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Episode 7: We’ve Never Not Known Each Other

Because Tricia is older, she admitted there was indeed an 18 month time span in her first, well, 18 months, when her brother wasn’t born yet.  So theoretically, she hasn’t known Rob all of her life.  He was quick to point out that actually, she can’t remember anything about those first 18 months,  which is proof that, when he showed up, well…that’s when she started making memories.

Rob and Tricia were excited to announce that the Let’s Talk podcast has been rated in the Top 100 list of their category!  Thanks to all who’ve been listening who put the podcast there! 

Tricia has received a deluge of messages from people who want to know what happened with the professor story from the previous podcast!  In this episode, she finished the story (and if you missed the first half of the experience, be sure to listen to Episode __ to catch up!) about the email debacle with her professor in college, whom she accidentally sent an email complaining about him—to him!  She did go back to him to apologize, and he very kindly not only forgave her, but she got a B in his class.  All’s well that ended…pretty well.

Did you ever have someone just “pop into your head” for no apparent reason?  Rob talked about the occasions when that happens, and his habit of calling or texting that individual just to say, “hey, thinking about you today—how’s everything going?” Sometimes nothing comes of it, but other times, that person may reply with “Really? I was just thinking about you!” or, “Actually, I’m struggling today…” or any of a number of answers.  Rob suggested that if someone just “pops into your head” for no apparent reason, why not reach out to them? Just check in on them—and especially during this quarantine, when people are feeling pretty isolated. In response, Tricia recommended the use of an app called TouchNote, that helps you get in touch by sending your message to the person as a “real” postcard along with a photo from your phone!

Tricia’s fun question for today: What is surprising you?

Her answer: How big my hair is today!! “It’s like a mane…really, surprisingly big.”

Rob’s answer: the sight of fireflies (or, ‘lightning bugs’ where he’s from) for the first time in years.  Could it be that nature is taking back some of its space during this quiet season?

Tricia also filled us in on the Denver owl that happens nightly at 8pm during this quarantine, when people step outside their doors and literally howl to each other!

What is happening in your town to let people know they’re not alone?  Let us know—and you get extra points if you can send us a video!

Tricia’s request for today: “Rob, please talk about Simon Sinek.”

Rob has been reading Sinek’s book, The Infinite Game, in which Sinek discusses the difference between finite game theory—those games that have a beginning and ending with clear rules and players, like soccer, baseball, etc.—and infinite game theory, in which there are no rules, no start or finish, no fixed players.  The only object of the infinite game is to stay in the game for as long as possible.  That might mean taking care of your employees well in order to stay in the game, but sometimes—like this quarantine, it’s not possible to keep your company open past a certain point. For as long as you could, your role was to keep your people in the game.