The Mindspark

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Perspectives on life, the world we live in, and how to not handcuff our potential._____________ learning, success, succeed, accomplish, achieve, advance, happiness, joy, plateau, ability, talent, perseverance, grit, growth, fixed, mind-set, overcome, choices, improvement, progress, potential, perspective, introspective, introduction, mind, spark, thought, provoking, change, perception, think, conversation, encourage, inspire, prompt, spur, trigger, consider, understand, comprehend, develop

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Episode 012: Back to School - Can School Prepare You for Lifelong Learning?

It's a time full of anticipation, full of anxiety, full of excitement. The night before starting a new school year always felt like the night before a rocket launch, like the next day suddenly life would be completely different and new. A backpack full of new notebooks and pencils. A new shirt or fresh shoes. A new teacher. The sound of the bell. The last-second check of a self-designed schedule and mental review of how to get to class. The dichotomy of ending summer, but also getting to see all...

Sep 27, 2019•37 min•Season 1Ep. 12

Episode 011: The Struggler is Real Series: The Chameleon

Chameleons are masters of blending in, of disguise. Instead of evolving venomous fangs or wings or speed, they developed a certain cunning for observation and adaptation. It has allowed them to exist in various sizes and shapes for at least 100 million years. The ability to adapt, blend-in, and mimic is particularly effective when eluding predators, but when it comes to people, where identity and meaningful interactions are imperative to healthy relationships, being a chameleon is not so benefic...

Aug 23, 2019•25 min•Season 1Ep. 11

EPISODE 010: The Struggler is Real Series: The Leech

Sometimes life is hard and you find yourself in need of emotional, physical, or even financial support. It's okay to have to as for help. It's okay to offer help. But when that help never leads to improvement and growth and when you or someone else keeps falling back into the same bad habits, helping someone can turn into enabling and receiving a hand-up can turn into dependence. May attributes begin to surface: An inability to function autonomously. Fractured relationships with loved ones. A di...

Aug 16, 2019•28 min•Season 1Ep. 10

Episode 009: The Struggler is Real Series: The Martyr

Normally the term "martyr" refers to someone who suffers and dies rather than renounce their religious beliefs and in truth, dying for one's beliefs is a powerful thing. Soren Kierkegaard said: "A tyrant dies and his rule is over. The martyr dies and his rule begins." The death of a pious and presumably innocent person due to their unflinching conviction has inspired individuals and armies. But all too often we seek recognition for our suffering. We want praise for our trials. We require validat...

Aug 09, 2019•34 min•Season 1Ep. 9

Episode 008: The Struggler is Real: The Time Traveler

Episode 008 - The Struggler is Real Series: The Time Traveler Charles Darwin said: "A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life." All too often we get fixated on what might have been or what once was or what we hope will someday be; all at the expense of what IS. Past and future can pickpocket our present if we don't focus on making the most of where we are and when we are. Being mindful of our past gives us experience. Planning where we are going in the future...

Jul 17, 2019•44 min•Season 1Ep. 8

Episode 007: The Struggler is Real Series - THE PICKLE

On the 24th of March, 1903, William A. Loder was granted a patent for making pickles. In his application he explained: This invention relates to the process of producing edible pickles directly from green cucumbers by simple means, both without the application of heat and the use of drugs or chemicals deleterious to health as heretofore commonly employed; By my new process the cucumbers are gathered and primarily washed and placed directly in the kegs, barrels, or other packages in which they ar...

Jun 14, 2019•51 min•Season 1Ep. 7

Episode 006: The Struggler is Real

"The Struggle is Real." A sentence I've almost always heard used sarcastically, but the truth is, life CAN be hard. First of all, everyone struggles. It's part of pushing ourselves out of habits or through the learning process that is life. But sometimes we get stuck in the struggle and lose sight that that is NOT all that life is meant to be. As we strive for bigger and better things we can't allow the outer struggle to define us. We will never NOT struggle, especially when striving for greatne...

May 22, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Episode 005: Knowing is Not Enough

In this episode we discuss the phenomenon that is the Marie Kondo "movement" and various other motivators that get people to make changes in their lives. The questions arise, if people know they should be making these changes in their lives, why didn't they do it sooner? What pushes people past their barriers to take real action? Do social movements have lasting power or they just fads? Knowing change is necessary is not enough to compel people to action without an exterior catalyst. #konmarie, ...

Mar 08, 2019•54 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Episode 004: The Truth About Comfort Food.

We discuss the meaning of comfort food, what kinds there are, and whether or not it actually works to make us feel better. Why do we turn to certain foods when things get rough? What about discomfort food? Are there foods that are inherently repulsive or unappetizing? What is thrill food? Welcome to The Mindspark!

Feb 08, 2019•54 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Episode 003: Is Honesty the Best Policy?

James E. Faust said: "Honesty is more than not lying. It is truth telling, truth speaking, truth living, and truth loving." But is seems these days the world has a tenuous relationship with the truth. Fake news, click bait, social media gloss, and emails from Nigerian princes all lead us to wonder where the truth hides. Individual and interpersonal honesty breed respect and trust. Being honest with oneself opens up new possibilities for growth. But is honesty always the best policy? Is there a t...

Jan 18, 2019•45 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Episode 002: Learning How to Fail

When was the last time you watched a baby learning to walk? How many times did they fall before they succeeded? We as humans are meant to fail. We're meant to try, try, try, and fail, fail, fail, until finally, we succeed. There's something to be said for natural ability. Some people are born with an innate talent or something extra . But Thomas Edison tried 1,000 times before inventing the light bulb. Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team. Albert Einstein couldn't speak un...

Jan 18, 2019•50 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Episode 001: The Introduction

Life is a series of choices, or rather, events and how we choose to react to them. It's also about constant improvement and forward progress, and finding ways to be better than we were yesterday. This isn't some cheesy self-help program where experts tell you how to have a perfect life. We're trying to figure that out for ourselves and would really like you to come along for the ride. Along the way we'll talk about life, the world around us, and how to not hamstring our potential . Most of all, ...

Jan 18, 2019•25 min

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