60 acast.com not Super, but Human https://shows.acast.com/notsuperbuthuman en William Newman William Newman The Everyday Hero Path Welcome, fellow traveler. If you’ve gotten this far, you are, indeed, a traveler about to start the new leg of a journey in your life. You’re at a crossroads, a decision to be made. Red pill or blue pill. Which direction are you taking? Alas, you may not know, and that’s ok. Conversely, you may know and may be uncertain of the perils of the road ahead. Some have always known the path, but something, or someone, has never failed to get in their way. Whatever the case, I would like you to take this as an invitation. An invitation to take up the journey you see before you not just for yourself, but for the good of those around you.

If you’re anything like me, you may have been inspired by stories of heroes and their great accomplishments. Their heroic deeds, protecting the innocent, defeating evil, preventing calamity, saving the day. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve left a movie theater after viewing a film, inspired to live a better life. These movies tend to make us want to be better by creating the fantasy of the incredible. This isn’t limited to movies, either, but also tv shows, books, comics, manga, anime, etc. The influences are all around us.

The paths that heroes in these mediums take often follow a shared framework. One in which the hero lives in a world where they may feel unfulfilled, events transpire that send them on a path of self-discovery, through a rite of passage, or growth, and they return home, changed, to share their gift with others. This is known as the hero’s journey, and using this framework can be used as a tool towards navigating our lives with a sense of purpose; seeking empowerment, higher self-esteem, self-efficacy, and re-discovering strengths and resources we forgot we had.

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]]> Welcome, fellow traveler. If you’ve gotten this far, you are, indeed, a traveler about to start the new leg of a journey in your life. You’re at a crossroads, a decision to be made. Red pill or blue pill. Which direction are you taking? Alas, you may not know, and that’s ok. Conversely, you may know and may be uncertain of the perils of the road ahead. Some have always known the path, but something, or someone, has never failed to get in their way. Whatever the case, I would like you to take this as an invitation. An invitation to take up the journey you see before you not just for yourself, but for the good of those around you.

If you’re anything like me, you may have been inspired by stories of heroes and their great accomplishments. Their heroic deeds, protecting the innocent, defeating evil, preventing calamity, saving the day. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve left a movie theater after viewing a film, inspired to live a better life. These movies tend to make us want to be better by creating the fantasy of the incredible. This isn’t limited to movies, either, but also tv shows, books, comics, manga, anime, etc. The influences are all around us.

The paths that heroes in these mediums take often follow a shared framework. One in which the hero lives in a world where they may feel unfulfilled, events transpire that send them on a path of self-discovery, through a rite of passage, or growth, and they return home, changed, to share their gift with others. This is known as the hero’s journey, and using this framework can be used as a tool towards navigating our lives with a sense of purpose; seeking empowerment, higher self-esteem, self-efficacy, and re-discovering strengths and resources we forgot we had.

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]]> false William Newman info+67bffe03ddaea755a704bbbc@mg-eu.acast.com 67bffe03ddaea755a704bbbc the-kendo-counselor episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/67bffe03ddaea755a704bbbc/1763698583496-506ca2a4-17c3-4976-8b6b-9d345632dc6c.jpeg https://shows.acast.com/notsuperbuthuman not Super, but Human 613419b0-c444-11f0-a266-71b80134d30d Burn the Boats Burn the Boats Sun, 23 Nov 2025 23:58:02 GMT 5:20 69239f8a53b254a538dbd165 false https://shows.acast.com/the-kendo-counselor/episodes/69239f8a53b254a538dbd165 69239f8a53b254a538dbd165 67bffe03ddaea755a704bbbc Side Quest 3 full 1 6 Never give up, push forward, stop providing an option for retreat when working toward your goals.


If you want to go deeper into this work, including the full framework and guided exercises, you can find my book not Super but Human here:

not Super but Human: Discover a Sense of Purpose as the Everyday Hero: Newman, William: 9798245659947: Amazon.com: Books


If you're looking for more structured support, I offer group and individual coaching based on my framework through my private practice, Sword in Stone Counseling.

Chemical Dependency Assessments and Heroic PATH Coaching

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]]> Never give up, push forward, stop providing an option for retreat when working toward your goals.


If you want to go deeper into this work, including the full framework and guided exercises, you can find my book not Super but Human here:

not Super but Human: Discover a Sense of Purpose as the Everyday Hero: Newman, William: 9798245659947: Amazon.com: Books


If you're looking for more structured support, I offer group and individual coaching based on my framework through my private practice, Sword in Stone Counseling.

Chemical Dependency Assessments and Heroic PATH Coaching

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]]> The Call to Adventure The Call to Adventure Mon, 17 Nov 2025 07:38:05 GMT 30:29 691ad0dd1029ec1fedb3ad85 false https://shows.acast.com/the-kendo-counselor/episodes/691ad0dd1029ec1fedb3ad85 691ad0dd1029ec1fedb3ad85 67bffe03ddaea755a704bbbc Seek Purpose in Your Everyday World full 1 5 Join me as I explore the call to adventure, and what it looks like for the everyday hero.


If you want to go deeper into this work, including the full framework and guided exercises, you can find my book not Super but Human here:

not Super but Human: Discover a Sense of Purpose as the Everyday Hero: Newman, William: 9798245659947: Amazon.com: Books


If you're looking for more structured support, I offer group and individual coaching based on my framework through my private practice, Sword in Stone Counseling.

Chemical Dependency Assessments and Heroic PATH Coaching

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]]> Join me as I explore the call to adventure, and what it looks like for the everyday hero.


If you want to go deeper into this work, including the full framework and guided exercises, you can find my book not Super but Human here:

not Super but Human: Discover a Sense of Purpose as the Everyday Hero: Newman, William: 9798245659947: Amazon.com: Books


If you're looking for more structured support, I offer group and individual coaching based on my framework through my private practice, Sword in Stone Counseling.

Chemical Dependency Assessments and Heroic PATH Coaching

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]]> Join the Journey Join the Journey Fri, 14 Nov 2025 03:33:47 GMT 1:12 6912c5cec1ed8717c5ce9200 false https://shows.acast.com/the-kendo-counselor/episodes/6912c5cec1ed8717c5ce9200 6912c5cec1ed8717c5ce9200 67bffe03ddaea755a704bbbc Accept Your Call to Adventure trailer 1 Accept the call to adventure, take up your personal hero's journey!


If you want to go deeper into this work, including the full framework and guided exercises, you can find my book not Super but Human here:

not Super but Human: Discover a Sense of Purpose as the Everyday Hero: Newman, William: 9798245659947: Amazon.com: Books


If you're looking for more structured support, I offer group and individual coaching based on my framework through my private practice, Sword in Stone Counseling.

Chemical Dependency Assessments and Heroic PATH Coaching

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]]> Accept the call to adventure, take up your personal hero's journey!


If you want to go deeper into this work, including the full framework and guided exercises, you can find my book not Super but Human here:

not Super but Human: Discover a Sense of Purpose as the Everyday Hero: Newman, William: 9798245659947: Amazon.com: Books


If you're looking for more structured support, I offer group and individual coaching based on my framework through my private practice, Sword in Stone Counseling.

Chemical Dependency Assessments and Heroic PATH Coaching

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]]> <![CDATA[The Hero's Journey, Stage 1]]> Mon, 10 Nov 2025 06:39:31 GMT 33:43 691188a448ddcbc2f9794991 false https://shows.acast.com/the-kendo-counselor/episodes/691188a448ddcbc2f9794991 691188a448ddcbc2f9794991 67bffe03ddaea755a704bbbc The World You Know full 1 4 I discuss the world before the hero receives the call to adventure and takes up their journey. The World You Know is the 'Why'. Why the hero's journey is so important.


If you want to go deeper into this work, including the full framework and guided exercises, you can find my book not Super but Human here:

not Super but Human: Discover a Sense of Purpose as the Everyday Hero: Newman, William: 9798245659947: Amazon.com: Books


If you're looking for more structured support, I offer group and individual coaching based on my framework through my private practice, Sword in Stone Counseling.

Chemical Dependency Assessments and Heroic PATH Coaching

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]]> I discuss the world before the hero receives the call to adventure and takes up their journey. The World You Know is the 'Why'. Why the hero's journey is so important.


If you want to go deeper into this work, including the full framework and guided exercises, you can find my book not Super but Human here:

not Super but Human: Discover a Sense of Purpose as the Everyday Hero: Newman, William: 9798245659947: Amazon.com: Books


If you're looking for more structured support, I offer group and individual coaching based on my framework through my private practice, Sword in Stone Counseling.

Chemical Dependency Assessments and Heroic PATH Coaching

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]]> Side Quest 2 Side Quest 2 Sat, 08 Nov 2025 09:40:31 GMT 9:46 690f10104e59613eafef9191 false https://shows.acast.com/the-kendo-counselor/episodes/690f10104e59613eafef9191 690f10104e59613eafef9191 67bffe03ddaea755a704bbbc Just a Little More full 1 3 “Good Intentions aren’t enough. They’re not meaningless, but that’s where we have to start, not where we end.” – Leia, Star Wars, Leia: Princess of Alderaan by Claudia Grey


If you want to go deeper into this work, including the full framework and guided exercises, you can find my book not Super but Human here:

not Super but Human: Discover a Sense of Purpose as the Everyday Hero: Newman, William: 9798245659947: Amazon.com: Books


If you're looking for more structured support, I offer group and individual coaching based on my framework through my private practice, Sword in Stone Counseling.

Chemical Dependency Assessments and Heroic PATH Coaching

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]]> “Good Intentions aren’t enough. They’re not meaningless, but that’s where we have to start, not where we end.” – Leia, Star Wars, Leia: Princess of Alderaan by Claudia Grey


If you want to go deeper into this work, including the full framework and guided exercises, you can find my book not Super but Human here:

not Super but Human: Discover a Sense of Purpose as the Everyday Hero: Newman, William: 9798245659947: Amazon.com: Books


If you're looking for more structured support, I offer group and individual coaching based on my framework through my private practice, Sword in Stone Counseling.

Chemical Dependency Assessments and Heroic PATH Coaching

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]]> Side Quest 1 Side Quest 1 Sat, 08 Nov 2025 08:25:49 GMT 3:30 690efe8e4e59613eafec6072 false https://shows.acast.com/the-kendo-counselor/episodes/690efe8e4e59613eafec6072 690efe8e4e59613eafec6072 67bffe03ddaea755a704bbbc Hero Behind The Mask full 1 2 Living our average, everyday lives, free of superpowers, what does it mean to be a hero? There’s no simple way to answer that, as this is different for everyone. So, where does that leave us? Well, discovering a sense of purpose as the everyday hero is part of the journey. You’re meant to discover this through your own personal hero’s journey. You don’t have to be super to be a hero. 


If you want to go deeper into this work, including the full framework and guided exercises, you can find my book not Super but Human here:

not Super but Human: Discover a Sense of Purpose as the Everyday Hero: Newman, William: 9798245659947: Amazon.com: Books


If you're looking for more structured support, I offer group and individual coaching based on my framework through my private practice, Sword in Stone Counseling.

Chemical Dependency Assessments and Heroic PATH Coaching

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]]> Living our average, everyday lives, free of superpowers, what does it mean to be a hero? There’s no simple way to answer that, as this is different for everyone. So, where does that leave us? Well, discovering a sense of purpose as the everyday hero is part of the journey. You’re meant to discover this through your own personal hero’s journey. You don’t have to be super to be a hero. 


If you want to go deeper into this work, including the full framework and guided exercises, you can find my book not Super but Human here:

not Super but Human: Discover a Sense of Purpose as the Everyday Hero: Newman, William: 9798245659947: Amazon.com: Books


If you're looking for more structured support, I offer group and individual coaching based on my framework through my private practice, Sword in Stone Counseling.

Chemical Dependency Assessments and Heroic PATH Coaching

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]]> not Super but Human not Super but Human Sat, 08 Nov 2025 04:47:59 GMT 15:48 69084fc247e14fea24ede311 false https://shows.acast.com/the-kendo-counselor/episodes/69084fc247e14fea24ede311 69084fc247e14fea24ede311 67bffe03ddaea755a704bbbc An Origin Story full 1 1 I introduce myself and my passion for using the framework of the hero's journey towards personal growth. Using the classic stages of the hero's journey as identified by Joseph Cambel, we'll traverse our journey across 9 stages as we explore what it means to be the everyday hero.


If you want to go deeper into this work, including the full framework and guided exercises, you can find my book not Super but Human here:

not Super but Human: Discover a Sense of Purpose as the Everyday Hero: Newman, William: 9798245659947: Amazon.com: Books


If you're looking for more structured support, I offer group and individual coaching based on my framework through my private practice, Sword in Stone Counseling.

Chemical Dependency Assessments and Heroic PATH Coaching

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]]> I introduce myself and my passion for using the framework of the hero's journey towards personal growth. Using the classic stages of the hero's journey as identified by Joseph Cambel, we'll traverse our journey across 9 stages as we explore what it means to be the everyday hero.


If you want to go deeper into this work, including the full framework and guided exercises, you can find my book not Super but Human here:

not Super but Human: Discover a Sense of Purpose as the Everyday Hero: Newman, William: 9798245659947: Amazon.com: Books


If you're looking for more structured support, I offer group and individual coaching based on my framework through my private practice, Sword in Stone Counseling.

Chemical Dependency Assessments and Heroic PATH Coaching

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