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The Magic of Surrender with Kute Blackson    “None of us has control in this life. Our demand that life go the way we want it is what causes so much suffering. Know that the degree to which you surrender determines the degree to which you are alive, the degree to which life can use you, the degree to which you enjoy life.”         – Kute Blackson's mother's parting words, said with a smile   Episode Summary:        When it is imminent, will you be able to completely surrender to your own death?  Have you ever contemplated how will you face your own death?  Does surrender even come into the picture for you?   Born in Ghana, West Africa, Kute Blackson's multicultural upbringing as the child of a Japanese mother and Ghanaian father, raised in London, and on 4 different continents defies stereotype. His mission is to awaken millions to Love and to Living their inspired destiny. Kute believes we are being initiated and upgraded into a more enlightened way of living as humans – centered on surrender.  We are being invited toward living more in alignment with the divine, more in alignment with our souls.   Listen in to understand how Kute Blackson views ego vs. soul purpose, and surrendering into our pure essence.   Topics We Discuss: Asking ourselves a different question. Not “What do I want?” but instead, “What does life want for me?” Aligning beyond ego and personal power to soul power. Surrender + Trust = Magic Control + Resistance = Suffering Inevitability of childhood human trauma, and how that shapes our roles in order to be loved and validated. Ultimately how that conditioning separates us from our true selves. Path back to our true selves: Be aware that you are conditioned! Ask: Where am I in physical or emotional pain? Ask: What lies am I telling myself? Ask: Where do I have disease? Ask: Where is energy not flowing in my life? Ask: Where are my roadblocks? Give yourself permission to acknowledge your truth and FEEL what you feel. Miracle Mindset – seeing every moment as a miracle, recognizing innate intelligence Your purpose of life is every moment of life.             Stay in Touch with Kute Blackson Kute's latest book, “The Magic of Surrender” is available on Amazon.   Find out more about Kute:   Facebook Instagram Website     Support Life, Death and the Space Between:   If you're enjoying the podcast and finding value in guest interviews, ghost stories, and the content I share, please consider supporting the show by becoming a Patreon member for as little as $5 a month at Patreon.com/DrAmyRobbins   As a member you'll get more say in the content we cover and exclusive access to behind-the-scenes goodness!     Stay Connected: Facebook Instagram YouTube Fireside  

dadAWESOME   We're on a mission to add LIFE to the dad life. We're passionate about helping dads live fully alive as they lead their kids to God's awesomeness.  | YouTube |  Instagram | Facebook | Twitter   Pablo Ceron   Pablo has been a speaker, teacher and leader of men's ministry initiatives for over 10 years. He's also the Founder and President of WILDSONS, a non-profit organization dedicated to the restoration of the hearts of God's people. Pablo was born and raised in Colombia and moved to the U.S. in 2,000, where he married his loving wife Juanita. After a long journey through the desert, and into their "promised land", they now live in Colorado with their two wild sons, Mateo (10) and Lucas (4). Pablo has also worked as a Product and Technology leader for over 20 years.   UPCOMING FATHERS FOR THE FATHERLESS 100 Mile Bike Rides   — DENVER, CO — September 18th, 2021 — PHILADELPHIA, PA — October 2nd, 2021 — NEW YORK, NY — October 16th, 2021 — PHOENIX, AZ — November 20th, 2021 Register Here: https://f4f.bike/ Make a DONATION to FATHERS FOR THE FATHERLESS   Show Notes:   Link to PART 1 of this interview with Pablo Ceron: https://dadawesome.org/188/ Text “DAD” to 651-370-8618 to join the dadAWESOME Nudge to becoming an intentional dad FATHERS FOR THE FATHERLESS Sponsors: Aleph Holdings, Alpha & Omega Wealth Strategies, Substance Church, River Valley Church, Chick-Fil-A Blaine 2:34 - Pablo talks through steps to healing and restoration: (1) Invite Jesus into the place in our hearts where we feel wronged, where life is unfair.... (2) Renounce the lie that life is up to me, that I will need to fight every battle because no one else will do it for me (3) Ask What is the truth? 5:09 -  "We have come to believe certain things about God and ourselves and life and then to then to bring those before God himself and to have an encounter with him where the truth is revealed to us and we get to be initiated into living life in the way that results out of that being truth." 17:41 George MacDonald says that the hardest and the gladdest thing is to cry Abba, Daddy to God from a full heart.  15:01 - Describing the meaning of "Sons" in the ministry Wild Sons.  21:50 - "When the student is ready, the teacher appears, when the Son is ready, the Father appears."  24:31 - "Father, I receive you fresh as a father, and I choose to become your son, would you father me?" 24:53 -  "And if I can go on this journey and become my father's son again. Then it must be true that my two boys are his his sons, too, and he is more interested in fathering my two boys than I am, and he knows them and has known them before the foundation of the world. So he knows their hearts. He knows what they need. He's orchestrating a journey of initiation so that they can become the men he created them to be. I play a crucial role, and my role is to ask my dad, father, father, 'would you allow me to see my son in the way that you see him? Would you allow me to see what is it at this age in this season that you're doing in his heart, in his life? And what is my role in partnering with you for that?'"  26:45 - Pablo's story of how he begins a journey of initiation from age 10-21 and God told him, "Delight in what he delights in." 28:55 -  The raising of my boys is not up to me because life is not up to me.  29:43 - "The invitation is to ask God for a revelation of what he's doing in our children's life. And for us to participate in it, knowing that the outcome is up to it's up to God, we have no control over it."   Episode Links:   Wild Sons FATHERS FOR THE FATHERLESS Make a Donation to dadAWESOME Join the dadAWESOME Prayer Team      

Hey you got questions and I have answers and let me just preface this episode by saying these are just my answers to these questions, so I asked my audience to give me questions that they had about podcasting, so I could answer them in long form. Sometimes I do this on the Internet and you only get sixty seconds to reply. So I want to be able to give you detailed information about the things that you need to know about. podcasting before we get started. I always want to invite you to my community. It's called podcast Builder Club, you just type that in and facebook and you're going to find the podcast filter club group were podcasters, collaborating networking and growing together, I think, is the best podcast facebook group in the world. But again these are my opinions, so I invite you it's free and I'd love to meet you on the Internet. So let's get this off with a couple of questions. The first question comes from tiffany. She says what are important metrics to focus on as you grow, and I love this question because metrics can be confusing and people can spend too much time focusing on them and and feeling stress about them and just trying to hit some next weird milestone. And the answer to this question is very simple: there's two metrics that I will focus on for a podcast. So let's Say I'm coaching, you let's say you're part of my mastermind group. This is exactly what I would tell you. So the first metric you're going to focus on is simply the average consumption of your podcast episode. This can be achieved by creating an apple podcast connect account, or maybe you already have one, and when you go into the Dash Board and Click on your podcast, you can actually click on analytics and it's going to show you a percentage which is the average consumption of your podcast. Now, let's say it's: Seventy two percent: does that mean that nobody makes it to a hundred percent? No it's the average, so they're taking everybody and saying about how long do they last in this podcast? So one of the metrics to be looking at is how far are people making it through my episode and if they're only making it about a half way, we might have a content issue. We may not be getting people the information they need soon enough, and so we want to optimize that now this is, you know again an average, so we don't want to base every decision off of it, but it's a good indicator of are people consuming my whole episode now the second metric I'll focus on is simply just comparing different styles of episodes. So, for example, I do interviews- and I do solo cast just like this now I can look at my analytics for not how many people are listening, but rather are people enjoying the interview episodes I'm doing more than they're enjoying the solo casts, and so I'm going to use these numbers as a comparing contrast and usually there's an outlier here, and that doesn't mean you stop doing interviews. But if you're an interview, podcast are doing three interviews a month and one solo cast, and you see that the number on your solo episodes is way higher. Maybe let's say double of what your interviews are. You need to do more solo episodes. Now, I'm just going to also throw in here that I don't really look at the metrics of my podcast, because I don't let an analytic dashboard. Tell me what I'm worth as a creator. I'm going to make great content, I'm going to keep showing up I'm going to put a hundred and ten percent in and if that resonates with twenty five people the first week, fifty people the next week, whatever it is, that's cool with me because podcasting doesn't end in the measurement of podcasting doesn't end. So if you post an episode on Monday and look at the numbers on Friday, all you're getting is a snapshot of how many people looked at that episode that week, but don't discount the fact that some people haven't found you. Yet some people don't even know who you are and when they do find, you they're probably going to fall in love with you and they're, going to download all those episodes, so don't measure something that you can't really measure because it never ends all right. Phil Brown asks what are the essentials and what is a waste of time when it comes to editing. So what is a waste of time? A waste of time is removing little things like breaths. You know you breathe, and I've never listened to a podcast before that the person was breathing or took a breath. That turned me off from listening now, if you're heavily breathing over the the microphone. Yes, we have a different issue. We need to move your microphone a little bit further from your mouth, but I think people get too worried about making it perfect. So they remove anything and then it sounds sterile. It sounds fake. I also think a waste of time is removing too many crutch words. I say um I will say Um. I use all kinds of crutch words and we don't really notice people's crutch words as much as we notice our own, because we're putting ourselves under the microscope. Now. What are the essentials? So the essentials of editing, I think, are number one. Is content editing just because you record it doesn't mean it needs to end up in the final version. Think of it, like you're wrriting, a book, you write a first draft and then you chisel it down. When you make a statue, you take a lump of clay and then you remove pieces to show the image that you want to show to the viewer. So content. Editing in my opinion, is essential, removing things that just don't need to be in the podcast in order to make a point in order to tell your story in order to make great content now, the next essential, in my opinion, is making audio sound pleasant. You can accomplish this in two simple ways as podcast editors. We we're just editing voice, so this doesn't have to be complicated, but you have Eq or equalization, and compression e q is often over used by people when they boost different frequencies, but I actually use subtractive Eq, so I will boost until it sounds bad, and then I will remove that frequency from the audio and with compression you want to use it like salt. You want to use it sparingly. Compression is used to simply gently massage the the peaks and valleys of your podcast audio and make everything sound uniform. So here's a tip on how to make this process really easy. Make sure your microphones set up is the same all the time and what I mean is figure out how far away from the microphone you need to talk. Make sure that the gain is at the same level all the time and then at some point, this quand compression setting just becomes a standard and you don't have to fiddle with knobs. You don't have to make everything sound good. So by creating a consistent input, your output gets a lot. The Nostalgia Test podcast asked: Is it mandatory to do video podcasting now, so my answer to you is no podcasting is an audio medium, so it's mandatory to have audio now. Video is going to really help you with marketing, because video is very popular on social media and it allows you to show yourself in a new way to attract new listeners. But by no means is this mandatory. So my challenge to you is: If you're thinking about doing video, you've got this little square in your pocket and it has a camera on it actually is a video camera on it and you can easily start doing video or getting your self comfortable or dipping your toes into the video ocean by simply setting up your phone and filming yourself podcasting and then from there you, when you're editing, you just figure out what something that's going to attract someone to depress the button to listen to the podcast and that's a great way to start with video and to be honest with you, video is going to be important going forward, but you don't have to have a video podcast in order to be a successful podcast Banana land podcast asks my podcast covers a lot. What's the best way for me to narrow things down well banana land pod. Your answer to the question is actually buried within your question. You need to narrow things down, it's very easy to want to talk about everything, and you can do that. But it's going to be harder to explain to people what your podcast is about. Listen, YOU'RE, busy right! Are you busy everybody's busy everybody's got lots to do lots to consume less to keep up with? If you don't make it easy for them to understand why their time would be valuably spent with you, it's good. It's going to be harder to get people to press the button and listen to the podcast. So if you want to narrow things down, just pick three categories that you talk about and that way it's much easier when you run into your front gus on the street- and he says: Oh Your podcasting! Now, what's it about, and you say: Hey, listen! I talk about business. I talk about sports and I talk about finance or whatever your three things are, but at some point you have to be able to tell somebody what your podcast is about, because growing an audience is all about making sure you can tell the right people that you're there for them and to make sure that the wrong people know that you're not there for them. It's a very simple but overlooked aspect of becoming a podcaster. Let me paint you another picture, you're a restaurant and you make all kinds of food you make Chinese Food American food. You make hot dogs, hamburgers, you make steaks, you make Sushi right, it's a lot of great food, but when somebody says, Oh, you have a restaurant. What kind of food you sire and you go on this list of things it's confusing, be the best Sushi restaurant be the best Taco spied be. The thing for a specific person were to your mother's asks, thoughts on having your podcast on Amazon. I'm not loving their terms. Okay, so listen! Amazon is not yet a huge force in podcasting, but they eventually will be it's the biggest company in the world and because podcasting is very popular they're. Investing in it they're scooping up other podcast and they're going to be making a big push to be in the podcast world, but none of the platforms matter at all unless your audience is looking for you there. So you have to ask yourself: Is My audience looking for podcast on Amazon or maybe they're looking for podcast on Youtube? Now I don't have any problem with having your podcast getting distributed everywhere, but sometimes it could be a little bit of a waste of time to say my podcast is available at Apple spotify, stitcher, Iheart, radio, amasis like okay. You just need to teach people that podcast exists and there's lots of different ways. They can access it. It's always good to ask your audience hey. What do you listen to podcast on? You might be surprised by the answer. They might all be spotify. They might all be apple, they might none of them might be apple, and so ask your audience where they're at and use that, as your key flagship way to tell people where they can find you and everyone else will find you in their own unique ways. But it's okay to have your podcast be distributed everywhere. In case People Start Finding podcasts on that platform. Now about the terms and conditions. Yes, any company, any mass global corporation is going to have some terms and conditions that benefit them, they're, giving you the platform to distribute and they want something for it. So as a podcaster, we have to be okay with using their infrastructure in order to reach their people. So sometimes the terms and conditions can be a little bit shady, and sometimes you just have to say listen. This is a way for me to get seen or heard by more people, and I'm going to gamble on that. But the way to protect yourself is to make sure that your podcast isn't the only income stream that you have. You want to make sure you have income streams outside of the PODCAST pellison asks. How do I get as cool as you? Well, you're is a good answer. I'm not cool, and I also think that if you just lean into who you are the good, the bad everything and you just truly be yourself- I think it comes off in a way that is magnetic to the right people. I know for a fact that there's people out there that hate my guts or the first time they saw me they thought look at this idiot and that's okay with me, because I can't win everybody, but I can't not be my authentic self and feel good about what I'm doing so. The question to you, Alison is: Do you feel like you're being your true self, or do you feel like you're, trying to be what your audience wants and because I know you, I know that you're not trying to be something that you're not. But I appreciate the compliment I'm going to take it as a compliment. I'm going to screen shot it and put it in my feel. Good file and I feel good file is a folder. I keep of cool stuff that people have said messages they've, sent me and every time I'm feeling down or like I'm not making an impact in podcasting or in the world. I just open up that feel good file, and I look and remember: There's people out there like you who are lifting me up, so thank you. Mojo asks transcripts worth the effort of editing. I think this is a good question, so I use transcripts in a very specific way for my podcast. I think you all know by now that I use sounder F M as my podcast host and when I upload my audio to my hosting company, they automatically transcribe the episode and when I publish that episode, they're creating a web page for me, I don't typically send anyone to that web page, but the transcription lives on that page and so the way the Google works is they've got all these little spiders crawling all over the Internet. Looking for words looking for key terms because they need to know when someone types something in the box where to send people for the information just called crawling, and so when Google crawls the Internet and it's looking for key words. Every word that I say on this podcast is listed on that page, so I'm using transcripts simply for the potential of ranking in a search when someone search for how do I podcast or whatever I'm talking about that day, but as far as editing a transcript, I don't know if it's necessarily worth it unless your audience likes to read content, so you have to remember, as podcasters were using audio as our medium, but not everybody likes to listen to podcast. Some people prefer reading. Some people prefer watching a video. Some people prefer taking a course. If you think your audience likes reading, it might be a good idea to put that content somewhere where they can access it and now. One final thing: if you are thinking about editing transcripts, I definitely think that most podcasts can turn into a book, and I know that sounds crazy, but podcasting has become the breeding ground for all kinds of new movies. TV shows concepts, and you know sometimes a movie starts off as a book. So as a podcaster, if we're transcribing our episodes were basically able to take this all this data. All these words and potentially turn it into some form of book down the road. So I don't think transcription is a bad thing to have in your back pocket, but I don't spend a lot of time editing it. I actually have spent less and less time creating show notes for my podcast, because I just don't know if people are reading them. The only reason I go to show notes is if somebody mentions they're, putting a link that it's going to be easy for me to quickly find now again. This whole episode is one guy's opinion. So, if you think editing transcriptions is amazing. Please send me a DM and let me know all about it, because I love learning these things. Ralph asks. Is it wise to Trade Mark Your podcast name? Now, listen. I understand there's a lot of fear out there someone's going to steal your idea or take your product or take your name so down the road. At some point, if you experience a certain amount of success, I think yes, trade, Martin Trade Marking your podcast name would be important, but right now it's going to cost you probably around six to eight hundred dollars and then, if there's an appeals process with the government, you have to hire a lawyer to fill out all these forms and it could be expensive. So the question to you is: If you've got a thousand dollars to spend on a trademark. Is that really the most important thing? You should be investing in your podcast at this point, because let's say somebody does steal your name or does something with your name in order to basically win that you have to hire a lawyer and go to court and do all these things that are going to eventually end up costing you a bunch of money when in reality I don't think people are out there stealing ideas. We may have similar ideas. We may have similar names, but I don't think anyone's out there looking to rip you off and this sort of comes into the mindset aspect of podcasting. Is that there's enough room for everybody, but don't worry about people stealing, your ideas worry about how successful you're going to be and how you can know truth, your audience Leman Creations. Ask What program do you use to create graphics for your podcast and Instagram? This is a great question. I use one program, it's called canvas and can va. Let's me make any graphic I want if I make a presentation for my mastermind group, if I make a caracal post for Instagram, if I make a cover post for my title card for Youtube, it all comes into canda canvas got all of my tools that I need it's easy to use the same color schemes and templets over and over again. So, if you haven't checked out CANVALIA lease asks: What is one quick tip to help draw an audience? I think all of us want to grow an audience, and so this question I'm going to answer in the best possible way I can in order to grow an audience. You have to water it and nurture the soil, and what does that mean another plant analogy from this travis sky? I know, but the thing is you don't just plant a seed and it just grows into this huge thing. You spend time with it and you focus on it, and so what most podcasters do is they spend time creating content and they post on the Internet and they wait around and they look both ways and they're like where is everybody, but finding content on the Internet is getting harder and harder because unless you're, specifically looking in a specific place, it's like finding a needle in a haystack to Larry. You have to get really dialed into who your audience is. Who are the people you want and you need to go out there and engage with those people and when I say, engage I don't mean hey, I have a podcast come check it out. I mean talk to them, have conversations. I love using the example of you go into a dinner party with me and I say: Hey this is my friend Larry and you just blurred out subscriber review. You wouldn't do that you'd say hey. How are you today? What's your name? What do you do for a living and you would start to have this conversation and at some point in time, there's an opportunity for you to bring up your podcast and that's when you can say hey? This is what my podcast is. This is who it's for, and if that person's interested in it maybe they'll take the next step and if they're not they can go their own way. But the point of this is: If you want to grow an audience, you have to get out there and grow it. No One's going to just stumble upon you they might, but discoverability is one of the hardest things that we have to do is content creators. How do I get discovered and the way to get discovered is to go out there and o show up in the communities of your people to make friends to send ms to comment on other people's posts and give exactly what you want to gain all right. So here's the last question. This comes from my Buddy Robs Smith and he says if you're having fun does any of the other stuff really matter, and I love this question because the answer is no, it doesn't matter if you're having fun podcasting. If this is a hobby for you, you shouldn't be worried about download numbers and marketing and social media growth. You should be focused on having fun enjoying the process and I think what happens to us now with the Internet- and this is just my opinion- is that we think everything we do has to be publicly shown on the Internet and if it's not great, were embarrassed of it and if it doesn't get a bunch of likes, we think it isn't good enough, and so we do less things. We try less things you might want to paint but you're like afraid that if you don't make this great painting, you can't post it on facebook or you may want to try something new like music. But if you don't post it somewhere, so somebody can see you and give you the validation that you don't try it, but everything you do doesn't have to be posted on the Internet and everything you do doesn't have to be for money. I know making money on podcasting sounds awesome and it's possible. It's totally possible, but too many people are only focused on podcasting for money. Are You podcasting for fun? Are You podcasting for passion? Are you podcasting, because you can actually reach the entire globe through this medium and tell stories and make connections so rob? I love this question and I love ending here, because if you are having fun podcasting, that's really what matters and if you love making things, that's what matters and if you're happy with the podcast that you make that's what matters, the validation and the money and the likes and the hearts, and all that other stuff is a by product of making something good so have fun. This should be fun. You started a podcast because you thought it would be fun and then all this external garbage got into your head and made it into a job. Now you're repurposing content, now you're trying to grow and scale, and you know you're, looking at analytic DASHBOARDS, that's not fun! That's not art! That's business! Now, I'm all about business. I'm all about podcasting podcasters can turn themselves into business, but not every one of you has to so. Sometimes you have to have to ask yourself what what am I trying to get out of this? Do I just want to have front fun with my friends. Do I just like the medium or am I trying to turn this into a career because you don't have to turn it into a career? You don't even have to publish every episode. You record on the Internet because you're worth more than what that Analytic Dash Board, tells you and the perfect person just hasn't, found you yet so that doesn't mean what you're doing is it or so? If I miss your question or if you have another question, please hit me up, you can an you can ask me any question. You want in the podcast Builder Club, facebook group, or you can send me a DM at poddecks on Instagram happy to answer your questions, help you get that next step to get you where you want to go and as always, that's your boy travis trying to give you the information as authentically and truthfully as I can there's no bullshit on this podcast, and I love you all. Thanks for listening and I'll see you in the next episode!

In this episode, we talk about several attitudes we can have toward difficult experiences. Some say “What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.” Maybe that is true but there is a far better way to profit from difficult experiences. The first step is to lean into the experience. Ask “What is the Gift here?”We don't need to maintain every skill we ever develop. I learned to ski at 45 and pushed myself until I could do difficult runs. I have not kept that up. I'm sure I'd be rusty today. Character skills are essential to maintain. How we choose to show up day-to-day as a beacon of light and vessel of love is something we want to keep polished and ready. Embracing the opportunity for growth in every situation will help.Connect with Kellan on social media at: Facebook: www.facebook.com/kellan.fluckiger3YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/ultimatelifeformulaInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/kellan.fluckiger/LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellanfluckigerTwitter:  https://twitter.com/kellanfluckiger You can find out more about Kellan and how he can help you achieve your ultimate life by checking out his website: https://www.kellanfluckiger.com/Subscribe to the podcast at:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-ultimate-life-with-kellan-fluckiger/id1505919748Amazon music:  https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/search/your%20ultimate%20life%20with%20kellan%20fluckigerSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6IXjYZo38go7Pv5ElanVv4Simplecast: https://your-ultimate-life-by-kellan-fluckiger.simplecast.com/Google Podcasts:  https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS84YVZ1VlVkQw==Stitcher: *https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/your-ultimate-life-with-kellan-fluckiger?refid=stpriHeart: *https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-your-ultimate-life-with-ke-61503928/Deezer: *https://www.deezer.com/us/show/1028862RadioPublic:  https://radiopublic.com/your-ultimate-life-with-kellan-fl-G3AMY2 If you haven't already, please rate and review the podcast on  Apple PodcastsListen to more episodes of Your Ultimate Life: your-ultimate-life-by-kellan-fluckiger.simplecast.com

Are you running an old business but feeling like you're flogging a dead horse? Or are you running a new age business and pushing in the right direction where things can be done in a way that's leveraging your value but not your time? What is an innovative revenue model? Get more tips about new-age business models at dorksdelivered.com.au Samantha: An innovative model is very dependent on what you want, and I think this links straight back to your podcast: Business Built Freedom. Traditionally, we go into business for ourselves or one that's built around our expertise. We don't then look at moving forward, instead we kind of look back to how everyone else has done it.  It's shifting towards what success actually means to you—not what success should be—and towards building a habitat in your business that links all the way from your vision based on what you want to the financial statements, leadership, people, process and systems that you want. The next part of that is enveloping that in core values, safety and accountability.  The main issue around this structure is that we have not been taught how to do any of that. We've been taught how to maybe do our product and financial statements, but we haven't been able to talk about how to actually run a business. It takes 7 or 8 minutes to open up a business. Most of us spent years getting qualifications, I spent a decade learning how to be an accountant, but it did not teach me how to run a business. It's something that should be taught more at school and as a career. I am guilty of it. I've been a cowboy trying to work out how to get to where I'm at. I've learnt by touching fire, most of the time realising that's not a good idea. That's the problem. As technicians and as experts, we are taught not to make mistakes, but if you're building a business, you have to make mistakes and you have to make it safe to make them.  Failure leads to success. If you don't have any failure, you won't have success. If you're mining, it's very unlikely you're going to strike gold the first time you hit the ground.  Leadership Is the Most Important Part of Any Business Samantha: We mainly work around experts and dollar businesses that have products or services that are very much needed, like IT. The problem is they're built around one person, and then we don't even know how to look after ourselves. If you're building any kind of business, the leader is the most important person but the leader tends to come last a lot of times. First, you actually have to learn people skills. I know this because I've made so many mistakes. The good thing is I've learnt from those mistakes. I'm a very curious person by nature and I always ask myself "how can I make that better?" It wasn't until very recently I realised that if I'd look after myself, then my people and everything will follow. That was a really big learning experience. For me, it's to stop people who want to change—those who actually understand that it will take some changes and show that they actually have to change behaviour and skills to go forward. We think that we can just continue doing things the same way and then we can make those $ 2 million dollars.  Particularly in the expert style of businesses, we've got spreadsheets. I don't know how many spreadsheets that would say I would take this from here to here, and then you get to the end of the year and wonder why that didn't happen. It's because you actually have to make it happen and you have to have skills and you have to bring your team on board too. Nothing leverages a business faster than all in with your people. Safety, Trust, and Collaboration  Samantha: We have to learn how to make collaborative spaces. We have to learn how to trust. And the biggest thing to trust is to create safety.  You have to actually create safety to make mistakes, and I'm not talking about doing three times the wrong way—that's slackness. What I'm talking about is going and experimenting, rewarding that and finding ways to actually measure it. Actually say, "we're here and we want you to make mistakes," but you have to send rules and boundaries around that and actually then demonstrate it. The biggest thing about leadership is actually leading by example. You do not get your team to do something that you're not willing to do yourself or you haven't done yourself. If you want your team to go on a high-level change, be ready to change.  I think this is the biggest mistake I made, particularly when I was in a very large accounting firm. I was trying to change, but a lot of our leaders did not. A lot of the business structures that we have now are not built for that. They're built on expertise and ego and everything else. We have to start shifting this, and I'm on a journey to find out how to do that. There isn't a lot of instruction on this, but there are ways to have really safe conversations and communication. Building Relationships Toward a Heart-Centred Business  Samantha: If you look at what's happening in the thought leadership area around this—the ones I follow are Bernie Brown, Simon Sinek, and Jim Collins—they're all talking about heart-centred businesses into the future and how we shifted from muscle-style businesses to the industrial age type of businesses to brain-style businesses, such as IT and accounting.  We have to build relationships, but no one teaches us how to build relationships and how to build community. The way most people spend their time is in businesses, so businesses have to be safe. And by safe, I mean you can come in and bring your problems to work. There's a framework for you to have a conversation, such as if you're having a bad day, and someone else will pick it up for you. All of that sort of stuff doesn't happen. How to Quantify Value  Samantha: First of all, we have to acknowledge it. When I say success on your own terms, the concentration is I want to make money. There's no question about that. You need to make money so you can empower other people. Your profit and loss should be how much can I help and pay my staff and my family, and then your balance sheet should be what's my worth and what's my value, my asset value and cash flows, how you fund it. Surely you need to concentrate there. But you also need to say what success looks like and how I'm feeling, how I'm working, and how my staff are feeling. If you concentrate on that, I can guarantee counterintuitively the money actually follows. It follows where the good energy is.  That comes down to passion and why you do what you do. Listen to Finding Your Passion With Joshua Lewis We're talking about different business models and leadership roles. If you've got a lawn mowing business or you're a solo entrepreneur, it doesn't mean what you're doing needs to go if that's what you love doing. It does not mean that the asset that you're creating or the vehicle to your success has to change. That's a big thing. Own the Kogs  We were talking earlier about the way to shape a business and the way kogs can work in a business. I'm happy that I've written myself out of a job. I'm no longer the main kog, but I own the processes around the kogs and how everyone works together, which is a lovely position to be in. Samantha: That's so interesting because those processes that you're talking about are your asset. If you can repeat them again and again, you've got an asset, you have a business, you have a business asset; you don't just have a job or the people in your business don't just have a job either. Owner Alliance and Valuation Samantha: I started this work really early on when I used to do a lot of business valuation work. The biggest thing that would hit a valuation faster than anything is owner alliance, and most businesses up to the $10 million mark have a massive owner alliance issue. Now, that issue does hit you on the valuation.  If you've got somebody who the business is relying on, not just from a technical point of view but also from their mind they're not sharing, the valuation goes. What is interesting as you look forward now is those people are burning out. They're dying early. It's a health issue as well, and you've got to think why. Listen to Inspiring Wellness With Karen Pyke Samantha: Going back to your example, if you want to be a control freak—and that's okay—and you want to build a small business that makes lots of money, you can do that, too. The model of your business just needs to be built on what you want. So if you want control—although there is no such thing as control—or if you want that or you want the perception of it, build a model that suits you. This is the problem. We should have these big growth businesses. We should have a model. We should have an online model or whatever model. Don't get too stuck on that. Ask: What do I need? How can I explore that and find that?  If you want a business that's small where you control all aspects of it, you can still make quite a good coin out of that. It's just that your systems and processes and everything will need to be worked on. We often go, "we've got to go." Sometimes, the growth you need is internal as opposed to external. It's very hard to say this will be the model of the future. I think the business models of the future are going to be very much based on the humans who run them. Financial Independence, Retirement Early  You're familiar with the FIRE (financial independence, retirement early) movement. It's about finding out what are those key things in your life that you want to be doing that brings you to that retirement spot. Now, retirement to people is a lot of different things. Some people just think it's a number, 65. As for me, I'm retired now. I'm happy with what I do. Do I do too much of it? Sure. Does it give you the shit sometimes? Absolutely. But if you're retired, is everything just going to be roses? I don't think so. There are things that will still give you the shits. I look at the income streams that I've got coming in and the way that I've distributed the eggs in our basket—between real estate and the businesses that I'm running—and I'm very happy to say that if I wanted to stop doing what I'm doing, I could stop doing it. And that really empowers you to make the right decisions. You're not dealing with C-grade clients. You're dealing with people that you can be happier to work with. But how do you know if you've got a C-grade client or an A-grade client or if your business is running like a machine, you're running a new age business model or you if you don't have these processes in place? The other day, I went into a business that was still using timecards. It doesn't integrate into their systems like, they can't make sure that no one's doing something they shouldn't or they're doing what they're meant to be doing, etc. And that's where finding your A-grade client, your A-grade staff and focusing on your business are really important. The Transformative Business Model If we're looking at a business in a transformative stage, how do you apply the transformative business model? Samantha: The people who would be asking that question are the people we're looking for. How do we actually shift it? Honestly, it's one step at a time. When we start working with businesses that have got blocks, the first thing we ask is what type of person are we working with and what energy do they have? Do they want to change? We work with a lot of businesses and we start where you're at right now and we have a look at it. We always start with that process of finding out where you want to be personally as the leader because the business does not disconnect from the person. About 10 years ago, I didn't get that. You do not become a new individual when you walk through the doors of your office, and you certainly don't become a new person when you walk through the doors of your home. If you're dragging shit around with you, you're going to drag it all over so it's most important that you are happy and that you find joy in what you do every day. We need to start there, and then we build around that and we see where the next rock needs to go. Usually, it's around staff and actually starting to talk collaboratively with staff and then the changing skill sets. Once you get the staff going and they're coming up, then if you are still using fax machines, then your staff will tell you, they will then take it, and they will empower it. If you hear me say we need to start working on systems, processes, people, financial statements, and all of that stuff, the first thing it probably would cause is absolute fatigue. We've got to start undoing that first and then you've got to bring other people on board. Create a Collaborative Space Samantha: If you're a small business, that might not mean employees. Some of the business models of the future that we're working with are collaborative. So how do you work with the people around you? How do you work with your clients? How do you actually look at what your clients do and can they help you with it? But the first start to anything is what the hell do you want? Not many people ask that question. The way you said it actually is perfect. Why We Do What We Do  I went through a spot where I was wondering if "Dorks Delivered" is the right name for our business. Is it really relaying what we're trying to do? We were called something else many years ago, and we changed to talk to Dorks Delivered in 2009.  And then I read Find Your Why by Simon Sinek. I got whiplash from how fast I stopped and thought that I'm going to change everything around. Over the course after about 4 months as I was reflecting on absolutely everything that I was doing in life—why am I brewing beer, why am I automating the gardens, why do I have fish—what it came down to is I realised that personally, I love automating things and bringing back time. Why do I do it? Because I want more time. We only have that time once on this earth. I've got Our Shout Marketing, Dorks Delivered, and Business Efficiency Experts. I asked why am I running these businesses? And I thought that all of them are doing the same thing. They're automating a certain aspect of your business, like using technology as a fulcrum to better your business.  Ultimately, what we do isn't transactional with a business. It's transformative. We want to make sure that we're changing the way that they're using these tools, not just calling itself to say that this tool is a bit blunt. It may be to change from using a tablet to a laptop or laptop to a tablet or a desktop to a workstation or whatever the situation is. In reflection, I love automating things because it brings me more time and you have a fuller life. That's why I'm in business. Knowing your Why allows you to have that trickle down and impact the rest of your business and make sure that your staff are aligned with your ethos and ideas. It was only when I was reading through notes that I made in a diary when I was 12 that it all clicked. And I've always been automating things. I started building electronics at a very young age, started automating my bedroom, making it so that I could click a button on the remote control and the door unlocked.  When I was 13, I had all these things that I have been building, like an automated manufacturing line for technically the first business that I started. I was doing it because it was making me more efficient. It allows me to earn more money because I'm more efficient.  It was only by reflecting that I realised I've been automating my processes from Day 1. I was very lucky that I was given the opportunity to earn money through product development, instead of per hour, so I looked at the fastest, most plausible ways that I could create what they wanted me to create. Finding Your Why Is Hard but Worthwhile Samantha: When you're looking at that, one reason it's so uncomfortable to do is quite often people come up with something that is what they want, but not what they should want. If you've worked in a business for 20 years and you realise that your passion is actually being creative and finding change for people, it's really hard when you're in that. My passion, my Why, never changed.  The first time I saw Simon Sinek on TED Talks, I wanted to make sure that people do not compromise their personal goals for the business ones. It makes decision-making really efficient. Every decision you make from then on is around that. So you're an efficiency expert and if you know where you want to go and you don't even know how to get there, that actually puts you on a longer path. The other efficiency thing is we teach a lot, so getting people around you who are on your Why saves not just time but also a whole lot of energy. Finding your Why is hard. No one is saying that it's easy. It took you a long time. It's taken me a long time. But there is a process that you can go through.  About BlueprintHQ If someone is thinking about changing to a new age business model or at least wants to have someone check in on their processes, how do you go about that at BlueprintHQ? How can someone get more information or more importantly, maybe a health check on their business? Samantha: Jump onto our website and hit the free consultation. You can book a meeting with me for about 20 minutes. For me, it's really important to build relationships straight up. And I love talking to people and really connecting to see if we can help. Worst case scenario, on that call, I'll give you some tips and tricks and give you value that's so important to us. I just love talking to people. It's one of my passions in life. My husband and my kids hate it because I'll go into a cafe or anything and I'll talk to anybody. We have a podcast called Business Habitat. I would love for you to have a bit of a listen. We talk about this stuff all the time. We get a lot more into the behavioural issues and what needs to shift. We have really interesting people who have built businesses that are different from the normal. We're looking for really curious, interesting people. If you think that's you, give us a bell and we would love to have you on too. Listen to Business Habitat Episode 78: Building Business Freedom with Joshua Lewis  I'm going to be having a listen because I love seeing people do cool stuff, especially around Southeast Queensland and on a global scale which can help and impact businesses.  Recommended Books: Dare to Lead and BE 2.0 What would be the most influential book that you've read that people could dive into to get more information? Samantha: There are so many. I am a Brené Brown a freak. Her stuff is fantastic. It's all about being vulnerable. From a leadership point of view, I think her last book, Dare to Lead is very operational. It tells you what to do. And I just don't think you can go past Jim Collins' BE 2.0. It's so practical, and it has a bit of a mud map and a road map as well. What is freedom to you? What is business built freedom to you? Why do you do what you do? Samantha: So I can ride my horse in the middle of the day and not feel guilty about it. That's the hard bit there. If you have enjoyed this podcast, please make sure to jump across iTunes, leave us some love, give us some feedback. You guys drive the direction of who we speak to and the content. We've got to the Top 11 Business Podcasts. Stay healthy and stay good. 

You could call the 2020 Tokyo Olympics the ultimate date for Robyn Stevens and Nick Christie. They are one of a handful of real-life couples competing at the Tokyo Olympics. But, it almost didn't happen. Both Robyn and Nick won their respective USA Olympic Race Walking Trials in June. Robyn made the Olympic Team instantly. But Nick found himself ranked 51st in the world with only the top 50 getting invited to the Olympics. One agonizing week later, Nick got the call that changed his life. On this Dying to Ask: What had to happen for Nick to get his Olympic spot What it's like to head to the Olympics with the person you love the most And what Robyn and Nick have learned about the Olympics and themselves during the unusual lead-up to their Olympic dream  

“We launched Franklyn West in the middle of the pandemic,” says Ashley Miles of her Business Growth Collective which is committed to transformation and sustainable growth for businesses and leaders. “We have an incredible portfolio of companies. Simultaneously, I'm also president of New York Women in Communications (NYWICI), the 91-year-old organization that hosted it's 51st --but the first digital only--Matrix Awards”.  Miles, who grew up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana as a serious equestrian, discovered her passion for journalism and advertising early on and decided she “needed to get to New York.”  “I sent hundreds of resumes to people on the mastheads of magazines to get an internship,” she says, “and only one person called me back. It was Teen People.” From there Miles went off to In Style, then helped to scale Refinery 29 into a “nine-figure business”, eventually landing as Global Chief Business Officer at Thrive Global.  What makes her business approach different? Using optimism as leverage.  “We have to shut down the inner critic,” she says. “We all have that inner voice saying, ‘I'm not worthy of making positive change in my life'  Shut it down! Ask: What is the bold picture? What do I want to be? How do I want to evolve? What is my action plan to make it happen? Get out there and network. Seeing things through an optimistic lens means anything is possible.” FREE GIFT! Don't start your reinvention without downloading CoveyClub's starter guide called “31 Badass Tips for Launching Your Reinvention Without Fear!”

Why do we make hiring and recruiting mistakes? Or even role assignment/placement mistakes?Often it's because we're rushed, we don't have a process that has been proven to be successful, or we don't have a clear profile of who we truly need in a specific role.But also it's because we don't leverage neuroscience.The Proven 3 Step Process To Get The Right Person In The Right Role Every TimeSo how do you get the right person in the right role? It's actually easier than you think. It requires a proven process, and that you don't cut corners.Credit: Getty1. Figure out where you are on the Inflection Point chart. See the chart below so you know the main people, money, model challenges, and opportunities your organization is in the midst of—and are around the corner. Look 1-2 years out and sketch out the org chart you'll need. Some of our coaching clients prefer a 1 year and 3-year org chart. We help them develop the plan for the immediate hires (so they can achieve the 1-year org chart with everyone at solid performance), then we help them create the organizational infrastructure to support their next inflection point of growth. 2. Once you have clarified the roles you need, dive into who the right person truly is. For this you'll need:a. The leadership level appropriate for the role (how much ownership do you want them to take?) What makes sense for this role? Check here: b. An impact description to ensure we know exactly what a great fit will be and what they'll own. Here's an example.c. If the role is senior, map out their decision space (what exactly will they have decision authority over). Here are some examples.All of the above will cause emotional engagement in the candidate's brain: oxytocin (yes! These are my people! I've found them), serotonin (wow, does it feel good to know I've found my tribe), dopamine (I can't wait to see what we create together!).3. Make sure that your recruiting process is working. The following makes all the difference (and see the proof below):a. Post the Impact Description I mentioned above – you'll get fewer candidates, but they'll be the right fit.“From May 9 through July 8 we ran an ad online. We had 14 applicants, two people were interviewed, and zero people were hired.Then we used STI‘s Impact Description format. Within *one week* we had 25 applicants, nine interviews, and seven very solid candidates. STI's Impact Description format made all the difference!”~ Justin RodriguezTalent Acquisition Manager, Principle Autob. Screen for Value Alignment digitally – if they aren't aligned with your values, they won't fit in with your culture. You can simply set up an auto-reply with 3-5 values questions and direct candidates to send the answers to a 2nd email address. When you read their answers to the values questions, you'll know who's aligned with you and who isn't.“We integrated your strategy for recruiting for value alignment and high accountability into our process. It worked out very well. We had 70 applicants for the position. Each applicant received an email from us and requested that they answer some values questions. 25 out of 70 responded! 7 were contacted and brought in for interviews. 2 were brought back for more than 2 interviews and we just selected the candidate today. I think this approach took 30 or more days off the process plus we calculate that the process saved us 60 team member-hours per candidate. The process also gives you more insight into the individual and you feel you know them a lot better which takes the risk-off.”~Steve OstanekPresident, Neundorfer, Inc.c. Screen for safety, belonging, mattering, and meta programs. You'll learn more by following the links I just mentioned, and here's a quick summary:To discover the SBM Trigger of your candidate:Ask: What is most important to you at work—please list in order of importance:You're in a team that has a plan, people have your back (this shows safety is important)You're part of the team, you have an equal value to others (this shows belonging is important)You're acknowledged and appreciated for your unique contributions; you are making a difference (this shows mattering is important)To discover the Meta Program profile of your candidate:There are many Meta Programs —about 60—per Leslie Cameron-Bandler. Think of each Meta Program as a color and each person a unique artwork formed by the combination of those colors. Here are the Meta Programs our clients find most impactful when recruiting:Direction: Toward-Away. Are you motivated to go toward a goal or away from pain? Think salesperson versus accountant: what criteria do they assess situations with?Reason: Options-Procedures. Do you like to have many options and choices, or prefer a proven step-by-step process? What feels right to you?Scope: General-Specific. Do you feel comfortable with a high-level overview, or do you want specific details? When describing something, do you start with the details or the summary?Orientation: Active-Reflective. Do you have short sentence structure and high action, or do you want to think about things first, using longer sentence structure with many clauses?Source: Internal-External. How do you know you've done a good job? Through external feedback or internal monitoring?So during the interview…Ask: What do you enjoy most at work/what makes work fulfilling? Why?Listen for achieving goals/accomplishment [Toward] OR solving problems/mitigating risk [Away]Ask: Think of a recent large purchase (like a car, home, etc.) or a big decision you made recently. Why did you choose the specific item you chose?Listen for having lots of options, choice, possibility [Options] OR having a proven process OR a story that had a number of steps that ended with the choice being made [Procedures]Ask: Tell me about your weekend.Listen for high level, net-net, executive summary [General] OR details and specificity [Specific]Ask: What's your approach when solving problems? How do you decide what to do? How do you do it?Listen for take action, charge forward, do it now, high bias to action [Active] OR consider, ponder, understand, analyze, THEN take action [Reflective]Ask: How do you know you've done a good job?Listen for external proof: achieve quota, win the contest, get praise from boss [External] OR “it's a feeling, I know I've done my best” [Internal]For more on all the above please see our Recruiting Process.Here come more good feelings and firing of hormones and neurotransmitters in the candidates and even the hiring manager's brains. Woo hoo!d. Use whatever tests you like best. Our clients like Caliper, Kolbe, Predictive Index, Achiever, Topgrading, More Than A Gut Feel among others.Tests are a good idea to check ourselves so we don't get too excited—let the prefrontal cortex (the analytical part of the brain) take over here and ensure the data backs up all the good feelings.The Net-NetUsing some basic brain-based tools can help you screen candidates more effectivelyIt's essential to move beyond the “rock star moment” of the interview and ask self-revealing questions to find out who the person truly isUsing these tools will save you time and heartacheHow's your recruiting going? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Teaching NotesMarriage is like a Dance The Bible never talks about marriage in the form of a right but as a responsibility. Core Passage: Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. Ephesians 5:21The Husband leads with love Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything. Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her  to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. After all, no one ever hated their own body, but they feed and care for their body, just as Christ does the church—for we are members of his body. “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.” This is a profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and the church. Ephesians 5:22-32Recommendations for men:Leadership is not Lordship – don't use your authority to get your way. Make decisions that will benefit her not you Ask “What does she need?” Affection Conversation Honesty & Openness Financial Support Family Commitment Where are you taking her? The Wife's follows with respect However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.Ephesians 5:33Recommendations for women:Admiration Respect him for the progress he is making. You keep up with your part of the dance. Wives, in the same way submit yourselves to your own husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over without words by the behavior of their wives, when they see the purity and reverence of your lives. Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes. Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God's sight. For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God used to adorn themselves. They submitted themselves to their own husbands, like Sarah, who obeyed Abraham and called him her lord. You are her daughters if you do what is right and do not give way to fear. 1 Peter 3:1-6Action Required: Signatures “I will lead with Love” “I will follow with Respect”Going Deeper DiscussionSubmit to one another out of reverence for Christ.Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. After all, no one ever hated their own body, but they feed and care for their body, just as Christ does the church—for we are members of his body. “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.” This is a profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and the church.Ephesians 5:21-32Paul transitions from talking about the church in general to marriage specifically then back to The Church.. i.e. the body of Christ, with the idea of mutual submission in verse 21.In verse 25 Husbands or encouraged to love their wives as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her. What did that look like? How can a husband follow that example in his marriage?Read John chapter 13. How does Jesus model leadership for his disciples? What would you call that?If a husband were to exemplify Christ-like servant leadership with his wife, what would submission to that look like? Would that still be a difficult thing to do? How does it relate to first 21? Why do you think Paul comes back in verse 31 and 32 to connect this picture of marriage with Christ and the church?How is this picture of marriage also a reflection of the gospel of grace for our salvation?Sunday Set ListWFC Lenexa + WFC AnywhereRaise A Hallelujah- Bethel Music Who My God Is- Mitch LangleyPeace Be Still- The Belong Co. Feat/Lauren DaigleMercy- Elevation Worship/Maverick CityWFC SpeedwayBattle Belongs- Phil WickhamThere Is A King- Elevation WorshipJireh- Maverick CityRaise A Hallelujah- Bethel MusicBe sure to save our Spotify Worship Playlist, updated weekly with the upcoming Sunday's set!

What comes up for you when you hear the word no?   Positive or negative emotion? Does it feel like rejection?   If so, why? What do you really think the other person is rejecting?   You? The products? The potential income? Show Notes: https://www.streetsmartwealth.com/blog/hear-less-nos-network-marketing     See if this isn't true for you - hearing no bothers you because it makes you question you; your decision; your involvement; your interest and ultimately your potential for success.   Am I right, or am I RIGHT?   The best way to get fewer nos is by simply making a few shifts.   First, qualify people for your time. Get very calm, cool and intentional in the way you introduce the business. Use qualifying statements and questions.   How's life been treating you lately?   Anything new? Exciting vacations?   Anything you are looking forward to?   I've come across something that has me excited and looking forward to some new changes. Do you consider yourself open to exploring an adventure?   Be ready for questions and even more important, be ready for the answers.   What is it?   Here is where you want to have created your Impact Introduction.   We work on this every month in my Facebook Group and the Killer Content Challenge. Next one starts on the 1st of the month.   http://KillerContentFormula.com   I help people who…..   Would you be open to learning more?   Now, here is the trick. When they say yes, DON'T jump right into a verbal explanation of your business.   Ask: What is it that has you open to exploring this?   Learn to infuse your conversation with phrases like:   I'm not sure that this would be right for you, or that you would qualify…   You may not be a fit for this…   Leave open the idea that you are not desperate.   Network Marketing is not for everyone. By any means. People who are super caught up in impressing other people and worried about their opinions have a hard time succeeding. That doesn't mean they can't or won't. It's just tougher to get them started.   The hardest part of this business is between your ears. That's right. It's what goes on in your brain about your business. It's the self talk and the fears, doubts and made up stuff that YOU and I both put into the mix.   If you'd like to reset your MLM blueprint and release mind drama and negativity that's slowing you down and stopping you, join me in the Street Smart Wealth Academy.   We break it all down in the 4 critical pillars you need to learn and develop the business skillsets to succeed.   Mindset, Messaging, Marketing and the management of time and productivity.   We take this and put it all into a business and marketing action plan to bring the success you desire right to your door step.   Let's work together to create a radical shift for you, and the way you think and act in your business. And, it's guaranteed. Do the work, get the results, or get your money back. What could be better than that? Learn more at http://StreetSmartWealthAcademy.com    

Today Rebecca Le Vine will show you as an employee how to move out of “magical thinking” and into action and learn to love your Mondays. Rebecca and I met at Mary Cravets Watch Us Thrive networking calls which, if you're looking to spend time with quality people, I highly recommend you go to WatchUsThrive.com and sign up to receive notifications.  Now most video versions of the podcasts are in the blog at WhatHasMyAttention.com. What needs to be different, better or more? To gain freedom, expression, and reward. Most of us need a plan. Ask yourself, what have I learned from my COVID experience? Ask: What did you learn? What do you want? What are you here to give? And how can you make that happen? And that all comes into strategy moving out of “magical thinking” and into action. Connect with Rebecca Email: Rebecca@loveyourmondayscoaching.com Website: https://loveyourmondayscoaching.com  WHAT has YOUR attention? Let us know To contact us and/or leave us an audio or email message visit WhatHasMyAttention.com. https://www.whathasmyattention.com/  Podsafe Music Credits Shine All Night by AudioStock and Motion Array Royalty-Free Music. Dope Digging by Martijn de Boer (NiGiD) Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial (3.0) license

One of the greatest challenges we have observed for enterprise sales professionals is – How to win 7 or 8-figure ($10M+) deals. A lot of salespeople talk about closing mega deals, but the reality is that most don't achieve it or at best had a deal driven by their management. We've found that its usually a small percentage of sellers who've cracked the code and have done it multiple times. We'd like to unlock the mystery of closing these deals. One of the most accomplished people I have seen, first-hand, is Paul Evans. Paul an over-achieving enterprise sales director, with 20 years plus software industry experience. He is typically brought into an organisation to accelerate revenue growth - this is always achieved by creating high performance and a positive people culture. He has a rare ability to create compelling narratives that connect solutions to decision makers - enabling them to align with key business objectives. He is a stellar relationship builder and thoroughly decent human being. A declaration - Paul is a client and we have worked together multiple times. My Key Takeaways: • Be authentic. • Have greater ambition that you can currently see. Ask “What could this deal mean at its largest?” • Adrian observed that for a customer to sign off an 8-figure deal - 26 million technical spend there must be at least 40 million if not more of value. • Implication for ESC community if you want to sell a £26 million deal identity and solve a £40 million problem, for someone with the purse and power. • Create early executive engagement. • Consultative selling builds trust and enables bigger wins. • When you know what your do best in this world, you can enjoy it and be excellent at it. Paul feels his career like a Catherine Wheel a slower start but now fully energised operating at speed. If you have found this podcast valuable, please like, re-share and pass onto a work colleague or someone within your network whom it could help at this stage of their career. To discover exclusive content for our community, go to https://www.enterprisesalesclub.com.

A little bit of strength goes a long way.   I'm sure you'd agree, of course it's important to be strong.  Strength can be built and acquired through experiences.  Some of us are born with a lot of it.  Others have to build up what's already there, because we can't feel it all right away.   But, as my guest this week reminds us, a little bit of strength goes a long way.  Ashley Freeman believes we should be concentrating on our strengths as we figure out what we're meant to do.  I completely agree.  It's building these strengths that will bring us the furthest, have the most impact, and make us most purposeful.   Along the way, Ashley, like me, had many bosses who inspired her. And as she was building her strengths and career, she relied on time outside of work to nurture her joy.    Why is this so important?  Because even if we can't find joy in our immediate circumstances/job/life, etc., there are always ways to go get it somewhere else (and I would argue that there is always a little bit of joy to find, wherever you are).  And experiencing this joy is what will inspire you to find your purpose.   She also encourages us to:               Gather data about yourself and your gifts and what excites you vs. what repulses you. Discover what fulfills you. Ask: What are you drawn to relentlessly? Ask: What's the risk vs. the cost of pursuing something?   And remember, as you're climbing and seeking, it's okay to take breaks; it's not a badge of honor to be busy.  (I talk about this a little in my book.)   Ashley expresses that this is nothing to aspire to; it actually hinders performance.   Amen! Finally, we all have permission to stop striving to be so busy! Turns out, it's not going to get you there any sooner.   More about Ashley here:   Ashley Freeman is the founder of Flourishing Work LLC, where she serves as lead facilitator and coach helping individuals and organizations reveal their strengths and unlock what holds them back. Ashley serves in this capacity by teaching leadership and interpersonal skills, providing Myers-Briggs® assessments and workshops, and coaching individuals and teams on their journey. She has been invited to work with many corporate and non-profit organizations including Delta Air Lines, CARE USA, Truist, and Mars Inc., among others, and has been featured in several videos, podcasts, articles, and webinars. Prior to founding Flourishing Work, she managed a team of 6 direct and 2 indirect reports.    Ashley holds an MBA with a concentration in organization and management (leadership) from Emory's Goizueta Business School, a BA in French and music from Emory's College of Arts and Sciences, and a Digital Marketing Certificate from Emory Continuing Education. An Atlanta native, she enjoys spending her free time with her husband and pet bird.   Facebook: http://facebook.com/flourishingworkllc  Twitter: http://twitter.com/flourishworkllc  Instagram: http://instagram.com/flourishingworkllc  LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/company/flourishing-work-llc  Sign up to receive book updates and notification when it's published: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf-I8O2G-PiLdlUO7ZvDS7kryDjfVXO2NlKYf8cfgE0HfVKoQ/viewform   Check out my book: Peace, Possibilities, and Perspective: 8 Secrets to Serenity and Satisfaction in Your Life and Career https://2possibilityandbeyond.com/my-book

You probably don't know Yin Rani by name. But, I'll bet she's made you reach for a glass of milk. Rani is the creative genius behind this year's Got Milk Olympic ad campaign. Got Milk? That's the question that launched one of the most iconic ad campaigns in the 1990s. Rani gave Got Milk a modern makeover in time for the Tokyo Olympics. The year delay turned out to be a campaign game-changer. The new ads feature the Olympics' newest sports like skateboarding, karate, BMX freestyle and softball. On this Dying to Ask: What producers did to keep Olympians safe from COVID-19 on set The tone Olympic sponsors need to strike coming out of the pandemic What Rani learned about athlete mindset and resilience after working with Olympians for the first time

This week we have a packed episode and here are some of the things that are on my mind menu served on this week's Podcast. Using Social Media and my Time Daily Writing Exercise started. Started reading the Book Hype by Gabrielle Bluestone World Environment Day, What Am I doing ? Is startup for everyone? When to change a Job? Ask What is our Social Media Usage Patten Skater Girl on Netflix. Watch it Today.. Now!!! Poetry: Purpose By WEN I-TO That is not all.... please listen and leave some good reviews. Share your thoughts on the Podcast's Website Penpositive Outclass: https://penpositiveoutclass.com/ Connect on Social Media: Follow in Social Media: https://linktr.ee/vinodnarayan Reach me on Telegram: https://t.me/penpositive Clubhouse: @vinodnarayan https://clubhouse.com/@vinodnarayan Embark on Your Learning Journey Join Our Community of Active Learners: https://www.penpositive.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/penpositive/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/penpositive/support

Evo Terra's Simpler Media takes the mystery and fear out of podcast production. Simple! Evo Terra has been in podcasting since the beginning, when he was part of the team behind an internet-based broadcast in 2002. Now his company, Simpler Media, helps businesses like yours with the lessons he's learned. One of the questions he gets most often from business owners considering a podcast is, “What am I going to talk about?” Instead, Evo says, “Ask ‘What do I want to achieve?' A podcast episode has a beginning, middle and end. It's going to tell a story. What story is that — your brand? Your thought leadership? Why your people are special? Think about telling the story that needs to be told to drive business outcomes.” ______ Rise Grind Repeat Podcast powered by EIC Agency ______ Hosted by Dustin Trout Produced by Andrei Gardiola __________ Check out the full video episode at: https://bit.ly/3dlwjnJ https://spoti.fi/2Mgfpe6 https://apple.co/2MiQdUv For more information visit our website at https://eic.agency/ We are also on Instagram @EveryImpressionCounts

Five new sports will debut at this summer's Tokyo Olympics. Skateboarding is one of them, and Maurio McCoy wants to bring home gold for Team USA. Skateboarding features two events: park and street. Park competitions take place in a bowl and emphasize athlete flow and tricks. Street competitions feature a course that creates real-world obstacles like stairs and rails. McCoy is a street skater and he can thank his big brother for his Olympic dreams. His brother handed him a skateboard at the age of 4 and the rest is history. McCoy moved to Los Angeles from Pennsylvania right before the pandemic. He spent quarantine skating and falling in love with his new hometown. "I don't have to deal with weather — sunny here for the most part. I like that it's been good for my skating," said McCoy. On this Dying to Ask: What skateboarders think of their sport joining the Olympics How skateboard "attitude" helps McCoy handle life stress What life is like as a pro skateboarder (spoiler: it's pretty awesome and McCoy knows it)  

This week, Dan is joined by fellow AgileThought colleague and return guest, Andrea Floyd! Andrea is an enterprise agile transformation consultant at AgileThought with over 25 years of experience in software development and management. She is an innovator who has led multiple organization-wide scaled agile implementations, and she has also architected innovative solution strategies and roadmaps across many frameworks (including Scrum, Kanban, and the Scaled Agile Framework).   In their conversation today, they discuss delivering value using Scrum — what it looks like, why it is important to focus on, how to introduce the concept of value delivery in the product life cycle, and how to begin measuring the value of what you’re delivering.   Key Takeaways Why is delivering value using Scrum important? People want to know why they’re doing what they’re doing (and understanding how they are delivering value using Scrum answers that question) Understanding what value you’re bringing ensures that you’re working on the right thing/s at the right time In order to make certain business decisions, it is key to measure: “Are we getting the outcomes that we’re seeking?” and, “Are we actually making a difference in the eyes of our customers or users?” Do they see and feel what we’re providing and delivering in terms of capabilities is valuable? How and when to introduce the concept of value delivery in a product life cycle: There are a few entry points to consider At the organizational leadership level, they need to be outlining what they feel is valuable to the organization If leadership outlines what is valuable to the organization, everybody is able to check in with that Someone at the top of the organization should be setting the alignment (and allowing it to cascade down through the organization) At a product or a project level, you should start thinking about delivering value by encapsulating it in features (and having those features be on your product roadmap [which will then inform and drive your product backlog]) At a product or team level, apply your focus to talk about value at the feature level (think about the mechanisms to timebox features) Tips, tools, and techniques to measure the value of what you’re doing: Answer the question: “Have we moved the needle in anybody’s world? How so?” Organizations should be embracing transparency and trust so there is more access to communication (and so people know the context they’re operating in) Consider looking at how you do your portfolio management and have that work be hand-in-hand with investment decisions (which then will influence how you organize around the work or the product) Leverage techniques in work management tools (such as Jira, Azure DevOps, etc.) where you can put effort at a feature level (just like you would do at a story level) Use some form of relative sizing to forecast based on what you know today If you are able to do feature points, map the features on the product roadmap Leverage product goals to help your team ensure that the emergence of their product backlog aligns with the product goal Use product goals to help you focus on the right items (in the right sequence) in your backlog, and refine those features so that your team can communicate to stakeholders and leaders how they are doing as they move forward Leverage timeboxing — it is critical You should be able to explain to your team why you are working on something (if you can’t, push it down on your backlog until you can) How do we know when a feature is ready to be consumed by a team? It is important to have a definition of “ready” so that the team is on the same page Ideally, you have fields that indicate the state of readiness a feature needs to be at before it’s eligible for consideration to begin working on Ask: “What does ready look like for a feature?” and “What information needs to be present?” Collect data and measure: “Are we getting value out the door?” and “Are we getting value into the hands of our customers or users?” There should be a level of accountability on the people that are responsible for refining the backlog (if you want to make the cut, make sure that everything is clear) Tips regarding features and value delivery: Business decisions have to be made — that means you’re going to have to get comfortable with forecasting (and forecasting gets easier with the more data points you can reference) Having an understanding of velocity is important because it is helpful in forecasting and understanding if you’re biting off more than you can chew Andrea recommends having your product roadmap at a feature level and having a strong partnership between the product ownership and the team to help forecasting at a feature level Andrea recommends having the roadmap be based quarter-by-quarter, one year out How to know when you’re done with a feature: Use the definition of “done” at a release level (this is where you can articulate what features are eligible for release based on the release definition of done)   Mentioned in this Episode: Agile Coaches’ Corner Ep. 132: “Waterfall to Scrum: How to Measure the Value of Agility with Sam Falco” Jira Azure DevOps The Scrum Guide Azure Coaches’ Corner Ep. 118: “Big Room Planning 101 with Andrea Floyd” Agile Coaches’ Corner Ep. 29: “How to Combat Cognitive Biases for Effective Agile Teams”   Want to Learn More or Get in Touch? 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Brian Geller, singer with Van Halen tribute The Atomic Punks (oh, and with a day job at Ultimate Ears) joins the show today to talk in-ears, tribute bands, and oh so much more. Listen as Brian shares his tips with Paul and Dave about getting a good in-ear mix, selecting the right in-ears, how to keep your voice strong throughout a gig and more. Your three favorite weekend warriors really have a lot to say this week, and Brian leads the charge. Press play, and don't forget: Always Be Performing! 00:00:00 Gig Gab 305 - Monday, May 24, 2021 Guest: Brian Geller, from both Ultimate Ears and Atomic Punks Michael Starr from Steel Panther Dave Strout, Vocal Coach Playing with Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony 00:16:44 SPONSOR: EveryPlate: Try EveryPlate for just $1.99 per meal plus an additional 20% off your next 2 boxes by going to EveryPlate.com and entering code giggab199 00:18:50 Getting back to Playing Live Brian uses UE Live UE 7 for Singers and Guitar Players Jerry Harvey on GigGab  Tricks for selecting in-ears Ask: What’s your repair lead-time UE 11 for Drummers Ultimate Ears Sping Sale Getting the right IEM mix Add some reverb Mix ‘em yourself or let someone else do it? Go with the Ambient Feature Vocal tips 00:56:54 GG 305 Outtro Find Brian: Backstage.UltimateEars.com

“It must be nice…” We've all heard that saying.  This episode was inspired by a DM I received on Instagram. Shout out to Darlene! Thank you for the episode request.  This show is all about money and how to handle the ‘not fun' comment of, “It must be nice.” Darlene asked if I can share how to handle this situation when you're hiding your blessings because of what others will say to you and how they see you if you're doing better financially than they are.  Here's the thing ( and you may not like that I say this ) - You don't have a money problem. You have a receiving problem. Your financial reality is all about your level of receiving.  Here is a 3 step process on how to move through that situation:Ask: What will create more in this situation? Take action on what will create more in that situation.Receive all of it: The good, the bad, the beautiful and the uglyIn this episode:You will discover that money is all about receiving.What receiving ‘really' is.How to deal with people who judge you and your blessings.Judgements are just things that others would not choose. Question create, conclusions create limitations. Are you interested in learning how to ask better questions that can up level your life and career? Join my FREE 30 DAY QUESTION CHALLENGE for May 2021! Text: CHALLENGE to (323) 524-9857 for all of the details and to join the challenge.  If you enjoyed this episode, make sure and give us a five star rating  and leave us a review on iTunes, Podcast Addict, Podchaser and Castbox. Resources: The Get Up GirlJoanna Vargas on InstagramLive Fully Academy on IG!Joanna Vargas on FacebookTikTok @joannavargasofficialJoin my monthly online academy: LIVE FULLY ACADEMYOperation Underground Railroad – OURRescue.orgLearn more: Dance Your LifeTEXT: BUSINESS to (323) 524-9857 to get on my VIP lift for my next upcoming business coaching group! 

Nutritionist Jess Sherman brings back simplicity to the sometimes very complicated world of dietary interventions for "picky" eaters. She asks us as parents to: Get Curious and Ask What is going on in the body with her 3-pillar framework: 1 Address Nutrient Deficiencies 2 Resolve Stress / Digestion 3 Deep dive into Digestive imbalance and dysbiosis. 

dadAWESOME   We're on a mission to add LIFE to the dad life. We're passionate about helping dads live fully alive as they lead their kids to God's awesomeness.  | YouTube |  Instagram | Facebook | Twitter   David Horsager   David Horsager is the CEO of Trust Edge Leadership Institute, national bestselling author of The Trust Edge and The Daily Edge, inventor of the Enterprise Trust Index™, and director of one of the nation's foremost trust studies: The Trust Outlook™. His work has been featured in prominent publications such as Fast Company, Forbes, The Huffington Post and The Wall Street Journal. David has delivered life-changing presentations on six continents, with audiences ranging everywhere from FedEx, Toyota and global governments to the New York Yankees and the Department of Homeland Security. Get free resources and more at www.DavidHorsager.com, www.TrustEdge.com, and www.TrustEdgeCoaching.com   FATHERS FOR THE FATHERLESS   Registration is NOW OPEN for the FATHERS FOR THE FATHERLESS 100-mile bike rides. —MINNEAPOLIS, MN — August 28th, 2021 — DENVER, CO — September 18th, 2021 — PHILADELPHIA, PA — October 2nd, 2021 — NEW YORK, NY — October 9th, 2021 — PHOENIX, AZ — November 20th, 2021 Register Here: https://f4f.bike/   Show Notes: 1:53 - LINK TO DAVID's 1st time on dadAWESOME - https://dadawesome.org/138/  3:55 - Praxis Labs Resources https://www.praxislabs.org/ 4:45 - New insights as a dad 5:17 - "See the good, say the good, share the good." 9:24 - David's 2020 reflection video - "15 Things I Learned In 2020 That I Can Use Forever" - 10:01 - "Reflection allows space for God to speak to us." 12:01 - Rhythms of rest and pause 13:41 - Pacem in Terris - Hermitage retreat center 17:33 - SEEDS - Sleep, Exercise, Eat right, Drink water, Source of strength 20:24 - "People that are leading well, actually have a source of strength beyond themselves. And they're better at work. If people are getting all their life from work, they're worse at work." 21:16 - "Inputs, always lead to outputs" 22:13 - Phil 4:8 - Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable, whatever is excellent or praiseworthy, think about such things.' 24:28 - The Circle Maker by Mark Batterson  26:06 - Discussing inputs as a dad that lead to great outputs 26:07 - "Quantity time builds quality time." 28:08 - Pathway to Purity  31:04 - David's new book: The Trusted Leader 33:22 - Trust Edge - David's bestselling book. 34:32 - Faith-based module about what God's saying about trust. - Email the team for this resource. Anne (at) trustedge (dot) com 34:58 - Trustedleaderbook.com/dadAWESOME 35:41 - How dads can be difference makers. 36:09 - Making a list of 5 DMA's (difference-making actions) for each day. Ask: What are the difference-making actions today to drive our mission, to do what we're supposed to be called to do today? What are the most important things? 37:52 - One thing that consistently comes to mind is consistency, which is the final pillar of the Trust Edge Framework. And...as a dad or a leader, little things done consistently make the biggest difference, not the big things you thought... Little things done consistently make the biggest difference.   Episode Links:   David's new book: The Trusted Leader www.DavidHorsager.com Make a Donation to dadAWESOME Join the dadAWESOME Prayer Team   Full Transcript:   https://dadawesome.org/167notes/

I absolutely loved my conversion with today's guest and this subject is for anyone listening right now. We all have big goals, but very often we can become crippled by fear that we stop ourselves before we even start and then we never achieve what it is that we want. So today you will learn how you can get out of your own way and get what it is you want out of life. You will learn the mindset, strategies and no bullshit approach to going after your goals. Also why it takes boldness opposed to just being smart to achieve your big audacious goal and dreams. My guest is beautiful and bold Jennifer Cohen.  Jennifer is a best-selling author, brand strategist, international speaker and educator with a specific focus on building healthy habits to drive positive behavioral change.  She was recently named "100 Most Influential People in Health and Fitness" by Greatist and is currently ranked #16 "Most Impactful Fitness Entrepreneurs" by Web MD.  She is the CEO of Suprema Fitness, a full service agency, which primarily invests in health and wellness tech startups. In 2021, they launched their first platform in partnership with Ryan Lochte called Loch’d In Training.  In 2019, Jennifer took her passion and experience to develop and host one of the fastest rising, regularly ranked podcasts, “Habits & Hustle”  featured on Entrepreneur.com, which brings together thought leaders and notable game changers into thought provoking conversations identifying effective techniques and ideas to help listeners level up their physical and mental capabilities. Jennifer’s work goes beyond performance training. She also serves as a brand strategist to world class brands including Weight Watchers, Muscle Milk, KIND Bar, Tonal Gym, LOEWS Hotels, and Tru Niagen. She took her wealth of knowledge center stage when she was invited to deliver her signature“10% Target” as a TED talk, which has garnered over 3 million views in only a few short months.    Jennifer is also a best-selling author of 3 books No Gym Required – Release Your Inner Rock Star, Strong is the New Skinny, and Badass Body Goals  With all of her achievements, the one closest to her heart is being the co-founder of The Good Human Foundation, which hosts the annual star-studded “Babes For Boobs” bachelor auction supporting breast cancer research and treatment. You will learn in this episode: How she became well known as a fitness influencer How to ask for what you want Making the decision to never listen to “as if” and instead shifting it to "what if” What is the 10% target Getting comfortable with failure Getting out of our own way Asking yourself “what's the worst that can happen" How to properly ask and receive The difference between confidence and boldness Reverse engineering to achieve what you want Why she states it's better to be not as smart, but bold How to take a chance on yourself How to be more creative in possible opportunities for yourself Finding a niche and narrowing it down How to stay in it when you keep failing to achieve the result you desire Consistency in everything you do The correlation between success and exercise Jennifer's meaning of hustle One simple word...ASK What to do to bring you back to center from being burnt out What's new and exciting coming for Jen Are you wanting to be more focused to accomplish your big goals or have sustainable energy to last through your days? With a powerful dose of Superfood mushrooms to can achieve better focus, energy, and concentration to conquer your days. All while improving your immune system. My favorite go-to is Four Sigmatic's Mushroom blend which you can add to your coffee or smoothies. Get yours now at a discount using code: ELPLP https://bit.ly/3hFoJ8U For full show notes and episode resources head to https://ericalippy.com/jennifer-cohen/ Find our guest at: http://jennifercohen.com/ https://www.facebook.com/therealjencohen/ https://www.instagram.com/therealjencohen/ Please don't forget to subscribe and leave a review! YOUR HOST ERICA LIPPY: https://www.instagram.com/ericalippy PASSION LOVE PURSUIT INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/passionlovepursuit/ PASSION LOVE PURSUIT FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/passionlovepursuit/ PASSION LOVE PURSUIT PODCASTS: https://ericalippy.com/the-podcast/

Our guest today shares the true meaning and significance of authenticity for individuals in their professional and personal lives.   Episode Introduction:  Erika Gerdes shares her journey of “graduating” from Google to finding her true professional purpose in life. Today, Erika is an authenticity coach who helps several other individuals with the “Art of Undoing”.   Episode Summary:  Erika Gerdes brings us along for the happening journey of her life where she shares several personal details that shaped her into the person she is today. Jam-packed with value and full of fun (and emotional) anecdotes, this episode will have you hooked right from the beginning.   Main Takeaways: Our jobs don’t hold us from doing what we want to, our mindset does. Once you’re honest about your identity, who you are, who you want to be, and what’s holding you back, you can then open yourself up to new meaningful experiences in life. It is natural for you to be faced with limiting beliefs that you thought you had put behind you. We need to learn to accept our fears without letting it impact our journey. Shift your actions from a place or reaction to a place of intention. Confidence comes from action. Our bodies always give us a sign when there’s something wrong with it. Most times we just unconsciously repeat the behaviors that we believed to be necessary for our survival during our identity-forming years. Any time that you try to find your happiness other than inside yourself, you’re looking in the wrong place. Erika’s step by step guide to step into your most authentic self: > Awareness - What is it that you’re not facing? > Ask - What is the story you’re telling yourself? > Accept - Give yourself space to process. > Act - From a place of intention. The three pillars of trust are Authenticity, Empathy & Logic. Fun Facts About Erika Gerdes: Erika’s favorite book is The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle. A book that really fascinates Erika is Daisy Jones and The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid. Find Erika Gerdes: Website: https://erikagerdes.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ErikaGerdesIntl/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erika_gerdes/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erikagerdes/ Get the visual experience, watch the videocast for the episode here: https://youtu.be/cIm9XdI_zxo   Connect With Girija: Website: https://www.gbplaw.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gbplaw/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GBPLaw/   Get Ready To Use Contact Templates At: https://yourcontractbuddy.com/

Episode Title: “Worried Women in Chaos” Guest name: Elizabeth “Biz” Cush. Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC), Business Owner, Podcaster and Blogger in Annapolis, Maryland. Biz hosts Woman Worriers, a podcast for anxious women. In her private practice, Progression Counseling, she helps men and women who feel overwhelmed, anxious, and stressed out find more connection with themselves and others, allowing them to live their lives with more ease, intention, and purpose. She’s worked in the mental health field for over 10 years, is a certified clinical trauma professional and she incorporates mindfulness and meditation into her psychotherapy work with individuals and groups. In this podcast: Biz introduces herself and describes the work she does to help “Women Worriers.” Tracy and Biz discuss the top worries of women in today’s society, and talk about how to help women clear their minds and behave in ways where they are helping their mental wellbeing.   Worry  #1: The Pandemic has changed our way of life   Top worries within the Pandemic include:   Losing a loved one Being perceived as not careful about prevention or being careful enough Being excluded by others in social gatherings, being out to the loop Getting sick Dying…and being responsible for someone’s death Doing the right thing for yourself and others   All of this is SO HEAVY!   Worry #2: Our Lifestyles have Changed   Kids are at home We’re working at home Online school, and parents aren’t teachers Partner coordination   Worry #3: Relationships have Changed   Families are learning how to cooperate with each other Family members make sacrifices Silver linings include a mindful consideration of… What I want to keep, hold on to, approach What I want to avoid, discard, move away from   Worry #4: The chaos before the Pandemic – where do we go now?   Rushing around to accomplish things Being forced to shut down Finding things to worry about Keeping a balance between work and life     Worry #5: Food, Eating and Body Changes   Are we drifting into complacency, avoiding? Are we creating in-sustainability? What about self-soothing using chocolate?   Worry #6: Political / Social Worries   The Capitol Insurrection A lot of stress and worry about our future People dying Governor Hogan     Ways of Coping   Hope Look to each other for strength Consider what has gotten us through Gratitude Looking at the positive Consciously bringing in the positive Finding joy, being aware of the joy Laughter and smiling The laugh club (Marsha Linehan and Dawson Church) Music to create positive emotions Simple Self-Care:   Ask: What do I need? Ask: Who can support me so that I receive what I need?   Worry and fear: Cognitive reframing tips   “This will pass” This is a part of life” This will get better I may feel stuck, and it won’t stay that way   Visit Biz on her website at https://www.progressioncounseling.com/ Listen to Biz on her podcast at the following sites: iTunes / Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/woman-worriers/id1354079086?app=itunes&mt=2 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93b21hbndvcnJpZXJzLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/64SRf073AoPVAAg8TEyc4i   Elizabeth Cush has been a featured guest on these podcasts: Sacred Psychology, Women In Depth, The Practice Of Being Seen , and Selling The Couch,  the Soul-filled Sisterhood, The Therapy Show, and Hypnotize Me, and A Therapist Takes Her Own Advice. She’s also an expert contributor for Good Therapy, a guest contributor to the Happily Imperfect Blog on Psych Central and has been quoted in articles for The List, Teen Vogue, Tonic, Best Life, Bustle Thriveworks, UpJourney and The Paper Gown. Listen to Calming the Chaos! Main podcast website: calmingthechaos.libsyn.com YouTube (Playlists): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7qISnLR8T4g-bSDu-pW9LQ/playlists?view_as=subscriber Main iTunes and Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/calming-the-chaos/id1489271578?ls=1 Podbay: https://podbay.fm/podcast/1489271578 HubHopper: https://hubhopper.com/podcast/calming-the-chaos/102122 Visit Tracy’s Website at www.lokahicounseling.com Email Tracy at calmingthec@gmail.com

Can you "positive think" your way to a more enjoyable life? Yes, you can. (See how positive I was?) Meaghan Murphy is the author of "Your Fully Charged Life." Her new book is a roadmap to flipping the switch on negativity. Meaghan is a positivity pro now. But, she wasn't always so optimistic. Her nickname was Grumpy as a kid due to her perpetual negativity on everything from going to Disneyland to playing soccer. A tragic experience as a teenager sent Meaghan down a career path in journalism as a magazine writer. She's currently the editor-in-chief of "Woman's Day," one of the most popular magazines on newsstands that reaches 18 million readers a month. Previously, she worked at magazines including "YM," "Teen People," "Cosmopolitan" and "Good Housekeeping." Meaghan says it's not about looking at the bright side. It's about looking at ALL sides. On this Dying to Ask: What it means to live a fully charged life The tragic life event that sent Meaghan down her career path How Meaghan practiced what she preached when she recently caught COVID-19

See all series | See all talksTeacher: Tim GeilDate: 2021-03-01 MondaySeriesDhamma in Daily Life (2021) 2021-01-11 Tim Geil, Tuere Sala Practice and Reflection: Habits and Patterns This week, focus on unconscious habits and patterns, particularly those that create suffering for yourself or others. What seems to trigger a habit or pattern? During or after, pause and observe. Ask: What is here? What is it like? What is the belief? Notice the deeper underlying root of greed, hatred or delusion that the habit or pattern may be expressing.

See all series | See all talksTeacher: Tim GeilDate: 2021-03-01 MondaySeriesDhamma in Daily Life (2021) 2021-01-11 Tim Geil, Tuere Sala Practice and Reflection: Habits and Patterns This week, focus on unconscious habits and patterns, particularly those that create suffering for yourself or others. What seems to trigger a habit or pattern? During or after, pause and observe. Ask: What is here? What is it like? What is the belief? Notice the deeper underlying root of greed, hatred or delusion that the habit or pattern may be expressing.

Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk. You’ll recognize yourself in these true-life stories from women who are walking their lives while their lives walk them and the lasting difference these journeys have made. I’m your host, Diane Wyzga. Welcome back to Part 2 of my conversation with my guest Dr. Myriam Hadnes, founder of Workshops Work who joined us from Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Like many of us Dr. Hadnes was on a successful professional track when Life threw her a curveball transforming her from behavioral economist to noted podcaster, workshop facilitator and coach of facilitators. I asked Dr. Hadnes: “What do you offer as a facilitator that’s different?” Let’s hear what she has to say.Minutes 30:5100: to 1:48     Intro1:48 to 6:51     Q: What do you offer as a facilitator that’s different?She brings a new edge to facilitationIs not a traditional facilitator; it’s what you grow into and a path you chooseBrings behavioral sciencesBrings understanding and curiosity about human behaviorPrevious experience in making better decisions and get out of own unhealthy, unhelpful wayThis personal experience is her super-powerShe shows how to help groups of individuals to step out of own way, communicate better, collaborate betterToday: is interviewing facilitators doing good work and was pushed to became a coach of the coaches to help others facilitate their workshopsCraving community and does not want to to compete with those she liftsHer value add after 100 podcast episodes has the knowledge of the conversations to generate ideas, new edgeBasically these guests were her mentors to make a workshop workTook natural talents abilities, gifts and transformed those into Workshops Work in which gathered together a collective of like-minded people who shared knowledge with her; they taught her and now she’s sharing, training others in the calling and casting net6:51 to 8:50     Mission & Global IntentionHer mission: she’s convinced we can change world 1 workshop at a timeBelieves we need better communication/collaboration - which happens in workshopsHelps educators, trainers, spouses etc become better facilitators of conversations .Her global intention comes back to looking for ways to facilitate good conversations in home, community, school, and whatever spaces we are inhabitingImperative to look for ways to encourage good conversations all over8:50 to 16:45     Q: How do you get people to do that?A mindset shift; as a facilitator you don’t have stakes in outcome but the curiosity and trust that the group has the answers; they just need someone to ask the right questions  and help them articulateFacilitator “yes-ands” what they hear, thinks outside box, sets boundaries to make sense of what’s coming up, prioritizesIn homes, “yes-anding” and listening to understand, not reply and trust some good will come out without being married to solution would change dynamics about wanting to be rightWhat if?One magic question: "How might we [    ]?" This is space where ideas emerge, creativity happensStorytelling is similar, Doug Lipman of Story Dynamics who taught us: (1) listen with deep appreciation and (2) people need stories listened out of them; that they knew the story they wanted to tell but didn’t know they knewHost calls herself "Story Doula" for that reason - I midwife storiesWe are Simpatico in visions of shifting cultures, behaviors, attitudes with “yes and”Listening to reply is default to many; listening to understand is next step; listening to appreciate is higher artHost calls it “listening to the music of the spoken word”Music as metaphorOne fact we often forget: we hear what we want to hear; we don’t control what parts of our story is heard or the reflection of our own story in the words of someone elseShe returns to the Vipassana retreats (4 or 5 by this time) and finds interesting that as she listens to a recording she’s heard before she hears differentPeople in the room also hear what they need to hearWhat if we hear something that wasn’t said?16:45 to 19:32     Q: Your testimonials are full of high-praise. What is the single-most skill you lean on as an effective facilitator?  What would be the most important tip you can offer about mindset shifts and hearing/listening?Tries to apply: "I heard this, is this what you said?" Or, "When you say this I hear that l is this what you meant?"Personal example: Are you still hungry versus are you sure you want to eat more and get fat?Became a routine, provided insights and saved other friendships and relationshipsClarify19:32 to 24:54     Q: Passion Project: Never Done Before 2020 - a Global Festival  - What It Is and How It Came to BeThe podcast community and mentors have so much to offerConferences feel old, boring, dissatisfactionWhat could we do if we were not afraid?Daringly crazy idea: what if we organized a conference - a festival - never done before: podcast guests would host workshop in a format or way never did before so participants will experience, inspire and encourageOn November 30, 2020 a 24 hour global online festival by 30 expert facilitators hosting never before done sessionsWill be launched again in November 2021 - for updates subscribe to the NDB newsletterDance with status quo and fear of failureBeing a visionary begins with being naiveIn two weeks expects it will be magic!Ask: What if?Ruth Dent: “... and then, after looking back and seeing how far you've come, look forward and see / imagine how far you can go.” as told to her by Elizabeth Esteve-Coll, former Director of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London.24:54 to 26:37     Q: Where do you imagine your work will take you next?  Sees this community staying, playing, co-creating togetherIn our world we have too little space to experiment with imperfection and raw ideasWants to nurture this community of facilitators to join this co-design projectImagine how many things can happen, designed and created,  when we work together!Imagine that!Please Note: Before I say thank you I want to mention that all social media links and connections to Dr. Hadnes's Workshops Work website  will be posted in the Episode Notes. Make sure you drop by and check out the many resources, images, and free podcasts and newsletter available to you.  A treasure trove of entertainment, inspiration and moreThank you very much, Myriam, for walking along with us and sharing your life story which, I trust, will be of very good use and inspiration to those who are ready to step out. And to those who may not be so ready but when they are can look back and say one day I listened to someone who did this and now I can, too!Thank you, Diane, for bringing out the stories with questions and listening.Here we are, at the end of the road but not the journey. Thank you for listening to this episode of Stories From Women Who Walk with your host Diane Wyzga and my guest Dr. Myriam Hadnes, noted facilitator, podcaster and founder of Workshops Work based in Amsterdam in the Netherlands.  Remember to visit Dr. Hadnes and check out all the many resources, podcast episodes and videos available to you on her website, as well as keeping in touch with Myriam and her work on social media platforms. All links are right here n the Episode Notes.You’re also invited to check out over 230 episodes of Stories From Women Who Walk found on Simplecast or your favorite podcast platform. This is the place to thrive together. Come for the stories - stay for the magic. Speaking of magic, I hope you’ll subscribe, share a nice shout out on your social media or podcast channel of choice, and join us next time! You will have wonderful company as we walk our lives together.Dr. Myriam Hadnes BIOMyriam Hadnes is a behavioral economist by degree, a podcaster by passion and a facilitator by profession. She is German by birth, and Amsterdammer by choice. Before starting her solo-business, Myriam had a career in higher education and research which allowed her to work, live and explore in Vietnam, Burkina Faso, and Luxembourg.Today, she follows the vision that we can change the world – one workshop at a time – because all it takes is effective collaboration, which happens in workshops. As a pragmatic dreamer, a sense-maker, a connector of ideas and of humans, Myriam creates opportunities for others to collaborate. Myriam is an optimist – sailing towards the edges of the status quo to explore what might be waiting for us beyond.  How to Stay in Touch with Dr. Myriam Hadnes  Find out more on www.workshops.workSocial Media:https://www.linkedin.com/in/myriam-hadneshttps://twitter.com/myriamHadneshttps://www.instagram.com/myriamhadnes/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP34BMosJEqYMYu6EoF5IsQ/videos 

Welcome to the New Year friends! This is the time we feel this resolution to make things new, as we flip over the calendar. There is a lot of thought given to resolutions, goals and habits to make. And all of that is good - when it is in line with your LIFE ON PURPOSE Life on Purpose is turning off the autopilot - being reactive, just living on default. When we do the things we have always done, thing what we have always thought we will keep getting more of the same. Do you like where you autopilot life is taking you? Or do you want to redirect it? Life on Purpose is living with INTENTION, and it needs two things: knowing who you want to be, how you want to show up (values) knowing where you want to go (vision) I will share with you my strategy for setting out my yearly goals and habits. And remember, all of this work is NOT about overhauling your whole life and getting to 100% in all nine areas of your life, it is about being someone who does simple meaningful things, consistently, towards their vision and values.    Steps to plan out your yearly goals and habits  Values - take time to get clear on your personal values Vision - write out what you want and long for and aspire to in the nine areas of your life Home, family, love, friendships, health, work, inner expression, outer expression, finances Take stock, evaluate where you are right now. This helps you set a path on the direction to take forward. Ask: What is working? What is not? What do I want more of? What do I want less of? Combine these (values, vision, evaluation) to identify the goals and habits that will move you towards your vision and values in this area of your life.    Some of my goals and habits I want to do in 2021 We have been doing this work for the past five years and continue to modify and refine where we want to go and how we want to get there.  In this episode, I am sharing some of the goals and habits I am setting for this year ahead: Home: filing papers, digitizing kid's artwork, routine deep cleanings Kids: family meetings, hikes (with friends! Which combines my family vision and friend vision for the year) Health: last year I worked a lot of sleep and vegetables. This year I am working on movement and nourishing lunches Outer: get outside (daily), make music easier (piano project) Inner: devotion goals, reading a book a month, memorizing scripture Finances: making more debt-free purchases, more detailed tracking of expenses   I also answered some of the questions sent in to me about planning life on purpose: How to pick the values and vision God has for my life? How do I get my husband more involved in setting goals and habits together? What planner do you use? I feel overwhelmed about planning my life on purpose, where do I even start?   Ways to get support with intentional living this year The Life on Purpose Roadmap. A self-guided course that addresses the hurdles, excuses and distractions that keep you from knowing what you want, planning it and taking action on it.  The Life on Purpose Academy. Weekly group coaching calls for the next ten weeks. This gives you support, accountability, consistency and so much insight into what holds you back and how to keep moving forward.    Remember that doing all of this is about SHOWING UP for yourself, not about overhauling your life.  Small things matter the most, so choose the small things that will move you closer to your vision and values.    Planning your life on purpose, more resources mentioned in the episode Permission to grieve blog post Are you stuck on autopilot? episode Live your values free worksheets Live your vision free worksheets The Life on Purpose Workbook  The GO CLEAN Instagram account How empathy can transform your parenting episode Family meetings blog post and mentioned on this episode The Life on Purpose Roadmap self-paced course

We either discover our let downs or inner peace after the holidays and a trying year with the Full Moon of Cancer. This is the most emotional full moon of the year. Remember emotional self-reliance = inner security. Mars' last square to the Capricorn stellium and the inner planets changing signs changes flavors, but the Wild Ride continues with many Jupiter aspects this podcast. Venus finishes up in Sag and moves into Capricorn Jan 8 - Feb. 1st. Along that journey, Venus is conjunct the south node and also makes a last quarter square to Neptune in Pisces. This important planetary pair is hard to grasp. Ask "What do I value most in my world"? "Where am I still confused"? What do I now believe on the very deepest levels possible"? Jupiter makes the waning semi-square to Neptune as well. This is balsamic phase, another Neptunian energy. Make time to resolve your core beliefs right now and attract your best gifts in 2021. Mercury in Aquarius from Jan. 8 - March 15th quests to understand. "What am I to learn now, Source"? Mars finally settles down a bit in Taurus after 6 months in Aries and makes the waxing Square to the stellium bolstering true considered actions into the New Year. With Venus entering Capricorn, goal setting is emphasized. Finally, Jupiter begins trotting ahead of Saturn as these two planets aspects Uranus and Chiron. A wonderfully unique opportunity to heal is available from Universal Source on this always dynamic journey to the core of the Soul.

We either discover our let downs or inner peace after the holidays and a trying year with the Full Moon of Cancer. This is the most emotional full moon of the year. Remember emotional self-reliance = inner security. Mars' last square to the Capricorn stellium and the inner planets changing signs changes flavors, but the Wild Ride continues with many Jupiter aspects this podcast. Venus finishes up in Sag and moves into Capricorn Jan 8 - Feb. 1st. Along that journey, Venus is conjunct the south node and also makes a last quarter square to Neptune in Pisces. This important planetary pair is hard to grasp. Ask "What do I value most in my world"? "Where am I still confused"? What do I now believe on the very deepest levels possible"? Jupiter makes the waning semi-square to Neptune as well. This is balsamic phase, another Neptunian energy. Make time to resolve your core beliefs right now and attract your best gifts in 2021. Mercury in Aquarius from Jan. 8 - March 15th quests to understand. "What am I to learn now, Source"? Mars finally settles down a bit in Taurus after 6 months in Aries and makes the waxing Square to the stellium bolstering true considered actions into the New Year. With Venus entering Capricorn, goal setting is emphasized. Finally, Jupiter begins trotting ahead of Saturn as these two planets aspects Uranus and Chiron. A wonderfully unique opportunity to heal is available from Universal Source on this always dynamic journey to the core of the Soul.

We either discover our let downs or inner peace after the holidays and a trying year with the Full Moon of Cancer. This is the most emotional full moon of the year. Remember emotional self-reliance = inner security. Mars' last square to the Capricorn stellium and the inner planets changing signs changes flavors, but the Wild Ride continues with many Jupiter aspects this podcast. Venus finishes up in Sag and moves into Capricorn Jan 8 - Feb. 1st. Along that journey, Venus is conjunct the south node and also makes a last quarter square to Neptune in Pisces. This important planetary pair is hard to grasp. Ask "What do I value most in my world"? "Where am I still confused"? What do I now believe on the very deepest levels possible"? Jupiter makes the waning semi-square to Neptune as well. This is balsamic phase, another Neptunian energy. Make time to resolve your core beliefs right now and attract your best gifts in 2021. Mercury in Aquarius from Jan. 8 - March 15th quests to understand. "What am I to learn now, Source"? Mars finally settles down a bit in Taurus after 6 months in Aries and makes the waxing Square to the stellium bolstering true considered actions into the New Year. With Venus entering Capricorn, goal setting is emphasized. Finally, Jupiter begins trotting ahead of Saturn as these two planets aspect Uranus and Chiron. This provides a wonderfully unique opportunity to heal with Universal Source on this always dynamic journey to the core of the Soul.

1 THESS. 5:16-18  --  REJOICE. PRAY. GIVE THANKS.   Video RecordingShared some of this with Cru students recently. Challenging season we’re in!I want to look at one really short passage in 1 Thessalonians 5. Memorized in college. Helps me to this day!Whole letter is awesome; take 15 minutes to read itToday – just 3 tiny but powerful versesRead 5:16-18 “16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”Right away notice, this isn’t just peripheral advice, take it or leave it.            “This is the WILL OF GOD in Christ Jesus for YOU.”Honestly, at first glance, all 3 of those seem almost impossible and ridiculous.Rejoice ALWAYS. Really? Always?Pray without ceasing. Really? Without ceasing?Give thanks in ALL circumstances… Really? All?Almost sounds like it’s written by someone with their head in the clouds who hasn’t gone through much hard stuff. But was that true?We know Paul went through some super intense challenges, but 1 Thessalonians was likely his first letter (that we have in the Bible) – so had he just not faced many challenges yet? Is that why he sounds so cheery? NOPE! Not smooth sailing for him, or the Thessalonians either:1:6 “you received the word in much affliction, with the joy of the Holy Spirit2:2 “Though we had already suffered and been shamefully treated at Philippi…”2:14 “For you suffered the same things from your own countrymen as they did from the Jews…”3:4 “For when we were with you, we kept telling you beforehand that we were to suffer affliction, just as it has come to pass, and just as you know.”3:7 “for this reason, brothers, in all our distress and affliction we have been comforted about you through your faith.”Rejoice AlwaysDoes “rejoice” = “be happy”? Like you should be happy all the time and just giggle when terrible things happen?Of course not. Clearly there are times to weep and mourn.What does he mean then?It’s easy to rejoice in good times – natural – don’t need to be told!Family is healthy, bellies are full, house is warm, laughing…What about hard times?Battling physical illness or mental illness…Lose a job; financial struggles; heater breaks; car breaksRelational tension – family, friend, coworker…Feel unsettled about the futureCan you rejoice then?? Does Paul really mean ALWAYS?Paul really means ALWAYS - Romans 5:1-8“Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us. For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. For one will scarcely die for a righteous person – though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die – but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” This is the Gospel. The Good News of God showing His love toward us in sending his Son to suffer for us – if we put our faith in Him – the Holy Spirit enables us NOT ONLY to have peace with God, and forgiveness of sin, and eternal life…But EVEN to REJOICE in our sufferings.To have joy and hope, regardless of circumstances.Does NOT mean “be happy always”; joy is deeper;We can rejoice even in suffering IF we have the right perspective on God.But even if you know and believe this intellectually, it still seems super hard when you’re facing challenging circumstances.The next two parts have been helpful for me, even very recently.Pray Without CeasingCan’t do anything else? Of course not. Pray throughout your day, every day.Growing up I just prayed before meals, before bed, church.Struck by examples of others praying at “random” times.Driving w/ guy from church on way to workWalking across campus with another studentBegan to shift for me – college – walking, driving, etc.ASK: What is your instinctual reaction to hard circumstances?Where does your mind go?Paul would say, that should trigger prayerPrayer puts the focus on God, not just me/circumstancesAnd HE is the one who can actually help me in my circumstances 4:4-7 – 4 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. 5 Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; 6 do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.Same pattern as 1 Thess 5 – rejoice, pray, thanksDon’t be anxious – easier said than done right? Key: prayer & thanksLearned to pray on knees – early in marriageAngie (depression), me (tried to fix not just listen & pray)Finally – got on my knees – answers, peace – should’ve prayed 1st!Give Thanks in ALL CircumstancesNot FOR all circumstances… IN all circumstancesNeuroscience & psychology – studies show gratitude actually changes the brain… But science is only observing what God already pointed out through Scripture thousands of years ago. This isn’t a new idea.Basics of not taking things for granted – what I model to my kids – food, water, beds, blankets, pillows…Helps w/ everyday “small” stuff– forgot my mtb shoes; could naturally just be in a bad mood – prayer and giving thanks shifted my attitude and blessed my relationshipsHelps with the big stuffSister Katie died –Grieved. But prayer led to clear perspective; realized I could still be thankful. Led to rejoicingRejoice Always, Pray without Ceasing, Be Thankful in all CircumstancesSome are doing pretty well with this – your role then is to help others. They’re all around you. They’re here today.Don’t just give platitudes “Just trust God. Just pray. Be thankful.”That’s true, but the point isn’t to put on a spiritual Band-Aid.Listen, show care, model thanksgiving, pray for them & with them…One day it will probably be you that needs your eyes lifted.You might be thinking, this is nice Billy… but you don’t know just how bad it’s been for me…Corrie & Betsy Ten Boom –WWII – Hid Jews in Holland (“The Hiding Place”); got bustedSent to Ravensbrück Concentration Camp. Barracks 28.Corrie smuggled a Bible – they’d read w/ other womenOne night – rancid straw beds - fleasBetsy – immediately began praying – surprised CorrieThen remembered that morning’s reading – 1 Thess. 5“Rejoice always; pray without ceasing; be thankful in all circumstances”Betsy – let’s start thanking God for everything here!Corrie – like what? (nauseous over the stench)Betsy – We got assigned here together (Oh yah, thank you Lord)That Bible in your hand (Oh yah…)These cramped barracks so more can hear Bible (sarcastic thanks)Betsy “thank you for the fleas, and for…”Corrie – whoa! Too far. Even GOD can’t make me thankful for fleasBetsy “Be thankful in ALL circumstances… not just pleasant circumstances…”As the days went on, security was still super tight everywhere EXCEPT Barracks 28, so slowly they began to have more and more freedom to read the Bible with other women. Eventually they started having two services per day. Never knew why they weren’t checked on by the guards.One day Betsy discovered the reason & told CorrieThe women were having a problem with their work and asked a supervisor to come to the barracks to settle itBut she said, “No way I’m going in there! It’s crawling with fleas!”From The Hiding Place:“My mind rushed back to our first hour in this place. I remembered Betsie’s bowed head, remembered her thanks to God for creatures I could see no use for.”Barracks 28 at Ravensbruck was known as “the crazy place where women have hope.” And hope they had—a living hope.Hope in the midst of darkness.Hope in the midst of persecution.Hope in the midst of unimaginable evils.Many women in Barracks 28 knew and believed that “there is no pit so deep that God’s love is not deeper still.”Some of you are in the pit right now. I want you to know it’s not too deep for God’s love. I believe He wants you to know that you can have hope.That’s want that for myself and I want it for all of you:– hope & peace, no matter what we’re going through– and I want it for all our family and friends and neighbors and coworkers who aren’t here…And I believe God wants to use YOU in their lives to help them experience that too through a relationship with Jesus.

While the FAANG stocks have been the most obvious enviable stock positions over the past decade, there are always success stories readily available to raise feelings of doubt and FOMO in even the most disciplined long-term investors. Video recap: https://youtu.be/FN4xHoe8mHE For example, investors who purchased $100,000 of Zoom stock at its IPO price of $36/share in April of 2019 would have earned a cumulative rate of return of about 590% and built a nest egg of ~$650k. Zoom is one of the most recent examples of a company whose stock performance has exceeded expectations so wildly over the past 18 months that it is tempting to wish we were a part of the action and predict that those results will continue in the future, making us very wealthy in the process. After all, the path to extreme wealth is often created through very concentrated positions in individual companies. Examples include Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, and many others. What made them so lucky? And why shouldn’t we be able to identify companies that will post results like these? While individual stocks might not kill us, they do pose catastrophic risks that have the potential to be detrimental to our wealth. The nature of individual stock returns was studied in detail in Hendrik Besseminder’s 2018 study in the Journal of Financial Economics, “Do Stocks Outperform Treasury Bills?” which covered stock performance from 1926-2015. These are some of the key findings: A minority of common stocks have a positive lifetime holding period return, and the median lifetime return is -3.7% Only 3.8% of single-stock strategies produced a holding period return greater than the value-weighted market, and only 1.2% beat the equal-weighted market over the full 90-year horizon Just 42% of common stocks have a holding period return greater than one-month treasury bills While the data is compelling that the odds are stacked against us on individual stocks, often the allure is just too strong. There is no reward without risk, right? Some of us may still want to take advantage of the growth potential of an individual stock position for any number of reasons. Maybe you want to have ownership in the company you work for or do business with frequently. You may have also inherited or been gifted individual stock positions. These might even have sentimental value for your family. Or you may just have a feeling about that company. If you find yourself in one of these situations, we recommend setting a decision-making framework for how you will buy, hold, and sell these positions: Perform a portfolio Deep Dive. If you are holding a portfolio of diversified mutual funds or ETFs, it’s likely you already hold a position in the stock(s) you are considering. This means you have already been riding the wave of success and benefiting from the stock’s stellar performance. It has simply been less visible, and the return was muted by subpar performance in other areas. Diversification means you will always hate something in your portfolio, but it also gives you the best odds of long-term success. Decide how much. If after performing your portfolio analysis you still decide you want to buy an individual stock, you will need to choose a prudent amount. We recommend individual stock positions account for no more than 5-10% of your portfolio. You don’t want to be overexposed to a position that has the potential to kill you, even if it might make you a killing. Consider Taxes. While we never want to let taxes guide our investment strategy, it is prudent to consider how tax-efficient the position will be. If the outsized returns you expect come to fruition it may be beneficial to purchase the position inside your Roth or Traditional IRA for tax-free or tax-deferred gains. Conversely, you may be in a high tax bracket now, but expect that to fall in a few years when you retire. This may present the opportunity to realize any capital gains at a lower rate or even 0% in the future. Take a peek at your financial plan for context. Set target prices for buys and sells. Often the stocks that feel most attractive are those with fantastic recent past performance. They are also often very expensive relative to their peers and the broader stock market. Researching the company’s current and historical price to earnings ratio as well as estimates of fair market value is informative for making buy, hold, sell decisions. Ask: What if I am wrong? Our natural tendency when faced with the prospect of incredible return potential is toward overconfidence. Make sure your answer to #2 is an amount you are willing to say goodbye to if the outcome is not what you hoped for. Ask: What if I am right? If your hopes and dreams come true with a winning stock pick it is important to set rules around trimming that position back to target to periodically take profits, diversify, and reduce risk. Recognize that dabbling in individual stocks is a form of gambling, and it is important to know when to walk away. For further reading on creating a decision-making framework and avoiding common investor pitfalls, we recommend Daniel Kahneman’s “Thinking Fast and Slow,” and“Decisive,” by Chip and Dan Heath. If you find yourself called by the Siren Song of an individual stock or deciding how to manage positions you may already own, please contact us to discuss the best approach for your personal situation in more detail. Outline of This Episode [3:03] If others can do it, why can’t I pick a winner?  [6:20] Industrial change can happen very quickly and cause a shift in industries [10:02] Perform a portfolio deep dive [12:36] Don’t choose an individual stock to make up lost ground [15:02] Consider taxes [17:16] Set target prices to buy and sell [19:39] Ask yourself “what if I’m wrong?” [20:39] Ask yourself “what if I’m right?” [22:34] List the potential scenarios Connect With Chad and Allison https://www.financialsymmetry.com/podcast-archive/ Connect on Twitter @csmithraleigh@TeamFSINC Follow Financial Symmetry on Facebook Subscribe To This Podcast Apple Podcasts Stitcher Google Play

How do you set yourself up for success as an operator from the get-go? What does your discovery process look like? Do you have one in place?   In today's episode I’m discussing the 10 things you need to ask in a discovery call. A discovery call is when you get on a call with a potential client, and the goal is so you can understand where they are in their business, what their needs are, and where they are going. It reveals the answers you need to be able to empower yourself to make the strongest decision.    Before you commit to a client, or price a project… you must do a call. Today I am walking you through the specific questions I ask during these discovery calls. 1. What is the mission of your business?   Why do you do this and why are you committed? The benefit to knowing this is that you are going to see the conviction to their cause, and are going to be able to see if they are in transition. Did they start the business with one mission and now are growing into a different mission? As the person who is potentially going to be joining this team, you need to have an honest conversation about what they are doing, why they wake up in the morning, and what their intention is in serving their audience.    2. What is your vision? What do they see for their company in 3-5 years? This is an opportunity to exhibit leadership and to show up and coach them to dream bigger. This puts you in a leadership role and also exhibits a partnership mentality so the rest of the conversation will be set up in a way that they are going to trust you. You are trying to understand where they want to take this company. During this time I want you to get a good understanding of how far ahead their vision for their business extends, and what it looks like.   There are 3 specific questions that I ask when I talk about vision: How far out can you see your business?  What will the business accomplish in the next 5 years?  What would happen if success poured down on you in the next 3-5 years?   “Leading with curiosity puts you in a leadership spot.”   Vision has 3 parts:  Where do they see their business if everything goes right?  Where do they see themselves in their business in 3-5 years if it is a success? Will you be working as much? Looking to sell? The main content creator? Acting in a CEO position? Understand where they will personally be in 3-5 years. How old will their kids be? Are there any significant milestones? Looking to go part time? This will help you understand where they want to go, and their boundaries.   “These are the unstated expectations that stay in the back of the mind for the entrepreneur.”   3. What are your values? You will want to separate these answers into two separate categories: “What makes them tick?” & “What ticks them off?” Ask them to identify what they love about the people that they chose to have relationships with. Out of this, you will start to hear about their values. Start with personal then shift into professional. Ask: “What is it about people on your team that you love? Tell me about a time that you had someone on your team that you just loved... what was it about them that made you feel that way?”   Next, have them identify people they choose to avoid and ask them what it is about those people that makes the decision for them. Then, ask them to think about a time they’ve had a team member who ticked them off, and have them give specific examples.  This info is gold...you want to make sure to take good notes. Listen closely and assess these answers carefully, so that you're not setting yourself up for a relationship that is going to be stressful.    “Ask questions. Remember you're setting yourself apart by being someone who asks really good questions and takes leadership of the conversation.”   4. Tell me about your team. I start drawing an organizational chart as they answer. Ask them who is on their team and have them identify their major function. Next, ask them to rate your team members on a scale from A to F. This will help you understand how much turnover you are walking into. Do they have a front line of team members to implement the day to day? Are they prepared for a Director of Operations (DOO)? You can also ask how many people they have had working on your team in the last 12 months. Ask follow up questions to clarify… were they asked to leave or was there a falling out? You will start to see patterns that will help you understand trends.   5. Who leads your team meetings? This will help you understand the current functionality of the team, and what kind of communication their existing team uses. If the CEO runs the team meetings, ask if they are prepared to have you as a DOO come in and run the meetings? How often do they communicate? Do people on their  team understand their roles and what their performance goals look like? 6. How do you make money? You are essentially asking what their revenue streams are, as well as the type of offers they have. You need to know this before you go further in the relationship. You need to see what types of revenue streams that you are going to be supporting, and if they are to complex for your liking.   7. How do you market your service? You want to make sure that as an operator, you are not crossing into the marketing space unless that is your preference. As an operator you can support the marketing strategy, but you don’t want to be responsible for marketing strategy. Most operators do not have the competency for marketing strategy, unless this is part of your skill set. You need to lay out the expectation that the DOO is not going to come in and own marketing. If they don’t have anyone in place, I always make sure that they realize that they as the CEO will be the chief marketer. Be very careful that you don't over promise what you will do. Coach them to understand what operators do and what marketers do, and that although they work together, each skill set looks very different.   8. What are the needs of your business? Start writing down roles, responsibilities, tasks, and understand what their expectations are. Do you possess the skills that they need? Be confident, and speak up to tell them what you can provide, and what may be out of scope for you.    9. What are your expectations? At this point in the conversation they should be comfortable speaking with you. You have helped them pull this all together through this strategic discovery call, so hopefully they have shed their ego and started to dream. Ask them what their boundaries are, and what their expectations are for this role. What does success look like? Do this toward the end of the call when they are comfortable with you. If you already know that you will not be a good fit for them, this is the point that you should politely exit the call.   10. How comfortable are you with someone joining you as a strategic partner in your business? Ask this, then just be quiet. If they don’t know what that means, explain that you are a leader who is accompanying them to help them lead their teams and their projects. How open are they to you coming in and doing your best work? Explain to them how you work.   When you go through all 10 of these questions in a discovery call, you get to understand if you have a good connection. You get to see how they deal with resistance and feedback. Are they being honest with you? Are you the right fit for this role? You do not have to make a commitment on this discovery call!    At this point, you may be thinking that this is an intense process, but think about all of the bad business relationships you may have had in the past. Would a conversation like this at the beginning of the relationship have helped you to understand who you were getting into a partnership with?   Get familiar with the client before you say yes... the benefits are worth the work! Weekly Ops Activity Take this framework and create a template that you can have in your pocket, ready to go that will guide you through the conversation. Also add any that work well for you!   Previous Episodes Mentioned Episode 65: From Corporate Ops to Small Business HR Expert with DOO Expert Coach Kimone Napier   Other Ways to Connect with Me: Website Private Facebook Community Facebook Page Instagram This episode was first published at theopsauthority.com/podcast/68.

Edified: Insights for LDS WomenEpisode 26, "Adding Light to Our Gospel Study"Season 2, Ep. 208 NOV 2020Click here to view the complete transcript. In today’s episode, I share tips on how to get more out of or shed more light on our study of General Conference talks. Everything in Season 2 is about lighting the world around us and the word within us, or as I like to say, “Light where you are.” Deep Dive Into the MessageI've noticed a familiar pattern in the structure of most of the conference talks. There are often six categories that I call the “Conference Six-Pack:"PrinciplesStories Quotes (ancient &/or modern prophets)Calls to action / InvitationsPromise blessing(s)Shareable quote(s) To dive deeper, there are “Pause and Ponder Questions” I will ask myself such as:What is the lesson?Are any prophecies mentioned, and if so, what?Are there symbols or “types?"Are there warnings or admonitions?Why is this particular (story, quote, or warning) included? Why is this important? To dive even deeper, make the teachings intimate and personal:How does this lesson or principle apply to me right now?How does the symbol deepen my understanding of the topic?In what way does the story relate to my own situation?How does this prophecy change the way I view the world?What am I being admonished to do better or to do differently?How do I qualify for the blessings being promised?And FINALLY, I ask myself “What am I hearing that hasn’t been said or that I haven’t read?” Write thoughts as they come to me. 8 Traits of Gospel ScholarsAccording to Kim B Clark, “Deep Learning” involves learning of the mind, heart, body, and spirit. Learning of the mind = gaining knowledgeLearning of the heart = gaining understandingLearning of the body = learning through experience / taking actionLearning of the spirit = Becoming like Heavenly FatherKeep a gospel study journal. Here's a sample:Summarize what you readAsk questions to ponder and return to laterAsk “What do I hope to gain from this gospel study session?”Write impressions, “As I read this today, the thing that came to mind was ______.”Write a personal application, “I think the Spirit is telling me _________,” or “The Spirit is teaching me that _________,” or The Spirit is asking me to ___________.”Ask “What are you hearing that you haven't read?”Recognize the language of the Spirit. They have learned to “hear Him,” and “Live in the revelation.” Recognize opportunities for unpacking a verse or a phrase. Catalog their ideas and insights by topics/teachings. Bring in other scholars -- reliable sources -- to augment their study.Begin with prayer, inviting the Holy Ghost to teach them and expand their understanding as they study. Consistent. Carve out protected time to devote to their gospel study.

On today’s episode, I am talking about the turnaround, an easy way to get some perspective on whatever is bugging you.  This is taken from The Work of Bryon Katie. She does four questions and a turnaround.  So today what we are talking about is the turnaround.  It is kind of like playing opposite day with your thoughts.  The purpose of the turnaround is to get perspective and sometimes that perspective is so powerful it just instantly releases all of the weight of whatever you have been carrying around.  In This Episode: [01:19] So today what we are talking about is the turnaround.  It is kind of like playing opposite day with your thoughts.  [01:37] ANNOUNCEMENT: I am launching an ask me anything for you (my podcast listeners). Submit your question here. [02:38] The purpose of the turnaround is to get perspective and sometimes that perspective is so powerful it just instantly releases all of the weight of whatever you have been carrying around.   [03:08] it can help you recognize that your thoughts are optional.   [03:50] Some turnarounds will be very obvious for you but some will actually be pretty challenging to figure out the opposite thought that can give you the most power.   [04:32] Start by doing a brain dump on paper of something that is bugging you right now.   [05:07] The difference between a brain dump and a journal entry is that you want to give every thought that you have its own line like a list. Keep asking why. Give your brain a chance to get it all out.   [05:15] If there isn’t something specific that’s bothering you but you are just feeling generally anxious or frustrated.  Then you want to start by asking yourself how you are feeling right now.  Then you will list each emotion that comes up. Then you ask why you are feeling that way.  [07:42] Next you will grab another piece of paper and you are going to rewrite your same thought as a turnaround.  [08:51] Linsi shares turnaround examples when frustrated with other people.  [09:25] When you are doing the turnaround thought you want to look at what is really painful behind the thought itself. It is more about restating to yourself in a way that feels empowering instead of painful.  [11:31] The turnaround puts you back in the driver’s seat, it gives you ownership over what’s going on, and it helps you actually see that everything you are thinking about someone or something else is ultimately something you are thinking about yourself.   [11:54] When Linsi starts to recognize that she is having judgments about herself and others she decides ultimately that her main goal is to drop the judgment.   [12:24] The turnaround is such a powerful tool to help us get back to the place where we are really being the brilliant business owner and person we can be and want to be. Questions to Ask: What’s bothering me right now? Who is bothering me right now? Why is that bothering me? What are they doing that is bothering me? What do I wish was different? How am I feeling right now? Why am I feeling this way? Connect with Linsi: Linsi’s Website Be Brilliant in Your Business Podcast Website Linsi on Instagram Schedule a Free Session

Are you ready to turn your speaking gigs into more than just a hobby? Turn it into income and add professional speaker to your bio! In today's episode I'm sharing the two things that you need to start doing in order to transition from free speaker to paid speaker.How to Transition from Free Speaking to Paid Speaking (2:38)2 Questions to Ask Yourself (3:03)Are you using your story to tell or to inspire? How are you leaving your audience better?Are you asking for money?Asking for Money (5:12)Ask: "What is your speaker budget?' vs. "Do you have a speaker budget?"2 Things You Need to Become a Paid Speaker (5:38)Position your talk so that your story serves.Ask for money.This Episode's One-Liner: If you want to speak and get paid to do it, think of how your story serves, then sell it. (6:08)Looking for the transcript? Head to businessonthebrightside.com to review transcripts from each episode! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Signs Someone May Need Support Suicide and self-harm are preventable mental health crises. We can be proactive by recognizing expressions of someone in distress. A few types of warning signs are: • Someone expressing feelings of being trapped, like there is no way out. • Someone expressing hopelessness or stating no reason for living. • Someone withdrawing from family, their friends, or usual activities they like. • Someone talking or threatening to hurt or kill themselves. These are only a couple of signatures, and there are different ways people exhibit pain. How To Be Supportive When someone experiences a mental health challenge, here is how you can be supportive: LISTEN:  Let someone really express their experiences. Being someone they can talk to is essential when giving support. BE NON-JUDGMENTAL:  Don’t criticize or minimize the way they feel. You may not be able to understand exactly what they’re going through, and that’s ok. ASK WHAT, NOT WHY:  When you ask questions, avoid asking ‘why’ questions, and instead ask ‘what’ questions. Asking why can have a judgmental tone even if you don’t mean it that way. GIVE INFORMATION - DON’T DIAGNOSE:  Don’t assume they have an illness or condition. Provide direction to resources that can identify and treat mental health issues. ACT AS A BRIDGE:  You can connect someone to mental health resources. Resources include family, school guidance, mental health professionals, and organizations like HFTD. TEAMMATE IN SUPPORT:  Being supportive doesn’t mean your duty is to ‘fix’ someone. Mental health is complicated and solutions aren’t overnight. As a teammate, the best support you can give is by being a trusting ear, helping to navigate resources, and acting as a source of encouragement.   Encouragement to recognize and remember that it’s ok not to be okay. Mental Health starts with a conversation and encouraging friends and yourself to take a screening. Help is closer than you think. Resources Christopher LeMark Christoper LeMark, the founder of Coffee, Hip-Hop, & Mental Health - an amazing organization that has pivoted during the time of COVID to fighting hunger on the Southside of Chicago through multiple “Poverty is Violent” food drives throughout the summer. https://www.auxchicago.com/anthologies-of-hope/christopher-lemark   Transgenerational trauma refers to trauma that passes through generations and in this week's episode, we discuss a wide variety of experiences from a panel of guests ranging from individuals whose ancestors were slaves to experiences of indigenous people, down to the nuanced experiences of immigration. https://www.auxchicago.com/anthologies-of-hope/conversations-cafe-transgenerational-trauma-the-burden-of-inherited-pain   This week's Conversations Cafe episode explores a myriad of treatment options, including plant medicines (cannabis, mushrooms, etc.), as well as alternatives like ketamine treatments for depression and harm-reduction for individuals living with substance-use disorders. Our panel includes community members and professionals discussing these often unknown but available options for healing and management. https://www.auxchicago.com/anthologies-of-hope/conversations-cafe-spark-the-conversation   Websites U.S. American Foundation for Suicide Prevention https://afsp.org/   American Psychological Association locator.apa.org Counseling services locator   Crisis Text Line crisistextline.org Text “ITSOK” to 741741 (available 24/7)   Mental Health America mentalhealthamerica.net Resources promoting mental health nationwide   National Suicide Prevention Lifeline suicidepreventionlifeline.org 1-800-273-8255 (TALK) - Press 1 for Veterans Line   The Trevor Project LGBT Lifeline thetrevorproject.org 866-4-U-TREVOR (866-488-7386) Available 24/7   Warmlines warmline.org Peer and Family mental health support by phone, weekdays M-F 5pm CANADA Crisis Services Canada crisisservicescanada.ca CALL: 1.833.456.4566 or TEXT: 45645 AUSTRIA elefonseelsorge - Wien www.telefonseelsorge.at 142 BELGIUM Zelfmoord - Antwerp www.zelfmoord1813.be 1813 Czech Republic CSSP - Prague helpline www.krizova-pomoc.cz 222 580 697  FINALAND Helsinki Mission - Helsinki www.helsinkimissio.fi 045-3410 583 FRANCE SOS Amitie - Bordeaux SOS Amitie - Lyon SOS Amitie - Paris www.sos-amitie.com www.sosamitieidf.asso.fr 05 56 44 22 22 04 78 29 88 88 01 42 96 26 26

Sometimes we eat off plan or fall back into old habits… snacking instead of working, eating late at night, etc. In today's episode I give you questions and actions to help you understand what’s going on BEFORE it gains momentum. Let's stop starting over.   Here’s how I get out of the setback wormhole : Notice what I’m CURRENTLY thinking about how I showed up See what’s actually going on. Learn from it. Why am I eating? What am I thinking? What do I think food is the answer for? Ask: “What do I want to believe instead” or “What do I want to feel instead”. PRACTICE THAT. Make a better plan using ALLL THAT INFO and make it from compassion and grace for yourself…. Follow me on Instagram  @bb.risboskin for daily health and mindset tips.   Find more info or start working with me to finally figure out weightloss here:  https://billierisboskin.com/

“I felt like if I wasn't thinking about dieting, and my relationship with food, so frequently, I would be able to produce and contribute so much more in the world.” –Lia On this episode of the Plan Simple Meals Podcast, I’m really excited to talk with Lia about one of my favorite and most dreaded topics—weightloss. Lia helps women ditch the diet drama and lose weight from a place of love. With a background in education and life coach training from Martha Beck, Lia has a lot to share about reframing how we think about weight loss.  Both of us have a long history of dieting and struggling with weight, and we know many women struggle with this. Changing our approach can help so much. We talk about starting from understanding what's going on when we eat—hormonally, psychologically, in our brains in general—and how we can use that knowledge to empower ourselves to change our relationship with food.  Lia shares her experience jumping from diet to diet, trying all the things and never getting results. She talks about how she just gave up and decided she was the weight she was going to be. She was teaching about body diversity and self love… but she couldn’t quite shake being uncomfortable in her body and her relationship with food. And she felt like she was wasting so much potential by spending so much time thinking about weight and food. That’s when she shifted to mindset tools.  We talk about:  Losing weight by focusing on mindset and getting curious Counting cash not calories—and not letting relationship with food get in the way of doing big things in the world Understanding the difference between physical and emotional hunger The hunger scale and knowing our physical cues of hunger How our hormones respond to hunger and fullness (and how we get unbalanced) Finding what works for you (it isn’t the same for everybody) BIO Lia Pinelli is a weight loss coach who focuses on helping badass women ditch the diet drama and lose weight from a place of love. Her clients are women who achieve at the highest levels. They do it all: run companies, excel at their careers, raise children,  manage their households (a full-time job in itself!), squeeze in time for exercise (or at least try!), and stay abreast of current events. They quite literally do it all. Except for one thing. Stop overeating. And that is where Lia’s work begins. LINKS www.liapinelli.com Doable Changes from this episode: GET CURIOUS. Start with curiosity. Ask: What happens if I eat this? How do I feel when I eat ___? How do I feel if I change when I eat? Use what you learn to start to make changes about what you eat or choose not to eat or when you eat or how much. Stay curious about how it feels. NOTICE HUNGER CUES. Do you know what hunger feels like? If you are used to eating at specific times or even eating throughout the day, you may not know your hunger cues. Are you eating because you are physically hungry or emotionally hungry? Before you eat, ask, “Am I hungry?” Stop carrying snacks around. See what happens. Instead of looking at the clock for meals, see what happens if you wait and listen to your body. TRY TWEAKING. Our bodies change. They change throughout our cycles and throughout our lives. If you feel like you have something that works for you and then it doesn’t, don’t be afraid to make tweaks based on what you are noticing about your body. Not sure you know enough yet, try something, see how it feels and then adjust.

Psalm 134 - Instead of asking “When will it end?” Ask: What does God want to teach me about Him? What does God want to teach me about me?

Today we learn how to overcome rejection, how to immediately change your life with 2 words and how to do quarantine right. Welcome back to the 55th episode of the Hard Thing Podcast. Before we get to the show:  Join our facebook group! The link is https://www.facebook.com/groups/thehardthingpodcast (https://www.facebook.com/groups/thehardthingpodcast) Help us raise $1,000 for the non profit O.U.R. by going to https://www.gofundme.com/f/overcoming-average (https://www.gofundme.com/f/overcoming-average) Now to the show. Today, I share my conversation with author, speaker, and podcast host, Jonathan Robinson of http://findinghappiness.com (FindingHappiness.com). Jonathan has written many books, interviewed figures such as Mother Teresa and the Dalai-Lama and even been on Oprah. Today he and I share an insightful conversation about life. I know that's a bit trite, but it's true. We start off talking about his experience overcoming rejection. When he was in college, he was challenged to get rejected by 10 different young women. Ever since that experience, he's been able to walk through rejection easily.  We also talk a little about his experience hiking in the Andes, and about an experience that led him on an 18 hour flight, and 3 hour rickshaw trip to an Ashram in India only to receive one sentence. Find out that sentence listening to the full story. He also mentions a free resource for people who, like we are now, suffering during the COVID 19 Pandemic. It's a resource for living life well and you can get it at http://viruscoach.net/ (viruscoach.net). We end the show having an interesting discussion about addiction and how what you are addicted to determines your quality of life.  I hope you enjoy my conversation with Jonathan because I certainly did. He also left some action items for you: Ask “What can I do to bring more love-peace-joy in my life?” Schedule that thing Explore new ways to be happier Add in an exercise regimen. *** Support the Show:  One Mission Nutrition (10% Discount): http://allegiance.1missionnutrition.com/thehardthingpodcast (http://allegiance.1missionnutrition.com/thehardthingpodcast) Audible (Free Audiobook): http://audibletrial.com/thehardthingpodcast (audibletrial.com/thehardthingpodcast)  Help us donate $1,000 to http://ourrescue.org/ (Operation Underground Railroad): https://www.gofundme.com/f/overcoming-average (https://www.gofundme.com/f/overcoming-average) Share the podcast with one person who could really use it.  Leave a rating and a review. Subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss any episode. We are on Google Play, Apple Podcasts and Spotify.  Buy one of our Shirts or Hoodies https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-hard-thing-podcast-store/ (https://www.bonfire.com/store/the-hard-thing-podcast-store/) Again thanks so much for listening, and stay tuned to next week. Keep doing Hard Things, and Keep Overcoming Average. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

The Solar Plexus is such a powerful Center! If you are an Emotional Authority : your emotions and waves are meant for you and ground zero is meant for everyone else. Bringing yourself to your moment of clarity is the most powerful thing you can do. If you are an Undefined Solar Plexus : allow yourself to move with what's coming in; decide what is yours and what needs to be released. Ask "What is meant for me to take from this? What is the truth? What do I need to deal with?" This is where you will find clarity and power.

In season two’s final episode, Tim and Tuesday wrap up by offering a piece of advice: stay woven! Stay woven with the people you care about, stay woven with the people you work with and pay attention to how woven and connected you are in your communities. And if you notice someone falling away, weave them back in! Keep weaving the world events into our everyday living. These times demand all of us together meeting these times.Together, Tim Merry and Tuesday Ryan-Hart are THE OUTSIDE—systems change and equity facilitators who bring the fresh air necessary to organize movements, organizations, and collaborators forward for progress, surfacing new mindsets for greater participation and shared impact.2.20 — SHOW NOTESTues: This week on the podcast we are talking about being woven… being woven together as Outsiders, and as a team, being woven together with our clients a little bit in this changing context and then making sure our work is woven and meeting what is happening in the external world.Tues: I am feeling that Tim and I are quite well woven together. I am feeling good about where we are in partnership with this business and my experience of that is simply a re-weaving or re-knitting together, in the past couple weeks, that make us quite strong and smooth. Tim: This is our final podcast of this season… and I like the idea of woven as well as it brings together many of the topics we’ve been talking about over the last two seasons and that feels right - what’s happening between us, what’s happening in the world, what’s happening in our team and in relationship to the people we work with. It feels like a good way to end talking about things being woven, and how they are woven and how well they are woven and how we weave each other together and how important that is when you are working remotely. The quality of attention and alertness we need to have to our relationships so that we can deliver on the work that is at hand is heightened. We’ve always said that relationships equal results. I think that is even more true in terms of being able to deliver results when you are not able to take a walk that morning together or whatever else it might be that you need to do to sustain your relationships. It’s that intention and aspiration to pay attention to each other. Tues: I did this work to be in partnership with you and the work is better when we’re in it together. This idea of distance - we can’t in the same way know what is up for each other. I wonder if there is some inevitable moving apart in this remote way of working that then says what are your practices for coming back together?Tim: When we are working remotely, and in technical web-based spaces, we also need to pay attention to the conditions we put in place for people to connect and contribute. There is a personal reaching out and paying attention to relationship but a lot of what we are doing is tech upgrade. How do you create the ease between people of reaching out to each other to keep everyone connected in? Tues: We were able to get by on good equipment until that was “the way” of being together. We are making it possible for our physical bodies to connect more. Tim: Yeah, can you have a set-up that allows you to relax and be online? Find your techie mate and have them help you to set up an environment to be conducive to being relaxed into online spaces. It’s a big deal when running online meetings and to organize effectively. The other thing I am realizing is one-on-one conversations still need to happen to build the relationship. This also requires effort and planning and it is part of the work. Tim: It’s wild out there, mate and that’s another reason to stay woven. It feels stressful. Meg [Wheatley] also says when the shit hits the fan, “people turn to each other.” That is why this species has managed to evolve. When things get hard, we turn to each other. Tim: If there is one piece of advice in our final podcast episode, as all of us head through the summer and into the Fall and Autumn, it’s stay woven. Stay woven with the people you’re caring about, stay woven with the people you’re working with to deliver the things that matter to you in the world, pay attention not just to the inevitable pivot and thrust of energy we all need to create to get through re-entering our work spaces in new ways but also pay attention to how woven we are and how connected we are as teams and caring members of communities. Tues: This particular moment is calling for a re-weaving or different kinds of weaving that we haven’t had to access before. Most of us haven’t had to do this kind of online life before. There is also the larger movement of breaking down of systems and seeing the brokenness of systems that I think also will require a re-weaving. As you think about staying woven, find new ways to weave and then also look for opportunities to re-weave. Tues: My uncle Chucky was very active in SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee), so I can go to historical news reels and find mention of him and what he did and read his story. This makes me think of what my grandkids will ask of this time and what we did and how we were and will I be proud of how we/I responded? Tim: There is something about looking back and understanding the complexity of our heritage and our lineage that contributes to our ability to be here now. Tues: I feel like we all have to do that. We all have to know where we’re coming from to point where we’re going. Tim: For those of you who dane to tune in to us, we are grateful. Thank you for joining us. We will continue thorough the summer through a vlog series. You will find us on Facebook and Instagram for that. You will get to meet the members of The Outside team. The podcast will start up again this Autumn - let us know if there are things you want to hear in Season 3 or things you want us to go deeper into. Song: “Abebrese” by Ebo Taylor.Poem: “Turning to One Another” by Margaret Wheatley, “Turning to One Another,” 2002There is no power greater than a community discovering what it cares about. Ask “What’s possible?” not “What’s wrong?” Keep asking.Notice what you care about.Assume that many others share your dreams.Be brave enough to start a conversation that matters. Talk to people you know.Talk to people you don’t know.Talk to people you never talk to.Be intrigued by the differences you hear.Expect to be surprised.Treasure curiosity more than certainty.Invite in everybody who cares to work on what’s possible. Acknowledge that everyone is an expert about something. Know that creative solutions come from new connections.Remember, you don’t fear people whose story you know. Real listening always brings people closer together.Trust that meaningful conversations can change your world. Rely on human goodness. Stay together.Subscribe to the podcast now—in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or anywhere else you find podcasts. New episodes will be available every second Tuesday. If you’d like to get in touch with us about something you heard on the show, reach us at podcast@findtheoutside.com. Find the song we played in today’s show—and every song we’ve played in previous shows—on the playlist. Just search ‘Find the Outside’ on Spotify.Duration: 31:31Produced by: Mark Coffin @ Sound Good StudiosTheme music: Gary BlakemoreEpisode cover image: source See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stuck in a rut at work? Bored beyond belief? If you’re thinking about or wanting to change jobs and careers, consider the following: How long will it take to learn new skills? Will it affect your income? Are jobs available? Will it make you happy? Today’s guest is Kevin Urrutia, a former software programmer at Mint that now runs the Voy Media marketing agency in New York City. Kevin knows exactly how some of you feel. He shares useful insights and nuggets of career development wisdom. Some of the highlights of the show include: Why change careers? Curiosity, necessity, and desire to do what you do best Mindset Shift: From tech hackathons to marketing startup and SEO skills Facebook Advertising: Learn by doing to grow in marketing industry Career Advice and Questions to Ask: What do you enjoy, even in tough times? Strategies: How to do Facebook ads, SEO, Amazon—instead, start from scratch Stay Connected: Keep up with what people are saying via social groups Mistakes Made: Courses/coaches accelerate learning; avoid imposter syndrome Links: Kevin Urrutia on LinkedIn Voy Media Mint Zaarly Fulfillment By Amazon (FBA) Google Analytics TechCrunch Stack Overflow Moz SEO Software Search Engine Land Twitter Facebook Groups com by Ryan Deiss CoSchedule

Holly devotes this special edition show to grief and how to deal with it. Her guest Georgena Eggleston, Beyond Your Loss grief expert, helps navigate these tough topics as the world is in a state of change, upheaval and global loss. Physical body emotions mind and spirit. Go to the center where there is always stillness. This is so big that we can’t navigate it with just our minds. We have to just trust that it’s going to be ok. Stop in the moment and simply breathe. That air supply hasn’t gone away!! Just pause. We have to do this breath by breath, moment by moment.  Georgena shares a powerful story of going to the grocery store and observing a young man in distress over literal “spilled milk.”  Natural loss is a part of life. We don’t cry when the leaves fall because we know it’s natural. But when something happens in our life, it’s more personal and grief is an “inside job” that is essential for us to be in this moment and feeling everything so we can be a grounded presence in the world.  Grief is a process - it’s not an emotion. It is the universal consequence of loss. we have to recognize that we are all in a state of grieving loss of life as we knew it. When we pause and listen, much of this high level of emotion is settled and we can realign ourselves.  Georgena explains the different states of grief: Raw grief - Fragile grief - Gentle grief Grief is an opportunity for growth. To go back and find that peace that’s always been within us. Three of the most important characteristics include courage, compassion, and forgiveness. Holly and Georgena navigate how to be with someone who knows people who have been diagnosed. This is a call to have a conversation about how we’re feeling! Ask questions like: “How does that make you feel?” “How’s your grief? “How are you doing this moment?” “When I hear you talk about _____ I feel your longing to do ____.“ “Would it be helpful if ____?” Do NOT flip it back to intellectual, simply listen, be present and don’t try to fix.  Right now the power is our presence and that’s what we need to remember. Be in whatever situation you’re in, whether it’s zoom meetings, emails, or social media interactions with coworkers, friends and family.  Holly and Georgena share their experiences with virtual funeral services, something that we’re not used to, but we are having to create this as our new normal.  We are not only grief-phobic but emotion-phobic in America! Georgena specializes in helping her clients integrate their mind, body and spirit during this extreme time of upheaval. Holly invites listeners to open compassion channels and centering channels so that when these experiences come, they can move through these situations with peace and presence. Use energetic touches during this time. Send compassion to those going through so much. Georgena sees herself as a lighthouse and invites listeners to do the same. Ask “What am I going to learn to do today?” “Turn on the switch within you that is our power and presence and love that you are.”  Find out more about Georgena at https://www.beyondyourgrief.com/.  Join Holly on Facebook Live for a daily show. Listeners can also find archived shows and resources at https://www.everydaymindfulnessshow.com/. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 2: RESHAPE YOUR DNAWhat will our hair cuts look like after COVID-19? We've all lost our hairdressers! In this second episode of the "21 Day Mind Detox" listen to the life story of hairdresser Tanya Rae. By day she is a hair stylist, and by night she is a baker. Her life story is an illustration of how the 21 Day Mind Detox works in real life.Listen to Pastor Phil McCallum give simple steps to apply the work of Dr. Caroline Leaf in her book "Switch on Your Brain."Here are three FREE resources to help you to reboot your brain.Encourage 5 People Today https://www.facebook.com/philmccallum...Show Fear the Door in your life! https://subspla.sh/m245cn4Get Me Out of This! https://subspla.sh/2ncsqq9-------------------------------Dr Caroline Leaf says: “Your mind is the most powerful thing in the universe after God," she says. How can you reboot your mind? Displace your toxic thoughts with healing thoughts! It’s like pouring clear water into a glass with dirty water.THE 21 DAY MIND DETOX is breaking down toxic thoughts and building in healthy replacement memories. Take 5-15 minutes per day to walk through these 5 steps. Repeat them for 21 days.#1 GATHER your toxic thoughtsVerse: “Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.” Psalm 139:23Ask: Holy Spirit, what are you saying to me now? Tell your toxic thought to the Lord. He knows it already, and it helps you to speak it out.#2 REFLECT on healing thoughtsVerse: “And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting!” Psalm 139:24Ask: What healthy thought could displace this toxic memory?Find a specific Bible verse that is the vaccine against this dis-ease of your mind#3 WRITE things down to make them part of youVerse: “…The king is to write for himself on a scroll a copy of this law…so that he may learn to revere the Lord his God…and not consider himself better than his fellow Israelities…” Deuteronomy 17:18Ask: Where can I write this verse down and see it often to remember it?Put it on the fridge, bathroom mirror, on the dash, or make it into a screen saver#4 REVISIT these thoughts for 21 daysVerse: “I took counsel with myself…” Nehemiah 5:7Ask: Where have I come from, where am I going?Bring that verse to mind in times of difficulty and reflect at the end of each day of what happened when you did, and did not.#5 REACH for a good action to overcome evilVerse: “Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.” Romans 12:21 Ask: What can I do to overcome evil with good? Perfect love drives out fear. That love is not just from God, but it comes through you. As you love others you drive fear out from your life. Contact five people each day and encourage them. By helping others you help yourself.Our DNA changes shape in response to our thoughts. We feel shut down by negative emotions. This is reversed with feelings of love, joy appreciation and gratitude. DNA actually changes shape in response to our thoughts. Thinking and feeling anger, fear and frustration caused DNA to change shape according to thoughts and feelings. The DNA responded by tightening upend becoming shorter, switching off many DNA codes, which reduced quality expression. So we feel shut down by negative emotions. The great discover is that the DNA code shut down was reversed by feelings of love, joy appreciation and gratitude!How can you reshape your DNA?Understand NEUROPLASTIC. Our brain is neuroplastic—it can change and regrow. It is not like a machine but more like modeling clay that forms around what shapes it.Understand NEUREOGENESIS. New nerve cells are birthed daily for our benefit. That sounds like Lamentations 3:22-23, “The Lord’s mercies…are new every morning.”

Nathan Ares is a native of Boston, MA and was raised in Tucson, AZ where he got an early starting working in some of Tucson's most well-known restaurant establishments. After a stint working at Los Vegas' SushiSamba, Ares made the move back to Tucson to partner with Brian Morris in opening Prep and Pastry. Six years later the single location has scaled into Ares Collective which consists of 3 Prep and Pastry locations, Commoner & Co, and August Rhodes Market. All located in Arizona. Show notes… Favorite success quote or mantra: Hospitality is a big work made up of a bunch of little actions In this episode with Nathan Ares, we discuss: The meaning of hospitality How you can accomplish anything if you don't who gets the credit. How little things compound and make a big difference. Using processes and systems to create consistency. Winning guest's over by "writing the end of the story". Wishing your team members the best when they move on from you. How daily summaries can help you stay in check. Why it's so important to never burn bridges in this industry. How enthusiasm transfers. Being someone exit strategy. Being truthful. Building your email list. How to get press. Grassroots marketing. Pitching investors. Scrappiness. Selecting partners. Privately responding instead of publicly responding when you get a bad review. Working on the business instead of in it. Getting your personal finances as lean as possible before opening your restaurant. Turning around a failing restaurant. Dividing and conquering with partnerships.  Today's sponsor: Foodager and Bevager have reinvented hospitality management. With these tools, you'll lower your food cost by up to 5% on your kitchen inventory and lower your pour cost by up to 10% on your bar purchasing. Don't forget the 30 hours of labor you'll save each month. Additionally, Bevager and Foodager integrate with countless POS and accounting software. To learn more head to bevager.com/unstoppable or foodager.com/unstoppable. Gusto offers modern, easy payroll, benefits, and HR to small businesses across the country — they were even named best online payroll by PCMag. And as a listener, you’ll get three months free when you run your first payroll. Sign up and give it a try at Gusto.com/unstoppable.    Knowledge bombs Which "it factor" habit, trait, or characteristic you believe most contributes to your success? Hospitality What is your biggest weakness? Organization What's one question you ask or thing you look for during an interview? Ask: What do you want to do outside of here? What to look for: Someone who wants to leave you for a better opportunity. What's a current challenge? How are you dealing with it? Getting everyone to by in. The best way to get your team to buy-in is by leading by example. Share one code of conduct or behavior you teach your team. Always be nice. Leave whatever happened at the door. What is one uncommon standard of service you teach your staff? If you have the slightest feeling your guest didn't love what they got from your. Comp it. What's one book we must read to become a better person or restaurant owner? GET THIS BOOK FOR FREE AT AUDIBLE.COM  The E-myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business.  What's one thing you feel restaurateurs don't know well enough or do often enough? Care for who comes through the door Name one service or person you've hired Dala at FJI Design Insta @fji.design What's one piece of technology you've adopted within your restaurant walls and how has it influence operations? Compeat If you got the news that you'd be leaving this world tomorrow and all memories of you, your work, and your restaurants would be lost with your departure with the exception of 3 pieces of wisdom you could leave behind for the good of humanity, what would they be? Seak to understand. Be nice. You're not owed anything. Contact info: email: Admin@prepandpartry.com Insta @prepandpastey @augustrhodes @commonerandco Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for joining today! Have some feedback you’d like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the top of the post. Also, please leave an honest review for the Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast on iTunes! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them. And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates. Huge thanks to Nathan Ares for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!   Restaurant Unstoppable is a free podcast. One of the ways I'm able to make it free is by earning a commission when sharing certain products with you. I've made it a core value to only share tools, resources, and services my guest mentors have recommend, first. If you're finding value in my podcast, please use my links!