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Bob Wright is an Illinois guy through and through. He grew up just outside of Chicago. Interestingly enough, he decided much of Psychology was balderdash until he spent time in France. He will tell you this fascinating story.   After returning to the states, he took up the subject for some of his Master's Degree work and then beyond. Although he didn't say it in so many words, once he began truly delving into Psychology, he was quite hooked and made aspects of it his career.   He has been coaching for more than 40 years. He also understands sales and led his first sales course in 1981 for a part of Prudential Insurance where he vastly improved the performance of the group.   Bob and I have quite the conversation as you will see. He even analyzes me a bit. We agreed that we will have a second episode later, but first, I will have the opportunity to talk with his wife, Judith, who is deeply involved with Bob's work at all levels. Stay tuned.   About the Guest:   Bob Wright is an internationally recognized speaker, author, and educator. He's a cutting-edge thinker, called upon by top leaders across the country. He coaches Fortune-level CEOS from coast to coast, as well as entrepreneurs. Part of what Bob loves is hitting every level, people that want to make a difference, people who are movers and shakers in the world, that's where his sweet spot is. In fact, he was called one of the top executive coaches by Crain's Chicago business. He led his first sales course in 1981 for Prudential Insurance, for a division of the organization that was ranked 200th out of 2000 nationally—within a month, they shot up to #16.   He is also a dynamic entrepreneur who has founded several successful businesses His first venture, Human Effectiveness, was ranked tops in the country by the Mercer, as well as Arthur Andersen. He sold that business in 1994 to focus on consciousness, maximizing human performance, and the fulfillment of human potential.   He has sold to Fortune level companies from coast to coast, has managed his own sales force, and was one of the first people in the country to develop a Neurolinguistic Programming Training for sales professionals. Likewise, he is the developer of The Wright Model of Human Growth and Development that we will work with this evening. This is a distinct opportunity to learn some concepts from a master who actually developed this and has helped numerous worked with it over time.   Highly respected by major business figures – he has coached and trained leaders who have risen to national prominence in the areas of finance, technology, retirement, economics, compensation, governance, and the list goes on and on. Bob has trained and supported hundreds of sale professionals to higher levels of performance and satisfaction.  It is common for people he supports to triple and even quintuple income while learning to have greater satisfaction and fulfillment in all areas of their lives. His cutting edge approach to selling is empowered by his revolutionary integrative model of human growth and development. Sales people he coaches find themselves enjoying life more, and succeed even in down markets. The people that he has coached and trained over these years are movers and shakers making a major difference in the world today.   Ways to connect with Bob: drbobwright@judithandbob.com https://drbobwright.com/   About the Host: Michael Hingson is a New York Times best-selling author, international lecturer, and Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe. Michael, blind since birth, survived the 9/11 attacks with the help of his guide dog Roselle. This story is the subject of his best-selling book, Thunder Dog.   Michael gives over 100 presentations around the world each year speaking to influential groups such as Exxon Mobile, AT&T, Federal Express, Scripps College, Rutgers University, Children's Hospital, and the American Red Cross just to name a few. He is Ambassador for the National Braille Literacy Campaign for the National Federation of the Blind and also serves as Ambassador for the American Humane Association's 2012 Hero Dog Awards.   https://michaelhingson.com https://www.facebook.com/michael.hingson.author.speaker/ https://twitter.com/mhingson https://www.youtube.com/user/mhingson https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelhingson/   accessiBe Links https://accessibe.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/accessiBe https://www.linkedin.com/company/accessibe/mycompany/   https://www.facebook.com/accessibe/       Thanks for listening!   Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! 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Hi, I'm Michael Hingson, Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe and the author of the number one New York Times bestselling book, Thunder dog, the story of a blind man, his guide dog and the triumph of trust. Thanks for joining me on my podcast as we explore our own blinding fears of inclusion unacceptance and our resistance to change. We will discover the idea that no matter the situation, or the people we encounter, our own fears, and prejudices often are our strongest barriers to moving forward. The unstoppable mindset podcast is sponsored by accessiBe, that's a c c e s s i capital B e. Visit www.accessibe.com to learn how you can make your website accessible for persons with disabilities. And to help make the internet fully inclusive by the year 2025. Glad you dropped by we're happy to meet you and to have you here with us.   Michael Hingson ** 01:21 Well, hi, welcome once again to unstoppable mindset. We're glad you're here I am your host, Mike hingson. And today we get to talk with Dr. Bob Wright. Bob is by any standard and entrepreneur and I would say very much an unstoppable one. He has started and, and sold many businesses in his life. He actually conducted his first sales course with a division of Prudential insurance in 1981. Now we're starting to pin down his age. And he he made that division go and sales from number 200 In a few weeks to number 16. I liked that. Having been in sales, a lot of my adult life. He loves to coach CEOs and entrepreneurs. And we'll find out what else So Bob, welcome to unstoppable mindset. We're really glad you're here.   Dr. Bob Wright ** 02:13 Thank you so much, Michael, I'm looking forward to talking with you.   Michael Hingson ** 02:18 Well, I really appreciate you taking the time to do this. And as I said, we got to have fun doing it. So I think we'll we'll do that. Tell us a bit about tell us a little bit about the early Bob, you know, growing up and all that sort of stuff that sort of shaped where you went and where you have gone in life?   Dr. Bob Wright ** 02:37 Well, yeah, I was the almost the ultimate good boy. Everything My mom wanted me to be going through high school and then college begin throwing some monkey wrenches in the story. And it wasn't until my sophomore year of college when I went to Germany. And I discovered that the narrow world of wooddale, Illinois was far from all that was the world and that the values I learned there were the only values were not the only values in the world. And it was like this. Consciousness shock.   Michael Hingson ** 03:17 What a concept, right? Yeah.   Dr. Bob Wright ** 03:19 Now where's wooddale? West of O'Hare. Back in the days when Midway was the busiest airport in the world. Yeah, we're about 15 miles west of O'Hare.   Michael Hingson ** 03:30 I have relatives in Genoa and DeKalb. So, and I was born in Chicago, so I'm a little bit familiar with the area, but I don't think I've been to wooddale   Dr. Bob Wright ** 03:41 Oh, you've probably been through it if you know, Park Road. Yeah,   Michael Hingson ** 03:45 I might have very well been through it. Well, I live for my first five years on the south side of Chicago 5017 Union, and it's changed a lot since we moved in 1955. So that's okay, though. Things do need to change. It makes it makes for an interesting world otherwise, so where did you go to college?   Dr. Bob Wright ** 04:06 Oh, well, I started at Lawrence in Appleton, Wisconsin. Ah, I went to school in Germany. Left Lawrence came back to the quarter at the College of DuPage. west of Chicago, graduated with my bachelor's from the University of Illinois, Chicago in sociology, because that was the subject that gave me the most credits and everything else I had done in my life. And so then I went to school, in in, in France after that, and that blew my mind even further. I mean, just horrendously drew mind blew my mind even further. Because I was always looking for what I thought of as ultimate truth. And the French experience just was the mind blowing, launch in some ways of my, my my life   Michael Hingson ** 05:04 a lot different than even Germany, right? Well, it was different   Dr. Bob Wright ** 05:08 than Germany and I had a database. The irony is that I'm in something that people think of as psychology, positive psychology, performance psychology, I think of it as my research in my life work as optimizing adult development. And going into high school, there was this really, you know, good counselor, we thought that my friends went to see. And I was already kind of against counselors because the the social worker and the grade school my mom's friend, and she would be sitting in our kitchen crying in our coffee about boyfriends every Saturday morning. And so I was going already these people are pretty darn weird. But my friends start seeing this woman, and and she starts telling these best, brightest kids in high school that they're latent ly suicidal. And they go, Whoa, this is really sick. Oh, stuff. And so then I was rapidly against psychology. Now, the rest of that story that is public domain, is there a husband was this guidance counselor down the road, Irving Park Road, another 20 some odd miles at Lake Park High School, they were a murder suicide. He boy, so that's nailed down my assumption. This is all inland as sickos know, I'm in school in France, and I'm going to study phenomenology. But my in six months, my French wasn't good enough to understand philosophy classes. So I ended up taking psychology classes, I could understand them. They were an English, that got me into group dynamics, which led to the rest of the story that I have discovered, there are well Valid Elements of psychology. And it is really the people not the discipline. That was the problem back then. So   Michael Hingson ** 07:07 they weren't all just sickos after all? I   Dr. Bob Wright ** 07:11 don't think so. Either that or you joined the ranks? No, no, no, not at all. But the profession in search of validity for a long time, right, so profoundly insecure? Well, it's   Michael Hingson ** 07:23 a it's a tough subject, because a lot of it is is so I'm not quite sure how to describe it. It's so nebulous, it's so much that you can't really just pin it down and define it. You're dealing with emotions, you're dealing with people's attitudes, and so on. And that's really pretty nebulous, it's really kind of hard to just define it in so many words. Yeah,   Dr. Bob Wright ** 07:51 if we don't go to human experience, then we'd have nothing. But you've got to figure back in the 50s and 60s and 70s, the humanistic psychology movement was transforming businesses, or Life magazine had an issue that said, sooner or later, everybody's going to be an encounter group at their church or somewhere else. And so what what happened was, they still never tied that up to performance. And so you fast forward, and you get a guy named Goldman who bring in Oh, psychology, so wanted to be as science. And he starts out with positive psychology. He denies everything before, which is just absolutely not true. He and I are similar ages, and we grew up breathing those things. But positive psychology now has a deep research base that is becoming less and less nebulous, whether it's the emotional part with Frederick SENS Research, or his his part with other positive psychology research. So it's kind of cool, what's happening. And it just, unfortunately, doesn't include what happened before because it was so thoroughly attacked.   Michael Hingson ** 08:58 Well, and it's, it's an evolutionary process, right. Yeah, you got it. Yeah. Which is, which is exactly the issue. And that's, that's true of a lot of sciences. I mean, we can go back and look at physics and look at any any of the sciences and they've evolved over the years for a long time, classical mechanics, was it everything fit Newtonian law, but then we discovered that well, it's not quite that way, especially when you get closer to the speed of light. A lot of things change, but also, attitudes and philosophies of of sciences have have changed. So what you're saying certainly is no surprise, psychology as a science, social science or whatever, is still a pretty new science by comparison. So you're   Dr. Bob Wright ** 09:47 obviously a science guy more than I knew. And so, did you read Boones structures of Scientific Revolutions a long time ago. So that is where the term is. Trent was a sap perspective transformation, a new paradigm. That's yeah, he coined the term paradigm as we use it today. And he's in particular talking about the disconnect between Newtonian physics and einsteinium physics. And that gets us down to all the different paradigms, because a paradigm is a shift in knowledge. And the paradigm that psychology is wrestling with, is the shift from pathology and problems to potential and realizing making real our potential. Right.   Michael Hingson ** 10:35 And again, still, that is a harder thing to quantify them what you can do with a lot of physics, we also know that Einsteinian physics doesn't go far enough, but it's what we know, or what we have known. And again, we're evolving, but in the case of what you're talking about, it's a lot harder to pin down and put an exact number two, which is what also makes it a little bit more of a challenge. And we need to learn better how to define that, and communicate it as we move forward.   Dr. Bob Wright ** 11:03 Well, you know, that's the bind of pure research, but I've got a slightly different perspective on this. So what we measure our success against is the total quality of somebody's life, their relationships, their work, their personal concept, and their spiritual and their service to our world. And so in our work, now, our foundation is closing down in December, sadly, because we didn't survive COVID. But we had more than 90% of our students felt that they were living with a higher sense of purpose and spiritual integration. They tended to make more money by 30% or more in the first year of working with us. And and the divorce rate in our advanced couples was under 4%. And in the entire school, was under 9%. The last time we took a survey on that. So when if you've got the elements that typical markers of a quality of life, looking there, and they their self esteem was higher, people gave them comments that they looked better, and even commented to a lot of them that they look younger. So if you take those variables, we're now starting to find something for which everyone is reaching, whether it's better relationship, more money, more career fulfillment, or more contribution to the world, we help you be more you. And our core assumption is, then you will automatically grow in all those areas, the mistake so many disciplines make is they forget that the core element of that entire formula is the individual. And if we can help the individual optimize their self them themselves, then they are going to automatically begin shifting how they operate in those areas and get stronger and stronger in directions that are more satisfying, fulfilling, fulfilling and contributory to our world. By   Michael Hingson ** 12:52 definition. Yeah.   12:54 Isn't that cool?   Michael Hingson ** 12:55 Which makes a lot of sense. Well, some for you. You went on and got a doctorate and so on. But when you when you started coaching, I guess really the question is what got you into the whole environment of applied integrative psychology and coaching? What what really got you there? Okay,   Dr. Bob Wright ** 13:16 so, remember, we have a totally anti psychology, right? I have a taste of what we called existential psychology and group dynamics in France. So when I came back from France, I looked for the strongest program to get more training. And it was training in, in all the existential application of Gestalt transactional analysis. And the various body works and things of the time. And I studied those, I became a trainer in those. And it was wonderful to watch people learn and grow. But you still couldn't make a lot of money that way. So I went back to school and got an MSW and I, my goal was to be a therapist, therapist, and my partner Bob Kaufman was my supervisor and my MSW. And we built a business called human effectiveness. And by the mid 80s, we were doing 300 services a week, a third of whom were psychology types. And, and so that was my retirement goal. And in addition to that, we were leading in a lot of ways in what was called employee assistance and manage psychiatric care. And we were doing consulting and training, which is where you heard the story about Prudential. And so that was kind of the way to make money doing it and get licensed because I knew I was good at helping people and I just wanted the easiest and quickest license to get and that was an MSW   Michael Hingson ** 14:49 said then you got that and what did you do?   Dr. Bob Wright ** 14:51 So human effectiveness was our was our business from the 1979 To 1994.   Michael Hingson ** 15:02 And that was a business you started human effectiveness. Yeah. And   Dr. Bob Wright ** 15:05 so we had a very unique model of therapy using individual and group off of what Bob postle called contemporary Adlerian. Therapy. And we developed that more and more and more. And we started getting higher and higher functioning clients. And our clients were moving way beyond the therapy ideal. Their lives were taking off in all the areas we've discussed. And we started that we're doing well, in 82, we hired a PhD, you have to be dissertation approved, PhD from Yale, they had him start doing consumer research, found out that people loved what they were getting one time, near the mid 80s, I had a two year waiting list. And so when we asked our clients what was going on, and they said, We love it, but you're not telling us everything they wanted to know. And my first master's, which was in communications, was helping people in a psychiatric hospital, oriented to that psychiatric hospital. And so, what what, I've always been a consumer guy, and so we started putting together seminars to help our clients understand what was going on. So that changed our model, from individual group to seminars to training them, we did more and more research and they kept telling us more and more of what they wanted. So the model eventually, included Alfred Adler, existential developmental Albert Adler's areas of life, existential principles, and developmental levels, all in an axis of consciousness, helping people grow their consciousness, awareness and responsibility in life. And so those seminars were training people, many of whom could analyze their own life situation and strategize better than licensed psychologist. So we begin, we begin going, why why aren't people getting credit for this. So that's why we started graduate school on the road. And I left the therapy metaphor in 91. We started working towards developing our model in our seminars to be more and more effective with Judith in 9495, which led to the right foundation for the realization of human potential, and the right graduate university for the realization of human potential, offering master's and doctoral degrees in transformational leadership and coaching. We even got an MBA credited. Now that is, now that the foundation is closing down at Maharishi University in Iowa. So the program goes on. But the foundation is no longer running   Michael Hingson ** 17:40 it. And Judith is   Dr. Bob Wright ** 17:43 Judith and I are stepping into what we think is our ultimate mission is couples, couples, and helping people come become more conscious, responsible, satisfied in service filled couples. And so we're kicking that off in January.   Michael Hingson ** 17:58 And how long have you guys been together?   Dr. Bob Wright ** 18:02 We got married in 81. So it's 42 years or two years? Yeah. Wow.   Michael Hingson ** 18:08 Well, you have beat Karen and me by a year. But as I think I told you, she passed away last year. So we were married for two years and loved it and lots of memories. But I can appreciate the fact that you guys have made it work. And you've also worked together, which is as good as it gets. Yeah,   Dr. Bob Wright ** 18:28 so so the last two books we've written together, and to understand so the last book is called battling to Bliss. The couple's Guide to 15 Common fights, what they really mean how they can bring you closer. So our previous book called transformed. We had one paragraph as we were driving back from Texas to Illinois, that we fought over for probably an hour. And Judith has this wonderful mind. And I just, I'm the one that pushes things to get done. So I said that that sentence is good enough. She says, No, that sentence doesn't work with this. I'm going to come on down it. So she wins that sentence. And she wins. She ended up winning all four sentences. But I ended up winning and moving on. So movement is more my specialty and accuracy and depth is well we both do depth is Judith. So battling to Bliss is really about people people think fights are a problem. They don't understand fights are a symptom that you're dealing in, that you're working on becoming a better stronger couple together.   Michael Hingson ** 19:36 Yeah, and so there's nothing wrong with disagreeing as long as you eventually work together and recognize what you're doing and need to do. So. You're both one which is what it's really all about.   Dr. Bob Wright ** 19:50 Amen. You got it. So you develop   Michael Hingson ** 19:54 this thing you call the right model of human growth and development. And that's I guess what you're basically alluding to in the early 1990s? Well, I actually   Dr. Bob Wright ** 20:05 had Scott started with that research in 1982. And it developed. So the first thing we did was help people vision. Now, the work from Dr. Boyd says that Case Western is that vision is way more important than goals. So we'd have people write a vision in seven areas of life and measure their progress against that every four months. And they go, Wow, man, we're growing twice as fast. But you're still not telling us everything. We said? Well, the truth of the matter is, we think of you developmentally and we're seeking to help you develop in ways that you didn't get developed are all like plants that never got perfect nourishment. And we're helping you fill in those things. And so that led to a developmental axis of consciousness for them. And then we did another round of research. And they said, we're still not telling you said anything. We said, Well, the truth of the matter is, we're existentialists. And we, we just think if you're fully present in here, now you'll learn you'll grow, and you'll become the best you you can become. And so that brought in an existential aspect about the here and now, people engaging. And it's all driven by what we call the assignment way of living, which was started by Bob postal, who was part of the Alfred Adler Institute in Chicago back in the 1970s.   Michael Hingson ** 21:24 Okay, so but you developed it, and is that what you use in the the coaching that you did? And that you do?   Dr. Bob Wright ** 21:33 That? Absolutely. I'm working with. I'm working with an attorney who's shifting professions now, from law to coaching. And so what I do periodically is help her understand when she has a win. How did that win, take her on a step forward in her development, and then I help her understand how that win actually can be leveraged if she will have the discipline to keep doing it. Most. There's a thing called neuroplasticity. And most of the world is a little bit over in love with it. Because thinking oh, yeah, we can automatically change No, it takes 1000s of repetitions. So help her understand a vision of what it's going to mean to consistently redo that way of doing things. She challenges unconscious limiting beliefs, because our program was pretty much done by age seven, we are living out a self fulfilling prophecy off of our early programming. If we don't do things to transform, we can learn and grow. But transforming is the challenge.   Michael Hingson ** 22:39 Yeah, so what's the difference between growth and transforming?   Dr. Bob Wright ** 22:45 We're working on that for the founder of an incredible Japanese coaching group called coach a and his name is Ito son. And, and so learning is knowing something I didn't know before. Growing is doing something I've never done before. But in Judas research, the people who are in touch with their deeper yearning, engage more, and they learn more, it reveals to them regulating their limiting beliefs and their skill deficits. And it also causes them to share with other people that causes them to begin challenging their limiting beliefs. And so learning and growing can be yearning, it can be learned, knowing things and doing things who would have never done we call that liberating. When you're doing things you never would have done. Transforming requires that you pray that you that you strategically do new things in the direction that will consistently challenge some of your unconscious limiting patterns. If you think about what we have our neural pathways imagine we have a neural highway. And everything we do runs along that neural highway. But we want to cut a take a shorter road from Highway A to highway B. So we go into the jungle. Well, we get into the jungle halfway and we look back, we can't even see where we've gone. To get to highway B, we may get to highway B, but we will find out how to get back to Highway A. So we're still going to be doing the same thing. So we the first level of of as we think about it of transformation, neuro transformation is going back and forth along that path enough that we can see where we've been and we can repeat it. Then we have to widen that path. And we have to turn it into a well trodden path. And eventually if it becomes a superhighway, we have transformed and we are doing things that we never could have done before.   Michael Hingson ** 24:49 How do you get people to really overcome their limiting beliefs what what is it that you do as a coach that brings people maybe To that aha moment, and maybe it isn't quite so dramatic, maybe it isn't that at all, but it's more subtle, but how do you get people to the point where they recognize, oh, maybe it's not really quite what we thought, because not everybody's gonna go to France. Okay,   Dr. Bob Wright ** 25:16 so first of all, none of us has ever done. So I'm still dealing with my own limiting beliefs, and, and building new neural pathways the same way. But there's a way we start is what we call an Adlerian Lifestyle Analysis, Alfred Adler helped people understand there are perceptions, the unconscious beliefs that guide us, we have empowering our perceptions, limiting beliefs, empowering beliefs, that we we have limiting beliefs is our language for the limiting perceptions in Adlerian terms. And so when we understand that most of those were installed, by the time we were seven, we can do a lifetime and Adlerian lifestyle analysis that will help you understand your early programming in a way that can empower your growth the rest of your life or inform your growth the rest of your life and your learning and ultimate transformation.   Michael Hingson ** 26:15 Okay, and how do people perceive that?   Dr. Bob Wright ** 26:21 Well, the first time I experienced it was in front of a room of maybe 50 therapists. And it was a demonstration by Bob postal, the Adlerian, I mentioned. And I went up front. And in about 1510 minutes, I'm bawling my eyes out, as he's basically telling me my life story in ways that were profoundly true that I had never imagined. And most, most people except the most defensive, are blown away, that it can be that easily accessed.   Michael Hingson ** 26:54 So, alright, so he, he demonstrated that he knew you better than you thought he knew you and perhaps better than you knew yourself, then what?   Dr. Bob Wright ** 27:05 Well, first of all, he called it like mind reading. And it's what it feels like it feels like he's talking to somebody who's doing mind reading, and Bob postal it, boiled it down to like seven questions. Your birth order is super important in how you look for affection and affirmation in life. If you're the firstborn, did you win? Did you maintain what Adler called a position of primacy? Or were you overrun by a second, third or fourth born? In which case, that's a terrible blow to your self esteem? And so, how we negotiate birth order is probably the most important element of that. And then there are other elements, like who was mom's favorite? Who was dad's favorite? And we get everybody you know, most 90 90% of people say, Oh, no, my mom and dad, they were equal. That's absolute horse manure. And so what we get to that by is who is most like dad, who was most like, mom? And if you were in the zoo, walking and looking at things who would mom who would be holding Mom's hand and who would be holding Dad's hand? And then once we get to larger families, it gets even more complex?   Michael Hingson ** 28:15 How do you deal with that? And I asked that, knowing that in my family, of course, I was blind, I was the second child. And I think my brother always felt like he wasn't quite as well received, even though he was two years older. But in reality, when I look back on it, what my parents did was really worked, not to show favoritism, but they did have to do things differently with me than they did with him because he could see, and I didn't, but I think they really worked at it. But I think his perception always was that he wasn't the favorite, even though that I don't think that really was the case as I sit and analyze it even now.   Dr. Bob Wright ** 29:03 Well, you know, he may not have been wrong. He might not have been got more attention. So the primary indicator of a favorite is attention. It doesn't necessarily mean for what, because you get seen more, you get more interest more, you develop a sense that you matter. And he's developing a sense that he doesn't matter. So in Adlerian terms, you may have overrun him, and that was a terrible blow to his self esteem.   Michael Hingson ** 29:33 Yeah. Yeah. Even though this Oh, sure. If you want   Dr. Bob Wright ** 29:38 go ahead. So how's he doing today?   Michael Hingson ** 29:40 He passed away in 2015. So he died of of cancer.   Dr. Bob Wright ** 29:45 How did he do in life? Well,   Michael Hingson ** 29:47 fair question. He ended up working for the Customs Organization, the US customs in communications. He was married for, gosh, probably close to 40 years as well. I'm not sure that he was as happy as he would like, just in looking at it. He tended to want to be very controlling. And his wife didn't have a problem with that. But I think that I think there were some issues, but I think he did. Okay, but not great.   Dr. Bob Wright ** 30:28 So you've been happier in life than he has, even though you have a profound challenge. Well,   Michael Hingson ** 30:35 I think the challenge is more perceptual than in reality, but Yeah, probably. That's it.   Dr. Bob Wright ** 30:41 Thanks very much.   Michael Hingson ** 30:44 That's probably so.   Dr. Bob Wright ** 30:47 But I also so your dad overran him. Yeah, I   Michael Hingson ** 30:51 hear you. You did. Even though we even though later in life, he was in Florida, and I was in California, or in New Jersey. I think I appreciate what you're saying. Yeah.   Dr. Bob Wright ** 31:05 Yeah, it's it's hard for us to accept when we start looking at these unconscious elements of what's called the family system. And and the system is there's no blame. There's no blaming. Yeah. But But who is your mom's favorite?   Michael Hingson ** 31:21 Well, I'm sure that that there are those that would say it was me. I'm not, I'm not really so sure. Because the way my mom interacted with us, was was different with each of us. She had to help me learn braille again, when I was going from third to fourth grade. And she took the time to do that. But she also did take the time with my brother, but I'm sure that he would tell you that I was,   Dr. Bob Wright ** 31:48 well, what was your dad's favorite? Oh,   Michael Hingson ** 31:53 I'm sure that, that my dad and I spent more time together because I was interested in things that he was much more than my brother like electronics and science. So I'm sure I   Dr. Bob Wright ** 32:02 was, who was murdered?   Michael Hingson ** 32:06 Gee, that depends, I guess, on everything, but probably I was. Nobody ever wants to answer this, by the way, probably. But probably for a lot of reasons. I would say I was. Yeah,   Dr. Bob Wright ** 32:15 pretty obviously. So we don't know what his potential would have been. Right, who got developed? And so my guess is he was actually your mom's favorite. He might very well have been. But But I think it was your mom's favorite because your mom counted on him to keep things working in the family while he was hungry, but didn't didn't know how to do anything. But please her as she was ministering to you. And as your dad was enjoying playing with you? Yeah. Yeah. I mean, I'm sure there's   Michael Hingson ** 32:50 a lot of there's a lot of truth to that.   Dr. Bob Wright ** 32:52 Yeah, I know. I just, it's so much fun to get out of this. Michael. Yeah. It   Michael Hingson ** 32:59 makes a lot of sense to, to really look at it in the in the way that you're doing. But I think there's there's another aspect of it, and it's part of human nature, that gets to be a challenge. Because he was probably a person who felt not as happy, not as loved and didn't know how to deal with that, and maybe address it in his own life. And I learned how to do some of that, and learn how to deal with a lot of the challenges that I faced socially, and, and economically. But I think that one of the things that he never did learn was how to go back and look at himself and look at his life and grow in the same way. Yeah,   Dr. Bob Wright ** 33:50 amen. Probably wasn't as inquisitive as you know,   Michael Hingson ** 33:54 I'm sure he was not. That I'm very sure of. And it's it is a it's an issue because one of the things that I maintain today is that all of us can do so much more to grow. If we would spend more time even just in the evening before we go to sleep, being introspective, looking at whatever happened on a given day. And why it happened the way it did, what could we improve? What went great, what could we even have done to make what went great greater? And I know that he didn't do a lot of that,   Dr. Bob Wright ** 34:28 you know, there's actually a spiritual discipline with the max handle Rosicrucians that, that goes into that. I'm not a follower of theirs, but this they call it a retro flexion or retrospect, I forget what they call it. Exactly. Because when I was in school in France, the game was the minute your head hit the pillow. You were to rewind your day in reverse to when you first woke up. Yeah, and it's incredibly challenging. It is our emotions get I get sparked off, we get to see where we had unfinished business during the day. And it took me all of pretty close to a year before I got back to a morning, and that was pretty diligence, did diligent application. And so I think you're absolutely right.   Michael Hingson ** 35:23 There's a lot of value in in doing it. Because no one can teach us anything people can give us information. But we have to teach ourselves. And I've learned, even just this year, I now hate calling myself my own worst critic. When I listen to speeches and other things I always have said, I'm my own worst critic, and when in reality is the case is I'm my own best teacher, because I'm the one that can teach me. And it's always good to take a much more positive approach. And recognizing that actually helps when I go back and analyze the day and analyze the things that have gone on. Because I look for the lessons. And the lessons aren't just in the things that went wrong or the difficult things. The lessons can come from anywhere, but we have to look for them.   Dr. Bob Wright ** 36:08 So you just defined the transformation of a perfectionist, perfectionist, criticized because it's the work outcome that matters. And people that are learning and growing and stepping beyond perfection. Look for the lessons. So you just described you growing, from avoiding mistakes, to feeling more and more success and satisfaction in learning and growing. Congratulations. Well, thank   Michael Hingson ** 36:37 you. And even the so called Mistakes You know, there aren't they're not a mistake until it ended up being one. And again, the lesson is, what do you learn and do about it? Yeah,   Dr. Bob Wright ** 36:46 but you're unusual, Michael, because you've actually taken a philosophy and applied it. A lot of people would say the same things you just said. But they don't practice it. I believe you practice it.   Michael Hingson ** 36:58 And you know what? It's fun.   Dr. Bob Wright ** 37:01 It says pretty clear. Yeah. You have fun way before now. Yeah.   Michael Hingson ** 37:05 Well, I like to look for the for fun. Personally, I think life is an adventure. For years, I've called the Internet, a treasure trove an adventure. And yeah, there's a lot of stuff. And there's a dark side. And there are all sorts of different things that go on. But there's also so much information that's out there if we bought look for it and use it. Amen. So it really, it really helps a great deal. And you know, so it's, it's worth doing well, in your case. So, you you have been so what business do you own? Now? What What's your business called? Or do you have one right now? Well,   Dr. Bob Wright ** 37:47 we write business Inc has been our flowthrough business forever. But we are reemerging to the world as live right? Li ve WRI ght with Judith and Bob. That is our new go to market identity. Pool.   Michael Hingson ** 38:07 That's a great name. And certainly, from a marketing standpoint, one that somebody can remember.   Dr. Bob Wright ** 38:14 Well, right now we only exist online is D r B o b.com. And Dr. Judith, Bob Wright, dot com or Judith wright.com I think or at any rate, we don't have a joint website yet. We'll be launching that in December, God Willing and the creek don't rise   Michael Hingson ** 38:35 well and make it accessible. And if you want help with that, I can help   Dr. Bob Wright ** 38:41 you. So so cool. Cool. I'm gonna have to find out more about what you can do them. Because I really don't know,   Michael Hingson ** 38:48 we can talk about that. And we can talk about ways to do it. And it's and it's something that that you should do. Because the reality is what most people don't realize is that the cost of doing business should really make sure that inclusion is part of it. You know, I when looking for jobs and talking to many, I'll just use blind people as an example. We've had companies say but I can't buy a screen reader for you. That's not in our budget. Well, you know, sure it is you buy computer monitors for everyone. I don't need a monitor. But I do need a screen reader. Inclusion ought to be part of the cost of doing business.   Dr. Bob Wright ** 39:26 Well, which is why you're going to be our consultants. So we our desire is to have our work available in all languages. We're going to be putting out our couples book the heart of the fight in Spanish. The heart of the fight reached number one nonfiction best seller in China, Judas soft addictions solution is, as of our last knowledge, number 10 self help in China. And so the languages aren't just words and spoken are they but there's I mean, there's there's what do you call blind accessibility? Michael?   Michael Hingson ** 40:06 Well, there are a couple of ways to do something like that. A lot of it is just doing the right things on on your website, or when you produce a book, if you have graphs, they should and pictures, they should be defined. You can do an electronic version, you can do an audio version. And there are ways also to put the book in Braille. And again, we can we can certainly talk about that. Well,   Dr. Bob Wright ** 40:28 I'm zipping myself an email to circle back with you on that. So let's keep going with what you've got today.   Michael Hingson ** 40:36 Well, definitely one thing I need to say, because I was looking for when I was getting ready for now, is I would like to have pictures of your book covers that we can put in the cover notes so that people can go off and find them later.   Dr. Bob Wright ** 40:51 We'll get it. Perfect.   Michael Hingson ** 40:53 Well, tell me a little bit more about you and coaching. What ultimately do people get out of what you do? After a question,   Dr. Bob Wright ** 41:07 you know, I'm gonna go back a little further, we get everybody knows we get what we put into things. Yeah. And so to get   Michael Hingson ** 41:16 the most out of coke, good psychological answer, go ahead.   Dr. Bob Wright ** 41:19 Well, I'm actually going to answer it. I appreciate the work up to I'm gonna work up to it. So the investment is time, money and personal upset. The price most people are not willing to pay is the person will upset we have to do to stretch beyond our own serious limit deeper mental limitations. And when we do that, for me, I had a lot of limiting beliefs about money. I could give you stories, we talked about the mythology rules, myths and beliefs about money when I looked growing up, my dad's brothers, who had way more money than we had, didn't have a marriage as good as my dad's marriage. And one of my dad's brothers was a particular jerk. And he was the wealthiest of them. And so I draw this conclusion from early on in life, because we all grew up within miles of each other, or blocks, actually, that it's either money or relationship. So a limiting belief I've had to challenge forever, is money and relationship. And fortunately, I'm making some progress on that and intend to make even more before I'm done. Well,   Michael Hingson ** 42:37 it's interesting. People think that if they have a lot of money, they're successful, and they're happy. And what pops into my mind? And I'm not going to try to get political here. But what pops into my mind is Donald Trump, I wonder how happy he really is.   Dr. Bob Wright ** 42:54 You know, we can actually dive right into the happiness things. First of all, there's a lot of research on it that would show that he doesn't have the characteristics. But that's another story. But right, I hear you. But I think everybody has a formula for happiness, most of them are wrong. Yeah. And I think the good fortune in my relationship foundation is relationship. You know that happiness research says, the biggest variable is learning and growing. The happiest people are engaged in learning and growing. There, they have New Horizons coming up, that they can learn and grow together and a couple or whatever they're doing, but they learn and grow. That's happiest.   Michael Hingson ** 43:33 That's the most successful thing that one can do. And it is all about learning and growing, and wanting to learn and grow. And I think he pointed out very well, a lot of people will provide lip service to a lot of this. But the reality is, they're not really growing. It's just a lot of talk. Habits are hard to break it. I've heard all sorts of different numbers about how many times you need to do something to change a habit. But still, ultimately, it doesn't happen until you can, not only intellectually but emotionally recognize that the change needs to happen and then do it.   Dr. Bob Wright ** 44:15 So that's that's the end the cost. So Judas seminal work on soft addictions was looking at the cost that turned out causes a lot of people to take on the habits. However, a habit is a behavior to order to change the deeper level behind that habit. Because they have, it's always doing something for us in service of a limiting belief. And so a limiting habits because we remember two kinds of beliefs, two kinds of habits, empowering and disempowering. And so it's really important to understand, if I really want to learn and grow to the max, I have to go through the discomfort of not just changing the habit, but changing by myself my thoughts, feelings and actions at the foundational level   Michael Hingson ** 44:59 and that's The cost. Yes, sir. And it's it's not as expensive as one might think, if you really apply it and do it. But the problem is, so many of us don't want to do that, because we're just, I hate hearing while I'm, you know, people are in their comfort zone, they don't want to change. We talk about change all the time. But I think people don't want to change I think we we are brought up to just like our comfort zones and not wanting to change, we don't do what we talked about before retrospection or introspection, that's too much work. And so we we don't get taught by others nearly as much as we should. The real value of change, but change is all around us. And change is going to be everywhere. I after September 11, I kept hearing, we got to get back to normal, we got to get back to doing things the normal way. And I bristled at that. And it took me a little while to understand why I was so upset with it. But I finally realized, normal will never be the same. Again, we can't get back to normal because if we do, we're going to have the same thing. And we will have learned absolutely nothing. Even with a pandemic, I hear about getting back to normal, but normal will never be the same again, the   Dr. Bob Wright ** 46:17 problem that you're getting it from me that I think about with that usually is that normal is is average, and none of us really want to be average, we want to be better than normal. So why would we want to get back to normal when we still haven't hit our potential? Yeah.   Michael Hingson ** 46:36 But we're not thinking about that. And we haven't learned to think in that way. Until we   Dr. Bob Wright ** 46:41 understand Judith research. So there's yearning, engaging, and regulating seeing where my limitations come in. Then liberating challenging those limitations. It's so challenging those limitations, and then re matrixing. And then I have to keep stretching myself towards the new, further goals. That forced me to look beyond my limiting beliefs, because they're always there. And they're always are rising beyond them.   Michael Hingson ** 47:07 How do we get people to be able to do that?   Dr. Bob Wright ** 47:10 I don't, we don't get people to do anything. It's all about investment. Will they pay the price? Spend the time reading the money, what they need to do? I was talking to a guy today who's ultra ultra wealthy, who started out with my former partner. And he would never have been able to pay my partner's rates today. And I said, You mean, you wouldn't have charged it on your credit card at least to find out? You know, what he could do for you? And so the people that I see that really want it, some people just charge it on the credit card, but they don't do it. Others? Do, they charge it on the credit card, and they've got that credit card paid off and are able to really fly with the overtime? Yeah,   Michael Hingson ** 48:00 so and I was delivered and asking the question the way I did, but it isn't how do we get people to do things? What is it that will make people understand that they need to change? I mean, you've been coaching a long time. And I know there's not one key but what, what, more often than not is the trigger that make people go, Ah, I gotta really think more about this.   Dr. Bob Wright ** 48:27 You know, there are a lot of things in life traumas, car accidents, deaths, losses, that move people into that. There's a thing called a sociopath is sociopaths, not wanting to get divorced, will sometimes start looking at themselves for the first time. And so but but I think that, that Adlerian analysis, when people understand that there is an objective way to look at who they are today, it's your strengths and your weaknesses, as revealed by that lifestyle analysis we started playing with with you, then as you understand that there really is a way to do it, and it is systematic and reproducible, then the game starts really shifting, but most of the world doesn't believe it's possible because so many people are selling so much horse manure. Yeah.   Michael Hingson ** 49:21 And we haven't learned to separate all the negative negativity in as you said, the horsemen or from from the positive stuff, we, we just haven't really learned how to do that and the people who have can really start to deal with it. One of the things that I have experienced over the past several years, especially with the pandemic is that for years I would travel and speak and tell people about my story and people said, well, you're blind. Of course you didn't know what happened. I point out well, the airplane had 18 floors above us on the other side of the building I got to tell you, nobody knew Superman and X ray vision are fictitious. Right? Well, but then the the other part about it is that what I realized over time was that the reason I wasn't afraid was that I prepared. I learned all about the World Trade Center, I learned what the emergency evacuation procedures were, I learned why they were as they were. And so when something actually happened, I was prepared for it. I didn't need to worry about reading signs. And if I had been in the building alone, I would have just been able to evacuate. But I wasn't alone. And we got some guests out. And then a colleague who was in from our corporate office, David Frank, and I went to the stairs, and we started down. But the reality is that what I learned was that for me, I, in fact, was not talking about why I wasn't afraid. And I didn't teach people how to learn to control here. So we're writing a book about that. And, and so I'm, I'm realizing that what I can help people do is recognize that you can learn to control fear, it's not that it's going to go away. And if you tell me, you're never afraid, I won't buy it. But you can learn to use fear in a powerful way, rather than letting it as I put it, blind you or overwhelm you,   Dr. Bob Wright ** 51:27 by preparing as you prepared the primary formula. First of all, we don't control it. But by preparing it doesn't grip us at the same level. We have pathways that we've already created. So you had created those pathways inside of yourself. And so sure you were afraid, but you had the fear motivating you along pathways for which you had prepared.   Michael Hingson ** 51:51 That's right. Help others. That's right. And we did and at one point going down the stairs, David panicked and said, Mike, we're going to die. We're not going to make it out of here and then and I just snapped at him. I'd love to joke about it and say, since I have a secondary teaching credential, I took that secret course voice 101 How to yell at students but you know, the the reality is that that what I did it I just snapped at David. I said, stop it, David, if Rosella and I can go down the stairs, so can you. And after that, he said, I'm going to I got to take my mind off of what's going on. And he walked the floor below me, went all the way down the stairs, he shouted up to me what he was seeing on the stairs. Now, did I need David to do that? No. But I knew that it would help David be more comfortable. But it had another effect, which again, was something that I figured out later. And that is that, as David was shouting up, hey, I'm at the 44th floor. This is where the Port Authority cafeteria is, we're not going to stop we're going on down. People above us. And below us. Many, many floors hurt him. And he gave them something to focus on. And I think that he did so much, not even thinking about it or realizing it to help people not panic as we went down the stairs, which was so cool. Oh, I   Dr. Bob Wright ** 53:07 just love it. So let's but let's go back. So, So fear is the primary the most basic emotion if you stay alive, sure. So you were afraid for him, not for you, but for him. And so you slapped him out of it. So you harvest your anger. So fear, fear, hurt, anger, sadness, and joy are the critical emotions that are fully foundational emotions. And so you have a relationship with your fear as few of us but in some ways, maybe. And you actually were able to harness anger as the crossover emotion between fear and joy. So you kept him alive, harnessing your anger to slap him out of it. And he became the leader he could become. Yeah. And needed.   Michael Hingson ** 53:56 Right. Well, and that's it's part of the story that that I think is he's such an unsung hero and what happened on September 11, because I know he had to keep so many people focused because they had someone to focus on. And someone who they could hear who was all right, no matter where they were on the stairs. Somebody else was okay, somewhere.   Dr. Bob Wright ** 54:21 So first of all, he was a leader right in relationship to you,   Michael Hingson ** 54:25 by definition. Well, in some ways, yeah.   Dr. Bob Wright ** 54:29 So you slapped him back into his leadership mode. And even though you didn't need it, he started leaving you in his own mind, but he was actually leaving everybody down those   Michael Hingson ** 54:40 steps. He was, you know, that was one of the things that he did his he was only in for the day from our corporate office. But but he but you know, the two of us, between us there were a lot of ways people also said to me later, we followed you down the stairs because we heard you praising your dog and We heard you staying calm. So we were calm. We followed you. Yeah. So we, in a in a very well, unpredictable isn't the right word but a very subtle way we the two of us really helped a lot of people. Oh   Dr. Bob Wright ** 55:15 my god, you guys formed the most amazing impromptu leadership team.   Michael Hingson ** 55:19 Right. Holy cow. I   Dr. Bob Wright ** 55:21 love it. Yeah. Well, isn't that cool? Oh, it's beyond cool. That is way beyond Cool.   Michael Hingson ** 55:27 Well, this has been fun. We need to do it again. And we need to get Judith involved. So we got to do   Dr. Bob Wright ** 55:33 another one of these. Absolutely looking forward to it. But   Michael Hingson ** 55:37 I really appreciate you being here. And I want to thank you and I want to thank you all for listening to us today. I hope that you enjoyed it. And and you heard Bob analyze me a little bit and it was a lot of fun and No, no problem at all. So we'll have to do more of it and and have another time together which I think would be fun. But I want to thank you for listening to us. Love to hear your comments. Please reach out. You can reach me Mike hingson at and my email address is Michael h i m i c h a e l h i at accessiBe A c c e s s i b e.com. Michael h i at accessibe.com Or go to our podcast page www dot Michael Hingson m i c h a e l h i n g s o n.com/podcast love to get your thoughts please give us a five star rating wherever you're listening to us. We value that and really appreciate all that you have to say. Bob if people want to reach out to you how do they do that?   Dr. Bob Wright ** 56:37 Well my website for now until we put them all together is Bob Wrightdot com or D r. B o b W r i  g h t dot com My email, which is easier right now we're in transition. The new company, as you heard will be live right with Judith and Bob. But right now D r. B, o b at Judith and bob.com D R B O B at J U D I T  A N D B .com. Cool.   Michael Hingson ** 57:04 Well, thanks again for doing this. It has been fun. And let us definitely set up another time and do another one of these.   Dr. Bob Wright ** 57:13 We've got more to talk about in so many ways, sooner than later while we're still putting together the web universe.   Michael Hingson ** 57:20 Perfect. Glad to do it. Well, thanks again for being here.   Dr. Bob Wright ** 57:23 Thank you so much.   **Michael Hingson ** 57:28 You have been listening to the Unstoppable Mindset podcast. Thanks for dropping by. I hope that you'll join us again next week, and in future weeks for upcoming episodes. To subscribe to our podcast and to learn about upcoming episodes, please visit www dot Michael hingson.com slash podcast. Michael Hingson is spelled m i c h a e l h i n g s o n. 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Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat with Tyler Boone - singer/songwriter, who grew up in the low country of Charleston, South Carolina…we became fascinated with him because he also makes bourbon…Homegrown Boones Bourbon…which was named one of the top 6 bourbons in the world in Forbes magazine…he also has his own beer - Homegrown Boone's beer...he's been living in LA, but is about to desert us all for Nashville…because bourbon is calling… We most importantly do a bourbon tasting of Homegrown Boones Bourbon (spoiler alert - it's delicious)...Tyler educates us with Bourbon 101, what makes a true bourbon - all the rules behind it and how it's made...Fireball's lawsuit - how you need to be as transparent about your booze - where it's made and how it's made...sourcing out your booze...the tasting notes on his bourbon...exactly how his bourbon is made...his bourbon is 117 proof...his bourbon retails on the East coast for $32-39, but around $50-60 on the West coast due to taxes...the deliciousness of an old fashioned...how the Universe aligned for him to do bourbon...how his old business partner(s) stole from him, but he kept going...Boone's Beer is coming this Summer...what exactly is a Boiler Maker... How Tyler uses his own music for his bourbon commercial...and more about his music...how he loves blues/guitar playing...the new song "Running Sideways"...the joys of dating in Los Angeles...how people in LA just want to know what you DO...and how they can "work" with you...we chat a little about Ben Bridwell (a former pod guest!) from Band of Horses...what big bands Tyler has opened up for: Sheryl Crow, Avett Brothers, Christopher Cross, the Revivalists, and more...who stood out as a surprising cool person/band...how he never got to open for Buddy Guy and it bums him out...how he loves the people behind It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia - and how the show has it's own whiskey...Jason asks Tyler to sponsor our show/concert coming up June 12h at No Vacancy...how Tyler loves radio...the festival he owns called The Homegrown Holy City Fest in Charleston...Tyler also has a podcast - the Industry AF...based around his company the Artist Formula... IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE...find out what celebrity living or dead that Tyler thinks embodies his bourbon brand feel...his dream tour -two bands or artists he'd love to tour the world with...he's about to leave LA for Nashville, what's the biggest thing Tyler will miss about LA, besides family or friends…before he goes, what's his favorite Nashville hot chicken in LA...and between being a musician and deep diving into bourbon...what's his bigger picture of things in life/what does he hope these two world bring to this world. Follow @cuzihavetopodcast on Instagram for all the latest news.  We'd love to hear from you - email us at cuzihavetopodcast@gmail.com.  Find other episodes or leave us a voice message for the show on the anchor website. Thanks for tuning in! Keep on living those dreams, friends, CUZ YOU HAVE TO!! - jULIE AND jASON --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cuzihaveto/message

Hunter Biden's legal team sent a letter to the United States Department of Justice and the Delaware attorney general requesting an investigation into “individuals for whom there is considerable reason to believe violated various federal laws in accessing, copying, manipulating, and/or disseminating Mr. Biden's personal computer data.” I was joined by Christina Bobb, investigative reporter, attorney, former television show host and correspondent with One America News Network, and author of Stealing Your Vote: The Inside Story of the 2020 Election and What It Means for 2024, to discuss her new book and her thoughts on the Trump 2024 campaign. In the second hour, I was joined by Ron Edwards as we talked about FBI Director Christopher Wray and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona being subpoenaed by the House Judiciary Committee for information relating to the accusation that the bureau targeted parents at school board meetings in 2021, the Chinese spy balloon flying over the U.S., and how Facebook and Instagram threatened to permanently ban Project Veritas.  Stealing Your Vote: https://amzn.to/3HWD1SH 2nd Skull: https://2ndskull.com/ Boones's Bourbon: https://www.drinkboonesbourbon.com/ Beanstox: https://beanstox.com/ Blue Coolers: https://shrsl.com/3ly0l

As we start the new year and a new study in 1 Timothy, Pastor Matthis talks about the mission of the church, Boones Ferry's implementation of that mission, and the importance of complete surrender to Jesus in our response to Him.

Sarah Boone calls authorities to report that her boyfriend, Jorge Torres Jr. is dead in their home in Winter Park, Florida. The couple had been drinking the night before and thought it would be “funny” if Mr. Torres crawled inside a suitcase and Ms.Boone zipped him inside. She then goes upstairs and passes out in her bed. When she woke up the next morning she finds Torres still in the suitcase and unresponsive. After police uncovered video from Boone's phone with Torres yelling Boones name and attempting to escape, they charge her with second-degree murder. In this episode of Body Bags, forensics expert Joseph Scott Morgan and Jackie Howard discuss what happens to your body when it's deprived of oxygen, positional vs. compression asphyxiation, how much of a role the couple's alcohol consumption played into the case, injuries sustained by Mr. Torres, and much more.  Subscribe to Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan : Apple Podcasts Spotify iHeart Show Notes: 0:00 - Intro 1:40 - Background and overview of case 3:25 - Cause of death 5:40 - Positional asphyxiation 8:00 - What volume of oxygen does your brain require? 10:30 - What does lack of oxygen do to your body? 15:45 - How is it exactly that lack of oxygen makes you die? 18:05 - Fear of running out of oxygen 20:25 - Other items found in the suitcase 23:25 - Compression asphyxia vs. Positional asphyxia 26:35 - How compressed does your chest have to be for asphyxiation to occur? 28:45 - How much of a role did alcohol play in this case? 30:55 - Discovering a body in a suitcase 31:35 - Injuries Mr. Torres sustained 35:40 - Could Torres have gotten out of the suitcase? 37:55 - History of domestic violence 39:14 - Wrap upSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sarah Boone calls authorities to report that her boyfriend, Jorge Torres Jr. is dead in their home in Winter Park, Florida. The couple had been drinking the night before and thought it would be “funny” if Mr. Torres crawled inside a suitcase and Ms.Boone zipped him inside. She then goes upstairs and passes out in her bed. When she woke up the next morning she finds Torres still in the suitcase and unresponsive. After police uncovered video from Boone's phone with Torres yelling Boones name and attempting to escape, they charge her with second-degree murder. In this episode of Body Bags, forensics expert Joseph Scott Morgan and Jackie Howard discuss what happens to your body when it's deprived of oxygen, positional vs. compression asphyxiation, how much of a role the couple's alcohol consumption played into the case, injuries sustained by Mr. Torres, and much more.    Show Notes: 0:00 - Intro 1:40 - Background and overview of case 3:25 - Cause of death 5:40 - Positional asphyxiation 8:00 - What volume of oxygen does your brain require? 10:30 - What does lack of oxygen do to your body? 15:45 - How is it exactly that lack of oxygen makes you die? 18:05 - Fear of running out of oxygen 20:25 - Other items found in the suitcase 23:25 - Compression asphyxia vs. Positional asphyxia 26:35 - How compressed does your chest have to be for asphyxiation to occur? 28:45 - How much of a role did alcohol play in this case? 30:55 - Discovering a body in a suitcase 31:35 - Injuries Mr. Torres sustained 35:40 - Could Torres have gotten out of the suitcase? 37:55 - History of domestic violence 39:14 - Wrap upSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Austin Rocconi / Food & Beverage Director of Boone's Restaurant Austin Rocconi familiarized himself with cooking at a young age, growing up in Mississippi in a large Italian family focused on food and the joy of preparing it. While attending Delta State University in pursuit of a degree in business management, Rocconi took a job washing dishes at a local restaurant and immediately became enamored with the fast-paced atmosphere of the kitchen. After attending culinary school in Pasadena, California, and working in LA at several locations, including The Jonathan Club, he found his way back to the South, landing in Atlanta. Feeling more aligned with his Southern upbringing, Rocconi worked his way up within several renowned Atlanta restaurants, including Kyma and Canoe. He took his first executive chef role at Le Vigne Restaurant at Montaluce Winery in 2011. In 2015, Rocconi extended his fine dining experience by taking a sous chef position at Michelin-starred La Toque in Napa, California, where he also studied as a sommelier. With his Southern and West Coast experience, Rocconi brought his culinary style to Austin, Texas, in July 2018 when he joined Hotel Ella as executive chef. After more than a year in Texas, he and his wife decided to move back to Atlanta where he joined Bobby Jones Golf Course to help bring the Boone's vision to life. https://youtu.be/OfdGbGxjBjc Lee Heisman / Savant CTS (Host) Stone Stafford / Icon Studios (Host) Austin Rocconi / Boone's Restaurant (Guest)

Austin Rocconi familiarized himself with cooking at a young age, growing up in Mississippi in a large Italian family focused on food and the joy of preparing it.For more info, visit https://shrimptankpodcast.com/atlanta/Check us out on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theshrimptankFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theshrimptank?lang=enCheck out Atlanta on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/shrimp-tank-episodes

The 2001 Mariners won as many regular season games as any team in baseball history, but fell short of playoff success. How did a team without Griffey, A-Rod, and Big Unit reach such heights? Mark and Andy are back to do a statistical deep dive into the winningest regular season team in history, position by position and player by player, and leave no stone unturned. Along the way, questions emerge: Who was Charles Gipson? Was Paul Abbott a winner? Which baseball family--The Boones or The Bells--was better? Listen to find out the answers, play along in a round of Roll The Stat, and more.

In 2007, Debby Applegate won a Pulitzer Prize for “The Most Famous Man in America,” her biography of the 19th-century preacher and abolitionist Henry Ward Beecher. Applegate's new book, “Madam,” is another biography, of a very different subject: Polly Adler, who ran a brothel and had many famous friends during the Jazz Age in New York City. On this week's podcast, Applegate describes the challenges of running a business in the underworld.“You have to depend on your reputation,” Applegate says. “You can't advertise, you can't sell your product in a normal market square. So you have to cultivate your own kind of word of mouth and your own kind of notoriety. Polly worked out of small but luxurious apartments that were hidden away and constantly moving, so she could stay one step ahead of the cops or other crooks. What Polly did was use that small town but big city of Manhattan, which was really thriving in those years between World War I and World War II, and she became a critical player — a ‘big shot,' as the gossip columnists called her.”Matthew Pearl visits the podcast to discuss his new book, “The Taking of Jemima Boone,” about the kidnapping of Daniel Boone's daughter in 1776. Pearl is well known as a novelist, and he says that this work of nonfiction has many of the elements he looks for in any good story.“Jemima is such a strong and incredible character to work with,” he says. She was one of the Boones' 10 children, though “not all of them survived into childhood or adulthood, and Jemima was one who was very close with her father, in particular, and she had really her father's spirit of persistence and independence.”Also on this week's episode, Elizabeth Harris has news from the publishing world, and Dwight Garner and Jennifer Szalai talk about books they've recently reviewed. Pamela Paul is the host.Here are the books discussed by The Times's critics this week:“The Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails”“Accidental Gods” by Anna Della SubinWe would love to hear your thoughts about this episode, and about the Book Review's podcast in general. You can send them to books@nytimes.com.

Boone watched his dream come true right in front of his eyes, the guys debate the theory of seven basic plots and Bowens got some more psychopathic traits. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yawg/message

Episode Notes The mysteries deepen and the fear gets more visceral this week in Episode 3 of 2021's Chapelwaite. The worms are coming from inside the brain, but also from inside the walls and inside the fruit. Really, worms are coming from everywhere and that's the least of our hero's problems as he is accosted in his home by an angry mob. The town is solidifying against the Boones and it appears we are getting ready for all out war – but first, we need to find some sort of creepy tome and maybe figure out whether the undead are going to pick a side.   Recommendations: Wind River (Netflix)   Next up: Chapelwaite Episode 4: “The Promised” (2021) (EPIX)   Email us at latecomers@gmail.com Twitter: @latecomerspod Find Amity @ www.amityarmstrong.com and @AmityArmstrong on Twitter Our Facebook group is here for those who consent: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1754020081574479/   Find out more at https://the-latecomers.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Welcome back - its Monday! Do you use these slang terms? Instagram Dad's are on the rise and Chantel cut Boones hair!

Here are Tara Ward's three picks for the week: Bloodlands: James Nesbitt stars as Northern Irish police officer DCI Tom Brannick, who connects a kidnapping with an infamous cold case with enormous personal significance (TVNZ OnDemand, from 7 November). Chapelwaite: In the gothic-horror starring Adrien Brody, Captain Charles Boone relocates his family to their rundown ancestral home in Maine, where he must fight a darkness that has plagued the Boones for generations. Based on Stephen King's short story Jerusalem's Lot (TVNZ OnDemand) The Long Call: Detective Inspector Matthew Venn returns to his small hometown in North Devon to lead a shocking murder investigation that casts a shadow of doubt over the whole community. Based on the novel by Ann Cleeves (TVNZ OnDemand). LISTEN ABOVE 

-Cashman speaks about Boone and the team.-Boones speaks about the team.-Team needs more athleticism.-Why we as fans have the right to think the way we do.Subscribe, follow, rate, and review wherever you listen.Follow me on twitter @SavageEmpirePod

KARE 11's Dave Schwartz is the special guest for Monday's show, Mike Grimm swings by and talks Gable Steveson along with Gopher football, Carly Zucker returns to the show for the first time since her awesome appearance in Vegas, Cory talks about going to the drive-in, and Hawk hosts In The Box with KFAN board-op Brett doing the honors!

Sauce talks about his package deal, some classic rockers and ballads go at it in Duel of the Decades, Hawk and Parrish try to name the teams of the best NBA players in the league, the U.S. Open bets are placed and Sauce hosts Power Trip Trivia!

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Captain Boones talks with us this week about his life as a Lion, smelling ants, and throwing sharp things. Taebyn gives us a rendition of What Does the Pup Say?. We explain the big words we used last week, talk about new shows we are watching, and generally go to random things. Does Netflix still send disks? Did Taebyn have any New Years Resolutions? Was Mr. Spock a fish? Can a story be short if it takes 5 full minutes to set it up? These questions and many more will be answered on this Furtacular episode, grab your favorite podcast fluid and join the fun!Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/bearlyfurcasting)

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Happy New Year to you all! I just put together this fun little mini-episode, to bring in a bit of light-heartedness and joy as we end the year. As we have reached our show's "Mid-Season Finale" we are gearing up to kick off in 2021 with the conclusion to the season and find out exactly what's going to happen with Bryan Burton. But until we kick off the second half of the season, sit back and enjoy this super silly minisode. SUPPORT THE SHOW. Every aspect of this show is completely out of pocket! Sometimes licensing and equipment can be expensive, to ensure a top quality show. With our official Patreon, you'll have access to a few different tiers. Each one offers great bonuses and benefits for you the listener. https://www.patreon.com/TheOmegaBroadcast SPONSORS -AUDIOBOOKS.COM | Get 3 audiobooks FREE. This includes 2 VIP books. https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-100173810-11099382?sid=omega -LOOTCRATE | 15% off most crates or crate subscriptions. Use the link and code ROBOTSRADIO. https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-100173810-13902093?sid=omegab -GREENMAN GAMING | Get awesome discounts on games. https://www.tkqlhce.com/click-100173810-13764551?sid=omega PATREON SHOUT OUT! TRIZZLE PLAYS, CAPTAINREDBEARD, PedernalesFalls, and Bowser vonTollbooth THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THE SHOW Voice Talent: Bryan Burton ~ Boone ~ Bishop Voiced By Bryan Gwatney / Professor Hamilton ~ Blood Eagle Raider Voiced By Dr. Mark Hauswirth / Mr Harold Voiced By Brandon Ledford / Lilly Voiced By Reen Hearst. Website: https://theomegabroadcast.com Social Media: The Bearcycle Show Youtube Channel The Bearcycle Show Twitch Channel The Bearcycle Show Twitter This podcast is not endorsed by or affiliated with Bethesda Softworks or ZeniMax Media and does not reflect the views or opinions of either company or anyone officially involved in producing or managing Fallout 76. Fallout content and materials are trademarks and copyrights of Bethesda Softworks or its licensors. Fallout and Fallout 2 are Copyright © 1997, 1998 Interplay Productions, Irvine, California, USA. Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas, Fallout 4, and Fallout 76 are Copyright © 2008, 2010, 2015, 2018 Bethesda Softworks LLC, a ZeniMax Media company. Fallout, Prepare for the Future and related logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Bethesda Softworks LLC in the U.S. All other content is copyright by the author. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theomegabroadcast/support

A special Christmas Day podcast with Dad. We cover the Boones from 1947 to present and a few stories in between.

This week on Po It Up, hosts Mike Outcalt and Devin Mitchell po' up Boone's bourbon and sit down with singer, songwriter, entrepreneur and Boone's Bourbon creator Tyler Boone. They talk whiskey, music, and what it's taken for Tyler to start and grow his own whiskey brand. If you love music and bourbon, this episode is for you! Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/poitup)

Wild Card Game 2 and Yanks Advance to the ALDS! -Boones decisions? -ups and downs -the value of Gio the God Urshela -Rain Delay bullshit -27 Outs! LEAVE A VOICEMAIL Be heard McFly Gang 347-389-4898 Hop on twitch to view more videos like this LIKE COMMENT AND SUBSCRIBE YALL FOR LIVE GAME STREAMING... www.twitch.tv/joezmcfly To support the channel feel free to donate https://streamlabs.com/joezmcfly/tip Get Merch! https://shop.jomboymedia.com/collections/pinstripe-strong Our Podcast LINK https://link.chtbl.com/PinstripeStrong #yankees #nyy #mlb #pinstripepride

Un nuevo episodio de tripas mutantes con la actualidad de la semana y alguna otra noticia. Comentamos la New Mutants de josh Boones y su adaptación del mítico arco escrito por Chris; Demon Bear. ---------------------------------------------------------------------

On this episode, the Twins zoom past the 4 game onslaught that was the Boston series and direct their attention to the 3 game sweep of the Rays and Boones continuous questionable decisions. BAD BOONEY! Want a TwinTalkYanks sticker? Leave a Rating/Review on Apple Podcasts and well send one over your way! Make sure to follow us on Twitter and Instagram @TwinTalkYanks --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/twintalkyanks/support

Laissez les ghosties rouler! This weke Amie and Tami are continuing the Fifty States of Ghosts series with a trip to the hella haunted state of LOUISIANA! Both ladies have the southern cocktails of their dreams while the chat about a few of the many haunted locales outside of New Orleans. Tami talks about the complicated and problematic history of a plantation that makes an appearance in a great (read: terrible) guilty pleasure movie, and Amie makes us reservations for a B&B with a tragic past where the original owner might still be around to check in guests. There's binge rec's and cat chat, and all of this while discussing proper booty hygiene. It's a real mixed bag on this week's Banshees and Booze! . We're Social!: www.bansheesandbooze.com www.instagram.com/bansheesandbooze www.twitter.com/bansheesnbooze . Theme Music: Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ . Artwork: Laura de Mooij www.instagram.com/disneybabydoll/

My Vegas Radio 365 #CussingandDiscussing Podcast Episode #COVID #3 1. STAY HOME!!! 2. Boones back! supposed to be in self isolation 3. Drive through LAP DANCES at Little Darlings! 4. Oh yeah~ STAY HOME!!! YouTube, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Breaker, TuneIn, Pocketcasts, Radio Public, CastBox Follow Us on Twitter, FaceBook and Instagram Check out our radio station funding page (link on all social media)! All music was created by DJ Vegas (DJ V36A5) for the use on this podcast. All Rights Reserved, 2020, My Vegas Radio

Today on #POHRadio: -More Democrats dropped outs -Hollyweird -Sen Chris Murphy -Mayor Turner lied (again) Plus - special guest Ian Miles Cheong

Yankees leave a Small army on the base paths and lost the game -Reinventing the wheel? why? -Struggling Stars -Stanton Situation -Rainout Pros and Cons -4Pm games SUCK -Me at Boones press conference Like Comment Subscribe and Share! Turn on notifications Follow me on Twitter : @JoezMcfly @chrismcfly28 instagram: @JoezMcfly @chrismcfly28 Twitter & IG : @PinstripeStrong Leave a Voice message to be played on a future podcast at the like Below https://anchor.fm/joezmcfly/message Subscribe to the Pinstripe Strong Podcast on all podcast formats. https://shop.jomboymedia.com/collections/pinstripe-strong Hop on the Youtube Channel Https://www.youtube.com/c/JoezMcfly --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/joezmcfly/support

10.6.19 - This morning we welcome Jim and Rachelle Boone to give their amazing testimonies and to tell about the exciting things God is doing with the Bridge House. Listen in!

The injured Yanks just keep winning games, taking three of four to start their west coast road trip against the Angels. Matt and Alex recap the series, give updates on the injuries, discuss the upcoming series against the Giants, complain about Boones usage of Holder, and much more.

  Recorded live at Con on the Cob, this week we’re joined by Mark and Jim from The Tangent-Bound Network. Not surprisingly, things get out of hand quickly (Miss Dawn isn’t around to keep things under control). Though there’s an attempt to evolve from Boones to Alize, things ultimately devolve to Mad Dog… with Ken’s […]

Episode Links: Trek Checkpoint Trek Instagram  Episode Transcript:  Dave, thanks for joining us on the podcast this week. Thank you. Thanks for having me. Yeah, I always like to start off the conversation by understanding a little bit more about you as a rider. So what's your background as a writer? I've been riding a long, long time. It all started when I was a little kid and I became a bmx through BMX. I kinda got into road a little bit and then around age 16 to 20, sort of took a break from riding because I had a car and I got interested in chasing girls and it wasn't particularly good at that. So around 20 a I got back into riding through mountain bike and this was around 1990 and uh, I just fell hard for it and ever since then have been been somewhat of a fanatical rider, a mountain bike racer, a little bit of road, a lot more cyclocross lately. Uh, and then I've kind of gotten more into an exploration bent in the last few years through um, through gravel and, and bike packing and stuff like that. Great. And how did you find your way to being an employee of track? Oh, interesting story. I was actually chasing a girl and I caught her. She wanted a teaching fellowship here in Wisconsin and invited me to come along. I couldn't say no. And knowing that I'd need a job, I sent a resume to trek. I had already been in retail for some years at that time and got the job here at the time it was supposed to be a one year deal and now nearly 14 years later we are happily married and living in Madison, Wisconsin. Perfect. And how did your role evolve? Did you start out in product management or are you doing something else at the company? I entered the company through the sales department is an inside rep, which is the inroad for many employees here at Trek. We kind of call it the farm and then from there, we often move on to other positions. Once I decided to stay in Wisconsin, I knew I wanted to work in a product. I just didn't think there'd be anything cooler than getting a chance to actually make stuff. Absolutely at a scale that Trek operates on, I'm sure those product decisions are really thrilling to make knowing the number of riders that you impact with any given product For sure we reach a lot of riders, but at the same time it's stressful because the, these decisions are impactful. They're important. And your answering the needs of a very, very broad range of people and dealers and, and yeah, things have to be done carefully. Did you find yourself more in off road model, product management or a road along the way? I am product manager in the city bikes division and city bikes is kind of the catchall for everything else. This means bikes like fitness hybrids, leisure bikes, our electric. And then in recent years we have taken on the adventure bikes which I am solely responsible for and that includes our venerable 420 touring bike, uh, in the nine slash 2011, 20 off road touring and back bike packing bikes. And then most recently I got the opportunity to develop the Checkpoint gravel bike, which is what we're talking about today. Yeah, that's really interesting as you described, kind of your personal interest in off road riding and mountain biking and later how like for many of us that evolved to just general adventure riding, it's interesting. Professionally I imagined to see all that come together and finally get a crack at a gravel bike on behalf of Trek. Yeah, it's a pretty awesome responsibility and opportunity and seeing how even now at gravel seems like a very big, well established category, but it's really kind of the wild west. I mean there's still a huge variety of things and concepts being developed in ideas about how they're being used on the requests we get from our dealers and various regions about what they they'd like to see are all over the map. It's super exciting in that way. Yeah, it's interesting that you bring that up because I personally have seen my interest in gravel come from a lot of different directions. I do like you have a pretty solid mountain biking background, but my interest in gravel really came from the more adventurous side of cycling. I started becoming really interesting in the idea of bike packing and following those ultra endurance races like the tour divide and things like that and while I only done a minimal amount of bike packing myself, I saw the appeal of it and I started to see the appeal of being less speed orientated and more adventure oriented and you know, those were some of the trends that led me to become passionate about gravel cycling. And, and to your point, as I've explored the sport more and more and talked to more and more people, it's fairly clear that the definition of what a gravel ride is means something totally different to someone in northern California versus Wisconsin versus Vermont versus Florida. So I'm curious to explore that a little bit with you as someone who is tasked with defining what the gravel category may look like and bringing all these trends together. What was that thought process like at Trek? We try and approach things like this in a clean slate manner. So involved lots of phone interviews with our partners and dealers who had been requesting this from us. I'm readily admit we're a little late to the party, but when I embarked on the research through that and through traveling to markets where I knew a gravel was, was, and in some places almost the entire cycling market, that's what I found. I found that the spectrum was really, really broad and there wasn't a single attribute that everybody wanted a really what bubbled up from it all was that even within an individual, there is not a single gravel ride. I'm a good example is the dirty Kanza 200 is, is the granddaddy of all the gravel race events, but most of them in that area wouldn't tell you that that's the kind of riding they do all the time. They don't go out on three huge gravel centuries a week. They ride all different ways. They, they ride sometimes short and fast rides that behave much more like a road ride would, except on gravel. Uh, some of them are, are into bike packing. So it's even within an individual user, we're finding people who want to have a variety of experiences. And uh, yeah, that was, that was a big eyeopener for us. Yeah, absolutely. I think that that is how I look at gravel and I think a lot of the people I've spoken to look at it in the same way. And to your point, I've been a Trek owner on a number of different occasions and I remember a couple of years back seeing the Boone as being the only thing sort of that fit loosely my desire in the gravel space. But it wasn't quite there yet. So I was surprised frankly that last year we didn't have a bike. Like the checkpoint come out from Trek. Yeah. And there was a little pressure, you know, it quickly went from something we in our product department or asking to do to something that, that we really needed to do with emergency. The Boone is a great race gravel platform. But as, as I was just saying, when you look out over the spectrum of riders and how they're being used, a race, cyclocross bike just isn't quite versatile enough. It doesn't have the kinds of mounting options that riders wanted that generally doesn't have the tire clearance. And I think that's true of a lot of companies cyclocross bikes. We had this big surge in popularity in that discipline and that meant everybody just started offering a very race focused bike. But you know, in the old days a cyclocross bike was more versatile bike, wasn't it? Yup. Absolutely. So let's talk about the Checkpoint. It's a really exciting offering from Trek in the gravel space and it sounded like, it sounds like you distilled a lot of different things into this one concept that was going to be a switchblade of sorts for a bike in your garage. Let's talk a little bit about that and, and the things that were built into it. We have a huge toolbox, will have developed technologies and proprietary items. I'm going into it. I knew there wasn't going to be a reinvention of the wheel necessary here. We quickly distill the list of attributes and features that the riders needed. A, one of them was huge tire clearance. Another one was versatility and mounting options, and then another one was stability and that one we had to be really careful with. Um, so in looking at that we quickly realized that you didn't need much more off road capability than was offered in a world cup winning cyclocross bike. So we began with the Boones geometry. We added a little bit of comfort to it with a little bit more stack height and a little bit more bottom bracket drop. We're talking a matter of millimeters of bottom bracket, drop the clutch feature for the stability though is the stranglehold dropout. With that we were allowed to build a bike that has the same tight rear triangle is erased. Cyclocross bike but can be slid out 15 millimeters into a much longer rear end, which adds stability in that way. A rider doesn't have to choose one over the other. Uh, the bike within the short position rides really fast and lively and it's fun to ride. But then when you stretch out that rear end, it gets really stable, which is what these, uh, you know, Middle America, Kansas, Oklahoma, gravel riders really look for in a gravel path. I know there's a number of more attributes that you're going to talk about other bike, but I'd love to drill into the Stranglehold because it's a really unique and I think from an engineering perspective of very complicated part of the bike, because the ability to move that dropout, I'm noticing that you also need to move the disc brake mount alongside of that obviously to, to line it up. It seems difficult to achieve. Well, it's actually one of those toolbox features I mentioned. We developed that originally for the Stash, a big fat mountain bike. And then our brethren in the road group adapted it to the Crockett, a cyclocross platform, which in its own way has a little bit of a gravel bent. So the pieces for this already existed and what it entails is a couple of precision machined dropout inserts. And the one on the left side in particular is the axle directly to the brake mounts. So when you moved them, they moved together in alignment is not disrupted between the two, so it's actually a fairly easy adjustment to make and then the design of it is so robust that when it's tightened down there's no creaking, no sliding, and that was another area where they just knew they had to nail it. Yeah, it's really interesting. For my listeners who haven't seen a picture of it, I encourage you to go check it out because I just think it's a fascinating piece of engineering there.  I noticed you've also gone with that, the dropped drive side chains day and a lot of different mounts, which I think is interesting and important. Can you talk a little bit about those decisions as well? Absolutely. So the drops stay on the drive side is about the only practical solution to address the problem of road drive trains. Gravel bikes are still designed around road drive trains, which by nature are designed around skinny tires and wheels. We wanted a great big tire. We wanted relatively short chain stays and when you start cramming all that stuff together, things start to bump into each other. So one way that we relieved that clearance is by doing the asymmetric dropped stay, which creates a little bit more tire clearance on that drive side of the tire. The mounting features, the little water bottle mounts in particular, what kind of a happy accident. The design engineer on this project, his name is Travis Brown, not the famous racer, Travis Brown. He had this idea that he wanted to be able to fit three water bottles in the front inside of the, uh, main triangle by putting an extra amount high on the main triangle and then mounting the lower bottle as low as possible. And then the bottle on the seat tube goes up. Uh, I thought it was a pretty ingenious idea, but my research had shown up. Lots and lots of writers are using frame bags and half frame bags. I said, that sounds great, but we can't have a water bottle encroaching on the bag space. And we went back and forth and back and forth. And then he quickly realized that all they had to do is poke another couple of holes in the frame, create a couple of mounting options so that seat tube bottle can be mounted in a high position or a low position and now we can accommodate both needs with a simple a movement of the bottle cages and that'll work on any of the bikes from 56 and up. The carbon bikes have the upper set of mounts on the smaller sizes and even though you can't fit a bottle there, the mount is available for, for whatever a rider would like to do. We know there's a big diy spirit among these riders out there and guys are coming up with their own solutions for things. And then you've also got on the top, top of the frame bag and some stuff on the fork as well, right? That's correct. The fork mount will accept the bag and rack system we developed for the light touring bike called the seven slash 20 as well as conventional front racks. We're seeing more and more of that. I think people are starting to realize that losing weight on the front of a bike for light touring adds stability and, and makes the bike a little easier to manage, handled a little bit more in a balanced manner. So we've got the mounts there. Uh, the mount on the top tube are for just, as you pointed out, a triathlons, triathletes, use these a lot. It's kind of like a good position to put your feed, you know, if you want to put energy gels or what have you. And we're seeing a kind of an ever expanding universe of, of accessories to go there as well. Yeah, it's kind of a funny thing. I ride my bike on the road as well and I was out this morning, riding with a road riding friend of mine and he was sort of poking fun at me for having that bag there. And I said, listen, you know what? I'm riding off road. I find it really convenient to not have to reach around to my back to grab food at, you know, on the go. And I always get a little bit of crap from my roadie friends when I show up with it, but it is very, very practical. Yeah, it's very practical. You have it there and instead of rooting around in a pocket you can't see. You can look down and see what your inventory is, how much you've eaten. The gravel events that are popping up all over the place are incredibly grueling. So any of these, any of these comfort adders or big deal to, to the riders who do this kind of riding and racing. Yeah, absolutely. And that, you know, that's a whole other area of conversation I think is the wide variety of events that are cropping up from ultra endurance events. Like I'm dirty Kanza as you mentioned to all these different types of challenges that I think are really pushing the potential of the types of adventures you can have on these kinds of bikes, which I think is really invigorating for the sport. It really is. And what I kind of brought back to the organization from the research is that in a lot of ways this feels very much like mountain biking. Did in the nineties, you know, there's a lot of discovery happening, there's a lot of a rider driven innovation happening. I know there's, there's been, if you follow the chat boards, there's some people out there that, that think this is an industry driven trend and it's exactly the opposite of the rider is driving this trend and driving the innovation and the demand to create things and they are rewarding companies who make the things that they want. It's not enough for you to say that my cyclocross bike can be written on gravel. They want a product that's optimized for the experience they want to have. Yeah. I couldn't agree with you more. Especially your analogy about a mountain biking in the early nineties. I remember that time there was a lot of innovation around equipment and as far as the racing went, I was in the mid Atlantic at that point when I saw a new race on the calendar. It was really about finding new terrain and having a camping experience and just having a good time at the event versus like a very hard core race scene. And I really enjoyed that and I absolutely see the parallels in the gravel racing scene. I think many of us are looking at events as part of our vacations and saying like, oh, it'd be great to go to Rebecca's private Idaho or the crusher and the Tuscher to do a big event, but a experience new terrain and push our equipment will work in those environments for sure. And another aspect, and I didn't think of this at the time when mountain biking exploded, but one of the greatest about mountain biking is it gave people an opportunity to go cycling without worrying about automotive traffic. And we know that deep down that's kind of what built up gravel. It's scenic and it's rugged and it's beautiful, but in a lot of the places where this is so popular, it happens because these are the most safe roads to ride. From a traffic perspective. Yeah, absolutely. Even here in the bay area in northern California, I love being able to ride up the dirt, climbs and then descend on the roads. I find myself able to piece together rides where I'm just interacting with so many, so less so much less traffic that the, you know, the day out there just feels safer in some ways for sure. And it's much more serene. Yeah, absolutely. Well, we've covered a little bit about the type of writer you had in mind when you conceived of the Checkpoint. It's curious and Trek lineup, because you do have bikes closely on either side of this, whether it's the Boone platform or that Domane gravel disc, who is the ideal rider for the checkpoint and what would push them either way towards a, a boone or gravel? A Domane gravel disc. So the short answer is everybody. Checkpoint is a, is hugely popular already. I'm comparing it to a bike, like the, uh, the Domane gravel or the boon. It kind of picks up where they leave off. Those bikes are a little bit more specific. A Domane gravel has kind of an interesting genesis that we've, we've made the Domane for several years and it's one of our most successful road platforms and it has always been capable as a multisurface bike or a gravel bike. It's not quite what you'd want for something like Kansas, you know, where the gravels it's exceptionally harsh and rough, but for the gravel and crushed limestone trail and all of that stuff that, that zigzags all across the country, it's fantastic. Um, so we built a version of it with the Schwab one tire basically to demonstrate its capability. Our dealers had these bikes on their racks with a slick tire, but the lesson learned there is that it's, it's not enough to say the bike can do it. The rider comes into the store and they want to see the bike ready to do the job they want it to do. So we did that bike and we actually did it while the Checkpoint development was taking place. And then knowing that Checkpoint was going to come down the pike this spring and really answer those needs. Uh, and then as we spoke about earlier, the Boone has evolved into a full on race weapon. It is the, it's an excellent, excellent race cyclocross bike, but it lacks the mounts a, it does not have the kind of tire clearance that these riders are demanding. so we wanted to make sure we offered a package that just had it all and, and again, back to write or type one rider. We found a lot in our research was what I like to call the one hook rider. They're not all in the bike industry and they don't all have a garage full of bikes. Some people have one hook to hang a bike from and they want to choose a bike that does as much as possible if it's going to be there on the bike. Where do you start seeing the limitations of the checkpoint is? It is my one bike and I'm going out on a fast paced group road ride and I changed the tires to something more road appropriate. What kind of shortcomings do I start to see in that model? Really nothing more than weight. It is a little bit heavier. It's no Emondo, so you, you're not going to want to climb in the rockies is as much as you would like to on a specific lightweight bike, but that's really it. It's geared like a road bike. It's got a little bit broader range, but that's exactly what I do with mine. I have three sets of wheels with different tires on them for, for different flavors and I can get up in the morning and put a set of wheels with a 28 c road tire on in and hang with the fast group ride without any trouble. And then I can also leverage some gravel tires and do what we like to call the urban traipse where we do a sort of road ride connecting some of the local municipal mountain bike trails and whatnot. And you can do anything on it. I'm going to race it in the cross season this coming season it, it's uh, it's extremely capable. I mean it's not a hardcore single track mountain bike, but is definitely the most capable drop bar bicycle we've ever made. I think. Yeah, I think riders are often surprised when they do invest in a, in a good quality gravel bike that it can play in a lot of different areas. I'm like, you, I, I swap out a 700 set. We'll set with slicks on it to road ride my gravel bike and yes, I feel like I'm maybe losing a little bit of performance in the climbs, but frankly it's usually my legs that are hurting me more than the bike and it does everything you needed to do and I certainly advocate for anybody out there considering buying a new bike to consider gravel bikes as something that, that can do it all. Yeah, absolutely and as people here inside the organization and outside of have gotten the bikes, I've heard unprompted from a number of people and this is the only road bike I need, you know, if they're not hardcore road racers, they're finding that this bike will, will do anything on the road. They need a road bike to do with all of that added capability. How do you see the category evolving for Trek? I think the reception of the bike has been super strong. It's clearly a well thought out platform and everything I've read suggests it's a great riding bike. What do you think that means for tracking the future of this category? Well, we kind of have a script in the way we do in and create lines of bikes. I could already tell you that there's some people that say this thing is awesome. Where's the Slr, you know, and they want a bike that's two pounds lighter and, and has a much more race specific bent a product like the OPEN UP are already out there that are, that are essentially our Amanda type concept built into a gravel platform. And then I think there's gonna be some other demand for, for something that's even a little grittier, a little, you know, a little more rough and tumble, something a little closer to drop our mountain bike that, uh, maybe even accepts more tire. we're looking into all of that and, and you know, we're aware of our place in the spectrum of offerings. Most of our dealers these days carry a vast majority of their product in their stores with us, so we need to be sure that we're introducing products that work for all of them so that it's not confusing because every time you introduce a new product, your, your customers have to think, well, how long, how is this going to live in my store? How am I gonna, what am I going to put it next to? Um, so, so we'll, we'll proceed carefully with this line of bikes is really, really solid from the get go. And then from here we will, uh, we will see what we can do to, to make it even more successful. Yeah, absolutely. I mean, again, it's an extremely well thought out bike from everything you've built into it that I've seen. It looks like a great platform. I'm sure as you said, you'll get people wanting the higher end version of that bike very readily. It is curious to think about the more rugged side of that market and that's the one where I feel like there's a lot of personal preference and choice about what you intend to do. That's going to be complicated, I would imagine, as a product designer to to figure out what are the attributes of that more ruggedized spike in. Is there a large enough market to you make it interesting for, for a company like Trek for sure, and we pondered this even in the development of Checkpoint though, one of the biggest questions that came up was do we accommodate 650B or not? And the reason in that case, the reason we chose not to is we looked at our history with mountain bikes. We've got some recent history with 27.5 wheel sizes. The market demanded that we offered lots of things that way, but the riders quickly figured out what we thought we already knew, which was that the two nine or we'll just rolls over things better. We think it's going the same way in gravel. Uh, there are some good reasons to run six slash 50 DB. But at the core of it all, we believed that it was because there just weren't good offerings in, in 700 c in the kinds of widths and treads. And that's changing rapidly. So we decided we would stay with that. Yeah, I'm glad you brought that up. It's been a frequent part of conversations I've had on this podcast about 650b wheels. I happen to enjoy them here in my home terrain in Marin county simply because I ride a lot of very mountain bike oriented terrain. So having that additional tire volume really make sense for me, but I'm the first to acknowledge that in other territories they wouldn't make sense whatsoever and particularly if you were a less aggressive ride or potentially than I am on the mountain bike style stuff. It really doesn't make a lot of sense. Yeah, it's definitely got some benefits. Another issue with large diameter wheels is you add the wheel, then you add the tire and all of a sudden, like we talked about with the drops state, thanks. Start bumping into each other. So making really small bikes is a bigger challenge. Gear range. For instance, when you go to a much larger tire, you're actually having an effect on your final drive. So thankfully a Shimano has come out with some broader cassettes and I think we'll continue to see that happen, you know, it's, it's driven not just by gravel but by road people are always looking for better climbing gears. Uh, but yeah, in the here and now, what we're seeing now is his tire companies are taking the risks and they're making a really good assortments of off road capable gravel tires and 700 seat. I'm like, we rate the bike to fit a 45. We put a 45 generously. So there's, there's a lot of stuff you can do out there now. Yeah. And I'm actually interested in Shimano as new clutch derailleurs for the roads, like the gravel side because I think that's going to make a big difference when you're running a multiple chain rings in, in chain slap, etc. Sure, sure. And in my opinion, that'S been a long time coming. I've, I've seen the value of it for a long time. When I started racing cyclocross several years ago, I even hacked a mountain bike derailleurs. It's ram system together because I saw the value of a clutch derailleurs for chain management. They're A. I think that's going to. I think that's going to be a big one. You know, it's going to help chain management. A broader good ranges are going to be easier to manage with something like that. yeah, I think that makes a ton of sense. David, I wanted to thank you for the conversation. I really learned a lot. It was great to understand a little bit more about how track is approaching the category and to drill in a little bit more about the checkpoint, who it was built for. So I. have I missed anything in the conversation that you'd like to add? Not that I can think of. We're super excited about it or our customers are excited about it. It seems like it's been very well received, so we're going to keep our foot on the gas. Well, that's awesome. I appreciate the time. Hey, thanks so much for having me.

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Matt from California shares how he has made it over 5 years sober. He went to seek treatment for PTSD and realized he was also an alcoholic. In this episode I discuss the not so smooth transition from a free community to a paid community. Below is is the post I placed in the group trying to clarify the point of the transition.   “I woke up this morning and binge listened to the Recovery Elevator podcast, and later that day I went to my very first AA meeting/Told my spouse/reached out for help...” I have received probably 75 of these messages.... Recovery Elevator is not about me, it’s not about the people in this group, it’s about the people who are still struggling.I’ll be the first one to admit, I am flawed. I am far from perfect. I am fully aware I have made several mistakes and (“spoiler alert”) I will make many more mistakes moving forward. I think my biggest mistake thus far is not being able to communicate my vision for Recovery Elevator and why this transition is taking place. Sure it’s about sustainability, and the time commitment is not feasible over time. However, our #1 goal, the mission, the force that continues to find the RE team at the same coffee shop every Friday morning at 7am for almost a year now is to shred the shame. Does that sound familiar?  What that means in one word is Stigma.The stigma surrounding this disease is just as lethal if not more potent than alcohol itself. It was this stigma that led me to a failed suicide attempt in the summer of 2014. I hated myself for not being able to drink like a normal person and was ashamed. I was even more upset when the suicide attempt didn’t work. I woke up that morning pissed off and angry. I wasn’t happy to be taking in precious breaths of air with a new outlook on my 2nd chance on life. I was devastated I had to keep on living my life of misery from the disease. Can anyone think of another disease where we let ourselves and loved ones get to the most critical point before treatment or help arrives? Many times, that assistance arrives at a car crash when it’s too late (my friend in 2006) and our friends don’t get a second chance. Why do alcoholic bottoms have to be so low???? The Stigma. A gentlemen, who removed himself from the group (We didn't), brought up some great points last night and I’m very glad he did. Before this message goes any further, I want to remind people that I have stated multiple times that Recovery Elevator is not affiliated with any 12 step or other recovery programs in particular Alcoholics Anonymous. I am just about to complete my own 12 steps and I plan on passing on that “service” with a sponsee when I finish. This person mentions RE is preying on people with monetization goals. It doesn’t any ivy league business degree to make that connection.  If I want a fighting chance at battling this stigma, I am going to need resources. This may come as a surprise, but I’m definitely not the first one to prey on alcoholics and here are some examples: Budweiser, Miller, Coors, Pabst, Jose Cuervo, Jack Daniels, Crown Royal, Smirnoff, Boones, Corona, rehab facilities,  and many more are also targeting alcoholics. Battling the the stigma with resources will be tough, but shredding the shame with a cash flow of -$200 a month is a near insurmountable task. Think of the monthly fee going to the struggling alcoholic and not Recovery Elevator. Perhaps in 2014, if I saw a Recovery Elevator sponsored Facebook ad instead of a Bud Light Lime ad, I wouldn’t have bolted to a liquor store before they closed at 2:00 AM. A profitable sober travel company? 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On this episode of Under the Library: Cully thought of Richard like a father and sobs, inconsolable, as he processes his death. Jo tries to comfort him with optimism and also a passage from her book, which brings him some calm and peace. They head back into the house, avoiding the worst of the carnage.Rutherford, searching the body, finds something sewn into the breast of Richard's jacket. It seems to be a small camera, probably with just one exposure, and Rutherford suspects the picture might hold a clue.Franny is still examining the filaments, and it's clear the sample in the jar is degrading faster than the filaments still connected to the body. Franny takes another sample, this one attached to a chunk of flesh.During the recent drama at the house, Boone has been in the Straits, disposing of the chicken-mobile. He then hitchhikes to Santa Fe with medical equipment salesman Fred Durskin, and takes a train from Santa Fe, headed towards Albuquerque. In the middle of the route he jumps off the train and sets off through the country to his family home.He asks his brother Duke to help him fix up the old family car, so he can give it to Bello in return for the one he torched. Duke isn't mobile, so Boone helps him sneak out of his window and uses a wagon to move him to the barn. Duke is a talented mechanic and in just a few hours has the car running again.Boone is triggered by his history and being back home, and he promises Duke he'll return in a few weeks for the Pie Festival. The engine starts loudly and wakes their mother, and Boone hops in and speeds away, leaving Duke to push himself back to the house in the wagon. Boone's guilt feels overwhelming.Finally, back at the house, Rutherford finds Cully and asks him to locate the darkroom. Cully says he'll only help if they will find the people who killed Richard. Jo supports him, and Rutherford agrees to this goal, but it's unclear whether everyone is really on the same page.Franny joines them, hearing a mention of clues, and says "I have a clue right here" as she holds the filament jar aloft.----------------------------------------Under the Library, an actual-play Call of Cthulhu podcast, where cosmic horror is steeped in mystery and slathered with self-deprecating humor. Our main storyline, a sandbox created by our Keeper (Michael), is set in (a fictions) 1942 Los Alamos NM and follows the misadventures of Boone (Chris), Jo (Emily), Culligan (Scott), Bello (Rick), Rutherford (Wayne), and Franny (Artur). We focus on narrative, improv, and character building. We may stick our heads in front of a train because that's what our character would do, and when we look under the bed even the Keeper may not know what we'll find. We're crafting a story, creating flawed characters, suspenseful events, and fulfilling revelations. Call of Cthulhu is a horror TTRPG; characters die horribly graphic deaths. It's for mature audiences, but played by immature people.Background art on YouTube courtesy of the brilliant artist Andrii Shafetov.https://www.artstation.com/andriishafetov & AzDimension Virtual Technology from their game The Last Dead End available on Steam.