Tommy Tomlinson - Nobody does great work alone

                                   

Tommy Tomlinson is a Journalist, Author and Podcaster and tells us why "you should keep your word"; how "life is like baseball" and why shouldn't "spend time with jerks". Hosted by Duff Watkins

About Tommy Tomlinson

Tommy Tomlinson spent 15 years as a prize-winning local columnist for the Charlotte Observer. He writes for magazines including Sports Illustrated, Reader’s Digest, ESPN the Magazine, Southern Living, Our State and many others. He has also written for websites including Sports on Earth and ESPN.com.

His stories were chosen for the books “Best American Sports Writing 2012” and “America’s Best Newspaper Writing.” In 2005, he was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in commentary. He has also taught writing at Queens University in Charlotte and at workshops across the country.

He is a graduate of the University of Georgia and was a 2008-09 Nieman Fellow at Harvard University.

Tommy hosts a podcast called SouthBound, which he started in fall 2017 in collaboration with WFAE, the NPR station in Charlotte. It’s an interview show where he talks to notable Southerners about how this part of the world shapes who they are and what they do.

Episode Notes

Lesson 1: Keep your word.  Do what you're say you're going to do. Be where you say you're going to be 09m 38s.

Lesson 2: Life is baseball. You'll take some losses 12m 40s.

Lesson 3: What works in the short term rarely works in the long term 15m 48s.

Lesson 4: Endings are more important than beginnings 18m 13s.

Lesson 5: Look up at the world, not down at your phone 21m 06s.

Lesson 6: The easiest way to get out of a rut is to change your routines 25m 45s.

Lesson 7: When you can choose, don't spend time with jerks 30m 42s.

Lesson 8: Nobody dies wishing they'd worked more36m 00s.

Lesson 9: Call home on your sister's birthday (h/t Jason Isbell) 38m 46s.

Lesson 10: Nobody does great work alone 41m 27s.