Curiosity Continuum

(Part 1 of 2): How is the your relationship with the digital things in your life? Have you thought recently about the need to be around people and recalibrate to the real world? Is the world even real anymore?

Josh and Brian pickup a conversation from one of their first episodes that is ever increasing in the world.

ENCORE: In celebrating our 3rd year of recording, we are presenting encores of some of our most popular episodes from our first two years. They are as relevant as ever and help you get up to speed on where we will go. Enjoy!

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Good life advice: Brian does a quick phone interview with his octogenarian mother-in-law, Sherry Hughey, on the Great Depression and life skills in how to survive through tough times.

When you have to start a project or task of any kind, do you ever feel like the classic sitcom dad asking back to the teenager child who is working an angle, “What is it, when is it, who is it with, and how much is it going to cost me?” Or do you feel like the teenager who has to work around authority by being vague and misleading to get something? We as show watchers understand the greater context and narrative unfolding, unbeknownst to all the characters. It makes for great TV, but a poor reality when you need a cohesive team.  

Do you know how to ask the right questions? Have you become more or less curious as you age? If you don't ask questions, and you already know everything there is to know, please contact us, and you would know how to reach us (ha!). Does your pride stop you from asking?

Simon Sinek, author of Start With Why, learns a lot by asking questions.

Who do you know that is a great listener? Who do you listen intently to in your life? Whose words are big in your ears? Are you sure you know how to listen well?

People's perceptions are not shaped by one big thing, but by many little things. What is an experience that was shaped by a mosaic of micro moments?

Brian mentions his colleague, Tony Bodoh, who is someone he met years ago and specializes in getting businesses to understand customer micro moments and the impact it has on them.

To see who Tony Bodoh is, visit his website.

To read the book Brian mentions on the theory of constraints, check it out here.

Do you love LEGO bricks? What was your favorite set? Did you have a big old box of spare parts that haunted your room? Riff with us as we show love to one of our favorite toys of all time.

ENCORE: In celebrating our 3rd year of recording, we are presenting encores of some of our most popular episodes from our first two years. They are as relevant as ever and help you get up to speed on where we will go. Enjoy!

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A fun discussion where Brian and Josh discuss lessons they have learned from The Legend of Zelda and how it applied to real life. (Yes Mom, video games taught me something useful).

Listen about resource allocation, planning, strategic mapping, preparedness, and how the open world works.

How do you invite other ways of thinking, brought by those who are different than you, into your life to prevent stale water of thought?

Similitude and sameness of thinking is an enemy of innovation and collaboration. How are you adapting today for the challenges of tomorrow?

Don't let the term "thrift" throw you. Undiscovered treasures abound in the overlooked corners of second-hand stores. Just because someone no longer places importance on something does not mean someone else finds it irresistible. And, it creates entirely new economies. What's the best thing you discovered in a thrift store?