Begin Again

The Election results are in… now what?

Hey! I’m Daryn, and this is season 2 of Begin Again. This episode drops the day before the end of the 2020 Election, and we talk about how we’re doing, what’s next, and how we prepare. We’re gonna make it.

In this episode, you’ll hear about the work of adrienne marie brown and her book, Emergent Strategy.

After two and a half years, we’re bringing Begin Again back. Here’s why.

10 minutes to center yourself.

I'm sitting at my desk with a bag of rice in my hands. Did you know rice is planted by hand, one tiny seed at a time? I didn't either. Until I trekked through the rice terraces of Northern Vietnam where they grow the stuff, I had no idea how rice even happened. 

As it turns out, rice is a lot like life. In this episode, we talk about how.

Follow beginagainpod on Instagram for pictures from the rice terraces of Sapa, in picturesque Northern Vietnam.

These two artists are damn good at what they do, and I couldn't have been happier to have them in the same room with me. You can tell from .5 seconds into this this that we had a good time. 

We talk about creating art, writing, what it's like to hustle for something you believe in, and what i feels like when you finally get the "Yes". 

Jessie is on Instagram @ohjessieplease, Twitter @JessieMcNamara, and if you're ever in Nashville, for heaven's sake go ride the Music City Rollin Jamboree. 

You can find Poet's TED talk HERE. He's on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter @PoetAliOfficial.

Curiosity, pleasure, joy, dance, the pursuit of wonder... we cover giving ourselves permission to play in this conversation with Eliana Reyes. A recovering perfectionist, Eliana has spent the past few years following her curiosity, allowing herself to be an amateur, and traveling the world on one way tickets. She's an international speaker, author, and self-love evangelist giving all of us encouragement and permission to explore what makes us happy. 

Find her on Instagram @elianamreyes, on Facebook she's Eliana. Her website is http://elianareyes.com/

I check in with you from Chiang Mai, Thailand to talk about WHY this project exists. What do the words "Begin Again" mean to you? In what ways could you use permission to start over? Here's what it took for me to take the leap.

Dan Ofchinick is a Scrum Master. He creates spaces for brilliant, creative people to do their best work. He helps those people get through their blocks so they can break open to brand new ideas, and turn those ideas into products that make a lot of money. Dan is the genius who makes sure the geniuses can access their genius. 

As it turns out, he's being doing some version of this work his whole life. We talk about how where you come from shapes who you become; how family trauma and addiction and loss give way to a unique kind of courage and resilience.

This episode features a special guest, Dan's equally genius husband, Roger! I loved hearing the perspective of Dan's story from his partner, who walks through this beautiful, messy, adventurous, soul shaping life with him.

Find Dan's travel and life photos on Instagram @bookemdano777