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The Patina's road trip continues.Announcements:- Thanks to Ben R. for the wonderful tabletop game “Pull Over, I Need to Pee”, about the interstitial moments between chapters, the moments that are usually skipped, overlooked, or deemed not important enough. Behind the scenes, we used this to help spark some of our narrative direction this episode, though the gameplay itself didn't make it in. You can find the game here: Pull Over, I Need to Pee. - We've also been nominated for several award categories at the New Jersey Web Fest: Best Editing (of an Actual Play Podcast) (Yay Sydney) Best Player Character Performance (in an Actual Play Podcast) (Yay Aly) Best Ensemble Character Art (Actual Play Podcast & Livestream) (Yay Rashed) Best Original Song (Yay Dora) Outstanding Actual Play Podcast (Not playing D&D) (Yay us)Cast:- Marathon Messenger is played by Penn Van Batavia! She's an indie TTRPG designer who just launched a new game, Wasmannian, a solo RPG about bees, wasps, and otherness in a binary world. You can find Penn on Twitter at @acquiredchaste. - Cassidy Shard is played by Sydney Whittington. She also edits the show. Find her on Twitter at @sydney_whitt. - Emma Blackwood is played by Cameron Robertson. Find her on Twitter at @midnightmusic13 and on Instagram at @reading_and_dreaming. Cameron is also a player on Tabletop Squadron, a Star Wars Edge of the Empire actual play podcast. - Birdie Foundling is played by Kit Adames. Find her on Twitter at @venusvultures. Kit is also a voice actor and writer on Elevator Pitch Podcast, a queer genre-hopping anthology podcast. - Our GM and narrator is Nick Robertson. Find him on Twitter at @alias58. Nick is also the GM for Tabletop Squadron, which you can support at Patreon.com/TabletopSquadron. Nick can also be found as a player on the Orpheus Protocol.Music & Sound Credits:- This podcast features the musical talents of Dora Violet and Arne Parrott. You can find Dora at facebook.com/doraviolett. You can find Arne at atptunes.com. - old radio Channel search sound effect by Garuda1982. Link & License. - FORD LTL 9000_engine start and idle.wav by Broken_Head_Productions. Link & License. - natural area - central european - upland forest [4CH surround sound] » campfire in the woods front by craftcrest.Link & License. - Love is True by Squire Tuck. Link & License. - Declaration of My Love by Squire Tuck. Link & License. - Today's Special: Jam Tomorrow by Doctor Turtle. Link & License.Art Credits:- The official artwork for this podcast was created by Rashed AlAkroka, who can be found on Instagram and Artstation @rashedjrs.Find Us Online:- Our Website- Twitter- Join our Patreon- Join our Discord

When you look at a series of words that sorta sound like each other, such as pesto, paste, and pasta, it's easy to start wondering if they might have originated with a common root word. Etymologists take these hunches and painstakingly track them down through the historical record to find out which ones are true and which ones aren't -- in this case, that paste and pasta have a common ancestor, but pesto comes from somewhere else. In this episode, your hosts Gretchen McCulloch and Lauren Gawne get enthusiastic about English etymology! We talk about where the etymological parts of dictionaries come from, the gaps in our knowledge based on the biases of historical sources, how you can become the Etymology Friend (with help from Etymonline), and which kinds of etymologies should immediately make you put your debunking hat on (spoiler: anything containing an acronym or formatted like an image meme. Just saying.). Now you too can have etymology x-ray vision! (Aka, where to quickly look up etymologies on your phone!). Read the transcript here. Announcements: Thanks for celebrating our 5 year anniversary with us! We loved seeing you share all your favourite Lingthusiasm episodes and moments. We're looking forward to another year of sharing linguistic joy with you. This month's bonus episode is about linguistics olympiads! These involve a series of fun linguistic puzzles, sort of like sudoku for linguistics. Since linguistics isn't commonly taught in high schools, the puzzles can't assume any prior linguistics knowledge, so they're either logic puzzles as applied to language or they teach you basic linguistics concepts in the preamble to the question, making them great for ling fans as well. Alas, we were not in high school recently enough to participate in any olympiads ourselves, so we also talk about how people can get involved if you're not a high school student, from helping to host a session at a local high school or university to just doing puzzles for fun and interest (they're available for free with answer keys on the olympiad websites, plus there was a recent book that came out compiling some of them). Plus: how Lauren has made a few olympiad puzzles herself! Get access to this and over 50 more bonus Lingthusiasm episodes (and help keep the show ad-free) by supporting Lingthusiasm on Patreon. www.patreon.com/lingthusiasm For links to everything in this episode visit the shownotes page: https://lingthusiasm.com/post/670767938518827008/episode-63-where-to-get-your-english-etymologies

Church with Jesse Lee Peterson, Sunday, July 11, 2021: Take one step at a time and don't compare yourself to others. Christians are pathetic! One man has anger and no job. A couple of ladies ask about "telling the truth" in the right way. A little girl and her divorced mother fear her father. Stay with the Silent Prayer. Slavery was not as bad as the world is pretending, and we should be grateful to be in America. A couple thinks marriage is a "50/50 partnership." Biblical Question: Which do you prefer to be — passionate or dispassionate? TIME STAMPS 0:00 Pre-Church talk 1:22 One step at a time 10:00 Pathetic Christians! 22:05 Angry man, get a job! 34:32 "Telling the truth," no tact! 51:10 Little girl, mother, aunt 1:11:07 Seasoning words 1:14:45 Anger, Silent Prayer 1:17:30 Good from slavery 1:23:36 Passionate lady 1:34:10 Dispassionate lady 1:36:59 50/50 partnership? 1:44:35 Jesse's answer 1:49:24 Joel's question 1:50:52 Announcements / Thanks! BLOG POST and PODCAST: https://rebuildingtheman.com/07-11-21-is-god-passionate-or-dispassionate-church/ Church with Jesse Lee Peterson, Sunday 11 AM Pacific Time at BOND in Los Angeles, California, USA - http://rebuildingtheman.com/church SILENT PRAYER: http://silentprayer.video | AUDIO https://soundcloud.com/rebuildingtheman/silent-prayer

In this episode, I discuss: 1:00 Announcements: Thanks to everyone who attended the Writing Power Hour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqXovG9feBY Next Writing Power Hour is Saturday, February 6 at 10AM Central Time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EVG6JApUDo 1:50 Wins for the Week: My newest novel is officially in post-production. 3:00 Lesson Learned This Week: Clever dictation hack. 7:10 Idea of the Week: Intelligent curation of self-publishing news and events. 13:14 Topic(s) of the Week: What I've been focusing on after finishing my 30th novel, and how I find that I'm “addicted” to progress, which can sometimes be unhealthy. Check out the Writer's Knowledge Base by Elizabeth Spann Craig: https://hiveword.com/wkb/search You can listen to past episodes of the show at http://www.michaellaronn.com/podcast Listen to my other podcast, Writing Tip of the Day: http://www.authorlevelup.com Learn more about me and my books at http://www.michaellaronn.com My YouTube Channel for Writers: http://www.youtube.com/authorlevelup Also, join my (Fiction) Fan Club to get 3 free novels, early launch pricing, and notifications whenever I release a new book: http://www.michaellaronn.com/fanclub If you like the show, don't forget to rate and leave a review!

As we think about 2021 and how to plan for the year ahead, we wanted to acknowledge that the year ahead might be a lot like the year we are leaving and that is to say that we expect it to be unexpected. This episode is all about us setting our different parameters for being our version of successful in 2021. It’s a different way than we have approached goal setting in the past and even the way that both of us are approaching our strategies are different but can we both agree that the year ahead should be focused on what you can control? Oh, for sure. What we talked about:What did you do in the past that didn’t serve you?What did you learn this year that does work for you?How will you guide your 2021 strategy? Erica has picked a word - SPACE to guide her goals for the yearLaura is focused on professional development and isn’t going to get distracted by Focusing on what we can control and keeping in mind that the restrictions of 2020 won’t be goneBonus question - what will keep you motivated this year since travel and big celebrations, live music, etc might not be an option this upcoming year? Laura introduces her “Want To Do List” Food styling Create an amazing playlist Make a bold personal appearance change - purple hair, get those glasses, change your fashion style Erica makes some suggestions Reinvented date night (to go margaritas, playing a game, dancing party in your living room)Mini safe vacations Let’s see what happens. Topics covered: #wanttodolistProfessional Development, Career Growth, Mental health, stress management, Goal-setting, reframing, filling your bucket, relationships, hobbies, friends, music playlists, executive assistant, expectations, specific goals, self-improvement, education, qualifications, vulnerability, styleLinks mentioned: Madonna Inn https://www.madonnainn.com/ Garden Focaccia Bread https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/24/dining/focaccia-bread.html 7 Habits of Highly Effective people https://www.amazon.com/Habits-Highly-Effective-People-audio-cd/dp/1511317310/ref=asc_df_1511317310 Announcements: Thanks so much for listening and don’t forget to subscribe and leave us a review!Where to find us: Instagram: @ohforsurepodcast Facebook: @ohforsurepodcast Email: ohforsurepodcast@gmail.com Website: https://www.ohforsurepodcast.com How to Listen:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/oh-for-sure-podcast/id1541797810 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6iMBNfF9JekfVIONjZtQFt And lots of other platforms, linked from our website!

It’s coming to the end of 2020 and this episode is a celebration of the fact that we are still standing. Time to throw an ol’ fashioned party. A pity party. It’s time to call Bullshit on the phase the new normal and vent a little with friends.We dive into the hard parts of the past year and how we feel trying to continue to find the new energy and optimism as the year closes out. We also try to find some bright spots along the way like finding new ways to celebrate holidays, rekindle friendships and pick-up new habits, but are we mainly taking out the trash in this episode? Oh, for sure. Links mentioned:Sourdough starter - obtained from https://www.manresabread.com UkuLenny - http://www.ukulenny.com Announcements: Thanks so much for listening and don’t forget to subscribe and leave us a review!Where to find us: Instagram: @ohforsurepodcastFacebook: @ohforsurepodcast Email: ohforsurepodcast@gmail.com Website: https://www.ohforsurepodcast.com Where to Listen:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/oh-for-sure-podcast/id1541797810 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6iMBNfF9JekfVIONjZtQFt And lots of other platforms, linked from our website!

Tis the season of giving and we wanted to jump in and share our favorites. We’ll put a little Oh, for sure spin on the traditional gift guide as we reminisce on great gifts of christmas past, making spirits bright with thoughtful present ideas and plan for a social distanced holiday season to wrap up 2020. It’s a sip and shop situation, so grab a cocktail and settle in. Topics covered: gifts, gift guides, shopping local, giving, self-care, celebration, lifestyle, holidays, craft cocktails Links mentioned:Penzey’s https://www.penzeys.com/Thrive cosmetics - https://thrivecausemetics.com/ Etsy - https://www.etsy.com/ Bitters - https://www.feebrothers.com/products/bitters/black_walnut_bitters.php Fitbit - https://www.fitbit.com/ Contigo - https://www.gocontigo.com/ Air BNB - https://www.airbnb.com/s/experiences/online Wreath - Harry and david https://www.harryanddavid.com/h/christmas-gifts/trees-wreathsLynch Creek Farm - https://lynchcreekwreaths.com/ Digital frame - https://www.nixplay.com/ Custom Calendars (Walgreen’s) - https://photo.walgreens.com/store/home Waffle iron - https://www.cuisinart.com/shopping/appliances/waffle_makers/WAF-F30/ Horseshoe ring - https://www.etsy.com/listing/701344296/lucky-horseshoe-ringBest Year Yet - https://www.amazon.com/Your-Best-Year-Yet-Successful/dp/0446675474 Watercolor pens - https://arteza.com/dp/watercolor-real-brush-pens-set-of-48 Glass Etching Kit - https://www.amazon.com/Silhouette-Glass-Etching-Starter-Kit/dp/B00EB0B900Second Harvest Food Bank - https://www.shfb.org/ World Central Kitchen - https://wck.org/Small business - Chocolates Claire's Squares - http://clairesquares.comCC Made - https://www.ccmade.comKika's Treats - https://kikastreats.com Announcements: Thanks so much for listening and don’t forget to subscribe and leave us a review!Where to find us: Instagram: @ohforsurepodcastFacebook: @ohforsurepodcast Email: ohforsurepodcast@gmail.comWebsite: ohforsurepodcast.com

The year is almost over and there are some choices to make. Even though 2020 was the unexpected year, there’s still time for a personal win. We’ve got a few chores that we’ve been thinking about but really want to dig into how we are going into 2021 with a big middle finger back at 2020! Big or small, how can we inspire you to get that item off your list? It’s time to get accountable! Topics covered: goal-setting, to-do lists, checking the box, self-regulation, goals, being an adult Links mentioned:Teux duex - https://teuxdeux.com Smile direct club - https://smiledirectclub.com Warby parker - https://www.warbyparker.com Costco Photo Center - https://www.costcophotocenter.com Announcements: Thanks so much for listening and don’t forget to subscribe and rate/leave us a review!Where to find us: Instagram: @ohforsurepodcastFacebook: @ohforsurepodcast Email: ohforsurepodcast@gmail.comWebsite: ohforsurepodcast.com

An intro to who Laura and Erica are and why the heck you might think it’s interesting to listen to them. What are you going to talk about?The Oh, For Sure podcast is the 40 something voice that is a mix of all that is life and being honest about our successes and failures. How to keep moving up, improving, finding solutions, addressing challenges and life stuff. Real life conversations that we haven’t come across in other podcasts and we seemed like the right gals for the jobHow do you know each other? We’ve bonded over a love of nail perfection, craft cocktails, fashion finds and a deep, deep love of all things 80’s Married, working girls living in the Northern California Bay areaWhat makes your perspectives interesting? We think we are freakin' hilarious and don’t get embarrassed easily. We have different opinions and perspectivesWe’ve grown our careers and our lives in the Silicon Valley without all of stock optionsWe want to talk about the everyday details of getting through the Monday-Friday and how to make the big picture plans to keep growing Stay tuned to the Oh For Sure podcast as we discuss everything from goals setting, consumer habits, daily routines, career twists and turns, life ups and downs all from our fabulous and flawed perspectives.Announcements: Thanks so much for listening and don’t forget to subscribe and leave us a review!Where to find us: Instagram: @ohforsurepodcastFacebook: @ohforsurepodcast Email: ohforsurepodcast@gmail.comWebsite: ohforsurepodcast.com

We seem to have different opinions on the idea of subscription boxes. Erica has tried most of them and Laura shares why she thinks they are bogus. It’s a common occurrence these days to add subscriptions into our lives, but is it worth the hype? Do you end up with too many things that you can’t find a place for in your life or does it fill a space and meet a need that you have while saving you time? Two different takes on the goods coming right to your doorstep. Topics discussed: purchase habits, self-care, convenience shopping, schedules, lifestyle, subscription services, customer service, and consumer habitsLinks mentioned:Mighty Nest - https://mightynest.comStitchFix - https://www.stitchfix.com Fit Fab Fun - https://fabfitfun.com Julep - https://www.julep.com Laundry detergent (from Mighty Nest) - https://meliorameansbetter.com Announcements: Thanks so much for listening and don’t forget to subscribe and leave us a review!Where to find us: Instagram: @ohforsurepodcastFacebook: @ohforsurepodcast Email: ohforsurepodcast@gmail.comWebsite: ohforsurepodcast.com

In this episode, I discuss: 1:05: Announcements: - Thanks to all who reached out about royalties and gave me words of encouragement. It was very valuable. - Writing a manifesto/thought experiment that compiled all the existing attempts to solve this problem, and publishing them as a free ebook. Think of it like a time capsule. 6:49: Wins for the Week: - All my sales are now in my royalty database and I have some amazing insights into my readers now. - Finished proofing my new book, Your Self-Publishing Questions Answered and decided to produce the audiobook edition 10:36: Lesson Learned This Week: - Business Lesson: Even established authors are not doing their own royalties. 15:20: Idea of the Week: Microsoft Excel for Writers. The Writer's Guide to Getting the Most out of Excel. Take it and run with it. 16:42: Topic(s) of the Week: What would your life be like if you had to plan for dual futures? What if Future A was bright but Future B was bleak, and there was a 50-50 chance of either one coming to pass any day now? That's an interesting question I've been trying to answer for this week. You can listen to past episodes of the show at http://www.michaellaronn.com/podcast Listen to my other podcast, Writing Tip of the Day: http://www.authorlevelup.com Learn more about me and my books at www.michaellaronn.com My YouTube Channel for Writers: http://www.youtube.com/authorlevelup Also, join my (Fiction) Fan Club to get 3 free novels, early launch pricing, and notifications whenever I release a new book: www.michaellaronn.com/fanclub If you like the show, don't forget to rate and leave a review!

Introduction This is the Northern 90 Podcast with Pat Sweet, Episode 25. Welcome to the Northern 90 Canadian Premier League Podcast, covering the beautiful game in the great white north. For more Canadian Premier League content, head over to Northern90.ca. That’s Northern Nine Zero dot ca. Welcome Hello, Canada, and welcome to the Northern 90 Canadian Premier League Podcast! I'm your host, Pat Sweet. In this week's episode: a review of Canada's top young talent in the CanPL. Announcements Thanks for supporting the Northern 90 Premium Channel! Lots more to come on that, including some lower-priced tiers later on. Results League Play Forge lead the league with 16 points HFX Wanderers the only team under 1 PPG at 0.88. Neither York 9 nor Halifax have earned a point on the road during the fall. Approaching the 50% mark of games played. Not quite there yet. Canadian Championship Cavalry FC lost to Montreal Impact 3-1 on aggregate TFC beat Ottawa Fury 5-0 on aggregate 401 Derby for the final CONCACAF League Forge FC beat out Antigua GFC 2-1 on aggregate. Recently played CD Olympia at home to a 1-0 win. Nice goal by Chris Nanco who beat 'keeper Edrick Johnson short side Next leg will be played behind closed doors in Olympic Stadium in San Pedro Sula. 6 hour drive from Olympia's regular home stadium This was a CONCACAF decision after riots broke out in advance of the Classico Capitalino between Olympia and cross-town rival Montagua. Reported that four people died and at least 10 injured during the riots. Could be a major boost for Forge. During the last episode I predicted that Olympia's fans would be hostile. Turns out I was right. News Canada Soccer have ruled on the allegations of racial slurs being used during a Canadian Championship match between Cavalry FC and Forge FC. Forge FC Assistant Coach Peter Reynders has been found guilty of breaching Canada Soccer’s Code of Conduct and Ethics and has been suspended for 45 days, and cannot participate in any soccer-related activities. (https://www.canadasoccer.com/canada-soccer-disciplinary-committe-rules-on-canadian-championship-qr2-allegations-of-racial-comments--p162338) The hydro pole will disappear in 2020! Congratulations to Max Mowbray @PFCOntario Condolences to Xav Ouellette @TheHydroPole Check out the Purple Reign podcast on the NSXI Network if you're a Pacific FC supporter Next up - the power of Youth Youth Performance in CanPL I've noticed you find young Canadians at the top of most important metrics in the league. Today, I'll go through some stats and talk a bit about the young Canadian talent that is shining. Goals Lots of young Canadian talent 2 top goal scoreres are Tristan Borges and Terran Campbell. Both 20-year old Canadians Easton Ongaro is 21, and tied for 4th in the league with 5 goals. Assists Elijah Adekugbe is 23 years old, tied for first with Kyle Bekker at 4 assists Kwame Awuha also 23 and tied for 2nd with 3 assists Minutes Diyaeddine Abzi - top 10 minutes played as a 20-year old Canadian Many Aparicio - top 10 as a 23-year old Canadian Shots Taken Tarran Campbell - top 10 Tristan Borges - top 10 Chances Created Marco Bustos - 28 chances created, good for 4th place. 23 year-old Canadian. Manny Aparicio - 23 chances created. 6th in the league Tristan Borges - 21 chances Louis Beland-Goyette and Kwame Awuha both had 19, tied for 10th. Both 23. Tackles Zoom Langua - 21 year-old Canadian leads the league with 63 tackles and 45 tackles won Diyaeddine Abzi - 20, ranked 8th in tackles For the record - Tristan Borges is tied for 11th with 36 tackles. Three Take-aways Canada's got talent The "Play your kids" rule has value Teams are giving kids a chance Terran Campbell asked to play as a 9 and was given the chance Easton Ongaro has worked his way into a starting role - after getting a spot on the roster in the first place. Success of youth will determine the success of the league and of Canadian soccer CanPL will want to strive to become a selling league Players will see opportunity to go on to bigger clubs and will develop in CanPL The men's national team's performance will improve as more young Canadians get their chance. See also: Terran Campbell interview on Young Gaffers Next up, the mailbag: Mailbag You know how this works - you send me mail and messages and I read every single one of them. If what you send is extra good I read it on the podcast. Michael Elder wrote on the Northern 90 Supporters' Group FB Group: Forge FC has a really tough run of games in the next couple months. They play something like 7 in the next three weeks including away to Olimpia. Then they have a break before playing another 6 in just over 2 weeks. Less than half are home games as well. And that's assuming they don't advance further in the CONCACAF League. I honestly wonder if they can keep their pace up; that's just an exhausting series of matches. If they do hold on and win the Fall season kudos to them; they'll definitely deserve it. One advantage they have is no other team behind them really seems to be making a push at the moment. Carlos Barrera wrote, also on the N90SG FBG: At the beginning, and without a #CanPLteam in Ottawa, I liked #HFXWanderersFCand still support them. But as the games keep coming, I really, really like #ForgeFC. I enjoy watching them play in the #CanPL. #ForgeFC go for goals. I like their style, passing and possession with purpose. Their games are entertaining. Very talented, unselfish, and creative players. They create spaces, look for channels and the teammate who's in better position to take a shot. The beautiful game! #ValourFCis giving #ForgeFC a good test right now. The games are very entertaining. This week's question: What does Forge FC's success in CONCACAF league tell us about the CanPL's place in the world of soccer? Leave a comment at northern90.ca/episode25 Write to me at pat at northern90.ca Fire me a note on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram @northernninety   The Week Ahead Aug 28 - Wednesday 9:00 pm ADT Valour   vs.   HFX Wanderers IG Field TICKETS Aug 28 - Wednesday 10:00 pm ADT Cavalry   vs.   Pacific Spruce Meadows TICKETS Aug 29 - Thursday 11:00 pm ADT CONCACAF League Olimpia   vs.   Forge Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano Announcements Thank you to everyone who signed up for the Northern 90 Premium Channel - I love you guys. Credit to my very first supporters Adam Blair Josh James In the future, I'll be opening more spots and different price points to make things more accessible for folks. Fan Guide - northern90.ca/fanguide Stadiums Teams Key information about the league Blogs, podcasts, video channels   Outroduction That's all we've got for the show today. If you liked the show, don't forget to subscribe to it, and when you do leave an honest review. That helps me make the show better and others find it. Also, if you've been enjoying this show, you should join my supporters' group. When you join you get a weekly newsletter with curated CPL content, access to a members-only Facebook group, contests, giveaways, fantasy leagues, all sorts of good stuff. And it's free. Check it out at northern90.ca/join. Thanks so much, Canada. Have a great week. Credits Featured Image Photo by Click and Booon Unsplash Intro music Move Like This by spinningmerkaba (c) copyright 2011 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: Texas Radio Fish, Alex Beroza, and Snowflake CPL Headlines Music Calm the F*** Down by Broke for Free (c) copyright 2010 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Main Content Intro Music 260809 Funky Nurykabe by spinningmerkaba (c) copyright 2010 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Mailbag Music I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: J Lang, Morusque Outro music Urbana-Metronica (wooh-yeah mix) by spinningmerkaba (c) copyright 2011 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. Ft: Morusque, Jeris, CSoul, Alex Beroza

It's time for episode 248! Terrance, Bailey, and Gretchen are here to talk about games, San Diego Comic Con, and some burning questions. Hogwarts Radio is turning 11 years old on August 1st! You can wish us a happy birthday at @HogwartsRadio and staff@hogwartsradio.com Do you think people take sorting too seriously? How's Gretchen enjoying Wizards Unite? Where's our Quidditch World Cup game?? In the News: Not much happened at San Diego Comic Con, except some beautiful new pieces from Her Universe. "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: The Journey" will be released this fall. Announcements: Thanks to those who've left us reviews on iTunes. We will have a panel at LeakyCon Boston this fall! Check out @MuggleFix's "Neville Longbottom and the Black Witch", released on 7/30. Discussion: Why did Hermione lie in SS? Did we really need an epilogue? What do the Muggles actually see? The hosts play Avada Kedavra, Amortentia, Imperio and Bailey tells a bad Potter Pickup Line. What are Potterheads listening to? Terrance: Audiobook of "The Last Survivors" by Bobby Adair and T.W. Piperbrook Bailey: Audiobook of "These Witches Don't Burn" by Isabel Sterling Gretchen: Christmas in July with the podcast, @DecktheHallmark That's it for us! Join us next time for episode 249!

Eric, Rick, Victoria, Larry, Russ and Carl are all here to discuss winter flying, stabilized approaches, and flying when sick. Preflight Checklist: Sponsor: AviationCareersPodcast.com – Scholarships, Career Counseling, Interview Preparation and more. Go To AviationCareersPodcast.com. Announcements: Thanks to Pilot Mandi On Instagram for the photo this week. Follow Us On Instagram: Eric Crump – Students […] The post SMAC133 Winter Flying, Stabilized Approaches, and Flying Sick appeared first on Stuck Mic AvCast - An Aviation Podcast About Learning to Fly, Living to Fly, & Loving to Fly.

Have you ever known anyone who just never seems to get what they want in life? They make lots of plans but things never seen to pan out well? I believe there are 5 requirements for getting successful outcomes in any area.   In today's episode I will share the 5 Requirements, and explain how you can put them to work starting today. Announcements: Thanks for the 5-star reviews on iTunes from Brian Knight of SuccessForNurses.com, and Cheri Fields at CreationScience4kids.com,  If you enjoy the podcast, I would consider it a great favor if you subscribe (and leave a review) in iTunes. I'm speaking at the Platform Conference in November. Register using this link, and as you check out enter the promo code RAY to save $100 on your ticket. Tip of the Week: Ever wish you had a better way to stand your iPad or iPhone upright? Try the Stump at StumpStore.com. Spiritual Foundations: What is the Kingdom, and how do we know we're in it? For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.”Romans 14:17 We are instructed to seek first the Kingdom of God every day (Matthew 6:33). But what is the Kingdom of God? Is it good works? Being sinless? Bible reading? In Romans 14:17 Paul writes that the Kingdom of God isn't something outside you flowing in — “the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking”. It's something inside you flowing out — “righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit”. So how do we experience this practically? How do we “seek first God’s kingdom”? We must be flowing with righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. Righteousness is not something you can work for, because it's not based on what you do. This righteousness is actually His righteousness, and it is a gift. (Romans 5:17; 1 Corinthians 1:30) We need to be grounded in the truth that you are the righteousness of God in Christ. (2 Corinthians 5:21) The debt for your sin has been paid, so God says He has cleansed our conscience. We have peace with God and we also have the peace of God. So where does the joy come from? The same place it came from for the disciples. They were filled with joy when they saw Jesus, His hands and His side. (John 20:20) So here's what to do:  every day, practice seeing yourself righteous in Christ. This means don't be conscious of your sins – but rather be conscious of your righteousness. You may be listening to worship music, or to preaching or teaching, but whatever you are feeding yourself on should help you see Jesus, with His pierced hands and side, the same evidence of his finished work that gave the disciples joy. See all your sins forgiven, and you will experience peace and joy. This is exactly how to seek the kingdom of God! Feature Presentation: The 5 Requirements For Success In Anything Clarity Confidence Character Consistency Commitment Get The Transcript Click here to get the transcript. Transcripts provided by SuccessTranscripts – a great solution if you need your podcast, sermon, speech, or other audio transcribed. Question: How have these 5 Requirements helped you to succeed – or how has their absence caused less than ideal results? Click here to leave your comments.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McXMVhkD1tI&list=UUbH1aq5ZyQsghyjEWfDgQNQ Show Log Episode 150, July 14, 2014 Guest: Bob Merkel from VoiceZam. George will air a Whittam's World on mic questions And Dan will address the issue of audience participation. 0:01:16  Opening video. 0:01:57  Here they are. 0:03:20  Dan will be in L.A. for part of August.   0:04:00  Thanks to the sponsors, Edge Studio, Harlan Hogan and VoiceOverXtra. 0:05:00  Here we are at episode 150 since March 20, 2011.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9KjlnreVIw  Dan and George want to hear from folks about what they'd like to hear about on the show. 0:06:30  If you have an audio issue, send it in and watch the guys sort it out.  “Troubled Audio of the Week,” or “What's in the Specimen Cup This Week?” 0:08:20  George asks if there's “breaking news” to report on each week.   0:10:20  In the old days, they used to live call-ins.  Should they revive this?   0:11:19  Send in feedback about roundtables and other content.   0:12:07  Next week: the Demo Demo Derby!  Dan and George will be joined by Uncle Roy and Clifford to review the technical quality of demo productions.   0:12:57  Send your ideas to ewabshop@gmail.com   There will be a new “specimen cup” at http://www.ewabs.net/ where you can submit your audio for technical review on the show. 0:14:47 Break 0:15:52  They're back.   0:16:19  Whittam's World Episode 25, with answers to mic questions.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjA5FLPGRS4 0:26:29  End video.  George discusses more mic issues and how troubleshooting works.  He recommends a backup mic.   0:30:01  Break 0:31:37  They're back.  Dan talks about websites being essential to being a voice actor.  He talks about VoiceZam and introduces VoiceZam's creator Bob Merkel. 0:32:59  Dan asks how VoiceZam works.  Bob explains.  VoiceZam takes the traditional demo with multiple selections presented one at a time and breaks them into separate selections on a “player.”  This can help a producer who is wading through demos and short on time.  VoiceZam stacks all the selections so the listener can control what they listen to.  The website: http://www.voicezam.com/public/mainpage.aspx  The site includes an overview video and a sample demo.  Bob demonstrates how VoiceZam works. 0:38:22  VoiceZam lets producers stay longer.  Each segment could be longer than in the traditional format.   0:40:42  VoiceZam also includes contact information and social media links.  VoiceZam also generates statistics on how your VoiceZam is used. 0:42:32  Bob describes his newest product, StraightShot.  It's a marketing tool that works with your emails.  Bob shows how it works.  You get buttons in your signature area of your email for your individual demo tracks.  StraightShot takes you to the voice talent's website.   0:51:58  George shows what the email looks like at his end.  And we have problems with Flash.   0:53:40  Bob calls emails with VoiceZam “marketing missiles.” 0:54:12  Let's look at the producer's world. 0:55:30  And now some words about our sponsor, Harlan Hogan.  Tell Harlan EWABS sent you! 0:57:34  Dan asks Bob about another new product, a WordPress plugin.  Write him at  bob.merkel@voicezam.com for a beta copy.  It drops VoiceZam into your website. 0:59:09  Q: Any feedback from casting directors?  A: Bob talks about “zamstistics” 0:59:40  Q: what's your background?  A: Bob gives the answer.  He created VoiceZam out of frustration as a producer. 1:00:35  Q: Can VoiceZam be put on Facebook and LinkedIn?  A: Yes, on a FB business page, so contact Bob to find out how. 1:01:04  Q: Will Zamstistics let you know WHO clicked on your demo links?  A: It will show starting times for clicks and when a demo gets downloaded.  Bob explains how you can use a tracking code to figure out who is doing the clicking. 1:02:36  Bob says there's a revised version of Zamstistics coming soon. 1:02:55  Q: Can VoiceZam be used on Wix or Weebly sites?  A: Yes.  Bob discusses. 1:03:47 Dan asked about pricing.  StraightShot is $2.95 a month which is on top of the standard VoiceZam price.  There's an EWABS premium, giving $5 off. 1:05:15  Bob gives overview of how VoiceZam responds to its customers. 1:06:13  Break 1:09:56  Dan and George are back. 1:10:36  Announcements: Thanks to donors!  There's a donate button on the ewabs.net page. 1:11:55  Clickers!  Order your EWABS clickers!  $5 on the EWABS homepage. 1:12:28  EWABS Essentials, a play list on the EWABS YouTube channel.  https://www.youtube.com/user/ewabsshow.    1:13:44  Next week, the Demo Derby, with a technical review of demos.  Hear what works and what doesn't.   1:15:03  If you'd like your demo critiqued technically, send it to ewabshop@gmail.com. 1:15:19  On July 28, Rudy Gaskin will be on, talking about the Voice Acting Awards.  Nominations for these awards are due July 31. 1:16:14  August 4, no show.  On August 11, Dan and George will be together and the guest will be Dave Courvoisier, who will talk about his new book.  During Voice2014, they will tape a show and air it in early September. 1:17:55  George thanks his dad for an “Angular Clock” from http://shop.wickeddevice.com/ 1:18:40  Watch the second VU meter! 1:19:24  Thanks to sponsors. 1:19:54  Follow us on Facebook, @EWABS_show on Twitter.  Like the videos on YouTube. 1:20:44  Thanks to the wives and the staff. 1:22:46  End of show.

Ever reach the end of a workday, and wonder where the hours went? Sometimes it seems there's just too much to do, and not enough time to do it all. In this episode, I'll share 5 “tricks” that will help you get more done in less time. Plus, here are some additional reasons to keep listening… I will share an app that helps you make great-looking  portraits on your iPhone. Stu McLaren with the Lifestyle Business Report. Now let's get on with it… Announcements: Thanks to all who have left a review of the Ray Edwards Show in iTunes. Including  Johnny Lee Phillips, Cynthia Charleen, and Kevin Anthony Williams.  I'm considering the formation of an affordable, entry-level Mastermind Group. This would be a true mastermind group, led by me, with personal interaction available. Would you be interested? Let me know in the comments on this post. Tip Of The Week  The Facetune app helps you create pictures showing people in their best light. Lifestyle Business Segment  With Stu McLaren Spiritual Foundations Why do followers of Jesus experience tough times? Keep these 3 things in mind: We don't see what God sees. We don't know what God knows. Nothing surprises God! “The Lord directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives.” Psalm 37:23 “Either God is doing a work in you, or He is using you to do a work in someone else.” Joel Osteen Feature Segment:  5 Tricks To Get More Done In Less Time Refuse any input (email, Facebook, voicemail, phone calls, chat, etc.) until you complete your “One Thing” for the day. Do your most important work next, still refusing inputs. Work in focus blocks, punctuated by short bursts of physical activity. Shorten your workweek and your workday with “hard stops.” Do things faster.   What To Do Now If you enjoy the podcast, I would consider it a great favor if you subscribe (and leave a review) in iTunes. This helps new people discover the show. You can also find the podcast on Stitcher. Question:     How do you  Get more done in less time? Click here to leave your comments.

Sometimes it seems difficult to keep creating content, doesn't it? And for a lot of people it's difficult to even get started. In today's show, I will show you how to D.A.R.E.  to create great content that sells. Also coming up… The app  for recording great audio on your iPhone. Stu McLaren with the Lifestyle Business Report. Now let's get on with it… Announcements: Thanks to all who have left a review of the Ray Edwards Show in iTunes. Including Mike Kim, Christy Largent, and Mike Skiff! For more info about the one-day mastermind with me and 11 other people, where we make radical progress in your business… is on. Click this link to make your deposit and application. Conferences where I will be attending and/or speaking: Social Media Marketing World, March 26-28, 2014, San Diego, CA SCORRE Conference May 5-8, Orlando, FL Tip Of The Week  The Griffin iTalk App makes it easy to capture great audio on your iPhone. Lifestyle Business Segment  With Stu McLaren Spiritual Foundations To receive the benefits of following Jesus, we must practice His presence.  “I will never leave you or forsake you.” Hebrews 13:5 Feature Segment:  D.A.R.E. to Create Great Content Desire–based Aspirational Results-focused Experience   What To Do Now If you enjoy the podcast, I would consider it a great favor if you subscribe (and leave a review) in iTunes. This helps new people discover the show. You can also find the podcast on Stitcher. Question:     How do you create great content? Click here to leave your comments.

One week from today, Social Media Marketing World opens in San Diego. It's the biggest physical event in the Social Media Marketing space, and I am privileged to be one of the speakers. In today's show, I will share what I expect from the event… and what I expect from any conference I attend. Also coming up… The  coach that lives on your iPad. Stu McLaren with the Lifestyle Business Report. A free video training series for you. Now let's get on with it… Announcements: Thanks to all who have left a review of the Ray Edwards Show in iTunes. Including Dennis McIntee, Mike Morrell, and Larry Bloomquist! For more info about the one-day mastermind with me and 11 other people, where we make radical progress in your business… is on. Click this link to make your deposit and application. Conferences where I will be attending and/or speaking: Social Media Marketing World, March 26-28, 2014, San Diego, CA SCORRE Conference May 5-8, Orlando, FL Tip Of The Week  The Unstuck app for iPad makes it easy to get on-demand coaching whenever you need it. Lifestyle Business Segment  With Stu McLaren Free Video Training Series This FREE training video has nothing for sale. I just show you how to turn your knowledge and experience into products people buy. This video includes… The 7 Levels of Content. Why most people who create Knowledge Products get stuck at Level 5, and how you can become un-duplicatable by moving to levels 6 and 7. The Ultimate Content Outline. This simple outline helps you create any piece of content (email, blog post, video, book, etc) and know exactly what to say. How to know what your “topic” should be. Decide with clarity what topic you are going to focus on. Click here to get full access to all three training videos. Spiritual Foundations Under the new covenant, God promises to do three things: Lead us—“I will put My laws in their mind and write them on their hearts.” (Hebrews 8:10) Work miracles for us—“I will be their God, and they shall be My people.” (Hebrews 8:10) Help us to know Him—“…all shall know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them.” (Hebrews 8:11) How do we experience this? By remembering… “For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.” Hebrews 8:12 Feature Segment:  What I Expect From Social Media Marketing World Every conference I attend has the potential to yield multiples of whatever I invested to be there. This is especially true of Social Media Marketing World, which is coming up next week. Here's what I expect from any conference I attend, and what I expect specifically from Social Media Marketing World. 5 Things I Expect from Any Conference A major disruption in my schedule. The opportunity to reflect, recharge, and refocus. To learn something new, or learn something old from a new perspective. To be challenged in some way. To meet new people, and to reconnect with friends. 5 Things I Expect from Social Media Marketing World To discover the best social media marketing techniques from the world's top experts. Some are my friends, like Mari Smith,  Michael Hyatt, Amy Porterfield, Michael Stelzner, Joel Comm,  and Cliff Ravenscraft.  Some are mentors that I have never met, but hope to at this conference, such as Jay Baer, Chris Brogan, John Jantsch, and many others. To be challenged in my thinking about social media marketing, and online business models. The best networking experience I've ever had. The opportunity to reflect, recharge, and refocus. To contribute to a great panel discussion with my fellow panelists, Erik Fisher, Cliff Ravenscraft and John Lee Dumas.   What To Do Now If you enjoy the podcast, I would consider it a great favor if you subscribe (and leave a review) in iTunes. This helps new people discover the show. You can also find the podcast on Stitcher. Question:    What do you expect from SMMW (or any conference)? Click here to leave your comments.

Two years ago this week, I did the very first episode of this podcast. I didn't realize I was making a commitment to cranking out show every week, but that's what happened. It hasn't always been easy. I took this photo with my new Nikon D5200. In this episode, I  am taking some time to review the lessons I've learned after doing 104 episodes, week after week. I will also talk about a very important decision I've made-whether to continue doing the show or not. Also coming up… The best way to get clean audio recordings of your speeches on your iPhone. Stu McLaren with the Lifestyle Business Report. A free video training series for you. Now let's get on with it… Announcements: Thanks to all who have left a review of the Ray Edwards Show in iTunes. Including Noble Crawford, Kim Tester, and “Chef52”! For more info about the one-day mastermind with me and 11 other people, where we make radical progress in your business… is on. Click this link to make your deposit and application. Conferences where I will be attending and/or speaking: Social Media Marketing World, March 26-28, 2014, San Diego, CA SCORRE Conference May 5-8, Orlando, FL Tip Of The Week  The Rode Smartlav Lavalier Microphone for iPhone and Smartphones is a professional-grade wearable microphone designed for use in a wide range of film, television and broadcast scenarios, or wherever professional quality audio is required in a discreet, portable format without the complication and expense of additional wireless equipment. Lifestyle Business Segment  With Stu McLaren Free Video Training Series This FREE training video has nothing for sale. I just show you how to turn your knowledge and experience into products people buy. This video includes… The 7 Levels of Content. Why most people who create Knowledge Products get stuck at Level 5, and how you can become un-duplicatable by moving to levels 6 and 7. The Ultimate Content Outline. This simple outline helps you create any piece of content (email, blog post, video, book, etc) and know exactly what to say. How to know what your “topic” should be. Decide with clarity what topic you are going to focus on. Click here to get full access to all three training videos. Spiritual Foundations Whether we like it or not, God provides for all the things that we need. How do we know this? And how do we gain access to it? 25 “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? 27 And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?[a] 28 And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, 29 yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30 But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31 Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. 34 “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. Matthew 6:25-34 Feature Segment:  What I Learned From 2 Years of Doing This Podcast For two years-24 months-I have been doing this show every single week. I have learned a lot of lessons along the way. Here are 24 of the most important lessons I learned, one for each month that I've been doing the show. Prior preparation prevents poor performance. Perfectionism is the mask procrastination wears to hide fear. The harvest never comes before tilling, planting, and cultivating. It is better to give than to receive, yet giving often results in receiving. The human voice is the most intimate of all communication media. The power of the podcast for business has been greatly undersold. Discipline means doing what needs to be done, even when you don't feel like doing it. Experience is the best teacher, and often the most expensive one; the highest leverage teaching is other people's experience. You have not because you ask not. Every project seems to reach the pinnacle of difficulty right before the point of breakthrough. Your commitment to excellence is reflected in what you ship. Mistakes in business can be setbacks, but are seldom fatal. Every adversity contains within it the seed for an equal or greater benefit. The warrior trains for battle, but the victory is the Lords. It's okay to switch horses, especially if the one you are riding is tired. Successful people see problems as challenges to be overcome; unsuccessful people see problems as an excuse to quit. One of the most valuable things you can learn is how to gracefully say no. You will either pour most of your efforts into building your own dream, or inevitably pour them into building someone else's. If you are not investing in your own education and program of improvement, you have decided to stop growing. Most people are the average of the five people they spend the most time with. You can use the power of the peer group to raise your level of performance and manifestation-you simply choose your peer group intentionally. Your own tongue contains the power of life and death over you, your family, and your business. The reason showing up is 90% of the battle is that most people simply failed to do it. The most powerful skill you can master is the practice of presence. Will I continue the show? What To Do Now If you enjoy the podcast, I would consider it a great favor if you subscribe (and leave a review) in iTunes. This helps new people discover the show. You can also find the podcast on Stitcher. Question:    What will you get done this week as a result of this podcast? Click here to leave your comments.

Ever feel like you just need to get more stuff done? I think we all feel that way at some point. In this episode, I interview Robert Plank on getting things done. Also coming up… The app that prevents long-windedness. Stu McLaren with the Lifestyle Business Report. The one-word Copywriting shift you can make today Now let's get on with it… Announcements: Thanks to all who have left a review of the Ray Edwards Show in iTunes. Including Ray Massie, Joshua Rivers, Lisa R, Stever, Robert Pieto! For more info about the one-day mastermind with me and 11 other people, where we make radical progress in your business… is on. Click this link to make your deposit and application. Conferences where I will be attending and/or speaking: Social Media Marketing World, March 26-28, 2014, San Diego, CA The Launch Conference, April 7-10, 2014, Orlando, FL SCORRE Conference May 5-8, Orlando, FL Tip Of The Week  The pClock app that keeps you from blowing past your time limits when speaking. Lifestyle Business Segment  With Stu McLaren Copywriting Corner The one word shift that you can make that amps up your persuasion power. Spiritual Foundations When you see yourself the way God sees you, you won't be “full of yourself”… you will be your full self. Feature Segment:  Interview With Robert Plank In the episode I we hear from Robert Plank on: How to stay out of overwhelm. How to avoid having a lot if half-finished products and projects. The secrets of single-minded focus. A simple philosophy of copywriting… or any process! The magic of the “3 Day Rule” and the power of having just “4 Daily Tasks”. What To Do Now If you enjoy the podcast, I would consider it a great favor if you subscribe (and leave a review) in iTunes. This helps new people discover the show. You can also find the podcast on Stitcher. Question:    What will you get done this week as a result of this podcast? Click here to leave your comments.

My “one word” for this year is: simplify. Why did I choose that word, and what does it mean to you? In this episode, I will share five good reasons why you should consider simplifying, too. Also coming up… How to write like Hemingway. Stu McLaren with the Lifestyle Business Report. The One Copywriting Rule That You Must Follow. Now let's get on with it… Announcements: Thanks to all who have left a review of the Ray Edwards Show in iTunes. For more info about the one-day mastermind with me and 11 other people, where we make radical progress in your business… is on. Click this link to make your deposit and application. Conferences where I will be attending and/or speaking: Social Media Marketing World, March 26-28, 2014, San Diego, CA The Launch Conference, April 7-10, 2014, Orlando, FL SCORRE Conference May 5-8, Orlando, FL Tip Of The Week  The app that helps you write like Hemingway. Lifestyle Business Segment  With Stu McLaren Copywriting Corner This week I share  “The One Copywriting Rule You Must Follow”. I explain how to use the Rule on today's show. Spiritual Foundations It's not necessary to debate people into the Kingdom. “Christ is all in all.”— Colossians 3:11 In the end, a debate about salvation, the existence of God, or who Jesus is, will be fruitless. Only a direct revelation, illuminated by the Holy Spirit, brings people into the Kingdom. And inside the church, all our focus on leadership programs, small groups, building programs, social justice, church growth initiatives, etc. miss the mark. We have,  when we focus on these things, abandon our first love. A good test: simply count the number of times a pastor (or a book, or teaching series) references the name Jesus. “Christ is all I need. You can strip away everything else from me, and I would still be left with Christ. Take away my gifts and my ministry; take away signs and wonders; take away the sense of His presence; take away my ability to read; take away every spiritual and religious pursuit I have, and I will still have Christ. And having Him, I have everything.” ~  Jesus Manifesto by Frank Viola and Leonard Sweet Feature Segment:  5 Good Reasons To Simplify The word I chose to guide 2014 was simplify. In this episode, I explain why I chose it, and five reasons why you should consider simplifying too. Simplifying your possessions and give you clarity, energy, and peace. Complexity in any area of your life weighs you down. Simplicity is the best preparation for the future. Simplicity gives you the broadest range of choices in any decision. Simplicity creates margin. In the episode I talk about my  journey toward simplification, where it will lead, and how you can benefit. What To Do Now If you enjoy the podcast, I would consider it a great favor if you subscribe (and leave a review) in iTunes. This helps new people discover the show. You can also find the podcast on Stitcher. Question:    Do you feel you would benefit from simplifying? How will you start? Click here to leave your comments.

I believe the way you start your day determines how it will end; productive and happy, or frustrated and fruitless.  That's why I put so much focus on my morning routine,  which is the foundation of my personal “Productivity Protocol”.  My morning routine is an intentional set of activities designed to set me up for the best possible day. With the right routine in place, I believe we can make our best days better, and perhaps even salvage what might have been a “bad day.” If you are familiar with my work, I have written about this before. But my routine has changed , and I have refined my process. On today's show, I will pull back the curtain on my newly re-engineered morning routine. Also coming up… The Post-It Note ToDo System. Stu McLaren returns. A super-simple copy outline. Now let's get on with it… Announcements: Thanks to all who have left a review of the Ray Edwards Show in iTunes. For more info about the one-day mastermind with me and 11 other people, where we make radical progress in your business… is on. Click this link to make your deposit and application. Conferences where I will be attending and/or speaking: Social Media Marketing World, March 26-28, 2014, San Diego, CA The Launch Conference, April 7-10, 2014, Orlando, FL SCORRE Conference May 5-8, Orlando, FL Tip Of The Week  The Post-It Note Planning System. Lifestyle Business Segment  With Stu McLaren Copywriting Corner This week I share a “super simple copywriting outline”. It goes like this: Headline: How to Get the Thing You Want, In Three Easy Steps Here's the problem, and what happens if you don't solve it… I solved the problem, and here's how… Who the heck am I, and why should you believe me? Introducing my Fancy New Problem-Solving System It's worked for me, for my other customers, and it will work for you… Here's exactly what you get How much it costs, and why it's worth 10 times more I will take all the risk Here's exactly what to do now Sure, there are lots of nuances to writing great copy. But this basic outline will help you quickly write a sales message. I flesh out the process and explain how to use the outline on today's show. Spiritual Foundations I have been accused of being a “hyper grace teacher”. According to this accusation, I have overemphasized the importance of the grace of Jesus Christ at the expense of his Lordship. Of course, I vehemently disagree with this criticism. I recently had a discussion about this for a topic with my friend Frank Viola, and I asked him if he would be willing to join us on the show so we could talk about the controversy over so-called “greasy grace”. To hear this fascinating interview, you'll need to listen to the audio of this week's show. You can find the course Frank mentioned by clicking here. Feature Segment: Create A Morning Routine That Sets You Up For Success The purpose of creating an intentional morning routine is to develop an habitual set of activities to start each day. The way you start the day sets the tone for the way you will finish out the rest of the day. A good routine in the morning will give you momentum for the rest the day, that increases the likelihood for productivity and success. My own routine has gone through considerable evolution over the last few years. Recently, I found my previous routine had become stale and somewhat out of alignment with my current priorities. So I've decided to reengineer it. This new routine will also undoubtedly evolve over time, but this is what I'm doing now, and what seems to be working for me. Get up early. I don't use an alarm clock, but I tend to naturally awaken between 4 and 5 AM. Most days, my day starts at 5 AM. Drink 24 ounces of water. Most of us live in a constant state of mild dehydration. This is bad for your body, and bad for your brain. I intentionally hydrate first thing in the morning. Especially considering the next part of my routine… Drink a cup of Bulletproof Coffee.  This is a blend of organic coffee, high quality MCT oil, and butter, blended into a delightful, flavorful, and creamy beverage. It tastes better than a latte, and  supports the healthy functioning of your brain.  there is a great deal of research about the benefits of Medium Chain Triglycerides (MCT), especially for preventing or alleviating the symptoms of conditions such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. The best part, though, is that drinking Bulletproof Coffee gives me a great jolt of energy and mental clarity and focus. Prayer and mindfulness. This is where, in the words of Brother Lawrence, I “practice the presence” of Jesus. I'm listening for what he has to say to me today. Execute the Morning Reading Process. I'm currently reading nine books simultaneously, and I have written about this process recently. If you'd like to know more about how I managed to read as many as 40 books in a week, refer to this post. Quickly, though, I start by reading the Bible, then a devotional, and follow that up with some kind of theological work. Then I read a chapter in each of the other books I'm currently working through.  Write in my journal. I use the journaling app Day One, a template for each station journal entry that I adapted from one Michael Hyatt wrote about his blog, and usually spend only about 15 minutes journaling. The template is key. Before, whenever I attempted to Journal, I felt as though it was some sort of “artsy crafty” thing and really couldn't get into it. Having a template gives me an intentional set of data and/or thoughts that I want to record each day, and makes the journaling process as easy as filling in the blanks. It also means that later in life, when I refer back to this journal, it will have context and meaning. Plan my day. I still plan my day the night before. Planning tomorrow is the last activity I will do today. However, I have found it is extremely useful to review that plan at this step in my morning routine. I often end up changing the plan, because I have a fresh perspective on the day. While I am a big proponent of David Allen's GTD methodology, I'm afraid I still use a daily task list. I know GTD devotees will be disappointed to hear this, but this is what works for me. Years ago, I learned the “6 Most Important Things” to-do list method from Earl Nightingale (if memory serves correctly.) Robert Plank and Lance Tamashiro teach a system they call “4 Daily Tasks”, which I think is a better refinement of Nightingale's original idea. I simply make a list of “5 Things”. Each day, I have 5 things I want to accomplish, no matter what else happens. I start with number 1 and don't work on anything else until that is done. Then I move to number 2, and so on until I get to number 5. Once I've completed number 5, I am free to do whatever I want for the rest of the day. The key to making the system work is to make sure that they really are 5 “things”, and not 5 “projects”. Exercise.  By this time it is around 8 AM. At least four days out of the week, but ideally seven, I either go to the gym or hit the road for 40 minutes of physical exercise. It's good for your body,  it's good for your brain, and it's good for your emotional well-being. If I don't do it at this point in my day, it becomes much less likely that I will do it at all. Start working on my “5 Things.” Once upon a time, I wrote my 5 Things on a whiteboard, and at the end of the day would take a photo with my iPhone of the 5 Things crossed out. These days I use the Post-it note system I described in the Tip of the Week. I admit that I still cross off the items… but I don't take a picture. I just throw the Post-Its away.  Stop working at 3 PM. This is more of a goal than it is a reality as of this writing. This represents a big change in my modus operandi. But having a hard stop at the end of the day, and making it this early, give me the freedom to engage in other activities that are important to me that otherwise get shortchanged by work. That's my morning routine, and how transitions into the rest of my productivity protocol for the day. It's a new revision, I just started working this routine, and I will update you let you know how it's going somewhere down the line (if you're interested.) What To Do Now If you enjoy the podcast, I would consider it a great favor if you subscribe (and leave a review) in iTunes. This helps new people discover the show. You can also find the podcast on Stitcher. Question:   What is your morning routine, and is it time to reengineer it? Click here to leave your comments.

This is episode 100… 100 weeks in a row, we've cranked out a new show. While Episode 104 will mark the 2-year anniversary of the show, I felt we had to do something special for #100… so that's what we're doing. And on today's episode I'm going to do  our usual segments, but the feature presentation segment will be exclusively your questions. Also coming up… How to know what your market wants. How to not waste your life. One of the most powerful copy secrets I know. Now let's get on with it… Announcements: Thanks to all who have left a review of the Ray Edwards Show in iTunes. For more info about the one-day mastermind with me and 11 other people, where we make radical progress in your business… is on. You can get the full story here. Conferences where I will be attending and/or speaking: Social Media Marketing World, March 26-28, 2014, San Diego, CA The Launch Conference, April 7-10, 2014, Orlando, FL JV Alert: The Perfect Game April 24-27, Denver, CO SCORRE Conference May 5-8, Orlando, FL Tip Of The Week  Survey your customers! Copywriting Corner The power of “reason why”. Spiritual Foundations Don't waste your life. “Only one life, ’twill soon be past, Only what’s done for Christ will last.” The good news is that includes being an entrepreneur! Feature Segment: Nothin' But “Q&A With Ray” With questions from: Michael Hyatt Cliff Ravenscraft Dr. Kenny Handelman Kirk Bowman Dan Miller Alejandro Reyes Frank Viola Annett Bone Martin Howey Jeff Sanders Ian Bone Jason Nicholas Joel Comm Ken McArthur Tracy Childers Ryan Eidson Mike McMahon Marshall Bone Phil Drysdale Tor Constantino Stu McLaren What To Do Now If you enjoy the podcast, I would consider it a great favor if you subscribe (and leave a review) in iTunes. This helps new people discover the show. You can also find the podcast on Stitcher. Question:  What are your big questions about how to monetize your message? Click here to leave your comments.

I'm pleased to have Michael Stelzner as my guest on today's show. If you don't know who Michael is… well in the words of Ron Burgundy, he's “kind of a big deal.” Don't act like you're not impressed. The Networking Party that kicks off this year's Social Media Marketing World in San Diego will happen on the deck of the USS Midway! We'll get to Michael's interview in a few minutes, but first I want to tell you about the upcoming celebration, and a few other reasons to keep listening, such as… The most compressive goal-setting and tracking software I have found. The number 166. One of my NEW top Copywriting book recommedations. Now let's get on with it… Announcements: Thanks to all who have left a review of the podcast in iTunes. This week I would like to thank:  Kirk Bowman, Eric Dingler, “Lady J” Jevonnah Ellison. It looks like the one-day mastermind with me and 11 other people, where we make radical progress in your business… is on. You can get the full story here. Next week's show is number 100, and we will be devoting it exclusively to listener questions. I'm turning the microphone over to you. Conferences where I will be attending and/or speaking: NAMS 11 February 7-9, 2014, Atlanta, GA Social Media Marketing World, March 26-28, 2014, San Diego, CA The Launch Conference, April 7-10, 2014, Orlando, FL JV Alert: The Perfect Game April 24-27, Denver, CO SCORRE Conference May 5-8, Orlando, FL Tip Of The Week  I have been experimenting with a number of different goal-setting apps, and so far the most full-featured of the bunch is GoalsOnTrack.   Things I like about GoalsOnTrack: It has a great little iPhone app. It syncs my due dates with Google Calendar. It's hierarchical, so it works like an outline. I can track my goal, the purpose that drives the goal, the start and end dates… and most importantly, the habits and action plans needed to support the goal. I do wish they offered a native iPad app, but other than those two points I love GoalsOnTrack. Copywriting Corner Accidental Genius: Using Writing to Generate Your Best Ideas, Insight, and Content One of the problems I see in the world of copywriting and marketing today is a lack of original ideas. Look, folks, John Caples and David Ogilvy did not achieve their greatness by using somebody else's “swipe file”. They got their breakthrough ideas by dipping into a deeper well, where they probably found ideas swimming around that grew out of reading books (you remember those, stories like Moby Dick, Huckleberry Finn, The Stand, Fahrenheit 451, Etc.?) I suggest you dip into those wells for yourself. The best copy, in my humble but accurate opinion, is between the covers of the best novels. But, I digress. Would you like a shortcut to writing better copy? This great book was recommended to me by my friend Andy Traub. In the book, Levy teaches a concept and technique he calls freewriting. His claim is that it helps you produce breakthrough ideas and solve problems in minutes. This book has literally changed my writing process. I'm using the freewriting technique to generate material for my blog posts, podcasts, books, seminars, and products. What I was shocked to discover is that even if we consider ourselves creative, we tend to hold ourselves back. Inside each of us lives The Editor. Her job (yes, I'm afraid it's always a her) is to tell us that our writing is not perfect, that we need to go back and revise it, that we need to make sure we never sound stupid. Heaven forbid if anybody thought we were crazy. What results from that kind of limiting belief is limited thinking. Careful thinking. Thinking that wants to make sure we fit in. Thinking that keeps us stuck. Free writing, on the other hand, starts with you writing as fast as you can, for as long as you can, about something that's important to you and ignoring the standard rules of grammar and spelling and what you learned in English class and what your mother might think and what the Ladies' Society For Literary Decency might think. I freewrote that last sentence. Notice that it was longer than most of my more controlled writing. It also, I think, had a little sparkle. I'm not going to polish it fix it, I'm going to leave it here as an example that perhaps will tease you into buying this book. I've only scratched the surface of Levy's work. He has six big “secrets” that help render your Editor unconscious and let your genius run around for a while, naked and free. There are also a score of other exercises and techniques. And yes, he does teach you how to refine your free writing into something that you would share with somebody without fear or embarrassment. Spiritual Foundations 2 hours. That's the amount of time each week the average businessperson, manager, or entrepreneur spends  inside of church. If you've done the math already you realize that there are only 168 hours in a week. That means that 166 hours are spent outside the church for most modern Christians. There's nothing wrong with that. In fact, that's my point in this week's Spiritual Foundations. Jesus never told us, “go to church.” In fact, he said something quite opposite: And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.” Mark 16:15 Most modern Christians act as if “ministry” is a job title that preachers have. But according to the Bible, the job of the preacher is to equip the saints for the work of the ministry. The saints (that's you and me) are the ones doing the ministry. As a minister in the marketplace, you are quite literally going “into all the world.” In future episodes, we're going to focus a lot more intently on what it means to do marketplace ministry without being preachy or repulsive to other people. We're going to focus on how you show the love of Christ to others in such a way they are changed by it… they are changed by him. For now, I leave you with something to think about. Just like Jesus,  your meant to be out there, doing your father's business. So how's business? Feature Segment: Social Media Marketing With Michael Stelzner Michael Stelzner is the founder of Social Media Examiner, the world’s largest online social media magazine. Michael is also the author of the books Launch and Writing White Papers… and the man behind some large events, such as Social Media Marketing World (the most influential physical event in the industry, and I am thrilled to be speaking there next month), and Social Media Success Summit, the largest online conference. He is also host of the Social Media Marketing podcast show. Get your tickets by clicking here.  What To Do Now If you enjoy the podcast, I would consider it a great favor if you subscribe (and leave a review) in iTunes. This helps new people discover the show. You can also find the podcast on Stitcher. Question:  What are your big questions about how to monetize your message? Click here to leave your comments.

Do you have a message you'd like to get out the world, and you wonder if it's possible to get paid for it? It is possible, and it does take work, but not as much as you might think. And on today's episode I'm going to show you  seven simple steps to monetizing your message. Also coming up… A travel app that I consider must-have. How to know who is a real follower of Jesus, and who is not. How to write blockbuster copy in 45 minutes. Now let's get on with it… Announcements: Thanks to all who have left a review of the podcast in iTunes.  I'm going to start publicly acknowledging those who have done so, if I can identify you (sometimes the usernames in iTunes make that difficult.) This week I would like to thank:  Doug 9999, Tom Page, Joe Taylor, Walter G, Wesley Wiley, ChurchBoy 77, “frequent listener”. Every person who submits an audio question for the podcast will receive a free gift (if, and only if, we use your question on the podcast). Click here to submit your audio question. Meanwhile, if you would be interested in the possible one-day mastermind with me and 11 other people, where we make radical progress in your business… And if you're not just “interested” but you already know you want to do it,  fill in this form. If it looks like you would be a good fit, I will call you myself.  (If you just want the “details”, listen to the podcast. I explain all the “details”.) Conferences where I will be attending and/or speaking: NAMS 11 February 7-9, 2014, Atlanta, GA Social Media Marketing World, March 26-28, 2014, San Diego, CA The Launch Conference, April 7-10, 2014, Orlando, FL JV Alert: The Perfect Game April 24-27, Denver, CO SCORRE Conference May 5-8, Orlando, FL Tip Of The Week  My top must-have travel app, Tripit.  There are lots of travel apps available, and I have tried most of them. But this one is the hands-down winner that I was willing to pay money for. Here are three reasons why I really love this app: No more cutting and pasting. Automatically create itineraries by forwarding confirmation emails to a special email address. Custom itineraries. Add maps and directions, travel notes, photos, recommendations and more. Easy access, 24/7. Access your itinerary any time online, via mobile device, calendar feeds or social sites. Sharing. Share itineraries with family, friends, and co-workers to keep them in the know and connect with them on the road. Mobile alerts. Get mobile alerts or emails about flight delays, cancellations, and gate changes. Copywriting Corner Do you want to know the magic formula for writing copy that sells? Me too. The fact is, there is no such formula. There are frameworks, and I teach those. What's more, I use them. But the truth is the best copy comes from inspiration and creativity. Where do those things come from? That is the subject of this week's Copywriting Corner. John Cleese has famously said he doesn't know where great ideas come from, but he's certain they don't come from our laptops. I believe it's important to be open to, and fill up on, stimulating, exciting, interesting, moving, and varied experiences. To live life. To give your brain a chance to get away from your projects, so it can do your work. My best copy has never come from following a template or formula. It is come from a flurry of white hot inspired ideation. Yours can too. In the audio version of this show, I expand a bit on these concepts, but for the benefit of you text a files, here are some tips Give yourself plenty of creative input for your brain to work with (TV, movies, real world experiences, books, and especially things that are outside your normal range of experience.) Carry a notebook and a pen! When one of those lightning strike idea moments happens, stop everything else and capture the inspiration in what I call “the vomit draft”. Spiritual Foundations How do we know who's a true follower of Jesus? Well, first of all, there is no “litmus test” they can tell us for sure if another person is “saved” or not. Only the Holy Spirit himself knows that for sure. So how do we know, with all the various opinions and doctrines and expressions of Christianity, who the true followers of Christ really are? I think Jesus himself gave us the answer. He said: By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” John 15:35 Feature Segment: How To Monetize Your Message By far, the most frequent question I am asked is some variation of, “Ray, how do I start a business of my own on the Internet? Can I really make enough money to get by? Or is it just a scam?” It definitely is not a scam. I know plenty of people who have made this transition. Of course some of them are quite well known, and have been clients of mine. Some are my friends, and I've been privileged to know a few who are household names. But more impressive, I think, are the people you may have never heard of who have done exactly this. People who do things as varied as teaching massage therapists how to run a business, or teaching how to grow your own medicinal herbs, or unique brand of artful photography, or even dog training… It is definitely possible to take your knowledge and experience, what you already know, in turn that into money. In fact, I'm teaching a brand-new webinar on this very subject tomorrow night (Thursday, January 30, 2014.) You can register for that webinar by clicking here. It's free. Meanwhile, here are seven simple steps that will help you move closer to learning how to monetize your message. First, you must decide that it's okay to actually do this. Identify your “tribe”. Hone your message. Package your message properly. Promote your message. Profit from your message. Ask, “what's next?” We are at a significant point in history, unique and exciting. Every person is a media company if they want to be. For less than $100, you can have your own mini media empire. So the question is no longer access to distribution. The question is what will you do with it? Listener Questions Barak: How do you grow your audience? Corbin Links:  How do you overcome a bad book review on an influential site? Dan Tredo:  How do you overcome technical problems when building information business? Todd Liles: Where do you find good Infusionsoft campaign templates?   What To Do Now If you enjoy the podcast, I would consider it a great favor if you subscribe (and leave a review) in iTunes. This helps new people discover the show. You can also find the podcast on Stitcher. Question:  What are your big questions about how to monetize your message? Click here to leave your comments.

Have you broken your New Year's resolutions yet? Most people have-my estimate is that over 90% have. So what do you do now? I'd say it's time to get serious about planning your year. And on today's episode I'm going to show you how to do it in less than one hour. Also coming up… My top three productivity apps for 2014. Why what you say has spiritual power. Your invitation to a one-day mastermind with me. Now let's get on with it… Announcements: Thanks to all who have left a review of the podcast in iTunes.  I'm going to start publicly acknowledging those who have done so, if I can identify you (sometimes the usernames in iTunes make that difficult.) This week I would like to thank:  Kingsley, Hope Dispenser… Cindy Bidar… Missouri Broker… Corbin 111… Jim Munchbach… Phil Drysdale… Robert Plank… Ernie Lansford… Carmen Manrique… Nick Douglas… Jeff Brown… Jeff Sanders… Rick Butts… Ryan Eidson… John Tiller… Liz Dugger… Todd Brown… Chad Meisinger… Bob Shoe… Rob Metras…  and Eric Graham. Every person who submits an audio question for the podcast will receive a free gift (if, and only if, we use your question on the podcast). Click here to submit your audio question. Meanwhile, if you would be interested in the possible one-day mastermind with me and 11 other people, where we make radical progress in your business… And if you're not just “interested” but you already know you want to do it,  fill in this form. If it looks like you would be a good fit, I will call you myself.  (If you just want the “details”, listen to the podcast. I explain all the “details”.) Conferences where I will be attending and/or speaking: NAMS 11 February 7-9, 2014, Atlanta, GA Social Media Marketing World, March 26-28, 2014, San Diego, CA JV Alert: The Perfect Game April 24-27, Denver, CO SCORRE Conference May 5-8, Orlando, FL Tip Of The Week  My top three productivity apps probably will not come as much of a surprise. But I have made a shift, so here they are: Evernote. I think of Evernote as my “magical filing cabinet/notebook/backup brain”. I really couldn't function the way I do without it. Nozbe. It took a strong recommendation from Michael Hyatt to finally get me to try a different task management system. I had been using OmniFocus for years.  Now, after just a couple of weeks, I can't imagine going back. Dragon Dictate.  I have finally taken the time to learn the nuances (pun intended) of using the software. I don't know of anyone who can type faster than they can talk. Other than dictating and having your words recorded by transcriptionist, this is the fastest way I know to write. Copywriting Corner If you ever get stuck writing copy, and find yourself staring at a blank page, here's a quick tip that will get the copy flowing again. Just start writing up the offer. Describe the “stuff” you'll be selling. If even that requires too much creativity, try just writing up the guarantee. In other words, write what I call “the stupid parts”. I don't mean that these parts the copy are unimportant, or that you should be careless about the final draft of these sections. What I do mean is that you can write this kind of copy even if you are in a “stupid state”. I usually find that fairly soon the creativity starts to flow again, and I can start writing “the smart parts”. And yes, I also go back and rewrite the parts I started with, because all of your copy needs to be “smart parts”. Spiritual Foundations I believe that as followers of Christ, we have the very Spirit of God living inside of us. I believe because of this, the words we speak have power. Thus, saying negative things (“I can't do this”… “Why does this always happen to me”… “It always turns out like this”… and so on) can have a powerful adverse impact on our lives. By the same token, saying positive things brings about good things in our life. This is not “positive thinking”. It is absolutely not “The Secret”, which is a new age religion not compatible with following Christ. Some people wonder if my belief in “positive declarations” is Biblical. It certainly is. And here are 3 biblical reasons why you should only declare good things about yourself, your loved ones, and your life. When we speak or hear life-giving declarations, grace is imparted. “Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers” (Ephesians 4:29) The words we speak can either bless or curse our lives. “For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned” (Matthew 12:37) Perhaps the most powerful Scripture on this topic is also the simplest: “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit” (Proverbs 18:21). Feature Segment: How To Plan Your Year In Just 1 Hour By now it's likely your  New Year's resolutions are broken. Most people's are. I believe the reason behind this is the same force that was behind my experience while hiking recently.  I got so focused on the length and height of the mountain we were trying to climb, I wanted to give up.  It was only when I learned to focus on short-term and intermediate points on the path that I found the strength to continue the hike. (For the full hiking story,  you need to listen to the show!) This is the problem with New Year's resolutions. I have a different plan in mind for you. Here's how to plan your entire year in an hour or less, and it matches up a lot more closely with what you already do naturally anyway. First, plan your days off. 52 weeks means 52 Saturdays and Sundays… Which really should be 104 days free from work. Add in 10 days for actual vacation, and 10 more days for holidays, and you have a minimum of 124 free days. Put those in your calendar, and protect them like the treasure they are. Next, plan the important personal events that you simply must attend. Weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, and family reunions come to mind. I would also include here any important church or mission functions. Now, plan any seminars, conferences, or other learning events you are going to attend. Don't fool yourself; you have a limited number of these events you can attend. You probably know the most important ones already so plug them into the calendar. Any weekends or other free days that get eaten up by these events must be replaced somewhere else in your calendar. At this point, in my own planning I realized I had only about 165 days left before I even started the year. That means out of the entire year, I only had 23 weeks to “work”… less than half the weeks in the year. This is a powerful realization, because the things that I have listed above are going to happen to you… whether you put them on the calendar or not. The only exception might be that, because of a lack of planning, you sacrifice your “free days”… meaning you are sacrificing time with family, time recharging and resting, time to re-create. Big mistake. So what do you do when youre remaining 23 weeks (or whatever number you came up with)? First of all, I don't recommend working 12-15 hours a day to try and make up the difference. In fact, I recommend you limit your work day to about six hours. That's all the productive time you're going to get out of the day anyhow, whether you admit it or not. This leads us to a very important realization… we can now calculate the value of an hour of our work. Here's how to do that… Decide how much money you want to make this year. Let's say, just for the sake of example, your target income is $200,000. You have 165 days to work,  And I think it's pretty fair to say that a third of those days will be spent doing administrative and preparatory work (in other words, not the actual stuff your paid for). This leaves you with about 110 full “workdays”-days when you perform the actual work that gets you paid. Let's suppose you're going to work seven hours per day (and if you can actually squeeze seven productive hours out of a day, you are performing at a higher level than 95% of everyone else on earth… congratulations.) Seven hours per day times 110 days yields 770 hours. Which means you're being paid $259.74 per hour in order to make your $200,000 this year. So what's the point? I haven't describe anything unrealistic. In fact, I may have just given you the first realistic picture of what your year actually looks like you've ever seen. Perhaps right now you're having a revelation of why you never made the money you want to make, or achieved the things you want to achieve. It's because you have less time available to work than you think you do. This is not bad news. It simply means your primary question should be: “Is what I'm doing right now worth $259.74 per hour?” If the answer is no… stop it. You're probably already ahead of me. You're probably thinking about all the other things I haven't plugged into your schedule… doctor appointments, unexpected illnesses, pleasant surprises… even the possibility that you want to make more money than what I mentioned. My point isn't even that you need to have a perfect plan. It's that you need to put the big pieces of the puzzle in your calendar first, the ones you know that are beyond choosing, the ones you know that are important (like those free days), and the ones you know you have little control over. It means you need to get a realistic view of how many hours you actually have available to you this year to accomplish your goals, to be intentional about how you use them, and most importantly… to not be surprised at the end of the year, when you could've planned a different outcome. I suppose if I had a summary message it would be this: I believe you can do almost anything you want this year, but you almost certainly cannot do everything you want. What To Do Now If you enjoy the podcast, I would consider it a great favor if you subscribe (and leave a review) in iTunes. This helps new people discover the show. You can also find the podcast on Stitcher. Question: how do you plan your year? Click here to leave your comments.

Streamed live on Nov 25, 2013 EWABS AUDIO MASTERS ROUNDTABLE 11/25/13 This is the RAW YOUTUBE LIVE feed, warts and all. I will upload the Ustream version as well. Our Quarterly Audio Masters Roundtable included guests:  Uncle Roy Yokelson  Cliff Zellman  Juan Carlos Bagnell  Mike Varella. Paul Pape also joins us in the chat room to contribute. Roundtable topics, and discussions included: Noise floor description and solutions. Candid In-depth analysis by experts. Lots of audience questions about noise floor too. Breaths, should you Leave em in? Take them out? What's the rule? Recording formats and specs. Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra.  The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm  Uncle Roy tells us about his Emmy from CBS Sports.  Pro Tools 11. What's new?  Will an expensive mic improve your sound quality? Dan asks the panelists for their opinion on soundproofing devices. Australian listener Carol Spencer Morgan asks Juan Carlos bagnell if she should continue to dream of a serious shot in the US market. A brief discussion about the Kaotica Eyeball Mic. An audience member asks is a rubber floor good for a studio? Does Reaper have punch n roll? Uncle Roy re-visits the Pro Tools discussion briefly. Mike asks George about his headset mic. Cliff Zellman rejoins us from a critical computer meltdown to lend his opinion of the eyeball mic. Juan Carlos Bagnell hosts a YouTube video for using a Microsoft Surface tablet to record. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cT7n75... Thanks to Harlan Hogan, and Voice Over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com/ Harlan is the exclusive supplier of portable studio booths for TED. HarlanHogan.com/save - Black Friday Deals. Announcements: Thanks once again for your recent donations. Get your EWABS Clickers. Please begin sending in your specific suggestions for this year's highlights show. George will be sharing a Google spreadsheet where you can fill in the particulars. An updated EWABS logo? Viewer challenge: Send your submissions in any medium. Prize: Possibly airtime on EWABS for your business, though it is yet to be announced officially.  Donations are always welcome.ewabs.com  For Studio Suit Orders and Info.: http://www.vostudiosuit.com/  Like our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/ewabshop. Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/ewabs ewabs_show on Twitter WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors???  Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss!!!  Visit World Voices at  the new web address Worldvo.com. Don't forget to get your gear !    shop.ewabs.com  Next Week: Wes Dooly Coming Soon: Karen Souer WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors???   Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss! Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest. Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to ewabshop@gmail.com  The best way to keep track of the shows activities is to visit the EWABS Facebook page.  https://www.facebook.com/eastwest.aud... EWABS Twitter: EWABS_Show Thanks again to our sponsors. Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Voice Over Xtra  http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm  Thanks to Larry Hudson, Silvia McClure, Larry and Elizabeth Davis, and Rosemary Benson for the show's bumpers, promotions and drops. Special thanks to the shows producer, Katherine Curriden, Dave Courvosier for providing the shows weekly intro, Lee Pinney for posting the podcast,  and, to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes. Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live!  Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box.   Go to ewabs.com for details.  Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com

Published on Sep 9, 2013 Tara Platt & Yuri Lowenthal are our guests. Dan's Tip of the Week is on Rumble. George speaks about when it's time to upgrade your home studio. The guys have been working steadily on voice over virtual, and the open house went well Saturday night from Anne Ganguzza's house. George's Tech Tid Bits: Time to consider a professional studio upgrade?  George gives us some things to consider, and introduces us to the Wheatstone Vorsis M1. Visit George at VOStudioTech.com Or follow George's Twitter: @EWABS_Show Dan's Tip Of The Week: Rumble What it is exactly, and how to deal with it. Dan shows us some specific measures. Visit Dan at HomeVoiceOverStudio.com/ Or follow Dan's Twitter: @HomStudioMan Welcome This Week's Guests: Tara Platt, and Yuri Lowenthal. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0523180/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1297428/ http://voiceovervoiceactor.com/ Interview topics, and questions included: How tara, and Yuri got their start in voice over. Tara, and Yuri's work in animation. Do you need to be accessible to LA to be in animation? Tara, and Yuri's work in anime. How important is improv for voice actors? Tara, and Yuri's book: Voice-Over Voice Actor. Tara, and Yuri's movie: Con Artists Conartistsmovie.com Yuri, and Keith Barry's e-book: Tough City. http://new.pitchengine.com/pitches/32... Tara, and Yuri's web series: Shelf Life. Tara, and Yuri give us a tour of their home studio. How Tara, and Yuri schedule studio usage time. The couples marketing strategy. The Voice-Over, Voice Actor warm up CD. Do Tyra, and Yuri consider themselves primarily actors, or voice actors? Sept. 18-20 Voice Over Virtual: An online virtual conference. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/article.... John Florian, and Voice Over Xtra.  The daily resource for voice over success. http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm  Spcial thanks to our newest sponsor: Edge Studios, full service voice over production, education, and resources.http://www.edgestudio.com/ See George's Vlog "Whittam's World" at:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq8VuT... Announcements: Thanks to our recent donors. Birthday shout outs. A brief after Poker Classic update. Be sure to take the EWABS survey found on the front page of: EWABS.com. EWABS E-support membership: Unlimited one on one help with Dan and George. $39.95/mo. Click the support Link at the top of ewabs.com  Donations are always welcome.ewabs.com  For Studio Suit Orders and Info.: http://www.vostudiosuit.com/  Like our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/ewabshop. Subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/ewabs ewabs_show on Twitter WOULD YOU like to be one of our monthly sponsors???  Contact us at ewabshop.com to discuss!!!  Visit World Voices at  the new web address Worldvo.com. Don't forget to get your gear !    shop.ewabs.com  Thanks to Harlan Hogan and Voice Over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com/  100% satisfaction guaranteed. George, and Dan field a question from regular chat room viewer Steve tardio, with audio. Coming Shows:  September 16th Graeme Judd from Calgary. September 23rd Rachael MacFarlane September 30th Google hangout Edition. TBA: interview with Wes Dooley from AEA Microphones. MXL Microphones. Join the EWABS Correspondent Contest. Make a VO or home studio related video, and send it to ewabshop@gmail.com  The best way to keep track of the shows activities is to visit the EWABS Facebook page.  https://www.facebook.com/eastwest.aud... EWABS Twitter: EWABS_Show Thanks again to our sponsors. Harlan Hogan's Voice over Essentials. voiceoveressentials.com Voice Over Xtra  http://www.voiceoverxtra.com/index.htm  Thanks to Larry Hudson, Silvia McClure, Larry and Elizabeth Davis, and Rosemary Benson for the show's bumpers, promotions and drops. Special thanks to the shows producer, Katherine Curriden, Dave Courvosier for providing the shows weekly intro, Lee Pinney for posting the podcast,  and, to Jason Lawson for providing our weekly show notes. Send us questions, and be on our show where Dan and George will solve your home studio problems live!  Call 818-47EWABS, that's 818 473-9227, and leave us your question in the voice mail box.   Go to ewabs.com for details.  Contributions are also welcome at shop.ewabs.com

Dancing With Elephants Listener Feedback Show for Episode 064. Feedback Roll Call: Chuck of chuckchat.com emailed to point out Greg's mistake. Paula of Delaware wrote to say hi and tell us she's enjoying the show. Matt of Pizza Go Here called to give Chuck a hard time. Papabear emailed to suggest using FatMax® Functional Utility Bar. Drew of Connecticut emailed to talk about demolition, fireworks, and a top loading dryer. Jose our contest winner emailed to let us know he got the iPod Shuffle. Dan Johnson of The Journey Inside My Mind Podcast called from the road again and sent voicemail making fun of Greg. Paul sent us new pictures of his daughter, Kira. Jack emailed us with a lot of links, and here they are: Mac-on-Stick. Mount Rushmore National Memorial. Crazy Horse Memorial. Minuteman Missile National Historic Site. Devils Tower National Monument. Wall Drug. Corn Palace. Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument. Cheyenne Frontier Days. Free Fall Convention. World's Largest Twine Ball. I, Cringely. Triumph of the Nerds. Jody called with a few questions and a congratulations to my nephew, Dennis on making Eagle Scout. Jim of Iowa emailed us a number of great links: Appliance Parts from PartSelect Will it Blend? - iPhone Soundsnap.com. Wendy of San Jose emailed to discuss keeping her Chinese alive for her 18 month old son. Dr. Steve of The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd called to complain about Chicago weather. Announcements: Thanks to ggirl4 for the review on iTunes. Thanks to Kreg Steppe of Technorama, Nik will be reviewing The Transformers Movie in the next episode. New Email Addresses for the DWithE Gang: greg@dwithe.com tonya@dwithe.com nikolai@dwithe.com caleb@dwithe.com Thanks to Chuck Tomasi for helping to set this up. Check out his Gmail Podcast for quick tips on using Gmail.

Dancing With Elephants Listener Feedback Show for Episode 062. Feedback Roll Call: Mike of KidsWifeWorkLife guessed that Tonya's Chris to Greg's Mike was from KidsWifeWorkLife for a Circus Peanut. Matt of Pizza Go Here called to mention Denny's for Father's Day, buying stuff for the wife, 1-800-GOOG-411 and Google Text Paging, getting lost in an elevator, and the Sammy Sosa's 600th and the Cubs. Kris of www.kristopherjulius.com wrote to talk about pinching, Google Calendar, jobs, and being a GPS navigator. Dan Johnson of The Journey Inside My Mind Podcast called to ask about favorite ice cream flavors. Greg Lemon of The Myth Show Podcast called to talk about bugs, entertaining a 6 month old, and living down the street from Disneyland. Jack wrote to tell us how he uses Douglas Adams' Zen Method of Navigating to find his way around without relying on a GPS receiver. Jody called to tell us he understood what Nikolai was describing and Father's Day Breakfast in Bed. Finally, Jim of Iowa wrote to ask about Greg's Father's Day Breakfast in Bed and to point out a funny article about the Apple iPhone. Announcements: Thanks to Dennis Gray of 101 Uses For Baby Wipes for sending in a Caleb Answering the Voicemail audio clip.

Dancing With Elephants Listener Feedback Show for Episode 060. Feedback Roll Call: Amy M of SC wrote to bring to our attention the video for Autism Speaks at whatkindofworlddoyouwant.com. She also wrote to tell us about oldtimecandy.com and to say she's surviving 3 weeks without her husband. Dan Johnson of The Journey Inside My Mind Podcast called to let us know that he doesn't function well walking the dog without a cup of coffee. Papabear wrote to tell us that his trip to FDR Pebbles was a great family vacation. Jody of Indiana called to say hi and ask about the LFNT in the voicemail number and the origin of the name, Dancing With Elephants. 10 Year old Marley of Pennsylvania wrote to tell us how much she is enjoying the show, especially if Nikolai and Caleb make an appearance. Dale of Tech Talk for Families called to say that he was amazed that Nikolai knew of the Globe Theatre. Dale also wrote to let us know about the Yahoo Group: Tech Talk for Families. Paul our Official Auditor wrote with an excuse for missing Tonya's Birthday. Matt of Pizza Go Here called to encourage Greg to fight The Christmas Light Power and also called to let us know that he's going to a Cubs vs Rangers game... Go Cubs, Go!!! Jim of Iowa wrote to make fun of Greg and Tonya's age and tell us about Apple Phone Show Contest and USA Today: Angency: 1,600 Roller-Shoe Injuries Last Year. Grant of henson.com, Grant's Advent Calendar, and The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd wrote to tell Greg that he needs to let everyone know where he is traveling so people can tell him the cool places to go. Tina of tinatheartist.com wrote to let us know that the Reduced Shakespeare Company and DWithE got her through weeding her garden. Chuck of chuckchat.com called to welcome Greg to the world of IT and wanted to know if it was okay to start heckling Tonya... You bet!!! Finally, the Cafeteria Lady called to wish Tonya a Happy Birthday. Announcements: Thanks to Liisa and Chuck Tomasi of chuckchat.com for putting together our voicemail answerings this week. We recorded a Daddy Panel last week. Keep an eye out for it on The DaddyCast and 101 Uses For Baby Wipes feeds.