the UNCOMMODiFiED Podcast

Some people, embarrassing me most days, believe that play should be the obsession only of children. But the truth is play is as vital for adults as it is for kids. My grandchildren's playmate, Nana Pam, my wife, and the subject matter experts that I've read all understand that there are powerful reasons why you and I need to learn to be more unabashedly playful.

In this 10-minute episode, I read another section of my new book that encourages you to understand the wisdom that George Bernard Shaw expressed when he said, "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing."

Listen in and get the neuroscience of play working hard for you and understand that, as GK Chesterton said, "It might reasonably be maintained that the true object of all human life is play."

My UNCOMMODiFiED book releases on October 13, 2023.

Tim Windsor

PRODUCER: Kris MacQueen

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The genuinely unforgettable people who have impacted my life in the most significant ways are untamed and rather wild horses. Regardless of what their spirit animal is, it lives within them wild and unowned. They are unbridled and unbranded provocateurs.

In this 7-minute and 36-second episode, I read from a section of my new book that encourages you to understand the power and potential of living UNBRIDLED and UNBRANDED and refusing to be controlled by others. As you will hear, my daughter Melissa is an example of this. Her untamed personality makes her unforgettable and inspires the wiser "cowboys" and "cowgirls" on the ranch.

As you listen to this episode, challenge yourself to take the "bit" out of your mouth and the "bridle" off your head.

My UNCOMMODiFiED book releases on October 13, 2023.

Tim Windsor

PRODUCER: Kris MacQueen

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Do you just draw a boundary, a box of rules and regulations for you and others to adhere to and fit in? Are you a "you're in, or you're out" or "you're good,  or you're bad" kind of person.?  Or do you spend time identifying and calling yourself and others towards a life-giving, positive center to be attracted to and orbit around?

In this 7-minute & 33-second episode, we explore these two different options or ways to get ourselves and others aligned and animated to live our values. The choice is clear to me … is it clear to you?

Tim Windsor

PRODUCER: Kris MacQueen

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This UNCORK conversation with Sarah Windsor (and yes, she is related to me) is all about PASSION, PURSUIT, and the POWER of PRESSING IN. Sarah is an artist who loves creating in various mediums, including acrylics, watercolours, collage, ink, wood burning, digital design and jewelry making. Initially trained in watercolour and printmaking, she has developed and adapted her skills to new mediums, resulting in a wondrous world of intricacy and detail. Sarah is an accomplished graphic and web designer who loves the versatility of the digital world but also loves making one-of-a-kind pieces that you can wear or hold in your hands.

Grab a drink and listen in as we investigate these questions and thoughts: Is there an artist inside of all of us? What does your passion cause you to want to pursue? Who saw talent inside of you and called it out? What do others see in you that you can't see in yourself? Sometimes your passion pays, and sometimes it doesn't; the question is, will you pursue it when it only rewards you? What do you see in your mind that you need to get out into the real world? When is it good enough? You will find joy when you release your need to meet all the expectations of others. We need to unhinge ourselves from unhelpful and unhealthy expectations. We discover our true selves when we live beyond our business cards, titles, and job descriptions. It's dangerous to trade the real "you" for something and someone that you are not. And we need to learn to work at a small scale, go small, go slow; go small to go big, and observe the micro within the macro ... in smallness, there is a vastness that we all need to discover.

Tim Windsor

PRODUCERS: Kris MacQueen & Alyne Gagne

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In this 6-minute & 38-second episode, I confess and challenge you and me with the truth that we are both blind and wide-eyed. Asleep and awake.

We are blind and asleep to the wrong things and the wrong person in our lives. Sometimes we get frustrated with somebody, see a fault in them, and upon further reflection, realize that .... that same trait is in us. Let's challenge ourselves to admit and address this possibility and potential.

Tim Windsor

PRODUCER: Kris MacQueen

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This UNCORK coffee chat is an inspiring conversation with Monica de Wit, an amazing woman I encountered when my wife, my brother-in-law, and I made the tough decision to find a care home for my 90-year-old mother-in-law with dementia. Monica catalyzes her 20-year passion for fashion and interior design to serve and support clients with dementia and their caregivers in transition seasons.

Grab a coffee and listen in, and you will be encouraged and challenged to:

·       Understand you are the "middle man" serving the greater good.

·       Realize that what you do for others mirrors what you are or need to do for yourself.

·       Honour our "village elders" because it is a sacred trust and obligation.

·       Realize that being a business owner and entrepreneur is primarily a "head game."

·       Use what could be soul-crushing and make it soul-fulfilling.

·       Unlock conversations with people about who they are, not just about what they do.

·       And to embrace the universe's "cosmic kick in the ass" as a provocation and privilege for us and others.

Tim Windsor

PRODUCER: Kris MacQueen

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There are no straight streams, rivers, or lines in nature - and our personal and professional paths forward won't be either!

In this 6-minute & 27-second episode, I remind you that you will get discouraged and disoriented if you let the MYTH of STRAIGHT deceive you. And that by observing a river, one can be reminded of the wisdom that paths forward have bends and turns, and if these are not expected and anticipated, frustration and failure will find you along the way.

Tim Windsor

PRODUCER: Kris MacQueen

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This UNCORK conversation is an insightful and instructive chat with my friend Craig Minchin. Craig and I walk out of the dugout and consider the provocative and powerful lessons he gleaned from the lives of 2 baseball players: Hank Aaron, who almost everyone has heard of, and Jeremy Brown, who you most likely have not.

Here are some of the personal and professional lessons we learned as we shared a drink: You need to know your stats to stay motivated; Slumps will happen ... just keep swinging; Success comes in unexpected ways; You will strike out sometimes; It's OK to take second base; And, if you fall and are crawling back to first base ... look up and find the person cheering and waving you around the bases.

Pour a glass of whiskey (or any other drink), and let's play ball.

Tim Windsor

PRODUCER: Kris MacQueen

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Confession. I failed to convey my message and train leaders in Mozambique in 2008 ... And then, I discovered a simple and powerful strategy that enabled me to get ideas and insights to take "root" and bear "fruit."

In this 5-minute & 58-second episode, I share the process I learned in 2009 at a local Winery about "grafting" that has transformed how I communicated new ideas, changed mindsets and introduced new insights to Mozambican government officials and everyone I coach and train today.

Tim Windsor

PRODUCER: Kris MacQueen

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UNENDERS: the Lasting Legacy of "CARVERS"

This episode is the 10th in the 14-part series we embarked on a while ago. In this one, we dissect another one of the 13 characteristics, the actions, the passions of those who are UNENDING legacy leavers .. the UNCOMMODIFIED .. the UNENDERS ….. who … even though they are gone now … are still with me and many others.

In this episode, we explore why UNENDERS carve, where they carve, who they carve, what they carve on, and what powerful tools "UNENDING Carvers" use to "chisel" and "channel" the spirit of Michelangelo as they help them "chip away"... until they set their "angel" free.

They are UNENDERS because they were and are … CARVERS … and if you and I can become "CARVERS" now … Provocative and Positive sculptures, etchers, engravers, inscribers and carvers in heads and on hearts; we can and will become UNENDING legacy leavers ... UNENDERS in the lives of the people we encounter in this life.

Tim Windsor

PRODUCER: Kris MacQueen

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