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The Battleship Cobra Podcast w/ Mike Taylor

The Battleship Cobra Podcast w/ Mike Taylor

By Mike Taylor

A podcast about life with an SAP Business One Consultant. ERP stuff, funny ideas and general stuff.
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S01E09 - Balance is a Myth

The Battleship Cobra Podcast w/ Mike TaylorSep 16, 2020

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S01 E11 - Q&A Bonus Episode

S01 E11 - Q&A Bonus Episode

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💾 Quotes "When you grow up you tend to get told that the world is the way it is and your life is just to live your life inside the world. Try not to bash into the walls too much. Try to have a nice family life, have fun, save a little money. That's a very limited life. Life can be much broader once you discover one simple fact: Everything around you that you call life was made up by people that were no smarter than you. And you can change it, you can influence it… Once you learn that, you'll never be the same again." ~ Steve Jobs  

"Don’t try to solve serious matters in the middle of the night." ~ Philip K. Dick  

📚 Topics

Rant of the day: Sales people and the normal course of flow for CRM projects 

I would love to hear about how you keep up to date on all the SAP news and updates addons, etc. 

More on death and dealing with loss 

Testing is critical in preparing for go-lives. "Premature optimization is the root of all evil." ~ Donald Knuth  

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Jan 01, 202120:02
S01E10 - Warrior Spirit

S01E10 - Warrior Spirit

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💾 Quotes

"If he errs, if he wanders, if he indulges in self pity he does not despair.  He knows that he is human and he remembers the choice that he made.  He picks his sword back up from the ground and resumes the path of the warrior." ~ Aubrey Marcus

"First thing every morning tell yourself: today I am going to meet a busybody, an ingrate, a bully, a liar, a schemer, and a boor.  Ignorance of good and evil has made them what they are.  But I know that the good is by nature beautiful and the bad ugly, and I know that these wrong-doers are by nature my brothers, not by blood or breeding, but by being similarly endowed with reason and sharing in the divine.  None of them can harm me, for none can force me to do wrong against my will, and I cannot be angry with a brother or resent him, for we were born into this world to work together like the feet, hands, eyelids, and upper and lower rows of teeth.  To work against one another is contrary to nature, and what could be more like working against someone than resenting or abandoning him?" ~ Marcus Aurelius

📚 Topics:

What it means to be a warrior - samurai obsession

The role of martial arts in my life

Stoic lifestyle

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Nov 12, 202015:39
S01E09 - Balance is a Myth

S01E09 - Balance is a Myth

🎦 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/2mgqY1Iu3Iw   

💾 Quotes 

"When making plans, think big.  When making progress, think small." ~ James Clear  

"I will have to remember 'I am here today to cross the swamp, not to fight all the alligators.'" ~ From The Art of Possibility by Rosamund and Benjamin Zander  

"So many of us choose our path out of fear disguised as practicality." ~ Jim Carrey  

"If you don't judge yourself for being inefficient, you become efficient.  You spend more time dwelling on being inefficient than doing efficient work." ~ Gary V.  

A man becomes most tired while standing still ~ Chinese Proverb  

An inch of time is an inch of gold  

📚 Topics: 

Balancing personal life, work, YouTube  

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Sep 16, 202023:02
S01E08 - My Marriage

S01E08 - My Marriage

🎦 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/8uwMzaW_f1M 

💾 Quotes "A good marriage is that in which each appoints the other guardian of his solitude.  Once the realization is accepted that even between the closest human beings, infinite distances continue to exist, a wonderful living side by side can grow up.  If they succeed in loving the distance between them which makes it possible for each other to see the other whole against a wide sky.  Love consists in this, that two solitudes protect and touch and greet each other." ~ Rilke  

"Just the effort itself, I learned to recognize that, trying to build a better world was satisfying in and of itself and necessary whether or not it actually succeeded.  We all had to try.  And I think that's the moment of courage where you say 'I'm going to try this regardless of whether it works because it's a worthy mission'." ~ Rick Doblin, MAPS


📚 Topics:

Rant of the Day - Introverts vs. Extroverts (dependent and independent) 

How I met my wife and my approach to dating 

Advice for finding a girlfriend 

Men are from Mars Women are from Venus Book


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Sep 10, 202023:28
S01E07 - Scorpio Rising

S01E07 - Scorpio Rising

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💾 Quotes 

"A warning is not a threat, but a spoken threat is a foolish warning to give to your enemies.  If a man is worth threatening, then he is worth killing.  Cut him down before a word is spoken.  Otherwise keep your tongue prudently sheathed along with your sword." ~ Akiyama Munenoshi  

"Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet.  Try to make sense of what you see and wonder about what makes the universe exist.  Be curious.  And however difficult life may seem, there is always something you can and will succeed at.  It matters that you don't just give up." ~ Stephen Hawking  

📚 Topics: 

Being a Scorpio 

Being disagreeable 

If you do not know what to do, how do you figure it out 

Poor technical skilled users. Taylor scale

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Sep 04, 202021:23
S01E06 - Take a Breath

S01E06 - Take a Breath

🎦 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/IPnvmkBbtoY

💾 Quotes "We have everything we need.  There is no need for self-improvement.  All these trips that we lay on ourselves, the heavy duty fearing that we're bad and hoping that we're good, the identities that we so dearly cling to.  The rage, the jealousy and addictions never touch our basic wealth.  They are like clouds that temporarily block the sun, but all the time our warmth and brilliance are right here.  This is who we really are.  We are one blink of an eye away from being fully awake." ~ Pema Chodron  

"The line separating good and evil passes not through states, nor between classes, nor between political parties either -- but right through every human heart." ~ Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn  

📚 Topics: 

Rant of the Day!  Warehouse workers are too dumb (QB rant) Meditation   

- It will make you better at everything you do   

- Doesn't have to be complex   

- Focus on your breath 

Why projects fail 

- I get asked all the time why projects fail   

- Always looks like a mess in the middle of it   

- Sometimes it's just not a good fit   

- Sometimes the scoping doesn't match the customer expectations   

- Poor communication leading to lack of trust. 

- Owners not involved   

- Blueprinting missed the mark. Didn't interpret requirements properly.   

- Project delays past critical dates  

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Aug 31, 202023:18
S01E05 - I'm Back and Processes

S01E05 - I'm Back and Processes

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💾 Quotes 

"I believe a man is a professional when he can do what needs to be done no matter how he feels within.  An amateur is an amateur in his attitude emotionally.  A professional is a professional in the way he thinks and feels and in his ability to execute under the most trying conditions." ~ Cus D'Amato  

📚 Topics: 

- Why I was away from YouTube 

- It's time for... The Rant of the Day Troubleshooting printers  

- Boutique vs. Volume - Systemize and monetize - Process Design = Compliance "The right amount of complexity is whatever creates optimal simplicity." ~ David Allen  

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Aug 27, 202016:22
S01E04 - Communication, Communication, Communication

S01E04 - Communication, Communication, Communication

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"You can buy a man's time, you can buy a man's physical presence at a given place; you can even buy a measured number of skilled muscular motions per hour per day. But you cannot buy enthusiasm; you cannot buy initiative; you cannot buy loyalty of hearts, minds and soul. You have to earn these things." ~ Clarence Francis

Topics:
- Quality of communication is the quality of your life
- Simple tips to break out of the dev stereotype
- CCC
- Confident, clear and concise answers
- Listen first, talk later
- What is CRM, "finding CRM"

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Oct 22, 201818:32
S01E03 - Encouragement and Resilience

S01E03 - Encouragement and Resilience

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"I have never seen a better antidote to anxiety than intelligently directed activity. Let planning and activity be your sword and shield whenever fear and anxiety threaten to overwhelm your ability to perform. When you are alone with your fears, they will be your guardians." ~ John Danaher

Topics:
- Quotes
- Encouragement - you can do it
- Being a stronger person - Multiple legs work, kids, hobbies, friends - - - Being resilient
- Have fun and be honest. Technology is fun! Build things - the power of a positive attitude

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Oct 15, 201820:20
S01E02 - Business Intelligence, Being Honest and Doubt

S01E02 - Business Intelligence, Being Honest and Doubt

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Topics:
- Everything looks like a mess in the middle
- How to say "no" while providing an honest opinion as a consultant - they want to know your opinion
- Business intelligence, what it is and what it isn't
- Nobody really knows anything

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Sep 29, 201818:19
S01E01 - Dummy Proofing, Discipline and Influencers

S01E01 - Dummy Proofing, Discipline and Influencers

Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/ooIJEz9FyjM

My first official podcast!

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Topics:
- How to get better at listening to yourself - Making videos and doing podcasts, it's the real you
- Dummy proofing
- Discipline vs. Motivation

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Sep 26, 201812:54