Curiosity Continuum

Part 2 of 2: (With Live-ish Audio Quality) Continuing the conversation on some self-sufficiency skills, CC intrepid listener Tyler Dostie shares how you can start raising your own livestock, from rabbits to goats. He shares some of his own thoughts on why he does it and what you should know about the food you buy.

Listen to Part 1 in a previous episode with Tyler about living off the land, which focuses on gardening: Analog Skills: The Art of Living Off The Land - With Tyler Dostie - Part 1

Tyler plants additional content on his YouTube channel: Hands Tied Tyler

Beginning reading that Tyler recommends : Folks This Ain't Normal

Leaders lead, regardless of appointed position, authority, or title. It is an action word. Who leads like this in your life? As a leader, do you listen well? 

Over time, the roles and dynamics between parents and children evolve and change. How has you relationship with your parents and/or children changed over time? Do the decades have a theme?

Would you like what you like if you blind tasted something, without the benefit of labels? What else would you discover if you removed the labels from things?

Old-fashioned, tried and true. Hard work gets things done. And, are you smart with your work? What non-professional pursuits do you work hard at to be excellent? 

Josh and I also highly recommend the limited series called Undercover Billionaire, featuring Glenn Stearns. Great lesson on hard work, creative problem solving, risk taking, and building a team. 

Heroes, parents, friends, colleagues. We are all just people. When did you realize that those you regard are humans?

Now more than ever, we need increased awareness, tools, and support to identify anxiety, deal with it effectively, and help others in their daily life and times of crisis.

Josh shares more about his own journey of mental health and shares an active processing moment in the episode that demonstrates and helps others do the good work of reframing their context for the purpose of understanding and wellbeing.

If you want to talk to Josh directly, please reach out over our social media channels to start the conversation with him.

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Additionally, here are some of the resources we cite in the episode to help you and your loved ones in their own mental health journey.

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NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is the nation's largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.

https://nami.org/

Employee Assistance Program for Government Agencies and Employers

https://www.opm.gov/FAQS/QA.aspx?fid=4313c618-a96e-4c8e-b078-1f76912a10d9&pid=2c2b1e5b-6ff1-4940-b478-34039a1e1174

Do you believe you’ll be doing the same work 10 years from now? Do you believe that you will be doing the work the same way even 10 months from now? Have you taken a moment to examine your own approaches to your livelihood?

You know the thing(s) that come easy to you and are those “duh” skills to you? They are not to everyone else. Have you tuned in?

“Failure is not failure until you quit.” - Calvin Barnes. If you have not failed, you have not tried enough.