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Between the Ears Podcast · September 13 · 10 min

#20 Everydayness

In this episode, Arnold Beekes makes the case that "everydayness" — showing up daily, not just occasionally — is the actual hallmark of excellence in any domain, whether that's music, sport, nursing, or building a better world. He pushes back on the excuse of being too busy, arguing that anyone excellent at anything got there through consistent daily practice, never once-a-week effort. He connects this directly to the modern distraction problem: smartphones and social media offering constant, fear-based content that pulls people into comparing themselves to others, which actively works against the discipline everydayness requires. Arnold offers three simple daily practices: learn something (however small), create something (even just a pencil drawing), and care — for yourself as much as for others, since most of us are far better at the second than the first. He adds true self-analysis — checking in honestly with what you're feeling, thinking, or even physically sensing — and walking, sharing his own remarkable story of being told by a surgeon he might never walk again after destroying his heel, and now walking over an hour every morning. The episode closes with its usual moment of everyday beauty: the story of Florence Loma Rivo in Kenya, who escaped female genital mutilation and child marriage herself and turned that experience into a mission — building a school and rescue center for girls facing the same threat today. 🔗 About Your Host (Arnold Beekes) 🌐 Website: https://bio.link/beekes 💪 Brain Gym: https://braingym.fitness 🧠 Brain Athletes: https://brainathletes.club 🚀 Innovation Athletes: https://innovationathletes.club 🎓 Join our Skool brain-fitness community: https://www.skool.com/brain-fitness-7070 Roy Coughlan · The Podfather Network — Editor & Promoter Website: https://roycoughlan.com/ Virtual Assistants: https://va.world/ Private Networking Group: Learn about a Private Networking Group in 50 US States & 49+ Countries with 700+ Members https://connectedleaders.academy Brain Upgrade: https://brainupgrade.org/ The Authority Alliance: A Foundation of Experts — community for entrepreneurs, coaches, and thought leaders to connect, collaborate, and grow their authority together: https://theauthorityalliance.com/ #BetweenTheEars #BrainUpgrade #Everydayness #Discipline #PersonalGrowth #Mindset #ArnoldBeekes #DailyPractice #EverydayBeauty

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In this episode, Arnold Beekes makes the case that "everydayness" — showing up daily, not just occasionally — is the actual hallmark of excellence in any domain, whether that's music, sport, nursing, or building a better world. He pushes back on the excuse of being too busy, arguing that anyone excellent at anything got there through consistent daily practice, never once-a-week effort. He connects this directly to the modern distraction problem: smartphones and social media offering constant, fear-based content that pulls people into comparing themselves to others, which actively works against the discipline everydayness requires. Arnold offers three simple daily practices: learn something (however small), create something (even just a pencil drawing), and care — for yourself as much as for others, since most of us are far better at the second than the first. He adds true self-analysis — checking in honestly with what you're feeling, thinking, or even physically sensing — and walking, sharing his own remarkable story of being told by a surgeon he might never walk again after destroying his heel, and now walking over an hour every morning. The episode closes with its usual moment of everyday beauty: the story of Florence Loma Rivo in Kenya, who escaped female genital mutilation and child marriage herself and turned that experience into a mission — building a school and rescue center for girls facing the same threat today.

🔗 About Your Host (Arnold Beekes)
🌐 Website: https://bio.link/beekes
💪 Brain Gym: https://braingym.fitness
🧠 Brain Athletes: https://brainathletes.club
🚀 Innovation Athletes: https://innovationathletes.club
🎓 Join our Skool brain-fitness community: https://www.skool.com/brain-fitness-7070

Roy Coughlan · The Podfather Network — Editor & Promoter
Website: https://roycoughlan.com/
Virtual Assistants: https://va.world/
Private Networking Group: Learn about a Private Networking Group in 50 US States & 49+ Countries with 700+ Members https://connectedleaders.academy
Brain Upgrade: https://brainupgrade.org/
The Authority Alliance: A Foundation of Experts — community for entrepreneurs, coaches, and thought leaders to connect, collaborate, and grow their authority together: https://theauthorityalliance.com/

#BetweenTheEars #BrainUpgrade #Everydayness #Discipline #PersonalGrowth #Mindset #ArnoldBeekes #DailyPractice #EverydayBeauty

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