Apotheosis
Ryan Thompson
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Reach your peak.
The Apotheosis podcast shares insights, reflections, and practices from the world’s great traditions to help leaders solve complex problems — biweekly wisdom for impact leaders.
(In case you fire up an episode and hear me talking about the Changemakers' Field Guide, don't be alarmed, you're still in the right place. Did a bit of rebranding a little while back.)
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S4E51 To hell and back (again)
Send us Fan MailHow do you summon your courage when everything seems hopeless? How do you gain the strength to keep fighting when all your efforts seem to be in vain? Learn from Harriet.Around 120…
S3E50 I don't know (and that's ok)
Send us Fan MailFew activities create more anxiety than thinking about the future. However, when we let go of the need for certainty, we prepare our minds for clarity and creativity to bloom. …
S3E49 I need some space
Send us Fan MailWe fill our homes with too much stuff, our calendars with too many activities, and our minds with too much mental chatter. When we practice saying no and letting go, we make more…
S3E48 The Buddha's antidote for misinformation
Send us Fan MailWe have greater access to information than ever, but not all is reliable. Who should we trust? The Buddha’s ten criteria for countering misinformation can help.We live in an age in…
S3E47 Right view, right decision
Send us Fan MailWe make hundreds of decisions each day. Making the right decision depends on the possible outcomes. One helpful approach is to ask ourselves, “Will this action create more suffering…
S3E46 Aristotle and the art of deliberation
Send us Fan MailWe humans are far less rational than we’d like to believe. Even very smart people make all kinds of bad decisions. Aristotle’s rules for deliberation still serve as a practical method…
S3E45 Avoiding stupid decisions
Send us Fan MailNo doubt this is unwelcome news, but your brain is riddled with biases that can lead to unclear thinking and poor decisions. Intentional, systematic decision-making processes can…
S3E44 Instinct, reason, and intuition
Send us Fan MailThe human capacity for reason sets us apart on the evolutionary stage. But our intuition also played a crucial role in our rise to the top. We can cultivate greater intuition through…
S3E43 Many roads to Santiago
Send us Fan MailEven if the destination is clear, there are many roads to get there. Nobody knows the “perfect” path. We must decide the route based on our unique conditions and companions on the…
S3E42 Darkness in a new light
Send us Fan MailOur childhood fear of the dark never went away; it merely changed forms. Our irrational fear of the dark blinds us to the vital power of darkness. As children, we fear the dark…
S3E41 The plastic brain
Send us Fan MailUnlike your eye color or your height, your brain can change over your lifetime. Through intentional effort, you can enhance our mental capacities – while inattention can cause your…
S3E40 Stages of development
Send us Fan MailCan you rise up to meet the challenge in front of you? If you feel “in over your head,” consider that a call to action. You have an opportunity to grow. From the moment we’re born,…
S3E39 The muddy diamond
Send us Fan MailA diamond covered in mud doesn’t lose any value. Wash off the layers of mud, and you easily recognize it as a treasure. Likewise, if we purify our mind of delusions, we can see our…
S3E38 Embrace your shadow
Send us Fan Mail“Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life, and you will call it fate.” ~ Probably not Carl JungJung most likely never said this, despite the frequent…
S3E37 Into the cave
Send us Fan MailWe sat in darkness. Inky black, question-your-existence darkness. Our panicked voices echoed off the walls of the cavern. If we were bats, those echoes might have given some comfort.…
S2E36 Hurry up, slowly
Send us Fan MailHaste makes waste, as the cliche goes. The Stoic concept of festina lente suggests we will achieve better results by taking our time and doing things right. Especially in our…
S2E35 Vitality through integration
Send us Fan MailNothing exists in isolation. Parts form groups, which then form systems. The health of the system relies on effective integration between all of its components. This is as true in…
S2E34 The wisdom of compassion
Send us Fan MailOver 2000 years ago, sages around the world arrived at a similar conclusion: we should treat everyone with kindness and concern. Cultivating compassion for all beings, friend and…
S2E33 Sine qua non
Send us Fan Mail“Life is long if you know how to use it,” declared Seneca 2000 years ago. The years can pass in a blink if you squander your days on pointless pursuits. Find your sine qua non and…
S2E32 Kaizen
Send us Fan MailChange is coming for you. No matter how skilled you were in the past, what worked yesterday might be irrelevant tomorrow. We’ll never have everything figured out. In the latest…
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Apotheosis has published 51 episodes since September 2021, covering topics in Education, Religion & Spirituality.
Apotheosis is currently dormant with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 9m.
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