Episode 10
Summary:
Welcome to Happiness Simplified, a weekly podcast about the
simple things that can make your life awesome. In Episode #10 Kayvon and Dai
talk about give and take. Tune in to hear their thoughts on the pleasures of
giving, how creating a community uplifts you, and why it’s sometimes good to be
selfish.
Time Stamped Show Notes:
● 00:30
– Introduction
● 01:12
– “Get versus Give”
● 02:17
– Kayvon connected with Dai through his free Sunday Funday project
● 03:02
– What has Dai got from his giving act?
● 04:35
– Dai wanted to create a community of people who would uplift each other
● 05:55
– “I wanted to pay it back”
● 08:00
– Dai finds the atmosphere in the group uplifting even on his toughest days
● 09:50
– ”You are the most important person in your life”
● 11:00
– Be selfish - let yourself recharge
● 12:00
– “Put on your own oxygen mask before assisting others”
● 12:45
– Kayvon’s advice is to be your kindest version of yourself to the people you
love the most
● 13:30
– There’s a relationship between getting and giving: give and take
● 15:00
– Give people the opportunity to help you
● 16:00
– If you share a dream, suddenly you aren’t ‘asking for help’ - you’re giving
people the opportunity to come together and help build a dream with you
● 19:17
- There’s no separation between getting and giving. Giving makes us feel good.
Getting is a connection with other people.
● 20:25
– What are your thoughts? Help us learn
from you!
3 Key Points:
1. You
are the most important person in your life: be kind to yourself and let
yourself recharge
2. Allow
people the opportunity to help you
3.
There’s no separation between ‘getting’ and ‘giving’ -
it’s all part of connection and exchange
Credits
Show Notes provided
by Mallard Creatives