Climate change is a serious topic with a lot of data over a very broad set of fields. Covering scientific fields such as Astronomy, Climatology, Biology and Oceanology just to name a few. Instead of looking at the political persuasions, let&apos;s take a look at the actual data, how scientists went from theory to verifiable science, as well as separating fact from alarmism to get a good perspective on the entire topic. Join me as we dive into the data to understand the fields of study that may have the biggest implications to our future on this planet. Music Credit: <a href='https://www.purple-planet.com/'>https://www.purple-planet.com</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;Climate change is a serious topic with a lot of data over a very broad set of fields. Covering scientific fields such as Astronomy, Climatology, Biology and Oceanology just to name a few. Instead of looking at the political persuasions, let&amp;apos;s take a look at the actual data, how scientists went from theory to verifiable science, as well as separating fact from alarmism to get a good perspective on the entire topic. Join me as we dive into the data to understand the fields of study that may have the biggest implications to our future on this planet.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Music Credit: &lt;a href='https://www.purple-planet.com/'&gt;https://www.purple-planet.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Climate change is a serious topic with a lot of data over a very broad set of fields. Covering scientific fields such as Astronomy, Climatology, Biology and Oceanology just to name a few. Instead of looking at the political persuasions, let's take a look at the actual data, how scientists went from theory to verifiable science, as well as separating fact from alarmism to get a good perspective on the entire topic. Join me as we dive into the data to understand the fields of study that may hav...

Climate Change: Real or Fake - part 2

Climate Change: Real or Fake - part 1

Looking for that edge to succeed at your professional career? Excelling technically, but just never seem to get noticed? This weeks discussion the topic in depth and cover important issues like how many hours should you be working, how do you get noticed for your next promotion, and the importance of finding a mentor.  Join me as we dive into this exciting topic that holds so much possibility for changing your career trajectory, this week on Perspective. Music Credit: <a href='https://www.purple-planet.com/'>https://www.purple-planet.com</a> Summary: How many hours do you have to work? What do you want out of your career? At least 40+ Comparing yourself to other people Dress for the role you want, not the role you have Understand the role you want, and dress more like that role Even CEO’s that dress comfortably – dress nicely Never an excuse for bad hygiene Stay healthy and fit Visibility matters Leaders need to know about your successes Your manager should care about your yearly accomplishments Your yearly report out matters, keep track of your successes Perception matters Language Matters Negative Visibility Being a team player You are only as successful as your team You want to be the most trustworthy person on your team (in or out of the office) You want people to come to you for help, you want to make yourself available Use the terms us and we instead of me or I, the perception that everyone is in it together makes people feel invested in your joint success Point out other people’s successes Try to be kind when pointing out people’s mistakes (do it in a positive way if possible) Owning your failures You make a mistake, immediately take responsibility for it Never blame someone else when you are even partially to blame. It’s better to take full responsibility, than no responsibility Finding the gaps and improving them Things that people say are problems – working a few extra hours to find solutions Listen to people’s complaints Influencing positive change in culture Listen to the problems that your weakest team members are having and solve them Always find the root problem, ignore the symptoms Don’t be afraid to step into other disciplines or help across the isles in a different department Becoming an expert Improving your skills, make you a valuable source of information Expertise isn’t being a leader Listen to what other people have to say first before sharing your opinion Acknowledge what their saying has merit before pointing out what they missed Helping others learn Teach classes Mentoring is important Documenting your success / failures so others can learn Finding your own mentor Try to find someone is a role that you want to be in Don’t be afraid of firing mentors and finding new ones Advancing with a family Family comes first / career second Finding a schedule that allows you to success that doesn’t impact your family Don’t neglect self-happiness The happier you are the better you perform in your role The more sleep you have the better you perform in your role The less stress you have the better you perform in your role

<description>&lt;p&gt;Looking for that edge to succeed at your professional career? Excelling technically, but just never seem to get noticed? This weeks discussion the topic in depth and cover important issues like how many hours should you be working, how do you get noticed for your next promotion, and the importance of finding a mentor.  Join me as we dive into this exciting topic that holds so much possibility for changing your career trajectory, this week on Perspective.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Music Credit: &lt;a href='https://www.purple-planet.com/'&gt;https://www.purple-planet.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Summary:&lt;br/&gt;How many hours do you have to work?&lt;br/&gt;What do you want out of your career?&lt;br/&gt;At least 40+&lt;br/&gt;Comparing yourself to other people&lt;br/&gt;Dress for the role you want, not the role you have&lt;br/&gt;Understand the role you want, and dress more like that role&lt;br/&gt;Even CEO’s that dress comfortably – dress nicely&lt;br/&gt;Never an excuse for bad hygiene&lt;br/&gt;Stay healthy and fit&lt;br/&gt;Visibility matters&lt;br/&gt;Leaders need to know about your successes&lt;br/&gt;Your manager should care about your yearly accomplishments&lt;br/&gt;Your yearly report out matters, keep track of your successes&lt;br/&gt;Perception matters&lt;br/&gt;Language Matters&lt;br/&gt;Negative Visibility&lt;br/&gt;Being a team player&lt;br/&gt;You are only as successful as your team&lt;br/&gt;You want to be the most trustworthy person on your team (in or out of the office)&lt;br/&gt;You want people to come to you for help, you want to make yourself available&lt;br/&gt;Use the terms us and we instead of me or I, the perception that everyone is in it together makes people feel invested in your joint success&lt;br/&gt;Point out other people’s successes&lt;br/&gt;Try to be kind when pointing out people’s mistakes (do it in a positive way if possible)&lt;br/&gt;Owning your failures&lt;br/&gt;You make a mistake, immediately take responsibility for it&lt;br/&gt;Never blame someone else when you are even partially to blame. It’s better to take full responsibility, than no responsibility&lt;br/&gt;Finding the gaps and improving them&lt;br/&gt;Things that people say are problems – working a few extra hours to find solutions&lt;br/&gt;Listen to people’s complaints&lt;br/&gt;Influencing positive change in culture&lt;br/&gt;Listen to the problems that your weakest team members are having and solve them&lt;br/&gt;Always find the root problem, ignore the symptoms&lt;br/&gt;Don’t be afraid to step into other disciplines or help across the isles in a different department&lt;br/&gt;Becoming an expert&lt;br/&gt;Improving your skills, make you a valuable source of information&lt;br/&gt;Expertise isn’t being a leader&lt;br/&gt;Listen to what other people have to say first before sharing your opinion&lt;br/&gt;Acknowledge what their saying has merit before pointing out what they missed&lt;br/&gt;Helping others learn&lt;br/&gt;Teach classes&lt;br/&gt;Mentoring is important&lt;br/&gt;Documenting your success / failures so others can learn&lt;br/&gt;Finding your own mentor&lt;br/&gt;Try to find someone is a role that you want to be in&lt;br/&gt;Don’t be afraid of firing mentors and finding new ones&lt;br/&gt;Advancing with a family&lt;br/&gt;Family comes first / career second&lt;br/&gt;Finding a schedule that allows you to success that doesn’t impact your family&lt;br/&gt;Don’t neglect self-happiness&lt;br/&gt;The happier you are the better you perform in your role&lt;br/&gt;The more sleep you have the better you perform in your role&lt;br/&gt;The less stress you have the better you perform in your role&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Looking for that edge to succeed at your professional career? Excelling technically, but just never seem to get noticed? This weeks discussion the topic in depth and cover important issues like how many hours should you be working, how do you get noticed for your next promotion, and the importance of finding a mentor.  Join me as we dive into this exciting topic that holds so much possibility for changing your career trajectory, this week on Perspective.Music Credit: https://www.purple-p...

Advancing your professional career

This is a walk through of Matt Walkers book on why we sleep. I cover his 12 steps to better sleep, as well as the benefits of sleep and the dangers of not getting enough. I also cover some of his research on the dangers of sleeping pill and why no one should be taking them. Music Credit: <a href='https://www.purple-planet.com/'>https://www.purple-planet.com</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;This is a walk through of Matt Walkers book on why we sleep. I cover his 12 steps to better sleep, as well as the benefits of sleep and the dangers of not getting enough. I also cover some of his research on the dangers of sleeping pill and why no one should be taking them.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Music Credit: &lt;a href='https://www.purple-planet.com/'&gt;https://www.purple-planet.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

This is a walk through of Matt Walkers book on why we sleep. I cover his 12 steps to better sleep, as well as the benefits of sleep and the dangers of not getting enough. I also cover some of his research on the dangers of sleeping pill and why no one should be taking them.Music Credit: https://www.purple-planet.com

Why do we sleep?

Just wanted to say a quick thank you, as well as share my list of episode topics that I&apos;m working on over the next few months. Hitting 8 episodes feels like a milestone to me, with two solid months of delivering content. Music Credit: <a href='https://www.purple-planet.com/'>https://www.purple-planet.com</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;Just wanted to say a quick thank you, as well as share my list of episode topics that I&amp;apos;m working on over the next few months. Hitting 8 episodes feels like a milestone to me, with two solid months of delivering content.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Music Credit: &lt;a href='https://www.purple-planet.com/'&gt;https://www.purple-planet.com&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>

Just wanted to say a quick thank you, as well as share my list of episode topics that I'm working on over the next few months. Hitting 8 episodes feels like a milestone to me, with two solid months of delivering content.Music Credit: https://www.purple-planet.com 

A quick thank you, and what's coming up in the next set of episodes

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