Too Late To Start

This week: How does coaching relate to troubleshooting an electrical engineering project?

We talk through sensors, effectors, and the code we each run as we answer the question - "why isn't the rug vacuumed?".

Here's my 3rd project for the Creative Engineering class. There was a lot of troubleshooting and debugging at play!

Thanks for your feedback and ideas. If there is anything you'd like to send my way, please shoot me a note at [email protected]

I just started a creative engineering class and the first few experiments reminded me of Seth Godin's thoughts on creativity.

Are you setting yourself up for success by figuring out the way forward through experimentation and small failures?

Here's the Tim Ferriss episode with Seth Godin.

Mark Rober built and hosts the creative engineering class which includes a peer group of 20 learners and an interesting learning process.

Please continue to send your ideas and feedback to [email protected] and if you like the show, I'd appreciate a review wherever you find your podcasts.

Thanks!

What do Powerpoint presentations and magicians flipping over cards have in common?

The journey from learner, to being jaded, to mastery on this episode. Pursuit of mastery of the little things can be the difference between impact and being an average, jaded amateur.

Thanks to Erik Tait and the Penguin Magic Podcast for the idea for this week's episode.

Here's the home for Mindset Digital. I highly recommend experiencing one of their presentations or attending a live workshop.

Also, not mentioned in the podcast, but for a great resource in the constantly changing practices of learning and development design, tools, and research, check out Mike Taylor.

Thanks for sharing your time and please send your ideas and feedback to [email protected]

Have you ever slipped and done something stupid when you were frustrated? Did your actions have long-term consequences to professional or personal relationships?

This week: personal frustration and some ideas on how to recognize when you're primed for less than stellar reactions and what to do about it.

Thanks for your ideas and feedback. Please continue to send it to [email protected]

Here's the coverage of the Novak Djokovic story: ESPN

How can watching the launch of a spacecraft help you evolve your work?

This week a quick story about getting in trouble at museums, watching history being made with innovative space launches, and how launch processes and procedures can potentially affect your work.

Please continue sending me your ideas and feedback to [email protected].  Thanks!

Launch events mentioned in this episode include:

View recent SpaceX launches on their website (or just search on YouTube)

This week, a story about reconnecting to a younger me.  Spoiler alert: I am a band geek, choir kid, brass player, and golfer that once had a mullet that my mom called my "MacGyver hair" for a good chunk of 5th grade.  Reconnecting with that earlier me had some surprising results for some recent workouts and my thoughts going forward professionally as well.

My friend, corporate speaker, small business owner, and executive coach, Natalie Siston has a new book coming out called Let Her Out: Reclaim Who You Have Always Been.  I was part of the advance reader team and am impressed with the concepts and exercises she put together.  The book comes out on November 19th, 2020 and I recommend picking it up to find ways to reconnect with the younger you, bring your whole self into the present, and drive greater performance and meaning into you daily lives.

Thank you for you continued support, ideas, and feedback.  It would be great if you could leave a review on the podcast platform of your choice as that helps visibility of the podcast.  Have a wonderful week!

Here are a couple of links for examples mentioned in the episode.  I don't own any of the content of course.

La Fiesta

The Madison Scouts 1996 DCI Show

Olympic Fanfare and Theme

A sample of Gabrieli

This week: a story of a daring cat rescue after a storm - or perhaps an experience about priming and perception that almost resulted in breaking down a literal wall for an unexpected reason.

Quick note: no animals were hurt or even ended up being involved in this story.  It will make sense as you hear it.

Thank you for listening, and please continue to send your ideas and feedback to [email protected]

Have a great week!

We're surrounded every day by a series of defaults. These could be canned responses to texts and emails, or maybe the pre-filled in length of meetings on your electronic calendar.  Sometimes those shortcuts serve to save us time and energy, but at what cost to our actual goals?

This week, a short story, some examples of defaults in our lives, and a challenge for the coming week to identify the defaults impacting your life and goals, and to try changing a couple that aren't serving you well.

By the way, I didn't come up with the phrase "the devil is in the defaults", but it absolutely resonates with me and our increasingly tech supported lives.

For additional reflection on the phrase, here are earlier examples of its use and impact:

Mireille Hildebrandt wrote Smart Technologies and the End(s) of Law about how smart technologies are recreating our daily world and the impact of our actions and morality.

Laurence Scott wrote The Four-Dimensional Human in the same year about our existence in the digital world.

And of course, a Google search will bring up a few more examples, law review articles, etc.

Please continue to send your ideas and feedback to [email protected].  Thanks for your support and have a great week!

Yes, a Corn Palace is a thing, and the one in Mitchell, South Dakota can teach us all a few things about being a bigger dot on the map and how to modernize with the times.

You can check out a bit of their story here.  A Google image search for Mitchell Corn Palace gives a great view into how they've changed over the years, each year.

Thanks for listening and please keep sending your ideas and feedback to [email protected].

This week we have a quick story about sewing blackout curtains and how sometimes the strong approach isn't the most effective.

The thoughts here remind me a bit of different martial arts styles and using your opponent's momentum to your advantage.

Please keep sending your ideas and feedback to [email protected] and have a fantastic week!