**October 10, 2023** #### #### Links [Transistor](https://share.transistor.fm/s/e44729be) [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/episode/2YNS9J6onIXvzcJkpCOQVO) [Google Podcasts](https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy50cmFuc2lzdG9yLmZtL2Vzc2VudGlhbC1keW5hbWljcy13aXRoLWRlcmVrLWh1ZHNvbg/episode/MjhkMzc0MTUtZGIyMS00NmE4LWE5YWMtOTVjOGE0MjcxMGM4?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwjQ_7zy6euBAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQLQ) [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mike-palmer-likes-solving-problems/id1542392917?i=1000630826908) [Podcast Addict](https://podcastaddict.com/episode/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.transistor.fm%2Fe44729be%2F93726085.mp3&podcastId=3153944) #### Summary Mike talks about why he got into business, how business school helped him learn to solve problems, and about some of the problems he has solved. #### Concepts - [[Drivers]] - [[Being Stuck]] - [[Systems Thinking]] #### Quotes >If you love what you do, it's not work. There's hard days at work, but if you love what you do, your work isn't really work. >We made a commitment to one another, and to our clients, that we would always be honest with people, and that included if we didn't know how to do it, we told people. And that honesty really went a long ways. >The one thing that business school taught me was a framework for how to solve problems... To this day, if there's a problem presented towards me, I feel I have the tools to find the answer to that problem... One of the greatest gifts that the Alberta School of Business gave me was how to critically think. >If any other business owners are like me, that burden of going home each night and feeling like everything is on your chest, and your back - it takes a toll on you. It affects how you treat those that are most important in your life, in terms of your relationship with your spouse and your children, and I was just literally at a point where I needed help, and I didn't know how to get that help, because I never anticipated the business to grow to where it did. #### See also - Mike and Derek both attended the [Alberta School of Business](https://www.ualberta.ca/business/index.html) - Mike Palmer is at [Valley Landscape](https://www.valleylandscape.ca/) - Derek is at [Unconstrained](https://getunconstrained.com/) - [[Episode 82 Mike Palmer - How Much is That Worth]]