Self-Education

Podcasts

My car has become the ‘learning mobile’ thanks to podcasts. The only problem is when I want to make a note of a golden nugget I heard. The concentration of topics includes faith, leadership, project management, branding, personal growth, financial, blogging, and parenting.

I have been binge-listening to Faith Comes By Hearing, The EntreLeadership Podcast, The Ken Coleman Show.

Queued up is a lot more based on suggestions and I have no clue when I will get to them. Chris LoCurto,  Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast, Andy Stanley Leadership, Bizcast, C-Suite Radio, Chris Hogan’s Retired Inspired, CUES, CUNA News, FinTech Insider, Generous Giving, Masters of Scale, Package Your Genius, Parenting Great Kids with Dr. Meg Meeker, People and Projects, Personal Branding, ProBlogger, RadioLab, Take Action Q&A, The Art of Likability, The Art of Manliness, The Competitive Advantage, The Credit Union Leadership, The School of Greatness with Lewis Howes, and This American Life.

Reading

Thanks to my wife, Teresa, and her Christmas gift of a Kindle, I read so much more than I used to. Much like the podcasts I listen to, the concentration of reading (blogs and books) topics includes faith, leadership, project management, branding, personal growth, financial, blogging, and parenting. You can view the books I have completed here. Queued up in non-fiction are authors like Dave Ramsey, Chris Hogan, Jon Acuff, Ken Coleman, Simon Sinek, Patrick M. Lencioni, Ken Blanchard, John C. Maxwell, Zig Ziglar, Jack and Suzy Welch, Henry Cloud, Seth Godin, Daniel Lapin, and much more!

Reading doesn’t have to be all work though, I like to read for entertainment, too, when I am not in school. Queued up in fiction are books about Star Trek, Star Wars, video game adaptations, Tom Clancy, and more.

Webinars

I watch webinars from time to time but don’t participate as much as I do in podcasts and reading. For ease of consolidation, any learning video will be bundled here. There are great resources like TedTalks, BrightTalk, and Lynda, and of course, YouTube is a treasure trove of learning videos. There have been others here and there that I have caught. If you have any suggestions, please let me know.

Seminars

Seminars can be a great source of information and networking opportunity as well. I haven’t attended many. Most recently was an EntreLeadership 1-Day event. At Dell Services, I attended a few Information Security ones as well.