Who Do You Think You Are?

Who Do You Think You Are?

100 episodes

Who Do You Think You Are? is a daily podcast featuring a challenging or inspiring quote, a thought about the quote, the transformative book from which the quote came, and a question for reflection. Every single day Chad Prevost takes you on an adventure in thought leaders. From psychology and philosophy to poetry, essays, biographies and autobiographies, memoirs, dictionaries, treatises, and great literature, we want you to learn from, or just be reminded by, what others have already spent lifetimes achieving. Learn more at bigselfschool.com.

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You have to make great effort

Published: Dec. 31, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 9 seconds

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Falling up into the second half of life

Published: Dec. 30, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 33 seconds

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Blind people who can see, but don't

Published: Dec. 29, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 52 seconds

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How we engage and work with others

Published: Dec. 28, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 30 seconds

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The Enneagram is a tool that awakens our compassion

Published: Dec. 27, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 25 seconds

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Where love is

Published: Dec. 26, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 46 seconds

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Care of the soul

Published: Dec. 25, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 3 seconds

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Resilience and strength comes from within

Published: Dec. 24, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 49 seconds

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Don't argue with the Irrational Other

Published: Dec. 23, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 44 seconds

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Hope is an axe you break down doors with

Published: Dec. 22, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 46 seconds

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Dependent on external validation

Published: Dec. 21, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes

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Being human is hard even if you're doing it right

Published: Dec. 20, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 47 seconds

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Dealing with the inner struggle

Published: Dec. 19, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 21 seconds

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Poverty is about a shortage of rights

Published: Dec. 18, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 44 seconds

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Start where you are

Published: Dec. 17, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 3 seconds

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Our own unresolved issues

Published: Dec. 16, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 26 seconds

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What you can control

Published: Dec. 15, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 50 seconds

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You can't live without hope

Published: Dec. 14, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 33 seconds

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Trace things to their source

Published: Dec. 13, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 10 seconds

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Grief is conflicting feelings

Published: Dec. 12, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes

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The process of meditation

Published: Dec. 11, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 33 seconds

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Addictive behavior is a search for safety

Published: Dec. 10, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 31 seconds

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Celebrate your differentness

Published: Dec. 9, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 7 seconds

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Human speech is a cracked kettle

Published: Dec. 8, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 41 seconds

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The physics of making a move

Published: Dec. 7, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 45 seconds

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Fear is an indicator

Published: Dec. 6, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 32 seconds

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How to be lighter and freer

Published: Dec. 5, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 4 seconds

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The voices that keep you small

Published: Dec. 4, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 27 seconds

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We live out our unfinished business

Published: Dec. 3, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 30 seconds

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How to find the deepest happiness

Published: Dec. 2, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 52 seconds

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How to move a mountain

Published: Dec. 1, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 33 seconds

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In praise of the praise of the wise few

Published: Nov. 30, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 4 seconds

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It's always about money

Published: Nov. 29, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 58 seconds

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Try something new

Published: Nov. 28, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 15 seconds

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One of the founding ideas of the modern age

Published: Nov. 27, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 25 seconds

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Imprisoned thinking

Published: Nov. 26, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 5 seconds

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There are sick people and they need curing

Published: Nov. 25, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 7 seconds

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What you do and what happens to you are the same thing

Published: Nov. 24, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 41 seconds

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Mindful breathing is the vehicle

Published: Nov. 23, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 57 seconds

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Things go off the rails when people speculate about other people’s perspectives

Published: Nov. 22, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 3 seconds

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Rarely is money a place of genuine freedom

Published: Nov. 21, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 55 seconds

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People who have recently lost someone

Published: Nov. 20, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 48 seconds

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When it comes to death we’re all in this together

Published: Nov. 19, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 28 seconds

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Spiritual freedom often requires a fierce spiritual battle

Published: Nov. 18, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 9 seconds

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We are unknown to ourselves

Published: Nov. 17, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 1 second

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Use dissatisfaction and discomfort to get motivated

Published: Nov. 16, 2020, 8:30 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes

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What is emotional intelligence?

Published: Nov. 15, 2020, 8:30 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 2 seconds

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Dealing with loneliness

Published: Nov. 14, 2020, 8:30 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 3 seconds

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If you’re lucky enough to find a way of life you love

Published: Nov. 13, 2020, 8:30 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 7 seconds

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Look at the center of you

Published: Nov. 12, 2020, 8:30 a.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 39 seconds

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I needed to find my feet again

Published: Nov. 11, 2020, 8:30 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 16 seconds

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The real root of suffering

Published: Nov. 10, 2020, 8:30 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 28 seconds

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By judging others we blind ourselves

Published: Nov. 9, 2020, 8:30 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 25 seconds

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Qualities of a state of play

Published: Nov. 8, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 41 seconds

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From failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm

Published: Nov. 7, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 1 second

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Change the language in the tribe and change the tribe

Published: Nov. 6, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 30 seconds

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Courage is every virtue at the testing point

Published: Nov. 5, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 31 seconds

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Consider the views of others

Published: Nov. 4, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 57 seconds

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Expect change. Accept death. Enjoy life.

Published: Nov. 3, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 22 seconds

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To be yourself is the greatest accomplishment

Published: Nov. 2, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 39 seconds

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She would’ve been a good woman

Published: Nov. 1, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 57 seconds

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Change others to change ourselves

Published: Oct. 31, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 56 seconds

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There are no quick fixes

Published: Oct. 30, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 49 seconds

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Long-term meditation changes the brain

Published: Oct. 29, 2020, 10 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 33 seconds

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Where id is, there shall ego be

Published: Oct. 28, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 34 seconds

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The second mountain

Published: Oct. 27, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 59 seconds

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Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World

Published: Oct. 26, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 27 seconds

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Gratitude is an antidote

Published: Oct. 25, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 30 seconds

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What depression demands

Published: Oct. 24, 2020, 8:45 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 18 seconds

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Playing big doesn’t come from working more

Published: Oct. 23, 2020, 8:30 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 2 seconds

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You have a substance to your life if you’ve felt pain

Published: Oct. 22, 2020, 8:30 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 2 seconds

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The best bridge between despair and hope

Published: Oct. 21, 2020, 8:30 a.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 39 seconds

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The biggest enemies of willpower

Published: Oct. 20, 2020, 8:45 a.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 3 seconds

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Leaders: Is it better to be loved or feared?

Published: Oct. 19, 2020, 8:30 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 26 seconds

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True humility consists of two things

Published: Oct. 18, 2020, 8:30 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 41 seconds

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We want leaders with a prosocial orientation

Published: Oct. 17, 2020, 8:45 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 50 seconds

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Women who love themselves are threatening

Published: Oct. 16, 2020, 8:30 a.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 4 seconds

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Who wants to change?

Published: Oct. 15, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 54 seconds

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Self-doubt in moderation is animating and motivating

Published: Oct. 14, 2020, 8:30 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 36 seconds

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Human beings are not born once and for all

Published: Oct. 13, 2020, 8:30 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 25 seconds

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A self is not something static

Published: Oct. 12, 2020, 8:30 a.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 39 seconds

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Why it’s so important to have close relationships

Published: Oct. 11, 2020, 8:30 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 1 second

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When parents don’t take responsibility for their own unfinished business

Published: Oct. 10, 2020, 8:30 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 24 seconds

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The way we feel is by becoming aware of our inner experience

Published: Oct. 9, 2020, 8:30 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 22 seconds

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Nothing is more damaging to the adventurous spirit

Published: Oct. 8, 2020, 8:30 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 4 seconds

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Education is thinking, and thinking is looking for yourself

Published: Oct. 7, 2020, 9 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 41 seconds

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Begin by answering this question

Published: Oct. 6, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 57 seconds

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Words have color, depth, texture of their own

Published: Oct. 5, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 22 seconds

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The necessary thing is after all but this

Published: Oct. 4, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 29 seconds

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An extraordinary dialectic in the course of the modern era

Published: Oct. 3, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 17 seconds

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One of the best ways to make yourself happy

Published: Oct. 2, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 8 seconds

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Haunting and precocious insights

Published: Oct. 1, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 20 seconds

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The place to improve the world

Published: Sept. 30, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 27 seconds

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Ask anyone what she means when she says ’God’

Published: Sept. 29, 2020, 8 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 25 seconds

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Failure, when it comes to future risk-taking, is a gift

Published: Sept. 28, 2020, 6 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 15 seconds

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In order to change conditions outside ourselves

Published: Sept. 27, 2020, 6 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 21 seconds

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I’ve never done anything but dream

Published: Sept. 26, 2020, 6 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 30 seconds

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The function of education

Published: Sept. 25, 2020, 6 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 44 seconds

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Abiding faith does not depend on borrowed concepts

Published: Sept. 24, 2020, 9 a.m.
Duration: 3 minutes

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The courage to be happy also includes the courage to be disliked

Published: Sept. 23, 2020, 9 a.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 55 seconds

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