“The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play.” James Michener.
I am incredibly excited to bring this conversation to all of you today. My guest is Kevin Carroll. And many of you will not know who Kevin is.
Kevin is a master at what he does.
It's Kevin's job to inspire businesses, organizations, individuals from CEOs, and school children to embrace their spirit of play creativity and maximize their human potential for more meaningful business and personal growth.
Here's a quote on his website where he sums up what he's all about.
I love this quote because it encapsulates who Kevin is to an insane degree. And in this conversation, you're going to hear the intensity that Kevin brings to the conversation.
And not only that, Kevin turns the tables on me. And in many ways, this conversation is not an interview. It is an active discussion in real-time we're playing in this conversation. And he picked me apart, and he understands what I bring to the table. And I think honestly, that's what this is all about, but we also talk a lot about how we can show up as humans in this crisis in this Great Pause so that we can be better people when we get through this.
And so with that everyone, please. Enjoy this amazing and wide-ranging conversation full of fire with Kevin Carroll. And I also want to give one more shout out is to check out his short-form podcast called Kataglyphs, and you can find a link in the show notes to go check those out. It's well worth your time.
Show Notes:
(00:05:08) German Heritage and Learning Languages
(00:07:38) Who is Kevin Carroll?
(00:08:28) Where did the love of language start?
(00:11:13) Was there an unlocking moment?
(00:13:24) Where did movement become so integral to Kevin?
(00:16:14) Belonging and Community
(00:18:50) The Power of Gaming
(00:22:02) Competing against themselves
(00:23:04) Engineers and Creativity
(00:24:19) A challenge to Erich
(00:26:30) Personal Philosophy
(00:28:39) Uncovering your potential and being a seeker
(00:30:44) Deconstructing movement for engineers
(00:32:34) Shakespeare - The play within the play
(00:34:26) Getting yourself to keep coming back
(00:36:45) Unlocking the inner creative
(00:39:18) Challenge to be of service for the next generation of engineers
(00:41:38) Elevating others around you
(00:46:14) What can be counted doesn't always count
(00:48:36) The entire world is having a mindful moment
(00:51:30) Reimagining humanity
(00:52:34) From doing to being
(00:58:39) The wake up call
(01:03:18) The sacrifice of essential workers
(01:06:08) The optimistic viewpoint
(01:08:35) Redemption arc
(01:11:13) The great disruptor - what direction should people look?
For transcripts and links to learn more here: https://feedingcuriosity.net/podcast/kevin-carroll
