Jarrod Oram: Experience, Understanding, Empathy & Humility

<p>Jarrod Oram is a creative with many talents and doesn't like to be restricted by any specific label. In this episode, we're talking about the importance of surrender, self-care, authenticity, enjoying the journey, and saying yes to opportunities along the way.</p> <p>Connect with Jarrod <a href='https://www.instagram.com/jarrodoram/'>@jarrodoram</a></p> <p>Connect with me on your favorite platform: <a href='https://pods.link/aardvarkgirl'>https://pods.link/aardvarkgirl</a></p> <p>--</p> <p>00:42 I think, just in society as a whole, labels are safe because they give us identification and they can provide us with a sense of who we are. But all a label is is just a title that you've given yourself, and it's easy to hide the shield behind it. </p> <p>02:10 We place these artificial terms around what we're “supposed to” be doing, and that kind of limits us. And it keeps us kind of in this tunnel vision mode of staying this path. And I think one of the biggest things that's happened for me over the last few years has been a lot of self-growth, and a lot of taking those blinders off and really kind of surrendering to this world. </p> <p>04:55 Words like “supposed to,” “I should,” “I can't,” those are absolutes and we just don't realize how damaging they are to put those on ourselves. Because what happens if you don't do that? Then it almost becomes like this shame cycle. And in a professional world, in a personal world, you start layering those on top of yourself and it gets to a place where you're just kicking your own butt time and time and time again. </p> <p>06:44 It was this odd, beautiful eye opener in the fact that I tended to attract very, very toxic bosses. Not only attracting those, but then staying in those relationships. And they did me the best favor on the planet in letting me go the day before Thanksgiving. I was driving home with all my stuff in my car and I was like, blank canvas. This is happening for my greatest good. </p> <p>10:51 This is a total Jarrod thing - let's get in the car for thr