Taking care of family -- whether blood or chosen -- can be so important, and so gratifying. Both Kelvin and Josh have been in positions over the past couple of years to really help out, and they consider themselves lucky, and better, for it.

Full show notes at http://jkwdpodcast.com/episode-63-the-gratitude-and-gratification-of-helping-family/

Did you know that receiving compliments can improve productivity and performance — and that compliments activate the same part of the brain as receiving money unexpectedly? We drop some science on ya.

Full show notes at http://jkwdpodcast.com/episode-62-in-praise-of-compliments/

We talk about confidence, competence, humility and cockiness.

Full show notes at http://jkwdpodcast.com/episode-61-on-confidence-and-competence/

Sure, we've talked about why competition isn't always great, but rivalry can really help drive innovation sometimes.

Full show notes at http://jkwdpodcast.com/episode-60-rivalry-innovation/

What do you do to get over creative blocks? Our hints: Read more, rest more, talk more, meditate more.

Full show notes at http://jkwdpodcast.com/episode-59-reconnecting-with-creativity/

At some point, we need to realize that some jobs only exist to keep people busy and to find an excuse to give them enough money to just keep coming back to work. What happens when we just make the jump and replace people with machines, like the self-checkouts that are increasingly prevalent in grocery stores?

Full show notes at http://jkwdpodcast.com/episode-58-taking-care-of-people-when-the-jobs-go/

Goals are not always measured by time. Sometimes they're measured in smiles, hugs and kindnesses.

Full show notes at http://jkwdpodcast.com/episode-57-rethinking-milestones/

Happy Independence Day! We're halfway through 2017. How are you coming on your goals? Is it time to reset, reconfigure or recommit? Or is it time to START?

Full show notes at http://jkwdpodcast.com/episode-56-halfway-through-2017-is-it-time-to-recalibrate/

It's easy to want things. It's difficult to put yourself in a position to actually get them. We discuss how to do that, with examples ranging from easy to hard.

Full show notes at http://jkwdpodcast.com/episode-55-put-yourself-in-position-to-receive/

"Comparison is the thief of joy," former President Theodore Roosevelt once said. If we're going to compare ourselves to someone else, we must make sure we're comparing ourselves constructively.

Full show notes at http://jkwdpodcast.com/episode-54-on-camparison/