The Derek Loudermilk Show

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The Derek Loudermilk Show episodes

October 02, 2014 AOA003: Tasty Food, Photography, and Pinterest with Mary Loudermilk
Summary:
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be married to a food blogger? Well, let me tell you, my days are filled with lots of tasty testing! Sometime I even get to make a guest appearance as the disembodied hand pouring syrup!

In episode three of the Art of Adventure podcast, I interview my wife Mary Loudermilk about her food blog, The Kitchen Paper, where she posts new recipes each week, as well as blogging tips and travel photos. Mary is the author of a cookbook, and a guide to Pinterest for food bloggers.

What you will learn in this episode:

-How to take good food photographs
-How to use Pinterest to bring visitors to your site
-How to hire a designer
-How to publish your first cookbook
-Why nut butters are awesome
-Finding your 'voice'

Show note and links:

Mary's Blog: The Kitchen Paper

The Pinterest for Food Bloggers eBook

Nut Butters: twenty nut butter recipes and creative ways to use them

Pinch of Yum's Food Blogger Pro course for food bloggers

49 min
October 02, 2014 AOA002: It’s All About People: Nick Traggis on Team Building
Summary:

"â€œIts all about people. Â When I was truly the most successful it was not necessarily what I was doing as an individual, but only because I was smart enough to hire really brilliant, capable people to support meâ€ - Nick Traggis

In episode two of the Art Of Adventure Podcast, I chat with Nick Traggis, former general manager of a world class photonics company and now director of the top ranked elite cycling team in the US, about team building, networking, and the business of cycling

In this episode you will learn:

Nick Traggis

-Team building and hiring the right guys
-How teamwork won them the national championship
-Business model of cycling
-The networking approach to sponsorship "only 1% of cold call proposals come back with any response vs. close to 50% for someone that already knows who you are"
-How the best riders treat each bike race like a business trip for the guys who are gonna make it
-How do decide where to spend your limited resources

Links:

Nick is the director of the Horizon Organic / Einstein Bros Bagels Elite Cycling Team, the top ranked Elite cycling team in the US.

You can find Nick's sports management company and personal blog over at http://bouldersportsmanagement.com/

Find him on twitter @ntraggis

46 min
October 01, 2014 AOA001: Welcome to the Art Of Adventure Podcast! Living a Creative Lifestyle with Cartoonist Jef Mallett, Creator of Frazz
Welcome to the Art of Adventure podcast! I'm so excited to finally be launching this show!

Our first interview is with guest Jef Mallett, creator of the comic strip Frazz.

In this episode, you will learn:

-Jef's process for being creative everyday
-How to lead and interesting life
-How to start a new project
-How giving a shout out to people and products you love can lead to unexpected results

Jef's influences and favorite cartoons:

Jim Borgman, creator of Zits
George Booth, cartoonist for the New Yorker
Gary Larson, creator of The Far Side
Dave Coverly, creator of the comic Speed Bump
Charles Schulz, creator of Peanuts
Bill Watterson, creator of Calvin and Hobbes
Richard Thompson, creator of Cul de Sac

Self Portrait of Jef Mallett

56 min
January 20, 2014 I Have A Dream – A Manifesto Inspired By Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
In honor of the great Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., I humbly submit my dreams for the world to you:

I have a dream. A dream that we will not be afraid - not afraid to show our good qualities, to be weird, unique, and different. Â Not afraidÂ speak out against injustice. Not afraid to make the tough decisions in our life. Â Not afraid to begin the journey, because then we will succeed. Â
I have a dream. That one day, we will have a education system in which all children will love to learn, and that we will all be lifelong learners and curious explorers. That we will all be passionate about what we do and do what we are passionate about.Â That we will all be able to fulfill the purpose that the universe has placed us here to do.Â That even under the pressure the outside world places upon us we may find our true selves.Â
I have a dream that we will find courage and love andÂ gratitudeÂ and honor and truth and morality and we will get the goosebumps. That we are wide awake and approach the world with a sense of newness, and wonder.Â I have a dream that we can be honest with ourselves about who we are and how we want to feel.Â I have a dream that we are able to put our minds to use and let loose a cascade of ideas and that we will learn and grow together and solve our problems.
I have a dream. That we will notice the strength in our muscles, the air in our lungs, the food in our belly, and be grateful. Â That we will experience the world with all our senses. That even as we age, we stay physically sound and appreciate the gift of a working body.
I have a dream that we will always give others the benefit of the doubt, knowing that their actions are based in love, even if we don't understand how or why. Â That we will have patience and try to understand things from other's point of view. That we will listen to our parents and children and grandparents.Â I have a dream that we remember and maintain the beauty of past traditions - families, storytelling, growing plants, observing the changes in the land, and sitting around a campfire, to name a few.
I have a dream. A dream that we will feel our connection to the whole world and see that we are part of something amazing.Â Â That the beauty of the earth will continue to awe us and to nurture us as our one and only home. The we will feel love for every rock and every river, every tree and every animal, every mountain and valley, every piece of this planet.Â I have a dream that we will see the beauty of all things, and we will be grateful each and every day for a life full of wonder and miracles.
I have a dream that every person has enough support from the rest of us that they are able to achieve greatness and not be stifled under a lack of opportunity. That we will all have enough love and energy overflowing within ourselves that we will then be able to give unlimited love to each other.Â I have a dream that you are loved and that you know it.Â I dream of resilienceÂ and improvement, that even when you feel fear or anger or hurt, that you know it will pass, and you can conquer hardship.Â That even in the face of hard times we will not lose heart.
I have a dream. That we all will have the audacity to dream big. That we will be free from monotony.Â I have a dream that we all never let off theÂ acceleratorÂ and we will keep plowing ahead in the attempt to find truth and meaning and getÂ closer and closer to the nature of the universe.
I have a dream that we wake up with energy each day knowing that we areÂ fightingÂ the good fight. Â

Thank you for reading and thank you Dr. King for inspiration.

Question: What is your dream?
10 min

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