Mon, 26 October 2015
Get an inside look at the conversation on the bus ride home from our first WE.INVENT road trip. And now a special message from the PureReinvention crew… SERIOUSLY, DON’T MISS THE END! QUOTE IT “Even though you’re making plans and setting goals, you want to stay open to the changing environment [there’s a lot of good stuff that you should listen to in the middle here, then she makes this awesome comment] One thing I learned in motorcycle safety class is you go where you look.” ~Bonifer Ballard, Executive Director, Michigan Section, American Water Works Association (15:05) DIG IN Around 10:54 Julie Novak, Michigan State Medical Society, tells a story about why the question, “You’re a ghost driving a meat-coated skeleton made from stardust, what do you have to be scared of?” hit her so profoundly. TAKEAWAYS |
Mon, 19 October 2015
Episode 048 - Bonnifer Ballard, Executive Director, Michigan Chapter - American Water Works Association
In this episode, Bonnifer Ballard, executive director of the Michigan Section of the American Water Works Association (AWWA) fills our cup with ideas on how adult learners are - and should be - critical consumers of professional development, what she thinks is meaningful educational content and where association deliverables are headed. QUOTE IT
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Sun, 11 October 2015
In this show, Jodi Schafer, owner of HRM Services and co-founder of the PureReinvention Project, shares some amazing advice on how to make the jump from doing what's reliable and safe to what's untested and unknown. Jodi tells personal stories and drops plenty of wisdom bombs that will have you rethinking what fulfillment really means and where you're headed next. QUOTE IT “Sometimes you don’t realize you really were unsettled until you find yourself jumping toward something else.” (14:20) DIG IN At 12:05 Jodi talks about fulfillment, and the feeling of searching for something more. TAKEAWAYS |
Mon, 5 October 2015
There's no other way to say it: Detroit can give you first-hand experience and unforgettable lessons that will make you re-examine what you thought you knew - about the city, about reinvention, and about your every day experiences. Jeanette Pierce, executive director of Detroit Experience Factory, has been letting the city be her teacher for more than a decade. In fact, she is living a reinvention lifestyle inspired by a place she has been familiar with since she was a kid. There is so much to learn from Jeanette's story, like her approach to entrepreneurship and her passion for her work, we dare you to listen to this podcast and not be curious to learn more about what you can learn from the people, places and projects in Detroit. QUOTE IT “As much as I know about Detroit, I’m still learning stuff every day.” (7:05) “We’ve had people come from all around the country to learn from the people, places and projects here - to see how we’ve (reinvented) outside the box...actually we’ve done it without a box at all.” (22:53) DIG IN Jeanette has a really good description at 10:25 about why experiencing Detroit is something that “you can’t Google.” Then at 18:35 she uses one of her beloved metaphors to illustrate how quickly change began springing up on the streets of Detroit, like popcorn. TAKEAWAYS 2 - Adding realistic but firm deadlines helps motivate you to stay on track and keep working toward your goal. 3 - There is a difference between doing research and getting first-hand experience. 4 - Change usually takes on a popcorn effect; first it starts slow and steady, then begins popping faster and more sporadically. 5 - Detroit is a working laboratory for people who are curious about how to nurture a change-oriented environment with room to grow and do. |