74. Part 2 of My Conversation with Ben and Jonna Jones-Growing Together: Entrepreneurship, Adventure and Giving Back

First, A Little Bit More About Ben & Jonna:Benjamin Jones- Retired 6 year professional football player. RB / QBFounder and creator of the LionFactory, personal development companyWorld Traveling Adventurer.Travelled all over the world with his family, 40 + countries, lived in 6 different  countriesEarly crypto adaptor, bought his first bitcoin at $200Husband, father, leader of menFollower of ChristJonna Jones-Originally from FinlandMother of 3Ex-model, co-ran a modeling agency in EuropeDirector of operations for the Jones family aka Chaos CoordinatorTravel fanaticFollower of Christ"It's not one more day it's one less. Go be someone"What You Can Find Inside This Episode:- A Discussion on Personal Values like Curiosity, Courage, Variety, Adventure, and Appreciation for our partners and the ways those behaviors produce goodness and abundance in our lives- We talk about the impact of travel and how seeing and experiencing the world both impacts our lives and influences our behaviors and world - Ben & Jonna share more about the 1 year trip they took a few years ago with their 3 young children. This around the globe adventure was primarily focused on visiting Asia and exploring different places that involved both elements of risk and reward- Jonna shares about the importance of learning to regulate our nervous systems and the benefits of better understanding how to be more in charge of our emotions matters, so that we might deal with challenges that we encounter in healthier ways. - They both dive into many of the obstacles they faced during their year on the road in Asia and how much of that trip was not planned beforehand. In particular, they share one heartwarming story best described as the best of times and the worst of times, where total exhaustion, no place to stay, a  KFC experience and fireworks in Malaysia in the midst of torrential rains are characterized by the kids as… “the best day of our lives.”- Ben talks about the importance of being aware of your physiological state and how energy is life, energy creates energy, and the importance of movement and staying active.- We also discussed the realities of responding to naysayers and dealing with people who attempt to write scripts for our lives, and how that often springs from fear and the unknown.-There is a brief chat about submission and the negative consequences of living out of alignment with one’s values and goals and we briefly touch on the issue of religious faith and questioning traditional systems. PerfectWhelm Podcast Links & Resources:Schedule a free discovery call with me to learn more about my coaching programs and services.Email: [email protected] hope you will follow, subscribe, rate, and/or share the podcast with someone you think might benefit from it.