The John Poelstra Show

Latest Episodes
109: Being, Doing and Enoughness with Lisa DiMatteo
Lisa DiMatteo joins me to discuss the dance between "being & doing" and "enoughness" against the backdrop of a three week solitude retreat I experienced in October 2021.
108: Nothing Might Be Something
Wherein I read another section from The High 5 Habit by Mel Robbins and contemplate whether "action" is always the answer.
107: Just Scared
Maybe you aren't a procrastinator, a perfectionist or broken. Maybe you're just scared. Moving forward might be as easy as having a conversation instead of staying stuck in your head and trying to do
106: Creating Meaning (or Not) with Aaron Graham
Aaron Graham joins me to explore the meaning we give our experiences and how it affects us. We also discuss different ways to interact with our experiences and how to restart when we've lost our way.
105: Alfredo Deza–Yet
Alfredo Deza shares what it's like to be an Olympian, how he found his way to software and how others can get started there too. We also explore the power behind the word "yet."
104: Issac Roth–Experimenting with Fidelity
Issac Roth helps me explore the grim and frustrated perspective I had on the state of the world in August 2020, and redeem it aided by old memories from OpenShift & Red Hat.
103: Decomposition, Fire and Optimism with Issac Roth
Issac Roth and I cover a wide-range of topics linked to our personal lives, our work together at Red Hat and the technology world in general--all sparked by wildfires he almost lost his house to.
Questioning Your Answers (102)
I'm back in another conversation with Brad Solomon where we get into the mechanics of effective coaching.
What Do You Really Want? (101)
Brad Solomon and I continue our reflections and riffs about what's present to us. This time it's about being present, journaling, and the power (and difficulty) of getting clear about what you want.
Your Four-Year-Old Self (100)
Brad Solomon and I set off on another unplanned exploration into what's present to us in the moment, including sharing childhood pictures of ourselves.