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Positive Power Isn't Optimism
Description
What does positive power actually mean in Taoism?
In this episode (1-160), Taoist Master Mikel Steenrod explains why positivity is not about denying reality or forcing optimism. Instead, it’s about where you place your attention, how you process experience, and how much failure you can tolerate without giving up.
Topics include:
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Why negativity often feels justified—but limits your life
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The difference between motivation and long-term damage
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How childhood conditioning shapes what you focus on
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The Taoist idea of fail tolerance and endurance
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Why most people set goals that guarantee failure
A practical, no-nonsense discussion of positivity as a trainable skill, not a personality trait.
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Intro music: “Finding Movement” by Kevin MacLeod — licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Source: incompetech.com