The Truth of Small Steps

As part of our periodic interview series, we bring you an interview with Jim Greenwood. Download audio file.

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Jim Greenwood

• TOSSLY, The Truth of Small Steps
• Jim on Twitter

About Jim  (from his website)

Hi, my name is Jim Greenwood.

Just scratching the visible surface … I was born and raised in Southern California … started my first business when I was 14 … graduated from USC with a major in finance and a minor in sociology … been married for 35 years … have four adult kids (oxymoron?) … started and sold successful businesses … retired twice (the first time to be with my young and growing family) …chaired not-for-profit … traveled the US and the world … received a black belt in Hap Ki Do/Tai Kwon Do … and so much more.

The common denominator of it all has been personal change.

Tossly comes from reviewing my years of change, and that of the people who have changed around me. In exploring that change I’ve identified valuable processes and tools that anyone can use as an ally in change, when it’s wanted, in any area it’s needed. It is those ideas and concepts that Tossly now shares.

I wish you all the best and look forward to meeting you.

Have Fun, Jim

Although this interview was recorded over a year ago,  the wisdom Jim shared in still relevant. Thank you Jim!

An unconference means that the attendees (read: you) decide the topics, schedule, and structure of the event. Anyone attending SpaceUp is encouraged to give a talk, moderate a panel, or start a discussion. Sessions are proposed and scheduled on the day they’re given, which means the usual “hallway conversations” often turn into full-fledged topics.

Since we didn’t get to schedule a lunch, I thought I’d share some of the related mentions from my presentation at the Space Tourism Society Dinner in Los Angeles.

• Interview with Song Hojun
  • Video
  • Wired Magazine article
• Buy This Satellite
• Bigelow Aerospace
• Yuri’s Night
• Empress Stah, aerial artist
• Blog posts on the STS dinner
  • http://spacebusinessblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/space-tourism-societys-10-turning.html
  • http://briandeagon.com/2011/04/30/flying-high-on-outer-space-and-tourism/
• Space Angels Network

• Miles O’Brien’s video interview with the first Space Tourists
• Insight into SpaceShipOne as shared by a Face of Space,  Paul Allen ,in his new book Idea Man.
• How the space tourism business could see orbital boom.
• Q & A: World’s First Space Tourists Reflect on Dawn of Private Spaceflight
• Future of Space Tourism: Who’s Offering What
• Russia’s Space Station Mir: The First Space Tourist Hotspot?
• Wanna go into outer space? Here’s what it’s like

For those who were there, I’m copying some of the items, events, etc I mentioned.

• Space Tourism Industry + Ten, April 28th, Los Angeles
• 62MileClub’s HQ
• 62MileClub’s most recent newsletter
• Almost obligatory Facebook page
• Space Angels Network – Let’s make a deal
• Linked In
• Subscribe to 62MileClub’s periodic newsletter

I think that’s enough for now. Ad Astra!

I’m listing a series of blogs that covered the details of the conference. If you love rockets, this conference is for you.

• Conference site with schedule.
• Notes from our friend, Ian Kluft
• Parabolic Arc’s coverage
• HobbySpace’s coverage
• Twitter, #sa11

• Invite to Yuri’s Night, global space party.
  • Yuri’s Night home page
• First Orbit – a new film to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the flight of Yuri Gagarin. First Orbit will premiere on this channel on the 12th April 2011.
  • Trailer

• SpaceX announces plans to build the Falcon Heavy.
  • Replay of webcast.
  • Rocket could be used in effort to  send astronauts to Mars
  • Technology behind the Falcon Heavy
• Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShip Two and WhiteKnight Two land at SFO.
• With spaceships and airplanes under his belt, Richard Branson turns to submarines
  • Virgin Oceanic
  • Virgin Oceanic thanks Guillermo Söhnleinhttp://www.virginoceanic.com/team/partners/, who is a space entrepreneur and co-founder of Ocean Gate and Space Angels Network
• 62MileClub’s latest newsletter
• Yuri’s Night 2011 Invite

• Seeding the Future, Calling Private Money by Dennis Wingo
• Why space is the impossible frontier by Dr. Theunis Piersma
• An experiment in sustainability and spaceflight by Kit Martin
• VIDEO / “Space” vegetables: More tasty and healthful than “Earth” vegetables? Video by RiaNovosti
• From Dogs to Frogs, the Creatures That Rocketed Into Space by David A. Graham
• Mining on the moon is a not-so-distant possibility by Missouri S&T
• Hollywood’s new space race by Steven Zeitchik
• To Infinity, and Beyond  Elon Musk is redefining how business is done … in a model that includes outer space