Rising Through Crisis and Finding Peace with Marco Stephano - a podcast by Jessica Sun
from 2020-05-13T10:00:09
Marco is a professional coach and life mentor. He has had a unique and compelling journey going from purposeless to purposeful. He has since used these events of facing loss and trauma to reinvent himself in a process he calls rising smarter and stronger from the ashes. Now as a coach he helps conscious men and women facing difficult life transitions to rise, and thrive.
Favorite Quotes:
“It’s not what happens to me but how I respond that determines my outcome.”
“When you can be comfortable in being uncomfortable, you can be at peace while there is uncertainty.”
Takeaways:
- Big change starts with hope, then action
- Forgiveness is a key in mental health
- An adversity now can bring you a depth of emotional intelligence, mental toughness, empathy, and compassion in hindsight
- If you can be content in the midst of circumstances that seem completely uncertain, you come to a place of inner peace and understanding that it will be okay
- To help others we need to speak their language and stand with them through pain
- The art of listening and having a real conversation goes a long way
- Art and poetry can be so important in our personal development
What you’ll learn:
- What it takes to adjust to the current crisis and examples of now is an opportunity to grow
- How Marco dealt with the rejection, shame, anxiety, and lack of confidence caused by an unexpected end to a decades-long relationship
- What happens when you stop identifying with a bank account or a house or a job or any security
- How adversity is like a paint stripper
- Serendipitous moments are the silver lining during tough times
- Questions to ask yourself to evaluate your impact and influence
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Links:
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Rise Smarter in Crisis Program
Further episodes of Guru Please
Further podcasts by Jessica Sun
Website of Jessica Sun