Frank and.Axel return from another extended break to talk about setting small monthly goals and the plan for upcoming episodes.

46: Return from Extended Break & Small Goals

Frank and Axel discuss summer projects and walk-through the mediums and strategies for starting and finishing well.

47 - Small Goals and Future Projects

Frank and Axel discuss Frank's upcoming project to become a master of tea blends.  Then, Axel discusses his programming blog and recent book launch.

Atomic Habits: https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits
Mad Muscles:  https://madmuscles.com/

48 - Tea and an eBook Launch

Frank and Axel discuss progress on their current side projects.  Axel talks about his recent book launch.  Frank talks about his large tea order and the beginnings of franklyteas.com.

49 - Book Launch & Tea Blog Project Updates

Frank and Axel discuss their favorite moments from the first 49 episodes.  Then they talk about the latest updates on Axel's ebook and Frank's blog, franklyteas.com.

50 - Favorite Moments

Frank discusses tools he has discovered for improving his mental health skills.  Frank and Axel also both provide updates on their current projects.

Mental Health Resources:
Alpha Medical: www.helloalpha.com
Brightside Health:https://www.brightside.com/
Better Help: www.betterhelp.com

51: Tools for Improving Mental Health Skills

Frank and Axel provide some life updates after what they would consider a brief hiatus.  Then they discuss the importance of gratitude.

52: Gratitude

Episode 53 features a great conversation with TJ Beaudette and his quest for being as present and authentic as possible. Axel, Frank, and TJ walk through TJ's experience, process, and tools to build your own present minded practice!

53 - Guest TJ Beaudette - Present Mindedness

This was a development session for the Noise Cancelling Pod

Frank and Axel join up on their first podcast (Episode 0) to discuss Twitter & other sources for news (6:50), Mono-Culture (15:30), American Idol of Journalism (22:39), Podcast Title/Logo/Intro (26:30), Podcasts vs Late Night Shows (34:00), Cable vs Mobile for Internet (38:30), Meditation (41:15), Evaluating News/Studies (46:00), TV Shows (51:45), Bulletproof Diet/Whole30/CSA (58:17), and Final Thoughts (1:10:25).

Noise Cancelling Podcast Episode 0

Frank and Axel discuss their best purchase, experience, or theme for each year from 2003 to 2015, beginning with Axel’s list (3:00), Axel’s runner up and #1 2015 pick (41:52), Frank’s list (51:10), Frank’s favorite find of 2015 (1:12:05), and their 2016 goals (1:14:45).

Here is the full list for each of them.  Feel free to add your own on the “Listeners” sheet.

Frank and Axel's Year(s) in Review Spreadsheet
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DLnmXdEUTbZhdzCXfr4CpPXoVD8jErAAR_TOCUAorj4/edit?usp=sharing

The Early Reset (Intro Song)
http://noisetrade.com/theearlyreset/full-potential-ep

Tibetan Throat Choir
https://mynoise.net/noiseMachines.php 

Episode 5 - Year(s) In Review

Frank and Axel talk with Samuel Hatton from Courage Hub and the Courageous Self Confidence podcast about starting Courage Hub, developing self-confidence, goal setting, and helping people find "Aha!" moments.

Samuel recommends people new to Courage Hub start here:
http://www.couragehub.com/goal-setting-template/

Samuel on how he sets goals:
"Set goals that scare you...that you're really going to have to pull from deep down inside." 

Ep10 - Samuel Hatton - Courage Hub

Frank and Axel talk about major crossroads in their lives and lessons learned about the tools for making those decisions.

Episode 12 - Crossroads (Decisions)

In this week's episode Frank and Axel discuss their current passion projects and discuss ways of finding and following your passion.

Ep 13 - Your Life's Passion

In this week's episode, we discuss listener feedback on Frank's sub 4 minute mile goal, he gives an update on his progress, and we catch up on a few other topics. 

Episode 18 - 4 Minute Mile Update & Misc Topics

This week's episode kicks off with a trailer for Trevor's new project Retrace.  After that Frank and Axel discuss the latest on Frank's quest for a 4 min mile and then talk about one of their favorite topics: leadership.

Retrace
https://soundcloud.com/trevor-railey

Greatness by David Marquet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psAXMqxwol8

Manager Tools One on Ones
https://www.manager-tools.com/2005/07/the-single-most-effective-management-tool-part-1

Ep 21 - Leadership (part 1)

This week Frank and Axel discuss Axel's new workout, way's to generate fresh ideas at work, and Frank's new project Mourning Story.

Ep 24 - Gymnastics, Fresh Ideas, New Projects

This week Frank and Axel talk about tools and techniques to get the most out of collaboration using some lessons learned from their recent Fantasy Sports draft.

Episode 26 - Collaboration

This week Frank and Axel drop some big news, not about the podcast but about life! We also get into what makes memorable moments stick in your memory and how to be more present during an important experience.

Episode 27 - Memorable Moments

Frank and Axel return to the podcast with some weak excuses for the extended break from the last podcast.  They give a quick update on some of their projects and then talk about styles and approaches to education.

Episode 28 - Grades of Life

On the first episode of 2017, Frank and Axel look back at 2016 to reflect on a few questions:

What did we do well?
What could we do better?
What have we learned?
What puzzled us?

If you haven't seen it yet, here is Axel's blog post on learning programming during 2016:
https://axelclark.com/notes-from-a-year-learning-programming/

Episode 29 - 2016 Reflections

Frank and Axel jump back into the podcast after another brief hiatus, they discuss how to find balance and satisfaction in your life!

Episode 32- The Sweet Spot

On this week's episode, Frank and Axel are back from a break to discuss the plan to close out the Noise Cancelling Pod project.  Don't worry some recent feedback led them to scrap plans for a "Grand Finale" podcast.  Instead they reflected back on favorite episodes and other thoughts on 33 episodes, 1,835 minutes (30.58 hours) of content and roughly 4,000 listens in 84 countries.

The Limo Story
https://soundcloud.com/noisecancellingpod/episode-19-trevor-the-limo-and-a-walk-about#t=21:54

Spiders Will Eat Your Face
https://www.amazon.com/Spiders-Will-Eat-Your-Face/dp/B071X5J5N2

Ep 33 - Summer Break

Axel and Frank catch up on what they've been up to this fall.  Then Axel talks about his recent efforts to understand and program cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum.

AxelPOWToken
https://ropsten.etherscan.io/token/0x5e54e1c438abfd83685c35966a05701a0c4a1312

Create a cryptocurrency token:
https://ethereum.org/token

Episode 35 - Bitcoin, Ethereum, & Cryptocurrency Programming

Axel’s Links:

Keto Recipes:
Fathead Dough:  https://www.ditchthecarbs.com/fat-head-pizza/
Keto Pancakes: https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/recipes/a58712/keto-pancakes-recipe/
Peanut Butter Cups:  https://alldayidreamaboutfood.com/low-carb-easy-peanut-butter-cups/

Frank’s Recipes:

Gin:
750 mL of Vodka
4 tablespoons Juniper berries
2 lemon peels
2 lime peels
½ tsp coriander
1 tsp angelica root
1 tsp grains of paradise

Waffles of Insane Greatness: https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/waffle-of-insane-greatness-recipe-1943589

Nomato Sauce: https://thecuriouscoconut.com/blog/the-best-no-mato-sauce-autoimmune-paleo-marinara

Lettuce Cups:
Carrot Slaw: 1tbsp Olive oil, 2 tbsp lime juice, ½ tsp fish sauce, 3 cups grated carrots, ¼ cup cilantro, 1tsp honey, 1 tsp fresh grated ginger, garnish with green onion
Add Bacon and Avocado to lettuce cups, salt and enjoy!

Ep 37 Diet & Recipes

Frank and Axel return from a lengthy sabbatical to discuss current projects and some recommendations.

Show Notes:
-Recipe:https://40aprons.com/creamy-whole30-bacon-mushroom-chicken-thighs-paleo/
-Magisto-https://www.magisto.com/ 
*Also, I didn't realize that Magisto just got acquired by Vimeo for $200M+ (https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/15/vimeo-has-acquired-short-form-video-creation-platform-magisto/)

Ep 40 - Return From Sabbatical

Frank and Axel discuss JB MDL Pitch Day, including where the idea came from, challenges, and the plan for 2020.

https://www.jbmdl.jb.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1898557/innovation-challenge-accepted-jb-mdl-hosts-first-ever-base-level-pitch-day-event/

41: JB MDL Pitch Day

Frank and Axel discuss different change management concepts, including how strategies may differ in the corporate world vs the military.

42:  Change Management

Frank and Axel discuss negotiations, drawing on their Contracting & Procurement experience.  Axel discusses how negotiations were a large part of a recent course he attended focused on Understanding Industry from a Government Perspective.

Ep 43 - Negotiations

Frank and Axel look back at some of the highlights during the 44 episodes of the Noise Canceling Pod, including the "Spiders Will Eat Your Face" documentary ad, the global crier, and how they were able to sustain the slow but steady pace of 11 episodes per year.

44: Staying the Course

Frank and Axel discuss life and the new normal during COVID-19. We hope you are all staying safe and finding ways to stay curious!

Episode 45 - Thrivival

Streamlining life, encouraging discourse, appreciating each other

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