The Hardest Thing I Did Wasn't Changing the Tire

Episode Title: Be a Bob: The Hardest Thing I Did Wasn’t Changing the Tire
Host: Leona deVinne
Podcast: Finding Your Joy Spot

Episode Overview

In this heartfelt and surprisingly funny reflection, Leona shares the story of a flat tire that turned into an unexpected retreat — and the moment she realized that the hardest thing she did that day wasn’t changing the tire.

It was asking for help.

From a dusty roadside to a chance encounter with a stranger named Bob, this episode explores what it means to lead, live, and love without armouring up — and how courage sometimes looks like raising your hand instead of holding it all together.

In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

• Why “muscling through” can quietly become a coping strategy that keeps us disconnected.

  
  

• How to reframe asking for help as a strength, not a weakness

  
  

• What a flat tire can teach us about self-reliance, grace, and the real work of joy

  
  

• The power of small, ordinary acts of kindness (and how to be a Bob for someone else)

  
  

• Why life’s detours often deliver the lesson we needed most

  Key Quote

“The hardest thing I did that day wasn’t changing the tire — it was admitting I couldn’t do it all myself.”
 — Leona deVinne

Reflection Prompt

Where in your life are you still trying to muscle through something alone?
 And who could you reach out to — or quietly help — this week?

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