Podcasts about Backus

In the early 80s, New York City's Gansevoort Meatpacking District, a small irregular patch of the West Village, was a wild confluence of meat market workers, gay men hitting The Mineshaft or The Anvil, transgendered prostitutes, homeless huddled around burn barrels, New Jersey mafiosos, veterans of three wars, heroes of the French Resistance, and Holocaust survivors. I was newly arrived to New York City when I began working at Adolf Kusy Meats in 1982, a young man barely out of college who had never imagined himself in any city, much less New York. I had decided I was going to be a fiction writer and while ignorant of what that might entail, I understood writers lived in New York. From the start, Kusy's seemed the perfect place for a budding writer looking for life experience, a singular, endlessly entertaining circus. When I interviewed Red, my old boss at Kusy's in October of 2013, the first thing he said was, “I wish now I had a tape recorder and had just recorded every day down there. Just the fucking stories alone, the shit people came up with every day, the insanity of that place.”​ It's also the story of a young couple fresh from the Midwest making a life together. We were college sweethearts, seduced by the glamour and excitement of the East Village, its fashion model roommates, conceptual art openings, and junkies lined up outside bombed out buildings. We tried to live with an intensity that could only lead us to ruin. The Heart is Meat (Oil on Water Press, 2025) is a re-creation of a mythic time and place in New York City that can never exist again, an evocation of a vanished attitude, a pre-networked American Romanticism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literature

In the early 80s, New York City's Gansevoort Meatpacking District, a small irregular patch of the West Village, was a wild confluence of meat market workers, gay men hitting The Mineshaft or The Anvil, transgendered prostitutes, homeless huddled around burn barrels, New Jersey mafiosos, veterans of three wars, heroes of the French Resistance, and Holocaust survivors. I was newly arrived to New York City when I began working at Adolf Kusy Meats in 1982, a young man barely out of college who had never imagined himself in any city, much less New York. I had decided I was going to be a fiction writer and while ignorant of what that might entail, I understood writers lived in New York. From the start, Kusy's seemed the perfect place for a budding writer looking for life experience, a singular, endlessly entertaining circus. When I interviewed Red, my old boss at Kusy's in October of 2013, the first thing he said was, “I wish now I had a tape recorder and had just recorded every day down there. Just the fucking stories alone, the shit people came up with every day, the insanity of that place.”​ It's also the story of a young couple fresh from the Midwest making a life together. We were college sweethearts, seduced by the glamour and excitement of the East Village, its fashion model roommates, conceptual art openings, and junkies lined up outside bombed out buildings. We tried to live with an intensity that could only lead us to ruin. The Heart is Meat (Oil on Water Press, 2025) is a re-creation of a mythic time and place in New York City that can never exist again, an evocation of a vanished attitude, a pre-networked American Romanticism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

In the early 80s, New York City's Gansevoort Meatpacking District, a small irregular patch of the West Village, was a wild confluence of meat market workers, gay men hitting The Mineshaft or The Anvil, transgendered prostitutes, homeless huddled around burn barrels, New Jersey mafiosos, veterans of three wars, heroes of the French Resistance, and Holocaust survivors. I was newly arrived to New York City when I began working at Adolf Kusy Meats in 1982, a young man barely out of college who had never imagined himself in any city, much less New York. I had decided I was going to be a fiction writer and while ignorant of what that might entail, I understood writers lived in New York. From the start, Kusy's seemed the perfect place for a budding writer looking for life experience, a singular, endlessly entertaining circus. When I interviewed Red, my old boss at Kusy's in October of 2013, the first thing he said was, “I wish now I had a tape recorder and had just recorded every day down there. Just the fucking stories alone, the shit people came up with every day, the insanity of that place.”​ It's also the story of a young couple fresh from the Midwest making a life together. We were college sweethearts, seduced by the glamour and excitement of the East Village, its fashion model roommates, conceptual art openings, and junkies lined up outside bombed out buildings. We tried to live with an intensity that could only lead us to ruin. The Heart is Meat (Oil on Water Press, 2025) is a re-creation of a mythic time and place in New York City that can never exist again, an evocation of a vanished attitude, a pre-networked American Romanticism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/biography

The comedic actress, whose career spanned vaudeville, film, radio and television, starred in her own sitcom, I Married Joan, in the 1950s, but on the set, she developed a reputation for being very difficult to work with. She and her co-star Jim Backus reportedly hated each other during their time working together. 

In Fort Pierce in the 1950s, an artistic collective would grow along the Atlantic Coast, lead by Florida artist Beanie Backus. Beanie was an inspiration to many - and his influence would lead to an entire new artistic movement. Pick up your copy of FLORIDA! right here! Thank you to Chelsea Rice for her incredible design of our logo! Follow Chelsea on Instagram here!   Thank you to all the writers doing incredible journalism about Backus. Read more in the links below. Southern Geniuses: A.E. Backus, Zora Neale Hurston and the Florida Highwaymen - Flamingo Mag THE FINE ART OF FRIENDSHIP - Indian River Magazine A.E. Backus - A.E. Backus Museum & Gallery   I do now own the rights to the Backus clips used in this episode. Watch it here: A. E. Backus Interview (June 2, 1979)   All of the music was originally composed.

Is the loss of innocence the beginning of compassion and wisdom?Today we meet Dean Backus and we're talking about the queer book that saved his life: Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh.Dean is a playwright, essayist, screenwriter, journalist, filmmaker, and high school English teacher. He is the author of Darts and Flowers and the forthcoming The Deep End of the Pool.Harriet the Spy is a timeless YA classic by queer author Louise Fitzhugh. In it, Harriet M. Welsch is a spy. In her notebook, she writes down everything she knows about everyone, even her classmates and her best friends. Then Harriet loses track of her notebook, and it ends up in the wrong hands. Before she can stop them, her friends have read the always truthful, sometimes awful things she's written about each of them. Will Harriet find a way to put her life and her friendships back together?Connect with Deanwebsite: deanbackusauthor.cominstagram: @deanbackusauthorfacebook: facebook.com/deanbackusauthorOur BookshopVisit our Bookshop for new releases, current bestsellers, banned books, critically acclaimed LGBTQ books, or peruse the books featured on our podcasts: bookshop.org/shop/thisqueerbookBuy your own copy of Harriet The Spy: https://bookshop.org/a/82376/9780440416791Become an Associate Producer!Become an Associate Producer of our podcast through a $20/month sponsorship on Patreon! A professionally recognized credit, you can gain access to Associate Producer meetings to help guide our podcast into the future! Get started today: patreon.com/thisqueerbookCreditsHost/Founder: J.P. Der BoghossianExecutive Producer: Jim PoundsAssociate Producers: Archie Arnold, K Jason Bryan and David Rephan, Bob Bush, Natalie Cruz, Jonathan Fried, Paul Kaefer, Joe Perazzo, Bill Shay, and Sean SmithPatreon Subscribers: Stephen D., Terry D., Stephen Flamm, Ida Göteburg, Thomas Michna, and Gary Nygaard.Creative and Accounting support provided by: Gordy EricksonQuatrefoil LibraryQuatrefoil has created a curated lending library made up of the books featured on our podcast! If you can't buy these books, then borrow them! Link: https://libbyapp.com/library/quatrefoil/curated-1404336/page-1It's a new year, so we hope you enjoy our new format and theme song. Be sure to support us on Patreon, buy the books we feature on the show through our bookshop, or read them through Quatrefoil Library's free e-library. Links in the shows and on our website. Support the show

Send us a textWelcome to another thought-provoking episode of The Learning Culture Podcast! Today we're diving deep into the transformative power of self-compassion in leadership with our special guest, Massimo Backus. Massimo, a pioneer in advocating for more human-centric leadership, shares insights from his upcoming book, "Human First, Leader Second." Together, we explore the radical shift away from the myth of perfection and control, toward embracing vulnerability and kindness in both personal and professional realms.Join us as we discuss the value of self-compassion, the misconceptions of traditional leadership, and how acknowledging our critical inner voices can lead to profound personal growth. This episode is a heartfelt exploration of how embracing our humanity can lead to stronger, more resilient leadership. So, tune in, get inspired, and discover how self-compassion can revolutionize not only your leadership approach but your entire perspective on life.Massimo Backus LinkedInAndrew Barry LinkedIn

Dr. Nathan Regier, your host, welcomes returning podcast guest Massimo Backus, a distinguished executive coach and leadership development consultant. He is the host of the Leadership Mind podcast and a documentary filmmaker who captures the essence of the human experience and an empathetic and holistic approach to leadership.    In today's conversation, Massimo shares wisdom from his new book Human First, Leader Second: How Self Compassion Outperforms Self Criticism, underscores the importance of loving ourselves first, and offers insights into today's leadership.    Key Takeaways: [2:15] Massimo's book started off as a dream and became a reality because the message matters.  [4:21] What surprised Massimo most about the book writing process?  [5:45] The main message of Human First, Leader Second: How Self Compassion Outperforms Self Criticism is that our humanness is what connects us all together.  [8:04] Massimo's journey is living proof of the humanness of the life journey and the importance of self-compassion.  [11:31] How Massimo designed the book and how he hopes it will be used. [14:08] Research suggests you will be more successful if you practice self-compassion.  [15:05] The unique perspective on self-compassion that Massimo wants to shine a brighter light on.  [16:36] WIMPS are well-intentioned, misinformed protectors that we have to learn to live with.  [18:35] The three steps that are an on-ramp into the practice of self-compassion.  [19:40] Without accountability, there is no self-compassion.  [20:35] Massimo unpacks the importance of awareness, acceptance and accountability.  [22:02] Feelings are for feeling, and feelings are just data points.  [24:05] Action items that will lead to accountability.  [26:06] Massimo explains how to feel feelings without losing control.  [28:25] Emotions are a language that we all need to learn to speak with fluency.  [29:28] Massimo's word model covers awareness, acceptance and accountability.  [32:05] Becoming comfortable in your own skin is about more than just acting authentically.  [34:24] Massimo's Declaration captures the key lessons from his book.  [37:57] Massimo's invitation to pause and ask yourself how to employ self-compassion.   Mentioned in this episode: The Compassion Mindset Compassionate Accountability: How Leaders Build Connection and Get Results, Nate Regier Visit Next-Element On Compassion Podcast Episode 037: Self-compassion: The Key to Effective Leadership with Massimo Backus  Human First, Leader Second: How Self Compassion Outperforms Self Criticism, Massimo Backus  Massimo Backus on LinkedIn   The Compassionate Accountability Podcast is produced in partnership with Podfly Productions.    Tweetables: “The idea for this book hit me over the head and I just couldn't let it go.” #oncompassion   “Self-compassion is the practice that allows us to accept our humanity.” #oncompassion   “We don't need to control or be perfect all the time. That's actually getting in our way.”  #oncompassion   “When we're internally resourced by self-compassion, we don't need validation from others.” #oncompassion   “I can be the author of my story, rather than the victim of it.” #oncompassion

It's Christmas Parade time! The Charleston Christmas parade is tonight. Coming up on Dave Allen this morning we will preview the parade plus Kanawha County Sheriff-Elect Joe Crawford and your calls and texts.

In this episode of The Real ResQ Podcast, host Jason Quinn is joined by Daniel Backus, a pilot with the Tennessee National Guard. Backus shares his journey from a small Tennessee town to Army helicopter pilot. He talks about his transition into search and rescue, including early training and insights from his first rescue mission. He discusses the intensity of real-life rescues, including memorable missions during the 2022 Kentucky floods and a checkride that unexpectedly became a real rescue. The episode also dives into the teamwork required in wildfire missions, the role of medevac services, and the importance of mutual aid in emergency responses. Backus recalls personal experiences, like a significant aircraft incident and the vital support of maintenance teams in crisis. He wraps up with reflections on mental health, community, and the value of expressing support within aviation. Enjoy!   This episode is powered by Vertical HeliCASTS. Thank you for sponsoring this episode of The Real ResQ: Axnes, Switlik, Ready Swimmer and The Real ResQ Store. Follow The Real ResQ on Facebook and Instagram and listen on Vertical Helicasts. Plus, get your podcast gear at therealresqstore.com.

In this episode of DairyVoice, Tim Abbott of Showbox Sires with his series, The Evolution of the Great Cow, spends time with two of Horace Backus' closest friends, Joel Hastings and Dave Rama, to talk about his contributions to the industry.Horace Backus of Mexico, New York, the “Dean of Holstein Pedigrees”, passed peacefully in his sleep early on October 22, 2024. He spent his long career working with Registered Holsteins as a breeder, auction sale manager, author and organizational leader and is widely recognized by thousands of dairy breeders and industry leaders nationally and internationally. He was truly one of the Greatest Of All Time in the holstein world.Tim, Dave, and Joel talk about their memories of Horace throughout the years and what they felt he brought to the table. There is a Horace Backus fund with Holstein Foundation, which is discussed in the podcast. If you would like more information on the Horace Backus Fund and how to help, contact the Holstein Foundation here.

In today's episode, we delve into the transformative power of self-compassion in leadership with our recurring guest, Massimo Backus—an esteemed executive coach and author of Human First, Leader Second. Together, Andy and Massimo explore why self-compassion is a vital, yet often overlooked, skill for effective leadership, challenging the traditional emphasis on emotional toughness.Massimo, who has been on the podcast multiple times, brings fresh insights from his new book and shares practical frameworks for incorporating self-compassion into daily leadership practices. They discuss:The challenges leaders face in being kinder to themselvesHow this mindset shift can improve long-term resilience and team dynamicsThe importance of mindfulness, creating mental space, and balancing professional decorum with authenticityThis episode is packed with actionable advice, real-life examples, and the latest research to help leaders at all levels enhance their well-being, performance, and relationships within their organizations. So, whether you're managing a team or trying to navigate your own career journey, this episode offers invaluable tools for driving sustainable success through self-compassion.Massimo built his successful executive coaching practice based on the radical idea that self-compassion is a leadership epiphany. It is radical because it is in direct opposition to the traditional leadership orthodoxy that you have to become less of a human to be a better leader. Now through his coaching practice, group facilitation, speaking and the launch of his upcoming book Human First, Leader Second, Massimo is taking his message of self-compassion to the C-suites of the Fortune 1000.Connect with Andy Storch:WebsiteLinkedInJoin us in the Talent Development Think Tank Community!Join us at the Talent Development Think Tank ConferenceConnect with Massimo Backus:LinkedInWebsite

In this episode of The Future of Teamwork, Dane sits down with Massimo Backus, author of Human First, Leader Second, and founder of Massimo Backus Leadership. Massimo shares his journey of discovering self-compassion after a humbling experience in leadership and how that shaped how he now approaches leadership with self-awareness and self-compassion. Massimo advocates for emotional fluency within teams. He argues that when teams can freely express emotions, the emotions pass more quickly, helping people make clearer, more thoughtful decisions. They also reflect on the evolution of leadership, noting how we've been conditioned by industrial-era mindsets to always strive for progress even though we're human. Listen to learn how self-compassion, accountability, and open dialogue can foster healthier, more productive workplaces.Key Takeaways:00:00 Introduction to the Future of Teamwork02:06 Massimo's Journey to Self-Compassion04:09 The Power of Self-Compassion in Leadership09:00 Implementing Self-Compassion in Teams19:45 Practical Tips for Team Check-Ins25:05 Embracing Vulnerability and Humanity26:47 The Evolution of Work and Social Contracts29:34 Self-Awareness and Self-Acceptance32:14 Challenges of Servant Leadership34:19 Personal Accountability in the Workplace41:17 The Importance of Transparency43:29 Developing Self-Compassion Skills46:49 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

In this episode, Time Sweet and leadership coach Massimo Backus discuss the journey of leadership through the lens of self-discovery, curiosity, and self-compassion. Massimo shares his personal transformation from an objectively bad manager to a transformative leader, emphasizing the importance of curiosity and working within the natural laws of leadership. The conversation delves into the pervasive nature of self-criticism and its impact on mental health, advocating for reframing self-criticism as a protective mechanism.Trusting oneself emerges as a foundational element of leadership, often overlooked in discussions about trust. Massimo shares his journey of overcoming defensiveness and developing self-trust, touching on challenges like imposter syndrome and the struggle with self-compassion. Tim and Massimo explore the concept of authenticity, emphasizing that self-trust allows for honesty and transparency, leading to more genuine connections. The episode concludes with a call to action for leaders to practice self-compassion and kindness towards themselves, with Massimo encouraging listeners to reach out for book collaborations.About  Massimo BackusMassimo Backus is on a mission to help one million people believe they are worthy and enough. Like many ambitious leaders, Massimo faced early struggles with impostor syndrome and a relentless inner critic. Dyslexia was one of the main drivers for his insecurities and later, his perfectionism. The practice of self-compassion helped him see that what was considered a disability was actually cognitive diversity.Facilitator, speaker, and executive leadership coach Massimo Backus provides no-BS one-on-one coaching with open-minded and committed senior leaders, and he runs transformative programs with organizations that are serious about change. His fifteen-plus years of experience in talent development and leadership coaching have given him a front-row seat to observe company cultures in the US, UK, and Canada, while working with 3,000+ emerging and seasoned leaders in mid-size and Fortune 500 companies, including Cisco, Accenture, Slalom, Salesforce, Nintendo, Amazon and Fox Entertainment.Resources discussed in this episode:Bob Hoffman - The Hoffman Process--Contact Tim Sweet | Team Work Excellence: WebsiteLinkedIn: Tim SweetInstagramLinkedin: Team Work ExcellenceContact Massimo Backus | Leadership Coaching & High-Performance Team Development: WebsiteInstagramLinkedin: Massimo Backus--TranscriptMassimo 00:01Leadership is about leading others in the human experience, in the human condition, and that isn't something to be solved. It's not a problem that we can find the single-threaded answer for. It doesn't exist. And so it will always be more art than science. It's a form of nature more than it is anything else. Tim 00:21I'd like to ask you some questions. Do you consider yourself the kind of person that gets things done? Are you able to take a vision and transform that into action? Are you able to align others towards that vision and get them moving to create something truly remarkable? If any of these describe you, then you, my friend, are a leader, and this show is all about and all for you. I'm Tim Sweet. Welcome to the Sweet on Leadership podcast episode 39. Tim 00:50Hey everybody, welcome. Thanks again for joining us. Today, I've got a very special guest. He is an executive coach. He handles some very deep stuff, and through his powers of self-compassion and other things that he brings to his clients, he's able to change lives. He helps people become their best selves. And I'm really looking forward to this conversation, if what we've been talking about up to this point is any indication, I think we're going to, as we said before, Mas, we're going to be playing jazz. Please welcome Massimo Backus.Massimo 01:26Thank you so much for having me, and I am looking forward to playing some jazz.Tim 01:30Right on. Mas, why don't you tell us a little more about yourself, let people know who they're listening to today. Massimo 01:38Yeah, I've spent my career in leadership development and executive coaching. I think most notably, I am a reformed, objectively bad manager and bad leader. I recognize the hypocrisy in that, it is not beyond me, and at this point, I've worked with over 3000 leaders intimately and closely, one-on-one, and observed their transformation. I fundamentally made an attribution error at some point, and I mistook the transformation of my own clients for my own. And it wasn't until I received some 360 feedback, which I'm sure many people are familiar with, getting feedback from peers and from my direct reports and skip levels and people above me in the organization, that some news came to light that I was not as great of a leader as I thought that I was, and that is what led me on an unexpected path of my own development that has then informed the work that I do with the executives and leaders that I work with today. Tim 02:34How many years have you been focused on leadership as the science, rather than, you know, having to make some other deliverable. How? How long has that been your sole focus? Massimo 02:47Probably around 12 years that it's been, and the thing about leadership, first of all, it's a word that is used so often that it loses its meaning entirely. There have been countless books on leadership written to this day, and in 10 years, when you and I chat, there will be another countless number of books around leadership, which indicates one thing to me, is that we're trying to solve the unsolvable because leadership is about leading others in the human experience, in the human condition, and that isn't something to be solved. It's not a problem that we can find the single-threaded answer, for it doesn't exist. And so it will always be more art than science. It's a form of nature more than it is anything else. What does it mean to actually be a leader? Is something that evolves and changes and is as unique as you and I, our as our thumbprint and as our fingerprint. And so recognizing that takes all the pressure off of me to have to be the quote-unquote expert and have all the answers, because frankly, I do not, and with that, I can approach you with a great degree of curiosity. And so I'm deeply curious about leadership. I'm deeply curious about what makes for trust in relationships. I'm curious about what makes for peak performances, individuals and teams. I'm curious about what makes for a long, rich, impactful career. In that curiosity, I have found certain things that seem to be North Stars, or maybe you could kind of consider them to be, like the natural laws of physics. I think there are the natural laws of leadership, but again, they're not to be solved. We work within those conditions. We don't solve gravity. We work with gravity. Tim 04:29That's well said. It's definitely a mix of science and art and natural order and natural selection in many ways. And I think that there's so many different components, and I share your curiosity. I mean, in my time focused on this, I think one of the, one of the greatest privileges that I have is to be able to focus on the leadership experience, to be focused on, well, what does it mean for one person versus another, and how. Having dealt with 1000s of leaders and teams and these kinds of things share the same sort of scope, the excitement, the curiosity, comes because so many different people have to find their unique leadership groove. They have to find that way that allows them to accomplish that amazing thing that they can't do alone or to shepherd or support or enrich or, you know, really encourage others to go down that path. And so many don't have the, they're too busy doing to to to really experience the joy of it, in a sense, and to find that, to find that voice and find that style that's all their own. But when they do, holy moly, when they do, it is such an amazing thing to see. And even just this past week, you know, just having a leader in their manager report come back and say everything's changed. We happen to land on that, one of those things, that in two weeks, everything's changed. So I'm with you. I'm really glad that I have a chance to hear it from your perspective, because there aren't that many. There's a lot of people that coach, well, let's just say there's some people that dedicate themselves to it in different ways. Put it that way. Anyway, take us back in to your starting point, that moment that you received some feedback. Where were your blind spots? Where was the feedback, where, you know, you thought you were doing better than you were, for you personally. What was, what was a blind spot that you faced? Massimo 06:48Well, let me just start by the gut-wrenching experience of getting feedback in that in that way. Just, you know, I believe that feedback is a gift, and I believe that we're all better off when we get it, but that doesn't mean we have to like it. You know, eating some of our vegetables is not doesn't always taste good, but it's good for us. And the main piece of feedback Tim was that I was defensive. That I was defensive in people questioning my thinking or my ideas, my approach to things, defensive in all areas. And like any rational person, I responded with, what do you mean? I'm defensive. I'm not defensive. You are being defensive. For saying that I'm defensive. I'm not doing anything wrong, right, because I was clearly on the right side of things. What I foolishly learned is that not only was I defensive in all the places that came back in the 360, but I was defensive in all aspects of my life. And once I got curious about it and realized there's some truth to this, not just one person saying many people are saying it. I asked my wife about it, I asked my friends about it, asked other family members about it, and lo and behold, it was showing up in a lot of different areas for me. I also learned that it was one of those behaviours that ran in the family, not to place blame at all, but to go, oh, maybe this is learned behaviour, and if it was well, then I can unlearn it. I can learn a new behaviour. So that was refreshing. Made me realize this wasn't something that couldn't be fixed. This was something that I now had the opportunity to fix. I spent six months on my own thinking I am a leadership development expert. I'm seen as this guru within the organization that I worked in. I have all these skills and knowledge. I should be able to fix this on my own. And six months later, I had a follow-up meeting with my then manager, and I was hoping that the feedback would be we can tell you've worked really hard, and you've made an incredible turnaround. It's not what I heard. What I heard was we can tell you've been trying, but you've made very little progress. That was devastating. And in that moment, I was pretty sure that I was going to be asked to leave the organization. But to my manager's credit, to that organization, they didn't do that. And in fact, they invested in me and my own development, and I ended up going to a retreat called the Hoffman process, which has been around for about 40 years, started by a gentleman named Bob Hoffman. And their slogan is, if you're serious about change, and I would say, for anyone who is serious about changing the way that they view the world, experience the world, and, most importantly, experience themselves, that it's worth checking out. And it was during that week long retreat that I had an epiphany, which is the epiphany that I that I want for all leaders. It's the epiphany that I want for all people, and it's a leadership epiphany, and it is the value, the importance, dare I say, the necessity, to have a practice of self-compassion. And it was at this retreat that, for the first time in my life, I was 36 years old at the time, that I experienced for the first time, what it was like to actually love who I am, to love myself, to accept myself for my shortcomings, my triggers, my biases, my limitations, but also my strengths and my gifts and the qualities that make me me. All of it, that was a what I call a bedrock moment, that that was a moment that has anchored me every day since, and will continue to be an anchor for me. I do not always practice self-compassion. I'm not always kind to myself these days, but I always remember what is possible when I do and that is that I was able to stop being defensive, that I was able to change my way of being. Tim 10:49I think when you acknowledge or when you let us in, that you're not always practicing self-compassion, as you know the rest of us struggle with. I mean, if it's a meditation practice, you find the ability to silence your mind. You have these moments where everything goes still, and you are really nothing. And then you start thinking about that credit card bill you need to pay, or that the cat needs the litter box changed or something, and you realize you've slipped out. And then you have to strive to get back into that state, meditative state. And you never do it well, but all you can do is you can continue to practice so you get better at it, and that's why they call it a practice, and a practice of self-compassion, realizing and being able, I find in my own personal work, it's not just the realization that we're not or the you know, that we're not terribly self-compassionate, or that we're saying something that's untrue or whatnot, but it's that ability to suddenly hear it, like you can hear the thoughts in your mind saying and it can or at least you can pause and go, well, that wasn't really kind, or that wasn't really true. And you can take a moment with it and then immerse yourself in that practice of recentering, getting back into it, acknowledging what you were thinking, acknowledging what the trigger was, acknowledging what you know, where you need to get back to and and get back into it. And it's a practice. It's building those muscles, it's it's exercising them, and it's very easy. In fact, I would say it's epidemic in our culture that people lose the ability to hear when they're being cruel to themselves between the ears, and it's the easiest thing in the world, and it's the most accepted thing in the world. I think let's understand that it's a human condition to not trust yourself, because you know what. Nobody's let yourself down more than you because nobody knew all those dreams that you had that you didn't make good on. Nobody hears the language you use about yourself and others. So nobody knows how dark you can actually go.Massimo 13:12That self-critical, self-judgmental voice. It knows us very well because it is us, and it's hard to separate the noise of that from other parts of our psychology because it knows all of our triggers and, fundamentally, self-criticism, judgment, imposter syndrome, all of these things that ail us, that are, that are epidemic, are designed by us psychologically to protect us, to keep us safe. But there's one thing that they have wrong, and that is that as adults like they were formed when we were children, as adults, we don't need to be held safe in that way, that we are actually safer, as you said, when we do trust ourselves, we're safer when we can be kind to ourselves, we're safer when we humble ourselves to ask for help.Tim 14:05When we deal with the exposure, when we apply the stress and the adversity.Massimo 14:07Absolutely and accept our limitations instead of trying to hide all these things. And it's a show of strength. It's an incredibly difficult thing to do to face the most vicious and toxic voice in our lives that comes from us, to face that head-on and to not meet it with resentment or this ego death bullshit that people talk about, which I fundamentally think is wrong. It's about a relationship. Ego serves a purpose. There's value to it, but you need to have a healthy relationship with it, and, you know, to kind of make this real as an example, my defensiveness that I had for so many years was protecting me, or so I thought, by making sure that, well, I always have the last word. I need to make sure that I'm the smartest person in the room. I need to. To demonstrate my worth, but it was doing the opposite. Everyone else saw, that I was hiding my own insecurities, except for me.Tim 15:10One of my favourite bosses, still to this day, he's one of these forever bosses. Because, I mean, I went into consulting practice very, very early, and then when I finished school, I had. A number of years as a regional manager, big, big management position, but then very quickly, went back to consulting. But then was scooped by a couple of companies, and one of them was a company I was happy to stay in and I ended up working for a commercial team to, you know, raise my financial acumen and do all the stuff, and also the best experiences I still absolutely, you know, hold this guy in great esteem. And I remember that I'd be in these, these meetings with the C-suite, or with executives, like fairly high ranking people, and if I had a point to make, I always had a quote, or I had some research, or I attributed it to some author. And he said, you know, you're making all these good points, and it's very, very valuable, but you have to then cite it. And I said, Well, I come from a historical background, so, like, everything is provable in this kind of thing. He said, I don't think that's it says, I don't think you're willing to own that. I think you want to make sure that you can share the load with some other author or whatnot. And man that stung. That was because he had me nail like he had me totally made. And was one of the most valuable things I learned under his mentorship, because it was a few months later that I had to stand up for an idea to one of the top guys, big multinational corporation and I remember I stood on my own two feet. I made my point, and the point was tough to deliver, and it hit hard, but I felt in that moment like I was in a different gear, right? And it was that, in a sense, one of the facets of self, trust and love was to stand on my own two feet and be and like, you know what you're talking about here. Just go ahead. And it was like an arrival. It was like, I belong here. I know what I'm talking about. I don't have to apologize or whatnot. And I was never the same after that. That was one of those leverage moments.Massimo 17:26Yeah, yeah, one of those bedrock moments that you can always go back to remember what it was like when you truly trusted yourself. And you know, in the organizational context and leadership, you know, landscape, we talk about trust all the time, like leadership. How many books have been written about trust? How often in trust conversations, do we talk about the value of trusting ourselves, or do we ask, How do I know when I trust myself? How do I know when I'm not trusting myself? What do I need in order to be able to trust myself? What's present when I trust myself least? These are questions that are very rarely asked in the broader conversation about trust, it is always about another person or the team, and that's important, absolutely. But I believe, and I found, with the leaders that I've worked with throughout my career, that often when trust is not present on a team, there is trust that is not present for each individual with themselves.  Tim 18:37Oh, 100%. You cannot give away what you don't have. Massimo 18:39Right. Tim 18:40Absolutely impossible. So talk, talk about that a little bit actually, and you know what I'm going to I'm going to do something a little bit off the wall here. I was, saving a question. We have a question every episode, and I was going to save yours till the end, but because we are at this point in the conversation, I'm going to go ahead and and voice it. This comes from Peter Root with Wildfire Robotics, and he asked the question for the next guest, which is you, what are some of those pivotal ways that you build trust with your staff? With clients? Perhaps, you know. So I think you're landing on this now. So why don't you, why don't you flesh that out, speaking to Peter for a moment. Massimo 19:28I love Peter's question. Tim, so thank you for sharing that and the conversation of trust. There's, there's very little that has not, that hasn't already been explored around honesty and transparency, credibility, competence, reliability. But when you think about going into a relationship where you want to build trust, the value of trusting yourself going into that relationship, if I trust myself, I feel grounded. I know my capabilities. I know the limits of my capabilities. I am going to be in a much better place, to be honest, because I am willing to show up in a way that is asking the other person to meet me where I'm at. I'm not trying to be someone that I'm not. I can say, here are the things that I'm good with, and here are the things that I'm not. Lucky for me, I have a huge cadre of other coaches and consultants that I work with clients will come to me and ask me to help them with some body of work that I might not be best suited for, and I know my shortcomings in the areas that I'm not best suited, but that's why I have this community of other talented people to bring them in. So I'm able to approach these conversations honestly and transparently and with confidence that isn't boastful. Now, Tony Robbins talks about confidence as a mindset. It's something that we can, you know, get ourselves into this mindset. And yes, maybe there's, there's some truth to that, but I think that it's actually a way of being. If I'm being honest with myself, then I'm able to be confident because I'm not trying to be something that I'm not. And where we get ourselves into trouble when it comes into relationships and building trust is we make some assumptions around who I need to be in order for this person to trust me, or if we're really, you know, going to the playground as kids, to like me, because so many people actually, they just want to be liked, they want to be included. They want to be picked for kickball, right? But if I trust myself, we could say, hey, like I'm, you can pick me on the kickball team. I'm a good kicker, but I can't catch for anything. They're either going to pick me or not pick me, but at least I don't have to worry about being somebody that I'm not. And they might say, yeah, come on here. I'll teach you how to catch. Great. I want to be a part of the team, but I'm not trying to hide something that might be a limitation and say, you know, just hope the ball doesn't come to me because if it does, I'll be found out Tim 22:03That ability to distinguish when we're trying to develop ourselves and develop that confidence, develop that, I like to use the word fluency, of who we are, so we can be right with it. It's really important to differentiate that from the management of an identity, a visible thing that you want other people to see and that you want to you want other people to think, and that often covers up the guilt or the shame or the scarcity or the fear and you know, we, you often see people that are fronting so hard on something because it's the last place that they want people to actually question them or see what's under the surface, and to be able to let that go. Talk about energy management, I mean capacity. Now we, we've, you know, we're a few years past COVID, not past COVID, but anyway, we're coming out the other side in many ways, but organizationally, we have people that are still tapped. They are stretched capacity-wise, mentally, what a source of energy to not have to keep your deflector shields up, to not have to keep the holographic emitters up, to not have to keep the story going and and manage the and not to say that people do this even consciously. You know that it's not like they know they're putting on some sort of a mask, but that because the mask has been on for so long and it's there as a protection. But if you don't have to keep that up, wow, and just be confident that you're, you're, and I love… you and I both use the word enough a lot, and it's right on the top of your LinkedIn profile, but to just be at peace with the fact that it's like, you know what? This is what you've got. This is what you've got in front of you take it or leave it, and I'm super cool either way. And it's liberating. I recently, well, two plus, yeah, two years ago now, almost coming up on my two-year anniversary, actually had both knees replaced after lots of sports. It was a big surgery, a big pivotal moment in my life, because I've got 19-year-old knees, and not to take the speaking conch chair for too long, but I was following, or I follow this, this coach. She's in a spiritual sort of sector, but she made this point, and she talked about the meditative practice or the realization that, you know, that spark that is our consciousness, isn't it just uses the brain as an organ, and it uses the body as a mechanism, and to almost visualize yourself. I always think of of that scene in Men in Black, where they're eating pierogies, and the face comes open, and it's that little alien. But to realize that you're wearing this meat suit, right, and that you're, this is the way we get around the world is in this meat suit, but it's not you, per se, like it is, but it's not your consciousness. And when I started to think about that on the physical side and said, Well, hey, this is just my meat suit. My meat suit has two artificial needs. My meat suit requires certain things. It's built in a certain way. That means I'm capable of some things and not capable of others. Wow. What a liberating thought, and what an ability to kind of love my meat suit, because I'm not going to get another one anytime soon, and I can sit back and say. Hey, this, takes stock. This is what I like about it. This is what I find challenging about it. But I can love the whole mess and just realize it like it's a, you know, I think people often have more love for their cars than they've got for their body. And that's pretty funny, you know. And so I know that, that we're not talking physicality here, but again, it's that, that ability to say, You know what, even if I'm carrying some family baggage part of my operating system, I can still love that part of myself as I seek to to work with it.Massimo 26:15Absolutely. I mean, Tim, what you just shared is, this example is a beautiful example of what a practice of self-compassion looks like, and it balances the acceptance of what it is that we have with the compassion to take care of what it is that we have, right? So, this isn't a passive practice, this isn't something that is just accept my limitations and don't do anything with them. It's accept them and then, from there, choose what will I do with them? What am I going to let go of and accept and what are the things that I'm going to double down on and continue to improve and change? So it's a very, it's very proactive. This is a very energetic practice, and the energy that we need to do it comes from letting go of that mask or the hologram or all the different ways that you describe structure, which is so true. It the single biggest waste of energy in organizations today is people masking, hiding, parading, politicking, doing all these things to hide who they really are for fear that if someone saw them they would be rejected. And the reality is, the person that they really are is better on all accounts than the person that we pretend to be. We just have to trust ourselves enough to show that to people. Tim 27:41I think it's also really interesting when you're comfortable to lead with who you are, warts and all, and you're rejected, you're getting real feedback. If your mask is rejected, if the image you're putting forward is rejected, you're one step removed. You can actually be kind of deadened to the, to the reality that rejection doesn't really mean that much, no, nor does the praise, you know, or the positive feedback, because we're letting the marionette go first. We're like, you know, one of these guys with the Jim Hensen and it's a puppet. Yes. The puppet can take a lot of abuse.The ventriloquist. Yeah. Tim 28:30Well, you know what? There's so much farther to go. And I just want to really thank you for taking the time, because we've gone deep in the in the time that we've got. So I want to do two things here. Well, maybe three. First of all, I want you to tell everybody what you're most excited about, because you've got some big news. So, and I know you didn't want to really be the guy to come on and talk about it, but man, you gotta because I know I'm inspired to pick a certain something up. So, quick. Let's tell the people. Massimo 28:58Thank you. It is very exciting. My first book, “Human First, Leader, Second: How self-compassion outperforms self-criticism”, is coming out in September, September 10, and people can find it on Amazon right now. And for anyone listening whose interest is piqued around, what is this self-compassion practice? And how do I start? This book is written for leaders and teams to start to develop that practice. And it's not a one-size-fits-all all. It's a choose your own adventure, and it will lead towards a place where that energy isn't being wasted and trying to be somebody you're not, but being your best self as a leader. Tim 29:40If you had one, well, if you had one wish for anybody listening today, what would it be? Massimo 29:43Go do something kind for yourself. Tim 29:45It doesn't have to be big. It doesn't have to be profound. Go do something kind for yourself. Massimo 29:51Go do something kind for yourself. Take a five minute break in between meetings and get some fresh air. Go stand in the sunshine. Drink a nice cold glass of water. Call an old friend. Doesn't matter what it is, you're worthy of it. You're worth it. And Tim, I know there's a question that I should be asking for the next guest, correct? Tim 30:09Yeah, what's, what's, what do you have on your mind? Massimo 30:12What is the one thing that you are most afraid to let go of? And who would you be if you did? Tim 30:19If people want to get in touch with your mouth. Where can they find you? Massimo 30:22Massimobackus.com, I'm on LinkedIn. I'm pretty sure I'm the only Massimo Backus out there. And please reach out. And if you buy the book and read it, I want to hear what you think. This is something that I felt called to do. I had an epiphany. I want to share it with other people, and I take no ownership of the idea of self-compassion. I think I've been called to be a messenger, one of many, I hope to share the value of it. I don't see how the world could not be a better place if we all learn to be a little bit kinder to ourselves. Tim 30:54Love it. Okay. Mas, thank you so much for taking the time to join me today. It was a real pleasure. Massimo 31:02Thank you, Tim. Talk to you soon. Tim 31:06We'll be in touch when it comes to your launch party. Tim 31:11Thank you so much for listening to Sweet on Leadership. If you found today's podcast valuable, consider visiting our website and signing up for the companion newsletter. You can find the link in the show notes. If, like us, you think it's important to bring new ideas and skills into the practice of leadership, please give us a positive rating and review on Apple podcasts. This helps us spread the word to other committed leaders, and you can spread the word too by sharing this with your friends, teams and colleagues. Thanks again for listening, and be sure to tune in in two weeks time for another episode of Sweet on Leadership. In the meantime, I'm your host, Tim Sweet, encouraging you to keep on leading.

4:26 - Forman has a prescription 11:16 - Dave fixes his black truck 23:11 - What is the male equivalent of "a Karen?" 32:19 - YOUR comments & voice memos!   Join the Backus-Page House Museum Labour Day Weekend for antique tractors, live music, food, demonstrations, local artisans, tours of the Museum and Agricultural Centre, Kid's Zone and more - it's the 20th Antique Farm Show August 31 and Sept 1 from 10-4! With over 45 carnival rides and midway games, Campbell Amusements has become Canada's pre-eminent midway provider, bringing fun and excitement to Paris (Aug 28-Sept 2), Cambridge (Sept 5-8) (no promo code for Cambridge), Brampton (Sept 12-15), Stratford (Sept 19-22), Ilderton (Sept 27-29) (no promo code for Ilderton) and Rockton (Oct 10-14)! Use promo code ‘DUD' when purchasing to save $20 on advanced online family packs - limited quantities available! The Ontario Vintage Tractor Puller's Association hosts fast-paced events all summer long with Forman on the mic! With a variety of competitive classes alternating between stock, classic and improved while mixing the weight, you are always seeing something different! Check out our upcoming pulls at the Petrolia Fall Fair (Sept 7), the Wyoming Fall Fair (Sept 17), the Brooke-Alvinston Fall Fair (Sept 29) and the Brigden Fall Fair (Oct 13)! Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music/Audible, iHeartRadio, YouTube Music (& most others) or ask your smart speaker to, "play the Due To Underwhelming Demand podcast!" @daverachelforman on instagram @daverachelforman on Facebook @daverachelforman on YouTube @duetounderwhelmingdemand on TikTok buymeacoffee.com/underwhelming daverachelforman@gmail.com

3:22 - Congrats to our local Olympians! 11:20 - A disturbing trend at the golf course 18:52 - Rachel's very, very, VERY long road trip 26:13 - Forman's weekend at the hunt camp 35:02 - YOUR comments & voice memos!   Join the Backus-Page House Museum Labour Day Weekend for antique tractors, live music, food, demonstrations, local artisans, tours of the Museum and Agricultural Centre, Kid's Zone, and more! Aug. 31 & Sept. 1, 2024 With over 45 carnival rides and midway games, Campbell Amusements has become Canada's pre-eminent midway provider, bringing fun and excitement to Woodstock ON (Aug 22-25), Barrie (Aug 22-25), Paris (Aug 28-Sept 2), Cambridge (Sept 5-8) (no promo code for Cambridge), Brampton (Sept 12-15) and Stratford (Sept 19-22)! Use promo code ‘DUD' when purchasing to save $20 on advanced online family packs - limited quantities available! The Ontario Vintage Tractor Puller's Association hosts fast-paced events all summer long with Forman on the mic! With a variety of competitive classes alternating between stock, classic and improved while mixing the weight, you are always seeing something different! Check out our upcoming pulls at the Woodstock Fair (Aug 24), Grand Olde Power Days in Florence (Aug 25) and the Petrolia Fall Fair (Sept 7)! Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music/Audible, iHeartRadio, YouTube Music (& most others) or ask your smart speaker to, "play the Due To Underwhelming Demand podcast!" @daverachelforman on instagram @daverachelforman on Facebook @daverachelforman on YouTube @duetounderwhelmingdemand on TikTok buymeacoffee.com/underwhelming daverachelforman@gmail.com

When is protected land not really protected? When it's in Florida.A.E. "Bean" Backus (1906-1990) is one of Florida's most esteemed artists. While best known today in connection to the Florida Highwaymen, Backus was an exceptional artist in his own right.J. Marshall Adams, executive director at the A.E. Backus Museum and Gallery in Fort Pierce joins us to talk about Backus' life and legacy.

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Episode 105: Massimo Backus & His Book, Human First, Leader Second: How Self-Compassion Outperforms Self-Criticism ABOUT MASSIMO Massimo has dedicated his career to empowering leaders with a powerful reminder: You are enough. His journey began amidst personal battles with perfectionism and a harsh inner critic fueled by the challenges of dyslexia. These struggles ultimately guided him towards finding and teaching self-compassion. As an executive coach, speaker, and facilitator, Massimo has revolutionized the leadership styles of thousands across prestigious companies like Amazon, Nintendo, Fox Entertainment, and Sony. His coaching approach is straightforward and impactful, tailored for open-minded and committed senior leaders who are serious about change. CONVERSATION HIGHLIGHTS Massimo can't help people if he's not committed to being his best self ever day Emotions and what they are and aren't. “It felt like a healthy drug for me…it lit me up inside for the first time, to see the impact of something I can do to benefit other people and make their experience better.” What's on the other side of change? The power of trauma in shaping people's later lives and careers. "Self-love is a leadership epiphany." The biggest misconception about leadership today. Massimo's admitted past hypocrisy. Who are you without defensiveness and fighting the good fight to prove you're the smartest person in the room? What a W.I.M.P is. Massimo's WARD Model What being internally resourced means. The MAIN QUESTION underlying my conversation with Massimo is, In the face of your past adversities, and even traumas, how are you utilizing self-compassion and self-love to move forward? FIND MASSIMO LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/massimo-backus/ Website: MassimoBackus.com Massimo's Book: https://massimobackus.com/book LinkedIn – Full Podcast Article: CHAPTERS 00:00 - The Book Leads Podcast – Massimo Backus 00:51 - Introduction & Bio 02:04 - Who are you today? Can you provide more information about your work? 04:55 - How the human aspect of Massimo's work evolved during the COVID-19 pandemic. 21:31 - How did your path into your career look like, and what did it look like up until now? 32:16 - How does the work you're doing today reconcile to who you were as a child? 36:21 - What does leadership mean to you? 39:08 - What Self-Compassion means in Massimo's work. 47:36 - Can you introduce us to the book we're discussing? 52:56 - Can you provide a general overview of the book? 57:01 - A breakdown of the chapters in the book. 01:06:33 - What lessons have you taken away from the book? 01:09:32 - What book has inspired you? 01:12:14 - What are you up to these days? (A way for guests to share and market their projects and work.) This series has become my Masterclass In Humanity. I'd love for you to join me and see what you take away from these conversations. Learn more about The Book Leads and listen to past episodes: Watch on YouTube Listen on Spotify Listen on Google Podcasts Listen on Apple Podcasts Read About The Book Leads – Blog Post For more great content, subscribe to my newsletter Last Week's Leadership Lessons, if you haven't already!

Diesel mechanic – because he had to be – Logan Backus shares life in the trenches, the rockcrawling trenches, with all of us. Be sure to listen on your favorite podcast app.4:48 – We were known for the kids in the neighborhood to build the biggest, baddest jumps out there. 14:43 – my dad's like, “I don't know why you want a truck like that? They're expensive and they break.”             25:47 – this is the dumbest thing I've ever done – but the owner took me under his wing and showed me the ins and outs of all things diesel31:38 – my first trip to Moab, you either have to go far right and get really sketchy or take the big undercuts – I'm sitting there thinking what did I get myself into? 41:46 – that YJ progressed me so much in wheeling that it scared the sh*t out of me49:20 – why would I spend money to go beat the crap our of my own vehicle – why does that sound like it's not that fun?1:01:38 – I hate Cedar City, it's like 30 minutes from where I live, but I have this vendetta with CedarSpecial thanks to 4low Magazine and Maxxis Tires for support and sponsorship of this podcast.Be sure to listen on your favorite podcast app.Support the Show.

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On this episode of the Story Engine podcast, we talk to Massimo Bacchus, author of the book 'I Am Enough.' Massimo shares his personal journey of transformation from being a 'smart jerk' to becoming a better leader through self-love. He discusses the myths and coping mechanisms we develop as children to navigate the world, and how these patterns can hinder our growth as adults. Massimo emphasizes the importance of learning to love ourselves and finding validation from within, rather than seeking external validation. He believes that our universal purpose in life is to learn to truly love ourselves and accept all aspects of who we are. On This Episode Our childhood experiences shape our beliefs and coping mechanisms, which can hinder our growth as adults. Seeking external validation and constantly striving to be 'enough' can lead to stress, damaged relationships, and a lack of fulfillment. Learning to love ourselves and finding validation from within allows us to be present, experience joy and sadness, and be our best selves in relationships. Self-love is an ongoing practice that requires acceptance of our limitations, mistakes, and strengths. By prioritizing our relationship with ourselves, we can be better leaders and create positive change in the world. We Discuss: 03:48 The Struggle with 'Not Enough' and Defensive Behavior 09:11 The Cost of Seeking External Validation and Control 15:00 The Universal Purpose: Learning to Love Ourselves 28:01 The Transformation: Embracing Self-Acceptance and Authenticity 36:01 The Power of Vulnerability and Human Connection

One of the recent exhibitions at the A.E. Backus Museum and Gallery focused on the connection between Bean and one of his collectors, journalist W.M. Kiplinger. Not only did the exhibit feature splendid paintings, but it also featured numerous letters of correspondence from Kiplinger to Backus as well as other artists under his tutelage including Alfred Hair and other members of the Highwaymen. The exhibit in its entirety provided a unique glimpse into the Indian River region of Florida just as the state experienced rapid change. Though many people experienced the exhibit firsthand, I felt it was worthy of being shared with an even broader audience even if it was auditory rather than visual. It's an entertaining and uplifting look at simpler times in Florida.

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ALGOL is one of those topics that's haunted the show for a while. It comes up any time we talk about programming languages, and with good reason. Many of the features and ideas found in modern languages have their roots in ALGOL. Despite that influence, ALGOL itself remains somewhat obscure. It never reached the highs of a C or LISP. In this series we are going to look at ALGOL from 1958 all up to 1968, keeping a careful eye on how the language evolved, how it's problems were addressed, and how new problems were introduced. Selected Sources: https://www.softwarepreservation.org/projects/ALGOL/paper/Backus-Syntax_and_Semantics_of_Proposed_IAL.pdf - Backus, 1958 IAL report https://algol60.org/reports/algol60_rr.pdf - ALGOL 1960 Report https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.5555/1060960.1060966 - Cleaning Up Algol  

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GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: Andrew Langer is a long-time activist for free-market and limited-government principles, and a well-recognized analyst of politics and public policy. He currently serves as the President the Institute for Liberty, the Host of the Andrew Langer Show on WBAL NewsRadio1090. A long time fighter for small business, Andrew came to IFL from NFIB, where he headed that organization's regulatory practice for six years. GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: Michelle Backus is a two times Emmy award winning journalist and News Anchor. She is the owner of MB Media Group. Backus was formerly the morning reporter and a news anchor at Toledo, OH television station and CBS affiliate WTOL 11. She currently is a correspondent for Real America Voices News Network.   GUEST 3 OVERVIEW: Barry Nussbaum is Founder and CEO of The American Truth Project, a non-profit (501c3) organization dedicated to educate the public on the truths regarding critical security risks facing America and Israel. Barry has championed work in strengthening U.S./Israel relations as an active member of American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) for the past 15 years.

Join Molly on the Consummate Athlete Podcast as she interviews Charlotte Backus Turner, an Elite Cyclist and coach from Park City, Utah. Charlotte specializes in E-sports, Road Cycling, and Gravel, and holds certifications in USAC and Training Peaks coaching, along with expertise in sports nutrition and a B.A. in Psychology. Tune in as we explore Charlotte's inspiring journey and uncover valuable insights into cycling training, bikepacking, training indoors, and the intersection of nutrition and pscyhology. This Episode is brought to you by AG1- drinkAG1.com/MOLLYH – to receive your bonus of a free 1-year supply of Vitamin D and 5 Free Travel Packs   This Episode is brought to you by Consummate Athlete Event and Goal Based Training Plans, available in the Training Peaks Store. This ready to go plans are available to start whenever you are and provide a valuable and proven workouts to guide you to your goal or event. Use Code ‘CAPOD' to get 25% of any of the plans . bit.ly/PGPLANS   This episode is brought to you by 3 Month 100% Made for You Training Plans by Consummate Athlete – These popular plans are made from scratch for you to fit your goals, your schedule, your gear, and your goals. https://consummateathlete.com/training-plans/ Download Find links to your favorite Podcast App (remember to rate and review!) https://pod.link/1100471297   Watch The Consummate Athlete Podcast on Youtube HERE Show Notes Promo Code for Crosstraining is Not a Crime Shirts is " CRIME "  Exquisite Endurance Coaching -exquisiteendurancecoaching.com   Consummate Athlete Event and Goal Based Training Plans, available in the Training Peaks Store. Use Code ‘CAPOD' to get 25% of any of the plans . bit.ly/PGPLANS   SUPPORT THE SHOW Use this link to support the show (for free!) while you shop: https://amzn.to/3Aej4jl This episode is brought to you by 3 Month 100% Made for You Training Plans by Consummate Athlete – These popular plans are made from scratch for you to fit your goals, your schedule, your gear, and your goals. https://consummateathlete.com/training-plans/   Connect with Molly & Peter Subscribe to our Newsletter Book a Consultation – https://calendly.com/smartathlete Books By Molly Hurford https://amzn.to/3bOztkN Get The Consummate Athlete Book Follow The Consummate Athlete on Instagram and Facebook Follow Molly Hurford on Instagram Follow @PeterGlassford on Instagram Consummate Athlete Links for Coaching and other services   Past guests: Stacy Sims, Stephen Seiler, Simon Marshall, Frank Overton, Dean Golich, Joe Friel, Marco Altini Katerina Nash, Kelly Starrett, Geoff Kabush, Ellen Noble, Phil Gaimon, David Roche, Matt Fitzgerald, Dr. Marc Bubbs, Christopher McDougall, Rebecca Rusch, Kate Courtney, David Epstein Kelly Starrett, Juliet Starrett, and many more

When people living with MS think about rehabilitation, they often think of physical therapy. And, while physical therapy is an important part of MS rehabilitation, our conversation today goes far beyond physical therapy. Doctors Deborah Backus and Brad Willingham, from the Shepherd Center, join me as we take a deep dive into next-level potentially life-changing rehabilitation tools for people living with MS. Dr. Backus is the Vice-President of Research and Innovation at the Shepherd Center. She's a researcher, physical therapist, and educator with more than 30 years of experience in the neurorehabilitation field. Dr. Willingham is the Director of MS Research at the Shepherd Center. Dr. Willingham's work focuses on the development of innovative technologies and strategies to advance neurorehabilitation. We have a lot to talk about! Are you ready for RealTalk MS??! This Week: We're taking a deep dive into next-generation tools for MS rehabilitation  :22 Doctors Deborah Backus and Brad Willingham discuss innovations in MS rehabilitation   1:44 Share this episode  29:48 Have you downloaded the free RealTalk MS app?  30:08 SHARE THIS EPISODE OF REALTALK MS Just copy this link & paste it into your text or email: https://realtalkms.com/340 ADD YOUR VOICE TO THE CONVERSATION I've always thought about the RealTalk MS podcast as a conversation. And this is your opportunity to join the conversation by sharing your feedback, questions, and suggestions for topics that we can discuss in future podcast episodes. Please shoot me an email or call the RealTalk MS Listener Hotline and share your thoughts! Email: jon@realtalkms.com Phone: (310) 526-2283 And don't forget to join us in the RealTalk MS Facebook group! LINKS If your podcast app doesn't allow you to click on these links, you'll find them in the show notes in the RealTalk MS app or at www.RealTalkMS.com Join the RealTalk MS Facebook Group https://facebook.com/groups/realtalkms Download the RealTalk MS App for iOS Devices https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/realtalk-ms/id1436917200 Download the RealTalk MS App for Android Deviceshttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tv.wizzard.android.realtalk Give RealTalk MS a rating and review http://www.realtalkms.com/review Follow RealTalk MS on Twitter, @RealTalkMS_jon, and subscribe to our newsletter at our website, RealTalkMS.com. RealTalk MS Episode 340 Guest: Dr. Deborah Backus and Dr. Brad Willingham Privacy Policy

In this episode of The Common Sense MD, Dr. Rogers has Dr. Charles Lee Backus (Emmaus Medical & Counseling) back on the podcast to delve into the complex topic of alcoholism. They talk about the genetic and behavioral aspects of alcoholism, as well as potential indicators of alcohol use disorder. You'll also learn about the dangers of alcohol misuse, the effectiveness of treatments such as Vivitrol, and the importance of comprehensive support programs in achieving recovery. Please share this with a friend!  Check out our brand new online vitamin store: ⁠https://performancemedicine.net/shop/⁠ What did you think of this episode of the podcast? Let us know by leaving a review! Connect with Performance Medicine! Sign up for our weekly newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://performancemedicine.net/doctors-note-sign-up/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@PMedicine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@PerformancemedicineTN⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Performance Medicine⁠

Nate sits down with Unadilla Valley Girls Basketball Coach, Brandi (Backus) Whitbeck. She has been at the helm for the Storm for 19 years. They discuss her UV memories, her playing days in college at Alfred University, and her time in high school at G-MU. 

Join Laura Dyrda from Becker's Healthcare as she interviews Michael Backus, President & CEO of Oswego Health, discussing key healthcare issues and leadership strategies. Gain insights into Backus's background, his perspectives on healthcare trends in 2024, and the excitement and challenges facing healthcare leaders in the coming years.

Sterling Bakus is a scholar of 3D printing, having built his very own Lamborghini Aventador that “at least from five feet away, you wouldn't be able to tell that it wasn't real.” The internet took notice, as did Kevin and Willie. “For car guys and car enthusiasts and shop owners, this is something you should truly pay attention to,” says Willie. “This is great technology.” And best of all, it won't bankrupt you. Far from it. For less than the cost of a decent welder, you can purchase a quality printer and scanner and be on your way. “I don't have a large format printer,” notes Backus. “I print small sections on my printer and then glue them all together.” Sounds simple, right? Just wait until you hear what he's working on now! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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As part of the US HUPO sponsored "Oregon Trail" series highlighting speakers at the upcoming US HUPO meeting in Portland in 2024, Ben and Ben sit down to talk with Dr. Keri Backus, University of California Los Angeles.

In this episode, we're picking up the conversation from Precon World 2023 in Dallas, where our host Gareth McGlynn had the opportunity to catch up with Brett Backus, COO, and Cameron Delahoussaye, Chief Estimator, from Eleven Western Builders. Discussion points include: The distinct differences between the art and science of estimating . The shift from Excel to the Destiny platform, focusing on the implementation phase. How to achieve 97% client retention rate. Growing 51% over the last two years, the pluses and minuses. For those looking to connect with Brett and Cameron, you can find them on LinkedIn - Brett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brett-backus/ Cameron: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cameron-delahoussaye-307376188/ Thanks for listening. Make sure to subscribe to receive the latest episodes of The Preconstruction Podcast every week.

Hastings, Rama and Abbott talk about the upcoming sale and the effect Horace Backus has had on their lives.This is a truly one-of-a-kind collection of Holstein sale catalogs and historical memorabilia from the personal collection of Holstein legend Horace Backus and it will be offered in an online auction on November 28 – 29 and 30 via cowbuyer.com. During his career of more than 65 years as a leading sale manager and unrivaled pedigree expert, Horace Backus may have done more than any other single individual to add value to Registered Holsteins, to instill confidence in the auction sale market and to inspire Holstein breeders everywhere.The proceeds from the sale will be used to support Horace who is recovering from a stroke suffered earlier this summer.The Horace Backus Online Memorabilia Auction is being organized by David Rama of The Cattle Exchange, Delhi, N.Y.

This week, we're delighted to host Jeff Backus and Dave Cowan of the VetTech Cafe podcast to talk about podcasting, their journeys to vet tech specialization, and the challenges and future of the veterinary profession, Viewfinders, this is one podcast mashup you don't want to miss! Hosts Dr. Ernie Ward and Beckie Mossor, MPA, RVT, share the mic with the two veterinary technician specialists behind the Vet Tech Cafe podcast, Dave Cowan BA, CVT, VTS(ECC) and Jeff Backus, CVT, RVT, VTS(ECC). They share the nontraditional paths they took to become credentialed veterinary technicians and why and how they chose to pursue specialization. Viewfinders, we'd like to thank the Vet Tech Cafe for serving as our Complaint Department for the past couple of years. Remember, if there's something you don't like on our podcast, please inform Dave and Jeff! To learn more about them and their huge Spotify deal worth millions, visit www.vettechcafe.com. Thanks, Dave and Jeff, for making this an amazing episode!

Debbie Backus is with the Shepherd Center, a rehabilitation hospital located in Atlanta, and is also the president of ACRM, a multidisciplinary organization whose mission is to help improve the lives of people with disabilities, particularly brain and spinal cord injuries. In this episode, she discusses the current technologies used to help patients with movement disabilities, how far the technologies have come, the cost-effectiveness of such technologies, and how those technologies may continue to grow in the future. Top three takeaways: Organizations such as the Shepherd Center and ACRM serve to help and rehabilitate patients who have suffered injuries resulting in movement disabilities, and research technologies and novel interventions to restore mobility in these patients. Technologies such as FES and exoskeletons that are used by patients with movement disabilities are in their early stages, and are expensive to manufacture. If medical technologies can be shown to present a benefit to patients and their well-being, they may be further developed to improve cost-effectiveness, functionality, and ease of use.   [0:00] Ladan introduces the episode and IFESS, the sponsor [0:28] Debbie Backus is introduced [0:44] Debbie talks about the mission of the Shepherd Center, and about the types of patients that the organization cares for [1:36] Debbie discusses ACRM, the services it offers, and how the organization started [2:52] Debbie talks about the technology involved in rehab medicine, and how it has grown over the years [4:11] Debbie talks about the way technology solves problems, and how when designing technologies to solve clinical problems, the problems are not always solved in the best way initially. [4:52] Debbie discusses certain challenges with technology, such as cost effectiveness. She discusses her own research into the effectiveness of FES cycles, and how certain components may be too expensive for patients to afford. [5:22] Debbie discusses how if it can be shown how such technology presents a clear benefit to patients, then perhaps more cost-effective options can be developed. [6:11] Exoskeletons designed for patient mobility are discussed, and they are likened to old-fashioned computers which would take up a whole room. It is discussed how as the technology improves, it will become more practical and economically feasible. [7:28] Debbie discusses FES bikes, and how once a patient is evaluated and is deemed fit to ride one, they should be able to go to a gym and use one [7:49] Real bikes are discussed for these patients, rather than stationary ones [9:38] Debbie discusses her impression with ACRM being involved with rehab week for the first time

TIMEOUT with Michael Backus, a part-time basketball referee, and President & Chief Executive Officer of Oswego Health, an independent community-based health system. He brings a whole new meaning to leadership in healthcare and a potential blueprint for others to learn from. "Find the best people to get on the bus with you" Transparency, vulnerability, and communication are how Mike has spread passion and purpose throughout all levels of the organization. In turn, their patients are saying, "You cared for my loved one as if they were a part of your family." If you take care of the community, the community will take care of you. Finding ways to engage and challenge his team to find solutions while modeling his workforce off of the community in which they live and work, makes all the difference in the quality of care and positive health outcomes. 

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Welcome to episode 70 of Inside The Line: The Catskill Mountains Podcast! On this episode, I am joined by my friend  geologist Karl Backus. Karl and I chat about some interesting geological features in the Catskills. Trust me, when I'm hiking, I have questions of what I see on and off the trails and Karl tries his best to answer them! We also talk about the new UMP for the Peekamoose Blue Hole and also my collaboration with the Alzheimer's Association for their fundraiser called ‘The Longest Day.'. If you want stickers, send me an email itlcatskillspodcast@gmail.com! Subscribe on any platform! Share! Donate! Do whatever you want! I'm just glad you're listening! And remember... VOLUNTEER!!!!!! - Links for the Podcast: https://linktr.ee/ISLCatskillsPodcast - Donate a coffee to support the show! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ITLCatskills - Like to be a sponsor or monthly supporter of the show? Go here! - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ITLCatskills/membership Check out the amazing sponsors of the show! - Outdoor chronicles photography - https://www.outdoorchroniclesphotography.com/ - Trailbound Project - https://www.trailboundproject.com/  - Camp Catskill - https://campcatskill.co/ - Scenic Route Guiding - https://adventurewiththescenicroute.com/ Links: - Narrows Project - https://narrowstroy.org/ - Peekamoose UMP - https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/NYSDEC/bulletins/21504ae - Alzheimer's Association Longest Day - https://act.alz.org/site/SPageServer?pagename=tld_donate&s_subsrc=test_combo_tld - Trailhead stewards for 3500 Club - http://catskill-3500-club.org/adopt-a-trailhead.php - Catskills Trail Crew - https://www.nynjtc.org/trailcrew/catskills-trail-crew - NYNJTC Volunteering - https://www.nynjtc.org/catskills - Catskill Center - https://catskillcenter.org/ - Catskill Mountain Club - https://catskillmountainclub.org/about-us/ - Catskill Mountainkeeper - https://www.catskillmountainkeeper.org/ Post hike Brews and bites Tincup Whiskey - https://www.tincupwhiskey.com/ Brown's Brewing - https://www.brownsbrewing.com/ Revspirits - https://www.revspirits.com/ #geology #geologycatskills #glaciers #erratics volunteers #catskillmountains #catskillspodcast #catskills #catskillpark #podcast #catskillshiker #volunteers #catskillmountainsnewyork #catskillmountainsnewyork #catskillspodcast #catskillshiker #catskillshiking #hiking #insidethelinecatskillmountainspodcast --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/insidethelinesthecatskill/support

Episode Summary As a certified professional coach, Massimo offers clients an invitation onto a lifelong path of personal evolution. By combining a deep curiosity and expertise in organizational behavior psychology and team dynamics, Massimo cultivates increased emotional intelligence and agility. Who's your ideal client and what's the biggest challenge they face? What are the common mistakes people make when trying to solve that problem? What is one valuable free action that our audience can implement that will help with that issue? What is one valuable free resource that you can direct people to that will help with that issue? What's the one question I should have asked you that would be of great value to our audience? When was the last time you experienced Goosebumps with your family and why? Sign Up for Updates here Get in touch with Massimo: Website, LinkedIn Learn more about how Uwe helps in-demand professionals and their VIPs to enjoy Unshakeable Two-getherness in their relationship (plus more free time and zero guilt). Or when you feel you'd be interested in working together you can Book A Chat With Uwe

In this episode, we speak with Jake Stone about a Baptist figure named Isaac Backus. Jake is known for his interest in Baptist history and aspires to extensively research Backus.

When Joe Backus felt a nagging in his hip, he sought a second opinion to make sure it wasn't serious. A few days later he learned he had a femoral stress fracture, a hip impingement and a torn labrum. Joe elected to get surgery in January of 2022 which began his long road to recovery. Joe wasn't allowed to run until June. Before then, he was slowly building up on the bike but kept it within reason as to not injure his hip again. When he was cleared to run, he started at two minutes and was able to add two minutes every other day. Even with the slow build, Joe kept the faith because people believe in him. By the time he got back to campus, he was up to 30 minutes of running and getting close to 30 miles a week. On September 16th, 2022 - nine months post surgery, Joe put back on the John Carroll singlet and raced. The race wasn't pretty (29:07, 200th) but being back out there was everything to Joe. He knew his hard work was paying off. From there, Joe just kept getting better. By the time conference rolled around, he broke into JCU's top seven as their seventh man and finishing 17th in the OAC. This result earned a spot on the starting line at Regionals where he finished seventh overall and JCU's second man. The momentum was building and capped it off with a 31st place finish to become an All-American. Injuries happen in running but it's how you handle that dictates what you can accomplish. Joe showed that sticking to the plan and harnessing the powers of other's beliefs, you can go far. Quotes On the belief from others: “What kept me going was the people who believed in me. When I got the surgery, I lost a lot of belief in myself and then people kept telling me, 'I believe in you. You're going to do this. I can't wait to see you run again.'” BPN Ambassador We're excited to be Ambassadors for Bare Performance Nutrition. A supplement company that gets you ready for next competition. Whether it's protein or electrolytes, their supplements are geared to help you compete at your best. I've been taking their electrolytes to refuel after a run and can it increase my recovery. If you're interested in trying them out, head over to their website and try today. How to Support D3 Glory Days: D3 Glory Days Venmo. We launched a Patreon! Subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts Instagram, Twitter and Strava. D3 Glory Days Merch

Andy welcomes guests Tim Hagen and Massimo Backus to the show. Tim, Massimo, and Andy have all built businesses, and they decided to do this episode together to talk about the keys to building a successful business in the learning and development and talent development worlds. Massimo Backus was previously a practitioner in corporate L&D and organizational development and left his job two years ago to go out on his own as an executive coach and leadership development consultant. Tim Hagen is the head of progress coaching, which is a company that works with organizations to help get their people to do better coaching. Tim is a coach, but he's focused on how to get your managers coaching better. Tim's been running his business for more than 25 years. In this episode, you'll hear: Why Tim Hagen decided to start his own coaching business and how Massimo made the transition to entrepreneurship. How interactions with internal colleagues matter even before you start your own business. The reason you can't be afraid of selling when you own your own business and why sales are vital to your success. What telling the truth can do for the reputation of your business along with the power of storytelling. The current environment of the coaching industry and how Tim and Massimo differentiate themselves in that space. Massimo and Tim's advice to keep in mind when starting your own business in this industry. Connect with Andy Storch here: https://andystorch.com/ (Website) https://www.linkedin.com/in/andystorch/ (LinkedIn) https://tdtt.us/ (Join us in the Talent Development Think Tank Community)! Connect with Tim Hagen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timhagen/ (LinkedIn) Connect with Massimo Backus: https://www.linkedin.com/in/massimo-backus/ (LinkedIn) https://massimobackus.com/ (Website)

Andy welcomes repeat guest Massimo Backus this week on The Talent Development Hot Seat. He is an executive coach, speaker, and author of an upcoming book on compassionate leadership. Massimo has spent several years as a learning and development practitioner in multiple companies. He recently left the employee world to become an entrepreneur as a leadership development coach and facilitator. In this bonus episode, you'll hear: 6. Massimo Backus' greatest career accomplishment and why he's so proud of it. 7. His biggest career mistake and what he learned from not trusting his instincts. 8. What he views as one of the biggest challenges to overcome in talent development today. 9. Why he's so excited about the use of VR in talent development. 10. His favorite recommended reading. 11. Massimo's advice for continuing to grow and advance your career path. Connect with Andy Storch here: https://andystorch.com/ (Website) https://www.linkedin.com/in/andystorch/ (LinkedIn) https://tdtt.us/ (Join us in the Talent Development Think Tank Community)! Connect with Massimo Backus: https://www.linkedin.com/in/massimo-backus/ (LinkedIn) https://massimobackus.com/ (Website) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/own-your-career-own-your-life-with-massimo-backus/id1378433981?i=1000518202112 (TDHS Episode 197)

Andy welcomes repeat guest Massimo Backus this week on The Talent Development Hot Seat. He is an executive coach, speaker, and author of an upcoming book on compassionate leadership. Massimo has spent several years as a learning and development practitioner in multiple companies. He recently left the employee world to become an entrepreneur as a leadership development coach and facilitator. In this episode, you'll hear: How Massimo Backus defines compassionate leadership and why the concept of self-compassion is important to good leadership. The three main components of the principle of self-compassion and why they are especially important for leaders. Why past successes aren't indicative of future success as a manager and why management skills are usually learned through trial by fire. How you can find the right people to talk to about personal or professional issues and find the courage to be vulnerable. What self-kindness can do to help you bring your best at work. Connect with Andy Storch here: https://andystorch.com/ (Website) https://www.linkedin.com/in/andystorch/ (LinkedIn) https://tdtt.us/ (Join us in the Talent Development Think Tank Community)! Connect with Massimo Backus: https://www.linkedin.com/in/massimo-backus/ (LinkedIn) https://massimobackus.com/ (Website) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/own-your-career-own-your-life-with-massimo-backus/id1378433981?i=1000518202112 (TDHS Episode 197)