E4: Meet Don Strickland - My Road

My guest today is Don Strickland. He grew up in small towns and big cities in Texas, and spent the last 40 years in Austin raising a family and growing his career in computer technology for companies such as Schlumberger and Apple. A few years ago, Don made a decision on how to travel one of the hardest and most meaningful roads, a human faces. He invited all who braved it to travel and learn and grow with him. I invite you to lean in and enjoy this journey with Don at the wheel.Portrait by John LangfordVisit us at littlebigvoices.comMessage Mark at [e-mail] Little Big Voices on Facebook and Instagram – thank you!Support the Little Big Voices Community!Don’s Blog: My Road (2005 – 2020)Donisms: Favorite sayings of Don remembered by his friends and family.Don’s Music References:About Walt WilkinsOn Spotify and Apple MusicThe album Plenty on Spotify and Apple MusicBetween Midnight and Day on Spotify and Apple MusicSongs About Texas Music Video and Tribute to Don by Walt Wilkins About Darden SmithOn Spotify and Apple MusicBlessings on Spotify and Apple Music, by Darden Smith Wonderful Tonight on Spotify and Apple Music by Eric Clapton Don Strickland Memorial Playlist on Spotify– these were Don’s favorite musical artists with a few additions from friends and family.Don’s Book References and Complete Show Notes: How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big: Kind of the Story of My Life by Scott AdamsMen Explain Things to Me by Rebecca SolnitTalking to Strangers by Malcolm GladwellBooks by Yuval Noah HarariMortality by Christopher HitchensFoundation Series by Isaac AsimovThe Daily Stoic by Ryan HolidayStillness is the Key by Ryan HolidayThe BibleOrwell’s Roses by Rebecca SolnitRecollections of my Non-Existence by Rebecca SolnitHope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities by Rebecca SolnitAnticancer: A New Way of Life by David Servan-SchreiberDon's Obituary by Jan ChapmanOur treasured Don Strickland – husband, father, brother, uncle, cousin, grandad, mentor, and friend – slipped out of a failing body and into the next adventure on Thursday, October 27, 2022. The love of his life, Jo Ann, was by his side, as she was for over 41 years. Don made a brilliant and inspiring 4-year effort to live life to the fullest while coping with the gradually disabling effects of glioblastoma.“Please don’t let this event define your lives in negative ways,” Don wrote 3 years ago. Nothing would please him ...