Summary:
Happiness Simplified is a weekly podcast about the simple things that can make your life awesome. In Episode #18, Kayvon and Dai talk life after 40. Tune in to hear Dai share about his life, the idea of the mid-life crisis, and more lessons learned on how to simplify happiness.
Time Stamped Show Notes:
00:30 – Introduction to the podcast
01:18 – Kayvon is excited with his new business about accountability
01:39 – Kayvon created his own accountability coaching service
02:10 – His service calls people everyday
02:25 – Clients are ask to have 2 big tasks and 2 small tasks
02:41 – Kayvon started to test this activity with a group of 10 people
03:33 – Clients are using Kayvon’s service for EVERYTHING
04:35 – TheAccountable.me
04:53 – “The need for human connection is getting more pronounced”
06:08 – Dai shares his “40 Days to 40” post in social media
06:24 – Dai turned 40 on November 13
07:08 – “Every decade is a milestone”
08:00 – “Treat someone as how you want to be treated”
08:58 – Dai was thinking about how he spent the past 20 years
09:18 – Dai thought of making a daily video of things that he learned
10:00 – Posting videos is a good experience for Dai
10:50 – He’s getting closer and closer to an old man’s strength
12:01 – Tony Robbins once said, “If a life is worth living, it is worth recording”
13:10 – Kayvon believes that as he ages, everything ages synchronically
15:20 – “At 40, everything syncs and we hit basecamp”
15:35 – Dai has a book in process
15:55 – Check out Dai’s Youtube Channel
16:43 – “It is creating conversations that matter”
17:20 – Kayvon and Dai are wise people
19:20 – Dai shares his ideas about mid-life crisis
20:18 – People are looking at things anew
22:00 – Kayvon’s observation is people react differently when the topic of mid-life crises is brought up
22:45 – People do not spend time and energy on the things that truly matter to them
23:10 – Kayvon categorizes his friends and creates connections to those that really matter to him
24:10 – “If you apply categorizing in life, you will deal with less and enjoy more”
24:22 – Kayvon calls it “mid-life blessing”
26:35 – “Just simplify happiness”
27:30 – Give us a feedback and share with us your biggest milestone in life
28:00 – Find Kayvon and Dai on social media
28:16 – Give them a review on iTunes and share them
3 Key Points:
The connections that are REAL are the ones that MATTER!
Work hard for friendships and don’t take them for granted—we NEED that human connection.
The benefit of a mid-life crisis is that it makes us realize WHO is most important to us and deserves our time and energy.
Credits
Show Notes provided by Mallard Creatives