In our last episode, we took a look at Stan Wawrinka's junior tennis career and the reputation that he was able to build for himself despite having to compete with Roger Federer, his countrymen who was also reveling in success at the time. Stan had plenty of game time with the big names - Nadal, Djokovic, Federer, and Murray - but found himself initially losing more than 40 games against these opponents. How do you use the top-level experiences you have had to come back stronger and win championships in a game where every momentum swing matters? We'll be taking a look at Wawrinka's philosophy and his professional career to see how he worked consistently to become a champion. 

Resources:

https://www.thesportscol.com/2015/08/improve-to-fail-better-the-fairy-tale-rise-of-stan-wawrinka/

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/wawrinka-monte-carlo-2022-feature

Even when you know you're succeeding or doing well at something, you may find another person who is consistently performing as well as(if not, better than) you. How important is it to stay confident in your abilities and ensure that you can stay level-headed even when you may be under the pump? In this episode, we'll see how Swiss tennis player Stan Wawrinka hung in there through most of his junior tennis career to eventually make it onto the big stage, despite most of his early performances being overshadowed by another Swiss player, Roger Federer. This is part 1 of a Stan Wawrinka feature, and we will be looking at some of his matches and more gameplay in our next episode!

Stan Wawrinka career articles referenced:

https://www.thesportscol.com/2015/08/improve-to-fail-better-the-fairy-tale-rise-of-stan-wawrinka/

https://yaro.blog/13749/stanislas-wawrinka-story-of-redemption/

In February 2021, Abhimanyu Mishra from New Jersey became the youngest ever chess grandmaster in the world at the age of 12 years and 4 months old. Developing such a feat at such a young age requires a commitment to be established very early on in life. How did Abhimanyu work towards this commitment? Is there a risk involved with committing to something too early? 

Tune into Episode 14 to hear Abhimanyu's story and understand how commitment inspires resilience in terms of challenging oneself. 

https://tinyurl.com/34ps54f6 - "The Making of the youngest chess grandmaster" - IndiaToday

https://tinyurl.com/5eeduamv - "Abhimanyu Mishra becomes youngest chess grandmaster in history" - Chess.com

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elo_rating_system - ELO rating system description - Wikipedia

https://www.chess.com/article/view/how-to-become-a-chess-grandmaster - "How To Become a Chess Grandmaster" - Chess.com

https://www.youtube.com/c/GothamChess - GothamChess's YouTube channel

Episode 13 is a special episode featuring National Spaghetti Day! Every year, National Spaghetti Day is celebrated on January 4! However, the origins of this holiday are surprisingly unknown. To celebrate National Spaghetti Day, we look at 50 creative recipes involving spaghetti. By the next episode, we will be featuring resilience stories once again! 

100 Creative Recipes Involving Spaghetti: https://www.myrecipes.com/ingredients/pasta-recipes/best-spaghetti-recipes

In today's episode, we take a look at and discuss some of the spaghetti facts that we've been posting daily on our Instagram account(@thespaghettipodcast). Follow the Instagram account to stay updated about the podcast and learn about spaghetti. 

The Spaghetti Podcast wishes everyone a happy holidays and happy new year! 

We've talked about the idea of being flexible and open to change while remaining rigid at heart. But if you are expected to deliver something for a client, you must take into account different stakeholders that may affected by your product. While it is not always easy to meet the requirements of every consumer, compromises can be made to facilitate development as best as possible. 

In today's episode, we go through the construction and design process for the Golden Gate Bridge in California. We emphasize how a foundation needed to be established to ensure that construction could take place amid a Great Depression and additional financial challenges. Of course, we make sure to examine flexibility in the perspective of being resilient and resistant to change and adversary. 

References: 

History.com webpage - Golden Gate Bridge - https://www.history.com/topics/landmarks/golden-gate-bridge

PBS.com webpage - Golden Gate Bridge - https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/goldengate-opposition/

Curious to know what types of pasta I enjoy(in addition to spaghetti, of course)? Want a break from the resilience stories that we've been covering continuously? In this episode, I will be sharing some of my favorite sauces with spaghetti and other pastas that I enjoy. I will also discuss my favorite restaurants that serve spaghetti and pasta, and why I enjoy them.

I will also be reflecting on The Spaghetti Podcast so far. We are about halfway through season 1, and making this podcast has helped me learn ways to become more flexible and open to change in real life. Stay tuned for more updates - I update a lot on Instagram(@thespaghettipodcast). 

This episode is a bit lighthearted compared to previous episodes, one in which I will be offering my own personal take on the podcast thus far. 

This episode is a continuation of the 2020-21 Texas Power Crisis discussed in Episode 8. How can we best apply what we know about resilience to ensure that we can make the most out of a situation? Especially when so many people are affected by said situation all at once?

Once again, I would like to acknowledge Lauren Slusher's website for providing me with the information that I have discussed in this video. If you would like to read about these survivors or Lauren Slusher herself, I've listed the link to her personal page below. This link will direct users to Lauren Slusher's piece on Levi. These pages also contain pictures of the survivors and some of their possessions. 

Lauren Slusher's Interview with Levi: https://laurenslusher.com/blog/austin-in-the-winter-storm-interview-with-levi/

I feel that I can speak for a majority when I say I prefer extreme cold over extreme heat. However, I've been fortunate enough not to experience a natural disaster firsthand. There are often consequences of these storms that tend not to cross our mind. How does one cope if they have no heat or power to rely on electrical appliances?

Today's episode focuses on the Texas power crisis during the 2020-21 winter. We'll first hear the firsthand account of a storm survivor Lauren Slusher who offered to assist the Austin Disaster Relief Network as a dispatcher to communicate with those in need more easily. Then, we'll hear from the two survivors that Lauren interviewed as part of a photo-audio project to bring awareness to the disasters of the Texas power crisis and how citizens had to help themselves. Previous episodes on this podcast have focused on ways to build up resilience, but this episode ties these ideas together when having to work urgently in order to save lives. 

Here is Lauren Slusher's webpage discussing Austin, Texas in the winter storm of 2020-21 as well as highlighting firsthand stories of resilience from survivors. This is also Lauren's main webpage, so she has documented some of her other work on here: https://laurenslusher.com/blog/austin-in-the-winter-storm-stories-of-resilience/. Check out 'Sheila's Story' and Loretta's Story' for reference.