Greetings from Music City, USA!In Franklin, Tennessee this week on business and stopped at a restaurant I hadn't stepped foot in since my senior trip in 1982. To me, the place looked EXACTLY as I remembered it.When I told one of the employee
A whole bunch of you have been asking when we might start releasing episodes every week, and most of you asking that question have suggested that it would be *great* if a couple of episodes a month were shorter and maybe even somewhat actiona
Lee Lucas survived carbon monoxide poisoning, burns inside his lungs, and life-threatening burns to 35 percent of his body. He survived to share his story of hope. Hear the full story at http://rebootspodcast.com/episode25
How often do you fidget and fiddle the first 30 minutes or so of a big block of time you’ve set aside to work on a huge project? Like, do you sharpen 30 pencils before you sit down to write? Knowing full well you’re going to write on your Mac?
The headline * How to know when to start creating and when to stop learning *is a bit misleading.We don’t ever stop learning. And it’s never too soon to start creating.But I didn’t understand that until recently. Here’s what I learned...
One of the most valuable lessons I’ve learned from producing two podcasts every month for a year is that walking does more than help with the kinks in my body. It helps me clear my brain and opens me up for a new round of gratitude and wonder f
“Why Ask Why” was a popular hook line in the early 90s thanks to a beer commercial. One of the questions was, “Why does the Mona Lisa have no eyebrows?” If you find yourself asking unanswerable why questions, episode 9 of Tracy’s Tiny Reboots,
Because I am much tougher on myself than anyone else would ever be - including God - I’ve figured out that without a safe place for people to love me and show grace even as they speak truth I’m going to destroy myself from the inside out.And
When we lose everything or even one thing - marriage, career, home, whatever - we often realize how much of our identity was wrapped up in stuff, or money, or other people. So in order to navigate the loss of that thing or lots of things, it
What I’ve learned about asking others about some of the most painful moments in their lives is that they finally figured out their relationship to the universe. And for some guests, they decided that - after years of wrestling with or denying t
Reboots are part of life. Unexpected changes. The consequences of poor decisions. We never see it coming, do we? How can we prepare ourselves so we’re ready for the unexpected?It’s a scary thought, right?I’m Tracy Winchell, co-creator and h
If you’ve studied writing or any sort of creative endeavor, you know the importance of studying the works of the artists you want to emulate, right?I don’t know about you but sometimes in the process of immersing myself in the techniques of m
Do you ever stop to wonder what’s fun for you? Are you surprised when the thing that was fun last week is nerve-wracking today? That happened to me in March of this year - sitting down for three different interviews.Turns out, the answer was
Does the idea of launching a podcast intrigue you? Do you *have* a podcast but can’t seem to “find time” to publish regularly? Are you searching for the “secret” to podcast success? Stick around for the next 6 minutes and I’ll tell you what I
Do you have high expectations for yourself? Sometimes too high?Yeah, me too.And while this is one of our thirty lessons learned from a year in podcasting about life and business reboots, I have a confession. I’m still not very good at execu
It’s our podcast birthday! Every day in May on Series 2 of Tracy’s Tiny Reboots we will share a lesson learned from a year of podcasting and asking people about their life or business reboot.
I read a lot in the winter months. In this episode I run down what I read in February, as shared at RebootsPodcast.com/Tracys-2018-reading-log - favorite this month was my friend Steve Austin’s From Pastor to a Psych Ward.
Over on the Big Reboots Podcast during the month of March, we're featuring interviews with young people. In this episode, we talk about being afraid of the change advocated by our next generation and how I combat the anxiety associated with the
On the “big” podcast - RebootsPodcast.com - we’ve focused February on love. As I prepare a post that puts a period on the love month, I found a Max Lucado essay that spells out the attributes of a loving community, according to scripture. See w
I can’t write a check for a medical clinic in Haiti the way STL pitcher Adam Wainwright and his family can. I’m grateful that they’ve done so. But I CAN respond with empathy and kindness to jibes, challenges and attacks. How about you?