Let's Talk Soon

Show Notes – Episode 2

This podcast began a result of Tricia and Rob staying at home due to the Corona virus.  This season of quarantine and quiet gave Rob the time to think creatively.  Tricia, on the other hand, needed a creative mental diversion from all that comes with being “locked” in a house with three men (two of whom often act like teenage boys), and two dogs! Both are thankful for the diversion of thinking out loud together, a pastime they’ve relied upon for nearly 38 years now (or at least, since they each learned to talk).

Summary

In this episode, Rob and Tricia discuss the value of ‘self-censorship: giving space and time to how we respond to others via emails, texts, or even conversation.”  They each learned that lesson through embarrassing experiences shared in this episode!  

Quotes to take with you

Rob: “Use that ‘Snooze for 30 days” option that Facebook offers to you when someone is letting their opinions get the best of them.  Give them 30 days to calm down about that thing they’re upset about right now. Create space for them to work it out!”

Tricia: “Dance like nobody is watching, but email and text like everyone is watching.”

What are they currently reading?
Tricia: Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, by Laurie Gottleib, “a therapist who is seeing a therapist.” This book has Tricia thinking on the concept that “we are responsible for our reactions to things. It’s not just what life dishes out to you, but how you respond to it that helps you find your sense of meaning.”

Rob:  Know What You’re For, by Jeff Henderson, “a pastor in Atlanta who started a movement with his church in which, instead of marketing for their church, they put all their effort into the hashtag, #ForGwinnett.  They wanted to get the message across that, ‘We are not just FOR our church, we are also FOR our community.’  More of a marketing book than a religious book.  Great marketing advice!”

What are they “for” these days?

Rob: “I am for good theatre, good storytelling. Great storytelling has the capacity to change someone’s life, and potentially, honestly, to save someone’s life.”

Tricia: “I am for Story, and for Kindness, and especially for kindness in a story.  That’s what I write about, what I will put on Facebook, what I will write on my blog, the  conversations I have and the books that I write, even the books that I write for other people.

Where else can you find them?

Tricia: “Facebook, Instagram, and my blog.  Google any version of ‘Tricia Lott Williford,’ and you will find me. And when you do, I want to know your story, what you are ‘for,’ and where is the kindness in it?”

Rob: “Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, just search for ‘robalott.’ And when you find me, tell me in a sentence or two: when all of this is over, what is the story you want to be able to tell?”

“Hey, this was fun!  Let’s talk soon!”

Show notes: Introductions 

Rob Lott (principal actor and singer at Walt Disney World; performer at Sea World; creative consultant and show director in Orlando, Florida) and Tricia Lott Williford (New York Times Bestselling author, speaker, and blogger in Denver, Colorado) are #BrotherSisterArtists.

In this inaugural episode of Let’s Talk Soon, listeners know more than they do, as the show was yet untitled. Let’s Talk Soon is their collaborative creative endeavor, as these two discuss what they’re writing about, reading about, thinking about, and speaking up about.

Listen in as they introduce each other, share their paths as creative professionals, and share their parents’ best advice for raising creatives who chased their passions.

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