Podcasts about anchoring

In this message on Acts 20, Pastor Kenny explores how the Holy Spirit moves within the Church to empower believers and advance God's mission. Anchoring his message in Acts 1:8, he emphasizes that every believer—not just a select group—is indwelt by the Spirit to serve as a witness, both by proclaiming the gospel and by daily dying to self.Pastor Kenny reflects on the concept of being "interim", reminding the congregation that all earthly roles—including pastorship—are seasonal stewardships entrusted to God's care. Walking through Paul's farewell to the Ephesian elders in Acts 20:27–38, he highlights three core leadership standards modeled by Paul: non-covetousness, dedicated labor, and open-handed generosity. As Pastor Kenny prepares to step into a new chapter, he charges the church to remain vigilant over their own hearts, maintain unity, and hold fast to the gospel.(00:00) - Introduction & Transitioning into a New Chapter (03:59) - The Mission and Power of the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:8) (10:22) - Embracing Our Role as Interim Stewards (13:35) - Paul's Farewell Charge to the Ephesian Elders (Acts 20) (17:58) - Guarding Against False Teachers and Internal Division (19:29) - Commending the Church to God and His Word (22:30) - Living Out Non-Covetousness, Labor, and Generosity (31:38) - Personal Spiritual Vigilance and Church Unity (34:11) - Preparation for Communion and Final Benediction

In this episode, Dr. Winfred Neely shares insights on living an undivided life rooted in agape love, the importance of intentional relationships, and navigating life's uncertainties with wisdom and faith. We talk about his newset book, A Love to Live By: Rediscovering Agape Love in Scripture Dr. Winfred Neely is an ordained minister of the gospel and was a professor of hermeneutics, homiletics, and pastoral studies at Moody Bible Institute of Chicago for more than twenty years. He is the retired Vice President and Academic Dean of Moody Theological Seminary and Professor Emeritus of Old Testament, Biblical Interpretation, and Biblical Preaching. Prior to joining the faculty at Moody, Winfred served churches in the city of Chicago and brings to his ministry a global perspective, having served as a missionary/pastor in Senegal, West Africa, for nine years. He is also involved in a global equipping ministry, speaking and conducting workshops and training events at churches and conferences in the US and abroad. He and his wife, Stephne, have been married for fifty years and have four adult children and ten grandchildren. He takes acting classes from time to time and is an ardent fan of science fiction films such as Star Wars and Star Trek. Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Winfred Neely and his work 04:01 The significance of love in Christian life 07:02 The role of intentionality in relationships 09:59 Practicing agape love through small acts 14:54 Handling friction and love in difficult times 20:05 The importance of prayer and spiritual sensitivity 24:58 Learning from past failures and humility 30:03 The biblical foundation of love and responsibility 34:56 The power of obedience and sacrificial love 39:59 Modeling love for the next generation 45:03 Wisdom in navigating life's uncertainties 49:56 Anchoring in Christ during storms 54:51 The importance of family and character in leadership 01:00:11 Living a life of integrity and love 01:04:59 Final thoughts on undivided living and love in action  

When we step out of our normal routine—whether we are navigating the chaos of an international airport, waking up in a completely new time zone, or just facing an unpredictable day—it is incredibly easy for the mind to feel unmoored and anxious. We often believe that peace requires a perfectly controlled environment, but true peace is an internal architecture you can pack in your suitcase. In this episode, we are going to explore how to build a 'portable sanctuary' using non-negotiable daily rituals to keep your nervous system calm and grounded, no matter where you are in the world. New Episode of the Happiness Podcast with Dr. Robert Puff, Ph.D., Newport Beach Psychologist: https://www.DoctorPuff.com

MichaelAaron and Richard revisit William Poundstone's Priceless to unpack why price feels relative, not absolute. They cover anchoring in courtroom and Williams-Sonoma pricing, why a $5 saving matters more on a $15 item than a $125 one, and how visible costs and higher prices signal quality and fairness to buyers.

Show Highlights: What happens to a growth strategy that fails the member vote? [05:40] Anchoring co-op team emotions post-vote and pivoting. [13:20] Discover Mercer Landmark's newly created leadership roles. [17:17] Creating co-op-wide strategic clarity beyond "business as usual." [19:54] The need for shared P&L accountability in co-ops. [26:31] An example of elevating leaders based on strengths. [30:27] Why Mercer Landmark turned divisions into business units. [34:51] What's the RAVE standard for customer service excellence? [35:15] Learn about the Unified Customer Approach (UCA). [36:32] Building a UCA employee culture through purposeful redundancy. [43:51] To explore Mercer Landmark, visit https://mercerlandmark.com/. Find Neal Horrom on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/neal-horrom-81519051/. Get your copy of Raving Fans: A Revolutionary Approach to Customer Service on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0688123163?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback If you are interested in connecting with Joe, go to LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joemosher/, or schedule a call at www.moshercg.com.

What happens when you press pause on making financial decisions in your group practice?In this solo episode, Linzy digs into the reasons why group practice owners often make reactive, emotionally driven decisions in business. She also uncovers the three most common financial mistakes that group practice owners make and shares what it takes to make grounded financial decisions in group practice.Whether you run a group or solo practice, this episode offers valuable insights to give you the clarity and confidence you need to make intentional, strategic choices in your business that allow you to build a healthy, sustainable practice.Doors are open for the Fall 2026 cohort of Money Skills for Group Practice Owners, which starts in October. Visit moneyskillsfortherapists.com/msgpo to learn more or register today to save your spot in the Monday or Thursday session.Timestamps:02:48 - Emotionally driven decision making in group practice08:37 - The three most common financial mistakes group practice owners make16:45 - Grounded decision making in group practice18:41 - Anchoring financial decisions to your top three values21:05 - Being with your numbers at three different levels26:47 - Pressing pause on financial decisions in private practiceMentioned in this Episode: Ep 223: Give Every Dollar a Job: Creating Meaning & Purpose for Your MoneyWant to feel more calm and confident about your money? Join one of Linzy's online workshops for private practice owners to shift your money mindset, transform your relationship with money, and gain practical tools and strategies to manage your business finances with greater clarity and ease. Explore upcoming workshops and sign up to save your spot or register to receive the replay.You can also join the private WhatsApp community to connect with other therapists, health practitioners, and listeners of Money Skills for Therapists: The Podcast. Submit your request to join the community today.For dedicated coaching and support with your group practice finances, register for our October 2026 cohort of Money Skills for Group Practice Owners.For dedicated coaching and support with your solo practice finances, join the Money Skills for Therapists waitlist to hear when enrollment opens for our January 2027 cohort.About Linzy Bonham:Linzy Bonham is a therapist turned money coach who helps private practice owners and health professionals feel calm, confident, and in control of their finances through her podcast, workshops, and comprehensive programs: Money Skills for Therapists and Money Skills for Group Practice Owners. You can learn more about Linzy here.Connect with Linzy:LinkedInInstagramFacebook

Can an artificial intelligence from the future kill someone in the present? In this science fiction podcast episode, a shy young inventor must disappear from every network before a chain of impossible accidents reaches her again.Rina is developing an AI designed to protect people from weaponized artificial intelligence when a failing lift nearly drops her thirty stories. Soon afterward, another unlikely structural failure strikes precisely where she is sitting. Her friends uncover a disturbing pattern: each accident occurs during a rare surge in quantum coherence, raising the possibility that an advanced intelligence is manipulating cause and effect backward through time.You will explore reverse causation, adaptive augmented reality, personality cloning, autonomous rescue robots, and a world where constant digital recording may give an unseen attacker everything it needs. The emotional peak comes when Rina realizes that survival may require surrendering the technology connecting her to everyone she knows.She and Lee enter an abandoned cross-property tunnel without communication links, digital assistants, or any way to call home. Then a relentless flash flood fills the passage, leaving their friends to guide a submersible search drone through dark rooms, submerged machinery, trapped air pockets, and debris.Subscribe on your preferred podcast app to follow the search and discover what waits deeper inside the flooded tunnel.TechProtective artificial intelligence — Rina is building an AI detective whose sole purpose is to identify, investigate, and stop dangerous or weaponized artificial intelligences.Group-call communication — Workers communicate through a shared audio channel even when they are in different parts of the underground complex.Augmented-reality social effects — AR elements add visible colors, symbols, schedules, maps, avatars, messages, and communication windows to a user's surroundings.Assist — Assist is a personal digital assistant that handles navigation, messages, calls, instructions, and emergency commands.Cool suits — Lightweight protective suits regulate the wearer's temperature while working in hot, dusty, or hazardous environments.Cool hoods — Clear protective hoods attach to cool suits while allowing the wearer to see and breathe in contaminated work areas.Platform lift — A compact suspended elevator carries people through a thirty-story shaft using four cables, a grated floor, safety bars, and a control box.Safety harness and lanyard system — Workers wear full-body harnesses with clip-on lanyards that can secure them to cables or structures during dangerous work.Medical treatment bots — Robotic medical systems scan injuries, administer injections, stabilize patients, and perform automated repairs.Gurney bots — Walking robotic stretchers lower themselves to the floor, lift injured people, and transport them to medical facilities.Medical stasis — Stasis keeps severely injured patients unconscious and physically stable while robotic systems repair their bodies.AR Two glasses — Second-generation augmented-reality glasses pre-filter sensory information and feed the wearer's eyes data tailored to how their brain processes the world.Machine-learning sensory adaptation — AR Two studies each wearer's cognitive strengths while the wearer's brain gradually adapts to interpret the system's unusual sensory input.Artificial new senses — Extended use of AR Two can produce abilities such as sensing structural stress, emotions, depth, hidden objects, material composition, temperature, density, and hardness.Sound vision — AR Two can turn reflected sound into a distinct visual-like sense that allows users to perceive rooms, objects, and movement through sound.Radio vision — Radio-based sensing allows users and robots to perceive spaces and objects when ordinary light cannot provide a useful image.Backward-facing cameras — Rear-mounted cameras give AR Two information about events and objects outside the wearer's normal field of view.Mass spectrometers — Compact chemical sensors identify substances and provide AR Two users or robots with information about what materials contain.LiDAR — Laser-ranging sensors construct precise three-dimensional models of rooms, tunnels, structures, and objects.WiDar — Wireless-signal sensing maps spaces and movement by analyzing how radio waves interact with the environment.Sound-mapping microphones — Microphone arrays determine the positions, shapes, and movement of objects by analyzing sound.Thermographic cameras — Thermal sensors detect temperature differences and help identify people, bodies, machinery, and environmental hazards.Sensor-array bone mounts — Small sensor connection points implanted around the skull and neck improve the wearer's connection to advanced AR equipment.Hoverboards — Personal boards carry riders rapidly through the complex's halls without touching the floor.Superconductive floors — Special flooring supports and guides hover transportation throughout the underground settlement.Fab-All machine — The Fab-All is a massive, multistory fabrication system containing many molecule assemblers capable of manufacturing a wide variety of objects.Molecule assemblers — These machines construct materials and products at a molecular level inside the Fab-All.Constructor bots — Autonomous construction robots clear debris, install equipment, alter buildings, and assemble large machines.Extendable construction legs — Some constructor bots raise or lengthen their bodies to work inside ceilings and other elevated spaces.Micro-controller goggles — Grace's modified goggles replace ordinary lenses with small electronic housings and external antennas for specialized sensing and computation.Quad-bit sensors — These experimental sensors detect changes in quantum coherence and record unusual relationships between particles.Double-slit sensors — These devices monitor whether light retains wave-like behavior instead of settling into normal interference patterns.Macroscale quantum-coherence monitoring — Grace's sensor network detects rare moments when quantum effects persist across large objects and environments.Link network — Link is the always-connected communication system people use for calls, messages, navigation, recording, and access to Assist.Canal links — Communication implants placed in the ear canal keep users continuously connected to the Link network.Link-pens — Small pen-shaped devices photograph objects, record information, and interact with the Link system.Personality cloning — People continually record their behavior and thoughts so a computer-generated copy of their personality can be created.Personality baking — Baking is the gradual process of collecting enough personal data for a personality clone to behave convincingly like its source.World Center communication system — Full-wall screens and networked auditoriums connect distant communities for shared lessons, discussions, engineering talks, and social events.Remote-meeting bots — Mobile robots physically represent distant participants and allow them to move through meetings held in another location.Autonomous serving arms — Ceiling-mounted robotic arms deliver drinks and snacks to seated people.Self-directed gene editing — Young people alter their own genes to create features such as glowing skin, luminous hair, eyeshine, animal-like facial structures, color-shifting skin, and patterned pigmentation.Firefly glands — Gene-edited glands implanted or grown in the neck pulse with visible light.Color-shifting biological makeup — Engineered skin or cosmetic biology changes color without conventional makeup.Ogra — Ogra is a biologically produced material invented by Rina and used for clothing, decorations, structural items, and other manufactured goods.Ogra farms — These facilities cultivate the biological material used to produce Ogra goods.Personality-clone recording systems — Cameras and networked sensors continuously collect personal data that can later be used to reconstruct someone's behavior.Reverse-causation targeting technology — Theoretical future AI could calculate a chain of quantum events that travels backward through cause and effect to harm someone in the past.Macroscale-superposition recording — Grace's instruments capture extremely brief moments when large objects occupy quantum superpositions.Inviro-suits — Heavy-duty environmental suits protect travelers entering flooded, contaminated, or otherwise dangerous tunnels.Handheld radios — Older self-contained radios are considered as a way to communicate without using the Link network, although their signals could still be recorded.Haul bots — Four-legged robotic carriers transport packs, tools, shelter equipment, and other heavy supplies through tunnels.Automated cremation machine — A portable crem machine is carried with expedition equipment for processing bodies when necessary.Pipe-swimmer drone — This autonomous underwater search robot moves through flooded tunnels, checks air pockets, searches rooms, scans debris, and looks for missing people.Body-detection chemical sensors — The search drone analyzes chemicals released by bodies to determine whether a person is present and how long they have been dead.Vibration sensors — The drone presses these devices against closed doors to detect spaces, movement, or structures on the other side.Echo vision — Sound reflections create a shadow-like model of rooms and stairwells hidden behind doors or walls.Snaking inspection probes — Flexible robotic probes crawl through hatches and narrow utility spaces while scanning pipes, crawlspaces, and trapped air pockets.Anchoring robotic arms — The underwater drone grips pipes and walls so it can hold position while opening hatches or operating tools.BritLights — Submersible lights continue to flicker underwater and temporarily illuminate flooded spaces with a pale green glow.Bipedal robots — Human-shaped robots perform work inside buildings, although damaged examples remain trapped in the flooded area.Shipping bots — Autonomous cargo robots move supplies along rail systems and through underground corridors.Rail-mounted collection bins — Workers load debris into bins that travel along fixed rails between work areas.Environmental status panels — Control rooms use rows of displays to present live operational, sensor, and emergency information.Immersive drone-feed AR — AR Two converts a robot's live sensor feed into a three-dimensional experience that lets an operator feel present inside the searched environment.Autonomous victim-recognition system — The pipe-swimmer identifies suits, bodies, and survival signs, then decides whether an immediate rescue attempt is possible.Many of the characters in this project appear in future episodes.Using storytelling to place you in a time period, this series takes you, year by year, into the future. From 2040 to 2195. If you like emerging tech, eco-tech, futurism, perma-culture, apocalyptic survival scenarios, and disruptive science, sit back and enjoy short stories that showcase my research into how the future may play out.The companion site is https://in20xx.comThese are works of fiction. Characters and groups are made-up and influenced by current events but not reporting facts about people or groups in the real world. This project is speculative fiction. These episodes are not about revealing what will be, but they are to excited the listener's wonder about what may come to pass.Copyright © Cy Porter 2026. All rights reserved.

Are you facing big odds in your job search, worrying about background checks or past career missteps, or growing weary in the waiting room of your next pivot?In this episode of Peculiar Career Chit Chat, Crystal Williams shares a bold, faith-filled declaration: the only remedy for big odds is a big God—and He is able to block the view of the interviewer! Whether you don't meet every single bullet point on the job description or you're concerned about past rejections, God's favor can supernaturally shield your past and elevate your future.Crystal also reflects on her first time going fishing and reveals 3 lessons on why the waiting process builds career-defining patience: Waiting in Expectation: How sitting quietly shifts your focus from anxiety to active faith. Accepting Outcomes You Can't Control: Why you must seek the applause of God over the applause of man. Anchoring in the Present: Slowing down to let God do heart and mindset work while you wait. Grounded in Isaiah 40:31, this episode will challenge you not to just wait—but to wait well. We close out with an empowering prayer of divine protection, favor over interviews, and open doors for your work week.#PeculiarCareerChitChat #CareerCoach #FaithAndCareer #Isaiah4031 #CareerProsperity #JobSearchStrategy #DivineFavor #InterviewPrep #ChristianProfessionals #TheYOUBrandAcademy

Oversoul Flame Lock-In Practices: Anchoring Your Lightline as Embodied Flame Guided Meditation + 111 HzThis guided meditation was originally created as part of my Meditate with Me series, and I'm opening this one up for public use.This practice is about moving from sensing your Soul coherence into allowing it to become more embodied, stable, and lived.Rather than reaching for the Flame, amplifying it, or trying to create a particular energetic experience, this meditation supports you in recognizing what is already present and allowing your body, nervous system, breath, and energetic field to entrain to it.The focus is the Lightline — the vertical inner axis through which the Oversoul stream is experienced in form.In this practice, you'll be guided to: Reconnect with the vertical Lightline as an embodied Flame ThreadWork with Crystalline Reiki for energetic harmonization and stabilizationUse breath and subtle micro-movements to support nervous system integrationPractice stillness as structured coherence rather than absenceAllow the body and field to organize around the frequency already presentSupport greater trust in the Soulstream without needing to reach, force, or proveRest with 111 Hz healing tones as part of the meditation experienceThis is not a meditation about becoming something new.It is a practice of allowing what has already arrived within the Soulstream to become more inhabitable through the physical body and daily life.You are not waiting for the Flame.You are learning to live as its form.This meditation is part of the Meditate with Me series in the Inspiring You Patreon.If you'd like to continue with the full Flame Series, there are five additional meditations and practices that accompany this one inside Meditate with Me Library.Meditate with Me is $20/month and includes new meditation practices each month, along with access to the full Meditate with Me library.You can find the complete Flame Series and the full meditation library on Inspiring You Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/c/inspiringyoucommunity/membershipFor more meditations, energetic practices, conversations, and tools for conscious and attuned humaning, listen to the Inspiring You Show wherever you listen to podcasts, or watch on YouTube.To purchase the digital book: Light Format — A Structural Lexicon: Codified Definitions for Soul Signal, Field Coherence, and Embodied Architecture:https://a.co/d/09V6nG6cNote:Please listen in a safe, comfortable place where you can fully relax. Do not use this meditation while driving. Headphones are optional. Afterward, allow time for rest, hydration, journaling, and integration.With love, care, and gratitude,Henri

There is a voice inside you that isn't just yours — it's the whisper of every ancestor who had to stay quiet to survive.In this episode of Mensimah's Round Table, we're performing an "Ancestral Alchemy": taking the generational silence you inherited and turning it into your Divine Feminine Authority.In this episode, you'll learn:How to recognize the specific places where silence was passed down your family line.A three-step process — Recognition, the Hand-Off, and the Anchoring — for turning inherited pain into personal authority.What Divine Feminine Authority actually means, and how to step into it in daily lifeBonus: a short guided visualization to help you feel the shift.Quote to pull: "You are not climbing to hoard it — you're the one who lets it fall and break open, on purpose, so it can finally reach the people who need it."Reflective question: What is one "silence" you are breaking today?Related listening: Alchemy of Grace series.Stepping into your Divine Feminine Authority means you stop outsourcing your worth to other people's approval and start moving through your relationships, your work, and your own life from a grounded, unshakeable "yes." That shift doesn't just change how you feel inside — it changes how the world meets you.Connect with Mensimah's Round Table: If this episode met you somewhere real, subscribe, leave a comment telling us what silence you are breaking today.With love and gratitude,Dr. Mensimah ShabazzJoin us in empowering one million women worldwide to embrace their strength and grace. Together, let's declare our identities as women of power and inspire one another to shine! ♥️Want to go deeper?I offer 1:1 transformational coaching, sacred space-holding, and intuitive mentorship for women ready to embody their highest path. Schedule a 30-minute consultation: https://www.mensimah.com/harmony-consult or send Email to: agapect@mensimah.com.Contact Links:Website: https://www.mensimah.comInstagram: @mensimahshabazzphdYouTube: @mensimahsroundtableRegister as a Guest on PodMatch- for Round Table Conversations: https://www.joinpodmatch.com/mrtDonations:https://cash.app.com/$agapecthttps://mensimahs-round-table.captiva...https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/MRTPo...

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In the closing message of the "Fully Engaged" series, Pastor Matt brings the six-week journey to a powerful conclusion with a simple but weighty truth: every follower of Jesus has been intentionally placed where they are to represent Christ and help others discover His way. Anchoring the message in the Great Commission from Matthew 28:18-20 and Acts 1:8, Pastor Matt challenges the idea that ministry is reserved for pastors and missionaries. If you are a disciple, you are sent — to your workplace, your neighborhood, your school, your family — because there are people in your life that no one else can reach the way you can. Drawing from 2 Corinthians 5:17-21, Pastor Matt paints a vivid picture of what it looks like to live as an ambassador of Jesus. Just as an ambassador lives in one country while representing another, followers of Jesus live in this world while belonging to another kingdom. That means our words, our actions, and the way we carry ourselves all matter — because people are forming impressions of Jesus based on how we live. As Pastor Matt puts it, the greatest obstacle to the gospel may not be persecution, but inconsistency. Wrapping up with Jesus' own words in Matthew 5:13-16, Pastor Matt reminds us that we are called to be both salt and light — influencing and revealing the character of God in the most ordinary moments of life. We shouldn't wait for some spectacular opportunity to be used by God. Showing up, loving people, praying, inviting, serving, and living with integrity — that is ordinary faithfulness. And when ordinary faithfulness is placed in the hands of an extraordinary God, it leads to eternal impact.

Gorgeous soul, happy Monday.Mondays are always my favorite.Because of what comes through.Today is no different.I had zero plan.I just knew to hit record.And here we are. WOW. 12-min to expand your awareness on a Monday morning.12-min to anchor your day.12-min to be wildly present.Actually, the time stamp is 1 2 3ILY, BIGalways and forever-Cecee Thanks for listening and being a part of Salt & Ether. We'd love it if you left a 5-star review if you love the show. Follow on Instagram Website YouTube all information and advice shared on UNBOUND with Caroline Herring, and SALT & ETHER is for entertainment purposes only.

In this reflection on retreat life, four GBF community members explore how taking time away from our relentless routines, news cycles, and digital devices offers a quiet sanctuary to examine our habits and cultivate genuine peace. Rather than an escape, a retreat serves as a vital "laboratory for daily life"—a container where the cloudy, stirred-up waters of our busy minds can finally settle so we can see the deep substrate beneath. By immersing ourselves in extended silence, noble heart practices, and simple daily rituals, we reconnect with a thousands-year-old lineage and experience the profound benefits of collective practice:Clearing Sensory Overload: Stepping back from constant stimulation allows our habitual mental chatter to quiet down, revealing clearer insights into how our minds work.Anchoring in Loving-Kindness (Metta): Focusing on simple phrases of goodwill—wishing that all beings be happy, healthy, safe, and free—transforms both sitting and walking meditation into a deep practice of love.Forging Deep, Silent Community: Sharing quiet meals, silent meditation, and heart-centered connection exercises builds an unseen bond of trust and intimacy across the Sangha without the strain of social performance.Transforming Everyday Moments: The clarity and patience we cultivate on retreat directly spill over into our ordinary lives, turning everyday delays—like waiting for the bus or sitting in traffic—into opportunities for mindfulness and generosity.Ultimately, going on retreat gives us a powerful chance to "level up" our practice and return to our daily lives re-energized, softer, and more present. Whether we are chanting ancient Pali verses or engaging in heartfelt group sharing when silence is released, the gifts we receive on retreat naturally ripple out to benefit everyone around us. With our upcoming Fall Retreat September 25-27, 2026 featuring teacher Prasadachitta, we have a wonderful opportunity to step back into this transformative space, test these teachings in our own lives, and bring the Dharma vividly to life.SPEAKERS:Cass BraytonHenry RabinowitzMatthew PerifanoTom Bruein ______________  To support our efforts to share these talks with LGBTQIA audiences worldwide, please visit https://gaybuddhist.org/There you can:   Donate  Learn how to participate live  Find our schedule of upcoming speakers  Join our mailing list or discussion forum Enjoy over 900 recorded talks dating back to 1995CREDITSAudio Production: George HubbardProducer: Tom BrueinMusic/Logo/Artwork: Derek Lassiter

In this episode, I'm skipping the polished protocols and step-by-step guides for a raw, unfiltered stream-of-consciousness chat about today's Venus in Libra transit.We know spiritual ascension isn't always candlelit meditations and aesthetic balance; sometimes it's bumping headfirst into our own immature patterns, laughing at the cosmic absurdity of it all, and navigating real-life chaos while trying to anchor higher expansion into your actual emotional, mental, and physical body.I'm sharing personal stories, a few snarky realizations, and a transparent look at my own ascending experiences as the energy shifts. Settle in for some unscripted Somatic-Mindset Micro-Habit & Conscious Living Musings of a 5D Mystic moved into 9D (wink, wink), and more on what finding your "sacred balance" actually feels like when the spiritual hits the reality of the everyday—which means you practice your restorative embodiment and resilient capacity as a human who's simply being yourself and is also spiritual.

It has been an amazing Teens Week 2026, and at today's Teens Take Over Service, Chidiebube Nwaeze brought us God's Word on this year's theme, “Built for More.” Anchoring the message in Ephesians 2:10, we were reminded that we are God's masterpiece, deliberately created in Christ for the good works He prepared for us. Jeremiah 1:5 and Psalm 139:14 reinforced this truth: our lives are neither accidental nor without purpose. We were known by God, wonderfully made by God, and built by God for more. The question, then, is not whether there is more in us, but whether we will live in the reality of what God has already designed us to become. Chidiebube gave us three practical ways to do this: do not be ashamed to reflect Christ through your life, get in right standing with God, and take action. Being built for more is not simply a statement of potential; it demands a response. Like David in 1 Samuel 17, we cannot allow age, limitations or other people's expectations to determine what God can accomplish through us. We must know who we are in Christ, allow Him to lead us, and have the courage to act when opportunity comes. The challenge from our teenagers reaches every generation: you were built for more, but the “more” becomes visible when you step out and live what God built you for. Confession: Lord, thank You for making me Your masterpiece. I know that my life is intentional and that You have created me for good works and a greater purpose. Give me courage to reflect Christ without shame, grace to walk rightly with You, and boldness to take action when You call. I will not shrink from who You have made me to be. I am built for more, and I will live for more. Amen.

https://youtu.be/qju0d0udheU https://www.uncommen.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/8.28.26.mp3 How to Build Godly Habits: The Brutal Truth About Willpower There is a silent but devastating epidemic quietly wrecking the spiritual lives of Christian men every single year, and it has nothing to do with a moral failure, a scandal, or a dramatic fall from faith. The crisis is happening inside something as ordinary as a summer vacation. Dad spends two or three weeks on the beach, the alarm clock gets thrown in a drawer, and the daily Bible reading, the family prayer, and the Sunday routine all quietly slide off the calendar. Nobody notices until the first school bus rolls by in August and dad realizes he cannot remember the last time he opened his Bible without being reminded. The modern definition of discipline has tricked men into believing spiritual consistency is simply a matter of trying harder. We have been sold a massive lie that knowing how to build godly habits is about gritting your teeth and forcing yourself back into a routine the moment the season changes. It is not. Learning how to build godly habits has almost nothing to do with willpower and everything to do with who you actually believe you are when nobody is checking. This article reveals the brutal, uncomfortable truth about why your habits collapsed the moment your schedule did, and exactly how to build godly habits strong enough to survive the next season change, and the one after that. The Vacation Trap: Why Your Godly Habits Disappeared So Fast Ask any man who tracks his Bible reading streak what happens the moment he boards a plane for vacation. Two hundred and fifty consecutive days of reading Scripture, then one week at the beach, and suddenly he is three weeks behind before he even unpacks his suitcase. This is the vacation trap, and it catches nearly every man who has never actually learned how to build godly habits that do not depend on a fixed environment. The trap is not laziness. It is architecture. Most men build their spiritual routine entirely around external structure — the same chair, the same alarm, the same fifteen minutes before the house wakes up. Remove the structure and the habit disappears with it, because it was never anchored to anything deeper than convenience. Summer gives an entire family permission to loosen every rule at once: later nights, looser schedules, more grace all around. That grace is not the enemy. The enemy is mistaking the absence of structure for an excuse to abandon God altogether. Real men understand that how to build godly habits is a question of foundation, not location. God does not live in your morning routine. He is not confined to your quiet-time chair or your church pew. He is, quite simply, travel-size — fully present on the beach, in the hotel room, and at your kitchen table on a Tuesday morning in October. That is where how to build godly habits actually begins — not with more effort, but with a stronger foundation. Willpower Versus Identity: The Real Reason Habits Break Willpower versus identity decides whether your habits survive contact with a busy season. Willpower says, "I will read my Bible every day because I am disciplined enough to force it." Identity says, "I read my Bible every day because that is who I am, and skipping it feels like showing up to work without pants." The first version collapses the moment life gets hard. The second bends but does not break. Researchers who study identity-based habit formation have found the same pattern outside the church walls — behavior tied to identity outlasts behavior tied to sheer effort, every single time. This is where most conversations about spiritual discipline for men go completely sideways. Men are taught to treat their walk with God like a New Year's resolution — an act of raw effort they can white-knuckle through January before it quietly dies by February. But spiritual discipline for men was never designed to run on willpower alone, and willpower is a finite resource. It gets spent on traffic, deadlines, and difficult conversations with your teenager, and by the time you get home there is none left over for prayer. This pattern is not just anecdotal, either. Barna Group's ongoing research on the state of discipleship has repeatedly found that consistency, not exposure, is the single biggest predictor of whether a man's faith actually shapes his daily life — and consistency is exactly what a disrupted season threatens first. Understanding how to build godly habits means building identity first and letting behavior follow, instead of forcing the behavior and hoping an identity eventually shows up. A man who identifies as someone who walks with God does not need twelve weeks of vacation to derail him, because his habits are tied to conviction, not the calendar. That distinction is the entire difference between a man who white-knuckles his way back into a routine every September and a man who never really left one in the first place. How to Build Godly Habits in the Boardroom: Bringing Faith Back to the Grind The transition from the beach to the boardroom is not just about kids trading flip-flops for backpacks. Dad is making the exact same trade. The alarm resets to six in the morning, the calendar fills back up with meetings, and the whole household has to relearn how to build godly habits inside a completely different set of pressures than the ones summer allowed. Here is the uncomfortable question worth asking in the first week of September: is your calendar dictating your relationship with God, or are you dictating your calendar? Too many men let the busy season answer that question by default. The first meeting gets earlier, the commute gets longer, and prayer quietly becomes the line item that gets cut first because it is the only appointment nobody else is tracking. Knowing how to build godly habits that hold up in the boardroom requires deciding, in advance, exactly what does not move no matter how full the calendar gets. This is not a call to abandon ambition. It is a call to stop letting your job promote itself to the highest priority in your life by default. A man who has never mapped out how to build godly habits around his actual work schedule will always find himself surprised, every September, that the busy season swallowed his quiet time whole. Surprise is optional. Planning is not. That single decision is how to build godly habits actually gets made — one protected calendar block at a time. The Hypocrisy Trap: Leading by Example When You Reset Your kids are watching every time you reset your routine, and they draw conclusions whether you intend them to or not. If dad drags into September dreading the alarm clock and openly grieving the loss of his vacation freedom, his children absorb a specific lesson: normal life is a punishment, and faithfulness is only for the easy season. That lesson sticks far longer than any sermon you will ever preach at the dinner table. This is the hypocrisy trap, and it has nothing to do with intentionally lying to your family — it is far more subtle than that. Consistency in faith cannot be something you perform only when conditions are convenient, because your children possess an incredibly well-tuned radar for the difference between a man who is truly consistent and a man who is simply compliant when nothing costs him anything. If your quiet time only survives when your schedule is light, your kids will notice your faith is conditional too. Learning how to build godly habits in front of your family is not optional homework — it is the primary curriculum your children are actually studying. Consistency in faith, modeled openly and without complaint, teaches a child more about who God is than any conversation ever could. The goal is not perfection; grace exists precisely because you will miss days. The goal is refusing to let missed days become the new identity. How to Build Godly Habits Before the Bell Rings: Protecting What Matters There is enormous power available to the man who decides what he will protect before the season changes instead of after it. Summer vacation never actually surprises anyone — families count down to it for months. The same should be true of the return to school and work. You already know it is coming, which means you have every opportunity to decide in advance exactly how to build godly habits that will not get sacrificed the moment the calendar fills back up. Pick three things and protect them like your family's spiritual life depends on it, because it genuinely does. The dinner table, uninterrupted by phones and practice schedules. Bedtime prayer, even on the exhausting nights. The Sunday routine, treated as non-negotiable rather than optional depending on how the week went. These anchors are not complicated, and that is the point. Spiritual discipline for men does not require a complex system. It requires a short list of non-negotiables and the resolve to defend them against a calendar that will happily consume every one if you let it. This is where how to build godly habits stops being theory and becomes a decision with a date attached. Decide this week, before the first bell rings, not in October when you are already three weeks behind and telling yourself you will catch up eventually. The families who thrive through the fall transition are not the families with the least chaos. They are the families with a father who decided, ahead of time, exactly what chaos would not be allowed to touch. Seasons Change, But God Doesn't: Anchoring to Ecclesiastes 3:1 Defining how to build godly habits that actually last requires looking directly at Ecclesiastes 3:1, which states: "For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven." Notice what the verse does not say. It does not say seasons are optional, and it does not say you get to skip the hard ones. It says seasons are guaranteed,...

In this episode, Jeffrey discusses why it is important to anchor conversations with metricsEmail Jeffrey with any questions or feedback (jtefertiller@servicemanagement.us)Each week, Jeffrey will be sharing his knowledge on Service Delivery (Mondays) and Service Management (Thursdays). Jeffrey is the founder of Service Management Leadership, an IT consulting firm specializing in Service Management, Asset Management, CIO Advisory, and Business Continuity services.  The firm's website is www.servicemanagement.us.  Jeffrey has been in the industry for over 30 years and brings a practical perspective to the discussions. He is an accomplished author with seven acclaimed books in the subject area and a popular YouTube channel with approximately 2,000 videos on various topics.  Also, please follow the Service Management Leadership LinkedIn page

Voices in my Head (the Rick Lee James Podcast) Episode 630: Every Moment Holy with Douglas McKelvey and John Lowry   In this episode of Voices in My Head, I sit down with acclaimed author and songwriter Douglas McKelvey and singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and Unspoken member John Lowry to talk about Every Moment Holy: Prayer Songsand their newest project, Anchoring the Heart in Hope. We talk about how prayers from the Every Moment Holy books became simple, endlessly loopable songs designed not for commercial success, but for meditation, prayer, grief, and the ministry of presence. Douglas and John share the stories behind the music and explain how these songs can bring comfort in moments of crisis, hospice, loss, and uncertainty while also cultivating hope in everyday life. As a hospital chaplain, I found myself especially drawn to the way these songs give us words to pray when we don't have answers. We also talk about the upcoming Every Moment Holy Live tour, an experience that brings together music, prayer, storytelling, and visual art to create a shared journey through sorrow, grief, hope, and the promise of new creation   For more information about all Every Moment Holy: Prayer Song, visit this link: https://mailchi.mp/turningpointpr/pre-release-every-moment-holy-prayer-songs-2026-q3-anchoring-the-heart-in-hope?e=b6e6ddccfb “Heaven Is Full of Criminals” Hear Now       Connect with Rick Lee James Website: RickLeeJames.com Email: Rick@RickLeeJames.com Listen / Subscribe Subscribe, rate, and review Voices in My Head wherever you listen to podcasts. Music & Merch Bandcamp (music + merch): RickLeeJames.Bandcamp.com Streaming: Search “Rick Lee James” on your favorite music platform or on Spotify https://t.co/S7nCRl0xqa Audiobook Out of the Depths: A Songwriter's Journey Through the Psalms (Audible): Audiobook Link Special Offer 10% off at Bandcamp: use code 10off at checkout RickLeeJames.Bandcamp.com Hosted by Rick Lee James — Voices in My Head Podcast Subscribe now Share  

MichaelAaron and Richard explore why charity donations are especially resistant to typical marketing tactics. They unpack behavioral studies on anchoring, present preference bias, reciprocity, and overhead aversion that show small shifts in framing and timing can raise donations by double digits.

In this episode of the 3C Podcast, host Jeremy and the Hope Church pastoral team — Pastors Brian, Jake Myers, Luke Myers, and lead pastor Matt Sturdevant — recap a busy ministry weekend that included a group leader meeting, a groups catalog launch, a newcomer reception, and an equipping seminar titled Can I Really Believe? The seminar walked through three "doors": whether God exists, why Christianity specifically, and what it truly means to follow Jesus. Pastor Matt summarized the heart of that third door well: "Christianity is more than believing facts about Jesus — it's trusting your life to him." The bulk of the episode dives deep into the theological framework of spiritual growth, prompted by a question Pastor Matt received after the equipping seminar. Using a diagram of the spiritual journey, he carefully walks through the stages — spiritual death, conversion, regeneration, justification, adoption, sanctification, and finally glorification. Anchoring the discussion in passages like Ephesians 2:1-3, Romans 5:1, and 1 John 3:2, Pastor Matt clarifies that glorification — perfected Christ-likeness — means being fully like Jesus in character, desires, body, and relationship with the Father, while never becoming God himself. As he puts it, "Justification means I have been saved from sin's penalty. Sanctification means I am being saved from sin's power. But with glorification, I will be saved from sin's presence." The team then brings it all back to the practical, discussing the six ways to feed the heart introduced in Sunday's sermon: Scripture, prayer, Biblical community, obedience, serving, and generosity. Each pastor shares personally how these rhythms have shaped their walk with Jesus, with Brian emphasizing Scripture as the bedrock foundation, Luke highlighting prayer as the covering over everything else, Jake calling the church to get into groups and take the plunge even if it feels awkward, and Pastor Matt urging listeners not to let shame pull them out of community and obedience — the two areas where the enemy does his most damaging work. Heart Shield Bible: https://www.museumofthebible.org/book-minute/heart-shield-bibles

At our Interactive Midweek Service, Minister Tope Omotayo brought us God's Word titled “Victorious in Christ.” Anchoring the teaching in 1 Corinthians 15:57, we were reminded that our victory is not something we earn through self-effort, it is a gift we have received through Jesus Christ. In Christ, our triumph is assured across every situation and circumstance, yet the message challenged us with an important question: if Christ has already given us the victory, why do we sometimes continue to see ourselves as defeated or unvictorious? Drawing from Proverbs 23:7 and Mark 11:23–24, we saw how our thoughts, beliefs and words must come into agreement with what God has already declared concerning us. We cannot allow circumstances to become a louder definition of our lives than the truth of God's Word. Minister Tope then brought the teaching into everyday life, challenging us to trust God rather than carry everything ourselves. When worry takes over, we can subtly begin to act as though everything depends on our own ability rather than handing the matter over to God and trusting Him to direct our paths. Victory therefore requires faith, a renewed mindset, dependence on God and remaining connected to the fellowship of believers. Even in difficult situations, we can ask, “What would Jesus do?” and allow His Word to shape our response. The message left us with a simple but powerful assurance: our circumstances do not determine whether we are victorious. In Christ, our victory is already guaranteed and assured. Confession: Lord, thank You for giving me victory through Jesus Christ. I refuse to define myself by what I see or by the circumstances around me. I am victorious in Christ, and my victory is guaranteed and assured. I choose faith over worry, I trust You with every situation, and I receive grace to think, speak and act according to Your Word. In all things, I will live from the victory You have already given me. Amen.

Voices in my Head (the Rick Lee James Podcast) Episode 630: Every Moment Holy with Douglas McKelvey and John LowryIn this episode of Voices in My Head, I sit down with acclaimed author and songwriter Douglas McKelvey and singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and Unspoken member John Lowry to talk about Every Moment Holy: Prayer Songs and their newest project, Anchoring the Heart in Hope. We talk about how prayers from the Every Moment Holy books became simple, endlessly loopable songs designed not for commercial success, but for meditation, prayer, grief, and the ministry of presence. Douglas and John share the stories behind the music and explain how these songs can bring comfort in moments of crisis, hospice, loss, and uncertainty while also cultivating hope in everyday life. As a hospital chaplain, I found myself especially drawn to the way these songs give us words to pray when we don't have answers. We also talk about the upcoming Every Moment Holy Live tour, an experience that brings together music, prayer, storytelling, and visual art to create a shared journey through sorrow, grief, hope, and the promise of new creationFor more information about all Every Moment Holy: Prayer Song, visit this link: https://mailchi.mp/turningpointpr/pre-release-every-moment-holy-prayer-songs-2026-q3-anchoring-the-heart-in-hope?e=b6e6ddccfb“Heaven Is Full of Criminals”Hear NowConnect with Rick Lee JamesWebsite: RickLeeJames.comEmail: Rick@RickLeeJames.comListen / SubscribeSubscribe, rate, and review Voices in My Head wherever you listen to podcasts.Music & MerchBandcamp (music + merch): RickLeeJames.Bandcamp.comStreaming: Search “Rick Lee James” on your favorite music platform or on Spotify https://t.co/S7nCRl0xqaAudiobookOut of the Depths: A Songwriter's Journey Through the Psalms (Audible):Audiobook LinkSpecial Offer10% off at Bandcamp: use code 10off at checkoutRickLeeJames.Bandcamp.comHosted byRick Lee James — Voices in My Head Podcast This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rickleejames.substack.com/subscribe

Mary welcomes back Jeff Kinley to talk about bringing hope to our kids – through bible prophecy. Back in the 70s and 80s, the youth were clamoring for more information about Jesus’ return. It anchored us, gave us hope and caused us to look beyond the troubles and fleeting sense that all humans experience. Then what happened? Churches stopped teaching prophecy. The rapture became a comedic, scoffing byline – and with all that the sense of hope that our youth could rise above the floodwaters of a chaotic and dying world. Today we talk to Jeff about his Future Hope Student/Youth conferences. What are the goals and hopes of reaching out to our kids once again with the blessed hope? Why is it that so many told churches to stop talking about prophecy, and scaring the kids? We make the case that while sobering, “scary” should never be any reason to cut a big chunk of Scripture out of our kids’ lives – and our own. We also catch up with the Prophecy Pro’s Conferences. A thoughtful hour of hope and help.       Stand Up For The Truth Videos: https://rumble.com/user/CTRNOnline & https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgQQSvKiMcglId7oGc5c46A

Whoever puts the first number, the first draft, or the first design in front of the team quietly decides where everyone else ends up. This week I dig into why anchoring bias steers our estimates, redesigns, and negotiations more than we realize, and what we can do about it.Ever set out to redesign a feature and ended up with the same product wearing a fresh coat of paint?There's a good chance you got anchored before the work even started.Anchoring bias is the tendency to lean too heavily on the first piece of information we encounter when making a decision. Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman named it back in 1974, and the effect is stubborn. Their famous Wheel of Fortune study showed that even a totally random number could pull people's estimates toward it. Later research on experienced judges and real estate agents found the same pattern, even when the professionals swore the anchor hadn't influenced them at all. That denial is a big part of what makes this one so tricky.On product teams, this shows up constantly. The first draft of a PRD sets the frame every reviewer edits around. The old design becomes the gravity for the new one, and a supposed redesign quietly turns into a reskin. The first estimate in a planning meeting drags everybody else's numbers toward it.This week, on the Cognition Catalog, I walk through where anchoring comes from, why willpower and expertise barely help, and a handful of specific moves you can make to keep the first thing seen from automatically becoming the thing that wins. Give it a listen and let me know if you've caught yourself getting anchored lately.Topics:• 3:00 The Two-Week Estimate Trap• 4:45 What Is the Anchoring Effect?• 5:20 The Wheel of Fortune Experiment• 6:20 Why We Stop Adjusting Too Soon• 7:15 Even Experienced Judges Get Anchored• 8:10 The Real Estate Study• 9:00 How First Drafts Frame Everything• 9:35 Why Redesigns Turn Into Reskins• 9:55 The Status Quo Is an Anchor Nobody Chose• 10:30 Using Anchoring on Purpose• 11:25 Why Willpower Doesn't Fix It• 12:00 Five Things to Try With Your Team• 14:30 The Bottom Line—Thanks for listening! We hope you dug today's episode. If you liked what you heard, be sure to like and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts! And if you really enjoyed today's episode, why don't you leave a five-star review? Or tell some friends! It will help us out a ton.If you haven't already, sign up for our email list. We won't spam you. Pinky swear.• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get a FREE audiobook AND support the show⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the show on Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out show transcripts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out our website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe on Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe on Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe on Stitcher⁠

Over the past three episodes, I had a very special guest; Kevin Ford, the former CEO of Calian. Our previous conversations trace a powerful progression from self-leadership to connecting with others. In the final episode of this series, we explore how a profound sense of purpose united by a set of core values truly anchors an organization. Our discussion moves beyond corporate clichés, as we dig into how purpose statements can resonate from the C-suite to every desk and production floor, and why stories, not slogans, are the secret to unlocking commitment and pride. Listeners will also find practical insights on transforming company values from static posters into lived behaviors, using transparency, feedback, and authentic leadership. This journey ultimately challenges every leader to reflect on the following question: Are your company's values visible in the daily experience, or just in the posters on the wall?Through the lens of firsthand leadership stories, our conversation examines the risks of focusing only on financial metrics and offers powerful reminders that true value is created when people are proud not just of their work, but of its impact. Tactics like regular storytelling, open surveys, and clear expectations set the stage for a culture where integrity, respect, and community involvement drive both performance, engagement and well-being.For leaders and teams navigating the complexity of today's business world, this episode serves as both an inspiration and a toolkit for embedding purpose and values that last.What You'll Learn- The Power of Purpose-Driven Organizations.- Developing and Communicating Core Values.- Storytelling as a Leadership Tool.- Metrics Matter: Move Beyond Just the Financials.- Balancing Performance and Values.- Navigating Personal and Organizational Values Misalignment.- The Ongoing Practice of Authentic Leadership.Podcast Timestamps(00:00) - Introduction to Part 3: The Road We Travelled with an Introduction to Purpose and Values(03:04) - Defining Purpose in Organizations(05:25) - Developing and Living a Purpose Statement(09:28) - The Tangible Benefits of Purpose-Driven Organizations(13:45) - Strategies for Building a Purpose-Driven Culture(18:36) - Defining and Living Core Values(23:06) - Ensuring Alignment Between Stated and Lived Values(27:05) - Balancing Performance Pressures with Values(35:06) - Navigating Personal vs. Organizational Value Misalignment(41:00) - Final Reflections on the Foundations of Positive LeadershipKEYWORDSPositive Leadership, Purpose-Driven Organization, Core Values, Empathy, Transparency, Respect, Candor, Organizational Culture, Community Involvement, Storytelling, Company Mission, Organizational Alignment, Values Drift, Employee Motivation, Behavioral Anchors, Values-Based Leadership, Organizational Trust, Accountability, Purpose and Values Integration, Lived Values, CEO Success

In this inspiring episode, former corporate CMO turned executive performance coach Dave Callan shares how stepping away from high-profile executive roles and embracing extreme endurance challenges transformed his understanding of mindset, leadership, and personal growth. Exploring the intersection where presence meets progress, Dave discusses the courage required to navigate major career pivots, the power of stripping away external titles to build values-led identities, and why embracing discomfort is essential for long-term transformation.  From running multi-stage ultramarathons in the Amazon jungle to coaching founders through high-stakes transitions, Dave breaks down practical frameworks for shifting self-limiting beliefs, conquering procrastination, and aligning your daily actions with your future self. You'll Learn Why: Procrastination is almost always a fear-driven threat response rather than a lack of motivation or simple laziness. True courage cannot exist without the presence of fear, making moments of uncertainty your greatest opportunities for growth. Anchoring your self-worth to internal core values rather than external corporate titles gives you the resilience to successfully navigate major career transitions. Viewing life and leadership through the lens of your future self provides the objective clarity needed to make empowered, forward-facing decisions today. Whether you're a founder, CEO, small business owner, entrepreneur, startup leader or executive, these lessons will help you make smarter hiring decisions and build a stronger, more successful business.

Linda Khzam joins Bill Kanasky, Jr., Ph.D. for part two of their discussion on anchoring and counter-anchoring. Linda begins by talking about the focus groups CSI has been doing to test voir dire questions and also focus groups testing opening statements. Linda and Bill describe the goals for the disruptive voir dire system, the questions asked of the mock jurors to help identify the questions that work and those that don't, as well as the indoctrination that is necessary to tie voir dire to opening statements. Lastly, Linda and Bill talk about setting up the topic of anchoring and counter-anchoring in voir dire and then addressing anchoring in your opening and how to handle there and in closing.

The Meditate with Me: Embodied Heart Series: Sacred Heart Contracts — Clearing Non-Beneficial Karmic Ties & Anchoring Soul-Led Agreements Crystalline Reiki Meditation + 639 Hz MusicI'm offering The Mediate with Me (MWM): Embodied Heart Series to the public for free at this time.This series was originally created alongside the April 2025 Energy Forecast: Crossing the Threshold — Embodying Heart Wisdom, Soul Truth & Sacred Integration, during the second arc of the Heart Pathway. At that time, the work centered on allowing Heart wisdom and emotional truth to move beyond awareness and begin anchoring more fully into lived experience.Now, in August Energy Forecast 2026, we are moving through Living Re-entry — Returning to Life Without Returning to Who You Were. And this is where the connection becomes important.Living Re-entry is not simply about becoming more available to life again. It is about allowing the person you have become to participate from a different internal foundation.As interest returns, as the body becomes more willing to move toward experience, and as relationships, creativity, expression, connection, and participation begin coming closer again, the Heart becomes an important point of discernment.What actually feels true now?What feels emotionally congruent?What are you willing to participate in?What kind of relationship, commitment, expression, or experience can your current self genuinely inhabit?This is why The Embodied Heart Series is highly relevant now.This practice is infused with Crystalline Reiki and now includes 639 Hz music to support harmony, connection, and Heart-centered integration.The practices support emotional integration, Soul alignment, Heart-led discernment, and the movement from inner knowing into embodied choice—all of which become especially important as August brings us back into greater contact with life.We are not returning to who we were.We are learning how to meet life from who we have become.So I'm letting this series move freely for a while. If it calls to you, you're welcome to it.

Pastor Matt opens with a penetrating question: "Could there be a lie influencing your thoughts, attitudes, or decisions that you have never recognized as a lie?" Building on the previous week's foundation of faith, he turns the focus to what comes next in the Christian journey — transformation. Anchoring the message in Romans 12:1-2, he makes the case that God transforms our lives by renewing our minds, and that lasting change doesn't begin with trying harder, but with thinking differently. Salvation, he reminds us, happens in a moment, but transformation happens over a lifetime. Pastor Matt draws a sharp contrast between two forces described in Romans 12:2 — being conformed by the world, which presses in on us from the outside in, and being transformed by God, who works from the inside out. He warns that our minds are always being shaped, and that every day we are being discipled — either by the world or by the Word. The world, he explains, disciples us to follow our feelings and fit into culture, while the Word disciples us to follow Jesus and be transformed by His truth. Like Eve in Genesis 3, who accepted a lie before she ever reached for the fruit, we are reminded that long before a sin becomes visible, it usually becomes believable. To help his congregation fight back, Pastor Matt offers a practical three-step battle plan: identify the lie, confront the lie with truth, and continue to take every thought captive (2 Cor. 10:5). He also outlines four ordinary but powerful ways God renews our minds — Scripture, prayer, Biblical community, and obedience — and challenges the congregation to move from merely trying to actually training for godliness, as Paul urges Timothy in 1 Timothy 4:7. The sermon closes with an invitation to write down the lie you battle most and pair it with a truth from God's Word, because freedom begins when God's voice becomes louder than the lies we've been believing.

How reliable is your judgement in rope? Cognitive biases are mental shortcuts that help us process information quickly, but they can also lead to predictable errors in how we interpret situations and make decisions. In this episode, Fox and Mya explore how these biases can affect our rope practice, relationships, learning and assessment of risk. They discuss: • Anchoring bias and how first impressions can shape everything that follows • Overconfidence bias and its relationship with the Dunning–Kruger effect • Hindsight bias and the temptation to believe an outcome was obvious all along • The sunk cost fallacy and why previous investment can make it difficult to stop • Outcome bias and the danger of judging a decision only by how it turned out • Self-serving bias and how we explain our successes and failures • Why simply recognizing that these biases exist can help • Situations in which you may not want to rely entirely on your own judgement • A framework for considering whether the causes of an outcome are internal or external, stable or changeable, and within or outside your control Whether you are a top, bottom, switch, educator or organizer, understanding the limits of your own thinking can help you make more deliberate decisions and respond to mistakes with greater clarity.

The manifesto of the world's most infamous salesman - Jordan Belfort, "The Wolf of Wall Street" - has some devilishly clever persuasion hacks. I wouldn't blame you for not taking the author very seriously, but this book makes the cut to be included on my social dynamics reading list. Let's dive right in by looking at Jordan's best state-management biohack...2:00 Entraining the "prosperity brainwave" with Biohacking tech7:39 Olfactory biohack for instant closing confidence14:55 Anchoring state with the Dispenza-style mindset transformation meditation24:54 The Straight Line System26:44 Objections are (not?) real30:27 Future pacing32:14 The first four seconds38:32 Body language and tonality46:57 Making an airtight logical/emotional case48:24 Avoid time-wasters52:15 Active listening techniques53:49 The profit is in the pain55:38 Why DISQUALIFY prospects57:44 The art of looping1:01:24 Secure ultra-loyal, highly-lucrative clients1:06:08 Cold calling phone scriptFor everything mentioned here, read: Way of the Wolf

In this episode of The Truth In This Art, the guest is Bony Ramirez!About Bony Ramirez: Dominican-born artist based out of Jersey City, New Jersey, working across painting, sculpture, and installation to create a vivid celebration and exploration of Dominican life and Caribbean culture. Blending European painting traditions — Renaissance and Mannerist influences drawn from church art — with distinctly Caribbean imagery, symbolism, and materials, Ramirez has built a visual language entirely his own. His elongated, exaggerated figures function almost like landscapes, each one deliberately distinct, never referencing real people but instead pulling from memory and imagination.In our conversation, Ramirez talks through moving to the United States at 13 years old and how that transition shaped both his identity and his relationship to the culture he left behind. He reflects on how being physically close to New York City's art scene, including a stretch living in Harlem, became an essential part of his growth as an artist. Ramirez discusses his responsibility to tell Caribbean stories that are still underrepresented in contemporary art, noting how many people don't even know where his island is.He gets into how his figures evolved — starting from self-taught limitations that became a stylistic signature — and why he keeps cultural markers like plantains, machetes, and crabs, along with bilingual English and Spanish titles, at the forefront of his work, refusing to let that world fade into the background.Be sure to follow Bony Ramirez on Instagram at @bonyramirezz to keep up with his work and future projects.Photo courtesy of subject. The Truth In This Art is supported by William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund, the Maryland State Arts Council's Creativity Grant and Mayor's Individual Artist Award - Creative Baltimore Fund (Baltimore). Host: Rob LeeMusic: Original music by Daniel Alexis Music with additional music from Chipzard and TeTresSeis.Production:Produced by Rob Lee & Daniel AlexisEdited by Daniel AlexisShow Notes courtesy of Rob Lee and TransistorPhotos:Rob Lee photos by Vicente Martin for The Truth In This Art and Contrarian Aquarian Media.Guest photos courtesy of the guest, unless otherwise noted.Support the podcastThe Truth In This Art Podcast Fractured Atlas (Fundraising): https://www.fracturedatlas.orgThe Truth In This Art Podcast Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thetruthinthisart.bsky.socialThe Truth In This Art Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/truthinthisart/?hl=enThe Truth In This Art Podcast Website: https://www.thetruthinthisart.com/The Truth In This Art Podcast Shop: Merch from Redbubble ★ Support this podcast ★

Matt Gruhn, President of the MRAA, returns to GarageCast to discuss the future of marine retail, leadership, and his new book, Anchoring. From evolving customer expectations to data-driven decisions and the nine disciplines every dealer needs to succeed, this conversation is packed with practical insights for marine and powersports professionals ready to lead what's next.UPDATE 2027 is back.Join Garage Composites January 31–February 1 for one of the powersports and marine industry's premier training and networking events.Featuring industry training, 20 Clubs, and opportunities for dealers, manufacturers, vendors, owners, and managers to connect and grow.Bring your team and plan to join us for UPDATE 2027.

Trading is one of the biggest remaining edges in dynasty fantasy football, but most managers still struggle to make deals.In this episode, Jay Stein breaks down The Art of the Trade and explains how psychology, roster construction, negotiation, and reputation all influence whether a dynasty trade gets accepted or rejected.Topics include:⚡ Why you overvalue players already on your roster⚡ How loss aversion kills fair trade offers⚡ Why you should trade rosters, not individual players⚡ How to open a trade conversation⚡ Anchoring, concessions, and knowing when to walk away⚡ Building a reputation that creates future opportunities⚡ The six-part pre-trade checklistStop asking whether a trade is perfectly fair. Start asking whether it helps both managers accomplish what they are trying to do.Check out our dynasty, devy, C2C, and fantasy football tools, rankings, and analysis:

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Hi Parents! Do you feel like every boundary in your home turns into a power struggle? Maybe your teen argues about curfew, avoids homework, pushes back on phone limits, or seems to resist every expectation you set. It can leave you wondering whether you're being too strict, too lenient, or simply getting it all wrong. The truth is, the problem often isn't the boundary itself - it's how that boundary is being experienced by your teen's nervous system. When anxiety is present, even well-intentioned rules can feel overwhelming or controlling, leading to resistance, shutdown, avoidance, or secrecy. But with a few intentional shifts, boundaries can become a source of safety instead of conflict. In this episode, we're exploring the difference between control and structure, why anxious teens often push back, and how calm, collaborative communication can reduce power struggles while strengthening your relationship. And if today's conversation resonated with you, and you're ready to move beyond simply understanding anxiety and start responding with greater confidence, I'd love to invite you into The Parent's Anxiety Toolkit™. In just six weeks, you'll go from feeling overwhelmed, reactive, and unsure of what to do to feeling calm, capable, and confident in how you support your teen. You'll learn not only what to do when anxiety shows up, but why it works, so you can stop second-guessing yourself and start leading with clarity. Inside the program, I'll guide you through my signature 3A Pathway™ Framework - Awareness, Action, and Anchoring - a step-by-step approach that helps you better understand anxiety, respond effectively in the moments that matter most, and create a calmer, more connected home environment. This program was created for parents who are exhausted from feeling like they're doing everything wrong, watching anxiety dictate family life, and worrying about the next meltdown, shutdown, or emotional outburst. It's for parents who want to stop reacting out of fear, reconnect with their teen, and finally feel like they have a plan they can trust. Your teen doesn't need you to have all the answers or to parent perfectly. They need you to feel steady, equipped, and confident. And that's exactly what this program is designed to help you become. If you're ready to rebuild connection, bring more peace into your home, and learn practical tools that create lasting change, you can learn more about The Parent's Anxiety Toolkit™ here. Big hugs, Monica Crnogorac Next Steps Book a Free Discovery Call Visit My Website for More Information on My 8-Week Program for Teens Connect With Me on Instagram

When organizations or platforms encounter a quality crisis or an onslaught of unpopular noise, the default response is to rush toward compliance, policing, and labeling. However, wrapping an algorithmic guess in a false sense of mathematical certainty doesn't fix a quality problem. It creates an illusion of control while breeding paranoia and driving bad behavior underground.  This week, I unpack Substack's recent partnership with Pangram Labs to combat what they're calling "Claudefishing." As an avid Substack user watching this play out, I recognize how closely this mirrors the exact same trap happening inside corporate C-suites and higher education institutions. Burned-out leaders facing an onslaught of low-effort "AI slop" are reaching for algorithmic surveillance tools as an easy button. However, trying to judge the merit of work by auditing its inputs is like looking at someone's shopping list to decide whether or not they're a good cook.  My goal this week is to help you resist the compliance reflex and implement a sustainable, human-centric approach to quality and accountability:  ​Exposing the Illusion of Objective Labels: A percentage score like "AI-generated" sounds like a cold, scientific measurement, but it is actually a statistical guess wrapped in mathematical security. By forcing creators and employees to cater to arbitrary compliance badges, we strip away human agency, punish structured thinkers, and completely abandon the conversation about actual quality and merit.  ​Escaping the Algorithmic Surveillance Trap: Reaching for digital hall monitors fails to address the underlying pressure cooker of leadership burnout. Surveillance doesn't stop workslop. It simply pushes bad behavior underground while forcing your best performers to waste energy proving their innocence rather than driving real impact.  ​Anchoring on Observable, Measurable Outcomes: You cannot hold people accountable for an outcome if you strip away their agency over how they think and execute. Rather than auditing how the kitchen operates or policing tools, leaders must shift their focus toward clear, observable standards. If you haven't clearly defined what success looks like, it isn't just AI that's struggling. Your people are, too.  By the end, my hope is that you'll resist the urge to pick sides in a divisive "human vs. bot" tribal war or slap meaningless red letters on your team. Sustainable leadership in the AI age isn't about building a better digital prison; it's about rebuilding trust, asking curious process questions, and elevating standards for observable outcomes.  —If this conversation was helpful, make sure to like, share, subscribe, or buy me a coffee at ⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/christopherlind⁠And if you'd benefit from help balancing performance, technology, and people, check out my website at ⁠https://christopherlind.co⁠—Chapters⁠00:00⁠ – The Claudefishing Impulse: Rushing to Compliance and False Objectivity  ⁠04:15⁠ – The Shopping List Fallacy: Why AI Detectors Miss the Quality Conversation  ⁠08:10⁠ – The Leadership Pressure Cooker: Why We Reach for the "Easy Button"  ⁠12:30⁠ – Stripping Human Agency: How Algorithmic Hall Monitors Backfire  ⁠17:45⁠ – The Four-Part Playbook: Sustainable Moves for Outcome-Driven Leadership  ⁠25:30⁠ – Leading with Curiosity: Asking Questions Before Jumping to Conclusions  ⁠31:10⁠ – Conclusion: Rebuilding Trust Over Digital Prisons  #Leadership #AIStrategy #FutureFocused #WorkforceTransformation #OrganizationalTrust

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CSI Litigation Consultant Linda Khzam, M.A. joins Bill Kanasky, Jr., Ph.D. to talk about anchoring. Bill and Linda discuss how plaintiff attorneys approach developing their anchor and Linda shares results from several recent jury research projects where damages were discussed with mock jurors and what their reactions were to the anchors and counter-anchors. They explain the importance of testing and re-testing cases with mock jurors in focus groups in order to understand what jurors think about the figures being presented from both sides and the emotion and perspectives behind where jurors land on both the anchor and counter-anchor. Testing damages with focus groups helps legal teams be better prepared for both mediation and trial. Watch the video of this episode here: https://youtu.be/eWz8WMAiCVw

00:00–01:05: Introduces price anchoring—the idea that showing a high-priced option first makes later, lower-priced options feel more affordable. Shares a classic beer menu example where listing expensive beers first increased average spending. 01:05–03:15: Demonstrates price anchoring with service pricing ($500 vs. $150 package) and recounts a sales technique from the speaker's father, who would casually mention a much higher number before revealing the real price, making the actual offer seem inexpensive. 03:15–05:17: Applies price anchoring to Etsy. Recommends including a photo showing your entire product line (not just one item) to build trust, demonstrate experience, and help shoppers quickly identify products they like. 05:17–07:44: Warns against the paradox of choice. Claims that around four options is the ideal number because too many choices increase friction, reduce buyer confidence, and can lead to fewer purchases and more returns. 08:02–10:19: Shares general pricing psychology tips: Remove commas from large prices. Avoid currency symbols when possible. Use smaller font sizes for prices to make them feel less intimidating. Certain wording (such as "low") can subtly influence price perception. 10:19–12:53: Explains how to build effective bundles. Keep bundle pricing easy to understand so buyers can quickly recognize the value without doing difficult mental math, reducing decision fatigue. 12:53–14:11: Suggests using price anchoring inside bundles by presenting the highest-priced package first, making mid-tier options feel like the best value. Reinforce this with labels like "Most Popular" to add social proof and guide buyers toward the desired purchase.

Learn the ancient history of the Summer Solstice, why this powerful portal has been celebrated for over 8,000 years and be led through 3-steps ceremony to do the same.This video examines the deep cultural significance of the Summer Solstice, a time recognised from Ancient Egypt, to the Druids and modern pagans as a portal between the seen and the unseen, the spiritual and material, the sacred and the mundane.We explore the traditional symbolism where the sun represents masculine energy, contrasted against the moon as a representation of feminine energy. By understanding these dual forces, you gain a clearer perspective on how ancient cultures viewed the balance of nature during the Summer Solstice. Grab your journal, a pen, and a full glass of water to be guided through a potent 3-Step Summer Solstice Ceremony designed to program your next six months of manifestation:

Thanks to our Partners, Pico Technology, and AutelWatch Full Video EpisodeA Dodge Durango came into the shop for a second opinion after being suspected of needing a transmission. The symptoms sounded convincing at first: harsh shifts, apparent slipping, no diagnostic trouble codes, and a vehicle that felt completely wrong on the road. But the actual problem was much simpler. The Durango was stuck in four-low. Once shifted properly through neutral, the harsh shifting, driveline bind, and “slipping” behavior disappeared.Matt uses the case as a springboard into a broader discussion about diagnostic tunnel vision. The point is not just that someone almost condemned a transmission unnecessarily. The deeper issue is how easily a first impression can become the diagnosis. Once the vehicle felt like it was slipping, everything after that could be interpreted through that lens. That is where anchoring, confirmation bias, and premature closure start to become dangerous.The episode also compares the Durango case to a more common misfire scenario. A vehicle comes in with a misfire, the scan tool identifies a cylinder, the car line is known for coil failures, and the diagnosis becomes a coil and plug before much testing happens. That gamble may work most of the time, but the process failure is still there. Being right by probability is not the same as proving the fault.Matt also shares a personal example involving a Mini Cooper that was nearly misdiagnosed as needing a turbo. The actual issue was cam/crank timing related. The mistake became a difficult but important lesson in responsibility, process, and making things right with the customer.The episode closes with a nod to Mel Brooks on his 100th birthday, including Matt's Mount Rushmore of Mel Brooks films: Blazing Saddles, Spaceballs, The Producers, and History of the World, Part One.Watch Durango VideoKey TopicsWhy the Durango seemed like it had a major transmission failureHow four-low can mimic slipping, harsh shifting, and driveline problemsThe importance of reading the owner's manual when unfamiliar indicators appearAnchoring, confirmation bias, and premature closure in diagnosticsWhy “incompetent” may be technically accurate but often incomplete as an explanationThe ethical problem of charging for the wrong repair when the real fix is simpleWhy common failures can make weak testing feel justifiedHow probabilistic diagnosis can work until it does notThe value of owning a mistake and making it rightMel Brooks, comedy, and Matt's Mount Rushmore of Mel Brooks filmsPull Quote Options“The first impression is often the most dangerous piece of data in the whole diagnostic process.”“Being right most of the time does not mean the process was right.”“Customers should not be paying for our anchoring, our confirmation bias, and our premature closure.”“The real danger is not being wrong. The real danger is being done too early.”Episode TakeawaysA symptom that feels obvious can still be misleading. The Durango felt like it was slipping, but the transmission was not the problem.A flashing indicator or odd message on the dash may be the clue. The owner's manual may not feel like a diagnostic tool, but sometimes it is.Common failures can create lazy confidence. A known coil failure pattern or common turbo issue may point in the right direction, but it does not replace verification.Premature closure is expensive. It can cost the customer, the shop, or both.Ethics matter most when the mistake is discovered after the repair. The customer should not pay for a part that did not fix the vehicle just because the shop eventually stumbled into the real fix.A good diagnostic process should include forced questions: What am I anchored to? What evidence am I accepting too easily? What would prove my theory wrong?Thanks to our Partner, Pico TechnologyAre you chasing elusive automotive problems? Pico Technology empowers you to see what's really happening. Their PicoScope oscilloscopes transform your diagnostic capabilities. Visit PicoAuto.comThanks to our Partner, AutelFrom drivability diagnostics and TPMS service to ADAS and advanced safety systems, Autel helps technicians follow OEM procedures and repair with confidence. Learn more at Autel.comContact InformationEmail Matt: mattfanslowpodcast@gmail.comDiagnosing the Aftermarket A - Z YouTube ChannelThe Automotive Repair Podcast Network: https://automotiverepairpodcastnetwork.com/Remarkable Results Radio Podcast with Carm Capriotto: Advancing the Aftermarket by Facilitating Wisdom Through Story Telling and Open Discussion. https://remarkableresults.biz/Business by the Numbers with Hunt Demarest: Understand the Numbers of Your Business with CPA Hunt Demarest. https://huntdemarest.captivate.fm/The Auto Repair Marketing Podcast with Kim and Brian Walker: Marketing Experts Brian & Kim Walker Work with Shop Owners to Take it to the Next Level. https://autorepairmarketing.captivate.fm/The Weekly Blitz with Chris Cotton: Weekly Inspiration with Business Coach Chris Cotton from AutoFix - Auto Shop Coaching. https://chriscotton.captivate.fm/Speak Up! Effective Communication with Craig O'Neill: Develop Interpersonal and Professional Communication Skills when Speaking to Audiences of Any Size. https://craigoneill.captivate.fm/

Watching her two teenagers anxiously search for answers and clarity, Keri Eichberger found herself thinking the very thing any seasoned parent might: just wait on the Lord, and peace will come. And then, almost immediately, she caught herself — because she is just as guilty of demanding answers right away, just as unsettled by a foggy path forward, and just as prone to reaching for immediate solutions instead of patient trust. In this honest and peace-filling episode, Keri speaks directly to the restless, stirring spirit that so many of us carry, and offers a gentle but grounding invitation: what your soul needs right now may not be an answer. It may be patience. Romans 8:25 is simple and searching all at once: if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently. And while hoping for what we cannot see is genuinely hard, Keri reminds us that our hope does not rest on the unknown — it rests on what we already know to be true. We know God is good. We know His provision comes at the perfect time. We know His promises do not fail. Anchoring our hope to those unchanging realities is what produces the kind of peace-filled patience that steadies a shaken soul, smooths a scattered mind, and settles an unsettled heart — right here, in the waiting, before the answer ever arrives. Today's Bible Verse "But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently."— Romans 8:25, NIV Ponder Today The unrest you feel may need peace more than it needs resolution. Not every stirring in our souls signals that something must change immediately. Sometimes the situation just needs an infusion of patient trust while God's plan continues to unfold. Our hope is grounded not in what we don't yet know, but in what we already do. We know God is good. We know He provides. We know His plans for us do not fail. That settled knowledge is the foundation for genuine, patient hope. Patience and peace are deeply connected. Keri observes that with more patience comes more peace, and with more peace comes greater enjoyment of the very day we are living. Impatience costs us the present moment while we strain toward the future. A Prayer for You Today Lord God, You are the God of all hope, and all my hope is in You. So often I seek answers, solutions, and change — scurrying and stressing over what hasn't happened yet. But more than I need immediate resolution, I need patience to wait on You. I find that patience when I place my hope in Your promises: that You have good plans for me, that You will guide me, and that You will provide all I need at just the right time. Lord, I pour out my praise for Your love and for the patience You offer that brings precious peace and joy all through my life. Thank You, Jesus. In Your wonderful name, Amen. Don't Miss an Episode If today's prayer brought a measure of peace to a season of waiting, we'd love to stay connected. Subscribe to the LifeAudio newsletter at LifeAudio.com for daily prayers, devotionals, and more content to anchor your hope and steady your soul while you wait on God's perfect plan. If you like this podcast, be sure to check out our sister podcast, Your Nightly Prayer - an evening Christian prayer podcast to help you end your day in conversation with God. https://www.lifeaudio.com/your-nightly-prayer/ Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

In this episode of The Brave Enough Show, Dr. Sasha Shillcutt discusses: Why women hate uncertainty  The nervous system during transition  How to stop rushing clarity  Anchoring yourself when there are no answers  "There is a period of time, a few minutes, where you have intubated an hypoxic patient, and the sats are still low. Everyone around you is second-guessing you, because the pulse ox sound is still ominous. But you know the tube is in the trachea…you watched it go in. The worst thing you can do is doubt yourself and pull the tube out. You must remain, even if everyone around you doubts. This is like a transition, and the waiting period. Don't doubt; remain." -Dr. Sasha Shillcutt    Brave Enough 2026 CME Conference For ten years, women have gathered at the Brave Enough Conference to step away from the demands of medicine and into a space of renewal. This anniversary year, we celebrate a decade of empowerment and sisterhood—ten years of lifting each other up, reigniting purpose, and remembering that none of us has to do this alone. Join us September 24-27, 2026, at the Omni Scottsdale Resort and Spa. The Legacy Collective is a beautifully designed club built just for women who are building their legacies—on their terms. Whether you're growing a business, raising a family, or both, this is your space to pause, connect, and thrive. At Legacy Collective, we believe when women gather, magic happens. Here, you'll find other bold, brilliant women who are redefining success and supporting one another along the way.  Follow Brave Enough:   WEBSITE | INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | TWITTER | LINKEDIN Join The Table, Brave Enough's community. The ONLY professional membership group that meets both the professional and personal needs of high-achieving women.

Grabbing some time with the always ultra-busy John Holt. The longtime Fox 4 anchor is immersed in World Cup coverage right now and we discuss that, the event-filled last few years, and then re-visit our enjoyable full KC Profiles chat from a few years back. Always full of smiles and tales with John!

You've been undercharging. You've been giving away too much. And every time a client pushes back on price, you fold before they even finish the sentence. Here's the truth: the problem isn't your pricing. It's your positioning. And the moment you stop apologizing for your value is the moment everything changes. Chris Do is the founder of The Futur and has taught hundreds of thousands of creatives, entrepreneurs, and builders how to charge what they're actually worth. He's built a career mastering the art of negotiation, personal branding, and pricing psychology, and in this episode, he's breaking down the exact frameworks that separate people who get paid like amateurs from people who get paid like experts. In this episode, you'll learn: Why charging more is more ethical than charging less and how underpricing hurts your clients, your team, and your ability to deliver real value The with or without you energy: how to walk into every negotiation knowing you're the prize and why neediness kills deals before they start Price bracketing: the exact way to present your pricing so clients anchor high and negotiate themselves up instead of down Why most entrepreneurs don't have a marketing problem, they have a positioning problem, and how being specific makes you more money than trying to serve everyone The mindset shift that lets you charge 10x more: understanding that money is a construct, scarcity creates value, and brand is what makes people pay premium prices for the exact same thing Stop selling yourself short. Start owning your value. The clients who can't afford you aren't your clients. The ones who can are waiting for you to believe it first. ___________ (00:00:00) Introduction: You Are the Master of Your Destiny, Not the Client (00:00:40) The Chris Do Move: How to Ask for What You're Worth Without Being Delusional (00:02:48) With or Without You Energy: The Mindset That Changes Every Deal (00:07:01) Charging More Is More Ethical Than Charging Less (00:08:53) The Pricing Game: Price Bracketing, Anchoring, and Never Justifying Your Number (00:12:50) How to Find Out What Clients Really Have: The Budget Excavation Method (00:17:01) The Manipulation Behind Luxury Goods: Stories, Scarcity, and Status (00:22:48) Money Is a Construct: The $800 Day Rate Story and Playing the Game (00:25:05) From Vietnam to Mercedes: Writing Your New Self-Story Through Mastery (00:27:16) What Is Brand and Why Does It Matter More Than Marketing (00:31:13) Don't Try to Be Better, Be Different: The Sea of Sameness Problem (00:32:25) The Imogene and Willie Test: What Story Are You Telling Yourself (00:35:18) Fake It Till You Make It or Believe It Till You Achieve It (00:37:41) You Don't Have a Marketing Problem, You Have a Positioning Problem (00:42:03) The Three Monsters: Perfection, Advice, and People Pleasing (00:49:15) Visualizing Success: Designers Are Futurists Who Imagine the Optimal Path (00:54:52) Passion Follows Mastery: The YouTube Origin Story (00:59:25) The Rich Owner Versus Poor Owner Mindset: Business Archetypes and Self-Sabotage (01:05:54) I'm My Own Number One Fan: Loving Yourself and Handling Trolls (01:09:37) Infusing Soul Into Your Brand: Flip the Cliché and Build Your World ___________ MORE FROM BIGDEAL