Starting Sustainable – Suggestions on where to start when looking for new, sustainable actions to take

Starting Sustainable – Suggestions on where to start when looking for new, sustainable actions to take

When hosting the This Sustainable Life: Solve For Nature podcast, I’m frequently helping others try to find personal challenges in sustainability. The goal is always to find a challenge that aligns with my guest’s values. This means focusing on my guest’s experiences in nature and what they love to feel in those environments, and then help guide them towards a […]

Leadership Step-By-Step – Personal Essay #3: Inner Monologue

Leadership Step-By-Step – Personal Essay #3: Inner Monologue

The Leadership Step-By-Step chapter 3 is titled “Inner Monologue” and challenged me to write my entire inner monologue a few times a day. Basically, just write every thought that comes into your head as they come into your head. At first, it was really hard to do. Thinking about your own thinking immediately tends to make the thoughts stop, but […]

Learning To Lead: Essay #2: Perception, Focus, and Attention

Learning To Lead: Essay #2: Perception, Focus, and Attention

Leadership Step By Step, Unit 1, Chapter 2: Perception, Focus, and Attention (Essay #2) For Unit 1, Chapter 2: Perception, Focus, and Attention in Josh’s book, we turn our focus inward to ourselves. To begin, Josh recommended trying an exercises called the Three Raisins Exercise. In this exercise designed to help practice mindfulness and becoming self-aware, you basically go through […]

Learning To Lead: Essay #1: The Personal Essay

Learning To Lead: Essay #1: The Personal Essay

Leadership Step By Step, Unit 1: Understanding Yourself – The Personal Essay (Essay #1) Recently, I’ve started reading Joshua Spodek’s Leadership Step By Step, a book that teaches, as the title suggests, a step by step methodology for becoming a better leader in whatever area you choose. Each chapter ends with an exercise that he recommends you do to advance […]

The VG Daily: 032 – Joshua Spodek Answers Common Questions About Environment

The VG Daily: 032 – Joshua Spodek Answers Common Questions About Environment

Today we’re talking with Joshua Spodek and giving some high-level answers to questions about the environment and how to put yourself in the right mindset to make positive changes to your life! Alison’s Podcast (This Sustainable Life – Untethered): https://shows.acast.com/this-sustainable-life-untethered Nicola’s Podcast (Conversazioni Sostenibili): https://anchor.fm/conversazioni-sostenibili Joshua Spodek’s Homepage: https://www.joshuaspodek.com

TSL: Solve For Nature – 002:  Joshua Spodek Part 2

TSL: Solve For Nature – 002: Joshua Spodek Part 2

Episode 2 of This Sustainable Life: Solve For Nature is now live! Joshua Spodek PhD MBA is a three-time TEDx speaker, #1 bestselling author of Initiative and Leadership Step by Step, host of the award-winning Leadership and the Environment podcast (Now rebranded to This Sustainable Life), and professor at NYU. Learn more about Josh and check out his podcast at […]

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