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AI Can Accelerate Your Strategy—But It Cannot Choose Your Direction Before You Implement AI, Align the Experience Companies are moving quickly to implement artificial intelligence, automation and new digital tools. But speed without alignment can create a more efficient version of the wrong customer experience. Before an organization decides what AI should do, its leaders and employees must agree on the experience they are trying to create. A Customer Experience Action Statement, or CXAS, provides that direction. It translates an organization's broad mission, purpose and values into a clear standard employees can intentionally deliver during every customer interaction. In a newly recorded opening to this encore episode, Denise Thompson explains why the topic is especially important now: Before companies implement AI, their employees, departments and leaders must be aligned around the experience the technology is supposed to help deliver. Then, in the original conversation, Denise and customer service authority John DiJulius explain how to create a Customer Experience Action Statement, the three pillars that support it and the systems required to keep it alive long after the launch. What Is a Customer Experience Action Statement? A Customer Experience Action Statement defines what every employee should intentionally achieve whenever they interact with a customer, client, patient, guest or colleague. Unlike a mission statement, it must be actionable, observable and relevant during even the smallest interaction. John explains why a CXAS is not another slogan for the breakroom wall. It is the behavioral North Star that helps employees make consistent decisions, creates organizational alignment and turns a desired customer experience into something leaders can teach, coach and reinforce. The Three Pillars of a Strong CXAS Every effective Customer Experience Action Statement is supported by three memorable pillars: 1. Expertise Employees must be brilliant at the basics. They should have the knowledge, consistency and operational excellence required to help the customer confidently. 2. Human Interaction Customers want to feel seen, heard and cared about—not processed as the next transaction. This pillar defines how employees should intentionally make people feel. 3. Above and Beyond When an opportunity presents itself, employees should be empowered to own the experience, solve a problem or create a memorable moment. John shares examples from The DiJulius Group, KeyBank, Starbucks, Superior Glove, Domino's and John Roberts Spa to demonstrate how organizations turn these pillars into clear, repeatable behaviors. Why a CXAS Must Come Before AI AI can accelerate decisions, communications and service delivery, but it cannot decide what your brand should stand for. Without a shared Customer Experience Action Statement, departments may automate different priorities and customers may receive a faster—but increasingly inconsistent—experience. A CXAS gives leaders a standard against which every AI use case can be evaluated: Does this technology help us deliver the experience we have promised, or does it merely make an internal process more efficient? Creating a Statement Is Only the Beginning The episode also explores why successful customer experience strategies require more than a launch. Organizations must certify employees, measure execution, recognize examples, refresh the language through microlearning and keep the CXAS visible long after the initial excitement disappears. As John explains, world-class customer experience is not a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The statement becomes transformational only when it remains top of mind and influences daily behavior. Work Directly With John DiJulius and Dave Murray on September 14 On September 14 from noon to 2:00 p.m. Eastern, John DiJulius and Dave Murray will lead a live, interactive Experience Revolution Membership session focused on creating and implementing a Customer Experience Action Statement that is actionable, observable and capable of driving consistent results. Participants will have the opportunity to work directly with John and Dave to develop or strengthen their organization's CXAS. Register or join the Experience Revolution Membership: https://thedijuliusgroup.com/membership/ Key Takeaways AI will accelerate whatever direction an organization is already heading, including the wrong one. A Customer Experience Action Statement should guide how every employee approaches every interaction. A CXAS must be actionable, observable, memorable and relevant to daily work. Mission statements and purpose statements are important, but they do not tell frontline employees exactly how to behave. A strong CXAS is supported by three pillars: expertise, human interaction and above-and-beyond service. Operational excellence and human connection must happen consistently; above-and-beyond moments happen when the opportunity presents itself. Three pillars are easier for employees to remember, apply and reinforce. A CXAS should guide employees internally rather than operate as an external advertising slogan. Launching the CXAS is the easy part; certification, accountability, measurement and reinforcement make it sustainable. Every proposed AI application should be evaluated against the experience the organization has committed to delivering. Quotes From the Episode "The Customer Experience Action Statement is what each and every employee should intentionally be doing every time they interact with someone else." —John DiJulius "This changes the culture. This is transformational." —John DiJulius "The only thing my employees better know verbatim is the Customer Experience Action Statement." —John DiJulius "I want someone that makes me feel like a human being—not next, not a transaction. I feel seen and heard." —John DiJulius "The first two have to happen every time: Be brilliant at the basics, and make me feel like a human being." —John DiJulius "There's magic in three." —John DiJulius "Achieving world-class status is not a ribbon-cutting ceremony." —John DiJulius "The Customer Experience Action Statement and pillars are a game changer. They ignite your revolution." —John DiJulius Chapters 00:00 Introduction to The Customer Service Revolution 03:30 Denise and John Reconnect 03:58 Creating Sandals' Customer Experience Action Statement 04:16 What Is a Customer Experience Action Statement? 05:51 Why Mission Statements and Core Values Are Not Enough 09:05 The Structure of a CXAS 12:28 Why Every CXAS Needs Three Pillars 13:15 Examples From TDG, Superior Glove and KeyBank 18:18 How to Start Creating Your CXAS 20:40 The Six Steps Required to Sustain It 22:45 Keeping the CXAS Visible and Top of Mind 26:07 Drawing a Line in the Sand for Customer Experience 26:31 Kindness, Human Connection and Final Thoughts   Links: Experience Revolution Membership:  https://thedijuliusgroup.com/membership/ The DiJulius Group Methdology: https://thedijuliusgroup.com/x-commandment-methodology/ Company Service Aptitude Test:  https://thedijuliusgroup.com/c-sat-forms/individual-c-sat/ Schedule a Complimentary Call with one of our advisors:  tdg.click/claudia Ask John!  Submit your questions for John, to be aired on future episode:  tdg.click/ask Customer Experience Executive Academy: https://thedijuliusgroup.com/project/cx-executive-academy/ Books:  https://thedijuliusgroup.com/shop/ Contacts:  Lindsey@thedijuliusgroup.com , Claudia@thedijuliusgroup.com If you want to learn how world-class organizations build cultures customers cannot live without, explore The Experience Revolution Membership. Inside the membership you'll gain access to livestream workshops, practical frameworks, and proven strategies used by organizations around the world. Learn more at https://thedijuliusgroup.com/membership/ Learn More If your organization is working to improve customer experience but struggling to connect it to measurable business outcomes, The DiJulius Group can help. Visit: https://thedijuliusgroup.com Listen to more episodes: https://thedijuliusgroup.com/the-customer-service-revolution-podcast/ Subscribe We talk about topics like this each week; be sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts so you don't miss an episode.  

Hello Beautiful, I'm so grateful you're here with me. As you prepare for sleep, allow yourself to reconnect with the natural flow of energy within you. This calming chakra sleep meditation helps restore balance, ease emotional tension, and create a sense of harmony throughout your body and mind. Drift into sleep feeling centered, grounded, and renewed. Love,

In this episode of Future Finance, Paul Barnhurst and Glenn Hopper discuss AI fatigue and why finance professionals should focus less on chasing new models and more on using AI effectively. They share practical ways to improve AI results through better instructions, reference files, context, and data foundations.In this episode, you will discover:Why AI fatigue is becoming a real challenge.Why prompting alone is no longer enough.How context and reference files improve AI results.Why clean data and clear KPIs matter.How finance teams can start using AI more effectively.Paul and Glenn emphasize that finance teams do not need to build complicated systems immediately. Starting with clear data definitions, documented sources, and simple context files can already make AI much more useful.Follow Glenn:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gbhopperiiiFollow Paul:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thefpandaguyDisclosure: Portions of this episode (such as the introduction or promotional segments) use AI-generated voice narration produced under human editorial review.Future Finance is sponsored by QFlow.ai, the strategic finance platform solving the toughest part of planning and analysis: B2B revenue. Align sales, marketing, and finance, speed up decision-making, and lock in accountability with QFlow.ai. Stay tuned for a deeper understanding of how AI is shaping the future of finance and what it means for businesses and individuals alike.In Today's Episode:[00:00] - Introduction[01:07] - AI Fatigue[04:09] - Using AI Effectively[05:44] - The Changing Role of Prompting[07:40] - AI for Financial Modelling[11:37] - AI and Finance Data[14:47] - Building a Data Foundation[18:10] - Practical AI Tips[19:08] - Closing Thoughts

You cannot escape a cage you cannot see. In this episode, Emily Fletcher welcomes back Jim Curtis, a coach and author who has spent years healing his own life and now helps others move from suffering into possibility. Jim's own story includes a difficult childhood and an undiagnosed illness at 19 that left lesions on his spinal cord, taking him from an athletic identity to a wheelchair, and forcing him to rebuild who he was. His new book, The Book of Possibility: Release, Align, Become, distills what he learned into a path anyone can follow, out Sept 1. Emily and Jim go deep on judgment, forgiveness, and what Jim calls invisible cages, the patterns running our lives that we can't change until we see them. Emily shares two of her own stories along the way, a New York street encounter with a disabled Uber driver's quiet generosity, and the night her own back gave out after months of overgiving. Jim also breaks down the neuro-linguistic programming behind his book and reads a passage live. In this episode, Jim explores: – The two-word answer he received when he asked a channeled being why we're here– A judgment story from Burning Man, and the pattern of becoming exactly what he judges– Why forgiveness is so hard, and why the ego doesn't want to let someone off the hook– Quantum jumping, memory reconsolidation, and hypnosis– His own story: a difficult childhood, an illness at 19, and rebuilding from a wheelchair– The invisible cages concept, and why the door out is always unlocked– Why your actual outcomes, not your intentions, reveal what's really running your life– The classic trope of the over-giving healer, and learning to charge for his work– The line he calls his favorite: "pain is part of the human experience, suffering is optional"– Miracle stories from his career, and why he won't try to fix the pain people write to him about– The NLP behind the book's language, and its parallel to the pain-relief mechanics of BDSM– His next project: a certification school for hypno coaches Key Moments: 01:16 – The Osho quote: a woman dancing is closer to God than a man meditating05:39 – Channeling Metatron: "see beauty, spread beauty"07:16 – The Burning Man judgment story10:03 – Forgiveness as the way out of closed fists14:47 – Quantum jumping and rewriting memory through hypnosis17:28 – Jim's own story: an abusive childhood and an illness at 1921:27 – The invisible cages, and why the door is always unlocked23:02 – Finding what's running your life by looking at your outcomes29:06 – The Uber driver story: a disabled man's quiet generosity34:05 – The classic trope of the over-giving, unboundaried healer44:47 – "Pain is part of the human experience, suffering is optional"49:15 – Miracle stories: fear eradication, eyesight, and unexpected divorces51:40 – Emily's own story: her back giving out after months of overgiving57:26 – A live reading from the book: "You are the love you seek"1:03:31 – The surprising parallel between NLP and BDSM's pain-relief mechanics1:05:57 – Book details: Sept 1 release, 17 chapters, why to buy the hardcover More from Jim Curtis:Get The Book of Possibility: www.bookofpossibility.comVisit Jim's website: www.jimcurtiscoaching.com ✨ Explore quantum energy with LeelaQ's Infinity Bloc. Get 10% off: leelaq.com - use code ZIVA

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Leave an Amazon Rating or Review for my New York Times Bestselling book, Make Money Easy! Check out the full episode: https://greatness.lnk.to/1971DM A woman stopped Jim Curtis on the street, hugged him, and thanked him for the workshop that “changed her life”. Turns out she got divorced and lost her job right after. She said it was the best thing that ever happened. She finally realized she was worth more, met the love of her life, and now makes double the money. Jim's framework is Release, Align, Become. First you find the hidden beliefs quietly running your life, stuff like “I'll always be broke” or “I'll be single forever”. You can't release what you can't see. It's like living in an invisible cage built from something your dad said when you were a kid. Release uses journaling, mirror exercises, even cord cutting to physically shake loose old programming, not just talk about it. Alignment isn't just wanting something, it's falling so in love with the vision that clarity and excitement do the work for you. Become is about shifting your body's homeostasis, literally changing what you believe you're capable of holding. How do you know it worked? Things get easier. You start receiving more love, more money, more flow instead of forcing everything. This isn't about fixing yourself. It's about freeing yourself. Sign up for the Greatness newsletter: http://www.greatness.com/newsletter Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Welcome to Day 2938 of Wisdom-Trek. Thank you for joining me. This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to Wisdom. Day 2938 – Wisdom Nuggets – Proverbs 3:21-28 Daily Wisdom Wisdom-Trek Podcast Script - Day 2938 Welcome to Wisdom-Trek with Gramps! I am Guthrie Chamberlain, and we are on Day 2938 of our Trek. The Purpose of Wisdom-Trek is to create a legacy of wisdom, to seek out discernment and insights, and to boldly grow where few have chosen to grow before. The Title for Today's Wisdom-Trek is: Unshakeable Sleep, Divine Security, and the Urgency of Doing Good On our previous podcast, on Day Two Thousand Nine Hundred Thirty-Seven, we explored Proverbs chapter three, verses nine through twenty. We marveled at how honoring Yahweh with our firstfruits opens the doors of true abundance, how His fatherly discipline refines our character, and how wisdom acts as a priceless Tree of Life—the very blueprint by which God founded the earth and established the heavens! Today, as we step onto Day Two Thousand Nine Hundred Thirty-Eight of our ongoing trek, we advance directly into Proverbs chapter three, verses twenty-one through twenty-eight. In these eight practical verses, Solomon takes us from the grand cosmic scales of creation down into the quiet sanctuary of our bedrooms at night, and out onto the front porch of our neighbor's house during the day. Having spent over fifty years focusing on and studying Biblical wisdom, and having accumulated seventy years of life experiences—walking through peaceful seasons, unexpected storms, and daily human interactions—I can tell you that true wisdom is not proven in abstract academic debates. It is proven when you lay your head on the pillow at night in complete peace, and when you eagerly open your hands to help someone in need today. Let us open our minds and hearts to the first logical section of this teaching, as recorded in the New Living Translation, grouping together the connected thoughts found in Proverbs chapter three, verse twenty-one, verse twenty-two, verse twenty-three, and verse twenty-four. My child, don't lose sight of common sense and discernment. Hang on to them, for they will refresh your soul. They are like a jewel on a necklace. They keep you safe on your way, and your feet will not stumble. You can go to bed without fear; you will lie down and sleep soundly. Look at the urgent command that opens verse twenty-one: "don't lose sight of common sense and discernment. Hang on to them!" In the original Hebrew text, common sense translates as tushiyyah—that sound, effective, battle-tested wisdom we examined back in chapter two—while discernment is mezimmah, the practical ability to plan wisely and foresee moral outcomes. Solomon tells us never to let these virtues slip out of our mental field of vision. Notice the exquisite imagery in verse twenty-two: "they will refresh your soul. They are like a jewel on a necklace." This connects us directly back to what we studied in Proverbs chapter three, verse three, where Solomon commanded us to tie covenant loyalty and truth around our necks! Divine wisdom and discernment are never heavy, legalistic burdens; they are beautiful adornments that bring vibrant, inner refreshment—chayyim—to your soul! And look at the practical result in verses twenty-three and twenty-four! As you walk along life's trail, discernment keeps your feet from stumbling over hidden obstacles. Then, when the sun goes down, "you can go to bed without fear; you will lie down and sleep soundly!" In the Ancient Israelite worldview, the nighttime was frequently associated with danger, vulnerability, and dark spiritual chaos. In earlier episodes, such as Proverbs chapter one, we saw wicked men hiding in dark alleys to plot violent ambushes. But here, Solomon promises that when your life is aligned with Yahweh's order, the night holds no terror for you! You do not lie awake staring at the ceiling, paralyzed by anxiety, guilt, or fear of exposure. Your sleep is tranquil, deep, and sweet, because your soul is anchored securely in the presence of the Creator. The narrative now transitions from nighttime peace to daytime confidence, linking together the logical thoughts found in Proverbs chapter three, verse twenty-five, and verse twenty-six. You need not be afraid of sudden disaster or the destruction that comes upon the wicked, for the Lord is your security. He will keep your foot from being caught in a trap. Solomon addresses one of the greatest tormentors of the human heart: the dread of sudden calamity! He reassures us that we need not fear sudden disaster, or the ruin that inevitably sweeps over the wicked. In this earthly life, unexpected crises do occur—economic shifts, sudden health trials, or social upheaval. Those who build their lives on self-reliance, deceit, or ill-gotten gain are completely destroyed by these storms, because their foundation is built on shifting sand. Look at the unshakeable foundation offered to the wise trekker in verse twenty-six: "for the Lord is your security. He will keep your foot from being caught in a trap!" In the Hebrew text, "the Lord is your security" literally reads Yahweh yihyeh be-kislaka—Yahweh Himself will be your confidence, your hope, and your strong fortress! This highlights the divine-council worldview we have tracked throughout our journey. While neighboring pagan cultures lived in constant terror of erratic, territorial idols, the person who fears Yahweh knows that the supreme Master of the heavenly hosts stands as their personal guardian! Remember back in Proverbs chapter one, where greedy men set hidden traps for the innocent, only to ambush themselves? Here, Solomon promises that when you walk in divine truth, Yahweh personally watches over your footsteps, keeping you from being ensnared by the hidden traps of the adversary. In my seventy years on this earth, I have navigated many unexpected storms, and I can testify with full assurance that Yahweh has always proven to be an unshakeable security. The instruction now takes a sharp, highly practical turn, moving from internal confidence directly to our public responsibility toward others, as recorded in Proverbs chapter three, verse twenty-seven, and verse twenty-eight. Do not withhold good from those who deserve it when it's in your power to help them. If you can help your neighbor now, don't say, “Come back tomorrow, and then I'll help you.” Look at the ethical mandate Solomon presents here! He moves from private peace directly into active, neighborly love, commanding: "Do not withhold good from those who deserve it when it's in your power to help them." In the original Hebrew, the phrase "those who deserve it" literally reads ba'alav—the rightful owners of that good! In biblical ethics, if God has placed resources, influence, or ability in your hands, and your neighbor has a legitimate need, meeting that need is not an optional act of patronizing charity; it is a debt of righteousness that you owe to a fellow human image-bearer! Then, in verse twenty-eight, Solomon delivers a direct blow to the subtle sin of procrastination: "If you can help your neighbor now, don't say, 'Come back tomorrow, and then I'll help you.'" Procrastination in doing good is often just selfishness hiding behind polite excuses! Divine wisdom demands urgency in generosity. This connects beautifully with what we studied in Proverbs chapter three, verses nine and ten, where we were commanded to give Yahweh our firstfruits without delay. Generosity is not merely a ritual performed in a sacred building; it is a lifestyle practiced immediately at our neighbor's front door! In the divine court, Yahweh evaluates the sincerity of our faith by how promptly and generously we treat those around us. One of our core commitments on Wisdom-Trek is to "Lend to others Generously." Over my fifty years of studying Scripture, I have learned that delayed generosity is often denied generosity. When God gives you the opportunity and the power to bless someone today, do not hesitate—act immediately! As we bring today's trek through Proverbs chapter three, verses twenty-one through twenty-eight to a close, consider the complete, harmonious life Solomon sets before us. When you hang onto common sense and discernment, you experience deep inner refreshment, enjoy sweet and sound sleep, walk free from the fear of sudden disaster, and become an immediate conduit of God's blessing to your neighbors. Align your heart with Yahweh's wisdom today, rest in His divine protection, and do not hesitate to do good to those around you. If you found this podcast insightful, please subscribe and leave us a review, then encourage your friends and family to join us and come along tomorrow for another day of, ‘Wisdom-Trek, Creating a Legacy.' As we take this Trek of life together, let...

In this episode of The CEO Project Podcast, host Jim Schleckser speaks with fractional CMO, global keynote speaker, and bestselling author Alison Michaels about building a marketing ecosystem that is aligned, strategic, and scalable. Alison explains why strong marketing starts with more than ads or social media. It requires a clear brand story, a high-performing website, consistent messaging, the right channels, and a customer experience designed around the audience you want to reach. She also shares why many companies struggle when agencies focus on execution without fully understanding the business's revenue drivers. You'll learn how to: Build a connected marketing ecosystem instead of relying on isolated tactics Develop an authentic brand story that resonates with the right customers Decide which marketing channels deserve your time and investment Use people, customer stories, and video to make your brand more relatable Simplify your marketing so you can measure what is actually working Align marketing investments with leads, revenue, and long-term growth Recognize when fractional marketing leadership may be the right fit Alison also explains why "good enough" marketing rarely supports a company's next stage of growth and how elevating your messaging, imagery, customer experience, and overall brand can help attract more discerning, higher-value buyers. If your marketing feels fragmented, difficult to measure, or disconnected from revenue, this conversation will help you identify the gaps. Listen now to learn how a stronger marketing ecosystem and a more authentic brand story can give your company a clearer voice, attract the right audience, and support scalable growth. Check out: 6:42 – Why your website is the foundation of a scalable marketing ecosystem 13:18 – How an authentic brand story helps companies connect with the right customers 20:47 – Why simplifying your marketing makes it easier to measure results About Allison Michels Allison Michels is a Fractional Chief Marketing Officer, global keynote speaker, and 6x bestselling author with 15+ years of experience advising CEOs, founders, and senior leaders across for-profit and nonprofit sectors. Her specialty is building marketing ecosystems that are aligned, strategic, and scalable — helping organizations clarify their voice, attract the right audiences, and launch initiatives that move the needle. A certified John Maxwell trainer, Allison has delivered content for global audiences as large as 20,000, worked alongside John Maxwell on transformational leadership in Paraguay, and built a podcast and conference series that have reached over 100 countries. She is the founder of LAUNCH, a strategic marketing practice helping high-achieving leaders create clarity and increase revenue.

Send us Fan MailYou've been placed by God—right where you are, in this season, among these people—for a reason.The question is: Are you leading intentionally where God has already placed you?In this video, I'll help you clarify the roles God has given you, identify the relationships connected to those roles, and become more purposeful in how you pray, serve, lead, and invest in others.You'll learn how to: Define your key roles in a clear, inspiring, concrete way  Identify the people God has entrusted to you  Use the Touch → Engage → Invest framework to prioritize relationships  Pray the BLESS prayer over the people in your world  Become what I call “miraculously responsible”—faithful with what God has given you while depending on His power and resources Don't spend so much time looking toward your next season that you miss the assignment God has given you right now.You've been placed. Now lead.If you want help getting clear on your design, placement, purpose, rhythms, and next steps, check out the Align Your Life 5-Day Challenge at AlignYourLifeChallenge.com.#ChristianLeadership #Purpose #Calling #SpiritualGrowth #Leadership #KingdomOfGod #LifeTransition__________________________You can connect with Coach Tom at:Email: GreaterFormation@gmail.com _______________________If you are a High-Capcity Leader who feels hollow or drained, this channel is particularly designed for you.Most Important: Checkout my upcoming "Align Your Life 5-Day Challenge" - Align, Make Bold Decisions, Enter Your Next Season.  https://alignyourlifechallenge.com/___________________________

What if the biggest thing standing between you and the life you want isn't your circumstances, your past, or your limitations, but the identity you've been programmed to believe is you? In this powerful conversation, Darin sits down with health entrepreneur, coach, and author Jim Curtis to explore what it really takes to release the past, reclaim personal responsibility, and consciously become a new version of yourself. After developing a spinal cord lesion at just 19 that eventually left him unable to walk, Jim spent years searching everywhere from major medical institutions to shamans, healers, hypnosis, and spiritual teachers for someone who could fix him. Eventually, his search brought him back to himself. Jim shares the framework behind his new book, The Book of Possibility: Release, Align, Become. Together, he and Darin unpack how childhood programming becomes adult identity, why awareness is the first step toward freedom, how resentment keeps us attached to old versions of ourselves, and why changing your life often requires having the courage to become someone your current identity doesn't yet recognize. They also explore the dangers of outsourcing your spiritual growth, psychedelics as tools rather than destinations, radical responsibility, forgiveness, purpose, human connection, and why the coming age of AI and automation may make genuine face-to-face connection more important than ever. Ultimately, this is a conversation about possibility: not waiting for someone to save you, but realizing that you are the possibility you've been searching for. What You'll Learn Why Jim believes you need to become your own guru instead of constantly searching for someone to fix you How a spinal cord lesion at 19 completely changed the trajectory of Jim's life Why pain and suffering can become gateways to transformation How childhood experiences and subconscious programming shape adult identity Jim's Release, Align, Become framework for creating lasting change Why forgiveness can free you without requiring reconciliation How radical responsibility breaks the victim-villain dynamic Why changing your identity can feel terrifying even when your current life is making you miserable The difference between using psychedelics as transformational tools and using them to escape Why human connection, purpose, curiosity, and presence may become increasingly valuable in an automated world Chapters 00:00:03 – Welcome to SuperLife 00:00:34 – Sponsor: MycoDog 00:02:01 – Meet Jim Curtis and The Book of Possibility 00:04:00 – What if you are the possibility? 00:05:17 – Why people stop themselves from dreaming 00:05:50 – Stop outsourcing your spiritual growth 00:07:05 – No one is coming to save you 00:08:28 – Ego, shadow work, and creating space to choose 00:09:10 – Why you should question the guru 00:10:11 – Ram Dass and the reality of being human 00:11:15 – Darin's first experience with ayahuasca 00:12:17 – Psychedelics can open the door, but then what? 00:13:02 – Sponsor: Manna Vitality 00:14:57 – Psychedelics, ibogaine, and bringing the lessons back to life 00:16:48 – Powerful tools aren't meant to become an escape 00:17:13 – Hypno-meditation and changing yourself from within 00:18:23 – Why Jim wouldn't take away your pain 00:19:09 – Jim's beliefs about trauma, illness, and healing 00:20:05 – The spinal cord lesion that changed Jim's life 00:20:55 – Losing his ability to walk and searching the world for healing 00:21:44 – Discovering hypnosis, meditation, and altered states 00:22:39 – Meeting Dr. Brian Weiss and experiencing past-life regression 00:23:11 – Wall Street, WebMD, and walking away from the wrong identity 00:24:10 – Jim's health collapses again 00:25:25 – The wake-up call that completely changed his future 00:26:02 – How radically changing your identity changes your life 00:27:31 – The Release, Align, Become method 00:28:12 – How childhood programming becomes adult identity 00:29:01 – You have to see the cage before you can escape it 00:29:24 – Forgiveness as a tool for releasing the past 00:30:02 – Escaping the cage of resentment 00:30:57 – Are adults still reacting from their eight-year-old selves? 00:31:25 – You are not your thoughts, emotions, or identity 00:32:05 – Why becoming someone new feels terrifying 00:33:24 – On the other side of pain is possibility 00:35:10 – Darin takes responsibility for the end of his marriage 00:37:14 – Breaking the villain-victim dynamic 00:38:01 – The small conversations that create enormous change 00:39:12 – Releasing the old self 00:39:44 – Aligning with what you actually want 00:40:30 – Who must you become to create that life? 00:41:15 – Creating and embodying a new identity 00:41:54 – Why healthy choices become acts of self-honor 00:42:37 – Building health into your identity instead of obsessing over it 00:44:07 – Expanding your consciousness and seeing new possibilities 00:45:26 – Reprogramming the brain through Jim's book and hypno-meditations 00:46:10 – What happens when possibilities start opening 00:46:51 – The possibility isn't outside you. It's you. 00:47:52 – Breaking your personal Matrix 00:48:39 – Your mind finds what you're looking for 00:49:23 – Why giving more can create greater fulfillment 00:49:51 – AI, social media, and the return to human connection 00:51:26 – Loneliness and our need to reconnect 00:52:17 – How one interaction with a stranger can change your day 00:53:26 – The simple human connection challenge 00:55:38 – What automation takes away from everyday life 00:56:04 – Alec Baldwin, celebrity, trauma, and humanity 00:58:00 – The hilarious Jim Curtis mistaken-identity story 00:59:15 – Staying kind when notoriety arrives 01:00:14 – Purpose is the only thing that lasts 01:00:34 – Darin on losing his first docuseries and part of his identity 01:01:25 – Turning loss into a new mission 01:03:08 – The Book of Possibility and taking control of your life 01:03:38 – Creating something from love instead of outcomes 01:04:06 – Final thoughts Thank You to Our Sponsors: MycoDog: Go to mycodog.com/ and use code SUPERLIFE for 15% off your order. Manna Vitality: Go to mannavitality.com/ and use code DARIN12 for 12% off your order. Join the SuperLife Community: Get Darin's deeper wellness breakdowns — beyond social media restrictions: Weekly voice notes Ingredient deep dives Wellness challenges Energy + consciousness tools Community accountability Extended episodes Join for $7.49/month → https://patreon.com/darinolien Find More from Jim Curtis: Website: jimcurtiscoaching.com Instagram: @jimcurtis1 Buy His New Book: The Book of Possibility Find More from Darin Olien: Website: darinolien.com Instagram: @darinolien Book: Fatal Conveniences Platform & Products: superlife.com New Show: Roadmap to Happiness Key Takeaway "There are unlimited possibilities, but the possibility is you. You don't have to spend your entire life searching for the next guru, healer, relationship, achievement, or external thing that will finally make you whole. Become aware of the programming you absorbed, release the identity that no longer serves you, align with what you actually want, and start becoming the person capable of living it. The moment you stop waiting to be saved and recognize that you are the source, possibility stops being something somewhere in the future. It becomes who you are."

Did you know we have been in a state of emergency in Troy, NY since April 1, 2026 when Mayor Mantello used this power to renew a Flock Safety contract? Proposed Local Law 4 will not only end that state of emergency but align Troy's charter with state law on declared emergencies. Troy City Council member, Shikole Struber (District 2) joined Elizabeth Press to discuss.

► Want to work with Randy directly: https://randygage.com/breakthroughu/ ► Prefer audio? Get the podcast https://randygage.com/podcast Getting noticed isn't enough anymore. Visibility used to be the whole game. Now there are a thousand people in your category producing content, and the ones getting booked aren't the loudest — they're the ones clients, media, and AI recognize as the expert.That's a positioning problem, not a marketing problem. And most people never solve it because they're busy optimizing tactics instead of building the asset underneath them: a brand story that makes the choice obvious.In this episode, you'll see the live presentation Randy presented for the National Speakers Association — an interactive workshop on how to build a brand that helps you stand out, get discovered, and get booked at higher fees.In this session you'll learn how to:- Craft a brand story that separates you from everyone selling the same thing- Increase your discoverability with both humans and AI search- Align your message, media, and market so opportunities come to you- Position yourself to command higher fees without apologizing for themThings that Randy mentioned in this video:Blog 1 - https://randygage.com/stop-branding-like-youre-in-the-witness-protection-program/Blog 1 - https://randygage.com/why-no-one-crosses-the-street-for-you/Demo Video ► https://youtu.be/rRs6GiWWot0How to Build a Personal Brand People Can't Ignore ► https://youtu.be/0BWj4PLUeykThe Last Level of Branding ► https://youtu.be/tByHetPUOFI Who is This Guy?Randy isn't some influencer who listened to a couple podcasts and started posting hot takes. He's the streetwise founder of Prosperity Factory, Inc., who has been building and scaling businesses for more than 40 years. Randy has authored 16 bestselling books, translated into 25+languages, including his latest—Wealth Without Apology—and spoken to more than 2 million people across 50 countries. He's been inducted into both the Speaker Hall of Fame and Direct Selling Hall of Fame.But none of that is why people follow him. They follow him because he calls BS…and says what most people are too afraid to admit. When he's not rocking the stage or building his next project, you'll probably find him coaching a softball team somewhere.Connect with Randy:Instagram: randy_gage Twitter: randy_gage Facebook: randygage

Jose and Brodny discuss the latest news from the Ravens and Panthers as the Preseason comes to an end and both teams for the Regular season.Also, the 49ers owner got arrested

Bonus Episode | Welcome to the Arise & Align ExperienceWelcome! I'm so grateful you're here.Whether you've been listening to Free to Dream for years or this is your very first episode, I believe you're here on purpose.This bonus episode is your invitation into the Arise & Align Experience—a 40-day journey designed to help you slow down, quiet the noise, and meet with God before you meet the world.Together, we're going to walk through the exact 7-step morning framework I use every single day—the same guided audio experience you'll find inside the ALIGN app. This simple rhythm has transformed far more than my mornings; it has transformed the way I hear God's voice, make decisions, lead my family, pursue my dreams, and live each day from a place of peace, purpose, and alignment. It's the routine I return to again and again because it continually brings me back to what matters most: His presence.I'm honored to walk this journey with you.Let's arise.Let's align.And let's discover what God wants to do when we meet with Him before we meet the world.Resources & Links: Join the ALIGN App & Community: https://thejuliagentry.com/ariseandalignexperience Follow along for the entirety of the 40-day Alignment Journey on my blog HERE Follow Julia on Instagram: @thejuliagentry Subscribe so you never miss a new episode of Free to Dream.

In this episode of Future Finance, hosts Paul Barnhurst and Glenn Hopper discuss AI fatigue, better ways for finance teams to use AI, and the growing challenge of forecasting AI costs. They explore why finance leaders should focus less on chasing new models and more on building the data, context, and workflows needed to get real value from AI.In this episode, you will discover:Why finance teams should stop chasing every new AI model.Why context is becoming more important than prompting alone.How better KPIs and data foundations improve AI results.How organizations can forecast and manage AI token costs.Why AI success should be measured by business outcomes.Paul and Glenn explain why effective AI adoption isn't about using the most tokens or knowing every new tool. It's about using AI to help finance make better, faster decisions.Follow Glenn:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gbhopperiiiFollow Paul:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thefpandaguyDisclosure: Portions of this episode (such as the introduction or promotional segments) use AI-generated voice narration produced under human editorial review.Future Finance is sponsored by QFlow.ai, the strategic finance platform solving the toughest part of planning and analysis: B2B revenue. Align sales, marketing, and finance, speed up decision-making, and lock in accountability with QFlow.ai. Stay tuned for a deeper understanding of how AI is shaping the future of finance and what it means for businesses and individuals alike.In Today's Episode:[00:00] – Trailer[03:17] – AI Fatigue & Model Overload[09:38] – Beyond Prompt Engineering[16:03] – Building Better AI Context[24:29] – Organizing Finance Knowledge[27:29] – Token Maxing & AI Costs[32:06] – Forecasting Token Spend[38:23] – Focusing on Business Value[41:43] – Closing Thoughts

What if America could add gigawatts of nuclear power without building new nuclear plants? Alva Energy is upgrading existing reactors to produce 20–30% more power, potentially adding 200–300 megawatts per plant in just 3–5 years.Company bio:Alva Energy is developing technology to increase the output of existing nuclear power plants by upgrading their nuclear steam systems and adding a second turbine generator. The company is already working exclusively with six operating reactors, and estimates projects could add roughly 200–300 MW for around $1B, less than one-fifth the cost of new nuclear construction.Speaker bio:James Krellenstein is the co-founder and CEO of Alva Energy. A physicist by training and the son of a nuclear engineer and energy economist, James combines nuclear technology, project finance, and first-principles thinking. Alva has raised a $32M Series A led by former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger with Playground Global.Five lessons for entrepreneurs:Look for billion-dollar opportunities hiding in plain sight – Alva's core nuclear uprate approach had already been demonstrated in Sweden. The opportunity came from understanding why it hadn't scaled in the US—and redesigning around that bottleneck.Go to the source material – James traces part of Alva's technical insight to reading a 15,000-page nuclear engineering filing. Secondary summaries are convenient; sometimes the best opportunities are buried several layers deeper.Design the financing alongside the technology – Alva separates its venture-backed TopCo from individual project companies that can use project debt and equity. The goal is to make nuclear upgrades financeable like other infrastructure assets.Don't let venture capital's obsession with speed destroy execution – Demand grew faster than Alva expected, reaching engineering exclusivity with six reactors in under two years. James has deliberately tapped the brakes when necessary because nuclear engineering quality matters more than locking up TAM.Align incentives around getting projects built – Instead of relying on traditional time-and-materials contracts that can reward higher project costs, Alva uses fixed-price structures and invests alongside project investors. Everyone benefits from bringing projects online faster and cheaper.--1️⃣ Join our confidential CEO community.Private CEO group for VC/PE-backed climate tech founders navigating capital, strategy, and scale. Capped at 45 CEOs.→ entrepreneursforimpact.com2️⃣ Join 40,000 professionals who get our newsletter.Climate tech finance, strategy, leadership. 2-min read.→ entrepreneursforimpact.substack.com3️⃣ Leave a podcast review.If you got value, take 30 seconds and do the community a favor. It helps push more capital and talent toward scalable climate solutions.

What if the relationship that changed your life also uncovered the business opportunity you were meant to pursue? In this episode, Moshe Edri, Founder of Spa Sphere, shares how an unexpected relationship led him to discover a massive gap in the aesthetics industry and inspired him to build an AI-powered platform designed specifically for aestheticians. After spending more than 20 years building technology for some of the world's largest companies, Moshe never imagined he'd become an entrepreneur serving the skincare industry. But through one meaningful relationship, he saw firsthand the daily challenges independent aestheticians faced and realized no one was building software around the way they actually worked. Moshe explains how listening to customers, creating genuine partnerships, and staying close to the people you serve has fueled Spa Sphere's rapid growth. He also shares why relationships, are the true competitive advantage for any business, and how meaningful connections continue to shape both his company and his life.   [00:03:28] What He Does and Who He Serves Founder of Spa Sphere, an AI-powered platform built specifically for aestheticians Helps skincare professionals simplify operations and grow their businesses Creates technology around the unique workflows of estheticians Enables practitioners to spend more time serving clients and less time managing software [00:05:19] Solving a Problem No One Else Was Addressing Existing software wasn't designed for the way aestheticians work Many professionals relied on disconnected tools and manual processes Fragmented systems created unnecessary stress and burnout Spa Sphere brings everything together into one purpose-built platform [00:06:41] Helping Clients Create Better Outcomes Supports personalized treatment plans instead of one-time appointments Gives aestheticians tools to guide clients through long-term skincare journeys Helps practitioners increase revenue while improving client care Aligns technology with how estheticians naturally serve their clients [00:11:04] How One Relationship Changed Everything The idea for Spa Sphere began while dating an esthetician Saw firsthand the frustrations of running an independent practice Realized an entire industry had been overlooked by technology companies Combined his background in software with a real-world business challenge [00:12:45] Growing Through Strategic Relationships Focuses on partnerships with educators, coaches, and industry leaders Chooses collaboration over chasing individual customers Creates win-win opportunities throughout the industry Builds momentum through trusted relationships and referrals [00:14:31] The Relationship That Sparked His Mission Credits a personal relationship with introducing him to the aesthetics industry Was inspired by how deeply aestheticians care for their clients Built technology that removes friction so practitioners can focus on people Turned a personal experience into a purpose-driven company [00:17:08] Growing Beyond His Comfort Zone Learned business development as a technical founder Built meaningful partnerships despite being naturally introverted Embraced new challenges to grow both personally and professionally Continues refining the customer experience as the company expands [00:18:59] Why Customer Relationships Matter Gives every client direct access to him Values personal conversations over transactional support Makes time to meet customers whenever possible Believes authentic relationships are the foundation of lasting success [00:20:54] Scaling Without Losing the Human Touch Confident the technology can scale to support future growth More concerned about maintaining exceptional customer support Wants every customer to continue feeling personally valued Committed to growing without sacrificing relationships [00:21:35] Giving Back to the Industry Inspired by the generosity and passion of aestheticians Finds purpose in helping professionals better serve their clients Provides free resources, education, and tools alongside the platform Measures success by the impact he creates for others   KEY QUOTES "The challenge for me was to create the best platform for aestheticians so they need to forget about technology. Technology becomes the easy part, not the hard part, so they can focus on building relationships with their clients." "I'm looking back where I started and where I am today, and it makes me proud that I was capable of creating those meaningful connections and always creating win-win-win situations." "All my clients have my cellphone number. They know about our hamsters, they know about my dog. We've developed those kinds of relationships." "Personal time is what helps build those relationships. That digital persona you show on camera isn't enough." "I'm happy that in a way we are now giving back to them with their time, with their revenue, and with the free content and tools we provide for them." CONNECT WITH MOSHE EDRI Website: https://www.spasphere.ai LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/moshe-edri Email: moshe@spasphere.ai   Thanks for tuning in! If you liked my show, please LEAVE A 5-STAR REVIEW, like, and subscribe! Find me on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | iHeart Radio | Stitcher

True fulfillment comes when your plans become aligned with God's greater purpose. In this powerful message, Pastor Corey Erman teaches how to surrender your own agenda, recognize Heaven's assignment, and allow the Holy Spirit to direct your life. When your purpose aligns with His, your gifts, decisions, and desires begin working together to accomplish what God has called you to do. “For it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.” - Philippians 2:13To support this ministry and help us reach the nations with revival visit RiverWPB.com or text GIVE and any amount to (855) 968-3708.

Send us Fan MailAre you in a season of transition—but not quite sure what to do next?Before you move forward, you need to get clear on who you are.In this talk, I explore what it means to receive yourself as a gift from God—to understand how He has designed and formed you, honestly embrace your strengths and limits, and begin to own who you are.The more clearly you know yourself, the more confidently you can move into what's next.If you're feeling uncertain, restless, or ready for a new season, this message will help you find solid ground for your next steps.__________________________You can connect with Coach Tom at:Email: GreaterFormation@gmail.com _______________________If you are a High-Capcity Leader who feels hollow or drained, this channel is particularly designed for you.Most Important: Checkout my upcoming "Align Your Life 5-Day Challenge" - Align, Make Bold Decisions, Enter Your Next Season.  https://alignyourlifechallenge.com/___________________________

You've probably heard that your ovaries age 2.5x times faster than the rest of your body. I went looking for that study. It does not exist. In this episode I trace that number back to an uncited supplement company blog post, and then I give you the one that is real: ovarian aging shows up 15 to 20 years earlier than in any other tissue in your body. Your ovaries are not a fertility organ. They are the organ that sets the pace for your bones, your heart, your brain and how long you live. This is the first episode built on my four pillars: Nourish, Stack, Live and Align. I also share what is changing behind the scenes, including my practice, my planner, and where this brand is going next. Work with me one on one as a women's longevity practitioner and holistic nutritionist: https://biohackingbrittany.com/pages/clients WHAT I COVER The 2.5x ovarian aging myth and where it actually came from Why the Stanford organ aging clocks never included an ovary Senescence and fibrosis: it is not that the seeds run out, it is that the soil goes hard Why less than 2 percent of venture funding goes to women's health, and 90 percent of that goes to fertility Your full lab panel: AMH by age, antral follicle count, day 3 FSH and estradiol Why AMH does not predict whether you will get pregnant this month The birth control trap: if you are on hormonal contraception your AMH is wrong by 14 to 55 percent PMOS and why a high AMH is not extra time Cysts: functional, hemorrhagic, dermoids, and why the pill does not shrink one you already have Endometriomas, and what cystectomy actually costs your ovarian reserve Premature ovarian insufficiency, the 2024 criteria change, and why POI is not early menopause What the food research does and does not support CoQ10, melatonin, inositol, DHEA, vitamin D, NMN and omega 3, ranked by real human evidence Rapamycin, the VIBRANT trial, and ovarian tissue freezing The pelvic bowl in the classical Sanskrit text, and what it actually describes Jing, Tian Gui, and how Chinese medicine predicted the end of fertility at 49 How misalignment shows up in the body, and the guardrail I insist on Why clinical hypnosis is the woo that actually works TIMESTAMPS 08:03 The 2.5x ovarian aging myth, and what is actually true 13:23 Your ovaries are an endocrine organ, not a fertility organ 19:54 The labs to run, and AMH by age 23:55 If you are on birth control, your AMH is wrong 28:03 Cysts, dermoids, and what the pill does not do 32:24 Endometriomas and what surgery costs your ovarian reserve 34:20 Premature ovarian insufficiency 36:43 Nourish and Stack: food, CoQ10, melatonin, inositol, NMN 47:06 Rapamycin and ovarian tissue freezing 49:22 Align: the pelvic bowl, Chinese medicine, and how misalignment shows up 1:00:18 Clinical hypnosis, and my full protocol MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE 1:1 client consults: https://biohackingbrittany.com/pages/clients The LongHer Life community, where this was recorded live: https://biohackingbrittany.com/pages/longherlife Her Stack Planner: https://biohackingbrittany.com/products/her-stack-planner Shop: https://biohackingbrittany.com/collections/shop Questions for the next live Q&A: info@biohackingbrittany.com CONNECT Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/biohackingbrittany/ Website: https://biohackingbrittany.com This episode is for education only and is not medical advice.

In the 197th episode of Kitces and Carl, Michael Kitces and client communication expert Carl Richards discuss how to go about figuring out what's important to clients (and how to help them figure it out for themselves). For full show notes, see kitces.com and thesocietyofadvice.com.

Align your actions with desired business outcomes, even when it requires challenging current habits. In this episode, Jess Dewell talks with Chris McShanag, CEO and Founder at Virtual Teammate, about boldly confronting distraction debt and using growth levers to scale. He shares proven strategies that help owners and executives ditch low-value work, redeploy talent, and fuel business growth — while delivering real client results. Today it is necessary to actively shape your company because there are challenges you must face to create the future relevance of your business. Prioritizing impact, and ensuring you have time to think before taking action, guarantees you are designing a path forward that puts decision-making and execution responsibilities with the right people on your team. In this episode, you will discover: The evolution of distributed workforces and how virtual teams enable growth without expanding physical overhead Why client experience should be the focal point for all business processes How to design operations in reverse from the ideal client experience, not from internal processes The reality of AI adoption and how it augments work rather than replaces it How to free up skilled professionals from administrative tasks so they can focus on highest-value work Why managing energy is as important as managing systems The proven way to evaluate how you spend your time for maximum impact How to remove friction and get out of your own way  The power of undoing or ending processes that hold growth back Why clarity of roles and accountability — not location — are core to team effectiveness and scalable growth It is BOLD to confront your own strategic debt and leverage your current leadership to grow and scale.  Managing distraction debt directly impacts your ability to lead effectively and scale intentionally. By removing what doesn't serve your vision and empowering the right people with the right responsibilities, you create the foundation for sustainable growth and real business transformation.   —-----------------   If you want to identify business bottlenecks, the necessary skills, the initial actions to take, the expected milestones, and the priorities for achieving growth, try the "Growth Framework Reset" approach. This will help you keep learning and growing while working strategically on your business. --------------------   You can get in touch with Jess Dewell on Twitter,  LinkedIn or Red Direction website.

Bonus Episode | Welcome to the Arise & Align ExperienceWelcome! I'm so grateful you're here.Whether you've been listening to Free to Dream for years or this is your very first episode, I believe you're here on purpose.This bonus episode is your invitation into the Arise & Align Experience—a 40-day journey designed to help you slow down, quiet the noise, and meet with God before you meet the world.Together, we're going to walk through the exact 7-step morning framework I use every single day—the same guided audio experience you'll find inside the ALIGN app. This simple rhythm has transformed far more than my mornings; it has transformed the way I hear God's voice, make decisions, lead my family, pursue my dreams, and live each day from a place of peace, purpose, and alignment. It's the routine I return to again and again because it continually brings me back to what matters most: His presence.I'm honored to walk this journey with you.Let's arise.Let's align.And let's discover what God wants to do when we meet with Him before we meet the world.Resources & Links: Join the ALIGN App & Community: https://thejuliagentry.com/ariseandalignexperience Follow along for the entirety of the 40-day Alignment Journey on my blog HERE Follow Julia on Instagram: @thejuliagentry Subscribe so you never miss a new episode of Free to Dream.

Inner Rewilding: Align with Your Wild HeartJoin Holly for a guided meditation to reconnect with the wild intelligence of your own heart through the lens of Gene Key 7, an exploration of our deepest goodness and virtue. In this meditation, we will seek the root of what separates us from this knowing and come home into our own wild hearts — open, free, and exquisitely ourselves.Holly Erin Copeland, MA, is a certified NeuroMeditation teacher, Bio-tuning Practitioner, human potential coach, Reiki master, and sound healer who helps awaken the deep heart's infinite love and wisdom and the radiant clarity of the natural mind.https://www.heartmindalchemy.comhttps://www.facebook.com/holly.e.copelandInstagram: @rewilding.anearthlinglovestoryPlease set the intention to receive then relax and enjoy!Discover Enlightened World Network: a safe space for spiritual growth. Explore archangels, Divine Mother, the Christ Consciousness, light codes, energy healing, and guided meditations all with the purpose of strengthening one's understanding and oneness with Source. Learn about spiritually transformative authors, musicians and healers. From motivational learning to inner guidance, you will find the best program for you.Check out our website featuring over 200 spirit-inspired lightworkers specializing in meditation, energy work and angel channelingwww.enlightenedworld.onlineEnjoy inspirational and educational shows at http://www.youtube.com/c/EnlightenedWorldNetworkTo sign up for a newsletter to stay up on EWN programs and events, sign up here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/sl/2TRBaeGEnlightened World Network is now available on Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Podbean, Spotify, and Amazon Music.Link to EWN's disclaimer: https://enlightenedworld.online/disclaimer/#Angelicguidance #counciloflight#Spiritualcommunity #archangels#lightworkers#ArchangelMichael#Soundhealing

This is episode 866. Read the complete transcription on the Sales Game Changers Podcast website. This is a Marketing and Selling Effectiveness sub-brand of the Sales Game Changers Podcast.  Watch the video of this podcast on YouTube here. The Sales Game Changers Podcast was recognized by YesWare as the top sales podcast. Read the announcement here. FeedSpot named the Sales Game Changers Podcast at a top 20 Sales Podcast and top 8 Sales Leadership Podcast! Subscribe to the Sales Game Changers Podcast now on Apple Podcasts! Purchase Fred Diamond's best-sellers Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need to Know and Insights for Sales Game Changers now! On today's show, Fred Diamond and Julie Murphy meet with Tony D'Angelo, Vice President of Public Sector at Fivecast. Find Tony on LinkedIn. TONY'S TIP: "Master your craft. Be an expert. Don't apologize for what you do. Be proud of it. We're solving problems, we're bringing technology to people that have real problems and solving those problems."

What if commercial businesses could cut clean energy project costs by up to 45%, all while someone else finds, buys, finances, and operates on-site systems on massive real estate portfolios?Company bio:VECKTA Energy is a technology platform that helps businesses design, procure, finance, and operate on-site energy systems, including solar, batteries, and generators. Its platform can analyze thousands of data points across large property portfolios, identify the best opportunities, and connect buyers with a network of 4,000+ suppliers, developers, equipment providers, and financiers.Speaker bio:Gareth Evans is the founder and CEO of VECKTA Energy. An environmental scientist by training, his career took him from oil and gas projects in Iraq to leading a global power consulting practice, where he saw firsthand both the vulnerability of traditional energy supply chains and the complexity of buying distributed energy systems.Five lessons for entrepreneurs:Turn complexity into your moat – Vecta sits between consultants, developers, financiers, equipment providers, and customers. Instead of avoiding a fragmented market, it built technology to coordinate it.Align your business model with customer outcomes – Customers pay a subscription, but Vecta also earns a success fee when projects actually get contracted. The company wins more when customers move from analysis to steel in the ground.Sell economics before sustainability – Gareth has watched customer priorities shift from sustainability toward cost, predictability, and increasingly reliability. Meet customers where their budgets and pain actually are.Follow customers into new markets – Rather than expanding internationally because the TAM looks attractive, Vecta follows existing customers into new geographies, pressure-tests the model, and then decides where to invest at scale.Earn your stripes before chasing the title – Gareth's advice to younger leaders: be patient, learn the craft, take difficult assignments, and build credibility. Responsibility is more valuable when you've developed the judgment to handle it.--1️⃣ Join our confidential CEO community.Private CEO group for VC/PE-backed climate tech founders navigating capital, strategy, and scale. Capped at 45 CEOs. → entrepreneursforimpact.com2️⃣ Join 40,000 professionals who get our newsletter.Climate tech finance, strategy, leadership. 2-min read. → entrepreneursforimpact.substack.com3️⃣ Leave a podcast review.If you got value, take 30 seconds and do the community a favor. It helps push more capital and talent toward scalable climate solutions.

In this episode of Future Finance, hosts Paul Barnhurst and Glenn Hopper welcome Alex Curran, CEO of Aptitude Software, to discuss AI-native ERP, the changing role of CFOs, and how finance teams can prepare for AI adoption. Alex explains why strong data foundations, flexible architecture, and real-time finance systems are becoming essential.Alex Curran is the CEO of Aptitude Software, a company with decades of experience building finance solutions for complex organizations. After more than 12 years at Aptitude, Alex became CEO in late 2023 and now leads the company's focus on AI-native finance technology, including the Fynapse platform.In this episode, you will discover:Why CFOs are becoming strategic partners in business decisions.Why clean, detailed data is essential for effective AI adoption.What makes an ERP system truly AI-native.How CFOs can evaluate legacy and newer AI-native ERP platforms.Why flexible AI models and real-time finance are becoming more important.Alex explains that successful AI adoption requires more than adding AI features to existing finance systems. Organizations need the right data and architecture to support changing AI technologies while meeting complex finance requirements. Follow Glenn:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gbhopperiiiFollow Paul:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thefpandaguyFollow Alex:Website: http://fynapse.app/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-curran-9aa593b/Future Finance is sponsored by QFlow.ai, the strategic finance platform solving the toughest part of planning and analysis: B2B revenue. Align sales, marketing, and finance, speed up decision-making, and lock in accountability with QFlow.ai. Stay tuned for a deeper understanding of how AI is shaping the future of finance and what it means for businesses and individuals alike.In Today's Episode:[00:56] – Meet Alex Curran[02:32] – Aptitude Software and Fynapse[05:16] – The Changing CFO Role[07:03] – Finance's Data Problem[10:53] – AI-Native Finance Systems[14:33] – Evaluating ERP Options[17:32] – The Future of AI-Native ERP[18:59] – Closing Thoughts

What if the truth about UFOs, extraterrestrial life, and government secrecy is far stranger than the public has been told? Constitutional attorney Daniel Sheehan shares his perspective on recovered UFOs live ET beings, telepathic technology, CIA psychological operations, and the long-running effort to suppress disclosure. Drawing on decades of legal experience, he also explores consciousness, remote viewing, ancient civilizations, and human evolution, while explaining why he believes major revelations about extraterrestrial contact could emerge between 2027 and 2030. ALIGN PODCAST EPISODE #606 IS SPONSORED BY:

See what the team at The Successful Bookkeeper has on right now →Jon Sheldon has lived through more transitions than most people can imagine — Marine Corps infantry, corporate finance director, and now founder of Belleau Wood Coaching. This episode is a practical conversation about what it actually takes to lead yourself and your team well: getting clear on purpose, planning for what will go wrong, and building the kind of confidence that only comes from taking action. Whether you're just starting your bookkeeping practice or managing a growing team, there's something here for you.Chapters[00:00] Purpose as the Common Thread[02:54] Jon's Background: Marines to Finance[08:00] Life's Purpose vs. Purpose Right Now[10:48] Accepting the Cost of Transition[15:00] Contingency Plans Beat Burning Boats[17:54] The Six-Step Decision Framework[22:00] Failure, Resilience, and Confidence[26:00] The Four-Pillar Performance Blueprint[31:00] Accountability and Radical Honesty[34:00] How to Connect with JonPurpose Is Not Just a ClichéJon believes purpose is the most overlooked driver in business — and in life. "Most people I run into don't ever take the time to, or have never taken the time to, really plan it out or think about what, how are they living a purposeful life?" It doesn't have to be a grand existential answer. Finding what fills you with purpose right now is enough to start leading better — yourself and the people around you.Plan for What Will Go WrongOne of the most practical ideas Jon brings from his Marine Corps days is what he calls "accepting the cost." Most people building a business focus on the vision and avoid thinking through what could go wrong — because they don't want to scare themselves out of it. Jon flips that: "Most battles are won with better contingency plans. That's how most missions are won — by thinking through the challenges and obstacles that are inevitably going to come." Knowing your worst-case scenarios in advance doesn't kill confidence. It creates it.A Six-Step Decision FrameworkJon teaches a repeatable process he calls Clarity, Condition, Cost, Align, Act, Adapt. Get clear on what you're deciding. Do a gear check — do you have everything you need? Establish the cost of what could go wrong. Make sure your first action actually aligns with your goal. Act. Then adapt based on what you learn. "I've had the best plan and then the first action has nothing to do with pushing my business forward." The framework keeps that from happening.Failure Is Part of the DealJon is direct about this: failing is how you build the confidence to lead. "You might not hire the right person the first time. You might not make a great investment here or there. It's how you bounce back from that and get resilient that's going to really boost your confidence." If you're just getting started, expect some rough patches. If you have a clear purpose tied to where you're going, those rough patches are easier to push through — because the destination still matters.The Four-Pillar Performance BlueprintJon works with every client through a four-pillar framework: Purpose (your why), Vision (a day-in-the-life picture of where you're headed, three years out), Ecosystem (who and what you're surrounding yourself with — including your tools and your workspace), and Motivators (what actually energizes you to take action). From there, his coaching is high accountability and action-driven: clients leave every session with a tracked action step, session notes, and metrics they've defined themselves. As Jon puts it, he's "tactfully tough and radically honest" — because most business owners don't have enough people in their corner telling them the truth.Links mentionedBelleau Wood Coaching website: belleauwood.coachInstagram: @belleauwood_coachingLinkedIn: Jonathan Sheldon (search "Jonathan Sheldon Belleau Wood Coaching")Start With Why by Simon SinekAbout the guestJon Sheldon is the founder of Belleau Wood Coaching and a former Marine Corps infantryman who completed two back-to-back deployments to Iraq, leading 13 Marines through more than 200 combat missions. After leaving the military, he built a 14-year career in financial planning — running his own practice and then directing a regional team — before going full time into leadership coaching. He works with business owners and their teams on purpose, decision-making, and building the kind of resilient confidence that actually holds up when things get hard.About the hostMichael PalmerMichael Palmer is the host of The Successful Bookkeeper podcast and co-founder of Pure Bookkeeping and The Successful Bookkeeper. He started this work because of his father — a brilliant electrical contractor who worked twice as hard as he should have had to, because nobody on the financial side was in his corner. That gap is what The Successful Bookkeeper exists to close. His view: bookkeepers are the most undervalued force in small business — and every bookkeeper who builds a real business changes two families: theirs, and their clients'.

PART 4 of 4: If you're tired of the 'say-do' gap, this episode will help bridge the divide and you'll see that you can achieve results by working smarter, not harder. The final part to break free from negativity and help you nurture an "emotionally healthy" brain is the doing and you're awesome for making it to the homestretch! In PART 4 you learn:- How to play a "winning game" (And STOP playing a "losing game")- Minimums, not maximums (and how this is also part of neuro-magic)- How to "Reverse Engineer" your life.- Now you can truly “act as if.”All the resources mentioned in this episode can be found at:www.LeanneEllington.com/ActingAsIfThis is a 4-part series, so if you missed PARTS 1, 2 & 3 go give them a listen. Amy & Leanne designed it to listen to (in order 1-4) to help you learn, grasp, and use right away – even if “positive thinking" or “acting as if” has NEVER worked for you in the past. HOST: Amy Brown // @RadioAmy // RadioAmy.com HOST: Leanne Ellington // @leanneellington // StresslessEating.com To learn more about Leanne, head over to www.LeanneEllington.com, and to share your thoughts, questions, feedback, or guest suggestions instantly, head on over to www.WhatsGodGotToDoWithIt.com.Follow Leanne on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leanneellington/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join our champion program: mark@themomentumcompany.comAttend a Thriving Leader event: https://thriving-leader-2026.lovable.app/Instagram: @the.momentum.companyLinkedIn: /momentum-companyIn this episode of The Intentional Agribusiness Leader Podcast, Mark sits down with Celeste Lindsey, Executive Director of the Equipment Marketing & Distribution Association (EMDA), for a conversation about servant leadership, relationship-building, and creating lasting value through intentional service.When asked what it means to be intentional, Celeste's answer is refreshingly simple:Align your actions, conversations, and decisions with the impact you want to create.Whether she's serving members, leading an association, or building relationships, her goal is the same—to make people feel seen, heard, and genuinely cared for.Celeste shares how EMDA has spent more than 80 years connecting manufacturers of shortline agricultural equipment with distributors, sales representatives, and industry partners.Rather than simply hosting events, the organization exists to create meaningful connections that help businesses grow year-round through networking, education, and strategic partnerships.One of the most inspiring moments of the conversation is hearing how Celeste found her current role.After years as a preschool educator and later a construction recruiter, she wasn't looking for a career change. In fact, she initially turned the opportunity down.But after repeated conversations—and a few unexpected changes in her life—she recognized the opportunity as something she was meant to pursue.Sometimes the right opportunity finds you before you're looking for it.The discussion then shifts toward leadership.Managing an association means balancing many personalities, competing priorities, and differing opinions. Celeste explains that one of her greatest leadership tools isn't persuasion—it's communication.By clearly explaining the "why" behind decisions and taking time to understand the people she serves, she's built trust with members and board leaders alike.Her background in education continues to influence how she leads today.Teaching preschool taught her how to simplify complex ideas, communicate with clarity, and patiently help people grow—skills that translate remarkably well into executive leadership.Another key theme throughout the episode is the importance of listening.Rather than assuming she knows what members need, Celeste continually asks for feedback and looks for opportunities to improve the member experience.One example is EMDA's newly launched online connection tool, created directly from member requests. By listening first, she turned a challenge into one of the organization's newest benefits.The conversation also explores overcoming self-doubt and earning credibility as a young leader.Early in her career, Celeste often had to overcome assumptions based on her age. Instead of allowing those perceptions to define her, she focused on consistently delivering results and building trust over time.When asked about her proudest accomplishments, Celeste shares two defining moments.The first was securing a highly competitive $90,000 grant that transformed the preschool she led, creating lasting educational opportunities for students, teachers, and families.The second is her work at EMDA, where membership has grown dramatically over the past few years through stronger relationships, increased visibility, and a renewed focus on serving members well.Beyond her leadership role, Celeste is passionate about health and fitness.She operates a small gym from her barn dominium, leading strength training and HIIT classes for members of her local community.For Celeste, physical fitness isn't separate from leadership—it strengthens it.Building discipline through exercise, fueling your body well, and creating healthy routines all contribute to becoming a stronger, more resilient leader.Throughout the conversation, one message remains clear:Great leadership isn't built through flashy moments.It's built through consistency, communication, and genuinely caring about the people you're called to serve.Listen if you are:Leading an association or member-based organizationLooking to strengthen relationships with customers or membersBuilding trust through communicationNavigating leadership early in your careerPassionate about personal growth, health, and leadershipLooking for practical ways to serve people more intentionallyLeadership isn't about having all the answers. It's about consistently showing up, listening well, communicating clearly, and making people feel valued every single day.

In this episode, Dr. Bill Davis speaks directly to upper cervical doctors in Practice Growth Stages 2 and 3, explaining why so many practices plateau despite working harder than ever. He reveals that sustainable growth isn't achieved by simply attracting more patients, it's built by aligning the right systems, team structure, leadership, and patient acquisition strategies. Using the UCM Align Membership as the framework, Dr. Davis outlines how practices can eliminate common bottlenecks, create predictable growth, strengthen team accountability, and build an organization that no longer depends entirely on the doctor. If you're ready to move beyond inconsistent results and create a scalable practice with long-term stability, this episode provides the roadmap to get there. 

What's up everyone and welcome to The Corporate Bartender!A lot of us fall into jobs that become careers, and before we know it, 15 or 20 years have gone by. Are we doing what we want to do? What we're passionate about? Or, are we still an accountant (or HR person, or whatever) because of momentum?If you're wondering how to align these things in your world, you're in the right spot. We've got Anne Mounts on the show today. She's the founder of Acera Partners, and has 20+ years experience on the people side of business. Anne understands how businesses work, and helps organizations and people understand their "why." She also does a lot of work in the HR Community with organizations like Rocky Mountain HR People & Strategy. AND she's been part of the TCB community for years!This conversation was a BLAST, and I just know you're gonna dig it!If you want to skip straight to the interview, 4:19 is your spot.TCB Layout:0:00 - Show Open & Intro1:05 - Titles1:22 - Kickoff 4:19- Anne Mounts Interview59:03 - Last CallWebsite: https://www.acerapartners.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anne-mounts/Join our community!https://skyeteam.cloud/tcbTheme Music by Hooksounds.comGood Feels Stories Copyright Paramount/CBS

Healing Journey to Manifest With Desire: A Root Chakra Journey for Reclaiming What You WantMost of us were taught that wanting something too much makes us needy, selfish, or greedy, so we learned to shrink our desires down to something safer and more acceptable. Desire isn't a problem, it's actually a superpower rooted in your body that acts as a compass. Holding your desires alongside your sense of safety gives you access to personal power. What if learning to feel safe with your desires is meant to guide you back to yourself?This episode is a hypnotic journey into the root chakra, the energetic home of your most primal needs, where desire and security are deeply intertwined.Through a guided hypnosis experience, you'll explore what it means to hold your desires and your sense of safety at the same time, why most manifestation teachings only tell half the story, and how unconscious patterns and old wounds keep you locked into wanting less than you actually want.This one is for anyone who's gotten really good at being reasonable while quietly disconnecting from what they actually want.What You'll Learn: - Why desire and security are rooted in the same energetic center, and why that connection matters - The disconnect in manifestation teachings that only endorse "good" desires - Why unintegrated unconscious patterns cause you to manifest what you don't want - How to expand your capacity to hold both pleasure and pain without guilt or resistance - What it means to treat desire as a compass instead of a threat - Self-inquiry questions to uncover how your early experiences of safety shape what you allow yourself to wantKey Questions Explored: - How do your earliest memories of safety and security influence your relationship with desire and manifestation? - How does your connection to nature and your physical environment affect your ability to feel grounded in your desires? - How might fear, insecurity, or dominant cultural narratives be shaping what you think you want? - What would your desires look like if you felt completely safe and supported?Resources Mentioned: Ecstatic Empath Chakra Recode Album: If you've ever felt like your sensitivity is too much because you feel everything and you don't know what to do with it, this is for you.The Ecstatic Empath Chakra Recode Album is 13 guided hypnosis journeys through every layer of your energetic system, designed to recode your identity from overwhelmed empath to ecstatic empath for $22 Visit https://www.chakrarecode.comIf you've ever felt like wanting something too much means something is wrong with you, this episode is an invitation to find out what's actually true. Listen to the full episode to experience the guided journey for yourself.00:00 Desire Is Power00:33 Show Welcome Mission01:15 Listener Shoutouts Offer02:11 Settle In Grounding02:44 Root Chakra Prayer03:06 Root Chakra Overview04:58 Spiral Staircase Descent06:33 Red Earth Embodiment07:35 Clarify Manifest Desires09:24 Soul Loves Contrast14:30 Expand Pleasure Capacity18:50 Release Resistance Presence19:49 Return To Body20:18 Self Inquiry Prompts22:02 Closing Session InviteQuestions? Message me here :-)Support the showEMPATH RECODE INVITATION: Did you know the chapter you didn't dare write yet is already written?The Empath Recode helps you stop pouring energy into the life you've outgrown and pour every ounce of life force into the life you want to be living. We're not rehashing what didn't work. We're shifting the agreements you've been unconsciously keeping so you can release the version of yourself you built for everyone else and begin the pleasure-led, purpose-filled life that's been waiting for you.Begin your Unapologetic Era - https://www.EmpathRecode.com

While working on his painting this morning, CJ was inspired by a message and decided to share it with his listeners. CJ shares his experience with his tremor and how it has formed a relationship between him and his art. It is only by accepting all of yourself—including those things you may consider shortcomings—that you can expand your creative expression. We bring our complete selves to the creative process.If you've been avoiding creativity because of some perceived limitation, consider how you might continue creating despite it—or perhaps even because of it. CJ has learned to develop a style of painting that includes his tremor, and it has become part of what makes his work uniquely his own.What is includes the tremor, your body, your circumstances, the paint, the unexpected mark—and even what comes back from the creative field. You're not overcoming reality in order to create. CJ also explores how we are in relationship with the creative field of intelligence. That's right—we are constantly receiving guidance, messages, and feedback from the creative field. How we choose to respond is key. Do we move with the flow, or do we resist it? Either way creates an outcome, but one way empowers us.Choose relationship. And watch your creativity grow.Want to learn more about CJ Miller? Check out his Spiritual Artist Retreats, 1:1 Personal Coaching, and Speaking Engagements at www.spiritualartisttoday.com. His retreats are designed to help you reconnect with your Creative Intelligence and express your true artistic voice. You can also find his upcoming schedule there, and his book, The Spiritual Artist, is available on Amazon.

What if a group of higher-dimensional beings could speak directly through a human channel... and answer some of the biggest questions about God, death, trauma, and the future of humanity? In this episode of the Align Podcast, Sara Landon, best-selling author, spiritual teacher, and channel for The Council, shares their perspective on consciousness, fear, reincarnation, personal power, and humanity's awakening. The conversation explores why we forget who we are, what may happen after death, how trauma shapes our reality, and what it means to move beyond separation into greater love, freedom, abundance, and self-awareness. ALIGN PODCAST EPISODE #606 IS SPONSORED BY:

Align your sleeping mind with the frequency of high achievement. This track targets your core beliefs regarding your capacity to build wealth, achieve career breakthroughs, and maintain success. Unwind now with our positive sleep affirmations podcast. Our soothing affirmations relax the mind and prepare the body for rest. Hit play, and drift into Good Sleep... Listen to more positive sleep affirmations by subscribing to the audio podcast in your favorite podcast app:  Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-sleep-positive-affirmations/id1704608129⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/3OuJvYoprqh7nPK44ZsdKE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And start your morning with Optimal Living Daily! Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/optimal-living-daily-mental-health-motivation/id1067688314⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/1hygb4nGhNhlLn4pBnN00j?si=ca60dcfd758b44b4⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get the 200+ Page Optimal Living Daily Workbook (PDF) - Free. Want to turn today's episode into an actionable plan? Join the Optimal Living Weekly newsletter and I'll send you our 200-page digital workbook immediately. It's packed with the best takeaways from the show, formatted for easy reading and implementation at home. Get your free PDF workbook here: https://oldpodcast.eo.page/join Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3663: Chris Reining answers a reader who wants to reach financial independence by 50 and wonders whether a 401(k) is still worth funding. He walks through the tradeoffs of 401(k), Roth IRA, and taxable accounts, including the 72(t) rule for penalty-free early access and why an employer match is money you should never leave behind. He also shares the simple two-account approach he used before leaving his job at 37. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://chrisreining.com/should-i-stop-using-retirement-accounts-if-im-planning-to-retire-early/ Quotes to ponder: "there isn't a one-size-fits-all solution for financial independence and early retirement" "not taking advantage of a match is like not bending down to pick up thousands of dollars off your kitchen floor" "Align your life with what matters to your future self, and you'll start living a more meaningful life, right now." Optimal Finance Daily is a daily personal finance podcast where we narrate the best articles on financial independence, investing, saving money, and money management, read to you by a professional narrator so you can grow your wealth a little more every day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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What if the next level of your life isn't asking you to do more, but to learn how to be?In this month's Guidance Transmission, we're exploring the deeper art of being — being available, being still, being open, being present, being receptive, being certain, and being in alignment.So much of manifestation and personal growth is focused on action: What should I do? What should I change? What should I create? But there is another level of creation that begins before the action — the energetic and conscious state from which you are living.This transmission invites you to slow down and become aware of how you are showing up for your own life. Are you available for what you say you desire? Are you still enough to hear your intuition? Are you open enough to receive something different than what you expected? Are you present enough to recognize what is already unfolding?You'll receive guidance around: Being available for greater possibilities Finding power in stillness Remaining open when you don't know the “how” Becoming more present in your life Expanding your capacity to receive Cultivating inner certainty Moving from force into alignment This is not about becoming someone you are not. It is about becoming more deeply connected to who you are and allowing your choices, energy, and consciousness to come into alignment with the life you are creating.Sometimes creation isn't about another action.Sometimes it's about becoming still enough, open enough, and available enough to allow what is already moving toward you to enter.This month, the invitation is simple:Be. Listen. Receive. Align.And allow your next chapter to unfold from a deeper place of consciousness.Few Things to Support You On Your Journey

Bonus Episode | Welcome to the Arise & Align ExperienceWelcome! I'm so grateful you're here.Whether you've been listening to Free to Dream for years or this is your very first episode, I believe you're here on purpose.This bonus episode is your invitation into the Arise & Align Experience—a 40-day journey designed to help you slow down, quiet the noise, and meet with God before you meet the world.Together, we're going to walk through the exact 7-step morning framework I use every single day—the same guided audio experience you'll find inside the ALIGN app. This simple rhythm has transformed far more than my mornings; it has transformed the way I hear God's voice, make decisions, lead my family, pursue my dreams, and live each day from a place of peace, purpose, and alignment. It's the routine I return to again and again because it continually brings me back to what matters most: His presence.I'm honored to walk this journey with you.Let's arise.Let's align.And let's discover what God wants to do when we meet with Him before we meet the world.Resources & Links: Join the ALIGN App & Community: https://thejuliagentry.com/ariseandalignexperience Follow along for the entirety of the 40-day Alignment Journey on my blog HERE Follow Julia on Instagram: @thejuliagentry Subscribe so you never miss a new episode of Free to Dream.

Getting derailed from your goals isn't a discipline problem — it's a congruence problem. In this episode, Shanon breaks down her 5-step ALIGN framework (Anchor, Listen, Intention, Ground, Navigate) to help you uncover the subconscious blocks and nervous system patterns that keep knocking you off track — and how to get back on faster every time. Plus a simple homework practice to start this week.

Send us Fan MailPower SurgeToday, don't focus on being impressive.Focus on making an IMPACT.Influence with integrity.Motivate with purpose.Persevere through challenges.Align your actions with your mission.Commit to consistency.Transform lives by faithfully leading where God has planted you.Because empowered educators don't just fill positions.They leave an IMPACT that lasts long after they're gone.Support the showMillion Podcasts ListDownload Upside and use my code MELINDA35278 to get 15¢ per gallon extra cash back on your first gas fill-up and 10% extra cash on your first food purchase!Download Fetch app using this link, submit a receipt and we'll both score bonus points.Calling All Educators! I started a community with resources, courses, articles, networking, and more.I am looking for members to help me build it with the most valuable resources.I would really appreciate your input as a teacher, leader, administrator, or consultant.Join here: Empowered Educator CommunityBook: Educator to Entrepreneur: IGNITE Your Path to Freelance Successemail: melinda@empowereducator.com

In this episode of What the Fundraising Podcast, Capital campaigns don't succeed by luck; they succeed through preparation, education, and strong leadership. Today, let's discover why empowering board members with the right knowledge can transform uncertainty into confidence and lay the foundation for a successful fundraising campaign. Meet Amy Eisenstein, CEO and Co-Founder of Capital Campaign Pro, who brings over 30 years of nonprofit experience, including two decades as a fundraising consultant. She is joined by Sarah Plimpton, Vice President and Chief Happiness Officer at Capital Campaign Pro, whose extensive background spans fundraising, campaign leadership, consulting, and nonprofit advisory work. Together, they share practical insights from their experience helping organizations raise transformational gifts and explain the inspiration behind their book, A Board Member's Guide to Capital Campaign Fundraising. Today's discussion explores why board education is essential, when organizations should begin preparing for a campaign, and how the book can be used as an ongoing resource throughout the fundraising journey. Amy and Sarah explain how stronger partnerships between staff and board members lead to better campaign outcomes, why challenges should be viewed as opportunities for growth, and how redefining feasibility studies as "campaign readiness studies" creates a more strategic, relationship-driven approach. They also share actionable recommendations on strategic planning, organizational readiness, and building the confidence needed to execute successful capital campaigns.  In this episode, you will be able to:  Understand the role of board education in campaigns. Learn when to start campaign preparation. Build board confidence and fundraising knowledge. Address common campaign fears and myths. Strengthen staff-board collaboration. Align campaigns with strategic goals. Small changes can lead to significant cultural shifts over time. Agency in giving is crucial for fostering genuine generosity. Get all the resources from today's episode here.  Support for this show is brought to you by Donor Perfect. Our friends at Donor Perfect really understand fundraising on so many levels. Stay aligned while working online with a seamless and secure payments experience for your donors and your team. Empower donors to give where they are, whenever they like, automate data entry, and process online, monthly, and mobile payments, and accept payments over the phone. Connect with me:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_malloryerickson/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whatthefundraising YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@malloryerickson7946 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/mallory-erickson-bressler/ Website: malloryerickson.com/podcast Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-the-fundraising/id1575421652 If you haven't already, please visit our new What the Fundraising community forum. Check it out and join the conversation at this link. If you're looking to raise more from the right funders, then you'll want to check out my Power Partners Formula, a step-by-step approach to identifying the optimal partners for your organization. This free masterclass offers a great starting point.

Your voice carries spiritual authority, and your prayers were never meant to remain silent. Learn how praying out loud activates faith, aligns your words with heaven and helps you fight from your identity in Christ. Prophetic Spiritual Warfare Book  - to learn more about principalities, witchcraft and strongman spirits at https://www.kathydegrawministries.org/product/prophetic-spiritual-warfare-book/ or Amazon https://a.co/d/hhPhwxw Speak Out - Releasing the Power of Declaring Prayer available at https://www.kathydegrawministries.org/product/speak-out/ or Amazon https://a.co/d/5rkfdLi Purchase Anointing Oil with a prayer cloth that Kathy has personally mixed and prayed over on Kathy's Website or Amazon. Order anointing oil by Kathy on Amazon look for her brand here https://amzn.to/3PC6l3R or Kathy DeGraw Ministries https://www.kathydegrawministries.org/product-category/oils/ Training, Mentorship and Deliverance! Personal coaching, deliverance, e-courses, training for ministry, and mentorships! https://www.kathydegrawministries.org/training/# God has given you a voice, authority and the spiritual right to speak into your circumstances. Prayer is not only silent meditation or inward agreement. There are moments when you must open your mouth, release faith and audibly partner with heaven. Jesus rebuked fevers, spoke to storms, commanded demons to leave and called Lazarus out of the tomb. He modeled what it looks like to pray with confidence, power and authority. Your voice is a spiritual instrument that can bind the enemy, release agreement with heaven and bring order into the spiritual realm. Many believers pray one thing but speak negativity afterward. Your words must stop fighting your prayers. Align your faith, thoughts and declarations so you are not canceling what you just released. It is time to overcome passivity, complacency and spiritual stagnation. Train yourself to pray out loud, declare God's Word and wield the authority Jesus gave you. You have more authority over your situation than you realize. Rise, speak and fight in faith. Your voice matters, your prayers matter and heaven responds when you pray according to God's will. #AudiblePrayer #PrayerAuthority #ChristianSpiritualWarfare #PowerOfDeclaration #IdentityInChrist **Connect with Us** - Website: https://www.kathydegrawministries.org/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kathydegraw/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kathydegraw/  Podcast - Subscribe to our YouTube channel and listen to Kathy's Podcast called Prophetic Spiritual Warfare, or on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/show/3mYPPkP28xqcTzdeoucJZu or Apple podcasts at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/prophetic-spiritual-warfare/id1474710499 **Recommended Resources:** - Receive a free prayer pdf on Python at https://www.kathydegrawministries.org/python/- Receive a free prayer pdf on Anointing Oil at https://www.kathydegrawministries.org/anointingoil/ - Kathy's training, mentoring and e-courses on Spiritual Warfare, Deliverance and the Prophetic: https://training.kathydegrawministries.org/ - Healed At Last ~ Overcome Sickness and Receive your Physical Healing: https://www.kathydegrawministries.org/healed-at-last/ - Mind Battles – Root Out Mental Triggers to Release Peace!: https://www.kathydegrawministries.org/product/mind-battles-pre-order-available-january-2023/ -Kathy has several books available on Amazon or kathydegrawministries.org **Support Kathy DeGraw Ministries:** - Give a one-time love offering or consider partnering with us for $15, $35, $75 or any amount! Every dollar helps us help others! - Website: https://www.kathydegrawministries.org/donate/ - CashApp $KathyDeGrawMinistry - Venmo @KD-Ministries - Paypal.me/KDeGrawMinistries or donate to email admin@degrawministries.org - Mail a check to: Kathy DeGraw Ministries ~ PO Box 65 ~ Grandville MI 49468

Host Jeff returns with a solo, podcast-style episode that blends biblical vision, geopolitical observation, and practical warnings. He opens by addressing the viral attention around August 12, 2026 — a day of a solar eclipse, planetary alignment, and a meteor shower — and explains his view on astronomy vs. astrology, how celestial signs might signal spiritual moves, and why we should remain watchful but sober in our expectations. The episode moves into the global financial picture: recent U.S.-Japan debt actions, central banks hoarding gold and silver, China's role in moving gold toward a physical-asset model, and the risk of a digital currency-led “ledger” that could erode privacy and freedom. Jeff offers big-picture context (not personal financial advice) on why these shifts may point toward a new financial system being prepared and what that might mean for personal sovereignty. Jeff also discusses his course, Decoding the Power of Three, including a personal vision connected to the biblical firmament and the three heavens — a symbolic picture of the veil being removed and God's kingdom coming down. He explains how that theology ties into current events and spiritual preparation. Turning to cultural symptoms of the age, Jeff reacts to a disturbing Perez Hilton incident and frames it as part of a broader uptick in demonic activity and mass activation. He describes the “harvest” as a separation of wheat and chaff, warns about spiritual deceptions, and underscores the need for faith, readiness, and discernment. Previewing a short new video series, Jeff outlines five brief episodes that explore the Noahide laws, Jewish mysticism, the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR), Kabbalah, the Seven Mountain Mandate, Joel's Army, and related movements. He argues that some NAR leaders are using Kabbalah-based techniques that function like magic over audiences and that these currents will contribute to a global push against the remnant—covering themes such as martyrdom of the saints and how different religious systems may converge against believers. Episode logistics and extras: Jeff is solo on this episode (Tim Cohen may appear in a later show), he announces a short premiere schedule for the new series (planning a 4:00 PM ET debut for the first short episode), and he shares offers and resources mentioned in the show: the Decoding the Power of Three course with coupon code SUMMER50 (valid through August 31), affiliate pet products (Mush Puppies and InForce via RORPetClub247.com), and a weekly prayer meeting on Telegram Wednesday at 7:30 PM ET. Expect theological reflections, cultural critique, and practical prompts to strengthen faith and community preparedness. Want to Understand and Explain Everything Biblically? Click Here: Decoding the Power of Three: Understand and Explain Everything or go to www.rightonu.com and click learn more. Use coupon code Summer50 for $50. value savings until August 31st.. Thank you for Listening to Right on Radio. Prayerfully consider supporting Right on Radio. Click Here for all links, Right on Community ROC, Podcast web links, Freebies, Products (healing mushrooms, EMP Protection) Social media, courses and more...https://linktr.ee/RightonRadio Live Right in the Real World! We talk God and Politics, Faith Based Broadcast News, views, Opinions and Attitudes We are Your News Now. Keep the Faith

Check out my popular "21-Day Abundance and Money Attraction Brain Boost" program at https://bobbakerinspiration.com/21daysWatch the YouTube version of this podcast at https://youtu.be/Fd7IujsI9_IIf you've been chasing money and feeling stuck, this is for you. It's time to raise your vibration and become a match to the abundance you seek. Repeat these affirmations back to yourself to increase your money energy and wealth frequency. Listen for 21 days. Words and music by Bob Baker (c) 2026.Visit https://BobBakerInspiration.com/lab to become a member of the Impact Formula Lab, where I help heart-centered, purpose-driven people like you turn their talents, wisdom, and expertise into meaningful impact and income.Get my three most recent books:- The Power of Affirmations and Positive Self-Talk https://bobbakerinspiration.com/book- 60-Day Money Magnet Abundance Journal https://amzn.to/4nSZoLU- Unstoppable: Unleash Your Full Potential https://bob-baker.mykajabi.com/offers/7AHWNp58/checkoutGET my "21-Day Abundance and Money Attraction Brain Boost" at https://bobbakerinspiration.com/21daysAll of my recordings appear first on YouTube. Please take a moment to subscribe to my channel.You'll also find many of my affirmations and guided meditations on Spotify, Amazon, Apple Music, Insight Timer, and most streaming platforms under the artist name Bob Baker's Inspiration Project.Send me a quick messageSupport the show

Most apparel companies don't have a demand problem. They have a lead time problem. In this episode of Supply Chain Now, hosts Scott W. Luton and Scot Case welcome Maithili Shenoy, Founder and CEO of La Naia Collective, for a frank, frameworks-forward look at why the global apparel operating model is cracking under its own weight and what it would actually take to rebuild it. From the Multifiber Agreement's unraveling in 2005 to the speed at which TikTok now dictates what sells, Maithili draws a clear line between the world the industry was built for and the one it's operating in today. She breaks down why long lead times convert forecast error into stranded inventory, how the markdown machine erodes billions in gross margin dollars annually, and why the financial damage runs deeper than most balance sheets reveal. Scot adds a sustainability lens that sharpens the conversation, connecting the landfills of Ghana's Kantamanto Market to the same structural misalignments driving poor financial returns. The conversation builds into Maithili's 4S architecture: Strategize, Segment, Structure, Sustain, and the regenerative loop that ties them together. Real-world examples ground every layer: Inditex running 57.8% gross margins with inventory costs half the industry average, Abercrombie & Fitch going from 1% to 15% operating margins by abandoning markdown dependency, and why companies still anchored to gross margin rate alone are running out of runway. If you're trying to understand why so many smart people keep making decisions that produce irrational collective outcomes and what a better model actually looks like, this conversation earns its time. Jump into the conversation: (00:00) Intro (02:19) Meet Maithili Shenoy (03:47) From classical dance to global supply chains (06:28) Career experiences that shaped her perspective (09:23) The hidden cost of apparel overproduction (13:06) Why today's apparel operating model is broken (14:23) How globalization changed fashion supply chains (19:56) Why costs keep rising across the industry (21:30) The biggest flaws in the current operating model (23:55) Four ways the current model destroys value (29:14) Introducing the 4S architecture (30:10) Strategize with the right business metrics (33:09) Segment products by demand and speed (37:50) Align incentives with business outcomes (40:41) Building a model that can adapt over time (45:02) The metrics every apparel leader should track (49:57) What Zara, Abercrombie, and Ralph Lauren do differently (55:47) Why apparel returns are becoming more expensive (01:01:06) Predictions for the future of apparel retail Additional Links & Resources: Connect with Maithili Shenoy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maithili-shenoy/ Learn more about La Naia Collective: https://www.lanaiacollective.com/ Connect with Scot Case: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scotcase/ Learn more about our hosts: https://supplychainnow.com/about Learn more about Supply Chain Now: https://supplychainnow.com Watch and listen to more Supply Chain Now episodes here: https://supplychainnow.com/program/supply-chain-now Subscribe to Supply Chain Now on your favorite platform: https://supplychainnow.com/join Work with us! Download Supply Chain Now's NEW Media Kit: https://supplychainnow.com/media-kit/ WEBINAR- From Volume to Resilience: How Automotive Supply Chains Are Adapting to a New Market Reality: https://bit.ly/4f6SUGA WEBINAR- From Disruption to Stability: Building Resilient Logistics Solutions in a Rapidly Changing Global Market: https://bit.ly/3TguZMt WEBINAR- SAP AI Inside the Supply Chain: From Silo to Orchestration: https://bit.ly/4bvpz6K This episode was hosted by Scott Luton and Scot Case, and produced by Trisha Cordes, Joshua Miranda, and Amanda Luton. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/appareal-pandl-broken-tariffs-just-exposed-what-already-failing-1620 The content in this episode, including all audio, videos, visuals, and graphics, is the property of Supply Chain Now and is protected by copyright law. Unauthorized use, reproduction, distribution, modification, or re-uploading of this content in any form is strictly prohibited without explicit written permission from Supply Chain Now.For licensing inquiries or permissions, please contact us at production@supplychainnow.com© 2026 Supply Chain Now. All rights reserved. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Human Design can tell you what your life purpose is. It cannot make you willing to claim it. Most people expect the search for their purpose to end in relief. What tends to happen is stranger. The closer you get to the thing you're actually here for, the more reasons you find to step back from it. You downloaded the chart. You've read everything you can find about your incarnation cross. And the message is still sitting there, unsent. In this episode, Nicole names that pattern and makes the case that the fear showing up right now is telling you something completely different from what you think it's telling you. She gets into why a calling this size was never going to feel manageable, what growing into it actually costs while it's happening, and why Human Design hands you a process instead of an answer. She also marks the show's 500th episode, and says what 500 conversations built in her that she wasn't expecting. This one lands the same week as a date she's been counting toward for two years. Click the link to join Nicole for the Answering the Call Mini-Mastermind or DM her "Purpose" on IG at @nicolelainoofficial. → Join Answering the Call The free Incarnation Cross guide Align your business with your authentic self and draw the right clients to you with the Incarnation Cross Guide. Download it at nicolelaino.com/resources/incarnation-cross-guide, or DM Nicole "Incarnation Cross" on Instagram. If you enjoyed this week's episode, I'd so appreciate you doing a few things for me: Please subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen! Rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts. Tag me @nicolelainoofficial on your IG stories with a story of you listening to the podcast and I'll make sure to share your post!  

What if humanity's true history has been hidden from us? In this episode of the Align Podcast, bestselling author and researcher Freddy Silva explores the Great Pyramid as a site of initiation, the recurring connection to Orion, the Watchers, crop circles, megalithic technology, the Great Flood, and the cyclical nature of human evolution. He also explains how ancient cultures used sound, energy, and sacred spaces to access altered states, and shares practical ways to build greater awareness, coherence, and connection with the natural world during a period of major societal change. ALIGN PODCAST EPISODE #605 IS SPONSORED BY: