501 Talk Series Charlie Rodnuson & Derrin Ford

We did it. We stuck to the goal and accomplished it. Check out what we learned and experienced in our first season and the plans we already have in mind. We stumbled on the topic of failing forward and how failing just to fail is not the point but failing strategically can open a lot of doors. See how we plan to fail forward. 

Topics:

Neighbors you can hear through the walls (2:15)

What we learned thus far (11:57)

NBA Championship (15:40)

Is self-reflection trending?  (24:55)

Failing forward 27:36

Links:

MM Memoir: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx0TvL5r-CZHHxGFS94ZA2g 

The Greatest Showman - This is Me:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEJd2RyGm8Q  

Erik Qualman - Failing Forward: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyxM3LH6Rk4 

 https://twitter.com/equalman/status/799236115114946560 

Episode 9 is here and as we focused on the big picture of the topics this week we realized lets offer some free career advice! We won’t bill y'all but hear our professional advice on career expectations and how that influences the decisions we make.

Topics to Include:

Pressure of finances amongst friends (2:07)

Credit Card information (15:24)

Scarcity Mentality (23:40)

Gender roles (39:35)

Sip of fear (46:06)

Links:

Graham Stephan Finance advice https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV6KDgJskWaEckne5aPA0aQ 

Companies no degree required https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/16/15-companies-that-no-longer-require-employees-to-have-a-college-degree.html

We are coming down to the wire as we are wrapping up our first season! Out of all the topics we have covered we discovered that keeping it simple is key! See what we mean in this episode of “Just keep it simple”.

Topics:

Is it hard to be convicted? (3:25)

The line between brainwashed and belief (10:27)

America's Got Talent (16:05) 

It's Simple (19:31)

How not to care (23:04)

Purpose and practicality (27:00)

How do you know you are doing enough? (29:24)

Links:

Billy Murphy - Entrepreneur (https://foreverjobless.com/how-to-achieve-goals/)

Americas got talent (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDPdRYF7hTQ) 

The Subtle Art of not giving a F*ck (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhFiMoAIsUI) 

After a temporary hiatus we are back with some more compelling topics that had us really thinking. Remember, our topics will be on Twitter as well @501TalkSeries, so drop us a comment and we can bring the conversation to the audience.

What did GOT teach you (2:08)

If I could I would (15:20)

Parenting from fear (20:30)

Build your brand? (35:45) 

Check these links out as well as we cover resources that have helped us along the way and we encourage you to dive into.

Jay Shetty (detachment theory) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwSwbEjVmDo

In depth conversation helped us explore sides and experiences that we did not know about each other as we look into career transitioning and impacts that our parents placed on us that made us the people that we are today. We have tried a new platform to record ourselves so sound quality is different but only temporary as we move forward. Topics to include: Cathartic (3:30) Teaching vs Preaching (4:45) Road rage (8:35) When is it time to leave a job or not? (13:50) Parental influence on careers (21:20) LeBron the Shop (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDSRdR3TPto) (35:00) Kids (38:07)

We had to do a special episode because how often do you have a 5:01 podcast on 5/01! We wanted to give our friends and family a shout out to all the great feedback we have received and where we look to take this podcast next. The timing was just too perfect!

Topics This week:

The feedback we received (1:30)

Purpose behind speaking (5:33)

Getting to the core (8:30)

Why do you feel the need to spoil a movie (16:23)

Not enough ass whoopins in life (17:10)

Impacts of traditions (25:25)

Self-Fulfilling prophecy (27:34)