The Power of Attraction and Positive Thinking
Kevin and Steve discuss people’s fear of death in the times of COVID
The idea that the Planet is healing and also sending a wake up call to humans through the virus
Do we really have to make a lot of money to feel valuable?
Kevin and Steve discuss Overthinking and how it affects our life
How dreams can drain our minds
Kevin and Steve discuss the law of attraction
Imagining scenarios can make it happen in reality
Kevin and Steve discuss racism towards Asians as if they are the reason behind Coronavirus.
Kevin and Steve discuss the difference between outgoing people and ordinary routine loving people
Searching for Truth is the ultimate life goal
Kevin and Steve speaks about the pollution humans are making to the world
Focus on this moment and keep yourself healthy instead of overthinking failure
Steve discuss the idea of the universe being inside us
Never give up on your dreams, stick with it and it will pay off
In Memory of Chadwick Boseman, a Modern Stoic: Following Your Daemon, Genius, and Passions Despite Challenges
Kevin discusses the recent passing of actor Chadwick Boseman and how the way he lived the last few years of his life – acting in movies such as Black Panther, [Thurgood] Marshall, Message from the King – despite facing a terminal illness, is in essence, what it means to live as a stoic.
Kevin also discusses the ancient Greek/Roman concept of a daemon, and how we can become aware and make the most of our daemon’s gifts, inspiration, and power to create our art in this life.
Full show notes + links at:
https://wordpress-473433-1486402.cloudwaysapps.com/2020/09/in-memory-of-chadwick-boseman-a-modern-stoic-following-your-daemon-genius-and-passions-despite-challenges
How to Define a Well Lived Life
Kevin discuss the real purpose of life
We create the why and the way we live
We can choose the way to tell the story of our life
How would you spend your last 5 mins in life? Terror or Enjoyment?
Find the power to turn the moment for the benefit of your own use
What is the real Gold standard of living?
It is difficult for rich men to be moderate and moderate men to be rich
Why do we seek being rich?
Why do we think living a good life is related to gaining and achieving more?
Life is about the values and being grateful of the things you have
Stoicism in Contrast to different Philosophies
Kevin speaks about his podcast content strategy for the upcoming episodes
Kevin speaks about a powerful story of a prisoner and how he dealt with his life in prison
Kevin shares his feelings with COVID and the lock-down and compares it to people really locked in prison
Kevin speaks about how we should re frame our lives and do good to the world
People spending so much energy debating over society mental models and the difference between philosophical schools
Kevin speaks on how non sense was it to throw people different in color or origins in jail
Kevin discuss confusion-ism in the Chinese philosophy
Kevin mentions the upcoming elections and how hard this year was
We can’t control government but we’re lucky enough to vote for change
Chapin Kreuter – Misfits and Rejects; Adventures in Podcasting
Kevin had the pleasure of interviewing Chapin Kreuter to discuss Chapin’s podcast, Misfits and Rejects. During the chat, we get into why Chapin got his inspiration to interview quirky and interesting characters while traveling the world, including former drug smugglers to business marketing gurus. Chapin also opens up about some of the struggles he’s encountered with podcasting, including realizing not long ago that his audience was much smaller than he had previously believed and how he’s working to better deliver what his audience is truly seeking from him.
Notes:
Chapin talks about the feedback he received about how his voice sounds good and professional.
Chapin talks about how his shows started through sponsorship t shirts over his podcast.
Chapin talks about his favorite podcast categories and giving an example of a drug smuggler with a lot of interesting stories.
hapin prefers to interview unknown people with never heard before stories than interviewing famous people with repeated stories.
Kevin and Chapin talk about how their favorite topics are not always interesting for the audience as it is for themselves.
Kevin and Chapin talk about how some people prefer to work from home or as freelancers and don’t find it necessary to be at the office.
Chapin talks about how he always wanted to be open to the world, explore more and blending in socially.
Chapin talks about his side business and how it influences the show.
Kevin and Chapin speak about making your podcast successful and some of the tools and platforms they use.
Find Genuine Leisure and Inner Peace through the Banquet of Life
Kevin starts with talking about leaving out corporate life and starting a business
Kevin mentions a book talking about self discipline and the 2 types of energy (pulling and grasping)
Kevin speaks about his camping experience and the beauty of pick up trucks and RVs
Kevin talks about the role of location and environment and how it affects and manipulate your desires
Ways of how to stop being materialistic
let the things the way they are, the concept of doing by NOT doing
having faith and to stop worrying so much about everything
Kevin speaks about the modern version of showing off wealth and power
Kevin mentions how grateful he is of the AC invention and how people lived before it
Speaking about the fear of unhappiness and how shameful is to live just for your own desires
Finding inner peace and genuine leisure regardless of your environment and circumstances.
You are Looking at Your Own Projection of Reality
Some deepest meditation is only in you.
Death is non existence.
Coping with Reality from Place to Place
Kevin and Steve discuss their new lack of social lives amidst the Coronavirus and the day to day experience and tasks they have to do in their day to day life.
Notes:
Discussion continues about coping with reality that corona is here and the idea of trying to adapt and be friends with your enemy
Spirituality and religions and what lessons we humans learn in life to face our struggles
The idea of existence of the world and how we connect to it by simply breathing to remind ourselves we exist!
How weather plays role in how we feel, for ex: anger from cold weather, preferring the sunny weather?
The lack of work due to coronavirus and money struggles people are facing
Online videos about selling Mac products and reviewing technical specs and personal experience with computers and cameras
How the iPhone combined a lot of equipment people used before to produce HQ media content.
Talking about video editing software like Final Cut Pro .
Talking about people giving nonsense excuses instead of taking actions towards their success and careers.
People having different sub personalties in different situations…and self-awareness of those personalities.
Energy and the way we think affecting our lives, and acceptance of the fact we can’t know everything.
Overthinking draining our energy and negatively affecting our life.
Car accidents and it’s huge number of death compared to coronavirus number of deaths.
Netflix documentary done mainly by puppets…and how Kevin was blown away by how big the production was and the huge effort made for it to happen
Discussing money transfer online services and the safety of using them
Discussing wages and pensions and buying houses
What’s Your Fear?
The British Monarch system
Raising children with punishment – is there another way?
Living abroad as a digital nomad or expatKevin possibly thinking to move to Bulgaria
Steve happily living in China
Breaking free from the Matrix
Choosing freedom over corporate captivity
Tesla or freedom?
Look at Life as Your Dream
– Money, social life, human relation and life.
– What you need in life to live.
– Be real you.