#15 What do you need now?
In this Q&Q episode of Between the Ears, Arnold Beekes asks a deceptively simple question that most people never stop to answer honestly — and follows it with a quote that draws a sharp line between two very different ways of living. Short, direct and worth sitting with.
In this Q&Q episode of Between the Ears, Arnold Beekes asks a deceptively simple question that most people never stop to answer honestly — and follows it with a quote that draws a sharp line between two very different ways of living. Short, direct and worth sitting with.
The Question
What do you need now?
- Most of us spend our time focused on what other people need — to gain their approval or acknowledgement
- Arnold asks you to turn that inward — not tomorrow, not in three months, but right now
- Maybe your body needs rest. Maybe your brain needs less screen time. Maybe you just need an hour alone with a good book
- Pay attention to what comes up when you ask — and respect it
The Quote
"The ordinary brings you poverty, mental illnesses, addiction, fear and punishment. The extraordinary brings you joy, creativity and fulfilment."
- We are conditioned to fit in, not stand out — because standing out feels dangerous
- But fitting in means ignoring who you actually are — a unique human being
- When everyone does the same thing, competition is fierce and fulfilment is rare
- Living your own life — truly unleashing your uniqueness — is where joy, creativity and meaningful relationships actually live
- The question is simple: are you ordinary or extraordinary?
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Welcome, I'm Arnold Beekes and this is the question and quote version of the Between the Ears podcast. The goal is to enable you to unleash and use your uniqueness. The question, what do you need now? There are two things to that question.
Most of the time we look what other people need in order that they would be happy or they would acknowledge us or approve of what we're doing. No, today I want you to look inside of you and look what do you need and what do you need now. Not tomorrow, not in three months, no.
What do you need now and what pops up and pay attention to that and respect what maybe your body says something. Maybe your knee says I need a little bit of rest. Maybe your brain says I want less time sitting behind the screen or maybe you just need some me time where you can read a nice fiction book.
So what do you need now? The quote. The ordinary brings you poverty, mental illnesses, addiction, fear and punishment. The extraordinary brings you joy, creativity and fulfillment.
We try to be ordinary. We try to be the same as everybody. We try not to stick out because that will give us problems.
That's what we're told. But again by being the same as everybody else, which is the essence of fitting in, you are ignoring, you are neglecting who you really are. A unique human being.
So by trying to be ordinary, in other words to fit in, it's likely that you will be driven by fear, mental addictions, poverty and everything else. Because you're doing exactly the same as everybody else. So there's a lot of competition.
Only being extraordinary, if you're flying out, if you really live your own life, if you really want like I said in the intro, unleash and use your uniqueness, then you can fully experience joy and creativity and fulfillment and great relationships with other people. So what are you? Ordinary or extraordinary? Remember we need your uniqueness. Be a better maker for yourself, for others, for the world.
Explorer, Generalist, Innovator, and Trainer/Coach
Arnold Beekes is an explorer, generalist, innovator, and trainer/coach, and the founder of Arnold Beekes Creations and the Brain Athletes community. He spent his first 20 years working in technology and organisational leadership, managing teams ranging from 10 people up to 6,000 on a global scale, before dedicating the next 20 years to studying psychology, personal leadership, brain health, sports, and spirituality.
Arnold has been coaching in some form for over 50 years, starting as the youngest certified field hockey coach in the Netherlands at just 17. Having lived in five different countries, he draws on his own wide-ranging experience to help people build a better life "between the ears," one insight at a time.
Today, through Brain Athletes and his podcast, Between The Ears, Arnold helps mid-life professionals and young leaders break free from the invisible straitjackets holding them back, so they can reach their full potential and contribute to what he calls a Better World for All.
