The John Poelstra Show

A previous client asks for help navigating their own burn out while dealing with a demanding boss. The post 133: How to Handle a Demanding Boss Without Burning Out appeared first on John Poelstra.

Sarah Johnson is a library science educator and social worker. She joins me to explain the evolving role of public libraries in modern society. The post 132: Not Your Mother's Library with Sarah Johnson appeared first on John Poelstra.

Tammi Scott shares her approach to career coaching and helps me understand what career coaching is and isn't. The post 131: Career Coaching Isn't a Crystal Ball with Tammi Scott appeared first on John Poelstra.

Katherine Krupka shares her unconventional journey from the Russian Embassy to energy healing. The post 130: Katherine Krupka's Path from Diplomacy to Healing appeared first on John Poelstra.

Mark Rumbles reflects on his career of 40 years, what he's learned in the leadership development space and what's next for him. The post 129: Fusing 40 Years of HR, Leadership Development and Life Lessons with Mark Rumbles appeared first on John Poelstra.

Doug Hunter and I discuss artificial intelligence (AI), including how it works, its impact on various aspects of life and work and how to get started with it. The post 128: Demystifying AI with Doug Hunter appeared first on John Poelstra.

Tammi Scott shares her unique approach to finding new job opportunities by emailing people she knows. The post 127: Improve Your Job Search with Email: Tammi Scott appeared first on John Poelstra.

Nick Accordino shares the emotional rollercoaster of being laid-off, searching for a new job, and landing a new fulfilling role. The post 126: Out of the Job Hive, Into the Beehive: Nick Accordino's Layoff to Apiary Tale appeared first on John Poelstra.

Stephen Warley joins me to explore why your job search and networking strategies aren't working and what to do instead. The post 125: Avoiding Networking and Job Search Futility with Stephen Warley appeared first on John Poelstra.

Seth Vore joins me again to recap the final leg of his family's 6,000 mile boat journey. We also revisit the original question that turned this dream into reality. The post 124: Seth Vore–Wouldn't It Be Crazy If… appeared first on John Poelstra.

Greg Sterling joins me to share his experiences navigating a layoff and finding a job in the current market. The post 123: Searching for a Job in Today's Market with Greg Sterling appeared first on John Poelstra.

Michael Marvosh joins me to share his experiences and perspective on the Landmark Forum. I've heard a variety of things about it over the years and I was curious to get his take. The post 122: Learning About the Landmark Forum with Michael Marvosh appeared first on John Poelstra.

We're checking in again with Seth Vore and his family. So far they've completed 5,000 miles of their 6,000 mile journey. Last time we talked it was June of 2022, and they had just bought their boat. Learn More about Seth... Continue Reading → The post 121: Captain Seth Progress Report appeared first on John Poelstra.

Sometimes we're afraid to slow down because we're afraid we'll fail. What if the opposite is true? The post 120: Slowing Down Isn't Stopping appeared first on John Poelstra.

Have you ever learned something you already knew? That happened recently with what's written on my About page. The post 119: Here's What I Know and Believe appeared first on John Poelstra.

The other day I was overwhelmed with all the things I needed to. This is how I got organized and less overwhelmed. The post 118: How I Get Organized When I'm Overwhelmed appeared first on John Poelstra.

You might find it easier to honor your commitments by eliminating the things that waste your time and energy. Here's how to do it. The post 117: Plugging Time Leaks to Honor Commitments appeared first on John Poelstra.

When I'm looking to move something forward I've found better results by getting clear about what I'm committed to rather than searching for motivation. The post 116: Commitment Not Motivation appeared first on John Poelstra.

Here's how I got back up again after getting off track. I hope it helps you do the same. The post 115: Restarting Just Like You appeared first on John Poelstra.

One of the keys to the universe and a better life is our relationship with judgement of self and others. Setting it aside has been one of my biggest paths to freedom. The post 114: Unsubscribing from Judgement appeared first on John Poelstra.

Maybe you can relate to my experiences and discoveries here and the revelations I had upon waking one day. The post 113: Slowing Down More appeared first on John Poelstra.

Seth Vore joins me in June 2022 to give an update on the plans he shared in December 2021. Everything has come to fruition. Seth no longer lives in his house or has a job, however he does have a new boat his family is preparing to live on for the next year as they travel. The post 112: Checking in with Captain Seth Vore appeared first on John Poelstra.

Lisa DiMatteo joins me to revisit our previous conversation while consciously exploring new things we thought might be uncomfortable and weren't. The post No-fly Zone Safari with Lisa DiMatteo (111) appeared first on John Poelstra.

Seth Vore shares about his local boat tour company, being debt free, retirement and the year-long adventure his family is looking forward to next year on a boat. The post Boats and FIRE with Seth Vore (110) appeared first on John Poelstra.

Lisa Di'Matteo joins me to discuss the dance between "being & doing" and "enoughness" against the backdrop of a three week solitude retreat I experienced in October 2021. The post Being, Doing and Enoughness with Lisa Di'Matteo (109) appeared first on John Poelstra.

Wherein I read another section from The High 5 Habit by Mel Robbins and contemplate whether "action" is always the answer. The post Nothing Might Be Something (108 ) appeared first on John Poelstra.

Maybe you aren't a procrastinator, a perfectionist or broken. Maybe you're just scared. Moving forward might be as easy as having a conversation instead of staying stuck in your head and trying to do it yourself. The post Just Scared (107) appeared first on John Poelstra.

Aaron Graham joins me to explore the meaning we give our experiences and how it affects us. We also discuss different ways to interact with our experiences and how to restart when we've lost our way. The post Creating Meaning (or Not) with Aaron Graham (106) appeared first on John Poelstra.

Alfredo Deza shares what it's like to be an Olympian, how he found his way to software and how others can get started there too. We also explore the power behind the word "yet." The post Alfredo Deza: Yet (105) appeared first on John Poelstra.

Issac Roth helps me explore the grim and frustrated perspective I had on the state of the world in August 2020, and redeem it. The post Issac Roth: Experimenting with Fidelity (104) appeared first on John Poelstra.

Issac Roth and I cover a wide-range of topics linked to our personal lives, our work together at Red Hat and the technology world in general--all sparked by wildfires he almost lost his house to. The post Decomposition, Fire and Optimism with Issac Roth (103) appeared first on John Poelstra.

I'm back in another conversation with Brad Solomon where we get into the mechanics of effective coaching. The post Questioning Your Answers (102) appeared first on John Poelstra.

Brad Solomon and I continue our reflections and riffs about what's present to us. This time it's about being present, journaling, and the power (and difficulty) of getting clear about what you want. The post What Do You Really Want? (101) appeared first on John Poelstra.

Brad Solomon and I set off on another unplanned exploration into what's present to us in the moment, including sharing childhood pictures of ourselves. The post Your Four-Year-Old Self (100) appeared first on John Poelstra.

Ken Dreyer and I discuss The Coaching Habit by Michael Bungay Stanier. Our conversation evaluates the book and examines Ken's experiences putting it to work. The post Exploring The Coaching Habit with Ken Dreyer (99) appeared first on John Poelstra.

Brad Solomon and I talk about all the books we've started and not finished, what the full catastrophe of life is and how implementing what you know is more powerful than continuing to acquire more knowledge. The post Full Catastrophe Living and a Shelf Full of Books (98) appeared first on John Poelstra.

Brad Solomon and I explore the power of choosing, experiments, discipline, habits and what we are making of the time that is COVID-19. The post CHOOSING in an “I Don't Know” World (97) appeared first on John Poelstra.

Alexis Monville and I discuss The Anatomy of Peace, a pivotal book in my own personal transformation and path to discarding judgement. The post The Power of a Heart at Peace (96) appeared first on John Poelstra.

Here's how I salvaged a day that might have turned out very differently though the simple act of writing down what was going on in my head. The post Journaling to Save the Day (95) appeared first on John Poelstra.

On his birthday this year, Rick Tamlyn committed to a whole year of not making any decisions from a place of fear. That reminded me of other things he taught me and the power of making choices. The post Choosing Outside of Fear (94) appeared first on John Poelstra.

Alexis Monville and I reflect on a time I gave feedback that was not well received and what we both learned from it. Hopefully you'll learn something too. The post Giving Feedback and Taking Responsibility (93) appeared first on John Poelstra.

Meg Buzzi, Tina Robinson and I explore archetypes and their usefulness on Massively Useful Thing. The post Understanding and Using Archetypes (92) appeared first on John Poelstra.

Yann Toutant and I explore what it means to work remotely in a time of Covid-19 and what we are taking from it. The post Not the Remote Work Yann Toutant Envisioned (91) appeared first on John Poelstra.

Yann Toutant returns to share more deeply from his life and what's next having stepped down as CEO of his previous company. We talk about intrapreneurship, when to break the rules, sailing and more. The post Being an Intrapreneur with Yann Toutant (90) appeared first on John Poelstra.

More on what I'm learning and how I am being as a result of consuming fewer books and less information. The post More Being and Less Reading (89) appeared first on John Poelstra.

Anthony Ongaro interviews me about finding clarity, making lasting changes and how I got into this thing called coaching. It's a rebroadcast from his video podcast in 2019. The post Owning Your Clarity (88) appeared first on John Poelstra.

Here are some ways to get back on track when your coaching session has lost its way. The post Getting a Coaching Session Back on Track (87) appeared first on John Poelstra.

Here's what happened and what I learned from our cross-country road trip in August of 2019 The post Twenty Six Day Road Trip (86) appeared first on John Poelstra.

This episode explores the new approach to reading books I adopted in July of 2019. Since then I have completed less than five books, a time period during which I would have probably completed twice as many. The post My Book Reading Fast (85) appeared first on John Poelstra.

Sometimes the end of one year and the start of a new one is a good time to take stock of things. For 2020 I'm not feeling the need. The post Why I'm Not Planning 2020 (84) appeared first on John Poelstra.

Here's what I've been up to from August to November 2019 and what I'm learning. The post Slowing Down, Saying No and Taking Full Responsibility (83) appeared first on John Poelstra.