The Kindness Factor Podcast
Join hosts Dr. Elia Gourgouris - The Happiness Doctor, also known as the "Happy Greek", and Randy McNeely - The Kindness Giver, as they bring in intriguing guests who share impactful personal experiences with the transformative power of kindness.
BE WARNED - You'll more than likely come away with a case of "pay it forwarditis" and a desire to join the growing #kindnemic working to spread the kindness contagion wherever you go!
Dr. Elia Gourgouris worked for over two decades as a clinical psychologist and has worked in the corporate coaching and speaking industries for well over a decade teaching and speaking specifically on well-being and happiness. His appealing accent, thought provoking questions, unique perspective, and light-hearted banter will be food for your mind and happiness for your heart.
Randy McNeely, known as The Kindness Giver, is a reformed Cybersecurity professional. After working for nearly two decades where he played the role of the security/risk professional that everyone loved to hate, Randy retired his clipboard and risk assessment documents to take on the more personally impactful role of kindness engineer. You'll enjoy listening as Randy utilizes his unique experience to ask insightful questions that inspire heart-grabbing responses.
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The Kindness Factor Podcast
Episode 27 - Megan Murphy - Becoming Your Own Kindness Hero
What do you get when you cross a Cape Cod beach, rocks, and paint?
You get Megan Murphy’s Kindness Rocks Project.
What started out as an effort for self-kindness, has exploded into a worldwide movement with kindness rock gardens now in over 90 countries and millions of participants. It is considered one of the world’s largest participatory and interactive works of art ever created.
Join Randall McNeely - The Kindness Giver and Dr. Elia Gourgouris - The Happiness Doctor in this delightful conversation with Megan Murphy. Listen and learn as Megan shares the unique story of how she became her own kindness hero and find out how you can too!
Key Takeaways:
- The simple act of writing a kind message to yourself can be a means of catharsis.
- Leaving that message on an object, such as a rock, for someone else to find can be a catalyst for their self-kindness.
- The fives step Rocks process can change your life
- Recognize - sit with yourself - recognize your thoughts, what is going on in you head.
- Observe - observe and own it. Don't try and beat yourself up for feeling the things your feeling or thought you are thinking.
- Compassion - practice self-compassion. If we don't recognize the need for compassion towards ourselves, we won't recognized the need for compassion towards others.
- Kindness - Give kindness to yourself and others
- Service - look for ways make your day and everyone else's day a little bit better.
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Megan Murphy is the founder of The Kindness Rocks Project. She's a coach, keynote speaker, author, and so much more. Learn more about her and the project on The Kindness Rocks Project website.
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