The Adventures of Self Podcast

An Adventure Of Selfdom – with Akello Stone


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This week, Taylor takes an adventure with author Akello Stone, renowned for his book ‘Seeking Selfdom In The Age Of Selfies’, for an engaging discussion taking in everything from the meaning of compassion, the incremental ways in which our emotional blueprint is always being shaped, and the importance of reflecting on the people in our lives.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Compassion for others begins with finding compassion for ourselves. It begins the process of allowing us to truly forgive.
  • We do things sometimes in order to earn something in return. This is known as the delusional reward expectation cycle.
  • We have been learning since birth, whether consciously or not. Even our emotional states are being developed from the start. Our unique emotional blueprint is always evolving.
  • It’s worth realigning your sensibilities, beliefs and values with those in our centre of gravity. People change. We lose them from time to time. We should stop and reflect on the symmetry between us and those who remain.
  • BEST MOMENTS

    'Adventure can be anything. It can be a conversation. It can be climbing a mountain. Being in a relationship. It can all be an adventure’

    ‘I’ve had compassion for the experience that they’ve had, that caused them to displace that onto me’

    ‘We have to learn to create new grooves within our records in order to change that conversation’

    ‘Negative sanctions tend to predominate more’

    ‘I clean out the closet of my mind without being judgmental, and just let it flow’

    ‘You have friendships that last decades, but we need to ask “What do we have in common now?”’

    ‘I strive for minimalism, but it doesn’t mean I have nothing’

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    ABOUT THE GUEST

    Akello Stone, Author of Seeking Selfdom in the Age of Selfies, is an explorer of life who has worn, and continues to wear many hats. He is fascinated by human behavior & the formation and navigation of Identities, New and Emerging Technologies, The Power of Interpersonal Communication, The Wonders of Nature, Immense Architecture, Eastern Philosophies, Health & Wellness, and Video Production. His end goal is to bring all of these different pieces of "him and his interests" together into one cohesive product that he can share with the world. #convergence
    Akello is not motivated by money, material gain, or fame—but instead, what motivates him is putting in the self-work necessary to reach his own, unique, yet unrealized potential. He feels everyone has vast amounts of untapped potential and being to help them find it, cultivate it, and capitalize upon it is what truly drives him forward.

    See Akello Stone on all his Social Media outlets and website -

    https://linktr.ee/akello

    https://www.instagram.com/akellostone/

    http://www.akellostone.com

    ABOUT THE HOST

    Taylor Roark is the founder of Galliant Trainings, which guides and facilitates individuals and organisations in Creative Purpose.

    He has worked variously as a school bus driver, a blacksmith, a Wall Street lawyer and a developer of offshore wind farms. He has lived on 3 continents, travelled to more than 50 countries and currently resides in London, England.

    Taylor is a keen cyclist, an amateur photographer, an alchemical writer, a weekend DJ and a Taoist at heart. He chooses to live life as a mythical adventure.

    “The adventure you seek in life is yourself!”

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