#109 | Jeff Hart - Mountains, Miles, Balance, Child

Jeff Hart is a professor at Western Washington University and Jeff raised his son as a single parent. Jeff has lived his life exploring a diverse array of interests such as competition shooting, Kempo karate, sportbike stunt riding, ultra-running, rock climbing, and mountaineering.

One way I measure a person is by how clearly they can express themselves. I wonder if it’s ever possible to achieve complete and lasting unobstructed self-expression. In my experience, I feel like that resistance, be it time, responsibilities, injury, finances, etc, is everpresent. Since unobstructed self-expression is so hard to grasp, it feels increasingly enjoyable as you grasp the ilk just a little bit more.

Jeff’s life story of learning skills and pursuing fulfillment is a great study in problem-solving to remove the intrinsic and extrinsic obstructions that would stifle his pursuit of fulfillment.

Jeff and I discuss how building skills in activities do or do not transfer to the skills useful in daily life. I got to go get trad-dad with Jeff and talk about how he balances parenting and pursuing his own passions.

Links to subjects discussed on the podcast

https://positivepsychology.com/self-concept/