Folks, I've never lived better than now. The changes I've made to live by my environmental values have improved my life more than I could have expected or imagined.
I write the following without pride or shame, but just sharing low-hanging fruit available for nearly anyone to do that has enriched my life and I wish I had done earlier. Also to share the resources I can contribute (mainly the media platform).
Took 16 months to fill a load of garbage to empty, mainly from avoiding packaged food.
http://joshuaspodek.com/year-emptied-garbageHaven't flown in 2.5 years (learning to sail for next trip to Europe)
https://www.inc.com/joshua-spodek/365-days-without-flying.htmlHave picked up at least one piece of trash per day to clean streets
https://www.inc.com/joshua-spodek/a-millennial-making-america-clean-again.htmlPost on the environment a lot in my Inc. column
https://www.inc.com/author/joshua-spodekSwitched from jogging to plogging
http://joshuaspodek.com/17-creative-weekend-routines-happierHaven't eaten meat since 1990
Almost all my food from my CSA
http://joshuaspodek.com/delicious-reason-community-supported farmers market and bulk food store
Ecological footprint: 0.4 earths
http://joshuaspodek.com/my-ecological-footprintUse the air conditioner and heater for a few hours per year (despite having to pay for my building's central air)
Typical average daily electrical use: < 1.3 kWh
http://joshuaspodek.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/coned.pngStarted a podcast to bring leadership to environmental action (not just telling people what to do)
http://joshuaspodek.com/podcastIncidentally, my diet is more delicious, inexpensive, convenient, varied, and local than ever. It's helped me become more fit than ever, enjoying defined abs at 47 years old.
I already to a lot of public speaking. As a result of learning to cook from scratch, companies are paying me to speak on sustainability including cooking. Here are pictures from an event where I cooked for 50 people with no packaging from my cooking (though the company got alcohol sponsorship):
https://www.flickr.com/gp/fahertybrand/1H3090I'm meeting sustainability people at a major fossil fuel company in Houston and fast food company in Atlanta to help them transition their culture
I've been invited to help a major clothing retailer to help reduce their waste
Top guest downloads on the podcast
http://joshuaspodek.com/podcast Seth Godin, multiple #1 bestseller, teacher, marketer, 11+ million TED talk views
Dan Pink, multiple #1 bestseller, 40+ million TED talk views
Marshall Goldsmith, #1 ranked leadership guru and author
Frances Hesselbein, Presidential Medal of Freedom honoree
Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize-winning author
Ken Blanchard, author, The One Minute Manager, over 13 million sold
Jonathan Haidt, #1 bestselling author, 8+ million TED talk views
Vincent Stanley, Director, Patagonia
David Allen, author of Getting Things Done, over 1 million sold
Dorie Clark, bestselling author
Jordan Harbinger, top 5 podcast, 4+ million monthly downloads
Bryan Braman, Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagle
Marquis Flowers, Super Bowl highlight reel star New England Patriot
John Lee Dumas, top entrepreneurial podcaster
Alisa Cohn, top 100 speaker and coach
David Biello, Science Curator for TED
Andrew Revkin, award-winning National Geographic and New York Times journalist
Geoffrey West, Time Magazine “100 most influential people" theoretical physicist turned TED speaker
Our first in-person expert panel featured
Vincent Stanley, Director Patagonia
Robin Nagle, TED speaker, author, NYU professor
RJ Khalaf, Dalai Lama fellow, TEDx speaker
Coming soon:
West Point's head of leadership department
West Point head of environmental engineering department
First woman on an Americas Cup boat and winner of Americas Cup
Nobel Peace Prize winner
Olympic medalist
We've gotten social media support from Leonardo Di Caprio's foundation:
https://twitter.com/dicapriofdn/status/1048989458027016193If people step up to lead, I'd love to feature on my podcast or Inc. column. I'd love to feature MMM himself if anyone is in touch to nudge him.