WEBVTT - Learning from Rick

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<v Speaker 1>Stay Calm is a production of I Heart Radio. Welcome

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<v Speaker 1>to Stay Calm, your daily dose of calmness. I'm Bob Roth,

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<v Speaker 1>and I've been teaching people to meditate for fifty years,

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<v Speaker 1>helping them to stay calm under pressure, reboot and re

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<v Speaker 1>energize their lives, and basically be a happier, healthier version

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<v Speaker 1>of themselves. And now I want to help you do

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<v Speaker 1>the same. Ready, sit comfortably, take a few deep breaths,

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<v Speaker 1>and let's begin today's journey. Who hasn't heard of Tupperware?

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<v Speaker 1>How many leftovers have you packed away in your plastic

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<v Speaker 1>Tupperware court container? And maybe you've heard of Tupperware parties,

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<v Speaker 1>perhaps bigger when I was a kid than they are now,

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<v Speaker 1>but still in the rest of the world today there's

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<v Speaker 1>a Tupperware party every one point five seconds. Well, I

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<v Speaker 1>want to tell you about the man who was the

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<v Speaker 1>CEO of Tupperware for twenty five years, Rick Goings. Rick

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<v Speaker 1>has become a hero of mine for many reasons. Rick

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<v Speaker 1>grew up dirt poor in the small town of Wheaton, Illinois.

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<v Speaker 1>He graduated from high school with no money and no

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<v Speaker 1>prospects for college. At seventeen, he moved himself into a

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<v Speaker 1>rooming house and slept on a chair that folded out

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<v Speaker 1>into a makeshift bed. He found a job selling Encyclopedia's

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<v Speaker 1>door to door, and in three months he sold absolutely none.

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<v Speaker 1>Someone suggested he joined the Navy, and when he did,

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<v Speaker 1>the Navy discovered Rick's exceptional talent for leadership. After the Navy,

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<v Speaker 1>Rick went to college, dropped out of college, started his

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<v Speaker 1>own business, made a fortune, and then joined Corporate America,

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<v Speaker 1>and climbed the ranks to top leadership positions in several

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<v Speaker 1>companies until in he was named the CEO of Tupperware Brands.

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<v Speaker 1>I introduce you to Rick not because he started from

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<v Speaker 1>nothing and ended up running one of the world's most

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<v Speaker 1>successful inner national companies. I introduce you to Rick because

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<v Speaker 1>of who he is and what he did to transform

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<v Speaker 1>Tupperware from the inside out and in particular, given economic

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<v Speaker 1>empowerment to fifty million women in more than one hundred countries,

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<v Speaker 1>helping them to rise above poverty to middle class and

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<v Speaker 1>enable many of them to take leadership roles for the

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<v Speaker 1>first times in their communities. Rick has been meditating for

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<v Speaker 1>forty years, and he has taken the experiences and lessons

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<v Speaker 1>learned from his practice to do what I think everyone

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<v Speaker 1>should do when they meditate, use the energy, insights and

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<v Speaker 1>convictions to develop themselves personally, but also to help make

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<v Speaker 1>a better world in small or large ways. Rick and

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<v Speaker 1>I met last year at his sprawling farm outside of Charlottesville, Virginia.

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<v Speaker 1>Rick patiently took this novice horseback rider on trails. He

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<v Speaker 1>said Thomas Jefferson and James Madison might have followed two

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<v Speaker 1>hundred and forty years ago. He wanted to talk with

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<v Speaker 1>me about a new David Lynch found in initiative to

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<v Speaker 1>bring meditation to the one million veterans who suffer from PTSD.

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<v Speaker 1>If we can save even one veteran's life through meditation,

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<v Speaker 1>then it's like dropping a pebble into a pond. The

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<v Speaker 1>ripples will spread out like a multiplier effect, impacting in

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<v Speaker 1>a most positive way the lives of the children, wives

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<v Speaker 1>and husbands, the whole community. Rick said. We meditated together

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<v Speaker 1>as the sun went down, overlooking the rolling foothills of

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<v Speaker 1>the Appalachian Mountains. Afterwards, Rick talked about the impact of meditation,

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<v Speaker 1>quote t M has given me a firm base and

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<v Speaker 1>a soulful foundation. It has given me a mindset of

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<v Speaker 1>purposefulness for my whole life. That's why every morning I

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<v Speaker 1>write the words add value on a piece of paper

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<v Speaker 1>that I taped to my computer screen. I always want

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<v Speaker 1>to be thinking what can I do today to add

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<v Speaker 1>value to someone's life. Rick's been adding value for a

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<v Speaker 1>very long time. For thirty years, he was a top

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<v Speaker 1>leader of the Boys and Girls Club of America. During

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<v Speaker 1>his years, the clubs serve sixty million kids, providing them

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<v Speaker 1>with a safe space free from gangs, carrying adults when

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<v Speaker 1>they often had none, and mentoring programs that gave them

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<v Speaker 1>lifelong skills. But the Boys and Girls Clubs only served

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<v Speaker 1>kids in America, So a few years ago, Rick and

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<v Speaker 1>his wife Susan established the World Federation of Youth Clubs

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<v Speaker 1>now in twenty four countries to bring the same services

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<v Speaker 1>to kids around the world. You know, Bob Rick says,

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<v Speaker 1>only five percent of the young people in the world

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<v Speaker 1>live in the United States. Every kid needs help. Since

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<v Speaker 1>his stint in the Navy, Rick has been a leader

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<v Speaker 1>for fifty years. I asked him what makes a good leader.

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<v Speaker 1>Without pausing to think, Rick says, a leader has to

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<v Speaker 1>have calm, clarity, and vision. A real leader makes us

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<v Speaker 1>feel safe in times that are not safe. A right.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's end this time together doing something that I think

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<v Speaker 1>should be a feature of our everyday life, and that's

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<v Speaker 1>appreciation and gratitude. So let's take thirty seconds of quiet,

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<v Speaker 1>thirty seconds to take a break, just take a moment.

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<v Speaker 1>It turns out when we do that, it's good for

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<v Speaker 1>our health as well. I'll be right back all right.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you for joining me today. I hope you heard

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<v Speaker 1>something that inspires, that uplifts you and that you can

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<v Speaker 1>incorporate into your own life. This is Bob Roth. Stay calm. Yeah, Hey,

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<v Speaker 1>all of you out there, I'd love to hear from you.

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<v Speaker 1>You can send me your stories, your questions, or anything

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<v Speaker 1>else on your mind. Just connect with me on Twitter,

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<v Speaker 1>Facebook or Instagram at meditation Bob. You can also send

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<v Speaker 1>me an email at meditation Bob Roth at gmail dot com.

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<v Speaker 1>I look forward to hearing from you.