the UNCOMMODiFiED Podcast

UNENDERS are and were RECORDERS.

Listen to this episode, and you will discover the power and potential in your hands and heart when you get out paper, scissors, markers, or your iPhone or Galaxy Note or any other kind of smartphone and make it smarter and wiser for someone else. Be a RECORDER of events and ideas or your seemingly mundane life so it can be transformed from mundane to magical memories that inspire from the other side.

In this 5th part in a 14-part series, I explore another of the 13 characteristics, actions, and passions of those who are UNENDING legacy leavers. The UNCOMMODIFIED. The UNENDERS. Who are still with me and many others, even though many of them are gone now.

UNENDERS are RECORDERS. And if you and I can become RECORDERS NOW and "document" and "capture" a moment in time ... to be lived and relived over and over again, we can and will become UNENDING legacy leavers. UNENDERS in the lives of many people we encounter in this life.

Tim Windsor

PRODUCER: Kris MacQueen

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UNENDERS are and were PAINTERS.

Listen to this episode, and you will discover how to:

Help people "see" the hidden value in themselves and meaning in their lives. And what is real and what is possible for them.

Help people use the light and shadow of their lives and "paint" a brighter future with and for them.

And "PAINT" on "human canvases," so you will leave a lasting legacy that will outlive and outlast you.

In this 4th part in a 14-part series, I explore another of the 13 characteristics, actions, and passions of those who are UNENDING legacy leavers. The UNCOMMODIFIED. The UNENDERS. Who are still with me and many others, even though many of them are gone now.

They are UNENDERS because they were PAINTERS. And if you and I can become PAINTERS now … in and on the human canvases we meet in this life we can and will become UNENDING legacy leavers, UNENDERS in the lives of many people we encounter in this life.

Tim Windsor

PRODUCER: Kris MacQueen

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This episode is an UNCORK Conversation with Bo Andersson. Bo is a passionate leader in the water and wastewater value industry. His career began over ½ a century ago and continues to flow today with a vibrant desire for excellence.

Our conversation ebbs and flows as we dive deep into why curiosity and caring are so transformational. And what Bo's understanding of the curious journey of H2O has taught him about being strategically curious and caring in life and business.

Join us as we let caring and carefulness energize our carefree curiosity and make us wide-eyed children who poke and prod problems and opportunities for the benefit of all.

Grab a beer or a glass of the water that Bo and his colleagues have helped pump to your house or business and let's get in the flow.

Tim Windsor

PRODUCER: Kris MacQueen

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UNENDERS are and were MENTORS.

Listen to this episode, and you will discover the essential attitudes and actions that will empower you to empower others and enhance the impact and effect of your mentoring and encouragement of others even when you are gone.

In this 3rd part in a 14-part series, I explore another of the 13 characteristics, actions, and passions of those who are UNENDING legacy leavers. The UNCOMMODIFIED. The UNENDERS. Who are still with me and many others, even though many of them are gone now.

THEY ARE UNENDERS because they were MENTORS. And you and I can become MENTORS now, on purpose and with purpose ... passionately practical MENTORS. And become UNENDING legacy leavers, UNENDERS in the lives of many people we encounter in this life.

Tim Windsor

PRODUCER: Kris MacQueen

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In this episode, I will explore the first of thirteen characteristics, actions, and passions of those who have become UNENDING Legacy Leavers. UNCOMMODiFiED UNENDERS to me.

Even though they are gone, they are definitely not forgotten because they were PUSHERS. And if you and I can become one now on purpose and with purpose, proactive PUSHERS, we can and will become UNENDING legacy leavers. UNCOMMODIFIED UNENDERS in the lives of many people we encounter in this life.

UNENDERS. Legacy leavers are PUSHERS.

Their PUSHERS of people, and they leave an imprint. Their PUSHERS of limits and limitations and of Barriers and Boulders who inspire you to do the same, and their PUSHERS who push Seeds into the soil of people they encountered that bear fruit in the lives of others long after they are gone.

Tim Windsor

PRODUCER: Kris MacQueen

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I will be your ferryman over the river Styx (you may have to google that reference) into a series of podcast episodes about my UNENDING, about your UNENDING, about the lasting legacy of the UNCOMMODiFiED. Because, when it’s all said but really never done, what unique mark will we leave?

The subject matter of these episodes has weight. It’s deep and maybe even a little dark for some. It’s dangerous and dramatic. And according to my wife, it may have the power to hasten my untimely death, but I don’t think so, at least I hope not.

So how will this work? Over 14 episodes, I will explore the characteristics, actions, and passions of those that have and are becoming, to me, UNENDING Legacy Leavers. UNCOMMODiFiED. UNENDERS. And even though they are gone, they are definitely not forgotten. They were and still are for me: Pushers, Painters, Mentors, Recorders, Believers, Wanderers, Diggers, Runners, Weavers, Carvers, Wounders, Survivors, and Lovers. And if you and I can become NOW on purpose and with purpose proactive Pushers, Painters, Mentors, Recorders, Believers, Wanderers, Diggers, Runners, Weavers, Carvers, Wounders, Survivors, and Lovers. We can and will become UNENDING Legacy Leavers. UNCOMMODiFiED. UNENDERS.

Tim Windsor

PRODUCER: Kris MacQueen

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This episode explores the overused term but sometimes underappreciate journey of "the Pivot." Whirling from stability to following a dream and recalibrating when the world throws you curve balls like COVID.

Join us, my friend and business partner Amanda Macdougall and myself for this UNCORK Conversation with former CTV News reporter, anchor, journalist, creator, and founder of Buff Mom, BUFFnation, and Delish by Design Leslie Gordon Christie.

We often love the idea of being uncommodified, but how do you break free from the chains of routine, stability and sameness?

Well … you do it, Leslie style and: admit that sometimes you talk yourself out of the success you should be experiencing. You change your mindset and don't let the tragedy you see and report on become a wearying burden. You hire a coach and get your life in line with your values. You get clear about what needs you "right now" and what needs your resounding "no." You water the seeds of who really are and let them grow. You watch who you're getting advice from. You realize that meditation is the "helper" that enables and prepares you to balance your internal and outer worlds. You get really lucky … and understand that luck is, as Seneca said, what happens when preparedness meets opportunity. And you use thankfulness and gratefulness to release and realize your and others better now and better future.

So, pour a warm lemon water or lemon ginger tea … or any other lemony beverage you can think of and let's ignite this fiery conversation.

Tim Windsor

PRODUCER: Kris MacQueen

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This 1 MINUTE & 53 SECOND mini NITTY-GRITTY episode explores these questions:

What season are you in, and are your expectations reasonable? For example, are you expecting whole ripe fruit in spring or planting your seed in the fall? Harvest in winter? Or cool spring rains in the heat of summer?

Understanding the season you are in and having reasonable seasonal expectations will help you settle in, enjoy the journey, and reduce your frustration with yourself and others.

Please overlook the rawness of this short episode that I recorded on my iPhone in the forest by my house. I just had to get this little idea out of my head.

Tim Windsor

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This episode is entitled "BLOW YOUR FEARS AWAY: the Secret Power of Your Nervous Farts." It's an UNCORK Conversation with media specialist, television broadcaster, news writer, and FEAR FACER Natasha McKenty.

Natasha and I chat and chin wag about living life uncomfortably, facing our fears, and using your platform and your gifts to inspire and encourage others along the way.

As we dip and dive into our terrors and tears, Natasha shares her personal and professional journey from being terrified of crowds and speaking in public to being in front of crowds and the camera and "going public" for the sake of others.

Natasha encourages you to find an audience for the good news stories and look for the helpers because good news soothes the soul.

Our conversation explores how she found her healing by exposing herself to others who have overcome.

We chat about how we need to learn to be comfortable in fear or let it stop us from achieving our dreams and goals. And that if you get past the fear, you will find the rush. The First step is the hardest. Then baby steps. Focus on where you are. Get your eyes on something inspiring. Go over the wall of your fear, repel down it and nervous fart all the way down if you need to because nobody's listening anyway.

Natasha challenges you and me to "do it scared" and inspire others. And Let people inside your fear. Let them see you press into it and through it because it makes us all more human.

So, pour a glass of wine, have a drink with us and take the first step. Don't overthink it. Don't look down. Go over the edge of your fear with us for your sake and for the sake of inspiring others.

Tim Windsor

PRODUCER: Kris MacQueen

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This episode is an UNCORK Conversation with Cam Shapansky, a social sector fundraising and program development advocate, thought leader, and an old friend of mine. Cam is the Founder and CEO of Blue North, a fundraising and strategy group that works with Non-profit Organizations around the world, helping them improve their programs, raise more money, and do more great work for others.

Cam and I reflect on what the privilege of working internationally, in other cultures over the past quarter-century, has taught us about life and leadership. We pour some tequila and Mezcal and share some battlefield stories that have informed and instructed us over the years, experiences and encounters that have taught us that we are bigger and build better when we listen first and well to the wisdom in the room or the wisdom in the hut.

We muse about the fact that we are most likely "dumb-as-a-stump" until we sit on a stump under a tree and listen and learn from village elders and battle-scarred helpers.

We reflect on how easy it is to dishonour without knowing, and that bestowing honour begins with reserving judgement.

I share with Cam the wisdom I learned on a visit to an Ontario winery that transformed how I worked with Political and Social Leaders in other nations: the wisdom of grafting my experience and knowledge onto cultural root systems in the countries and cultures that I had the privilege to work in.

Cam shares some powerful ideas about how impactful communication is empowered by SIMPLICITY, and by crafting and communicating our message "OUTSIDE IN."

Our hair has surely diminished over the years, but we have grown as men and mentors, as we have wandered, wondered, and grown wiser along the way.

Tim Windsor

PRODUCER: Kris MacQueen

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