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Tonight I'm joined by Scott MacDonald of Sticks & Stones Barbecue and Goeff Mullen of Fat Kid's BBQ. The boys join me to talk about their up coming SCA and KCBS events. Afew outside the box ideas on the ancillary side of contests. All for great causes. https://nebbq.org/

Delivered by Father Peter Tukan, SDB from Salesian Don Bosco Gerak in the Diocese of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia. Genesis 11: 1-9; Rs psalm 33: 10-11.12-13.14-15; Mark 8: 34 - 9: 1LOSINGOF ONESELF Ourmeditation today has the theme: Losing of Oneself. A teenage girl has justcelebrated her 17th birthday. She was very happy with the support ofher family and friends, because for her, the 17th birthday is thehighlight of her life as a teenager. There were many hopes and advicesexpressed to her, which certainly supported and strengthened her. Shehad the opportunity to give a speech on her special day. In her remark, as aprinciple for a good future, she quoted the words of St. James in the New Testamentthat says: faith without works is dead. She herself actually did not reallyunderstand this scriptural phrase. Afew days before her birthday celebration, she accompanied her mother shoppingat the market. This is the second time she accompanied her mother shopping,after the first one when she was still in elementary school. She just realizedat that time, when the mother was not in normal shape and movement whilepicking up and carrying the things bought. Herright hand was already somewhat paralyzed by a motorcycle accident in the pastwhile walking to the market. The teenager was very sorry for her mother who hasbeen working for the whole family, but only with her normal left hand.Departing from that moment which awakened her awareness, she no longer let hermother lift or carry heavy things, which could cause her more sufferings. Shemust always help her mother, to ease the workload of the mother. Thegirl understands that her mother already experienced losing of herself. Themother makes a great self-sacrifice for the sake of goodness and comfort in thefamily. She also increasingly understands that acts of love such as servingothers, sacrifice oneself for the good of others, willingness to lose oneself,workings for the greater glory of God are really true testimony of faith. So,she really made sense and had good reason to have that phrase from thescripture. Losingoneself or losing one's life is the main action of the Lord Jesus Christ, frombirth to His death on the cross. The point is that self-sacrifice is not forone's own benefit, but for the good of others and the greater interests ofpeople. It is precisely true that this act of love is the main condition forbeing a true follower of Christ and for achieving salvation. Anexperience of losing oneself or losing one's life must be manifested in realaction, and cannot be just in words or ideas. Therefore, conversations,teachings or sermons about losing of life cannot save us because it has notbecome a reality of doing an act love. Let's pray. In thename of the Father ... O Lord Jesus, may we always put into practice ourself-sacrifice following your example. Our Father who art in heaven .... In thename of the Father ...

I am excited to announce my book, "Spencer's Ghosts" is a worldwide release today, Oct 1, 2024. Afew of the retail stores are listed below in the links where you can pick it up.This is my (A.L. Cooley's) first book. Spencer's Ghosts is based on a true story with a touch of fiction. Targeted for Young Adult Fiction, but really all ages older will enjoy it just as well. The story is told through the eyes of Lee Spencer (me) whose family moves into a haunted house. The haunted adventures take place in and outside of that house. Even as far as New York when Lee and a couple of his friends hop a freight train to take a short ride but end up a few states away where they come into contact with Boxcar Billy Baxter. Is Boxcar a ghost or of the living? You can also purchase Spener's Ghosts on my website, www.authoralcooley.com along with links to my podcast episodes. Get up to date events as well with contact information.I will be signing books at the Warren Ohio Ghost Walk in downtown Warren on October 11, 12, 18,19 Warren Ghostwalk link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ghost-walk-2024-tickets-1010406923307I will also be guest speaker and signing copies of my book, Spencer's Ghost at theFleetwood Church Paracon on Oct 26 in Brandy Station Virginia. Get tickets at:The Fleetwood Church Paracon link:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fleetwood-paracon-the-resurrection-tickets-951755244557A.L. Cooley's website:www.authoralcooley.comSpencer's Ghosts Book Links:Amazonhttps://www.amazon.com/SPENCERS-GHOSTS-GUARDIAN-Ghost-Valley/dp/B0DBYHWF49/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2D9NM43JTV6GF&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.nXhUx-AOwS1FNlZXULvGfGPEFRxTiaNmJBrakte1TEidWe39YKOJyzNC8-mjWG6UVE-f9UvpWKV0n9c-0IHk3MRp9ZeZskmgU_cvyy2ZNGqWF8B07PKNCwX6RPSF2awbqQYzHu0f8lsS5F_eXVg8_tnciPClgKg28W108uJ3jXQewEydN9L-lInL1TwizWd4SdB0eMZrfTgh1duX_iWqnD_2LPn17Av5S0JC2MONQU4.JdhYr6cbjEMKGqJoOn1SPVukxYg62D5miSaa9Ccy8KU&dib_tag=se&keywords=spencer%27s+ghosts&qid=1727714230&sprefix=%2Caps%2C63&sr=8-1Barnes &Nobelhttps://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/spencers-ghosts-a-l-cooley/1146061435?ean=9798990477513Apple:https://books.apple.com/us/book/spencers-ghosts/id6659885349BookBaby Book Store:https://store.bookbaby.com/book/spencers-ghostsIf you could leave me a review on Amazon I would truly appreciate it.Music: Energetic MusicArtwork: Al Cooley

Scattered severe thunderstorms and locally heavy rain possible acrossthe Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and parts of the Central Plains through thisevening......Severe weather and flash flood risks shift to the Northern Plains andUpper Midwest this weekend......Above average summer heat continues across much of the Southern Tierbefore expanding into the Midwest by Sunday...A summer weather pattern ripe for mid-June is expected through thisweekend across CONUS, with scattered areas at risk for strongthunderstorms and building heat across the southern and middle sections ofthe country. After a few days of drenching rain throughout the central andsouthern Florida Peninsula, lingering showers and storms could spawnscattered instances of renewed flooding across far southern Floridatonight before rain chances diminish this weekend. This same plume oftropical moisture is forecast to slide toward the central Gulf Coast onSunday and could lead to areas of heavy rain throughout southern Louisianaand Mississippi. Meanwhile, a cold front progressing across the Northeastand Mid-Atlantic this afternoon has led to showers and thunderstorms thatcould contain intense rainfall rates and gusty winds. A few of thesestorms could turn severe through this evening as the cold front eventuallypushes offshore by early Saturday. Following this cold front, arefreshingly dry airmass in place should lead to beautiful weather thisFather's Day weekend throughout the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and OhioValley.A developing storm system over the north-central U.S. will lead to activeand stormy weather extending from the Northern/Central Plains to the UpperGreat Lakes. The first round of showers and storms associated with aleading system is forecast to spark thunderstorm activity across theCentral High Plains late this afternoon through the overnight period. Afew storms could contain large hail, damaging wind gusts, and intenserainfall rates capable of leading to flash flooding. After weakeningovernight, these showers could push into the Upper Midwest by Saturday,with redeveloping storms extending from the central Plains to the MiddleMissouri Valley. Multiple rounds of heavy rain could lead to areas offlash flooding between eastern Nebraska and northern Wisconsin.Additionally, the trailing and stronger system organizing over theNorthern Plains on Saturday will help produce strong to severethunderstorms across parts of eastern Montana and North Dakota. By the endof the weekend a frontal boundary is expected to bisect the Upper Midwestand Northern Plains, creating a focus for additional rounds of showers andstorms.The other main weather story this weekend will be the simmering heatimpacting areas from the Southwest to the Gulf Coast and Southeast. Highsare forecast to reach the triple digits throughout much of the DesertSouthwest, with upper 90s stretching from the Southeast to parts of theSouthern Plains. Above average temperatures are also forecast across thecentral Great Basin and northern Plains ahead of a cold front, with wellbelow average temperatures encompassing the Pacific Northwest. By Sunday,an upper level ridge is anticipated to begin building across the EasternU.S., with anomalous heat starting in much of the Midwest, Central Plains,and Tennessee Valley. Highs are forecast to reach the upper 90s, withmaximum heat indices near 105 degrees. When combined with warm overnightlows, major heat risk could affect anyone without effective cooling and/oradequate hydration. Be sure to remain weather aware and follow proper heatsafety!

Thunderstorms to be most active across the High Plains into portions ofthe Lower Mississippi Valley into parts of the Southeast......Hot weather to begin returning to parts of the West early this week...The same cold front that was associated with severe thunderstorms andareas of flash flooding from eastern Colorado into southern Missouri onSaturday will continue to slowly move south through Monday night beforestalling near the Gulf Coast. Low level convergence near the front and aregion of anomalous moisture extending from the Southeast into thesouthern Plains and northward into the northern High Plains will helpsupport numerous showers and thunderstorms over the next couple of days. Afew of the storms will be capable of becoming severe and/or producingflash flooding as highlighted by Marginal and Slight Risks of severethunderstorms and Excessive Rainfall generated by the Storm PredictionCenter and Weather Prediction Center. Temperatures will be pleasantly coolnorth of the front, with high temperature departures expected to be 10-20degrees below average across the southern High Plains and Great Lakesregion on Monday. Temperatures will moderate on Tuesday but remain belowaverage from Texas/Oklahoma into the middle Mississippi Valley, Northeastand Mid-Atlantic region. Cloud cover from scattered showers and embeddedthunderstorms will help to keep temperatures down for parts of the GreatLakes and Northeast today, but a drier trend is likely through Tuesday forthese areas.An upper level trough across the western U.S. will be preceded by a weakcold front at the surface which will move eastward through Tuesday. Severethunderstorms will be possible from eastern Wyoming into adjacent portionsof South Dakota and western Nebraska on Monday as the cold front movesinto the Great Plains. The cold front will not make much southern progressacross the western U.S. however, and a shift toward zonal flow in themid-levels of the atmosphere will be accompanied by warming temperaturesthrough mid-week for the West. High temperatures are expected to reachdangerously hot levels for portions of the Sacramento and San JoaquinValley in California as well as southern Nevada into southern Arizona.Excessive Heat Watches have been posted for these regions in anticipationof the expanding heat early this week with forecast departures rangingfrom 10 to 20 degrees above average on Tuesday.

Go Premium! Exclusive bonus episodes, 100% ad-free, full back catalog, and more! Free 7-Day Trial of 5 AM Miracle Premium . Episode Summary What Do You Believe In? Afew years after I graduated college, and a few years before I launched my podcast, I spent a lot of time listening to others. A big chunk of my listening time was devoted to personal development audio programs, and one program stood out for a while: This I Believe from NPR. In this week's episode of The 5 AM Miracle Podcast I discuss an essay I submitted to NPR's show and how my belief in extremes has shaped my decision-making for nearly my entire life. . Episode Show Notes jeffsanders.com/492 . Perks from Our Sponsors Babbel → Get 55% off your subscription . Learn More About The 5 AM Miracle The 5 AM Miracle Podcast . Free Productivity Resources + Email Updates! Join The 5 AM Club! . The 5 AM Miracle Book Audiobook, Paperback, and Kindle . Connect on Social Media Facebook Group • Instagram • LinkedIn . About Jeff Sanders Read Jeff's Bio . © 5 AM Miracle Media, LLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Heute bekommt Diadora mal völlig zurecht etwas mehr Aufmerksamkeit, denn Afew darf sich endlich mal wieder auf einem Diadora austoben und das hat in der Vergangenheit schon immer sehr gut funktioniert. Außerdem zeigt Hikmet uns neue Sonja Samples, Travis flippt mal wieder den Swoosh auf seinem eigenen Jordan und Kith haut mir Asics und Marvel eine neue X-Men Collab raus. Viel los mal wieder! Achja - Tellem hat endlich die Mesh Shorts online! Unbedingt ran da! Und zeigt gerne auch etwas Liebe für Tomy Hawk, der endlich seinen Vintage Jersey Shop gelauncht hat: https://hawkvintage.de https://www.instagram.com/hawkvintage.de/?hl=de Tuesday is Shoesday! Vielen Dank auch an Tellem für die Zusammenarbeit! Abonniert uns bei Spotify und Apple Podcast, folgt uns bei Instagram und lasst ein Abo bei YouTube da! Danke für euren Support. Hier gehts zum Tellem Onlineshop: https://tellemworld.com Checkt Tellem bei Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tellem.world/?hl=de

Episode SummaryWhat Do You Believe In?Afew years after I graduated college, and a few years before I launched my podcast, I spent a lot of time listening to others.A big chunk of my listening time was devoted to personal development audio programs, and one program stood out for a while: This I Believe from NPR.In this week's episode of The 5 AM Miracle Podcast I discuss an essay I submitted to NPR's show and how my belief in extremes has shaped my decision-making for nearly my entire life. Episode Show Notesjeffsanders.com/492 Learn More About The 5 AM MiracleThe 5 AM Miracle Podcast Free Productivity Resources + Email Updates!Join The 5 AM Club! The 5 AM Miracle BookAudiobook, Paperback, and Kindle Connect on Social MediaFacebook Group • Instagram • Twitter • LinkedIn • YouTube About Jeff SandersRead Jeff's Bio © Jeff Sanders Productions, LLCSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Identity CrisisEpisode 3 What defines your worth? How do you measure your value as a human being? What gives you a sense of belonging?  Sometimes culture, society, and even our families tell us that we need to be a certain way to be worthy of love. That our value is determined by how much money we make or how many achievements we earn. That we only belong if we do X, Y, and Z. I want you to know — none of that is true.  You are worthy and valuable just as you are. It took me a long time to learn that and believe that. In fact, I'm STILL learning this. But I want to share part of my story with you in this episode. It's vulnerable to tell and brings up a lot of emotion for me. But I'm telling you because I hope it helps you find a sense of worthiness and belonging that's not wrapped up in performance. But rather, rests in the knowledge that you are loved and belong just as you are. THEMED INTRO: [themed music plays]I'm Art Blanchford, and this is Life in Transition, a podcast about making the most of the changes we're given. As a married father of three teenagers, long-time global business executive, and adventurer, I've been through hundreds of transitions in my life. Many have been difficult, but all have led to a depth and richness I could never have imagined. You'll get to hear all about them on this podcast so that together, we can create more love and joy in our lives — no matter what transitions we go through. EPISODE:Part 1: Intro the story Hello everyone, welcome back to Life in Transition. I'm Art Blanchford and today we're going to talk about one of the most important transitions you could ever make: reclaiming worthiness and belonging as your birthright. If your sense of self is completely dependent on how your work is going or what others think about you, I understand. I've been there — especially after years of putting my heart and soul into work achievements.  My hope though, is that by hearing my story, you'll look at your life differently. You'll stop thinking that you are what you do or what others think of you — and start believing that you're a worthy child of God. But first, I'm going to tell you my story.  [transitional music] Part 2: Art's BeginningsI was raised in a commune in Pennsylvania. I was one of six kids and lived with two cousins, my parents, and two aunts. Our household was a total of 12. Life was hard. Money was scarce, we were very, very poor. I learned early on though, that if I worked hard, I could get money to buy things. When I worked well, I gained the respect of local farmers and businessmen, as well as my parents, siblings and peers. And when I worked hard in school, I gained the love and attention of the teachers.  So I took that message to heart. I learned to think, “I am my work, my grades, and my performance.” And as I grew older, it turned into, “I am what I earn and achieve.” That's how I lived for the first 40 years of my life.  Everything always went back to hard work. In college, when a girl wanted to date me, I believed that it was because I was a good engineering student and that she knew I would be able to provide well for her and our family.  I listened to my professors and earned high marks in their classes so that I could earn their respect, admiration, and support. Then I made MORE good grades and in turn got MORE attention. I took on leadership positions and earned MORE prominence. All of this reinforced the paradigm that performance equals love, acceptance, and belonging. I am my work. I am my performance. I am what I earn.  Part 3: After College After college, I used my good grades and recommendations from professors, and Co-Op bosses to land a good job.  When I got married, I told myself that I had earned my wife's love over years by being a good friend to her. And also because I had a good job, she knew I would be able to support us well and take care of her. Over the next several years, I poured myself into my work and marriage doing all the right things to earn love and respect —  from my bosses, customers, colleagues and my wife. It all seemed to be working perfectly on the surface.  I kept getting promoted and took on even more responsibility at work. But always… there was this fear in the back of my mind. What would my future look like if I screwed up? Or got fired? Or got divorced?  This fear became so intense that I started seeing black and yellow in my left eye. I had tough headaches a lot of the time. Then one Friday evening at the ripe old age of 25, I felt chest pains and a strange sensation radiating down my left arm.  [music building] I told my wife and she freaked out. She said, “We're going to the hospital right now.” She shrieked and wouldn't take no for an answer.  [car sounds] As she was driving 90 miles an hour to the hospital, she told me how she lost a friend in his 20s to a heart attack. “I'm not taking any chances with you,” she said.  We spent the night in Mount Clemens General Hospital. But the doctors found nothing wrong. Afterwards, I went to some reevaluation[3] counseling and decided that it may be best if I quit my job and move to Tennessee to be near family. I could start my own business and try being my own boss for a while. But I stressed over that decision for months, fully expecting that as soon as I mentioned to my boss I would be fired at once for being disloyal. Finally, I broke the news to them in November that I wanted to leave at Christmas.  Much to my surprise, they begged me to stay. After going back and forth for a while, they finally agreed that I could move to Tennessee and work from there on one condition. That I would have to find three people to fill the jobs I was doing. “What?” I replied. “THREE people to do my one job?” It seems I had been doing three jobs and just didn't know it. So I put those three people in place and by March, my company gave me a promotion and new job so that I could work from home in Tennessee. This new role meant that I had to travel almost all of the time.  But I told myself, “I am my work. I am how I perform. This is a promotion, so it is good.Soon, I will find peace, acceptance and belonging”  Part 4: Promotions 2 years later, still not feeling that sense or self worth or belonging,I took the next promotion that moved me and my wife to Germany. Living in this new country, I did very well. It was very stressful, but I kept saying to my wife, “We'll go back and settle down in Tennessee to raise our family.”  Afew years in though, I got another promotion offer in Michigan that I couldn't refuse. It was a corporate global VP role working for the CEO. So of course, I took the job since I was my work and accepting it felt like I was saying “I am good, I am accepted, and I belong.”  At 31 years old, I was running a global $400M business — and my stress levels went through the roof.  Tony Robbins and some other training, helped me learn how to handle the stress better. But still, there was a lot going on. We were building a house in Michigan, had two kids, and were in the process of adopting a third.  Things looked good from the outside, but internally, I worried constantly about what people thought. I was giving people way too much power over my life. Everything I did was about earning more love, belonging, and respect... though I didn't know it then. I even got my executive MBA during this time — JUST to give myself a little bit more insurance  that I'd be able to maintain my income if I got fired and had to change jobs. Part 5: Starting a Business [music builds] Finally, after years of wanting to move back to Tennessee, I quit my job. I took the advice of a potential business partner and I jumped. We packed up our home and headed back to Nashville. Just like I'd planned all those years before, I started my own business. I had a solid business plan and a couple companies that wanted to invest with me. I felt like I was on top of the world.  [music stops suddenly] But then, it all came crashing down. When I didn't get a big contract that I'd been promised from an automotive OEM, things went sideways. I already had a couple of employees and a plant with production equipment, and I was working really, really hard. But sales weren't coming in as fast as I was having to spend money on the business. So I took on some investors.  But even with that, I wasn't able to get the revenue and earnings up to where they needed to be. And finally, on a fateful day in the fall of 2010, I reached the end of my rope. [sad music starts]I'm lying on the floor of my office, pounding the floor with my fists and cussing at myself. “How could you be such an idiot? Why did you ever quit your great job? Now you've burned all your money in this business!”  “What the hell were you thinking? How are you gonna feed your family? Your three young kids and your wife? What kind of idiot are you? How could you possibly do this? You're such an idiot. You're such an IDIOT!  I said this to myself over and over as I cried, screamed, and pounded the floor, tears running down my face. [Soft, deflated tone…] I felt completely useless. If I couldn't perform and provide for the most important relationships in my life — my wife and my kids — then I am a nobody! I am nothing.  I felt like I had no sense of self or standing outside of what I earned, how I performed, or what people thought of me. And in that moment, it felt like my life was over. I was nothing and no good to anybody.  It was a real identity crisis.  For all this time, I had believed that I was my work and only as valuable as my performance. So… who was I when my business was failing? Who was I without being able to earn good money or do meaningful work? Without being able to provide for my family? Thank God my wife came in at that moment. I want to cry thinking about it even now. She knelt beside me and put her hand on my back.. I was still on the floor crying and blubbering. But she said, “Honey. Honey. Forget it. Forget it. Just come with me. Just come with me.” And so I did.  This was at around nine o'clock on a Tuesday or Thursday morning, and the kids were at school. She said in a loving and cheerful voice, “I've got a day planned for us.” I replied, “But I have to work. I have to. I don't know how I'm gonna pay the bills. I don't have the money to feed the family. I don't know how we're gonna — “  And she was an angel. She was so gracious. She said, “It's okay. We'll get through this together. I love you for who you are.” [pause] When I heard those words, it felt like an arrow shot into and reverberated through my consciousness, my head, and into my heart. She loves me for who I am. At that time, I was the one making money while she was raising the kids. But since I wasn't making any money — I thought she'd be freaked out more than anybody. After all, she's the planner and practical one in our relationship.  She counted on me to provide and I'd let her down. The economic security and stability was gone. And yet… she loves me anyway!?! I felt stunned! Was I hearing this correctly? It was a hot Tennessee fall day in October, but she had already made us popcorn and hot chocolate. She said, “We're going to watch a movie.”  And then she turned on It's a Wonderful Life. I've always loved that movie, and she knew it. I loved it even more at that moment. After watching it there together, she said, “See, you have everything that matters. You have your kids, you've got me, and you have your health. That's all that matters.” [music plays to let this moment breathe for a little bit] Part 6: “I am a child of God” Hearing those words changed everything. That moment of identity crisis took me on a journey of transformation. I went from thinking, “I am my work, my money and my performance” to believing, “I am a worthy just for being a child of God; just for being a human being”  Or as Brene Brown says, “Worthiness and belonging are my birthright and I don't have to earn them.” It's not defined by how much I earn or what I achieve. But let me tell you friends, this is very much a work in progress. That identity crisis was in 2010, almost 11 years ago and I still wrestle with it today.  Early last year, when I recognized my workaholism and joined a recovery program, I noticed that Saturdays and Sundays — days I didn't usually go to work so I could spend time with family — were uncomfortable times for me. I'd sit there, and if things didn't flow well between me and my family, I'd end up back at my desk working.  I'd chastise myself saying, “I've got to stop and go spend time with my family.” But the truth is, I just felt so useless. With work, at least I know what I'm doing and get recognition for that. I know  I'm good at it.  But as a father and a husband, sometimes I feel like I don't know what I'm doing. And I feel like I'm no good at it — like I'm useless as a father and a husband. I'm getting better at being a good father and husband, but I still wrestle with those feelings. In the past, I used to make myself busy so I didn't have to feel those feelings. But now, I sit with them. Once I notice those feelings, I just go and sit with my daughter, son, or wife. I don't have to do anything, I'm just there. I call it dropping into their space. And sometimes we'll sit together for hours with no agenda. Now, I LOVE IT! As I'm building better boundaries with work, I now have time for these moments. They almost always turn into great connections. My daughter might tell me about what's going on at school or about her new boyfriend. Or Bea, as she calls it. Or my son might talk to me about the latest computer gadget or car he likes. My daughter might tell me her dream to go live in Ireland. Things I would never know if I didn't make the time to drop in.  Most importantly, I wouldn't have the deep, rich, loving connection that has resulted from these times together.    And it has nothing to do with how much I'm making at work or what position I have. But it has everything to do with me being present, being enough, and having enough time, space, and energy to be with them.  It's a big transition, but I'm getting there. And I LOVE the way it feels. Part 7: How to Make this Transition Maybe you're listening right now and you connect with my story. You also want to go from thinking, “I'm my work” to knowing that you're worthy of belonging and love without performance.  Well, I'd love to share what's helped me. First, change the story you're telling yourself with affirmations. When I had that crisis back in 2010, I did a lot of affirmations from Tony Robbins. I'd say things like, “I am worthy, I am worthy. I am worthy,” aloud as I was on a run. “I am worthy just as I am. I am worthy.” Sometimes those felt a little bit forced, but they did seem to help. I started to believe it.  A second helpful tool was something my wife recommended from Eckhart Tolle's book, The Power of Now. It's a series of questions you can use to check in with yourself and they go something like this:What am I feeling right now in this moment? Am I at ease? And if the answer is ‘No,' because you're feeling anxious or scared, the next question is: Okay, What am I feeling?Then, Who is feeling that? Or what  part of me is feeling that? And what does it want to say? By observing that and being mindful of those feelings, you may find they'll slowly diminish. Sometimes I'd go through those questions and then ask myself again, “Am I at ease now? If I'm not at ease, well, then what am I feeling now in this moment?” And then you can go through them again. It helps me slow down and notice what's happening. Just the noticing makes me realize that I am not my anxiety or anger, but I am feeling that. Just observing diminishes it greatly. Speaking of noticing, the third practice I've adopted is mindfulness. It's a meditation centered on being present, and that's made a huge difference as well. I practice it by focusing on my breath as I take deep inhales and slow exhales. Then, I will scan my body and notice what I am feeling from head to toe.  This can be done in a few minutes, usually I take ten, and always brings me back to the present and diminishes the anxiety. And fourth, is slowing down. Slowing down has meant creating space in my schedule, space for relationships, space for reflection, and space to just chill. I love laying in my backyard on a big fuzzy sleeping bag reading Reader's Digest. I used to do that when I was a kid on Sundays, or when I was in college. Sometimes, I'd take the whole Sunday to read a Reader's Digest. I haven't made time for it in the last three or four decades. But now that I've slowed down, I still love to do it.  Creating more space in my life has led to a lot of growth, which makes sense. If you want to plant a beautiful garden, the first thing you need to do is prepare a space for it. You have to tear up the sod first. Or else, nothing's going to grow. If you put seeds down on the sod, it doesn't work — just like adding a good thing on top of an already full schedule doesn't work. You must remove the sod first, you must create space for something new to grow. Too much of a good thing is still too much  Creating space and slowing down has helped me see life differently. I'm able to pour into important relationships with my family, friends, siblings and parents, which has helped me see that I have value beyond my performance, money, and position. I'm beginning to see myself as a child of God, and as someone who's worthy of love and belonging just for being who I am.  The fifth practice that's helped me make this transition is learning to let go. Or as I like to say, “Let go and let God.” To me this means letting go and trusting God, trusting life, and trusting the universe that I'll be okay. I don't have to have everything under control. (I am just fooling myself if I think I can control it anyway)  I can let go of depending on the good opinion of others. I don't have to give away so much power to my boss, customers, or even my wife. I'm still working on that. But I've made great progress. I just keep reminding myself that I don't work or exist for my boss, company, or anyone else. I work and exist for God and for life. God, not my company, is my employer, my boss.  This opens up so many more options. Part 8: Conclusion All these practices together — affirmations, Eckhart Tolle's Check-In, mindfulness, slowing down, and letting go —  they're helping me make a huge shift. I no longer feel like I need to perform in order to be okay, and I'm really proud of the progress I've made over the last few years. My life is so much better for it. My energy, health, and joy is better and I just feel this sense of freedom and peace. And I hope that some of these things can help you too. Now before we wrap up, I want to ask some questions to help you reflect on what we talked about today. Was there a piece of my story that resonated with you today?What do you sense you need to do after listening to this episode? Adding affirmations or a daily check-in into your routine? Practicing mindfulness or carving out more time in your schedule to slow down? What can you start working on today to make a difference in your life?  Take a minute and jot that down. Record or write it on your phone. Email or text yourself, or write it on a piece of paper.  Thank you for listening to that very personal story. I look forward to your feedback, and I really hope that you find this useful so you can transition to having a more positive identity. Know that you are not your work. You are not the opinion of others. You are not your performance and you don't have to earn grace. Know that you're a worthy child of God, and that worthiness and belonging is a birthright for ALL of us.Yes, that includes you, no matter what mistakes you may have made. Connect with me on LinkedIn or our website, LifeInTransition.online and let me know if anything stood out to you from this episode. Let a close friend know too — it could be a huge encouragement to them as well.  Thank you so much for joining me today. Make sure you subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts, and it would mean a lot to me if you shared this episode with a friend. I'm Art Blanchford, and I'll see you next time on Life in Transition. [music plays] CREDITS Life in Transition is co-written and produced by Laura Boach. And if you want to learn more about me and what I do when I'm not podcasting, please visit me at artblanchford.com. Life In Transition is a production of  (GFS Sonic Logo [“Great Feeling Studios” read by my nephew followed by a laugh of my son])   Your story is SO dang powerful and you did such a good job of telling it all in one chunk, that I didn't want to start with it here. This will still hook the listeners in — especially if you say it's a vulnerable one. Still please feel free to put your own spin on this section, since a lot of this is stuff paraphrased or based on what you said in your recording (it's not word-for-word what you said)Thanks very much Laura!This came out muffled so I'm not sure if this is right

Die wichtigsten Sneaker- & Streetwear-News und -Releases der aktuellen Woche, alle First Looks, Leaks und Gerüchte, und ein Rückblick auf die letzten 7 Tage - das bietet OH, NEWS!, der wöchentliche News-Podcast von OH, SCHUHEN!, Deutschlands erstem Sneaker- & Streetwear-Podcast! / Mehr Infos auf: https://linktr.ee/ohschuhenpodcast

Am 26.03.2022 war Air Max Day und Asphaltgold, Overkill, Solebox, Afew und BSTN haben sich starke Aktionen hierfür ausgedacht. In der SNKRS-App gabs auch ein bisschen was zu sehen. Ob wir mit dem Air Max Day 2022 zufrieden waren, erfahrt ihr hier! Tuesday is Shoesday! Abonniert uns bei Spotify und Apple Podcast, folgt uns bei Instagram und lasst ein Abo bei YouTube da! Danke für euren Support.

Na ihr alle,man langsam wirds echt anstrengend... Checkt mal die Release kalender! Wo sind die Highlights?! In dieser Episode wirds bisschen grumpy ehrlich gesagt haha Einziger Lichtblick: AFEW & Asics Collabo.Ist trotzdem lustig geworden die Episode, deshalb viel Spaß! :- )Hikmet und JohnUnsere allgemeinen Datenschutzrichtlinien finden Sie unter https://art19.com/privacy. Die Datenschutzrichtlinien für Kalifornien sind unter https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info abrufbar.

In Today's episode I talk about Mommy burnout. We hear it alot but I wanted to do a deep dive on: What is mommy burnout Afew symptoms for you to keep your eye out for What puts you at risk for mommy burnout How to recover from it How to support a mom you think may be experiencing mommy burnout + Some resources to get you on the right track: Get your free download: The Mama Mentality Guide: Your Step by Step Guide to Self Care. Where I help you how to create your self care practice without neglecting your family https://www.postpartum.net/get-help/help-for-moms/ https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org https://www.regain.us for relationship counseling https://www.betterhelp.com  https://openpathcollective.org https://providers.therapyforblackgirls.com Reach Out! The Efficient Mama Podcast Email: hello@theefficientmama.co | Instagram: @the_efficientmamapodcast | Facebook: The Efficient Mama Podcast

Weihnachten bedeutet Liebe, Besinnlichkeit, Ruhe, Frieden, ... und Geschenke, Geschenke, Geschenke! Für euch, für uns, für Simon und Amadeus! Viel Spaß mit der großen Weihnachtsepisode 2021 von OH, SCHUHEN!, Deutschlands erstem Sneaker & Streetwear Podcast! / Shownotes: 00:00 - 08:24 Intro, Weihnachtsgeschenke und OH!-Hoodies / 08:25 - 11:16 #WOMFT / 11:17 - 35:25 How to Sneaker & Streetwear in den 90er Jahren / 35:26 - 58:34 Nike Air Max 1 Patta "The Wave" - Recap / 58:35 - 1:01:07 - Geschenke, Geschenke, Geschenke; S/O an die Partner StockX, AFEW und Vitamalz / 1:01:08 - 1:02:46 Support! / 1:02:47 - 1:04:36 Outro / Mehr Infos auf: https://linktr.ee/ohschuhenpodcast

Folge Neun #nichtnureinsneakerpodcast Was war der latest pick up #LPU von Marcel? Warum musste dieser Schuh unbedingt an Marcels Fuß? Warum der Nike Air Max BW ein "must have" in jeder Sneakersammlung sein sollte und was die Jungs vom ersten Schuh aus dem Hause #AfewGoods halten, erfahrt ihr in der Episode #9 des Twolaces #nichtnureinsneakerpodcast Viel Spaß! #OnFeet Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDDb6ebXVAc

Folge Drei #nichtnureinsneakerpodcast Vielen lieben Dank erst einmal für das Feedback aus den letzten zwei Folgen. Wir hoffen, dass wir den ein oder anderen Kritikpunkt verbessern konnten. Wer sich für den Release des ASICS Gel-Lyte 3 x AFEW "Koi" und das damit verbundene Campout interessiert und wissen will was genau hinter dem Konzept des Schuhs steckt, der sollte sich diesen Video-Podcast auf jeden Fall anschauen. Bleibt unbedingt bis zum Ende dran, denn da erwartet euch ein richtig fettes Onfeet-Video. Wenn euch das Video gefallen hat, lasst ein Like da, aktiviert die Glocke und vergesst nicht den Kanal zu abonnieren. ;) Viel Spaß...

The Giraffe Centre is located in Lang'ata, approximately 20 kilometres from the centre of Nairobi, Kenya. The centre was established by AFEW Kenya to protect and breed the endangered Rothschild giraffe. One of popular tourist destinations in Nairobi. - AFEW（絶滅危惧野生生物基金）が設立したセンターで、東アフリカ原産のロスチャイルドキリンを保護し繁殖させています。ケニヤの首都ナイロビの都心からそう遠くない人気の観光スポットです。

Na ihr alle!Immer wieder fragen uns Leute, ob es moralisch okay ist, Sneaker zu resellen. Die Antwort gibt es in der neuen Episode. :-)Außerdem quatschen wir über den ersten AFEW Goods Sneaker des Sneakershops AFEW, über den Travis 1er mit Fragment, der angeblich diese Woche kommen soll und über Hikmets neuen Sonra!Viel Spaß und viele GrüßeHikmet und JohnUnsere allgemeinen Datenschutzrichtlinien finden Sie unter https://art19.com/privacy. Die Datenschutzrichtlinien für Kalifornien sind unter https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info abrufbar.

Sneakerstore trifft auf Sneakerbrand - so genannte Storecollabs sind in der Kultur mittlerweile gelernt und in der Vergangenheit konnte so gut wie jeder Store auch mit so gut wie jeder Brand kreativ werden. Auch die Düsseldorfer vom AFEW Store haben seit 2008 die ein oder andere erfolgreiche Sneaker-Collab auf den Markt gebracht. Man denke hierbei nur an den Asics Gel-Lyte 3 Red sowie Orange Koi, den Highly Addictive und den The Cure mit Diadora oder an den Stay Foolish mit Hummel. Doch was bisher noch kein europäischer Sneakerstore gemacht hat, ist einen komplett eigenen Sneaker zu kreieren. Das hat AFEW nun geändert! Mit dem AFEW Goods Yamasura erscheint nun nach 3 Jahren Arbeit der erste eigene Sneaker aus dem Hause AFEW - und der hat es in sich! Simon und Amadeus sprachen mit den Gründern Andy und Marco Biergen über die Entstehung des Sneakers, die Arbeit an einem solchen Projekt, die Ups and Downs, nachhaltige Produktion und wie man überhaupt auf den Gedanken kommt einen eigenen Sneaker in die Welt setzen zu wollen. All das und noch vieles mehr in OH, SCHUHEN! Episode 84! / Shownotes: 00:00 - 05:55 Intro, Urlaube und Die Ärzte Songs / 05:56 - 08:23 #WOMFT / 08:24 - 12:30 Sneaker Collabs / 12:31 - 44:18 AFEW Goods Yamasura: Das große Interview mit Andy & Marco Biergen / 44:19 - 45:58 Outro / Advertorial: Diese Episode entstand in freundlicher Zusammenarbeit mit AFEW. / Mehr Infos auf: https://linktr.ee/ohschuhenpodcast

Afew lads join in this week for a solid enough chat, covering a serious few topics, including family beef, school regrets and Prince Philly. We round off with Cappagh Chats, this week myself and himself will be reliving the 2020 Walkathon, when Anna Geary made the long trip to Cappagh.

(Aired April 1, 2021) No Place Like Home: OrganicLawnCare.com, Scarcity.com, SportsPodcast.com, AFew.com - Get into the minds of the Sherpas with the DomainSherpa Review! In this show we discuss what domain names the Sherpas recently bought and sold and some great domains going to auction soon that might be perfect for investors. We also talk about some huge sales that happened recently, with Andrew Miller, who helped orchestrate those deals!

LEIO is one of the hottest upcoming singer-songwriters of the year. This episode features two of LEIO's tracks, her debut single 342 and an exclusive listen into Euston Road from her soon to be released EP.  We treat you with an insightful look into LEIO's artistic inspiration by taking you on a journey that includes Eva Cassidy's version of Fields of Gold and how you can build the life you want. Once in a generation a talent so pure and forceful breaks through and sets the world aflame. LEIO is here. Time to burn. 

Charis and Eugene talks about the collaborative sneaker project being run by Afew and ASICS for the 30th anniversary of the GEL-Lyte 3 that includes major community input. They also discuss an article that considers the effects of less continual documentation and publication of our personal lives on social media during the pandemic. 00:02:52 Afew x ASICS 00:21:21 Content vacuum The Wild Silence by Drew Austin of The Kneeling Bus Afew x ASICS Take Community Engagement to the Next Level by Fabian Gorsler Support us at patreon.com/maekan and join our community, which includes weekly newsletters and a vibrant Discord. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/maekanitup/message

Lucía Verdomar is an Argentine singer with live performance experience worldwide from intimate audiences in London's  Soho House, Covent Garden, to massive concerts in Argentina. As an entrepreneur, Lucia founded the Online International Academy of Music: for singers and musicians, “Academia Viva Voz”. She's as passionate about vocal coaching and music teaching, as she is about performing and music producing, another string to Lucia's bow.

Dr Keshav Shree, our creative director at afew. An Imperial College London graduate, Keshav has worked as an Accident and Emergency doctor (at King's College Hospital) through the COVID-19 pandemic. He has explored his creative side through studying acting in his spare time – winning a number of short-film acting roles; writing and directing his own work. 2020 marks a watershed moment for Keshav who finished his acting training at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, and now leaps into scriptwriting, acting, directing and illustrating. Keshav believes the arts are a crucial respite for essential workers. He is driven by a desire to make afew's productions accessible, relevant, and interactive

In this monthly installment of our "Rewind / Fastforward" episodes, we look back at our favorite sneakers to release in September and discuss the sneakers we're looking forward to coming out in October. We also discuss Batman blankets, meeting your neighbors, and getting the strap.Make sure to follow us on Instagram @shoepodcast and check us out online at shoepodcast.com. Subscribe to the show wherever you listen to podcasts.Episode artwork by Houston Dragna.

Katie Coull, our Artistic Director at afew. Katie is a Scottish creative who graduated from East 15 Acting School in 2017, after which she co-founded two theatre companies: Dead Leaf Theatre & We Are Kilter. . Notable plays include Bit of Sunshine, written by Nicole Zweiback and directed by Katie and co-founder Ed Theakston, where they were awarded best new play at Stockwell playhouse and most successful short run play at Theatre 503. Bit of Sunshine has also gained multiple 5 star reviews in its two trips to Edinburgh Fringe.   Katie also had an excellent run with her play Celtic Sisters which she wrote, produced and acted in. Celtic Sisters debuted in June 2019 at the Tara Arts Theatre.  Having been raised in a family full of teachers and nurses, Katie feels a strong connection to the ethos of Arts For essential workers.

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Sarah Pimenta is an experienced artist, workshop facilitator, teacher and lecturer in creativity. Her specialist art form is print-making, and her creative practice has brought texture, colour and emotion into a variety of environments, both in the UK and abroad. She has over twenty years' experience of designing, delivering and teaching in creative, high-quality art workshops in over 250 schools, diverse communities and public venues, including the British Library, Tate, St Paul's Cathedral, V&A, NESTA, Oval House and many charities. Her work is often described as art with therapeutic intent, and she is skilled in working with adults and children who have access issues and complex needs. Sarah is known as Social Fabric www.social-fabric.co.uk.

Na ihr alle.....mitbekommen, dass heute die neue LIDL Collection inkl. Sneaker gedropped ist?? Schon mal was von der ALDILETTE gehört oder vom TRAVIS SCOTT Chicken McNuggets Kissen??... Über diese merkwürdigen Drops sprechen wir heute, aber freuen uns gleichzeitig auch über die angekündigte Collabo der zwei Sneakershops 43einhalb und Overkill!! ....Dazu gibt's noch ein paar Infos über den neuen geilen AFEW x Saucony Schuh!......Folgt uns gerne auf instagram: @TALKSCHUH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Viele Grüße....Hikmet & John

Anna Hoghton's debut children's novel ‘The Mask of Aribella' was published by Chicken House Books in January 2020. Previously, Anna has worked in film, and as a ‘Visual Storyteller' for the creative agency ‘Pixillion'. She is an award-winning writer/director who spent two years on the BAFTA Youth Board. In 2018, her environmental short film ‘Never Land' won the Ideastap ‘short film fund' for development and, was awarded ‘best narrative' at the Women in Film and Television International Showcase.  Anna is a published poet and recently won the Bath and North Somerset Libraries ‘Lockdown Poetry' competition. 

In this episode we speak to Priya Jindal, a teacher of science in London. Priya studied her Bachelor's Degree in Psychology at Edinburgh University and subsequently achieved her qualified teacher status after being awarded her Postgraduate Certificate in Education from the University of Oxford. Priya is passionate about teaching and the importance of an equal opportunity education for all, which is what she aims to bring to her classroom. At afew we admire Priya. Why? Not only is she an inspiring teacher from a London based secondary schoo,l that faced many challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, but she is also one of those rare people who is working in a profession that's fully aligned with her purpose in life.  We could all learn a little something from someone with such strong values…

In this episode we speak to Syrus Lowe, a respected actor who trained at RADA. He has appeared in the West End in The Inheritance & La Cage Aux Folles. Other theatre includes Saint Joan at the Donmar Warehouse, ‘Earthquakes In London' at the National Theatre & Henry V at Regents Park Open Air Theatre. His most recent Television work includes Home on Channel 4 & HBO's Avenue 5. He has also appeared in Holby City, DCI Banks & Sherlock.  Did you know, Syrus is the voice of Lars in the hit CBeebies series, Go Jetters?!

In this third episode we interview Dr Sita Jindal, an essential worker from the UK's National Health Service.  The afew Great People Podcast brings you a series of light-hearted interviews with essential workers and creative artists from all over the world. We start by asking all our guests one question: 'What 3 works of art have most impacted you in your life?' afew Great People is part of the not for profit social enterprise 'Arts For Essential Workers', an organisation that produces interactive art to support essential workers by encouraging dialogue and inspire human connection.

The afew Great People Podcast brings you a series of light-hearted interviews with essential workers and creative artists from all over the world. We start by asking all our guests one question: 'What 3 works of art have most impacted you in your life?' afew Great People is part of the not for profit social enterprise 'Arts For Essential Workers', an organisation that produces interactive art to support essential workers by encouraging dialogue and inspire human connection.

Light hearted entertainment interviewing essential workers and creative artists.

Time to chill? Listen to our short stories, written by Arts For Essential Workers creative artists. 

This weeks guest is Peter Sumpton. Peter is a Marketing Study Lab - Tutor and Pod caster. Peters two favorite Marketing quotes are: ‘People like us, do things like this’ Seth Godin. ‘The most human company always wins’ Mark Schafer. Peter has worked within the Marketing profession ever since leaving University via various organizations from SMEs to large multinational PLCs in a number of different market sectors including; media and manufacturing. Throughout his careers Peter has held many positions within Marketing, starting as an assistant and working through the ranks to Head of Marketing. In going through this ‘ground up’ journey he understands that although every business is different, through robust and justifiable Marketing Strategies, tailored to a particular industry with a certain target market in mind is where the Marketing magic happens! Having been in the same position himself and want to develop his skill thought a more structured way of learning marketing, Peter knows exactly what it takes to learn, study and master marketing theory and putting it into practice, becoming a Chartered Marketer in the process. The passion and commitment to the profession he loves – Marketing, can be infectious.Links: Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/groups/marketingstudylab Podcast: https://marketingstudylab.co.uk/free-resources/podcast/ Website: www.marketingstudylab.co.uk Make Contact: www.linkedin.com/in/petersumpton www.twitter.com/cousinp81 www.instagram.com/marketingstudylabWelcome back to the fuel your legacy podcast. Each week we expose the faulty foundational mindsets of the past and rebuild the newer, stronger foundation essential in creating your meaningful legacy. We've got a lot of work to do. So let's get started. As much as you like this podcast, I'm certain that you're going to love the book that I just released on Amazon if you will, your legacy, the nine pillars to build a meaningful legacy. I wrote this to share with you the experiences that I had while I was identifying my identity, how I began to create my meaningful legacy and how you can create yours. You're going to find this book on Kindle, Amazon and our website Sam Knickerbocker. com.Welcome back to the fuel your legacy podcast. And as always bringing on the movers the shakers, the people who are making the transition from living somebody else's legacy, fulfilling building somebody else's legacy to taking ownership. of who they are and who they're meant to be their talents, their identity and bringing it to the world, which is you. So thank you for listening. If you love this podcast, if you've been getting tons and tons of value out of it, go please, and write a review on whatever app you're listening to this on, whether it's iTunes, Google, play, Spotify, Stitcher, wherever it is, go write a review, rank, and review so that more people can hear this valuable content. Today, we're going to be talking to Mr. Peter Sumption something correct pump somebody else. That's correct. Believe me, I've had all sorts, but that's fine. I believe you know that perfect. So Peter something. The cool thing about Peter something is, I love his angle that he's taking on this. So he is a master of marketing. But he calls himself the Lego master of marketing. It's important to as part of marketing, attach yourself something well known, so that people will remember you. So I love this idea of the Lego master of marketing, taking the messy building blocks which we all if you've ever tried tomorrow yourself brand yourself, you know that there is a mess, right? Especially if you have no idea what you're doing. If you've ever played with Legos, you also understand it's a mess, and you can build whatever you want. But with no vision, you usually don't get very much. So all the messy building blocks as to what makes up a successful marketing plan takes them to codify them, make them easily understood so that it looks presentable. And you've got a cool little for me, I don't know why I always think of Star Wars when I think of Legos. But a nice little Millennium Falcon driving around, right? Because that's just what I think. Maybe that's indicative of the time in my life when I played with my legs. Yeah. But go ahead, Peter, let us know kind of your story. Share that transition. What made you leave another really exciting thing to listen to Peter's story very closely. We have not had very many guests here that are in his exact position and the timing of this could not be better. So listen to that. And if he doesn't, if you don't pick it up, I'll draw attention to it after a story but I'm shooting We're excited for this to take it away, Peter.Great, what an intro. Thank you so, so much. And thank you for having me on absolute pleasure. So I suppose the first thing to say is that the whole Lego thing. I remember when I was younger, and that's I suppose whether the story starts and similarly to you, I was into Star Wars and more the space Lego. And that was kind of the first thing that I ever had in terms of Lego the spaceship that I build and break down and build and break down and fast forward into right now. That's why I like to cast myself as the Lego master of marketing. It's a bit catchy, but it also goes back a long way to where I started and kind of a love of Lego. And then from that building a love of marketing. So let's leave the Lego for one side, the moment I grew up in a small town, middle of nowhere and kind of had two choices went to school. Fine family No problem. It's not a wonderful rag to riches story, nothing like that. Pretty standard to be fair. But in the town where I grew up, you had two choices. You either lived, worked there and basically spent your whole life in that town, or you moved away. So, it was my decision that I would go to university. And I had to choose something that I thought would be interesting for the next three years of my life to do to study, flicking through university books, and thinking, Okay, I'm not as bright as I probably think I am. So doctor, dentist, lawyer, that's way out to the field, no chance. This marketing thing. This is quite interesting. I wonder what that's all about. Andlike anybody, the first thing you think of when you think of marketing, or generally most people will think of advertising or communication, because that's, that's the bit we see. That's the bit that everybody sees. And everyone's got an opinion about it. Simple as that. But I liked that about marketing. And I liked the fact that within marketing, it went deeper than that. And a color or a brand or a logo, or even an advert or a con type of communication could change somebody's mindset and effectively affects what they're thinking about a particular company, or a product or a service. So I thought let's have a go at this. So went to university I spent three years going to a lot of boring lectures, spend three years going to some interesting lectures and spent three years playing a lot of football and doing a lot of drinking and stuff that a lot of people do and they go to university and leaving University for fantastic you know, degree happy days. pat on the back. Well done P. Now to get a job, or just some a CV out, I've been to university, I've got a degree someone's bound to pick me up straightaway snapped me up. And I remember Actually, I had this discussion today with somebody that I'm tutoring. And I said to them, I remember sending my first application for a job after university and being nervous about it because I was thinking, I'm going to get this job and I'm going to have to do it. And they're going to ask me questions. And I've never been in this position before. This is a bit strange. I never heard from them and then sent another and never heard from another and never heard from and I suppose all this is up to where I am now. I almost took the first job that I could get just because I wanted to get a job. And a lot of people will be listening and thinking, will you look just to get a job in the first instance, you know, I kill to go to university and get a job and yeah, you're buying right? Some people really struggle to get that job, but it does have a lasting impression on you and it does massively affect The way your life goes and the way it's guided and how you grow and develop as a person and within your, your profession, it just does. So I had a few marketing jobs thought I knew it all thought I knew what good marketing was, sorry, communications based focus straight on the straightaway. And this was pre-internet, by the way. So, anyone that's, that's probably under the age of say 1816. Listening is probably thinking, what did you do pre-internet? Well, this is a good question. Really, what did we do? I can't remember. But fast forward a little bit after those few jobs. And I came to this realization that marketing isn't just about communications, although that is what people see, and believe it to be, first and foremost. And I've got a little analogy for you here and hopefully, this will make sense. Going pre-internet by the way, so let's go School for a second. If you're writing a letter to somebody if you have to write a letter, what do you start that letter with? You start it with somebody's name and their address. You know who you're writing that letter to. And then you go on and you build the letter, you construct the letter main points and then sign it and send it up. What you don't do is write it and then think, who am I going to send this to? And, and that's the bit of marketing that a lot of people even in marketing, don't quite understand. The fact that it's all about I mean, maxing simple, it's, it's all about who you're targeting your market in general. And then the communication on top is very much that cherry on top of the cake. If you don't build the cake First, there's no point in having the cherry of communications. So anyway, this realization came to me and I'd had a few jobs in marketing. And it wasn't my bag. It wasn't something I was passionate about in terms of the industries I was in. And now it comes to the point where I'm at right now. So hopefully your listeners will. Some of them will understand where I'm at either been there or are there are thinking of this. So my current role, I enjoyed it love the people I work with, really passionate about marketing and my profession. But I just didn't have that link to the industry. I just didn't feel that I was fully connected to the industry. So long story short, aboutI'd say about a year to two years ago, I decided I need to do something for myself. I need to build some and that's purely me because I'm sick and tired of working in marketing departments are fighting internally with other divisions to highlight the importance of marketing. I need to branch out and do this for myself build something so I can highlight this to all the people of how you do marketing correctly. Whether that's right A letter or creating a Facebook post, it doesn't start with that post it starts for the buck. So that was about two years ago. So what I started to do, I was already tutoring people through another company I worked with on the side. I went to them and I said, you know, can you help me out here? What can we do how I want to grow and build a business? Can you help me know? Okay, so we can you can partner with us. And we will put people through our books for you and you can choose them for professional qualifications. Now my brilliant that's a great start. Fast forward two years. And now I'm at a position where I'm okay I handed in my notice and I did that. Not quite sure when this is going out. But I did it said the start of October, and by the end of this month that is the end of October, I'll be going it alone. So it's like slap bang in the middle of this transition and the caveat being are the ones that What I want to get across to people that are listening is, there's more than one way to skin a cat, there's more than one way to make money, there's more than one way to leave this job. You can do it instantly. Or you can do it slowly, and I'm quite risk-averse. So what I've done is I've taken my time, I've got to know my audience. And I've got to understand what I want to do, and what my passion is and where that is. And that's led me to today. So I'm at the point of leaving my job and going full time in terms of tutoring people for professional qualifications, mentoring them through apprenticeships, for marketing, but also going into companies and showing them how you should do marketing, how you need to start with your audience. You don't start with the columns. And that's where I am today.Yeah, I love it. So there are a few things that I want to bring out of this story. And then let me take one real quick note here before I forget it.Why we always use this example but we do.Okay, sojust some terminology here. So I understand in Europe and then we'd use started a little bit using it here but not always. But CV is the equivalent of a resume. So sorry, your CV out what the heck is this? Right? Is that a Honda CV know, a CV is a resume, essentially. Okay. And so that's something that had to be built. If you go back to it and this is kind of the example that I want to bring up. How many people maybe this is you maybe it's somebody else, you know, this Listen, you who are listening to this podcast, but the plumber who doesn't fix his toilets, the plumber has broken plumbing in his house and is too busy to fix it right? That is one area that I've seen happen over and over and over and over and over, specifically in the marketing field where people can I can brand You I can help you market I can do all this, but they are not doing it for themselves. They're not even close to doing it from themselves. They haven't branded themselves. They haven't created brand standards, they haven't understood marketing. And so they're trying to sell you something that they are not doing for themselves. And even if they have a wicked awesome portfolio of people they've helped, they're not doing it for themselves. So it's important for you to understand when you're looking for a professional in any area of your life, I believe you should be looking for somebody who is actively doing what they're trying to help you do. They're actively doing it for themselves. They're living what they preach. They're walking the line that they're showing you to walk, and they're on the path.And what's cool about that isthat is Peter Peter is already branding himself. He's creating a brand and this as he said, he first got this idea started working on this one to two years ago. It's not like just over overnight, he decided to create a brand. He's built a brand while he was at his I guess you could call day job or last A form of employment. And that is important to understand that he's built this. Now, where do you start when you build a brand, and this is part of what my messages when I'm talking to peopleis thatunderstanding they have to identify your identity to build off of because if you're going to go build something, especially if you're gonna go build a business, and you're building something that is not in alignment with your values and who you are at your core, it will fail. I don't know how big it's going to get before it fails. But you can only build so big of a building on a weak foundation. Maybe you get away with a first-level story, you're barely surviving, you've got to sell a job with rather than only having one boss, you've got all your customers, bosses, maybe you get a job, but it's your job, right. But to build a legacy to build something long-lasting instruction, you have to start with your identity. And I love that that's the first place you started. logo. Matt, Master of marketing, sorry, the Lego Master Master of marketing that comes from his core something that he connects with from his childhood. It's part of his identity. And so he's bringing his identity his weirdness, right so there's a phrase in marketing What is your weird you need to be able to share what you're weird is with other people. So you remember so that people think about you and your weird could be any number of things my weird if, if you go to my Facebook page, and I'm not a crossdresser, I'm homosexual, right? But I like to do weird things. And if you go on my Facebook page, you're going to see me in some hot pink high heels and a blue suit. Right? And you might think that's weird. It is weird, man. When you go to my page, I want you to remember when I speak on stage, I show everybody this picture when I speak on stage because I want them to think that guy was weird. Was that weird? connects them with me. It says okay, yes, he's a serious businessman and he doesn't take himself too seriously, and that is essentially the sweet spot of my value system. candor, very direct, very honest. but on the same token, very grateful, happy, and somebody who lives in integrity to themselves so doesn't take themselves too seriously. So that's an important aspect of marketing that I love that you did.And there are just a couple things that you picked up on that going back to the plumber. So so and this is why I do what I do. And if a pipe bursts and you're not a plumber, you're going to call a plumber, but you're not going to call anyone you're going to call on that, you know, like and trust, and you're going to call one that knows what they're doing. Hopefully, and it amazes me, the number of people I speak to that is in the marketing department, and they don't know the strategic elements. They don't know what marketing orientated businesses are. They don't know What various acronyms and we've all got acronyms and all that rubbish, but they don't know the fundamental basics. And that put into position, usually. And it's crazy, but it's true. Usually, they're put in the marketing department, because they know Twitter. Oh, you've got a Facebook account, you can do that. How can you? You know, that's like saying to a plumber or saying to your friend, my toilets were broken, you use the toilet? Can you come around and fix it? You just wouldn't craziness? Yeah. And it's like that second thing. The second thing is, you mentioned branding being massively important. So two things on that. My branding is going to do a massive transition for various reasons. And that's when I came up with it like a master of marketing. So if anyone looks me up, it's going through massive changes, massive transitions, and at some point in the very near future, it will be buying on point. Well, that's what I've been doing for the past two years is working out what the audience wants and where I should go. The second thing, if anybody's listening, and they want to build and develop their brand, just remember one thing. And that's all brand is, is a promise that it's as simple as that it is a promise. As soon as that promise is broken, you don't have a brand. So next time you see a brand, take Hershey's, for example. They promise that they will deliver delicious chocolate whether you like it or not, that's kind of what their brand stands for is chocolate delicious chocolate. the best chocolate you'll ever eat. If you eat a chocolate bar, Hershey's chocolate bar and it's disgusting. They have broken that promise. And now you won't forgive them and they'll lose your trade. So just remember it is a promise.Yeah, absolutely. And that's my brand also is going through i would say a more clarification I used to brand myself as Samuel Knickerbocker and feel your legacy and I'm separating the two because as and this is going to happen with everybody. I think you're gonna initially brand one way and Your brand is a constant transformation. So you understand that you're not like locked into one thing and you're out of integrity if you're not sticking to that one thing, but my brand I had to separate because the fuel your legacy side of my brand is taking on kind of a life of its own. And the Samuel Knickerbocker brand is taking on a life of its own, and I wanted to separate those so that might be so my clients can be more specific about what that promise is. Yeah. And I love talking about the promise aspect of it. And understanding what that is specifically with marketing I'm going to touch on another thing that I've seen happen in the industry so if you're looking for somebody to start marketing for you, and you're kind of interviewing different people, the market to start determining where do I send my money? A lot of people they're like, I can write copy, I can write an ad for you. I can split test on Facebook or, or whatever landing pages and you're like, Okay, cool. And can you do this where you can your content creation for meand then we'll do it. The problem is it's exactly what I think is the best.This is probably the best analogy I've ever heard of marketing, the letter analogy, right? They are writing copy, you're paying them to write copy. It's okay, generic copy. And when I say copy that's advertising words. So the words that are in the advertising for people who don't understand the industry, but they're writing stuff, but it's generic because they don't know who they're writing it to. So they're writing this letter and then determining, well, let's just blast it out and see who likes the letter. And then based on if we change three words in the letter, maybe we'll get a better response from this group. They have no idea who they're marketing to. That is an issue. And if you're paying for that level of service, stop paying for it, and go find somebody who's going to help you. At least initiate the conversation of Who are we marketing to? Okay, there's a lot of people out there who will take your money and I'm not saying they're bad at their job. There probably are Really good copywriters, like people who are writing this, but they are only as good as they know who they're writing to. And that's crucial. In fact, when I started working with my brand, and this is one of the reasons why my brand is going through a revision, because all about the mindset of where you're starting, whether it's financial, or or in life, whether it's who you're marrying, whatever it is, what intention Are you starting, so with my branding, and with your your promise, is your promise something that people would tattoo on their body? Right? When you start asking yourself that question if enough people bought into this, would they be willing to tattoo my logo on their body because the meaning of the promise is so it's so grand, and they can get behind the meaning of that promise? And if not, then your brand really, you need to be clarifying your brand a little bit more, and that's why I've changed my logo because I want my logo to be tattooed. I want my logo to, for somebody be like, yeah, I'll wear that on my arm. I'll wear that on my shirt. I'll wear that on my hat because it looks cool. And people are going to ask what does that mean? And then I can tell them, it's an invitation to tell them about this legacy. And that's an important aspect of the logo design of things when it comes to it. But in finance, I was just on a podcast the other day, and the guys like, well, if I have X amount of dollars, where would you tell me to start investing?Beforethat, before I ever talked about investing before ever talk about the copy before I ever talked about what's in the letter. I have to know your values, what's important to you? And that's where it starts, and it's going to start that were everywhere. When you're getting married. You just go look for the cutest person out there. Or do you look for Hey, who's compatible? What am I looking for? And this isn't about making a checklist aboutqualities you want in somebody necessarily. Maybe steve jobs did thatSteve Jobs, actually he had pros and cons. Whether you want to get married, and he's his current wife, while he's the only wife, I think, actually saw that, and she found it funny.But the thing is, like everything that you do in life really should start with, is it in alignment with your identity? If it is great, if it's not, then it's easily dismissable. If you know what your identity is, and your value system, it takes so much confusion out like like, should I do it? Should I not do it, if it passes the identity test, and the value test, there's a good chance that it would be worth doing. And, and to give you some honest consideration, if it doesn't pass either of those, then just pass on it. It could be a great opportunity for somebody else, but it's not you.If people are unsure what they're passionate about, or what got as it took me two years to make this leap. And I'm massively passionate about marketing. That's it's fundamental. It's almost in my blue. I feel like you know, I do this stuff for free, you know, I do in my spare time, whatever it is, if it's about marketing, that's where I come alive. But what I want people or your listeners to think about is that they need to find what they're passionate about. And the best way to do that if, particularly for skeptical about working for themselves or going it alone or not having that regular paycheck is would you be willing to talk about it and do it for free? Try doing it in the evenings and weekends. And the one thing that I always say when people say I just haven't got the time, and I know we're all time-sensitive now. But if you're passionate about something, you will find the time but not only that, I always do it when I'm tutoring and I say you need to study you need to do your research and you always get the old just can't find the time and then I'll say okay, what happened on that soap, you know what happened on that? That comedy program that all that was brilliant. Do you see what I mean? Like, that's an hour that does the first hour a week. Do you watch the news? That's five hours a week. I've just given you six hours. You stop.Yeah. And maybe I mean, this is the reality. Maybe you are the most passionate thing about that soap opera, or whatever it is that comedy show if that's what you're most passionate about, and you could talk for hours about it and start a podcast, start something and talk for hours about it. Like there's nothing It doesn't matter what you're passionate about. A good branding expert, a good marketing expert, and a good business expert can help you turn that into an economy where you're able to add value to others and make money doing it. So it doesn't matter what you're passionate about. Question is, are you passionate enough to do it and does it fulfill you there's a lot of things that I'm passionate about that I would love doing that I'm probably doing for free, but it does not fulfill me the same way as doing what I do on daily basis helping my clients right this morning. I will Wake up and pull up an Instagram.And there were like 12 messages on Instagram.Like somebody, a client that I had helped right before I went to bed. She put on 12 little clips, the 15-second clips on her story about all the things that I was able to help her with. That's incredible. Like, that's like, if you ever want to wake up to something, there's like your clients are telling everybody like a freakin lighthouse. This guy's awesome. That gives you some juice in the morning like, okay, yeah, how do I save these so I can always watch that. So I can always see how much people believe in me and what the change they make in people's lives. And that gets me excited. I sat in bed with my wife, my two boys who are two and a half and nine months old. And we watch this for like two minutes long, two or three minutes long. Do we just watch this about what are we doing? What impact are we having in society? What's that promise and is that promise being kept.And that part that you just described that wasn't monetary that had no monetary value as such as I know she's a client. But that part that gave you the kick that gave you the let's do this. That wasn't monetary. That was because you're passionate about that, and you loved helping somebody solve a particular problem.Yeah, no, I love it. So so one of the things that happen when in this transition, and you're right in the thick of it, which is so exciting for me, but I want you to tell me the story of your biggest naysayer and how you are actively trying to get them out of your head. So you can just drive forward and say, Look, this is where I'm going. I'm not going to pay attention to all the people who are trying to still get me to keep my job you know, it's not too late. I still have it. I turned in my notice, but they would get they would give me my job back if I went in and ask for my job back. How are you silencing those naysayers and who are the biggest ones in your life right now?So the people that I thought would be the biggest naysayers turned out to be big advocates to be fair, so when I decided to make I was fully aware fully conscious that I wanted to do this about a year into this two-year transition if you like. For about a year, I was gearing up to tell my family that I was wanted to do this. And I thought because they're very safe, very secure very. I suppose if you look generation generationally, that even a word. If you look back then that generation was very much, you get a job, you stick at it, then the generation before them was even worse. They probably went through a war, you know, and it's I'm just fortunate to have a job, you know, so so you should be grateful just to have a job. So I was I was not petrified, but I thought it would be a case of that's too risky. Don't do that, etc, etc. Well, I told my dad, he was only ever had one job in his life for around 45 years. Yep, same company. He said times have changed. And if that's what you want to do, that's what you want to do. And I thought I couldn't believe it. They were just, that was the biggest impetus or that I needed to be like, yeah, I need to go for this. Well, the naysayers surprisingly, I haven't had that many, which is strange. But the one thing that I would say is that everyone has their own opinion. And then whatever you decide to do, it will be the right decision, because you'll never know any different. So whatever you do, whatever your decision is, never look back and think I should have stayed that I shouldn't have done this. Because it will lead you to a now it will lead you to this moment to bigger and better things. And the way I always look at it is if I don't leave that company, I could be driving to work The day after I hand the day after I leave, and be hit by another car. And that reality does no longer exist anymore because I've changed that in my life. Now. Now that's a bit of a bizarre way to look at it. But I will never know if that would happen or not. So there's no point in looking at that bolt alternative universe. It's your universe, and you are where you are now. So just think of the full would never Lubbock.I love your brain and the universe. And a while back, I was having a conversation with some colleagues,andsomething that people struggle with. I've seen over my coaching and guiding people through just a financial conversation, but it's everywhere. People struggle with the idea that they are the creator of their universe. And they really, they want to pass that responsibility off onto God off on to others. They're their neighbors. They're the person who cut them off on the road like they want to pass off the idea of creation to anybody else because the idea of that they are the creator of their universe is too incredibly painful. Because they have to realize if I'm the creator, and I'm where I am right now, then it's on me. And that is a terrifying thought. But it's also when you make the transition when you make it past the hump, that is the most blissfully wonderful, happy, joyful thought that you could ever tell me of is that it's my job to create. I'm the creator of my universe, and I determine what my universe looks like and how I view it. I can't control anybody else's actions, but I can control what I'm telling myself in my mind, and that's my universe in between these two years, and what I do, that's my universe and nobody else gets to control that but, but me and for you who are listening, nobody else gets to control your universe, and it's on you, whatever, whatever is happening in life, it's on you. And even if you can't change the physical circumstances of where your life is right now initially, you can change your perception of those physical circumstances which will completely alter your reality. And you can live in a completely new universe there where there's joy, happiness, love, conviction, passion,everything,everything you've ever dreamed of it is attainable by a simple mindset shift. I know you don't like to hear that. Most most people, don't want to hear that. If they're not in the right mindset, but it's the truth. And somebody's got to tell you.Yeah, I completely agree. And I, the other thing that kind of spurred me on to where I am now, and this was very various conversations with numerous people. And we are so fixated on the now and that's fine. You know you know that that moment now. And as humans, we get lazily uncomfortable because that's what we are. We're human beings. We don't like change even many of us die. And it's so hard to change but you, you have to do that for you. No one will do it for you. No one's going to hand you a golden ticket. It's up to you to make that change to make that leap. And the thing that and it's, it's kind of in the back of my mind, but not Not really. It's on the back. It's almost like the safety zone, but I push away. And that's if all goes wrong. I can get another job. Because I've got those skills in the bank. I'm grown in developing a business. I've worked for multiple businesses within marketing. I know my stuff, or I hope I noticed. Okay, I'm coming across like a big so I can always go and work for somebody else. There are jobs out there. I'm not saying I'd walk into anywhere Far from it. But I've probably had say five or six or seven jobs in my career so far. So there might be an eight or nine that could be I'm hoping there isn't, and I make a great success in this business and we all live happily ever after. But there's always that little safety zone that says, if worse comes to worst, there are always jobs out there. It might not even be the job you like. But if that keeps you going while you're still doing this thing that you're so passionate about, then so be it because that passion should override anything. Anything else?Yeah, absolutely. So what would you say the over the last two or three years that you while you've been kind of easing yourself into this idea, and now you're in the middle of a transition? What is one habit mindset or behavior that you've used to start creating your legacy? Afew, I suppose. So the first main habit is I started going to the gym about five, six years ago say and the only way that I was ever going to continue going to the gym. Is that is it? If I made it so that it was like eating and drinking, I had to do it, you know, it wasn't a, if I get time I'll go to the gym, it was a case of, well, I need to eat food, I need to drink water, I need to go to the gym. And it was just part of it there was you know, it was a non-negotiable if you like, and then it just becomes ingrained into your system. And similarly to this. I started doing it on evenings and weekends. And it's putting that time aside and dedicating that time. And that's made me massively conscious of how to make more efficiencies in the time that I've got. And the fact that I've only got say, two to three hours in an evening, maybe say six hours a day at a weekend, if you don't include being with family members and some downtime because we all need that. And it's been massively focused and organized because you are in charge. It's up to you to make those decisions and be very, very organized. So, if anything, it's made me massively, massively disciplined, particularly because as you can see, I'm at home. And this would be sort of my office, the TV there, I don't think that's ever been switched on. So there are so many distractions around you. But if you get in that place where you are massively structured and you know what you're doing, that's when you start to create efficiencies and you get, you can get so much more done. If you concentrate on the things that can keep you moving. That's one thing that I've massively changed. Absolutely,yeah, I love that, you know, just creating the discipline and setting up what are your non-negotiables Have you ever written that down? Like, what is it that you will do every day, no matter what, and just like you said, eating, drinking, water, sleeping, those are things that no matter what they're happening, because your body needs that to survive, and I think if you create that mindset around whatever it is, you need to get done for your passion and that time, that's your you time and then That's, that's a phenomenal habit. So how did you I mean, you're again, you're in this transition this is the best, one of the best ones, because you're in the transition. But in the transition, how, like, Did you plan on? How did you plan on financially supporting yourself through this transition? Do you have a spouse working? Like what is it that you have to go on? That's assisting you in this transition?Absolutely. I love that quick question. And I think it's probably the biggest thing will be people listening probably about the financial aspect. But because I've, I don't know any of my family members thinking about it, that don't have or haven't had a regular paycheck, including myself. I've not had that for how many years is it now for 19 years? You know, I've had that regular paycheck so going from that to not having that is a massive, massive step change. So what happened about a year and a half ago when I decided to take this seriously I started creating, saving. So I was doing work on the side in the evenings and weekends. When I got my regular paycheck put as much as I could aside, stop spending on stupid things. And I don't want to come across as we could have everything. We drank water, and we ate lettuce for a year and a half, nothing like that at all. You know, we've been on some great holidays and things like that. But it certainly makes you look at what you're spending on. Do you need 18 shirts? Then maybe not. If you're in this transition? You know, do you need to spend money on certain things? Probably not. And if you want this to happen, and like us, as I said before, I'm massively risk-averse. So the only way I could make this happen is if I knew I had a lot of savings. So if all went wrong, I could support my family. I've given it 12 to 18 months, so I know if it goes badly wrong. I've got 12 to eight 18 months, if I wanted to, I could just go to a beach for 12 to 18 months on the job. But we don't want that. So just to add to it, it's so I have got a family to support. So it's a case of considering them. So it's just about being prepared. Working out. The best advice in terms of monetary advice for anyone that's looking to transition is write down what you potentially could get in what you know you're going to get in. And then you'll be able to work out how much you need to save to maintain the lifestyle that you've got now. Then you can drop that lifestyle a little bit if you need to. But you must understand how much you will need to support yourself if you had zero income coming in. And ideally, that wouldn't happen but you know, you've got that in the background. So that's where I am again massively risk-averse. So you don't have to throw everything up in the air one day at work and go, I quit, I'm off, you just you don't you couldn't do. And if you're happy to do that and take that risk, do it, you know, if it's in your nature, if it's not sensible about it, get some kind of savings together that you can rely on, don't touch it, don't look at it, just keep putting it in every month. And don't think that everyone's focused on the now think of the future. Think it thinks of 12 months down the line plan for 12 months. Like we were saying, This is taking me one to two years to get to this stage. So I've been planning for one to two years, not just from the brand, not just from the marketing, not just from what I want to do for the rest of my life, but also from the savings and the monetary side so that we are safe and secure for X amount of months.Yeah, I love that because it's it is true. And I would say I'm taking one step further. Even if you're not planning on making a transition, you really should know what is your bottom line. needs to come in every month like you're spending and you need to know Hey, what's my bottom bottom bottom line? food, shelter, insurance, transportation. And then what is everything else that like, if push comes to shove, we can get rid of and understand what is necessities? What's discretionary and then what's like, the extra money that you could be put away somewhere. And understanding how money works, understanding the rules of money and where that money needs to be and how it needs to be in a year from now, how you're going to pull that out. All of those are crucial, crucial aspects that you need to get nailed down, regardless of what your plan is. But especially if you're transitioning, I work with a lot of entrepreneurs who there I'm going to do this business idea and they're super stoked about it. And they have two or three, maybe four good months while they're moonlighting, and so then they quit their job, but they haven't planned really for the future. And they're still in the scaling-up phase. And they're in Me, it crushes them. And it almost scares them to go back out and try it again. And that's I think this skill they just talked about is understanding where you are, where your finances are and what you need. Especially if you have a family, you've got to be thinking of your family. It's not like you're a single guy who goes sleeping this car if things don't work out. Yeah. And I know people who, who are that way they sleep with their office because they lost their house, right? I get that. And I'm all like, if that's you, you go for it, right. But it sounds like Peter and I are pretty close to the same. Like, I don't like a lot of risks. I've got a family. I've got my wife and two kids. I don't want them to feel the stress of me growing a business. And so how do we manage that and it? Did you I'm curious, did you just figure it all out yourself? Or have you did you counsel with other professionals kind of like you're the toilet example? Or did you call somebody who's an expert in that or did you say it Oh, let's see what we can do by ourselves and stuff it under the bed?So I think A very long way around. So what I did for one of those years where I was thinking about it, whereas I documented everything that we are incoming and outgoing, so that this time this year, I know approximately, if I have the same year as I did last year, and that was just doing it on the side, if you like, how much we've got coming in, so how much I will need savings to last us for 12 to 18 months for the next year. So yes, I went to see an accountant and I said, I'm not crazy. And they said, No, you do not give us your money. Know that. They said no, we just have to figure out your finances, etc, etc. Do it in the right way. So I did go to somebody and advise anyone to seek financial advice. Absolutely. 100%. But the best thing you can do is, is just start by writing it down. Exactly like you said, non-negotiables what do we need to survive? What can we get enough if, if at all, not saying get rid of it. Because the one thing that that I don't particularly like in this day and age is, we always hear them say, for this and we say for that, well, I want to go on holiday. So I'm going to put that out on my life. So I can go on this holiday. And there are that many opportunities around that it shouldn't be the same. It should be okay, I need X amount to go on a holiday. Does that mean you need to increase your income by $100 a month? So you can afford a family vacation next year? If that's the case, okay. How can you make $100 on the side, maybe start like that, and then it's not so much of a burden. And then you build it up? Maybe it's $200 that works for you. So it's 300 400,000 and then you've got that balance of Okay, I'm getting close to how much I bring in each month anyway. So maybe it's worth that risk and then you do all the financial stuff, etc, etc.Yeah, I love that mindset that he just talked about. The mindset shift is the difference between fear and scarcity can even make it and, and abundance. Let's start making it let's just add some extra income and let's fulfill our dreams pay for our dreams, paper trips or whatever we want through added income rather than trying to cut back and live within our pennies. How about we just go make some more dollars? Right? Yeah, I love that. I'm curious one of the things that I love about what Peter does is certain industries are completelywhat's the word?Their worldwide industries right and anybody in any country can help you with this if they're good at it, right? And so he's in one of those industries where it doesn't matter where you live, you could call him maybe with a little language barrier. I don't know how many languages he knows I only know English so I am limited to like yes, I say barsen is embarrassing. I have friends who speak six and seven languages and I barely speak English and I'm not good at it. Anyways, so we are we have a certain level of that Google translation certain things can help or we have friends like I have friends who speak other languages to help me but these principles they were all over the world no matter what country you're in. And so how would we go about getting ahold of you? Where do we connect social media websites? Like what is the best way to get involved in your mission, your vision if we want to support you, we want to maybe give you some businesses Okay, let's get you rolling. As you help us get rolling, where do we connect? How can we appreciate that thank youfor my main social media platforms LinkedIn so just look up my name's Pete something simple as that. You can go to a marketing study lab coat UK, which is my website, but like said that's going into transition. So bear with me on how on or you can email me so Peter at marketing study lab co.uk. Okay, and even if it's just for a brief chat of the marketing, even if you want a bit of advice I'll speak all day about marketing. Yeah.I think I think anybody passionate about what they do, they really will, to a degree, they'll give it away for free. Because yes, we love helping they want to see people succeed. There is a point at which just the value of time, we have to start charging for our time as professionals simply because we have a family to feed, right. And that's a that's just a natural thing. We can't get away from certain aspects. But if it's for a short conversation or a gradual conversation over time, and we're coming, I know for myself, if somebody comes, well, what do I do? That's a sucky question. And I don't know how to answer that just like Well, here's a few things. So go figure it out. But if you come to, hey, this is what I've done. This is where I'm at, what little tweak would you make What's one or two things you would change, then that makes it easy for Peter or myself in my profession to say, Okay, well, here are some things that I would work on. Right now. We can give directed feedback because we are we have a starting point. Somebody's coming in and just like well, what where do I start? It's really difficult to help you. So that's some feedback if you're going to reach out to him, come to him with something don't come to him. Like, oh, but let's just chat about this for an hour with no end in mind. That's it. That's essentially let's write a letter with no person that is addressed to the robots that are going to operate. Well there. So this is entering the legacy on the rapid-fire section. I love this section because we get to here really quickly, what are your goals were headed at and what is holding you back? So the first question, I may ask you for more clarification, I would just say clarify it. It's just easier if we say that the first question for sure, but one word to one-sentence answers.Okay, okay.The first question I want to sentence so not a word, round. Okay. So what do you believe is holding you back from reaching the next level of your legacy today?What he's holding me back. He's holding me back. time constraints, I think It's the time time to do everything. So I've had, you know, a year, two years to focus on this, and now it's happening. It's almost like there are so many things that I want to do and get involved in. It's getting that time. Okay,so so I'm gonna clarify this and just change the change time constraints, cuz I've been hearing this one frequently as well. What if it's not time constraints, but it's systems?Yeah, okay. Yeah. I mean, I feel it feel a bit of a fraud because I said halfway through the interview that I'm very structured, and so I am, but there's just so much to doing and get involved. But having said that, that that that is on me simply because it just means that I'm not focused on the main thing that I need to be focused on. Soyeah, it's getting clarity on where I need to focus now. It's not just a side hustle. Sure. And that's something just so you guys who are listening when you're working part-time you're moonlighting as a side hustle. It's very fairly easy to focus on that because you only can do a certain amount. Once you're getting the position and you have a lot more time. Now the question becomes, you have been putting off tons of things, and now is the time to systematize it. So it's not, I wouldn't say is a fraud. This is a natural progression of a business. Now, there's so much more to do because if we're ramping it up. Now is the time to create those systems so that when I say systems, that the issue is not necessarily time the issue is systems to make your time more valuable. So just to kind of give you direction on that. I'm not trying to make Peter look back. I just I've heard this a few times be right outside time. Like what's the other way of saying the time that's a solution-oriented thing. Like what? What is it about time that's stressful? Is there not time in the day? Well, yeah, I only have 24 hours. Well, then, if that's how you're thinking and you're not thinking about a business, you're thinking about a job, right? I have 6 billion people times 24 hours. That's how many hours I have. The question is My employing all those hours or not. And when you start thinking about things that way, then it helps you create a system. That's, that allows you to start building your business. from a perspective of I ultimately want to step away from this sucker and three to five years from now and not have to work. I probably still work as I love it. But I don't want to have to work in three to five years from now if I'm building my business to where I have to be there every day. That is not a business that is a glorified job with too many bosses. So so so next question, what is the hardest thing that you've ever accomplished?Has the thing I've ever be a half marathon, nothing to do with business? Hey, okay, two marathons and now money's gone. So I don't think I'm going to get a full half marathon but that is the hardest thing because I put my heart and soul into it and I got a half-decent time. I think I was seven minutes under what I wanted to achieve. So I was Yeah, it was enough. That's probably the hardest thing. I thought to dothat's cool. So what is the greatest success at this point in your life?The greatest success is?Well, my familyYeah, without a doubt what we've built for ourselves. Yeah, definitely. I love that.What is one secret you believe contributes the most to your success?believing in yourself. Simple as that, I think as you said before is that psychological element? And if you don't believe in yourself, how are other people going to believe in it? And that's not to say you have to be cocky and bolshie and look at me on a great. It just means that you believe that you can add value to somebody's life, and you can solve people's problems. I love that.So what are two or three books that you'd recommend to feel your legacy audience help them get their start?Yeah, so the first one is marketing rebellion by Mark Schaefer. Absolutely. Love it. It's him, it's his latest book. And the main statement that I took away from that is the most human company always wins. And that's very true. The second one, again, really, really fresh book, but it's this is marketing by Seth Godin. And in it, just one quote from it, he says, people like us do things like that. And what he means by that is that you need to find your tribe, you need to find the people that know you understand you, and I like you. Because people like us do things like this.Yeah, I love that. And that's it. That again, that's going down to your promise that's going down to your brand. Like when you're thinking of Who am I dressing this letter to? You're thinking of people like us do things like this. And even if you just use that in your, in your messaging, hey, people, people who want to want to focus on their legacy, and this is their goal for me and I'm personalizing this right if your goal is to feel your legacy and you want to build something you want to be remembered. X amount of years from now, people who want that they do X, Y, and Z and if that's all your campaign is then the people who are like I do want that then now they're going to naturally say okay well how do I accomplish x y&z what is it what is the process of doing these things? Because if that's what people do right if you want to be a millionaire you got to think like a millionaire. Okay. Question is how to millionaires think and where can I get access to more millionaires to find out how they think. And so it says it's the same thing. I love that quote. So now we're going to go into my favorite part of this episode. It's a surprise guy he's been itching he's a man What is it? What is this we're going to find out how in alignment? Peter something is. Are you guys excited about this? I'm excited about it because it's, you just never know. Kind ofmy feeling right now is exactly how I feel about leaving my job and going it alone. I'm excited but petrified at the same time.The funny thing is we're going to pretend that you're dead. Okay? Okay.So we're gonna pretend you're dead, and you have the special opportunity to come back and view your great-great, great, great-grandchildren sitting around a table talking about your life. This is six generations from now. Just think about six generations from now. There's back six generations ago that was pre World War One, like six generations, okay. So, six generations from now, your great, great-grandchildren. They're sitting around a table talking about your legacy, talking about what your life meant and what they gained from it. What do you want them to be saying about your legacy? Peter?Wow, that is a big question. I wish I knew I was coming. Just that he followed his passion, and he stood up for it, he believed in, if I can get it across, then I'm fine with that. And if that motivates anyone, the sixth generation of my family that motivates them to follow their passion Well do it securely, because I'm risk-averse. But no, seriously, follow that passion, even if it's a side hustle, even if it's just a weekend, do what you love of what you do.And just so you guys are clear. I believe that that is absolutely in alignment with the whole message of this podcast because it comes down to what are you doing and being who you say you're being. He's in the middle. He's in the transition, he stepped out on his own because he believes he can do it. And he's following his passion, regardless of what the consequences are. He did his worst-case analysis that hey, can I accept that? I can. We're going for it. So I love that. Thanks a bunch. Thanks for joining us. I know it's a little bit later where you're at than where I am. But I appreciate your insight. I hope everybody goes and takes the opportunity to reach out to you share this on social media and do the things that are going to help everybody gain greater knowledge in Marketing. It's not just about business. It's about life. It's about a legacy. It's about how you're going to be remembered. And what are you doing today to build that? Thank you so much for joining us, Peter.No, thank you. Absolute pleasure. I enjoyed it. Awesome. We'll catch youguys next time on fuel your legacy.Thanks for joining us. If what you heard today resonates with you please like comment and share on social media tag me and if you do, give me a shout out I'll give you a shout out on the next episode. 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Listen to trailblazer Regina Smith, as she talks Harlem Small Business, cannabis and more with host Danny Tisdale, on The Danny Tisdale Show.Regina Smith is the long-serving executive director of the Harlem Business Alliance, 275 Malcolm X Blvd # 2, New York, NY, hbany.org, 212.665.7010. She is a fierce advocate for equity in the economic, social and political justice space for black folks. Follow the Harlem Business Alliance on Twitter. Regina is on the cutting edge of bringing the Cannabusiness to Harlem business owners. Afew days ago we re-posted an Article written by Ms. Smith in The Root last week titled, “Changing The Face Of Cannabis Ownership: A 6-Point Plan For Black Equity,” in Harlem World Magazine.SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: www.youtube.com/harlemworldmagazine.comwww.facebook.com/harlemworldmagazine.comwww.harlemworldmagazine.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/theharlemworldmagazinepodcast)

Welcome to your 1st Annual Conversate For A Few Awards. On the Grammys you win a Grammy. On the Oscars win an Oscar. On Conversate For A Few...you win AFew. We gave out AFew for everything from album of the year to who took the biggest L in Hip Hop. This ep features special guest Jay Sealey and David Varnadoe. As usual, we're dumb thorough with each topic. If you think our choices are wrong, fight us LOL! Can't wait to hear your opinion. Make room for the tag...#ConversateForAFew --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/conversateforafew/support

Simon und Amadeus auf Roadtrip von Berlin nach NRW. Ziel: Das Friends & Family Event vom Düsseldorfer Afew Store zum Release des groß gefeierten Asics Orange Koi sowie ein Besuch auf der Sneakerness im altehrwürdigen Köln. Also die "Bravo Hits 11" auf die Boxen gelegt, den Wagen auf 240 km/h gebracht und los geht's auf die wilde Fahrt zwischen süffigen Interviews, einem Besuch in einer Karaoke-Bar sowie tollen Momenten und Begegnungen rund um das Thema Turnschuhe. Ein Roadtrip der Gefühle sozusagen. Jetzt zu hören in Episode 16 des #OhSchuhenPodcast. / Abonniert den Kanal, lasst ein bisschen Liebe da und checkt instagram.com/ohschuhenpodcast

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Afew years ago my friend Joe and I put together a skit for his youngest sister Elyssa. She was going to use it for a talent show, but she was unable to do it at her school. It was still fun to make. It also inspires/encourages me to make voice overs for animation. Check out my website https://www.HotRapMix.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/brannuyu/support

Charlotte home inspector Preston Sandlin oultines the No 1 mistake home buyers make when purchasing a home.  The No1 mistake is picking the wrong home inspector and winding up with the money pit.  Preston will tell you what you should look for when hiring a home inspector.  Afew things you want to look for are the No of years the home inspector has been in business and if he has good reviews online.  You also want to know if the home inspector offers a warranty and recall check which is a service the home inspector can provide to check all the built in appliance in the house to see if there are any recalls.   You also want to know if your home inspector has the ability to do thermal infrared scanning in which they can use a camera to see things that can't be seen with the naked eye.  Another thing you want to check for is that your home inspector is a member of a professional home inspection association which has some higher education requirements for its members.  Home Inspection Carolina in Charlotte NC has all of these and check to make sure your home inspector has these credential too.

Afew weeks ago, we broadcasted a live interview at the Coffee House in Muskegon with Spit Spat Records. Thanks so much to them for their sponsorship and allowing us to hang! Please check out the Coffee House for great atmosphere and tasty coffee. And if you missed our broadcast, you can always check out our video archives at www.SkeetownIndiePodcasts.com. Just click on the Live button!It was great chatting with all of the members from Spit Spat. Today I wanted to put out an audio podcast that would give everyone a chance out there to sample some of the awesome stuff that is being concocted by this indie hip hop crew from Muskegon, who are starting to edge more and more towards the experimental label they claim as new faces get involved and fresh material circulates.YouCanWakeUpHere.comBefore we get started spinning some tunes I want to give each member a proper introduction. In the mix we have Duhjuanyay (who released a full length album recently called “One Year In The Clear” with Spit/Spat, Bill Joe Skillz and Bill Crosby (who recently released a mix tape split called “Bills”), Phill Meeh (who is next in line to release a full length album called “Philip Banks”) and Kahil, who will also have a solo project soon. Phill and Kahil also have a group project in the works called “Up SO High”. To keep up on all of the Spit/Spat happenings you should absolutely check them out on Facebook and go www.SpitSpatRecords.com, where you can always get news and full length albums for FREE, via bandcamp.Along with the main members Spit/Spat has a lot of amazing support from the community and fellow members of the music scene (like the guys from MuxRec, another Muskegon record label and recording project) who contribute time and moonlighting efforts to making live shows happen. A lot of talented people are involved in creating media and video footage as well. Shouts out to Amanda Sanborn and many others who are making Spit/Spat a dynamic and interactive experience for all of those who are lucky enough to connect.I’m also very pleased and honored to announce that my own electronic project, “Chantron” is going to be a Spit/Spat release and should be making its way into the public eye some time in the summer. This is a project between myself and Phill Meeh and to get a feeling for it, you’ll probably need to go and check out Chantron.Bandcamp.com. Make sure you find it on facebook as well! There is a single teaser track called “Two: Helix” that is up at the moment. More will be added soon.So without further ado, get into our podcast and listen in on some talented West Michiganites. Please remember to come out and support the music scene, get out to shows, and open your mind up to new forms of music and independent artists. There will be even more new and suprising things coming from Spit/Spat as we enter 2011 so keep your ears and your eyes open. Thanks for joining us this time around…and as the Spit Spat boys like to say…That’s what’s up!