"Knowing yourself" - Chancellor Jackson

Chancellor is an author ("'14 Days in Beijing', an unforgettable tale of my experience being locked up abroad in China"), an educator, coach, and former collegiate football player. He is a believer that teaching people to think critically is necessary for their growth and allowing them to achieve their purpose in life. No where is it more important to think critically than about yourself. Chancellor chose "knowing yourself" as his most important value because without it is too easy to get lost in life (lost in the sauce, as he would put it). If you don't know who you are, where you came from, and what you are meant to be doing; then this whole thing is a big guessing game. What I thought was really insightful from this discussion with Chancellor was how he explained what it takes to truly know yourself. He referenced Nipsey Hussle and the "marathon" of life, the idea that knowing yourself is a life long journey, filled with mistakes, and requires extreme resiliency to actually achieve it. Maybe the most distinguishing quality of people like Nipsey, who do get there, is just that they never quit. There is something about that concept that can be both deeply comforting and encouraging but at the same time terrifying and discouraging. We just need to keep moving forward and keep striving to be the best version of ourselves, if we do that we will "make it." But moving forward, picking ourselves back up after we mess up, and never quitting very well might be the hardest thing we ever have to do in our lives. It can be terrifying to realize that is what is required of us, but that is what makes it so powerful.  Chancellor is one of those people who pairs having lived through a ton of really interesting and challenging experiences in his life, with a really self-reflective, philosophical mindset. It makes sense he is a coach and educator, because those are the types of people who can truly understand, firsthand, what it looks like to overcome adversity. It was super insightful to kick around topics like God, free will, hate, and the meaning of life with him. Big thanks to Chancellor for being on and sharing his perspective.