What Do You Know To Be True?
"What Do You Know To Be True?" is a podcast series with ordinary people about their extraordinary talent, their superhero power, and the meaningful impact it has on others.
Charting a path to unlocking one's potential starts with a deeper understanding of one’s superpower and how to make a meaningful impact in service of others.
In these conversations, Roger Kastner seeks to discover more about our guests' path to purpose and unlocking potential by exploring their journey from developing their extraordinary talent to creating meaningful impact for others.
The goal of these conversations is not to try to emulate it or “hack” our way to a new talent. Instead, these conversations are to inspire you to think deeply about how to create positive impact in service of others.
This podcast is for Org Development practitioners, coaches, mentors, and anyone who works with other people to unlock their challenges and achieve more. Our audience thinks deeply about their work, the space they hold, and the positive impact it has in service of others.
Our guests bring humility, insights, gratitude, and humor as they delve deep into their experiences, learnings, and impact their "superhero power" has had when used successfully.
The path to purpose: Ordinary people, extraordinary talent, meaningful impact in the service of others.
By learning more about what inspired our guests to develop this extraordinary talent, how they think about their superhero power, and the impact it has on others as well as themselves, we gain inspiration and awareness of our superhero powers and our path to a more fulfilling life in the service of others.
At the heart of our conversations lies the fundamental notion that understanding the inspiration for one's superhero power is pivotal to unlocking a deeper understanding of purpose. In these episodes, we delve deep into what ignites this extraordinary talent within our guests, how they nurture it, and the remarkable ways it enriches the lives of others when employed in service of a greater good.
Whether you're a coach, mentor, educator, organization development practitioner, or simply someone navigating your own journey to finding your purpose and how you can create meaning for your life, this podcast aims to offer a wealth of wisdom to deepen your understanding and enhance your impact.
We steer clear of the notion of gimmicks or shortcuts, recognizing that the pursuit of purpose is a deeply personal and nuanced endeavor. By approaching each conversation with humility, vulnerability, and curiosity, we uncover the unique facets of our guests' superhero powers, how they developed and nurtured those talents, and the impact they have on themselves and others when used. In doing so, we hope to inspire others by witnessing how those stories resonate with our own journeys and experiences.
Expect to be inspired, challenged, and uplifted as our guests share their profound insights, peppered with humility, gratitude, and a generous dose of humor (be sure to check out the blooper highlights at the end). Through their anecdotes, reflections, and wisdom, we gain a deeper appreciation for the transformative potential of our superhero powers and the ripple effect they create in the lives of others.
Our purpose is to inspire you to explore the possibilities that lie within you, to ignite your potential, and chart a course towards a life of purpose, service, and meaningful fulfillment.
What Do You Know To Be True?
Exploring the role of Joy in our Superpower | Season 2 Trailer
What do you know to be true about joy? What is the relationship between your superpower and joy? What is the role of Joy in achieving your potential?
I’m curious to learn more about the role of joy in achieving our potential, and so in season 2 of the What Do You Know To Be True? podcast, we are diving into joy.
Each What Do You Know To Be True? episode is an opportunity to learn from and get inspired by our guests, who are everyday people with extraordinary talents, making meaningful impact in their communities.
As we explore their experiences with their superpowers, the goal is to learn how we can live more authentically into our own superpowers, and better understand how we can achieve our potential.
In season 1 we learned about the role of Purpose as a source for meaning and as a North Star for living into our potential.
In season 2, our guests are sharing what they know to be true about joy.
Music in this episode created by Ian Kastner.
"What Do You Know To Be True?" is a series of conversations where I speak with interesting people about their special talent or superhero power and the meaningful impact it has on others. The intention is to learn more about their experience with their superpower, so that we can learn something about the special talent in each of us which allows us to connect more deeply with our purpose and achieve our potential.
For more info, go to: https://whatdoyouknowtobetrue.com/
"What Do You Know To Be True?" is hosted by Roger Kastner, is a production of Three Blue Pens, and is recorded on the ancestral lands of the Duwamish and Suquamish people. To discover the ancestral lands of the indigenous people whose land you may be on, go to: https://native-land.ca/
ABOUT THE PODCAST
Charting a path to unlocking one's potential starts with a deeper understanding of one’s superpower and how to make a meaningful impact in service of others.
In these conversations, Roger Kastner seeks to discover more about our guests' path to purpose and unlocking potential by exploring their journey from developing their extraordinary talent to creating meaningful impact for others.
The goal of these conversations is not to try to emulate it or “hack” our way to a new talent. Instead, these conversations are to inspire you to think deeply about how to create positive impact in service of others.
This podcast is for anyone who works with other people to unlock their challenges and achieve more. Our audience thinks deeply about their work, the space they hold, and the positive impact it brings to others.
Our guests bring humility, insights, gratitude, and humor as they delve deep into their experiences and share their wisdom. They are everyday people, with extraordinary talent, who have made a meaningful impact.
TRANSCRIPT
Roger: So what do you know to be true about joy? What is the relationship between your superpower and joy? And what is the role of joy in achieving your potential? I'm curious to learn more about the role of joy in achieving our potential. And so in season two of the what do you know to be true podcast, we're diving into joy.
Where and how does joy show up?
Jen Mueller: I love talking sports. Like I love watching sports and talking sports, but what makes my job worthwhile is the people.
Anna Hall: So in my world, Joy is the human emotion and state of being that fuels our ability to have energy. To exchange purpose. So I actually call it joy fuel.
Roger: Each of the, what do you know to be true episodes is an opportunity to learn from and get inspired by our guests who are everyday people with extraordinary talent, making meaningful impact in their communities.
As we explore their superpowers, the goal is to learn how we can live more authentically into our own superpowers and better understand how we can achieve our potential. In season one, we learned about the role of purpose as a source for meaning and as a North star for living into our potential. And in season two, our guests are sharing what they know to be true about joy.
Garin Rouch: You do see a lot of suffering. You see a lot of people, a breaking point, people that aren't sleeping, people that are, you know, Having distress personalized to people that are in really bad health condition, because work can do that to you when it's not going well. And the, and the joy often comes from helping them just start to feel a sense of agency.
Lakshmi Gopalkrishnan: Because I really do believe profoundly that when somebody like you or somebody like me finds a way to put ourselves and other people back in touch with that thing that makes them unique and different, the ripple effect is just magnificent.
Roger: I hope you're as excited as I am to learn more about Joy this season as we continue our journey to understand more about our unique talents and the potential in each of us.
If you're ready, please join me in learning more about Joy. Joy is the word of the year for me.
Anna Hall: You're gonna have an amazing year then.
Roger: So far, it's been pretty good.
