290 The One About Making Time For What Matters Most
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James McDonald, CWT the Director of Technology and Marketing at Chem-Aqua, creator of the Industrial Water Comic, the creative mind behind Detective H2O water mysteries, and the spark that ignited Industrial Water Week is today\\u2019s guest.
James McDonald has a full-time job and still finds the time to volunteer on AWT\\u2019s Technical Committee, create a holiday for industrial water treaters, create weekly podcast episodes, and design humorous comics that will bring a smile to any water treater\\u2019s face. He does these things because they are the things that bring him joy and help the water industry grow and learn.
Bottom line: James McDonald is going to teach us how to make time for the things that are most important to us, so we can focus on our professional passions.
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Timestamps
Trace Blackmore welcomes you to 2023 and shares some new video course content with you [01:00]
Interview with James McDonald, CWT [14:00]
Periodic Water Table With James McDonald [44:30]
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Periodic Water Table With James McDonald
What is DBNPA?\\xa0 What is its full, molecular name?\\xa0 What is DBNPA used for?\\xa0 What is its method of action to do what it does?\\xa0 What is the optimal pH range for DBNPA?\\xa0 What are typical use concentrations?\\xa0 What is it effective against?\\xa0 How long does DBNPA take to be effective?\\xa0 What could make it ineffective in one system but effective in another?\\xa0
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Quotes
\\u201cI enjoy what I do. I enjoy the job I have. I enjoy the career I\\u2019m in, industrial water treatment.\\u201d - James McDonald
\\u201cEven though the world isn\\u2019t knocking at our doors asking for our help to save the universe, we still save the universe behind the scenes, and I personally love that.\\u201d - James McDonald
\\u201cWe need to celebrate. Sometimes we need an excuse to celebrate, an excuse to talk about what we do, and trumpet to the world what we do; which was the idea behind starting Industrial Water Week.\\u201d - James McDonald
\\u201cI love January because it always feels like a new start. Let\\u2019s make 2023 the best year ever.\\u201d - Trace Blackmore
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Connect with James McDonald
Phone: (937) 689-4031
LinkedIn: in/james-mcdonald-pe
Websites:\\xa0
industrialwaterscience.com\\xa0
Industrial Water Treatment Cartoon:
industrialwaterscience.com/fun
James McDonald Press Release:\\xa0
Read or download Here
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Links Mentioned
AWT (Association of Water Technologies)
Industrial Water Week, Oct 2-6, 2023
CWT Practice Course from the Scaling UP! H2O Academy\\xa0
Episode 276 Detective H2O\\u2019s The Case of Seeing the Dead
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List of January 1st podcast episodes by year
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2023 Events for Water Professionals
Check out our Scaling UP! H2O Events Calendar where we\\u2019ve listed every event Water Treaters should be aware of by clicking HERE or using the dropdown menu.
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