143: Homer's Odyssey - 3 Mistakes That Are Silently Destroying Your Potential

Homer's Odyssey - 3 Mistakes That Are Silently Destroying Your Potential. In this podcast we will be talking about 3 Mistakes That Are Silently Destroying Your Potential from the philosophy of Homer’s Odyssey.

Unlike other ancient heroes like Achilles or Hercules, who relied on god-like strength or invulnerability, Odysseus was just a man. He was mortal, he was flawed, and he suffered. He didn't survive because he could punch harder than everyone else; he survived because he mastered his own mind.
We are talking about this text today because the monsters Odysseus faced - seduction, ego, laziness, and despair - are just as relevant today as they were then. Human technology may have changed, but human nature certainly hasn’t. So, if you feel like you are drifting, or that you are capable of more but can't seem to unlock it, it’s possible you are falling into the same psychological traps that nearly killed Odysseus 3,000 years ago.

So with that in mind, here are 3 Mistakes That Are Silently Destroying Your Potential, and how to fix them, all from the Philosophy of Homer’s Odyssey - 
00:00 - 01:47 - Introduction to Odyssey
01:47 - 05:42 - Mistake 1 - The Lie of Willpower
05:42 - 09:58 - Mistake 2 - The Curse of Visibility
09:58 - 15:41 - Mistake 3 - The Golden Handcuffs
I hope you enjoyed listening to these 3 Mistakes That Are Silently Destroying Your Potential from the Philosophy of Homer’s Odyssey.

In the 8th century BC a blind poet composed a poem that would become the foundation of Western literature. That poet’s name was Homer, and that poem? The Odyssey. On the surface, it is an adventure story about Odysseus, a veteran of the Trojan War, trying to navigate a chaotic ocean to return to his family in Ithaca. But if you look a little closer, you’ll start to realize that Homer wasn't just writing fiction; he was writing a psychological manual on how to survive the human condition.