Russ Off The Cuff

Russ Ewell
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Russ Ewell invites you to embark with him on his journey to learn about the intricate relationship between Leadership, Emotion, and Spirituality. His goal is to imitate Ralph Waldo Emerson about whom Robert D. Richardson Jr. writes in 'Mind on Fire,' "Emerson’s organized, persistent, purposeful journal keeping is one of the most striking aspects of his early intellectual life."

  1. 04/05/2021

    The Lost Art of Friendship, Final Episode of the Series: Are you willing to invest in building quality friendships?

    “The Friendship Factor” was the first book to make me think about the importance of friendship, and that how I had been building them was more careless than careful. Over the years I have come to understand the truth of the statement that, “deep friendship requires cultivation..." With all we have discussed in this series based on the article from Lead Different titled "The Lost Art of Friendship," now is the time to take action by investing in quality friendships.  This episode sets us up to take action.  Enjoy building friendships.

    12 min

  2. 04/03/2021

    The Lost Art of Friendship, Part 12: How do we increase the depth of our friendships?

    William Deresiewicz writing in his essay "The Death of Friendship" says, "We seem terribly fragile now. A friend fulfills her duty, we suppose, by taking our side..."  This runs counter to the idea of depth and friendship leaning toward the superficiality of 'leaving each other alone,' instead of 'trying to make each other better.'   In this episode we talk about the 3 qualities we can invest in which increase the depth of our friendships.

    5 min

  3. 04/01/2021

    The Lost Art of Friendship, Part 11: What does a real friendship look and feel like?

    William Deresiewicz writing in his essay "The Death of Friendship" makes the observation that modern day friendship is lacking in comparison to the ancients or classical friendship.  He writes, "As for the moral content of classical friendship, its commitment to virtue and mutual improvement, that, too, has been lost."  This  episode is about reclaiming the true meaning of friendship, returning to the quality look and feel the ancients experienced.

    7 min

  4. 03/30/2021

    The Lost Art of Friendship, Part 10: What are the qualities of character necessary to build friendships?

    This episode discusses the truth ancients believed about friendship, that it requires extraordinary qualities of character.  We discuss 3 key qualities in this episode. "The Death of Friendship by William Deresiewicz." How Many Friends Does One Person Need? by Robin Dunbar

    9 min

  5. 03/29/2021

    The Lost Art of Friendship, Part 9: Do we accept as truth that friendship is rare?

    This episode discusses the truth that friendship is rare, precious, and hard won.  This definition is taking from the ancients based on the essay "The Death of Friendship by William Deresiewicz." How Many Friends Does One Person Need? by Robin Dunbar

    10 min

  6. 03/27/2021

    The Lost Art of Friendship, Part 8: Have we forgotten what it means to be friends?

    This episode takes as its thesis the idea that "We cannot be friends with everyone otherwise friendship has no meaning." Before you react consider the ideas inside this episode: Aptitude for Friendship:  Do we ever think about our question our aptitude for friendship? The Meaninglessness of Friendship:  What is it about our lack of definition to friendship which can cause it to become meaningless? Restoring Meaning to Friendship:  9 things that give meaning and definition to our friendships The Death of Friendship by William Deresiewicz

    22 min

  7. 03/26/2021

    Why Are We Afraid To Lead, Intro, Part 1

    This week I saw fear in the face of a young leader. He reminded me of my own fear at a similar age. This lead me to create an article called "Why Are We Afraid To Lead."  You can find the article on Lead Different. The Art of Non-Conformity Discussed are the 6 sources of tension for young leader Chronic Insecurity Chronic Anxiety Chronic Pressure Chronic Stress Chronic Emotional Confusion Chronic Psychic Struggle

    12 min

  8. 03/26/2021

    The Lost Art of Friendship, Part 7: Friendship or Distraction?

    This is the 7th episode of our "Lost Art of Friendship" podcast series based on the Lead Different article of the same name which you can find here. This episode begins the breakdown of 7 questions based on reflections from the William Deresiewicz essay "The Death of Friendship." The question answered in this episode:  What is the difference between Friendship and Distraction? Here is a snippet to give you an idea where we are going in this episode, "A common mistake is to identify relationships as friendships, when the only purpose they serve is to distract us from the uncomfortable, difficult, or painful."

    19 min
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Russ Ewell invites you to embark with him on his journey to learn about the intricate relationship between Leadership, Emotion, and Spirituality. His goal is to imitate Ralph Waldo Emerson about whom Robert D. Richardson Jr. writes in 'Mind on Fire,' "Emerson’s organized, persistent, purposeful journal keeping is one of the most striking aspects of his early intellectual life."

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  • Creator
    Russ Ewell
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2021
  • Episodes
    31
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Russ Ewell
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    Russ Off The Cuff