Smart and Simple Matters

Smart and Simple Matters

by Joel Zaslofsky: Community Animator, Connector, Multipotentialite, and Spreadsheet Guy

Facilitation in Small Groups: How to Have More Influence and Action with Less Stress and Conflict – SASM 130

This special solo episode features how to kick start any conversation, keep it humming, and leave people buzzing. Plus, how to have influence without the need for power or control and the key qualities of great facilitators. The post Facilitation in Small Groups: How to Have More Influence and Action with Less Stress and Conflict – SASM 130 appeared first on JoelZaslofsky.com.

How to Be Human and Our 9 Core Needs with Ry Edwards – SASM 129

This episode features Ry Edwards to explore the nine core human needs that govern everything in life, simple questions that will help you understand why you do what you do, and why love is helping others meet their core human needs. The post How to Be Human and Our 9 Core Needs with Ry Edwards – SASM 129 appeared first on JoelZaslofsky.com.

My 12 Favorite Podcast Episodes Ever – SASM 128

This special solo episode features what wins the water wars: distilled, reverse osmosis, tap, or spring water. Plus why your light environment is more important than food, exercise, and sleep. AND how grief is culturally learned and when empathy isn’t serving anyone. The post My 12 Favorite Podcast Episodes Ever – SASM 128 appeared first on JoelZaslofsky.com.

How to Ask Better Community Questions: It’s as Easy as ABCD with Cormac Russell – SASM 127

This episode features Cormac Russell to explore why our unexpressed gifts can do tremendous harm, how an institutionalized five-year-old changed his life direction, and why community makes a better verb than a noun. The post How to Ask Better Community Questions: It’s as Easy as ABCD with Cormac Russell – SASM 127 appeared first on JoelZaslofsky.com.

Dear Isolated, Detached, and Helpless Individual – SASM 126

This special solo episode features what the loneliness industry is rubbing your nose in (often successfully), some eye-opening stats about how much our isolation costs us, and what the President of the Rugged Individualists Society needs you to know. The post Dear Isolated, Detached, and Helpless Individual – SASM 126 appeared first on JoelZaslofsky.com.

How the Modern Simplicity Movement Thrives with Dan Hayes – SASM 125

This episode features Dan Hayes on how to be a strong believer without an organized belief system, why a walk can be better for your head than your body, how the origins of our modern simplicity movement started with the Industrial Revolution, and how Dan and his wife lived in 40 square feet for seven months. The post How the Modern Simplicity Movement Thrives with Dan Hayes – SASM 125 appeared first on JoelZaslofsky.com.

Full Life Integration, Non-Negotiables, and Your Powerful Lens with Kristoffer “KC” Carter – SASM 123

This episode features Kristoffer "KC" Carter on which sacred life ingredients are needed for full life integration, why self-care is about consistency – not duration, and why the numbers 1:5:10 are so meaningful. The post Full Life Integration, Non-Negotiables, and Your Powerful Lens with Kristoffer “KC” Carter – SASM 123 appeared first on JoelZaslofsky.com.

How to Give a Great Hug – SASM 122

This special solo episode features the subtle similarities and wild differences in how cultures greet each other, how to telegraph your hugging intentions to help your fellow huggers, how long your hug should last (and how to relax into it), plus much more. The post How to Give a Great Hug – SASM 122 appeared first on JoelZaslofsky.com.

4 “C”s That Make Sustainability Possible with Ma’ikwe Ludwig – SASM 121

This episode features Ma’ikwe Ludwig on how Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage happily uses 90% less resources than the average American, how competing cultures and classes can mix in beautiful ways, and why the economics, equality, or sustainability of resource-sharing works so well in intentional communities. The post 4 “C”s That Make Sustainability Possible with Ma’ikwe Ludwig – SASM 121 appeared first on JoelZaslofsky.com.

Delight is Right in Your Hands with Annie Raser-Rowland – SASM 120

This episode features Annie Raser-Rowland on how a frugal lifestyle can be the highest form of luxury, how to own your pleasure-seeking urges without paying for it, and what lesser known pollution may be doing to you. The post Delight is Right in Your Hands with Annie Raser-Rowland – SASM 120 appeared first on JoelZaslofsky.com.
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