My IDP

Good morning Lucy,

It is Fit as a Fiddle Friday and I trust you are making time to climb some rock walls or do something to stay fit, right? I'm going a bit off script with this post and sharing some thoughts around Individual Development Plans or IDPs. That is the term we use at Autodesk when discussing professional development. 

We are all responsible for our own professional development and required to have a written plan in place and regularly review with our manager. It is a simple process that seems to work well.

The company promotes a set of core-competencies and provides guidance on how to develop those competencies. You can use those as a guide, by selecting one or two competencies to work on. Or, you can do your own thing, as long as it is tied to professional development. In other words, something that helps you grow and perform better at work. It is an ever evolving process, not a static plan.

My current professional development is around trying to utilize social media to stay relevant in front of my clients. I am taking a series of writing classes (or workshops) offered through Write by Night. My personal coach is Nick Courtright and I have my second session with Nick this morning. One of the keys to staying relevant, at least for me, is to have some original content. I am about to publish a five part series on LinkedIn titled, 'The Gift of a CC Sabbatical'. I might trial-balloon each piece on Nuggets first and let my Nuggets readers give me some feedback.

Stay fit and keep learning,

Dad

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George Raveling interview by Tim Ferriss

Lucy - Earlier this week we celebrated cousin Stew's business accomplishments in the Energy Business and I posted five of Stew's favorite podcasts from Tim Ferriss. I have spent most of my podcast time this week listening to Tim's interview with Coach George Raveling. In Tim's words:

Coach George Raveling (@GeorgeRaveling) is an 80-year-old living legend and Nike’s former Director of International Basketball. Coach Raveling was the first African American head basketball coach in the PAC-8 (now PAC-12), and he is often referred to as the “Human Google." 

Coach Raveling has held head coaching jobs at Washington State, The University of Iowa, and USC. Following a prolific basketball coaching career, he joined Nike at the request of Phil Knight, where he played an integral role in signing a reluctant Michael Jordan. He’s also been inducted in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as well as the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.

In this episode we cover a lot of things including how he came to possess the original copy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, how his practice team ended up beating the 1984 US Olympic Dream Team in basketball, and much, much more!

I hope you’ll emerge from this conversation walking on air as I did!

Check out Coach Raveling's website here. I like the Infographics section and found the below to be a good on for Fit as a Fiddle Friday.

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2018 Oil and Gas Investor: Forty Under 40: Where's Stew?

Lucy - Yesterday, we celebrated Stew Fuller's recent selection to the 2018 Oil and Gas Investor's Forty Under 40. A couple of months ago I asked Stew for a list of his favorite Podcasts and he shared these five from Tim Ferriss. You can find them here or through the links below. Enjoy and Stay Whole!

https://tim.blog/2015/12/06/jamie-foxx/

https://tim.blog/2017/04/11/cory-booker/  

https://tim.blog/2014/10/15/money-master-the-game/

https://tim.blog/2015/08/18/the-evolutionary-angel-naval-ravikant/

https://tim.blog/2018/08/09/george-raveling/

Tim Ferris first became popular through his book The 4-Hour Workweek. Read about Tim here.

Stew Fuller on the rise

Hope everybody is making it a great Monday evening. Last week, our cousin Stew Fuller was honored by Oil and Gas Investor as a Forty Under 40. The honorees selected are individuals whose wide range of skills and experience underscores their current and future leadership potential. Stew was also one of three finalist selected by Dallas Magazine as a Rising Star in the Oil and Gas Industry. While someone else took home the top spot, there is no doubt he is our favorite Oil and Gas man! Tomorrow I will share some of Stew's favorite podcasts so we can see what he listens to when he has time to learn and grow.