Principled?
Principled?
Principle 3 - Self-Discovery by Experimenting with an Explorer of Inner Worlds, Shelly Kawatra
How can you experiment in a world of uncertainty? Tom explores Principle 3: Experimentation is self-discovery. Take action on your reflections to discover who you. Together with guest Shelly Kawatra, an explorer of inner worlds, they discuss how to question your belief systems.
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Show Notes
Tom’s personal story about why he created this principle. [01:33]
Challenges with the principle that are explored in this episode. [04:12]
Introduction to Shelly Kawatra. [04:37]
What Shelly is exploring, including her connection with the extended universe. [05:57]
Pauses trigger reflection. We often brush off negative feelings in our fast-paced lives and need mental space to process them. [08:45]
It’s difficult to admit to others that you’re unhappy when you’re succeeding according to their definitions of success. [09:25]
What belief systems have Shelly challenged through her experiments? [11:20]
“For me, my head was my heart” [12:46]
How doing what feels right helped Shelly to experiment. [14:10]
Connection with others helps us connect with ourselves. [18:26]
What’s the most important experiment Shelly took in her life? [19:02]
How does Shelly respond to negative self-talk? [22:03]
Voices that take you out of the present are a source of misery. Thinking is suffering [22:30].
Shelly’s advice for people who want to experiment. [24:23]
Understand what need you are seeking to experiment in and whether that comes from you or external expectations. [25:10]
“It becomes a life of choice, over a life of should’s” [28:45]
What are Shelly’s future plans for experimentation? [28:50]
We can have plans, but we shouldn’t become too attached to them. [29:15]
Shelly being on this podcast is an experiment for her – so meta. [31:30]
Summary of the episode. [35:20]
Tom’s reflection on Shelly’s story. [43:49]