386 — The Ancient Template That's Been Guiding Your Life All Along With Chip Richards

As you know, the Hero’s Journey is one of Paul’s favorite tools to help his clients take on their challenges and begin to evolve into the people they are meant to be.

Former Olympic Coach and Leadership Guru Chip Richards joins Paul on a deep dive into the Hero’s Journey and how it can transform lives this week on Spirit Gym.

Learn more about Chip on his website and on social media via YouTube, Instagram and Facebook. 

For Spirit Gym listeners: Chip is offering listeners a special discount to join him on a Heart of Leadership retreat, such as the upcoming trip to Tonga to swim with humpback whales, or to be part of the Heart of Leadership 12-month mentorship program. For more details and dates, reach out to Chip on his website and mention you heard him on Spirit Gym.

Timestamps

3:18 The Shero’s Journey.

6:09 Chip’s long ago meetup with Paul in Australia that changed the story arc of his Australian Olympic Ski team.

10:19 Parallel influences across oceans.

26:16 Being mythed.

32:01 The twisting, winding path of personal chaos is there to help us discover the divine essence within.

41:06 Chip’s first call to adventure as an elite athlete.

51:51 Paul has experienced the Hero’s Journey many times.

1:07:06 “Who we really are is not the programming.”

1:18:16 Tests and allies.

1:27:39 A true commitment.

1:34:10 What happens during the Hero’s Journey when everything falls apart?

1:39:03 Nature bathing surrounded by whales that allows people to let go and just be.

1:56:39 “One of the things that makes [Paul’s] work so special: You are living the myth we’re talking about right now.”

2:05:55 The elixir: The deeper answer that reveals why you went on this journey and become the embodied expression of that knowledge.

2:15:48 The Hero’s Journey: A journey from concept to experience.

2:26:13 Tests that Chip and Paul are facing.

2:34:15 Protecting the hives with very simple devotion.

2:48:14 How to use the Hero’s Journey as a self-reflection/self-realization tool. 

Resources

The Seed of Dreams by Chip Richards

Writing the Story Within by Chip Richards

The Varroa mite

Find more resources for this episode on our website.

Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz), Composed, mixed, mastered and produced by Michael RB Schwartz of Brave Bear Music

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