I am driving to Sacramento to interview with the Secretary of State of California and the Associate Dean for the School of Business for Sac State.

These are the emotions I feel as I make the drive. It is a two part as I will record post interviews the drive back.

Take a listen and let me know how you handle an interview what emotions are you feeling?

So I have spent so much time thinking about the move that is coming and how much my life is going to change day to day and week to week that I did not give any thought to the podcast.

This is my initial thoughts on where the pod is going and how I will incorporate it into my life going forward.

I am not going anywhere just the beginning stages of figuring it out.

Lots of exciting things happened this weekend. Here is a look at the events, plus buying a purple mattress.

Mapped out the month through August 13th and we are ready to get this done!!

What do you do when you hit a setback in your journey?

Lately I have hit some snags with being positive, I am ok with the setbacks because it allows me to learn from them.

But it is not easy at all. None of it is, and just because I am striving to be positive and grow does not mean that my old self won't peek his head out sometimes.

Every opportunity is there to learn and grow. I will focus and understand where it is coming from and try to improve on what I am doing.

Coming out of the weekend and being 30 days away from this move I am feeling some fear. Which gets me reflecting on where this comes from and how I use it as some additional fuel.

Also a look at my week coming up, not just with the 4th but also a test and other aspects I have to look forward to.

More to come, thank you for listening.

I spend on purpose time each day in the morning and evening to think about what I am grateful for.

Right now I am grateful for this moment, even though this year has presented challenges and obstacles that I have had to overcome.

I am grateful because they have made me a better human, husband and person.

How do you go about thinking of what you are grateful for?

This is a story about showing empathy to a new employee in the work place.

She was struggling and everyone else had turned their back and focused on themselves.

I could not just sit there and not say anything, that is not what I am about.

This is the story of what I said.

The goal for me is to add value.

One of the foundation pieces to being a well rounded leader or even human is to show empathy.

I have been on the empathy train for about a year now.

I am no expert but this is my take on empathy in the workplace.

It is important to understand the people around you, it will enable you to connect and grow with them as a team.

We spend so much time around these people we should take the time to understand them.

Coming out of a weekend in which I saw my family struggle with getting things done it really has me reflecting on what it takes to not spin out of control when everything is falling apart around me.

Also updates on what my life looks like in the moment and what I have coming up for the week.

Hope everyone is doing great.

Matthew

Do not bring more frustration and friction by complaining or other actions that add to the noise.

During my life I spent a lot of energy bringing more pain onto myself than was needed, If I had just fixed my foundation I would have achieved more.

Do not add to all the obstacles by forcing friction into the journey.