Stuff I Learned Yesterday
About Stuff I Learned Yesterday
Stuff I Learned Yesterday is a podcast that aims to encourage, inspire, challenge, motivate, and improve the lives of those who listen to it. Stuff I Learned Yesterday is released each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Each episode ranges from 5-15 minutes long and contain short stories based on real events and lessons learned by the hosts. Friday episodes are called the Friday Forum and are filled with inspirational and motivational thoughts submitted by Stuff I Learned Yesterday listeners. Submit your story for a Friday Forum episode by calling 304-837-2278, visiting our feedback page, or click on the Send a Voice Message button on the left hand side of this page.
396- Achieving Your Goals – One Step at a Time
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We often talk about goals at the beginning of the year when we set them, and at the end of the year when we measure ourselves against them, but it’s important to track your progress as you go. Why? Because you can gauge how you are doing to meet your goals, and modify them if you need to make a mid-course correction. Read more…
395- Let Loose and Have Fun
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Did you know that the first roller coasters were built out of ice? In the 17th century long before any type of leisure entertainment industry was established, Russians built large wooden slides frozen over with ice for people to ride down at tremendous speeds. These slides would often rise up seventy or eighty feet and the ramps stretched for hundreds. A staircase led up to the launch area where riders mounted a sled made of either wood or ice. The ice sleds were simply a block of ice with a straw mat adding some protection between the freezing ice and the riders’ bottoms. A length of rope was looped through a hole drilled in the block so that sliders had something to hold onto. Once riders were positioned on their blocks, all it took was a little shove and off they went! Occasionally bumps were added at the end of the slide to introduce a little more excitement. Even Catherine the Great was known to enjoy the thrill of the ice slides and had a few built on her property.
Even 17th century royalty knew how to cut loose and have fun every now and then. Can you imagine an empress going sledding? I’m sorry – riding an ice roller coaster? So if Catherine the Great can lower her guard enough to act a little silly, why should we be any different? Read more…
394- Passing Down Legends
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Passing on legends and stories. While some children will roll their eyes when story time starts-especially depending on the relative—down deep they know that their history gives them a grounding, somewhere that they’ve come from and also ideas on where they might be heading. There’s other kinds of stories too. Stories like the Bible, Greek mythology, King Arthur as I mentioned earlier. Stories that have spoken to you and make you reflect. Stories that help shape your values and lifestyle choices. The Star Wars mythos has been a lot of that for me. And now that I have four children I get the joy of passing my Star Wars experiences down to them. Read More…
393- Falling Out of Focus
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We are all going to make mistakes. In fact, because we all make mistakes, we all pretty much expect others to make them too. We don’t expect perfection out of people. Well, at least we shouldn’t. Let me put it this way. The best single season batting average in Major League Baseball history is .4397 by Hugh Duffy in 1894. That means that he failed 56% of the time, and he’s the best ever! Read More…
392- Friday Forum
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Today is the Friday Forum!! IIn today’s episode of Stuff I Learned Yesterday I share a contribution from Justina. Justina shares lessons she has learned about finding hope and focusing on the positives as she has gone through recent job changes. You can participate in the Friday Forum by visiting our Feedback Page or calling our voice feedback line at 304-837-2278. Read More…
391- Keep Playing the Game
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For this kid growing up in the 1970’s the word diabetes caused teachers, coaches, and most adults panic when they heard it because there was not a lot of knowledge about the disease or how you can fairly easily manage it and still take part in organized sports. Folks like Jay Cutler, quarterback for the Chicago Bears, were a long way from coming on to the scene. Third point—I also deal with exercise-induced asthma. With most asthma sufferers the difficulty is getting air out, with me it’s the opposite of not being able to get sufficient air in so endurance anything, running, swimming, and the like are pretty much out. Read More…
390- Seize Your Opportunities
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As I mentioned at the beginning, I enjoy planning and organizing. Whether it’s at home, at work, or for vacation – I simply like making lists of things I need to do and crossing things off my list. As a “task oriented” individual, this gives me a great sense of accomplishment. I feel as if I’m in control and I have my act together. Wow – I did something! We like that feeling don’t we – admit it. We do. We like it. It feels good. Read more…
389- Rearranging the Furniture
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I know you may be thinking, “Okay, is Mike going to talk about feng shui or some home decorating tips because that’s not really what I signed up for.” No, I promise that’s not it. Plus, I am incredibly unqualified to offer anyone advice in that arena. In fact, the literal rearranging the furniture that inspired me to come up with this episode of Stuff I Learned Yesterday was an idea my wife had that I was completely skeptical about start to finish. Read more…
388- Time Machine Tutor
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In June of 1984 a brown topaz colored Toyota Celica GT rolled off an assembly line in Japan. It was the 54,269th Celica made that year, and it now sits in my garage. From Japan it traveled by boat to the United States, eventually taking it to a Toyota dealer in California. The dealership manager liked the car so much he purchased it and added it to his personal collection. He held on to the car for over 15 years, eventually selling it to a man stationed at a nearby Air Force base. That man was eventually transferred to Tinker Air Force base here in Oklahoma City, where he kept the car in his garage protected by a car cover most of the time. Read More…
387- Friday Forum
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Today is the Friday Forum!! In today’s episode of Stuff I Learned Yesterday I share a contribution from Bonita. Bonita shares the importance of encouraging others and reminding them of how much they mean to us. You can participate in the Friday Forum by visiting our Feedback Page or calling our voice feedback line at 304-837-2278. Read More…