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

Todd Henry describes himself as “an arms dealer for the creative revolution”
Todd is the founder of Accidental Creative, a company that helps creative people and teams generate brilliant ideas.  He regularly speaks and consults with companies, both large and small, about how to develop practices and systems that lead to everyday brilliance. Todd’s work has been featured by Fast Company, Fortune, Forbes,HBR.org, US News & World Report, and many other major media outlets.
His latest book, Die Empty: Unleash Your Best Work Every Day, unlocks the forces that cause even the brightest, most skilled people to become stagnant in their life and career, and introduces practices that help them build a body of work they can be proud of.
It’s been called “A simple, elegant and masterful manual for leading a fulfilled life” by David Allen, author of Getting Things Done, and Steven Pressfield, author of The War of Art says “If you can read this book and not be inspired, you need a 100% full-body-and-soul transplant.”
In This Interview Todd and I discuss…

The One You Feed parable.
What mediocrity means.
The Seven Deadly Sins of Mediocrity.
How little choices become a big choice.
How to pick your battles.
Why the phrase “no one on their deathbed ever wished for another day at the office” is wrong.
What the west coast should have to match the Statue of Liberty.
How no one loves every part of their job and that’s ok.
That a little of something is better than a lot nothing.
What are Mapping, Making and Meshing?
The difference between Drivers, Drifters and Developers.
What is the Project Plateau?
What is the core practice to transform your work?
Common Sense is not Common Practice.
What is the Bliss Station?
Where is the most valuable land in the world?

Todd Henry Links
Todd Henry homepage
Todd’s latest book: Die Empty
The Accidental Creative homepage
Todd Henry author page on Amazon

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Todd Henry describes himself as “an arms dealer for the creative revolution”

Todd is the founder of Accidental Creative, a company that helps creative people and teams generate brilliant ideas.  He regularly speaks and consults with companies, both large and small, about how to develop practices and systems that lead to everyday brilliance. Todd’s work has been featured by Fast Company, Fortune, Forbes,HBR.org, US News & World Report, and many other major media outlets.

His latest book, Die Empty: Unleash Your Best Work Every Day, unlocks the forces that cause even the brightest, most skilled people to become stagnant in their life and career, and introduces practices that help them build a body of work they can be proud of.

It’s been called “A simple, elegant and masterful manual for leading a fulfilled life” by David Allen, author of Getting Things Done, and Steven Pressfield, author of The War of Art says “If you can read this book and not be inspired, you need a 100% full-body-and-soul transplant.”

In This Interview Todd and I discuss…

The One You Feed parable.

What mediocrity means.

The Seven Deadly Sins of Mediocrity.

How little choices become a big choice.

How to pick your battles.

Why the phrase “no one on their deathbed ever wished for another day at the office” is wrong.

What the west coast should have to match the Statue of Liberty.

How no one loves every part of their job and that’s ok.

That a little of something is better than a lot nothing.

What are Mapping, Making and Meshing?

The difference between Drivers, Drifters and Developers.

What is the Project Plateau?

What is the core practice to transform your work?

Common Sense is not Common Practice.

What is the Bliss Station?

Where is the most valuable land in the world?

Todd Henry Links

Todd Henry homepage

Todd’s latest book: Die Empty

The Accidental Creative homepage

Todd Henry author page on Amazon

This week we talk to Therese Borchard about handling depression.

Therese Borchard is the author of Beyond Blue and The Pocket Therapist. She blogs for Everyday Health and is an Associate Editor and a regular contributor to Psych Central. She writes about her own struggles with depression.

 In This Interview Therese and I Discuss...

The One You Feed parable.
Battling treatment resistant depression.
Turning struggle into service.
Her long battles with depression.
Treating depression holistically.
Combining traditional medicine with alternative medicine.
How positive thinking is of no use during extreme depression.
How there are no easy answers to depression.
Not having important conversations when we are hungry, angry, lonely and tired.
How it is possible to be depressed and grateful at the same time.
How diet is important but is not enough to solve depression.
How there is rarely a simple fix for depression.
How tiring faking that we are happy can be.
The importance of connecting with others who share the same challenges.
Why there are not more depression support groups?
The difference between mental health and 12 step culture.
Learning to accept our limitations.

Therese Borchard Links
Therese Borchard Blog
Therese Borchard on Pysch Central
Therese Borchard on Twitter
Therese Borchard on Facebook
 
 
 

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Kino MacGregor
Strand of Oaks
Mike Scott of the Waterboys
Todd Henry- author of Die Empty
Randy Scott Hyde

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This week we talk to Therese Borchard about handling depression.

Therese Borchard is the author of Beyond Blue and The Pocket Therapist. She blogs for Everyday Health and is an Associate Editor and a regular contributor to Psych Central. She writes about her own struggles with depression.

 In This Interview Therese and I Discuss...

The One You Feed parable.

Battling treatment resistant depression.

Turning struggle into service.

Her long battles with depression.

Treating depression holistically.

Combining traditional medicine with alternative medicine.

How positive thinking is of no use during extreme depression.

How there are no easy answers to depression.

Not having important conversations when we are hungry, angry, lonely and tired.

How it is possible to be depressed and grateful at the same time.

How diet is important but is not enough to solve depression.

How there is rarely a simple fix for depression.

How tiring faking that we are happy can be.

The importance of connecting with others who share the same challenges.

Why there are not more depression support groups?

The difference between mental health and 12 step culture.

Learning to accept our limitations.

Therese Borchard Links

Therese Borchard Blog

Therese Borchard on Pysch Central

Therese Borchard on Twitter

Therese Borchard on Facebook

 

 

 

Some of our most popular interviews that you might also enjoy:

Kino MacGregor

Strand of Oaks

Mike Scott of the Waterboys

Todd Henry- author of Die Empty

Randy Scott Hyde

This week we talk to Therese Borchard about handling depression.

 In This Interview Therese and I Discuss...

Therese Borchard Links

Some of our most popular interviews that you might also enjoy:

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James Clear is an entrepreneur, weightlifter, and travel photographer. He writes at JamesClear.com, where he talks about scientific research and real-world experiences that help you rethink your health and improve your life. His blog gets millions of visitors per year.

 In This Interview James and I Discuss...

The One You Feed parable.
How money can be an addiction that society rewards.
How much we over estimate one defining moment versus steady day to day behavior.
The aggregation of marginal gains- improve by 1% in everything you do.
Small changes can lead to big results.
Reduce the Scope, Stick to The Schedule.
Not letting your emotions drive your behavior.
The difference between professionals and amateurs.
It's not the result that matters but the action and habit.
The 2 Minute Rule.
How willpower often comes after we start, not before.
"Start with something so easy you can't say no to it"- Leo Babuta
You don't have to be great at the start, you just need to be there.
Learning from our failures and seeing it as a data point.
Seeing failure as an event, not as part of us.
How mentally tough people define themselves by their persistence, not failure.
Acquiring more mental toughness or grit.
How 21 days to create a habit is a myth.
Missing a habit once in awhile is not a big deal.
Never missing twice.
Fixed Mindset versus Growth Mindset.
How your job is to live out your unique path.
The difference between competitiveness and comparison.
How the performance matters, not the judgement of it.
Ambition and contentment are not opposites.

James Clear Links
James Clear Homepage
James Clear Free Habits Kit
James Clear Twitter
James Clear Facebook
 
 
 

Some of our most popular interviews that you might also enjoy:
Kino MacGregor
Strand of Oaks
Mike Scott of the Waterboys
Todd Henry- author of Die Empty
Randy Scott Hyde

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See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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James Clear is an entrepreneur, weightlifter, and travel photographer. He writes at JamesClear.com, where he talks about scientific research and real-world experiences that help you rethink your health and improve your life. His blog gets millions of visitors per year.

 In This Interview James and I Discuss...

The One You Feed parable.

How money can be an addiction that society rewards.

How much we over estimate one defining moment versus steady day to day behavior.

The aggregation of marginal gains- improve by 1% in everything you do.

Small changes can lead to big results.

Reduce the Scope, Stick to The Schedule.

Not letting your emotions drive your behavior.

The difference between professionals and amateurs.

It's not the result that matters but the action and habit.

The 2 Minute Rule.

How willpower often comes after we start, not before.

"Start with something so easy you can't say no to it"- Leo Babuta

You don't have to be great at the start, you just need to be there.

Learning from our failures and seeing it as a data point.

Seeing failure as an event, not as part of us.

How mentally tough people define themselves by their persistence, not failure.

Acquiring more mental toughness or grit.

How 21 days to create a habit is a myth.

Missing a habit once in awhile is not a big deal.

Never missing twice.

Fixed Mindset versus Growth Mindset.

How your job is to live out your unique path.

The difference between competitiveness and comparison.

How the performance matters, not the judgement of it.

Ambition and contentment are not opposites.

James Clear Links

James Clear Homepage

James Clear Free Habits Kit

James Clear Twitter

James Clear Facebook

 

 

 

Some of our most popular interviews that you might also enjoy:

Kino MacGregor

Strand of Oaks

Mike Scott of the Waterboys

Todd Henry- author of Die Empty

Randy Scott Hyde

A short mini episode about worrying.

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