
What Comes Next? | Facing Obstacles Life Throws Our Way
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It's been a rough couple of months so how are we dealing with the challenges in our lives?
In Episode #420 of 'Musings', Juan & I discuss: why you need to approach life like an ibex, Juan's main problem of trying to get off the hamster wheel, Ryan Holiday's theory of choice, why you are paradoxically not special at all but also super special and what we do to prepare ourselves for hard times.
Massive thanks to Dave Jones, Shutosha, Balderdash Boys, BTCessex, Oysteinberge, Sircussmedia, Cole McCormick, The Tone Wrecker, Juan, Petar & Borsen Gelaber for the support! Really picking up some steam and it's all thanks to you!
Timeline:
(0:00) - Intro
(1:42) - Head on: dam analogies
(5:32) - Gratitude with a smirk
(11:23) - The serenity prayer
(14:58) - Enough vs continuous improvement
(23:29) - Work/Family/Scene .... & Death
(30:41) - Boostagram Lounge
(39:06) - Everyone faces obstacles
(47:42) - How to prepare
(54:58) - Summary
(1:00:40) - V4V: Suffer with us!
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