Joel Amidon

Amidon Planet

Education EN ↓ 155 episodes

Amidon Planet is all about learning how to teach better. Each episode, Joel Amidon, PhD, will explore ideas from books, interviews, movies, other podcasts, etc. and apply those ideas to teaching better. The ultimate goal being to lead people to love others through teaching.

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Joel Amidon

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E004: Mentorship and the Patience of the Padawan with Gary Williams 16.05.2019 1:09:10

What is a mentor and where do you find one? Dr. Gary Williams, leadership expert and Vice President and Director of Athletics and Recreation at Wittenberg University helps me answer these (and more) questions on mentorship through the world of Star Wars! Shownotes at can be found at https://amidonplanet.com/episode4/

E003: More with Less 02.05.2019 50:01

What if you could focus your time and energy on the critical few things that will make the most impact? Listen in as Joel explores learnings and applications from the featured book Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown.

E002: Act as Love 04.04.2019 31:10

This episode features the book, Love Does by Bob Goff. Joel identifies 4 learnings from the book: Build Relationships, Continuing the Story, Detach to Connect, Be Bold and connects those learnings to both life and the classroom.

E001: When is a Why 07.03.2019 32:02

00:00 – Opening & Purpose 01:46 – Introduce the Book/Theme of Episode 7:30 – Learnings & Applications 7:58 – Manage the Energies 18:55 – End Well 22:43 – Synching is a Super Power 29:07 – Invitation to Engage 30:05 – Conclusion & Gratitude

E000: The Answer is K(NOW)N 07.02.2019 23:30

Amidon Planet Podcast-E000: The Answer is K(NOW)N Featuring the Discipline Equals Freedom Field Manual by Jocko Willink 00:00 - Opening & Purpose 01:41 - About Joel 02:22 - Structure of the Podcast 04:12 - Featured Book: Discipline Equals Freedom Field Manual by Jocko Willink 07:40 Organization of the Book 10:15 Disclaimer 11:02 Learnings and Applications 21:35 Summary 22:15 Closing and Gratitude