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It's a new year ... no new goals ... instead we're focusing upon what NOT to focus upon.In Episode #509 of 'Meanderings', Juan & I discuss: what we're not bringing into 2026, expectation inflation (how setting grand scenarios can pre-bake resentment), how to strike a workable balance between Eastern contentment and Western drive, choosing realistic marathon aims without sacrificing other priorities, ditching negative self‑talk, making room for smarter training decisions that prevent injury and burnout and avoiding philosophers/what ifers/haters in the media landscape. No support so we can't focus on the beanie.Stan Link: https://stan.store/meremortalsTimeline: (00:00:00) Intro(00:02:02) Framing the episode: inverse goal setting(00:06:31) Mindset traps from past races and comparison(00:09:40) Gym mastery vs beginner runner mentality(00:11:40) Training without self punishment and injury management(00:14:10) Working on relationships and reducing negative self-talk(00:17:36) Expectation inflation and premeditated resentment(00:24:19) Choosing realistic goals and tradeoffs(00:30:22) Livestream hiccup and Boostagram Lounge(00:32:08) Media focus: stopping attention leakage(00:37:46) Media diet rules: useful now over future hypotheticals(00:45:25) Entertainment vs actionable insight in moonshots(00:49:41) Cutting whatifs, doom and haters from feeds(00:53:19) Confusing consumption with growth(00:56:36) Abundance over scarcity and closing thoughts Connect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUTwitter/X: https://twitter.com/meremortalspodsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcasts/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcastsValue 4 Value Support:Boostagram: https://www.meremortalspodcasts.com/supportPaypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meremortalspodcast
This episode aims to help you avoid the equally depressing-sounding Blue Monday, Quitters Day & Divorce Day. January & winter as a whole CAN be joyful, when we do it right! As promised, everything mentioned in today's episode is on my Amazon Storefront, under a carefully curated list called 'Winter Wellness'. See it here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/francescaamber Want to join me for Hot Girl January - Step into Abundance? We start on 14th January. Want to increase your step count, get walking more & MANIFEST whilst you're at it? https://www.workwithfrancescaamber.com/offers/eeosQb6bYou can find all my work including overnight subliminals for weight loss, wealth, fertility, beauty and confidence, success etc..as well as online masterclasses on my website, francescaamber.com as well as a 5 day FREE trial of my fave magnesium supplement HEREYou can buy my Sunday Times Bestselling book Manifest Like a Mother here.Thanks so much for listening & I'll see you next week, Francesca xxxxx Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Our monthly Seed Chat at SeedChat.orgIn This Podcast: Greg Peterson and Bill McDorman explore the idea of the seed commons—seeds as shared cultural, ecological, and community wealth rather than private commodities. They discuss how market-driven seed systems have eroded biodiversity and why community-based models are essential for resilience in the face of climate, economic, and social uncertainty. Through stories, examples, and lived experience, they show how seed co-ops, exchanges, libraries, and grassroots experimentation restore abundance, adaptability, and human connection. The conversation frames seed saving as both a practical survival skill and a deeply human act of stewardship.Key Topics & EntitiesSeed commonsShared wealthBiodiversity lossClimate change adaptationSeed co-opsAppalachian SeedsSnake River Seed CooperativeSeed exchangesSeed librariesSeed Library NetworkSeeds in CommonOpen-pollinated seedsIndigenous and community seed stewardshipWhat does it mean to treat seeds as part of the commons?Seeds are framed as shared wealth—like air or water—meant to circulate freely so they can keep adapting, carrying cultural memory, and supporting future generations rather than being locked behind patents or profit motives.Why is the current market-based seed system failing biodiversity?Large-scale commercial systems prioritize uniformity and profit, leading to the extinction of many traditional varieties and reducing the genetic diversity needed to adapt to climate and ecological change.How do seed co-ops work in practice?Regional growers collaborate to grow, clean, package, and distribute seeds together, sharing labor and profits while keeping ownership local and ensuring regionally adapted varieties remain available.What role do seed exchanges and seed libraries play in communities?They provide accessible, low-cost ways for people to share seeds, stories, and growing knowledge, strengthening trust, local resilience, and intergenerational learning.What is unique about the Seeds in Common model?Instead of preserving varieties separately, Seeds in Common mixes many varieties together and distributes them widely, prioritizing real-world adaptation and survival over strict categorization or commercial naming.Can individuals really name and steward new plant varieties?Yes—historically, many important crops came from backyard growers. Naming and caring for a variety is an act of responsibility, not ownership, rooted in long-term stewardship rather than profit.Episode HighlightsSeeds as shared wealth are essential for resilience, adaptability, and cultural continuity.Seed co-ops like Appalachian Seeds and Snake River Seed Cooperative keep control local and varieties alive.Seed exchanges offer efficient, story-rich ways to share seeds and knowledge within communities.Seed libraries have rapidly grown worldwide, each shaped by local values and creativity.Mixing and growing diverse seeds reveals what truly works under local, low-input conditions.Naming and saving seeds is a deeply human tradition that predates modern agriculture.Abundance thinking emerges naturally when people engage directly with growing and saving seed.Calls to Action & ResourcesJoin live Seed Chats — https://seedchat.orgExplore regional seed co-ops —
In this episode, I'm sharing the mindset and identity shifts that come before real growth. We talk about believing differently, asking more boldly, holding a higher frequency, failing forward, and upgrading the way you operate in your life and business. This isn't about working harder... it's about becoming the version of you who can create what you've never created before. If you're ready to grow in new ways this year, this conversation will meet you right there. If you're interested in working together, book a call HERE. Can't wait to chat! If you want to build your business from abundance, alignment, and your actual design, you can join the House of Abundance here: https://www.itsambersmith.com/house If you're ready to shift into miracle-minded living and create from a higher level of awareness, you can join Miracle Mind here: https://www.itsambersmith.com/miracle-mind If you're ready to build a business that resonates at the deepest level, my private client program Resonance is now open HERE. The Lightning Alignment Journal: https://a.co/d/iiBnzAJ Gain access to my book Quiet Wealth at: https://a.co/d/aCoGl8N
We are officially in 2026, and this is one of the most important episodes I've ever recorded.I'm recapping what actually happened in the markets in 2025 and sharing how I'm thinking about investing in 2026 - especially as AI continues to transform everything.Tune in to learn:What actually happened in the markets in 2025, including key stats and winnersWhy 2026 is going to be a huge year for investorsThe impact of AI and why it's going to be transformationalHow to win as a woman investor in the next few yearsHow to approach investing in 2026 without fear or guesswork
In this episode of American Potential, host David From hits the road in Arizona with Mary Beth Cirucci, who has been traveling the country on Americans for Prosperity's Road to Prosperity Tour. After visiting 11 states in 11 weeks, Mary Beth shares what she's learned about America's growing energy needs, the urgency created by AI and data growth, and why reliable energy sources like natural gas, coal, nuclear, and oil remain essential to keeping the lights on and costs down for families. They discuss firsthand stories from coal mines, power plants, oil rigs, paper mills, and manufacturing facilities, highlighting how excessive permitting delays and costly regulations are blocking energy production and job creation. From eight-to-twelve-year permitting timelines to $10 million mandates that deliver no environmental benefit, this conversation explains why permitting reform is critical to restoring common sense, strengthening the power grid, bringing manufacturing back to the U.S., and securing America's energy future.
Something new for you! Check this out–Tracy shares part of her experience and view on romantic relationships. Right out of her new book, Tracy uses clay to demonstrate an activity from her new book, Unboxed: Four Doors to Abundance. She walks through the difference between the fantasy relationship in your head and what real love actually requires—spoiler: it's messier, harder, and way more fun than you think. "Self-help is really about helping yourself to have a good f-ing time." ~ Tracy Crossley
Visit https://BobBakerInspiration.com/lab to become a member of the Impact Formula Lab, where I help heart-centered, purpose-driven people like you turn their wisdom and expertise into impact and income.Watch the YouTube video version of this podcast at https://youtu.be/Zxex5fG_ZDAIn just 5 minutes a day, you can Attract More Money, Abundance, and Prosperity into your life. Let Bob Baker guide you through a powerful affirmation practice designed to manifest wealth and abundance. Spend just five minutes a day to cultivate a prosperity mindset, attract financial abundance and success. Words and music by Bob Baker (c) 2026.All of my recordings appear first on YouTube. Please take a moment to subscribe to my channel.You'll also find many of my affirmations and guided meditations on Spotify, Amazon, Apple Music, Insight Timer, and most streaming platforms under the artist name Bob Baker's Inspiration Project.GET my "21-Day Abundance and Money Attraction Brain Boost" at https://bobbakerinspiration.com/21daysSend me a quick messageVisit https://BobBakerInspiration.com/lab to become a member of the Impact Formula Lab, where I help heart-centered, purpose-driven people like you turn their wisdom and expertise into impact and income.Support the show
The Abundance Journey: Accelerating Revenue With An Abundance Mindset
Have you ever walked into a room and instantly felt heavy, unsettled, or drained—without knowing why?In this powerful episode, Elaine Starling sits down with intuitive guide and energy mentor K. Margaret Solorio to explore how the unseen energy in your home may be quietly influencing your intuition, creativity, and abundance.Together, they reveal how energetic clutter builds up just like dust, why your space may be aligned with who you used to be instead of who you're becoming, and how small, compassionate shifts in your environment can create immediate relief, clarity, and flow.If you've been doing the inner work but still feel stuck, this conversation may unlock the missing piece—your space itself.Topics Covered0:00 How your environment impacts energy, mood, and abundance3:30 Setting Intention as a spiritual GPS for your home8:50 What energetic clutter really is (and why it's common)11:40 Three small changes that create big energetic shifts14:45 Redefining abundance as relief and flow17:10 Signs your home may be blocking intuition or creativity24:35 Aligning your space with who you're becoming29:30 One powerful front-door ritual to invite opportunity inKey TakeawaysYour home holds energetic residue just like your body doesClearing space doesn't require dramatic overhaulsEnergy—and abundance—flow where there is easeRelief is a powerful indicator of alignmentYour space should evolve as you doSimple Process SharedEnergetic Space ResetNotice how your space feels (no judgment)Clear one small obstacle in five minutesAdjust lighting, nature, or sound to support your nervous systemRelease objects tied to guilt or obligationSet Intention for your space to support your future self(Listen for lived examples throughout the episode.)Questions AnsweredWhy does my space feel heavy even when it's clean?How does clutter affect intuition and abundance?What's the fastest way to shift the energy in my home?How do I let go of items without guilt?What's one action I can take today to invite flow?Share-Worthy Quotes“Your space should support who you're becoming—not anchor who you used to be.”“Energetic clutter builds up just like dust—and clearing it creates relief.”“Abundance isn't about having more; it's about allowing flow.”Free GiftShare what you Loved and what you Learned from this episode to download the Spiritual Alignment & Conscious Actions Guide — your roadmap to reconnect with The Divine, raise your vibration, and live as the woman your soul designed you to be.https://www.TheAbundanceJourney.com/ContactClick Share My Thoughts and complete the short Google form to automatically receive your free gift.Resources MentionedHome Frequency Reset Quiz:https://deliciousease.com/quizPodcast: Intuitive WisdomBook:...
Over the past year, Democrats have learned to embrace economic abundance thanks to Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson's bestselling book. But is this the same kind of abundance the Left has traditionally argued for? In this episode of Confronting Capitalism, Vivek Chibber is joined by Matt Huber, co-author alongside Fred Stafford and Leigh Phillips of a new Catalyst essay titled “The Left Has Always Fought for Abundance.” Together, they discuss the need for an energy infrastructure build out, the historic origins of stagnant state capacity, and what socialist abundance entails. Read the essay here: https://catalyst-journal.com/2025/12/the-left-has-always-fought-for-abundance The latest issue of Catalyst is out and you can subscribe for just $20 using the code CONFRONTINGCAPITALISM: https://catalyst-journal.com/subscribe/?code=CONFRONTINGCAPITALISM Have a question for us? Write to us by email: confronting.capitalism@jacobin.com Confronting Capitalism with Vivek Chibber is produced by Catalyst: A Journal of Theory and Strategy and published by Jacobin. Music by Zonkey.
We recorded this episode from Big Sky, Montana at the annual Spotter Creator Summit - four days with some of the top creators in the world talking about where this industry is actually headed. And one idea kept coming up over and over again: We've officially entered the era of abundance. There is more good content, more creators, and more competition for attention than ever before. Streamers are courting creators. AI is accelerating production. And brands have more options than they know what to do with. So the real question going into 2026 isn't “How do I grow?” It's: How do I become memorable? In this episode, we break down what we're hearing directly from creators, platforms, and brands—including insights from Issa Rae, conversations happening inside the summit, and Adam Mosseri's New Year's post about authenticity and AI. We talk about: Why “just making good videos” isn't enough anymore How creators need to start telling the story of the story What's changing in brand deals (and why short-form and long-form are diverging) Why streamers are suddenly paying closer attention to creators How AI changes the meaning of authenticity And what it takes to make something that can't be summarized This episode is about the next phase of the creator economy—and the shift from chasing views to building something people actually remember. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Notes and Links to Kiese Laymon's Work Kiese Laymon is a Black southern writer from Jackson, Mississippi. Laymon is the Libbie Shearn Moody Professor of English and Creative Writing at Rice University. Laymon is the author of Long Division, which won the 2022 NAACP Image Award for fiction, and the essay collection, How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America, named a notable book of 2021 by the New York Times critics. Laymon's bestselling memoir, Heavy: An American Memoir, won the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction, the Christopher Isherwood Prize for Autobiographical Prose, the Barnes and Noble Discovery Award, the Austen Riggs Erikson Prize for Excellence in Mental Health Media, and was named one of the 50 Best Memoirs of the Past 50 Years by The New York Times. The audiobook, read by the author, was named the Audible 2018 Audiobook of the Year. Laymon is the recipient of 2020-2021 Radcliffe Fellowship at Harvard. Laymon is at work on the books, Good God, and City Summer, Country Summer, and a number of other film and television projects. He is the founder of The Catherine Coleman Literary Arts and Justice Initiative, a program based out of the Margaret Walker Center at Jackson State University, aimed at aiding young people in Jackson get more comfortable reading, writing, revising and sharing on their own terms, in their own communities. He is the co-host of Reckon True Stories with Deesha Philyaw. Kiese Laymon was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship in 2022. Buy Heavy “The Worst Shot Ever Taken” from Believer Magazine Review for Heavy from NPR Kiese Laymon's Website Kiese Laymon's Wikipedia Page At about 1:45, the two discuss Kiese's article from The Believer and word counts and teaching high and college At about 3:05, Kiese talks about his love of hoops and names some standout and favorite players from back in the day and now At about 4:10, The two shout out grizzled veterans like Phillip Rivers and LeBron James At about 5:30, Pete highlights Ernie Barnes' work and asks Kiese about the significance of Barnes' paintings At about 8:45, Kiese shares his memories of and love for basketball and jumpstops and shot fakes-shout out, Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf At about 10:40, Pete shouts out Jeff Pearlman's basketball wiles At about 11:10, Kiese lays out the exposition for his The Believer article and Pete and Kiese fanboy over Kiese's writer friends and Sactown's own, Cydni Matsuoka At about 14:00, Kiese responds to Pete's question about the “possibility” of Steph Curry At about 16:45, Toni Cade Bambara and “Gorilla, My Love” is highlighted, as Pete links Kiese's penultimate sentence to Bambara's work At about 18:20, The two discuss Kiese's mom as a “public intellectual” and Kiese lists formative reading and listening At about 20:30, Kiese shouts out Kendrick Lamar as a link to Public Enemy's activism and consciousness, and marvels at his lasting power At about 24:20, Kiese reflects on Public Enemy's methods versus that of others like NWA or Dead Prez At about 26:25, Kiese highlights Julian Randle, Safiya Sinclair, Deesha Philyaw, and Sarah Aziza's work as some that resonates with his college students At about 28:40, Pete calls attention to Heavy's epigraph and dedication and discusses their significance At about 30:05-30:27 At about 31:05, Kiese responds to Pete's question about so much of the book's Prologue being centered on his Grandmama At about 32:45, Kiese outlines his rationale and motivation for ultimately writing a different type of book, not the “safer” book his mom and publishers might have wanted At about 34:30, Kiese and Pete discuss the echo of his time at Millsap College being censored/edited with an op-ed piece of his At about 35:40, Kiese recounts stories associated with the book's opening scene in Las Vegas At about 38:45, Kiese reflects on his mother as his “best friend” and ideas of mortality and “initation” At about 40:55, Kiese responds to Pete's questions about the way his family interacted in his childhood At about 45:20, Pete sets up an important opening scene involving Layla and asks Kiese about rape/sexual assault in the house of older acquaintances At about 50:10, Kiese reflects on ideas of power and safety and sexuality At about 53:15, Pete and Kiese discuss the juxtaposition of his mom as a public intellectual and as someone who struggled with financial and other practical pursuits At about 55:30, Kiese talks about Malachi Hunter in the book and balancing “reductive and stupid” comments he made with lessons he taught Kiese At about 57:20, Kiese and Pete trace the different ways in which Malachi and Kiese's mom and grandmother undertook “reckoning” or didn't At about 59:00, Kiese homes in on his grandmother's life and “reckon[ings}” with history and sexism and racism At about 1:01:00, Pete and Kiese discuss the ways in which Kiese's grandmother got by financially and spiritually At about 1:01:50, Kiese expands on the ways in which he viewed organized religion At about 1:03:40, The two discuss the ways in which the book's title was manifested through his grandmother's love At about 1:04:10, Abundance! and slang that didn't catch on is discussed At about 1:04:50, Kiese reflects on a painful experience in school involving a viewing of Roots without a larger discussion At about 1:08:55, Kiese expands upon how he saw Mississippi in his year away in Maryland At about 1:11:05, Kiese discusses an early relationship and its challenges and the conflicting ways in which he viewed his coach and teacher At about 1:14:10, Kiese regrades a high school essay-it's an “A!” At about 1:15:00, Kiese responds to Pete asking about his high school graduation boycott At about 1:16:50, The two discuss time in college and Kiese's relationship with a girl and his learning in class and outside of school-Pete highlights a wonderful paragraph on Page 141 that highlights “liberation” At about 1:18:00, Kiese shares the practical advice Malachi Hunter gave Kiese as he was threatened in college for his writing At about 1:19:25, Kiese reflects on the ways in which he viewed his writing At about 1:20:45, Kiese talks about Tate Reeves' presence at a racist frat event and the ways in which Tate knew Kiese and failed him At about 1:23:50, Kiese talks about how the book is different/aged since he published it in 2018 You can now subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and leave me a five-star review. You can also ask for the podcast by name using Alexa, and find the pod on Stitcher, Spotify, and on Amazon Music. Follow Pete on IG, where he is @chillsatwillpodcast, or on Twitter, where he is @chillsatwillpo1. You can watch other episodes on YouTube-watch and subscribe to The Chills at Will Podcast Channel. Please subscribe to both the YouTube Channel and the podcast while you're checking out this episode. Pete is very excited to have one or two podcast episodes per month featured on the website of Chicago Review of Books. The audio will be posted, along with a written interview culled from the audio. His conversation with Jeff Pearlman, a recent guest, is up soon at Chicago Review. Sign up now for The Chills at Will Podcast Patreon: it can be found at patreon.com/chillsatwillpodcastpeterriehl Check out the page that describes the benefits of a Patreon membership, including cool swag and bonus episodes. Thanks in advance for supporting Pete's one-man show, DIY podcast and extensive reading, research, editing, and promoting to keep this independent podcast pumping out high-quality content! This month's Patreon bonus episode features an exploration of formative and transformative writing for children, as Pete surveys wonderful writers on their own influences. Pete has added a $1 a month tier for “Well-Wishers” and Cheerleaders of the Show. This is a passion project, a DIY operation, and Pete would love for your help in promoting what he's convinced is a unique and spirited look at an often-ignored art form. The intro song for The Chills at Will Podcast is “Wind Down” (Instrumental Version), and the other song played on this episode was “Hoops” (Instrumental)” by Matt Weidauer, and both songs are used through ArchesAudio.com. Please tune in for Episode 317 with Dr. Timothy Wellbeck. a leader in the fight for justice and racial equity. Timothy presently serves as the founding Director of the Center for Anti-Racism at Temple University, where he has led the Center from its inception into becoming one of the leading institutions of its kind. A Civil Rights Attorney by training and practice, Timothy is a scholar of law, race, and cultural studies. We'll be talking about his standing-room only, incredibly popular Temple University classes about Kendrick Lamar and his music. The episode airs on January 13. Please go to ceasefiretoday.org, and/or https://act.uscpr.org/a/letaidin to call your congresspeople and demand an end to the forced famine and destruction of Gaza and the Gazan people.
Get The Abundance Blueprint: https://sarah-prout.myflodesk.com/the-abundance-blueprintDear Universe 365: https://dearuniverse365.comIn this episode, I reflect on the relationship between clarity and abundance, and why momentum often returns when inner signals become simple and aligned. A quiet exploration of embodied energetics, alignment, and seeing what wants to be named first.
Are you ready to make 2026 your wealthiest year yet? In this timely and transformative episode of The Self Esteem and Confidence Mindset, I'm sharing the 3 most important things you need to consider right now if you want to attract wealth, build abundance, and step into financial confidence in 2026.For further resources:Emotional intelligence:Grab more from Robin here:ei-matters digital magazine https://ei-matters.comhttps://emotional.intelligence.coursesDevelop your Emotional Intelligence (Free book) - https://emotional.intelligence.courses/courses/free-bookPushing through life's challenges, check out Jose's book here:Grab Jose's book here:https://www.amazon.com/FIDO-FORGET-Jos%C3%A9-F-Morillo-ebook/dp/B0F2SFHTL7Interested in writing or fictional stories? Check out Steve's work here: https://www.amazon.com/Sixth-Man-Missing-Steven-Meeker/dp/B0FQ4JVQ1N
The Psychedelic Entrepreneur - Medicine for These Times with Beth Weinstein
Sylvia Solit is an experienced wealth manager, public speaker, and thought leader who strives to connect consciousness to capital by promoting awareness and transformative purpose in the world of investing. She helps companies, investors, and individuals re-examine their investment philosophies and how they deploy their capital to inspire positive social change. Ms. Solit's background is in the sourcing and deployment of capital to help clients achieve financial returns and social impact. Believing that visionary entrepreneurs are most able to spark mass social change, she seeks disruptive, transformative investment opportunities. Sylvia Benito has more than two decades of wealth management experience and has worked with ultra-high-net-worth clients with more than $1 billion in assets. She has also served as a hedge fund analyst and as a CIO for family offices. An in-demand public speaker, Sylvia Solit has spoken at several industry events and conferences that intersect with her interest in purpose-driven investment, female empowerment, and other topics. She spoke at the 39th Private Wealth Management Summit in June 2023, delivering a presentation on the financial concerns of women who are divorced, widowed, or inheritors of their parents' estate. Sylvia Benito has also spoken at the National Trial Lawyers Summit and Women and Wealth, among other events, and authors a quarterly newsletter through which she shares personal stories.Sylvia is a trained shaman and healer and has decades of experience working with plant medicines.In addition, Ms. Benito is the co-founder of The Oasis Institute, which she successfully exited before pursuing her career in wealth management. Her areas of expertise include financial analysis, strategic planning, negotiation, financial modeling, and risk management. She is a Chartered Financial Analyst and holds a bachelor's degree in environmental studies from New College of Florida.Episode Highlights▶ An unexpected psychedelic experience that sparked a spiritual awakening▶ How thoughts shape reality and influence abundance▶ Why the awakening path can be both expansive and deeply uncomfortable▶ The missing bridge between spirituality, money, and modern life▶ Redefining money as neutral energy rather than something dirty or corrupt▶ Discovering what “enough” truly means and why it changes everything▶ Reclaiming work as sacred, meaningful, and soul-aligned▶ Why healers are undervalued and how that may be shifting▶ The rise of AI, digital assets, and new economic possibilities▶ Using AI as a creative ally without losing your authentic voice▶ Shadow work, resilience, and facing fear as portals to growth▶ Why authenticity will matter more than ever in an AI-driven world Sylvia Solit's Links & Resources▶ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sylviasolit Download Beth's free trainings here: Clarity to Clients: Start & Grow a Transformational Coaching, Healing, Spiritual, or Psychedelic Business: https://bethaweinstein.com/grow-your-spiritual-businessIntegrating Psychedelics & Sacred Medicines Into Business: https://bethaweinstein.com/psychedelics-in-business▶ Beth's Coaching & Guidance: https://bethaweinstein.com/coaching ▶ Beth's Offerings & Courses: https://bethaweinstein.com/services▶ Instagram: @bethaweinstein ▶ FB: / bethw.nyc + bethweinsteinbiz ▶ Join the free Psychedelics & Purpose Community: / psychedelicsandsacredmedicines
Abundance mentor and author Debbie Dobbins joins Jen to unpack how to shift from scarcity to wealth—on a frequency level. Debbie shares the real stories behind her book Your Inner Billionaire (addiction recovery, a $500K IRS lien, cancer—and the turnarounds) and the practices that helped her rebuild: gratitude-on-the-go, future journaling, somatic tools, and belief-challenging questions you can use today. In This Episode You'll Learn Why "mindset" isn't enough and how your body's frequency is broadcasting your results. Gratitude-on-the-go vs. a basic list—and why living in moment-to-moment gratitude is the gateway to everything. Future Journaling (Debbie's 30-year practice): scripting in present tense to prime your nervous system and direct the universe. How to start shifting when you feel broke or at rock bottom (giving, circulation, and daily micro-wins). Somatics, timeline therapy & NLP—tools to rewrite money stories formed in childhood. The 4 belief questions (inspired by Byron Katie) to disarm old money narratives fast. Tiny Actions You Can Try Today! 3×/day Gratitude Ping: Pause and name one thing in your immediate environment you're grateful for. Feel it for 10 seconds. 60-second Future Voice Note: Speak as the you who already did it ("I'm boarding my flight to speak in Italy…"). Replay nightly. Belief Audit: Write a money belief you hold. Ask: Is it true? Can I absolutely know it's true? Who would I be without it? What new belief serves me? Connect with Debbie Free digital copy of Your Inner Billionaire + resources: thedebbiedobbins.com (look for the free book + goodies!!). Connect with Jen on Instagram: @manifestationandmoneypodcast Join the FREE Manifestation Playground on Skool: www.manifestationplayground.ca Cheers to creating a life you love. ✨
You don't have to be tech-savvy to tap into this legitimate, "cash-flow earning" business with Matthew StaffordDon't waste golden nuggets! Get ahead of the 97% with this episode - https://tinyurl.com/matthew-stafford***Know what Type of Business suits you first at https://quiz.franchisewithbob.com/rg - and COPY THE RIGHT BUSINESS FOR YOU!***WHO IS AXEL? A business consultant. A real estate investor. A mentor. Avid Tesla fan & investor. AI in the Age of Abundance thought leader. His wife's gardener.
What does 2026 hold for indie authors and the publishing industry? I give my thoughts on trends and predictions for the year ahead. In the intro, Quitting the right stuff; how to edit your author business in 2026; Is SubStack Good for Indie Authors?; Business for Authors webinars. If you'd like to join my community and support the show every month, you'll get access to my growing list of Patron videos and audio on all aspects of the author business — for the price of a black coffee (or two) a month. Join us at Patreon.com/thecreativepenn. Joanna Penn writes non-fiction for authors and is an award-winning, New York Times and USA Today bestselling thriller author as J.F. Penn. She's also an award-winning podcaster, creative entrepreneur, and international professional speaker. You can listen above or on your favorite podcast app or read the notes and links below. Here are the highlights and the full transcript is below. (1) More indie authors will sell direct through Shopify, Kickstarter, and local in-person events (2) AI-powered search will start to shift elements of book discoverability (3) The start of Agentic Commerce (4) AI-assisted audiobook narration will go mainstream (5) AI-assisted translation will start to take off beyond the early adopters (6) AI video becomes ubiquitous. ‘Live selling' becomes the next trend in social sales. (7) AI will create, run, and optimise ads without the need for human intervention (8) 1000 True Fans becomes more important than ever You can find all my books as J.F. Penn and Joanna Penn on your favourite online store in all the usual formats, or order from your local library or bookstore. You can also buy direct from me at CreativePennBooks.com and JFPennBooks.com. I'm not really active on social media, but you can always see my photos at Instagram @jfpennauthor. 2026 Trends and Predictions for Indie Authors and Book Publishing (1) More indie authors will sell direct through Shopify, Kickstarter, and local in-person events — and more companies like BookVault will offer even more beautiful physical books and products to support this. This trend will not be a surprise to most of you! Selling direct has been a trend for the last few years, but in 2026, it will continue to grow as a way that independent authors become even more independent. The recent Written Word Media survey from Dec 2025 noted that 30% of authors surveyed are selling direct already and 30% say they plan to start in 2026. Among authors earning over $10,000 per month, roughly half sell direct. In my opinion, selling direct is an advanced author strategy, meaning that you have multiple books and you understand book marketing and have an email list already or some guaranteed way to reach readers. In fact, Kindlepreneur reports that 66% of authors selling direct have more than 5 books, and 46% have more than 10 books. Of course, you can start with the something small, like a table at a local event with a limited number of books for sale, but if you want to consistently sell direct for years to come, you need to consider all the business aspects. Selling direct is not a silver bullet. It's much harder work to sell direct than it is to just upload an ebook to Amazon, whether you choose a Kickstarter campaign, or Shopify/Payhip or other online stores, or regular in-person sales at events/conferences/fairs. You need a business mindset and business practices, for example, you need to pay upfront for setup as well as ongoing management, and bulk printing in some cases. You need to manage taxes and cashflow. You need to be a lot more proactive about marketing, as you won't sell anything if you don't bring readers to your books/products. But selling direct also brings advantages. It sets you apart from the bulk of digital only authors who still only upload ebooks to Amazon, or maybe add a print on demand book, and in an era of AI rapid creation, that number is growing all the time. If you sell direct, you get your customer data and you can reach those customers next time, through your email list. If you don't know who bought your books and don't have a guaranteed way to reach them, you will more easily be disrupted when things change — and they always change eventually. Kindlepreneur notes that “45% of the successful direct selling authors had over 1,000 subscribers on their email lists,” with “a clear, positive correlation between email list size and monthly direct sales income — with authors having an email list of over 15,000 subscribers earning 20X more than authors with email lists under 100 subscribers.” Selling direct means faster money, sometimes the same day or the same week in many cases, or a few weeks after a campaign finishes, as with Kickstarter. And remember, you don't have to sell all your formats directly. You can keep your ebooks in KU, do whatever you like with audiobooks, and just have premium print products direct, or start with a very basic Kickstarter campaign, or a table at a local fair. Lots more tips for Shopify and Kickstarter at https://www.thecreativepenn.com/selldirectresources/ I also recommend the Novel Marketing Podcast on The Shopify Trap: Why authors keep losing money as it is a great counterpoint to my positive endorsement of selling direct on Shopify! Among other things, Thomas notes that a fixed monthly fee for a store doesn't match how most authors make money from books which is more in spikes, the complexity and hassle eats time and can cost more money if you pay for help, and it can reduce sales on Amazon and weaken your ranking. Basically, if you haven't figured out marketing direct to your store, it can hurt you.All true for some authors, for some genres, and for some people's lifestyle. But for authors who don't want to be on the hamster wheel of the Amazon algorithm and who want more diversity and control in income, as well as the incredible creative benefits of what you can do selling direct, then I would say, consider your options in 2025, even if that is trying out a low-financial-goal Kickstarter campaign, or selling some print books at a local fair. Interestingly, traditional publishers are also experimenting with direct sales. Kate Elton, the new CEO of Harper Collins notes in The Bookseller's 2026 trend article, “we are seeing global success with responsive, reader-driven publishing, subscription boxes and TikTok Shop and – crucially – developing strategies that are founded on a comprehensive understanding of the reader.” She also notes, “AI enables us to dramatically change the way we interact with and grow audiences. The opportunities are genuinely exciting – finding new ways to help readers discover books they will love, innovating in the ways we market and reach audiences, building new channels and adapting to new methods of consuming content.” (2) AI-powered search will start to shift elements of book discoverability From LinkedIn's 2026 Big Ideas: “Generative engine optimization (GEO) is set to replace search engine optimization (SEO) as the way brands get discovered in the year ahead. As consumers turn to AI chatbots, agentic workflows and answer engines, appearing prominently in generative outputs will matter more than ranking in search engines.” Google has been rolling out AI Mode with its AI Overviews and is beginning to push it within Google.com itself in some countries, which means the start of a fundamental change in how people discover content online. I first posted about GEO (Generative Engine Optimisation) and AEO (Answer Engine Optimisation) in 2023, and it's going to change how readers find books. For years, we've talked about the long tail of search. Now, with AI-powered search, that tail is getting even longer and more nuanced. AI can understand complex, conversational queries that traditional search engines struggled with. Someone might ask, “What's a good thriller set in a small town with a female protagonist who's a journalist investigating a cold case?” and get highly specific recommendations. This means your book metadata, your website content, and your online presence need to be more detailed and conversational. AI search engines understand context in ways that go far beyond simple keywords. The authors who win in this new landscape will be those who create rich, authentic content about their books and themselves, not just promotional copy. As economist Tyler Cowen has said, “Consider the AIs as part of your audience. Because they are already reading your words and listening to your voice.” We're in the ‘organic' traffic phase right now, where these AI engines are surfacing content for ‘free,' but paid ads are inevitably on the way, and even rumoured to be coming this year to ChatGPT. By the end of 2026, I expect some authors and publishers to be paying for AI traffic, rather than blocking and protesting them. For now, I recommend checking that your author name/s and your books are surfaced when you search on ChatGPT.com as well as Google.com AI Mode (powered by Gemini). You want to make sure your work comes up in some way. I found that Joanna Penn and J.F. Penn searches brought up my Shopify stores, my website, podcast, Instagram, LinkedIn, and even my Patreon page, but did not bring up links to Amazon. If you only have an author presence on Amazon, does it appear in AI search at all? Do you need to improve anything about what the AI search brings up? Traditional publishers are also looking at this, with PublishersWeekly doing webinars on various aspects of AI in early 2026, including sessions on GEO and how book sales are changing, AI agents, and book marketing. In a 2026 predictions article on The Bookseller, the CEO of Bloomsbury Publishing noted, “The boundaries of artificial intelligence will become clearer, enabling publishers to harness its benefits while seeking to safeguard the intellectual property rights of authors, illustrators and publishers.” “AI will be deeply embedded in our workflows, automating tasks such as metadata tagging, freeing teams to focus on creativity and strategy. Challenges will persist. Generative AI threatens traditional web traffic and ad revenue models, making metadata optimisation and SEO critical for visibility as we adjust to this new reality online.” (3) The start of Agentic Commerce AI researches what you want to buy and may even buy on your behalf. Plus, I predict that Amazon does a commerce deal with OpenAI for shopping within ChatGPT by the end of 2026. In September 2025, ChatGPT launched Instant Checkout and the Agentic Commerce Protocol, which will enable bots to buy on websites in the background if authorised by the human with the credit card. VISA is getting on board with this, so is PayPal, with no doubt more payment options to come. In the USA, ChatGPT Plus, Pro, and Free users can now buy directly from US Etsy sellers inside the chat interface, with over a million Shopify merchants coming soon. Shopify and OpenAI have also announced a partnership to bring commerce to ChatGPT. I am insanely excited about this as it could represent the first time we have been able to more easily find and surface books in a much more nuanced way than the 7 keywords and 3 categories we have relied on for so long! I've been using ChatGPT for at least the last year to find fiction and non-fiction books as I find the Amazon interface is ‘polluted' by ads. I've discovered fascinating books from authors I've never heard of, most in very long tail areas. For example, Slashed Beauties by A. Rushby, recommended by ChatGPT as I am interested in medical anatomy and anatomical Venuses, and The Macabre by Kosoko Jackson, recommended as I like art history and the supernatural. I don't think I would have found either of these within a nuanced discussion with ChatGPT. Even without these direct purchase integrations, ChatGPT now has Shopping Research, which I have found links directly to my Shopify store when I search for my books specifically. Walmart has partnered with OpenAI to create AI-first shopping experiences, and you have to wonder what Amazon might be doing? In Nov 2025, Amazon signed a “strategic partnership” with OpenAI, and even though it's focused on the technical side of AI, those two companies in a room together might also be working on other plans … I'm calling it for 2026. I think Amazon will sign a commerce agreement with OpenAI sometime before the end of the year. This will enable at least recommendation and shopping links into Amazon stores (presumably using an OpenAI affiliate link), or perhaps even Instant Checkout with ChatGPT for Amazon. It will also enable a new marketing angle, especially if paid ads arrive in ChatGPT, perhaps even integrating with Amazon Ads in some way as part of any possible agreement, since ads are such a good revenue stream for Amazon anyway. The line between discovery, engagement, and purchase is collapsing. Someone could be having a conversation with an AI about what to read next, and within that same conversation, purchase a bookwithout ever leaving the chat interface. This already happens within TikTok and social commerce clearly works for many authors. It's possible that the next development for book discoverability and sales might be within AI chats. This will likely stratify the already fragmented book eco-system even more. Some readers will continue to live only within the Amazon ecosystem and (maybe) use their Rufus chatbot to buy, and others will be much wider in their exploration of how to find and discover books (and other products and services). If you haven't tried it yet, try ChatGPT.com Shopping Research for a book. You can do this on the free tier. Use the drop down in the main chat box and select Shopping Research. It doesn't have to be for your book. It can be any book or product, for example, our microwave died just before Christmas so I used it to find a new one. But do a really nuanced search with multiple requirements. Go far beyond what you would search for on Amazon. In the results, notice that (at the time of writing) it does not generally link to Amazon, but to independent sites and stores. As above, I think this will change by the end of 2026, as some kind of commerce deal with Amazon seems inevitable. (4) AI-assisted audiobook narration will go mainstream I've been talking about AI narration of audiobooks since 2019, and over the years, I've tried various different options. In 2025, the technology reached a level of emotional nuance that made it much easier to create satisfying fiction audio as well as non-fiction. It also super-charges accessibility, making audio available in more languages and more accents than ever before. Of course, human narration remains the gold standard, but the cost makes it prohibitive for many authors, and indeed many small traditional publishers, for all books. If it costs $2000 – $10,000 to create an audiobook, you have to sell a lot to make a profit, and the dominance of subscription models have made it harder to recoup the costs. Famous narrators and voice artists who have an audience may still be worth investing in, as well as premium production, but require an even higher upfront cost and therefore higher sales and streams in return. AI voice/audio models are continuing to improve, and even as this goes out, there are rumours on TechCrunch that OpenAI's new device, designed by Jony Ive who designed the iPhone, will be audio first and OpenAI are improving their voice models even more in preparation for that launch. In 2026, I think AI-narrated audio will go mainstream with far-reaching adoption across publishing and the indie author world in many different languages and accents. This will mean a further stratification of audiobooks, with high quality, high production, high cost human narrated audio for a small percentage of books, and then mass market, affordable AI-narrated audio for the rest. AI-narrated audiobooks will make audio ubiquitous, and just as (almost) every print book has an ebook format, in 2026, they will also have an audio format. I straddle both these worlds, as I am still a human audiobook narrator for my own work. I human-narrated Successful Self-Publishing Fourth Edition (free audiobook) and The Buried and the Drowned, my short story collection. I also use AI narration for some books. ElevenLabs remains my preferred service and in 2025, I used my J.F. Penn voice clone for Death Valley and also Blood Vintage, while using a male voice for Catacomb. I clearly label my AI-narration in the sales description and also on the cover, which I think is important, although it is not always required by the various services. You can distribute ElevenLabs narrated audiobooks on Spotify, Kobo Writing Life, YouTube, ElevenReader, and of course your own store if you use Shopify with Bookfunnel. There are many other services springing up all the time, so make sure you check the rights you have over the finished audio, as well as where you can sell and distribute the final files. If they are just using ElevenLabs models in the back-end, then why not just do that directly? (Most services will be using someone's model in the back-end, since most companies do not train their own models.) Of course, you can use Amazon's own narration. While Amazon originally launched Audible audiobooks with Virtual Voice (AVV) in November 2023, it was rolled out to more authors and territories in 2025. If your book is eligible, the option to create an audiobook will appear on your KDP dashboard. With just a few clicks, you can create an audiobook from a range of voices and accents, and publish it on Amazon and Audible. However, the files are not yours. They are exclusive to Amazon and you cannot use them on other platforms or sell them direct yourself. But they are also free, so of course, many authors, especially those in KU, will use this option. I have done some for my mum's sweet romance books as Penny Appleton and I will likely use them for my books in translation when the option becomes available. Traditional publishers are experimenting with AI-assisted audiobook narration as well. MacMillan is selling digital audiobooks read by AI directly on their store. PublishersWeekly reports that PRH Audio “has experimented with artificial voice in specific instances, such as entrepreneur Ely Callaway's posthumous memoir The Unconquerable Game,” when an “authorized voice replica” was created for the audiobook. The article also notes that PRH Audio “embrace artificial intelligence across business operations—my entire department [PRH Audio] is using AI for business applications.” And while indie authors can't use AI voices on ACX right now, Audible have over 100 voices available to selected publishing partnerships, as reported by The Guardian with “two options for publishers wishing to make use of the technology: “Audible-managed” production, or “self-service” whereby publishers produce their own audiobooks with the help of Audible's AI technology.” In 2026, it's likely that more traditional publishers — as well as indie authors — will get their backlist into audio with AI narration. (5) AI-assisted translation will start to take off beyond the early adopters Over the years, I've done translation deals with traditional publishers in different languages (German, French, Spanish, Korean, Italian) for some fiction and non-fiction books. But of course, to get these kinds of deals, you have to be proactive about pitching, or work with an agent for foreign rights only, and those are few and far between! There are also lots of languages and territories worldwide, and most deals are for the bigger markets, leaving a LOT of blue water for books in translation, even if you have licensed some of the bigger markets. I did my first partially AI-translated books in 2019 when I used Deepl.com for the first draft and then worked with a German editor to do 3 non-fiction books in German. While the first draft was cheap, the editing was pretty expensive, so I stopped after only doing a couple. I have made the money back now, but it took years. In 2025, AI Translation began to take off with ScribeShadow, GlobeScribe.ai, and more recently, in November 2025, Kindle Translate boosting the number of translated books available. Kindle Translate is (currently) only available to US authors for English into Spanish and also German into English, but in 2026, this will likely roll out to more languages and more authors, making it easier than ever to produce translations for free. Of course, once again, the gold standard is human translation, or at least human-edited translations, but the cost is prohibitive even just for proof-reading, and if there is a cheap or even free option, like Kindle Translate, then of course, authors are going to try it. If the translation gets bad reviews, they can just un-publish. There are many anecdotal stories of indie success in 2025 with AI-translated genre fiction sales (in series) in under-served markets like Italian, French, and Spanish, as well as more mainstream adoption in German. I was around in the Kindle gold-rush days of 2009-2012 and the AI-translation energy right now feels like that. There are hardly any Kindle ebooks in many of these languages compared to how many there are in English, so inevitably, the rush is on to fill the void, especially in genres that are under-served by traditional publishers in those markets. Yes, some of these AI translated books will be ‘AI-slop,' but readers are not stupid. Those books will get bad reviews and thus will sink to the bottom of the store, never to be seen again. The AI translation models are also improving rapidly, and Amazon's Kindle Translate may improve faster than most, for books specifically, since they will be able to get feedback in terms of page reads. Amazon is also a major investor in Anthropic, which makes Claude.ai, widely considered the best quality for creative writing and translation, so it's likely that is used somewhere in the mix. Some traditional publishers are also experimenting with AI-assisted translation, with Harlequin France reportedly using AI translation and human proofreaders, as reported by the European Council of Literary Translators' Associations in December 2025. Academic publisher Taylor and Francis is also using AI for book translation, noting: “Following a program of rigorous testing, Taylor & Francis has announced plans to use AI translation tools to publish books that would otherwise be unavailable to English-language readers, bringing the latest knowledge to a vastly expanded readership.” “Until now, the time and resources required to translate books has meant that the majority remained accessible only to those who could read them in the original language. Books that were translated often only became available after a significant delay. Today, with the development of sophisticated AI translation tools, it has become possible to make these important texts available to a broad readership at speed, without compromising on accuracy.” (6) AI video becomes ubiquitous. ‘Live selling' becomes the next trend in social sales. In 2025, short form AI-generated video became very high quality. OpenAI released Sora 2, and YouTube announced new Shorts creation tools with Veo 3, which you can also use directly within Gemini. There are tons of different AI video apps now, including those within the social media sites themselves. There is more video than ever and it's much easier to create. I am not a fan of short form video! I don't make it and I don't consume it, but I do love making book trailers for my Kickstarter campaigns and for adding to my book pages and using on social media. I made a trailer for The Buried and the Drowned using Midjourney for images and then animation of those images, and Canva to put them together along with ElevenLabs to generate the music. But despite the AI tools getting so much easier to use, you still have to prompt them with exactly what you want. I can't just upload my book and say, “Make a book trailer,” or “Make a short film.” This may change with generative video ads, which are likely to become more common in 2026, as video turns specifically commercial. Video ads may even be generated specifically for the user, with an audience of one, maybe even holding your book in their hands (using something like Cameos on Sora), in the same way that some AI-powered clothing stores do virtual try-ons. This might also up-end the way we discover and buy things, as the AI for eCommerce and Amazon Sellers newsletter says about OpenAI's Sora app, “OpenAI isn't just trying to build a TikTok competitor. They're building a complete reimagining of how we discover and buy things …” “The combination of ChatGPT's research capabilities and Sora's potential for emotional manipulation—I mean, “engagement”—could create something we've never seen before: an AI ecosystem that might eventually guide you through every type of purchase, from the most considered to the most impulsive.” In 2026, there will be A LOT more AI-generated video, but that also leads to the human trend of more live video. While you can use an AI avatar that looks and sounds like you using tools like HeyGen or Synthesia, live video has all the imperfect human elements that make it stand-out, plus the scarcity element which leads to the purchase decision within a countdown period. Live video is nothing new in terms of brand building and content in general, but it seems that live events primarily for direct sales might be a thing in 2026. Kim Kardashian hosted Kimsmas Live in December 2025 with a 45 minute live shopping event with special guests, described as entertainment but designed to be a sales extravaganza. Indie authors are doing a similar thing on TikTok with their books, so this is a trend to watch in 2026, especially if you feel that live selling might fit with your personality and author business goals. It's certainly not for everyone, but I suspect it will suit a different kind of creator to those who prefer ‘no face' video, or no video at all! On other aspects of the human side of social media, Adam Mosseri the CEO of Instagram put a post on Threads called Authenticity after Abundance. He said, “Everything that made creators matter—the ability to be real, to connect, to have a voice that couldn't be faked—is now suddenly accessible to anyone with the right tools.” “Deepfakes are getting better and better. AI is generating photographs and videos indistinguishable from captured media. The feeds are starting to fill up with synthetic everything. And in that world, here's what I think happens.Creators matter more.” It's a long article so just to pick a few things from it: “We like to talk about “AI slop,” but there is a lot of amazing AI content … we are going to start to see more and more realistic AI content.” I've talked to my Patreon Community about this ‘tsunami of excellence' as these tools are just getting better and better and the word ‘slop' can also be applied to purely human output, too. If you think that AI content is ‘worse' than wholly human content, in 2026, you are wrong. It is now very very good, especially in the hands of people who can drive the AI tools. Back to Adam's post: “Authenticity is fast becoming a scarce resource, …The creators who succeed will be those who figure out how to maintain their authenticity [even when it can be simulated] …” “The bar is going to shift from “can you create?” to “can you make something that only you could create?” He talks about how the personal content on Instagram now is: “unpolished; it's blurry photos and shaky videos of people's daily experiences … flattering imagery is cheap to produce and boring to consume. People want content that feels real… Savvy creators are going to lean into explicitly unproduced and unflattering images of themselves. In a world where everything can be perfected, imperfection becomes a signal. Rawness isn't just aesthetic preference anymore—it's proof. It's defensive. A way of saying: this is real because it's imperfect.” While I partially love this, and I really hope it's true, as in I hope we don't need to look good for the camera anymore I would also challenge Adam on this, because pretty much every woman I know on social media has been sent sexual messages, and/or told they are ugly and/or fat when posting anything unflattering. I've certainly had both even for the same content, but I don't expect Adam has been the target for such posting! But I get his point. He goes on:“Labeling content as authentic or AI-generated is only part of the solution though. We, as an industry, are going to need to surface much more context about not only the media on our platforms, but the accounts that are sharing it in order for people to be able to make informed decisions about what to believe. Where is the account? When was it created? What else have they posted?” This is exactly what I've been saying for a while under my double down on being human focus. I use my Instagram @jfpennauthor as evidence of humanity, not as a sales channel. You can do both of course, but increasingly, you need to make sure your accounts at places have longevity and trust, even by the platforms themselves. Adam finishes: “In a world of infinite abundance and infinite doubt, the creators who can maintain trust and signal authenticity—by being real, transparent, and consistent—will stand out.” For other marketing trends for 2026, I recommend publicist Kathleen Schmidt's SubStack which is mostly focused on traditional publishing but still interesting for indies. In her 2026 article, she notes: “We have reached a social media saturation point where going viral can be meaningless and should not be the goal; authenticity and creativity should. She also says, “In-person events are important again,” and, “Social media marketing takes a nosedive… we have reached a saturation point … What publishers must figure out is how to make their social media campaigns stand out. If they remain somewhat uninspired, the money spent on social ads won't convert into book sales.” I think this is part of the rise of live selling as above, which can stand out above more ‘produced' videos. Kathleen also talks about AI usage. “AI can help lighten the burden of publicity and marketing.” “A lot of AI tools are coming to market to lessen the load: they can write pitches, create media lists for you, send pitches for you, and more. I know the industry is grappling with all things AI, but some of these tools are huge time savers and may help a book more than hurt it.” On that note … (7) AI will create, run, and optimise ads without the need for human intervention Many authors will be very happy about this as marketing is often the bane of our author business lives! As I noted in my 2026 goals, I would love to outsource more marketing tasks to AI. I want an “AI book marketing assistant” where I can upload a book and specify a budget and say, ‘Go market this,' then the AI will action the marketing, without me having to cobble together workflows between systems. Of course, it will present plans for me to approve but it will do the work itself on the various platforms and monitor and optimize things for me. I really hope 2026 is the year this becomes possible, because we are on the edge of it already in some areas. Amazon Ads launched a new agentic AI tool in September 2025 that creates professional-quality ads. I've also been working with Claude in Chrome browser to help me analyse my Amazon Ad data and suggest which keywords/products to turn off and what to put more budget into. I'll do a Patreon video on that soon. Meta announced it will enable AI ad creation by the end of 2026 for Facebook and Instagram. For authors who find ad creation overwhelming or time-consuming, this could be a game-changer. Of course, you will still need a budget! (8) 1000 True Fans becomes more important than ever Lots of authors and publishers are moaning about the difficulty of reaching readers in an era of ‘AI slop' but there is no shortage of excellent content created by humans, or humans using AI tools. As ever, our competition is less about other authors, or even authors using AI-assisted creation, we're competing against everything else that jostles for people's attention, and the volume of that is also growing exponentially. I've never been a fan of rapid release, and have said for years that you can't keep up with the pace of the machines. So play a different game. As Kevin Kelly wrote in 2008, If you have 1000 true fans, (also known as super fans), “you can make a living — if you are content to make a living but not a fortune.” [Kevin Kelly was on this show in 2023 talking about Excellent Advice for Living.] Many authors and the publishing industry are stuck in the old model of aiming to sell huge volumes of books at a low profit margin to a massive number of readers, many of them releasing ever faster to try and keep the algorithms moving. But the maths can work for the smaller audience of more invested readers and fans. If you only make $2 profit on an ebook, you need to sell 500 ebooks to make $1000, and then do it again next month. Or you can have a small community like my patreon.com/thecreativepenn where people pay $2 (or more) a month, so even a small revenue per person results in a better outcome over the year, as it is consistent monthly income with no advertising. But what if you could make $20 profit per book? That is entirely possible if you're producing high quality hardbacks on Kickstarter, or bundle deals of audiobooks, or whole series of ebooks. You would only need to sell to 50 people to make $1000. What about $100 profit per sale, which you can do with a small course or live event? You only need 10 people to make $1000, and this in-person focus also amplifies trust and fosters human connection. I've found the intimacy of my live Patreon Office Hours and also my webinars have been rewarding personally, but also financially, and are far more memorable — and potentially transformative — than a pre-recorded video or even another book. From the LinkedIn 2026 Big Ideas article: “In an AI-optimized world, intentional human connection will become the ultimate luxury.” The 1000 True Fans model is about serving a smaller, more personal audience with higher value products (and maybe services if that's your thing). As ever, its about niche and where you fit in the long long long long long tail. It's also about trust. Because there is definitely a shortage of that in so many areas, and as Adam Mosseri of Instagram has said, trust will be increasingly important. Trust takes time to build, but if you focus on serving your audience consistently, and delivering a high quality, and being authentic, this emerges as part of being human. In an echo of what happened when online commerce first took off, we are back to talking about trust. Back in 2010, I read Trust Agents: by Julien Smith and Chris Brogan, which clearly needs a comeback. There was a 10th anniversary edition published in 2020, so that's worth a read/listen. Chris Brogan was also on this show in 2017 when we talked about finding and serving your niche for the long term. That interview is still relevant, here's a quick excerpt, where I have (lightly edited) his response to my question on this topic back in 2017: Jo: The principle of know, like, and trust, why is that still important or perhaps even more important these days? Chris: There are a few things that at play there, Joanna. One is that the same tools that make it so easy for any of us to start and run a business also allow certain elements to decide whether or not they want to do something dubious. And with all new technologies that come, you know, there's nothing unique about these new technologies. In the 1800s, anyone could put anything in a bottle and sell it to you and say, this is gonna cure everything. Cancer — gone. And the bottle could have nothing in. You know, it could be Kool-Aid. And so, the idea of trying to understand what's behind the business though, one beautiful thing that's come is that we can see in much more dimensions who we're dealing with. We can understand better who's the face behind the brand. I really want people to try their best to be a lot clearer on what they stand for or what they say. And I don't really mean a tagline. I mean, humans don't really talk like that. They don't throw some sentence out as often as they can that you remember them for that phrase. But I would say that, we have so many media available to us — the plural of mediums — where we can be more of ourselves. And I think that there's a great opportunity to share the ‘you' behind the scenes, and some people get immediately terrified about this, ‘Ah, the last thing I want is for people to know more about me,' but I think we have such an opportunity. We have such an opportunity to voice our thoughts on something, to talk about the story that goes behind the product. We were all raised on overly produced material, but I think we don't want that anymore. We really want clarity, brevity, simplicity. We want the ability for what we feel is connection and then access. And so I think it's vital that we connect and show people our accessibility, not so that they can pester us with strange questions, but more so that you can say, this person stands with their product and their service and this person believes these things, and I feel something when I hear them and I wanna be part of that.” That's from Chris Brogan's interview here in 2017, and he is still blogging and speaking at writing at ChrisBrogan.com and I'm going to re-listen to the audiobook of Trust Agents again myself as I think it's more relevant than ever. The original quote comes from Bob Burg in his 1994 book, Endless Referrals, “All things being equal, people will do business with, and refer business to, those people they know, like and trust.” That still applies, and absolutely fits with the 1000 True Fans model of aiming to serve a smaller audience. As Kevin Kelly says in 1000 True Fans, “Instead of trying to reach the narrow and unlikely peaks of platinum bestseller hits, blockbusters, and celebrity status, you can aim for direct connection with a thousand true fans.” “On your way, no matter how many fans you actually succeed in gaining, you'll be surrounded not by faddish infatuation, but by genuine and true appreciation. It's a much saner destiny to hope for. And you are much more likely to actually arrive there.” In 2026, I hope that more authors (including me!) let go of ego goals and vanity metrics like ranking, gross sales (income before you take away costs), subscribers, followers, and likes, and consider important business numbers like profit (which is the money you have after costs like marketing are taken out), as well as number of true fans — and also lifestyle elements like number of weekends off, or days spent enjoying life and not just working! OK, that's my list of trends and predictions for 2026. Let me know what you think in the comments. Do you agree? Am I wrong? What have I missed? The post 2026 Trends And Predictions For Indie Authors And The Book Publishing Industry with Joanna Penn first appeared on The Creative Penn.
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Send us a textLance catches the listeners up on all things football and in this week's episode Lance and Jacklyn discuss all things crystals. How to pick one, how to cleanse it and set an intention, how they work, and what to do with them.Jacklyn shares some her favorites with listeners.Stay tuned for the Treasure Chest to hear what we are reading, doing, watching, and learning.
A warm welcome to this soothing sleep meditation. Tonight, following a relaxation exercise, you will hear a series of “YOU ARE” affirmations, focusing on confidence, empowerment and abundance, guiding you into a wonderful 2026. These affirmations will continue as you drift into a healing sleep, entering your subconscious, and boosting positivity for the next day, weeks and months. Please feel free to come back to these affirmations, as repeated practice only reinforces their positive benefits, and above all, I hope you sleep well tonight. If you would like to enjoy ad-free content, exclusive sleep stories, live readings and more, then you can join our wonderful Patreon community here: https://www.patreon.com/sleepycatmeditations
In today's conversation, Nicole and Kaila break down the subtle ways you may be blocking yourself from receiving, earning, and holding more money - often without realizing it. From the influence of the people around you, to the stories you're telling about money, to the energy you bring to your business, this episode sheds light on the mindset and energetic patterns that quietly shape your abundance.They share personal experiences, practical examples, and grounded spiritual teachings to help you move from scarcity into possibility and start building a love story with money rather than a fear-based one.What you'll walk away knowing:How your inner circle shapes your money mindset and expectations.Why earning, not saving, is what truly expands your abundance.How to spot scarcity-based thoughts or stories around money.What it means to release control and let money flow with ease.How your earliest money memories inform your current patterns.Small energetic shifts that open the door to more wealth.Your relationship with money is one of the most powerful energetic dynamics in your life, and it's one you can rewrite starting today. When you surround yourself intentionally, expand your earning capacity, release old stories, and treat money as a supportive tool rather than a source of stress, abundance flows far more easily.Small shifts create big breakthroughs. The moment you choose a new narrative, you open yourself to a new outcome.Tune in now and begin clearing the blocks between you and the abundant life you're meant to live.My Aligned Purpose Podcast is your go-to space for women entrepreneurs ready to dream bigger, build million-dollar brands, and grow thriving businesses. For over 5.5 years, we've been guiding women around the world in combining strategy with soul—blending sales, marketing, manifestation, mindset, and community to create unstoppable growth.Each week, you'll leave feeling inspired, supported, and motivated to step into the next level of your vision. Whether you're just starting out or scaling into seven figures, this podcast is here to remind you that you're not alone—and that with the right mix of strategy and alignment, anything is possible.It's time to tap into community, embrace abundance, and grow your business on purpose.Follow along at:https://www.instagram.com/myalignedpurpose/https://www.myalignedpurpose.com/https://www.youtube.com/@MyAlignedPurposehttps://www.facebook.com/myalignedpurpose
This repost episode of the Awake & Winning Podcast brings back one of the most powerful conversations to ever hit the show — a raw, unfiltered, truth-seeking deep dive with Danica Patrick. Known globally for shattering records in IndyCar and NASCAR, Danica sits down with Kaylor to explore the mindset, frequency, and blind faith that propelled her to world-class success, and the awakening that reshaped how she sees health, freedom, and the modern world. Danica opens up about questioning institutions, trusting intuition, and standing firm in authenticity even when it risks reputation, sponsorships, and mainstream approval. She and Kaylor break down health sovereignty, critical thinking, abundance mindset, spirituality, censorship, and the courage it takes to speak out publicly in a climate that punishes dissent. Whether you missed it the first time or you're revisiting the conversation, this repost is packed with insights that feel even more relevant today — a masterclass in self-trust, awakening, and human potential. Episode Highlights: frequency of success, future vs past thinkers, moving meditation, carnivore diet awakening, health freedom issues, abundance mindset, authenticity as power, censorship and shadow banning, community as resilience, political predictions Takeaways: Success is more about inner frequency than raw talent Future-based thinking fuels vision but comes with attachment risks Focus is a pathway into presence and performance The body has one energy battery and stress drains it Abundance mindset enables authenticity without fear of loss Community is essential for healing, resilience, and truth-seeking Personal sovereignty starts with questioning institutions and trusting intuition If this episode lit a fire under you, don't keep it to yourself. Screenshot it, throw it up on Instagram, and tag @thekaylorbetts or @bettsnation so we can share the love. And hey, if you're vibing with the show, take 30 seconds to drop us a 5-star review, it helps us reach more freedom-loving legends like you. _____________________________ RESOURCES & LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Instagram | @danicapatrick | @somniumwine | @danicarosewine | @voyantbydanica YouTube | @danicapatrick Websites | https://www.danicapatrick.com/danica Book | Pretty Intense Podcast | Danica Patrick Pretty Intense Podcast On Spotify _____________________________ SPONSORS: Truly Tallow | https://www.trulytallow.com/ Use code "SUNNYBALLS10" at checkout for 10% off your order _____________________________ IMPORTANT UPDATES: Join the Betts Nation | https://bettsnation.ca/biz-kb/ Follow Kaylor on Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/thekaylorbetts/ Follow Betts Nation on Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/bettsnation/ Join Kaylor's Newsletter | https://awakeandwinning.lpages.co/optin/ _____________________________
The first week of 2026 opens with truly gorgeous astrology for our personal lives. Venus, the Sun, and Mars come together in a rare and powerful conjunction in grounded Capricorn, igniting passion, romance, joy and meaningful connections. Love and friendship feel purposeful now, with real momentum behind them. As the week unfolds, this trio faces off with expansive Jupiter, encouraging deep gratitude for what we already have—and gently opening the door to even greater abundance. A peaceful Libra Moon closes the week, joining these planets, wrapping everything in harmony, balance, and a sense of quiet grace. Tune in to The Golden Astrologer Podcast to learn more!
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What if the Exodus story is not just ancient history, but a picture of your own journey from bondage to abundance in Christ? In this message from Abundant Life Church, we open Exodus 12 to see how God delivered Israel from slavery in Egypt and how Jesus, our Passover Lamb, delivers us from the penalty and power of sin.Discover how the blood of the Lamb over the doorposts points to the cross, where Jesus was sacrificed so that judgment would “pass over” all who trust in Him. Learn why the first step into God's promised land of abundant life is applying the blood of Christ and leaving the old life behind.We'll explore key scriptures including Exodus 12, John 10:10, 1 Corinthians 5, and 1 Peter 2 to see how God calls His people out of darkness and into His marvelous light—transforming former slaves into a royal priesthood and holy nation, set free to worship and serve Him.Whether you feel stuck in spiritual Egypt, bound by sin, shame, or your past, this sermon will invite you to receive Jesus “in haste,” purge out the old leaven, and step into the freedom and new identity God has for you.Connect with us on Social Media ↴Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abundantlifels/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abundantlifelsConnect with Pastor Phil ↴Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PhilHopperKCInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/philhopper_kcBooks & Resources https://livingproof.co/resources/booksListen to The Well Podcast ⤵Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5wadnywAMEK7c0E1qatMoY?si=SjH6Ko7VR3OoHrRy1yYLlQ&nd=1&dlsi=395ae55d95ac4b11Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-well/id1233267223YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLR50sV854C2hogfBmv7YogvCjiNYLz9a2Find Your Next Step: https://alife.livingproof.co/Watch more sermons: https://abundant-life.com/sermons/Do you want to see your life changed by Jesus? Visit our website: https://abundant-life.com/ Listen to The Well Podcast ⤵Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5wadnywAMEK7c0E1qatMoY?si=SjH6Ko7VR3OoHrRy1yYLlQ&nd=1&dlsi=395ae55d95ac4b11Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-well/id1233267223YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLR50sV854C2hogfBmv7YogvCjiNYLz9a2Find Your Next Step: http://alife.livingproof.co/ Watch more sermons: https://abundant-life.com/sermons/Do you want to see your life changed by Jesus? Visit our website: https://abundant-life.com/ Connect with us on Social Media ↴Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abundantlifels/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abundantlifels Connect with Pastor Phil ↴Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PhilHopperKCInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/philhopper_kc/Web: https://abundant-life.com/resources/books/Learn more about the A-Life Discipleship Journey: https://alife.livingproof.co/ More information on our sermons: https://abundant-life.com/sermons/Do you want to see your life changed by Jesus? Visit our website: https://abundant-life.com/
Speaker: Minister & Lead Pastor, Tom Olsson Passage: 1 John 4:15-19 This was recorded live in Grand Rapids, MI on January 4, 2026
Speaker: Minister & Lead Pastor, Tom Olsson Passage: 1 John 4:15-19 This was recorded live in Grand Rapids, MI on January 4, 2026
What if you could architect energy, and shape reality, with dragons at your side?
In this episode, you will discover:Why resolutions tend to fall by the waysideHow goals work with your nervous systemThe spiritual perspective on growthThe energetic difference between goals and resolutionsHow goals create cooperationWhy it's important to have a kind inner voiceHow growth is meant to unfoldHow to set goals that support who you are nowThe importance of tuning into how you want to feelHow to move forward with compassion and clarityWays to work with yourself instead of against itNext Sunday's Topic: What Makes a Person ImportantThe Angel Room is a weekly podcast- A place for those who love angels and want to know more about them. Enjoy spiritual, healing, personal growth, enlightening and empowering topics. Named one of the top 10 Healing With Angels Podcasts in 2025 by PlayerFM.Named one of Top 10 Best Angel Podcasts by Feedspot. ListenNotes.com ranks it in the top 5% of most popular shows globally. Host, Ivory LaNoue is a respected angel communicator based in central Arizona. She is also the author of Let Your Angels Lead, Archangel Sachiel's Guide to Abundance and other spirituality books. Learn more on her website.You can learn more about Ivory and her services at IvoryAngelic.com.Email: ivoryangelic@outlook.comYouTube Channel: Ivory LaNoue
In this deeply feminine, non-linear episode, Jess Fenton shares a personal update from her spiritual journey, weaving together biblical symbolism, Jungian individuation, alchemical stages of consciousness, dream symbolism, and the energetic architecture of vision.This episode explores why miracles require structure, why true creation happens in privacy, and how closing the door protects faith, momentum, and manifestation. Jess reflects on the Widow's Oil from the Book of Kings, the alchemical stages of nigredo, albedo, and rubedo, heightened intuition, mirror dynamics, compassion, and what it means to start from the pinnacle rather than the bottom.A transmission for those walking the deeper layers of consciousness — especially those carrying large visions that must be protected, not explained.Feminine consciousness and non-linear storytellingThe Widow's Oil: abundance, vessels, and structureWhy miracles happen in silenceClosing the door to protect faith, vision, and momentumIndividuation as an archetypal journeyThe alchemical stages:Nigredo – the dark night of the soulAlbedo – the return to light and orientationRubedo – integration and embodimentHeightened intuition and seeing what others cannot seeBecoming a mirror — and why others may reactDream symbolism as spiritual signpostingCompassion, forgiveness, and broken-heartednessEmpathy vs. empath identityWorking privately on a sacred visionDopamine, fantasy, and premature disclosureStarting from the pinnacle rather than the bottomWhy manifesting at the highest level can feel easierEnthusiasm as a frequency that attracts resources, people, and wealth(0:02) Welcome to the Spiritualised Podcast(0:08) Sharing a personal spiritual update(0:32) A feminine, non-linear journey through consciousness(1:05) The story of the Widow's Oil(2:47) Abundance requires vessels and structure(3:22) “Shut the door” — privacy, silence, and miracles(4:30) Leadership, action, and the absence of hesitation(5:58) Individuation and the alchemical journey(6:05) Nigredo: the dark night of the soul(7:27) Albedo: returning to the light(8:05) Moving through deeper layers of darkness and light(9:06) Heightened intuition and deep perception(11:12) Seeing soul contracts and unconscious agreements(11:46) Becoming a mirror for others(13:12) Symbolism, dreams, and orientation(13:54) A dream of ascent, thresholds, and initiation(17:11) Signs of entering the albedo phase(19:25) Compassion, forgiveness, and broken-heartedness(21:25) Compassion through the Gene Keys lens(22:29) Protecting a sacred creation in silence(23:53) Dopamine, fantasy, and premature sharing(25:12) Starting from the pinnacle(26:36) Why high-level creation feels easier(28:49) Enthusiasm, community, and prosperityWhere in your life are you being asked to shut the door — not out of fear, but out of devotion to your vision?What vessels are you being called to create so abundance has somewhere to flow?www.goinward.co.ukwww.instagram.com/goinward
From cars that drive themselves to infinite workout plans, we are drowning in "help." But instead of making us better, these options are often acting as a crutch. I call this Abundance Atrophy. It turns out, pursuing the "best" gear often hides a lack of fundamental skill. Whether it's marksmanship, fitness, or music, the path to mastery isn't found in adding more complexity—it's found in executing the boring basics with savage precision.
Speaker: Minister & Lead Pastor, Tom Olsson Passage: 1 John 4:15-19 This was recorded live in Grand Rapids, MI on January 4, 2026
Speaker: Minister & Lead Pastor, Tom Olsson Passage: 1 John 4:15-19 This was recorded live in Grand Rapids, MI on January 4, 2026
I hope you've all had a wonderful Christmas & New Year! Ready to grab 2026 by the balls? Join me for Hot Girl January - Step into Abundance!https://www.workwithfrancescaamber.com/offers/eeosQb6bSound like too much energy? Join us for The Magic in the Book Club B*tches (WARNING This is the Moldavite of books, if you're not ready for a big shift in your life, don't join us!) Https://www.workwithfrancescaamber.com/bcb And if you want to do my goal setting formula in full you can do it here: https://www.workwithfrancescaamber.com/offers/eeosQb6bCome and find me @francescaamber & @lawofattractionchangedmylife on Instagram - I would LOVE to hear from you.You can find all my work including overnight subliminals for weight loss, wealth, fertility, beauty and confidence, success etc..as well as online masterclasses on my website, francescaamber.comBy the way, do we love my Amazon Storefront - it even has all my favourite self development books on there!(Amazon associate)You can buy my Sunday Times Bestselling book Manifest Like a Mother here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Happy New Year! For the next ten weeks on The Weekend Reset I'll be walking you through my new book The Sober Shift chapter by chapter. Take a listen to the intro to get you up to speed! Today, in Chapter One, I want to invite you to shift how you're viewing the concept of sobriety. Society sells us on the idea that sobriety is all about deprivation. But what if you flipped that? What if you focused on all that you can gain through choosing a sober life? How would that change the experience for you? Join me at the Sober Mom Life treat in Mexico this February! Hurry - spots are going fast: https://thesobermomlife.com/thesobermomliferetreatCommunity makes all the difference. Join The Sober Mom Life Cafe for 5+ Peer Support meetings each week and a private Facebook group to connect with sober and sober-curious women. Get Your Copy of my book The Sober Shift Follow on Instagram @thesobermomlifeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
In this solo episode of Can't Be Contained, Samantha Skelly dives into money magnetism and the identity-level shifts that transform how women experience wealth, receiving, and self-worth. Recorded live at Women & Wealth, this session explores the real roots of scarcity—inherited money stories, nervous system dysregulation, and what Samantha calls "competing agreements" that quietly block expansion. Rather than pushing harder or fixing surface-level mindset issues, Samantha invites listeners to look at how safety, regulation, and language shape their relationship with money. In this episode, Samantha covers: ➤ How unconscious money stories keep women stuck in scarcity and over-efforting ➤ What "competing agreements" are and how they sabotage growth ➤ Why nervous system regulation is essential for sustainable wealth ➤ The language and identity shifts that change how money responds ➤ Practical exercises to rewrite money stories and expand the capacity to receive This episode is an invitation to release outdated money stories and step into a more regulated, aligned relationship with wealth — one rooted in clarity, safety, and self-trust.
Kim Stanley Robinson’s life project has been imagining utopias. He’s a science-fiction writer best known in climate circles for writing Ministry For The Future, which depicts a future in which the world gets to grips with climate change following an extreme heat event that kills millions. Robinson joins Akshat Rathi this week on Zero to discuss how to create better futures and whether it’s right to pursue abundance. Explore further: Kim Stanley Robinson Imagines Utopia in 2025 How a Utopian Sci-Fi Author Writes Toward a Low-Carbon Future Zero is a production of Bloomberg Green. Our producer is Oscar Boyd. Special thanks to Sommer Saadi, Mohsis Andam, Sharon Chen and Laura Millan. Thoughts or suggestions? Email us at zeropod@bloomberg.net. For more coverage of climate change and solutions, visit https://www.bloomberg.com/green.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
#471 The Secret Ingredient to Living Your Best Life Including Hypnosis What if the reason things haven't quite stuck yet isn't what you want… but why you want it? In this longer, deeper episode of Personal Development Unplugged, I take you beyond goal-setting, beyond wishy-washy intentions, and right into the one missing ingredient that makes real, lasting change inevitable. This episode includes a guided hypnosis / deep visualisation process designed to help you connect emotionally and unconsciously with the version of you who is already living their best life — and to install the inner resource that makes it all possible. We explore why New Year's resolutions fail, why motivation fizzles out, and how your unconscious mind can be guided to work for you instead of against you. In this episode, you'll discover: Why "who do you want to be?" isn't enough without a powerful why The secret ingredient that turns desire into action How your unconscious mind learns just as powerfully from imagination as reality Why visualising your future self isn't fantasy — it's training A practical demonstration showing how imagination rewires behaviour A deep hypnosis process to connect with your future self and install commitment How to access the will to do whatever it takes Why alignment with your values creates effortless momentum How living your best life benefits you, others, and the world around you
The Abundance Journey: Accelerating Revenue With An Abundance Mindset
Have you ever been excited to share something—a post, a message, a video—only to freeze the moment you're about to hit “publish”? That sudden contraction isn't a confidence problem or a mindset failure. It's your nervous system having a temper tantrum, and how you respond determines whether you open to abundance or shut it down completely.In this powerful New Year's episode, Elaine Starling reveals how your subconscious uses your body to signal safety or danger, why visibility often feels threatening, and how to shift from contraction into coherence so abundance can flow again. Inspired by Korean parenting techniques, neuroscience, and Divine guidance, Elaine teaches you how to lead your Inner Child with loving presence instead of pressure or perfection.If you're ready for 2026 to be your year of expansion, clarity, and courageous self-expression, this Abundance Upgrade will show you how to align your energy, regulate your nervous system, and say YES to the opportunities already waiting for you.Topics Covered0:00 – The hidden reason you freeze right before you share your giftsWhy resistance isn't a mindset issue—it's a safety signal.3:20 – The nervous system temper tantrumHow your subconscious controls 95% of your choices and shuts down visibility.7:05 – The Korean parenting insight that changes everythingWhy calm presence—not logic—regulates overwhelm.10:40 – The 3 breaths + Intention + 78-second alignment ritualHow energetic connection dissolves resistance before you begin.15:30 – What actually happens when you withhold your giftsHow contraction collapses your electromagnetic field (and abundance with it).19:45 – Performance vs. PresenceThe shift that stops fear from driving the bus.24:20 – A real-life story: When Divine inspiration meets inner panicHow Elaine navigated a visibility wobble and restored safety.28:55 – The Re-Centering LoopA 5-step method to regulate your energy and return to alignment.36:10 – Protective NO vs. Growth NOHow your body distinguishes danger from expansion.41:30 – Visibility as Service, not self-promotionWhy sharing your truth answers someone's prayer.46:00 – The true Abundance UpgradeHow compassion, steadiness, and Divine partnership expand your receiving field.Key Takeaways (Skimmable Wins)Your body isn't sabotaging you—it's protecting you based on old data.Abundance flows where your nervous system feels safe.Contraction in one area (visibility) closes your ability to receive in all areas.Presence leads the room; fear only leads to shutdown.Sharing your gifts is an act of service—not a performance.“When you open, abundance follows.” — Elaine StarlingThe Abundance Upgrade Method (Step-by-Step)1 – Notice the ContractionSay:“Something in me is contracting.”Naming it reduces the emotional charge.2 – Pause & GroundHand on heart + belly.Inhale: I...
In this episode, I'm sharing the six signs your advisor is f*cking you based on what I've seen behind the scenes after reviewing countless client portfolios.I'm breaking down why so many women end up confused, doubting themselves, and missing the one number that actually tells you whether your investments are underperforming. Tune in to learn:The six clear signs your advisor is actually costing you moneyWhy you end up feeling confused or like an idiot after talking to most advisorsThe one number you absolutely must know about your investmentsHow to tell if your portfolio is underperforming the averageWhat's really happening behind the scenes when advisors avoid clear answers
Pastoral Reflections Finding God In Ourselves by Msgr. Don Fischer
Gospel John 1:1-18 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came to be through him, and without him nothing came to be. What came to be through him was life, and this life was the light of the human race; the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. A man named John was sent from God. He came for testimony, to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him. He was not the light, but came to testify to the light. The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world came to be through him, but the world did not know him. He came to what was his own, but his own people did not accept him. But to those who did accept him he gave power to become children of God, to those who believe in his name, who were born not by natural generation nor by human choice nor by a man's decision but of God. And the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us, and we saw his glory, the glory as of the Father's only-begotten Son, full of grace and truth. John testified to him and cried out, saying, “This was he of whom I said, ‘The one who is coming after me ranks ahead of me because he existed before me.'” From his fullness we have all received, grace in place of grace, because while the law was given through Moses, grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. No one has ever seen God. The only-begotten Son, God, who is at the Father's side, has revealed him. Reflection When you look at the time of salvation history from Adam and Eve until the coming of this moment that Christ entered the world, you can see such a radical, radical change. What I love about John's images is that they seem to be so clearly what we need to ponder and wonder. They're not really easy to understand, but think of this. John is saying that he knows who the Messiah is, and he knows, especially his message and the message is truth, and truth is light and life. It's so important for us to meditate and wonder about how that works, because religion can be a burden, but it's actually the most amazing gift to know that we receive grace, upon grace, upon grace. What is grace? Unmerited love. What is life? Abundance of joy and an experiencing this gift we have from God called our existence. And light the truth that keeps us out of darkness. That's the gift we need to focus on. Closing Prayer Father, there is no way we can fully understand who you are without you revealing who you are to us. Give us time, make us available to your wisdom. Help us to be not distracted by so many things and spend time listening, wondering, hoping, knowing that you will reveal what is real, what is true. And we ask this in Jesus' name, Amen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SummaryIn this timeless message, Pastor Wayman Mitchell preaches “The Sound of Abundance of Rain,” a powerful sermon about the supernatural blessing of God passed through generations of faith.Pastor Mitchell unpacks the covenant God made with Abraham—a covenant of blessing, fruitfulness, and spiritual dominion. He challenges us to believe for the impossible, speak life into dry bones, and pass on the spiritual deposit we've received through Christ.Whether you're a leader, pastor, or believer seeking fruitfulness, this sermon will stir your faith to believe that the best is yet to come.Chapters0:00 - Welcome to Wayman Wednesday0:50 - Introduction: The Blessing of God3:48 - Elijah's Faith & The Sound of Rain5:20 - Understanding God's Blessing8:26 - Abraham's Covenant & Supernatural Victory10:50 - Joseph's Favor & Prosperity12:00 - Passing the Blessing to Future Generations13:16 - A Spiritual Deposit to Be Transferred15:52 - What This Conference is Really About17:55 - God's Chosen People: Old & New Testament19:00 - Jesus' Promise: You Will Bear Fruit20:06 - Abraham's Faith in the Impossible22:30 - Believers as Heirs of Abraham's Blessing24:16 - Jesus Blesses and Breathes on His Disciples26:00 - Ruth, Boaz & Handfuls on Purpose27:35 - Prophecy of Overflow: Joel & Pentecost28:59 - Can These Dry Bones Live? Speak Life!30:21 - It's Not About Personality—It's About Faith32:00 - The Call to Spiritual Leadership32:35 - Altar Call: Respond to God's Covenant BlessingShow NotesALL PROCEEDS GO TO WORLD EVANGELISMLocate a CFM Church near you: https://cfmmap.orgWe need five-star reviews! Tell the world what you think about this podcast at: • Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3vy1s5b • Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/taking-the-land-cfm-sermon-pod-43369
WARNING: PLEASE DO NOT DRIVE OR OPERATE ANY MACHINERY WHILE LISTENING TO HYPNOSIS. THANK YOU.In this episode we will be using imagery, to use the subconscious mind. It is so powerful that you will be able to imagine a new version of yourself (a future version). As calm, focused, disciplined, and abundant!I hope you continue to have a wonderful day or night, wherever you are from in the world . See you in the next episode .
What if the peace, abundance, and sense of “I'm okay” you've been searching for… were already available to you right now?In this deeply grounding and devotional episode of The Vibrant Flow Podcast, Johanna guides you through a somatic, imaginative meditation designed to help you release urgency, soften out of striving, and reconnect with the truth of your intrinsic worth.This episode is especially for the faith-based feminine leader who feels the pressure to get somewhere, fix something, or become someone before she can finally rest. Through imagery, breath, and embodied awareness, you're invited to remember that wholeness, favor, and peace are not found in future achievements — they are accessible in the present moment.A guided grounding meditation to calm the frantic, striving mindA felt sense of safety, softness, and being heldA reframe of abundance as presence rather than pursuitAn embodied understanding of feminine leadership rooted in receptivity and convictionA gentle way to enter a new year, season, or day without urgency or self-pressureJohanna explores how true magnetism and flow arise not from effort or force, but from being available and receptive. This episode can be returned to anytime you feel disconnected from yourself, your body, or God, especially during transitions like the New Year.✨ This is not about making something happen.✨ It's about letting yourself be loved into life.✨ It's about remembering that beauty, peace, and power are already right here.Listen when you need an exhale.Listen when you want to soften.Listen when you're ready to lead from presence instead of pressure.✨ Invitation: If you're ready for deeper personal transformation - grounded, faith-based feminine coaching to unlock your radiance - you're invited to book a free consultation call. Schedule here. FREE GIFTS
hello everyone and happy (almost) new year! we have a fun end of year recap as we talk about how I spent the holidays, 2025 year of the snake, 2026 year of the horse, foundation building for life, what I'm leaving behind, new years resolutions, setting easy goals, what rules I'm setting for myself, January cleanse, setting up for the new year, how I'm celebrating my new years eve, favorite 2025 beauty items, self care, consistency, cultivating abundance, what am I leaving behind, saying goodbye, ego deaths, letting go, good luck and much much more!submit your questions follow the instagram at hannahmarlenejoin the patreon club at patreon.com/smokeseshshawtywatch the vlogs at YouTube.com/hannahmarlene444
Wake Me Up - Guided morning mindfulness, meditation, and motivation
Start your the 2026 New Year by aligning with your dreams and goals by repeating these New Year positive affirmations. Affirmations like these have the power to reprogram your mind, remove limiting beliefs, and nurture a positive mindset. Repeat these affirmations daily for 21 days to make this your best year yet! #affirmations #manifestation #meditation #newyear #2026 Check out the Wake Me Up Positivity Coach app: http://studio.com/wakemeup. You get: Full Access to the WMU catalog; a personal growth plan based on my guidance and coaching; simple, daily tasks (5-10 minutes a day) to guide you through your own personal transformation; your plan evolves with you as you and your life change. It's the most effective way to digest the content in Wake Me Up for creating personal change! Get ad-free access to the entire WMU catalog + bonus content by joining the WMU Premium Feed. Grab a 7-day free trial of Wake Me Up premium: https://goodpeoplestuff.supercast.com/ About Wake Me Up Wake Me Up is the # 1 guided morning routine podcast. Our guided morning wake ups offer affirmations, mindfulness, meditation, yoga, and motivation specifically designed to help you get out of bed and start your day with a positive mindset. Stop pressing the snooze button all morning long, and turn on an episode of Wake Me Up instead. You will be happier and more successful at everything in life because of it! Try out our different kinds of episodes to see what you like. And add it into your morning routine every day. Each day, you will be happier than the day before :) Check out my sleep meditation podcast, Sleep Escape on Apple Podcasts - Amazon Music - Spotify - Youtube I make this channel to serve you. Part of that is creating tools like journals and courses to dive deeper into certain topics, all of which you can find here: https://stan.store/goodpplstuff Follow Wake Me Up on Youtube - Spotify - Apple Podcasts - Amazon - Podchaser Say hi or request an episode at www.wakemeuppodcast.com/contact. See visual guides for the yoga and stretches in WMU episodes at www.wakemeuppodcast.com/stretches. **Only partake in the physical movements suggested in Wake Me Up episodes if you are physically able and in safe surroundings. All movements are done at the individual's own risk. Be safe, and always consult a doctor if you have any questions or concerns.** Have a wonderful day
This spiritual activity will shape your 2026 and help you reach your goals! DOWNLOAD: https://www.terri.com/abundance/Send your 2026 goals and join me LIVE on YouTube as I pray over them Dec 30th at noon! https://www.terri.com/2026goals/Are you ready to start 2026 with clarity, confidence, and renewed faith? You don't want to miss this one spiritual step that can completely transform your year—your goals, your mindset, and your God-given dreams.Have you been searching for how to hear from God, get clear about your purpose, set detailed, achievable goals, strengthen your faith for big dreams, and reach your goals in 2026… then this is the podcast you need! If you want to grow, dream bigger, and enter 2026 with fresh expectation, you're in the right place. Terri is here to encourage you, inspire you, and cheer you on as you pursue the life God created you to live.Register FREE for Year of Success! https://www.terri.com/yearofsuccess/GIVE today: https://www.terri.com/single-donation/?form=FUNFNTXHRWPPARTNER with Terri to make a difference: https://www.terri.com/partnership/FOLLOW ME IN FRENCH: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/terri-savelle-foy-podcast-audio-en-fran%C3%A7ais/id1698308606SAY HELLO!Website → https://www.terri.com/Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/terrisavellefoy/Tik Tok → https://www.tiktok.com/@terrisavellefoyPinterest → https://www.pinterest.com/terrisavellefoy/ Support the show
Yo Quiero Dinero: A Personal Finance Podcast For the Modern Latina
In this week's episode,Jannese sits down with Diana Garcia, founder of Amigas y Dinero, to explore her personal journey from nonprofit work to becoming a full-time money coach helping Latinas rewrite their financial stories.Diana shares how a pivotal decision during the pandemic, choosing not to return to a two-hour commute led her to create her own income, community, and career. She opens up about growing up in an immigrant household in LA, the scarcity mindset she witnessed, and her mission to help others build wealth from a place of joy, not sacrifice.From saving $10,000 in under a year on a modest income, to helping clients break free from paycheck-to-paycheck cycles, Diana offers actionable insights for tackling debt, increasing income, and navigating the unique financial challenges first-gen families face. She also gets real about overcoming fear, advocating for yourself in the workplace, and having money conversations with your parents.What You'll Learn in This Episode:How Diana turned a pandemic pivot into a thriving coaching businessPractical strategies to save more—without extreme sacrificeWhy growing your income can be more effective than cutting expensesSide hustle ideas based on your skills and passionsHow to address limiting beliefs that hold you back financiallyNavigating family expectations as the “first-gen retirement plan”Why community, mentorship, and environment matter for financial growthMore from YQD™:Full show notes: Visit our blog.Watch the full interview on YouTube — don't forget to subscribe!Grab my book Financially Lit! in English or Español.Ready to level up? Learn more about our signature programs.This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp — Get 10% off your first month: betterhelp.com/dinero Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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