A Conversation with David Morgan
Hi all – welcome back to The Workbench! It’s relaunch week, and today’s conversation is with my friend David Morgan. David and I went to High School together, and after many years of not being touch, we reconnected and he was so kind as to join me for a conversation –and share some thoughts about career and career changes, his 30-year love affair with the Japanese language, his music, and his work. We hope you enjoy!
Show Notes:
Bio:
For nearly 20 years, David Morgan has been an account manager at a management training company where he has spoken with thousands of clients including people from all 50 states and around the globe. Prior to this, David’s 15-year food service career included working at Burger King, McDonalds, Ponderosa Steakhouse, the United States Olympic Training Center (where he cooked for the Olympic Athletes) and the Adirondack Mountain Club (where he ran the food service operations at Adirondak Loj). David was born in New Haven, Connecticut and grew up in Saranac Lake, NY. He attended college at North Country Community College, Berklee College of Music and Southern New Hampshire University. David currently resides in a small town near the Canadian border called St Regis Falls, New York and lives with his wonderful girlfriend, Tracy, who grew up in Brattleboro, Vermont and Hinsdale, New Hampshire. He is a proud father and grandfather. David has a long-time interest in the Japanese language and culture. He is a former board member of the Japan-America Society of Vermont. Even though it has been 30 years since taking his first lessons in the Japanese language, he is still striving to become fluent in Japanese.
In this conversation with David Morgan, we discuss
- His personal experience with the longest ever baseball game, and the importance of not missing a page from the rulebook
- Cooking for Olympic Athletes at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid, NY
- His career change from cooking into account management
- Music being his rock, especially in high school
- Dealing with doubt and making peace with mixed feelings with certain life decisions
- His enchantment with the Japanese language, and finding ways to pursue mastery
- The advice he’d give to his younger self
- His admiration for Malala Yousafzai and her work in helping bring education to women in Pakistan and beyond.
- And what is on the horizon…
Resources
- Get in touch on Twitter @adkdcm
- David’s Song for the Playlist: Hold on Tight to Your Dreams – by ELO
- Malala’s story | Malala Fund
- Photo by Hazal Ozturk on Unsplash