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In this week's episode, Jason Jones and Stephen Herreid dive deep into the meaningful work being done through the Vulnerable People Project and introduce the West Bank Solidarity report and reflect on Fulton Sheen's impact on them upon his recent beatification. They touch upon recent events VPP has done this week to help people across the globe including, a welcome back to school celebration for Christian children and an update on the water delivery efforts to Gaza. Jason and Stephen invite listeners to consider their own roles in supporting the vulnerable and engaging with cultural narratives that shape our understanding of community and compassion. Jason opens up about his conversion to the Catholic faith and how Fulton Sheen's work played a huge part in his faith. The full episode is a testament to the power of resilience, care, and the importance of standing together in the face of adversity and showing profound empathy towards our fellow humans regardless of creed or nationality.Key TopicsFulton Sheen's personal holiness and hidden virtuesHis influence on Catholic evangelization and cultureThe importance of living out faith through mercy and serviceCurrent challenges facing the church and how Sheen's example guides usThe role of humility and authenticity in Christian witness If you liked this episode consider subscribing to the podcast for weekly discussions like this! If you want to support West Bank Christians in Teybeh please donate at: Savewestbankchristians.comChapters00:00:20 - The Vulnerable People Project's Achievements this week00:02:54 - Discussion on the New Film by Ben Shapiro00:05:21 - Reflections on Archbishop Fulton Sheen's Beatification00:24:27 - The Palestinian Abuse Crisis00:30:50 - The West Bank Solidarity Project00:32:00 - Stephen's Fulton Sheen Reflections00:36:05 - Jason's Fulton Sheen Reflections00:46:36 - Fulton Sheen's Secret Sanctity00:53:59 - The Conflict with Ideology vs. Compassion00:59:57 - Stephen's Hero Danny Trejo01:06:51 - VPP and Fulton Sheen01:10:03 - Donate to Save west bank Christians and Closing Remarks

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.On today's edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses the Islamic terrorism attempt on a FlyDubai airliner, the arrest of 5 British men tied to possible terrorist plot, the horrifying and gross immorality on the campuses of Penn State and Cornell, and Backpack, the winner of Fat Bear Week 2026.Part I (00:13 – 10:46)Islamic Terrorism Rears Its Head Again: A Catastrophe Was Bravely Avoided Due to Heroic Actions As Co-Pilot Stabbed Captain and Attempted to Crash AirlinerNetanyahu names ‘hero’ pilot attacked on flight as passengers arrive back in Israel by BBC NewsPart II (10:46 – 15:11)The Arrest of 5 British Men Tied to Possible Terrorist Plot: Order is an Achievement in a Fallen World Where Chaos is the NormPart III (15:11 – 22:03)Penn State, Cornell, and Gross Immorality on Campus: These Situations are Horrifying—And Christian Young People Should Not Be at These Events At AllPenn State's Campuswide Cocaine Ring Was Fueled by Fraternity Hazing by The Wall Street Journal (Ashley Wong and Jared Mitovich)Part IV (22:03 – 25:49)Backpack Wins Fat Bear Week 2026: That's a Fat Bear Who is Fat to the Glory of GodSign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.

Neal Schore shares expert strategies for reclaiming the time we don't realize we give away. — YOU'LL LEARN — 1) The many ways we waste time without realizing it2) The 10-second trick that prevents time-wasting miscommunications3) How to feel more powerful in just five secondsSubscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1185 for the full transcript!— ABOUT NEAL — Neal Schore serves as chairman and advisor to several notable business leaders, boards, and companies across the United States. He also advises multiple private equity and investment firms on executive leadership and strategic initiatives. He currently serves as cofounder and CEO of The 25th Hour Group, an executive coaching and leadership events firm that showcases his proven leadership toolbox and practice. Previously, Schore served as founder, president, and CEO of Triton Digital, a global technology, data, and services leader in the digital audio and podcast industry. Schore received a Bachelor of Arts in business administration, with emphasis on management, marketing, and finance, from Michigan State University. He is currently active in Harvard Business School's Executive Education Program. Schore is a member of the Los Angeles Gold Southland Chapter of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO) and the recipient of E&Y's 2011 Entrepreneur of the Year award for greater Los Angeles.• Book: The 25th Hour: How to Thrive (And Gain Ridiculous Amounts of Time) by Getting Out of Your Own Way• Website: 25HourGroup.com• Website: NealSchore.com— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • Book: Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It by Ethan Kross• Book: The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement by David Brooks• Book: From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life by Arthur C. Brooks• Book: Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson, 25th Anniversary Edition by Mitch Albom• Past episode: 683: How to Break Free from Negative Self-talk and Chatter with Ethan KrossSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Most ambition advice is about how to reach the top of the mountain. Luke Burgis points out that many of us have an upstream problem: we're climbing a mountain we don't actually care about. Michael and Megan sit down with Burgis, a Wall Street suit turned entrepreneur turned philosopher, father, and author of several books on desire. They unpack why not all desires are created equal, how to unearth the ones that lead to real satisfaction, and what the monastic tradition offers those of us who will never be monks. This conversation gives you a way to separate what you actually want from the noise of mimetic desire.Memorable Quotes“Ambition without a sense of self or a differentiation of self is just a highly sophisticated form of conformity.”“You can get really good at achieving goals without wondering whether they're the right goals in the first place.”“A simple exercise is just: Name the models of your desire. Who are the people who have given you your own desires?”“One of the easiest ways to kind of determine whether a desire is thin or thick is: Does it persist through different seasons of life, through different environments, through different friend groups, through different relationships?”“A lot of people go straight to productivity and organization… before asking the most important question: Should I even be trying to integrate this at all?”“Each person has an unrepeatable calling, something that only they can do with their unique history and situation and context. I think our thickest desire is oriented towards living out of a personal vocation... Thick desire is a signpost to a calling which can be lived out in and through our work.”“Being in communion means learning how to be a differentiated self with a calling while also being part of something bigger. And sometimes that creates a little bit of tension, and our instinct is to flee any form of tension or any anxiety. And I think there's a lot to be learned from sitting in the tension to be a part and to be oneself.”“Which kinds of communities and groups flatten any kind of distinctiveness? And which ones actually allow people to evolve and to be part of the whole, or to be part of the body without demanding that they be something that they're not, or demanding that they sacrifice their integrity?”Key TakeawaysYour Ambition Might Be Borrowed. Mimetic desire means we absorb what we want from the people we watch. Whose careers do you track closely, with mixed feelings? Naming our models of desire creates helpful distance for effective discernment.Thin Desires Are Short-Lived. We might feel thin desires strongly, but they erode when the context shifts. A thick desire persists across seasons, relationships, and jobs. Write down what you want, then wait: Is the desire durable?The Tension of Communion. Being in communion requires being a differentiated self and participating in the larger whole—which creates an enduring, unresolvable tension. We must have the courage to decide who we will be without fleeing or falling into crowd instinct.Every Check Comes with Terms. A financially sound decision can still be the wrong one if it commits you to work you don't believe in. When there's money on the line, weigh the funder's desires for alignment with your own before you agree to terms. You Might Need a Rule. There's a reason the Rule of Saint Benedict has governed communal life for fifteen hundred years. Setting your own rules of engagement within your organization or just for yourself can equip you to navigate complex situations before you're in the middle of one.Discernment is a Community Endeavor. Blind spots are invisible from the inside. Recruit the people closest to you—whether within formal groups or informal relationships—to offer feedback on complex decisions. (But be sure to filter for communities that invite you to become yourself rather than requiring conformity.)ResourcesWanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life by Luke BurgisThe One and the 99: Forging Identity in the Age of Social Contagion by Luke BurgisUnrepeatable: Cultivating the Unique Calling of Every Person by Luke Burgis and Joshua Millerlukeburgis.comThe Courage to Be by Paul TillichLifeFocusThis episode was produced by Sarah Vorhees Wendel of VW Sound

The Gavel Podcast is the official podcast of Sigma Nu Fraternity, Inc., and is dedicated to keeping you updated on the operations of the Legion of Honor and connecting you to stories from our brotherhood. To find out more from the Fraternity, you can always check out our website at www.sigmanu.org. Also consider following us on: Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | YouTube | FlickrHave feedback or a question about this episode? Want to submit an idea for a future topic you'd like to see covered? Contact the Gavel Podcast team at news@sigmanu.org. Hosts for this EpisodeChristopher Brenton - Beta Tau Chapter (North Carolina State) Alumnus and Sigma Nu Fraternity's Director of CommunicationsGuest for this EpisodeBruce Tria - A Brother of Sigma Chi Fraternity and Owner of Tria Designs. Bruce has been a long-time partner for Sigma Nu helping shape its visual identity and the look of The Delta magazine since 2010.Episode ReferencesThe Spring 2026 Issue of The Delta - Check out the look of the latest issue of The Delta, which was redesigned earlier this year.General ResourcesEmployment and Staff Hiring Resources - If you are interested in learning more about working for the Fraternity as a consultant. Please visit the employment webpage for resources and access to the position application. The application deadlines are October 15 and March 1. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Contact Scott Smith at scott.smith@sigmanu.org for more information.Become a Volunteer - Learn more and take the next steps to become a volunteer for the Fraternity.Establish or Serve an Alumni Chapter - Learn more about how to help establish and maintain an Alumni Chapter.Organize an Alumni Club - Learn more about how to become engaged with or set up an Alumni Club.Donate to the Sigma Nu Educational Foundation - Give a gift to help advance the Fraternity's honorable Mission.

What if the life you're working so hard to build isn't actually the life you want? Jim Murphy, author of The Best Possible Life, joins Michael Easley for a wide-ranging conversation about achievement, suffering, joy, purpose, unconditional love, and what it means to live fully. Jim draws from his experience as a professional baseball player, coach, and mentor to high-performing athletes and leaders. He explains why achievement can become a substitute for identity, why we cannot always trust our feelings, and why suffering and difficulty can play an important role in developing wisdom, courage, and strength. Michael and Jim also discuss parenting, retirement, the pressure to perform, being present, gratitude, and the challenge of mastering the ego. Chapters 00:00 — Why difficulty is necessary for growth 00:37 — Jim Murphy's story and the road to The Best Possible Life 01:24 — From professional baseball to a crisis of identity 02:54 — The three worlds model 05:32 — Achievement, identity, and the need for love 07:17 — Why success can leave us empty 09:47 — Purpose, sacrificial love, and joy 11:18 — Happiness vs. joy 13:37 — Trusting God when we are uncertain 14:49 — What unconditional love really means 16:33 — Why you can't always follow your heart 18:03 — Feelings versus truth 19:01 — Parenting, grit, and doing hard things 21:19 — When achievement doesn't bring happiness 22:28 — The role of suffering in growth 24:12 — The hidden struggles of high achievers 26:16 — Growth through suffering 26:41 — Four daily goals 29:02 — Learning to live in the present 30:10 — Letting go of achievement 32:07 — What people really want 34:54 — Mastering the ego 36:23 — Learning through pain and experience Key topics covered • Achievement and identity • The pursuit of success • Unconditional love • Happiness vs. joy • Sacrificial love • Suffering and spiritual growth • Parenting and grit • Purpose and retirement • Presence and gratitude • High performance • Mastering the ego • Love, wisdom, and courage Links Mentioned: Inner Excellence website The Best Possible Life by Jim Murphy The Inner Excellence 90 Day Challenge Watch the highlights and full version of this interview on our Youtube channel. For more inContext interviews, click here.

There's a specific feeling that hits about 45 seconds after something great happens. You have a great launch, reach a new milestone, or get a raise, and almost right away, your brain starts asking, "What now? Was this enough?" I see it in every single woman I coach. Recently, I realized how much of it was running inside me, too. On this solo episode of the Game On Girlfriend® podcast, I'm giving that feeling a name: the achievement wound. From the outside, it looks like ambition and success, and those things are real. Inside, though, it feels like a treadmill that never stops. In fact, the more successful you become, the worse it gets. If people look at you and wonder how you're doing it all while you quietly wonder whether any of it is enough, this one's for you. We're not talking about doing more. Instead, we're talking about finally seeing yourself, and it's the start of a free 5-day challenge I'm hosting to help you heal this wound.   WHAT YOU'LL LEARN What the Achievement Wound actually is, and where it starts Why it's nearly invisible from the outside (it looks like success) The signs: deflecting compliments, anxiety after wins, over-giving without receiving Real client stories of financial and personal transformation Why healing has to happen in the body, not just the mind How to join the free 5-day "Heal Your Achievement Wound" Challenge starting October 2nd FREE 5-DAY CHALLENGE: HEAL YOUR ACHIEVEMENT WOUND I'm doing something I've never done before. Starting Friday, October 2, I'm hosting a free 5-day challenge called Heal Your Achievement Wound. Each day, you'll get a short video, just two or three minutes long, plus a simple healing exercise to work on that day. We're also giving away prizes to the people who participate fully and turn in their homework. This one's on me. Sign up here → https://sarahwalton.com/heal-your-achievement-wound/   READY TO STEP OFF THE TREADMILL? This episode might have you noticing where you've been waiting for someone else to see you. If so, let's talk. As a gift to Girlfriends, I offer a 30-minute discovery call. We'll talk about where you are right now and what might be getting in the way. Book here: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=13047670&appointmentType=2244195   FREE GIFT FROM SARAH Get Sarah's Freedom Calculator and discover how much your business needs to make to finally be free. Download at https://sarahwalton.com/freedom   LEARN FROM SARAH Explore Sarah's online courses and free resources to start building your business with confidence. Online Courses: https://sarahwalton.com/online-courses Free Resources: https://sarahwalton.com/free-resources   CONNECT WITH SARAH  Website: https://sarahwalton.com/podcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheSarahWalton Instagram: https://instagram.com/thesarahwalton   ABOUT SARAH WALTON Sarah Walton is a wealth consciousness coach, strategic advisor, podcast host, and mentor who helps women entrepreneurs build businesses they love. Her mission is simple: to put more money in the hands of more women. She's the creator of the Abundance Academy, The Art of Receiving, and the Game On Girlfriend® podcast. Sarah teaches authentic, heart-centered business strategies because when women have more financial power, they don't just keep it — they use it to take care of their families, support their communities, and build something bigger than themselves.   RELATED GAME ON GIRLFRIEND® EPISODES YOU'LL LOVE Episode 333: Soul Debt: What Overgiving in Business Is Costing You — and What Comes Next — In this solo episode, I talk about soul debt, the overperforming that keeps women from what they've earned. It's a close cousin of the treadmill I describe in this episode — https://sarahwalton.com/overgiving-in-business-women-entrepreneurs/ Episode 342: The Energy Drains for Women Entrepreneurs No One Warns You About — Many energy drains hide in tasks that were never yours to do. I share a 5-question personal audit to help you spot them, so it pairs well with the delegating I talk about here — https://sarahwalton.com/energy-drains-for-women-entrepreneurs/ Episode 313: But What About the Money? Why Your Nervous System Determines Your Income — You can only earn at the speed of safety. I explain how your nervous system affects your income, which is the foundation for the healing work in this episode — https://sarahwalton.com/money-mindset-nervous-system-income LOVE THE SHOW? LEAVE US A REVIEW! Thank you so much for listening. I'm honored that you're here, and I'd be grateful if you could leave a quick review on Apple Podcasts by clicking here, scrolling to the bottom, and clicking "Write a review." Your reviews help other women entrepreneurs find the show and get the support they need to build businesses they love. Thank you for being part of the Game On Girlfriend® community! (If you're not sure how to leave a review, you can watch this quick tutorial.)  

What happens when the thing that saved your life becomes the thing you have to heal from? Chad Herst has been practicing Ashtanga yoga since his twenties — authorized to teach by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois himself in 2003 — and coaching high-performing founders and executives since 2008. From the outside, he'd figured it out. From the inside, he was running the exact pattern he now helps his clients name: the drive that builds something real, and then keeps running long after it stops feeling like enough.   Harmony and Russell sit down with their old friend from the Mysore years to talk about what actually broke that pattern open — a body that finally refused to cooperate, a decade of sitting with ayahuasca, and a grief from his brother's death in 1991 that he didn't let himself fully feel until he turned 50. It's a conversation about achievement, identity, family patterns, and what it costs to keep proving you're enough — and what's on the other side of finally stopping. Chad's new book, The Performance Trap: The Ache No Success Will Ever Fix, launches October 1, 2026 Get the first chapter, read in his voice, at herstwellness.com/chapter-one.   Guest bio: Chad Herst is a mind/body coach and licensed acupuncturist who has coached founders, executives, and high performers since 2008 — the kind of people who look, from the outside, like they've figured it out. Most of his life, he was one of them, which turned out to be the part the work was about. He spent years training in Ashtanga yoga and was authorized to teach by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois in 2003 [VERIFY]. His new book, The Performance Trap: The Ache No Success Will Ever Fix, names the pattern he kept finding underneath the success in his clients, and in himself: the drive that builds something real, then keeps running long after it stops feeling like enough. He lives in Northern California with his wife, Melissa.   Connect with Chad: Website: herstwellness.com Free first chapter (read in his voice): herstwellness.com/chapter-one    Key takeaways: Achievement can be a coping mechanism as much as a calling — and the two can look identical from the outside A pattern that starts as protection (being "the good kid," never a problem) can quietly become an identity you can't set down Practices like Ashtanga, meditation, and ceremony don't create your patterns — they reveal and can magnify them Sometimes the body has to break down before old grief finally has somewhere to go Integration — bringing an insight into ordinary daily life — is harder, and more important, than the peak moment that produced it Telling the truth about your own story, even imperfectly and even when family disagrees with how you tell it, can itself be a form of healing   Content Advisory: This episode includes a personal conversation about grief after a suicide loss, a family member's mental illness, and the complicated emotions that can follow. Please take care while listening, and feel free to skip this one if it isn't the right time. If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available: United States: Call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline), or chat at 988lifeline.org. Available 24/7. Canada: Call or text 9-8-8 (Suicide Crisis Helpline). Available 24/7, in English and French. Outside the US and Canada: Find a helpline in your country at findahelpline.com. If you're in immediate danger, please call your local emergency number (911 in the US and Canada). Leave a review: If this episode resonated, a 5-star review and a note on your biggest takeaway helps other seekers find these conversations.   Ancient Breathing 2.0 Master Class OUTRO - https://harmonyslater.com/free-90-minute-pranayama-masterclass FIND Harmony online: https://harmonyslater.com/ Harmony on IG: https://www.instagram.com/harmonyslaterofficial/ Finding Harmony Podcast on IG: https://www.instagram.com/findingharmonypodcast/ FREE Manifestation Activation: https://harmonyslater.kit.com/manifestation-activation

What happens when the thing that saved your life becomes the thing you have to heal from? Chad Herst has been practicing Ashtanga yoga since his twenties — authorized to teach by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois himself in 2003 — and coaching high-performing founders and executives since 2008. From the outside, he'd figured it out. From the inside, he was running the exact pattern he now helps his clients name: the drive that builds something real, and then keeps running long after it stops feeling like enough.   Harmony and Russell sit down with their old friend from the Mysore years to talk about what actually broke that pattern open — a body that finally refused to cooperate, a decade of sitting with ayahuasca, and a grief from his brother's death in 1991 that he didn't let himself fully feel until he turned 50. It's a conversation about achievement, identity, family patterns, and what it costs to keep proving you're enough — and what's on the other side of finally stopping. Chad's new book, The Performance Trap: The Ache No Success Will Ever Fix, launches October 1, 2026 Get the first chapter, read in his voice, at herstwellness.com/chapter-one.   Guest bio: Chad Herst is a mind/body coach and licensed acupuncturist who has coached founders, executives, and high performers since 2008 — the kind of people who look, from the outside, like they've figured it out. Most of his life, he was one of them, which turned out to be the part the work was about. He spent years training in Ashtanga yoga and was authorized to teach by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois in 2003 [VERIFY]. His new book, The Performance Trap: The Ache No Success Will Ever Fix, names the pattern he kept finding underneath the success in his clients, and in himself: the drive that builds something real, then keeps running long after it stops feeling like enough. He lives in Northern California with his wife, Melissa.   Connect with Chad: Website: herstwellness.com Free first chapter (read in his voice): herstwellness.com/chapter-one    Key takeaways: Achievement can be a coping mechanism as much as a calling — and the two can look identical from the outside A pattern that starts as protection (being "the good kid," never a problem) can quietly become an identity you can't set down Practices like Ashtanga, meditation, and ceremony don't create your patterns — they reveal and can magnify them Sometimes the body has to break down before old grief finally has somewhere to go Integration — bringing an insight into ordinary daily life — is harder, and more important, than the peak moment that produced it Telling the truth about your own story, even imperfectly and even when family disagrees with how you tell it, can itself be a form of healing   Content Advisory: This episode includes a personal conversation about grief after a suicide loss, a family member's mental illness, and the complicated emotions that can follow. Please take care while listening, and feel free to skip this one if it isn't the right time. If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available: United States: Call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline), or chat at 988lifeline.org. Available 24/7. Canada: Call or text 9-8-8 (Suicide Crisis Helpline). Available 24/7, in English and French. Outside the US and Canada: Find a helpline in your country at findahelpline.com. If you're in immediate danger, please call your local emergency number (911 in the US and Canada).   Leave a review: If this episode resonated, a 5-star review and a note on your biggest takeaway helps other seekers find these conversations.   Subscribe: Apple Podcasts · Spotify · YouTube · or wherever you listen.   Ancient Breathing 2.0 Master Class OUTRO - https://harmonyslater.com/free-90-minute-pranayama-masterclass FIND Harmony online: https://harmonyslater.com/ Harmony on IG: https://www.instagram.com/harmonyslaterofficial/ Finding Harmony Podcast on IG: https://www.instagram.com/findingharmonypodcast/ FREE Manifestation Activation: https://harmonyslater.kit.com/manifestation-activation

Subscribe here: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/saeder/subscribe to access this episode & all exclusive Sae Bae Casts! Sae Bae Merch: https://sae-bae-shop.fourthwall.com In this episode of Sae Bae: Unnoted, Austin of the Lake, Golbogga, mythscarab, Travis 42, Treyblob, Van, and W E E V discuss BIS gear coming from quest rewards, what master achievement diaries would look like, if a Kree'arra fight rework is needed, and whether or not efficiency-scape culture has degraded the quality of game updates. https://www.youtube.com/@Austin-Lake https://www.twitch.tv/travis_42 https://youtube.com/@TheWildernessPodcast https://www.youtube.com/@WEEVsWorld

Dr Adam Kirton: From thought to function with non-invasive brain computer interface.What are the possibilities of turning a thought into something that is actionable? For children with CP that have significant motor impairments, access to the environment can be incredibly challenging. Dr Kirton came onto the pod to talk about his education session and free paper titled "Achievement of Personalized, Previously Impossible Goals by Children with Severe Quadriplegic Cerebral Palsy Using Brain-Computer Interface."Join us as we explore this novel intervention, understand how it works and what the possibilities are right now.

What if the only thing standing between you and the success you deserve… is a belief someone planted in your mind when you were eight years old?In this eye-opening episode, Gill Tiney — founder of Collaboration Global — sits down with executive coach, keynote speaker, and author Tara LaFon Gooch to pull back the curtain on the invisible ceilings that quietly sabotage even the most talented, driven people.Tara walked away from a high-flying corporate sales director role — company car, corner office, six-figure portfolio — and rebuilt from absolute zero. No car. No phone. No laptop. What she discovered on that journey became the foundation of a coaching practice that has transformed the lives of over 100 founders and hundreds of executives worldwide.⚡ In this conversation, you'll discover:Why lottery winners, NFL stars, and top executives lose everything — and what the humble light bulb can teach us about personal capacityThe one question Tara asks every client that drops their emotional armour within minutesThe GRASP Method (Gratitude, Responsibility, Action, Site, Purpose) — a daily framework for building sustainable confidence and successWhy consistency will always beat talent, looks, and qualifications in the long gameThe surprising gender gap in self-worth — and why it matters for your business right nowHow collaboration — not competition — is the ultimate abundance strategyBoth Gill's and Tara's raw, personal stories of fear, failure, and finding their true purpose

Want in before anyone else? Join the Engagers and get early access to the November relaunch: professorgame.com/relaunch Episode Summary Rob marks Professor Game's ninth anniversary by announcing the biggest format change in over 450 episodes, moving from one episode a week to several episodes on the same Monday, all answering a single question. He reveals the first of at least three changes coming to the show and invites the Engagers, his core community, to get early previews, private launch details, and an exclusive reward before the public announcement. Listeners learn how to join the early access group ahead of the early November relaunch and which Core Drives are shaping the new format. About the Host Rob Alvarez is Head of Engagement Strategy, Europe at The Octalysis Group (TOG), a leading gamification and behavioral design consultancy. A globally recognized gamification strategist and TEDx speaker, he founded and hosts Professor Game, the #1 gamification podcast, and has interviewed hundreds of global experts. He designs evidence-based engagement systems that drive motivation, loyalty, and results, and teaches LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® and gamification at top institutions including IE Business School, EFMD, and EBS University across Europe, the Americas, and Asia. Key Takeaways Professor Game turns nine in early November 2026, and for the first time in over 450 episodes, a single Monday will carry multiple episodes instead of one. Rob is changing at least three things about the show's format, revealing them one at a time between now and the relaunch instead of all at once. The Engagers, Professor Game's core community, get early previews, private details on how they can join the launch, and an exclusive reward before the public reveal. The relaunch design itself draws on Core Drive 1 (Epic Meaning), Core Drive 5 (Social Influence and Relatedness), Core Drive 2 (Achievement), and CD7 (Unpredictability and Curiosity). Signing up at professorgame.com/relaunch takes about 30 seconds and puts a listener inside the early access group before the relaunch goes public. Topics Covered 0:00 — Something Rob's never done in over 450 episodes 0:21 — At least three things are changing 0:40 — Exclusive access for the Engagers first 1:17 — The Core Drives behind the relaunch 1:40 — How to join before the public reveal 1:56 — Game over, for now Free Resources and Get in Touch Core Drives in the Wild: Professor Game Free Guide Get Daily Value on Your Email Let's chat about your gamification project YouTube LinkedIn Instagram Facebook Start Your Community on Skool for Free Ask a question

Have you ever thought, "I'll be happy when..."? It's a common trap for high achievers. We set a goal, whether it's a promotion, a new house, a certain income, believing that once we reach it, we'll finally feel fulfilled. But often, the feeling is fleeting. In a culture that constantly pushes for more, defining what "enough" means for you is actually about deciding what you're no longer willing to sacrifice. This isn't about lowering your standards; it's about setting your own finish lines based on well-being, not just achievement. It's the ultimate strategy for preventing burnout. My own life used to be a checklist, but I learned that this mindset is a direct path to burnout because the finish line just keeps moving. The joy isn't in arriving; it's in building a life you love along the way.Listen now!

This episode is a replay from The Existential Stoic library. Enjoy! Do you struggle with time management? Are you frustrated by how long things take? Does rushing through tasks actually help? In this episode, Danny and Randy discuss whether you need to go faster.Subscribe to ESP's YouTube Channel! Thanks for listening!  Do you have a question you want answered in a future episode? If so, send your question to: existentialstoic@protonmail.com 

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Send us Fan MailIn this episode, we're getting to the heart of what really drives student success—engagement. As a school leader, you have the power to shift your entire building by helping your staff focus on what matters most: connecting students to their learning in meaningful ways.We'll explore how student engagement impacts achievement, why it's more than just participation, and what the research says about how it shapes outcomes like graduation rates, test scores, and long-term success. You'll get real strategies you can bring back to your teachers—from tech integration to interactive structures—all designed to support the whole learner: visual, auditory, kinesthetic, and more.Here's what you'll walk away with: ✅ The 3 types of student engagement—and how to spot them ✅ Practical ways to boost classroom energy using tools like Nearpod, Think-Pair-Share, and student-led choice ✅ How learning styles factor into engagement and achievement ✅ Real data that connects engagement to increased academic performance ✅ What building leaders can do today to remove barriers and keep students connectedThis episode is packed with value for any principal, AP, coach, or instructional leader who's ready to create a culture where engagement leads to achievement.

Preparing for situations in life is not about trying to be perfect, but rather to be able to keep moving towards our goals. Every moment of our life is preparing us for something, when we don't point our preparation towards our goals we are usually preparing for failure.Key TakeawaysPreparation is more valuable than the pursuit of perfection, as perfection is rarely achievable.When pressure arises, individuals naturally fall back to their level of preparation — making consistent preparation essential.Failure should be reframed as a learning opportunity rather than a defining outcome.Life continuously tests individuals beyond formal education; emotional and skill-based testing never stops.The goal is not to be perfect, but to be consistently prepared for challenges and setbacks. Visit ConfidenceThroughHealth.com to find discounts to some of our favorite products.Follow me via All In Health and Wellness on Facebook or Instagram.Find my books on Amazon: No More Sugar Coating: Finding Your Happiness in a Crowded World and Confidence Through Health: Live the Healthy Lifestyle God DesignedProduction credit: Social Media Cowboys

Through a partnership with the Aiken Land Conservancy, the city purchased a large area of land around Aiken's Mason Branch Reservoir, placing it under a conservation easement and permanently protecting this drinking water source from development. Hear from City Manager Stuart Bedenbaugh, Assistant City Manager Mary Tilton and Aiken Land Conservancy Executive Director Peter Kleinhenz about the project. Learn more: www.masc.sc/achievement-award/2026/public-works-category-city-aiken-shaws-creek-preserve-0

Send us Fan MailSuccess may look effortless from the outside, but Hollie Whittles MBE knows how much work—and personal strain—can exist behind the achievements people see.In this episode of Joey Pinz Discipline Conversations, Hollie shares her remarkable dual life as a technology leader and professional musician. She explains how performing in orchestras develops patience, confidence, teamwork, resilience, and leadership—the same qualities required to build a strong business.Hollie also takes Joey inside the unexpected experience of receiving an MBE for her services to women in business. The honor recognizes years of mentoring, encouraging girls to explore technology careers, supporting female entrepreneurs, and helping shape UK policy on business leadership, essential skills, and AI.But behind the awards, performances, and business success is a candid warning. Hollie reveals how easily founders can prioritize clients, employees, responsibilities, and even pets above their own health. She and her husband reached the realization that something had to change before constant pressure led to complete burnout.Top three highlights

For people who've spent decades succeeding at work, life comes with a scoreboard. There are goals to hit, problems to solve, and clear ways to know when you're succeeding.   Then comes a stage of life when those measurements don't work quite as well. My guest today is psychologist Brent Beam, who works with executives and men navigating major life transitions.   We talk about what happens when the focus shifts from achievement to experience, and why that can require a new way of measuring a good life.   You'll hear about: Why Brent encourages men to shift from external KPIs to internal ones How being willing to be bad at something can make life more expansive Why making friends may need to become your new "job" How retirement can put unexpected pressure on a marriage What to consider before assuming a board seat and more golf will be enough   -- Resources: Website: brentbeanphd.com The How of Happiness by Sonja Lyubomirsky

Dr. Tamsin Lewis joins the show to discuss the mindset behind longevity and why flourishing requires more than productivity or physical optimization. Together, we explore how compassion, curiosity, connection, and time spent outside the ego can support a more expansive approach to living well.We dive into:Why productivity can become an addictionThe value of cultivating deep relationshipsHow forgiveness contributes to personal well-beingWhy meaningful connection is not a waste of timeMoving beyond the pressure to constantly produceWhat it means to spend time outside of the egoBreathwork and group exercise as pathways to connectionWhy compassion is central to a longevity mindsetReplacing rigidity with curiosity and flexibilityViewing longevity as flourishing, expansion, and connection

WHO THIS EPISODE HELPS: Anyone navigating childhood grief, parental loss, chronic illness, identity loss or the pressure to appear strong while quietly living in survival mode.WHAT LISTENERS WILL GET: An honest conversation about grief and healing, what grieving children need from the adults around them, and why resilience sometimes means slowing down instead of pushing harder.DESCRIPTION:Karen Danlovich was nine years old when her mother died and nineteen when she lost her father, leaving her to face parental loss, adulthood and grief without the people who had represented home. She joins Nick Gaylord to explore what childhood grief looks like when adults provide practical care but struggle to talk openly about death, pain and emotional needs. Karen explains how achievement, teaching, school leadership and five seasons as a Jacksonville Jaguars cheerleader helped her honor her parents while also allowing her to stay ahead of unresolved grief. Years later, a multiple sclerosis diagnosis forced her to stop climbing, reconsider her identity and recognize that resilience does not always mean pushing through. She and Nick discuss the grief of leaving a career, learning to protect her limited energy and rediscovering the person underneath years of survival and accomplishment. Karen also shares how an encounter with a mother whale and her calf connected her with her late mother and showed her how nature can support healing after loss. That experience helped inspire Tidal Resilience Foundation, which provides ocean-centered experiences, practical resources and community support for grieving children and families.This episode answers: How does losing a parent as a child affect you later in life?  What should adults say to a child when a parent dies?  Can staying busy prevent you from processing grief?  How do you grieve the loss of your health, career or identity?  What does resilience really mean after grief and loss? Key Takeaways: Children need honest, age-appropriate conversations about death, not only protection from painful information.  Grief affects an entire family, and each person may be trying to support others while carrying a different version of the same loss.  Achievement can provide direction and purpose, but it can also become a way to stay ahead of unresolved grief.  Strength is not always measured by how long someone can keep moving. Sometimes resilience begins when they finally stop.  Connection, nature and shared experience can help grieving children and families feel supported without asking them to move past their grief.KAREN'S LINKS:Tidal Resilience Foundation: https://www.tidalresilience.org Request a Resilience Kit: https://www.tidalresilience.org/request-a-resilience-kitInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/tidalresiliencefoundationFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/tidalresiliencefoundationVolunteer or get involved: https://www.tidalresilience.org/contactEmail: connect@tidalresilience.orgSupport the showGIVE THE SHOW A 5-STAR RATING ON APPLE PODCASTS! FOLLOW US ON APPLE OR YOUR FAVORITE PODCAST PLATFORM! BOOKMARK OUR WEBSITE: www.griefisnotadirtyword.com FOLLOW OUR DEAD DADS ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/griefisnotadirtyword Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/griefisnotadirtyword TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@griefisnotadirtywordYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmmv6sdmMIys3GDBjiui3kw LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-gaylord/

What happens when you're used to taking care of everyone else and suddenly life asks you to pay attention to what you need?For Sue Weldon, that shift came after being diagnosed with breast cancer at just 39 years old while raising three young children. As she navigated treatment, surgery, recovery, and the physical and emotional changes she never expected, she began exploring integrative approaches that helped her feel more supported through the experience.That journey ultimately inspired Sue to create Unite for HER, where she now serves as CEO and Founder. What began with her own experience has grown into a national nonprofit providing integrative support to thousands of people affected by breast and ovarian cancer through services including medical acupuncture, oncology massage, nutrition counseling, yoga, and mental health support.Sue's work has earned recognition across the healthcare and nonprofit sectors, including the West Chester University Distinguished Alumni Award, the March of Dimes Salute to Women of Achievement, and the Catalyst of Care Award. Most recently, she authored Heal Empower Restore: A Revolutionary Roadmap to Support the Body and Mind through Cancer Care, bringing together her personal experience and the work she has spent years building through Unite for HER.In this conversation, we talk about what cancer taught Sue about listening to her body and honoring her own needs, the parts of going through cancer that women aren't always prepared for, and why treating the disease is only one part of supporting the whole person.We also talk about something that extends far beyond cancer: how difficult it can be to receive when you're accustomed to being the one who gives.Sue shares what it was like to let other people show up for her, why receiving support can be a gift to the person giving it too, and how she learned to create her own non-negotiables around her health and well-being.Whether cancer has touched your life personally or you've spent years putting yourself somewhere near the bottom of your own priority list, this conversation is a powerful reminder that honoring what you need isn't selfish and you don't have to wait until life forces you to begin listening.Connect with Sue:www.uniteforher.org/healempowerrestoreConnect with KellyLearn more about Kelly's 12-week private Self-Loyalty Mentorship here: ⁠⁠https://drkellykessler.com/selfloyaltymentorship⁠⁠Self-Abandonment AuditA free resource to help you recognize where you may be overriding your own needs, emotions, boundaries, or inner knowing and begin identifying the patterns keeping you stuck.⁠⁠https://drkellykessler.com/selfaudit⁠⁠Milk and Butterflies: Get free shipping on your order with this link:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://milkandbutterflies.com/discount/DRKELLY⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Join Rob McConnell as he welcomes Audrey Klein, an educator, reading specialist and author whose career has focused on helping young people develop the practical academic abilities they need to become more confident and independent learners. At the time of her X Zone appearance, Klein had spent more than 20 years teaching reading, writing, organizational and study skills to students ranging from preschool through college, working with more than a thousand children through classroom teaching and private tutoring. Klein holds a Master's degree in reading, and her teaching philosophy emphasizes something sometimes overlooked in education: students need to understand not simply what to learn, but how to learn. Her lessons were designed around individual thinking and learning styles, with particular attention given to transferring academic skills into everyday situations. Her Skills for Students' Success program was also developed into online classes corresponding with chapters of her instructional material. During her conversation with Rob McConnell, Audrey explores the building blocks of successful learning: reading comprehension, writing, organization, study habits, time management and personal responsibility. Students can possess considerable intelligence yet still struggle academically when they haven't developed effective methods for organizing assignments, preparing for examinations, understanding what they read or managing their time. Klein's student-centred approach recognizes that children don't necessarily process information in exactly the same way. Join Rob McConnell and Audrey Klein on The 'X' Zone Radio Show for a practical conversation about education and helping students reach their potential. What makes one study technique successful for one student but ineffective for another? How can parents help without doing the work for their children? Can organization and study skills actually be taught? And perhaps most importantly, can teaching children how to learn give them skills that remain valuable long after they've left the classroom? Audrey Klein's appearance is documented in The 'X' Zone guest archives as “Skills for Students' Success.”Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-x-zone-radio-tv-show--1078348/support.Please note that all CANCOM/XZBN radio and/or television shows are Copyright © REL-MAR McConnell Meda Company, Niagara, Ontario, Canada – www.rel-mar.com. For more Episodes of this show and all shows produced, broadcasted and syndicated from REL-MAR McConell Media Company and The 'X' Zone Broadcast Network and the 'X' Zone TV Channell, visit www.xzbn.net. For programming, distribution, and syndication inquiries, email programming@xzbn.net.We are proud to announce the we have launched TWATNews.com, launched in August 2025.TWATNews.com is an independent online news platform dedicated to uncovering the truth about Donald Trump and his ongoing influence in politics, business, and society. Unlike mainstream outlets that often sanitize, soften, or ignore stories that challenge Trump and his allies, TWATNews digs deeper to deliver hard-hitting articles, investigative features, and sharp commentary that mainstream media won't touch.These are stories and articles that you will not read anywhere else.Our mission is simple: to expose corruption, lies, and authoritarian tendencies while giving voice to the perspectives and evidence that are often marginalized or buried by corporate-controlled media

Join Rob McConnell as he welcomes Angelica Eberle Wagner, author, inspirational speaker and personal-development teacher whose work explores achievement, perseverance, personal transformation and what she describes as the Secrets of the Millionaire Mind. Wagner is the author of Secrets of the Millionaire Mind: Excellence: A Relentless Pursuit, first published in 2004, and has also written and spoken extensively about creating change and recognizing opportunities within life's unexpected challenges. For Wagner, developing a “millionaire mind” isn't simply about accumulating money. Her writings emphasize excellence, endurance, perseverance, character, passion and personal growth. She argues that mistakes, unexpected detours and obstacles can become opportunities for learning and that financial success may follow when people discover their strengths, develop their character and pursue meaningful goals. During this conversation, Rob and Angelica explore the psychology behind success and the attitudes that can either encourage or inhibit achievement. What separates someone who continues after failure from someone who gives up? Can our beliefs about ourselves influence the opportunities we recognize? How important are persistence, confidence and willingness to change? And does becoming financially successful begin with money—or with changing the way we think about ourselves, our abilities and our goals? Wagner's later podcast work has continued to focus on human potential, resilience and transformation. Join Rob McConnell and Angelica Wagner on The 'X' Zone Radio Show for an exploration of success, wealth, motivation, perseverance and personal transformation. Interestingly, The 'X' Zone historical guest directory lists Wagner as “The Miracle Maker,” providing another connection between her personal-development philosophy and her appearances with Rob.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-x-zone-radio-tv-show--1078348/support.Please note that all CANCOM/XZBN radio and/or television shows are Copyright © REL-MAR McConnell Meda Company, Niagara, Ontario, Canada – www.rel-mar.com. For more Episodes of this show and all shows produced, broadcasted and syndicated from REL-MAR McConell Media Company and The 'X' Zone Broadcast Network and the 'X' Zone TV Channell, visit www.xzbn.net. For programming, distribution, and syndication inquiries, email programming@xzbn.net.We are proud to announce the we have launched TWATNews.com, launched in August 2025.TWATNews.com is an independent online news platform dedicated to uncovering the truth about Donald Trump and his ongoing influence in politics, business, and society. Unlike mainstream outlets that often sanitize, soften, or ignore stories that challenge Trump and his allies, TWATNews digs deeper to deliver hard-hitting articles, investigative features, and sharp commentary that mainstream media won't touch.These are stories and articles that you will not read anywhere else.Our mission is simple: to expose corruption, lies, and authoritarian tendencies while giving voice to the perspectives and evidence that are often marginalized or buried by corporate-controlled media

Lifetime Achievement Award full 889 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 15:24:00 +0000 DPzgGI5SuATISo9x0DERuZz5k7d1OK4Y society & culture Klein/Ally Show: The Podcast society & culture Lifetime Achievement Award Klein.Ally.Show on KROQ is more than just a "dynamic, irreverent morning radio show that mixes humor, pop culture, and unpredictable conversation with a heavy dose of realness." (but thanks for that quote anyway). Hosted by Klein, Ally, and a cast of weirdos (both on the team and from their audience), the show is known for its raw, offbeat style, offering a mix of sarcastic banter, candid interviews, and an unfiltered take on everything from culture to the chaos of everyday life. With a loyal, engaged fanbase and an addiction for pushing boundaries, the show delivers the perfect blend of humor and insight, all while keeping things fun, fresh, and sometimes a little bit illegal. 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc. Society & Culture https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed-link=https%3A%2F%2Frss.a

HOUR 3- Drunk Future, Lifetime Achievement and MORE full 1898 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 15:40:00 +0000 caNwCjBtCsz72b5Fxk5YQeDT1J7RYyaP society & culture Klein/Ally Show: The Podcast society & culture HOUR 3- Drunk Future, Lifetime Achievement and MORE Klein.Ally.Show on KROQ is more than just a "dynamic, irreverent morning radio show that mixes humor, pop culture, and unpredictable conversation with a heavy dose of realness." (but thanks for that quote anyway). Hosted by Klein, Ally, and a cast of weirdos (both on the team and from their audience), the show is known for its raw, offbeat style, offering a mix of sarcastic banter, candid interviews, and an unfiltered take on everything from culture to the chaos of everyday life. With a loyal, engaged fanbase and an addiction for pushing boundaries, the show delivers the perfect blend of humor and insight, all while keeping things fun, fresh, and sometimes a little bit illegal. 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc. Society & Culture https://player.amperwavepodcasting.com?feed

New Season starting on Monday, October 6th! During the break, the 15-Minute History team will be republishing some of your favorite episodes. This episode originally aired on May 5, 2025.---It was still dark. The group of men felt the breeze getting warmer as the eastern horizon began to show signs of light. One of the men, tall with no expression, watched as final preparations were made to a large object in front of the group. The others saw the anxiety in his face in a way that only those had had been around him could discern. The man walked forward, spoke with some of the technicians, and watched them haul it away. It was going to a tower, visible in the distance. Conversations around him continued, but only because it seemed like they had to. Somehow, the silence would have been louder. Not long after, notifications came from the tower; an all clear was given. At 5:29 a.m., a flash of light that was so brilliant it could be seen from 200 miles away blossomed in the desert. The mushroom cloud rose 40,000 feet into the air, and the shock wave was felt 100 miles from ground zero. The man who all that morning had worn no expression, would later recall remembering a Hindu scripture in that moment: "Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds."Another man who witnessed the test described the overwhelming impression it left: "A new thing had just been born; a new control; a new understanding of man, which man had acquired over nature." Another observer said, "The lighting effects beggared description. The whole country was lighted by a searing light with the intensity many times that of the midday sun."Humanity had crossed a threshold.___Join us as we show you the Manhattan Project, the reason behind the development of nuclear weapons, and the ethical implications of such an invention.

THIRSTY HEARTS | Welcome Home — Week 2We all have a thirst that we're trying to satisfy.Success. Approval. Control. Relationships. Money. Comfort. Achievement. Even good things can become dangerous when we ask them to give us what only God can give.In John 4, Jesus intentionally travels through Samaria and meets a woman at a well. She comes looking for physical water, but Jesus exposes a much deeper thirst and offers her “living water”—a life only He can provide.Jesus knew her entire story, and He came to the well anyway.Her encounter with Jesus changes everything. She leaves behind her water jar, runs back to the people she had been avoiding, and tells them about Jesus. Her story didn't disqualify her from carrying the Gospel; her encounter with Jesus gave her a story worth telling.The question isn't whether we're thirsty. The question is: What well are we going to in order to satisfy that thirst?Every other well eventually runs dry. Jesus doesn't.Scripture: John 4:1–42Series: Welcome HomeMessage: Thirsty Hearts

What happens when the thing you've spent your entire life chasing no longer defines you?In Part 2 of our conversation with Norense Odiase, we go beyond basketball and into the identity crisis that followed it.After years of defining himself through the game, Norense found himself overseas in Germany with the money, the house, the career and the lifestyle he'd worked toward — but when an injury and circumstances outside of his control disrupted basketball, he was forced to confront a much bigger question:Who am I without what I do?Norense opens up about one of the darkest periods of his life, the emptiness he felt despite outward success, his relationship with faith, and how those experiences ultimately shaped the work he does through Mind Bully.Joe and Hannah also reflect on their own experiences with modeling, entrepreneurship, burnout and the constant pressure to achieve more — even when you've already accomplished things your younger self once dreamed about.Together, they unpack the relationship between achievement and identity, why success can quickly become your "new normal," learning to treat yourself like someone you actually care about, and why constantly pouring into everyone else can come at the expense of yourself.Norense also shares how his relationship with Christ changed the way he views his identity, purpose and success — and why he believes true wellness has to consider the whole person: spiritually, mentally, emotionally, relationally, socially, physically, intellectually and financially.This is a conversation about faith, purpose, confidence, identity, success, relationships and learning to separate who you are from what you accomplish.Because eventually, every achievement becomes normal.And you're still left with yourself.Subscribe for more honest conversations about dating, relationships, identity, personal growth and what it means to build a life that actually feels meaningful.00:00 – Who Are You Without What You Do?01:25 – The Birth of Mind Bully03:22 – Injury, Isolation & Losing Basketball05:02 – When Your Identity Gets Taken Away06:05 – Faith in His Darkest Moment08:11 – Trying to Numb the Emptiness10:26 – What Are We Actually Living For?15:40 – When Success Never Feels Like Enough17:20 – The “New Normal” Theory19:09 – Achievement vs. Identity22:02 – When Helping Others Becomes Your Identity25:17 – A 360° Approach to Wellness26:07 – Treat Yourself Like a Friend29:10 – You Have to Help Yourself Too31:17 – Guarding Your Mind33:06 – Your Job Isn't Your Identity36:16 – Stop Living for Other People's Approval38:23 – Finding Space to Just Be40:11 – Burnout & Putting Yourself First41:41 – What Does Success Mean to Norense Today?42:38 – What Norense Is Most Proud Of44:07 – Final Thoughts

The 2026 Lee Strand/Kerry Garda Youth Achievement Awards 2026 took place over the weekend. Seventeen-year-old Kayla McGaley from Castleisland announced as the Overall Winner. Kayla and Garda Mary Gardiner joined Jerry

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This episode is a replay from The Existential Stoic library. Enjoy! Have you ever felt like a failure? Do you compare yourself to others? What does it mean to be successful? In this episode, Danny and Randy discuss why it is so hard to measure success.Subscribe to ESP's YouTube Channel! Thanks for listening!  Do you have a question you want answered in a future episode? If so, send your question to: existentialstoic@protonmail.com  

Thanks for listening, and please follow us on Insta @NHPTalent and www.youtube.com/thePOZcastFor all episodes, please check out www.thePOZcast.com#thePOZcast is proud to welcome Dalia as our newest partner. Dalia helps employers convert more career-site traffic into qualified applicants by giving job seekers a universal candidate profile that eliminates repetitive applications and streamlines the application process. Learn more (link below)https://www.dalia.co/audit?utm_source=posKey Topics:- The impact of emotions on leadership and success- The importance of vulnerability and authenticity- The role of emotional healing and inner child work- How to recognize and manage burnout- The relationship between achievement and fulfillmentTakeaways- Emotions are already leading the way in our decisions and actions.- True leadership requires vulnerability and genuine connection.- Burnout begins before the workload increases, rooted in emotional depletion.- Healing emotional wounds can immediately improve organizational performance. - Leaders must look inward and take responsibility for their emotional state.Chapters:00:00 Introduction to Randy Lyman's Journey02:15 Early Lessons from Family and Their Impact04:18 The Turning Point at Age 2807:01 The Hidden Variable Leaders Overlook09:23 The Epiphany of Emotional Release12:49 Achievement vs Fulfillment15:35 Healing as a Collective Leadership Practice18:33 The Inner Child and Creativity20:53 The Roots of Burnout23:36 Lessons Learned from Writing the Book25:53 AI and Emotional Awareness in Leadership28:50 Practical Steps to Change Emotional Patterns30:54 Rapid Fire: Leadership Insights31:08 Vulnerability: Earned or Given31:18 Can a Company Outgrow Its Founder?31:29 Leadership Clichés to Stop Saying31:44 Success Requires Heart32:01 What Keeps Randy Up at Night33:01 The Power of Emotional Healing33:38 Redefining Success in Life and Business

It is important to know what truly brings us happiness and joy so that we are chasing the correct dreams. There is nothing wrong with going after big dreams but if they aren't the right dreams for us, we will tend to stall out in the daily tasks it takes to achieve the dreams. Key TakeawaysDreaming big is encouraged, but dreams must be actionable and within your control to be meaningful.Knowing what you truly want in life is the foundation for achieving your dreams.A daily plan and consistent discipline are essential to turning dreams into reality.Achieving smaller dreams builds momentum to dream even bigger over time.Avoid passive, chance-based dreams (e.g., winning the lottery) and focus on dreams you can actively pursue. Visit ConfidenceThroughHealth.com to find discounts to some of our favorite products.Follow me via All In Health and Wellness on Facebook or Instagram.Find my books on Amazon: No More Sugar Coating: Finding Your Happiness in a Crowded World and Confidence Through Health: Live the Healthy Lifestyle God DesignedProduction credit: Social Media Cowboys

Many adults with disabilities face decreasing opportunities for recreation, socialization and community after they age out of youth services. The City of Goose Creek established its Therapeutic Recreation Division as a dedicated branch of the Recreation Department to address this gap. Hannah Miller, who handles the program, discusses. Learn more: www.masc.sc/achievement-award/2026/public-service-category-city-goose-creek-therapeutic-recreation-division

Presented by Lauren Stibgen What consumes our thoughts can often lead to a life that is truly out of balance. You know, too much of a good thing can stop becoming a good thing when it is causing you to feel like you don't have balance. “In the United States, achievement is life's defining commandment: ‘Thou shalt make something of thyself.' You are what you achieve.” This quote from Everything is Never Enough, by Bobby Jamison[1], sums up how our culture runs. What have you achieved? More importantly, how is this being measured? Achievement can be about the accumulation of things that never fill. Achievement can also be about what you achieve at work in the form of a title, salary, or even about the freedom of being a founder of your own company. Again, promotions, raises, and even entrepreneurship are not inherently bad things! Perhaps this is even what God has planned for you. However, when running towards this achievement takes the place of God in your life this is when the trouble begins. Are you making something of yourself without giving glory to God? Colossians 3:23-24 tells us: Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ. Are you working for the Lord when you are working towards achievement? Can God say, well done good and faithful servant, or is your striving more about the recognition you will receive from colleague or others in your sphere of influence? What about patterns of self-indulgence? We can self-indulge in almost anything. From food to alcohol, to dining out when we don't have enough money to overspending on any one item, we have the tendency to self-indulge. Sometimes we can focus so much on these things that we cause ourselves more stress in having to work harder to feed our needs for self-indulgence. If you think about any one thing more than you think about God, this has become an idol in your life. God wants us to achieve everything he has in store for us, and he wants us to enjoy the good things he has created! But he wants us to enjoy him first! Pray: God, help me to have the right attitude about achievement. Lead me in the paths you have for me. Help me, Lord, to enjoy what you have allowed and to give you glory in all things. [1] Jamison, Bobby. Everything Is Never Enough: Ecclesiastes’ Surprising Path to Resilient Happiness (WaterBrook, 2025)

What if some of the qualities you're most proud of; your ambition, work ethic, independence, relentless drive, even your ability to accomplish extraordinary things, didn't begin entirely as ambition?What if achievement became one of the ways you learned to feel seen, safe, valued, or loved?In this solo episode of the InspirED Podcast, Andrea De La Cerda explores a question that has become increasingly personal for her: How much of our ambition comes from genuine desire, and how much comes from trying to prove that we're worthy?This isn't an argument that high achievement is inherently unhealthy, or that every ambitious person is responding to trauma. Andrea examines the important distinction between healthy striving and the kind of perfectionism that makes our identity dependent upon what we accomplish.Drawing from research on parental expectations, perfectionism, adverse childhood experiences, and achievement culture, Andrea invites listeners to consider what they would pursue if they weren't trying to impress anyone, what success would look like if nobody were watching, and whether they can separate the desire to create extraordinary things from the need for those things to prove their worth.Because the goal isn't to stop achieving.It's to stop auditioning for your own worth....CHAPTERS00:47 The Burden of Achievement02:26 Understanding Ambition vs. Validation06:18 Parental Expectations and Their Impact09:30 The Culture of High-Stakes Achievement11:07 Identifying True Ambition14:22 The Complexity of High Achievement15:34 Creating from Worthiness18:14 Creating Your Own Reality19:02 Deep Dive Realignment VIP Day...RESOURCES ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Deep Dive Realignment VIP Day⁠⁠⁠⁠Business Audit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The InspirED Rewrite⁠⁠TAG ANDREA ON INSTAGRAM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@andreadlc_coach⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...CONNECT WITH KANDULA⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kandula Blogs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. . .ABOUT ANDREA DE LA CERDAAndrea De La Cerda is a highly accomplished communications professional with over 25 years of experience in the fields of advertising, communications and marketing. Throughout her career, Andrea has held key positions in renowned advertising agencies, brand consultancies and in-house marketing departments before creating Kandula. She possesses a deep understanding of consumer behavior and market trends, allowing her to develop innovative communication strategies that resonate with diverse audiences. Andrea received both her B.A. in Advertising and Business Administration and a M.A. in Education from Pepperdine. She is currently pursuing her Accreditation in Public Relations and is a member of PRSA.. . .WORK WITH USAndrea works with nonprofits, entrepreneurs, educational institutions, and established brands dedicated to expanding their influence and amplifying their impact through purpose-driven communication strategies. Reach out to work with us!

Ohio is now spending more than $1 billion in public taxpayer dollars each year on private school vouchers, but how much do we really know about where that money goes and whether it delivers any real results? In this episode, State Sen. Kent Smith (D-21st District) and State Sen. Bill Blessing (R-8th District) discuss their bipartisan efforts to bring transparency and accountability to Ohio's near-universal voucher system, while also tackling the bigger questions of school funding, property taxes, school meal access, and the future of public education.LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PRO-PUBLIC EDUCATION, PRO-LABOR CANDIDATES ON THE BALLOT | State Sen. Kent Smith is the OEA member-recommended candidate for the 21st Ohio Senate district. OEA members can click here to check out the list of all the OEA member-recommended candidates running for state and federal office. And listen to Season 7, Episode 2, starting around 28:55, for more on what goes into these candidate recommendations.WATCH THE PRESS CONFERENCE | Click here to see the video of Sens. Blessing and Smith's press conference on May 27, 2026, announcing the introduction of SB 443 in the Senate. Blessing and Smith were joined by Representative Justin Pizzulli (R-Scioto County); Alana Cropper, Treasurer of Forest Hills School District; Piet Van Lier, Deputy Director of Honesty for Ohio Education; and Karen Rego, President of the Cleveland Heights Teachers Union for this press event.BLESSING'S LETTER TO THE EDITOR | While discussing property tax levies in this episode, Sen. Blessing mentioned a letter to the editor he previously wrote. Click here to read his statement.  SMITH'S 2023 PREDICTION | During our conversation for this episode, Sen. Smith referenced a Cleveland.com article about Gov. DeWine's announcement in the 2023 State of the State about expanding vouchers in Ohio to near-universal eligibility. Smith warned of the  consequences of voucher expansion for public education funding, which have since come to pass. Click here to read the story from January 31, 2023.ICYMI: STATEHOUSE EDITION | Sen. Smith has released weekly, award-winning video updates on state government since Spring 2023. Access the full video archive and keep an eye out for new releases on Smith's Senate webpage. SUBSCRIBE | Click here to subscribe to Public Education Matters on Apple Podcasts or click here to listen on Spotify so you don't miss a thing. You can also find Public Education Matters on many other platforms. Click here for some of those links so you can listen anywhere. And don't forget you can listen to all of the previous episodes anytime on your favorite podcast platform, or by clicking here.Featured Public Education Matters guests: State Sen. Louis W. Blessing III (R-Colerain Twp.)State Senator Louis W. Blessing, III is serving his second term in the Ohio Senate. He currently represents Ohio's 8th Senate District, which encompasses a portion of Hamilton County. He began his career in the legislature serving as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing the 29th Ohio House District.Senator Blessing has an extensive background in electrical engineering. He currently works as an engineer at Super Systems, Inc. in Cincinnati and previously worked at Duke Energy and Nova Engineering.He earned his Bachelor of Arts in mathematics and Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering at the University of Cincinnati. The Senator is a licensed professional engineer and is a member of the Ohio Society of Professional Engineers. He currently resides in Colerain Township with his wife Heather and their three sons.136th General Assembly Committee Assignments: Ways & Means (Chairman)Education Committee (Vice Chair)FinanceFinancial Institutions, Insurance and TechnologyJudiciaryState Sen. Kent Smith (D-Euclid)  **OEA member-recommended candidate for re-election in November, 2026**State Senator Kent Smith currently represents Ohio's 21st Senate District - having been elected to the Ohio Senate in 2022. Prior to his service in the Senate, Smith served four terms in the Ohio House of Representatives (from 2015-2022). He joined the Ohio General Assembly after serving Euclid, Ohio as a Member of the Euclid Board of Education from 2002 – 2013. In his 12 years on the Euclid School Board, Senator Smith never missed a meeting. As a Euclid School Board Member, he was a four-time winner of the “Award of Achievement” which is awarded annually by the Ohio School Boards Association to less than three percent of all School Board Members in Ohio.Senator Smith graduated from Miami University in 1988 and earned his Master of Science in Urban Studies from Cleveland State University in 2001. His master's degree thesis - which was written in 2001 - was about the emerging threat of Predatory Lending and the Subprime Market. He also co-authored the first Predatory Lending Report by Policy Matters Ohio in 2002. Following his master's degree studies, he sought his Ph.D. at Cleveland State University in Economic Development.In late 2019, prior to the COVID pandemic, Senator Smith was admitted into the Public Leadership Credential program offered by Harvard's Kennedy School.  Senator Smith completed the coursework during 2020 and 2021.  He finished the program's Capstone requirement in January 2023 and graduated from the program in May 2023.Senator Smith serves as the Ranking Member on the Senate Energy and Local Government Committees. He also serves on the Senate Education, Judiciary, Public Utilities, Rules and Reference, and Transportation Committees.Throughout his time in the State House, he served as the Ranking Member on the House Public Utilities (134th and 133rd GA), Financial Institutions (133rd GA), Financial Institutions, Housing, and Urban Development (132nd GA), and Economic & Workforce Development (131st GA) Committees. He also served on the House Higher Education and Career Readiness, Technology and Innovation, Education, Commerce and Labor, and Rules & Reference Committees. During his first term in the Ohio Senate (135th GA) he served as the Ranking Member on the Senate Energy and Public Utilities, Financial Institutions and Technology, and Ways and Means Committees. He also served on the Senate Judiciary, Transportation, and Rules and Reference Committees.Click here to learn more about Sen. S...

Dr. Olivia Ong is a Melbourne-based rehabilitation and pain medicine physician, author and speaker whose personal story has profoundly shaped her career. In 2008, while working as a young doctor, Olivia was struck by a car in a hospital car park, sustaining a spinal cord injury that left her paraplegic. Told she may never walk again, she underwent years of rehabilitation, including treatment in the United States, eventually regaining the ability to walk and returning to medicine. Today, Olivia combines clinical expertise and lived experience to explore chronic pain, resilience, burnout, self-compassion and recovery. Her memoir, Back on My Feet, was published in 2026. This was interesting, inspiring and funny. Loved it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chaos always prompts us to search for something solid. Confronted by the upheaval of economic reckoning, ecological exhaustion, and existential uncertainty, our souls are reaching for anything tangible and true. We want what's real. That's the core message of Ryan Levesque, a seven-time Inc. 5000 CEO who walked away from his former life to move with his family to a farm in Vermont. He joins Michael and Megan to talk about his book Return to Real and how we can respond wisely to the hunger felt in our souls and in the marketplace within an artificial, digital age. He unpacks how we can craft moments—at work and at home—that reward what makes us uniquely human. Because that's what we're all longing and looking for.Memorable Quotes“The double craving—what your body, your heart, what your spirit is starving for right now—is also what much of the market is starving for. And when you can find the intersection… there's economic opportunity. What's good for your biology can also be good for your bottom line.”“The last decade, in many ways, in business was a story about dopamine… ‘Create an app that's addictive so people keep coming back to it.' But if we look at most of the maladies of modern life—loneliness, disconnection—they are symptoms of a lack of the neurotransmitter oxytocin. Oxytocin is a neurotransmitter of trust, of love.”“We're swimming in this sea of artificial everything, and we're seeking truth. We live in an era of a default state of distrust… We no longer trust our eyes and ears, our sensory experience, when we are experiencing the world through a screen.”“The truth is in the tension. It's not ‘Throw AI in a bin.' It's not ‘Go 100% analog.' It's about picking the right moments and the right places to insert it.”“People will pay for work that's been attached to a real human life… When people see the work and the effort that's gone into something, they value it. That's the provenance premium.”“Just because the technology is capable of doing something doesn't necessarily mean that that's how we should be using that technology.”“I tell my kids all the time: ‘Choose your hard, otherwise your hard will choose you.' What we've done and what we're doing is not easy… but all things in life worth doing are hard.”“If you are not analog by design, you will become digital by default… There are trillion-dollar technology companies that will not stop until every moment of human attention has been consumed and monetized… So if you're not fighting against those forces actively… then you will be consumed by the digital vortex.”Key TakeawaysYour Craving and Your Market's Are the Same. What your body and spirit want right now also reflect what much of your market wants. That double longing reveals economic opportunity.Optimize for Oxytocin. Dopamine has long been stealing the headlines, but the neurotransmitter of the next decade is oxytocin, which signals trust and love. How can you make your business more human?Don't Advertise Your AI. Deploy AI away from customer-facing environments. The technology we use helps power what's possible, but the work people value is attached to human effort and human lives.Defying Digital Requires Intention. In a world built on and by technology where trillions are spent on directing our attention, we must seek out ways to reintegrate what's real—to choose analog by design.A Rhythm You Can Try Today.  Slowing for a few moments can shift an entire day. Ryan Levesque suggests a simple resolution from Ali Jafarian: Touch earth before touching a screen.ResourcesReturn to Real: The Last Human Advantage in an Age of Artificial Everything by Ryan LevesqueThe Digital Contrarian (Ryan's Weekly Newsletter)The Full Focus Insider (Megan Hyatt Miller's Newsletter)Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall KimmererThis episode was produced by Sarah Vorhees Wendel of VW Sound

Hello Beautiful, I'm so grateful you're here with me. Success becomes easier to embrace when you stop questioning whether you deserve it. This empowering affirmation meditation helps strengthen self-worth, confidence, and openness to achievement in every area of life. Love,

Send us Fan MailIf you stopped producing, achieving, earning, building, or winning, would you still know who you are?For many high achievers, productivity is no longer something they do. It has become the foundation of their identity. Accomplishment makes them feel valuable. Slowing down creates guilt. Rest feels uncomfortable, and an unproductive day can feel like evidence that they are falling behind.In this episode of The Mindset Cafe, Devan Gonzalez explores the hidden connection between productivity, self-worth, achievement addiction, and identity. He breaks down how ambition can quietly turn into a constant need to prove yourself, why successful people struggle to enjoy rest, and what happens when a business setback, injury, retirement, vacation, or major life transition removes the role that once made them feel important.You will learn how to recognize productivity guilt, separate your identity from your results, maintain high standards without making every outcome personal, and build a stronger sense of self that does not disappear when your performance changes.This episode is not about becoming less ambitious. It is about making sure your ambition serves your life instead of becoming the only reason you believe your life has value.Ask yourself the question most high performers avoid:If you're not producing, who are you?Support the showThanks for listening & being part of the Mindset Cafe Community.----------------------------------------------Follow On Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/mindsetcafepodcast/ https://www.instagram.com/devan.gonzalez/Let me know what topics or questions you want covered so we can help you achieve your goals faster.----------------------------------------------Are you taking the right supplements to maximize your mind and body in fitness & health. Take a FREE Quiz to see if you are.> FREE QUIZ

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Junior Achievement of Central Carolinas connects kids with hands-on experiences that can show them just how many possibilities are out there for them.  In this episode, host Pamela Escobar is joined by Crystal Taylor, Vice President of Programs and Operations… and Volunteer Engagement Associate Julia Grant.

Episode Description:Jon Morrow's story begins with a diagnosis that was supposed to be a death sentence.Born with spinal muscular atrophy, Jon was diagnosed at six months old. Doctors told his mother he would likely die by age two. Instead, she fought for him. She fought to keep him alive. She fought to get him into public school. She fought through pneumonia, broken ribs, hospital visits, and a world that did not expect much from him.That expectation became one of the central forces in Jon's life.In this From the Archive conversation, James talks with Jon about what it means to live in a world where people expect you to survive, but not necessarily to achieve. Jon explains how his mother gave him a radically different definition of disability: everyone has something they cannot do as well as someone else, but everyone also has something they can do better than most.For Jon, that thing was his mind.He learned to write, program, think, sell, and communicate. He used assistive technology, including a sip-and-puff wheelchair and a lip-operated mouse, to work on a computer. He graduated from college, received job offers, and then ran into a brutal financial trap: if he earned too much money, he risked losing the Medicaid benefits that paid for his care.So Jon changed the rules.He wrote for free. He built relationships. He worked for Copyblogger without immediate pay, knowing that one day he would ask for help. He wrote viral posts. He moved to Mexico to reduce his healthcare costs. He asked for the favors he had earned. And within months, he built a consulting business that turned into Smart Blogger.James and Jon also talk about his father's real estate business, raising $50 million for land deals, the crash that wiped everything out, and the pressure Jon felt when both of his parents needed support. The conversation then moves into blogging, guest posting, courses, coaching, and the economics of turning expertise into an online business.But the deeper subject is not blogging. It is agency.Jon argues that any limitation can be overcome, though not always easily and not always without cost. His framework begins with belief: surround yourself with stories of people doing extraordinary things until extraordinary starts to feel normal. Then find the price of what you want. Understand the sacrifice before you begin. And finally, create enough urgency that you cannot drift forever.For Jon, the “gun to his head” was the fear of ending up in a nursing home. That fear gave him the energy to work 16, 18, even 20 hours a day after moving to Mexico.The episode is about disability, but it is not only about disability. It is about building a life when the default path will not work. It is about finding the counterpunch. It is about choosing contribution over helplessness. And it is about becoming unstoppable by refusing to let the world's expectations become your own.Editorial Note:This is a From the Archive episode. References to Jon's business, Unstoppable, Smart Blogger, Medicaid, healthcare costs, assistive technology, brain-machine interfaces, and online publishing reflect the original recording period.This episode discusses disability, depression, severe illness, traumatic injury, healthcare access, financial stress, fear-based motivation, and nursing-home fears. It should be framed as Jon's personal story and philosophy, not as medical, legal, mental-health, or financial advice.What You'll Learn:What spinal muscular atrophy is and how it affected Jon's life from infancy.Why Jon's mother refused to accept the expectations doctors and schools placed on him.How Jon learned to define disability as something everyone experiences in different ways.Why expectations can become one of the hardest parts of living with a disability.How assistive technology helped Jon work, write, and build a business.Why online communities can matter when patients live longer than doctors expected.How Jon used his wheelchair as an unexpected advantage in sales and fundraising.What Jon learned while raising money for his father's real estate projects.How the 2010 real estate crash forced Jon to reinvent his career.Why Medicaid's income limits trapped Jon financially.How writing for free helped Jon build skill, reputation, leverage, and relationships.Why Jon moved to Mexico and how that changed the economics of his care.How a Copyblogger favor turned into his first wave of consulting clients.How Jon built Smart Blogger through consulting, courses, coaching, and audience growth.Why Jon eventually reorganized the business so he could return to writing.What Jon means by “reconstructing reality.”Why he recommends filling your mind with stories of people who have done impossible things.How to think about the price of any major goal.Why sacrifice is unavoidable, but negotiable.How negative reinforcement can create urgency.Why fear, when handled deliberately, can become fuel.Timestamped Chapters:[02:00] The Tribe You Don't Want to Belong ToJon talks about a private Facebook group for adults with his disease and what it feels like to be one of the oldest people with his form of spinal muscular atrophy.[03:41] Expectations, Disability, and AchievementJames introduces Jon's work as a writer and entrepreneur, and Jon explains how low expectations can become one of the hardest parts of disability.[04:31] What Spinal Muscular Atrophy MeansJon explains the motor-neuron disease that gradually took away his ability to move while leaving his ability to feel intact.[05:14] Diagnosed at Six Months OldJon describes how doctors told his mother he probably would not live past age two.[07:01] “I'll Fight It for Him”Jon tells the story of his mother's response to the diagnosis and how she fought for his survival, schooling, and care.[09:18] Life From the Neck DownJames describes Jon in the studio, and Jon explains how he drives his wheelchair with a sip-and-puff system.[11:09] The Lip-Operated MouseJon describes the TetraMouse, the assistive technology that allows him to use a computer with his lips.[13:30] Unwanted Tribes and Shared KnowledgeJon talks about connecting with other adults who have his disease and how patients can discover things doctors have never seen before.[15:42] Inventing Better AccessibilityJon describes his idea for a portable lift to make airplane transfers safer for wheelchair users.[18:29] Achievement as Survival StrategyJames identifies Jon's insistence that limitations do not remove the possibility of action.[19:24] The Medicaid Income TrapJon explains how Medicaid covered his care but limited how much money he could earn.[20:52] The Cost of Feeling UselessJon talks about how systems that remove work and contribution can destroy self-worth and health.[22:06] Everyone Is Disabled in Some WayJon remembers learning the word “disabled” in kindergarten and the way his mother reframed it.[24:02] Finding What You Can Do BetterJon explains how his mother and teachers helped him build confidence around writing, computers, and his mind.[25:30] Twelve Job Offers He Couldn't AcceptJon explains why he had real opportunities after college but could not take them without losing medical coverage.[26:12] Writing for FreeJon begins writing articles online because paid work would threaten the benefits he needed to survive.[26:46] Raising Money in Real EstateJon explains how he helped his father raise money for land-development deals.[29:13] The Real Estate ModelJames and Jon break down the economics of buying farmland, rezoning it, and selling it to developers.[32:04] Raising $50 Million, Then Losing EverythingJon explains how the crash wiped out the deals, cost his father everything, and forced Jon to find another path.[34:08] Blogging Becomes the Escape RouteJon starts writing for blogs, becomes a popular contributor, and begins saving favors instead of taking payment.[35:28] The Viral PostsJon talks about “On Dying, Mothers, and Fighting for Your Ideas” and “How to Quit Your Job, Move to Paradise and Get Paid to Change the World.”[36:08] Moving to MexicoJon explains how relocating to Mexico reduced his healthcare costs and became his escape from the Medicaid trap.[37:40] A Minivan to MazatlánJon and his mother pack everything they can into a minivan and drive from Charlotte to Mexico.[39:10] Negotiating a Beachfront CondoJon explains how he contacted every owner in a resort building and negotiated the rent down.[40:19] Cashing In the FavorsJon asks Copyblogger to tell its readers he is accepting consulting clients.[41:00] The Power of Free WorkJames and Jon unpack why working for free can build skills, reputation, trust, and future leverage.[42:04] The First Consulting OfferJon offers $99 blog critiques and gets 300 clients in 24 hours.[43:15] From Consulting to CoursesJon raises his rates, builds recurring revenue, and begins creating products that teach people how to write guest posts.[44:17] $35,000 in 24 HoursJon launches his first course, sells tens of thousands of dollars in a day, and has his PayPal account frozen.[45:05] From Boost Blog Traffic to Smart BloggerJon launches his own site, builds a 13,000-person pre-launch list, and grows the business rapidly.[46:17] Seven Figures and 23,000 StudentsJon describes Smart Blogger's growth through courses and coaching, plus the student success stories that keep him going.[47:46] Returning to WritingJon explains how the business pulled him into management and why he reorganized it so he could write every day again.[50:09] Personal Development Without the FluffJon says he wants to write about struggle, pain, poverty, and contribution in a way most personal development avoids.[51:05] The Car AccidentJon tells the story of the crash that shattered his legs and kept him in and out of hospitals for about a year.[57:03] Bionics, Brain Chips, and the FutureJames and Jon talk about exoskeletons, brain-machine interfaces, and the accessibility technology Jon follows closely.[01:00:38] Any Limitation Can Be OvercomeJon says the major takeaway is that limitations can be overcome, though not always easily.[01:01:11] Reconstructing RealityJon explains the first step: train yourself to believe extraordinary achievement is not only possible, but normal.[01:04:00] Marinating the MindJon recommends spending more time with inspirational stories than with negative inputs.[01:05:15] Find the PriceJon explains the second step: understand what the goal will cost before deciding whether to pursue it.[01:07:37] Sacrifice Is Negotiable, Not OptionalJon explains that if one sacrifice is non-negotiable, you may need to choose a different path or sacrifice something else.[01:09:40] Put a Gun to Your HeadJon describes the third step: create stakes serious enough to force action, while making clear he is using the phrase metaphorically.[01:11:09] The Nursing Home FearJon explains that his fear of ending up in a nursing home gave him the urgency to build his business.[01:13:08] Six Months Without the BeachJon remembers moving to Mexico and working 16 to 20 hours a day without even going down to the beach.[01:14:00] Helping as Many People as PossibleJon says his goal now is less about money and more about helping people through Smart Blogger and Unstoppable.Additional Resources:Jon Morrow — Personal WebsiteSmart BloggerAbout Smart BloggerJon Morrow — Smart Blogger Author PageUnstoppable“7 Life Lessons from a Guy Who Can't Move Anything but His Face” — Unstoppable“On Dying, Mothers, and Fighting for Your Ideas” — Copyblogger“How to Quit Your Job, Move to Paradise and Get Paid to Change the World” — ProBlogger“Here's How Jon Morrow Writes” — CopybloggerTetraMousestickK Commitment ContractsCure SMA: About Spinal Muscular AtrophySee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Live Sep 9, 2026  | Yaron Brook Show(Season 12, Episode 151)Iran; Canada; Netanyahu; UK vs Israel; Mertz vs AfD; DSA; AI; Tucker; Achievement | Yaron Brook Show"If Israel got secret warnings before October 7th and ignored them, does that make it a conspiracy — or just catastrophically bad judgment? Yaron Brook says only one of those is true, and it should end Bibi's career either way."Oil just blew past $100 a barrel, and the U.S. response to Iran is to sink empty tankers instead of destroying the missile launchers actually shooting at American ships. Trump just banned — not taxed, banned — Canadian beer, cheese, and motorcycles. And a new Haaretz report claims Netanyahu got a 45-minute warning call before October 7th and sat on it. Yaron Brook breaks down why the Prime Minister's guilt doesn't depend on that one phone call, why Germany's Merz is losing to the AfD because he won't say the word "Islam," and why Tucker Carlson is now platforming people who think algebra isn't real math.Yaron Brook — Chairman of the Ayn Rand Institute and host of The Yaron Brook Show — brings reason, individual rights, and zero patience for strategic incoherence to today's news. 

Live Sep 8, 2026  | Yaron Brook Show(Season 12, Episode 150)Netanyahu & 10/7; Houtis; Trade War; AI; Parenthood; PISA; Achievements | Yaron Brook ShowWatch Now: https://youtube.com/live/9JTdXX9LAyoDid Benjamin Netanyahu get an 11-day warning about October 7th — and sit on it?In this episode, Yaron Brook lays out the two new reports rocking Israel a month before its election, and argues the case for a reckoning goes well beyond one man's political survival.A month before Israel's election, two bombshell reports allege Prime Minister Netanyahu received direct warnings before October 7th — one from the President of the UAE himself — and failed to act. Yaron Brook breaks down what's credible, what's spin, and why he thinks Netanyahu has to go regardless of how this specific allegation shakes out.Then: Houthi missiles just hit Saudi Arabia in one of the largest attacks in years — is the Middle East sliding into a wider war? The US and Canada are taxing their own citizens in a trade fight neither side can win. OpenAI's own chief scientist is calling for the industry to slow itself down. And a Virginia mother just got a criminal conviction — and a spot on the state's abuse registry — for letting her five-year-old walk half a mile to a pond.Yaron Brook brings his signature no-BS, reason-first take on the week's biggest stories — plus live audience questions on Rick and Morty, Ayn Rand's cultural legacy, Mike Mentzer, Milei-style populism, and more.