30 episodi
Espresso Corner Kevin Chen & Steward Yang
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- Economia
We believe life is about who you become and not what you have. This podcast is about creating an extraordinary lifestyle by setting unimaginable goals that serve others along the way – while falling in love with the process.
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Making Difficult Life Decisions
This is a special episode, where Steward Yang shares a difficult moment in his life and reflects upon the lessons that he learned about making difficult decisions. We dive into his story, how he handled adversity, and how he made difficult decisions about his career. Filled with love and vulnerability, this conversation is packed with wisdom and heart. We hope you enjoy it!
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How you can improve productivity and clarity during the COVID-19 quarantine
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2020 is a crazy time for the world. We are all on lockdown and stuck in our homes. With more time then we are use to having, what do we do with all this extra time. That is exactly what we explore in this podcast. We share our experiences, recommendations, and ideas. We hope you enjoy it!
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How to Deal with Stress
Stress is a prevalent part in all of our lives. Deep down most of us struggle with some form of stress whether it stems from the workplace, home, relationships those closest to us, or simply ourselves. In this episode we talk about how stress does not stem the external challenges we face, but rather our internal inability to cope, reframe, or accept how we choose to respond to these external stimuli. We touch base briefly our personal stressors and the concept of Active Insight, an effective method developed by Andrew Bernstein the author of “The Myth of Stress”, on how to deal with stress.
Active Insight Worksheet link:
https://resilienceacademy.com/resources/worksheet/
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How To Overcome Your Need For Validation and Why It's Important
This week we talk about the concept of seeking validation and the importance of realizing the dangers of letting it control our day to day lives. We define validation as seeking the approval of others and the need for social acceptance. From everyday smalls compliments to satisfying our insatiable desire to be accepted, we take a deep philosophical about how to recognize this pattern of behavior, how to utilize validation productively, but ultimately…. how to LET IT GO completely!
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How To Overcome Your Negative Assumptions
Today we talk about the importance of OVERCOMING your own NEGATIVE ASSUMPTIONS. It’s such a dangerous aspect of our life that can easily snowball out of control and be detrimental to the quality of our lives if we leave it unchecked. We define an assumptions as the act of coming to a conclusion without evidence to back it up. In this talk, we cover specific examples of how negative assumption can changed in three aspects that include:
Personal Relationships
Business Relationships
Learning Capabilities
We also share a concept (F.A.S.T.) created by Jim Kwik about improving one’s learning ability that can make a huge difference in challenging the assumptions on how we view learning.
F - FORGET what you already know / forget your limitations / forget everything around you (7 bits max)
A - ACTIVE participation: education is not consumption but rather creation. Grab knowledge don’t be spoon fed knowledge (take notes: left side = capture notes / right side = creative notes)
S - STATE mood of brain and body (we don’t have to react to the environment, be the thermostat not the thermometer)
T - TEACH can you explain to someone what you’ve learned?
“He who knows, does not speak. He who speaks, does not know.” - Lao Tzu
Bad habits are subconscious manifestations of your negative assumptions
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Meditation - What We Learned!
Last week, we tried something new! We took on a meditation class specifically rooted in the Zen of Buddhism. For those who have never tried meditation of any before, we highly recommend it! You’d be surprised at the level of transformative perspective that your mind can achieve. It’s a feeling that is hard to describe in words and something that everyone should try at least once to really understand what it’s like. There is beauty in not labeling or expecting things to be a certain way and we think you’ll be amazed at what you discover about yourself through meditation. There is also beauty in that everyone can interpret what they experience in their own unique way. The conversation we had attempted to capture the essence of that.
“The root of suffering is attachment.” - Budhha
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Connect with us!
Follow Us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/espresso.corner/
Follow Kevin Chen: twitter.com/kevinthomaschen
Follow Steward Yang: twitter.com/steward_yang
Email Us: espressocornerpodcast@gmail.com