22: The 3rd Law of Thermodynamics for Serious Players

Are you a risk-taker? If so, have you found that you become energized by taking increasingly larger risks? Today, we're continuing with our discussion about the six characteristics of serious players that Ray and Brenda discovered after years of interviewing individuals who all self-identified as serious players. In today's episode, we're looking at the sixth and final of these characteristics, called The Third Law of Thermodynamics. Listen in, to find out more.

One of the common denominators that Ray and Brenda noticed in the stories told to them by the serious players they interviewed was that they involved taking risks. And all the serious players seemed to become increasingly energized by taking larger and larger risks. Tune in today, to hear what Ray has to say about the Third Law of Thermodynamics, and find out how you can use it in your own life.

Show Highlights:

Ray talks about his first foray into quantum physics and the relationship between quantum physics and change. The lay-interpretation of the first law of physics is that you can neither create energy nor can you destroy it. You can only change its form. The second law of physics came later. It states that when you change the form of energy, you lose some of it.  The second law of physics gave rise to the conservation movement. Ray explains the Law of Entropy.   Ray noticed that as people got more into their serious play, their energy increased. As the people became more energized, they were able to take on bigger and bigger risks. Ray uses the example of salmon swimming upstream to explain the effect of the increase in energy on a life-force. Ray explains what he coined as the Third Law of Thermodynamics. It is the ability to swim upstream and/or against the tide. Ray gives a personal example of his Third Law of Thermodynamics. The story of John Miller, one of the serious players that Ray and Brenda interviewed, who was paraplegic. Ray explains how you can increase the element of the Third Law of Thermodynamics within yourself. Accessing the support that you have available to you.

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Books mentioned:

The Tao of Physics by Fritjof Capra

Leadership And The New Science by Margaret J. Wheatley