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In November, I made my fourth volunteering trip to Ukraine during the Russian invasion. I went despite - or maybe because of - uncertainty about how the war will end. As with previous trips, which I wrote about in The Current, I helped make packaged meals for soldiers and led drama therapy workshops for university students, mental health workers and actors in various cities. In the sessions, which involved 200 participants, we focused not on the war but on fantasy: sunbathing on the beach in Crimea, swimming in the river of youth, growing the tree of life and digging for wishes. Unlike in April, in nearly every session, people cried, even tough military doctors. This trip was different for another reason. My last stop was Kharkiv, the country's most-bombed major city, 19 miles from the Russian border in the northeast. Residents live each moment knowing that a missile, drone or glide bomb may hit the spot on which they are standing, without warning. I went to Kharkiv because I wanted to learn how human beings can live in such extreme conditions. And I wanted to give folks an emotional outlet or a bit of stress relief. Most of all, it was personal. I recently learned that my grandfather was born not far away. My pilgrimage began in baroque Lviv (occasionally bombed), proceeded to majestic Kyiv (bombed during my arrival) and then to Irpin (bombed at the beginning of the war). On the 1,001st day of the war, I took a six-hour train to the end of the line. That was Kharkiv. Kharkiv reminded me of New York City when I was growing up there in the 1980s, with boarded-up and burned-out buildings abutting sparkling cafes and boutiques, Beamers and bangers tooling down potholed roads and Irish bars next to rubble. Everyone I met, from sociologist Olena, to clinic director Alexander, to university administrator Yulia, was exhausted by the war. Because we were close to the front and a military hospital lies in the city center, I saw countless soldiers who had a 1,000-meter stare. After we sipped infused-fruit tea in a place called Some Like it Hot, Olena showed me Freedom Square (one of the largest in Europe), historic skyscraper Derzhprom (bombed a few weeks earlier) and the rebuilt Gorky Park (now known as Central Park). She said she doesn't worry about the risk of death in Kharkiv because there's no point. We passed a Ferris wheel, haunted house and roller coaster (all closed). A few brave souls strolled and jogged in a soft rain. Olena told me which way was north (i.e., Russia), and I glanced nervously in that direction. After hearing a rumbling in the distance, I asked if it was thunder or an explosion. She indicated the latter. I tried to rest in my hotel room before the workshop at the National Arts University. But I heard the rat-tat-tat of what sounded like missile defense fire. Was it the Russians? Should I hide in the shelter? I checked the air alert app, but for most of my 48 hours in Kharkiv it buzzed away, useless. I texted my friend Corey Watson, who spends much time in Kharkiv with his non-governmental organization (NGO), Pizza for Ukraine. From Oregon, where it was the middle of the night, he gave me real-time updates from Telegram. No, the Russians were not attacking. It was the piping, the elevator or just my mind. I speed-walked to the House with Chimeras, an art nouveau relic that has survived at least three wars and is adorned with foreboding creatures and a dash of English Gothic. When I entered the room, yet another air alert had begun but everyone was focused on putting plastic baggies on their shoes. The attendees - acting students and teachers from their early 20s to 70s - were the most energetic of the 10 groups I saw in Ukraine. I had them do spectrograms, asking them to rate how they felt physically, emotionally and spiritually by standing on a line ranging from zero to 100. No words, some tears, but improbably most were close to 100 for each question. They created a breathtaking series of silent emotional s...

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Another glorious weekend at the Plough… MRF? Kahuna? Woodworm Torch? A very specialist interest version of TFC this week. Umar and guest host Canelo chew the fat over the last weekend's Plough fixtures, look ahead to an absolutely bumper weekend at the DSG, and rip through all your usual favourite segments. Plus, there's what we are hoping is a Thanks for Coming first - the launch of a competition. It probably won't work… You'll find us on most social media platforms - including TikTok - just search for Ploughmans Cricket Club and look for the blue and gold crest. Get in touch, and say hello@ploughmanscc.com

Rob and Lonzo talk Shane Beamer, U.S. Men's Soccer and What the X?

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep369! We're back from summer break, Vangardians, let's get into it. We have WORLD EXCLUSIVES from the upcoming CUSE WILLIAMS & VANDERSLICE project as well as gobs on that new new you tune in every week for, so go ahead and press play, hit your knees and throw up ya little prayer hand emojis ‘cause YOU WAAAAALCOME!!!!! #SmithsonianGrade #WeAreTheGard // southernvangard.com // @southernvangard on all platforms #undergroundhiphop #boombap #DJ #mixshow #interview #podcast #ATL #WORLDWIDE #RIPCOMBATJACK Recorded live July 30, 2023 @ Dirty Blanket Studios, Marietta, GA southernvangard.com @southernvangard on all platforms #SmithsonianGrade #WeAreTheGard twitter/IG: @southernvangard @jondoeatl @cappuccinomeeks Talk Break Inst. - Dream Large" - Max I Million "Life Is Good" - The Bad Seed X JR Swiftz ft. Wordsworth & Skyzoo "Hell's Kitchen" - TruWerdz x K Banger "Carmel City 2" - The Musalini & 9th Wonder ft. Pete Rock "Turn It Up" - Dookie Bros "Solar Opposites" - 1773 & Joe Tyse ft. Silvandgold "Enemy Of The State" - Ransom & Nicholas Craven ft. Crooked I "Apollo vs Drago II" - The Bad Seed X JR Swiftz Talk Break Inst. - "Lebanese Cake" - Max I Million "Bless The Mic (MiLKCRATE Remix) - "Gang Starr "Choosey" - Mitchy Slick X Sir Veterano ft. Ise B, Silky Slim "Tight" - Edo. G & Mr. Skip ft. RVS "I Am Reuben" - Funky DL "Rampage 2.0" - Tony Touch ft. Doo Wop, Lil Fame, AZ & DJ Scratch "Welcome Home Spigg" - Lost Boyz (Spigg Nice X Mr. Cheeks X Pretty Lou) ft. @THEDLYFESHOW Talk Break Inst. - "A Vibe Called Blessed" - Max I Million "The No Parking Zone" - Cuse Williams & Vanderslice ** WORLD EXCLUSIVE ** "Imagination" - Imported Goodz ft. Lord Jah-Monte Ogbon "Planet Gant" - Chillowproductions & DJ Grazzhoppa ft. El Gant & Planet Asia "Miscvhif" - Bhrama Bull ft. Daniel Son X Monday "Personal Days" - Pro Dillinger x Wino Willy "Saltfish Fritters" - Asun Eastwood ft. Lord Fury "Fold" - Pounds ft. Flee Lord & Max Marciano "Boonks" - Imported Goodz ft. Aye Wun, Spit Gemz & Eff Yoo Talk Break Inst. - "Shine On (Outro)" - Max I Million ** TWITCH ONLY SET ** "Buicks, Bonnevilles and Beamers" - Asun Eastwood ft. Lord Juco "Shearer" - Cousin Feo & Lord Juco "Y'all Hear Me" - Sean Links & Machacha "Divide and Conquer" - Cuse Williams & Vanderslice ** WORLD EXCLUSIVE ** "94 Supreme" - Bloo Azul & Spanish Ran "No Face, No Case" - Blaksmif ft. RJ Payne "Summer Vibes" - Ray West ft. blu, Breeze Brewin, Playa Haze & Nelson Dialect "Homefront" - Ransom & Nicholas Craven "Hell Of A Feeling" - Symba X LaRussell "Ya Shit Is Garbage" - Dookie Bros ft. E. Smitty "What Would Comb Do?" - Wynne "Ring Da Alarm" - Rim ft. BRNGTN & General Steele "Smoke Break Dance" - Mick Jenkins ft. JID

Long-time channel friend Shelby Cooper joins us today and talks about Microsoft Teams as we pick apart their deployment options. Do your customers want Direct Routing, or is Operator Connect the new direction they want to go? What are the differences, and where does Fusion have success. Listen in today to find out and learn even more about the ever-changing Microsoft Teams deployment options and how Fusion Connect keeps it simplified! Josh Lupresto (00:01): Welcome to the podcast that is designed to fuel your success in selling technology solutions. I'm your host, Josh Lupresto, SVP of Sales Engineering at Telarus. And this is Next Level BizTech, everybody. Welcome back. Today, we are talking about something that comes up all the time, Microsoft Teams, but we're gonna dive in a little deeper. We're gonna talk about direct routing. We'll talk Operator Connect. Lots of good stuff to unpack here, but today I'd like to welcome on. Good man. Shelby Cooper, VP of Channel Sales from Fusion Connect. Shelby, welcome on. Shelby Cooper (00:36): Josh, what it is, brother . Sorry. Thanks for having me on, man. It it's fun to be on podcasts that you listen to. Josh Lupresto (00:44): I get invited to podcasts, and it's like I have to go do research and figure out who the heck that is and what they're talking about. But with dio, I'm like, oh, I mean, it's like getting invited to the Jay Leno show. It's a big deal for me. Josh Lupresto (00:57): His cars are way cooler than mine. I have one. He's got a lot. He's got a lot. Maybe I'll take it though. I'll take it. Uh, all right, man. Let's, let's kick this off with your personal background. Uh, this is my, one of my favorite parts of this show is being able to understand where everybody came from. Some people this industry sucked him in, as we know, some just destined to do this. So I would love to hear, uh, whatever kind of cool blackmail or anything interesting you have in your story. Uh, how'd you get here? Shelby Cooper (01:26): Uh, it, it's, uh, it's not blackmail cuz I wrote it in my bio. Uh, I'm just kidding. But, uh, look, I was, uh, a struggling college kid and like all struggling college kids, you have priorities. Mine was try to figure out how to get some beer money, . Um, I successfully found, uh, through the college job applications, I found an opportunity at a company called Confer Tech to be a nighttime phone operator. Um, little did I know it was for conference calls and it was in multiple languages, and my typing skills were not what it should have been. But I talked my land to the job, even though I only spoke one language and I spoke it. Okay, not even really well. Um, and after sitting there, you know, and looking out the window, I don't, I, people probably forget this, but when you are at a corporate office, the parking lots get segregated almost. Shelby Cooper (02:23): You know, not on purpose, but they just do. And it's like, there's some, usually some really nice cars in one, one part of the parking lot. And then there's the guys like me that were driving an old pickup and things like that in other parts of the parking lot, maybe some station wagons and minivans, things like that. But there was this one row of cars right out my window at the office, and it was all Mercedes and Beamers. And there were some high end things that I didn't even know how to pronounce at the time in that line. And I asked my, my director at the time, I said, who drives those cars and what do they do? And because I'm thinking in my head, I'm like, I'm changing my major. Like I gotta get into whatever that is because I don't see these kind of cars in most places. Shelby Cooper (03:07): Turns out they were the salespeople, . And so I integrated my way through coffee breaks and did lunchroom times and things like that, and figured out who the salespeople were,

Reactor Chat! where we speculate on the future of the game and try and guess and how the new releases are going to shape up! in this one we look at the newly teased "Conversion Beamers" and speculate on whether this could be a return of the long awaited Epic! http://maximalfire.com⁠ Please consider supporting the cast through our Patreon including access to a Private Discord Channel and 10% off Battle Bling products! Patreon: ⁠http://www.patreon.com/maximalfire⁠ Buy us a coffee at ⁠https://ko-fi.com/maximalfire  ⁠ Discord: ⁠https://discord.gg/5ruErzhsHa⁠ Facebook: ⁠www.facebook.com/maximalfire⁠ Instagram: @maximal.fire Sponsored by ⁠Battle Bling⁠ and ⁠Grim Dark terrain⁠! Princeps Seniores Patrons: Ian Beal, Jim - Twisted Titanicus, Mike Dorset_Wolf, Nathan Addison, Steve, HairyBob_Submariner, BFT8200_AnyExcuseToRollDice, Stewart Mccoll, Des Brennan, Will Robinson, Simon Simpkins, Grimbarian Phil, Diredrin, Callum Dickie, Matthew Derbyshire, Matt Button, Andy Devlin, Phillip Sobel, EssexWargamer, Clive Griffiths, Branson Saalinger, Jon Horsham. All artwork, original source material and audio (with the exception of the maximal fire logo, licensed BGM and audio commentary) belong to their respective owners

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You don't have to be a college football fan to understand this story, and yet it would help to understand that college football in the southeastern United States is akin to cricket in India, premier football in England, Formula 1 in Italy, and the carnival in Brazil. We barter, bet, scream, yell, curse, fret, cheer, cry, and hug strangers all in the course of a four-hour window on any given Saturday in the fall.   Betting college sports, television rights, and now the newly minted Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) rules have driven revenue in college sports to levels unthinkable just ten years ago. I was able to play football at the University of South Carolina back in the 1990s when assistant coaches barely scratched a living, and graduate assistants took a joyful vow of poverty.  All this sacrifice for the privilege of sleeping on cots at the stadium due to the hours required in hopes for a winning season and a chance to continue playing at one of a very few bowl games around the country. It is not the same game.   Money has skyrocketed, bowls are ubiquitous.  The collective tolerance for losing has an inhumanely short attention span.   Our school has compensated its last coach a reported lump sum payout of $12.9 million to not coach.   “Who?” was the first question for many South Carolina Gamecock fans when the list of top head coaching contenders emerged in late 2020. Coach Shane Beamer emerged as the victor. A unique, quirky assistant coach at Oklahoma who had never been a coordinator, won the job and the hearts of the South Carolina Gamecock fans.   How? Beamer's strategy for leadership can thoughtfully be described in four words that you see and hear around the program and the fan base: love, joy, family, and home. For years, college football was dominated by gruff, macho, bull-headed tough guys who were famous for intentionally making things tougher than they needed to be in order to mentally fire up their players to perform over their skis and bring home a win. During my tenure at South Carolina, we played the Bulldogs of Mississippi State University each year.  Jackie Sherrell was their head coach who in 1992, in an effort to “educate and motivate” his team before playing the Texas Longhorns, had a bull castrated live in front of his team. That ship of that leadership style has sailed and a new form, and dare I say a more humane method, of leadership is emerging.   The old guard might think this new leadership is “soft” or “weak”.  Instead, this counter-intuitive leadership is thoughtful, intentional, human, and engaging.   Beamer has displayed three themes and manifestations of this leadership style that connects with generation Z and motivates them to play on the biggest stages.    Intentionality After each game coach Shane Beamer is ushered to a press conference where, like every other coach in college football, he is questioned and pushed.   If you listen carefully, you will hear coach Beamer call many of the reporters by their first name, and share some inside bit of information that clearly communicates, “I have a relationship with you beyond your general questioning here.” It is subtle, it is intentional, and it breaks down tension.   The most powerful word on the planet to each person is the sound of their own name; not a soundbite, not a zinging one-liner…just Steve, or Hannah, or Clare. Emotional Communication Attend a South Carolina football game at night and you will be treated to a four-hour spectacle of intentionality, targeted communication, and repetition. It is a four-hour sandstorm that is part dance party, community-involved recruiting video, campaign messaging, and football. The communication is emotionally charged, but not unbelievable.  It is messaged in a way where “welcome home” means “I see you, I am grateful for you, you matter, and you can be anywhere else, but you came here…so we're going to make you feel special, win or lose.” You will not have to look deep in the archives of Gamecock Football media to find a clip of Coach Beamer choking up words in reference to his family, players, fans, or any topic that he is able to find meaning in.   Beamer allows himself to show frustration (especially to poorly called penalties), and to display breakdown emotion.  When they play poorly he does not hide it.  When they play well, even in the midst of playing poorly, he does not hide it.   He displays joy and pain, in full measure.  Hiding emotion is no longer a sign of strength to a younger generation and instead leads to confusion and higher levels of anxiety.   Human vulnerability is a powerful relationship currency.   We have mastered the art of hiding wounds, pains, and cuts leading us to massive storage reserves of unreleased anxiety and mental health challenges.  College football players and coaches standing on a brightly lit stage are no different.  Stardom and money rank among the worst prescriptions for an anxious mind.   Repetition For much of the 2022 season, the offensive staff and players have been forced to listen to an off-tuned chorus of frustrated fans regarding their sporadic play. Beamer is unmoved, at least publicly.  It is clear that he is holding to a mission of positivity and joy, love, family, and home.  Rinse and repeat. Of course, there is work to be done…leadership always be refinement. For many coaches (and leaders) crotchety frustration was the curriculum of their leadership youth.   After a game Beamers' staff and his players are allowed to go back to work in preparation for the next game, not having to take the initial stings of a short-sighted and emotional blows.  Of course they hear and see the venom or the adulation, but they have a cup-bearer willing to take the first sip of any feedback, look them back in the eye and say, “in love, I'll take the heat, you go back to work and do what we believe you are capable of doing.” Beamer is not perfect, and that is the point.   He has embraced imperfection and allowed himself the freedom of a different boundary of intentionality, emotional communication, and repetition…all motivated by love.   A far cry from castrated bulls, angry grimaces, and childish vulgarities. The emerging generation is longing to be recruited, to be invited into an ethos of love, family, and joy, especially when things are hard.     Welcome home to a new kind of leadership. 

On todays show, Andrew quickly gives his thoughts on episode 2 of the "Welcome Home: South Carolina Football" miniseries and then conducts an interview with SI's John Garcia Jr. regarding the latest on the football recruiting front for Shane Beamer and South Carolina!With his takeaways from episode 2, Andrew recalls the energy from the first couple of practices, Eric Douglas epitomizing the effects of Beamers culture change and how Marcus Satterfield tries to convey the importance of practice habits and how it carries over to Saturdays.He then talks with Locked Ons football recruiting insider John Garcia Jr., where they discuss upcoming announcements from 4-stars Xzavier McLeod and Desmond Umeozulu, where things stand with JUCO DT Elijah Davis, how this 2023 OL class could help with future classes and whether or not the Gamecocks have a shot to flip 4-star safety Terrance Love from Auburn!Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!LinkedInLinkedIn jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at Linkedin.com/lockedoncollege Terms and conditions apply.Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On todays show, Andrew quickly gives his thoughts on episode 2 of the "Welcome Home: South Carolina Football" miniseries and then conducts an interview with SI's John Garcia Jr. regarding the latest on the football recruiting front for Shane Beamer and South Carolina! With his takeaways from episode 2, Andrew recalls the energy from the first couple of practices, Eric Douglas epitomizing the effects of Beamers culture change and how Marcus Satterfield tries to convey the importance of practice habits and how it carries over to Saturdays. He then talks with Locked Ons football recruiting insider John Garcia Jr., where they discuss upcoming announcements from 4-stars Xzavier McLeod and Desmond Umeozulu, where things stand with JUCO DT Elijah Davis, how this 2023 OL class could help with future classes and whether or not the Gamecocks have a shot to flip 4-star safety Terrance Love from Auburn! Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! LinkedIn LinkedIn jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at Linkedin.com/lockedoncollege Terms and conditions apply. Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On todays show, Andrew gives three main takeaways on some of the comments Shane Beamer made in his press conference after Saturdays scrimmage.He starts by talking about what QB trait Spencer Rattler is trying correct from his Oklahoma days, then dives into why the positive talk surrounding WR Xavier Legette and the WR room as a whole and DB Nick Emmanwori have been officially validated!He then recaps the injury report coming out of the first scrimmage and discusses why he's more concerned about what was said regarding DE Jordan Burch compared to the rest of the players who are dealing with injuries right now.Lastly, Andrew takes a look at how South Carolina ranked compared to some of their 2022 opponents when it came to special teams in 2021 and using some of these numbers goes in-depth on three different games and why Beamer Ball could affect the outcome of each one!Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!LinkedInLinkedIn jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at Linkedin.com/lockedoncollege Terms and conditions apply.Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On todays show, Andrew gives three main takeaways on some of the comments Shane Beamer made in his press conference after Saturdays scrimmage. He starts by talking about what QB trait Spencer Rattler is trying correct from his Oklahoma days, then dives into why the positive talk surrounding WR Xavier Legette and the WR room as a whole and DB Nick Emmanwori have been officially validated! He then recaps the injury report coming out of the first scrimmage and discusses why he's more concerned about what was said regarding DE Jordan Burch compared to the rest of the players who are dealing with injuries right now. Lastly, Andrew takes a look at how South Carolina ranked compared to some of their 2022 opponents when it came to special teams in 2021 and using some of these numbers goes in-depth on three different games and why Beamer Ball could affect the outcome of each one! Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! LinkedIn LinkedIn jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at Linkedin.com/lockedoncollege Terms and conditions apply. Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On todays show, Andrew does a deep dive into the beginning of fall camp for Shane Beamer and the Gamecock football team!He starts by giving three major takeaways from specific comments Shane Beamer had in his press conference yesterday afternoon, including comments on Spencer Rattler's perception, Marshawn Lloyd and the makeup of the running back room and what made last years team so successful in helping to build the foundation! He also gives quick insight into Coach Beamers remarks on the latest injury report including Kai Kroeger's foot injury and how Jovaughn Gwyn and the o-line have done up to this point this year.Andrew then names the three things he'll be paying the most attention to regarding fall camp, including the battles for for the 3rd WR spot, the right tackle position battle between Dylan Wonnum and Tyshawn Wannamaker and how the backups in the defensive secondary perform.Lastly, Andrew recaps the aftermath of the MLB draft signing deadline and its effects on the Gamecock baseball roster for the 2023 season, including who's leaving, who's coming back and how things ended up the way they did!Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!LinkedInLinkedIn jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at Linkedin.com/lockedoncollege Terms and conditions apply.Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order.BetOnlineBetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On todays show, Andrew does a deep dive into the beginning of fall camp for Shane Beamer and the Gamecock football team! He starts by giving three major takeaways from specific comments Shane Beamer had in his press conference yesterday afternoon, including comments on Spencer Rattler's perception, Marshawn Lloyd and the makeup of the running back room and what made last years team so successful in helping to build the foundation! He also gives quick insight into Coach Beamers remarks on the latest injury report including Kai Kroeger's foot injury and how Jovaughn Gwyn and the o-line have done up to this point this year. Andrew then names the three things he'll be paying the most attention to regarding fall camp, including the battles for for the 3rd WR spot, the right tackle position battle between Dylan Wonnum and Tyshawn Wannamaker and how the backups in the defensive secondary perform. Lastly, Andrew recaps the aftermath of the MLB draft signing deadline and its effects on the Gamecock baseball roster for the 2023 season, including who's leaving, who's coming back and how things ended up the way they did! Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! LinkedIn LinkedIn jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at Linkedin.com/lockedoncollege Terms and conditions apply. Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Debra, Diana, and Jesi talk about a caffeine overdose, a hero swimmer, and a bladder tumbler... and a life-saving venomous spider. Tell us what sparks your interest on twitter (@interest_spark), facebook, instagram, and TikTok! (@sparkmyinterestpodcast) Send a crazy story or interesting article to sparkmyinterestpodcast@gmail.com or through our website sparkmyinterestpodcast.com and we might just discuss it on the show! Articles and other sources: https://www.newsweek.com/one-worlds-deadliest-spider-venoms-could-help-heart-attack-patients-1610585 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-60570470 https://thegreatmysteriestold.quora.com/In-1976-Shavarsh-Karapetyan-an-Armenian-Olympic-swimmer-had-just-completed-a-12-mile-run-with-his-brother-when-they-s https://nypost.com/2022/03/16/womans-uti-was-actually-glass-tumbler-lodged-in-bladder-for-4-years/

Roblox is one of the most popular and profitable video games ever created. Unless you've got kids, there's a decent chance you've probably never heard of it. What makes it so engaging is that it's a place where players develop and sell their own games and items. There is an internal economy and culture built around it. Roblox is, dare I say, a metaverse all its own.Lurking at the edges of that metaverse is a group of people called Beamers. With so many items floating around the Roblox economy worth so much cash and so many of them owned by children. That's a target an unscrupulous hacker can hardly pass up.This week on Cyber, Motherboard staff writer Joseph Cox walks us through the underground world of Roblox. It's the subject of his newest piece, “How Roblox ‘Beamers' Get Rich Stealing from Children.”We're recording CYBER live on Twitch. Watch live on Wednesdays at 4pm EST. Follow us there to get alerts when we go live. We take questions from the audience and yours might just end up on the show.Subscribe to CYBER on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to your podcasts. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Roblox is one of the most popular and profitable video games ever created. Unless you've got kids, there's a decent chance you've probably never heard of it. What makes it so engaging is that it's a place where players develop and sell their own games and items. There is an internal economy and culture built around it. Roblox is, dare I say, a metaverse all its own.Lurking at the edges of that metaverse is a group of people called Beamers. With so many items floating around the Roblox economy worth so much cash and so many of them owned by children. That's a target an unscrupulous hacker can hardly pass up.This week on Cyber, Motherboard staff writer Joseph Cox walks us through the underground world of Roblox. It's the subject of his newest piece, “How Roblox ‘Beamers' Get Rich Stealing from Children.”We're recording CYBER live on Twitch. Watch live on Wednesdays at 4pm EST. Follow us there to get alerts when we go live. We take questions from the audience and yours might just end up on the show.Subscribe to CYBER on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to your podcasts. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Reports of cyberattacks against Ukrainian targets as the parties to the crisis resume negotiations. The US has been forthcoming with intelligence on Russia's ambitions in the region; those revelations form part of an influence strategy. An apparent criminal group is targeting aviation and related sectors. BlackCat ransomware victims are having difficulty recovering. Why conditions favor romance scams. Ben Yelin looks at pending cyber breach notification laws. Our guest Padraic O'Reilly from CyberSaint on the effectiveness of Biden's plan to protect the water sector. And “beamers” defraud Roblox players. For links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news briefing: https://thecyberwire.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/11/31

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Welcome back to another episode of the crazy mind of George and today's is going to be a doozy. So ladies strap in to listen to this one, man, get ready to be put in your place. I have two of the most powerful women that I know in the world of digital media marketing, running companies, leading from the heart. First being moms, superheroes, super women. I don't know how they do it. I'm going to humbly sit by and take a lot of lessons today, but we're going to have some awesome conversations about story relationships, community, and how to best do that. So without further ado, I would love to welcome my two friends to the show. So Melanie and April, thank you for being here.  I know we're all going to talk over each other and it's just part of the fun. I think it would happen even in person, Melanie and I have done that to each other. We just start yelling at each other. It's all love. It's all love.It's all love. And  I'm into my first cup of coffee, so my energy will get greater and greater as we go because these 3:00 AM workouts are kicking my butt. And they're good. And let it be an integrity. I wake up at three 30. I get to the gym at three 45, but it's still got a three in it. So I call it 3:00 AM.See, as long as you guys say it counts, I'm good. I'm going to literally be teeing up conversations for me to get permission slips all day I'm like they said it was okay. They said it was okay. They said it was okay. So here's what I want to do. I love asking questions right out of the gate. And I'm going to put you both on the spot really quick and April, you're going to go first. So right before we started today, we were talking about,  April, you're coming up on like your five year anniversary of like when you launched your community, when you get into this. So my question for you is looking back over the last five years or even your entire career, what is the biggest mistake you've ever made in business? And what did you learn?April:   Well, probably two things I would say in sort of mistakes. One is kind of more broad scoped and the other, one's probably a little bit more tactical. But the broad scope one is feeling, and I still make this mistake to this day. So I'm still learning after 25 years of being an entrepreneur. But I would say the biggest mistake is just trying to rush the process.I'm a very impatient person when it comes to my own success and I get really. You know, like in a hurry, like why can't this happen? Like, go ahead and make this, you know, it's big visions, I'm a visionary. And I see these things that I know creating, and I want them to happen tomorrow. And I've been no way for 25 years, my entire career, you know, just knowing that there's a longer road in front of me, but wanting to constantly shorten the path.And I need to remember, and hopefully this will be, you know, helpful for others. If you're feeling that way. To really just enjoy the journey. You know, I teach around storytelling and so that's kind of the beauty of storytelling is enjoying the journey. And then you have the story to tell, but if we're rushing it all the time, which I tend to do in my own life, then you miss the story.You miss the lessons, right? So that's kind of the broad scope. One is I still to this day, catch myself doing that. And I constantly have to reign myself back in and just remind myself to enjoy the journey and pay attention to the stories, because those are the things that I need to learn so that I can go and share those with my audience.The more tactical thing that I would say that I've really learned. And this one I'm clear on, I wish I had hired help sooner. The faster, you can get some assistance and help in your business, even if it's putting your children to work for you, you know, or your neighbor, your babysitter, which is what I, how I started.I literally employed my babysitter first., and then just eventually have worked my way up to some employees. Now that has been crucial to free me up. To go and create and do more things actually create and do the things that I genuinely love doing and less of the things that totally bog me down. So if I could give a piece of advice to anyone, truly, no matter where you are, whether you're starting, you know, where I was five years ago, starting a brand new thing, or you've been at it for a while.You're kind of always going to tell yourself you can't afford it, you know, but you really can't not afford it. Getting help in your business. And that could be hiring coaches and mentors, and it can also be just hiring staff for virtual assistants, whatever it may be.  George: Totally. Yeah. Well, I think, I think, and we'll unpack that a little bit more once I asked Melanie, but I think, you know, it's what you said is you can't afford not.Not too, right? It's the, it's the trap, right? It's that stagnation that happens when we get there and by the way, for everybody listening and listen, I'm not a financial guy. I have one, but tax write offs, depending on what state you live in, you can employ your kids. I'd look it up. Google is your amazing friend. Check out those write-offs because there's nothing like putting family, child labor into a fact and teaching them lessons as we do it.  Like, but it's all love. It's all love. All right, Melanie,  you got the gap. You got the break, you know, what's coming. And I actually can't wait to hear yours, Melanie.So Melanie, when you think back. And just for everybody to give a little context, I'm going to let them share their story of like, how they've got into this and where they are. But Melanie came from a soul sucking industry into a heart centered industry. And so I am sure there are some lessons that came from being an out. I was talking about her being an attorney by the way, to now being where she is now. But Melanie, I would love to hear from you. And like when you look back, like, what do you think one of your biggest mistakes was? And what lessons did you learn? What do you carry forward with it now? Yep.  Melanine: This is not going to surprise you at all George cause you know me well, but the number one thing, I think if I could change things and I do believe like everything unfolds the way it should be, but they're self limiting beliefs.And let me just expand on that a little bit. you know, you, you grow up thinking you have of these character traits. And in fact, I was just talking to someone about this yesterday, cause I don't identify myself as a creative and she sort of stopped me in my tracks and said, Oh my God. Let me tell you 50 ways. You're creative, right? So you jump into these labels and those labels can create a lot of doubt and you start thinking, or at least for me, you start thinking I'm not good at this. I don't have a background in this. I don't have a degree in this. And what am I doing in the commerciall food industry as the former corporate and securities attorney.I mean, there's just, there's a lot to unpack there. But those beliefs in those doubts, really, it may still do it. I have not perfected this. They get in my way. And that doubt such a killer, right? I mean, it's such a, it slows you down and mindset is everything and a business, especially as an entrepreneur, because you get tested every single day. You know, one of my mentors in this industry says working in the food business is like getting slapped in the face and then hugged every day. And you're just hoping for more hugs than slaps. And that could be, I mean, that's so true, right. But if you don't have your head on straight and if you can't like look through all those doubts and go, you know what I was the corporate securities attorney. And now I own a food company. Like if I can do this, I can do anything. And so can you and I speak to a lot of women because our customers are primarily women and, you know they really identify with that belief, that fear of, Oh, but this is what I went to school to do. And this was my path.And you got to get out of that. And this is coming from someone who's super risk adverse, which by the way, doesn't go hand in hand with being an entrepreneur. But that's what they teach you as a lawyer is to spot risk and avoid them. So that those beliefs, you know, those doubts, those restrictions that I've put on myself, It really, it takes a lot to get there through them, but once you do, and once you build that, you have those little wins that build the confidence that you get.I mean you can always things start snowballing as George likes to say that you get momentum and then you get that confidence and it grows, but anybody who's experiencing that self doubt or. I don't have the training that allows me to do X. I mean, I'm just a perfect example of why you should just throw that belief out the window.George: So I and Melanie, and just for context guys Melanie and me and her husband and, and our, our families are friends. We're business partners. We know each other really well. So it's kind of really easy for me to pry the lid off of this one. And Melanie, I've had some deep, deep talks about this, cause both of us share a lot of.Similarities when it comes to mindset, but I think what's really important, Melanie. And I just remember this distinction. You talk about that doubt in your brain and like how it's there. I think there was also a big point. You and I had a conversation where we both acknowledge and accept that it never goes away. We just become aware of it. So now I know, like, you know, we're in the middle of, you know, craziness in the world and we're doing it. And I know there's times that thing creeps in. So how do you handle it now? Like how do you become aware of it? How do you mitigate it? What do you do to put into practice or shift it the other way? Like, I was just kind of love to hear your process.  Melanie: Absolutely. And I think if you don't shift it, it is the slippery slope of just going downhill.  So that doubt creeps in all the damn time. I mean, I think that any entrepreneur would tell you that, but for me, the awareness was step one. Right. And George and I, we did have really in depth comments.I think I actually cried, which I never cry. Like but just really figuring out where some of these and unpacking where these limited limiting beliefs came from was pretty powerful for me. So you gotta do that work. I think it's not only recognizing them. It's figuring out why they're there.For me personally, I had some, I had a lot of experiences, a kid is being picked on by other girls and bullied, and I don't think I realized the effect that had on my life. And the limiting beliefs that caused and all the confidence issues. And so really unpacking that and going, Oh crap. Now I see why I've developed the propensity to feel X or Y or do Z.And so when  it comes up, I pause and it is really that moment where I pause and I go, this is that ego or that belief, and it's popping up. And I take some really deep breaths and it sounds corny, but it is just a way for me to reset. Cause if I don't do that, it will just keep crumbling in, you know, I'm someone who I can get really anxious about finances, which by the way, if you own a startup or any kind of business like that, obviously all the damn time.So if I don't take that moment to just stop and pause and like, be aware and then go, okay this is coming up. I know it's coming up and now I get to pivot. And then I just think about something really freaking positive. And for me, like I'm a dancer, so it might be like a dance choreograph going through my mind.Literally, that sounds cheesy, but I have to switch it up to be able to turn it off and then I can just kind of plug through my day. Now I do a lot though, too, to work with this. I met, I exercise all the time.  I'm just now starting to focus on breath, actually your recommendation on the book I'm currently reading. And I think all that goes into it. It's not just something you can do. Like, Hey, we'll just recognize that limiting belief and then stop it. It takes practice. Yeah. But I think if you don't practice, then you'll sabotage yourself or at least that's my experience.  George: Yeah, no, I love it. And just the book that she's referencing, by the way, it's called Breath by James nester. If you've done breath work, or if you wonder about a lot of the stuff in the world I highly recommend reading this book. It kind of blew my mind on how much we have de evolved as humans from, inappropriate breathing, not chewing foods the right way and the effect that it has on our physiology, which then affects our performance. It's  mind blowing. And just, if everybody wants to try this cause Melanie's in my mastermind and we do breath work a lot, you know, like intra-nasal breathing things like this, but I thought that was enough. Now when I do two workouts a day, I literally. Cover my mouth or keep my mouth shut the entire time.And I challenge every, I try to go for a 45 minute walk and breathe through nothing but your nose and have some tissues for like the first five minutes. Cause you're going to detox some stuff out, but it's really powerful, like what it does to your body inside. And so before I get into anything deep on your pass, I have a question for both of you, because I think it's really prevalent and. Idon't know and April, I think it probably comes up in storytelling a lot. So you build community through the power of story. And then Melanie, you use your story to empower women to take action. But I think there's this, and I don't know, I'm not a woman, obviously. So I'm leaning into you guys on this one.I think it's really easy just to accept that, like women tell stories and they want to be emotional and they want to put it out there where like, Guys don't right. And I see this all the time. I see this all the time. Cause like I'm not going to be authentic. And then we just have like this expectation, but I want to know from you guys, when you're going through your journey is when you're in your stories and you know that these stories share and they inspire and they empower, how do you walk that line of like, is this intimate or is this authentic? Like, does this belong out there or does this belong in here? And it's kind of like that barometer, like how do you guys dictate? Like what gets shared to the world? Is it going to be positive impact? And so April, I kind of love to hear your thought process on this one, because I think it's prevalent across the board, but I would love to hear from your perspective.  April: Yeah, that's such a great question because I actually think that women still struggle with this. Quite honestly, even though we are more prone to storytelling and we're probably more prone to kind of sharing our stories with each other versus men, to your point, they still, we still have this filter that we run everything through of what are other people going to think. You know, what, if I'm not enough?What if my story doesn't matter? What if it doesn't have an impact or what if I scare the crap out of somebody that tell them they'll my truth. You know, so I think that we still have this really huge filter that women and this is really what I try and love to do at light Beamers is try to help women walk through that filter and get on the other side of it so they can share their story very boldly and brightly and in a positive way. For me I have found that I know when I'm hitting the story, either for someone else or even myself, when there's emotions. And when there's real vulnerability and Bernay Brown, you know, of course talks about vulnerability at length and with great brilliance.And I, you know, couldn't agree more that when we are tapping into that thing into our stomach, that just makes us feel so, you know, fearful of what are others going to think, or what if this is too much or what if it's not enough. And all of those, what ifs, those are really like powerful things to pay attention to.And that vulnerability is usually a signal that you're tapping into your truth and that truth should be shared. It's not too much, it's not sharing, things that are not appropriate. It's sharing honesty, your truth your real power or what the light that I'm, you know, think that our stories hold, I just had a call with a client who kind of like she's a podcaster and she has an episode coming out literally tomorrow. And two days ago after she finished recording it, she gets on SOS with me. And she's like, I am freaking out because I just shared some stuff on this recording and I don't know what to do.I think I need to erase it or delete it. And I was like, don't you dare because what you're feeling right now, Well, once you release this on Wednesday and you turn around and see the reaction it's going to get from your audience there, you're going to draw so many people closer to you because once you share your truth, it gives someone else permission, or at least takes a step towards sharing their own.And so it's just, it's the thing that builds us up in community. It's the thing that connects us. And so it's vulnerability that real pit in your stomach that. This makes me so nervous, but here's the real barometer. Ask yourself if not sharing it is an option, right? Are you going to feel suffocated and silenced and muzzled? And like, Oh my gosh, like a raging tiger in a cage.If you do not share that story. And the answer is, yes, you really know that's the story that needs to be shared.  George: I love it. I love it. Yeah. I have a, I want to unpack that, but now, I want to hear your thoughts on this one as well. And just to be clear, like I'm not saying that men and women do it differently, but we, in my experience looking, and I'm sure you guys can see this the way in which it's approached, like storytelling, doing marketing, like for whatever reason, it's seen different and there's different expectations. And I feel like the playing field needs to be leveled. It needs to be human.  Not, you know, man woman masculine, feminine, boom. Like it just needs to be human. Like story is everything and our voice and our story is what creates possibility for other people. And so, yeah. So Melanie, I would love to hear your thoughts on this one, because you are doing an amazing job of sharing your story and you unpack it piece by piece, but how do you feel about this?Melanie: Well I come from a really weird perspective because, cause I, you know, and I'm not trying to label myself, I've always been and described as a pretty unemotional at least outwardly woman. I mean, I was career woman at a big law firm and you know, any of showing any emotion and work just gets kind of beaten out of you. Like, you know, don't ever let them see you cry was the advice I got on day one. and I went through two pregnancies at that law firm. And I remember like crawling under my desk because like the hormones are asking, you know, acting up, but I'm like, I got release. I can't let anybody see me. And so after several years of that, you start hardening  and I really have experienced that.And I think the issue with that is it made me a little bit less relatable to a lot of other women because I'm not emotional. You know, my husband always tells me like, God, your emails are really direct. You're going to offend people. And I'm like, Oh, my God. I'm not trying to be offensive. I'm just kinda like that. Get to the point, you know, give me the facts. Cause that's what I, that's what I learned. I've always been very driven and come from a family that really pushed, you know, make good grades and be very driven and get to the top. And so it has taken the last couple of years when I, for the first time experienced personal development work and emotional IQ.And I really, I didn't have much, and it very eye opening for me to be like, Holy crap. I actually don't have any problems sharing my story, but it is, it's usually very fashionable, so it's not in a way that people can relate to. So I remember George went one of, maybe one of the first times it was at your mastermind. When I had talked about some of my experiences at it as a child and you either turned to me or Zeke, I can't remember Zeke told me, or you did. And you were like, Oh my God, look at how she says that there's no emotion to it. It's just like very factual. And that landed, you know, I'm like, Because I want to be relatable because of my story to help other women. and they can see how Jgenuinely passionate and I am about powering other women and making sure nobody's left out and inclusivity and propping other women up. I mean, that is really what I stand for. So if that isn't not coming across, like that's doing myself disservice, cause I am so passionate about it.So I think for me, I've had to take some steps to try to like, peel back the layers and put the wedge in cause some cracks and come out a little bit and it's taken some work. It's taken some really hard emotional work and I'm still doing it, but I'm committed to it because I do want to be related relatable and feel that people see me as being authentic rather than just like, you know she's not really feeling it. So is it real or what is she talking about? So I'm a working progress, I guess.  George: Yeah. Well, I think we all are right. I think that's the point of all of this. I know April is going to be like, that's power of story, document the process.  I love it. And the thing I'll say Melanie is, I don't think, I think there's a difference between being direct and being disconnected. Like I love the directness, like emotionally grounded, connected people are direct. I mean, you know, my wife, I love how direct she is most of the time, except for when I'm off the rocker and it like cuts through my soul and I have to let go whimper in the corner and I'm like, Oh, I'm such a bad little boy. And that had nothing to do with it, but I have to go work through that now. And then I go to the gym at 3:30 in the morning to get it out. I smashed weights to get rid of it. And so when, when you think about this for both of you, what I love and you both kind of tapped on this, right? I think and April, when you were talking about this, like really checking in and getting your story, when you get that pit in your stomach and you have that.I think that's the difference between sharing your authentic voice and creating a voice. And I think what we see a whole lot of now is we see a whole lot of check boxes when it comes to marketing and business, right? Like I'm supposed to say this, I'm supposed to post this. It's supposed to look that way.And on paper, the recipe looks like it would succeed and we all get the phone calls. It's not working. Nobody's responding. And so what are some of your gauges April? Like, how do you feel when you get into story? Like I said, a couple of years ago, and I think I live this way. I'm like life happens in the messy details, so fuck it. I'm sharing it and that's just what it is at this point for me. And that's been kind of my therapy, but there's also been times on the other side where I'm like, okay, I can't do it unless it looks  this way or this way. Cause everybody's doing it this way. And so how do you navigate that April? Like how do you look at like what to share when to share how to be like you versus like what world wants or what are your thoughts on that? When it comes to putting it out into the world?  April: Well, I think for marketing and branding, right? Which a large part of this audience is probably interested in that topic. There's definitely a piece of you that wants to show up on brand and on message and polished and the things that were taught and is attractive. And I believe we also can share that behind the scenes, pull the curtain back and be real. And so I don't think I don't really subscribe to a philosophy. It needs to be all one way or another. I believe in some sort of balance. Sort of teach a formula to my clients about  T I C S and I'm like, look just create content and share with your audience stories that can teach andinspire connect and sell or think of sharing instead of selling and selling makes you nervous.And so if you show as the branding person, the expert in your field, you can teach, you can share high value and share the brand message and then you're inspirational and you're connecting content and posts and emails and marketing can be more of like behind the curtain. Like, look, I'm just going to share with you April instead of like light Beamers.I'm just going to be who I am today and share with you and maybe share some of my fears. Share with you something that I'm experiencing right now that feels like a failure. Something that isn't as pretty and can be in the messy middle. It's not really polished and ready for that brand statement and it's going to go out on the website. But it can still be part of who I am. I am. And so I think it's important. This is just what I subscribed to. I think it's important that not only like brands and solo preneurs and entrepreneurs and small businesses, but I would really love to see larger corporations and organizations doing this more.There are a few out there that I think do it really well, but I still think by and large our culture in this country subscribes to the former. Like we've got to be buttoned up and polished and we can't really show our cracks because if we show our cracks, no one will trust us and want to hire us. I'm thinking it's really the opposite. If you went to show your cracks and show that you're human, they're going to fall in love with you even more and they don't even care what your prices are at that point. They're going to choose you over the RSP,they just got in the mail. We write our email, whatever. So I just. I wish we could. And Hey, it's good. It's a sign that I can be around for a while. Teaching what I teach, because there's plenty of people that still need to learn.  George: Not when we're doing an April, we're doing it. We don't have to wish we're doing it. And just for everybody wondering RFP is request for proposal. Just we're throwing around like corporate lingo over here. Nobody's going to start dropping like contract names. I just happen to know some of them. So yeah, no, I think I absolutely love that. And when I think about it, I agree by the way, there's very few big brands and things that I see, like put the human in marketing. But at the end of the day what I think most people forget, like sales is a transference of energy, right? Which means in order for a sale to happen, it has to be human to human, which therefore marketing is just a human being, showing up authentically to attract another human being. And then that's what allows the possibility for it to happen.And yeah, I think. I think too. And Melanie, I would love to hear your thoughts on this. Cause you've evolved so much when it comes from like business, like you literally went from basically they told you be a man in a man's world as a woman, and I'm like, Hey, all of you go shove that shit down your fucking throat, quite frankly. And I'll kick you in the shins, right? Like that's part of the problem with your toxic masculinity. Bullshit. I'm sorry, that's another podcast Stephanos and I'll do it later.  it's coming, but when, what, when you think about that you were in that world and he, like, you have this voice, you have this, like, you're a mother, you're a powerful woman.You want to empower other women and you transition out and you came from the old boys club and then you had to kind of transition over and it's been a process I'm sure. How have you felt on that, because what I love about you that I see from the area outside is that you're not afraid. Sometimes you tell me you are, but I don't really believe you.You're not afraid to like, document your journey and go through that growth process. So how has it been for you versus like in the beginning when you were like, I'm, non-emotional, don't cry, don't be here to like, Hey, here's who I am piece by piece, I'm working towards it. Like, how does it feel? Does it feel different? Is it inspiring to you? Are you getting into that momentum? I would love to hear your thoughts on that.  Melanine: Yeah, it's been liberating for me. Just to go back where  when I was interviewing to work at the, this big law firm, which was a great job, I'm not bashing the law firm, but I remember. Being like, Oh God, I have to put on my resume that I studied abroad. And I was actually scared to do that because I was like, Oh, they're not gonna want to see that they're going to want to see like total dedication student government law review all this stuff. And then when I got there, as it turned out, most of my conversations in that interview, cause you interviewed with 10 people when you're going to a big law firm was about that period of time.And most of them said to me, God, I wish I would have done that. I was so concerned about what my resume looked like. I wish it would have done that. And look, that didn't flip me right then. I mean, there were still so worried about telling people you got pregnant. I remember I was so scared to just tell people it really it is an old boys club.It's still the case, even though. Things are evolving and it's been better. And I had some really strong female mentors at that firm for the most part. It's a good old boys club. It was in Texas. It was very conservative. So anyhow  you see a lot of that. So when I stepped out of that and dove head first into this.I was like, I'm going to become the anti-corporate  no more pantyhose. I'm not wearing a suit. We are going to have fun every day. A lot of our marketing is  cheeky and sassy. Cause I could never be that way at the law firm. I had to be very serious and professional. I'm still professional but I have to have fun. Otherwise, why am I doing this? So I think. For me, one of the first things we did, it was really spend a lot of time identifying our core values. Our number one core value is empowering women. Like every, everything that I post, I look to our list and go, does it meet one of these and it's not like I'm checking it and really worried about it.But my most recent example I'll give you, cause this is totally fitting here is. There was this, or may still be going on this Facebook challenge for women, you had to be invited by another woman to post a picture of yourself. And it was this women's empowerment, social media thing. And  I mean, talk about when you talked about ticks, I thought you meant like those triggers.I was like, what about all the women who don't get an invite? And I was pissed and I had to like, Step back and go, okay, I have to write a post about this because I am feeling very emotional about it and it's strong. And when that happens, I really do want to write about it because that's important for me in my growth process.But I also realize that the feelings I had were the antithesis of the reason for the post. it was supposed to be women's empowerment. And I really had this struggle of  am I going to be seen as this person who's bashing, what's supposed to be a great thing because I have this issue with the fact that it doesn't apply to all women.And ultimately, I just, couldn't not say anything like you were saying April. I had to say something about it.  I wrote an invitation to everybody in the world to post that. Cause I was like, you don't even invite, I don't want you to be sitting at home, waiting for an invite and feel like. You're not included.And so for me, it's, those things are very powerful and it's therapeutic for me to write that go through the process of writing the post that I did and actually put it out there and how it's going to be received. But I am my brand and  not everybody's going to love me, but what was interesting about that experience is I had about 10 women text me personally and say, Oh my God, I read your posts. I felt the same way. I just didn't want to post about it. There is so much power in that, like these women off the hook and there's nothing wrong with not saying anything, but how cool that there were people out there who related to me. So that is kind of, you know, I wish there was more of a formula.George: This is why I'm so stoked to have both of you, like leadership is an active role. There's no passive leadership, right? Like we are either,  evolving or we're dying. We're either progressing or regressing. And so Melanie, I love that. The formula is to show up and you said something. And what I loved about what you said is you were like, there was a point where I was like, I just have to fucking say something, right? Like that is leadership. Like that is authenticity.  And knowing, and the second part that you see said, and I don't care whether you're a man listening as a woman, listening to this, a business, an entrepreneur. Just starting or all the way up. You can never, and I mean, you can never turn down the volume of your voice and expect a positive result ever. It is a guaranteed success for failure. And so Melanie, I'm fucking proud of you. And I saw that post by the way, and I read it, but it actually like, I'll give you a perfect example.And I think both of you will appreciate this. Like we're in a car. There they are. It's all right, we got dogs. We got kids. We don't edit any of this out. This is unscripted. I told you guys, you don't want to get plugged into my real brain, but this is a little of the craziness that happens in there.Melanie knows more than anybody. We've had some tears. We've had like some brother and sister, like I fucking lie. Hey, love you. It's amazing. But this morning, I was sitting here and I meditated this morning. And like, we're talking about a lot of stuff. We're talking about authenticity. We're talking about our voice. We're talking about how to show up in the world, how to make a difference in people's lives, how to empower women, how to empower men. And this morning I was triggered as shit. Like I was triggered. I went to the gym, I got the workout out. I'm sitting here and I made the mistake of logging in Instagram before I did my journaling.And I see some state of the world and somebody responded to me and they're like, don't send me all this stuff. It's bullshit. And I was like, okay, got it. And then I was like, Oh, and my brain was running on, like, you can't be a leader with blinders. You can't pretend it doesn't exist. Oh, you have to. And like every part of me, and I mean, every part of me wanted to write this post and be like, you need to do this and you need to do this and you need to do this. And then like, I really sat with it and I was like, I need to do this. I need to do this. And I ended up writing a post about where I get to change in leadership, where I get to go deeper, where I get to go into the dark and where I get to explore those different things.And I think it's really powerful for everybody listening this to be as connected to yourself as possible and start to understand and learn your barometer. Like what that thing is.  I wrote an email about this. I think Melanie you read it? We have two choices. We can either be a thermostat or a thermometer.And our job is to be a thermometer. Because the thermostat just tells you what's happening, it posts out. It's a part of the problem. It's like, Oh, it's cold. Oh, it's hot, but it can't do anything about it. But a thermostat like, Oh, it's cold. Let me turn it up a little bit. Oh, it's hot. Let me turn it down a little bit.And I think it's really powerful. So Melanie, I'm proud of you for posting that and for writing that ending in that do you, either of you ever find it challenging? Like when you're. Like Melanie, for example, like you were triggered in April, you help people uncover parts of their story and you teach storytelling.Do you guys ever find it challenging when you get that, like pit in your stomach or something you want to share to like put it out there? Like, how does it feel? Do you just. You're like, I dunno, April, if you're like me, you're like, screw it. I feel it I'm shipping it. And Melanie like gets to a point where she's just boiling over and she's like, absolutely not.And I know Melanie like yells at herself too. I love it. It's like, but like, what's the hardest part I'd like, would love to know like what the hardest part is about like sharing your story or breaking through or sharing some of those things April. Like what's the hardest part for you in that. And then how do you overcome it? Because I know there's a lot of people myself included that still to this day, I write a post and I'm like, I can't, I just, I just can't write. And then like, I do this funny thing where I'll literally hit post and I'll run away and workout for two hours. I'll turn my phone off. I won't do anything. And my gauge is if I come back and I don't have any text messages, it was a good post. If I have a, are you okay? What the fuck did you just post to my, Oh, I should probably go read that again, but I would love to know your thoughts on that April.  April: You know, it's funny. I spent a good portion, really the first half or frontload of my career interviewing people. And so my job was to be a bystander and emotionless similar to an attorney apparently.To be emotionless and just be a vehicle with that story could be shared. And so I spent so much time and energy pouring into other people's stories. When I started building my business and especially using social media and, building my brand, so to speak online, it was really funny to me that I was like, Oh, I actually have to start sharing my story now. No one's ever interviewed me to find out how this works for me. And that has been such an interesting thing because suddenly I could more deeply relate to my own clients now who I've been like, Oh shit, what's the big deal. Come on. These are the things that matter, like let's do it, right. Like I just think let's just, it's out there.Let's, it's, you know, I know the magic that the story holds for other people, and I've always been focused on the audience what they're going to get out of it and what it can do for the person who shares that story. but when I actually had to start doing this myself and really tapping into my own vulnerability, It was hard as hell and it still is.Something that even though on a so-called storytelling expert or that I do this, and I've been doing this for 25 years, plus doesn't mean I'm immune that I just get a free pass and that it's really easy. And so it's those same things we've been talking about when I get that pit in my stomach.When I feel that vulnerability, when I feel my emotion.I have to examine it. And I just, I try to say, is this useful? I have a motto that when we share our stories, we shine a light. And I just think to myself, if I share this, would it be helpful for someone else? And if I can kind of run it through that barometer, then that's my free pass to share.Even when I don't have it all figured out, it might be a little messy. It makes me extremely nervous and so that has given me free given me freedom to share my story more, even though I'm still applying my own technique to myself, to pull out my own stories, to share if I can run it through and say, Hey, this is at least what's coming up for me right now.You know, maybe if I share this one, other person would benefit from it. And if so, then I just give myself full permission to share. There are still pieces of my story that I'm struggling with. There are pieces of my story that I've never shared. I mean, I've shared with. You know, confidant and my husband and people in my family close friends, but I have not made those known publicly. And, you know, I'm keeping like a little running tab, like, okay. You know, one day April, you've got to, you've got to get up the nerve to share those stories because I've already run them through the barometer. And I know that they actually would benefit someone else.But it takes guts. So share your story. And it takes bravery. I did a whole symposium this last year with women and it was all about stepping into your brave and we have to step into our brave to share these moments in our life that feels so scary. It feels scary to share what we're really thinking inside. So some days I went at that and some of them I'm still working on.George: I'd say that you always win, by the way, just so you know, and I don't, you said something you're like, Oh, I'm keeping a tally because I haven't shared. But then, because it requires me to be brave. You're already fucking brave. Stop. Stop. Yeah. Come over there and kick you in the shin. Like you're already brave stop. I was like, that was literally like the longest stretch hose. Most passive, like put yourself down. I'm like, no, you're such a powerful person. I do have a question about that though. When you said shared, it helps somebody else, do you ever share, because it just helps you like your journey, your post and your process.  Melaniel: Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. So that's probably the second part of what I would say about when you share your stories. You shine a light that light shines for someone else and little secret sauce, it's shines  for you, the brightest, right? It shines for you the brightest. And so then like, Our stories are healing that's why sharing the story can be the most healing thing that you could ever do for yourself, regardless of what it does for someone else, because you will get such clarity and peace.Andyou said something earlier about when you were sharing your story and learning to kind of break free of your life of the attorney and being, you know such, you know, never share your story, never let them see you cry and sweat. And you used a word that you used to describe it, which was liberating.And that is really such a freeing feeling to feel liberated. And so we can get liberated from our own chains that years of storytelling has been holding over us from things in our childhood, things that we've experienced relationships that we've had. If we can break those chains free. Then that's, what's waiting for you on the other side of sharing that story, right? So yeah, it can be about your audience and yes, it can grow your brand and yes, it can help you bring in money to your business. And yes, it can help you do all those things, but more importantly, more than anything else, it will show you what you're capable of and how powerful you are. Just because you owned that story. You learned to harness the power of your own story. At that point, instead of letting the story have power over you.George: That's stuff, that's the mic drop moment when you take it out of your brain and put it into the world, it neutralizes the charge. So, yeah. And it's something we all talk about. We all have stories. And April, I think you nailed something that. Is so it's like this broken paradigm in the world of life. Like not even business and entrepreneurship life that like, somehow there's a finish line, right? Like, Oh, I shared my story. It's gone. Or I won the race so I can sit on the couch and be a fat ass for the rest of my life. Like, no, like I think I referenced this a lot. Cause Joseph Campbell obviously put this in the hero's journey. And I think everybody misses the fact that after you slay the dragon, there's still another step. And they missed that one where you have to go back and teach the village. And then when you're done, another journey starts and the dragon gets bigger.  Melanie: It's a new level of next devil, right? I mean, you're right. It's like you break through to one layer and then guess what? There's a whole another storyline waiting on you that you've got to go in and break through that one too. So it's a never ending process, but it's a good process because that's part of personal development and growth.  Melanie: Totally. So Melanie, I have a question for you. So now that you're on the other side of this, right? When you're went from vampires to like, heart-centered like giving life, right? Like we'll pick our analogy.What was the hardest part, because I know there's a whole lot of people here that are listening that hear this, like I have a brand, but I've never shared my story. Or I am sharing that story. The one that everybody wants to hear.  So, Melanie, what I would love to hear from you is like, what was the hardest part for you?And then how did you step through that? Because obviously it wasn't an overnight thing where you're like, okay, I went from lawyer to, I'm going to run a CPG food company. And like you have those values. And just because you define the values, doesn't mean like every day you're like, I'm going to go dance on camera today. I'm going to go on Instagram. I remember when we met, I was like, yo, goon camera,  go. And I think I challenged him, like, go live if ever do for 30 days or we're not going to be friends. I make these like completely empty threats all the time. Cause I don't really know how else to make them, but I was like, just do it.So what was the hardest part for you? And then now that you've shared your story and you're documenting your process, like, how has it changed your thinking on like how you show up in the world and how you show up on social?  Melanie: Yeah. I mean, honestly, and this may be, this is going to sound very simple, but the hardest part for me was allowing me to be myself.I mean, I had this thought that I needed to portray this image of a leader and that meant professional and serious. ThenI knew I was getting away. I knew I didn't have to wear a suit anymore, but I just had this belief that people gonna buy my product if I'm really myself and are they going to think I'm serious? All of these  questions were going around in my head. And so it took a while to migrate over to I can be totally fine. Making a total ass out of myself on any. Social media posts, or even though it still scares me to go on and basically live. I don't know why. I mean, I can talk in front of a room.No problem. But you put a phone with really could be no one on the other end in the, , it starts and I'm like, ah, I'm. So it's funny how that works, but it was really just giving me permission. Like it's okay. It's okay to be myself and. What I was finding as the more and more I would do that. And I would be authentic and I would share things.It's kind of like when you're a teacher and you're in the room and someone's afraid to ask a question, but it turns out 10 other people have that question. I mean, same thing. I would start posting about things that were personal and people would actually engage with me like, Oh, I'm really having that issue.  How did you combat it? And I realized that this stereotype of a leader that I had learned and had been sort of ingrained in my mind for so long maybe isn't wrong, but it just wasn't me. It just wasn't me. So when I was not offensive or when I was trying too hard or when I was not being myself, which by the way is how I felt my entire career at the law firm. I just didn't feel like I'm right then I didn't really feel satisfied. I mean, I didn't feel fulfilled and  for me, I get grounded every day and my mission of helping other women. But if I am not being authentic, it almost, it's like a can't. I can't achieve that balance where I feel like I'm making progress and really honoring what's important to me.So I would say. That would be the hardest thing. I mean, it's, it goes back to those limiting beliefs, like get out of your own way. Like who cares if you look like an ass or, you know, for me I'm such a perfectionist, like if I've words misspelled it post healthcare. So it's really just been dealing with that. I bet, I guess.  Geroge: Yeah. Oh whatever we want to call it. I mean, we could put labels on all of this all day, right? Like the unattachment being the final goal of all of this before I forget, by the way, guys, I'm loving this conversation so much. I normally tell people where to find you in the beginning of the episode.So I'm just going to seed it now, cause we're not done, but April, would you mind sharing for everybody the best place to find you to learn more about storytelling, how to get into your world and community? Yes, I'm pretty easy to find mine my brand is light Beamers.. And I have a community on campus, Facebook, a private Facebook group called the light Beamers community. And that's probably the best easiest, and it's freebest place, easiest place to join me and just start learning some of the things that I teach in there. Plus it's all about community. Because I'm really big on getting more women to share their stories. And so I've just created a platform for them to have a safe place to do it.You know, like it's scary to do this for the first time, if you've never shared your story before. And we have a lot of examples in our world of being attacked and criticized for our words. And the light Beamers community is a place where you can come and never be criticized or attacked. For exploring the power of your own voice. So I would say join there first and yeah. If you want to learn more about what I do and what to offer, you can go to light beamers.com.  George: I'll say this too, the worst place to be as an entrepreneur, as a business owner, as a human is in an echo chamber alone, nobody in their corner. So the more places that you can find yourself aligned with the mission, like Benjamin Hardy talks about this and personalities and permanent, right?Like you have to envision who you want to be. If you want to be that person that wants to share your story, be around people that shared their story. If you want to be that. $10 million business owner be around people that have built it, been there or are there. And so you are future pacing yourself to get there.So go check out April's group and then Melanie, let's talk about it. Where does everybody find you?  Melanie:  Also you can find me on social mainly Facebook and Instagram and it's Empact bars,  EMPACT bars. And then I also have a private Facebook group for women only, sorry, dudes, just for us, which is out there, women. And then you can find me@impactbars.com. If you're interested in our products, we've got, we're a natural snack food company for women, but we're mission based. So my passion is helping women. And a variety of ways.  George: just full disclosure. I am a partner in that company and if you don't go support, Empact bars, I'm not going to support you. There's one of those empty threats again.but I will sayI'm so for those of follow me, I'm doing at high speed daddy, one of our other companies, I'm doing this 75 hard challenge that Andy Frisella put together, Melanie is in the middle of two. What day are you on Melanie? 14 14. I think I'm on day 36 today.And so for everybody, what is that? It's two 45 minute workout today. It's 10 pages of reading a progress picture every day, a gallon of water, and thenno cheat meals and no alcohol basically as the whole thing. And so I'm dialing in my macros and I've never paid attention before, but I'm actually just trying to get into this.And it's almost impossible because I'm an adult, I'm an adult. Addict to condiments, right? Like Manet's number one, olive oil number two, creamy Buffalo sauce number three. And I realized I was knocking down like 300 grams of fat a day and they're healthy fats, but when I'm eating those with carbs,  I have a lot of energy, but not really anything else moves on the scale. My body, my pants tend to get a little bit bigger. And so I've been playing hang with it, but we made it this new product and God, I don't even remember when I had it for the first time, but we have this trimmed down shake at impact and it is a cinnamon sugar dream donut in your mouth, especially when you make it right.So for everybody listening, I want you to go get this trimmed out. Shake, go to EMPACTBARS.COM We have bars too, but this shake will change your life. Get get the powder two scoops with 12 ounces of macadamia nut milk, and a banana with some ice cubes. Absolutely mind blowing. You're welcome. I'm just, you can thank me in advance. You're welcome. Go get it. That's it. Okay. We'll get back to the interview now. Thanks. Delicious. Yeah. Well, April, we'll send you some, I mean I literally what I love about Zek and Melanie and they don't admit that they're addicts yet. But they are the biggest sugar and sweet addicts I've ever met. They just pretend not to be because they make healthy products that tastes like things you should not be able to eat. Like that's the best way for me to describe them. I'm just waiting for them to come out of the closet. They're like, all right, guys, we ate 84 donuts a day for 12 months to figure out how to make this flavor.Because every single product is like chocolate date night and peanut butter party in your blah. And I'm like, how do you even do this? And I just get to be the guy that gives marketing advice. So. I dunno, I have the easy job I get to eat it, drink it. Maleny. You can own that. You're a sugar addict. It's okay.  Melanie: I'm totally a sugar addict so much so that we created a sugar detox plan. It's like, Oh my God, it's ironically, it's zero sugar. But like, Oh my God, you put a cookie in front of me and I cannot resist. So that is why all this challenge that George was talking about. You get to design your own nutrition plan, which is one thing I love about it, because if it were no sugar, there's no way out, huh? Doing no meat, which as you know, a West Texas born girl who grew up on chicken fried steak, it's pretty hard. I've never gone this long without me ever in my life. But I'm gonna, I'm gonna, I'm just giving it a whirl and I'm going to see what it does, but, um, but it's been interesting, but I couldn't do no sugar.George: No way. I don't think, I don't think any human should, I don't. I think we have too much sugar in the world, but like, I think you have to have that amount that like the level of happiness. We've got to live a little bit here. So choose the cleanest one. You can and have some fun with it.So we've been talking a lot about like sharing our story, authenticity, vulnerability, but I have a question for both of you. If you could change anything about the current state of the market, as an entrepreneur, as a woman, entrepreneur, as a storyteller social media, like when you look at the world that we live in and all three of us work online, we have social profiles, we all have this. If you could change anything in that space, April, what would you change and why?  April: I would changed  the, just the nonstop pounding of mixed messages that we get and that we are overwhelmed by. and I'm kind of raising both hands over here because I suffer from it. And I also know that I'm also sending signals out there.So I struggle with that because I know I'm out there trying to get my message heard and I'm out there playing the game and I'm also on the receiving end and everyone else also trying to do that, so I wish, or we could come up with a way that we could filter our news feeds in a way that those names out there they're like Facebook and Instagram don't get to control because of money. That we get to control because that's really who we want to be here. I'm just in out balance, so I'm trying to figure out how to be a voice in this space and taking up space with someone else and being really cognizant of time and energy that someone is spending with me consuming my content, making sure that. I try to give as much value as possible because I understand they're also being pounded. So I don't know how to fix that. I'd love for you to share George, your mind of George on that one how we can really true beat the algorithm. I know it's with relationships, that's what you teach. And that's what I totally subscribed to. And I just have to keep reminding myself to just follow that, just to follow that path that keeps sharing my story. To encourage other women and the people in my life, the community that keep sharing their stories and that at the end of the day, it'll beat the funnel or algorithm out there. And to, again, going back to the very first lesson I shared with you at the beginning of this recording, which is just to remember to enjoy the journey. Because again, I want to like 10 X everything by tomorrow because that's just my human nature. And I kind, I'm sure everyone else, a lot of people feel that way. Why can't we just have it by tomorrow? Why can't the funnels and everything to be working.  George: Can you could get and read an entire book in one minute, since your own story, you wouldn't read any books. There's no journey in that process. And I remember at the beginning, you're like, Oh, I'm impatient. Like I want it now. I think personally that the solution to that is twofold. Number one is that. Us as the influencers, as the leaders, as the entrepreneurs, as the storytellers, we have to have tight containers and consistency. Cause I think   on our patr I think it's an equal 50/50. We contribute to the problem by being loose and bowing to the rules of the game that we think we have to play.And then on the receiving end is people thinking that over consumption is going to somehow give them  more and more when an actuality it gives  less and less. And so the way that I think about it, right. You know, shopping Malls aren't gonna exist in a couple of months. But when I think about like, when I was like 16 years old, I used to walk by the mall and they would always have that teriyaki chicken sample on the toothpicks. And I would walk by 45 times and never grabbed one. Then I would grab one. I always knew it was there though. I could smell it. I knew it was there. I would see it. There were times I wanted to eat at times that I didn't times I took four samples. Didn't buy any food and times I bought a sample and bought the entree and like, that's the best way that I can describe digital marketing. And like how it should be. When we talk about your story. It's about being consistent and congruent, what you hit, right? Consistent and congruent playing the long game. And then from the consumer side, respecting the customer journey that all of us go through buying cycles different. We go through emotional cycles, life cycles, financial cycles, relationship cycles, and all of those have implications on the way in which we consume, create and grow.And so it has to be on both sides. And so on the consumer side, We also as, because we're all consumers, you guys consume my content. I consume yours. I eat a whole shit ton of empact bars in that shake. Like I consume, but we all on both sides of the coin have to be intentional about how we do it.And we all have to have that container of like you can sit here all day, listen to this podcast. You can listen to every podcast that we've ever put out. It's not going to change anything in your business. Not whatsoever. It's going to change your brain. And most likely it's going to hurt your business, increase the reactants to changing because now you feel even more fricking stuck.  And so I think that it's understanding that we're responsible on all sides to lead by example. And the one thing  that I sad over and over again is that everybody has to understand that the only reason the game is still played, the way that it is because everybody accepted the fucking rules.This is not a dictatorship. We make the rules based on how we play the game every day. And so that's why I challenge everybody to play the game and be where you want to be and go on one platform. If you want to go on one and not on the other seven, right? Write an email every day. If you want to, or write one a week, I don't give a shit, just pick one and being consistent so that we can grow and you can grow. You can create those relationships and move forward. And so, yeah, that's, I think about this one a lot. I really. I mean, I. I reflect on this. It's probably one of the biggest questions I ask. And like, obviously we teach relationships,beat algorithms. But that all comes from us getting plugged into ourselves.Because relationships only work if you know who you are who your team is, you know, who your customers are and in burst on that one. So,that's a really good one. And I love that too. And I think it's really important to be self aware.  April what you said is you're like I send mixed I'm impatient, like. You're not any of those things. Those are things that you have in the moment. They're not who you are, but it's the awareness of those that allow you to shift them. And that's really the secret sauce here. So Melanie, I'm going to, I'm going to X the conversation over to you. I'm going to toss it over to you with the same question. Like when you think about maybe it's your role in this world, an Empact bars, or maybe it's you and your journey, or maybe because you and I live in the CPG world where really shooting relationships. People take, they want everything upfront. It's all transactional. If you don't have money, you don't exist. Like if you look at this world of entrepreneurship, like in any part of it, what is one big thing that like you would change or want to see done differently?  Melanie: Yeah. I think one thing I've noticed recently, and even with myself is of course there's a lot of fear and there's a lot of negative feelings right now people are unsettled, unclear what the future holds and they're scared. And. I've seen a lot of people just become paralyzed and have made the decision that like, I'm not gonna do anything. I'm just gonna wait it out. I'm gonna live in inaction for a while. And I actually think that's the worst thing we can do right now.Like rather than letting this situation and environment define me I'm choosing to define,, take control of this situation and to find it myself. So look it was not hard for me when this first hit, I have three young kids. I would add a new business. I'm trying to do virtual schooling, which is a total crap shoot when you have young kids and one of my kids is too. I mean, it was laughable what we were trying to do every day in the house with three kids at home and a business. And. It was very easy for me to get stuck and I'm not out of it. It's been tough. I mean our business, every just like every other business we've had to pivot. And, but, but what I've done is really I have done so many things to not let this define me.I'm like, you want to give me a 75 hard challenge that's going to kick my ass. I'll take it. you want to throw a new business idea at me. I'll do it. I'm experimenting with breath, work and new kinds of meditation. And it's really interesting cause for someone who personal development, it was just not on my radar until about two years ago.  I just didn't understand it. I didn't like the word self help book. I still don't love that word. It's a bad description for what they do, but you know, I was defined by my environment and so I can relate to people who are, but I think inaction is the worst thing we can do right now. I think waiting it out.Like I understand the people are in tough situations and I mean, Everybody's situation is unique, but for me, I'm going to do everything I can, if anything, just to help me financially, but also with my mindset. So I'm not, you know, the statistics on depression right now and alcoholism are growing every day and like, I don't want, I don't want to be there and I'm committed to not letting that happen to me.So it may look really weird what I attempt to do. I mean, I may do some crazy shit just to get through this, but for me, at least I'm taking the steps to take control of it. And so if I could have anything changed and I'm certainly not trying to be judgmental on anybody, but it's just taking that action, join a challenge, like work towards something, be inspired. I mean, I think you right now, though, less and less of that is falling in our laps and we have to make it happen ourselves. Totally. And that's fine. That's what I think it would be.  George: This is my podcast. Nobody's fucking coming to save you. Nobody. And like, I mean that with love, right? Like I even looked at the beginning of this when this happened. And I was like, Oh, we'll be fine. Oh, we'll be fine.And now I'm two companies down and. Almost six figures a month lost revenue. I'm like, Oh shit. Okay, cool. And then if I look back and here's the thing, I look back, I'm like, what could I have done differently? And I'm like, Oh, I could have done this. I could have done this. I could have done this. I'm like, great. I couldn't do it then, but I can do it today. And like, that's the path forward?  Like Stefano says thisone of my business partners who coaches men and. He's like, you know, we ask all the time, like, how can I better serve? How can I better help? And the answer is always, you have to deepen your practice to deepen your service, right? Like you have to go in, there's a lot of opportunity here. There's a lot of loss. There's a lot of pain. And there has been for a long time in entrepreneurship which by the way, I think is one of the.The silver linings in this is that it's putting a magnifying glass on like how unsupported small businesses are, how tilted in the favor of big business and power control and everything is, and now it's really coming o

May 25, 2020 Second Spin Cycles Show Page ABOUT THIS EPISODE Martin and Ben Jones bring you their first version of “Shorts.” The topic for this episode was the interesting concept of beam bikes. Beamers made their way into several designs and aspects of cycling. The guys give you a quick episode discussing them. Please send any feedback, thoughts, and/or ideas over to us anytime to Martin at Secondspincycles@gmail.com and Ben at Ben@Mountainbikeradio.com. ----------- RELATED SHOW LINKS Breezer Beamer – https://www.dorotheum.com/en/l/2798245/ Softride – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Softride ------------ ABOUT THE SECOND SPIN CYCLES PODCAST The goal of Second Spin Cycles has been to deliver fully restored, turnkey, vintage mountain bikes to bike enthusiasts. Hosts Martin and Ben bring that history back to you in this podcast. FIND MORE: Second Spin Cycles – http://www.secondspincycles.com/ Second Spin Cycles on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/secondspincycles/ Second Spin Cycles on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/secondspin/ Now That Was A Bike on Pinkbike – https://www.pinkbike.com/news/now-that-was-a-bike-1991-bradbury-manitou-fs.html Email Martin at Secondspincycles@gmail.com Second Spin Podcast Home: http://theoutdoorroute.com/listen/secondspin/

Episode 24 of #SedTalk features two guest from the Upstate Region of South Carolina. We dive into their experiences, culture, accents, moonshine and more on the podcast. Thanks for listening! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sedric-warren/support

This week on Playback. Bangers versus Beamers - what your car says about you. Gloves – a vital accessory for the discerning mass goer. And Brexit – it’s all over. Kind of. All on Playback presented by Sinéad Mooney.

Gang here!! Mandyville vet Big Kev stepped fresh off the jet to slide through to the pod recapping his experience in NYC. Nico and Yusef have varying stories on how an important set of keys gets lost. Kevin gives his take on gender accommodations in sports as Yusef introduces the Beamers to a new segment. All that plus… save the date February 2, 2020 we will finally get the biggest fight of the decade!!     Engineered By: James Headen (@j.headen) Special Guest: Kevin Soltys (@kevin.soltys)

Happy New Year! While on winter break, the Beamer Boys left a vault of specially curated content for Beamers to enjoy over this next couple of weeks. In this special edition short the guys talk New Year 2020! Along with some friends of the pod, NIco & Yusef taking a look back on this past year and decade, highlighting some of the pivitoal moments that helped shaped the 2010's. New Years countdown traditions, crazy stories and a look into what they all hope to see in the new decade plus more on the first edition of TheBEAMCast 2020 We at TheBEAMCast wish you all a happy new year & hope you accomplish all you set out to in the upcoming decade! TheBEAMCast will be back to its regular addition of podcasting on 1/7/2020

Happy Holidays! While on winter break, the Beamer Boys left a vault of specially curated content for Beamers to enjoy over this next couple of weeks. In this special edition short the guys talk all about Christmas! Reminiscing on their most memorable gifts over the years, favorite family traditions & when the myth of santa was finally revealed. We at TheBEAMCast wish you all a happy holiday full of love and joy surrounded by those you cherish most! TheBEAMCast will be back to its regular addition of podcasting on 1/7/2020

While on winter break, the Beamer Boys left a vault of specially curated content for Beamers to enjoy over this next couple of weeks. In this special edition short the guys talk all about gaming. How gaming technology has changed over the years, their favorite games/consoles as a kid & what new gaming trends they look forward to in the future.   TheBEAMCast will be back to its regular addition of podcasting on 12/7/2020   Engineered By: James Headed (@j.headen)  

Rock2Life, die 1-2 wöchentliche Unterhaltungsshow mit Tommy und Basti. Chattet mit uns!: http://Chat.Rock2Life.de Die Themen: Basti: Motorrad fahren ohne Motoradführerschein Thomas: Max Wright/Willie Tanner gestorben Costa Cordalis gestorben Basti: Bioplastik (nicht BioKunststoff) - Cellulosehydrat oder auch Zellglas (Zellophan). Cellulose / Polysaccharid )Vielfachzucker. Verpackungschips, Pillen. etc. Bonbonpapier. Mähroboter Kaufberatung. McCulloch Thomas: Video Frosch 🐸 Harz Tour Führerschein bestanden Basti: Iron Man 2 Jessica Jones Staffel 3 Designated Survivor Staffel 3 Die 4 Stunden Woche Stranger Things 3 Thomas: First Kill Chernobyl Dürüm Hallo ihr zwei. 1.) ich habe ganz vergessen mich bei euch für die Beratung hinsichtlich des Beamers in einer der letzten Ausgaben zu bedanken. Kaum jemand kann solche Sachen so gut erklären wie Du, Thomas!!! Es hat mir bei meiner Entscheidungsfindung wirklich geholfen, sodass ich nun doch bei meinem TV-Gerät bleibe. Das ist auch sehr schön, allerdings hinsichtlich des Sounds etwas flach auf der Brust. Das scheint bei den modernen, flachen Geräten auch nicht ganz unüblich zu sein. Meine 7.1. Teufel-Anlage (LT4 Impaq) habe ich nun gerade verkauft, da ich umziehe und in der neuen Wohnung weniger Boxen und Kabelmengen haben möchte. Natürlich möchte ich dennoch einen (sehr) guten Klang und ein bisschen „Bums“ (Bass) beim Fernsehen oder Playstation zocken haben. Deshalb würde ich mir gerne eine Soundbar/ ein Sounddeck anschaffen. Könnt ihr da ein paar allgemeine Hinweise geben, worauf zu achten oder was zu empfehlen ist (wenn man zwischen 500 und 1.250 € ausgeben will)? Wichtig ist neben dem Sound, dass wenn ich sie zwischen Playstation und TV-Gerät anschließe, sie das 4K-Signal nicht verschluckt sondern ohne Qualitätsverlust durchschleust. Arbeitet Thomas nicht sogar in der Branche? Ich komme aus Hannover und falls du in einem Laden in der Gegend angestellt bist, komme ich auch gerne mal vorbei ;-) Kennt ihr die AMBEO Soundbar von Sennheiser? – Ist zwar arg teuer, aber wenn Sie richtig richtig geil wäre, wäre ich vielleicht bereit mich verführen zu lassen ;-) 2.) Zwei Ideen für Eure „Serien-Rubrik“. Habt ihr bei Netflix schon wie Serien „Love, Death & Robots“ und „Sons of Anarchie“ gesehen und bei R2L besprochen? – Würde mich interessieren, wie Euch das gefallen hat. 3.) Übrigens: Bald ist in Hannover das Maschseefest. Sowas würde sich doch auch super für ein Hörertreffen bzw. "Meet & Greet" anbieten! In Vorfreude auf die nächste Ausgabe Rock2Life wünsche ich euch ein schönes Wochenende und viele Grüße - Benjamin Basti: 1. Großer oder kleiner Löffel? 2. Pflanzen oder Deko 3. gecremt oder naturell 4. iPhone naturell oder mit Tasche 5. Milch- oder Wassereis? Tommy: 1. Hallenbad oder Schwimmbad 2. Döner oder Dürüm 3. Hotel oder Pension 4. Wurst oder Käse 5. Goldfisch oder Hund Basti: Tonnenpumpe Mähroboter Tommy: BMW F800ST Black Jesus How this sensationell Singer won the Voice Beyerdynamic https://www.beyerdynamic.de Einbecker Kaffeerösterei Einbecker Döner & Pizzahaus Wir wollen Eure Meinung! JETZT seid Ihr dran! Abonniert und bewertet und kommentiert auch gern bei iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/rock2life-rock2life/id1155661338# oder auf http://www.rock2life.de . Hier gibt es auch die Shownotes.

This week we discuss the woman that spent £36k on a gift for a man and how people get into those situations.

Jörg ist Lehrer einer Schulklasse, die bis vor kurzem mit iPads gearbeitet hat. Alle Beteiligten waren zufrieden, doch dann wurde die Arbeit gestoppt. Selbst die Benutzung eines Beamers im Klassenraum wurde Jörg von der Schulleitung untersagt – mit einer skurrilen Begründung.

After a too-long hiatus, Andy Bitter and Aaron McFarling are back for another podcast. We talk about the Camping World Bowl outcome, Josh Jackson's performance in that game and all season, our thoughts on the Hokies' 2017 season as a whole, NFL decisions to be made by some underclassmen, the big week that this will be for Frank and Shane Beamer, Tyrod Taylor and the Bills making the playoffs, the College Football Playoff championship and more. Support the show: http://www.roanoke.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Das Interaktive Whiteboard wird oft gescholten. Es gibt zweifelsohne auch intensive und sinnvolle Verwendungen in der Praxis. An der Realschule am Europakanal in Erlangen hat man, zusammen mit Axel Krommer von der Uni Erlangen, ein spannendes Konzept entwickelt: die Demokratisierung des Beamers. Jede*r Schüler*in kann vom Platz aus mit dem eigenen Gerät auf den Beamer zugreifen. Was passiert, wenn die Präsentationsfläche nicht mehr nur in Lehrerhand ist, beschreibt Schulleiter Markus Bölling. Es entsteht: ein interaktiverer Unterricht. Link: http://www.real-euro.de/schule/medienreferenzschule

  Hey, it’s Jackie Ulmer and welcome this Q and A edition of the Street Smart Wealth, Profit in Your PJs Podcast, where I answer your burning questions and get you on your way to the Network Marketing Hall of Fame.    This is show QA015 and today’s question…today’s MILLION dollar question is - why do people quit Network Marketing.     SPONSOR   As more than 3 million people a day go online looking for a business, you may be wondering how to get them to find YOU, and ask YOU about your business. I caught this vision 15 years ago and saw the power of the internet as a tool to attract hungry prospects to me. It worked so well that I’ve enrolled over 1700 people in that time. Others started asking me how I did it so I developed Social Media Mastery BackStage Pass coaching and it is now open! Learn how to get your Network Marketing business online and develop a presence so that you can be found by some of those 3 million people!  Visit SocialMediaBackstagePass.comfor details.       Today’s question is….   Asked by Ricky by Email, and he asks - Why do people quit Network Marketing so quickly?       ANSWER - well, that’s the million dollar question of the day, really?     A few reasons -   They don’t know what to do, or aren’t trained properly.   They are afraid of sounding, looking, feeling foolish.   They can’t get past their own selves and their preconceived ideas of what other people think or will say.   They think they are buying a lottery ticket!   And, sometimes, they find it easier to sign up than tell you no. This has really happened to me and others.     So, first, They don’t know what to do, or aren’t trained properly.   What you can do as a sponsor is make sure you have a system for getting a new person started. Make sure they know how to make their list, some good success language to call those people, and have and understand the third party tools to present the business.   Help them set up their calendar and make sure they understand the income producing activities that will create income for them.   Check in regularly for the first few weeks and then gradually leave that up to them.   Here is what Osita from Nigeria had to say about education      Pipe in Nigeria     Second reason - they are afraid of sounding, looking, feeling foolish. Again, with good training and even role playing what they are going to say to people, you can move them past this.   Make sure they know how to contact and invite and how to overcome the basic objections. REALLY train them that it is okay to say - I don’t know the answer to that question because I have never been asked it before. But, I know where to find the answer. Let’s call my team sponsor and business coach and get that answered for you right now.   This way, they feel empowered, the question gets answered and you model for the prospect that there is plenty of help, support and answers available.       Third, they can’t get past their own selves and their preconceived ideas of what other people think or will say.   Here is the thing. People don’t think about you all that much! I recently interviewed Mark Yarnell and he summed it up best -   Mark Yarnell:  You’re trading impression management for the right to provide your family with a lifestyle they deserve.  What I mean by that’s really simple to explain.      I talk to people all the time whose lives don’t work.  They’re putting in 60 hour weeks at a job they hate with a boss or a board of directors that they think are stupid.  They’re stressed out.  Their kids are on drugs.  They haven’t been on a meaningful vacation in ten years.  They haven’t had sex with their wife for five.  And so they’re sitting there, their life doesn’t work.     And I come into their life and I start talking to them about how they can turn that around and get off the 40 year plan, which I’ll be apt to explain to you if you want to know, but I say, “I can get you off the 40 year plan and put you on a four year plan.  Your life’s not working.  I can show you how to do it.”  “Well, what is it?”     And then I tell them a little bit about it and it’s amazing the number of people whose lives are horrible, by their own admission, their own description, who will not do what I’m doing because they want to be able to manage the impressions that other people have of them in the community.  Heck with their family. Heck with the vacations.  Heck with the fun, the joy, the quality of life that we can all have.  No, no, no, no, no.  They’d rather stay in a salaried position they hate as long as all their friends think they’re a big professional business person or doctor or dentist or whatever.     So the big sacrifice people have got to be willing to make is they’ve gotta stop playing childish, teenager, arrested development games of personality and impression management and start focusing on what will provide their family the best standard of living.  Because one thing I’ve learned, the money you make the more stature you’ve got in the community.  But a lot of people don’t want to do our industry just because they’re so afraid what people think of ‘em.  Oh my god, this is one of those pyramid deals.  Duh, yeah it’s a pyramid. Everything’s a pyramid.  Flip over a dollar bill, there’s a pyramid on the back of it.  Every structure is shaped like a pyramid.       You don’t mean Ponzi scheme do you?  Those are illegal.  Most people in a professional position, now I don’t care what it is, are unwilling to sacrifice pretense for productivity.  And so they stay in a meaningless dead-end life because they’re so afraid what other, they want to manage everybody’s impression of them.     Well I got news for those people.  When people put their head down on their pillow at night, they’re only thinking of numero uno and it ain’t you.  You may be the subject at a church function or a cocktail party ‘cause they don’t have anything better to talk about.  “Did you hear about Yarnell?  He’s in one of those pyramids.”  But the truth is, they don’t really care about you.  They get to choose to make any impression, form any impression they want about you.  So, since you can’t really manage people’s impressions anyway, it seems like kind of a stupid way to go about life, especially if your life stinks.     So my goal is to find people who finally had enough impressing people with all their fancy debt and their Beamers and their Mercedes and their hot tubs and their airplanes.  Their lives don’t work.  They haven’t been to a kid’s recital or soccer game in ever, their spouse is about ready to leave ‘em.  Their life stinks and I’m looking for those people who say, “Okay.  I played by all the rules and everybody’s impressed that I am a dentist or I’m president of the bank or I’m a doctor or I run this little corporation, but I’m tired of that.  I don’t care what people think of me.  I’m gonna rise to my full potential and I’m gonna explore every option out there.”     Those are the people I’m looking for who will sacrifice their absurd obsession on impressing others for the money and time freedom that their family deserves.  That make sense?     Fourth, they think they are buying a lottery ticket! Some people just don’t see the “work” in network marketing. There isn’t much you can do about this. Make sure you get them trained properly and are there to support them. Beyond that, it is up to them!     And, sometimes, they find it easier to sign up than tell you no. This has really happened to me and others. Again, what can you do here? Go find someone who has the hunger, desire and willingness to make it happen.   So, there you have some reasons why people quit so quickly.   Just make sure you aren’t one of them!   Good luck out there!     Do you have a question? Ask it at JackieUlmer.com/questions   Hey, if you’re looking for 8 easy steps to create and build your network marketing business online then Grab the free guide over at ProfitInYourPjsNow.com    Until next time - remember this - Hesitation Never Cashed a Check!    

Martin Fröhlich, «905», ein interaktives Lichtspiel im Raum. «905» ist ein interaktives Lichtspiel im Raum. 905 aufgehängte Pingpongbälle werden mittels eines Beamers von oben bespielt.

Martin Fröhlich, «905», ein interaktives Lichtspiel im Raum. «905» ist ein interaktives Lichtspiel im Raum. 905 aufgehängte Pingpongbälle werden mittels eines Beamers von oben bespielt.

Martin Fröhlich, «905», ein interaktives Lichtspiel im Raum. «905» ist ein interaktives Lichtspiel im Raum. 905 aufgehängte Pingpongbälle werden mittels eines Beamers von oben bespielt.

Suzanna misst sich im Schwertkampf mit dem RATAVA-Chef und flieht dann mit Pavel. Auf dem Ritter-Berg soll sie einen Hinweis auf den Code finden und benutzt den letzten Beamer für diesen Weg. Lohnt sich die Investition? Wie im Mittelalter: Suzanna kämpft mit dem Schwert gegen den Chef von RATAVA. Pavel kommt ihr mit einer Luftpistole zur Hilfe und so gelingt es den beiden, zu entkommen. Eine Frau teilt Suzanna mit, dass sie den Code auf dem Ritter-Berg finden kann. Mithilfe des letzten Beamers begibt sich Suzanna dorthin. Wird sie genug Zeit haben, um dieser Spur nachzugehen?