Being-Present-In-Impatient-World-Bob Davis Podcast 859

Being-Present-In-Impatient-World-Bob Davis Podcast 859

14 Seconds

Latest news says most people have a fourteen second attention span these days. If it doesn’t happen within that time frame people freak out. How to be present in this environment in Being-Present-In-Impatient-World-Bob Davis Podcast 859.

Multi Tasking

Moreover the incidences of people running red lights and the use of devices in cars while driving is an epidemic. There’s a ton of multitasking Then there’s traffic.

Checked Out While Driving

It’s especially relevant that some of the most checked out people appear to be driving.

Point System For Freeway Driving

First of all I share my special point system for driving. I’ll share what I’ve learned about our collective state of mind, from just trying to drive around traffic obstacles on the freeway.

Being-Present-In-Impatient-World

Consequently the idea of being present when we do whatever it is we do apparently has to be reintroduced.

No Self Help Books

In contrast to most social media posts and memes I do not glean self help books for bromides. This isn’t about religion. My suggestions about how to stay present are not the result of five years on top of a mountain in Tibet.

Least Zen Person Until Now

In fact if you know me you know I am the least zen person on the planet. In addition I suffered from not being present for years. Learn more in Being-Present-In-Impatient-World-Bob Davis Podcast 859.

Patience

Certainly I will start with business which has taught me a lot about patience. I see a lot of people every day who seem over scheduled and over worked. I often wonder what they accomplish. One of the reasons I started a business was to avoid that kind of life.

Unique Business Challenges

Even more I am surprised at my early judgements about my business. What it was about. How it would make money. After 6 years I feel like I finally understand what I am doing in business for myself including the unique challenges of podcasting as a business.

Fully Engaged

Above all without Tony Robbins and Zig Ziglar, motivational coaching and a pile of books on being an entrepreneur I have finally arrived at a space where I am fully engaged. Find out how in this podcast.

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Weekend-Radio-Show-Plans-Bob Davis Podcast 858

Weekend-Radio-Show-Plans-Bob Davis Podcast 858

Radio Fun This Weekend

These days planning for a local radio show takes a different approach. Talk radio hasn’t changed since the 1990’s while the political discourse has been poisoned. Learn more in Weekend-Radio-Show-Plans-Bob Davis Podcast 858.

Working Out What To Talk About

I always have fun on the radio. Moreover rather then tell the local radio station what I’ll be talking about I find it’s better to just talk out some of the concepts in a podcast. Once the podcast is posted the local station can link in their social media.

Back In The Talk Radio Ghetto

It’s especially relevant that at the same time I am filling in for a political talk show I am distancing myself from so called ‘nuts and bolts politics’ in the podcasts.

Hyper Partisans Don’t Get It

Furthermore most subscribers and listeners in the podcast world ‘get it’. In contrast the hyper partisan political talk world probably won’t. So that is what I talk about in Weekend-Radio-Show-Plans-Bob Davis Podcast 858.

Welcome To The Social Media Sewer

Above all social media has become a sewer. To be sure if you’re on social media to connect with Aunt Suzie in Ohio or to share pictures of your soccer team’s victory last weekend more power to you.

Certainly when it comes to politics the word sewer is apt in relation to social media’s contribution.

Wait! Let’s Not Forget The Electorate!

Seems like there’s more though. I single out the so called electorate in this podcast too. Especially on the ‘conservative’ side of the fence if they’re not complaining about the biased media and people getting free stuff from the government, they’re in the line at the bank to cash their social security and farm subsidy checks.

Finally don’t worry. The media monolith is certainly worthy of attack as well. Watching TV and reporting on twitter feeds is not journalism. Predicting the future is not commentary.

See You On The Radio

In conclusion this is a good start to some of the topics I’ll be discussing this weekend here.

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State Fair-Anxiety-Relief-Bob Davis Podcast 857

State Fair-Anxiety-Relief-Bob Davis Podcast 857

Weather Already Changing

Seems like all the media does these days is react to the President’s Twitter Feed. This creates stress. In Minnesota, the weather is already changing as we head to fall. That means it’s State Fair time. Many Minnesotans head to the state fair for anxiety relief. We’ll talk about it in State Fair-Anxiety-Relief-Bob Davis Podcast 857.

Working At The Fair

I don’t go to the state fair anymore. For me the especially relevant fact is over years I’ve spent hundreds of hours working at the fair. I’ve seen it change from an agriculturally focused event to a food fair.

Millions of Visitors But Not Me

Not that there’s anything wrong with a food fair. If that’s what you’re looking for Minnesota’s State Fair is probably the best in the nation. Moreover, switching to a more urban approach nets the fair hundreds of thousands of visitors per day, for the ten days it’s on.

Lost State Fair Podcast

Back in the day I recorded an audio project with friends at the Minnesota State Fair. A podcast before there were podcasts. I used to do a state fair podcast every year and drop in my ‘lost state fair podcast’, since it less than fifteen minutes long. No need to do that again. If you want to hear the lost state fair podcast, click here.

Freeze Baby

First of all when the weather changes my focus shifts indoors. I am what Minnesotan’s call a ‘freeze baby’. I don’t like being cold. Moreover I already miss the heat and humidity of late July. This year the humidity and heat departed the Land of Ten Thousand Lakes early in August.

Shifting To The Horrible Experience Of Social Media

As a result I am in the studio for State Fair-Anxiety-Relief-Bob Davis Podcast 857, late on a Saturday night. I can’t help but shift from telling some State Fair stories to talking politics and the reaction that subject garners on social media.

Running The Country From Twitter

In addition I single out the media again for seemingly reporting on a twitter feed. These days it feels like all the media does is report on the president’s twitter feed. Consequently we don’t report on outcomes anymore.

Telling Audiences What They Want To Hear

Even more it’s necessary for me to reinforce the fact that I refuse to join the ranks of partisan commentators either predicting the future or telling their audiences what they want to hear.

Focus On Society and Outcomes

As I have been saying, in contrast, my focus is increasingly on society. I am looking for outcomes. Conclusions. Things we can talk about that have some concrete presence in the world. I think the social media experience is increasingly negative, promotes anxiety, and gets us all nowhere.

Play The Game To Find Out Who Wins

In conclusion I refuse to do politician’s work for them. I think they rely too much on media magpies to formulate the explanations and excuses. Sometimes we have to play the game to know the outcome.

Cheese Curds and Something On A Stick

Finally sometimes it’s just good to take a pause at the end of the summer for some cheese curds and something on a stick.

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