# John Spence

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Finding Balance

Send us Fan Mail What does a balanced life actually look like and is it even real? This week on Notes for an Awesome Life with John Spence, Josh and John dig into the idea of balance beyond the usual “work-life” cliché. FThey examine a practical framework for living well, exploring what it really m…

Clover Can Cut Nitrogen Use, Without Cutting Yield

Clover can feel like a gamble until you understand what it’s really doing in the sward and how small management choices decide the outcome. We’re joined by John Spence, Forage Crops Product Manager at Limagrain, to get clear on the practical differences between red clover and white clover, and how …

Why Great Founders Make Terrible CEOs (And How To Fix It)

What if the habits that built my business are the exact ones holding it back? I sat down with John Spence, one of the world's leading voices on leadership and the former CEO of the Rockefeller Foundation, to find out why so many founders hit an invisible ceiling they can't punch through. We got i…

Yvonne Wyss - Family Connections, Traditional Ceremonies and a 20-Episode Series Review

On this episode of Our Storytellers, we sit down with Squamish matriarch and project cultural advisor, Yvonne Wyss.In this conversation, Yvonne and her son catch up to review the special moments and "put a cherry on top" of their 20-episode series exploring the Squamish Nation. Yvonne reflects on t…

Life is 10 percent of what happens to you and 90 percent of how you react to it.

And time is limited so don’t waste it living someone else life. John Spence

The Real Reason Workplaces Talk in Jargon (Why We Hide Behind “Synergy” and “Circle Back”)

Send us Fan Mail Noelle hosts a round of “Corporate Buzzword Bingo,” roasting phrases like “synergy,” “circle back,” and “bandwidth,” then explains why the humor matters: buzzwords are often armor that teams use when speaking plainly has been punished. Referencing an article by John Spence shared b…

John’s Cancer Journey: When Your Values Get Tested

Send us Fan Mail Josh and John haven’t sat down together in a while, and there’s a good reason for that. John was diagnosed with prostate cancer and had surgery. In this episode, he shares what the past few months have been like for him. But this episode isn’t really about cancer. It’s about what h…

What Changes When You Stop Calling Yourself Broken

Send us Fan Mail What if the things you’ve spent your whole life trying to “fix” aren’t the character flaws that you always assumed they were? At 55, Josh now sees years of distraction, procrastination, hyperfocus, overwhelm, and executive dysfunction in a new light: ADHD.  This week, Josh and John…

Pruning Your Life

Send us Fan Mail Overwhelm often shows up disguised as productivity. Your calendar is full, your brain is loud, and you keep hunting for the next book, habit, tool, or commitment that will finally make life feel under control. John and Josh discuss taking a different angle: pruning. Just like a gar…