ADVENTURE & FORTITUDE W/DOUG REID

Season 5 of the Cultivation Podcast is all about words to live by. This episode dissects "Adventure and Fortitude" with special guest Doug Reid.   Doug, as a mentor and brother in law to Tom, discusses how adventure is a mindset and gives tips on how to live a life of fortitude.   Adventure is defined as an undertaking involving danger and unknown risks. Adventure means rejecting comfort for finding something new, so a life of risk ends up a life of victory.   Doug says he views adventure as a mindset of how he lives his life. He says choosing to live a life of adventure opens up our mind to embrace life. It causes you to view possibilities instead of problems, an adventurous mindset looks for opportunities instead of what can hold us back.    Doug goes on to say that an adventure mindset is taking a risk but being mindful, not jumping blindly. Tom adds that what holds us back is that fear of the unknown, but the pair points out that losing your sense of adventure in life makes life dull, so you have to work at it. Adventure doesn't just happen, you have to cultivate an adventurous mindset so you can enjoy life.   Adventure is uncomfortable, costs something, and has an unknown outcome. Doug adds that he has learned a life of adventure requires learning to suffer. When you live a life of dreams and adventure, you have to learn to suffer because it's the only way you can keep living that life.   Fortitude is defined as strength of mind that allows a person to encounter danger or bear pain with courage. People who have the fortitude to suffer are celebrated because it brings validation.   Doug notes that fortitude is mental toughness that is earned, not given. People who earn things through fortitude have built the muscles in their life to get things done.    The pair gives the keys to developing fortitude:  Be willing to fail. Recognize you will fail and be willing to learn from it. Focus on what we can control. Don't worry about what you can't control. Make sure those around you have the right mindset. Those who influence you need to have a grit because it can rub off on you. Learn from fear. Fear shouldn't be discounted, build courage by learning from your previous experience. Expect adversity. If it's all easy, it's not worth anything.  Don't be easily offended. We let other people dictate the outcome instead of owning it. Do it afraid.