The Adventures of Self Podcast

By Taylor Roark

Tune in and enjoy conversations with ordinary, and extraordinary, people about the adventures of their lives ... as they explore what it means to be self-expressed in this world.

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June 03, 2021A Self-Care Adventure - A Personal Masterclass from Taylor Roark
This week's adventure is taken with the host of The Adventures of Self Podcast, Taylor Roark himself who reflects on the first 25 episodes of the podcast and to look ahead to what lies in the future of the podcast.
Taylor has suffered from depression at various points in his life and the last couple of episodes have made him aware that it’s an important topic to talk about. So, he shares various ways that have helped him deal with his depression in the hope that perhaps it can help listeners with their own struggles.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
There are 10 steps that I use to treat my depression, they may not help you, but they could. These include: seeking help, taking medication, reading self-help books, self-care, breathing techniques, interact and observe the natural world around you, observe children and how they act, create small goals to work towards and acknowledge them when you accomplish them, do something physical like exercise, try something new especially if it’s social
Mental challenges affect everyone in their lives, it’s not a disease that afflicts people that aren’t able to cope with life.
Medication was a stepping-stone for a period of my life and got me to the point where I could deal with things on my own, but they weren’t a long term fix for me.
Putting a good diet in place is important, but this is something you need to work out for yourself as we all require and react differently with certain foods in unique ways.
We’re so inundated with media and sensation from computers, mobile phones and TV, it’s incessant. If we become a slave to it it’s not useful. Go for a walk and notice nature and what it does with what it’s given, not to understand it, just to observe it.
BEST MOMENTS
‘I wasn’t particularly happy as a teenager and when I graduated from college I didn’t have any direction or sense of what I wanted to do. So I delivered pizza, which was a great use of a four-year degree!’
‘I was drinking a bottle of vodka a night to stop the pain. I knew it wasn’t right, but it felt like the way to stop whatever pain I was going through.’
‘The first step I took was asking for help. There still is a stigma attached to depression, but mental health and well-being is more recognised as important for everyone.’
‘Serotonin is depleted during depression. Medication can help with that initially. But after a while it made me feel fuzzy’
‘Everybody is individual, so unless someone knows you and have worked with you, self-help books don’t know what you’re going through, they deal with statistics. So, be wary of that.’
‘A master-craftsman needs to take steps from apprenticeship for a number of years before becoming a journeyman where they practice their craft while still learning before becoming a master and then a mentor where they begin to share their wisdom on whatever subject. This applies to life too.’
‘Breathing is the simplest way of dealing with sadness and depression, because we can concentrate on it and that gives us space and a moment to literally take a breath.’
VALUABLE RESOURCES
The Adventures Of Self
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.adventures.of.self/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The.Adventures.of.Self
ABOUT THE HOST
Taylor Roark is the founder of Galliant Trainings, which guides and facilitates individuals and organisations in Creative Purpose.
He has worked variously as a school bus driver, a blacksmith, a Wall Street lawyer and a developer of offshore wind farms. He has lived on 3 continents, travelled to more than 50 countries and currently resides in London, England.
Taylor is a keen cyclist, an amateur photographer, an alchemical writer, a weekend DJ and a Taoist at heart. He chooses to live life as a mythical adventure.
“The adventure you seek in life is yourself!”
CONTACT METHOD
Website: https://www.galliant.life/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylor-roark-a852169/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetaylorroark/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/taylor.roark1/
Clubhouse: https://www.joinclubhouse.com/@galliant.life
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.adventures.of.self/
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1h 11min
May 27, 2021Through The Eye Of A Lens - with Alice Mabin
This week's adventure is taken in the company of Alice Mabin, who slipped into a coma after falling from a horse at the age of 15. Miraculously, she suffered no long-term damage and rebuilt her life.
Eventually, she became restless and quit her secure job to photograph agriculture and transport, including the world’s largest cattle drive where 18,000 head of cattle travelled 2,500 kilometres, to explain the way these two industries affect and are integral to our day-to-day lives. Alice has since published four books containing 5,000 images.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Recovering from a near fatal accident when she was young has inspired Alice Mabin to get out there and experience life to the fullest. She resigned her job and decided to travel the world as a photographer and has now published four books.
If we could bring the non-judgemental side of Africa back to more populated cultures like Australia or London, and that appreciation and respect for nature and wildlife, the world would be a much better place.
Work around creative consciousness and bringing awareness to where you are in life and choosing and deciding what’s possible for you and actually going for it.
One of the things about magic is you take action, it doesn’t have to be ‘in two days I’m leaving for Africa’, it could be ‘I’m going to get my roof re-done’. It’s about seeing an opportunity and taking action when it’s there, not procrastinating. However, it’s about taking the right action for you too.
Your purpose doesn’t have to be a massive, unattainable thing. Look at what you’re doing right now, where do your interests lie and where are you frustrated? You’re probably only a few degrees off of where your truth is.
BEST MOMENTS
‘We’re now getting to the stage where the word entrepreneur is really well received, I’m an entrepreneur and I’ll take on anything!’
‘That wasn’t my time and I’m going to do everything I can while I’m here.’
‘People are just generous and open and have a liveliness about them. Let’s live.’
‘What I’m learning is that if I stay open there are an infinite number of connections available and if I choose the one I want to follow, you learn what’s true for you and that can open more doors.’
‘Don’t be scared to make contact with people we’ve put on pedestals, they’re just humans too.’
‘There’s a time to take action and a time to take stock of things.’
VALUABLE RESOURCES
The Adventures Of Self
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.adventures.of.self/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The.Adventures.of.Self
ABOUT THE GUEST
Alice Mabin reveals her soul through the eye of the lens. With more than 5,000 spectacular images over four books, Alice’s images truly make you feel connected with agriculture and rural life.
Her vision is to unite and positively bridge the gap of knowledge and understanding in agriculture and transport; two industries integral to our lives.
Alice’s signature style translates into an unforgettable presentation and seems inconceivable to most people. From spending time in a coma and rebuilding her life, then leaving a secure career to follow Australia’s last long-distance cattle drive for nine months, to being hit by a truck and then hitchhiking around Australia to learn about the transport industry and how it impacts our lives.
In her most recent endeavor, she spent 12 months working with over 500 farmers across Australia to capture the heartbeat and roots of the agriculture industry. Hear Alice’s incredible journey and what makes her successful in pursuing a business in a saturated market.
In addition to four photographic books, Alice has written “The Winding Road,” an autobiography of her amazing and adventurous life.
Website: https://almabin.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/al_mabin/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/al.mabin.photography
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD1auqj4EHTcwPUE5b7YTNw/videos
ABOUT THE HOST
Taylor Roark is the founder of Galliant Trainings, which guides and facilitates individuals and organisations in Creative Purpose.
He has worked variously as a school bus driver, a blacksmith, a Wall Street lawyer, and a developer of offshore wind farms. He has lived on 3 continents, travelled to more than 50 countries, and currently resides in London, England.
Taylor is a keen cyclist, an amateur photographer, an alchemical writer, a weekend DJ, and a Taoist at heart. He chooses to live life as a mythical adventure.
“The adventure you seek in life is yourself!”
CONTACT METHOD
Website: https://www.galliant.life/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylor-roark-a852169/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetaylorroark/
Clubhouse: https://www.joinclubhouse.com/@galliant.life
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.adventures.of.self/
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1h 23min
May 20, 2021The Importance Of Being Present - with Ryan Nurse
This week's adventure is taken in the company of Ryan Nurse, who was attacked after leaving a nightclub nine years ago, slipping into a coma and suffering traumatic brain injury that doctors said he was lucky to have survived.
However, Ryan came round and although he’s fought and won a battle with depression since, he’s using that energy to spread the word about the power of positive thought and how being present is a powerful thing.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
The world we live in is travelling at 100 mph, it’s worth stopping, looking around, being present and assessing if you’re on the correct path or if there’s something you could change for the positive.
Some people are focussed on an idealised past that they want to get back to, or regret things they didn’t do and wished they had, and this negatively affects their present.
Ryan survived a brutal attack outside a nightclub which put him in a coma, he’s been described as a walking miracle by the doctors who treated him and were preparing to turn off his life support system.
Having an out of body experience changed the way he saw himself and made him realise there was a reason he regained consciousness and that is to help other people through a similar journey.
Think of your life as a movie, there’s always adversity for the main character. Hidden at the core of adversity is the key to progression and life-long happiness. It’s not easy to find it, but once you’ve obtained it it will unlock the barrier to your next level of life. Adversity is a gift if we choose to let it be.
BEST MOMENTS
‘With anything in life, it’s about joining together with people, you can only go so far on your own.’
‘Sometimes it’s good to take a step back and take it all in, pause or meditate.’
‘We’re always looking back instead of moving forward. Progression equals happiness so be present and focus on the steps in front of you.’
‘The opportunity to be in the present moment gives you an enormous amount of freedom because I’m outside the tyranny of my mind.’
‘People always regret the inactions rather than the actions they take, I’d rather try and fail than fail to even try.’
‘I can only imagine what my parents when through in the situation they were in when they were asked if the doctors should switch of my life support system.’
VALUABLE RESOURCES
The Adventures Of Self
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.adventures.of.self/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The.Adventures.of.Self
ABOUT THE GUEST
Ryan Nurse is a traumatic brain injury survivor and thriver who has also suffered from and overcome depression after a relationship breakup.
He managed to take his life from depression to progression and now uses his wounds as wisdom to help others become the very best version of themselves.
He has found that adversity is quite often the prerequisite to growth, success and true happiness.
His mission is to share his story all over the world to inspire others to take uncomfortable action and follow their dreams in this one and only fragile life that we have been gifted.
See Ryan Nurse on all his Social Media outlets-
IG: @fool.around.the.world
FB: @ryan.nurse.988
ABOUT THE HOST
Taylor Roark is the founder of Galliant Trainings, which guides and facilitates individuals and organisations in Creative Purpose.
He has worked variously as a school bus driver, a blacksmith, a Wall Street lawyer and a developer of offshore wind farms. He has lived on 3 continents, travelled to more than 50 countries and currently resides in London, England.
Taylor is a keen cyclist, an amateur photographer, an alchemical writer, a weekend DJ and a Taoist at heart. He chooses to live life as a mythical adventure.
“The adventure you seek in life is yourself!”
CONTACT METHOD
Website: https://www.galliant.life/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylor-roark-a852169/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetaylorroark/
Clubhouse: https://www.joinclubhouse.com/@galliant.life
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.adventures.of.self/
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1h 8min
May 13, 2021Overcoming the 100-Day Ordeal - with Jim Shoopack
This week's adventure is taken in the company of Jim Shoopack, a man who came through an extraordinary ordeal in 2001, when a severe period of depression left him clinging to life by the fingertips.
Jim came through on the other side, and he's here today to discuss the reasons why life is always worth living, and how fellow sufferers can begin to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Depression turns us into a person we do not recognise. It strips away the things that make us who we are, and replaces them with a shadowy stranger.
The pain of depression has become so unfortunately common in today's world, that the treatment of it has become normalised, and in some cases, dismissed.
The stigmatisation around depression has led to an almost refusal to bring int out into the open, thereby meaning that many people misunderstand the sufferers, and how best to interact and communicate with them.
Jim channelled the feelings of going through depression - the exhaustion and fatigue brought on by such a struggle - into a new endeavour to complete 100 marathons.
BEST MOMENTS
'Just putting two feet on the ground was the biggest accomplishment of my entire day'
'Every second felt like an hour. Every hour felt like ten days. I hoped to just get to the night'
'There is a stigma. People ask why you can't just get over it? Why did you choose it?'
'If I don't take care of what I need, then I can't help other people'
'It's quite simple, but simple things can be very impactful'
'A lot of time in my marathon work, it's about looking up above, and admiring what is in front of me'
VALUABLE RESOURCES
The Adventures Of Self
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.adventures.of.self/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The.Adventures.of.Self
ABOUT THE GUEST
Jim Shoopack was born and raised in the Pocono Mountains of Eastern Pennsylvania of the United States. Located approximately 75 miles west from downtown Manhattan in New York City, Shoopack has lived in the Stroudsburg/East Stroudsburg area his entire life. For the past 14 years he has been a Middle School Spanish teacher and also a Soccer Coach at both the High School and Middle School level at the school district where he teaches. In 2020, he celebrated his 10-year wedding anniversary to his wife Shannah, with whom they have three dogs – Snitches, Sadie and Stewart, and a cat, Doody. In September of 2020 he earned his Doctorate in Education (EdD) in Educational Leadership and Management from Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Shoopack’s story of looking to inspire began in February – May of 2001, when for approximately 100 days he suffered all of the symptoms of depression. It is miraculous that he didn't take his own life. Through prayer, an eventually an out-of-body experience and help from a friend who suffered from clinical depression and advised him to get help, Shoopack went to his Primary Care Physician (PCP) and through a collaborative plan, progress was made through talk therapy, medication, and then exercise. He started to walk short distances with his dog (it was really more him walking Shoopack than the other way around), until finally, he started to jog a mile. This slowly became 3-5 miles, which became training for a marathon.
ABOUT THE HOST
Taylor Roark is the founder of Galliant Trainings, which guides and facilitates individuals and organisations in Creative Purpose.
He has worked variously as a school bus driver, a blacksmith, a Wall Street lawyer and a developer of offshore wind farms. He has lived on 3 continents, travelled to more than 50 countries and currently resides in London, England.
Taylor is a keen cyclist, an amateur photographer, an alchemical writer, a weekend DJ and a Taoist at heart. He chooses to live life as a mythical adventure.
“The adventure you seek in life is yourself!”
CONTACT METHOD
Website: https://www.galliant.life/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylor-roark-a852169/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetaylorroark/
Clubhouse: https://www.joinclubhouse.com/@galliant.life
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.adventures.of.self/
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1h 11min
May 06, 2021Designing Sustainability And Wellbeing For The Soul - with Elina Grigoriou
This week, Taylor shares an adventure into the life and work of Elina Grigoriou, a wellbeing and sustainability expert, who uses interior design to create wellbeing, centred around a human-centric approach.
Elina discusses the aims and values she holds at the centre of her creative endeavours, and why sustainability must be at the heart of society going forward.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Colour is incredibly powerful when it comes to space, and people's behaviour, as it can impact both in terms of light, energy and personality.
Designers the world over are finally entering the design space with a clearer, and more defined mission - because they care about people's lives, and because they care about the spaces they are creating, and the effect it will have.
The job of a designer is to take the many elements that fit with a client's aesthetic - assembling the many pieces that attract their eye and provide comfort for the mind, body and emotions - and bring these together to create a unique space.
We are creatures of convenience, who have constantly sought ways of streamlining and facilitating, but we are overusing this ethos now, creating a more sterile world built upon process, and far less human.
BEST MOMENTS
'Primary colours are used specifically, to match a person's style, if they have a particular type of personality'
'High contrast creates a lot of movement'
'Be kind to ourselves, to our ego, and then be stronger because of it'
'80% - 90% of lives are spent inside, and so these spaces are constantly affecting the way we live and feel'
'Interiors must support the comfort of emotions, of the mind, and of the body'
'The facilitation process of breaking down what it is they're after, actually creates that awareness of that dynamic relationship they need to have'
'We've become a species where a button on a phone changes everything'
VALUABLE RESOURCES
The Adventures Of Self
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.adventures.of.self/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The.Adventures.of.Self
ABOUT THE GUEST
Elina Grigoriou is a London-based Interior Designer, Sustainability and Wellbeing Expert. The Co-Founder of Grigoriou Interiors, one of the UK’s most forward-thinking design and sustainability studios. Elina is passionate about designing beautiful interiors that ensure the wellbeing of people and the environment, while driving corporate and individual growth. With 20 years’ experience in the global commercial interior design sector, Elina’s extensive knowledge of human-centric design is complemented by an eye for aesthetics and in-depth sustainability know-how. Elina works at the heart of the latest industry developments and initiatives regarding sustainability and Circular Design & Economy, partnering with national and global institutions to drive and support collaborative approaches for systemic change.
In 2017, Elina was awarded Honorary Membership to the RICS in recognition of her dedication and work promoting sustainability in the property sector. Significant industry contributions include the development of the RICS SKA rating system since 2008, which includes good practice guidance, and the 2014 WGBC report ‘Health Wellbeing and Productivity in Offices'.
In 2019, her book ‘Wellbeing in Interiors, Philosophy, Design & Value in Practice’ was published by RIBA and is available through all major and local bookshops.
ABOUT THE HOST
Taylor Roark is the founder of Galliant Trainings, which guides and facilitates individuals and organisations in Creative Purpose.
He has worked variously as a school bus driver, a blacksmith, a Wall Street lawyer and a developer of offshore wind farms. He has lived on 3 continents, travelled to more than 50 countries and currently resides in London, England.
Taylor is a keen cyclist, an amateur photographer, an alchemical writer, a weekend DJ and a Taoist at heart. He chooses to live life as a mythical adventure.
“The adventure you seek in life is yourself!”
CONTACT METHOD
Website: https://www.galliant.life/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylor-roark-a852169/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetaylorroark/
Clubhouse: https://www.joinclubhouse.com/@galliant.life
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.adventures.of.self/
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1h 9min
April 29, 2021An Adventure Of Selfdom – with Akello Stone
This week, Taylor takes an adventure with author Akello Stone, renowned for his book ‘Seeking Selfdom In The Age Of Selfies’, for an engaging discussion taking in everything from the meaning of compassion, the incremental ways in which our emotional blueprint is always being shaped, and the importance of reflecting on the people in our lives.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Compassion for others begins with finding compassion for ourselves. It begins the process of allowing us to truly forgive.
We do things sometimes in order to earn something in return. This is known as the delusional reward expectation cycle.
We have been learning since birth, whether consciously or not. Even our emotional states are being developed from the start. Our unique emotional blueprint is always evolving.
It’s worth realigning your sensibilities, beliefs and values with those in our centre of gravity. People change. We lose them from time to time. We should stop and reflect on the symmetry between us and those who remain.
BEST MOMENTS
'Adventure can be anything. It can be a conversation. It can be climbing a mountain. Being in a relationship. It can all be an adventure’
‘I’ve had compassion for the experience that they’ve had, that caused them to displace that onto me’
‘We have to learn to create new grooves within our records in order to change that conversation’
‘Negative sanctions tend to predominate more’
‘I clean out the closet of my mind without being judgmental, and just let it flow’
‘You have friendships that last decades, but we need to ask “What do we have in common now?”’
‘I strive for minimalism, but it doesn’t mean I have nothing’
VALUABLE RESOURCES
The Adventures Of Self
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.adventures.of.self/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The.Adventures.of.Self
ABOUT THE GUEST
Akello Stone, Author of Seeking Selfdom in the Age of Selfies, is an explorer of life who has worn, and continues to wear many hats. He is fascinated by human behavior & the formation and navigation of Identities, New and Emerging Technologies, The Power of Interpersonal Communication, The Wonders of Nature, Immense Architecture, Eastern Philosophies, Health & Wellness, and Video Production. His end goal is to bring all of these different pieces of "him and his interests" together into one cohesive product that he can share with the world. #convergence
Akello is not motivated by money, material gain, or fame—but instead, what motivates him is putting in the self-work necessary to reach his own, unique, yet unrealized potential. He feels everyone has vast amounts of untapped potential and being to help them find it, cultivate it, and capitalize upon it is what truly drives him forward.
See Akello Stone on all his Social Media outlets and website -
https://linktr.ee/akello
https://www.instagram.com/akellostone/
http://www.akellostone.com
ABOUT THE HOST
Taylor Roark is the founder of Galliant Trainings, which guides and facilitates individuals and organisations in Creative Purpose.
He has worked variously as a school bus driver, a blacksmith, a Wall Street lawyer and a developer of offshore wind farms. He has lived on 3 continents, travelled to more than 50 countries and currently resides in London, England.
Taylor is a keen cyclist, an amateur photographer, an alchemical writer, a weekend DJ and a Taoist at heart. He chooses to live life as a mythical adventure.
“The adventure you seek in life is yourself!”
CONTACT METHOD
Website: https://www.galliant.life/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylor-roark-a852169/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetaylorroark/
Clubhouse: https://www.joinclubhouse.com/@galliant.life
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.adventures.of.self/
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1h 19min
April 22, 2021Listening And Speaking With The Heart - with Angel Ribo
This week, Taylor takes an adventure with "The CEO Confidant", Angel Ribo, about learning to speak from the heart, how perspectives and experience can affect our reactions to any situation, and how to harness the power of thought in order to reach a state of happiness and bliss.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Depending on when we were born, or what we have experienced in life, our perceptions and reactions to any given experience can be greatly impacted.
By looking for the meanings in any moment, by refining each experience down to tis essence, we create understanding.
We have the opportunity to tune into something more than our mere senses. The question then becomes, how do we achieve this?
If we can create a small space between ourselves and our thoughts, it can feel overwhelming, but we come to realise that everything is possible until we prove otherwise.
BEST MOMENTS
'We teach people how to listen and speak with their hearts'
'We tend to put everything in boxes, in order to feel comfortable'
'We are all energy and we see each other because we vibrating at a similar energy'
'If you can imagine something then it is possible. It's not impossible until you prove its impossible'
'It's fascinating how as human beings we are so much ready to meditate'
'What we're saying is so important. It's not about going outside. It's about going inside'
VALUABLE RESOURCES
The Adventures Of Self
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.adventures.of.self/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The.Adventures.of.Self
ABOUT THE GUEST
Angel Ribo, known as The CEO Confidant, is an Influencer, LinkedIn strategist, International TV Host, Public Speaker, CEO Consultant, Board Member, and Philanthropist.
In the last 21 years, Angel has helped more than 1,500 CEOs in 33 different countries to Accelerate the growth of their businesses. He was born near Barcelona, and he has lived in 8 countries and speaks 5 languages. Established Entrepreneurs and Corporate CEOs hire Angel to bridge the Gap Globally for Expansion and Exposure to Grow their Businesses. Angel sits on the Board of the Evolutionary Business Council, an organization with more than 350 Global Transformational Leaders with a combined reach of well over 600 Million people. Angel is based in Texas, and early in 2017, he launched his International Foundation, Wisdom for Kids, and he has helped more than 1,000 Underprivileged Kids in Latin America become Entrepreneurs using their Local Resources.
See Angel Ribo on all his Social Media outlets -
https://linkfol.io/theceoconfidant
Talk with Angel at [email protected]
ABOUT THE HOST
Taylor Roark is the founder of Galliant Trainings, which guides and facilitates individuals and organisations in Creative Purpo se.
He has worked variously as a school bus driver, a blacksmith, a Wall Street lawyer and a developer of offshore wind farms. He has lived on 3 continents, travelled to more than 50 countries and currently resides in London, England.
Taylor is a keen cyclist, an amateur photographer, an alchemical writer, a weekend DJ and a Taoist at heart. He chooses to live life as a mythical adventure.
“The adventure you seek in life is yourself!”
CONTACT METHOD
Website: https://www.galliant.life/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylor-roark-a852169/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetaylorroark/
Clubhouse: https://www.joinclubhouse.com/@galliant.life
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.adventures.of.self/
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1h 19min
April 15, 2021The Ever-Changing World - with Dan McCrory
This week, Taylor embarks upon an adventure in the company of writer, Dan McCrory, about his journey through life in the company of words - the power of words themselves, and their impact upon life and history, how technology and automation are causing a rapid evolution in the world as we know it, and the impact of the class system and the way it is shifting across the planet.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
We as humans, and fellow travellers through life, find ourselves connected not by the outward filters that society puts upon us, but the deeper-rooted beliefs and values we hold dear internally.
We have developed automation as a tool to make life easier for ourselves, but it has not necessarily been a good thing for society. It has meant the reduction of certain job sectors and skills that in many ways, improved the lives of others.
There seems to be a race to the bottom when it comes to countries trying to establish industries. Instead, the better solution would be for specific industries to lock to specific countries.
We expect the next generation of the world to evolve in terms of clarity and mental skills, and yet our governments do not seem to wish to invest the necessary funding in securing that future.
BEST MOMENTS
'I find myself really moving towards the things that connect us - the things we do find quite magically sometimes'
'I realised just how much of what I went through is still relevant to the next generation'
'Technology is going to change the basic conversation'
'There's a vanishing middle-class in the US and UK, but there's also a burgeoning, growing one in places like China'
'There is an inequity in what a school in the inner city will give as far as funds, as opposed to a school in the suburbs, and we need to even that out'
'People are hoarders and that's a very natural human trait. The way we deal with it is to have robust oversight'
VALUABLE RESOURCES
The Adventures Of Self
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.adventures.of.self/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The.Adventures.of.Self
To attend the Creative Masculinity seminar, and to receive the early bird discount, or for more information, go to www.galliant.life/creative-masculinity
ABOUT THE GUEST
Dan McCrory has done every kind of writing imaginable: advertising, public relations, stories, magazine, articles and books. Last year he was published in the 2020 anthology of California’s Best Emerging Poets and his book, ‘Capitalism Killed the Middle Class: 25 Ways the System is Rigged Against You’ was a finalist for the Page Turner Awards.
Dan is a longtime labor leader who has run for political office and remains a delegate to the California Democratic Party. After a diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease six years ago, he wrote ‘You Will Forever Be My Always,’ a novel about salvation and redemption. He is the president of the LA chapter of the AT&T Pioneers, a charitable organisation that works with veterans, kids and the homeless in a variety of ways. He also is a community advisory board member of his local PBS station.
ABOUT THE HOST
Taylor Roark is the founder of Galliant Trainings, which guides and facilitates individuals and organisations in Creative Purpose.
He has worked variously as a school bus driver, a blacksmith, a Wall Street lawyer and a developer of offshore wind farms. He has lived on 3 continents, travelled to more than 50 countries and currently resides in London, England.
Taylor is a keen cyclist, an amateur photographer, an alchemical writer, a weekend DJ and a Taoist at heart. He chooses to live life as a mythical adventure.
“The adventure you seek in life is yourself!”
CONTACT METHOD
Website: https://www.galliant.life/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylor-roark-a852169/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetaylorroark/
Clubhouse: https://www.joinclubhouse.com/@galliant.life
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April 08, 2021Creating The Masterpiece Of Our Own Lives - with Charles Collins
This week, Taylor takes an adventure with Charles Collins, to talk about the stages and phases that we move through in order to create the masterpiece of our own lives, the opposing energies that bring balance to life and the universe, how we can create the masterpiece that is our own life, and leave behind a legacy for future generations.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
It's important that within the four phases of apprenticeship, journey work, masterwork and mentorship, we are always learning new topics and improving skills.
Every craft, including life, has a series of stages that we pass through on our way to mastery. Every craft has a body of knowledge (what to learn).
Many spiritual and mystical schools teach that there is a balance between forces of energies in the world (yin yang for instance), and that they are exact compliments to each other. We cannot have one without the other.
What we have received, and what we are passing on to the future generations is our own immortality. This contribution will perhaps become anonymous to those beyond us, but it is still invaluable.
BEST MOMENTS
'It's important to understand the context of moving through apprenticeship, to journey work, to masterwork, on to mentorship'
'In any event all of those collectively go into creating us - the unique masterpiece of our own lives - if we are the craftsperson of our own lives'
'It's a guide, but it also at the same time an organising structure'
'In spiritual traditions there's a great understanding that there is always a tension between chaos and order'
'At some point, you and I will cease to be, and it's what we create going forward. We are creating, even incrementally, a family heritage'
VALUABLE RESOURCES
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To register for the Creative Masculinity webinar go to www.galliant.life/creative-masculinity
ABOUT THE GUEST
Charles Collins is the best-selling author of the LifeCraft book series (available on Amazon), producer of the companion Making A Masterpiece of Your Life audio collection (available on Apple Podcasts), and Publisher of Life Masterpiece Journal (available on Medium).
Handed down over the centuries by master craftsmen and craftswomen across the world, Charles reveals the time tested practice of 'craftsmanship', as the key to unlocking the universal principles of excellence for developing a high level of skill in any endeavor from personal and professional development, to managing your business, your household, and improving your parenting skills.
Charles' work demonstrates how anyone can learn to practice 'Life-as-a-Craft' to achieve extraordinary results. It is a big-picture framework for managing life topics, similar to the way we manage our occupations and professions vs. the 'hit-or-miss' results of living by trial and error.
https://www.amazon.com/Charles-Collins/e/B00AFBIDVC
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/life-masterpiece-podcast/id1479241910?uo=4
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrKnggcE_BmL187hSmMDhrg/videos
https://medium.com/lifemasterpiecejournal
ABOUT THE HOST
Taylor Roark is the founder of Galliant Trainings, which guides and facilitates individuals and organisations in Creative Purpose.
He has worked variously as a school bus driver, a blacksmith, a Wall Street lawyer and a developer of offshore wind farms. He has lived on 3 continents, travelled to more than 50 countries and currently resides in London, England.
Taylor is a keen cyclist, an amateur photographer, an alchemical writer, a weekend DJ and a Taoist at heart. He chooses to live life as a mythical adventure.
“The adventure you seek in life is yourself!”
CONTACT METHOD
Website: https://www.galliant.life/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylor-roark-a852169/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetaylorroark/
Clubhouse: https://www.joinclubhouse.com/@galliant.life
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.adventures.of.self/
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1h 14min
April 01, 2021Amplifying Your Authentic Messages In Life - with Tracy Lamourie
This week, Taylor takes an adventure alongside Tracy Lamourie, founder of Lamourie Media, and author of upcoming book, 'Get Repped - Build Your Brand with Effective Public and Media Relations'.
Tracy joins the conversation to talk about her career and the ways in which she has helped others to find their voice and build their brand, and delivers a valuable lesson on how you can best present yourself to the world.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Fulfilment in our careers is found when we enjoy the challenges we face there. If we find our wits and our skills tested, then it can make a career far more exciting.
Helping others to find their voice, and raising them up to be our successors in the world, is the act of recognising our own place first, and then looking for the willingness in others to step into that role.
Public relations tends to have a more negative connotation - as though it is somehow cleaning up a mess or mistake that someone has made. And yet, the role of PR is a positive, empowering one.
Media relations are not only there to skew perceptions. They are there to rehabilitate the reputations of those who perhaps have been unfairly maligned. It is the art of changing minds and hearts.
You can learn far more from just doing something, than you can from theorising and planning forever.
BEST MOMENTS
'No two days are the same - there's no such thing as boring'
'Even though we all have different stories, different paths, different things we looking to create, there is some nugget of truth and similarity between the humanity we all have'
'People can elevate themselves - they can become thought leaders and get their message out. Half of that is confidence'
'Your elevator pitch for sales is different from your elevator pitch for media'
'I had my brain and belief in myself and a willingness to do the research. People wait to start businesses because they think they're going to need "all this stuff"'
'Just believe in yourself and do it. Half of everything is showing up and doing it'
VALUABLE RESOURCES
The Adventures Of Self
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ABOUT THE GUEST
Tracy Lamourie is the Founder and Managing Director of Lamourie Media, a 2020 Universal Women's Network Woman of Inspiration winner for Women in Media and the author of the upcoming book ‘GET REPPED - Build Your Brand With Effective Public and Media Relations.’
She is a well-known, long-time advocate on a myriad of important worldwide issues and an award-winning international publicist working across industries from major entertainment projects to small businesses.
Tracy is passionate about amplifying important messages and being a voice for those who most need one. Recognised by media around the world for her 20-year campaign that ultimately helped free an innocent man from death row to her work getting clients major media attention and for her local community work, Winner of the FIRST PLACE PLATINUM award HamiltonSpectator ReadersChoice for PR 2018, Diamond 2019 and has been frequently quoted in the international media on both human rights issues and as a Public Relations thought leader.
She is a 2020 RBC Women of Influence Nominee and was also nominated for the internationally prestigious 2020 Tällberg/Eliasson Global Leadership Prize. She frequently speaks on empowerment, entrepreneurship, leadership, how to get media attention, how anyone in any industry can get to the top of their field, on authenticity in business, on all aspects of business communications
http://www.lamouriemedia.com/
ABOUT THE HOST
Taylor Roark is the founder of Galliant Trainings, which guides and facilitates individuals and organisations in Creative Purpose.
He has worked variously as a school bus driver, a blacksmith, a Wall Street lawyer and a developer of offshore wind farms. He has lived on 3 continents, travelled to more than 50 countries and currently resides in London, England.
Taylor is a keen cyclist, an amateur photographer, an alchemical writer, a weekend DJ and a Taoist at heart. He chooses to live life as a mythical adventure.
“The adventure you seek in life is yourself!”
CONTACT METHOD
Website: https://www.galliant.life/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylor-roark-a852169/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetaylorroark/
Clubhouse: https://www.joinclubhouse.com/@galliant.life
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.adventures.of.self/
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1h 9min

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