Muscle Memory

My sons taught me an important lesson about listening. You can't just listen, you have to prove it. That's what makes listening "next-level."

In this episode I talk about the three types of surplus we try to create - money, time, energy - and how the generosity of our neighbors make Halloween awesome on our block.

We have a rhythm in how we act to folks who are passing in an out of our lives. It's these interactions - with the people we will only see once, or, see infrequently - that will be what our community's culture feels like.

We don't have to be guarded, we don't have to keep people at arms length. When in doubt, let's just smile.

Did I earn more trust today?

That's the question to ask ourselves at the end of the day if we want to truly assess if we're good people. That's a big revelation I had over the past 7 years and a core concept in Character by Choice.

The question for this week's guided audio reflection is, "How much is enough?"

As always, thank you for letting me join you for a few moments of quiet reflection. To learn more about the book Character by Choice, visit https://www.neiltambe.com/characterbychoice.

In this episode I talk about the central question in the Character by Choice chapter on abundance. Can we innovate and grow our way through all our problems?

To check out the book, visit: https://www.neiltambe.com/characterbychoice

This is a five minute audio reflection on the question, "What do we want our community to be like?"

Thanks for letting me join you for a few moments of quiet.

In this episode I make my case for why we should be good people. I think it's because that's the way to preserve two things: living in a world without rampant corruption, and, living in a world where we have freedom.

This is a guided audio reflection on the question "Why am I here?"

Thanks for letting me join you for five minutes of quiet.

This is a guided reflection to accompany the previous episode. The question is, "What has shaped my perception of right and wrong?"

You'll get a little thoughtstarter about once per minute from me.

Why do I have such a hard time turning off my work on vacation?

While taking him to the bathroom, I had the proudest moment I've ever had with my eldest son. What it took, however, is fighting against my urge to solve his problems for him.

Saying, "God Bless you" is like a secret handshake across cultures and languages. Why do we keep saying these sorts of phrases?

Here's a link to the Wikipedia page I mentioned: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Response_to_sneezing.

I've taken for granted that when I get in the car, I've always arrived safely. That's opened the door for pulling the infamous Jersey Slide.

I found $20 outside the grocery store. I picked it up without a second thought. But once I had my paws on it, what should I do - pocket it or turn it in?

Our son was born on Halloween - and we found ourselves with more tricks than we did treats this year. You know, after the day started with waterworks coming from our steamheat radiators.