Summary: <div> <div>Guest:</div> <div> <div><a target="_blank" href="http://justaddwendy.com">Wendy Closson</a></div> <div><a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/wendypclosson">@wendypclosson</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="podcast-episode"> <div class="subtitle">Wendy Closson talks with Dave Rael about adversity bringing out the best in people, objectivity and spirituality, extreme experiences and the value of the whole person, and authenticity</div> <div class="podcast-summary"> <p>Wendy Closson is an expert software developer with over a decade of experience immersed in development and championing agile practices. After a run in with cancer, she gathered a unique toolset to overcome overwhelm, create clear communication, and increase influence. Fusing her expertise together, Wendy coaches senior technologists through their mid-career crisis. Additionally, she teaches yoga, researches meditation, blogs for mothering.com, and hacks away on side projects. She lives on Long Island with her husband and two children.</p> </div> <div class="podcast-chapters"> <h6>Chapters:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="#!"> - Dave introduces the show and Wendy Closson</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Wendy and parenting and how her experiences have shaped her</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The "mid-career crisis"</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Wendy's definition of value</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The things that "light Wendy up"</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - "Agile saves me from getting into my own head."</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Wendy's experience of cancer and how that changed her outlook</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The rational and the irrational</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Applying lessons from life to software and lessons from software to life</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - How Wendy got started in software</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The value and joy of having a mentor</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Wendy's story of failure - experiencing cancer</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Wendy's greatest success - Trusting in what was best, prioritizing life, making it happen</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - How Wendy stays current with what he needs to know</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Wendy's book recommendation</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The things about which Wendy is most excited</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Wendy's prediction for the future of software</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Wendy's top 3 tips for delivering more value</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Keeping up with Wendy</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Farewell</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-resources"> <h6>Resources:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.wendyclosson.com/" target="_blank">Wendy's Home Site</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.justaddwendy.com/" target="_blank">Wendy's Coaching Business</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.justaddwendy.com/#!inaction/cyjf" target="_blank">In Action: Technology, Strategy, Leadership, Community - Wendy's Podcast</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity" target="_blank">Christian Trinity</a></li> <li><a href="http://one-faith-of-god.org/old_testament/apocrypha/kabbalah/kabbalah_0030.htm" target="_blank">Aleph, Mem, Shin</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.freeindia.org/biographies/greatpersonalities/rammanohar/page13.htm" target="_blank">Rama, Krishna and Shiva</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_qOiOlRjH4" target="_blank">Shark Wheel - Reinventing the wheel</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/Podcast/Episodes/michael-doc-norton-customer-value-and-great-organizations" target="_blank">"Doc" Norton on Developer on Fire</a></li> </ul> <h6>Wendy's book recommendations:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/189200528X/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships (Nonviolent Communication Guides) - Marshall B. Rosenberg PhD, Deepak Chopra</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/081298160X/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business - Charles Duhigg</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0743487486/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">Unconditional Parenting: Moving from Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason - Alfie Kohn</a></li> </ul> <h6>Wendy's top 3 tips for delivering more value:</h6> <ol> <li>Ask yourself: "What small thing can shift that I can go on another day?"</li> <li>It's helpful to be honest about your feelings</li> <li>There's a difference between being nice and being kind</li> </ol> </div> </div>
