Podcasts about Calligraphy

2020年新高考一卷（山东卷）英语听力第一节 (共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Where does the conversation take place? A. At a store. B. At a gym. C. At home.2.How will David get to the club? A. By car. B. By train. C. By bike.3.What is Jane studying? A. Biology. B. Chemistry. C. Calligraphy.4.What is the man doing? A. Buying an air conditioner. B. Returning an air conditioner. C. Fixing an air conditioner.5.How does the woman probably feel? A. Excited. B. Annoyed. C. Puzzled.第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.How many people will be travelling? A. Four. B. Three. C. Two.7.When will the man leave for Seattle? A. This Wednesday. B. Next Monday. C. Next Wednesday.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. Buying a present. B. Attending a concert. C. Planing a birthday party.9.What will the speakers do later? A. See a movie. B. Read a novel. C. Meet up with Jane.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Where is Lisa? A. Liverpool. B. London. C. Paris.11.What kind of people does London Week need? A. Reporters. B. Sales representatives. C. Advertisers.12.How much did Lisa earn monthly in her last job? A. 3,500 pounds. B. 3,000 pounds. C. 2,500 pounds.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.What's the relationship between the speakers? A. Good friends. B. Fellow students. C. Roommates.14.When did Sarah start college? A. A year ago. B. Three months ago. C. A week ago.15.Why does Ricky want to move? A. He wants younger company . B. He wants to be nearer college. C. He doesn't get along with the host family.16.What will Ricky probably do next? A. Visit a teacher. B. Hang out with friends. C. Give John a phone call.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Who is the speaker? A. A guide. B. A teacher. C. A coach.18.When will the students leave for the museum? A. 6.30. B. 7:45. C. 8:00.19.What will the students do at 1:15? A. See a film. B. Meet at a cafe. C. Visit a gallery.20.Where can the students find more information? A. From teachers. B. From a website. C. From a book.【参考答案】1—5ABCAB 6—10 CCACA 11—15BCBAA 16—20 CBCAB【听力原文】(Text1)M: I'm looking for a plain blue sweater.W: How about this one?M: Yes,that's nice. Could I try it on?W: Certainly.The fitting rooms are over there.(Text2)W: David's going to meet us at the club around six.M: Good.How will he get there? I don't think driving is a good choice in the rush hour.W: David said he'll take the underground. What about us?M: Let's go by bike.(Text3)M: Jane,wait a second. I'm going with you.W: Okay.I'm going to Professor Wang's calligraphy class.M: I know. It's in the chemistry building, right? My biology class is in the same building.(Text4)W: Is there anything else you want?M: No,thank you. By the way, in case there's a problem with this air conditioner, can I return it?W: Yes,but you must return it within thirty days.M: Thank you.(Text5)W: Stop checking emails! We are in the middle of a vacation!M: Okay!One more minute and I'll switch it off.(Text6)W: Hello,Global Travel Agency. May I help you?M: Hello.Do you have a package tour to Seattle? If you do, how many days will it last?W: Yes,we do. Four days and three nights. It's available every Monday and Wednesday.M: Please help me register two people for the tour for this Wednesday.W: I'm sorry. This Wednesday is already fully booked. It's the traveling season, you know. Would you go for next week?M: Okay.Can I book it now?W: Yes,of course. Now, when will you start your holiday, Monday or Wednesday?M: Well,I'm teaching on Monday. So Wednesday, please.(Text7)W: I have been trying hard to choose a gift for Kate for her birthday.M: That's been hard for me too.W: Would you like to go in with me and choose something together?M: Yes,two heads are better than one. So, what does Kate like doing? That might help us choose something.W: She seems to enjoy listening to music, reading novels, and going to the movies.M: Maybe we could get her a concert ticket. What do you think?W: That's a good idea. But we don't know what concert she likes.M: Jane can help us. She knows Kate very well.W: You're right. Let's see Jane this afternoon after class.M: Okay.(Text8)M: Hey,I think I found a job that might interest Lisa. Where is she?W: She went to Liverpool visiting friends, I think. What is it?M: Well,it's from London Week, which claims to be the only newspaper for visitors to London.W: What do they want, a reporter?M: No,it's what they call a sales representative.W: Hmm.Could be interesting. How much does it pay?M: Not bad. Three thousand pounds a month. That's five hundred pounds more than what she made in her last job.W: Not bad at all. Any requirement?M: Salespeople with no less than two years of experience, not necessarily in advertising.Lisa's got plenty of that.W: Any other details about the job?M: No,just the paid trips to Paris on top of the salary.W: Well,let's tell Lisa. She'll be back tomorrow I expect.(Text9)W: Hi,I'm Sarah.M: Hello,Sarah. My name's Ricky.W: Hi Ricky. Are you a new student here?M: Yes,I just had my first lesson this morning. Are you a new student too?W: No. I've been here for a year.M: A year? That's a long time.W: Yes,it is. I went through three months of language training after I first arrived in this college, and now I'm a psychology student here. Today I've come to visit my teacher in the language centre. How long have you been here?M: Only a week.W: Oh,not long. Where do you live, with a family?M: Yes,I'm staying with a retired couple at the moment. They're very nice, but I'm looking for a new place where I can hang out with more people of my age. Do you know of any good places?W: Yes.Actually, my friend John has a spare room in his apartment. And he is looking for a roommate. Would you like his phone number?M: That would be great! Thanks for your help.(Text10)M: Good morning, everybody. Before we start the class today, I need to give you some information about our field trip on the 27th of May. As you know, we're spending the day at The Science Museum in London. A coach will pick us up in the school car park. We'll leave at 8 o'clock, so plan to be there at least fifteen minutes before that, 7:45 at the latest. You'd better set your alarms for 6:30, okay? If you've visited The Science Museum before, you'll know that it's enormous, and we can't possibly see everything in one day. The Welcome Wing has three galleries which deal only with contemporary science. We're going to have a guided tour of one of them. We've ordered lunch at the café, so we'll all meet up there at 12:30. And don't be late. We have to go to the cinema at 1:15. I think that's all for now. Oh, one last thing. Check out The Science Museum website before we go. The more you read about it, the more interesting the visit will be.

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People often say that Paris left a mark on them, even after one visit. Sometimes that mark can be a healing one, especially after the not-so-long-ago Covid years. Tune into this beautiful chat with artist Kerry Lucas and uncover how she found a way to connect to other creatives like her whilst connecting to the place she loves, Paris and also healing her creative soul within.Come and escape to France momentarily with us xx**Louise Prichard is the host of the Loulabelle's FrancoFiles podcast.**Other Loulabelle's links:FrancoFile Fix on YouTubeLoulabelle's FrancoFiles Spotify Playlist Loulabelle's FrancoFiles InstagramLoulabelle's FrancoFiles website

Is the 2026 Hyundai Palisade Hybrid the SUV Nobody Saw Coming? What happens when a three-row SUV quietly starts outperforming expectations in all the wrong categories for its competitors? The 2026 Hyundai Palisade Hybrid may look like just another family SUV on the surface, but John Rush discovered something that completely changed their perspective behind the wheel. From luxury-level comfort and surprising fuel economy to features that feel suspiciously underpriced, there's more going on here than most buyers realize. But is the hybrid system actually the breakthrough it appears to be… or are there trade-offs nobody talks about? Hear the full review before you decide what's really worth your money. Have a question about a car review or a general automotive question? Call the KLZ560am studios in Denver during the Drive-Radio program on Saturdays from 10 am to 1 pm MT at 303-477-5600 or text 307-200-8222. Listen live on the KLZ560am app or at https://Drive-Radio.com.

Ep. 203 - Are you feeling stuck in a loop of mundane routines, stale conversations, and "bored energy"? Kimberly pulls back the curtain on the personal framework she's been using to reclaim her vibrancy and creativity. Kimberly argues that we lose our "playfulness" as we age, but the secret to unlocking new levels of success—both personally and professionally—is intentionally becoming a beginner again. Whether it's picking up a pickleball paddle, diving into the strategic world of Mahjong, or mastering a new technical skill, Kimberly shares why being "bad at something" is actually the best way to grow. Tune in as she challenges you to embark on a 90-day journey of "failing forward," explains why in-person connection is the ultimate networking tool, and reveals the surprising hobby that inspired Steve Jobs—and is now on her bucket list.   Chapters 2:27 | Pillar 1: The Social Pattern Break (Physical Activity) 3:00 | Why Pickleball is a Game-Changer 6:36 | Beyond Pickleball: Ideas for New Physical Hobbies 7:28 | The Mahjong Craze: Why It's the Ultimate Networking Tool 9:44 | How to Start a Mahjong Group 13:17 | The Importance of Focus: Why Playing Sober Wins 16:20 | Pillar 2: The Amateur Mindset (Killing the Ego) 18:25 | The 90-Day "Fail Forward" Challenge 21:38 | Pillar 3: Cross-Training Your Brain (Technical & Strategic Growth) 24:48 | The Power of Combining Physical & Strategic Play 26:39 | Calligraphy and the Steve Jobs Connection   Follow Kimberly on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kimberlylovi/ Subscribe on YouTube Here: https://www.youtube.com/@iconicnationmedia/videos  

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Calligraphy as an art form is one thing, but what about just having decent handwriting? Sadly, even that sign of "culture" is going by the wayside in modern China. Why practice penmanship when you can be happily chatting on QQ or texting on your cell phone? This is progress, right? Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/1931

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In this episode, we sit down with Helena, founder of Harlowe (previously Hobolite) and CEO of AEC Lighting Solutions, calling in from her Shanghai office fresh off a trip through Europe. Helena's story is anything but ordinary: raised in the Chinese countryside, self-taught in art from age five, trained as a mechanical engineer, and now running a globally recognized premium lighting brand with 26 years of manufacturing heritage behind it.   To learn more about Harlowe, head on over to their website. (00:24) - Introduction (01:08) - What is Harlow? The Brand Story (04:41) - Helena's Childhood & Falling in Love with Art (07:46) - Breaking Down the Business: Engineering Meets Design (08:44) - Women Leading Companies in China (10:59) - Navigating a Male-Dominated Industry (12:41) - The Design Philosophy Behind Harlow (15:12) - Competing Against the Big Players (17:52) - Behind the Scenes: Where Ideas Come From (21:35)  - Win-Win Collaborations & Business Model (22:22) - Patents: Are They Worth It? (24:40) - Global Tariffs & Running an International Business (26:59) - The Future of Content Creation & AI (31:22) - Balancing Family Life as a Single Mom & CEO (34:33) - Will Her Son Take Over the Business? (36:02) - Hobbies: Painting, Calligraphy & Neuroscience (37:02) - Helena Turns the Tables – Questions for Johnnie   We hope you enjoyed this episode! Do you have feedback, comments, or suggestions? Write us at podcast@cined.com 

Today I am joined by Suzanne Cunningham! Suzanne is a professional calligrapher with 32 years of experience. She was co-editor of the 25th edition Speedball Textbook and is a Calligraphy Masters team member. Suzanne has taught in-person workshops with numerous guilds throughout the country.  She currently teaches a variety of online classes through learncalligraphy.com. She specializes in flourished Copperplate script, wedding invitation designs, and monograms. In this episode Suzanne and I talk about how she got her start in calligraphy, what her 30+ year career in calligraphy has looked like, her tips for getting started with calligraphy, and so much more! Y'all are going to love Suzanne!Suzanne's Instagram Shylee Smiles

Episode: 3356 A form of decorative calligraphic art emerges from penmanship instruction at 19th century business colleges.  Today, when handwriting became art.

Reginald Jackson's inspiring new book takes a transdisciplinary approach to rethinking how we read, how we pay attention, and why that matters deeply in shaping how we understand the past, live in the present, and imagine possible futures. Textures of Mourning: Calligraphy, Mortality, and The Tale of Genji Scrolls (University of Michigan Press, 2018) explores the relationship between reading, dying, and mourning across three central texts: the Heian period The Tale of Genji; the twelfth century Illustrated Handscrolls of the Tale of Genji (or, Genji Scrolls); and the twenty-first century Resurrected Genji Scrolls exhibition. The book's analysis pivots on some key questions, including: “How does the desire to observe dying bodies potentially damage them?”; and “how do these deteriorating bodies in turn alter the texture of linguistic and visual representation?” The book addresses these questions while helping readers understand and appreciate calligraphy as a “kinetic medium” through which we might “chart the shifting contours of mortality's link to legibility between terrains of written text and painted image.” In tracing Genji's decompositional aesthetics across the four major parts of the book – Dying, Decomposing, Mourning, Resurrecting – Jackson's writing simultaneously helps us to understand how mourning can itself be a kind of reading (and how “dwelling with the dead” can be a critical practice) at the same time that his writing becomes itself a form of mourning. As he reminds us in the book, mourning is not simply about experiencing loss: it can also be a resource for thriving. Textures of Mourning demonstrates what that might look like both when studying the medieval past, and when using it as a resource to inform the contemporary present and its many forms of violence. Ranging across art history, Japanese studies, and performance studies, this is a movingly and gorgeously composed book that should serve as a model for what transdisciplinary scholarship can be, and a reminder of the importance of performing and supporting more work that dances across disciplinary boundaries. Carla Nappi is the Andrew W. Mellon Chair in the Department of History at the University of Pittsburgh. You can learn more about her and her work here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/japanese-studies

Today's lesson is a bit different and quite special. We have a 20 minute Chinese New Year calligraphy lesson for you all to join in with. Join newbie learner Karl and advanced learner Natasha as they learn to write some common sayings and characters to write during Spring Festival. We will learn all about why you see certain characters such as 春 and 满 everywhere during this time, and also the meaning behind the red sheets of paper on either side of a door seen during this festival. If you don't know any of this, no problem. Get your calligraphy pens at the ready, and prepare for a spot of relaxing calligraphy. Episode link: https://www.chinesepod.com/2835

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Fluent Fiction - Japanese: The Pen Triumphs: Hiroshi's Quest for Calligraphy Recognition Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/ja/episode/2026-01-20-08-38-20-ja Story Transcript:Ja: 京都公立高校の静かな教室には、冬の冷たい光が差し込んでいました。En: In the quiet classroom of Kyoto Public High School, the cold winter light was streaming in.Ja: 窓の外には、軽やかに雪が舞い落ちていて、廊下からは学生たちのかすかな声が聞こえます。En: Light snowflakes were dancing down outside the window, and faint voices of students could be heard from the hallway.Ja: 年末のこの時期、どのクラブも予算会議に集中していました。En: At this year-end time, every club was focused on budget meetings.Ja: ヒロシは書道部の熱心な部員です。En: Hiroshi is an enthusiastic member of the calligraphy club.Ja: 大きなクラブに圧倒されがちな書道部の重要性を証明したいと思っています。En: He wants to prove the importance of the club, which tends to be overshadowed by the bigger clubs.Ja: 特に、新年の展示会のために、もっと多くの資金を確保したいと願っていました。En: Especially, he hoped to secure more funds for the New Year's exhibition.Ja: "運動部ばかりが優遇されるのは不公平だ。"ヒロシはそう思っていました。En: "It's unfair that only the sports clubs are given preferential treatment," Hiroshi thought to himself.Ja: 書道部の部長、アヤは現実的で、妥協を大切にしています。En: The calligraphy club president, Aya, is realistic and values compromise.Ja: 一方、学生会のソラは予算の承認を担当しています。En: Meanwhile, Sora from the student council is in charge of approving budgets.Ja: ヒロシは、ソラが運動部をひいきしていると疑っています。En: Hiroshi suspects that Sora is favoring the sports clubs.Ja: ヒロシは、書道の文化的な重要性を強調して直接ソラに提案することを決意しました。En: Hiroshi decided to emphasize the cultural significance of calligraphy and directly propose an idea to Sora.Ja: "新年の時期に書道は特に大切なんだ"と、彼は自分にそう言い聞かせました。En: "Calligraphy is especially important during the New Year's period," he told himself.Ja: 会議の日、ヒロシは気持ちを落ち着けて教室に入りました。En: On the day of the meeting, Hiroshi calmed himself as he entered the classroom.Ja: 机の上には書類が山のように積まれており、予算の割り当てについて話し合いが始まりました。En: Stacks of documents cluttered the tables, and the discussion on budget allocation began.Ja: ヒロシは順番が来るのをじっと待っていました。En: Hiroshi patiently waited for his turn.Ja: ついに、ヒロシの番がきました。En: Finally, it was Hiroshi's turn.Ja: 彼は立ち上がり、深呼吸をしました。En: He stood up and took a deep breath.Ja: "皆さん、こんにちは。私は書道部のヒロシです。今年もまた、新年の展示会を開きたいと思っています。" 彼はそう話し始めました。En: "Hello everyone, I'm Hiroshi from the calligraphy club. Once again, we'd like to hold a New Year's exhibition this year," he began.Ja: "日本の伝統として、書道は特にこの時期に大切です。過去の展示会では多くの人が訪れ、反響も大きかったです。"En: "As a Japanese tradition, calligraphy is particularly important during this time. Many people visited our past exhibitions, and they were very well received,"Ja: ソラは静かに彼の言葉に耳を傾けていました。En: Sora listened quietly to his words.Ja: 部員たちが一緒に準備した資料を見せ、過去の展示会の成功を説明しました。En: He presented the materials prepared together with the club members and explained the success of past exhibitions.Ja: "これからも文化遺産の一部として、書道の魅力を伝えたいんです。どうかもう少しだけ予算を増やしていただけませんか？"En: "We want to continue to convey the charm of calligraphy as part of our cultural heritage. Could you please increase our budget just a little?"Ja: 教室はしばらく沈黙が続きました。En: Silence filled the classroom for a moment.Ja: やがて、アヤが柔らかい声で言いました。"ソラさん、どう思いますか？"En: Eventually, Aya spoke softly, "What do you think, Sora?"Ja: ソラは微笑みながら答えました。"ヒロシさん、あなたの情熱はよく伝わりました。書道部が文化に与える影響も理解しています。少しですが、予算を増やすことを決定します。"En: Sora responded with a smile, "Your passion has come across clearly, Hiroshi. I understand the cultural impact of the calligraphy club. We will slightly increase your budget."Ja: ヒロシは驚きと同時に喜びで顔を輝かせました。En: Hiroshi's face lit up with surprise and joy.Ja: "ありがとうございます！" 彼は何度もお礼を言いました。En: "Thank you very much!" he repeated his thanks several times.Ja: 会議が終わると、ヒロシは大きな達成感を胸に歩きました。En: After the meeting ended, Hiroshi walked out with a great sense of accomplishment.Ja: 自分の信念を強く伝えることの力を学び、クラブの利益を守るための自信を得ました。En: He learned the power of strongly conveying his beliefs and gained confidence in protecting the interests of the club.Ja: そして、その後の雪の中、彼は笑顔で新年の展示会に向けて準備を進めることを心に決めました。En: Then, amid the falling snow, he resolutely decided to proceed with preparations for the New Year's exhibition with a smile.Ja: 新しい年が、輝かしい書道部の未来を祝福してくれるに違いありません。En: The new year is sure to bless the calligraphy club with a brilliant future. Vocabulary Words:enthusiastic: 熱心なovershadowed: 圧倒されるpreferential: 優遇realistic: 現実的compromise: 妥協approve: 承認するsuspects: 疑うemphasize: 強調するsignificance: 重要性propose: 提案するallocation: 割り当てpatiently: じっとexhibition: 展示会tradition: 伝統heritage: 遺産explained: 説明しましたincrease: 増やすsilence: 沈黙accomplishment: 達成感convey: 伝えるconfidence: 自信preparations: 準備resolutely: 決意してbrilliant: 輝かしいstreaming: 差し込んでいましたfaint: かすかなfocused: 集中していましたtreatment: 待遇funds: 資金approval: 承認

Night Listeners -We are back! Sorry about last week I was down in Texas on a documentary shoot with my hands completely tied up. But I brought a killer show for you all tonight. Lots of first time plays and new music from Phantom Lightkeeper and When Bitter Spring Sleeps.Schmoz - "Paul Bearer" / Tales EP (Sioux City)happy thoughts - "my arms are a sawdust factory" / stab stab revolution (Des Moines)River City Rejects - "1891" / River City Rejects (Omaha)Phantom Lightkeeper - "Hidden Mother" (Cedar Rapids)In Loving Memory - "Great Day That Dawns" / A Gentler Sun (Des Moines)Drednex - "Army, Inc" / Co-Op (Cedar Falls)Miasma - "I Need Some Pain Killers Pronto!" / Calligraphy in Blood (Cedar Rapids)Vitalith - "Sooner than Expected, Night Falls" / A Short Walk Home (Waterloo)When Bitter Spring Sleeps - "Haunted by the Death of Sanity" (Cedar Rapids)North to Alaska - "A Move to Vancouver" / Everything Right Now (Cedar Rapids)Zuul - "No Friend of Mine" / Zuul (Iowa City)Skin of Earth - "Auto Icon" / notebook (Des Moines)Running Man  - "In the Shadows" / Running Man (Quad Cities)Anchoress - "rain on skin" / someone needs to light the way (Ames) Follow Iowa Basement Tapes on: InstagramFollow Kristian Day on: Instagram | Twitter (not doing much with it currently)Iowa Basement Tapes has its own archive of Iowa music. Be sure to check out iowabasementtapes.bandcamp.com and download any of the releases for free. If you would like to contribute any music please send an email to kristianday@gmail.com. BROADCAST SCHEDULEThursdays at 9PM on 98.9FM KFMG - Des MoinesWednesdays at 11PM on 90.3FM KWIT - Sioux CityWednesdays at 11PM on 90.7FM KOJI - OkobojiIf you miss the show please subscribe to the broadcast archives: https://apple.co/2MzdH5e

We spoke with Ren Yano, a Japanese calligrapher based in Sydney who runs his calligraphy school RENCLUB in Chatswood. Mr Yano began teaching calligraphy in Sydney 30 years ago in 1996. - シドニーの書家で、書道教室「RENCLUB」を主宰する矢野仁（れん）さんにお話を聞きました。

SUMMARY In this conversation, Dan Bernardo shares his experiences as a martial arts instructor, discussing the challenges and rewards of teaching Tai Chi to elderly students, the balance of multiple teaching roles, and the evolution of virtual training in martial arts. He reflects on the integration of diverse practices, such as calligraphy and archery, into his martial arts philosophy, emphasizing the importance of depth over breadth in training and the personal growth that comes from teaching. He also discusses the personal journey of becoming a martial artist, the significance of personal expression in training, and the balance between chaos and structure in the learning environment. TAKEAWAYS Backup plans are important in teaching. Teaching the elderly can enhance instructor confidence. Virtual classes can reach students globally. Cross-training enriches martial arts practice. Calligraphy connects to martial arts philosophy. Learning new skills can provide balance and joy. Teaching is a unique connection between instructor and student. Forms are essential for understanding martial arts techniques. Personal growth is intertwined with teaching others. Writing a book solidifies knowledge and shares insights.   Join our EXCLUSIVE newsletter to get notified of each episode as it comes out! Subscribe — whistlekick Martial Arts Radio

#726 Former corporate lawyer turned creative entrepreneur, Shinah Chang shares the real (and refreshingly honest) journey of building a business that actually feels aligned. In this episode hosted by Kirsten Tyrrel, Shinah breaks down how she went from a risk-averse, straight-line “traditional success” path to bootstrapping a calligraphy brand — first through custom client work (weddings, luxury events, brand activations), then by shifting into teaching and scalable online courses. Shinah talks about the mindset shift from hobbyist to business owner, how to market a premium creative service, why you don't need to be “years ahead” to teach, and what it looked like to scale to nearly $1M in revenue during the pandemic — only to step back, reset, and rebuild a leaner business with more freedom. If you've ever wondered whether entrepreneurship will really make you happier — or just bring your old patterns with you — this conversation is for you! What we discuss with Shinah: + Corporate lawyer burnout + Leaving with no plan + Discovering calligraphy as an outlet + Bootstrapping creative income + Crooked Calligraphy niche + Landing premium clients + Networking over viral marketing + Teaching before feeling “ready” + Scaling with online courses + Redefining success and alignment Thank you, Shinah! Check out Crooked Calligraphy at CrookedCalligraphy.com. Get the free Calligraphy Workshop. Follow Shinah on Instagram. To get access to our FREE Business Training course go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MillionaireUniversity.com/training⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ To get exclusive offers mentioned in this episode and to support the show, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠millionaireuniversity.com/sponsors⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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This week on America on the Road, guest co-host Matt DeLorenzo joins Jack Nerad as they look at a packed slate of automotive news, two major road tests, and a special design-focused interview. Jack drives the range-topping 2026 Hyundai Palisade Calligraphy, while Matt reviews the redesigned 2026 Volkswagen Tiguan, a compact SUV with more power, more tech, and a more refined cabin than ever before. Jack also sits down with Ian Cartabiano, President of Calty Design, to talk about Toyota's long-running design studio, its newest work, and how design thinking translates into the next generation of vehicles.

This week on America on the Road, Jack Nerad and guest co-host Matt DeLorenzo test two vastly different vehicles, both with stellar performance potential. In our road test segment, Matt and Jack share their drives of the new 2026 Audi A5 and S5, now a liftback duo that replaces both the A4 sedan and A5 Sportback. Jack also reviews Hyundai's most luxurious electric SUV yet, the 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 9 Calligraphy. And in our interview segment, Jack speaks with Matthew Jones, founder of Towlos, a fast-growing trailer-sharing marketplace with a unique origin story. Jack and Matt also reflect on the aftermath of the Los Angeles Auto Show, where the pair got a first look at several major debuts. They also share insider commentary as longtime jurors for the North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year Awards, which announced their 2026 finalists at the show.

We bring you an email-only episode to mark today's fiscal event… Jane and Fi chat supermarket encounters, road rage, and poonamis - plus there's more on the shower squad v bath brigade debate. You can listen to our 'I've got the house to myself' playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2MkG0A4kkX74TJuVKUPAuJ If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radioFollow us on Instagram! @janeandfiPodcast Producer: Eve SalusburyExecutive Producer: Rosie Cutler Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"I have never felt so naked. That's how exposed I felt at the idea that my handwriting was going to be seen by the world," says Tim Brookes, founder of the Endangered Alphabets Project and author of the new book about handwriting By Hand: Can the Art of Writing Be Saved? Writing the book (yes, by hand!) celebrates the act of handwriting, even overcoming the shame arising from his own.Visit theallusionist.org/scribe for more information about Tim's work and today's topics, plus a transcript of the episode.Support the show at theallusionist.org/donate and as well as keeping this independent podcast going, you also get to list your creative works in this year's Allusioverse Gift Guide, plus behind-the-scenes info about every episode; livestreams with me reading from my ever-growing collection of dictionaries; and the charming and nurturing Allusioverse Discord community, where among daily sharing of thoughts and amusements, we're watching The Princess Bride, the current season of Great Canadian Baking Show, and Game of Wool.This episode was produced by me, Helen Zaltzman, on the unceded ancestral and traditional territory of xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. Martin Austwick. Download his own songs at palebirdmusic.com and on Bandcamp, and listen to his podcasts Song By Song and Neutrino Watch.Find the Allusionist at youtube.com/allusionistshow, instagram.com/allusionistshow, facebook.com/allusionistshow, @allusionistshow.bsky.social… If I'm there, I'm there as @allusionistshow. Our ad partner is Multitude. If you want me to talk compellingly about your product, sponsor an episode: contact Multitude at multitude.productions/ads. This episode is sponsored by:• Greenwood Lake Roasters, purveyors of small batch craft coffee roasted just outside of NYC. Go to GreenwoodLakeRoasters.com to place your order - do it between now and December 31st and use the checkout code ALLUSIONIST to get 10% off small batch coffee and subscription orders. • Squarespace, your one-stop shop for building and running your online forever home. Go to squarespace.com/allusionist for a free trial, and get 10 percent off your first purchase of a website or domain with the code allusionist.• Home Chef, meal kits that fit your needs. For a limited time, Home Chef is offering Allusionist listeners fifty per cent off and free shipping on your first box, plus free dessert for life, at HomeChef.com/allusionist.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In recent times we’ve seen an onslaught of new Chinese models and what seems like a continuing reduction in prices as the competition becomes more intense. By comparison the Korean brands, once cheap and cheerful have climbed up the pricing ladder – Hyundai has just launched a new generation 8-seat Palisade family SUV in one hybrid Calligraphy grade for $89,900 – a $14,000 leap in price over the previous Calligraphy Palisade – highly equipped and finished but one wonders how much the family vehicle market will accept such massive leaps in price. I’m also driving the new Hyundai Ioniq 9 an electric seven-seat luxury SUV, also in one high spec Calligraphy grade – beautifully finished but at $119,750 one wonders if a Hyundai can carry such an exalted price – time will tell I guess but it’s not expected to be a big seller.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From Corporate to Creative: a 10-Year JourneyWhat if the career you worked so hard to build… turned out to be a giant soul-suck? In this episode, I share my real journey from miserable Ivy League lawyer to building a wildly successful $900K/year calligraphy business to scaling down to a leaner "enough" business. I'm breaking down my revenue, year by year, from 2016 to 2025!Inside you'll hear: (1:00) Personal updates from the last 5 months(7:54) The unexpected moment that made me quit law with zero plan (9:49) How $5 greeting cards at a craft fair eventually led to a six-figure course (15:00) Why perfectionism KILLS creative momentum (and what to do instead) This isn't just a business story. It's proof that you CAN chase your creative curiosity - even if you're currently stuck in a glass office you hate. Perfect for: creatives, career changers, overachievers, and anyone craving freedom over “success." ---ABOUT CROOKED CALLIGRAPHY Hey - I'm Shinah! A former miserable corporate lawyer turned sassy calligrapher and teacher. Ten years ago, I was WISHING I could create beautiful calligraphy but feeling really un-creative and LOST about how to achieve that... and now I truly believe that ANYONE can learn this beautiful craft - because I've already taught it to THOUSANDS of people, from all different backgrounds. Calligraphy has given me a gorgeous life. It's helped my students find PASSION, PURPOSE, and a reason to JUMP OUT OF BED each morning. What could it do for you? =) FREE WORKSHOP: “How to Become a Calligraphy Pro” Educational Workshop FOLLOW SHINAH: Join our community of creativity-seeking souls over on Instagram: @crookedcalligraphy SUBSCRIBE: Love podcasts? Listen to The Shinah Show wherever you get your podcasts, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts!

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When Marion pops up on Zoom with her curls blown out to smooth newscaster perfection, it's a hot topic and one that offers a perfect lead-in to the first poem up for discussion, “Your Hair Wants Cutting” by this episode's featured poet, Michael Montlack. The three poems we're considering take inspiration from the Mad Hatter character in Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. We discuss, Slushies, how much, if any, contextual framing is needed to guide the reader when poems refer to a character who resides in our collective imagination. We also talk about local and regional idioms, and for Kathy, how difficult they are to unlearn (shout out to Pittsburgh!). Marion accidentally bestows a new nickname on Jason. Dagne has an opinion about how speech is rendered within a poem: italics or quotation marks. She's team italics, Slushies, which are you? While thinking about the line in these poems; Marion refers to Jason's excellent essay on the history and theory of the line from his book Nothingism: Poetry at the End of Print Culture. Another poem in the batch has Marion recalling Jason's poem “Wester.” As always, thanks for listening! At the table: Dagne Forrest, Samantha Neugebauer, Jason Schneiderman, Kathleen Volk Miller, Marion Wrenn, and Lisa Zerkle Michael Montlack's third poetry collection COSMIC IDIOT will be published by Saturnalia. He is the editor the Lambda Finalist essay anthology My Diva: 65 Gay Men on the Women Who Inspire Them (University of Wisconsin Press). His work has appeared in Poetry Daily, Prairie Schooner, Cincinnati Review, Lit, Epoch, Alaska Quarterly Review, Phoebe and other magazines. In 2022, his poem won the Saints & Sinners Poetry Contest for LGBTQIA+ poets. He lives in NYC and teaches poetry at NYU and CUNY City College. https://www.facebook.com/michael.montlack https://www.instagram.com/michaelmontlack (website) https://www.michaelmontlack.com/ “Your Hair Wants Cutting” my grandmother would say, sitting there at her window, monitoring the restless crows. Her robe nearly as ancient as she. Since when are you concerned with fashion? I once dared to ask. I was seventeen, restless as those crows. I knew she wasn't talking about my curls. Plumage, she used to call it when I was a boy. Sit down, little peacock—your hair wants cutting. Even then I knew it was a cutting remark. Laden. Throwing cold kettle water on my fire. I reminded myself that she was a widow. And was glad that at least I would never cause a woman to suffer such grief. I reminded her how I donned a hat most days. She stared me up and down, her eyes like the ocean's green cold. Clever. Your kind seems to have a clever answer for everything … I swallowed the indictment. Why not make yourself useful, she said, putting down her tea cup, eyeing the trash on her tray. I was glad to oblige, happy to depart before she could notice the low waist of my trousers, let alone the height of my heels. Muchier Picture me on a grand terrace, tipping my hat. Crossing a bridge over the river of defeat— it's definitely a state of ascent. Being owed rather than owing. A blatant triumph against the conventional. A la Lord Byron. A monocle without glass, worn for style. It's an advance for a memoir about a life you haven't yet lived. Bound to be lost on some but admired by all. Likely absent during the lessons on common subjects: Algebra, Classic Literature, Biology. More devoted to the mastery of the quaintest arts: Porcelain, Calligraphy, Tapestry Weaving, Drag. As ephemeral and ethereal as a bubble. It's not something you adopt. It's something that abducts you. Enviers call it utter madness, but the muchiest of the muchier won't even fathom the phrase. Inheritance There wasn't much to leave—my sister, also suspiciously unwed, took the cottage and the wagon. But our mother had insisted that the tea set should be mine. “It's dainty and a bit chipped. Like you,” she chortled on her deathbed. I failed to see the humor but took it just the same. Knowing my sister would likely surrender it to the church, where the nuns might put it to good use but never appreciate its finery, as that would be vanity. I much rather hear my motley chums slurp from it as they sit steeped in my ridiculous riddles. I never admitted how I crafted them at night, alone in bed, in the quiet twilight, the hour I imagined reading bedtime stories to the children I never had. An apprentice son would've been nice, to hand down millinery techniques. Instead I had the ghost of one, there in my workshop, where imaginary fights erupted over whose turn it was to sweep up the felt or sharpen the scissors. Of course, I appeared mad, a much better impression to leave than the riddle of my bachelorhood. Sometimes I wanted to smash the porcelain cups, chuck them at that bloody caterpillar stinking up the forest with his opium. Why not? There was no one to inherit my pittance. No one to be trusted with my legacy… until the appearance of this girl, at once strange yet so familiar. I quite liked her. The way she held her own with me. If ever I had a daughter, I would have wanted her to be as brave as she. Defending the poor Knave of Hearts, accused of stealing the Queen's tarts. There in that courtroom, I almost lost my head but finally found a beneficiary.

From MPR News, Art Hounds are members of the Minnesota arts community who look beyond their own work to highlight what's exciting in local art. Their recommendations are lightly edited from the audio heard in the player above. Want to be an Art Hound? Submit here.The Saint John's Bible ExperienceCalligrapher Maura Lynch of Minneapolis encourages a visit to The St. John's Bible, a monumental work of sacred calligraphy and art housed on the peaceful campus of St. John's University.The Bible, which involved significant contributions from Minnesotans, can be viewed year-round both in person and digitally.Maura says: Calligraphy is seen first and read second. When you experience the words in the Bible that have been rendered in a visually and aesthetically beautiful way, it elevates the entire experience.— Maura LynchEdge of the Big Woods Art WanderHutchinson-based potter Betsy Price recommends the Edge of the Big Woods Art Wander in Carver County. The self-guided studio tour runs through a wooded landscape that gives the region its name, and features over 40 artists, including potters, jewelers, painters, woodworkers and more. Visitors can explore studios, watch live demos, and connect with artists.The event runs Friday through Sunday, with stops including the Mocha Monkey where there will be a pottery demo by “Jon the Potter.” Betsy says: It feels like a true wander through art and nature.— Betsy PriceKinship and Clay at Form + Content GalleryMinneapolis arts advocate Becky Smith shares her admiration for “Kinship,” a show at Form + Content Gallery that pairs Chris Cinque's life-size charcoal portraits of friends from her lesbian and nonbinary community with expressive ceramic vessels by Sharon Jaffe, a radical Jewish feminist artist.The exhibition runs through Oct. 4 in the North Loop of Minneapolis.Becky says: They're celebratory, and they also serve as a real documentation towards resistance and survival of people who are experiencing an oppressed sexual identity.— Becky Smith

Great leaders know there's no one-size-fits-all formula. In this episode, Bill Scherkenbach and Andrew Stotz discuss practical lessons on how to connect with people on physical, logical, and emotional levels to truly get things done.  Discover why balancing “me” and “we” is the secret to lasting results—and why empathy might be your most powerful leadership tool. Tune in now and start rewriting your own leadership playbook. (You can view the slides from the podcast here.) TRANSCRIPT 0:00:02.1 Andrew Stotz: My name is Andrew Stotz, and I'll be your host as we dive deeper into the teachings of Dr. W. Edwards Deming. Today, I'm continuing my discussion with Bill Scherkenbach, a dedicated protégé of Dr. Deming since 1972. Bill met with Dr. Deming more than a thousand times and later led statistical methods and process improvements at Ford and GM at Deming's recommendation. He authored The Deming Route to Quality and Productivity at Deming's behest, and at 79, still champions his mentor's message, "learn, have fun, and make a difference." And the episode today is Getting Things Done. Bill, take it away.   0:00:41.5 Bill Scherkenbach: Okay, Andrew. We will get 'er done today. The reason I put that on there is that in many of his seminars, Deming said that, "I am not a businessman and not trying to be one." But you need to think about these things. And his approach really was to improving organizations was to put people who he thought were masters of his teachings into organizations, and they would be there full time to facilitate the transformation when he wasn't there, such as Ford and GM and a few other companies. There were a few of us who he trusted to be able to be there to get things done. And I'm reminded of the philosopher, the Asian, Chinese philosopher, Mencius, and I'll read it there. It says, "Don't suspect that the king lacks wisdom. Even in the cases of things that grow most easily in the world, they would never grow up if they were exposed to sunshine for one day and then to cold for 10 days. And it's seldom that I have an audience with the king. And when I leave others who exposed him to cold arrive, even if what I say to him is taking root, what good does it do?"   0:02:35.7 Bill Scherkenbach: And quite honestly, that's the lament of every consultant trying to get stuff done in today's world, in Western style management. And so one of the things in this slide, the framework for getting things done, for having fun learning and making a difference, is one of the two, I think, major contributions I do say that I've made to the profession of quality. And that is using this Venn diagram to be able to show that even though other people have used other terms for physical, logical, and emotional, that there usually have been holy wars being fought by people who say, "Well, emotional is better. That's how you get stuff done." And other people saying logic and other people saying physical. And in fact, I think in the last time we spoke, the three major gurus of quality were those ships sailing in the night. Dr. Deming was the epitome of logical thinking, whereas Phil Crosby was looking for the wine and cheese parties and the emotional sell part of it. And Joe Duran was looking at physical, how are you going to organize to get stuff done? Now, they all had their followers who were pretty much on those frequencies, and they reached people in other frequencies. I came up with this idea for the Venn diagram to show no hierarchy, I guess back in 1987, something like that.   0:04:49.3 Andrew Stotz: And for the listeners out there, we're looking at a diagram that shows one circle that says physical, that's interlocked with another one that says logical, and then there's a third, a Venn diagram, that third is emotional. And so those are the three pillars that Bill's talking about. All right, keep going, because you got stuff in the middle too, which is interesting.   0:05:16.1 Bill Scherkenbach: And the thing is that I based it primarily at the time in the mid-60s, there was a theory of brain structure called the triune brain. Now, and it was the limbic system, the neocortex, and the R-complex. And pretty much followed the logical, emotional, physical words that I'm using. Now, our understanding of the brain in the decades up through now, it's a little bit more complicated than that. But physical, logical, and emotional is in all of us. In our body, I mean, the latest looks at neural connections extend to your gut. And nerves are just about everywhere and connected, and that the way the brain works is still not even fully, not begun to be fully understood. Having said that, in order to get stuff done, this Venn diagram shows very, very simply that the intersection of physical and logical, I put as science. It's the logical explanation of physical phenomenon. And the intersection of logical and emotional is psychology, logic of the soul. And the intersection of emotional and physical is art. All art is is the emotional interpretation of sensory input, whether it's a great meal, whether it's a Mona Lisa picture.   0:07:27.9 Bill Scherkenbach: But what will make one person absolutely swoon will make another person barf. So it's all personal, but it's physical, logical, and emotional is in all of us. And in the center, we're looking at what Eastern philosophies call harmony, where all of these are working together. And Western philosophies would call them peak experiences. And it's where the whole can be a lot greater than the sum of its parts, but with some slight changes can be a whole lot less than the sum of its parts.   0:08:14.3 Andrew Stotz: Great. I like the harmony in the middle. That's the challenge, really. Now, just out of curiosity, is harmony the goal? Is that what you're thinking with that being at the center? Or what is the meaning of harmony being in the middle?   0:08:28.0 Bill Scherkenbach: Yeah. When I apply this to the individual, harmony would be the goal. When I'm applying it to an organization, the larger an organization grows, the more you really need to use this overarching approach. And the reason I say that is, and it doesn't happen all the time, but most of the time when we're starting up a company, you want to surround yourself with fine people just like yourself. And so if you have a particular way of getting stuff done, you're going to hire people or surround yourself with people that are just like that, and everything is fine. But the more you grow the company, the more you're going to get people that are absolutely vital to your organization that aren't on those frequencies. And certainly, if you're in international business, you're trying to sell things to the world that in the larger the group of people, the more you have to be broadcasting on the physical, logical, and emotional frequencies. I mean, one of the first things that I did at GM when I joined was looked at the policy letters that Alfred Sloan wrote. And Sloan, it was very interesting because in any policy, Sloan had a paragraph that said, "make no mistake about it, this is what we're going to do."   0:10:31.8 Bill Scherkenbach: That's a physical frequency. In the Navy, it's shut up and fly wing. And so make no mistake about it, this is our policy. The second paragraph had, well, this is a little bit why we're doing it. And to be able to get the, and I don't know whether he was thinking that, but to my mind, it was brilliant. He was explained things. And the third paragraph or so in the policy letter was something that would instill the GM spirit, that there's something to do with the values. Hugely, hugely prescient in my viewpoint, but he's Sloan, I'm me, so he knew what he was doing.   0:11:29.9 Andrew Stotz: For people that don't know Alfred Sloan, he took over and was running General Motors at the time when Ford had, I don't know, 50% of the market share by producing one vehicle. And part of the brilliance of Sloan was the idea of building a lineup of different brands that went from the low all the way up to the high of Cadillac. And within a short period of time, he managed to flip things and grab the majority of the market share from Ford at the time, as I recall. Now, I don't recall it from being there, but I recall from reading about it.   0:12:12.3 Bill Scherkenbach: There you go. There you go. Yeah, having saying that, he offered those by buying the various little auto companies, littler auto companies to put that conglomerate together. But as people who have read my works, specifically my second book, The Deming's Road to Continual Improvement, this change philosophy is in there. And as I said, that's one of, I think, my major contributions to the field of quality. The other one being in a process model back in '86, we also were learning about Taguchi, Genichi Taguchi's approach to customers and the loss function, and he used the title or the terminology voice of the customer. And it occurred to me in our process definition, there was something called the voice of the process to go along. And so the voice, I introduced the voice of the process, and the job of anyone is to reduce the gap between the voice of the customer and the voice of the process. And I mentioned that because this matrix that we're showing now has physical, logical, and emotional, and the various process states that you could be in, there's a dependent state where you're completely dependent upon your customers or suppliers.   0:14:00.9 Bill Scherkenbach: There's an independent state where it's just you and an interdependent state. And I have that cross-reference with physical, logical, and emotional. In dependent state, it's essentially feed me, teach me, love me, do it for me, teach me, and love me. Now, in the independent, it's, I do it, I understand what I do, and I take great joy in doing what I do. And in the interdependent is, we do it. I understand how what I do helps optimize our process, and I take great joy in belonging to this team. And joy is the ultimate goal of what Dr. Deming had said for years, the ability to take joy in one's work. Now, I mean, every one of us starts out in life as dependent. It's feed me, teach me, love me, newborns, parents have to do everything. When you're a new employee, you might have some skills and understanding and emotion or pride, but this is how we do it in this company. And so you're dependent upon how you are introduced to that organization. But everyone tries to get out of that. Now, having said that, a pathology is there are givers and takers in this world, and some of the takers would just be very happy for other people to feed me, teach me, love me.   0:16:18.8 Bill Scherkenbach: My point or my philosophy is you've got to get out of the dependency and you have to balance that sense of independence and interdependence that is in each of us. Whether you're doing it or whether you're doing it in your family, as part of a family or a company or a motorcycle gang, whatever your group is, you're looking to blend being a part of that. Every human being looks to balance that sense of me and we. And in the thing we're finding in Western cultures, obviously, especially in North America or the US, we celebrate the me. It's the individual. And the team, we talk a good game about team, but mostly we're celebrating the me. In Eastern philosophies, they're celebrating the we. It's the team. It's not necessarily the, well, not the individual. The point is that in the Western philosophies, if you can't feel a part of a family or express that part, what we see in the US, there's a whole wave of people volunteering to belonging to organizations, whether it's sports teams, whether it's volunteer teams, whether the family balance. If you can't be a part of a family at work, you're going to go offline and do it.   0:18:24.9 Bill Scherkenbach: And the problem is your life suffers because you can't fulfill yourself as a person. In the Asian cultures, if you can't feel important as an individual, you go offline. Golf is huge in Japan and elsewhere, and it ain't a team sport. Calligraphy isn't a team sport. Karaoke isn't a choir event. There are ways to be able to express yourself offline if you can't feel important as an individual in your group. And so my philosophy is every human being needs to find that balance for each individual to be able to lead a fulfilled life.   0:19:28.7 Andrew Stotz: I'm reminded of a book by Dr. William Glasser called Reality Therapy, brought out in late '60s, I believe. And his philosophy was that part of the root cause of mental illness was that people didn't have one person they could trust. And that all of a sudden sets up all kinds of defense mechanisms that if prolonged end up leading to mental illness. That was a very interesting book, but the thing I took from it is that people want to connect. They want to belong. They want to be a part of it. They may act like they don't sometimes and all that, but we want to be in this interdependent position. And I'm looking at the bottom right corner of the matrix where it says, "I take joy in belonging to a team or this team." And that to me is, you know, that book helped me understand that it's not just the idea of, "Hey, we should all get along and work together." There is true value for a human being to be able to feel good about being part of a family or part of a business or part of a team. Something that just reminded me of.   0:20:53.7 Bill Scherkenbach: Yeah. Where I'm coming from is that everyone needs to balance that pride that you take as an individual and as you take as a member of a team or a family. That the independence is not, the interdependence is not the preferred state. Everyone, even people who are celebrating team need some time out to be alone, to do whatever they need to do to hone their skills, improve their knowledge, get excited about things that they also do as individuals. So it's a balance that I'm pushing for.   0:21:51.4 Andrew Stotz: Okay, got it.   0:21:53.3 Bill Scherkenbach: Okay. So with that as a framework, I think there are a couple of mistakes, well, there are many mistakes that leaders make, but the two big ones are, is don't think that what works for you must work for everyone. Okay. And don't even think that the sequence that works for you has got to work for everyone. Change is not a predictable hierarchy. And I'll explain that further. Let's see here. Yeah, I can do it on this next one here. I've got the matrix again, and of physical, logical, emotional, and physical, logical and emotional. And if a physical person is talking to another physical person, they're communicating on a similar frequency. And so a physical person is going to say, "Okay, this is the policy." The mother will say, "Because I said so." However, that physical person is communicating, the physical person receiving that communication is going to say, "Aye, aye, roger that, consider it done."   0:23:43.6 Andrew Stotz: Loud and clear.    0:23:45.3 Bill Scherkenbach: Okay. If a physical person is telling a logical person, using those same things, these are the policy, you could be a dean at a college and you're telling your professors, "This is what we're going to do," a logical person would say, "They're ignorant suit."    0:24:11.3 Andrew Stotz: Suit, what do you mean when you say suit? You mean an ignorant executive? What does it mean suit?    0:24:16.4 Bill Scherkenbach: Yeah, executive. Over here, they're called suits.   0:24:19.5 Andrew Stotz: Okay.   0:24:22.3 Bill Scherkenbach: So, no, but I'd be interested, you're logical, what would a logical person respond to a physical person who said, "Do this"?   0:24:34.5 Andrew Stotz: Yeah, I think without any logical backing, it's rejection maybe is what I would say is that ignorant, this guy doesn't know what he's talking about, he thinks just do it.   0:24:51.0 Bill Scherkenbach: Yeah. Yep, yep, yep. Okay. So, and again, if that same physical leader is saying, "Well, get this done," to an emotional person, that person might say, "You Neanderthal, you don't, you don't feel what the value system is." Okay. So, I'm trying to come up with sayings or whatever that these particular people would be saying. So if the logical person tells the physical person, "We've got to do this," it could be, well, the physical person is going to say, "That's too academic, spray some paint on it so I can see it." So, and that's the diss. Logical person talking to another logical person, "Yep, I got it, I understand it, it'll be done." A logical person talking to the emotional person, "You're heartless," or, "Quit mansplaining," as they say over here. So, and again, an emotional person trying to talk to a physical person to get stuff done, the physical person's going to say, "There's no crying in baseball." And so, and the logical person will say, "That's too touchy feely," and the emotional person reacting to the emotional signal, "Oh, they really like me." So, I'm trying to use movie quotes there to express the feelings and the understanding and the, what to really get done.   0:27:04.4 Andrew Stotz: So, people really come from different places, and if we don't take that into consideration, we may, it's one of the things I teach, Bill, when I teach a course on presenting, and I say, "Are you more of a logical person or are you more of an emotional?" And half the audience will say logical, half the audience will say emotional, let's say. And I said, "If I look at your presentations that you create, they're going to be based around what you are, logical or emotional. The problem with that is that you're only going to connect with half the audience. So, you need to build the logical and emotional aspect into your presentation to capture the whole audience."   0:27:50.8 Bill Scherkenbach: Well, I would argue that you're missing a third of it because you didn't check for the physical folks. I mean, in the story I tell about what we were doing at Ford, our vice president of supply purchasing was listening to Dr. Deming and said, "Well, we need longer term contracts." And so he had his people talk to the buyers down through the ranks and we need longer term contracts. And at Ford, a longer term contract was a contract that was more than one year. And so, yep, there were classes. It's important to get it done. Everyone's enthused. We look at it six months later, no change. A year later, no change. And so we looked at, because some people react to physical stimuli. And so we looked at the policy. And in order to get a long term contract, then you had to go through three levels of supervisory approval. No person in their right mind is going to go through that hassle. So we changed one word in the policy and it changed overnight. So now if you need a contract that's less than a year, you need to go through three levels of supervisory approval.   0:29:48.5 Bill Scherkenbach: And the long term contracts were magically appearing. So there are physical people. That is not a pejorative. I know that the educators are saying, "Well, the logical and emotional, but physical is a very viable way of getting stuff done." That should not be a pejorative.   0:30:14.1 Andrew Stotz: So I think now when I'm looking at my teaching in presentation, when I think about physical and presentation, there's people that really like props. They like having physical things to bring up on the stage. They like people, "Hey, stand up and raise your hands," or "Turn and talk to the person next to you," or something like that. So maybe that's what I need to do is bring that physical into my thinking and teaching.   0:30:44.0 Bill Scherkenbach: Yeah, I would recommend that. Find a way. There are many dimensions of physical. But you've got my second book. There are a bunch of ideas.    0:30:58.9 Andrew Stotz: Right here.    0:30:59.8 Bill Scherkenbach: Okay. Yep, yep, yep. Let's see here. Now we're going to go that transformation is not hierarchical. And this is hugely, hugely important. Again, if it works for you, don't make the mistake that it's going to work for everyone. And one of the sequences is everyone knows form follows function, form follows function. Physical form follows logical function. And in the automobile industry, if an automobile is to be fuel efficient, that's the function. It's got to have a jelly bean form. It's got to be aerodynamic. If the function of the vehicle is to carry passengers in comfort, the form has got to be a shoebox. Okay. And so that certainly form follows function. A screwdriver, whether it's the tool or the drink, the form follows function. If the function is to, no matter what the screw head is, you need to be able to screw it in or unscrew it, the form of it, you're going to give that head some leverage to be able to turn it.   0:32:36.9 Bill Scherkenbach: And if the function is to relax, you need to have a good vodka in the screwdriver, in the drink anyway. So if we look at how animals have evolved, a bird's beak is a prime example of over the years of whatever you want and whatever you want to say happened, the beaks went from blunt to very peaked so that they could get into a particular flower and be able to feed themselves. Dr. Deming used the example of what business are you in and the carburetor people went out of business because they only thought in terms of form. But if the function of the carburetor was, as Dr. Deming said, provide a stoichiometric mixture of air and fuel to the combustion chamber, then you might expand the number of forms that could be useful. So a number of examples of form following function, but function also follows form. The logical follows physical. And we're looking at it in the US government today. If your headcount is cut in half, you can't keep doing the same functions you were doing.   0:34:43.4 Bill Scherkenbach: You've got to figure out what your function is. So your function is going to follow form. Logical is going to follow the physical because you don't have the resources. In other times, when I was in Taiwan, I used the example of, if the price of petrol gets to 50 new Taiwanese dollars, the function of the automobile is to sit in the parking space because gas is too expensive to go anywhere. And again, the function of, I mean, if the function is security on the internet, one of the forms is the CAPTCHA. You have to identify, click the picture of all of the cars in this picture to prove you're a human. Next week, I'm going back up to Michigan to be with some of the grandchildren, but my daughter has toddlers, twins, that are 19 months old now. And whenever she is lying on the ground or on the floor, the twins sit on her. And I keep thinking of these large language models who are, that are in the AI approach to, she could be classified as a chair because her function is something for babies to sit on.   0:36:43.3 Bill Scherkenbach: And so it even applies in the AI generation. Okay, so now we come to seeing is believing. Physical leads the emotional. In Christianity, the doubting Thomas must see for himself. Some people don't really appreciate, it's not necessarily believing, but the emotional impact of going to our Grand Canyon or seeing something that is so indescribably beautiful and vast is, you have to see it to believe it or appreciate it, actually. The use of before and after pictures, if unless I see the before picture, I don't believe you did lose 150 pounds or whatever the before and after is, seeing is believing. Other, who is it? Thomas Kuhn in The Essential Tension wrote of Foucault. There's something called Foucault's Pendulum. It's a weight on maybe a 20 meter wire that back in the 1850s, he really was able to unequivocally get people behind the Copernican view that the earth really is rotating because that was the only explanation that this big, huge pendulum and the figure it was tracing in the sand, he had a spike at the end of it. Absolutely, okay, I believe the earth is spinning before the space shuttle.   0:39:07.4 Bill Scherkenbach: So, and yet, okay, seeing is believing, believing is seeing. Emotional leads the physical. Many times our beliefs cause us to use or see or miss seeing something I've said or quoted a number of things. The greatest barrier to the advancement of knowledge has not been ignorance, but we think we already know it. And so we're not going to even consider another perspective. Our friendships, our like of someone or dislike of someone can blind us to other qualities. The placebo effect, conspiracy theories, they're all believing is seeing. You believe in UFOs or unidentified aerial phenomena now, you're going to see a whole bunch of them based on your belief. And then there's feeling should drive reason. Emotional drives logical. You use your gut or intuition to make decisions. I mean, impulse sales, what's on the cap in any grocery store. You're going to buy the sizzle, not the steak. At least that's what they're selling, the sizzle. Political battles often play on the heart. So rescuing someone, emotional drives logical. If you see on YouTube, but even before that in the newspapers. I don't know if anyone remembers newspapers, but yeah, they would show pictures of someone running into a burning building and try and rescue someone or a crashed car getting them out before it explodes.   0:41:30.3 Bill Scherkenbach: If you had to think about it, you wouldn't do it perhaps, but the spur of the moment, the feelings driving over reason. Choosing a career for fulfillment and not the money. A lot of people do that and that perfectly fine. None of these as I go through them are a pejorative. They're perfectly, everyone uses, well, all of these at various points in time in your life. And last but not least, reason should prevail over passion. That logical rules the emotional, make a decision on the facts. Don't cloud your decision with emotions. Some of the ending a toxic relationship or diet and exercise. You're using reason. I've got to stick to this even though I'm hungry and sore. I've got to do this. And hopefully investing. You're not going to go for the latest fad. And there hopefully is some reason to investment strategies.   0:43:04.7 Andrew Stotz: And when...   0:43:06.8 Bill Scherkenbach: Go ahead.   0:43:09.1 Andrew Stotz: Let's just take one just to make sure that we understand what you want us to take from this. So seeing is believing and believing is seeing. And I think in all of our lives, we have some cases where we don't believe something and then we see it and then we think, "Okay, I believe now." And there's other times where we have a vision of something and we believe that it can occur and we can make it happen. And eventually we get it, we get there. So seeing is believing happens sometimes and believing is seeing happens sometimes in our life. And then some people may be more prone to one or the other. So what is the message you want us to get is to recognize that in ourselves, we're going to see it. It's going to be one way sometimes and another way and other times. Or is it to say that we want to make sure that you're aware that other people may be coming from a different perspective, the exact opposite perspective?    0:44:04.5 Bill Scherkenbach: Yeah, it's the latter. This whole thing is really what management, how is management going about communicating. And if they think if what works for them is form follows function or feelings should drive reason, then they have to be aware that other people need to, might look at it the other way around and approach their communication. Again, and this goes to the voice of the customer and the voice of the process. Every one of us has an individual voice of the customer. And people, psychologists would say, "Well, that's internal motivation or motivation's internal." Many of them do. Having said that, it's management's job who manages the process to be able to, if someone is motivated by money, that's important to them, then management needs to talk on that frequency. If they want retirement points or time with their family or recognition in other ways, what will, and Deming mentioned it, what will, he gave a tip to someone who just wanted to help him with his luggage getting to the hotel room and gave him a tip and completely demoralized him. And so management's job is to know their people, they're the most important customers that management has if you're going to satisfy whatever customer base your organization is trying to meet. And so how to get stuff done, getting things done, this applies to all of it.   0:46:15.5 Andrew Stotz: Fantastic. All right, I'm going to stop sharing the screen if that's okay?   0:46:19.9 Bill Scherkenbach: Yeah.   0:46:20.6 Andrew Stotz: Okay, hold on. So an excellent run through of your thinking, and I know for listeners and readers out there, you've got both of your books, but one of them I've got in my hand, Deming's Road to Continual Improvement, and also the other one, which we have right here, which is The Deming Route to Quality and Productivity, both of these books you can find on Amazon, and you go into more detail in it, in particular in The Deming's Road to Continual Improvement. Is there anything you want to say either about where people can go to find more and learn more about it, and anything you want to say to wrap up this episode?   0:47:04.1 Bill Scherkenbach: Yeah, the first book, my second edition, is in e-book form on Kindle. You can get it through Amazon or Apple Books. And in Apple Books, that second edition has videos of Dr. Deming as well as audio. And a whole bunch of stuff that I put in my second book. And that's in e-book format, immediately available from Apple or Kindle.   0:47:37.0 Andrew Stotz: So let's wrap up this episode on getting things done. Maybe you can just now pull it all together. What do you want us to take away from this excellent discussion?   0:47:49.6 Bill Scherkenbach: As we began, if what works for you doesn't necessarily work for everyone else. And the larger your span of control, the larger your organization, you have to understand to be broadcasting on physical, logical, and emotional levels, as well as trying to help people balance their sense of individual and their sense of team and family.   0:48:22.5 Andrew Stotz: Great, great wrap up. And the one word I think about is empathy, and really taking the time to understand that different people think differently, they understand differently. And so if you really want to make a big change and get things done, you've got to make sure that you're appealing to those different aspects. So fantastic. Well, Bill, on behalf of everyone at the Deming Institute, I want to thank you again for this discussion. And for listeners, remember to go to deming.org to continue your journey. And also, you can find Bill's books on Amazon. And as he mentioned, on Apple, where there are videos in that latest book. You can get them on Kindle, on printed books. I have the printed books because I love taking notes. And so this is your host, Andrew...    0:49:12.0 Bill Scherkenbach: Yeah. But old people like that.   0:49:15.4 Andrew Stotz: Yes. We like that. So this is your host, Andrew Stotz, and I'm gonna leave you with one of my favorite quotes from Dr. Deming. And that is, that "people are entitled to joy in work."

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What does it really look like to grow a thriving creative business while raising a family, managing a full client roster, and staying true to yourself?In this episode, we're joined by Jen Bowen of She Made It Like That—calligrapher, engraver, and live event artist. Since starting her calligraphy business in 2020, Jen has gone from taking on her first wedding project to becoming a sought-after artist known for her genuine client relationships, polished brand, and community-first approach.Whether you're a new calligrapher wondering how to get clients or a seasoned creative balancing motherhood and entrepreneurship, Jen shares real-life insights on building a calligraphy business that's both profitable and sustainable.We're diving into:How Jen used relationship marketing to book her first clients and grow her brandThe power of networking, vendor connections, and in-person events for live artistsInvesting in yourself vs. DIYing your businessHow to balance motherhood and entrepreneurship without burning outEncouragement for creative business owners at every stage of the journey 

Looking for a confidence boost or wondering how creative hobbies like calligraphy can change your life?Elisha took one of my very first in-person workshops back in 2016… and walked away with her entire life turned upside down. She joined that workshop in her early 20s, feeling like there was something wrong with her. But now, 8 years later, pursuing a calligraphy business has turned her into a completely different, more confident person.

In this episode, Rachel shares 23 hobbies you can try right now to help reignite your spark—and maybe even discover a new sense of purpose along the way. These aren't just fun ideas to pass the time; they're meaningful, soul-filling activities that can bring more creativity, joy, and energy into your everyday life. Whether listeners are feeling burnt out, stuck in a rut, or simply curious about what lights them up, this episode is a powerful reminder that passion often starts with play.Get your copy of Rachel's New Book Here: Audible, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Millon, Bookshop.org, or wherever books are sold!00:56 Welcome to the Show01:09 The Importance of Subscribing02:09 Today's Topic: Hobbies for Adults03:45 A Keynote Experience06:22 Facing a Disengaged Audience08:30 The Realization and Shift12:28 The Power of Authenticity24:20 Finding Joy in Hobbies26:16 Experimenting in the Kitchen27:30 Experimenting in the Kitchen28:23 Long Distance Walking and Hiking29:05 Learning an Instrument31:00 Embroidery and Crafting31:47 Volunteering33:34 Gardening34:25 Pottery and Clay Work34:56 Learning a New Language35:56 Bird Watching36:47 Calligraphy and Hand Lettering37:24 Collecting Vintage Items38:21 Enjoying Live Music39:12 Joining a Book Club39:53 Community Theater40:46 Thrifting and Refurbishing41:44 Cooking Through a Cookbook42:30 Photography42:51 Amateur Food Critic43:36 Taking a Dance Class46:24 Making Something from Scratch46:58 Joining an Adult Sports League47:45 Finding Passion and PurposeSign up for Rachel's weekly email: https://msrachelhollis.com/insider/Call the podcast hotline and leave a voicemail! Call (737) 400-4626Watch the podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RachelHollisMotivation/videosFollow along on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/MsRachelHollis To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices.

LaTache began her calligraphy journey just a few short months ago – after dusting off a 4 – year old gifted calligraphy kit that had been sitting in the back of her closet. Now, she's almost made her full course investment back off of one referral from a friend, that  just happened to be for a high end brand needing place cards for a Michelin Star dinner. Crazy, right?! Not as much as you think! Join me as I learn about LaTache's whirlwind calligraphy journey and how tapping into your network truly is the best way to get your foot in the door! She shares with me:How simple birthday & greeting cards for family and friends can turn into “sneaky marketing”, and create connections you might never have established otherwiseThe specific course curriculum that allowed LaTache to adapt to client requests (and land her jobs!), and what makes our Crooked Calligraphy Community so special (spoiler alert – it's the STUDENTS)How she's “figuring it out along the way” and having the courage to put herself out there and just start!LaTache & SO MANY of my students have chosen to listen to the pro's rather than the con's of beginning their calligraphy journey. If you want to follow along in their footsteps, my signature courses are open for enrollment through April 1st, 2025! Whether you're just starting out, or looking to hone your style, we have courses for every part of your journey! Check them out HERE!

What if you wanted to start a calligraphy business… but you lived in the “wrong” place? Like a country where nobody speaks English (the one and only language you speak)??That's exactly what happened to Lisa McIntyre, who has lived in a small town in Korea for the past 20 years. She found our MC201 course and, despite not being able to find ANY supplies, pursued her dream of learning calligraphy & creating her own unique style (wait until you hear about the tool her husband made out of a paintbrush and a pineapple can

By Karen An-Hwei Lee

When a single corporate client paid me over $10K for one project — and $6K of that was digital calligraphy — I knew I had to pull back the curtain on this game-changing skill!While I would describe myself as a pen-and-paper calligrapher, digitized calligraphy has become a necessary add-on to most of my commissions. Of course, most of my clients initially contact me seeking handmade original pieces – but whether they want to duplicate my work numerous times, use it on their website for branding, or frankly I myself don't want to write the SAME PHRASE thousands of times, I need to be able to generate a digitized version of my work (and save SO MUCH TIME in the process!).So how do I go about doing that? Good question! In this episode of The Shinah Show, I'm breaking down:The “tech side” of calligraphy, how to digitize your work, and what tools you need to do itThe vast number of projects you can create with digital calligraphy (and how it can open up soooo many more revenue streams for you)How I've priced my digital work over the years, and what key factors should dictate what you charge for your workIf you have ever wondered if learning how to digitize your calligraphy is worth adding to your skillset, I hope this episode will show you how many doors this talent will open for you!Interested in learning how to add style to your calligraphy and capture corporate clients? I'm hosting “Style Month” all March long! Join me for tons of freebies & weekly live lessons RIGHT HERE!Timestamps:4:30 — What counts as digital calligraphy?7:15 — The two stages of digitizing your calligraphy (raster vs. vector files)16:51 — How digital calligraphy can boost your revenue23:35 — My digital calligraphy work: From $90 logos to $6000 corporate projects29:10 — Pricing digital calligraphy: Why usage mattersFREE WORKSHOP: “How to Become a Calligraphy Pro” Educational Workshop FOLLOW SHINAH: Join our community of creativity-seeking souls over on Instagram: @crookedcalligraphy SUBSCRIBE: Love podcasts? Listen to The Shinah Show wherever you get your podcasts, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts!

You've FINALLY booked a spot at your local craft fair to sell your calligraphy. You pay the deposit, create your inventory, follow all the tips to set up the *perfect* booth, and… *crickets*.

In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin answer four Pump Head questions drawn from last Sunday's Quah post on the @mindpumpmedia Instagram page.  Mind Pump Fit Tip: The OPTIMAL evening routine to build muscle, burn body fat, and feel energized! (1:48) Eating better protein sources connects to bigger brains. (15:20) That one time a bear broke into the Truckee house. (20:31) Protecting free speech. (29:03) Swimply x Plunge. (35:50) Your worst nightmare coming to life. (42:29) Helping your child coregulate with an emotions pillow and the pros/cons of homeschooling. (46:35) Shout out to @Calligraphy.jy on Instagram! (59:58) #Quah question #1 - I would love some deeper insight on the “stay in a calorie deficit to lose weight” and “eat more to lose more” statements. I find it confusing. (1:01:04) #Quah question #2 - What are some great ways to help clients start a reverse diet? (1:06:39) #Quah question #3 - Thoughts on MK677? (1:09:43) #Quah question #4 - You all talk about leading by example as the best way to teach your kids about healthy eating. How do you go about this when co-parenting in separate households if the other parent doesn't prioritize healthy eating? (1:13:11) Related Links/Products Mentioned Visit Paleovalley for an exclusive offer for Mind Pump listeners! ** Discount is now automatically applied at checkout 15% off your first order! ** Visit Plunge for an exclusive offer for Mind Pump Listeners! ** Code MINDPUMP at checkout for $150 off your order ** September Promotion: MAPS Starter | Starter Bundle 50% off! ** Code SEPTEMBER50 at checkout ** Mind Pump #1345: 6 Ways to Optimize Sleep for Faster Muscle Gain and Fat Loss Mind Pump #2245: Fix Your Sleep & Balance Your Hormones With Dr. Kirk Parsley Cabral Concept 2526: Use the 3-2-1 Formula for Best Sleep Results (TT) Mind Pump #2312: Five Steps to Bounce Back From Overtraining The Association between Dietary Protein Intake and Sources and the Rate of Longitudinal Changes in Brain Structure - PubMed Mark Zuckerberg says Meta was ‘pressured' by Biden administration to censor Covid-related content in 2021 Swimply and Plunge Team Up: A New Way to Boost Earnings and Wellness Mind Pump #1822: Wim Hof on How to Control Your Immune System With Breathwork Watch The Deepest Breath | Netflix Official Site Thailand man bitten by python hiding in toilet Classroom Must Haves Throw Pillow Covers Set of 2 - Calming Corner School Counselor Office Mental Health Pillow Decor Calm Down Corner Items for Home Kids Dutch Velvet 18x18 Inch Visit NED for an exclusive offer for Mind Pump listeners! ** Code MINDPUMP at checkout for 20% off ** Mind Pump #2372: Five Steps to a Faster Metabolism Reverse Dieting: What Is It and Should YOU Try It?? | MIND PUMP MK-677 Pros and Cons: Weighing the Benefits Against the Risks Mind Pump Podcast – YouTube Mind Pump Free Resources People Mentioned Mike Matthews (@muscleforlifefitness) Instagram Max Lugavere (@maxlugavere) Instagram Wim Hof (@iceman_hof)  Instagram Andrew Huberman, Ph.D. (@hubermanlab) Instagram Jameson Yap 彥晨 (@calligraphy.jy) Instagram