Garrison Linn, a grad student in physics, recently delivered a talk at TEDxBirmingham about the importance of an explorer mindset and embracing exploration in the pursuit of goals. Garrison used the analogy of soccer to illustrate that the best path to a desired outcome isn’t always the fastest or most direct. In this week’s show, […]
True North is About Being True to Self
Yesterday’s post begins with a reference to a promoted post I wrote for See Jane Write in January 2015 that I intended to be part of a soft launch of this Shinecast website. When I started writing that post it was my intention to give a short intro and then essentially rewrite that promoted post in […]
Are Your Choices Leading You Toward True North?
Sometimes we can make choices that take us off course, even when we think we’re headed in the direction of True North. I think perhaps some of my choices over the past 15 months probably led me down some side paths that while more northwest or northeast, rather than True North. I’m not second-guessing my […]
Storyteller Taylor Robinson: How to Shine
We were designed by a creator to be creative and if you want to shine, you need to find the thing you love to do and do that. Those are just slightly-paraphrased words of wisdom from Taylor Robinson, the guest on episode 9 of the Discover Grow Shinecast. You can find the media player below […]
Cane Creek Canyon Nature Preserve
Cane Creek Canyon is a privately-protected nature preserve in Colbert County, Alabama, near my family’s land. Dr. Jim and Faye Lacefield established the the nature preserve on 700-acres of land, in partnership with The Nature Conservancy. My brother introduced me to hiking at the Preserve in 2007 and I fell in love with the beauty […]