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.
125- Friday Forum
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Welcome to Stuff I Learned Yesterday. My name is Darrell Darnell, I eat bananas by opening up the bottom end of the peel, and I believe that if you aren’t learning, you aren’t living. In today’s episode of Stuff I Learned Yesterday I’m pleased to bring you another installment of the Friday Forum.
Friday Forum
Today is the Friday Forum!! In today’s episode of Stuff I Learned Yesterday I share contributions from Jason and Justina. You can participate in Friday Forum by visiting our Feedback Page or calling our voice feedback line at 304-837-2278. Read More…
124- Through the Looking Glass
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About two months ago, my husband, Clint, and I were invited over to ur good friends Darrell and Kari Darnell’s home to discuss podcasting and Golden Sprial Media. The purpose of this meeting was not out of the ordianary for our families. As many of the long-time listeners know, Clint and Darrell started GSM with The Fringe podcast during the show’s time on Fox network. I went to the meeting excited for Darrell and Kari, as their family had recently began pursuing Golden Spiral Media full-time.
I attended the meeting casually, and viewed it as an opportunity to catch up with great friends and to be included in the next round of shows that their family and mine would most likely soon be immersed in – for podcasting purposes. As we sat down to dinner, the conversation drifted from catching up, to business. I listened intently as Darrell began discussing THIS podcast, Stuff I Learned Yesterday. My interest was peaked at this point, because I really enjoy this podcast from a casual listener’s perspective, and feel lie I’m having a conversation with Darrell every time I get a chance to listen to an episode. I believe I told him how much I enjoyed his recount of his engagement story to Kari and told him how I have always admired his natural ease with storytelling and drawing deep insight from seemingly mundane everyday occurrences. Read More…
123- Decision Filter
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Previously on SILY. Haha, I just wanted to hear myself say that.
But for real, on yesterday’s episode, episode 122, Darrell asked two great questions that I’m going to reply to.
Well okay, one statement that I’ll reply to and one question that I’ll answer.
Statement: Just because an opportunity is a good one doesn’t make it the right one.
Question: What are you doing that is keeping you from reaching your goals? Listen to this episode and read more…
122- Overloaded By Opportunity
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I know I’ve said this before, but it’s worth repeating over and over again. It is tremendously important to surround yourself with the right people. I have a group of people that I can go to any time I need valuable insight, I’m trying to make an important business decision, or need to be held accountable for something. I’m a part of two mastermind groups and many of these trusted friends are part of those masterminds.
One of those people is Derek. I met Derek for the first time just over a year ago and since that time he’s become a very trusted friend. I first met his wife Carrie when I started looking for hosts to fill out the roster for TV Talk. Carrie and Derek both hosted several shows, and even hosted one show together. Carrie’s first TV Talk show was The Walking Dead that she hosted with Tim Arthur. By the way, Tim is now one of the hosts of our upcoming Gotham podcast.
We’ve had quite a few requests for us to host a podcast for The Walking Dead, so I approached Derek and Carrie to see if they’d be interested in hosting it. Derek and Carrie obviously know what we’re all about here at Golden Spiral Media. Derek obviously hosts this podcast on Wednesdays and I knew they’d be a good fit for Golden Spiral Media. Read More…
121- Row, Row, Row Your Boat
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That’s right, I studied a boat oar. I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking that I must have the most boring life ever if I spend time studying boat oars. Well, here’s the story.
A few years ago my pastor began kayaking. Not me. I went with him once. I had a good time and would love to go again, but I don’t really have a desire to do it regularly. However, he’s really in to it. One of the cool things we have here in Oklahoma City is a world class boating facility. A few years ago we voted to dam up the Oklahoma River that runs through the downtown Oklahoma City area and create what we now call the boathouse district.
We have rowing competitions here and even have Olympians from all around the world come here to train. We’re currently adding a white water rapids course and some other improvements. As you can imagine, more and more people in our area are discovering the fun that can be had in various types of row boats. Read More…
120- Friday Flashback
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Today’s episode of Stuff I Learned Yesterday is a Friday Flashback. Friday Flashback episodes will feature some of the most popular episodes of Stuff I Learned Yesterday. Today we hear the episode that started it all, Stuff I Learned Yesterday Episode 01-The Contagious Smile of the Garbage Whistler. Read More…
119- A Tale of Two Dinners
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It was the best of times,
it was the worst of times,
it was the age of wisdom,
it was the age of foolishness.
Said more accurately, it was the age of foolishness, THEN it was the age of wisdom. A couple of nights ago we had a big blow up in our house. Well, honestly, I had a big blow up. I don’t lose my cool a lot, and I certainly don’t lose it as badly as I did this week. It all happened around dinner time. Read More…
118- 99% un-finished
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I can be impatient. I want it all and I want it now, as the song by the band Queen goes.
I want everything in life to be easier than it really is and I want everything to take less time.
When I think about it, I’m not sure what I would do with all the extra time gained by things going faster. I mean, if I’m not already doing what I love then why am I doing all these other things? An easy fix would be to stop doing things that are wasting my time and just do things that I don’t consider a waste of time. (Whoa, kinda just blew my own mind there.) Listen to this episode and read more…
117- Stop Fiddling Around and Do Something
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For most of us school is now back in session. Some of you may still be waiting until after Labor Day, but for my family, school started last week. We now have a 5th grader and a 6th grader.
Last night was parent night at the middle school that my daughter attends. We spent nearly two hours going room by room meeting each of her teachers and hearing them tell us about their teaching and grading style, what they expected out of their students, and what they hoped to teach our daughter by the time the school year is completed in May.
She has most of the classes you’d expect: English, literature, math, and science. Our time with her science teacher was fun. He had each of us perform an experiment and then discuss the differing results. He did in five minutes what other teachers didn’t do in twice that time. We fully understood his teaching style and effectiveness when we left. It was really cool and made me wish I’d had him as my 6th grade science teacher. Read More…
116- Recognizing Influence
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Do you consider yourself an influential person? Think about it for a moment. It’s not a trick question. Do you consider yourself an influential person?
I believe wholeheartedly that there is only one answer to this question and that answer is yes. We are all people of influence. Let me give you a few examples.
Last night my son and I were out for our evening stroll. It was getting dark and the sun was already out of view. As it sank below the horizon it painted the sky with beautiful shades of pink, orange, purple, and gray. Colby and I walked along the sidewalk and talked about how beautiful it was. He told me that he thought it looked like a forest with a fire lighting up the back side of it. A moment later the sun was gone. We made the turn back toward our house and he said, “Dad, I really like going on these walks with you. I like spending any time I can with you.” Guess what? I’m influencing him. Read More…