#125: Living In Awe (with guest John O'Leary)

Parenting Great Kids with Dr. Meg Meeker

Dr. Meg Meeker

Kids & Family, Education, Parenting, Self-improvement

4.6 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 5 January 2021

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Life is busy, very busy. In the hustle and bustle of the daily grind, you can lose sight of what’s important. Engagement in extracurricular activities is at an all-time high, and burnout seems to rise daily. There was a time when we danced through our days with childlike wonder, in awe of the experience of the moment and excited for the promise of tomorrow. In his new book IN AWE: Rediscover Your Childlike Wonder to Unleash Inspiration, Meaning and Joy, John O’Leary invites readers to return to the joy of navigating life like a child and identify the five senses that children innately possess. In this episode, Dr. Meg talks with John about his book and what exactly those “five senses” are and how you can return to them. John is a survivor of a fire that burned 100% of his body, and he was given only a 1% chance of surviving. He has turned this story into the foundation of his first book On Fire: The 7 Choices to Ignite a Radically Inspired Life, and he also speaks at conferences and events around the country. His emotional story-telling, unexpected humor and authenticity make each of his talks truly transformational. This is a great conversation that you will want to pay close attention to as they talk through living in awe! Do you have a question for Dr. Meeker? If so, email them to [email protected] and listen to future episodes to see if your question is featured! WELCOME Dr. Meg starts this episode by introducing her guest, John O’Leary, author of the new book IN AWE: Rediscover Your Childlike Wonder to Unleash Inspiration, Meaning and Joy. She also teases her points to ponder that you can start using right away. Dr. Meeker also introduces her free webinar, When No Stops Working that you can find at meekerparenting.com! A CONVERSATION WITH JOHN O’LEARY (PART 1) In today’s episode, Dr. Meeker talks with John O’Leary, author of the new book IN AWE: Rediscover Your Childlike Wonder to Unleash Inspiration, Meaning and Joy. Their conversation centers around recapturing the childlike awe that you can have in the experience of the moments you’re given each day. BREAK A CONVERSATION WITH JOHN O’LEARY (PART 2) In today’s episode, Dr. Meeker talks with John O’Leary, author of the new book IN AWE: Rediscover Your Childlike Wonder to Unleash Inspiration, Meaning and Joy. Their conversation centers around recapturing the childlike awe that you can have in the experience of the moments you’re given each day. PARENT PEP RALLY FROM THE PRODUCER Thanks for listening to Episode 125, Living In Awe and for helping Dr. Meg’s parenting revolution reach over FIVE MILLION downloads! Subscribe, rate, and leave a review for us on iTunes! Get Social with Dr. Meg on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram @MegMeekerMD Have a parenting question? Write Dr. Meg at [email protected] and she could answer your question during the show or you can let us know what you’d like to hear about in a future episode! Dr. Meg’s parenting resources and tools are available at MeekerParenting.com/resources. Subscribe, rate, and leave a review for us on iTunes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	For 30 plus years I've seen every type of child grow up.
0:06.0	Instead of giving me what I wanted, she gave me what I needed, which was truth.
0:10.5	Don't let emotions win. Let truth win. Do your very best. truth.
0:13.0	Do your very best and you should have a lot of fun while you do it.
0:16.0	The better you get at something, the more fun you're going to have at something.
0:19.0	You moms and dads are wired with everything you need to be a parent to a great kid.
0:26.0	Welcome to Parenting Great Kids. This is episode number 125 and I'm your host Dr. Meg Meeker.
0:34.2	Today my guest is my good friend and inspiration, John O'Leary.
0:41.0	John is a popular speaker and author and he has a life story that is truly remarkable.
0:48.4	When John was nine years old, he suffered burns over 100% of his body and when he got to the hospital his doctors gave him
0:58.4	a 1% chance of living.
1:01.6	John did live, went on to have a remarkable life and with no fingers can actually play the piano.
1:11.0	He truly is one of the most inspirational authors and speakers you will ever come
1:16.6	across. John is the author of the book in All
1:23.0	Best Seller, he also wrote an incredible book called On Fire.
1:28.0	And you can get both of those on his website, John O'Leary Inspires.com. You can follow him on Twitter and I strongly
1:37.5	suggest that you do. He really is one of the most remarkable people you're ever going
1:42.3	to learn about.
1:43.6	John has a very popular podcast called John O'Leary, Live Inspired, as well as a very robust
1:51.2	blog, as well as being a very popular author and speaker, John has been married to his wife Beth and they have four kids.
2:00.5	I know you're going to love this podcast.
2:03.0	As always, I'll share my points to ponder so you can start using them right away.
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