In tough times, you might expect people to hunker down and hoard what’s theirs.
We see some of that these days, for sure.
But we also see incredible displays of generosity. I personally am benefiting from the generosity of my listeners as I broadcast from lockdown in South Africa.
Today I talk about how generosity benefits us as givers and receivers.
People are comparing their experience of lockdown as an endless repetition of Goundhog Day, the 1993 Bill Murray movie about a man trapped in the same day over and over again.
What I recall about that movie was, once Bill Murray’s character makes peace with his situation, he uses it to better himself.
Piano. Ice sculpture. French. And lots of other skills and interests
Glenn Murphy returns to the podcast in the nick of time, to help understand, manage, and overcome stress reactions and symptoms in this time of fear, lockdown, and uncertainty.
He shares an evolutionary perspective on why this pandemic produces stress responses unlike other typical stressors, and offers exercises, solutions, and mindsets to help us get through and build our resilience along the way.
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In a world in which we have virtually no control, how do we assert control in a useful way?
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In this episode, I share a personal coaching session that I conducted with Ian Lawton, host of the Workshed Podcast.
Ian has lost around 150 pounds and turned himself into marathoner (3 marathons in December, 2019). And he’s training for his first ultra marathon in April 2020.
The problem is, he’s been sneaking in the vegan junk food, and his weight has plateaued and started creeping back up.
As a former fat guy, he’s terrified of slipping back to where he was.
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When we adopt a new habit, we often experience a honeymoon period. Partly it’s our enthusiasm and motivation at the first flush of hope and desire, and partly we’ve chosen this time to start because it’s particularly convenient or easy.
But the universe will test our resolve not too long after that. It can feel like slamming into a brick wall at the end of a runway.
What we do next determines our fate.
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Kelly McGonigal is one of my favorite science/personal-development/psychology teachers and writers. And in a testament to her versatility and breadth of interests, her print books are in three different sections of my library: habits and behavioral science (The Willpower Instinct); stress (The Upside of Stress); and exercise/movement (The Joy of Movement, her latest work.) Her audio course, The Science of Self-Compassion, is both a scientific tour de force and a big-hearted hug from a caring friend.
She manages a rare writerly and scholarly trick: to adhere to the evidence while letting her own humanity flow through every page.
Which is just to say, I had to deal with major Fanboy vibes when I connected with her via Skype.
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The public health crisis was going to be unprecedented, and catastrophic.
As the Americans clumsily extricated themselves from the Vietnam War in the early 1970s, tens of thousands of US troops would be returning home. And by some estimates, 90% of them had become addicted to heroin during their tour of duty.
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Are you sitting down? Because I have a shocker for you: sometimes, according to my wife, I can be exasperating.
The main thing is, I get on these health bandwagons, impulsively turn our world upside down, and then totally forget about it.
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Ron Tibbs is a wellness coach, plant-based advocate, and all-around great guy.
He’s part of the core team at WellStart Health, where he coaches, guides, and cheerleads clients to make significant positive changes in their lives.
Ron is perfectly situated to do this, because he’s created his own massive changes in the face of very strong opposing forces.
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