Thankful For You!

Happy Thanksgiving Week! This hibernation phase of life isn't going to end anytime soon, which means I'm going to keep sharing these monthly(ish) newsletters with links to the most interesting things I read, hear, or watch. Hope you enjoy your short week and find some fun here!

New Content to Consume

Watch These

Gary Gulman: In This Economy - Found $20 In An Old Coat for 8 minutes of hilariousness about his new found ability to order guacamole at Chipotle because he found $20
The Complete History of SNL Celebrity Jeopardy will have you laughing out loud while mourning the loss of our most beloved game show host
The Secret: Dare to Dream is a feel-good movie available on Amazon Prime featuring Katie Holmes and focusing on the power of positive thinking to attract all that you desire in life
Queen's Gambit on Netflix for 7 stellar episodes about a female chess prodigy in the 1960's who struggles with success and balancing her light and dark sides (fun fact: Benny is the little boy drummer from Love, Actually all grown up)
TED Talks: Creator, Interrupted by Jessica Carson about the light and dark sides of our mindsets and Your body may shape who you are about how body language and power poses can increase your powerful presence
Nostalgic Films: It Takes Two and Look Who's Talking (Too) are classic Kirstie Alley films full of laughs that we watched recently
Animals 101 series by National Geographic on YouTube, where each 3-5 minute video shines the spotlight on what makes each animal special

Listen Hear

Desktop Mindfulness is a relaxing and soothing way to inject the sounds of nature through your computer speakers or headphones. Highly recommend putting it on when you need to wire in for deep work.
James Hollis Podcast: The Goal of Life Is Meaning, Not Happiness spends an hour talking about how to find resilience during difficult times, how our souls let us know when we're not on the right path, the difference between "meaning" and "purpose," and more...

Play Games

After you watch Queen's Gambit, you will probably want to head on over to Chess.com to play online or download their mobile app
This little guy below is Harold the Hedgehog, and he highly recommends that you add joy triggers to your vocabulary

"Alright, Alright, Alright." - Matthew McConaughey

Alright, Greenlights is Matthew McConaughey's recently released memoirs. Matthew delivers the full range of human emotions while sharing stories about his childhood building a 13 story treehouse, relationships with his twice-divorced-three-times-married parents, two spiritual journeys to South America and Africa inspired by wet dreams, early acting career, rise to fame, and starting a family. Highly recommend both the print version and the audiobook because it's read by Matthew.

Alright, you can watch McConaughey's newest film, The Gentlemen, where he plays a British drug lord trying to sell off his highly profitable empire alongside a star-studded cast.

Alright, you can also watch this video Matthew McConaughey's Secret To Become Your Future Self in 7 Steps:

Appreciate and recognize that you are not the same person as your future self
Imagine your desired future self
Tell everyone about your future self = clear + vocal
Define a “keystone” goal
Visualize and journal daily with emotion
Remove contradictions because what got you here, won’t get you there
Spend 60-90 minutes in *flow* working towards your future self every morning

Lots of good reading recommendations from my Q4 library...

Reading to Grow...

“You are under no obligation to remain the same person you were a year ago, a month ago, or even a day ago. You are here to create yourself, continuously.” — Richard Feynman

8 Secrets to a (Fairly) Fulfilled Life, such as “when stumped by a life choice, choose ‘enlargement’ over happiness,” “the capacity to tolerate minor discomfort is a superpower,” and “know when to move on.”
How Google Drive Can Make Every Corner of Your Life Easier for the most in-depth guide to using Google Drive to organize, structure, and maintain our life. This guide is great for beginners getting started, experienced users developing better Drive hygiene, and power users to leverage the "level up" features
Time Confetti and the Broken Promise of Leisure on how emails, texts, and social media are fragmenting your free time into tiny pieces of “time confetti” that you can't enjoy - proposes a simple solution to block out uninterrupted time for leisure, just like for deep work
How to Decline a Meeting politically correct response templates to take back control of your calendar.
Anyone who cares about the profits of his or her business needs to read my book summary of Double Your Profits: 78 Ways to Cut Costs, Increase Sales, and Dramatically Improve Your Bottom Line in 6 Months or Less

Thankful for Dad Jokes

What do you call a cow with a telescope?
...a star grazer!
How did the turkey get across the lake?
...with a gravy boat!
Why does coffee get in trouble?
...because it's not tea!
How do you know if someone has eaten too much on Thanksgiving?
...they're thank-FULL!

Teaching More Social Entrepreneurs

I am going to teach social entrepreneurship to high school students this spring! If you know any high school students or their parents, please spread the word about University Startups. The online program will run for 8 weeks and meet on Thursdays from 6-9pm.

I will also be teaching INAF 283 Social Entrepreneurship to Georgetown undergrads on Thursdays from 5-5:50pm for a 1-credit elective open to students with any major, and it will be a majorly fun online learning experience. I'm excited to invest my Thursday nights in teaching the next generation of social entrepreneurs!

Grateful for the Gift of Eye Health

As 2020 comes to a close, I'm leading corporate sales for Felix Gray Blue Light filtering glasses. Felix Gray's mission is to empower people to live happier, healthier, and more productive lives in our modern world. Felix Gray offers first-of-their-kind, proprietary Blue Light filtering lenses paired with timeless, hand-finished frames that will help you look just as fresh as your eyes will feel.

I'm looking to connect with companies and HR colleagues who care about their employees' health, well-being, and WFH productivity enough to protect them from digital eye strain caused by too much screen time. Felix Gray offers holiday eGift Cards to pick out their favorite frames and lenses (regular, reader, or Rx all with Blue Light filtering) to meet their visual needs and personal styles. Do you know any companies or HR colleagues that could benefit from discovering Felix Gray and giving the gift of eye health?

I'm grateful that my family was able to safely gather for an early family Thanksgiving! With great coaching from my dad, I successfully cooked my first turkey without burning down the house and only setting off the smoke alarm once :) Hope you and your loved ones can celebrate good health, delicious food, and plenty of naps. Sharing is caring and positive vibes are always welcome.

With Gratitude and Thanksgiving,
Malloy

p.s. hahahalloween jokes for you because there were no musings sent in October...

Why was the witch late for school?
...her broom over-swept!
What is a witch's favorite subject in school?
...spell-ing!
What does a skeleton say when it goes on a cruise?
...bone voyage!
What do you call a field full of eyeballs?
...an eye patch!
Where does Dracula keep his money?
...in a blood bank!
What do you call a beautiful zombie?
...drop-dead gorgeous!
What did one casket say to the other casket?
...is that you coffin?