Podcasts about Change

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A Mediocre Time with Tom and Dan — Episode Notes Episode: 888 - "Nuttin's Gon' Change, No One Does S***" (Friday free show) Hosts: Dan, Tom | Guest: comedian Ross McCoy Sponsors / Ad Reads My Eternal Vitality (Dr. Powers) — opening segment, interview with Andrea Dennis about her weight loss (down ~30 of a 40-lb goal), hormone replacement therapy, and microdosing GLP-1s since March; plans to stop in Sept/Oct. Jeff's Bagel Run — plugging the new limited-edition cucumber dill cream cheese; free bagel for downloading the app. Hollerbach's German Restaurant (Sanford) — pitched as a venue for fantasy football drafts ($30/person: beer, pretzels, charcuterie, dedicated draft TV); also books their "Night's Hall" for parties/events. Bearcat (promo code BDM420) — cannabis product ad. Segment Rundown Cold open / ad — Andrea Dennis interview on HRT and GLP-1 microdosing (see above). Show open — Ross McCoy intro'd as guest; bit about Ross shaving/mowing the lawn in the heat. Business/announcements — Studio "pinball meet and greet" event coming up (very limited tickets, announced last-minute); Andrew (the "pinball dude") adding more machines; Pizza Bruno sponsoring food, White Claw sponsoring drinks; framed as a fundraiser for a new app/website they're building. Tangent: lambskin condoms — Riff sparked by mishearing "chic" as a brand name; potted history of the "Sheik" condom brand (named after the 1921 Valentino film, marketed for disease prevention since birth-control marketing was illegal), plus a long bit about what lambskin condoms are actually made from. Voicemail: cousin Gary (from Texas) — Dale's older brother; called in after hearing Dale had called the show. Reminisced about Dan's late father and uncle Doug ("the funniest fuckers ever"), said Dan looks/sounds more like Uncle Doug than his own dad. Dan reflects on losing touch with Virginia family after his dad died, and on reconnecting now. Gary left a callback number and invited a visit/get-together. Health aside — Dan discusses recent heart workup: calcium score of zero, clean echo, no chamber enlargement — good news after some health scares that have him "rethinking a lot of relationships." News: Amelia Earhart — Discussion of the Nikumaroro Island "castaway theory" (a freckle-cream jar and heat-damaged glass found near an old campfire site); Purdue University's Legacy Institute sending an expedition to the island October 7, chasing a satellite anomaly thought to be her Lockheed Electra. Tangent: unsolved mysteries — MH370, giant rich-guy experimental planes that vanish, Alcatraz escapees (the "Escape from Alcatraz" pair), Billy the Kid death theories, ancient/pyramid conspiracy stuff, DB Cooper, and a long detour into Jeffrey Epstein death conspiracy theories — including the viral story about an Epstein-linked email tied to a Fortnite account ("Little St. Jeff1") that resurfaced in released files. Coal-mining oddities — Time-Life "Mysteries of the Unknown" book bit (frog found inside a lump of coal, petrified tree stump found underground); Centralia, PA mine fire mentioned as a real, "solved" phenomenon (not a mystery, just still burning). News: cemetery "niche" robberies — Three Central Florida suspects at large for breaking into cemetery niches (small mausoleum lockers holding cremains) and stealing ~$30,000 in jewelry/valuables. Long bit ranking this on a "scale of crimes" (near the bottom, close to victimless). Reddit story tangent — A woman discovered her late mother's belongings (rare rock-photography prints of Skynyrd, Tom Petty, etc.) being resold at Orlando's Thrift Con after her storage unit was auctioned off; she's trying to track down the buyer. Break plug — Ross McCoy's comedy show, "What Do You Want From Us" Moe Comedy Jam at the Funny Bone, October 17; tickets on sale "early next month." Caller: "Concrete Mike" — Grave-robbing story from his younger days selling magazines with a traveling group; friends back home (while he was on the road) robbed cemetery mausoleums for jewelry to fund LSD, made national news, several went to prison. Segues into a long string of acid-trip stories (Twister movie premiere, Walmart at 2:30am, etc.). Discussion: leaving Florida — Sparked by a BDM (fan community) thread; framed around Jordan Foley's farewell show that night at Will's Pub (moving to a small town near Nashville). Debate over whether people who don't actually use Florida's beaches/outdoors amenities should just move somewhere cheaper; examples cited include Dan's niece Daisy moving to Georgia, and general "normal American" suburban living not being tied to location once remote work is factored in. House-demolition story — Dan describes watching a neighboring house get fully demolished by an excavator crew in 58 minutes; tangent into the "McMansion" trend replacing old Florida houses on his street, and permit rules requiring a percentage of original walls to remain standing. Wrap-up / plugs — Teased "big" announcements (a possible at-sea event and a land-based event) to be revealed on Monday's BDM show (fan membership show, sign up at tomandan.com). Sign-off. Key Dates / Plugs Mentioned Tonight: Jordan Foley's farewell show, Will's Pub (~6:30–7:30pm), before his move near Nashville, TN. Tomorrow: Real Radio poker tournament (Dan playing). October 7: Purdue-led expedition departs for Nikumaroro Island (Amelia Earhart search). October 17: Ross McCoy's "What Do You Want From Us" comedy show at the Funny Bone (tickets on sale early Sept). Monday: BDM (fan club) show — event announcements plus continued "Mysteries of the Unknown" book bit. Upcoming ("next week" as of recording): Studio pinball meet-and-greet, sponsored by Pizza Bruno and White Claw. Notable Guests/Callers Andrea Dennis — on-couch interview guest (weight loss/HRT segment). Ross McCoy — in-studio guest, Orlando comedian. Gary (cousin from Texas, Dale's older brother) — voicemail. "Concrete Mike" — phone-in caller with the grave-robbing/acid story. ### Website: https://tomanddan.com/ App: https://tomanddan.com/app Become a BDM: https://tomanddan.com/registration Merch: https://tomanddan.myshopify.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TomandDanLive Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/tomanddanlive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AMediocreTime Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tomanddanlive/ X: https://x.com/TomAndDanLive TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@tomanddanlive Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/tomanddan ACT RSS: https://feeds.libsyn.com/61976/rss AMT RSS: https://feeds.libsyn.com/18904/rss

Things Discussed: We need a Sicario entrance. Special guest Ron English got to see practice. Recalls 2011 Sugar Bowl prep was all Kyle Whittingham. Strength gains: different S&C approach, or different feel in the program? Jay Hill defense: A lot of disguise, a lot of movement. Reminded Ron he came to visit in 2005. Ron's a big fan of Jyaire Hill, recruited the hell out of him when at Purdue. When a hyperathletic quarterback comes to college they run a lot, was coaching malpractice not to let Bryce develop the way QBs like him are supposed to. Change in philosophy will be helpful on multiple levels. The 2023 mission was get JJ to the championship game healthy. The 2025 mission is run Bryce into the ground. Zone reads are a basketball play; you need to rep it to get a feel for who you can beat, when a scrape exchange is coming, because everyone practices how to defend it. It was the height of arrogance to put Bryce in and expect him to run it. Coaching philosophy change: more go-get-it. Are we a 2026 is a process year: let's see them get better and buy in so they can make a run (comp: 2015). This is a very good, very experienced secondary. Probably can get those guys to play Don Brown I'm-gonna-beat-ya and play Mac/Minter/Martindale complex zone-swapping games. Jay Hill does a great job of running confusing defense without confusing his defense. Minter got it: in college you can threaten and threaten without running what you're threatening.

Kumu Hinaleimoana Wong is a cultural leader from the island of Oʻahu. She is a kumu hula, Hawaiian language and culture practitioner, filmmaker, composer, and community leader who has dedicated her life to preserving and perpetuating the ʻike, values, and traditions of our lāhui.Many know her from the award-winning PBS documentary Kumu Hina, which shared her story with audiences around the world and went on to win the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Documentary, the Independent Lens Audience Award, and the Frameline Documentary Jury Award. She also co-directed, produced, and narrated the Oscar-shortlisted animated short Kapaemahu, bringing the moʻolelo of Waikīkī's legendary māhū healers to an international stage.Along the way, she has been recognized as a White House Champion of Change, received the National Education Association's Human and Civil Rights Award, was named Native Hawaiian Educator of the Year, and was honored by USA Today as one of the Women of the Century for Hawaiʻi. She is also the composer of “Kū Haʻaheo E Kuʻu Hawaiʻi,” the powerful anthem that became connected to the movement to protect Mauna Kea and later earned Hawaiian Song of the Year at the Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards.In this episode we talk story about growing up between two different cultures, her family, going to Kamehameha Schools, finding her identity, the roots of her Hawaiian knowledge, becoming Kumu Hina, what it means to be Hawaiian these days, her future plans, and so much more. Enjoy!Find Kumu Hina here:https://www.instagram.com/sharkgoddess808/Full episodes:

You know who you are. But do you know how the world sees you? In the episode i breakdown why your race, height, gender, age, appearance, background, status, and circumstances can all influence how people perceive you before they ever know your character. What assumptions are attached to you? What advantages do you have? Where might you face resistance? And what are you doing to challenge the perception?Watch the documentary: Change the family tree⁠⁠Buy my book Above the illusion. ⁠Above the Illusion: The blueprint for mental clarity, self-respect, and irreplaceable value" is a deep exploration into the hidden forces shaping our lives – the conditioning, beliefs, and stories we've unknowingly accepted as truth. This book exposes the psychological distractions that cloud our vision, keeping us blind, fearful, and stuck in cycles of limitation.Anthony Minaya challenges you to question the narratives that hold you back, illuminating the illusions that prevent you from seeing yourself clearly. From the self-imposed boundaries to the unconscious patterns dictating your choices, "Above the Illusion" guides you to break free from the mental fog and step into undeniable personal growth.This isn't just a book about change – it's about learning how to see. When you learn to recognize what is real and what is fabricated by fear and doubt, you gain the clarity, awareness, and self-respect necessary to reshape your life."Above the Illusion" will leave you more prepared, more conscious, and more powerful than ever before – ready to live with a sharpness that cuts through deception and a confidence rooted in truth.Buy now. ⁠https://a.co/d/8w516R7

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Reflections from host Sarah Olivieri ... Is Your Budget Killing Your Major Gifts Program? Many nonprofit leaders I talk to about major gifts describe some version of the same wall. They know the money is out there. They have heard the statistics about wealth transfer and donor-advised funds. They have sat through the trainings. And still, nothing moves. So they go looking for the missing skill. Better scripts. A new CRM. A workshop on how to ask. Here's what I often find when I see an organization trying to do major gifts but struggling. They're actually operating with systems and processes that work against major gifts. Systems like: annual fundraising strategies a schedule of campaigns an annual budget that rewards short-term gifting, which often comes at the expense of building the proper long-term relationship that leads to true, significant, sustainable funding from major donors Relationships operate on systems as well, but these are not the systems that relationships run on. When the wrong systems are in place, people rarely call out the system. They compensate with effort instead. In fundraising, that effort goes into activity that can be measured this quarter. Events. Appeals. Data entry. All of it visible, all of it defensible, and very little of it building the thing that tends to produce seven-figure gifts. A version of this came up on almost every strategy call I had this spring, which is why I was glad to sit down with Bill Crouch and talk it through. Bill has spent more than forty years inside this work, first as a college president raising private money in the shadow of a state flagship, now advising nonprofits nationally. He has lived this work and he has taught it, which is a rarer combination than it sounds. What the conversation gave me was not a new idea. It was a sharper explanation of why the patient approach holds up and why so few organizations are structured to survive the wait. The Annual Budget Is the Clock Everything Else Runs On Start with the operating budget, because everything downstream inherits its timeline. A relationship with a high capacity donor takes eighteen months. Sometimes three years. Bill spent eighteen months getting the first million dollar commitment for a giving group at his own college. Six weeks after that, he had five more, because the first person made calls to friends. Eighteen months of nothing, then five gifts in six weeks. Now put that curve inside an organization that closes its books every twelve months and asks the development office what it brought in. The gap is rarely a matter of discipline. The organization has committed to a reporting cycle that cannot see the work until it is already finished. So the work does not get funded, does not get protected on anyone's calendar, and does not survive the first cash flow scare in month seven. I write and talk a lot about how the layout of your budget shapes the decisions you make, and this is the most expensive version of that. A twelve-month frame makes long horizon relationship work look like underperformance. Then leaders respond to the number in front of them, which is the only responsible thing to do with the information the system gives them. The Desk Always Wins Bill described development work as needing two different capabilities. The technical side, sitting in the office getting things done. And the relational side, out in the world with people. Two skill sets, often two different humans. In a small shop, one person holds both. Ask that person what they did last week and you will hear about the database, the appeal, the grant report, the reconciliation. Not the coffee that took ninety minutes and produced no measurable outcome. The desk wins because the desk has deadlines. The relationship has none. This is a design flaw with a simple mechanism. Every task in the office has a due date attached to it and a visible consequence for missing it. Relationship building has neither. Give one person both jobs and the work with a deadline tends to consume the work without one, week after week, however much that person believes in the relational side. Which means the fix is structural. Protect the time in a way the person cannot trade away, or separate the roles. Telling someone to prioritize relationships more is asking them to out-discipline their own job description. The Mechanism, Named One line from that conversation has stayed with me: "That forces nonprofits to make short-term decisions that hurt long-term strategies." What I appreciate about this framing is that it locates the problem in the design rather than in the people executing it. The short-term decision is the rational one given the reporting cycle. Change the cycle, or build a revenue floor that takes the pressure off it, and the same team will often behave differently. Not much had to change in anyone's character. The structure stopped charging them for patience. Turnover Is What the Design Produces Forty years ago, the number one problem in nonprofit fundraising was development staff turnover. It is still the number one problem. Bill named four causes, and the timeline inside them is the part worth sitting with. It takes about sixteen months for the wrong hire to realize they do not want this job. It takes the supervisor about sixteen months to accept the same thing. So roughly a year and a half of relationship equity walks out the door, and the next person starts from zero with donors who have now been handed off twice. Run that loop three times and you have a decade of fundraising with no compounding whatsoever. The organization has been paying for major gifts capacity the entire time and never accumulating any. And the third cause Bill listed is the one nonprofits could fix tomorrow. The only way to get a meaningful raise in this field is to leave. We hand out cost of living adjustments and call it compensation strategy. Then we act surprised when the person holding four years of donor history takes a call from a recruiter. The turnover looks to me like an output. The design tends to produce it, and hiring better rarely changes what the design produces. If you want to see the same mechanism from another angle, emotional intelligence functions as retention infrastructure inside these teams, not as a soft add-on. Relationship Building Is a Practice You Can Teach Here is the part that gets skipped. The long horizon only pays off if something real happens inside it, and most organizations treat what happens in the room as a matter of charm. Some people have it. Some people do not. Hire for it and hope. Bill asks every high capacity person he meets about their favorite childhood toy. That is the whole thing. A simple question about a toy, and within a couple of minutes he is hearing what someone actually cares about, in their own words, before any case statement enters the conversation. I have been collecting strategic questions for years, and I recently started a separate collection just for get to know you questions. His goes at the top of that list. I asked my next podcast guest the same thing, and it changed the shape of the whole interview. Which tells you something about the mechanism. A good question is repeatable. It can be written down, taught, practiced, and handed to a nervous program director who has never asked anyone for money. Charm cannot. So when an organization decides that relationship building is a talent rather than a practice, it has quietly made that work impossible to train, impossible to delegate, and impossible to sustain past the tenure of whoever happened to be good at it. Bill also brings brain science into how he approaches this, and that tracks. Relationship building, brain science, and psychology go hand in hand. People give when they feel seen, heard, and valued, and there is a physiological story underneath that, not just a sentimental one. Which means the patient work is doing something specific in those eighteen months. Those months are where the ask becomes possible. Skip them and you are asking a stranger. Titles Are Structure Bill told a story about interviewing a researcher at a large university. She had put the institution in her will. She had been there sixteen years. She had identified and researched a donor who eventually gave a million dollars. No major gift officer had ever walked into her office to thank her. Nobody, in sixteen years. She stayed because her children had a tuition waiver. His response to this pattern is to give every person in the development operation the same title: "Every person in the development shop should have the same title. Director of Major Gifts." This makes sense given the setup. A title describes what the organization believes a role is for. When the researcher's title says researcher and the gift officer's title says major gifts, the org chart has already suggested who is doing the real fundraising and who is doing support work. Most people read that correctly and behave accordingly. I coach clients on titles constantly, usually while helping them build a first development department, and my rule is that people should have whatever title helps them do their job best. Bill's version goes further, and I think he is right about it. It does two things at once. Inside the organization, it tells the researcher and the data entry person that they matter, which is the same thing every donor is trying to find out about themselves. Outside the organization, it gives every one of those people a title they can carry into a room and use to build a real relationship. Give everyone the title that names the actual goal, and you have used structure to say something that a values statement on the wall never manages to say. The Board Question That Is Easy to Sequence Wrong Then there is the board, where two incompatible jobs get stuffed into one body. Bill's framing came from a retired chamber of commerce CEO. Most nonprofit boards are made up of sparrows. Sparrows come to the quarterly meeting, sit through staff reports, argue about whether to spend two hundred dollars on a computer, write a thousand dollar check, and buy a seat at the gala. Most nonprofits could not operate without them. Plenty of boards also want an eagle. Someone who can write a seven-figure check. Eagles tend to hate meetings, do not care about the computer, and rarely sit through reports. Put one on your board and within a year they will often either turn into a sparrow or quit. So Bill builds his clients a separate group. Five or six people, all high capacity, meeting twice a year in each other's homes rather than at your facility, with a single agenda item. Which of our friends can we ask. I give the same advice and I get there differently. I do not want money, power, and decision-making consolidated into the same group of people. Your governing board should be the people who want to do the careful, unglamorous work of oversight, checking that nothing is going off the rails. Not the people with the biggest checkbooks, who are usually the furthest from the weeds and the least accountable for the outcome. So give the givers their own structure where giving is the actual job. Two groups, two purposes, no competition between them. This is also why the board chair and executive director relationship works better when the governance lane is clearly drawn. What a Built System Looks Like Build the plumbing first. Here that means a small number of specific things in place before anyone worries about scripts. The CEO carries a real portfolio, ten people or fewer, and treats it as a standing commitment rather than a fourth quarter push. The relational time is protected structurally, not aspirationally. Compensation is designed so that staying is financially rational. There is a revenue floor that does not depend on this year's major gift closing, which is what makes waiting affordable. And there is a group whose entire purpose is giving and opening doors, separate from the group that governs. Fully built or partially built matters enormously here. A partially built major gifts function has all the cost and none of the compounding. You are paying for the staff, the software, and the events, and you are still starting over every eighteen months. Diversifying and de-risking your revenue base is part of the same picture, which is why revenue design deserves attention before the ask does. What This Makes Possible When leaders see this clearly, the fear around major gifts usually drops several notches. The conversation stops being about whether anyone on the team is brave enough to ask a person for a million dollars and starts being about whether the organization can hold a relationship for three years without flinching. That is a design question, and design questions have answers. What can stop being so heavy is the self-blame. Chances are nobody failed at fundraising here. The organization was built with a twelve-month clock and then asked to do multi-year work, and it did roughly what that setup tends to produce. You are where you are, it is what it is. Once the structure changes, the same people, the same mission, and the same donor list start producing something entirely different, because the effort finally accumulates instead of resetting. Doing Work That Compounds This is not about asking bigger. It is about building an organization that can hold a relationship long enough for the ask to make sense. Nonprofits can raise transformational money.They can pay their fundraisers well enough to keep them.They can stop rebuilding donor relationships from scratch every eighteen months. Not by pushing harder, by building systems that hold. About the Guest Bill Crouch is the CEO of BrightDot Fundraising Advisors and has spent more than 40 years helping nonprofits transform fundraising into meaningful, lasting relationships with donors. A former college president, fundraising expert, author, and Honorary Fellow at Oxford University, Bill is the author of Mattership™: Making Donors Feel They Matter, where he shares practical strategies for building trust and inspiring generosity. Connect with Bill: Website: http://thebrightdot.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/brightdot LinkedIn personal: Bill Crouch LinkedIn Be sure to subscribe to Inspired Nonprofit Leadership so that you don't miss a single episode, and while you're at it, won't you take a moment to write a short review and rate our show? It would be greatly appreciated! Let us know the topics or questions you would like to hear about in a future episode. You can do that and follow us on LinkedIn.

This is a Vintage episode from 2006.Why This Episode MattersErica Renaud explains why heirloom, traditional and open-pollinated seeds matter to agricultural biodiversity.Mark and Francis share how they worked directly with local farmers to plan crops, commit to purchases and even shoulder some of the farmer's risk.The conversation connects sustainable agriculture with something more immediate to a restaurant: better-tasting food.From backyard tomatoes to restaurant purchasing, they explore ways consumers, chefs and farmers can build a closer connection to where food comes from.The ConversationIn 2006, organic farmer and researcher Erica Renaud of Seeds of Change joined Mark Pascal and Francis Schott for a conversation about something fundamental to the food on our plates: the seed.Erica explains the differences among heirloom, traditional and open-pollinated varieties and why preserving genetic diversity matters. The discussion moves from seed saving and organic agriculture to the relationship between farmers and chefs—and that's where Mark and Francis bring the conversation directly into their restaurants.They describe meeting with farmers before planting season to decide what to grow, committing to buy entire crops and sharing some of the agricultural risk. When hundreds of pounds of Jersey tomatoes arrived at once, the restaurants put them across the menu and preserved the harvest so they could serve local tomato sauce in the middle of winter.For Mark and Francis, the motivation wasn't simply philosophical: the food tasted better. Their argument is that the search for the most sustainably grown tomato and the search for the best-tasting tomato can lead you to the same farm.Erica also makes the case for growing something yourself—even in a container or small garden—as a way to understand food differently. From teaching children where food comes from to discovering how dramatically one tomato variety can taste from another, the conversation follows food from seed to farm to restaurant to plate.Guest BioAt the time of this 2006 conversation, Erica Renaud was an organic farmer and researcher and the Research and Farm Manager for Seeds of Change, working on organic seed production, agricultural biodiversity and programs connecting farmers with chefs and consumers.Timestamps00:00 Heirloom seeds, open pollination and preserving biodiversity04:00 Seed patents, hybrids and who controls the food supply07:00 Why chefs and farmers should plan together12:00 Sustainable food often tastes better and everyone should grow something18:30 Why organic food should start with organic seed24:30 How consumers can drive demand for better, more sustainable food InfoSeeds of Change https://www.seedsofchange.com/The organization discussed in this 2006 interview has evolved considerably since the original broadcast. The Seeds of Change garden-seed brand is currently part of Green Garden Products and continues to offer seeds described by the company as 100% organic and 100% non-GMO.Subscribe: Restaurant Guys' Regularhttps://restaurantguysregulars.buzzsprout.com/Magyar Bankhttps://www.magbank.com/Stage Left Wine Shophttps://www.stageleftwineshop.com/Our PlacesStage Left Steakhttps://www.stageleft.com/Catherine Lombardi Restauranthttps://www.catherinelombardi.com/Stage Left Wineshophttps://www.stageleftwineshop.com/Reach Out to The Guys!TheGuys@restaurantguyspodcast.com

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Change me.Those two words completely changed the way I look at hard relationships, difficult conversations, and the people who test my patience. Instead of focusing only on what I wish someone else would change, I've started asking myself to bless them first—and then asking God to change me.Change my heart. Change my perspective. Fill me with more love, more patience, more grace, and more understanding.Because better humans create better results, and sometimes the breakthrough starts with us. 

Jenny continues the conversation with Kathleen Cooke as she shares about God moving in their lives, the importance of telling the stories of those who can't, the responsible use of AI and the global impact through faith-based storytelling! Kathleen is an award-winning media executive, actor-producer, writer and speaker, She's the founding partner and VP of Cooke Media Group with her husband Phil Cooke, she co-founded the nonprofit The Influence Lab & Influence Lab Women. She leads and mentors Christian professionals in the media industry.   You can find more on Kathleen at kathleencooke.com, on social media platforms and see videos including some webinars on her on youtube channel.  And at Follow The Influence Lab and The Influence Lab Women. Change may be your next step in a new and exciting direction! Don't miss this encouraging conversation!

Have you ever pondered what it means to be ‘born again' as a Christian believer?When we give our hearts to the Lord, asking Him to forgive our sins and guide our lives, we are making God a promise: we no longer claim the right to follow our own paths or to focus on our own agendas.We are redeemed by the blood of Jesus Christ, shed on the cross on our behalf so that we can be forgiven and live with the Lord for all eternity, when our temporary earthly lives are over.In Romans 14:8, the Apostle Paul says, “If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.”When we profess our faith as Christian believers, we are saying we will live for the Lord, and we will die for Him as well. Living or dead, our souls belong to the Savior. As believers living for the Lord, this means we will make choices that honor Him and ultimately serve His goals and plans. We will ever and always belong to the Lord. Understanding that should impact how we view every choice we make, and how we tackle every challenge.Let's pray.Dear Lord, we give you everything. Our choices, our actions, and our reactions. We ask for clarity in the decisions we make, and that you make us ever dependent on your wisdom and your perfect plan. In Jesus' name, amen. Change your shirt, and you can change the world! Save 15% Off your entire purchase of faith-based apparel + gifts at Kerusso.com with code KDD15.

More people in their 60s and 70s are staying on the job than ever before, and it's not always about the money. Today, Ryan digs into the real reasons retirees keep showing up to work. Working longer isn't automatically the wrong call. Sometimes it's exactly right. The real question is whether it's a choice or a fallback. That's worth figuring out before you assume the answer. Here's what we discuss in this episode:

Self-fulfilling prophecies are predictions that cause themselves to become true due to the behavior they generate. They affect your life and relationships in more ways than you realize. The common perception is that they come to pass whether you want them to or not.  It is important to consider how self-fulfilling prophecies are impacting your life. Once you do that, you can make simple changes to align them with what you choose for yourself and your relationships.  Change your self-fulfilling prophecies to change your life and relationships. It's a simple but powerful thing to do.   Karla Downing's passion is to see individuals, marriages, and families set free from dysfunction, scriptural misunderstanding, and emotional pain personally and relationally. Her Christian relationship advice includes messages, books, and classes that provide practical solutions grounded in biblical truths, bringing balance and clarity to life and relationship issues. She also desires to equip ministry leaders and counselors to reach out more effectively to those struggling with difficult relationships, including abuse.   #selffulfillingprophecy #christianrelationshipadvice #changeyourthoughts    Website: https://www.changemyrelationship.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChangeMyRelationship YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@changemyrelationship Watch this video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/6friV5cGAzA

In this special snapshot edition of Yahweh's Money, host Shay Cook opens up the show's library to bring listeners a focused, meaningful excerpt. Today's episode dives into a raw, honest conversation with guest Dewan Clayborn about the difference between godly ambition and selfish ambition, the sacrifice of shifting your salary for long-term growth, and navigating the spiritual traps of a non-stop hustle culture.Shay is joined by Dewan Clayborn to discuss standing firmly on scripture during financial pay cuts, why keeping your tithes and offerings consistent is the true baseline of kingdom wealth, and learning to quiet the noise of the world to prioritize divine obedience and self-care. They also share a candid dialogue about being faithful over the little things God has entrusted to you, breaking generational curses, and learning to chase God rather than status and promotions.Featured Insight:"So if you're not doing that consistently, you haven't even seen an inch of God's faith and his glory, and what he can do for your life, you know. Because until... the Word says when you show God you're faithful with little things, he'll bless you with greater things. So how can you expect to grow a million-dollar company or to create a multi-million-dollar, uh, family or break generational curses when what he's entrusted you with, you haven't been faithful with?" — Dewan Clayborn - President & CEO of the Central Maryland Chamber of CommerceListen to the full episode here: www.crusaders4change.org/ym-ep-83Send us Fan Mail

Listen and subscribe to Money Making Conversations on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, www.moneymakingconversations.com/subscribe/ or wherever you listen to podcasts. New Money Making Conversations episodes drop daily. I want to alert you, so you don’t miss out on expert analysis and insider perspectives from my guests who provide tips that can help you uplift the community, improve your financial planning, motivation, or advice on how to be a successful entrepreneur. Keep winning! Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Gregory Richardson. A cybersecurity expert and AI consultant. The conversation explores cybersecurity best practices, the rise of AI, and how Gregory is helping churches and nonprofits leverage technology to spread the gospel.

A change of climate, a change of culture, a change in time zone. All of these and more are concrete changes we encounter when we choose to travel far from our home and daily life. Granted a time zone change may not be part of each occasion, but still, when the sun rises and sets most likely will be. Change is what we witness when we choose to travel. And by choosing to embark on an adventure, an exploration that involves changes, knowing our daily routine will temporarily be different and knowing the environment we step into will be different, we are exercising a powerful muscle that is part of living a life of contentment — accepting and seeing the gift of change. In today's episode, I will be sharing many of the gifts that travel gives us, moreso from the well-being and life enriching perspective, rather than speaking to any particular destination. It can be easy to forget these gifts when we settle back into our daily rhythm. And the courage and choice to invest in travel can sometimes wane the further removed we are from the first-person experience of travel. Let's take a look at eight wonderful gifts that travel gives us and how when we pack the consciousness along with all of the other gifts that living a life of contentment gives us, we deepen the experience all the more. View the Show Notes for this episode on The Simply Luxurious Life blog - https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/podcast432

Kristy Ellmer and Julia Dhar, co-authors of How Change Really Works and founders of BCG's Behavioral Science Lab, explain why so many transformations fail and what the science says separates success from failure. They break down the “messy middle,” why people resist being changed rather than change itself, and how giving employees real agency turns resistance into momentum.What You'll Learn:Why “false alignment” among leaders, not resistance from employees, derails most transformations before they start.Why giving employees real ownership, not just participation, turns resistance into momentum.What makes AI transformations distinct from other kinds of organizational changeLearn More:Read How Change Really Works: https://on.bcg.com/3SpBPzdYour AI Change Is Actually a People Change: https://on.bcg.com/3RKUp4JThe False Alignment Trap: https://on.bcg.com/45R9ULHCEOs Are Betting Big on AI Transformations. Science Is How They Win: https://on.bcg.com/4bGy1jGWe Found the Real Reason 70% of Transformations Fail: https://on.bcg.com/4xqmOMqChapters(0:00) What Is Transformation?(1:54) Why Leaders Need a New Playbook for Change(3:42) Where Do Most Transformations Fail?(5:37) What Does the “Messy Middle” Look Like?(6:28) What Makes AI Transformations Different?(9:25) Where Is the "End Point" in an AI Transformation?(11:51) Why “Just Get on the Bus” Isn't Good Advice for AI Change(13:03) When to Walk Away from a Change Effort(15:42) What Should Leaders Do When Momentum Fades?(16:49) Why Giving Employees Ownership Matters(21:06) What Should Leaders Do in the “Messy Middle”?(22:37) How Do You Make Change Successful?Meet the Experts Kristy Ellmer: https://on.bcg.com/4xvpgBgCo-Author, How Change Really WorksBCG Managing Director & PartnerNorth American Leader, BCG's Transform PracticeCo-Founder, BCG's Behavioral Science Lab:https://on.bcg.com/4z9WhVsJulia Dhar: https://on.bcg.com/45ec8VjCo-Author, How Change Really WorksBCG Managing Director & PartnerNorth American Leader, People and Organization PracticeCo-Founder, BCG's Behavioral Science Lab: https://on.bcg.com/4z9WhVsListen to Other Episodes of The So What from BCG podcastYouTube | https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMJgyXjV5gMI9JV-GcF_D1Y6zyf1Eab_0&si=plXqe7-YNzbG56U8Apple | https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-so-what-from-bcg/id1591194141Spotify | https://open.spotify.com/show/2NSVR7qrAyZ4CaGsnknbBk?si=1d846c2af8784923Other platforms | https://lnk.to/so-what-general-show12Follow BCGhttps://www.bcg.com/LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/boston-consulting-groupThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

You may not know the name Barry Eastmond, but chances are good if you were paying attention to r&b hits in the 80s that you know a bunch of his songs. He started out as a session keyboardist playing with greats like Change and Starpoint, but his big breakthrough was when he penned "You Are My Lady" for Freddie Jackson and watched it climb the pop and r&b charts. He went on to have a long and fruitful partnership with Freddie and Billy Ocean, who he continues to work with on new material right now. For Billy he wrote hits like "When The Going Gets Tough" and "There'll be Sad Songs". We also hear about Anita Baker, Jeffrey Osborne, The Temptations, Aretha, Al Jarreau, James Ingram, Diana Ross, Steve Perry, Britney Spears and tons more. It's rare we get to go deep on soul music on the podcast, so we're especially grateful to hear from Barry. Enjoy!  www.barryeastmond.com www.patreon.com/c/thehustlepod

Listen and subscribe to Money Making Conversations on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, www.moneymakingconversations.com/subscribe/ or wherever you listen to podcasts. New Money Making Conversations episodes drop daily. I want to alert you, so you don’t miss out on expert analysis and insider perspectives from my guests who provide tips that can help you uplift the community, improve your financial planning, motivation, or advice on how to be a successful entrepreneur. Keep winning! Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Gregory Richardson. A cybersecurity expert and AI consultant. The conversation explores cybersecurity best practices, the rise of AI, and how Gregory is helping churches and nonprofits leverage technology to spread the gospel.

Book Alan's Business Breakthrough Session. Your first 30-minute coaching call is FREE. Learn how to prioritize success and let your quality of life become the byproduct. - https://calendly.com/alanlazaros/30-minute-breakthrough-sessionFitness is forever, it's a lifestyle. Join the Next Level Fitness Accountability Group. Reach out to Kevin or Alan on Instagram:Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/Alan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/_______________________Success has a system. In this episode, Kevin and Alan explore why the results people call “luck” are usually built through years of focused effort, skill development, and consistent action. Drawing on their experience coaching clients, building businesses, and creating more than 2,500 episodes, they explain why opportunities often appear after the work has already been done. You will hear how clear goals shape what you notice, why small improvements create larger outcomes over time, and how to separate real cause and effect from surface-level success.They also address the pressure that comes with growth. More success can create more responsibility, more standards, and more problems worth solving. Do not wait to feel lucky. Build proof that you are ready when the opportunity arrives._______________________NLU is more than a podcast. From the Next Level Dreamliner to Group Coaching, we provide tools and communities to help you grow with more clarity, consistency, and accountability.Visit our website and socials through the links below.

Are you the enviable sort of person who was born with an innate sense of direction?Some of us know instinctively whether we are traveling North, South, East, or West. And some of us...would be lucky to find our way out of a paper bag, even with a map in hand.If you've ever been lost on a country road at dusk, no road signs, no one to ask for help, and no idea which way to turn — you know how very useful it is to have directions. You're burning daylight, and you aren't sure how to get back to civilization.Or maybe you've driven to a job interview in a new city. Unfamiliar cross streets, busy traffic, and the sound of blaring horns can be a distressing soundtrack when you're trying to pinpoint one office building among many.Romans 14:8 says, “If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.”When we're living for the Lord, we have a North Star to guide us on our way. When you aren't sure which road to take, or which choice to make, remember Who you live for. Ask the Lord to direct your path, to keep you safe from harm, and to be present every step of the way. Country roads, bustling city thoroughfares, and life itself are all so much more enjoyable when we navigate them with Jesus.Let's pray.God, forgive us for those times we prove ourselves aimless on the road of life. Be our guide and reveal your presence and direction to us on the journey. We are lost without you! In Jesus' name, amen. Change your shirt, and you can change the world! Save 15% Off your entire purchase of faith-based apparel + gifts at Kerusso.com with code KDD15.

Are you reacting to the current economic downturn like everyone else? Tightening the purse strings and functioning from lack is going to create more lack. The world is in lack but you don't have to be. Are you willing to not be normal, average and real, and choose possibilities? In this episode of Choice, Change and Action, Simone Milasas talks with Viv Adcock about the energetics of money and what you can do and be to generate and create possibilities with money, regardless of the economic climate.  Firstly, tightening the purse strings is a judgment - that there's not enough money, that it's finite, that things are too expensive, etc. - and judgment never creates, it always destroys.  Secondly, what you focus on grows. Are you putting your attention on what is not, rather than looking at what else is possible and what you are actually receiving? If you are truly desiring something different, you've got to be out of control and in question, and you've got to be willing to receive, allowing every molecule of consciousness to contribute to you. Questions And Tools: "What can I create, what can I choose, what action can I take to change my financial reality?" "Who does this belong to?" "Universe, show me what else is possible." "What can I receive that I haven't been willing to receive before?" "What else is possible beyond this?" "What have I decided I need money for?" "What am I avoiding with money?" "What am I proving with money?" "What am I proving with no money?" "What can show up today that I wasn't willing to receive?" "What can I be today that I have not yet chosen?" "All of life comes to us with ease, joy and glory." Tools: Don't go to reaction, go to action. What year did you create the most money so far? Times it by 10. What action do you need to take to create and generate that? Do you need to make more money? Would you like to? Tightening the purse strings and functioning from lack is going to create more lack. Acknowledge what you are already receiving. What if you didn't stop receiving? Look for what else is possible. Start being in question and find out what is possible beyond control. Price is not relevant because you can always create and generate more. The world is in lack but you don't have to be in lack. What if it isn't a problem, what if it's a situation? POC & POD to clear the canvas then ask, "What action can I take that will create change here?" Don't try and work out the future by controlling it. Allow the future to show up by being in question. Be willing to ask for help. Are you willing to go bigger and greater than you perceive is possible? What contribution can you be with money? What if money was to change people's realities? Do you want a predictable, duplicatable reality or a generative life that is always about being in question and always receiving and knowing that greater can show up? You've got to be out of control. You've got to be willing to receive. Have you decided you can't outcreate your family? How many of you are functioning from this caste system that doesn't need to be? Are you truly desiring something different? Stop being limited and start being you   What would happen if you were out of control, out of definition, out of form, structure and significance, out of linearities, out of concentricities and out of limitations with receiving? Everything that is, times a godzillion, will you destroy and uncreate it? Right and wrong, good and bad, POD and POC, all 100, shorts, boys, creations, bases and beyonds. What action can you take today that would allow something so different to show up that just blows you away - financially, business, relationships, sex, everything? Everything that doesn't allow that to show up, times a godzillion, will you destroy and uncreate it? Right and wrong, good and bad, POD and POC, all 100, shorts, boys, creations, bases and beyonds. Will you now let every molecule of consciousness contribute to you, your body, your business, everything and more? Everything that doesn't allow that to show up, times a godzillion, will you destroy and uncreate it? Right and wrong, good and bad, POD and POC, all 100, shorts, boys, creations, bases and beyonds. As Mentioned In This Episode: Energetic Synthesis of Being: https://www.accessconsciousness.com/en/classes/esb-classes  Joy of Business book: https://www.accessconsciousness.com/en/shop-catalog/book/joy-of-business  Getting Out of Debt Joyfully book: https://www.accessconsciousness.com/en/shop-catalog/book/getting-out-of-debt-joyfully  Useful Links: The Clearing Statement explained Access Consciousness Website Choice, Change & Action Podcast Instagram Follow Simone Milasas Simone's Website Simone's Instagram Simone's Facebook Simone's YouTube Simone's Telegram Simone's Contact Email  Follow Viv Adcock Viv's Website Viv's Instagram Viv's Facebook Play with Simone Milasas The Profit Club membership Getting Out of Debt Joyfully Taking Action online video course All Upcoming Classes with Simone Past Class Recordings

Join us in this episode as Nathan V shares about his recovery journey in OA & SAA; his career as a death doula; and his love for making music playlists.   Music Playlists & Blog: Podcast Playlists: https://www.sexaddictsrecoverypod.com/music-fullwidth/ SARP: Music & Recovery Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/sarp-music-recovery/pl.u-XkD00bRFo76G7 SARP: Music & Recovery Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/14XX8hMdOT1KdqgWtXBKqD Podcast Blog: https://www.sexaddictsrecoverypod.com/news-3-columns/   Books mentioned in this episode: Thích Nhất Hạnh - No Death, No Fear Thích Nhất Hạnh - Living Buddha, Living Christ   YouTube Links to music in this episode (used for educational purposes): High Fidelity Mixtape Rules: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzQwbRdh5Ts Radiohead - Paranoid Android: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHiGbolFFGw Minor Threat - Steppin' Stone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDE2LRQZKD4 Black Flag - Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcRujcvfQeY Tori Amos - Jackie's Strength: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbwtIz2SqsM INXS - Don't Change: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLm3Khusq_8 Flipper - In Life My Friends: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ab-sO0tIILc Sepultura - Roots Bloody Roots: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_6IjeprfEs De La Soul - Brakes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k5Hmr1mc4Q Savage Beat of Augie Colón - Colón: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tNh9IpG2yc Sepultura - Kaiowas (Live): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tr0Rg2p9Xjw Sepultura - Kaiowas (Live with 6 drummers, different recording): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8GzfkRYnGQ Sharkbait - Live Jam 1990 (no video for the song Vertical Assault): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SebGhGytFqA Neurosis - Cleanse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0A-npZR78w Carl Stalling Project - Anxiety Montage (Stage Fright track not found): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJZambICrqM Matthew Sweet - Scooby Doo, Where Are You?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uLjQBXdJyQ The Ramones - Spiderman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yV7VtiEja5Q Schoolhouse Rock! Intro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjNM4eItNRA Madreblu - Certamente: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCMPryaniN0 Duran Duran - Falling Down: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TplEakRFx0M Kyuss - Asteroid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjHzPrBCgf0 Pizzicato Five - Twiggy Twiggy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcdrTlNlSds Fear Factory - Final Exit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Yuv0kMJjCM Heilung - Fylgija Ear / Futhorck (LIFA): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJvcN41H3Is Heilung - Fylgija Ear / Futhorck (lyrics translation & explanation): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhO_0GB8CUk Wardruna - Helvegen (First Flight of the White Raven): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n90SVmnomdM TOOL - Wings For Marie (Pt. 1): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNTo34xOwoM TOOL - Wing For Marie (Pt. 1) & 10,000 Days (Pt. 2): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2sg-KGIRng   Since suicide was mentioned in this episode, if you are in suicidal crisis or emotional distress, reach out to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline in the US by dialing 988. https://988lifeline.org   Be sure to reach us via email: feedback@sexaddictsrecoverypod.com If you are comfortable and interested in being a guest or panelist, please feel free to contact me. jason@sexaddictsrecoverypod.com SARPodcast YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLn0dcZg-Ou7giI4YkXGXsBWDHJgtymw9q   To find meetings in the San Francisco Bay Area, be sure to visit: https://www.bayareasaa.org/meetings To find meetings in your local area or online, be sure to visit the main SAA website: https://saa-meetings.org/   The content of this podcast has not been approved by and may not reflect the opinions or policies of the ISO of SAA, Inc.

Judaline Cassidy, union plumber, nonprofit founder, and CNN Champion for Change,joins Sarah Nicastro for a conversation about resilience, authentic allyship, and what it means to pay it forward. From growing up in Trinidad and Tobago to becoming one of the first women in Plumbers Local 371, to founding Tools and Tiaras to bring more young women into the trades, Judaline's story is as energizing as it is important.

Give hope. Strengthen families. Change futures. Orphan care alliance provides support, care, and community serving foster, adoptive, kinship, and at-risk children and families. www.ocakids.org        ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Look for HOPE is Here: - at www.HOPEisHere.Today - on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/HOPEisHereToday - on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hopeisherelex/ - on X (Twitter) - https://www.x.com/hopeisherelex - on TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@hopeisherelex - on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtJ47I4w6atOHr7agGpOuvA Help us bring HOPE and encouragement to others: - by texting the word GIVE to 833-713-1591 - by visiting https://www.hopeisheretoday.org/donate   #Lexington #Kentucky #christianradio #JesusRadio #Jesus #WJMM #GregHorn #GregJHorn #suicideprevention #KentuckyRadio #HOPEisHere #Hope #HopeinJesus #FoodForThoughtFriday #MondayMotivation #FridayFeeling #Motivation #Inspiration #cupofHope #FYP #ForYouPage #SuicideAwareness

Good intentions can start a change, but real impact means making sure the solution works for the people who face the greatest barriers. For businesses, that means finding ways to turn purpose into measurable impact.In this episode of Agency for Change, Lyn sits down with Dr. Ellonda Williams, co-executive director and senior director of community at B Lab USA and Canada, to talk about what it really takes to make business a force for good. Dr. Williams breaks down what B Lab does, how businesses can use their power to shape economic and political systems for good, and why designing inclusive solutions can lead to better outcomes for everyone.Connect with Dr. Williams and B Lab at: ·       Website – https://usca.bcorporation.net/·       Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/bcorpuscan/·       Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/bcorpuscan/

Send us Fan MailI'm Jodi Hope Grinwald, host of the Today is the Day Changemakers Podcast. In this episode, special guest co-host Fred Wasiak, Principal Owner of Humanics Consulting, and we sit down with motivational keynote speaker, author and improv comedian Avish Parashar for a powerful and refreshingly honest conversation about navigating change, moving beyond apathy and replacing “yes, but” with “yes, and.”Avish reminds us that life isn't scripted—it is the ultimate improvisation. We are constantly facing unexpected changes, challenging conversations and circumstances we cannot control. The question is: Will we resist what is happening, or will we adapt and explore what could be possible?One of my favorite insights from Avish's book, Say “Yes, And!” to Change, is:“Yes, but” is a brake.“Yes, and” is an accelerator.When someone presents an idea and the response is, “Yes, but that won't work,” the idea can be shut down in seconds. But responding with, “Yes, and what if we also…” can open the door to creativity, collaboration and entirely new possibilities.Avish explains how changing our default response from “yes, but” to “yes, and” can help us:• Adapt more effectively to change• Strengthen communication and teamwork• Move beyond resistance and complacency• Unlock creativity and innovation• Become more comfortable with uncertainty• Say “yes, and” to ourselves and the possibilities we may be dismissingOur conversation also takes an unexpectedly honest turn when Avish shares his unusual personal theme: to become more “bored, awkward and rejected.”Why would anyone choose that?Because boredom creates space for imagination. Awkwardness can mean we are stretching beyond what feels comfortable. Rejection means we had the courage to try. Avish explains that when we stop immediately escaping discomfort through distraction, we give ourselves the space to create, grow and achieve better results.We also explore approval-seeking and how easy it is to focus on the one person who did not like what we did—even when 100 others did. Avish openly discusses his own desire for approval, the vulnerability behind performing and why being honest about what we are experiencing allows others the opportunity to support us.Avish also challenges the belief that every goal must feel achievable. While SMART goals have value, he believes we also need an “impossible goal”—one that makes us think, “I have no idea how I'm going to accomplish that.”An impossible goal requires us to experiment, learn, collaborate and use our creativity. When individuals or teams pursue an ambitious goal they genuinely care about, that renewed engagement can begin to replace apathy.Most importantly, Avish reminds us that bringing “yes, and” into our workplaces, relationships and communities must begin with saying “yes, and” to ourselves. How many times have you thought, “I want to do that,” only to immediately answer yourself with, “Yes, but I don't have the time,” “Yes, but I might fail” or “Yes, but I'm not ready”?This episode invites us to change that response.If you are navigating change, leading a team, pursuing a goal that feels beyond your reach or struggling to move past your own “yes, but,” this conversation is for you.Listen to From “Yes, But” to “Yes, And”: Turning Change Into Possibility with Avish Parashar.CONNECT WITH AVISH PARASHARLearn more about Avish:https://www.avishparashar.comLearn more about Say “Yes, And!” to Change:https://www.sayyesandtochange.comCONNECT WITH TODAY IS THE DAYSubscribe to the Today is the Day Changemakers YouTube channel and join a global community committed to creating meaningful change.Learn more about me and the work of Today is the Day:https://www.todayisthedayliveit.com#leadership  #changemanagement  #yesand  #TodayIsTheDayChangemakers #AvishParashar #leadershipdevelopment  #adaptability  #personalgrowth  #teamengagement  #creativity  #innovation  #growthmindset  #workplaceculture  #communicationskills  #podcast Support the show

What if you don't know exactly what comes next?Maybe that's okay.Jane Scott didn't follow a carefully planned career path. She stayed curious. She kept learning. And she paid attention when new opportunities came her way.Jane is Director of Marketing Communications at Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh, Scotland. Her career has taken her from publishing to teaching English in Japan, marketing, communications and higher education leadership.In our conversation, Jane talks about the experiences that shaped her along the way—and why she believes it's important not to get so focused on one destination that you miss another opportunity.We also talk about emotional intelligence and what she learned from living and working in another country.  Those experiences helped shape the way she communicates and leads today.One thing that stayed with me from our conversation: Jane doesn't point to one big turning point that changed everything. Her career was built step by step.I think there's a lesson in that for all of us.You don't always need to have the whole path figured out. Sometimes you just need to stay curious, keep learning and be open to what comes next.In this episode:How curiosity can lead to unexpected opportunitiesWhat Jane learned from living and working in JapanWhy emotional intelligence mattersHow experience shapes the way we communicate and leadWhy staying open can help you find your next stepA question to think about:What opportunity might you notice if you stopped worrying about having everything figured out?Stories of Change: Helping You Navigate What's Nextwith Judy OskamDid you enjoy this episode? send me a text! Life doesn't come with a roadmap.On Stories of Change, Judy Oskam talks with entrepreneurs, leaders, artists, educators and students about moments that changed the direction of their lives. We talk about the decisions they make, the challenges they face, and what they learn along the way. Do you have an idea for a guest interview?  Please let me know. Check out my TEDx talk.  Why you should take action - then figure it out.

Listen and subscribe to Money Making Conversations on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, www.moneymakingconversations.com/subscribe/ or wherever you listen to podcasts. New Money Making Conversations episodes drop daily. I want to alert you, so you don’t miss out on expert analysis and insider perspectives from my guests who provide tips that can help you uplift the community, improve your financial planning, motivation, or advice on how to be a successful entrepreneur. Keep winning! Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Gregory Richardson. A cybersecurity expert and AI consultant. The conversation explores cybersecurity best practices, the rise of AI, and how Gregory is helping churches and nonprofits leverage technology to spread the gospel.

Change is inevitable and, these days, seemingly constant. The responsibility to manage change effectively is a large one that can weigh heavily on the shoulders of a conscientious leader. There are many ways to get it right and many ways to get it wrong when it comes to guiding your team or organization through change.  What I see too often is leaders announcing a new direction, initiative, or process without helping employees understand the larger context (what I call “the why behind the what”), or recognizing and honoring the impact the change will have on the people closest to the work. When leaders aren't intentional and strategic in leading change, employees can be left carrying confusion, frustration, and an ever-growing workload. Over time, the costs of poorly managed change can undermine trust and organizational integrity, resulting in anything from decreased morale to a mass exodus of high-performing employees.  In this episode, I'm breaking down five common change-management mistakes that may be exhausting your team. I'll talk about the key and critical difference between communicating change and managing change, what leaders miss when they underestimate the frontline experience, and why resistance isn't necessarily a sign that employees are unwilling to adapt. Sometimes, what looks like resistance is actually a request for more information, more involvement, or more time to process what is being lost. I'll also share how leaders can create more thoughtful and sustainable change by communicating the bigger “why,” involving employees earlier, making space for questions and grief, and honestly assessing the team's capacity before introducing another initiative. If your organization is navigating ongoing change - or your employees seem increasingly disengaged, cynical, or depleted - this episode will help you lead the transition with greater clarity, empathy, and intention. Links Mentioned: Early Bird Enrollment is open for my Aligned Leadership Incubator! Save $500 if you apply by June 30th: saradean.com/aligned Hire Sara to speak: saradean.com/speaking Coach with Sara: https://saradean.com/executive-coaching-services Connect with Sara on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saradeanspeaks Watch Shameless Leadership episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@saradeanspeaks Thank you to our sponsor, Ironwall. Stop online threats before they become real-world attacks. Visit ironwall.com/SHAMELESS and request a free Risk Assessment to see exactly how exposed your executives are. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Et si vous écriviez à la personne que vous serez dans un an ? Pour ce dernier épisode de la série, c'est une véritable lettre-pacte que je vous propose d'écrire.Cinquième et dernier épisode des « Lettres de l'été de Change ma vie ». Après le corps, l'argent, le lieu de vie et le temps, cette dernière lettre change de destinataire : ce n'est plus une entité abstraite, mais vous-même, dans un an. Cet exercice est une adaptation d'une lettre proposée dans mon livre, La Méthode Change ma vie.L'objectif : faire le point sur où vous en êtes aujourd'hui, nommer vos enjeux, vos rêves, vos craintes, et surtout formuler un engagement concret envers la personne que vous serez d'ici un an.Ce que vous allez faire :Écrire une lettre à votre future vous à l'aide d'une lettre à trous, pour vous guider phrase par phraseFormuler un engagement clair envers vous-même, à relire tout au long de l'annéeAller plus loin en imaginant la réponse que votre future vous vous adresserait — l'étape la plus puissante de l'exerciceComme pour les lettres précédentes, aucun ordre n'est requis pour suivre la série. Vous n'avez besoin que d'un carnet, un stylo, et un moment pour vous.Le modèle de lettre complet est envoyé par email aux abonnées de la newsletter le jour de la sortie de l'épisode — inscrivez-vous sur changemavie.com/inscription pour le recevoir.C'est la dernière lettre de cette série, mais j'espère qu'elle vous accompagnera bien au-delà de l'été.Vous pouvez aussi :

After submitting many proposals between the two of them, Pete and Jen noodle on their proposal writing process, and how they might help their clients to write their own. Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about: What are the three key questions to answer when writing a proposal? How might you identify the core problem that your proposal is meant to solve? Why is it important to consider who will be reading the proposal you submit?   More from us in your inbox. Subscribe to Box O' Goodies. A weekly email with the books, podcasts, quotes, and other noodles Jen and Pete are mulling over.Listen to all episodes and read full transcripts at thelongandtheshortpodcast.com.Reach us: hello@thelongandtheshortpodcast.comPete's work: humanperiscope.com · Jen's work: jenwaldman.com

What if the fear you're feeling isn't a sign to stop, but evidence that you're standing at the edge of something incredible? In this powerful conversation, Allison sits down with transformational speaker, bestselling author, and School of Becoming founder Tracy Litt to unpack why so many high-achieving women know they're ready for more but still struggle to make the leap. Tracy explains what actually happens in your brain and nervous system when you consider doing something unfamiliar, why what we call "lack of clarity" can sometimes be fear in disguise, and how to distinguish real danger from the discomfort that comes with growth. Together, Allison and Tracy share their own experiences leaving successful corporate careers, navigating uncertainty, betting on themselves, and learning to trust the women they were becoming. They also explore why sustainable transformation isn't about eliminating fear, but learning how to create enough internal safety to move forward anyway. Tracy also introduces her Choice Method, a four-part framework designed to help women build awareness, regulate their nervous systems, make decisions from their future identity, and create lasting change. If you've been feeling the pull toward something more but keep wondering, "What if it doesn't work?" this conversation may be exactly what you need to hear. Connect with Tracy on Instagram @thetracylitt and access the Choice Method here. Positioned for Partnerships™ Mini Course - Turn your platform into a revenue-generating brand opportunity—without needing a massive following. Learn how to position your brand, create a high-converting media kit, and confidently pitch partnerships so brands instantly understand your value. 

In this episode, I break down why leadership is emotional influence, why your state becomes contagious, and why sometimes the fastest way to change the people around you is to change the energy you're bringing around them.Watch the documentary: Change the family tree⁠⁠Buy my book Above the illusion. ⁠Above the Illusion: The blueprint for mental clarity, self-respect, and irreplaceable value" is a deep exploration into the hidden forces shaping our lives – the conditioning, beliefs, and stories we've unknowingly accepted as truth. This book exposes the psychological distractions that cloud our vision, keeping us blind, fearful, and stuck in cycles of limitation.Anthony Minaya challenges you to question the narratives that hold you back, illuminating the illusions that prevent you from seeing yourself clearly. From the self-imposed boundaries to the unconscious patterns dictating your choices, "Above the Illusion" guides you to break free from the mental fog and step into undeniable personal growth.This isn't just a book about change – it's about learning how to see. When you learn to recognize what is real and what is fabricated by fear and doubt, you gain the clarity, awareness, and self-respect necessary to reshape your life."Above the Illusion" will leave you more prepared, more conscious, and more powerful than ever before – ready to live with a sharpness that cuts through deception and a confidence rooted in truth.Buy now. ⁠https://a.co/d/8w516R7

The extent of Dr. Anthony Fauci's disgusting behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic continues to grow, as new, disturbing texts regarding his opinion on pregnancy issues are released; Stu Burguiere and comedian Dave Landau react. Then, the guys react to Howard Stern's weird rule for his staffers if they are ever at a party together. Finally, Hillary Clinton's advice for Democrats reveals what the deep state is actually like. TODAY'S SPONSORS REAL ESTATE AGENTS I TRUSTFor more information, please visithttp://www.realestateagentsitrust.com BlazeTV+ Sign up for BlazeTV+ and get access to this show, sketches, and so much more by visiting https://blazetv.com/stuanddave to get $20 off your subscription Chapters: 00:00 - Reaction Video 01:50 - Dave's Tour Dates! 04:00 - Change in Vaccine Schedule 09:45 - New Severe Covid19 Cases 16:57 - Fauci - Vaccine Safe for Pregnant Women 17:40 - Fauci's Texts LEAKED! 25:43 - Rule 1: Don't Look at Howard Stern! 38:58 - Hillary Clinton's Advice for Democrats 42:21 - One Last Thing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Book Alan's Business Breakthrough Session. Your first 30-minute coaching call is FREE. Learn how to prioritize success and let your quality of life become the byproduct. - https://calendly.com/alanlazaros/30-minute-breakthrough-sessionFitness is forever, it's a lifestyle. Join the Next Level Fitness Accountability Group. Reach out to Kevin or Alan on Instagram:Kevin: https://www.instagram.com/neverquitkid/Alan: https://www.instagram.com/alazaros88/_______________________In today's episode of Next Level University, hosts Kevin Palmieri and Alan Lazaros dig into what it actually means to grow up. Maturity is not about eliminating every enjoyable part of life. It is about being honest about your habits, priorities, and the consequences that come with them. This conversation examines the tension between immediate comfort and long-term fulfillment. Kevin and Alan address self-discipline, personal responsibility, addictive patterns, and the rationalizations that keep people from making necessary changes. They challenge listeners to consider whether their leisure choices support a strong, healthy, meaningful life or quietly work against it. If you want more clarity around discipline, adult responsibility, and building a life that aligns with your goals, this episode offers a direct and practical perspective._______________________NLU is more than a podcast. From the Next Level Dreamliner to Group Coaching, we provide tools and communities to help you grow with more clarity, consistency, and accountability.Visit our website and socials through the links below.

A meaningful life is not built by choosing perfectly. It is built by learning how to choose, revise, and continue. In this AMA, Sam examines the hidden forces that shape our decisions: fear of failure, the need to appear competent, resistance to unfamiliar ideas, and the pressure to follow paths that already look successful. The episode then asks a larger question: what is worth doing with the limited attention and time we have? The answer is not simply the most profitable idea or the most impressive opportunity. It may be the project that expands your skills, fits the life you want, and gives you a reason to keep showing up. From podcast differentiation and creative businesses to community-building and entrepreneurial uncertainty, this is a conversation about turning vague ambition into deliberate action. Separate genuine opportunity from ego-driven novelty. Start with a reversible commitment whenever possible. Build the network your future work will need.Listen for the idea that changes how you think about your next commitment. SPONSORS

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Welcome to Life in the Leadership Lane where I am talking to leaders making a difference in the workplace and in our communities. How did they get to where they are and what are they doing to stay there! Buckle up and get ready to accelerate in the Leadership Lane! This week, I am talking with Kolby Goodman, Speaker at The HRSouthwest Conference 2026, Topic: “Building Your A-Team in the AI Age!” How did Kolby get started in his career? What led himto speaking? What does Kolby share about solving problems?What does Kolby share about mindset shift?What does Kolby share about redirecting questions?What does Kolby share about building an A-Team in anAI Age?What road signs does Kolby share attendees will be watching for? What advice does Kolby share to help others in theworkplace?…and more as we spend “Time to Accelerate” with afew more questions. Interview resources:Favorite quote from Kolby:“I want my audience to walk away with a mindset shift.”Connect with Kolby on LinkedInVisit Kolby's website Register now for The HRSouthwest Conference Learn more about the podcast host Bruce WallerCheck out Bruce's books Drive With Purpose: Move Your Career from Success toSignificance (#1 New Released book on Amazon)Life in the Leadership Lane; Moving Leaders to Inspire and Change the Workplace Find Your Lane; Change your GPS, Change your Career (“Book Authority” Best Books)Milemarkers; A 5 Year Journey …helping you record daily highlights to keep you on track.Connect with Bruce on LinkTreeSubscribe to Bruce's Blog “Move to Inspire” Get relocation support for your next household goods or commercial office move across the US by reaching out to Bruce at bwaller@goarmstrong.com or visit The Armstrong Company

Why do successful men still struggle with burnout, anger, disconnection, and feeling unfulfilled?Amy sits down with men's high performance coach Pat Smith to explore why professional achievement, physical fitness, and financial success do not necessarily create emotional well-being. Pat shares why many business problems are actually personal patterns showing up at work, and how perfectionism, grief, shame, pressure, and survival strategies can quietly shape the way men lead.Together they explore emotional intelligence for men, the shift from positional power to relational leadership, and why emotional awareness can become a form of strength rather than weakness. The conversation moves through high performance without burnout, emotional regulation at work, psychological safety, masculine identity, accountability, vulnerability, and the importance of creating spaces where men can speak honestly without blame or shame.By the end, what emerges is a broader definition of strength. Sustainable success is not about having everything under control. It is about developing the self-awareness, emotional ownership, and relational capacity to lead yourself and others with greater trust, connection, and resilience.Moments That Create Momentum:1. When Business Problems Are Really Personal Problems – Explore how perfectionism, performance anxiety, and unresolved experiences can follow leaders into the workplace disguised as professional challenges.2. The Shift From Positional Power to Relational Leadership – Discover why getting results through hierarchy and authority can create disconnection, while relationships, trust, and emotional intelligence strengthen leadership.3. The Leadership Mask That Becomes Exhausting to Wear – Understand why trying to appear as though you have everything together can drain leaders and keep their teams from experiencing who they really are.4. What Emotional Strength Actually Looks Like – Hear why accessing sadness, fear, frustration, and other emotions is not weakness, and how learning to move through them can build resilience.5. Taking Back the Reins of Your Emotional Life – See how changing language from blame to ownership can help leaders stop giving other people and circumstances control over how they think, feel, and respond.About the Guest:Pat Smith is a men's high performance coach who helps men become wildly successful professionally without losing themselves in the process. Over the past four years, he's coached Fortune 500 executives, pro athletes, celebrity actors, business owners, top sales professionals, and men in many other leadership roles. His work is shaped by his own background in corporate sales with Fortune 1000 companies, along with his continued education under Dr. Joe Dispenza during his time as a corporate trainer for NeuroChangeSolutions.IG - https://www.instagram.com/patsmithwellness/LI - https://www.linkedin.com/in/patsmithwellness/Skool - https://www.skool.com/success-squad/aboutAbout Amy:Amy Lynn Durham, known by her clients as the Corporate Mystic, is the founder of the Executive Coaching Firm, Create Magic At Work®, where they help leaders build workplaces rooted in creativity, collaboration, and fulfillment. A former corporate executive turned Executive Coach, Amy blends practical leadership strategies with spiritual intelligence to unlock human potential at work.She's a certified Executive Coach through UC Berkeley & the International Coaching Federation (ICF) In addition, Amy holds coaching certifications in Spiritual Intelligence (SQ21), the Edgewalker Profile, and the Archetypes of Change . In addition to being the host of the Create Magic At Work® podcast, Amy is the author of Create Magic At Work®, Creating Career Magic: A Daily Prompt Journal and the founder of Magic Thread Media™. Through her work, she inspires intentional leadership for thriving workplaces and lives where “magic” becomes reality.Connect with Amy:https://createmagicatwork.net/https://www.linkedin.com/company/create-magic-at-workhttps://www.facebook.com/112951637095427https://www.instagram.com/createmagicatworkhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnEm4h3fUgaq8qgvZpz6dGgThanks for listening!Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page.Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? 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“If you really focus on the reader and creating something meaningful and impactful and excellent... it has longevity and shelf life and continued work to do out in the world well beyond you.” — Stacy EnnisIn this episode of the Sunlight Tax Podcast, I sit down with Stacy Ennis to explore what it really takes to write and publish a nonfiction book that grows your business, strengthens your brand, and creates lasting impact. We discuss the publishing process, book coaching, traditional publishing vs. self-publishing, and why integrity, strategy, and a clear message matter more than simply getting a book into the world.Stacy shares practical insights from years of helping authors craft books that not only sell, but also make a meaningful difference—offering valuable guidance for anyone considering writing a business book or becoming a published author.Also mentioned in today's episode:00:10 Introduction to Stacy Ennis and her background01:00 Stacy's journey from childhood reading to publishing expert02:36 Her experience in publishing and ghostwriting03:24 Working with authors with a bigger mission04:49 The ROI of writing a book and trust building05:56 Trusting Stacy's expertise after a trust-breaking experience07:43 The importance of mission and impact in writing09:04 The strategic value of a book for influence and marketing10:33 Shelf life and longevity of well-done work12:24 Reflections on the author journey and publishing routes14:36 Exploring traditional, self, and hybrid publishing16:36 The evolving landscape of publishing and author education18:24 Why hybrid and self-publishing are viable options20:28 The role of a book in business, trust, and influence24:18 The transformative process of organizing ideas27:37 The impact of writing on personal and business growth28:58 The importance of creative health and deep thought31:16 Rebuilding self-trust through the writing process32:44 The societal and professional importance of authorship33:01 Stacy's resources and podcastIf you enjoyed this episode, please rate, review and share it! Every review makes a difference by telling Apple or Spotify to show the Sunlight Tax podcast to new audiences.About Stacy Ennis:Stacy Ennis is a best-selling author, book coach, and speaker on a mission to help leaders clarify their ideas and harness their unique story to make an impact. Her background includes impacting more than 100 books in her 17-plus years in publishing; ghostwriting for a Nobel Prize winner in medicine; and leading as executive editor of Sam's Club's Healthy Living Made Simple, a publication that reached around 11 million readers. Stacy's work and writing have been featured in Yahoo!, Inc., Insider, Publisher's Weekly, Katie Couric, and the TEDx stage. Stacy is also the host of the podcast Beyond Better and holds a master's in writing and editing from the University of Cincinnati.Check Out Stacy Ennis' Work:* 10 Things You Should Know Before Writing a Nonfiction Book free resource* Author Influence Circle* Direct link to book a call with Stacy to chat about their book* Instagram @stacyennis* LinkedIn: Stacy Ennis* Study mentioned on the episodeEpisode Links:Check out my program, Money BootcampGet my Tax Help on SubstackGet your FREE visual guide to tax deductionsOrder my book: Taxes for Humans: Simplify Your Taxes and Change the World When You're Self-Employed Get full access to Taxes For Humans at sunlighttax.substack.com/subscribe

It was late at night, and Kelly's family was on the way to visit family out of state. It was raining, and they had just entered a construction zone. Narrow two-lane traffic became even narrower as they entered a bridge.Suddenly, a deer materialized in the headlights. Orange cones and flashing lights indicated there was nowhere to go other than right off the side of the bridge, and at 55 miles per hour, they were headed right for the animal.Romans 14:8 says, “If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.”Time slowed down, and Kelly prayed aloud for her family's safety in that frightening moment. “Lord, help us!” They bumped loudly over the top of the deer, jarring everyone in the car in the process. Their vehicle suffered damage, but the occupants were safe.On the road of life, you may get pulled over for speeding. You may hit an icy patch, slipping and sliding to a stop. You may even crash and burn. Faith in God doesn't guarantee an easy journey, but following Jesus means we live knowing God has a plan for our lives and a place with him in eternity at the end of the road.Let's pray.Heavenly Father, be present with us in calm and in crisis. We pray you lead us down a path that reminds us continually to live for you. In Jesus' name, amen. Change your shirt, and you can change the world! Save 15% Off your entire purchase of faith-based apparel + gifts at Kerusso.com with code KDD15.

In today's episode, you'll discover: 1.     Comfort isn't safety — it's a slow-moving cost you don't see on the invoice until years later. 2.     The stories we tell ourselves about 'not being ready' are almost always about fear, not fact. 3.     A practical three-step framework for taking one uncomfortable action this week, on purpose. To support these three takeaways, I chose a quote from Neal Donald Walsh: "Life begins at the end of your comfort zone." About Connie Whitman: Connie has a high-energy, passionate, heart-centered, and enthusiastic approach to sales, teaching, and coaching. Connie Whitman has been the CEO of Changing the Sales Game for 25+ years, helping business owners, leaders, and sales teams build powerhouse organizations. A three-time #1 International Best-Selling author of her book ESP (Easy Sales Process): 7-Steps to Sales Success, speaker, and podcast host, Connie's inspired teaching, transformational tools, and content ensure that business owners and salespeople grow their revenue streams by enhancing their communication skills. How to Get in Touch with Connie Whitman: Website: https://changingthesalesgame.com Email:  Connie@changingthesalesgame.com Communication Style Assessment (CSA)™: https://www.assess.biz/assessments/assessment_entry.asp?m=1188&a=1177 Stalk Me Online: Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/conniewhitman Subscribe to the Enlightenment of Change on your favorite podcast streaming service or YouTube.  New episodes are posted every week - listen as Connie delves into new sales and business topics or addresses problems you may have in your business.

Every once in a while you speak to someone whose story just shakes you to the core. Brian Pennie is a former heroin addict turned doctor of neuroscience and psychology, a lecturer at Trinity College Dublin, an author, an award-winning TV presenter, and the founder of Change is Possible. He lost 15 years of his life to addiction before a near-death seizure became the moment everything shifted — and what followed was one of the most profound awakenings I have heard anyone describe. In this conversation we talk about surrender, the fear of anxiety versus anxiety itself, breathwork as a daily practice, the paradox of connection, and what it means to find your other self through the greatest challenges of your life.I recorded this intro with an open heart and I think you will feel that as you listen.Connect with Brian:http://www.brianpennie.comhttps://www.instagram.com/brianpennie78/https://www.youtube.com/@brianpenniephd1073WORK WITH ME 1:1:❥Softening into self- 3 month 1:1 with Whats App Support: https://marina-yt.mykajabi.com/offers/PAWQhZHu❥❥1:1 Coaching with me: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfWcZM5s9c2OjOLwoGMI5jE6rh_JAzjN2d_vCtuVe7e3pVGxw/viewformDOWNLOAD FOR FREE:Stay or Go: 5 Clarity Questions to Reconnect with Your Inner Knowing: https://marinatriner.com/stay-or-go-guideAttatchment Practice: Discover the actual blocks beneath the surface so you can actually have the deep intimacy you crave: https://marinatriner.com/attachment-practice Connect & Ground: 10 Incredible Somatic Practices for Nervous System Regulation: https://marinatriner.com/connect-and-groundAlive & Aligned: 7 Embodiment Practices For Self Connection: https://marinatriner.com/alive-and-alignedTrigger to Rooted: A step by step process of working with your triggers: https://marinatriner.com/trigger-2-rooted VIEW MY COURSES & RESOURCES:https://marinatriner.com/resources CONNECT WITH  ME:Follow me on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/marinatriner/ Subscribe to YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@marinatriner Top Episode Quotes:"I fundamentally believed I needed drugs to be able to live in the world. Changing that belief — that anxiety is just information, and I have a tool to work with it — changed everything." — Brian Pennie"Surrender is not passive. When you're stuck in the mud, you don't stay stuck. You surrender to the reality of it — and then you ask what you can do about it." — Brian Pennie"Be true to your wonderfully weird self. You'll attract what you need and repel what you don't." — Brian Pennie"Saying no is trading popularity for respect. When I say yes to that thing, I am saying no to something else — and that has been the biggest tool for me." — Brian Pennie"The greatest gift I have ever been given has been the trauma and the addiction — because it gave me the joy, the awareness and the mindset I have today." — Brian Pennietrauma healing, nervous system regulation, somatic healing, addiction recovery, surrender and healing, breathwork, inner child work, emotional regulation, self trust, burnout recovery, survival mode, attachment healing, connection and co-regulation, embodiment, neuroscience and healing, anxiety healing, deep within podcast, Brian Pennie, change is possible, complex trauma 

Alliance Tournaments were supposed to return improved. Instead, Star Trek Fleet Command got another disaster. In this episode of Talking Trek, DJz reconstructs exactly what happened during the August 10 Alliance Tournament rerun, beginning with the conversations that happened before launch and the problems Scopely believed it had fixed. Within minutes of the event beginning, severe lag returned and players discovered an entirely new issue where Alliance Tournament task groups began blending together. High-value tasks disappeared, rerolls appeared to progressively downgrade task options, and some alliances were eventually left staring at boards filled almost entirely with low-value tasks. But the biggest failure of the day may not have been technical. We examine the lack of official communication while the problem unfolded, Scopely's eventual declaration that the issue had been fixed, the mid-event tournament reset, and the discovery that the “fix” hadn't actually fixed the underlying problem. DJz explains what happened to player scores during the reset, which players were potentially hurt the most, and what compensation should look like after such a disruptive event. Then we get into the larger question: how does STFC prevent this from happening again? If Alliance Tournaments function correctly in a development environment but collapse when thousands of real players hit the system simultaneously, should Scopely create a dedicated live test server? DJz proposes cloning player alt accounts onto a server operating 72 hours ahead of the rest of the game, allowing real players to stress-test events before they reach the entire galaxy. We also tackle the bizarre Player Council voting rollout and open the microphones to members of the community and alliance leadership to hear how the day affected their players. And yes, there actually IS some good news: the Gilded Shackle is being fixed so its G7 cost efficiency applies to resources, materials, AND ship parts. The larger question after August 10 isn't whether bugs will ever happen again. It's whether Scopely can learn from them, communicate when they happen, and rebuild the trust that each failure costs. Tell us below: What would Scopely need to do to make Alliance Tournaments right?   00:00 - Gilded Shackle Gets a Major Fix 04:14 - Alliance Tournaments: What Happened? 05:13 - The Decision to Rerun Alliance Tournaments 06:03 - The Four Problems That Needed Fixing 07:00 - Why DJz Supported Running It Again 11:39 - Testing Looked Ready Before Launch 11:56 - 11AM Launch & The Lag Returns 14:41 - A Brand-New Task Bucket Bug Appears 16:15 - Task Groups Begin Blending Together 17:25 - Rerolls Push Alliances Toward Smaller Tasks 17:59 - Cam, Connor & The Product Team Get Involved 18:34 - The Communication Failure Begins 20:39 - Nine Words of Official Communication 23:39 - Hours Pass Without a Real Update 25:18 - DJz Writes the Announcement Scopely Should Have Sent 27:07 - Five Things Every Crisis Communication Needs 28:07 - The Official Update Falls Short 29:17 - “Mission Accomplished”: Scopely Says It's Fixed 30:15 - What Happens to Players During the Reset? 33:06 - Why Your Old Score May Look Missing 37:09 - The 3:45PM Alliance Tournament Reset 40:11 - The Fix Starts Breaking Again 41:13 - Communication Becomes the Bigger Failure 42:00 - Why Didn't Testing Catch This? 47:37 - “Bundle Cohesion” Breaks Under Live Load 48:50 - The Reset Was Only a Stopgap 49:23 - Scopely Needs More Engineering Help 49:49 - DJz Says: Pull the Event 56:21 - What Should Compensation Look Like? 56:51 - No Promotions or Relegations This Run? 1:10:24 - The Damage to Player Trust 1:13:51 - Testing Under Real Player Load 1:15:25 - Proposal: A 72-Hour Early Live Test Server 1:25:09 - Can This Disaster Become a Catalyst for Change? 1:26:41 - The Player Council Voting Disaster 1:31:30 - The Community Calls In 1:45:19 - Alliance Leadership Reacts to the Reset 1:49:54 - Fisty Joins: “Players Were Just Mad” 1:53:22 - Did This Damage Cameron Stewart's Agenda? 1:56:03 - The Tech Is Forgivable. The Communication Isn't. 1:57:09 - “Today Was a Reality Check”

What if your biggest leadership limitation isn't your strategy, skills, or team—but a belief you've never questioned? In this episode, Lisa G. sits down with bestselling author Nir Eyal to unpack the hidden beliefs that shape how CEOs see problems, anticipate outcomes, and decide what's possible. From Serena Williams' Wimbledon win to the science of attention, agency, and mental contrasting, Nir reveals why beliefs are tools—not truths. They explore how leaders can test assumptions, challenge organizational limitations, and plan for discomfort instead of relying on positive visualization. If you want to think more clearly, lead with greater agency, and achieve breakthrough results, this conversation will challenge what you believe is possible. Ready to challenge the belief that's quietly limiting your leadership? Listen to the full episode, then explore Nir's work at NirAndFar.com and read Beyond Belief. Don't just change what you do. Change what you believe is possible.

Most people don't fail because they're lazy or incapable. They fail because they're operating from an inaccurate formula and changing the wrong thing. In today's class, I'm showing you the three levels of change so you can identify where your effort actually belongs. Show Notes: [04:58]#1 Execution. [09:29]#2 Method [13:17]#3 Change the game.  [21:36] Recap Episodes Mentioned: 2163: The 4 Worst Inaccurate Formulas You've Been Taught 2154: How To Operate By Accurate Formulas 1765: Formulas: How To Achieve Sustained, Predictable Results (And Never Be Lost For Success) Next Steps: --- Execution is not a talent.   It is a standard. If your results don't match your ability, something in your approach is out of alignment. Most people do not have a motivation problem.   They have a consistency problem. Power Presence is the system for operating with greater discipline, clarity, structure, and execution under pressure. Learn more: → http://www.PowerPresenceProtocol.com  Know what to do but not always doing it?  Measure your execution at → http://RateMyExecution.com. Get Dre's free Daily Game email at http://WorkOnMyGame.com. Every day you'll receive one practical lesson on leadership, mindset, discipline, and execution to help you perform at a higher level. No fluff. Just game

Is local leadership declining, even in America's fastest-growing cities? Aaron Renn sits down with Mark Barbash, a longtime economic development professional in Columbus, Ohio, to examine the quiet crisis of civic and corporate leadership.  They discuss how generational change, corporate consolidation, shifting philanthropy, and a K-shaped economy are weakening the institutions that once held cities together—while headline growth continues. Using Columbus, Ohio as a case study, they explore what it will take to rebuild commitment to the common good.  Topics include the decline of place-based corporate leaders, the rise of donor-advised funds, workforce and housing constraints, the limits of economic development incentives, and whether there's still a “burning platform” for meaningful change.  CHAPTERS:(00:00 Introduction: The Leadership Crisis in American Cities)(02:05 How Civic and Corporate Leadership Has Changed Over the Decades)(08:15 Generational Shifts and the Decline of Place-Based Leadership)(15:00 Economic Development in a Globalized, Industry-Focused World)(17:00 The K-Shaped Economy, Workforce Shortages & Housing Stress)(24:00 The Transformation of Local Philanthropy and Community Foundations)(31:40 Is There a Burning Platform for Change in Booming Cities?)(37:00 What Should We Do? Rebuilding Consensus and Engagement) ARTICLES DISCUSSED: