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Pregnancy is full of changes, it is so important to intentionally choose little mindset shifts to find more positivity during pregnancy. It may seem hard but you can do it! I am cheering for you! All About Gestational Diabetes Gestational Diabetes with Jaqueline and Realizing its not your fault and controlling it with medication Gestational Diabetes with Twins with Katelyn Gestational Diabetes and controlling it with diet and exercise with Tiera References: Bridget Tyler Pregnancy Week Guide Mama Natural Pregnancy Week by Week Guide **Morning Sickness Mini Course for Mental Health (Formerly the Positive Pregnancy Program)**: This self-led video program, made to help foster positivity durning pregnancy. It is for women who have or do struggle with pregnancy and who want to have strong mental health during and specifically the first trimester of pregnancy during the nausea! This Mini Course will help you mentally navigate the hardships of the physical changes of pregnancy, especially that morning sickness phase. Direct link to Morning Sickness Mini Course for Mental Health Positivity in Pregnancy and Motherhood website: Positiveinpregnancy.com Other Episodes you might like: Anxiety? Stressed in pregnancy? Podcast episode Strategies to Calm Fears and Worries in Pregnancy Success in Second Trimester INTIMACY Pregnancy Affirmation Episodes: Pregnancy Affirmations and Their Importance During Pregnancy Love Focused Free Affirmations on Pregnancy Pregnancy Affirmations For When It Feels Heavy Episodes on Dealing with Nausea in the first trimester: Puking and Feeling Like I Can't Coping with Nausea in Pregnancy Intimacy in the First Trimester Episode Library of Pregnancy Podcasts that go through pregnancy: (you will have to scroll down, just a little :) ) https://positiveinpregnancy.com/pregnancyishard YouTube for Positivity in Pregnancy: https://www.youtube.com/@PregnancyisHardwithJosly-nd8wd Here is the Facebook Page for Pregnancy is hard: I have documented my journey of my fourth baby on this page and have other juicy and good tips for enjoying pregnancy better. https://www.facebook.com/pregnancyishard Here is the Pregnancy is Hard Support Group on Facebook: Let's offer support, help and fun for those in the trenches of pregnancy! https://www.facebook.com/groups/165102315544693 Instagram: @positivityinpregnancy Email me at: positivityinpregnancy@gmail.com
In this episode of the LiveWild Podcast, Remi Warren delves into the intricacies of e-scouting, focusing on the significance of bedding areas in hunting. He discusses various strategies for identifying these areas using tools like satellite imagery and emphasizes the importance of understanding animal behavior. The conversation also touches on the role of conservation in hunting and the need for hunters to engage with organizations that support wildlife preservation. Listeners gain valuable insights into optimizing their hunting strategies through effective e-scouting techniques. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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4 Areas of Focus for Practice Success Within 12 Months | E259Highlights from this episode: 4 Areas of Focus for Practice Success Within 12 Months (00:48)Closing Thought: Delusional Belief! (14:21)In this episode we are talking about a pivotal moment that truly shaped my journey toward becoming the CEO of my practice, shifting my focus from the exam room to coaching staff and growing the business. It all stemmed from a question from a potential associate: "What would your goal be fore me at the end of the year?". That question crystallized my thoughts into four essential areas of focus that any doctor can master in a single year and become truly exceptional. Make sure to listen through to the end for my personal philosophy: "Have Delusional Belief!".
Extreme Heat: More Dangerous Than We Think?Extreme heat, one of the adverse consequences of climate change, exacerbates drought, damages agriculture, and profoundly impacts human health. Heat is the top weather-related killer in the United States, contributing to deaths that arise from heart attacks, strokes, and other cardiovascular diseases. As temperatures are projected to increase, so will the risk of heat-related deaths. Urban heat islands, cities with large numbers of buildings, roads, and other infrastructure, are ‘islands' of hot temperatures due to the reduced natural landscape, heat-generating human-made activities, and large-scale urban configuration. More than 40 million people live in urban heat islands in the United States, with this number only increasing as people continue to move from rural to urban areas. Around 56% of the world's total population lives in cities. Those living in large cities are more vulnerable to the effects of extreme heat, with research showing an increased mortality risk of 45% compared to rural areas. The risk of heat-related exhaustion and death is a major public health concern that is exacerbated by the climate crisis. The National Weather Service is in the process of creating a new interface known as HeatRisk, which uses a five-point scale to monitor the heat-related risk for vulnerable populations based on local weather data and health indicators. By mapping heat risk, climate scientists hope that individuals will now have a better understanding of the safety concerns associated with being outside during times of extreme heat. Understanding Heat Index DynamicsBefore stepping outside, most individuals check the daily weather prediction to get a sense of the average temperature. In order to measure the perceived temperature, climate scientists use a heat index, a calculation that combines air temperature and relative humidity to create a human-perceived equivalent temperature. Accurate prediction of the heat index is imperative as every passing year marks the warmest on record, with dangerous extreme heat predicted to become commonplace across arid regions of the world. Therefore, tracking such calculations is necessary in assessing future climate risk. Areas especially vulnerable to extreme heat heavily rely on an accurate prediction of temperature to determine if it is safe to go outside.However, there are over 300 heat indexes used worldwide to calculate the threat from heat, defeating the potential universality of this metric. Each heat index weighs factors differently, making it difficult to differentiate between various metrics. Dozens of factors are used to estimate the daily temperature based on predictions of vapor pressure, height, clothing, or sunshine levels. In addition, most heat indexes report the temperature assuming that you are a young, healthy adult and are resting in the shade, not in the sun. If outdoors, the heat index could be 15 degrees higher. If you are older, you may not be as resilient during intense temperatures.As a result, many climate scientists are calling for heat indexes that reveal the apparent risk of being outdoors on any given day. The elderly, children and infants, and those suffering from chronic diseases are more vulnerable to high temperatures than healthy, young adults, which needs to be accounted for when surveying temperature risk. Advanced Heat Assessment Tools: HeatRisk and WBGTThe National Weather Service's HeatRisk index is different from previous models as it identifies unusual heat times and places, also taking into account unusually warm nights. As such, it provides a more universal measure accounting for the degree to which people in the area are acclimated to various heat temperatures. The HeatRisk index can thus be used to gauge levels of danger associated with temperature, potentially altering an individual's behavioral patterns. For those working in outdoor fields, the WetBulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) measure can be particularly useful as a way to measure heat stress as it takes into account temperature, humidity, wind speed, sun angle, and cloud coverage. Different from the heat index, the WBGT includes both temperature and humidity and is calculated for areas in the shade. If not exercising or working outdoors, people can revert to the HeatRisk scale to calculate the potential hazards of being outside for longer periods. Heat Indexes are Harder to Calculate Than They AppearBecause scientists have to account for a variety of factors like geography, physics, and physiology, establishing a truly universal heat index is unlikely. For regions like Colorado, creating the criteria for a heat advisory has proven shockingly difficult. Heat indexes typically rely on temperature and humidity, however, the Colorado landscape is so dry that an advisory is very rarely triggered, even during heat waves. In such scenarios, the HeatRisk index provides a better gauge for outdoor safety. Most people underestimate the dangers of extreme heat and often ignore warning messages from local authorities. Educational programs are vital in informing the public on the dangers of extreme heat.Who is David Romps?David Romps, UC Berkeley professor of Earth and Planetary Science, is at the forefront of heat index research. Romps has found that those exposed to extreme heat suffer restricted blood flow and are often unable to physiologically compensate. Through his research, Romps believes that heat index calculations often underestimate the potential heat impacts on individuals, with the human body being more susceptible to heightened temperatures than commonly understood. Further ReadingCenter for Climate and Energy Solutions, Heat Waves and Climate ChangeHuang, et.al, Economic valuation of temperature-related mortality attributed to urban heat islands in European cities, Nature Communications, 2023National Weather Service, What is the heat index?National Weather Service, NWS Heat Risk PrototypeNational Weather Service, WetBulb Globe TemperatureSharma, More than 40 million people in the U.S. live in urban heat islands, climate group finds, NBC News, 20232023 was the world's warmest year on record, by far, NOAA, 2024Coren, The world needs a new way to talk about heat, The Washington Post, 2023Hawryluk and KFF Health News, A New Way to Measure Heat Risks for People, Scientific American, 2022UC Berkeley Heat Index Research, David RompsUS EPA, Climate Change Indicators: Heat-Related DeathsUS EPA, What are Heat Islands? For at transcript of this episode, please visit https://climatebreak.org/calculating-threats-from-rising-temperatures-using-heat-indexing-with-professor-david-romps/
Too many men are wandering around aimlessly through life doing just enough in their existence to make it through one more day. That's part of the reason I founded Order of Man and bring in incredible men like my guest today, Cody Jefferson. Cody is on a mission to help men find their purpose and live a life they're called to live. Today, Cody and I talk about why so many men feel they're always behind and never enough, the pressures a man faces daily and how to relieve them correctly, the source of joy and peace in a man's life, how your body will tell you a lot about your attitude and efforts in life, why men should focus on who they are, not what they do, and so much more. SHOW HIGHLIGHTS 00:00 - Introduction and Friendship 01:11 - Trusting God's Timing 02:59 - Learning from Challenges 05:41 - Being Known vs. Being Seen 07:07 - Overcoming Vices 09:24 - Impact of Self-Sabotage 11:24 - Fear of Success 13:35 - Transition from Ministry 14:38 - Practical Self-Care 19:35 - Lessons from Past Mistakes 23:18 - Health Crisis and Realization 27:04 - Divine Inspiration 30:24 - Importance of Wise Counsel 34:57 - Death and Resurrection 40:13 - Understanding Purpose 43:14 - Calling to Help Others 46:46 - Judging Actions vs. Souls 49:36 - Overcoming Ego 53:16 - Areas of Growth 57:21 - Building a Deeper Connection Battle Planners: Pick yours up today! Order Ryan's new book, The Masculinity Manifesto. For more information on the Iron Council brotherhood. Want maximum health, wealth, relationships, and abundance in your life? Sign up for our free course, 30 Days to Battle Ready
Feeling discontent with life? Overwhelmed? Exhausted? Less-than? There are typically three culprits to blame: clutter, comparison, and conflict. Their impact, individually or collectively, can bog you down. Luckily, you're in control. In this podcast episode, Darlene Brock and Julie Bender unpack the burden that the three Cs—clutter, comparison, and conflict—can drain our contentment with each area of our lives: our jobs, families, home, appearance, spirituality, and more. If we don't keep them in check, we'll never be satisfied. Tune in to learn practical strategies for managing the three Cs and reclaim your peace. Quote of the episode: “Yet true godliness with contentment is itself great wealth. After all, we brought nothing with us when we came into the world, and we can't take anything with us when we leave it. So if we have enough food and clothing, let us be content” (1 Timothy 6:6-8). Resources Mentioned Catch up on these podcast episodes: "If Your Clutter Is Driving You Crazy – 263" "Forgiveness to Reconciliation: Part 1 – 283" "Forgiveness to Reconciliation: Part 2 – 284" Related Want more on this topic? Check out these articles: "How to Crush Comparison With a Compliment" "Conquering Clutter Will Reveal the Things That Matter" "A Therapist's Advice on How to Handle Conflict" Check out the Smart Living book series here, and be sure to follow us on social media! Facebook Instagram Twitter Pinterest #gritandgracelife
The latest World Ag Supply and Demand Estimates report for June says the 2025-26 U.S. corn outlook didn't change much from last month, and food insecurity affects 47 million people in America, with a disproportionate impact in rural areas.
Co - owners and hosts, Jacob & Jeremy Durdan dive into four areas of growth within basketball and sports in general. In the arena, officials, parents, coaches, and fans can improve to make the environment better for everyone, namely the players.United Basketball+ is a resource for coaches, teachers, and players. Join the community today! https://unitedbasketballplus.com/register/ub-plus-monthly-package/We are looking forward to hosting you at the 2025 Hoosier Gym Coaching Clinic September 27 in Knightstown, IN! Contact jacob.unitedbasketballplus@gmail.com for sign up information!Follow United Basketball+ on X @unitedbballplusLet's grow the game!
You've got big goals—but for some reason, the needle just isn't moving. You're doing everything right (or so it seems)… so why does your business still feel stuck? In this minisode, Priscilla is walking you through the 3 most common ways entrepreneurs unintentionally sabotage their own growth—and how to finally break free. From overloaded operators to visionaries without a plan, this episode will help you figure out exactly what's holding you back and what needs to shift to scale faster and smarter. If you've ever said “I just need more time,” or “Why am I still doing all of this myself?”, this one's for you. Get ready to audit your offers, get clear on your audience, build systems that actually work—and finally feel like the CEO again. Because you didn't build this business to burn out… you built it to grow. Let's get into it. Schedule 90-Minute Power Session To Get All Your Questions Answered: https://calendly.com/priscillapresley/90minutestrategysession
”But the fact remains, with all the changes that have happened in our lifetime—whether we're “boomers,” “Gen Xers,” “Millennials,” “Gen Zers” or whatever comes next—one thing has never changed nor will it ever change, and that is the amount of time we all have.” That's a quote from Hyrum Smith's book, The 3 Gaps: Are You Making A Difference You can subscribe to this podcast on: Podbean | Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | TUNEIN Links: Email Me | Twitter | Facebook | Website | Linkedin Areas of Focus: The Foundation Of All Solid Productivity Systems. Take the Areas of Focus Course Get Your Copy Of Your Time, Your Way: Time Well Managed, Life Well Lived The Time Sector System 5th Year Anniversary The Working With… Weekly Newsletter Carl Pullein Learning Centre Carl's YouTube Channel Carl Pullein Coaching Programmes Subscribe to my Substack The Working With… Podcast Previous episodes page Script | 375 Hello, and welcome to episode 375 of the Your Time, Your Way Podcast. A podcast to answer all your questions about productivity, time management, self-development, and goal planning. My name is Carl Pullein, and I am your host of this show. One thing you may have noticed is that there are many things we have to or want to do, yet there never seems to be enough time to do them. You are not alone. Everyone feels this either all the time or at least some of the time. The reason is that it's true. There will always be more to do than time available to do it. This means we should approach the problem from a different angle. Traditionally, people have spent extra hours trying to catch up. Working late or even working the weekend. Yet, is throwing more time at the issue the best solution? I don't think so. We live one life. Our work is just one part of that life. If you work an average forty-hour week, your work only accounts for around 25% of your time. Yet, for many people, their work causes 80% or more of their stress. This week, I want to share some ideas and a paradigm shift in how you think about the tasks you have to do and the time you have available. It's a simple shift, but one that will reframe your relationship with time and ultimately give you more time for the things you want time for. So, without further ado, let me hand you over to the Mystery Podcast Voice for this week's question. This week's question comes from Marcos. Marcos asks, Hi Carl, I struggle to keep up with all the tasks in my task manager. Most days feel like I am adding more tasks than I complete, and my inbox is now full. Todoist won't allow me to add any more. How do you cope with an ever-growing list of things to do? Hi Marcos, thank you for your question. There could be a number of reasons for this. One of the most common ones is moving any email you need to respond to into your task manager's inbox. You don't need to do that. Instead, you can create a folder in your email system and call it “Action This Day”. Then, any email you need to act on—reply, read, forward, etc. You place it there. Then, add a recurring task in your task manager that tells you to “clear my Action This Day folder”. That will remove many tasks from your task manager. It will also begin the process of changing the way you think about things to do and the time you have available to do them. It's no longer about how many emails you must reply to; it's about when you will work on your emails. Other things that can clog up a task manager are articles and newsletters to read, YouTube videos to watch and books to buy. All good stuff, but since so many of these are non-urgent, you would be better putting them in a dedicated note in your notes app. That way, when you do have time to read or watch these, you can open up your notes app and choose something. I covered this recently in one of my YouTube videos. There is information we like to collect—articles, YouTube videos, etc., often the easiest thing to do is to add this information to your task manager's inbox. After all, reading or watching them is something to do. Yet, the worst place to collect these items is your task manager. There's no urgency to read or watch these. We can do it anytime. Perhaps we're waiting at the doctor's office, or, in my case, for my wife somewhere. In these situations, I can open my notes app and, depending on my mood, choose between reading or watching something—my notes are always on my phone. So, Marcos, one of the first things you can do is to remove all these non-urgent informational items from your task manager and move them to your notes app. I would add that a great place to read articles is something like Instapaper or Read. Both of these apps are designed to collect newsletters and articles. Using tools like these gives you a central place to read your saved articles. It's like having your personalised curated news feed. The only addition is finding a regular time to read what you collect. The problem with keeping these in your task manager is that you're not reading them. Moving them out of your task manager and into a read-later app is just shuffling things around if you are not committing to a daily reading time. When I commuted to work each day, I read these articles on bus and train journeys. This prevented me from getting sucked into the negative news cycle and clickbait headlines. My news feed was free of junk and algorithmically generated stuff I was no longer interested in. And there is another tip for managing the things we have to do. Having a set time each day for doing the things we want to do. The challenge we all face today is that everything is so convenient; we can pretty much do anything at any time. You can set up a bank account, apply for a credit card, and even buy a car online today. You don't have to leave the comfort of your own home. In the past, if we wanted to open a bank account or buy a new car, we would have to go to a specific place. Going to these places meant we needed to schedule time to go. I remember when I was in car sales and couples would come in either in the evening or at weekends. During the weekday, things were relatively quiet for us. Time spent with a customer would typically be around an hour or two. So the customer had to go to a showroom intentionally, talk to a human being and in most cases test drive a car. Now, if you can do almost anything at any time from anywhere, the challenge becomes, what do you do now? If you are task counting, you're putting yourself into an impossible situation. The number of tasks you have to do is not within your control. You do not have control over what your boss or customers will ask you to do today. You don't have much control over what your partner or family members may ask you to do. You also don't know when they will ask you to do something. By focusing on what you have to do, you're setting yourself up for overwhelm. Instead, you will find focusing on when you will do something a much more realistic approach. Not only do you put yourself back in control, you will also be working within a realistic system. This system is called time-based productivity, and it's been around for a very long time. I've tracked it back to 1918 with the Ivy Lee Method. That's where you wrote down the six things you want to get done the next day, and when the day began, you started with the first item and worked your way down the list until the end of your work day. Anything you did not get done would be moved to the list for tomorrow. It's simple and based on a realistic evaluation of how much you could get done in a day. From there, it advanced throughout the century to when we began using things like the Franklin Planner. Something went wrong in the early 2000s. Somewhere along the line, we stopped calculating how much time we had available to do things and began focusing on the things themselves. Well, that's an impossible situation. You'll always have stuff to do. If you focus on all that stuff, you're going to feel anxiety, stress and overwhelm. If you want to stop the struggle Marcos, then returning to a time-based system will do that for you. The first step is to look at all the tasks you have to do and categorise them. You will have admin and communication tasks—we all do. Then there will be tasks related to your specific work. If you work with clients, then there will be client work to do. If you work in management, there will be management duties you will need to perform. Once you know what your categories are, you can then allocate specific time for doing those categories of work. Let me give you an example of this with email. Imagine you get 150 emails a day. Of those, around thirty require you to take action. When you process your email, you move those actionable emails into your action this day folder, and either delete or archive the rest. This leaves you with thirty emails that require some action from you. If you were to allocate an hour each day for dealing with your actionable emails, you will always have time to respond to your email. Sure, some days you may not be able to clear them all. However, if you consistently spend an hour a day on these, you will never develop a significant backlog. Most days you will be ahead; other days you might be slightly behind. But you won't feel it's out of control. You can also apply this to your admin tasks. Admin tasks have a habit of building up over time because they are generally low in urgency and importance. If you were to give yourself thirty minutes or so each day for admin tasks, you would find that no backlog is building up, and you are, for the most part, on top of things. You can do the same for your client work. If part of your responsibilities is to send out proposals to customers, then allocating some time each day for doing this means all you need to do is refer to a list of proposals to write, and for that allocated time, you do as many as you can. That list may be in a CRM system or a simple note in your notes app. Your calendar will tell you that it's time to write proposals. You then go to your list of proposals to write, and start. This way, you won't need to use your task manager. I do this with my coaching clients. Every day, I allocate an hour to writing feedback for each client. The list of feedback to write is in Evernote. Some days, there will be six or seven pieces of feedback to write, and other days, perhaps only two or three. I know I can write around three pieces of feedback in an hour. This means if I do this every day, nobody is likely to be waiting more than 48 hours for their feedback. I'm not focused on how many pieces of feedback I have to write. All I am focused on is writing the feedback in the hour I have to write it. I will write as many as I can. No pressure. Just begin with the oldest and carry on down the list. And that, in a nutshell, is what time-based productivity is all about. It's not about how much you have to do. It's about how much time you have available to do the work you have to do. If you have enormous backlogs now, you may need to increase the time you allocate to specific work periods for a little while. That actually helps because it means you are learning new habits and processes for getting the work done, which ultimately speeds you up over time. So there you go, Marcos. I hope that has helped. Take a look at your task manager. Remove individual emails and stuff to read or watch. Then in Todoist, use the labels to categorise your work and use those categories to protect time in your calendar to do the work. Be consistent with this and you will soon find that the overwhelm and struggle diminish. Thank you for your question and thank you to you too for listening. It just remains for me now to wish you all a very very productive week.
What if decluttering your life could make room for more energy, joy, and freedom? Have you ever felt weighed down by the physical, emotional, or mental clutter in your life? This week, I'm breaking down five key areas where decluttering can make life simpler and more meaningful. From tidying up your spaces to reassessing relationships, we're covering practical strategies to lighten your load and focus on what truly matters. Some of the things I talk about are: How physical clutter impacts your mental health and how to declutter effectively. Simple tips to organize your finances and reduce money stress. How to clear mental clutter for sharper focus and inner peace. Strategies to set boundaries and declutter toxic relationships. Ways to declutter your time and prioritize what's truly essential. Subscribe to Mentally Stronger Premium for exclusive content like bonus episodes, signed books, and 30-day challenges that will keep you growing stronger. Connect with the Show Buy a copy of 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do Connect with Amy on Instagram — @AmyMorinAuthor Visit my website — AmyMorinLCSW.com Sponsors Quince — Get free shipping and 365-day returns at Quince.com/stronger OneSkin — Get 15% off OneSkin with the code STRONGER at https://www.oneskin.co/ ZocDoc — Go to Zocdoc.com/STRONGER to find and instantly book a top-rated doctor today! Calm — Get 40% off a Calm Premium Subscription at calm.com/STRONGER AirDoctor — Head to AirDoctorPro.com and use promo code STRONGER to get UP TO $300 off today! Shopify — Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial period at Shopify.com/mentallystronger Mentally Strong — Sign up for your free 7-day trial at MentallyStrong.Downpat.ai Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Set a course for trivia! It's time to boldly go… Fact Yourself!Steven Weber is an actor with a storied career that includes TV shows like “Wings” and “Chicago Med.” He'll tell us why he actually has trouble watching some of his earlier work… mainly due to vanity. Plus, he shares about why feels he should have won “Celebrity Jeopardy!”Kiran Deol is a comedian. In her new special, “Joysuck,” she talks about life's difficulties and how to find joy in spite of them. And then we'll learn more about what she considers the ideal nap. Areas of Expertise:Kiran: The IN-N-Out burgers menu, the movie The Shawshank Redemption, and types of vodka.Steven: The original “Star Trek” TV Series, Borscht Belt hotels, comedians and singers, and the book The Grapes of Wrath.What's the Difference: Pickle BallWhat's the difference between pickling and fermenting?What's the difference between a gala and a ball?Guest Experts:Jeff Zarrinnam: One of the owners and operators of Hollywood Distillery.Walter Koenig: actor and pop culture icon who originated the role of Pavel Chekov on “Star Trek.”Hosts: J. Keith van StraatenHelen HongCredits:Theme Song by Jonathan Green.Maximum Fun's Senior Producer is Laura Swisher.Co-Producer and Editor is Julian Burrell.Seeing our next live-audience shows by YOU!
You've heard Chris and Christina speak about The Six Areas that comprise a person:PhysicalRelationalEmotionalMentalSpiritualProfessional/EducationalToday they jump into the topic of what it looks like to talk to a mentee about their spiritual life. Using a tool they have developed called My Life/My Story, they use the same principles of this tool to begin authentic conversations about a persons spiritual life.What sort of memory, experience or encounter have you had in the past with God. Allow time for a mentee to sit and reflect with that question.Then, move onto the present and ask what is their spiritual life like right now. Help, if needed, the mentee discuss what they are currently experiencing in their spiritual life.Finally, move on towards questions that inquire about hopes and dreams a mentee may have for their future in regards to their spiritual life.As always, great conversations take intentionality. A good question about your mentee's spiritual life may open up deeper wells than you expected - and that's a good thing!Real Life Mentoring podcast is brought to you by Shelter Insurance - The Aaron Ruiz Agency. His agency offers auto, home, life and business insurance and they strive to build real life relationships with all of their customers!ARuiz@shelterinsurance.com
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May retail sales look stronger than headlines show After seeing headlines from several media outlets, I was worried May retail sales were slowing to a problem point, but I would say they actually looked quite strong. Compared to April, sales did fall 0.9%, which was larger than expectations for a 0.6% decline. It's important to point out though that consumer rushed to auto dealers in April to try and beat the tariffs. This led to a 3.5% decline in motor vehicle & part dealers when comparing sales in the month of May to April. Gas stations have also seen declining sales largely due to lower gas prices and actually fell 2% when compared to the previous month. Excluding these two categories, sales would have fallen just 0.1% when compared to April. While the month over month numbers point to a slowing consumer, when we look at the annual comparisons the numbers are impressive. Headline retail sales climbed 3.3% compared to last May, but if we exclude motor vehicle & parts dealers & gas stations, sales climbed 4.6%. It was largely impacted by the 6.9% annual decline at gas stations. Areas of strength in the report included nonstore retailers, which were up 8.3%, food services & drinking places, which were up 5.3%, and furniture and home furnishing stores, which were up 8.8%. Overall, I'd say this report still shows a healthy consumer. I am still looking for the consumer to slow, but I believe people still have the ability and desire to spend in this economy, which should allow for continued growth, albeit at a slower rate. Why are big retailers looking at issuing stable coins of their own? Stable coins seem to be the new buzzword for 2025. It seems at least once a week when I pick up the Wall Street Journal, I see something about stable coins. I recently read that Walmart and Amazon may be looking into using stable coins to get away from using traditional payment systems, which is costing billions of dollars in fees each year. This includes interchange fees that occur when customers make purchases using their credit cards. If you're not sure what a stable coin is, briefly, it is a coin that is supposed to be backed by a one-to-one exchange ratio with dollars or other government currencies. In other words, reserves of cash and dollars would have to equal the value of the stable coins that were in the market. Who would be hurt most by this? Visa and MasterCard, who collect billions of dollars in fees from the merchants, would likely be most at risk. I believe if the stable coins were to become a reliable source of transactions, you will see huge declines in the stock prices of Visa and MasterCard. Merchants have tried in the past to somehow get around the card-based systems from Visa and MasterCard, but each time they have failed. I personally still don't have a clear comfortable feeling or understanding of stable coins, which is true of many regulators and others as well, but it does appear new technology is coming and if Visa and MasterCard are replaced, I wonder who will get the benefit of those billions of dollars in transaction fees? Will it be the retailer or the consumers? ChatGPT and Perplexity are hurting the Internet You may not think about it, but Alphabet's Google search engine is seeing huge declines. This is not just hurting Google, but it also hurts many companies who get their business from people searching on Google. This could have a major impact on companies like TripAdvisor as it gets 58% of its global visits from search. If people get the answer, they need right away from ChatGPT, there's no need to continue searching and you'll not see any other ads directing you to other sites that may want to do business with you. Many companies from Netflix to US travel and tourism companies are seeing declines in traffic to their websites by 10 to 20% from one year ago. For example, search referrals to top U.S. travel and tourism were down 20% year over year last month and news and media sites saw a decline of 17%. ChatGPT had 500 million weekly active users in March and that was up almost 70% from the 300 million they saw in December. The reason this is hurting Internet search is since you get your answer from one platform, you close the book and move on. You don't need to do any more searches on other sites. Google‘s lawsuit for being a monopoly with the federal government will still not disappear even though things have changed as they are being penalized for what they have done in the past. I have noticed when I'm using Google now the AI search function now pops up. The big question is will this help Google retain their search business? This is extremely important considering more than half of Alphabet's business still comes from Google search ads. For investors, you may want to be aware of how much business the company you're investing in gets from search off the Internet because there could be a decline in the business if it is a large amount. One company that could benefit from the decline in search is Meta. This would come from the Facebook and Instagram platforms because that's still a way for businesses to be online and in front of potential new customers and clients. There's still some concern on copyright infringement from many companies and this could be something that really hurts the advancement of AI. Are you finding yourself using AI more and doing less Google searches? Financial Planning: The “Widow's Penalty” When a spouse passes away in retirement, the surviving spouse typically transitions from filing taxes jointly to filing as a single taxpayer in the following year, a shift that often triggers what's known as the “widow's penalty.” This penalty arises because single filers face higher tax rates at lower income thresholds and receive a smaller standard deduction, which can significantly increase their tax liability even if their income stays the same. To make matters worse, household income often drops after a spouse's death. For example, if both spouses are collecting Social Security, only the higher of the two benefits continues. This combination—less income and higher tax rates—can lead to a surprising and painful spike in effective tax burden and reduction in cashflow. To mitigate this risk, couples can take proactive steps such as performing Roth IRA conversions while both spouses are alive to lower future taxable income, carefully coordinating Social Security claiming strategies to maximize long-term benefits, and planning pre and post death retirement withdrawals to keep cashflow consistent. Thoughtful retirement planning can help soften the financial blow and preserve more wealth for the surviving spouse. Companies Discussed: Adobe Inc. (ADBE), T-Mobile US, Inc (TMUS), Jack in the Box Inc. (JACK) & Celsius Holdings, Inc. (CELH)
In this episode of the Live Wild Podcast, Remi Warren shares his extensive knowledge on hunting, focusing on the importance of understanding feeding areas for various game animals. He discusses e-scouting techniques, species-specific feeding habits, and the role of agriculture in hunting success. The conversation emphasizes the need for hunters to analyze topography and use satellite imagery to identify potential feeding habitats, ultimately enhancing their chances of locating game animals. In this conversation, Remi Warren discusses the intricacies of evaluating deer and elk habitats, focusing on the importance of food sources, water availability, and microhabitats. He emphasizes the use of e-scouting tools to identify optimal hunting areas, highlighting the significance of understanding animal behavior and habitat needs. The discussion also covers grading hunting areas based on various factors, including accessibility and pressure from other hunters, to enhance the chances of a successful hunt. Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Live Wild Podcast 01:02 Understanding Feeding Areas for Hunting 03:00 Locating Game Animals 05:54 Identifying Preferred Food Sources 09:11 E-Scouting Techniques for Hunters 11:58 Species-Specific Feeding Habits 14:49 The Role of Agriculture in Hunting 18:09 Current Conditions and Food Sources 20:57 Analyzing Topography for Feeding Areas 23:53 Using Satellite Imagery for Scouting 26:46 Identifying Good Feeding Habitats 28:44 Evaluating Deer Habitat and Food Sources 39:5 1Identifying Elk Feeding Areas and Microhabitats 47:34 Grading Hunting Areas and E-Scouting Technique E-scouting helps identify productive hunting spots. Different species have specific food preferences. Mule deer are browsers, while elk are grazers. Agricultural fields can attract game animals. Current environmental conditions affect food availability. Topography plays a significant role in locating food sources. Satellite imagery can aid in scouting efforts. Identifying less common food sources can concentrate game. Knowledge of animal behavior enhances hunting strategies. Evaluate the availability of food, water, and cover for deer and elk. Microhabitats play a crucial role in animal survival. E-scouting tools can significantly enhance hunting strategies. Understanding animal behavior is key to successful hunting. Grading hunting areas helps in identifying the best spots. Timber cuts and burns can create ideal feeding areas. Visual scouting can complement e-scouting techniques. Identifying unique features in a habitat can tip the scales in your favor. Access to hunting areas can affect animal pressure and visibility. Consistent learning and adaptation are essential for hunting success. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode of The Perfect Dose, board-certified nurse practitioner Kristen Herzog ranks the most buzzed-about skincare and aesthetic treatments from bio-stimulators like Sculptra to cutting-edge skin boosters like PDGF and salmon sperm facials. She shares her personal experiences, safety tips, and how each treatment performs in terms of results, longevity, and investment. Whether you're curious about filler, Morpheus RF, or the hype around Sofwave, Kristen breaks it all down in order of what she recommends most!Timestamps00:00 Intro00:40 Today's Topic – Ranking Aesthetic Treatments01:01 Sculptra – Collagen Stimulation02:21 Annual Plan & Who It's For03:01 Why Injector Technique Matters04:37 Salmon Sperm / Polynucleotides 05:28 Key Ingredients: Glutathione, HA, PDRNs06:00 Ideal Microneedling Add-On07:00 PDGF 07:40 PRF Comparison 08:22 Backed by Healing Research09:03 Sofwave vs RF Microneedling – Why Morpheus Wins09:56 Comparing Surface vs Deep Treatments10:26 Customization, Risks, and Fat Melting12:06 Hyperdilute Radiesse – Volume + Collagen Anywhere12:50 Favorite Zones: Neck, Chest, Hands, Booty13:35 BBL Alternative with No Downtime14:51 Filler – Safe, Effective, and Proven15:55 Best Use: Mid-Face & Chin16:56 Areas to Avoid: Nose, Lips, Under Eyes19:26 Final Rankings – Top to Bottom RecapDon't forget to follow Dr. Herzog on Instagram @the_perfectdose for more skincare tips!--------------
Shelley McKinley, Chief Legal Officer at GitHub and Vice President at Microsoft, joins Scott to share career-defining lessons from two decades at the sharp edge of tech, innovation, and regulation. Now leading GitHub's global legal, policy, and trust teams, Shelley offers a behind-the-scenes look at the early days of GitHub Copilot, launched before ChatGPT put generative AI on the map, and shares what it really means to advise on emerging technology when the law hasn't caught up yet. She talks candidly about navigating ambiguity, making smart bets in fast-moving industries, and how the best legal advice can't be given in a vacuum. Shelley's lessons cover how to lead in-house teams with the right mix of legal and non-legal expertise, how to focus on high-impact work in a sea of meetings, and why building strong internal networks is a non-negotiable skill for modern legal leaders. Her reflections are sharp, grounded, and refreshingly honest, touching on everything from grunge music to paralegal strategy, Microsoft's legal transformation, and the FUD-to-FOMO evolution of AI. Guest Recommendations: • Podcast: Acquired — Particularly the Spotify and Microsoft episodes • Book: The Meditating Mother by Laura Kopchick — A quirky short story collection written by Shelley's college friend (https://www.amazon.com/Meditating-Mother-Laura-Kopchick/dp/1962148157) About Heriot Brown: At Heriot Brown, we help lawyers find fulfilment in their careers. Beyond recruitment, we foster a thriving community of in-house legal professionals who share insights, experiences, and growth opportunities.
Welcome to episode #234!
Lone Wolves Exploring areas Detroit Lions can improve in 2025, how important is Jared Goff to Lions success, Brad Holmes remains confident in defensive ends on the roster! Plus: Who is best Lions quarterback of past 25 years?
Dublin's North Inner City remains one of the city's most littered areas, that's according to the latest survey from Irish Business Against Litter IBAL's Conor Horgan has called for a ban on refuse bags, bin collection rollout, and stronger laws to tackle littered basements. For more on this we heard from Derek Kelly Executive Manager in Environment and transport at Dublin City Council.
Finding pheasants in stocked areas is different than finding wild birds. On this episode I go in depth into how you can find more birds and take pheasants out of the woods when other hunters see and shoot nothing. I also talk about the advantages of hunting without a dog and how smarter hunters can do even better when they do have a dog. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
I am pleased to bring on two special guests – Philip & Ronald Kinsella! Philip Kinsella is the author ofnumerous books and articles on UFOs and consciousness. Since Philip's own alien abduction back in thewinter of 1989, he has been driven to find the truth of what may be behind these alien intrusions.Ronald Kinsella is an experiencer, author and artist. He is currently working on a Science Fiction novella,aimed at adults and based on an ugly future. Thank you for leaving me a comment, like my videos, anddo share my content with your friends!YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/bUlpTzDpvgEPhilip Kinsella's Links:“Terrestrial Trespassers: The Greys, Abductions & Areas of High Strangeness” from Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/Terrestrial-Trespassers-Greys-Abductions-Strangeness/dp/B0C2SG2GDX/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1IBFY6XBYAPIE&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.3sjj2_517tiUipzeNxYZBl-b_eLa_r8Xg66VcM_bhqkTyVnPk2aDGjM5OPGL9QfRBC1CBqXA5WDo37ZgbeMLYSrhgUgUuVrMQ1vdZav4IdtNJe-qz34dbRNw2ZeN8QwF-jUziKZDmyxgD4CPspouHi_iUAFhUeIzaRlFnqwaezBb9dN0Kc7eCIqTt9JYXQLYWRUSFrFC9NrEEobQSXJOZLM-shJESF7sd-4sSGuNOuQ.3Qzd0fs810HsWx4Mg1wu6uUE8cOYug9NG-yn6o-u7Bg&dib_tag=se&keywords=philip+kinsella&qid=1717055231&sprefix=philip+kinsella%2Caps%2C166&sr=8-1Philip Kinsella - Psychic Medium, UFO researcher and author – Websites:https://www.philipkinsella.com/ & https://www.thekinsellatwins.com/Karen Holton's Links: Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/karenholtontv Download my exclusive audio content found only on SPREAKER, Spotify, Apple, Podbean,iHeart, Goodpods and more – https://www.spreaker.com/show/quantum-guides-show-with-karen-holton TRANSDIMENSIONAL: Meet the New Neighbours by Karen Holton (paperback & Kindle nowavailable from Amazon Worldwide) US:https://www.amazon.com/dp/1069173509?ref_=pe_93986420_774957520& Canada: https://www.amazon.ca/TRANSDIMENSIONAL-Neighbours-Ms-Karen-Holton/dp/1069173509TRANSDIMENSIONAL 2: Meet the Greys Picture Book by Karen Holton (paperback & Kindlenow available from Amazon Worldwide) US: https://www.amazon.com/TRANSDIMENSIONAL-Meet-Greys-Picture-Book/dp/B0DVSRX8BQ & Canada:https://www.amazon.ca/TRANSDIMENSIONAL-Meet-Greys-Picture-Book/dp/B0DVSRX8BQ Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/karenholtontv Join My YouTube Channel to receive my perks!https://www.youtube.com/@KarenHoltonTV/join Website: https://www.karenholtonhealthcoach.com/ Inspired Images: https://www.karenholtonhealthcoach.com/product-category/inspired-images/ Signed Books: https://www.karenholtonhealthcoach.com/product-category/signed-books/ Vital Services: https://www.karenholtonhealthcoach.com/product-category/services/ Zen Domes Orgonite: https://www.karenholtonhealthcoach.com/product-category/zen-domes-orgonite/ Comfort Crystals: https://www.karenholtonhealthcoach.com/product-category/comfort-crystals/ Inspired Images: https://www.karenholtonhealthcoach.com/product-category/inspired-images/ Free Resources: https://www.karenholtonhealthcoach.com/free-resources/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/KarenHoltonTV Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-2423374 (KarenHoltonTV) Odysee: https://odysee.com/@KarenHoltonTV X (Twitter): https://x.com/KarenHoltonTV Telegram: https://t.me/KarenHoltonTV Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/karen.holton3 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karenholtontv Forbidden Knowledge News Network: www.forbiddenknowledge.newsThe Quantum Guides Show and the Aliens & Angels Podcast are now part of the Forbidden KnowledgeNews Network! https://forbiddenknowledge.news/Other podcast series from Karen Holton:Quantum Health Transformation V.3.0 - a free, no strings attached, 9 Step online, lifestyle course to giveyou the tips and resources you need to thrive! By following my own channeled advice, I made mydreams come true! Whether you are in the ascension process, or simply want more out of life, thiscourse is for you.Complete Quantum Health Transformation V3.0 Playlist on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwSmOYvGXBA&list=PLe1pNMTCSTLlzyU9vc_SmK4zs4_JCcpa1&pp=gAQBiAQBor watch the Quantum Health Transformation program on Karen's website:https://www.karenholtonhealthcoach.com/quantum-health-transformation-free-online-course/
“Alice: Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here? The Cheshire Cat: That depends a good deal on where you want to get to. Alice: I don't much care where. The Cheshire Cat: Then it doesn't much matter which way you go. Alice: ...So long as I get somewhere. The Cheshire Cat: Oh, you're sure to do that, if only you walk long enough.” That is the famous dialogue between Alice and the Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland, by Lewis Carrol. And it's a great illustration of what happens when you don't know what is important to you and where you want to go. You're going to go get somewhere and that somewhere is probably going to be a place you never wanted to go to. This week, I'll share with you why developing your Areas of Focus is so important. You can subscribe to this podcast on: Podbean | Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | TUNEIN Links: Email Me | Twitter | Facebook | Website | Linkedin Areas of Focus: The Foundation Of All Solid Productivity Systems. Take the Areas of Focus Course Get Your Copy Of Your Time, Your Way: Time Well Managed, Life Well Lived The Time Sector System 5th Year Anniversary The Working With… Weekly Newsletter Carl Pullein Learning Centre Carl's YouTube Channel Carl Pullein Coaching Programmes Subscribe to my Substack The Working With… Podcast Previous episodes page Script | 374 Hello, and welcome to episode 374 of the Your Time, Your Way Podcast. A podcast to answer all your questions about productivity, time management, self-development, and goal planning. My name is Carl Pullein, and I am your host of this show. So, why are your Areas of Focus important? Well, in a nutshell, they give you direction. They help you to prioritise your days and weeks and give you purpose. Without them, you'll end up helping someone else achieve their goals, more often than not, in exchange for money, only to discover you're health is shot to pieces and you've spent your forty years of working life miserably giving away five days a week to something you hated doing. A bit harsh, I know, but if you've read the book The Top five Regrets of The Dying by Bronnie Ware, you'll know that the number one reason given was “I wish I'd had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.” It's your areas of focus that will allow you to live a life true to yourself because by developing your areas of focus, you'll learn what is important to you and what is not. And the second reason? I wish I hadn't worked so hard. When you don't know what is important and what is not, you will work too hard. Everything becomes important, and that means you work long hours and at weekends, missing out on your children growing up and enjoying the best years of your life doing the things you want to do. I'm pretty sure that's not how you want your life to work out. So with all that said, let me hand you over to the Mystery Podcast Voice for this week's question. This week's question comes from Julie. Julie asks, hi Carl, I hear you mention knowing what's important to you a lot, yet I really don't know what's important. I'm under pressure at work and I have two teenagers at home. I feel my life is being pushed and pulled by everyone but myself. What can I do to create some boundaries in my life? Hi Julie, thank you for your question. It's when we feel lost and out of sorts that our Areas of Focus can help to bring back some peace to our lives. Our areas of focus are focused on our needs and wants. And because of that, people feel it's an indulgence to even consider spending time on developing them. That's particularly the case when we have a young family and we've allowed our work to dominate our lives. The first book I ever read on time management and productivity was Hyrum Smith's Ten natural Laws and time and Life Management, and around the first quarter of that book is spent on developing what Hyrum Smith calls your governing values. Your governing values are the values by which you live your life by. With these, we will all be different. For some, being a good mother or father will be their most important value, for others, it might be building a successful business. Now, when I read that book I was around eighteen or nineteen and that part of the book washed over me. I was young, I believed I was immortal and I could do anything I wanted to do. I didn't have time to think about my “governing values”. Yet, with age, came wisdom and around my late twenties I began to see the importance of having a set of values to guide me. That's when I gave myself a couple of weekends to write out my governing values. Funnily enough, as I look through my old Franklin Planners from that era, I can see that the values I wrote down then are not far away from how I define my Areas of Focus today. it's these areas that give you a direction and a purpose. They help you with prioritising your days and weeks and give you a solid foundation on which to build your goals. For example, I used to be a smoker. Throughout my twenties and thirties I's smoke around twenty cigarettes a day. I found it relaxing, a great way to step away from my work and to think. Yet, I knew that by continuing to smoke I was violating my area of health and fitness. I was going to the gym and running, I was eating healthily, but i was destroying all that by continuing the smoke. As I got older, the pressure inside me to quit something I enjoyed doing grew stronger. it eventually reached a point where I had to quit. Every time I reviewed my areas of focus, I had that niggling voice reminding me that the vision I had for my later life—being able to travel the world running marathons, exploring places like Mount Kilimanjaro and the Rocky Mountains would be just a pipe dream because I would be spending my later life in and out of hospital. And so, I set the goal to quit smoking. Now for anyone who has gone through the process of quitting smoking, you'll know it's one of the toughest things to do. It took me two years to finally quit. Yet, the effort was worth it. Quitting gave me a sense of accomplishment, a realisation that I could do anything if I put my mind to it and it was compatible with what I felt was important. Yet without a set of principles—something your areas of focus will give you—things like stopping something that is slowly killing you or staying in a career that is draining you and leaving your feeling depressed and unhappy—will never occur to you. They will be placed on what Brian Tracey calls, “Someday Island”, a place where nothing happens because you're waiting for “someday”. another illustration of this was when i joined a law firm. I had spent six years training to be a lawyer. I worked hard, to get my legal qualifications, yet when I began working in a law firm, I quickly realised I'd made a huge mistake. I hated being stuck behind a desk eight or none hours a day. Prior to working in an office, all my jobs had involved a lot of moving around. I began my career in hotel management, where I spent all day running around a large building dealing with all sorts of issues. I'd sometimes be on reception helping to check people out, then I's be in the restaurant serving lunch. It was fun, physically exhausting, yet incredibly fulfilling. Then I went into car sales. And again, my days were largely spent running around a showroom and forecourt talking with customers. Suddenly, I'm chained to a desk and within six months I'd gained 20 pounds in weight, I was unhappy, and felt trapped. It was as if I had been sent to open prison where I was expected to be in one place for eight to nine hours a day Monday to Friday. it was horrible. So, I quit and came to Korea. a decision that turned out to be the best decision I've ever made. Yet, when i told my friends and family I was quitting the law firm and going to teach English in Korea, they thought I was mad. Why was I quitting a potentially lucrative career to go and do something I knew nothing about? Yet, it was my areas of focus that told me what I needed to do. staying in that legal job violated my career and business area. I was trapped in an industry that held firm to a tried and tested career path. I didn't want that constraint. I wanted a lot more freedom to help people and perhaps change their lives for the better. Being a lawyer would never give me that freedom. The benefit of having a set of established areas of focus is they give you a blueprint for the life you want to live. By writing them down, and reading through them every six months or so, you get the chance to realign yourself with the way you want to live your life. Now, for those of you who have not looked at your areas of focus before, there are eight areas we all share. These are: Family and relationships, health and fitness, Finances, Business / career Lifestyle and life experiences Self development Spirituality life's purpose Each one of those mean something to us. However, how we define them will be different of each of us, snd in what order of importance will change as we go through life. For example, as you get older, your health and fitness and finances will likely move up the list and your career and business will drop down. When or if you start a family, your family and relationships will rapidly climb the list. You may even find that over time you redefine one or more of your areas. This is perfectly normal. however, at their core, these areas define who you are and what's important to you. This means, Julie, when it comes to juggling your career with your family, you will be able to see by how you prioritise your areas whether you should attend your daughter's netball finals or that important meeting at work. If family and relationships is above your career, then it's an easy choice to make. However, if you have prioritised finances above family and relationships, you'll need to decide if the risk of missing out on a promotion, is worth it to see your daughter play in the netball finals. The problem most of face is there are too many competing demands on our time. Time is fixed. We get twenty-four hours a day; that's it. The good news is, no matter what work you do, you always have control over how you spend those twenty-four hours. I know many people will say they don't have control over their time. But you do. You can decide not to attend a meeting you've been invited to. You get to choose whether to tap the accept, decline or maybe button when it appears on your calendar. Whether you accept a meeting request or not, will depend on what you prioritise. Given a choice between a meeting with an important person on a Saturday evening or spending that time with my wife, I already know the answer. my wife will have priority. Family and relationships is much higher than my career/business area. I can renegotiate the meeting with the important person. Saturday nights are my family's protected time. It's one night a week, and I won't sacrifice it for anything. This also translates to my work week. My exercise time is 5:00 pm. At that time, I stop what I am doing and either head out for a run or go upstairs to the loft and lift weights. I never schedule meetings at 5 pm. That's my exercise time and right now, my health and fitness area is higher than my career/business area. All this comes down to knowing what's your areas of focus mean to you and how you prioritise them. There we will all be different, but it's your areas of focus that will give you a blueprint for how you want to live your life, what is important to you and where you want to spend your time. Not knowing what your areas of focus are will be like being Alice in Alice in Wonderland. you'll feel the need to go somewhere, but will have no idea where and then you will end up following someone else, and that someone else will not always have your best interests at heart. I hope that has helped, Julie. My advice is to spend some time working on your areas of focus. Determine what's they mean to you and pull out any activities that you can do consistently and add them to your task manager or calendar. That way you will stay on course. And, if you find you are not happy with the direction you are going, redefine your areas and adjust course. Thank you for your question and thank you to you too for listening. It just remains for me now to wish you all a very very productive week.
Iran's armed forces have told Israeli residents to leave the vicinity of what they call "vital areas" for their safety. Jordan Grimmer-Tufik, a New Zealander living in Tel Aviv, spoke to Corin Dann.
Voices of Search // A Search Engine Optimization (SEO) & Content Marketing Podcast
SEO professionals face a rapidly evolving landscape with AI integration. Dale Bertrand, President of Fire&Spark, shares strategic insights for maintaining relevance in modern search. He emphasizes staying laser-focused on understanding customer search behaviors across platforms, monitoring how users interact with AI systems, and tracking which pages receive traffic from AI referrals rather than being distracted by industry speculation.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Welcome to Immersion You Have Reached Strata 1Renyke Wakes in the Alley (Purpose)What is your purpose here? What drives your desires and achievements? Is there a greater good you seek? Is there anything more important than yourself? You are but a fleck of dust within a universe you cannot control.And yet, decisions you make today will affect everything around you in an unprecedented future. Your past actions, the very existence of you, have made a difference to the world. What is your past? Have you learned lessons? Are you controlled by unrecognisable forces or are you your own God?Welcome to Immersion, may your journey go well.Renyke's inner motors began to whirr.He had put himself into voluntary shutdown during the dark-cycle in order to save power.POSition within the human household as a domestic servant had been more than suitable and had sustained him all of his life till now, albeit a short one in human years. He was around a decade old which was quite a long life for an android. New technologies and updates marked regular upgrades and there was little call for used 'droids'.Now, here on the cold paved ground in the open air, Renyke could feel changes in his body and surroundings. There were unfamiliar sounds and an ever-present white noise from the activities of strangers in a cityscape he had not seen before.An unrecognised sense of trepidation washed around him and occupied his thoughts. Renyke was not programmed to experience fear, the feeling must have been something else.From the start of his operational cycle, Renyke had performed the necessary housekeeping duties within an interior domain. It was a twenty-four-hour installation that bound him by duty and programming to put humans first. To any human, until today, Renyke had been subordinate. Things had become difficult after the arrival of another android, a female version 12 named *Ableteen, who was considered the fastest domestic to date, (this 6th day of the 11th *Moonturn 2289). Ableteens were able to preserve battery power with a hybrid electro-solar panel on the back and shoulders. This worked well in the new modern glassed apartments of the suburban zones. These cutting-edge designer houses were maximising sunlight like never before in the new *Midcast Housing Projects.Some of the new apartments even came with the Ableteens installed and ready to help the occupiers enjoy the best life possible.Renyke was not the only older domestic robotic servant to have had their contract abruptly terminated. Some were simply dismantled, some were thrown into crushers still working, and some were being recycled into experimental hybrids for illegal purposes.Renyke noted that although he was now a vulnerable street-bot, he was spared a wasted end. Perhaps, now without enslavement, there would be new experiences. He had never cared before, after all, he was an emotionless droid. But today here in unfamiliar surroundings there was some sort of excitement. Something was calling him towards adventure.All robots since 2050 had been installed with a clear-mode which enabled eco-friendly destruction. Parts had to be handed into the municipal facility to avoid issues with landfills and accidental hybrids. There was talk of an underclass of feral bots who were made out of parts from the old dumping grounds before the eco-legislation had been implemented. They say that some of these bots were made by the bots themselves; innards and parts that had communicated and joined forces across the debris of twisted metal and wires.Mabel, the daughter from the family Renyke had worked for, had un-twinned him from the household appliances and deleted the software that had once meant he could never leave. Together they had upgraded his operating system with drivers available via an underground organisation called Redact.Renyke had been created to blend in, in the midcasts, but Mabel had decided to mess him up a bit for a new life in the outer zones. Safety was in the camouflage of the ordinary.Some robots had been designed to look aggressive, others looked like adult child hybrids who were designed as pleasure bots. Generally speaking, all robots found the open streets difficult. Artificial intelligence-led service androids were legally programmed to be submissive and they were picked on and abused in their short lifespan. Even strong exteriors would eventually break under such conditions.The streets in the outer zones were crime-ridden. Since the pandemics, no law-abiding human citizen walked outside. For the most part, humans in the zones were there to partake in vice and black market trading. Androids were there to be used, abused and discarded.Renyke's insides were a complex mass of wires and electrical paraphernalia that ran a well-balanced functioning machine.But the outside world was alien and Renyke needed to explore it to become fully educated on the customs and the environment. He was programmed to learn. His algorithms had been set to gain an advantage in unchartered terrain by observing closely the details of situations. This was key to making robust decisions for survival. He also had a reliable and omniscient personal operating system to guide him.Together, Mabel and Renyke had researched what they could but there were pockets of the outside world that had been effectively erased because of a system of cloaking. Areas beyond the midcast projects were cloaked in fake maps that even the most sophisticated satellites were unable to penetrate or decipher. Distances and information about the terrain were usually falsified.The records had become unreliable because of the sabotage of information that had all been digitised after the warmings. It had become a confusing mass of fake news and blurred living memories. But after the tech wars with China and Russia, and the pandemics, there were so few old people left and memorial information was mostly unreliable.Many myths prevailed. Inside the Midcast Projects, things were different, they were much more organised. Legislators and the executive had rectified the situation and made records of everything.The government had recorded every human being's iris print and DNA before they were born. It was a strict government rule that any pregnant human, male or female, had to inform the legislators and they were scanned immediately. It was impossible to get through life in the Midcast Projects without being categorised and having all your data recorded for the rest of your life and beyond.But beyond midcasts, here in this unfamiliar natural light, even the smells were unrecognisable.It took just a few seconds to warm up and reboot.The surroundings were scanned as Renyke checked the 360-degree orbital range from the silent detectors inside his *POS.He was fully charged and his battery life would last months.Suddenly there was a warning....Unknown Danger Approaching ...... Left Ground LevelRenyke engaged his internal antenna and watched a furry creature scurry past. His scanners perused the information app. POS informed Renyke about the creature.Rat, rodent, possible food sourceRenyke engaged his arm extension and snatched the rat from the ground. He brought it close to his face, and studied it, carefully analysing its properties.to be continued© 2025 Sarnia de la Maré
Jason Adkins, CEO of Bluebird Fiber, joins us on JSA TV from Metro Connect USA to discuss the company's exciting rebrand, its growth plans for 2025, and how they're bringing fiber connectivity to underserved areas. Plus, did you know they operate an underground data center?
This week, we had the privilege of speaking with international DJ and philanthropist Black Coffee about his Foundation's rapid response to the devastating floods in the Eastern Cape. In the aftermath of severe storms that have claimed over 49 lives and displaced thousands, Black Coffee's team has mobilized to provide essential aid to affected communities. Areas like Mthatha, Ngcobo, and Coffee Bay have been among the hardest hit, with infrastructure damage estimated at R4.5 billion, including destroyed roads, bridges, and healthcare facilities. In our conversation, Black Coffee shares insights into the Foundation's relief efforts, the challenges on the ground, and how listeners can contribute to the ongoing recovery. For more info on: https://www.blackcoffee.foundation/about See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Areas of expertise: Economics of innovation; Corporate strategy; International relations; Energy technology, economics, sustainability, and geopolitics; Environmental Impact Assessment; Industry 4.0; Blockchain; Web300:00 Introduction and Background00:44 Early Life and Soviet Union Reflections02:49 Experiences During the Cold War04:23 Career Beginnings and Encounters with Putin06:57 Education and Professional Growth10:19 Energy Projects and International Work16:23 Challenges in Climate and Energy Policies24:16 Critique of Carbon Emission Reduction Efforts41:16 Global Warming and Climate Change Debates47:59 Climate Cycles and Energy Systems49:07 Anthropogenic Carbon Emissions and Data50:55 Debunking Climate Alarmism53:49 Human Survival and Optimal Temperatures56:45 Integrated Assessment Models and Policy59:56 The Reality of Renewable Energy01:07:39 Political and Economic Implications01:08:32 The Role of Financial Industry in Energy Crisis01:12:49 Global Politics and Energy01:23:09 The Future of Nuclear Power01:24:50 Collaboration and Open Science01:29:30 Conclusion and Call to ActionSlides for this podcast, along with AI summaries of all of my podcasts: https://tomn.substack.com/p/podcast-summarieshttps://x.com/denisswisshttps://sshe.ch/faculty/teachers/dr-denis-bednyagin/https://www.linkedin.com/in/denisswiss/=========My Linktree: https://linktr.ee/tomanelson1
In part two of the summer breakdown, Bryan and Trevor look at the areas where the offense must grow this summer. A lot of talk about the quarterbacks and new wide receivers. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message board: https://boards.irishbreakdown.com Stay locked into Irish Breakdown for all the latest news and analysis about Notre Dame: https://www.irishbreakdown.com Subscribe to the Irish Breakdown podcast on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/irish-breakdown/id1485286986 Like and follow Irish Breakdown on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/irishbreakdown Sign up for the FREE Irish Breakdown daily newsletter: https://www.subscribepage.com/irish-breakdown-newsletter
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Ready to kick fear to the curb and finally feel confident—like, for real? Check out Episode 155 of the DYL Podcast, where Adam Gragg gets real about why waiting to feel ready is a trap and why the only way to true confidence is straight through the stuff that scares you.With relatable stories (including awkward dating moments and golf misadventures), Adam breaks down the DC-G method that'll help you get moving even when you're nervous. Learn how to outsmart your excuses, why scheduling your fears makes you actually face them, and how remembering the good vibes after you take the leap will keep you coming back for more.Timestamps00:00 Overcoming Fear to Build Confidence03:02 Growth Through Overcoming Challenges08:48 Prioritize Tasks by Scheduling10:15 Overcome Fears: Schedule Your Life12:55 Overcoming Fear in Group Runs17:24 Reflecting on an Imperfect Call20:16 Influence Mind and Shape Path22:53 Overcoming Fear and Seizing GrowthIf you're tired of procrastinating, want to stop overthinking, or just need a boost to do the hard (but important) stuff, this episode's packed with simple steps and friendly encouragement. Listen in and find out how pushing through fear can turn into your favorite new habit—because your legacy starts with the choices you make today!ResourcesShatterproof: 7 Small Steps to a Giant Leap in Your Mental Health3 Foolproof Ways To Motivate Your Team: 3 Areas to Focus on as a Leader7 Benefits of Being Courageous4 Ways You're Demotivating Your Team: And What You Can Do About Each One10 Ways to Encourage People: How to Break The Invalidation TendencyHow to Make Good Decisions: 14 Tools for Making Tough Life ChoicesConnect with Decide Your Legacy! Adam Gragg has been a licensed mental health professional, Legacy Coach & family therapist for over 25 years. His passion is to empower every person and organization to live with courage. Contact Adam to get started on your legacy journey.This show contains content, including information provided by guests, that is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. The content is not intended to replace or substitute for any professional medical, counseling, therapeutic, financial, legal, or other advice. Decide Your Legacy LLC as well as its affiliates and subsidiaries (including their respective employees, agents, and representatives) make no representations or warranties concerning the content and expressly disclaim any and all liability concerning the content including any treatment or action taken by any person following the information offered or provided within or through this show. Be sure to check out Escape Artists Travel and tell them Decide Your Legacy sent you!
Submit a question for the podcast (and get a personal reply plus a shoutout). Just go to witsandweights.com/question--Tired of hearing "spot reduction is impossible" while still struggling with stubborn belly fat, love handles, or other problem areas?Spot reduction (the idea that you can target specific fat deposits through isolated exercises) has long been dismissed as physiologically impossible. Yet many of us continue desperately doing endless crunches hoping to melt away belly fat, or countless tricep exercises trying to slim our arms. The frustration of seeing minimal results leads many to either give up or search for increasingly exotic solutions.So...is there a way to actually "spot reduce" after all?Discover why the traditional approach fails and the 3 factors that actually create the results people want from spot reduction (hint: it's not targeting those areas directly).Main Takeaways:Recent research suggests limited spot reduction might be possible, but it's not the solution to stubborn fatStubborn areas have more alpha-2 adrenergic receptors and poor blood flow, making them resistant to fat lossReal "spot reduction" happens through strategic muscle building and fat loss cycles over years (not weeks or even months)You can't sculpt a pebble, but you can sculpt a boulder - build the foundation firstRelated Episodes + Resources:Your Very First Cut (Lose 10-30 Pounds of Fat) | Ep 197The 3+3 Model of Optimal Fat Loss | Ep 326Grab your FREE Muscle-Building Nutrition BlueprintTimestamps:0:01 - Stubborn belly fat and "trouble areas" 4:14 - New research on limited spot reduction 6:17 - Why stubborn fat is actually stubborn 7:45 - Common mistakes when targeting problem areas 10:50 - The real way to "spot reduce" 11:34 - Factor #1: Building the foundation (you can't sculpt a pebble) 14:00 - Factor #2: Strategic fat loss phases vs crash dieting 16:19 - Factor #3: Time and patience (the 90% psychology factor) 18:22 - Why muscle building is the game changer 20:13 - How your body becomes a fat-burning system Support the show
Jobs market remains in a good spot Headline nonfarm payrolls increased 139k in the month of May, which was above the estimate of 125k, but below April's reading of 147k. A big negative in the report was the fact that March and April saw negative revisions that caused payrolls in those months to decline by a combined 95k versus what was previously reported. Even with that, if you zoom out and look at the big picture the economy is still adding jobs at a healthy rate given the fact that the unemployment rate has remained at 4.2%. I would also say it was a big positive that the private sector saw good growth since federal government payrolls declined by 22k in the month of May and are now down by 59k since January. I still expect losses to accelerate in the coming months for government payrolls since employees on paid leave or receiving ongoing severance pay are still counted as employed. Areas that saw major growth in the month included health care, which added 62k jobs and leisure and hospitality, which added 48k jobs in the month. Many of the other major industries saw little change. Wages were also positive in the month for workers as average hourly earnings grew 3.9% compared to last year. This was above the forecast of 3.7% and last month's reading of 3.8%. I believe this is a good level for wage growth as it is healthy for workers, but not overly concerning on the inflation front. I would say this jobs report did little to change the narrative on the economy as it showed it remains healthy, but it definitely appears to be slowing. Office space may be harder to find in the coming years For the first time in at least 25 years, office conversions and demolitions will exceed new construction, which means there will be less space available. CBRE Group found that across the largest 58 U.S. markets, 23.3 million square feet of space will be demolished or converted to other uses by the end of this year while just 12.7 million square feet of space is expected to be completed by developers in those markets. We do have an office REIT in our portfolio and they recently talked about how leasing has continued to exceed expectations. I continue to believe the office has a valuable place in business and we have continued to see more and more companies implement return to office mandates. With less supply out there and demand remaining strong, we should see owners of office space benefit from stabilizing rents and increasing prices in the coming years. On the other side of coin, I have continued to express concern about the long-term dynamics for multifamily housing due to the construction boom in the space and potential oversupply. It's not just the new construction though as developers have another 85 million square feet of office space being readied for conversion in the next few years. This comes after office conversations to multifamily residences that have generated roughly 33,000 apartments and condominiums since 2016. It is estimated by CBRE that each conversion on average produces around 170 units. As a contrarian investor I many times like to go against the grain. With that being said I am definitely much more interested in the office space over the residential space at this point in time. Facebook scams are out of control There's no way of tracking the exact number of scams or the dollar amount lost from scams on Facebook and Instagram, but JP Morgan Chase said between the summers of 2023 and 2024 they accounted for nearly half of all reported scams on Zelle. An internal analysis from 2022 found that 70% of newly active advertisers on the platform are some forms of scam or low-quality products. Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, does over $160 billion in advertising and is hesitant to put any restrictions that could prevent growth in their ad business. In 2024, the Wall Street Journal discovered documents that advertisers can be hit with anywhere between eight and 32 automated strikes for financial fraud before their accounts are banned. On top of that, Facebook Marketplace, which is its online secondhand market, has now passed Craigslist as the most heavily used platform for free classified ads and it has become a great place for scams. The scam that most people fall for is the sale of pets. This comes even though Meta bans the peer-to-peer sale of live animals. Meta has as argued in court it is not their legal responsibility to deal with the issue. Section 230 in the US telecommunications law relieves platforms like Facebook and Instagram from liability of users who create their own content. This is currently being tested by an Australian mining billionaire because Facebook failed to remove fraudulent investment advertisements that used his image and AI cloned voice. Hopefully he wins the case. In the meantime, I would have to recommend that people stay away from using Facebook or Instagram for buying from advertisers on their platforms because you could be dealing with someone from China, Vietnam, or the Philippines, who have stolen pictures of a familiar company that you think you know, even including its address. And once you give them your credit card information or any other financial information, they have you and your problems will begin. Financial Planning: Retirement Savings Rate Hits Record High; How Do You Compare? The average 401(k) savings rate, including employee contributions and employer matches, has reached a record high of 14.3%, nearing the widely recommended target of 15% for a secure retirement. This milestone reflects growing awareness of the importance of long-term financial planning, especially as traditional pensions continue to disappear. However, the ideal savings rate isn't one-size-fits-all. Individuals who begin saving in their early 20s may be able to retire comfortably with a lower contribution rate, while those who delay investing until their 30s or 40s often need to save well above 15% to catch up. Starting early allows compound interest to do more of the heavy lifting, highlighting the value of consistent, proactive saving from a young age. For example, someone who starts at the beginning of their career might be okay saving as little as 7% of their income and still retire on time. This means if they save the minimum necessary to receive the full company match (5% contribution + 4% match = 9%) they likely will be fine. However, waiting until their 40's may require a savings rate of 25% or more to produce the same retirement income. Companies Discussed: Salesforce, Inc. (CRM), The Gap, Inc. (GAP), Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) & Steel Dynamics, Inc. (STLD)
As we embark on our 6th year as a podcast, it's rare that INXS: Access all Areas has returning guests, such was the magnitude of Philip Mortlock's impact first time around in 2020. As an original and pivotal creative consultant to INXS between 1982-86, Philip's contribution is particularly timely with the recent 40th anniversary release of Listen like Thieves. With album cover artwork, photography and film clip contributions, Philip's skill and creative techniques have proven timeless. This time around, we wanted to examine the music business both in 1985 vs 2025 examining marketing, product distribution and the critical role support teams play in making and breaking both an album and a band. Still vital and vibrant after 40 plus years in the industry, Philip is still managing artists, their catalogues and most critically allowing them to do what they do best which is making music and does so with integrity and continued passion. So sit back and enjoy part one of a two part interview where we traverse a wide range of discussion points underpinned your band, INXS. Love and peace Haydn & Bee https://www.inxsaccessallareas.com/ To help us with the Go Fund Me for lisa any cotribution is kindly appreciated https://gofund.me/c6a0fcdf Please sign the Inducted INXS Petiton https://www.change.org/p/induct-inxs-into-the-rock-roll-hall-of-fame-2026
Hoge & Jahns wrap up Bears minicamp with final takeaways on five key areas: Are they feeling better, worse, or the same compared to two weeks ago? From Caleb Williams to the coaching staff, they break it all down. Plus, a look ahead to one final episode before the unofficial offseason ends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Kick off your shoes and play some trivia on a brand new episode of Go Fact Yourself!Thomas Jane is an actor whose roles often required a lot of training. He'll tell us how he got in shape for The Punisher, learned to play baseball for 61*, and more. Plus, we'll learn about the unusual way he was paid for his very first film gig.Grey Delisle is a singer and voice actor whose characters can be heard in everything from “The Simpsons” to “Avatar: The Last Airbender.” She'll give us samples of some of her most well-known voices and tell us about her newest music album, The Grey Album.Areas of Expertise:Grey: The Carter Family, Robert Duvall, and Dr. Pepper.Thomas: Pioneers of UFOlogy (specifically J. Allen Hynek), the movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and absinthe. What's the Difference: FrenemiesWhat's the difference between genial and congenial?What's the difference between an enemy and a nemesis?Guest Experts:Carlene Carter: Grammy-nominated musician and third- generation member of the Carter family.Cary Guffey: Former actor known for his childhood role in Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Hosts: J. Keith van StraatenHelen HongCredits:Theme Song by Jonathan Green.Maximum Fun's Senior Producer is Laura Swisher.Co-Producer and Editor is Julian Burrell.Seeing our next live-audience shows by YOU!
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This is the first episode in a 5-part solo series with Rudi Riekstins, where he unpacks the foundations of true transformation. Drawing from over 26 years of experience coaching high performers and organizations, Rudi introduces the InPowered Method—a proven framework designed to help you shift your inner world to create external results. In this episode, Rudi dives deep into the first pillar of the method: self-awareness. From limiting beliefs and emotional patterns to energetic blockages and inherited programming, he breaks down the seven areas of awareness necessary to create real, lasting change.If you've been doing “some” of the work but still feel stuck, this episode reveals why—and what to do about it. In this episode, you'll learn:Self-awareness is the foundation of all lasting transformationLimiting beliefs often stem from childhood programming and false narrativesYour habits, emotions, and energy all reinforce who you are today95% of your actions are unconscious—awareness brings you back into controlEnergetic blockages and inherited beliefs can silently hold you backYou must choose to be the pilot of your life—not a passenger on autopilotThe InPowered Method offers a repeatable framework to create true change
This week on the RV Podcast: The Unspoken Rules for RVers at Truck Stops and Rest Areas Robots working at an RV campground? Coming next year to a new park in North Carolina Real RVers share Real Tips that work on keeping mice out of your camper And in Mike and Jen's Storytime, the perfect boondocking spot...that wasn't
From '6 Rings & Football Things' (subscribe here): After a rough debut at 2025 Patriots voluntary OTAs, Drake Maye looks to be on track now with a solid performance to kick off the month of June. Plus, Stefon Diggs was off the party boat and actually at practice, looking good. Our Meghan Ottolini was there to witness it all and share her thoughts on everything Pats OTAs, Josh McDaniels' involvement, why the growth of the running back room should be a focal point, and more on the latest @6ringspod. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
From '6 Rings & Football Things' (subscribe here): After a rough debut at 2025 Patriots voluntary OTAs, Drake Maye looks to be on track now with a solid performance to kick off the month of June. Plus, Stefon Diggs was off the party boat and actually at practice, looking good. Our Meghan Ottolini was there to witness it all and share her thoughts on everything Pats OTAs, Josh McDaniels' involvement, why the growth of the running back room should be a focal point, and more on the latest @6ringspod. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Uncover the ultimate retention hack in Episode 154 of the DYL Podcast! Join host Adam Gragg as he reveals why positive workplace relationships aren't just nice-to-have—they're your #1 strategy for keeping your team happy, engaged, and around for the long haul. Adam shares eye-popping stats (think 63% more likely to stay!), real-world stories, and three bold moves you can make today to turn your workplace—or any relationship—into a loyalty magnet.Get ready for practical tips, new ways to connect, and a splash of inspiration for leaders at every level. Whether you lead a team of two or 200, this episode will spark ideas to build connection, spark courage, and foster belonging where it matters most.Press play and discover how small, intentional relationships can yield giant leaps in retention, performance, and purpose. Don't miss it—your legacy (and your team) depend on it!Timestamps00:00 Workplace Connection Aids Retention04:57 Empowering Leadership Through Impactful Connections09:25 Effective Icebreakers for Meetings10:59 "Fostering Openness and Mutual Respect"13:37 Workplace Connections and Impact16:52 Isolation Undermines Employee RetentionResourcesShatterproof Yourself LiteShatterproof Yourself11 Ice Breakers for Work & Social Events20 Questions To Ignite Meaningful Conversations50 Fun Relationship-Building Questions25 Connection Hacks to Bring People Closer: The Ultimate Relationship Building Guide3 Foolproof Ways To Motivate Your Team: 3 Areas to Focus on as a Leader10 Ways to Encourage People: How to Break The Invalidation Tendency Connect with Decide Your Legacy! Adam Gragg has been a licensed mental health professional, Legacy Coach & family therapist for over 25 years. His passion is to empower every person and organization to live with courage. Contact Adam to get started on you're your legacy journey.This show contains content, including information provided by guests, that is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. The content is not intended to replace or substitute for any professional medical, counseling, therapeutic, financial, legal, or other advice. Decide Your Legacy LLC as well as its affiliates and subsidiaries (including their respective employees, agents, and representatives) make no representations or warranties concerning the content and expressly disclaim any and all liability concerning the content including any treatment or action taken by any person following the information offered or provided within or through this show. Be sure to check out Escape Artists Travel and tell them Decide Your Legacy sent you!
What to listen for:“The dogs are so good at what they do, it's brain-boggling.”Today, 2/3 of our hosts, Robin Greubel and Crystal Wing, welcome Katylynn Sloan, a chemist with the U.S. Secret Service, to explore the eye-opening intersection of science and canine detection work.With a PhD in chemistry and years in explosives research, Katylynn brings a fresh lens to how odor behaves, how dogs detect it, and why context matters. She explains how high vapor pressure substances like nitroglycerin contaminate everything they touch, and why containment protocols must evolve.From calibrating training aids to understanding the unexpected behavior of odor in vehicles, Katylynn stresses the importance of operational realism. Dogs, she explains, learn expectations. If training doesn't reflect real-world scenarios—like suicide vests or buried explosives—dogs might miss critical cues. She calls for more collaborative studies in generalization, where the difference in one chemical compound might be enough for a dog to disregard an otherwise familiar substance.Katylynn's insights aren't just academic—they're actionable. She champions “train how you operate,” emphasizes the need for diverse training aids, and highlights the gaps in disciplines like HRD, narcotics, and electronics detection. Most importantly, she reminds us: dogs are really good. But it's the handlers—those who know their dog's tail twitch or sniff shift means something—that bring science to life.Science and scent don't compete. They collaborate. And as Katylynn shows, better understanding leads to smarter training and safer communities. Tune in next time for part two of this fascinating conversation with Katylynn!Key Topics:Katylynn Sloan's Career Journey (0:01:25)Changes to the Explosive Standard (0:08:17)What Handlers Need to Know About Training Aids with High Vapor Pressure (0:14:15)Areas in K9 Detection That Warrant Further Research (0:34:15)“Train How You Operate” (0:50:01)Most Common Handler Misconceptions About How Dogs Detect Odors (0:57:50)Resources:The manipulation of odor availability of training aids used in detection canine trainingAAFS Academy Standards BoardLindsay Waldrop's LabWe want to hear from you:Check out the K9 Detection Collaborative FB page and comment on the episode post!K9Sensus Detection Dog Trainer AcademyK9Sensus Foundation can be found on Facebook and Instagram. We have a Trainer's Group on Facebook!Scentsabilities Nosework is also on Facebook. Here is a Facebook group you should join!Crystal Wing (CB K9) can be found here!You can follow us for notifications of upcoming episodes, find us at k9detectioncollaborative.com
After a rough debut at 2025 Patriots voluntary OTAs, Drake Maye looks to be on track now with a solid performance to kick off the month of June. Plus, Stefon Diggs was off the party boat and actually at practice, looking good. Our Meghan Ottolini was there to witness it all and share her thoughts on everything Pats OTAs, Josh McDaniels' involvement, why the growth of the running back room should be a focal point, and more on the latest @6ringspod. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Spike and Fritz continue talking Phillies and discuss what areas the team will need to address at the trade deadline in July.
Most health coaches struggle in just one of three critical areas—and it's the reason they're not growing as fast as they should. In this episode, we reveal the simple framework behind every successful practice and help you pinpoint exactly where you're falling short. If you're not seeing the results you want, this could be the missing link. Tune into today's Integrative #HealthCoachSuccess episode 388 to find out what it is—and how to fix it. - - - Listen or Watch At: IHP.Coach/388 - - - Dr. Cabral's Book, The Rain Barrel Effect: https://amzn.to/2H0W7Ge - - - Become an Integrative Health Practitioner: https://integrativehealthpractitioner.org