Quick show of hands. Who among us has ever been told they should journal? Even though this is a ‘should’ statement, people who say ‘you should journal’ mean well. I’ll say it, and I mean well. But I’ll say it without using the word ‘should’. You will benefit from journaling….
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Preview KEW Episode 85: Journaling and Accountability
Do you journal? Have you ever considered journaling? Does journaling sound like something crazy people do? Has anyone ever suggested to you that you try journaling? Whatever your position on journaling, surely you know that it is a thing. Because now ‘journal’ is a verb and not just a noun,…
FLASHBACK! KEW Episode 5: Marketing and Solicitation
How do you feel about advertising? How about solicitation? Marketing? Manipulation? How are these things different – or the same? In the capitalist market goods and services are bought and sold. I suppose there is some minimal necessity to make people aware of these goods and services and this is…
KEW Episode 84: Mindfulness and Mindset
Have you heard people say that you can’t control what happens to you, but you CAN control how you react to what happens to you? It’s so true, but it isn’t easy. We all want some degree of control in our lives. Or wish for it. Long for it. But…
Preview KEW Episode 84: Mindfulness and Mindset
What do you think about when you hear the words ‘Mindfulness’ or ‘Mindset’? You might be indifferent. Many are. You might be opposed to these terms or they may induce a knee-jerk reaction, like, ‘More mumbo-jumbo hippie talk.’ Or something negative, at least. Many of you, of course, will recognize…
FLASHBACK! KEW Episode 4: Quiet vs. Distraction
Do you ever have trouble sleeping? Do you sometimes struggle with what to do next? Analysis paralysis style? How about when you are by yourself in a crowd. Do you feel like you have to pull out your phone? Personally, I have trouble just ‘being’, sometimes. And it’s really kind…
KEW Episode 83: Awareness, Attention, and Meditation
Are you self aware? We all think we are. Just like we all think we’re right, as we learned from Paul Gadola in multiple interviews. And, really, if you are taking the time to wonder whether or not you are self aware, you probably are. Our awareness is one of…
Preview KEW Episode 83: Awareness, Attention, and Meditation
What are your thoughts on meditation? Do you think it’s some hokey mumbo-jumbo? Do you think it’s too hard to find time but that there may be something to it? Are you a regular cushion-sitter? As a human, you’re likely to fall in there somewhere. And if you are reading,…
FLASHBACK! KEW Episode 3: Gaming the System
Is the playing field unequal? I many ways I think it is. When we discriminate each other we shift from equality to inequality. When some people have advantages others do not we create hierarchies. Some of this is unavoidable. Some of this is unfair. Some of this can be very…
Knowledge + Experience = Wisdom Featured on ‘Intelligent Conversations’ Podcast
I’ll admit I reached out to Josh Baker at The Intelligent Conversations podcast. I wanted to be a part of what he was doing. But I didn’t realize he was going to verify and validate one of my latest suspicions. That an almost 50 year old dude (me) and a…