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Pace and Pattern
“the texture and variability of what we create is part of the magic.”
It’s a delight to return to people’s work, like Seth Godin’s blog and find synchronicity.
I’ve been traveling on a paved road almost daily. It’s full of potholes and bumps from years of travel. I’ve learned where to veer right to avoid the divots and drift left to avoid other ruptures and wear. I almost don’t have to think about it, muscle memory kicks in. And, as the terrain deteriorates more I need to slow down, like I was driving through a rolling field of grass.
Many holes were patched the other morning. The crews must have been out filling and tamping. It’s a little smoother. But, I still find myself bobbing and weaving.
Is my pace good enough, or am I stuck in a pattern that isn’t working?
Do I need to go 35 mph jostling over patched potholes? If I’m not impeding anyone else on the road, can I drive at my own pace?
Can I trust my self to know when to push a little harder and when to coast, knowing when to shift gears?
I could choose a new path. But, sometimes that’s not an option. No roads may lead to where I want to go.
Maybe I choose a new vehicle to get me where I want to go.
Maybe, “where we’re going we don’t need roads.”
How Do You Keep Moving? [Rerelease]
Overcome Setbacks and Move Forward with Creative Projects. What choice can you make to keep moving forward? This week we are rereleasing our 5th episode, How Do You Keep Moving?
When life presents unexpected obstacles or you feel like waving the white flag; how do you keep showing up and doing the best you can with the time you have? Choose action, find a streak, or commit to taking the nexts smallest step.
We talk about some of our practices that help us keep pushing forward, even when it gets hard. What resources or techniques do you find helpful when you are having trouble seeing a way forward?
Keith and Laura explore action and planning to find joy in the journey toward their goals. Overcome Setbacks and Move Forward with Creative Projects
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**How Do You Keep Moving? – Episode 39** (Originally Released 10/05/23)
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Making Time for Us
This week Laura and Keith dive into what energizes and depletes them, in travel and on their journey together.
We get on a roll when the discussion veers toward the grace and compassion we believe is integral to our relationship’s longevity.
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Building Culture
It’s hard to see people unhappy and dissatisfied and frustrated with work culture. When people feel stuck, how do we make the culture better, or help them engage in a practice to make the culture better.
Shifting culture that’s not working is complicated and hard. But, setting expectations and is crucial for a business, its employees, leadership and to its success.
Laura listened to a The Tim Ferriss Show podcast episode #730 with Reed Hastings, co-founder of Netflix. They were talking about creating workplace culture, specifically about its importance.
Keith learns that a culture deck outlines a company’s values, expectations, and way of working. It’s a useful tool for creating a positive and transparent work environment, setting both employees and the organization up for success.
Most successful companies, collaborations, and relationships rely on trust and communication. Without building trust, there is difficulty being honest and communicating when it matters most.
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**Building Culture – Episode 33**
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Don’t Wait to Make Beautiful Things
Don’t wait, work with what you have on your way to making it better.
We can make beautiful things with the tools and skills we have now. Imposter syndrome, may be lurking in the shadows. It’s a signal to keep leaning in even when self doubt creeps up.
Use that tension, between where you are and where you’re going, to catapult you to get better by doing. Then, simply ask yourself, what’s the next step?
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Don’t Wait to Make Beautiful Things – Episode 19
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▾ Here are select works and resources we enjoy and find helpful ▾
● Seth Godin, The Akimbo Podcast
● Bonnie Garmus, Lessons in Chemistry
● Billions, watch on Showtime
● Brian Koppelman, The Moment podcast
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Appropriate Tension
Seth Godin asks lots of good questions. “Where Does the Water Go?” A question that many of us, have never thought about.
Friction, leverage, tension. How do we push ourselves forward? Keith and Laura have different approaches and reactions to tension and stress.
Keith navigates the pressure of leveling up by tuning in to the possibility of tension and being aware and noticing stress early, and adjusting.
Laura brings up intention and creating a plan and applying commitment week in and week out. She leans into the rigor of setting up routines, focusing on scheduling with intention to achieve her goals.
We are building the habit of creating tension on purpose, harnessing its power and using it to move forward.
A special thank you to Seth Godin. Thank you for being our first asynchronous guest. We appreciate your generosity and commitment to make things better. Thank you for all you do for us.
Do yourselves a favor and check out Seth Godin’s Blog, The Song of Significance, Akimbo Podcast, and purple.space if you are working to make a difference.
Keep leaning in.
**Appropriate Tension – Episode 30**
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Hardwired to Belong
We dig into vulnerability, Fear and Courage after Laura listened to Brené Brown’s Braving the Wilderness.
Laura and Keith each share a story about having to be vulnerable in the face of some difficult situations where hard things needed to be said.
We can be brave and lean in to do the hard things that feel scary.
Showing up, being seen, and heard can be overwhelming. Keith thinks it’s important to have trust and connection in order to be vulnerable with others. Laura says the hard thing, in a way that is kind, clear, and direct.
Keep leaning in.
**Hardwired to Belong – Episode 27**
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▾ Here are select works and resources we enjoy and find helpful ▾
● Brené Brown, Braving the Wilderness 🎧📘
● Mateo Bornico, Create Belonging podcast🎙️🎧
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In Resonance No. 1 – Influential Albums
The Top 5 Most Influential Albums for Keith and Laura.
We get nostalgic trying to pick the top 5 albums that influenced us, supported us, made a significant impact in our lives. This is nowhere near a comprehensive list.
A couple themes develop as Keith and Laura discuss their top albums. They’ve both seen Keith’s picks play live in concert. If music grabs hold of Keith, he dives into an artist’s catalogue and their influences to discover more great music. Laura is drawn to music that utilizes piano and uses music to keep her company in various situations.
When music speaks to us, we feel confident in our power, connected, seen, and comforted by the music that resonates.
We love to share and discover music and hope you all find some “songs of significance.”
Thanks for joining us.
Laura’s Top 5
- Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morrisette
- Dookie, Green Day
- Hamilton: An American Musical
- Begin to Hope, Regina Spektor
- Special, Lizzo
Keith’s Top 5
- Metallica (The Black Album), Metallica
- This Year’s Model, Elvis Costello and The Atttractions
- Once (Music from the Motion Picture)
- We Are, Jon Batiste
- Love Lines, LP
Honorable Mentions
- Blood Sugar Sex Magic, Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Weezer (Blue Album), Weezer
- Riot Act, Pearl Jam
- The Carpenters
- Silent Alarm, Bloc Party
- Like a Virgin, Madonna
- Blue Hearts, Bob Mould
- Sunshine Rock, Bob Mould
- Purple Rain, Prince
- Purple, Stone Temple Pilots
- Wicked (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
- Pet Sounds, The Beach Boys
- Wide Open Spaces, The Chicks
- The Empyrean, John Frusciante
- Rent (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
- ..and out Come the Wolves, Rancid
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I’m Lost
On our journey, as we’re growing, as we’re learning, not everything happens the way we plan or expect.
In this episode, we talk about what it feels like to be lost, what tensions we notice and attend to as we find our way forward, and how to potentially get back on track. If we don’t course correct, we likely keep going, going, going in a circles.
What’s important and essential when you feel stuck or lost?
Keith and Laura focus the discussion around ideas that bubbled up as they listened to Greg McKeown’s latest visit to The Tim Ferriss Show. You may have heard of McKeown’s books Effortless and Essentialism.
We also watched the documentary Stutz, a documentary on Netflix about psychiatrist, Phil Stutz, his tools, and relation ship with actor Jonah Hill.
Thanks for joining us as we look for a way to get from here to there, wherever that may be.
**I’m Lost – Episode 25**
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▾ Here are select works and resources we enjoy and find helpful ▾
● Greg McKeown, Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less 🎧📕
● Greg McKeown, Effortless: Make It Easier to Do What Matters Most 🎧📘
● Stutz on Netflix – 🍿📺
● Maslow’s forgotten pinnacle: Self-transcendence
● Nichol Bradford, Big Think
Humanity’s Greatest Challenges Aren’t Technical – They’re Human
● Mel Robbins, The 5 Second Rule 🎧📙
● Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist 🎧📙
● Seth Godin, This Is Marketing 🎧📙
● Seth Godin, Poke the Box 🎧📙
● Seth Godin, The Song of Significance🎧📘
● Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being🎧📘
● Tara Schuster, Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies 🎧📘
● Marie Forleo, Everything Is Figureoutable 🎧📙
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