Who Am I and What Are We Doing Here?

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In this episode, I share how I got into podcasting, what I'm about, and what I mean by memes, metaphors, and magic. We cover the key things before getting into the good stuff - discussing the memes that matter to our amazing guests. 

• Here's where you can get the free resource that I mentioned that helps you calculate your personal year number!
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Resources discussed on this episode:

• The Cathy Heller Podcast: A Podcast for Soulful Entrepreneurs
• The Learning Paradigm College by John Tagg
• Learning as Transformation by Jack Mezirow and Associates (the Laurent Parks Daloz chapter I reference is in this anthology)
• I Is An Other: The Secret Life of Metaphor and How It Shapes the Way We See the World by James Geary
• Gallup CliftonStrengths 
• Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
• Once More, With Feeling: Partnering with Learners to Re-See the College Experience Through Metaphor and Sensory Language by Taran Cardone

Resources I didn't mention but informed this episode:

• Foundations of Meaning: Primary Metaphors and Primary Scenes by Joseph Grady
• Metaphor: A Practical Introduction, 2nd ed. by Zoltan Kovecses
• Metaphors in the Mind: Sources of Variation in Embodied Metaphor by Jeannette Littlemore
• Metaphors We Live By by George Lakoff and Mark Johnson
• Sensory Templates and Manager Cognition: Art, Cognitive Science, and Spiritual Practices in Management Education by Claus Springborg

Pop culture references:

• Bridesmaids