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Memes: 

• David Rose "Who Am I to Judge" Meme - "One is Schitt's Creek... and that meme has six images of David Rose, who, in some ways really resonates with my spirit. But the text above it says, 'Me: Who am I to judge?' And then... those six images are underneath that. It says 'also me' with various forms of very expressive judgmental faces, whether you're looking at eyes, whether you're looking at the hand gesture, where the hands at, whether you're looking at the forehead... So there's various forms of him...'"
• Dorothy Zbornak's 4 Moods Meme - "The other one I found from a more distant favorite show of mine... that one has my four moods and, of course, it has the images of Dorothy Zbornak. But 1) is I need coffee, 2) is I need a nap, 3) is I need a vacation, and then that 4th image is one that says I need duct tape, a rope and a shovel."
  
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Metaphors:

• "Love is blind but the neighbors ain't." - Nancy Letourneau (Matt's AP English teacher)
• LIFE IS A CREATIVE PROCESS.
• Underlying, or primary, metaphors:
  • CONSIDERING IS WEIGHING.
  • KNOWING OR UNDERSTANDING IS SEEING.
  • AFFECTION IS WARMTH. 
  • EMOTIONAL INTIMACY IS PROXIMITY.

Magic:

• 4 Lifepath Number (Numerology)
• 6 Expression Number (Numerology)
• 9 Soul Urge Number (Numerology)
• Context® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)
• Intellection® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)
• Maximizer® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)
• Responsibility® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)
• Libra (Astrology)

Support and Connect with Matt!

• Connect with Matt on LinkedIn

Pop Culture:

• Schitt's Creek
• The Golden Girls
• Thank You for Being a Friend (Theme Song from The Golden Girls) - Best rendition IMHO is by @FinallyAaron
• Real Housewives of New Jersey

Resources:

• The Enlightened Eye: Qualitative Inquiry and the Enhancement of Educational Practice by Elliot W. Eisner 
• Foundations of Meaning: Primary Metaphors and Primary Scenes  by Joseph Grady 
• In Over Our Heads: The Mental Demands of Modern Life by Robert Kegan
• The Good Earth by Pearl Buck
• Once More, With Feeling: Partnering with Learners to Re-See the College Experience Through Metaphor and Sensory Language by Taran Cardone

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Memes: 

• Squat and Squint Meme - "The first one that I'm going to describe is of a black woman and she's in this like light pink kind of jacket blazer, these black pants, and she's outside and she's kind of leaning down and she's like what I assume out of breath, tired, just like, 'Oh, my gosh, what, what, what am I doing?'"
• Drew Scanlon Reaction Meme / White Man Blinking Meme - "The second meme is of this white guy. And he's, I'm guessing maybe sitting, but he does this kind of blink thing. And I feel like I use that a lot when someone says something or does something that I'm like, 'Really, is that actually happening? Is this actually what we're doing?'"

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Metaphors:

• MEMES AND METAPHORS ARE BRIDGES.
• MEMES AND METAPHORS ARE CONTAINERS.
• MATCHING A MEME WITH YOUR EXPERIENCES IS GOING THROUGH A ROLODEX OF EXPERIENCES.
• COMMUNICATION IS SENDING.
• "Keep little things little." (MANAGEABLE MATTERS ARE SMALL IN SIZE.)
• "Let my light shine." (MY LIGHT IS MY POSSIBILITY AND MAGIC. THE DEGREE MY LIGHT IS SHINING REFLECTS MY CIRCUMSTANCES.)
• "Life's about choices." (LIFE IS A NEVER ENDING SERIES OF CHOICES.)
• LIFE IS A CREATIVE PROCESS.
• TWITTER/X IS A DUMPSTER FIRE.
• Underlying, or primary, metaphors:
  • CONSIDERING IS WEIGHING
  • IMPORTANCE IS SIZE.
  • EXISTENCE IS VISIBILITY. (aka "Representation matters.")
  • CIRCUMSTANCES ARE WEATHER.
  • GOOD IS BRIGHT/BAD IS DARK.
  • KNOWING/UNDERSTANDING IS SEEING.
  • MORE/POSITIVE/POWERFUL IS UP.

Magic:

• 8 Expression Number (Numerology)
• Communication® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)
• Connectedness® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)
• Context® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)
• Ideation® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)
• Intellection® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)
• Responsibility® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)
• Strategic® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)
• Woo® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)
• Type 2: The Helper (Enneagram)
• ESFJ Myers Briggs Type

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• Read her Dissertation! Unapologetically Black: A Sista Circle Study Highlighting the Brilliant, Bold, and Brave Leadership Approaches of Black Women in Student Affairs by Dr. Shamika Karikari
• Follow her on Instagram @thecincymama
• Follow her on Twitter/X @MikaKarikari

Resources:

• A Hidden Wholeness: The Journey Toward an Undivided Life by Parker Palmer
• The Enlightened Eye: Qualitative Inquiry and the Enhancement of Educational Practice by Elliot W. Eisner 
• The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters by Priya Parker
• Foundations of Meaning: Primary Metaphors and Primary Scenes by Joseph Grady 

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Memes: 

• Roll Safe Think About It Meme - "So the first meme is a gentleman in a leather shirt who is standing outside of a store. Looks like he's on the street somewhere and he's got a nice little crisp part. He's giving very 90's New Jack City vibes... What he's doing is he's tapping on his temple and his head in a gesture that makes you think that what you're saying is like a good decision, or I thought about that."
• Conceited (the Rapper) Reaction Meme - "So the second one, it's this guy looking at the proverbial off-screen camera, so imagine The Office whenever they paused and looked at the screen... and he's pursing his lips because something that was just said does not resonate with him and he is using his face to express his displeasure, concern, question about what was said."

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Metaphors:

• TIME IS MONEY. 
• HUMAN BEINGS ARE DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH.
• THE LOGIC BEHIND OUR THINKING IS A CVS RECEIPT. (This metaphor can be related to another complex metaphor: ARGUMENTS ARE BUILDINGS.)
• LEARNING/LIFE IS A JOURNEY.
• Underlying, or primary, metaphors:
  • ACTION IS SELF-PROPELLED MOTION.
  • MORE/POSITIVE/POWERFUL IS UP.
  • OPPORTUNITIES ARE RESOURCES.
  • TIME IS A RESOURCE.
  • PERSISTING IS ERECTNESS.
  • CONSIDERING IS WEIGHING.

Magic:

• 7 Lifepath Number (Numerology)
• 8 Expression Number (Numerology)
• Context® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)
• Futuristic® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)
• Relator® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)
• Libra (Astrology)
• ENTJ Myers Briggs Type 

Support and Connect with Lauren!

• The Leadership Educator Podcast with Professors Lauren Bullock and Dan Jenkins - Listen and subscribe for more gems! 
• Connect with Lauren on LinkedIn

Pop Culture:

• #HoodDocumentary
• The Office
• #ThanksgivingClapback of 2015
• Wild 'N Out

Resources:

• Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America by Michael Harriot 
• Conversations in Black: On Power, Politics, and Leadership by Ed Gordon
• The Dollop Podcast
• Immunity to Change: How to Overcome It and Unlock the Potential in Yourself and Your Organization by Robert Kegan and Lisa Laskow Lahey 
• Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dalio 
• Seven Languages for Transformation: How the Way We Talk Can Change the Way We Work by Robert Kegan and Lisa Laskow Lahey 
• The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael Singer
• What Got You Here Won't Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith
• Once More, With Feeling: Partnering with Learners to Re-See the College Experience Through Metaphor and Sensory Language by Taran Cardone

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Meme(s):
"Italians be like we'll put out a few snacks."

"So it is a dining room in a house and basically the entire picture is filled with a table that has like mountains and mountains of food on it. It looks like it could be a holiday or it could just be a regular Sunday." - Matt Kwiatkowski

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Metaphors:

Some examples of metaphors from the conversation include:

• LIFE IS AN ITALIAN FAMILY GATHERED AROUND A TABLE AND A MEAL.
• "LIFE IS LIKE A BOX OF CHOCOLATES. YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GONNA GET." - Mrs. Gump in Forrest Gump
• Underlying, or primary, metaphors:
  • IMPORTANCE IS SIZE.
  • PURPOSES ARE DESTINATIONS
  • TIME IS A CONTAINER. 

Magic

• 5 Lifepath Number (Numerology)
• Connectedness®  (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)
• Context® (Gallup CliftonStrengths®)

Pop Culture:

• American Beauty
• Cast Away
• Everybody Loves Raymond
• Forrest Gump
• Moonstruck

Resources:

• 4,000 Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman
• I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times by Monica Guzman
• Foundations of Meaning: Primary Metaphors and Primary Scenes by Joseph Grady
• Restorative Practices

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In this episode, I share how I got into podcasting, what I'm about, and what I mean by memes, metaphors, and magic. We cover the key things before getting into the good stuff - discussing the memes that matter to our amazing guests. 

• Here's where you can get the free resource that I mentioned that helps you calculate your personal year number!
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Resources discussed on this episode:

• The Cathy Heller Podcast: A Podcast for Soulful Entrepreneurs
• The Learning Paradigm College by John Tagg
• Learning as Transformation by Jack Mezirow and Associates (the Laurent Parks Daloz chapter I reference is in this anthology)
• I Is An Other: The Secret Life of Metaphor and How It Shapes the Way We See the World by James Geary
• Gallup CliftonStrengths 
• Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
• Once More, With Feeling: Partnering with Learners to Re-See the College Experience Through Metaphor and Sensory Language by Taran Cardone

Resources I didn't mention but informed this episode:

• Foundations of Meaning: Primary Metaphors and Primary Scenes by Joseph Grady
• Metaphor: A Practical Introduction, 2nd ed. by Zoltan Kovecses
• Metaphors in the Mind: Sources of Variation in Embodied Metaphor by Jeannette Littlemore
• Metaphors We Live By by George Lakoff and Mark Johnson
• Sensory Templates and Manager Cognition: Art, Cognitive Science, and Spiritual Practices in Management Education by Claus Springborg

Pop culture references:

• Bridesmaids

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