Leaning Into Fear and Adversity

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08/28/23 • 66 min

Fresh back from vacation, we reflect on a variety of topics inspired by lessons learned on the trip. When to engage in conflict to stand up for your ideals and when it's not worth it, pushing yourself or children into discomfort when trying something new, sobriety, and the nature of discipline forced upon you versus chosen for yourself are just a few of the topics we covered in this freeform talk. Check show notes for more more topics.
0:00 - 1:47 Intro
1:47 - 8:10 Revisiting locations/activities and seeing your growth
8:10- 12:00 Sobriety on vacation
12:00 - 21:30 Good and bad crutches in dealing with addiction
21:30 - 24:38 Addiction to health versus alcohol
24:38 - 29:30 Is it growth and sacrifice or growth and destruction
29:30 - 37:50 Leaning into fear
37:50 - 1:01:00 How much should we push our children
1:01:00 - Reflection and Outro

Previous Episode

What I Learned From Video Games

Video games have been part of my life off and on since the 80s. I believe they are neither good nor bad, yet I've been told by many how they rot minds and destroy the work ethic of so many. I disagree and believe that same statement can be said about many THINGS. The thing itself isn't the problem. It's how you use it that becomes a problem. So in today's episode, Adam and I discuss what positive benefits a balanced relationship with video games has provided us over the years.
0:00 - 1:11 Intro
1:11 - 4:20 Video games are polarizing
4:20 - 7:00 The loss of lore and myth in our lives
7:00 - 13:00 Your life "play style"
13:00 - 20:00 Anger Management
20:00 - 30:00 Don't vilify. Seek to understand and balance
30:00 - 36:50 Difficulty settings in video games and life
36:50 - 41:20 A call to analog
41:20 - 50:10 Mind Body balance is vital
50:10 - 54:52 Video games don't CREATE bad behavior
54:52 - 56:51 We're not all meant to be CEOs
56:51 - 58:07 The role of the fool
58:07 - Outro

Next Episode

Rest Rounds w/ Billy Sherman

In todays episode, I introduce a new edition that will be entering rotation. Rest Rounds will be BJJ specific talks aimed at understanding why we train this sport, how it calibrates our life, and how not to quit when you are getting started. These will be semi frequent episodes and even if you're not a BJJ practitioner, there's a lot of value in these conversations for all!
0:00 - 1:03 Intro
1:03 - 7:16 How Billy found BJJ
7:16 - 19:00 What stopping him from quitting. Relationships
19:00 - 23:34 Bonds and respect bolstered by the danger of the sport
23:34 - 29:20 Building durability. Prep your body and mind to handle BJJ
29:20 - 35:20 How we roll mirrors how we live
35:20 - 37:40 Bring purpose to your training
37:40 - 48:50 Finding the right gym for you
48:50 - 51:44 Training with various skilled people
51:44 - 55:55 Finding progress in small success
55:55 - 1:03:38 Why we fight
1:03:38 - Outro