Comfortably Uncomfortable
The Mykel Broady Podcast
Why(s): Redefine Normal / Defy the Odds / Learn for a Lifetime / Exemplify Kindness
Episode #12: Comfortably Uncomfortable
Open-minded Conversation
Mykel Broady, Chris McArthur
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Welcome / Opening Words
Breakdown of title -- episode preview (0:52)
My connotation of the terms
Uncomfortable: lack experience, redefining normal, accepting being a work-in-progress
Comfortable: forming a habit -- making it unconscious, your way of thinking/doing, YOU
Introducing Chris McArthur (4:08)
Comfortably Uncomfortable: Chris’ trip to Europe
Background on trip (6:30)
Early moments of feeling utterly uncomfortable (11:44)
The transition to being comfortably uncomfortable (18:44)
Lessons learned once back to the States (28:54)
You oughta be damn proud of yourself!
How has your perspective on being uncomfortable, in general, changed after this eye-opening experience?
How do you plan on continuing to find yourself in this state onwards?
Let us get in the habit of surprising ourselves (31:54)
We don’t know what we don’t know -- that includes ourselves
It’s comfortably uncomfortable for a reason -- element of balance (32:57)
Set parameters around how you wish to be uncomfortable
Be careful for the law of diminishing returns -- jeopardizing your well-being
Closing
Chris’ challenge to all listeners & myself (38:53)
What to expect moving forward (43:22)