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Between the Ears Podcast · August 16 · 6 min

#11 Question & Quote

In this Q&Q episode of Between the Ears, Arnold Beekes cuts straight to the point with one powerful question and one memorable quote. No fluff, no filler — just the kind of thinking that makes you stop, look in the mirror and ask yourself what you've been holding back. The Question What would you like to do, but you don't do because you are afraid of other people's opinions? We are wired to fit in — but fitting in often means shrinking down Family, friends, colleagues and social media all shape what we allow ourselves to pursue Arnold persisted with brain fitness when the industry had a bad reputation — and was proven right A lawyer who made extraordinary cakes refused to turn it into a business because of what people might think — and stayed stuck as a result The opinions of others are limitations you choose to accept — you can also choose not to The Quote "People only want to retire if they don't like their work." If you love what you do, retirement is not the goal — it's not even appealing Governments are already pushing retirement age toward 70 — the old model is breaking down Stopping work has a measurable negative impact on your brain The answer isn't to keep doing work you hate — it's to start doing something you don't want to stop About Arnold Beekes 🧠 Arnold Beekes enables you to have a better life between the ears. ✦ Links: https://bio.link/beekes ✦ Brain Fitness: https://braingym.fitness ✦ Brain Athletes Community: https://brainathletes.club ✦ Innovation Athletes: https://innovationathletes.club 🎙️ Edited and Produced by The PodFather Network LLC 🌐 https://roycoughlan.com/ #BetweenTheEars #ArnoldBeekes #BrainFitness #UnleashYourUniqueness #QuestionAndQuote #Mindset #PersonalGrowth #Retirement #DoWhatYouLove #Consciousness #InnerWork

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In this Q&Q episode of Between the Ears, Arnold Beekes cuts straight to the point with one powerful question and one memorable quote. No fluff, no filler — just the kind of thinking that makes you stop, look in the mirror and ask yourself what you've been holding back.

The Question

What would you like to do, but you don't do because you are afraid of other people's opinions?

  • We are wired to fit in — but fitting in often means shrinking down
  • Family, friends, colleagues and social media all shape what we allow ourselves to pursue
  • Arnold persisted with brain fitness when the industry had a bad reputation — and was proven right
  • A lawyer who made extraordinary cakes refused to turn it into a business because of what people might think — and stayed stuck as a result
  • The opinions of others are limitations you choose to accept — you can also choose not to

The Quote

"People only want to retire if they don't like their work."

  • If you love what you do, retirement is not the goal — it's not even appealing
  • Governments are already pushing retirement age toward 70 — the old model is breaking down
  • Stopping work has a measurable negative impact on your brain
  • The answer isn't to keep doing work you hate — it's to start doing something you don't want to stop

About Arnold Beekes

🧠 Arnold Beekes enables you to have a better life between the ears.
✦ Links: https://bio.link/beekes
✦ Brain Fitness: https://braingym.fitness
✦ Brain Athletes Community: https://brainathletes.club
✦ Innovation Athletes: https://innovationathletes.club

 

🎙️ Edited and Produced by The PodFather Network LLC
🌐 https://roycoughlan.com/

 

#BetweenTheEars #ArnoldBeekes #BrainFitness #UnleashYourUniqueness #QuestionAndQuote #Mindset #PersonalGrowth #Retirement #DoWhatYouLove #Consciousness #InnerWork

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