Embers and Wind

In this episode, Keith Weedman references his mentor who taught Keith how to effect change in one conversation: “He was teaching us the difference between acquiring knowledge and applying knowledge to elevate skill. People confuse these two different orders of learning. And we were confusing them then. I would be willing to bet that you still confuse them now. I know that I still do.”

I'm your host, Keith Weedman. In each podcast episode, you will hear stories. These stories will feel like a tender wind blowing on the embers of service that glow within you. In this weekly show, you will learn ideas, kindling for your embers. It will be your choice to utilize the gentle wind to ignite the kindling. 

In this episode, you will see how Keith’s professional colleagues confused acquiring knowledge about vision with applying knowledge to build their skill applying vision to effect positive change. Keith will share how he waited decades after acquiring knowledge to apply that knowledge to change his physiology to change his emotional state. You will learn how to effect change that elevates two people’s performance through brief interactions, yours and someone you lead.  You will also learn how to overcome the obstacle that prevents most people from rapidly effecting change. You will be given a 5-day, daily Call to Action, to both effect positive change that elevates performance and build this learned leadership skill in 2 to 5 minutes each workday. If you take action and apply what you learn, then you can build your skill to effect positive change that elevates performance.

To learn more from Keith, you can schedule a free 30-minute one-to-one introductory session utilizing this link: https://my.timetrade.com/book/H4W6P. In this session, you will learn how to own perceiving as a creative act, a means to effect change that elevates performance through brief interactions. Keith will also learn a little bit about you, your leadership role with your company, your personal work-related vision/goals and any obstacles you are confronting in your work. You will participate in one of the modules from his introductory course. To make efficient use of your time, this introductory session will be on Zoom. Unlike most introductory sessions, Keith does not intend to utilize this one to sell his services.  

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In this episode, guest Jeff Wickersham states “So much of what we do on a daily basis is driven through our habits and rituals that if you can do this over and over again where it becomes automatic, where you don’t need to think about it, it truly is the foundation for anything you want to do in life.”

I'm your host, Keith Weedman. In each podcast episode, you will hear stories. These stories will feel like a tender wind blowing on the embers of service that glow within you. In this weekly show, you will learn ideas, kindling for your embers. It will be your choice to utilize the gentle wind to ignite the kindling. 

In this episode, you will learn about Jeff’s mom, how she led her life, and how her early death drives him to serve you and help you get more value out of yours. You will learn how this pandemic forced him to close his gym and pivot into delivering messages from stages and high-performance coaching.  His passion is to help you develop a morning routine to get more value out of your day. You will learn how Jeff inspired the Ember and Wind host to develop a morning routine. You will learn that this host found Jeff’s book, Rise, Fight, Love, Repeat: Ignite Your Morning Fire to be a compelling read. Jeff will teach you what to include in your morning routine and what you can do during the rest of your day to increase your productivity. You will learn what to do at the end of your day to set yourself up for success the next day.

To learn more from Jeff, you can pick up 2 free chapters from his book on his company website. https://www.themorningfire.com/ . You can find Jeff on LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-wickersham/ . You can access his Morning Fire for Entrepreneurs podcast on the major podcast platforms. You can purchase his book from Amazon.

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“Even if you don’t have the talent, I would say that if you work on being comfortable with not being great at what you do, that makes you an amazing learner,” states Embers and Wind guest Deepti Vijaykumar in this episode of Embers and Wind.

I'm your host, Keith Weedman. In each podcast episode, you will hear stories. These stories will feel like a tender wind blowing on the embers of service that glow within you. In this weekly show, you will learn ideas, kindling for your embers. It will be your choice to utilize the gentle wind to ignite the kindling. 

In this episode, we talk about Deepti’s penchant for learning and how this led her to become an entrepreneur. You will learn how growing up in Pune, India and living in Columbus, Indiana today each contributed to her. She talks about her undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering and the gender biases she sees around the world when women step into roles traditionally filled by men. She shares how earning her MBA in Marketing and her Master’s in Business Analytics planted the seeds for becoming a high-performance coach. Learn how Toastmasters impacted Deepti, the leadership roles she has already fulfilled in Toastmasters and why she intends to always be in Toastmasters. Discover how her Indian culture contributed to her passion for philosophy and spirituality. You will learn about her background in Hindu religion which she practices today and her experience with Christianity through attending Catholic school for 12 years. Then consider whether having these experiences could help you value all faiths and see the strengths she sees in their commonalities. She shares how your faith can provide a backbone for high-performance. Learn how she blends philosophy with spirituality to guide people to perform at a high level in work and in life.  

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Welcome to Embers and Wind!

“One of the needs was me on a Sunday getting up and giving a message to about 30 or 40 people and these were people who don’t have a lot of biblical knowledge; who have a lot of faith and are looking for truth” states special guest Ant Blair.

I'm your host, Keith Weedman. In each podcast episode, you will hear stories. These stories will feel like a tender wind blowing on the embers of service that glow within you. In this weekly show, you will learn ideas, kindling for your embers. It will be your choice to utilize the gentle wind to ignite the kindling. 

In this episode, you will learn how Ant benefited from positivity and utilizes positivity to help others. You will learn about his life living in Flint, MI. You will hear stories about how Ant gained access and some of the people who helped him change his life by providing access. Getting access made the difference for Ant. With access, he still had to earn his success. Ant combined access with hard work to support his family as an entrepreneur in the advertising industry for 25 years. He notes that even though it is easier for successful people to share their excess and for others to receive it, he wants his African American brothers and sisters to experience the benefits that result from gaining access.

Ant talks about the current chapter of his career which includes inspiring audiences as a keynote speaker. He notes that he is applying what he learned in Toastmasters and his first TEDx Talk. 

Ant feels driven to help his African American brothers and sisters gain access. His mother is a devout Christian. Ant adheres to the values of wisdom and universal truth to fulfill this benevolent calling. Combining his experience speaking from pulpits with his skills as a keynote speaker, Ant would be honored to deliver an inspiring message of empowerment from the pulpit of your church. He will tailor his message to best fit your congregation.

You can reach Ant on his website at https://antblair.com. You can find Ant on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/antblair/. 

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Living Life on Purpose

Welcome to Embers and Wind!

Special guest Nadine Grace states “I refuse to move on to my next life without fulfilling my purpose for this life.,,. They say the graveyard is the richest place and it’s the truth….  So many people have so many untapped potential that they carry to the Grave with them.”

I'm your host, Keith Weedman. In each podcast episode, you will hear stories. These stories will feel like a tender wind blowing on the embers of service that glow within you. In this weekly show, you will learn ideas, kindling for your embers. It will be your choice to utilize the gentle wind to ignite the kindling. 

In this episode, we talk about Nadine’s journey. Born in Jamaica, she moved to the United States at the age of seventeen. She obtained her undergrad in accounting and then her Master’s in business. Then, she discovered her work in accounting was not her purpose. Having strengthened her mindset, she lives a purpose driven life. Her purpose is to help you lead a fulfilling, purpose driven life.  While she does not want to see your purpose in the graveyard, she respects your right to choose whether to live life on purpose. Whether you are aware or not, she firmly believes you have a purpose, a reason for living, that only you can discover. You will learn how Nadine became a vegan and a Reiki Master. She will share how she first struggled as a parent and blamed her infant son for her struggles. She will share how she used Reiki to heal herself and then became a Reiki Master to heal her mother.  Her purpose in life is to serve you. Nadine would be honored to support you in your journey to live a purpose driven life.

You can reach Nadine by email at [email protected]. You can visit her podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/universal-grace/id1564674639. You can find her on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Universal-Grace-1875592872747635 and on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/universalnadinegrace/. 

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Welcome to Embers and Wind!

In this episode, Keith Weedman states “I immerse myself in my own research. I started feeling and expressing my gratitude for people.”

If you express your gratitude for people, what would you discover? Can you accentuate your feeling of gratitude to ensure the person receiving it feels your gratitude? How does taking this benevolent action impact your performance? Can you evoke positive emotions within the person who feels your gratitude? What difference can you make in their performance?

In each podcast episode, you will hear stories. These stories will feel like a tender wind blowing on the embers of service that glow within you. In this weekly show, you will learn ideas, kindling for your embers. It will be your choice to utilize the gentle wind to ignite the kindling. 

In this episode, you will learn about an angel who befriended my family after our house fire and how I expressed my gratitude for him. You will learn how my sister extended my father’s life giving him four quality years and how and why I express my gratitude for her more than a decade later. You will learn how my expression of gratitude impacted my new virtual Facebook friend whom I met in the midst of this pandemic. From listening to these stories, you may feel pulled to discover whether the gratitude you express for people is contagious.

We will have a conversation about the benefits of feeling and expressing your gratitude for people. You will learn how expressing your gratitude for people can elevate their performance and yours.

You will receive a 5-day daily Call-to-Action that entails investing 2 to 5 minutes each workday to immerse yourself in your own research. You will be invited to generate and express your feeling of gratitude for someone you lead or serve. You will be in the perfect position to assess how taking this benevolent action impacts their performance and yours.

If you choose to accept this Call-to-Action, you will apply the knowledge from this episode to effect change that can elevate performance. You can utilize their response to your benevolent action as feedback to elevate your skill expressing gratitude to elevate their performance and yours.  You will become immersed in your own research, a heuristic inquiry. 

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 “Gaining Confidence”

Welcome to Embers and Wind Podcast!

“Confidence is like a muscle. You have to build it” states this week’s guest Jason Carr. Choose to be around people who believe in you and your capabilities to help you build confidence. Learn a useful definition for empower and how this is often differs from how this word is typically used.

I'm your host, Keith Weedman. In this podcast episode, you will hear stories shared by Jason. These stories will feel like a tender wind blowing on the embers of service that glow within you. In this weekly show, you will learn ideas, kindling for your embers. It will be your choice to utilize the gentle wind to ignite the kindling. 

In this episode, we will talk about how Jason found people who believed in him in Toastmasters. He shares a story about an associate pastor who stuttered when he joined Toastmasters. This pastor gained confidence in Toastmasters and stopped stuttering. Then, he earned the head pastor position, the goal that he wanted to achieve when he joined Toastmasters. We will talk about servant leadership and how Jason has been influenced by his boss where he works. He will share how his work fits with his passion to provide extraordinary customer service. We will also talk about Jason’s experience volunteering for a United Way-funded program to help families become financially self-sufficient. Jason defines what empower means within this program and compares this to what managers typically mean by empowering employees in the workplace.  

Contact Jason on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-carr-437a862/

Contact Jason on Twitter: @jay2k

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Welcome to Embers and Wind Podcast!

Perceiving is usually seen as a passive act when it is actually a creative one. We perceive people and situations in multiple ways, and we choose what we believe is more accurate. Once we decide which is the more precise way of perceiving, we proceed without realizing that our choice affects the outcome. We can help someone we lead or serve to change their perception in a way that will open new possibilities for their future and expand the horizon of what's possible for them and people they interact with. 

I'm your host, Keith Weedman, and in this podcast, you will feel a tender wind on the embers of service that glow within you. In this weekly show, my guests and I will have conversations with the purpose of blowing a gentle wind on your embers and adding kindling. It will be your choice to use the wind and kindling to reignite your embers. 

In this episode, we will talk about how I helped a good friend change his perception in a work situation. I will also share the first useful assumption I invented. While I was working in a Social Service Agency then, my story with Mike illustrates the significant impact you can make with people you lead and serve. We will talk about leadership and how to apply Constructivism Epistemology as a leadership skill into our work and our lives. Finally, I will give you a call to action to implement with people you lead, serve, and love while building your skill giving positive feedback to elevate performance.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• How helping someone perceive differently can help them expand their horizons (3:28)
• My first encounter with Mike (6:45)
• What Mike and I learned from each other and its relevance to you (12:22)
• What it means to be a leader and what is the most effective way to influence people (15:26)
• What a little change in your habits can do for you and people you love (17:27)

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