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“Why didn't I know all this already?”        - Pretty much everyone who reads Toni Weschler's book  The stigma around women's reproductive systems isn't just an inconvenience, it removes a critical way women get insight into their bodies and health overall: period power.  The menstrual cycle tells us a whole lot more than if we're pregnant or not, or menopausal or not, says author Toni Weschler. Her seminal (oh, the irony of that adjective!) work, Taking Charge of Your Fertility, is all about understanding and taking charge of your reproductive health and being “cycle savvy.”  In this episode, Dr. Lora Shahine and Toni Weschler talk about the origin of this amazing work. (Hint: it has to do with women being really angry.) And despite the title, it's not all about helping people who are hoping to become pregnant. It's about, says the author, “teaching women on a day-to-day basis what is going on with their body on that day” and taking advantage of all the insights into your health charting your cycle can give you.    In this episode you'll hear: [00:00] Intro [02:26] What is ‘Taking Charge of Your Fertility' and why Toni ‘hates' the title [04:44] Toni's inspiration to write the book [09:50] The difference between the rhythm method and fertility awareness  [11:22] The 3 signs of fertility explained  [14:56] What the menstrual cycle can teach you about your health [18:51] Being a pioneer: How did Toni research for her book in 1990s? [26:31] The difficult process of pitching the book – lesson in rejection from Toni [36:30] The challenges of writing the book – Toni fought for her vision Fertility Story:  [41:21] Toni's ‘Birth Announcement' [42:23] The responsibility of ‘Taking Charge of Your Fertility' and what inspires Toni [44:42] Instagram Questions: Nikki: Is there another edition? Yes! 30th anniversary edition out in 2025 Alexa: What fertility or period apps does Toni recommend? Claudia: How can teens learn about their cycles?  [53:12] Final thoughts: Advocate for Your Care Resources mentioned: Toni's website: www.tcoyf.com Taking Charge of Your Fertility the book: www.tcoyf.com/taking-charge-of-your-fertility Toni's Cycle Savvy Smart Teen's Guide to Her Body: www.cyclesavvy.com Stay Up to Date in Fertility News and Events:  Weekly Newsletter Follow @drlorashahine Instagram | YouTube | Tiktok | Her Books 

Willie: Happy Halloween, everyone! Today we talk all about spoopy games and of one in particular, Shaky Manor from Blue Orange games! Alexa's still shaking people, though... Alexa: What's a shaky manor? shaky people makes more sense. No one says "shaky people"... Willie: Stop shaking everything!

You've heard people say that content is king. But in today's episode, we'll tell you why creating content for the sake of it isn't enough. That's because there's so much more going into inspiring others through what you share - and, most importantly, turning it into a viable source of income.We share our lessons from over 17 years in the business and 2 proprietary frameworks we use for our clients to help them scale to 7, 8, and 9 figures - the REAL framework and the 9-box strategy. For the 9-box strategy, we have prepared a whole system you can use to start using it in your business. Just DM Alexa on Instagram @dralexadagostino to get your copy today.Key parts of the conversation:[0:38] - Today's Topic: How to inspire others through content[3:45] - The #1 mistake people make creating content [8:35] - How content changes everything [10:15] - The importance of data while creating content[11:55] - Video content and why it's so hard[15:10] - The REAL framework[19:40] - The 9-box content strategyGreat quotes from the podcast:“In order to inspire others, they have to trust you.” - Alexa“Trust is a very lengthy process.” - Alexa“What's the point of putting content out if it doesn't do anything?” - Alexa“If you're not making money creating content, you're not marketing to the right people.” - Alexa“98% of entrepreneurs fail because they can't figure it out.” - Alexa“Content is the bridge of trust between lead land and buying land.” - Alexa“If you're an expert in an area, you can just talk.” - Alexa“You have to create an emotional connection with your audience.” - ToniaResources:For all of our episodes, you can visit: https://thynktankcoaching.com/podcastFor comments or questions, email us at support@thynkconsultinggroup.comAlexa's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dralexadagostino/Passion to CEO program: https://www.passiontoceo.com/Deb's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debshannon_coach/Tonia's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thynktonia/

Willie: Another longer hiatus, but I promise we'll get a better routine going on. This week we talk about dodging and shooting bullets, and talk about a game Alexa couldn't think of a weird name to change it to - Delicious! Alexa: What does "hatis" mean? And also, what do you mean by "dodging and shooting bullets"? Willie: This is why we can't have nice podcasts...

Willie: Today's episode comes a little late, but I butcher pronouncing the designers' names we talk about Railroad Ink: Red Edition. I'm so sorry... Alexa: What about the orange one the pink purple yellow blue green brown aquamarine white black tan light purple ombre edition? Willie: Wait...there were THAT many new releases?!??!

Willie: One of these days, I'll add an intro to the podcast. Anyways, today we discuss about journals, RPGs, and hedgehogs! Confusing, I know. We talk about what we played recently, and then about Sweaters by Hedgehog, a solo journaling RPG! Alexa: What does "so low" mean? What does "Ripped up Paper Guys" mean? Willie: "Ripped up Paper Guys"?? You mean, RPG? Oh jeez... Sweaters by Hedgehog: https://hauntedoak.itch.io/sweaters-by-hedgehog

On today's show we ask the question whether a $300 toaster with a touchscreen is worth buying.  We take a look at Klipsch's Soundbar killer the Fives and we give you a rundown of the Alexa Live 2020 conference. All that plus your emails and news! The Revolution R180 Toaster has a touchscreen. It's ridiculous and I love it Refrigerators, countertop ovens, microwaves and even multicookers all adopted touchscreen displays in the wake of the birth of the smart home. Now there's a toaster with a touchscreen. This won't be the first time I question the idea of putting a touchscreen on an appliance, and it likely won't be the last.  Full article here... LIKE Fast toasting Sleek design East to customize cooking DON'T LIKE No Wi-Fi or connected smarts Expensive Bill S - I see no reason to have a screen on a toaster at all

In today's episode, we will be discussing a very important topic that is near and dear to me, Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), and anxiety in our youth. I am lucky enough to have Katie Tolley back on the show. Katie was part of Episode 19: What is Integrative Health? Katie Tolley is part of the team at Turning Point Health Center, which has offices in Annapolis and Columbia, Maryland. She also runs a health and wellness consulting business, KT Consulting. Katie is a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and child and adolescent mental health specialist. What makes this all even more amazing is that she started learning much more about nutrition and integrative medicine just before her son was diagnosed with ADHD at the age of eight. Get ready for a fascinating and informative discussion with Katie! Hey there! Welcome to the Alexa Z show! I am so excited to have Katie here today! The topic today is ADD, anxiety in the youth. I am excited but also a little anxious to discuss this topic because my youth was filled with anxiety. Also, many of my clients have children who also suffer from anxiety.   Alexa: Can you explain the difference between ADD and ADHD?   Katie: This topic is so widely talked about, but it is still very misunderstood. I shared an article with some friends yesterday about the aspects of ADD and ADHD and how it affects children. Every day there is another question or another topic that relates to ADD and ADHD in children.   So, to answer your question, on ADD, ADHD, and anxiety, how are they the same and how are they different.   ADD- Attention Deficit Disorder. ADHD- Attention Deficit Hyper-activity Disorder Diagnostically, we refer to all as ADHD with or without hyperactivity. The difference can be as simple as whether the child displays hyperactivity or not. When we do not see the outward hyperactivity (fidgeting, doodling, inability to sit still), the child is suppressing/internalizing the hyperactivity. Also, outward hyperactivity can turn into inward anxiety.   Alexa: Even if somebody had ADHD, it doesn't matter. The most important thing is that we are discussing ADD today. So, there are anxieties that are not ADD. Katie: Absolutely! The everyday life of a modern-day teen can cause anxiety. There is a lot of pressure to get good grades, perform well in sports, perform in extra-curricular activities, get into college, and sometimes to have a job. All of the pressures cause these kids a lot of worries. Screen-time, diet, and sleep also play a huge role in anxiety in our youth. Often, anxiety is misdiagnosed as ADD.  Alexa: As a parent, how do you know that something is going on with your child? How can parents identify there is something serious going on versus regular daily stresses? Katie: Some kids do just put pressure on themselves. It is normal for a three-year-old not to pay attention and to have difficulty focusing. When the inability to focus or pay attention interferes with daily living, such as the ability to learn, the ability to nourish themselves, the ability to get ready to do an activity, sports, or church, that is when it becomes a serious issue. The symptoms such as fidgeting, inability to focus, or distractability become interferences in the accomplishment of being a successful human being; this is when we enter the diagnostic level.   Alexa: What is the root cause of ADD and anxiety? Where does it come from? Katie: Do we all have a little bit of ADHD? I say absolutely. Let's use a scale of 1 to 10 to determine our levels of ADHD. Many of us walk around the world at the level of 2 or 3 simply because of screens, jobs, and schedules; it is easy to be distracted because our minds are thinking of multiple things at once. Multitasking is a perfect example of ADHD. You try to go from one thing to another, but you get distracted. Multitasking can be a little difficult.   Alexa: For more on this, listen to my podcast episode on multitasking.   Katie: The root cause can be the inflammatory process inflammation,  systemic inflammation,  Inflammation from: different environmental sources,  inflammation caused by  food,  pathogens,  toxins,  metals,  chemicals.   When the inflammation affects the brain, it is called neuroinflammation. When we see symptoms similar to ADHD, anxiety, ADD, we sometimes wonder if it is ADHD, anxiety, ADD, or are these symptoms telling us about something else.   Alexa: What are some components of inflammation? From the standpoint of ADD, what kind of inflammation are we talking about? Katie: Inflammation in the brain can surface as hard to concentrate focused attention memory issues It is vital to address neuro-inflammation in our youth because it will lead to disease processes as they age. Parkinson's Dementia Alzheimer's Alexa: Can you talk more about neuro-inflammation? Katie: Neurotransmitters that play a significant role in ADHD, anxiety, and ADD are dopamines and serotonin. Dopamine is our focus neurotransmitter and helps with memory. Serotonin affects our mood and sleep. If we are not sleeping well, we will have trouble focusing. If we don't have the right balance of serotonin, it will affect our mood and can lead to anxiety and depression issues. The effects of inflammation on our neurotransmitters do not start in the brain; the inflammation begins in the stomach.   Alexa: 50 percent of our dopamine and 90 percent of serotonin starts in our gut. Gut doctors are addressing gut issues, and brain doctors are addressing brain issues, but it does not seem like many doctors are putting all the health issues of their patients together.  Katie: If you are in a particular discipline, you learn that discipline very well, and you don't necessarily connect the other health systems. In integrative medicine, we link all the health systems together. You are correct in that serotonin comes from the gut. Serotonin helps with anxiety. Serotonin also creates melatonin. If we have inflammation in the stomach, and we don't have proper serotonin levels, we will have issues with anxiety, depression, and sleep. Dopamine is made in the gut, dependant on nutrition. Dopamine converts to norepinephrine and epinephrine, which is our energy. If our dopamine is not converting to norepinephrine and epinephrine, then we have a lot of fatigue, physical and mental. Metal fatigue plays a huge role in your memory, focus, concentration. When you are fatigued, hyper-activity may kick in because your body is trying to wake itself up.  Alexa: Can you talk about nutrition? Where do parents start? Katie: So many people are concerned with eliminating things from their diets. I like to start with what we should add to our diets. It is easy to think, just avoid the foods that bother us! We really need to add nutrition that helps to convert our serotonin into melatonin and dopamine into norepinephrine and epinephrine. Even before I see a patient, they can help themselves by taking: Omega 3 Vitamin D Probiotic Magnesium  Vitamins B-complex It is not always as simple as adding the above list into your health routine. Some people may have sensitivities. It is essential to see an experienced professional to help you navigate down your health path. Alexa: You mentioned Lyme and Mold. We talked about inflammation, and the next thing is toxicity.   Katie: When we identify the root causes of inflammation, we can determine what is causing all the symptoms. I believe that ADHD as a group of symptoms that are warning us that something more serious could be going on in our health. When we don't address those symptoms, we become sicker over time. When I first start evaluating a patient, I always check if the patient may have Lyme disease or is the patient getting ill from mold because both have a significant neurotoxic component. Mold and Lyme disease are relatively new to the world of medicine. Chemicals, metals, and other environmental toxins also lead to neuroinflammation.   Alexa: Where is all the mold coming from?  Katie: Mold comes moisture. If you do a google search on where to find mold, it will say food and water-damaged buildings. Here, in the Mid-Atlantic region, our schools are very old and water damaged, so our kids are exposed to those toxins all day long. Alexa: What about drugs?  Katie: When ADHD was first diagnosed, it was revolutionary when Ritalin came about. In past generations, ADHD went undiagnosed. Awareness of ADHD was not prominent, even though many kids displayed symptoms for ADHD. Instead, kids were seen as lazy, failures, unmotivated, and had no ambition. Prescription drugs such as Adderall, etc. can be helpful. Early in my career, I found that it was challenging to find the right medication for children. The more I learned about integrative medicine, the more I believed that addressing the root cause is imperative. We can prescribe medication that helps elevate dopamine so that the patient can focus. Still, the cause of the inflammation is going to continue to assault the dopamine levels—resulting in the medication and the inflammation to cause a seesaw effect with the patient's dopamine.  Alexa: I work with a lot of people with anxieties, many of who are on anxiety medication. I am not against medication. I wish that people who do need prescriptions have them, and people who don't need them should not be prescribed any.   Katie: I have a patient who is in her mid-teens. She has a lot of anxiety. When she first came to me, she was on heavy-duty anti-anxiety/anti-depressant medications. Some of them were under the label of anti-psychotic. Unfortunately, kids who do not find success with anti-anxiety medication end up on anti-psychotic drugs as an anti-anxiety medicine. I first started to help her address her inflammation through supplements, diet, meditation, psychotherapy, and off of the heavy duty-medication. She continued to have some issues, so I prescribed her a small dosage of Prozac. When we talk about anxiety, we are talking about serotonin. We have to address the gut issues but, at the same time, treat the anxiety to help patients get by day to day. The combination of a little bit of Prozac and integrative therapies, my patient is going to school every day on time, compared to the year before, where she would barely make it day to day. All the heavy-duty medication she was on did not help her because the root cause of the inflammation is always going to win over drugs.  Alexa: Some of my listeners may be thinking, do I have this? Did I pass it to my children? Katie: I have parents tell that they have ADHD, and their kid has ADHD, and there is nothing I can do about it. There is a substantial genetic component. The genetics that you are born with does not dictate your health, the environment that you put those genetics in will dictate your health. You have total control over what your genetics do base on what you put in, on, and surround your body with. Epigenetics is a new field of study that has developed over the last 15-20 years. Epigenetics is fascinating.   Alexa: This makes so much sense and gives me so much hope. I recently did an episode of cognitive decline because my mom has a cognitive decline. I remember you saying; it is not all about taking bad things out, it's more about adding more good stuff in to remove the bad stuff.   Katie: That is correct. I have an example that we can relate to ADHD teens and your mom, who has dementia. Neuroinflammation that causes ADHD and anxiety is the same inflammation that causes dementia.  Neuroinflammation is a life span issue; if we don't address the problems while we are young, it can result in dementia as we age.   We need to add in to help the brain and neurotransmitters work:  B vitamins Omegas Be wary of all the health trends. For example, lowering cholesterol, taking cholesterol out of our diets has increased our neuroinflammation. Our bodies need cholesterol. Alexa: Is that because we are taking out all the good fats? Katie: Yes! We need to add Omega 3s back into our bodies. Rather than thinking about what we need to avoid, we should focus on what we should add back in to our bodies. It's not cut and dry. Alexa: This is awesome! I can look back now and see how everything was addressed regarding what I had going on as a kid and what my mother went through her whole life, I am really blessed because I did not know what to do and was accidentally introduced to meditation. My life consisted of exercise, eating right, and an enormous amount of meditation. Those were great nourishing distractions! The last thing I want to ask you is, should we be scared? As we have been talking, I have become less fearful and more excited for people to get to the root cause of what is going on with their kid.   Katie: I have a friend who listens to some of the things I tell him, some things I tell him are not main-stream. He meditates, but he doesn't do most of the other things I say to do. I love that you say that meditation is what helped you the most! This guy runs a business, but his health is awful! He isn't sure that integrative medicine is the way to go, but he meditates. We should absolutely not be scared. What we should do is be vigilant, aware, and learn about the topics of neuroinflammation, inflammatory substances, etc. We can reverse inflammation, decrease neuroinflammation; we can increase our focus; we can improve our ability to learn. We can get better. We can meditate. We can change what is going on in our brains. We change our environment, and we change our destiny.  Alexa: This has been absolutely fantastic! Resources: Turning Point Health Center Katie Tolley Consulting Katie Tolley Bio Alexa Z Meditates

As you may know by now from following my content, I'm very passionate about using Alexa and other voice assistants like Google Home, for business use. I'm also passionate about teaching all other businesses how they can become more efficient and effective, as well as reach their target audience better via Alexa, Google Home, other voice assistants and even podcasting. But why Alexa so much? How many people use Alexa? How many businesses use Alexa? What is the most used Voice Assistant? What are the trends? Well, we have to give props to Voicebot.ai for these great stats around Amazon Alexa. As of January 2019, Amazon Alexa makes up 62% of the Smart Speaker Market, with Google Home at 24%. Watch the video for more of the stats we see as relevant and why. Also, according to SEO Tribunal - More than 50% of searches will be voice searches by 2020. and...Business.com, VoiceCon by VaynerMedia and Dave Isbitski of Amazon Alexa for these great stats around Alexa For Business. During 2018, 22% of Americans had smart assistants in their home, up from less than 1% in 2017. That’s huge, people. This is the next way to get your audience’s attention. In 2019, there are more than 50 million smart speaker users in the world; increasing 15% each month. Not only that, but there are now more than 90,000 Alexa Skills, with businesses reporting a 43% lift businesses nine months after launching an Alexa-enabled product, and a 53% a percent boost on average almost immediately after incorporating an Alexa Skill into their current product. 54% percent of professionals surveyed say they’d use Alexa in the workplace to increase productivity. This podcast covers the top five ways businesses can use Alexa to increase productivity in the workplace, courtesy of Business.com. Nashville Voice Conference 2019 To learn more in person about how to use Voice Technology like Alexa Skills, Google Home Actions and Podcasting to improve your business, please visit NashvilleVoiceConference.com. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/paulhickey/support

In this episode, Teri welcomes Ben Smith, of Voice Entrepreneur and the managing partner at Chancebending Ventures, a digital consulting agency. Ben is also the SVP of Business Development at Vobile. Teri and Ben talk about entrepreneurship, how to get a head start in the voice space and how voice is different from other technologies.Welcome Ben Smith!Ben’s career has taken him down a variety of paths with a variety of interesting experiences: first an early Google employee; then founder of a company in Singapore; then helping Google set up a video streaming service that you might have heard of – it goes by the name of YouTube(!); to now running his own consultancy company. What at first may seem like a digressive course makes perfect sense once you learn of his two life-long passions: entrepreneurship and technology. It’s his passion for both that has led Ben to where he is today. That, and his jump-first-build-a-plane-on-your-way-down mantra!Tell us a bit more about Voice Entrepreneur. What that is and what it is all about?Voice Entrepreneur is a brand. It includes a daily podcast, a flash briefing, and a Facebook group. The idea around Voice Entrepreneur is that it is 50% voice technology and 50% entrepreneurship: marketing and the hustle and building businesses. As an entrepreneur, Ben is really interested in the business side of voice. Ben launched Voice Entrepreneur because of the lack of business resources for voice-first technology. Ben also wanted to find a new way to interact with these new devices. He wanted to create a daily Alexa flash briefing that would be more like an interaction, more like a friend than a show.Can you give us some examples of what the show is about?Ben looks at what’s happening in voice technology through a business lens. There are two parts to the briefing. First, he talks about what’s happening in voice technology: who is winning and what’s changing about the platform. Ben cites an example: Recently BMW and Amazon announced an integration with Alexa and their cars. In this case, Ben says, he talks about the business implications of that integration. That’s one part of the briefing. In the other part, he talks about entrepreneurship; how to raise money, how do teams work, how to bring in new people, and how to get people to pay attention to what you’re doing.What is it about voice that’s different?Ben thinks it’s pattern recognition. Back in 2003, the whole battleground was: could you be one of 12 search results on a PC screen? Fast forward to 2008, and there were now only three search results on a phone screen. Fast forward to 2018, and now with voice, there’s really only one result. When you ask Alexa: What kind of SUV should I drive?” you’ll only get one result. Ben says right now Amazon and Google are battling it out for that one spot, and it’s going to be interesting to see who comes out on top.What are some tips to make sure that businesses and brands are prepared for the voice-first world?The first thing is get out there. It’s not very difficult. Just try it. There are a lot of tools that can help you build voice apps with no experience.There is a great basic tutorial at CreateAFlashBriefing.com and a comprehensive course at FlashBriefingFormula.comThe second thing is to experiment. Where is there an audience? How do you create discovery around voice? Ben advises that you shouldn’t worry about making money, but about figuring out how you can get people’s attention.What are some tips to make sure businesses and brands are prepared for the voice-first world?Ben thinks the podcast phenomenon is part of that. He shines some light on all the empty space in our lives. Everything about technology over the last 20 to 30 years has been about becoming more efficient and eliminating friction. Ben surmises that we are so early that we have not yet figured out a voice-only UI and that, he feels, we’re still forcing voice UIs into a mobile UIs when it’s clearly a new paradigm.Is there anything else you want to share?Ben says he got into this because he’s really excited about this technology. Ben reminds us that what truly matters is having passion, experimenting, and getting your hands dirty. Now is the time to do it.Now, for a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!It gives me great pleasure to announce that I have created the most thorough course on flash briefings available. As you know, flash briefings are the prime real state of voice technology. The course will show you how flash briefings work, the equipment you need, what you should talk about, how to plan, organize and upload your flash briefing, among many other components! This will be your one-stop shop for all flash briefings questions and needs. You can find it right now at FlashBriefingFormula.com.List of resources mentioned in this episode:Voice Entrepreneur with Ben SmithFlash Briefing Formula – your Step-By-Step Course to Launch a Successful Flash Briefing Skill that Gets Found and Grows Your Online Brand!Voice in Canada: The Flash BriefingTeri Fisher on TwitterAlexa in Canada on TwitterAlexa in Canada Facebook PageAlexa in Canada Community Group on FacebookAlexa in Canada on InstagramPlease leave a review on iTunesShopping on Amazon.caThe Alexa Conference, presented by VoiceFirst.FMuse promo code ALEXAINCANADA for 20% off See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

1) Did you finally decide if Voice Entrepreneur is a podcast or a flash briefing?2) What’s your podcasting and flash briefing gear setup right now?3) Should I record daily?4) How would you optimize your flash briefing on Alexa? What's your strategy?5) Should I build factual news flash briefings like sports scores or do I have to build a personality based flash briefing?6) What have you learned a few months into a daily flash briefing?7) What’s next for Voice Entrepreneur?For show notes, to ask a question, and to hang with me: www.bensmith.tvJoin our growing community on Facebook: Voice Entrepreneur Facebook GroupThank you for all of the incredible support & reviews!

In the early church Christians were devoted to fellowship. What did that mean and what does biblical fellowship look like today? what are some of the benefits of this biblical fellowship? Today we are discussing the churches koinonia and and give some practical tools to jump the hurdles of living it out in our every day living.  Be a part of the SPF Podcast Help support this podcast for only $5 a month! Become a monthly donor on Patreon (a platform for creatives) and receive exclusive content as a big thank you! Go to patreon.com/sheprovesfaithful to learn more or to join the team! Life Hack SPF Podcast listener, Olivia, had a great idea to get conversations going at the dinner table or on a road trip by using Chat Packs. You can get them on amazon or you can use a homemade version I featured on the blog! (Amazon links are affiliate links.) SPF Blog Learning to Engage in Meaningful Conversations - Free Resource Chat Pack: Fun Questions to Spark Conversations $10.10 By Question Guys   Devotion to Fellowship And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. Acts 2:42 "Devoted" - the Greek word for devoted is eimi and means “I exist” to be, to exist, to happen, to be present. My existence now is to know Christ and to make Him known. "Fellowship" - the Greek word for fellowship is koinonia means it’s a participation in fellowship and community. Biblical Fellowship involves: serving loving investing Examine some Scriptures to help us live out this biblical fellowship: Galatians 5:13-15 1 Peter 4:7-11 Four benefits of fellowship: You are not alone A place to heal Unified eternal purpose Eternal hope with others Practical Ideas to Prove Faithful in Fellowship Practice Hospitality Pray together Be on mission together Learn to ask meaningful heart level questions Pray for the Holy Spirit to help you to fellowship Questions and Ideas from YOU! I reached out and asked listeners on Instagram and Facebook and ask if you had any favorite questions you like to ask or resources you use to help engage in meaningful conversations. You ladies provided some really great ideas and I've compiled them to help each other! A big thank you to everyone who participated! What have you been reading (in the Bible)? How is your heart? - Carissa What's God been teaching you? - Lindsay How can I be praying for you? - Jessica What's your testimony (How did you become a Christian)? - Brittany What have you been encouraged by lately? - Alexa What is Christ working on in you? - Blythe How did you grow up? - Deb What brought you to church? What urges you to seek Christ? - Keri What have you been encouraged by lately? - Alexa What are you learning in the Word? Erin Describe your week (instead of just "how's your week") - Abell Tip - show no partiality but show intention to each person in your group/study -Jannette Ask about family, occupation, goals, interests, dreams - Olivia Tip - be willing to be vulnerable first - Heather What books are you reading right now? - Leah What has God been teaching you/doing in your life lately? - Alesha Read the Bible with a Friend Sign up for SPF in the Word free monthly Bible reading plan! It's free and every month you get a Bible reading plan sent straight to your inbox. Take the guess work out of where to read the Bible and join the plan! Plus, read it with a friend to build quality fellowship. Sign up at sheprovesfaithful.com/bible Resources Olive Tree Bible App New City Church Sermon - Devotion SPF Podcast Dealing with Sin in Our Children Part 1 SPF Podcast Dealing with Sin in our Children Part 2 SPF Podcast How to Practice Biblical Hospitality SPF Blog - Hospitality: Learning to Engage in Meaningful Conversations Amazon links are affiliate links and provide a small kickback for my recommendation if you click on a link or purchase at no additional cost to you. Chat Pack: Fun Questions to Spark Conversations $10.10 By Question Guys Chat Pack Conversation Icebreaker Cards for KidsConversation $9.39 By Questmarc Publishing Church History 101: The Highlights of Twenty Centuries $5.43 By Sinclair B. Ferguson, Joel R. Beeke, Michael A. G. Haykin

Podcasting from Cork Ireland, for 35 minutes you’ll hear Roger Overall & Paul O’Mahony talking about 'How to name your company' Topics discussed: Amazon Alexa How to make a new product genuinely attractive today 2.00 Internet of things – increasing suspicions (2:20) Need for positive stories How Alexa can be another member of the family (3:00) Never call your child Alexa (4:05) What about people called Alexa? What would Alexei Sayle do? (4:40) ___________ Podcasting from Cork Ireland, for 35 minutes you’ll hear Roger Overall & Paul O’Mahony talking about name-calling Topic How should you name your company? ________________ In Episode 11 of Season 3 we discuss: Amazon Alexa Case study : why Alexa appeals to one family (Bernie Goldbach family story) 1.20 How to make a new product genuinely attractive today (theme) 2.00 Internet of things – increasing suspicions (2:20) Need for positive stories How Alexa can be another member of the family (3:00) Never call your child Alexa (4:05) What about people called Alexa? What would Alexei Sayle do? (4:40) Insight What’s in a name? that which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet; Naming your product Call it after a famous person? (they’ll have to talk about it) (5:00) “Richard” would be a disaster How do you make your product appealing? (6:08) Naming your product is very important Recent blog post “How to start a business“ ‘How to steal reputation and other dirty tricks‘ appeals to our listeners (6:50) Funny unpronounceable names we discuss: HOKA11 (running shoe manufacturers) – ‘HOKA one one’ NIKE – Nikon – Adidas – Tomato – Schedule Name your company how to name it without getting into complications (9:00) Do you need a confusing name or a clear one? (9:40) Insight ‘The Company name is irrelevant‘ General rule It’s crazy for a Startup to have a sexy obscure name (10:30) ‘Obliquity‘ (Book by John Kaye found on Roger’s bookshelf) won’t do What Robert Scoble said to Paul at Dublin WebSummit (11:40) Straplines are what matters (12:00) Pronounce NGINX Insight If you want people to talk about you have a name they can say Roger’s Story: How ‘Show & Tell Communications‘ was named (13:15) ‘Republic of Work’ name + ambitions (14:00) General rule: (1) When you name your business – have a name that explains what the business does (14:30) (2) If you have a good strapline, the name doesn’t matter much A short pithy phrase not a boring one ‘BusinessJazz Services’ was born on BusinessJazz Podcast What BusinessJazz Services offers to clients (18:30)] Product name : what Amazon did Back to Alexa: Is Alexa a female name? McDonald’s Insight Be sure to have a big strap What to do when you’re naming your product Long term best way: (1) Start with the brand (2) Think of the company name & product name later (3) Decide on your strapline before you name the company (4) Research Straplines others are using More of Roger’s business story: “How we got to ‘Show & Tell Communications'” Children know the difference between ‘Show’ & ‘Tell’ Playfulness & Light Apple was first called ‘Apple Computer, Inc’ IBM was ‘Computing – Tabulating – Recording Company (CTR) Acronyms as names Passing reference to the artist formerly known as Prince (TAFKAP) _________________ We offer you our best advice: 1. After branding your business, adopt a strapline 2. Don’t make us guess what you do 3. Make your company & product name pronounceable 4. Check out the cross-cultural associations ______________________________________ We spoke fondly of Amazon Alexa Bernie Goldbach Alexei Sayle HOKA one one NIKE Nikon Adidas John Kaye (author of ‘Obliquity’) Robert Scoble NGINX Show & Tell Communications Republic of Work Apple IBM Prince