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Calm it Down

Calm007 - Keeping a Calm Mind in Midst of a Storm

Calm it Down

Chad Lawson

Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.8895 Ratings

🗓️ 29 September 2020

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

Sean Connery, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan & Daniel Craig. These 007 icons are the epitome of cool no matter the danger. But who needs spiked umbrellas or flamethrowers (well, besides Elon Musk, which would be pretty dang cool but THAT'S not the point!)? Listen in to understand how keeping a cool head isn't just for secret agents.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Who is the first person you think of when I say 007?

0:07.0

Of course, James Bond, but which James Bond?

0:10.6

Barry Nelson being the first in 1954, but the obvious icons being Sean Connery,

0:16.4

Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, and Pierce Prasman, who, with all due respect, and my mother is going

0:22.9

to disagree, was a bit too posh from my taste. As a child, my parents adored him in Remington

0:29.2

Still, and ever since, I've never been able to see him as anything but a small boulevardier.

0:36.0

But hey, that's just me. However, that leads me to, in my humble

0:40.6

opinion, the greatest James Bond in the history of the series, Daniel Craig. The opening

0:47.5

scene of Cassina Royale was such a dynamic, action-driven shift. It was evident that the next

0:52.8

chapter wasn't being written by Ian Fleming,

0:55.5

but Daniel Craig. His cool-headed collective abilities no matter the scenario, and has unapologetically

1:02.6

ease in speaking his mind, all while being emotionally aware of his shortfalls and imperfections,

1:09.1

I don't believe there's been another bond that brings these

1:12.8

traits authentically to the silver screen, as Craig has. To date, he's now the longest running

1:19.8

bond character in the series, and to be honest, I'm really going to hate to see him go.

1:26.0

But what does Goldfinger's attempt in lasering Connery in half, or Brosnan falling off an enormous

1:32.1

dam in the opening scene of Golden Eye have to do with calming our mind?

1:37.5

Well, let's pour an emotional martini and find out.

1:42.0

I'm Chad Lawson, and let's's comment down in three, two, one.

1:53.0

Stress comes in countless forms and while secret agents may not be an immediate threat,

1:58.7

it often feels the same, as if it's just waiting for us around

2:03.1

each corner. You may be in a season of compromise health, perhaps work or finances are scarce.

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