My in-person leadership course, being project-based, has a project. One of my students last semester for his project created a web page—partly to express himself, partly to meet and interview people he wanted to create connections with, partly to share with the world his passion for marketing. Here he is: His name is Joe Yaqian Zhang. His blog is here. He shares his perspective on marketing things and interviews relevant[…] Keep reading →

Outlier Magazine’s Ever Gonzalez interviewed me recently and posted the podcast today, “Ep 331: Joshua Spodek Interview – Finding Your Hudson River” We talk about Learning entrepreneurship Learning leadership Swimming across the Hudson River Failure and learning from it My last book, ReModel (and hinting at the next one) Increasing your self-awareness through mental models Sidchas Check out the podcast here. If you prefer using Stitcher, here’s that link. If[…] Keep reading →

My Inc.com post today, “One Way Science and Business Don’t Match” begins One Way Science and Business Don’t Match Learning facts about leading doesn’t teach you to lead. Practice does. I stopped reading Daniel Pink’s bestseller Drive before chapter 1. I bet it’s entertaining, but if you read it to improve yourself and your career, it helps less than you think. Not to single-out Drive. I’m only using it to[…] Keep reading →

My Inc.com article today, “What You Can Learn from the Best Leader in America’s Bold Job Interview Strategy” begins What You Can Learn from the Best Leader in America’s Bold Job Interview Strategy Interviewing for the job that brought her national prominence, she prepared and behaved differed from most standard advice, but was incredibly effective. Of those responsible the Girl Scouts camping out on the White House lawn, Frances Hesselbein[…] Keep reading →

My Inc.com article today, “Have a Great Plan? Without Answering These 2 Questions You Don’t.” begins Have a Great Plan? Without Answering These 2 Questions You Don’t. Plans are easy. Executing them is harder and takes a lot longer–and not for what you can plan for. Here’s how to prepare for the unexpected. A client showed me his ambitious plan for professional development. It showed he had developed a lot, learned[…] Keep reading →

The other day I was interviewed for a podcast (I’ll link to it when they edit and post it). The interviewer asked me how I accomplished so much. I told him and his listeners to look up sidchas on my blog. Everyone who aspires to greatness knows the importance of building discipline, integrity, dedication, and other skills. I accomplish things by acting by my values. I practice with small challenges[…] Keep reading →

My Inc.com story today, “On the Road Too Much? How Travel Warps Your Values and What To Do About It” begins On the Road Too Much? How Travel Warps Your Values and What To Do About It Everyone cares about the environment until they get on a plane Would you mind someone burning your house down if they gave you a dollar for your troubles? Would you do an activity[…] Keep reading →

Here is an interview with a student who took my online leadership course, Chris, a born salesman and entrepreneur. Hear how the leadership course increased his business while calming his life. Reach your potential in business and life. My courses don’t take time from the rest of life. You work with people in your life that you care about on projects that you care about without distracting from the rest[…] Keep reading →

On January 27th I made a video about starting a new trash bag for my waste. I predicted I would take six months to fill it. With a guest staying over, we ended up filling it in just over four person-months. I think I can produce less waste, but I’m pleased with how I did so far. In no way did I feel constrained. On the contrary, I felt less[…] Keep reading →