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Get ready for this King of New York, as Dan DeLuca (Newsies) joins David to share his love of the Disney Parks. From growing up a true Disney kid and seeing "The Lion King" in the movie theaters and loving "A Goofy Movie," to collecting the classic VHS Cassette Tapes and Burger King glasses, Dan's love of Disney is pure. He shares his love of "Peter Pan" and "Pinocchio" (which leads to some intense conversations about those two films), and goes on to describe his first trip to Walt Disney World--remembering that it was "absolutely magical" and felt like home--and how each time he returns the "young at heart" feelings always reemerge. This 'World Boy' spells out a perfect day the Orlando Park, which includes Peter Pan's Flight, Space Mountain, Splash Mountain, and, of course, The Country Bear Jamboree for which Dan is a huge fan. In addition to his favorite park, the Magic Kingdom, he also shares his love for Animal Kingdom (specifically Expedition Everest, "Festival of the Lion King," & the spiritual experience that is Flight of Passage), as well as Hollywood Studios (did someone say Star Wars and "Fantasmic"?). As Dan shares more, we learn just how much he loves this special place--memorizing the script of The Haunted Mansion, enjoying Slaw Dogs at Casey's Corner on Main Street, and feeling hope when he sees the Castle. He and David chat all things "Newsies," how Dan first came to the musical in middle school, realizing the Newsie he dreamt of playing evolved into playing Jack Kelly, and singing "Something to Believe In" with fellow "E-Ticket to Broadway" guest Stephanie Styles, performing songs from the musical outside of the Walt Disney Animation Studios (which he describes as a magical experience), and together play "Santa Fe or Disneyland." What would Dan's dream job be at a Disney Theme Park? What would Jack Kelly's be? What would happen if all of the Newsies went on "it's a small world?" Listen to this episode to find out! Follow on Instagram: @etickettobroadway Dan's Instagram: @ddeluca15 David's Instagram: @directedbydavidalpert Learn more at www.eticketpodcast.com Part of the Broadway Podcast Network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
By living with an Aunt who practiced Santeria in the house where Dan Rivera grew up, he knew that spirits are real. That spirits have power. Also, the living can interact and influence the direction of both good and evil spirits. As Dan grew older, he knew he wanted to use his knowledge and gifts to help those afflicted by ghosts. He has done so by following in the steps of Ed and Lorraine Warren as the lead investigator of the New England Society for Paranormal Research. Today we discuss demons, possessions, and the state of the world and the seemingly dark path that we've been on and how to protect ourselves from falling victim to the demonic. PART 2 - AVAILABLE TO GRAVE KEEPERS ONLY - LISTEN HERE In part two of our interview, available only to Grave Keepers, we discuss: How are you able to determine if a spirit is just a dark earthbound spirit or something demonic? Can a person who is possessed in life appear to be a demon on the other side? Demons that pretend to be something else, how often is an earthbound spirit something darker in disguise? Oppression and Possession, what are some of the key differences? How can someone identify if the Oppression is being caused by a demonic force and not something that can be identified and fixed through medicine? As a Grave Keeper, for $5 per month you will get: Access to every episode of our show, AD-FREE – MONTHS BEFORE THEY GO PUBLIC. Access to every EXCLUSIVE PART 2 episode of our show for Grave Keeper Only! Access to submit questions to upcoming guests of our show. The “good feeling” knowing that you are keeping this show alive (It really does feel good!) Listen to part two of this interview and get exclusive access to HUNDREDS of bonus episodes at
Ann Harada is filming a very fancy movie in Ireland!! A Disney movie! A BROADWAY DISNEY MOVIE!!! .. I mean.. Kind of. Broadway vet (and Joe's Cinderella co-star) Ann Harada is with us today to celebrate her 1000th podcast appearance! You've heard Ann on a million shows, but you haven't heard her on a show that is hosted by a Cinderella co-star and an alum of Christmas Eve's Holiday Hunkfest. Dan makes fun of Joe a BUNCH for that this week. Avenue Q, Schmigadoon, Cinderella, M Butterfly, Seussical, Les Mis, 9-5, and possibly 1 million TV credits, Ann Harada has been nonstop. But guess what? It didn't start till she hit 40. Patience is a virtue friends. Patience and an attitude that wouldn't quit, led Ann to preserve through a 12 years between Broadway shows to create one of the most iconic roles in musical theater history.... Christmas Eve... As Dan always says to Joe ... "the more you love someone the more you want to kill them." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A Nice Full episode of fun! As Dan and Chris are joined by TC Petty III to talk about his influences for My Father's Work as well as what we have been playing. We also Review Red Raven Games' Sleeping Gods and a teaser Preview and thoughts on an early view of Richard Garfield's RogueBook. Thanks for listening!
This topic fires us up quite a lot because we LOVE and are PASSIONATE about our job, yet our industry overall is not up to our standards. We kicked off the episode with the brief history of “financial advisors”: from being the platform (back then, individuals couldn't trade stocks without a broker), to selling products (that's what the majority of today's brokers and dealers are selling: insurance, annuities, funds, etc.), to selling performance and service (RIAs charge you a percentage of assets under management), and to what LBW is doing and what the industry is slowly turning towards: selling advice and knowledge. We broke down what different types of “advisors” are available today, what roles they each follow, and how they are incentivized differently and charge you differently. It's crucial to understand the difference between the suitability rule (followed by brokers and dealers) and the fiduciary rule (followed by RIAs) and how they will affect you. Tim passionately explained why he has a problem with our industry and where he sees the future unfolding. As Dan said, the change is coming, regardless if you want it to or not. You can either lead the change, follow the crowd, or be left behind. We, at LBW, choose to lead the change, push the change, and be a part of the change!
Strategize for your future work success to find and do the work of your dreams. Paired with dreams, exploration, and action, strategy helps us to achieve career success. These four components weave together like DNA, in countless combinations, to create a pathway for people to seek and do meaningful work. In this episode, Dan Smolen recalls an experience from his junior year of college. Back then, he engaged with Associate Professor of Advertising Howard Cogan. Howard was also a successful advertising executive who wrote, voiced, and produced radio commercials. As Dan's mentor, Howard encouraged Dan to pursue opportunities in a channel of advertising agency work called direct marketing. Dan recalls Howard's sage advice to strategize for future work success: "You're going too need to get strategic about your career. [It looks like] you may not find your opportunity on the agency side quickly. But, perhaps you can find an entry-level assignment that's close enough and allows you to develop direct marketing skills and talents that you will need in agency life." Two years into that first role, Dan had proven himself to be an on-the-job success. And the skill and experience he gained helped him land a dream agency assignment in Minneapolis/St. Paul. He was just 24 years old. Also in this episode: Dan speaks with Rich Gee of Rich Gee High Performance Coaching. As a nationally recognized career coach, Rich helps his clients get strategic in their career development so they may achieve phenomenal success. Interview starts at 11:47 When you strategize for future work success, your career dreams can come true. About our guest: Rich Gee was a successful executive in the market research space before finding his bliss as a nationally recognized career coach and principal of Rich Gee High Performance Coaching. He earned a Bachelor of Arts from Ripon College and certification from Coach University. Rich lives and works in Stamford, Connecticut. EPISODE DATE: May 21, 2021 Social media: – Website – LinkedIn – Twitter – Rich Gee Podcast – FULL PODCAST EPISODE from January 15, 2021 Please Subscribe to The Dan Smolen Podcast on: – Apple Podcast – Android – Google Podcasts – Pandora – Spotify – Stitcher – TuneIn …or wherever you get your podcasts. You may also click HERE to receive our podcast episodes by email. Image credits: Clock gears, cosmin4000 for iStockPhoto; Howard Cogan portrait, Ithaca College; Rich Gee screenshot, The Dan Smolen Experience; Podcast button, J. Brandt Studio for The Dan Smolen Experience.
What a week it was for FC Dallas. As Dan said, "Interesting week. Let's talk about it." First, FCD tried to grind out a point on the road in a 3-5-2 without much success. Szabolcs Schön was involved in another mystifying sub. Franco Jara wasn't the worst striker in the team. Eddie Munjome appeared to run into a brick wall. Thankfully Bryan Acosta continues to be the man. And yet, in perhaps the biggest surprise of the week, Buzz got to talk to Luchi Gonzalez one on one after training (in a socially distanced and responsible way). What a week. That's a lot of cats for Peter to herd. 3rd Degree the Podcast is brought to you by Soccer90.com. 25% Off Sitewide for All 3rd Degree Podcast listeners with Promo Code 3RDDEGREE on Soccer90.com. Music by Pappy Check.
What a week it was for FC Dallas. As Dan said, "Interesting week. Let's talk about it." First, FCD tried to grind out a point on the road in a 3-5-2 without much success. Szabolcs Schön was involved in another mystifying sub. Franco Jara wasn't the worst striker in the team. Eddie Munjome appeared to run into a brick wall. Thankfully Bryan Acosta continues to be the man. And yet, in perhaps the biggest surprise of the week, Buzz got to talk to Luchi Gonzalez one on one after training (in a socially distanced and responsible way). What a week. That's a lot of cats for Peter to herd. 3rd Degree the Podcast is brought to you by Soccer90.com. 25% Off Sitewide for All 3rd Degree Podcast listeners with Promo Code 3RDDEGREE on Soccer90.com. Music by Pappy Check.
After Dan Reynolds graduated from college he was looking for a job and the department of corrections was the first one to offer him a position. He figured if it didn't work out, he would leave and find something else. Thirty-one years later, he was still working there. In this episode, Dan teaches us how money works for those who are in prison (inmates aren't allowed to have cash) and shares some of the best stories from his years as a warden and consultant. "The economy is certainly different in prison. Especially among inmates to inmates." A prison is like it's own community and has everything a community has from nurses, to teachers, to craftsmen. Supply and demand play a huge part in the value of items inside and each prison and its own micro-economy. As Dan traveled around the country performing audits he started asking other prison administrators to tell him their most interesting stories. His book, The Most Hilarious, Bizarre and Unusual Correctional Stories Ever Told, is available on Amazon. Dan retired from the Oklahoma Department of Corrections in 2011, after serving 31 years. Positions he held during his career include correctional case manager, senior case manager, administrative assistant to a deputy director and warden, deputy warden, warden II, warden III, administrator of population management, assistant deputy director of the Security and Investigations Division, and administrator of community corrections. He served at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary on three separate tours. He earned a bachelors degree in 1980, from Central State University and a master degree with honors in 2005, from the University of Central Oklahoma. He has served as a correctional consultant, independently and for the American Correctional Association, inspecting prisons throughout the United States. He is a lifetime member of the Correctional Peace Officers Foundation and the Oklahoma Correctional Employees Memorial Foundation. Six of Dan's books are available on Amazon under Dan M. Reynolds. More at moneyheartshow.com. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/moneyheart/support
Getting to the moon was no easy feat, no matter how confident Kennedy may have sounded in his famous 1961 speech. NASA built a team from the ground up, and there were plenty of moments where it seemed as if they weren't going to make it. Fong tells stories of just how close they came, and how risky it was. After all, it was hard to feel safe when a pen could go straight through the module. Kevin Fong is incredible. As Dan fawns in the podcast, he's part of the NHS emergency response team for major fatality incidents like terror attacks, he's an anaesthetist, he's a lecturer in physiology at UCL and an expert in space medicine. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Getting to the moon was no easy feat, no matter how confident Kennedy may have sounded in his famous 1961 speech. NASA built a team from the ground up, and there were plenty of moments where it seemed as if they weren't going to make it. Fong tells stories of just how close they came, and how risky it was. After all, it was hard to feel safe when a pen could go straight through the module. Kevin Fong is incredible. As Dan fawns in the podcast, he's part of the NHS emergency response team for major fatality incidents like terror attacks, he's an anaesthetist, he's a lecturer in physiology at UCL and an expert in space medicine. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The guys pour a flavored whiskey this week when they have Skrewball - peanut butter whiskey. As Dan tries Skrewball for the first time, the guys discuss Ryan's uncle's Skrewball Old Fashioned and other Skrewball cocktails, the importance of taking a break from Fireball, extra fingers, and fast food.Would you rather watch us? Visit our Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxwWPInCRrGfTUYcumccJuQ
As Dan discusses potential candidates and winning strategies for the Colorado Republican Party in 2022, George Brauchler joins the conversation to explain why he's still undecided on a run for either governor versus Jared Polis or U.S. Senate against Michael Bennet.
A little over a year ago, two brothers from Australia presented their application idea to a group of investors at the Bitcoin Association’s Pitch Day conference in London. Their proposal for a picture-sharing app powered by Bitcoin SV was then called Memento. It is now open for business, as Relica. In this week’s CoinGeek Conversations, Charles Miller catches up with co-founders Jeremy and Daniel Street to ask about their journey — how Relica came to be, how it’s doing and where it’s heading.For most of the past year, both have still been working their day jobs. And they live on different continents – Jeremy in the UK and Daniel in Australia. Developing their idea into a viable startup business has been hard work, but the brothers are determined that what Relica offers today is just the start of their ambitions. What is Relica?Simply put, Relica allows users to share their pictures - and profit from them. It may sound a lot like Instagram, but there is more to it than meets the eye. “The platform treats everyone equally, where users can upload and share photos and videos: liking and commenting will result in monetized rewards” Jeremy explains.How does it work?Just like Instagram, the majority of the photos on Relica are stored on the server base. What makes it different from Instagram, Dan points out is that the hash of individual photos is stored on the BSV blockchain, serving as a proof of identity and proof of ownership. In addition, he says interactions that take place with the photos on Relica are purely on the blockchain.How do users profit by using Relica?Relica’s users need to sign-up with a MoneyButton (or in future also a Handcash) wallet, then pay a tiny amount to post a photo. As Dan explains, they lost a few users because of the current payment requisite so they’re working on a new system that would entice users to post and keep sharing. “What we’re going to do is integrate a new system which is very unique to BSV apps - allowing users to post their first photo for free and having almost an ‘achievement system’ within Relica so they can earn money through sharing through their socials.” As for users having to pay for content they like, Jeremy says an incentive model as such is debatable. “Charging people too much money for a basic interaction that we’ve all know to come and love or to like or comment is debatable and we’ve had lengthy discussions on whether or not that’s an incentive model that’s going to exist in a few years.”Unlike Patreon and other similar websites where people pay for other users’ content, Dan says they are building something completely out of the box that’s never been done before. “What we’re planning for phase two, isn’t even on the existing Internet itself so Relica is pretty much a revolution in the [BSV] apps that they’ve built.” Jeremy adds that their end goal is to lower the entry barrier to the BSV ecosystem.Relica launched in late November 2020 but it wasn’t until a month ago when they fully opened the app to its users. The response has been a positive so far, Dan says. Relica has 800 users and they expect more to come on board after releasing their marketing campaign. “We haven’t started a marketing campaign, which involves onboarding a number of influencers to reach out to their followers,” Dan says. “We want to refine the product first then start marketing Relica full time to influencers.” At present, Relica is self-funded. But, as mentioned, they have exciting new ideas in the pipeline to present to its potential investors. “Things have changed a little bit since pitch day during the last 12 months. I think we have more focus as to where we want to be, so our plan is to continue to develop, continue to self-fund for the time being and reach out to investors within the next two to three months as we have some exciting new i
Happiness is a feeling or state or well-being and contentment. When sitting down with Dan Rhoton, the Executive Director of Hopeworks in Camden, NJ, he said, "I have the best job in the world because I get the opportunity to enhance and change people's lives. I am an extra in an inspirational movie everyday. You could make a movie about any one of these youngsters and it would be a blockbuster!" As Dan explained, Hopeworks' mission is to give teach, inspire, and support many young people, helping them grow and thrive in the midst of violence and poverty. Placing these youngsters into Fortune 500 companies allows these individuals to prosper not only financially but gives them the practical and professional skills needed to move on with their lives. And as Dan was speaking he had this radiating glow that illuminated his face, soul, and spirit... Truly his purpose and his spark is continually being lit and undoubtedly his passion for what he does has be found and defined! Thank you Dan for being on the episode! You can find Hopeworks on their website hopeworks.org, and you can follow them on Instagram @hopeworkscamden, on Twitter @hopeworkscamden, and on Facebook @hopeworksyouth. Thank you to our partners: Electric Yoga is giving Coming From the Heart listeners 25% off their next purchase! Use promo code HEARTS when checking out and get 25% off your entire purchase, but don't wait because this code expires on March 5th! Play Out Apparel: Use code HEARTPODCAST when you check out & 20% of the proceeds will be donated to IMMIGRATION EQUALITY which is the nation's leading LGBTQ+ Immigration Rights Organization. Greek Glasses: Use code ALBE40 for 40% off your order! Shout out to our amazing sound engineer Alex Wiederock for editing the podcast! Also, shout out to Xixuan Hei for the original and beautiful soundtrack she composed (@xixuan_hei on Instagram). Please join our community and follow us on: Instagram: @coming_fromtheheartpodcast Twitter: @cfthpodcast Facebook: Coming From the Heart Podcast https://linktr.ee/coming_fromtheheartpodcast Please subscribe, rate, review, & share with the ones closest to your hearts!
More action?? I don't know Dan Dan. we were just talking about fantastic. As Dan brings us to step eight, we are discovering that it is our action. Our trudging that happy road that is beginning to feel, well; pretty fantastic. Willingness is the key to this 8th step list. Have a great discussion. Visit Dan Dan's Big Book Study on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/444990600109496 Visit Rec Room Studio LLC. https://www.facebook.com/recroomstudiollc https://www.recroomstudiollc.com
Spiritual Principals?? What the heck Dan Dan.. As Dan brings us into part two of this chapter, we learn that the only thing we need to bring to the table right now is honesty, open mindedness and willingness. That with it, we can come to an acceptance of these spiritual principals. Have a great discussion. Visit Dan Dan's Big Book Study on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/444990600109496 Visit Rec Room Studio LLC. https://www.facebook.com/recroomstudiollc https://www.recroomstudiollc.com
In The Characters of Easter, you’ll become acquainted with the unlikely collection of ordinary people who witnessed the miracle of Christ’s death and resurrection. In this episode, we look at the religious leaders of the day, the Pharisees, Scribes, and Sadducees. Many of us don’t really know who these people were, but that doesn’t keep us from not liking them and not wanting to be like them. As Dan looks at their role in the Easter story, we find more of ourselves in them than we would like to admit. Characters of Easter Resources: To find resources for your church or Bible study, check out: https://danieldarling.com/books/characters-of-easter/ Follow Dan: Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram Episode Image art and podcast cover art design have been adapted from the original Moody Publishers book cover. Used with permission.
Singer, song writer, activist, and Anna’s former landlord, Dan Gillespie-Sells, is the guest on this week’s The Filling with Anna Barnett. Catching-up in Dan’s Victorian pub home in east London, the old friends chat through Dan’s musical journey from attending the Brit School at 16, forming his band The Feeling, learning his craft performing 10 shows a week in the Alps, and diversifying into musical theatre. As Dan’s pub is where Anna lived for 10 years, they also remember the many pop- ups Anna catered there. But did the guests come for Anna’s food or Dan’s Christmas carols? TOP QUOTES “Isn’t it funny – all these blokes in dresses … and Anna.” Dan “I can’t tolerate much spice – I have an Irish sphincter.” Dan “The fight continues but so does the joy, celebration and solidarity.” Dan “We wanted to sound like E.L.O. from the 70’s – soft rock – when everyone else wanted to sound like The Strokes.” Dan “If you don’t go for things, you don’t fail; if you don’t fail, you don’t learn.” Dan “I’m greedy and I want a meal deal.” Anna RESOURCES www.everybodystalkingaboutjamie.co.uk www.thefeeling.com www.brit.croydon.sch.uk www.tayyabs.co.uk www.akt.org.uk ABOUT THE GUEST Ivor Novello award winning singer-song writer, Dan Gillespie-Sells, was born in London in 1978. He is best known for being the lead vocalist and frontman for the group The Feeling. In addition to his work with The Feeling, Dan has written songs for Sophie Ellis-Bextor. He co-wrote and co-performed the theme tune to BBC drama, ‘Beautiful People’, collaborated with choreographer Javier de Frutos on a ballet piece for The London Coliseum, and most recently wrote the music for the stage show and, soon to be released, film, ‘Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’. ABOUT THE HOST Anna Barnett (www.annabarnettcooks.com) is a chef and food writer. She moved to London to work in TV and enjoyed a career at both MTV and Channel 4 before moving into fashion. Life has always been experienced through the lens of good food, however, and she released her debut cookery book ‘Eat the Week’ in 2015, after which she spent several years writing ‘The Reluctant Vegetarian’ blog for the Independent newspaper whilst also contributing to Vogue magazine. She went on to write the food pages for Grazia magazine; she now has a weekly column writing for The Evening Standard online. In 2019 Anna wrote and styled ‘How to be Gluten Free and Not Lose Friends’, her second cookery book. Anna regularly hosts pop-up restaurants, collaborates with brands, caters private events as well as hosting cookery classes at her home in east London. Instagram: @annabarnettcooks
Dan Christensen (aka "Bus Driver Dan") loves his job driving a bus for TriMet bus company in Portland, Oregon, and is fiercely and unapologetically proud of his Blue Collar roots. He also embraces emerging technology and is constantly exploring new and innovative ways to use technology to tell "the stories of the now." In this episode, Charlie and Dan meet face-to-face for the first time (albeit virtually via video). As the story goes, Charlie and Dan met in social media 11 years ago after she stumbled across his popular transit blog (before most people even knew what a blog was!) where he shared stories about his life as a bus driver, highlighting the human side of the passengers who rode his bus every day. For over a decade, Dan has used emerging technologies and mixed media to tell stories that resonate with an ever-growing audience and to explore his own creativity. He continues to experiment with immersive storytelling and is well on his way to building his "media empire about bus drivers around the world." Dan and Charlie discuss: why he's proud of blue-collar roots and what society gets wrong about blue-collar workers transit technology innovation through the years and how it has empowered him to tell human stories and grow an audience how COVID-19 has changed what it means to be an "essential worker" and how he does his job the technologies we can expect to see disrupting transportation in the next few years and which ones excite him (and which ones are "meh") FAKEovation
In today’s episode of The Story of a Brand, we sit back down with Dan Demsky, co-founder of Unbound Merino. Unbound Merino is a high-performance appeal brand that utilizes premium merino wool material. In the previous episode, we talked about the pros of wearing merino wool; lightweight regulates your temperature and never wrinkles. In this episode, we delve into Dan’s journey into building the brand and creating Unbound Merino. Not only do we hear about his inspiration leading him to the idea, but we get an insight into what it took to keep the dream live. As Dan recalls, “it made sense to me... I need these people to support me. I need this momentum. So what else would I be doing? … I could have played video games, read comic books, I could have got a 12 pack of beer, ate some pizza, and watched Netflix. No, I wanted to make this thing work. So you do the work.” Listen in as Ramon Vela, and Dan Demsky discuss what it means to keep up that entrepreneurial momentum on The Story of a Brand. In part 1, Dan discusses Unbound Merino’s marketing strategy; The upsides of crowdfunding; Reaching out to everyone you know to build momentum; Creating the perfect campaign; COVID Impacts on a travel apparel brand; Delving into the different products; and much more. For more on Unbound Merino, visit: https://unboundmerino.com/ * OUR PODCAST IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY ATTN Agency. ATTN Agency is a full-funnel growth and performance digital marketing agency with proven strategies to scale and optimize direct to consumer brands through tactical media buying, data-driven analysis, and unrivaled creative services. If you are looking back on this year wondering what went wrong or what could have gone better, or if you're starting to put together your game plan for 2021, I have one piece of advice: you need to talk to ATTN Agency. I’ve interviewed several of their clients, and I can say that they are the best in the business. ATTN represents some of the fastest-growing direct to consumer brands, delivering month over month results. Go to https://www.attnagency.com/storyofabrand/ for a comprehensive, no-obligation, 14 point audit of your social, search, shopping, email, and SMS channels. * This episode is brought to you by TryNow. Do your shoppers love your products once they've had a chance to try them? Is it hard for you to convey the quality of your product digitally? Well, there is a secret strategy that many of the fastest-growing Shopify brands use to get their products in more shoppers' homes. They use TryNow to automate a Try At Home program. With TryNow, 1) shoppers can check out with a zero dollar cart, 2) get items shipped right to their home, and 3) only pay for what they keep. DTC brands like Hammit, Myles Apparel, Solid + Striped, Tamara Mellon, Universal Standard, and Girlfriend Collective... use TryNow to increase conversion rates and average order values. If you want to say to your shoppers, don't trust us, trust our products, then go to https://www.trynow.io/ to learn if a TryNow program is right for you.
In this episode, we invited one of Dan's friends Brian Levenson to talk about his new book: Shift Your Mind: 9 Mental Shifts to Thrive in Preparation and Performance. Brian works with major athletes in the NBA, NHL, and MLS as well as business executives. After briefly introducing how Brian got into his executive and mental performance coaching business, we discussed the concept of achieving greatness by shifting from a preparation mindset to a performance mindset. Brian mentioned that one of the most important steps is to create self-awareness. Understand who you are so that you can decide where you want to go. To answer Nathaniel's question, throughout the journey of creating the right mindset, being present is the most difficult step, and thinking about the future is the most misunderstood one. Brian stressed the importance of "turning it off and resting" and have the "how much money is enough for me?" conversation with oneself. As Dan pointed out, "time" and "money" are two of the most misunderstood topics that we don't discuss openly and honestly enough.The opinions expressed in this program are for general informational purposes only and are not intended to provide specific advice or recommendations for any individual, on any specific security, on any specific Broker-Dealer or custodian. It is only intended to provide education about the financial industry. To determine which investments, Broker-Dealer or custodian may be appropriate for you, consult your financial advisor prior to investing. Any past performance discussed during this program is no guarantee of future results. As always please remember investing involves risk and possible loss of principal capital; please seek advice from a licensed professional. All opinions expressed by podcast participants are solely their own and do not reflect the opinion of Leach, Bickmore & Weiss Wealth Management, LLC. Leach, Bickmore & Weiss Wealth Management, LLC is a registered investment adviser. Advisory services are only offered to clients or prospective clients where Leach, Bickmore & Weiss Wealth Management, LLC and its representatives are properly licensed or exempt from licensure. No advice may be rendered by Leach, Bickmore & Weiss Wealth Management, LLC unless a client service agreement is in place.
For the very first episode of 2021, we open our show with Drew Brown, the rhythm guitarist of the pop-rock band OneRepublic. We kicked off the podcast by asking what got Drew into music, what artists inspired him, what his favorite concert was, and what his shower/carpool song pick is (cue the “Beauty & the Beast” theme song plz!). Drew revealed that he almost joined a metal band, and as Nathaniel pointed out, that would not only have changed his career but his entire life because he would never have met his wife. Tim and Nathaniel explored with Drew his feeling towards the music industry, and how it has changed for better and for worse. Drew talked about how he finds creativity not just in music, but also in business. He further discussed his opinion on streaming in the music business. As for COVID, Drew expressed his worries about young artists being unable to start their careers due to the lack of live performance opportunities. We were all very impressed by Drew’s commitment and vision. As Dan said, never underestimate the power of passion!
This is our "Get To Know LBW" mini-series where we interview each of our team members so that you will get to know us better. Our third interviewee is our Portfolio Manager Nathaniel Leach. He explained that despite what some people may think, he's not a robot. He talked about how he explored many different subjects before landing on his history degree, and how that greatly influenced and helped his current job as our Portfolio Manager. He went in-depth talking about his reasons and feelings for joining the U.S. Marine Corps, and what he has learned from it. Dan and Tim asked Nathaniel about his greatest joy in life, his views on leadership, favorite place, game, food, etc. As Dan stated, most of our clients don't know Nathaniel as well as the rest of the team because his job requires him to read and research rather than to talk and socialize. We hope this episode helps you understand Nathaniel better and see the caring, loving, and passionate person that we proudly call "friend!"
Shhhhhh this episode is a secret!!!! As Dan and Tullo prepare for The Winter Wargames Extravaganz podcast marathon they kick it off by breaking down NXT Wargames! We also check in with Dan's dad and Tullo does his Weekend at Bernies impression! New podcasts Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday next week! Including a live stream on Dan Black Attack Youtube Channel for Impact Wrestling Tuesday night, link below! Support the podcast at www.Patreon.com/comediansofwrestling Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDVXYbgQMXLdmy8it6BJFDA
By living with an Aunt who practiced Santeria in the house where Dan Rivera grew up, he knew that spirits are real. That spirits have power. Also, the living can interact and influence the direction of both good and evil spirits. As Dan grew older, he knew he wanted to use his knowledge and gifts to help those afflicted by ghosts. He has done so by following in the steps of Ed and Lorraine Warren as the lead investigator of the New England Society for Paranormal Research. Today we discuss demons, possessions, and the state of the world and the seemingly dark path that we’ve been on and how to protect ourselves from falling victim to the demonic. PART 2 - AVAILABLE TO GRAVE KEEPERS ONLY - LISTEN HERE (http://www.patreon.com/thegravetalks) In part two of our interview, available only to Grave Keepers (http://www.patreon.com/thegravetalks) , we discuss: How are you able to determine if a spirit is just a dark earthbound spirit or something demonic? Can a person who is possessed in life appear to be a demon on the other side? Demons that pretend to be something else, how often is an earthbound spirit something darker in disguise? Oppression and Possession, what are some of the key differences? How can someone identify if the Oppression is being caused by a demonic force and not something that can be identified and fixed through medicine? As a Grave Keeper, for $5 per month you will get: Access to every episode (http://www.thegravetalks.com/category/podcast-episodes/) of our show, AD-FREE – MONTHS BEFORE THEY GO PUBLIC. Access to every EXCLUSIVE PART 2 episode of our show for Grave Keeper Only! Access to submit questions to upcoming guests of our show. The “good feeling” knowing that you are keeping this show alive (It really does feel good!) Listen to part two of this interview and get exclusive access to HUNDREDS of bonus episodes at
What if instead of saying “Goodbye” to our past addictions, we said “Hello” to our new and healthy lifestyle? When we shift our narrative from focusing on addiction to embracing a clean and sober lifestyle, we give ourselves permission to grow. This week, we are talking with Dan Caldwell, LCDC, about the power of Positive Psychology and how we can rewire our thoughts behind Addiction Recovery. Dan holds a Master’s Degree in Professional Counseling and is a Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor– Certified Clinical Supervisor (LCDC -CCS), Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP), and a Nationally Certified Intervention Professional (NCIP) that has worked in the field of addiction recovery for a decade with much of that time spent at a treatment center in Houston. Dan has extensive experience working with individuals and families who have difficulties with substance use, and other behavioral and relationship matters. In this episode, we discuss how to protect the needs and interests of the family while helping those in addiction recovery. As Dan shares with us the power of Positive Psychology, we learn how to rewire our thoughts by focusing on gratitude. When it comes to Addiction Recovery, it’s important to remember that there is no “Us vs. Them” as a strong community that serves both the individual and their healthy lifestyle. Listen in as Dan provides a safe, nonjudgmental space for individuals and their families to begin their unique pathway to recovery! Topics Discussed Focusing on the family’s needs during recovery Recognizing the strengths of Positive Psychology Finding the “We” rather than the “I” in recovery The power behind individualized care Changing the narrative around positive recovery Connect with Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Caldwell-Counseling-Center-2370006359754422 Twitter: https://twitter.com/DNCaldwellJr Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/caldwellcounselingcenter/ Additional Information Caldwell Counseling Center https://caldwellcounselingcenter.net Connect with Positive Recovery MD Podcast Website: https://www.positiverecoverymd.com Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/577870242872032 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4JcDF1gjlYch4V4iBbCgZg Connect with Positive Recovery Centers online Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/positiverecoverycenters/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PositiveRecoveryCenters/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/positiverecoverycenters/ Contact Positive Recovery CentersIf you or someone you know needs help, visit the website or call the number below to schedule an assessment. We are here to help. Call: 877-476-2743 Address: 902 West Alabama Street Houston, Texas 77006 Website: https://positiverecovery.com Services: https://positiverecovery.com/services/ FAQ: https://positiverecovery.com/faq/ --- About Positive Recovery MD PodcastThe Positive Recovery MD podcast is hosted by Dr. Jason Powers, Addiction Medicine Specialist, and creator of Positive Recovery. This podcast will not only inspire and motivate its listeners, it will provide the tools and foundation needed to thrive and flourish on their addiction recovery journey. Each week the Positive Recovery MD podcast community will come together to have authentic conversations around addiction, recovery and what matters – growth & progress, not perfection, all while developing positive habits for your life. To join the community, visit https://www.positiverecoverymd.com to sign up to receive the daily Positive Intervention that we’ll review, as well as gain access to EXCLUSIVE Positive Recovery content available only to Positive Recovery MD listeners. About Positive Recovery Centers Positive Recovery Centers is a strengths-based addiction treatment program with locations across Texas. We offer a full continuum of care, from medical detox to sober living all supported by an ever-growing alumni community network. Our evidence-based curriculum blends the best of the old with the new, all supporting our mission: that Recovery is best pursued when meaningful, intentional positive habits are formed through empowerment and resilience instead of negativity and shame. What is Positive Recovery? Empathy and compassion drive our mission. Positive Recovery uses strengths as a pathway to help others flourish in recovery, at work, and at home. This is our core purpose, our “why.” We creatively apply science in order to improve outcomes. Positive Recovery is not wishful thinking, it is not a magic pill, and it is not self-help. Positive Recovery is an evidence-based addiction curriculum that links the best of the old with the new, integrating existing effective approaches to treatment with interventions that enhance well-being by cultivating its components: positive emotions, engagement, relationships, meaning, and achievement.
Alex Lloyd interviews Victoria Cross recipient Dan Keighran and retired Major General John Cantwell. Life on the Line tracks down Australian military veterans and records their stories. Daniel Keighran VC is the 99th Australian to receive the Victoria Cross, our nation’s highest award for bravery. Dan served in the Australian Army, 6 RAR, for a decade, deploying twice to Malaysia, once to Timor, once to Iraq and twice to Afghanistan. In his first Afghanistan deployment, he drove Bushmasters outside the wire with the Special Operations Task Group. In his second deployment there, Corporal Dan Keighran served in a traditional infantry role as a mentor for the Afghan National Army. On 24 August 2010, he performed a series of selfless and heroic actions in the Battle of Derapet, for which he was awarded the VC. Jared ‘Crash’ McKinney lost his life during this battle, and various awards for bravery and gallantry were given out. Dan received the VC in November 2012. Alex Lloyd first spoke with Dan in Season 3, in #43 Dan Keighran VC. In that interview, they talked about Dan’s upbringing, his various military deployments, Derapet and the life-changing day he was bestowed the Victoria Cross. Since that conversation, Dan has written his autobiography COURAGE UNDER FIRE, out now. As Dan’s editor on the book, Alex brought him back on the show to talk about the book, and the fascinating new insights and revelations it offers about his life. John Cantwell also came back on the show, after speaking earlier this season with Angus Hordern in a two-part conversation about his long career, to talk to Alex about the Battle of Derapet and his part in Dan Keighran’s story. To see photos related to today's interview, visit our website - www.lifeonthelinepodcast.com - or follow us on social media: @lifeonthelinepodcast on Facebook and Instagram, and @LOTLpod on Twitter.
Get the inside scoop on how to grow a roofing business. Dan Patrick, Enrollment Specialist at Contractor Dynamics, is in a unique position to share what makes a roofing business successful. Learn best practices for business owners in the roofing industry. Our guest has spoken with countless roofing companies, as well as working in the business himself. Today he shares which roles successful owners play inside their companies. Joe and Dan will go into why you NEED to track your numbers. This information is vital to your marketing success. As Dan says, he can tell whether a marketer is doing a good job or not solely based on the numbers. Tracking numbers isn't all you need to know, though. Having a brand can separate you from cookie cutter roofing companies. Your messaging, your ads need to stand out from the competition. Find out more in Joe's conversation with Dan. Interested in learning more about what we do at Contractor Dynamics? Check us out on social media: INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/contractordynamics/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/ContractorDynamics/ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/contractordynamics
Nothing is free in Waterworld… But this podcast is and there’s a brand new episode about movies set on the water.We’re talking The Perfect Storm and Waterworld.Section 1 - Anything GoesDan updates on his movie watch count for the year and expresses his love of Space Truckers. Nicole watched a mountain of content including Enola Holmes. 13:00 Section 2 – Movies On Water: The Perfect Storm (2000) & Waterworld (1995)As Dan chose this week’s theme it’s his turn to introduce the topic with either a quiz, some research, or anything we had time to scramble together before recording.Then we get on to talking about:19:00 - The Perfect Storm &30:00 – Waterworld (including the Ulysses cut)41:42 - Next Week’s PicksNicole is choosing the theme for the next episode and this is where we narrow our choices down from 3 each, to 1 each. Section 3 – Stitch-Up54:15 – Dan lost the poll last time and he had to watch Fateful Findings. Find out if fate allowed him to find a copy of this to watch. Next up we find out if Nicole will be watching Most Vertical Primate or Dan will be watching Zoombies for the next episode, as voted for by our listeners on Instagram.Lastly, we announce the films for the next poll so look out for that on Nicole’s Instagram.Follow the show on Instagram @twinpickspodCatch up with Dan on Instagram @Flick.FaceNicole on Instagram @nikacreativEmail the show on twinpickspod@gmail.comSpoiler warnings for The Perfect Storm, Waterworld & ZombeaversDon’t let your kids listen to this.
It’s a short week for the Chicago Bears coming off a frustrating loss to the Indianapolis Colts, and next up are Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Thursday night matchup puts the Bears in the national spotlight, and Dan Wiederer and Brad Biggs dive into how Matt Nagy’s team can make that a good thing (besides Nick Foles’ success against Brady in a certain Super Bowl). For starters, the Bears must ignite their offense — starting with the running game — in some way, shape or form. As Dan and Brad run through the Bears' big names on the offensive side of the ball, only Allen Robinson gets high marks. And as well as the defense has played overall the past few years, the dearth of sacks and takeaways lately does not bode well (paging Khalil Mack). Finally, Dan has plenty of stats to share — as well as a spot-on John Fox impression — as they wrap up their Week 5 preview.
As Dan was busy to battle with a server, Sam and Rebecca took the reins again this week with lots to talk about. Rebecca did a couple of media drives, first in the new Subaru Crosstrek before returning home to take a journey in the Land Rover Defender. In between she had the Toyota Avalon… Read More »Who Gets to Sell the EVs?
Dan Pink is the bestselling author of six books including Drive, To Sell is Human, and his newest book, When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing. In 2019 London based Thinkers 50 named Dan the 6th most influential management thinker in the world. He has contributed to Fast Company, Wired, The New York Times, Slate and others. And prior to working on his own, he worked in several political positions, including chief speechwriter for Vice President Al Gore from 1995-1997. Dan has been writing for around 20 years and a lot has changed in the world of work since he first began. But his first book was actually ahead of the game back in 2001 when he wrote Free Agent Nation: How America’s New Independent Workers Are Transforming the Way We Live. He recognized the trend before the iPhone came out and just a few years after broadband internet. Now the numbers have risen quite a bit and we are seeing a lot more people go off to work for themselves, thanks to advances in technology and the changing relationship between organizations and individuals. And now with the pandemic and we are seeing a lot of people make career transitions and try to do their own thing. As Dan shares, one of the interesting things that has come about from Covid-19 is the quick move to remote work for so many people. Companies who pushed back on work from home situations for so long because they thought it would never work were forced overnight to set employees up to work remotely. And Dan believes that is a potentially significant, lasting change that will make remote working much more normalized. The science of time Dan’s newest book, When, came about while he was trying to figure out the best way to work from home and be productive. He wanted to know when to do work, when to do certain tasks, when to start a project and when to abandon a project, etc… And while he was researching the topic of perfect timing he realized there was a lot of information available, but it was all over the place. And he found that contrary to common belief timing is not an art, it is really a science. He says, “It wasn't simply, you know, in one domain, it wasn't simply saying in economics. It was in economics, it was in social psychology, but it was also in anthropology, it was in linguistics, it was in molecular biology, it was--there's a whole field called pronto biology. It was in epidemiology. It was in anesthesiology. I mean, there's like, you know, all these different fields and so it took me two years to go through the research.” But what he found over the course of the two years of research has helped him find the best timing for different tasks and allowed him to find his optimal schedule for productivity. How to optimize productivity (32:52) Through his research Dan found that spread over the various fields that have studies on time was the conclusion that our performance changes throughout the day. The day turns out to be pretty fundamental and our brain power does not remain constant during the course of a day. We all have daily high points and daily low points that we need to pay attention to. Understanding these basics can help us make better decisions about when to do certain tasks during the day. One example of this change in performance comes from a study of students in Denmark who took a standardized test. They all had to take the test on computers, but the school didn’t have enough for everyone to take the test at the same time. So some students took the test in the morning and others took it in the afternoon. And the test results showed that the students who took the test in the afternoon scored systematically lower than the students who took it in the morning. Their scores looked as if the students had missed two weeks of lessons. There are also studies in hospitals that show that handwashing in hospitals deteriorates significantly in the afternoon. And anesthesia errors are four times more likely at 3pm then they are at 9am. As Dan shares, “I mean, over and over again, just about every dimension of performance, you see systematic differences in performance based on time of day. And so while you might not always be able to control your schedule, most of us don't have full control over our schedule. It isn't simply the case that these differences are meaningless or that a cup of coffee can cure it. You actually want to take a much more thoughtful, intentional, systematic approach to when you do things in the course of the day.” How should we structure our day? Based on the findings from Dan’s research it appears there are three types of people. Those who rise naturally early (larks), those who naturally sleep late and wake up late (owls), and people who are in the middle (third birds). Most people are in the middle. And there are multiple tests you can take and instruments to help figure out where you are on the scale, but Dan gives one simple way to figure out which one you are. First, think about when you would ideally go to sleep, if you had a free day and you didn’t have anything that would require you to sleep at a certain time. Naturally when would you like to fall asleep. Then think about when you would ideally like to wake up in the morning, again if nothing was causing you to wake up (kids, work, noise, etc..). When would you ideally wake up? Then using those two times find the midpoint of sleep. For example, maybe you would ideally like to go to sleep at midnight and wake up at 8am. Your midpoint of sleep would be 4am. Now if your midpoint of sleep is before 3:30am you are probably a lark. If the midpoint of sleep is after 5:30am you’re probably an owl and if your midpoint is between 3:30am and 5:30am you are probably a third bird in the middle. People in the middle tend to be larkey, but not a full fledged lark. So taking that information you can find out how to start experimenting to get to your ideal productivity. We all move through the day and experience three periods of time: Peak--the time when we are most vigilant and productive. We are best able to avoid distractions during this time. This is when you should focus on analytic work that requires heads down focus and attention. For larks and third birds this is early in the day. For owls this is late afternoon. Trough--This is a terrible time of day when we see drops in performance. This is when you want to do basic administrative work or work that doesn’t require massive brain power or creativity. Recovery--For 80% of us we hit this point in late afternoon/early evening. This is when our vigilance is down, but our mood is up. This gives us a mental looseness that is good for insight tasks. During this time focus on creative problem solving or things that require divergent thinking. Even though we can loosely map out the periods of time, not everyone’s daily schedule will be the same. There is no magic routine that works for everyone. There are some out there who say things like you need to wake up at 5:30am to start your morning routine for a successful day. Don’t try to copy and paste what someone else is doing. Experiment with your daily schedule and see where your peak, trough, and recovery happen and work your day around what works best for you. What to do if you don’t control your own schedule For those of us who make our own schedules, this can be easy to experiment with and discover. But for a majority of people their schedule is created by the manager or other leaders inside the organization. So what can you do if you don’t control your schedule? Dan suggests that in this situation you talk openly and honestly with your manager. Let them know these are the hours I am most productive in so I would like to save that time for the most intensive projects. He gave an example of a guy in Philadelphia who realized he did his best work right away in the morning, but every day the manager had him scheduled in back to back meetings from 9am to 11am. So he talked with the manager and wanting to allow the employee to be productive, they changed things up to make it work. Also, make the most of the margins you can. Maybe you don’t have full control of your schedule, but maybe there is a half hour during your peak time that you can get good work done. Don’t squander that time using social media, answering routine emails, or talking to a coworker, use it when you can. How to get over a slump Another aspect of timing that has an affect on us is beginnings, middles, and ends. And the peculiar thing about midpoints that Dan found in his research is that they can have dual effects. Sometimes they can drag us down and sometimes it fires us up. Dan gave an example he found from Jonah Berger and Devin Pope based on a study done with the NBA. What they did was they looked at the score of games during halftime and how it worked at predicting the end score of the game. And what they found was teams who were leading at halftime were more likely to win. But there was an exception. Teams that were trailing by one point at halftime were more likely to win than teams who were ahead by one point at halftime. Being just slightly behind gave players more motivation while being slightly ahead allowed players to feel complacent. This is the same way in our work. So what we should do is acknowledge the midpoints, imagine you’re a little behind and let it fuel your motivation, let it wake you up rather than let you rollover and become complacent. Advice for leaders who want to be more mindful of employees’ time So what can leaders do with this information to help employees get the most of their peak time? First of all, Dan says leaders need to recognize that their team’s brainpower doesn’t remain constant over the course of the day. And that when people do certain tasks has a material effect on their performance so you have to be intentional about it. He says, “These leaders are intentional about what to do, they all have to do lists and strategic plans and all that. They're intentional about how they do stuff because they have, you know, they have coaches, they have learning and development and training departments. They're intentional about who does stuff because they have an HR department that hires people. But when it comes to when they do stuff as leaders or when their team does stuff, they think it doesn't matter. And it matters. Evidence is overwhelming that it matters. So my best advice is to give the “when” a seat at the table.” Also, be aware that every project has a beginning, a middle, and an end and all of these points have an effect on us. Picking the right date for a project to start gives you a better chance. And pay attention to the midpoint and let it motivate your team instead of letting it discourage them. Be intentional about timing and the effect of time. Because whether or not you pay attention to it you make a choice. We either make choices intentionally or our timing decisions happen by default.
Why do historical terms matter, like Ghetto, concentration camp, and fascism? Daniel B. Schwartz joins us to discuss his book Ghetto: The History of a Word, and about why historical terms and words matter—why it’s important to understand their origins and how they’ve changed, and also how they can be applied to understanding our own world. Thanks to Harvard University Press, we have a few copies of the book to offer to listeners! Enter our raffle for a free copy of Ghetto: The History of a Word. Daniel B. Schwartz is Professor of History at George Washington University, and he’s the chair of the Department of History there. In addition to his recent book Ghetto, he is also the author of The First Modern Jew: Spinoza and the History of an Image, which was cowinner of the Salo Wittmayer Baron Book Prize for the best first book in Jewish Studies and was a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award in History. Ghetto: The History of a Word is an important, fascinating book that traces the history of the term “Ghetto” from sixteenth-century Italy to the twenty-first century. It considers the origins of the term, and how it has been put to use within both Jewish and non-Jewish contexts since then. The term “ghetto” has become quite a multifaceted term, put to use as a metaphor to understand Jewish modernity in contrast with medieval Jewish life, in the context of the Holocaust, as well as in the United States. In this respect it brings us into a much wider set of issues about how we use historical terms—can we call contemporary political parties, movements, or leaders “fascists”? What about the term “Concentration Camp”? Is it exclusively about the Holocaust or can we apply it to other things, like contemporary detention centers? As Dan argues in the book, words matter, and how we understand the life and afterlife of historical terms impacts how and why we can - or in some cases cannot - use them in a variety of contexts. It really gets at the heart of why history matters: Both that we should understand the history of ideas, concepts, and terms which have entered into the broad public lexicon, and also how we can understand the ways in which history and historical analogy can be used to understand broader contemporary issues, or when it should not.
On the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Arnhem, Dan Snow was joined by veterans and dignitaries to follow in the footprints of those who took part in the bold attempt to outflank the Germans in 1944. As Dan prepares to jump out of an aircraft to relive the events of the 1944 landings, we hear from the UK and US ambassadors to the Netherlands, from the Mayor of Arnhem, and from veterans who lived through the battle. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Dan Levy really said we don't need homophobia to make a gay story real. Schitt's Creek presents to you perhaps one of the best dressed pansexual characters in television to date. As Dan's character David Rose said, "I like the wine, but not the label." It really can be that simple. If you like us, please leave a 5-Star review, follow us on IG @biconspodcast, and Twitter @biconspod. Oh, and spread the word to your local gays theydies.
As Dan and Brandon continue their journey they stroll down memory lane recapping what ended up being a short but fruitful and fulfilling first season.If you'd like to join Dan and Brandon on this journey, join the community, provide feedback, or just get in touch please do so via:email: PathToWellnessATL@gmail.comtwitter: @PathToWellATLinstragram: @PathToWellnessATLweb: www.pathtowellnessatl.comfacebook: https://www.facebook.com/PathToWellnessATL
Ever wonder what happens if you dent, ding or crack your fancy carbon frame? I did, so I asked the experts at Ruckus Composites. Shawn and Dan walked us through what can be done to salvage a damaged frame or component. This week's sponsor is you. See how. Ruckus Composite Website. Ruckus Composite Instagram. Automated Transcription, please excuse the typos. All right, welcome. Everybody. We're live from the gravel ride podcast. And today we've got some guests from, from Ruckus talking about carbon warfare. It's actually quite timely for me as a couple of friends that asked me about some carbon repair work they wanted to have done, and I had no idea how to approach it. So gentlemen, welcome to the show. Thanks for, thanks for having us. Can you guys start by introducing yourself? Take away. All right. Yeah. As Dan said, I'm Shawn and the owner and founder, and I started ruckus over 12 and a half years ago. Yeah. My name is Dan and I am our repair strategist and customer success person Right on Shawn. What was the impetus behind starting Ruckus? Okay. Is kind of a long rambling story of, I was 24 at the time, fresh out of engineering school and really liked bikes. And didn't really fit the traditional mold of being an engineer. I'm not an office guy per se. Um, I can't spend all my day on a computer, so I would like working with my hands a lot, really wanted to create a business where I could work with my hands, but also kind of create the ideas that were locked up in my crazy head Right on. And were you, did you start it off as sort of a one man show? Oh yeah. Robot or two. I probably had a Roomba at the time that Rubin's ever around, but I always try to keep a balance of one human and one robot at every time. There you go. That's the engineering year. Right? Exactly. So I was excited to talk to you guys about carbon bike repair, cause it is a little bit of a mystery to me, how it all works. And you know, you think about cracking a carbon frame or at least I did prior to this conversation that, you know, the thing's hosed it's, you know, I'm never going to be able to ride it again. Can you talk about the types of repairs that are possible for carbon frames? Did Dan you're good at this one? Yeah. I mean, it's, for us, it's kind of the circumstance of we can repair almost anything, but it's only really, we take it to the point where we think it's safe to do so. A lot of times, you know, things that will decline, for example, our car and bike situations where a rider will get into an accident and, you know, bikes that have four or five visible damages. Um, technically we could repair something like that, but we don't really deem it safe to do so. Um, that's like the extent of things that we won't do. Um, but for the most part, you know, we do basic tube repairs. We do dropout replacements. Uh, we can do full bottom bracket, repairs and replacements as well. Um, you know, we, we will, a lot of things that we've been seeing recently, uh, our tire rubbed damages on gravel bikes, for example, people, the combination of too wide of tires in a given condition that isn't suitable, um, front derailer mounts have been coming off. Boy, am I missing anything? Sean? There's a lot. We do. We do a, we do a lot, a lot, a lot of different types of repairs on a very regular basis. Yeah, it's pretty, very, but you know, at the same point, it's just, we see the same bike over and over or same bikes over and over and over again. So it's some days it feels a little bit not honest. And you kind of forget that. We see some of the most interesting things on the bike side. Like we already got a brand new specialized 20, 20 Shivan and it's like, I haven't even seen this bike online. It's got this kind of cool, uh, course of the camera. Cool. Like vertical cross cross fork, and you look at it and you're like, okay, bikes are getting crazy again. It looks just like that. It looks just like the Lotus track bike fork. Oh yeah, Yeah. It's that dual, that dual bladed thing. So yeah, we do. Um, it's, it's again, it's like we can, we can repair almost anything, but we choose, you know, specifically based on whether it's safe or not to do Right. What did that poor individual with the brand new Shiv do to his bike to put it in your hands Shipping damage hasn't even been built for assembly yet. And it's just getting shipped across the country. And I don't know a lot of shipping companies that are generally fine, but you know, you throw enough probability into it and you know, there may be 10%, 5% of scenarios and you're going to be on the losing end every now and then. So shipping insurance is always good. So what does that process look like on your end? So let's just say I've cracked my chain stay and maybe, you know, I see some damage, but I don't see a hole. Do I send it up to you? And do I get some sort of analysis back for me to consider if the repair is something I want to move forward with? Yeah. Where we usually start with something like this as we'll have the customer send us pictures, um, and a variety of ways, email, we, our number also gets texts as well. So it's, it's an easy way to communicate with people, but we usually start with photos. Um, on the odd chance we can actually tell, um, you know, through a photo only, um, if the bike is okay, we'll just tell the customer to monitor it. But most things start with the photo. Um, and then we take out a case and we'll bring in the bike. And if the area is in question of if it's broken or not, it goes through the ultrasound scan process. Um, and through that, we can determine, you know, empirically within a thousandth of an inch, whether the bike is actually damaged or not. Um, and then after that's all said and done, we'll communicate with the customer again, if the bike is okay, it's, you know, ready to send home at that point, if they want, uh, if they want to paint, touch up, we can do that. Or if the bike actually needs to be repaired, they'll get a confirmation of the original estimate at that point. A and then we can Begin the repair process if it's a normal tube repair, uh, at pretty much at that time. So yeah, it usually starts out with photos and a conversation of what, you know, the rider was doing at the time, what the damage looks like and kinda on top of that, like we've seen over 13,000 cases. So we were pretty good idea if someone says, Oh, I have this type of bike and this type of bike and they go, Oh yeah. Is your seat stay broke. Okay, Cool. Gotcha. So when I imagine ultrasound, I'm thinking of a doctor and a pregnant woman and that little gel, what goes on when you ultrasound a bike? I mean, that's exactly, that's exactly it. It's, it's a very, it's a it's that. So Sean has a couple of fluid that he puts over the area and our transducer is, is what, two and a half to 2.5, right? Shawn, 2.5 millimeters in diameter. No, it's four it's four. Okay. So he has a four millimeter transducer that he puts over the area and it puts a wave sound into the bike and comes back. The readout would be different from something that you would see in the hospital. Uh, it's more of a wave form than actually an image, but Shawn is able to tune the wave based on the specific layup of the bike to gain the information that he would need to determine if something would be broken. So if I had to, I say I had a really bad scratch, you know, from a rock. And I clearly went through the paint and into the carbon fiber. Is that analysis able to tell you, you know, from that wall thickness, you've gone halfway through it or three quarters of the way through it. Yeah, exactly. So kind of how that works is the ultrasound is Dan said, it kicks out a wave the way it penetrates through the carbon bounces off the backside. And it comes back to my transducer. That's kind of how we read it. And if we hit something that would be an air pocket or Boyd, or, you know, if there was less material, the screen's going to show that and we have to, you know, we have to interpolate it a little bit or interpret it quite a bit to kind of convert that squiggly wave form into, you know, a bicycle, but it's kind of the gist of it. And is there, is there some amount of carbon kind of deep scratch that is okay and livable and you'll message back to the customer, Hey, you know, you're only 15% down. It's probably safe. Yeah, definitely. I mean, it's, it kind of, every single bike is different. Every single rider is different. Every single location is different. Like, you know, it doesn't matter the material per se, but almost every bike, the wall thickness of whether it's steel or aluminum or titanium or carbon changes so much throughout a bike. You know, we have, we see some mountain bikes nowadays that are over three millimeters thick of carbon, which is insanely thick. Wow. And then we have certain seat stays that are our top tubes that are only 0.7 millimeters, which is like next to nothing. So everything's gotta be kinda comparative or you kinda look at the whole picture of like, okay. And then, you know, we don't like to think of like the rider too much. We like to think of just making sure everybody's safe. So we don't really take into account if someone's like, well, I don't really hit too big of jumps. And you're like, you know, we talked to some guys up in Bellingham or Whistler and you know, to them and I don't, I personally don't leave the ground. So anything leaving the ground is a big job. So Yeah, absolutely interesting. And so the, can the range of repair work go from, you know, that deep scratch that has affected structural integrity to a complete break in a tube? Oh yeah. The entire tube could be severed off or even missing. We've replaced entire tubes before, you know, it's a little more severe. Um, but really, you know, there's not a lot of limits and that's kinda one of the cooler things about composites as a material versus like some of the metals is, you know, your repair work is so much smaller. Um, it's more of a localized repair versus having to replace an entire tube, you know, with a metal bike, you know, you can repair any metal bike as well. Um, but it typically takes an entire to replacement. So it's surprisingly way more expensive. You know, most composite repairs are about 500 bucks or less on average, but you know, metal repairs, you're closer to a thousand. So let's, let's take a couple of the different scenarios. Let's stick one on the one hand, which is just maybe a, a piercing or a scratch that is, is definitely dangerous and needs to be repaired. What does that repair look like? How do you actually address my carbon frame with the materials you're going to use to really support it? Good question. Um, it's, as far as the repair goes, our process for let's say it, you know, some something that we've seen a number of times is a very piercing strike on, on a down tube. Uh, but Santa's mountain bike, especially recently, the way that all of the down tubes are being extruded from the bottom bracket with more of an exaggerated curve, we see a lot of damage to that area. So the process for our repair is repeatable, but not necessarily, not necessarily always similar if you know, we're doing the same steps towards every bike, but every damage is different. So it's not exactly the same process. Um, so the cost options that we provide are not tuned towards the repair. It's all on the finishing side. So basically every normal tube repair that we do, we'll give our customers a range of options from just a basic mat, black paint or a Mason or basic matte black vinyl wrap to a full paint match. And that customer is getting the same exact safe repair lifetime, but we're going to give them a different option of price depending on what they want it to look like. Because some people don't care. You know, some people are like, Hey, it's my mountain bike. I'm going to beat the crap out of it. I'll take the $500 repair rather than the full paint match. You know, that, that works fine for somebody they're getting the same fix either way. So if I've pierced my frame, um, is it sort of like you're taking some carbon material and almost bonding a bandaid of carbon over top of that, It's a little more involved than that. It's, you know, carbon composite repairs better on the aerospace industry for a long, long time. So there's already proven standards written by the American society of mechanical engineers or American society of testing and materials. And we really follow up pretty similar guidelines of repairing tubes is a little more complicated, especially tubes of insane geometry that bikes have nowadays, whether they're, you know, ovals schools, squares, or rectangles around. Um, but it all kind of starts with, you know, we evaluate that whole area and we kind of have to like map out how far the damage goes for starters. And then after we map out the damage extent, we got to kind of map out the repair extent, which is usually extents. You know, let's call it three inches and every direction around it. And what we do is we then kind of excavate or machine out all the broken fiber and we get rid of it. You know, it's not doing anything there's not really much you can do with it to kind of repurpose it. So then we kind of machine out all that area and sand it all out and get rid of it. And now we apply a brand new carbon fiber on top of it and taper it out through the entire tube to make sure the entire tube is completely strong repaired, and we're not creating any stress risers anywhere on the bike. Gotcha. And then we add one of our listeners write in and ask about, you know, the completely broke the stay. Are you basically then sort of sawing off the, you know, the completely mangled sections and adding in an entirely new tube? Uh, we could be, we do a lot of three D printing in house. We have a big, we've always had a big strap, like professional, industrial Stratasys 3d print machines. So we can pro um, or three D print and design molds and tools and inserts. And you know, and the hardest part with honestly with bikes is in maintaining the integrity of alignment. You know, if there's a slight variation at your dropout, um, your wheel's going to be crooked and with everybody's running huge tires right now, which is great. But if you then have a, like a, a little bit of a dropout misalignment and then multiply that over 13 inches of a wheel radius give or take, and that exacerbates the angle so bad that it pushes your wheels straight into your chance. So the hardest part is sometimes alignment more than anything, just making sure, you know, we're trying to align kind of thin air with certain repairs. You're like, well, I need to put this seats. I need to put a seat, stay back in the frame, but there's a huge gap in between. So how do we fill that gap? There's a lot of puzzles involved Frame alignment tools. Yeah. We probably have almost every tool you can, you end up having frame alignment tools to help in that process? Yeah. We have framed jigs. We've had a lot of custom built tools. We have, you know, end mills for milling and mitering. We have drill presses of, you know, we have almost every tool you can think of. Like, don't forget the lady, boy, the lady boy, which so we can lay it all around tools and answers. Um, repair is more about like being inventive and tool creative than anything. You're like, how are we going to hold this shape? That's not a shit, you know, like a wacky school goal type thing in alignment, or we have, we have two granite tables as well for alignment that are, I think they're done to it like 10,000, no more than that 0.000001 of an inch of alignment. So we can always plot things on there and make standoff blocks or use dial indicators. So before, before we move on from, uh, from Greg's question of being able to repair that seed stay, this is actually a, uh, the case in point of an example of where we wouldn't do Greg's repair until we performed a full inspection on this bike. Um, you know, 45 mile an hour front flip that bike didn't come to a complete stop immediately. Uh, I've I've had a crash similar to this, uh, about 10 years ago and it was really, really bad. Um, so we would basically say that this bike is going to start out at the full ultrasound inspection for the frame and fork and pending us finding damages elsewhere in the frame. Then, then we would begin to consider the other repairs on this bike because that's the beauty of ultrasound. And that's why I think we shine as an organization is we're not only fixing things that are visible, we're actually able to impuricably discern other damages in the bike. So we're not just guessing that one area is going to be okay. We're able to see every other area on the bike if it's okay or not. And you know, a lot of times we'll find in these kinds of situations, we'll find the fork to be broken, um, based on, you know, the bike tumbling or the steer tube getting, getting tweaked, um, and a lot of our customers, once they find out that the fork is broken, if it's an older bike, they'll decide not to do the repair because it's going to be very difficult to source a, you know, proprietary fork from 2013. So not only are we keeping people safe, uh, for a low costs, we're able to steer people in the direction of a new safe bike, you know, because now that they know that they're not going to be able to get these parts anymore. So that's, this is a scenario that we see all the time of there's an visual damage, but we need to take a step back and look at everything before we commit, just to make sure that everything is safe and able to work well down the road together. So yeah, that's something that we see almost, you know, I see this like two or three times a week talking to our customers. Yeah. I think I would be a bit torn up if I cracked my carbon frame and I would just be grappling with, you know, do I send it to you guys for repair? Or at what point does it make sense to upgrade? It's a tough call, but it's, you know, many of us are riding bikes that we absolutely love and would hate to sort of send out to pasture earlier than they need to, you know, in an ideal scenario, I want to ride a bike hard, love it, and then pass it on to someone else who can love it. Correct. And for me, one of the things that I always say is if you have bought your bike within the past five years, and aren't dreaming of a component of a serious component upgrade, then it makes sense to fix your bike because that's usually the thing is if you decide to replace your bike, you know, and that's been made in the past couple of years, there's going to be some chances are there's going to be some kind of proprietary element that you need to also get. So you're not just going to be in shipping repair return, shipping fee. You're going to be in that additional cost as well. So, you know, I still, my, my personal bike is a Scott addict, rim break. It's been broken two or three times. Luckily I work, but I don't, you know, I it's, it's my good weather road bike. I don't dream of a disc road bike for the summer. So it made a lot of sense to get it fixed because that bike serves that utility. So if you know, if it's a bike that you want to keep for a long time and you have components you like on it, then it's almost no question repair is usually the way to go. But if an upgrade is then your future and we can help you figure that out, Hey, then we're happy to do that too. So we talked a bit about the assessment process and the repair process, and you alluded to a couple of different options. You can just get the black carbon put on the frame, if you just kind of want that. You know, I don't care what my mountain bike looks like on the down tube kind of phenomenon. But I also saw on your site, some immaculate paint matching and repair work you've done on some beautiful bicycles. Are you guys doing that in house? Are you working with someone local to you? No, we do it all in house. The hard way, uh, growing our paint department was kind of a very hard and painstaking process because bike painting is it's socks. Um, it's super hard. Yeah, there's no shortcuts. And you know, you could go to an auto body shop, people that can paint cars, they all think they can paint bikes. And the idea of there's people that can paint flat things. There's people that paint round things. And there's two different words. And we know almost all the bike, major bike painters that are independent bike painters in the country as well. They'd say the same thing like spring a tube is so different spraying a quarter panel, a, you know, on like a card or something. And laying graphics is so hard. So we grew everything internally, painstakingly very, very painstakingly and learning how cheap paints will kind of screw you some days versus expensive paints or cheap clear codes versus expensive clear codes. And I don't think the average person knows how expensive paint or clear coat is, but some of our paints are, you know, if you're talking about like half a pint, you know, it's almost 70, 80 bucks. Uh, and our clear coats are almost $500 for a gallon. And it's like, yeah, they last a while, but they don't last that long. You're maybe talking like five to 10 full bikes, maybe, um, depending how many bronze and clear you want to shoot this. Stuff's just very expensive and the guns are expensive. You know, they're, you're in a thousand to 2000 bucks just for the gun air compressor. And Oh, I could go forever about this, but luckily we have a great painter in house. You could just freakishly max a match, everything under the sun, all the insane specialized, uh, glitter coats that are doing right now, the shimmer codes we've done all the Thermo chromic paints where they change color with different heat signature. Oh, Dan's bike actually changes with different colors. He does. Yep. Wow. All, I think I was looking at a picture of a [inaudible] on your site that was beautifully color match and had intricate pin, like a pin Stripe line through the color. It was, it was insane. And from the picture it looked brand new. Some of those coal Naga restorations are absolutely the fine are some of our painters finest work there, boy, they're not cheap. Um, but at that point, you know, and the owners even agree with us. It's like, you're doing a classic car at that point. So, you know, why would you want to do it inexpensively anyway, you want it to be proper and in its pristine condition and he has the ability to do it. Um, yeah, they're, they're, they're not cheap and they take a long time, but the end result is boy, if they look the third doing some of the photography around here, those are some of the best bikes to shoot. Cause it's an endless amount of detail that we have to do to them. So yeah, we, uh, we have quite the range of, of, uh, finishing that we're able to achieve here. Be it the most basic vinyl and, and get it out as quickly as possible to, you know, uh, hand pin striping [inaudible] but yeah, he does it all. It's pretty, it's pretty, pretty wild. Yeah. I'll put, I'll put some photos up on, on Instagram and Facebook and I'll obviously put your URL in the show notes so people can go over and it out before We go tonight, do you guys have any sort of funny or outlandish stories from the over 13,000 bikes you guys have inspected, that would be fun to share on the podcast. Poof, There's so many, we've seen stuff from a lot of pro racers, so like very household names, um, from the pro tour, even we even have one in the shop right now, those from the tour de France last year. Um, so do stuff on that level. I just saw there was a repair request from today of a guy that like ended while doing a manual at 25 miles an hour to show off is to show off in front of his 11 year old. Uh, I don't know. I mean, there's a lot of great stories are like peop bikes have gone through forest fires and boy, I dunno, what do you got damn. The one of our classic favorites is, uh, I think we tell this story every time, but it's, it's so great. Somebody dropped an industrial waffle iron on their top tube and broke it and that's all we got. And that's why it's one of my favorite stories because there's so much intrigue and mystery into the details of this story, full iron. Why, how big is it? How, how many waffles can it make? Why do you have, what were you doing? What kind of waffles did you make? Right. So that's the mystery also, where are they? Uh, that one's great. Um, some of boy, I mean, we've seen somebodies beloved house cat chew through their seat's day sounds. I mean, the stories we see you can't make up. Um, I'm also thinking of, um, on the inspection side, one of the thing, one time we, we, somebody brought in a damaged bike and it had some issues or in front of, uh, or excuse me, kind of like right behind the bottom bracket on the chain stay. And Sean did the ultrasound scan and was like, this is, I don't know about this. This is pretty bizarre. And right along the crack line, we found a piece of pre preg backing paper that wasn't mold that was molded into the laminate. Um, and Shaun's ultrasound readings were, were totally wild. He was like, I don't know what to say. I've never seen anything like this. And it was like, I forget what brand it was, but it was an older bike, like 2010 or 2009. Uh, yeah, prepregs backing paper in the laminate. And that's exactly where the damage occurred. Um, we've found tons of dirt in bikes from the factory. Those are Inside the frame, like closed off and we poured out like, I think it was like 90 grams of dirt. And we were like, okay, This bike is brand new. You're like, how did all this? And then also imagine you get the, uh, I drove my car into a parking garage. Well, daily, weekly, yeah. At least one at least once or twice a week. Every, every, every once a week. But that one, yeah, that's a full inspection. Those are always full inspections. So if you're listening and you did that, don't yeah. We know, you know, don't think it's going to be okay that you just hit your car into a house, even if it was only five miles an hour. Yeah. I just say you take like Moveable object of your house and like a 4,000 pound car and then a 20 pound bike. And you're like, alright, that's going to stop. But all that apparently. All right. Yeah. It's simple. All the time we saw, we, we have seen people doing like longer descents, uh, who have hit deer who have hit deer before. Uh, also also a full inspection, definitely full inspection. Those bikes can be pretty, I don't know, but sometimes we do the full inspection and Sean and I joke about this all the time. It's like, sometimes they're, there's nothing wrong with them and you know, it's, it's not every time we do a full inspection, the bike is completely smoked. Um, you know, oftentimes they're, they're totally okay. But at least people are able to walk away with that peace of mind. And, and now that now, now they know they have the safety to do all their favorite rides again. But yeah, we've seen so many wild things over the years. That's awesome. Well, I appreciate all the information you guys, there's a lot of fun for me to learn about carbon repair. I think one of the takeaways specifically for our listeners who are obviously the majority gravel, cyclists, is just pay attention to that tire diameter and mud damage. I have one more for you as well. Yeah. Yeah. Uh, drops chain stays. It's all the rage be careful. And how do you see that playing out with the drop stays? Cause that is a design feature in a lot of these gravel bikes. I know I was actually looking about like, I like to do a just review and analysis and thinking about drop chain stays versus res chain stays, you know, like on the Trek, uh, stash has a raised chain stay and I'm like, okay, that totally removes the chain suck issue. But with the drop chain state, it kinda like puts it more in harm's way. And I think people are trying to run a one buys system, which I love one by systems. But when you try to maximize your chain ring side, let's say you go to a 38 on a drop chain, stay on a like standard road with bike. You're playing with fire a little bit. Um, and you start to see, you know, like you're bouncing along. And even if you have a clutch or whatever, I don't think it really matters. Um, either way the chain kind of comes up a little bit on the bottom lower side of the chain ring and it just comes right into that chance today. So I would like to say like, give yourself A little more room or you may not be that. Okay. I dunno, stoked, but maybe run a slightly smaller chain ring. Like go down to six, maybe. Um, give yourself a little more room there. Just get that chain away from that drop chain state. Yeah. This comes from being a lot of these. Yeah. Next time I'm grinding some mud through my chain stays. I'm going to have a little bit of fear in my heart after talking to you guys. Oh yeah. Oh yeah. It's an easy fix. So just let us know Craig, you can just let us know, just keep pedaling if anything happened. Just peddle through it. That's my alright guys. Well, I appreciate you joining me live and I appreciate the insight for our listeners take care and we'll, we'll talk again soon. All right. Thank you so much. See you guys. Thank you. Bye bye.
As Dan and Brandon continue their journey they briefly recap topics covered in episode four. The guys take a deeper dive into the subjects of equanimity and balance. Then the guys tackle the "Eight Worldly Winds", aka The Eight Vicissitudes, discussing each "wind" pair and how they can tie into equanimity and balance. In the second half of the episode, Dan leads the podcast through a Body Scan meditation with a focus on exploring where our body is at now. The episode wraps with some quick thoughts post-meditation.If you'd like to join Dan and Brandon on this journey, join the community, provide feedback, or just get in touch please do so via:email: PathToWellnessATL@gmail.comtwitter: @PathToWellATLinstragram: @PathToWellnessATLweb: www.pathtowellnessatl.comfacebook: https://www.facebook.com/PathToWellnessATL
As Dan and Brandon continue their journey they briefly recap topics covered in episode three and a call to action asking listeners for questions that they would like to have answered on mindfulness practices. Then the guys take a deeper dive into the subject of craving and wanting. The resulting mental pushing / pulling reaction versus a mindful centered embodied response. In the second half of the episode, Dan leads the podcast through a RAIN meditation with a focus on craving. The episode wraps with some quick thoughts post-meditation.If you'd like to join Dan and Brandon on this journey, join the community, provide feedback, or just get in touch please do so via: email: PathToWellnessATL@gmail.com twitter: @PathToWellATL instragram: @PathToWellnessATL web: www.pathtowellnessatl.com facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PathToWellnessATL
As Dan and Brandon continue their journey they briefly recap topics covered in episode two and remind us of the beauty of Loving-Kindness practice. Then the guys go over some Frequently Asked Questions regarding meditation. They delve into the concept of Concentration as a method of letting go and integration of this concept with general mindfulness and meditation practices. In the second half of the episode, Dan leads the podcast through a choiceless/resting awareness meditation. The episode wraps with some quick thoughts post-meditation.If you'd like to join Dan and Brandon on this journey, join the community, provide feedback, or just get in touch please do so via: email: PathToWellnessATL@gmail.com twitter: @PathToWellATL instragram: @PathToWellnessATL web: www.pathtowellnessatl.com facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PathToWellnessATL Show Notes:Judson Brewer’s Ted Talk “Getting out of your own way” - https://drjud.com/tedx-youre-already-awesome-just-get-out-of-your-own-way/
As Dan would say....where to begin? This episode covers the Catholic God, the divinity of physics, seeking God (is Dan a Unitarian Universalist?), forgiveness, how maybe we're all like Jesus, crossing words off of Metallica albums, an ORIGINAL SONG by Andy and played by the 3 of us, the difference between censoring thoughts and encouraging discovery, the Satanic Temple, and...more. Best episode yet IMO.
It's part 2 of the Price vs Value fight! We discussed how a different narrative can shape the price of the same company so differently, and thus the importance of understanding the fundamentals of the company rather than the stories that you’ve been told. Dan asked a very interesting question: with more and more non-professional “do-it-yourselfers” entering the market, will that enlarge the disconnect between price and value? Now, remember we recorded this podcast before COVID-19 hit us and, at the time, we were in one of the longest bull markets. It’s incredible to hear Nathaniel’s answer because when he predicted what people will do when the market turns 20% down tomorrow, he was dead on! As Dan quoted, price is what you pay, and value is what you get.
Dan Saladino looks at the legal and illegal global trade in wild meat. After links have been made between the Covid-19 pandemic and wild animal populations, there have been calls for a complete ban on the hunting, trade and consumption of wild animals. As Dan explains, this would be a mistake and could even lead to greater risks to human health and livelihoods. Most food cultures still feature wild animals, from deer, rabbit and game birds in northern Europe, to cane rats, porcupine and antelope in Africa. Much of this is legal and sustainable, however, in an increasingly globalised world, a parallel and unsustainable illegal trade has been flourishing. Because of its illicit nature hard figures are hard to come by, but the illegal wild animal business is put at around $10bn a year; below the gun and drugs trade but on a par with international people trafficking. Current thinking is that the Covid-19 outbreak originated at a so called 'wet market' in Wuhan in China; the virus is believed to have spread from bats, through other wild or domesticated animals packed together in a market and then passed onto humans. Because of this scenario, there have been calls from health professionals and politicians for a complete ban on the wild meat trade. Everyone agrees that the wild animal markets need to be reformed and current bans on the illegal trade should be enforced. However as Dan hears from EJ Milner-Gulland, Professor of Biodiversity, University of Oxford, who has spent thirty years working on animal conservation, this blanket approach is far too simplistic and could create more harm than good. There are communities around the world still dependent on wild animals for their food security and economic well being. A blanket ban would do serious harm to many already vulnerable populations. Professor Milner-Gulland also explains that there is blurring between wild animals used as food and those used as medicine, which has created a complex supply chain that also blurs the legal status of these animals. What we also need to be focusing on, she argues, is the impact of our own industrial food system on biodiversity and future risks of pandemic. This is a point echoed by Professor Andrew Cunningham, an expert in animal diseases at ZSL. He also explains the long history of zoonotic diseases such as measles, small pox and mumps as they jumped from animals to humans, in some cases thousands of years ago, and then moved around the world as humans travelled and traded. The Chinese food expert Fuchsia Dunlop explains that although the wild meat trade is a big issues in China, live animals have been disappearing from markets in towns and cities in recent decades as the country modernises. To provide an insight into how important wild animals are to the identities and food security of some cultures Dan Saladino speaks with Alyssa Crittenden, based at the University of the Nevada, Las Vegas, an expert on one of the world's last remaining hunter gatherers, the Hadza. Nature, their environment, including wild animals and their meat, are essential to the survival of the Hadza in their remote part of Tanzania Produced and presented by Dan Saladino.
On today’s episode, we have the brilliant Dan Martell, Founder of SaaS Academy. A serial founder and investor, he now runs one of the top programs for SaaS founders in the world. In this interview, Dan shares his amazing life story. Grappling with ADHD and extreme anger management issues, Dan ended up in jail, twice by the time he was 17. How exactly did Dan manage to get his life back in order? He reveals how he learned the difficult art of emotional management whilst at an 11-month stint at a rehab center. As Dan was trying to clean himself up, he discovered computer programming. Next, Dan about the many challenges he had to overcome. An immensely successful entrepreneur today, Dan’s first two ventures were colossal failures. Certainly, when the going gets tough, the tough get going. If you are struggling personally or professionally, Dan shares his mindset for dealing with challenging conditions. Enjoy! WHAT YOU WILL LEARN What rehab taught him about being a better person The importance of making a deep personal connection How to deal with seemingly insurmountable obstacles Learn more at https://realtalkmvmt.com/
This episode Dan Gallan comes on to talk through why South Africa have managed to find many top black South African bowlers, but no batsmen. Although he does point out that failure with the bat has started to unite races in South Africa of recent times. We discuss quotas (and targets within targets), racial bias in selection and coaching, science and how batsmen need more equipment to develop. As Dan says, you can't learn to cover drive before you have a bat. - To support the podcast please go to our Patreon page. https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121. If you like this podcast visit the YouTube page https://www.youtube.com/jarrodkimberyt. You can find Dan Gallan on twitter at https://twitter.com/danielgallan and his piece on this subject is here https://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/1157728/where-are-south-africa-s-black-african-batsmen and his podcast is called Short fine legs https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/short-fine-legs/id1254403857 This podcast is produced by Nick McCorriston, he's at https://www.nickamc.com and https://www.twitter.com/nickamc. The theme tune is by Red Crickets https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Red_Crickets/Red_Crickets.
Leaders especially are constantly running around trying to "put out fires." But, what if there was a way to stop the fires from happening to begin with? That is the premise of Dan Heath's new book: Upstream: The Quest to Solve Problems Before They Happen. Dan is the best-selling author of six books five of which he wrote with his brother Chip Heath (who I had on my podcast a little while ago). These books include classics such as: Made to Stick, Switch, and The Power of Moments. How do we stop chasing fires and start preventing them? It's all about Upstream thinking. You can listen to the full in-depth conversation with Dan below This episode is brought to you by Cisco Webex. To help companies navigate the new reality of remote work, join us for a live future of work marathon series with customers and industry experts: #RemoteWork - The Future of Work is Now. The Upstream Parable Back in 2009 Dan heard a parable that is well known in public health and it really resonated with him. It is what inspired him to write the book. He tells it like this, “You and a friend are having a picnic on the bank of a river. And you've just laid down your picnic blankets, you're about to have your meal when you hear a shout from the direction of the river. You look back and there's a child thrashing around in the water, apparently drowning. So you both dive in, you fish the child out, you bring them to shore. Just as you're starting to calm down you hear another shout. You look back, there's a second child splashing around again, apparently drowning and so back in you go. You fish them out, then there are two more children who come along right behind and so begins this kind of revolving door of rescue, where you're in and out, and fishing kids out and it's exhausting work. And right about that time, you notice your friend is swimming to the shore, steps out, starts to walk away as though to leave you alone, and you cry out, "Hey, where are you going? I need your help. All these kids are drowning" and your friend says, "I'm going upstream to figure out who's throwing all these kids in the river." And that is the problem with most organizations. We are too focused on our own work and trying to quickly solve any issues that come up in order to just keep moving forward - we reward busy work. The result is an endless cycle of putting out fires as they come, when instead we should be able to recognize recurrent problems so we can get to the root cause. If we can find out how to fix the systems that cause the problems in the first place, we would save so much time and energy. How to move from downstream thinking to upstream thinking Inside of most companies employees are divided into separate functions--marketing stays in the marketing department, sales in sales, HR in HR and so on. This setup is not conducive for upstream thinking as it keeps everyone secluded and not working together to address problems. As Dan told me: "Focus in organizations is both an enemy and an ally. It's an ally in the sense that when we get people focused on particular measures or a particular area of responsibility, it makes them more efficient. But, focus is also an enemy in the sense that it blinds you to things that are just slightly outside of your box." Dan gives a great real life example from the travel website, Expedia. One employee working in the customer experience group was looking through some data from their call center and he found that for every 100 people who booked a flight through their site, 58 of them were calling for help. This employee saw something wrong with that picture, since the company’s whole business model is self service travel planning. Call center agents are focused on things like reducing call time and the number of issues, they don't ever ask "hey, how can I keep Jaco from calling to begin with?" What this employee discovered was the number one reason people were calling was to get a copy of their itinerary, which should be an easy task. So this employee and his boss went to the CEO with the data and convinced the CEO to create a task force to address the issue. The task force met together and found multiple ways to address this problem and they saved the company 100 million dollars. This is such a great story, because this employee could have easily ignored the data, no one was complaining. Everyone answering phones in the call center was just taking these calls and quickly assisting people over and over again. But had they ignored it they would have wasted countless hours and resources. Here's another example from Linkedin who was actually a research sponsor for new book, The Future Leader. Dan Shapero is the Chief Business Officer at Linkedin and as many of you know, Linkedin has a recruiting tool you can subscribe to. It's an annual subscription and the general process was that around month 11, Dan and his team would see which accounts haven't been that active and then they would try to swoop in and try to get these people to renew for the following year. But then Dan started to wonder if there was a way to get earlier warning of who would churn. It turns out that Linkedin has tons of data but they never really used it. They could actually get a good sense of who is going to churn by around week 4! So instead of investing a ton of resources towards the end of the process, they decided to invest more in the on-boarding of new subscribers. This change resulted in tens of millions of dollars in profit. This all happened because of the shift from Downstream thinking (how do we get as many people to renew) to Upstream thinking (how do we keep people from NOT wanting to renew in the first place?). Three main barriers to upstream thinking In the book Dan lays out three main barriers to upstream thinking. They are: Problem blindness--We cannot solve a problem when we don’t perceive it as a problem. Lack of ownership--It is easy for us to lay blame on others instead of owning it. We all have influence in situations, we just don’t always use it. Tunneling-- We adopt tunnel vision because we want to keep moving forward. If we hit an obstacle we want to get it behind us as quickly as possible and continue on. It is so easy to stay in our rut. As Dan shares, “our schedules are so overloaded that we're so locked in, head down, that we forget that there's even another mode to be in. And yet, if we want our work to improve, it has to be at that level, it has to be at the level of stamping out problems rather than just reacting to them again and again.” We adapt to irritants, when we don’t have to Humans are extremely adaptable creatures, we can block out what we don’t want to pay attention to, but that’s not always a good thing. One example Dan gave was this, “I came across this woman who told me she had just been moved physically within her office so she had just taken over a new desk, and her desk was right by a stairwell door. And they're often reinforced so they're heavy doors, and this thing just creaked like crazy and it drove her nuts, and of course a lot of the people around had kind of adapted to it. And a couple of days of this thing just distracting her, she finally just brought in a can of WD-40 from home and generously lubed up the hinges on the door. All the sudden it was quiet, just perfectly quiet and she said her office mates treated her like she had come down from on high. They were just in awe that she had solved this problem. And I think that's a great example of where our capacity to adapt as human beings is actually maybe a little bit too powerful. That we adapt to things in our lives and in our work, and even in our country that we needn't have adapted to that we could have solved with just a little bit of forethought.” To hear more real-life examples of upstream thinking and get more of Dan's insights listen to the full interview by clicking the play button.
Dan Brulé is a lynchpin in the breathing world. He was literally destined to teach breathing after being inspired as a four year old in school when his teacher read a passage from the Book of Genesis: “Then the LORD God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.” Not everyones go to book, but it created a fascination with breath that led Dan to become an X Ray technician (his first X ray being a patients lungs), a Special Forces diver, a deep sea diver aswell as travelling the world learning the Eastern traditions of breathwork from Chi Gong to Pranayama aswell as Holotropic breathwork with Stanislav Grov and Rebirthing with Leonard Or. And it was Dan's book Just Breathe, which brought him to our attention, connecting many of the dots we had discovered in our conversations with other Breathwork teachers and guides. He has done it all, so it is fitting that he is called the Bruce Lee of breathwork by Tony Robins (the world-renowned motivational/transformational speaker). In this podcast Dan describes Breath and breathwork as the Swiss Army knife of life, the tool of our day and the single most important thing you can do to become healthier in your body and your mind. He encourages us to go and explore how we breathe, why we breathe and how we breathe differently in different situations. Like the practitioners from ancient times knew and modern day science is discovering. Developing awareness for how we breath and a daily breathwork practice does and will change your life for the better. Dan's studies are summed up in his concise framework for transforming your Self. Wake Up, Let go and Take Charge. Dan's relaxed style and inspiring stories encourages us to develop a relationship with our breath to develop our concentration and focus, to become sharper in thinking and clearer in thought. In essence take control of your breath and you will take back control of your health and your life. As Dan says: “ you can breathe to get rid of headaches, or you can breath to see God. What do you wanna do?!” Visit our website weMove.world for Dans tips on getting started with some simple exercises that you can do anytime and anywhere.
That message from Dan Peña is spot on! In Dan and my opinions, there has never been a more opportune time for QLA than now. As Dan said. If you don't take advantage of these times you deserve what you get. I couldn't agree more.
Dan Helfrich is the Chairman and CEO of Deloitte Consulting, where he has worked for over 20 years. Although he had always wanted to be a sportscaster, once he graduated from Georgetown University, he had a choice between broadcasting and consulting and he ended up choosing consulting. And that choice has led him to where he is now, which is leading a team of 56,000 people. Dan is very passionate about diversity and inclusion, which seems to be at the center of a lot of conversations today inside of organizations. Dan says, “I actually think some are talking about it as a theme, and I think that's wrong. Diversity and inclusion is an imperative, not a management fad, and not something to pay lip service to. And what we're doing is, we are putting diversity and inclusion, and I view those as related concepts, but that have distinct elements to them. We're putting that at the center of everything we do, we're striving for increasing the representation of our teams on a ton of dimensions, in terms of gender, and in terms of race, and in terms of sexual orientation, and in terms of veterans, and in terms of parents.” So how does he make sure that diversity and inclusion is part of the DNA of an organization with a team of 56,000 people? First of all, Deloitte puts all of their leaders through unconcious bias training. Also, at the end of every meeting Dan personally asks two questions to the group--how can this team be more diverse and how can this team be more inclusive? As Dan shares, “No team is ever diverse enough, and no environment is ever inclusive enough. And so, opening the conversation to that set of topics unleashes a whole lot of great thinking and a whole lot of dialogue that creates comfort level in an organization about talking about things like race, and talking about things like different ages in the workplace, and what that means, and what the implications are. And that, I have found to be incredibly powerful.” His suggestion to leaders or even individuals inside of organizations is to ask questions and be curious. He says we need to be vulnerable and we should always seek to improve ourselves and our cultural awareness. As a CEO Dan sees himself as a “captain”. He says, “I've played competitive sports my whole life, and there's many different ways that I see people showing up as the chief executive of an organization. The way I view it is, I've been bestowed a responsibility by a group of peers. And the best captains aren't necessarily the best players. They have leadership characteristics to coalesce and make the team perform at an optimal way, but there are superstars on my team that are way better than me at a bunch of different... A bunch of different dimensions of being a consultant. And I show up as a captain, knowing that I get the privilege to lead a group of peers, but I never forget that I'm serving that group of peers, and that's how I think of the role.” What you will learn: How Dan leads a team of 56,000 How to candidly talk about diversity and inclusion inside your organization What makes a great leader How Dan makes tough choices Examples of how Dan has used empathy in his career How Dan fosters an environment of inclusion with the large number of individuals on his team
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