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"Balance" - Shane Campbell
Shane is a good friend of mine and someone with an approach to life that I admire. He has been successful in the traditional sense; did well in school, is an executive at a fortune 500 company, has a beautiful family, etc. But the thing I really admire about him is his confidence and authenticity. I should say the confidence he has in his authenticity. As someone who spent most of my life as a people pleaser, I have always valued other people who can walk that line of being confident and true to who they are, without coming off as arrogant or an asshole-- that is Shane. It speaks directly to his value of "balance" too. He believes the key to life is maintaining balance in everything we do, not least of which is how we form our opinions and beliefs. Shane tries not to get too extreme or let his emotions run too hot, because he recognizes he doesn't know everything and that most things in life are nuanced.
This made for an interesting episode because typically people who value balance lack conviction. They can see the good and bad in almost anything. Shane even had some concern that it wouldn't be a popular episode, since these days people seem to strongly gravitate towards extreme views. I actually found it somewhat refreshing though. I think a lot of us see the appeal of being more balanced but we struggle to do it. What do we do if we see something we don't like or is causing harm? How do we judge others if we don't know for sure how they got to their conclusions or beliefs? Does it ever make sense to get emotionally charged up about any issue? All of these questions put the idea of balance to the test, so Shane and I tried to work through the philosophical logic of it all.
When the convo wraps up stick around for a few minutes of afterthoughts too. Shane and I stayed on and dug a little deeper into why values matter and pondered if "feeling good" is actually the one true value that guides all of our lives. And if it is the thing we all value most, is that OK? Is that inherently a problem for humanity or is it a good thing to strive for? I thought this was interesting so I threw it in as a little bonus to the episode. As always thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy it.
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Shane is a good friend of mine and someone with an approach to life that I admire. He has been successful in the traditional sense; did well in school, is an executive at a fortune 500 company, has a beautiful family, etc. But the thing I really admire about him is his confidence and authenticity. I should say the confidence he has in his authenticity. As someone who spent most of my life as a people pleaser, I have always valued other people who can walk that line of being confident and true to who they are, without coming off as arrogant or an asshole-- that is Shane. It speaks directly to his value of "balance" too. He believes the key to life is maintaining balance in everything we do, not least of which is how we form our opinions and beliefs. Shane tries not to get too extreme or let his emotions run too hot, because he recognizes he doesn't know everything and that most things in life are nuanced.
This made for an interesting episode because typically people who value balance lack conviction. They can see the good and bad in almost anything. Shane even had some concern that it wouldn't be a popular episode, since these days people seem to strongly gravitate towards extreme views. I actually found it somewhat refreshing though. I think a lot of us see the appeal of being more balanced but we struggle to do it. What do we do if we see something we don't like or is causing harm? How do we judge others if we don't know for sure how they got to their conclusions or beliefs? Does it ever make sense to get emotionally charged up about any issue? All of these questions put the idea of balance to the test, so Shane and I tried to work through the philosophical logic of it all.
When the convo wraps up stick around for a few minutes of afterthoughts too. Shane and I stayed on and dug a little deeper into why values matter and pondered if "feeling good" is actually the one true value that guides all of our lives. And if it is the thing we all value most, is that OK? Is that inherently a problem for humanity or is it a good thing to strive for? I thought this was interesting so I threw it in as a little bonus to the episode. As always thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy it.