What are your emotions really trying to tell and how can you use them to teach you?

In part two of this two-part episode of Potent, Steven is joined once more by Andy Hickman, founder of hēl, as they explore personal growth through emotional insight and sensory engagement, emphasizing the significance of addressing physical sensations and emotions rooted in early experiences for breakthroughs. They emphasize the necessity of a balanced integration of intellectual, emotional, and physical aspects, presenting methodologies for fostering such harmony, as well as sharing practical exercises for recalling positive memories are introduced, aimed at facilitating personal transformation and growth.

About Today's Guest

Andy is the head coach and founder of hēl, a high-touch coaching practice that helps creators cultivate their spirituality through the reorganization of their physical senses. Interviewed by the David Allen Company® for his ground breaking research on the connections between medieval philosophy and modern project management, he's been invited to speak for members of the U.S. congress, Business leaders at organizations like FOCUS and Ernst & Young, and numerous popular podcasts.

Show Notes

00:00 - Introduction

00:02:22 - Exploring Positive and Negative Stories

00:05:58 - The Importance of Observing vs. Examining

00:10:52 - The Detective Analogy for Thought Processes

00:12:40 - The Hierarchy of Meaning

00:17:08 - The Personal Nature of Change

00:22:09 - The Challenge of Teaching vs. Coaching

00:29:10 - Identifying Personal Preferences and Understanding Personal Patterns

34:01 - Exploring the Connection Between Time and Personal Value

37:12 - The Challenge of Articulating Complex Ideas

41:04 - Overview of hēl's Four Behaviors

46:09 - Clarifying: Making Sense of What You Recognize

48:14 - Reviewing: Realigning Reason, Intuition, and Lists

How to Learn More About hēl:

If these conversations with Andy Hickman are resonating strongly with you, you will want to read his Landmark Letters, which are a free and thoughtful distillation of the what and why of hēl. In this series of 13 letters you will:

• Hear audio clips of practitioners experiencing healing
• Learn the personal story of Andy's neurotic breakdown at age 17, which planted the seed for the creation of hēl
• Rediscover the nature of organization
• Understand how to make choosing in life easy

To read Andy's Landmark Letters for free, go to www.hel.co and click the "hēl your creativity" button".

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The Potent Podcast is produced and edited by Justin Sinclair, who also composed the theme music. Additional editing support and mixing by Aaron Feeney.

This podcast is brought to you by the Monk Manual. The monk manual is dedicated to providing best-in-class tools for helping you build a more potent life, and experience peaceful being and purposeful doing on a daily basis. If you’d like to be more intentional with your time and energy - please visit monkmanual.com.

Does completing ten menial tasks compare to completing one meaningful task?

On today’s solo episode of Potent, Steven explores the process of how to best prioritize essential tasks by zooming out on life goals and reducing unnecessary actions, as well as challenging the notion that doing and being are mutually exclusive, advocating for a harmonious relationship between external productivity and internal fulfillment. By focusing on time leadership over time management, creating outer order to facilitate inner peace, and using priorities as guiding principles, he explains how we can navigate a more intentional and meaningful life while providing practical advice on setting generative, objective, operative, and desirable (GOOD) goals, and emphasizes the importance of ongoing self-reflection and growth through journaling, reading, and supportive relationships.

About Today's Guest

Steven Lawson is the founder and creator of the Monk Manual, a productivity company on a mission to fix productivity by serving the whole person, mind + body + spirit. After searching high and low for a more holistic and fulfilling approach to work and human flourishing, he found it amongst the ancient path of the monks. Featured in Inc, Forbes, and Fortune magazine, this new (old) model for work and personal growth has already helped over 100,000 people cultivate peaceful being and purposeful doing in their everyday lives. Steven lives in Buffalo, NY with his wife and three children.

Show Notes

00:00 - Introduction to Being and Doing

05:30 - Misconceptions about Being and Doing

10:50 - Practical Steps for Integrating Being and Doing

19:26 - Importance of Priorities Over To-Do Lists

25:34 - Shift from SMART Goals to Focusing on the Good

31:55 - Starting the Journey Towards Fullness of Being

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The Potent Podcast is produced and edited by Justin Sinclair, who also composed the theme music. Additional editing support and mixing by Aaron Feeney.

This podcast is brought to you by the Monk Manual. The monk manual is dedicated to providing best in class tools for helping you build a more potent life, and experience peaceful being and purposeful doing on a daily basis. If you’d like to be more intentional with your time and energy - please visit monkmanual.com.

Making Sense (Part 1) | Andy Hickman

What are your emotions really trying to tell and how can you use them to teach you?

On part one of this two-part episode of Potent, Steven is joined once again by Andy Hickman, founder of hēl, as they explore self-awareness and personal growth through a live therapy workshop, highlighting the mapping of experiences and excavating deep emotions through storytelling, sensing, and clarifying exercises. The two also discuss the transformative power of reflection, the importance of authentic living, and turning negative experiences into productive energy.

About Today's Guest

Andy is the head coach and founder of hēl, a high-touch coaching practice that helps creators cultivate their spirituality through the reorganization of their physical senses. Interviewed by the David Allen Company® for his ground-breaking research on the connections between medieval philosophy and modern project management, he's been invited to speak for members of the U.S. Congress, business leaders at organizations like FOCUS and Ernst & Young, and numerous popular podcasts.

Show Notes

00:00 Intro

02:06 Live Workshop with Andy*

12:38 The Concept of Self-Discipline

15:12 Understanding Willpower and Desire

20:05 Navigating Inner and Outer Worlds

26:49 The Process of Sense Making

54:40 Mapping Emotions and Stories

01:06:55 Slowing Down the Story

01:16:26 Breathing Through the Story

01:25:44 Reflecting on the Process

01:36:40 Concluding Thoughts and Next Steps

How to Learn More About hēl:

If these conversations with Andy Hickman are resonating strongly with you, you will want to read his Landmark Letters, which are a free and thoughtful distillation of the what and why of hēl. In this series of 13 letters you will:

• Hear audio clips of practitioners experiencing healing
• Learn the personal story of Andy's neurotic breakdown at age 17, which planted the seed for the creation of hēl
• Rediscover the nature of organization
• Understand how to make choosing in life easy

To read Andy's Landmark Letters for free, go to www.hel.co and click the "hēl your creativity" button".

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The Potent Podcast is produced and edited by Justin Sinclair, who also composed the theme music. Additional editing support and mixing by Aaron Feeney.

This podcast is brought to you by the Monk Manual. The monk manual is dedicated to providing best in class tools for helping you build a more potent life, and experience peaceful being and purposeful doing on a daily basis. If you’d like to be more intentional with your time and energy - please visit monkmanual.com.