In today’s Fly the Coop podcast episode, we are joined by Steve. With 2023 approaching we discuss how the year has been as we look forward to 2023 and the new projects we look forward to. We reflect on how the podcast began, as well as important stories and lessons learned. We also get a chance to find out more about Steve's culture, how he communicates with neighbours and how he likes to remind himself of what matters most. Enjoy!

Topics Discussed and Key Points:

• How the Fly the Coop podcast got its start
• Why it is important to learn as you grow
• Google culture and what it means.
• simple ways of communicating
• How to build and maintain appreciation levels
• Appreciation is the very base level even before love
• How to start a fire with wet wood
• Doing drives the end results

Timestamps

[00:56] A little bit about Steve 

[03:54] Steve’s version of the urban chicken coop.

[07:48] What Steve and Carrie do on the side when they are not running a real estate company

[08:37] Steve’s culture

[12:16] About DIY designer homestead

[18:44] Relationships

[19:09] 2023 upcoming projects

[21:57] The visual analogy that is building upside down fire

[27:37] Making a change

[35:55] Takeaway 2022

Notable Quotes

[00:05:23] “You're always flying the coop, but you're also I kind of, I guess, coined the term Learn as you grow. That's what we do learn as we grow because we don't know how to do a lot of the things that we're doing.” [00:05:34]

[00:08:40] “Google culture is a German thing, been around for, I don't know, thousands of years or whatever, but it's the process of, you know, burying would ideally like partially rotted or a mixture of kind of rotted and non-hardwoods.” [00:08:57]

[00:14:06] “I found that I got to meet many of my neighbours simply by waving as they, you know, someone drove by. It's like just. Just that simple process. It goes from that to then eventually someone's maybe they're on foot as opposed to just driving by.” [00:14:21]

[00:18:13] “Reach out to your neighbours. Like, don't just take your snow blower out, clear your driveway when your neighbour, you know, can't even get out with a shovel or, you know, whatever, help someone out.” [00:18:21]

[00:20:11] “Sharing our story in terms of how to really foster and grow, continue to grow a strong relationship built upon what is really just one word. And that's appreciation.” [00:20:29]

[00:21:24] “Appreciation is the very base level even before love, right? Because you can love someone, but if you don't feel appreciated. It. It will damage that relationship.” [00:21:36]

[00:26:56] “I'm very slow to want to change something, and it's frustrating for me. I'll be honest with you. It's very frustrating for me. When change is happening around me, I feel like I spin. I'm out of control.” [00:27:08]

Resources

•  Fly The Coop Podcast

Connect with Steve

• LinkedIn

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• YouTube
• Facebook 
• Website

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