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You're showing up. You're creating content, sending emails, updating your website, and trying to stay visible. But something still feels disconnected. The problem is that when you're this close to your own business, it can be difficult to see exactly where the gap is.    In this episode, I'm breaking down exactly how I help you find your Marketing Blind Spot. I'm walking you through my four-part process, what I'm looking for across your entire marketing ecosystem, and why the solution isn't always doing more marketing. Sometimes, you need to figure out what's already working, where the connection is breaking down, and what actually deserves your attention next.   What I chat about: Why your marketing problem may not be your content, website, or social media, but the connection between them The four parts of my Marketing Blind Spot process: the questionnaire, Marketing Download, analysis, and diagnostic roadmap What I'm listening and looking for when I evaluate your marketing ecosystem and client journey Why I won't give you a giant strategy or tell you to create more content when that isn't the actual problem The three paths you can take after we identify your blind spot: fix it yourself, hire me for support, or get connected with the right specialist     Book a Free Call: https://beesimplified.com   Let's Connect: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/biancamarissasmith/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beesimplified

Big Sal is absolutely fired up and ready to unload on the national N F L media! Are they blind, or are they deliberately ignoring the Green Bay Packers? Sal says it is no accident, and he has receipts! Get ready for a passionate rant about the disrespect and "selective blindness" shown towards our green and gold. Sal tears into the jabronis who refuse to acknowledge the freight train of talent building in Green Bay, making a bold promise about the team's destiny. Do not miss this explosive episode! If you are a true Packers fan, you need to hear Sal's take. Hit that subscribe button, leave a five-star review, and share with every single Packers fan you know! Go Pack Go! This episode is brought to you by PrizePicks! Use code PACKDADDY to get started with America's #1 fantasy sports app. https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/PACKDADDY To advertise on this podcast please email: ad-sales@libsyn.com Or go to: https://advertising.libsyn.com/packernetpodcast Check out everything I'm building across the Packers and NFL world: NFL Draft Grades: https://nfldraftgrades.com/ Hashmarks: https://hashmarks.io/

Artists Dru Donovan and Jon Rubin join PhotoWork with Sasha Wolf to share their memories of legendary photographer, artist, and teacher Larry Sultan and discuss the release of Water Over Thunder: Selected Writings (MACK), the first publication devoted to Sultan's wide-ranging use of writing as a personal, artistic, and pedagogical tool, illustrated throughout with previously unseen materials from his archive. Former students, assistants, and friends of Sultan, Donovan and Rubin share personal stories about his approach to photography, teaching, and mentorship, while reflecting on his lasting influence and the privilege of collaborating with his family on this book. Dru Donovan Dru Donovan works with both photography and video to examine the connection between physical and emotional occurrences by constructing or revisiting human experiences. Donovan's work has shown nationally and internationally and was included in reGeneration2: Tomorrow's Photographers Today at the Musée de l'Elysée in Lausanne, Switzerland, and in the 2010 California Biennial at the Orange County Museum of Art, Fraenkel Gallery, Yancey Richardson Gallery, Williamson Knight Gallery and Philadelphia Photo Arts Center. Donovan's photographs were published in Aperture Magazine, Blind Spot, Picture Magazine and Matte Magazine. In 2011 TBW Books published her first book, Lifting Water. In 2011-2012 she participated in the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council's Workspace studio residency. Awards Donovan has received are the John Gutmann Photography Fellowship in 2015 and the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship in 2016. https://drudonovan.com Jon Rubin  Jon Rubin is an interdisciplinary artist who creates collaborative interventions into public life that re-imagine individual, group, and institutional behavior. His socially engaged projects include running a barter-based nomadic art school, founding a national museum, operating a restaurant that produces a live talk show with its customers, and co-directing another that only serves cuisine from countries with which the United States is in conflict. In 2019, with the support from Creative Capital, Rubin built an exact replica of his friend Sohrab Kashani's Tehran apartment so they both could live and work together in a parallel universe that bypassed the Trump travel ban. Rubin has exhibited at the Shanghai Biennial; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; the Mercosul Biennial; the Carnegie International; The Lyon Biennale; The Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver; The Museo Tamayo Arte Contemporaneo, Mexico; The Rooseum, Sweden; as well as in backyards, living rooms, and street corners. In 2017 the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum commissioned a major new work by Rubin and collaborator Lenka Clayton, entitled A talking parrot, a high school drama class, a Punjabi TV show, the oldest song in the world, a museum artwork, and a congregation's call to action circle through New York. With the participation of six diverse venues around New York City, the artists arranged for an essential element from each site—referenced in the project's title—to circulate from one place to the next, creating a six-month network of social and material exchange.  His work has been reported on internationally by outlets including The New York Times, The Associated Press, Art in America, Artforum, The Boston Globe, La Repubblica, Al Jazeera, BBC World News, and NPR's All Things Considered. Conflict Kitchen, Rubin's collaborative seven-year work with artist Dawn Weleski, was named as one of the 100 Artworks that “Defined the Decade” by Artnet News. Rubin is a Professor in the School of Art at Carnegie Mellon University. In 2016 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the Columbus College of Art and Design. https://www.jonrubin.net Larry Sultan Larry Sultan (American photographer, b. Brooklyn, NY, 1946; d. Greenbrae, CA, 2009) was raised in California's San Fernando Valley. His work, heavily influenced by the post-war popular culture of Los Angeles, plays with notions of documentary and staged photography and reveals the psychological nuances found in the everyday suburban landscape and family life. Acclaimed for his use of color and light, Sultan is also known for uniquely collapsing the distance between himself and his subject. His series include Swimmers (1978-82), Pictures from Home (1983-92), The Valley (2004) and Homeland (2006-2009). Sultan co-authored the ground-breaking work, Evidence (1977) with Mike Mandel. A beloved and highly influential educator, Sultan taught at the San Francisco Art Institute from 1978 to 1988 and served as a Distinguished Professor of Photography at California College of the Arts, San Francisco, from 1989 to 2009. Sultan's work has been widely published, exhibited, and collected worldwide including Tate Modern, London; The National Gallery, London; Stedejik Museum, Amsterdam; Musée de l'Elysée, Lausanne; Centre Pompidou, Paris; The National Gallery of Art, Washington DC; Museum of Modern Art, NY; the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY; Whitney Museum of American Art, NY; the Solomon Guggenheim Museum, NY; Los Angeles County San Francisco Museum of Art, CA; Art Institute of Chicago, IL. Sultan was the recipient of numerous awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship, US Department of International Arts and Lectures Grant, National Endowment for the Arts Photography Fellowship. Sultan's project Pictures from Home was developed for the stage and premiered on Broadway in 2023. https://www.larrysultan.com

Usually a stye in the eye hurts and looks bad. But what if it did not hurt? Would a blind guy know it looked bad? Probably not! And then what? Listen and be encouraged. Copyright, Dave Andrus 2026

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See Your Own Menu Pricing Set Up — Free, No Obligation → https://thenewflatrate.com/demo?hsCtaAttrib=192034463396Built for home service pros (HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and more) who are tired of quoting one price and hoping. Book a 15-minute walkthrough and see exactly how it'd look for your business.Ready to see where your leadership is strong — and where it's costing you? Take Greg Harrod's free Leadership Clarity Scorecard™. It only takes 5-7 minutes, 30 quick questions, and you'll walk away with a personalized report you can start using today. Take the scorecard now: gregharrod.com/leadershipclarityscorecard In this episode of The New Flat Rate, Danielle and Natalie sit down with Greg Harrod, a business coach and strategic communications partner with more than 30 years of leadership experience, including more than two decades in the HVAC industry with Johnson Controls. They discuss why business owners often become bottlenecks, how leaders can better understand what their teams are naturally wired to do, and why clarity around roles, communication, accountability, and development is essential for building stronger teams.Greg Harrod helps leaders identify where they are carrying work their teams may already be ready to own. Drawing on decades of leadership experience and his work with the Working Genius model, Greg helps businesses improve self-awareness, team alignment, communication, delegation, and leadership effectiveness.Expect To Learn:Why business owners become bottlenecks even when they have capable people around themHow the six areas of leadership clarity can reveal where a team is getting stuckWhy leaders should assign work based on fit, energy, and strengths, not just competencyHow Working Genius can help teams better understand how people naturally contributeWhy intentional delegation, communication, and employee development help leaders reclaim timeEpisode Timestamps:[00:00] - Introduction to Greg Harrod & Why Leaders Become Bottlenecks[07:00] - The Leadership Clarity Gap & Six Areas Leaders Should Evaluate[13:59] - Self-Awareness, Communication & Leadership Clarity[19:06] - Developing Employees & Keeping Strong Team Members[22:32] - Competency vs. Finding the Right Person for the Role[29:03] - Why Leaders Need to Pay Attention to Low-Maintenance Employees[39:37] - Creating a Workplace That Respects Individual Differences[40:28] - How Working Genius Changes the Way Leaders Assign Work[49:00] - Building Trust Through Open Communication[54:34] - Where to Learn More About Greg HarrodConnect with Guest, Greg Harrod:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-harrod/Website: https://gregharrod.com/leadershipclarityscorecard/LinkedIn (Company): https://www.linkedin.com/company/gregharrod/More from The New Flat Rate:Website: https://thenewflatrate.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-new-flat-rate-inc-/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenewflatrate/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheNewFlatRate/Twitter: https://x.com/thenewflatrateListening Links: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-new-flat-rate/id1545544656Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7ezDK05WKIjy2MjKJ1CfyC?si=54e24cd0ba774cd9YouTube: https://youtube.com/@newflatrate?si=_jGs3KRnRB_ayRf0

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Changing the locks is no longer the same thing as changing the access. In this episode, Karen McMahon sits down with Jonathan Steele, a Chicago based family law attorney and certified cybersecurity professional, for a conversation Journey Beyond Divorce has never had in over 425 episodes. Jonathan has spent more than a decade litigating high conflict, high net worth cases, and he brings a layer of technical expertise that most family lawyers simply do not have. Karen opens with the uncomfortable truth that almost nobody going through divorce thinks of themselves as a cybersecurity target. Jonathan walks listeners through what a spouse may still be able to see long after someone has moved out: the Ring camera, the Nest footage, the Gmail account still signed in on an old iPad, the shared iCloud photo album, the luxury car app that logs where the car has been and how fast it was going, the location sharing nobody remembers turning on. He explains why the smart devices that were supposed to make life easier, the robot vacuum, the smart refrigerator, the video doorbell, are often running years old software while sitting on the same Wi-Fi network as every device that holds something sensitive. The front door may have an excellent lock on it. The window screen is full of holes. When Karen asks when in the process people should start addressing this, his answer is immediate. Before you file. Before discovery. Before trial. As soon as you possibly can. Then the conversation gets closer to home. Jonathan describes how children become tracker beacons without anyone intending it, how a single mutual friend inside a list of eight hundred followers can hand a spouse the photograph that ends spousal support, and how one of his own cases terminated a maintenance obligation of more than a million dollars a year because a woman's adult children were quietly feeding her social media posts to their father. She was simply living her life and posting about it, the way everyone does. He also answers a question a growing number of listeners are asking. Conversations with AI about a divorce are discoverable, and lawyers have already started requesting the logs. Karen asks him to triage the overwhelm into a short list, and he does. Move sensitive communication to a more secure messenger. Open a brand new email address. Run the Safety Check tool already built into the iPhone, which was designed for exactly this situation and walks you through revoking access in plain language. Prune the follower lists, including the connections that feel harmless. Cut off camera and car app access. Pause the next time an app requests a permission it has no legitimate reason to want. And for every listener who has been told by friends that she is paranoid and ridiculous, Jonathan offers the line worth the entire episode. It is only paranoia if you are not right about it. One small step a day still counts. This is a marathon, and every setting you turn off is protection you did not have yesterday. Connect with Jonathan Steele: Website: steelfamlaw.com Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steelefamlaw/ Resources Mentioned in this Episode: Join Divorce Support Network: Back to school offer, 80% off a full year for $99, plus two strategic calls at no cost, one with a coach and one with a financial specialist: https://bit.ly/jbdpod Free Rapid Relief Call: https://www.jbddivorcesupport.com/rapid-relief-call

In this episode of the Fit Mother Project Podcast, I'm kicking off a brand-new series I'm calling Blind Spots — parts of your health that genuinely matter but almost never get talked about. First up: your feet.I open with the true story of Abebe Bikila, the unknown Ethiopian runner who won Olympic gold in the 1960 Rome marathon running completely barefoot — then I break down why that's possible, and what it teaches us about our own feet. We walk through the anatomy of the foot (26 bones, 30+ joints, and its own "core" of intrinsic muscles), the windlass mechanism that turns your foot into a rigid lever with every step, and why your feet are actually one of your main sensory organs feeding data straight to your brain.This matters enormously after 40. Falls are the leading cause of injury-related death in adults 65+, and the research is clear: weak toes, poor sensation, and cushioned, narrow shoes are directly tied to fall risk, bunions, and balance decline. I share several eye-opening studies, four simple at-home tests you can do right now to assess your own foot strength, and the daily practices I personally use to keep my feet — and my balance — strong for the long run.Rate & Review – If this episode opened your eyes to something you've never been taught before, please take a moment to rate and review the Fit Mother Project Podcast. Your review helps more women over 40 find practical, empowering health information that can genuinely change their lives.Join the Fit Mother Community – If you want support putting these ideas into action, come join the Fit Mother community. You'll find encouragement, practical guidance, and a group of women committed to building strong, healthy lives together.Fit Mother Project Key Takeaways:Your feet have 26 bones and 30+ joints each, with their own set of intrinsic muscles — basically a "core" for your feetThe windlass mechanism (your big toe bending back as you walk) tightens the plantar fascia and turns your foot into a rigid lever for propulsionYour soles are a major sensory organ — cushioned shoes dull the signal your brain needs for balance, and your brain has an entire region dedicated to reading your feetFalls are the #1 cause of injury-related death in adults 65+, and falling once doubles your risk of falling again (CDC)A 2006 Journal of Gerontology study found fallers had weaker toe muscles, more bunions, less sensation, stiffer ankles, and more foot pain than non-fallersThe plantar fascia connects to the Achilles tendon, but that connection thins with age — which is part of why we lose our "spring" as we get olderRolling the bottom of your feet with a tennis ball for 30–60 seconds can immediately increase hamstring flexibility (the "tennis ball effect")Studies show switching to minimalist, wide-toe-box, zero-drop footwear increases foot strength by up to 57% and improves balance scores in older adults at risk of fallingFour simple self-tests you can do today: the 10-second one-leg stand (eyes closed for bonus points), toe yoga, the paper grip test, and big toe extensionSmall daily habits — rolling your feet, arch scrunches, toe yoga, and single-leg balance while brushing your teeth — can meaningfully rebuild foot strength and balance over timeFoot Health and Strength: Why Your Feet Are the Foundation of Longevity (Ep. 207)Want To Change Your Life? Check Out FM30X!FM30X is a simple, sustainable, and specific weight loss program designed especially for busy women over 40. With short metabolic training workouts, an easy-to-follow meal plan, and an accountability team there for you every step of the way, FM30X can help you lose weight, regain energy and vitality, and live life to the fullest.Click here to see everything you get when you join FM30X.Subscribe to our YouTube Channel and check out our blog, and follow us on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Threads.Please know that weight loss results and health changes/improvements vary individually; you may not achieve similar results. Always consult with your doctor before making health decisions. This is not medical advice. This is simply very well-researched information on foot health, balance, and healthy aging for women over 40.

Graeme Rudd spent years taking emerging technology into austere environments and watching it fail.He assessed over 350 technologies for a Department of Defense lab. The pattern was consistent: engineers solved technical problems brilliantly. Lawyers checked compliance boxes. Leadership approved budgets. And the technology failed because no one was looking at how humans would actually use it.So he went to law school—not to practice law, but because solving technology problems requires understanding legal systems, human behavior, operational constraints, and business incentives simultaneously.Now he works on AI governance, and the stakes are higher. "Ship it and patch later" becomes catastrophic when AI sits on top of your data and can manipulate it. You need engineers, lawyers, operators, and the people who'll actually use the system—especially junior employees who spot failure points leadership never sees—in the room together before you deploy.This conversation is about why single-discipline thinking fails when technology intersects with humans under stress.Why pre-mortems with your most junior people matter more than post-mortems with experts.Why the multidisciplinary approach isn't just nice to have—it's the only way to answer the question that matters:Does it work when a human being needs to operate it under conditions you didn't anticipate?Original air date: Nov 24, 2025

"Envy is pain over the good fortune of others." John of Damascus (d.749) Sunday we discussed the Blind Spot of envy. Scriptures include: Genesis 4 (Cain and Abel), James 3:16, Matthew 20:15, and John 21:21-22.  

In this episode of the Fit Father Project Podcast, I'm kicking off a brand-new series I'm calling "Blind Spots" — parts of your health that genuinely matter but rarely get enough attention. First up: your feet. I open with the true story of Abebe Bikila, the Ethiopian marathoner who won Olympic gold in Rome in 1960 running barefoot over cobblestones after his shoes didn't fit — then won again four years later in Tokyo, becoming the first man to win back-to-back Olympic marathons. That story sets up everything we cover: the anatomy of your feet (26 bones, 30+ joints, and their own "intrinsic" core muscles), the windlass mechanism that turns your foot from a shock absorber into a rigid lever for propulsion, and why your soles are one of your main sensory organs feeding data straight to your brain. I walk through the CDC fall statistics for adults over 65, the research linking weak toes and poor balance to increased mortality risk, and why 40+ years in cushioned, padded shoes has quietly weakened the muscles you need most as you age. Then I give you four simple at-home tests you can do right now — the 10-second one-leg stand, toe yoga, the paper grip test, and big toe extension — plus daily practices to rebuild foot strength, better footwear guidance, and the "tennis ball effect" that instantly improves your hamstring flexibility.Rate & Review — If this episode gave you something new to think about, please take a moment to rate and review the Fit Father Project Podcast. Your review helps more busy dads discover practical, science-backed health conversations that can genuinely change their lives.Join the Fit Father Project Community — If you're ready to build real strength and longevity — starting from the ground up — with support, accountability, and a brotherhood of men committed to thriving after 40, come join us. We're here to help you build real, lasting health together.Key TakeawaysFoot strength directly predicts fall risk. A 2006 Journal of Gerontology study of 176 older adults (avg. age 80) found 41% fell within a year — and fallers had weaker toe muscles, more bunions, less sole sensation, stiffer ankles, and more foot pain than non-fallers.Falls are a leading killer after 65. Per the CDC, falls are the #1 cause of injury-related death in adults 65+, with more than 1 in 4 older adults falling each year and fall deaths up 21% from 2018–2024.Balance predicts mortality. In a study of 1,700 adults followed for 7 years, those who couldn't stand on one leg for 10 seconds had a 17.5% death rate over the follow-up period vs. 4.5% for those who passed.Your feet have their own "core." The 26 bones and 30+ joints in each foot are stabilized by intrinsic muscles — and the windlass mechanism (your big toe bending back as you walk) turns your foot into a rigid lever for propulsion.Cushioned shoes dull your brain's data. A 2019 Nature study found barefoot walkers built thick calluses without losing sensitivity, while cushioned shoes reduce the sensory signal your brain needs for balance and postural control.Minimalist shoes build real strength fast. In a 2019 study, walking in minimalist shoes (building to 7,000 steps/day) was as effective as a dedicated foot-strengthening program — with muscle growth showing up by week four.It's never too late to start. In a 2026 study of adults over 65 at risk of falling, those wearing minimal footwear stayed fall-free 77% of the time over a year, compared to 52% in the control group.Rolling your feet instantly improves flexibility. The "tennis ball effect" — rolling a tennis or lacrosse ball under each foot for 30–60 seconds — measurably increases hamstring stretch tolerance by relaxing tension up the chain.Plantar fascia connects to your Achilles tendon, and that connection thins as you age — which is part of why younger feet feel "springier" and more athletic than older ones.Four simple self-tests reveal your foot health: the 10-second one-leg stand (bonus: eyes closed), toe yoga (lifting your big toe independently), the paper/business-card grip test, and big toe extension.Want To Change Your Life? Check Out FF30X!FF30X is a simple, sustainable, and specific weight loss program designed especially for busy men over 40. With short metabolic workouts, an easy-to-follow meal plan, and an accountability team there for you every step of the way, FF30X can help you lose weight, regain energy and vitality, and live life to the fullest. Click here to see everything you get when you join FF30X.Support Your Mitochondria with BEAM MineralsYour mitochondria need key minerals — magnesium, iron, copper, and zinc — to actually generate the ATP energy your body runs on. Without them, your mitochondrial function declines with age, leaving you more tired, slower to recover, and less effective in your workouts. BEAM Minerals is a liquid mineral supplement I take every day — a quick shot in the morning with water, absorbed fast since it's liquid instead of tablets. Within the first couple of weeks, I noticed steadier energy throughout the day and better recovery after training — nothing dramatic, just my body working the way it should. Head to beamminerals.com/fitfamily and use code FITFAMILY for 20% off your first order.After watching his own Dad lose his health and pass away at the young age of 42, Dr. Balduzzi founded The Fit Father Project and Fit Mother Project to help busy dads and moms get and stay healthy for their families. Dr. Anthony Balduzzi holds dual degrees in Psychology & Nutrition from the University of Pennsylvania, a Doctorate of Naturopathic Medicine, and is also a former national champion bodybuilder. He's most proud of the fact that he's helped over 70,000 families in 125+ countries lose weight and get healthy for life.Please know that weight loss results and health changes/improvements vary individually; you may not achieve similar results. Always consult with your doctor before making health decisions. This is not medical advice – simply very well-researched information on longevity training, muscle health, and healthy aging.

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While much of the big technological innovations of the past decade have emerged from the United States and China, innovation happens everywhere. The Swiss train system, for instance, has run entirely on renewable energy since the early 1960s. Why do so many prominent tech leaders now choose to live in Canada? Mehran Gul is the author of The New Geography of Innovation. In this podcast, he says the obsessive focus on Silicon Valley has obscured significant innovative models being developed in other countries.   Read the article in the IMF's Finance & Development magazine: IMF.org/fandd

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Thank you for all of your support. Please let us know what you think about our podcast and what topic you may want to hear from us. Leaders, Lead Well!What if the biggest obstacle to your leadership isn't your strategy, your team, or the complexity of your organization—but something you can't see in yourself?In this episode of Mainline Executive Coaching ACT, we welcome Eric Kaufmann, founder and Managing Partner of Sagatica, an executive coaching and leadership development firm he has led since 1999. Eric has spent more than 25 years coaching C-suite executives and leadership teams and is a Thought Leader at Harvard's Institute of Coaching. He is also developing SagatiCoach, an AI-augmented coaching platform exploring the intersection of technology and human development.Eric introduces us to a powerful concept he calls Ego-Myopia™—the leadership blind spot created by our reflexive need to be right, be liked, or be in control.These tendencies aren't necessarily character flaws. In fact, they can often be connected to the very strengths that helped a leader become successful. But when they operate unnoticed, they can influence decisions, relationships, culture, and ultimately organizational performance.We explore why successful leaders can become increasingly vulnerable to blind spots, how power can change the quality of feedback executives receive, why our greatest strengths can become liabilities, and the critical difference between wanting to be right and wanting to get it right.We also take the conversation into the age of artificial intelligence. As AI becomes increasingly capable of handling analysis, information, and recommendations, will human judgment and self-awareness become even more important? And what happens when increasingly powerful technology is placed in the hands of leaders who haven't recognized what is actually driving their decisions?Eric Kaufman joins Rich and Maikel in this episode of Mainline Executive Coaching ACT as we open our listeners eyes to the blindspots created by the need to be right, liked, or in control.Eric Kaufman can be reached at:eric@sagatica.comhttps://sagatica.com/ Leaders, Lead Well!Thank you to all of our listeners in over 140 countries and 1,600 cities worldwide, we greatly appreciate your support! We truly hope that what we bring to our listeners will improve your ability as leaders.Mainline Executive Coaching ACT has been recognized by FeedSpot as one of the top Executive Coaching Podcast in the world based on thousands of podcasts on the web and ranked by traffic, social media, followers & freshness.https://blog.feedspot.com/executive_coaching_podcasts/John Mattone Global:                                                                                                          https://johnmattone.com/Rich Baron:rbaron@richbaronexecutivecoaching.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/rich-baron/rich@johnmattone.comMaikel Bailey:mbailey@intelligentleadershipec.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/maikelbailey/https://maikelbailey.com/

Homily from the Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time There's angrily resisting reality...and there is saying "yes" to Life. Anger as a Blind Spot doesn't necessarily mean "rage" or "seething". But sometimes the Blind Spot os anger is the subtle, chronic disposition towards Life. Rather than responding to Life, a person can choose to embrace the attitude of resenting Life. Mass Readings from September 13, 2026: Sirach 27:30—28:7 Psalm 103:1-2, 3-4, 9-10, 11-12Romans 14:7-9 Matthew 18:21-35

Your Strength Is Your Blind Spot: Build a Stronger Business by Knowing Both - Pt. 3 Hi everyone, Carl Gould here with your #70secondCEO. Just a little over a one-minute investment every day for a lifetime of results. In your personality, you have blind spots, and everyone does because no one person is all things to all people. Your business cannot have blind spots, if you have blind spots that's where your competitors will pick you off and you will fail as a business, you will struggle mildly and if you're reading this book or listening to this audio you probably have one of those or more in your past. The average self-made millionaire has been at or in bankruptcy over three times in their career. You fail forward; one of your strongest attributes is your stick-to-itiveness. You don't give up; you keep driving forward. It's what makes you so special. You don't have to do it so hard every time, though; there is a way to have many businesses, buy them and sell them, and have them be very successful. Like and follow this podcast so you can learn more. My name is Carl Gould, and this has been your #70secondCEO.  

https://media.blubrry.com/thesuccessfulmindpodcast/media.blubrry.com/thesuccessfulmindpodcast/ins.blubrry.com/thesuccessfulmindpodcast/TSM746_SBS_Series_Ep5_Catalyst.mp3   The catalyst blind spot is the one that gets you right when things start going well. I’ve watched salespeople climb out of a slump, build real momentum, and then quietly hand it back — not because anything went wrong, but because everything finally started going right. Steph and I close out our five-part series on this exact pattern. Catalyst Blind Spot: How Winning Turns Into SleepingHere’s what makes this one sneaky. You start asking better questions, you stay quiet instead of talking a prospect out of the sale, and your numbers move. Conversion goes up, confidence goes up, income gets more consistent. Somewhere in that stretch of good months, a quiet thought creeps in: I’ve got this figured out. That thought is the whole problem. The moment you decide you’ve arrived is the moment you stop doing what got you there, and your best stretch turns into your worst month. Why I Never Believe My Own Press ClippingsEarly in my career I was one sale away from a huge bonus with hours left on the clock. I’d spent three weeks certain I’d smoke past the number, then spent the last three days unable to get anyone on the phone. My mentor asked if there’d been a night that month I’d told myself I already had it won and taken off early. There had been three. He said it’s just as easy to be one over as one away. It wasn’t really about sales — it was about believing your own press clippings. Catalyst Blind Spot: Why There’s No Finish Line In SalesThis one survives on destination thinking — the idea that once you hit a number, you’ll finally have it figured out. There is no such place. Buyer behavior changes, and markets change. Fifty years ago a stranger could knock on your door and get invited in for coffee; today that same knock gets posted to a neighborhood group as a warning. You will always need to keep learning how the person in front of you thinks, because the day you believe you’re finished learning is the day your results prove you wrong. How to Catch Yourself Before You Fall OffThe catalyst blind spot loses its grip the moment you get honest with yourself. Record your sales conversations and listen back like a coach, not a critic — notice where your confidence slipped or you skipped a question you needed to ask. Separate what someone actually said from what you wish they’d said, then find the question that gets you there honestly. Take the Sales Blind Spot Detector if you haven’t; it will name which pattern, catalyst included, is quietly running your results. It’s a good problem to have — it only shows up once you’re already winning. Left unchecked, though, it can undo everything the other four helped you fix. Episode 745 – The Convincer: Why Pushing Harder Backfires Episode 744 – The People Pleaser: Why You Undersell Yourself Episode 743 – The Reluctant Seller: Why Selling Feels Wrong Episode 742 – The Sales Conversation You’re Losing Before It Starts HERE'S THE TRUTH: YOUR BUSINESS ISN'T BROKEN. YOUR MINDSET IS.You've built something real. You've got clients, revenue, maybe even a team. But every morning, you wake up feeling like you're pushing a boulder uphill — working harder for smaller wins, watching others leap ahead while you grind in place.This September, I'm opening the doors to The Elite Mind, a proven daily practice that rewires the mental patterns keeping you stuck in the feast-or-famine cycle, and transforms your relationship with success from the inside out.We'll strip away the self-sabotage, the fear of your own potential, and the unconscious limits you've accepted as “just how business is.” You'll discover why strategy alone never works (and what actually does), and walk away with the mental framework that separates those who sustain success from those who chase it forever.Ready to stop working harder and start thinking differently?Click here to learn more. If you like the show, would you be so kind as to leave us a short review on Apple Podcasts? It takes less than a minute and really makes a difference in helping me spread the Successful Mind message around the globe.  LEAVE A REVIEW Check out David's book! Get Your Copy Today! Miss anything? Don't forget to subscribe to the show to keep up with your own successful mindset. We're available wherever you listen to podcasts:   Apple Podcasts Spotify Pandora iHeartRadio Amazon Music Life is Now wants you to get SOCIAL! You can find us on the following platforms:  Facebook X-twitter Instagram Linkedin Youtube The post The Catalyst Blind Spot: Why Winning Breeds Complacency appeared first on The Successful Mind Podcast.

Tirza Jova, founder of Milk by Mom, a modern infant nutrition company that helps breastfeeding moms preserve their breast milk with more flexibility, confidence, and peace of mind.Through a specialized freeze-drying process, Tirza and her team help families turn frozen breast milk into a shelf stable powder, making it easier for moms to continue feeding their babies while balancing work, travel, family life, and everything in between.Now, Tirza's journey from identifying an overlooked problem in maternal care to building a rapidly growing multi six figure business demonstrates what can happen when you create solutions in spaces society has quietly neglected for decades.And while scaling a company, raising young children, and building entirely new infrastructure around breast milk, she's helping reshape the future of infant nutrition in a way that gives families more freedom and support in real life.Here's where to find more:https://milkbymom.com/ https://www.instagram.com/milkbymom/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/milk-by-mom/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/tirza-jova-4709598/________________________________________________Welcome to The Unforget Yourself Show where we use the power of woo and the proof of science to help you identify your blind spots, and get over your own bullshit so that you can do the fucking thing you ACTUALLY want to do!We're Mark and Katie, the founders of Unforget Yourself and the creators of the Unforget Yourself System and on this podcast, we're here to share REAL conversations about what goes on inside the heart and minds of those brave and crazy enough to start their own business. From the accidental entrepreneur to the laser-focused CEO, we find out how they got to where they are today, not by hearing the go-to story of their success, but talking about how we all have our own BS to deal with and it's through facing ourselves that we find a way to do the fucking thing.Along the way, we hope to show you that YOU are the most important asset in your business (and your life - duh!). Being a business owner is tough! With vulnerability and humor, we get to the real story behind their success and show you that you're not alone._____________________Find all our links to all the things like the socials, how to work with us and how to apply to be on the podcast here:https://linktr.ee/unforgetyourself

Your Strength Is Your Blind Spot: Build a Stronger Business by Knowing Both - Pt. 2 Hi everyone, Carl Gould here with your #70secondCEO. Just a little over a one-minute investment every day for a lifetime of results. So for example we're making a lot of money that's the I. and the C part of the business says "yes, we're losing a lot, we're not taking a lot home because we are making a lot of mistakes, we're not collecting all the money, we're not getting full value, had we just planned this up a little bit more, we could have charged more". So, if you're strong in income you make your blind spot your controls, now if you're strong in controls, you have everything right, everything is perfect yet you may struggle in the area of sales because you need to let go. You need to let go of perfection and maybe go to business or turn the door, turn the light on, or open the door when things aren't absolutely perfect. If you're providing a service, you can't know everything about your client and everything about your product every second before you start the service. Your client and your customer base- you must go out there with things less than perfect. So, if you are high D you may struggle with the S part, if you're high S you may struggle with the high D part, if you're high I you may struggle with the high C part and if you're high C you may struggle with the high I part. Like and follow this podcast so you can learn more. My name is Carl Gould, and this has been your #70secondCEO   

Artists Dru Donovan and Jon Rubin join PhotoWork with Sasha Wolf to share their memories of legendary photographer, artist, and teacher Larry Sultan and discuss the release of Water Over Thunder: Selected Writings (MACK), the first publication devoted to Sultan's wide-ranging use of writing as a personal, artistic, and pedagogical tool, illustrated throughout with previously unseen materials from his archive. Former students, assistants, and friends of Sultan, Donovan and Rubin share personal stories about his approach to photography, teaching, and mentorship, while reflecting on his lasting influence and the privilege of collaborating with his family on this book. Dru Donovan Dru Donovan works with both photography and video to examine the connection between physical and emotional occurrences by constructing or revisiting human experiences. Donovan's work has shown nationally and internationally and was included in reGeneration2: Tomorrow's Photographers Today at the Musée de l'Elysée in Lausanne, Switzerland, and in the 2010 California Biennial at the Orange County Museum of Art, Fraenkel Gallery, Yancey Richardson Gallery, Williamson Knight Gallery and Philadelphia Photo Arts Center. Donovan's photographs were published in Aperture Magazine, Blind Spot, Picture Magazine and Matte Magazine. In 2011 TBW Books published her first book, Lifting Water. In 2011-2012 she participated in the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council's Workspace studio residency. Awards Donovan has received are the John Gutmann Photography Fellowship in 2015 and the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship in 2016. https://drudonovan.com Jon Rubin  Jon Rubin is an interdisciplinary artist who creates collaborative interventions into public life that re-imagine individual, group, and institutional behavior. His socially engaged projects include running a barter-based nomadic art school, founding a national museum, operating a restaurant that produces a live talk show with its customers, and co-directing another that only serves cuisine from countries with which the United States is in conflict. In 2019, with the support from Creative Capital, Rubin built an exact replica of his friend Sohrab Kashani's Tehran apartment so they both could live and work together in a parallel universe that bypassed the Trump travel ban. Rubin has exhibited at the Shanghai Biennial; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; the Mercosul Biennial; the Carnegie International; The Lyon Biennale; The Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver; The Museo Tamayo Arte Contemporaneo, Mexico; The Rooseum, Sweden; as well as in backyards, living rooms, and street corners. In 2017 the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum commissioned a major new work by Rubin and collaborator Lenka Clayton, entitled A talking parrot, a high school drama class, a Punjabi TV show, the oldest song in the world, a museum artwork, and a congregation's call to action circle through New York. With the participation of six diverse venues around New York City, the artists arranged for an essential element from each site—referenced in the project's title—to circulate from one place to the next, creating a six-month network of social and material exchange.  His work has been reported on internationally by outlets including The New York Times, The Associated Press, Art in America, Artforum, The Boston Globe, La Repubblica, Al Jazeera, BBC World News, and NPR's All Things Considered. Conflict Kitchen, Rubin's collaborative seven-year work with artist Dawn Weleski, was named as one of the 100 Artworks that “Defined the Decade” by Artnet News. Rubin is a Professor in the School of Art at Carnegie Mellon University. In 2016 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the Columbus College of Art and Design. https://www.jonrubin.net Larry Sultan Larry Sultan (American photographer, b. Brooklyn, NY, 1946; d. Greenbrae, CA, 2009) was raised in California's San Fernando Valley. His work, heavily influenced by the post-war popular culture of Los Angeles, plays with notions of documentary and staged photography and reveals the psychological nuances found in the everyday suburban landscape and family life. Acclaimed for his use of color and light, Sultan is also known for uniquely collapsing the distance between himself and his subject. His series include Swimmers (1978-82), Pictures from Home (1983-92), The Valley (2004) and Homeland (2006-2009). Sultan co-authored the ground-breaking work, Evidence (1977) with Mike Mandel. A beloved and highly influential educator, Sultan taught at the San Francisco Art Institute from 1978 to 1988 and served as a Distinguished Professor of Photography at California College of the Arts, San Francisco, from 1989 to 2009. Sultan's work has been widely published, exhibited, and collected worldwide including Tate Modern, London; The National Gallery, London; Stedejik Museum, Amsterdam; Musée de l'Elysée, Lausanne; Centre Pompidou, Paris; The National Gallery of Art, Washington DC; Museum of Modern Art, NY; the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY; Whitney Museum of American Art, NY; the Solomon Guggenheim Museum, NY; Los Angeles County San Francisco Museum of Art, CA; Art Institute of Chicago, IL. Sultan was the recipient of numerous awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship, US Department of International Arts and Lectures Grant, National Endowment for the Arts Photography Fellowship. Sultan's project Pictures from Home was developed for the stage and premiered on Broadway in 2023. https://www.larrysultan.com

Understand your strengths & identify your weaknesses. It will build a stronger, healthier business. Hi everyone, Carl Gould here with your #70secondCEO. Just a little over a one-minute investment every day for a lifetime of results. You're very strong at direction, you'll struggle in the area of systems, it will be your blind spot. It's not where you would normally gravitate towards. If you're strong in systems you may struggle in the area of big picture planet, you'll focus on the smaller picture and won't always nurture the big picture, if you're down to the bottom right hand corner and you'll look at the income and interaction, remember that the salesman part of you. The salesperson within you that's the marketer within you. The person that likes to interact with your marketplace and your customers; the diagonal to that, and if that is your strength, the diagonal to that in your blind spot will be controls. The high-influence and income part of you is the most trusting part of you and the most trusting part of the business. The controls are the compliant part of you that is the least trusting part of you. So, if you're really strong in income and interaction, you may struggle with controls. Like and follow this podcast so you can learn more. My name is Carl Gould, and this has been your #70secondCEO.  

https://media.blubrry.com/thesuccessfulmindpodcast/ins.blubrry.com/thesuccessfulmindpodcast/TSM745_SBS_Series_Ep4_Convincer.mp3   The convincer blind spot might be the reason you’re doing everything the sales books tell you to do and still hearing no. I’ve coached thousands of salespeople who know every feature and benefit of what they sell, and still watch deals fall apart, because they’re pushing for a yes instead of listening for the truth.Convincer Blind Spot: Where the Pattern BeginsThis pattern runs on a belief that sounds reasonable: if you make a good enough case, the person will buy. So you gather every fact, expecting the evidence alone to close the deal. But people don’t buy because of your argument. They buy for their own reasons, once they feel understood. A great salesperson talks a fraction of the time their prospect does. If you’re doing most of the talking in a sales conversation, that’s the clearest sign this blind spot is running the show. Convincer Blind Spot: Three Places It Shows Up In A Sales ConversationThe first is pushback. The moment a prospect hesitates, instead of asking a question, you pile on more reasons and urgency, mistaking volume for persuasion. The second is selling the wrong thing. I once sat across from a car salesman who walked me through engine specs and trim packages while I sat there wanting heated seats, a heated steering wheel, and decent cupholders. He never asked what I wanted, so he never had a chance to sell it to me. The third is desperation. When you’re worried about payroll, you push harder for the yes, and prospects feel that energy before you say a word. The Story That Changed How I SellEvery salesperson who pushes a prospect into a yes eventually pays for it. Buyer’s remorse and refund requests run far higher on convinced sales than on sales made through genuine understanding. People say yes to relieve pressure, not because they wanted what you sold them. I bought a timeshare in my twenties under exactly that kind of pressure, and decades later, I still own it. The sale you win by pushing is rarely the sale you keep. The Real Cost, And Where To StartThe shift starts with an honest question: do you want to be right, or do you want to be rich? Convincing feels like effort, but sales was never about effort. It’s about listening. Next time a prospect pushes back, ask what’s behind the hesitation, and find out what they want before you say another word about what you’re selling. What you put into a conversation has a way of coming back to you.This is the fourth episode in our Sales Blind Spot series, and it’s one I wish someone had explained to me decades ago. Steph and I dig into where the convincer blind spot comes from and how to catch yourself in the moment. Episode 744 – The People Pleaser: Why You Undersell Yourself Episode 743 – The Reluctant Seller: Why Selling Feels Wrong Episode 742 – The Sales Conversation You’re Losing Before It Starts HERE'S THE TRUTH: YOUR BUSINESS ISN'T BROKEN. YOUR MINDSET IS.You've built something real. You've got clients, revenue, maybe even a team. But every morning, you wake up feeling like you're pushing a boulder uphill — working harder for smaller wins, watching others leap ahead while you grind in place.This September, I'm opening the doors to The Elite Mind, a proven daily practice that rewires the mental patterns keeping you stuck in the feast-or-famine cycle, and transforms your relationship with success from the inside out.We'll strip away the self-sabotage, the fear of your own potential, and the unconscious limits you've accepted as “just how business is.” You'll discover why strategy alone never works (and what actually does), and walk away with the mental framework that separates those who sustain success from those who chase it forever.Ready to stop working harder and start thinking differently?Click here to learn more. If you like the show, would you be so kind as to leave us a short review on Apple Podcasts? It takes less than a minute and really makes a difference in helping me spread the Successful Mind message around the globe.  LEAVE A REVIEW Check out David's book! Get Your Copy Today! Miss anything? Don't forget to subscribe to the show to keep up with your own successful mindset. We're available wherever you listen to podcasts:   Apple Podcasts Spotify Pandora iHeartRadio Amazon Music Life is Now wants you to get SOCIAL! You can find us on the following platforms:  Facebook X-twitter Instagram Linkedin Youtube The post The Convincer Blind Spot: Why Pushing Harder Backfires appeared first on The Successful Mind Podcast.

You'd call yourself confident. You have high self-esteem. You show up for your people. So a book about worth? That's for someone else… right? That's exactly what Danielle thought before she cracked open Dr. Marisa G. Franco's new book and realized, ten pages in, that she had no idea how much of her own self-worth work she'd been skipping.In this episode, Danielle sits down with psychologist and New York Times bestselling author Dr. Marisa G. Franco to talk about her new book Worth, which she calls the prequel to Platonic. They unpack why unworthiness is really an inability to process love, how performing "goodness" in your friendships actually disconnects you from them, what it looks like when two types of high self-esteem show up in the same friend group, and why the goal isn't "I am worthy;” it's something far more radical.CHAPTERS:Why unworthiness makes love slip right off you — even when it's right in front of youThe two types of high self-esteem and why one of them makes you a worse friendHow "being good" trains you to abandon yourself in your friendshipsWhy forcing a compliment on a friend who rejects it isn't actually loveThe difference between bending for a friend and feeling personally compromisedWorth isn't "I am worthy" — it's something more radical than that

Work with Paul: Schedule a 30-minute conversation What if the most disciplined thing you do with your money is quietly working against you in one specific account? Today I walk through a family that had not touched their investments in several years. While that is highly unusual, what was not was our review of one of the spouse's equity compensation. The flat rate a company withholds at vest can sit well below what a high-earning household actually owes. And every vest quietly adds to the same position, which means holding is not standing still. Patience answers how long you hold something. It says nothing about how much of it you own. Pull up your most recent vest confirmation, find the shares that vested and the shares withheld for taxes, divide one by the other, and write that number down next to your marginal bracket to determine if you have a gap. Connect with Paul If you're a working parent juggling a senior-level career and a growing family, and you're tired of coordinating four different advisors to run your financial life, I offer complimentary 30-minute conversations. Schedule one here. For resources discussed in this episode, visit tammacapital.com/podcast. Follow Paul on LinkedIn. Resources Featured in This Episode: Your Holding Period Matters Most   Understanding the "Big Beautiful Bill": Tax Changes That Impact Families Balancing Careers and Kids   Staying the Course: How Long-Term Investing Builds Wealth Through Market Cycles  

Kova, Stephanie and Spoiler Steve have taken the week off but are providing a Blindspot episode from our Patreon series reviewing The King's Speech! If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon Listen to our review of The Raid HERE Listen to our review of Heart and Souls HERE Listen to our reviews of both The Godfather and Godfather Part II or listen to our bundle >>Here

There is nothing more frustrating than watching someone with a fraction of your talent make ten times your income simply because their message hits like a laser while yours sounds like an encyclopedia. If you are sitting on world-class expertise but secretly panicking over your bank account, your messaging isn't just unclear; it's actively costing you business.In this episode of Beyond Common Business Secrets, Tracey Watts Cirino breaks down the exact mechanics of the "Expert's Blind Spot." You'll learn why over-explaining your value creates friction rather than trust, why high-ticket clients don't buy intellectual lectures, and how to translate your deep expertise into high-converting money messaging in a single afternoon.Key Takeaways:The true cost of being the "best-kept secret" in your industry.Why "insightful" comments and likes aren't converting into Stripe notifications.The "Fire Extinguisher" principle: How dream clients actually make buying decisions.Why people buy outcomes, not your technical mechanics or processes.How to fix your foundational messaging problem in one sitting.Want to dive deeper?? Get the Clarity Messaging Starter Kit Today!Send us Fan MailTraceyWattsCirino.comTurn your Voice into Cash

Send us Fan MailOn Monday, September 21st at 6:30pm Eastern, Kacey is running a live masterclass she's been building for months. It's called The Hormone Blind Spot — and today's episode is a preview of exactly why she built it and what you'll walk out understanding.The blind spot is this: you've been told your problem is your hormones, so you've aimed every intervention at your hormones. But your hormones are almost never the actual root cause of what you're experiencing. They're the last thing in a chain — and when you keep trying to fix them directly while everything upstream stays unaddressed, your results are always going to be temporary, partial, or nonexistent.In this preview episode, Kacey walks through the shape of what the masterclass will unpack: the four things actually driving your symptoms, the order of operations your body needs healing to happen in, why healthcare — conventional AND functional — has been failing women like you, and what it actually takes to heal without making health a full-time job.The Hormone Blind Spot Masterclass Monday, September 21st | 6:30pm ET Live with Q&A | Replay available for those who can't attendRegistration opens Thursday. Follow @simplyhealthywellness on Instagram to get the link the moment it goes live. If you're on Kacey's email list, you'll be the first to know.Know a woman who needs to be in this room? Send her this episode.New episodes weekly.Follow on Instagram @simplyhealthywellnesshttps://simplyhealthyintegrativewellness.com/

Send us Fan MailWomen struggling with thinning hair were spending money across salons, dermatologists, products, and treatments, yet no one owned the full customer journey. After seeing that gap from behind the chair, Shab Caspara left a highly paid luxury salon career, became a board-certified trichologist, and created New York City's first hair preservation studio. Her story shows how deep specialization becomes market authority, why customer trust can outperform advertising, and how to prove a category before scaling it.SHOW NOTESStrategic FocusShab did not begin with a category; she began with women whose hair loss was being disguised, dismissed, or treated in fragments. The deeper business question is how a practitioner recognizes an overlooked customer, builds authority before infrastructure, and trades the original launch plan for a leaner proof of concept without abandoning the larger vision.Key Takeaways Why women's hair loss remains underserved even when customers can access leading salons, physicians, products, and treatments.  How consultations and social media revealed what customers had tried, what they would realistically follow, and what the market was still missing.  Why Shab replaced a $1.5 million flagship launch with a $250,000 friends-and-family round and a lean studio built through strategic partnerships.  How deep specialization helped produce a 90 percent consultation-to-package conversion rate without paid marketing, and why authority must come before scale. GUEST CONTACT & CONNECTShab Caspara is a board-certified trichologist, hair growth expert, and founder of Caspara Hair Preservation Studio in New York City. She advises beauty and haircare brands and helps bridge clinical hair science with practical consumer education. Website: https://caspara.co LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shab-caspara-bb464210b/ Instagram and TikTok: @shabhairexpert Studio Instagram: @casparastudioJoin the proveHER community: https://badasswomeninbusinesspodcast.com/subscribeRead the companion Blogcast: https://badasswomeninbusinesspodcast.com/phblog---Subscribe and ReviewIf you loved this episode, drop us a review, share it with a badass woman in your life, and subscribe to Badass Women in Business wherever you get your podcasts.Stay badass. Stay bold. Build it your way.Keep up with more content from Aggie and Cristy here:Facebook: Empowered Women Leaders  Instagram: @badass_women_in_businessLinkedIn: ProveHer - Badass Women in BusinessWebsite: Badasswomeninbusinesspodcast.comAthena: athenaac.com

https://media.blubrry.com/thesuccessfulmindpodcast/media.blubrry.com/thesuccessfulmindpodcast/ins.blubrry.com/thesuccessfulmindpodcast/TSM744_SBS_Series_Ep3_PeoplePleaser.mp3   The people pleaser blind spot might be the reason you keep leaving money on the table without noticing it happen. I’ve coached this pattern in thousands of salespeople, and it rarely looks like weakness. It looks like someone who has quietly decided that being liked matters more than being paid what the work is worth. People Pleaser Blind Spot: Where This Pattern StartsThis isn’t a character flaw. It’s biology. Cooperation kept you alive, and as a child you learned fast that getting your needs met meant pleasing the people who controlled your world. You figured out which parent to ask when, which teacher to please, which kids to impress so you wouldn’t be rejected. That wiring never left. The core belief underneath it is simple and brutal: if they don’t like me, I’ve done something wrong. So you learn to betray yourself quietly, over and over, and call it being easy to work with. Three Places This Shows Up In A Sales ConversationThe first is price. You know the number in your mind, but a lower one comes out of your mouth, or you offer payment plans nobody asked for, or you delay the proposal for weeks because sending it feels like asking to be rejected. The second is scarcity. Someone tells you money is tight and you find yourself agreeing, mirroring their limiting belief instead of bringing them the clarity they came for. The third is rapport. You spend the first fifteen minutes building friendship instead of authority, and the moment someone’s mind files you as a friend rather than a professional, you lose your ability to help them decide. People Pleaser Blind Spot: What It Cost One Salesperson Two Months To FixSteph told me about her youngest daughter, a salesperson at a custom clothing company, who kept offering prospects the cheapest option, assuming they couldn’t afford more. That assumption was the people pleaser talking, not the customer. A mentor pushed her to practice pitching the premium line and actually believe in its value. Within two months she won a companywide sales contest and earned a suit worth thousands of dollars. Nothing about her prospects changed. What changed was that she stopped deciding, on their behalf, what they could handle. The Real Cost, And Where To StartThe financial cost is obvious once you see it: underpriced deals add up to real money left behind. The quieter cost is resentment, because every time you say yes when you mean no, you’re betraying yourself and blaming them for it later. The shift starts small. Next time someone asks you for something, resist answering immediately. Say you’ll get back to them, then check in with yourself about what you actually want to do. This pattern isn’t something to be ashamed of. It’s something to reprogram, and that’s exactly what Steph and I dig into on this episode, the third in our Sales Blind Spot series. Don’t forget to grab our Blind Spot Detector. Episode 743 – The Reluctant Seller: Why Selling Feels Wrong Episode 742 – The Sales Conversation You’re Losing Before It Starts Episode 567 – Is People Pleasing Ruining Your Business? HERE'S THE TRUTH: YOUR BUSINESS ISN'T BROKEN. YOUR MINDSET IS.You've built something real. You've got clients, revenue, maybe even a team. But every morning, you wake up feeling like you're pushing a boulder uphill — working harder for smaller wins, watching others leap ahead while you grind in place.This September, I'm opening the doors to The Elite Mind, a proven daily practice that rewires the mental patterns keeping you stuck in the feast-or-famine cycle, and transforms your relationship with success from the inside out.We'll strip away the self-sabotage, the fear of your own potential, and the unconscious limits you've accepted as “just how business is.” You'll discover why strategy alone never works (and what actually does), and walk away with the mental framework that separates those who sustain success from those who chase it forever.Ready to stop working harder and start thinking differently?Click here to learn more. If you like the show, would you be so kind as to leave us a short review on Apple Podcasts? It takes less than a minute and really makes a difference in helping me spread the Successful Mind message around the globe.  LEAVE A REVIEW Check out David's book! Get Your Copy Today! Miss anything? Don't forget to subscribe to the show to keep up with your own successful mindset. We're available wherever you listen to podcasts:   Apple Podcasts Spotify Pandora iHeartRadio Amazon Music Life is Now wants you to get SOCIAL! You can find us on the following platforms:  Facebook X-twitter Instagram Linkedin Youtube The post The People Pleaser Blind Spot: Why You Undersell Yourself appeared first on The Successful Mind Podcast.

This week on Cash Chats, New Bank of England figures reveal that almost £306 billion is sitting in accounts paying no interest at all — more than the amount held in fixed-rate savings. So why are so many of us leaving our money somewhere that earns nothing? And with huge sums also sitting in easy-access accounts paying relatively low rates, are we making the most of our savings? This week, James Andrews joins me to look at where people are actually keeping their cash, why so much money ends up in poor-paying accounts, and what you should think about when deciding where to keep your own savings. For links and further reading head to becleverwithyourcash.com/cashchats ABOUT CASH CHATS Cash Chats is the award-winning podcast brought to you by the team of money geeks at Be Clever With Your Cash, sharing the latest updates from the world of personal finance and helping you to navigate the everyday money challenges we all face. Show notes can be found at becleverwithyourcash.com/podcast. BE CLEVER WITH YOUR CASH ON SOCIAL twitter.com/BeCleverCash instagram.com/becleverwithyourcash   youtube.com/@becleverwithyourcash   GET OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER You'll also get a free Quidco bonus for signing up https://becleverwithyourcash.com/newsletter/ MUSIC The music is Easter Island by Lonely Punk and provided on a creative commons licence 

https://media.blubrry.com/thesuccessfulmindpodcast/media.blubrry.com/thesuccessfulmindpodcast/ins.blubrry.com/thesuccessfulmindpodcast/TSM743_SBS_Series_Ep2_ReluctantSeller.mp3   The reluctant seller blind spot might be the reason you’re not closing sales already sitting in front of you. I’ve coached this pattern in thousands of people, and it rarely looks like laziness. It looks like someone who doesn’t want to bother anyone — who has quietly decided selling is something you do to a person, not for one.  Reluctant Seller Blind Spot: Selling Feels Like Doing Something To SomeoneThis one starts early. I was raised to believe every salesperson had an angle, that selling was something slippery people did to unsuspecting people. So when I started my own business, my unconscious mind treated selling as a moral problem before it ever became a skill problem. That’s the core of this pattern: a conflict between wanting to be a good person and needing to sell to build the life you want. Your mind can’t hold both at once without flinching, so it flinches toward avoidance and calls it politeness. The Value Conflict Behind Every Missed Follow-UpThis blind spot shows up first in the follow-up you never make. I’ve sat across from clients holding stacks of business cards and inbound inquiries they never returned, insisting there weren’t enough leads. There were. They couldn’t reach out again without feeling like a bother. The same avoidance shows up when you wait for referrals instead of asking directly, as if asking were rude. It isn’t. Reluctant Seller Blind Spot: Why You Accept No Too EasilyThe second place this pattern hides is in how fast you accept no. Early in my career, a couple I knew turned down a product I was certain would help their aging dog. I backed off, because pushing felt like doing something to them. A mentor asked me one question — what if you’re not pushing because you don’t want it badly enough — and it stopped me cold. I went back, and they bought. No rarely means no. It usually means not yet. You can’t stop where they stop. You Were Born a SalespersonThe third place this shows up is the sentence “I’m just not a sales person.” I hear it from owners who hand off selling to someone else, then wonder why growth stalls. But every one of us sold before we could talk — that’s how a baby gets fed with no language at all. Somewhere along the way, most of us got shamed out of asking directly for what we need. That instinct isn’t gone. It’s buried under rules about politeness that were never yours to keep in a sales conversation. None of this means something is wrong with you. It means you’re carrying values built for a different life, due for an update now. I walk through where this pattern started, and how to reprogram it, in this episode — the second in our Sales Blind Spot series. Be sure to access the Sales Blindspot Detector HERE! Episode 742 – The Sales Conversation You’re Losing Before It Starts Episode 499 – Three Steps to Mastering Sales Episode 365 – What Causes Blindspots? HERE'S THE TRUTH: YOUR BUSINESS ISN'T BROKEN. YOUR MINDSET IS.You've built something real. You've got clients, revenue, maybe even a team. But every morning, you wake up feeling like you're pushing a boulder uphill — working harder for smaller wins, watching others leap ahead while you grind in place.This September, I'm opening the doors to The Elite Mind, a proven daily practice that rewires the mental patterns keeping you stuck in the feast-or-famine cycle, and transforms your relationship with success from the inside out.We'll strip away the self-sabotage, the fear of your own potential, and the unconscious limits you've accepted as “just how business is.” You'll discover why strategy alone never works (and what actually does), and walk away with the mental framework that separates those who sustain success from those who chase it forever.Ready to stop working harder and start thinking differently?Click here to learn more. If you like the show, would you be so kind as to leave us a short review on Apple Podcasts? It takes less than a minute and really makes a difference in helping me spread the Successful Mind message around the globe.  LEAVE A REVIEW Check out David's book! Get Your Copy Today! Miss anything? Don't forget to subscribe to the show to keep up with your own successful mindset. We're available wherever you listen to podcasts:   Apple Podcasts Spotify Pandora iHeartRadio Amazon Music Life is Now wants you to get SOCIAL! You can find us on the following platforms:  Facebook X-twitter Instagram Linkedin Youtube The post The Reluctant Seller Blind Spot: Why Selling Feels Wrong appeared first on The Successful Mind Podcast.

Send us Fan Mail“ Life is all about the right choices.” -James TerryExclusive Insights from This Week's EpisodesYour staffing problem may be quietly robbing profits long before it looks serious. Talent Expert James Terry reveals how workforce flexibility, data, and better talent decisions can turn hidden labor risk into an advantage.Episode Highlights[00:08:50] Why changing worker expectations can quietly make yesterday's hiring strategy obsolete[00:13:30] AI can improve hiring while making it easier for weak candidates to fake competence[00:17:29] How verified worker performance could make resumes and traditional interviews less important[00:22:33] Why consumer expectations for speed and choice are reshaping what employees expect from work[00:28:38] The hiring question founders should ask before deciding they simply need better people[00:39:49] How sending employees home to save labor cost can trigger turnover and cost more later[00:45:08] Why smart outsourcing should produce better results, not merely replace internal workFull show notes, transcript, and resources for this episode:https://podcast.deepwealth.com/574The Deep Wealth PodcastMost entrepreneurs do not fail.They just carry too much for too long.The business grows. Pressure grows faster. Profits get harder to predict. Decisions cost more energy. Over time, focus slips and health takes the hit.The Deep Wealth Podcast and Deep Wealth Mastery are built from real experience. We're the only system based on a 9-figure exit. This system exists because guessing gets expensive.

What if the biggest barrier to innovation isn't a lack of confidence but a workplace culture that quietly punishes people for speaking up?This episode is sponsored by Deel.Hire, manage and pay – anyone, anywhere: https://www.deel.com/nickdayhr/In this episode of @thehrldpodcast Nick Day is joined by Seema Bhansali, author, strategist, attorney, and former Fortune 500 people and culture executive. With over two decades of experience across high stakes environments, from supporting US Congressman Steve Israel to senior leadership at Henry Schein, Seema reveals why psychological safety fails in most organizations and the specific hr leadership behaviors that are silencing your talent. Discover how to flip the script before your best people go quiet.Seema challenges the assumption that confidence training solves the problem of employees holding back. Together, Nick and Seema explore why the brain treats speaking up as a genuine risk, why environments rather than individuals are usually the real barrier, and why this issue starts far earlier in life than most leaders realize.This conversation unpacks what the silence tax actually costs an organization, from lost innovation to hidden attrition that never shows up until it is too late. Nick and Seema discuss the difference between building confidence and building psychological safety, why rotating who gets to speak matters more than who is naturally confident, and why the loudest voices in the room are not always the smartest ones. They also explore Seema's forthcoming book, Hit the Buzzer, and the science competition story that inspired its title.In a world increasingly shaped by AI adoption, fast decision making, and the risk of losing talent quietly rather than loudly, this episode delivers practical frameworks every HR and L&D professional needs in 2026, including how to build a no repeats rule into leadership presentations, how to treat voice as infrastructure rather than personality, and how to make speaking up less costly for everyone.A must-listen for HR leaders, L&D professionals, and anyone ready to stop asking people to be braver and start building cultures where being heard does not carry a hidden cost.Enjoyed this? Check out our sister podcast @thepayrollpodcast for more great content!Guest and Host:Connect with Seema Bhansali: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seema-bhansali-esq-principal/Nick Day's LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/nickdayFind your ideal candidate with our job vacancy system: https://jgarecruitment.ck.page/919cf6b9eaSign up to the HR L&D Newsletter: https://jgarecruitment.ck.page/23e7b153e7Stay tuned for the next episode of the HR L&D Podcast, brought to you by Nick Day, CEO at JGA Recruitment, landing soon!Timestamps:(00:00) Introduction: Exposing the Silence Tax(01:28) What Human Resources Really Means to Seema(03:36) Why Accomplished Women Go Silent in the Room(06:49) The Behaviors Behind Muted Cultures(09:10) The Neuroscience of Silence and Why Confidence Training Fails(15:11) Naming the Silence Tax and Its Cost to Retention(18:43) Systems vs Individuals: Who Is Really Responsible(21:42) Making It Safer to Challenge Leadership(25:18) The Real Cost of Silence: Innovation in the AI Era(28:39) Building a Practical Open Voice Culture Framework(34:56) Command and Control, and the Story Behind Hit the Buzzer(45:06) Rapid Fire Questions and Closing Thoughts

In this episode of Simplified Marketing, I'm sharing what stepping away from my business helped me realize about overthinking, listening to too many outside voices, and making marketing more complicated than it needs to be. I'm also introducing my new Marketing Blind Spot offer and talking about something I see all the time: business owners doing all the marketing things they've been told to do, yet still feeling like something isn't clicking.   What I Chat About Why taking a real summer break helped me come back to my business with more clarity How too many coaches, podcasts, gurus, and opinions can lead to overthinking instead of action Why doing more marketing isn't always the answer when something isn't working The marketing gaps that can happen when your social media, email, website, offers, and funnel aren't working together Why an outside perspective can help you see what's missing and decide what to focus on next   Ready to Simplify Your Marketing? If you know something in your marketing isn't working but you can't quite put your finger on the problem, let's take a look at it together.   Resources Talked About in Episode: My Trip to Malta: Instagram  Survey: https://forms.gle/TooG1xwh25ujwjr47 Marketing Blindspot: Marketing Blindspot - Bee Simplified    Book a Free Call:  https://beesimplified.com   Let's Connect LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/biancamarissasmith/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beesimplified

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WE Alliance Wealth Advisors if founded on the belief that an integrated Family Office style approach to wealth planning is the best way to protect and maximize the wealth client families work so hard to accumulate. Combine powerful proactive tax strategies, a powerful system of investing called Defined Outcome Investing, and a Family Centered approach to estate planning to deliver uncommon results while reducing risk for each client family. Founder Terry Wheeler's book “Laugh When the Market Crashes” is a must read book outlining this investment approach.The firm and its founder traces its roots back over 35 years with its origins beginning at Dean Witter Reynolds. In the 1990s the founder added a law degree focused on tax and estate planning advocacy. The integrated wealth, tax, and estate planning approach now truly sets them apart in a crowded financial planning space.Learn more: https://weriaadvisors.com/Buy the book at www.LaughWhenTheMarketCrashes.comAdvisor Coaching at www.StrategicWealthLegal.comAny opinions, projections, or forward-looking statements expressed herein are solely those of the author, may differ from the views or opinions expressed by WE Alliance Wealth Advisors, and are only for general informational purposes as of the date indicated.All investments involve risk; please consult with a financial advisor prior to investing.Influential Entrepreneurs with Mike Saundershttps://businessinnovatorsradio.com/influential-entrepreneurs-with-mike-saunders/Source: https://businessinnovatorsradio.com/interview-with-terry-wheeler-founder-ceo-of-we-alliance-wealth-advisors-discussing-the-retirement-income-blind-spot

How much should you really have in an emergency fund? The traditional 3 - 6 month emergency fund rule is a useful starting point, but it may not reflect your household's actual financial risk.In this episode of The Financial Mirror, I introduce the Emergency Fund Stress Test, a different way to determine how much emergency savings your household may actually need.Two households can spend exactly the same amount every month and still have very different levels of financial risk.That's the blind spot in the traditional three-to-six-month rule.Instead of simply asking whether you have three months or six months saved, we'll look at the factors that determine what your emergency fund actually needs to protect:o Income stabilityo Income recovery timeo Household dependenceo Essential monthly expenseso Continuing household incomeo Monthly cash-flow shortfallo Additional financial exposureYou'll also see a practical example showing how a household with $3,900 in essential monthly expenses, $1,000 in continuing income, and a five-month recovery period could arrive at an emergency-fund target of roughly $18,000.We also discuss the difference between an emergency fund and sinking funds, why predictable irregular expenses shouldn't constantly drain your emergency savings, and how to build your target gradually without feeling like you need the entire amount overnight.The goal isn't to reject the traditional 3–6 month emergency fund rule.It's to stop treating the range as the entire analysis.The rule gives you a range. The stress test gives the number a reason.Because your emergency fund isn't a savings trophy.It's a financial shock absorber.Subscribe to The Financial Mirror for practical financial education focused on better financial structure, stronger money habits, and clearer long-term decisions.Support The Financial MirrorFinancial Mirror Gear:https://www.thefinancialmirror.org/shopYouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@thefinancialmirrorRumble:https://rumble.com/TheFinancialMirrorFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/thefinancialmirr0rX:https://twitter.com/financialmirr0rInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/thefinancialmirror/Podcast:https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/thefinancialmirrorFinancial CoachingIf you need help getting out of debt, planning for retirement, building a working budget, or understanding where your money is going each month, learn more about financial coaching at:https://www.thefinancialmirror.org/#EmergencyFund #PersonalFinance #EmergencySavings

WE Alliance Wealth Advisors if founded on the belief that an integrated Family Office style approach to wealth planning is the best way to protect and maximize the wealth client families work so hard to accumulate. Combine powerful proactive tax strategies, a powerful system of investing called Defined Outcome Investing, and a Family Centered approach to estate planning to deliver uncommon results while reducing risk for each client family. Founder Terry Wheeler's book “Laugh When the Market Crashes” is a must read book outlining this investment approach.The firm and its founder traces its roots back over 35 years with its origins beginning at Dean Witter Reynolds. In the 1990s the founder added a law degree focused on tax and estate planning advocacy. The integrated wealth, tax, and estate planning approach now truly sets them apart in a crowded financial planning space.Learn more: https://weriaadvisors.com/Buy the book at www.LaughWhenTheMarketCrashes.comAdvisor Coaching at www.StrategicWealthLegal.comAny opinions, projections, or forward-looking statements expressed herein are solely those of the author, may differ from the views or opinions expressed by WE Alliance Wealth Advisors, and are only for general informational purposes as of the date indicated.All investments involve risk; please consult with a financial advisor prior to investing.Influential Entrepreneurs with Mike Saundershttps://businessinnovatorsradio.com/influential-entrepreneurs-with-mike-saunders/Source: https://businessinnovatorsradio.com/interview-with-terry-wheeler-founder-ceo-of-we-alliance-wealth-advisors-discussing-the-retirement-income-blind-spot

Why do we think getting help means we're cheating? A woman will happily use IVF if she needs medical support to get pregnant. We hire lawyers when we need help navigating the legal system, or accountants when we need help with taxes.  We understand that using the right tool or getting expert support doesn't mean we didn't do the work. And yet, when it comes to our health—especially weight loss and metabolic health—we can feel like needing medication, coaching, or other support somehow means we failed. In this episode, I'm getting a little spicy about the idea that you should be able to “do it on your own,” and why we need to stop moralizing diet, exercise, medication, and the process of healing. Because sometimes your body needs more support. Sometimes your life circumstances mean you need more support. And sometimes the most self-trusting thing you can do is admit that you don't have to figure it all out alone. You don't get extra points for doing it the hard way. When you're ready to heal your body after trauma, so that you can create a life that fully lights you up inside, I can help.  Schedule your free consultation to learn more: www.bodyyoucrave.com/schedule Chapters (00:00:02) - Hungry for Love(00:00:26) - Weight Loss: Is It Cheating?(00:06:18) - Is IVF a Cheating Tool?(00:14:33) - GLP1s for weight loss and healing(00:22:20) - Where to Find the Blind Spot?(00:25:50) - Broken the Cycle: How to Cope with Your Body

In Part 4A (the first half of Part 4) of the Varela Contemplative Science Retreat, Molly Crockett opens with a guided meditation on the breath, exploring impermanence and boundarilessness to prepare the room for astrophysicist Adam Frank, PhD. Frank lays out “the blind spot” — his term for the philosophical assumptions smuggled into modern science: that only the fundamental and measurable are real… Source

In Part 4B (the 2nd half of Part 4) of the Varela Contemplative Science Retreat, astrophysicist Adam Frank, PhD., turns to what comes after: a “new physics of life” built on autonomous agency and the Buddhist concept of śūnyatā — not emptiness as void, but the total absence of independent, self-existing things. As he puts it: “You don't really have a boundary… this set of processes organizes… Source

My first-ever post (2012) meets 100 life-sized elephants on Commonwealth Ave. Episode 625. I still haven’t found the whole animal. Click here to view the verbatim transcript Summary I revisit my first-ever blog post, a 2012 story about two strangers in wheelchairs, each certain the other had it worse, as I ride my wheelchair through The Great Elephant Migration’s 100 life-sized sculptures on Boston’s Commonwealth Avenue. Fourteen years and 625 episodes later, the argument holds: best health isn’t fixed, and no one, not the patient, not the organization, not me, ever gets the whole animal. Episode Proem: Orientation On July 24, 2012, over 14 years ago, I published my first post, Best Health: Different Lens, Different Point of View. I wrote it while vacationing on Cape Cod with my family. My son-in-law, Eric Pinaud, helped me set up my website. The episode has stood the test of time. For those of you listening instead of watching (see the video in the show notes), I’m on my trike on Commonwealth Ave, threading through a hundred elephants. They’re not real. They’re not statues either, not exactly — they’re woven. Dried lantana root, an invasive weed, hand-carved by artisans in India’s Nilgiri Hills. Each one modeled after a real elephant those artisans know by name. Calves knee-high, matriarchs taller than my head, tusks close enough to touch. A mile of them, all facing the same direction, as if they’re walking somewhere together. I’m riding at wheelchair height, which means I see knees, trunks, and the undersides of ears before I see a whole animal. One elephant at a time. Never the herd. Episode #1 featured two people with recent disabilities approaching each other in wheelchairs in a rehab hallway. An eighteen-year-old with a gunshot wound, learning to steer with his mouth. A fifty-year-old stroke patient, learning to steer with one hand and a foot, with his wife behind him, dressed up and disgusted. The younger one muttered, “Glad I’m not him.” Neither of them was wrong about what they saw. Neither saw the whole thing. Best health isn’t one thing. Not for you, not for the person next to you, not for the organization billing you for services. Best health moves. It depends on which part of the elephant you’ve got your hand on. So today: the old post, the new elephants, and a hundred and sixty-nine months of me still not knowing the whole shape. This is episode #625. Yikes. 2012, Uncorrected: First Lens This first blog sets the stage. “Best health.” How will we recognize it? For individuals, could it be love, peace of mind, a cure, the ability to perform activities of daily living, or freedom from dis-ease? For organizations, could it be profitability, increased volume, high overall satisfaction, or a high Net Promoter score? Just like anything in the human condition, best health isn’t static. It’s constantly changing. At one point in my life, while working for a landscaping company, I had to complete the final hand raking of topsoil for a brand-new 2-acre rolling lawn. It took 20 hours. Through the lens of that solitary, monotonous gig, I learned that there is no up without a down. Every depression had a corresponding rise. Zen for the 20-year-old! Best implies less than best, always together. While in nursing school, I worked as a rehab aide. I was walking down the hall with an 18-year-old quadriplegic from a gunshot wound to the neck, learning to maneuver his wheelchair with his mouth. Coming the other way was a 50-year-old man suffering from a debilitating stroke, learning to propel his wheelchair with his left hand and foot. Behind the drooling, slouching, struggling man was his beautiful 20-something wife, dressed to the hilt, looking completely disgusted. Out of the corner of his mouth, my young patient muttered, “glad I’m not him.” It’s all relative. Different lens, different point of view. Attaining best health means figuring out the unique goal of the person or organization and working toward that goal collaboratively. I invite you to tell your story. Reflection: Still Best Health, Somehow Fourteen years ago, I used one cane, no forearm crutches, no wheelchair. I was between jobs after being laid off from Boston Children's Hospital. My oldest grandson was four, and my youngest was one. I was playing bari sax in Herb's Heard Big Band. I had just begun my relationship with PCORI. Today, I still have best health! Life is good. Please comment and ask questions: at the comment section at the bottom of the show notes on LinkedIn  via email YouTube channel  DM on Instagram, TikTok to @healthhats Substack Patreon Production Team Kayla Nelson: Web and Social Media Coach, Dissemination, Help Desk  Steve Heatherington: Help Desk and podcast production counseling Joey van Leeuwen, Drummer, Composer, and Arranger, provided the music for the intro, outro, proem, and reflection Claude, Perplexity, Auphonic, Descript, Grammarly, DaVinci Resolve, DaVinci AI Art Generator, OpenArt AI Creator Studio Inspired by and Grateful to: Eric Pinaud, Jane Sarasohn-Kahn, and my sisters Artificial Intelligence in Podcast Production Health Hats, the Podcast, utilizes AI tools for production tasks such as editing, transcription, and content suggestions. While AI assists with various aspects, including image creation, most AI suggestions are modified. All creative decisions remain my own, with AI sources referenced as usual. 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In this episode of The Hen Report, Jasmin Singer is joined by Marielle Vigneau-Britt of Totally Forkable to unpack a viral video from The Financial Diet’s Chelsea Fagan, who took aim at vegans while discussing consumerism in France versus the US. Together they dig into why comment sections don’t represent an entire community, how veganism keeps getting conflated with extreme “purity…

"I know all the things."I hear this constantly. On calls, in my membership. She's read all the quit-lit. She's listened to hundreds of podcast episodes. She's done therapy, maybe twice. She can name her triggers and explain her own drinking patterns better than most professionals could.And she is still pouring a glass at five o'clock.Here's the thing about that.. at the moment, nobody is reflecting anything back to you. Nobody is helping you see what you can't see by yourself.That's what this episode is about.You have never seen your own face. Not once, not directly. And the same thing is true about your patterns, your language, the story you've told so many times you've stopped hearing it.Which means whatever is keeping you stuck is sitting in the part you can't see.You're a capable woman who has solved enormous problems. If you could see this one, you would have handled it years ago.In this episode I'm talking about why reading more books won't get you there, what a real person can do for you that a book never will, and why "I know all the things" might be the most effective way to keep help out that I've ever come across.This episode is for you if: You've read every book about drinking and you're still drinking You can explain exactly why you drink and it hasn't changed a thing You've tried therapy before and decided it doesn't work for you You're the capable one, the strong one, the one everybody calls You've never said the words out loud to another human being You're exhausted from working on this by yourself Please give it a listen!ABOUT:Angela Mascenik is a certified life coach who helps women stop over-drinking and start living. After over-drinking for 20 years while raising three kids and building a career, she found coaching, and it changed everything. Now she helps high-achieving women get to the root of why they're drinking in the first place, without shame and without willpower. She's the host of Stop Over-Drinking and Start Living, founder of the Alive AF! membership, and owner of The Magic House Retreat Center in Lisbon, Portugal.You can work with me privately -https://form.typeform.com in a small group called the Transformation Program- www.angelamascenik.com/transformationprogram, or at one of my sober retreats at The Magic House, my retreat center in Lisbon, Portugal -www.angelamascenik.com/magichousefounderscircle

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