AL012 || Family Is a Four-Letter Word

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AL012 || Family Is a Four-Letter Word

June 5th 2019

“To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind. If a man can control his mind, he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him.” -Buddha

I attempted to record this episode while I was sitting in a bathroom in our Hotel on the harbor in San Diego. However, due to circumstances out of my control I was unable to make that happen. I had already not been very focused on the podcast as it was the first time I had hug a single member of my immediate family in two years. Not to mention the amount of time passed since being able to have a conversation with someone from my extended family. So it goes with out saying (but I will anyways) that I took the technical malfunctions as a sign to just continue to sit back and enjoy the company of my family. After all it was all of them the laid the foundation for what I am to become…

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AL011 || Go Beyond

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AL011 || Go Beyond

May 26th 2019

The Log this week gets serious as I get deeper into the planning phase of “The Big Show” I take some time and make myself known in the podcast communities on Facebook, while asking important questions to enhance our Wolf Pack.  I have uncovered some valuable tools to stay organized and help the team to know what needs to be worked on.  These will be the keys to productivity that I have been looking for.  Now that I have found the keys to a new part of the Garden it is time to start cultivating a new chapter. I have a feeling this new chapter will require that we face some our fears and go beyond the limits they have so rudely set for us without our consent.  It is time to stroll through The Shadow Garden and find out who is here to stay and separate them from the ones who just came to play…

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AL010 || On Tranquility of Mind

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AL010 || On Tranquility of Mind

May 19th 2019

“Let all your efforts be directed to something, let it keep that end in view. It’s not activity that disturbs people, but false conceptions of things that drive them mad.” — Seneca

This week has been about getting focused and planning out how we want this Podcast to grow now that we have our seeds planted.  We need to get top of mind how we plan to utilize the bounty that we will obtain when it comes time for harvest.  Not to mention the harvest itself. Doing all this while staying present and not loosing sight of where we are currently at in the Garden.

Stay tuned as now the seeds have been germinated, and the sprouts are starting to take root…   

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AL009 || Man in The Arena

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AL009 || Man in The Arena

MAY 12, 2019

 This week began with a nice victory by my first successful Log uploaded before the time I have been trying to hit. Sunday nights, which might change in the future as I get into the phase of planning. With scheduling be a key part of planning, right?  Which is where the week transitioned to because hitting each other’s schedules is seaming to be very difficult as you keep hearing about on these logs.  So, it has me really starting to focus on just doing what I can when I can.  Which has led me to needing to get ready to be ready whenever I have to be ready.  That is why I need to spend the next couple weeks really just writing and planning and scheduling, you know mapping the course of this

Stay tuned as now the seeds have been germinated, and the sprouts are starting to take root…

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AL008 || Patience You Must Have, My Young Padawan

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AL008 || Patience You Must Have, My Young Padawan

MAY 4, 2019

 On The Log this week we get swept up in a whirlwind of work as the week started.  Kyle and myself had the opportunity to listen to Graham Hancock speak and meet him after works. Then as the week progressed, I was able to slow down and reflect on the how far I have come.  Putting the past into perspective really helps me to point us in the right direction. We have built this Garden way more quickly that I was expecting it to get built.  Which is very inspiring and keeps me working to make sure these seeds have the proper saturation and nutrients to keep it growing just as fast.

Stay tuned as we now have the seeds sown, and the refreshing spring rain is pushing in over the horizon…

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AL007 || You Need Good Soil

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AL007 || You Need Good Soil

APRIL 28, 2019

We return this week reenergized and ready to get the seeds sown.  Taking the weekend off last week to till the soil really proved to be a great way to stimulate new ideas.  It cleared some space for us to focus and really get the foundation for The Audios Logs completed and added some more of Mike’s sweet-sounding production value to the intro and outro.  Helped to bring just another layer of professional wizardry that he adds to the pack.  Kyle and myself have been able to become adaptable with our meetings. It has been good practice for when will have to start weaving the vines of conversations in The Garden of The Mind: Conversations to Cultivate a Growth Mindset.  While the most difficult part, as in any organization large or small, has been getting all three of our schedules to sync up to record.  However, where we are in the stage of producing this show that isn’t as important as it will be once The Garden takes root.  That being said all of us still seem to be finding the time to consistently water our own gardens and bring new ideas to the table on a daily basis.  

Stay tuned as we now have the seeds sown, and the refreshing spring rain is pushing in over the horizon…

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AL006 || Over the hill there is a Mountain

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AL006 || Over the hill there is a Mountain

April 14TH 2019

We take a rest in the valley this week as we regroup and gather our supplies. Sometimes you climb a difficult hill to only find a higher mountain on the other side that needs to be conquered to see the quest through to the end.

That’s kind where we find ourselves in The Garden right now.  With that in mind, I have made the decision to take next weekend off from producing a show and enjoy the holiday. Which had me deep in thought all week and I have been analyzing my routines so that I can improve my productivity and be more efficient when creating the episode each week.  That is why I will be leaning heavily on this quote from Seneca in these coming weeks…

“Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.”

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AL005 || No Wind is Favorable

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AL005 || No Wind is Favorable

April 6, 2019

This week I finally get to dive into learn a bit about how to use Cubase and oh boy did I fall in love. The week started off with Mike and Kyle getting to meet for the first time. We tested some different recording scenarios. Then Mike was able to help me get a template set us in Cubase. I didn’t get started until Thursday but I got some ntresting stuff for a new intro possible depending on what the guys think. Check it out and stay tune for more progress on the pdocast.

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AL004 || Strategies and Setbacks

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AL004 || Strategies and Setbacks

MARCH 31TH 2019

I began this week with the intentions of learning how to use Cubase for recording The Audio Logs. However, I did not expect to get the email I got from A**le Podcasts in regards to my submission to their podcast directory. Which led me to work more on how to fix what was wrong. The highlight was be able to connect more with Kyle. Did a little bit of brainstorming trying to see what roles we both are going fill. 

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AL003 || Learning to Jog

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AL003 || Learning to Jog

MARCH 24TH 2019

This week we steady the pace a bit and make nice progress. Turned into a very productive week once I figured out that a little programing goes a long way. Start to get some of this stuff automated now for the audio logs, and that’s the first step towards getting the Garden of the Mind up and running. Now it’s time to piviot and start planing the long format GoTM episodes.

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AL002 || Crashing the Course into Interviewing

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Crashing the Course in Interviewing

AL002 MARCH 18TH 2019

Tonight, we take a look back at the work we have done this past week and breath. Still learning the ends and out of recording with the H4N Pro. Then it quickly turned to a week of going from zero interviewing ever done, to three attempts. One semi successful, one mediocre, and one a complete learning experience. All exhausting when done back to back, with no experience. Enjoy my friends and...

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AL001 || It Starts Here

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AL001 MARCH 10TH 2019

In this first episode Mike and myself have some fun learning how to use a new device. We took a trip to Guitar Center and bought The Zoom H4N Pro handheld recorder. Naturally we had to get some audio files down to test it. So, we explain what these logs are going to be about while we play with the new toy and learn some things to get ready for interviewing.

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