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Published in Better Humans

·Oct 1, 2021

Do What You Love Without Making it Your Job, with Joey Santore 🎧

Your passion is valuable, even when society doesn’t value it — “It’s all gonna be okay. Even if it gets really ugly, it’s still gonna be okay. If there’s one thing philosophically learning about natural sciences has done for me, it’s to tell me that it’s all going to be okay.” — Joey Santore The Joy of Challenge: S1E10: Do What You Love Without Making it Your Job, with Joey Santore October 1st, 2021 * 51 mins 37 secs * Download (47.3 MB) * Link with Timestamp Joey Santore, from "Crime Pays but…share.fireside.fm

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Do What You Love Without Making it Your Job, with Joey Santore 🎧
Do What You Love Without Making it Your Job, with Joey Santore 🎧

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Published in Better Humans

·Sep 24, 2021

Starting a Conversation about Mental Health, with Adriana Alejandre 🎧

Break the stigma by asking a few gentle questions — “Asking for help is a skill we have to learn.” — Adriana Alejandre The Joy of Challenge: S1E09: Starting a Conversation about Mental Health, with Adriana Alejandre September 24th, 2021 * 52 mins 16 secs * Download (48.6 MB) * Link with Timestamp Psychotherapist Adriana Alejandre…share.fireside.fm When did you first learn about mental health? Who, if anyone, taught you about it? And, what was that experience like?

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Starting a Conversation about Mental Health, with Adriana Alejandre 🎧
Starting a Conversation about Mental Health, with Adriana Alejandre 🎧

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Published in Better Humans

·Sep 17, 2021

Filming and Selling a Documentary On Little to No Money, with Andrew Gold 🎧

From finding a story to selling a documentary, and everything in between “If I’ve learned anything from beliefs, it’s that I could be totally wrong. And so could you… We should never be sure of anything we think.” The Joy of Challenge: FIlming and Selling a Documentary on Little to No Money, with Andrew Gold Andrew Gold walks us through how he made a documentary with no money and sold it to the BBC.share.fireside.fm

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Filming and Selling a Documentary On Little to No Money, with Andrew Gold 🎧
Filming and Selling a Documentary On Little to No Money, with Andrew Gold 🎧

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Published in Better Humans

·Sep 10, 2021

How Not to Travel Like a Basic Bitch, with Dr. Kiona 🎧

You don’t have to give up pumpkin spice lattes — “Travel is kind of uncomfortable. You’re entering into another person’s way of life. So it’s not supposed to be comfortable, and it’s supposed to be a learning process. And, even in the adventures of mishaps, it’s all supposed to be fun.” The Joy of Challenge Episode 1: Episode 07: How Not To Travel Like a Basic Bitch Dr. Kiona from How Not To Travel Like a Basic Bitch takes us on a crash course of her award-winning podcast, "How Not…share.fireside.fm

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How Not to Travel Like a Basic Bitch, with Dr. Kiona 🎧
How Not to Travel Like a Basic Bitch, with Dr. Kiona 🎧

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Published in Better Humans

·Sep 3, 2021

Embracing Unlearning as an Entrepreneur, With Harry Lopez 🎧

Learning to be an entrepreneur can be a process of unlearning certain mindsets — “If you want to do this, if you want to play big, if you want to really impact lives, you’ve got to face yourself. You’ve got to be courageous and willing to go all in and address everything about you that is uncomfortable.” The Joy of Challenge: Embracing Unlearning as an Entrepreneur Learning to be a successful entrepreneur is often a process of unlearning certain mindsetsshare.fireside.fm

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Embracing Unlearning as an Entrepreneur, With Harry Lopez 🎧
Embracing Unlearning as an Entrepreneur, With Harry Lopez 🎧

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Published in Better Humans

·Aug 27, 2021

30-Day Challenges: Building Muscle on a Vegetarian Diet, with Emily Rudow

Experimenting with mini-challenges — “Sometimes a challenge is just not a good fit for you at that time. And that’s okay. That’s one of the reasons why experiments are so good.” The Joy of Challenge: 30-Day Challenge: Build Muscle on a Vegetarian Diet August 27th, 2021 * 49 mins 58 secs * Download (46.5 MB) * Link with Timestamp Emily Rudow - world record-breaking…share.fireside.fm Motivation is a fickle thing. Perhaps especially so when dealing with exercise and diet. …

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30-Day Challenges: Building Muscle on a Vegetarian Diet, with Emily Rudow
30-Day Challenges: Building Muscle on a Vegetarian Diet, with Emily Rudow

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Published in Better Humans

·Aug 20, 2021

Practicing Authenticity and Truth-Telling to Spark Social Change, with Bryan Nwafor

A three-step strategy for being the change you wish to see — “I’m here to contribute. We all depend on each other. I depend on people in generations prior to me. People in generations after me will depend on me.” -Bryan Nwafor The Joy of Challenge: Episode 04: Practicing Authenticity and Truth Telling to Spark Social Change… Define and leverage your view of the world to create meaningful change.share.fireside.fm

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Practicing Authenticity and Truth-Telling to Spark Social Change, with Bryan Nwafor
Practicing Authenticity and Truth-Telling to Spark Social Change, with Bryan Nwafor

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Published in Better Humans

·Aug 13, 2021

Overcoming Overwhelm, with Christina Armstrong

How to cope when you’ve got too much to do and too little time — “Live for yourself and who you want to be, and know where your north star is.” A tough challenge can mean so many different things. To Sean McBride, from episode one, it meant climbing to Everest Base Camp. But for a lot of us, normal life is plenty challenging. There…

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Overcoming Overwhelm, with Christina Armstrong
Overcoming Overwhelm, with Christina Armstrong

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Published in Better Humans

·Aug 6, 2021

Letting Go of Toxic Relationships, with Venerable Tri Dao 🎧

Whether it’s a romantic relationship or not, compassion is key — Not all challenges are tangible. Sometimes a challenge means climbing literal mountains. But sometimes it means climbing an emotional or mental mountain. These intangibles aren’t always joyful, either. Quite the opposite. The work involved in emotional growth is often incredibly painful, and the gratification is long delayed. Venerable Tri Dao…

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Letting Go of Toxic Relationships, with Venerable Tri Dao 🎧
Letting Go of Toxic Relationships, with Venerable Tri Dao 🎧

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Published in Better Humans

·Aug 6, 2021

Trekking to Everest Base Camp, with Sean Mcbride 🎧

Gentleness conquers mountains — The path to Everest is cold, hard, and dangerous. To climb it, you’d think that your body and your mindset would need to be just as unforgiving. Sean McBride is here to tell you otherwise. Having trekked to Everest Base Camp himself, Sean realized that the keys to completing a…

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Trekking to Everest Base Camp, with Sean Mcbride 🎧
Trekking to Everest Base Camp, with Sean Mcbride 🎧

5 min read

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Meredith Rodriguez

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Host of "The Joy of Challenge" podcast from Better Humans

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