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Buckle up, Patriots – it's a seismic Thursday on Joe Oltmann Untamed as President Trump's masterstroke shatters the deadlock in the Middle East! After over two grueling years of bloodshed, Israel and Hamas have inked Phase One of the ultimate Peace Plan – ALL hostages freed, troops withdrawing, and a durable truce on the horizon, brokered with Qatar, Egypt, and Turkey's heavy hitters. Trump's thunderous declaration? "BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS!" – a historic slam-dunk that's got even PA Senator John Fetterman, the lone Democrat warrior, charging full-throttle to nominate Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize if Ukraine follows suit. But hold the cheers: the NFL's Super Bowl halftime bombshell has America raging! Bad Bunny – the anti-ICE agitator who bailed on his U.S. tour fearing raids and sat stone-faced through the National Anthem – snags the biggest stage? Enter TPUSA's epic counterpunch: an ALL-AMERICAN halftime showdown to reclaim our pride from the woke gridiron circus! Crank the intensity as we unleash frontline firebrand Harry Fisher – a battle-hardened paramedic, Army and Air Force veteran, and unyielding COVID vaccine whistleblower who's paid the ultimate price for truth! Author of Safe and Effective, For Profit: A Paramedic's Story Exposing An American Genocide, Harry's expertise cuts like a scalpel through Big Pharma's veil: from whistleblowing on vaccine injuries crippling patients to the brutal backlash that cost him multiple jobs, he's the voice every skeptic needs. We'll grill him on the post-rollout health crises he's witnessed up close, the mandates gutting EMS staffing, and how RFK Jr. 's crusade for informed consent mirrors his own war stories. If you've questioned the jab's dark side or fought for medical freedom, Harry's raw, no-holds-barred takedown will light your fuse – don't miss this paramedic's righteous roar against the profit-driven machine! We storm Chicago's chaos, where ANTIFA thugs – bankrolled by a $100M Democrat-laundered NGO web exposed by the White House – swarm ICE ops like locusts, turning deportations into street brawls! National Guard boots hit pavement organized interference: DHS hauls in illegals while gangbangers (110K strong, per FBI's Kash Patel) lurk in the shadows, locals cheer the crackdown, as woke Mayor Brandon Johnson and Gov. Pritzker screech "illegal!" as Stephen Miller fires back. We wrap with California gubernatorial hopeful Katie Porter's staffer-fueled meltdown – masks on, tempers off!
Hostage Deal Negotiators Work to Close Gaps as Israel Prepares to Vote // Trump receiving universal praise over Gaza deal // Mayor Bruce Harrell and Katie Wilson debate city’s most pressing issues // The Charlie Kirk conspiracy theories aren’t slowing down as more and more questions arise // Turning Point USA announces ‘All American’ Super Bowl halftime show
Week 7 is here and it is a big week for the Big Ten's undefeated teams. The premiere matchup on Saturday will be #7 Indiana visiting #3 Oregon. Both teams are coming off of a bye following close games the week prior. Andy Staples, Ross Dellenger and Steven Godfrey discuss this matchup and debate who they think holds the advantage. It will be a matchup of two top coaches in college football alongside two of the top quarterbacks in the game. The teams appear to be pretty evenly matched, but who will come out on top? Then the discussion shifts to the top team in the nation as #1 Ohio State takes a visit to #17 Illinois this weekend. Ohio State's defense is on pace to be historically dominant behind All-American safety Caleb Downs. Ross talks about his interview with Downs and his takeaways from that chat. The guys then discuss what Ohio State's road to the playoff looks like. Also, they discuss #15 Michigan paying a visit to USC. It appears the fans of both teams are starting to grow a little restless with their head coaches and Andy thinks that the fans of the losing team may start to jump ship. Later, we briefly step away from talking games because there is some important college football news to discuss as well. To start, Ross' shares his Congressional Minute providing updates on the SCORE and SAFE Acts. This is followed by the guys discussing the latest issue with the College Sports Commission and the new, single transfer portal window officially being announced. Then, they break down the latest drama in North Carolina. There was a lot of false information on Wednesday about Bill Belichick potentially stepping down, but who started the rumors and how did this all go so wrong for North Carolina?Finally, the guys make their picks for this week's I've Got A Feeling. Oklahoma, Clemson and San Diego State are who they are riding with this week. Get ready for Week 7 with the College Football Enquirer.(1:27) - #3 Oregon hosts #7 Indiana(13:18) - Caleb Downs and #1 Ohio State's dominant defense(22:29) - #15 Michigan visits USC(29:22) - Ross' Congressional Minute(31:05) - Impact of Private Equity in college athletics(36:46) - New official transfer portal window(40:34) - Latest issue with the College Sports Commission(47:04) - The latest drama in North Carolina(56:10) - I've Got A Feeling Subscribe to the College Football Enquirer on your favorite podcast app:
On today' Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett starts off the show with the Go-2-Guy Jim Moore and the boys are excited for the possibility the Mariners can clinch a spot in the ALCS! Logan Gilbert was fantastic in game three, the offense woke up, and they discuss how confident they are in Bryce Miller getting the ball in game four. The boys also discuss the Mariners fan catching Cal's HR ball, the crying M's fan from game two and the FOX broadcast being awful! Puck then welcomes Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times for his “Inside Pitch” weekly visit. Divish and Puck chat about Gilbert's performance in game three and how dominant he was. They also discuss Bryce Miller taking the ball in game four and Puck is confident he will pitch well. Also, all hands are on deck for Dan Wilson tonight, including, potentially George Kirby. The full podcast ONLY available for Puck's Posse members. Join today at PuckSports.com Puck then switches to college football and plays a portion of “Old Crimson” Cougars podcast with the Go-2-Guy and former All-American safety Paul Sorensen. Puck plays a portion of the podcast as they preview the Cougs game against Ole Miss. The full podcast available on YouTube and a free audio version on Puck's Posse page at PuckSports.com. Time for a little Seahawks as Puck welcomes “Inside the Bloody Trenches” with Rob Staton, SeahawksDraftBlog.com. Seahawks coming off a tough loss to the Bucs at home…again. What is leading to all the home losses? How good do we think the defense really is? And look out, Seahawks have to travel to Jacksonville and they all of sudden look real good. Lastly, Puck wraps up the show with, “Hey, What the Puck!?” Enjoy today, baseball fans! (1:00) Puck and Jim (36:00) Inside Pitch with Ryan Divish, Seattle Times (47:00) Old Crimson” with Paul Sorensen and the Go-2-Guy (55:12) Rob Staton, SeahawksDraftBlog.com (1:19:46) “Hey, What the Puck!”
Blake Lovell and Max Barr start their 2025-26 SEC basketball preview series with Kentucky Sports Radio's Brandon Ramsey sharing thoughts on where things stand with Mark Pope, expectations for the Wildcats' backcourt led by All-SEC and All-American candidate Otega Oweh, the status of the front court and Jayden Quaintance, the quality of depth in talented transfers like Kam Williams and Andrija Jelavic, why there's lot of potential with a outside shooters like Denzel Aberdeen and Jasper Johnson, expectations for the start of Kentucky's season, and much more. GAMETIME SIDEKICKS Use promo code SE16 for 20% off! http://www.gametimesidekicks.com/ HOF Get a 7-Day Free Trial + 50% Off your first month with code SE16. Just download the HOF app on iOS or Android, enter code SE16 and you're all set. ROKFORM Use promo code SEC25 for 25% off! The world's strongest magnetic phone case! https://www.rokform.com/ HOVI DRY GOODS Use promo code BADBEAT for 15% off this week! https://hovidrygoods.com/ JOIN OUR MEMBERSHIP
FAN MAIL TEXT HOTLINE When young female college students start turning up brutally murdered around Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor, Michigan, fear spreads faster than the investigation. Law enforcement can't connect the killings. Angry parents turn on the university. A self-proclaimed psychic steps into the spotlight, claiming he can see what police can't. And while headlines chase hysteria, the real killer moves quietly among them, hiding in plain sight.This is the story of the Michigan Murders: how a summer of love turned into a season of terror, and how one woman's death finally gave voice to all the others.Recorded in Bismarck, ND at the historic Belle Mehus Auditorium. Episode Title submitted by: Emma F.Location: MichiganVictims: Karen Sue Beineman. Mary Fleszar. Joan Schell. Maralynn Skelton. Dawn Basom. Alice Kalom. Roxie PhillipsSupport the showhttps://linktr.ee/midwestmurderpod
All-American linebacker J Leman joins Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner to react to Illinois football's 43-27 win at Purdue. Leman breaks down big days from Luke Altmyer and Hank Beatty, the importance of keeping the Cannon and some defensive breakdowns. Leman then looks ahead to the Illini's shot at No. 1 Ohio State this weekend and what must happen for the Illini to pull off the upset. Follow the Illini Inquirer Podcast on: Apple: https://apple.co/3oMt0NP Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Xan2L8 Other: https://bit.ly/36gn7Ct Go VIP for just 30% OFF: http://bit.ly/3FUGfIj To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Bud Cauley was a sure thing: three-time All-American at Alabama, Walker Cup star and one of the rare players to skip Q-School and go straight to the PGA Tour. But golf hardly follows a script. After injuries, multiple surgeries, and a near-fatal 2018 car accident that kept him away for more than three years, Cauley wasn't sure if he had a future on the PGA Tour. Now 35, he joins host Tom Coyne from The Bear's Club to reflect on the comeback season that vaulted him back into the spotlight. They discuss the role of family, friends like Justin Thomas keeping him going, and how fatherhood has reframed his approach to the game. It's a genuine look at resilience from a player making the most of his second chance.The Golfer's Journal and this podcast are made possible by reader support. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider becoming a member here: https://glfrsj.nl/MembershipsYTThe Golfer's Journal Podcast is presented by Titleist.
#232: Mike Noonan is a National Champion Coach and distinguished figure in U.S. collegiate soccer, currently serving as the Head Men's Soccer Coach at Clemson University.Before Clemson, Noonan built his coaching reputation over long tenures at Brown University (1995-2009) where he led the Bears to 10 NCAA Tournament appearances, eight Ivy League championships, and the school's highest national ranking ever in 1995.Earlier stops included New Hampshire, Wheaton College, and assistant positions at Vermont and Bates. As a player, he starred at Middlebury College—earning two first-team All-American honors—and went on to play professionally in Sweden and in U.S. indoor leagues.Under Noonan's leadership, Clemson has re-emerged as one of the nation's elite men's soccer programs. The Tigers have captured multiple ACC Tournament and Regular Season championships, and notably won NCAA National Championships in both 2021 and 2023.Academics and character are central to his philosophy—Clemson under Noonan has maintained high academic standards, routinely earning high GPAs, producing Academic All-ACC honorees, and being recognized for strong community outreach. On the show you will see why he has built successful programs and made an impact through the values and deep care he has for the players that play for him and beyond. For more on Coach Noonan you can find him on social media as well as clemsontigers.com for more on him and the Clemson men's soccer program. Enjoy the show!
Final Surge: https://www.finalsurge.com (RUNNINGEFFECT20)Few coaches have reshaped a running program the way Laurie Henes has.For more than three decades, she's been at the heart of NC State running, first as a competitor, then as a builder of champions.As an athlete, Laurie was an eight-time All-American, the 1991 NCAA 5,000-meter champion, and later competed for the U.S. at the 1995 World Championships (10,000m).She had personal bests of 15:31 for 5,000 meters and 32:05 for 10,000 meters.She knows the grind of the sport firsthand: the glory of winning and the sting of just missing an Olympic team by two places at the 1996 Trials in the 10,000m.That perspective carried seamlessly into her coaching career.Since joining the Wolfpack staff in the early '90s, Laurie has shaped the program into a national powerhouse.She became the women's cross country head coach in 2006, and in 2019, she was elevated to head coach of women's track & field.Since summer 2023, she has served as Director of Track & Field and Cross Country.The results speak for themselves: under her leadership, NC State women's cross country teams captured three straight NCAA titles from 2021 through 2023.She's coached NCAA champions like her daughter Elly Henes and Katelyn Tuohy, as well as countless All-Americans.Tap into the Laurie Henes Special.If you enjoy the podcast, please consider following us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts and giving us a five-star review!I would also appreciate it if you share it with your friend who you think will benefit from it.Comment the word “PODCAST” below and I'll DM you a link to listen.If this episode blesses you, please share it with a friend!S H O W N O T E SThe Run Down By The Running Effect (our new newsletter!): https://tinyurl.com/mr36s9rsBUY MERCH BEFORE IT'S GONE: https://shop.therunningeffect.runOur Website: https://therunningeffect.runTHE PODCAST ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClLcLIDAqmJBTHeyWJx_wFQMy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therunningeffect/?hl=enTake our podcast survey: https://tinyurl.com/3ua62ffz
In this episode, we sit down with Ryan Bertin, one of Michigan's all-time greats and a two-time NCAA champion at 157 pounds. From his dominant high school run at St. Edward in Ohio to becoming a four-time All-American for the Wolverines, Ryan shares lessons from a career that cemented him as a Big Ten Wrestler of the Year and Hall of Honor inductee.We dive into the mindset that fueled his success, the role of coaching and culture at Michigan, and how those experiences carried into his coaching career at Northwestern. Whether you're a wrestler, coach, or fan of the sport, this conversation offers a rare look at the drive, humility, and leadership behind one of the most decorated athletes in college wrestling history.
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Mike Giresi was an All-American high school football player with a bright future, until crippling anxiety and panic attacks after graduation led him to alcohol. What began as self-medication spiraled into heroin addiction, multiple overdoses, and rehab.In this episode, Mike shares his journey through the darkest chapters of addiction and his hard-fought recovery. His transformation became a calling: helping others heal. He began working with adults facing trauma and PTSD before focusing on adolescents, even traveling to India to study yoga and meditation to integrate mind-body approaches into his work.Today, Mike is a Florida Certified Addiction Counselor, Internationally Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor, Certified Trauma Professional, and NARM® Practitioner. As Chief Clinical Officer at Family First Adolescent Services in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, he leads with the belief that “the entire family is our client,” addressing the deeper wounds that drive destructive behaviors.A national speaker and educator on trauma, addiction, and adolescent mental health, Mike is an expert in helping teens and their families recover and find lasting healing. Connect with Zachttps://www.instagram.com/zwclark/https://www.linkedin.com/in/zac-c-746b96254/https://www.tiktok.com/@zacwclarkhttps://www.strava.com/athletes/55697553https://twitter.com/zacwclarkIf you or anyone you know is struggling, please do not hesitate to contact Release Recovery:(914) 588-6564releaserecovery.com@releaserecovery
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All-American linebacker J Leman joins Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner to react to Illinois football's bounce-back win over USC. The guys discuss the team's response to adversity, the offensive line getting off the mat, another clutch late-game drive and whether they have concerns about the defense after USC put up 490 yards. Leman then looks ahead to Saturday's rivalry game at Purdue and discusses other games across the Big Ten. Follow the Illini Inquirer Podcast on: Apple: https://apple.co/3oMt0NP Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Xan2L8 Other: https://bit.ly/36gn7Ct Go VIP for just 30% OFF: http://bit.ly/3FUGfIj To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The 1975 Notre Dame football season was one for the books… and later for the big screen. Ara Parseghian had retired as the head coach, replaced by Dan Devine. And on the cover of SI was Quarterback Rick Slager, guiding the Irish to an 8-3 season. But Slager was more than just a QB… he played just as much tennis in South Bend as he did football and would go on to get his law degree from ND… but when he was throwing the pigskin, there was a sophomore tight end often on the receiving end of it. Ken MacAfee is one of the greatest college tight ends of all-time. A 2-time All-American for Notre Dame, he would break out in '75 and follow it up with two sensational seasons as a junior and senior. In 1977, Joe Montana was now the quarterback and MacAfee was his top target. He caught 54 passes, and finished 3rd in the Heisman Voting while taking home the Walter Camp Award for the nations top player. All this led the Irish to a New Years Day win over Heisman winner Earl Campbell and the Texas Longhorns in the Cotton Bowl, 38-10… MacAfee would close his college career with a National Championship…the 10th in the programs storied history. Drafted by the 49ers, MacAfee played two seasons in the NFL in San Francisco but in his 3rd season, new head coach Bill Walsh asked the 6'4, 250 lb tight end to switch to guard. That didn't sound like a good idea to Ken, and despite being reunited with Montana by the Bay, after a few pre-season games playing nothing but O-Line, MacAfee abruptly retired from the NFL. Ya see, MacAfee didn't just play football at Notre Dame… he got an education and after graduating with a degree in pre-professional studies he went to Penn and earned his DMD—-Doctor of Medicine in Dentistry… He would later become an oral surgeon and an expert in the field. That's what it means to be a student athlete. MacAfee joins us to tell us about the difference between Parsegian and Devine… who was behind helping get a walk-on by the name of Rudy Ruettiger into that now famous game… what was real and what wasn't from the iconic movie, “Rudy” and if he ever thinks about what if he had stayed and played with Montana in San Francisco. Ken loved his time at Notre Dame and we loved our time with him on the Past Our Prime podcast. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week's host, Moe Roddy, is joined by women's match racing legends Betsy Alison, Allie Blecher, Nicole Breault, and Molly Carapiet to chat the past, present, and future of the sport. Betsy is a 5-time Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year, Allie is a 4-time Champion of the U.S. Women's Match Racing Championship, Nicole is the #1 ranked women's match racer in the U.S. today, and Molly is a 5-time All-American sailor. Hear the history of women's match racing, how it compares to other forms of racing, how we can inspire more women to become match racers, the differences in match racing grades, and the mentors who have inspired them the most. Learn more at WomensWMRT.com and USSailing.org
Sara Lake of Piper High School was among the first state champions in Kansas history after KSHSAA sanctioned girls wrestling. She went on to become a three-time All-American at Lindenwood University. Hear from Sara and her college coach Frank Yattoni
Krystal is a former All-American setter from UCLA. She is now the owner of Jackson Strength Volleyball, where she helps setters develop their skills to be confident and consistent in their game.You can connect with Krystal and learn more about her programs here: click here
Too much freedom can be a bad thing, but not when it's us giving you several versions of The Rolling Stones' "I'm Free" from 1965. The original is a carefree song that strolls along, with a moment where the tune gets tripped up. All-American boys The Lovin' Kind. This one's organ-soaked and the chorus really explodes! Next up is an amazing soul interpretation by Wilmer & The Dukes. Just listen to it, it'll knock your socks off! We feel obliged to do The Soup Dragons hit version from 1990 but ain't no way it's getting the BDA ... We cleanse the palate with The Ar-Kaics, a retro version from 2014. No whammy in that one!
A delightful conversation with Deb Tornedon, whose running career accomplishments almost defy description. She recently added to her litany of honors with selection to the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame. The native of tiny Falun, Kansas, she was a four-time All American at K-State and has kept on running ever since, holding a staggering 23 Kansas age group records, and continuing to set world records to this day.
In this episode of Mental Wealth, I sit down with The Jordan Strong, a two-time All-American football player, devout Christian, model bodybuilder, and all-around great guy. Jordan shares his compelling life story, discussing his upbringing in Batesville, Mississippi, and the significant impact of family and faith on his life. He delves into his challenging high school years, the transformative JUCO experience, his time at Coastal Carolina University, and his brief stint in the NFL. Through it all, Jordan emphasizes the importance of resilience, mental health, and a strong work ethic. This heartfelt conversation is a testament to overcoming adversity and finding purpose beyond the game.00:00 Welcome to Mental Wealth00:01 Introducing Jordan Strong00:58 Jordan's Humble Beginnings03:57 Discovering Football07:05 High School Struggles11:22 Facing Adversity15:20 The Turning Point19:50 JUCO Journey Begins20:20 Overcoming High School Setbacks20:38 JUCO: A New Beginning21:23 Finding Purpose and Faith22:34 Proving Myself at JUCO25:01 The Road to College Offers28:00 Choosing Coastal Carolina33:10 Adapting to Coastal Carolina36:54 NFL Dreams and Realities40:07 Life Lessons from FootballSocial MediaInstagram https://www.instagram.com/jaimeertakeoverr/Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/search?term=jaimeertakeoverrTwitter https://twitter.com/jaimeertakeoverTikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@jaimeertakeoverr?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pcSpotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2h0daCcrMMgixG4DsyFGa0?si=pnIWA-ykSOil2JGkITZMAAD'Jordan Social Mediahttps://www.instagram.com/djordanstrongg?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==https://www.tiktok.com/@djordanstrong?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc
Post-Gazette Pitt insiders Stephen Thompson and Abby Schnable preview the Panthers' ACC opener against Louisville at noon Saturday at Acrisure Stadium. Will Desmond Reid be able to go for Pitt, and if he does, will it be in a full capacity? How can players like Juelz Goff and Ja'Kyrian Turner step up if the All-American is unable to play? How should Pat Narduzzi's team prepare, with the status of star Cardinals running backs Isaac Brown and Duke Watson up in the air? If Brown and Watson aren't able to play, can Louisville QB Miller Moss control the passing game against Pitt's defense that includes stars like Kyle Louis and Rasheem Biles? Can Pitt QB Eli Holstein and WRs like Poppi Williams and Kenny Johnson shoulder the burden if Reid isn't able to play? Our duo answers those questions and more, plus gives their predictions and keys to the game. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
JP Flynn was an All-American offensive lineman at Montana State in 2015 and 2016 who went on to play in the NFL. This week, he joins the Big Sky Breakdown to analyze Montana State's 17-0 win over Mercyhurst and share some of his best memories against Eastern Washington in his playing career.
On today' Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett is joined by the Go-2-Guy Jim Moore and his MLB Insider Ryan Divish, Seattle Times right at the start of the show to chat about the Mariners clinching a playoff spot. They spend the whole first hour discussing the Mariners chances in the playoffs, who scares you in the AL, Cal Raleigh MVP chances, and the importance of Josh Naylor both on and off the field. Puck then welcomes “Inside the Bloody Trenches” with Rob Staton from SeahawksDraftBlog.comto recap their dominant win over the Saints, the play of Sam Darnold, why finding a franchise quarterback is so hard, and Puck's love affair with Grey Zabel and Leonard Williams. The Ryder Cup starts this week, so Puck and Jim talked to PGA golfer Joel Dahmen to get a preview of what's in store for the U.S. against Europe, however, Joel spends a lot of time chatting about his love for Seattle sports, specifically his intense fandom for the Mariners. Also, Joel is looking for a new caddie, would he ever contemplate having Jim on his bag?The “Old Crimson” podcast returns with Jim and former All-American safety Paul Sorensen as they wrap up the Apple Cup, Jedd Fisch pouring it on late, the Zevi QB decision, Jimmy Rogers comments on lack of resources and a preview of Colorado State. Lastly, Puck wraps up the show with, “Hey, What the Puck!?” (1:00) Puck is joined by Jim and MLB Insider Ryan Divish (1:00:11) “Inside the Bloody Trenches” with Rob Staton (1:28:55) PGA Tour player Joel Dahmen (2:08:24) “Old Crimson” podcast with Puck, Jim and Paul Sorensen (2:42:14) “Hey, What the Puck!”
In this week's basketball coaching conversation, Rhode Island head coach Tammi Reiss joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on energy, skill and no skipping steps.Tammi Reiss has led the University of Rhode Island women's basketball program to unprecedented success since becoming head coach. In the 2022–23 season, she guided the Rams to a program-record 26 wins and their first-ever Atlantic 10 Regular Season Championship. The year prior, Rhode Island posted 22 wins, marking the first time in program history the team achieved back-to-back 20-win seasons. Under her leadership, the Rams advanced to the WNIT Super 16 in 2023, earning two postseason victories for the first time.Reiss was named Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year in both 2020–21 and 2022–23. She was also recognized nationally as ESPNW Coach of the Week on February 14, 2022, and again on February 6, 2023.Before arriving at Rhode Island, Reiss served as an assistant coach at Syracuse, Cal State Fullerton, San Diego State and Virginia, contributing to multiple NCAA Tournament appearances and conference titles. Her professional coaching experience includes roles with the WNBA's San Antonio Silver Stars and Utah Starzz, as well as her alma mater, the University of Virginia.In addition to her collegiate achievements, Reiss was an assistant coach for Team USA's 3x3 squads, helping lead them to a Bronze Medal at the Olympics and a Gold Medal at the World Championships.She was a four-year starter for the Cavaliers, earning All-American honors in1992. She led UVA to three ACC regular-season titles, two league tournament championships, and three Final Four appearances. Reiss earned All-Conference honors three times in her career and was named to the All-ACC TournamentTeam twice. She ended her collegiate career ranked first in school history in 3-point field goals made (139) and 3-point field goal percentage (.416) and was second in points (1,842) and free throws made (437).Reiss was the fifth overall pick in the 1997 WNBA Draft by the Starzz. She played two seasons for Utah, serving as team captain.
In this inspiring episode of Grit, Grace, and Glitz, Erika welcomes Jennifer Watson, a powerhouse in performance and wellness. Jennifer shares her remarkable journey from being a two-time All American athlete to a transformative executive performance strategist and integrative physical therapist. She emphasizes the importance of self-awareness and body intelligence in uncovering one's true purpose, highlighting how subtle patterns and unaddressed traumas can hinder progress in both personal and professional life.Throughout their conversation, Jennifer reveals how small shifts—like listening to your body's signals and addressing underlying fears—can lead to profound breakthroughs. She underscores wellness is rooted in self-mastery and true leadership begins within. With practical examples and heartfelt advice, Jennifer encourages listeners to embrace their unique journey, prioritize their well-being, and take courageous action toward uncovering their full potential. This episode is a call to slow down, reflect, and harness the power of self-awareness to create a more vibrant and purpose-driven life.Connect with Jennifer:https://www.jenn-watson.com/Connect with your host, Erika:LinkedIn (primary)https://www.linkedin.com/in/erikarothenbergerIGhttps://www.instagram.com/erikalearothenberger?igsh=MmhjeTRhbnB1aXM2FBhttps://www.facebook.com/share/69wqEYVzFKKnci9u/?mibextid=LQQJ4d
All-American linebacker J Leman joins Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner to discuss Illinois football's disheartening 63-10 loss at Indiana. Leman breaks down the Illini's protection issues, attrition in the secondary and how the team bounces back from an embarrassing loss. The guys then look ahead to Saturday's homecoming game against No. 21 USC and the keys for Illini to not let one loss derail the season. Follow the Illini Inquirer Podcast on: Apple: https://apple.co/3oMt0NP Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Xan2L8 Other: https://bit.ly/36gn7Ct Go VIP for just $1: http://bit.ly/3FUGfIj To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: Bob Albritton and other Texas A&M regents just will not stop pushing the Leftist agenda and reverse discrimination at A&M. Just as Obama General, Mark Welsh, finally resigns as Texas A&M president over his long pushing of DEI and similar, Albritton and the other regents go and name a new president with a similar Leftwing advocacy background to be president of A&M Victoria, a campus they are taking over from the University of Houston System. Tone deaf? Dumb? Closet Leftists? Or, just proving true all the “dumb Aggie” jokes we've heard all our lives.It ain't Texan or All-American at A&M these days folks: Controversial Curriculum at Texas A&M: Feminism, LGBTQ Studies, and Marxism.Our Lone Star story of the day is sponsored by Allied Compliance Services providing the best service in DOT, business and personal drug and alcohol testing since 1995.HD71: City councilman, Blaise Regan, withdraws from race before filing ever opened. Also, Liz Case interviews with local TV stations pointing out (truthfully) that she's been doing much of the job for local voters without the title.Tarrant County schools sued over Texas Ten Commandments law. On a related note, can we band together and start suing for separation of Leftism and government or Freedom from Leftist B.S.?Tarrant County Democrats fail to use quorum denial to stop a tax cut! Yep, that's what they wanted, to stop a tax cut in Tarrant County – today's Texas Democrat with whom government is always more important than the people it was created to serve.Legendary West Texas songwriter Sonny Curtis has died, aged 88-years. We remember with song. It was a pleasure to have spent a bit of time with Sonny, a very kind man.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWOB9GBqJAAListen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our radio and streaming affiliates.www.PrattonTexas.com
Former Vanderbilt Basketball player Drew Maddux joins Kerry to discuss his All-American basketball career, his time as a coach on the sideline, and the transition into becoming a corporate coach. Drew delves into the mindset that helped him not only on the court but also in the professional world, as well as his mission to inspire himself and others to "pick up the trash."
Guests: Siran Stacy, All-American running back for University of Alabama & Founder of Siran Stacy Ministries & John Blount, Head Pastor of Woodland Methodist Church/Pike RoadTopic: a conversation in advance of an event featuring Siran Stacy at Woodland on September 25, 2025Websites: siranstacy.org, woodlandlife.org
https://vimeo.com/1119188767?share=copy Did you know that we take in more information in one day than our ancestors took in, in a whole year, a hundred years ago? That's a lot of stimulation. So, how do we in the middle of all that stimulation, all that reaction, all that is going on in the world, how do we also experience peace, also experience joy? Join this conversation with Kate Furnish, she's got a new book called Joy Mastery Method: Three Steps to Let Go of Struggle and Enjoy Your Life Now. Where she shares her three simple steps to Simplify, Stabilize and Source your life. Katherine (Kate) Furnish, PT, MPT is a mother of three, a Physical Therapist who has worked with thousands of people on their healing journey to well being; a women's empowerment coach who believes when women thrive, everyone thrives. She understands the high achieving woman who manages it all and secretly wonders when it's her turn to enjoy life. She knows the time is NOW and the shift to enjoying life is easier than you think. Watch or listen to the show to learn how to master your own joy and find fulfillment in three simple steps. You're Invited! READ: Joy Mastery Method: Three Steps to Let Go of Struggle and Enjoy Your Life Now https://www.amazon.com/Joy-Mastery-Method-Three-Struggle/dp/B0FLKGQ6R8/ Ebook launches 9/27 for 99 cents! KATE FURNISH BIO Kate Furnish is a five-time All-American swimmer and appointee to the Physical Therapy Board by the American Health Council. Kate is the founder of The Sanctuary Physical Therapy in Sedona, AZ, where she blends her expert level training in a specialized form of hands-on bodywork called JFB Myofascial Release, physical therapy, exercise prescription, and patient education to create custom care plans to supports clients in relieving pain, recovering from injury and trauma, restoring movement, and reconnecting with mind, body, and spirit while empowering them to live their best authentic and joyous life. Kate Furnish offers several other programs including one-to-one life coaching, starting where you are to teach self-care, stress reduction, and step by step forward movement to achieve your goals. Joy of Life is a 3-Month program to find your joy and activate the vision that will push you forward in life. Discover Your Sanctuary is a 22-Day Online Journey, consisting of a curated series of interviews to help you discover your personal sanctuary and connect with your peace, your purpose, and live a life of freedom. And there is 5-Day Challenge to guide you from feeling overwhelmed to peace. LINKS Web: https://mysanctuarysource.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesanctuaryphysicaltherapy/ QUOTES May you let go and live this adventure of life with joy as who you were always meant to be, yourself. Welcome home. Home to yourself. Manage yourself to manage your life. YOUR GUIDE TO SOUL NECTAR: KERRI HUMMINGBIRD Kerri Hummingbird, Medicine Woman, Mother and Mentor, is the Founder of Inner Medicine Training, a Mystery School that shares potent ancient traditions from the Andes and Himalayas for owning your wisdom and living your purpose. She is the #1 international best-selling author of “Inner Medicine: Becoming One with Mother Earth for the Survival of Humanity”, “Love Is Fierce: Healing the Mother Wound”, “The Second Wave: Transcending the Human Drama” (on the int'l bestseller charts for over 6 years) and the award-winning best-selling book “Awakening To Me: One Woman's Journey To Self Love” which describes the early years of her spiritual awakening. As the host of Soul Nectar Show, Ms. Hummingbird inspires people to lead their lives wide awake with an authenticity, passion and purpose that positively impacts others. As a healer and mentor, she catalyzes mind-shifts that transform life challenges into gifts of wisdom. If you are wondering what the heck is going on, the answer is simple. We are in the process of a massive shift in consciousnes...
Spencer, Dan, and Mark remember every Star Wars pinball machine and finish up with our first thoughts on the latest game, Star Wars, fall of the empire. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll kiss 3 hours goodbye. Good, Clean, All-American fun.
Exciting Announcement!Join us on The Kim Jacobs Show this Thursday, September 18th at 11 AM EST for an exclusive interview with President Chris V. Rey—a trailblazer in leadership, service, and education.Born in St. Thomas, raised in North Carolina, President Rey's journey has taken him from being an All-American athlete, to a decorated U.S. Army veteran, a cybersecurity policy writer for the DoD, the youngest Mayor of Spring Lake, NC, the 36th International President of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., and now the 20th President of Barber-Scotia College.He is a husband, father of nine, and a leader who continues to build legacies that impact generations.Don't miss this powerful conversation about service, leadership, resilience, and purpose.Want to launch your own show? Email Kimjacobsshow@gmail.com or call 704-944-3534 to grab your seat in the next training. We take the first 5 students to confirm.Support The Kim Jacobs Show and let us know in the comment section during our live broadcast and we will acknowledge your support!PayPal: paypal.me/Kimjacobsinc�Venmo: @ThekimjacobsshowZelle or Apple Cash: 704-962-7161Subscribe on YouTube: YouTube.com/c/Kimjacobsshowand turn on notifications so you don't miss a moment!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-kim-jacobs-show--2878190/support.
Jason and Taylor are joined by college football analyst, 3x All-American at the University of Georgia, and host of "See Ball Get Ball", David Pollack!! Join the conversation about this past week's results. Is Vanderbilt the real deal? Is Alabama back? Is Missouri under appreciated? We're covering it all! Plus, hear everyone's SEC Standouts and SEC Siren after week 3, and preview the big matchups in the SEC this weekend: Auburn vs Oklahoma and South Carolina vs Missouri! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast:Maj Toure, the founder of Black Guns Matter and the Solutionary Center in Philadelphia. As a 2nd amendment defender, he's a passionate defender of ALL American's right of self-defense.
All-American linebacker J Leman joins Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner to break down Illinois football's 38-0 win over Indiana. Leman discusses a strong shutout effort by the defense, another slow start by the offense and a dominant second half. Leman then previews Saturday's top-25 matchup at Indiana and discusses UCLA's coaching change. Follow the Illini Inquirer Podcast on: Apple: https://apple.co/3oMt0NP Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Xan2L8 Other: https://bit.ly/36gn7Ct Go VIP for just $1: http://bit.ly/3FUGfIj To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Step inside the Heartland Grand with Zach Nannini and Richard Marshall Jr. as they pull back the curtain on one of trapshooting's biggest events. From personal victories to weather's impact on performance, this episode dives deep into what it really takes to succeed on the line.Hear the latest on:Key ATA rule changes every shooter should knowAll-American team updates and insightsThe excitement building for upcoming shootsWhether you're chasing your first 25 straight or eyeing the All-American list, this conversation is packed with knowledge, stories, and inspiration for every competitive shooter.
Coach Sean Brosnan turned around a struggling Newbury Park high school cross country team that hadn't qualified for a State Championship in 25 years. Soon, they had won three consecutive National Championships. How did he do it? Sean shares the psychological and physical strategies he used to instill belief, develop fitness, and build the bond between teammates. His all-in, often unorthodox approach, raised eyebrows but undeniably got incredible results. Himself a distinguished endurance runner, Sean was a collegiate All-American in both cross country and track and holds a personal best of 3:44.33 in the 1500m. He's now coaching for the UCLA track team. His new book is now available: Beyond Fast: How a Renegade Coach and His Unlikely High School Team Revolutionized Distance Running. If you have a young runner in your life - or you're a cross country athlete yourself - buy this book. Like Running with the Buffaloes did for me in college, Sean's work is powerful and may help another generation of young runners fall in love with the sport. Thank You Lever! I'm excited to partner with Lever - a bodyweight support system that helps you run further or faster with less effort and injury risk. You've probably seen pro runners using Lever - it attaches to any treadmill and you hook into it like a harness. It effectively makes you lighter, enabling you to run more volume than you normally could with reduced injury risk, run faster with less effort, or return to running after an injury more effectively. Lever allows you to do more running with less risk. From building mileage, introducing faster workouts, aiding your return to running after a break, Lever has a place in every phase of training. The pro's have been using Lever for years, giving them the advantage of more training with fewer injuries. They're also common in physical therapy offices. Because you can run with less body weight, you can gain fitness and practice good technique without risking your recovery. Go to levermovement.com and use code Strength20 for 20% off any system (and that's with a capital S). If you're injury-prone or are looking to take a big swing at your goals this year, now is the time for Lever. That's levermovement.com with code Strength20 for 20% off any system. Thank you to 2Before! We are supported by 2Before, a powerful sports supplement made from New Zealand Blackcurrants designed to increase endurance, manage inflammation, support immunity, and promote adaptation. 2Before main mechanism for boosting performance is acting as a vasodilator - it increases blood flow, making it more efficient for the body to pump oxygenated nutrient-rich blood into the muscles. Just like beetroot but more effective, blackcurrant berries are vasodilators, helping you get more blood flow where it's needed, quickly and efficiently. My personal favorite option includes 100mg of caffeine, so you get the proven performance (and psychological) benefits of caffeine combined with the vasodilation effects of blackcurrant berries. Boost your performance and immune system with 2before: use code JASON for 30% off 20 packs and multi-serve packs at 2Before.com. Thank you to 2Before for supporting Strength Running!
"I weighed more as a professional runner than I did in college, and I ran faster as a professional runner," shares sports dietitian Maddie Alm MS RDN. You might know Maddie Alm from her Instagram account and podcat, Fueling Forward. She started her journey to becoming a registered dietitian after meeting with a sports RDN in college, as a collegiate athlete. In college, she was feeling exhausted between workouts and training sessions, but as she shares on this episode, "didn't even realize that fueling was important." That all changed with a pretty simple suggestion from the dietitian: Fuelg between workouts! In this case, with chocolate milk. We don't hate it! Alm shares her story as a walk-on collegiate runner at CU Boulder to becoming an All-American in her 5th year of eligibility. As she completed her additional dietetics coursework and then internship, she started training with Team Boss and began racing professionally. Now she works in private pracitce helping fellow runners fuel adequately and avoid REDs, while pursuing her own training goals on the other side of elite racing. Connect with Maddie Alm MS RDN on Instagram @fueling_forward. Follow @Lane9project on Instgram, and subscribe to our weekly newsletter here. Connect with a clinician near you, and find your full team of women's health and sport providers, by going to Lane9Project.org/directory. If you don't see what you're looking for, fill out our Athlete Match Form, and we'll find someone for you!
Director of Cross Country & Track & Field Sean Robinson joins Airey Bros Radio to unpack how he's building Drew University into a Division III contender—after a decorated two-decade run at Morris Hills HS (10 state titles, 21 sectionals, NJSCA Hall of Fame). We cover honest D3 recruiting (why grades = money), the value of liberal arts & internships near NYC, data-driven training with gait analysis, and the mindset shift from “win” to “win or learn.” Robinson also details Drew's first All-American (Sage Hendershot, 2024), school records, and hosting the Landmark Conference XC meet.You'll hear about:Building a D3 program from the ground up—staffing, systems, cultureD3 merit aid vs. athletic $$$ and how academics unlock offersCampus/training: “The Forest,” trail access, Madison safety, NYC internshipsManaging athletes in the social-media era: focus > comparisonHands-on coaching: gait analysis, injury prevention, Google Classroom workflows2025 outlook: deeper rosters, first meet notes, and hosting Landmark XCPerfect for: high-school athletes & families exploring Division III, coaches refining culture, and anyone curious how a teacher-coach builds sustainable success.Follow & Support Airey Bros Radio: YouTube (@Aireybros)• Instagram (@aireybrosradio) • Spotify & Apple Podcasts• Coaching: Black Sheep Endurance• Buy Me a Coffee (links in show notes)Show Notes / Chapters00:55 — Why Airey Bros spotlights D2/D3/NAIA/NJCAA programs02:00 — Robinson's Drew milestones: first All-American (Sage Hendershot), school records04:40 — Jersey icebreaker: Taylor Ham vs. pork roll05:40 — Origin story: basketball to XC, Kutztown University, teacher-coach roots08:45 — Morris Hills → Drew: choosing the next mountain, vision for the program10:50 — The reality of college coaching: recruiting never stops14:15 — D3 truth: merit aid, academics, and why grades = money18:00 — What Drew is known for: Business, Marketing, Education, History, Theater19:45 — Training environment: trails from campus, Madison safety, NYC access22:05 — Internships that still fit practice (train to Penn Station)22:57 — Program momentum: jumps group growth driven by All-American success24:58 — Staff as “clinicians,” CEO leadership without micromanaging26:20 — Hands-on coaching: gait analysis, injury prevention, Google Classroom33:10 — “Win or learn”: reframing failure & athlete mental health37:50 — Advice to HS recruits: trust your coach, limit comparison, love the process40:57 — Training talk: thresholds, biochemistry-backed decisions45:10 — Why “Drew is the stone,” not a stepping stone45:55 — 2025 notes: NJIT Alumni opener; hosting Landmark XC at Oak Ridge47:04 — Rapid fire: black coffee, mirror pep talks, Foo Fighters, single-digit golf HC
Today on the Championship Mindset Podcast, we welcome Keaton Albert, Head Coach of the Huntington University Forester Women's Soccer program. Coach Albert brings a wealth of experience and passion to his first year at the helm, following six successful seasons as an assistant and recruiting coordinator with Indiana Wesleyan men's soccer. A former standout player himself, he earned All-American honors, was named the 2015 Crossroads League Player of the Year, and helped lead his team to three conference championships. Off the field, Keaton is equally committed to developing student-athletes, both in their faith and in life. He holds degrees in Psychology and Christian Ministries, along with a Master's in Marriage and Family Therapy, and serves not only as a coach but also as an on-campus counselor—helping players grow academically, spiritually, relationally, and competitively. We hope you enjoy our conversation with Keaton Albert.
Title: How to Quit Your W-2 and Never Look Back with Jamie Bateman Summary: In this episode of Raise the Bar Radio, Seth Bradley welcomes Jamie, a military veteran turned real estate and mortgage note investor, who shares his story of transitioning from a W-2 career into entrepreneurship and financial freedom. Jamie discusses the phases of his life, including collegiate sports, military service, and a long stint at the Department of Defense before pivoting to real estate and eventually mortgage note investing. He emphasizes how discipline shaped his journey and how shifting mindset, focusing on strengths, and leveraging his network were key to taking ownership of his life and finances. Jamie also dives deep into the mortgage note investing space, explaining how performing and non-performing notes work, the active nature of the business, and how he now offers passive investment opportunities for accredited investors. He closes by highlighting the importance of planning with intention, overcoming perfectionism, and using passive income to create margin and freedom in life. Links to Watch and Subscribe: https://youtu.be/nRyX8_YA9YI Bullet Point Highlights: Discipline builds freedom - Sports, military, and entrepreneurship all instilled the value of discipline, which Jamie says is critical for success and freedom. W-2 life wasn't the path - Jamie recognized through his commute and stagnant career trajectory that he didn't want to follow the traditional path, sparking his exit plan. Mindset shift was essential - He stopped consuming negative news and started focusing on education and his strengths to shift into entrepreneurship. Mortgage note investing explained - Performing notes offer cash flow while non-performing notes offer the chance to add value, akin to fix and flips. However, both are active businesses, not passive. Passive income fuels risk-taking - Creating passive income streams allowed Jamie to take entrepreneurial risks while maintaining financial security. Action beats perfection - As an entrepreneur, chasing perfection isn't practical. Done is better than perfect. Reverse planning drives clarity - Backwards planning from a vivid vision 3-5 years into the future increases urgency and helps set clear, intentional actions. Final advice - Start by investing passively to learn, and later you can decide whether to become active. Don't underestimate the transferable skills you already possess. Transcript: (Seth Bradley) (00:02.062) What's up, builders? This is Raise the Bar Radio, where we talk about building wealth, raising capital, and all in all, raising the bar in your business and your life. This is the No BS podcast for capital raisers, investors, and entrepreneurs who are serious about scaling their business and living life on their own terms. I'm Seth Bradley, securities attorney, real estate investor, and entrepreneur, bringing you world-class strategies from the best in the game. If you're ready to raise more capital, close bigger deals, build a better you and create true financial freedom, you're in the right place. Let's go. Jamie, what's going on, brother? Welcome to the show. Thanks Seth, is awesome. I'm excited to be here and I'm hoping to add some value. Absolutely, man. Third time's a charm. We've been trying to get this scheduled after I was on your show, which was fantastic. Had a really good time on that show and I think it turned out pretty good. I know we're going to deliver on this one as well. Yeah, we're gonna try to try to I'll try to do as good a job as you did. So yeah, was that was a yeah, no, I that was a very, very good episode from adversity to abundance. highly recommend your your listeners check that one out to your episode on that show. So thanks for thanks for doing that. (Seth Bradley) (01:20.086) Absolutely, man. You're an incredible interviewer. I've net, that's the only, I've been on dozens of podcasts and, you know, you pulled out a lot of things for me that I've, I've never talked about on the air. So it's pretty, pretty awesome. Pretty awesome show, man. Appreciate that. Cool man, well let's just jump right into your background man. What's your story? Take it back as far as you'd like to brother. Yeah. Man, I'd like to think that life has phases. So I've had a few different phases in my life. I come from a large family. I'm the oldest of seven kids and we always had a competitive background as far as team sports and things like that. So I played lacrosse in college. That was always a foundational piece of my life and just kind of think from there learned how to be a part of something bigger than myself and how to work toward a common goal with a with a team. So that's been something that's been a kind of a thread through my life and then got married and joined the military and actually joined the military technically before I got married, but seemed like I got married and then ran off and ran away from my wife. But it's not exactly what happened. But (Jamie Bateman) (02:36.02) I joined the military, was an officer in the US Army. I did miss my first three wedding anniversaries through deployment and things like that. And again, it was a matter of trying to be plugged into something, you know, to serve and be a part of something bigger than myself and trying to add value like I think we all want to do. I've obviously glossed over a lot of details, but those were a couple of inflection points, I guess, if you will, like you like to talk about, I know. And so my military career transitioned into a career with the Department of Defense as a civilian, and did 14 years as a civilian with DoD at Fort Meade. And the first half, so the first seven, for all you math wizards out there, was full time. And then the second half, the second seven years was part time. And that seven years is when I was really building my businesses, which are largely real estate investing and mortgage note investing focus. So we can get into the details there. And then in 2022, I ended up quitting my job and now I have a few different small businesses that I run. And like you, Seth, I've got a lot of different things that I'm juggling and You know, so, but yeah, I love talking about taking ownership of your financial situation and taking ownership of your life really. And I know that you and I have that in common. So yeah, that's a high level overview of my background. Awesome, man. I appreciate that. There's a lot to unpack there. You know, going back to playing sports all the way up to the collegiate level, that's incredible. I always like to think even playing like popcorn or football back in the day, you need a way to instill discipline in yourself. And that's kind of the oldest memory I can think of where it was hard, right? Like it was like you've got a coach screaming at you. (Seth Bradley) (04:38.134) Like back in the day, it's like, you know, they wouldn't give you water unless you like, you know, for like an hour, which I don't think they do that anymore now. But, you you had to earn that drink of water and all those sorts of things. But you you really learned what it's like to work hard and you really learned what discipline was all about. And I would say that and you can you can expand on this. But I would say that, you know, being in the military yourself, that takes it to a whole new level. Right. It's like you got that from sports. You got that from the military. Yeah, definitely. I mean, obviously, they're very different in a lot of ways. But that is certainly a common theme is being disciplined. And people, people shy away from that word, because it just sounds like work or no fun and no flexibility. But I found that having discipline in your life ends up adding more freedom in a sense, because you kind of have your foundational pieces set in stone, you don't have to think about those. And so, yeah, regarding team sports, it's really a matter of, you know, everyone doing their part, right. And so there's a level of individual discipline and, and then just, and then also just kind of putting the putting the group ahead of yourself. Obviously, you know, you want individual, there's nothing wrong with individual accolades. And I was certainly chasing, you know, those individual accolades. It's not something I shied away from, I was definitely was wrapped up in trying to be an All-American and that kind of thing. And did get that a couple of times, you know, but at the end of the day, nobody really cares about that. And the way I viewed it was if I was doing my part, and I got those, you if I was scoring goals in lacrosse, as an example, that means I'm contributing to, you know, to the team, right. And so there's obviously a fine line there, but of going too far, either way. But yeah, that discipline is critical. (Jamie Bateman) (06:36.73) you know, even it's certain I played at a high level in college and there was year round your training your your your into it. It was a division three school but it but the reality was we worked just as hard as any any D one program and yeah, it's it's a these are skills that have paid off and are absolutely transferable to the rest of life. For sure. Yeah, I think you've got to get those intangible things. You've got to develop them somewhere along the way, whatever that is, if that's sports or the military or from your parents. mean, you can get it from different places, but you definitely need it. I mean, we're in different stages of our life at this point. talking about a lot. We talk about freedom and flexibility and fun to try to get away from kind of the W-2 mindset. But in order to achieve freedom, flexibility and fun in a successful way, have to be disciplined to be able to get there. You had to have done something successfully to be able to get there or maybe what separates you from the guy living in a van down by the river. That guy has freedom and flexibility. I don't know about fun, maybe fun, but it's a different, obviously it's a different outcome. Yeah, and I, I think I still need, you I still use a lot of discipline today. It's still, still required, but it's, I guess it's self imposed. And, you know, I just love, love having that flexibility and that freedom that comes along with being an entrepreneur. So yeah, it's been a central piece to my success for sure. But I still, I don't think it ever, you know, goes away. I just get to pick and choose what, you know, what discipline I want to kind of enforce on myself, I guess. So yeah, absolutely. And as you said, the military was a huge part of that for me as well. I mean, that's a different kind of, different kind of discipline and different kind of teamwork and different, you know, if you lose the lacrosse game, okay, you lost the lacrosse game, but military the stakes are a little higher. So maybe certain things are more important attention to detail or critic is critical and (Jamie Bateman) (08:53.73) But at the end of the day, it's, the same principles apply across both, I guess, sectors, if you will. For sure. So let's dive into that transition. You started working kind of part-time there for seven years, so that seems like a transitional period. How were you able to progress from that W2? And what I've heard you say is call yourself a W2 quitter. I love that. How were you able to progress from a W2 person to a W2 quitter? What enabled you to do that and what that transition looked like? I mean, you know, I do remember in 2015, probably a little bit maybe maybe say 2014. But I just you get, you know, I had a wife and two kids and I had the commute the long commute that I know a lot of people can identify with. So it just was Groundhog Day was the same thing over and over and over. And that's not me sitting here complaining about my family or having having the opportunity to work. But after a while, it gets old. Let's just be real, right? So it's like you're sitting in traffic and I just, you start looking at, you know, I worked for the government and you look around and you say, who, okay, who's sort of ahead of me on this? Like you, like I think you probably mentioned on our, on your, your show and my, show, your episode, you look around to the people who are more kind of further along the path than you. You say, do you want to be that person? Is that the life you want? And man, I did not want that. And it just just having that just super long term just you know, pot at the end of the rainbow, I guess, nothing driving me in the interim, man, it was it was just it was brutal. So I probably did a little woes me for a little bit there a little victim mentality for a bit. But then you start to realize, like, okay, if you don't take ownership of your own life, no one's going to right. So (Jamie Bateman) (10:54.934) No one's going to come in and do this for you. So I'm not sure what truly, you know, created the change in my mindset, but my mindset absolutely started to change and it just made a shift. And I, and I stopped watching cable news. I stopped, just, you know, stop paying attention to all the things that I can't control. And I couldn't control back then and, and started saying, no, what do I have? What are my strengths? Who is in my, who's back to the team thing. who's on my team, who's in my network that I can add value to and who can add value to me. So I started looking around and my father was a realtor for many years. My brother was a loan officer. We had one rental property at the time. I had worked at, I didn't mention, I worked at a title company and I worked for a mortgage broker before as well briefly. So I had this experience that a lot of people don't have and that's you know, that doesn't mean I'm better than anyone. It just means these are my strengths. So let's point to that. And let's use that. So I started really being intentional about focusing on my strengths and my assets that I had in my life, right. And then another asset that I used to see as a liability was the time in the car. So I started listening to podcasts. you know, and then it turned into wait, I don't even want to go into work yet. Because this this podcast episode is amazing. And I'm learning so much. know, bigger pockets and all the other real estate podcasts and different investing podcasts and started using that mental bandwidth instead of focusing on national media stories that I have zero influence over. Here's something that I can actually take action on. And so in mid 2015, I went part time and it just so happens that at DoD is one of the few agencies in the in federal government where you can go part time and still keep your benefits. So I still had health insurance for my family. You know, most people don't have that option necessarily, but well, I did. So that's what I did. And, and, you know, that's, again, decided to decide to start building my my other streams of income outside of my W two. (Jamie Bateman) (13:15.752) my circumstances been different if I was single, I probably would have just quit the whole thing, right? But I was able to have that kind of laddered approach, I guess, or tiered approach to kind of ripping off the bandaid. Yeah, yeah, no, that's awesome. I love just the idea of taking ownership of your life, right? Like everybody has those moments where they're feeling sorry for themselves. But the successful people, they don't sit there and stay in that mindset. They move on. You're going to be there sometimes where you've got to get out of it. You got to say, OK, what can I control? What can I change? And you don't say you don't give other people the power to control. you and your mindset and how you feel about your life. Right. Like that's that's that's the thing. Like if you you're constantly blaming someone else or saying this happened to me rather than what can I do to get myself out of it, then you're going to be stuck there forever. You're going to be absolutely going to be spinning your wheels forever. And a lot of that, I think, helps because you said you don't listen. You don't watch the news. I don't either. No, it's a waste of time. What control? What does that do for us? If I do watch it. I literally do it for entertainment and you look at it as an entertain. I look at it like I'm watching. I look at it like this is funny. Like I can, you know what I mean? You kind of analyze it like, this is funny. This guy's saying this in a debate. Right. This guy's saying that it's not taking it as a news and this is how I should live my life because of what they're saying. sports almost. (Jamie Bateman) (14:43.341) Fact. (Jamie Bateman) (14:48.078) Absolutely. And it's not to say that none of these topics are important, mean, global war, politics, poverty, global warming, whatever, it's all very important, but I have zero control over it, almost zero, right? And then the other thing is fear sells and that's what they're selling. And so it doesn't mean that every story is invented and it's all fake news, but it's it just doesn't serve me. And so I'd rather focus on, you know, go ground up and kind of just, I see it in people, maybe older people in my own life now who maybe are retired and they watch the news all day. And it's like, they won't travel because they saw a news story that the airports are packed or something. And, you know, it's, I'm sure that story was, was accurate, right. But it, but the, but the news can filter out and you end up only focusing on the negative really, and it just didn't serve me. yeah, during that lot, the second seven years, I was able to build out my wife and I were doing single family real estate investing and doing a lot of the BRRRR method that maybe some of your audience is familiar with. And so kind of putting that capital back into the rental property machine and expanding our portfolio. And then eventually last year, well, and 2018, made the pivot, I kept the rental properties, but made a pivot to also add on mortgage note investing. And that's been my primary focus as of late. And if you want, can tell the story quickly about how I actually quit my job in 2022. I think it's kind of a funny one. Absolutely, let's do it. (Jamie Bateman) (16:38.318) All right. So, I, so I, two years ago, I was playing badminton and, I'd been doing now, mind you, I used to be like tough, you know, athlete. And like I did, you know, did jujitsu for three years right up before this. And, know, I used to lift weights a lot and still do it here and there, but, you know, I think I'm tough. Right. And, ruptured my Achilles playing badminton. So that's an ego blow to add on to the physical pain that you know, especially with the recovery. So rupture my Achilles a little over two years ago today and I was out of work, it was my right right foot. And the reason I bring this up is not for sympathy, but to say, you know, I couldn't drive for three months. So I actually, yeah, and I had tons of leave from from work and By this time, I was tired, really tired of my, I was pretty much checked out. Like I think you, might've been at your, your big law job, but I was, I was checked out. mean, I wasn't the best employee at this point. And so I took as much leave as I, as I could, you know, reasonably right. And so, but couldn't drive. And so I was out for three months and I come back. So come back into work and I'd had discussions with my wife about, about leaving. was just a matter of, of when, not if. That's right (Jamie Bateman) (18:04.43) I can tell you truthfully, I had no idea that I was going to quit this day, but I came back in from having been out for three months. Mind you, no one gave me a call. No one from work, no one from my management gave me a call the entire three months I was out, other than to say, to ask me, are you vaccinated? Because you have to be vaccinated to be, to get inside the building. Now, I don't want this to turn into some controversial vaccine discussion. or get your podcast banned from something but yes, I'd been vaccinated to answer the question. But no one asked me how's your how's your recovery going? Like how you what do you you know, how's your life? You know, what's it's just are you vaccinated, you need to get that shot before you come in? Okay, great. Thanks. I really feel welcome here. So I'm already just, you know, you know what, screw this place, right? Come back in and just go to my desk, and this is this is an office space kind of thing where I go to my desk and there's some there's an Air Force kid at my desk and long story short, they kind of moved me somewhere else without telling me I can't find my desk, I finally find it, it's got a box with my name on it with, you know, monitors sideways and all and clearly not a functioning desk and, you know, office space. So I literally quit that day. And I just say that it's just like, I knew 100 % I was done. My wife didn't know I quit, but I quit that day. Still worked for another month or two, but there was no question, zero question in my mind, I'm done with this place. So that was March of 2022. And ever since then, I've just focused on building out my businesses and having look back. That's awesome. Sometimes you just know, right? Like sometimes it's done. You just knew. I love that story, man. For me, it was a little bit. You already know the story, but for me, it was a little bit more of someone else's decision. I got fired. mean, and you mentioned that, you you weren't the best employee at that point. Correct. I knew the same thing. And it's great to have awareness and perspective and kind of looking back now, you're like, I would have done the same thing. Like this guy doesn't want to be here. (Seth Bradley) (20:21.292) His output isn't what it should be. Like, he's got to go. mean, he's not the best employee. And as a business owner now, I have really good perspective of that and seeing that. And they were doing me a favor by being like, hey, your heart's not in it, it? And I'm like, no, it's not. It's not. Yeah. The reality is for me, it's really hard to work. know, once you go part time, I mean, I knew I was casting a vote against my career progression there. So as soon as I went part time in 2015, I wasn't saying I'm in this for the long haul guys. This is this is my focus. You know, it's the writing's somewhat on the wall. Looking back, it's almost surprising. I lasted as long as I did. But so, yeah, haven't looked back and just loved love the entrepreneurial you know, day to day and freedom that you alluded to and just the multiple streams of income and certainly has its challenges. I probably work harder now than ever than I ever have. But it's by choice. So I love it. Exactly. Same here, man. mean, it's, you my days are long. I mean, I get up way before I used to get up when I had a 95. I worked past when I would have worked a 95 and definitely more hours. But when you're doing it for yourself and you're doing it because you're working towards something that you believe in, it doesn't feel like you're putting that much time in. Definitely. I wake up early. A lot of days not on purpose is because I'm just excited to get cracking. (Seth Bradley) (21:55.886) So, yeah. absolutely. Yeah. Well, let's kind of get into your current business. I know you mentioned that you focused on your strengths and your assets. Yeah. And, you know, I think it's important. just say it's important to take an inventory of what your strengths are when you're kind of considering going into something else, because a lot of our listeners are attorneys, they're doctors, folks like that. They kind of feel like maybe they're pigeonholed, right? Like, well, if I'm not an attorney, what the hell else can I do? Right. And like, I don't know anything about real estate investing or node investing or starting a business or anything like that. But if you really take a step back, you probably have a lot of skills that you've learned and honed in your career that you can use for something else moving forward. And that was that's what you were able to to do. Definitely. And one thing I'd say is that, you know, one thing that's always comforting for me is nobody knows everything, right? So you can always find somebody who knows more than you in a certain area. You know, there's one quote about every man is my superior in something, right? So basically, it gives me a lot of comfort to know, like, just because an attorney listening to your show knows a way more than I do about a particular topic and probably many, many other topics. That doesn't mean I'm less of a person or you know, I don't know more than that attorney does in another area. So it's okay, I'm never going to know everything. There are other people who've already figured it out. So you know, that's, that's always comforting to me is to when I say look to your strengths, it's also looking to the people in your network who know, it can help you get to where you want to go. So yeah, I mean, So many things we take for granted that we do know. you know, example, when I started working at a title company, fresh out of college, because it was my first real job, and it paid, you know, a salary. I realized quickly how little I knew about title insurance settlements, you know, just just basic stuff. Now looking back, pretty basic stuff. But you don't know that unless you work for a title company, or you're heavily involved in this, you don't you're not. (Jamie Bateman) (24:10.03) trained in that in school typically, right? So, you know, you forget and so your your listener out there, the attorney, the doctor, guarantee they have a lot of life experience, not just from their professional world, but just life experience that they shouldn't take for granted. And the fact that you can go through law school and then be, you know, be an effective attorney, or go through medical school and be an effective doctor, that that means you you can learn things, right? And so Again, I'll go back to life as seasons. I mean, you've shown that in your own story, Seth, like, you know, it's a, doesn't mean just because I started a certain business doesn't mean that's going to be what I'm going to be doing for the next 20 years, or just because I'm an attorney now, it doesn't mean that's what I have to do for the rest of my life. So we always have options. mean, you might look back and wish you'd done something differently or something, but you only have one chance at this. And so, you know, just make the most of it and just keep, think, keep learning constantly is critical. I just hired a business coach, we've had one call. But one of his mottos is, you know, one of his sayings is that he's always he's in permanent beta. So he's always changing, always improving, he's always growing. So I'm trying to trying to implement that as well. (Seth Bradley) (25:40.64) the interruption, but we don't do ads. Instead, know that if you're raising capital for real estate, my law firm, RaiseLaw, is here to give you the expert legal guidance you need to raise capital compliantly and structure and close your deal. And if you're looking for a done-for-you fund-to-fund solution, Tribest is the industry's only all-in-one setup and fund administration solution. Visit Raise.Law and Tribest.com to learn more. Yeah, I love that permanent beta. I haven't heard that before, but I like that. I like that phrase. like that phrase. So tell me about your current business. Tell me about MortgageNode Investing. Start with the basics. What is it? Yeah, so and, and I'll try to keep it, there's so much to it. But again, none of it is difficult. It's just a lot of moving parts and you've got to, you know, takes time to learn. We buy debt, so we buy a mortgage note, and that could be performing or non performing. The real high level version is, is a performing note is kind of like a long term buy and hold rental property. but you're buying the debt and becoming the lender, becoming the bank, if you will. And so you're buying that performing note for cashflow. So I buy a performing note, the borrower now pays me through a loan servicer and I get monthly payments. So that's a great way to go. The problem with that is you can't really add value to that asset very well. You're kind of, it is what it is. And in fact, with mortgage notes, the value actually goes down over time, generally speaking, because principal balance goes down. So it's just, it's worth less than, you know, then, you know, then it would then it was when you bought it. Then on the other side, the non performing side of things, we buy those as well. And those are more like a fix and flip property. So although we're still buying the debt, we're not buying the property. But there's a chance to add value, there's an opportunity to buy distressed asset and add value to that asset and then sell that that non performing note, either well, (Jamie Bateman) (27:49.826) I should say sell that asset, whether that's as a re performing note, or as through the the real estate itself, there are a few different ways you can exit a non performing note deal. And but, but back to your kind of one of the themes thus far, one of the reasons I got into specifically that space was that I understood the real estate space. So I understood the single family, residential real estate space. So it wasn't a huge leap for me to go from owning the property to now owning the debt on that property. Whereas it would have been a lot bigger leap for me to say, I to start buying distressed, you know, multifamily debt, which I know you could probably help me understand better. But at that, you know, it's like, incremental progress and change isn't that scary. So I kind of expanded my, you know, toolbox, if you will. and got into the mortgage note space. So we have a couple of note funds. One is open currently and they're all for accredited investors. the income fund that's open pays a monthly, aims to pay a monthly preferred return. I know you and a lot of your listeners are attorneys, so I gotta hold the line here. And... So the fund is structured to pay, to aim to pay a monthly return of 8%. It's not a, there's no growth in that fund. It's literally a cashflow play and diversification play. You're putting your capital in. We buy assets across the country. We've bought notes in probably 25 states at this point. And so the investment is diversified across geographic areas, across borrower types. And we buy for a certain yield, we take a small management fee, and then we ideally pay the preferred return that we're aiming for to our investors. (Seth Bradley) (29:56.686) Yeah, nice. 506c, you're able to talk about it. It's a credit investors only. Just want to that out there. yeah, I mean, so just going back to the basics a little bit and we'll get back into the fun. Like, how do you, how do you even find these things? mean, yeah, that's, how do you get started? How do you find these things? So I mean, that is an ongoing challenge. I'm not going to lie to you. That's one of the things that truthfully a passive investor who doesn't have time to develop the network to go find these assets, they're just not going to have success. They might here and there, but it takes time. It's a word of mouth industry, just like real estate itself is. so we've built out a network of sellers and that could be quite honestly, I've never had luck buying directly from banks. It's really either a larger Mortgage Note fund that's closing. So it might be a three year fund and then they've got to, they've got to liquidate, they've got to figure out how to sell off what to do with these assets. And so that's a great opportunity to buy is just a fund that's closing or somebody a note investor who's getting out of note investing or they've had a life change or something, you know, where they just, there's an opportunity to buy from them as well. And so there are other, you know, I guess we buy from hedge funds, note investors, other note funds. There are also note brokers as well out there. There are also some online exchanges like paper stack and a couple of others that you can go and I've bought and sold on paper stack and other exchanges as well. And you can find assets there. But at the end of the day, have our list of people that we work with regularly. And I would say one thing is that doing due diligence on a note seller is just as important as due diligence on the assets that they're selling. And so it's taken some work and it's a work in progress always. But it is the million dollar question is where do find these assets? (Seth Bradley) (32:12.598) Yeah. So that's the hard part, right? Finding these assets is the hard part. Have you ever had to foreclose on any of these notes and actually acquire the property? And I guess a follow-up question is, do you ever look at a non-performing note like, hey, I actually want to own that property? So, great questions. Yeah, great questions. To be clear, we're not trying to kick people, you know, grandma out on onto the street or anything like that. You know, that's not our goal typically. Well, that's never our goal. But we're never trying to kick someone out of their home. But the reality is, some people honestly need a little bit of a kick in the pants. And oftentimes, that's not really the best them staying in the house is not often the best scenario for them. know that might sound harsh, but at end of the day, if someone can't afford to live somewhere, sometimes these people are living in squalor and they really need a change of environment. To answer your question about do we target the property? Yes, sometimes we do. In fact, we just closed on to, they're called heckum loans or reverse mortgages, where the borrowers are deceased. The property is underwater, meaning, you know, the loan amount is higher, than the property value. And it should be a quick exit through the property. So HUD will sell off these big pools of reverse mortgages. And we were able to purchase two of them very recently. It's a vacant property, you're not doing an eviction, borrower is deceased, you've got to work through the heirs or foreclosure and exit the property that way. If your listener wants to go to my website, I've got a really good Jacksonville blog post, I've got a couple of blog posts about this deal. I still hold this rental today. And it was a non performing note that we purchased a few years ago. And I had no intention of exiting through the property or holding, holding the property as a rental property, but running the numbers, it just was too good to, to let go. so long story, but we, we (Jamie Bateman) (34:22.51) ended up doing a deed in lieu of foreclosure actually in this case and got the property back and now it's a long-term buy and hold property for my own rental portfolio. Yeah, that makes sense. It makes sense. There's always multiple ways to look at an investment, right? But it does sound, you know, it's not something that I've executed on myself, but it sounds like this is an active business, right? And that's why you've put together an income fund for people that want to get involved passively. as everybody knows, there's active investments, there's passive investments. If you're to do something active. Maybe your returns are going to be a little bit better, but you're going to give up a lot of time and effort to get those returns. So if you want to go the passive side, if you're still full-time in your career, you're a full-time doctor or lawyer or whatever you are, these passive investments are the way to go without having to know every single detail about a new business. Yeah, and I don't know if you can see this, but I wear this specifically for your for this There it is. There it is. (Jamie Bateman) (35:29.272) Passive income. You're absolutely right. You know, these gurus, some of the some of the note investing gurus out there will try to sell, you know, notes as passive. We have another blog post that talks about just the it's a spectrum, there's active and passive on either end. But at end of the day, if you're going to note investing in my world is very, very active. And we have a non performing note fund that's considerably more active than the performing note fund. So You're dealing with foreclosures, bankruptcies, deed and loo, tracking delinquent property taxes. Do I have to physically go anywhere? No, but it is not passive. But that's why we offer the passive investment for people who, like you said, have maybe more capital than time or energy, and they want to put that capital to work. That's right. There are certain gurus out there that, know, whatever it is that they are pitching, they tend to always pitch it as passive, even though it is an active business, that's money. Whether that's a mortgage note or I mean, people will pitch Airbnb short term rentals as passive. They're like, well, you can delegate this and you can, you know, you can automate that and there's software for all these things. But you still got to put all that stuff together. Mm-mm. (Seth Bradley) (36:48.396) You've still got to monitor all those things. still got to oversee all these different aspects of a business. And that's what it is. It's a business that you're running and it's not passive. Like, it's not, it's not. And it is on a spectrum. Some things are more passive than others, but when you're investing in, you know, as a passive investor into some sort of a fund or syndication, that's really leaning really far into the passive side. Absolutely, 100%. And I'm, as you are, Seth, I'm, I assume you are, I know you're an active investor, but I do have passive investments myself in other, other funds, other note funds, and, and my own, my own note funds as well. And so nothing wrong with doing both, but I would say you need to be careful about, you know, you got to make a decision at some point, do you want to scale this thing and make this really a business? Or do you do you are you satisfied with? potentially a little bit lower return and you are giving up some control but much, you know, much fewer headaches and just a lot less work. Right. Yeah. And a lot of, you know, lot of the listeners are high income earning professionals. So they've already dedicated, put a lot of time and effort into being able to earn this much money from their W2. And that's probably your best bet, to be honest with you. I've been there. I was in those shoes. You're probably better off putting your head down and like, let's grind for a few years. Let's not spend every single dollar that we make on all the new stuff on a new car every two years or every year. in a bigger house that you don't need. Like, let's set aside some of that and invest it passively. And then maybe one of those will stick. Maybe one of those passive investments will be a mortgage no fund where you're like, man, I kind of like this business. I like the sound of it. I've learned about it. And then you start maybe progressing on the active side and maybe that takes over. And you want to get into that as a business, as an entrepreneur. But a great way to kind of dip your toe in the water is to become a passive investor. That's the way that I did it in the, (Seth Bradley) (38:53.186) multifamily syndications. invested passively in a number of deals first and kind of learned about it, learned the ropes and I'm like, I can do this. And then that's when I made the transition. Yeah, definitely. It really comes down to what your goals are and what your situation is, for sure. I'll say I was too passive initially when I went into notes, because personally, just don't... You were probably a little better student, Seth. Not that I was a bad student, I invest... Unless I'm actively investing, I'm just not going to learn a lot. So the reality is, yeah, it's fine to learn about the asset class. You definitely should learn about the operator for sure. you're putting capital with them, but you're not going to once you're getting your checks and your disbursements, you're not going to probably learn a whole lot about how to do that on the active side. And so that's what we're here for. Yeah, yeah, it's more of like a spark of an interest, right? Like maybe you already have that spark and then you invest passively. Then you're like, OK, well, now I'm invested. Like, let me learn about this. And you have to have to actively go out there and educate yourself and network and talk to people that are in the business. Definitely, 100%. (Seth Bradley) (40:01.71) Alright man, before we jump into the Freedom Four, you have one last golden nugget for our listeners. Oh, I would say within when it comes to investing, you know, take the long term view. Don't chase immediate returns. You know, I do think just, yeah, it's certainly we all want to make a million dollars tomorrow. But I think it's it's a play the long game when it comes to investing. I think that's critical. Love that man. All right, let's jump into the freedom form. What's the best thing you do to keep your mind and body healthy? Yeah, I mean, one thing that I instituted this year, actually, is breathwork. And it's, you know, it's so it takes 10 minutes. And per day for me, at least. And it's been phenomenal. And it's something that quite honestly, as a, as a, you know, athlete back in the day, or even in the military, I would have scoffed at something like this, to be honest with you, because it's just, you know, it's not manly or whatever. And it's like, it is phenomenal. So breathwork, I mean, I do other things for sure. But that's certainly this year, it's been a game changer for me. I just feel like it resets my central nervous system. It just gets me focused. And I know there are other physiological benefits that you can ask Dr. Andrew Huberman or somebody else about. (Seth Bradley) (41:26.153) Cool. I'll have to look into that. actually have it. mean, obviously everybody talks about it's a hot topic. Yeah. I haven't gotten into it. I haven't gotten into that plus like the cold plunges and that sort of thing. Yeah. But I really want to want to So I don't know how much you can cut this out if we don't have time, but I had a, I'm just going to be, be open about this. I just had a, you know, in late December, I got a viral infection, like a neurovirus. And then I had, I had a, what I think was a pretty severe panic attack and it was super scary. And so that's why I started doing this. And somebody on my team actually sent me a, I guess we'll call it an implement or a tool that I use for the breath work. It's blue. There's a Bluetooth connection to your phone and it's pretty cool. So it's structured and back to that discipline, right? But yeah, so it's, there was a reason I started doing it and it's, it's so accessible in five to 10 minutes a day. You can start doing it. So I recommend. Cool. Thanks for sharing that man. With all your success, what is one limiting belief that you've crushed along the way and how did you get past it? I think just, you know, being afraid to, you know, that you have to be perfect, right? So I used to be an editor back in the day. And so many things would just not get done or not get completed within our team, our organization, because it had to be perfect. And it's like, I think as I've progressed into more of the entrepreneurial lifestyle and (Jamie Bateman) (43:02.35) is just it's not a it's not an option anymore. So yeah, I think just taking action has kind of overcome that limiting belief of chasing perfection. Yeah, I can agree with you there. Done not perfect. Yes. My background as an attorney, mean, we're paid to be perfect. We can't make mistakes, especially in contracts and the way that we write things. But when you make that transition over to being an entrepreneur, there's too much to do to be perfect. You just got to get it done. Good enough. Absolutely. Good enough. You have to be willing to accept that for sure. What's one actionable step our listeners can do right now to start creating more freedom? I'll use the military here, which is where I learned kind of reverse backwards planning, reverse planning. literally just, and I'm not going to tell you I'm perfect at this, but, you know, think about what, create a vivid vision for your life in the next three to five years, pick it, pick three years out from today. And what do you want your life to look like? And then backwards plan. And now I'm not saying you need to plan every minute of every day, but (Jamie Bateman) (44:20.876) you can be that will that will increase the urgency, sense of urgency in your life and the intentionality of every every hour and every day because you realize this is doable, but I got to take ownership of my current situation if I want this to be the reality in three years. So I would say, create a vivid vision and and kind of reverse or backwards plan to get there. Perfect, perfect. Last but not least, House Passive Income made your life better. Yeah, I mean, I think in multiple ways, but a big one that stands out is giving me, I guess we'll call it margin to take some more risks on the entrepreneurial side. And because I do have alternative sources of income, passive income, it's allowed me that kind of mental and financial bandwidth or margin to maybe invest in a company that even if it doesn't go perfectly, or doesn't go well, it's not profitable, that's okay. I still have that cushion for me and my family. that's, yeah, it's a huge, it's been a huge factor in that regard. Yeah, absolutely. Game changer, man. It just changes your mindset, changes your life in so many ways. Jamie, this has been incredible, dude. You've got so much great content to share in your brain, man. You got to get out there. know you've got an awesome podcast that I was on, Adversity to Abundance. Everybody should check that out. Other than that, Jamie, where else can people find out more about you? Yeah. (Jamie Bateman) (45:54.924) Just two things I'll mention very quickly. Literally got my book delivered today, like an hour before I hopped on here. It's from adversity to abundance. It is based on the podcast. So I encourage your listener to check that out from adversity to abundance is the book that's out. then labradorlending.com, L A B R A D O R.com is where you can check us out. All right, man. Awesome. I'll drop all that in the show notes. Thanks again for coming on, brother. Thanks for having me, Seth. This has been great. (Seth Bradley) (46:26.978) Thanks for tuning in to Raise the Bar Radio. If you enjoyed today's episode, make sure to subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who needs to hear it. Keep pushing, keep building, and keep raising the bar. Until next time, enjoy the journey. 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