In 1991, Philip Keay accidentally emigrated to Thailand, where he accidentally became a teacher. He now devotes his life to exploring the inner and outer worlds and to inspiring others to empower themselves. His book Menu for a Spiritual Revolution, which brings together what Philip has learned over decades of life experience, was published in 2021. In this interview, Philip talks about: what brought him to Thailand and what made him stayhow to embrace life’s ‘accidents’ and live in the momentthe differences between teaching and learning; leadership and controlhow nurturing self-control advances freedom, reinforces values and reduces fearthe problems with our current broken schooling model and how we can fix it

For more information about Philip’s book and his online course for home educators, go to https://linktr.ee/philipkeay (https://linktr.ee/philipkeay) or follow Philip on his https://www.facebook.com/philipkeaysoulrebel (Facebook page) or https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOqyZjDnkHtQZ9millp2BDQ (YouTube Channel). The TED Talk mentioned in this episode is Sir Ken Robinson’s https://www.ted.com/talks/sir_ken_robinson_do_schools_kill_creativity (Do schools kill creativity?)If you enjoyed this episode you may be interested inhttps://audaciousness.captivate.fm/episode/question-everything-with-mike-patterson (Episode 27: Question Everything with Mike Patterson) https://audaciousness.captivate.fm/episode/21st-century-skills-with-nik-pandya (Episode 32: 21st Century Skills with Nik Pandya)

--Music: Pablito's Way by Paolo Pavan