How to Gracefully Handle Defeat I Former Congressman Tim Ryan

Ryan also talks about how meditation helped him ride out a brutal political campaign,  escaping the grind, and whether he’ll run for office again.

Tim Ryan served for 20 years in the U.S. Congress. He is the author of a book on the power of mindfulness. He is the author of a book on the power of mindfulness, Healing America: How a Simple Practice Can Help Us Recapture the American Spirit and a book on reforming the broken food systems, The Real Food Revolution: Healthy Eating, Green Groceries, and the Return of the American Family Farm.

In this episode we talk about:

• How his practice helped him weather a brutal political campaign 
• Why he’s joined the ice bath craze
• The link between breathwork and meditation
• How he’s adjusting to civilian life after 20 years in Washington
• How he handled things when he realized the race was not going his way
• What he was thinking and feeling when he made his concession speech
• What it’s like to be outside of the DC fishbowl
• The freedom that comes with not living under a microscope
• The kids basketball game made him realize his life had changed 
• Escaping the grind
• Whether he’s considered running for office again
• And what the rough and tumble of politics has taught him about dealing with difficult people

Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/tim-ryan