With Pat McCormick & Zach Englehart

SPECIAL GUEST: Ayla Chase

In this edition of the TEN LIST, Ayla tells us ten ways we can both connect with ourselves and the world. Ayla is an Army Officer, ultra-athlete, rock climber, ice climber, triathlete, crossfitter, EMT – the list goes on and on!

CONNECTING WITH YOURSELF

UNDERSTAND, RESPECT, AND APPRECIATE YOURSELF

• The probability of your existence is close to nil.
• The fact that you exist is a miracle.
• Leaning into controlled suffering.
• Get outside of your comfort zone.
• Pain + perseverance = strength
• Keep track of all the things you have achieved and remind yourself what you are capable of when things get hard?

FAIL

• If you have never failed then you have never tried.
• Push yourself beyond your known limits.
• Failure, like success, is self-defined.
• Fail forward.

BE CURIOUS

• Don’t worry about being good at something before you try – go out and do it! Proficiency comes later.
• Take every opportunity to learn about life.
• Think Like DaVinci

CONNECTING WITH OTHERS:

EVERYONE HAS A STORY

• You never know what other people are going through.
• Approach every conflict with questions.
• Everyone’s perception is their individual reality.
• Everyone is fighting a battle that you know nothing about.

SONDER

• You are a part of a much larger story.
• Your actions create ripples in other people’s lives.
• We are all interconnected.

BE SCARED

• Feel the fear and do it anyway.

VOLUNTEER

• The best way to learn about yourself is to give to others.
• Seeing how other people live, puts your existence into perspective.

GO OUTSIDE

• Get off the screens.
• Go outside.
• Mental and physical benefits.

SIMPLE ACTS OF KINDNESS

• Whether big or small, simple acts of kindness are a direct route to happiness and have a butterfly effect throughout the world.
• Don’t stop at strangers.
• Social media has given us a “connection illusion” – clicking “like” has taken the place of engagement with people who need to feel important.

SMILE

• Smiling improves the lives of people around you.
• Smiling has proven to release dopamine in your brain. Using the muscle in your face can actually make you happy.

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SHOW SOME LOVE!

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“INTRO MUSIC” by Sidewise

Artist: Sidewise
Song: This Time
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Track; Sidewise – This Time
Music provided by FlyingTunes
Watch; https://youtu.be/Kw4zXoPttlQ