24 Mar 2023 Trucking Industry – Regulations – Peace of Mind 00:55:34 Trucking Industry
Talking about the lifestyle, regulations, and getting a job in the trucking industry when experience is required.
The deal he made to get his first job, when all jobs required experience.
First time driving mountain highways, in extreme weather.
Understanding and adapting to road conditions.
Three ways you get paid as a trucker.
Difference between owner operator and company driver.
Ways technology has improved and hindered trucking.
How freight transport is vital to the function of our country.
Trucking Industry Terms
Less Than Truckload (LTL)
Parcels from many different shippers on truck.
Cost is split among all shippers.
Truck will make stops at distribution centers to drop, pick up, or consolidate.
Takes more time to deliver.
Full Truckload (FTL)
Truck carries product from one shipper.
Arrives at destination with no stops to drop or pick up.
Quicker ship time.
More economical only if the truck is full.
Axle Weight
Maximum weight each axle can be.
9100kg for primary highway.
8100kg for secondary or municipal highway.
Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF)
Used to reduce emission from diesel exhaust.
Freezes at -11°C (12°F)
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30 Mar 2023 Machining Process – Telescopes – Perfection (Lost Files) 00:50:59 What is the Machining Process
Talking about the frustrations involved with the machining process, managing the pressure of perfection, and how to let go of a mistake.
When broken or missing parts could make a project more efficient.
Unexpected saboteurs when assembling a telescope.
Practical limits of machining pieces from computer drawings.
Emotions involved when striving for perfection.
Accounting for how materials react to the environment.
Difficulties when tolerances are fractions of a hair width.
Knowing when to take a break to prevent mistakes.
Understanding the machine you are using in order to be consistent.
Staying focused during the final stages of a part.
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30 Mar 2023 Working in Corrections – Chosen Family – PTSD 00:55:08 Working in Corrections
Talking about the best aspects of working in corrections, and the shift to offenders using more weapons and ambush based combat.
Difference between youth and adult corrections facility.
How being consistent and building a rapport with offenders helps everyone.
Coming back to interact with offenders after an incident.
How major incidents forge a bond between co-workers.
When the job isn't for you.
The support network within the staff at a corrections facility.
How humor helps make the day more enjoyable for everyone.
Recognizing and coping with triggers when a PTSD episode occurs.
The most rewarding aspects of the job.
Showing positive role modeling for young offenders.
Top meals offenders enjoy.
Reason behind the shift to more weapons and ambush based combat.
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31 Mar 2023 Challenges of Nursing – Emotions – First Generation 00:47:23 Challenges of Nursing
Discussing how traumatizing being a coroner can be, and the challenges of nursing.
Moving to being a coroner to get away from the verbal and physical abuse of nursing.
Helping families in the grieving process.
What cut her role as a coroner short.
Long term trauma of attending deaths which can be natural, homicide or accidental.
Learning to show emotion and how it helps your community.
Educating patients on when to use the emergency room.
Growing up as a first generation Canadian.
Improving the transition out of hospital for new parents.
Small gestures that can perk up someone's day and your own.
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06 Apr 2023 Mobile Game Development – Core Values – Golf Blitz 01:11:55 Aspects of Mobile Game Development
Talking about the enjoyable and difficult sides of mobile game development.
The reason making a functional game is better than a perfect game.
How to keep all aspects of a game immersive.
The process to hide game lag during online play.
The hard lesson learned when scrapping a game after a year of development.
Protecting the integrity of your game with a cloud server.
Ways to monetize your game.
Details that matter when programming.
Easy mistakes to make as a beginner programmer.
How deadlines help the process.
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17 Apr 2023 Advantages of Accounting – Dyslexia – Grief 01:01:20 Advantages of Accounting
Talking about advantages of accounting with dyslexia, and how a parent's cancer testing can make you re-evaluate your priorities.
Handling the emotions involved with managing payroll for 500+ employees.
When accounting can get you a large tax exemption.
How death can give you an appreciation for life.
Honoring and growing from the loss of a chosen brother.
The doubts that enter your mind when an exam feels too easy.
Risks of transporting and installing grain bins.
Transitioning out of something you at excel at for something more fulfilling.
The complexities of union language.
Accounting Terms
General Ledger
Keeps track of all transactions in an organization.
Organized with separate numbered accounts.
Cost Accounting
Encompasses all the expenses in each process of an organization.
Auditing
Reviewing all transaction within an organization for accuracy and compliance.
Usually done by a third party.
Shift Differential
Pay added when an employee is working at a challenging time.
Can be a percentage of wage or dollar value.
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18 Apr 2023 Artistic Journey – Fundamentals – Digital Media 01:00:13 The Artistic Journey
Discussing what could improve the artistic journey, and the limitless fuel you get when inspiration strikes.
The fear and vulnerability when showing others your work.
How to nurture a new artist.
Understanding failure is a step and moving on from it.
How you need to be consistent when working on a piece over long periods of time.
Creating from the heart instead of the production mindset.
Revisiting old pieces to see how your skill has advanced.
The realization that observing the greats can help you improve.
How digital media allows for more experimentation, enhance, and expedite your art process.
Artistic Terms
Composition
The arrangement of elements in an image.
Lighting
Keeping the light source consistent over all objects and people.
Perspective
Creating depth and a feeling of three dimensions in a two dimensional image.
Values
Using light or darker shades of colors and hues to portray a mood or focus to the image.
Foreshortening
Depicting extension of a person or object towards the viewer.
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25 Apr 2023 Importance of Relationships – Painting – Process Improvement 00:55:53 Importance of Relationships
Talking about importance of relationships to combat burn out, process improvement, ways to manage career, and life.
Removing listening blocks to improve relationships.
How being future focused can make you lose sight of the present.
Having an emotional and physical plan for the day.
Using process improvement to make life more efficient.
Entering flow state with rap music.
Building the habit of showing up.
Learning to embrace being uncomfortable and producing anyway.
12 Listening Blocks That Hinder Relationships
Summarized from "Messages: The Communication Skill Book" by Matthew McKay, Martha Davis, Patrick Fanning.
Comparing
Difficult to listen when you are seeing if you measure up.
Minding Reading
Believing you know what the person is actually saying with only your intuition, or vague misgivings to guide you.
Rehearsing
No time to listen when you are rehearsing what to say.
Filtering
Listening only to confirm if someone is angry, unhappy, or if you are in danger.
Can also be used to avoid hearing threatening, negative, or critical comments.
Judging
Forming your opinion before hearing and evaluating the content.
Causes listening to cease, and jumping to conclusions.
Dreaming
Half listening until something triggers a memory, then you are back in your private world.
If this is a pattern with a certain party, could be you do not value what they have to say.
Identifying
Things heard are related back to your own experiences and now you are occupied crafting your story to tell.
Advising
Offering advise after a cursory listen, leaves the party feeling more alone and unheard.
Sparring
Focus is on things to disagree with.
The put-down
Dismissing what the party is saying with a sharp cutting comments.
Discounting
Bringing yourself down after hearing a compliment.
Leaves party feeling unheard when expressing their appreciation.
Being Right
Focus on avoiding criticism, and resistant to change.
Derailing
Quick subject changes.
Responding with jokes to avoid any serious listening.
Placating
Agreeing with everything, instead of listening.
Comes from wanting the party to accept you.
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01 May 2023 Hydrology – Field Work – Plans 00:47:18 What Does Hydrology Involve
Learning about the best parts of hydrology and field work.
What a hydrologist measures.
The chaos that weather can cause.
The work it takes to open a mine.
How diverting a water course can effect the environment.
Keeping morale up in the field.
The challenges of getting dropped off by a helicopter.
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08 May 2023 Kayak a Waterfall – Art Installation – Kite Boarding 01:20:13 Risks When You Kayak a Waterfall
Talking with Darren Mcquay MFA, @dinglis_mcquay about art installations, being stuck when you kayak a waterfall, and kite boarding.
Trying to salvage your gear when stuck behind a waterfall.
Managing your fear after a failed attempt.
Guiding a canoe trip during rainy weather with a failing tent.
Most enjoyable aspect of kite boarding.
How to keep art in your life when it is packed.
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15 May 2023 Neurodivergent Strategies – Overcoming Despair – American Sign Language 00:30:46 What are some neurodivergent strategies?
Talking about some neurodivergent strategies that can be applied at home and with the family.
Coming back after failing an education internship.
Challenges parents face with neurodivergent children.
Accepting and overcoming despair.
Difference between American sign language and verbal speech.
Morning sickness, and foods that could be eaten.
Ways to Approach Neurodivergency
Think about your actions for the long term.
Make a list.
Keep important tasks visible.
Organize items according to function.
Improve processes by using the correct tools.
Put in little rewards.
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22 May 2023 How to Remove Asbestos – Details – Visual Progress 00:44:01 How to Remove Asbestos
Talking to Shane Gibbons of Prairie Asbestos Testing and Removal on how to remove asbestos, special considerations, and memorable removals.
Safety Precautions.
Asbestos Decontamination Units.
Asbestos Disposal.
Special Considerations.
How moisture can let mold claim an entire basement.
Most satisfying removals and most memorable.
Safety Precautions
The Remover puts on respirator and asbestos suit.
The whole asbestos removal area is put in containment using 6mm thick poly.
The containment is then kept under negative pressure.
Asbestos Insulation Removal
Asbestos is removed by hand or with a specialized vacuum.
Asbestos is double bagged in 6mm thick bags.
The asbestos removal is finished off by using a HEPA vacuum to get all the small particles.
Anytime you exit the containment you have to go through the Asbestos Decontamination Unit.
Asbestos Decontamination Unit
Dirty Room
Keep respirator on
Take off asbestos suit.
HEPA vacuum yourself and anything that will exit containment.
Shower
Wash off bags filled with asbestos.
Shower off with your respirator on.
Once Clean
Remove respirator, wash face, and hands.
Clean Room
Make sure the respirator is clean.
Dry off, put on clothes.
Special Considerations
Continue to monitor negative pressure in containment, pressure changes as asbestos is removed from containment.
All water must be put through a micron filter before being disposed of.
Respirator must seal on face (facial hair should be removed prior).
Make sure to stay hydrated (to eat or drink you must exit containment and use the asbestos decontamination unit).
Asbestos Exposure Risk
Asbestosis
Inhalation over time can cause shortness of breath and lung damage
Mesothelioma
Cancer of the mesothelial tissue.
Shortness of breath, painful coughing, and chest pain.
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29 May 2023 Letting Go of Attachments – Production Run – Business Growth 01:14:35 Letting Go of Attachments
Discussing how letting go of attachments lead to his best production run to date.
A facility fire with potential to destroy his business.
Feelings before a sales call.
The difficulties when your business is small.
Challenges that arise with a 15 time business growth.
How his first game of beer league hockey went.
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05 Jun 2023 Railway Maintenance – Coping with Grief – Drilling Rigs – Financial Discipline 01:05:36 Railway Maintenance
Discussing the most enjoyable and grueling parts of railway maintenance.
What makes a railway crossing rehab so satisfying.
When rushing could cost your life.
How quickly a track fire can spread.
Story about the most painful track repair.
Jobs on a drilling rig.
Common Railway Maintenance
Leveling of track.
Track repair.
Railway tie replacement.
Railway track fire.
Railway crossing rehab.
Railway Crossing Rehab
Remove track, railway ties, and old ballast.
Install new track on railway ties.
Ballast is added and tamped, process is repeated until track is at correct height.
Add rubber to inside of each track.
Coat rubber with dish soap.
Place cement panel in between track.
Apply pressure with bucket of loader.
Cement panel will slide into place and make an audible rubber fit snap.
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12 Jun 2023 Navigate Workplace Conflict – Re Entering Workforce – Round Dance 00:36:44 How to Navigate Workplace Conflict
Discussing what you can do to navigate workplace conflict.
The surprisingly simple process of organizing a 700 person round dance.
Pushing through the fear of re entering the workforce after a 10 year break.
Job interview tips.
The feeling of resentment from over volunteering.
How the guest became less judgmental.
Workplace Conflict
Understand where the other party is coming from.
Communicate in a way that they will receive it best.
Keep emotions more level by re visiting heated topics at a later time.
Getting Back to Work After a Break
Update your certifications.
Continuing education.
Be persistent.
Job Interview Tips
Know the position.
Have a concise reason you are suited for the job.
Always do follow up after the interview.
Have a plan to improve the next interview after receiving feedback.
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19 Jun 2023 Film School – Life Realization – High School 01:11:48 What do you learn in film school?
We discuss what do you learn in film school.
How a film studio is set up.
Film making rules.
The importance of continuity and camera techniques.
How movies have evolved.
Viewing the world through the lens of film.
An underdog story from high school.
Film Studio
The in school film studio at the University of Regina has three curtain colors: black, tan, and green. This variety of colors allows for varying backgrounds and setting.
Film Making Rules
180-degree rule
Keep the camera on the same side of the actors. Imagine a line between two actors, the camera can’t cross that line. You can move anywhere else in the 180-degree semi-circle.
30-degree rule
When you cut to the same actor or object the camera has to be moved at least 30 degrees, otherwise the cut is jarring and is similar to a jump cut, which is a mistake in film making.
Continuity
Actors, set pieces, and lighting have to be consistent between takes.
Actors need to deliver lines, and keep gestures and body language consistent throughout takes. This makes for easier editing.
Camera Techniques
Swish Pan
A quick horizontal pan of the camera, which causes a blurring effect, can be used to disorient or to hide a film cut.
Follow Shot
Gets you in the action and establishes what the character is going through.
You can hide edits with a person or object crossing the cameras path to cause a momentary black screen.
This helps with long duration follows, so you don’t have to restart at the beginning on subsequent takes.
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26 Jun 2023 Indoor Lifeguarding Protocols – Employee Happiness – Wage Structure 01:12:19 What are Indoor Lifeguarding Protocols?
Learn some indoor lifeguarding protocols.
Dangerous situations that occur during change room checks.
What can cause a lifeguard to quit their job.
Brief history of Soviet Union.
Political Parties.
How our wage structure could be improved.
Indoor Lifeguarding Protocols
Special Precaution
A child can drown a full grown adult. Reach from shore.
Throw a flotation device to them.
Row to them.
Do not go.
Primer
No swimmers allowed in unguarded water.
One guard at every position required.
Lifeguards rotate positions during shift to maintain focus
Rotations are 15 to 240 minutes, depending on difficulty.
Minor Incident
Short tweet of the whistle.
Indicates guard has to leave position to attend to an incident
Another guard must cover that position.
If no one is available to cover, pool must be cleared of all swimmers.
Major Incident
Someone is in major distress.
Long loud tweet of whistle.
Everyone out of the water.
PIA Carry
Used to carry non-swimmer back to shore.
Once close to non-swimmer lifeguard will go under water and grab non-swimmer's waist.
Get non-swimmer's shoulders out of water to stop instinctive drowning response
Lifeguard puts non-swimmer on hip then uses legs and one arm as propulsion back to shore.
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04 Jul 2023 Tailings Management – City Water – Sewer – Roadways 01:04:45 Tailings Management
Talking to Andy McMeekin, Project Manager with City of Saskatoon, about tailings management, and unexpected aspects of sewer, and roadways rehab.
The mining life cycle.
Instruments used to monitor tailings.
How water main rehab can cause a water main break.
Strategies to minimize neighborhood disruptions during construction.
Unexpected aspects of city water, sewer, and roadways rehab.
Sewage maintenance of a live force main with a sub 10 minute window.
Instruments Used for Tailings Management
Slope Inclinometer
Hole is bored into a tailings pile.
Slope inclinometer placed inside.
Detects movement in pile.
Piezometer
Installed in a bore hole of a tailings pile.
Measures underwater ground pressure.
Water, Sewer, and Roadways Rehab
Water Main Valve
Generally in the street.
Usually one every city block.
Valve access is at surface depth.
Used to shut off(de pressure) a length of water main for rehab.
Requires water main key to operate valve.
Force Main
Used to move sewage from low point to high point.
Activates when sewage gets to a set level.
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10 Jul 2023 Game Master – Core Group – Conflict 01:12:17 What's the role of a Game Master
Talking about the responsibilities of a game master, and how a core friend group can be something you count on.
How having consistency in life can help when things are in disarray.
Most rewarding aspects of the game.
Fun times when players are unpredictable.
Having the tough conversations when a player is toxic for the group.
Alignments and character attributes .
Alignments a Game Master Accounts For
Ethical Alignment
Lawful
Follows rules, inflexible at times.
Neutral
Follow or disregard rules for their own benefit.
Chaotic
Rebels against rules and authority for change or to create anarchy.
Moral Alignment
Good
Defends the weak, prioritizes helping others, and benefiting self.
Neutral
Driven by loyalty.
Help themselves, or those they are loyal to.
Evil
Will harm others, no remorse, no regard for innocent.
This Alignment system used in the game "Dungeons and Dragons".
Combine one ethical and one moral alignment to rule your character's decisions.
Characters alignment can change with lived experiences.
Character Attributes in the Shadowrun Universe
Physical
Body
Agility
Reaction
Strength
Mental
Will power
Logic
Intuition
Charisma
Special
Edge
Essence
Initiative
Magic
Resonance
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23 Jul 2023 Entertainment Rigging – Teamwork – Focus 01:17:49 Entertainment Rigging
Discussing great performers to work with, unexpected hazards of the job, and the math involved in entertainment rigging.
Safety and regulations when setting up.
When safety equipment was optional.
Close calls when rigging.
Overcoming fear through gradual exposure.
What a lighting director co-ordinates during the show.
Greatest danger during event set up and where the safest spot is.
Best job on the set up.
How to recharge and what can help with focus.
Managing your own focus and composure along with everyone on your team.
Strange demands some artists have.
Surprise meeting with your childhood hero.
The ratio of job proficiency to communication skills.
Entertainment Rigging Terms
Rigging Bridle
Steel aircraft cable hung between beams.
Used to mount a chain hoist to lift lights, speakers, trusses etc.
Adjust length by adding or subtracting links of deck chain.
Cable is generally 3/8" or 1/2".
3/8" breaking strength of 14,400lbs.
1/2" breaking strength of 24,000lbs.
Deck Chain
Chain with 3.75" links.
Working load limit between 12,000lbs to 15,000lbs.
Class III Harness
Has 5 points of contact.
Shoulders, waist, and legs.
Dorsal d-ring to attach to fall arrest system.
Tensile Strength
Amount of force material can withstand through stretching or pulling.
Breaking Strength
Amount of force required to break a material through stretching or pulling.
Working Load Limit
Amount of weight equipment can handle before breaking.
5 to 1 ratio in this episode.
Can be between 4-10 to 1 ratio.
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01 Mar 2023 Positive Work Environment – Hobbies – Mental Health 00:25:18 Positive Work Environment
Talking with a commercial pilot about how a positive work environment prevented him from quitting, co-pilot antics, and mental health.
Episode Notes
Ways to stay occupied on a long flight to pick up a corpse as a co-pilot.
Value of maps in aviation.
Unspoken rules of jiu jitsu and what constitutes a good roll .
Initiation at a new muay thai gym.
Must haves for a role playing tabletop game.
Qualities of a good dungeon master .
How we live up to positive expectations.
Debating the role of a positive routine.
Possible reason we stay awake when we should go to sleep.
Varying cultural dishes.
Roll (Jiu Jitsu)
Jiu jitsu equivalent of sparring.
Can be done at varying intensities, with the end goal of a submission.
Tripe
Stomach lining of a cow, pig, or sheep.
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31 Jul 2023 Skim Milk Powder Production – Simple Living – Managing Stress 00:58:38 Skim Milk Powder Production Hazards
Discussing the most dangerous steps of skim milk powder production, and simple living after a house fire claims all your possessions.
Losing all your possessions to a house fire.
Developing new spending habits.
Choosing a diet to suit your needs.
Entering a triathlon with hypothermia.
Most dangerous parts of running an evaporator.
How a calm mind can help in stressful situations.
Avoiding an extreme mishap by being proactive.
Overcoming being bullied.
Using cheese byproducts which were once considered waste.
Spray Drying Process
Raw milk run through a centrifugal separator to extract skim milk.
Liquid containing solids is introduced to the evaporator.
Goes through several passes to remove liquid.
Solids enter balance tank.
High pressure pump sends solids to top of dryer.
Solids heated to 95°C.
Four nozzles attached to lances spray solids down into dryer.
Once dried, solids land on static bed that vibrates, and conveys to pulsing bag houses which further separate powder.
Shaker loads a hopper for final packaging into bags or 1000kg totes.
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01 Mar 2023 Rules of Writing – Character Development – Story Structure 00:41:37 Rules of Writing
Discussing the primary rules for writing, how characters are likeable even with undesirable traits, and the structure of a story.
Catherine Witzaney @catherinewitzaney is currently working on a young adult fantasy novel while her debut book "Wingless" will be released April 2024.
Episode Notes
Reading an excerpt from "Wingless".
Ways to set a scene.
How to encourage a new writer.
Importance of using active vs. passive voice.
What to include when trimming down your writing.
Elements in most stories.
The power of a story.
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08 Aug 2023 Seismic Exploration – Safety Protocols – Managing Pace 01:21:24 Seismic Exploration
Discussing dangers of detonating dynamite in dense ground, the set up process for seismic exploration, and best roles on the team.
Extreme environments you work in and the long hours.
Most grueling job on the team.
How every member of an efficient team can do all roles needed.
Importance of finding your own pace while setting up in cold conditions.
How technology has reduced the amount of people needed on a team.
Best aspects of being a troubleshooter for the equipment.
Noises that can wipe out useful data.
Scary moments in a helicopter.
Managing your stress and expectations.
Seismic Exploration Tools and Procedures
Bentonite
Clay that is able to absorb 8 times it's volume in water.
Used to repack hole that has been drilled for dynamite.
Vibrosize
Large trucks with a hydraulic plate used to vibrate the ground.
Geophone
Used to detect ground vibration.
Uphole
Geophone specifically for detecting whether dynamite detonated.
Dynamite Detonation Steps
Arrive at shot.
Pull up GPS to mark location
Move vehicle.
Install uphole.
Attach wires from pack to leads on the shot, set attached wires on the ground.
Drive minimum 30m away.
Squeeze 2 switches on pack together which produces a ready tone.
Observer sends signal to blow the shot.
Shortlining
Slang for the practice of blowing the shot from less than 30m away.
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01 Mar 2023 Addiction Resources – Recovery – Relapse 00:58:42 Addiction Resources
Talking to Kale Minnema, addictions counselor, about addiction resources, recovery, and drugs with potentially fatal withdrawal.
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14 Aug 2023 Agricultural Sprayer – Innovation – Resource Management 00:50:57 Agricultural Sprayer
Talking with Tom Wolf Phd (@nozzle_guy) about the latest technology for an agricultural sprayer, proper timing of application, and the value of weather data.
Tom is the owner of Agrimetrix Research & Training , a company focused on improved delivery of crop protection products.
Episode Notes
A crop in the presence of competition will limit its own growth.
Small window of time to stay ahead of pests.
Limiting factors for efficient spraying.
Properly atomizing the spray to minimize drift and still allow for effective coverage.
Steps in sprayer innovation.
Latest technology that could reduce pesticide input by up to 75%.
Adaptability required in farming.
The need to focus on the long term.
Federal regulations on MRL.
How valuable accurate site specific weather forecasting would be.
Agriculture Terms
Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI)
Used to detect living green vegetation through reflection of visible and near-infrared light.
Pre-seed Burnoff
Practice of applying herbicide to field prior to seeding to terminate unwanted growth.
Rainfast
Amount of time needed before rainfall for pesticide to be effective.
Preharvest Interval
Time between last application of pesticide and harvest to meet MRL .
Maximum Residue Limit (MRL)
Legal limit to amount of pesticide residue present on or in food when adhering to product label.
Conservation Tillage
Reducing soil erosion by leaving previous years crop on field before and during next planting season.
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20 Aug 2023 Locksmith – Knowledge vs. Application – Concentration 01:02:39 Locksmith
Talking to Will Millar, owner of Will's Lock and Key , about the difficulties you encounter as a locksmith, the realities of the job, and concentrating under pressure.
Skill involved to gain entry.
The checklist you go through before taking a job.
Common reasons people are calling you.
Low hiring rate of the profession.
How difficult it is to transfer the knowledge into skill.
Fun of aspects of the job.
Most thrilling situation.
Uncommon ways to prove ownership of property.
Red flags to not taking on a job.
Logistics of cutting keys for a whole building with permissions on individual levels.
When a job goes awry and how to overcome it.
When an injury solidifies your thoughts on process improvement.
Awkward jobs to arrive at.
Abundance of locks and keys we are surrounded by.
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01 Mar 2023 Real Estate – Integrity – AA 00:51:05 Real Estate Lessons
Discussing lessons learned in real estate, when working less led to more success, and how far the support of your spouse can take you.
What the real estate education teaches you.
Lessons learned once you start.
Endless ceiling in real estate.
Demands of the job, and criteria to be successful.
Being fully responsible to your business.
Qualities of a good mentor.
Trusting and relying on your intuition.
When saying "no" is best for both parties.
Constant variables of the job.
Transitioning from working 24/7 to a more balanced schedule.
Prioritizing relationships and life outside of work.
Making the job work for you.
Realizing what you were missing out on in life.
Accepting and understanding failure is part of the process.
How far the support of your spouse can take you.
Small things that make a big difference in your interactions.
Being honest with yourself.
Sharing your vulnerabilities with others to help and heal together.
How a side job can grow to be your primary job.
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27 Aug 2023 Counselling – Resilience – Self-Trust 00:44:50 Counselling
Discussing traits that resilient people have, understanding what drives your behavior, and the unexpected isolation of counselling.
Transition from healthcare to counseling.
Realizing your role is to offer and explain tools to the client not to shoulder the burden of action.
Understanding our inner narrative.
Deciding and believing you are capable of change is a crucial step.
Varying processes based on the individual.
How our brains go on auto-pilot from past experiences.
Emotions can have physical signs and symptoms.
Figuring out the workload you can comfortably manage.
Being clear on what is driving your behavior.
Boils down to two choices, accept it or change it.
Perception and intention are often different.
When doing the next logical step could be a detriment.
Most common cause for couples to attend counseling.
Small gestures of affections overtime can trump infrequent grand gestures.
If you have no preference someone will decide for you.
Ways you can lose trust in yourself.
Amygdala
Small area of brain responsible for your safety.
Keeps record of situations where you felt fear or danger.
Will alert you when same criteria are present and urge you to avoid it.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Showing that your emotions are not who you are.
The anxious thoughts are coming from your anxiety not from you.
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
Accepting that the thoughts and emotions will come.
Having strategies in place to cope.
Somatic Experiencing
Paying attention to the bodies sensations to interpret them.
Mind will feel a physical sensation and try to rationalize it as an emotion.
Trauma Bonded Relationship
When you develop an unhealthy relationship with your abuser.
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04 Sep 2023 Underground Mining – Communication – Safety 01:01:06 Underground Mining
Discussing the underground mining process, machines used, and unique safety protocols in noisy environments.
Moving from installing glass to working in the mines.
Amount of physical labor involved in mining.
Underground mining process.
Running a continuous miner, and the extreme temperatures the operator can face.
When wearing extra hearing protection can enhance your awareness.
The machines and steps used to move product from underground to surface.
Atmospheric pressure change when going 3460 feet underground.
How spacious it is underground.
Ground control process using dywidags , epoxy, and cross bars.
How safety measures have improved.
Calming your emotions in emergencies.
Tempered Glass
Glass heated to 700°C then quickly cooled.
Increases strength by 5 times.
Glass cannot be cut or altered after the tempering process.
Glass Shatters safely into small fragments.
Able to withstand temperature shifts up to 250°C.
Continuous Miner
180 tonnes, 11'6" high, 18' wide.
2 x 500 to 700hp engines.
Advances at 1.5 feet per minute.
Product is moved onto load car then to robotic tram.
Robotic Tram
Automatic machine that follows the continuous miner.
Deposits product onto room belt from various directions.
16 sections, 340 feet long.
Scoop Tram
Used for smoothing out fines, moving material, and scaling.
Scaling
Removal of loose material from walls and ceiling of mine.
Dywidag
Steel threaded bar used for stabilizing ground overhead.
Held in place with epoxy.
Name a combination of Dyckerhoff & Wid mann AG
Brattice
Makes a partition for directing air ventilation.
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10 Sep 2023 Agricultural Consulting – Networking – Work Hours 00:56:15 Agricultural Consulting
Talking with Majid Hassas PhD about issues when using natural ingredients, common goals clients have, and the challenges of agricultural consulting.
Top agriculture school in Canada.
Graduating into a recession.
Cannabis licensing wait times.
The drawbacks of working for government.
Showing future clients your experience when most clients want your involvement to be confidential.
Challenges of using recognizable ingredients.
Importance of networking in all fields.
Keeping up to date with the market.
Processing products in a way that they could be marketed in many regions of the world.
Following region specific protocols to be cost efficient.
Majority of food processing facilities aren't labeled.
How collaboration instead of competition can help both parties.
Understanding how much work load you can handle and setting hard limits.
Two main goals of every food production company.
Turning byproducts into a new product.
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01 Mar 2023 Target Archery – Ironman Triathlon – Surgery 01:00:53 What is Target Archery?
Discussing what is involved in target archery.
Archery equipment
Target distances and size.
What brought him to quit archery.
What is an Ironman Triathlon?
Triathlon distances.
Ironman race.
Triathlon race training.
How he got through a panic attack mid swim during his first ironman race.
Painful year before major surgery.
Target Archery Equipment
Compound Bow
A bow using cams and pulleys to grant the user a mechanical advantage.
Disadvantage more moving parts and heavier.
Recurve Bow
A bow where the limbs are curved away when unstrung.
Advantage - Faster follow up shots, simple design, and lighter.
Disadvantage - Require more force to maintain draw.
Compound Bow Sights
Single Pin Bow Sight
A sight with a single pin.
Sight must be adjusted for proper distance.
Multi Pin Bow Sight
A sight with up to 7 pins for varying distances
Sights can be fixed or adjustable.
Archery Distances and Target Size
Indoor Compound Bow
Target distance: 18m
Target size: 10cm diameter
Center ring: 4cm diameter.
10x ring: 2cm diameter (used for tie breakers).
Some competitions hitting an arrow does not count, all arrows must touch the target.
Triathlon Race
A triathlon race is where a competitor swims, bicycles, and runs.
Triathlon Distances
Olympic Triathlon
1500m swim.
40k bicycle.
10km run.
Triathlon 70.3
1.9km swim.
90km bicycle.
21.1km run.
Professional Triathlete Organization (PTO)
2km swim.
80km bicycle.
18km run.
Ironman Triathlon
3.9km swim.
181km bicycle.
42.2km run.
Triathlon Training
80/20 Training
80% of training done at low intensity.
20% of training done at high intensity.
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18 Sep 2023 Singing Lessons – Play – Interoception 00:49:20 Singing Lessons
Talking with Aliah Elliot (@musicmindfully) of musicmindfully.com about the two things needed to hit a high note in singing lessons, techniques to be consistent in any space, and how proper singing feels.
Learning the science of teaching.
How universal singing is.
The muscle co-ordination required to sing.
Significance of visualization.
First steps to understanding your voice.
Realizing a relaxed approach can make the process more enjoyable.
Importance of singing in your ideal range.
Two things you need to hit a high note.
Common vocal ranges we hear.
New techniques to be consistent in spaces with varying acoustics.
How proper singing should feel.
Signs of improper voice technique.
Free at home practice tools.
Words that "feel" good to say.
Choir Vocal Sections
Vocal Nodules (Nodes)
Develop with prolonged use of voice.
Mild cases can be remedied with rest.
Severe cases can require surgery.
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26 Sep 2023 Product Design Engineering – Communication Methods – Baja SAE 01:01:22 Product Design Engineering
Discussing how past mistakes in product design engineering can help the next project, overcoming imposter syndrome, and competing in the Baja SAE .
What is involved when designing products for a client.
Trying to design systems that account for the human element.
Providing safer and more efficient solutions.
The variety of problems you have to solve.
Considering past mistakes in your new design.
Saved from a nightmare project due outside forces.
Workload of Mechanical Engineering College.
How mistakes can slide by despite a review process.
Overcoming imposter syndrome.
When the engineering method of communication could be detrimental.
How a group of friends can help you assess your shortfalls.
Deciding to pursue engineering instead of marine biology.
Competing in the Baja SAE .
Imposter Syndrome
Doubting your competency despite external evidence.
Dunning-Kruger Effect
Cognitive bias where unskilled individuals over estimate their abilities for certain tasks.
Baja SAE Events
Acceleration
Fastest time for 30.48m or 45.72m.
Hill Climb or Traction and Maneuverability
Testing climbing ability or towing an object.
Assessing how the vehicle handles on varying terrain, done for time.
Endurance Race
Typically done for distance or time.
Last vehicle functioning or farthest distance reached is the winner.
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03 Oct 2023 Nursing School – Long Term Care – Dementia 00:46:23 Nursing School
Discussing challenges of nursing school, reasons seniors transfer to long term care, and dementia patients.
Considerations needed when caring for pediatric patients.
How the perspective changes when doing palliative care.
Patient bed ridden for 3 months able to walk in 2 days.
Best parts of being on the medical surgical floor.
Difficult aspects of caring for dementia patients.
Online class sizes for remote learning.
Difficulties being a nursing student in a patient care setting.
Two observed factors for someone going home or to long term care.
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12 Oct 2023 Hunting – Computer Networks- Retirement Planning 01:19:38 Retirement Planning
Talking with Jeremy Lamontagne , Financial Planner , about respecting animals you hunt, computer networks, and keys to retirement planning.
Understanding the patterns of animal movement and bedding.
When revenue earned isn't worth the time lost.
Setting up networks and training staff.
The amount of time needed for testing computer systems for unforeseen errors.
Preventing losses from not claiming warranty on parts and receiving rebates by using computer based records.
How applying more efficient practices regardless of the source, changes your entire outlook.
Understanding that banks "sell" you credit.
The effect debt has on your retirement plans.
Two factors that are the staple of good financial habits.
Being at ease with the uncomfortable.
Importance of a positive routine.
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18 Oct 2023 Paramedic Services – Mindset – Leadership 01:28:20 Paramedic Services
Talking to Arvy Abarquez, advanced care paramedic, about levels of paramedic services, mindset, and what constitutes an emergency.
Physical requirements to be a paramedic.
Most difficult hurdle to cross when on a call.
Reason he got into healthcare, and the shock of what the schooling and job entailed.
Main tools he used to overcome shyness and become more assertive on the job.
Seeing the mental health and drug crisis.
How they treat a cardiac arrest in the field.
Steps to make your house more paramedic friendly.
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26 Oct 2023 Fixed Wing Pilot – Contingencies – Lifestyle 01:14:03 Fixed Wing Pilot
Talking to Aaron Miles, a 20 year fixed wing pilot, about the most critical time of a flight, and choosing lifestyle over pay.
How visibility affects the approach to landing an airplane.
Safety protocols.
Different technologies for an approach.
The need to re-certify twice a year.
How your expectations of the job change from the beginning.
The boom and bust of the career.
Realizing that pay isn't everything.
Declining experience level in the cockpit due to pilot demand.
Most satisfying parts of flying.
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09 Nov 2023 Old Dutch – Work Ethic – Loss 02:44:51 Old Dutch
Talking with Will Rodriguez, Owner Operator at Old Dutch, about work ethic, father figures, and different times of loss.
Pandemic projects.
Claiming store display space for your product.
Growing up with immigrant parents.
Realizing how tastes change.
Love of cooking.
Grandparents and importance of the relationship.
Grieving process, and music.
Facing your fears.
Handling Loss.
Best selling products.
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30 Nov 2023 Indoor Climbing – Coaching – Precision 01:07:55 Talking with Jason Holowach Owner of Grip It Climbing , about indoor climbing, gym design, and ways to challenge your athletes.
Efficiency when climbing.
Balancing climbing, coaching, business, and family.
Intricacies of competition.
Ways to apply competition pressure in the training room.
Difference between real rock and indoor climbing.
New design elements to make the gym safer and more spectator friendly.
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14 Dec 2023 Moving – Natural Products – Big Picture 01:19:52 Talking to Mike Zimmer , Owner of Uncle Mike's All Natural Products , about his recent house move, favourite products he makes, and balancing it all.
Extra costs that can incur when moving a house.
Properties of soap.
The benefits of shifting the business from home based to offsite.
Developing the scent of a product.
Mistakes made along the way.
Learning to not sweat the small stuff.
Steps taken to mitigate risk.
How much further you can go with a supportive spouse.
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26 Dec 2023 Critical Care – Stress – Mental Health 01:36:34 Critical Care
Talking to Brett Cowden, Critical Care Paramedic, about managing stress, favourite piece of gear, and lessons learned throughout his career.
Responsbilities as you age.
Practicing HALO events.
How stress is applied during simulations.
Main stressors of the job.
Ways to process all the trauma you encounter.
Reason to be EMS.
Frequency of triage situations.
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09 Jan 2024 Workplace Safety – Wild Life – Nature 00:55:08 Workplace Safety
Talking to Adam Read, Safety Officer, about workplace safety, animal encounters, and deciding to leave the rigs to be with family.
Consequences of neglecting paperwork on the job.
Common hazards on site.
Accidents witnessed.
Keeping a level head.
Ways to reset after a hard day.
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17 Jan 2024 Animal Protection – Paratrooper – Communication 01:21:40 Animal Protection
Talking to Don Leslie , Chief Animal Protection Officer, about common calls, moving on from the armed forces, and effective communication.
Distinction between conservation, animal protection, and animal control.
Changes in animals able to be owned after 2020.
Transitioning to a more trauma informed enforcement model.
Understanding hoarding behaviour.
How animal calls can uncover more criminal behaviour.
Overcoming fear of heights.
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14 Feb 2024 Alcohol Trends – Time Management – Local 00:57:29 Alcohol Trends
Talking with Bahir Sokmenoglu Saskatoon Liquor Store manager and Level 3 Sommelier, about alcohol trends, innovations, and collaborations.
Ways alcohol preferences vary depending on area of the city.
How current drink trends effect local brewers.
Resilient grapes for wine.
Stresses of forecasting and ordering products.
Biggest mistakes made during the first year of store opening.
Collaborating with local brewers.
Emergence of low and no alcohol counterparts to traditional alcohol.
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04 Mar 2023 Neurodevelopmental Assessment – Societal Norms – Growth Mindset 00:57:31 Neurodevelopmental Assessment
Discussing the role of a neurodevelopmental assessment for the educator, lessons learned from your students, and modeling healthy behavior.
How an accurate term has evolved to be derogatory.
A diagnosis is one aspect of a person.
Building a relationship can improve the teaching process.
What the role of paperwork is.
Taking care of yourself to better care for others.
The benefits of meditation in being present and setting you up for the day.
Holding yourself accountable in all situations.
Modeling healthy behavior.
Challenging your view of the world.
Instilling confidence in your students.
Accepting a compliment.
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31 May 2024 Business Ownership – Communication – Uncertainty 01:46:50 Business Ownership
Talking with Conor Phillips , founder of fuel2go and pathfinder365 about building a team, embracing rest, and challenges along the way.
Features of a quality vending machine.
Understanding the responsibilities of business ownership.
Handling uncertainty, and ways to recharge.
How technology is changing customer interactions.
Benefits of an online marketplace.
Criteria for hiring staff.
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06 Mar 2023 Common Hazards in the Home – Trade School – Magic 00:53:19 Common Hazards in the Home
Discussing the most common hazards in the home, what plumbers, and electricians have to take into account on site.
What happened after his instructor suggested he just quit.
Emphasizing how invisible electricity is.
Greatest electrical fire risk in the home.
How dangerous plumbing is.
One of the worst commercial plumbing tasks.
How a little plumbing knowledge saved his condo building from flooding.
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14 Mar 2023 Hockey Strategy – Tactics vs. Skill – Leadership 00:54:44 Hockey Strategy
Discussing a hockey strategy to avoid when you are less skilled, importance of leading by example, and and how to develop a team atmosphere.
How hockey experience can change your view of the game.
Difficulty executing a strategy as a team.
Importance of team decisions compared to individual.
How a less skilled team can defeat a more skilled team using teamwork.
Executing a strategy properly to give you the largest advantage.
Importance of a coach leading by example.
Developing a team atmosphere.
Trading skilled players who aren't onboard with the team.
Focusing on all aspects of the game.
Realizing one of your team mates developed a venous thromboembolism during a team building exercise.
Requiring a deep understanding of the game to play properly.
Drilling to the point where it becomes automatic.
Moving away from home at 13 to pursue hockey.
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20 Mar 2023 Drag Racing – Trust – Community 00:55:40 Drag Racing
Talking about the preparation involved with drag racing, the safety equipment, and witnessing an extreme vehicle crash.
If your car breaks, there are many other teams ready to come help you.
Effectiveness of the safety equipment.
What happens the day of a race.
Mind games that can be played during a race.
How you can lose at the start line.
Understanding how your vehicle responds.
Conditions that affect a vehicle's performance.
When hitting the brakes can make a situation worse.
When a routine helps manage anxiety and improve focus.
Adapting when parts malfunction.
The moment he decided to start racing.
A tire pressure trick that helps when staging .
Drag Racing Terms
Christmas Tree
Column of 7 vertical lights used to indicate when race starts.
Lights in order from top to bottom.
Pre-staged yellow light.
Staged yellow light.
Amber flashes for .500 Seconds.
Amber flashes for .500 seconds.
Amber flashes for .500 seconds.
Green lights up.
Red light flashes if cross line before green lights up.
Used for bracket racing.
Pro-Tree
Same light pattern as Christmas tree with different light time.
All three amber lights flash simultaneously for .500.
Green on.
Used in non bracket racing.
Bracket Racing
Allows vehicles of varying elapsed time to compete against each other.
Makes the race more about reaction time, shifting ability, and driver skill.
Each vehicle writes their predicted 1/4 mile time on top corner of windshield
Pre-Staged
Race car is about 7 inches behind start line.
Top yellow on tree lights up
Staged
Front wheel on the starting line.
Second yellow lights up.
Race can start at anytime now.
Red-Light
Bottom red will light up anytime a racer cross start line before green light.
Racer disqualified.
Tree (this guy)
Once green lights up.
Crossing the start line faster than opponent.
Breakout
Used in bracket racing.
When a driver goes faster than his written best time.
On the Trailer
Race car is put on a trailer after losing or being eliminate from the race.
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