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, […]
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 […]
Weeds of Life
I spent about half a Saturday a couple of weeks ago, pulling weeds and Bermuda grass from what was once a flower bed and garden area in my back yard. It was a job that I’d been putting off for far too long, while I worked on various pieces of the Shinecast business model—peripheral pieces, […]
What Would MacGyver Do?
Writer/director/producer Lee Zlotoff, creator of MacGyver, is my guest on episode 6 of the Discover Grow Shinecast. We begin the conversation with Lee’s quick synopsis of the backstory to the creation of the MacGyver and then we spend a few minutes talking about the value of an education that develops the ability to think across […]