The Beauty of Breaking: The most difficult times in our lives give us the opportunity to emerge as much wiser, stronger, and happier individuals.
I’m sure you’ve had times in your life where you’ve felt broken. You may even be feeling that way now.
In those moments you may feel like you’ve lost the ability to be perfect. You may even feel like there’s no point, that the boat has sailed.
That’s not true.
You have the chance to come out more beautiful of a person than you were before.
In Japanese culture there is something called kintsugi, or golden repair. When someone would break something, especially of value, it would be repaired and finished with gold dust.
These golden cracks were revered, and objects were considered to be even more beautiful than when they were brand new. These golden cracks gave it personality and a new life it wouldn’t have had before.
On this episode of The School of Greatness I bring you a truly inspirational person with so much knowledge and love of applying this concept to ourselves: Candice Kumai.
From there Candice made a pivot to become a great chef, where she faced even more scrutiny in her new community for having been a former model.
Candice has developed the unique ability of emotional kintsugi, where she can turn emotional turmoil, racism, and negative situations into golden opportunities. I really appreciated her energy and passion for sharing this idea with as many people as possible.
Beyond being a well-known wellness influencer and chef, Candice has decided it’s time for her to tell the whole story of how wellness can come back into our lives after we experience being broken.
Learn how you too can create beauty from your own personal darkness, on today’s episode.
Some Questions I Ask:
- What was the hardest thing for you to reflect on? (10:16)
- Why is it that despite everything America has put them through, the Japanese still love us? (13:03)
- You had a relationship for a long time, is that right? (17:13)
- How long did you stay in Japan after the breakup? (23:08)
- Why did you want to do this type of book? (25:02)
- How do you think being broken makes us stronger? (28:47)
- What is the biggest problem a lot of Americans face with food and nutrition? (33:05)
- How closely related is food to our emotional stability? (41:04)
In This Episode, You Will Learn:
- How things that were broken can become more beautiful than when they were perfect (6:25)
- What Candice experienced as an Asian kid growing up in Southern California (11:44)
- Candice’s experience of a breakup and losing a family member at the same time (18:18)
- Why Candice was always afraid to be successful (24:11)
- The biggest lesson Candice has learned about herself over the last few years (26:37)
- Principles we should be thinking about to have wellness all around (30:06)
- Why so many of us are afraid to be who we really are (36:48)
- Plus much more
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About the Author: Lewis HOWES, Bi-Weekly Mentor, is a New York Times Bestselling author of the hit book, The School of Greatness and The Mask of Masculinity. He is a lifestyle entrepreneur, high performance business coach and keynote speaker. A former professional football player and two-sport All-American, he is a current USA Men’s National Handball Team athlete. He hosts a top 100 iTunes ranked Apple podcast, The School of Greatness, which has over 60 million downloads and 650 episodes since it launched in 2013. Lewis was recognized by The White House and President Obama as one of the top 100 entrepreneurs in the country under 30. Details Magazine called him one of “5 Internet Gurus That can Make You Rich.” Read More…
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