Polymath Principles

In this episode of the Everyday Polymath Podcast, Keith discusses how many of your life's negative behaviors are only bad habits that have gone unchecked.  By taking the time to evaluate your routines and patterns, you can make yourself more efficient, healthier, and happier by simply creating new habits more in line with the person you are striving to become.  

The greatest polymaths in history did not just sit at a desk and think all day.  They had healthy habits that helped keep their bodies well, strengthened their minds, and made them more productive. In this episode of the Everyday Polymath Podcast, Keith discusses how you can improve your overall health and productivity by adopting some healthy habits proven by centuries of successful polymaths, including one Albert Einstein followed religiously.

In the kickoff episode of the second season of the Everyday Polymath Podcast, Keith discusses faith.  He dives into how faith relates to everyday life and how your spiritual and emotional health depends on it.  Whether you believe you have faith or you don't, faith is the key to every person's success, regardless of religion.  

In this episode,  Keith discusses how life parallels poker and how you can adapt lessons from the felt in your daily life.  Despite life being described as a gamble, it is actually more like poker than shooting dice at the craps table.   Poker requires an eclectic group of skills for a polymath to excel in, rather than just dumb luck. 

In this episode, Keith discusses savoring the moment by having gratitude for both the good and bad times you experience daily.  Sometimes the hype of special occasions can cause them to pass by in a blur and leave you with an "excitement hangover."    By taking the time to realize all of the reasons you have to be thankful,  every moment will mean a little bit more to you, and you will no longer be a spectator watching time fly past you.

In this episode of the Everday  Polymath Podcast, Keith talks about how change is not something to be feared but embraced. As a polymath, you are always looking to improve yourself to create positive change. Unfortunately, though, you can also be presented with changes in your life that you didn't see coming.  No matter how big or small these new developments may be, your outlook and attitude will be the force driving how you adjust to the circumstances. With the right perspective, you can handle any transformation in your life like an Everyday Polymath and improve your situation.

After a 2-month hiatus from the podcast, Keith returns from his consulting project to discuss the everyday polymath lifestyle.  By the end, you will understand that it is more than a concept or philosophy.  It is a way of life! Using the past two months as a reference, Keith gives you insight into how he applies the polymath lifestyle to his daily life and how you can adapt it to enrich yours.  

In this episode of the Everday Polymath Podcast, Keith discusses how you should approach career transition.  Whether you are forced to change jobs because of layoffs or choose to leave because you have fallen out of love with your current career, Keith shares his insight into how to approach a career change like a polymath.  As a person who has held an eclectic variety of jobs, including blimp pilot, casino dealer, farmer, and police officer, to name a few,  Keith hopes to inspire you to start the journey to finding your dream career.

In this episode of the Everday Polymath Podcast, Keith discusses how he has not allowed the unfortunate challenges of 2020 to put his life on pause.  In fact, with the right mindset, he has found a way to thrive.  Don't let unforeseen circumstances keep you in your rut.  You, too, can safely thrive during the pandemic.  Learn how to take advantage of the situation and start working towards a better life today!

In the previous episode,  Keith discussed the foundation of being a polymath by finding balance in the areas of the Intelectual, Physical, Social, and Artistic.   In this episode, Keith discusses the six Polymath Principles from his book, "Becoming an Everyday Polymath. "   These principles help give an aspiring polymath the right mindset to be successful in their polymathic journey.   By peeking into the mind of a polymath, you will also see how these concepts apply to your life and how you can begin to utilize them to start your self-improvement journey.