In this episode Peter digs a bit deeper into Todd’s backstory… several of our listeners expressed their hunger for additional depth in this department – so let this serve as an extended play (the first was episode three). When/if we look close into the things which drive our decisions and behaviors, sometimes we can see what unfolded outside our knowing in real time.
Related points:
- Peter has been a PE teacher for 16 years, so now he has known the current class since kindergarten. Shoutout to Alex.
- Differences found against others’ expectations, at an early age, can be the place where labels are applied.
- Parenting is difficult – should you hear differently, lean in, and ask questions.
- Rarely (in our current times) are students ‘held back’ in school (redo grade 5 as an example).
Mental habit / action / tool examples:
- Create interesting ways to allow others to discover themselves, in unique ways.
- Find things which interest you, and as much as possible allow those to pull you into learning more.
- If you don’t feel like what you are doing has value, you may discover an aversion to being in that environment and/or what is found there.
- You cannot run fast enough to escape the real world, self-imposed, financial problems.
- If you are willing to look, opportunity exists in EVERYTHING. Every event in our lives.
Quotes/quips:
- "The baggage we carry stays with us for much of our life’s journey."
- "You can’t know what you don’t know, but how else can you find out if you’re not willing to go see."
Rando Mentions:
