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TED is an American private nonprofit that puts together speaking events focused on the topics of technology, entertainment and design. The author of TED Talks, Chris Anderson bought TED in 2001 and put all of his efforts into managing and growing TED, with a goal of creating a speaking platform of “ideas worth spreading.” As TED became more popular, the influence of the platform also grew, with TED talks becoming known as the highest standard of speeches. So how did those brilliant and unforgettable speeches on TED come to life? How does a speech unleash the enthusiasm of the audience? Are you familiar with the 18 minute rule? Do you know how to bring out the enlightening elements of a speech? The author Carmine Gallo will answer these questions in this book.

“Get clear about your requirements, the things that are non-negotiable for you, and start there.”  -Teena Evert   Do you wake up with a “case of the Mondays”? This line from the 1999 film, Office Space proves true for many of us. It is typical to wake up feeling anything but excited about a Monday's work. How we wish the weekends last longer! If you ever find your career path unfulfilling and stressful, this is the episode for you! Claim the Lead CEO, Teena Evert felt lost in a career that did not serve her, until she asked the most powerful of questions: WHY? The reason we find joy in our endeavors is our purpose. It is a need we need to continuously fill. Any misalignment will only create a void, which is a dangerous place to be. Beat the paralyzing effect of either not knowing you have a choice or having too many available possibilities. Learn how to determine if you are on the right path, find the right path, and finally, stay on that path. Tune in as Ted and Teena reveal the secret to a life filled with fulfillment, intention, and prosperity. As Ted says, “We all deserve to live a life without the Sunday Scaries or the Case of the Mondays.”  Connect with Ted:  Website Facebook  Twitter Instagram     LinkedIn YouTube Highlights:  03:12 Are You Happy in Your Career Path?  08:58 The Job Search 14:42 Commitment, Competence, and Confident  18:56 3 Things for a Happy Monday! 22:43 Tap Into Your Senses 29:31 Earn Experiences  31:26 Recap!

Ted Piccolo refers to himself as an accidental advocate. It all started when he helped a fellow member of the Colville Indian Reservation craft a business plan for a promising new venture. The plan was sound, but her application for a bank loan was rejected. The bank required her to have $2,500 in equity to make the loan. Like many others on the reservation in rural northwest Washington state, she did not have the assets needed (credit, savings or a home) to meet that threshold. It was a crushing setback and it motivated Ted to find a solution for those whom banks do not serve. He found his answer in the Community Development Financial Institution Fund, a resource within the US Department of Treasury, that deploys funds to underinvested communities. Ted took the many steps needed to become a certified CDFI and now operates the Northwest Native Development Fund, which has made $8 million in loans to tribes throughout Washington, Idaho and Montana. As Ted explains, Native people have a long tradition of sustaining their land and prospering through trade. Ted is a voice for the right of all communities to thrive.            

Decay, dispute and disappointment is how former Victorian Premier Ted Baillieu describes the planning system. In this thought provoking discussion we will cover who cares about rising construction costs and how developers can deliver better outcomes. Most property developers lament at their experiences of going through the planning system. There often seems so much about it that is frustrating and inexplicable for marginal outcomes. That’s why this discussion with Ted Baillieu is so interesting and thought provoking.  Ted is a trained architect, turned politician, who was premier of Victoria from 2010 to 2013. His family also has a long connection to the real estate industry across Victoria.  Most property developers lament at their experiences of going through the planning system This is not a uniquely Victorian story, I think the topics we cover are relevant in most areas and I’m sure they will be familiar to most developers.  Pro Property Development While Ted openly admits to being pro-development, that doesn’t mean its just open slather for projects getting approval. While in opposition, Ted was among other things, the shadow minister for planning, so he understands the issues and challenges that relate to property developing, coupled with his professional training in architecture. So I think Ted brings a unique perspective to the table in terms of the wider social/political environment in which planning occurs, and then the practical aspects of the developing process. He also has a unique insight into what it’s like balancing the competing interests on all side of planning and developing when you are the government of the day. During the conversation we cover some very interesting ground including why construction costs continue to rise, what’s wrong with the planning process, and the ongoing importance of understanding your local market. Keep an ear out for Ted describing the slow decay of the planning process and the impact that has on the confidence that all parties have in the system. Now, the audio of this recording is not as great as I would like, but stick with it, as there is some real gold in this conversation.  Lessons for real estate developers Okay, there you go. I hope you enjoyed that conversation as much as I did. I found it fascinating to hear some of Ted’s thoughts on how the planning process is letting many people down, including developers, and what can be done to fix it. Sadly, I think many governments are too afraid of upsetting people to make any meaningful changes to the system. Anyway, here are three things I took away from the discussion: 1. Property developers should raise their sights Ted’s key piece of advice for property developers looking to take their business to the next level is to raise their sights. So, how can you improve your current or next project? Can you up the quality of the design, improve communal spaces, sharpen the finish? There’s so many little things that you can look at to improve your overall project. 2. Keep your local community on board when proposing new property development projects For some people, community engagement can be a challenge, and I think that relates to people saying no or rejecting your proposal. As Ted says, these people are often your potential buyers, and may actually have some good ideas on how aspects of the project could be improved. I’ve certainly experienced anger and frustration from locals on new projects so I understand how challenging it can be at times, but I think listening and being open to community feedback is a good skill to have. 3. Understand your local property market This was an interesting point that Ted made about delivering product that the local market needs or wants, versus what you can build based on the planning scheme in the area. I think there will always be some tension between residents who live in an area in a certain type of dwelling, say larger blocks with singe houses on them,

As Ted indicated in episode 2, The Urbit ID public key infrastructure and the Urbit network are core to the way individual Urbits communicate and maintain self-sovereignty. In this episode we hear from three members of the Tlon team, each explaining the part of the system they are most familiar with. OS lead Ted returns to introduce the subject. Tlon engineer, Logan, Explains the use experience of Urbit ID, The reason for some of the design choices, and the topography of the Urbit Network. Philip is a resident cryptographer at Tlon focussed on Public Key Infrastructure. He rounds this episode out by explaining what a PKI is, the differences between PKIs, and the way the Urbit ID PKI is implemented. urbit.org/install/ Urbit.live

No Looking Back was brought to life early one Sunday morning in Tonkawa, Oklahoma, where the author’s Ted and Linda Riddle lived. Ted Sat straight up in bed and said, “I know how I died.” That startled Linda, who was asleep next to him. His story flowed in such a way, it brought tears and laughter to her. She grabbed a yellow tablet and pencil and began writing. He did not slow down, so she could catch up. Soon she found a tape recorder and began recording this saga. Linda knew that this was not a dream. The tone of his voice was different and even the dialogue was strange, as Ted continued well into the morning. Later, when they both realized that this “gift”, had to be published, Ted asked Linda to “add the sunsets and the eagles flying.” She went to libraries as they traveled, even to Alaska twice, with their work and researched for facts for the book. She took pictures of locations where the story took place and drew illustrations. Names of their family members and friends were added, as the story developed. The story begins during the Civil War, when Thomas Summers and his brother John, join the Union Army. As Ted continues with his tale, he even knows the name of his wife, children, places and events. He knows how he died, so that is the first chapter in the book. The journey takes Tom and the reader through many life-threatening adventures, at every turn. Based on facts from Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma Territory, Texas, Kansas and Colorado, and a timeline of early western history, you feel that you are living each moment. There has never been a time or place like the early American West. Freedom was the quest of all who sought her. Website: www.TedandLindaRiddle.com   Yaya Diamond Book club: www.amazon.com/shop/yayadiamond

As Ted indicated in episode 2, The Urbit ID public key infrastructure and the Urbit network are core to the way individual Urbits communicate and maintain self-sovereignty. In this episode we hear from three members of the Tlon team, each explaining the part of the system they are most familiar with. OS lead Ted returns to introduce the subject. Tlon engineer, Logan, Explains the use experience of Urbit ID, The reason for some of the design choices, and the topography of the Urbit Network. Philip is a resident cryptographer at Tlon focussed on Public Key Infrastructure. He rounds this episode out by explaining what a PKI is, the differences between PKIs, and the way the Urbit ID PKI is implemented. urbit.org/install/ Urbit.live

Title: Understanding Thyroid Eye Disease and Treatment Options Host: Dawn Berndt, DNP, RN, CRNI® – INS Clinical Education & Publications Manager Guests:  Sara Tullis Wester, MD - Assistant Clinical Professor, University of Miami, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute • Mary Alexander, MA, RN, CRNI®, CAE, FAAN – Infusion Nurses Society Chief Executive Officer Sponsor: Horizon Therapeutics is a bio pharmaceutical company that is driven to deliver breakthrough medicines to patients because Horizon understands the challenges they face. Thyroid Eye Disease and Treatment Options Dr. Sara Wester, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor, University of Miami, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, shares her expertise in this discussion on thyroid eye disease. She describes the risk factors, incidence, signs and symptoms, as well as treatments for this disease.  Thyroid Eye Disease (TED) is a serious progressive, debilitating autoimmune disease with a limited window, of active disease during which it may respond to pharmacologic intervention. While TED often occurs in people living with hyperthyroidism or Graves' disease, it is a distinct disease that is caused by autoantibodies activating an IGF-1R-mediated signaling complex on cells within the orbit. This leads to a cascade of negative effects, which cause long-term, irreversible damage. Active TED lasts for up to three years and is characterized by inflammation and tissue expansion behind the eye. As TED progresses, it causes serious damage – including proptosis (eye bulging), strabismus (misalignment of the eyes), and diplopia (double vision) – and in some cases can lead to blindness. People living with TED often experience long-term functional, psychological and economic burdens, including inability to work and perform activities of daily living. (Horizon Therapeutics) INSide INS with Mary Alexander, INS CEO Join Mary Alexander, MA, RN, CRNI®, Chief Executive Officer of the Infusion Nurses Society, as she discusses INS member recognition and scholarship programs, upcoming opportunities for INS membership involvement, and the INS 2020 annual conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.   Dear IVy Answers Your Clinical Questions. This week, Dear IVy tackles this clinical question:  Dear IVy, Why do we have to cleanse the needleless connector between each separate syringe access, when administering medication in a PICC, using the SASH technique? My nurse colleagues and I hold the needleless connector in such a way that it does not touch anything as we pick up each syringe and attach and detach throughout the process. It seems so cumbersome to stop the process, re-cleanse the needleless connector (that we believe has been maintained in aseptic condition), before attaching the next syringe. Are you certain we must continue to cleanse the needleless connector between each access? Signed, Too many “scrub the hubs” for SASH Resources: • Horizon Therapeutics: https://www.horizontherapeutic...  • New infusion therapy approved for thyroid eye disease: https://ir.horizontherapeutics...  • INS Gardner Foundation Scholarship Application: https://images.magnetmail.net/...  • INS Awards and Recognition: https://www.ins1.org/membershi... 

This week’s Misfit Entrepreneur is Ted Thomas. Ted is a real estate expert, especially in the tax lien and tax deed areas. In fact, Ted’s organization is the single largest “SOURCE” of Tax Lien & Tax Deed Information Products in the world. He’s written over 30 books and helped over 75,000 clients learn to invest in tax liens. On top of that, Ted is an internationally sought after speaker and has created sales systems and selling processes that many of the of top gurus pay Ted to teach them. He’s shared the stage with everyone from Donald Trump to Tony Robbins. I am really excited to have Ted on to talk about his experience in real estate and get his wisdom on business in general. www.TedThomas.com Ted’s first career was as an airline pilot. He traveled the world. After a while, he decided to move on and get into business. He moved to California and started into real estate. He did very well and hit things at the right time and right place and amassed it to over $200 million in property in 6 years. But, then the 80’s savings and loan crises hit and he lost everything. He then had to start over again and decided he didn’t want to put himself in situation with as much risk. This led him to the business he is in today. As Ted says, “Crisis are good, because you learn a lot more on the way down than you do on the way up.” What did you learn through your business crashing? You need to get advisers around you that are other than the business early on. You have to build a good foundation of finance, marketing, sales, operations, etc. processes that will ensure you can consistently succeed. Think ahead. When you “need money” the bank is probably not going to give it to you, but when you have money and are doing well they will. The best time to get money is when you don’t need it. Troubled times in real estate can be almost permanent, so planning and having a plan B, C, etc. for when things go wrong is vital. Beware of growing too fast in any business. If you don’t have the right things in place, you can collapse yourself. You need good systems, processes, staff that can keep up, etc. Explain tax liens and how you invest in them… Every property in a state is going to have property tax. There will always be people that have some difficulty and don’t pay their property taxes and get behind. The local government needs the tax money to pay for schools, fire, police, etc. The state has rules. They can either take the property or file a tax lien. Taking the house is a “tax deed auction.” But, the government doesn’t want to own houses, so they auction it off. The other thing that the state can do is file a tax lien certificate. People can then come in and pay those tax and assume the lien certificate. These certificates have interest payments due on them. When you buy one, you wait – and when the homeowner comes in to pay their taxes and pay the interest penalty, you as the invest get paid back and get the interest. 90% of people will come in and pay the tax. If they don’t pay, you can get the property without a mortgage. It’s different in every state, some states have higher interest rates, some lower. What are the risks of investing in tax liens? The risk is that you don’t know what you bought when you buy it. You need to learn how to do the research to look at the property and understand what you have invested in because if the owner doesn’t end up paying, you will own the property. The other side of things is “tax defaulted property” where you get the property at an extremely low price, but it needs a lot of work to fix up and either rent or sell. You want to buy low and sell low. Don’t spend the time or capital to fix places up. Get the house incredibly cheap and turn around and sell it for $20k or so more. How is it possible to create a 6-figure income in less than a year doing this? Ted starts with an example of doing something different… Every auction will have 15-20% residential lots that people planned to build on. Many times they don’t build and when the auction happens, they don’t get bid up as much. You need to check the value online to see what it is worth. You can pick up lots cheap ($1500-2000) and turn around and sell them for a good markup. You can sell them on Craig’s list and use an ad like “Lot value $30,000. Must sell. $15,000.” You have to learn a little bit about marketing to set yourself apart. Anything else we should know about tax liens and deeds? Spend the time to learn it. The laws will be different by each area. Become a student of the business. If you are not willing to learn about marketing and finance, then you might lose your “assets” What are the principles you teach on how to sell? Take the word sell and put a big X through it. You don’t want to sell. You want to solve people problems. Show them how you can help them solve their problems. Focus on the benefit to the client. What is the special thing? Or things? When people don’t sell well, it’s because they don’t get the audience participation. You must engage and help your audience become engaged. You can do this by asking simple questions and bringing people into the presentation. Ask questions, “Can this work for you? How would it help your family? How can it help your business? Do you see how this can make a different for you?” Is there a format or steps that should be followed to present well? No. People need to stay in their natural style. If people try to force things in a way that is not them, it will not work. Use your natural style and then improve it. Focus on educating and solving problems. Use story, but the key is when you finish the story, you need to make sure you make the point and trial close on the point. Get some agreement in a gentle way. Also remember, each medium/platform is different. There is an art to each one. Live events are different than being on stage, or 1:1, and so on. At the end of the day, you have to be genuine and people have to know you, like you, and trust you. What is your best advice to succeed as an entrepreneur and what would you tell a new entrepreneur starting out today? New entrepreneurs need to focus on the business, but thinking ahead about how they will have the capital ready they will need to really grow. Plan. There is no such thing as a 40 hour week for the entrepreneur. If you are not willing to learn about marketing, then don’t become an entrepreneur. Where do you see thing going in real estate? What is the trend and are we getting close to another downturn? Ted talks about Schiller and his book on the history of real estate as well as the Case-Schiller index. When it comes to real estate, you have to create value. Buy the real estate where it has value upside such as the example before with buying a residential lot. Good marketing is an upside. It is how you create value. Real estate is not complicated. It has averaged 1% a year growth historically. You have to focus on being the right kind of buyer and making sure you have a good margin to the upside on any property.   Best Quote: Crisis are good, because you learn a lot more on the way down than you do on the ways up.   Ted's Misfit 3: Get off your butt and do something. Don’t be afraid to seek out and ask for advice from advisers around you. Learn about finance and learn about marketing and be prepared for when the market shifts because it will.

Former WWE wrestlers Ted DiBiase and Marc Mero learned just how powerful our choices could be: they can either leave us empty, or allow us to be used by God for His good. Wrestling fans may know Ted DiBiase as “The Million Dollar Man,” but today, we get a look at the man behind the persona. Ted looks back on how his father, who was also a wrestler, influenced Ted to pursue the sport he loved. As Ted rose through the ranks and became a world-famous wrestler, he reveals how he got caught up in a destructive lifestyle that led him to the brink of losing everything that really mattered to him. A talented athlete from an early age, Marc Mero always had dreams of being in professional sports. As he acquired all the things he had dreamed of since he was a little boy—fame, wealth, status—he quickly realized his choices had consequences. After he recognized he’d been dreaming of the wrong things, Marc took a long, hard look at what he was living for.   Links, Products and Resources Mentioned: Jesus Calling devotional by Sarah Young   Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase Heart of David Ministry   Marc Mero Champion of Choices Ministry   National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Crisis Text Line   Interview Quotes: “But before you can commit your life to Christ, you have to surrender it first. And you're either all in or you're not in.” - Ted DiBiase   “Be a leader, not a follower. Be the head, not the tail. If you're willing to sacrifice, if you're willing to pay the price, you can be anything you want to be in life.” - Mike DiBiase, Ted’s father   “I had been so faithful to my convictions until God gave me what I wanted.” - Ted DiBiase   “I want to tear up and cry because of the realization that there's a God that big who could love me that much.” - Ted DiBiase   “I'm at the height of my career. I've got everything I ever dreamed, I ever wanted. Plus I've got this unbelievable wife and these three beautiful children, but I have no character. I have no integrity. I don't have the stuff that counts. And wow, that was a wakeup call.” - Ted DiBiase   “God, I don't know where we're going. All I know is this: I don't ever want to feel like this again. I don't ever want to feel this lost, this low. I know You have a plan for me, and I know You’ll help me figure it out. . . . You take the helm of the ship. . . . I'm giving You my world to take care of.” - Ted DiBiase   “You always want to be a part of things. You always want to be liked. You want to be a good teammate or a good person. And I think because I wasn't good at first in sports, it made me work that much harder.” - Marc Mero   “I often tell kids that failure's not aiming high and missing. Failure's aiming too low and hitting. And I just say, ‘Dream big, aim high.’” - Marc Mero   “When you realize it's you that has to change, everything around you starts to change.” - Marc Mero   “We all go through hard times. We all go through storms in life. . . . Don't give up because I promise you, after every storm, the sun will eventually shine brighter than you could ever imagine.” - Marc Mero   “Many people are guilty of just being too hard on themselves. And when you're hard on yourself, you have to learn to love and value yourself because you can't give away what you don't have.” - Marc Mero   Connect with Jesus Calling Instagram Facebook Twitter Pinterest Jesus Calling Website

As I wrote about in my article entitled “”, after reading the fascinating book "" I hired (two years ago) a guy named  to certify me in freediving so that I could learn how to spearfish. At over six feet tall and 230 solid pounds, Ted is a big, bold, loud, extroverted character. He looks like a boxer, and not like a guy who you’d expect to be diving at incredibly efficient oxygen capacity to depths deeper than most human beings have ever ventured. But it was Ted who was about to open my eyes to a whole new world of freediving, and who I spent nearly every waking hour of ninety-six hours of my life learning every possible closely-guarded breath-holding and deep-diving tactic. Ted began his underwater career in 2005, as a scuba instructor in the Florida Keys.  Over the years, Ted became a Scuba Schools International Instructor and a Professional Association of Diving Instructors Staff Instructor. But whenever Ted was on the boat and did not have students to take care of, he’d jump in with mask, fins and snorkel and play around on the reef, sans scuba equipment. As Ted highlights in : “Sometimes I’d have just five minutes to swim around without all of my scuba gear. I loved it. I could swim down to the sand at Sombrero Reef and hang out for a bit at 20 feet. I wanted more. I wanted to learn how to stay down longer and how to dive deeper.” So, in January of 2008, Ted took his first Performance Freediving International (PFI) course. “I couldn’t believe how little I knew about freediving at the time. As a scuba instructor I knew more about diving physiology than the average Joe, but quickly realized I knew nothing about freediving. At the start of the course I had a 2:15 breath-hold, but after just four days of training I did a five-minute hold! I couldn’t believe it was possible.” Next, Ted signed up for instructor-level courses at Performance Freediving. He was soon offered a job teaching with Performance Freediving, when he moved to Fort Lauderdale. Then, in 2009 Ted went to PFI’s annual competition. At the time, he was about a 80- to 90-foot freediver and weighed 230 pounds. He wasn’t in good shape at all, but after three weeks of training under the tutelage of world-reknowned freedivers Kirk Krack and Mandy-Rae Cruickshank, he did a 54 meter (177 -feet) freedive. “I was blown away by what I was capable of.” Ted spent a year working with Kirk and Mandy, while traveling around the country teaching the Intermediate Freediver program. Then, in 2010, a much more fit Ted went back to PFI’s annual competition. That year his new personal best was 213 feet, and currently he’s managed to up that to an impressive 279 feet. In June 2012, Ted was selected as the Team Captain for the US Freediving Team at the Freediving World Championships, and in 2013 he attained PFI Advanced Instructor and PFI Instructor Trainer, becoming the first and only PFI independent instructor to receive this rating. Oh yeah, and Ted also holds the record for hypoxic underwater swimming in the pool, having done 7 full lengths (175 meters) without a single breath.  But most impressive? Ted has anemia. This means his blood can’t deliver oxgyen as efficiently to his muscles and brain as most of the world’s population. This means he has a blood hematocrit level of 34, easily 1/3 less than most athletes. This is a condition that would leave most folks huffing and puffing for air after climbing a flight of stairs. Obviously, anemia hasn’t stopped Ted. In our last podcast, which , Ted and I covered: -Why being cold and cold water can actually inhibit your ability to hold your breath… -How to use static apnea tables to enhance your ability to tolerate high levels of CO2 and low levels of O2… -Why training your mammalian dive reflex is so useful, even if you have zero desire to do long breathholds or freediving competition… -Why you should avoid hyperventilation and “blowing off CO2” prior to a breath hold… -The difference between Ted's breathing techniques and Wim Hof's breathing techniques… -And much more... Today Ted is back, and we take a deep dive (pun intended) into: -What happens to the body during free diving...8:30 Similar effects as yoga Alter how you breathe Interact with marine life Stress release -What is the "mammalian dive reflex" and why we would want to activate it...11:56 Genetically coded in every human on the planet Dolphins, seals, whales possess the mammalian dive reflex We all have it, but at different levels depending on experience Several components: Bradycardia; Body lowers demand for oxygen Fingers, toes constrict Pee reflex - peripheral extremities constrict We don't have conclusive data on how free diving affects HRV and the vagus nerve The connection between the spleen and breath holding/free diving Another component of the mammalian dive reflex Simply holding one's breath on dry land compresses the spleen Legal blood doping In elite athletes, holding breath compresses spleen; an ordinary person, not so much In free diving, your body become more accustomed to these changes Large amounts of blood circulate through the spleen; compressing it leads to large release of red blood cells Breath holds in the sauna activate the spleen; not the same effects as diving -Other benefits of free diving...24:07 Overall well-being How can drowning and suffocating be relaxing? A: You don't feel that way People swear by its efficacy Comparable to training to lose weight Any studies on how much calories are lost during free diving It's absolutely exhausting Generating body heat Study: 1,100 calories burned per hour Breath work wouldn't translate to burning calories Glycogen sparing effect Ketones increase ability to hold breath -Other ways we're able to increase breath hold time...29:40 Take a bigger breath Diaphragm, chest, shoulders, neck Flexibility of rib cage determines the size of your breath "Sipping" -What an apnea table is, and the difference between Co2 and O2 apnea...36:30 Table: series of breath holds How you can breathe up for How long you can breathe for Learn to tolerate low levels of oxygen; CO2 levels rising Carbon dioxide table: breathe up for 2 minutes; hold breath for 2 minutes... Wonka table You want higher Co2 levels Hyper ventilating discards Co2 faster than anything Sit on couch, hold breath You'll feel contraction, start stopwatch; deal with discomfort for 15 seconds Take one breath Go to the bathroom before doing this! Would you do a table while exercising? No, but you can incorporate breath exercises into your training Risk of blacking out; do on seated equipment Book: by Patrick McKeown Book: by Anders Olsson -What kind of breath work one would do in between dives to maintain maximum breath hold time...49:00 Remember diaphragmatic breathing Only thing you should feel moving is your stomach moving out and in We're all chest breathers Control, be conscious of your breathing vs. not thinking about it -Why the valsalva breathing technique is not optimal for free diving...52:52 Pinch and blow: equalize your ears Can use valsalva scuba diving Frenzel technique Pinch your nose. Fill your mouth up with a little bit of air. Close the epiglottis. Move the soft palate to the neutral position. Use the tongue as a piston and push air towards the back of your throat. Valsalva is optimal for scuba diving as you dive head first; air rises Frenzel is optimal for free diving because you dive head first; opposite of scuba diving -A demonstration of the Frenzel breathing technique...58:00 -Similarities and differences between Ted's breathing technique and Wim Hof's...1:02:15 Hof's methods are good for cold therapy, not necessarily breath holding Hyperventilation increases risk for blackout Drastically lowers Co2 levels Carbon dioxide levels trigger urge to breathe Physically reduces amount of oxygen available to your body Bore effect: When we hold our breath, our blood becomes more acidic; changes ph levels Hyperventilating increases strength of the bond between hemoglobin and oxygen If strength of bond too high, oxygen molecule can't be used as fuel Hyperventilating initially increases ability to hold breath, but there's the risk of blackout -Exercise and stretching regimens specific to free divers...1:13:00 Paradox: Free divers train a lot, which leads to high metabolism, which you don't want as a free diver There is no set regimen on how to craft the "perfect free diver" Problem seeking to solve is very complicated Similar to training cyclists would undergo Diaphragmatic stretching is critical - Ted gives demonstration -Some of the courses Ted teaches online...1:26:00 -And Much More... 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As Ted's month-long cold continues, we talk about the turmoil in Israel, and a discussion of legalized sports betting leads to a bet of our own. We close things out with an attempt to save Barnes and Noble from retailmageddon.

Beefcake #29 Mic Drop- A performance so solid, that there is nothing more to be said. I am not sure when and where the phrase "mic drop" originated. The first time that I became aware of it was when I saw Eddie Murphy do it in the movie, Coming to America, after exclaiming, "Sexual Chocolate" and then exiting, stage left. While the origination of the term "mic drop" remains in question, the meaning of it is pretty clear. The mic drop is what is left, when there is nothing more to say. It is the spiking of a football, the shattering of a record, the home run ball that will seemingly never land. It is the sacking of the quarterback, which requires no celebration- just a hand clap, and a jog off the field. It is the knowledge that you nailed it, and it is not up for discussion. It is the walking back to the dorm, when you know that you aced it. The mic drop is the delivery of a performance, which leaves nothing else to be demonstrated and no real reason for debate. It is a speech delivered with such profound impact, that no further words are necessary. It is a song sung with such beauty, that the only justifiable action is to just stop, and let the audience soak it in. It is a power clean performed with such precision, strength, and speed, that the only thing to do is drop the weight, and victoriously walk off of the mat. It is a performance which is executed with such precision, that the most appropriate thing to do is stop and walk away, allowing all in attendance to take it all in. Last weekend, my brother, Ted, was performing an acoustical set at South Main Sounds in Memphis, TN. South Main Sounds is an abandoned art gallery ("abandoned" might be an exaggeration...but I can be a bit dramatic) in the downtown area, which was taken over by Mr. Mark Parsells. Mark has furnished the building and turned it into a performance studio for singer songwriters. It is really a neat place with a great atmosphere, an intimate setting, and a respectful audience, which allows you to really make a connection with the performers. I highly recommend it. Amanda, the kids, and myself decided that we would load up the car and head downtown, to hear Ted play his music. Amanda had never heard him. I had not heard him play in this type of setting, not since I sobered up while back. Amanda was excited because she had never heard him play....I was excited because I had. It was about to go down. It was about to get fun. As Ted took the stage, alongside another extremely talented performer, Melinda Milligan, my stomach churned with anticipation. It churned because I knew. I knew what was about to happen. I know how powerful Ted can be when his lyrics are put on display in the right atmosphere. I know what it looks like when the spell is cast over the audience, as each person gazes blankly, while their minds drift off to a distant memory, until the rolodex of experience begins flipping backwards, until it stops, and makes the perfect connection between the memory and the harmony. I know what it sounds like, when a profound verse awakens each listener from their trance, and they let out a gasp, as if being lightly punched in the stomach- expressing that the music has moved them from inside. There was no need for me to try and explain to Amanda what was about to happen. She would see it soon enough. I would keep my excitement to myself, so that I could play with it, and allow it to stir inside of me. Ted was about to perform. He had earned this moment. The mic was about to be dropped. As Ted sat on the stage and performed exactly as I predicted, I sat there with pride, as if I, myself ,were the one on the stage. I was proud because I know how much work went into this performance. I have seen the sacrifices that come with learning to play an instrument, writing powerful lyrics, and singing a strong song. I know what goes into perfecting a craft, and never finding perfection, so you keep perfecting,

A few weeks ago, I published an extremely popular article entitled "" In that article, I mentioned a guy named Ted Harty, from . At over six feet tall and 230 solid pounds, Ted is a big, bold, loud, extroverted character. He looks like a boxer, and not like a guy who you’d expect to be diving at incredibly efficient oxygen capacity to depths deeper than most human beings have ever ventured. But it was Ted who was about to open my eyes to a whole new world of freediving, and who I spent nearly every waking hour of ninety-six hours of my life learning every possible closely-guarded breath-holding and deep-diving tactic. Ted began his underwater career in 2005, as a scuba instructor in the Florida Keys.  Over the years, Ted became a Scuba Schools International Instructor and a Professional Association of Diving Instructors Staff Instructor. But whenever Ted was on the boat and did not have students to take care of, he’d jump in with mask, fins and snorkel and play around on the reef, sans scuba equipment. As Ted highlights in this fascinating, quick video about his life: “Sometimes I’d have just five minutes to swim around without all of my scuba gear. I loved it. I could swim down to the sand at Sombrero Reef and hang out for a bit at 20 feet. I wanted more. I wanted to learn how to stay down longer and how to dive deeper.” So, in January of 2008, Ted took his first Performance Freediving International (PFI) course. “I couldn’t believe how little I knew about freediving at the time. As a scuba instructor I knew more about diving physiology than the average Joe, but quickly realized I knew nothing about freediving. At the start of the course I had a 2:15 breath-hold, but after just four days of training I did a five-minute hold! I couldn’t believe it was possible.” So next, Ted signed up for instructor-level courses at Performance Freediving. He was soon offered a job teaching with Performance Freediving, when he moved to Fort Lauderdale. Then, in 2009 Ted went to PFI’s annual competition. At the time, he was about a 80- to 90-foot freediver and weighed 230 pounds. He wasn’t in good shape at all, but after three weeks of training under the tutelage of world-reknowned freedivers Kirk Krack and Mandy-Rae Cruickshank, he did a 54 meter (177 -feet) freedive. “I was blown away by what I was capable of.” Ted spent a year working with Kirk and Mandy, while traveling around the country teaching the Intermediate Freediver program. Then, in 2010, a much more fit Ted went back to PFI’s annual competition. That year his new personal best was 213 feet, and currently he’s managed to up that to an impressive 279 feet. In June 2012, Ted was selected as the Team Captain for the US Freediving Team at the Freediving World Championships, and in 2013 he attained PFI Advanced Instructor and PFI Instructor Trainer, becoming the first and only PFI independent instructor to receive this rating. Oh yeah, and Ted also holds the record for hypoxic underwater swimming in the pool, having done 7 full lengths (175 meters) without a single breath.  But most impressive? Ted has anemia. This means his blood can’t deliver oxgyen as efficiently to his muscles and brain as most of the world’s population. Thes means he has a blood hematocrit level of 34, easily 1/3 less than most athletes. This is a condition that would leave most folks huffing and puffing for air after climbing a flight of stairs. Obviously, anemia hasn’t stopped Ted. And in today's podcast, he shares his secrets with us, including: -How Ted went from an overweight scuba diver to becoming a fit free diving instructor... -Why being cold and cold water can actually inhibit your ability to hold your breath... -Ted's thoughts about Tom Cruise's freediving scene in the recent Mission Impossible, and how Tom Cruise got up to a six minute static apnea hold... -How to use static apnea tables to enhance your ability to tolerate high levels of CO2 and low levels of O2... -Why training your mammalian dive reflex so useful, even if you have zero desire to do long breathholds or freediving competition... -How shallow water blackouts occur and how you can avoid them... -The cool things that happen to your body when you hold our breath during exercise like jogging...  -The specific forms of dry land training that freedivers do to get their bodies necessary to excel underwater and to enhance oxygen carrying capacity and oxygen delivery... -Ted's controversial thoughts on resisted breath training tools like the Powerlung and the Elevation Training Masks... -Why you should avoid hyperventilation and "blowing off CO2" prior to a breath hold... -The difference between Ted's breathing techniques and Wim Hof's breathing techniques... -And much more! Resources from this episode: -book -  -podcast - - -   - Do you have questions, comments or feedback for Ted or I about freediving, breathholding, the mammalian dive reflex or more? Leave your thoughts at !