Finding My Quiet Place

Co-founder of Orlando City Soccer Club, English ex-pat Kay Rawlins leads a very busy life, with events, meetings and social obligations all the time.

In this episode, we talk about how she manages to carve out quiet moments in her exciting and somewhat hectic life.

In addition to yoga, massage, music and reading, Kay's quiet place is working on a jigsaw puzzle. The one she was doing the day I sat down with her is particularly special to her.

Photos made with a 1950s Rolleiflex Twin Lens camera on Kodak Tri-X 120 film.

Recommendations:

"Acoustic Covers" Playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DWXmlLSKkfdAk?si=w0iBSM0USa6lPlA6zgKgyQ

Author Harlan Coben: https://www.harlancoben.com/

"Let My People Go Surfing" by Yvon Chouinard https://www.patagonia.com/product/let-my-people-go-surfing-revised-paperback-book/BK067.html

"The Virgin Way" by Richard Branson https://www.virgin.com/richard-branson/books/the-virgin-way

Co-founder of Orlando City Soccer Club, English ex-pat Kay Rawlins leads a very busy life, with events, meetings and social obligations all the time.

In this episode, we talk about how she manages to carve out quiet moments in her exciting and somewhat hectic life.

In addition to yoga, massage, music and reading, Kay's quiet place is working on a jigsaw puzzle. The one she was doing the day I sat down with her is particularly special to her. 

Photos made with a 1950s Rolleiflex Twin Lens camera on Kodak Tri-X 120 film.

Recommendations:

"Acoustic Covers" Playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DWXmlLSKkfdAk?si=w0iBSM0USa6lPlA6zgKgyQ

Author Harlan Coben: https://www.harlancoben.com/

"Let My People Go Surfing" by Yvon Chouinard https://www.patagonia.com/product/let-my-people-go-surfing-revised-paperback-book/BK067.html

"The Virgin Way" by Richard Branson https://www.virgin.com/richard-branson/books/the-virgin-way

Michelle Brady Palmer: Episode 6, Aug 17, 2019

She learned about the importance of finding a quiet place during the time when her life burned down, at which point she says, "Gratitude became a discipline."

"I try not to take life for granted, and I try to celebrate the little victories along the way."

"When my children were little, my quiet place was my closet."

Michelle talks about the importance of reviewing the week's events — replaying the tapes — and sitting with the feelings, whatever they are.

"When you like yourself, you're fine!"

Michelle's advice for people who don't know how or where to find a quiet place: "Put down the glass of wine, step away from the pantry, and turn off your cell phone."

Michelle Brady Palmer:  Episode 6, Aug 17, 2019

She learned about the importance of finding a quiet place during the time when her life burned down, at which point she says, "Gratitude became a discipline."

"I try not to take life for granted, and I try to celebrate the little victories along the way."

"When my children were little, my quiet place was my closet."

Michelle talks about the importance of reviewing the week's events — replaying the tapes — and sitting with the feelings, whatever they are.

"When you like yourself, you're fine!"

Michelle's advice for people who don't know how or where to find a quiet place:  "Put down the glass of wine, step away from the pantry, and turn off your cell phone."

 

This week's conversation is with Jamie Joyce, founder and CEO of the Society Library, and the Internet Government.

Here's how she describes her mission on www.InternetGovernment.org:

"The Internet Government is a platform created to represent ideas themselves. We're looking to create a better process for policy-making, and by better we mean more objective, more transparent, & more inclusive. We mean a more rigorous process in the pursuit of truth, for everyone's benefit. It's politics without the politics - and without the politicians."

That's clearly a tall order, and she's decided that this will be her life's work. Benjamin Franklin is her idol / hero, and when I photographed her in her quiet place, she had a bust of him on her desk, which is what is in focus in the cover art for this podcast.

In this conversation, we talk about the power of making things — especially making things for others; and also, the importance of reading, and what an amazing object a book is, and how she's built this philosophy into her company culture.

She goes to Burning Man regularly, and makes art and other stuff using everything from 3D printers to particle accelerators (listen to the podcast for details).

Her recommendations for new and interesting content...

MeaningWave by Akira The Don: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsoiSpBvkr4Y-78Pj3recUw

This week's conversation is with Jamie Joyce, founder and CEO of the Society Library, and the Internet Government.

Here's how she describes her mission on www.InternetGovernment.org:  

"The Internet Government is a platform created to represent ideas themselves. We're looking to create a better process for policy-making, and by better we mean more objective, more transparent, & more inclusive. We mean a more rigorous process in the pursuit of truth, for everyone's benefit. It's politics without the politics - and without the politicians."

That's clearly a tall order, and she's decided that this will be her life's work. Benjamin Franklin is her idol / hero, and when I photographed her in her quiet place, she had a bust of him on her desk, which is what is in focus in the cover art for this podcast. 

In this conversation, we talk about the power of making things — especially making things for others; and also, the importance of reading, and what an amazing object a book is, and how she's built this philosophy into her company culture. 

She goes to Burning Man regularly, and makes art and other stuff using everything from 3D printers to particle accelerators (listen to the podcast for details).

Her recommendations for new and interesting content...

MeaningWave by Akira The Don: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsoiSpBvkr4Y-78Pj3recUw

 

 

In this episode, I speak with Danya Shea at a picnic table under a tree.

She's the co-founder and CEO of FervorWorks.com, and mom to two cool kids.

She just spent the better part of a year traveling around the US in an RV with her two kids and one young bernese mountain dog, which grew to 120 lbs during the trip.

Danya's quiet place is on a kayak drifting down the river at Wekiva State Park, and she took me along to experience the peace of being on the river.

Take a trip with Danya through the Wekiva river, as she discusses how she finds quiet, and why it's important "to learn to sit with the discomfort, before we take action."

Danya's recommended reading:

Eckhart Tolle, "The Power Of Now" https://www.eckharttolle.com

In this episode, I speak with Danya Shea at a picnic table under a tree.

She's the co-founder and CEO of FervorWorks.com, and mom to two cool kids. 

She just spent the better part of a year traveling around the US in an RV with her two kids and one young bernese mountain dog, which grew to 120 lbs during the trip.

Danya's quiet place is on a kayak drifting down the river at Wekiva State Park, and she took me along to experience the peace of being on the river. 

Take a trip with Danya through the Wekiva river, as she discusses how she finds quiet, and why it's important "to learn to sit with the discomfort, before we take action."

Danya's recommended reading:

Eckhart Tolle, "The Power Of Now" https://www.eckharttolle.com

 

One of the quiet places that @bobkodzis finds regularly is his art studio. It's anything but 'quiet', as he plays music while he creates his fantastical drawings, but it's how he focuses his mind and centers himself.

His studio also contains guitars, in case he feels the need to create his own music.

He's carefully curated a life in which he does all the things he loves as his career. He provides details and insights into how he managed to live the dream, as well as his other quiet places, in this enlightening interview.

Some of Bob's quotes from the interview:

"I've learned that stress is something is I do to myself."

"The only difference between stress and a bullet is the speed with which they kill you."

"Karma will not be trifled with."

"When people says nice things to you, receive it."

One of the quiet places that @bobkodzis finds regularly is his art studio. It's anything but 'quiet', as he plays music while he creates his fantastical drawings, but it's how he focuses his mind and centers himself.

His studio also contains guitars, in case he feels the need to create his own music.

He's carefully curated a life in which he does all the things he loves as his career. He provides details and insights into how he managed to live the dream, as well as his other quiet places, in this enlightening interview.

Some of Bob's quotes from the interview:

"I've learned that stress is something is I do to myself."

"The only difference between stress and a bullet is the speed with which they kill you."

"Karma will not be trifled with."

"When people says nice things to you, receive it."