New View EDU

Creating Bravely


Listen Later

Episode 55: Creating Bravely


Create Bravely. That’s the mantra of dynamic twin brothers Peter and Paul Reynolds. Together, they have built a life of service to others through creativity, as authors, illustrators, designers, educators, bookstore owners, and digital media executives. They share their passion for inspiring others and helping people of all ages find their path in life through creativity, kindness, and what they call “hard fun.”


Guests: Paul and Peter Reynolds

Resources, Transcript, and Expanded Show Notes


In This Episode:

  • “We're big believers that yes, school, learning does happen in school a lot of times, and sometimes it doesn't. And sometimes things happen in schools that are sort of counter to the mission. You may have the most important question in your mind, but I think that number one on the list is a really powerful question. It's only three words. Who are you?” (7:04)
  • “We've seen, sadly, tragic results where kids just think, I don't measure up. I don't even measure up to my own version of who I think I'm supposed to be. So actually, you're not supposed to be anything other than who you're meant to be. And our job is to make sure that you get there no matter what...I think that learning is self-design. We're creating ourselves every single day.” (18:47)
  • “You know, kind kids are our kind of kids. And kind adults are our kind of adults. And, you know, sadly, that's something that, that fabric, that civic fabric has been fraying, you know, in the last, you know, almost decade. And we have to, that's one of the things we have to all work on collectively. If we can do that with our kids in schools and our colleagues, then, you know, that will move the world to a better place, for sure.” (28:29)
  • “So, you know, our first answer may be right. Yes, the sky can be blue. But your second answer is going to be more interesting. Your third, your fourth, your fifth. And you can even have, you know, wrong answers. And we, of course, we always say wrong-ish, because it always leads to finding a new discovery…When we do that deep dive, the answers get more and more interesting. And so that is with life. You know, if you only give something just a cursory think, you may even get sort of a correct answer, but if you really do that deep dive, it's going to get really, really interesting.” (38:12)


Related Episodes: 51, 50, 44, 42,17,11, 6, 4


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

New View EDUBy National Association of Independent Schools

  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7

4.7

15 ratings


More shows like New View EDU

View all
10% Happier with Dan Harris by 10% Happier

10% Happier with Dan Harris

12,733 Listeners

The Daily by The New York Times

The Daily

112,586 Listeners

Member Voices by audio podcast by NAIS

Member Voices

21 Listeners

Raising Good Humans by Dear Media, Aliza Pressman

Raising Good Humans

1,891 Listeners

Ask Lisa: The Psychology of Raising Tweens & Teens by Dr. Lisa Damour/Reena Ninan

Ask Lisa: The Psychology of Raising Tweens & Teens

103 Listeners

Kelly Corrigan Wonders by Kelly Corrigan

Kelly Corrigan Wonders

3,325 Listeners

The Ezra Klein Show by New York Times Opinion

The Ezra Klein Show

16,076 Listeners

ReThinking by TED

ReThinking

620 Listeners

Good Inside with Dr. Becky by Dr. Becky Kennedy

Good Inside with Dr. Becky

4,531 Listeners

We Can Do Hard Things by Treat Media and Glennon Doyle

We Can Do Hard Things

41,514 Listeners

The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart by Comedy Central

The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart

10,879 Listeners

The Next Big Idea Daily by Next Big Idea Club

The Next Big Idea Daily

79 Listeners

Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus by Lemonada Media

Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus

10,649 Listeners

Dare to Lead with Brené Brown by Vox Media Podcast Network

Dare to Lead with Brené Brown

329 Listeners

College Matters from The Chronicle by The Chronicle of Higher Education

College Matters from The Chronicle

81 Listeners