347: Brad Montague - Becoming Better Grownups, Creating Your Space Jam, Be Less Childish & More Childlike
The Ultimate Health Podcast
Jesse Chappus
4.5 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 14 April 2020
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
Brad Montague (IG: @bradmontague) is the creator of the web series Kid President and the author of the New York Times bestseller, Kid President's Guide to Being Awesome. As an illustrator, he has his work spread across the internet daily and can regularly be seen in Joanna Gaines's The Magnolia Journal.
Brad just released a new book, Becoming Better Grownups: Rediscovering What Matters and Remembering How to Fly.
In this episode, we discuss:
- The journey to becoming a better grownup
- Brad’s 4th grade teacher believed in him
- Who helped you become who you are?
- How you can change the world
- Creating your Space Jam
- You are a gift
- Finding where you’re supposed to be
- The viral success of Kid President
- Sharing your message
- Failure leads to success
- Do it from love, not for love
- Having a community grow around an idea
- Everything we create adds up
- Sparking wonder in others
- Listening to what kids and elders have to say
- Be less childish and more childlike
- Look for something to celebrate
- A map of emotions
- We matter to each other
- Brad’s real life hero, Mr. Rogers
- Creating boundaries in your life
- Focus on the goodness
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Brad Montague - Becoming Better Grownups (book)
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| 0:00.0 | Right out of college, I sort of had this idea that to change the world, which was like on my to-do list, let's change the world, |
| 0:07.3 | that I would have to do something really, really massive to create a non-profit. I would have to rally together an army of people to do good. |
| 0:18.0 | But what I've been learning, the way that things actually change are in constant daily |
| 0:27.1 | acts of love, little bitty moments, little nudges of good. Hello and welcome to the ultimate health podcast episode 347. |
| 0:40.5 | Jesse Chapp is here with Marty Wasserman and we are here to take your health to the next level. |
| 0:45.0 | Each week we will bring you inspiring and informative conversations about health and wellness, |
| 0:49.0 | covering topics of nutrition, lifestyle, fitness, mindset, and so much more. |
| 0:55.2 | And this week we're speaking with Brad Montegu. |
| 0:57.5 | He's the creator of the web series, Kid President, and author of the New York Times Best Seller, |
| 1:02.4 | Kid President's Guide to Being Awesome. |
| 1:05.2 | As an illustrator, he has his work spread across the internet daily and can regularly be |
| 1:09.6 | seen in Joanna Gaines, the Magnolia Journal. |
| 1:13.0 | He's got a brand new book out, becoming better grownups, |
| 1:15.7 | rediscovering what matters, and remembering how to fly. |
| 1:18.8 | And I really loved this read. |
| 1:20.8 | Really love chatting with Brad. |
| 1:22.3 | He's just such a sincere person down to earth, |
| 1:25.3 | really real, and really putting positivity out in the world and trying to make a positive change, |
| 1:31.5 | which he's doing. |
| 1:32.6 | And we get into so much great stuff. |
| 1:34.6 | I know you're really going to enjoy this conversation. |
| 1:36.9 | Some of the highlights include, |
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