You probably know the value of stories—though it’s probably bigger than you think. You probably could improve your storytelling. Even if you’re improving, I bet you’re focusing on less-important parts of the craft. Paul Smith teaches storytelling, but as you’ll hear, storytelling…
Here are the notes I read from for this episode I’ve said we don’t have many role models. Well I found one. I was wrong. I’m going to tell you about a man I briefly mentioned in one of my episodes on…
Here are the notes I read from for this episode, along with the text of the speech: You might know I gave a series of talks at NYU that preceded this podcast One of their themes was parallels between the US civil…
Here are the notes I read from for this episode: I recently recorded conversations with Dr. Joel Fuhrman, Eat to Live Rewatched The End of Dieting and a part captured me About stopping a habit, the stages one goes through Though he…
The notes I read from for this episode: Service and giving back using Jason McCarthy GORUCK guy on Jocko. Friend, Dan Zehner, knows Jason Told me about his episode on Jocko Willink’s podcast One section resonated with me because it described what…
Here are the notes I read from for this episode: If you are thinking of doing something to act on the environment, go big. Instead of thinking the littlest thing you can do, think of the future and go big. What’s the…
This episode describes how I train corporate and institutional leaders in environmental leadership. Here are the notes I read from: Talking with more and more corporations lately, describing how I work with them Putting it here for easy reference You’ll see among…
I understand why historical reasons lead us to look to scientists, journalists, educators, and legislators for leadership, but they don’t know how to lead. They may excel at their crafts, but sharing research however accurate, or stirring controversy, spreading facts and figures,…
Ruth Bader Ginsburg knows about lifting weights and exercising because she does it. No amount of reading, watching TED videos, debating, or analysis can match experience. People who only read, research, and academically learn about performance-based activities don’t know what they’re talking…
Vanessa’s original post said she Wanted to be a better advocate for veganism: so I trained 1.5 years and won the University of Pennsylvania body building competition. When asked why, she wrote For the animals, for health, for the environment. Never thought…
I’ve read and thought about animals going extinct. My friend and guest Lorna Davis in her TED talk talks about her love for rhinos and passion to save them. I reviewed Poached by Rachel Nuwer and I’ve spoken to her about poaching.…
1: The villain. People think nature, government, or corporations. It’s beliefs 2: The solution. People think technology, market, innovation. It’s changing beliefs. 3: Reduce, reuse, recycle. People act as if recycling helps. It only helps as part of reduce, which means not…
I recorded our second conversation the day after the September 20, 2019 climate marches. Hunter is more than well-connected. I wanted to hear and bring you the perspective of someone who has been at this longer and knew more people. Wait until…
Before we spoke, Seth implied he didn’t do as much on his challenge as I expected so I expected a short conversation. I think it’s important for listeners to hear that even people who win Nobel Prizes taking on global thermonuclear war…
My notes I read from for this post: Yesterday I posted my interview on a site that strongly supports Donald Trump. I do not. Yet I described it as one of my favorite interviews. What gives? The conversation prompted thoughts on environment…
Here are the notes I read from for this episode: Ways I was wrong I usually start my story about acting more sustainably with my personal challenge to buy no packaged food for a week. In my second TEDx talk I describe…
This episode brings you a trainer who has reached top levels of leadership and teaching leadership break down how to learn. How to learn to learn. Let that sink in. To me this episode felt like a master class by a practitioner…
I posted a few Clips from my speaking at Google to my blog. They didn’t video record the whole event, but I did get the audio, so today’s episode is my talk there on how to start a podcast on the environment.…
People talk about leadership causing ripple effects and hope that environmental action may lead to ripples. I see the potential for more. People like acting on their environmental values when they do. They just don’t like being coerced or being made to…
My perspective on personal action continues to evolve. In conversation with someone at an event this evening, I started realizing the meaning in asking what each of us can do and the meaninglessness of asking hypothetical questions, which make up a lot…