How does creativity relate to our ability to connect with others? Are the artistic types better at it, or not? My good friend Elaine is a trained artist who also has an innate curiosity about her fellow man. In this interview she links her artistic curiosity with a practice of helping people create AND connect.

Here is a cool article about why creativity is important to all, by Brene Brown

https://www.shortform.com/blog/brene-brown-creativity/

What happens when an older guy and a younger guy actually listen to each other? Today Clint interviews Robert, a Gen Z law student. Robert has great insights about Gen Z, including what's good and bad about his generation - and what they've learned from - and have beef with - the older generation. Good Stuff!!

Resources:

Somewhat relatedly . . . . Great pod interview with Loretta Ross on “Leaning In” to people we would rather cancel.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/clear-vivid-with-alan-alda/id1400082430?i=1000745843394

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What about the 'trucking' in Ivy League Trucker? Clint shares some trucking insider info and the search for lost America. He also shares a point of connection with one of the guys at the tank wash (A very dirty job that is necessary for the liquid tankers Clint hauls) where he gets a chance to use the "Judgement of Charity".

How Truck Brakes Work:

https://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-parts/brakes/brake-types/truck-brakes.htm

Runaway Truck Ramps!

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/bJMK6ErcAGw

What's a Tank Wash?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dAM3tU51eM

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It's all about connecting. Clint shares some ideas on that - - and an interview with someone from another part of the world who is good at making connections. I've learned a lot from him. Also, see the show notes below for some good resources on connecting with others.

(Also "Dry Van" means the regular box trailers you see behind most tractor trailers going down the road)

Resources for making meaninful connections - especially if you “aren’t good at it” .

Orion Taraban; 6 minute video on connecting

"Ideas divide, emotions unite"

"They only remember how you made them feel"

https://youtu.be/J6aZhfj9NVM

Brene’ Brown on Empathy (short video)

https://youtu.be/1Evwgu369Jw

A Book Recommendation:

Daniel Goleman; Emotional Intelligence

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=daniel+goleman+emotional+intelligence&crid=1QOC7FGQSU21D&sprefix=daniel+goleme%2Caps%2C262&ref=nb_sb_ss_p13n-expert-pd-ops-ranker_3_13

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A long, uncomfortable night leads to some serious reflection - followed by conversation with folks making a living in an interesting way. In another segment Clint shares what he has learned from his conversations with a trucker friend from very far away.

History of Repression of Tibet by China:

https://www.google.com/search?q=history+of+china+tibet+oppression&oq=history+of+china+tibet+oppression&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRiPAtIBCDgyNDlqMGo3qAIIsAIB8QWfRPm0UPmxqw&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

What We Can Learn From Immigrants:

https://jimdaly.focusonthefamily.com/four-things-learn-immigrants/

It takes all kinds! Clint meets a very interesting fellow trucker (bad trucker) who may or may not be like him. And we hear from a brother trucker (good trucker) on insights from the road.

Clint shares how he got here. From an Ivy League education, military and corporate life - to the road. It's not a typical story! We explore themes of pride, perormance, getting seriously humbled, real loss and picking yourself up off the floor and starting all over again. Also a story from the road about seeing folks we might miss altogether.

(Also, my wife kindly noted that I use the business jargon of "P&L" in this episode. That means "Profit and Loss" of a business.)

Ivy League Trucker offers a unique blend of life experience, and school of hard knocks, insight. Hosted by Clint, a big rig trucker with an Ivy League education and a very unusual story! We explore themes of empathy, human connection and grace - to counter and heal today's divisive environment.