The Overcoming Odds Podcast

When you look at a cup of a water with liquid that fills up to the halfway mark, what do you see? Is the glass half full of water? Is the glass half empty?

This analogy has been used to describe both positive and negative thinkers. A positive person tends to look at what is in front of them and is happy for it. A negative person notices what is missing and become bitter because of it.

However, where does the idea of hope fit into this? Can only positive people experience hope? Does a negative person feel hopeless?

Hope can create a feeling of peace in times of uncertainty. The positive person may be able to access this framework more easily. For the negative person, it is not unfair of them to feel upset in times of turmoil, but they can still access hope for better days. Does the negative person then to shift their way of looking at the glass?

Is hope just positive thinking or a real shift in perspective?

Please join Oleg and Steve as they ponder the perspective of hope and feel free to add your thoughts in the comments below.

You are born to a middle class family.

By the time you are three you have started piano lessons.

By the time you are six you are instructed in swimming.

As you age into high school, you are expected to have straight A’s and be a member of five extracurricular activities.

After high school, it is a given that you will go to a good college so that you can get a good job so that you can have high enough wages to have a house and family.

Then, you retire and live out the rest of your days reminiscing about your #successful life.

This is a pretty common story for those who wish to live the American Dream.

This story has a pretty clear cut beginning, middle, and end with very little to no deviation from the #script.

Parents may be the directors for the first part of your life, but eventually the director switches hand to a larger group: #society.

Society demands that you toe the line.

That you play your part perfectly so as not to disturb the status quo.

However, not every individual wishes to remain on set.

Some want to be directors of their own lives.

These people believe they are the writer, actor, and director.

Yet, is this self directed life even possible if you live in any society?

Does the bubble you grow up in ultimately direct the course of your life?

Is your story based on societal #expectations?

Please join us, Casey Berman, Oleg Lougheed, Caleb Pearson, on October 15th at 10:45 AM CST, as we discuss this idea of societal expectations.

In the meantime, feel free to share your views in the comments below.

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What does it mean to handle adversity?

How does adversity affect a person?

Does adversity play a role in a person's character?

Tune in, as Madalena and Oleg, discuss ways to face adversity, how adversity leads to change, and other related topics.

Can you “see” #love?

Can you “feel” #trust?

Can you “hear” #faith?

The physical world is one in which our five senses can piece together reality.

You can see the table in front of you.

You can feel the cup in your hand.

You can hear the sound of a voice calling your name.

The physical tools we have to interpret our world are a great start in true understanding.

However, they fall short when they are tasked to explain the intangible.

The metaphysical.

The ideas floating around in our heads.

Given that our senses cannot physically feel ideas such as love, trust, and faith, do they truly even exist?

Do you believe in things that are not tangible?

Join us this week at 11:45 AM CST, as Casey Berman and Oleg Lougheed explore the metaphysical and the ideas of #belief and #emotion.

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You look at a pool of water.

It is not deep.

It is not murky.

You can see the bottom.

You bask in the sun as warmth washes over you.

You look at this pool and know that it is safe, but there is a fear.

The fear comes from the knowledge that you won’t be warm the moment you enter.

That warmth will evaporate the moment your toe breaks the surface.

There will other sensations of cold, discomfort, and instability.

But there will also be other sensations: Exhilaration.

Accomplishment.

Weightlessness.

The pool is not an enemy.

It is a vessel for transition.

This is a very minor transition that most people face in the summer months as they visit their local pools and beaches.

Yet, people make transitions through life that are more challenging.

That demand more.

That inherently create change.

Transitions are not necessarily good nor evil.

Given that, “How do you deal with difficult transitions?”

Do you shy away and try to hold on to what is familiar?

Do you embrace the change and all that comes with it?

How do you find out what is holding you back?

What barriers are holding you back?

Why do YOU hold yourself back from success?

Tune in, as Victoria and Oleg, explore what holds you back from success, fear failure, and other related topics.

#Legacy.

Great men and women have attempted to immortalize themselves by becoming a part of #history.

Some have actively sought this lofty endeavor while others were hoisted up to it by the happenstance of their circumstances.

Julius Caesar is a name known to many if not all due to his ability to control the Roman Empire.

Harriet Tubman is known for her heroic feat of transporting slaves through the underground railroad.

Both are individuals with vastly different life experiences, but the one thing they have in common is that their names will reverberate throughout history.

Where does that leave everyone else?

Why are there only a select few of the billions that have walked this earth remembered and engraved in stone?

More importantly why does there seem to be this need to be remembered?

To have our voices carry on?

Why can’t one simply be content with the here and now?

There are those that love you after you cease to be.

The memory goes on, but eventually fades when there is no one left to carry it.

Is this an eventuality to be feared?

Do we need to leave something behind more withstanding?

Join us on October 1st, 11:45 AM EST, as we (Scott Mason, Oleg Lougheed, Caleb Pearson and Casey Berman), explore why some desire to be remembered, what is a person's legacy, and other related topics.

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Your donation will continue to help others demonstrate their strengths and uniqueness to the world.

How do people with hard of hearing communicate?

Does being hard of hearing affect speech?

Can hearing loss change your voice?

Tune in, as Michael and Oleg, explore whether or not you lose the ability to speak when you go deaf, how hard of hearing people hear themselves, and other related topics.

What is a new chapter in your life?

How do you move to the next chapter of your life?

How long is a chapter of life?

Tune in, as Roseann and Oleg, explore how to start a new chapter in a relationship, how to start over in your life at any age, and other related topics.

How does culture affect creativity?

Why is creativity important today?

How do you show creativity and innovation?

Can intercultural experiences foster creativity?

Tune in, as Genein and Oleg, explore ways to foster creativity, whether creativity is a skill or talent, and other related topics.