Are You Too Comfy?, Episode #130, 10-17-21
Many thought leaders believe that to be successful we must get out of our comfort zone. And also that today's society is making us, well, soft. Kelly and Maria share concrete ideas for getting uncomfortable in life, including in athletics, relationships and ambitions.
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Episode Topics and Mentions
Do Tough by Maria Parker (December 2021 release)
The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easton
Seventeen Magazine and the Alternating Theory of Happiness
Breast cancer awareness
Factfulness by Hans Rosling
Relational vulnerability
Vulnerability
Native American concept of having “75 problems”
Brain cancer
Anxiety
Grand Canyon
Cold showers
Death awareness
Death scare
Pawtuckaway State Park
Franconia Loop Trail
Intermittent fasting
Prevalence-induced concept change
Dementia
Trans-American Race (cycling)
Takeaways
Kelly
- When you see an opportunity to build something new, take it -- even if you feel hesitation.
- Be brave and confront uncomfortable, inconvenient relationships -- despite the outcome.
Maria
- Go out of your comfort zone to do things with people you love, right now, instead of waiting until you find the perfect time or fit.
- Take on new, exciting challenges where you may know nothing going into them and learn from them.
Quote of the Week
“You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.'” -- Eleanor Roosevelt
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