The Small Moves Podcast

“I don’t have time for hobbies. At the end of the day, I treat my job as a hobby. It’s something I love doing.”

-David Beckham

This episode of the show, I discuss ways to not get distracted while trying to find a new hobby. Don’t copy hobbies from people you admire, rather think back to what you had fun doing with you were young. Plus a little bonus challenge to chew on. Thanks for listening.

“To the spread of our trade in peace and the defense of our flag in war a great and prosperous merchant marine is indispensable. We should have ships of our own and seamen of our own to convey our goods to neutral markets, and in case of need, to reinforce our battle line.”

-President Theodore Roosevelt

In this episode of the show, I delve into the weeds of international shipping and commerce with Michael Gordon-Tennant. Mike is one of my closest friends going back to 2007 when we met in the local Baltimore swing dancing scene.  Swing DANCE, not swing… perve, get your mind out of the gutter!

ANYWAY…

I’ve been a bit hot and bothered with the delayed recovery in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria in 2017. Lots of smart people who’s podcasts I listen to say a big part of this is the obscure thing called “The Jones Act,” which, if you listen to the shows I’ve heard…”is a huge part of the problem with the recovery as it makes the cost of goods for the recovery significantly more expensive.” As a one of the mariners on these container ships for the last 12+ years, Mike has a great take on it and makes a great argument both for keeping it in place, and common sense ways around its restrictions in times of emergency like with Puerto Rico.

This one was fun! Mike’s a stitch, and you will love this one.

Thanks for listening.

“Relationships sink when they have too many passengers.”

-Unknown

Never forget where your relationship came from. How it started, and what made you happy then. That stuff will still work today… You just need to remember and talk about it. Thanks for listening!

“It’s not practicing medicine ethically if you don’t explain to a patient what’s happening to her.”

-Jamie Hatcher

In today’s show, I chat with Jamie Hatcher, Certified Nurse Midwife, and the person that helped deliver our youngest daughter, Ada. Midwifery, as it’s referred to, had a MASSIVELY bad wrap here in the good ol’ US of A, and I wanted to talk to someone I know and trust in that world to come on and debunk some of the myths about it.

I was very skeptical about my wife using the services of a midwife with our first daughter as I had all the same mental images most people have… crunchy old ladies wearing beads tying my wife’s wrists to the sturdiest branch of an oak tree while giving birth standing upright, and a lookout shooting blow darts at the doctor who dared approach to check my wife’s heart rate!  And after working with them both times, I was TOTALLY correct!

I’M KIDDING! It was the best, safest, and most positive experience possible for both my wife (for whom it really mattered) and me. We get into the weeds with this one, but worth it if you have never learned about what a midwife really is, how they function within the US healthcare system, and maybe have some appropriate decisions to be made in your future, sooner or later.  Jamie is a sweetheart who took wonderful care of us, so I really hope you enjoy this conversation.  Thanks for listening!

“Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.”

-Abraham Lincoln

In this episode, I discuss an small change to the 5 topic rotation I like to hit on the show. I also change gears to discuss the importance of mindset in any and all small moves that you try and implement into your life. This will be a topic area I hit regularly from now on as I’ve seen a dramatic personal improvement since having a recent change in my personal mindset.  Thanks for listening!

“History doesn’t provide answers. It helps you ask better questions.”

-John D. Hosler, Ph.D

Today’s show is with John D. Hosler, Ph.D. Professor of European History and expert in medieval warfare at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College at Ft. Leavenworth. His most recent book, The Siege of Acre, flew off the shelves in Europe after it’s release this past spring. We talk about this book, his first published work easily accessible for mass market of non-historians like myself, and many of you, I’m sure. We talk about the siege itself, the process of writing for an academic audience versus a public audience, and who is ultimately responsible for conveying information of historical importance to the masses.  Is it historians job to translate or is it the audiences job to educate themselves? Maybe we find out today!

Thanks for listening to the show! I appreciate you very much!

“Do not save what’s left after spendin, but spend what’s less after saving.”

-Warren Buffett

And we are BACK!

In this episode of the show, I discuss the mindset behind viewing savings vs. spending. It’s all about making small adjustments.

In this episode, Jason catches up with an old friend, Maria Nicolosi, a graphic designer and front-end developer. A friend who he met swing dancing back in 2007 who has since moved to Austin, TX… by way of a 4 month “walk about” style travel period that Jason is mesmerized by! Maria talks about her background of growing up in a little town in northern Louisiana, going to college, then spending three years in the AmeriCorps. All these experiences prepared her to be ready, willing, and able to drop everything and travel for an extended period of time. She had an experience of a lifetime and walks us through the trip and how best to follow a similar path.

Answer to the $100 Question: Budgeting app called YNAB

You can find Maria on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn

In today’s show, I riff on the idea of consulting work as a separate or just new way to make a living, focusing on the type of consulting that DOESN’T make you a Charlatan! Consulting has had a bad reputation for a while, falling somewhere on the sliding scale between already mentioned Charlatan down to a fancier name for being unemployed. This doesn’t have to be true. The key? STAY IN YOUR LANE!

This conversation ran more than two hours, so I am releasing it in two episodes, first half is last week, and this is the conclusion. If you haven’t listened to the beginning of this conversation, listen to episode 68 before listening to this.

Today’s show is the second part of a two part conversation with substance abuse consultant and expert, Mike Gimbel. In last week’s portion of the conversation, we discussed his taking up of drugs and alcohol in high school, to running with the SDS and a brush up against Charles Manson while spending time in California, he’s had one hell of a ride! We also discuss his long-time experience with an organization called Synanon, a drug rehabilitation center that later became an “alternative community,” later known as a cult called The Church of Synanon in the 1970s that was shut down in 1991 due to various illegal activities.

This week, we discuss his life since being in recovery and what has been his life’s work since then, which is to help addicts get clean through a variety of government and non-government roles spanning the last three decades. We discuss the plans he suggests to combat the current opioid epidemic and his feelings on the liberalization of drug laws both in Maryland and nationwide.

Mike Gimbel has been in the field of substance abuse education, prevention, and treatment for over 30 years. He is currently President of Mike Gimbel Associates, a nationally recognized substance abuse consulting company. In his previous roles as the Director of the St. Joseph Medical Center’s “Powered by Me!” anti drug program for athletes, the Director of the Baltimore County Office of Substance Abuse, and the Director of the Substance Abuse Education for the Sheppard Pratt Health System, Mike has won numerous awards, including 8 National Association of Counties Achievement Awards, the Director’s Community Leadership Award from the FBI, a Commendation from the National Commission on Drunk & Drugged Driving, and a Congressional Achievement award. Most recently, Mike received the Daily Record’s Health Care Heroes Outreach Award for 2011 and was presented with an Honorary Life Membership Award from the Maryland PTA. Mike has served on the Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) national board of directors and is an advisor to the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene & Public Health’s Fellowship Program in Drug Abuse.

Mike is certified by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to provide substance abuse education to the nations college athletes. Additionally, he has been the host of the very popular substance abuse awareness television show, “Straight Talk,” for the past 25 years, and he is often called upon by local & national media to comment on substance abuse issues. In his spare time, Mike has completed 18 marathon races, including the Boston Marathon eight times.