9 to Thrive

Revisiting guest Meg Burch, a nurse and former epidemiologist, environmental defender, and public health official. Her creative outlet is Taekwando, a discipline where she’s recently become a teacher. We talk about going from being over scheduled to balance, making deliberate intentions to broaden your world, serving your community, and the deep importance of the growth mindset.

How to find a Taekwando school

Growth Mindset for adults:

Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance

Mindset: The New Psychology of Success 

For kids I Can't Do That, YET: Growth Mindset 

This week we revisit a talk with Craig Addis, a mechanical engineer with a second and third life of teaching, designing and building gorgeous boats, and mentoring kids through Boy Scouting. You can get a boat in eight weeks!

Also, make life less stressful by frontloading the calendar.

Goodwin's Law, measurements are not targets. Revisiting author Alison Jean Lester. Talking about taking yourself away to get things done, self confidence, isolation and the importance of your champions and the “not to do list.” She's the author of wonderful books including: 

Yuki Means Happiness  Lillian on Life  Restroom Reflections Locked Out  Communication, Your Key to Success

A blast from the past! Join us today in a throwback conversation with drag queen extraordinaire, Hors D'Oeuvres. Also, Conway's Law: how to use it for a better life.

Hors D'Oeuvres

Going back to revisit some conversations, starting with theatre director Linda McInerney. Is it really procrastinating if the bathroom gets clean?

Also: Don't Shoot The Dog by Karen Prior

It's an early Father's Day!

This week's show with business specialist Rocky Lalvani. Being an involved dad, and not being a Bean Dad. Don't miss it!

Is more institutionalization for everybody the only option? What other directions could we take?

Photographer Cheryl Adams, who teaches at Rhode Island School of Design.

Bleak House, by Charles Dickens (audiobook here)

The Art of Possibility, by Rosamond Stone Zander & Benjamin Zander

Are schools preparing kids for today's workplace? What can we learn from the arts?

Part 2 of my conversation with photographer and RISD professor Cheryl Adams: teaching and learning.

 

Language is how we figure out the world. Small kids need clarity, patience, and space to do what they're told.

Part 1 of my conversation with Cheryl Adams, photographer and professor at RISD. She's got an extraordinary household.

Bunny the Dog

Counterclockwise, by Ellen J Langer

Business Insider

New York Times

80% of what parents and kids argue about is school. What happens when we take that out of the equation? Join us for the second half of my conversation with Julie Leonard.   Also: how do we learn if we bypass the shame of not reading "on time"?