It’s been quite a journey since I launched the Kathy Sullivan Explores podcast, to say the least. From exploring the power of mythology and leadership styles to delving into the commercial space industry and the advent of the new space age, I’ve certainly had a lot of fascinating conversations in my first year of podcasting—and what’s a better way to celebrate my first podcasting anniversary than to reflect on the journey thus far?

Toby is the author of Narrow Podcasting: Make Profitable Connections and Grow your Business, Without Paid Ads, Sponsors, or Thousands of Listeners.

Toby joins me today to explore my first year in podcasting. We discuss how having routines and habits has helped me have deeper conversations with my podcast guests. We discuss what went wrong with the Hubble Space Telescope, how it was fixed, and I share my thoughts on processing errors and failures. We explain what it\'s like to become a podcast host and interviewer and the importance of keeping your listeners in mind when recording new episodes. We also recall previous conversations about leadership on the podcast and underscore how a mindset for learning keeps us alive and human.

“Every time we create a solo episode, we’re trying to create a story that is obviously fun and entertaining but it also has meaning and it gives people pause for thought, and oftentimes, an action to take.” - Toby Goodman

This week on Kathy Sullivan Explores:

●     The real value of routines and habits

●     The listeners I have in mind when I record episodes

●     How setbacks and hurdles in life are part of the human existence

●     Launching shuttles, airplanes, and podcasts and the reason I wrote Handprints on Hubble

●     The power of creativity and invention and their roles in human life

●     How curiosity and my childhood upbringing help me manage fear and risk

●     Crisis management and dealing with surprises

●     Processing different versions of tragedy and failure

●     The Hubble Space Telescope’s mirror flaw and how it was fixed

●     Debriefing and the unwinding period that follows a podcast episode or a large project

●     Conversations about compassionate and competitive styles of leadership

●     Reflecting on my solo episodes and their improvement over time

Resources Mentioned:

●     Book: Handprints on Hubble: An Astronaut’s Story of Invention by Kathy Sullivan

Our Favorite Quotes:

●     “Life isn’t about topping it; it is about other things to learn, different things to create, new things to try, and new people to meet.” - Kathy Sullivan

●     “The best essence of humanity and human life: the creative and inventive spark.” - Kathy Sullivan

●     “Stay in the awareness that you’re always learning—always growing. You’ll stub a toe and stumble and that’s okay: it shows you’re alive and engaged.” - Kathy Sullivan

Related Episodes:

●     The Life of a Visionary with Charlie Bolden Part 1

●     The Birth of the New Space Age with Charlie Bolden Part 2

●     Getting Gold in Sports, Career, and Life with Katie Smith

●     The Cooperative Model of Business with Omega CEO, Raynald Aeschlimann (Part 1)

●     The Honor of Measuring Time with Omega CEO, Raynald Aeschlimann (Part 2)

●     The Apollo 13 Mission with Gerry Griffin

●     Life’s Fabulous Lessons with Dayna Steele

●     Diversity, Inclusion, and Politics with Yvette McGee Brown

●     Who is the Science Guy with Bill Nye

●     Weaving Myth with Morgan Smith

●     The Joyous Wonder of the Ocean with Helen Scales

Connect with Toby Goodman:

●     Podcast Network Solutions

●     Narrow Podcasting

●     Podcast: Podcast Business Coach

●     Book: Narrow Podcasting: Make Profitable Connections and Grow your Business, Without Paid Ads, Sponsors, or Thousands of Listeners

●     Podcast Network Solutions on LinkedIn

●     Podcast Network Solutions on Facebook

●     Toby Goodman on Instagram

Spaceship Not Required

I’m Kathy Sullivan, the only person to have walked in space and gone to the deepest point in the ocean.

I’m an explorer, and that doesn’t always have to involve going to some remote or exotic place. It simply requires a commitment to put curiosity into action.

In this podcast, you can explore, reflecting on lessons learned from life so far and from my brilliant and ever-inquisitive guests. We explore together in this very moment from right where you are--spaceship not required.

Welcome to Kathy Sullivan Explores.

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