Once upon a time, social media was about having a conversation. Or at least that was how I once experienced it. Today, what is labeled social media isn’t a conversation at all. It’s a series of drive-by encounters using largely symbolic gestures to ostensibly convey some emotional response. Sometimes these virtual encounters occur in something […]
Garrison Linn: Authentic Explorer, Physics Grad Student
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 […]