As you may know, I like to ask, “Are you the hero in the movie of your life?” To make a better sense of what that means, Peter McGraw speaks to a writer, editor, and expert on story structure about the hero’s journey and what it means for you and the change you want […]
Month: April 2020
Please sign up for the Solo community
Good people, if you are interested in joining the Solo community, please sign up HERE. I will start by hosting live zoom meetups (in May and June) to talk about solo living, get feedback, and have you folks chat with each other. Other benefits are forthcoming!
Sharpening Your Sword
How are you using your quarantine? This episode was scheduled in haste after Peter McGraw received an uplifting email from a friend and SOLO listener who is using the quarantine to “sharpen his sword.” Peter’s guest talks about his nearly 60 30-day challenges and how they make him fulfilled but difficult to date. — […]
Working Remotely or Not, Operate Like an Improv Team
Working Remotely or Not, Operate Like an Improv Team The following is adapted from Shtick to Business. With the pandemic in play, millions of workers all over the world have been suddenly ousted from their normal workplaces. When a team that usually works face to face is forced to rapidly adjust to remote collaboration, there’s […]
Divorce in the Time of Corona
There’s emerging evidence, anecdotal and statistical, that the quarantine is – not surprisingly – putting strains on partnerships. In this episode, Peter McGraw talks to a former divorce litigator and now divorce mediator. His guest dishes out some important advice for divorced people, married people contemplating a divorce, and single people who are contemplating […]
Constrained by Corona? What Squeaky-Clean Comedians can Teach You about Being More Creative
Constrained by Corona? What Squeaky-Clean Comedians can Teach You about Being More Creative The following is adapted from Shtick to Business. Freedom is a common war cry if you are a thirteenth-century Scottish warrior, but great comedy can be built on a lack of freedom—and as it turns out, a great business can be, too. The […]
Till Quarantine Do Us Part: Save Your Marriage (and Sanity) by Acting Like a Single Person
Till Quarantine Do Us Part: Save Your Marriage (and Sanity) by Acting Like a Single Person While flattening the curve through social distancing, married people may think, “Damn, this would be a tough time to be single.” Yet singles who are living a remarkable life are feeling the opposite way. Being stuck in close quarters with one […]
Not A Solo Trip
One obvious way to grow is to travel, but what if you can’t leave the house? With psychedelics, you don’t need to leave the house to take a trip. In this episode, Peter McGraw sits down with a psychedelic educator and community leader, Ashley Booth, to talk about the history of psychedelics, their potential […]