Fill To Capacity (Where Heart, Grit and Irreverent Humor Collide)
Podcast for people too stubborn to quit and too creative not to make a difference!Join visual artist Pat Benincasa in conversation with a riveting roster of guests to uncover extraordinary stories of everyday people. Listen as they share their quirky wisdom, unlikely adventures, and poignant life lessons! Fasten your emotional seatbelt for this journey of heart, humor and grit!
Fill To Capacity (Where Heart, Grit and Irreverent Humor Collide)
Rediscover the Power of Play with Mike Montague
In this episode, Mike Montague, host of Playful Humans Podcast talks about how to reset and recharge ourselves through play in a stressed-out world. Somewhere along the way we have lost that kid-like wonder that allows us to have spontaneous, meaningful moments of joy.
Mike Montague is a public speaker, writer, website designer, podcaster, radio show DJ, karaoke host, and MC and DJ for live events, including opening for Billy idol and Frankie Vali.
He hosts the “Playful Humans Podcast” where he interviews professionals who play for a living and do things most people dream of! He helps adults who are burned out to find flow, fun and fulfillment.
His website, playfulhumans.com has blogs, videos and a free online quiz for you to find out how playful you are.
NOTE: The wheezing sound you hear mid podcast is my asthmatic kitty Darwin Elaine! :o
QUOTE HIGHLIGHTS
Mike:
"Howard Thurman said: "Don't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive and go do it. Because what the world need is people who have come alive." And then go do that because what the world needs are more people who have come alive... we don't need more robots. We can build robots. Now we need human beings that are alive and joyful and passionate about their work.”
Mike:
"... like the search engines, that if you search for war and famine and pandemic news, Google will give you more war and famine and pandemic news. If you enter in puppies and kittens and...epic fail videos that make you laugh and feel good, you will get those.
And ...people don't realize is that all of life is like that. If you go around looking for cool people and fun opportunities to play and connect with them, you will find them. If you go looking for jerks and people will take advantage of you...and you will find those too."
Mike:
"It's just that we forget that if we really wanna live our best life, it requires some risk. It requires letting go of control and enjoying what happens."
LINKS
How to Add More Play to Your Grown-Up Life, Even Now, by Kristen Wong, New York Times
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