Nothing To Lose But Yourself
Who am I? What does it mean to be human? Why does the world seem so screwed up and how do we fix it?
You’re invited to join me on my quest to find answers to these and life’s other great questions. Nothing to Lose but Yourself is more than just another self-help or motivational podcast, it’s an engaging and enlightening journey into us.
In some episodes, I will invite you to eavesdrop on the insightful and often irreverent conversations that I have with thought-leaders, fellow artists, entertainers, and friends from a diverse cross section of society about current events and the power of loving and embracing one’s authentic self. In other episodes, I’ll engage in direct conversation with you and reflect on the things I’ve learned and the challenges we face. And I’ll do all of this from my unique perspective as an African American male.
Equal parts spiritual, motivational, educational, and entertaining, Nothing to Lose but Yourself invites us to re-examine long held beliefs and inspires us to discover and love our authentic selves and each other. Together we’ll unearth the power of self-love, learn to live the lives we were created to live, and, in the process, we just may change the world. We owe it to ourselves to at least try, after all life is short and you have Nothing to Lose but Yourself.
Nothing To Lose But Yourself
Ricky Day with Shawn A. Ginwright PhD on his book The Four Pivots, Reimagining Justice, and Reimagining Ourselves
My guest this week is Shawn A. Ginwright PhD.
Dr Ginwright is a leading innovator, provocateur and thought leader on African American youth, youth activism and youth development. He is the founder and chief executive officer of Flourish Agenda, Inc., a research lab and consulting firm whose mission is to design strategies that unlock the power of healing and engage youth of color and adult allies in transforming their schools and communities. He is also a professor of education in the Africana Studies Department and a senior research associate at San Francisco State University and the author of the dynamic book The Four Pivots.
In our conversation we chat about his upbringing in California, his research which examines the ways in which youth in urban communities navigate the constraints of poverty and struggle to create equality and justice in their schools and communities. The centerpiece of our conversation is his book in which he shares "four pivots" that can transform our awareness, encourage real connection between people, create and enhance our vision for the kind of society we want to create, and help us to become more present in our day to day lives and the work we are engaged in.
Are you ready to pivot? If so, this is the conversation you've been waiting for.
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