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"Most people are afraid of success because success is going to create distance. It's going to create distance from all the individuals around you. It is going to create distance between you and your family at times. And if you're not willing to pay the price, then you're not going to have what others may consider those ultimate wins." - Tim Grover Why do elite performers describe winning differently than most people? How did Tim bring the best out of Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, and other elite athletes? Why isn't being selfish a bad thing? How can you find balance by eliminating the unnecessary? The Mind of a Champion When you think of winners, of fighters, of the consummate champion, you might think of Michael Jordan or Kobe Bryant. Those people think of Tim Grover. Tim has made it his business to understand winning. As a trainer to MJ, Kobe, Dwyane Wade, and countless other professional athletes, Tim has seen firsthand the work ethic necessary to become the best. But in those top performers, he also noticed something more than just talent and hard work — he saw a different mindset. Now he uses that knowledge to help people of all stripes achieve sustained excellence, from NFL players to entrepreneurs. With his new book “W1NNING: The Unforgiving Race to Greatness,” he explains what it takes to make it to the top: constant improvement, difficult sacrifices, and relentless drive. Stand Up Differently To become a winner, you're going to lose. But Tim says it's how you deal with those losses that determines if you've got what it takes to be great. "Everybody says when you get knocked down, you need to dust yourself up again and jump right back up. I totally disagree with that. When you get knocked down, stay down there for a little bit. Understand why you got knocked down. And then when you stand up, you have to stand up differently." This constant cycle of self-reflection and self-improvement separates the good from the great. The best are always learning, adjusting, and evolving. Winner Take All Tim is not shy about what it takes to win. He says you have to make decisions that will be unpopular, to have priorities that go against societal norms. You might have to miss your child's soccer game or cut friends and family out of your life. As Tim points out, the best NBA players have games on Christmas, sometimes for their whole careers. If greatness is separating yourself from what's normal, you've got to be prepared to do things that normal people won't do. But the reward is a feeling that few people ever really get. Yes, it's the reward of being the best, of carving out your place in history. But it's also being able to know your true self: the one who has no regrets, who has left everything on the table in pursuit of their dream. And that's winning no matter the result. Key takeaways: Elevation is better than motivation. Motivation is external. Elevation is internal, and nobody can take away what's inside you. When someone invests in you and sacrifices for you, you've got to work extra hard, because your win is their win. We're born relentless. We don't learn to walk by giving up. Somewhere along the line, we start to look for other people's approval when the answer is looking at us in the mirror. Links and Resources The Game Changing Attorney Podcast Michael Mogill Facebook Michael Mogill Twitter Michael Mogill Instagram Michael Mogill LinkedIn Crisp Website Crisp Facebook Crisp Group Twitter Crisp Instagram Crisp LinkedIn Tim Grover Website Tim Grover Twitter ATTACK Athletics Website Tim Grover LinkedIn W1NNING Book Homepage

As Tim sits down with our partners in Uganda, we learn about the harsh realities of a second wave of COVID in Uganda.To join us in supporting these guys, visit www.impactnations.com/feeding

In Episode 193 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with world-renowned trainer, author, and CEO of Attack Athletics, Tim Grover. Tim has personally trained and worked with some of the most elite, iconic athletes in the world, including Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade, and hundreds of other sports and business professionals. He is the preeminent authority on the science and art of physical and mental dominance and his latest book, “Winning: the Unforgiving Race to Greatness,” is a testament to that life-long dedication. This is not a conversation that's going to give you a roadmap to victory. Not even close. In fact, we wouldn't even describe it as motivational. For some people, Tim's words will be incredibly validating. For others, unnerving, because “winning doesn't apologize,” as Tim would say. “It doesn't explain. In the language of Winning, there is no talk about motivation.” Words can't capture it. Only you can if you're willing to pay the price, and even then, there are no guarantees. If you're already addicted to the taste of success, if you've been chasing it for as long as you can remember, if you've caught it, and want it again, then this conversation will speak to you. In this episode, you're going to learn about some of the tools and techniques that Tim and his athletes and high-achievers have used to execute and compete at the highest level of human performance. You're going to learn about how to harness your dark-side, about how not to care about what others think, about letting go of entitlement, clearing your mind, and learning to focus on the details, and on what matters most to you. As Tim will say, “winning is not a marathon, it's a sprint, with no finish line.” There is no balance. In order to win anything, you have to live your life with urgency, at every moment, because winning wants all of you—there's never enough time, so why waste any of it? For those of you who are basketball fans, Tim shares stories from his experience working with Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant during the pinnacles of their basketball careers, about what they were like as individuals, and about what it was like for him to play a part in their success. You can access the episode overtime, as well as the transcript and rundown to this week's episode through the Hidden Forces Patreon Page. All subscribers gain access to our overtime feed, which can be easily added to your favorite podcast application. If you enjoyed listening to today's episode of Hidden Forces you can help support the show by doing the following: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | SoundCloud | YouTube | CastBox | RSS Feed Write us a review on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to our mailing list through the Hidden Forces Website Producer & Host: Demetri Kofinas Editor & Engineer: Stylianos Nicolaou Subscribe & Support the Podcast at https://patreon.com/hiddenforces Join the conversation on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter at @hiddenforcespod Follow Demetri on Twitter at @Kofinas Episode Recorded on 05/26/2021

This is Part II of “So, You Want To Start A Business!?”.  As Nathaniel mentioned, it’s extremely important to choose the right structure for your entity (LLC, Partnership, C-Corp, S-Corp, Sole Proprietorship, etc.) Not only will it affect your taxes, but more importantly, it will also ensure or obstruct your company’s future growth.  Other things that are necessary: a business plan, a continuity plan, a succession plan, and an operating agreement/bylaws.  Dan talked about where to find financing, banks, investors, investment firms, etc.  The team discusses where and how to find resources that may benefit you greatly.  As Tim said, you need to start networking the day you can speak!  How true.  To sum it up, owning a business is hard work, but it’s worth it.  You will experience rapid personal growth alongside the business.  Be prepared, be rational, and don’t be afraid to ask for help!

The Spectrum of Hyperscale Data Centers Tim puts hyperscale users on a spectrum: on one end there are first-party applications driving data center demand, and on the other end are third parties driving demand. What that means is that if a data center is providing cloud services — meaning that it has customers who are external to the business — it's on the end where a third party is driving demand. Alternatively, if internal applications are primarily driving demand, then that's on the other end of the spectrum. Tim explains that understanding which end of the spectrum the hyperscale center is on determines the ability to predict future demand. With first-party applications driving data center demand, someone can actually look at data points like usage rates and historic statistics to understand how the application works and grows and gain insights that help improve performance. On the other hand, third-party applications can come with demands that data centers aren't currently aware of. They can be running smoothly one day, but then instantaneously speed up and need more capacity the next day for reasons no one could've anticipated. Providing Flexibility and Speed Understanding this reality and preparing to meet the different demands of different hyperscale data centers is what makes Tim and his team so effective. Because they can look at the specific needs of each data center and clarify whether they're operating in a predictable or unpredictable environment, they can plan accordingly — or at least they can know when they're in a position where any plan might need to get thrown out the window. This situation demands flexibility from all involved. Some data centers may have extreme clarity in what drives their demand, making for fewer last-minute changes. But data centers that rely on third parties have to expect that demand may vary, and they may not be able to see that change in demand coming. Hence, flexibility is key and maintaining an emphasis on speed is crucial. It's no secret that data center growth has continued to skyrocket over the last five to ten years (1Q 2021 has shown yet another period of growth across the globe). And with that growth comes an increase in the need to have a team that can handle the speed of expansion. Yet, not all hyperscale centers are capable of growing as quickly as they want to with the current size team that they have. That's where someone like Tim comes in. One of his goals is to buttress the existing internal self-perform capacity of hyperscale centers with an external team that can help carry the weight. Whether the gap is in construction, sales, marketing, or something else, Tim and his team are always looking to step in and fill whatever roles are needed to facilitate the rapid expansion of hyperscale centers and their capacity. While more hands on deck may help a ship sail faster, there's still an issue of certainty. A hyperscale center may be excited to have someone like Tim and his team to help, but they still have to ask: Can we trust where we're going, and do we know if we're going to get there? As Tim shares, understanding the different needs of different hyperscale clients is crucial to serving them in the most efficient and effective manner. Walking into a project with eyes wide open, understanding the overall market, and intuiting the individual needs of different data centers are three invaluable traits that make someone like Tim, and anyone else like him, poised for success.

Tim Ballard is the Founder of Operation Underground Railroad Rescue, Former CIA, Form Special Agent. Listen to his incredible stories about literally going undercover in outrageously dangerous situations to save women and children from human trafficking all around the world. The subject is a difficult but necessary one and Tim and Jen take us gracefully through the importance of every individual for assistance, self-protection, and looking out for others. Tim also delivers on what to look out for yourself, keeping your attention on your children especially with online games, and absolutely from the computer reliance in the pandemic. As Tim says there’s no hope if we don’t do something, and we all have to do something. It’s a tough subject, we know, but if you’re gonna listen to an episode make it this one.Youtube Link to This EpisodeTim's InstagramOUR Rescue Site

And another fun filled edition of the Friday version of Ripping The Rack Podcast. We have our Tri-Force Tri-Hosts (Mark, Brian, and Tim) discussing grenades, Freshy learning how to dress, and lessons about life (how to win, how to lose, how to grow up and learn the life lessons). Please remember to send all questions, comments, and concerns to rippingtherackpodcast@gmail.com or find us on Facebook/Twitter at Ripping The Rack Podcast. We would also like to give our Tri-Force host, Tim, our condolences on the loss of his beloved kitty, Mookie. For those that know Tim, know that Mookie was a daddy's boy (and his favorite Snapchat person/animal) and will be missed. As Tim stated, he smiles for the 4.5 years he had with Mookie and cries because he only had 4.5 years with him.

On this episode of the Franchise Secrets podcast, Erik is joined by Tim Jolicoeur to talk about his journey with Nutrishop and Restore fitness franchises. From his beginnings in the Marines and starting a flooring business to eventually opening Restore, Tim has found success through his passions Health and fitness franchise opportunities can be really rewarding Tim owns several Nutrishop locations and a Restore franchise. After being in the Marines and suffering from severe pain, Tim wanted to help others like him find some relief. Since that time, he’s opened three Nutrishop locations and Restore to provide health and wellness options.  Listen to Erik and Tim talk about fitness franchise opportunities: Introduction Tim’s military background and start with a fitness franchise (1:21) Time explains why he went into the Marines, how it helped him, and how pain eventually forced him out of the military and into franchising. Expansion (4:47) After opening his first Nutrishop location in 2014, Tim has expanded into three units. He explains his journey in expanding the business over the years. Mental toughness (7:17) As Tim opened his third location, the SBA loan wasn’t coming through fast enough so he bankrolled the project himself. Erik and Tim talk about where the mental toughness to do that came from. Opening Restore (8:50) After having three Nutrishop locations, Tim opened up a completely new franchise called Restore. They do a variety of direct therapies, including IV, stretch, red light, and more. Tim explains the concept and how he got it started. What lessons have been learned about bigger deals (12:26) Erik notes that both he and Tim started with smaller businesses before jumping into a bigger and more expensive franchise system. Tim shares some of his insight about what he’s learned from making that jump. Restore franchise: What they do well and what they don’t  (14:18) Tim discusses what the Restore franchise does well, including leadership. He also talks about what Restore has struggled with, from communication to a lack of in-house tools. Becoming part of the solution (16:10) As Tim and Erik note, the early days of a franchisor can be a little rough around the edges. Instead of complaining or wallowing in defeat, Tim believes being proactive is the first step to finding a solution. Employees - Crossover (19:05) Tim opens up about how his leadership crosses over between his fitness franchises, especially as they continue to grow. Further expansion (20:50) Erik and Tim talk about how big the businesses are currently and what expansion plans are for both Nutrishop and Restore. Military and franchising (22:19) Erik wonders what veterans should know about getting into franchising after they’re done with their military careers. Tim, as a veteran himself, shares his thoughts. Hours (25:16) The grind is real and Erik wants to know just how many hours Tim is currently putting into his businesses and where those hours go. Tim says his time is shifting from working in the business and more on the business and himself. The concept of Restore (29:13) With so many unique services, Tim details how they create a plan for clients and what some of the services actually are. Local business networking (31:31) Networking is one of the best ways to drive customers in the door and help build connections with other businesses. Tim and Erik share some personal stories and insights on how to properly network. Expanding into a 2nd brand (35:22) With Tim’s experience opening two different brands, Erik picks his brain for some tips and tricks to ensure the best results as well as what went both right and wrong for him. Finding passion (40:28) Not every franchise is going to get your blood pumping with excitement. Erik and Tim explain how everyone can find their passion, even if they aren’t necessarily working in/on a business that excites them. Favorite charities and books (44:51) Tim talks about why he supports certain charities and the few books he’d recommend to any entrepreneur or franchisee.

Tim Mapes, CMCO of Delta Air Lines has evolved his role many times over his 29 years with the company. Most recently, bringing Marketing and Communications together onto one team. As Tim said, it is just as important to think about branding from the inside as it is on the outside. Tune in to hear how Tim and the 75,000 Delta employees in 60 countries look to their own flight plan, using their core values as beacons to pull forward D&I, sustainability and a values-first mindset. Tim also shares how he ascended to the role of CMO and why he (like Lin-Maunel Miranda) thinks he “didn’t dream big enough.”

462- Tim Ringgold is a certified music therapist. He uses music as a treatment tool in clinical settings. He is in long term recovery in sex, gaming, and alcohol addiction.As Tim said, " Addiction is different in use, use is different than abuse, addiction is no longer about pleasure, addiction is a successful attempt at a solution to a problem." This is one of the remarkable words from Tim. Curious why he said these words? Join me in listening to Tim's recovery journey. Let's all discover his experiences with behavioral addiction.Want to get connected with Tim? Reach him through:Phone : (714) 616 - 0388Email address : office@timringgold.comFacebook : www.facebook.com/tim.ringgoldInstagram : www.instagram.com/tim_ringgoldLinkedIn : www.linkedin.com/in/timringgoldWebsite : www.timringgold.comMerry Christmas beautiful people! I love you all!------------------------------------------------Did you enjoy the show? Please leave us a rate and review!This helps us reach other gamblers who may need to hear recovery messages.-------------------------------------------------Get in touch with me!Email address : bobbie@321NoKiddin.comFacebook : www.facebook.com/321NoKiddinInstagram : www.instagram.com/bobbietheawesome_321nokiddinPinterest : www.pinterest.ph/bobbiemalatestaLinkedIn : www.linkedin.com/in/bobbiemalatestaWebsite : www.321nokiddin.com**A super special thanks to Justin Furstenfeld for granting us permission to use his music on the show!Please support and follow the Blue October band on:Facebook : www.facebook.com/blueoctoberInstagram : www.instagram.com/blueoctoberbandTwitter : www.twitter.com/blueoctoberYoutube : www.youtube.com/user/blueoctoberofficialWebsite : www.blueoctober.com

As Tim ponders the fate of his health, the gang zooms into to discuss the lockdown, the stupid decisions, and if we will be actually taking the vaccine or not!---Thank you to our sponsors:FirstLeaf: Go toTryFirstLeaf.com/NOCHASER for your6-Bottles of WINE for$29.95+FREE SHIPPINGNative: Go to NativeDeodorant.com and use code: NOCHASER during checkout to get 20% off your first orderBetterHelp: Go to BetterHelp.com/TIM to receive 10% off your first monthLumin: Visit LuminSkin.com/NoChaser to get a 1 month FREE trial of everything you need to start your skincare journey at home---Follow:Tim @timchantarangsuNikki @nikkibladesRick @rickyshucks

So you know you want to get out of the hole you are in but you have no idea what your destination is? As Tim says, "That's like turning up at an airport and asking for a ticket to an unknown destination!" In todays podcast I sit down with Peak Performance Coach Tim Speirs, we get deep into success & the clues it leaves; routine to optimise your performance; and the power of making a f**king decision! Tim also shares a powerful story about his past, how he pulled himself out of a deep despair & away from his drug fuelled lifestyle. Swapping out the benders for a life of contribution. Tim Speirs is the founder of Tim Speirs Coaching - he now practices as a Peak Performance Mindset Coach. Helping coaches and Network Marketers grow their business to $10,000 per month by removing all self-doubt, mastering the art of Visualisation, building an unshakeable identity to remove all uncertainty and build the business or outcome of their dreams, executing on the thing they love most and get PAID well in the process. Listen in... Follow Tim on Instagram: @timspeirscoaching On Facebook: Tim Speirs (https://www.facebook.com/timothy.speirs) Or Check Out His Website: https://tim-speirs-coaching.mykajabi.com/ Listen in... Connect with me on IG: @couplealattes Listen/Watch anywhere on the interwebs: https://linktr.ee/couplealattes ... Resources we discussed: Gary Vee Crushing It: https://www.amazon.com.au/Crushing-Great-Entrepreneurs-Business-Influence/dp/0062674676 Gary Vee Podcast: https://www.garyvaynerchuk.com/podcast/ Impact Theory Podcast: https://impacttheory.com/episodes/ Sleep Doctor Podcast: https://thesleepdoctor.com/media/media-gallery/podcast-media-listing/

As Tim is finishing up the first draft of his novel, Shawn starts introducing the ideas behind his new Hero's Journey 2.0 models and how it will impact the editing of his manuscript.

It’s a bold claim: that (almost) everything you’ve been told about food is wrong. But by the end of today’s conversation, I think you’ll be questioning what you previously thought was true and embarking on a new way of eating that’s right for you.My guest, Tim Spector, is a Professor of Genetic Epidemiology and Head of the Department of Twin Research at King’s College London. He’s a leading expert on the gut microbiome whose work has transformed what we know about nutrition and health.Tim’s latest work highlights how much we really don’t know about food. Aside from the consensus that plant foods are good for us, ultra-processed junk foods are not, there’s very little evidence or expert agreement on anything else. So there’s most definitely not a one-size-fits-all ‘correct’ way to eat.During our chat we cover calorie counting, artificial sweeteners, the dangers of ultra-processed foods and how poor science lets the food industry maintain that its products are healthy, simply because they’ve not been proven to be harmful. We discuss the benefits of fasting, and the perception that you need to graze all day. The diet industry perpetuates the myth that if we don’t have a snack to hand at all times, we’ll have an energy dip, lack focus and we might even faint! For most of us, it’s actually the reverse that’s true.With this in mind, we agree that nutrition should be at the heart of the curriculum in schools. Our children can cope at school without mid-morning and afternoon snacks. I share Tim’s passion that we should be teaching our children how to recognise real versus fake food with the same enthusiasm that we teach them to read and write.I find the concept of personalised nutrition hugely empowering. As Tim states in his most recent book, ‘You are very unlikely to be average’. I’ve seen it first-hand with my patients, many of whom respond completely differently to the same ways of eating. It’s why I describe my approach as ‘diet agnostic’ and, like Tim, I’d actively encourage you to start experimenting with what, how and when you eat. I hope this conversation inspires you to explore what makes you thrive. Show notes available at drchatterjee.com/131Follow me on instagram.com/drchatterjee/Follow me on facebook.com/DrChatterjee/Follow me on twitter.com/drchatterjeeukDISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your doctor or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast or on my website. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

There are many perspectives on what is soul; it’s like the blind man and the elephant, each has an insight into a larger totality that’s beyond the view of all.   I think we get closer to the truth when we are able to suspend judgment about these different perspectives in our exploration of the nature of soul.  Bill said -: back by popular demand - haha.  Before we get into it he says that words cannot express how important the American election has become for the whole world…and it is by no means simply about Trump vs. Biden or Republican vs. Democrat.  It is about freedom vs. the Great Reset. This is a fight for the soul of America. These are surely interesting times!  Fasten your seat belt! Tim - good to know there are soul fans out there - folks who understand empathy and compassion - so what can we say? All living beings have souls; some have “group souls”, they only function in a group context: a herd, a hive, a flock; do sheep have choices about shearing, being dipped, going to the works?  Are those moral choices? Is everything that involves a moral choice a Soul issue for Humans?   Bill says he thinks do.  Sea Shepherd is a soul issue.  WHY?  The oceans are dying.  The whales, from Orcas and Belugas to Blues, are disappearing.  We fought whalers for them. 5G is a soul issue.  Why?  The biosphere (and us) are dying from different forms of radiation. Electrohypersensitivity is becoming more common.  Immune systems are weakening.   We are witnessing a sustained, coordinated attack on—us It has been subtle and covert for decades, but not any more…   And what do we see?   Humans are starting to fight back.  Getting arrested, sometimes fined, sometimes beaten up, for unlawful (?) assembly.  For not wearing masks. As individuated, self-reflective humans, we are a species with individual souls.  Soul is the immortal expression of Humans; from a metaphysical (religious, philosophical) perspective we belong to the “Angelic Soul Group”.  Angelic describes our soul PATH, which is Service to Others.  If we listen to our inner voices, to our Higher Self, our guides, we stay on the path.  It’s the mind that gets us into trouble!   What’s wrong with mind? Because the mind offers an illusion of control.  There's nothing more joyful, more painful, more useless, and more powerful than the mind.  The brilliance of your mind will not save you, it will only make you terribly certain.  It took Bill many  years to really understand what Gurdjieff meant when he said, “To be clever is to be stupid.”  Being clever, wily, tricky is the realm of the mind.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Gurdjieff  You can turn left by following your intuition and your mind may be giving you a million reasons why it is better to turn right… and they might all make sense.  But the more you follow your instinct, your gut hunch, which is your inner authority, the more you will be making decisions that are correct for you.  It’s important to not let the mind upset you or call the shots about what direction to take in life. You mentioned guides and higher self.  Do you recall your first contact? The year before he started kindy. He saw his two guides, he knew their names, names he had never heard before, and he could see and describe them.  One afternoon he opened the front door and let them in, sat them down at a little table in the living room, served them tea and had a conversation with them.  His mother and a friend were sitting on the couch and witnessed this.  Years later his mother told him that they thought he had a great imagination.  He told her that his guests were every bit as real to him as she and her guest were.  Contact with his guides tapered off when he went to school the following year, but he never doubted that they were with him, and still are. Saying that 3D Earth is a school: it is a world of opposites, of polarities.  Light/Dark, male/female, day/night, inner/outer, harmony/friction, peace/war; peace is a friction-free environment.  Yin/Yang,  push something long enough and hard enough, it turns into its opposite. It’s called the doctrine of reversion.  We contain the potential for both, and every choice, however small, is a test.  It moves us in one direction or another.   St Paul how often we know the right, yet do the wrong? That comes from listening to mind, using mind to make choices.  Better to “go inside”.  How do we “go inside” when we are faced with important choices? Your source of inner authority will determine that, we’re all different.   It’s not a made-up authority, or a philosophical one; it is part of your biological mechanism. It's your wiring, and it doesn't require your mind. It's an authority that allows you to operate correctly as yourself, to navigate confidently and skilfully on this plane of reality.   Sources of authority could be the solar plexus, like mine; or sacral, like yours; or several other possibilities.  Since you and I have different sources of inner authority, when we are “correct” we make decisions in a way different from each other. Tim asks Bill for an example of how our decision process would be different? Wave vs. grunt  Any listener can learn more about this, it is valuable knowledge (and knowledge protects) If really important and “stuck” or “stumped”, Bill Mentions the ancient oracle of China the I Ching.  Some interesting banter between Tim and Bill came up around this ancient Chinese oracle. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Ching  Bill said the Angelic Soul Group’s path is Service to Others ; you can easily spot them, people who are really STO shine with their own light. In reality most folks here in 3D reality are STS ‘Service to Self’ and need a lamp—and that’s OK as long as the core intention is STO.  But there are many that consciously left the path many lifetimes ago, and by choice prefer the dark.  They are totally committed to STS.  They’re primarily materialistic, greedy, corrupt; they may have made a Faustian bargain at some time, a really bad choice, and they usually have psychopathic tendencies which means they have little or no empathy.  They also have the ability to knowingly do harm.  They are opportunistic, skillfully dishonest and they seek power. He believes it is a factor of electro-magnetics — they actually are 'magnetized to’ drawn into the wombs they resonate with. Like attracts like. The Bhagavad Gita actually describes that incarnation process “they have been “cast into wombs of similar disposition”.    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhagavad_Gita A good example of this is John D. Rockefeller, who once boasted that he would pay a salary of a million dollars to someone who is "...able to glide over every moral restraint with almost childlike disregard and has, besides other positive qualities, no scruples whatsoever and be ready to kill thousands of victims--without a murmur."($1MM adjusted to today =$31MM) And his son David found one!  His name is Henry Kissinger.    “It is not a matter of what is true that counts, but a matter of what is perceived to be true.” Bill, what was your first awareness that all was not well with the World Soul? High school in the late 50s.  I was outraged.  800 miles away…crops destroyed, Oct/Nov 1959 (61 years ago) started to do research.  Read Silent Spring in 1962. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Spring  "Is there a soul evolution process?  In which density is our astral existence?" There are several different models or theories about this, just like no consensus on the transition years from the Baby Boomers to GenX, GenY, Millennials.  5th density as I understand it is about contemplation. In the chain of densities, one through seven, the souls exist in 1 through 4 and in 6th, actively, and in 5th density passively, so the 5th is said to be where souls go when you leave your physical body in 3rd density. You get to review this life and learn from it, then decide what it is you want to do in your next incarnation.  It is pretty much accepted that the angelic realm, the bardo, the samboghakaya, the 6 lokas, all these “places” including heaven and hell, are all 5th density destinations that cluster not by geography but by thought wave. Learning is necessary for progress of soul...it’s all about lessons.  This is how we build our power center... What do our souls have to look forward to in a higher density world? There’s lots of speculation about ascension and what might await us.  We have certainly hit a point in time where things are getting worse on this planet.  Civilisations come and go in waves, and it is looking like the current wave has peaked and will be crashing in about 12 years, and humanity will be going through a dark patch in the near future. The ones that don’t wake up will be doing 3rd density over again. In third density we live with the illusion is that there is no link between consciousness and matter.   Actually consciousness can be matter.  Light is gravity. Optics are atomic particles, matter is antimatter... just reverse everything to understand the next level... it is all about balance, and the answer must always be zero. And zero is infinity. The illusion is that there is separation. It is the alteration of perception that turns the axis and creates the illusion of distance you can reverse that and understand that there is no distance between us and, say, Alpha Centauri.  If you warp space/time you travel by bringing your destination to you.  In 4D you have the capability without the "mechanical technology."  But even more importantly, you will be able to project into the future and see the consequences of any choice you make in the present.  There won’t be any “If only I had done this, or said that…”  There will be opportunities to work on what you’re passionate about with like-minded people without interference, betrayal, theft of IP or other painful experiences. Personal story In 1998 Bill was part of a research team in Taiwan, that was conducting a government-funded study of the effects of flower essences on the emotional patterns of Chinese patients.   One of his colleagues, whom he had known only briefly, was intensely psychic; she downloaded some information about him.  She said that three lifetimes ago he made a very big discovery, was on the edge of fame and fortune; however, his results were destroyed and he was discredited by the establishment.  This info caused something to crack inside, and it has been under repair ever since, it was a very deep wound that has taken this long to heal.  Saying this was very useful information, it helped reveal a pattern in his life, and aside from experiences in this lifetime why he had a deep-seated fear and distrust of the establishment.   Bill, can you do a quick recap on the different views of soul? There’s the Pre-modern Classical Paradigm, the Greek and Roman view was—neither spirit nor body, but an inner impulse.  Soul is a living quality of the body that animates it. The Greek word for soul is psyche; it is also the word for butterfly, which implies that it is capable of transmutation or metamorphosis.  = reincarnation. (  which will be covered at a later date). Soul is what moves us; we experience it in music and poetry…it is passion, desire, the peaks and depths of experience. Tim talks of Muse’s in ancient Greece - being in his understanding, Greek for a ‘mind angel’ - that whispers in the ears of philosopher mystics - stories, poetry etc  Bill - Says -I correspond with concert cellist in Belgium who writes, “I can feel the change hanging in the air on a g string “ She says, “To be able to listen to music, and let it in, one needs an open heart-- Yet music can also help you open your heart, the vibrations gently massaging the muscles until the Soul is ready to open up and let it in :) So if we are electro-chemical beings we respond to vibratory resonance, and  Soul is a mystery: it arises from the world of spirit, and expresses itself through the physical body …. Q: So where do we find it? It’s not lost, we just don’t realise it’s there.   The German philosopher Novalis wrote: The seat of the soul is where the inner world and the outer world meet.” The American poet Auden may have been responding to Novalis when he wrote, “The center that I cannot find is known to my unconscious mind.”   He finishes the stanza with, “I have no reason to despair because I am already there.” This tallies with what I mentioned in the last talk, Hillman’s notion that soul is what turns events into experience, that those experiences are our stories, and rightly remembered and shared, they give meaning to our lives. We have the expression “he’s lost the plot.”  It’s about finding meaning, Tim.  It’s what makes sense out of our individual lives.  When people feel despair, often they have given up hope because they have lost the thread, become disoriented, don’t know what to do with their lives.  One of the classics is Victor Frankl’s Man’s search for meaning. He was a WWII holocaust survivor.   The soul wants meaning and beauty…but we live in a world of more and more information and less and less meaning! Tim: it’s a compliment to say that someone has “the soul of a poet”.  Why is that? Poems convey meaning in an elegant, compelling way.  They “move” us to laughter or tears--or wherever the poet wants to take us.  They can express the full range of emotions—the highs and the lows—in a way that others relate to.   Bill wanted to share this poem that takes us deep into the feeling of being out of harmony with the soul:   In a dark time, the eye begins to see, I meet my shadow in the deepening shade; I hear my echo in the echoing wood-- A lord of nature weeping to a tree. I live between the heron and the wren, Beasts of the hill and serpents of the den. What's madness but nobility of soul At odds with circumstance? The day's on fire! I know the purity of pure despair, My shadow pinned against a sweating wall. That place among the rocks--is it a cave, Or winding path?  The edge is what I have. A steady storm of correspondences! A night flowing with birds, a ragged moon, And in broad day the midnight come again! A man goes far to find out what he is-- Death of the self in a long, tearless night, All natural shapes blazing unnatural light. Dark, dark my light, and darker my desire. My soul, like some heat-maddened summer fly, Keeps buzzing at the sill.  Which I is I? A fallen man, I climb out of my fear. The mind enters itself, and God the mind, And one is One, free in the tearing wind. American poet Roethke died at 55, but lived through WWI, the Great Depression, and WWII; he saw…and felt much.  He became manic-depressive after WWII, but was driven to write his best poetry in the last 15 years of his life.  He had a hard ride, as did many men and women who have left behind a great legacy. Yes, hard times can certainly bring out the best and the worst in humans… Good times and bad have always come in cycles; I believe we’ve seen the best of times and along with the solar cycle, there’s a downturning with many out of work , businesses closed; what’s starting to look like food shortages worldwide and a coup in progress to crash the global economy…and many are still unaware, there’s’ reason to have deep concern for the future.  What creates harmony is balance.  We’re ‘way out of balance.  That creates intolerance.  Without tolerance,  freedom of expression is endangered.  The last thing we need in our society is more government-mandated rules and laws that limit our freedom of expression, which is a core New Zealand value.  Policing our speech, censoring our posts and telling us which words we can and cannot use is not the way to achieve a harmonious, tolerant multicultural society.  We hear a lot from the gov’t and from supposedly vulnerable minority groups about the need to embrace diversity, but the one diversity they don’t tolerate is diversity of opinion. …and the truth shall make you free.”   Today the truth is censored and many who actually hear it refuse to believe it.   Here are my assumptions about the future: our planet has become a very troubled place things may get worse before they improve people everywhere are being asked to evolve the coming years will be testing time--of resilience, endurance, patience, grounding, focus, non-attachment, good-heartedness. Joseph Campbell wrote that the old myths no longer deal with present reality, and we need to come together, listen to each other’s stories, create new ones.   He was the person who had a large influence on George Lucas of Star Wars.  The soul is the intermediary between the inner and the outer ((body and spirit), between life and consciousness; it represents limitless expansion of the higher self.  I can say with confidence that my life will end, but my soul will go on. Tim - and hopefully to a more harmonious place ... Let’s talk about the here and now, and the role of Soul in the science fiction movie that we seem to be living in. Ah, that could be one of many movies, my choices would be They Live or Bladerunner, the 1982 movie based on Philip K. Dick's 1968 novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? where the replicants rebel against their human creator.  It was a very early and accurate portrayal of corporate control and what the modern occult arts can do in the real world. Soul has been reduced to a physical mechanism by modern science, which is creating a world of machine-like creatures!  And when we look to the behavioural sciences for soul, it’s much the same… In modern Western culture, Psychology (Greek = knowledge of the soul) treats soul as a mechanism that can be predictably programmed…to sell products or manipulate public opinion. And worse, MK-ULTRA, program killers and erase their memories On the other hand, Psychotherapy (= soul care) is about increasing self-awareness and enhancing the quality of life of the soul, and there have been huge advances in my lifetime. In the early 90s Bill taught for several years at ITP in CA, which was founded by Abraham Maslow, one of the founding fathers of Transpersonal Psychology…which recognises a transcendent or spiritual dimension to life—and which offers a wider context to soul development.  Assagioli was also a pioneer; in Psychosynthesis, the Spiritual self is developed as the center of sub-personalities.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Assagioli  The therapeutic process shines the light of understanding into the dark recesses of the human psyche…and to understand is to forgive…and forgiveness has a liberating effect on the soul. (this is one aspect of the transformative process)  & Ho’oponopono. This term is from Hawaii and extremely profound. There is a focus on shadow work --reclaiming & integrating disowned elements of our psyche (disowned or unrecognised emotions, attitudes) The Jungian approach to healing is alchemical—a series of symbolic processes for doing the inner work and transmuting the soul.  It draws on correspondences to archetypes found in the Natural world.  I’ll come back to this alchemical approach.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jungian_archetypes  I also worked with Stan and Christina Grof for two years in the early 90s as Director of the Spiritual Emergence Network; it was created to help souls in crisis, often a Kundalini awakening, occasionally drug-induced. …Fillmore.    www.stangrof.com I think it’s important for all of us to make the connection between individual neuroses…and social problems…and to get involved, socially and politically.   What about Soul and career choices? What happens if we choose something that is out of harmony with what the soul wants.  There are no “wrong” choices, there are only “lessons”.  Some people know exactly what they want to do with their lives and start training early; they become expert and successful at a young age…and then they are faced with different kinds of choices.  Others may never find work that satisfies the soul, and change jobs many times (either out of dissatisfaction, or because they have many different lessons to learn, as was my case) Throughout my career I’ve worked with more than 80 orgs in six different countries; in most cases, the goal was to change the company culture in ways that made them more effective.  Effectiveness has two components: efficiency and satisfaction.  Work can be “soul-destroying”, particularly if the focus is just on efficiency; it’s a bit like white bread and sugar, all the goodness has been refined out.  At one point in his life Roethke (with the soul of a poet) worked as an insurance salesman.  Here’s a poem about what he “saw”: I have known the inexorable sadness of pencils, Neat in their boxes, dolor of pad and paper weight, All the misery of manila folders and mucilage, Desolation in immaculate public places, Lonely reception room, lavatory, switchboard, The unalterable pathos of basin and pitcher, Ritual of multigraph, paper-clip, comma, Endless duplication of lives and objects. And I have seen dust from the walls of institutions, Finer than flour, alive, more dangerous than silica, Sift, almost invisible, through long afternoons of tedium, Dropping a fine film on nails and delicate eyebrows, Glazing the pale hair, the duplicate grey standard faces. That poem is called “Dolor”, the word for grief in Latin.   I was part of a research team in the 70s that investigated “work spirit”.  We interviewed people in “ordinary” low-level jobs e.g. on the factory floor, they had been doing the same job for years. They were singled out by their supervisor because their performance was consistently excellent. We wanted to find out what motivated them.  They were quite extraordinary beings, very peaceful and content within themselves. Examples: (2) One thing that many HR departments frequently use when they’re hiring is psychometric tests to select the applicant that’s best suited to the job they’re applying for.  I would propose that in the future, all candidates for public office take a battery of tests, things like the 16PF and what’s called the Sorenson Pathology Index—as a measure of their trustworthiness.  This has been a perennial problem and finally we are witnessing the extent of the corruption and I believe we will soon be seeing a collapse of people’s confidence in government, which in a world of global communication is more contagious than a flu virus. Q:  We are heading toward an evolutionary event horizon at a rate of knots. What themes are emerging from the collective unconscious? The modern scientific point of view is that the soul is a strictly physical entity, located in the Pineal Gland, which Descartes called  the “seat of the soul”.  …and we are now at the endgame of the age of enlightenment that began in his lifetime in the 17thC: scientific method, based on analytical thinking, became the foundation of modern civilisation.  That cosmology which was built on the cornerstones laid by Descartes, Bacon and Galileo.    Those philosophers are responsible for our plight.   Cosmology describes "the world as (something)—their assumption is, "world as machine," which is a myth…and The world soul is crying: let us out!  We’re not machines!  We want to be free! We need a new, different, and more promising myth.  I like Hendrik Skolimowski’s point of departure for eco-cosmology, he suggests "world as sanctuary."  (from sanctus, a holy place, consecrated ground).    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henryk_Skolimowski  We should be having serious concerns about the ethical standards of the scientists engaged in nuclear, genetic, bio-warfare and nano research, to name a few. It is right to challenge and question, for this has become an age where technology is assuming the status of a god, and as we know, the goal of the transhumanists is to overcome death.  This was foretold.  We’ve been warned; it’s all been hidden in plain sight.  We all have to assume a share of the responsibility for giving up our power to these high priests without fully comprehending their values and motives So … WHY is all this happening NOW? It’s all about cycles.   We are living through a cycle shift of the World Ages, how that shift correlates to the evolution of both technology and human consciousness, how to live your life in sync with this great cycle change.  An “age” is one sign of the zodiac, 30 degrees; 2160 years, so each degree is  I think a consensus of astrologers would agree that we have fully entered the Aquarian age Like the preceding age of Pisces, Aquarius is a symbol, and symbols are frequencies; they are used to send us info (for good or otherwise)…and they are being used to manipulate us by sending signals of coming actions through symbols.  The core theory is social engineering, the work of Edward Bernays; it’s about controlling people by manipulating energy and engineering consent.  It is the basis of predatory programming and literally a form of black magic.  It's a form of subliminal mind control,  a shell game of misdirection & distraction.  And they are expert at it.   They make plans based on AI, Artificial Intelligence - they have the strategy laid out and they are using AI to drive the tactics because the global chess game is now changing rapidly and one of the transhumanist goals is to connect the human mind to AI.  They will be experimenting on profoundly autistic children. https://www.ourplanet.org/greenplanetfm/dr-robin-kelly-what-is-the-trans-humanism-agenda-is-it-machine-versus-soul  Of course, the endgame is soul capture or destruction.  They want to control us, and already we are seeing the result of lockdowns all over Europe, and how the press, the police and the politicians have been bought with Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation money to enforce them and keep the people in fear. So this is a critical moment in history: Demands on Humans are becoming unreasonable.  It is no longer about reason and dialogue and finding common ground, it is about power and control.  If they succeed, we can expect total surveillance, predictive programming, UBI Universal Basic Income and worse.  The technocracy and transhumanist agendas are soul-destroying;  If we are to grow out of our adolescent aspiration to play God and control everything, our technological ambition must be scaled down. How can we compete with all that firepower?  If we spot something, share the information widely.  It will be reviled as conspiracy theory and banned from social media by the tech oligarchs but it shines a spotlight on the way they think and can alter their plans.  I can’t help wondering if any of them are aware that they took a wrong turn somewhere in their past and believe it’s too late to go back.  Like Macbeth at Dunsinane.  Come wind, blow wrack—at least we’ll die with harness on our back.” Be aware, don’t consent if something doesn’t feel right to you.  Do the right thing, no matter what (and trust your gut—it knows instinctively what the “right thing” is).  There are consequences for ignoring warning signs, also for doing nothing.   You mentioned that this is a form of black magic. Is it being used for soul capture? Black magic is the use of occult means to gain power over others.  It is not limited to primitive cultures, there are high-tech versions.  However the methods to counter it and heal it are traditional and time honoured.  That is the realm of the shaman.   What does that have to do with soul?    Bill Says says EVERYTHING.  The shaman is a soul healer.  There is growing soul sickness: we see it in people knowing the right, and doing the wrong (in some cases, the “wrong” means doing nothing)  We see it in spiritual amnesia--forgetting who we are, and what we’re here to do. There is soul loss…that comes about through sale, barter, trickery (being gullible, loss of critical thinking), alienation…there is a stable full of them in Hollywood. So let’s briefly explore the shaman’s view of reality.  In virtually all tribal cultures you have a leader, a chief; in Maori culture that’s the kaumatua; you also have a shaman, that’s the tohunga.  They're two different roles; one is a public position and the other is a private position.  One looks after the physical well-being of the tribe, the other is a kind of doctor who heals through access to Spirit:  Soul is the vehicle for astral travel. For 000s of years, the shamans have been astronauts of inner space…they are people with an 'active third eye' who can see directly into higher dimensions.  The tribal shaman lived apart from the tribe, their life path was developing occult power to gain access to the realm of spirits.  Their primary concern was the relationship of the living to the dead, a relationship intimately associated with the Moon's waxing and waning, so they hung out in the mountains with the Moon Goddess.   The shaman's unique gift is the power to release the soul from the bodily frame in order to travel between worlds and return unharmed.  In their roles as intermediaries between the living and the dead, between the worlds of the known and the unknown, they were respected and sometimes feared by the common folk.  They could heal sickness and bring special knowledge from the spirit world for the benefit of their community.  In times of serious trouble the tribe would consult with them--Axis mundi, trance, visit spirits (gods, ancestors) & return with information.   Whenever we suffer physical or emotional trauma, a part of our Soul flees from the body to survive the experience; with every new incident, our essence and vitality grows weaker. This process is called “Soul Loss”; in psychological terms, it’s called dissociation.  It’s a natural protective mechanism that occurs when we become disconnected from our core, the source of our vitality.  It’s the experience of losing touch with your Soul, which is always there in the background of your life, but it’s not always accessible due to the psychological traumas, abuses, and other blockages.  Dissociation is used to survive potentially destructive traumatic events, such as Any form of abuse, e.g., sexual, emotional, physical or mental An event of prolonged grief, pain, and fear that made you feel helpless or impotent Deep-seated addictions e.g., substance dependency, gambling, eating disorders A near-death or out-of-body experience of NDE Being forced to act against your morals An experience of intense rejection or abandonment Witnessing the unexpected death of someone A sudden and shocking accident Entering a relationship without strong personal boundaries (resulting in an unhealthy relationship and losing your personal power) So how do we regain connection with our Soul?  Through a process called Soul Retrieval.  In shamanic cultures, Soul loss is understood to be a spiritual illness.  When our Soul fragments, the life force weakens and we open to all kinds of emotional, physical, and mental problems.  Returning to wholeness and health depends on recovering the missing part or parts of the Soul through the practice of inner work, So for example in Chinese culture, which has shamanic roots, drug, alcohol, gambling and other self-destructive problems are often dealt with by a shaman, not by a psychologist.   In some shamanic cultures, soul retrieval is treated as an initiatory process.  That’s correct, says Bill saying he has studied Mayan culture and explored archaeological sites in Mexico’s Yucatan, Chiapas and Guatemala since 1972; He became a Mayan daykeeper in 2004. In the Mayan culture there is a strong oral tradition; everyone sings songs and tells stories.  Children are allowed to experience and express the full range of emotions.  In initiations into adulthood, a young man or woman must wrestle with Death—they go down into the underworld to retrieve their own soul from their romantic feelings – those are feelings that steal the imagination by stealing their heart, which makes them feel hollow inside… …but before that experience, the elders put them through language training, because in their cultural understanding they believe the greatest weapon against Death is the power of poetic language…that the words themselves have magical properties.  This might sound strange, but you can't kill death; the Mayans believe you can only beguile* Death, because it loves beautiful words so much it will make a deal with you.  It will say, 'I'll give you back your soul IF on a regular basis you send messages to the Holy."  (The Holy are 13 gods and 13 goddesses of the underworld; they understand and love metaphor--images without the verb 'to be.' When you do not have a verb 'to be' you can't speak unless you use metaphor.  Gurdjieff said, “If there’s an I in one’s presence, then God and the devil are of no account.” * To deceive by guile or charm:    To distract the attention of; divert     To amuse or charm; delight or fascinate. So the power of these initiations are that they cause these young people to become something that feeds life beyond themselves. It's not ego involvement or self enlightenment. It's something beyond yourself, for the universe. Right.  It’s pure Service to Others.  STO.  Grief is a core emotion, it can be too powerful for the psyche to integrate.  The soul longs to express feelings but holds back out of fear of the depths of pain that will be released.  Shame and depression are considered to be an inability to deal with grief.  Somewhere deep in the memory of our souls, no matter what our ancestry, a deep understanding and capacity for wonder sits weeping…and waiting… …and that emotional blockage can render people powerless in difficult times.   When we feel powerless, we long to be listened to.  The pain is relieved when the story comes out, it frees people… …and when stories are truly heard, it unblocks subconscious amnesia and transforms it into a liquid grief of remembrance. I have many times witnessed this unblocking, it is a powerfully transformative event. Grief properly channeled is the source of art.  A Guatemalan shaman who lived through the CIA atrocities in his country over a 36 year period and saw his village destroyed and many of his friends and relatives killed told Bill something similar to what I (Tim) mentioned in last weeks show about the two wolves fighting: He said, "You love what you love more than you love your hate.  If what you love is the divine, story, culture, children, then instead of blowing a whistle, you'll strive to keep the seeds alive.”  That’s how he transforms his grief, he considers that the source of his creative power.  Keeping "the seeds alive" can be a means of spiritual survival in turbulent times. Mayans treat caves and baths as sacred, places where the gods and first peoples were born.  They believe steam baths and sweat lodges cleanse the soul; that was typically done before an important ceremony; Bill says Tim!! - You and I are carrying a burden on behalf of generations of Humans, here and yet to come.  Easy to be crushed under the weight of knowledge if people won’t hear your stories.  They need to wake up, stand up, tell their stories before it’s too late. Bill sailed here to NZ on his yacht - he is a sailor, coming to NZ on a waka. (canoe, boat, kayak)  Saying he knows the sky.  WHY, when you can see chemtrails frequently—have they been taboo at climate conferences ever since Rio? That out of bounds because it is not part of the “agenda”, which is a big fat LIE.  GeoEngineering—Gates—Harvard—American Elements—Rothschild’s PG&E.  Fires.  Hunger.  Massive relocations.  Landgrabs.  Lockdowns.  All pieces of the puzzle. At the same time an increase in sex, violence, all free-to-view, another soul trap. Addiction.  Sex & love addicts, perversions made socially acceptable.  What happens to the soul?  Distracted from its mission/purpose/destiny.  By devices.  By artifice. At this transition point there’s a war going on in an unseen realm.  The Dark Side--Gates, Schwab et.al.--have  been “cast into wombs of similar disposition” — as it says in the Bhagavad Gita.  Jean Baudrillard, the French social scientist, said “The sad thing about AI is that it lacks artifice and therefore intelligence.”  (= cleverness, crafty, wily) What to do! Go with your intuition. Connect with those who add value, who make right choices Your emotional state is important, if you keep your vibe up, you become invisible to them; our refuge is in higher states of consciousness.  I don’t fear death but I fear the consequences of soul entrapment as the result of wrong choices and embracing the dark.  There are Flower Essences (Covered 2 weeks ago)  for different situations and mental/emotional states, there’s no need to carry a burden.  As Tim says, let your candle burn brightly…so to do that you must be clear of emotional baggage.  This therapy is both effective and relatively inexpensive. *ln the words of H.G. Wells, “Maybe the earliest dawn of human greatness will be the mass realisation of the last 200 years and how terribly out of harmony it is.” In 1781 there was a mutation that transformed humanity.  Not all at once, but over time…from  seven-centered strategic beings to nine-centered  beings, and no one took much notice.  This mutation  took place in the visual cortex, which had been honed through our binocular vision into a specific focus.  For thousands of years the way in which one scanned the environment was also the way in which one collected information on the inside in terms of the memory system. This mutation in the visual cortex  eliminated the need for our binocular vision to focus specifically, it opened up the potential of peripheral  or receptive vision.  That's very  different from the narrow focused strategic look that relates to left hemisphere dominance. Saying … There will be another significant mutation in this decade, 2027. This isn’t the time to discuss it, but there are already many signs that it will happen.  It’s all part of the program that we live in, and we are homo sapiens in transitus.  Egypt was an ancient culture that had lots of rituals that related to Soul and reincarnation, or life after death.  What wisdom have they passed on?  The Emerald Tablets are said to be written by Thoth, the Atlantean priest who escaped the deluge and is said to have incarnated into a line of Egyptian pharaohs from the earliest dynastic period for more than 2000 years.  Whether that’s true or not, the Emerald Tablets contain some real soul wisdom.  I have a few brief quotes here to illustrate: Man is only what he believeth, a brother of darkness or a child of the Light. Darkness fetters the Soul. Only the one who is seeking may ever hope to be free. The body is nothing.  The Soul is ALL.  Let not your body be a fetter. Only the Soul is space-free, has life that is really a life. “When ye as men can learn that nothing but progress of Soul can count in the end, then truly ye are free from all bondage, free to work in a harmony of Law.” There is much more in this interview - and that crying and tears are both a profound and wonderful way to clear our being of hurt, loss  and trauma - well worth listening - just from a standpoint of knowing you are not alone. -Tim   Next Week’s Interview: We are still flying by the seat of our pants - Watch this space. 

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In the latest episode of Big Ideas, Small Business with Doreen Milano, Doreen interviews Tim Mullaney, Financial Professional of Wealthwave Crusade. The interview consists of two sections: a book review that assists in understanding how money works, and Tim’s business in the financial industry. Have you ever tried to read a book about finance and find yourself falling asleep? During the first half, Tim talks about the book How Money Works: Stop Being A SUCKER (Matthews, Siebold, 2019) and how the book is an easy read. As Tim discusses with Doreen, most financial books are long, boring, and can put you to sleep. This book is only around 100 pages and has illustrations, so it is fun and interesting to read with great information. It is geared toward the reading level of a 14-year-old and has eight different characters, which makes the book very relatable. The book can be purchased on Amazon or you can reach out to producers of this episode and they will get a book to you. How much of the population understands how money works? Tim says around 30% DO NOT understand how money works. This book makes it easy to understand the financial intricacies without being cumbersome. In fact, there is an ongoing effort to get legislation passed to have the book available in schools so that our upcoming generations can learn how to manage their money. Tim has videos for each chapter of the book that he shares in a weekly class he hosts. The videos are also available On Demand making them highly accessible for group training or continued education. Tim says the book is also a great employee benefit as it helps them learn how to manage their money. What is the number one action item we should be doing with our money? Start saving now. If you save $7 per day, it adds up to over $2,500 annually. During the second half of the interview, Tim tells Doreen about being a financial professional in a highly-competitive industry and how he stays viable. Tim consolidated and moved his business recently and that meant he went back into start-up mode. He and his team decided to get back to the basics of education with their business clients and right-size their offices. As Tim states, “Being nimble is very important these days.” Have you ever heard of the Rule of 72? It is a basic banking principal that Tim explains he learned from his brother at the age of 22. It changed how he looked at money. When Tim was asked what it takes to survive in this business, he says it starts with change in yourself and your mindset - “ownership vs. loanership”. Also, it is imperative to have gumption to succeed and coaches to help you move forward. Tim can be contacted at www.wealthwave.com/TimMullaney. Big Ideas, Small Business is sponsored by:dabow(R) Payment Solutions, 972-542-1297Jerry A. Wells, 214-802-9100, Jerry@TaxLawDFW.comWorksuites.com, 469-310-6268 (DFW)To be a guest or sponsor on the Big Ideas, Small Business with Doreen Milano podcast or upcoming TV show, contact Doreen@VisionsToExcellence.com or 650-483-5798 TODAY. Banners, video and podcast commercials, product placement, mentions, credits and more. Bundle rates available for qualified brands.For programming information, or to get on the OBBM Network guest spot circuit, call 214-714-0495.Support the show (https://offbeatbusiness.com/sign-up/#join)

In this episode, Tim discusses a practical approach to mastering the 4th quarter of 2020! Do you know how to IDENTIFY your goals? Have you blocked out time to actually REACH your goals? Do you know the PRIMARY HABIT needed to reach your goals? As Tim says, "You have to learn to master the days." Tune in to find out how Tim says you can set yourself up for a successful 4th quarter! Realtor Secrets Podcast Team

Host Bob St. Pierre heads across the airways to Iowa to hear all about the first ever drive-thru banquet hosted by the DubuqueLand chapter of Pheasants Forever. He’s joined by Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever Field Services Director Tom Fuller and DubuqueLand chapter President Tim Fiedler. Listen and learn about the innovative solution these chapter volunteers put together to make sure they continued to deliver the organization’s habitat mission in their local area during a worldwide pandemic. Episode Highlights: • Tim Fiedler explains how he got involved with Pheasants Forever and how he came to be president of the DubuqueLand chapter for the last 16 years. • Tim talks about the chapter’s habitat work, veteran and youth hunts, and their unique partnerships with other outdoor volunteer groups. A passionate man, Tim vividly describes the pride he feels in creating permanent public lands for hunters. With the real “Field of Dreams” only 12 miles from his house, Tim references the famous line from the movie “if you build it, they will come,” but references it to future generations of hunters. • Tom and Bob dig into the details of the first ever drive-thru banquet and Tim shares how the chapter came together to put the event on at their local fair grounds while abiding by COVID-19 safety guidelines. In the end, Tim called the event “easy” to put together and reports the chapter raised more than $35,000 for habitat projects during the evening. • The trio goes on to discuss the positive pheasant forecast recently released by the Iowa DNR, where there’s over a 100% increase in pheasant counts in three parts of the state. As Tim said, we’ve hit a home run for habitat; Iowa is seeing the results of habitat work. • The conversation ends with a big thank you to the sea of blaze orange Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever volunteers doing the work across the country. It is the chapter volunteers who make the locally-driven mission of “The Habitat Organization” possible. If you’re a chapter officer interested in learning more about hosting a drive-thru, contact your Pheasants Forever & Quail Forever Regional Representative. If you’d like to get involved with your local Pheasants Forever & Quail Chapter banquet, check out our chapter map.

I am joined by Tim Chandler, Co-Founder of PurposePlay, who is making the world a better place through gamification. Inspired by a 2018 mission trip to Uganda, Tim and his team created a simulation mobile gaming app called Humango where the objective is to build virtual communities similar to those in third-world countries. Like a nonprofit, the money raised through the app purchases are then used to help real communities in Africa, Haiti, and similar areas throughout the world. As Tim explains, the objective of PurposePlay is to create mobile gaming apps but the heart of PurposePlay is to provide clean water, healthy food, hygiene, and education to impoverished countries. To find out more about PurposePlay, you can visit his website at: https://www.purposeplay.net/.   Connect with Tim Twitter: @timmychandler Instagram: timmychandler Linkedin: Tim Chandler PurposePlay Twitter: @thepurposeplay Instagram: thepurposeplay Site: www.purposeplay.net

Many people interested in real estate devote their time to studying the market but only a few of those fully commit and take action. As a lieutenant firefighter and managing partner of Cityside Capital LLC, Tim Lyons is no stranger to action. We talk to Tim about his journey into real estate and his aim to build up passive income to eventually spend more time with his family. As Tim says in the episode, “You can't save your way to wealth.” An experience that might resonate with many readers, Tim talks about picking up Rich Dad, Poor Dad at the right time, a moment that helped him fully commit to his path. We then focus on how Tim followed through on his commitment and how he leaped into learning about real estate before buying his first property. Our Gracious Sponsor: Never let money be a barrier to closing deals. Learn the secrets to attracting passive investors at the Virtual Raising Money Summit. https://whitney.raisingmoneysummit.com/

Every rock has a story tell, and none more so than those which have fallen from the sky: meteorites. Originating in the Asteroid Belt between Mars and Jupiter, these rocky fragments offer clues not just to the earliest origins of the Solar System but also to Earth's very survival into the future. Sky at Night presenter, Dr Tim Gregory takes us on a journey through the very earliest days of our Solar System to the spectacular meteorite falls that produced 'fiery rain' in 1792, to the pre-solar grains (literally stardust) that were blown in from other solar systems and are the oldest solid objects ever discovered on earth. Meteorites reveal a story much bigger than ourselves or our planet. As Tim says, 'it is an epic beyond compare'.

An epic Andrew McCutchen card, a surprise for the Pod-a-Maniacs, Conspiracy theories, Revolution Basketball Town Hall, Card Ladder, another installment of As Tim's Razz Turns, and MORE!

Timothy Shaw grew up surrounded by spirituality. The concept of there being another side to our dimension was not a foreign one. Communicating with deceased loved ones and the dead were common practices among his family. As Tim grew older, he would learn that the ability to communicate with the dead was a skill that he could focus in on, and in his own way, be a bridge for messages from the dead to the living. Today on The Grave Talks, we hear about the story and experiences of Timothy Shaw. PART 2 - AVAILABLE TO GRAVE KEEPERS ONLY - LISTEN HERE (http://www.patreon.com/thegravetalks) In part two of our interview, available only to Grave Keepers (http://www.patreon.com/thegravetalks) , we discuss: Is the other side aware of those who are aware of them? Are spirits always seeking sensitive living messengers to convey their messages? The idea of the spirits roaming the planet often contradicts the religious belief of immediate transitioning into heaven or hell. What does Tim believe about this process? Does Tim believe that a living person's own energy can be responsible for paranormal activity, essentially the living haunting the living?  As a Grave Keeper, for $5 per month you will get: Access to every episode (http://www.thegravetalks.com/category/podcast-episodes/) of our show, AD-FREE – MONTHS BEFORE THEY GO PUBLIC. Access to every EXCLUSIVE PART 2 episode of our show for Grave Keeper Only! Access to submit questions to upcoming guests of our show. The “good feeling” knowing that you are keeping this show alive (It really does feel good!) Listen to part two of this interview and get exclusive access to HUNDREDS of bonus episodes at http://www.patreon.com/thegravetalks

SEATTLE SPIRIT: The media will tell you the Autonomous Zone is all rainbows and sunshine, but the reality is violent. Raz Simone allegedly calls himself the police inside the zone. He has assaulted multiple people. // An incredible story of Tim Eyman being yelled at within the Autonomous Antifa Zone. As Tim stands there to listen, and they demand he leave. // JUST A FEW MORE THINGS

As Tim and Julie predicted the housing rebound is here. While the question remains about how long this housing boom will last there is NO question that its here. Listen now for all the breaking news stories about the housing boom...and what will come next. Schedule A Free Coaching CallListen on iTunesListen on SpotifyListen on Stitcher

Closing down the art room for the year was a unique and difficult experience this time around. As Tim discussed last week, teachers and students everywhere are missing out on their last pieces of learning and their final goodbyes. Today, Abby Schukei joins Tim to talk about what we missed out on this year, how we can make the most of our summers, and why she is feeling hopeful for the future. Resources and Links View all of AOEU's resources to help with distance learning What does it look like coming back from a closure? Check out the Art Ed NOW Conference!

Since the revealing of the Trump peace plan the discussion of Israel applying sovereignty over the Jordan Valley and the Jewish settlements in Judea and Samaria (what the world calls the West Bank) became much more main stream,  but with Israel having multiple successive elections, and struggling to form a government sovereignty in these most sensitive areas could not proceed.  However with a minority government now in place with one of the terms that sovereignty could proceed, the regional and international backlash has come out strong.  Just as we would expect from Bible prophecy!  As Tim mentioned last week, this is the controversy of the age.

Since the revealing of the Trump peace plan the discussion of Israel applying sovereignty over the Jordan Valley and the Jewish settlements in Judea and Samaria (what the world calls the West Bank) became much more main stream,  but with Israel having multiple successive elections, and struggling to form a government sovereignty in these most sensitive areas could not proceed.  However with a minority government now in place with one of the terms that sovereignty could proceed, the regional and international backlash has come out strong.  Just as we would expect from Bible prophecy!  As Tim mentioned last week, this is the controversy of the age.

We're joined by Liz Willits for the second time, to chat about AWeber's 2020 Small Business Email Marketing Statistics report. In this episode, we also touch on the future of email marketing as well as address some of your most burning questions on how to get your emails opened, read and clicked.  With 94% of small business owners writing their email copy, we focus on giving practical advice to those crafting their own email campaigns.  So, if you've ever wondered if you should be writing fancier emails, experimenting with clickbait subject lines or doing something different to increase deliverability, we've got the answers.  Should we write emails like a mass broadcast, for example? Or like a private letter to a friend? Should they feel collective? Or individual? Liz sheds light on all these concerns, giving industry-specific examples to demonstrate her points. For those of you who have given up on email, this episode might make you change your mind.  Email-lover Liz bets that this marketing tool will continue to be effective for both marketers and consumers, with a few subtle changes. She’s excited about the development of AMP for email, Google's innovation to put an end to static email pages in favour of dynamic, interactive emails that allow you to make in-email purchases. It also lets you view real-time editing, constantly evolving Twitter feeds and engage with interactive polls.  So, according to Liz, emails won't stay static or old school, putting them back on every marketer’s map.  Finally, if you're just plain frustrated with your email performance, Liz provides some straight-talking advice by repeating the importance of having historical relationships and frequent interactions with your subscribers.  She says nothing else will have a greater impact on your deliverability and conversion rate. No amount of fancy formatting, A/B testing or curiosity-building will match the impact of having good relationships with your subscribers. While there are a few shortcuts Liz shares along the way, having an engaged email list is the number one thing you should work to improve as a result of this podcast. As Tim notes, he would always open an email sent from his wife.  Want more email insights? Download AWeber's 2020 Small Business Email Marketing Statistics report now.  Want to hear more from Liz? Watch her previous episode, Lessons Learned from the World's Most Successful Email Marketers.    1:38 – Tell us about AWeber and your work. 2:50 – What's changed over the last year in email marketing?  4:12 – Can you clear up what a HTML and a plain text email are?  5:54 – How can people avoid ending up in the Gmail promo tab?  11:06 – Do "fancy" emails work? 13:57 – Are simple emails better?  17:15 – What’s the role of a subject line?  19:30 – What do you think of clickbait-y subject lines?  23:40 – Where can people find a sentiment widget, and what are they?  23:59 – Should we write to individuals or audiences?  26:44 – How can you make emails sound natural AND professional?  28:45 – What's your perspective on the future of email marketing?  34:26 – Which email newsletters do you recommend? For show notes and to get a free review of your website and digital marketing, complete with a tailored plan to increase your leads and sales online, head to https://exposureninja.com/podcast/episode157/

As Tim and Julie Harris predicted there are MORE bailout programs coming. More 'lifelines' that every agent (and small business owner) needs to be embracing. Question for you: If the Government really believed there was going to be a V shaped, fast recovery in the economy why would they be creating more stimulus? For example, it appears that UNEMPLOYMENT will be extended through the end of the year! What will happen in housing for the remainder of 2020..listen now. Schedule A Free Coaching CallListen on iTunesListen on SpotifyListen on Stitcher

Tim Han is one of the world`s most popular and brilliant success coaches and the CEO of Success Insiders. Going from drug addict and cleaning toilets at 17 to now teaching millions of people what it takes to succeed, Tim is gonna add massive value if you want to learn how to overcome limiting beliefs, get out your comfort zone, and create the success you want! Max Out Insights: The beliefs we have are usually not chosen, but conditioned by others If you want to change, you need to stop being yourself - As Tim says, if you`re an apple tree but want to grow pears, you need to stop being an apple tree (metaphorically) and start thinking and operating like that pear tree Who do you need to be right now in order to achieve your goals? Wear that identity now If you pull on an elastic band, it will snap back. But if you keep pulling and pulling, eventually it will snap. That`s called a breakthrough. To break through your limiting beliefs, snap them by doing something outrageous and totally your of your comfort zone. Max Out Quotes: “Success is reaching the highest version of your highest vision.” “If you`re fearing rejection, get rejected. Like big-time rejected.” “Follow your heart and take action.” “Most people are scared of the pain of following their dreams, but what will be the pain if they don`t?” “If you would never watch a boring movie, why would you live a boring life?” “I already knew what it felt like to give up, so I wanted to see what would happen if I didn`t.” “Make your palms sweat today.”

Last time we got together with Tim was during this time two years ago. Here is the full episode and interview from 2018 if you want to check it out: Audio from Ep #9: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6nhuX43FiOWPKzof6c0uNv?si=pKwSo6XLRImjR8MwckB6gA YouTube Audio from Ep #9: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFuixA8l45k During this quarantine Q&A, Tim gave us updates on his new direction within music and things he is observing during this abnormal, interesting, and special time. As Tim alludes to during this live, it is always understandable to change or pivot in different directions for personal or professional reasons because you have new knowledge or interests that cause your awareness to expand - which causes you to change. Tim also mentions that this is an opportune time to pick up a new skill. It doesn't have to be a life long devotion. But you never know where initial curiosity can take you if you simply dabble in something new. Enjoy! Tim's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tim_brabston #DreamBIG #ImproveYourselfImpactLives To see what we are up to and what is going on around the Dream BIG & Co community you can follow us on the following platforms: Website: http://www.dreambigandco.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dreambigandco Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/dreambigandco Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dreambigandco Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/dreambigandco Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/add/dreambigandco Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dreambigandco LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dreambigandco Medium: https://medium.com/@dreambigandco Our Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/ajd372/playlist/1eWjtPUmEcOwWNLHnXPbom?si=w6RxhK9oSOSTsXnrO0R2iA Our Amazon Alexa Skill - Dream BIG Daily: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07YPF7T32/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=dream+big+daily&qid=1570174516&s=digital-skills&sr=1-1

Due to the recent market volatility, some people have asked us: why didn't you sell AAA when it hit $80? Why didn't you buy BBB when it collapsed to $1? Market timing sounds simple enough, but can it be done? Per JP Morgan Asset Management, did you know that from Jan. 3, 2000 to Dec. 31, 2019 (~almost 20 years, 5040 trading days total), if you were fully invested in the S&P 500, your performance would be a +6.06% annualized return; if you missed the 10 best-performance trading days, your return would be +2.44% annualized; and if you missed 60 best-performance trading days, your return would be -7.02% annualized. How crazy is that! Whoever tells you that he/she has the ability to pick those 10 or 60 days out of 5040 days and time the market correctly, is either lying or high. As Tim said, yes you may have a friend that has "timed the market" successfully in the past (for example, they bought lots of cheap but valuable stocks back in 2008), but what you don't know is that that friend may have done some very boring but thorough financial planning before 2008, set up their goals, and continued to save money every month. That made it possible for them to take advantage of the 2008 financial crisis. Their success is due to what they had done before 2008, not in 2008. Nathaniel summed it up perfectly: market timing doesn't work; it's luck, not skill.

Is President Donald Trump the new Fed chair? Today, Tim Picciott and guest Chris Karabats discuss the news that many are heralding as the end of the federal reserve as we know it. But should we be celebrating? Tim and Chris don't think so, and here's why: Estimates for the fed's balance sheet by the end of April range from $7-$10 Trillion. All of the same people are still in charge including Steven Mnuchin and Goldman Sachs. Q, Quanon's predictions are unsubstantiated. As Tim says, "You live and die by the sword, and the sword is the economy."  Will Trump be re-elected?  All this and more.   Thanks for tuning in, please check out our next episode a little later today all about the Saudi Russia Deal falling through and stock market expectations for opening tomorrow. Please remember to tell your family and friends about us, listen to our other episodes, like, comment, subscribe, and hit that notification bell so you never miss another episode of Change The News. As always, we invite you to be the change you want to see in the world, and always love each other.

"Data-driven insight" is becoming a driver of operational efficiency for payers, providers, and other healthcare stakeholders. But in most cases, the available data is limited to an individual organization or a region. What happens if we scale up the amount of data available for analysis by sourcing from across the country and from all major types of care and delivery models? On today’s show, Tim Suther, Senior Vice President of Data Solutions at Change Healthcare, discusses how this economic healthcare data can be used to help improve the efficiency of the entire healthcare system, as well as the performance of individual organizations. As Tim says, “If you don’t have real-world healthcare data, then you just have an opinion.” Here's what we talked about on today's show:  Importance of unbiased, independent data collection and analysis Improving the cost-effectiveness of healthcare with data analytics Shifting the national focus from care coordination to the healthcare system Improving outcomes, optimizing performance, and accelerating innovation Impact of data analytics on payers, providers, policy makers, and consumers Taking healthcare’s daily economic pulse via a substantial volume of claims data Aggregating simplified claims data across the healthcare industry What is the process of deidentifying healthcare data, and how is it regulated? Controlling/permissioning the uses of healthcare data Data delivery models: structured reports, custom reports, and hosted services Measuring utilization and population health across local, regional, and national markets Moving beyond performance improvement to true benchmarking Price transparency and shopping for care by cost, experience, and quality Achieving the triple aim through healthcare consumption data Policy uses of comparing a community’s healthcare profile with national trends Using data for real-world evidence and health economic outcomes research Giving payers visibility into all dimensions, geographies, and specialties Deidentified data and the push to curb wasteful spending Principles for the ethical application of real-world data Advice for beginners: goals to consider Episode Resources Tim Suther's bio Why the Healthcare Crisis is Really an Information Problem Data Solution website Show Resources SUBSCRIBE to the podcast using any podcatcher or RSS reader Download the audio and listen offline Get the iOS app Get the Android app Suggest or become a guest Contact Change Healthcare

As Tim gets stuck into Thailand T20 World Cup preparation, Bes is joined by Nick to discuss their lead up to the tournament, as well as Nepal's central contacts, Uganda's tour to Qatar, Ireland and Namibia in South Africa, Nisarg Patel's illegal action and Richard Done's appointment as USA's Cricket Operations Manager.

Backable Leadership with Tim Krotiris explores optimising performance in business and life. As Tim approaches his 40th birthday he explores the role health and fitness play in effective leadership when running a business. Why are leaders so quick to neglect their health as they build their business?  Is it simply time or is there an underlying shift that needs to take place in order to get to the next level.  When leaders find the right balance, results change and the flow-on effect is significant, healthy leaders find it very difficult to ever go back. Enjoy.

As Tim continues down the path of working on his new novel, Shawn encourages him to take the time to 1) look at the masterworks of his chosen genre and 2) spend sometime thinking about the hero / victim / villain interactions throughout his story. Download Tim's scenes from this week.

As Tim arrives to his first day on the job, on his birthday and New Years Day, he discovers that almost nothing is as it seems. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/essencehouse)

"The Field Afar" is a new feature-length documentary film about Vietnam War hero Father Vincent R. Capodanno airing on ABC TV stations nationwide through the Christmas holidays. Check listings for showings in your area, or purchase a DVD, at thefieldafar.com. In this edition of Catholic Military Life, the only official podcast of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, film creator Tim Moriarty shares how the film came about, tracing the life of the Maryknoll priest from his upbringing in Staten Island, NY, to his death on a Vietnam battlefield rushing unarmed to the aid of U.S. Marines under ambush, his posthumous Medal of Honor award, and his Cause for Canonization now under review by the Holy See's Congregation for the Causes of Saints. As Tim explains, "The Field Afar" is about the power of courage and compassion, even in the face of life's most harrowing events. The life of Father Capodanno speaks to all human beings about the human capacity for goodness. In a world growing ever more weary with cynicism, this is a story to renew the spirit.

As Tim continues to bring on new guests and share new ideas, he welcomes Caroline Gardner to talk about what is happening in her classroom. Listen as they discuss shibori fabric dyeing, teaching jewelry techniques to middle schoolers, and a plethora of other ideas.  Resources and Links Sculpture Ideas for the Art Room Metal Jewelry Making (Art Ed PRO) A Beginner's Guide to Making Jewelry More Ideas for 3D Pens and Other Materials

For the last few weeks, we've been looking at four stories of the Israelites traveling through the wilderness. And what we've seen is that these stories have been passed down from generation to generation not just because they recount some historical tale, but because they speak to larger truths about living in the wilderness of a broken world - the wilderness we all experience. Loneliness, pain, confusion, hopelessness, injustice... Like the Israelites, life out here is hard, and it is all too easy to believe that God has abandoned us in the midst of it. But has he? So far the Israelites complained about bitter water; God made the water sweet. The Israelites complained about having no food; God gave them manna and quail. And now, the Israelites won't just have bitter water, they'll have NO water. So let's see if their attitudes are any better this time around... Exodus 17:1-4 At the Lord's command, the whole community of Israel left the wilderness of Sin and moved from place to place. Eventually they camped at Rephidim, but there was no water there for the people to drink. So once more the people complained against Moses. "Give us water to drink!" they demanded. "Quiet!" Moses replied. "Why are you complaining against me? And why are you testing the Lord?" But tormented by thirst, they continued to argue with Moses. "Why did you bring us out of Egypt? Are you trying to kill us, our children, and our livestock with thirst?" Then Moses cried out to the Lord, "What should I do with these people? They are ready to stone me!" Ok, so the people haven't exactly turned an emotional corner. Look at some of the details in this story. Verse 2. "Give us water to drink!" This isn't a request. It's a demand. A few verses later they're ready to throw stones at Moses. They're furious! As Tim talked about last week, they seem to have completely forgotten the incredible acts of deliverance God has done for them again and again and again. All they can see is their present circumstances. And this rage is starting to warp their theology. Look at the end of verse 3. "Why did you bring us out of Egypt?" This is a direct callback to last week's story. In Chapter 16, when Moses is explaining to the people about the miraculous heaven bread they're about to receive, he says Exodus 16:6, 8 "By evening you will realize it was the LORD who brought you out of the land of Egypt... your complaints are against the Lord, not against us." And yet here they are again, blaming Moses for everything and essentially kicking Yahweh to the curb. How often do we do the exact same thing in our wilderness? How often do we face some kind of obstacle and our first reaction is to forget the bigger picture? We lose sight of the fact that God has come through for us so many times in the past. We lose sight of the fact that there is a Promised Land ahead. Our worldview gets warped. And suddenly we find ourselves longing for the "good ol' days." You know, the good ol' days when we were slaves in Egypt working under brutal conditions and having our firstborn sons murdered... Our perspective gets twisted. This is why I'm grateful our spiritual ancestors passed down stories like these. To teach us how to survive in the wilderness. Because we are just like them. What's about to happen next - for them and for us - is all about reorienting our worldview back to the truth: that God has not abandoned us in the wilderness. WATER FROM THE ROCK Exodus 17:5-7 The Lord said to Moses, "Walk out in front of the people. Take your staff, the one you used when you struck the water of the Nile, and call some of the elders of Israel to join you. I will stand before you on the rock at Mount Sinai. Strike the rock, and water will come gushing out. Then the people will be able to drink." So Moses struck the rock as he was told, and water gushed out as the elders looked on. Moses named the place Massah (which means "test") and Meribah (which means "arguing") because the people of Israel argued with Moses and tested the Lord by saying, "Is the Lord here with us or not?" I find it so interesting that Moses names the place "test and arguing" (Massah and Maribah), rather than "miracle rock water" or "thirst-quench boulder." Nope. From that point on, this spot was called "test and arguing." I think that fits in with the bigger point of this story: the consequences of a warped worldview. Even though God has consistently proven himself to be the provider, the healer, the deliverer... the people lose faith the moment they don't see any solution ahead of them. "There are nothing but rocks here! We're going to die of thirst." It's interesting how God chooses to reorient their perspective. Take a look at verse 5. "Take your staff, the one you used when you struck the water of the Nile..." We'll talk about this a lot more next week, but the staff of Moses acts in these stories as a symbol of faith in God's power. Just like with the tree in week 1, the staff is an object lesson. Having Moses use it to bring water out of the rock is a brilliant callback to the crossing of the Red Sea. With this staff in Moses' hands, God made water into dry land. With that same staff, God makes dry land into flowing water. In both cases, God does the impossible and provides a path forward where there used to be none. He reorients their worldview to remind them that he never left them alone. God even says in verse 6, "I will stand before you on the rock." So was that the pillar of cloud or fire they'd been following? Was it the mysterious "angel of the Lord" that shows up a few times in the story? We don't know. All we know is that God stood with them as he brought water out of the dry ground. MY STORY Have you ever needed your worldview reoriented? I have. When I was in my mid 20's, I hit rock bottom. I dropped out of Bible school, lived depressed and addicted to video games in my parents' basement. My passion for ministry was dead, and I had no idea how to move forward. But then God parted the sea for me. Out of nowhere I ended up on this wild journey living in Kenya for a year which totally changed my life. God delivered me from a terrible situation and gave me a new hope and purpose. I went back to school and graduated, I did a year-long internship with the Outreach ministry here at Grace, and it seemed like I was finally on track to find my purpose. Until every door slammed in my face. I could not find a job. I applied to churches, to non-profits... nobody would hire me. Put simply, I ran out of water. And of course, my worldview got warped. I remember getting so frustrated with God. "Why would you take me through all of that, re-ignite my passion for ministry, and then just drop me on my face like this?" "Why did you bring me out of Egypt? Just to die of thirst?" Guess what God said to me in response? Nothing. I didn't hear a thing. I just went on applying for jobs and getting rejected. It really felt like God had abandoned me. But then, right in the middle of my despair, my parents had an Indian social reformer named Sunil over to their house for dinner. He ran a ministry in India called Truthseekers. At one point in the evening Sunil pointed at me across the room and said, "Barry, you need to come to India for three months! Don't worry about food or shelter. We'll take care of you. Just come." I thought for a moment and realized, "Well, I don't have anything else going on." I scraped together enough money for a plane ticket and made my way to New Delhi. I spent the next three months hanging out with Truthseekers, visiting communities of outcast gypsy children, praying with eunuchs, participating in anti-discrimination rallies, taking 22-hour train rides by myself, eating all kinds of very... let's say, interesting food... It was there the vision for my non-profit, World Next Door, was born. God led me to become a photojournalist for his kingdom, and I spent the next 6 and a half years traveling all over the world telling stories of what he was doing. It was that experience which led to me preach my first sermon here at Grace. And now, 11 years after the seeming dead end of my ministry career, I'm about to become Grace's next senior pastor. When I was in that season of life, getting rejection letter after rejection letter, I thought God had abandoned me. My worldview was warped. What I realize now is that he was standing on the rock in front of me all along. There was no water, so he broke open the dry ground to give me a drink. My path forward wasn't just some job, it was a ministry that didn't even exist yet. And this is what I want you to hear today from Exodus 17. Sometimes God makes bitter water sweet. Sometimes he brings bread out of thin air. And sometimes he makes water where there is none. In all these cases, God can transform our wilderness. It rarely happens on our timeline. And it almost never looks the way we expect. But if our worldview is aligned correctly we can trust God to see us through the wilderness we are facing. And ultimately, we know God will transform all the wilderness. Through the death and resurrection of Jesus, God brought water out of the rock. He brought life out of death. And he is sprouting up New Creation in the wasteland of our broken world. In the wasteland of your broken life. The prophet Isaiah saw it coming. Isaiah 35:1-2, 5-7 Even the wilderness and desert will be glad in those days. The wasteland will rejoice and blossom with spring crocuses. Yes, there will be an abundance of flowers and singing and joy!... And when he comes, he will open the eyes of the blind and unplug the ears of the deaf. The lame will leap like a deer, and those who cannot speak will sing for joy! Springs will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams will water the wasteland. The parched ground will become a pool, and springs of water will satisfy the thirsty land. The Holy Spirit is breathing life into our world. And he wants to breathe life into yours. I wish I could say he will snap his fingers and bring your wilderness to an end. He may not. As long as this world remains broken, your wilderness may endure. But I do know this. Whether it is a sip of cool water from a bitter pond or a gushing spring from a rock, God will sustain you in this wilderness. Align your worldview to the truth: He is with you. Trust him. Trust in his love. God is faithful to see us through our wilderness and he will one day transform it all.

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Why do some things go viral and others don’t? Why do some ideas seem to spread like wildfire, and others fall flat? How do you create communication in ideas that are downright contagious? Tim Staples believes it’s less about the process and more about the emotion.   Tim Staples is the CEO and Co-Founder of the successful digital marketing company, Shareability. His company has created dozens of viral videos for Cristiano Ronaldo, The Olympic Channel, Cricket Wireless and more. Tim is also the author of Break Through the Noise: The 9 Rules to Capture Global Attention, which outlines his incredibly simple yet effective approach to going viral.   These days, barriers to entry are so low that anyone can start a business or share their message, which makes it so much harder to stand out. As Tim explains, the truth is, nobody cares, that’s why innovators need to shift their mindset to think about how they can align themselves with the person they’re trying to capture. Tim also shares the five shareable emotions that are the secret to going viral — happiness/joy, awe/wonder, empathy, curiosity, and surprise. This episode is really a study in human behavior and communication, so tune in if you want to know how to break through the noise, be heard and get your message to the right people.   If you are ready to: get buy-in from key decision makers on your next big idea be a high-impact, high-value member that ignites change foster a culture of innovation where everyone on your team is bringing innovative ideas that tackle challenges and seize opportunities… Join us on LaunchStreet — gotolaunchstreet.com   Mentioned in This Episode: Tim Staples on LinkedIn Tim Staples on Twitter Tim Staples on Instagram Shareability Break Through the Noise: The 9 Rules to Capture Global Attention, by Tim Staples Chewbacca Mask Video Heineken Open Your World Campaign Stranger Things Colin Kaepernick Tough Mudder Joe De Sena Spartan Race “If Cute Babies Competed in the Winter Games” | Olympic Channel “CRISTIANO RONALDO IN DISGUISE - ROC” “I SUED THE SCHOOL SYSTEM !!!” Prince EA on YouTube Poppy on YouTube  

Topics: -From the days of the Apple II, Tim Nyberg was known as “The Mac Guy” in his college days because he could confidently fix any Apple computer. Tim kept the name, opened The MacGuys+ in 1991 and today he and his team are still obsessed with Macs and Apple technology.   -Tim talks about his history from typing papers for fellow students, to a job at Kinkos, and eventually landing back in Minneapolis to build his current business.  -Tim has a brick and mortar location that serves a purpose for walk in traffic and repairs.  -Having a location has its challenges but provides opportunity and space to perform some large scale tasks  -As Tim’s business has seen changes over the years, Jerry notes that the tools that he uses has allowed him to work more efficiently -Tim starts to see himself being more of the business end of the company and transitioning from the technical end of the company. He is on his way to obtaining his MBA.  -There are some clients that have been around for 20 years who want nothing to do with managed services  -Value based billing is a concept that Tim has been presenting to his clients. Part of this is setting expectations with the customer and making them realize what the value of the work is.  -As Jerry asks for a practical example, Tim talks about value based billing in projects like Synology setups, Wi-Fi roll outs where the value of expertise and padded time for potential pitfalls are covered as a part of the cost.  -If projects go more smoothly than expected, it provides opportunity to offer a discount to the customer. -One book that provided good information on this topic was "Value-Based Fees" By Alan Weiss -It is important to express to the customer what your value is. Less important than total hours on an invoice is the details of all the work performed.  -Like many of us, Tim leverages the TidBITS Content Network and a variety of social media tools to provide content to his customers. 

Nothing like 4th of July week to make the congregation worship America, right? Tim got an earful for the flag not being front and center. Andrew had patriotic socks and someone wearing a “Trump 45” jeresey in the middle of the livestream. Tim accidentily orchidtrated one of the greatest youth ministry events ever, “BYOF” bring your own fireworks night. We talked about the stresses and pressure of having to dress to preach every week. We discussed how often to repeat an outfit before people start noticing. We are both working different hours this summer than we do during the school year, and have noticed the productivity difference the different hours make. As Tim's church continues to go through changes, on of them is a completerebranding, complete with mission and vision statements and a new logo and abreviated name. Another change is that the elders are going out of their way to make sure the spouses and families of the staff are well loved and cared for.We debated whether or not Father's Day gifts were worth giving out to dads in the congregation. We talked about the pros anc cons, and got some great examples of gifts and some good reasons why churches do or don't give them out. Andrew's church gave out bottles of Dad's Old Fashioned RootBeer with M&M's attaatched to look like a bow tie. Tim's church did nothing. But Tim did seal Andrew's last rootbeer.Tim had a church member take him to a baseball game to tell him that they were leaving the church. We talked about the best and worst ways we have had people leave. See you next Monday!Check out our resources in the DYM store here: https://www.downloadyouthministry.com/shop?author=8 Be sure to like The Morning After Ministry on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/morningafterministry/instagram.com/morningaftermin and twitter.com/morningaftermin. You can also find Tim @t00th and Andrew @andrewlarsenBe sure to check out the other shows in the DYM Podcast Network!

Hosted by Dan Gilmartin & Timothy D. Gilmartin Website: www.thegilmartins.com The Bay Area real estate market update…total inventory from South San Francisco to Redwood City is up to a new peak at 313! As Tim and Dan have been tracking these inventory numbers week over week for over 20 years, they are pointing out the typical trends that the highest point of inventory for the year always lands in June/July. The market seems to be holding its own, while inventory is high the sales per week are still close to 40 week over week which indicates healthy market. The lower interest rates are still driving sales throughout the summer, showing that we have more money on supply than we do have on demand so that is why they are driving lowering of interest rates throughout the year. Dan and Tim analyze a San Mateo property during "That Sold for What!?" that had an extraordinary list price to sales price. Although inventory is peaking, overall from a macro sense this is still a low inventory market, if you look back at 2010 total/total was around 1000 homes/ condominiums for sale. There is an opportunity for buyers right now, less competition and more inventory for sale.  Follow the Monday Morning Market Minute: www.thegilmartins.com/blog Get on the mailing list to get notified when a new episode is released: http://eepurl.com/cmAfCX      

As Tim sees Rohan off to Star Wars Celebration, they make use of their time discussing the surprise critical hit, "Shazam!" Further discussion into DC's recent good fortune, including the exciting trailer for "Joker" They end with a meditation on an actor who might be having a better 2019 than anybody. Put us in your ears.

  Tim learned that money and worldly success wouldn't make him free. Knowledge wouldn't make him free. Working harder wouldn't make him free. Only Jesus  can set him free. As Tim said, there are many twists and turns to his story but the one theme remains – grace.