Today, April 20, in 1964, Nelson Mandela, on trial for sabotage with about a dozen other men, for which they would be found guilty, instead of a defense, spoke for almost four hours, closing with the words entitling this post. Here is the full text he read from. I recommend taking a moment today to review the story. Here is one video among many others and the Rivonia Trial Wikipedia[…] Keep reading →

Have you heard the phrase “Nothing in Biology Makes Sense Except in the Light of Evolution.”? It sounds extreme. Then it makes sense and you can’t see it otherwise. Similarly: nothing in sustainability works except if we first address and solve population. If you’re like most people, including me until I learned of Mechai Viravaidya and his peers, you reflexively think of China’s One Child policy or eugenics when anyone[…] Keep reading →

I appeared as a guest again on After Dark with Rob and Andrew. Both have been guests on This Sustainable Life and I’ve appeared on their show before. They invited me this time after my post, Why do so many people lecture me on what it’s like to be a straight white male?. You’ll hear Rob does most of the talking, about a war on men. I spoke less and[…] Keep reading →

Sasha hosted me before, speaking on my first book, Leadership Step by Step. This time we spoke about my second, Initiative, and unearthing our passions. If you want more passion or love in your life, for projects or people, I don’t recommend just waiting for it to strike. Working on it creates it. The book gives you a structured way to do it. Our conversation covers how it came to[…] Keep reading →

Sasha Laghonh has hosted me on her podcast Sasha Talks. She started a short-form podcast featuring leaders and leadership called ExecuPeaks. It’s fifteen minutes about what makes a leader. Here’s the episode: Meet Joshua Spodek, PhD MBA – Host of Award Winning ‘This Sustainable Life’ Podcast More about Sasha: Profiles: Wix | Yola Blog: Sasha Talks

Mark Goulston hosted me on his podcast My Wakeup Call. He is the bestselling author of Get Out of Your Own Way: Overcoming Self-Defeating Behavior and Just Listen: Discover the Secret to Getting Through to Absolutely Anyone among other books. Recent guests on his podcast include Ram Charan, Jordan Peterson, and the CEO of the 76ers (I grew up in Philadelphia). We’ve also overlapped many, including Jeff Madoff and Dorie[…] Keep reading →

I spoke to my father in the months leading to last November’s election. He lives in Pennsylvania, a state that could have gone either way. He was concerned about the outcome. I suggested speaking to people who might vote differently than him to influence them. He wouldn’t. He would only speak to people who were voting his way. It’s easier not to face conflict, let alone resolve it, at least[…] Keep reading →

Following yesterday’s post following up last month appearing on the Cybertraps podcast. They created clips of meaningful moments for promoting on social media. Maybe I’m biased, but I think they pulled some choice nuggets of wisdom so I’m sharing them here. Here are the second five of ten, all closed captioned, all 18 to 50 seconds. Get ready for some wisdom. Adversity Reveals You The Cause of Our Environmental Problems,[…] Keep reading →

Last month I appeared on the Cybertraps podcast. Here’s the audio from that podcast conversation. They created clips of meaningful moments for promoting on social media. Maybe I’m biased, but I think they pulled some choice nuggets of wisdom so I’m sharing them here. Here are the first five of ten, all closed captioned, all 18 seconds to 74 seconds. Get ready for some wisdom. Addiction and the environment 18[…] Keep reading →