The 2nd Half: Your guide to a more fulfilling career (and life).
By Eva Zahrawi Ruiz
The 2nd Half: Your guide to a more fulfilling career (and life).Jan 19, 2021
#36 Turning dreams into reality.
#35 Are you at your best?
For me that is taking time off, on my own, far away from my daily reality to do some personal work. My “going inward annual reset”. For you it might look completely different. Let’s give it a thought.
#34 Dealing with difficulty: The theatre technique.
Music Production by Jarl Hector at Clear Music Amsterdam
Podcast Editing by Jorge Pastrana
Artwork by Laszlito Kovacs
#33 Documenting: The key to Success.
Documenting has proven to be the key to success to transition into doing something you truly love 100% of the time, even turning it into your living or as the way to naturally grow your own business. Without forcing or having to do anything difficult. We underestimate the power of showing what we do to the world even if we believe it is not important or valuable to anybody. If no one has a clue that you do that one thing nobody will think of you. But if you give them the thought, provoke the idea, show yourself in a different way you would be surprised what kind of avenues, opportunities, sources of income and new directions are "suddenly" generated.
#32 Getting rid of attachment. From plant medicine to willpower.
During a recent dinner I was asked what was the biggest shift I experienced in the last few years. My answer was: Getting rid of attachments. This truly has been a big change. Not only the obvious bad attachments, often linked to addiction but also the “positive” ones: obsessively meditating, extreme exercising daily. Any kind of attachment, anything that rules your life, those things we believe we can’t live without. Any time we start our sentences with “I need to…” and “I have to” we need to pay attention. On this episode I share how I got rid of attachments, from plant medicine to willpower. And what happens when you actually change habits and you realise that you actually don’t need what you think you need.
#31 True body self-care. Not the gym and a facial.
Imagine a piece of furniture standing outside for a long period of time, the dirt, the water, the environment gets on top of it and at a certain moment you can’t see what that wood was originally like. You can clean it, you can wash it, but the layers are too thick to be removed with simply some soap. So we might need to sand it, get a machine and peel all the layers, so we can come back to its original beauty. And that however we don’t do with our own bodies, carrying all the emotions since the moment we were born piling up, layer after layer, after layer… On the latest episode of The 2nd Half podcast I look at the body and how we can create some true self care, so that we can start removing and releasing stuck emotions in our in our bodies as a regular practice, as part of our regular ongoing work. Body care that is not necessarily going to the gym, kicking, boxing cycling, having a facial and a pedicure. This year my theme is the body and I have gone deeper into different practices. Here are some of the things I covered during this episode as part of my own journey of exploration:
Breath - Wim Hof and Hollotropic breathwork
Movement - Ecstatic dance, 5 rhythms
Sound - Any kind of Sound Healing sessions
Yoga - Yin, Kundalini
Massage - Nurturing, healing massages
Books:
Breath by James Nestor
Training the Mind, Healing the Body by Deepak Chopra and David Simon
Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker
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Music Production by Jarl Hector at Clear Music Amsterdam
Podcast Editing by Jorge Pastrana
Artwork by Lazslito Kovaks
#30 Response.Ability.
#29 Try having nothing to say.
#28 Progression. Politics. Savviness.
Music Production by Jarl Hector at Clear Music Amsterdam
Podcast Editing by Jorge Pastrana
#27 Vocation. Revelations. Walks&Talks.
A few days ago I had a long walk in nature and a wonderful conversation which proved to be extremely revealing with regards to my vocation and what I am meant to be doing.
I was always a bit envious of those people who knew very early on that they were going to be a singer, or a dancer, or a designer... something that I never had (or I didn’t know I had). But I realised it was always there from the beginning.
The more we can tap into that passion, if we can come closer to that which we were consumed with when we were little, the happier we will be and the more authentic our endeavors will be. It might not seem very apparent, but it is there, if we know where to look at.
And...I have a specially composed music/tune for The 2nd Half Podcast! From this episode onwards.
Music Production by Jarl Hector at Clear Music Amsterdam.
Podcast Editing by Jorge Pastrana
#26 Career. Intention. Mid-life crisis.
#25 The office is a daily retreat for self development.
We don’t see our jobs as a place for self growth whilst it is full of opportunities daily if we open our ears and welcome what is right in front of our very eyes, every single day, when we open our laptops.
#24 Preparation. Patience. Perseverance.
#23 Money, Growth, Success: my year theme for 2020.
#22 Forget your purpose. Ditch plans, deadlines and new year’s resolutions.
#21 Increase your joy. Share your gifts.
#20 The word Why is problematic..
#19 Choosing for yourself. When and how to shift.
# 18 No room for the noise. Dealing with other people’s opinions.
#17 The world reacts to you. Do you want it easy or difficult? Your choice.
#16 Using time and energy wisely.
#15 Treat work like a romantic relationship
#14 Words with no action #blackouteveryday
#13 “I hate”. “I’m sorry” and the effect of our words.
#12 This too shall pass. The longest 2 nights. Are you ok right now?
#11 Adapting to change
#10 Lockdown reflections. And now what?
#9 We are limiting ourselves
#8 I need. I need...
#7 Stick! It is your time to run
Stick! That is what a runner says to the next one on a relay. And right now you have the baton, it is your time. Can you as single individual make a difference? Absolutely yes! It all starts with your intention. More than ever it is going to be up to corporations to generate great impact in our world and we are right in the middle of it. With opportunity, time, resources. What will you do with it? This episode is about realizing that we can influence more than we think, no matter which role we have in the organisation.