Episode 57: Caterpillar Suing a Coffee Shop, Virginia Beach Shooting, Obsessive Thinking and Depression, Becoming More Business Savvy, and Healthy Criticism

Show Description:

After recapping the weekend and describing how we want to be viewed as leaders, we get into the shooting at Virginia Beach and the "why" behind it, how a multi-billion company in Caterpillar is suing a small coffee roasting business in California, and how obsessive thinking can impact anxiety and depression.

In real life experience, Tim describes the one preparation strategy he is trying for every single meeting, and how Slager's past weekend refreshed his perspective on being thankful for life friendships.

In the book talk section, Colin discusses resisting the urge to criticize, and Tim discusses the various ways that you can separate yourself at your company by strengthening your business acumen.

Show Highlights:

0:00-4:30: We discuss which word we want our future employees to describe us as, and we give our weekend recap.
4:30-8:30: We talk about the shooting in Virginia Beach because of a disgruntled employee, and what we can do to prevent things like this from happening.
8:30-16:00: A small Santa Cruz-based coffee roasting company is being sued by the $54.7 Billion Company Caterpillar Inc. We give our opinions on whether Caterpillar has a case, or if it is singling out this small business in an unfair way.
16:00-22:30: We talk about how obsessive thinking can impact anxiety and depression, strategies to promote positive thinking on your down days.
22:30-25:30: To lead off the real life experience section, Tim talks about one thing you can do before your next meeting to set you up for success.
25:30-30:00: Colin talks about the concept of celebrating others' existence on a daily basis, and how this past weekend put that into perspective for him.
30:00-33:30: Drawing from his readings in "Don't Sweat the Small Stuff," Colin talks about resisting the urge to criticize, and the healthy ways to approach someone when giving them meaningful advice.
33:30-39:00: Analyzing an article from Tech Republic, Tim discusses the various strategies to improve your business acumen at your company that you work for.