The One You Feed | Personal Growth, Emotional Resilience & Purpose

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The One You Feed | Personal Growth, Emotional Resilience & Purpose episodes

November 17, 2015101: Mark Manson
This week we talk to Mark Manson about making sacrifices
Mark Manson is an author and personal development consultant. His writing is a different take on the self help genre. He calls it self help from a first-person perspective.
He’s been published and quoted on CNN, Huffington Post, Business Insider, Yahoo! News, The Sydney Morning Herald and a variety of other publications. He is also the CEO and Founder of Infinity Squared Media LLC.

His blog is read over 2 million times a month.

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In This Interview Mark and I Discuss...
The One You Feed parable
Being aware of what we think is important
Opportunity Cost
The fallacy of being able to do everything
The sacrifice inherent in doing anything great
The subtle art of not giving a F*!%
The best friend test for relationships, its not what you think
Mark's issue with The Secret
The dangers of positive thinking
How action can be the cause of motivation
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38 min
November 11, 2015 Eric and Chris
This week Eric and Chris get interviewed
It has been 100 episodes of The One You Feed and as a way to makr the occasion we asked our friend Greg from the Life on Purpose podcast to interview Chris and I together. We talk about why we started the show, what it's like making it and what we've learned from it. We also feature a song that each of us has written.

Thanks to each and every one of you for listening to the show.

You can hear the full version of Chris' song My Body Betrays Me here
You can hear the full version of Eric's song Grass is Greener here

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56 min
November 11, 2015 101: Eric and Chris
This week Eric and Chris get interviewed
It has been 100 episodes of The One You Feed and as a way to makr the occasion we asked our friend Greg from the Life on Purpose podcast to interview Chris and I together. We talk about why we started the show, what it's like making it and what we've learned from it. We also feature a song that each of us has written.
Thanks to each and every one of you for listening to the show.
You can hear the full version of Chris' song My Body Betrays Me here
You can hear the full version of Eric's song Grass is Greener here
Our Sponsor this Week is Spirituality and Health Magazine. Click here for your free trial issue and special offer.
50 min
November 11, 2015 100: Eric and Chris

This week Eric and Chris get interviewed
It has been 100 episodes of The One You Feed and as a way to makr the occasion we asked our friend Greg from the Life on Purpose podcast to interview Chris and I together. We talk about why we started the show, what it's like making it and what we've learned from it. We also feature a song that each of us has written.
Thanks to each and every one of you for listening to the show.
You can hear the full version of Chris' song My Body Betrays Me here
You can hear the full version of Eric's song Grass is Greener here
Our Sponsor this Week is Spirituality and Health Magazine. Click here for your free trial issue and special offer.

53 min
November 03, 2015 Steve Almond
This week we talk to Steve Almond about the good and bad in all of us

Steve Almond spent seven years as a newspaper reporter in Texas and Florida before writing his first book, the story collection My Life in Heavy Metal. His books, Candyfreak, and Rock and Roll Will Save Your Life: A Book by and for the Fanatics Among Us were New York Times Bestsellers. His short fiction has been included in The Best American Short Stories and Pushcart Prize anthologies, and his collection, God Bless America, won the Paterson Prize for Fiction. Almond writes commentary and journalism regularly for The New York Times Magazine and The Boston Globe. A former sports reporter and play-by-play man, his latst book is called Against Football: One Fan's Reluctant Manifesto.
He is also the co host of the popular Dear Sugar podcast that he co-hosts with Cheryl Strayed.

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In This Interview Steve and I Discuss...

The beginnings of the Dear Sugar column
Being funny and poignant at the same time
What makes good writing
How to make an advice column good
The culture of treating everything like a joke or with irony
Kurt Vonnegut
Language, storytelling and humor as a way to fight of despair
The declining American culture
The One You Feed parable
The two stories that we are constantly telling the world
How the two wolves keep fighting all our lives
The flattening out of character in American discourse
How we all contain great and terrible qualities
How our culture makes a god out of convenience

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57 min
November 03, 2015099: Steve Almond
This week we talk to Steve Almond about the good and bad in all of us
Steve Almond spent seven years as a newspaper reporter in Texas and Florida before writing his first book, the story collection My Life in Heavy Metal. His books, Candyfreak, and Rock and Roll Will Save Your Life: A Book by and for the Fanatics Among Us were New York Times Bestsellers. His short fiction has been included in The Best American Short Stories and Pushcart Prize anthologies, and his collection, God Bless America, won the Paterson Prize for Fiction. Almond writes commentary and journalism regularly for The New York Times Magazine and The Boston Globe. A former sports reporter and play-by-play man, his latst book is called Against Football: One Fan's Reluctant Manifesto.
He is also the co host of the popular Dear Sugar podcast that he co-hosts with Cheryl Strayed.

Our Sponsor this Week is Athletic Greens
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In This Interview Steve and I Discuss...
The beginnings of the Dear Sugar column
Being funny and poignant at the same time
What makes good writing
How to make an advice column good
The culture of treating everything like a joke or with irony
Kurt Vonnegut
Language, storytelling and humor as a way to fight of despair
The declining American culture
The One You Feed parable
The two stories that we are constantly telling the world
How the two wolves keep fighting all our lives
The flattening out of character in American discourse
How we all contain great and terrible qualities
How our culture makes a god out of convenience
For more show notes visit our website
53 min
October 27, 2015 don Miguel Ruiz
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This week we talk to don Miguel Ruiz about the stories we tell ourselves
Don Miguel Ruiz is a renowned spiritual teacher and internationally bestselling author. He has spent the past three decades guiding students to personal freedom through his profound insights regarding the nature of human reality. His forthcoming book is called THE TOLTEC ART OF LIFE AND DEATH: A Story of Self Discovery written with Barbara Emrys
Combining Toltec mythology and scientific perspectives, don Miguel has been able to merge ancient wisdom with modern physics and practical common-sense, forging a new philosophy for seekers of truth and personal authenticity. His landmark bestselling book, The Four Agreements, contains practical steps for long-term, personal transformation and has been read by millions around the world.
First published in 1997, The Four Agreements has since sold over five million copies in the United States and seven million worldwide. It has been translated into 38 languages, appeared on the New York Times bestseller for over seven years, and was the 36th bestselling book of the decade. Don Miguel is also the author of The Mastery of Love, The Voice of Knowledge, and the New York Times bestseller, The Fifth Agreement, a collaboration with his son, don José Ruiz. Each of his books are international bestsellers.

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In This Interview Miguel and I Discuss...

The One You Feed parable
His new book
That truth is life engergy, the force that moves matter
How we don't need to believe in the truth, it just exists
The fact that we are all artists and the greatest creation we have is the story of our lives
His near death experience
The fifth agreement
We learn to love by how others love us - with conditions
How we can start to love ourselves and others unconditionally
The fact that we are not responsible for other people's minds or other people's actions
How suffering is really in the mind and of the mind
That if we change our attitude, everything will change
The wonderful truth that you have control of your own life
The lesson that has taken him the longest to learn
Why he likes Popeye the Sailor Man

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don Migue Ruiz YouTube
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42 min
October 27, 2015098: don Miguel Ruiz
© Noel Cianci, 2012
[powerpress]

This week we talk to don Miguel Ruiz about the stories we tell ourselves
Don Miguel Ruiz is a renowned spiritual teacher and internationally bestselling author. He has spent the past three decades guiding students to personal freedom through his profound insights regarding the nature of human reality. His forthcoming book is called THE TOLTEC ART OF LIFE AND DEATH: A Story of Self Discovery written with Barbara Emrys
Combining Toltec mythology and scientific perspectives, don Miguel has been able to merge ancient wisdom with modern physics and practical common-sense, forging a new philosophy for seekers of truth and personal authenticity. His landmark bestselling book, The Four Agreements, contains practical steps for long-term, personal transformation and has been read by millions around the world.
First published in 1997, The Four Agreements has since sold over five million copies in the United States and seven million worldwide. It has been translated into 38 languages, appeared on the New York Times bestseller for over seven years, and was the 36th bestselling book of the decade. Don Miguel is also the author of The Mastery of Love, The Voice of Knowledge, and the New York Times bestseller, The Fifth Agreement, a collaboration with his son, don José Ruiz. Each of his books are international bestsellers.
Our Sponsor this Week is Spirituality and Health Magazine. Click here for your free trial issue and special offer.
In This Interview Miguel and I Discuss...
The One You Feed parable
His new book
That truth is life engergy, the force that moves matter
How we don't need to believe in the truth, it just exists
The fact that we are all artists and the greatest creation we have is the story of our lives
His near death experience
The fifth agreement
We learn to love by how others love us - with conditions
How we can start to love ourselves and others unconditionally
The fact that we are not responsible for other people's minds or other people's actions
How suffering is really in the mind and of the mind
That if we change our attitude, everything will change
The wonderful truth that you have control of your own life
The lesson that has taken him the longest to learn
Why he likes Popeye the Sailor Man
don Miguel Ruiz Links

don Miguel Ruiz Homepage

don Miguel Ruiz Twitter

don Miguel Ruiz Facebook

don Migue Ruiz YouTube
37 min
October 20, 2015 Mike Peters of the Alarm
This week we talk to Mike Peters

Mike Peters is a Welsh musician, best known as the lead singer of The Alarm. Between 2011 and 2013, Peters was the vocalist for Big Country as well as The Alarm.
A two time cancer survivor he founded the Love Hope Strength Foundation. The Foundation has found close to 1000 potentially life saving bone marrow donor matches; built the first ever children’s cancer center in Tanzania; supported the Bhaktapur Cancer Center in Nepal with life saving equipment and registered over 60,000 donors through it’s ‘Get On the List’ program.

Eric caught up with Mike in Akron on his tour supporting the 30th anniversary of the classic Strength album.

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In This Interview Mike and I Discuss...

The One You Feed parable
Feeding the positive side of our personality
Treating people the way we want to be treated
Seeing both sides of the story
Seeing The Clash and The Sex Pistols in 1977
Meeting Johnny Rotten and Joe Strummer
Joe Strummer teaching Mike to be positive
Creating an empowering message for the audience
What the song Strength means to him 30 years later
His 20 year battle with cancer
The Love Hope Strength Foundation
His approach to handling cancer
The power of music
Where he turns when he is struggling internally
The meaning of the song Blaze of Glory

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44 min
October 20, 2015 98: Mike Peters of the Alarm
This week we talk to Mike Peters
Mike Peters is a Welsh musician, best known as the lead singer of The Alarm. Between 2011 and 2013, Peters was the vocalist for Big Country as well as The Alarm.
A two time cancer survivor he founded the Love Hope Strength Foundation. The Foundation has found close to 1000 potentially life saving bone marrow donor matches; built the first ever children’s cancer center in Tanzania; supported the Bhaktapur Cancer Center in Nepal with life saving equipment and registered over 60,000 donors through it’s ‘Get On the List’ program.
Eric caught up with Mike in Akron on his tour supporting the 30th anniversary of the classic Strength album.

Our Sponsor this Week is Athletic Greens
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In This Interview Mike and I Discuss...
The One You Feed parable
Feeding the positive side of our personality
Treating people the way we want to be treated
Seeing both sides of the story
Seeing The Clash and The Sex Pistols in 1977
Meeting Johnny Rotten and Joe Strummer
Joe Strummer teaching Mike to be positive
Creating an empowering message for the audience
What the song Strength means to him 30 years later
His 20 year battle with cancer
The Love Hope Strength Foundation
His approach to handling cancer
The power of music
Where he turns when he is struggling internally
The meaning of the song Blaze of Glory
For more show notes visit our website
38 min

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