Stuff I Learned Yesterday

Today I will once again be talking about change, but not the kind that you can carry around in your pocket. I’ve spoken about change a few times on this podcast, and I expect that it will be a topic that will continue to be a point of discussion with some regularity. Why? Because change is inevitable. It affects all of us in various ways at various times, and it continues to be a relevant topic. T...

Today’s episode of Stuff I Learned Yesterday is a Friday Flashback. Friday Flashback episodes will feature some of the most popular episodes of Stuff I Learned Yesterday. Today we take a trip back to an episode that first featured Derek Olsen as a guest host. It’s an episode that includes a very humorous story about the importance of communication. It’s Stuff I Learned Yesterday Episode 63-The Pro...

My dad is 88 years old and still independent. He still drives his car, and he still lives in the house we bought back in 1979 when my family moved back to Ontario. But not for long. Read More... The post 369- Memories and Souvenirs appeared first on Golden Spiral Media- Entertainment Podcasts, Technology Podcasts & More .

As I wrap up this month of gratitude, I hope it has helped you. I hope that it has inspired you to look deeper and search wider to discover a whole new level of things for which to be grateful. I hope it has helped lighten your load, lift your head, and boost your spirit. We all have much to be grateful for, this and every day of our lives. Read More... The post 368- A Grateful Outlook appeared fi...

Today is the Friday Forum! In today’s episode of Stuff I Learned Yesterday! Barb shares gratitude for the world she experiences through the gift of sight, Bonita expresses her gratitude for her dog, and Hannah shares her gratitude for family. You can participate in the Friday Forum by visiting our Feedback Page or calling our voice feedback line at 304-837-2278. Read More... The post 367- Friday F...

Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behaviour that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behaviour is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated, over time. Bullying includes actions such as making threats, spreading rumours, attacking someone physically or verbally, and excluding someone from a group on purpose. It's this last part I want to touch on today. "Excluding someone from a g...

Football. It’s a sport that many of us love to watch, and some of us even enjoy playing. It’s a game that inspires kids to imagine themselves as their favorite player making the catch to win the game, or shaking off tacklers as they score the winning touchdown. With mimicked sounds of the crowd going wild, they spike the ball and imagine themselves getting carried off the field on the shoulders of...

Today is the Friday Forum! In today’s episode of Stuff I Learned Yesterday! George shares wisdom about finding a quiet place, and Hannah shares her gratitude for getting out of her comfort zone. You can participate in the Friday Forum by visiting our Feedback Page or calling our voice feedback line at 304-837-2278. Read More... The post 364- Friday Forum appeared first on Golden Spiral Media- Ente...

OK, I'm going to get on a soapbox here. I'm fed up with the lack of patience in the world. Why does everybody have to be in such a rush? When did it become normal to get honked at, flipped the bird at or plain outright cursed at, just for driving the posted speed limit? I'm no saint. I often drive 10 to 15 kilometres over the speed limit and yet I'm still passed by more cars than ones that I pass...

Today I want to continue my November series of gratitude by talking about why I am thankful for education. I think all of us here in the united states and in developed countries all around the world should be grateful that we have access to very good schools that are easy to get to, provide a high level of education, and prepare us for the future. There are children all of the earth that do not ha...

Today’s episode of Stuff I Learned Yesterday is a Friday Flashback. Friday Flashback episodes feature some of the most popular episodes of Stuff I Learned Yesterday. Today we take a trip back to episode 243 and hear an episode about parenting "Raising Children is a Daunting Task." Read More... The post 361- Friday Flashback: The Treehouse appeared first on Golden Spiral Media- Entertainment Podcas...

I used to love paint by number as a kid, but to be honest I rarely finished any of them. I'd get maybe two thirds of the way through and get bored and never get back to them. I do remember one however, although it was actually a colour by number since you filled in the numbered blocks with markers instead of paint. Read More... The post 360- Paint By Number appeared first on Golden Spiral Media- E...

You may recall that I mentioned on Friday that I would be attending a Tommy Emmanuel concert over the weekend. As I traveled home from the concert I tried to think of ways I could talk about it today. I replayed the concert in my mind and thought about the skill he demonstrated, the charm he used on the audience, and the joy expressed in his body language. I had to keep in mind that I’ve committed...

Today is the Friday Forum! In today’s episode of Stuff I Learned Yesterday! Susan shares gratitude of life experience, and Dani shares a Halloween story. You can participate in the Friday Forum by visiting our Feedback Page or calling our voice feedback line at 304-837-2278. Read More... The post 358- Friday Forum appeared first on Golden Spiral Media- Entertainment Podcasts, Technology Podcasts &...

Wayne and I realized that both of us have this ridiculous idea in our head that our podcasts haven't reached that imaginary level yet where their good enough for us to interview these special guests. Read More... The post 357- Take Flight appeared first on Golden Spiral Media- Entertainment Podcasts, Technology Podcasts & More .

For myself and nearly all of you listening to this podcast, we set our clocks back 1 hour before we went to bed Saturday night, thus bringing an end to daylight savings time for this year. While I do enjoy getting an extra hour of sleep, it also brings about a strong memory for me. As we are now in the month of giving thanks, I want to spend the next few Mondays sharing things for which I’m gratef...

Today is the Friday Forum!! I'm Darrell Darnell, and in today’s episode of Stuff I Learned Yesterday I share a Friday Forum contribution from Geoff. You can participate in the Friday Forum by visiting our Feedback Page or calling our voice feedback line at 304-837-2278. Read More... The post 355- Friday Forum appeared first on Golden Spiral Media- Entertainment Podcasts, Technology Podcasts &...

It's been one year that I've been hosting Stuff I Learned Yesterday and in looking back there are so many lessons I've learned along the way. That's what I share in this episode. How doing this podcast has changed the way I look at life and the way I look for the lessons in everything I do. Read More... The post 354- Looking Back appeared first on Golden Spiral Media- Entertainment Podcasts, Techn...

It’s hard to believe that it has been a year since I launched Pro Podcast Solutions. Time has truly flown by. If you’re a long time listener to this podcast then you know that I am the type of person who likes to set goals and establish benchmarks. I like to be able to track progress and measure results. I think that stuff is important. Today I want to talk about some of the decision processes I w...

Today is the Friday Forum!! I'm Darrell Darnell, and in today’s episode of Stuff I Learned Yesterday I share Friday Forum contributions from Jeff in the UK and Bonita. You can participate in the Friday Forum by visiting our Feedback Page or calling our voice feedback line at 304-837-2278. Read More... The post 352- Friday Forum appeared first on Golden Spiral Media- Entertainment Podcasts, Technol...

At a very young age my dad taught me that if you're going to do a job, wether for yourself or for someone else, you should always take the initiative and put in a little extra if you can. Because in the long run it always pays off. He also taught me that when you put in that little extra, you appreciate the outcome that much more. Read More... The post 351- Initiative Makes An Impact appeared firs...

As you probably remember, I spent nearly 20 years of my life working for a chain of bookstores. At the age of 24, I became the youngest person to become a store manager in the history of the company...except for the guy that started the company. It wasn’t an achievement that I had set out to reach nor was it anything that I ever really thought about. But when it happened I thought it was pretty co...

Today is the Friday Forum!! I'm Darrell Darnell, and in today’s episode of Stuff I Learned Yesterday I share Friday Forum contributions from Stephanie and Mary. You can participate in the Friday Forum by visiting our Feedback Page or calling our voice feedback line at 304-837-2278. Read More... The post 349- Friday Forum appeared first on Golden Spiral Media- Entertainment Podcasts, Technology Pod...

"The difference between persuasion and manipulation is guilt. Once you've convinced someone to do something, how you feel about it will determine if you persuaded them or if you manipulated them. If you feel good because you convinced someone and their better off because of it, then you persuaded them. But if you convinced the person in order to benefit yourself, then you manipulated them and you...

If you’ve been listening to this podcast or my other podcasts for a while then you probably know my podcast story. Just in case you don’t, let me give you a brief recap. I first started listening to podcasts in 2005 or 2006 because I was looking for other people who were wanting to know more and talk more about the TV show LOST. I then started calling in to The Weekly LOST Podcast with Cliff and S...