Alchemy For Life

It’s #nanowrimo – 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡. Years back this month came to my attention as a number of people I knew “on the internet” were participating and writing 50,000 words in one month! WOW! I tried my hand at it and unlike a normal person I couldn’t just open Word or something, so I put effort into building a free writing site based on a point system to kee...

Everything is fantasy It is. Think about it. Everything. This doesn’t just apply to people who create something from nothing. This applies to everyone. That includes you. All people do this There’s no job that you can mention that doesn’t do this – bricklayer, marketing exec, race car driver, CEO, artist, writer, stay at home mom. You have to think about what you are going...

Hindsight is 20/20 We say that hindsight is 20/20 in that looking back on an experience already lived you can make some pretty intelligent, informed decisions, right? You can say what you would have done because you’ve already seen what you did do. But this looking back also has the down side of regret and remorse. Knowing what you know now you look back with even more information and pronou...

Do you have an audience? Some people are saying yes; some people are saying no. But you might be surprised. So people who create content—podcasts, music, painting, books—and people who gather people like musicians and speakers all have audiences, right? Well, they aren’t the only ones. You have an audience if you bring the pies for Thanksgiving, or regularly cook for your family, or even if...

So what color do you see in the main graphic for this podcast today? If you lived a very long time ago, you probably didn’t say “blue.” Why? Because blue is not mentioned in ancient texts. Does that mean their eyes couldn’t see it? Well, that was what scientists and historians thought until the works of Jules Davidoff , a psychologist from London. Working with a tribe in Na...

(Pause for eye rolls) This title makes even me roll my eyes but it is accurate. Whoa, I already demonstrated it. There are so many books and talks and podcasts about the power of this or that, and we begrudgingly trudge through it and see if there are any takeaways. Spoiler: usually not . But this time it’s different. Ooh, I did it again. Information vs. humor vs. sidenotes As I’ve sai...

Keeping secrets from yourself What? How can you do that? it sounds crazy. Well, it is a very real and serious condition when someone does indeed wall off a part of their brain and lives in denial of actions. There are dire consequences for the person and people around them I have seen this with my own eyes. But we are not going there today. A river in Egypt I could have asked “Do you lie to...

What would you do if all your tech was taken away?  If your loved ones were gone before you knew it?  What skills do you have to survive—without a government, a military, or electricity.  Are you ready for that?  And what would you do if the saviors of the human race came.  How would you react to The Saints?  And what would you do if your world was turned Upside Down. Thought Experiment…go J...

Chronic pain & Rare Diseases There are millions who suffer—for one reason or another—from chronic pain. It’s a pain that doesn’t go away and even for many who have sought help there’s no relief. For others they just don’t invest the Time, Energy or Resources (Resources is typically the limiting factor—let’s be honest) to find relief and just ‘deal with it.&#...

Your calendar I’ve found that the best ‘to do list’ isn’t a list but items on a calendar. That way not only do you have a list, but you can assign a time and length too. And if you don’t get a chance to do it in the alloted time you can adjust the length accordingly after the fact. It makes for a very nice historical record. it is this historical record that I am refe...

Creativity is/has a super power OMG I’m not going to say that. I’ve already spoken my peace on the whole [INSERT THING] is a superpower. News Flash: it isn’t. But being a ‘creative’ allows you to have something that ‘non-creatives’ do not have, and its liberating, empowering and downright wonderful. Creatives vs. non-creatives You know how I feel about lab...

What is ownership? We understand ownership in the traditional and physical sense. But there is another type of ownership, and our brain assigns it often when we aren’t looking . Thoughtful Consideration There are too many things / blogs / Articles out there that are based on just random interactions. This is normally not one of them. I’ve done 100+ episodes and they have almost all bee...

Stay in your lane We already covered staying in your lane in the podcast of the same name. The truth is that I was so focused on this version that I may have forgotten about that one. See, they are equally as interesting and useful. The first stay in your lane focused primarily on the benefits of adding skills to your stack . However, this podcast is different. Stay in your lane II – The Seq...

Self Love or crazy? You’re all familiar with staycations, and self love and doing things for yourself. We all get that, but those words are probably hollow and really don’t motivate a lot of us to do nice things for ourselves. Your friend is important If youir friend is coming over you would definitely make time and plan to do that thing they like—a show, a play, an event or even somet...

It’s addicting Its fulfilling and validating to talk about success. One might say, almost addicting, yes? Invisible We talk about invisible things all the time. This is the thing that is above and below business. it’s the great filter of being successful. it plagues entrepreneurs and big business alike, but the former are far more susceptible. It hearkens back a little to Stolen Valida...

Character is what you are in the dark. – Dwight L. Moody and Lord Whorfin (Dr. Emilio Lizardo) I agree with the above quote, but also think there is another version of this: Character is what you are when you’re bored. – Mark Bradford Hard to be in the dark When are you in the dark though? The ‘dark’ is when no one is looking, not necessarily when there’s no lig...

Happy Father’s Day to all dads and those who fulfill the role of a dad!! Today welcome Mark Williams back to the podcast. if you remember, he is the cofounder of International Men’s mental health day, and speaks on men’s mental health topics and all things fatherhood. Join us as we talk about men’s mental health, his new movie, ADHD, his TED talks, what the future holds, a...

Today’s chat is with Jesse Lee Peterson. You may have seen his youtube channel in which he chats with guests, or heard his radio show. We talk about his Time, Energy and Resources™ and get into some detailed discussions on men and women. Jesse is a talk show host, evangelist, mentor and counselor. He’s written four books: From Rage to Responsibility: Black Conservative Jesse Lee Peters...

Denise McAllister is an author, political and cultural commentator and journalist. She doesn’t shrink from controversy and we have a wonderfully intense conversation. Her new book, What men want to say to women (but can’t) is the focus of our lively discussion. Join us as we continue the Father’s Day conversation. Topics we discuss are: Why we need men in the equation. What actua...

Michael is a father, a husband and works as a coach in the business sector. We talk fatherhood under the umbrella of Time, Energy and Resources™. Who he is and what he does is essentially the same thing, in his own words. We start our father’s day week with a wonderful discussion with this father of twins. Questions we tackle Does your identity come from your job? How important is the drive...

I’ve talked about The Five Love Languages a number of times. That concept talks about how we express and accept love in one of five ways (its usually a mixture). It’s a good read. But what about communication? I’m not saying (yet) that there are five communication love languages*, but consider how we communicate and a very powerful thing: The Path of least resistance Simply put,...

Everyone likes bubbles right? Everyone is actually in a bubble. People may say that “you’re in your own world” or you “have tunnel vision” or you “have blinders on.” All that stuff is kind of related to being in your own bubble—which we all are. Something interesting happened to me that really brought this to my attention. It was one of those times (fortunately)...

Did you know the better you are at something the more likely someone is to undervalue it? Counterintuitive? Right? Your response is that if someone is clearly better and an “expert” then they would obviously charge more money and be greatly valued. You’re right. But there is a threshold… The threshold Once you pass the threshold to being so good at something that you do it...

I want to share two things with you. Depression is portable Unlike what we see in movies and in image searches for “depression” someone who is depressed isn’t necessarily going to sit in a darkened room with their face in their hands for hours. They may not stay in bed all day. They may simply carry this with them, wherever they go, in whatever they do. Because it is portable. Yo...

Did you lie to the program? Everyone lies, cheats and steals Wow is that offensive, but it’s true. It’s to what degree you do it that makes the difference. Ever been pulled over for speeding? Ever played a board game that you wanted to end sooner than later? Ever find an item in your groceries that you weren’t charged for? How about a pen in your purse from work? Think about the...