Sitting In Podcast | Ep. 033 - Keith Chandler is a serial entrepreneur and hobbyist.

How does someone learn to take risks and grow their self-confidence? What does being raised by a single mother teach you about growing a business?

In today's episode, you can expect to learn:

- How Keith's single mom made him into who he is

- The power of reframing your perspective

- What it means to have a fear of succeeding

- What the "Slate Truck" advertising model missed

and much more!

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00:00 Intro

00:46 Keith's background

03:23 Why start a business in the first place?

05:02 How does scaling different types of businesses compare?

07:10 How do you deal with changes out of your control?

08:08 Being afraid to fail vs being afraid to succeed

08:58 Being raised by a single mother made Keith who he is

11:03 How to get over the fear of succeeding

14:13 Reframing fear into excitement

15:42 What are the hardest decisions in business?

18:24 "Put Your Aces in Their Places"

21:25 How to build trust in your employees? (Inspect what you expect)

23:40 Well-rounded vs playing to strengths?

25:43 Why sell two businesses and go back to corporate America?

28:08 The value of integrity

30:19 The power of reframing!

31:05 Why did Keith start his current business? (Plus stories)

36:53 Most people miss the niche parts of niche industries

37:38 What did Keith's mom teach him while raising him alone?

39:32 3 Reasons not to be scared of risk

41:48 Were all of Keith's changes a "level-up"?

42:34 A few more lessons from Keith's mom

44:05 How to keep the big picture in view during the tedious times?

47:06 How to let go of responsibility?

50:16 No one wants you to fail, and no one wants to do a bad job (usually)

52:37 #1 Skill for someone considering entrepreneurship

54:04 Has Keith always been a skilled communicator? (The answer might surprise you!)

55:52 How do you find good people without sinking too much capital?

57:29 How to say 'no' to an employee's request

59:52 How should someone find the "right" business to start?

01:01:00 Nuance between finding innovation and existing demand

01:03:24 Slate Trucks case study - being unique doesn't beat finding the right customer

01:07:40 What would Keith beg a young person to learn sooner than he did?

01:08:47 What do the next 5-10 years look like?

01:09:59 What does a CEO actually do?

01:11:48 Self-aware suffering or complacent simplicity?

01:13:05 How does it feel to be close to a huge goal?

01:13:57 How do you know when you're getting close to the "end"?

Sitting In Podcast | Ep. 032 - Dr. Chloe Chapin is a costume designer, PhD, fashion enthusiast, and an author.

The black suit is a staple in all professional settings, but why did men across the globe adopt it? How did a dark-colored suit come to represent modernity, democracy, and neutral ground in politics? What role did the American founders play in defining this "rule", and did they even know they were doing it?

In today's episode, you can expect to learn:

- What actually defines a "suit"

- Why the American Revolution was a turning point in men's fashion

- How mass production and innovations effected clothing

- Ben Franklin and George Washington's roles in what "serious people" wear

and much more!

Check out Chloe's work on her website and in her book!

Website - https://www.chloechapin.com/

Suitable: The Sartorial Revolution and the Fashioning of Modern Men - https://global.oup.com/academic/product/suitable-9780197842485?cc=us&lang=en&

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00:00 Intro

00:43 What would congressmen have been wearing in 1790?

02:12 Why did "flamboyant" suits go out of style?

03:39 How accurate are our ideas of what the founding fathers wore?

09:24 How aware were the founding fathers of what their clothing meant?

15:02 Was Washington's mourning a pivotal turning point for men's clothes?

17:50 What actually defines a "suit"?

22:11 Different types of pants? (Breeches vs Trousers)

24:47 How did modern "tailoring" start?

28:28 Did the tailor dictate what society liked, or did society like what tailors made?

29:32 How does mass production of textiles impact our clothes?

30:28 Independence, manufacturing, and innovation

35:30 Do simpler suits help resist a "class" based society?

40:52 Ben Franklin's influence on ambassador's clothes

42:29 James Buchanan resisting the British standards

45:34 Foreign courts recognized the truth behind American ideology (by allowing them to wear what they wanted)

46:34 Does clothing create societal divisions or simply reflect existing divisions?

47:12 (Chloe's response)

48:09 Japan case study

49:49 The suit acting as a "doubling down" and combination of modernity and democracy!

50:28 The Pants metaphor

53:31 The Japan Case Study (part 2)

55:42 The way people think about equality might change, but the suit remains... Why??

58:10 The suit as a neutral sign of seriousness

59:47 Why did the suit fall off so hard?

1:02:20 What will be seen as "weird" 200 years from now?

1:04:36 The strangeness of 'plainness'

1:06:21 The effect of clothing on masculine expression

1:07:12 A modern way the suit is evolving

1:07:46 Jerry West example

1:08:49 What would Chloe beg a young person to do (or learn) sooner than she did?

Sitting In Podcast | Ep. 031 - Dr. Chris Ferguson | Dr. Chris Ferguson is a psychology professor, expert on "moral panics", and author of Catastrophe!: How Psychology Explains Why Good People Make Bad Situations Worse

In recent years, social media has been labeled as a primary reason for many of the ills we've seen increasing among young people: depression, anxiety, and self-harm. But, does the data actually illustrate a causal link? It's good to be concerned about potential bad impacts of a phenomenon, but what happens if that goes too far?

In today's episode, you can expect to learn:

- What a Moral Panic actually is

- Why social media's impact on youth mental health might be overstated

- What an "ecological fallacy" is

- How we can start to improve the challenges facing young men

and much more!

Check out Dr. Ferguson's work on his Substack, and his books on Amazon and other retailers:

Substack:

https://grimoiremanor.substack.com/

Catastrophe:

https://www.amazon.com/Catastrophe-Psychology-Explains-People-Situations/dp/1633887952/ref=sr_1_1?crid=V5TFBSN061H1&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.46ldyDubuSjK06G4qUS0HfForO-oN6B3ALZw7YILoEwF8ScY8n8_88pzg-FUIey6iogaJ88zei4lmUaFG-1Zfq0GtdJ_AwYG_RfxLlDcgm_WBW27jispWenVJamSbN5yZB7Ecst42LWKRYPnQ3x5i7WL21DzxKa5UfY9lls7NXcqgz4xTsnf-bgdGwS_bg1WnsndYBahIlaElFSeiwd3061-ULwHZPHTOw90ttk3dyc.P93ZzT-E9Uu_qDtdC2YI0gkNnHLRLLnKetxIjtknCCY&dib_tag=se&keywords=catastrophe+ferguson&qid=1790176261&sprefix=catastrophe+ferguson%2Caps%2C186&sr=8-1

Secrets of Grimoire Manor:

https://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Grimoire-Manor-Christopher-Ferguson/dp/1509255990/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3T2CF8X769NVN&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.acvO_vL_5CreZm8PXx2Ef9ulUIZcTUettDdEaqK-QAwNoM6PIwSnd9AZsvooUvDMwAN8PAuiBo0IBbstRbrz6X1j_G-LohWmEG0YAkMTfTd3Sp2KS8RdPoGWRWO3u-kIGHa5xEYG68_a-2LMw-2M5FiRO4g8iG32qFEyFlWNMZuGsCTlAvwr7NfuIVgAxv0d8_-b_p7wxORYSvl6eNSZZSAzE4z_QHf9ZpPtQamHtVY.wNdoz0VvxKqqXx_ghKuY4t-h6oSpB7esXWlUitOICMQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+secrets+of+grimoire+manor&qid=1790176290&sprefix=the+secrets+of+grimoire+manor%2Caps%2C149&sr=8-1

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00:00 Intro

00:46 What is a "Moral Panic"?

01:46 Who is actually pushing these panics?

02:48 A few examples

06:31 The difference between real concern and a moral panic

08:35 Appearance vs intent

09:17 How do you tell if you're in a moral panic? (the danger of "statistically significant" effects)

10:12 Examples of misleading science and other signs of a moral panic

13:31 What is a time Chris changed his mind?

16:48 Just how easy is it to misrepresent statistics?

19:08 More examples!

20:26 How do we "get ahead of the curve" without causing a moral panic? (The Precautionary Principle)

28:51 How does bad science actually end up happening?

32:22 Pre-publishing research methods (pre-registering)

34:12 Comparing the moral panic about Video Games vs Social Media

35:34 Youth mental health is improving? (analyzing Australian data)

41:08 Ecological fallacies (with some funny examples)

42:58 The Social Media problem 'FEELS' really true... why doesn't the data align?

44:29 Why does it 'feel' bad?

48:25 Do the Europeans actually have it right? (the French)

49:28 Is America becoming more European?

52:17 What are psychologists misunderstanding about young men?

54:50 Education favors female behaviors

01:00:30 What can parents do to help children grow into men?

01:04:50 What can a 20 year old do to help themselves?

01:07:58 Mentorship, honoring your mother and father

01:09:41 Another perspective on the social media problem

01:14:19 Short form content's effect on polarization/misinformation

01:16:40 Not all universities are overrun by extreme left-leaning beliefs!

01:19:17 A discussion on Columbus Day

01:21:24 What would Chris beg a young person to do sooner than he did?