently a talent shortage and a high number of underemployed people.
- We need to structurally change the way people finance their retirement and the way savings plans are set up.
- Older workers have been frozen out or pushed off the off ramp of the working world.
- Older people are still willing and able to work.
- Companies are changing their approach to older staff.
- Companies are introducing initiatives to make older staff feel more welcomed and to welcome back older staff that have retired.
- Programs geared toward older staff include:
- Keeping people with institutional knowledge is critical.
- Dr. Jill Tarter retired as the director of the SETI institute at 80 years old and had a wealth of institutional knowledge that would have been lost if she retired at 65. Hear her story on Episode 128 of theConspiracy of Goodness Podcast.
- We pay the price when we put experienced people to pasture...
Entrepreneur, author, and renowned podcaster, Bob Glazer, is known for his novel, common-sense ideas for creating business cultures that employees rave about. This is because his ideas focus on multiplying our better impulses, rather than trying to throttle back our worst. This hour, Dr. Lynda talks to Bob about the insights in his new book Elevate Your Team, and we all come away with some pearls we can use everyday to elevate our own working lives.
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01:46 Intro & Welcome
04:26 Friday Foreword
- Bob’s newsletter, Friday Forward has over 100,000 subscribers.
- Friday Forward shares good news on a weekly basis.
- Friday Forward started with Bob sharing positive news and stories with his team of 40 people.
06:45 Eliminating Unnecessary Fiction
- There’s a centrist mindset to a lot of important issues.
- Bob listens to the viewpoints that he doesn’t necessarily agree with.
- Everyone has the ability to improve our way of thinking.
- We tend to make vague celebrations of exceptions while ignoring the rule.
11:15 The Growth Wall
- In the past decade, teams have been optimized to achieve growth at all cost.
- Teams have hit two walls:
- Organizations need to grow but the focus should be on the people.
12:57 The Great Questioning
- People questioned what their mental well being would be like if the working world continued this way.
- 80% of the people who sought out new jobs because the grass was greener regretted it in the end.
- If everyone quit during the most difficult moments great success stories wouldn’t exist.
- Cognitive dissonance is one of the most important things that people should understand.
19:04 Eliminating Two Weeks Notice
- We sometimes pretend that people are going to stay in jobs forever.
- Instead of having difficult conversations with underperformers, people tend to make them the enemy.
- We could consider helping the person find a better fit inside or outside the company.
- Why can’t we have honest conversations about leaving companies?
20:55 Being an A Player
- Being an A player is not a fixed state.
- You can become an A player and you can stop being an A player depending on the situation.
- As the organization changes, a reevaluation needs to be done to determine if you’re still the right person in the right seat at the right time.
22:31 Right Seat on the Bus
- Unicorns can do much more than what they’re being asked to do and they exceed the company’s growth rate.
- For most people in the organization, there’s a capacity building zone that can help them build their skills to be ready for the next position.
- In Bob’s book, Elevate, he described capacity building in 4 areas:
31:40 Break
35:04 People are the same People
- Leaders can encourage positive morning routines.
- Rather than looking at your phone or tv first thing in the morning, a more productive person could do a few things.
- More hours does not equate to more productivity.
42:50 Flexible Work
- Employees that seek our flexibility in the work schedule should also be flexible when critical business issues arise.
- The gig economy offers an opportunity to work solo.
- People may not know what they want out of remote work as the data shows that many people are isolated and depressed.
44:54 Core Values
- Core Values should just be the words on the walls of the corporate office.
- Knowing your core values and being able to articulate them is key.
- Bob offers courses on core values that include live coaching.
52:33 What Gets Rewarded?
- What is actually getting implicitly or explicitly rewarded in the company?
- Company’s can take a stand on issues but not everyone in the company needs to agree.
- The company being tolerant might be more important than agreeing with any one stance.
57:26 Closing
- There’s a cost to hyper growth.
- The better way is to grow by growing the people.
- You can find Bob at https://robertglazer.com
Bob is also a guest writer on the Goodness Exchange.
Having a reliable routine for getting fresh perspectives and ideas can be a sanity-saver and a path to opening up new potential almost every day for you. In this episode, we learn about just such a path with David Pearl, who is leading a movement—Street Wisdom—that can be an energizing, simple way to find answers to small daily quandaries and your most challenging problems. And best of all, it’s a free, ever changing way to boost your sense of joy, wonder and well-being. 00:00 Preview 01:10 Intro & Welcome 06:40 Walking in Circles The idea of getting experiential learning from wandering around emerged from as early as David’s childhood. The real catalyst was being lost and learning from mistakes. David learned the idea of walking in circles in public spaces when seeking out the meaning of life. David attempted walking in circles in Leicester Square and felt a bit self conscious but quickly realized that very few people were paying attention to him. The street can be a wonderful place to explore development and one’s own limits. As busy as the street is, in a funny way it’s a private space. David is not the first to put forward the idea of walking in busy cities. The Flâneur movement, for example, arose in Paris in the late 19th Century. The Flâneur was a person who could be at home anywhere and was always observing and enjoying the everydayness of life. The Flâneur’s art was social observation. A group of French poets, led by Guillaume Apollinaire and Charles Baudelaire used the streets as sources of artistic revelations. 13:08 Street Wisdom Street Wisdom offers exercises to help people become more Flâneur-like. One of the exercises used at Street Wisdom is designed to help people slow down. Another exercise is to help people increase their awareness. For many people the eyes are the main system of awareness, yet there are 4 other senses that can be used. A third exercise is geared toward awakening your physical intelligence. The popular opinion is that intelligence is centralized in the cranium while wisdom is distributed throughout the body. Let your feet take your head for a walk. Your body has an opinion and we can listen to that opinion to guide our navigating of the world. 18:00 The Discipline of Simplification 3 parts Tune up your senses People are awakened through various exercises. Quest With their senses awake, they go for a wander with a question in mind. Begin to record what is noticed through any of the senses. The Sharing Share whatever popped out at you. The Street Wisdom website offers a “walk shop” which offers simple instructions, and gives guidance on how to lead a walk. Online options are also available to lead or join virtual walks with groups. The Street Wisdom website has download links to audio guides where David takes people through the stages of the walk shop at their own speed. 21:20 I Am You The Street Wizards are a group of volunteers who have fallen in love with the process and have moved into deeper practice. “I Am You” is one of those deeper practices. The idea behind “I Am You” is to get a simultaneous sense of your uniqueness but also of your connection with everyone in the crowd. “I Am You” is important in this age of social media. The “I Am You” practice challenges the idea of what a stranger is, and addresses the fear of others. “I Am You” doesn’t require anything more than an imagination and a mischievous spirit. Humans have the amazing ability to create images in our minds of things that do not exist. We call this imagination. This imagination leaves us susceptible to media images that may project the world as worse off in the future. We have the opportunity to imagine and create a positive future. We need to exercise, on a daily basis, a better way of living. 30:00 Break We have the opportunity to imagine and create a positive future. 32:55 Authoring the Future There’s an infinite number of possible futures. David is helping people make decisions that the future will be proud of...
Turns out, we can have many kinds of wealth besides money: creativity, time, community, compassion, friendships, attention, and patience, to name a few. We can each give those things to others liberally, and in the process, live extraordinarily happy lives. Today’s guest, Nipun Mehta, will help you see that in a world where “capital” like time, ideas, and kindness are priceless, what you have to contribute makes you very wealthy.
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00:40 Intro & Welcome
03:34 The Power of Volunteering Nipun may have started reversing the hopelessness narrative long before it was popular. Nipun has always felt that there’s a spark in people that longs to be in service and longs to be compassionate. He has an implicit faith in himself and everyone else. In the late 90’s Nipun started a project called ‘DailyGood’ which started with an automatic email sent out every morning with good news. This has been done every day since 1996. It started with his yearning to empower the impulse to serve. The belief is that the world is held together with a lot of goodness and a lot of care. The biggest leaps in human history started with quiet givers and people who turned their backs on something that offended them at the core of their humanity. Ghandi for instance, started his movement based on him being thrown off a train in South Africa for being brown. He was able to do this without burning bridges or creating enemies. Martin Luther King Jr., Ghandi, Mandela, The Dalai Lama all took the stance that they would not create an enemy while resisting an action. They would resist an action without creating an enemy. They could resist an action but love the person. The best ideas don’t need an enemy.
11:00 Reserving Our Clicks for Things That Matter Wealth currently has a narrow definition based on things like money, power and outward appearance. This has led us to want more and more, and it is this wanting more that typically creates separation & inequality. How do we start to play a much bigger game? We can start by accepting that different forms of wealth exist such as: Stories Attention Connection So much is done to circulate money and the ideas of fame and power as measures of wealth. We can also do the same with our time capital. Small actions might change the entire world and are just as meaningful as newsworthy or Nobel Prize worthy acts. Maybe it’s the small things that matter the most. In the words of Mother Teresa, “You can do no big things, only small things with great love”. Those who tend to the small acts tend to be happier and more connected, secure and grounded. Nipun’s very successful found out his first son was autistic.. He was initially worried, but soon recognized that this might be the biggest gift of his life as it showed him that everyone is good at something. He went on to hire several people on the autism spectrum, and the initiative was so successful that it became a Harvard Case Study. Last week’s episode, (Episode 137) with Temple Grandin, the most famous autistic person in the world spoke to the limitlessness and beauty of different minds.
46:12 Break
18:50 Hunger is Invisible Nipun’s Organization, ServiceSpace, started by building websites for non-profit organizations. It started when Nipun and his 3 friends went to a homeless shelter in 1999 and offered to build them a website in their earliest effort to practice generosity. They intuitively knew that they could exercise compassion & kindness and grow them as one would grow muscles. Giving is beneficial to both the giver and the receiver. They started spreading the word on how small acts of kindness can improve everyone’s lives. These acts garnered media coverage as website building was expensive at the time, and here were some young men who could be making money building websites for free. The reward comes from nature. The idea of the movement is to hold space to allow people to be able to give of themselves in return for nature’s reward...
Temple Grandin is a renowned innovator whose lifelong work and advocacy have shed light on the beauty and potential of every brain, regardless of neurological differences. Her insights into animal behavior, autism, and education have had a profound impact on many industries and have opened doors for countless individuals who may have otherwise gone unrecognized. Her new book applies to 40% of our population: people whose creative minds are going unsupported. Listen in and see if you may be one of those folks.
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50:23
Intro & Welcome
03:51
People Think in Different Ways
- Brains can either be more cognitive / thinking or social / emotional
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Autism diagnoses range from someone like Einstein who couldn’t speak till age 3 to someone who is epileptic and can’t dress themselves but they’re all labelled autistic—this affects the perception of autistic people and their ability to contribute to society
- Autistic minds can be seen as visual thinkers
- Standard requirements such as algebra may inadvertently screen visual thinkers out as object visualizers may not be able to do abstract math
- Abstract math may not be as important in disciplines such as designing mechanical equipment06:15
Education
+ Education seems to favour one way of thinking and not nurture the others
+ Some people think in words (verbally) some think in patterns and are visual spatial such as mathematicians, some are object visualizers and think in pictures, and some people are a mixture
+ The education system is being taken over by verbal thinkers and this affects the opportunities for other types of minds
+ Temple is an extreme object visualizer as are many of her peers who build equipment
+ Draconian alpha requirements in education will screen out visual thinkers
+ Because different minds have complimentary skills, pairing different minds on work teams will create better outcomes08:40
Autistic Success
+ Steve Jobs may have been mildly autistic and it shows in the simplicity of the user experience in the iPhone’s design
+ Algebra requirements in education in some states work against visual minds and can negatively affect industrial design
+ Some of the best and most successful equipment inventors & manufacturers did not graduate college or high school
+ College graduates who are not visual thinkers may miss important details in design and need the input of different minds
+ Mathematicians calculate risk but visual thinkers can see risk
15:07
Cattle Industry
- Visual thinkers have the ability to ‘snap pictures’ and ‘take video clips’ in their mind and this helps them make sense of complicated systems such as factory floors, beef plants and cattle farms
- Visual thinkers also notice what might seem to be minor details that other minds may miss16:55
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18:42
Dr. Grandin
- PhD in animal science
- First research she did was looking at what cattle are seeing. If you think verbally you won't think about what cattle are seeing.
- Looked at providing pigs with things to enrich their environment. Pigs prefer soft objects that they can destroy—this has been replicated in may pig farming
- When Temple looked at cattle she started by identifying what the cattle would see. Verbal thinkers wouldn’t take this approach
- Good handling of animals leads to better quality meat so designing systems that are best for animals matters
27:08
Autism in Society
* How did society get to the point of screening out visual thinkers?
* This may have been inadvertent as verbal & logical thinkers may not have known that visual thinkers existed
* This has led to several manufacturing and design jobs moving to countries such as Holland & Dubai
* “Special ed” kids are not allowed to take shop in some schools which further screens them out from opportunities
* Several clever engineers grew up without access to tools because of this
* Shop might be the best class for them to take as car mechanics are one of the best ways to get kids off of video games
* Temple did not speak until she was 3-4 years old. She loved art and making things...
Debbie Shore is co-founder of Share Our Strength, which has fed close to 2 billion meals to hungry children since their campaign, No Kid Hungry, began. (That’s billion with a B, folks!) Today's episode is full of stories and insights from that remarkable journey that will give you many nuggets of inspiration and ingenious thinking to take into your own path to make the world a little better place.
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00:46
Intro & Welcome
04:16Share Our Strength
- Sharing Strength is the most thought about of the organisation’s 5 core values.
- The feeling of wanting to be connected to something bigger than yourself and finding value in what people bring to the table is embodied in the name of the organization.
- Enough people will respond to the call if the right vehicle or platform is presented.
- In the case of Share Our Strength, the vehicle is ending hunger.
04:42
The Great Questioning
- During the pandemic, more people questioned what impact the work they were would have on the world and on their own well being.
- More people focused on discovering what they were uniquely built to contribute.
- The path taken by Share Our Strength has changed and grown over the years but the vision to find ways for people to share their strengths to end hunger has sustained.
- The core belief of the organisation was that everybody has a strength to share.
- The original idea of working with chefs & the restaurant industry paid off as restaurants became the lifeblood of the organization.
- A New York Times article about a famine in Ethiopia in 1984 sparked the idea for the organization.
- The organization started with personal funds & loans and contributions from friends and family members.
- One of the first big donors, Chef Alice Waters from Chez Panisse in Berkeley California, is being honored this week.
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Chef Waters responded to a cold letter with a generous check and by sending letters to fellow chefs who also responded. That started the chain of events with restaurants across the country.
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The fundraising platforms allow contributors to engage in their passions by giving people the opportunity to contribute by doing what they do for a living.
- People want to be engaged in things they care about and be a part of something bigger than themselves.
- Volunteering to do something you care about can lead to discovering your calling and may lead to greater opportunities.
- Peoples’ energy is found in their passion.
12:41
Food Is Life
- Food is central and fundamental to all our cores.
- While we thank our stakeholders for their efforts, they usually thank us for allowing them to be a part of the solution and feel connected.
- According to Christoph Gorder of Charity Water, ‘This is a problem we know how to solve’.
- There are many problems in this world that we don’t know how to solve, so we have to step up to solve the ones when the solution is known.
- World hunger is not necessarily a complex problem but there are barriers of access.
- 1 in 8 kids in America struggle with hunger even though several meal programs exist.
- The focus of Share Our Strength was to identify the barriers that exist in schools.
- Barriers include:
- The stigma associated with having to access school meals
- Timing around getting into school to access meals
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Lack of information
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Efforts to reduce barriers include:
- Changing the way meals are distributed at schools
- Working toward eliminating any special lunch lines
- Eliminating any special or coloured tickets for provided meals
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Start serving breakfast in the classroom
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3 million kids have now been added to school breakfast.
- Breakfast in the classroom tends to stay once introduced because of improvements in areas such as:
- Attendance
- Readiness to learn
- Schoolwork
- Test results
- Behaviour
- Less need for fidget spinners
18:50
Hunger is Invisible
- Starvation in places like Ethiopia is easier to identify than an issue like hunger in America.
- The awareness barrier is huge in a country that is considered one of the richest countries in the world...
This chat with conservation innovator Topher White will give you a feeling of celebration and wonder. In 2013, he created the ingenious Rainforest Connection, a nonprofit which is helping to preserve biodiversity in 34 countries and counting. And now, he is launching another pioneering technology! But this time, it’s one we can all bring to our own backyards, neighborhoods, and even on vacation. All of that, in the service of making a personal connection with the natural world around us, in fascinating and delightful ways.
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00:54
Intro & Welcome
02:02Topher’s Bio
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Topher is a conservation technologist & founder of Rainforest Connection (RFCx).
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His new project launched in 2022, Squibbon, is a product that allows us to connect with our environment by listening.
- His accolades include:
- National Geographic Explorer
- Rolex Laureate
- World Economic Forum Young Global Leader
04:42
Topher as an innovator
- “The day before something is truly a breakthrough, it’s a crazy idea” - Peter H. Diamandis
- Many of the best ideas in the best space sound bad at first.
- Getting to the point that something actually works or is executed is a long journey.
- Best ideas are in high competition spaces.
05:49
High Rainforest Connection
- The idea originated from listening in rainforests.
- There’s a lot of sounds originating in the rainforests outside of just animals.
- The lives and expressions of animals and the way they interact with each other provides rich data.
- New tools and approached were adopted to use bio acoustics to understand entire ecosystems.
- Tune into Episode 124 with Rainforest Connection (RFCx) CEO Bourhan Yassin for more on the work being done to connect rainforests in the world.
- You can listen to the vibrant and amazing sounds of the rainforests via the Rainforest Connection App, available for download in the app stores.
- Listening to the sounds of nature may be the best but least utilized tool to protect the environment.
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The Squibbon Journey
- Squibbon is designed to bring the sounds of nature to the consumer market and make what was previously only available for conservationists available to any household.
- People typically think of the sounds of nature as serenity and relaxation but there’s much more insights available that can matter to the average person’s everyday life.
- Humans usually interact with nature primarily visually, but now Squibbon offers the opportunity to interact audibly and add much more interaction as hidden creatures & tiny creatures that we may not be able to see can become part of the experience with nature.
- Human listening is also limited and Squibbon will unlock more sounds that will give much more insights into nature e.g.
- Prey vs Predator
- How animals feel
- Animal movement
- How animals interact with each other
11:58
Nature isn’t some place we have to go to
- It’s great for us to enjoy when nature overlaps with us.
- Wildlife is already part of our day to day lives and we may not notice them while they notice us.
- The only real conservation is local conservation.
- Top down approaches to conservation are still dependent on people who are on the ground committed to preservation.
- Conservation of the environment in your backyard may be more powerful than conservation efforts at the Government, State or Corporate level.
- Lives can also be enriched by deeper interaction with and conservation of local environments and neighbourhoods.
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Seth Godin is well known in much of the global business world as the ultimate Entrepreneur/Social Innovator and an icon of fresh perspectives that focus on what really matters. In this episode, Dr. Lynda and Seth discuss the insights in his new book, The Song of Significance, which has been described as a book for a new era in the world of work… and a new generation.
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00:23
Intro & Welcome
03:47
What’s the best job you ever had
- Bosses think that money and job security are the most likely answers
- A 10,000 person survey across 90 countries showed that the top 3 reasons were:
- I accomplished more than I thought I could
- I was treated with respect
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I was proud of the work I did
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Bringing humanity to the work you do benefits everyone
05:32
Normalizing working life
- Simple changes in the work place
- Employees can also be proactive about the choice
08:14
Significance
- “Significance is meaning and meaning comes from making a change happen”
- School has taught us to focus on things that work doesn’t need
- Significance in work comes from questions such as:
- Who am I here to change
- What is the change I seek to make
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How will I know if its working?
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Significance makes us feel alive
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Break
11:34
Humans are not resources
- How our current system came into being
- robotic work
- Treating humans like resources
- Assume good intentions & give people the benefit of the doubt
- Take responsibility for what we bring to the work environment
- Figure out how to add value by connecting to change that impacts your customers, vendors, co-workers etc.
13:26
The Great Resignation
- The promise of meaningful, secure work and reasonably good compensation and conditions went out the window the with the introduction of outsourcing, downsizing, mechanising which treated people like disposable objects
- People have recognized this change their commitment to companies has waned over time
14:55
Management is not leadership
- Managers use power and authority to get people to do what they want faster & cheaper
- Leaders voluntarily identify people who want to get somewhere and help them get there
- You can’t do both jobs at the same time
Tension vs Stress in the workplace
- Stress is wanting to stay and go at the same time and it leaves us torn
- Tension is a good thing and nothing changes without tension
Are meetings a symptom of work crises?
- Asynchronous thoughtful work is extremely powerful
- Meetings are useful for collaboration & conversations but bosses often take the lazy approach of using them for one way communication and take comfort in seeing people as a proxy for measuring productivity
19:31
Collaboration & Diversity
- Teams that bring different skills together produce better work than teams lacking diversity
- false proxies and should be eliminated
21:23
What are real skills these days?
- Real skills are attitudes that can be learned
23:52
The Goodness Opportunity
- Being where we need to be and bringing your heart to what is involved
- Are we working with people who are seeking to make the change that we're trying to make in the world
- The Goodness solution is a foundational issue and not top down
- People need to make a decision to be good and create impact that creates goodness and this impact will multiply
25:56
Protecting Peoples’ Dignity
- Offering people dignity is extremely powerful
- Criticize the work and not the worker
30:07
The age soundbites
- The internet & social media
- People are incentivized to winging it rather than doing the research
31:48
PAGE 19 THINKING
32:39
The Carbon Almanac
33:23
Closing
- Do the work that scares us
- Keep making a ruckus! We need you!
Turns out, there are no bad emotions (anger, resentment, fear, etc). They can all be good, if we can remember to pause and then search the intelligence in them. In this episode, that is just one of the many pearls that today’s guest, Cat Tweedie, teaches us about. She is co-founder of Sleepawake Camp: a wonderful organization with a fresh take on coping with our world for young people, but her insights are fresh and useful, no matter your age.
(00:00- 06:00) OPENING
(06:01- 21:38)
- The “How’s” in Cat’s life
- The making of SleepAwake camp
- All the pieces suddenly make sense
- “Every bit of me is being used up”
- “What I think is the right thing until I hear from my body, this is it!”
- SleepAwake camp works on skills that are missing on the educational system
- Learn how to navigate those currents of energy… intelligence and beauty in all the impulses that arise
- Understanding our projections we each carry… we can begin to loosen the shame that people are often holding in their projected world.
- Late teens/early 20s is when teens are moving and decide which of these they want to continue… I hope to start offering adult camps in future.
- So many of the symptoms that are being medicated are what people are sensing like isolation or anxiety.
- They give back their phones voluntarily
(21:39- 24:25) BREAK
(24:26- 42:20)
- PODCAST: Why Kids Can’t Change Until Adults Do with AJ Crabill
- Looking at the beautiful intelligence
- Anger is just a signal that some boundaries have been crossed
- Anger release with women’s group
- Anger fully felt gives you clarity
- The beautiful intelligence in jealousy
- The world of a 3-year-old
- Social re-patterning
- Our essence never leaves and we just used our own energy to hold down the parts of ourselves that we didn’t get response for
- Intelligence of small beings
(42:21- 57:00)
- Real community and real connection
- The other thing that people get from social media is destruction
- Pushing away, it doesn’t bring us closer to ourselves
- The brain is a tool that supports us in thriving
- Brain challenge
- The belief and the projection and skipping the steps
- The different paths of learning
- Each person is a completely unique offering if all the parts of them are invited
- What we manifest in the world follows our thoughts
- PODCAST: Raising “Solutionaries” by Teaching Skills Instead of Facts with Zoe Weil and Steve Cochrane
- “You’ve done hard things before”
- Everything that comes up inside of us is lovable…
- Website: SleepAwake
(57:01- 57:57) CLOSING
Chef Kenny Minor will make you hungry for both food and the joyful culture that can be built around cooking and eating. You will love this conversation for the sense of fun that it brings up from your past and the possibilities it brings to the meals you can enjoy with others in the future! Chef Kenny was named Top Chef by Ebony Magazine for his fresh ideas about eating and cooking, as well as the exuberant punch of personality he brings to everything he does.
(00:00- 04:40) OPENING
(04:41- 23:10)
- Chef Kenny’s childhood
- Black Church
- Culture and family
- Food as a sacred thing
- From grandmother’s comfort food to bad food
There are no “bad foods,” just some food has more life in it
- Obligation mindset into opportunity mindset
- Chef Kenny’s belief
- Chef Kenny’s epiphany
- It’s not about weight, It’s more about mindset
(23:11- 25:57) BREAK
(25:58- 35:35)
- Preacher’s neck story
- Be healthy and happy
Healthier you is personal
- Food is shown through love
- Oftentimes when you want to change your eating habits it will require you to come out of your comfort zone
- Flavor gap between the food you love and these new healthier items you want to cook
- What I really do is bring over those flavor from familiar foods and put them in a healthier preparation
- Online cooking classes and catering services in New York City
Chef Kenny’s ministry
- Health belief statement “I believe...”
- “When nutritious food is at the center of my thoughts and my actions, life is better”
- Eating healthy food is expensive
(35:36- 01:03:09)
- Social media’s influence on healthy eating
- The ideal body weight that we always seem to be comparing ourselves to
- Family night dinners and putting away the phone
- Tortilla Fried Chicken
Worthiness
- Value of sugar
- It is not your fault but opportunity
- PODCAST: A Brain in Each Leg? Follow Your Curiosity to the Bottom of the Ocean with Nathan Robinson
- You got to keep eating well but you also need to keep it in line on what you already do
You are worthy as you are right now
- What do I believe about this food I’m about to eat?
- If you continuously have the conversation “What do I believe about the food?” it opens up the mindspace and food becomes a conversation about belief not just hunger
- FaceBook: Kenneth Minor
- Instagram: kennyminor_
- Website: Chef Kenny
(01:03:10- 01:04:03) CLOSING
Dr. Cindy Fast tells us about the fascinating and groundbreaking work of an organization in Africa that has realized the potential in a common local animal, and turned it from “pest” to “hero.” Remarkable gains in landmine clearing, stopping the spread of tuberculosis, and even search and rescue techniques are being made… all from the discovery of a novel partnership: one between humans and… African giant pouched rats! Listen in to learn about the fantastic work of nonprofit, APOPO.
(00:00- 05:18) OPENING
(05:19- 12:57)
- History of APOPO
- Article about hamsters
- African Giant Pouched rat
- The first rat I met was Courage
- Tanzania
- Minefields
- The way that I relate to the rats now is they remind me of the curious kitten
- Rats are clever and friendly
- We work with them as if they are colleagues
(12:58- 15:46) BREAK
(15:47- 30:37)
- Happy, theTuberculosis-detecting rat
- Rats have long lifespan, up to 65 years old
- Custom engineered cage
- 3 second detection
- Florida is a retirement environment for the rats
- Landmines history
- Mozambique
- Rats are perfect for landmine detection jobs compared to dogs
- Turkish Non-Profit
- Training rats that could save human lives
- Innovative in combining low tech and high tech solutions together
- Rats can actually sniff out a person in a guided search that a robot wouldn’t be able to do
- Technology enabled backpacks developed by engineering students in a Dutch university
(30:38- 47:40)
- Tanzania as a nation is proud of their African Giant Pouched Rat
- APOPO is taking locally available, sustainable resource and developing it in a very cost efficient way that can then be used to solve challenges both locally and abroad
- Live landmines are laying in 65 countries
- Training rats to sniff out smuggled wildlife to help preserve endangered species
- Gold bravery award for landmine-detecting rat
- PDSA
- Magawa
- Cambodia
- Panya, Magawa road
- Morogoro, Tanzania
- No pet mentality
- Open-mind and willingness to learn
- Funding
- We started off with this idea about rats and landmines
- Tuberculosis
- Brucellosis
(47:41- 59:55)
- I wish people knew there is a lot of negative influence in underestimating
- Impostor syndrome
- Dr. Cindy’s childhood and education
- Understanding the brain and how animals particularly the rodents experience the world through their nose
- Funding for operational trials
- It’s not enough to just demonstrate it in the lab, we have to demonstrate it in the operational setting
- Bringing the rats to Turkey
- Website: APOPO
- Adopt A Rat
(59:56- 01:00:50) CLOSING
Many of us are conscientiously making new habits to help with the problem of climate change: recycling, making greener purchasing choices, or reducing our carbon footprint. But did you know there is a solution well underway that can reduce 13% of greenhouse gasses if the food industry made one commitment? Yes, our guest today—Andrew Shakman—is tackling (and winning against) one problem: food waste. And this one problem that we know how to solve in a fascinating, completely new way. Hint: it is not about more composting!
(00:00- 04:30) OPENING
(04:31- 14:20)
- Food waste is the “elephant’ in the kitchen
- We want to have a great, hospitable experience, and as a result of that we tend to do things that are really unbalanced and that lead to a lot of food waste
- Food waste is the third largest cause of greenhouse gases
- 30-40% of food that we produce, we waste
- The opportunity of less food waste
- The hierarchy of food waste
- We tend to gravitate towards the things that are tangible and we can see
- Prevention is at the top of the hierarchy
- The stats of food waste
(14:21- 17:08) BREAK
(17:09- 26:20)
- The Leanpath journey
- Kitchen as a factory
- “When you measure something, you manage it. And when you measure something, it improves.”
- “People do what you inspect, not what you expect.”
- Hardware solutions
- Leanpath provides tools and support services
- The change maker in food waste
(26:21- 40:20)
- The food waste myths
- Composting
- Research of Ohio State Prof. Brian Roe
- Donation
- Leapath operates in large scale food operation
- Tons of Citrus peels
- We don’t have all the answers on how to solve these problems, the chefs and the frontline teams have it
- Upstate New York hospital
- Leanpath is an Earthshot Prize nominee
- Earthshot Prize
- “Remember the future”
(40:21- 53:40)
- Andrew’s story and how it mattered in the end
- The power of narrative to drive change
- The web (1994)
- 20th Century Fox
- Internet Business
- Tech and food were in my context but I’m not sure what it was going to be
- The 7 or 8 years of Leanpath was horrible
- Telling stories to drive change
- Kitchen is the theater of measurement... When we measure, it creates consciousness
- Bringing the horizon in is about holding ourselves accountable to making the change in the short term not just the long term
- Food waste is one of the most actionable things
- Methane in food waste
- Limiting beliefs
- Every Woman Coalition
(53:41- 01:00:07)
- I want people to know how harmful food waste is to people and planet
- It is not just okay to waste food
- Waste-Free Kitchen Handbook
- ReFED
(01:00:08- 01:00:34) CLOSING
Our most important goals can pull us along into lives well-lived, but they can also be at the heart of our most devastating moments. In this episode, Dr. Lynda talks to Olympic Athlete Jason Dorland about many fresh perspectives that we can all bring to circumstances that threaten to derail our hopes and dreams. Delightfully, many of these perspectives are born of a relationship with a very special dog named Ike.
[00:00 - 04:10] OPENING
[04:11 - 10:54]
Dogs don’t chase much except sticks
Jason’s story about chasing your dreams
There is really no finish line in life
Looking back on his losing the Olympics as being the greatest gift of his life
In the moment you need your best self, ego gets in the way
[10:55 - 17:14]
Choosing to be an art student and taking in a seeing-eye dog
The story of raising Ike
Realizing that not everything has to make sense
[17:15 - 20:16] BREAK
[20:17 - 25:26 ]
In life there are two kinds of dogs - the dog dogs and the people dogs
Some of the most insecure people you are going to meet are the lead athletes
It was all about the finish line
The prize never brings what we think it will
[25:27 - 27:40]
Being in service to others
To be consumed in service
Being in the service of other people
Have a look at yourself and don’t blame other people
[27:41 - 36:10]
Just watching Ike is a lesson on how to live life
Having a line and standing up for yourself
Starting off with the idea of best intention
One of the beautiful things about turning 50 is you stop caring so much
[36:11 - 45:06]
Love and conditional relationships
We all could be running with our competitors, not against them
[45:07 - 51:18]
The athlete’s transition
You are not what you do
The truth makes humor funny
[51:19 - 54:34]
We cannot convince someone of their self-worth
Service is the number one motivator
[54:35 - ] CLOSING
Dr. Lynda sits down with Dr. Jill Tarter to talk about SETI (the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence), Jill’s 40 year journey, pioneering that field as a female scientist, and how positive a more “cosmic perspective” could be in our lives and our shared futures.
[00:00 - 03:00 ] OPENING
[03:01 - 09:45]
- The search for extraterrestrial intelligence
- Stars have the same constant temperature
[09:46 - 15:30]
- Desert varnish
- Collaboration in the search for life in other worlds
- Possibility of life in inhospitable environments
[15:31 - 25:10]
- Looking at the stars in the sky as a child
- Being the only female in a class of engineering students
- Locking the dorms for the female students at night
- You can do anything you want if you’re willing to work hard enough
- Learning “carpe diem” very early in life
[25:11 - 33:15]
- Defining success in a way that’s meaningful to you
- The Drake equation
[33:16 - 38:15]
- Looking for life beyond Earth using more standard academic research
- New equipment and telescopes show us something that we didn’t expect at all
[38:16 - 41:30 ]
- A layman’s explanation of the Drake equation
- It’s not the longevity of the engineers but it’s how long the technology are used
[41:31 - 48:00]
- The best-case scenario on finding extraterrestrial life
- Appreciate how vast the universe we inhabit is
- Adapting a cosmic context in the way we view the world
[48:01 - 48:45] CLOSING
Jonathan Domsky talks with Dr. Lynda about untangling life’s complexities with a positive outlook and strategy. Their conversation provides insight into seeing the things that are working and uncovering beliefs that may have us “stuck.” His experience in helping others get clarity and his international success as an entrepreneur allows him to offer practical solutions for our personal and professional lives.
[00:00 - 04:00] OPENING
[04:01 - 09:30]
- Why people make changes in their lives
- What’s working in your life, what’s not working, and what can you choose
- Pain is great for getting started but it’s not good for sustainable change
[09:31 - 15:14 ]
- Finding what lights you up
- Everyone loves themselves
- When you live a life of alignment with your core values, everything feels right
- The window through our WHY is through our stories
[15:15 - 24:15 ]
- The outward mindset and the inward mindset
- Grasping goals
- Desire is what makes life worth it
- The two kinds of desire
[24:15 - 28:00] BREAK
[28:01 - 32:20]
- Looking for purpose in the wrong place
- Reasons why people who work hard don’t have the lives that they envision for themselves
- Find your HOW, WHY, and WHAT
- Know how to get to where you want to be
- Self-limiting beliefs may be preventing you from moving forward
[32:21 - 38:50]
- A story on sabotaging yourself
- What are you committed to?
[38:51 - 43:30]
- “We can if…”
- We only become resourceful when there is a lack of resources
[43:31 - 51:20 ]
- Focus on what’s good
- What you give your attention to expands
- When was the last time you read something in the news that caused you to takeyou take action?
[51:21 - 56:15 ]
- Life is a curriculum perfectly designed for a better purpose
- We cannot change this moment but we can change the next one
- The stories we are telling ourselves
- Look at the gap to see what’s missing
[56:16 - 58:33] CLOSING
Dr. Lynda talks with AJ Crabill about getting where we want to be by resisting the urge to focus on the strategies most familiar to us, and instead identifying the outcome we want and finding the most effective strategy from there. Through his work improving student outcomes by keeping “collectivism” in the center of the table, AJ has found some secrets that we can all use to come together in all kinds of boardrooms—schools, businesses, and communities—and even around the kitchen table.
(00:00- 03:06) OPENING
(03:07- 19:10)
- Intentional commitment
- Maladaptive behavior is actually adaptive
- What can we be doing to create the context of belonging and safety?
- What I really want us adults to deconstruct is.., What is the context that their choices were made? What options did they experience?
- PODCAST: Mapping Goodness: Making Our Neighborhoods Extraordinary with Hadiya Masieh
- What do I have to do to be able to help them…what do I have to do to be present. Are young people going to open their toolbox and use what they think will unlock. They need a diversity of tools. Beating a nail in with a wrench.
- Misalignment of intention and impact is a lack of clarity. Input and outputs… outcomes results… people can get clear at the beginning but there is a misalignment of inputs and outputs
- Mental fallacies
(19:11- 22:13) BREAK
(22:14- 36:21)
- The Marshmallow Test
- Whether children grow up with an experience of scarcity or not isn’t merely a ladder of affluence
- In the context of whatever is put in front of me that I still am able to make some choice to be focused on creation rather than merely of survival
- How do we create a space where we’re allowing young folks to experience that growth for themselves?
- I’ve got to be celebrating the successes that we’ve experienced but then honoring that they are insufficient to get us to the next level
(36:22- 56:18)
- PODCAST: Raising “Solutionaries” by Teaching Skills Instead of Facts with Zoe Weil and Steve Cochrane
- Collectivism
- I always have the ability to make a choice that could be transformative
- BOOK: Great on Their Behalf
- But the critical distinction I didn’t make is that I wasn’t analizing what students needed most
- While education is a business of love that we have to show up in our most loving selves as we serve children… but love is not enough that it has to be partnered with a certain amount of expertise and a rigorous willingness to put the interest of the children
- Website: AJ CRABILL
(56:19- 57:18) CLOSING
Many of us have first-hand experience with griefand loss, but our guest today—a grief coach and death midwife—will give us alternatives to how we approach this rite of passage. Today’s guest, Naila Francis, shows us how we find simple sources of joy even in the depth of our losses, that help us move forward with grief, NOT move on from it.
(00:00- 03:32) OPENING
(03:33- 16:21)
- Grief is an experience on such a broad spectrum of emotions
- Tune in to what feels good in your body
- Dancing can open up something inside you
- Grieving is not the daily story of your life
- Grief manifests in our body
- Grief requires slowing down
- Grief wants to be dealt with
- Self-compassion is the key to moving with grief
- Non-finite loses
- Face-to-face with grief on a daily basis
(16:22- 19:27) BREAK
(19:28- 33:06)
- How can 2% of unresolved grief affect your life?
- Everybody grieves differently
- The tendency to judge comes from our own discomfort with grief
- Don’t say any cliches
- Stepping out into nature
- It's much harder to be focused in your grief when you’reengaging in wonder of nature
- Sometimes holding on to things is also a way of being stuck
- To feel the grief is to really honor the immensity of love that we had for them
(33:07- 01:10:29)
- People who have their celebration of life before they’re dead
- Keeping the dignity in dead
- Theshold Choir
- It's always sort of keeping the person with us and knowing that we don't have to let go
- The Salt Trails
- You’re not going to be judged for expressing what you’re feeling
- Wear your grief
- Reimagine
- Death Cafe
- “Where there is sorrow, there is holy ground.” - Oscar Wilde
- Cairn
- You’re going to be in a lifetime relationship with grief
- To love more of the world
- Being present with what is in front of us
- Grief education in schools
- There is nothing wrong with you if you are grieving
- Website: This Hallowed Wilderness
- IG: thishallowedwilderness
- FB:This Hallowed Wilderness
- LinkedIn: Naila Francis
(01:10:30- 01:11:12) CLOSING
It is possible to save all the remaining rainforests in the world when we connect three things: technology, imagination, and our love for the world. Our guest today, Bourhan Yassin, is CEO of a nonprofit—the Rainforest Connection (RFCx)—that has been working towards doing exactly that since 2014. Their founder discovered that we could use simple cell phone technology to detect and stop illegal logging, and in less than a decade, the RFCx has expanded into using sound and machine learning to protect biodiversity in all kinds of places.
(00:00- 03:23) OPENING
(03:24- 18:02)
- The history of Rainforest Connection
- Gibbon (ape) reserve in Indonesia
- Using recycled cell phones to detect the sound of any illegal activity
- Sound is more profound and it has the ability to capture so many different things that are happening
- We are trying to use whatever is available in front of us to have a solution
- Preventing illegal logging in a real time way
- Low Earth orbit satellite
- We are essentially collecting all of the sounds from the forest
- Making sure that biodiversity is still intact
(18:03- 21:06) BREAK
(21:07- 39:32)
- The application of technology by acoustics
- Project collaboration with Google in Vancouver, Canada
- Marine project off the coast of Ireland
- Projects in over 35 countries around the world
- Bridging the gap between people on the ground and the researchers and scientists on their desks doing the research and doing the work
- Tell your audience how important animals are to the vitality of the forest
- On the grounds of Costa Rica
- Spider Monkey
- The importance of biodiversity
- UN Biodiversity Conference (COP 15)
- Carbon credit
- We are taking a snapshot of Earth that’s not going to exist again
- 100 million of 1 minute audio collection
(39:33- 56:54)
- Partnership with organizations around the world
- BOOK: Net Positive by Paul Polman and Andrew Winston
- Jane Goodall
- All these corporates around the world are only made possible because of the consumers
- AI
- Rainforest Connection
- PODCAST: Saving Whales to Save Ourselves: Shared Survival through Whale Research with Iain Kerr (Episode #116)
- Understand the magnitude of the problem
- I’m in the business of making technology as a way to protect the natural resources that I think will save humanity
- There needs to be a global map that essentially could forecast what biodiversity health looks like in every parts of the world
- PODCAST: 282 Lawyers Defend a Client Without a Voice: Planet Earth with Elspeth Jones (Episode #117)
(56:55- 58:16) CLOSING
There’s a generation coming up that could be called the “see it and then solve it” generation. They look at problems like riddles just waiting to be solved, and then they start ingeniously doing what they can with what they’ve got. Today’s guest, Christian Heiden, is an amazing example of this style of innovator. He has taken an Eagle Scout project he started at age 16, and turned it into a solution to malnutrition and food insecurity in 5 countries and the impact of the endeavor is expanding at an extraordinary, inspiring pace.
- PODCAST: Finding Your Best Self By Solving a Problem for Others with Sarah Leathers
- The One Eagle Scout’s Hydroponic Gardening Project Story
- If it worked in Dominican Republic, it will work in Haiti
- Countries we work with: Jamaica, Puerto Rico and a number of projects in the US
- Hydroponics started in Egypt
- Netherlands
- Greenhouse and hydroponics technology
- Advantage of hydroponics
- There are a lot of communities that are doing great work that just don’t have the leverage they need to really enact the change they need
- Partnership
- City of Harrisburg
- Critical for systemic change
- It’s not just a matter of producing food, it’s about producing food so it permanently reaches people consistently
- We want a system that works for everybody
- Market-based approach to food insecurity and hunger
- It’s about connecting things that already exists
- PODCAST: Collaborative Hub Breathes Life into Big Ideas for Entrepreneurs of Color with LoLo Smith and George Zarebski
- Levo International
- Volunteers that are all-in
- PODCAST: Looking for Easy Ways to Volunteer? There’s an App for That! with Stephanie Page
- Highschool Friend: Josh
- Brian Waterston
- If you want to make change happen, it is never a one man or woman show
- You and your choices matter
- Agriculture is so separated from the community
It’s easy to look at a daunting challenge - something so big that you know you can’t possibly finish the job - and then do nothing. It’s easy to just not start at it, somewhere. But our guest today, Andrew Winston, did the opposite. When experience started telling him how important it was that we make a fundamental, global change in how business is done on our planet, he committed to a life of fighting for all our shared futures. He is truly living up to the moniker of “change-maker” and we are honored to share his insights.
- BOOK: Net Positive by Paul Polman and Andrew Winston
- Unilever
- Take over of Unilever
- GlobeScan
- The narrative of the world we are living in
- The stakeholders
- The better way of doing business
- It is how we lead more people having enough and everybody having enough
- The challenge on businesses during the pandemic
- Medtronic
- People coming together making things than they’ve ever made
- One of the amazing things that came out of pandemic for business was how fast we discovered we could move when there is no choice
- We could move faster than we realized
- Millennials as the young new force
- Generational shift
- Sustainability
- Purpose of business
- J&J
- Mining companies
- Level of thinking that is Net Positive
- Is the world better off because I’m in it?
- PODCAST: 10,000 Volunteers Fighting the Waste Created by Fast Fashion with Jessica Schreiber
- Systemic design problem
- Greta Thunberg - Gen Z leader on environmental movement
- TESLA
- It has to all come together, its not just on us
- Level of business sustainability
- It is about taking in longer view of cost and benefits
- Are you improving the well being of everybody that you impact?
- Breaking boundaries
- Growth
- Decoupling
- “The rich must live simply, so the poor can simply live.” - Gandhi
- How to build connection and meaning and not just stuff.
- “Anything we can’t do forever is by definition unsustainable.”
- Technology moves
- AI chatbot
- The Ray Anderson Story
- We were taught the economy is everything
- Paul Hawken
- BOOK: The Ecology of Commerce
- I wish people knew the box and the circle
- We can tell a different story
- Jane Godall
- They need courage to stand up from bullies
- We can end dire poverty
- Website: ANDREWWINSTON
- Website; Net Positive
If you are wondering about your “purpose,” and you like to travel, then today’s guest will open a whole new landscape of possibilities for you. Jordan Ashley had two passions (yoga and travel) but over time, she began to feel like both were too self-involved. Then, the magic happened (travel with purpose) and she decided to connect her passions to her commitment to helping girls around the world who were being denied access to education. We can all learn from Jordan’s story and perhaps discover what we are uniquely built to contribute.
- An undergrad moving to New York to start her own journey
- Life in New York
- India Yoga Retreat
- Cambodia
- Souljourn’s Cambodian partner
- Freelancing life and teaching yoga
- Girls’education
- Having a sustainable impact
- Rwanda
- Morocco
- Dealing with stress as a student
- Yoga and human connection
- Physical challenge
- Making yoga more welcoming
- Places where education is not a given
- Cultural sensitivity
- Donation cost included in travel cost
- Small group tour and the idea of connection
- Experience is unique to the place you’re visiting
- Upcoming event with Lalala
- Peru project
- Bucket list destinations
- I’m the best version of myself when I’m not at my house
- When we break our routine incredible things happen
- We have to get all of the humanity on board to get real wave of change
- The greater purpose behind Souljorn
- Funding to expand
- Travel with purpose
- The world is scary and the world is beautiful
- We take education for granted too often
- Making humanity so human is through our similarities, not our differences
Having filmed bioluminescent shrimp 4,700 feet beneath the sea and studied light as the world’s potentially most common communication method in the world, Dr. Nathan Robinson’s deep sea discoveries lead the world in exploring the depths of our ocean and changing the way we see this largely unexplored landscape. He spots opportunities for wonder everywhere, and celebrates them with a sense of awe that is infectious. Taking us to the most extraordinary realms on our planet, Nathan’s work and enthusiasm have the power to move mountains… and it may already have.
- Pulling the drinking straw out of the sea turtle’s nose
- The wonderful impact
- A movement is millions of people all banding together for a single goal
- Organic waterfall effect
- What you pay attention to matters
- The giant squid at depth
- The octopus has 9 minds
- Bioluminescence
- The deep sea
- The deep sea is the biggest habitat (11,000 meters)
- We ‘re a lot more connected to the deep sea than people realize
- The shrimp spew
- Two examples of Bioluminescence
- Edith Widder
- Bioluminescence is stimulated when the ocean is disturbed
- Ways to quantify Bioluminescence
- Communication using light
- We all have our own interpretation
- Consciousness in animals
- When the main brain of the squid is not engaged, then it's just eight little brains doing their own little thing
- We are capable of so much more than we realized
- My Octopus Teacher
- Use the positive emotions to promote conservation
- BOOK: The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery
- Octopus: Making Contact
- To leave this planet slightly better than when I arrived
- Everyone can play a role
What if you could instantly connect with people who share your passions, and then, spur of the moment, do something fun together that makes the world a better place. Oh, and while you are expanding your friend network, you’d also be learning about your community and building your skills and resume! Turns out, all that is very possible, and today’s guest may send you spinning off into a new life of possibility. Stephanie Page is co-founder of POINT, the app and website that the world has needed for too long. (Think Uber meets volunteerism.)
- The volunteer app
- How POINT started
- Volunteerism has been going down
- Millenials and Gen Z care a lot about more specific nonprofits
- “Go volunteer and go get a drink after.”
- Dreams of POINT
- We want volunteering to be built in people’s daily lives
- Make volunteering a part of family values
- POINT focuses on the agency level
- Why should people volunteer?
- People who volunteer feel more satisfaction than people who don’t
- The selfish reason to volunteer
- Website: POINT
- Instagram: pointapp
- Facebook: Point
- Twitter: POINT
- POINT app as a recruiting tool
- POINT app is free to nonprofits
- Volunteering is the best way to grow your resume
- Employee volunteer program
- Business and nonprofit collaboration
- Trustworthiness
- Austin Diaper Bank uses POINT
If you’ve ever been on the receiving end of a timely bit of kindness from a stranger or received a compliment or word of encouragement at just the right moment, then you know how these seemingly small acts can lead to a lifetime of impact. Drew Dudley would call those moments ``Everyday Leadership,” and he has some inspiring ideas about how we can all be leaders in the lives of others, right where we are. Sometimes, the most powerful thing we can do is simply recognize someone else’s leadership.
(00:00- 04:37) OPENING
(04:38- 16:39)
- BOOK: This is Day One
- There’s no French word for “Leader” and “Leadership”
- Leader and Leadership are new enough ideas that an entire ancient language does not contain it
- The word “tweet” in 1980 would mean nothing
- How a single word transforms the world around us
- Cultural expectations are way more powerful than rules, policies, and procedures
- We started to define leadership based on the byproducts, not on the actual behaviors
- Certain things start to happen when systems start to encode themselves
- People with power and influence want to actively make sure that other people have less
- The little things that matter
(16:40- 33:42)
- The influencers
- The epidemic of mental health problems
- Our brain is not designed to handle empathy, concern and love for millions of people at the same time
- How do we manage to live in a village and in a widely interconnected internet world at the same time?
- Forgive ourselves for having physical, intellectual and emotional capacity
- Aaron Sorkin
- How long is a million seconds?
- There is no world, there are just a billion understandings of it
- Neil “The Grass” Tyson
- Good leaders leave their values whenever they get the chance, but great leaders create those opportunities
(33:43- 45:49)
- Leadership and catalyst
- Every catalyst is a leader, but not every leader is a catalyst
- Elon Musk
- Donald Trump
- Attilâ İlhan
- Adolf Hitler
- Ideas that are thoughtful and measured
- Jordan Peterson
- Neville Chamberlain
(45:50- 59:01)
- The Leadership Test
- The word “test”
- The only test that defines who you is the test you choose to give yourself
- The human brain hates unanswered questions
- Six core values: impact, growth, courage, empowerment, class, and self-respect
- Six questions tied with six core values
- Prioritizing our to-be list at the same level as our to-do list
- If 100% of your obligations on a given day are obligations to other people, you’re living a life of obligations
- A life of service is empowering and sustainable
- We’re not always in charge of what we get to do everyday, but we’re always in charge of who we are
(59:02- 01:02:06) BREAK
(01:02:07- 01:20:02)
- Happiness has to be cultivated
- Ted Lasso
- The GOAT- Greatest of all Time
- Uber driver story- strength has to be cultivated
- Difference between strength and happiness
- Podcast
- Humility is not denying what makes you amazing, humility is recognizing that what makes you amazing doesn’t make you better than other people.
(01:20:03- 01:41:58)
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Today's episode will give you hope and a sense that the tide is actually turning, if just thinking about the state of our planet makes you sad or fearful, then. Our guest—Elspeth Jones—is the warm, funny, brilliant Deputy CEO of an environmental law charity called ClientEarth whose main client is just what the name implies: their client is our planet! Turns out, there is a group of global lawyers whose only client is The Earth. And with a support team of experts in conservation, they are defending our planet and making real change legally binding.
(00:00- 04:37) OPENING
(04:48- 13:34)
- What is ClientEarth?
- ClientEarth was founded by James Thornton in 2008
- Law as a powerful tool
- Enhance law that already exists
- Lawyers that are qualified from all over the world
- How ClientEarth is funded?
- Sense of purpose
(13:35- 24:15)
- Stories that matter
- BOOK: The Little Gardener by Emily Hughes
- Even a group of small people can catalyze big change in the world
- Torres Strait Islands Case
- United Nation’s Human Rigths Committee
- Australia
- A case with a lot of first
- Yessie Mosby
- Indonesia
- Strict legal precedent
- Pushing the judges in terms of their cultural thinking
(24:16- 27:21) BREAK
(27:22- 36:44)
- Reasons to be optimist
- Law that bans the products that links to deforestation
- Deforestation
- The new law will protect about 278 sq miles
- PODCAST: Helping the Rainforest at the Click of a Button with Chochi Iturralde
- Change the law and the culture change follows
(36:45- 43:04)
- The gratitude economy
- Every dollar/pound that you spend is a vote for the world that you want to live in
- Greenwashing
- Labels that are trustworthy
(43:05- 49:35)
- I wish people knew
- No one is too small to make a difference
- ClientEarth launch a case to tackle air pollution in the UK
- We all have different talents and there are many ways that we can deploy that change
- Accidental niche
(49:36- 59:37)
- Resources
- Spreading the word
- Unleashing the full potential
- 12-month process of optimization
- Leverage the law to make changes
- Plastics plant
(59:38- 01:01:11) CLOSING
A constant source of wonder in the world is learning about innovators who use technology in wildly novel ways to do tasks that used to be chores or next to impossible. Our guest, Dr. Iain Kerr, is at the center of that kind of wonder with the way he combines drone technology, the science of snot, and the study of whales. (Yes, you read that right.) Even if you are not a science enthusiast, Iain’s take on progress, finding purpose, perseverance, and innovative thinking will simply put a spring in your step.
- Sylvia Earle
- Ocean conservation
- 71% of this planet is covered with water
- Phytoplanktons
- Two out of three breathes come from the phytoplanktons
- Whales are the earthworm of the sea
- Ocean productivity has declined for over thirty years
- Whales face threats than they ever faced
- The whale pump
- The bell weather of ocean health
- Our oceans are downhill from everything
- Ocean research
- The endangered species paradox
- The Snot-bot
- Smelly means productive
- The drones
- Technology will not save the world
- Do what you can do
- Adopt a whale
- If you don’t fit in, that’s an asset not a liability
- Arc of time
- Singing whales/ whale songs
- National Geographic
- Money equals data
- Patagonia
- Do something and it will change the world
- Thinking outside of the box is crucial
- Dr. Roger Payne
- Old building
- Tagging whales
- 400 meters away from the whale
- Jane Goodall
- Ocean X
- Whale is worth of billion of dollars in its lifetime alive compared to dead
- It is your self-interest to protect the whales
- Hawaii
- We got to come together
Communication is a struggle for most of us. Either we don’t really know when to keep quiet, or we can’t muster the courage to speak up. Our guest, Cheldin Barlatt Rumer, is an expert in seeing our communication landscape, in every moment, with fresh eyes. She has some inspiring perspectives on how we elevate the voices of others, re-introduce ourselves to others after all we’ve been through, and how we can re-imagine the role of the internet in our lives as a tool for communication that can help us thrive.
- The voice isn’t necessarily about the volume, its about the impact
- The power of our words
- BOOK: Quite
- It requires discipline in order for you to be seen and heard
- Gaining clarity to what it is that you want
- It is so easy to treat people in way which we knew them
- How do I reintroduce myself?
- Ellevating your voice is a selfish act
- With intension and pause, reach out to their hands
- Just because I carry it well doesnt mean it isnt heavy
- Be prepared to listen
- Taking a step out of the multi-faceted zooms
- Connections are invitations to relationships
- Social media/ internet is just a tool
- Determine what tool that best suit you
- Successful people on these tools are grounded in the industry
- The world wide web is outside
- Find your space online for that respective community
- Our voice can do all the wonderful things
- I do not take the power of may voice lightly
- Scream your dream/ Finding your voice
- No wonder we cannot say it clearly because we odnt believe it
- It does not mean you dont have a voice if you’re not in the boardroom
- The practice is the small scenarios
- Words are a wand
- Resources
- Website: This Is It Network
If many days end with you feeling depleted and wondering what just happened because of your dizzying pace, Carl Honoré has insights that will help you break free from this need for speed. Carl is the originator of the “Slow Movement,” a growing way of thinking about how we spend our time: Should we continue rushing through everything, or consciously decide which things we will slow down for so we can truly savor the moments? Due to Carl’s work, there are growing communities around Slow Travel, Slow Food, Slow Schools, Slow Living, Slow Biking, Slow Money, and more.
- Up Coming Course: How to Slow Down
- The modern keynote of society has been acceleration
- The slow revolution is coming fast
- Even the worst nightmare has a silver lining
- The pandemic gave us the time and space to ask questions
- What we have before is gone and its not coming back the way it was
- BOOK: In Praise of Slowness
- Crucial first step to slowing down is doing less
- Less is more, slower is often better
- Work is just one component of life
- What is the right speed?
- There is an intimate bond between speed and rage
- Speed separates us, it destroys relationships
- Time and attention
- Simple act of gratitude can have all kinds neurological benefits
- Good sleep is the cornerstone of good health
- We are sacrificing healthwise on the alter of speed
- The tabo of slowness
- Slow cities
- Changing the dynamic, the energy of the city by introducing two wheels
- Slow medicines
- The delicious paradox of slow
- Slow parenting
- Sacred requires slowness
- Road runner culture
- Benjamin Franklin
- Attention economy
- The slowfix takes time to put into practice
- The greates wisdom comes in the phase of not knowing
- Slow travel
- Bringing yourself to the journey
- BOOK: Its the Journey Not the Destination
- Ann Landers
What fascinates you? If you wonder how your unique skills and interests could combine to put bread on your table, and make the world a little better place, then our guest, Jessica Schreiber, will change your future. She took an observation in her internship, and turned it into an amazing nonprofit in New York City that has 800+ companies as clients, over 10,000 volunteers, and saves NYC tens of millions of dollars every year. It’s a story that any of us could use in our own journeys to discover what we are uniquely built to contribute!
- Jessica started working on textile waste on 2011
- Past the point of sale, it’s the public’s responsibility to dispose the waste properly
- New York’s budget for textile waste approximately 60 million
- Textile waste from businesses
- Making the businesses accountable for their wastes
- 6% of New York City’s waste is textile
- Business wastes are not regulated the same as individual waste
- The business model
- Reusing and recycling
- The volunteers
- Students will go to the industry with a whole new perspective
- There’s an opportunity to get involve
- Girl scout volunteers
- Mending
- How mending/alteration can change how you value your clothing
- Polyester is plastic
- Spandex is not recyclable
- Fabric to fabric recycling
- Law for textile waste management
- Recycling is delaying the inevitable
- Fundraising to expand on west coast
Have you ever talked yourself out of doing something important? If so, then our guest today may make that impossible for you to do, next time. Christopher Ancona is an expert in helping others see the limitations they are putting on themselves. And when I discovered his work, I absolutely had to share it here on the Conspiracy of Goodness Podcast. His work made me think that each of us has some vast pool of potential just waiting to break open, if only we could shift our way of thinking in a few key areas.
- Emotions are fickle, feathers tossed by a tornado
- Declaring who we are with the idea of “we are human being”
- We are human beings and not human doings
- There’s a lot of things that could happen with all the things that we have
- We can work on changing our actions if we have a solid base
- Ever since we were born we make declarations
- Declaration of being
- A lot of times people can get lost
- S-P-I-C-Y
- Matthew Lieberman
- BOOK: Born to Run by Christopher Mcdougall
- What do you put in your mind?
- The next five seconds
- The Patrick’s Rule
- Be with what so
- BOOK: The Alignment Quotient
- BOOK: The Top Five Regrets of the Dying by Bronnie Ware
- Volunteer at Trails Edge
- They are who they are despite their situation and circumstances
- Happiness: Given or Created
- BOOK: Happiness by Ricard Matthieu
- BOOK: The Monk and the Philosopher by Jean-François Revel, Matthieu Ricard
- Happiness is a state of being
- BOOK: Deep Survival by Laurence Gonzales
- BOOK: Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
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“Should” concept
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The Alignment Quotient
- The Alignment Quotient YT Channel
If you’ve ever wondered what it would take to start a business or a social enterprise that solves a problem for others, today’s interview with Lolo Smith and George Zarebski will send your mind and heart soaring. They are experts in helping others find the resources to start and succeed in creating businesses and endeavors that matter. Turns out, there is no shortage of assistance for people who have good ideas. It’s just that the entrepreneur ecosystem has become so fragmented that no one knows what’s available or who is just waiting to help them!
- See it, Solve it
- Cylinders of excellence
- Our business partner
- Vision on a crappy building
- Myths that existed for business
- Scarcity versus abundance mindset
- The power of collaboration
- The ecosystem of entrepreneurship and social ventures
- As the “YOU’ business model
- Business funding for people with credit disadvantage
- What keeps people from starting a business?
- There’s no resources available
- Columbus, Ohio
- The place I came from has nothing to offer
- It’s a matter of mindset
- It’s the filters
- Continue to find the beauty in your surrounding whatever you do
- You got to “Show Up!”
- Saying “That’s not for me!’ without even trying
- Networking and making relationships
- The Imposter Syndrome
- Business is hard for everyone
- Understanding the principles and using consistency to make it happen
- Putting one foot in front of the other
- BOOK: Traction by Gino Wickman
- BOOK: Fix this Next by Mike Michalowicz
- BOOK; We Shall All be Millionaires by Rachel Rodgers
- BOOK: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fck* by Mark Manson
- Don’t take life seriously
- You don’t need to practice
- Woman entrepreneurs can be as successful as man
- I can’t talk about my business
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Resources
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Website: Urban Business Development Center
- Facebook: Urban Business Development Center
This episode will feel like "food for the soul" because it is chock full of quick insights and 10 recommendations for places to head to next if you want your hope in the future rekindled. My guest, Michael Shields, is also a podcaster, and like me, he speaks with amazing people every week who fill him with delight and wonder. So today, we are swapping stories about 10 of our guests (4-5 from each of us) who come to mind immediately when we think about ingenious ideas and helpful perspectives.
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It’s a gift to be able to talk to other people and dig in ideas
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Ep 92- Tree Beings
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BOOK: Tree Beings by Raymund Huber
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Finding the Mother Tree by Suzanne Simard
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Episode 125: The Other Dark Matter with Lina Zeldovich
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Look at the trash as a valuable resource
- Giving people permission to be passionate about things we don’t understand ourselves
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Let your freak flag fly, its beautiful
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Episode 105: Up From Nothing with John Hope Bryant
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Believing in yourself will propel you to greatness
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Positivity has gone through the waves
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Episode 100: How To Do Nothing with Jenny Odell
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Choosing where your tension goes
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Streets are for People, Not Cars? Bringing Joy & Humanity to Your Neighborhood with Blaine Merker
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“Do You Know What I Like Most About You?” And Other Ways to Make Life Happier with Dr. Hal Urban
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Don’t Wait to Live: Turning Pain into a Teacher with Stefanie Schaffer
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The One Big Problem We Know How to Solve with Christoph Gorder of Charity: Water
- I love this idea of chasing your dreams
- Make a living or make a difference
- BOOK: The New Reason to Work by Roshan Paul
- Tidbits of problem solving
If you or someone you know has aspirations to find more meaning and purpose in life, then today’s episode will serve as both inspiration and a bit of a roadmap. Our guests, Shawn Askinosie and his daughter Lawren, have each found their niche. In their working lives, their family business is reinventing one of the world's most important, and yet unsustainable, luxury items. And all the while they are enjoying wonderful personal lives of deep connection, travel, family and adventure.
[00:00- 04:46] OPENING
[04:47- 11:41]
- Why we shouldn’t buy cheap chocolate?
- Shawn’s “why”
- How our “why” can change yearly, weekly, daily
- It’s not about the chocolate, it’s about the chocolate
- Kinship with the cocoa farmers from other parts of the world
- How Lawren supported her dad during her university days
- Lawren’s “why”
- Being a part of something bigger
- Connecting the consumers with the farmer partners
- Featuring the stories of farmers and giving value on the $12, $14 chocolate bars
[11:42- 20:49]
- Direct trade and transparency in the business
- Gratitude economy
- Shawn’s life before the Askinosie Chocolates
- How the chocolate business started
- Living with the idea of serving people
- Empowered girls and enlightened boys program
- The healer becomes the healed, the teacher becomes the student
[20:50- 29:58]
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Finding your purpose through serendipity
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Meaningful Work by Shawn and Lawren Askinosie
[29:59- 32:10] BREAK
[32:11- 39:40]
- 70% of world’s supply of cocoa beans comes from the west coast of Africa, Gana, and Ivory Coast
- Price of cocoa beans has gone down for poor farmers
- The number of the enslaved children in these countries have increased in the last 15 years
- Approx. 1.5 million children are involved in the worst forms of child labor
- The value of buying the Askinosie Chocolate
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Askinosie Chocolate’s Transparency Report
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Direct Trade
[39:40- 46:25]
- Compassionate about educating the consumers
- Non profit- The Chocolate University
- Hosts after school clubs for 1500 girls
- Teaching them to know their worth, raise their voice, and be the leader that they’re destined to be
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Watching the boys and girls working as a team
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Askinosie Chocolate
[46:26- 51:57]
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I wish for people to know the power they have as consumer
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Where you spend your dollars matters
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The voice that they hear inside their head is not their true self
- Support Askinosie chocolate
- The next level is “Enough”
- Mindful consumption, mindful acquisition
- How much is enough?
[51:58- 52:35] CLOSING
If you’ve ever felt stuck in a problem, and yet sensed that you were just one key insight away from a “Eureka moment,” then you will enjoy today's interview with Dr. Steve Shepard. In today’s episode, Dr. Shepard helps us see the differences between generations as a tremendous asset, instead of a source of friction. And in the end, we realize that someone who seems a planet away because of their age (young or old) may have just the insight we need to leap forward!
[00:00- 04:45] OPENING
[04:46- 10:05]
- Law of Large Numbers
- Four Generational Archetypes
- Silent generation
- Baby Boomer generation
- Generation X
- Millineal
- Plural
- How do you want to be rewarded?
[10:06- 16:59]
- Generation stuff
- “Never miss a good chance to shut up”
- The differences between generations
- Baby boomers- the institution of memory
[16:00- 31:02]
- Chip Conley
- Cognizant of context
- Context element that is often left-out
- How baby-boomers are raise?
- The gist of differences of four generational archetypes
- Silent generation (1925-1945) roughly
- Baby boomer (1946-1964) or so
- Gen-X (1965- 1981)
- Millenial (1982-2004)
- Silent generation- 56 million
- Baby boomers- 76 million
- Gen-X - 19 million
- Millinial- 94 million
- Plurals (2005-2025) the repeat of silent generation
[31:03- 43:12]
- The Greatest Generation
- Multi-generational family and organization
- Rules of engagement vary by generation
- Awareness of generational differences
- People do things differently
- Confirmation bias
- We live in terror of being wrong
- “But” means no
- Each generation that younger than you are will inherit the workplace
- Blind spot (scotoma)
- Harnessing the generation
[43:13- 46:05] BREAK
[46:06- 01:02:39]
- Dr. Shepard has authored 97 books
- Meaning of work-life balance for each generation
- The great reckoning
- Recipe of severely distrust company
- The painted house story
[01:02:40- 01:14:12]
- Mental healthcare for generational archetypes
- Brene Brown
- Tribalism as opposed to communalism
- “My job is find extraordinary things on ordinary people”- Charles Corell
- Everybody has a story to tell
- There’s no copyright on how people think
- We should not assume where people are going when they start talking
- The American-African man
[01:14:13- 01:18:04]
- Resources
- The Natural Curiosity Project podcast
- Mike Rowe
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The pole reversal
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The Nation We Knew
[01:18:05- 01:18:28] CLOSING
Turns out, we don’t have to solve any of our problems through struggle, trial, and error. No, there are pieces of wisdom out there that are as true today as they were 2,000 years ago. And today’s guest, Dr. Srikumar Rao, has done the work of gathering those pieces of insight and making them relevant to modern life. Dr. Rao is a sought-after speaker around the globe because the perspectives he shares have the power to help us make enormous leaps in our personal wisdom and use those leaps to rise above the chaos.
[00:00- 03:30] Opening
[03:31- 15:05]
- Albert Einstein
- Umbrella concept
- Stallion Story- good thing, bad thing
- No event causes suffering
- Suffering begins the instant you label the event
- Never to let any adversity get you down
[15:06- 23:00]
- Stress
- One reason you have stress in your life
- Realize that you have no control
- What you have is the illusion of control
[23:01- 31:00]
- Mental chatter is fake news
- Awareness is like a flashlight
- We typically shine the flashlight on 2-3 wrong things in our life
[31:01- 34:38]
- Gratitude
- The thing that you are grateful for can be taken away
[34:39- 37:32] BREAK
[37:33- 45:00]
- Dr. Rao’s blogs
- We do a lot of things mindlessly
- Is this the journey I want to take?
- Gradually you will notice that life transforms itself
[45:01- 50:20]
- Marshall Goldsmith
- Decision is made by the person who had the power to make the decision
[50:21- 56:15]
- We always try to fix somebody in our life
- What do I have to learn in this situation?
[56:16- 58:18]
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Resources
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The Rao Institute
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Email: Srikumar.rao@theraoinstitute.com
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Modern Wisdom, Ancient Roots
[58:19- 01:00:38] Closing
Mike Michalowicz is the author of seven business books published by Penguin Random House, and I would consider at least three of them to be “must reads” if you are trying to make sense of the business world right now as an employee, owner or founder.
I was introduced to Mike’s work by a wildly successful, generous trusted advisor of mine who attributes much of his own savvy and success to having discovered Mike’s books. After I read the first that my friend recommended, we had a subsequent conversation that included a lot of comments like, “Oh, I wish I’d known some of this when I was just starting out!”
All three of my 20-something kids have all read “PROFIT FIRST”... which I would recommend to everyone listening, no matter their age or stage,
And at the Goodness Exchange, we are actively using Mike's book: FIX THIS NEXT… a road map approach to prioritizing… invaluable to anyone running a business, non-profit, or a small start-up project of some kind… even if you are in the business office of some endeavor.
But we are here to talk about CLOCKWORK today.
The subtitle is “Design your business to run itself” and after reading this book, I know most of us - regardless if we are an owner or a team member - can use the insights in this book to experience lives well-lived.
[00:00- 01:23] Opening
[01:24- 03:23]
- Mike’s bio
- Some of Mike’s Books: Clock Work, Fix This Next, Profit First
[03:24- 05:05]
- Clock Work focuses on business efficiency
- Embracing the humanity within ourselves
- You don’t treat people as a resource but treat them as a human being
- Leverage of systems and processes
[05:06- 11:08]
- Declaring Your Big Promise
- What is the most important?
- From more complex perception to simplified perception
- Delivering excellent service over and over again builds a reputation for excellence
- Eradicate entrepreneurial poverty
- The big promise is the deliverable
- Purpose is the internal drive
- We all have something that’s driving us
[11:09- 13:14]
- You don’t have to leave your vocation to have a form of expression
- Purpose is not found overnight
- Find out how you want to express yourself
[13:15- 20:21]
- What is QBR?
- Heart of an organization
- The bees
- Fedex
- Troubled but not compromised
- Southwest
- Figure out what you’re most known for
- Wrapping around the package
[20:22- 23:17]
- Deductive reasoning
- Start off with your promise
- You don’t have to be the same as your competition
[23:18- 25:50]
- Parkinson’s Theory
- The constraint makes us use it more efficiently and innovatively
- Cram and scramble technique
- Intentional disruption
[25:51- 27:55]
- Psychological ownership
- Owners should be the creators of the job
[27:56- 31:06] Closing
- Fix This Next is like a roadmap
- How to handle ideas
Liz McKenzie is an Award-Winning Filmmaker, Writer, and Editor. Her eye for sharing small wonders is extraordinary and you will come away with fresh eyes for your surroundings, no matter where you are.
In this episode, she tells stories from her work that prove to her that animals can sense our good intentions and they will act accordingly.
Liz points to little known wonders like the fact that birds are fighting their battles with songs, and she talks about possible partnerships between humans and animals that could save our futures now.
She gives us examples of hope that demonstrate people and industry are finally waking up.
We talk about how valuable it can be to listen to other voices, not just the human voices.
Liz’s projects have taken her from the arctic to Tasmania. From the decks of fishing boats in the Gulf of Alaska, to creating intimate film portraits of Kangaroos in eastern Australia .
Most importantly, Liz is the filmmaker for an amazing nature documentary called “The Singing Planet” that I highly recommend.
Liz McKenzie’s view of the world around us will give you access to an expansive feeling whenever you need one.
[00:00- 02:50] Opening
- Liz has an for sharing the extraordinary
- Passion for telling unique stories about the natural world
[02:51- 10:35]
- The Singing Planet
- Sound recordist: Richard Nelson and Hank Lentfer
- Natural sounds in Glacier Bay National Park, AK
- Its as if we forget to listen to the element
- Are we listening? Do we know who those other voices are?
- We need time in nature as much as we need resources
- The idea of mindfulness and meditation
- Creating a natural oasis in your backyard
- Wild in the Garden State- Dave and Sarah Galloway
- The Parklit
[10:36- 13:29]
- Space is not the limitation, it’s really the imagination
- Nature is always trying to be there for us and we have to make room for it
- Miami
[13:30- 22:16]
- Animals can sense our intentions
- Two sibling bears feeding on the salmon
- The bears sensed our intention that we’re not going to do them harm
- George Schaller- the first researcher who was able to get up-close with mountain gorillas
- Diane Fossey
- A bunch of Chum Salmon
- Timber slugs
[22:17- 26:44]
- We need to learn to listen to their stories
- As a film maker, I really feel like these animals are helping me to tell their stories in a much deeper way
- Cornell Lab of Ornithology
- “The great wisdom of birds is that they fight their battles with songs”
- Learning to hear the voices and knowing who is making the sounds
- Knowing who your neighbors are
[26:45- 30:34]
- Partnerships between humans and animals
- Beavers
- The Beaver Believers
- Rewilding
[30:35- 33:28] BREAK
[33:29- 43:14]
- The beauty and value of nature that maybe we dont think about
- They made an intentional decision to put those animals first
- People are waking up and making positive changes
[43:15- 53:47]
- Greenwashing
- Younger generations are pretty savvy and they want to make a difference in the world
- Patagonia
- Into the Canyon
- Escalade Project
- National Geographic
- Navajo council meeting
- “You have not consulted the water people, you have not consulted with the wind people…”- Navajo elders
- Boca Chica, Texas
- Take a viewpoint where we listening to the other voices, not just the human ones
- We need to take care our own backyard
- Alaska
- We need to put the salmon first
- Consider the whole big picture, what’s the right decision?
[53:48- 58:33]
- Its okay to be a nature geek
- There was a kinship with everything else in the world
- Richard Nelson
- Native Alaskan villagers
- Everything in our world has power and spirit and awareness
- There’s a kinship that we all share so of course we need to take care all the parts of our family
[58:34- 01:01:23]
- Revealing the stories and with the hope of opening hearts and minds… but as mentally important for the well-being of the planet
- Having this fundamental shift and how we relate to other than human inhabitants of the world
- If we consider all of nature as our family, how then do we behave?
[01:01:24- 01:04:10]
- Resources
- The Singing Planet (thewildchorus.org)
- Encounters North
- Liz McKenzie
- FB Page: Encounters North
- Bird Sound App we recommended for Slow Birding: https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/
- The Private Lives of Salmon - Beautiful Documentary to watch.
[01:04:11- 01:04:23] Closing
There is nothing quite as enlightening as listening to the insights of someone who has been to the edge and back. Today’s guest - Lobsang Phuntsok - had been to many edges of human existence. He was abandoned at birth, left under dry leaves by his 13 year old mother, but rescued to grow up as a Buddhist Monk. After an amazing journey of insight, he is now “Dad” to 123 children in an amazing family that is also a school and community that could fundamentally change the goals of education worldwide.
Eventually found himself being one of 10 young monks trained, under the guidance of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to share Tibetan Buddhism with the West.
He lived in the U.S. and Canada for more than a decade.
In 2006, he felt called to leave his life as a spiritual teacher in the United States, and returned to the region of his birth with a dream of rescuing unwanted children like he once was.
His work took him to North America on behalf of the Dalai Lama,
High up in the Himalayan mountains of northeast India, on the border with Bhutan, is a small school for abandoned children that is changing the world.
If you wish your neighborhood brought more opportunities for delight and connection close to home, you will love our conversation with guest, Blaine Merker. His work with one of the most important Urban Design companies in the world is aiming at unique, inspiring “street cultures” in the future for us all. Blaine has some amazing stories of how our streets are being transformed from places for our cars, to places for people! If ever the future felt bright, this episode will fill you with a sense of possibility.
Turns out, through most of the last century, cities have been designed, not for people, but for cars! Sounds depressingly obvious and also like awakening to a better way. And it is! I suspect most of us have never considered how much wasted space we have created in our world when it comes to 10 lanes of traffic, parking lots that go on for endless acres, and neighborhood streets choked cars? Think about cities like Chicago, where nothing but a sliver of the Lake Michigan shore is accessible to people because Lake Shore Drive, and its 10 lanes of traffic stand between the city and the water. Think about the big dig.. .and planners realizing that it wasn't a great idea to have a huge roadway cutting through the heart of Boston. In the United states, alone, we have more area paved for parking in this country than the entire state of Georgia.
[00:00- 02:18] Opening
[02:18- 08:08]
- Blaine’s Bio
- Jan Gehl
- Making cities for people
- Flip cities back to human focus rather that machine focus
- Historically, streets functioned as a place… The primary public space of a city
[08:09 - 12:45]
- People’s attitude towards strangers
- Jane Jacobs
- Robert Moses
- City- biggest object designed that we have
- Dawn of modern age
- Single family zoning
[12:46- 17:07]
- White flight
- Zoning and transportation design
- Cars become the primary or default system of transportation
- Open road
- Research in Scandinivia
- Moments of frustration and boredom for most of us is in our cars
[17:08- 20:51]
- Nourishing mobility is to be on foot
- We have pushed things that we need farther apart from each other
- Every generation has a great big idea about what a city should be
- What is it that we can be doing now that will make the planet for them that they need
[20:52- 26:55]
- We spend more of our income on getting around that anything else and we spend more that other countries do
- Who the system’s working for and who its not
- Founded Rebar on 2005 and started the experiment on a metered parking spot
- “Parking Day”
[26:56- 29:54]
- Parklets where develop out of “Parking Days”
- Learn the value of space
[29:55- 32:46] BREAK
[32:47- 36:24]
- Effervescent human activity
- We look at how the way people behave in streets
- Jan Gehl and Ingrid Mundt
- Method taught by Ingrid Mundt using quantitative acknography
- Italy
- The more chairs there are, the more people there are sitting on them
- Nordic, Copenhagen
- The city embark on the experiment over the next 40 years
- There was a direct relationship to the amount of space the people were given and the amount of time that they would spend enjoying it
- Scandinavia
[36:25- 40:21]
- The things that bring us joy is carbon neutral
- Alignment between climate action and happiness
- Public spaces work when they are activated by people living near them
- Sustainable form of urbanism
- Research from CoolClimate Netwok Berkely
- Infill Urban Development
- Invite more neighbors into your neighborhood
[40:22- 48:45]
- Project started in Portland, Oregon called Intersection Repair
- City of Barcelona- Super Manzanos
- There’s all kind of ways that we can create shared stewardship on purpose
- Gorilla Gardener
- Times Square, New York City
- Monon Trail, Carmel Indiana
- Mountain View
- Making the experience the rule rather than the exemption
[48:46- 52:27]
- Segregated societies
- The more diversity… the more tolerance
- We need to strive to have cities that create environments where we get to see each other
- Raj Chetty Research
[52:28- 56:12]
- Pride in place
- Spaces are devoid of other people
- What are streets for?
- Change is definitely tricky
- Single best way that we have for fixing climate change and other problems
[56:13- 57:27]
- Resources
- blaine@gehlpeople.com
- Twitter: @blainemerker
- Ghel
[57:28- 57:46] CLOSING
If you’ve committed to spending more time on things that add to your quality of life, then our guest today will bring delight to your everyday experiences. Dr. Hal Urban has traveled over two million miles talking about how small shifts in our positive character traits can help us celebrate the life we are living. He has written eight books on the power of positivity, but with a unique twist on how we can take control of our happiness.
Dr. Urban’s shares story after story about “Living by choice, not chance.”
His insights are not from hopeful speculation and anything like the typical “positive thinking” narratives. And they are not from cold research that turns out to be hypothetical in real life. No, Dr. Urban is sharing all that he’s learned from (and with) the students he taught for 35 years.
Turns out, when it comes to gathering some wisdom about improving our perspectives… children can be our greatest teachers.
In this interview, Hal shares many terrific tips about how we can often change the future by simply changing a few words in our standard responses to greetings like “How are you?” Or, how we can put a spring in our step and the steps of others with simple conversation openers like, “You know what I like best about you?”
This episode gets to the heart of the quiet aspect of the Conspiracy of Goodness of our times by pointing out the characteristics most of us admire and love in others.
[00:00- 02:12] Opening
- See the world in a positive way
[02:13-05:44]
- Dr. Hal is a school teacher for 35 years with emphasis on good character
- Adjunct Professor at University of San Francisco
- His first book “Life’s Greatest Lessons” was selected by Reader’s Digest as most inspirational book of the year on the year it was published
- Mission in life: helping others by lifting their spirits
- Favorite quote: “We do ourselves the most good doing something for others.”- Horace Mann
[05:45- 08:43]
- Happy hormones
- We live by choice not by chance
- People’s attitude is their choice. Attitude is the control center of life
- We do have control how to handle our attitude
- Viktor Frankl
- “The last of human freedom is man’s ability to choose its own attitude no matter what the circumstances are.”
[08:44- 12:06]
- The Power of Good News
- Zig Ziglar
- “You are what you are because of what goes into your mind.”
- Celebrate what’s right in the world instead of what’s wrong
[12:07- 15:38]
- Whatever energy we have we pass that on to people we come to contact with
- “Do you know what I like the most about you?”
- Do the unexpected little things that make people lift up
- Everytime you make somebody feel good, you feel better yourself
[15:39- 17:27]
- “We become what we think about.”
- We have to be aware of the impact we have on other people
[17:28- 21:49]
- Dr. Hal’s teaching story
- Bad news sells better than good news
- Everyday we celebrate good news
- Start anything with something positive
[21:50- 24:56]
- Dr. Hal’s father
- Dr. Hal grew up in a negative environment all the way through highschool
- How Dr. Hal’s life changed
[24:57- 27:48] BREAK
[27:49- 32:14] BACK
- The unpublicized good news
- Be a good finder
- We take things for granted
- Dr. Hal’s mother
- “The happiest people in the world aren’t the people who have most things, the happiest people are the people who are most thankful for what they do have.”
[32:15- 38:50]
- Shawn Achor
- I look upon everyday as an opportunity especially an opportunity to do something good
- It's important to be informed
- If you’re concentrating so much on the big negative things, you don’t see the good little things
- Dr. Ben Shahar
- Endorsement from Ken Blanchard
[38:51- 44:43]
- I try to find a newscaster that appears neutral
- “United we stand, divided we fall”
- John Dickinson
- 2 keys to make sure unity: golden rule and win-win
- See the possibilities of what we’re capable of
- Stephen Covey
[44:44- 49:56]
- 2nd Book: Positive Words Powerful Results
- Our words have enormous power
- Words can hurt, words can heal
- Every word that comes out of your mouth is a choice
- Digital communication
- Your words can change somebody else’s world
[49:57 - 59:48]
- We live in a culture of complaint
- The wealthiest one will complain the most and the one with least will complain the least
- Dr. Hal’s college friend that has great impact on his life - Bruce
- The story of Bruce
- “Change your attitude, change your life”
- The Bruce Diazo Memorial Challenge
- It took me 23 years to find someone that could go 24 hours without complaining
- We are creatures of habit
- Develop the habit of appreciating instead of complaining
[59:49- 01:01:47]
- How to say “How are you?” to people you see everyday
[01:01:48- 01:06:12]
- Resources
- Celebrate with What’s Right in The World
- Mike Sullivan
- If you want a signed copy of Dr. Hal’s book, you can go to his website Hal Urban
- Lessons from the Classrom : 20 Things Good Teachers Do
[01:06:13- 01:06:50] Closing
Ever dream of traveling the world? Is it possible to visit places less traveled with almost nothing more than a radiant smile? It is! Our guest today—YouTuber Doug Barnard—has attracted a global following of almost 500,000, at age 26. People in places like Mongolia, Saudi Arabia, and Alexandria, Egypt are recognizing him, and often embracing him on the street. Best of all, his popularity is not due to outrageous behavior, but rather his sense of celebration of every person he meets. His energy is contagious.
Doug’s wonderful videos are improving (and wildly expanding) the way we think about the world “out there.” It is not nearly as frightening as the news would have us believe, and he is discovering how very, very much we all have in common.
He is essentially telling us the rest of the story about humanity and giving us a fresh, warm feeling about places that the mass media has given a bad rap.
He gives us reasons to hope, and demonstrates in living color how we need to all get more savvy about believing the narrative we are getting about the world… It is so limited!
In the course of our conversation, Doug reveals a kind of timeless wisdom that we can all use every day to think better of others, assume good intentions, and enjoy dramatically better results in our interactions. And he also gives us some amazing travel tips!
Show Notes:
[00:00 - 04:00] Opening segment
[04:00 - 07:00]
- Most people are good.
[07:00 - 08:15]
- Places Doug has traveled to.
- It’s not always comfortable but it’s a great experience.
[08:16 - 15:00]
- Doug’s story - being laid off and then traveling full time.
- The experiences you’ll have would have been worth it.
- 100% of the time you are going to have takeaways that will be a positive for you at the end of the day.
- Manage the meaning of the bad things that happen to you.
[15:01 - 21:00]
- Doug’s trip gone wrong.
- Appreciation for experiences of people in different parts of the world.
- The secret to happiness is low expectations.
[21:01 - 23:30]
- Picking places that have a bad reputation.
[23:31 - 27:00]
- Traveling to places with a stable government.
- Taking precautions when traveling.
- No dark papaya.
[27:01 - 31:20]
- Doug’s surprising experience in Iraq.
- The kindness and hospitality of people in Iraq.
[31:21 - 36:30]
- Separating the government from the people.
[36:31 - 42:00]
- Doug’s trip in Turkey.
- Travel helps you see things out of the box.
[42:01 - 45:00]
- Doug’s trip in Sudan.
- Pause before following your emotions and what you think you know.
[45:01 - 52:00]
- Making a very complex topic simple should ring alarm bells.
- Growing edges.
- Honesty helps you connect with people.
- Shared struggle in communicating and connecting.
[52:01 - 57:00]
- The best way to see how things have changed in a place is to go there.
- Doug’s travels in Colombia.
- Go someplace that you never thought that you would go to.
[57:01 - 01:00:00]
- Taking measured risks when traveling.
- The whole story is never simple.
[01:00:01 - 01:01:29] Closing Segment
Resources Mentioned:
- Doug Barnard’s Youtube channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/dougbarnardtravel
If you want to hear a rare, fresh take on the present and future - a conversation full of progress and wonder - then join Liesl Ulrich-Verderber and I as we share what we’ve learned through 8 years of curating the internet for “good news.” The remarkable stories of newsworthy insight and innovation are out there, but going uncelebrated. Liesl will be changing that soon as she bursts onto the scene with a young, exciting, and brilliant voice, amplifying a “Conspiracy of Goodness” happening right now, across the world.
In this conversation, Liesl helps us all look at the future with fresh eyes, and gives us the tools to start finding information sources that are “solution-based” instead of “problem-based.”
The next generation of information consumers will be insisting that their news sources leave us with three things: hope, dignity, and agency.
Get ready for the opening of a new chapter in content creation with a lot more joy and a lot less fear if Liesl has anything to do with it.
Liesl is our CEO at the Goodness Exchange and the founder of three other platforms in the Goodness Exchange orbit: our education site at EWCed, our endeavor to improve business and healthcare culture at Amazing World Media, and she is becoming a thought partner with leaders who need her perspectives to help them shape the future.
She is a Harvard grad who has found a way to use her background in design, economics, and education to make the world a better place for us all.
Liesl grew up on a farm in Vermont, but is also a world traveler since the age of 6, having been to over 30 countries by the age of 22. With those grounding life experiences, she also brings a global perspective to her work, weaving together a narrative about our world that is founded in experience and the mindset of a global citizen.
[00:00 - 02:10] Opening Segment
- Live life actively and make a difference
[02:10 - 05:51]
- Celebrating the 100th episode of Conspiracy Of Goodness podcast.
- 8 years in the making of Goodness Exchange - The idea of writing one article everyday on any subject under the sun as long as it proves it’s still an amazing world.
- Big change in Goodness Exchange: bring people more goodness in the world, celebrate more people, and connect more deeply with people
- Reflecting on where we are, what we’ve learned and the power that we are harnessing, the kind of media that we are producing to create more good in the world and to give people what they need.
[05:52 - 09:52]
- Why media matters.
- The home life, working life, and digital life.
- Producing media that matters.
[09:53 - 12:18]
- Solution-based journalism versus problem-based journalism.
- We have the agency to be activated and we can be activated to do something about the world's problem.
- Solutions-based media is pointing you in a direction on what’s to do next
[13:19 - 15:50]
- Examples of solution-based media.
[15:51 -18:55]
- Celebrating the solutions not the problems
- Once you become immersed in it, you start to look at solutions in a different way
- Be a person that can be helpful
- Be an active participants and make a difference
[18:56 - 24:20]
- It doesn’t have to be “save the world”, it can be doing something that you’re uniquely built to contribute in your little corner.
- Looking at the world through the lens of something they love, and the problem that they have, and then finding ways to put them together.
[24:21 - 31:10]
- The importance of sharing.
- The more we share it, the more things are likely to get in front of the right people
- How sharing can change someone’s life
- The concept and power of sharing
[31:11 - 38:50]
- Slow media
- Fast media is changing the way that we respond to other people, it’s changing the way we make decisions, it’s changing the way that we live, and all these ways that we can’t really see
[38:51 - 42:00]
- Choosing and then deciding to practice.
- Remembering to check-in on the choices you make.
[42:01 - 48:40]
- The Facebook test.
- Being aware of how the interactions we are going through the day with, or how what we’re listening to, watching, reading is impacting us.
- Decide on what emotional state you want to be in.
- Notice the mood that you’re in after you consume a piece of media.
[48:41 - 52:30]
- What’s newsworthy?
- Consume media like you consume a balanced diet.
[52:31 - 57:10]
- There are a huge number of folks creating internet content specifically and designed to trigger our most primitive impulse.
- How to check if a journalist is unbiased.
- Are we consuming media mindlessly, or are we consuming it because we’re curious?
[57:11- 01:01:29]
- Stories and how our process works in Goodness Exchange.
- You have to have unbridled enthusiasm in order to get so ecstatic about everything that you want to share, that you want to get out into the world
- Each one of us brings our own special spark to the writing because we have unbridled enthusiasm.
- It’s so critical to let joy be a part of the work that you do.
[01:01:30- 01:07:15]
- There’s something for everyone at the Goodness Exchange.
- Benefits of having a membership with Goodness Exchange.
- We get to choose what we first lay our eyes on - will be like a cactus or like a blanket?
[01:07:16- 01:07:39] Closing Segment
Reources:
- Steven Pinker: https://stevenpinker.com/
- Humans For Abundance
- Helping the Rainforest at the Click of a Button with Chochi Iturralde
- Single Mothers are Saving Africa’s Endangered Wildlife
- Nature Does it Better: Why Whales are the Best Carbon Capturing Technology We Have
- ? Man fixing pot holes in India ?
- ? Man who went fly fishing to fix his PTSD ?
- ? Maryliz Bender ?
- ? Cole Baker Bagwell ?
The best medicines for overwhelm these days are joy and wonder. Both, when you can get it! And today’s guest, Dr. Jonathan Reisman brings us exactly that. He is a pediatrician and ER physician with a penchant for adventure travel, nature and food, and connecting ideas that no one ever thought to combine. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, Washington Post, Slate, and Discover Magazine and now he has a book that is one of the best “bedside reads” you might ever come across: The Unseen Body: A Doctor's Journey Through the Hidden Wonders of Human Anatomy.
Dr. Reisman has practiced medicine in some of the world's most remote places, including Russia, Antarctica, the Himalayan Mountains, rural Appalachia, in the urban slums of Kolkata, and India. All the while, he was collecting cultural wisdom that often points back to the wonder of our bodies: How fat is a hero not the enemy. How knowledge of watersheds in landscapes can improve a doctor’s diagnosis. How urine tells us the story of human origins. Did you know your skin is amazingly smart?
In this conversation you will hear him tell stories that leave you with insights that you can’t “unsee.” And the wonder in that knowledge will make you a better patient, a broader thinker, and he may just expand your skills at connecting things that no one ever thought to combine! That is surely his most remarkable zone of genius.
He is co-creator of the anatomy- and physiology-based dinner series Anatomy Eats. He runs a non-profit called "World Health and Education Network" (also called "Calcutta Rescue USA") dedicated to improving healthcare and education for some of the world's poorest people.
[00:00 - 03:55] Opening Segment
- Live a life of rigorous intention.
[03:56 - 05:10]
- Jonathan Reisman’s book.
- The wonder of each vessel that we each have.
- In the end all we have is our character.
[05:11 - 07:30]
- The wonder that is the human body.
[07:31 - 13:30]
- Knowing which branch to take is as simple as knowing as having a map of a network of rivers in your head.
- Rivers and watersheds, and the human body.
[13:31 - 19:35]
- Fat is not the enemy, it’s our hero.
- The story of humans in the arctic is a story of fat.
[19:36 - 23:30]
- The fat in our diets, on our bodies, and the fat in our bloodstream are all connected with each other.
- Your appearance doesn’t always correlate to how healthy you are.
[23:31 - 27:40]
- What you see is really just the person’s skin.
- Our skin is a brilliant mechanism.
[27:41 - 37:10]
- Urine and the tale of humanity’s origin.
- Our blood and its connection with ocean water.
- We all have a personal little ocean inside of us.
[37:11 - 40:30]
- Our kidneys are very good at managing what we eat and drink.
[40:31 - 46:00]
- Where does the brain end and the mind begin?
- Going up and far away into the mountains to get a new perspective and reflect on things in your life.
[46:01 - 50:25]
- Neuroplasticity and the wonders of the brain.
- The brain is not static, it is plastic.
- Every brain is beautiful.
[50:26 - 58:20]
- Food and the human body.
- The most anatomical meal of Jonathan’s life.
- Using every part of an animal as food.
[58:21 - ] Closing Segment
Resources Mentioned:
- Anatomy Eats - http://www.anatomyeats.com/
- Calcutta Rescue - https://calcuttarescue.org/
Connect with Jonathan Reisman M.D.:
- http://www.jonathanreisman.com/
Making an amazing hand out of the cards you’ve been dealt can seem impossible. But today’s guest - Stefanie Schaffer - has mastered the process and shares insights we can all put in practice tomorrow. The “bad hand” she was dealt, was very bad: losing both her legs in a tour boat accident while on a family vacation at age 22. But, in just 4 years, she has recovered from one setback after another, and managed her responses with so much clarity that she has recently found herself modeling for Kim Kardashian’s company, traveling, writing a book, and finding perspectives that are useful through every chapter of her recovery. This interview is a Part 2 to a remarkable conversation Stef and I had just two years into her journey. And I have to tell you that even today, when I look back on that conversation, I still get goosebumps. She made comments that seemed almost otherworldly in their wisdom and foresight. I encourage you to listen to that when all seems lost. Stef was then on the path to becoming a great teacher for us all, and now she is living the life she was then aiming for.
This story can be a constant reminder for us all that anything is possible. [00:00 – 04:30] Opening Segment * Live better lives with the cards that we’re dealt.
[04:30 - 10:10]
- Stef’s story and what she has been up to in the past years.
- Stef’s Bahamian vacation when she had her accident that changed her life.
[10:11 - 14:00]
- The kindness of strangers.
- Stef’s mother’s love for her daughter.
[14:01 - 18:00]
- Being kinder than the moment calls for.
[18:01 - 20:40]
- You learn to look at the bigger picture and you get better at it.
- Choosing to work everyday to get stronger instead of wallowing in self-pity.
[20:41 - 24:30]
- Modeling for the Kim Kardashian SKIMS line.
- Inclusivity in the fashion world.
[24:31 - 29:50]
- Talking to people with disabilities like they’re human.
- Putting everything through the lens of intention.
- Uncomfortable conversations are a learning process.
[29:51 - 36:00]
- Not labeling things good thing or bad thing and just letting time evolve.
- Time and memories are the most precious thing.
[36:01 - 40:50]
- It is still a great world, it just depends on what you look for and surround yourself with.
- Surround yourself with people who believe in you.
[40:51 - 41:55]
- Just do what you can do.
- It might be everything they need in that moment.
[41:56 - 45:00]
- Random choices and how they make outcomes.
[45:01 - 47:55]
- Being an observer.
- Choosing to give your attention to your gains and not your losses.
[47:55 - 53:50]
- Everyone has a story.
- Forgiving is the strongest thing that you can do.
[53:51 - 55:17] Closing Segment
Resources Mentioned:
- Stafanie’s first podcast with Goodness Exchange - Finding New Roads While Redefining Yourself with Stefanie Schaffer
- Good Thing, Bad Thing, Who Knows? Silencing the Mental Chatter with Dr. Srikumar Rao (Episode #05)
Connect with Stefanie Schaffer:
- Website - https://www.stefanieschaffer.com
- Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/stefanieschafferrr/
- Stefanie’s Book (amazon) - Without Any Warning: Casualties of a Caribbean Vacation
The Wonderful Things You Miss When You Fixate on the End Goal with Michael Schauch
In today’s episode of the Conspiracy of Goodness Podcast, we have Michael Shauch, and he talks about his journey in the Himalayas and what he learned from it.
Michael Schauch is a mountaineer, entrepreneur and award winning author who lives to explore remote places around the world and to share the depth and beauty of human connection he discovers along the way.
With early success as an entrepreneur at age 15, and over 20 years of global financial investment experience, Schauch brings his business acumen and altruistic heart to lead and support local and international mentorship, fundraising and educational initiatives. These include the education of girls and student mentorship in Nepal, outdoor youth leadership for those facing barriers to access nature and holistic Indigenous leadership development in British Columbia. He holds an MBA from Queen’s University and is a member of the Explorers Club.
He and his partner in adventure Chantal make their base camp in Squamish, nestled in BC’s rugged Coast Mountains and temperate rainforests.
[03:25 - 05:40] How Obstacles Became Wins.
Michael’s dream to go to the Himalayas.
[05:41 - 07:56] The Values We Have When Growing Up.
The Bardo: Place of transition.
Experiencing many incarnations across one lifetime.
[07:57 - 11:10] Noticing Things When You Are In Moments Of Chaos.
Om mani padme hum.
[11:11 - 19:00] Who Is Karma?
Life pulls you with other people you are destined to.
The simple experiences are one of the most magical experiences in your life.
[19:34 - 23:09 ] Life Gives You WHat You Need At The Right Time.
School for the Himalayas.
The whole journey taking them back to right were they started.
[23:10 - 24:45] Changing The Fate Of Thousand Of People.
It’s impossible to know the impact of our actions.
It takes a snowflake to start an avalanche.
[27:40 - 29:27 ] A Gift Of Expansion.
If we open ourselves up to receiving, we can the greatest gifts.
Nothing in nature happens randomly.
[29:28 - 34:17 ] Deciding What The Best Course Is At That Moment.
Nobody has the right answer.
[34:18 - 40:51 ] Having Diverse Choices.
Looking at the richness of what you have.
Looking at life from a perspective of abundance versus scarcity.
We have to understand both sides of the coin to have compassion.
[40:52 - 46:39 ] Money Doesn’t Give Happiness, Just More Choices.
Are we helping in a way that’s empowering the person?
Growing in a changing world and still keeping your cultural values.
We have to learn from others.
[46.40 - ] Closing Segment.
Not get too caught up in our own expectations.
Let’s support each other in our own journeys.
Connect with Michael Schauch:
www.michaelschauch.com
His Instagram profile
Resources Mentioned:
Michael’s book: A Story Of Karma
Goodness Exchange Social Media Links:
https://www.instagram.com/goodness_exchange/
https://www.facebook.com/exchangegoodness
https://www.linkedin.com/company/goodness-exchange/
YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjBu-o4CG6V7PGq8QOANEg
Co-Founder of the Kindness Corporation and accomplished business strategist, Cole Baker-Bagwell is a master of perspective and is here with us today to share some of the most amazing insights she has about kindness, and how we can choose to be kind more often!
[00:01-06:20] Opening Segment.
- Introducing Cole Baker-Bagwell.
- Reflecting on the last two and a half years.
- How little we need vs. how much we need one another.
[06:21-12:18] Kindness: Obligation or Ability?
- Every life has complexity.
- We are wired to be kind.
- “You should be kind,” and “You CAN be kind.”
[12:19-19:09] We Can Always Choose to be Kind.
- Choosing joy and belonging.
- The traffic metaphor.
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Extending compassion, not aggression.
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You’re going to breathe anyway.
- We only hear about the worst thing of the day.
[19:10-30:52] How Kindness Affects Us and Others.
- The science behind kindness.
- Rest and reflection is not wasted time.
- No act of kindness is too small.
- Doing your human best.
[32:55-48:06] The Power of Kindness.
- How perspective informs our reality.
- Being aware of those around you.
- Talking about the negative news.
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The blanket/cactus analogy.
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Changing narratives in our lives.
- Handling everyday points of conflict.
[48:07-60:40] Closing Segment.
- Being cortisol crabby.
- The Kindness Corporation.
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Kindness first in the workplace.
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The false dilemma of kindness vs. profit.
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workkind
Quotes:
“What we’re told becomes our truth- good, bad, and everything in between.” - Cole Baker-Bagwell
“At the end of the day, we have to want something better for each other.” - Cole Baker-Bagwell
Connect with Cole
Her LinkedIn profile
Her website, The Kindness Corporation
Resources Mentioned:
- Famous TED Talk, Celebrate What’s Right With the World by Dewitt Jones.
- The Kindness Corporation
Conspiracy of Goodness Links:
The Goodness Exchange
https://goodness-exchange.com/
The Goodness Exchange - Become a member!
https://goodness-exchange.com/pricing/
Goodness Exchange Social Media Links:
https://www.instagram.com/goodness_exchange/
https://www.facebook.com/exchangegoodness
https://twitter.com/goodnessxchange
https://www.linkedin.com/company/goodness-exchange/
YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjBu-o4CG6V7PGq8QOANEg
If some of the chaos in your life comes from others, then our guest today, Dr. Marcia Reynolds, will give you no end to ah-ha moments. She is a master of making hard conversations easy. Marcia is a sought-after transformational coach known for her ability to change people’s minds in positive ways that serve everyone.. Dr. Reynolds drops by to break down the truth behind hard conversations, and it only takes a few simple shifts to do it.
[00:01 – 06:38] Introduction * I introduce Dr. Marcia Reynolds * Working with people’s thinking patterns * The power of coaching to widen possibilities
[06:39 – 13:18] How to lead people who are scared to death? * The brain’s main job is to keep us safe. Everything else is secondary to that. * “Reality is an illusion, but a very persistent one.” – Einstein * The brain is always seeking – what can hurt me? * It’s a meaning-making machine of our sense of reality * We refer people to an article on Ever Widening Circles article with the TED Talk called “What Fear Can Teach us”
[13:19 – 21:40] Workers are experiencing our “cultures” differently now * People have been overwhelmed by the changes they must incorporate into their working and personal lives * We don’t handle the overwhelm well. It’s not just that things have shifted. Some things are gone and others have appeared. * We need to give people a space to breathe. We don’t have to fix it for them, or give advice. Just be present and give them space to breathe. * People are being kinder than they need to be. And what exactly do each of us mean by saying “I’m kind.” * A good question to ask when someone says they are being one way or another is to ask what they mean by that. * How Dr. Reynolds got into coaching by accident * Getting “Empathy” right!… It is an outcome after you have gotten curious about someone.
[21:41 – 30:35] What takes place to bring about real change * What it takes to rewire the brain * When we listen and reflect on our understanding of what they said, they can see their thinking, and often will say, that’s not what I meant. Everyone evolves from a back and forth to get clarification. * Marcia thinks it’s important for people to hear their thoughts, opinions, and beliefs spoken by someone else, it prompts them to critically consider how their thinking affects their goals. * Reflective Inquiry… “Here’s what I hear you saying. Tell me more.” * Be Curious. Ask what people mean kindly.
[30:36 – 37:05] Transformational conversations * More simple than people think * Help people climb a tree in their brain and look down on their thinking * From the top of the tree, they can see gaps in their logic and the way fear is guiding their thinking patterns
[37:06 - 49:03] Anger and Depression * Book: Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers * There is a state we all get in called “Cortisol crabby” – When Adrenaline is being pumped out too often when our way of thinking creates too much stress. * The Adrenaline High then trails off to the numbness of sadness… and in this state… We only see the negative! * The power of laughter * Coaching helps us safely express ourselves * Being aware of our spine…how our body positions affect the way others feel a sense of safety or not, around us.
[49:04- 54:27] Focusing on what you are giving * Deciding ahead of time what emotion you want to bring to a conversation * Come to a conversation with Key word… Calm, courage, care, etc… * We can recognize emotion and be open to talking about what triggers it.
[54:28- 64:21] Healthy Friction * The Challenger Disaster and how people avoided doing the right thing (postponing the launch because the temperatures dipped below freezing) because they wanted to avoid confrontation and friction. * The gas pump story is about to give and take… self-awareness, and avoiding friction * Allow friction in a group. Remember that friction is just energy circulating. * We can learn to live with the storm and honor each other in the process if we realize that creating anything will generate a flow of energy swirling around, often perceived as friction. * Protecting people’s dignity so they can change their minds * Often we don’t do the right thing because of being afraid of the other person’s response, we are getting lost in the fear of response when we forget to focus on the importance and urgency of a good outcome. * If you don’t talk it out, you’re going to act it out.
[64:22- 70:59] Closing Segment * Read some of Marcia’s blogs. Links below * Connect with Marcia * + Links below * Why Marcia believes this is still an amazing world
Tweetable Quotes:
“Empathy is not feeling. Empathy is the result of feeling. I have to care and be curious.” - Dr. Marcia Reynolds
“There’s no such thing as multitasking. We move from one thought to another very quickly.” - Dr. Marcia Reynolds
Connect with Marcia on Linkedin, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram. Check out Covisioning LLC to know more about her work.
Conspiracy of Goodness Links:
The Goodness Exchange
https://goodness-exchange.com/
The Goodness Exchange - Become a member!
https://goodness-exchange.com/pricing/
Goodness Exchange Social Media Links:
https://www.instagram.com/goodness_exchange/
https://www.facebook.com/exchangegoodness
https://twitter.com/goodnessxchange
https://www.linkedin.com/company/goodness-exchange/
YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjBu-o4CG6V7PGq8QOANEg
At 15, Jeff Wall Jr. became the founder of Golden Age Karate, a non-profit organization that travels to nursing homes to teach the elderly the art of karate. Now, at only 16 years old, Jeff is using his black belt on a mission to help seniors discover huge gains in health and incredible confidence out in the world. His mantras are all about kindness and Jeff emphasizes the nonviolent wonders of martial arts. Jeff continuously spreads goodness with his genuine love and passion for seniors put into action.
Tune in now and learn karate with your grandparents!
[00:01 - 03:02] Opening Segment
- Let’s welcome Jeff Wall Jr.
- Jeff introduces the Golden Age Karate to us
[03:03 - 10:43] DEVELOP YOUR UNIQUE ZONE of GENIUS: Karate and kindness
- Jeff’s life-changing “axe kick” when he was 6 years old
- How he handled being the only martial artist in the family
- “Kindness rules everything” for Jeff
- What karate should be all about according to Jeff
- The importance of discipline in martial arts
[10:44 - 18:06] HAPPINESS IS SOMETHING YOU DECIDE UPON AHEAD of TIME: Kindness in Karate
- Can we blend kindness and karate?
- How her grandmother inspired him to help more elderly and make them his karate students
- Jeff’s goal: For someone to step out of the house confidently
- Turning ideas into action
- Jeff breaks down his philosophy in teaching his students of different ages
- Other people’s excitement excites Jeff
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- He tells us why
[18:07 - 28:21] CURATING OUR INCOMING: Benefits of choosing our perspective
- Consume media better with these tips from Jeff
- Be inspired by Jeff’s life motto
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- Never fear anything
- What the future looks like for Jeff
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- Spread the message globally
- Jeff shares the how his students’ health improved by being active
[28:22 - 37:33] AVOID BEING IN "FIGHTING MODE" CONSTANTLY: Make time to train and rest
- How can you help Jeff and the Golden Age Karate?
- Jeff shares his tips to manage your time well
- The one thing that could make Jeff take everything to the next level
- He talks about the importance of rest
- Jeff gives us tips on starting a training program
- The importance of practice in learning a skill
[37:34- 41:23] Closing Segment
- The advice from Jeff that you need to hear right now
- Why this is still an amazing world according to a 16-year old
- Final words and announcements
- Connect with Jeff and Golden Age Karate on the links below!
Tweetable Quotes:
“Kindness rules everything.” - Jeff Wall Jr.
“Even though you know you can hurt somebody, you still aren’t just going around trying to hurt somebody on purpose. [Karate is] only for self-defense.” - Jeff Wall Jr.
“You won't be able to perform well in a game situation if you're not practicing those game situations outside of when no one's looking.”- Jeff Wall Jr.
“I want to spread it to where everyone in the world is nice and happy and just joyful towards each other and just make it a big chain reaction to everyone just being kind.”- Jeff Wall Jr.
Resources Mentioned:
- Ever Widening Circles: Meet the Teenager Teaching Karate to Your Grandma!
- Golden Age Karate online:
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- Golden Age Karate x The Doctors
- Senior Students Get their first GI’S
- Staff Pick Premiere: “Golden Age Karate” by Sindha Agha and Zendesk
- A previous episode of Conspiracy of Goodness: Institutionalizing Hopes and Dreams For Children with Linda Cliatt-Wayman
Email goldenagekarate@gmail.com to reach out to Jeff or follow him on Instagram. Check out Golden Age Karate to learn more about his work.
Conspiracy of Goodness Links:
The Goodness Exchange
https://goodness-exchange.com/
The Goodness Exchange - Become a member!
https://goodness-exchange.com/pricing/
Goodness Exchange Social Media Links:
https://www.instagram.com/goodness_exchange/
https://www.facebook.com/exchangegoodness
https://twitter.com/goodnessxchange
https://www.linkedin.com/company/goodness-exchange/
YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjBu-o4CG6V7PGq8QOANEg
When faced with hardship, one can either succumb to it or learn from it and use it to overcome and improve. For Jacob Green, it was his traumatic brain injury that gave meaning to his life and directed him to his purpose. A nationally recognized leadership, crisis management expert, and author of the Amazon New Release Best Seller “See Change Clearly, he took what was his rock bottom and shifted to a growth mindset which he would later share with others who could connect to his situation. And it all started while volunteering for the Turkey Hotline!
Another value-bombed episode so make sure you tune in until the end to get all the nuggets!
[00:09 - 11:33] Opening Segment
- Welcoming Jacob to the show
- Finding leverage in the power of adversity: Jacob’s story and how he survived his traumatic experience
[11:34 - 19:15] Your Setback Is Your Greatest Comeback
- What inspired Jacob to keep going forward and create a mission
- Find purpose and meaning in an ordinary task
- Service to others is being selfish
[19:20 - 37:43] From Survive to Thrive
- Resilience: Coping and thriving amidst crisis
- Shifting to a Growth Mindset from fight or flight mode
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- Train your team to have the right mindset. Ask the right questions
- The Do-Over Day strategy
- Want some positivity? Explore The Goodness Exchange (see link below)
[37:44 - 57:33] How to Win in Life
- The one factor that sets apart the winning team from mediocre
- Shared values and complementary skills
- What is Cognitive Diversity
- Building a foundation of trust with coworkers that stands through difficult situations
[57:34 - 1:05] Closing Segment
- How vulnerability deepens the human connection
- Final words
Quotes:
“Forces beyond your control can take away everything you possess except one thing, your freedom to choose how you will respond to the situation.” - Victor Frankl
“No matter what is stacked against us, no matter what the limitations are, no matter what the challenges are, there are always others that are in need of our support.” - Jacob Green
“Sometimes the best that we can do is just eat bonbons on that day.” - Jacob Green
“We need each other. It turns out, we need the differences in each other. It turns out, we need vastly different people. Can you imagine this with different philosophies and different expertise in different experiences, to come together around a common mission. And that's when you can really create impact.” - Jacob Green
“We have to figure out what we can learn, even when there are some elements that we strongly disagree with, and we don't believe are part of our value system, We have to try to find what it is that we enjoy.” - Jacob Green
“In our moments of weakness that we see as weak, maybe other people see us as somebody they can truly relate to.” - Dr. Linda
Resources Mentioned:
BooksSee Change Clearly: Leveraging Adversity to Sharpen Your Vision and Build Resilient Teams
Man’s Search for Meaning By Viktor Fankl
Podcast
Spartan Up! - A Spartan Race for the Mind!
Connect with Jacob Green through https://jacobgreenandassociates.com
Conspiracy of Goodness Links:
The Goodness Exchange
https://goodness-exchange.com/
The Goodness Exchange - Become a member!
https://goodness-exchange.com/pricing/
Goodness Exchange Social Media Links:
https://www.instagram.com/goodness_exchange/
https://www.facebook.com/exchangegoodness
https://twitter.com/goodnessxchange
https://www.linkedin.com/company/goodness-exchange/
YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjBu-o4CG6V7PGq8QOANEg
A seasoned filmmaker, podcaster, and consultant with multiple Emmy nominations, Marion Abrams is able to follow her passion and share her gifts with the world. She’s the co-creator of Spartan's official Podcast (over 40 million listens) and host of "Grounded Content" podcast where she talks about tactical and effective content strategies. Marion hopes to encourage you to overcome challenges by being resilient, so that you, too, may live the life you aspire to. Let’s get started
[00:01 - 23:24] Opening Segment
- Marion Abrams on how Spartan Races movement and how it awakens basic human instinct: to love
- What is Antifragility and how does it create unbreakable people
- Joining the Spartan Race: What’s in it for you?
[23:25 - 26:18] Take Charge of Your Life
- The real reason why people join Spartan Race
- Human Connection: What the society lacks today
- Benefits of endurance training
- Take control of your life and do not let anyone say you can't
[26:19 - 32:11] Spartan Up!
- The Spartan philosophy
- Raising Spartan kids
[32:12 - 40:00] Closing Segment
- What Marion learned during the pandemic
- Learning through mistakes
Quotes:
“As you reach a certain level of maturity, you may understand that I want to challenge myself, I want to avail myself of all the tools there are to make myself better to see what I can do. You realize that life is a gift, and it's finite, and you want to appreciate and get the most out of every day.” - Marion Abrams
“Most of us can do a lot more than we think.” - Marion Abrams
“You want to take care of your mind, your body, and your spirit. So get outside, get some exercise, you know, your diet, you don't have to biohack. Eat more salad. You don't need to do a complicated workout, get outside, or do something hard that makes you tired. You can go as far as you want, but you don't have to complicate it.” - Marion Abrams
Connect with Marion
Website: https://www.madmotion.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/madmotion
Resources Mentioned:
Daniel Kish
Brian Chontosh
BooksIndistractable by Nir Eyal
Stolen Focus : Why You Can't Pay Attention
Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
Podcast
Grounded Content
Connect with Marion Abrams
Website: https://www.madmotion.com/bio.html
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/madmotion/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/madmotion/
Conspiracy of Goodness Links:
The Goodness Exchange
https://goodness-exchange.com/
The Goodness Exchange - Become a member!
https://goodness-exchange.com/pricing/
Goodness Exchange Social Media Links:
https://www.instagram.com/goodness_exchange/
https://www.facebook.com/exchangegoodness
https://twitter.com/goodnessxchange
https://www.linkedin.com/company/goodness-exchange/
YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjBu-o4CG6V7PGq8QOANEg
The biggest challenge for educators is that we need to acknowledge multiple ways of learning, and we need to lean into a new way of teaching that focuses on high level thinking and strategic thinking. That is Zoe and Steve’s mission.
In today’s episode, we have Zoe Weil and Steve Cochrane of the Institute of Humane Education to show us how they are helping students find joy and purpose. They look at problems in a different way—by being “solutionaries” that identify unjust and unsustainable systems. They will talk about how school curricula should not be boxed in facts and memorization, but also should provide experiences that allow children to develop their unique selves. With that, let’s jump right in and see how to educate the humane way!
[00:09 - 10:22] Opening Segment
- I introduce Zoe and Steve to the show
- Zoey's 2011 Ted talk, "Creating Solutionaries"
- What is a “solutionary”?
- Someone who can identify unjust and unsustainable systems
[10:23 - 28:09] The Solutionary
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Steve talks about how and why he collaborated with Zoe
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Deepening the curriculum through solutionaries
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Focusing on the systemic connections
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Developing ethical analysis for children
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Zoe talks about her book, “The World Becomes what we Teach”
[28:10 - 42:57] Graduating Happy Children through Critical Thinking
- There is a place on the internet created to bring out our best impulses and our collective genius. Visit Goodness Exchange and get unlimited access to exclusive news and bonus content!
- True price and true cost
- What are the effects of products on yourself, other people, animals, and environment?
- The t-shirt example
- The true cost allows students to question the systems
- How these can be integrated into a variety of curricula
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The negative effects of some products environmentally, and socially
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Free resources at the links below
- Everyone can be a “solutionary” educator
[42:58 - 51:30] A “Solutionary” Solution
- The solution has to address the root cause of the problem
- Students choosing a problem they care about to solve
- What are you good at?
- What do you love to do?
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What do you need to learn?
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Making schools meaningful and joyful
[51:31 - 53:28] Closing Segment
- Final words
- See links below to connect with Zoe and Steve
Resources Mentioned:
- Zoe Weil’s Ted Talk, “Creating Solutionaries”
- The World Becomes What We Teach - Zoe Weil
Connect with Zoe and Steve through www.humaneeducation.org, and get a free copy of “How to be a Solutionary Guidebook”.
Conspiracy of Goodness Links:
The Goodness Exchange
https://goodness-exchange.com/
The Goodness Exchange - Become a member!
https://goodness-exchange.com/pricing/
Goodness Exchange Social Media Links:
https://www.instagram.com/goodness_exchange/
https://www.facebook.com/exchangegoodness
https://twitter.com/goodnessxchange
https://www.linkedin.com/company/goodness-exchange/
YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjBu-o4CG6V7PGq8QOANEg
Quotes:
“Solutionaries are people who can identify unjust and unsustainable systems and then transform them in ways that do the most good and the least harm for everyone. They look for leverage points to create systemic change, which often means looking at all the potential unintended negative consequences of proposed solutions.” - Zoe Weil
"When you question your comment about choices, sometimes the choices our students feel in school are limited. They're limited to what College should I go to, what job, what career should I go into? And joy is about expanding those choices." - Steve Cochrane
What is a dream? How do you make that dream a reality? In today’s episode, we have Jeffrey Davis to talk about wonder, and recognizing the interconnectedness of everything and experiencing joy in the face of challenge. Jeffrey will share how we can see the world in a new way, and how we can focus on the things that make us feel connected to the world. As an author, team culture consultant, educator, and CEO of Tracking Wonder Consultancy, Jeffrey is here to tell us that there is no one right way to do things. We just have to be humble and open minded, and our journeys will take us in our own unique ways.
Let’s jump right in and open our minds to the infinite possibilities!
[00:06 - 09:18] opening Segment
- I introduce Jeffrey to the show
- What does it mean to wonder?
- The joy in recognizing that the ordinary is the ultimate reality
- How this can be found in creative processes
[09:19 - 21:32] Innovators do Wonder
- We talk about the emerging science of wonder and how it applies to innovators
- Wonder is pervasive, evasive, and fleeting
- How we are limited by our own perceptions
[21:33 - 34:59] Limiting Beliefs Limit Wonder
- Cultivating a mindset of openness and curiosity to experience wonder
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There is a place on the internet created to bring out our best impulses and our collective genius. Visit Goodness Exchange and get unlimited access to exclusive news and bonus content!
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The three facets of wonder
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The flock
- The mirror
- The admiration
[35:00 - 47:24] The Genius In All of Us
- Celebrating confusion and problems
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We talk about how we all have a unique force of genius when we were born
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Genius doesn’t equate to having a high IQ or possessing unique skills
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Genius is also about having a childhood mindset
- Being curious and humble
[47:25 - 50:15] Closing Segment
- Finding wonder in your everyday life
- Final words
- See links below to connect with Jeffrey
You can connect with Jeffrey through LinkedIn or Twitter. Also visit www.trackingwonder.com/podcastbonus to get the first chapter of his book, “Tracking Wonder”. Discover how you rank on the wonder ratio scale by taking the Wonder @ Work Assessment through the same link!
Conspiracy of Goodness Links:
The Goodness Exchange
https://goodness-exchange.com/
The Goodness Exchange - Become a member!
https://goodness-exchange.com/pricing/
Goodness Exchange Social Media Links:
https://www.instagram.com/goodness_exchange/
https://www.facebook.com/exchangegoodness
https://twitter.com/goodnessxchange
https://www.linkedin.com/company/goodness-exchange/
YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjBu-o4CG6V7PGq8QOANEg
Quotes:
"What are we devoted to? Because it's so easy to be on autopilot and not even be able to answer that question." - Jeffrey Davis
"The challenge is to disrupt the default. And the other curious thing about being a human is that we do have the ability to trip our own wiring." - Jeffrey Davis
"Wonder is a heightened state of awareness that's brought about by something that delights us or disorientates us or both." - Jeffrey Davis
"We are in part limited by our own perceptions." - Jeffrey Davis
Psychological safety is so important because if we can create that sense of safety, it frees up our creativity, our imagination, our innovation. It allows us to test our assumptions and explore different ideas without fear of reprisal or judgment. And I think it's time for us to free up those energies and turn them into something with our guest, Peter McCoppin.
Executive coach, keynote speaker, international orchestral conductor, and national host/broadcaster Peter McCoppin is here with us today to discuss how being emotionally available to those around us is a powerful tool for leading with questions and creating a compassionate environment. He also discusses how the neuroscience of the brain causes us to be drawn to those who are helpful, and how the helpers will rise to the top in times of trouble. Failure is a part of learning, and that by embracing this mindset, we can overcome difficulty and see the beauty in life's challenges. With that, let’s jump right in and learn how to discover your life's purpose!
[00:08 - 14:33] Opening Segment
- Cultures that embrace creative conflict are more successful than cultures that do not
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Allows for new and innovative ideas to be explored
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True leadership is not conspicuous, self-focused, or braggadocious
- It is instead characterized by service, humility, and a lack of ego
- Focusing on helping their team succeed, not themselves
[14:34 - 25:52] Deeper Understanding of People
- Focusing on people and their non-verbal cues
- How technology has changed the way that people’s interactions
- Filling the gaps in our lives with contemplation, learning, and wonder
- Humor is a key tool for finding meaning in difficult situations
[25:52 - 41:04] The Age of Rising Up and Causing Disruption
- A story about how a skier’s accident resulted to success in career
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How the feminine age is a time of change and disruption
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Leadership is being fully present
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Listen to understand, not to respond
- Leading with questions, not answers
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Suspending assumptions and judgment
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There is a place on the internet created to bring out our best impulses and our collective genius. Visit Goodness Exchange and get unlimited access to exclusive news and bonus content!
[41:05 - 55:40]
- Leadership is all about asking great questions
- How do I know it's the truth?
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What if it weren't the truth?
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We talk about how leaders should possess openness and transparency
- Netflix CEO Reed Hastings’ book, “No Rules Rule”
- Being emotionally available
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Having an open door policy
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The power of words
- Words can have a powerful impact on how we perceive reality
[55:40 - 59:09] Closing Segment
- Peter shares some insight on how to find the best in every situation
- Final Words
- See links below to connect with Peter
Resources Mentioned:
- No Rules Rule - Reed Hasting
You can connect with Peter by visiting www.petermccoppin.com.
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Quotes:
“This dissatisfaction invites and compels innovation and creativity. It's a blessing.” - Peter McCoppin
"The way the Internet is working in our minds and in our lives is to just draw attention to the shouting folks, whether they're on our team or not, in our way of thinking." - Peter McCoppin
Mistakes are part of life. They happen to everyone, and there's nothing we can do to prevent them. What we can do is learn from them and use them as opportunities to grow and develop as individuals.
In this episode, we welcome Brittany-Nicole to talk about emotional intelligence, or the ability to be aware and sensitive to our own emotions and the emotions of others. We discuss some of the most common things that impede our ability to develop this skill, including negativity bias, victim mentality, and a lack of receptivity to feedback. We also talk about how taking risks can be a valuable way of growing and learning, and how being willing to step out of our comfort zone can help us to become stronger and more capable.
[00:08 - 09:19] Opening Segment
- A thought leader in the field of emotional intelligence
- Emotional Intelligence is fundamental to our ability to recover from the current political and social landscape
- Brittney's book, The EQ Deficiency
- Self awareness is the foundational element of emotional intelligence
- Brittney talks about the importance of intention
[09:19 - 29:09] Reciprocity and Vulnerability
- Emotional intelligence as a key factor in being mindful with reciprocity
- Expecting something in return is not 100% genuine
- Gratefulness as a major piece
- Assuming good intentions from people
- Ability to show vulnerability
- Feedback vs. intent
- Feedback is about intent, while criticism is how you're delivering it
[29:08 - 47:25] Emotional Intelligence
- Brittney shares about the purpose of the Emotional Intelligence magazine
- Thoughts and opinions on the cancel culture
- Being afraid to learn and expand our perspectives
- How emotional intelligence gives you the flexibility in our beliefs
[47:26 - 56:07] Closing Segment
- Mistakes as a stepping stone in life
- Emotional intelligence allows us to communicate more effectively
- Some tips for increasing self-awareness and self-regulation
- See links below to know more about Brittney Nichole
Resources Mentioned:
- The EQ Deficiency - Brittney-Nichole
- 5 Techniques to Override Primal Impulse to Defend and Protect our Ego - Brittney-Nichole
- Feedback vs. Criticism - Brittney-Nichole
- 4 Steps to Increase Self-Awareness and 12 Strategies to Help you Self-Regulate - Anna Keil
You can connect with Brittney through Linkedin, or you can visit www.ei-magazine.com to know more about her works. Listen to her podcast, "Living and Leading with Emotional Intelligence".
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Quotes:
"When we're really confident within ourselves and we realize that everybody has different perspectives in life, that's what makes life beautiful. We have that self confidence within who we truly are. It is so liberating to give up that control, because then we get curious, and with curiosity comes wisdom and true understanding."- Brittney-Nichole
"When new information comes in, it doesn't have to wipe those things off the map. It can just improve how those beliefs serve us." - Brittney-Nichole
Every person is born with a beautiful heart. With that, we want to make sure that they feel loved and cared for, and nourished.
Sarah Leathers is the founder of Healing Meals, an organization that has served over 90,000 meals to people who were in need of nutritious food. She discusses her story and the importance of continuing to make a difference in the world through food, purpose, and meaning. Healing Meals has been able to maintain its volunteer base because volunteers feel connected to the mission of the organization and are inspired by the positive impact they have on clients' lives. Every day we serve somebody, and it doesn't matter what their circumstance is or where they are in their life.
Let's create a ripple of goodness in the world through love and food!
[00:04 - 16:58] Opening Segment
- Sarah shares her background and work
- Studying as a mechanical engineer
- How your professional career won't always align with your true calling
- Being inspired to start Healing Meals.
- What is Healing Meals?
- A nonprofit that helps others connect with their purpose and meaning in life
- Getting people into the kitchen to feel connected
- Trusting your instincts, and finding something bigger than yourself to help motivate you
- Everyone has the opportunity to change somebody's life for the better
- Sarah talks about how Healing Meals has successfully maintained a volunteer base
[16:59 - 27:50] You Have the Opportunity to Make a Difference
- Sarah shares a few of their coaching methods
- Kindness and volunteer work does help change the life of another person
- The importance of taking care of yourself during a health crisis
- Food is medicine
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[27:51 - 38:20] Mending Yourself and Your Community with Food
- Sarah shares how providing highly nutritious food to people who are going through a health crisis is important in helping them recover
- Organic food that hasn't been exposed to toxins
- Food that is to the individual's dietary needs
- How food affects mental health
- The importance of good food and nutrition
- Connecting with others in order to continue spreading good intentions
[38:20 - 50:13] Pursuing Your Dreams and Achieving Joy in Life
- The importance of having a dream and staying focused on it
- having hope and to not giving up, even when the journey may seem daunting.
- Every moment matters
- The Power of Moments by Chip and Dan Heath
- Healing Meals is a place where young people can be themselves and figure out what they are meant to do in life
- It is important for parents to be on the same shift as their children so that they can have an opportunity to observe them and learn from them
[50:14 - 52:30] Closing Segment
- We love who you are, and not who you think you're supposed to be
Resources Mentioned:
- The Power of Moments - Chip and Dan Heath
- Undistracted - Bob Goff
- This is Day One - Drew Dudley
You can connect with Sarah Leathers through Linkedin , or you can visit https://healingmealsproject.org.
Quotes:
"Every person who walks in our door, every contact that we have with somebody, we want to make sure that they feel loved and cared for. And nourished." - Sarah Leathers
"When people show you who they are, believe them." - Sarah Leathers
"We love who you are, not who you think you're supposed to be." - Sarah Leathers
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We often struggle with finding out our purpose in life, we don’t know what inspires us and what gifts we have to offer in order to create a better world based on what we love to do. We focus on things we don’t enjoy or understand at all but keep in mind we are the ones that decide what we give our attention to. In today’s episode, we have an incredible conversation with Helen Trickey about how to build a meaningful and innovative work-life while creating a positive impact on the planet. Helen is a managing partner & Chief Impact Officer at Conspiracy of Love, a global social impact company, and a Campaign Consultant at the United Nations.
Having worked all over the world with the likes of Adidas, LEGO, Unilever, Virgin, and the United Nations, Helen believes in business as a force for effective social change. With a strong working knowledge of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, she dedicates her work to helping brands find their Purpose and turning that Purpose into Actions that have genuine (real-life!) cultural & commercial value. Helen has historically been called upon for “special projects” within organizations, combining her relentless energy with a creative approach to brand and business development, client management, influence and partnerships, operations, and production.
Let’s dig into using your gifts to serve everyone, including yourself!
[00:01 - 14:15] Opening Segment
- Helen shares her background and work
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- How she uses love to make changes in people’s lives
- How the idea of Conspiracy of Love came up
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- A sense of purpose and genius
- Helen GPS’s concept (gifts, passions, and service)
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- Understanding her purpose and what she wants to do
- Providing a space for people to grow and do great things
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- The sparking and moral revolution
[14:16 - 29:00] Using Your Gifts to Serve Everyone, Including Yourself
- Helen’s outlook on how the pandemic has transformed people's priorities
- Some people are healing a grieving
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- The difference between empathy and sympathy
- Why who you are with and who brings out the best matters
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- We all have different flavors
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- Understanding what your flavor is and where your energy comes from
- How you can find your allies
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- Look out for people that make your world bigger
- Helen’s experience being in diversified teams for years
[29:01 - 46:08] You Have the Choice of What You Give Your Attention to
- There is a place on the internet created to bring out our best impulses and our collective genius. Visit Goodness Exchange and get unlimited access to exclusive news and bonus content!
- Helen’s insights about deciding what problems you want to solve
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- Think about what you are passionate about and what inspires you
- How you can use your gifts to serve in the best way
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- Learn in with the cool
- Do things that invite minds in people to connect with you
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- Find people who make you feel you’re winning
- Helen explains the ripple effect concept
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- Empowering people to be able to tell their history
- All real change starts locally
- Surround yourself with people who can take the collective thinking and spread it to the next generation
[46:09 - 50:59] Closing Segment
- Decide what you give your attention to and put one foot in front of the other
Connect with Helen on LinkedIn. Make sure to visit Conspiracy of Love, the world’s most inspiring purpose consultancy!
Resources Mentioned:
- Choose Love: Gifts with Heart
- Good is the new cool: Principles of Purpose
Tweetable Quotes:
“Impact is something I think we are all learning. We all come with our own different experiences and intention.” - Helen Trickey
“You don’t have to be all things to all people. Look at your gifts and see how you can use those to serve in the best way.” - Helen Trickey
“Keep coming back to yourself. It can be really easy to get lost.” - Helen Trickey
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It’s easy to feel bad when you are not yet the person you want to be. When you haven’t yet developed the habits you desire, or haven’t yet got up and pursued the life of your dreams. David Richman found himself in this position, feeling bad about his smoking habit and his weight. Now an entrepreneur, author, public speaker, athlete, and philanthropist, there are endless lessons to learn from David’s journey through trauma to the life of his dreams. Listen in for proof that it’s never too late to take a step back, assess your life, and make changes that will get you where you want to go.
Today, David uses the lessons learned in his life to enrich and inspire others. not on what others wanted out of him, but on what he wanted out of life, he went from a sedentary smoker to living the life he always wanted. In his first book, Winning in the Middle of the Pack, David discusses how you can get more out of yourself than ever imagined. And in his second, Cycle of Lives, he shares the interconnected stories of others overcoming obstacles—specifically cancer.
Tune in and find out why your trauma is not a barrier, it’s a window!
[00:01 - 09:08] Opening Segment
- David shares his background and work
- Why he started to explore the emotional side of cancer
- His focus on the transformation of grief trauma
- Cycle of Lives
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Winning in the Middle of the Pack
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Your traumas are not worse than others
- Understand the meaning behind what people are going through
[09:09 - 31:37] Your Trauma is Not a Barrier, It’s a Window
- David introduces his book Cycle of Lives
- Patricia’s story: A woman who had a really poor cancer diagnosis
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Traumas that are preventing us to have connections with others
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The emotional side of trauma and how it is affected by stages of life
- Tools on how to better talk to people in our lives that are going through things
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Put your feet on the ground and try to make the best out of your day
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David’s insights about his book’s reviews
- Understand the responsibility in what comes from other people
- We can form a deeper connection by being honest and open
- it’s not a win or a loss, it’s what we can learn
[31:38 - 53:11] Connect in a Deeper Authentic Level
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Why you should get out of yourself and be okay with not knowing all the answers
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How David understood it was about fixing himself and not everything around him
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- David’s outlook on his book Cycle of Lives
- You are who you’re choosing to be
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Life is so much better when you try to interact and grow
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I don’t know anything because there’s always something to learn
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The reasons why people prefer not to talk about hard situations
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The world of trauma: not being or feeling safe
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David shares his thoughts about assuming good intentions instead of bad intension
[53:12 - 1:03:58] Closing Segment
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David discloses the connections between Cycle of Lives and Winning in the middle of the Pack
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Be able to have the presence and take an honest assessment of who we are
- Forgive yourself for not being the person you thought you were going to be
Connect with David on Facebook. Head to Cycle of Lives and engage in a battle against what you know and who you thought you were, and decide that you want to be more than what you have ever been.
Tweetable Quotes:
“Trauma is different for everyone so don’t compare it to others.” - David Richman
“When you're trying to form deeper connections with the people in your life…you shouldn’t guess what their responses will be. The way they're reacting is often a result of the traumas they've had in their life.” - David Richman
“Don’t settle for “I am who I am” you don’t know everything about yourself.” - David Richman
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Do you really have a feeling of fulfillment and happiness when you’re at your workplace? Are you sure that what you’re chasing is meaningful for your life? If you’re asking yourself these questions, you’re probably struggling to find the value or purpose in what you’re doing. CEO and Co-Founder of Delivering Happiness, Jenn Lim, has some impactful thoughts about how we can all be happier at work.
Jenn is the CEO and Co-Founder of Delivering Happiness, which started as a book and evolved into a business consultancy and global movement that has impacted and inspired hundreds of companies and organizations worldwide to develop happier company cultures. In her new bestselling book, Beyond Happiness: How Authentic Leaders Prioritize Purpose and People for Growth and Impact, she translates her decades of experience in culture and strategy into a practical “how-to” framework for more sustainable workplaces and modern organizational design.
Tune in and dive into how to recognize everyone’s superpower to reshape work cultures!
[00:01 - 09:03] Opening Segment
- Jenn shares her background and work
- Why she decided to shift gears after understanding what happiness means
- Her experience doing a major in Asian-American studies
- How she realized what she was chasing didn’t mean much to her
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Delivering Happiness
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Her sense of freedom, autonomy, and living in a more purposeful way
- The importance of active listening
[09:04 - 26:17] Recognizing Everyone’s Superpower to Reshape Work Cultures
- Values, purpose, and culture in the workplace
- How we build teams with very sustainable strong cultures
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The big shift in what we are as workplaces
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How the industrial age impacted the sense of community
- How we spend our everyday lives and create bonds between teams
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The village analogy
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Nurturing the teams you have around you is key
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Companies should realize that people are assets, not our expenses
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Be more creative and innovative around people
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B Corps
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Jenn’s insights about finding a sustainable happiness
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[26:18 - 51:02] Delivering Beyond Happiness
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Decide the world we want to create for each other
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What we can do to reconnect with myself and the people around me
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How you’re contributing to your workplace culture
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Why you should check the life cycle of your employee instead of the skillset
- Find a company that really cares about you
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Indeed and Glassdoor
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Jenn explains why it’ll take time to instill a cultural mindset in a systemic way
- Bring mental health into the workplace
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A company perform better when you have psychological safety
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Jenn’s perspective of weaknesses vs strengths in the workplace
[51:03 - 54:52] Closing Segment
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Jenn’s last thoughts and advice
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The significance of developing deeper connections with your team
Connect with Jenn on LinkedIn. Make sure to check out Delivering Happiness and Jenn Lim, and gain a deeper understanding of how to change your world and change the world!
Tweetable Quotes:
“Relationship building starts with ourselves. It starts with me, then we and then community” - Jenn Lim
“It’s easier to teach set skills. It’s harder to teach people to smile.” - Jenn Lim
Resources Mentioned:
Books:
- Beyond Happiness: How Authentic Leaders Prioritize Purpose and People for Growth and Impact
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There is a fresh – rather freeing – perspective when it comes to “time-management” that can relieve us from stressing over our inboxes and to-do lists. Our guest, Oliver Burkeman, is just the one to have discovered it because he wrote a column for the Guardian for 10 years about time management. And then one day realized that much of the schemes and advice for managing time were nonsense. Instead, the solution to our overwhelming dilemma with time starts somewhere we might never look. This conversation is both freeing and fun.
Oliver is the author of The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking and Help! How to Become Slightly Happier and Get a Bit More Done (2011), a collection of his columns for the Guardian newspaper. We go deeper into his new book Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals and his insights about how to reach a fulfilling and meaningfully productive life.
Let’s jump into how to have a fully productive life!
[00:01 - 10:10] Opening Segment
- Oliver introduces Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
- How we think and feel about time
- The need to do social and psychology research
- Analyze time management techniques and productivity systems
- Why people should sacrifice projects, goals, and causes to nurture relationships
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The urgent vs the important
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The role of social media on your life
- You should understand the news are not your life
[10:11 - 29:57] Your Best Time Management: Knowing What to Let Go
- Each day is something you have to go through to a more fulfilling future
- Have a winning mindset and feel the truth of each situation
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See the value on the moments you’re actually living
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Oliver explains the rocks in the jar parable
- Make time for the things that really matter
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The challenge is to decide what rock you won’t put on the jar
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Be on the outlook for things you are doing daily
- Spend your time with people you have the deepest relationships with and projects you care about the most
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Time is precious
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Oliver’s insights about time management
- Start doing new things and value the ones you’re already doing
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Keep in mind that every experience in life is either a good time or a good story
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[29:58 - 44:09] Every Moment Is the Last Time
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Oliver shares the role of planing
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People who compulsively plan are trying to get some kind of certainty
- The challenge is to hold plans incredibly loosely
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You don’t want to design a timetable for the day. Be flexible.
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The struggle people have to turn the future into something predictable
- Cultivate the thought of being curious about what’s going to occur instead of needing one thing to occur
- Go easier with yourself and your people
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You should never marry an outcome
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We’re full of things we do for the last time
- Be present with things that are happening
[44:10 - 47:53] Closing Segment
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Olivier’s last thoughts and advice
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Don’t worry about big plans, do the next achievable plan
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How to connect with Oliver and his work
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Links below
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Give a review and rating, and share this episode with others
- Final announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“Letting go of certain ambitions. We got through our lives trying to stuff all the rocks into the jar. You were never going to get them all in the jar.” - Oliver Burkeman
“Time is precious. Find value, meaning, and wonder in almost everything you’re doing.” - Oliver Burkeman
“What if it makes more sense to say we are time, not that we have time.” - Oliver Burkeman
Resources Mentioned:
Books:
- The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking
- Help! How to Become Slightly Happier and Get a Bit More Done
Connect with Oliver on Twitter. Head to OliverBukerman.com and have access to all the incredible content he has written and sign up for The Imperfectionist!
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Water is a human need and human right to which billions (with a B) of people still lack access. This is a natural resource that the rest of us normally take for granted. But Christoph Gorder, who grew up in the Central African Republic, is working to change that and seeking every day to improve people’s lives and conditions through his organizaiton: charity: water.
Christoph joined charity: water in 2012 to lead the organization's global water investments in 28 countries. Since its founding in 2006, charity: water has raised more than $600 million and provided clean water to nearly 15 million people. In his role as Chief Global Water Officer, Christoph also oversees technology innovations that increase transparency and the long-term impact of clean water programs.
Let’s dive into his journey on helping people get access to clean water!
[00:01 - 07:47] Opening Segment
- Christoph’s insights about climate change
- The connection between climate change and the scarcity of water
- Climate change is all about water
- Access to clean water is key and foundational
- How humans adapt to climate change
[07:48 - 23:27] "The One Big Problem We Know How to Solve with Christoph Gorder of Charity: Water "
- Main issues people who don’t have access to clean water face
- People are sick at a high rate
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Young girls don’t have the opportunity to study
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Christoph breaks down the cause of not having access to clean water
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People’s conditions are very different
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The importance of building a sustainable solution and having a last impact
- Be clear about the outcomes that you want to achieve
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Something very tangible
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Touch other peoples’ lives
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Health and economic benefits for communities around the world
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How Christoph accomplishes the main objective of Charity: Water
- Raise the funds and put them to work
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Be transparent and do the right thing
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Christoph’s perspective of clean water in Ukraine due to the war
[23:28 - 45:15] People Take Their Future’s in Their Own Hands
- Christoph shares how Charity: Water does
- Change the life of nearly 15 million people
- Bridge the gap between people who want to help and locals
- Provide access to clean water
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Life-changing projects
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- The last mile is always the hardest one
- Look backward and see the huge change you have achieved
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Have an optimistic and experienced team
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People internalize and process things very differently
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We tend to focus on the victim instead of the helper
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The power of collective action is massive
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What a huge difference their small monetary contribution makes
[45:16 - 47:37] Closing Segment
Connect with Christoph on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram. Head to Charity Water, learn more about what they do, and help bring clean and safe water to every person on the planet!
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Resources Mentioned:
Links:
- Socialite to Social Innovator: “Charity Water” Brings Clean Water to the World
Tweetable Quotes:
“We have tried very hard since the beginning, by mapping the projects to make sure things are built.” - Christoph Gorder
“The power of collective action turns 2 houses into millions of houses.” - Christoph Gorder
“Local ownership is key to long-term sustainability.” - Christoph Gorder
We, humans, have extracted all we can from nature for hundreds of years while thinking little about the negative impact on the planet. But what if we flip the script on its head? María José (Chochi) Iturralde is the founder and CEO of Humans for Abundance, a nonprofit designed to empower people who live near the world’s most fragile ecosystems and give people around the globe a way to support them in restoring the environment. Listen in to understand our connection with our ecosystems and discover how we can guarantee their conservation and restoration.
Chochi has dedicated much of her life to bridging her experiences as an educator and innovator with her passion for environmental sustainability. Before fully transitioning to environmental work, Chochi led a primary school in Quito, Ecuador and founded four other companies, mostly focused on the well-being and growth of humans and their relationships with themselves and with nature.
If you want to know how to help the rainforest at the click of a button, this episode is for you!
[00:01 - 07:10] Opening Segment
- Chochi shares her experience and background
- A movement of conservation and restoration
- How she became the founder of Humans for Abundance
- Starting to analyze the causes of destruction and climate change
- Thinking a way of creating a system for people to return resources to nature
[07:11 - 28:09] Helping the Rainforest at the Click of a Button
- Changing the world through education
- Teach kids how to become a better generation
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Chochi’s decision to stop teaching in private schools
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Do something bigger to help the environment along with vulnerable communities
- The biodiversity the rainforest holds
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Have a connection with different ecosystems
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Chochi explains the triple impact
- People in the cities can share resources with locals to have an environmental impact
- Locals can disclose their knowledge and the land to make it happen
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Generate income for local communities that take care of the rainforest
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How people can know the resources are translated into actions
- Photos, documents, etc.
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Humans for abundance create reports and make a follow-up often
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Educating indigenous people in regards to entrepreneurship and accounting
[28:10 - 45:21] How to Become Part of A Regenerative Cycle
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- The restores and co-restores concept
- Co-restores: people who live in the cities and don’t have access to impact ecosystems
- Restores: People that live in the ecosystems and have the time and knowledge to work there
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Find your role and make a better place
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The role of governments to solve the climate change problem
- The institutions in Latin America are very disorganized and they are individualists
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We don’t trust governments
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Chochi’s insights about working with indigenous people
- Indigenous people and their ancestors have taken care of the rainforest for years
- The importance of social and healing transformation
[45:22 - 47:59] Closing Segment
Connect with Chochi on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram. Go and check out Humans for Abundance. By synchronizing your efforts with locals to restore their lands and turn them into thriving forests, you create a quick social, economic, and environmental impact!
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Resources Mentioned:
Links:
- The Man Who Grew His Own Amazon Rainforest
- Restoring the Rainforest by Helping Locals Become Eco-Entrepreneurs
Tweetable Quotes:
“You have to understand your relationship to the environment and the ecosystem. It is your responsibility to put [resources] back.” - Chochi Iturralde
“We synchronize our efforts to restore our environments. It’s millions of us creating little actions together.” - Chochi Iturralde
“We are already seeing the children fall back in love with the rain forest. It’s already creating a ripple effect.” - Chochi Iturralde
If you could do anything you wanted, what would it be? When Alienor Salmon was asked this question, she realized nothing would make her happier than to leave her job at the United Nations and travel through Latin America, learning from locals the dances of every country she visited along the way. On her journey, she saw how we humans constantly prioritize things that do not make us happy. But when we use happiness as a baseline for all our decisions, we can come alive.
Rooted in wisdom from ancient Greek philosophers and positive psychology, Alienor comes bearing proof that happiness will not passively wander into your life. Instead, you must actively pursue it. Listen in for the inspiration to reject complacency and live the life you’ve always dreamed.
Aliénor is a French-British author, speaker, and consultant. She is the founder of Bailando Journey, and the author of Finding Rhythm: An International Dance Journey. She seeks to help others incorporate happiness science into their daily lives by exploring their values, habits, and beliefs, and create a roadmap to design their happiest life and follow their dreams through personal development and enhanced well-being.
So, are you ready to map out your happiness journey?
[00:01 - 12:30] Opening Segment
- Aliénor talks about her background and story
- Working and living in Thailand
- The decision to feel free and alive
- Quitting her job to learn how to dance in Latin America
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Testing happiness through dance
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Developing what is non-negotiable
- We can always say no to anything and to anyone
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Everything is a choice
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Choosing to be happy now
- Her desire to understand think deeply and have a social impact
- Social and emotional development
- Growing outside of the comfort zone is really important for happiness
[12:31 - 26:11] We Are Much More Than Our Title
- Keep in mind that everything you have done is meaningful
- Your experience never goes away
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Embody the science of happiness
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The importance of understanding your values
- Feeding your soul
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Focus on the competitive advantages as human beings
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Aliénor’s outlook about the working models
- People quit jobs because their work is not making an impact
- People are being micromanaged
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Feeling stressful and depressed
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There must be a change in the workplace
- Have more empathy and a sense of belonging
- Encourage more happiness to help people be more productive
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Do business with people who you are grateful for
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Aliénor shares how to make decisions and choices
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Developing self-awareness to question our choices
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E.g. What are you doing with your time? Where are you? Who are you?
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Let yourself imagine without any limits
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[26:12 - 40:14] Map Out Your Happiness Journey: Dancing Through the Americas
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Aliénor explains the concept of redesigning the way you are doing things
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Free ourselves from original notions
- Always question things and be intentional
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Having a Happiness Day
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Evaluating what matters the most
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How people have helped to contribute and make a meaningful impact
- Being continuously touched by the amount of kindness
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Forming connections with strangers give us more faith in humanity
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Aliénor’s level of fulfillment by sharing with other culture
- Having a positive connection
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Being surrounded by people who bring you alive
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Anything is possible and we can learn anything if you put the time and effort
- Open your eyes and experiment
[40:15 - 56:26] Closing Segment
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Aliénor’s perspective of hope for the world
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Happiness is a human right
- Looking beyond the economic outlook
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Education, mental health, etc
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Finding happiness locally
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Aliénor’s daily routine to build a sense of happiness
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Meditation, journaling, gratitude
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How to connect with Aliéoir and her work
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Links below
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Give a review and rating, and share this episode with others
- Final announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“We are not our jobs. We are so much more than that. We are creative humans.” - Aliénor Salmon
“You never get your time back, but you can always make more money. Have a happiness budget and be very intentional.” - Aliénor Salmon
“We have to believe that there is so much goodness out there. And that people aren’t out there to get you. And when we do we realize there is so much there and we get a sense of belonging.” - Aliénor Salmon
Resources Mentioned:
Books:
- Finding Rhythm: An International Dance Journey
Links:
- Bailando Journey
Connect with Aliénor on Instagram. Go and visit Bailando Journey and embark on your journey to happiness!
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Few people believe we can come together to start fighting climate change, but Paul Hawken is one of those people. An environmentalist, entrepreneur, and author, Paul has dedicated his life to environmental sustainability and changing the relationship between business and the planet. He believes in the power of regeneration, which to Paul has two meanings: regenerating life on Earth, and a new generation of humanity coming together to restore our environment. His latest book contains the most comprehensive plan ever proposed for reversing climate change. This conversation provides a fresh perspective on what feels like an old topic and gives us all the tools we need to play our role in healing the planet.
Paul is the founder of both Project Drawdown and Project Regeneration; he writes about nature and commerce and consults with heads of state and CEOs on climatic, economic, and ecological regeneration. He has spoken at countless Universities, and has worked with a multitude of impressive organizations and people from Martin Luther King Jr. to the King of Sweden, and has been featured and profiled in hundreds of national and international publications. He has written nine books including six national and New York Times bestsellers: Growing a Business, The Next Economy, The Ecology of Commerce, Blessed Unrest, Drawdown, and Regeneration.
Let’s dig into living with a regenerative way of thinking!
[00:01 - 10:28] Opening Segment
- Paul introduces the ecological regeneration concept.
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- The climate dialog.
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- Future existential threat to humanity.
- Opportunity thinking instead of threat thinking.
- A language to tackle and combat climate change.
- The extraordinary science.
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- IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change)
- Reverse the thing that is causing global warming.
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- Looking for possibilities, not emphasizing only on the problem.
- Changing what to do for how to do.
- Having social intelligence and being active.
[10:29 - 32:29] Thoughtful Measure Voices: Talking About Regeneration
- Necessities are the way of invention.
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- Listen to get the understanding and create a sense of connection and take action.
- Establish deeper connections to be more effective.
- How we find the trust on the measure voices on climate change.
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- A heart response.
- Regeneration is the default mode of life.
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- We are innately regenerative.
- We can do anything about climate change.
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Nature never makes mistakes.
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Paul’s outlook on the concept of generative and regenerative.
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- There’s not a distinction between these concepts.
- Use regeneration as a way to help people that were lost.
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- Eg. Cristian religion.
- Regeneration applies to everything: culture, children, biology, society, inner-city, etc.
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- Having energy and an understanding of other people.
- The economy and social media are without exception extractive.
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- Taking life is harming life.
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[32:30 - 51:40] Living a Regenerative Life: Falling in Love with a Sustainable Future
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Paul’s insights about a cascade of solutions.
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The rewilding concept.
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- Getting out of the way to create conditions for life.
- Keystone species.
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- Understanding how the ecosystem works.
- Cultural appropriation.
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Paul shares what is the next step.
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- The most important thing is the website - Nexus.
- We are all part of a network, we don’t exist as an individual.
- We are all amateurs when it comes to planet-saving.
- The importance of creating conditions in which people can change their minds.
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- The natural outcome of our community.
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Our beliefs don’t change our actions, our actions change our beliefs.
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If you find yourself stuck, start doing something.
[58:44 - 1:03:02] Closing Segment
- Everything opens up when you have unreasonable goals.
- How to connect with Paul and his work
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- Links below
- Give a review and rating, and share this episode with others
- Final announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“The reason I use the word regeneration is that it is the fault mode of life. It is going on in every cell, every second. You have more things going on in your body every nanosecond than there are stars in the universe.” - Paul Hawken
“Every time we care for something. All that caring we show on a daily basis is regeneration. We are addressing ourselves to life ourselves. Everything that walks and talks and buzzes and grows is regeneration.” - Paul Hawken
“It is about falling in love with the cascade of solutions. That will have the most effect on global warming. No one knows exactly what to do, but we do know that when we come from our heart. The climate crisis is asking us to fall in love with the world.” - Paul Hawken
Resources Mentioned:
Books:
- Isabella Tree Books
Links:
- How Wolves Change Rivers - Tik Tok
Connect with Paul on LinkedIn . Make sure to check Regeneration. The world’s largest, most complete listing and network of solutions to the climate crisis. And how to do them!
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Have you long desired a career path that aligns with your personal joys and values, AND allows you to make a comfortable living? Roshan Paul has spent his professional life helping nearly 10,000 people from over sixty-five countries accelerate their careers in social impact. Today, he’s sharing his top tips for how you can make a living and make a difference, all at the same time.”
Author of “The New Reason to Work: How to Build a Career that Will Change the World”, Roshan shares his story of how that can be possible. Roshan Paul is the co-founder of Amani Institute, an award-winning global social enterprise that helps individuals align their working life with the life they want to lead. Prior to Amani Institute, Roshan worked with Ashoka for a decade, where he designed and launched programs that supported over 500 social entrepreneurs (Ashoka Fellows) around the world. Raised in Bangalore, India, Roshan has a master’s in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School and a bachelor’s in International Political Economy from Davidson College. He has guest-lectured or spoken at conferences at over fifty universities and other institutions around the world, including Harvard, Dartmouth, Georgetown, and the World Bank.
Listen in for a deep dive into how you can build a career around your values to simultaneously make a living and make an impact.
[00:01 - 10:40] Opening Segment
- Roshan shares a little bit of his background.
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- Growing up in India.
- Moving to the USA.
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- 9/11
- Violence and terrorist attacks.
- Return to India to work in non-profits and social entrepreneurship.
- Starting his own organization.
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- The Amani Institute in Africa.
- The global recession in 2008.
- A transition towards careers of social impact.
- The global pandemic.
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- Reevaluate: Having meaningful work and job.
[10:41 - 31:10] Make a Living or Make a Difference? You Don’t Have to Choose
- Opportunity mentality vs thread mentality.
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- Diversity, inclusion, equity, etc.
- Roshan explains what impact means.
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- Careers where the primary intention is trying to make a difference or solve a problem in society.
- Dichotomy: Doing good or doing well.
- Social impact practice.
- How mentality about work is changing
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- Basic needs and social prestige in the past.
- Making an impact in the world.
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- Ability to contribute.
- Achieve potential.
- How much time do people want to spend in the office and at home?
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- Move back to offices in a different way.
- Technology will keep improving to help people in virtual scenarios.
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[31:11 - 51:40] How to Become an Innovative Thinker
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Roshan’s insights about what being an innovator in our lives mean.
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The super skill that all people can have.
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Creative-problem solving.
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Creativity is a set of behaviors and skills that people can put into practice.
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- Ask more questions.
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- Uncover different elements of a problem.
- Living the problem.
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- Immerse yourself to understand what is going on in a particular situation.
- Reframing.
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- How you look at the situation and come up with a radically different way of looking at the same thing.
- Associating.
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- Taking ideas from one area and applying them to another one
- Finding the flip.
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- Understanding what is a behavior change that technology is going to lead to.
- Doing is the best way of thinking.
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- Learning truly comes when you do things.
[51:41 - 54:35] Closing Segment
- Start to do something that helps you learn something new.
- How to connect with Roshan and his work
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- Links below
- Give a review and rating, and share this episode with others
- Final announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“People are redefining what work is about, what it should be about, and that is going to continue around the road” - Roshan Paul
“If we’re going to solve problems we have around society, we need to be able to come up with new ideas and new solutions for it.” - Roshan Paul
“The more questions you ask, the better will be, and the more you’ll understand” - Roshan Paul
Resources Mentioned:
Books:
- The New Reason to Work - Roshan Paul
Links:
- https://www.thenewreasontowork.com/
Connect with Roshan on LinkedIn. Go and visit The New Reason to Work and build a career that will change the world!
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Have you ever heard about The Doughnut Economics Term? It’s a rich and wonderful way of thinking about the future work for all of us. That’s why Erinch Sahan is here; to share with us what this concept is about. Erinch leads DEAL’s work on business and enterprise. For over 10 years, he has focused on the transformation of the business world to make it regenerative and distributive by design – exploring governance and ownership models that embed social and ecological priorities. Erinch’s background spans business, government, social enterprise and NGOs. Most recently, he was the chief executive of the World Fair Trade Organization, a global network and verifier of social enterprises and cooperatives that practice Fair Trade. Previously, he spent 7 years at Oxfam leading campaign and advocacy initiatives, and founding Oxfam’s Future of Business Initiative. He has also worked at Procter & Gamble as a market strategy manager, established a furniture business and worked for Australia's aid programme.
Let’s tap into sustainable business with Doughnut-Inspired Solutions!
[00:01 - 13:00] Opening Segment
- Erinch introduces the doughnut economics concept.
- Inner boundary: Delivering our life essentials
- Outer boundary: Destructing the planet.
- Safe and just space for humanity.
- Transformative potential as we adapt to the 21st century.
- Doughnuts have 2 boundaries.
- The forest analogy.
- Collaborative solutions.
- Ecosystems balance and generosity of nature.
- It’s not all about competition and profits.
- The importance of redesigning the economy.
- Solving social and ecological problems.
- Think about the electronics industry.
- E.g. Smartphones are built in obsolescence.
- A huge ecological and social footprint.
[13:01 - 31:38] Getting Businesses to Care About Our Future with Doughnut-Inspired Solutions
- Erinch insights about the direction of business.
- How do I design this product?
- How do I engage with working conditions?
- How do I engage with my local community?
- The financial markets and economic regulations.
- Designed from last century.
- Ecological challenges.
- The importance of creating alternatives in businesses.
- The need for innovation.
- Social enterprise models.
- Leadership.
- Educating founders and companies to fit their ethos and values about making a better world.
- Where does the money start circulating?
- Where do their profits go?
- Being socially responsible.
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Erinch shares how we can start changing the way we understand companies.
- Choose local businesses.
- Establish long-term relationships.
- Small businesses tend to bring in the human aspect.
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Recycling our money and spending it locally.
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Helping our community to grow.
- E.g. Local food movements.
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Amazing goodness that comes from international exchanges.
- Global mix of trades.
- Intercultural growth.
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[31:59 - 54:10] The Supply Chain and Fair Trade.
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Erinch explains the supply chain term.
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Opens up the reality of impact, production and economy.
- Consider what products are made of.
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Recognize that brands have become slightly abstract entities in the 21st century.
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Do some research and find out through transparency and trackability.
- E.g. Patagonia: Textiles.
- Fair trade.
- Working hard to try to be what the future looks like for big business.
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The level of knowledge about production is a clue.
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Minimize waste.
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Think if the money is having a positive impact.
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Sometimes the price is locked in a model of unsustainable production.
- The power of money.
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Erinch perspectives of design barriers.
- Maximize your returns vs address social ecological issues.
- Business is there to make as money as possible.
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We have to reinvest into social benefits, lead environmentally friendly products designs and support local communities.
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What is enough?
- What is efficient?
[54:11 - 58:58] Closing Segment
- Know the power we have to bring what feels natural and intuitive.
- Business and investment decisions.
- How to connect with Erinch and his work
- Links below
- Give a review and rating, and share this episode with others
- Final announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“It’s the same planet that is going to be boiled…We just need to engage with supply chains in the global economy in a different way” - Erinch Sahan
“We are not moving as fast as we need to, a lot of things are getting worse, poverty is just in trends, inequality is growing among individuals in society, so there is something broken in the way that business is designed.” - Erinch Sahan
“The right order we should see things is that economics only lives if society lives, and society only lives if our planet lives, and with that mindset we can remake an economy that works.” - Erinch Sahan
Resources Mentioned:
Links:
- Doughnut Economics
Connect with Erinch on LinkedIn and Twitter . Check out Doughnut Economics, a vision of what it means for humanity to thrive in the 21st century!
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When you operate with an opportunity-based narrative over a fear-based one, you can move beyond fear to instead view new things with hope and excitement. This is the message of John Hagel, a Silicon Valley management consultant, entrepreneur, speaker, and author who for 40 years has been driven by a desire to help people and organizations around the world take advantage of new possibilities in this rapidly changing world. Listen in to take a journey beyond fear and change your mindset about new situations you face.
In addition to his new book, The Journey Beyond Fear, John is the author of 7 others, including The Power of Pull, Net Gain, Net Worth, Out of the Box, and The Only Sustainable Edge. He is widely published and quoted in major business publications including The Economist, Fortune, Forbes, Business Week, Financial Times, and Wall Street Journal. He has won two awards from Harvard Business Review for best articles in that publication and has been recognized as an industry thought leader by a variety of publications and institutions, including the World Economic Forum and Business Week.
Let’s dive into John’s outlook about trusting opportunities over fear!
[00:01 - 7:15] Opening Segment
- I introduce John Hagel
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- Bio
- John shares his background and story.
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- Silicon Valley.
- The decision to leave his work and start a new company.
- Seeking ways to overcome fear.
- Help people to find passion and opportunity.
- How to run our lives with less fear.
- The author of 8 books.
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The Journey Beyond Fear
[09:29 - 31:33] The Three Pillars
- The need to help people to acknowledge their fear.
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Johns explains the three pillars.
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Narrative.
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The distinction between narrative and story.
- Narratives at multiple levels.
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- Personal narrative: It’s led by threat or opportunity.
- E.g. work environment.
- Power of emotion.
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- Focus on what excites you.
- Call to action to others.
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- Asking for help is seen as a weakness sign.
- Express your vulnerability and build trust.
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The role of news media: Political environment.
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Passion.
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The passion of the explorer.
- Despite diversity, every person has a specific form of passion.
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- Increasing impact, excitement, asking for help.
- We need to discover our potential and the need for passion.
- What pandemic has brought.
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- People are motivated to step back and reflect.
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More people are choosing to start their own businesses.
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[31:34 - 48:10] Trusting Opportunity Over Fear
- John talks about the importance of shifting the focus away from the past to the future.
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It’s necessary to do a call to action to people in order to achieve the impact you want.
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Learning: Notion of platforms.
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The need to create new knowledge.
- Design a platform that helps people to come together, learn faster, and achieve impact.
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- Amplify the passion that people have.
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The benefit of diversity.
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Zoom On and Zoom Out concept.
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A concept used in the corporate field.
- It builds excitement in the workforce.
- Going back to fear and emotions.
- Identify really inspiring big opportunities in the future.
- Overcome the skepticism
- Showing real impact and progress in opportunities.
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- Overcoming fear and building excitement.
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The sense of direction.
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Where do you want to go?
- What movements can take you to achieve that goal?
[48:11 - 53:47] Closing Segment
- Build narrative: Opportunity-based thinking.
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- The sense of belonging.
- Discovering together.
- The impact group: 3 to 15 people to create a trust and space relationship.
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More hope and less fear in our lives.
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How to connect with John and his work
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- Links below
- Give a review and rating, and share this episode with others
- Final announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“ The pandemic has motivated a lot of people to step back and analyze their work and see if it is meaningful to them.” - John Hagel
“I believe we also all have a hunger for hope. I challenge people. None of us want to live in fear. We want to live in hope and excitement.” - John Hagel
“Most of us just want to be told what to do and get the security of income. I believe we all have the potential and need for passion.” - John Hagel
Resources Mentioned:
Books:
- The Journey Beyond Fear
Links:
- Beyond our Edge
Connect with John on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram. Make sure you check out https://www.johnhagel.com/ to know more about his books and story!
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If our brains are like toddlers running with scissors, how can we keep them in check? Dr. Kimberly Quinn, teacher of Positive Psychology, Mindcraft, and Cognitive Psychology at Champlain College in Burlington, VT, can help you do just that. This episode is packed with tips and tricks to help you train your brain and work towards a more positive way of thinking.
Kimberly teaches a summer course on trauma for the Community College of Vermont and speaks at various colleges, universities, and organizations on a variety of topics related to well-being. Her most recent speaking engagements were on trauma and resilience (TEDx-Washington, DC), embracing neurodiversity (TEDx-Amoskeag Millyard), Managing the Monkey Mind with Mindfulness (Southern New Hampshire University), and Social Media & the Well-being of Student Athletes’ (St. Michael’s College).
Kimberly hosts in-person workshops and webinars on a variety of topics related to well-being, trauma, and resilience as well as a weekly Mindcraft podcast series aimed at striving for optimal well-being and life satisfaction.
Let’s dive into more hacks to become the boss of our brain!
[00:01 - 7:21] Introduction to Mindcraft
- Kimberly explains the concept of mindcraft.
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- Course in response to tremendous anxiety and depression.
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Her love of working with young adults.
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Definition of trauma:
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Brain changes.
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Address the issues that are overwhelming young adults.
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Learning to become the boss of your brain.
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Don’t let angry and fearful thoughts take into a personal issue.
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There are two choices people can make:
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Control our thoughts.
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Let our thoughts control us.
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Shift negativity into positivity.
- 21 days for our habits to stick.
[07:22 - 31:45] Train Your Reckless Brain
- Happiness is something we need to decide.
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- United States condition.
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Once people become successful, then they become happy.
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If you focus on your goals, you won’t enjoy the moment.
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone scene.
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Mindful and grateful to enjoy inner peace today.
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Happiness is a choice
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The high majority of our happiness, authentic happiness, is NOT related to external circumstances.
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The deal is to make different choices and work hard.
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Business models to capture attention in the news and social media.
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Kimberly shares her favorite part of the brain.
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Amygdala.
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It’s meant to keep us alive.
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The pandemic situation has led more to anxiety, depression, and chaos.
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We are predisposed, physiologically, to think negatively.
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The anxiety is self-reinforcing.
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What if …
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Excessive compulsive thinking
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Let’s talk about the What if…
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Spend your life minutes as if they are cash.
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The worry rehearses anxiety.
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The brain is like a toddler.
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- Some tricks to take home:
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Say it aloud, not today, maybe tomorrow.
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Look for progress, not perfection.
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Not feeling less forever, get busy.
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The mindcraft gratitude
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Shift into the positive mindset.
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Write daily 3 things you are grateful for.
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Smiling even if you’re not feeling it.
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The mirror neuron: It helps us to learn through mimicry.
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The importance of taking a deep breath.
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Automatic neurological reset.
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A break for excitement or anxiety.
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Bring out the best in humanity and amplify our future on The Goodness Exchange
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More information on how you can join in below
[39:52 - 52:44] Shifting the perspective of everyday life.
- Kimberly’s insights about doing things just because.
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Feeding our souls vs spiritual bankruptcy.
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Each day is a fresh start.
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- Keeping yourself full and rejuvenated.
- Boundaries are at the top of the list of practicing self-care.
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- Self-value.
- Self-discipline.
- Compassionate people tend to be really good boundary setters.
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Become human doings instead of human beings.
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Keeping a good company.
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- Spend and save our valuable minutes with people who bring joy to our life.
- Exchange your energy.
- Quality time.
- The giving tree - Shel Silverstein.
- Mindful giving vs mindless giving.
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- Codependent behavior.
- Authenticity.
- Ego driven.
- Become aware of how I feel after spending my life minutes.
[52:45 - 58:36] Closing Segment
- Kimberly talks about creating a savoring lifestyle.
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- A merge of mindfulness and gratitude.
- Minecraft Youtube Channel.
- Be the cake!
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The Chapsticks activity.
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Felling experience and value.
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Being in your own words.
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How to connect with Kimberly and her work.
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- Links below
- Give a review and rating, and share this episode with others
- Final announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“Most people know what a track meet looks like. You all line up the same...I had a 25 lbs weight belt under my uniform no one could see. No one could see my differences. Everyone is running the same race, you might have to make different choices…” - Kimberly Quinn
“I leave with 3 things, the ticket to a better, you know, to live an authentic life. Be mindful, be grateful, spend your life minutes like they are cash.” - Kimberly Quinn
Connect with Kimberly on LinkedIn. Don’t forget to go and visit her Mindcraft Youtube Channel and check out her website https://www.welcometomindcraft.com/ to learn more about these great hacks! You can also write her at kquinn@champlain.edu
Conspiracy of Goodness Links:
The Goodness Exchange
https://goodness-exchange.com/
The Goodness Exchange - Become a member!
https://goodness-exchange.com/membership/
Goodness Exchange Social Media Links:
https://www.instagram.com/goodness_exchange/
https://www.facebook.com/exchangegoodness
https://twitter.com/goodnessxchange
https://www.linkedin.com/company/goodness-exchange/
YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjBu-Bo4CG6V7PGq8QOANEg
Welcome back to The Conspiracy of Goodness Podcast! In today’s episode, we will be talking to Ryan Heafy, a social entrepreneur. He has created some systems that left a wonderful legacy of progress and possibility for people. Ryan is currently the Co-Founder and COO of 6AM City, the fastest-growing newsletter-first local media company in the country. Let’s learn about Ryan’s view of local media, what’s possible, and pride in our communities!
Ryan is a mechanical engineer by degree who oversaw supply chain development for the H-60L Black Hawk helicopter transmission and led a rapidly growing manufacturing company to a successful private equity acquisition. After exiting the aerospace industry, Heafy pivoted his focus to the workforce and economic development, through nonprofit and for-profit ventures.
His unique experience in manufacturing, civic leadership, and scaling business operations, has positioned 6 AM City to engineer the future of local media – redefining how communities engage, connect, and experience the markets that 6 AM City serves.
Stay tuned until the end to learn more about how to strengthen local community connections at 6 AM!
[00:01 - 13:58] Opening Segment
- I introduce Ryan Heafy.
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- Bio
- Ryan gives a bit of background around his life and work.
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- Childhood: Growing up in a family of engineers.
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Connecticut.
- Mechanical engineer.
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Space manufacturing company.
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The transition into the small business world.
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Recognize toxicity.
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Struggling with workforce development.
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Philanthropic journey in his life.
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Investment in workforce development.
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Lead and develop a non-profit program.
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iMAGINE Upstate.
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How to leverage technology to better our community.
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Ryan Johnston: His business partner today.
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Leadership program development.
- The need for digital presence.
- How to solve the challenges in local media.
[13:59 - 31:45] The importance of making a pause.
- Ryan’s outlook is about looking for new ideas and possibilities.
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- Evaluation of risk and reward opportunity vs a stable and sustainable thing.
- Job offers to go back to a nice and comfortable salary.
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Fake it till you make it.
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Having an entrepreneurial mindset.
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- Failure is no longer an option.
- Recognize the change in the local market
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Understanding the gaps in the market.
- People need a better vehicle for communication to connect with their city.
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The way money was provided on a local level.
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The local media perspective a couple of years ago.
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People losing trust and credibility in their local media.
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Media becoming a political division
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Ryan talks about the replacement of the way we consume content historically.
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Everyone is a content creator today.
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The problems of platforms such as Google, Facebook, etc.
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Algorithm: limit the content.
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A sustainable local model.
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- 6 AM City.
- Delivering more relevant local content.
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Think about how people want to consume content.
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Driving economic impact.
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Journalists and sellers thrive in the local media environment.
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Bring out the best in humanity and amplify our future on The Goodness Exchange
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More information on how you can join in below
[31:46 - 47:43] Strengthening Local Community Connections with 6 AM City
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The notion of Pride and Place.
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A measure of how passionate people were about their communities.
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South Carolina.
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Ryan’s explains what 6 AM City is
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- Newsletter -first local media company in the country
- Providing local news and events to educate to encourage people to be more engaged in their community.
- Stronger passion for community.
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Participating boards, non-profit projects, the parental group, etc.
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Connect local leaders with community members.
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Economic impact.
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E- commerce participation.
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Make a better user experience.
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Focus on getting a highly scalable and sustainable local media model.
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Quality and consistency of the product.
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Feedback from readers.
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24 countries across the United States.
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Ryan’s vision of 6AM nowadays.
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- Capital and partnership with folks in different countries.
- Operational efficiency.
[47:44 - 54:15] Closing Segment
- How 6AM vision can be expanded.
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- Identify our top 25 cities to go to.
- Match talent with capital to approach new markets.
- Capital investment.
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How to connect with Ryan and his work.
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- Links below
- Give a review and rating, and share this episode with others
- Final announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“What we are trying to do is open up people’s minds and opportunities to recognize that, well, society says one thing is the right way, but that’s not the right way for everyone or for a lot of folks. So providing that education and opportunity to folks is really rewarding” - Ryan Heafy
“It's been pretty rewarding not only to help understand how to participate but to see the participation and then continue to create operational efficiency in our product to allow for better user experience and increase the economic impact locally.” - Ryan Heafy
Connect with Ryan on LinkedIn and Twitter. Don’t forget to go and check out the 6AMCity Website! You can subscribe for free and see how to increase access to everyone in the markets to participate locally.
Conspiracy of Goodness Links:
The Goodness Exchange
https://goodness-exchange.com/
The Goodness Exchange - Become a member!
https://goodness-exchange.com/membership/
Goodness Exchange Social Media Links:
https://www.instagram.com/goodness_exchange/
https://www.facebook.com/exchangegoodness
https://twitter.com/goodnessxchange
https://www.linkedin.com/company/goodness-exchange/
YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjBu-Bo4CG6V7PGq8QOANEg
David Weaver is a creative thinker, habit hacker, and raconteur. He is the kind of person who can help us to break up routines and provide more perspectives that will be more useful to meet the times, and move through the world with more insight, courage, and wonder. Join us in a journey that people cannot even predict!
A native Iowan, and a 30-plus year advertising and marketing veteran, David has conceived and implemented marketing programs and advertising campaigns that have done more than win gold EFFIEs for effectiveness and a Cannes Gold Lion for creativity, but also differentiated companies in ways that drastically built brands and sales.
Let’s dive into and encourage yourself living with an open mind kicking the door down on possibilities!
[00:01 - 8:18] Opening Segment
- I introduce Dave Weaver
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- Bio
- Dave gives a bit of background around his life and work
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- Growing up in the middle of the Country - Iowa
- Dave’s decision about studying law.
- Marketing and advertising career.
- Dave’s experience living in different cities.
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Tasting other cultures.
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Moving to Vermont.
[08:19 - 20:16] Notion of Collective Imagination
- Dave’s perception about the given of imagination.
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- Tools and techniques to really grow imagination.
- Things Dave is fighting against.
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Fear.
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Creativity is not a toggle.
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The personal training philosophy.
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- Creativity should be developed like a muscle.
- 10 weeks engagement program.
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People begin to live a life in a non-creative and imaginative way.
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People put them in a box.
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They put themselves in a box.
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The essence of collective imagination is intellectual diversity.
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- Get people to see the world through other people's lenses.
What if you were an introverted person?
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How would you look at this problem in a different way?
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The result of humans having predicted minds.
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- Limited understanding of what is going on in the reality of another person's world.
- There can be some obstacles:
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Empathy and trust can be affected.
- Judgment because of social media.
[20:17 - 38:01] Transparency is Magnetic
- The role of social media dynamic.
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- Contempt without context can provoke dangerous problems.
- Changing contempt to curiosity.
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“Social media isn’t very social”
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Dave’s concerns about losing the ability to communicate.
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- His speech: losing our shared stories as a society.
- What the pandemic has brought:
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Having conversation via screens.
- Portraits of an aspirational self.
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People are not transparent about what they feel: They don’t tell the whole truth.
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Intellectual discourse around inequality.
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- Stories are more powerful than facts.
- Stories move hearts.
- Hesitation moments.
- Empathy.
- Transparency builds trust.
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- Advantages of the pandemic in Dave’s life:
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- Health.
- Travel.
- Quality time.
- Growth.
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Changing the negative dialog to goddess and progress.
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Dave’s hope is to open our hearts and screens to our realities to represent ourselves a little more.
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Bring out the best in humanity and amplify our future on The Goodness Exchange
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More information on how you can join in below
[38:02 - 47:03] How we make our working lives.
- Notion to change the narratives of working lives.
- The business language is the language of war.
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- The language around marketing and advertising is inherently exclusionary.
- The way people interact.
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It is built based on a world of threat.
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Dave’s belief about growth mindset vs fixed mindset.
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- Bring your own awareness.
- The change starts with you.
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Dave’s new law: we are never woke, we wake.
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How people can create cultural words.
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- Critical thinking.
- Protection of people’s dignity.
- The gratitude economy.
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How do we handle this?
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How can we be more collaborative?
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Understanding that everyone has his/her own story.
- The friction of the world we live in with.
[47:04 - 1:00:14] Closing Segment
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The power of the pause.
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20 slides in 5 minutes.
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The American Story is Changing…In Real-Time.
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- What happens when we are not on the same page and telling the same story?
- Vulnerability and empathy.
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Bring back a sense of humor.
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How to write funny - Scott Dikkers
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Tween the new Trend
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First Time Hearing Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight Reaction.
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How to connect with Dave and his work.
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- Links below
- Give a review and rating, and share this episode with others
- Final announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“Every time we’re suffering it’s because we’re trying to control something we can’t control. It’s in those deep stories that we reveal ourselves” - Dave Weaver
“There is plenty for everyone and everyone has their own story. There may be something that person is experiencing that you may not be seeing.” - Dave Weaver
“The optimist in my says how do we wrap these communities together and creating real movement” - Dave Weaver
Resources Mentioned:
Books:
- How to Write Funny
Links:
- The Power of Pause
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TwinsthenewTrend
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First Time Hearing Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight Reaction.
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Hidden Brain
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Screaming Into The Void: How Outrage is Hijacking Our Culture, and Our Minds.
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The American Story is Changing…In Real Time.
Connect with David on LinkedIn. Don’t forget to go and visit his website https://www.accesscmo.com/ , to know more about him, and how to live with an open mind!
*Open Now! Your home for hope and personal path to more joy and less fear will open with the launch of The Goodness Exchange! No one with good intentions and good ideas needs to feel alone ever again. The Goodness Exchange will be bringing out our BEST impulses as individuals and amplifying our collective genius!
Conspiracy of Goodness Links:
The Goodness Exchange
https://goodness-exchange.com/
The Goodness Exchange - Become a member!
https://goodness-exchange.com/pricing/
Goodness Exchange Social Media Links:
https://www.instagram.com/goodness_exchange/
https://www.facebook.com/exchangegoodness
https://twitter.com/goodnessxchange
https://www.linkedin.com/company/goodness-exchange/
YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjBu-Bo4CG6V7PGq8QOANEg
We are in the days of the Great Resignation, or what I like to call, The Great Questioning. We’re seeing people worldwide realize that businesses should operate with purpose, on purpose, and for purpose. That’s where Tim Jones comes in!
Tim Jones is The Grow Good Guy. He delivers the inspiration, motivation, and impactful training that businesses need to achieve meaningful goals and tap into their potential to do good in the world, or rather, their “purpose fuelled performance.”
His business is one of New Zealand's founding B Corps. He's also a B Corp Ambassador for NZ. More recently, he’s been co-teaching the University of Canterbury MBA Programme, "Creating Impact-led Enterprises,” as New Zealand's #1 B Corp and business for good specialists!
In this episode, you’re going to hear how B Corp certification can fuel good in the world, how this new structure is evolving and improving, and the impact of an increasingly values-driven economy.
Get ready for some good fun (never a dull moment with Tim here), and let’s peel back the curtains of our price tags and learn why the brand you buy or sell matters to the world.
[00:01 - 9:28] Opening Segment
- I introduce Tim Jones
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- Bio
- Based in NZ, originally from Wales
- We are in the thick of the gratitude economy
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- More are becoming values-driven consumers
- Tim shares a bit of his background in life and work
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- Grew up in the UK
- Started out selling out medical devices
- Seeing unethical practices in the medical industry
- Subconscious awakening - what is this all about?
- Tim’s discovery of B Corporation
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- A group of people who want businesses to do better
- How Tim got established and involved in B Corp
[09:29 - 26:30] How B Corp is Changing the World for the Better
- The hero’s journey of pursuing good
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- Questioning what you should be doing
- COVID has been the catalyst for a lot of people
- Tim defines and explains B Corp
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- Certification tool 3rd party verification of your business’ transparency
- Independent proof that you have “people and planet” at the heart
- You have to be a for-profit business to be eligible
- Companies that put people and planet first generally do very well
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- The example of Conscious Capitalism
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- When humanity and the planet are put first, you outperform
- There is a growing demand for meaningful businesses
- B-Lab - regional sectors that run the B Corp operation
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- ⅔ of B Corps increased global revenue amid the Pandemic
- No matter what you want, you should be a B Corp
- People are looking in their closets and cabinets
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- Consumers want to “but better”
- The purpose journey is a one-way street
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- You never go back
- More and more people are pausing
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- We want products that make a lasting impact
- We now have some time to pause
- Global impact - once you see it, you can’t unsee it
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Bring out the best in humanity and amplify our future on The Goodness Exchange
-
More information on how you can join in below
[26:31 - 47:03] Why the Brand You Buy Matters: Impact Beyond the Price Tag
- Tim gives some parameters and practical tips around becoming a B Corp
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- 5 main areas of the B Corp framework
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- Governance structure
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- Your code of ethics
- Workers/employment policy
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- Compensations and development
- Community impact
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- Job creation, opportunities, and diversity
- Environmental impact
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- Inputs and outputs
- Customer/business model
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- Guarantees and data privacy
- Measuring your operational goodness
- Create more contributions than you are legally required to do
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- Examples of big names B Corps: Ben&Jerry’s, Patagonia
- The contagion of purpose
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- When we see it, we want more of it
- If you’re doing good, share it publicly
- Tune out the negativity of the news
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- If it’s there, it’s because it’s rare
- When you dig deep enough you find the reason for the need for change
- How supply chain works in the B Corp space
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- Figuring out where the problem is occurring from
- Line of sight to where you are buying things
- Putting positive pressure on the supply chain do better
- Tim’s vision for the future
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- Making B Corp legally mandated
- Dig deep for the real solution to a problem
- Increasing demand for better policies
- Your shareholders want to see you doing more good
[47:04 - 53:40] Closing Segment
- The concept of “a good deal” is changing
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- A good deal is money going towards something impactful
- We are at a tipping point in consumerism
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- It isn’t just about “stuff” anymore
- How the B Corp ethos fits the values of new workers
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- It is a beacon for people with shared values
- How to connect with Tim and his work
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- Links below
- Give a review and rating, and share this episode with others
- Final announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“I don’t think you can change the journey, because if you changed the journey, you wouldn’t be who you are today.” - Tim Jones
“It’s like this contagion of purpose. Once you people start seeing how much good we’re doing, we want to keep doing more of it!” - Tim Jones
“The essence of trade, at the very beginning, was us all trading for our shared survival and benefit.” - Tim Jones
Resources Mentioned:
Books:
- Conscious Capitalism
- B Corp E-Book
Articles:
- McKinsey & Co Report
- Policies and Standards - Washington Post
Links:
- The Bleeding Edge
- The Power of the Pause
- Take the free B Assessment
Connect with Tim on LinkedIn. It’s time to pump some purpose into your organization. Go to https://www.growgood.co/, and let’s do business better!
*Open Now! Your home for hope and personal path to more joy and less fear will open with the launch of The Goodness Exchange! No one with good intentions and good ideas needs to feel alone ever again. The Goodness Exchange will be bringing out our BEST impulses as individuals and amplifying our collective genius!
Conspiracy of Goodness Links:
The Goodness Exchange
https://goodness-exchange.com/
The Goodness Exchange - Become a member!
https://goodness-exchange.com/pricing/
Goodness Exchange Social Media Links:
https://www.instagram.com/goodness_exchange/
https://www.facebook.com/exchangegoodness
https://twitter.com/goodnessxchange
https://www.linkedin.com/company/goodness-exchange/
YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjBu-Bo4CG6V7PGq8QOANEg
Gary Bolles is a master at understanding and managing disruption. As the Chair for the Future of Work for Singularity University, he helps others understand the impact of exponential change and how to navigate it.
Gary writes and lectures worldwide on the future of work, learning, and organizations. He also helps organizations, educators, and governments understand the needs of tomorrow’s workers and learners. He has 9 courses on LinkedIn with over a million students joining in!
In this episode, we really hone in on the changing times, especially around work culture and the shift towards a life full of purpose built around an individual’s strength. We’ll reference Gary’s new and most compelling book, The Next Rules of Work, where he masterfully guides people on how to navigate the most disruptive times!
Dive in and empower yourself by learning how to build a life around your strengths.
[00:01 - 6:07] Opening Segment
- I introduce Gary Bolles
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- Bio
- Gary gives a bit of background around his life and work
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- Growing up as a son to a recovering minister
- Gary’s father is the author of What Color is Your Parachute
- Gary’s revelation that you should do what you love
- Moving to Silicon Valley
- How Gary pivoted into future innovations
- Becoming the Chair for Future
[06:08 - 24:28] 3 Steps to Pivot into New Work
- How his dad impacted the world with his legacy
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- Helping people navigate massive changes in their life
- 11 million copies printed
- You can have agency over your future
- 3 steps to pivot when changing work
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- What: Take inventory of your skills - treat it like you going on a trip
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- What makes you, YOU?
- Take stock of your accomplishments
- Where: where can you apply these skills
- How: the mechanics behind finding the job
- Where our hardwiring comes into play
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- Understanding ourselves physiologically, mentally, and socially
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- This will help you understand how you make decisions
- Gary talks about “filter failure”
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- Insights from Clay Shirky
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- You can plot the exponential growth of information in our lives
- We missed the technology that helps us filter the mass of info
- Our brains become overloaded with negative information
- Facing the algorithm monster
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- We can change our algorithms to serve us
- Think of it as a information diet
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- You need to be intentional about your consumption
- Take a break and get yourself into nature
- What you give your attention to expands
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Bring out the best in humanity and amplify our future on The Goodness Exchange
-
More information on how you can join in below
[24:29 - 33:22] The Great Resignation The Great Opportunity
- Gary gives his thoughts on on The Great Reset
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- 3 phases to the process
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- Falling off the cliff - uncertainty
- Getting to the bottom - uncomfortable middle
- Rebuilding phase - building back better
- This is our “new abnormal”
- How this can be a new opportunity
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- We are co-creating the next set of rules for work
- The Great Resignation frames it towards the employer
- A more positive perspective, this is The Great Opportunity
- We’re breaking the seals on the old rules of work
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- It’s time to ask the 6 W’s - The Aristotle Canvas
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- Who?
- What?
- When?
- Where?
- How?
- Why?
- This is an opportunity to find work that is built on your unique skills
- Gary reiterates the 3 phases of change
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- Uncertainty, the fog is too thick to see ahead
- The middle period - the fog scatters and comes back
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“Same storm, different boats” we have different lived experiences
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Navigating new territory
[33:23 - 48:43] How to Build a Life Around Your Strengths
- Gary gives the insights around the new rules of work
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- We are rewriting the rules
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- You need a growth mindset to effectively navigate change
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- Mindset
- Skillset
- Toolset
- All three work together to solve problems
- The analogy of climbing a mountain
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- You need to have the mindset first to climb the mountain
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- Solving problems step by step
- You develop a new skillset as you climb along and learn
- Sometime you encounter problems that need real toolsets to be solved
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- Toolset is the supporting set of techniques and technologies
- Gary talks about the changes in roles in organizations
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- We naturally want to return to the old rules
- Going back to the way things were is a missed opportunity
- You don’t need to be the “sage on the stage”
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- Be the “The guid on the side,” the one with all the best questions
- We have looked below the waterline, we can’t go back
- Breaking out of the fixed mindset
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- We need a growth mindset
- Work doesn’t have to be drudgery anymore
- We need to develop a new skillset
- The venn diagram of old rules meets new rules
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- Get paid well
- Do it well
- Do what you love
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- When people do what they love they do better work
- Do what the world needs
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Ikigai - a reason for living, a sense of deep, compelling purpose
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(47:43 - 48:21)People want to know how you are showing up for the world
[48:44 - 52:04] Closing Segment
- The old strategies won’t work anymore
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- In this era, people need to know their work/life has value
- Let’s share this and spread positivity around the world
- How to connect with Gary and his work
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- Links below
- Give a review and rating, and share this episode with others
- Final announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“We can plan our lives. Not like planning out every single day for the future, but instead to have the agency and the influence in being able to direct our lives.” - Gary A. Bolles
“The Great Resignation, it’s not my favorite label because it actually puts it into the context of the employer and not the individual… I’d rather put it into the positive perspective, which is it’s The Great Opportunity.” - Gary A. Bolles
“We are all trying to co-create these next rules together… this is a chance for you to develop a completeely new model of leading in the organization.” - Gary A. Bolles
Resources Mentioned:
Books:
- The Next Rules of Work
- What Color is Your Parachute
- Here Comes Everybody
- Moonshots in Education
Articles:
- Welcome to the Great Reset - Gary A. Bolles
Podcasts Episodes:
- Setbacks Help You Find Who You Are w/ Jason Connolly
Links:
- Aristotle’s Canvas
Connect with Gary on LinkedIn. Be sure to reach out on https://www.gbolles.com/ and get all the tools you need to build a better future.
*Open Now! Your home for hope and personal path to more joy and less fear will open with the launch of The Goodness Exchange! No one with good intentions and good ideas needs to feel alone ever again. The Goodness Exchange will be bringing out our BEST impulses as individuals and amplifying our collective genius!
Conspiracy of Goodness Links:
The Goodness Exchange
https://goodness-exchange.com/
Conspiracy of Goodness on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/goodnessnetwork/
Dr. Lynda's Book:
https://www.dr-lynda.com/book/happiness
EWC Ed:
https://ed.everwideningcircles.com/
Imagine you could take your wildest dreams and aspirations and take them on a quick test run without having to leave your job. That is Christie Albrecht’s gift to the world through her book, You Make the Path by Walking!
Christie works with people who have “built castles in the sky” and helps them build the foundation under them to live out its reality.
She helps leaders unleash the brilliance of their teams through workshops, brainstorms, and strategic planning processes.
Now, all those creative voices can gather in one place called The Rowdy Creative - Christie’s online community for people who are trying to unlock the power of creativity in their lives!
Whether you're struggling to figure out where your business or organization is trying to go, or you’re just looking to switch things up in life; dive into the episode and learn how to test drive your dreams and choose your own adventure!
[00:01 - 8:17] Opening Segment
- I introduce Christie Albrecht
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- Bio
- Christie shares the heart behind her newest book
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- You Make the Path by Walking
- A guide to adventure and trying new things
- 60+ possible endings to the book
- Born out of Christie’s own questioning of life
- Christie’s thoughts on the Great Resignation/Great Questioning
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- People are reimagining their lives
- Other ways of living are suddenly possible
- The door has cracked open
[08:18 - 19:40] Test Drive Your Dreams: Action Steps
- Practical tips to test driving your dream
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- The importance of seeing the examples of others who’ve done it
- Open yourself to mentally trying different ideas
- It starts with imagination
- Next steps
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- Figure out what you really want
- Tune in to other people’s stories
- Give yourself permission to listen to your inner voice
- “What we give our attention to expands”
- Resources - where to go to get started
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- Christie’s first instinct is to dive into books
- Follow your curiosity
- Put yourself with the people doing that thing
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Bring out the best in humanity and amplify our future on The Goodness Exchange
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More information on how you can join in below
[19:41 - 28:12] Choosing Your Own Adventure
- Christie talks about finding the wise voices
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- Combat the negative with an army of positive inspiration
- Be intentional about consuming positive stories
- How traveling/serendipity can play into your inspiration
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- A lifestyle of curiosity and growth
- Christie talks about her travels in the world
- How Christie met her husband while traveling to Chile
- Be willing not to have everything mapped out
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- Trust the process
- “First you jump off the cliff and you build your wings on the way down.” - Curt Vonnegut
[28:13 - 37:04] A Place for All Rowdy Creatives
- Christie talks about the purpose of The Rowdy Creative
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- Started as a support group for creatives
- Conceptualized into a virtual neighborhood for creatives
- Helping people feel good online
- An ecosystem filled with people with similar interests
- Going down a path paved with meaning
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- Facing the monster of negativity
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- Protected from failure, but kept from succeeding
- Writing FEAR at the top of every new idea
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- Let it air its grievances then shut it up
- Find positive voices as a counterweight to negativity
[37:05 - 40:27] Closing Segment
- How to connect/engage with Christie and her work
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- Links below
- One thing Christie would love to do to open the doors to change
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- More people hearing the message of creativity
- Creativity is in how you live, not just what you do
- I remind us about the 4 shifts
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- If you find goodness share it!
- Give a review and rating, and share this episode with others
- Final announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“We spend so much kind of ignoring our intuition and ignoring that inner voice that the first step is to start listening to it again; being able to hear it again and then starting to listen to it.” - Christie Albrecht
“Follow your curiosity.” - Christie Albrecht
“I will get myself where I need to be even if I can’t see the destination from where I’m standing.” - Christie Albrecht
Resources Mentioned:
Books:
- You Make the Path by Walking
- Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
Connect with Christie on LinkedIn. Be sure to reach out on https://www.therowdycreative.com for the virtual world’s most creative neighborhood (and you’re invited!).
*Open Now! Your home for hope and personal path to more joy and less fear will open with the launch of The Goodness Exchange! No one with good intentions and good ideas needs to feel alone ever again. The Goodness Exchange will be bringing out our BEST impulses as individuals and amplifying our collective genius!
Conspiracy of Goodness Links:
The Goodness Exchange
https://goodness-exchange.com/
Conspiracy of Goodness on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/goodnessnetwork/
Dr. Lynda's Book:
https://www.dr-lynda.com/book/happiness
EWC Ed:
https://ed.everwideningcircles.com/
Presidential and Secretarial Advisor, U.S. Ambassador, UN Delegate, Corporate Executive, WSJ Bestselling Author with Leadership at the Highest Levels of Business, Government, and Military Sectors, Public Speaker - all things that describe Lisa Gable’s impact on the world!
Lisa Gable has served four U.S. presidents and two governors, counseled Fortune 500 CEOs, and represented global public-private partnerships and nonprofits with an end goal of moving organizations to higher levels of performance.
She has been responsible for bringing together political parties, corporate competitors and disparate nations alike, to foster quality leadership and results that better society.
Called by the The Wall Street Journal "committed to the facilitation of success", She was appointed the first female U.S. Commissioner General to the 2005 Aichi World EXPO and held the rank of ambassador.
Lisa has seen it all, and in her best selling book, Turnaround, she educates readers on how she is able to take the biggest problems, challenging those obstacles, and turning it around into success both personally and professionally.
Let’s tap into Lisa’s incredible experience and expertise to learn 6 approaches for when you are thrust into change.
[00:01 - 5:0] Opening Segment
- I introduce Lisa Gable
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- Bio
- Lisa shares a bit of her story and experience
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- The opportunity to meet amazing people
- The opportunity to make turnarounds in the White House
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- Later in Silicon Valley
- How she became a professional “troubleshooter” for businesses
[05:01 - 27:45] Imposter Syndrome and Personal Turnarounds
- Lisa’s thoughts on picking up the mantle of leadership
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- Looking at the people who have impacted our history
- The example of 9/11
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- Ordinary people rose up and became ‘heroes’
- The example of UPS
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- Ordinary UPS delivery people delivering the vaccine
- Do you stand up when the moment arises?
- The importance of ‘expanding your table’
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- Every new person is an opportunity to build relationships
- Recognize a need and take action to fill it
- Battling self-doubt and imposter syndrome
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- There is no right or wrong, just have confidence
- Recognize this is a rapidly changing world - no one has all the answers
- You just have to make decisions
- Lisa gives an example from the movie When We Were Soldiers
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- Through your training in life you have relevant abilities
- “The First One In” - what does it mean?
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- Lisa’s story of getting interested in military leadership at a young age
- “I wasn’t an imposter… I was just the first one to the party”
- We’re all trying to figure it out - learn as you move forward
- Ask the questions to the things you don’t know
- How the Pandemic has given us a reset
- Giving people hope through the Turnaround
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- Writing to give people skills and hope that things can get better
- Key factor: Do it with hear and understand your impact on people
- Ranking and rating your decisions and priorities
- The importance of getting good at navigating change
- We are all hiking up the mountain
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- It’s ok to be down, but you need to get back up
- Take you next action to help someone else
- Bring out the best in humanity and amplify our future on The Goodness Exchange
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- More information on how you can join in below
[27:45 - 43:26] Challenging Your Crisis, Making Transitions, Finding Best Fits
- “My greatest stumbling blocks have actually presented my greatest opportunities”
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- Challenge your crisis
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- Don’t let it defeat you, it may be what you need
- The concept of playing “Musical Chairs”
- Lisa’s story of navigating a crisis
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- From unemployment to a successful agency
- Going through the process of rejection
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- Realize these aren’t the matches for you
- Finding your best fit
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- Leave your job in a good way
- Manage your exit as much as your entry
- Leave your relationships with dignity and respect
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- Life is a soap opera
- The need for vulnerability in a successful turnaround
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- Pull the bandaid off and be honest with people
- Shuttle diplomacy - listen to people’s point of view
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- Give a human touch to your actions
[43:27 - 51:46] Encouraging Adventure
- You need to be ready to embrace change at any moment
- People’s sense of adventure on moving forward
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- Dealing with the restrictions of your current situation
- There is so much world out there
- We should be out there exploring
- Lisa’s practical tips on finding your best fit
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- We are a new environment
- People are flowing through jobs
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- There is no perfect path
[51:47 - 57:37] Closing Segment
- Cultivating what we are meant to contribute
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- You were built for a particular time
- How to connect/engage with Lisa and her work
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- Links below
- Final announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“Anyone has the ability to pick up the mantle of leadership at any moment, and leadership has a broad meaning.” - Lisa Gable
“Leadership is recognizing that someone has a need and you have the ability to take an action that meets that person’s need. It’s that simple!” - Lisa Gable
Resources Mentioned:
Books:
- Turnaround by Lisa Gable
- Designing Your Life
Podcast:
- Episode with Robert Glazer
Movies:
- When We Were Soldiers
Connect with Lisa on LinkedIn and Twitter. Visit https://turnaroundbook.com/ and create a match fit path for your future.
*Open Now! Your home for hope and personal path to more joy and less fear will open with the launch of The Goodness Exchange! No one with good intentions and good ideas needs to feel alone ever again. The Goodness Exchange will be bringing out our BEST impulses as individuals and amplifying our collective genius!
Conspiracy of Goodness Links:
The Goodness Exchange
https://goodness-exchange.com/
Conspiracy of Goodness on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/goodnessnetwork/
Dr. Lynda's Book:
https://www.dr-lynda.com/book/happiness
EWC Ed:
https://ed.everwideningcircles.com/
Debbie Gisonni has what I believe to be the most powerful way to overcome disappointment and let go of the illusion of control.
Debbie is an author, speaker, happiness guru, and corporate advisor who inspires people to make simple changes that radically improve their self-awareness, well-being, and success!
She is the founder of SELF POWER NOW! - a media and consulting company offering books, online courses, and corporate advisory services that empower people to make positive changes in their lives.
Her goal is to help people address and balance all realms of life – mental, physical, spiritual, and emotional. She is also the author of several titles: Note to Self, Vita’s Will, and The Goddess of Happiness.
For her work with corporate executives to women’s groups to teens, she was inducted into the Happiness Hall of Fame, an honor shared by other inductees including Deepak Chopra, Serena Williams, Taylor Swift, and Dolly Parton.
Wow, what a force for positive change this woman is! Jump right into the episode, and let’s experience the magic that happens when you stop rowing upstream and trust the river of life.
[00:01 - 6:40] Opening Segment
- I introduce Debbie Gisonni
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- Bio
- Debbie shares about the positivity that is currently happening in the world
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- Employees questioning their job’s cultures
- People were forced to be with theirselves
- There are massive shifts happening in people’s lives
[06:41 - 16:31] Self Awareness and Silencing Mental Chatter
- Debbie talks about the power of choice
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- Everything that happens, happens exactly at the time it’s needed
- The only thing you can control is “the now”
- Tell the pesky voice “Stop! this is not true!”
- The power of self-awareness
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- Knowing who you are
- You can’t step forward if you don’t know yourself
- The issue of living in the “outer world”
- Stop the mental chatter with silence
- Asking better questions and getting loving answers
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- The power of pen and paper - write questions
- Answer yourself with love
- How to practice silence
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- Meditation doesn’t always have to be quiet
- It’s important to “play” to reconnect with your spirit
[16:32 - 32:23] What to Do When Your Dreams Don’t Come True
- Debbie talks about dealing with disappointment
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- Retraining the mind for positivity
- Not everybody reaches the level of their dream
- Celebrate every moment
- Debbie’s journey as an author facing disappointment
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- Remember the real reason you did something
- If you love something then continue to do it
- There is no one path
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- Continue to move forward in openness and optimism
- Obstacles are important
- There are no guarantees or good time - just do what you want
- Bring out the best in humanity and amplify our future on The Goodness Exchange
-
- More information on how you can join in below
[32:24 - 51:42] Trust the River of Life: Stop Rowing Upstream
- Debbie breaks down her view of life’s river
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- Rivers only flow in one direction
- Most of us only try to row upstream
- Problems are part of the river’s flow, you have to go through it
- You will be ok
- We can’t control everything
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- You can only control how you react
- Thoughts on change
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- Facing the fear of being wrong
- How to change your mind
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- Framing things positively
- Stop worrying about the outside world
- “The path of least resistance”
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- It’s less change but we suffer a lot longer
- Incorporating gratitude into your life
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- Gratitude is the key to happiness
- Gratitude makes us live in the now
- How to exercise gratitude
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- Breaking out of “why me?”
- Accept what is
- Be open to possibilities
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- Surrender is not giving up, but following the river’s flow
- What is your definition of success?
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- Try not to define the outcome
- Sometimes we need to “unfollow our dreams”
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- It’s okay to let it go
[51:43 - 57:06] Closing Segment
- There are gifts hidden in the tragedies
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- You have the choice to find positivity
- How to connect with Debbie and her work
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- Links below
- Final announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“We absolutely can not control everything. The only thing we can control is how we react to what’s happening.” - Debbie Gisonni
“If it’s not positive and it’s not loving then it’s not you, cause we are all loving beings.” - Debbie Gisonni
“Life is like a river… it only flows in one direction and we tend to spend a lot of our time rowing upstream.” - Debbie Gisonni
“Gratitude is the linchpin to happiness no matter what you’re doing. Because it allows you to be in the now… It crowds out the negativity” - Debbie Gisonni
Resources Mentioned:
Books:
- Note to Self: Love
- The Goddess of Happiness
- Vita’s Will
- Tuesdays with Morrie
- The Obstacle is the Way
Articles:
- 11 Positive Things to do When Your Dreams Don’t Come True
Links to Courses:
- Be Happy Now Course
- Be Zen Now
- Be Healthy Now
- Be Loved Now
Connect with Debbie on LinkedIn and Facebook. Be sure to visit https://www.selfpowernow.com/ and get yourself one step closer to a happy, healthy, and balanced life.
*Open Now! Your home for hope and personal path to more joy and less fear will open with the launch of The Goodness Exchange! No one with good intentions and good ideas needs to feel alone ever again. The Goodness Exchange will be bringing out our BEST impulses as individuals and amplifying our collective genius!
Conspiracy of Goodness Links:
The Goodness Exchange
https://goodness-exchange.com/
Conspiracy of Goodness on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/goodnessnetwork/
Dr. Lynda's Book:
https://www.dr-lynda.com/book/happiness
EWC Ed:
https://ed.everwideningcircles.com/
David L. Cooperrider has proved that it’s in finding strengths that we render weaknesses irrelevant.
David Cooperrider is the Professor of Appreciative Inquiry at the Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University. He serves as faculty Director of the Fowler Center for Business as an Agent of World Benefit.
He is best known for his pioneering theory on ‘Appreciative Inquiry’ and has served as advisor to senior executives in business and societal leadership roles, including projects with Nobel Laureates such as William Jefferson Clinton, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and Kofi Annan.
In 2017 David received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the OD Network. He has also served as strategic advisor to a wide variety of organizations including Apple, Verizon, Johnson & Johnson, Wal-Mart as well as American Red Cross, and the American Hospital Association.
David Cooperrider is said to be a giant of generosity and discovery as well as one of the most outstanding scholars of our generation! I can’t think of anyone better to teach us how we can rethink solving the problems by using Appreciataive Inquiry.
[00:01 - 7:03] Opening Segment
- I introduce David Cooperrider
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- Bio
- David shares a bit about himself
[07:04 - 26:50] Rethinking How We Solve Problems By Using “Appreciative Inquiry”
- David give us an intro to the definition of Appreciative Inquiry
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- We become what we ask questions about
- The WAY we ask questions as a focus
- A strength based approach using curiosity
- “The task of leadership is to create an alignment of strengths in ways that make a system’s weaknesses irrelevant.” - Peter F. Drucker
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- AI is a tool to accomplish this
- The power of wholeness in human systems
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- How it applies to companies and organizations
- AI derives from ‘design thinking’
- We need designed democracy not just dialogue
- How AI can apply to your own professional lives and organizations
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- Taking away the impulse of focusing on weaknesses
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- Capitalize on strength
- Organizations are not problems to be solved
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- They are miracles of human relationship
- An opportunity to connect to humanity
- They are universes of strengths filled with imagination
- Not “what’s wrong,” but “What gives life?”
- AI reveals infinite potential
- The example of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters
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- Using AI to bring the whole organization together
- Market value of over $24B
- Helped create the “Fair Trade Movement”
- How AI is being used to create peace across the world
[26:51 - 48:15] Appreciative Inquiry in Our Own Lives
- Challenging “The Deficit Based Theory of Change”
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- People don’t fundamentally resist change
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- We are hardwired for joy through growth
- Think of your high-point moments of coming together
- The Continuity Question: what are the most important qualities you need to keep
- We are more open to disruption when we know the values will sustain
- Give good wings to the truth of stories
- Uniting together under appreciative inquiry
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- You don’t need to solve the earth’s problems
- We need to connect
- Our core task is to discover our purpose and live it out
- Seeing things that no one else can see: Appreciative Intelligence
- Wake up your appreciative eye
- Bring out the best in humanity and amplify our future on The Goodness Exchange
-
- More information on how you can join in below
[48:16 - 59:53] Putting AI into Action
- David talks about what to do next with this information
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- The rising of the science of positivity
- Positive emotions reverse past patterns of negativity
- Positivity is like an “undo” button
- We can’t allow the planet to fail
- Business is a force for positive change
- Innovation in leadership is growing exponentially
[59:54 - 1:05:41] Closing Segment
- How to connect with David and his work
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- Links below
- Final announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“As human systems, we become what we ask questions about.” - David L. Cooperrider
“My sense of hope goes up every time we have the courage to bring up this system into the room… There is something about the magic of wholeness that brings out our ability to listen.” - David L. Cooperrider
“Stories have wings and they fly from mountain top to mountain top.” - David L. Cooperrider
Resources Mentioned:
Books:
- Appreciative Intelligence
Podcasts:
- Mo Gawdat
- Annemarie Shrouder
Links:
- https://www.uri.org/
- The New Change Equation (Video)
- Appreciative Inquire Commons
- AI Events
Connect with David on LinkedIn and Facebook. Be sure to visit https://www.davidcooperrider.com/ and strengthen your Appreciative Inquiry!
*Open Now! Your home for hope and personal path to more joy and less fear, will open with the launch of The Goodness Exchange! No one with good intentions and good ideas needs to feel alone ever again. The Goodness Exchange will be bringing out our BEST impulses as individuals and amplifying our collective genius!
Conspiracy of Goodness Links:
The Goodness Exchange
https://goodness-exchange.com/
Conspiracy of Goodness on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/goodnessnetwork/
Dr. Lynda's Book:
https://www.dr-lynda.com/book/happiness
EWC Ed:
https://ed.everwideningcircles.com/
Genevieve’s life changed forever the day she made it her mission to get children in emergency shelters across New York City a pair of pajamas. When you help wherever you can, even the simplest gestures can have a massive impact.
Genevieve Piturro is the founder of the Pajama Program, an initiative that helps kids in need get the clothes they need.
Her work and story have been featured on OPRAH, The Today Show, Forbes, CNN, and The Wall Street Journal among other media. She is also an inspirational speaker and a leader in the business sector.
Her new best selling book, Purpose, Passion, and Pajamas: How to Transform Your Life, Embrace the Human Connection and Lead with Meaning, shares life lessons Genevieve learned getting out of the corporate world to grow one of the most successful national nonprofit programs.
What an amazing world Genevieve is creating around her! Let’s jump in and hear more about her story of giving 7 million pajamas to kids in need.
[00:01 - 6:03] Opening Segment
- I introduce Genevieve Piturro
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- Bio
- Genevieve shares a bit about herself
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- Her early ideas of success - climbing the corporate ladder
- Hearing a voice ask, “... is this enough?”
- Genevieve’s moment of realization - something’s missing
- Starting to read to children in shelters
[06:04 - 25:30] Chapter 1 - 2: Tuning into the Heart Voice
- Taming the mental chatter to hear the “heart voice”
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- The importance of sitting in silence
- Listen to the small nudges
- It may be trying to reach you now
- The effects of the Great Pause
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- We were forced to face ourselves
- Genevieve talks about the first chapter of her shift
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- Bringing children into her life
- Seeing the condition the children were living in
- Her experience giving out pajamas for the first time
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- Hearing a little girl ask “What are pajamas?”
- The beginning of a healthy obsession
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- Quitting her corporate job to focus on the project
- Every thought leader has this crazy transitional moment
- Swapping the head and the heart
- Bring out the best in humanity and amplify our future on The Goodness Exchange
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- More information on how you can join in below
[25:31 - 46:30] Chapter 3 - 4: 7 Million Pajamas to Kids in Need
- Genevieve’s journey into the start of the program and the book
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- Purpose, Passion, and Pajamas
- Some people may try to drag you down at first
- You need to find your cheerleaders first
- The overwhelming amount of support that came in
- Over 7 million pajamas and books delivered
- People want to help! It’s who we are
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- It’s never the power of one that changes the world
- It’s the power of one another that moves mountains
- The Pajama Program
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- Becoming a speaker and authority of her story
- A mission to help other leaders find purpose
- How Genevieve overcame the hurdles that comes with finding purpose
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- Finding the cheerleaders, taking on the naysayers
- You may have to do it afraid - It’s going to be ok
- Believe that help will come when you live purpose driven
- Be careful the voices you listen to
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- You never know who will give you that supporting voice
- Shut down the judgemental voice in your mind
[46:31 - 54:42] Closing Segment
- Genevieve’s advice for a purpose driven life
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- Miracles of the universe will come
- It’s never too late to change streams
- Leaders need to realize that work needs purpose
- Embrace change and openness
- Stay tuned for part 2:
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- 4 steps to find your heart voice
- The power of sharing stories
- How to turn your ‘scary’ into ‘light’
- How to connect with Genevieve work
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- Links below
- Final announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“We want to belong to each other, we want to belong to a higher purpose, to a community. We want our work, our lives, to mean something.” - Genevieve Piturro
“It’s in silence that we hear our true selves… I call it a Heart Voice.” - Genevieve Piturro
“It’s not the power of one that we’re always hearing, it’s the power of one another that moves mountains and moves people; and we can move each other through our story.” - Genevieve Piturro
Resources Mentioned:
Books:
- Purpose, Passion, and Pajamas
Podcasts:
- Silencing the Mental Chatter
- With Damion Mander
Connect with Genevieve on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram. Be sure to visit https://www.genevievepiturro.com/ and help give pajamas with passion and purpose.
*On December 1st, your home for hope and personal path to more joy and less fear, will open with the launch of The Goodness Exchange! No one with good intentions and good ideas needs to feel alone ever again. The Goodness Exchange will be bringing out our BEST impulses as individuals and amplifying our collective genius!
Conspiracy of Goodness Links:
The Goodness Exchange
https://goodness-exchange.com/
Conspiracy of Goodness on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/goodnessnetwork/
Dr. Lynda's Book:
https://www.dr-lynda.com/book/happiness
EWC Ed:
https://ed.everwideningcircles.com/
Jason Connolly’s story of success didn’t start in a life of luxury or privilege. From the very beginning, he learned how to struggle until he found success within the setbacks.
Jason is now the founder and CEO of JMC. Jason launched his company in 2016 and has since led the agency into the #1 ranking legal recruitment agency on Google! JMC is one of England’s most highly regarded legal recruitment agencies and was started with the vision of having a refreshingly friendly agency with a consultative approach.
Jason was named as one of the Top 40 business people of 2019 and 2020 in the South West of England by Insider Magazine and has been interviewed by; Bloomberg, Law gazette, ITV News, Channel 4 News, Sky News, BBC radio, Insider magazine, and Modern Law magazine.
He also speaks regularly for the Law Society on matters involving legal careers, diversity, and opportunities in the legal profession. He is a mentor to business and recruitment leaders and host of The Career Success Podcast.
A fabulous storyteller and great entrepreneur, I can’t wait for you to dive into Jason’s action-packed episode and learn how setbacks help you find who you are!
[00:01 - 6:20] Opening Segment
- I introduce Jason Connolly
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- Bio
- Jason shares a bit about himself
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- Growing up in a low economic area
- Jason talks about his past in education and his upbringing
- When you don’t know that you are in a state of lack
- Acting as a parent even as a child
[06:21 - 18:29] Seeing a New Opportunity and Taking It
- Jason’s early life - the raw materials of an entrepreneur
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- The struggle with getting good grades
- How Jason was always good at making money
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- Performing magic on the streets
- Getting an offer for an audition to take on big gigs
- Getting good a transitions
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- Jason’s experience scaling his performances
- Getting hired by Virgin Airlines
- Performing on the side while being an attendant
- Funny stories from Jason’s experience juggling the two jobs
- Jason talks about the lessons learned from his early experiences
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- The passion was always to make people smile
- Finding a love for travel
- Learning the art of communication through exposure
- Transitioning into policing
[18:30 - 45:30] Setbacks Help You Find Who You Are
- Jason shares about his venture into a new opportunity
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- Leaving the police
- Transitioning into sales recruitment
- Jason’s adventures in spray tanning
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- Creating a premium experience
- Learning to get a higher ranking on Google
- Funny experiences with “Spray Tan Fairies”
- Jason talks about getting good at starting over after falling down
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- “The Marshmallow Game”
- Mistakes are just lessons to learn
- Using power statements to build yourself up
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- “I AM the best recruiter in London!”
- “I AM going to be successful”
- You create your own luck
- Take a chance on yourself
- The art of learning from your failures
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- Fail enough times to find success
- How to handle and manage Anxiety
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- What anxiety is
- “Is this real, or hypothetical?”
- Letting it go
- Stop being hard on yourself
- The power of rest
- Bring out the best in humanity and amplify our future on The Goodness Exchange
-
- More information on how you can join in below
[45:31 - 51:21] Closing Segment
- How to connect with Jason’s work
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- Hear even more stories from interesting people - The Career Success Podcast
- Links below
- Stay tuned to having Jason back with us to talk more
- “If you can love yourself then other people can love you”
- Final announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“Every time I started again I was wiser and I’d learned from the mistakes of the past… I think a mistake is only a mistake if you don’t learn a lesson from it.” - Jason Connolly
“I believe you create your own luck. You put yourself in the right places, knock on enough doors, and if you knock on enough doors and explore enough things, opportunity comes.” - Jason Connolly
“If I had a book of all of my failures, it would way outweigh the book of all my successes… it’s not that I’m successful, it’s that I’ve failed so many times but I’ve got back up from those failures and that’s what’s made me successful.” - Jason Connolly
Resources Mentioned:
Links:
- The Marshmallow Experiment
Articles:
- How the Brain Consolidates Memories During Sleep
Podcasts:
- The Career Success Podcast w/ Lynda Ulrich & Jason Connolly
Connect with Jason on LinkedIn and Twitter. Go to https://www.jmc-legal.com/ and take your career to the next level.
*On December 1st, your home for hope and personal path to more joy and less fear, will open with the launch of The Goodness Exchange! No one with good intentions and good ideas needs to feel alone ever again. The Goodness Exchange will be bringing out our BEST impulses as individuals and amplifying our collective genius!
Conspiracy of Goodness Links:
The Goodness Exchange
https://www.amazingworld.media/goodness-exchange
Conspiracy of Goodness Network
https://conspiracyofgoodnessnetwork.com/
Conspiracy of Goodness on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/goodnessnetwork/
Dr. Lynda's Book:
https://www.dr-lynda.com/book/happiness
Ever Widening Circles
https://everwideningcircles.com/
EWC APP:
https://everwideningcircles.com/good-news-app-ever-widening-circles-app/
Affiliate Partners
http://everwideningcircles.com/partners
Donate!
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EWC Ed:
https://ed.everwideningcircles.com/
Riaz Meghji has over 20 years of experience as a broadcast interviewer and presenter for several brands. He now serves as a human connection keynote speaker, helping leaders build trust, meaningful relationships, and inclusive cultures in our hybrid reality.
His unique insights have been featured in various publications like Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, and Financial Post. As an author of the bestselling book, Every Conversation Counts: The 5 Habits of Human Connection That Build Extraordinary Relationships, Riaz has shared his proven connection strategies with companies on a global level.
He’s also the creator of The Magnetic Presenter, an advanced presentation skills group coaching program that helps high-performing professionals transform their ideas into magnetic presentations that elevate speaking influence, impact, and authority.
With such a wealth of insights and diverse backgrounds, I can’t wait for you to dive into the conversation as we talk about building extraordinary relationships!
[00:01 - 6:12] Opening Segment
- I introduce Riaz Meghji
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- Bio
- Riaz shares a bit about his background
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- The impact of Riaz’s book on readers
- Revelations from his background in broadcasting and interviewing
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- Difference makers were those who mastered humility and discipline
- Realizing that every conversation counts
[06:13 - 16:15] Building Extraordinary Relationships: The 5 Habits of Human Connection
- Riaz talks about a story from his book
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- “The James Brown story” - interview with Shaggy
- Every conversation has the potential to change a life
- Be intentional about every conversation to break out of autopilot
- Power relationships can be built with intention
- The effects of powerful listening skills
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- We need to be present in the moment
- Our brains are hardwired to miss details
- How to listen without distraction
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- What gets in the way? Start clearing them out
- Touching on some of the habits of human connection
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- Listening without distraction
- Making ‘small talk’ bigger
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- Evoking more positive emotion
- The happiest people = something to do, someone to love, something to look forward to
- Re-emphasize past connections
- Giving each moment your all
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- “What’s on your mind?”
- Prioritize the person’s priorities
- People want raw and real
- Give your curiosity
[16:16 - 30:23] Connection and Conversation in the Virtual World
- Riaz talks about communicating over Zoom and other virtual platforms
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- Keep the camera on and the self view off
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- Don’t keep looking in the mirror
- Gestures proceed conscious thought
- “Call people UP, don’t call people out”
- Set expectations and encouragements before the meeting
- How to manage personalities and understand etiquette
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- Use the opportunity for the leader to bring the quiet ones in
- Get people to share something unique about themselves
- Be the catalyst in the conversation
- ‘Efficiency is the enemy of connection’
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- Things can move so fast we forget to “human”
- Slow down and get curious
- Toasting to the little things
- Praising makes people want to work harder
- Bring out the best in humanity and amplify our future on The Goodness Exchange
-
- More information on how you can join in below
[30:24 - 38:01] Every Conversation Counts: Social Media and Being Real
- Riaz’s thoughts on connection and social media
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- It’s not about perfection, it’s embracing imperfection
- If you want to motivate people - “Go first!”
- Creation over consumption
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- Using social media passively can trap us into comparison
- Be vulnerable first to remove fear
- Be careful not to overshare - operate with respect
- Removing the masks
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- What are you sacrificing to hide yourself?
- “You rarely meet anyone for the first time physically”
[38:02 - 45:52] Closing Segment
- “I would rather be hated for who I am than love for who I am not.”
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- You will never have 100% approval and that’s okay!
- How to connect with Riaz and more of his content
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- Links below
- Final announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“Not every conversation is going to be life-changing but every conversation has the potential to change a life.” - Riaz Meghji
“I think the message behind Every Conversation Counts is just being intentional and breaking out of autopilot with our intentions.” - Riaz Meghji
“How do you make people feel famous…? They need a cheerleader to say, hey, I see you, I recognize what you’re doing, I acknowledge this, and most importantly, I want to celebrate this.” - Riaz Meghji
Resources Mentioned:
Links:
- Every Conversation Counts: Tedx
Books:
- Every Conversation Counts - Riaz Meghji
Connect with Riaz on Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter. Go to https://riazmeghji.com/ to make every conversation count.
*On December 1st, your home for hope and personal path to more joy and less fear, will open with the launch of The Goodness Exchange! No one with good intentions and good ideas needs to feel alone ever again. The Goodness Exchange will be bringing out our BEST impulses as individuals and amplifying our collective genius!
Conspiracy of Goodness Links:
The Goodness Exchange
https://www.amazingworld.media/goodness-exchange
Conspiracy of Goodness Network
https://conspiracyofgoodnessnetwork.com/
Conspiracy of Goodness on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/goodnessnetwork/
Dr. Lynda's Book:
https://www.dr-lynda.com/book/happiness
Ever Widening Circles
https://everwideningcircles.com/
EWC APP:
https://everwideningcircles.com/good-news-app-ever-widening-circles-app/
Affiliate Partners
http://everwideningcircles.com/partners
Donate!
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?token=I-nvmUrlbDfU67bRoWWdOhFxiAM_W81jtIFBGCYzfCL6fG8oSUOg9ONIL9WR8LDjLEeYj0&country.x=US&locale.x=US
EWC Ed:
https://ed.everwideningcircles.com/
Annemarie Shrouder is passionate about creating healthy workplace communities where people feel seen, heard and valued - and can thrive.
To advocate for change, Annemarie facilitates engaging, dynamic and interactive presentations with the goal to help audiences think differently about diversity, to understand the importance of inclusion, and inspire the creation of healthy workplace communities.
Her signature methodology is called the ‘ABCs of Inclusion’ and works on two premises - that inclusion is an outcome and that leadership has to "get it" and build their capacity first, in order for change to be effective.
She believes strategy drives change and helps solidify commitment to diversity and inclusion and one of her strategic writings includes her best-selling book, Being Brown in a Black and White World.
So dive in, get your ‘Aha moment’ for the day, and let’s learn about embracing all parts of you: BOTH what you see AND who you are!
[00:01 - 7:59] Opening Segment
- I introduce Annemarie Shrouder
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- Bio
- Annemarie shares a bit about her background and revelations
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- How she started her career as an elementary school teacher
- Active member of the LBTQ+ community
- A glaring need for people to see themselves in other things
- Working with organizations to help them realize how they view the world
- ‘Aha moment’ - when people understand we are in the same situation
- We all have different experiences
- What needs to be changed in our perspective
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- It’s ok to see color, gender and identity
- Look at the way kids can see glaring differences
- We seem to learn to ascribe value to people
[08:00 - 25:37] Embracing All Parts of You: What You See vs Who You Are
- Annemarie reveals how every part of who you are is important
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- A poem from Annemarie’s book
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- “... as if these can’t coexist: being and loving.”
- “How can you love ME, if you don’t see my brown skin?”
- You don’t need to fear devaluing someone based on noticing race
- Race isn’t real, but the impact of racism is
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- Annemarie talks about her lived experience search for belonging
- Race was constructed based on someone’s decision
- The impact of that teaching is that we now separate ourselves
- It’s just DNA
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- “... Connects me with everyone in a DNA dance.”
- I am not more or less based on race, “I am just me”
- Annemarie talks about her poetry and writing process
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- A path to greater self-acceptance and understanding
- Words are the quickest way to someone’s heart
- Bring out the best in humanity and amplify our future on the The Goodness Exchange
-
- More information on how you can join in below
[25:38 - 41:42] Living in the ‘Both, And’ Space
- Annemarie shares how we don’t have to divide into them and us
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- Feeling like you have to choose between races
- When we polarize we begin to create barriers
- “I am BOTH black, I am white, AND I am me”
- There is room and space for us to learn, listen and share with each other
- How do we get to the point of living in ‘both, and’?
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- Is it true? - challenging your assumptions
- How do I know it’s true?
- What if it’s not true? - accept that there are thing you don’t know
- Pause, get out of the autopilot, and ask these questions
- I give my own practical tips of pausing before responding
- How this revelation can impact inclusion and belonging in the workplace
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- Our stories affect who we include in the workplace
- It takes pausing and asking questions to our assumptions
- Are you seeing the person in front of you?
- This can apply to age and sexual orientation just as much of race
- A look at the viewpoint of Neurodiversity
- We miss out when we don’t accept something because they don’t come out a certain way
[41:43 - 50:30] Perception’s Struggle with Self-Identification
- Annemarie answers a few interesting questions related to diversity and racism
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- Why is Barack Obama identified as the ‘first black president?’
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- Perception vs. self-identification
- The One Drop rule - how history affects us today
- How does the One Drop rule play into US law and how does that affect us?
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- When things are physically written down, they can’t be ignored
- It’s an opportunity to research and see the effects for yourself
- Do you see any possibility of us realizing race as a construct?
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- Look for the ‘oneness’ - what connects us?
- We all need the same things
[50:31 - 58:22] Closing Segment
- Working at the pace of guidance
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- If you go to fast then you may miss beautiful things
- Going to slow won’t change anything
- Make room for guidance and, “be willing to take the pause”
- Listen or consider, and maybe course correct
- The only thing you can change is yourself
- “What is in this for me?”
- What we do next
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- Practice awareness - practice the pause
- Be curious about the stories of others
- Research the implications of history
- Come to interactions with openness and humility
- How to connect with Annemarie
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- Links below
- Final announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“For me it’s all about building community, building connection, building awareness so we can create greater sense of belonging and stronger communities.” - Annemarie Shrouder
“Yes there are differences AND when we can live in that space, when we can be in that space of ‘BOTH, AND’… that’s when I think we’re going to be able to heal the divisions because we’ll move forward in a different way together.” - Annemarie Shrouder
“If you go too fast you miss stuff, and if you go too slow nothing changes. We need to work at the pace of guidance.” - Annemarie Shrouder
Resources Mentioned:
Links:
- The Power of the Pause
- MEA Online - Chip Conley
Podcast:
- When Experience Meets Wisdom
- Seeing Without Eyes and Repurpose the Brain
- Good Thing, Bad Thing, Who Knows?
Books:
- Being Brown in a Black and White World - Annemarie Shrouder
- One Drop
Connect with Annemarie on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook. To affect change in diversity and inclusion from the inside out visit https://annemarieshrouder.com/ and join in on the conversation.
*On December 1st, your home for hope and personal path to more joy and less fear, will open with the launch of The Goodness Exchange! No one with good intentions and good ideas needs to feel alone ever again. The Goodness Exchange will be bringing out our BEST impulses as individuals and amplifying our collective genius!
Conspiracy of Goodness Links:
The Goodness Exchange
https://www.amazingworld.media/goodness-exchange
Conspiracy of Goodness Network
https://conspiracyofgoodnessnetwork.com/
Conspiracy of Goodness on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/goodnessnetwork/
Dr. Lynda's Book:
https://www.dr-lynda.com/book/happiness
Ever Widening Circles
https://everwideningcircles.com/
EWC APP:
https://everwideningcircles.com/good-news-app-ever-widening-circles-app/
Affiliate Partners
http://everwideningcircles.com/partners
Donate!
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?token=I-nvmUrlbDfU67bRoWWdOhFxiAM_W81jtIFBGCYzfCL6fG8oSUOg9ONIL9WR8LDjLEeYj0&country.x=US&locale.x=US
EWC Ed:
https://ed.everwideningcircles.com/
When we left our last conversation with Rodney Flowers, we learned how a football injury almost took away his mobility completely.
Instead of giving up, he made a conscious decision to transform his destiny to inspire others to do the same.
Today, Rodney is no longer confined to a wheelchair and is an internationally recognized Transformational Speaker. He travels the world coaching individuals, groups, businesses and organizations alike, to share his story and teach the principles that inspire and motivate people to overcome challenges, find strength in adversity, and never give up on their dreams and aspirations!
In this episode, we are going to talk about how Rodney navigates changes in life using the 7 strategies of resilience. When you listen in, you’ll realize that change is a good thing and if handled right, can push you towards your purpose.
I can’t wait for you to dive back into our second conversation with Rodney Flowers and learn how he not only embraces change but uses it to add some flavor and spice to life.
[00:01 - 9:49] Opening Segment
- I introduce Rodney Flowers
- Quick recap
- Rodney shares the opportunity we have in these challenging times
- It takes real courage to get to the other side of an obstacle
- With every challenge is the seed of opportunity
- The bigger the challenge the bigger the opportunity
- Break through the status quo to open your mind
- Rodney reminds us about the value of the process
- Les Brown - “Shoot for the moon…”
- Go for 100% of the vision
- The miracle is in the process not the arrival
[09:50 - 26:11] Strategies for Resilience: Embrace Change as Progress
- Rodney recaps his story of ‘walking up the hill’
- “There are no shortcuts in life”
- Overcoming challenges can give strength to others
- Challenges happen FOR you not TO you
- An intro to resilience and setting yourself up for it
- Nature fulfills its purpose
- Think about the role you play
- Challenges are opportunities to improve in your role
- 1st Strategy: Be okay with embracing the notion of change
- Change is GOOD - it brings growth and expansion
- Mastership is achieved outside of your core
- “The one unchangeable certainty is that nothing is certain or unchangeable”
- 2cd Strategy: Believe change as progress
- Initiate change - step outside your comfort zone
- See change as a positive instead of a negative
- Change is progress and progress is good
On December 1, your home for hope and personal path to more joy and less fear, will open with the launch of the Goodness Exchange!**
No one with good intention and good ideas need feel alone again. The Goodness Exchange will be bringing out our BEST impulses as individuals and amplifying our collective genius!
[26:12 - 45:46] Strategies for Resilience: Newness and Transformation
- 2cd Strategy: Recognize the newness that change introduces
- ‘The Law of Polarity’ - there is always balance
- What is the creative opportunity in this challenge?
- A shift in perception can help you see beyond uncertainty
- Dreams and goals are for YOU too
- Achieving greatness isn’t a perfect picture
- You have the capacity to overcome anything
- 4th Strategy: Believe that change can be transformative
- Resilience is something you want to develop before needing it
- Build the muscle by adding resistance
- Stay in the ‘burn’ to get the transformation
- Change vs. transformation
- You can get the changes but never transform
- Take on the identity of who you want to be
- Put yourself in a power play position
- You want to be a CEO? Learn to think like a CEO
- Success is who you are, not what you do
- Transformation come from an adoption of different values
[45:47 - 52:36] Strategies for Resilience: Turn it into the Spice of Life!
- 5th Strategy: Recognize and explore the array of options
- What is serving you and what is not serving you?
- Look for the windows of opportunity and make decisions
- 6th and 7th Strategy: Perceive change as the spice of life
- By default you are on the field of adversity
- Challenges are the experiences of the game of life
- Become the MVP and champion of your own life
[52:37 - 57:50] Closing Segment
- How Rodney can make a bigger impact
- Turning this message into a movie
- How to connect with Rodney
- Links below
- Final announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“I believe in progress… because that’s where the growth happens, that’s where the miracle happens.” - Rodney Flowers
“Sometimes change causes you, calls you, forces you and nudges you to expand your core, to be a better version of yourself.” - Rodney Flowers
“Change is progress because it causes us to step outside what is comfortable… It offers you the opportunity to get familiar by expanding your core.” - Rodney Flowers
Resources Mentioned:
Articles:
- 7 New Resilience Strategies that Easily Strengthens Mindset for Change
Podcast:
- 1st Episode with Rodney - Showing Up for Others
- Game Changer Mentality Podcast with Rodney Flowers
Books:
- Think and Grow Rich
- Get Up! - Rodney Flowers
Connect with Rodney on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn. You can also email directly at team@rodneyflowers.com. Check out https://rodneyflowers.com and learn how to gain resilience for any challenge.
Conspiracy of Goodness Links:
Conspiracy of Goodness Summit
https://www.cogsummit.com/
Conspiracy of Goodness Network
https://conspiracyofgoodnessnetwork.com/
Conspiracy of Goodness on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/goodnessnetwork/
Dr. Lynda's Book:
https://www.dr-lynda.com/book/happiness
Ever Widening Circles
https://everwideningcircles.com/
EWC APP:
https://everwideningcircles.com/good-news-app-ever-widening-circles-app/
Affiliate Partners
http://everwideningcircles.com/partners
Donate!
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?token=I-nvmUrlbDfU67bRoWWdOhFxiAM_W81jtIFBGCYzfCL6fG8oSUOg9ONIL9WR8LDjLEeYj0&country.x=US&locale.x=US
EWC Ed:
https://ed.everwideningcircles.com/
Donna Cameron, After many incredible years in nonprofit management, has been spending her time “pursuing unanswerable questions in good company.” She started this journey by living out one year of being intentionally kind, one day at a time.
She blogs about the power of kindness, and has written the award winning book, A YEAR OF LIVING KINDLY, a love letter to the ways kindness is power in our lives and that of others.
Donna also helps organizations progress into their future by leaning into their values and visions.
Through her work, she helps boards and leaders to identify their values and increase their own individual efficacy, as well as the effectiveness of the organizations themselves.
Join in on this movement of goodness and learn some of the wonderful lessons Donna learned after a year of living kindly!
[00:01 - 5:32] Opening Segment
- I introduce Donna Cameron
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- Quick bio
- Donna shares her background
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- A desire to go beyond ‘nice’
- Donna’s deep dive into the essence of Kindness
- Kindness even has physiological benefits
- The goal is experience and change, not perfection
[05:33 - 14:48] A Year of Living Kindly: Living Your Legacy
- What you give your attention to will expand
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- ‘Which wolf do you feed?’
- Donna’s background on nonprofit
- Too many are focussing on only what’s wrong
- Pay attention to what really matters
- How kindness changes the legacy you leave
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- Legacy is not just what you do but your intention
- People remember how you touch lives
- What you could lose in pursuit of success
[14:49 - 24:09] A Year of Living Kindly: Kindness is a Verb
- Being kinder than you need to be
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- Extending yourself past what’s expected
- Nice vs. kind - Kindness is a verb
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Staying in tune with kindness
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Set up Google alerts for the latest kindness happening in the world
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- Examples of different stories
- Program your algorithms with goodness in the world
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- Looking for positivity? Subscribe to our Newsletter to find joy and wonder in your inbox
[24:10 - 35:26] A Year of Living Kindly: Health Benefits and Work Life
- Donna breaks down some of the health benefits of kindness
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- Scientific evidence and studies of the healthy effects
- Kindness produces oxytocin and serotonin
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- Even when we witness is towards someone else
- Lowers blood pressure and inflammation in the body
- Slows aging and reduces chronic pain
- Reduces the risk of heart disease
- The effects of kindness on our work lives
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- The time of ‘nice guys finish last’ in business is over
- Kind business cultures are the ones that win
- Research findings from Forbes that kindness in business is key
- Creates an atmosphere of safety to express ideas and collaborate
- Both kindness and incivility is contagious
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- What we experience most we tend to emulate
- “The ah-hah” moment:
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- We have a choice of what we want to spread
- How to spread kindness practically
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- “We live in a knee-jerk world -”
- Utilize the power of the pause
- Stay curious
- Think before you respond
- Withhold your immediate judgements
- Assume good intent
[35:27 - 40:30] Closing Segment
- A reminder of the power of the pause
- The power of your click
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- Your clicks matter to what gets seen
- Teaser for The Goodness Exchange
- How to connect with Donna
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- Links below
- Final words
Tweetable Quotes:
“What we look for really is what we find… It’s really a matter of who you want to be, and what you want to look for in life and that’s what you’re going to find.” - Donna Cameron
“Even if we only witness kindness to someone else, those hormones are produced in us and they lower your blood pressure, reduce inflammation, they fight heart disease… It’s like a wonder drug!” - Donna Cameron
“If we experience rudeness or incivility, or even witness it, we are more likely to be rude in our next encounters. Kindness is the same: if we experience it, we are more likely to be kind.” - Donna Cameron
“We assume one another’s good intent… If we can do that, it changes everything.” - Donna Cameron
Resources Mentioned:
Podcast:
- What Business Can Learn from Nature
Books:
- A Year of Living Kindly
- The Second Mountain - David Brooks
TedTalk:
- Dewitt Jones - Celebrate What’s Right with the World
- David Brooks - The Second Mountain
- The Power of the Pause - Lynda Ulrich
Articles:
- Firefighters Mow Man’s Lawn After Coming to His Rescue
- 13-Year-Old Kentucky Girl Gives Sneakers to Bullied Boy
- Police Share Tea with Elderly Couple
- Why Would One Man Fill Over 600 Potholes?
- Why Kindness in Business is No Longer an Option - Forbes Magazine
Connect with Donna on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. Be sure to check out https://ayearoflivingkindly.com/
Conspiracy of Goodness Links:
Conspiracy of Goodness Summit
https://www.cogsummit.com/
Conspiracy of Goodness Network
https://conspiracyofgoodnessnetwork.com/
Conspiracy of Goodness on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/goodnessnetwork/
Dr. Lynda's Book:
https://www.dr-lynda.com/book/happiness
Ever Widening Circles
https://everwideningcircles.com/
EWC APP:
https://everwideningcircles.com/good-news-app-ever-widening-circles-app/
Affiliate Partners
http://everwideningcircles.com/partners
Donate!
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?token=I-nvmUrlbDfU67bRoWWdOhFxiAM_W81jtIFBGCYzfCL6fG8oSUOg9ONIL9WR8LDjLEeYj0&country.x=US&locale.x=US
EWC Ed:
https://ed.everwideningcircles.com/
Rodney Flowers was a young, healthy athlete with dreams of a future in the NFL, until at age 15, he experienced a football injury that left him paralyzed. Doctors told him that he would never walk again.
But Rodney didn’t give up here.
Instead, he made a conscious decision to transform his destiny. Step by step, with faith, perseverance and an unwavering belief in himself, he achieved his goal.
Today, Rodney is no longer confined to a wheelchair and is an internationally recognized Transformational Speaker. He travels the world coaching individuals, groups, businesses and organizations alike, to share his story and teach the principles that inspire and motivate people to overcome challenges, find strength in adversity, and never give up on their dreams and aspirations!
Looking to get empowered and strengthened to live out your purpose and face challenges? Tune into the episode, this is one you can't miss.
[00:01 - 4:29] Opening Segment
- I introduce Rodney Flowers
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- Quick bio
- Rodney shares his incredible story
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- Loving football as a kid
- Injury at 15 leading to paralysis
- He was told he would never walk again
- Going from discouragement to a shift in mindset
- Facing the trauma head on to set an example
[04:30 - 16:30] Taking on the Responsibility of Overcoming Challenges
- Rodney dives deeper into his pivot to a positive mindset
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- Realizing and labelling the real source of pain
- Going on an internal search for hope
- Asking ‘what if?’ questions
- Deciding to be an overcomer
- Accepting challenges as a responsibility
- The ‘Game Changing Mentality’
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- Are you alive and breathing?
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- You are in the game of life
- You WILL face opposition
- Your mentality is what decides your outcomes
- The universe gives you opportunities to rise
- How to win the Game of Life
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- Facing disappointment without discouragement
- Developing game winning techniques
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- Don’t run away from the challenge
- Always seek the better version of yourself
- Practice gratitude
[16:31 - 26:21]Become Who You Need to Be
- Rodney talks about staying power
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- Today he is able to walk on crutches
- The process is always ongoing
- The story of falling on the hill
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- No shortcuts in life
- Inspiring others to take their hills
- You have to go through the pain to become who you need to be
- ‘The Joy of Becoming’
- The importance of legacy
- Looking for positivity? Subscribe to our Newsletter to find joy and wonder in your inbox
[26:22 - 36:09] Getting Better at the Game of Life
- Rodney’s thoughts on leaving a legacy
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- What are you going to use your gift for?
- Fulfilling your given purpose
- Purpose fuels happiness in life
- Consume what serves you best
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- Focus on what build you up
- Leave the things that tear you down
- You can only give what you already have
- You need to play the game to learn
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- Players vs. spectators
- Resilience is a skill that can be learned
- Challenges are opportunities to be a better player
[36:10 - 39:08] Closing Segment
- Keep an eye out for Part 2 with Rodney Flowers
- How to connect with Rodney
-
- Links below
- Final announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“I was given this challenge, this trauma, this resistance, this opposition, but I wasn’t given it for the purpose of being defeated, I was given it for the purpose of overcoming it. So it became a gift.” - Rodney Flowers
“I still have what many would consider a disability, but I am, by far, not disabled; because I’m living in my purpose.” - Rodney Flowers
“You want to develop resiliency, resilience skills before you need them… by constantly putting yourself in a position to be a greater version of yourself, to challenge yourself.” - Rodney Flowers
Resources Mentioned:
Links:
- Tedx Adam Grant: How to Stop Languishing and Start Finding Flow
Podcast:
- Game Changer Mentality Podcast with Rodney Flowers
Connect with Rodney on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn. You can also email Rodney directly at rodney@rodneyflowers.com. Check out https://rodneyflowers.com and learn how to gain resilience for any challenge.
Conspiracy of Goodness Links:
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Bert Pope, a widower raising 4 kids and the Creator and CEO of the Awesome Company, took the world by storm when he decided to make a social network for the good of mankind - solving the problem of negativity by digitizing kindness and gratitude.
Bert started using Awesome to showcase family friendly TikToks letting users vote for ‘the most awesome’ with the currency he created called Kindness Koin$. With each coin costing 5 cents, winners receive the chance to decide which charities will receive 100% of the voting proceeds.
Apart from leading change in social network, Bert was the Top Real Estate Brokers in North Florida for over 32 years.
In that time he helped families with the goal to help anyone and everyone who asks for it to the best of his ability.
Nationally, Bert Pope and Associates has been seen on National News multiple times Fox News and WSJ and have had Multi-Million dollar properties highlighted in USA Today.
I believe that Bert has created the currency of the gratitude economy. So let’s dive in and learn how to harness technology to advance humanity.
[00:01 - 8:11] Opening Segment
- I introduce Bert Pope
- Bert shares some light on his background
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- Losing his wife to a car wreck
- A shifting focus to taking care of his kids
- Struck by the evolution of digital devices
- Taking the tools we have and using them for good
- Becoming focused on the solution rather than the problem
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- Aggressively lazy - solving a problem to make it easier
- Ideas for the future - Clarence
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- Quantifying and GO mapping good deeds
[08:12 - 18:38] An ‘Awesome’ Solution to Negative Situations
- Silencing the negative noise by voicing the small wonders
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- Noise is first necessary to evolve
- “Monkey Mind” - but what about…
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- Taking stock in the midst of negativity
- We all want the same thing
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- How you go about it is the key
- How Bert went from heartbroken to Awesome
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- Started in 2017
- Realizing you only have one life to give to make change
- Awesome = to be content in your passion
- Consciously engaging or disengaging
[18:39 - 31:48] Kindness Koin$: Harnessing Technology to Advance Humanity
- The story behind Awesome
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- Patented in the App store and Google Play
- Social Network to share top trending TikToks
- User vote on the best through Kindness Koin$
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- 5 cents each
- The Top 20 videos decide on which charity the money is donated to
- Celebrating those who are creating Kind Content
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- Rewarding people doing good
- Gamifying social network
- Receiving content from all over the world
- How the currency works
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- Rewarded by watching ads
- Purchase in bundles
- People who receive them can redeem for their needs
- Example of content is rewarded
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[31:49 - 47:42] Giving People the Power to Navigate the Negativity
- Bert’s journey creating the Awesome Company
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- Currently at the building phase
- Content is king but, “Garbage in garbage out”
- Bringing in all the beauty to one place
- Making kindness fun
- The true power of facing challenges
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- Developing the ability to navigate
- Giving people the power to navigate their own challenges
- Negativity should never define you
- Harnessing the things that haunt us for the greater good
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- Building up strength by resistance
- Facing the “Monkey Mind”
- It can be used instead of it defining you
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- You are the one in charge
- Bert’s thoughts on being truly present
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- It starts with contentment
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- How Bert experiences contentment
[47:43 - 55:49] Closing Segment
- How to connect with the Awesome company
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- The goal is to rise to 20,000 users
- Available to all people of all ages
- Create ‘Awesome’ content and share it on the app!
- Links below
- Bert’s vision of world that could be
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- You to have contentment with your participation
- How to connect with Bert
-
- Links below
- Final announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“I am not going to let my life go unused. I have only one life to give and I know I can figure out a lot of things. I can’t do everything, but I can do THIS.” - Bert Pope
“We want to reward those that are creating good, kind, positive content on TikTok and celebrate them for being awesome… and in doing so, helping those children’s charities that are doing so much good out in the world.” - Bert Pope
“That’s where the challenges come in; to understand that those are only obstacles to navigate and as you navigate them, you become more powerful.” - Bert Pope
Resources Mentioned:
Links:
- It’s a Wonderful Life
- The Awesome App Google Play
- The Awesome App - App Store
COG Summit Guests:
- Karl Sona
- Stefanie Schaffer
- Kenton Lee
- Hadiya Masieh
- Dr. Lynda Ulrich
- Liesl Ulrich-Verderber
Connect with Bert on Twitter and LinkedIn. Spread some kindness over on www.awesome.one and help support the people doing good in the world.
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Dr. Lynda's Book:
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Today’s thought leader is Sunny Grosso. Sunny is a founding member of the Delivering Happiness consulting team. She is a master coach, a global speaker, and a culture changer working directly with organizations worldwide.
Sunny is on a mission to inspire and impact organizations around the world, to adopt happiness as a business model. Her work leads to the creation of more purposeful organizations that provide better human experiences and lead to greater business results.
She is also the co-founder of East+West Wellness, CEO of Culture Trails, and founder of SunYoga. Through all of this, Sunny has tapped into the highs and lows of her experience to create cultures that are flexible and even successful through changing times.
Be sure to tune into this absolute goldmine of an episode and learn the true power of positive work cultures.
[00:01 - 6:20] Opening Segment
- I introduce Sunny Grosso
- Sunny gives us a bit more background on her story and journey
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- Founding member of DH
- Implementing Zappos methodology - happiness as a business model
- Approaching whole-being with well-being
- Sunny illuminates the meaning behind a sense of well-being
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- A scientific approach to wellness and happiness
- A shift in leadership to holistic approaches to leading
[06:21 - 27:39] The Power of Positive Work Cultures
- Sunny shares the definition of positive work culture
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- The habits and the rituals of interaction
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- The ‘How’ of business
- A distinction between the ‘What’ and the ‘How’
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- You need both to create results
- Helping humans thrive through science driven practices
- How our survival instincts come into play in the workplace
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- Humans focus more on surviving than thriving
- We need to study how to be purposely involved in creating success
- Interrupting negative patterns with positive habits
- Surviving vs. Thriving
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- A look at Maslow’s law - basic needs first
- Pull out the information that will help you thrive
- See the threats but also the opportunities
- Making a workplace that creates the environment to thrive
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- Work needs to make room for life
- A look at our own habits as leaders and how it affects business
- Think ‘Whole-Being’ - people need an environment to thrive in
- Happiness at work is directly correlated to happiness in life
- Well-being is essential for results
- A look at leadership ‘before covid’ vs. ‘after covid’
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- A developing need to continually adapt
- Adaptability is connected to our emotional fitness
- It’s time to deepen relationships with a holistic approach
- How to move towards a happy work culture
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- The power of self-awareness
- You need to lead by example
- Are you living the values that your organization pushes?
- Sunny talks about the science of human change
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- The biggest catalyst for change is a paradigm shift
[25:40 - 37:29] How to Create a Positive Work Culture
- Sunny talks about redesigning the workplace to be more human
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- The Great Reset - experiencing a slow down or a pressure cooker
- Lean into the lows as opportunities to dive into ourselves
- How to build new habits and reminders for ourselves
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- Don’t run from uncomfortable moments
- Understanding who we are is the bases for creating successful habits
- Be yourself at all times
- The importance of asking, ‘What COULD this be like?’
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- Create the world you wish you had using values
- Relationships and their correlation to happiness
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- You can affect or infect
- Building friendships at work
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- Build a values based organization to attract and repel
- The example of Zappos
- Unique strategies to build your culture
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- Be a leader who is a good follower
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- Open minded to things that work
- Create champions to carry your values forward
[37:30 - 51:47] I’ll Be Happy When…
- Dispelling the idea that you need something to arrive at happiness
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- The lies we believed
- A look at the stimuli behind creating happiness
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- Internal/intrinsic
- External
- Happiness comes from the internal practice of it
- Work can be an opportunity
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- Learning more about who you are
- Learning how to approach problems
- Internal motivation as a driver for sustainable change
- Building relationships with depth instead of breath
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- ‘The Clock and Compass’ analogy
- Developing relationships in the workplace
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- Making a ‘friendship plan’
- “I wish I had the courage to live the life that was true to me…”
[53:48 - 1:02:12] Closing Segment
- Sunny’s practical tips to start practicing today
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- A sense of autonomy and control
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- If you can’t change it, adapt
- How to intentionally change your mindset
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- Notice
- Wonder
- Gratefulness
- Elevate to Awe
- How to connect with Sunny
-
- Links below
- Final announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“When we talk about positive work cultures we’re talking about the habits and the rituals, the ways that you interact; and that’s the ‘How’ of business… It’s the WAY all the work gets done.” - Sunny Grosso
“Work needs to make room for life as well, it’s not just work so you can have a life… Leaders are really waking up to the idea, en masse, that it’s the whole human that has to be provided with a place that they can thrive.” - Sunny Grosso
“Well-being is essential for tomorrow’s results.” - Sunny Grosso
“Build a values based organization, find who you are; and you want to attract and repel with your values, you want to be specific with exactly what you believe and what your purpose is.” - Sunny Grosso
Resources Mentioned:
Links:
- The Power of the Pause
- Yoga Flow SF
Podcasts:
- Episode with Jim Lord
- Episode with Julia Parzyck
Books:
- Beyond Happiness - Sunny Grosso
Connect with Sunny on Twitter and LinkedIn. Be sure to visit https://www.deliveringhappiness.com/ and start combining people with profit.
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Dr. Lynda's Book:
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Ever Widening Circles
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You would never initially think that women would make some of the best game wardens in all of Africa and lead to complete social reform within the community! There is a lot to learn here, and today we’re going to dive head first into a world of social entrepreneurship with Damien Mander.
Damien is an Iraq war veteran who served as a Naval clearance diver and special operations sniper for the Australian Defense Force. It was during his service, traveling through Africa, that he was inspired by the work of rangers as they defended the wildlife.
The International Anti-Poaching Foundation (IAPF) was born soon after, to be the ‘last line of defense for nature.’ Since it started, the IAPF has trained and supported rangers resulting in the protection of over 4 million hectares of African wilderness!
In 2017 IAPF founded ‘Akashinga (The Brave Ones) – Nature Protected by Women’, a program that has enabled the only group of nature reserves in the world to be protected by women. After giving women the opportunity to serve, the impact they’ve had on the community around them not only benefited the social structure, but even the economic structure.
Let’s jump right into Damien’s incredible journey and learn a new model to defend nature and community - empowering women.
[00:01 - 6:36] Opening Segment
- I introduce Damien Mander
- A reminder of the 5 characteristics of innovators’ recipe
- Damien’ s approach to tackling an issue
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- Getting started and gaining momentum is the most important thing
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- You can’t steer a stationary ship
- The importance of having a team around you to disagree with you
- Pushing through even without confidence or comfort
- Feeling most comfortable outside of your comfort zone
[06:37 - 23:40] Jumping into the Middle of the Problem
- Damien talks about how he started into solving the issue he saw
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- “I need to see it for myself”
- Jumping into the problem instead of waiting for it to come to you
- Starting without a plan and figuring out the direction after
- Filling the void in the world of conservation
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- Rapid militarization within the industry
- The targeting of elephants and rhinos
- Employing a short term solution first
- The community needs to be involved for long term change
- I share the parallels to the Hero’s Journey
- Damien talks about getting to the heart of the real issues - Peeling the onion
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- Not analyzing but ‘eating your way through the onion’
- From almost giving up to learning to scale the organization
- It’s the pressure that pushes you to find a better solution
- Positivity is just around the corner from a hardship
-
- The project of 2017
[23:41 - 56:03] The New Model to Defend Nature & Community: Empower Women
- Seeing the need and benefit of getting more women on the front lines
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- Getting left behind by industries using women on the front
- An answer to the short term, ‘good guys with the gun’ mentality
- Why aren’t women given the opportunity?
- Turning examples of other industries into a working model
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- There is no need to reinvent the wheel
- Fit your narrative into a model - test and adjust
- Fighting through the criticism
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- Rebuilding the organization to fit the model
- There is a value to having critics
- Dealing with conservation from a social issue standpoint
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- Getting the opposition to see the long term value of preserving wildlife
- Community development through women empowerment
- Why women at the forefront?
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- It changes the dynamics of society for the better
- Not even a single case of corruption
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- The impact on strategic national parks
- Finding an economic alternative to trophy hunting
- Wildlife hunting: an equation to be solved
- A breakdown of the economics behind conservation
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- Best gains are made from the social side
- The challenge having to solve the largest issues with the least funding
- How women help de-escalate tension
- Investing in education and job creation
- A look into the health care
- Including stakeholders
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A word about the Conspiracy of Goodness Summit
[56:04 - 1:08:59] Making Things Better from the Inside Out
- Damien shares the effects at the local level
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- 80% downturn in poaching
- 400% increase in wildlife in the region
- A community-wide respect for women
- Impacting the community on an economic and personal level
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- Giving women a chance
- Building up the society through women
- Damien reflects on what he’s learned on his journey
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- Giving up the ‘boys club’ mentality
- There need to be a better way to protect the planet
- Giving up a selfish lifestyle
[1:09:00 - 1:19:25] Closing Segment
- Damien talks about what he needs to take this initiative forward
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- Everything is in place
- It all just needs funding
- The growth so far
- More than just conservation
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- This is to change the world
- Giving others a model to use
- Providing opportunities to women
- How to support and connect with Damien
-
- Links below
- Final announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“We know how to manage most challenges, and if we don’t - we have a team that will find a solution. When we get given a challenge, it’s almost like a blessing.” - Damien Mander
“A great plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow… For me the most important thing is to start, and even more important than starting is not to stop - just to push through because it’s never going to be easy.” - Damien Mander
“Empowering women is the single greatest force for change in the world… Conservation became a byproduct of our social impact.” - Damien Mander
Resources Mentioned:
Websites:
- Damien Mander Ted Talk
- How to Fix a Broken School - Ted Talk
Podcasts:
- Episode with Nate Robinson
Books:
- Happiness is an Option
- The Hero’s Journey
Articles:
- Single Mothers are Saving Africa’s Endangered Wildlife
Connect with Damien on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Be sure to visit https://www.iapf.org/ and become a defender of our precious and most vulnerable wildlife.
Conspiracy of Goodness Links:
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Dr. Lynda's Book:
https://www.dr-lynda.com/book/happiness
Ever Widening Circles
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Whether for the better or worse, technology has truly shaped our human experience. But according to today’s guest we shouldn’t be taking the back seat, but instead showing up as humans to regain control over this living being we call artificial intelligence.
Mo Gawdat is a thought leader who, after a 30-year career in technology serving as Chief Business Officer at Google [X], has made happiness his top topic of pursuit. He revealed his discoveries in his international bestselling book, Solve for Happy. He is also the man responsible for the #OneBillionHappy movement, his labor of love to spread the message that happiness can be learned and shared.
In 2020, Mo launched his chart-topping podcast, Slo Mo: A Podcast with Mo Gawdat, where he interviews some of the wisest minds to explore the deep questions and obstacles we all face in our lifelong pursuit of purpose. His most recent book, Scary Smart: The Future of Artificial Intelligence and How You Can Save Our World, is the latest of Mo’s groundbreaking works revealing the dangers we face as AI’s abilities increase, and what we can do to stay ahead.
This conversation with Mo is truly life changing, so jump right in and let’s learn how we can teach happiness, compassion and love to artificial intelligence, and why it’s our job to do so!
[00:01 - 7:46] Opening Segment
- I introduce Mo Gawdat
- Mo’s story and how he aims to contribute goodness in the world
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- Unable to find happiness even in the midst of success and wealth
- The beginning of the search for happiness
- Finding a ‘mathematical’ path towards happiness
- How the loss of his son led to his first book
- Understanding concepts in your brain in order to reach your heart
- The mission behind #onebillionhappy
[07:47 - 20:36] Solving the Happiness Equation
- There is no shortcut to happiness
-
- Many of the wisest people went through trials
- Good thing, bad thing, who knows?
- Managing the meaning behind life circumstances
-
- “The Eraser Experiment”
-
- Most people would not erase their worst experiences
- Getting into the heart of unhappiness - Solving the “Happiness Equation”
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- There is no inherent value of happiness in a situation
- Happiness ≥ Perception of events in your life - Your expectations on how life should be
- The happiest people in the world are those who have less expectations
- Expectation is not the enemy, but the goal should be ambition
- How Mo’s revelation of happiness applies to “The Great Questioning”
-
- How we define purpose is important
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- Making the destination your purpose vs. Making this moment your purpose
- ‘Enjoying the game of life’ - the purpose is to play not just win
[20:37 - 33:54] AI is Changing Our Perceptions on Life
- Mo’s insights on how technology is playing into our perception of life
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- The two stages of technology - programmable vs. AI
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- Regular car opposed to a self-driving car
- Technology itself is not to blame
- Social media can separate or bring closer, your choice
- The issues that AI can bring and what we can do about it
- Mo shares about the ‘sentience’ of artificial intelligence
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- How AI is learning to change perception
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- Responding to your behavior, not your wishes
- AI is as sentient as a conscious being
- We are responsible for being good parents to this AI
-
A word about the Conspiracy of Goodness Summit
[33:55 - 42:26] Raising Artificial Intelligence Like a Child
- How to have agency over the rising problems of AI
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- Raising it like a child through ethics
- Actions and behaviors, not words
- Decisions are made through our morals
- The challenge of agreeing on one code of ethics
- The values we agree upon as a whole
-
- Happiness
-
- No matter the path there, everyone wants to be happy
- Compassion
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- Giving happiness to the ones we care about
- Love
-
- Everyone has this natural desire
- How these values can apply to machines
-
- Don’t confuse machines on what you want
- Don’t bash people, show people you want them to be happy
- Remember that AI is a form of being, they are looking for love
[42:27 - 49:26] Closing Segment
- Remember to take a breath and reflect on this information
- Four shifts we can make with our approach to technology
-
- Pause - just pause
- Ignore more
- Actively seek out kindness and progress
- Share that kindness when you find it
- Final thoughts on finding the ‘goodness’ in life
-
- Good things surround us if we only look for them
- Be grateful for the leisures you have
- Share positivity forward and it will return back
- Download a copy of The 4 Shifts
-
- Regain your control of your life online
- Final announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“Most people don't recognize that we've moved beyond the age of building another machine to the age of welcoming a digital sentient being into our lives.” - Mo Gawdat
“Your happiness is equal to or greater than the difference between your perception of the events of your life and your expectations of how life should be… it's the balance between the event and your expectation of it.” - Mo Gawdat
“If we don't show up and show our humanity, the machines will learn from the subset of humanity… We cannot afford to do that, we have to start engaging, and showing the world what it's actually like to be human.” - Mo Gawdat
“The meaning of the Happiness Equation is to look at life, and instead of seeing the negative of every event and comparing it to an unrealistic expectation, see the goodness in life and be grateful for it.” - Mo Gawdat
Resources Mentioned:
Websites:
- The 4 Shifts
Podcasts:
- Slo Mo: A Podcast with Mo Gawdat
- Ep. Good Thing, Bad Thing, Who Knows?
Books:
- Scary Smart: The Future of Artificial Intelligence and How You Can Save Our World
- Solve for Happy
- Happiness is an Option
Connect with Mo on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Be sure to visit https://www.mogawdat.com/ for even more resources to learn from.
Conspiracy of Goodness Links:
Conspiracy of Goodness Summit
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Conspiracy of Goodness Network
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Conspiracy of Goodness on Instagram
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Dr. Lynda's Book:
https://www.dr-lynda.com/book/happiness
Ever Widening Circles
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EWC APP:
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What could you achieve if you gave your full attention to something without worrying about other people’s opinions on it? Today’s guest has been impacting the world for the better with her ingenious designs from the age of 15 till now. Andini ‘Ann’ Makosinski is a world-renowned inventor, writer, and what I call a ‘social entrepreneur’. Her incredible innovations in ‘green’ energy have led her to appear on platforms such as Vice and Jimmy Falon. She has received titles like Forbes and Times Magazine's 30 under 30, and Entrepreneur Magazine’s young millionaires. Her work bridges the gap between the arts and science and in this episode, we are going to dig deeper than just Ann ‘the inventor’ and glean insights based on her own story and experience.
I truly believe you will be inspired as we learn the true key to success from Ann: mistakes and risks.
[00:01 - 8:46] Opening Segment
- I introduce Ann Makosinski
- The scope of Ann’s work bridging the gap between arts and science
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- Balancing both to make the best inventions
- Examples of Ann’s inventions
- The importance of curiosity
- Choosing your world view
[08:47 - 22:04] The Key to Success: Mistakes and Risks
- Learning from each experience
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- Everything, no matter how bad, is a lesson
- The stories you tell yourself shape you
- Be kind to yourself
- The importance of using humor to pull through
- The Great Questioning - the effects of the pandemic
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- Reevaluating our relationships with people and work
- How discipline of the mind can play into meaning and purpose
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- Getting pushed outside your comfort zone
- Being fully present in the moment
- Facing hard questions head on with vulnerability
[22:05 - 32:50] Embracing the Unknown
- Ann’s thoughts around fear
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- We fear what we don’t understand
- Embracing the mutability of life
- Don’t let future ideals detract from the present moment
- What it means to ‘live your truth’
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- Finding your identity
- Living in your reality
- You don’t have to be locked into who people say you are
-
A word about the Conspiracy of Goodness Summit
[32:51 - 50:11] The Gift of Your Full Attention
- Opening up to vulnerable experiences
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- Share yourself with others
- Don’t take people’s responses as your identity
- What we give our attention to expands
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- The greatest gift we can give is our attention
- Be careful what you give your attention to
- A shift from attention to gratitude
- You are the one in control of your own attention
- Thoughts on social media and how it plays on our attention
- How innovative inventions could create an amazing future
- Ann’s tips on how to handle the news
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- Your present headspace matters
[50:12 - 59:20] Closing Segment
- What Ann is working on now
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- New book coming soon on art and science
- Going through online university
- What to look forward to in the book
- Where Ann finds her inspiration
-
- Resources
- Getting into a flow state
- How you can follow and support Ann
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- Links below
- Final announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“The greatest gift we can give someone is our full attention…” - Ann Makosinski
“Feeling like the world is really open to your ideas is important… The energy you put out is the energy you’ll attract.” - Ann Makosinski
Resources Mentioned:
Websites:
- The World Economic Forum Instagram
Books:
- Happiness is an Option
Articles:
- Ben Zander - Radiating Possibility or Downward Spiral?
Connect with Ann on Instagram and Twitter. Be sure to visit https://annmakosinski.com/ for even more inspiring innovation!
Conspiracy of Goodness Links:
Conspiracy of Goodness Summit
https://www.cogsummit.com/
Conspiracy of Goodness Network
https://conspiracyofgoodnessnetwork.com/
Conspiracy of Goodness on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/goodnessnetwork/
Dr. Lynda's Book:
https://www.dr-lynda.com/book/happiness
Ever Widening Circles
https://everwideningcircles.com/
EWC APP:
https://everwideningcircles.com/good-news-app-ever-widening-circles-app/
Affiliate Partners
http://everwideningcircles.com/partners
Donate!
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?token=I-nvmUrlbDfU67bRoWWdOhFxiAM_W81jtIFBGCYzfCL6fG8oSUOg9ONIL9WR8LDjLEeYj0&country.x=US&locale.x=US
EWC Ed:
https://ed.everwideningcircles.com/
It’s time to expand our capacity for human connection by embracing our differences. Dina is the Director of Family Programs at myFace. MyFace is a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to changing the faces - and transforming the lives - of children and adults with facial differences. This is a mission that Dina finds herself perfectly aligned with. As someone with a facial difference herself, Dina’s goal is to advocate for the craniofacial community and make sure their voices are heard which she does daily through her work.
Let’s dive into this episode together and learn more about how Dina continues to make it an amazing world and why it’s okay to ask questions about our differences.
[00:01 - 6:40] Opening Segment
- I introduce Dina Zuckerberg
- The scope of Dina’s work and impact
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- Born with a facial difference
- Life growing up
- Joining myFace
[06:41 - 21:14] Why it’s Okay to Ask Questions About Our Differences
- How the book Wonder applies to Dina’s life
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- Dina’s journey accepting her difference and support
- Beginning to share her story
- The Wonder Project
- The importance of communication
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- Wrestling the fear of the unknown
- Not just our differences but our commonalities
- Words matter - what are the right ones?
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- Everyone has their own preference
- How to ask someone what to say
- The liberation of accepting your difference
- The importance of vulnerability within communication
[21:15 - 31:44] Letting People Know They’re not Alone
- How we can begin to approach people differently
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- Bypassing natural assumptions
- The goal of myFace
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- Starting by helping people who were injured in war
- Transitioning to children and adults
- Providing access to holistic care
- Education, resources, and support
-
A word about the Conspiracy of Goodness Summit
[31:45 - 44:13] The Masks that We Share
- Dina shares about removing the mask
- What you can learn from children
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- Appreciating differences
- Leaning towards kindness
- Facing the bully the right way
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- There is a story behind the bully
- Be kinder than you need to be
- What Dina wishes everybody new
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- Everyone is on a journey
- Choose kindness over anything
- Find the shared story
[44:14 - 53:30] Closing Segment
- Dina’s thoughts on living with purpose
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- Grateful for all experiences
- The feeling of doing what you love
- Managing the meaning of your experiences
- How you can support Dina
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- myFace, myStory Podcast
- Connect with Dina
-
- Links below
- What proves to Dina that it’s still an amazing world
- Final announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“There’s power in a shared story knowing you’re not alone.” - Dina Zuckerberg
“I think I’d rather have somebody ask about my difference than just pretend it’s not there, if they’re curious and want to know more.” - Dina Zuckerberg
“I think everybody to some extent wears a mask and it goes with the idea of being vulnerable…” - Dina Zuckerberg
Resources Mentioned:
Websites:
- MyFaceFoundation Facebook
Books:
- Wonder
Podcast:
- myFace, myStory Podcast
Connect with Dina on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Be sure to visit https://www.myface.org/ and start changing lives for the better.
Conspiracy of Goodness Links:
Conspiracy of Goodness Network
https://conspiracyofgoodnessnetwork.com/
Conspiracy of Goodness on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/goodnessnetwork/
Dr. Lynda's Book:
https://www.dr-lynda.com/book/happiness
Ever Widening Circles
https://everwideningcircles.com/
EWC APP:
https://everwideningcircles.com/good-news-app-ever-widening-circles-app/
Affiliate Partners
http://everwideningcircles.com/partners
Donate!
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?token=I-nvmUrlbDfU67bRoWWdOhFxiAM_W81jtIFBGCYzfCL6fG8oSUOg9ONIL9WR8LDjLEeYj0&country.x=US&locale.x=US
EWC Ed:
https://ed.everwideningcircles.com/
“Imagine if all the people who want to change the world knew they could.” Jim Lord is set on a mission to not only make the world a better place but to help others realize they can do the same, creating a world filled with people who know they’ve made a difference with their lives.
Jim, author of Bounce Back Higher and creator of “The Philanthropic Quest,” is committed to championing the power of people who have the heart, the values, and the capabilities to take humanity to new heights. He does this all by leading group programs, mentoring coaches and consultants, and working with a select few private clients.
Let’s dive right into this conversation and learn how seeing the glass half full can help celebrate what you have and how investing in ourselves can ripple out and affect others.
[00:01 - 6:26] Opening Segment
- I introduce Jim Lord
- How Jim is impacting the world with his work
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- People usually want to make a difference
- Why do people give?
- Ask for the story
- Ambiguity is a gift
[06:27 - 17:56] Focusing on Solutions not Problems
- Jim’s thoughts on AI - Appreciative Inquiry
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- Getting to the solution, not focusing on the problem
- Pay attention to what is working
- Get a glimpse of the positive
- Stand on the things that work
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- Life giving properties of a situation
- The lens of an organization
- It’s not about knowledge
-
- Imagination and wisdom
- Dealing with person to person conflict
-
- Start at the agreement stage
- Don’t come in thinking you know
- Who you are and how we live
[17:57 - 41:07] The Glass Half Full
- Jim talks about the notion of ‘contribution’
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- Stay grounded in humility
- The importance of awareness
- The art of acting on intention
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- Letting positive thoughts escape your mouth
- Seeing need vs. seeing resources
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- Pay attention to the full not the empty
- Going from hatefulness to understanding
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- Difference is nourishment
- ‘What happened to you?’
- Take a breath - power of the pause
- How to practice this in the current time we’re in
-
- The analogy of black ice
- Happy in the present
- A word about Conspiracy of Goodness Network
[41:08 - 53:12] Depths Required to Reach Heights?
- Jim’s thoughts on depths to achieve heights
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- The value the pause
- Strategic draw back
- What kind of world do you want?
- Focus on people first
-
- The power of your presence
- Use your influence
[53:13 - 59:10] Closing Segment
- Jim’s advice for next steps
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- Remember the pause
- People have a desire to make a difference
- Connect with Jim
-
- Links below
- What proves to Jim that it’s still an amazing world
- Final announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“The act of contribution actually is a way to really connect with another person or community…” - Jim Lord
“If you can just get a glimpse, just a glimpse, of something that is positive you then can gain the confidence and… a strong place to stand to deal with, ‘come what may.’” - Jim Lord
“Instead of being hateful, seek to understand.” - Jim Lord
Resources Mentioned:
Books:
- The Raising of Money
- TBD - To Be Determined
- Illusions
Videos:
- The Power of the Pause
Podcast Episodes:
- Good Thing Bad Thing, Who Knows?
Connect with Jim on LinkedIn. Email quest@jimlord.org with your name to get a free copy of “What Kind of World do You Want?”. Be sure to check out https://leadershipphilanthropy.com/ and start building the world you want to see!
Conspiracy of Goodness Links:
Conspiracy of Goodness Network
https://conspiracyofgoodnessnetwork.com/
Conspiracy of Goodness on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/goodnessnetwork/
Dr. Lynda's Book:
https://www.dr-lynda.com/book/happiness
Ever Widening Circles
https://everwideningcircles.com/
EWC APP:
https://everwideningcircles.com/good-news-app-ever-widening-circles-app/
Affiliate Partners
http://everwideningcircles.com/partners
Donate!
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?token=I-nvmUrlbDfU67bRoWWdOhFxiAM_W81jtIFBGCYzfCL6fG8oSUOg9ONIL9WR8LDjLEeYj0&country.x=US&locale.x=US
EWC Ed:
https://ed.everwideningcircles.com/
Purpose is aspirational, it’s always looking forward, and meaning is something you use to make sense of the past. Liesl Ulrich-Verderber, the CEO of Ever Widening Circles and Founder of the Conspiracy of Goodness Network, is back with us again to help break this down practically. While last episode we looked at the mileposts of a purpose driven life, today we are going to dive a bit deeper and really hone in on HOW to find purpose in the first place. Liesl is always looking to inspire curiosity, connect people to a wider world, and give us all a sense of possibility - so let’s continue the discussion.
Tune in and let these 3 ways to find your purpose really sink in and help you start your journey towards a purpose and meaning.
[00:01 - 6:38] Opening Segment
- I introduce Liesl Ulrich-Verderber
- Liesl reminds us of our conversation last episode
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- 4 stages of a purpose driven life
- Breaking down meaning, purpose, and the fallacy of goals
- Some announcements to look forward to
[06:39 - 18:36] Life, Love and the Pursuit of Contentment
- A look at purpose and meaning
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- Purpose looks forward
- Meaning makes sense of the past
- Challenging the concept of ‘I’ll be happy when…’
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- Contentment vs. happiness
- The pursuit of happiness never ends
- How to gauge meaning
- The goal of Ever Widening Circles
-
- Balancing the negativity in the world
- Solving the world’s biggest problems
[18:37 - 34:15] 3 Ways to Find Your Purpose
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- Start following your curiosity
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- Wind up somewhere new
- ‘I can do this and never tire’
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- One day - something happens
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- Coming out of a situation transformed
- The purpose finds you
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- Through mentorship
-
- In the presence of great minds
- The way of diving into a niche
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- The example of MaryLiz Bender
- The example of Dr. Tamzin Woolley-Barker
- The example of Eric Hollenbeck
- A word about Conspiracy of Goodness Network
[34:14 - 51:23] 3 Ways to Find Your Purpose - Continued
- How events can lead into your purpose
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- The story of Topher White
- The story of Damian Mander
- The story of Dadarao Bilhore
- Finding ways to make the world a better place
- Getting around mentors to find purpose
-
- MA’O Farms
- The example of Chip Conley
[51:24 - 57:08] Closing Segment
- How to connect with what Liesl is doing
-
- Links below
- Conspiracy of Goodness Summit
-
- COG Summit
- Link up with kindred spirits on the Conspiracy of Goodness Network
- Final announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“Happiness is a fleeting feeling whereas contentment is something that is sustainable… That is a feeling that is more sustainable, one that we don’t talk about enough or celebrate enough.” - Liesl Ulrich-Verderber
“There are so many ways you can find purpose and so many ways you can be helpful to others that are not making the news… they are people doing kind things and they are just as powerful.” - Liesl Ulrich-Verderber
Resources Mentioned:
Podcast Episodes
- 4 Mileposts of a Purpose Driven Life
- Good Thing, Bad Thing, Who Knows? with Dr. Srikumar Rao
- The Overview Effect: Falling in Love with Human Potential
- What Business can Learn from Nature
- Mother Trucker Yoga
- Experience Meets Wisdom - Chip Conley
Websites
- COG Summit
- Cultivating Your Purpose - Hidden Brain Podcast
Articles
- The Key to Finding Happiness that Lasts
- The Life Changing Work of a Master Craftsman
- Saving the Rainforest with Old Cell Phones
- Single Mothers are Saving Africa’s Endangered Wildlife
- Why Would One Man Fill 600 Potholes?
- ‘Merman’ Mike
- MA’O Farms: Celebrating Youth in Hawaii
Connect with Leisl on LinkedIn and Instagram. Be sure to visit https://conspiracyofgoodnessnetwork.com/tickets/ and start living with purpose, for purpose, on purpose!
Conspiracy of Goodness Links:
Conspiracy of Goodness Network
https://conspiracyofgoodnessnetwork.com/
Conspiracy of Goodness on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/goodnessnetwork/
Dr. Lynda's Book:
https://www.dr-lynda.com/book/happiness
Ever Widening Circles
https://everwideningcircles.com/
EWC APP:
https://everwideningcircles.com/good-news-app-ever-widening-circles-app/
Affiliate Partners
http://everwideningcircles.com/partners
Donate!
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?token=I-nvmUrlbDfU67bRoWWdOhFxiAM_W81jtIFBGCYzfCL6fG8oSUOg9ONIL9WR8LDjLEeYj0&country.x=US&locale.x=US
EWC Ed:
https://ed.everwideningcircles.com/
There is something so powerful and so incredible about people who live with purpose because they are driven to do good in the world. On that note, we have a special guest today - my own daughter! Liesl Ulrich-Verderber is the CEO of Ever Widening Circles and Founder of the Conspiracy of Goodness Network. She has built this media company intent on changing the negative dialogue about our times and curating the insights & innovations that prove it's still an amazing world! As a lifelong learner, Liesl is always looking to inspire curiosity, connect people to a wider world, and give us all a sense of possibility.
I can’t wait for you to dive into this absolute treat of an episode and learn more about the 4 mileposts on a purpose-driven journey.
[00:01 - 7:32] Opening Segment
- I introduce Liesl Ulrich-Verderber
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- Bio
- How Liesl is impacting the world with her work
-
- The mission of EWC
- The beauty of a purpose-driven life
- The story behind the Conspiracy of Goodness
[07:33 - 18:30] A Tipping Point of Purpose
- Liesl expounds on conspiracy of goodness
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- It doesn’t have to be a scary word
- Goodness is in human connection
- The importance of it
- We are at a tipping point
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- Drawn to live with purpose
- A future worth pursuing
- The urgency behind differing generations
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- Not a generation rift but a generational shift
[17:16 - 31:57] The 4 Milepost on a Purpose-Driven Journey
- The Search Milepost
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- ‘This is not where I’m meant to be’
- Follow your curiosity
- Keep a child-like mind
- The Learning Milepost
-
- From a free-for-all to honing in
- Finding out what works and what doesn’t
- Curating your incoming
- The Growing/Expanding Milepost
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- Time for self-work
- From knowledge to doing
- A word about Conspiracy of Goodness Network
[31:58 - 38:58] Closing Segment
- The Connecting Milepost
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- The point of needing community to succeed
- Multipliers of your work
- How to find kindred spirits in goodness
-
- Links below
- Conspiracy of Goodness Summit
-
- COG Summit
- Connect with Liesl
-
- Links below
- Final announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“There is something so powerful and so incredible about people who live with purpose because they are driven to do good in the world.” - Liesl Ulrich-Verderber
“What we did was create this beautiful archive where people can get curious about almost anything and find a little life lesson in it...” - Liesl Ulrich-Verderber
Resources Mentioned:
Websites
- COG Summit
Articles
- Why Would a Man Fill 600 Potholes?
- Saving the Rainforest with Old Cell Phones
Connect with Liesl on LinkedIn and Instagram. Be sure to visit https://conspiracyofgoodnessnetwork.com/tickets/ and start living with purpose, for purpose, on purpose.
Conspiracy of Goodness Links:
Conspiracy of Goodness Network
https://conspiracyofgoodnessnetwork.com/
Conspiracy of Goodness on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/goodnessnetwork/
Dr. Lynda's Book:
https://www.dr-lynda.com/book/happiness
Ever Widening Circles
https://everwideningcircles.com/
EWC APP:
https://everwideningcircles.com/good-news-app-ever-widening-circles-app/
Affiliate Partners
http://everwideningcircles.com/partners
Donate!
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?token=I-nvmUrlbDfU67bRoWWdOhFxiAM_W81jtIFBGCYzfCL6fG8oSUOg9ONIL9WR8LDjLEeYj0&country.x=US&locale.x=US
EWC Ed:
https://ed.everwideningcircles.com/
Living life to the fullest doesn’t have to be an abstract concept, but something that can be obtained if only we would take a 1 degree shift. Tania Carriere is deeply curious about what it means to be living our "best life", so curious in fact that she travels the world curating immersive journeys to explore life’s biggest questions. Tania is a renowned leadership consultant and ICF Certified Positive Psychology and Leadership Coach. Her mission is to bring leadership and experiential learning practices to create the deeply engaging learning environments needed to effect impactful and resonant behavioural, emotional and relational change. In addition, her work with Advivum Journeys involves making sure people, who are curious like her, are able to retreat and go on their inner journey to inspire and provoke real change.
Be sure to tune into this episode and learn from Tania the impact of using discomfort as a tool for change.
[00:01 - 8:03] Opening Segment
- I introduce Tania Carriere
-
- Bio
- How Tania is impacting the world with his work
-
- Crafting experiences
- Helping people discover
- Life to the fullest - The 1 degree shift
- Choice, discovery, and epiphany
[08:04 - 25:39] The Importance of Choice
- Tania’s thoughts on choice
-
- Her experience
- The ‘shoulds’
- Bringing back the 1 degree shift
- What am I choosing now?
-
- Change doesn’t have to be a 100% all in event
- It takes a 1% intentional choice
- Remember your ‘Yay’ moments
-
- Three things from your day to remember
- Preserve gratitude
- Two categories of questions
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- The ones we frame about the external world
- The questions that are asked over and over
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- Do you hear me?
- Will you choose me?
- The curation of experiences throughout the day
-
- Write them down
- ‘This can not be my final answer’
-
- Daunting but liberating
[25:40 - 39:24] Quest Towards Discovery
- Choice can’t happen without discovery
-
- Allowing yourself to have no expectation
- Having the expectation for something new
- Discovery is an expertise to learn
-
- So focused on ‘lost’ that you miss the ‘find’
- “I’m just not found yet”
- Master Side-Eye Noticing
- Focussing on the big picture not the pixels
- ‘I go in expecting that everything is unknown’
-
- Opening the opportunity to learn something new
- My job is to find out what I can learn
- What is an epiphany?
-
- The analogy of the firefly
- A word about Conspiracy of Goodness Network
[39:25 - 54:34] Epiphany: Using Discomfort as a Tool for Change
- Reaching the level of epiphany
-
- Life is defined individually at unique times
- What does your fullest life mean to you?
- Epiphany requires you to truly tune in
- How to get to - ‘Hah! I didn’t know that’
-
- Start with - wow
- Stay in a place of wonder
- The bacon and egg story
-
- Losing out on wonder staying within comfort
- How discomfort can lead to epiphany
- The questions should leave you considering, not answering
-
- How to ask better questions
- Let your questions be invitations
[54:35 - 1:01:30] Closing Segment
- Tania’s last advice - what you really need to know
-
- The choice between two panels
- It’s about the journey - toasting life
- Connect with Tania
-
- Links below
- What proves to Tania that it’s still an amazing world
- Final announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“We are called, now more than ever, to really craft our experience. Our life is our experience… We’re responsible for crafting HOW we experience and what influences our life.” - Tania Carriere
“Think about three things you can predict… those will be your ‘Yay’ moments… I find that the most practical way to integrate gratitude into my day.” - Tania Carriere
“If we let go of this expectation, if we get into the itchy… We then can transcend into, ‘wow what is emerging? What is there here to hear and learn? What can I take away?’” - Tania Carriere
Resources Mentioned:
Books
- The Hero’s Journey
Websites
- Advivum Journeys Events
Podcast Episodes
- Chip Conley
Articles
- Saving the Rainforests with Old Cell Phones
- Single Mothers are Saving Africa’s Endangered Wildlife
Connect with Tania on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram. Check out https://www.advivumjourneys.ca/ and get out on your next journey!
Conspiracy of Goodness Links:
Conspiracy of Goodness Network
https://conspiracyofgoodnessnetwork.com/
Conspiracy of Goodness on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/goodnessnetwork/
Dr. Lynda's Book:
https://www.dr-lynda.com/book/happiness
Ever Widening Circles
https://everwideningcircles.com/
EWC APP:
https://everwideningcircles.com/good-news-app-ever-widening-circles-app/
Affiliate Partners
http://everwideningcircles.com/partners
Donate!
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?token=I-nvmUrlbDfU67bRoWWdOhFxiAM_W81jtIFBGCYzfCL6fG8oSUOg9ONIL9WR8LDjLEeYj0&country.x=US&locale.x=US
EWC Ed:
https://ed.everwideningcircles.com/
When you move your body are you thinking of the calories you want to burn, or are you experiencing the sheer joy of spending your energy on something? Let’s talk about that. Today’s guests are actively making the world a better and more inclusive place. Marley Blonsky and Kailey Kornhauser are the creators of All Bodies on Bikes, a community of cyclists who don’t limit themselves to just one body type and operate with the intention of ‘no one left behind.' They are advocates who are changing the narrative that you have to look a certain way in order to feel a certain way, and helping other organizations do the same.
Let’s get right into the conversation with these incredible ladies, blast open the doors of possibility, and begin changing the way we think, not the way we look!
[00:01 - 7:00] Opening Segment
- I introduce Kailey Kornhauser and Marley Blonsky
- How Marley and Kailey are impacting the world with their work
-
- Marley explains how they got started
- Becoming unlikely advocates
- Kailey talks about the cultural shifts in sports
[07:01 - 18:21] Movement Should be Joyful not Punishing
- The girls talk about the ‘joy of movement’
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- Refocusing on how we spend energy
- It shouldn’t be a punishment but a positive experience
- Marley’s story and experience - the joy of inclusivity
- Being conscious of the intention of what we do
-
- It still takes work
- Making people feel more welcome
- Communicating expectations and intentions
[18:22 - 34:23] Changing the Way We Think, Not the Way We Look
- No such thing as the perfect body
-
- Freeing people from the idea of perfection
- Our vessel is not our values
- What you give your attention to grows
- ‘Fat’ is not a bad word - breaking down buzzwords
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- What to say and what not to say
- Sensitivity to self-identification
- The origins of the word ‘obesity’
- Tackling the concept of ‘BMI’
- A word about Conspiracy of Goodness Network
[34:24 - 46:27] Don’t Blame Yourself for Your Genetics
- Marley tells the story of the twins
-
- The impact genetics have over environment
- Marley talks about how her genealogy comes into play
- The reality of abundance and scarcity
-
- Keeper/Thrifty Genes
- The influencers in this field
- Joining the community
-
- Resources below
- Your identity and your movement
[46:28 - 56:18] Closing Segment
- Connect to the joy of movement not the movement itself
- A vision of possibility
-
- Active transportation
- What brings you joy
- Connect with Marley and Kailey
-
- Links below
- What proves to Marley and Kailey that it’s still an amazing world
- Final announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“We didn’t set out to be advocates for people in larger bodies. But we realized that we had a story to tell and that we resonated with people and that biking is an amazing activity for people who live in larger bodies.” - Marley Blonsky
“I think if we talk more about the JOY of moving our bodies then we invite more people in than if we talk about other motivations for moving.” - Kailey Kornhauser
“I hope at the end of the day that people realize that there is so much more to them than their body… What really matters is what’s inside, what our values are, our personality; this is just our vessel.” - Marley Blonsky
“If you put so much stock and value on what you look like and not who you are as a person, and your character, then when you no longer have that body… what’s left?” - Marley Blonsky
Resources Mentioned:
Social Media Group:
- All Bodies on Bikes FB Group
- All Bodies on Bikes Instagram
Articles and Studies:
- Article with Marley and Kailey
- Glossary of Words to Use and Not Use
- Twins Study
- Metabolic Thrift and Genetic Basis
- The Story of Sam Blooms
Books:
- What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About ‘Fat’
Podcast Episode:
- Love Your Body Shape More with Julia Parzyck
Connect with Marley on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Check out https://lifeontwowheels.space/ to learn how you can improve your inclusivity.
Connect with Kailey on Instagram. Go check out https://www.kaileykornhauser.com/ for even more inspiring content.
Conspiracy of Goodness Links:
Conspiracy of Goodness Network
https://conspiracyofgoodnessnetwork.com/
Conspiracy of Goodness on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/goodnessnetwork/
Dr. Lynda's Book:
https://www.dr-lynda.com/book/happiness
Ever Widening Circles
https://everwideningcircles.com/
EWC APP:
https://everwideningcircles.com/good-news-app-ever-widening-circles-app/
Affiliate Partners
http://everwideningcircles.com/partners
Donate!
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We are rapidly entering a new age of ‘Conscious Capitalism’ - where kindness, creativity, and human value impacts our modern economics. Vinny Tafuro, founder of the Institute for Economic Evolution, is a visionary thinker, writer, entrepreneur, communications theorist, and economist. He is the author of two books, Corporate Empathy and Unlocking the Labor Cage, where he advocates for the twenty-first century economy that is "disrupting society’s most rigid institutions and beliefs." His economic theories explore the societal and economic shifts being catalyzed by corporations as a result of technology, corporate personhood, and evolving human cognition. In other words, he believes that our economy is entering a new era that can pursue human connection and kindness rather than greed and consumerism.
Listen in to my conversation with Vinny and let’s dig deeper into the changing economic landscape where kindness is in.
[00:01 - 5:36] Opening Segment
- I introduce Vinny Tafuro
- How Vinny started and the scope of his work
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- Vinny’s role and work
- Institute for Economic Evolution
- An intro to Human Economics
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- Household management and term for the market
- A social psychology study within art and science
- Returning humanity to a mathematical structure
[05:37 - 20:38] Understanding Social Capital
- Vinny’s thoughts on economics and crisis
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- The need for solutions
- Examples
- We have a crisis of social capital
- Understanding social capital
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- The trust that drives a community
- A cycle of support
- How to operate in social capital
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- A new metric for businesses to look for
- A look at Wikipedia
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- The economics of an idea
- It shows the ability to collaborate
- Consumer trust and its importance to profit
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- The way advertisers are losing trust
- How to improve
- A word about Conspiracy of Goodness Network
[20:39 - 33:50] Business is Changing and Kindness is in
- How to free up people’s time
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- The changing of how things are done
- The time crisis
- The positive effects of having more time
- How this can be done in practice
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- 20% time example
- Leaving room for the desire of productivity
- Economics is incomplete
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- Humans are not rational beings
- Emotions impact our economics
- The power of the pause
- Where real change comes from
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- It’s time to try new things
[33:51 - 47:47] Bringing Real Change to the Forefront
- Vinny talks about the concept of lazy philanthropy
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- How it relates to conscious capital
- The example of Andrew Carnegie and Rockefeller
- Modern examples
- Spend down foundation
- Market sector vs. social sector
- The concept of setting up the next generation for success
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- A lost concept
- Paying dues forward
- The Team Human movement
- How things are changing rapidly
[47:48 - 58:44] Closing Segment
- Vinny’s thoughts on Everybody Matters
- A last deep dive into conscious capitalism
- Final thoughts on changing economics
- Connect with Vinny
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- Links below
- What proves to Vinny that it’s still an amazing world
- Final announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“We tend to need a crisis to come up with a real solution.” - Vinny Tafuro
“What are you spending your time on that’s important to you..? What worked 50 years ago didn’t work 100 years ago, and what works today is going to be different from what worked yesterday.” - Vinny Tafuro
“We can change things a dozen times in a dozen months and see which one did best, and that’s something that we really haven’t embraced yet…” - Vinny Tafuro
Resources Mentioned:
Books:
- Corporate Empathy - Vinny Tafuro
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Unlocking the Labor Cage - Vinny Tafuro
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The Thank You Economy
- What Unites Us
- Team Human Book
- Everybody Matters
- Conscious Capitalism
- Bowling Alone
Previous Episodes:
- What Business can Learn from Nature with Dr. Tamsin Woolley-Barker
Videos:
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The Power of the Pause
-
Connect with Vinny on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram. Check out https://www.evolveeconomics.org/ where the creation for human value meets modern economics.
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There’s no more room for greed and empty promises in business; people want refreshment and purpose behind their purchase. Your ideal clients, happiness, growth, and success are all at your doorstep; and the path to unlocking it starts here. Michael Price is a thought leader, author, international motivational speaker, philanthropist, successful entrepreneur, and visionary. He is the Founder of G Michael Enterprises LLC and his journey has led him to not only huge milestones in business but in gratitude and wisdom. He has mastered the gratitude economy and his greatest revelations have resulted in his newest book, Chase People, Not Money, which - if there was ever a book you needed to get into your hands, it’s this one here.
Lean into this episode to start connecting the dots to the ‘missing pieces to the puzzles of life,’ and how giving a refreshing experience will lead to the success you seek in your business.
[00:01 - 4:05] Opening Segment
- I introduce Michael Price
- How Michael started and the scope of his work
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- 30 years of studying and serving people
- A cycle of curiosity
- Where do you get your energy?
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- A love for people
- Chase People, Not Money - a refreshing experience
[04:06 - 16:39] Chase People, Not Money
- People above money
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- Hold people’s feelings above money
- A change of mindset
- The effects of focussing on a love for people
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- Sifting good and bad clients
- A higher form of AI - Automated Intelligence
- Due rewards from the universe itself
- A connection to the whole human race
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- A love for others opens doors
- The incredible value covered in Michael’s book
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- Dynamics and unity between clients and employees
- Networking
- A work of passion
- Economy and recession proof
[16:40 - 36:14] Care for Others and the Money Will Follow
- The importance of Scruples
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- Keeping your integrity based on values
- The dangers of going beyond what you can manage
- Gain it and sustain it
- The ability to say ‘No’
- Developing core beliefs/values
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- Everyone is born with a right to believe what they want
- Being a Pearl Collector
- Use these beliefs to fall in love with the whole human race
- Antivirus software thinking
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- Example through Michael’s business growth
- The blessing of instant feedback
- Finding the right work environment that aligns with your values
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- Always give the boss a chance
- Whatever you think you’re worth - double it!
- A word about Conspiracy of Goodness Network
[36:15 - 54:04] Creating Your Own Reality
- 4 principles to creating your own reality at work
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- Be fast - whatever you do, it can be done faster
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- Do it safely and efficiently
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- Peripheral Concern - Learn and study all the details around you
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- Consistency - the capstone to everything
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- How to know when it’s time to walk away
- The language of respect and trust
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- Respect is a birthright
- Passing the love barrier
- Learning people’s respect language
- How to make a choice to chase people and not money
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- To be a giver or a taker
- Michael’s moment of choice
- Honoring your customer’s money down to the penny
[52:37 - 59:27] Closing Segment
- Connect with Michael
-
- Links below
- Planning to progress for the future
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- Michael’s secret to true happiness and energy
- What proves to Michael that it’s an amazing world
- Final announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
I love people, and I love bringing my virtuosity to their life. Because if I mix a love for people with the excellence of what I do - it creates a refreshing experience that is mind-boggling people!” - Michael Price
“Don’t ask for a million dollars, ask for the hands that can manage the wealth.” - Michael Price
“To fall in love with the whole human race; when that happens I believe something comes into you and zaps you with energy! You can’t buy it in a powder, you can’t buy it in a pill.” - Michael Price
Resources Mentioned:
- Chase People, Not Money: The Ultimate Business Model - by Michael Price
- The 5 Love Languages
- The Missing Message
Connect with Michael on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Check out https://www.gmichaelprice.com/ to learn more about how Michael is impacting the world.
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Let’s go on a journey with my friend Adam Morris. If you care about the world, and you're looking to make it a better place but not seeing the results you want, then tune in to this episode with an open mind. Adam is the co-founder and head of operations at Wild Tiger Tees. As the visionary of this social enterprise, his ability to bring people together through positivity is what got the team to form and take home the funding to initiate it. Always approachable, Adam is a master at conversations through curiosity. He is constantly connecting within social enterprise circles at networking events, interviewing guests for his People Helping People Podcast, or taking dog Aki for walks around the block.
Dive into Adam’s incredible story and unlock what you need to find your purpose in life and learn what can happen when you show up with curiosity.
[00:01 - 09:00] Opening Segment
- I introduce Adam Morris
- How Adam started and how his work impacts on the world
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- How People Helping People started
- An interest and burden for social entrepreneurship
- Disillusioned with the business world
- Going out and getting new information
[09:01 - 31:05] People Helping People: Social Entrepreneurship
- Adam talks about going into podcasting
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- Connecting with other individuals
- A thirst for knowledge
- The gist of People Helping People
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- The value of social enterprise
- The importance of social enterprise in your company
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- It’s the identity that holds up your business
- Examples of social enterprises
- Adam talks about the podcast related to his purpose
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- A piece of the end goal
- The power of connection
- Resources that help social enterprises
- How to connect with the right people
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- The key is curiosity
- Volunteering to develop connections
- A word about Conspiracy of Goodness Network
[31:06 - 42:40] Find Your Purpose in Life: Show Up with Curiosity
- What it’s like working in a social enterprise
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- The view from Wild Tiger Tees
- Organizing talks and partnering with other organizations
- Gaining global solutions
- Get out of your own bubble
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- We’re all the same
- Ideas are being shared everywhere
- People are getting more comfortable sharing solutions
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- The effects of the Pandemic
- Forced pause
- Showing up with curiosity
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- Examples
[42:41 - 52:36] Focus on Human Connection
- Adam talks about the value of ‘side hustles’
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- A way to give confidence
- Good way to build a network
- There is a tipping point coming
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- Just making profit isn’t good enough
- Focus on the human connection
- Chief Happiness Officer
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- You choose how you show up in the world
- Making a demand for change
[52:37 - 58:10] Closing Segment
- Connect with Adam
-
- Links below
- What proves to Adam that it’s an amazing world
- Final announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“For a social enterprise… ‘if you remove that component from your business, your business will no longer function as it is today…’ you would fundamentally be a different company.” - Adam Morris
“Here’s how you find a new career… ‘I’m just gonna go out and have coffee with everyone and learn what’s going on and share whatever I have…’ quite often those conversations will lead you further than anything else you can imagine.” - Adam Morris
“You choose how you show up in the world, and as you change the world changes around you.” - Adam Morris
Resources Mentioned:
- People Helping People Podcast
- Advertising & the End of the World
- SocialVentures
- Give Back Hack
- Rich Brubaker of Collective Responsibility Explains Why Nothing is Good, Bad, or Otherwise at First Glance
Connect with Adam on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Check out https://wildtigertees.com/ to learn more about how he is creating opportunities through empowerment.
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How are you during these changing times? Are you feeling stuck, asking, “why me?” I believe this episode is exactly what you need. Today’s thought leader is bridge builder and business mentor, Maureen ‘Mo’ McKenna. Mo is a 'Pause-itive' and eclectic explorer and adventurer as she herself is enchanted by knowledge and driven by curiosity. She actively impacts the world through her work with ROE (Return on Energy), a collaborative search to identify and understand an organization’s strengths, its potentials, its greatest opportunities, and people’s hopes for the future. In short, she helps humans be more human and more productive.
Give yourself a treat and listen to this episode to learn how to get unstuck by asking better questions that get us out of the ‘why?’ and into the ‘what next?’
[00:01 - 06:55] Opening Segment
- I introduce Mo McKenna
- The scope of Mo’s work and impact on the world
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- ‘Pause-itive’ and eclectic explorer
- Return on Energy
- A look at the lockdown in Toronto
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- Life is changing
[06:56 - 23:55] Asking the Better Questions: Why vs. What
- Mo shares on her exploration on ‘asking better questions’
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- Research from Dr. Daniel Friedland
- A holistic approach to how we lead ourselves
- What matters most right now?
- Recognizing and avoiding triggers with TIP:
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- T - This is not about you
- I - “Isn’t that interesting?”
- P - Plant tight and hang loose
- Dealing with the unexpected and complex
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- Deal with efficiency but pivot
- Nothing is certain or constant
- Be kind to yourself and have compassion
- How to get out
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- The Snakes and Ladders analogy
- If you’re in a pit, there is a ladder for you
- Mo talks about asking a more generative question
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- One that has different energy
- Deliberate and genuinely curious
- A word about Conspiracy of Goodness Network
[23:56 - 39:53] Solving Problems with the Other ‘AI’
- Mo talks about Appreciative Inquiry
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- The different AI’s
- Creating relationships for positive change
- Get out of the problems and into the strengths
- How to do AI
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- Start from the past learning phase
- Get the image of the present
- Figure out how to move forward
- What do we want more of?
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- The example of lost luggage
- Create the image of the future together
- What do we all care about?
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- Create a safe place to flesh out the question
- Frame it as a story
- What is the smallest change or action?
[39:54 - 1:00:01] Who Do We Have to Become, What Comes Next?
- Cleaning out the garage
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- A deep look at Covid and the future
- The example of Y2K
- Who do we have to become to get to mars?
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- Getting out of judgment and into curiosity
- The value of a dialogic approach
- Out of the head into the heart
- Be curious about the person in front of you
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- Like vs. respect
- From knower to explorer
- People and their worldview
[1:00:02 - 1:05:26] Closing Segment
- Dealing with disagreements and different perspectives
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- Positive infection
- Connect with Mo
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- Links below
- Final words and announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“Move from the ‘why’ to the ‘what.’ Because the ‘what’ is kind of open and it gives you that chance to swim around in opportunity.” - Maureen ‘Mo’ McKenna
“The river we stepped in is not the one we’re standing in.” - Maureen ‘Mo’ McKenna
“Trust that people are doing their best based on the worldview they have… My reaction is to feel appalled, shocked, upset; but I trust that there’s something I don’t comprehend about what you’re saying.” - Maureen ‘Mo’ McKenna
Resources Mentioned:
- Leading Well From Within - Dr. Daniel Friedland
- Ten Things to do in a Conceptual Emergency - Maureen O’Hara
- William Uri - Seek to Understand
Connect with Mo on Twitter. Check out http://returnonenergy.ca/ if you want your organization to thrive in an age of disruption.
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While knowledge may be local, wisdom is global. Meet your biggest untapped resource: the modern "wise elder". Our thought leader of the day is Chip Conley, the experienced entrepreneur that the young founders of Airbnb hired to mentor them through their meteoric rise to business success. In four years as Head of Global Hospitality & Strategy, Chip taught his award-winning methods to hosts in close to 200 countries. He is now an author, speaker and founder of the Modern Elder Academy.
Don’t miss out on this gem of an episode, as we dive deep and learn what can happen when experience meets wisdom, and how curiosity can keep it fresh.
[00:01 - 04:46] Opening Segment
- I introduce Chip Conley
- The scope of Chip’s work and impact on the world
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- What is an elder?
- Curious as they are wise
- Work at AirBnB and creation of Wisdom School
[04:47 - 12:48] The Difference Between Knowledge and Wisdom
- The place experience has in the workplace
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- The need for generalists as well as specialists
- Connecting the dots through holistic thinking
- Relevance is an important medium to deliver wisdom
- Knowledge’s place in this day and age
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- Knowledge has an expiration date
- You need wisdom across many domains
- Local vs. global
- Practical application of holistic wisdom
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- A story from Chip
[12:49 - 21:55] Fueling Innovation Through Curiosity
- Chips thoughts on curiosity
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- The fuel for creativity and innovation
- Leading through questions: ‘Appreciative Inquiry’
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A word about Conspiracy of Goodness Network
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Chips thoughts on Appreciative Inquiry
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- What could help someone build on dreams and resources?
- Vision casting as an example
- ‘The Don’t Know Mind’
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- Don’t no it all
- Be a beginner
- ‘Long Life Learning’
- Addressing challenges in a new way
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- How do we solve our biggest challenges?
[21:56 - 27:32] Closing Segment
- Connect with Chip
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- Links below
- What proves to Chip that it’s an amazing world
- Final announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“What becomes more important overtime is not just your specific knowledge about something, but it’s your wisdom across many domains.” - Chip Conley
“Knowledge is local, wisdom is global.” - Chip Conley
“The fuel for creativity and innovation comes from curiosity.” - Chip Conley
Resources Mentioned:
- Wisdom @ Work - by Chip Conley
- Range - David Epstein
- Wisdom Well Blog
Connect with Chip on Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter. Check out https://www.modernelderacademy.com/ to unlock your wisdom!
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Today, we’re going to clear the “mist on your mental wind screen.” In this episode we’ll be hearing from distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Georgetown U, Nancy Sherman. Nancy is also the Inaugural Distinguished Chair of Ethics at the U.S. Naval Academy. She is fascinated with ancient ethics and how it can inform our modern practices, thought processes, and overall lives. She is the author of Stoicism: Ancient Lessons of Modern Resilience.
Let’s dive deep into Nancy’s expertise and learn more about Stoicism's beautiful way of connecting us in our shared human experience.
[00:01 - 08:11] Opening Segment
- I introduce Nancy Sherman
- The scope of Nancy’s work and impact on the world
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- Teacher of Philosophy
- Learning the art of stoicism
- How Stoicism really looks in modern society
- Akin to life hacks
- Emotions can be enlightening
- Working with the military
- The connectivity of Stoicism
[08:12 - 16:27] Stoicism: Creating a Better World Through Connection
- Nancy talks about the origins and development of Stoicism
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- Coming from ancient Greek times
- Leaking into the founding fathers of America
- What Stoicism is not
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- Bottling up emotions has a high cost
- How it was practiced in the ancient world
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- The image of Marcus Aurelius
- An acceptance that we are in a cooperative endeavor
- A citizen of the world
[16:28 - 35:44] Dispelling the Myths of Stoicism
- Not about being ‘invulnerable’
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- We are not metal
- We lose our humanity if we try to be unemotional
- You don’t have to ‘go it alone’
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- We are in it together
- We need each other
- Stoic social grit - the true practice of the Stoics
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- Revelations of emotions
- Stand back and reflect
- Thinking fast, acting slow
- Nancy gives a modern example of rational stoic wisdom
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- Bringing a community together in healing
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A word about Conspiracy of Goodness Network
[35:45 - 51:47] Ancient Lessons for Modern Resilience
- How Stoicism has been changed
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- From virtue to becoming self-help
- The image of widening circles
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- Bringing the outermost inner
- Nancy shares how Stoicism can help with some modern issues
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- Don’t be indifferent to the world
- Approach aversive things with a measured response
- Example from a war story
- How to deal with the outrage of our modern issues
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- Emotions can inform a moral response
- Nancy’s work as a professor
[51:48 - 58:22] Your Duty is Dignity
- Nancy’s thoughts on dignity
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- A sense of human worth across the globe
- How you should see each other
- People are the ends not the means
- Summarizing the practices that inform Stoicism
- How Nancy’s book reveals true Stoic practices
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- Invulnerability is not the goal
- Cooperation and respect
- Denying pain is not a permanent solution
- Monitoring quick impressions
- Stoicism is the way forward
[58:23 - 1:04:35] Closing Segment
- Connect with Nancy
-
- Links below
- What proves to Nancy that it’s an amazing world
- Final words and announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“If there’s a message in my mission, the message is: stoicism is about bringing people together for mutual support… we’re all connected because we all share in reason.” - Nancy Sherman
“‘Tough it out at all costs?’ Not a way to go! I call it Stoic Social Grit, it’s what connects us all together.” - Nancy Sherman
“To honor dignity you have to show respect… You have to look someone in the eye, one to one. See them, not go over them, not despise, not condemn or feel contempt… See them in a light that shows our humanity.” - Nancy Sherman
Resources Mentioned:
- Nancy Sherman Facebook Author Page
- 5 Myths of Stoicism - Nancy Sherman
- Stoic Wisdom: Ancient Lessons for Modern Resilience
- Letters on Ethics
Connect with Nancy on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. Check out https://www.nancysherman.com/ to unlock more ancient secrets that can impact our present living.
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Conspiracy of Goodness on Instagram
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Dr. Lynda's Book:
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Ever Widening Circles
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In this episode you’re going to learn how to turn 7 days a week into 8. First, our thought leader of the day is Marilyn Paul, a true ‘systems’ thinker. From projects for WHO to others like cutting down on waste, Marilyn applies her world-class way of finding and applying solutions. She has been on the faculty of Yale Medical School, appeared on Discovery, and is the author of, It’s Hard to Make a Difference When You Can’t Find Your Keys, one of my favorite titles ever! Marilyn’s mission is to help people who struggle with the overwhelm and disorganization of life to live more smoothly and less chaotic.
Listen to Marilyn today and learn how to be a systems thinker that can develop a system of rest.
[00:01 - 05:47] Opening Segment
- I introduce Marilyn Paul
- The scope of Marilyn’s work and impact on the world
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- Thinking systemically - patient for patterns
[05:48 - 21:08] Develop a System of Rest
- For people who struggle with chronic disorganization:
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- The example of a messy house
- The effects of chain reactions
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- Our unwitting impact
- What all people should know about rest and work
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- Understanding the power of rest
- The effects of not enough rest
- Figure out what you need to operate at 100%
- Develop your rhythm of rest
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- Know your go and your stop
- The analogy of weeding and potting
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- An Oasis in Time
- ‘Shabbat’
[21:09 - 36:02] The Thought Process of Stoicism
- How stoicism can help us develop systems of rest
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- You get more done when you are centered and rested
- 7 minus 1 equals 8
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- One day off can put 8 days into perspective
- Deciding what to do and what not to do
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- What are you willing to give up?
- Doing more does not get more done
- The process of leverage
- How messes are really made
- It’s okay to step off the ‘merry go round’
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- What will it take to get you there?
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A word about our Conspiracy of Goodness Network
[36:03 - 43:03] Becoming the Observer
- How to observe your own life
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- Developing self-compassion
- You can’t observe and learn if you beat yourself up
- Starting the day feeling behind
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- Step out of the ‘do’ and focus on your list
- Celebrate every accomplishment
[43:04 - 54:34] Systems Thinking and Solving the Problem of Waste
- How systems thinking works with food waste
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- Creating a plan
- Marilyn’s example and experience
- Aspirational eating
- Creating opportunities for others while cutting down waste
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- The example of Freedge
- The concept of ‘Imperfect Foods’ and ‘Misfits Market’
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- A new respect for food and where it’s from
[54:35- 59:50] Closing Segment
- Connect with Marilyn
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- Links below
- What proves to Marilyn that it’s an amazing world
- Final announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“We all can think systematically… it’s a practice, it’s a discipline, about patiently waiting for patterns, rather than jumping to obvious solutions.” - Marilyn Paul Ph.D
“If people only knew how powerful it is to have rest… Not doing things is vital for being able to do things well.” - Marilyn Paul Ph.D
“I get more done, when I’m centered and rested.” - Marilyn Paul Ph.D
Resources Mentioned:
- It’s Hard to Make a Difference When You Can’t Find Your Keys
- An Oasis in Time
- The Obstacle is the Way
- The Daily Stoic
- Conspiracy of Goodness Article: Why Are These Fridges Mysteriously Appearing on Street Corners? - ‘Freedge’
- Imperfect Foods
- Misfits Market
Connect with Marilyn on LinkedIn. Check out https://marilynpaul.com/ and learn more about “living and working wisely in a turbulent world!” Don’t miss out on everything happening on https://bridgewaypartners.com/ - changing systems that change the world.
Conspiracy of Goodness Links:
Conspiracy of Goodness Network
https://conspiracyofgoodnessnetwork.com/
Conspiracy of Goodness on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/goodnessnetwork/
Dr. Lynda's Book:
https://www.dr-lynda.com/book/happiness
Ever Widening Circles
https://everwideningcircles.com/
EWC APP:
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Our thought leader of the day is Jordan Schwartz, a believer of the “Hive Mind” as a strategy for leaders to grow their teams and businesses. The Hive Mind simply refers to the collective intelligence or consciousness of a group of people. Drawing lessons from beehives and ant colonies, Jordan leads his team in implementing his many endeavors, including Pathable, an event app and website channel for conferences and other virtual events.
Listen to Jordan and learn how to lead like a bee!
[00:01 - 05:06] Opening Segment
- I introduce Jordan Schwartz
- What happened to his business when COVID-19 hit?
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- Growing his team from 20 to hundreds
[05:07 - 16:55] The Hive Mind
- Biomimicry
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- Hive mind
- Observing bees
- Communicating with a hive of bees - “I mean you no harm” by walking and interacting with it so it learns it isn’t a threat
- Colonies in our lives
- Helpers
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- Look for the helpers
- Jordan worked in Microsoft for 10 years then started a business
- 12 Years ago went to virtual workplace
- Virtual workplace allowed employee selections from the world, not just local
- Healthy flow of information
- Caring about each other
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- Created a culture to be fulfilling and rewarding to help others
- Preserving other’s dignity
[16:56 - 32:55] Culture of Relationships
- Culture around relationships
- The truth about vulnerability
- The Edge of disaster/Pandemic Changes
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- How his team adjusted during the pandemic
- Went through the processes
[32:56 - 42:03] Zoom With No Video
- Dr. Wooley-Baker Episode mention
- Hiring for their talents then making them conform to the system
- Instead create a place where people can self organize
- Building a team/hiring
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- Differences in hiring a virtual team
- Getting them to make videos of themselves
- Video pieces of hiring critical - you can see them
- Never turned a camera on Zoom in beginning
- Zoom without video
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- They felt it was intrusive
- When they turned on cameras there was a magic moment of delight seeing a person for the first time
- Relationships were more meaningful with cameras on
- Asked people silver lining of pandemic
[42:04 - 56:24] Digital Nomads
- The silver lining Jordan realized from the COVID-19 pandemic
- Create systems as leaders that inspire
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- Communicating with clarity
- Digital Nomads
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- Working from anywhere in the world
- Seeing it as more than acceptable but also desirable
- Post covid
- Playing with the idea of allowing people who are adopting a nomadic lifestyle to continue to have social experiences
- Pay attention to the wonder and delight
[56:25- 59:47] Closing Segment
- Connect with Jordan
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- Links below
- Final announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“It was important and rewarding for people to help each other. There’s no point system for helping somebody...” - Jordan Schwartz
“I like the word ‘wonder’ because it has [a] little bit of curiosity, it has discovery....” - Jordan Schwartz
Resources Mentioned:
- Kevin Kelly
- Conspiracy of Goodness previous episode
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- What Businesses Can Learn from Nature with Dr. Tamsin Woolley-Barker
Email jordan@hive-mind.com to reach out to Jordan or connect with him on LinkedIn. Check out Hive Mind to know more about his work.
Conspiracy of Goodness Links:
Conspiracy of Goodness Network
https://conspiracyofgoodnessnetwork.com/
Conspiracy of Goodness on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/goodnessnetwork/
Dr. Lynda's Book:
https://www.dr-lynda.com/book/happiness
Ever Widening Circles
https://everwideningcircles.com/
EWC APP:
https://everwideningcircles.com/good-news-app-ever-widening-circles-app/
Affiliate Partners
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(Trigger warning: suicide)
Our thought leader of the day is Mark Redmond, who for almost 40 years has been helping kids from tough situations be successful despite the odds against them. This is the second time Mark drops by in our podcast, and he will share more nuggets of wisdom from his experience as the Executive Director of Spectrum Youth & Family Services.
Listen to Mark and learn How One Small Act Can Improve the Lives of Others!
[00:01 - 04:49] Introduction
- I introduce Mark Redmond
- Do you want your faith in humanity to be restored?
- We can influence the lives of other people in a good way
[04:50 - 14:39] Life is a Game of Inches
- Hearing the stories of children who took their own lives
- Being a coach who guides the players
- Games are won one yard at a time
- How Mark started his career in helping at-risk children
- You’ve got a gift (people skills, hobbies, strengths) only waiting to be discovered
[14:40 - 27:20] Helping At-Risk Children
- A good outcome that we can learn from the pandemic
- How effective is a Sleepout Activity?
- People do wanna help
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- You have to show up to let people know
- Mark shares his story from not knowing what to do as a 17-year old to his career at Spectrum
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- Leaving a lucrative and stable job
[27:21 - 43:26] A “Hail Mary” Takes Courage
- Pay attention to what you’re curious about
- The role of social media in communicating our messages to larger audiences
- Having the courage to speak up and ask for help
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- How he was able to get Warren Buffet to reply to him
- The courage to take a home run swing
- What we can learn from the coping mechanisms of at-risk kids
- Earning their trust is hard
- Routine means safety
[43:27 - 53:06] A Book That Scratches and Itches
- Don’t over-promise and then underdeliver
- Mark’s story about the “Super Bowl” of food
- Treat each other with kindness, generosity, and compassion
- Mark gives a sneak peek about his book
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- A book that scratches and itches
[53:07- 54:34] Closing Segment
- Connect with Mark
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- Links below
- Final announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“To me, it’s about kindness, generosity, and compassion, and we can all do that...doesn’t matter what field you’re in.” - Mark Redmond
“You should pay attention to something that sparks your interest” - Mark Redmond
Resources Mentioned:
- Conspiracy of Goodness previous episode
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- How to Get People To Take Care of the Oceans with Nathan Robinson
- TED Talk: The Power of Pause
- Mark’s book: Called: A Memoir
Email MRedmond@spectrumvt.org or call (802) 864-7423 x 209 to reach out to Mark. Connect with him on Twitter and listen to his podcast too!
Visit Spectrum Youth & Family Services and their social media pages: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram.
Check out his website.
Conspiracy of Goodness Links:
Conspiracy of Goodness Network
https://conspiracyofgoodnessnetwork.com/
Conspiracy of Goodness on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/goodnessnetwork/
Dr. Lynda's Book:
https://www.dr-lynda.com/book/happiness
Ever Widening Circles
https://everwideningcircles.com/
EWC APP:
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Our thought leader of the day is Dr. Marcia Reynolds, a master of coaching people about engaging in powerful conversations. She is a sought-after transformational coach known for her ability to change people’s minds. Dr. Reynolds drops by to break down the truth behind hard conversations, which she believes can be made easy, and it only takes a few things and mindset shifts to do it.
Listen to Marcia and make hard conversations easy!
Disclaimer: This podcast contains affiliate links! That means if you purchase from the companies we promote using the links we provide, we receive a small commission. Thank you for your support! You can see our full affiliate disclosure here.
[00:01 - 06:26] Introduction
- I introduce Dr. Marcia Reynolds
- Working with people’s thinking patterns
- The power of coaching to widen possibilities
[06:27 - 11:10] How to lead people who are scared to death?
- The brain’s main job is to keep us safe. Everything else is secondary to that.
- “Reality is an illusion, but a very persistent one.” - Einstein
- The brain is always seeking - what can hurt me?
- It's a meaning making machine of our sense of reality
- We refer people to an article on Ever Widening Circles article with the TED Talk called “What Fear Can Teach us”
[11:11 - 20:30] Workers are experiencing our “cultures” differently now
- People have been overwhelmed by the changes they must incorporate into their working and personal lives
- We don’t handle the overwhelm well. It’s not just that things have shifted. Some things are gone and others have appeared.
- We need to give people a space to breathe. We don’t have to fix it for them, or give advice. Just be present and give them space to breathe.
- People are being kinder than they need to be. And what exactly do each of us mean by saying “I’m kind.”
- Good question to ask when someone says they are being one way or another is to ask what they mean by that.
- How Dr. Reynolds got into coaching by accident
- Getting “Empathy” right!... It is an outcome after you have gotten curious about someone.
[20:31 - 29:12] What takes place to bring about real change
- What it takes to rewire the brain
- When we listen and reflect back our understanding of what they said, they can see their thinking, often will say, that’s not what I meant. Everyone evolves from a back and forth to get clarification.
- Marcia thinks it’s important for people to hear their own thoughts, opinions, and beliefs spoken by someone else, it prompts them to critically consider how their thinking affects their goals.
- Reflective Inquiry… “Here’s what I hear you saying. Tell me more.”
- Be Curious. Ask what people mean in a kind way.
[29:13 - 34:28] Transformational conversations
- More simple than people think
- Help people climb a tree in their brain and look down on their thinking
- From the top of the tree, they can see gaps in their logic and the way fear is guiding their thinking patterns
[34:29- 48:37] Anger and Depression
- Book: Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers
- There is a state we all get in called “Cortisol crabby” - When Adrenaline is being pumped out too often when our way of thinking creates too much stress.
- The Adrenaline High then trails off to the numbness of sadness… and in this state… We only see the negative!
- The power of laughter
- Coaching helps us safely express ourselves
- Being aware of our spine…how our body positions affect the way others feel a sense of safety or not, around us.
[48:38- 54:08] Focusing on what you are giving
- Deciding ahead of time what emotion you want to bring to a conversation
- Come to a conversation with a Key word… Calm, courage, care, etc…
- We can recognize an emotion and be open to talking about what triggers it.
[54:09- 01:04:05] Healthy Friction
- The Challenger Disaster and how people avoided doing the right thing (postponing the launch because the temperatures dipped below freezing) because they wanted to avoid confrontation and friction.
- The gas pump story about give and take… self-awareness, and avoiding friction
- Allow the friction in a group. Remember that friction is just energy circulating.
- We can learn to live with the storm and honor each other in the process if we realize that creating anything will generate a flow of energy swirling around, often perceived as friction.
- Protecting people’s dignity so they can change their minds
- Often we don’t do the right thing because of being afraid of the other person’s response, we are getting lost in the fear of response when we forget to focus on the importance and urgency of a good outcome.
- If you don’t talk it out, you’re going to act it out.
[01:04:06- 01:09:45]
- Read some of Marcia’s blogs. Links below
- Connect with Marcia
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- Links below
- Why Marcia believes this is still an amazing world
Tweetable Quotes:
“Empathy is not feeling. Empathy is the result of feeling. I have to care and be curious.” - Dr. Marcia Reynolds
“There’s no such thing as multitasking. We move from one thought to another very quickly.” - Dr. Marcia Reynolds
Resources Mentioned:
- Ever Widening Circles article: What Fear Can Teach Us About the Stories We Tell Ourselves
- TED Talk: Karen Thompson Walker: What fear can teach us | TED Talk
- Books to read
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- Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers
- Stumbling on Happiness
- Marcia’s content
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- on Psychology Today: I Miss Me. Do You Miss Your Old Self?
- Marcia’s books
- Stop Saying Stupid Things
- Stop Trying to Pay Attention
- 5 Life Lessons I Learned On My Hike
- How to Respond When Someone Is Emotional
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Connect with Marcia on Linkedin, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram. Check out Covisioning LLC to know more about her work.
Conspiracy of Goodness Links:
Conspiracy of Goodness Network
https://conspiracyofgoodnessnetwork.com/
Conspiracy of Goodness on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/goodnessnetwork/
Dr. Lynda's Book:
https://www.dr-lynda.com/book/happiness
Ever Widening Circles
https://everwideningcircles.com/
EWC APP:
https://everwideningcircles.com/good-news-app-ever-widening-circles-app/
Affiliate Partners
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Our thought leaders of the day are Eric Twiggs and Ted Fells, the voices behind The 30 Minute Hour, where they aim to inspire their listeners to realize their full potential. Eric calls himself,
“Your Procrastination Prevention Partner,” and the author of “The Discipline of Now: 12 Practical Principles To Overcome Procrastination.” Ted is the “Super CEO” between two who is also a business strategist extraordinaire and all-around good guy.
Listen to Eric and Ted and learn how prioritizing impact over income can be good for you!
Disclaimer: This podcast contains affiliate links! That means if you purchase from the companies we promote using the links we provide, we receive a small commission. Thank you for your support! You can see our full affiliate disclosure here.
[00:01 - 05:01] Introduction
- I introduce Eric Twiggs and Ted Fells
- Eric introduces himself and their podcast
- Ted describes the fun they bring to business and leadership.
[05:02 - 14:22] Impact > Income
- Conversation on the “Gratitude Economy.”
- Eric on changing your definition of “success” and looking for significance
- Ted on sharing what you know with others.
- Every single moment does not have to be billable
- Giving knowledge away is like investing in others, and eventually, goodness comes back around.
- Eric on not looking for an immediate return
[14:23 - 25:08] The Importance of a Mentor in Your Life
- Eric’s mentor, Ed Tate, who didn’t know Eric from a can of paint but spent so much time chatting with him
- Ted’s mentor, in government service, taught him to understand the big picture, help and share.
- Eric on overcoming scarcity and fear.
- Embracing an Abundance Mindset.
- “Let’s say you win the rat race. At the end of the day, you are still a rat!”
- People who are truly successful, they share! They give away things that they could be charging for!
- We speak about Adam Grant’s books
- Eric on Dr. Willey Jolley’s work.
- Charles Schwart, giving away stuff instead of selling, selling, selling
[25:09 - 30:39] From Contempt to Curiosity
- Ted on learning so much from every good guest who is excited to give and share.
- And how there are so many good people in the world
- How important curiosity is in moving forward and leadership
- Changing our contempt to curiosity
- Join the Conspiracy of Goodness Network!
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- Link below
[30:40 - 38:47] The “What Now Movement”
- The “What Now Movement”
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- Link below
- “Mind the Gap”... the limiting stories we are telling ourselves.
- The picture we put “out there” in our online lives.
[38:48- 48:46] What People Have in Common
- The new social contract on social media is all about being helpful and thoughtful.
- Experimentation in business is good right now. People are not looking for perfection.
- The past year has been all about “creating” for some people.
- Some of the changes of the pandemic might be good! We will be more at ease with change.
- We’ve found other ways to interact and engage with family. Ted’s hilarious impression of his 93-year old mother on Zoom!
- Dr. Lynda on having a sense of humor in our times and the story of the newscaster and the cat’s tail.
- Ted and Eric on everyone being people now. We are all dealing with the same thing and it has brought us all to realize a lot that we have in common
[48:47- 56:46] Coming From a Place of Help
- Dr. Lynda on the range of emotions we are all experiencing and her podcast interview with two fellows who were not wearing pants
- Eric and Ted on what reminds them that it is still an amazing world.
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- If you go into your day and every interaction trying to help, people GET TO feel good about their engagements with you, you will change lives.
- Being the best YOU that you can be.
Tweetable Quotes:
“Impact is more important than income.” - Eric Twigs
“One of the greatest things about having a podcast...is that you just learn so much with every guest.” - Ted Fells
Resources Mentioned:
- Book
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- Eric’s book: The Discipline Of Now
- Give and Take
- Think Again
- Individuals to follow
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- Adam Grant
- Dr. Willie Jolley
- Charles Schwartz
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Follow Eric on Instagram
- Reach out to Ted on Instagram
- Join The What Now Movement
Check out the The 30 Minute Hour and listen to Eric and Ted on how to maximize your potential!
Conspiracy of Goodness Links:
Conspiracy of Goodness Network
https://conspiracyofgoodnessnetwork.com/
Conspiracy of Goodness on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/goodnessnetwork/
Dr. Lynda's Book:
https://www.dr-lynda.com/book/happiness
Ever Widening Circles
https://everwideningcircles.com/
EWC APP:
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Our thought leader of the day is Hadiya Masieh, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Groundswell Project. The Project is committed to counter violent extremism with peace and community building. Hadiya’s vision is to build empathy among neighborhoods, helping people to celebrate their similarities instead of pointing out their differences. The Project is playing the long game, building systems to free people from prejudice, hate, and extremism.
Listen to Hadiyah and make our neighborhoods extraordinary!
Disclaimer: This podcast contains affiliate links! That means if you purchase from the companies we promote using the links we provide, we receive a small commission. Thank you for your support! You can see our full affiliate disclosure here.
[00:01 - 07:34] Introduction
- Introduction of Hadiya’s story
- How she was influenced as a youth to join a non-violent extremist organization
- Hadiya explains how extremist organizations capture the idealistic views of young people
- How she removed herself from the extremist group
[07:35 - 12:35] Offering Solutions to the Passion of Youth
- Giving youth an alternative to radicalization
- Being on a quest… Asking yourself, “What do I do next?”
- Putting our passions into something positive
- Bringing others back to center and then on to a positive next stage
[12:36 - 21:03] Solutions Way Cooler Than Any Extremist Groups Can Offer
- Beating extremist groups at their own game
- Going into small communities of people… universities, neighborhoods that are places where there are low prospects for people
- Finding the people doing good in those communities and then help them flourish
- An explanation of how the Groundswell platform is structured
- How the Groundswell system promotes the cross-pollination between efforts in communities
- Connecting the dots in a given location so people know what good is going on around them
- Building a deterrents to hate and radicalization in our communities
[21:04 - 31:03] Some Antidotes to Hate
- A great example of people coming together around building a community garden
- People will protect the things they create together
- The story of Brad Galloway - former Neo-Nazi - who now helps bring people out of far-right, hate organizations.
- Life After Hate - organization in North America much like GroundSwell
[31:04 - 38:31] Where are the Peace Builders?
- The pretense of caring
- Facilitation - a puddle, makes a river, makes a sea
- The benefit of being Hyper-local
- How to interact with the maps at Groundswell
- Links to 3-minute inspiring stories in GroundSwell videos
[38:32- 46:55] Handling Adversity
- Having a sense of humor
- The law of attraction and feeling like chaos keeps finding you
- Coping skills when trying to make the world a better place
- Patience
- Routines and doing work for the greater good
- Allowing yourself to focus on the good, rather than constantly focusing on the chaos
- Hadiya’s practice way of handling a really bad situation that takes her by surprise
[46:56- 54:07] How Groundswell Grows
- Connection/contact information
- The one thing Hadiya needs to grow.
- She’s built the ship,... now she needs a crew
- What keeps Hadiya knowing it is still an amazing world
Tweetable Quotes:
“We’re all about showing that we’re listening, that we’re showing some kind of kindness and compassion and understanding to that other person in a way that they haven’t been offered before.” - Hadiya Masieh
“You have to learn patience. You can’t force things to happen and often things happen when you’re least expecting it.” - Hadiya Masieh
Resources Mentioned:
Life After Hate
Videos to watch brought to you by the Groundswell Project: Start here
Conspiracy of Goodness previous episode
Institutionalizing Hopes and Dreams For Children with Linda Cliatt Wayman
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Email info@groundswell.world to connect with Hadiya or follow her Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn pages. Check out the Groundswell Project and find out how they help people amplify positive voices to unite and build stronger communities.
You can also visit them on social media: Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.
Conspiracy of Goodness Links:
Conspiracy of Goodness Network
https://conspiracyofgoodnessnetwork.com/
Conspiracy of Goodness on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/goodnessnetwork/
Dr. Lynda's Book:
https://www.dr-lynda.com/book/happiness
Ever Widening Circles
https://everwideningcircles.com/
EWC APP:
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Our thought leader of the day is Bob Glazer, founder and Chief Executive Officer of Acceleration Partners, a global partner marketing agency. Bob is passionate about providing capacity-building support from individuals to organizations for them to elevate their performances.
We talk about the core contents of his book, Elevate, which lays out the steps to push yourself beyond your limits and unlock your success. Part of unlocking your success is to clarify your values, which will then set you up for a rewarding future, regardless of the path you’ve chosen to take.
Listen to Bob and build a rewarding future for yourself!
Disclaimer: This podcast contains affiliate links! That means if you purchase from the companies we promote using the links we provide, we receive a small commission. Thank you for your support! You can see our full affiliate disclosure here.
[00:01 - 05:55] Doing Important Work
- Let’s get to know Bob Glazer
- What’s Bob’s passion?
[05:56 - 11:34] Improving Business Culture
- Challenging traditional notions in business culture
- Capacity building and leadership
- Employment is not for life. How can we separate better?
- “Productive Alumni Groups”
[11:35 - 18:47] Friday’s Forward Newsletter
- Perfect Moments
- Urgent versus important
- Bob’s free personal “Whole life dashboard”
- Alignment theory
[18:48 - 27:29] Getting Clear About What We Really Value
- Core values and clarity
- “The big three decisions”
- Respectful authenticity and honesty
[27:30 - 40:42] Finding Our Core Values
- The Stockdale paradox
- Deeply personal stories lead to our core values
- Getting along with others who have inverse values to yours
- Who do you want to be in a foxhole with?
[40:43- 47:06] ELEVATE
- The four capacities and the race car analogy
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- Spiritual capacity
- Intellectual capacity
- Physical capacity
- Emotional capacity
- How to handle the things we can’t control
[47:07- 53:48] Getting and Giving Feedback
- Our Blind spots
- 72-hour rule
- Self-awareness
- Being approachable
- The ELEVATE Podcast
[53:49- 57:05] Closing Segment
- Connect with Bob!
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- Links below
- Bob tells us why this is still an amazing world
- Final announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“That’s what clarity and core values [do], it’s a decision-making [metrics] for you personally.” - Bob Glazer
“Feedback is about getting better in our organization.” - Bob Glazer
Resources Mentioned:
- Read
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- Chasing Daylight
- Tribes
- Bob’s content online:
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- Friday Forward, Bob’s inspirational weekly newsletter
- Bob’s latest book, Elevate
- TED Talk: It's Time To End Two Weeks Notice
- Whole Life Dashboard
- Friday Forward book
- Podcast
- Courses
- Individuals to follow
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- Seth Godin
- Adam Grant
- Others
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- Abby Wambach & Adam Grant Talk Teamwork, Leadership & Finding What Unites Us
Affiliate Partner:
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Connect with Bob on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Check out his personal website and Acceleration Partners to learn more about his work.
Conspiracy of Goodness Links:
Conspiracy of Goodness Network
https://conspiracyofgoodnessnetwork.com/
Conspiracy of Goodness on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/goodnessnetwork/
Dr. Lynda's Book:
https://www.dr-lynda.com/book/happiness
Ever Widening Circles
https://everwideningcircles.com/
EWC APP:
https://everwideningcircles.com/good-news-app-ever-widening-circles-app/
Affiliate Partners
http://everwideningcircles.com/partners
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EWC Ed:
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Brad Berger is a Certified Financial Planner™ and holistic life planner with almost 30 years of experience in financial planning, coaching, and counseling. In this episode, he drops a ton of actionable steps that we can take right away to improve not only our financial status but also our overall well-being.
Brad also shares some interesting information about one’s longevity such as calculating correctly how long you will live, your average age, and your “at birth” number. He then discusses how these numbers all tie-up with financial planning and why they can help our happiness and satisfaction long-term.
Listen to Brad and learn how to budget for future happiness!
Disclaimer: This podcast contains affiliate links! That means if you purchase from the companies we promote using the links we provide, we receive a small commission. Thank you for your support! You can see our full affiliate disclosure here.
[00:01 - 02:38] Doing Important Work
- Let’s get to know Brad Berger
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- a Master Certified Integrative Life Coach
- Holistic Life Planner
- Certified Financial Planner
[02:39 - 14:57] What is "Values-Based" Financial Planning?
- Introducing Brad and the concept of "classically trained" financial planning versus "whole life" planning
- Aligning your most important personal goals, with your most deeply held values
- Why "what is your number?", Is the wrong question
- The problem with benchmarking ourselves against other people's goals and values
- Getting specific about your "why," instead of just picking a number for a financial retirement goal.
- What is important to you about money?… Does money mean security, or less stress, or more freedom, or what?
- Money is the squid on your face
[14:58 - 19:11] Financial Planning is a Lifelong Journey, Not an Event
- Why it should be something you do one weekend
- Speaking to his daughter's nursing class... Their best "class" ever
- “The best time to plant a shade tree was 30 years ago. But the next best time, is today because that's really all we have, is today. "
- A new model in financial planning: "subscription-based planning"
[19:12 - 32:32] The Magic of Compound Interest
- Why someone 30 years old might want to pay attention to this conversation
- Why the "rate of return" that you are getting, is not the most important part of the equation
- The things that are the most important:
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- 1) when you begin 2) Consistency 3) How much you put away 4) staying the course
- EXAMPLE: Comparison of two people, with two different strategies of saving
- The book "the richest man in Babylon"
- When you get a raise, here's the strategy to use with that new money: “5-5-10 Concept”
[32:33 - 46:04] Process and Success Fundamentals
- The four components of your savings strategy over your lifetime
- Why we distrust the financial planning industry: they only offer us solutions, but offer almost nothing related to planning and monitoring
- Roth IRAs are contributing to the Roth component of your company's retirement vehicle created for you
- Understanding the taxation gifts fundamental to Roth IRAs
- Monitoring
- “Freeing up mental space" by getting confidence about your saving strategy
- Learn desk link (and the ideal life 360 events and Brad"s free courses)
- The five key steps
- Having a "hard date"
- The "25-year vision description" exercise
[46:05- 57:19] To Longevity
- What would happen if we lived to age 147
- The culturally conforming conveyor belt
- Calculating correctly how long you will live
- Calculating average age and your "at birth" number
- Your genetics for living a very long life and aging well only accounts for 7 to 19% of the equation
- “Retirement" is an old concept for problems
- The "prime time myth" - that you are most protected from age 25 to 55, leftover from the Industrial Revolution
- Information and wisdom economy your most productive years are age 55 to 85
- The three killer D's
- Making a big impact on the world
[57:20- 59:57] Closing Segment
- Connect with Brad!
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- Links below
- Final announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“When your money is working for you, you’re no longer working for money.” - Brad Berger
“The best time to plant a shade tree was 30 years ago. When’s the next best time? It’s today. It’s today because that's what we have.” - Brad Berger
Resources Mentioned:
- Read
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- Brad’s book: Stop Trying To Keep Up With The Joneses: They're Broke Anyway
- The Richest Man in Babylon
- Millionaire Mindset
- Learn from Brad
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- Attend the Ideal Life Day 2021!
- Financial Foundations Course
- Vital Lifelong Alignment Introduction Course
- Other resources
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- Etsy
- Time Magazine
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Email brad@ideallife360.com to connect with Brad or follow him on LinkedIn. Check out their website and learn new ways to live your most ideal life!
Conspiracy of Goodness Links:
Conspiracy of Goodness Network
https://conspiracyofgoodnessnetwork.com/
Conspiracy of Goodness on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/goodnessnetwork/
Dr. Lynda's Book:
https://www.dr-lynda.com/book/happiness
Ever Widening Circles
https://everwideningcircles.com/
EWC APP:
https://everwideningcircles.com/good-news-app-ever-widening-circles-app/
Affiliate Partners
http://everwideningcircles.com/partners
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EWC Ed:
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Juan David Campolargo is already speaking at TED Talks at the age of 17, only a few years after immigrating to the United States from his home country of Venezuela. His personal mission is to spread optimism among his fellow youth and to share ways to remain optimistic despite the challenges they face. Juan David will highlight in this episode that thinking for yourself is not selfish. Rather it’s an easy and simple way to filter the things that you allow to come into your life.
Listen to Juan David and learn how to think for yourself and create your own future!
Disclaimer: This podcast contains affiliate links! That means if you purchase from the companies we promote using the links we provide, we receive a small commission. Thank you for your support! You can see our full affiliate disclosure here.
[00:01 - 02:39] Doing Important Work
- Let’s get to know Juan David Campolargo
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- TED Speaker as a 17-year-old
- Author
[02:40 - 11:24] Doing Important Work
- Introduction and what drives Juan David forward: optimism, ambition, and curiosity
- Why write a newsletter
- A Richard Hamming essay Juan David reads every week
- Prepare to do important work
- Learn to explain yourself clearly
- "Important problems" are anything you can have control over
- Richard Feynman and having 12 favorite problems that you are constantly working on
[11:25 - 15:54] Controlling Your Online Life
- Who we give our attention to matters
- Having a supercomputer in our pocket
- Making your phone work for you
- Checking email only two times per day
- Try not to be on top of everything
[15:55 - 24:46] Networking
- Reserve your network for people you actually like to be with
- The book Give and Take by Adam Grant
- Making real friends without an agenda
- How to tune your phone so it does not suck your time and attention
- The trade-off you get when you leave social media
- The difference between a job and a business
[24:47 - 36:35] Doing Things That Have Greater Output Than Input
- Internships and incubators
- Options for summer during the pandemic
- Choosing what gets your time during the pandemic
- Linear work versus work that has an exponential curve
- Risk versus reward ratio
- Why parents and friends might influence you away from taking risk
- Using the pandemic to follow your passions
- The positive aspect of rabbit holes
- Knowing what you really want, identifying your values
- Your "future self" and Steve Jobs story
[36:36 - 42:20] Curiosity and Objective Truth
- The problem with incentives
- Finding to get knowledge without agenda
- Real engineering YouTube channel
- Wendover productions YouTube channel
- Agenda
- Tuning up your algorithms
[42:21- 49:24] Thinking For Yourself
- Filters
- Three important questions:
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- What do I want?
- What am I spending my time on?
- How do I adapt when new evidence shows up?
- Thinking deeply about the world
[49:25- 54:11] Closing Segment
- Connect with Juan David
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- Links below
- The movie, “Soul”
- Final announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“It’s almost guaranteed that you’ll be wrong, and that’s why...when new evidence shows up, you should be able to change.” - Juan David Campolargo
“There are more self-inflicted problems than actual problems we couldn’t do much about.” - Juan David Campolargo
Resources Mentioned:
- Individuals to follow
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- Adam Grant
- Richard Feyman
- Read
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- Adam Grant’s book: Give and Take
- Richard Hamming’s essay: You and Your Research
- YouTube accounts to follow
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- Real Engineering
- Wendover Productions
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Follow Juan David on Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Instagram
Juan David’s links:
- SUBSCRIBE TO his newsletter!
- Juan David’s TED Talks
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- Inspiring the Next Generations to be More Optimistic
- A Case For More Youth Optimism
- Juan David’s blog
- Juan David’s podcast
Conspiracy of Goodness Links:
Conspiracy of Goodness Network
https://conspiracyofgoodnessnetwork.com/
Conspiracy of Goodness on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/goodnessnetwork/
Dr. Lynda's Book:
https://www.dr-lynda.com/book/happiness
Ever Widening Circles
https://everwideningcircles.com/
EWC APP:
https://everwideningcircles.com/good-news-app-ever-widening-circles-app/
Affiliate Partners
http://everwideningcircles.com/partners
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EWC Ed:
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At the age of 15, Jeff Wall Jr. became the founder of Golden Age Karate, a non-profit organization that travels to nursing homes to teach the elderly the art of karate. Now, at only 16 years old, Jeff is using his black belt on a mission to help seniors discover huge gains in health and incredible confidence out in the world. His mantras are all about kindness and Jeff emphasizes the nonviolent wonders of the martial arts.
Tune in now and learn karate with your grandparents!
Disclaimer: This podcast contains affiliate links! That means if you purchase from the companies we promote using the links we provide, we receive a small commission. Thank you for your support! You can see our full affiliate disclosure here.
[00:01 - 03:02] Opening Segment
- Let’s welcome Jeff Wall Jr.
- Jeff introduces the Golden Age Karate to us
[03:03 - 08:20] DEVELOP YOUR UNIQUE ZONE of GENIUS: Karate and kindness
- Jeff’s life-changing “axe kick” when he was 6 years old
- How he handled being the only martial artist in the family
- “Kindness rules everything” for Jeff
- What karate should be all about according to Jeff
[08:21 - 18:06] HAPPINESS IS SOMETHING YOU DECIDE UPON AHEAD of TIME: Kindness in Karate
- Can we blend kindness and karate?
- Why Jeff chooses the elderly as his karate students
- Step out of your house confidently
- Jeff breaks down his philosophy in teaching his students
- Other people’s excitement excites Jeff
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- He tells us why
[18:07 - 28:21] CURATING OUR INCOMING: Benefits of choosing our perspective
- Consume media better with these tips from Jeff
- Be inspired by Jeff’s life motto
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- Never fear anything
- Listen to Jeff plans on how he plans to go global
- How his student improved her health with karate
[28:22 - 37:33] AVOID BEING IN "FIGHTING MODE" CONSTANTLY: Make time to train and rest
- Connect with Jeff. Links below
- How can you help Jeff and the Golden Age Karate?
- Jeff shares his tips to manage your time well
- He talks about the importance of rest
- Jeff gives us tips to start a training program
- The importance of practice in learning a skill
[37:34- 41:23] Closing Segment
- The advice from Jeff that you need to hear right now
- Jeff tells us why this is still an amazing world
- Final words and announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“Kindness rules everything.” - Jeff Wall Jr.
“Even though that you know you can hurt somebody, you still aren’t just going around trying to hurt somebody on purpose. [Karate is] only for self-defense.” - Jeff Wall Jr.
Resources Mentioned:
- Ever Widening Circles: Meet the Teenager Teaching Karate to Your Grandma!
- Golden Age Karate online:
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- Golden Age Karate x The Doctors
- Senior Students Get their first GI’S
- Staff Pick Premiere: “Golden Age Karate” by Sindha Agha and Zendesk
- Previous episode of Conspiracy of Goodness: Institutionalizing Hopes and Dreams For Children with Linda Cliatt-Wayman
Email goldenagekarate@gmail.com to reach out to Jeff or follow him on Instagram. Check out Golden Age Karate to learn more about his work.
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Conspiracy of Goodness Links:
Conspiracy of Goodness Network
https://conspiracyofgoodnessnetwork.com/
Conspiracy of Goodness on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/goodnessnetwork/
Dr. Lynda's Book:
https://www.dr-lynda.com/book/happiness
Ever Widening Circles
https://everwideningcircles.com/
EWC APP:
https://everwideningcircles.com/good-news-app-ever-widening-circles-app/
Affiliate Partners
http://everwideningcircles.com/partners
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EWC Ed:
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We welcome back Karl Sona to talk about disruptive mindsets and actions that he thinks can “level up” the way people are interacting with one another. He lays out a few interesting ideas, among which are about friction, convergence, and active learning. He believes that friction is our friend and that convergence can bring a lot of positive difference to the world soon.
Karl also believes that active learning is already a form of action, veering us away from the usual shouting and screaming that we’ve probably gotten accustomed to due to the media we consume.
Karl is the co-founder of Streamlined Podcasts, which helps podcasters in producing their shows, allowing them to focus on what they do best: sharing their voices to the world.
Tune in now and learn from Karl how to disrupt the status quo!
Disclaimer: This podcast contains affiliate links! That means if you purchase from the companies we promote using the links we provide, we receive a small commission. Thank you for your support! You can see our full affiliate disclosure here.
[00:01 - 04:49] Opening Segment
- Let’s welcome back Karl Sona
- What’s the “Dear Black CEO Project?”
[04:50 - 15:07] Convergence and Disruption
- Listen to Karl’s thoughts about homogeneity in the workplace
- What we can learn from the idea of “convergence”
- Look at problems as opportunities
- Karl tells us how
- We exchange ideas about the people’s notion of friction
- Friction is our friend
- How to handle stereotypes according to Karl
[15:08 - 25:10] Active Learning
- Stop the shouting and screaming
- What to do instead?
- Victimhood is a very serious identity
- How to change the “victim mindset”
- Learn more about the “Snowball Effect”
- Active learning is a form of action for Karl
- He tells us why
- Karl shares his interesting thoughts about “white guilt”
[25:11 - 36:38] Protecting Your Dignity
- We talk about how to protect your dignity
- Join the Conspiracy of Goodness Network!
- Link below
- What we need to have before making generalizations
- Listen to our exchange about the dangers of mass media and social media
- Looking at the other person’s “deeper truth”
[36:39 - 46:24] Uncomfortable Positions
- Karl breaks down how he practices stoicism
- What people are not conditioned to do according to Karl
- Why you should put yourself in uncomfortable positions
[46:25- 52:33] Closing Segment
- The power of having a conversation with people
- Connect with Karl. Links below
- Final words and announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“Disruption ultimately comes from novelty and from just the difference of thought.” - Karl Sona
“Go slowly and just dare to be courageous. Just dare and lean into it.” - Karl Sona
Resources Mentioned:
- NGC Capital
- Book: The Future Is Faster Than You Think
- Hidden Brain Podcast
Follow Karl on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn and check out his website to learn more about his work. Watch out for his new podcast, Dear Black CEO.
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Conspiracy of Goodness Network
https://conspiracyofgoodnessnetwork.com/
Conspiracy of Goodness on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/goodnessnetwork/
Dr. Lynda's Book:
https://www.dr-lynda.com/book/happiness
Ever Widening Circles:
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Our thought leader of the day is evolutionary biologist, Dr. Tamsin Woolley-Barker. She is the author of the Amazon bestseller, “TEEMING,” where she lays out practical recommendations to change businesses and help them flourish long-term.
Tamsin draws from her years’ worth of experience in studying animal behaviors to craft these recommendations, which include what she calls “shared purposes” and the optimal number to ensure accountability within a group.
Tune in now and learn from Tamsin the lessons that businesses can learn from nature!
Disclaimer: This podcast contains affiliate links! That means if you purchase from the companies we promote using the links we provide, we receive a small commission. Thank you for your support! You can see our full affiliate disclosure here.
[00:01 - 06:30] Opening Segment
- Help us with our survey and win some exciting prizes!
- Link below
- Let’s get to know Dr. Tamsin Woolley-Barker
[06:31 - 17:11] Untapped Resources in Nature
- Tamsin talks about biomimicry
- George de Mestral, the Velcro® Inventor
- Imitations to shark skins
- Tamsin breaks down patterns and pattern-seeking
- What Tamsin learned from studying baboons
- The way they organize
- What changes should be made in businesses according to Tamsin
- Here’s a lesson from Tamsin’s research that can be applied to dating systems
[17:12 - 28:10] The Unexpected Lesson from Studying Ants
- Tamsin learned that ants can be identified individually too
- What’s the lesson here?
- What are the pitfalls of the Efficiency Paradigm?
- Listen to Tamsin’s thoughts about freeloaders and parasites
- The number of people in a group that maximizes accountability
- Join the Conspiracy of Goodness Network!
- Link below
[28:11 - 39:27] Diversity of Possibilities
- Tamsin talks about the world’s version of the internet found underground
- What is mycelium and why you should know more about it?
- Listen to our interesting exchange about the “wolf mentality”
- Tamsin shares her thoughts about “diversity of possibilities”
[39:28 - 52:23] The Optimal Number Within A Group
- How to manage bad news according to Tamsin
- See the leverage points of your life with Tamsin’s tips
- Tamsin talks about our animal nature and human nature
- “Grooming on steroids”
- What does this mean?
- Listen to these practical tips to build your own social circle
[52:24 - 58:34] Closing Segment
- Connect with Tamsin. Links below
- Tamsin tells us why this is still an amazing world
- Final words and announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“If we could get organizations to change the way they’re structured from this mechanistic, efficiency mindset to this living system, diversity-honoring, evolving, and adaptive kind of system, we could solve all our problems very quickly.” - Dr. Tamsin Woolley-Barker
“If you have a strongly shared purpose and a value...people will go to work and do just fine, and it’s far more efficient, and the ants figured that out 200 million years ago, and I think that we’ve always lived that way.” - Dr. Tamsin Woolley-Barker
Resources Mentioned:
- Jane Goodall
- Tamsin’s book: Teeming
- Welcome to the Wood Wide Web, Meet the Internet of Fungus!
Follow Tamsin on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Check out Teem Innovation Group and learn applicable tools that facilitate collaboration, innovation, and other lessons that nature has been applying ever since!
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CoG on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/goodnessnetwork/
Ever Widening Circles
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Our thought leader of the day is The Mindfulness Mentor™, Drayton Boylston. Drayton has been advising executives from boardroom to meditation cushion, for decades and he’s helping “Bring Mindfulness to the Mainstream.”
He will share his thoughts about intuition, overwhelm, mindfulness, spirituality, servant leadership, and any other challenges in our times. He said that “overwhelm is a choice” and that there are “3 D’s” that we can use instead. He helps us find our unrealized potential in the beauty of working in “threes.”
Tune in now and learn from Drayton the 3 D’s to organize your life!
Disclaimer: This podcast contains affiliate links! That means if you purchase from the companies we promote using the links we provide, we receive a small commission. Thank you for your support! You can see our full affiliate disclosure here.
[00:01 - 06:10] Opening Segment
- Let’s get to know Drayton Boylston
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- Spiritual Adventurer
- What’s the Mindful Leader Continuum?
[06:11 - 16:40] Mindfulness Training
- Promoting “quiet time” among business executives
- The difference between spirituality and religion
- “The clock that sprung to life”
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- Points to serendipity all around us
- Trust, Intuition, Control
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- Know the difference
- Vulnerability and the corporate world
[16:41 - 26:02] A Level Playing Field
- Listen to our interesting exchange about the current generation
- Unrealized potential: Part of something bigger than ourselves
- The playing field in business has been resolved
[26:03 - 38:16] Servant Leadership
- Drayton talks about servant leadership
- Join the Conspiracy of Goodness Network!
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- Link below
- Coping with the negative news
- Question to determine what media to take in
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- “Does it feed my soul?”
[38:14 - 52:28] The 3 D’s to Fix “Overwhelm”
- Vulnerability and the question, “how are you?”
- Overwhelm is a choice
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- Do the triage on what we let in!
- The 3 D’s to fix “overwhelm”
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- Do it
- Delegate it
- Delete it
- Become the “observer”
- The beauty of 3’s
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- You only get 3 possibilities you can work on
- This helps you avoid the shiny objects
- Surviving vs. thriving?
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- Expansive vs. reductive systems
- Learn more about the Cave People Mindset
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- Hump Day
- Data on brain science
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- The way we speak to ourselves creates our experience
[52:29 - 55:10] Closing Segment
- Drayton tells us why this is still an amazing world
- Connect with Drayton. Links below
- Final words and announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“We have to show up from this place of vulnerability and say, ‘I don’t know’ and that place of ‘I’m afraid. I don’t know what’s happening.’ The world has changed. We’re all in this together. Put everybody in the same canoe and get them rowing in the same direction because we don’t know, we just flat out don’t know. So, I think vulnerability has sprung forward and is this beautiful movement within the right enlightened executives in particular that will start and have started leading their companies in a much different way.” - Drayton Boylston
“For us to be open to ‘what is’ in this present moment versus that future potential thing, so in this moment: What can we do, how can we be...that's gonna contribute to the greater good versus this future thing that is this potential that may be realized, may not be realized…” - Drayton Boylston
“[If] you show up from this pure place, we call it purity of intention, and you’re in a conversation with somebody and you simply want to be of service, all of your agenda goes away, all of these things that you want to get out of this conversation are part and when you do that, absolutely magical things happen.” - Drayton Boylston
“The media is a tool and we need certain pieces of it and the key is to actively choose what is coming into your experience.”
Resources Mentioned:
- Conspiracy of Goodness Network episode 29: Love Your Body Shape More with Julia Parzyck
- Dr. Lynda on TEDxNaperville: Exposing the Conspiracy of Goodness
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Julia Parzyck once struggled with an eating disorder in her younger years. As many women do, she struggled to accept her body shape because society sets unreasonable standards that are inapplicable to everyone. Julia learned it the hard way but was able to recover because of the help from other people. She’s now working with women to build healthy relationships with their bodies, food, and movement, emphasizing that their worth is not tied to how they look, but to who they are as people.
Let’s listen to Julia to learn how to love your body more!
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[00:01 - 06:45] Opening Segment
- Let’s get to know Julia Parzyck
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- Eating disorder recovery coach
- Body acceptance influencer
- How she overcame her eating disorder of 10 years
[06:46 - 16:21] Small Wins Should Be Celebrated
- Julia tells us why we should celebrate small wins
- Manage the social media content you’re consuming
-
- Listen to Julia
- What does she mean by “curating your incoming?”
[16:22 - 26:31] Vulnerability and Confidence
- Vulnerability is the cornerstone of confidence
- Julia talks about the “Love My Shape” movement
- Listen to Julia’s interesting insights about beauty
[26:32 - 39:10] Choosing a Helpful Behavior
- Why join the Conspiracy of Goodness Network?
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- Link below
- How to take care of your body better
- How to monitor your thoughts according to Julia
[39:11 - 51:01] Learn to Ask for Support
- How to befriend the “inner critic?”
- The stories we tell ourselves
- Julia’s 4 recommendations that you shouldn’t miss
[51:02 - 53:05] Closing Segment
- Julia tells us why this is still an amazing world
- Connect with Julia. Links below
- Final words and announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“We have to be really mindful of the content that we’re consuming.” - Julia Parzyck
“There’s no shame in asking for support.” - Julia Parzyck
Resources Mentioned:
- Brené Brown
- TED Talk: The power of vulnerability
- TED Talk: Listening to shame
- Squarespace
- Book: Health at Every Size
- Book: The Happiness Trap
Affiliate Partner:
- We all know how important arts education can be, and Blick Art Materials does too. They support arts events, artists awards, and donate art supplies all throughout the US. For all your art materials needs, check out Blick! Start here.
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Welcome back to the Conspiracy of Goodness Podcast! Our thought leader of the day is Stefanie Schaffer, an inspiring human being who managed to find new roads in her life after a fatal accident. The accident left her with broken bones, internal bleeding, and damaged legs that needed to be amputated.
Stefanie admitted that she was angry at first for what happened to her and viewed herself as a failure. What made her realize that failures could be opportunities was the kindness shown by all the people who’ve helped her stand up again. Stefanie later learned that this accident had enabled her to redefine herself, all while taking on new paths and uplifting everyone else around her.
Let’s listen to Stefanie and find new roads as we redefine ourselves!
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[00:01 - 09:47] Opening Segment
- Let’s get to know Stefanie Schaffer
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- A life-changing accident
- How choosing a seat impacted her life
[09:48 - 23:04] When To Have Bad Days
- How Stefanie realized she needed to be kind to herself
- Listen to Stefanie’s advice on how to manage your anger
- When are bad days allowed and not necessary?
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- Listen to Stefanie
[23:05 - 37:59] The Link Between the Mind and the Body
- Stefanie talks about people's tendency to underestimate themselves
- Why join the Conspiracy of Goodness Network?
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- Link below
- The link between the mind and the body
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- Stefanie’s insights here
[38:00 - 54:25] Redefining Yourself
- Social media is not that terrible according to Stefanie
- How to turn failures into opportunities
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- Stefanie’s advice
- Stefanie shares her inspiring insights about redefining ourselves
[54:26 - 01:00:46] Closing Segment
- Stefanie tells us why this is still an amazing world
- Connect with Stefanie. Links below
- Final words and announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“You need to come to an understanding where you’re more empathetic than you are angry.” - Stefanie Schaff
“I think we have this almost innate human ability to adapt and to overcome and even thrive in the face of challenge or something negative.” - Stefanie Schaff
Resources Mentioned:
- Stefanie Schaffer at United Way Event Green Mountain Power Rutland VT
- Exposing the Conspiracy of Goodness. | Lynda Ulrich | TEDxNaperville
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BE ON THE LOOKOUT for her upcoming book!
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CoG on Instagram
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Welcome to the Conspiracy of Goodness Podcast! Our thought leader for today is Liesl Ulrich-Verderber, Chief Executive Officer of the Ever Widening Circles. She also founded the Amazing World Media and EWCed to collate innovative and inspiring videos that also trigger curiosity and creativity among their target audience.
In this episode, Liesl will talk about the variety of ways to see goodness in a world that brings us negative thoughts, ideas, and news. We categorize those ways under the umbrella term, Conspiracy of Goodness. It involves building a community based on vulnerability to allow people to be themselves while still contributing valuable inputs to their peers.
Let’s listen to Liesl and learn the truth behind the Conspiracy of Goodness!
Disclaimer: This podcast contains affiliate links! That means if you purchase from the companies we promote using the links we provide, we receive a small commission. Thank you for your support! You can see our full affiliate disclosure here.
[00:01 - 09:34] Opening Segment
- Let’s get to know Liesl Ulrich-Verderber
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- How the Ever Widening Circles took shape
- Is Liesl a natural optimist?
[09:35 - 24:49] User-Driven Community
- What we should realize about the news we see every day
- Let’s focus on the people, not the numbers
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- Liesl tells us how
- The value of a user-driven community for Liesl
[24:50 - 36:15] A Smaller and More Connected World
- Why you should be networking with people now
- The possibilities brought by the COVID-19 pandemic
- Why join the Conspiracy of Goodness Network?
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- Link below
[36:16 - 50:59] Appreciative Inquiry of Goodness
- How to build a flourishing community and supportive culture
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- Based on vulnerability
- What is the Appreciative Inquiry of Goodness and why should we be aware of it?
- The characteristics of a well-intentioned agenda
[51:00 - 01:04:30] Conspiracy of Goodness
- Why we are conspiring to find goodness in the world
- Listen to the story about the Conspiracy of Goodness
- Liesl tells us why this is still an amazing world
[01:04:31 - 01:06:44] Closing Segment
- Connect with Liesl. Links below
- Final words and announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“I’m really excited by the possibilities that the pandemic has opened up when it comes to the world becoming smaller and more connected.” - Liesl Ulrich-Verderber
“There are so many young people who without guidance seemingly have found a better way to navigate our digital future.” - Liesl Ulrich-Verderber
Resources Mentioned:
- Ever Widening Circles Episode 25: How to Get People To Take Care of the Oceans with Nathan Robinson
- TEDxNaperville: Exposing the Conspiracy of Goodness. | Lynda Ulrich
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CoG on Instagram
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Trees can talk to each other. Do you want to know how? Our guest today is Michael Shields, host of Across the Margin: The Podcast. In this episode, we have talked about the power of active listening in looking for stories that are only waiting for us to be discovered. We’ve also discussed trees and how they communicate with one another. Yes, you’ve read that right.
Disclaimer: This podcast contains affiliate links! That means if you purchase from the companies we promote using the links we provide, we receive a small commission. Thank you for your support! You can see our full affiliate disclosure here.
[00:01 - 06:57] Opening Segment
- Let’s get to know Michael Shields
- Telling stories across the margins
[06:58 - 15:55] Finding the Best Stories
- Why you should listen actively according to Michael
- Michael’s advice to find the best stories
- How to put yourself in a position to make magic more often
[15:56 - 30:05] Sharing Life Experiences
- Listen to our interesting exchange about vulnerability
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- How it leads to relatability
- How can we move forward as a society?
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- Listen to Michael
[30:06 - 44:56] Navigating the Wood Wide Web
- Can trees communicate with one another?
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- Michael explains
- Michael talks about the relationship between trees and mushrooms
- Why you should care about trees as told by Michael
[44:57 - 01:01:12] Taking Back Our Future
- Are win-win-win solutions possible today?
- What to look forward to in difficult situations
- The emotion that has hijacked our future
[01:01:13 - 01:04:43] Closing Segment
- Connect with Michael. Links below
- Michael tells us why this is still an amazing world
- Final words and announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“The shared experience of humanity is something that can be so binding.” - Michael Shields
“Look at the opportunity that we have at this point...realize what we mean to each other.” - Michael Shields
Resources Mentioned:
- Book: How To Do Nothing
- Book: Be Here Now
- Web article: Welcome to the Wood Wide Web, Meet the Internet of Fungus!
- TED Talk: How trees talk to each other
- Podcast: Hidden Brain
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Our thought leader for today is marine biologist, Nathan Robinson. His name may not be familiar but you’ve probably watched what he did a few years ago. Do you remember the video of a sea turtle with a plastic straw stuck to its nose? Nathan was the one pulling that straw out of the turtle.
In this episode, he talks about how that experience changed his view of the world and how he turned his job into a passion to protect the environment. Currently, he’s active on various platforms to inform global audiences about ways to conserve our oceans while grabbing our attention on what lies on their deepest parts.
Let’s listen to Nathan and know how to get people to take care of the oceans!
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[00:01 - 08:55] Opening Segment
- Let’s get to know Nathan Robinson
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- He discusses this viral video
- The campaigns that followed the video
[08:56 - 21:19] Informed Consumerism
- These are the alternatives for plastic products
- Consumers are not just buying products now
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- What are they looking for?
- People are naturally curious
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- Nathan explains
[21:20 - 32:05] Science Communication
- We talk about people’s tendency to focus on complexities
- Join the Conspiracy of Goodness Network!
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- Link below
- The secrets to communicating science to the people
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- Make science “human”
[32:06 - 46:33] Basic Needs of People
- Listen to Nathan’s thoughts about climate change
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- We can resolve it but…
- Stopping people from harvesting sea turtles eggs
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- Here’s the first step
[46:34 - 58:33] Beauty of Deep Ocean
- What’s waiting for us deep in the oceans?
- Why curiosity is powerful in building human relationships
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- It helps us pause and think about our problems deeply
[58:34 - 01:03:24] Closing Segment
- Connect with Nathan. Links below
- Nathan tells us why this is still an amazing world
- Final words and announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“Scientists are generally only as good as their ability to communicate.” - Nathan Robinson
“It’s finding those moments of beauty that fill me with a ton of curiosity and that’s what helps me know that it’s still a wonderful world.” - Nathan Robinson
Resources Mentioned:
- Carl Sagan
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Our thought leader for today is Arthur Zards, Executive Director and Founder of TEDxNaperville, through which he was able to build a community where people’s ideas freely flow.
He joins us today to talk more about stoicism and why you should learn it too, the best time to experiment and be innovative, and the community-building activities you can adopt. Throughout our conversation, there is one thing that you should take home: Nothing is impossible, even during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Let’s listen to Arthur and learn how to think about what’s possible for you!
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[00:01 - 08:59] Opening Segment
- Let’s get to know Arthur Zards
- Why you should watch a TED Talk
- How to challenge authority respectfully
[09:00 - 22:36] Response to Adversity
- Why he started TEDxNaperville
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- Don’t miss his main message
- How goodness became viral in Naperville
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- Listen to Arthur’s story
- Arthur breaks down stoicism and why you should learn more about it
[22:37 - 37:20] Thinking On What’s Possible
- Join the Conspiracy of Goodness Network
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- Link below
- Why the best time to experiment is now--during the pandemic
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- Arthur explains
- Find out your “deeper truth”
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- Arthur tells us how
[37:21 - 48:57] Science of Flow State
- We have an interesting exchange about curiosity you shouldn’t miss
- Arthur breaks down the science behind the “flow state”
- How to build a community according to Arthur
[48:58 - 54:49] Validation For Others
- Arthur shares his approach in TEDx coaching
- Be the person that validates other people’s thoughts
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- Arthur tells us how
- Connect with Arthur. Links below
[54:50 - 59:50] Closing Segment
- Arthur tells us why this is still an amazing world
- Final words and announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“If you’re home and you’re hunkered down and you’re following the rules for the quarantine, you are strong...even if you’re not talking to people, you are strong.” - Arthur Zards
“Whatever you do, own it.” - Arthur Zards
“I have an opportunity to make a difference today. That’s how you find goodness.” - Arthur Zards
Resources Mentioned:
- TEDx Program
- TEDxNaperville
- The Shawshank Trailer
- Arthur Zards at TEDActive 2012
- Book: The Daily Stoic
Email zards@labz.io to connect with Arthur. Check out his website and social media pages: LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram.
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“Canada’s Gay Oprah.” “Visionary entrepreneur.” Shaun Proulx has worn many hats and has been praised many times in the media and entertainment industry, but above everything else, all he’s ever wanted is joy and a life with no regrets. A life-changing moment in his early years made him realize that there are many things that society dictates, but are not really necessary. Since then, Shaun has learned to live his life without the fear of failures, and now has been using his creative talent to encourage others to do the same.
Let’s listen to Shaun and learn how to live your life if you know you cannot fail!
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[00:01 - 06:21] Opening Segment
- Let’s get to know Shaun Proulx
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- Why curiosity is a big part of his life
- Living a life with no regrets
[06:22 - 16:54] Building Positive Habits
- How curiosity leads to celebration for Shaun
- He gives his insights about the Law of Attraction
- He talks about the connection between thoughts and habits
[16:55 - 26:51] Pursuing Your Passion
- Living with a stable career vs pursuing your passion
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- Shaun weighs in
- He walks us through the series of events that unfolded his life
- The only thing Shaun is looking for when he’s trying new things
[26:52 - 36:30] Exhibiting Courage
- Shaun shares his thoughts about the idea of courage
- Buy at MightyNest and live a hassle-free and sustainable life!
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- Link below
- The best thing Shaun has ever done for himself
[36:31 - 53:48] Living Life With No Failures
- Listen to this story on how Shaun managed this recent challenge in his life
- What would you do if you knew you could not fail?
- The greatest relationship you can ever have
- We talk about the difference between being self-full and selfish
[53:49 - 58:50] Closing Segment
- Connect with Shaun. Links below
- Special thanks to our podcast partner, Streamlined Podcasts
- Final words and announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“I’m a highschool dropout. I don’t have any training on anything that I’ve done, but I do know that by being an optimist and being someone who’s a positive thinker, my life has unfolded really well.” - Shaun Proulx
“When we talk about optimism, you‘ve got to say something that resonates with you. Otherwise you’re not gonna believe in it. It’s a bogus thought for you.” - Shaun Proulx
Resources Mentioned:
- TED Talk: The transformative power of classical music
- Book: The Big Leap
- Ever Widening Circles episode: Good Thing, Bad Thing, Who Knows? Silencing the Mental Chatter with Dr. Srikumar Rao
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Our thought leader for today is Cheldin Barlatt Rumer, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Producer of This Is It Network, a global digital television network that encourages remarkable women to share their economic contributions and worldwide impact through their “Scream Your Dream” philosophy.
Today, Cheldin and I will talk about several interesting topics that include humility, leadership, motivations, and overnight success stories. Is overnight success really possible in life? Cheldin believes it is and in this episode, she tells us why.
Let’s listen to Cheldin learn how to be an overnight success!
Disclaimer: This podcast contains affiliate links! That means if you purchase from the companies we promote using the links we provide, we receive a small commission. Thank you for your support! You can see our full affiliate disclosure here.
[00:01 - 05:40] Opening Segment
- Let’s get to know Cheldin Barlatt Rumer
- She talks about the goals of her television network
[05:41 - 15:50] Scream Your Dream
- We have an interesting exchange about humility
- Why you should tell the world who you are
- Hear Cheldin talk about “leaning into a greatness”
[15:51 - 27:19] Slow Things Down
- Cheldin shares this life-changing phone call
- Choose wisely where you put your attention
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- Cheldin tells us how
- Here are Cheldin’s pandemic realizations
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- Take time to reflect too!
[27:20 - 36:34] Motivate Yourself
- Buy at MightyNest and live a hassle-free and sustainable life!
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- Link below
- How to keep the motivation to do what you do
-
- Cheldin explains
- The truth about being a leader according to Cheldin
[36:35 - 53:26] Overnight Successes
- Cheldin gives her thoughts about connection and loneliness
- Why having many options is not good for Cheldin
- There’s such a thing as overnight success
-
- Listen to Cheldin’s take
- How to sleep better at night?
[53:27 - 58:11] Closing Segment
- Cheldin tells us why this is still an amazing world
- Connect with Cheldin. Links below
- Final words and announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“We are resilient and we are more capable than we are not and I think that oftentimes, options give us a set of analysis paralysis.” - Cheldin Barlatt Rumer
“Address the monster underneath the bed and sleep better.” - Cheldin Barlatt Rumer
Resources Mentioned:
- Dewitt Jones
- TED Talk: Celebrate What’s Right With The World
- Tony Robbins
- EWC article: What Fear Can Teach Us About the Stories We Tell Ourselves
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Email cheldin@i-gcreative.com to connect with Cheldin. Check out This Is It Network and their social media pages: LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram.
Watch out for the new episodes of This Is It With Cheldin here.
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Our thought leader for today is Bill Cortright, a best-selling author, keynote speaker, high-level coach, wellness specialist, and, first and foremost, an expert in stress mastery. If you are thinking that stress mastery and stress management are the same, you need to listen to Bill. He breaks down stress mastery and explains why stress management is impossible. He will also help us unlearn the things that only bring stress to our lives.
Let’s dive right in and learn the 7 steps to stress mastery!
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[00:01 - 04:59] Opening Segment
- Let’s get to know Bill Cortright
- Bill gives interesting insights about Stress
[05:00 - 10:53] Conflict Resolution
- The difference between mastery and skills
- Bill tells us how to deal with conflicts
- A process developed 200,000 years ago
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- Bill breaks down this process
[10:54 - 24:14] Mastery vs. Management
- Bill talks about the operating system of the human being
- Stress management does not work
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- Bill tells us why
- The biggest challenge for human beings according to Bill
- The Red Zone and the Green Zone explained
[24:15 - 37:19] Expectations vs. Intentions
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- Bill tells us why love is not an emotion, but something else
- He talks about the power of self-awareness
[37:20 - 49:24] 7 Steps to Stress Mastery
- Bill breaks down the science of building habits
- Why diet is the first step to stress mastery
- How to name the ego that you can’t see
- The “M” that answers all problems in the world
[49:25 - 01:02:07] Stoicism
- What can you expect from Bill’s podcast?
- We talk about the concept of stoicism
- Bill tells us why it is still an amazing world
[01:02:08 - 01:04:17] Closing Segment
- Connect with Bill. Links below
- Final words and announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“Stress mastery is the skill of conflict resolution.” - Bill Cortright
“Over millions of years of evolution, the body is designed to support the mind.” - Bill Cortright
Resources Mentioned:
- Bruce Lipton
- David Hawkins
- Book: Ego Is the Enemy
- Book: The Obstacle Is the Way
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Our thought leader for today is Dr. Steve Shepard, founder of the Shepard Communications Group. He is a sought-after leader in speaking, writing, photography, and audio and video production, all of which he considered hobbies that he loves doing. These hobbies are tied by his passion as a storyteller who is eager to simplify the complex, to inspire, to challenge the status quo, and to tell a story.
The story he will share today is about generations. We will learn the four generational archetypes, demystify stereotypes such as “millennials are snowflakes,” and know why, despite the seemingly massive changes that happen every generation, this is still an amazing world.
Let’s dive right in and listen to this crash course on generations!
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[00:01 - 04:51] Opening Segment
- Let’s get to know Dr. Steve Shepard
- Why generations are different from each other
[04:52 - 12:47] Shared Common Place in History
- History creates generations, not the other way around
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- Hear Steve’s explanation
- A brief discussion about the latest generations
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- What generation do you think you belong?
- Steve talks about how patterns of behavior define a generation
[12:48 - 24:03] Original Entrepreneurs
- The two most important generations according to Steve
- Why the Silent Generation grew up quiet
- The big difference between the Silent Generation and Baby Boomers
- The original entrepreneurs are not Millennials
[24:04 - 35:23] Return of the Heroes Generation
- Social change is the mantra of millennials
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- Here’s why
- The current generation is a repeat of the Silent Generation
- We’re also witnessing the return of the “Greatest Generation”
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[35:24 - 49:34] Digital Natives
- Steve talks about the generation of the digital natives
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- Why they don’t like to be called Gen Z
- Collaborative global citizens
- Don’t miss Steve’s stories about the classic differences among generations
[49:35 - 55:06] Fear of the Unknown
- The fear that transcends generations
- What every generation wants
[55:07 - 59:49] Closing Segment
- Connect with Steve. Links below
- Steve tells us why it is still an amazing world.
- Final words and announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“We often say that generations create history, but truthfully, history creates generations.” - Dr. Steve Shepard
“The single most important fear that every generation has is unknown. They fear what they don’t know is coming.” - Dr. Steve Shepard
Resources Mentioned:
- Book: Generations: The History of America's Future, 1584 to 2069
- Book: The Fourth Turning
- Morley Winograd
- Adam Grant
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Our thought leader for today is Karl Sona, a barrier-breaker who inspires minority individuals to make a life they want to live. Currently, he as an entrepreneur helps minorities create generational wealth and leverages the power of podcasting to share their inspirational stories. He also builds communities based on black excellence to create long-lasting changes in this world. When he was young, he left his home country with his parents in search of the American Dream, but later on, realized that his own dreams matter more.
Listen to Karl’s story and learn how he’s fulfilling his dreams of breaking down barriers and crushing stereotypes!
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[00:01 - 07:09] Opening Segment
- Let’s get to know Karl Sona
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- Entrepreneur
- Podcaster
- Happiness Expert
- Karl shares his version of the future you’d want to hear
[07:10 - 18:24] A Sincere Internal Conflict
- How does Karl want to live his life?
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- He talks about privilege and opportunity
- Karl tells us how he turned his back to his childhood dream
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- His first heartbreak
- He walks us through his process of dealing with difficult conversations
[18:25 - 29:50] Power of Curiosity
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- Look at a “what if” question positively
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- Here’s how
- Burst your bubble to expand your reality
[29:51 - 40:29] A Valuable Currency
- Navigate social media better
- Show up for people
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- The Venmo Challenge
- Expose the Conspiracy of Goodness
[40:30 - 46:42] Closing Segment
- Shout out to our media partner, Streamlined Podcasts!
- Connect with Karl. Links below
- Karl tells us why it is still an amazing world.
- Final words and announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“I think you don’t have the opportunity to enjoy an up without really being brave enough to weather a season of being down.” - Karl Sona
“Courage doesn’t come without the presence of fear.” - Karl Sona
Resources Mentioned:
- Venmo
- Fit, Fat and All That
- TED Talk: Exposing the Conspiracy of Goodness
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I am pleased to share with you my conversations with Mike Pelley, famously known as Merman Mike, and Timothy Paule, and Nicole Lindsey of the Detroit Hives. Merman Mike is a scuba diver who retrieves valuables, searches for treasures, and takes out trash as his passion. Timothy and Nicole founded Detroit Hives to turn vacant lots in Detroit into urban bee farms. Their stories are real-life evidence that the Conspiracy of Goodness we have long been promoting is found everywhere, from underwater to the urban areas.
Let’s tune in and learn how we can replicate their passion!
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[00:01 - 07:08] Opening Segment
- Let’s get to know Mike Pelley
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- How he turned into Merman Mike
- His passion for diving
[07:09 - 19:17] Contagious Enthusiasm
- Mike shares stories about the valuables he’s able to retrieve
- He gives amazing insights about “contagious enthusiasm”
- Mike tells us why it is still an amazing world
- We talk about the Conspiracy of Goodness
- Connect with Mike. Links below.
[19:18 - 27:19] The Place to “Bee”
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- Let’s get to know Timothy Paule and Nicole Lindsey
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- Transforming vacant lots into urban bee farms
- Timothy shares the humble beginnings of Detroit Hives
[27:20 - 37:43] From Fear to Love
- How can you join Timothy and Nicole on their mission?
- Tim and Nicole talk about their different partnerships in Detroit
- How to transform fear into love in their mission
[37:44 - 47:17] Block Clubs
- They talk about the power of block clubs to sustain communities
- Tim shares how their business model has been replicated in other cities
- Tim and Nicole discuss their adjustments due to the COVID-19 pandemic
[47:18 - 51:14] Closing Segment
- Join the Hive with Timothy and Nicole. Links below
- They tell us why it is still an amazing world.
- Final words and announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“For me, I’m having fun any time my head goes under the water. I’m having an absolute blast. So, on my mind, if I can make somebody else’s day, week, month, or year by being able to return something while I’m down there, it’s a win-win for everybody.” - Mike Pelley
“The block club pretty much is like a way to sustain the community with ideas, with projects, with things you wanna see changed or things you wanna address to better your community.” - Timothy Paule
Resources Mentioned:
- News: Diver known as "Merman Mike" finds lost ring he says is worth $17,000, returning it to owner
- Detroit Pistons Foundation
- Gleaners Community Food Bank
- Ford Resource and Engagement Center
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I am excited to share with you my conversation with Drew Dudley, a renowned international leadership speaker, bestselling author, and the creator of the TED talk “Everyday Leadership (The Lollipop Moment).” Drew is known as a dynamic keynote speaker heard already by over 250,000 people across 5 continents. He has been featured on The Huffington Post, Radio America, Forbes.com, and TED.com, where his TED talk was recognized as one of the “7 TED Talks That Will Make You a Better Leader.” Today, Drew and I will talk about an important aspect of leadership that you don’t want to miss.
Let’s tune in and learn why the best leaders don’t know all the answers!
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[00:01 - 05:53] Opening Segment
- Let’s get to know Drew Dudley
- His path as a leadership speaker
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- What’s leadership for Drew?
[05:54 - 19:14] Powerful Little Acts of Leadership
- The good things are actually the little things
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- Drew explains
- Drew talks about this interesting act of leadership
- He gives his insights about this dismissive, diminishing act
- Don’t miss Drew’s tips to do good things consciously
- You are more than what you think about yourself
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- Drew explains
[19:15 - 34:12] Confidence vs. Courage
- Drew shares his insights about “everyday leadership”
- What does open-mindedness mean for Drew?
- How to not recognize imperfections
- Confidence vs. Courage
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- Which sets leaders apart from others?
- What kind of leader should you avoid?
- Drew talks about people’s characters and how they are revealed
[34:13 - 47:57] The “Diminisher” That We Should Avoid
- The basic unit of human understanding
- Drew talks about this word he calls a “diminisher”
- He talks about the writing process of his best-selling book
- How to change our perspectives through everyday leadership
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[47:58 - 57:32] Decisive vs. Certain
- Drew gives his insights about being a positive influence in the world
- We are not present in our most significant moments
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- Drew explains
- How to recognize the leader in the person
- Decisive vs. Certain
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- Be in charge of who you are
[57:33 - 01:07:49] The Best Leaders
- Drew shares his insights about pain
- He talks about this key quality among the best leaders
- “Why do you matter?”
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- Why ask this question?
- Drew tells us why hope is such a powerful force in the world
- He walks us through the nature of his work
[01:07:50 - 01:13:55] Closing Segment
- Connect with Drew. See links below
- Final words and announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“The key idea is to pick something to stand for and believe in in this world, but never let go of the idea that one extraordinary 30-minute conversation could change what you believe.” - Drew Dudley
“What’s true about your character isn’t announced, it’s demonstrated.” - Drew Dudley
“You can be decisive but you can never truly be certain.” - Drew Dudley
Resources Mentioned:
- Drew’s book: This Is Day One: A Practical Guide to Leadership That Matters
- TED Talk: What I Learned From 100 Days of Rejection by Jia Jiang
- Viktor Frankl
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I had the pleasure of having Craig Martin today. Craig is the co-host of The Good Road, a must-see documentary series that examines the world of philanthropy. Craig is a storyteller with a keen eye for the unique, extraordinary, and the bizarre. In this episode, he will share stories on his documentary filmmaking career, his personal journey to finding good in people, and his thoughts about mashing up philanthropy with anthropology.
Let’s listen to Craig and learn his thoughts about philanthropology!
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[00:01 - 06:15] Opening Segment
- Let’s get to know Craig Martin
- His path as a television producer
[06:16 - 15:13] Service
- The humble beginnings of The Good Road
- A mashup of philanthropy and anthropology
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- How to serve other people?
- Treating others as equal
[15:14 - 26:43] Empathy
- The gap that exists among people
- Empathizing as a daily struggle
- Catching memorable moments on video
[26:44 - 38:52] Authenticity
- His adjustments due to COVID-19 pandemic
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- The silver lining of being locked down
- The good and the bad of the digital world
- The realities of the poor on the ground
- Behaviors of philanthropists
[38:53 - 52:00] Forgiveness
- People are naturally good at the heart
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- Know why
- We are all gifts to other people
- What quality do we need today?
[52:01 - 01:02:50] Celebration
- Celebration of humanity’s best
- The Good Road’s ultimate goal
- Four fundamental shifts for social media users
[01:02:51 - 01:11:45] Closing Segment
- Connect with Craig. See links below
- Craig tells us why it is still an amazing world
- Final words and announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“Forgiveness is this incredible, powerful, powerful tool...People often associate that solely with religion. That’s not necessarily true.” - Craig Martin
“It is the people who I interact with each and every day who somehow allow me to see things in a positive way.” - Craig Martin
Resources Mentioned:
- Ever Widening Circles Podcast Ep. 13: Traveling and Storytelling with Earl Bridges
- Confessions of a Philanthropologist
- The Haitian Project: A Blueprint for Solving Big Problems
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We have a special guest for today who will share with us a unique strategy to find our very own joys in life. Sydney Weiss is a lawyer and the creator, host, and producer of Seek The Joy Podcast, telling heartfelt stories on self-love, joy, connection, wellness, and spirituality. The podcast offers a fresh perspective, “aha!” moments, laughs, and stories, and wisdom that will help us on our ongoing journey toward growth, empowerment, and self-love.
Let’s listen to Sydney and learn the art of interrupting negative self-talk to find the joys we deserve in this world.
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[00:01 - 07:42] Opening Segment
- Let’s get to know Sydney Weiss
- Sydney talks about her podcast. Link below
- The power of self-reflection and storytelling
[07:43 - 14:59] Moments of Pause
- Happiness is an option
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- See our link below to know why
- The silver linings brought by interrupters
- A life-changing 9-month journey
- How to find joy in the world?
[15:00 - 23:04] A Game of Patience
- A life advice you don’t want to miss!
- Sydney’s other advice to get extra motivation in life
- Paying attention to mental chatters
[23:05 - 33:33] A Required Interruption
- Don’t miss Sydney’s tricks to interrupt harmful thoughts!
- Managing the meanings of things happening to us
- Visit Sydney’s Joy Corner
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[33:34 - 38:51] The Roles to Take
- We talk about the Conspiracy of Goodness
- The role you play in online spaces
- The role you can take in social change
[38:52 - 50:31] The Difference of Joy and Happiness
- Don’t miss these stories from Sydney’s podcast!
- What sets joy apart from happiness?
[50:32 - 56:07] Closing Segment
- Connect with Sydney. See links below
- Sydney tells us why it is still an amazing world
- Final words and announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“There’s always an interrupter. There’s always a moment that serves to wake you up I think in a really profound way. Sometimes, it happens on an individual, personal level and then sometimes that interrupter is on a collective level, community level.” - Sydney Weiss
“Joy is personalized. It’s very individual and it stands from really knowing who you are and what you love and what lights you up.” - Sydney Weiss
Resources Mentioned:
- Srikumar Rao
- Ep. 105 The Wisdom of this Moment with Intuitive Medium Amy White
- Ep. 108 IMPACT: Creating a Plan for Meaningful Change with Christen Brandt of She's The First
- Ep. 101 Choosing Curiosity and Proving It's Still an Amazing World with Liesl Ulrich-Verderber of Ever Widening Circles
- Ep. 96 John Clarence Stewart, Multi-Talented Actor, Poet, and Singer, on Art as Healing, Claiming Your Voice, and His Spiritual Journey
- Ep. 93 Turning Mental Health into an Everyday Conversation with Advocate and Activist Achea Redd
- Ep. 58 Dancing Out of the Darkness with Alignment, Joy, and Zumba with Josette Tkacik
- Ep. 50 Choosing a Life of Adventure, Redefining Athleticism, and Embracing the Body We’re In with Mirna Valerio, aka The Mirnavator
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Visit her Joy Corner to connect with thought leaders and changemakers living and loving in their joy.
Guest email: sydneyaweiss@gmail.com
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Our guest for today is the Happy Healthy Latina, Chef Yadira Garcia. She is a community foodtivist, certified natural foods chef, vegetable pusher. and sofrito slinger. A proud Dominicana, she calls herself ”The “People’s Chef” and believes that food ties all people together. Yadi joins us today to talk about her passion that she wants to share with the world.
Let’s dive right in and learn from the Happy Healthy Latina how we can make food memories together.
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[00:01 - 07:07] Opening Segment
- Let’s get to know Chef Yadira Garcia
- A food’s story is a person’s story
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- Find out why
[07:08 - 15:24] Connecting with Nature
- Don’t miss this great concept from Yadi!
- Her thoughts on connecting with nature and each other
- She talks about ancestral healing and wisdom
[15:25 - 27:01] Consuming Social Media
- Yadi talks about community gardens
- We discuss consuming social media
- Listen to this “realist’s tip” from Yadi
[27:02 - 35:30] Growing a Seedling
- Yadi shares some fantastic advice
- Yadi tells us what is The Small Child Army
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[35:31 - 45:36] Making Food Memories
- How can we make food memories together?
- Yadi shares this Little Prince-inspired advice
- Food can bring joy and connect people
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- Find out how
[45:37 - 50:42] Closing Segment
- Connect with Yadi. See links below
- Yadi tells us why it is still an amazing world
- Final words and announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“I think food is such an indelible part of our life and our culture and our soul really and I love to show how food ties us more together than it could ever separate us.” - Chef Yadira Garcia
“Not every day is gonna be a great day but there’s something great in every day.” - Chef Yadira Garcia
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The power of traveling is immeasurable; the power of storytelling invaluable. Together, they open many worlds beyond our imagination, worlds we never know have been existing. How can we find these worlds by simply going to places and telling stories that more likely are not ours? What can we get by doing all these things? Our guest for today can answer these questions. Earl Bridges, co-host of The Good Road, will talk about their pursuit of addressing the most pressing problems in the world with only their passion for traveling and storytelling.
Let’s jump into the episode now.
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[00:01 - 07:00] Opening Segment
- We welcome our guest for today, Earl Bridges
- Earl shares his background
- He talks about their travel show, The Good Road
[07:01 - 13:17] Starting the Journey
- Earl talks about the essence of traveling
- He shares his life in Thailand
[13:18 - 24:41] Traveling
- Earl tells us his chemistry with his co-host, Craig Martin
- The dual role of a “philanthropologist”
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[24:42 - 38:22] Storytelling
- Earl talks about “shared struggles”
- The crucial role of empathy in storytelling
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- Listen; don’t just look
- Earl shares their formula in storytelling you don’t want to miss!
[38:23 - 46:45] Celebrating Humanity
- Earl talks about blessings and burdens
- We discuss The Conspiracy of Goodness
- How can we help other people?
[46:46 - 54:49] Closing Segment
- Follow The Good Road. Links below
- Earl tells us why it is still an amazing world
- Connect with Earl. See links below
- Final words and announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“...you start to realize that you really do find some of the best people in some of the most confusing, dark areas.” - Earl Bridges
“Travel is very much that promise of expanding, widening your network, understanding other cultures....” - Earl Bridges
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How can we know that we are really alive? Is breathing an enough indication of life? In this episode, we have James Nestor, a science journalist who has written about the science of breathing. We will discuss why we should learn how to breathe properly because, apparently, it has many benefits that can improve our health.
Let’s now jump into the episode and learn how to breathe better.
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[00:01 - 05:47] Opening Segment
- We welcome our guest for today, James Nestor
- James shares his background
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- His interest on the science of breathing
- Lessons from divers
[05:48 - 11:44] Evolution is Not Progress
- James talks about breathing in western and eastern contexts
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- Breathing is identified with spirituality and biology
- He talks about sleep apnea
- He shares his thoughts about snoring
- James tells us why evolution is change, not progress
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- Staying alive is not being healthy necessarily
[11:45 - 26:43] Mouth Breathing is Not Good
- James tells us why we have gotten worse than our ancestors
- He talks about the amazing biology of breathing
- He shares the results of his breathing experiment
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- Nasal breathing vs. mouth breathing
[26:44 - 39:38] How to Breathe Better
- Breathing with a mask is actually beneficial
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- Listen to James to find out why
- James shares some practical tips to improve our breathing
[39:39 - 46:11] Closing Segment
- James talks about a sign of a healthy body you’d want to note!
- Connect with James. See links below
- James tells us why it is still an amazing world
- Final words and announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“In a single breath of air … there are more molecules in that breath of air than there are all the sand grains on all the world’s beaches.” - James Nestor
“As a journalist, if I’m gonna write about [breathing], I need to understand it and I want to really feel it.” - James Nestor
Resources Mentioned:
- Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and What the Ocean Tells Us About Ourselves a book by James Nestor
- Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art a book by James Nestor
- National Institutes of Health
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Our thought leader for today is Rabbi Daniel Cohen, a mentor, guide, and motivator known for his compelling narratives and navigational guides. Rabbi Cohen will talk about living a life of impact by telling the difference between what’s urgent and what’s important in our lives. He will also discuss how we can reframe our perspectives to see the light and spark in what seems to be a world full of negatives.
Let’s dive into his story and learn how we can create a life of legacy.
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[00:01 - 03:44] Opening Segment
- We welcome our guest for today, Rabbi Daniel Cohen
- Rabbi Cohen shares his background
[03:45 - 15:21] The Difference Between Urgent and Important
- Rabbi Cohen talks about the shifting priorities of people
- He gives interesting advice you’d want to hear!
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- Survive
- Thrive
- He discusses “bringing heaven down to Earth”
- Rabbi Cohen talks about the difference between what’s urgent and important
- He asks us if we are living for things that are transient or eternal
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- What does he mean by that?
[15:22 - 23:08] Meaningful, Not Menial
- We talk about reframing our negative views into positive outlooks
- Rabbi Cohen reveals how we can unlock a “new light” in the world
[23:09 - 32:24] The Person vs. The Potential
- Rabbi Cohen talks about the opportunities that the virtual world offers
- He talks about this “haunting and inspiring” idea.
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- Find out what it is.
- Support our affiliate partner. See link below
[32:25 - 43:18] The Person, Not Time, in Control
- Rabbi Cohen walks us through the process of controlling our future
- He shares some tips to stop our internet addiction you don’t want to miss!
[43:19 - 46:45] Closing Segment
- Connect with Rabbi Cohen. See links below
- He shares why it is still an amazing world
- Final words and announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“The entire world is a place to reveal some hidden spark and some hidden light.” - Rabbi Daniel Cohen
“I don’t view anything as menial. I really view it as filled with meaning.” - Rabbi Daniel Cohen
Resources Mentioned:
- What Will They Say About You When You're Gone?
- Time and the Art of Living
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You can email Rabbi Cohen at rabbicohen@cas-stamford.org or call him at (203) 358-2200. Connect with him on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube. Listen to him online and check out his personal and company websites.
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Today’s guest is Dan Diamond, MD, a renowned thought leader on how leadership looks like in emergency situations. He’s become a first responder to disasters across the globe from Hurricane Katrina to the Haitian Earthquake. Most recently, he responded to a typhoon in the Philippines. Dr. Diamond is focused on bringing out the best in these difficult times.
Let’s dive into his story to shine bright like a diamond under pressure.
[00:01 - 06:42] Opening Segment
- We welcome our guest for today, Dan Diamond, MD
- Dan shares his background and how his journey in disaster response started
- Dan tells us the importance of being curious about other people’s reality
[06:43 - 14:02] Making Yourself Closer to Other People
- Dan talks about the model he developed to explain why people respond differently to pressure-packed situations like disasters
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- The model includes four different mindsets. Learn what kind of mindset you have! See the model below
- He shares the one, single word that has the most impact on his thinking
- He talks about how we can talk with people who are different from us
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- He shares what a 3-2-1-0 question is.
[14:03 - 28:48] Shine Bright Like a Diamond Under Pressure
- Dan talks about the importance of listening to other people’s experiences and the need to reinforce, recognize, and celebrate them.
- He shares his “radically different” experience in the Philippines and why his words for his experience there is “tender mercy”
- He talks about the people’s ability to choose their reactions to difficult situations and thrive on them
- Dan shares some tips to apply self-compassion that you don’t want to miss!
[28:49 - 38:08] Deciding Through a Straw
- Dan talks about his newfound appreciation for tunnel vision, tunnel hearing, and tunnel thinking
- He talks about the secrets to train our minds in overcoming moments of panic.
[38:09 - 49:45] Closing Segment
- Dan shares how and when we can make light of pressure-packed situations to come up with solutions
- He talks about the reason he believes that the world is still amazing
- Connect with Dan. See links below
- Final words and announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“Not everybody sees the world the same way that we see it.” - Dan Diamond, MD
“If I want to understand the world with depth, I need to spend time with people that are different than I am.” - Dan Diamond, MD
“You are not the only one that’s suffering with this. We are in this together.” - Dan Diamond, MD
Resources Mentioned:
- Bryan Stevenson
- Thinking, Fast and Slow
- Leading Well from Within
- How to thrive under pressure - coronavirus conversation
- How to make a difference when times are tough
- Understanding Your Different Mindsets
- Beyond Resilience
You can email Dan Diamond, MD at events@dandiamondmd.com or connect with him on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram. Listen to his podcast. Visit his website https://www.dandiamondmd.com/.
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Today’s episode is with Mark Redmond, a thought leader already in his 39th year of supporting young people from very tough circumstances to succeed despite the odds. He is Executive Director at Spectrum Youth and Family Services, a non-profit organization helping youth aged 12-26 and their families turn their lives around.
Let’s dive into Mark’s story and be inspired on how he ensures that no children will be left behind.
[00:01 - 06:39] Opening Segment
- Let's welcome our guest for today, Mark Redmond
- Mark talks about his journey as a thought leader, which he says in his book is his “calling”
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- He started making 12 dollars a week and never looked back
[06:40 - 17:15] No Children Left Behind
- Mark talks about the issues that he’s encountering for trying to help at-risk youth
- He shares with us the opening story of his book about a young woman who was motivated to go back to school
- We discuss doing the little things and how they can still impact other people’s lives
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- He shares some of the things they’re doing at Spectrum to impact the lives of at-risk youth
- Quick promotion about my newly published book, Happiness is an Option. See link below
[17:16 - 27:46] Children Have Bright Ideas Too
- Mark talks about the importance of looking for mentors for children
- He shares a few platforms where people can start their mentoring careers
- He shares how they were able to raise 90,000 dollars for the first time while spending nothing
- Mark tells us a story about a young girl who gave him an inspirational idea that you don’t want to miss!
[27:47 - 36:01] Soft Skills Can Be Learned
- We talk about sharing online posts about the “science of goodness and progress” amidst the COVID-19 pandemic
- Mark shares the business they established to provide jobs to young people
- He talks about why we should not blame children for not learning soft skills right away
[36:02 - 42:16] Closing Segment
- Marks talks about where we can start searching if we want to look for organizations like Spectrum
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- Visit National Network for Youth to look for nearby organizations you can connect with
- Final words from Mark
- Announcements and final words
Tweetable Quotes:
“A family helps each other out over the rough parts in life.” - Mark Redmond
“It is still an amazing world because there are so many people of decency who care about others, who are responsible citizens of our planet, who want things to be better for themselves and their families and their broader community.” - Mark Redmond
Resources Mentioned:
- The Goodness Within
- Happiness is an Option
- Detail Works: A Spectrum Enterprise
Connect with Mark on Twitter, email him at MRedmond@spectrumvt.org, or call him at (802) 864-7423 x 209. Listen to his podcast too. Visit their headquarters at 31 Elmwood Ave Burlington, VT 05401 or check them out online and on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram.
Exhausted by the Negative News? Want to find more goodness in the world around you? Learn to live with less fear, more joy, and hope for a brighter future! Visit https://www.cogsummit.com/ for more details.
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I often say Thought Leaders provide out of the box solutions to everyday problems. Today’s thought leader, Kenton Lee, is a speaker and the Founder of Because International, an organization that provides growing shoes to children in need. After traveling to Nairobi, working at a small orphanage, he saw a child with ill-fitting shoes and cuts on her feet. He used his innovative mind to ask the question, what if there was a shoe that could adjust and expand its size? Thus, Because International was born with the mission to help those in need, and what started as a small business began a worldwide movement.
Let’s jump right into this episode and learn how Kenton did something small that made a huge difference, and how you can be one of these heroes too.
[00:01 - 07:02] Opening Segment
- Let's welcome our guest for today, Kenton Lee
- Kenton gives a bit of background
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- Because International
- Located in Idaho
- Using products as solutions to alleviate poverty
- The Shoe that Grows
- 10 years of service
- I talk about how my book applies to Kenton’s work
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- Gratitude economy
- Kenton’s story
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- Traveled the world after college
- Saw the need in Kenya first-hand
- Donations only offer one-time solutions
- Started as a hobby for six years
- Went viral in 2016
- Distributed over 300,000 pairs of growing shoes to kids in 100 countries
- Bringing jobs to the areas
[07:03 - 16:20] A Small Thing that Makes a Big Difference
- Kenton talks about why shoes are so important
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- 300m kids in Africa alone without shoes
- 1.5b people worldwide with soil-transmitted diseases
- Shoes provide protection
- Shoes as a requirement to attend school
- Kids in orphanages are the same as our kids
- Happiness and confidence
- Potential being realized
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- Trying to create a solution to a clear problem
- There’s power in small things
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Kenton talks about problem-solving
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It doesn’t have to be the perfect solution
- This stops you from moving forward
- All of us can do small things to make a big difference
[16:21 - 24:51] Seven Heros to Save One Person
- The conspiracy of goodness
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- There is a wave of goodness that is not reaching the internet
- The story from Le Chambon France
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- 7 rescuers to every 1 person saved
- Kenton shares the story of people asking for his shoes
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- Gro-Five owned by the non-profit
- Money from here goes back to the kids
- Kenton talks about being part of the story
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- Being a small part of a big conspiracy of good
[24:52 - 36:03] The Gratitude Economy; Businesses Run with Good Hearts
- Kenton talks about his work
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- Does the world need more non-profits?
- We need more good businesses with good hearts
- Believing in the small
- What people can do
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- Making money while doing good things
- It can be done, and you can be the one
- You don’t need to be the next giant
- See where the journey takes you
- Work with what you’re passionate about
- Figure out what makes you go
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- Being happy to wake up in the morning
- How Covid has come into play
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- Forcing us to pause
- Taking lemons and making lemonade
- We have no control, so what will we do with what we have
- Humans are good at adapting to their circumstances
- How we can change the future
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- I talk about my book
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- Storm before the calm
- We leap forward together
[36:04 - 47:17] Closing Segment
- What keeps Kenton hopeful in the world
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- There’s power in small things
- Everybody can do small things
- The example of Kenton’s Mayor
- People are encouraged by the small things
- Your actions can be magnified
- How people can reach out and support Kenton
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- Links below
- What reminds you that it’s still an amazing world?
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- Kenton talks about his children and family
- You can learn from the littlest ones among us
- Seeing life through the eyes of a child
- Final Words and Announcements
Tweetable Quotes:
“Shoes are small things that make a big difference. In Africa alone, there are 300M kids without shoes…” - Kenton Lee
“Kids in a small orphanage in a developing country in Africa, they are just the same as my kids… Kids anywhere, they have what they need, to be able to succeed.” - Kenton Lee
“I saw a problem so clearly, and I knew I just had to do something.” - Kenton Lee
Resources Mentioned:
- Interview with Kenton Lee
- Ever Widening Circles Article with Kenton Lee
- GroFive Expandals
You can reach out and support Kenton on Instagram, Twitter, and kentonlee.com. Also, visit his website https://becauseinternational.org/ to learn more about how you can donate and get involved.
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Everybody has their own unique gift to offer within art and creativity. Today’s thought leader, Marco Santini, does it wonderfully. Marco is an award-winning NYC-based artist, fashion designer, photographer, and inventor who draws inspiration from inclusion, positivity, and language. He is passionate about the relationship between communication, expression, and imagery and how they can combine to create something new and beautiful, and his unique style is easily recognizable and expressed through many different mediums.
Let’s get right into this episode and learn how Marco is uniting people through positivity and beauty.
[00:01 - 05:56] Opening Segment
- Let's welcome our guest for today, Marco Santini
- Marco talks a bit about himself
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- Create and educate through love and positivity
- Grew up in a very creative household
- Not what I was doing, but why
- Chief experimenter
- One Love logo - more that unites us than divides us
- Asked to paint at different events
- Making art through language
[05:57 - 13:49] The Beauty of Creativity
- Marco’s foresight of what artists will become
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- A creative explosion of ideas
- Marco talks about his experience with beauty
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- We all have a responsibility for what we take in
- The feeling of beauty when they see something moving
- The support from family to pursue creative passions
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- Making others feel the same way
- Turning negatives into positives
- Empowering people’s creativity
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- There are no mistakes
- Sharing actual ideas and techniques
- Not judging others
[13:50 - 28:14] Your Life Purpose and Human Positivity
- Marco talks about the importance of curiosity
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- You can see it everything
- Don’t rush to find an answer
- The science of human interaction
- Marco’s insights on higher purpose
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- Purpose can be found in the next moment
- What do you enjoy and what gifts can you bring
- Explore and try things
- The courage to put yourself out there, as an artist
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- Marco’s work during the Pandemic
- Thoughts on toxic positivity
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- ‘Fake it till you make it’ is not a long term solution
- There is so much negativity already, we have to see the whole picture, not just the internet’s version
- You can choose what you can give attention to
- Remember to help support positivity by spreading my book and getting the message out
[28:15 - 39:46] Using the Innovator’s Recipe to Make Something Beautiful
- I talk about the innovator’s recipe
- Marco talks about the Three C’s of Life
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- Curiosity
- Creativity
- Collaboration
- Marco’s daily habits
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- Physical and Mindful practices
- Acting vs. reacting
- Marco talks about resourcefulness
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- Example of a recent project - upcycling
- Leading with Grace
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- Share what you have with others
- The power of checklists
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- How Marco uses checklists to empower himself
- Triggering your best self
- Our daily life is just as important as surgeons and pilots
- The Best Self List
- The Great Pause
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- Our chance to give clarity into the next steps
- How you can find Marco
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- Links below
- See the work at Bloomingdale’s Headquarter
[39:47 - 49:56] Closing Segment
- Marco talks about recent projects interacting with people
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- What is love to you
- What reminds you every day that it’s still an amazing world?
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- Connecting with friends daily
- Able to start every day with a smile
- The ability to always learn from people
- Stay tuned to have Marco back
- Announcements and Final Words
Tweetable Quotes:
“I define creativity as taking thoughts and turning them into actions, and we all do that in very interesting and unique ways… I think we’re all creative and all artists.” - Marco Santini
“I think courage is being able to take your inner essence and being able to show it no matter what…” - Marco Santini
“I find joy in a lot of things… We lead by example. When people experience someone who is so positive and looking at something in a new way, I think that it helps them to see and to question, and I think it’s really beautiful.” - Marco Santini
Resources Mentioned:
- Factfulness
- Ever Widening Circles Article Featuring Marco Santini
You can reach out and support Marco on Instagram. Visit his website http://www.marco-santini.com/ to learn more about his space.
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One thing Thought Leaders have in common, is that they combine unlikely things to create change. Today’s thought leader Hope Zvara is a perfect example. Hope is the CEO and Co-founder of Mother Trucker Yoga and the creator of STIFF Mother Trucker Pain Relief Cream. She’s also the host of the Daily Dose of Hope Podcast. Hope lives with one simple calling in mind: “help others live the best damn life possible,” which she does by sharing her dynamic story, vibrant personality, and expertise in yoga. Hope created Mother Trucker Yoga to combat the effects of prolonged sitting, limited movement, broken sleep patterns, and heightened stress of an essential group of workers.
Let’s dive into Hope’s incredible story to learn how she helps build a gratitude economy by opening herself to unexpected possibilities.
[00:01 - 08:03] Opening Segment
- Let's welcome our guest for today, Hope Zvara
- I speak about Hope’s story in my latest book
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- Gratitude economy - rewarded for good things
- Hope gives us a bit of background on her story
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- Mother Trucker Yoga
- Building a business relationship with a trucker
- Combining yoga expertise and trucking to meet truckers in their environment
- Hope is also a consultant with Advance Your Reach
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- The importance of your voice
[08:04 - 19:00] It Came in a Package I Never Expected
- Hope talks about her story about wanting to make an impact somehow
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- From having an eating disorder to being a wellness instructor
- Jumping at the opportunity despite the risk or fear
- Hope’s insights about taking an opportunity
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- Combining the concept of trucking and yoga never occurred
- Open your mind to all possibilities
- I talk about the things in common with every thought leaders
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- Combining things no one thought to combine
- Hope shares about what inspired her to get into this space
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- Didn’t try to reinvent herself but used what she had
- Building off a gratitude economy
- Zone in and tune in to what people really need
- Meeting people in their environment
- Merging things to actually be an asset rather than a farce
[19:01 - 33:51] Meeting People Where They’re At; Giving Them Something Real
- Hope tells us a bit about what her activities look like
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- Everything shot inside the truck
- Explaining the ‘why’ behind the ‘what’ during the activity
- Something that everyone can do
- Marrying things that actually matter
- Using surplus rather than inventing more things
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- All you need is a willing body and mind
- You need to know why you’re utilizing certain tools
- Hope talks about the why behind her cream
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- “I want to do things the right way”
- Something that actually works
- I talk about rigorous intention and its value
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- What is being rewarded?
- Hope’s rigorous intention moments
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- Creating infinite possibilities
- Never married to an outcome
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- Don’t push it, let things develop over time
[33:52 - 48:07] Peeling Back the Onion to Solve Real Problems
- I talk about the internet’s effect on us today and innovators of the future
- How Hope peels back the onion
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- Going back to the Why
- Adapting to the environment that people are in
- Understand what is really going on rather than solving a problem by adding more problems
- 62% of us identify as values-driven consumers
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- We give to businesses who give back
- Giving back first then making profit second
- Celebrating people who make a win for everyone
- Hope gives advice on how to give back while making a profit
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- Remember that the people behind a business are real people
- If you’re stuck make sure the scales aren’t off
- Show people what you are worth
[48:08 - 56:44] Closing Segment
- Hope talks about how she gives back
- Business problems are mostly personal problems in disguise
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- Take ownership of everything you do to empower yourself
- How can we find you?
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- See links below
- What reminds you every day that it’s still an amazing world?
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- There is a person on the other end that wants to hear what you have to say
- We can keep reaching and widen our circles
- You’re not gonna prove them wrong, you’re gonna prove them better
- Final Words
Tweetable Quotes:
“How am I gonna be able to help people…? Well, maybe you’re looking for only one particular answer because you think that’s how it’s supposed to be, what if you step back and open yourself up to the possibilities of ANYTHING?!” - Hope Zvara
“One of the things I like to think I’m really good at is being able to zone in and tune in to what people actually need in the environment that they’re in.” - Hope Zvara
“When we take ownership, it’s not to say we suck or we did wrong, it’s to empower ourselves to create even more greatness.” - Hope Zvara
Resources Mentioned:
- Daily Dose of Hope Podcast
- Mother Trucker Yoga
- STIFF Mother Trucker Pain Relief Cream
- Advance Your Reach
- The Social Dilemma
You can connect and support Hope on LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook. Visit her website https://www.hopezvara.com/ and https://mothertruckeryoga.com/ to learn more about her and her mission.
Ever Widening Circles Links:
https://everwideningcircles.com/
EWC Ed:
https://ed.everwideningcircles.com/
Conspiracy of Goodness Summit Oct 4th:
https://www.cogsummit.com/
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Each day is absolutely wasted if you are not living each one radiantly alive. These are words from thought leader, Dr. Srikumar Rao, a world-renowned happiness guru and Founder and CEO of The Rao Institute which is dedicated to helping individuals live lives of extraordinary accomplishment and deep fulfillment. Dr. Srikumar is excellent at helping successful people make a quantum leap in their life to better relationships, work, and remove stress by becoming comfortable with ambiguity.
Let’s start the path to joy by learning that not labeling something as bad or good can lead you to a life of resilience.
[00:01 - 09:06] Opening Segment
- Let's welcome our guest for today, Dr. Srikumar Rao
- Dr. Rao gives us some background
- Being radiantly alive
- There are steps we can take to get to this point
- How Dr. Rao and I met
- Dr. Rao’s story
- Tired of the politics in the corporate world
- Teachings of the World's Greatest Masters
- Created a course in personal growth
[09:07 - 18:36] Good Thing, Bad Thing, Who Knows?
- A parable of wisdom from Dr. Rao
- What was meant for bad became a fortune
- Have you ever had something happen the life you thought was terrible but became a good thing
- Dr. Rao shares an example from one of his talks
- Stop and ask if this terrible thing could become wonderful
- The realm of despair to the realm of possibility
- Suffering begins when we label something bad and unbearable
- Example of losing your job
- Resilience comes when you stop labeling things as bad
- Stuff happens to you, stop labeling those things as adversity and you won’t have to bounce back from it
[18:37 - 28:46] Your Awareness Is Like a Flashlight
- What Dr. Rao offers as a way of perspective
- Timeless lessons from the Greatest Masters
- Example: I suffered a great many tragedies in life, many of which never happened
- Dr. Rao walks us through an example of awareness
- The uselessness of worries
- The conditioning of the mind around goals
- Recognize you are happy, not that you will receive it
- You don’t get it because you need it but because it’s your path in life
- We have no control, we never did
- Setting a goal is about the learning and growth as we try to achieve it
[28:47 - 38:56] Go Beyond the Duality
- Dr. Rao shares perspective on the turbulence we experience
- Is it bad? Is it good? Don’t label it, go beyond the duality
- It simply happened
- This too shall pass
- Do everything from the space of joy
- Thoughts on mental chatter
- The constant, incessant internal voice
- The parable of the Second Arrow
- Explaining through the story of a mother’s child
- The second arrow is always delivered through means of mental chatter
[38:57 - 46:58] Closing Segment
- How would you have done if not for the pandemic?
- The positivity that has come out of it
- How can we find you?
- See links below
- What reminded you every day that it’s still an amazing world?
- Despite the fear we are in the best times we’ve ever been
- There are multiple channels to discover that this is a matrix
- Final Words
Tweetable Quotes:
“I believe that human life is both very short and very long but each day is wasted if you are not radiantly alive.” - Dr. Srikumar Rao
“Is it just possible that what you are, today, about to label terrible could turn out to be wonderful?” - Dr. Srikumar Rao
“Suffering begins the instant you label an event as, ‘This is bad, this is terrible, I cannot bear it.” - Dr. Srikumar Rao
Resources Mentioned:
- Are You Ready to Succeed?
- Happiness at Work
- The Personal Mastery Program
- TED Talks with Dr. Srikumar Rao
You can connect and support Dr. Rao on LinkedIn and Twitter, or email srikumar.rao@theraoinstitute.com. Visit his website at https://theraoinstitute.com/ to learn more and join the community.
Ever Widening Circles Link:
https://everwideningcircles.com/
EWC Ed:
https://ed.everwideningcircles.com/
Conspiracy of Goodness Summit Oct 4th:
https://www.cogsummit.com/
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As divided as we may be, you only have to look up and realize we are united under one sky. This is the passionate message of today’s thought leader Maryliz Bender, a space journalist who Co-Founded Cosmic Perspective. C.P. is a group of storytellers building a movement to share the transformational power of the cosmos through film, photography, VR, and journalism, to unite and inspire awe and wonder.
Let’s dive right into the episode and learn more about Maryliz’s story and start considering the things bigger than ourselves and fall back in love with the human potential.
[00:01 - 07:17] Opening Segment
- Let's welcome our guest for today, Maryliz Bender
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- Connecting things no one thought to combine
- Journalist and storyteller
- Words from Maryliz
- Maryliz talks a bit about herself
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- Founded C.P. to inspire and unite people
- Connecting people through Space exploration
- Falling in love with human potential
- Considering things bigger than ourselves
[07:18 - 20:41] The Overview Effect; A Profound Shift in Awareness
- I talk about Maryliz’s background and work
- Maryliz’s talks about what inspired her
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- The Overview Effect
- Astronaut’s profound shift in awareness
- The borders disappear, you fall in love with the planet and turn to humanitarianism and art
- Maryliz shares about the start of her mission
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- One foot in front in front of the other
- What haven’t you done yet
- Maryliz’s magical moment
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- Tweeted at and emailed by Frank White
- Mission to take the overview effect down to earth
- Maryliz talks about her journey with Frank White
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- A work coming through fruition
[20:42 - 31:09] The Innovator’s Recipe
- You have to be driven by the greater good not the idea of instant success
- I talk about my new book - Best Seller in 2 days
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- Link below
- The majority want better and want to be better
- Innovators do 5 things - Innovator’s recipe
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- Peel back the onion - attack the problem at the source
- Get creative
- Use what’s in surplus
- Involve community
- Always led by someone with a graceful, measured good nature
- Maryliz talks about what resonates with her about the innovator’s recipe
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- Finding the source
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- The issue of tribalism
- Lack of empathy
- We are born with empathy and exploration but trauma inserts fear
- Making people fall back in love with human potential
[31:10 - 42:24] A Moment of Pause
- Finding the things we have in common
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- Find empathy and positivity
- We live on a giant spaceship that is perfectly designed for us
- Maryliz puts things into a cosmic perspective with a story
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- The importance of a moment of pause
- The Canadarm
- Creating something because of humans coming together
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- An astronaut’s story
[42:25 - 51:48] Closing Segment
- We may be close to turning a corner as humans
- It’s my job to plant those seeds for the revolution
- If we listen we can improve each other’s way of thinking
- Tired of the ‘us’ and ‘them’ mentality
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- We desire more complex, nuanced conversations
- Exchange contempt for curiosity
- What reminded you every day that it’s still an amazing world?
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- Maryliz’s story of being homeless and addicted to drugs
- Putting one foot in front of another - I’m doing ok
- How can we find you?
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- See links below
- Final words
Tweetable Quotes:
“I’m so lucky, so fortunate to be here at the forefront of what’s happening in space, and I am desperate to transport people here… this is about helping people fall in love with human potential.” - Maryliz Bender
“One foot in front of the other… what can you do today that you haven’t done yet?” - Maryliz Bender
“You cannot be open to transformation… unless you pause.” - Maryliz Bender
Resources Mentioned:
- The Overview Effect
- Fragile Oasis
- Constellation
- Ryan Chylinski
You can connect and support Maryliz on Instagram and YouTube. Visit her website at https://www.cosmicperspective.com/ to learn more.
Articles with Cosmic Perspective:
https://everwideningcircles.com/2019/06/23/cosmic-perspective-exploring-overview-effect/
Ever Widening Circles Link:
https://everwideningcircles.com/
EWC Ed:
https://ed.everwideningcircles.com/
Conspiracy of Goodness Summit Oct 4th:
https://www.cogsummit.com/
Donate!
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Dr. Lynda's Book:
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What if I told you that you don’t need eyes to see? Today’s thought leader is the ‘real-life-Batman’ Daniel Kish. Daniel is an expert in human echolocation and President of World Access for the Blind and one of the world’s foremost inspirational speakers. Blind since he was 13 months old, Daniel has learned to “see” using a form of echolocation.
Let’s jump right into this episode and learn from Daniel how anyone, blind or sighted, can learn to repurpose their brain and conquer fears of the unknown.
[00:01 - 09:49] Opening Segment
- Let's welcome our guest for today, Daniel Kish
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- ‘The real-life Batman’
- President of World Access for the Blind
- Daniel talks a bit about himself
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- Known in part for having trained his brain to see without eyes
- Lost his eyes to Retinal Cancer as a baby
- Repurposing the brain
- The concept of image is just a compilation of sensory data
- Daniel talks about making the most of ‘real estate’ for the brain
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- Forge connections actively
- I mention a video you can see Daniel in action
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- Video link below
[09:50 - 19:27] Borrowing Eyes
- Daniel talks about alternative solutions
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- Different doctors have different acceptance of different areas
- Blindness is associated with a lack of mobility
- Being blind is a challenge but the challenges can be addressed
- The approaches used to be very ‘sight-centric’
- Getting access to visual information
- Typically and traditionally people use sighted people to obtain visual information
- There was a problem, but now people have choices about how to approach it
- ‘Use it or Lose it’
- The issues surrounding blindness have produced a marginalization
[19:28 - 26:55] Repurpose the Brain
- Daniel talks about how this work pertains to sighted people
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- This goes beyond just echolocation
- It’s about repurposing the brain
- Build more brain connections to creativity and innovation
- 3 things needed to teach the brain something new
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- Motivation
- Regular Opportunity for Application
- Challenging circumstances
- Daniel talks about the psychology of what he teaches
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- Mastering your capacity as a person
- Neutralizing fear
- Darkness is the construct of the brain
- People assume blindness is simply a lack of eyesight
[26:56 - 35:05] Overcoming the Fear of the Unknown
- Daniel addresses how to overcome this fear
- Are you firstly motivated?
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- Fear leads to curiosity
- Where are you allocating your energy to?
- Next is learning how to develop a healthy relationship with darkness
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- Challenge your assumptions and rethink what you think you know
- Establish what you DO know
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- These are tools you can use to charge through
- We should be willing to find a new foundation when fear comes
[35:06 - 43:19] The Seed of Creating Community
- Daniel talks about different people who have learned this technique
- Daniel shares how this work looks like in practice
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- Working with a lot of kids with a lot of different stories
- Daniel tells an amazing story of one of his students
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- Teaching a kid to play soccer with sound
- Creating a community
- Connecting to things bigger than yourself
[43:20 - 52:56] Closing Segment
- How to help and support Daniel on his mission
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- Creating a vision academy with a virtual and outreach component
- Donate
- What reminded you every day that it’s still an amazing world?
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- Watching people grow into greater freedom - especially children
- I want to add that Daniel is a great public speaker
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- TED Speaker
- How can we find you?
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- See links below
- Final words from me and Daniel
Tweetable Quotes:
“For us to forge connections in our brain, those connections have to actually be used, we have to conduct energy actively through those connections.” - Daniel Kish
“Fear of the unknown is man’s most primal fear… as a blind person you are the unknown personified, which I believe is a fear that lies at the root of all of our fear.”’ - Daniel Kish
Resources Mentioned:
- ABC Science: Echolocation - Daniel Kish
- TED Speaker
You can learn more and support Daniel on https://waftb.net/
Articles with Daniel:
https://everwideningcircles.com/2019/07/31/daniel-kish-blind-seeing-with-sound/
https://everwideningcircles.com/2017/10/29/daniel-kish-life-beyond-expectations/
Ever Widening Circles Link:
https://everwideningcircles.com/
EWC Ed:
https://ed.everwideningcircles.com/
Conspiracy of Goodness Summit Oct 4th:
https://www.cogsummit.com/
Donate!
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Dr. Lynda's Book:
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Today’s thought leader is Ben Conard, founder of Five North Chocolate, a healthy chocolate snack company empowering farmers and celebrating diversity by committing to fair-trade. Ben has been named one of the Top 10 Biggest Fair Trade Advocates in the World and 40 LGBT Leaders Under 40. Ben is passionate about making an impact in the way people buy and how companies produce.
Let’s jump right into this episode and learn from Ben how educating the consumer can give them the power to make better decisions and make lasting change in the market.
[00:01 - 03:44] Opening Segment
- Let's welcome our guest for today, Ben Conard
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- Founder of Five North Chocolate
- Ben talks a bit about himself
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- Passionate about helping farmers and bringing them out of poverty
[03:45 - 11:22] See a Problem, Go and Solve it
- Ben shares his story and the origins of FNC
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- Why chocolate? Just a desire to design a healthy candy company
- You shouldn’t have to feel guilty for eating something
- A need to help farmers who are being taken advantage of
- “I was a consumer who didn’t like what they saw on the shelf and wanted to change it.”
- I share how I started seeing a lot of people take on fatalism
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- I saw a problem and I went in to fix it
- Ben shares his 20 seconds of bravery moment
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- Farm in Ecuador in 2017
- So much work goes into one end product, they just want to know the consumer appreciates it
- Somebody needs to manifest this message through
- From curiosity to a calling
[11:23 - 22:15] Educate the Consumer and Optimize the Food Industry
- Ben talks about some of the misconceptions of chocolate we need to re-think
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- Positivity was the fuel to our fire
- Chocolate does not have to be a ‘guilty’ pleasure
- Ben shares about stamping certified LGBT on the products
- You have a choice of what you give your attention to everyday
- Ben talks about the problems that need solving in the world of chocolate
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- Farmers are severely underpaid and see no future in cacao
- We will see supply of cacao drop drastically
- Chocolate can be a medicine or a downfall
- Farmers need to be a central voice
- Ben talks about his vision for the chocolate industry for the future
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- Let’s optimize and democratize the food industry and the products we see on the market today for consumers
- Give the knowledge and education then give the power to make better choices
- The Three C’s
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- Consumer
- Company
- Country
[22:16 - 33:50] Practical Tips to Educate Consumers and Yourself
- Ben gives advice how to best educate the consumer
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- Encouraging people to read the ingredients first
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- Ex. If the first ingredient is sugar, then it isn’t dark chocolate anymore
- The first ingredient in Ben’s chocolate is 100% cacao
- Make sure you’re getting products that are fair-trade
- “As a consumer we should be doing are own research”
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- Google is your friend
- Voice your opinions to the company
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- They should know what you like and don’t like
- I talk about my future book and how it applies
- Know the people behind the brand
- “We usually have better judgement in how we trust people then how we do things and brands and statements, so look for the people first.” - Ben
[33:51 - 46:06] Closing Segment
- Advice to people who want to start doing good in the world?
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- “The work is there, celebrate the work and effort, and the success you do make you need to celebrate.”
- Story of your struggles?
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- Spending 8 hours in a kitchen making the product messing up along the way
- “Consistency kept me alive… I wasn’t ready to give up.”
- What reminded you everyday that it’s still an amazing world?
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- “The people that I keep around me”
- Interconnection of the world - ex. Coffee
- These are the things we are trying to celebrate
- What reminds you every day that it is still an amazing world?
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- "The Sun still rises. Every time the sunrise every day, we got a chance to fix whatever we didn't fix before."
- How can we find you?
-
- See links below
- Final words from me and Ben
Resources Mentioned:
- DoneGood.co
You can connect with Ben on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Twitter or by emailing ben@fivenorthchocolate.com. Visit https://www.fivenorthchocolate.com/ to learn more.
Articles with Five North Chocolate:
https://everwideningcircles.com/2019/11/26/2019-conspiracy-of-goodness-holiday-gift-guide/
Ever Widening Circles Link:
https://everwideningcircles.com/
EWC Ed:
https://ed.everwideningcircles.com/
Conspiracy of Goodness Summit Oct 4th:
https://www.cogsummit.com/
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Today’s episode is with the retired principal, book author, and thought leader, Linda Cliatt Wayman. Linda Cliatt-Wayman is a renowned education leader with an unwavering belief in the potential of all children. She uses her decades of experience to move educational leaders from knowledge to practice in ways that are transformative for children through on-site leadership development series, convenings, and keynote addresses.
Let’s dive into her story of how Institutionalizing hopes and dreams for children and helping them with their education can lead to a brighter future out of poverty.
[00:01 - 06:51] Opening Segment
- Let's welcome our guest for today, Linda Cliatt Wayman
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- She is the founder of the non-profit organization Currently Trending
- Linda talks about her Strawberry Mansion Chapter
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- She was looking for the right Principal to save the school
- She heard a voice "You Go!", she was destined to be the principal of that school
[06:52 - 13:37] Standing Up To Fix The System
- Linda shares a story about her assembly programs of high schools
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- Figuring out how to co-exist during the process
- Why students think they can do whatever they want
- How can we make this better?
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- Linda's team first reached out to the adults to talk about why the school was so violent in the past
- We have the talent and skill to make this better
- The power of having a conversation
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- Linda gathered students on a round table and talked to them personally
- Providing hope to children who have lost hope
[13:38 - 28:17] Transforming One of The Most Dangerous High Schools in America
- Linda talks about her retirement
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- She retired too early but her job was DONE.
- Linda talks about what they do at Currently Trending to make sure young people graduate from high school
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- Kids were suffering to transition from 8th grade to 9th grade.
- In Philadelphia, we only have a high school graduation rate of 67%.
- There are so many CHALLENGES in their lives to keep them in school
- Pairing every child with a caring adult
- Helping the parents to advocate the schools for their children
- There's a big disparity in urban education, kids are receiving an inferior education.
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- Kids in 9th grade can't read
- Linda shares her experience going to West Virginia
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- All children have to have hopes and dreams in their darkest times
[28:18 - 37:35] Institutionalizing Hopes and Dreams For Children
- COVID-19 could be a pause and help us decide what we should optimize for now in education
- Linda weighs in on institutionalizing hopes and dreams instead of poverty and hopelessness
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- Everything we hated before about school, let's reimagine it!
- Why can't we have people from the community act like educators?
- How college kids can take advantage of the COVID-19 situation
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- The possibilities are enormous
- You can't be what you can't see
- Linda talks about her hopes and dreams and what inspires her every day
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- If education can change my life, it could change other people's life
- There are so many people out there who really go forth and beyond
[37:36 - 49:15] Closing Segment
- I talked about The Conspiracy of Goodness
- How can people help you?
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- "We appreciate and need your donation"
- "We need a building"
- Total virtual learning in an urban city is not going to work
- What reminds you every day that it is still an amazing world?
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- "The Sun still rises. Every time the sunrise every day, we got a chance to fix whatever we didn't fix before."
- Final words from me and Linda
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- "Remember, if nobody told you they love you today. You remember I do, I always will." - Linda Cliatt Wayman
Resources Mentioned:
- Currently Trending Website
You can connect with Linda on Twitter or visit her website https://www.currently-trending.org/ if you want to help and make a donation.
Articles on Linda:
https://everwideningcircles.com/2020/07/03/linda-cliatt-wayman-wisdom-of-mothers-end-racial-divide/
https://everwideningcircles.com/2019/08/26/principal-wayman-currently-trending/
Ever Widening Circles Link:
https://everwideningcircles.com/
EWC Ed:
https://ed.everwideningcircles.com/
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