The Courageous Life
Founded by coach and teacher Joshua Steinfeldt, The Courageous Life invites you into a deep conversation about finding the courage to pursue what matters most in life, work, and love.
Episodes
168 episodes since 2018
Practicing Courage #42: Don't underestimate the power of a kind act
In today’s practice you’ll hear a clip from a past conversation with kindness researcher Dr. Kelli Harding.She’ll offer a beautiful reminder about just how easy it can be to make someone else’s day. How little it takes to l...
September 13, 2024
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6:29
Finding Solutions to Seemingly Intractable Problems | Rob Fersh and Mariah Levison
How might we learn to better negotiate and navigate seemingly intractable issues? And what if it was possible to not only navigate these issues, but to meet all people’s needs in the process?What if it was possi...
September 11, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 117
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59:13
Practicing Courage #41: A powerful way to connect and build relationships
Yesterday we re-released a moving Courageous Life conversation with Juliana Tafur. Juliana is a journalist, award winning documentary filmmaker, and bridge builder. She serves as the Program Director for th...
September 05, 2024
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11:29
Building Bridges Back to Each Other | Juliana Tafur
How can we more effectively navigate conversations with people who have different values, and beliefs than we do?Neighbors, community members, co-workers, and family members who care deeply about the same issues, but who have widely diff...
September 04, 2024
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Episode 116
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51:31
Practicing Courage #40: Let go of assumptions and embrace curiosity
When I was first learning to be a coach we had a saying before stepping into a coaching conversation:Leave your assumptions at the door and embrace curiosity. In reality we often know SO little about someone’s experienc...
August 29, 2024
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4:23
Rediscovering the Art of Constructive Dialogue | Dr. Mylien Duong
How can we more effectively navigate conversations with people who have different values, and beliefs than we do?Neighbors, community members, co-workers, and family members who care deeply about the same issues, but who have widely diff...
August 28, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 115
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54:52
Practicing Courage #39: Rethinking the timeless advice to 'always do your best'
Always do your best.When I was growing up I heard that a lot. "Just do your best.""Leave it all on the field."Or some similar version of that message.It seemed like a generally positive an...
August 22, 2024
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4:27
Uncovering the Possibility of Post-Traumatic Growth | Dr. Amrita Sen Mukherjee
One of the most extraordinary manifestations of human potential is:Our ability to grow and strengthen ourselves in the face of pain, trauma, and those moments where life falls apart.Today’s guest, Dr. Amrita Sen Mukherjee...
August 21, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 114
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47:36
Practicing Courage #38: Unlocking potential with the new science of mindset
In yesterday’s Courageous Life episode with psychologist and author, Dr. Jill Stoddard, we took a deep dive into overcoming self doubt and imposterism. Part of which reminded me of a powerful practice for transforming stress.A p...
August 15, 2024
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14:08
Overcoming Self-Doubt and Imposterism | Dr. Jill Stoddard
Today’s guest identifies as a recovered imposter. For years, she was convinced that the only reason she was accepted into a competitive grad school program was because her father knew the program director. One thing research sho...
August 14, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 113
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56:06
Heroes and Helpers #6 - Acceptance and unconditional positive regard with Liliana Öğün
In the hero's journey, the hero or heroine is called to adventure. Often in the form of a quest, a challenge, or an adversity.And often in unexpected ways.One of the things that’s interesting about the heroes journey is ...
August 09, 2024
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23:28
Practicing Courage #37: The only moment we'll ever have
"It’s very important work to be calm in a storm. To be a center for the people in your life." -Elizabeth Lesser (Courageous Life Episode 112)So often when storms arise in our life they unleash a variety of feelings:Uncertain...
August 08, 2024
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7:50
Strong Back, Soft Front: The Practice of a Lifetime | Elizabeth Lesser
In the more than forty years since she co-founded Omega Institute—now the world’s largest center for spiritual retreat and personal growth—Elizabeth Lesser has been an intimate witness to the ways in which peopl...
August 07, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 112
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58:08
Heroes and Helpers #5 - Building a future starts with feeling seen with Hayley Philander
In the hero's journey, the hero or heroine is called to adventure. Often in the form of a quest, a challenge, or an adversity,And often in unexpected ways.One of the things that’s interesting about the hero's journey...
August 02, 2024
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Season 4
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30:43
Practicing Courage #36: Finding the courage to be real
After work one evening I met a friend who has been navigating big questions about their career and what’s next.We sat outside and they shared some of their story.A close friend of theirs, whom they care about and deeply respect<...
August 01, 2024
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9:27
Backbone, Heart, and the Power of Humble Leadership | Urs Koenig
When veteran executive coach, professor, and ultra-endurance champion Urs Koenig signed up to be a NATO peacekeeping commander and United Nations peacekeeper in his fifties, he thought he knew a thing or two about leadership.In h...
July 31, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 111
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47:50
Practicing Courage #35: Relaxing into uncertainty - a superpower for our time
The blank canvas.The blank page.The big questions:What’s next in my life?What do I want to do for work? How do I want to live?These are familiar moments an...
July 25, 2024
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Season 4
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12:58
Lessons for Moving Through Change, Loss, and Disruption | Kaira Jewel Lingo
Kaira Jewel Lingo is a mindfulness and meditation teacher with a lifelong interest in blending spirituality and meditation with social justice.She spent her formative years growing up in an ecumenical Christian community where families ...
July 24, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 110
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42:21
Practicing Courage #34: The path to inner freedom
There is a beautiful teaching metaphor that comes out of buddhist psychology about 2 darts.As we move through life we inevitably experience pain.From minor bumps and scrapes,To major injury, loss, heartbreak, and catastr...
July 18, 2024
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8:06
The Art of Meeting Life with Curiosity, Presence, and Love | Dr. Jacob Ham
When I first started coaching I was introduced to the idea of: Meeting the client where they are. This idea being both a cornerstone of coaching,And a practice that involves attuning to the person in front of yo...
July 17, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 109
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1:06:52
Heroes and Helpers #4 - Embracing the journey from 'doing' to 'being' with Amy Dong
In the hero's journey, the hero or heroine is called to adventure. Often in the form of a quest, a challenge, or an adversity,And often in unexpected ways.One of the things that’s interesting about the hero's journey...
July 12, 2024
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Season 4
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26:44
Practicing Courage #33: The self-compassion practice no one is talking about
Why can it be so difficult to receive? Whether it’s something small like a compliment,Or something bigger, like receiving help when we are in some form of pain or distress. While the response can vary of course...
July 11, 2024
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Season 4
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5:53
A Masterclass in Positive Provocation | Dr. Robert Biswas-Diener
When you hear the word provoke what do you think of? What about the word provocative? For many (including myself)This idea, of provocation, often holds a negative connotation.Look it up in the d...
July 10, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 108
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54:22
Pride: Is the Deadliest Sin the Secret to Success? | Dr. Jessica Tracy
Dr. Jessica Tracy is the Director of the Emotion and Self Lab at the University of British Columbia, and someone I have been looking forward to interviewing for a long time. Back in 2016 she published a book titled:
July 03, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 107
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54:08
[Re-Release] Practicing Courage #32: Choosing courage over comfort
At the end of each day we do a mental scan, reviewing our experiences from that day.When people do this, they often find:The moments where they moved outside of their comfort zoneThe moments where they pushed themsel...
June 27, 2024
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Season 4
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8:59