Posts Tagged ‘Planning’

180 – Focus on your work – Christine Ha

Posted by  Anecdote International —March 15, 2023
Filed in Anecdotes, Podcast

Don’t compare your work to that of others; focus on yourself. Listen to hear how Christine Ha’s vision impairment helped her win the third American season of Masterchef.

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140 – When you desperately need your plan B

Have a plan B and keep it top of mind. Listen to hear how a desperate cry for help saved a man’s life just last month.

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124 – When the stakes are sky high

No matter how unlikely an event seems, it pays to prepare. Listen to hear the inspiring but tragic story of Rick Rescorla, whose meticulous planning saved almost 3,000 people on 9/11.

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106 – Canoes across the Rockies

There are many lessons to be learnt from Lewis and Clark’s expedition to the west coast of the USA. Listen to hear how to use the story as an analogy.

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045 – Old oak forester beams

Posted by  Anecdote International —August 19, 2019
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling, Podcast

It’s one thing to plan for tomorrow, but how about 500 years from now? This episode talks about planning for future generations, rather than ourselves.

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The Beams of New College, Oxford

Posted by  Shawn Callahan —January 10, 2008
Filed in Anecdotes, Business storytelling

Another find from the filing cabinet clean up. This time an anecdote from Stewart Brand’s How Buildings Learn. This story was recorded by Brand from …

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