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A lot of us think that in exercise, more is better. We all just don’t do enough. But perhaps we’re giving too much. In today’s interview, our guest, Chad Morris, discusses how people over-train to their detriment, as they give up way too much time, money, effort, sweat, and stress in return for way too few fitness returns and way too many tears in frustration and discouragement. What if we could do a lot less for a lot more? Check out Chad's Myogenics fitness studio: https://www.myogenicsfitness.com/ Take a virtual tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPtUPL53uEA See Chad's 2019 TOS-Con Talk: 'Basic Principles and Pitfalls of Fitness Training: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_74PPgFlJs Check out (son) Seth's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdyHsGgESyglhKDvKzTXDcQ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwU-Y5aIn74 Learn more at https://matthewboulton.ca/ or https://www.facebook.com/matthewboulton.ca/

Lisa VanDamme, educator and parent (which you’ll see are both understatements), has answers regarding education and parenting that stem from an approach which I might describe as rationally passionate or passionately rational—I can’t decide which is more appropriate. In any case, you’ll hear the clear thinking down to the root of each issue that ought to concern any parent or person concerned with the future generation and the society they will help build and in which we all must live. You’ll also see the passionate love for her children and students shine through in our interview. I’m sure that after hearing Lisa’s unique approach to the subject dearest to any parent, you will be wondering where you can find a teacher like her or a school like hers, or how you might also apply some of her insights toward being the best parent you can be for your child—and more, how you can appreciate and enjoy the journey of parenting even more deeply than you might. Find Lisa and get involved with her projects: VanDamme Academy: https://www.vandammeacademy.com/ VDA on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/VanDammeAcademy Documentary, 'A Little Candle': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hv2TWkmTIlE&t=327s Read With Me: https://readwithmesalon.com/info/home Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lisa.vandamme Enjoy Parenting podcast: https://aynrandcentre.co.uk/ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85KSIMblOTU Learn more at https://matthewboulton.ca/ or https://www.facebook.com/matthewboulton.ca/

We've got to clear away some weeds--and sometimes even some healthy plants--to make room for new growth. Matthew makes and announcement about taking a step away from regular Mr. Bright Side podcast episodes. Don't worry! He will still be pursuing particular guests who he personally wants to have on, and will publish those interviews as they come. And on top, he will be back in some new incarnation at some point. Listen in for details as to what and why, and think about what you might drop from your own life that may not be as necessary as you think. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JznhSRn1l0 Learn more at https://matthewboulton.ca/ or https://www.facebook.com/matthewboulton.ca/

Good stuff is happening, and it’s much more common than the negative. Listen in for some optimistic news that’s going on in the world. In Part 1 of this two-part series, Matthew highlighted some of the astounding feats of medical science, while expounding on what this means for the lives of real individuals like you and him–and those we love. In Part 2, he presents a variety of thrilling innovations that promise to make our lives even more convenient, fun, and simply richer with experience. Man, is this exciting! Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWvUmu0u8Ek Learn more at https://matthewboulton.ca/ or https://www.facebook.com/matthewboulton.ca/

Good stuff is happening, and it’s much more common than the negative. Listen in for some optimistic news that’s going on in the world. In Part 1 of this two-part series, Matthew highlights some of the astounding feats of medical science, while expounding on what this means for the lives of real individuals like you and him–and those we love. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKMuFctZVH4 Learn more at https://matthewboulton.ca/ or https://www.facebook.com/matthewboulton.ca/

Matthew sets some context after he was apparently “busted” breaking his own rules, the same rules he claimed on his show were so helpful in leading him to get more done and enjoy his free time even more. Who is he to be sharing advice with people if he doesn’t actually practice what he preaches? Fair question. On today’s episode, he responds. See how setting boundaries is not restrictive but liberating, and how higher context goals ought to inform lesser ones. And then how we can be kind to ourselves while more deftly walking the line between rationalizing bad choices and not beating ourselves up to where we paralyze action. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6rg8gM3FfE Learn more at https://matthewboulton.ca/ or https://www.facebook.com/matthewboulton.ca/

Matthew elaborates on the lyrics of My Morning Jacket’s 2011 “Circuital,” and the themes and lessons within. He also comments on the music itself, as it is an exhilarating and joyous song. What are you going to do with your glorious and limited time “out on the circuit”? Listen to Circuital: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8EtNSUy93U Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqXr2xyFvUI Learn more at https://matthewboulton.ca/ or https://www.facebook.com/matthewboulton.ca/

Should I save now to have for later? Spend now for life experience at the expense of one’s future security? How much either way? And then spend on what? Acquiring things or experiences? And then at what balance? These are all questions one must answer for oneself, and there is no “right way” to live. But depending on the answers, there is something that comes across in how much we experience in life in how much grace we carry ourselves with and in how we deal with others. It shows through in one’s carriage and being, so that we in effect “wear” that experience. It is also revealed to ourselves when no one else is looking in how much we are truly satisfied with the experience of our own lives. Matthew’s wife said that while she used to spend much of her salary on designer bags and clothes, she now prefers to “wear her experience,” and he shares their discussion about that theme in today’s episode. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqJBzluBZaY Learn more at https://matthewboulton.ca/ or https://www.facebook.com/matthewboulton.ca/

Does success lead to optimism or does optimism lead to success? Matthew's university classroom was divided, although none doubted the correlation. They were all ready, then, to accept the idea of a "virtuous circle." But a question remains: Where can one enter the circle? Well over a year ago, Matthew wrote a very brief essay titled “Enter at Optimism,” in which he describes this classroom discussion scene that led him to a realization. He proceeded in the essay to lay out that realization. Today on this show, he elaborates on the main points. Read the essay: https://matthewboulton.ca/2020/01/16/enter-at-optimism/ Listen to the Ep. 57, an interview with Rich Curtis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tk9czy_Z4Cw&t=277s Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVQ_qmK7scI Learn more at https://matthewboulton.ca/ or https://www.facebook.com/matthewboulton.ca/

“Giving is getting” but this popular idea does have a qualifier that must be highlighted and properly understood, as it is often mistaken to refer to some kind of losing in the short term to gain in the long-term—which it kind of is yet isn’t. In this episode, Matthew distinguishes “giving” from “losing” so that we’re not trying to say anything paradoxical like “losing is winning.” There need be no losers for everyone to win. In this episode, Matthew relays two recent experiences to help describe a benevolent view of goodwill and generosity towards those around us versus the uninspiring concept of duty towards others. He also highlights what kind of mindset is necessary to create perpetual “organic” win-win relationships. Properly conceived, it’s a beautiful thing. Listen to Matt Hill's interview on the Boulton from Boulton podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_sCm_fkb7I Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfFDdJ_p0iA Learn more at https://matthewboulton.ca/ or https://www.facebook.com/matthewboulton.ca/

What stories are we telling ourselves and the people we love? Are they serving us or hurting us? And them? In today’s show, the power of story is made alarmingly clear—I mean powerful at the neurochemical level, and I mean alarmingly in that many of us are mostly passive in allowing old, unchecked, and disempowering stories about ourselves drive us—and not anywhere we want to go. But fear not, as Rich shares with us his four-step story-evolution process to help us access our brain’s filter database and take an active role in creating new filters to rewrite the stories that are holding us back to ones that promote our happiness and values, as well as creating systems that defend our good habits. This interview was loaded, as we are the beneficiaries of Rich’s “personal Ph.D” in happiness he earned over an intense two-year period, as he beckons to us from atop the shoulders of giants in neuroscience, positive psychology, and behavioral psychology with clarifying and directly actionable advice that I really think is an extra level of what I’ve been looking for in terms of, “Now, what do I do?” Get in touch with Rich at: http://www.richcurtis.com/ Buy his book, 'Change Your Story, Change Your Life': https://www.amazon.com/Change-Your-Story-Life-Happiness-ebook/dp/B08KZM7RX8/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=rich+curtis+change+your+story&qid=1617944442&sr=8-1 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tk9czy_Z4Cw Learn more at https://matthewboulton.ca/ or https://www.facebook.com/matthewboulton.ca/

At minimum, you will leave this interview feeling confident and optimistic about yourself, your world, and the prospects in it, as Christmas Hutchinson convincingly reminds each of us that we're worth more than we give ourselves credit for. Not a little more...way more. Throughout, she repeatedly gives refreshingly novel takes on what self-preservation and resilience mean, and if you pay good attention, you'll walk away with the thinking and tools to achieve them. Check Christmas out at: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realchrissytv/ Website: https://chrissytv.com/ Podcast: https://chrissytv.com/podcast/ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGBZS5E6znQ Learn more at https://matthewboulton.ca/ or https://www.facebpodcast/mr-bright-side/id1503114628