I am Canadian and in July 2011 me and a group of Canadians were on a Traxx charger bus and our bus crashed in a small community called Bonners Ferry, Idaho. The people who came were like you. People from the community. Our bus rolled and slid down and we were dangling over the cliff and some trees along side was holding the bus up from going over the ledge down down down to the dried up creek that way below us. They secured the bus from going over and then rescued all I think 56 of us! God bless those people. And that town. 8 of us were taken to Hospital by ambulance. All of our personal belongings were left behind on the bus in the rescue. Passports, phones and wallets. Those first responders paid for our medications we needed (as we didn’t have our personal belongings) they contacted the school. It was summer holiday. They opened up the lunch room and brought everyone there and cooked us food and packed us doggy bags and gave us blankets and we rested in the shade in the grass. While they were able to secure the bus and pull it out and get us our stuff. A small community like that does not have a big fire station like in the city I live. Thankfully, those people volunteered their lives in their time and most of them said it was the first time those little pages had ever gone off. That’s how small their community was. ❤ Good for you girl. You will make a difference in someone’s life. I will never forget that experience.
Wow! Wonderful story. Glad things happened as they did. What a wonderful town. You should write a screenplay for Hollywood. I'm sure people would love to hear about your experiences. We need some wholesome movies. David Heavener, Producer, is here on YT. Maybe he'd be interested. He is on-line too.
I've challenged myself in many ways in recent years. At 56, I went back to college to earn my master's degree in French from one of the best and most challenging programs in the world. I was so very intimidated to be part of a program where you could get kicked out if you spoke, watched, read or listened to anything other than French for the duration of the program 24/7. Then, I traveled solo in France for a month. While there, I drove on narrow, windy roads that hugged the mountainside, and I'm terrified of heights. This year, I planned and led a trip to France with my students. We did not use a tour company...I planned every single minute. Each of these were nerve-wracking, stressful experiences, but I survived and thrived and succeeded at each of them, and through each experience, I grew and learned more about myself - at 60 years old this year. But I still doubt myself and find myself questioning my abilities even though I have proven myself capable in many different ways.
Thanks. I took your advice and clean out fridge, carried out trash,did a load of clothes and emptied my mop bucket. I have 4 Shih Tzus so my mop bucket stunk. I love listening to to you. You are an inspiration
Being disabled, I get periodical dysphasia, both expressive (using wrong words &/or forgetting my words/can't think of the word I want to say) and receptive dysphasia (can't understand what someone else says or understands it incorrectly). So about 1.5 years ago, I had the thought 'I wonder if learning sign language would help?' Bc learning a new language creates new neural pathways so.... So I asked my Dr & he said its an interesting question and it certainly couldn't hurt. So I started on my ph, an American Sign Language app daily lessons. A few months later, I was at home talking about something and I couldn't find the English word that I wanted to say but I already knew that sign, so yi signed it and , wouldn't you know it! The word just popped out of my mouth!!! Easy peasy!!!! That's I think when I also decided to start daily Spanish lesson too :) Over 500 days in a row now for both!!! Yeah me!!! Don't think that the Spanish is helping, but it sure comes in a bit handy when Spanish speakers delivery my groceries lol
Retired special ed teacher: Different modalities make a difference. When I had lower elementary and was teaching sight words, I taught the sign language for words the students struggled with. It worked as a bridge. See the word, sign the word, say the word (the way it usually happened); even if the signing was my cue to them instead of their cue to themselves.
Thanks so much Cass. Took your advice and went for a walk while I listened. I’d convinced myself that because of my disability (fused leg from an accident 17 years ago) that I can’t walk fast and I can’t go far. I rely on a walking stick for balance. You gave me the rev up I needed…25 mins in and nearly 5000 steps. Thank you!!!
Cas, Tony Robbins needs you on his team. Man, was this motivatimg! This is a video that I feel should be in my monthly rotation. Thank you for sharing your journey with us.💕
After an overwhelming soul crushing day that required me to “just keep swimming “ (!!) I was deeply moved, tearful and grateful to listen to this podcast. It was just what I needed to keep me motivated to start again tomorrow. You never how you will touch and change another person’s life ❤ Thank you 🙏
Im so sorry about your day. Im in australia and saw a dori fish yesterday (not in the wild) . Such a beautiful fish and such a great line to remember on such a day. "Just keep swimming." I say it to myself regularly. I heard so many people say it as they passed the tank. Take care.
I was feeling bad, at the start of this video, because I like to stay in my comfort zone. But as you continued, I started to remember things I have done out of my comfort zone and see ways to grow in directions that fit my personality
Just found out about you tonight My life is at a stand still and hearing you inspires me. I'm a 43yo single mom and also high school dropout. I need to do something productive in this life and my soul is tired at this point 🤷🏻♀️ I'll continue to listen to you for encouragement. Thank you for this podcast
I just paused the video (early on) during my lunch break, and my husband and I just took a walk outside around the lake despite how HOT and HUMID it is outside and fact I didn’t “feel” like doing any form of exercise- so thank you! Many times, once we get moving- we feel so much better and a lot more energized.
I'm 65 and I have been motivated by Chef Babette to work out. She runs a vegan restaurant in CA called "Stuff I Eat". She's 73 and she works out. And she looks 40. I'm just sorry I waited so long to start exercising. I have to do low impact for now until I get some strength back. Sarcopenia is a real thing, muscle loss as you age. We are capable of so much more than we realize. So, as for getting out of my comfort zone. Well...I went to Ghana and got married when I was 59. I'm American, white. He's Ghanaian and black. We are so happy. I didn't tell anyone I was going to Africa, except one daughter. I knew they'd try to talk me out of it. 😏 Best thing I've ever done! Ghana is not at all like the USA, I go there and I experience peace and tranquility. And nothing makes you appreciate your own country like traveling.
As somebody who started a PhD in her late '50s, I salute you, Cass! And you make me think of my favorite badass female former firefighter, as well as the firefighters at the fire station that's in my neighborhood. You are being such an amazing model for your daughter -- of lifelong learning, of belonging, of supporting your community, And of knowing that you can be a badass at anything you want, if you love it enough. You can't do it immediately, and you can't be a badass at everything, But if we never took on anything that made us say what was I thinking ... Well. We wind up never experiencing sushi and Indian food! Which would be tragic!!!
I had to face the fear of cancer, not once, but twice. I alsoo had a fire evac and a blizzard evac. My tips for emergencies are that I have spare clothing, medical supplies, and I have an alternate pharmacy near my daughter if I need to refill prescriptions. Most people don't think about these things, but I have to do it. I do pray for all the firefighters and other emergency personnel every day.
Learning new things, expanding your horizon is so good for your brain. Such an interesting podcast. Back 2013 - 2020 I did so many new things, tried powerlifting, tried a triathlon, went back to college and changed careers, did foraging classes, etc.... I'm 50 and overweight, but it didnt stop me. I got a bit lost over the last few years, ready to dust myself off and get back to me.
I’m just here to request a podcast on how you went from homeless to home-expert!! I’d like to know all the things, but I can see from the comments that you may not want to do that. But I’d love to hear it!!
I wish I had a step-by-step plan to share with you, but it was really just a series of small little movements in the right direction. I do have a podcast called "My ADHD Story" that shares my full journey.
I am almost crying while listening. I had a stroke a bit over a year ago, at the age of 28. I tried to get back to work (too soon), but got exhausted so fast, my partner had to help me walk to brush my teeth. I'm TERRIFIED of going back into work force. I really needed to hear this today. Also, this summer I tried to get out of my comfort zone: 1) drinking a carbonated drink 2) trying scallops (hate all kinds of seafood, but OMG, that's just a piece of silky freshness dissolving in your mouth) 3) swimming in waters with snakes and jellyfish I call this "don't be a child, you're 30 now"
😍THIS PODCAST‼️⬆️🙌👏👏👏🧑🍳😘 I don’t comment much, if ever…but I listen to your podcasts daily (I’ve been catching up) & I want to say thank you! I wish I could nominate you for something. lol 😂 To see where you are at now and where you’ve come from is a huge inspiration. I’m so proud of you for 🚒🧑🚒🚑 You have definitely encouraged this 55 year old comfy zone junkie to try new things and adventures!
Ive been watching/listening to you for 15 years and this was one of my favorite videos yet. You ate truly an amazingly authentic and encouraging speaker. I really hope that you believe that and knownhow many people you are helping❤
Cas, I am so dang proud of you and all of what you have accomplished. We live too small. Thank you for stretching us. Volunteering has dwindled because we live in a self centered world now. It's only about themselves and their convenience. I am glad you are giving a shout out, and raising us up to a higher level. Love you girl❣❣❣
Learning to play a musical instrument has led to my dream of becoming a singer in a band come true. Even if you don't want to perform on stage, give yourself the gift of music!
Thank you Cas. I needed to hear this today. I followed you for your decluttering videos but your podcasts on mental health and life really resonate with me. Thanks for all you do.
Cas, what an Inspiration !Thank you for sharing. We all appreciate you! Congrats on 1 Million Followers! I love the "Take Your House Back Course!" Thank you for the podcast, also! I watched one of your motivational videos this morning. Before you know it, I was Decluttering my bedroom closet. Several black bags of donations loaded into my car. I am turning my hangers backwards on Winter stuff. If they are not turned by Spring 2025, then I don't need them. You are such a blessing! 🙏 ❤😊
CAS! My husband and teenge daughter are volunteer FF in south east US. Those guys will forever tease you for dropping a chainsaw on someones face, and then go out of their way to have your back. A woman with the guts to do all that is mega impressive🎉
Thank you for this. I actually paused your video, went and got my old Gazelle (not the animal, the work out machine) and set it up in my living room in front of the TV. I turned your podcast back on (I don't watch podcasts btw) and glided back and forth for over a mile on it. Does it really fit in my apt living room, no. But I live alone so who cares. I just got home from visiting my family on vacation. And only one of my family probably ever tried sushi or shopped at a different store or listened to different music, in the last 30 years. And I thought at 66 and having lived in different parts of the country, and tried different foods and clothes and hair color then they have I was 'braver", but at 66 I'm actually stuck in the same rut, only in a different state. Insanity is the act of doing the same thing but expecting a different result. Thank you for the inspiration today. I've enjoyed your videos for awhile now and as a Bee you've helped with that side of my life. Now you've added "learn something new today " to my list. 😊
This has been one of the most moving (to tears) and inspirational podcast episodes! Thank you-I just turned 50 and wondering what can I challenge myself with next needing to get out of my rut (or comfort zone)!
This was so inspiring. And iam exactly in this phase of my life where iam doing things I thought I could or would never do. Thank you for this great share from your life
I think this podcast I watched a few days ago went into my subconscious! Today, I heard a mantra in my head “you can do hard things”. And for what I think is the first time since living in this house (over 20 years) I cut the front lawn. Usually waits for my partner or I have to book a gardener. I have hyper mobility and am overweight and unfit..and I had laptop work I needed a break from. I didn’t know if I’d get the booking lawn mower off the wall in the garage, and back again without hurting myself. Figuring out the strimmer as well. But I did it! Best thing was I told my little son I can do hard things, and he jumped to the opportunity to give me morale boost and try it too. May sound small but what else can I do 😮 I think this will be our household mantra 👏
Cas, I LOVE that you're pushing yourself to help people in emergency situations. You go girl! We can do hard things. Please understand, you have been helping people (hundreds maybe thousands) for years! Helping us understand our need to organize differently and to talk us through the baby steps of the process of digging ourselves out. You help people in very dire situations daily! 🎉 We love you and support you in your personal push to continue your own growth.
My favourite podcast yet! I felt guilty because I watched while I was eating lunch so I didn't get up and do something extraordinary but you made me see that some of my 'ordinary' things have been pushing me outside my comfort zone and it's been fun and mesy and has me doing all the feels and learning and enjoying. But also missing the me that has a binge-watch of videos without guilt. So proud of your firefighting journey! You're unstoppable!!
You're doing great! Some might even say "Amazeballs"! FYI: Not a destructive person, but cutting up cars feels powerful! So fun! You're going to love it!
So sorry for the loss of your Grandmother. Memories of her will warm your heart. You are such an inspiration! I sure needed to hear this message. You are a strong person to take on all the challenges. Your children must really look up to you! What a great feeling to know you are putting yourself out there to be of help to others. I admire you for all your hard work. ❤
I will check the library - but your example of resilience, changing your mindset and cheering yourself on is a awesome skill...Talking more about that - how you gradually got better at it, the small win examination etc. - I think that is invaluable, especially when we go out of comfort zone.
Cassie, my condolences for your grandmother. This podcast is completely different than I thought it would be about. I admire you so much for challenging yourself to do something as difficult as becoming a volunteer firefighter! The idea of pushing yourself out of your comfort zone is so true and one I have thought of so many times. Maybe because of this podcast I will want to push myself to lose weight, learn how to swim properly and/or learn to grill. Thank you for making this podcast! I'm sure you have gained so much confidence from doing hard things and following through!
I’m sorry for you loss Cas! You are such an inspiration as well as delightfully entertaining!! I wish you were around decades ago!! Actually you were but back then you were still learning how to eat w a spoon!! 😂 I love you dear girl!!! ❤ Love, Barb D
I like my fishbowl thank you very much ! 🤪Seriously I get what you mean, I know it will help people. I worry about you over doing it sometimes but you just seem happier and happier and that fills my heart for you. I am sorry your grandmother is gone, mine are too and I still think about them all the time, wonderful women. 🧡🖤🧡
One of the scariest moments of my life was when I had a kitchen fire, and the fire department did arrive. And the scariest part of the fire episode was when I was watching a firefighter on my roof, with his chain saw, ready to cut my roof open. Fortunately, that didn't happen; they were able to put out the fire, And it is an important point that you made, that maybe the guy on my roof was super-scared too. Maybe people who had trained were so scared that they did not continue in their fire-fighting quest. Maybe if people don't try we would not have fire-fighters at all. So I was sitting there watching this in a doctor's office as they diagnosed me with a broken toe!!! Gave me a stupid shoe and told me to stay off it, oh great. But maybe I can go to the gym and do upper-body and swimming in the next few weeks. No 5-K training this month, but no reason to stop altogether. Thanks 🙂 All the best in your firefighter journey.
What a great podcast! Nice to hear of your struggles to make you stronger. It is good to tell these basic things to all also. I understand the technology problems of your older relatives as I have the same. My husband tells me to just play around and we can fix something if I screw it up... Thanks for the "kick in the pants" to try something new. I may show this to my granddaughter too! Thanks!
I love country. The 80's and 90's country has some amazing music with such great meaning and stories. I enjoy a little of almost any type of music. Even music from my Grandma's youth.
Takes guts to admit all those limiting beliefs and then set out to do something completely counter to those limitations. Amazing! 👍🏻 I was always petrified of public speaking when I was younger, now I’m a voice actor. I guess that’s one way to get over your petrifications, go figure! 😂🎉
I was crippled by anxiety but fought out of my comfort zone about 2 years ago. I started reaching out and joined a breastfeeding support volunteer group and now i own my own business as a trained doula- on call to support in a birth 🥰 i never would have thought this all possible 3 years ago. A long way to go yet but im finally on my way! Great tips as usual, thank you for the constant motivation x
Cas. What a delightful video on a valuable subject. I went back to school for a second degree: BSRN, and worked 11 years in acute care, bedside nursing. I started at 59. Every day was a bit scary!! I worked with incredibly bright and helpful individuals; team playing coworkers who were ever ready to help and teach me. It was indeed a privilege to take care of my patients, help and serve them in that capacity for the time I did. Hooray for you and your venture outside of your comfort zone. I am so very impressed with your chosen “discomfort!”
Yes girl yes! I did this also. Hearing you talk about all the details in training for it brings it all back. I also went to school to be a paramedic and needles make me woozy.😂 I own a small business for 22 years and there are no days off(pet boarding). 💯 agree with you about stretching yourself and just face your fears and challenges. Way to go girl! This is another reason I love you. I have pushed my self out of my comfort zone so much and it is scary and hard but at the end of it it is awesome. I will say I am 52 now and have slowed that down in some ways except that I finally now have 3 babies that we adopted. My youngest is 5. I became a foster mom 1 month before my 42nd bday. My babies fill my heart! I have a couple of autoimmune diseases and I have pain daily. I foster dogs/cats. My oldest babe is on the autism spectrum and has auditory processing disorder, delayed speech expression and sensory processing disorder etc. Among so many other things, he loves people and sports. Which is not the typical definition of what is portrayed to the public of those on the spectrum. He is a literal light too all he interacts with. I am so proud of him. My two youngest are 5 & 6 and so far have been diagnosed with ADHD. They are very challenging at times. But they are amazing people with great hearts also. Studying ADHD and trauma has brought me to being evaluated and diagnosed with ADHD at 50 years old. It's all hard. But at the start of the next painful day I get up and do it all again. Yes I cry more than I would like and worry about my abilities to handle it all but I'm doing it. I would love to mentor other women. I am struggling in the friend category right now but I am going to work on that. Friendship is vital to health I am learning. Thank you for being you and sharing your life. You are an inspiration!
I think it is beyond awesome that you became a volunteer firefighter! I once read somewhere that some people believe that people with ADD/ADHD function better in an emergency.
Almost every county and many cities have a department for emergency planning. You can go to City Council meetings or events at fire departments to learn about them. I went from full time family caregiver for a disabled husband to training others in how to set up an emergency shelter for people displaced by flooding or other disasters. It is so rewarding and needed. I encourage everyone to look around and see what is happening nearby and volunteer!
Anyone else here listening to "Try something new and scary like ziplining through a forest" and thinking "Maybe I could wear my Tuesday underwear on Monday."
But jokes aside, it starts with little things like that and if you keep experimenting with going out of your comfort zone, it will build confidence! ❤💪🏼
I discovered your channel and podcast less than 2 weeks ago. I have learned so much! I've listened to your book and one of Peter Walsh's book, after I listened to your interview with him. I've decluttered several areas in my house and made 2 trips to Goodwill. You have helped me grow and think about the stuff I put in my home differently. You have helped me understand that others organize differently and that's okay. I am so grateful I discovered you. I've now begun the overwhelming process of decluttering and organizing my classroom. Your story of how you've become the person that you are right now is so inspiring. By the way, according to Stacy Sims women our age should be lifting heavy sh.. Look her up, she's got excellent advice for pre and post-menopausal women.
I sooooo happy that you found that mind set shift!!!! Something too that helped me through the difficult part, I used to jog every other day, NO EXCUSES, 3.5 miles. And whenever I didn't feel like it I would think in terms of "just ONE more!" 'I can just put on my sneakers'. 'I can just go outside'. Then... 'I'm already outside, I can just START jogging'. Then when I start to get tired... 'I can go just 1 more street'. Then as I got more tired... 'I can go just 1 more driveway'. (But then in that part of town where I jogged, it was really ritzy so the drivways were pretty far apart) So as I got even more tired... 'I can go just 1 more minute.' Then turned into... 'I can do just 1 more step'. Eventually I 'just 1 mored' myself the ENTIRE 3.5 miles until I was FINISHED WITH MY JOG!!!!!! Our thoughts can reallyyyyyy create our outcomes!!!!!
Love to you and your family, and may your grandmother's ancestors welcome her with open arms. Two more ideas I can add to improve your own life, and potentially many others: Get trained in Mental Health First Aid. (search the phrase since yt hates a link.) I did in 2022, and the best thing I learned from it is how to talk with someone in crisis. What also came with my training but I don't know if it's stanard... Get trained in how to use narcan (and carry it). It's more than just using the spray, but you could literally save a life.
I did that training! And need to renew it, because students are going through so much these days. My training only took a single day, but was so helpful.
I’m so sorry about loss of grandma. You will always have her memory and there will be little rays of joy when you come across something ordinary that she may have enjoyed and you will feel comfort. I can’t tell you how much I adore your podcasts it’s almost as tho I have a friend there for me to motivate me !! It can be a lonely world and I feel like you are speaking to me when saying to just get out of the comfort zone!! Xo
I have to say that you are one of my favorite people on UA-cam. You are inspiring! You make me laugh and you give me tough love sometimes and I thank you for ALL of it !
You are amazing Cas! You are very well spoken arms and smart! I appreciate you and what you have to say. Thank you for making a difference. ❤ I'm so sorry to hear about your grandma. Sending you hugs and may God give you comfier and strength during this time. She will continue to live on in your heart hun.
I am so proud of you!I i married very young, had 2 kids right away. Big strong guy. I KNOW that if I had stayed married to him, I wouldn’t have learned to do even half of the things that I can do. I would have let the big strong guy do all the “ heavy lifting”. I picked the more difficult life for myself and I am so happy I did!- it has made me a much more accomplished person. It’s truly awesome that you went for fire-fighting. And, just so you know, 45 is YOUNG!
You go girl! SOOO proud of you because you are a female and i know you aren’t the first but anytime a female does something that has been a male dominated field it just makes me so happy and proud to be a female!When i was growing up there was so many things women weren’t allowed to do i am so glad things have changed
Yes! Classical music - give it a listen LIVE and it’s a game changer. You don’t have to be dressed in a tux and a ball gown to go to an orchestra concert! 🎉 Go comfy without jeans and sneakers and you’ll be ok and uplifted in a way you never imagined! ❤🎉
You can rent an instrument. Music & Arts keeps a record of the $ you spend to rent, and if you wish, you can eventually use that $ as a credit toward purchasing an instrument.
Cass, first of all, my condolences for you Grandma. I'm sending you and your family a virtual hug right now and hope you can feel it. As for the topic of your video... can i just say... I LOVE YOU. 💕 A few of the things you listed, I've been doing for a long time (for example trying new food), and it's always almost turned out awesome. But, also, many of the other things on your list, I've tried much more recently, because i've had a similar mind shift, and you are so right on all of them. Totally worth exploring my own town in ways I hadn't before. Totally worth learning new things, totally worth trying things i'm scared of. And there's still some things on your list that I haven't ever done. I think i'm gonna talk to a stranger today. Which... doesn't scare me. But i'm an introvert, so it feels WEIRD. But I WILL DO IT! Thank you for all the suggestions. You are the best, and you are SO inspiring! 💕 can we add to your list? I would add: teach somebody something they didn't know (maybe a skill like knitting, or computer related or teach a kid to swim etc.) - it'll help the other person and it'll make you feel good
I am almost 57 and married 8 years. I used to not be very strong when my husband and I bought our farm. I had never done anything construction related before. We built our own house [including me climbing on the roof]. Nowadays I can lift things that just 4 years ago would have required help. I never did weightlifting, just the day to day of gardening and running the farm. I have physical limitations, so certain movements are a problem or anything that puts weight specifically on my hand, so when I couldn't run a regular chainsaw, my husband bought me a small one. Love it!! There was another tool he bought me a smaller version of too, but I can't remember what it is. The one tool I have trouble mastering is the weed eater, although he has tried to teach me several times. I always seem to mess the string up. The lesson is just that when the work needs done badly enough, you either find a way or pay the consequences.
Cass, this episode was brilliant! I am an artist and teach art and creativity to adults, mostly starting at empty nest age, who are looking at all the space that's opened up in their life for their own growth and pursuits, so they take classes they've always wanted to try or have suddenly become curious about. Many of them start out plenty nervous and definitely out of their comfort zone. I support them through that. And then the ones who are more experienced, I push them out of their comfort zone in interesting ways. But to move onto what happens to the brain: Trying something new makes your BRAIN grow. That in turn will grow all aspects of you, including your creativity and your experience of life - it becomes fuller and richer. What too many people don't realize is that if your brain isn't growing it's shrinking. The brain will start pruning connections (just like a shrub's branches) but there will be no new shoots growing in from new stimuli. So listen to Cass everybody, start small but START!
Had a similar experience, at my church. There was no cantor, no music. I used to sing at my small town church, 20 years ago. Never a soloist. Started because the priest insisted, was really scared and bad. Eventually, got competent at it and other better people joined.
Never stop learning! 💪and I love the Vision Board too! I just found my old Vision Board from after my stroke. I wrote all the goals with huge markers that I could grip after relearning to write with my dominant hand and I tucked the board away next to the first after stroke cabinet I built to preserve it. Now I have more skills, fewer or maybe different fears and a new Vision Board. Thanks Cas for always bringing inspiration, experience and a new perspective to the table. Life is real, but not always real kind. We have choices and our options are limited only by the lens we view them through.
Cas, I’m your biggest fan. But, girl please, you need to work out. I’m 67 and carried a 1 yr old out of the pool and he felt so very heavy! I NEED to work out. It’s gonna be ok, but it will make us safer, stronger and even more capable.
From perimenopause and beyond, I think it's prudent to take a page from Chinese women -- we must get over the stigma of women lifting weights. From what I know of it (not much), Chinese women begin lifting weights at perimenopause because it's the most efficient way to stay in shape. We naturally have less muscle tone than men, and raising our resting calorie burn is very helpful for staying fit. I find it so boring though -- I absolutely love cardio. I'm going to try rock climbing though -- a double duty task to take me out of my comfort zone (I'm terrified of falling) AND increase my muscle tone.
Also important to not overdo your workouts and space them out in the week so you get adequate rest. That might look like a day on, a day off. Or even a day, then two days off. Probably you only need to work out one or two times a week. Let your body heal between workouts.
Amazing encouragement. My daughter is a paramedic. In her training whenever shed come across something extremely disturbing her mentor would tell her not to stand back. Get in there and when you have a job to do and get out of your head you can cope with and do things you never thought possible. Sometimes getting out of our head is the hardest part.
Wow. You’re so generous and so caring it blows my mind this is the most awesome you are the most awesome person really an incredible person and you’re helping me so much and I’m very grateful I’m terrified of seeing people in car crashes and that kind of thing so you’re amazingly courageous
Cas, the start of you 15 things... I'm okay at. I have also found sometimes its easier to try something new with a friend. But #15 oof ! I do a vision board with my yoga studio and there are some big goals. Ive just had life take plenty of twists along the way that I'm afraid to dream too big on some things. I plan to do a marathon one day and as ive done one over a week and over 100 miles walked or jogged in a month i dont doubt my physical capabilities. Its the time and bandwidth to train specifically. And I'm slow. Thank you for being an inspiration and offering inspiration!❤🎉
Girl!! I’m actually glad for you that you went through that! It totally teaches us things about ourselves! 20 years ago (I was your age) I went through a firefighters test. (I had gotten my other EMT requirements) I missed the Jaws of Life carry by 8 SECONDS!!?? I didn’t even make it to the ladder and the roof!😂 So sorry about your grandmother. ❤
You are such an inspiration! Love your suggestions and motivation. I love all kinds of music, my hair is dark purple and im venturing into cooking new things. My comfort zone was food basics because my husband was the better cook. Thank you!
Cas, after watching one of your podcasts where you bared your soul and gave us your story -- I'm definitely a Cas stan 💗 You inspire me! I'm working through my trauma journey and everything you talk about in this video is so on point; and I'm feeling the sting of boredom from the cocoon I wrapped around myself. I made my world small to feel safe and it worked, but now I'm ready to emerge and find out who I am without that trauma baggage.
I am Canadian and in July 2011 me and a group of Canadians were on a Traxx charger bus and our bus crashed in a small community called Bonners Ferry, Idaho. The people who came were like you. People from the community. Our bus rolled and slid down and we were dangling over the cliff and some trees along side was holding the bus up from going over the ledge down down down to the dried up creek that way below us. They secured the bus from going over and then rescued all I think 56 of us! God bless those people. And that town. 8 of us were taken to Hospital by ambulance. All of our personal belongings were left behind on the bus in the rescue. Passports, phones and wallets. Those first responders paid for our medications we needed (as we didn’t have our personal belongings) they contacted the school. It was summer holiday. They opened up the lunch room and brought everyone there and cooked us food and packed us doggy bags and gave us blankets and we rested in the shade in the grass. While they were able to secure the bus and pull it out and get us our stuff. A small community like that does not have a big fire station like in the city I live. Thankfully, those people volunteered their lives in their time and most of them said it was the first time those little pages had ever gone off. That’s how small their community was. ❤
Good for you girl. You will make a difference in someone’s life. I will never forget that experience.
Wow! Wonderful story. Glad things happened as they did. What a wonderful town.
You should write a screenplay for Hollywood. I'm sure people would love to hear about your experiences. We need some wholesome movies.
David Heavener, Producer, is here on YT. Maybe he'd be interested. He is on-line too.
Omg this made me cry. What a terrifying ordeal and what a blessing for it to happen there, with those amazing people.
What a frightening event, and what incredible people. So glad it has an amazing outcome, thank you for sharing your story 😊
Praise God! Love their courage & compassion.
Wow
I've challenged myself in many ways in recent years. At 56, I went back to college to earn my master's degree in French from one of the best and most challenging programs in the world. I was so very intimidated to be part of a program where you could get kicked out if you spoke, watched, read or listened to anything other than French for the duration of the program 24/7. Then, I traveled solo in France for a month. While there, I drove on narrow, windy roads that hugged the mountainside, and I'm terrified of heights. This year, I planned and led a trip to France with my students. We did not use a tour company...I planned every single minute. Each of these were nerve-wracking, stressful experiences, but I survived and thrived and succeeded at each of them, and through each experience, I grew and learned more about myself - at 60 years old this year.
But I still doubt myself and find myself questioning my abilities even though I have proven myself capable in many different ways.
Thanks. I took your advice and clean out fridge, carried out trash,did a load of clothes and emptied my mop bucket. I have 4 Shih Tzus so my mop bucket stunk. I love listening to to you. You are an inspiration
Being disabled, I get periodical dysphasia, both expressive (using wrong words &/or forgetting my words/can't think of the word I want to say) and receptive dysphasia (can't understand what someone else says or understands it incorrectly).
So about 1.5 years ago, I had the thought 'I wonder if learning sign language would help?'
Bc learning a new language creates new neural pathways so....
So I asked my Dr & he said its an interesting question and it certainly couldn't hurt.
So I started on my ph, an American Sign Language app daily lessons.
A few months later, I was at home talking about something and I couldn't find the English word that I wanted to say but I already knew that sign, so yi signed it and , wouldn't you know it! The word just popped out of my mouth!!! Easy peasy!!!!
That's I think when I also decided to start daily Spanish lesson too :)
Over 500 days in a row now for both!!! Yeah me!!!
Don't think that the Spanish is helping, but it sure comes in a bit handy when Spanish speakers delivery my groceries lol
You are amazing!
Sounds amazing!!!🎉🎉
Retired special ed teacher: Different modalities make a difference. When I had lower elementary and was teaching sight words, I taught the sign language for words the students struggled with. It worked as a bridge. See the word, sign the word, say the word (the way it usually happened); even if the signing was my cue to them instead of their cue to themselves.
Woo-hoo! Good for you! 👏 👏👏👏👏
Thanks so much Cass. Took your advice and went for a walk while I listened. I’d convinced myself that because of my disability (fused leg from an accident 17 years ago) that I can’t walk fast and I can’t go far. I rely on a walking stick for balance. You gave me the rev up I needed…25 mins in and nearly 5000 steps. Thank you!!!
Cas, Tony Robbins needs you on his team. Man, was this motivatimg! This is a video that I feel should be in my monthly rotation. Thank you for sharing your journey with us.💕
After an overwhelming soul crushing day that required me to “just keep swimming “ (!!) I was deeply moved, tearful and grateful to listen to this podcast. It was just what I needed to keep me motivated to start again tomorrow. You never how you will touch and change another person’s life ❤
Thank you 🙏
I hope you are having a better day today!
Im so sorry about your day. Im in australia and saw a dori fish yesterday (not in the wild) . Such a beautiful fish and such a great line to remember on such a day. "Just keep swimming." I say it to myself regularly. I heard so many people say it as they passed the tank. Take care.
I was feeling bad, at the start of this video, because I like to stay in my comfort zone. But as you continued, I started to remember things I have done out of my comfort zone and see ways to grow in directions that fit my personality
Just found out about you tonight
My life is at a stand still and hearing you inspires me. I'm a 43yo single mom and also high school dropout. I need to do something productive in this life and my soul is tired at this point 🤷🏻♀️
I'll continue to listen to you for encouragement. Thank you for this podcast
I just paused the video (early on) during my lunch break, and my husband and I just took a walk outside around the lake despite how HOT and HUMID it is outside and fact I didn’t “feel” like doing any form of exercise- so thank you! Many times, once we get moving- we feel so much better and a lot more energized.
I'm 65 and I have been motivated by Chef Babette to work out. She runs a vegan restaurant in CA called "Stuff I Eat". She's 73 and she works out. And she looks 40. I'm just sorry I waited so long to start exercising. I have to do low impact for now until I get some strength back. Sarcopenia is a real thing, muscle loss as you age. We are capable of so much more than we realize.
So, as for getting out of my comfort zone. Well...I went to Ghana and got married when I was 59. I'm American, white. He's Ghanaian and black. We are so happy. I didn't tell anyone I was going to Africa, except one daughter. I knew they'd try to talk me out of it. 😏 Best thing I've ever done! Ghana is not at all like the USA, I go there and I experience peace and tranquility. And nothing makes you appreciate your own country like traveling.
As somebody who started a PhD in her late '50s, I salute you, Cass! And you make me think of my favorite badass female former firefighter, as well as the firefighters at the fire station that's in my neighborhood. You are being such an amazing model for your daughter -- of lifelong learning, of belonging, of supporting your community, And of knowing that you can be a badass at anything you want, if you love it enough. You can't do it immediately, and you can't be a badass at everything, But if we never took on anything that made us say what was I thinking ... Well. We wind up never experiencing sushi and Indian food! Which would be tragic!!!
I had to face the fear of cancer, not once, but twice. I alsoo had a fire evac and a blizzard evac.
My tips for emergencies are that I have spare clothing, medical supplies, and I have an alternate pharmacy near my daughter if I need to refill prescriptions. Most people don't think about these things, but I have to do it. I do pray for all the firefighters and other emergency personnel every day.
Learning new things, expanding your horizon is so good for your brain. Such an interesting podcast.
Back 2013 - 2020 I did so many new things, tried powerlifting, tried a triathlon, went back to college and changed careers, did foraging classes, etc.... I'm 50 and overweight, but it didnt stop me. I got a bit lost over the last few years, ready to dust myself off and get back to me.
I’m just here to request a podcast on how you went from homeless to home-expert!! I’d like to know all the things, but I can see from the comments that you may not want to do that. But I’d love to hear it!!
I wish I had a step-by-step plan to share with you, but it was really just a series of small little movements in the right direction. I do have a podcast called "My ADHD Story" that shares my full journey.
@@ClutterbugPodand it’s excellent
I am almost crying while listening. I had a stroke a bit over a year ago, at the age of 28. I tried to get back to work (too soon), but got exhausted so fast, my partner had to help me walk to brush my teeth. I'm TERRIFIED of going back into work force. I really needed to hear this today.
Also, this summer I tried to get out of my comfort zone:
1) drinking a carbonated drink
2) trying scallops (hate all kinds of seafood, but OMG, that's just a piece of silky freshness dissolving in your mouth)
3) swimming in waters with snakes and jellyfish
I call this "don't be a child, you're 30 now"
😍THIS PODCAST‼️⬆️🙌👏👏👏🧑🍳😘
I don’t comment much, if ever…but I listen to your podcasts daily (I’ve been catching up) & I want to say thank you! I wish I could nominate you for something. lol 😂 To see where you are at now and where you’ve come from is a huge inspiration. I’m so proud of you for 🚒🧑🚒🚑 You have definitely encouraged this 55 year old comfy zone junkie to try new things and adventures!
Ive been watching/listening to you for 15 years and this was one of my favorite videos yet. You ate truly an amazingly authentic and encouraging speaker. I really hope that you believe that and knownhow many people you are helping❤
Cas, I am so dang proud of you and all of what you have accomplished. We live too small. Thank you for stretching us.
Volunteering has dwindled because we live in a self centered world now. It's only about themselves and their convenience.
I am glad you are giving a shout out, and raising us up to a higher level.
Love you girl❣❣❣
Learning to play a musical instrument has led to my dream of becoming a singer in a band come true. Even if you don't want to perform on stage, give yourself the gift of music!
Thank you Cas. I needed to hear this today. I followed you for your decluttering videos but your podcasts on mental health and life really resonate with me. Thanks for all you do.
Cas, what an Inspiration !Thank you for sharing. We all appreciate you! Congrats on 1 Million Followers! I love the "Take Your House Back Course!" Thank you for the podcast, also!
I watched one of your motivational videos this morning.
Before you know it, I was Decluttering my bedroom closet. Several black bags of donations loaded into my car.
I am turning my hangers backwards on Winter stuff. If they are not turned by Spring 2025, then I don't need them.
You are such a blessing! 🙏 ❤😊
CAS! My husband and teenge daughter are volunteer FF in south east US. Those guys will forever tease you for dropping a chainsaw on someones face, and then go out of their way to have your back. A woman with the guts to do all that is mega impressive🎉
Thank you for this. I actually paused your video, went and got my old Gazelle (not the animal, the work out machine) and set it up in my living room in front of the TV. I turned your podcast back on (I don't watch podcasts btw) and glided back and forth for over a mile on it. Does it really fit in my apt living room, no. But I live alone so who cares. I just got home from visiting my family on vacation. And only one of my family probably ever tried sushi or shopped at a different store or listened to different music, in the last 30 years. And I thought at 66 and having lived in different parts of the country, and tried different foods and clothes and hair color then they have I was 'braver", but at 66 I'm actually stuck in the same rut, only in a different state. Insanity is the act of doing the same thing but expecting a different result. Thank you for the inspiration today. I've enjoyed your videos for awhile now and as a Bee you've helped with that side of my life. Now you've added "learn something new today " to my list. 😊
I love these motivational videos you do these days. Thanks ❤
This has been one of the most moving (to tears) and inspirational podcast episodes! Thank you-I just turned 50 and wondering what can I challenge myself with next needing to get out of my rut (or comfort zone)!
This was so inspiring. And iam exactly in this phase of my life where iam doing things I thought I could or would never do. Thank you for this great share from your life
I think this podcast I watched a few days ago went into my subconscious!
Today, I heard a mantra in my head “you can do hard things”. And for what I think is the first time since living in this house (over 20 years) I cut the front lawn. Usually waits for my partner or I have to book a gardener. I have hyper mobility and am overweight and unfit..and I had laptop work I needed a break from.
I didn’t know if I’d get the booking lawn mower off the wall in the garage, and back again without hurting myself. Figuring out the strimmer as well.
But I did it! Best thing was I told my little son I can do hard things, and he jumped to the opportunity to give me morale boost and try it too.
May sound small but what else can I do 😮 I think this will be our household mantra 👏
Wow!!!. Cas. I didn't know about your background. It makes me so happy to see how God has blessed you!!!
Cas, I LOVE that you're pushing yourself to help people in emergency situations. You go girl! We can do hard things.
Please understand, you have been helping people (hundreds maybe thousands) for years! Helping us understand our need to organize differently and to talk us through the baby steps of the process of digging ourselves out. You help people in very dire situations daily! 🎉 We love you and support you in your personal push to continue your own growth.
What a wonderful person you are Cas! Great achievements! Keep it up!
My favourite podcast yet! I felt guilty because I watched while I was eating lunch so I didn't get up and do something extraordinary but you made me see that some of my 'ordinary' things have been pushing me outside my comfort zone and it's been fun and mesy and has me doing all the feels and learning and enjoying. But also missing the me that has a binge-watch of videos without guilt. So proud of your firefighting journey! You're unstoppable!!
You're doing great! Some might even say "Amazeballs"! FYI: Not a destructive person, but cutting up cars feels powerful! So fun! You're going to love it!
So sorry for the loss of your Grandmother. Memories of her will warm your heart. You are such an inspiration! I sure needed to hear this message. You are a strong person to take on all the challenges. Your children must really look up to you! What a great feeling to know you are putting yourself out there to be of help to others. I admire you for all your hard work. ❤
I will check the library - but your example of resilience, changing your mindset and cheering yourself on is a awesome skill...Talking more about that - how you gradually got better at it, the small win examination etc. - I think that is invaluable, especially when we go out of comfort zone.
Powerful!! Go girl!! Gosh so proud of you!! 💪 👏 Great message for all of us; “I can do hard things”
Cassie, my condolences for your grandmother. This podcast is completely different than I thought it would be about. I admire you so much for challenging yourself to do something as difficult as becoming a volunteer firefighter! The idea of pushing yourself out of your comfort zone is so true and one I have thought of so many times. Maybe because of this podcast I will want to push myself to lose weight, learn how to swim properly and/or learn to grill. Thank you for making this podcast! I'm sure you have gained so much confidence from doing hard things and following through!
I’m sorry for you loss Cas! You are such an inspiration as well as delightfully entertaining!! I wish you were around decades ago!! Actually you were but back then you were still learning how to eat w a spoon!! 😂 I love you dear girl!!! ❤
Love, Barb D
I like my fishbowl thank you very much ! 🤪Seriously I get what you mean, I know it will help people. I worry about you over doing it sometimes but you just seem happier and happier and that fills my heart for you. I am sorry your grandmother is gone, mine are too and I still think about them all the time, wonderful women. 🧡🖤🧡
You are definitely my HERO!
One of the scariest moments of my life was when I had a kitchen fire, and the fire department did arrive. And the scariest part of the fire episode was when I was watching a firefighter on my roof, with his chain saw, ready to cut my roof open. Fortunately, that didn't happen; they were able to put out the fire, And it is an important point that you made, that maybe the guy on my roof was super-scared too. Maybe people who had trained were so scared that they did not continue in their fire-fighting quest. Maybe if people don't try we would not have fire-fighters at all. So I was sitting there watching this in a doctor's office as they diagnosed me with a broken toe!!! Gave me a stupid shoe and told me to stay off it, oh great. But maybe I can go to the gym and do upper-body and swimming in the next few weeks. No 5-K training this month, but no reason to stop altogether. Thanks 🙂 All the best in your firefighter journey.
What a great podcast! Nice to hear of your struggles to make you stronger. It is good to tell these basic things to all also. I understand the technology problems of your older relatives as I have the same. My husband tells me to just play around and we can fix something if I screw it up... Thanks for the "kick in the pants" to try something new. I may show this to my granddaughter too! Thanks!
You are a capable bada$$!!! Wow I am impressed. You give me encouragement to step outside of my comfort zone!!!
I love country. The 80's and 90's country has some amazing music with such great meaning and stories. I enjoy a little of almost any type of music. Even music from my Grandma's youth.
Takes guts to admit all those limiting beliefs and then set out to do something completely counter to those limitations. Amazing! 👍🏻 I was always petrified of public speaking when I was younger, now I’m a voice actor. I guess that’s one way to get over your petrifications, go figure! 😂🎉
I was crippled by anxiety but fought out of my comfort zone about 2 years ago. I started reaching out and joined a breastfeeding support volunteer group and now i own my own business as a trained doula- on call to support in a birth 🥰 i never would have thought this all possible 3 years ago. A long way to go yet but im finally on my way! Great tips as usual, thank you for the constant motivation x
Cas. What a delightful video on a valuable subject. I went back to school for a second degree: BSRN, and worked 11 years in acute care, bedside nursing. I started at 59. Every day was a bit scary!! I worked with incredibly bright and helpful individuals; team playing coworkers who were ever ready to help and teach me. It was indeed a privilege to take care of my patients, help and serve them in that capacity for the time I did. Hooray for you and your venture outside of your comfort zone. I am so very impressed with your chosen “discomfort!”
Yes girl yes! I did this also. Hearing you talk about all the details in training for it brings it all back. I also went to school to be a paramedic and needles make me woozy.😂 I own a small business for 22 years and there are no days off(pet boarding). 💯 agree with you about stretching yourself and just face your fears and challenges.
Way to go girl! This is another reason I love you. I have pushed my self out of my comfort zone so much and it is scary and hard but at the end of it it is awesome. I will say I am 52 now and have slowed that down in some ways except that I finally now have 3 babies that we adopted. My youngest is 5. I became a foster mom 1 month before my 42nd bday. My babies fill my heart! I have a couple of autoimmune diseases and I have pain daily. I foster dogs/cats. My oldest babe is on the autism spectrum and has auditory processing disorder, delayed speech expression and sensory processing disorder etc. Among so many other things, he loves people and sports. Which is not the typical definition of what is portrayed to the public of those on the spectrum. He is a literal light too all he interacts with. I am so proud of him. My two youngest are 5 & 6 and so far have been diagnosed with ADHD. They are very challenging at times. But they are amazing people with great hearts also.
Studying ADHD and trauma has brought me to being evaluated and diagnosed with ADHD at 50 years old. It's all hard. But at the start of the next painful day I get up and do it all again. Yes I cry more than I would like and worry about my abilities to handle it all but I'm doing it. I would love to mentor other women. I am struggling in the friend category right now but I am going to work on that. Friendship is vital to health I am learning. Thank you for being you and sharing your life. You are an inspiration!
CASS... U R AMAZING!!!! And SO INSPIRING!! Love you ❤️
I think it is beyond awesome that you became a volunteer firefighter! I once read somewhere that some people believe that people with ADD/ADHD function better in an emergency.
I love your stories, they are so inspiring! I wish you the best.
Almost every county and many cities have a department for emergency planning. You can go to City Council meetings or events at fire departments to learn about them. I went from full time family caregiver for a disabled husband to training others in how to set up an emergency shelter for people displaced by flooding or other disasters. It is so rewarding and needed. I encourage everyone to look around and see what is happening nearby and volunteer!
Anyone else here listening to "Try something new and scary like ziplining through a forest" and thinking "Maybe I could wear my Tuesday underwear on Monday."
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Cute comment!
But jokes aside, it starts with little things like that and if you keep experimenting with going out of your comfort zone, it will build confidence! ❤💪🏼
“You are great at things you suck at” 😂😂😂😂I’m great at a lot of things 😂😂😂😂❤❤❤❤❤❤
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I discovered your channel and podcast less than 2 weeks ago. I have learned so much! I've listened to your book and one of Peter Walsh's book, after I listened to your interview with him. I've decluttered several areas in my house and made 2 trips to Goodwill. You have helped me grow and think about the stuff I put in my home differently. You have helped me understand that others organize differently and that's okay. I am so grateful I discovered you. I've now begun the overwhelming process of decluttering and organizing my classroom. Your story of how you've become the person that you are right now is so inspiring. By the way, according to Stacy Sims women our age should be lifting heavy sh.. Look her up, she's got excellent advice for pre and post-menopausal women.
I sooooo happy that you found that mind set shift!!!!
Something too that helped me through the difficult part, I used to jog every other day, NO EXCUSES, 3.5 miles.
And whenever I didn't feel like it I would think in terms of "just ONE more!"
'I can just put on my sneakers'.
'I can just go outside'.
Then...
'I'm already outside, I can just START jogging'.
Then when I start to get tired...
'I can go just 1 more street'.
Then as I got more tired...
'I can go just 1 more driveway'. (But then in that part of town where I jogged, it was really ritzy so the drivways were pretty far apart)
So as I got even more tired...
'I can go just 1 more minute.'
Then turned into...
'I can do just 1 more step'.
Eventually I 'just 1 mored' myself the ENTIRE 3.5 miles until I was FINISHED WITH MY JOG!!!!!!
Our thoughts can reallyyyyyy create our outcomes!!!!!
This was a very deep one, thank you.
Love to you and your family, and may your grandmother's ancestors welcome her with open arms.
Two more ideas I can add to improve your own life, and potentially many others:
Get trained in Mental Health First Aid. (search the phrase since yt hates a link.) I did in 2022, and the best thing I learned from it is how to talk with someone in crisis. What also came with my training but I don't know if it's stanard...
Get trained in how to use narcan (and carry it). It's more than just using the spray, but you could literally save a life.
I did that training! And need to renew it, because students are going through so much these days. My training only took a single day, but was so helpful.
Love you Cas! You're the best! Praying for your safety while you kick butt!
Way to go Cas!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🥰 Proud of you!! And thank you for this inspiring podcast 🫶🏻 So true!!!
I’m so sorry about loss of grandma. You will always have her memory and there will be little rays of joy when you come across something ordinary that she may have enjoyed and you will feel comfort. I can’t tell you how much I adore your podcasts it’s almost as tho I have a friend there for me to motivate me !! It can be a lonely world and I feel like you are speaking to me when saying to just get out of the comfort zone!! Xo
I have to say that you are one of my favorite people on UA-cam. You are inspiring! You make me laugh and you give me tough love sometimes and I thank you for ALL of it !
You are amazing Cas! You are very well spoken arms and smart! I appreciate you and what you have to say. Thank you for making a difference. ❤ I'm so sorry to hear about your grandma. Sending you hugs and may God give you comfier and strength during this time. She will continue to live on in your heart hun.
Sorry to hear your grandmother has passed. Love to you and your family. Love all your motivation videos.
Thank you for this video. It’s one of your best messages.
This was a brave video, I like it ❤
Me and my manager love the word amaze balls, our favorite!
My condolences go out to you and your family, I will pray for your family. Xoxo
Thanks Cas. Im going to sign up to volunteer with the Red Cross.
What a wonderful message, thank you, Cass.
I volunteer once a month at a spay and neuter clinic, and it is the most rewarding experience!!❤️🐕❤️🐈
Sounds wonderful! What a great way to volunteer!
Cas, you ARE strong ❤ Can't stop, won't stop
I am so proud of you!I i married very young, had 2 kids right away. Big strong guy. I KNOW that if I had stayed married to him, I wouldn’t have learned to do even half of the things that I can do. I would have let the big strong guy do all the “ heavy lifting”. I picked the more difficult life for myself and I am so happy I did!- it has made me a much more accomplished person. It’s truly awesome that you went for fire-fighting. And, just so you know, 45 is YOUNG!
Thank you, Cas! 😊❤🎉
Cass , thank you . I’ll have to watch this one again .
You go girl! SOOO proud of you because you are a female and i know you aren’t the first but anytime a female does something that has been a male dominated field it just makes me so happy and proud to be a female!When i was growing up there was so many things women weren’t allowed to do i am so glad things have changed
I am so sorry for your loss. Prayers
Thank you! Very inspiring, Cas.
Yes! Classical music - give it a listen LIVE and it’s a game changer. You don’t have to be dressed in a tux and a ball gown to go to an orchestra concert! 🎉 Go comfy without jeans and sneakers and you’ll be ok and uplifted in a way you never imagined! ❤🎉
You can rent an instrument. Music & Arts keeps a record of the $ you spend to rent, and if you wish, you can eventually use that $ as a credit toward purchasing an instrument.
Cass, first of all, my condolences for you Grandma. I'm sending you and your family a virtual hug right now and hope you can feel it.
As for the topic of your video... can i just say... I LOVE YOU. 💕
A few of the things you listed, I've been doing for a long time (for example trying new food), and it's always almost turned out awesome.
But, also, many of the other things on your list, I've tried much more recently, because i've had a similar mind shift, and you are so right on all of them. Totally worth exploring my own town in ways I hadn't before. Totally worth learning new things, totally worth trying things i'm scared of.
And there's still some things on your list that I haven't ever done.
I think i'm gonna talk to a stranger today. Which... doesn't scare me. But i'm an introvert, so it feels WEIRD. But I WILL DO IT!
Thank you for all the suggestions. You are the best, and you are SO inspiring! 💕
can we add to your list? I would add:
teach somebody something they didn't know (maybe a skill like knitting, or computer related or teach a kid to swim etc.) - it'll help the other person and it'll make you feel good
I’m so sorry about the passing of your grandmother Cas. I hope you feel a BIG virtual hug. Take time away.
I am almost 57 and married 8 years. I used to not be very strong when my husband and I bought our farm. I had never done anything construction related before. We built our own house [including me climbing on the roof]. Nowadays I can lift things that just 4 years ago would have required help. I never did weightlifting, just the day to day of gardening and running the farm. I have physical limitations, so certain movements are a problem or anything that puts weight specifically on my hand, so when I couldn't run a regular chainsaw, my husband bought me a small one. Love it!! There was another tool he bought me a smaller version of too, but I can't remember what it is. The one tool I have trouble mastering is the weed eater, although he has tried to teach me several times. I always seem to mess the string up. The lesson is just that when the work needs done badly enough, you either find a way or pay the consequences.
I'm proud of you Cas❤
Thank You!! ❤ Sorely needed! You are amazing Cas!
Cass, this episode was brilliant! I am an artist and teach art and creativity to adults, mostly starting at empty nest age, who are looking at all the space that's opened up in their life for their own growth and pursuits, so they take classes they've always wanted to try or have suddenly become curious about. Many of them start out plenty nervous and definitely out of their comfort zone. I support them through that. And then the ones who are more experienced, I push them out of their comfort zone in interesting ways.
But to move onto what happens to the brain:
Trying something new makes your BRAIN grow. That in turn will grow all aspects of you, including your creativity and your experience of life - it becomes fuller and richer. What too many people don't realize is that if your brain isn't growing it's shrinking. The brain will start pruning connections (just like a shrub's branches) but there will be no new shoots growing in from new stimuli.
So listen to Cass everybody, start small but START!
Had a similar experience, at my church. There was no cantor, no music. I used to sing at my small town church, 20 years ago. Never a soloist. Started because the priest insisted, was really scared and bad. Eventually, got competent at it and other better people joined.
Never stop learning! 💪and I love the Vision Board too! I just found my old Vision Board from after my stroke. I wrote all the goals with huge markers that I could grip after relearning to write with my dominant hand and I tucked the board away next to the first after stroke cabinet I built to preserve it. Now I have more skills, fewer or maybe different fears and a new Vision Board. Thanks Cas for always bringing inspiration, experience and a new perspective to the table. Life is real, but not always real kind. We have choices and our options are limited only by the lens we view them through.
😊 to watch. I always look forward to visiting with you.
Cas, I’m your biggest fan. But, girl please, you need to work out. I’m 67 and carried a 1 yr old out of the pool and he felt so very heavy! I NEED to work out. It’s gonna be ok, but it will make us safer, stronger and even more capable.
From perimenopause and beyond, I think it's prudent to take a page from Chinese women -- we must get over the stigma of women lifting weights. From what I know of it (not much), Chinese women begin lifting weights at perimenopause because it's the most efficient way to stay in shape. We naturally have less muscle tone than men, and raising our resting calorie burn is very helpful for staying fit.
I find it so boring though -- I absolutely love cardio. I'm going to try rock climbing though -- a double duty task to take me out of my comfort zone (I'm terrified of falling) AND increase my muscle tone.
Also important to not overdo your workouts and space them out in the week so you get adequate rest. That might look like a day on, a day off. Or even a day, then two days off. Probably you only need to work out one or two times a week. Let your body heal between workouts.
Pretty sure she said she does work out now... toward the end of the video.
Amen! You’re preaching to me!!
Listen to the whole podcast. She makes a point of working out 10 minutes per day at whatever appeals to her at the time.
I'm going to try everyone of these Cas!! Thank you for your wonderful inspiration!!❤❤❤❤❤
Great podcast… really I needed to hear this
Amazing encouragement. My daughter is a paramedic. In her training whenever shed come across something extremely disturbing her mentor would tell her not to stand back. Get in there and when you have a job to do and get out of your head you can cope with and do things you never thought possible. Sometimes getting out of our head is the hardest part.
Try eel sushi sometime. Unagi roll. It is always cooked, a bbq kinda sauce. Amazing stuff. My absolute favorite.
Wow. You’re so generous and so caring it blows my mind this is the most awesome you are the most awesome person really an incredible person and you’re helping me so much and I’m very grateful I’m terrified of seeing people in car crashes and that kind of thing so you’re amazingly courageous
You rock. This made me very emotional. I’ve had a hard week and needed to hear this today. ❤😊
Fabulous! Congrars on your new challenge! You are a great motivator! Xx G Ire
PS Sincere condolences on the passing of your grandmother!
Cas, the start of you 15 things... I'm okay at. I have also found sometimes its easier to try something new with a friend. But #15 oof ! I do a vision board with my yoga studio and there are some big goals. Ive just had life take plenty of twists along the way that I'm afraid to dream too big on some things. I plan to do a marathon one day and as ive done one over a week and over 100 miles walked or jogged in a month i dont doubt my physical capabilities. Its the time and bandwidth to train specifically. And I'm slow.
Thank you for being an inspiration and offering inspiration!❤🎉
Girl!! I’m actually glad for you that you went through that! It totally teaches us things about ourselves!
20 years ago (I was your age) I went through a firefighters test. (I had gotten my other EMT requirements) I missed the Jaws of Life carry by 8 SECONDS!!?? I didn’t even make it to the ladder and the roof!😂
So sorry about your grandmother. ❤
You are such an inspiration! Love your suggestions and motivation. I love all kinds of music, my hair is dark purple and im venturing into cooking new things. My comfort zone was food basics because my husband was the better cook. Thank you!
Cas, after watching one of your podcasts where you bared your soul and gave us your story -- I'm definitely a Cas stan 💗 You inspire me! I'm working through my trauma journey and everything you talk about in this video is so on point; and I'm feeling the sting of boredom from the cocoon I wrapped around myself. I made my world small to feel safe and it worked, but now I'm ready to emerge and find out who I am without that trauma baggage.