Finding Your Joy Spot

The Hardest Thing I Did Wasn't Changing the Tire


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Episode Title: Be a Bob: The Hardest Thing I Did Wasn’t Changing the Tire
Host: Leona deVinne
Podcast: Finding Your Joy Spot


Episode Overview


In this heartfelt and surprisingly funny reflection, Leona shares the story of a flat tire that turned into an unexpected retreat — and the moment she realized that the hardest thing she did that day wasn’t changing the tire.


It was asking for help.


From a dusty roadside to a chance encounter with a stranger named Bob, this episode explores what it means to lead, live, and love without armouring up — and how courage sometimes looks like raising your hand instead of holding it all together.


In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

  • Why “muscling through” can quietly become a coping strategy that keeps us disconnected.


  • How to reframe asking for help as a strength, not a weakness


  • What a flat tire can teach us about self-reliance, grace, and the real work of joy


  • The power of small, ordinary acts of kindness (and how to be a Bob for someone else)


  • Why life’s detours often deliver the lesson we needed most

    Key Quote


“The hardest thing I did that day wasn’t changing the tire — it was admitting I couldn’t do it all myself.”
 — Leona deVinne


Reflection Prompt


Where in your life are you still trying to muscle through something alone?
 And who could you reach out to — or quietly help — this week?


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Finding Your Joy SpotBy Leona deVinne