Ep. 52: Rich Roll - Catching Up with a Plant-Strong Friend
PLANTSTRONG Podcast
Rip Esselstyn
4.8 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 6 August 2020
⏱️ 92 minutes
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Summary
This is a special episode because, instead of looking forward, we actually take a look back and shine the light on the heart of a true hero, Rich Roll.
Rich and I both abandoned our steady and stable “normal” careers about 10 years ago to release books and venture into uncharted career territories that didn’t even really exist at the time. We both had young families and, let me tell you, it was scary.
BUT, when you believe in something so much and when you’re being pulled so strongly into a direction that resonates with your whole being, you have to act...and fortunately, we both did.
This interview was recorded last Fall so, while you won’t hear any dialogue around the current issues we’re all facing, you will hear a thoughtful conversation on fear, vulnerability, suffering, epiphanies in life, learning to give and receive love, meditation, and the bravery it takes to shed our old skin and start over.
So even though we look back this week, as you’re listening to both of us reminisce, ask yourself:
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Are there changes in my own life that I want to make?
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Is there a cause I believe in so much that I’m willing to give up virtually everything?
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What are my own fears that might be prohibiting me from going after these goals?
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How can I get out of my comfort zone?
I hope that you, like Rich and myself, recognize and act on those unique moments in your life - those epiphanies - that can ultimately alter the course of your life for the better.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | We were lucky enough to have rich join us at our second and seventh annual |
| 0:09.4 | plant stock events and they were epic. But what's going to be beyond epic is our |
| 0:16.8 | ninth annual plant stock event which is going to be streaming live and online |
| 0:23.5 | around the country and the globe straight from the Eselston family farm after a |
| 0:28.7 | two-year hiatus August 14th to the 16th. That's just a week away. With this new |
| 0:35.7 | format I couldn't be more excited because everyone gets a front row seat to |
| 0:41.4 | all the action. We're going to pair the science with the practical application |
| 0:45.9 | which means time in the farmhouse kitchen cooking up a storm with an engine. |
| 0:51.7 | We're going to have a world-class video crew that's going to give you a backstage |
| 0:56.4 | pass to not only the farm but also the homestead inside and out. You're going to |
| 1:02.1 | hear from the Brock stars of the plant-based movement including my father, |
| 1:05.7 | Dr. Sarai Stanzic, Dr. Michael Greger, Dr. Michael Clapper, Brenda Davis, |
| 1:11.1 | Tracy McQuirter, Marco Borges, and a slew of others. And if you can't watch it |
| 1:18.6 | live don't sweat it. Video access is going to be available with every ticket for a |
| 1:25.2 | year. Partial proceeds will benefit the Eselston Foundation, a 501C3 public |
| 1:31.2 | charity. And if you're having a tough time financially we get it. Financial |
| 1:37.5 | assistance is available. Just visit PlantsDoc2020.com to learn more. |
| 1:45.8 | I want to welcome you to the Plant Strong podcast where each week we |
| 1:49.9 | celebrate the heroes of the Plant Strong movement. Today is a very special |
| 1:55.8 | episode because instead of looking forward I actually take a look back and |
| 2:03.8 | shine the light on Rich Roll. Rich and I both abandoned are what I'll call |
| 2:12.4 | steady and stable normal careers around the exact same time back in the |
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