JP Sears: Humor as a Spiritual Practice, Unattaching from Praise and Using your Voice for What Matters
Episode 126: JP Sears is an emotional healing coach, YouTuber, author, international teacher, speaker at events, world traveler, and curious student of life. His work empowers people to live more meaningful lives. JP is the author of “How To Be Ultra Spiritual,” (Sounds True Publishing, release date of March 7th, 2017). He is very active with his online videos where he encourages healing and growth through his humorous and entertainingly informative videos, including his hit Ultra Spiritual comedy series, which has accumulated over 100 million views. You can learn more about JP and his work at AwakenWithJP.com.Show notes:
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JP originally started his YouTube channel to inspire people, and eventually discovered that humor was a great way for him to express himself authentically, as well as encourage people to take note of important ongoings in the world
The irony behind JP believing that if he included comedy in his YouTube channel, people wouldn't take him seriously
The very first funny video JP did (here) and the first majorly successful one (here)
The other changes that occurred in his life when he started to create art in a way that felt good to him
Why he never tries to explain his videos to anyone so not to interfere with each person's experience
Why it's important to disconnect from both criticism and approval of one's work
The current epidemic happening where anyone can be offended by anything
Why the goal is not to be indifferent in life, but instead to be selective about what you do and don't care about
Whether or not there is anything going on in JP's life that he can't make light of
Why it's important to have a voice for the things that you do care about
Whether or not JP ever struggled with being "funny enough" to produce popular videos
How much I loved THIS video of his
What his life was like before he was a YouTube star as a personal trainer, coach and speaker
Why it's so important that JP had years of working on his own self-awareness before he became an online success because it gave him a solid foundation of connection with his heart
How Elliot Hulse has a personal story about losing himself in his fame and eventually being able to find himself again
What his morning routine looks like
Must-read book: The Power of Now
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