Harris III- Being Weird and Telling Good Stories - a podcast by Mandy Arioto
from 2018-05-28T22:37:47
In this episode Mandy talks with Harris iii about why being weird is great, how to regain wonder and why telling good stories to our kids is life-changing. Listen to this episode if you feel like you don’t fit in, are tired or worn down, or want to learn how to stop worrying and start living.
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Music by: Phillip E Morris "Sunshine & Blue Skies" soundcloud.com/philipemorris & pema.bandcamp.com
Show Notes:
:54 Introduction
3:29 Mandy and Harris
4:00 How to make peace with being weird
5:08 Have I gone mad?
6:13 In a sea of same, weird wins
7:12 How to deal with bullies
8:40 Why I call my kids names
10:21 Wonder is a light switch
12:22 How do we turn the wonder switch back on
14:03 How to keep wonder awake
15:20 Being Tricked
16:45 Who is writing the script for your life
17:30 How things are sold with deception
17:45 Which is it: deception, persuasion or leading
18:55 Finding congruency between the stage and real life
21:03 Being loved for who I am, not for what I do
22:30 At 15 I made more money in 1 year than both my parents made in 2 years.
23:15 Why do we care what bullies think
25:25 Meeting our creative work half way
26:43 A story without conflict is not an interesting story
27:30 The role story tellers play in the world- helping people re-imagine what could be
28:35 MLK was a master story teller
29:30 Story tellers have super powers
30:10 Everyone is a story teller
31:17 What is the best advice you never got
32:28 Being childish vs being child-like
33:12 We use our imagination as adults, often it shows up as worry
34:08 How do you cultivate more fun in your life
35:00 Food fight night
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