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How Can We Promote a Culture of Civility When Discussing Politics? DTH Episode 158 with Julian Adorney

๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐‚๐š๐ง ๐–๐ž ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ž ๐š ๐‚๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‚๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ?
Why is it that people these days are so terrified of people of differing opinions and mindsets? Do you think it may have something to do with the toxicity we see in social media? Or maybe it’s the bombardment of “if it bleeds it leads”, hate, violence and bad news from the main stream 24 hour news cycle? Could it be the politicians, outrage entrepreneurs and grievance grifters that are peddling a constant stream of Fear, Outrage and Grievance? Julian Adorney and I tackle the question, how can we promote a culture of civility when discussing politics?

๐–๐ก๐จ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐ง ๐€๐๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ?
Julian Adorney is a former political op-ed writer and current nonprofit marketer. I recently became familiar with Julian when he co-authored a piece with Mark Johnson for the FAIR substack entitled “How to bring civility back to our politics”. His work has also been featured in FEE, National Review, Playboy, and Lawrence Reed’s economics anthology Excuse Me, Professor.
Julian brought so much value to this episode, but one take that stood out for me was:
Using toxicity to create outrage may produce short term gains in terms of clicks for the outrage entrepreneur, but it tends to produce a net loss for the movement because it hardens the hearts of those of the opposing mindset.

๐‘ณ๐’†๐’‚๐’“๐’ ๐’Ž๐’๐’“๐’† ๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’๐’–๐’• ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’„๐’๐’๐’๐’†๐’„๐’• ๐’˜๐’Š๐’•๐’‰ ๐‘ฑ๐’–๐’๐’Š๐’‚๐’ ๐‘จ๐’…๐’๐’“๐’๐’†๐’š ๐’๐’๐’๐’Š๐’๐’† ๐’ƒ๐’š ๐’„๐’‰๐’†๐’„๐’Œ๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’๐’–๐’• ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’‡๐’–๐’๐’ ๐’”๐’‰๐’๐’˜ ๐’๐’๐’•๐’†๐’” ๐’‚๐’• ๐‘ซ๐’†๐’“๐’‚๐’•๐’†๐‘ป๐’‰๐’†๐‘ฏ๐’‚๐’•๐’†.๐’„๐’๐’Ž

Mindset Matters When Locked Up Abroad… DTH Episode 157 with Chancellor Jackson

๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ž๐ญ ๐Œ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐‹๐จ๐œ๐ค๐ž๐ ๐”๐ฉ ๐€๐›๐ซ๐จ๐š๐
Everyone has a story. Our unique experiences in life is what makes up our story. How we deal with adversity can often make the difference in whether something turns out very bad, or for the good, not just for yourself, but for many others. Do you look at a mistake and see an opportunity? Do you look for an opportunity to learn in all situations? Leaders are those who seek answers and solutions to problems instead of ways to shirk accountability when things go sideways. Mindset can make the difference between things going very badly, or obtaining wisdom. This is especially true in the story of this week’s guest. In the case of his particular story, mindset matters when locked up abroad.
๐–๐ก๐จ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ ๐‰๐š๐œ๐ค๐ฌ๐จ๐ง?
Chancellor K Jackson was born in Fulton County, Georgia, to Native American parents, grew up in Smyrna, Georgia, and attended Stetson University. For nine years he played football at the high school and collegiate level. After graduating with a Bachelors Degree in Communication and Media Studies, Chancellor lived abroad in China from 2018-2019. Chancellor fell into writing after his traumatic experience of being arrested, and detained in Beijing for 14 days. His first book, “14 Days in Beijing” has ranked #1 over fifteen times on Amazon in multiple genres.
๐™๐™ค ๐™ก๐™š๐™–๐™ง๐™ฃ ๐™ข๐™ค๐™ง๐™š ๐™–๐™—๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฉ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ฃ๐™š๐™˜๐™ฉ ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ ๐˜พ๐™๐™–๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™š๐™ก๐™ก๐™ค๐™ง ๐™…๐™–๐™˜๐™ ๐™จ๐™ค๐™ฃ, ๐™˜๐™๐™š๐™˜๐™  ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฉ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™จ๐™๐™ค๐™ฌ ๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™š๐™จ ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ž๐™จ ๐™š๐™ฅ๐™ž๐™จ๐™ค๐™™๐™š ๐™–๐™ฉ ๐˜ฟ๐™š๐™ง๐™–๐™ฉ๐™š๐™๐™๐™š๐™ƒ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™š.๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข.

Judgemental Awareness and Finding Peace Within… DTH Episode 156 with Yogi Aaron

๐‰๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐…๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ž๐š๐œ๐ž ๐–๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง
I wouldn’t have guessed it, being somewhat judgemental myself. I know, or knew little prior to this week’s conversation about yoga. I would have never guessed that having a conversation with a world-renowned yoga teacher could be so enlightening. One of the greatest part of having conversations is learning. I’m always trying to learn new things, but when this week’s guest reached out, I wasn’t sure his pitch was fitting what I’m trying to do with the DTH podcast. He then reached out a second time, bringing to my attention an article he’d recently written called “How to stop being a judgemental asshole & find peace within”. Now, not to discount yoga in any way, that made a lot more sense to me and I’m glad it did. What a great conversation that led to, talking judgemental awareness and finding peace within.
๐–๐ก๐จ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐˜๐จ๐ ๐ข ๐€๐š๐ซ๐จ๐ง?
Yogi Aaron is the creator of the revolutionary approach to yoga โ€” Applied Yoga Anatomy + Muscle Activationโ„ข (AYAMA), host of the yoga podcast โ€˜Stop Stretchingโ€™, author of โ€˜Autobiography of a Naked Yogiโ€™ and the forth-coming book โ€˜Stop Stretching: Eliminate Pain. Transform Your Life. Fulfill Your Purposeโ€™, and Co-Owner of Blue Osa Yoga Retreat in Costa Rica. Aaron’s time is spent helping others tap into their greatest Self!

Yogi Aaron has spent 30+ years studying the ancient teachings of yoga as well as modern and scientific practices that promote pain-free living on all levels of self โ€” physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual. His passion is in guiding people back home to their truest self, helping them tap into their limitless potential, eliminate their pain, and live their lifeโ€™s purpose.
๐‘ป๐’ ๐’๐’†๐’‚๐’“๐’ ๐’Ž๐’๐’“๐’† ๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’๐’–๐’• ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’„๐’๐’๐’๐’†๐’„๐’• ๐’˜๐’Š๐’•๐’‰ ๐’€๐’๐’ˆ๐’Š ๐‘จ๐’‚๐’“๐’๐’, ๐’‘๐’๐’†๐’‚๐’”๐’† ๐’—๐’Š๐’”๐’Š๐’• ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’”๐’‰๐’๐’˜ ๐’๐’๐’•๐’†๐’” ๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐’•๐’‰๐’Š๐’” ๐’†๐’‘๐’Š๐’”๐’๐’…๐’† ๐’‚๐’• ๐‘ซ๐’†๐’“๐’‚๐’•๐’†๐‘ป๐’‰๐’†๐‘ฏ๐’‚๐’•๐’†.๐’„๐’๐’Ž.

Through Positivity, Thoughts Become Things… DTH Episode 155 with Neo Positivity

๐“๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐“๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐“๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ
Have you heard about the law of attraction? You’ve probably heard me talk about the reticular activating system. I first mentioned it way back in DTH episode 52. The law of attraction works very much along the same lines. The basic principle is, the things you focus upon most, you will attract more of. If you are constantly focusing on negativity and toxicity, you will then invite into your life more negativity and toxicity. The same goes for positivity my friends. It is without question, if you spread positivity, more positivity will find you. Through positivity, thoughts become things.
๐–๐ก๐จ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐จ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž “๐“๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐“๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ” ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ?
Born in one of the poorest and most dangerous cities in America, Neo was determined to make something of himself. His accomplishments in karate, football and on the police force were soon overshadowed by his true passion: the human brain. After discovering the law of attraction in 2008, Neo devoted himself to learning, studying and practicing it daily. By the end of that year, Neo had retired with a wealth of knowledge. In gratitude, Neo made a vow to share this secret with the world. He then set out to compile and share every Law of Attraction tip and secret he could find. His passion for developing his own unique methods and sharing them with others had just begun. Since then, Neo has hosted talk shows, radio shows, podcasts and over 1000 live streams.
Neo has dedicated himself to teaching the law of attraction through conferences, group settings, and one on one coaching sessions. His course is a culmination of the knowledge he has gained from his own experience and from the monthly Law of Attraction Summits he hosts. His ultimate mission is to bring the Law of Attraction to the forefront of people’s minds and create a positive, lasting change in the world.
๐‘ณ๐’†๐’‚๐’“๐’ ๐’Ž๐’๐’“๐’† ๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’๐’–๐’• ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’„๐’๐’๐’๐’†๐’„๐’• ๐’˜๐’Š๐’•๐’‰ ๐‘ต๐’†๐’ ๐‘ท๐’๐’”๐’Š๐’•๐’Š๐’—๐’Š๐’•๐’š ๐’ƒ๐’š ๐’—๐’Š๐’”๐’Š๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’”๐’‰๐’๐’˜ ๐’๐’๐’•๐’†๐’” ๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐’•๐’‰๐’Š๐’” ๐’†๐’‘๐’Š๐’”๐’๐’…๐’† ๐’‚๐’• ๐‘ซ๐’†๐’“๐’‚๐’•๐’†๐‘ป๐’‰๐’†๐‘ฏ๐’‚๐’•๐’†.๐’„๐’๐’Ž.

You Shall Be Known By The Fruit You Bear… DTH Episode 154 with Nathaniel A. Turner

๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐’๐ก๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ž ๐Š๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ฒ ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐…๐ซ๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ž๐š๐ซ
I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase, in some fashion or another, that is derived from Matthew 7: 15-20. It’s not an exact quote, but the meaning is so very true. What is more important that we can do in this world than to leave good humans to follow up where we left off? We as individuals have a responsibility to be good people. If we choose to have children, it is then our responsibility to make them good humans too. Human nature is not “inherently good”, so it is our responsibility to guide our children in the ways of goodness. Are you good? What would your children say? You shall be known by the fruit you bear.

๐–๐ก๐จ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ข๐ž๐ฅ ๐€. ๐“๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ซ?
Nathaniel A Turner is the author of multiple books, including the history-making Raising Supaman. Turnerโ€™s books, videos, speeches, and training programs have empowered countless numbers of people and organizations.
So that his child might be intellectually astute, globally competent, and socially conscious, Nate intentionally backward designed his sonโ€™s life. Today, those tools, techniques, and strategies which were initially created explicitly for his son are educational and life development staples for people all over the country.
๐‘ป๐’ ๐’๐’†๐’‚๐’“๐’ ๐’Ž๐’๐’“๐’† ๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’๐’–๐’• ๐‘ต๐’‚๐’•๐’† ๐‘ป๐’–๐’“๐’๐’†๐’“, ๐’„๐’‰๐’†๐’„๐’Œ ๐’๐’–๐’• ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’‡๐’–๐’๐’ ๐’๐’๐’•๐’†๐’” ๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐’•๐’‰๐’Š๐’” ๐’†๐’‘๐’Š๐’”๐’๐’…๐’† ๐’‚๐’• ๐‘ซ๐’†๐’“๐’‚๐’•๐’†๐‘ป๐’‰๐’†๐‘ฏ๐’‚๐’•๐’†.๐’„๐’๐’Ž…

Happiness is a Journey, Not a Destination… DTH Episode 153 with Amir Siddiqui

๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜†, ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป
I’ve said it time and time again on this podcast, we have a moral obligation to be happy! Friends, smiles and bad moods are contagious, so we owe it to those around us to put in the effort to be happy people. If you are not happy, it is up to you to change it. As my guest this week, Amir Siddiqui put it, “change is inevitable, growth is a choice”. Sometimes it takes a little growth to become the happy you that you should be. Just remember, happiness is a journey, not a destination.
๐—ช๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—”๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ?
Following a series of disappointments as a young man, Amir Siddiqui became depressed and suicidal. He spent the next eight years pursuing personal growth and completely turned his life around. Now he aims to help people overcome negative mindsets to live happy, healthy lives.
Amir was born in Pakistan and immigrated to the United States in 1994. He lives in Virginia, where he loves nature, particularly forest bathing, kayaking, and sailing. He also enjoys meditating and yoga. Amir now aspires to become a life coach, so that he may use his life experiences to help others on their journey to happiness.ย