I met DJ Doran when he reached out to interview me about my podcast. We hit it off rather quickly, and of course I had to have him on to discuss Curiosity. In fact, the whole Curiosity interview series was inspired by DJ! See, DJ told me my podcast made…
Tag: self esteem
Preview KEW Episode 42: Safety
One of our basic human needs is to feel safe. I realized recently that I created my own safety as a kid in response to bullying. My thirteen-year-old self built a protective cocoon my bedroom filled with all the things I loved and valued. Maybe all teenagers do this, but…
KEW Episode 39: The Growth Fallacy
With respect to economics, people often say that you have to grow to stay in business. I heard this a lot when I tried to run my business at a static level of production (i.e., no growth). I found that we actually HAD MORE MONEY left over when we controlled…
FLASHBACK! KEW Episode 8: Goals and Accolades
And a little bit about the meaning of life . . . . Many of us could use a little more self esteem. Yet we continually look for esteem outside ourselves in the external environment. For me, it was attention from the opposite sex. Or getting hired by a good…
Episode 8: Goals, Accolades, and the Meaning of Life?
I struggle with getting praise for my accomplishments. Earning money, having a ‘good job’, winning trophies, making people like you, achieving, getting good grades – so much of life is tied to ‘chasing carrots’ to earn accolades. In my youth my accolades were mostly self-realized. I was such a loner…