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The Case:  Amanda has trouble concentrating, staying on task, and remembering everything.  Her son, Logan, is also struggling with concentration. He can't sit still in school or focus on his homework.  She's hesitant to go to a doctor because she doesn't want to solve this issue with medication. Many people think that ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) is something that only affects kids but actually it's estimated that between 3-6% of American adults suffer from ADD and it's possible that number is way higher as it's not always diagnosed.   The Investigation I suspected right away that the issue for Amanda and her son was related to ADD. I was happy to explore how we can support her and her son without turning to medication.  Joining me to talk about Amanda's case in this episode is Dr. Darin Ingels. He focuses on environmental medicine with special emphasis on Lyme but also MS, autism, Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS and PANDAS) and chronic immune dysfunction, including allergies, asthma, recurrent or persistent infections and other genetic or acquired immune problems. If you are a fan of the show, you may recognize his name since he helped us out with a Lyme Disease case (episode 18). Defining ADD (and How it's Different from ADHD) Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) is different from ADHD in that ADHD has a hyperactivity component. What they have in common is that someone with either disorder will find it difficult to focus on a task or have attention to details, they may experience general forgetfulness, struggle to stay organized, and as a result things that others find easy to do feel complicated to someone with ADD.  While many people associated ADD and ADHD with children, adults can also experience it (although ADHD is less common in adults).    Has ADD Become More Prevalent in Recent Times? This is an ongoing argument and some say that only the diagnosis has become more prevalent. Dr. Ingels doesn't agree. He feels that there are more kids on the ADD spectrum than a generation ago. And, he points out that ADD is more common in America than in other parts of the world, like Europe.    What Causes ADD? There is still research to be done before this question can be fully answered but Dr. Ingels feels that there are many contributing factors in our modern world. This includes items in our diet like corn syrup, food dyes, preservatives, and processed foods. It also includes environmental toxins like pollutants, volatile organic compounds, petrochemicals, household chemicals, pesticides and herbicides.  While these may not be directly linked, they can affect the gut and there is a very strong and proven connection between gut health and brain health.  He also feels there may be a generational effect where kids are not just dealing with the things they are directly exposed to but the things that their parents and even grandparents were exposed to. This epigenetic impact may simply be a reduced ability to metabolize toxins that has been passed down through the generations.    Diagnosing ADD There are no definitive tests for ADD. Diagnosing ADD or ADHD is a clinical diagnosis based on an umbrella of symptoms that place the patient on a spectrum of the disorders. A patient does not need to have every symptom but they are likely to have the ‘hallmark' symptoms of being easily distracted, difficulty following through on tasks, and forgetfulness. Many doctors, psychiatrists and psychologists will make the diagnosis on these symptoms alone. However, other symptoms may also be present. Once a child or an adult has been diagnosed, it's time to search out the root cause of the issue. There may be dietary changes that can help either by eliminating foods that may be triggering or by improving gut health and supporting detoxification pathways.    Finding the Root Cause or Trigger for ADD (Important Tests for ADD) Reducing ADD and ADHD symptoms may be possible without medication if the root case of the symptoms can be found and countered. There are a few tests that Dr. Ingels uses to get a better picture of what might be exacerbating the symptoms: Testing for Nutritional Deficiencies. One of the key things Dr. Ingels will test for deficiencies in Vitamin B6 and Magnesium. Deficiencies can show up in cognitive function, mood control and behaviour. These deficiencies can be detected with a blood test.  Gastrointestinal Health. The gut brain connection plays a big role in understanding ADD. Dr. Ingels will sometimes do a stool test to look at what's going on with the gut bacterial balance. He's looking for a potential yeast overgrowth, parasites, microbiome imbalances or inflammatory markers. Metabolic Function. An organic acid test is a urine test that looks at many areas of metabolism, from how we process fats and carbohydrates to the detoxification capacity, neurotransmitter metabolism and antioxidant status. This can help identify the root cause. Food Reactions. Food reactions aren't always allergic reactions or anaphylactic reactions as we sometimes think of them. They can be sensitivities or intolerances that present days after the food is consumed. Elimination diets or food sensitivity testing can help to diagnose food as a root cause or trigger for ADD symptoms. Keep in mind that food sensitivities may not present as allergies but rather cause Mast Cell Activation (as explained in episode 67). Genetic Testing. An inability to metabolize or detoxify may be a genetic condition. Some people will do SNP testing to determine if this is at play. A common gene looked for is the MTHFR gene.    Balancing ADD Symptoms (and Avoiding Medication for ADD) Taking an integrative medicine approach to ADD means dealing with the root cause of the symptoms. That's why testing is so crucial.  If food is a catalyst, then the first step is to eliminate any foods from the diet that may be a trigger. Commonly, testing would be done on many foods including corn, wheat, gluten, eggs and dairy.  If there are nutritional deficiencies, then supplementation is recommended as is dietary adjustments to rectify deficiencies.  Restoring gut health is another important step in treating ADD symptoms. If there are inflammatory markers in the stool test or if the patient has IBS, Crohn's or Colitis they may have a very low butyrate which would be corrected by supplementing with Enterovite And, if there are genetic indications that detoxification is a challenge, then it's important to detoxify slowly and to support the detoxification pathways by supplementing with B vitamins, folate, and phosphatidylcholine as well as certain therapies like saunas and colon hydrotherapy.  Reducing exposure to toxins is also key as well as maintaining a healthy weight. Dr. Ingels says that carrying extra weight can increase symptoms so losing weight, getting active, and building muscle can all help.    Reducing ADD Stimulants In addition to removing environmental toxins and eliminating or reducing food triggers, Dr. Ingels also reminds patients that screen time and EMFs can also be triggers. So, make sure to keep these at a daily minimum, even during these difficult COVID times.    10 things You Can do to Improve Concentration (even if you don't have ADD) There are many things that support concentration and memory that are especially important for those with ADD but can help others too: Balance your microbiome Get adequate B6 Supplement with magnesium Reduce inflammation  Remove food sensitivities Reduce processed foods (especially foods with preservatives and dyes) Limit screen time Include physical activity Support Detoxification Have a daily mind body practice   Mystery Solved When it came to helping Amanda and her son Logan, we started out by doing an organic acids test, hair test, stool test and a blood test. We also tested for food sensitivities.  We discovered that Amanda had deficiencies of B6 and magnesium. We also found a sensitivity to gluten. Her microbiome looked balanced but she had a lot of inflammation and traces of mercury (due to past silver dental fillings).    Next Steps  For the next six months, Amanda took B6 and Magnesium as well as methylation support. We adjusted her diet to remove gluten and temporarily removed soy and dairy to reduce the inflammation. We also did a PushCatch liver detox for three months and added fish oils and curcumin.  In Logan's case, he had issues with gluten and dairy. We also discovered that he had a parasite called blastocystis hominis. To eliminate this parasite, we did a gut cleanse with Liposomal Artemisinin from QuickSilver Scientific Biocidin and Allimax.  And finally, we removed processed foods from his diet (he was eating a lot of food that contained artificial ingredients and dyes).    Happy Ending After six months, the cleansing was complete and Amanda felt a ton better. She noticed that she felt sharper and could focus better. Her memory improved significantly and she no longer felt lost.  By adding some mind-body tools, we were also able to support her nervous system and that allowed her to prioritize and stay focused -- which she was thrilled about.  Logan saw even faster results. Within one month, he felt calmer and his teacher even mentioned his improved behaviour in class.   Amanda was so thrilled about her own progress but also about how well Logan was doing and they will continue to eat in a clean and balanced way to keep up the results.   Eliminating Health Mysteries For Amanda and Logan, we were able to find the root causes of their ADD and help them regain their health. Could this be the missing clue for you or someone in your life?    Links: Resources mentioned Thanks to my guest Dr. Darin Ingels. You connect with him on Facebook or his website.    Suggested Products: PushCatch liver detox B vitamins Magnesium  Liposomal Artemisinin  Allimax. Related Podcast Episodes: EPISODE #018 The Case of the Unlikely Lyme Disease w/ Dr. Darin Ingels EPISODE #067 How Very Healthy Foods can Create Aches, Pain and UTI Symptoms w/ Dr. Beth O'Hara EPISODE #070 The Case of Mercury Fillings w/ Dr. Kourosh Maddahi     Thanks for Listening If you like what you heard, please rate and review this podcast. Every piece of feedback not only helps me create better shows, it helps more people find this important information. Never miss an episode -  Subscribe NOW to Health Mysteries Solved with host, Inna Topiler on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or Google Podcasts and remember to rate and review the show! Find out more at http://healthmysteriessolved.com PLEASE NOTE All information, content, and material on this podcast is for informational purposes only and is not intended to serve as a substitute for the consultation, diagnosis, and/or medical treatment of a qualified physician or healthcare provider. 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On Episode #42 of Bros and Brewskis, the Bros talk about: Lil Nas X's new controversial #1 hit song, and the "Satan shoes" he helped create. Grab a brewski and tune in! Beer Featured: Blueberry Bandit (6 % ABV) Brewery Featured: Metazoa Brewing Co. (Indianapolis, IN) Logan's Rating: 6.6/10 Terrell's Rating: 6/10 Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTbS0aTo2GonyPmEfY-P6gw?view_as=subscriber Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/brosandbrewskis

In Logan's final episode before leaving for the Navy, the boys talk 90's sci-fi, our favorite video games, Jonah's tinder adventures, and Logan gives us an idea of what he's going to do in the Navy. Grayson hosts one last competition between Logan and Jonah.

On Episode #38 of Bros and Brewskis: The Bros talk about the Andrew Luck comeback rumors, Lil Uzi's $24 million diamond head implant, and reminisce about some vintage things from their childhood. Grab a brewski and tune in! Beer Featured: When The Lights Go Out Brewery Featured: Sun King Brewery (Indianapolis, IN) Logan's Rating: 7.8/10 Terrell's Rating: 6/10 Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTbS0aTo2GonyPmEfY-P6gw?view_as=subscriber Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/brosandbrewskis

On Episode #34 of Bros and Brewskis, the Bros fumble their way through a disastrous episode. They talk about iCarly getting a reboot, and their crazy experience during their recent grocery store visit. They also give you their favorite Disney and Nickelodeon live action tv shows. Grab a brewski and tune in! Beer Featured: Electric Reindeer Brewery Featured: Sun King Brewing (Indianapolis, IN) Logan's Rating: 8.2/10 Terrell's Rating: 2/10 (He is canceled.) Stream the Bros and Brewskis Podcast on any platform (Spotify & Apple Podcasts): https://anchor.fm/brosandbrewskis Follow us on all social media platforms: https://linktr.ee/brosandbrewskis

On Episode #32 of Bros and Brewskis, the Bros talk about: the outcome of the presidential election and the wild and wacky world of politics. They also talk about Oregon decriminalizing all drugs. Grab a brewski and tune in! Beer Featured: Lazer Snake Brewery Featured: 3 Floyds Brewery (Munster, IN) Logan's Rating: 6.7/10 Terrell's Rating: 7.0/10 Stream the Bros and Brewskis Podcast on any platform (Spotify & Apple Podcasts): https://anchor.fm/brosandbrewskis Follow us on all social media platforms: https://linktr.ee/brosandbrewskis

On Episode #26 of Bros and Brewskis, the Bros talk about: Logan's recent success with online sports gambling, high school memories, and how they originally met. Grab a brewski and tune in! Beer Featured: Dragonfly Brewery Featured: Upland Brewing Company (Bloomington, IN) Logan's Rating: 5.1/10 Terrell's Rating: 5.3/10 Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTbS0aTo2GonyPmEfY-P6gw?view_as=subscriber Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/brosandbrewskis

On Episode #25 of Bros and Brewskis the Bros talk about: their favorite movie of 2020 "Palm Springs." They also react to week 1 of the NFL season, and Cardi B's recent divorce. Grab a brewski and tune in! Beer Featured: Genevieve (Beligan-Style Amber Ale) Brewery Featured: Sun King Brewery (Indianapolis, IN) Logan's Rating: 7.1/10 Terrell's Rating: 6.3/10 Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTbS0aTo2GonyPmEfY-P6gw?view_as=subscriber Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/brosandbrewskis

On Episode #24 of Bros and Brewskis, the Bros talk about: Odell Beckham Jr.'s alleged fascination with being pooped on, Joe Budden touching dogs inappropriately, and the 2020 NFL season officially beginning. Grab a brewski and tune in! Beer Featured: Cloud Creatures (DDH IPA) 7.5% ABV Brewery Featured: Indiana City Brewing Co. (Indianpolis, IN) Logan's Rating: 6.5/10 Terrell's Rating: 6.5/10 Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTbS0aTo2GonyPmEfY-P6gw?view_as=subscriber Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/brosandbrewskis

On Episode #23 of Bros and Brewskis, the Bros talk about: No Simp September, Big Sean running into cancel culture, new music, and what they think needs to happen for a Libertarian candidate to ever have a chance of winning a presidential election. Grab a brewski and tune in! Beer Featured: Special Hoperations (Collaboration Brew) Breweries Featured: Fat Heads Brewery (Middleburg Heights, Ohio) & Three Floyds Brewery (Munster, IN) Logan's Rating: 6.5/10 Terrell's Ratings: 7.5/10 Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTbS0aTo2GonyPmEfY-P6gw?view_as=subscriber Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/brosandbrewskis

On Episode #21 of Bros and Brewskis the Bros talk about: the NBA playoffs, Drake's new song, how Indianapolis really needs to chill the hell out when it comes to crime, and the illogical COVID restrictions still being recognized by most states in the country. Grab a brewski and tune in! Beer Featured: Hop on Teacher Brewery Featured: Fountain Square Brew Co. (Indianapolis, IN) Logan's Rating: 6.3/10 Terrell's Ratings: 6.5/10 Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTbS0aTo2GonyPmEfY-P6gw?view_as=subscriber Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/brosandbrewskis

On Episode 19 of Bros and Brewskis, the Bros talk about: Mike Tyson's big comeback fight, Logic's final album and retirement, how alcohol effects sleep patterns, and why all drugs should be legal. Grab a brewski and tune in! Beer Featured: Rad (Half Cycle) Brewery Featured: Rad Brewing Company (Indianapolis, IN) Logan's Rating: 8.6/10 Terrell's Rating: 8.542/10 Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTbS0aTo2GonyPmEfY-P6gw?view_as=subscriber Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/brosandbrewskis

Welcome to Beacon Road Show with Rich Levesque Today’s guest is Logan Nellis Logan is a Divine Masculine Leader and Coach Inspiring People through Aligned Inner Wisdom, Love, and Intuition This was a powerful conversation where we discussed what is meant by Divine Masculinity, what it is and what it is not, and the struggle to find that level and balance. Of course, we need to find balance with the Divine Feminine but we also need to allow our masculine to feel seen and truly explored in order to feel whole. I invite you to listen in with us and to share what comes through for you while listening to our conversation. I only wish it could have been longer because there is so much to discuss on the subject. In Logan’s words… “It is my highest honor, privilege, and excitement to work with men from all walks of life meeting them where they are and as they are while empowering them to step into who they have always wanted to be. Utilizing the body's innate intelligence, we will create access, understanding, and coherence between the mind, body, and soul so that they leave our sessions feeling touched, moved, and inspired to step into their Full Body F-- Yes!!” Connect with Logan via e-mail: innerwisdomwarriors@gmail.com Schedule a free 30-minute Discovery Session with Logan: https://calendly.com/innerwisdomwarriors/discovery Connect with Rich: Beacon Road website – Rich’s blog, emergency and wellness resources, and buy cool stuff. If you like what you see sign up to send it to your inbox! www.beaconroad.net Stay tuned to this space for future episodes and offerings. For questions, comments, business inquiries including sponsorships and collaborations: beacon@beaconroad.net https://www.facebook.com/beaconroad10 https://www.instagram.com/beaconroad/ https://twitter.com/BeaconRoad10 Thank you for listening, please subscribe and share if you received value from this or any show. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beaconroad/support

On Episode #18 of Bros and Brewskis, the Bros discuss: the wild relationship drama surrounding Will and Jada Smith, the Washington Redskins officially changing their team name, and No Hoes Rell almost cashing out big time with BitCoin. Grab a brewski and tune in! Beer Featured: Champagne Velvet Brand Brewery Featured: Upland Brewing (Bloomington, IN) Logan's Rating: 6/10 Terrell's Rating: 6/10 Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTbS0aTo2GonyPmEfY-P6gw?view_as=subscriber Follow us on Instagram & Facebook: https://linktr.ee/brosandbrewskis

On Episode #17 of Bros and Brewskis, the Bros give their opinions on; Patrick Mahomes getting PAID, sports FINALLY coming back, Kanye West running for President, and 2020 being one giant melting pot of terrible events. Grab a brewski and tune in! Beer Featured: Workingman's Pilsner Brewery Featured: Fountain Square Brewing Co. (Indianapolis, IN) Logan's Rating: 6.5/10 Terrell's Rating: 6.5/10 Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTbS0aTo2GonyPmEfY-P6gw?view_as=subscriber Follow us on Instagram & Facebook: https://linktr.ee/brosandbrewskis

On Episode #15 of Bros and Brewskis, the Bros talk about; Post Malone's wild new look, corona making a comeback, the Bubba Watson Nascar "noose" scandal, and the Loch Ness monster resurfacing. Grab a brewski and tune in! Beer Featured: Orange Vanilla Sunlight Cream Ale Brewery Featured: Sun King Brewery (Indianapolis, IN) Logan's Rating: 9.5/10 Terrell's Rating: 7.4/10 Check us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTbS0aTo2GonyPmEfY-P6gw?view_as=subscriber Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/brosandbrewskis

On Episode #14 of Bros and Brewskis, the Bros recap their Florida trip and talk about Pete Davidson's recent glow up. They also talk about a recent encounter Terrell had with the police in Indianapolis, and voice their opinions on Kyrie Irving and other NBA stars sitting out the rest of the season. Beer Featured: Bad Elmer's Porter Brewery Featured: Upland Brewing Company (Bloomington, IN) Logan's Rating: 6/10 Terrell's Rating: 5/10 Check us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTbS0aTo2GonyPmEfY-P6gw?view_as=subscriber Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/brosandbrewskis

On Episode #12 of Bros and Brewskis, the Bros talk about their recent experiences dealing with the protests/riots happening in Indianapolis. They also talk about some BIG time NBA news, and highlight a couple of must see shows on Netflix and Hulu. Grab a brewski and tune in! Beer Featured: Parachuting Pigs (DDH Hazy IPA) Brewery Featured: Indiana City Brewing Co. (Indianapolis, IN) Logan's Rating: 8/10 Terrell's Rating: 10/10 (WOW) Check us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTbS0aTo2GonyPmEfY-P6gw?view_as=subscriber Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/brosandbrewskis

On Episode #10 of Bros and Brewskis, the Bros experience the bittersweet as they highlight the last two episodes of "The Last Dance" documentary featuring Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls. They also talk about their upcoming travel adventures, and the dams that broke in Michigan. Is it time to throw 2020 in the trash can? Grab a brewski and tune in! Beer Featured: Big Tickle (IPA) Brewery Featured: Sun King Brewery (Indianapolis, IN) Logan's Rating: 9/10 Terrell's Rating: 9/10 Check us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTbS0aTo2GonyPmEfY-P6gw?view_as=subscriber Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/brosandbrewskis

On Episode #7 of Bros and Brewskis, the Bros react to episodes 3 and 4 of "The Last Dance" documentary featuring Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls. They also dive deep into the topic of ALIENS. Do they exist? Is the recent UFO footage released by the Pentagon proof? Grab a brewski and tune in! Beer Featured: Freedom Rock Brewery: Sun King Brewery (Indianapolis, IN) Logan's Rating: 9/10 Terrell's Rating: 9/10 Check us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTbS0aTo2GonyPmEfY-P6gw?view_as=subscriber Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/brosandbrewskis

On Episode #4 of Bros and Brewskis, the Bros talk about; the insane conspiracy theories surrounding the corona virus, the legend of Joe Exotic, Bernie Sanders dropping out the presidential race, and which animal would win in a fight, a Tiger or Lion? Beer Featured: Yum Yum Brewery: 3 Floyds Brewing Co. (Munster, IN) Logan's Rating: 7.5/10 Terrell's Rating: 7/10 Check us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTbS0aTo2GonyPmEfY-P6gw?view_as=subscriber Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/brosandbrewskis

Stewart Fleming Interview Josh: All right. Everyone out there in podcast world I've got a very special guest for you today, I've got Stewart. He is from Logan, and actually know what, I'm going to let you tell me about what it is that you do in the voodoo that you do. Learn more about the interview with Stewart Fleming at dorksdelivered.com.au Stewart: What do I do in Logan? I do a lot of stuff. I'm involved in about four or five different, organisations as a volunteer. I run multiple businesses. I'm on the board of a number of different organisations in the city and currently running for mayor. So I keep myself pretty busy, man. Josh: Do you have time to sleep? Stewart: I get probably three to four hours sleep a night. Now, I'm pretty controlled to be very consistent about making sure I get at least five hours when, when possible. but look, you know, you do what you can with the time that you got. Josh: I know I've gone through periods of time where I'm going, okay, I'm going to get something down and just working. And you, you're getting no sleep, no sleep, no. So you can get used to having no sleep, and then you have that one opportunity to have an eight hour night. And you feel like you've slipped the four days. Sometimes you have to be in the candle at both ends. Stewart: I think there's also that, if you are used to running at that speed, sometimes if you have too much sleep, you get crazy tired at that point. It's like, well, you've had that now I want that four days in a row. Like, yeah, I dunno. Let's just keep running. Josh: The way the body works. So, we've been talking a lot of different business owners through this channel and, which is something that's on people's minds, whether they're saying it or not. And that is around the recession is the recession coming isn't coming. And we want to talk about how to recession-proof your business. Today we're going to be talking a bit about specifically keeping things local. So I've been running a business for 13 years throughout Logan and been in business in one way or another for, for around 20 in Logan. I've only more recently found out about a whole bunch of advantages to making sure that you are staying local, running your business within the local area that you are running a business. So what have you seen out and about around the traps in regards to a business, the overall health of the economy. What are your thoughts on that? Stewart: Logan is uniquely positioned at the moment to grow. So obviously, we're halfway between Brisbane Gold Coast. We have a very large amount of land available to us. We've got some very good infrastructure. The M1, as much as we hate being stuck in the traffic, it brings millions of cars passed. We've got train lines coming through, and access to some pretty good infrastructure at the moment. Yeah, sure. Absolutely. Can get better for sure. But from a business point of view where uniquely positioned, Brisbane and Gold Coast have come from our sort of higher socioeconomic background and are starting to shrink in, as you say, this recession, the economy is shrinking and I think it's changing. And we had someone talking to the most recent chamber of commerce about going from a materialism environment to a postmaterialism environment. And what he was talking about was the idea that we start to share resources. So rather than own a thousand shirts, you might only own 30 shirts and you switch them around more rather than own a car you use over rather than own a holiday house, use Airbnb. And I know those are two right there. Two very specific examples. But the examples sit behind our mindset and the mindset is that we don't need to own everything anymore. What you're talking about doing business locally is one of the things that we were talking about at a fairly high economic level. When I started to put my hand up to run for mayor, I wanted to reach out to those that had some fairly significant influence in the economy of Logan. So some of the more significant business owners, some of the more significant landowners, some of the property developers now. Yeah, property developers. Ooh, terrible. You can't take money from them. You shouldn't be listening to them because what they understand is some really cool stuff about how things are developing now and the changing way that we're looking at. We should be looking at economies. Sure. We should be making sure we get great roads, but if we had fantastic internet, I'm not talking good internet. I'm talking fantastic internet. Would you need to leave your house to run a business? Do you need to go to an office? If you are fully automated running from home, what does that do? Can you spend more time with your kids? Can you spend more times in the local parks? This is the kind of economy that we're moving towards and Logan is set to take advantage of that because we haven't overcapitalised yet on the infrastructure that Brisbane and Gold Coast have. We're still growing. And so the reason I put my hand up from there is because, the opportunity for a there I saw for Logan needed someone that had some innovation ideas in their head. I'm on the board of Innovate Logan. It's a little group that represents manufacturers, state government, local government, chambers of commerce, and it looks at how do we get more innovation happening in the city. There's some very, very cool stuff going on, but I think the idea of more people working locally we'll reduce the load, and it also helps us start to recession-proof our businesses. Josh: Well, I couldn't agree more. You said it perfectly at the start. From a geography standpoint, we've got the Gold Coast, they've got the beaches and bits and pieces. You've got Brisbane. It's, it's, I guess the, the original, Mecca hub for working Logan is positioned in a perfect environment where it's growing from either edges. You've got all of the manufacturing and an industry coming up from the gold coast, edging into Logan, and then you've got a lot of the other industry coming from Eight Mile Plains and so on and so forth. Building up as it's coming more and more within Logan and from an investment standpoint, it's the best place, in my opinion, to buy any, house, anything like that. Because if you do have a business that is shrinking because of the recession and you need to be tighter with your dollars. The dollars go further in Logan, the dollars allow for you to achieve more things in a localised area. With investment properties, there's a hell of a lot of people that are moving to Logan because instead of buying a place in Brisbane that's gonna set you up for $1 million or more, and then you have to, you have to walk around with traffic everywhere. In Logan, you still have beautiful parks. You can still get something that's more than living on top of each other. It's at an affordable price with, as you said, that the end one there where, and at an intersection as well, where you're able to go out to Ipswich if you need to go and go wherever you need to. It's perfect, from a location and drivability standpoint. I think innovate is fantastic. Some of the other cool stuff that I've seen around the place, Substation 33, that's something that they're using to, I haven't seen anywhere else where they're up-cycling old laptops, old gear. You think you're going to throw at that record player because no one's going to use it. There is someone down there, brainy ethics going to turn that into something cool and then they're going to upcycle and start utilising that to bring more money to Logan. You probably know more about it., some of the signs that they've made out of old, old gear and they look professional, schmick as for looking at the water levels and turning on flood signs along with, they made a bucket for giving power to third world countries. These are super innovative things. I've only just started to dip my toe into some of the cool stuff that's happening around Logan that I wasn't even aware it was happening. I've been recruiting people. Okay. So I've got a friend that was in Tenerife and I was talking to him about some of the cool stuff. Substation was doing, Substation 33. And he thought, oh, that sounds really awesome. Let me check that out. And came down and was talking to them about making PCBs and all this other electronic stuff that he's building together with them. He was so interested, he moved two streets away from them so he could be spending more time building stuff. So you've got your coffee shops in bits and pieces, in Tenerife. And he's like, no let's go to something that's making a difference and actually changing around the way people's minds are working. Stephen: Yeah, we have this, and you're,100% right. Things are changing here in Logan, and I think we're on the, on the tipping edge of an absolute explosion in business in Logan. Now, we've already been growing in incredible, rate, without population, but the business opportunities that we have here, you know, in real estate, you say, buy the worst house and the best street. Well, we're on the best street. And realistically, Logan is probably the worst house in the best street. If you look at Brisbane, Gold Coast, Logan. Josh: On a 10 year plan, If you look at where Logan was 10 years ago versus where it is now versus where it was 10 years prior to that versus where it is going to be in 10 years it's all on the up and up. The worst house in the best street, so to speak. You can find a lot of bad houses and you could find a lot more before, but so many people are moving in. There's young blood moving in and it's similar to a lot of areas, I guess that did have a bit of a stigma or had had a couple of things that happen. Like we had that fence fight thing that happened years ago that was just a small thing that got blown out of proportion and overall bad things happen everywhere. One of the things that I always say, and I stand up for Logan pretty heavily off of friends who, hell, why do you live in Logan? I said, well, because if I lived in a nice house down, in the areas that you're living in, two, $3 million houses, it'd be too, too much of a reason for people to come in and break in and steal all my stuff. No one's going to come up here to do that. Obviously being facetious, but the reason why I love Logan is it takes good people in bad areas to make a change and to make an area, a good area. And you can have good people in good areas and they do nothing. But if you had these, these people that are actually the movers and the shakers, the people like Tony from Substation 33, and that the systems like Innovate where they are helping businesses locally and they are giving people the step up it really makes a difference. And, that is what it's all about. Just putting your name out there, listening to what, to what is available to help you out if you are struggling. Stewart: Yeah. We also have here one of the most giving communities I'm sure in Australia, the amount of volunteers, people that volunteer to help other people in this city is higher than anywhere else. We've got the social enterprise global forum coming to Logan. Why? Because this is where people give. It's such a given community. It's such a sense of that there is this sense of community here, but it's not integrated. And one of the things that I have done as part of this campaign is going out and talking to these various groups, finding out what their problems are. Because as a coach, that's what you do. What do you want? What do you want? What do you want as the constant question. Okay. Finding out what they want, and then talking to the next group and realising that all of these groups and whether it's a seniors group, whether it's mental health, whether it's a domestic violence, whether it's the homeless people working with the homeless, they are all working towards the same thing. Most of them have the same problems. They're not working together to solve those problems. And I think this is sort of the cornerstone of what I want to do as mayor of Logan is to create these, groups that champion and bring together the group guys that are already doing it. Like we should not be putting our hand up and saying, we're going to try and solve mental health as a council. What are we doing? What we can connect the groups that are already doing it. There are at least 13 different groups in the city, work with men's health, but then don't talk to each other. Hmm. Now if we counseled and put someone on as a men's health coordinator, and it doesn't have to be, you know, there aren't any jobs but someone has to do the administration. Because if one group tries to do that, it falls over. And this is actually what Logan together is based on, is a model called Collective Impact. 3.0 came out of California. And it talks about how you heard the cats, all of the organisations are doing fantastic things. But if you asked any one of them to coordinate with the others, it's too much. The straw has broken the camel's back. But if you have a central backbone organisation called like Logan Together, they can coordinate. They can actually do the coordination, but also they can collect the statistics. The moment we don't know how many homeless that are on the city. Now, if I talk to every organisation, I might be able to get some idea, but even then there's going to be crossovers, so we don't know how big the problem is. And as you know, you can't solve the problem unless you actually know how big it. Josh: Data in or data out If you don't have any data to work on, you can't really make a decision. Stewart: If you think the problem is 100,000 people that are homeless, you apply a solution for that amount of people. When the problem was a hundred people, if you think it's a hundred. And it was actually a thousand you've applied the wrong solution, and you're never going to get anywhere, and then you'll say, we shouldn't have even tried. You've got to find out what the size of the problem is, whether it's seniors, whether it's the sporting clubs. We don't have a peak sporting body for Logan. It’s not a hard thing to organise. Council could do that very simply because they're great organisers. The sporting club then gets representation as a peak body. I've spoken to a bunch of these sports, whether it's squash or rugby or soccer about this idea, and they're like, yeah, yeah, that'd be fantastic. We could say, would you be part of it all? We can see how it would work. Yes. The seniors groups, national centers are structuring, how do we do this? Now I've moved away from business, but the business side of it is the same sort of thing. If you've got some vertical businesses that are doing business automation or they're looking after finance for foreign companies. I know we spoke before we went on air talking about the multicultural aspect of Logan. We have access to get into 200 and over 217 different cultures. I'm pretty sure if we've got some really good to sell, we have it really big market to sell. This is the strength, man. This is, this is where I get really excited because we're doing some stuff in the schools at the moment. Mosman High has piloted a program where they're recycling all of their waste. Okay. So there was a $7,000 a month bill, now, they're making either a zero or making a small profit, or sometimes they pay $100 for it. So to outsource to ups to send that, that amount of waste to landfill 100 bucks, or they make a small profit because they're recycling the green waste, they're recycling, all the plastics are recycling the white paper. Josh: That's not just beer money we're talking about that's some serious money. Stewart: There are 17 high schools. It's now been gonna push into Mabel park. They're looking to roll it. It won't be rolling out into every school. I think, and I honestly believe this hand on heart, we could be zero waste for all our schools now. That's pretty exciting in and of itself. We're saving the planet a little bit. Yeah, but hang on, it gets cooler. The kids coming out of high school have a cert three. We could upgrade that to a cert four so they're coming out as recognized recycle experts, right. We have 217 nationalities, and I'm pretty sure that the nationalities, they are the cultures that represent all have a problem with recycling and green waste and all that sort of stuff. If we can teach our kids to do it. Then we can teach other countries kids to do it. We could be exporting recyclers. You're talking about what are the jobs are going to be, Oh no, I'm going to go big on you, man. I'm going to go big, go big or go home. If we're exporting recyclers, we are the center of recycling. If I can get the schools to be zero waste, guess what business is next. Yeah. If you get the kids that end currently in school to be lifelong recyclers, assuming they're going to live for another 60 probably 60 years, once they leave school. There are 55,000 kids in school in Logan at the moment. It works out to be about 3.3 million years worth of recycling. It's huge. 3.3 million years. If I only got the kids that are in school right now, I'm not, the ones coming in next year are the ones that left last year. Just the ones that are in there. 3.3 million years of recycling. Someone said to me, how are you going to change global warming and the certificate four at a time and seriously, no, no, and the guy that was moderating said he's running for mayor. He can't do that. I'm like, let me try. Maybe try. I honestly believe we can be the center for recycling. But that's just one of the innovations we've got in the city. As you mentioned, some safe station 33 and the upcycling and stuff that's going on there. Josh: They're replacing back to the TVs to create filaments to 3D print stuff. How sick is that? Stewart: Cool. You know there's a manufacturer in Logan that creates the nuts for nuclear reactors. If you want to build a nuclear reactor anywhere in the world, you will buy the nuts. For those nuclear reactors from Logan, how cool that is, and that is something that should Josh: There's been over the years, obviously some, some stigma around Logan and some of the different names that happen to rhyme with the word Logan. Stewart: It should be a new slogan for Logan. Is that what you're trying to say? Josh: Sounds much better Stewart: Anew slogan for Logan. Josh: I did exactly that. That is where we have these cool stories, like these nuclear nuts and the flow hive. It's been a huge, huge success or being manufactured within the Logan and that, that's something that was developed within Australia. That's been a fantastic new way of harvesting honey. There are all these really, really cool bits and things that people are doing that needs to be really pulled together to have people go, Oh wow, this is what they're doing. And we sang on recycling 200, so 217 different pods, Watts of life's ways, backgrounds and belief systems that have all been bought together underneath one roof. The spans, I don't know what the radius is of Logan off the top of my head. But it spans the theory that Logan does and, and all these different people will be eating different things and have a different idea on the foods that they're buying and the different plastics, and they're all be able to take that back to their Homeland to talk to them about how they would be able to do this. Maybe there's a, a certain enzyme within Rogan Josh, for instance, that gets broken down differently to what it would if you'd be having a kebob. And so that is what is awesome. Being able to have those many minds work to that. And that's an advantage that you, you don't have it anywhere else in Australia. We are the most multicultural area within Australia. Stewart: I don't think we've taken advantage of it though. And look, there's some, some things that I've done. I'm a businessman, but on the community focus, business matters. How are we going to do five different things? But one of the things I looked at was one of the questions I got asked was, where is the CBD? Where's the CBD? Logan, what's the center? Josh: If I had to pick a spot, it wouldn't be the bit that I would say would really represent Logan as much as I'd wanted to, but I guess it'd just be with it. The council building is, I guess. Stewart: Logan central. Yep. Okay. Right. What about Springwood? What about Beenleigh? What about Jimboomba? We have opportunities. We are, uniquely placed to have three, possibly four, possibly five different hubs within our city. Now you've got Chermside for Brisbane, which is sort of the Northern hub, and you've got Mount Gravatt, sort of the Southern hub. We had the opportunity to do the same sort of thing, and so what I did was I actually went and found a guy that's created. I managed to meet Joe Versey who set up a park road, several fair, the coffee culture. He created the coffee culture for Brisbane. Late-night coffee was not a thing until Joe came along and created it. Now Joe drives Ferrari's and he still does that sort of stuff. He was instrumental in getting James straight off the ground. He has bar spritz on Kangaroo Point cliffs and was talking recently to council about putting a zip line between the top of Kangaroo Point cliffs and the botanical gardens because he is a visionary that sees things before they exist. Yeah. I brought him down and drove him around Logan Central. We went to Springwood, Logan Central and Beenleigh and I've got his take on what do you do to create a scene? Yeah. What do you do to create a precinct and it was interesting because I've taken the ideas that he gave me and then I've taken them to the businesses in those areas and the property guys that own the land in those areas and the residents around those areas to see does this actually make any sense to you guys in front of Springwood? The Springwood hotel. The very large copper, which you can see from the highway. Yup. If there was a function there every Friday night with a live band and laser lights and spotlights and food, you've got to have food. You've got to have beverage. We would get people coming off M1 on a Friday night. I may meet my mates at the Gold Coast or Brisbane, let's meet in the middle. Let's meet at Springwood. Make it easy to get off, easy to get back on, great food, great entertainment and know it's there. Yup. You've now got a precinct. Now that precinct will grow because corporations will want to have their office workers where they can let off steam on a Friday, Saturday night if it's open longer. There's an opportunity being lean, different perspective. Logan central. The global food market at Logan central should be the entire area of Logan central. But what it was saying was you don't let just any old person come in and start stumping up. You have to foster culture. You have to get, if you want to have a food present, you get a restaurant that's already really good somewhere else. They know how to run a business and know how to market. They, they've got that bit sorted. Bring them in. Entice them in, bring a few in, and then make the local businesses come in around them and learn from them. Yep. So you're fostering local business based on the models that actually currently work. People will come for the big, big ones, and then they will also visit one of the local ones. And so what you do is you start to build this presenter and everyone wins. Everybody wins. Logan is so uniquely placed to do this sort of thing. But you've got to have someone with a vision that can drive that vision forward, and that's why I ran for mayor, not for one of the divisional seats, because the mayor is the person that sets that big vision and then brings everyone along for the ride. For the last eight years, I've been doing executive coaching, working with the leaders of TAFE or Queensland government or Domino's. Big organizations to work out how they fix their culture, and that's what I teach them how to do the culture in the council. It needs some work, right? So again, applying my skills to my schools then better serve me. Representing the people as a divisional counselor, what do my skills better serve me at the top? Trying to set the culture from the top down. Because when you try and set the culture from a mid-level, it really is hard if you've got toxic people at the top. Then what tends to happen is that they learn really good lessons about managing up, but there's a struggle and you're never going to get there until you've got the right person at the top. Josh: Richard Branson and the more close to home Dick Smith. Had the idea of the culture of a business and how it should run and that that is. Dick Smith said one day, a month, no matter what level of business you're in, you need to be in one of the stores looking and servicing the people to make sure you're making the right decisions for the right people and see the impacts and the effects of a decision that you've made. You know, just pushing paper and ticking boxes. You're actually able to see the flow-on effects and how that has affected that business with the council and with the people that, that sits within that council. There is a, I don't know if the right terms or hierarchy, but there is definitely, if you've got a, a toxic environment that will flow down and if you have a great environment, the people within the environment will promote and back up that that council or business or boss or whatever the case till the cows come home. And that's where there definitely needs to be a bit of a shift in the mindset of, of the people that are making these big decisions that are impacting the smaller guys. And definitely the smaller guys will, we'll carry that through and have a lot more respect for the location that they're in. And as I said, I love Logan. I see no issues with Logan. I'd love to see more people have the same approach and the same thought on it. And anyone that has lived in Logan, they got, you know, it's not that bad. It was Stewart: It’s not bad, it's awesome. One of the things I think we're missing though, and I'll finish up here, is that the Logan has to be the easiest place to do business. We want our economy to grow. We've got to be the easiest place to do business at the moment. Brisbane is giving a wave waivers to business. They are waiving application fees. They're doing all sorts of stuff to attract more business. We're not. Yeah. We have to not only match them, we have to get smarter at that than them. Then we have to use things like your business automation skills and get that. How do we get that into 100,000 businesses? We've got 15,000 businesses in the city, but let's say I went big, well, let's say there's 15,000 businesses. How do we get 15,000 businesses? And this is one of the things that I've learned very early on work the solution to the size of the problems we spoke before. If the solution is 15,000 businesses, and you said, I'm gonna run a workshop and you can put 15 people in it. Yeah. You've completely messed them up. What are you doing? You know, you've turned on the light. I want you to get hit the sun. How do we do that sort of stuff. And I think that's the big vision thing that I'm trying to bring into council. The guys that I'm running at currently they're all set in the past. They're talking about the 80s. They're talking about the 90s that they're, they don't realize things like, Josh: I'm investing in the yellow pages. Stewart: Drone buses are coming, you know, two years away. We'll be able to get in a little pod, a drone. We'll pick it up and we'll take you somewhere. So, uh, we were doing, uh, measuring distances. It's so crazy. Yeah. You're planning by big league, big arose and the, the. Academia will tell you that smarter roads, if you manage the roads with a different way, like you think about how to make the roads, who's carrying what lanes they're in, all this sort of stuff, you get a 30% return on your investment versus a 3% return building a bigger road. Josh: Yup. Man of my own heart. I was going to say, you've touched on a topic that, I think if we actually had smarter control of the way that the lighting for traffic flats worked without, throughout the area, along with not throughout the area being pretty, well, Queensland, probably Australia, but then also took advantage of paint. It sounds like such a weird thing to do, but that made the lanes a little bit narrow, except for, as you're saying like a heavy haul vehicles that might need the left lane. It's a wider lane. If we did things like that, you'd be able to squeeze, if you look at the road from here to Brisbane and extra lane, the entire distance along. Now, I think if you look and you said 15,000 businesses throughout Logan, if you are running events fantastic, absolutely jaw, jaw-dropping, amazing business in Logan. People would come from Brisbane to Logan, and the beautiful thing is they'd be coming to work at a time. You'd be burning those greenhouse gases. You wouldn't be burning the brakes. You wouldn't be burning in either of the, the other resources around your car and run consumables there. You'd be running a more efficient lifestyle and be able to spend more time with your family and friends. So that's, that's, that's my sort of 2 cents on that. Stewart: Look, I think if we can, if, if we can hit the goal of making Logan the easiest place to do business, the economy will look after itself and we've got to set those big priorities zero way schools. Let's try and do that. The upside is all acute, or a lot of our kids will come out with some, a little bit of an extra certificate and maybe we can export that. Like it's big, I get, it's a big dream. Josh: It carries onto their mentality and mindset at home. And that then carries through the parents and see what their children like doing and why they like doing it. And that then affects the whole community. The home is located close enough to the school. So you know that. The impact of changing around the, their mindset within the schooling system will change around the mindsets within the homes, which are change around the amount of landfill that's going to change around the amount of rubbish, It's just a carry on effect, butterfly effect, domino effect. Stewart: If we do it really, really well. We become the center that others copy. I don't want to do this just for Logan. If we do this really, really well, we can show Townsville how to do it with all your schools. We can be the template for how, who changed the planet. There's this idea of life one recycling. You're absolutely right, the parents start picking it up. But we're also starting to talk to the schools about how to get more entrepreneurship into the schools. So we've got Logan cha junior chamber of commerce kicking off. So it's how to get the kids, and not only just get them to think about it now, but provide a pathway for them to move into the adult world of business. Josh: That's perfect. And that, that's going to get it, set them up for success. As someone who went to school in Logan. Stewart: What school did you go to? Josh: I went to winder high school. While I was there, I had my ups and downs, but overall it's set me up with information, technology, and it put me into an environment or I started doing the IT work for the school. I was very, very happy to be able to automate and better a lot of the processes there and have people come underneath me and learn, learn what I had to do and, and what I was doing. And it's, it's something that is a great opportunity. Things, as I said again, that are just there that you, your kids can start doing now. It was much better for mum and dad, to be honest. I was doing the training ship instead of a friend's going off to McDonald's and having to do the backwards and forwards driving. Then you get traineeships, upskill them and all the good stuff. Is there anything else, any finishing notes, final thoughts? Stewart: No. Look lower than amazing. I really hope that whoever wins. Hopefully, it's me, but whoever went actually has the vision and that brings innovation in. If we can bet the innovation and tie that to the multicultural tie, that's the precincts, tie that to the schools. It's kind of the same thing. It's not like I'm not trying to invent seven different things just to solve seven different problems. It's the same sort of problem. Staring at the same, yeah. Rinse and repeat. Let's keep going here. I think in, you know, in three to four years, Logan will be. The place that people travel to for work. Logan will be the place that, sorry, you should've invested four years ago. We're not the worst house in the best street anymore. We're not a drive through. We're a destination. Josh: I could not have said it better. Well, it has been great talking with you and I'm really happy to have had you here. Anyone else that's listening, if you'd like this, jump across to iTunes. Leave us some love. Give us some feedback. Leave us a review. Let us know what your thoughts are. Other than that, Stay good.

Mick Downer became Head Coach of the Canterbury Rams in the New Zealand National Basketball League from March 2019, taking his team to the post season and being named 2019 Coach of the Year. Mick is now in his second season as Head Coach and recently brought a youth development team (Mainland Eagles Basketball Academy) to Australia in January 2020 on a playing/pre-season tour.Mick was previously Assistant Coach and High Performance and Development Manager with the Brisbane Bullets in the NBL from 2016 to 2019. Mick was also Technical Assistant Coach with the Australian Boomers mens team from 2013 to 2016 and went to the 2016 summer Olympics in Rio with Head Coach Andrej Lemanis. Mick was also Assistant Coach with the Australian University Men’s Team in 2015 at South Korea, and was Assistant Coach at the Cairns Taipans with Head Coach Aaron Fearne, as well as being Assistant Coach with the Perth Wildcats.Mick is qualified as a Master Coach (Basketball Australia Coaching Accreditation Program) and is a FIBA Licensed International Basketball Coach. He has worked as Coach Development Manager at Basketball Queensland from 2015-16.In this interview, Mick discusses his introduction to basketball In Logan in Southern Brisbane, and the influences on his basketball career to date. Mick talks about the incredible experiences and opportunities he has had through his involvement with the Boomers, and his experiences with Perth, Cairns and Brisbane in the NBL, and the season ahead with his new team, the Canterbury Rams. Mick takes us through his defensive style of play as recently published in ADB Basketball's January 2020 edition http://www.flippubs.com/publication/?i=648796&fbclid=IwAR3j7QOSVZlIxQGKh5aDErkddsY1ygaXZh1D0Nm2MWJvkhmk5AmNDK6J2IM and he discusses the evolution of the "tagging up" defensive transition strategy developed in Cairns. To follow Mick and the Canterbury Rams in 2020, check out their Club website at: https://canterburyrams.basketball/

Joining Dan Neumann today is Logan Butler, a Senior Software Developer and Scrum Master at AgileThought, who is currently working in a scaled scrum environment!   Today, Dan and Logan will be discussing conflict with civility. Conflict within teams is inevitable — but how you choose to manage the conflict within your team is entirely within your control! In Logan’s experience as a developer and Scrum Master, he has learned that approaching conflict with civility not only helps you maintain highly positive relationships but also puts you on the right path toward building a transparent and brave team. And, as a former high school teacher, Logan has plenty of experience with conflict management. In this episode, he brings his unique perspective from his days as a teacher to his current role as a Sr. Developer to the podcast!   Tune in to learn all about how to handle conflict with civility!   Key Takeaways What does it mean to handle conflict with civility? And what can be done to support it? Dealing with complex situations while maintaining highly positive relationships with the people that we work with Remembering conflict is not synonymous with angry or yelling; it is simply a problem that needs to be navigated Empower your team through communication Create a culture where everyone feels comfortable to speak up Keep good working relationships with everyone on your team so they stay engaged How to navigate conflict with civility: If someone doesn’t want to participate, don’t force them Lead by example and model what you want to see in your team Explore the conflict through going through SBI feedback model (Situation-Behavior-Impact) Utilize the Enneagram Personality Assessment tool to better understand a team member’s personality and perspective Why is it important for teams to be able to handle conflict well? Because conflict within teams is inevitable It is healthy to deal civilly with conflict by not becoming affected emotionally or leave with hurt feelings Logan’s three strategies for handling conflict with civility: Protect your team: Make sure everybody is treating everybody with respect, everyone is supported, and everyone is built up Don’t support misbehavior (i.e. ignoring jokes at someone’s expense) Have conversations to make sure everyone is included Set up your working agreement and ground rules as a team Look out with empathy: Consider others’ circumstances  Use group activities to help build empathy (such as retrospectives and the True Colors Exercise) Think from someone else’s perspective, then listen, and have a conversation Walk humbly: Choose to go in a situation and acknowledge you won’t have all the right answers Choose to be a constant learner and look at every opportunity as room to learn Always be willing to better yourself and go into conflicts looking for what you missed rather than telling the other person what should have been If you can do these three things, you have set yourself up to walk into a conflict with a demeanor that will ultimately lead to a better resolution and less baggage The mindset of a continuous learner: Be proactive in the way that you act humbly by choosing not to go down a path where you become a hero of the team If you see yourself going down the path of becoming a hero, you can choose to become a team player Don’t measure yourself on quantitative things; your value and contribution to the team is more than you can quantifiably deliver to the team   Mentioned in this Episode: Logan Butler’s LinkedIn Eckerd College Situation-Behavior-Impact Feedback Model (SBI) Enneagram Personality Assessment True Colors Assessment Agile Coaches’ Corner Ep.26: “How an Effective Leader Coaches with Joseph Carella” Agile Coaches’ Corner Ep.20: “Dr. Jeff Thompson on Values-Based Leadership” Agile Coaches’ Corner Ep.32: “Christy Erbeck on Courageous Leadership” Brené Brown: The Call to Courage (Netflix Special)   Logan Butler’s Book Pick: Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts., by Brené Brown   Want to Learn More or Get in Touch? Visit the website and catch up with all the episodes on AgileThought.com! Email your thoughts or suggestions to Podcast@AgileThought.com or Tweet @AgileThought using #AgileThoughtPodcast!

People get old. Claws get rusty. Movie franchises get tired. After 17 years of real-world time and 150+ fictional years, the time has come for James "Logan" Howlett AKA Wolverine to take a bow. In Logan, the final film featuring Hugh Jackman in his iconic star-making role, we're introduced to a near-future bereft of mutants and full of sorrow. Logan's mind is a potent cocktail of regret, pain, and futility. When a young girl named Laura throws him back into action, he takes the nonagenarian Professor X on the road for one last adventure. Though "adventure" is not a word one would use to describe this brutal, melancholy film, about as far in tone as you could get from any of the nine previous installments in the X-Men series. Paul and Arlo discuss the film's worthiness as a swan song for Canada's most violent citizen, how it fits perfectly alongside Cop Land in director James Mangold's canon, whether or not the very R-rated violence is gratuitous, and if in a perfect world this should be the end of the X-Men's silver screen career.   Next: Paul and Arlo will be subjecting each other to yet another Geek Challenge. Paul must finally watch Tommy Wiseau's infamous 2003 cult classic The Room, while Arlo is tasked with Sidney Lumet's 1982 crime comedy Deathtrap.

William Logan is often thought of as a critic first and a poet second, so his verse doesn’t get nearly the attention it deserves. In Logan’s poetry we don’t find the spooky discursiveness or the back-breaking effort to avoid lyrical expression we often encounter in contemporary poetry. Instead, what we find is a poet who writes poetry simply because he must. He’s inspired to write and doesn’t write to be inspired. His poetry is meticulously crafted and sensitive to the seen and the unseen world we inhabit. The poems in Madame X (Penguin Books, 2002) are the result of what happens when you put tremendous pressure on yourself and language at the same time: beauty, death, and love emerge with terrifying clarity. In our conversation, the poet and I discuss his time living between Florida and England, his undergraduate years at Yale where he worked closely with poet Richard Howard and television writer David Milch, teaching poetry workshops at the University of Florida, old girlfriends, and so much more. I hope you enjoy our conversation as much as I did. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

William Logan is often thought of as a critic first and a poet second, so his verse doesn’t get nearly the attention it deserves. In Logan’s poetry we don’t find the spooky discursiveness or the back-breaking effort to avoid lyrical expression we often encounter in contemporary poetry. Instead, what we find is a poet who writes poetry simply because he must. He’s inspired to write and doesn’t write to be inspired. His poetry is meticulously crafted and sensitive to the seen and the unseen world we inhabit. The poems in Madame X (Penguin Books, 2002) are the result of what happens when you put tremendous pressure on yourself and language at the same time: beauty, death, and love emerge with terrifying clarity. In our conversation, the poet and I discuss his time living between Florida and England, his undergraduate years at Yale where he worked closely with poet Richard Howard and television writer David Milch, teaching poetry workshops at the University of Florida, old girlfriends, and so much more. I hope you enjoy our conversation as much as I did. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices