Who does this belong to? This is a common question in my house. Trying to find the owner of a shoe, a book, a bag, a spill, a mess, even a task. If I can find the owner, I can determine who is responsible for making whatever it is better. Read more…
What do you do when you are not working? The answer is resting. But how do you rest? Are you resting enough? Could you rest better? The answers to these questions and more questions that you probably have never considered are in this book Rest: Why You Get More Done Read more…
Helping without Hurting Is helping always helpful? I thought the answer was “yes”. Why wouldn’t it be? But then I had an encounter where I told a student how to do a problem, but then just a few seconds later his hand shot right back up into the air, looking Read more…
Mind Your Moments How powerful is a moment? Can you make a moment powerful? Throughout my life I can think of a handful of moments that have led to drastic changes in my life, my relationships, my teaching. I think of these “defining moments” as historical markers where something significant Read more…
Mentorship and the Patience of the Padawan What is a mentor? And where do I find one? As someone who can point to several mentors in my life these might seem like silly questions. But after my conversation with my friend, Dr. Gary Williams, Vice President and Director of Athletics Read more…
More with Less What if you could focus your time and energy on the critical few things that will make the most impact? Listen in as Joel explores learnings from the featured book, Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown. Click here to subscribe via your favorite podcast Read more…
Warm up Subscribe iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play The Warm Up to E002: Act as Love has listeners considering the question “What does it look like to _____________ as an act of unconditional love?” as a way to prepare for Episode 2 of the Amidon Planet Podcast which features the book Love Does: Discover Read more…
Warm Up Subscribe iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play The Warm Up to E001: When is a Why features the idea of a chronotype from the book, When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing by Daniel Pink. Use this link to identify your chronotype. When is a Why Click Read more…
The Answer is K(NOW)N Click here to subscribe via your favorite podcast provider. Below is the timeline and the mentioned links from the inaugural episode of The Amidon Planet Podcast: E000, featuring the Discipline Equals Freedom Field Manual by Jocko Willink 00:00 – Opening & Purpose01:41 – About Joel02:22 – Read more…
Listen If you are wondering what The Orchard Oxford is doing sending a Service Team over Spring Break to Camp Mary, Haiti, then take a listen to this podcast. One of the trip leaders, Amber, hosts the show, while The 410 Bridge Team Leader, Frantson, and I discuss the work Read more…