Besides education, the biggest passion in my life is motorcycles. I've been riding for sixteen years and I think that motorcycling is a great exercise in mindfulness. So about a year ago, when I was approached by Alan November to give a keynote at BLC16 on empathy in education; I started to take a very critical look at how I have progressed on my path of empathy. I started to realize that empathy is something that is only attainable after one gains a sense of self, a degree of mindfulness. I started to think about all the hours, alone on my motorcycle with no cell phone or radio or people to talk to. I started to think about driving through a place, and not just over a road. I can smell road kill and the overheating brakes of semi-trucks, and I can see leaves falling towards me and bugs trying to avoid me, and I hear people singing in their cars and the variations of my bike's engine. It seemed natural to me to somehow bring people into my helmet.
Garth, Travis, and I have been adding to this blog for nearly ten years. To be honest, I have recently ran out of time to write good blog posts. I have also been spending a great deal of meditative time thinking about the written word and conferences and social media and how we connect+learn+grow in society. Myself, I rarely read many blogs anymore, but I have found myself gravitating towards YouTube. I follow several motovlogs. These are people who rig a GoPro to their bikes, a microphone in their helmets and talk about life. So I bought a Drift Ghost HD camera, mounted it to my helmet. Then I bought a microphone and taped it inside my helmet. I create a few videos riding around the roads of northeast Ohio to get a process created for myself, before I left for BLC16 in Boston. Then, on the 14 hour ride to Boston, I recorded several vlogs that talk about the different topics in my keynote. With only 20 minutes to present in Boston, I knew that I had to somehow, let people know more about my thoughts.
Below I have several links. One to the YouTube channel and one to the mini-series I created just for BLC16. My goal is to continue to create short motovlogs and share them out. My hope is that these vlogs spark conversation and reflection the same way blogs once did for me. I also hope to talk about motorcycles and traveling on a bike. I road my Sportbike to Boston this year, and my Sportster five years ago. Some day I might just buy a bike made for distance riding!
Let me know your thoughts, either in the comments here or comment on the videos. Just one more way I hope I can leave digital footprints worth following and a legacy that inspires others. See you on the road.....
TFTon2Wheels Channel
BLC16 Mini-series
BLC Conference Hosted by November Learning
Garth, Travis, and I have been adding to this blog for nearly ten years. To be honest, I have recently ran out of time to write good blog posts. I have also been spending a great deal of meditative time thinking about the written word and conferences and social media and how we connect+learn+grow in society. Myself, I rarely read many blogs anymore, but I have found myself gravitating towards YouTube. I follow several motovlogs. These are people who rig a GoPro to their bikes, a microphone in their helmets and talk about life. So I bought a Drift Ghost HD camera, mounted it to my helmet. Then I bought a microphone and taped it inside my helmet. I create a few videos riding around the roads of northeast Ohio to get a process created for myself, before I left for BLC16 in Boston. Then, on the 14 hour ride to Boston, I recorded several vlogs that talk about the different topics in my keynote. With only 20 minutes to present in Boston, I knew that I had to somehow, let people know more about my thoughts.
Below I have several links. One to the YouTube channel and one to the mini-series I created just for BLC16. My goal is to continue to create short motovlogs and share them out. My hope is that these vlogs spark conversation and reflection the same way blogs once did for me. I also hope to talk about motorcycles and traveling on a bike. I road my Sportbike to Boston this year, and my Sportster five years ago. Some day I might just buy a bike made for distance riding!
Let me know your thoughts, either in the comments here or comment on the videos. Just one more way I hope I can leave digital footprints worth following and a legacy that inspires others. See you on the road.....
TFTon2Wheels Channel
BLC16 Mini-series
BLC Conference Hosted by November Learning
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