A Year of Personal Bests with Tony Loyd Welcome to Storytelling with Seth This is Episode #70. In Tony’s own words: "In December 2018, I told a friend, "I don't want to be alive." I didn't want to harm myself. I just didn't get the point. After years as a corporate executive and after launching a startup company, I just didn't understand the point of it all. That confession sent me on a journey to discover what it means to live a "Year of Personal Bests." What would life look like if I was thriving? How would I know if I was thriving? What would I measure? How would I measure it? What would I do? I spent a year finding the answers to those questions. I’m ready to share the results of My Year of Personal Bests.” The results My health, relationships, and business all improved. My physical health improved tremendously. I ran 1,790 miles. According to the app Strava, my level of fitness improved by 218%. I started a plant-based diet. The results can be seen in my blood work. My LDL Cholesterol went down 29%. Triglycerides decreased 38%. My total cholesterol decreased 40%. I lost 16.4 pounds of body weight. A little background Tony Loyd. Former Fortune 500 Executive, Best-Selling Author, TEDx Speaker, and Coach. IHelp purpose-driven business leaders to thrive so that they can connect deeply and contribute more. Resources Tony's websites: https://tonyloyd.com https://cultureshift.com https://thriveconnectcontribute.com/ To Contact Tony Email: Tony@TonyLoyd.com Twitter: @TonyLoyd Instagram: anthonyloyd To Contact Seth Singleton Email: sethsingleton@gmail.com On Social Media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seththewriter/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/1MoreSingleton       Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SethSingletonStoryteller/       Website: https://sethsingletonstoryteller.com   #podcast #storytelling #connect #thrive #contribute #AnthonyLoyd #Healing #interview #conversation #sharedvalues #amwriting #ampodcasting #amstorytelling #authortalk #StorytellingWithSeth #personalbest  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/seth-the-storyteller/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/seth-the-storyteller/support

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Thrive, Connect, and Contribute with Tony Loyd

Welcome to Storytelling with Seth This is Episode #69 Reconnecting with Dr. Sarah Webb during Social Distancing The COVID-19 Epidemic has changed our landscape as a people, a community and a country. New terms like social distancing and shelter-at-home or shelter-in-place have created a sense of isolation for so many. But, it has also led to a resurgence of connections among long-lost and treasured acquaintances. Phone calls and video chats can transform the fear into shared understanding and communication. I was lucky enough to catch up with my good friend Dr. Sarah Webb.  We talked about her annual writing contest Colorism Healing and chapbook. From there the conversation touched on so many of the wonderful ideas that are found when two friends, colleagues, and former classmates share the promise and possibility of the writing and storytelling we embrace. To learn more about Colorism Healing:   Website: https://colorismhealing.com To Contact Dr. Sarah Webb Email: Sarah@ColorismHealing.org Instagram: @ColorismHealing To Contact Seth Singleton Email: sethsingleton@gmail.com On Social Media Instagram https://www.instagram.com/seththewriter/       Twitter https://twitter.com/1MoreSingleton       Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SethSingletonStoryteller/       Website https://sethsingletonstoryteller.com   #podcast #storytelling #ColorismHealing #Dr.SarahWebb #Healing #interview #conversation #friendship #amwriting #ampodcasting #amstorytelling #freestory #authortalk #StorytellingWithSeth # --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/seth-the-storyteller/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/seth-the-storyteller/support

Reconnecting with Dr. Sarah Webb during Social Distancing

 Welcome to Storytelling with Seth This is episode #68 The Coronavirus has changed the landscape of our country and world in just a few short weeks. The recent advancement of shelter in place recommendations can feel restrictive and confining.  Many authors, musicians, and artists have taken to social media to share their art. Some read books, others draw, some create games and challenges that you can play at home.  I loved the idea so much I have chosen to share an upcoming audiobook that will be for sale on Amazon here with you on Storytelling with Seth. There are no commercial interruptions. No ads. It is a story that takes place outside of the challenging time we are all facing.  My goal is to give listeners the chance to focus on something other than the fear and uncertainty that surround us. My hope is this that the 45 minutes this story can offer insight and hope. Thank you for listening. Thank you for sharing hope. This is a Language of Fists This is a Language of Fists is a first-person story about boxing.  Rising from the valleys that grow California’s agriculture, traveling from farm jobs and small towns, amateur pugilists seek glory under neon lights in a crowded venue. In loosely-regulated competitions hosted by bars and nightclubs that live in the corners of the San Joaquin and other valleys, every man can be a fighter.  The only prize is a trophy and momentary recognition. Who will seize the chance to be a hero in the ring?  Take a peek inside a rarely glimpsed world if you are ready to learn why “This Is A Language of Fists.” Amazon Link https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07999DQN3/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0 Thank you for listening to my story. I hope that it is one you enjoyed and choose to share.  To Contact Seth Singleton Email: sethsingleton@gmail.com On Social Media Instagram https://www.instagram.com/seththewriter/     Twitter https://twitter.com/1MoreSingleton     Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SethSingletonStoryteller/     Website https://sethsingletonstoryteller.com #podcast #storytelling #shortstory #audiobook #boxing #ThisIsALanguageOfFists #amwriting #ampodcasting #amstorytelling #freestory #readbyauthor #StorytellingWithSeth # --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/seth-the-storyteller/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/seth-the-storyteller/support

This is a Language of Fists

Welcome to Episode #67 of Storytelling with Seth It's time for another great interview! Stories are created by the few who choose to turn a dream into their profession.  It's a legacy of possibility that inspires the future.  This is the Story of Christina DuVarney: Christina DuVarney is the founder of Beautiful Disaster.  A movement with a mission that proudly proclaims, "We are not just a clothing brand." "Beautiful Disaster is an identity. We are a tribe who support each other through trials and triumphs." Join me for a conversation about building a brand from the back of van.  Discover her insights to pursuing your passion "in the pockets of your life." To learn more about Christina and Beautiful Disaster visit https://www.bdrocks.com Find Beautiful Disaster on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/BeautifulDisasterClothing/ On Instgram  https://instagram.com/beautifuldisasterclothing On Twitter  https://twitter.com/bdrocks On Pinterest  https://www.pinterest.com/beautifuldisasterclothing/ And YouTube  https://www.youtube.com/beautifuldisasterclothing To Contact Seth Singleton Email: sethsingleton@gmail.com On Social Media Instagram https://www.instagram.com/seththewriter/   Twitter https://twitter.com/1MoreSingleton   Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SethSingletonStoryteller/   Website https://sethsingletonstoryteller.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/seth-the-storyteller/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/seth-the-storyteller/support

Christina DuVarney and the Story of Beautiful Disaster

Welcome to Season 3 of Storytelling with Seth  This is Episode 2! March 1-7 is Will Eisner Week.  Who was Will Eisner?  He was one of the first comic book artists and the creator of the syndicated newspaper comic strip The Spirit.  He also created one of the first graphic novels.  'A Contract with God defined the graphic novel format and cemented it as the potential of comics to be regarded as Art. Or what Eisner termed "sequential art." You can learn more by visiting http://www.willeisner.com Who is Danny Fingeroth? Danny is is the Chair of Will Eisner Week. Danny started as a comic book writer for Marvel. He later became the group editor for the Spider Man books.  He is a teacher of comics and gives presentations on Will Eisner around the country. You can learn more about him at http://dannyfingeroth.com He is the author of the book A Marvelous Life about Marvel legend Stan Lee. You can buy your copy here https://www.amazon.com/Marvelous-Life-Amazing-Story-Stan/dp/1250133904 For more information about Andrew Kunka and the letters between Will Eisner and Jack Katz about the graphic novel you can use this link https://muse.jhu.edu/article/651961 To Learn about Jack Katz and The First Kingdom you can listen to my three conversations with Jack here on Storytelling with Seth or check out his book The First Kingdom by visiting this link https://www.goodreads.com/series/115187-the-first-kingdom Learn more about how Will Eisner's work was compared to Film Noir by using this link http://filmnoirfoundation.org/noircitymag/Will-Eisner.pdf Learn about the story of Gerhard Shnobble copy this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTEO-FdFfi8 If you share this episode please use the tag  #WillEisnerWeek To Contact Seth Singleton On Social Media Instagram https://www.instagram.com/seththewriter/ Twitter https://twitter.com/1MoreSingleton Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SethSingletonStoryteller/ Website https://sethsingletonstoryteller.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/seth-the-storyteller/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/seth-the-storyteller/support

Writer Danny Fingeroth and Will Eisner Week

Transitioning from the old year to the new takes more than one night of celebration on December 31st. Which is why it took over a month to get started on this highlights episode and set a course for 2020. The close of 2019 saw some great guests like Bill Protzmann of Music Cares and his Silver Bullet Playlist in November. #SilverBulletPlaylist So we start with an excerpt from that conversation. #MusicCares Next was a pair of holiday gifts from my good friend and DC Comics News editor in chief Joshua Raynor and the captain of the DC Comics News Podcast. Joshua made contact with writer/producer/showrunner Marc Guggenheim (Arrow, Legends of Tomorrow, Crisis on Infinite Earths) and bribed him into joining us for a December chat about comics, writing, television, and the secrets to his success. #Marc Guggenheim Days later we sat down with celebrated NY Times bestselling author Kami Garcia and learn about how Wonder Woman was her gateway into comics,  the events that led to her take on Raven of the Titans, and the upcoming Beast Boy graphic novel that is hitting shelves on September 8, 2020. #KamiGarcia You can hear the full conversation with Marc and Kami on the DC Comics News Podcast available now on your favorite podcast platform. Head over subscribe and never miss an episode. #DCComicsNewsPodcast Finally a pet project I am proud to share. I published a short story when I realized that I know longer wanted to use it in competitions or publication in the magazine that eventually published it. Instead, I turned to making the story part of an audio experience. The result is the sample I have included at the end of the this episode.  This is a Language of Fists The story is called 'This is a Language of Fists.' If you like what you hear you can find the rest of it soon on Amazon's audiobooks list. And in the meantime you can buy the printed version of the story by using this link: https://www.amazon.com/This-Language-Fists-Seth-Singleton-ebook/dp/B07999DQN3/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=this+is+a+language+of+fists&qid=1582651407&sr=8-1 Next Up: 1. My interview with Daniel Fingeroth in celebration of Will Eisner Week. #WillEisnerWeek  2. A conversation with Beautiful Disaster founder Christina DuVernay. #BeautifulDisaster #Story #storytellingwithseth #podcast  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/seth-the-storyteller/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/seth-the-storyteller/support

2019 Highlights / 2020 High Hopes

 Follow the Links Below for More Ways to Find Bill Protzmann Bill Protzmann's Website  http://www.billprotzmann.com/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=linktree&utm_campaign=bill%20protzmann%27s%20website Music Care Website https://www.musiccare.net/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=linktree&utm_campaign=music%20care%20website Books By Bill More Than Human: The Value of Cultivating the Human Spirit in Your Organization https://www.amazon.com/More-Than-Human-Cultivating-Organization/dp/0692900748?utm_medium=social&utm_source=linktree&utm_campaign=read+%22more+than+human+the+value+of+cultivating+the+human+spirit+in+your+organization%22 More Online Material 7 Incredible Ways Music Helps You Process Emotions https://psychcentral.com/blog/7-incredible-ways-music-helps-you-process-emotions/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=linktree&utm_campaign=bill+protzmann+on+psych+central%3a+incredible+ways+music+helps+you+process+emotions Practical Heart Skills http://www.practicalheartskills.com/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=linktree&utm_campaign=practical%20heart%20skills%20website Social Media LinkedIn  https://www.linkedin.com/in/billprotzmann/ Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/Bill-Protzmann-31362093115/ Twitter  https://twitter.com/BillProtzmann YouTube  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5fg36DMzTRrcEpI3NgpQhQ To Contact Seth Singleton On Social Media Instagram https://www.instagram.com/seththewriter/ Twitter https://twitter.com/1MoreSingleton Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SethSingletonStoryteller/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/seth-the-storyteller/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/seth-the-storyteller/support

Bill Protzmann and Music Care — When Coping Isn't Cutting It You Can Build a Silver Bullet Playlist and Use Music for Health

 Time for a new episode of Storytelling with Seth This week covers violent video games, a new game about Ancestors that has no rules, Children talk climate change, a Santa Monica librarian makes the case for comic books, and the rise of elder gamers. The frustrating, enduring debate over video games - https://www.vox.com/2019/8/26/20754659/video-games-and-violence-debate-moral-panic-history Dave Eggers: why we should listen to teenagers speak about climate crisis - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/aug/11/dave-eggers-climate-crisis-teenagers-activism-conference-puerto-rico The case for comic books-https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2019-08-15/the-case-for-comic-books Grandma gamer: Meet online gaming’s community of senior citizens- https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/grandma-gamer-meet-online-gaming-s-community-of-senior-citizens-67887173508 #VideoGames #Violence #Teenagers #ClimateChange #Comics #ComicBooks #GrannyGamer #Gaming #StorytellingwithSeth #Story #Writing #Anchor #Podcast --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/seth-the-storyteller/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/seth-the-storyteller/support

Violent Video Games, Climate Kids, Granny Gamer, a Santa Monica Librarian's Case for Comic Books, and more

 Its story time! Its season 2 of Storytelling with Seth  Time for a fresh take on the stories that we tell, live, and share.   This week includes: Carli Lloyd's 57-yard field goal at a Philadelphia Eagles practice.  A look back at the US Women's National Team amazing World Cup summer.  The changes to the Statue of Liberty poem Spiderman's: Sony vs. Marvel conundrum Even more stories!  Listen, subscribe, rate and review, and tell a friend. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/seth-the-storyteller/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/seth-the-storyteller/support

Changing Narratives: How Carli Lloyd, Jonathan Hickman, and others are challenging the stories we know

 *A Living Library in Fredericton https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/living-library-fredericton-multicutural-association-1.4612003?cmp=rss  *The Artist Who Draws Israeli and Palestinian superheroes https://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-artist/from-batman-to-holy-land-comics-artist-sees-heroes-on-all-sides-idUSKCN1TL19P?utm_source=applenews  *DCN Podcast Excerpt Interview with Jason Inman https://fireside.fm/s/aioMfA6D+gAkdlaZY *Kids at Brooklyn's 'loot' can create and sell their own comics https://www.cbr.com/loot-kids-create-sell-own-comic-books/  *Find me On Social Media  Instagram https://www.instagram.com/seththewriter/  Twitter https://twitter.com/1MoreSingleton  Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SethSingletonStoryteller/  #JasonInman #SuperSoldiers #loot #Comics #StorytellingwithSeth #SethSingletonStoryteller #Podcast #Writing  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/seth-the-storyteller/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/seth-the-storyteller/support

The Living Library in Fredericton, The Artist Who Draws Israeli and Palestinian superheroes, DCN Podcast Interview Excerpt w/ Jason Inman, and Kids Creating and Selling Comics at 'loot'

The Weekly Wrap on Storytelling with Seth ‘Batman’ Comic Writer Tom King to Co-Write ‘The New Gods’ Screenplay With Ava DuVernay  https://www.thewrap.com/batman-tom-king-new-gods-ava-duvernay/ * The master of Mister Miracle dives into Jack Kirby's Fourth World Did ancient supernovae prompt human ancestors to walk upright? https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/05/190528095301.htm * What effect did the earliest cosmic events have on our development? Tony Horwitz Dies at 60; Prize-Winning Journalist and Best-Selling Author https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/28/obituaries/tony-horwitz-dead.html * A legacy of asking the honest questions comes to a close. Awards for Good Boys https://pictorial.jezebel.com/awards-for-good-boys-is-the-rare-instagram-turned-book-1835205242 * Should there be an award for not behaving badly? The Boys  https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/trailers/1073317-boys-are-ready-to-take-down-the-seven-promo * Keeping superheroes in check. Comic-Con: Warner Bros. and DC Skipping Hall H https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/comic-con-warner-brosand-dc-skipping-hall-h-it-chapter-2-coming-scarediego-1216020 * Wonder Woman 1984, Birds of Prey, and an entire slate of upcoming releases will stay shrouded in mystery, for now *Find me On Social Media Instagram https://www.instagram.com/seththewriter/ Twitter https://twitter.com/1MoreSingleton Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SethSingletonStoryteller/ #TomKing #AnaDuVernay #NewGods #JackKirby #Comics #Supernova #Walking #AwardsForGoodBoys #TheBoys #Amazon #WarnerBros. #TonyHorwitz #StorytellingwithSeth #SethSingletonStoryteller #Podcast #Writing  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/seth-the-storyteller/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/seth-the-storyteller/support

King, DuVernay, and the New Gods, Supernovae Walking, the Writing Legacy of Tony Horwitz, Awards for Good Boys, and The Boys Who Keep Superheroes in Line on the Weekly Wrap

*How Action is the Story in John Wick 3: Parabellum  https://www.slashfilm.com/john-wick-action-storytelling-influences/ * Gun-fu is the combination of Japanese jiu-jitsu, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, tactical 3-gun, and standing Judo. It is rooted in Wuxia and can be traced back to the Qin dynasty. *Weapon Brown — The ReInvention of Charlie Brown http://www.whatisdeepfried.com/weaponbrown/ *A bitter, luckless ex-super soldier flees a haunted past with his trusted mutt Snoop through a haunted landscape ravaged by the terrors of The Last War. *Missing the Mark from Shakespeare in Washington to Jesus  https://www.hillsdale.net/news/20190520/if-shakespeare-were-writing-from-washington * A messy attempt to describe Washington through the eyes of Shakespeare becomes a failed pitch to be more like Jesus. *Why the Internet Hasn't Killed Off Books https://www.wyza.com.au/articles/entertainment/books-why-the-internet-hasnt-killed-them-off.aspx# *The pleasure of paper from circulation to an online support network that helps it thrive. *Find me On Social Media Instagram https://www.instagram.com/seththewriter/ Twitter https://twitter.com/1MoreSingleton Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SethSingletonStoryteller/ #JohnWick3 #Action #Story #WeaponBrown #CharlieBrown #Snoopy #Shakespeare #Washington #Jesus #Internet #Books #Online #StorytellingwithSeth #SethSingletonStoryteller --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/seth-the-storyteller/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/seth-the-storyteller/support

How Action is the Story in John Wick 3: Parabellum, The Weapon Brown ReInvention of Charlie Brown, and Why the Internet Hasn't Killed Off Books

*Science Fiction Doesn’t Have to Be Dystopian  By Joyce Carol Oates Does Ted Chiang’s new collection of stories — Exhalation — support the claim that technology can be a force for human—and robotic—good? * If God Is Dead Your Time Is Everything https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/05/20/if-god-is-dead-your-time-is-everything By James Wood Savagely compressed, Hägglund’s argument goes something like this: If what makes our lives meaningful is that time ends, then what defines us is what Marx called “an economy of time.”  * Ondaatje prize: Aida Edemariam wins for vivid biography of her grandmother https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/may/13/royal-society-of-literature-ondaatje-prize-aida-edemariam-the-wifes-tale Aida Edemariam’s The Wife’s Tale, a biography of her grandmother who was born in northern Ethiopia more than 100 years ago and married at the age of eight, Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje prize. * Science Fiction Doesn’t Have to Be Dystopian https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/05/13/science-fiction-doesnt-have-to-be-dystopian In Ted Chiang’s new collection of stories, technology can be a force for human—and robotic—good. By Joyce Carol Oates *Q&A with Mark "Magnifico" Magsayo  https://sethsingletonstoryteller.com/2019/04/19/qa-with-filipino-boxing-sensation-and-wbc-featherweight-rising-star-mark-magnifico-magsayo/  Featherweight Mark Magnifico Magsayo scored a fourth-round knockout against Erick Deztroyer at The Ring Boxing Community in Singapore.  * Find me On Social Media Instagram https://www.instagram.com/seththewriter/ Twitter https://twitter.com/1MoreSingleton Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SethSingletonStoryteller/ #Dystopia #Atheism #OndaatjePrize #JoyceCarolOates #MarkMagnificoMagsayo #ScienceFiction #NewYorker #StorytellingwithSeth #Boxing #Filipino #Knockout #KO #TedChiang #AidaEdemariam  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/seth-the-storyteller/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/seth-the-storyteller/support

A Grandmother's Oral Tradition Biography Wins the Ondaatje Prize, An Argument for Atheism, Q&A with Mark "Magnifico" Magsayo, and Science Fiction Without the Dystopia : Episode #52 of the Weekly Wrap

Remembering Mother’s Day, two legendary names on one date in history, and more on this edition of the Weekly Wrap. * Find me On Social Media Instagram https://www.instagram.com/seththewriter/ Twitter https://twitter.com/1MoreSingleton Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SethSingletonStoryteller/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/seth-the-storyteller/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/seth-the-storyteller/support

Celebrating ? Mother’s Day Your Way, Hank Aaron, William Shakespeare, and more on the Weekly Wrap

On a Road to Self Acceptance with Tara Massan and Seth Singleton We start out with the weather. The Butte and Camp Fires have made the air quality in Oakland very dangerous.  I share a few personal examples including the joys and discomforts of wearing an air mask on a daily basis. Tara is enjoying a snowstorm that she describes as normal for where she lives in Minnesota. Tara welcomes the snow because it coats the bleak winter landscape when it is dry. When Self-Help Goes Bad 2 main sections Tara wants to address: The Dangers of Self-Help and Nonsense we have all heard.  Self help can reinforce feelings of shame and guilt and being less than Self help can enable avoidance and procrastination Self help creates more analysis by paralysis Self help is a diminishing return It creates the urge to say I want to fix this… That’s great, if you want to live to your potential But diving in can mean I can’t fix a problem until I fix what is wrong with me Self Help is a business that sells information Not a product that is tangible  To keep you hooked you have to keep fixing what is wrong with you You don’t have to be or think a certain way to be worthy It gets you hooked on the idea that you are not enough. What’s wrong with you? You should be doing this? Needing help Find a coach Guilt is not help You’ll Never Be Good Enough Until You Do This There’s Something Wrong You Self Help is a product of searching and discovery Specific examples and results Self-Help as a band-aid  A form of avoidance Meaningful action Build a door to enter a room I kind of cut her off here Embracing the suck  Rumi quote 4 Types of Nonsense  1. You learn to be successful by listening to successful people How many people have followed this advice and failed? How many did not follow and succeeded? Do you they have a hidden variable like luck or money? 2. Positive Psychology  Good to ask what is the positive here? This has led to “Avoid Negative Thinking” Negative thinking can address deep confliction Negative reveals discovery about self Negative attitudes reveal unreal expectations It’s ignoring that you are sick You will experience both Sometimes its a bad mood and you don’t have to sit in it But to ignore it is to make yourself sick 3. Procrastination Leonardo da Vinci proved procrastination can birth a new idea It doesn’t make you a bad person 4. Follow your Passion Does not mean, "Screw your job." Or that you are Entitled to live your life only by your terms Your passion may not be your income It may not lead to greatness Beware Misrepresentation  Passion requires work Invest in your passion  You still have to do something about it 5. Developing an Awareness  Think Critically Cultivating your Awareness Be comfortable seeing things that might not feel comfortable. This podcast is Part 3 of a series.  For Part 1 click here Click here for Part 2 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/seth-the-storyteller/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/seth-the-storyteller/support

4 Types of Nonsense You Can Avoid to Cultivate Awareness About the Dangers of Self Help

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