Why do we care about failures? Because each story of failure has a lesson to be learned! Professional Failure is a podcast dedicated to uncovering the upside of failure hidden in the unique stories of our guests. Our goal is to push back hard on the fear of failure and teach others how to overcome it. Join us for real stories and real people sharing sage advice on lessons they've learned and how they've worked through their setbacks. Failures are a gift! Learn to appreciate your gifts!
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Why do we care about failures? Because each story of failure has a lesson to be learned! Professional Failure is a podcast dedicated to uncovering the upside of failure hidden in the unique stories of our guests. Our goal is to push back hard on the fear of failure and teach others how to overcome it. Join us for real stories and real people sharing sage advice on lessons they've learned and how they've worked through their setbacks. Failures are a gift! Learn to appreciate your gifts!
EP 81: Clinton Young | Black Sheep Habits, Failing His Intuition, Follow The Tingles, Thoughts Are Slippery, Unique Natural Flows, Little Kid Confidence, and Pickle What?
The Professional Failure Podcast
59 minutes 14 seconds
2 years ago
EP 81: Clinton Young | Black Sheep Habits, Failing His Intuition, Follow The Tingles, Thoughts Are Slippery, Unique Natural Flows, Little Kid Confidence, and Pickle What?
Story of failure: Trying to protect our car from hail damage but getting a bigger dent instead.
In today’s episode Clinton talks about:
- full time RV’er and pickle ball coach
- living in a van down by the river
- story of who he is and what his purpose is
- having success as an entrepreneur and then 2008 happens
- losing his business and credit score within 3 months
- seminar leader telling him that he was dead inside
- always followed his intuition and where that lead him
- buying real estate for all the wrong reasons
- thinking that his intuition failed him but what he learned
- black sheep habits
- a Harry Potter lightning bolt
- failing his intuition
- walking in nature and rest
- getting the tingles and following them
- personal growth and development
- feeling very deeply
- sharing the Black Sheep habits
- meditation and closing your eyes
- quieting your mind and being present
- being in three areas
- level of confusion
- contemplating and negative ion exchanges
- allowing thoughts to emerge
- benefits of journaling
- patterns in what you’re writing
- the concept of natural flow
- The Flow Profile
- being in alignment with flow
- grounding and walking on the beach
- visualization and what it does
- story of Michael Phelps and visualization
- winning in your mind
- the most important part of visualization
- finding something that lights them up
- The Discovery Process formula
- story of Clinton being in grad school and cross-cultural studies
- being a psychology geek
- wanting to study overseas
- having a mentor that questioned everything he wanted to do
- talking to anyone that could help him
- “Who do you know that I should talk to about this?”
- “If you want what you want in life, you have to be willing to courageously step into the unknown.”
- within three months, living an working overseas
- having belief that what he thought was possible
- the power of inspiration
- interests turn into passions
- surrounding yourself with people that are ahead of you
- little kid confidence
- Napoleon Hill - “The mere thought of a desire is it’s proof that it’s possible for you.”
- universal principals
- “That thought can turn into that thing as long as you believe it’s possible.”
- having to take action
- how he found the RV lifestyle and pickle ball
- sometimes wise people give the wrong advice
- wanting to experience more mobility
- renting a 40 foot RV and falling in love with the RV life
- traveling around the US playing pickle ball
- looking for a way to exercise with his wife and not feel like working out
- story of how he found pickle ball in a dentist chair
- everyone smiling an laughing
- learning to play pickle ball
- Major League Pickleball
- story of the beginning of Pickle Ball 4 Life
- there’s no crying in pickle ball
- why he was crying about pickle ball
- limiting belief of his life being over competitively
- feeling good and helping other people find things that make them feel good
- a catalyst for positive change in the world
- why we need more things for adults to act like kids
- Chicken and Pickle
- Dreamland in Austin, TX
The Professional Failure Podcast
Why do we care about failures? Because each story of failure has a lesson to be learned! Professional Failure is a podcast dedicated to uncovering the upside of failure hidden in the unique stories of our guests. Our goal is to push back hard on the fear of failure and teach others how to overcome it. Join us for real stories and real people sharing sage advice on lessons they've learned and how they've worked through their setbacks. Failures are a gift! Learn to appreciate your gifts!