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Your cell phone is more than just a phone. It’s your camera, address book, wallet, alarm clock, music player, map, newspaper… you get the point. And it’s changed how we interact with each other and how we navigate the world. And no cell phone has been quite as revolutionary as the iPhone.

In this episode, Marty Cooper relives the rivalry between Motorola and Bell for cellular supremacy and the historic call he made using the world’s first cell phone. Then Bas Ordering gives us a behind the scenes look into working with Steve Jobs at Apple and helping design the iPhone.

With the help of his fellow engineers at Motorola in 1973, Marty Cooper built the world’s first cell phone. Today, the cell phone and wireless communication are the glue of the global economy. But back in the day, plenty of naysayers thought the market for cell phones was too small to warrant investment.

Over the next three decades, cell phones got smaller, less expensive, and more reliable. But it wasn’t until the release of the first iPhone in 2007 that we’d see the next big disruption. Bas helped develop many of the iPhone’s pioneering design features that transformed the cell phone into a multifunctional device many depend on to be productive and stay connected.

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The one thing I found that my guests Marty Cooper and Ken Ross have in common is that they both embody optimism.

Marty can't imagine life without learning and without feeling hope for the future. While Ken, in all of his traveling and adventures, never worries about potential adverse outcomes.

Both are optimistic in their way, and both are wonderful examples of what it means to live a life that you'd do over again and not be bored.

This is why these two episodes fit perfectly to dig into the topic of grief as it relates to missed opportunities. Because, I bet neither Marty nor Ken can imagine what their life would be like, or would have been like all these years, had they not jumped feet first into opportunities and taken a chance (on themselves or others).

While deep in grief, we often can't see the opportunities before us. Throughout various milestones or phases of our lives, we may not be open to opportunities due to timing or simply aren't ready. And deep in grief, even if we recognize an opportunity when we see it, we're so often feeling beaten down, we simply don't have the energy, mental fortitude, or the tenacity to take a chance on ourselves and jump on those opportunities.

RESOURCES:

• Ep. 67 Marty Cooper | Behind the Curtain of the Inventor of the Cell Phone
• Ep. 68 Ken Ross | Rolling the Dice & Preserving the Legacy of Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
• YouMap™️
• Wheel of Life, Memoir by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

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What does the wizard behind the one invention that has transformed society around the globe have to say about optimism, failure, and learning?

Marty Cooper has been coined the name the "Father of the Cell Phone" but, there's more to him than being an inventor of one of the most societal-altering devices.

It took ten years to see his dream come to fruition, and it nearly didn't happen. In our conversation, we explore optimism, failure, the importance of learning, and so much more.

We get a peek behind the curtain in this episode where Marty shares his thoughts about technological advances, his prediction for the future of how we will power our lives, advice for all of us regarding privacy (in terms of how we use our cell phones), and what he believes is the threat to our civilization.

What does Marty have to say about kids and cell phone safety, the body being a complete system (at 92 years old, he's learned a thing or two), learning from others, thoughts about grief, what breaks his heart and what gives him hope for the future? You'll just have to listen!

This is a lighthearted conversation, filled with optimism and wisdom from someone who had a dream and never gave up. Perhaps how he lives his life today is an indicator of why Marty Cooper became the "Father of the Cell Phone?"

RESOURCES:

• Book: Cutting the Cord: The Cell Phone has Transformed Humanity
• CBS Sunday Morning Story

CONNECT:

• Website
• Twitter

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• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255
• Crisis Text Line provides free, 24/7 support via text message. Text HOME to 741741 to connect with a trained Crisis Counselor

If you or anyone you know is struggling with grief due to any of the 40+ losses, there are free resources available HERE.

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• Purchase my published book about my grief journey.

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This episode is sponsored by Do Grief Differently™️, my twelve-week, one-on-one, in-person/online program for grievers who have suffered any type of loss to feel better. Click here to learn new tools, grief education, and the only evidence-based method for moving beyond the pain of grief.

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