E296: “Flow State ” - Jean-Philippe Interview

Join me for a whimsical conversation with retired professional athlete Jean-Philippe, who has founded several athletic companies and has a background in corporate business. Deeply philosophical, and able to connect moving his body with spirituality, we talk about nature, the disconnection in today’s society, and of course, how to lose yourself on the slopes.    KEY TAKEAWAYS  How can we embody empathy, appreciation, and see all of what happens to us in the world as working for our benefit? We need to separate from the true survival challenges we faced in the beginning of human civilization and that we somehow downloaded into modern times. It is a lack of self esteem on the individual and collective levels.  We can never fully understand or grasp or see the truth because it is always perceived by imperfect people.  Allow yourself to be surprised by the new things you find about yourself.  BEST MOMENTS   “I was in a flow state for two and a half hours….it had been two and a half hours of perfect curves; I had this core, intimate experience of “being skiing” – it felt like I wasn’t there. I was the curve, I was the movement.” “Why am I being triggered, and what am I learning about myself? Which means, what is my relationship to – others?”  “I’m fully and over-simplifying, but if you see people that are colder and more shut down…they aren’t dancing as much…they trade for material safety, it might be a part of this collective process we are in.”  “It becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy in that we have a planet and an ecosystem that provides enough for everything we need. And because we believe it doesn’t, we're creating a life pattern where soon we won’t have enough.”  ABOUT THE GUEST   Jean-Philippe was born in the French part of Switzerland, but has a magical connection to Brazil. He played professional sports until he was in his late 20s and they still are a big part of his life.  He has been divorced twice and has three children. He is an adventurer, and an outdoors enthusiast.    CONTACT METHOD  Find Jean-Philippe on LinkedIn.   ABOUT THE HOST  The ‘Mighty Pete Lonton’ from the ‘Mighty 247’ company is your main host of ‘Fire in The Belly’.  Pete is an entrepreneur, mentor, coach, property Investor, and father of three beautiful girls. Pete’s background is in project management and property, but his true passion is the ‘Fire in The Belly’ project itself. His mission is to help others find their potential and become the mightiest version of themselves. Pete openly talks about losing both of his parents, suffering periods of depression, business downturn and burn-out, and ultimately his years spent not stoking ‘Fire in the Belly’. In 2017, at 37 years of age that changed, and he is now on a journey of learning, growing, accepting, and inspiring others. Pete can connect with people and intuitively asks questions to reveal a person’s passion and discover how to live their mightiest life. The true power of ‘Fire in The Belly’ is the Q&A’s - Questions and Actions section.  The ‘Fire in The Belly’ brand and the programme is rapidly expanding into podcasts, seminars, talks, business workshops, development courses, and rapid results mentoring.   CONTACT METHOD https://www.facebook.com/mightypetelonton/ https://uk.linkedin.com/in/mightypete https://www.facebook.com/groups/430218374211579/  Support the show: https://www.facebook.com/groups/430218374211579/