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So much for the much-heralded “hot vax summer.” As Jeff and Michael return from their summer break, they continue to talk about the impact of Covid on higher ed and catch up on the news headlines from the sale of edX to the Supreme Court's NCAA ruling as well as preview what's to come on Season 5 of Future U.Relevant LinksEducation Next: College Sports Cartel Crashes as Athletes Prepare to Cash in on “Name, Image, and Likeness” [Link]White paper: What's Next for Higher Education Pricing [Link]White paper: What's Next for Higher Education Pricing [Link]The Future U Podcast is supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates FoundationFollow Future U on Twitter • Facebook
The sizzlin' summer webinar series continues in this week's episode of the Live UNREAL w/Glover U Podcast. Today we're talking about creating a strong seller value proposition and winning more sellers at the listing appointment table. Focusing on listings is very critical in today's market, but to get more listings, sellers have to see the value in working with us. Having a strong value proposition is what will make them want to hire you, so you have to be intentional about building it. Additionally, you have to communicate that value proposition in a way that resonates with the seller. As Jeff puts it, “It doesn't matter how strong your value proposition is. If you're not presenting it well, it does you no good.” As the industry progresses and things change, our value proposition has to change, too. You will learn from Jeff how to put your value proposition together, and how to present it effectively. We also discussed: The mentality we need to have if we want to succeed in a low inventory market The 8-part sniff test for a seller value proposition 4 steps to presenting an item on your value proposition How to get into a dialogue with every part of your plan of action Quotes Your value as a real estate agent increases as the market softens. -Jeff Glover It doesn't matter how strong your value proposition is. If you're not presenting it well, it does you no good. -Jeff Glover Presenting the plan of action is more important than the plan of action itself. -Jeff Glover Key Points Institutional Advertising vs. Promotional Advertising Institutional advertising is everything you or your team does to market itself and build credibility. Promotional advertising is all the marketing you do on a specific home. It's important to convey to the seller that the institutional marketing is just as important as the promotional stuff, because it actually makes it more likely that the home will sell. The credibility and reputation that you have in the market is what helps them sell their home. The 8-part sniff-test of your value proposition Is it as specific and clear as possible? Are you avoiding self-serving statements? Does it state how your value differs from others? Does it communicate a powerful benefit with a tangible outcome? Are you creating a sense of urgency? Are you mitigating the seller's potential risk? Can each part of your value proposition be clearly understood in 5 seconds or less? Does it establish credibility and is it proven? Prepare the seller for next steps Your value proposition has to include a “What Happens Next?” book, providing answers to all the questions they'll have from the time they hire to the time the sale goes pending. If you're walking out of the listing appointment without a contract signed, you better not leave without presenting that book. If you've won the listing, then the book will be the icing on the cake.
Jeff Seckendorf, educator, author, and filmmaker, draws a clear distinction between experts and experts who can teach. Very often, he believes, they are not one and the same. Jeff's specialty is teaching and training. Whether it's scuba diving, aerial acrobatics, brain surgery, or auto repair, Jeff's company, The Training Cycle, can not only teach the subject but can train others to teach it as well. His secret is allowing business owners, inventors, and other specialists to be the subject-matter experts, while he zeros in on the process of education. As Jeff tells host, author, and award-winning journalist Dean Rotbart, you can teach a person to fish, or you can teach that person how to teach anyone how to fish and then reel in the profits for your company. Photo: Jeff Seckendorf, The Training Cycle Posted: August 9, 2021Monday Morning Run Time: 37:51 [Listeners to Monday Morning Radio can now pre-order a copy of Dean Rotbart's new book, “September Twelfth: An American Comeback Story.” Visit Gutenberg's Store.]
For a decade and a half, Buddy Greene and Jeff Taylor have been making music together in a wide variety of venues and a wide variety of costumes. They are remarkable as performers, but even more remarkable is their friendship and good humor. As Jeff says, even a worst-case scenario performance is redeemed when it becomes a sad story told for laughs shared between friends. Support the show: https://therabbitroom.givingfuel.com/member See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
To say Jeff New has earned his upcoming retirement after 40 years at the helm of Mid-City Supply out of Elkhart, IN, is an understatement. His legacy includes expanding the company from one location to nine and the staff from 35 employees to 130. Before he hands the keys to his sons, Jason chats with Jeff about the industry relationships that have helped Mid-City weather growing pains, multiple recessions, and that impending transition. “My first year of running this company, I took my father's company, which had never had a losing year [ ] and in the first year we lost $180,000,” says Jeff. “I thought I was a complete failure.” In Jeff's defense, the late 1970s were difficult for everyone. Fast-forward four decades. Mid-City is not only a success; it's a prime example of a company that stays competitive in the plumbing, HVAC, and industrial products industry through a willingness to learn from even the most unpleasant lessons. Trial and error is a less alarming process when you're in the company of others who can commiserate and offer wise counsel. Jeff credits much of his on-the-job education to his organizational memberships. He's an active participant in American Supply Association, taking on various leadership roles, including president in 2008 - amid yet another major recession. “Here I am, ASA president, big shot, flying around the country, giving speeches,” he laughs, remembering the extent to which everyone had to cut their budgets just to get by. “One year later, I'm cleaning my own toilets. If that doesn't make you humble, nothing will.” Belonging is rewarding, but only when members commit their participation. Jeff credits his connections to WIT (now Commonwealth Group) for putting him in touch with the people, strategies, and, yes, money that kept Mid-City afloat through tough times. “It really saved our company because, without that, we wouldn't have been here.” While many folks may oppose buying group membership, Jeff sees the relationship as an investment that pays big dividends. “This made us take a look at ourselves from a different viewpoint and made us a better company.” As Jeff prepares to hand the C-suite over to his two sons, he's looking forward to how their co-presidency will shape Mid-City's future. “There are advantages and disadvantages of being co-president,” he admits, but his sons have a solid, forty-year foundation upon which to build. Like what you hear? Check out the conversations mentioned in this episode: DT074 - Mike Adelizzi CONNECT WITH JASON BADER: LinkedIn CONNECT WITH JEFF NEW: LinkedIn *** Distribution Talk is produced by The Distribution Team, a consulting services firm dedicated to helping wholesale distribution clients remove barriers to profitability, generate wealth and achieve personal goals. This episode was edited & mixed by The Creative Impostor Studios. http://www.distributionteam.com Special thanks to our sponsor for this episode: INxSQL Distribution Software, integrated distribution ERP software designed for the wholesale and distribution industry.
In the third hour, John and AJ are joined by Jeff Van Gundy to talk about the Rockets' draft pick and the NBA Finals. As Jeff steps away, The Bench looks at more Astros' news along with sports betting.
If you are into healing your body, business or home, Life Alignment is a need to know healing system. As Jeff puts it, 'This technology comes from beyond the place of duality'. He is a bio-architect, Doctor of Natural Medicine, spiritual researcher and extraordinary healer. You can find out more about Life Alignment and Jeff here: https://life-alignment.com/ I make these podcasts with love and joy, and they are my gift. I don't earn an income from them. You can find out more about my sacred sites film, and watch the teaser trailer: https://fundrazr.com/61lWg4?ref=ab_b9u5od To help me carry on making content: https://www.patreon.com/NixyPod
Washington Times White House reporter Jeff Mordock sits down with Andy Parks with details on the new Biden crime strategy just ahead of the announcement. As Jeff reports, the administration says it would more strictly enforce federal gun laws, help cities and states hire more police officers and promote community policing to try to curb an increase in deadly crime as the homicide rate climbs to historic levels in major cities across the country. Republicans have seized on the issue, using it as a political cudgel to attack Democrats ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.
This week on the award winning Those Weekend Golf Guys Podcast the guys talk about distance vs. accuracy. As Jeff says, “the woods are full of long drivers”. So, what do you do? Well, Jeff first recommends you take away all the negatives at your set-up. Clear your head, use the right grip for you. You should disregard everything you've read that does not pertain to you specifically. There is a lot of bad information floating around out there disguised as golf instruction. Even some of the classics, like Ben Hogan's
This week on the award winning Those Weekend Golf Guys Podcast the guys talk about distance vs. accuracy. As Jeff says, “the woods are full of long drivers”. So, what do you do? Well, Jeff first recommends you take away all the negatives at your set-up. Clear your head, use the right grip for you. You should disregard everything you've read that does not pertain to you specifically. There is a lot of bad information floating around out there disguised as golf instruction. Even some of the classics, like Ben Hogan's
This week on the award winning Those Weekend Golf Guys Podcast the guys talk about distance vs. accuracy. As Jeff says, “the woods are full of long drivers”. So, what do you do? Well, Jeff first recommends you take away all the negatives at your set-up. Clear your head, use the right grip for you. You should disregard everything you've read that does not pertain to you specifically. There is a lot of bad information floating around out there disguised as golf instruction. Even some of the classics, like Ben Hogan's 5 Fundamentals” book should have been called, “How Not To Hook It”. Good advice inside this episode. It's another fun, funny, entertaining AND informative edition of Golf Talk's most unique program, Those Weekend Golf Guys
This week on the award winning Those Weekend Golf Guys Podcast the guys talk about distance vs. accuracy. As Jeff says, “the woods are full of long drivers”. So, what do you do? Well, Jeff first recommends you take away all the negatives at your set-up. Clear your head, use the right grip for you. You should disregard everything you've read that does not pertain to you specifically. There is a lot of bad information floating around out there disguised as golf instruction. Even some of the classics, like Ben Hogan's 5 Fundamentals” book should have been called, “How Not To Hook It”. Good advice inside this episode. It's another fun, funny, entertaining AND informative edition of Golf Talk's most unique program, Those Weekend Golf Guys
As Jeff reflects back on his journey, he's discovered the 5 biggest income accelerators that have helped him on the road to financial freedom. Listen in as Jeff & Ryan talk about changing your financial vision, being able to retire, developing the right skills, spending your money in ways that create more money, and much more! Jeff is the owner of the Wealth Hacker - Jeff Rose YouTube channel as well as the blog Good Financial Cents. He's been recognized as one of the leading financial advisors by Investopedia, and writes for a variety of authority sites such as Business Insider, Inc Magazine and more!
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In this episode, Jeff Akin breaks down the characters from Let That Be Your Last Battlefield (Star Trek: The Original Series), how Leonard McCoy sticks to the fundamentals when faced with an unfamiliar situation, Spock explaining the necessity of change, and James Kirk’s effective leadership because of his mission statement. As Jeff reviews the episode, focus on each character’s viewpoints throughout the episode’s duration in The Original Series. Listen to the episode and join Jeff as he talks about the examples McCoy, Spock, and Kirk embody to be good leaders, and more. Fundamentals, Change, and a Personal Mission Statement Jeff points out strong leadership characteristics for each character. First off, McCoy had to deal with a situation he was not familiar with at all: an entirely new being he has never seen. He says, “When in doubt, the book prevails,” referring to the fundamentals, identifying the variables. Jeff relates that by going back to the basics, you’ll most likely do it wrong the first time, and the rest will run smoothly, rather than doing it wrong every single time. Second, Spock’s take on the necessity of change represents adaptability. As Spock said, “Change is the essential process of all existence,” trying to persuade Bele that Lokai can change. The premise is that change cannot be stopped; the only thing that can be done is accept and adapt to it. In the workplace context, organizations must grasp the concept of change, so they tend to outperform those that do not and continue to compete and exist. Accepting change in the workplace is a powerful shift because you are compelled to do things differently and better. Lastly, Kirk maintained a culture that created the best example of the Federation because he aligned his mission statement to that of the Enterprise. Jeff’s take on this is that one is effective in leading by having an aligned mission statement. Having the same goal as the organization ensures a healthy workplace. Listen more to these characters’ traits that embody good leadership in the Starfleet Leadership Academy Podcast! Episode Transcript About Starfleet Leadership Academy: Star Trek is full of great examples of leadership. Jeff Akin, a leader with over 20 years of executive management experience in both the public and private sectors, breaks down each episode of Star Trek, from The Original Series to Discovery and beyond, pointing out examples of great leadership, management, lean/six-sigma, communication and more. If you enjoy Star Trek, or are even a little Trek-curious, and have an appetite for leadership development, this is the podcast for you. Outline of the Episode: [00:48] The beginning of Episode 15, “Let This Be Your Last Battlefield.” [04:08] When in doubt, go back to the fundamentals; identify the variables. [07:34] The representation of racism in the form of Lokai’s appearance. [08:56] Conflict arises in the Enterprise when Bele arrives to get Lokai, a political criminal convicted of treason, but Kirk demands that Lokai goes through due process. [12:00] Examining the episode in the context of the time of its airing. [13:27] Bele takes control of the Enterprise and changes course to Cheron. [16:24] The episode gives an accurate commentary on racism. [18:54] “Change is the essential process of all existence,” says Spock. [19:44] The discovery of the destruction at Cheron caused by the civil war; Lokai and Bele ran off to pursue each other. [21:06] Kirk and the rest of the crew leave behind Lokai and Bele on Cheron. [22:43] Jeff shares his thoughts about the episode in general. [24:42] The importance of having a personal mission that is aligned to your organization’s mission. [29:12] The importance of change in the micro and macro setting. Follow the fleet and connect through: Website: https://jeffakin.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/SFLApodcast https://twitter.com/jefftakin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jefftakin/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jefftakin/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCebdT7xtm2237q0f857BBuw Find and follow Starfleet Leadership Academy on all your favorite podcast streaming platforms! Got friends who are fans of Star Trek or interested in topics on leadership? Don’t forget to share the podcast! Support and help improve the Starfleet Leadership Academy Podcast on: https://patreon.com/sfla
Today’s Episode with Jeff Copper:As founder of DIG Coaching Practice and the host and founder of Attention Talk Radio and Attention Talk Video, Jeff coaches individuals and entrepreneurs with ADD/ADHD symptoms who are seeking to improve their personal and business results.Jeff explains why his most profitable branch of his business (both financially and intellectually) is his one-on-one tutoring. Jeff grew up an athlete and was diagnosed with dyslexia at age 9 and struggled through school, but in college started to learn how he best learns and broke away from the notions of “what you’re supposed to do”.As Jeff went on with his life he learned more and more about his struggles and strengths and was really able to thrive.He had kids and had to step away from his job in finance to spend more time with them and began life coaching. Everyone started telling Jeff he needed to write a book or a blog and that is when Jeff started Attention Talk Radio.He never expected the amazing education he would get from starting this, but now he has interviewed almost everybody that is a thought leader on ADHD.“80% of procrastination is rooted in ambiguity.” Jeff discusses what this means and how he uses this knowledge to best coach his students.Sean and Jeff discuss how executive function and ADHD are related and lots of Jeff’s tips help with bothOne of Jeff’s main marketing strategies is remaining authentic to himself and his goals. One of his key phrases is “are you drowning in a sea of strategies?” and explains that it is because people are constantly searching for a quick fix even when there is none, but Jeff can help lead you on a longer and more sustaining path to success.This strategy was tougher in the beginning but once he started to gain clients and they were super happy, Jeff had crazy success and now you have to pay to get on his waiting list.Jeff started his youtube channel years ago when he needed to get into another library. His channel now has over 300 videos and 16,000 subscribers. He uploads short videos with short lessons that are helpful to people with ADHD and he responds to every single comment to make it personal and build community. One key to success Jeff has also found is not competing against the other people in his industry, but working with them and promoting each other. Jeff says his biggest challenge right now is taking advantage of the market because he cannot serve as many people as he wishes.You can access his podcast, video channel, blog, ebooks, and newsletter at www.digcoaching.comEnjoy the show? Leave us a rating and review:https://ratethispodcast.com/earnmoretutoringHelp our podcast grow! Become a patron here for perks and benefits: https://www.patreon.com/earnmoretutoringIs there something you would like to see on this podcast that you’re not seeing? Send us an email at info@earnmoretutoring.comThe Earn More Tutoring Podcast appreciates your support! We love being able to provide our podcast as a resource to the world! If you would like to make a donation, click our Venmo link here:https://venmo.com/code?user_id=3248415945261056545
Visit our website BeautifulIllusions.org for a complete set of show notes and links to almost everything discussed in this episodeSelected References:2:10 - Listen to Beautiful Illusions Episode 06 - “What We Talk About When We Talk About Politics”3:07 - See “U.S. Media Polarization and the 2020 Election: A Nation Divided” (Pew Research Center, 2020)3:45 - See “American News Pathways Project,” “How Americans Navigated the News in 2020: A Tumultuous Year in Review,” and “Misinformation and competing views of reality abounded throughout 2020” (Pew Research Center, 2021)4:45 - See “The COVID Confidence Conundrum” (Gallup, 2020), “How misinformation is distorting COVID policies and behaviors” (Brookings, 2020), and “Covid’s Partisan Errors” (New York Times, 2021)10:11 - Watch “How We Figured Out That Earth Goes Around the Sun” from the SciShow Space YouTube channel14:17 - The Atlantic14:45 - Epistemology (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)15:40 - Listen to You Are Not So Smart Episode 200 - “Socks and Crocs”16:02 - See “The inside story of the ‘white dress, blue dress’ drama that divided a planet” (Washington Post, 2015)17:00 - See “‘The dress’, 5 years on” (Pascal’s Pensees, 2020), and “Two Years Later, We Finally Know Why People Saw “The Dress” Differently” (Pascal Wallisch writing for Slate, 2017), and “Illumination assumptions account for individual differences in the perceptual interpretation of a profoundly ambiguous stimulus in the color domain: ‘The dress’” (Journal of Vision, 2017)19:45 - See “Liberals and Conservatives React in Wildly Different Ways to Repulsive Pictures” (The Atlantic, 2019)20:00 - Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts by Carol Tavris and Elliot Aaronson27:40 - See “Three kinds of propaganda, and what to do about them” by Cory Doctorow (Boing Boing, 2017)30:06 - Merchants of Doubt by Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway30:30 - See “Merchants Of Doubt: How The Tobacco Strategy Obscures the Realities of Global Warming” (Farnam Street, 2016)32:48 - For more on the concept of “negative partisanship” and it’s role in our politics see “‘Negative Partisanship’ Explains Everything” (Politico Magazine, 2017), the research the article is based on, “The rise of negative partisanship and the nationalization of U.S. elections in the 21st century” (Electoral Studies, 2015), and “How Hatred Came To Dominate American Politics” (FiveThirtyEight, 2020)35:14 - Listen to Beautiful Illusions Episode 12 - “A New Enlightenment: The Age of Cognitivism”35:40 - See “You Think You Want Media Literacy… Do You?” (or watch the video) by Danah Boyd (Data & Society, 2018)37:13 - Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain by Lisa Feldman Barrett40:09 - Social reality40:30 - See “Trust and Distrust in America” and “Key findings about Americans’ declining trust in government and each other”, and “Trust and Mistrust in Americans’ Views of Scientific Experts” (Pew Research Center, 2019)40:05 - See “Why Chimpanzees Don’t Hold Elections: The Power of Social Reality” (Undark, 2021) excerpted from Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain by Lisa Feldman Barrett43:12 - Watch Carol Tavris and Elliot Aaronson describe “The Pyramid of Choice” and how it leads to justification of actions and leads to further action and self justification45:10 - See “Our Consensus Reality Has Shattered” (The Atlantic, 2020)50:07 - Listen to Episode 116 of the Mindscape Podcast - “Teresa Bejan on Free Speech, Civility, and Toleration”) - an interview with Teresa Bejan, political scientist and author of Mere Civility: Disagreement and the Limits of Toleration53:14 - See “Truth Decay” - a 2018 report from the RAND Corporation57:35 - See “Bad science in the headlines. Who takes responsibility when science is distorted in the mass media?” (EMBO Reports, 2006), “Opinion: The media is ruining science” (Washington Post, 2016), “How the media warp science: the case of the sensationalised satnav” (The Guardian, 2017), “Fake science: Who's to blame when the media gets research wrong?” (National Post, 2018), or “Hyped-up science erodes trust. Here’s how researchers can fight back.” (Vox, 2019)58:38 - See “Op-Ed: I called Arizona for Biden on Fox News. Here's what I learned” by Chris Stirewalt1:00:43 - As Jeff will note in a minute, this is false, for more see “Shattering the infertility myth: What we know about Covid-19 vaccines and pregnancy” by reproductive endocrinologist and infertility specialist, Dr. Eve Feinberg, who is also an associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. For an extremely reasonable and respectful take on vaccine hesitancy and talking with people who may be expressing reservations about vaccination, I recommend listening to a recent episode of The Dispatch Podcast from March 26 which features an excellent interview with former CDC director Dr. Tom Frieden1:04:54 - Watch Eli Pariser’s 2011 TED Talk “Beware Online ‘Filter Bubbles’”, and see “How Filter Bubbles Distort Reality: Everything You Need to Know” (Farnam Street, 2017)1:05:48 - See “Facebook Built the Perfect Platform for Covid Vaccine Conspiracies” (Bloomberg Businessweek, 2021)1:07:14 - Difficult Conversations by by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, Sheila Heen1:10:48 - See “Social media and the challenge of managing disagreement positively” (Pascal’s Pensees, 2017) - click here for diagram imageThis episode was recorded remotely via Zoom in March 2021The “Beautiful Illusions Theme” was performed by Darron Vigliotti (guitar) and Joseph Vigliotti (drums), and was written and recorded by Darron Vigliotti
Suicide is already a problem in our society and there are signs the pandemic has made it worse. What should a Christian believe? And, just as importantly, what can we do to open dialogue with the people we encounter to help prevent it? As Jeff & Amy say in this episode, one of the best things you can do is to put the number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline in your phone. Don't try to memorize it, don't plan on just googling it if you ever need it. Add it as a contact, now, while you're thinking about it. It might not be your life it saves, it may be for someone you haven't even met yet. Here it is: 1-800-273-8255 - suicidepreventionlifeline.org
Up first, Washington Times Justice Department reporter Jeff Mordock updates Andy Parks on the latest from Portland, Oregon. As Jeff reports, the mayhem appeared to be abating this year but surged last week in Portland, with protesters again attacking a federal courthouse. A protective fence surrounding the courthouse was removed this month, only to have it reinstalled last week. And then, Russia and Iran both sought to influence the 2020 election, but no foreign government attempted to change votes or alter ballots, according to a report by the intelligence community released this week.
There are four common myths that keep Christians from becoming more like Christ and changing the world through political involvement. Learn what they are and how you can be informed and active. As Jeff says, political engagement may not be easy, but it’s also not optional.
Jeff OxfordFounder and CEO of 180 Marketing Show Notes eCommerce SEO is a different scale and sizeLink build strategiesProduct ReviewsHARO - Help a reporterGuest PostsReach out, send your bioTop blog listsBudget< $100 per link - Bad$200-300 - More common whitehat linksSend examples of past linksAsk if they own the blogs Sponsors: PrisyncSpark Shipping Links: https://www.180marketing.com/https://linkhunter.com/ Transcript: Charles (00:00): In this episode of the Business eCommerce I talk with Jeff Oxford about whitehat link building for e-commerce. This is a business of eCommerce episode 156. Charles (00:20): Welcome to the business of e-commerce the show that helps e-commerce retailers start launch and grow their e-commerce business. I'm your host, Charles Palleschi with Jeff Oxford. Jeff is the CEO and founder of one 80 marketing and SEO company focused exclusively on SEO and content marketing for e-commerce businesses. As Jeff on the show today, talk about link building specifically for e-commerce businesses. There's definitely some nuances that make link building different when it comes to e-commerce. So I think he really digs into that and this is his focus. So he brings some great tips that I think really everyone should listen to. It's something that link building isn't talked about that often it's something that I think a lot of folks kind of focus more on the on-page more and some, some other factors when it comes to SEO. But I think link building really is one of the keys to making your SEO strategy work. Charles (01:14): And Jeff really goes deep and specific when it comes to e-commerce link building. So I think you should watch the entire show. He gives three strategies on how to build links and some concepts on budget. And we should be looking at if you're thinking of getting into us. So let's get into the show and listen right to the end. He also talks about his product which I think is actually great. You should check out I'll link to in the show notes. So let's get into the show. Hey Jeff, how are you doing today? I Jeff (01:42): Am doing great. Charles, how about yourself? Charles (01:45): Doing good. Thanks for coming on the show. I've had a few guests there in the past. Talk about SEO, but kind of more of a focus on link building. I feel like that's not something I've touched upon at least here in the past. So I'm kind of excited to get into that aspect of it real quick. First one, any marketing you're the founder, how you've been doing SEO for, for how long Jeff (02:07): I would do an SEO for about a decade now, mainly on e-commerce sites. So I'm little side stories. I've built my own in the past, back in like 2012, built my own e-commerce sites, drop shipping sites had success there and then decided just to kind of pursue the e-commerce marketing side of it and focus less on the operations. Charles (02:27): How would you say? So when you say you focus on e-commerce, how is e-commerce SEO different than, you know, if I'm a SAS or whatever any other sort of company, how has e-commerce SEO different? Jeff (02:40): I'd say the bit, one of the biggest differences is just the scale and size. I mean, of course you can have a small e-commerce site. That's just selling a few products. Maybe they have like a small catalog under 10 products. In which case that's going to be pretty similar to how you'd approach SEO for a SAS or your typical brochure website. We, when you start having a website with, you know, hundreds of thousands of products and dozens or hundreds of categories, it's a whole nother, separate set of challenges. And the biggest difference is just prioritization. Prioritization is super critical. You know, you don't have all the resources in the world to make, you know, optimize every change perfectly. So you have to prioritize, you know, apply the 80 20 rule, which products and categories can bring the most results and traffic.
Is it a good idea to invest in real estate during this new administration? Should you be worried about rent increase moratoriums, foreclosure and eviction bans, low inventory, prices, finding deals, low cashflow, low yields, uncertainty etc. The short answer is yes, you should be investing but as always you should be careful and you should do your due diligence. As Jeff often says "Buy when ever you buy only sell when its high." Be sure to check out our website http://www.oldfashionedrealestate.com We are currently offering a free cost segregation benefit analysis. For more info see the episode we did on cost segregations https://youtu.be/nOnYBIAYOC0 Ready to get started with your free cost segregation benefit analysis https://www.oldfashionedtaxsavings.com For more info about Jeff check out his site http://www.jeffreyholst.com For more info about Last Life Ever and Kind Morning http://www.lastlifeever.com #kindmorning #lastlifeever #realestateinvesting #chattanoogarealestate #tennesseerealestate #ofres
As this podcast goes to air, we have just moved through a very intense week. I am recording this before the inauguration and praying that it was a smooth transition. And it was! Transitions can be difficult... there is a lot of change in the world… all around us. Many people are experiencing what I would call… a dark night of the soul. A time that can feel dark... that is deep... and drives the spirit within. There is lots of grief associated with this past year. But my experience has taught me that it isn't a time of bypassing the pain. I know for myself, last year was a time for me to find new teachers, to upgrade my spiritual practice and especially to dig deep into my Soul. The times we are in are about knowing your truth and knowing what your Soul has to offer. It's a time to really find that value and love yourself for all your experiences. The way to do that is to go within, to create a spiritual practice. It isn't a luxury or something I do when I have time... it's a must. For when you start going within and connecting to your Soul and your Spirit, you will find your answers. That's what happened to me going through my own dark night… I heard my spirit talk to me and it gave me the courage to pull myself up and change my life… follow my purpose. And now two decades later I am here helping others do the same. If you are a strong, passionate woman who is ready to take charge of her life and let go of the stories running around inside of your head, let's talk! Schedule a Spiritual Upgrade Breakthrough Season with me and let's see how either of these Programs can help you to open up to knowing more about your spirit and using these tools for your everyday life. Without this literacy of your spiritual nature, stress, anxiety, overwhelm and even depression can set in. You can can feel isolated, alone and far away from the connection to your spirit. In today's episode, I talk with Jeff Fasano whose work with his Soul has led him to helping other, especially men, do this work through his Trance Channeling. I know I mostly talk about women and the divine feminine… but men need this too. So to all my listeners out there, pass this podcast on to your partner, your BF and other men in your life that need to hear it. We talk about the light within, being vulnerable, seeing the Soul, love, honor, value and capturing that essence. Jeff Fasano is a well respected professional photographer living in Nashville, Tennessee. He has captured the essence, heart and soul of legendary actors, notable artists and musicians. Jeff began his career in New York City at the age of 40. His unique style of environmental portraiture truly expresses his passion and what he loves. He captures the depth of who you are, your soul's essence and the beauty that lies within. Jeff is also a Trance Channel, Reiki Master and Light Ascension Therapist. He channels the energy of Archangel Michael and imparts Michael's teachings so we can discover who we are and why we are here. Jeff found his calling to move beyond the lens and published his first book in 2010, Journey of the Awakened Heart: Teachings of Archangel Michael. As a messenger and master teacher for Archangel Michael's teachings, he leads groups and workshops based on Michael's teachings to guide and support us to fully love, honor and value ourselves in this lifetime. His newest book is The Path of the Peaceful Warrior. Jeff is also co-founder of The Angel News Network. For more information you can visit: www.JourneyoftheAwakenedHeart.net www.TheAngelNewsNetwork.com You can see Jeff's work at Jeff Fasano Photography www.jefffasano.com As Jeff teaches, men can do this work too. And, as he shares, they need to feel supported and safe. The place to start is in being truthful to yourself. Look at yourself in the mirror. Have those real conversations. Check out his Real Men Talk, live on Friday nights on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/realmenrealtalklive Tap into that heart space of love and honor. Value who you are more deeply than ever before. That is where the healing will begin. Follow Jeff for his work... share it with other men. And reach out to me to schedule your Spiritual Upgrade Breakthrough Call to get you started on learning how to go within. It is time! To your Spirit, Terri Join Terri's Facebook Group Follow Terri on Instagram Find her on LinkedIn Episode Credits: Sound Engineer: Laarni Andres https://www.linkedin.com/in/laarniandres/ https://www.facebook.com/laarni.andres.7
New Year. Season 3. Digital Monsters! Henry the Host is joined by none other than writer and voice actor Jeff Nimoy as the two go digital with Alex Alcanter and Beth as they watch and talk DIGIMON THE MOVIE (2000)! As Jeff reflects his workings on the film and his career over all, Henry and Alex geek out and Beth is intrigued about the wonders and confusions of the Digimon franchise. If you enjoy our show, rate and review as well as follow us on social media @icfammpodcast for news and support.
First up, Andy gets into the big stories of the week, including a very sickly sounding Joe Biden, more Democrats busted having mask-less parties and London canceling Christmas. Then, Washington Times Justice Department reporter Jeff Mordock tells us about the end of the William Barr era, and a string of probes that have mostly come up empty and sorely disappointed President Trump and his allies. As Jeff reports, the six probes generated one criminal charge and none has produced a public report.
In the Season 1 finale of Thoroughly Unqualified, the siblings get drunk and talk and laugh about family, growing up, secret talents, gun control, how they've made it through the worst year ever, and a slew of other conversations. As Jeff promises during the episode, resources for dealing with alcoholism can be found at samhsa.gov/. Please drink responsibly. ----- Thanks to all of our listeners for supporting us through Season 1! We've had a blast making the show and look forward to continuing in the new year. Wishing everyone the happiest of holidays and a wonderful new year of more Thoroughly Unqualified advice.
Jeff K’s best times with drugs consisted of hiking trips where he and his friends went hunting for psychedelic mushrooms. He remembers it as a fun experience of connecting with friends, something that he didn’t to come down from. But then there’s the flip side. As Jeff progressed into alcoholism and meth addiction, he started to struggle in leading a decent life and cultivating fulfilling relationships. There were times he wanted to kill himself and getting arrested was just a normal part of his miserable existence. He even became homeless for two years. Things started to turn around for Jeff when he sought refuge at the Gault House Sober Living Environment, where he found the support that he needed to get sober. Listen as he shares his story to Paul Noddings to gain inspiration for your own efforts to get clean and stay clean.
In this episode of Life with Lori, host Lori Stai interviews Professor Jeff Willie, a veteran and Executive Director of the John Maxwell Team, and CEO of Jeff Willie Leadership. Originally from East Texas and a poor family, Jeff joined the Air Force and traveled the world, realizing he was wealthy compared to many. He has been a college professor for 17 years, and has many years of experience in providing leadership. Jeff says that leadership is his ‘why’, his purpose, and calling in life to educate and coach leaders and educators, as the lack of good leadership is directly linked to the lack of success of people. He says leadership provides hope for the future. Jeff talks to entrepreneurs about building their business and leading their teams and says he always tells them to go back to the basics. Everything has to be about solving a problem and meeting the needs for someone else and everything about business is about people, serving, and giving - you must have a character to serve others. Jeff says management is about things but leadership is about the people. Jeff works with many entrepreneurs and is especially focused on church and educational leaders. As Jeff states, people don’t leave organizations, they leave bad leadership. Therefore, Jeff works with leaders to provide direction and development for employees that help them grow and stay in the organization. The leaders learn to invest in their employees with time and attention. Jeff also works with leaders for personal development. He explains that the most important aspect for leaders to improve is reflection, also known as self-awareness. He says if you don’t know your blind spots, you should consider doing a leadership assessment to point out where you need to focus on improving. Next, he says you need an accountability coach to walk you through some of your challenges to help you succeed. Jeff points out that the hardest person to lead is yourself. The leader must continually grow themselves - it is not a sprint, it is a marathon. Professor Jeff Willie can be contacted at www.jeffwillie.com. His website includes a free book club and upcoming events that are excellent resources for those in leadership. To be a guest or sponsor of the Life With Lori Podcast, call 425-577-3050.Podcast, radio, and banner ads available now!Download the OffBeat Business app, and find the OBBM Network Podcasts on your favorite directories.Music Credit: Paul Kosovich, track titled Blue Willow. For your custom tunes, call 941-468-4513.Support the show (https://offbeatbusiness.com/sign-up/#join)
Jeff Janssen had a physical Near Death Experience following a near-fatal heart attack at age 42. This event forced him to begin questioning many things about his life, including his own pending death. He began to question things like: What actually happens to us when we die? Why are we here? What is the meaning of life? As Jeff confronted these questions head-on, he began to come across story after story of Near Death experiences and accounts of the Afterlife. Not only that, he began to see the common themes from these experiences, and the types of transformations triggered by these events. Today, Jeff helps others to navigate life events, to look deeper into death, or a fear of death, and to implement as many of these Life Lessons as possible. To learn more about Jeff or his book visit: https:/lifelessonsfromheaven.com or visit: https://amzn.to/2F4X9EK Learn the powerful, practical, and paradigm-shifting wisdom of 2,500 Near-Death Experiencers as they reveal and share the profound insights and life-changing lessons they received on their death-defying visits to Heaven. Don't wait to die to learn how you're called to live! 10 Life-Changing Lessons from Heaven reveals: - what actually happens to us and our loved ones when we die - what critical questions we'll all be asked at the end of our life - who really judges us, when, how, and the criteria used - why bad things happen to good people - how life's hardships and heartaches are really designed to help us - why we're here on earth and what we're meant to do and accomplish - why forgiving ourselves and others is essential for our soul's growth - why everyone has a unique purpose and how to find and fulfil yours - why we can trust that everything happens for a reason
We’ve all heard we should channel our inner child. My guest today has made a career of helping people do just that.Jeff Harry shows individuals and companies how to tap into their true selves, to feel their happiest and most fulfilled while rediscovering how to play!He’s worked with Google, Microsoft, Southwest Airlines, the NFL, Amazon, and Facebook to help them embrace play.Let’s face it, most of us grow up and try to be something for someone. As Jeff puts it, we pretend to be important and take ourselves way too seriously.This episode is all about how to put aside our boring adult self so we can unleash our inner child.Highlights from the show:Two defining stories from Jeff's childhood that helped to lay the foundation for the work he’s doingDefinition of what it means to play and the science and psychology behind why it's important.Why adults forget to playThe importance of recognizing your own BSConcepts from his workshops and breakdown play experiments and suggestions to bring more play into our lifeA life-changing question we should be asking ourselves every day!Jeff believes that when we play that the real magic of life happens. It’s when we become more creative, find our purpose, and literally change the world.https://www.rediscoveryourplay.com/Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=23010497)
#78 - How To Think Like Jeff Bezos: Three Tips From The Billionaire Think like a scientist "If you double the number of experiments you do per year, you're going to double your inventiveness." –Jeff Bezos The thing about Amazon is they like a giant scientist masquerading as a business. They invest billions in testing new markets, new features, new strategies. Many of these have failed, which is to be expected, even celebrated. Bezos has commented on the many billion-dollar failures Amazon has under its belt. Amazon Prime was an experiment that wasn't obvious at first, and that received a lot of push-back from Amazon's senior management. It is now an integral part of their business and customer experience. In your life, the more experiments you do, the more failures you're going to have and the more successes and insights you'll have as well. Do this long enough, and you're going to uncover those breakthroughs that you otherwise wouldn't have if you weren't thinking like a scientist and performing experiments. When companies stop innovating, they die. When individuals stop innovating and striving, and it's the beginning of their slow decline. Lean into change "What we need to do is always lean into the future; when the world changes around you and when it changes against you – what used to be a tailwind is now a headwind – you have to lean into that and figure out what to do because complaining isn't a strategy." – Jeff Bezos Trying to fight any natural force of nature is a fool’s' errand. In your life, you want to surf the waves that come at you, not resist them stubbornly. When you surf, you turn the force of nature into an advantage, and in many cases, you'll catch those huge waves that you would never have even seen if you were stuck kicking needlessly against the smaller waves beating down on you relentlessly. Don't be stubborn. Plan for, and plan against—your ultimate demise "Amazon is not too big to fail … If we start to focus on ourselves, instead of focusing on our customers, that will be the beginning of the end … We have to try and delay that day for as long as possible." -Jeff Bezos This idea can be pocketful for motivation as well as a wellspring of gratitude as it grounds you in reality. Thinking about your life, your projects, and your business as something that can and will fail is your best defense for keeping it at bay for as long as possible. As Jeff mentions in this quote, the second Amazon starts focusing on itself rather than its customers, the end begun. Jeff knows that it is his job to prevent this day as much as possible, so he thinks about it often and focuses on keeping it at bay.
In Episode 5, Jeff Goins interviews Heidi, Nikki and Dr. Alissa on the black hole. Clinically disassociation. The women talk about the black hole that can occur after a significant trauma, how they dealt with the next day after finding out their spouses were trans women and what it felt like. Jeff helps them dive deeper into what it was like to tell people, watching the transition unfold and the first things they did remember and were witness to. As Jeff questions them, more and more emerges. This trio of women would like you to know some of the tools that helped them to cope following their trauma. Counseling EMDR Friends and social networks of support Medications Self care Massages Acupuncture HeadSpace Insight Timer Perspective and Gratitude/Prayer Conscious Uncoupling book Hiking Music and Playlists Dogs, kids Giving yourself grace
As Jeff and James wrap the first thought-provoking season of the Big Bold Health Podcast, they reminisce and reflect on what they've learned from the stellar array of industry thought leaders who have appeared on the show, so far. When the podcast returns for Season 2, buckle-up for a fascinating deep dive into immune health. Don't miss it!
In the world of small business, often times digital and banking and e-commerce and marketing and data do not necessarily come into the conversation, especially with traditional “bricks and mortar” merchants. Jeff Adamson and his fellow co-founders, Andrew Chau and Kris Read and the team at Neo Financial are seeking to change that. As Jeff said “…we are seeking to keep local businesses modern…by connecting them to their local customers…” To learn more about the origin story of Neo Financial and how they are seeking to disrupt the banking experience for its customers and merchants, click on the links below: §§§ Neo Financial website | https://www.neofinancial.com/ Neo Financial on Instagram | @neo_financial Neo Financial on Twitter | @neo_financial Neo Financial on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/neo-financial/ Jeff Adamson on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffadamson/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/allen-wazny/message
Since journalist (and now podcaster!) Jeff Chu came on the show in spring of 2019, we haven’t forgotten his poignant storytelling or his answer to the powerful question he’s asked himself since he was a kid: “Does Jesus really love me?” Jeff grew up immersed in a family of theologians, where knowing and sticking to the Bible’s rules were prized currency. As Jeff approached high school, he realized he was gay. Over time, while he prayed for God to change who he was, Jeff threw himself into his work to escape his inner turmoil and realized he was a gifted storyteller who loved talking with people from all walks of life. A few years ago, Jeff found himself on the road, searching for the answer to his long-held question across America as he interviewed everyone from nice church ladies to members of the Westboro Baptist Church. And as he talked to more and more people about their spiritual beliefs, he concluded that, yes—even though Jeff doesn’t feel like it some days—Jesus really does love us all. And if we actually believed He did, we would speak differently, tweet differently, love differently—in a nutshell, believing we’re loved would transform our lives. And don’t forget to check out Jeff’s brand-new podcast called “Evolving Faith,” which he’s co-hosting with FTL fan favorite Sarah Bessey! * * * Thank you to our sponsors! FabFitFun | Use coupon code “FTL” for $10 off your first box at fabfitfun.com #fabfitfunpartner BetterHelp |Take charge of your mental health—get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/forthelove Camano Island Coffee | Sign up for the Coffee Lovers Membership and get $20 off your first shipment at camanoislandcoffee.com/forthelove
As we head into Father’s Day, I wanted to do a special episode for all of our Black men out there. I know 2020 has already been a year of changes and challenges, and I want to give all of you listening hope as I speak to what you might be experiencing. To help me do this, I’ve invited Jeff Johnson, founder of Men Thrive – a digital platform dedicated to helping Black men of all ages show up whole, as they operate with joy and live with power. From creating, producing and hosting BET’s Mancave to launching the Men Thrive community, Jeff is intentionally curating experiences for Black men, and believes in providing spaces committed to men becoming their best selves. As Jeff explains on today’s episode, Black men suffer from the highest levels of toxic stress, anxiety and depression. And in America, Black men have the lowest life expectancy of any other demographic. But what might be more shocking than that is knowing Black men are suffering from a cultural norm that says they aren’t supposed to feel anything – nothing. No pain, no sorrow, no hurt. “Feeling,” Jeff says, “is our greatest strength and in turn our greatest power.” For this reason, Jeff believes when we acknowledge our feelings without being controlled by them, when we embrace our feelings and go inward to examine them, and when we use our feelings to manifest our purpose, then, and only then, can we find our power. Join us as we go further into this conversation and look at how history has contributed to this idea of feeling and to the space Black men (and women) find themselves in today. This episode is brought to you by our complimentary Purpose Chasers community. Want to share your aha moments with a group of like-minded purpose chasers from all over the world? Visit iamapurposechaser.com and join NOW. Jeff Johnson Takeaways The slave trade was an economy, and for white people to buy into it, they had to believe the narrative they were sold – that Black people weren’t human. – Jeff Johnson Black men wear a mask because they can’t show themselves as human because white people can’t handle their humanity. – Jeff Johnson (paraphrasing Paul Laurence Dunbar) Our greatest strength and greatest opportunity as Black men is to show up whole to operate in joy and to live in power. – Jeff Johnson If I can be transparent with you about the small things, then we’ve got a track record of trust and can build on it. – Jeff Johnson What are your biggest takeaways from this episode? If you were to imagine a world where Black men showed up whole, in joy and in power, what would it look like? What would our families, our businesses and our communities look like? Let us know in the comments below. Redefining Wealth Rapid Wisdom Questions And with that, let’s dig into Jeff’s responses to our Redefining Wealth Rapid Wisdom Questions. Define Success: “Greatness. I hate the word success because I think it’s driven by what the world says you have to do in order to be recognized, but you can be great when nobody is watching. Success for me is the quest for mastery.” Define Wealth in 3 Words or Less: “Thank you, Daddy.” (i.e., When your children say thank you in the truest sense of the word for giving them what they needed, not what you told them they needed.) One Book that Has Redefined How You See Wealth: Why Should White Guys Have All the Fun? by Reginald Lewis Fill-in the Blanks … “My name is ___ and the truth about wealth is ___”: “My name is Jeff Johnson and the truth about wealth is that it is a multi-generational journey. In other words, it’s a relay race where my job is to have my family collectively in a better place when I hand over the baton then when I got the baton.” LINKS: To advertise on the podcast: http://www.patricewashington.com/podcastads Become an Official Purpose Chaser: http://www.iamapurposechaser.com Join Patrice’s Pod Club: http://www.patricespodclub.com To check out ALL of our past guests + episodes: http://www.patricewashington.com/Listen If you have questions about booking Patrice or sponsoring the podcast, email us at info@seekwisdomfindwealth.com. Find me in Social Media: Our podcast hashtag is #RedefiningWealth Instagram: @SeekWisdomPCWhttps://www.instagram.com/seekwisdompcw/ Twitter: @SeekWisdomPCWhttps://twitter.com/SeekWisdomPCW Facebook: @SeekWisdomPCWhttps://www.facebook.com/SeekWisdomPCW/ YouTube: @SeekWisdomPCWhttps://www.youtube.com/user/SeekWisdomPCW
While Jeff poses that very question at a later point in today’s Conversation, first Jeff and Laura explore one of the more common threads of discussion around leadership, which starts with the fundamental question: What’s the difference between management and leadership? Today’s conversation dives in with this and an insightful discussion about the activities, tasks, nuances, and expectations for leaders unfolds as Jeff and Laura explore and share their ideas and experiences. As Jeff has depth of expertise and experience working with CEOs in Healthcare start-ups, the two also dig into the struggles many entrepreneurs face, and both work through with their respective clients – the truth that sometimes the creative genius that conceives and idea for a product, service, or enterprise is not the person who is actually best equipped to carry that idea forward and build a solid, thriving business around. It’s important to recognize one’s unique gifts, strengths, and contributions… to do the work only you can do in whatever enterprise you’re engaged in, and know that sometimes the best next thing you can do is hand it off to someone else to manage the day to day, or do the marketing and promotion that will allow your creation to shine in the marketplace. This is a tough realization for many, and others understand it intuitively. Jeff shares some of the questions he asks his clients to allow them to work through their own thinking with greater clarity about what roles they play, how they want to show up in those roles, what others need or want from them. Truly, this is the fundamental work for all of us, and crucial to effective, powerful leadership. Laura and Jeff discuss life, work, authenticity, Lego, stress-relieving practices, and much more on today’s episode. Jeff’s Bio Before becoming a full-time coach and consultant, Jeff spent over 25 years working for some of the most innovative organizations in health care, financial services and employee benefits as both a lawyer and executive. He started out as a hard-charging law firm lawyer and chronic overachiever who had to be the smartest and most accomplished person in the room. Jeff recognized he needed to change when a series of panic attacks threatened to derail him. In the mid-90s, he began to practice meditation, and later yoga, as a way to cope more effectively with his high stress career. As his practices began to take root, he began a path of deep psychospiritual study that continues to this day. Jeff discovered to his great surprise that his stress nearly vanished as he got more present. He also saw that as he let go of his need to be the smartest person in the room, the people he led somehow became more responsive and capable! As he continued to work on his own development, he dedicated himself to learning to teach others the leadership skills that he had considered innate (and at one point, beyond him). His Creating Extraordinary Futures process is the culmination of his learning thus far. Jeff has worked personally with internationally known spiritual teachers and coaches such as Peter Fenner, Jack Pransky, Rich Litvin, and Doug Silsbee. He is a Certified Presence-BasedTM Coach and has been awarded ACC certification with the International Coach Federation. After 13 years in Chicago and almost two decades in Washington, DC, Jeff now lives near Aspen, CO, with his wife and family. Connect with Jeff and Other Resources: Jeff Munn Online Jeff on LinkedIn Understand Your Builder Profile Connect with Laura to Understand Your Builder Profile! The Art of the Brick – Nathan Sawaya
Jeff Noel is with me again today to continue our discussion and introduce the five new things that I am telling myself every day in 2020. Last time, we laid to rest sayings and questions that I have used daily for years. Entering 2020, I wanted to think differently about the year. Today we are examining my daily exercise and meditations on excellence, gratitude, thankfulness, appreciation, and ownership. By defining what excellence is in the short term, we know how the whole of a project or situation will play out. By allowing ourselves to embrace enough and be thankful, we can experience the fullness of life. Through understanding our follow-through is not dependent on other's feedback, we can overcome discouragement, which can allow us to appreciate what we encounter, rather than set ourselves up for unmet expectations. Lastly, by embracing ownership, we remove the limit of waiting for someone else to fix something or make a change. Even amid failure, we can move forward and do better. As Jeff likes to say, be amazed and be amazing. What quotes or sayings inspire you? DM me on Instagram or go to jodymaberry.com and reach out.
Sometimes you dont set out to create a new business within your niche, but once there is an underserved audience and you have the tools to provide...opportunity presents itself. This is what happend to Chris Ha, the Co-Leader of Keller Williams Realty of Elk Grove, Ca. At one point in his career, all he desired was to sell homes, but over time there was this growing need for realtors to establish themselves online and sadly the platforms Chris commissioned were lack-luster. During this episode, he explains his transition from one career to the next and the important component that gave him a leg up. This conversation takes us from the beginning of his journey as a real estate agent to him co-leading this present 7 figure marketing agency focused on real estate. The old way of marketing was word of mouth but things have changed as the digital landscape has become the frontline of the new age of real estate. As Jeff picks his brain, you’ll get an earful of gems like: Learning how vital building relationships are for your reputation and business.How to set up credibility and authority by being relatable.How to create a service by solving a problem within your niche.Ways to work smarter by cutting costs and yet keeping higher profit margins. The problem with most "marketing agency" retainers. 3 Value Bombs 1. “Create your epiphany story because it is the core of your personal brand.” 2. “To build credibility and authority in a space you have to establish yourself with relatively.” 3. “Utilize subscription models to create more creativity time, not survival time.” Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher Show Notes: The Most Crucial Element to Build a Successful Marketing Agency with Chris Ha [01:15] Take a slightly different approach within a well-established market to build a service that costs less but has a higher profit margin. [07:49] Take the opportunity to become a service provider to an underserved industry. [11:49] Establish credibility in your industry by serving time in the “trenches”. [14:41] Being relatable and also the expert in your field brings a lot of business. [20:35] Find a way to speak directly to your audience. [24:15] Find a way to give consistent feedback of progression to add value to your service. [27:22] Utilizing the subscription business model to cut back on survival mode. Episodes Mentioned: 10: How To Run Facebook Ads With Influencers With Dennis Yu 18: How to Find a Mentor & Build Valuable Relationships with Greg Reid Savage Marketer Resources Follow our guest Chris Ha on LinkedIN!Join our Community for updates.Check out more savage marketer podcasts Here!
Imagine back to when you had a bad flu. Remember the nausea, head spins, pain and soreness, vomiting and diarrhea, and crushing fatigue? Remember how the worst lasted for a few days? Now imagine having that flu for a few weeks. Or a few months. Or like Jeffery Smith, for a few decades. Now think of the millions of COVID patients. A good number of the survivors are not fully recovering from this ‘flu’ bug. They remain sick for weeks. Soon they will have been sick for months. And if they are unlucky like Jeffery, they may be permanently sick and disabled, and the health care system will effectively abandon them. Most doctors didn’t take Jeff’s ongoing flu symptoms seriously, dismissing them and subtextually blaming Jeff for being emotionally weak, or not trying hard enough, or not really wanting to be healthy. You know, gaslighting. So when Jeff started to have bowel symptoms, he didn’t tell his doctor. Who needs to be invalidated and gaslighted? But it turned out Jeff had a tumour and needed surgery and suddenly the health care he received was empathic, prompt and validating. A stark contrast to the years of dismissal and gaslighting of his flu symptoms. As Jeff explains, the tumour for which he received exemplary care only impacted his quality of life a fraction compared to how the never ending flu shattered his future. And as the COVID deaths and infections continue to rise, the people who do not recover may also experience disbelieving doctors, and a health care system that doesn’t care. SHOW NOTES: 0:06:00 Jeff grew up in a small hockey town in Campbellford in Canada - and Campbellford in the 70s was more like the 50s, it was an alternate universe 0:07:00 Jeff's childhood was traumatic - he was gay living in a small town wherebody played sports or worked on the farm, where Jeff liked to watch old movies, like with Lauren Bacall, and draw their dresses - so school wasn't a safe place, and home wasn't safe because his mother had emotional issues and had a traumatic childhood, so Jeff didn't feel safe at school or home 0:08:00 Jeff didn't feel safe until he moved to Toronto for college - he was not liked by other kids because he was 'other' - but when he came to college he was suddenly popular even though he was the same person, so that was confusing and fascinating - Jeff always thought he'd not live long 0:09:00 Jeff was very sick as a child - 9 convulsions before he was 5 - doctors found Jeff had really bad allergies - they put an air conditioner in his bedroom, and Jeff felt better in the room so spent much of his time there, especially in the summer - if he went outside the heat would cause convulsions - so as a boy, Jeff got in his head he wouldn't live long 0:10:00 In grade 9 Jeff missed 3 months of school due to the flu - he started allergy shots when he was 5 years old - those helped, and the convulsions stopped 0:11:00 But in grade 9, the non-stop flu for 3 months came with fever, swollen glands, etc - when Jeff got over that and everything was okay until he got mononucleosis at age 19, during the summer 0:12:00 For 2 months Jeff couldn't really lift his head off the pillow - he had to pee in a pail beside him - it lasted 2 years of fevers, night chills - it was 1985 and the AIDS pandemic was just emerging and Jeff thought he must have AIDS, even though he'd never had sex 0:13:00 So doctors could see by Jeff's symptoms including swollen glands, that he was sick, they just didn't know why - it was rought to transition during the mono to move from home to Toronto and go to college 0:14:00 Jeff would go to school and crawl into bed after - so it was challenging, but he loved the subjects and the positive attention and learned some of his own value - Jeff remembers wondering if he had irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) because of the diarrhea, easily 10 times a day, every day for 2 years - so that meant leaving class, getting up in the middle of lunch, etc - yet trying to appear healthy and normal 0:15:00 But life was really good - trying to find a career, had lots of friends - Jeff's health was okay during this period, from 21 to 30 with okay-ish, but some bad periods with bad allergies - including missing 3 weeks one time 0:16:00 One time Jeff bought a plant, but didn't realize for weeks that that was what was making him sick - but Jeff was told my different doctors he had 'post viral malaise' - Jeff was working in a bank to earn a living 0:17:00 Then he met his partner, who would become his husband, and that's when his life really started - Jeff was 24 when they met, and Jeff was enjoying relatively good health - Jeff's allergies are anything in the environment, plants, trees, grass are the worse - he was on shots for 24 years and tested regularly 0:18:00 Jeff always scored the highest on allergy testing for grass, trees, mold, pets - Jeff lived on daily allergy pills for decades - the weather changes really affect Jeff too - so its really bad now, in the spring - it also affects his immune system 0:19:00 Jeff's immune system has been over worked since birth, so he's interested in how that realtes to mast cells - in Sept 1996 Jeff caught the flu, the regular bad flu 0:20:00 That flu has been with Jeff every day since Sept 1996 - Jeff says that if you think back to when you had the bad flu and remember how you felt - head spinning when you were not laying down, having to hold onto things - chills in your body, pain, dizzy, fatigue - fatigue so bad that you wait 20 minutes to turn over - if people can remember those feelings, and that that lasted maybe 3 days 0:21:00 Take that to 3 weeks and nothing changing, nothing getting better - then try to imagine getting up, putting on clothes while you're sweating, holding onto the sink - getting yourself to the bus, streetcar, subway, but not having the energy to stand, and having to lean - trying to make it through the work day, but not meeting your obligations, cognitively or energy wise -- now extend that 3 weeks to 3 months and you're still not better and people at work are saying your performance is down 0:22:00 And your doctor at 6 months keeps saying post viral malaise - but you can barely work, cannot watch an hour tv show - but its been 23 fucking years at that level for Jeff, with full on flu - so that's the only way Jeff can describe what happened to him in Sept 1996 0:23:00 Jeff has the same flu symptoms, some more severe, as 23 years ago - that is Jeff's reality - Jeff describes his symptoms as a constant orchestra 0:24:00 Jeff used to have good days and bad days, but now he has perhaps a few good hours each week, and the rest is bad 0:25:00 Jeff's had 3 GPs, plus lots of specialists -- but the GP at that time - 1996, pulled out a list that said 'Chronic Fatigue Syndrome' - Jeff did not have constant sore throats, but had all the other symptoms, but the doctor said that Jeff could not possibly have CFS if he did not have a sore throat 0:26:00 The doctor said Jeff had 'nerves' and some people just aren't as emotionally strong as others, and life is hard, and so what you need is a psychotherapist and a relaxation class 0:27:00 Jeff was so sick and desperate and grabbing at straws, so Jeff did therapy and relaxation classes - while they didn't help his physical health, they did help in other ways 0:28:00 But not one of them has moved his illness 1 per cent - Jeff's doctor retired, and his new GP took Jeff more seriously and sent Jeff for other testing - but there was always the overarching theory that the problem was Jeff: he was gay, overly sensitive 0:29:00 Jeff has learned through this health journey everyone wants to put you in a box - but if people had of paid attention to 'chronic fatigue syndrome' instead of calling it 'yuppie flu', he wouldn't have lost a quarter century of his life - Scott says that many people with ME (myalgic encephalomyelitis) have it develop from a flu that never went away 0:30:00 The COVID patients who do not recover are showing ME symptoms - however, it is less likely their symptoms will be dismissed with psychological bullshit because of the global onset - Jeff says from the SARS pandemic we learned that 17% of patients could not return to work at all, and 87% of not fully recovered 0:31:00 With milloins infected with COVID, without a doubt many more people will be sick with ME - COVID could be the best thing to happen to ME - there are already about 600,000 Canadians with ME 0:32:00 But there are many more people who are not diagnosed - Jeff remembers a woman from his childhood who was sick in bed for 30 years, and nobody knew why, but the narrative was that it was because she was a woman 0:33:00 Jeff feels for how this woman must have been so misunderstood for all those years - while therapy helped Jeff with his emotional life, it did nothing for his physical symptoms 0:34:00 Therapy does not stop Epstein Barr Virus from replicating in your body - even Jeff and his husband thought maybe Jeff was just really depressed but didn't know it - but every sign indicated jeff wasn't depressed - he enjoyed activities, his friends, he was optimistic - he was sick in bed and sad, sad because he was sick and in bed, not because he was sad 0:35:00 One of the elements of ME is bowel problems and IBS - in the late 2000s Jeff started to experience IBS symptoms again - but with ME, because it is multi-system, the habit is to attribute any symptom to ME, and to not tell you doctor because of the 'eye roll', as in 'here he is again' 0:36:00 Jeff got to the point where he was thinking, 'no one can help me, I don't want to be looked at as crazy, so he didn't mention it to his doctor - Jeff ignored the symptoms until he couldn't ignore them anymore - his doctor sent him for a colonscopy and they found something 0:37:00 Jeff was diagnosed with a rectal tumour and he had to have a bowel resection operation - basically they removed 95% of his rectum and he was on an ostomy bag for 6 months, but then had a 'reversal' operation and doesn't have the ostomy bag anymore - but the tumour only impacted about 20-30% as much as the ME 0:38:00 But as soon as he got that diagnosis, it was like he was in another world, another twilight zone, another life because he received help, understanding, empathy, support - it was strange compared to ME health care - Jeff really needed the reversal surgery because of the time and energy it takes to use the ostomy bag, clean, change while standing up 0:39:00 Jeff has POTS as well, so standing is a real challenge - he had a nurse for a while for the ostomy bag, but the real problem was the ME, and there was no help for that - Scott says there are 2 health systems: if you have cancer, or HIV, or a broken leg, you can usually get pretty good care - but if you have ME or something else they don't know about, you get pretty shitty care 0:40:00 When they don't have a pill or an operation, they says its in your head and they think they've cured you, they just don't want to tell somebody "I don't know' - if somebody had of said that to Jeff, his life would have changed - he wouldn't have spent 25 years beating himself up as not being good enough, not trying hard enough - Scott asks Jeff when he knew he was being gaslighted? 0:41:00 Jeff says when he saw the 'chronic fatigue syndrome' list of symptoms and he had them all except one, he figured he had it and that was in the back of his mind, but he always responded to whatever the doctors said was the problem - but the epiphany was around 2015-16 when Jeff went to Stanford chronic fatigue syndrome clinic (aka ME) in California - so 20 years after the flu started 0:42:00 When Jeff got to Stanford he first saw a nurse practitioner who had reviewed Jeff's file, the first thing she said was 'I apologize for all the medical abuse you've received from the medical community' 0:43:00 Jeff had 20 years of grief that he never expressed, because he was never told medicine made a mistake - Jeff hugged her because he didn't know what else to do - it changed his life hearing that - Jeff paid for an expensive panel of blood work - the results showed Epstain Barr Virus higher than anyone they'd ever seen at the clinic 0:44:00 For the first time Jeff forgave himself for not trying hard enough - all those years of struggling to work, only to be remprimanded for not doing well enough - Jeff took a moment to recognize that he did all that even though he was so fucking sick, and sicker today because of it - getting the blood work back showing the infections was validating 0:45:00 The layman's interpretation of what is happening, is that the Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) is replicating every 24 hours, as its been doing for 23 years - the diagnosis all made sense - the nurse started to cry too 0:46:00 Because Jeff was steadily getting worse - and this is something often not talked about, it is the people who are too sick to have a voice, literally too ill to speak 0:47:00 Jeff has periods where talking is so draining, uses so much energy - Jeff did not leave his bed for the previous 4 days, to rest up and sit up for this interview - but Jeff says he knows of so many people who are completely bed bound and cannot communicate, even on the internet - they are still there and breathing, but they don't exist otherwise 0:48:00 Severe ME has been described as like the last days of dying of AIDS or cancer - in and out of consciousness, speak very little, just like ME 0:49:00 Jeff's friend read about the Stanford chronic fatigue syndrome clinic and told him about it - Jeff took the article to his doctor, and the doctor read the article, looked up at Jeff and said 'You have myalgic encephalomyelitis' 0:50:00 At the same time, Jeff was trying to get an appointment at the Environmental Health Clinic at a Toronto hospital - it took 3 months for Jeff's Stanford appointment, but he had to wait 19 months to get the Environmental Health Clinic - the experiences were not similar 0:51:00 Jeff had to forgive himself and the medical community - like MS was called hysterical paralysis before the MRI - and we know that how people with ME are treated by the health care system causes them to kill themselves - there is no treatment, no empathy, no hope 0:52:00 And it was at that time that Jeff started advocacy, he needed to do something, in his own way with own limited abilities - Stanford started Jeff on a mitochondrial cocktail, LDN (low dose naltrexone) and valcyclovir, an antiviral 0:53:00 Jeff was only on LDN for 2 months because he was feeling sicker - it was another 3 months be bedbound because of it 0:54:00 Jeff was on the valcyclovir for 9 months, but it took away from his health, not helped - Stanford said that the chances of improving decrease the longer someone has been ill - it cost a lot for Jeff to get treatment: flights and hotels, $1200 for the appointment, another $5000 for the testing - Jeff had to cash in some of his RSPs to pay for it 0:55:00 What the Toront Enironmental Health Clinic was helpful with, was diagnosing POTS - post orthostatic tachycardia syndrome - with a tilt table test 0:56:00 For Jeff, his heart rate goes up over 30 beats a minute when he goes from laying to standing, this is why he's dizzy when he vertical - but there no real treatment for that either 0:57:00 POTS falls under cardiology, and the big thing for POTS in cardiology is exercise, but exercise makes people with ME much sicker - the cardiologist Jeff saw was part of a national board, but they excluded people with POTS and ME, because people with ME can't exercise 0:58:00 So medically marginalized again - Scott says that people who are fairly healthy wouldn't really notice a 5% improvement in their health, but if someone is sick with ME and only has 5 or 10% functioning or quality of life, a 5% improvement is huge 0:59:00 Jeff has maybe one hour a month when he doesn't feel really sick 1:00:00 Jeff feels like his body is stuck in the 'sick' position - and that relates to researcher Robert Phair's theory that people with ME's bodies are stuck in a metabolic trap, a sickness trap 1:01:00 Jeff describes his energy as 12 cents of gas a day - going to the bathroom uses 6 cents - PEM, or post exertional malaise, is the biggest issue with ME 1:02:00 For people with ME, exercise, even walking to the end of the driveway, or lifting groceries, is never going to be good, it puts energy into a deficit, and that causes PEM, an exacerbation of ME symptoms - cognitve and emotional 'effort' can also cause PEM 1:03:00 Jeff has resigned himself that he will never get better - but he thinks understanding of ME will come, and his purpose is to push that forward so that others don't have to lose decades of their lives - Jeff hopes he doesn't get so sick that he needs to be tube fed 1:04:00 Jeff's fascinated about the responses on Facebook when he posts about ME - he's educating a lot of people - having someone at the Canadian Institute for Health Research understand ME can change the world 1:05:00 Jeff has been sitting up for an hour, so the usual crushing fatigue is worse, the room is spinning - this is a lot of effort for Jeff, the equivalent of a 50 mile jog for someone healthy 1:06:00 Scott says he used to think people who did triathlons were so tough, but they have nothing on the people who live with ME - Jeff says the sickest people with ME are the toughest people you'll ever / never meet - and they are trying to help others, even when they are so sick they can't speak - Scott says he's healthier than other people with ME, maybe because of HIV meds 1:07:00 Jeff says that others with ME, who don't have HIV, can't get access to the meds because their doctors will lose their license Be a podcast patron Support Medical Error Interviews on Patreon by becoming a Patron for $2 / month for audio versions. Premium Patrons get access to video versions of podcasts for $5 / month. Be my Guest I am always looking for guests to share their medical error experiences so we help bring awareness and make patients safer. If you are a survivor, a victim’s surviving family member, a health care worker, advocate, researcher or policy maker and you would like to share your experiences, please send me an email with a brief description: RemediesPodcast@gmail.com Need a Counsellor? Like me, many of my clients at Remedies Counseling have experienced the often devastating effects of medical error. If you need a counsellor for your experience with medical error, or living with a chronic illness(es), I offer online video counseling appointments. **For my health and life balance, I limit my number of counseling clients.** Email me to learn more or book an appointment: RemediesOnlineCounseling@gmail.com Scott Simpson: Counsellor + Patient Advocate + (former) Triathlete I am a counsellor, patient advocate, and - before I became sick and disabled - a passionate triathlete. Work hard. Train hard. Rest hard. I have been living with HIV since 1998. I was the first person living with HIV to compete at the triathlon world championships. Thanks to research and access to medications, HIV is not a problem in my life. I have been living with ME (myalgic encephalomyelitis) since 2012, and thanks in part to medical error, it is a big problem in my life. Counseling / Research I first became aware of the ubiquitousness of medical error during a decade of community based research working with the HIV Prevention Lab at Ryerson University, where I co-authored two research papers on a counseling intervention for people living with HIV, here and here. Patient participants would often report varying degrees of medical neglect, error and harms as part of their counseling sessions. Patient Advocacy I am co-founder of the ME patient advocacy non-profit Millions Missing Canada, and on the Executive Committee of the Interdisciplinary Canadian Collaborative Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Research Network. I am also a patient advisor for Health Quality Ontario’s Patient and Family Advisory Council, and member of Patients for Patient Safety Canada. Medical Error Interviews podcast and vidcast emerged to give voice to victims, witnesses and participants in this hidden epidemic so we can create change toward a safer health care system. My golden retriever Gladys is a constant source of love and joy. I hope to be well enough again one day to race triathlons again. Or even shovel the snow off the sidewalk.
In this blog post, we continue the audio series about serving missionaries well during the worldwide COVOD-19 pandemic. Here are links to part one and part two. As Jeff has been working with churches, he's hearing about how churches are blessing their missionaries whether they are still on the field or have come home. Here's a list » Buy them Amazon gift cards» Get missionaries a copy of Jonathan and Elizabeth Trotter's Book [Listen to interview with the Trotters here and here.]» Host a missionary in an AirBnB» Make your rental property or AirBnB available to missionaries on furlough» Set up a WhatsApp connection with missionaries» Set up a Signal connection with missionaries If you have other ideas, leave comments on our Facebook page or this blog post in the comments section. Other resources mentioned in this podcast: » Jackson Wu blogspot » World-o-meter
It's that romantic time of the year, date night in the Shed! As Jeff is attending to 'business' Roge and Jon are left to discuss the real business, football. Liverpool have lost and a lot recently, is this a real slump? Or is Ismaila Sarr just a new superstar? Jose Mourinho and Spurs seem to live in a permanent slump and Wolves look destined to beat them to a Champions League spot. Man Utd are beginning to look a little cohesive and the fight to avoid relegation hots up with Norwich, West Ham and Crystal Palace all getting wins. Keep an ear out for some Bundesliga banners, the Nations League and a wee bit of Phil Foden, the Great English Hope... Enjoying the Shed? Why not subscribe on Apple Podcasts or, wherever you get your podcasts and give us a review https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/football-shed/id1262682254 If you want to get in contact, ask a question, tell us we are wrong about something, email us on footballshedpodcast@gmail.com or search 'Football Shed podcast' on Facebook The Football Shed comes out every week and we are super grateful for everyone that listens, don't forget to tell your mates about The Football Shed and leave us a review. For past show's head to www.footballshed.com
In this episode of Russian Roulette, Jeff sits down with Rachel Salzman, who was recently a Visiting Scholar at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. They discuss her recent book Russia, BRICS, and the Disruption of Global Order, as well as role BRICS plays in U.S. policy. You can find Rachel’s bio here: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/person/rachel-s-salzman As Jeff said, her book can be a great gift to the people in your life who like reading about Russia, global institutions, and global order. You can purchase her book here: https://www.amazon.com/Russia-BRICS-Disruption-Global-Order/dp/1626166617 The recent event she did with us at CSIS can be found here: https://www.csis.org/events/book-discussion-putin-america-and-brics Her twitter handle is: @RSSalzman We want more mail! If you would like to have your question answered on the podcast, send it to us! Email rep@csis.org and put “Russian Roulette” in the subject line. And, if you have one, include your Twitter handle, so we can notify you publicly when we answer your question (or, if you don’t want us to, tell us that). We look forward to hearing from you. We wish you a Happy New Year!
On this episode Chris speaks with Jody Plauche'. Jody was molested by his Karate instructor Jeff Doucet in 1983 and 1984. Doucet eventually kidnapped Jody taking him from Louisiana to California for roughly a week. When Jeff was captured, Jody was returned to California. As Jeff was being transported from California to Louisiana to face charges, Jody's father Gary shot Jeff Doucet in the head directly in front of news cameras, killing him for the world to see. Listen to Jody tell his remarkable story and talk about his amazing new book 'Why Gary Why' which can be purchased HERE. Promo: Dumb&Busted --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/criminal-perspective/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/criminal-perspective/support
Jason, Jeff, and Pam may sound like the name of a cool band from the 70's but today on Fix It 101 they are only helping with your home improvement questions and leaving the singing to the professionals. Now when it comes to home improvement you don't always need a pro. As Jeff states early in the show, changing out windows can be a fairly easy project but make sure you have a buddy. Even Pam shares a story of needing a buddy, if only to dial 911. Also in this episode we get electrical safety tips from the Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI.org). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
As Jeff and Keith continue their journey through the Rocky series find out where they place Rocky III on the all-time list of this timeless classic film saga.
What if I told you that you could meditate at any time of day, doing any activity? Would you be more likely to try it? You may be thinking that meditation is only for those people that already have their life together, or for people without children, or less-demanding jobs. But that isn’t true! Meditation is for everyone, and today you will find out how it can work for you. To learn more about meditation, we spoke with Jeff Warren, author of “The Head Trip,” and mindfulness and meditation instructor. Jeff wasn’t a natural meditator, and as a self-proclaimed “impulsive, over-thinking worrier,” sitting crossed-legged for long periods of time didn’t sound like his cup of tea. He understands the difficulties of starting and continuing a meditation practice, which makes him a fabulous teacher. So, what is Meditation? Jeff breaks meditation down to a perfectly simple form. It’s about “attentional skills [that] bring your head to the present moment.” Meditation is about seeing the world and yourself as they currently are, acknowledging them, and letting them continue. Meditation certainly can be an hour of you sitting in the middle of a quiet room and focusing on your breathing, but it can also be simpler. It’s all about being intentional with your thoughts or surroundings and not fighting with them. This means you can do it for five minutes while doing the dishes, or for thirty minutes on a train ride home. You can practice while you stand in line at the grocery store, or the first few minutes while lying in bed in the morning. What is Meditation Good For? Overtime, meditation may be different things for you, from focusing on a certain sensation, to experiencing a flow state. But the purpose remains the same, to experience life in a different and better way. Jeff says that a practice is looking at a way you are acting, asking yourself if you need to keep living that way, deciding that you don’t, and then changing. Learning to meditate is learning to be alone with your thoughts. As you become more aware of who you are, you can choose to be exactly what you want to be. Not only that, but learning more about yourself helps you to be more accepting of others and where they are on their journey as well. How to Be Alone with Yourself Today we are all bombarded with stimulating media. Whether it’s advertisements, tv shows, or social media, everyone is vying for your attention. Being along with your own thoughts is rare, and frankly it can be a little scary. But that is ridiculous. We should be comfortable with ourselves. It’s the person that we are with 100% of the time, and if you can be comfortable with who you are, nothing and no one can bring you down. It will take practice. There may be things you don’t like about yourself or your thoughts. Meditation is great because it isn’t about changing those thoughts, at least in the beginning. It’s simply about noticing that they are there. Whether your thoughts are happy, sad, or scary, just start by noticing them and saying to yourself, “Hmm, that’s interesting,” and letting them float on by. As Jeff describes it, these thoughts are like a wave. These thoughts can turn into smaller or more transparent waves, and overtime, you can let them go past with ease. How to Practice Meditation Like we’ve mentioned, meditation really can be practiced anywhere, for any length of time. However, it is more useful if you can find a way to make it a routine—and sitting in a room with limited distractions can only increase your chances. Whatever it is you can do, is what you should do. Start small or big, but start. Jeff, and many others, have some free guided meditation practices that can be a great way to start. In fact, at the end of today’s podcast he led us on a short 5-minute meditation that was absolutely wonderful. Meditating Will Increase Your Capacities Learning to control your every thought sounds like a big burden. That’s because it is. Meditation isn’t about tracking every thought and blocking out every negative one. It is about being interested in your thoughts, about being human, and about learning who you are. It may not be easy to meditate, but as you practice, you become more energy efficient, not less. So, give it a try! If you’ve tried before and it didn’t stick, try again. Meditation will help you be more comfortable with who you are and more interested in and grateful for the world around you. Every individual has a different meditative practice, and you can only figure out what yours is as you do it. Resources: Jeff’s Website The Consciousness Explorers Trip Ten Percent Happier App The Head Trip: Adventures on the Wheel of Consciousness (book) Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics: A 10% Happier How-to Book (book) Jeff’s YouTube Channel Thank you to Bodyhealth and Janji for being the wonderful sponsors of this episode of The Running For Real Podcast. If you are struggling to recover quick enough from your training, my little secret is to use BodyHealth Perfect Amino to get you there. It contains all the essential amino acids, and is very easy for your body to use and begin the repair process. Click the link and use code TINAMUIR10 for 10% off. JANJI is an official sponsor of the Running 4 Real podcast, I am so excited about this! They visit designers in countries all around the world to help with their upcoming clothing lines and any profit they make off of that design 5% goes right back to that country to supply for their clean water supply. The materials they use are recycled which I LOVE. Go here and use code TINAMUIR for 10% off and if you want to know my favorites click here. Mile 20 Mental Training Course: Win Your Own Race goes on sale November 15th. The doors will open for a VERY limited time, and then close until May 2020, so don't miss out. Even if you do not intend to start the 12 week course until early 2020, you can begin at any time, but you cannot purchase at any time. To get on the Mile 20 Mental Training Course: Win Your Own Race waitlist, where you will be guaranteed a spot on the course, sign up here. Or learn more about the course here. Thanks for Listening! I hope you enjoyed today's episode. To share your thoughts: Leave a note in the comment section below. Join the Running for Real Facebook Group and share your thoughts on the episode (or future guests you would like to hear from) Share this show on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, or Pinterest. To help out the show: Leave an honest review on iTunes. Your ratings and reviews will really help me climb up the iTunes rankings and I promise, I read every single one. Not sure how to leave a review or subscribe, you can find out here. Thank you to Jeff, I look forward to hearing your thoughts on the show.
In this installment of the Gopher Coffee Shop podcast, Extension educators Ryan Miller and Brad Carlson sit down with Jeff Gunsolus, Extension weed scientist with the Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, to learn a little about Jeff’s background, his history with Extension, and to discuss weed management in Minnesota. As Jeff nears retirement, we get a chance to reflect on how weed management and Extension education has changed over the years. We cover a wide variety of topics from atrazine and groundwater concerns, to bean bars and the Herbicide Mode of Action CD-ROM. We also get to learn about Jeff’s future plans as he enters retirement. Enjoy! Listen to the podcastThe Gopher Coffee Shop Podcast is available on Stitcher and iTunes. For a chance to read about various crop management topics, please see ourMinnesota Crop News blog: https://z.umn.edu/cropnewsSign up to receive Minnesota Crop News: https://z.umn.edu/CropNewsSignupFor more information, visit University of Minnesota Extension Crop Production at http://z.umn.edu/crops.
The Do One Better! Podcast – Philanthropy, Sustainability and Social Entrepreneurship
CEO of Giving Compass, Stephanie Gillis, joins Alberto Lidji to discuss how combining philanthropy and technology can help a broad audience learn, connect and take action. Giving Compass is a philanthropy knowledge hub. Its origins were driven to a great extent by Jeff and Tricia Raikes – two early Microsoft employees who were fortunate to accumulate considerable wealth. As Jeff and Tricia were exploring how best to give away their wealth, they realised there was a lot to learn about philanthropy. Jeff subsequently became CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (2008-2014) – a period which Stephanie light-heartedly describes as Jeff getting his PhD in philanthropy. As they embarked on their own philanthropic journey, they noticed many people were approaching them for advice. However, they realised that this approach was not scalable and that maybe there was an unmet need for philanthropy expertise and content to be disseminated through innovative technology. As they were researching what such a solution could look like, they interviewed nearly 200 individual donors and they realised that many people simply didn’t know where to go for philanthropy information and, when they did find some information, they didn’t know whether that information could be trusted. Giving Compass was essentially a content aggregator in its early stages. Today, it’s a website that aggregates and curates high quality content for donors who want to give with impact; it’s also a community of people who care about leaning into their giving and learning and growing as donors. Information-sharing happens in all forms, from Giving Compass disseminating outward, to their incorporating third party information, to encouraging bilateral and multilateral knowledge-sharing among donors and networks. They set out to blend the best of technology with the knowledge of philanthropy, and to support donors on their journey – helping individuals learn, connect and take action Giving Compass users tend to be people who spend a lot of time trying to learn and improve how they go about philanthropy. Giving Compass works mainly with individuals but, also, works with staff at family offices and others who are trying to support donors. While their presence has traditionally been US-based, they are increasingly building significant audiences outside the US, which now includes the UK, India, Canada and the Philippines, for instance. When asked about what exactly ‘impact’ is, Stephanie recognises the word can take on many different meanings and definitions. She notes that they used to say that impact is in the eye of the beholder. For Stephanie, much has to do with the ‘how’ and the best practices of how people give. She believes it’s important to approach philanthropy with humility and with a beginner’s mind. Collaborating and working with others matters, too. Indeed, one should never stop learning – giving is a journey and philanthropy is a joy. The team at Giving Compass is growing. They initially started with just 4 staff; then 6; now 10. This growth trend continues. Stephanie is heartened by the fact the team has experts from both the philanthropy and technology sectors. Besides their philanthropy expertise, the technology side matters. Indeed, in terms of exciting initiatives, Stephanie is keen to note the significant opportunities to personalise and customise according to individual users’ thematic areas of interest and degrees of philanthropic sophistication. They’re creating a knowledge hub and aim to ensure information is targeted and delivered intelligently – they’ve already aggregated over 25,000 pieces of content. At Giving Compass, they want to help users learn, connect and take action. They aim to achieve this through the provision of a multi-faceted offering where information flows are multi-directional, where users’ engagement can take many different forms, and where partners engage in diverse ways, too. Users can learn from each other and, equally, they can avail themselves of Giving Compass’ content to identify issue funds, intermediaries, collaboratives – diverse platforms helping donors enhance how they give, and facilitating giving through innovative channels. Even for someone who has never been involved in philanthropy, Stephanie mentions that subscribing to their newsletter is a useful exercise. It’s a first step to finding out about different causes and gradually home in on what resonates most to a particular individual. While Stephanie referenced some of their existing partnerships – such as Fidelity Charitable, Stanford Center for Philanthropy and Civil Society and the UN Foundation – she encourages potential partners to get in touch and underscores the point that there are many different ways for partnering up. Stephanie’s key takeaway: Giving with impact can happen regardless of how much you’re giving – it’s a mindset and it doesn’t have to feel daunting. There are a lot of networks and resources out there that can help you. It’s up to you to take the initiative! Visit Lidji.org for guest bios, useful links and episode notes. Please subscribe and share if you enjoy the podcast – thank you!
Sales is one of the most important factors when doing consultancy because you need to be able to master the art of selling consulting services. No one enters the consultant field to give free advice to clients because it is a form of a disservice. Jeff Robbins, the co-founder and former CEO of Lullabot, reveals some hacks to getting, meeting, and keeping clients. A business coach, podcaster, and musician all wrapped up in one, he walks us through how he built a soul-based and mission-based company. As Jeff touches on how to run a remote business, discover the most challenging part of being a solo independent consultant and coach and how he mitigated it.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Consulting Success Community today:consultingsuccess.com
Sales is one of the most important factors when doing consultancy because you need to be able to master the art of selling consulting services. No one enters the consultant field to give free advice to clients because it is a form of a disservice. Jeff Robbins, the co-founder and former CEO of Lullabot, reveals some hacks to getting, meeting, and keeping clients. A business coach, podcaster, and musician all wrapped up in one, he walks us through how he built a soul-based and mission-based company. As Jeff touches on how to run a remote business, discover the most challenging part of being a solo independent consultant and coach and how he mitigated it. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Here’s How » Join the Consulting Success Community today: consultingsuccess.com
Sales is one of the most important factors when doing consultancy because you need to be able to master the art of selling consulting services. No one enters the consultant field to give free advice to clients because it is a form of a disservice. Jeff Robbins, the co-founder and former CEO of Lullabot, reveals some hacks to getting, meeting, and keeping clients. A business coach, podcaster, and musician all wrapped up in one, he walks us through how he built a soul-based and mission-based company. As Jeff touches on how to run a remote business, discover the most challenging part of being a solo independent consultant and coach and how he mitigated it. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Here’s How » Join the Consulting Success Community today: consultingsuccess.com
Jeff Swystun who in a previous life was the CMO at Interbrand, and the CCO at DDB Worldwide. He then saw the light, escaped the cubicle and went out on his own to become a consulting CMO to brands wanting to lead. But where it gets interesting is Jeff has just released a book called Why Marketing Works, in which he identifies through a mountain of his own roll-up-the-sleeves research, 7 timeless principles that well and truly prove his thesis. Rest-assured, his 7 principles apply to businesses of all sizes, industries, and types of business, whether you're selling B2B, B2C or my favourite P2P! A little bit more about Why Marketing Works author Jeff Swystun ... Jeff acts as a consulting chief marketing officer to leading brands and brands wanting to lead. He loves to solve complex business challenges through branding and marketing. For large branding and marketing engagements, Jeff accesses a network of talented top-tier consulting, agency & design professionals. It is a collective of on-demand experts and implementers that focus on branding and marketing. His book, Why Marketing Works, won the Publish or Perish writing contest and reached #1 in advertising on Amazon. He hopes that The New Yorker, one day, will publish one of his short stories. So strap in as Jeff shares: Misconceptions business owners have about marketing Why marketing works! How he researched the book His 7-principles that prove his thesis of why marketing works Plus plenty more business and marketing insights ... “Tell stories and lots of them. They're the currency of humankind.” - Jeff Swystun, Why Marketing Works Here's what caught my attention from my chat with Why Marketing Works author Jeff Swystun: Use emotion to connect as quickly as possible with your prospects and customers. A great way to do this is to show that you understand the problems they have that you can solve. Build a community around your brand. In an era where we're all looking down at a screen way too much, the idea of bringing people together excites the hell out of me. ** Awkward conversation time! ** I've been pretty hopeless at doing this! Build relationships - As Jeff said, “We're all emotional beings looking for relevance, context, and connection.” Jeff Swystun Interview Transcription Tim Jeff Swystun welcome to the small business big marketing show. Jeff Yeah. So happy to be here. Thanks for having me on. Tim Now Jeff as one marketer to another. I would love to know what your definition of marketing is? Click Here To Download Full Transcription Resources mentioned: Jeff Swystun's official website Buy Why Marketing Works here Buy Steve Sims Bluefishing : The Art of Making Things Happen here Interviews I've done with three other business authors: Darren Finkelstein - How to thrive when those around you aren't Andrew Griffiths - How to write a book for your business Michael Gerber - How to grow from a company of one to an enterprise Winner of this week's Monster Prize Draw is Damien De Caneva of Point Cook Physical, who, according to his website, doesn't just treat injuries, he prevents them! “We're all emotional beings seeking relevance, context and connection.” -Jeff Swystun, Why Marketing Works Please support the following businesses who make this show possible: American Express Business Explorer Credit Card Let your business expenses reward you. Every year. Switchnode Australia's Internet isn't great. That's why Switchnode exist. The solution is here and it's wireless. If something in this episode of Australia's favourite marketing podcast peaked your interest, then let me know by leaving a comment below. May your marketing be the best marketing. [ For more interviews with successful business owners visit Small Business Big Marketing ] See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
I always love catching up with Jeff Ponts from DataTel Solutions. If you attend a few conferences a year, you are likely to have seen Jeff somewhere. Jeffery Ponts is COO/Executive Vice President and founder of Datatel Solutions Inc. Datatel Solutions is an Integrated Communications Provider (ICP), and systems integrator focusing on marketing, delivering, and managing best-of-breed data and telecommunication products, services, and applications through the independent sales channel for small to medium size enterprises (SME). As Jeff says, his company does the "heavy lifting" for IT companies that want to resell telecom services. Datatel works with more than 500 agents and 4,700 end customers. In this podcast, we cover a bit about the past and a lot about the future of the telecom industry. Jeff gives some great information about the reality of 5G connectivity and SD-WAN. He makes an interesting point that 4G will be around for a LONG time because it's impractical to have millions of 5G antennae all across the sparsely-populated areas of the country/world. Lots of great information here! You can find Jeff at www.datatelsolutions.com or www.concordusapps.com https://youtu.be/HOsP6-pcXsk Download MP3
A full season of SLANDERLESS Marc finally ends today. Hit the deck! As Jeff (@oldnewsboy) allows Marc (@mymannemcee) to exercise his Sixers frustration for the entire season, the conversation on the Conference Finals continues to heat up. Kawhi may have provided Toronto their greatest moment in franchise history, but what can they do to avoid an 0-2 start tonight against the Bucks? How will an Oakland boy be able to persevere in his hometown's final season with the Warriors? Did ESPN want Zion in The Big Apple more than actual Knicks fans did, and what has this draft taught us in terms of tanking? Find out all of the answers and more in this week's episode of RSPN!
Jeffrey Tho Jeff is a two-time Australian Commonwealth Australian Athlete, Dental Surgeon, Former Dental Business Owner, Demonstrator at The University of Melbourne, Speaker & Coach and Co-founder of Volant Wear whose vision is to help a million people win at life. He thrives on inspiring others and making a difference in other people's lives, whether it be in life, achieving goals, dentistry, business, teaching or sport/recreation. As Jeff believes in self-mastery and the need for constant personal growth, he is always taking on challenges and pushing the boundaries and limits for innovative new ideas. He is a highly motivated and determined individual who is passionate about self-improvement, achieving his goals and striving for excellence in all aspects of his life. LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jeffrey-tho-02625676 Twitter: jefftho_
“Does Jesus really love me?” Journalist Jeff Chu has asked himself this question countless times since he was a kid. Jeff grew up immersed in a family of theologians, where knowing and sticking to the Bible’s rules were prized currency. As Jeff approached high school, he realized he was gay. Over time, while he prayed for God to change who he was, Jeff threw himself into his work to escape his inner turmoil and realized he was a gifted storyteller who loved talking with people from all walks of life. A few years ago, Jeff found himself on the road, searching for the answer to his long-held question across America as he interviewed everyone from nice church ladies to members of the Westboro Baptist Church. And as he talked to more and more people about their spiritual beliefs, he concluded that yes: even though Jeff doesn’t feel like it some days, Jesus really does love us all. And if we actually believed He did, we would speak differently, tweet differently, love differently—in a nutshell, believing we’re loved would transform our lives.
Recently on Facebook, Jeff saw a post from Matthew West encouraging his fans to make a list. Now one thing you need to know is that Jeff is by no means a list maker, but his wife makes lists every week of what she needs to get done. However, this isn't the ordinary to-do list that he is asking you to write down. Matthew West says that we need to write down a list of our failures, shortcomings, and other things that we find wrong with ourselves, and then destroy it. Because the reality is that in Christ, that list has no burden on us anymore because our sin no longer keeps us away from God because of the cross. As Jeff was talking about this, Rebecca realized that she doesn't necessarily struggle with realizing her forgiveness from Christ, but she does find that she has a continuous battle with being defined by her successes.
It all starts with the why. Why are you doing this? Why does this matter to you? If you don’t know that, you’re either barking up the wrong tree or it’s not powered with as much energy and love as you have. Jeff Leisawitz, award-winning musician and producer, a critically acclaimed author, and an internationally distributed screenwriter and director, says it’s essential to know the why. As Jeff goes deep into the topic of finding your why, he also touches on the Electron Love Theory, his book, Not F*ing Around, and how to be seen, expressed, and healed as you go out into the world and do something. &nsbp; Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Here’s How » Join Heartrepreneur® Radio community today: heartrepreneur.com Heartrepreneur® Radio Facebook Terri Levine Twitter Terri Levine Instagram Heartrepreneur® Radio Pinterest Terri Levine YouTube Terri Levin LinkedIn
“What Ibogaine does is it gives people the insight that they have to…have the courage to do something that they must do.” –Richie Ogulnick Who would dare be a major proponent of an unfamiliar heroine detox with just a flickering assurance of success? Not even this man- Richie Ogulnick, a simple Jewish jeweler from the Bronx who has not even the slightest experience with addiction. But with just one phone call, he was off to Africa to embark on this very challenging adventure to become one of the pioneer enthusiasist of this method. Dreaded about addiction are the agonizing effects that comes with withdrawal. It’s even worse than addiction itself that some have hesitated to walk the path of sobriety. As Jeff was one advocate of multiple avenues on healing addiction, he sits with Richie Ogulnick to talk about what this out of the box heroine detox is about and how one can be eligible to undergo the process. Contrary to conventional treatment methods, Ibogaine treatment promises a quick somatic reset without the anguish brought by withdrawal symptoms. Just how this happens and what true healing entails is discussed in today’s podcast. Listen in as Jeff and Richie revisit the story of this auspicious encounter with Iboga, the roots of addiction and what every family considering addiction treatment has to know. Get the show notes, transcription and resources mentioned at http://thefamilyrecoverysolution.com/ Highlights: 02:55 1989-An Intriguing Encounter 11:55 Off to Africa 19:05 Watch Out for Red Flags! 29:02 What Constitutes Healing? 46:09 What's There Yet to Dream
A few weeks ago , I introduced to you Jeff Noel and Now Part 2 is now available to watch. As Jeff answers a few questions, you can clearly see the correlation between mindset and leadership. Not simply the leading others but leading one’s self. Tune In to hear Jeff answers the following: --- How to become a leader in College? 4:04 How did you build a team as a leader 7:27 Why Didn’t Join a gang instead? 9:36 Does your Blackness Hinder you ? 12:32 Have you ever experienced a mental block? 15:07 What advice would you give a 5 year old? 19:18 How do we truly believe that we are kings and Queens? 22:48 The Lane program Founded by Jeff Noel 25:49 Jeff’s Final Message 27:12 — WATCH VIDEO INTERVIEW: https://youtu.be/eLpDtI_n37s Instagram: http://Instagram.com/jeffnoelspeaks -- Jefferson “Jeff” Noel is a young Haitian-American community educator, born and raised in Miami, FL. At the age of 18, Jeff Noel has pursued Entrepreneurship, opening his first storefront business—Noel’s Healthy Living. He has since written numerous articles online, and has published his most recent book “Powerful Presenting: How to Overcome One of the Nation’s Greatest Fears.” In 2016, Jefferson founded Barbershop Speaks— an organization dedicated to engaging in intelligent discussions inside Barbershops and Beauty Salons to enlighten, educate, and empower the community. Additionally, Jefferson created a national resource called Leaders Accelerating National Excellence (L.A.N.E.). --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/edtalksdaily/support
Jeff Robbins is a rockstar. A real-life rockstar. He was part of the team that created the world's first commercial website. Signed to A&M Records with his band Orbit. Toured with Lollapalooza. Ran Ringo Starr's website. Co-founded Lullabot, demystified Drupal, worked with clients including The GRAMMYs, Tesla Motors and Harvard University… And that's only about half of the crib sheet. After he and his co-founder grew Lullabot to 60+ employees, Jeff stepped away to found Yonder as a way to advocate for remote work and bring leaders of distributed companies together. Jeff is also in an indie-rock trio called 123 Astronaut, and helps business owners as a coach and consultant. What's the secret to all the success? Making passionate work, and helping others to do the same. As Jeff sees it, owners can run successful and sustainable companies without losing their empathy or humanity. Jeff joins us to talk about life as a business owner and why it's important to enjoy your life and your company while you have it.
There’s nothing scarier than Clint Howard playing an Ice Cream Man. Seriously, this movie is absolutely nuts. As Jeff put it – it’s an R rated Goosebumps film. Listen in to the review as the guys handle this spoop. If you wish to support us, check out our Patreon Page. You can also head over to […]
Guest Bio: Jeff Atwood is an experienced software developer with a particular interest in the human side of software development. In 2004 Jeff started the blog “Coding Horror” which led to him founding Stack Overflow and subsequently the Stack Exchange network, now one of the 150 largest sites on the internet. Episode Description: In this episode, Phil chats with Stack Overflow Founder and writer of the blog “Coding Horror”, Jeff Atwood. Jeff shares his career journey from starting his blog to founding Stack Overflow and starting his latest project, Discourse. Jeff recalls his experience way back on how hard it was to get hold of resources about programming, unlike today. Aside from these, Jeff also stresses how important it is to hone your communication skills – whether it be through writing or networking face-to-face with people. Discover how important this is and how it can help you to grow your career. Key Takeaways: (1.02) Phil opens the show by asking Jeff to share a little more about his career journey. Jeff emphasizes that a huge part of his career is coloured by his blog “Coding Horror.” Jeff shares how he started his blog in 2004 as an open research notebook. He adds that his writings are still accruing benefits for him so he advises that you also make your work public. (4.10) Phil highlights the technological changes that have happened since Jeff started his blog. It’s all about portability and smartphones right now. Jeff agrees and adds that the speed of conversation is moving forward rapidly. There’s lesser long-form writing which he considers not to be a bad thing. He also recognizes that information is digested more through images than words. (6.28) Phil then asks Jeff for a unique career tip. Jeff’s primary advice is to take into account the people you’re working with. He says that you should make sure that your team is better than you. You should not be the smartest or best person at your job. He adds that any programming job today is navigating the waters of and interacting with other people in the IT industry. (8.54) Phil and Jeff talk about Jeff’s worst IT career moment. Jeff talks about pre-internet times when it was hard to find people that you can actually learn from. All his IT failures were due to limitations in being able to learn and grow. He says that programmers nowadays are lucky to be living in a hyperconnected world where resources and mentors can be found easily. (12.21) Jeff says that meeting his hero Clay Shirky was his career highlight. Jeff claims that him building Stack Overflow has been greatly influenced by the writings of Clay Shirky about the human interactions in programming. Stack Overflow is really about one working programmer helping another working programmer. (16:29) Phil proceeds to ask Jeff’s take on the future of IT. Jeff agrees that a programmer is needed in building and fixing things. But he says that he’s got mixed feelings about how we perceive it as essential for everyone. Some people are just interested in how they optimize the use of computers and tech, in general. And, that’s what all programmers should consider. (19.20) Moving onto the Reveal Round, Phil first asks what attracted Jeff to start an IT career. Jeff answers that it’s about being a kid living in the world without control. And the only thing he considers he can control is a computer. It’s not just entertainment he gets but he also learns from it. (20.45) Phil then asks about the best career advice Jeff ever received. Jeff advises that whenever you’re at a crossroads and you have to make a decision, you should choose the option that scares you. He adds that if there is no fear, then you’re not really challenging yourself. (22.02) When Jeff was asked what he’d change if he was to start his IT career again right now, he answered that he’d choose to start 15 years earlier than when he started. There’s so much information that he thinks he could use and it’s accessible to everyone. (23.44) Phil wants to know about Jeff’s career objectives. Jeff shares that he’s currently working on Discourse. This is very different from the Q&A platform of Stack Overflow. Discourse concentrates on a more social kind of interaction between users. As Jeff puts it, “It’s a tool for not letting online discourse devolve into the howling of wolves.” And unlike Stack Overflow, Discourse is open-source. [26:34] Phil then continues the conversation asking about Jeff’s non-technical skill and which one has helped his career the most. Jeff quickly answers that it’s his writing skills. Practicing your writing skills will help you in the grand scheme of things. He says that even Stack Overflow hones good writing skills. The best answers are always those which are clear and concise. [28:07] Finally, Jeff shares his parting career advice for the IT Career Energizer audience. He reiterates his original advice to challenge yourself and to pick things that scare you a bit. Once you’re exploring difficult scenarios, you’re honing your skills. Best Takeaways: (03:39) Jeff: "The really endearing lesson for me is do a lot of your work in public because you gain tremendous benefit from that." (06.56) "If you're at a job where you feel like, “I'm the smartest person at this job,” then that's a bad job... You should not be the smartest person at your job. If you are, you need to reconsider where you're going rapidly." (10.56) "All my earliest IT career fails were really about being in isolation and just not knowing what I’m supposed to be doing." (18.04) "The job of programmers is to make sure we don't need that many programmers." Contact Jeff Atwood: Discourse: https://www.discourse.org/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/codinghorror/ Blog: https://blog.codinghorror.com/
Introducing Liz Bottner: AT Specialist, Self Advocate, Blind Hockey Player and Aira User Full Transcript Below. Jeff Thompson sits down for a conversation with Liz bottner. Liz is a dynamic individual who works for the VA as an Assistive Technology (AT) specialist, teaching blinded Veterans about computer technology. Listen as Jeff and Liz delve into her early childhood and schooling, a strong TVI who positively influenced her approach towards self-advocacy throughout her life, and her progress through college and her MBA studies. Learn how Liz actively found work and the round-about road to her current position with the Veteran’s Administration (VA). As we said, Liz is a dynamic person: a fearless goalie on a blind hockey team, a strong advocate for the blindness community and an Aira Explorer who tackles each and every opportunity in life as if it is a challenge to be overcome. Join Jeff Thompson as he engages this fascinating guest as only Jeff can, with insightful questions and inimitable style! Thanks for Listening! You can follow us on Twitter @BlindAbilities On the web at www.BlindAbilities.com Send us an email Get the Free Blind Abilities App on the App Store. Get the Free blind Abilities App on the Google Play Store Full Transcript: Pete Lane: Meet Liz Bottner. Liz Bottner: I am a computer access technology specialist, so I teach access technology to veterans who are blind or who have low vision. Pete Lane: Blind since birth, Liz learned the power of self-advocacy throughout her schooling. Liz Bottner: It's important to have good skills in terms of being able to advocate for yourself to get things done that you need done, when you're not getting what you need from the disability services offices. Pete Lane: All the way through her MBA studies. Liz Bottner: You're your own best advocate. It might be easy to have your TVI do things and help prepare materials for you, but ask about how to do that yourself, because there's most likely going to come a time when you're going to have to have those skills. Pete Lane: Fearless in so many ways. Liz Bottner: I'm not one to turn away a challenge. Pete Lane: In the workplace. Liz Bottner: Don't give up, despite employers having unrealistic expectations of what you can do as a blind person. Pete Lane: In her leisure time and athletic endeavors. Liz Bottner: I did really, and still very, very much enjoy being a goalie. The puck is made of steel. It's three times the size of a standard National Hockey League puck, and it has ball bearings inside of it. It's okay. The equipment works. We're fine. Pete Lane: Throughout her life. Liz Bottner: Drive is realizing that you have a passion for something and just keep pushing and keep doing that thing. When you put yourself out there and keep putting yourself out there, the right experience will come, and you'll be where you're supposed to be. Pete Lane: You can find more podcasts from a blindness perspective on the web at www.blindabilities.com. We're on Facebook and on Twitter, and be sure to download our free apps in the App Store and the Google Play Store. And now, without further ado, let's join Jeff Thompson and Liz Bottner. Liz Bottner: Challenge accepted. Let's do this. Jeff Thompson: Welcome to Blind Abilities. I'm Jeff Thompson, and today we're talking to Liz Bottner. She is a hockey goalie in a blind league. She's been to college, master's degree, she works for the VA, she's got all sorts of technology stuff, has a lot of experience getting jobs, and she's here to share her story. Liz, welcome to Blind Abilities. Liz Bottner: Thank you, Jeff. Thank you for having me. Hello, everyone. I am Liz Bottner, originally from Delaware, currently living in Connecticut. I do work at the VA. I am a computer access technology specialist, so I teach access technology to veterans who are blind or who have low vision, and I very much enjoy my job. As Jeff said, I am a blind hockey player. I play the position of goalie for the Hartford Braillers, instead of the Hartford Whalers. They do not exist anymore as a hockey team, but Connecticut does have the Hartford Braillers. Jeff Thompson: That's a good point. You've had quite the journey, being born blind, you've had all the education from working with probably your school district, then into vocational rehab, then into multiple disability services. Liz Bottner: Yes, and some of them were friendly, and some of them weren't. That's why it's important to have good skills, in terms of being able to advocate for yourself to get things done that you need done, when you're not getting what you need from the disability services offices. Jeff Thompson: You found that out, probably, the hard way, right? Liz Bottner: I did. There were many a night where I would stay up and have to scan page by page books or articles and things like that, so yes. Jeff Thompson: I've been there. I used to have a big old flatbed scanner. You spend three, four hours just trying to get to your material before you even start doing homework. Liz Bottner: Yeah, and then when you do scan it, you still have to sometimes go back and edit it, which is hard, not being able to necessarily see the printed material. So okay, what is it supposed to say? You don't even have a reference, so you kind of have to guess. Jeff Thompson: Exactly. What do you do for your job? Liz Bottner: I teach veterans who are blind or who have low vision how to use access technology. I also am able to teach living skills, which both are important areas. My passion, though, is truly access technology. Whatever they have the goals to do, be it sending email to their friends and family or learning about how to be more portable with technology and have a way to consolidate a lot of the devices they're carrying around, be them magnifiers, talking book player, things like that, have that all in one device, which may warrant issuance and training on an iPhone or an iPad. Jeff Thompson: That's really neat. So you're mostly working with people who are 20 and above. Liz Bottner: It's 60 and above. These are veterans, so their age is generally up there. Jeff Thompson: Oh, wow. Liz Bottner: A lot of the younger veterans, if they're discharged or if they come back and have blindness, a lot of times it's related to combat, and that's actually their secondary injury to them, and so they're usually seen for their primary injuries, and then at their home station or at some other area of the country that can better serve their missing limb or something like that, and then they get blind rehab later. Jeff Thompson: So when they come to you they're kind of new into the iPhone itself? Liz Bottner: Yes, many of them, not all. Some do have previous experience, but many of them don't. Many of them have no technology experience, and so it's just starting from scratch. Jeff Thompson: You're basically iPhone 101 with voice over. Liz Bottner: Yes, or even technology 101. This is an email address. With an email address, you have to have a password. Jeff Thompson: So you have to be ready for everything? Liz Bottner: Oh yeah, which honestly is to me a very, very positive challenge. I much rather be ready for everything than have a situation where I'm constantly doing the same thing over and over again. That way, I would get bored, and myself and bored do not mix well. Jeff Thompson: Now, you are an Aira user. Liz Bottner: I am an Aira user, yes. Jeff Thompson: And the veterans have just jumped on board with Aira. Liz Bottner: Yes, after a full assessment has been conducted, as long as there are goals that support issuance and training, it definitely can be issued to them. Jeff Thompson: What is that program with Aira? How does it work with the VA? Liz Bottner: They're given an assessment. If it's determined that it's something that would be useful to them and deemed appropriate to train on, then they can receive training. With that, the VA will pay for actual glasses, and then, much like when the VA issues an iPhone, the VA provides the device, and it's up to the veteran or student at that point to then supplement that device with purchasing the plan. The plan that they can purchase is a different plan than those available to non-veteran users, so it's a different price point, but they are responsible, though, for the monthly cost of that plan. Jeff Thompson: Do you do any of that training? Liz Bottner: I have not yet done Aira training. It's just recently been deemed that it can be issued, but I have not yet. Jeff Thompson: Well, that's great, the opportunity for them. Liz Bottner: Absolutely. It bridges many different skill areas, from basic living skills to technology to even orientation and mobility in specific cases where it's deemed by the orientation and mobility specialist that that's an appropriate and feasible goal for them. It's all based on goals. It's not just, oh I want this or give me that, it's what are your goals? What devices, if any, can help meet those goals? And then all training, in whatever skill area, is based on that. Jeff Thompson: Oh yeah. Just like the RSA, everything has to be based off employment goals, education, employment to the workplace and all that. It's great that they do have goals, so they're just not throwing money away on whimsical type of ideas and stuff. When you're 60 and you lose ... you know, macular degeneration or something else, age-onset blindness, I think it's a great tool at that point for different reasons than someone who might be 12. Liz Bottner: Absolutely, especially with the new equipment that Aira has now. It's even simpler to use, and you don't need your own smartphone, which is a problem for some of the students that I work with, because they may not be smartphone candidates for various reasons. But now they are still able to use it, because with the new equipment that Aira has, you don't need to have to have your own smartphone to use it. Jeff Thompson: Mm-hmm (affirmative). They have a blocked-up device that is ... it's a Android device, isn't it? Liz Bottner: Yes. Jeff Thompson: Yeah, so you have the AT&T device, and it just waves to the glasses? Liz Bottner: I call it the Aira phone, myself, in summer. Jeff Thompson: The Aira phone. Liz Bottner: Called it the Aira phones. Jeff Thompson: There we go. Liz Bottner: Yes, the Aira phone. Jeff Thompson: Turn it on, and you're basically connected. Liz Bottner: Yes. Jeff Thompson: That's with the Horizon glasses. Liz Bottner: Yes. Jeff Thompson: With a wider field of view. As a Aira explorer, tell me a little bit how you utilize that on your job or in your daily life. Liz Bottner: In my daily life, I have used Aira for many things. Most recently, and in my mind very much impressively, I was out of town at a conference and had to navigate from the hotel to an Apple Store, because my phone was just being completely ridiculous and not working. Jeff Thompson: That's when I met you. You were at the point of taking off. Liz Bottner: Yes. When you and I met, that's when I was like, "Well, I'm going to have to go to the Apple Store." So I was able to use Aira to help navigate me from the hotel ... well, actually, I was working the Aira booth at the time. I was volunteering with them. I navigated using Aira from the Aira booth to the front of the hotel. Luckily, I had forethought to link my Lyft account to Aira, because I was getting very, very limited use of my touchscreen at that point on my phone. Before I even kind of planned out my journey, I was thinking, "Oh, great, I'm going to have to have a taxi and pay cash. That's not good." Luckily, though, I was able to use Aira. I called a Lyft. See, this is one of the only times where I will say that I was actually grateful to Siri on the iPhone. 99.9% of the time, it doesn't work, and you have to end up doing what you want to do manually. Liz Bottner: But I was able to ask Siri where the closest Apple Store was. She told me, and I was able to give that address to the Aira agent, who was able to call Lyft and track it for me. My guide dog and I hopped into the Lyft vehicle, we hopped out, I prayed to the universe that my touchscreen would work again, as I'm standing there in front of the mall, wearing my Aira-Google Glass, my guide dog and my smartphone at the entrance to this mall where I've never been before. Jeff Thompson: Had never been to. Liz Bottner: In no time at all, I was able to, without a hitch, get into the mall and navigate to the Apple Store and do what I needed to do, just like any other person. Could I have done it without Aira? Absolutely. Jeff Thompson: Just gave you more independence, more information that enhanced the opportunity that you had to get there. Liz Bottner: Yes. Jeff Thompson: Plus, you were limping with a broken phone. Liz Bottner: Right. Jeff Thompson: I mean, you came in there, barely dragging in there. I mean, I know what it's like. Hey, if you don't have your phone, what a weird feeling it is when your phone's not working. Liz Bottner: Absolutely. Jeff Thompson: Some people talk about, you know, there's some really big things. Some people ran the Boston Marathon. Some people put something from Ikea ... Greg Stilson put together a hammock. Is it always something big, or is it the small things? Liz Bottner: It is not always something big. It could be something very small, and for me, I have had those experiences when I have needed to match an outfit for a banquet, in packing things in my suitcase. Or even identifying the temperature on my thermostat, because while adjusting the thermostat is accessible with buttons and a remote control, the display is visual. Could I use TapTapSee and take 20-some pictures potentially? Yeah, I could do that, and it might tell me, "Your thermostat's set at such-and-such a temperature," but I could use the Aira service, and in two seconds flat have my answer. Liz Bottner: Sometimes, though, it is big things. For me, I must say that my absolute 120% favorite way of getting around an airport now is using Aira. It's so much more fluid. I can get access to things, whether it be information or location of somewhere, when I want, on my schedule, and not have to wait for airport staff, which in some cases can take a very long time and cause anxiety, especially if you're potentially missing your flight. Jeff Thompson: Oh yeah, I've been corralled by assistants, and "Sit here and wait." You just wait, and time's ticking, and you just always ... And then someone comes up with a wheelchair or a cart or, you know, it's something. They have no clue, you know. Jeff Thompson: Now, you're pretty versatile in your tools. You're not just locked into a PC? Liz Bottner: No. Jeff Thompson: Tell us what you use on a daily basis. Liz Bottner: I personally use a Mac, and then at work, I use a PC. I like both for different reasons. I think it's imperative to know both. I prefer Mac for some things, and I also knew I had to learn it, so I just decided okay, I need to just learn this. Instead of buying a new Windows machine at the time, was fortunate enough to be awarded a scholarship, with which I purchased a Mac. It was during the semester, and I kind of gave myself, at the end of the semester, once I had everything done, I would really dive in and learn it when I was in grad school. But also realizing that on the employment side, where I work, it's a Windows-based environment, so I have to keep my Windows skills up. Liz Bottner: Each person is going to have different preferences for tools, but definitely as someone who is in the teaching field, I feel like it is my duty to show people as many tools as might be appropriate in certain situations, or not even in certain situations. It's here are the tools that we have on the table. Here's one that might be appropriate, but you're actually going to make that decision for yourself, as to when to use which tools, because not everyone has the same preference for tool in a certain situation. Jeff Thompson: In the PC world, what screen reader do you utilize? Liz Bottner: JAWS mainly for work, but I also make use of Narrator in Windows 10, as well as NVDA. In some instances, Narrator does better than JAWS does, in terms of reading some aspects of the computer. Jeff Thompson: And that's improving all the time. Liz Bottner: It is. Jeff Thompson: And as for your smartphone device? Liz Bottner: I use an iPhone. That's my device of choice. Jeff Thompson: Yeah, that's quite the tool. I can't believe how much I use the iPhone to kind of replace a lot of the stuff that I used to do on the computers, mostly social stuff, keeping up on your emails and calendars, everything. And it seems like it just transfers real well to the Mac, back and forth, and yeah, I feel really connected. If I miss a meeting, it's my own fault. Liz Bottner: Exactly. Jeff Thompson: All that you do for work, all that technology and all that, how did you get there? Let's start with college. How did you transition from high school to college? Liz Bottner: I had two teachers of visually impaired growing up, one of whom I had for most of my high school career, and the other one I had for the last two years or so. But my first TVI, Neil, was truly, truly instrumental in providing me the foundation of here are the basics, and it's up to you to kind of figure out the rest, and really giving me the drive to do that and explore things on my own and advocate for myself, because no one else knew how to do that better than I did. I mean, that still holds true today. With guidance from Neil, I was able to kind of go into college feeling ready for being able to advocate for myself and even teaching a lot of other people. Even the disability services office, sometimes they might not understand how to use a certain piece of equipment or what was going on, and so I was able to help them with things. Liz Bottner: When I was at Ithaca College, my first two years of undergraduate degree, I did a work-study in the disabilities office, and so that was kind of cool. And being provided with the basics from my TVI and just having the drive to just run with it and teach myself a lot of the other things, with technology mainly. And I would teach others as well, which helped me gain more skills. Jeff Thompson: Let's go back to a word that you used, and I really like this word: "drive". Can you explain that to the listeners? Liz Bottner: Drive is realizing that you have a passion for something, or that you're invested in something, and taking that investment and realizing that's something you need to keep doing, and just keep pushing and keep doing that thing, because it gives you great fulfillment to be able to do whatever it might be. Jeff Thompson: And overcome any roadblock or hurdle in the way. Liz Bottner: Yes. And not let those roadblocks or hurdles stand in the way, because of that drive that you have to pursue whatever it might be. Jeff Thompson: Poof, gone. Liz Bottner: Yep. Jeff Thompson: Not always poof, gone, but it takes some time. Liz Bottner: It's also good, in using technology, to know when applicable or appropriate the non-tech skills for doing things. I mean, I'm also of the very strong opinion that if you're a user of Braille, that you better have a Perkins Brailler somewhere around your area, be that at a workplace or home environment, because there might be times when you're going to have to use that. Technology fails, the Perkins does not. Jeff Thompson: Right. Liz Bottner: At least, the old metal ones. I'm not a huge fan of the plastic new ones at all, but the metal ones are tried and true, yes, I work all the time. Exactly. Jeff Thompson: I had mine within three feet. That's why I could do that. Liz Bottner: Nice. Jeff Thompson: Talking about basic skills and all that, how did you learn your basic skills growing up? Liz Bottner: When I was in preschool, I would say about three or so, it was when I believe I started both with the long cane, just basic cane skills, and Braille. I mean, by the time I was five, I was reading basic chapter books, I believe. Not anything major, but children's books. So from a very, very young age, and also, my mom was and still is a very, very strong advocate for myself, as well as my sisters. In my learning Braille when I was younger, she would just put Braille labels on different things around the house. I mean, when you're sighted, you have print all around you. As a child who was blind, especially as one who doesn't have any vision, as I myself do not, I did not have opportunity to look around and see things. And so she would put Braille on the toilet or the refrigerator, whatever it might be. That way, I would be able to associate the word with the object. Jeff Thompson: Oh yeah, that's pretty good of her to have done that, to label stuff and get you used to it. Liz Bottner: Yes. Jeff Thompson: And make it purposeful. Liz Bottner: Absolutely, and give me that immersion, as Braille isn't readily available in society as print is, I otherwise do not think I would able to get as readily. Jeff Thompson: The first time you went over for a sleepover somewhere, did you ask the parents there? There's no Braille. Liz Bottner: No, I don't know. Jeff Thompson: When you went into college, what was your experience like for the disability services office? Liz Bottner: I think at college, this is the first college I went to in undergrad, they were great. They were more than willing to accommodate me, and they respected that I knew what I needed and was able to advocate for myself, which sometimes isn't the case. They were great people, and I was really very fortunate. Jeff Thompson: You went to a couple different colleges, right? Liz Bottner: Yes, I ended up transferring halfway through my undergrad degree to University of Delaware. Unfortunately, while financially it was definitely a lot more feasible, academically and just every other area, it was not the experience that I wanted it to be. And I'm truly glad that I had the experience and the foundation of all the classes and the college experience in general that I got at Ithaca, because that better prepared me for being able to deal with, in my opinion, the subpar experience that was my attending the University of Delaware. Jeff Thompson: Now, when you're talking about subpar, are you saying that the teachers didn't challenge you? Liz Bottner: Yeah, I was not challenged. Some of the professors just did not want to accommodate me, despite my attempting multiple times to say, "This needs to happen." There was a lot of pushback. Unfortunately, I ended up dropping one of my majors, because it was just too stressful for me to keep going, because of all the back and forth. I at that point just wanted to graduate. When I was in Ithaca, I was a double major in computer science and philosophy and religion, which was awesome. I was very much happy with how things were going and totally would have continued there and gotten those majors, but as I said, financially, it was more feasible for me to transfer. But in that, the computer science did not end up happening for various reasons, and so I ended up dropping it. They did not have a philosophy and religion double major, so I ended up graduating with a philosophy major and then minoring in religious studies. Jeff Thompson: Upon graduation, you started your employment search. Liz Bottner: Yes, and that was very unfruitful, to be completely honest. In terms of working with the state vocational rehabilitation agency, I just was not having luck. They were not helpful to me, and luckily, in part I'm sure to my awesome TVI that I mentioned earlier, Neil Anzilli and me, if people aren't helping you, you need to go out and get it yourself, as long as you know what you want. I was able on my own, pretty much, to look for job leads and apply, and I had some interviews and some leads, but nothing really ever panned out. So for about two years, after about that point, I said okay, something needs to happen. I can't keep doing this. Then I decided that I really wanted to go back ... My whole reasoning for getting the computer science degree, assistive technology was and is a very big interest of mine, and so I wanted to in some way get into that, whether it was in developing things or whatever it might be. I still had that kind of in the back of my mind. Liz Bottner: When I graduated with my bachelor's, I pretty much knew that that wasn't going to get me where I wanted to go, just because of the nature of those degrees. I didn't want to become a professor or anything like that. I knew that, but at the time I just wanted to graduate and be done, just because of the experience at University of Delaware. Jeff Thompson: How disheartening was that to realize you had the degrees, though, to go out there and look for work, and yet for two years, were getting turned down? Liz Bottner: Absolutely heartbreaking. Sometimes I felt like I wasn't getting anywhere. Jeff Thompson: Do you relate it to blindness? Liz Bottner: Yes, and it's very hard in that line of experience not to think, okay, it's me, it's definitely got to be me. There's something wrong with me, because I mean, I'm going on these interviews, and they're not calling me back, or they're not getting in touch with me at all, so obviously, there's something that I'm doing or not doing. But in all actuality, I felt a lot of the times, it isn't you as the person seeking employment, it's the employer not knowing how to deal, or not wanting to deal. Liz Bottner: In my case, in wanting to go back in to do something with technology, I really felt passionate about teaching it, and so in looking at jobs, a lot of them required a master's degree. Even before then, even before I started undergrad, I had every intention of going and getting a possible master's degree, with the caveat that I wouldn't pay for it, because I didn't want to be in any more debt than I already was with my undergraduate loans. Liz Bottner: Lo and behold, I, on an email listserv one day, came across a posting for a tuition-free graduate school experience halfway across the country at Northern Illinois University, which is near Chicago. I reached out to the director of the program and took my GRE, and then I luckily was able to go to NIU and successfully earn my master's degree, which then opened up a lot more doors for me in terms of employment. Jeff Thompson: And what was it like after you received that degree, to search for employment? Liz Bottner: Then it was a lot easier, because I had more certification, more qualifications than I did before. In fact, I had done my internship at the VA where I currently work now. In getting my degree, I spent four months there completing an internship, and they at the time did not have any positions open. And so I, again, on an email list saw the position in Atlanta, of all places, for an assistive technology instructor, and I, honest to gosh, on a whim I threw out my resume, thinking this is just going to be experience. I don't know that I really want to go there. I know no one there. But whatever, it'll be experience, and I'll at least have that interview under my belt, and that experience will be good. Liz Bottner: We did a phone interview, and then from that point on, I ended up landing a job there and was there for about a year. You never know where the next opportunity's going to come, and you just kind of have to take things as they come. And even if it's something that you're like, what? No way. Nothing's going to come of it, I'm just going to throw my resume out there, and they're not going to do anything with it, or it'll just be interview experience. I have no desire to go there, in terms of location. Be careful what you say, because you actually may end up there. And it might be, as it was for me, a very, very good experience. I was able to take away a lot of good things from it, good contacts, good networking, good experiences in terms of location. Living in a city has its perks, definitely. It was definitely bittersweet purchasing that one-way ticket when I was moving out there. I'm like, well, usually you purchase tickets, and it's like okay, round trip. I'm like, wait a minute, no, this is not round trip, I'm moving here. Jeff Thompson: One way, wow. Liz Bottner: I think that was the most surreal thing of the whole experience for me. Jeff Thompson: But then, after a year, you purchased a one-way ticket again. Liz Bottner: Yes, technically. A car was involved. I was not driving it, however. Since it was moving all of my stuff, I relocated then. I had several months in between jobs, actually, from when I left Atlanta and when I started in Connecticut. Jeff Thompson: Building networks and all that stuff, that paid off, and then you landed the job at the VA, where you are today. Liz Bottner: Yes, there was a position open. They asked me if I wanted to apply. I said absolutely, and now here I am. Jeff Thompson: Hobbies. You have a particular hobby that I don't think a lot of people have heard about, but you were telling me about blind hockey. Liz Bottner: Yes, blind hockey is a relatively new sport, but it definitely is a USA Hockey-sanctioned sport now, and there are several teams across the country. The team that I am a goalie for is the Hartford Braillers in Connecticut. Instead of the Hartford Whalers, we're the Hartford Braillers. Jeff Thompson: I like it. What got you interested in that? Liz Bottner: A friend of mine mentioned to me that I should try blind hockey. I had skated before when I was very young. It had been some time. This is about three years ago. He said that since I had no vision, I would primarily be best suited as a goalie, and so I'm like, well, all right, sign me up. I will at least try it. I did really, and still very, very much enjoy being a goalie. I've never tried any other position and don't want to. Jeff Thompson: Describe the puck to everybody. Liz Bottner: The puck is made of steel. It's three times the size of a standard National Hockey League puck, and it has ball bearings inside of it. Jeff Thompson: And you are trying to put your body in front of that thing? Liz Bottner: Yes. And the nets that are used are a foot shorter than the regular NHL, National Hockey League nets, so it's easier to keep the puck lower to the ground, and you don't have to worry about high shots as much. Jeff Thompson: As much? Liz Bottner: Yes. That has happened. I am witness to that. But that's why they make equipment, so whenever that happens, I'm like, "It's okay, the equipment works. We're fine." Jeff Thompson: Well, that's good. That's good. So you got the chest protector, you got the shoulder guards, the waffle, the glove, the helmet, the throat protection? Liz Bottner: The leg pads. Yep. Jeff Thompson: Everything. Liz Bottner: Everything. Jeff Thompson: Awesome. It's a fun sport, it's really fun. Liz Bottner: It's definitely fun. I would encourage anyone, if you have the opportunity to try it, definitely do it. Jeff Thompson: All the rules are the same? Liz Bottner: One of the rules that's different is that before a shot is attempted, you have to pass the puck. That way, the goalie can better track it. Other than that, to my knowledge, all the other rules apply. Jeff Thompson: You mean pass the puck once you're in the blue line? Liz Bottner: Once you're in scoring range, that puck has to get passed once, and then you can shoot. Jeff Thompson: Okay. So you can't just break away? Liz Bottner: No. Jeff Thompson: Interesting. So how's your team do? Liz Bottner: Our team is awesome. I am of the very, very strong opinion that we have the best team in blind hockey. Jeff Thompson: And now that they're sanctioned, they'll be able to do the Olympics, won't they? Paralympics? Liz Bottner: Not yet. We're still waiting on a few other countries for that. We do, though, have this year for the first time ever a US National Team, of which I am very, very hopeful that some of my fellow Braillers will be represented on that team. We'll find out later in August who actually makes the final team roster, but two of my fellow teammates were selected in the first round of tryouts, and so we'll find out if they make the team. But in October, at a USA Hockey event to be held in Pittsburgh, there will be a US versus Canada series that'll be played that weekend, which is the 12th through the 14th of October. That's when the USA Blind Hockey Summit takes place. Jeff Thompson: That's awesome. Go Braillers. Liz Bottner: Yes, go Braillers, for sure. Jeff Thompson: Now, you also like snowboarding. Liz Bottner: Yes, I for two years have attended the United States Association of Blind Athletes ski/snowboard event in Breckenridge, Colorado. I had skied once when I was very, very young, and the first year I went, I was kind of debating back and forth with myself, do I try skiing or do I do snowboarding? It had been a while since I had skied. I really didn't have the memory of what that felt like, but I ultimately decided, after being told that snowboarding was a lot more challenging, I said, "Okay, sign me up." I'm not one to turn away a challenge. I said, "Challenge accepted. Let's do this." I ultimately fell in love with it. Jeff Thompson: I like that, "Challenge accepted." It's that drive again. Liz Bottner: Exactly. Jeff Thompson: For someone who is transitioning from high school to college, what advice would you give that person? Liz Bottner: You're your own best advocate. It might be easy to have your TVI do things and help prepare materials for you, but ask about how to do that yourself, because there's most likely going to come a time where you're going to have to have those skills. It may not be easy, and you may not want to, but in the end it's going to be of benefit to you in the long run, not only in college, but also in your adult working life. Jeff Thompson: What advice would you have for someone who has gone through college and is just now embarking on a career that they want? What would you tell them? Liz Bottner: Don't give up, despite employers having unrealistic expectations of what you can do as a blind person. Be true to yourself. Realize that yes, you do have these skills, and keep putting yourself out there. It might take a while, and it definitely is frustrating at times. I speak from experience, but as hard as it is to just want to give up and say forget it, don't do that, because when you put yourself out there and keep putting yourself out there, the right experience will come, and you'll be where you're supposed to be. Versus if you don't put yourself out there, it's at your disservice, because you're not going to get where you need to be. Jeff Thompson: Excellent. We've been speaking to Liz Bottner. She's from Delaware, works at the VA, and she's heavily into tech. And she's a hockey goalie. So Liz, I really want to thank you for coming on the Blind Abilities, sharing your stories, sharing your experiences. Great advice, and good luck with that hockey career. Liz Bottner: Thank you. My pleasure. Jeff Thompson: Thank you so much for taking the time to do this. Liz Bottner: You're welcome. My pleasure. Jeff Thompson: Bye-bye. Liz Bottner: Bye. Pete Lane: This concludes our conversation with Liz Bottner. We'd like to thank Liz for taking the time to chat with Jeff on Blind Abilities. Once again, you can find more podcasts with a blindness perspective on our website at www.blindabilities.com or on our free apps in the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store. We'd like to thank Chee Chau for the fantastic music. Thanks so much for listening, and have a great day. [Music] [Transition noise] - When we share, What we see, Through each other's eyes... [Multiple voices overlapping, in unison, to form a single sentence] ...We can then begin to bridge the gap between the limited expectations, and the realities of Blind Abilities. Jeff Thompson: For more podcasts with a blindness perspective check us out on the web at www.blindabilities.com. On Twitter @blindabilities. Download our app from the app store, Blind Abilities, that's two words. Or send us an email at info@blindabilities.com. Thanks for listening.
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Jeff Saunders, Director at the Copenhagen Institute for Future Studies, joins Ian for part 2 of the Workplace Matters Danish workplace mini-feature. CIFS, who have been around since the 60s, recently completed a seven-year six book collaboration with facilities services giant ISS with the publication of their ‘Future of Work, Workforce and Workplace’ capstone white book. Enjoy! They discuss a particular future scenarios matrix which is developed in the first book, and then revisited in the sixth capstone book. It shows four possible futures, considering primarily the extent of automation versus the prioritisation of sustainability, which are called ‘fragmented world’, ‘capitalism reinvented’, ‘sustainable business’ and ‘the great transformation’. As Jeff explains, these are possible scenarios which were created at the beginning of the collaboration to engage with future issues. They’re revisited in the most recent capstone book to reflect longitudinally about changes and timescales. Well worth a look... Some links to take you deeper: Copenhagen Institute for Future Studies website ISS 2020 vision white book series plus lots of other content from servicefutures.com ISS business forum video (with Peter, Ian and Jeff all speaking, with others) here BIFM manifesto for change information
Jeff Watson is our guest for this episode and we’re talking about the legalities of wholesaling. Important stuff. As Jeff says, “Ignore at your peril.” Jeff joins us from Conneaut, Ohio. He’s been investing in real estate since 1994, and he’s a lawyer specializing in keeping wholesalers out of orange jumpsuits. In wholesaling, you […]
Jeff Watson is our guest for this episode and we’re talking about the legalities of wholesaling. Important stuff. As Jeff says, “Ignore at your peril.” Jeff joins us from Conneaut, Ohio. He’s been investing in real estate since 1994, and he’s a lawyer specializing in keeping wholesalers out of orange jumpsuits. In wholesaling, you […]
JEFF COPELAND is an author, screenwriter and non-fiction television producer whose close friendship with Andy Warhol superstar HOLLY WOODLAWN (immortalized in Lou Reed's biggest hit song "Walk On the Wild Side") dramatically impacted his professional and personal life in ways he never expected. (46:40) EXPLICIT EPISODE NOTES: Andy Warhol made her famous. Lou Reed immortalized her in song. And JEFF COPELAND wrote the book that chronicles the extraordinary journey of a 15-year-old runaway who, as Reed croons, “shaved her legs and then he was a she.” As Jeff tells me in his PIERSON TO PERSON episode WALK ON THE WILD SIDE, he distinctly remembers the first time he laid eyes on the drag queen who would so dramatically impact his professional and personal life. JEFF: “I spotted this androgynous being, and I couldn’t figure out if this was a man or a woman. I turned to my friend and asked, ‘Who is that?’ And he said, ‘Oh, that’s Holly Woodlawn. She’s an Andy Warhol superstar. Don’t bother with her. She’s a mess!’ And I was intrigued. That night, as I tried to sleep, I couldn’t get Holly Woodlawn out of my mind. She just haunted me.” Jeff was a 25-year-old aspiring screenwriter at the time, and his fascination with Holly Woodlawn quickly turned into action. He found Holly, then 42, listed in the phone book, called her up and said he was writing a movie that she’d be perfect for. He invited her to dinner and the two hit it off immediately. (Jeff would later move into the apartment next to Holly’s.) JEFF: “We were extremely close. She told me her secrets. I told her mine. We shared the same insecurities. We were both misfits trying to fit in.” Jeff finished his script and started shopping it around with Holly Woodlawn attached. Nobody was interested. However, an intern at a literary agency fished the script out of the trashcan it had been thrown into – along with some biographical information and photos of Holly that Jeff had also submitted – and thought her story would make for a good book. The intern’s intuition proved to be right. A LOW LIFE IN HIGH HEELS: THE HOLLY WOODLAWN STORY was published in 1991 – a collaboration between Holly and Jeff, with Jeff doing the heavy lifting. Although Jeff didn’t really want to write a book, he agreed to do it with the understanding that if the movie rights were sold, he would write the screenplay. CUT TO: A year later, Jeff reads in Liz Smith’s gossip column that Madonna is going to star in a film based on Holly Woodlawn’s book and that actor/playwright Harvey Fierstein is going to write the screenplay. JEFF: “It was devastating. It was such a painful experience for me to have my best friend turn on me like that. She, essentially, stabbed me in the back. But I ended up thinking, ‘You know, Holly Woodlawn has only one story. Jeff Copeland has a million he can whip up. So, Holly, you take your story and go with Harvey Fierstein. Go with Columbia Pictures.’ I wasn’t going to stand in the way.” Eventually, the Madonna/Fierstein/Columbia deal fell through. And, despite the script being optioned a few more times by other producers, no movie about the life of Holly Woodlawn was ever made. But Holly never gave up hope that one day it would be – even on her deathbed. JEFF: “Holly was like Norma Desmond, clinging to that dream. And it was very tragic. Holly was an alcoholic and she just spiraled out of control. It really bothered me to see her decline physically because of her alcoholism. And when I saw her last, she was living in a convalescent home and I actually brought her some gingerbread from Starbucks, and tried to make peace. I never stopped caring about Holly or her wellbeing.” Holly Woodlawn died on December 6, 2015 at the age of 69. Jeff Copeland is now writing a new book about his many wild experiences with her called: Love You Madly, Holly Woodlawn. A LOW LIFE IN HIGH HEELS: THE HOLLY WOODLAWN STORY is available on Amazon: Many thanks to Poddington Bear for the opening music featured in this episode royalty free through Creative Commons licensing: "On a Wing" by Poddington Bear - soundofpicture.com
We break down some listener feedback in the first part of the show. If you want to jump right into the episode recap, skip to sixteen minutes in. Dean Pelton decides that Greendale Community College must have its own flight simulator and cannot be bested by the competition, "City College," which is planning its own flight simulator. He enlists the study group to clean and refurbish the Greendale Community College simulator. As Jeff, Pierce, Britta, Annie, Shirley and Troy wash the tattered simulator down, they end up accidentally launching it - sending everyone on an unexpected journey into "outer space." Abed is left behind to try and navigate a safe "return" for everyone. You can join the study group on our Facebook or Twitter pages. Do you have any feedback? Email us at trentplusdaniel@gmail.com or leave us a voicemail at (919) 391-8425. iTunes | Stitcher Radio | RSS Feed | Podcast Website | Google Play Music "Uh, we appear to be forty light years outside of the Buttermilk Nebula. Although, I think that... Yeah, it's a sticker." - Troy Barnes
My guest for Episode 291 is my friend and colleague, Jeff Roussel (@jeff_roussel on Twitter). Jeff is the VP of Sales at KaiNexus, a technology company that I have been involved with for over six years. As Jeff will humbly explain in the podcast, he joined our team almost four years ago as an experienced sales leader, not as an expert in Lean or process improvement. But, he's a voracious learner and he probably talks to more organizations about their process improvement efforts - what their aims are and what they're struggling with - than anybody I know. Our main theme for the podcast today is not technology. Our topics include what Jeff is hearing from organizations and trends he hears about. I hope you'll enjoy our conversation, as I did. I hope you'll also join us on Thursday as Jeff presents a free webinar hosted by me and KaiNexus: The Why, How and What of Continuous Improvement
Ken's old chum Austin joins the guys in the studio for an exciting game presented by Matt. As Jeff tries his hand at astral projection, the two friends butt heads with Neal in a three for all. Matt shares some of his favorite one liners to Ken's satisfaction and presents a sinister riddle. Solutions may be hard to come by in this week's episode of Triviality! This Episode Brought To You By: Best Of The Best Podcast www.BestOfTheBestPod.com Please RATE, REVIEW, and SUBSCRIBE on iTunes or your preferred podcast app! Follow us on social media, and support the show on Patreon for great perks! Facebook.com/TrivialityPod Twitter.com/TrivialityPod Patreon.com/TrivialityPodcast Want to hear your trivia question during an episode? Send us a general knowledge question to the e-mail: TrivialityPodcast@Gmail.com with the subject QUESTION 5 and a host's name (Ken, Matt, Neal, or Jeff). We will read one listener submitted question per round. Announcer: DARREN MARLAR www.MarlarHouse.com www.youtube.com/marlarhouse [New Episodes Every Tuesday] © Pain Don't Hurt - 2017
As Jeff goes Glamping, Jackson is joined by a good friend, Cameron Navetta who is appalled by our shit budget (Need Sponsorship). They discuss marriage, and the need for beard bibs, and Cam confesses his undying love for Gracie. Phelps races a CGI shark, and the boys discuss starting out in the music business. This is SharkCast.
Underpass with Jeff Johnson On today's episode, Jaim Zuber, Andrew Madsen, and Guilherme Rambo talk about Underpass with Jeff Johnson. Jeff is a Mac and iOS developer with more than a decade of experience as a software engineer. He recently released an app for Mac and iOS called Underpass. Tune in to learn about it! What is Underpass? As Jeff puts it, Underpass enables encrypted chat and file transfer between two devices. The data you transfer is encrypted from end to end. It does not even rely on any third party. You also don't have to login to a server. The app allows you to communicate directly on any network. Inspiration Kicks Off When Apple made the change from iTunes to the iCloud as the preferred way of setting up iOS devices, a lot of the functionality was removed. The iTunes features were removed and if you're like Jeff and don't rely on the cloud, this could be a bit frustrating. Jeff wanted an easier way to bring data from his Mac to his iPhone. This was his motivation to write the app but it's grown from there. Writing Your Own Code Jeff could not use the higher level API or S-URL connection because they deal with existing center protocols. He had to go down to a lower level core foundation API, CS Stream. Jeff had a lot of experience with this level when he was a lead developer at Airfoil so it wasn't too difficult for him. Jeff did not write his own encryption, he used Common Crypto. It offers the same functions on Mac and iOS on one shared code base. Jeff warns against trying to write your own crypto. You'll have problems with export compliance and you'll have to go through a compliance application process. Objective-C Versus Swift Jeff used Objective-C versus Swift in new projects. The compilers are there, they aren't going to be removed, they are always going to work and the language is not changing. In the podcast, Jeff discusses why it's a good idea to wait a while longer before switching to Swift due to it's changing nature. To learn why Jeff decided to build Underpass's UI entirely in code download and listen to Underpass with Jeff Johnson. What are your thoughts about Underpass with Jeff Johnson? Leave us a rating and review if you enjoyed the show. We would love to hear from you! Picks: Jaim: The Trans album by Neil Young Gui: Apple Watch, Hacking with watchOS book Jeff: Manifold: Time by Stephen Baxter Andrew: Neil Young Unplugged album, Techmoan on YouTube
Underpass with Jeff Johnson On today's episode, Jaim Zuber, Andrew Madsen, and Guilherme Rambo talk about Underpass with Jeff Johnson. Jeff is a Mac and iOS developer with more than a decade of experience as a software engineer. He recently released an app for Mac and iOS called Underpass. Tune in to learn about it! What is Underpass? As Jeff puts it, Underpass enables encrypted chat and file transfer between two devices. The data you transfer is encrypted from end to end. It does not even rely on any third party. You also don't have to login to a server. The app allows you to communicate directly on any network. Inspiration Kicks Off When Apple made the change from iTunes to the iCloud as the preferred way of setting up iOS devices, a lot of the functionality was removed. The iTunes features were removed and if you're like Jeff and don't rely on the cloud, this could be a bit frustrating. Jeff wanted an easier way to bring data from his Mac to his iPhone. This was his motivation to write the app but it's grown from there. Writing Your Own Code Jeff could not use the higher level API or S-URL connection because they deal with existing center protocols. He had to go down to a lower level core foundation API, CS Stream. Jeff had a lot of experience with this level when he was a lead developer at Airfoil so it wasn't too difficult for him. Jeff did not write his own encryption, he used Common Crypto. It offers the same functions on Mac and iOS on one shared code base. Jeff warns against trying to write your own crypto. You'll have problems with export compliance and you'll have to go through a compliance application process. Objective-C Versus Swift Jeff used Objective-C versus Swift in new projects. The compilers are there, they aren't going to be removed, they are always going to work and the language is not changing. In the podcast, Jeff discusses why it's a good idea to wait a while longer before switching to Swift due to it's changing nature. To learn why Jeff decided to build Underpass's UI entirely in code download and listen to Underpass with Jeff Johnson. What are your thoughts about Underpass with Jeff Johnson? Leave us a rating and review if you enjoyed the show. We would love to hear from you! Picks: Jaim: The Trans album by Neil Young Gui: Apple Watch, Hacking with watchOS book Jeff: Manifold: Time by Stephen Baxter Andrew: Neil Young Unplugged album, Techmoan on YouTube
Happy Monday Shareable listeners! Today, we've got Scott Dubois on the show! Who is he? Well we'll tell ya. Scott is the cofounder of Pidalia, a digital agency that provides clients with solutions to their challenges in advertising, software design, and business process management. With an extensive background in information technology, Scott specializes in media selection, campaign strategy, and analytics. He also applies knowledge of business processes through consultation with clients. His consulting focuses on enhancing his clients’ relationships with existing audiences and helping them reach new audiences. Awesome, right? As Jeff points out, these guys have a lot in common. Here's what's in store in this episode: Facebook vs. Snapchat, AI, agency life, and just two digital marketers trading tips.
What a pleasure speaking with this week’s guest, Jeff Lobb! As a real estate coach, founder and CEO of SparkTank Media, a growth strategy company that focuses on technology, sales, and marketing for real estate, mortgage, and title industries, Jeff touched on some of the problems agents face that is keeping them from achieving that next level and as a fellow coach, I couldn’t agree with him more. So much of our day, as agents, is trying to do it all ourselves. There are only so many hours in the day and never enough time to do it all. We all know that’s not physically possible yet we can’t swallow our pride long enough to ask for help. As Jeff puts it, you need to spend at least 80% of your day doing what YOU do best. For him, that’s sales. One of his strengths is sales or listing appointments, which is honestly a lot of agent’s forte mine included. However, the paperwork, entering listings, and all that type C business, not our thing. There comes a point in every business where you reach the ceiling and you can either get some help to push right on through to grow your business or you become so inundated that your business spirals downward. The key is accomplishing any level of success is you have to want it to achieve it. No one wants to give up control, especially the control freaks, but in this business, or any successful business, you have to. To get to where you want to be, you have to divvy by the reigns. Jeff used the perfect comparison of a doctor’s office. Do you want your surgeon to be handling billing, answering the phones, signing people in, and prepping for your surgery at the same time? No, you want him to be focused on you, the patient, and do what he does best which is performing the surgery. So why do we treat real estate any differently? Most agents get into this business because they love to help people, they’re great at sales and building those trustworthy relationships. Why is so important to have your hand in every aspect of your business instead of hiring someone to do that for you so you can focus on what YOU do best? Real estate isn’t complicated, it’s actually pretty easy. You simply have to go out and do it. Jeff was full of insightful nuggets including an AWESOME social media tip! Take listen and find out more! Show Features Here are some of the key takeaways you get from this episode. How to Make Social Media Work For You The Importance of Doing What You Do Best The Value of Execution Finding Your Own Stream of Prospects
When I first heard about a guy who invites musicians into his car so that he can conduct a quick interview, have them perform a song, and then create a video episode of each encounter, I was immediately intrigued. I also had a lot of question about how he got the idea and how he was making it happen. Jeff Boudreau is the creator and host of the fabulously creative web video series, “Jeff’s Musical Car.” Based in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, Jeff has produced over 250 episodes at the time we recorded this podcast, ranging from local artists from the Moncton music scene all the way to Internationally renowned talents such guitarist, Jesse Cook. Jeff has chauffeured a few of the musicians that easily fall into my top ten of any list of my favourite music, including Colin & John-Angus MacDonald from The Trews, David Francey and The Fortunate Ones, though I’ve yet to see an episode where I wasn’t impressed by the musicianship of Jeff’s companion for that particular video. Jeff’s story is a terrific example of the power of an idea and the fuel that genuine passion gives to it. I continue to be amazed by what people can do when they’re acting from their heart and allowing themselves to learn as they go while enjoying the process. Jeff Boudreau and his Musical Car are an exceptional positive example for the rest of us in that regard. Some of the key takeaways I got from Jeff’s “Musical Car” Journey: 1. The gratification that comes from pursuing an idea and allowing yourself to figure it out and get better as you go. As Jeff puts it, "There's no guidebook on how to record bands in vehicles." 2. The value of building relationships & power of networking with patience and good intentions. 3. Expressing and encouraging creativity is its own reward, and the value of real connection and human experience are gifts the process will present to you. ©2017 Kevin Bulmer Enterprises
Jeff Burlingame is the owner of Friction CrossFit in MI, but he spent most of his career managing globo gyms, where he taught staff how to do more personal training business. At one point, he had 160 trainers working under him. Jeff studied sales techniques for a decade, but after reading "Help First," he realized the best path was to simply help his clients by recommending the best option for them. Now he combines an objection-based approach with the TwoBrain "No-Sweat Intro" and the results are staggering: He's already hit 250% of his 2015 revenue in 2016, and he still has a month to go.Jeff mentions his "WhyNot" sheet, and walks through each question in the podcast. He's sharing the sheet with Two-Brain mentoring clients for free.In this interview:-Jeff’s CrossFit story Learn how to sell more personal training sessions at your box-Different types of personal training sessions and how to tailor these to your clients-Breakdown of a proper client assessment and needs analysis-Jeff’s “WhyNot List” is covered in-depth-Plus: Balancing family and business-Selling Treadmills and badmouthing CrossFit-Birth of Friction CrossFitAbout Jeff Burlingame: Jeff Burlingame started out playing Rugby at Michigan State where he received his B.S. in Exercise Science and Fitness Leadership. Wanting to continue with sports and athletics, he became a sales director and personal trainer director for many leading gyms throughout the country. As Jeff’s career advanced and time spent at home with the family became less and less, he was ready for a change. It was at this time that he decided to open Friction CrossFit. Through many ups and downs, Friction CrossFit is now a successful CrossFit affiliate based out of Grand Rapids, Michigan.Jeff’s Why Not List, for overcoming rejection from new clients is available to members of the Two Brain Business Family exclusively. Be sure to check it out!Remember to fill out the 2016 affiliate survey. This important survey allows us to better serve affiliates and also allows some time for reflection on where your business has been and where it is headed.Timeline:1:32 Jeff Burlingame Introduction3:14 The Jeff Burlingame Story4:40 First Personal Training Experience7:28 Finding CrossFit11:05 Opening a CrossFit Gym16:26 Full Time to Friction CrossFit18:32 How to Sell Personal Training25:35 Creating New Clients29:48 Which Training Program Is Right32:43 Client Body Analysis35:33 Proper Client Needs Assessment43:50 Why is Personal Training Important?Contact Jeff:http://www.frictioncrossfit.com/about/meet-the-coaches/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-burlingame-68380286 https://www.facebook.com/people/Jeff-Burlingame/38512666 https://www.facebook.com/frictioncrossfit/?pnref=lhc
GEP Podcast #14 “Opening up Great Escape Publishing’s Importing Fortunes program is like opening up the entire world of products that a person could sell to anybody and everybody.” – Jeff Carley For more on how you can get started with import/export today, visit: www.greatescapepublishing.com/start/importingfortunes. GEP Radio Podcast #14: Finding success with import/export In last week’s episode, you were introduced to the idea of import/export as a way to earn spare income for a travel fund or to create an income replacement all together. On this week’s episode, you’ll hear from reader and import/export success story, Jeff Carley, who makes $12,000 monthly and nets around $9,000 a month selling products in four online stores. He’ll explain how he found Great Escape Publishing, how he went about picking products and setting his stores up, and how he’s achieving great success working just 3-4 hours a week. Jeff says, “I spent six years looking for a way to make money online from home before I found the GEP program – I’d been through the meat grinder. But the Importing Fortunes program was different. It provided real business applications, no push button miracle things. It all comes down to buying a product for a lower price and figuring out ways to sell it for a higher price.” If import/export interests you, listen in as Jeff explains how to figure out what to sell and who to sell it to by immersing yourself in a particular niche. As Jeff says… “The world is almost limitless on what you can do once you understand what niche you want to get into and how to market that niche.” For more on how you can get started with import/export today, visit: www.greatescapepublishing.com/start/importingfortunes.
Have you ever wished you could just quit your job, leave everything behind and head for a tropical climate to live? We think it is a fantasy we have all indulged in at some point. Our guest this week, Jeff Hendler, didn't just fantasize about it! He left behind a life he had spent almost two decades building and moved to Mexico. He calls it an escape and adventure. Intrigued?On our podcast we discuss how Jeff reframed his life and what that experience taught him about change, resilience and himself. Jeff is a coach specializing in resilience. Check out his website (link below) and sign up for his podcast and newsletter to learn more about resilience.Here are some notes from our show including links:Find out more about Jeff HendlerA book we can't recommend highly enough for anyone going through a change is Transitions by William Bridges. It is a classic for a reason!Jeff also talked about The Anatomy of Peace by The Arbinger Group. Include this book in your reading if you want to know more about resolving interpersonal conflicts.As Jeff said, “change is bloody hard.” It takes resilience and awareness to grow through it. There were a couple of practices that were recommended to help you become more aware. They are:Establish an evening gratitude practice that includes reflecting on “what went well today”Reach out to people around you and make sure to spend time with people who inspire and encourage you.There’s even more in this episode. We hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed recording it.To learn more about Sandy’s business, visit www.sandyreynolds.comTo learn more about Jo-Anne’s business, visit www.couragetolead.caDon’t forget, if you enjoyed this episode leave a comment on iTunes! And email us with any feedback or suggestions - we believe in learning together. Thanks for being part of our community,Jo-Anne & Sandy x
Jeff Sanders is a public speaker, productivity coach, best selling author, and host of The 5 AM Miracle Podcast. Today on the show, Jeff spotlights how to take bold action, help us take charge of our mornings, and dominate our day before breakfast. Dominate Your Day Before Breakfast Personally, my wake up is 7am, but not everyone is a lark by nature and sometimes there just isn't enough time in the day. There have been many days where I make an elaborate 'to-do list" only to end up adding 15 more. Can you relate? But getting up at 5am isn't the only way to tick all the boxes. As Jeff describes on his website, there is a process and a method to quiet all the distractions by the simple, yet powerfully effective act of writing things down on paper. Resources Mentioned In The Show truBrain Nootropic Vitamin B12 (enter code "wellnessforce" for 10% off Vitamin D (enter code "wellnessforce" for 10% off) Rhodiola Rosea (enter code "wellnessforce" for 10% off) Andrew Hill on Wellness Force Nozbe productivity app David Alan's book "Getting Things Done" Simon Sinek's book "Start With Why" Greg McKeown's book "Essentialism" Gary Keller's book The One Thing Cal Newport's book "Deep Work" 5AM Miracle Community on Facebook 5AM Miracle Podcast Listen To Jeff Uncover How Jeff went from door to door sales to writing a best-selling book The quest for our own self development How to achieve goals yby taking a personal inventory Eating food with intention What it takes to create a massive health shift to running marathons and eating vegan How to schedule in the fun Thanks To Our Amazing Sponsor Want to avoid more trips to the store and save hundreds of dollars a year on superfood supplements? Check out Perfect Supplements.com Go to perfectsupplements.com/wellnessforce to get your grass-fed collagen from today's show and sign up for a free membership, plus get 10% off your entire order - just enter promo code "wellnessforce" at checkout. Ask A Live Question For The Next Episode Click here to leave a voicemail directly to Josh Trent to be read live! Rate & Review Wellness Force Aloha! Josh here. Listen, I deeply value your thoughts, now let your voice be heard! I thrive to serve better based on your words, feedback, and requests for the Wellness Force Community. (including breaking bad habits) Get Your Free Audio Book http://www.wellnessforce.com/FreeBook You May Also Like These Episodes Nir Eyal: Breaking Bad Habits, Technology Addiction, & Emotional Triggers Healthy, Happy & Harder To Kill w/ Steph Gaudreau of Stupid Easy Paleo Beyond Meditation: How To Get A Better Brain With Ariel Garten Living A Healthy Lifestyle In A Modern World With Dan Pardi Creating A Life Worth Living With Michael Strasner Get More Wellness In Your Life: Download your free Digital Health Transformation Guide: wellnessforce.com/radio Don't miss next week's show: Subscribe and stay updated Did you like this show? Rate and review Wellness Force on iTunes So nice! You read all the way to the bottom? That's what I call love! I do the same thing for the people, things, and movements I care about as well. PS: Looks like you and I share the same passion. I'm grateful for you and want to extend you my email address. Write to me and let me know what you'd like to have to get more wellness in your life!
Michael makes the switch from co-host to the victim of Jeff's jokes on the other side of the table. Michael & Jeff dive into the making of FML! The Game, which is a board game parody of The Game of LIFE, marketed for young adults. As Jeff eloquantly describes it: "It's like cerebral beer pong" The project will be live on Kickstarter from April 12 - May 13. Preorder your game at: www.kickstarter.com/fmlthegamewww.fmlthegame.comwww.facebook.com/fmlthegamemichael@fmlthegame.com Host:Jeff@startupjunkieconsulting.com
Topic - Consistency. What would it be like to wake up in a different house, in a different city, with different clothes, food, family members and language? An extreme example, yes, but this is what it's like when you're inconsistent with Jeff. If the rules and your behavior change from one day to the next, he won't know what the expectations are and anxiety will erupt. Predictability enhances confidence and a sense of security. Yes, it's a real pain to impose that “no cookies before dinner” rule and it's tough to deal with his whining and pleading, but you gotta do it. If you're inconsistent, he'll call “no fair” and he'll be right. As Jeff gets older, he'll question the rules and pick which ones he wants to follow because that's what you do. Don't set him up for failure. Teach Jeff to be committed to following the rules even if other people aren't. This training gives him the strength to resist breaking the rules when you're not around. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/drclaudia/message
Jeff saw the light when it came to building his own new home. He wanted his home to reflect his environmental sustainability values. The first step was moving to a warmer climate in BC from Saskatchewan. Phase two involved tireless research and building of his own efficient home. While we would all like to have efficient, green homes, many of us are scare off from the build or the renovation based on the perceived high cost of going green. As Jeff explains in this episode, the big, sexy silver bullets are not the best way to spend your home efficiency dollars. Have a listen and hear the top two things you can do to build efficiently without spending the big bucks.
Did you know that, by the time we are five years old, we've heard "no" 40,000 times? And that in that same span of time, we've only heard "yes" 5000 times? (I learned that reading The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson, a great book by the way.) While it's true that "no" is important – for safety, if nothing else – this n-word can really bring us down… As Jeff puts it: "Eight times as many noes as yeses. Eight times the force holding you down, compared to the force lifting you up. Eight times the gravity against your desire to soar." Today, I share with you the primo ninja parenting tactic of them all… Make no sound like yes! Here's how: 1) Actually say yes. When they ask "Mom, can I have an ice cream?" you respond "sure! Right after dinner." If it's "can we play play dough?" and if there isn't time at the moment, you respond "absolutely – as soon as we get home from the doctor." This works in so many situations, and have the added bonus of making us parents feel somehow lighter and happier… because no sucks and yes is nice. 2) Keep your cautions to yourself. If your mouth says "yes" but your body language, facial expression, and tone communicate fear and worry, your child won't hear the yes. Worse, if you say yes and then come up with 10 reasons why your child shouldn't climb that tree, or go barefoot, or eat the Halloween candy you just told him he could eat, are you really saying yes? Not really… This is where we need to be angels, not balloon poppers. 3) Use "yes, and…" A great turn-no-into-yes tactic for transitional times, try this one when your child wants to do one thing and you know that you need to do another… "Mom, can we play play dough?" "Yes, we can play now for a bit and will keep going with it when we get back from the doctor." If you take just one thing from this episode, I hope it is this: our words matter. The more yeses we can squeeze into a child's day – more noes we can eliminate – the lighter and happier we will all be. How are you changing "no" to "yes"? Please share! Either go to weturnedoutokay.com/contact or leave a comment right at the bottom of this post. I can't wait to hear your innovations!
As Jeff and Gabe get older, topics like "time travel" come up more and more. This week, they discuss science fiction in general but focus specifically on time travel and related not-yet-invented technologies. Conversation ranges from books they read ages ago that built their interest in the genre to what their favorite types of science fiction are, why Dune is awesome and why they both had some big issues with "The Martian". To get them in the mood, the sip a Carnivale by Lost Abbey. Carnivale by The Lost Abbey Brewery BeerAdvocate Show Links Peter Clines - The Fold Peter Clines - 14 Kim Stanley Robinson Andy Weir - The Martian Frank Herbert - Dune Philip K Dick - VALIS Bruce Sterling - Schismatrix Warren Ellis - Transmetropolitan William Gibson - Pattern Recognition John Harrison - Light
Ever feel frustrated that you don't have enough money to create the changes you want to see in the world? Join two of our amazing bold givers, Jeff Zinsmeyer and Jessie Spector, who have both leveraged their financial resources to achieve big impacts advancing a social justice agenda. Hear about how to leverage progressive philanthropy to promote equity and human wellbeing and the power of small gifts to make big change. As founder of the Discount Foundation, a small foundation focused on supporting winnable campaigns around economic opportunity for the poor, Jeff leverages his foundation's grants and access to other funders and leaders. Discount's focus is on eliminating economic inequalities by assisting people who lack wealth and power in improving their lives and making the "American Dream" a reality for all. They've played a critical role in building and securing support for the Living Wage movement and continue to focus on workplace organizing as a crucial avenue for low-wage workers to achieve greater economic justice. As Executive Director of Resource Generation, Jessie uses the privilege of a wealthy upbringing to organize a multi-racial constituency of young people with wealth and class privilege who are committed to organizing toward the equitable distribution of land, wealth, and power. She is also moving her own resources through several cross-class models of wealth redistribution including the Criminal Justice Initiative, a circle of donors and activists who use consensus to fund the transformation of the criminal justice system. Get inspired by Jeff & Jessie's experiences and gain insights and inspiration about what you can do to invest in big change, regardless of how much you have to give. As Jeff says, "Don't discount what you can do!" --- Hosted by: Jason Franklin; Featuring Bold Givers: Jeff Zinsmeyer, Jessie Spector
The financial and ecological costs of driving, and the time we waste sitting in traffic jams, is leading many people to think about a more 'walkable' city. The man who has thought and written most widely on this is city planner and architectural designer Jeff Speck, the author of ‘Walkable Cities - How Downtown Can Save America One Step at a Time. Craig Barfoot interviewed him for Pod Academy. In rural, tribal societies with no technology, people move on average at three miles per hour because they are walking everywhere. In most developed countries, if you add up the costs of driving a car, the time you spend earning that money and the time you spend in traffic, it has been estimated that we, too, move at about 3 miles per hour! Building new roads is no answer because the extra capacity is absorbed within 2 or 3 years by new car journeys. A better solution might be to price driving at its true cost to society, and Jeff points to London’s congestion charge as one of the successes of this approach. But his big idea is ‘the walkable city’. We have learned that we have a smaller carbon footprint and a healthier population if we live in walkable cities. More and more young professionals (brought up on Seinfeld, Sex in the City and Friends) are opting to live in city centres, as are empty nesters who want to be able to get out and about even when they can no longer drive. As Jeff says, “Downtown has become the new place of choice for those who have a choice.” But those who don’t have a choice are pushed towards the suburbs and transport costs they can ill afford, where ‘they require hyper-mobility just to buy catfood!’ So city centres are changing fast. They are increasingly seen as desirable places to live. The next question is whether the young professionals in their twenties will stay in the centre, or move out to the suburbs ‘for the schooling’ when they have children. Jeff Speck's Ted Talk about walkable cities is here And you might also want to listen to our podcast on Walking tours of London, Is London like it used to be?
As Jeff preaches his last sermon while on staff at First Church, he emphasizes that the work that has happened is always because of God and not anything Jeff has done.
*“We all have a genetic amount of sleep that we need,” says Rise Science app founder Jeff Kahn.* The average amount for humans is slightly over eight hours. But, as you’ll learn from this episode, if you don’t meet this genetic need every night (let’s say you get seven), then the next day, you have one hour of sleep debt to deal with. And, if this continues, and you’re operating on a full week of getting seven hours of sleep as opposed to your usual eight, this alters your cognitive performance - to the point where Jeff likens it to being at the legal limit for alcohol at the end of the week. There is so much to learn from this insightful conversation with Jeff. He and his Rise Science co-founder were actually the first to publish research on technology-enabled sleep behavior modification. Through Rise Science’s tireless dedication to improving the sleep of elite athletes across the NFL, NBA, MLS, and NCAAF, Jeff has not only witnessed first-hand measurable improvements to performance and risk of injury, but also seen that *sleep boosts sales revenue* in organizations by an average of 14%. And Jeff doesn’t just educate us all on the many (and oftentimes surprising) ways that sleep and circadian health affect every single aspect of our physical, cognitive, and emotional performance and wellbeing, he also knows which specific methods are actually effective and will make the biggest difference in the way you sleep. During this episode, you’ll learn that a lack of focus on circadian dynamics means that most conventional sleep solutions are already *completely ineffective* , and Jeff reveals that we are actually *biologically wired to underestimate* just how sleep deprived we really are. As Jeff breaks down the details of how the body functions with (and without) a sufficient amount of sleep, you’ll gain a clear understanding of the importance of *tracking how much sleep debt* you’ve been accumulating, especially once you realize that the quality of your performance in anything diminishes in conjunction with the increased amount of sleep you continue to lose. Jeff also clues us in to why worrying about the *“quality” is actually hugely misguided* , and why our primary focus should be instead on *reducing sleep debt*. Jeff also shares the fascinating behavioral science research that underpins the app and makes behavior change both successful and sustainable. As he explains, changing habits is totally possible: however, only within the right conditions can this change be possible. *TIMESTAMPS:* Sleep is the most important health topic. If you are sleep deprived, you’re not a good judge of how much sleep you need. [01:42] Jeff decided to study sleep when he, as a student, realized how exhausted he and others were. [05:00] If you don’t get a good sleep, basically everything about your functioning suffers. [10:30] There are two factors that determine how you function and how you feel. [13:59] You have a genetic need for a certain amount of sleep. If you don’t meet this genetic need, you build up “sleep debt.” [17:39] Studies equate “sleep debt” to being drunk as far as ability to function. [23:06] Lack of sleep also affects your glucose metabolism roughly equivalent to Type II Diabetes! [28:06] You are not a good judge of your own performance. [30:47] Circadian rhythm is different for different people. What is a night owl vs. a morning person? [32:48] What is a sleep hangover? Don’t be quick to judge your night’s sleep. Wait about 90 minutes. [40:55] You cannot physiologically oversleep! [42:32] How can the listener judge where they fall on the biological sleep scale? [51:02] If a person is purposely sleeping extra time because of their strenuous activity, is there a point where it is overdone? [57:09] Some athletes who have spectacular skills, would even be better if they got more sleep! [01:00:13] The app that can help you get a handle on this sleep information is called Rise. 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