The Carpenter: A Story About the Greatest Success Strategies of All (Jon Gordon)

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Children learn best through play. That does not mean that unstructured environments are the best for learning (although they are likely better than overly structured environments). Rather, what works best is when adults provide scaffolding: rich environments which trigger curiosity about interesting topics, pointers for when children want to learn more, and perhaps most importantly, a playmate. Play is delicate though. As soon as play starts to feel required or like work, it will stop being play and learning will grind to a halt. Gopnik ends on a chapter about how we value children. Having a child is choosing to take part in a special relationship that will change a person forever. Parents, in a very real well, do not just consider their children's interests as important as their own. Parents seem to literally treat the interests of their young children, as their own interests. Yet raising children also has traditionally been a community task. Care takers throughout a community have had roles in making sure that children have both the material and social resources they need to thrive. This is something we have lost in our industrial and postindustrial society. Figuring out how to modernize this sort of community care which is not based in generics but in specific relationships is a pressing problem of our time. Gopnik also points out that taking care of parents as they age is a similar problem. As a society, we tend to treat it as a problem each family needs to solve individually, but we could structure our society to value care taking and provide better support for care takers.

This money-saving technique also meant that the film got props left over from another Carpenter film. According to Piper, Big Trouble in Little China is responsible for the sunglasses at the center of the story. Are there proven practices and timeless truths that help you lead a better life, enjoy more fulfilling work, and make more moments that matter? Leaders, owners, people who want to do more than just exist and stay in a rut. People looking for encouragement and inspiration.In Carpenters: The Musical Legacy, Richard Carpenter tells his story for the first time. With candor, heart, and humor, he sheds new light on the Carpenters’ trials and triumphs – work that remains the gold standard for melodic pop. This beautifully illustrated definitive biography, with exclusive interviews and never-before-seen photographs, is a must-have for any Carpenters fan,” reads the official book description. But then on the flipside she namedrops that her husband (ex or new? not sure) was the co-founder of Pixar. Completely irrelevant to the book when she writes it. Although it does explain to me why someone who doesn't have very interesting ideas after decades of professorship at Berkeley is still there. How Jon weaves stats, anecdotes, quotes, and info into the story line. For example he talks about a tribe of runners who were cut off from civilization and would run 40 miles a day to get food, pass on info, etc. the older the got the stronger, faster, and greater endurance they had. I have learned to talk to myself instead of listening to myself. If I listen to myself, I hear all the negative thoughts, all the complaints, all the fears, all the doubts, and all the reasons why I shouldn’t be able to finish the race. But if I talk to myself, I can feed myself with the words and encouragement I need to finish the race.” 4. We Are All Unfinished Works of Art

In a chapter about technology Gopnik tries to be a Yuval Noah Harari, but makes a poor futurologist. Calling young people ‘digital natives’ is enough to trigger my bullshit-meter. And people don’t talk to the whole world on the web — far from. As the Carpenter shares his wisdom, Michael attempts to save his business in the face of adversity, rejection, fear, and failure. Along the way he learns that there's no such thing as an overnight success but there are timeless principles to help you stand out, excel, and make an impact on people and the world. It’s not what you believe when things are going well. It’s what you truly believe when things are really going wrong. Two thousand years ago there was no separation between someone’s work life and spiritual life. Now we separate them and wonder why people are so miserable. Work is meant to be a spiritual experience, not a daily chore and a grind. All work is sacred. In this installment, she largely dissects two different models of what it means to be a parent: the titular gardener and the carpenter. The dominant model of "parenting" these days is the carpenter one: you set out with your tools and your blueprints to shape a young person into a fully formed young adult according to your own values and ambitions. In this model, parenting is a verb, something you do to your child, a one way, exhausting trudge to hone their edges into an acceptable mold. It leads to certain policies such as the emphasis on standardized testing, and learning ones letters instead of playing even from a young age. Everything becomes purpose driven.Michael had to be away from both work and coaching his daughter’s basketball team as he recovers. During that time, Social Connect loses their largest client. They have just two months to find new clients to replace the revenue loss, or they will need to shut the business down. J shares three main points of “The Way”, his Heart of Success Model – Love, Serve and Care. He tells Michael that you love, you serve, and you show people you care. It’s the simplest, most powerful and greatest success model of all time. J. has a different viewpoint on failure, saying that it can be a gift if you are willing to learn, grow, and improve because of it. It gives you the opportunity to evaluate how bad you really want something. He says to Michael, “Whatever path failure guides you toward, it is always meant to give you a big serving of humble pie that builds your character, gives you perspective, grows your faith, and makes you appreciate your success later on.” After becoming multi-million selling, Grammy-winning superstars with their 1970 breakthrough “(They Long to Be) Close to You,” Richard and Karen Carpenter would win over fans worldwide with a record-breaking string of hits including “We’ve Only Just Begun,” “Top of the World” and “Yesterday Once More.” Hiring a carpenter without a license is a serious risk, and in some U.S. states, illegal. While each state has its own set of licensing criteria, the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America uses the same set of standards for every state when testing potential journeymen. A valid carpentry license means your carpenter carries state-mandated insurance and bonding and is up-to-date on industry standards. This means your home is protected against any damage that might occur during the renovation process. Insurance When you care about the work you do and show people you care about them, you stand out in a world where most don’t care.