
Ep. 3 | Pat Divilly | Imposter Syndrome, Integrity & Showing Up as Yourself
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11/20/19 • 84 min
Pat Divilly is a Tedx Speaker, author, podcaster, and mindset & personal mastery coach.
On Christmas day in 2012, Pat hit rock bottom: he was depressed, lying to his family about his business’s failure, and unable to even afford a 13 euro ($14 USD) bus ticket home. In this week’s episode of The Thought Room, Pat shares the secrets behind how he climbed out of depression and set himself on the track to become a wildly successful fitness personality and entrepreneur.
Topics explored:
- Imposter syndrome, start-ups, and entrepreneurship challenges
- Pat’s incredible story of a business failure, going completely broke, and hitting rock bottom
- Love, fear, showing up as yourself
- “Fear is like standing on the diving board. The longer you stand on the diving board the more time you have to create stories of how it’s gonna go wrong”
- Mindset and momentum
- Growing a successful business: “From little acorns, oaks do grow.”
- People, projections, and making assumptions: “The world is a mirror”
- Vulnerability and ‘showing your belly first’
- ‘Our biggest teachers are the people we don’t get along with’
- The power of the intentional pause
- Goal-setting, expectations, creating habits
- Motivation vs. Inspiration
Resources:
Upgrade Your Life by Pat Divilly
Pat Divilly’s Tedx Talk on Youtube
A Return to Love by Marianne Williamson
The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
The Law of Attraction by Esther Hicks
Money and the Law of Attraction by Esther and Jerry Hicks
“In many a piece of music, it's the pause or the rest that gives the piece its beauty and its shape.” -Pico Iyer
“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” -Viktor Frankl
I would love to share some more magic with you. I’m always learning cool things that I can’t always fit in the podcasts. Drop your email address hereeeee to get dope extras and deeper dives with The Thought Room Newsletter.
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Website | www.patdivilly.com
IG | www.instagram.com/patdivilly
Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/PatDivillyFit/
Twitter| https://twitter.com/patdivilly
Connect with Hallie Rose:
Website | www.thoughtroompodcast.com
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Hallie Rose IG | https://www.instagram.com/hallie_rosebud/
Email | [email protected]
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Patreon | https://www.patreon.com/thoughtroom
The Thought Room is offered freely and funded entirely by listener support.
All interviews are done in-person for better chemistry, more intimacy, and more powerful storytelling. Donations to this podcast support travel expenses and pay for the fees of our podcast hosting platform.
Click here to support The Thought Room on Patreon so we can keep alchemizing epic magic for thine ears! Your support really makes a difference.
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Pat Divilly is a Tedx Speaker, author, podcaster, and mindset & personal mastery coach.
On Christmas day in 2012, Pat hit rock bottom: he was depressed, lying to his family about his business’s failure, and unable to even afford a 13 euro ($14 USD) bus ticket home. In this week’s episode of The Thought Room, Pat shares the secrets behind how he climbed out of depression and set himself on the track to become a wildly successful fitness personality and entrepreneur.
Topics explored:
- Imposter syndrome, start-ups, and entrepreneurship challenges
- Pat’s incredible story of a business failure, going completely broke, and hitting rock bottom
- Love, fear, showing up as yourself
- “Fear is like standing on the diving board. The longer you stand on the diving board the more time you have to create stories of how it’s gonna go wrong”
- Mindset and momentum
- Growing a successful business: “From little acorns, oaks do grow.”
- People, projections, and making assumptions: “The world is a mirror”
- Vulnerability and ‘showing your belly first’
- ‘Our biggest teachers are the people we don’t get along with’
- The power of the intentional pause
- Goal-setting, expectations, creating habits
- Motivation vs. Inspiration
Resources:
Upgrade Your Life by Pat Divilly
Pat Divilly’s Tedx Talk on Youtube
A Return to Love by Marianne Williamson
The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
The Law of Attraction by Esther Hicks
Money and the Law of Attraction by Esther and Jerry Hicks
“In many a piece of music, it's the pause or the rest that gives the piece its beauty and its shape.” -Pico Iyer
“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” -Viktor Frankl
I would love to share some more magic with you. I’m always learning cool things that I can’t always fit in the podcasts. Drop your email address hereeeee to get dope extras and deeper dives with The Thought Room Newsletter.
Subscribe to The Thought Room:
iTunes | https://tinyurl.com/qp3mqnp
Spotify | https://tinyurl.com/wxyzmdw
Stitcher | https://tinyurl.com/wrxv39g
Connect with Pat Divilly:
Website | www.patdivilly.com
IG | www.instagram.com/patdivilly
Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/PatDivillyFit/
Twitter| https://twitter.com/patdivilly
Connect with Hallie Rose:
Website | www.thoughtroompodcast.com
Thought Room IG | https://www.instagram.com/thoughtroompodcast/
Hallie Rose IG | https://www.instagram.com/hallie_rosebud/
Email | [email protected]
Sign up for the TRP Newsletter | www.thoughtroompodcast.com
Patreon | https://www.patreon.com/thoughtroom
The Thought Room is offered freely and funded entirely by listener support.
All interviews are done in-person for better chemistry, more intimacy, and more powerful storytelling. Donations to this podcast support travel expenses and pay for the fees of our podcast hosting platform.
Click here to support The Thought Room on Patreon so we can keep alchemizing epic magic for thine ears! Your support really makes a difference.
Special thanks to Emmy-Award winnin...
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Ep. 2 | Joe Hawley | Letting the Universe Guide You
Joe Hawley played 8 years in the NFL for the Falcons and the Buccaneers before converting to minimalism, starting his blog (@manvandogblog) and traveling around North America with his dog Freedom. This episode was recorded inside of Joe’s pimped-out camper van at a campsite in Freeport, Maine.
Topics explored:
- Van life
- Minimalism, downsizing, and simplifying your life
- The story of how Joe “manifested” his perfect van
- The power of thought: can we really manifest our reality?
- The Law of Attraction
- Intermittent Fasting
- The Dangers of the standard American diet
- The myths of eating fat
- Keto, Paleo, plant-based diets, Veganism
- Gut biome & micronutrients
- Why you might be getting tired after breakfast
- Does food have a vibration?
- What is intuitive eating?
- Can meditation prevent or help remediate brain trauma from high impact sports?
Resources:
- “Minimalism” documentary on Netflix
- “The Magic Pill” on Netflix
- Headspace App
- InsightTimer App
- The Surrender Experiment by Michael A, Singer
- The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer
- 10% Happier by Dan Harris
I would love to share some more magic with you. I’m always learning cool things that I can’t always fit in the podcasts. Drop your email address hereeeee to get dope extras and deeper dives with The Thought Room Newsletter.
Subscribe to The Thought Room:
iTunes | https://tinyurl.com/qp3mqnp
Spotify | https://tinyurl.com/wxyzmdw
Stitcher | https://tinyurl.com/wrxv39g
Connect with Hallie Rose:
Website | www.thoughtroompodcast.com
Thought Room IG | https://www.instagram.com/thoughtroompodcast/
Hallie Rose IG | https://www.instagram.com/hallie_rosebud/
Email | [email protected]
Sign up for the weekly Newsletter | www.thoughtroompodcast.com
Patreon | https://www.patreon.com/thoughtroom
The Thought Room is offered freely and funded entirely by listener support.
All interviews are done in-person for better chemistry, more intimacy, and more powerful storytelling. Donations to this podcast support travel expenses and pay for the fees of our podcast hosting platform.
→ Click here to support The Thought Room on Patreon so we can keep alchemizing epic magic for thine ears! Your support really makes a difference.
Special thanks to Emmy-Award winning composer Kodomo (Chris Child) for allowing us to use his brilliant track Concept 1 as our theme song.
The Thought Room is a combination of edge-of-your-seat storytelling and groundbreaking interviews with celebrated thought-leaders like Erick Godsey and many more from around the world.
Recorded everywhere from hotel rooms in New York City, to a camper van in Maine; from the coastal forests of Costa Rica, to a picnic blanket amongst grapes in a vineyard in Sedona—host Hallie Rose captures rich, face-to-face interviews and intimate storytelling in a variety of eccentric locations.
From musicians to mathematicians, life coaches to psychonauts, PhDs to professional athletes—we’ll invite them all to step into the Thought Room to spill their stories and share their most distilled wisdom. The show covers a breadth of topics including psychology, spirituality, sex & relationships, psychedelics, ayahuasca, non-violent communication, law of attraction, bio-hacking, fitness, nutrition, alternative health, personal development, business & entrepreneurship, mindfulness, yoga, and meditation.
Quotes from my guests on Psychedelics:
“Psychedelics are like a direct portal to the Psyche” - Erick Godsey
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Ep. 4 | Cyrus Sutton | Fear is the Gatekeeper of the Magic
Cyrus Sutton is a professional surfer, award-winning filmmaker, and co-founder of the reef-safe, organic sunscreen brand Manda. He has created numerous social and environmental impact films and his projects have been featured in publications such as The New York Times, Scientific American, Condé Naste, and Huffington Post. As a dedicated environmental activist, Cyrus is passionate about working with B-corps and conscious businesses: some of his notable clients include Patagonia, Dr. Bronners, Adidas, GoPro, and Teva.
Topics explored:
- Sadness as a catalyst for creative expression
- Guilt, creativity and resistance
- Interpreting our pain
- A confusing time to be a man: toxic masculinity, shame, and why blame is not the answer
- ‘Our fear is the gatekeeper of the magic’
- Is success subjective?
- Law of Attraction & ‘manifesting muffins’
- Are our thoughts on autopilot?: People as pattern-makers
- Manipulation, politics, media, globalism
- Is your sunscreen damaging the ocean?
- Climate change & replenishing Earth’s ecosystems and creating a sustainable future
Resources:
- Film: Riding Waves by Cyrus Sutton
- Film: I AM THIS Preview by Cyrus Sutton
- Book: The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron
- Book: The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles by Steven Pressfield
- Book: Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity by David Lynch
- Book: The Law of Attraction: The Basics of the Teachings of Abraham by Esther & Jerry Hicks
- Audiobook: Nonviolent Communication: Create Your Life, Your Relationships, and Your World in Harmony with Your Values (Audiobook) by Marshall B. Rosenberg
- Book: Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships (Paperback) by Marshall B. Rosenberg
- Website: Guayaki Presents: www.cometolife.com
Cyrus’s Reef-Safe, Organic Sunscreen Brand MANDA:
- MANDA Organic Sun Paste - SPF 50 Sunscreen
- MANDA Organic Sun Creme - SPF 50 Sunscreen
Connect with Cyrus Sutton
IG | https://www.instagram.com/cyrus_sutton/
Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/cyrussuttonarts/
Website | http://www.cyrussutton.com/
Connect with Hallie Rose:
Thought Room IG | https://www.instagram.com/thoughtroompodcast/
Hallie Rose IG | https://www.instagram.com/hallie_rosebud/
Website | www.thoughtroompodcast.com
Email | [email protected]
Subscribe to The Thought Room:
iTunes | https://tinyurl.com/qp3mqnp
Spotify | https://tinyurl.com/wxyzmdw
Stitcher | https://tinyurl.com/wrxv39g
Sign up for the TRP Newsletter | www.thoughtroompodcast.com
Patreon | https://www.patreon.com/thoughtroom
The Thought Room is offered freely and funded entirely by listener support.
All interviews are done in-person for better chemistry, more intimacy, and more powerful storytelling. Donations to this podcast support travel expenses and pay for the fees of our podcast hosting platform.
Click here to support The Thought Room on Patreon so we can keep alchemizing epic magic for thine ears! Your support really makes a difference.
Special thanks to Emmy-Award winning composer Kodomo (Chris Child) for allowing us to use his brilliant track Concept 1 as our theme song.
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