131: How to Turn Ordinary Everyday Experiences Into Extraordinary Inner Strengths with Rick Hanson

With a fast rate of change and the pace at which we as individuals are evolving and society as a whole, turning the lens inward and cultivating inner strength is a venture worth pursuing if you want to be equipped to handle life's challenges and develop true self-reliance.

My guest today, Rick Hanson, was on the show back on episode 059 to talk about his book Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love & Wisdom, and the work he does around understanding the natural tendencies of the brain and how to leverage that knowledge combined with practical neuroscience to create change.

Today Rick is back on the show to dive into his book Resilient: How to Grow an Unshakable Core of Calm, Strength, and Happiness. This book dives into the principles Rick teaches in his online course, Foundations of Well-Being, which has been practiced by around 15,000 students. It's a deep dive to building 12 inner strengths, which became the basis of this book.

Resilient hits the shelves tomorrow March 27th and is already #1 in New Releases on Amazon.

In this interview we will unpack some of the key distinction in Resilient and what it means to cultivate inner strengths while getting your needs met.

In this episode you'll learn

• The true essence of self-reliance
• Why positive psychology is missing a few key pieces and where resilience bridges that gap
• The 3 Fundamental Needs - safety, satisfaction, and connection
• Achieving well-being through recognizing, resourcing, regulating, and relating
• Facing challenges while experiencing our needs being met vs. faces challenges while experiencing are needs not being met
• Why stress, uneasiness, panic and suffering can become a way of life for people and how they use it to meet their needs
• The fundamentals of what Rick calls the Red Zone and the Green Zone
• The difference between reacting and responding to adversity and meeting the next moment already feeling full and balanced inside
• and MORE...