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In this episode of Knowledge Base Ninjas, we have James Birkinshaw, Principal Technical Writer at Oracle. He shares his unique journey into technical writing, starting from drafting and design to discovering his passion for clear communication. Inspired by the book How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive for the Complete Idiot, James combined his interests in writing, computer science, and design to build a successful career. He highlights the critical role of understanding your audience before writing and emphasizes that illustrations should complement, not replace, the text. James discusses how a thoughtful balance between visuals and text creates more impactful documentation. He also touches on the role of AI in technical writing, noting that while AI can enhance efficiency, human writers remain essential for ensuring accuracy and clarity. Additionally, he emphasizes the importance of designing scalable graphics, keeping internationalization and localization in mind. The episode offers practical advice, real world insights, and thought-provoking conversations about the evolving relationship between visuals and technical documentation.

Gary Gach and Ari Honarvar, authors of Hafiz's Little Book of Life and A Girl Called Rumi, share the wisdom and poetry of Rumi and Hafiz. Gary Gach is an author, translator, editor, and Zen teacher. His work has appeared in such publications as The Atlantic, The New Yorker and Yoga Journal, and has been translated into many languages. Lay ordained in the lineage of Thich Nhat Hanh, he teaches Zen Buddhism at the University of San Francisco and hosts the Zen Mindfulness Fellowship. Gach is the author of acclaimed titles such as The Complete Idiot's Guide to Buddhism (Nautilus Award) and editor of What Book!? Buddha Poems from Beat to Hiphop (American Book Award). Ari Honarvar is the founder of Rumi with a View, dedicated to building music and poetry bridges across war-torn borders. As a Musical Ambassador of Peace, she hosts weekly dance sessions with refugees and asylum seekers on both sides of the US-Mexico border. Her words have appeared in The Guardian, Teen Vogue, Vice, Washington Post, Newsweek, and elsewhere. She is the author of Rumi's Gift and A Girl Called Rumi.

In this special episode of the Rated G Podcast, we are thrilled to welcome Jim Mendrinos, the comedy legend and Gary's former teacher, as our guest. Jim taught Gary the ropes at Gotham Comedy Club in New York City and played a pivotal role in helping him find his funny. Join us as we dive into their history, Jim's influence on Gary's career, and their exciting new partnership. AC Jokes has partnered with Jim to offer the Atlantic City Comedy School, a fantastic opportunity for aspiring comedians to sharpen their skills and get booked in major comedy clubs around the country. Whether you're new to the scene or a seasoned comic, this 6-week workshop provides the tools you need to excel in the art of stand-up comedy. From writing to the business side of comedy, Jim's expert guidance will help you succeed. Interested in honing your public speaking abilities or taking a shot at stand-up? AC Jokes' supportive environment welcomes comedians of all experience levels. Network with other comedians and industry professionals, and perform live at AC Jokes at the end of the course. For more information, email info@acjokes.com.

 Larceny & Last Chances Sometimes, it's about doing the right thing. Sometimes, it's about getting even. Sometimes, it's about taking what you think you deserve. And sometimes, it's your last, best chance. Edited by Judy Penz Sheluk and featuring stories by Christina Boufis, John Bukowski, Brenda Chapman, Susan Daly, Wil A. Emerson, Tracy Falenwolfe, Kate Fellowes, Molly Wills Fraser, Gina X. Grant, Karen Grose, Wendy Harrison, Julie Hastrup, Larry M. Keeton, Charlie Kondek, Edward Lodi, Bethany Maines, Gregory Meece, Cate Moyle, Judy Penz Sheluk, KM Rockwood, Kevin R. Tipple, and Robert Weibezahl.Christina BoufisChristina Boufis is a San Francisco Bay Area writer whose short fiction has appeared in Pulphouse Fiction Magazine, Kings River Life Magazine, and the forthcoming anthology Larceny and Last Chances. Under C.B. Peterson, she's the author of a domestic thriller, I Want Him Dead. In nonfiction, she's written The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing Nonfiction, as well as dozens of essays and articles appearing in Salon.com, The San Francisco Chronicle, Glamour, and other publications. A former academic with a PhD in Victorian literature and Women's Studies, she spent eight years teaching women in the San Francisco County Jail. Christina BoufisSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/houseofmysteryradio. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/houseofmysteryradio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Larceny & Last Chances Sometimes, it's about doing the right thing. Sometimes, it's about getting even. Sometimes, it's about taking what you think you deserve. And sometimes, it's your last, best chance. Edited by Judy Penz Sheluk and featuring stories by Christina Boufis, John Bukowski, Brenda Chapman, Susan Daly, Wil A. Emerson, Tracy Falenwolfe, Kate Fellowes, Molly Wills Fraser, Gina X. Grant, Karen Grose, Wendy Harrison, Julie Hastrup, Larry M. Keeton, Charlie Kondek, Edward Lodi, Bethany Maines, Gregory Meece, Cate Moyle, Judy Penz Sheluk, KM Rockwood, Kevin R. Tipple, and Robert Weibezahl.Gregory Meece My passion for creative writing began in high school when an inspirational teacher recognized my desire to go beyond the required four years of English and pursue creative writing. She challenged me to produce a novel and gave me an independent study project: Write a novel. At age 17, I did just that! Well, I tried. Now retired, I have rekindled my love of writing stories. In the past few years, I have been fortunate to have found homes for my short stories in almost 20 different anthologies, magazines, journals, and even a podcast! Most of my stories are mysteries and crime fiction, but I have added literary and comedy genres to my repertoire.Gregory Meece - Author (meecetales.com)Christina BoufisChristina Boufis is a San Francisco Bay-Area writer whose short fiction has appeared in Pulphouse Fiction Magazine, Kings River Life Magazine, and the forthcoming anthology, Larceny and Last Chances. Under C.B. Peterson, she's the author of a domestic thriller, I Want Him Dead. In nonfiction, she's written The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing Nonfiction, as well as dozens of essays and articles that have appeared in Salon.com, The San Francisco Chronicle, Glamour, and other publications. A former academic with a PhD in Victorian literature and Women's Studies, she spent eight years teaching women in the San Francisco County Jail. Christina BoufisSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/houseofmysteryradio. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/houseofmysteryradio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It feels natural to hold a grudge when someone betrays you or upsets you. After all, you are the injured party, so you are entitled to hang on to that grudge -right? Maybe. However, there are excellent reasons to let go of that grudge. This episode begins with an explanation of those reasons plus an interesting quote about grudges to drives the point home. Source: Judith Kuriansky author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to a Healthy Relationship (https://amzn.to/3KQEetb) No matter how smart you are, your brain does things to trick you. For example, your brain has trouble making sense of fractions – it just does. You are usually going to be less open-minded to ideas that conflict with what you already believe even if the evidence is clear and obvious. Those are just a few examples of how your thinking gets distorted – and there are many others. Here to explain them is James Zimring, Professor of Experimental Pathology at the University of Virginia School of Medicine and author of the book Partial Truths: How Fractions Distort our Thinking (https://amzn.to/3LxUj85). We may live on the same planet as other animals, but we live in very different worlds. The world animals experience is very different than ours. Largely, it is because the way they sense their surroundings is so different than ours. There are some animals that can see things we can't. Other animals hear things or taste things we simply cannot. This is important because the more we know about all of this, the better we can understand how our own senses work. Joining me to discuss this is Jackie Higgins. She is a writer, producer and director of films about animals and she is author of a book called Sentient: How Animals Illuminate the Wonder of Our Human Senses (https://amzn.to/3OUqY9S). You may not realize this but if you struggle with your weight, it could be your allergy medicine to blame – at least partially. Research show that some common antihistamines seem to be linked to weight gain in some people. Listen to discover more. https://www.verywellhealth.com/do-antihistamines-cause-weight-gain-83094 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS! Indeed is offering SYSK listeners a $75 Sponsored Job Credit to get your jobs more visibility at https://Indeed.com/SOMETHING We love the Think Fast, Talk Smart podcast! https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/business-podcasts/think-fast-talk-smart-podcast NerdWallet lets you compare top travel credit cards side-by-side to maximize your spending! Compare & find smarter credit cards, savings accounts, & more https://NerdWallet.com Luckily for those of us who live with the symptoms of allergies, we can Live Claritin Clear with Claritin-D! TurboTax Experts make all your moves count — filing with 100% accuracy and getting your max refund, guaranteed! See guarantee details at https://TurboTax.com/Guarantees Dell Technologies and Intel are pushing what technology can do, so great ideas can happen! Find out how to bring your ideas to life at https://Dell.com/WelcomeToNow eBay Motors has 122 million parts for your #1 ride-or-die, to make sure it stays running smoothly. Keep your ride alive at https://eBayMotors.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's another off-script edition of the Intentional Foul! We run through the NFL Draft picks made by the Bears (punter?) and Packers, plus whether attending next year's draft in Green Bay is in the cards. The Brewers get crushed by the Yankees and get hosed in the process...also the pitching staff is holding on by a thread. The Bucks are one loss away from getting bounced out of the playoffs in the 1st round...again. Injury issues abound plus Portis with a non-so-intelligent move. Offseason predictions from Dan. And the Badgers hoops team gets a couple commitments out of the transfer portal in the last few days. All that and more coming up on this episode! Tell your friends.

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Today the Chicks chat about the monumental Arizona abortion ruling,  creepy porn lawyer Avenatti’s return to MSNBC, and Sheila Jackson Lee’s super embarrassing moment.

Hey everybody! Episode 128 of the show is out. In this episode, I spoke with Jonathan Robinson. Jonathan became well-known with his work and books on enlightenment and techniques for happiness. He has spoken to many luminaries including Mother Teresa, the Dalai Lama, Deepak Chopra, Louise L. Hay and many more. Recently he released a book entitled Ecstasy as Medicine: How MDMA Therapy Can Help You Overcome Trauma, Anxiety, and Depression... and Feel More Love. We spoke about his background, this work with technologies to increase well-being, and especially about his book on MDMA. We spoke about the therapeutical use in general of MDMA as well as his experience as one of the pioneers in this field and how he works with people to help them overcome a myriad of issues. This work has really moved to the forefront of medicine and psychology and so it was a pleasure to have Jonathan on to share his insights. As always, to support this podcast, get early access to shows, bonus material, and Q&As, check out my Patreon page below. Enjoy!This episode is sponsored by Real Mushrooms. As listeners, visit their website to enjoy a discount of 25% off your first order: https://www.realmushrooms.com/universe“Jonathan Robinson is a psychotherapist, best-selling author of numerous books, and a professional speaker from Northern California. He has reached over 200 million people around the world with his practical methods, and his work has been translated into 47 languages. His work has appeared in Newsweek, USA TODAY, and the Los Angeles Times, as well as dozens of other publications. In addition, Mr. Robinson has made numerous appearances on the Oprah show and CNN, as well as other national TV talk shows. He has spent more than thirty years studying the most practical and powerful methods for personal and professional development. He is also the host of the popular podcast show Awareness Explorers. Jonathan Robinson's first book, “The Experience of God,” includes interviews with such notable people as the late Mother Teresa, the Dalai Lama, Deepak Chopra, Louise L. Hay, and over 30 other well-known seekers. Jonathan's second book, “Life's Big Questions,” became a New York Times bestseller, as did his book “Communication Miracles for Couples.” Mr. Robinson's other books include: Instant Insight; Real Wealth; Shortcuts to Bliss; Shortcuts to Success; The Complete Idiot's Guide to Awakening Your Spirituality; Find Happiness Now; Conversations With Dog; The Little Book of Big Questions; The Enlightenment Project; and his latest Ecstasy as Medicine: How MDMA Therapy Can Help You Overcome Trauma, Anxiety, and Depression... and Feel More Love. Ecstasy as Medicine: How MDMA Therapy Can Help You Overcome Trauma, Anxiety, and Depression... and Feel More Love was released on October 29, 2023 and is available for sale on Amazon.”To learn more about or contact Jonathan, visit his website at: https://ecstasyasmedicine.com/ & mdmatraining.netIf you enjoy the show, it's a big help if you can share it via social media or word of mouth. And please Subscribe or Follow and if you can go on Apple Podcasts and leave a starred-rating and a short review. This is super helpful with the algorithms and getting this show out to more people. Thank you in advance!For more information about me and my upcoming plant medicine retreats with my colleague Merav Artzi, visit my site at: https://www.NicotianaRustica.orgTo book an integration call with me, visit: https://jasongrechanik.setmore.comSupport this podcast on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/UniverseWithinDonate directly with PayPal:https://www.paypal.me/jasongrechanikMusic courtesy of: Nuno Moreno (end song). Visit: https://m.soundcloud.com/groove_a_zen_sound and https://nahira-ziwa.bandcamp.com/ And Stefan Kasapovski's Santero Project (intro song). Visit: https://spoti.fi/3y5Rd4Hhttps://www.facebook.com/UniverseWithinPodcasthttps://www.instagram.com/UniverseWithinPodcast

Have you ever wondered if you could write a book one day? Or maybe it's even been your dream to leave a legacy for the generations to come? Tune in to my conversation with Barbara Boyd: How writing a book can help you in your career What could be common issue people encounter when writing a book How to overcome the rising issues The difference between a memoir and an autobiography How to include stories in your book and choose the right one What we need to be aware when sharing someone else's story. Barbara is an Author Accelerator certified book coach who works with people writing narrative and prescriptive nonfiction and memoirs.  Barbara has helped more than 200 writers bring their books to the world. She's written a dozen how-to books in the For Dummies and Complete Idiot's Guide series and ghostwritten 15 books on various topics. Barbara is also one of three book coaches who hosts Mainely Memoir, a retreat held in September for women writing memoir. Connect with Barbara: To learn about her services: www.barbarajboyd.comTo learn about the retreat: www.mainelymemoir.comFor people interested in becoming book coaches: https://authoraccelerator.teachable.com/?affcode=27214_vubw7qtw  

In this episode, I welcome back previous guest and author...Jonathan Robinson. Jonathan breaks down some of the key aspects of his latest book 'Ecstasy as Medicine: How MDMA therapy Can Help You Overcome Trauma, Anxiety, and Depression...and Feel More Love'. This amazing book outlines the story of MDMA itself and the upcoming MDMA therapeutic revolution -as MDMA becomes federally legal for medical prescription in 2024. We also talk about some of the effects, case studies, and testimonials about how this compound has created, for many people, radical healing. As the show continues, we dive into Jonathan's 40 year history with MDMA, and how his MDMA therapy training and patient program works.. An incredible episode, with an incredible human being.. Drop In!www.xtcasmedicine.comJonathan Robinson Bio:Jonathan Robinson is a psychotherapist, multiple-time best-selling author, and professional speaker from Northern California. His practical methods have reached over 250 million people worldwide, and his work has been translated into over 46 languages. Articles about Jonathan have been in USA TODAY, Newsweek, and the Los Angeles Times, as well as dozens of other publications. In addition, Mr. Robinson has made numerous appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, and other national TV talk shows. He's spent over 35 years studying the most practical and powerful methods for personal and professional development.Mr. Robinson's first book, “The Experience of God,” includes interviews with such notable people as the late Mother Teresa, the Dalai Lama, Deepak Chopra, Louise L. Hay, and over 30 other well-known seekers. Jonathan's second book, “Life's Big Questions,” became a New York Times bestseller, as did his book “Communication Miracles for Couples.” Mr. Robinson's other books include: Instant Insight; Real Wealth; Shortcuts to Bliss; Shortcuts to Success; The Complete Idiot's Guide to Awakening Your Spirituality; Find Happiness Now; Conversations With Dog; and The Little Book of Big Questions.Mr. Robinson has entertained Fortune 500 companies and is a host of the podcast show Awareness Explorers. He is known for providing his audiences with immediately useful and powerful information, presented in an entertaining and motivating manner. For more, visit https://www.theenlightenmentproject.net. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Steve Lieber is a comic book illustrator known for his work on books such as Detective Comics and Hawkman, and the critically acclaimed miniseries Whiteout, which was adapted into a 2009 feature film starring Kate Beckinsale. His other works include the Eisner Award-winning sequel Whiteout:Melt, and the thrillers Shooters and Underground.   Along with writer Nat Gertler, he co-authored The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creating a Graphic Novel. www.stevelieber.com/ www.strangemedia.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/amuse/support

Gary Gach is an adjunct faculty member at the University of San Francisco. He is author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Buddhism as well as Pause, Breathe, Smile – Awakening Mindfulness When Meditation is Not Enough. He is cotranslator of three Korean books of poetry by Ko Un. He is editor of What Book!? … Continue reading "Hafiz: Fourteenth Century Persian Mystical Poet with Gary Gach"

Deadair Dennis Maler kicks off the first live taping of "So What Do You Really Do?" at Hell Yes Fest in New Orleans with a bang, spilling the beans on the podcast's origins, the inspiration behind its confusing name, and a few of his own past day jobs. Then, he welcomes two hilarious New Orleans natives: comedian and actress Rosie Tran, who shares her journey from bullied kid to standup star, and writer and podcaster Meryl Klemow, who dishes on how her parents tricked her into going to college. Together, they explore the world of podcasting, its impact on society, and the surprising ways it's connected them to their hometowns. Don't miss this hilarious and insightful live taping! Subscribe to So What Do You Really Do? and leave a comment below sharing your favorite moment from the episode.

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Hafiz's Little Book of Life with Gary Gach Classics of world literature require fresh versions and Hafiz (aka Hafez – 14th century) is no exception. Hafiz's Little Book of Life showcases more than 250 selections from his lifework. Also included is a vivid portrait of his life and times, translators' notes, an extensive glossary, a bibliography, and an appendix on Hafiz as an oracle. The book's five themes chart a map for the soul: the state of the world, the power of wine, love, in all its forms and phases (and gender fluidities), timeless, ancient, living wisdom, and fruition, opening the eye within the heart. it deepens our understanding of the people of Iran today, and their cultural and historical contexts. Gary Gach has cotranslated three books of poetry from Korean by Ko Un. His anthology What Book!?—Buddha Poems from Beat to Hiphop, received an American Book Award from Before Columbus Foundation. He's also author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Buddhism and Pause, Breathe, Smile. For more information visit: https://garygach.com/ Media page: http://garygach.com/books/hafez-made-new/hafizs-little-book-of-life-for-media/ *************************************************** For more information about BITEradio products and services visit: http://www.biteradio.me/index.html To view the photography of Robert at: http://rpsharpe.com/

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Spirit Camp:Get ready to connect with your inner self and explore your spirituality. This five-day online event begins on Wed Aug 16, 2023, and is perfect for anyone looking to deepen their spiritual practice.During Spirit Camp, you'll have access to a variety of workshops, meditations, and discussions led by experienced spiritual teachers. You'll have the opportunity to learn new practices, connect with like-minded individuals, and discover new ways to enhance your spiritual journey.Whether you're a seasoned spiritual practitioner or just starting out, Spirit Camp has something for everyone. So join us for this transformative event, and let's explore the depths of our spirituality together!https://spiritcamp.eventbrite.comEVENING DEMONSTRATIONS:Friday, August 18th - Rita & Lori:  https://portraitsandmessages.eventbrite.comSaturday, August 19th - Cindy & Natalie: https://spiritlovedones.eventbrite.comSunday, August 20th - Colby https://spiritmessenger.eventbrite.com Joining Us for this Special Episode:Alyson Gannon:Alyson is an accomplished psychic medium, teacher, and book publisher. Her formal education is in business, and she has a law degree from Duke University. Alyson is the founder of the Spirit Camp, a retreat in intuition and spirit communication. Alyson helps people connect with their departed loved ones through classes and a variety of online mediumship events, Her passion is bringing the spiritual community together through Spirit Camp, psychic fairs, and public demonstrations of mediumship.www. SpiritCommunication.comPublish your book: FranklinRose.comColby Rebel:Colby is an International Psychic Medium, 3X-#1 best-selling author of both Psychic Senses, Leap Of Faith, and Coffee with Colby, and a certified master teacher through the acclaimed LWISSD. She is the popular podcast host of the Colby Rebel Show and Coffee with Colby.Prior to her service with Spirit, Colby worked in public accounting and taxation for fourteen years. Colby has been featured on several television programs demonstrating her gift of spirit. She is currently featured on True Terror with Robert Englund on the Travel Channel.Colby shares her experience and knowledge for the purpose of giving you the direction, inspiration, and motivation to manifest your dreams to live your fullest life! She currently resides in Los Angeles and is the proud owner of the Colby Rebel Spirit Center, where she teaches and sees clients on a private basis.https://colbyrebel.com/ Rita Berkowitz:Rita Straus Berkowitz has impressed large audiences throughout the world by drawing portraits of loved ones from the higher side of life. She is the author of Empowering Your Life with Angels and co-author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Communicating with Spirits.Rita has both studied and taught at the Arthur Findlay College in Essex, England, as well as lectured and demonstrated at large events and Spiritualist Churches in the United States and Canada. She is an accomplished artist who has shown her paintings and drawingsthroughout New England and New York. Rita is an Ordained Minister in the Spiritualist Church and is Pastor Emeritus at the First Spiritualist Church of Quincy, She is also a Certified Medium and has completed a Master of Science in Psychological Counseling.She is featured on BBC Television UK. She has been a guest on FOX 25 News, “It's Your Call” with Lynn Doyle on CN8 TV, “Angels in Waiting” Los Angeles, CA, HayHouse, and numerous other radio and television appearances.https://www.ritaberkowitzart.com/ Natalie Lucia:Natalie Lucia is a certified psychic medium and an animal communicator. Through her personal experiences of struggle, grief, pain, and loss, she can deeply connect with others here and in the Spirit realm. She believes that even though she has always connected to the Spirit World, she truly did not understand it until tragedy led her to mediumship, allowing her to guide, heal, and help those who work with her.  Natalie is certified through Lisa Williams International School of Spiritual Development. She practices living each day as if it is her last one. Her favorite motto is: “Life is a story--make it your best seller and don't skip any chapters. You never know the lessons that may be learned.” Natalie Lucia is a mother of three and a special-education teacher. She enjoys working with both people and animals.www.natalieluciamedium.com Hosts:Cassie Clayton: https://stargazersunite.com/Elba Gardon: https://www.instagram.com/medium_elba/

My guest in this episode is Abby Marks Beale.  Abby is a speed reading expert, consummate educator and speaker who enjoys helping busy people read smarter, faster and just plain better. For the past 30 years, she has taught thousands of professionals, educators and students to build learning confidence and competence through the knowledge of simple yet powerful active reading strategies. She says “it's the education we all wish we had while in school, but never got!”Abby has worked with a wide variety of client organizations including Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, government agencies, associations, colleges and school districts. She is the founder of Rev It Up Reading and the creator of an online course with the same name. The main goal of her training is to get readers up to speed with all they read.Abby is the author of 10 Days to Faster Reading, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Speed Reading and a college study skills textbook Success Skills: Strategies for Study and Lifelong Learning. She has recorded a podcast - Rev It Up Reading Revolution - available on her website and through iTunes and Stitcher radio.Connect with Abby on Linkedin or visit her website to find out more about how you can increase your reading speed. https://revitupreading.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/abbymarksbeale/I am your host Carol Clegg. In my role as a coach, I partner with women solopreneurs in midlife to conquer procrastination, attain balance in their business endeavors, and nurture a positive mindset. By blending personalized accountability and mindset coaching with the powerful Positive Intelligence program, you'll gain the confidence to harness tools that elevate your overall happiness. Feel free to reach out with any inquiries you may have. I'm here to support you on your journey. Let's chat! BOOK your ✅ 30 minute complimentary discovery call carolclegg.com or book your call here https://bit.ly/discoverycallwithcarol Connect on LinkedIn and Instagram Thanks for listening!

On this week's episode, I talk about how writing requires you to continually build mountains. Even though some things you do for your craft might seem small, they add to what you are trying to build. The bigger the mountain you have, the more you will stand out.Show NotesFree Writing Webinar - https://michaeljamin.com/op/webinar-registration/Michael's Online Screenwriting Course - https://michaeljamin.com/courseFree Screenwriting Lesson - https://michaeljamin.com/freeJoin My Watchlist - https://michaeljamin.com/watchlistAutogenerated TranscriptMichael Jamin:Everything you want. Life has comes with a price, everything. And it's either, if you, if you chase your dreams, you're gonna pay in sacrifice. And if you don't, you're gonna pay in regret. And you get to decide which one do you want to pay. But most people, I think, think that regret is a steeper price to pay. But so I don't understand what the hesitation is in not building your mountain. It's gonna take years and years, but so what else are you gonna do? Time's passing. Anyway, what else are you gonna do? You're listening to screenwriters Need to hear this with Michael Jamin. Hey everyone, it's Michael Jamin. We're back with Screenwriters. Need to hear this. And I'm here with Phil, Phil Hudson. What up, what up? And we're doing another episode. We're gonna, we're we have a topic. I did a post a I love how you just jump right into this, Phil. A lot of podcasts, they just, they bullshit for a while. But we don't put any fluff in this fluff, except for what I just said right now, that's fluff. This is, but thisPhil Hudson:Is explanation. And, and what I'm doing is explanation.Michael Jamin:But yeah. So this, what we're this idea is called building a Mountain. And I did a post, I don't know, a week or two ago about that subject. And I wanted to just go talk about it a little bit more. I did a post on social media. You should be following me there. By the way, everyone at Michael Gman, writer, I post every day. So I did a post called Building a Mountain, and there's a great quote by Sylvester Stallone. And he, his advice is, is to build a mountain climate and then build another mountain. And this refers to everything you do in life. And I remember when he said this, I thought what was so smart about that quote was, he's not saying find a mountain and climate. He's saying build a mountain. And climate, which is even more work. And I think this is important to talk about in people who wanna break into Hollywood as a screenwriter, as actors, directors, whatever.Because, you know, you, this is a mountain you have to climb. And, and everyone knows it's hard to break in. And once you're in, you still have to climb a mountain. And I just wanted to talk more about what that really means. Not just climbing it, but building it. Because building a mountain is even more work. You know, building a mountain requires you getting all the rocks in a sled and dumping them in a pile, and then starting your, your climb. You, you have to do all this work before you even start climbing the mountain. And I know it looks like work, but that's how you stand out. Cause most people don't wanna do it. Most people simply don't. Like you'll stand out if you build a mountain, forget about climbing it. Like no one does that. And if you start building a mountain, day after day, whatever that looks like for you, whether it's working on your script or actually shooting something, or working on someone else's script or pro, or helping them, whatever that mountain looks like, whatever the mo, whatever more work you could possibly do, I say sign up for it.Because people will look at you like, look at that lunatic over there. Look what they're doing every day. They must be committed. There must be, they're doing things. And when I think about, I wanna just talk more about what that could possibly look like, building a mountain. And I actually see people building mountains all the time, and they get my attention and they think that's what happens. Hmm. And I was, this is gonna surprise you, Phil. So like, you know, we have a, a screenwriting course and we have a private Facebook group. And you know, people take the course and they get into the group. And there are people in the, the group that I see are building mountains. They're not just taking the class. They're not just writing their scripts. They are trading scripts. They are having table reads. They are helping each other out.I don't know if any of them started shooting stuff to me that would be ideal. They started shooting stuff on their phone and start building their own little, I don't know, their own little whatever, whatever. It looks like a film festival. I, I'm gonna call some of these people out because I see their names and I've never met any of them in person. Dave Crossman, Paul Rose, John Evans, Lori Cara Glen Amp, rose, Bruce, Gordon, mark is that Hop, hapah, hapah Mark. Mark Hopa, I believe Hapah and Phil, you're one of them too. These are people who are going above and beyond because it, it's important to them. And then, I don't know, to me, that's just impressive. It catches my notice. Whatever it looks like, you know, it could look like what they're doing, which is great. It could look like you know, they're, they're building a community.So if one of them rises, if one of 'em starts doing well, the others are all gonna, it's by osmosis. This is their community. They're gonna help each other out. This is their graduating class. And just, this is what you wanna do, but you wanna be around successful people. Find out what successful people are doing and get in on it if you can. And success doesn't have to be the top. It could be whatever they're at, whatever level is whatever your, your cohort is. And, and I wanna say it also, it probably feels beneath you to build a mountain. But when I interview people, even like on a podcast or whatever, and I get their stories, their origin stories, all of them were building mountains. None of them were just like, Hey, I want a contest. None of them were like, Hey, I submitted a script.Like everyone was like, oh, I had to do this. I had to do that. It was like you know, and I'm like, you, you did all that. Yep, I did. Like, I remember, I, I did one where I talked to Chandra Thomas, who's a writer on Tacoma, and she was like, staging, you know, plays where no one would come to see , and she's handing out flyers to get people to come. You know, you did all that. Oh yeah, I did all that. I, you know, whatever it was to get better, to do more, to be seen more. But all of them do that. It's just, I know it looks like a lot of work. I know it looks like a lot of work, and it is, but that's why you should do it, , because no one else is doing it. You're gonna stand out. I think, I don't know if it's generational. I don't know if people think if it's an entitlement thing, they think they should just be able to hand their script in, or if it's just they don't know any better, but do it. Like, and, and you know, Phil, I'm building a mountain too. I'm exhausted. I feel like I shouldn't have to build a mountain after doing my career for so long. Well, sorry, we all have to do it. . Yeah. It's like,Phil Hudson:And two years in. And, and look where you're at now in terms of you were just on Andrew Yang's podcast. Yeah. You've been interviewed for a ton of stuff about the rider's strike. And that comes from doing the following, the advice you give everybody else, which is every single day, build your mountain.Michael Jamin:Yeah. And take some time. Take whatever time it is. And you may not have a ton of time, but all right, you have, you might, if you don't have a half hour, do you have 10 minutes? Everyone has got 10 minutes. So you could do that on your lunch, whatever it looks like for you. And, you know, talent, talent and connections are not enough, you know, and more important than talent. Although talent is very important, really more important is just, is just not giving up and keep doing the work. And, and just persevering. Like, because I, I know people with talent who have given up. I know people who are extremely talented in real life. Like friends who gifted, people who are like, man, they're really gifted, but they just don't have the, they're not used to failing because they're so gifted. And because of that, I don't think they're as happy as they could be in real life.Because even though they're way more talented than I am, they just don't, they, they don't have that same, they're not used to failing. So get used to failing. There was a guy, I'm gonna, there's a couple things I just wanna talk about, but oh, oh, yeah. I skipped over something. Like, the people in the group now that we're on strike, I, I get comments from people. They, people say, well, why don't writers band together and make their own studio? Good question. Why don't you, I mean, I don't need to do that. But why don't you do that? Like, why don't whoever's trying to be a writer, why don't you do that? And by studio, you, it could be a YouTube channel, whatever it is. It could be like, why are you not making your own material? Why are you not helping someone else make their material? Why are you like, good question. You don't need the studios. You don't need anyone's permission to write and shoot your own material and put it up out, out in the world. You now, why don't I do it? Well, I, I just don't, I don't, and I'm not, I don't think I'm at the point in my career where I need to do that. But I think other people can do it. You know, why not? You know?Phil Hudson:Yeah. That's an, I mean, that's for me, what I'm hearing you say is that we need to spend more time being uncomfortable.Michael Jamin:Hell yeah. There is a guy, he sent me a note and I did a post on this. He he, I guess he was from England and he moved to the UK to to Los Angeles many years ago. His dream was to be a screenwriter. He wound up getting a job on the fox lot in Fox Sports. Good for him. Right? cuz leaving England to move here, you're outta your comfort zone. And I'm sure it's very brave. You have no friends and family. It's a different culture. Yeah. I'm sure. It's very difficult and brave. He gets this job and suddenly he just lost his courage and he stopped. He, he, in his own note, he's like, I wasn't dedicated. I wasn't focused. And so he never became a, the screenwriter. He, and he felt like he's so close, but so far he's, so he's literally feet away from the people who have the job he wants, cuz he is on the lot.But he felt, he feels like he couldn't be further away. And yeah, he, he couldn't be. And it's because, and now that he, he's older, he's like in his mid forties, and he feels like, well, you know, maybe he missed his shot. And I, I made a case for why that wasn't necessarily so, but but you know, he just lost whatever, for whatever reason. He just lost the, his, his courage. And, and now he's gotta deal with that. He's gotta deal with regret. And, and I was talking about, well, in life, everything you pay for, and I know I've mentioned this before, so I'm gonna, you know, zip past it a little bit. But everything you want in life has a, comes with the price, everything. And it's either, if you, if you chase your dreams, you're gonna pay in sacrifice. And if you don't, you're gonna pay in regret. And you get to decide which one do you want to pay. But most people, I think, think that regret is a steeper price to pay. But so I don't understand what the hesitation is in not building your mountain. It's gonna take years and years, but so what else are you gonna do? Time's passing Anyway, what else are you gonna do? Yeah. You know,Phil Hudson:There were, I wish I had the name of the, the resource on this, but about a year ago I was listening to an audio book or a podcast, and they were talking about how they started spending a bunch of time in old folks homes. And one of the uhhuh, like universally the thing that they focused on and thought about at the end of life is all of the things they regret not doing. Asking the girl out, pursuing their craft, you know, spending more time with your family, all of those things. And regret is the theme at the end of your life. Yeah.Michael Jamin:Right? It's regret. And, and if you go for something, let's say you spent, I don't know, 10 years trying to break into Hollywood, and you don't break in, you, are you gonna have regrets? No. I mean, what you, where you feel like that time is wasted? I don't think so. I think you'd be like, oh, it just wasn't in the cards. It didn't work out for me, but I don't, I went for it. I sure went for it. And, you know, there's so much honor in that. But where's the, you know, but you don't regret that. You don't, you're not gonna regret not making it in. You're, you're gonna be like, oh, it just didn't happen for me. But that's not, you can't put that on the regret list because you tried, you know? Yep.Phil Hudson:Yeah. I've said on the podcast before that my worst fear in life is sitting a movie theater and wishing, man, I wish I did that. And it's because I have those moments when I go to a movie and I, something really impacts me. I have that, that gut feeling. This is all I want to do with my life. Right. So working in LA as an assistant, you know, sacrificing time with my family or with my hobbies, or not playing Xbox with my friends or whatever it is, you know, cost of living, all that stuff that is nothing compared to the price of the regret. I know I'll have at 55 sitting in a theater thinking I wish I would've kept trying. And yeah, I'm pretty close. I I've had some really great success this year. Thanks again to you and your mentorship and the lessons you've taught me about how to do my craft appropriately. But beyond that, it's you know, I'm that close. But if I had to spend 10 more years trying, I'd spend 10 more years trying. AndMichael Jamin:You just had a, a setback. You just had a kick in the teeth and mm-hmm. and it's hard to get back up after a kick in the teeth. And that's, that's character.Phil Hudson:Well, but I, but I knew that, you know, I had this experience with my daughter. We go to the playground here by my house, we just walk a couple blocks over. Mm-Hmm. And there's the big, the little kid's playground and the big kid's playground. And my daughter Grace is just this beautiful two and a half year old girl. She's like, starts playing with the bigger kids and she goes to the big playground, and then there's this like, ladder, but it's not actually a ladder. It's like a plastic net. And she trips and falls and smacks her face on the plastic mm-hmm. . and she starts crying. And as a parent, you understand this, there's a different cry when your kid's actually hurt. And when they, they're scared and it's like, oh, that's actual hurt. And so I went over and she was pretty upset, and I knew the best thing I could do as a father at that moment was to get her to climb that thing right then, or she would be afraid of it.So I said, are you okay? And she's like, yeah. And I was like, okay, let's climb this together and I'll be right here and I'll make sure you don't fall again. And I helped her climb up this net to get to the top and I said, you did it. And we celebrated. And I said, do you feel strong? And she's like, yeah. And I was like, great, go down the slide. And she forgot about all her pain and she went down the slide and she wanted to do it again immediately after. Yeah. And for me, it's like you said, you have a friend who is not used to failure, right? Yeah. I hate failing. And so falling down and getting yourself back up is just one of those life skills I learned too late in life and I wish I would've had earlier. So yeah. I'm happy to talk about my experience if you want me toMichael Jamin:Yeah. Go into it. Go into it a little bit. Yeah. Let people tell a bit what happened.Phil Hudson:Yeah. So, so for anybody who's listened to the podcast for a while, I wrote this script, and Michael, you were kind enough to gimme notes and we recorded that on the podcast, and I took several months and I did a ton of research. You gave it a b plus, and I really did my best to make it an A plus. Mm-Hmm. , I probably landed at an a, not an a plus, but it's good. And people read it and they're like, man, that's really good. I now see ways I can improve it even a year later. Like I, I know I can make it better, but it's, you know, so anyway, I sent it around to some people and there were some people in this group who were like, read it. And they're like, this is awesome. And then they hired me to write another feature for a couple thousand dollars.It's not a ton of money, but it's like, hey, it's, it's work and I'm getting paid. Right? Then that turned into, they're, one of 'em is producing a film in, in Georgia, and the guy had to, the producer of this film had to fire his screenwriter for trying to take money out of his account or so he said, and I'll get to that, I guess . So anyway, that was probably not what happened as we learned, but Okay. Yeah, probably not what happened. There's some foreshadowing for you. That's a writer term, right, Michael? Yeah. Yeah. So anyway my friend who's, who's was asked to produce this film out there because of these hiccups, he pitched writing the screenplay for this project that supposedly has 12 million of budget with another potentially 22 or 20 million being committed from other people. And it's about this famous American moment in American history that is apparently doesn't have a film about it, public domain, really cool project.And so he and I went together, we went in, we had a zoom call with the guy. We pitched our idea, walked him through our, our process. He said, let me think about it for the day. We got off the call and he emailed within an hour. I was like, I think we're aligned, let's move forward. And that was about three weeks before the writer strike. So we negotiated a bunch of things. I negotiated that he, we would be wga he would join the guild after we turned in the script and become a signatory. It's retroactive, it's all kosher, don't worry. And then that we would get paid minimums, which for me is like, man, it's a hundred and like $60,000 split two ways, but still big fat money to write a feature film. And I called the wga, made sure everything was good, the rider strike happened, nothing happened.And then he was like, all right, let's get it going. And so we called our attorney, he connected with his attorney, we did the contracts, the back and forth. We got the contract. He was gonna fly me out to Baltimore, Maryland mm-hmm. to do research. We submitted the script. We, he, we signed the contract. And then the next day, the day I was supposed to fly to Baltimore, he fell and broke three fingers in his car door. Mm-Hmm. . And I was like, crap. Well, and the whole time there's like this weird spidey sense going off, like, this is too good to be true. There's too much here, but you're, I'm ignoring it because I want this so badly. Mm-Hmm. . And then he signed the contract after he broke his hands and, and sent it back through DocuSign to get it to our attorneys.Awesome. My attorney was smart enough to put a line in there that you have to make the initial payment, which is a required step to execute the contract mm-hmm. . And he said, no problem. I'll wire the money. The trip fell apart, no flights were given all this stuff. And then the wire was supposed to come. He said he sent it on a Tuesday, Thursday comes around, there's no money. Friday, there's no money. Calls are being made, don't know what's happening. I'm calling my bank. He's not giving us a confirmation number, which pretty easy. Your bank can just track a confirmation number on a wire cuz it's in a database. And so then I start thinking about it some more, and then I start realizing that this guy might not have any money and this guy might be selling dreams. Mm-Hmm. . And I start feeling a little abused because of the whole situation. And you gave me some good advice, which I'll go into. But ultimately here I am two and a half weeks later with a signed contract that will get me in the WGA and pay me $75,000 to write a feature film and be a producer on the film, which I included in the contract and they agreed to mm-hmm. and I have no money in my account and I have a basically void contract.Michael Jamin:Yeah. Because the guy was just a, he was a psycho, he was just a, he wasn't even a scammer, he was just a,Phil Hudson:He's got access to my bank account. I sent him wire information, he can technically pull money outta my account with an ACH withdrawal or write checks off that account. None of that has happened. And you would think someone who was scamming you, that's how you do it. Find people who look like they're successful in Hollywood because I have an IMDB credit that makes you look successful and take money out of their account, selling them the dream. That hasn't even happened. And so you pointed out, you know, these are delusions of grandeur. Yeah. And you said, don't feel like that guy robbed you of a dream or stole your dream and scamming you that guy. That's that guy's dream too. Yeah. And my wife pointed out in his mind, he probably legitly thinks he's gonna make this happen because there's a level of mental instability here.Michael Jamin:Yeah. This is his dream is to be a producer or director or whatever. And it doesn't really matter. I'll, I'll, I'm gonna make it happen. But I mean, he is obviously nuts, so that's heartbreaking to find out that you were this close. And the guy is delusional. So,Phil Hudson:Well, we'll, going back to what I said about my daughter, like thinking, I literally just thought of that moment and you know, I shared this with you too. The moment I signed that contract, I recorded a video for my kids talking about how you can chase your dreams and it will go true. Mm-Hmm. . Yeah. And that is a fake false moment. Yeah. I felt all of the emotions, all real, not true. But I thought of my daughter and I thought of her falling down on that playground and I said, all right, get back to work. And so I just started writing something elseMichael Jamin:And I'd write about that immediate, it's so I'd I'd write about that guy , I'd write about that. And how, you know, you, I don't know, I I, cause I, you know, I write personal essay. If it happened to me, I'd be like, oh, that's, there's a story in there for sure.Phil Hudson:Sure.Michael Jamin:But yeah, there's so much, there's just, I, I just think people, getting back to what we were talking about, I just think people are you know, they just want it to happen. They just want to turn their script in, get hired. But in truth, if you look at successful people, they, you know, they all, they all suffered for a long time. And they built a mountain. And I, you know, I don't know what you're obviously what your plan is or what you're gonna do. It'd be easier to have your script obviously made by someone else and bought. But obviously there's things you could still do on your own. Sure. And you know.Phil Hudson:Sure. And you know, we, I think that's the conversation with the attorney is can I still write that script? Even though it's public domain, they didn't bring anything unique to it. Probably Okay to do that. But there is a, a paper trail now and, and I don't know, but on the other hand, I think this is something you talk about all the time mm-hmm. and in h in hindsight,Michael Jamin:The money never changed hands. Was it his ideaPhil Hudson:Contract was never executed. He brought the idea to us. Oh. But it's a public domain historical thing. Okay. And he, nothing he brought us is not in the public domain.Michael Jamin:Right. Okay.Phil Hudson:Okay. So, and the contract's void, like, because he didn't exchange money. So. Right. On what I, what I was gonna say is, you said this for a long time. I think we said it on the webinar, we just did like producers, like we're talking about pitch fests and and stuff. People who want to hire professional screenwriters go to the wga, cuz that's where the professional writers are. Yeah. And if someone with a 12 million budget offers you to write that script, and I'm not saying it's not gonna happen or has never happened, but I should have, that should have been red flag number one. But I was blinded by that dream, so I was trying to find a shortcut. I was trying to get ahead Yeah. By working the system. And at the end of the day, I didn't pay a price for it, but I learned a valuable lesson, which is, you know, don't get your hopes up until money's in your account. Make sure you cross all the T's and do your research.Michael Jamin:Yeah. But we've talked, we've spoken about, we have, have, I'm sure we've spoken about this guy who did this movie called Thunder RoadPhil Hudson:Yeah. Didn't think we talked about itMichael Jamin:Once. How, how he shot this. And it turns out it was a it was a feature that he submitted, but it was, I, I only saw the scene and the scene that he shot was that I, I was totally impressed by. It's on Vimeo or YouTube, I don't know, it was just took place in a church. It was one scene, a handful of extras. And he was pretty much the only talking part. And that could have been shot to me. It stood on itself. It was a scene that could have been a short, it could have lived on its own. I didn't know it was part of a larger movie. And to me it was brilliant. It was brilliantly acted and written and it was emotional and it was funny. And it's something, it, it's, it got my attention and I'm sure I got the attention of a lot bigger people than myself. And it's something he could've done. I mean, he, if he wanted to, he get a shot at in a day using an, a couple of iPhones, you know? Right. It didn't have to. And it was, you know, all you need is good sound and, but do something like that. And I mean, all can, all of us can do something like that. Something small, you know.Phil Hudson:For sure. For sure.Michael Jamin:Yeah.Phil Hudson:Yeah. I, I think, you know, this is I think a lesson that a lot of us need, which is you need to be comfortable being, you need to put yourself in situations where it is difficult by choice, right? Mm-Hmm. , you need to almost experience death, if you will, but in a controlled environment. And that's what I, I mean, I've talked about it before. One of the things that impressed me early on is like, you have a hill that you run up regularly.Michael Jamin:Yeah. Push upPhil Hudson:Today. You push to run up a hill upMichael Jamin:Today. Yeah.Phil Hudson:You run up a hill. Why? Because it's hard.Michael Jamin:Yeah. YouPhil Hudson:Don't run on flat ground, you run up a hill.Michael Jamin:It's a little harder. There is a wonderful video by that. David Bowie talked, you know, spoke about where he talks about if you wanna do something great, you have to swim in waters just deep enough so you can't touch the bottom. And so, you know, talking about outta your comfort zone and, and yeah. You have to be willing to, to risk. And that's where you do, that's where art is made. And that's where like, you know, that's where all the, that's where the advances come. That's where the growth comes, is when you're in over your head. So God. And so what if you make something terrible? Yeah. And what, so what, so what? Yeah. You know yeah. What you get trolled by people who don't do anything with their lives and what's their, what's their point? YouPhil Hudson:Know? I know, I know we've read the quote, the poem before, but it's the I believe it's Teddy Roosevelt wrote the poem, man in the arena, right? Yeah. Which is right. Yeah. Yeah. Every, everyone goes after and has words to say about the man in the arena. Yeah. But at the end of the day, you can't listen to him cuz they're not in the arena getting punched in the face. Right? Yeah. And that's, that's what this is. It's getting punched in the face willingly knowing that your body can heal itself. Your ego can heal itself, your mind can heal itself, and you get stronger and more resilient. And you do that by degrees. You don't have to go drowned. You can do a cold plunge in your shower, just turn the water cold. That sucks. That's not fun.Michael Jamin:Brene Brene Brown talks about this on, on, you know, on her list special or Netflix special. Yeah. That's what vulnerability is getting outta your comfort zone. And that's when great things happen. And, and it's not just a cliche, it's not just talk. It's like, no guys, this is where good things happen is when you do things that are hard outta your comfort zone. And if you, I'm always amazed, I'm always inspired by people, whatever. You can see 'em on social media and there could be doing something, I don't know, riding a skateboard on a, on a rail. They could be doing something, you know, some, like, none of that is easy. And all of that requires a commitment to like doing this over and over again and taking your knocks. And, and I, you know, sure. I may look at it and think, well yeah, but you're, you know, you're just skateboarding. But no, they're not just skateboarding. They're like, they're, they're getting their head kicked in and they make it look easy, but it's only because they've been doing it so damn long.Hey, it's Michael Jamin. If you like my videos and you want me to email them queue for free, join my watch list. Every Friday I send out my top three videos. These are for writers, actors, creative types. You can unsubscribe whenever you want. I'm not gonna spam you and it's absolutely free. Just go to michael jamin.com/watchList.Phil Hudson:Yeah. I think society looks at skateboarders and we're using skateboarders as a skateboarders, as a metaphor for people who do things that are strange or not common. And, and art and craft, I think fall into that category. Yeah. Shooting your videos, putting your YouTube videos up, doing a podcast, doing your TikTok videos, whatever. But, but there was a, a psychologist who talked about skateboarders and they're like, don't worry about the skateboarders. They're gonna be fine. They know of adversity. Yeah. It's the other people. It's the people sitting at home not taking risk. That's it. And right about that time I saw this video, it went pretty viral and it was a kid and he's just out practicing this move on, practicing this move on a skateboard over and over and over and over. And the feeling I got was just like, I don't know that I've practiced anything with this much intensity and courage. And then when he lands it, like I wanted to cry, I wanna cry now thinking about how happy I was for that kid landing this thing that he spent all day Yeah. Trying to do. Yeah. And that's just triumph of the human spirit. That's literally what moves us as humanity. Yeah. It's overcoming, overcoming obstacles. It's story, right? It's you, it's your definition of that.Michael Jamin:I it's funny you mention mentioning cuz you've helped me. You know, I ran the marketing, my, my wife had a girl's clothing company called Twirly Girl for many years. And I helped her with the marketing of that. And in the beginning you were a big help. That's how we met. Because I didn't know anything about digital marketing. You were, you were big help on that. And the company was flailing for a long time, like, you know, barely making any money. And I, I signed up for something called 10,000 Small Businesses, which is a, a program sponsored by gold. Goldman Sachs almost created the economy, you know, way back in, I don't know, 2008 or something. Maybe it was longer. I don't know. And so as their penance, they decided to create this small business program where they help small business owners kind of become more profitable.And it's free. All you gotta do is apply to it and open up your book. So I applied, I found out about it and it's like a first class program. It's like, I don't know how many, 10 weeks, one day a week for 10 weeks. And I managed to make time to get into it and I got into it and it was a blessing. And it was, honestly, it was first class and they described it as not a you know, MBA teaches you about all business. This was a mini mba, which teaches you about your business. So I had to come in and I had to do a business plan at the end of the 10 weeks. You gotta do a business plan on your business. How you gonna make your business profitable? I'm like, I don't, how do I know I couldn't, I haven't done that in forever.Why would I know now? So, but I did all the steps that they tell you to do. And at the end I came up with this business plan and this is just when Facebook advertising was kind of taking off. And so I was like, okay, maybe if I did this on, if I made up a whole business plan for Facebook advertising and I had projections and I had a budget and I told my wife, I go, I'm gonna spend, I don't remember how much money, maybe it was like a thousand dollars. I go, I said, I know we're not making any money, but I wanna spend a thousand dollars doing this. And I had this whole strategy mapped out. I go, if it works, we'll make money. And if it doesn't, we're out a thousand bucks. Are you okay with that? And she was like, yeah, you, we have to.Right. So I did this business plan and I had projections and, and I, you know, I, I mapped it. Yeah. My projections, if I, if I spent this much money, this is how much I think we'll make. And then we spent the money and at the end of the month I added up the projections versus reality and I was off by something like 10 cents or something. Wow. But, and but that, that was probably, that was probably like a giant coincidence. Like I could have been off by 300 or $200 and it would've been fine cuz there's a margin of error would've been fine. So the fact that I was off by like 10 cents is like, it was a lot of luck. Phil Hudson:Mind, mind blowing though.Michael Jamin:Yeah. But it was mind blowing. And I was so, like, I remember I went for a run that day and I was almost in tears. Cause I was like, oh my God, we finally figured it out. Like it took so long for us to finally make money with this business. We were just bleeding money for all this time. And we tried everything. And the fact that this finally worked after just not giving up, I wanted to cry. I was like, oh my God, thank God I didn't stop. You know?Phil Hudson:So Yeah. That's, it's resilience. It's resilience. I went to a Tony Robbins event and say what you will about Tony Robbins? But I went to an event and he said, the thing really just impacted me. He's like, I went to the Olympics in Atlanta and they bring out an Olympian, a gold medalist from like the 1940s who was still alive. And everyone in the stadium stood and cheered for this person. And it's like, why? Because that person did something unimaginable. They, they were world class at what they did 60 years ago, 50 years ago. And we still respected. And it's, it's about the effort and the time and the sacrifice that went into that. And it applies to everything else. I mean, how much time have you put into your craft of writing? How much time are you writing when you're not being paid to write Michael? All the time.Michael Jamin:Yeah. All the time. But, and when people said like, well I have a script, or you know, or sometimes they, it's so, it's very frustrating when they, they, you know, they talk about the gatekeepers and they talk about why everything's so unfair. And it's like, well what? And I ask like, well what have you done though? You know, where do you live? Oh, I'm in Cleveland. You know, you're gonna complain about gatekeepers cuz there are people out here trying to break into Hollywood. They got a leg up on you. They're sacrificing more and you're gonna complain about gatekeepers. What do you know from Cleveland? What do you know? What do you know about Hollywood? You are in Cleveland, you know, but they have these preconceived notions about what it is they've already given up and you haven't even tried. And you think they, they think they've tried, but they haven't. They really haven't. They haven't done everything. You know, and the people who are here who've given up more, guess what they deserve to be at the front of the linePhil Hudson:Season three of Tacoma f I was it was like we were shooting late and the producer from a 24 Savvy, she came in and she was talking to us and she was talking to me and the other pa and we were just talking about like our experience in Hollywood so far. And she was like, she heard my story. And she's like, I asked her how, what her story was. And she's like, well I pulled a Phil and it was very kind of her to say that, but she's like, I did the same thing you did where I started working on a show as an assistant mm-hmm. . And then they kept me on for the next thing and the next thing and the next thing. And I just worked on that show year round for several years. And then I became the line producer's assistant and then I learned how to do a producing. And she just worked her way up the exact same way that I was trying to do. She's just younger than me, but she's on the, did the exact same path of sacrifice. Right. That's probably dozens if not hundreds of people in LA who have done the exact same thing of busting their butt doing things that they feel are beneath them to make it work. It's not unique. It's about the commitment. Right. And how much can you tolerate?Michael Jamin:Yeah. Right. And, and it doesn't even take a lot of talent. It doesn't take a lot of talent to, to do the work. It doesn't, it just takes you a commitment to doing the work. Doesn't mean you're gonna be successful. No. Cuz talent does play an element, but the, the, the hard the the building the mountain just takes no talent at all. It, you know, that, that's just work. Anyone can do that.Phil Hudson:We all know what a mountain looks like. Right? Yeah.Michael Jamin:And, and, you know, and to to, to build on that metaphor, you know, what is mountain climbing? Like mountain climbing's, just walking guys, when people go to the climb to the top of Everest, guess what? They're just walking, they're walking in the cold, they're walking with a oxygen mask at times they're walking hooked up to ropes with little air to breathe. I get it. But they're still just walking, you know? Right. So, and what they do is impo, you know, incredible. But again, it's walking. So if you wanna climb your mountain, can you, do you know how to walk? I mean, that's it. It's just one step at a time.Phil Hudson:Yeah. I might have talked about this on the podcast before, so forgive me if it's redundant, but someone asked me recently like, well how did you get to la? Like how did you transition out of doing SEO and digital marketing to do this? And it was like 2009 or 10 mm-hmm. . And I started volunteering at the, at the Sundays Film Festival. And I was living with some roommates at the time and I just started this job in sales and I was not very good at it. And all I wanted to do was write. That's all I wanted to do. And for two years had been writing really bad features and they were just horrible. And I was like, well there's, I know where I want to go is be in Hollywood and be a professional writer. And so the shortest path, the direct line is just write, write, write.But at the same time, I had just gotten out of the recession and I was just making my life better. And I was like, okay, how, how am I gonna make this work? I need to get to la. How am I gonna get to la? I need to have money. What kind of money? Because if I wanna write in LA I'm gonna have to have a lot more money than I have now and I'm gonna probably gonna need some sort of passive income. And I don't know that passive income's ever actually passive, but I'm gonna need something that generates money so I can spend time on my craft. Well, I know how to do e-commerce and I'm at a company that teaches e-commerce and I can get really good at that and then that will generate money. So I'm just shipping things and handling customer support instead of waiting tables.So, so that sounds good, but what do I need to do to be able to afford that? So while I need to learn how to sell things, I need to make money now to be able to afford that. So I went home that day, I said, in five years, here's where I'll be, I'll be in la I'll have a pr, a profitable e-commerce business, which is what our company did. And I will be able to write and work for three hours a day and then write. And it may not be a lot, but I'll survive. And I literally went home and I went into my room and I took my Xbox and I unplugged it and I put it in my roommate's room and I set it down. And then where my t where it was on the tv, I took the TV and I put it in the closet and I sat down at my desk and I would go to work and I would suck at selling.And then I would sit there and I just read sales books. And within a week I started making money because I put time and intention and focus into my mountain, which was sales. And within six months I was the number one sales rep at the entire company with the worst leads. But I was making so much money that I was like, okay, now I can take a step back. And it's not tons of money guys. Like this is like a ton of money for me at the time. Cause I grew up super poor. It was like $74,000 a year at 24 years old. Stupid money for a 24 year old kid in 2010 or 11. And so beyond that, the next thing that I did was, okay, now I need to take the same amount of time I was putting into sales and put it in e-commerce.And I would just sit there and I'd put in the DVD training series, which is like the equivalent of your screenwriting course. And I would just watch the guru teach people how to do the job. This is what we sold. And I would just do what he said. And within three months, my website was making more money than I was making in commissions at the job. And then I went in and I talked to him cuz he had an open door policy at the company. And I said, Hey Parker, do you mind just looking at my site? He looked through a bunch of things, he's like, you did this? And I was like, yeah. He's like, this is a success story. Congrats. And I was like, awesome. And I just kept doing that and doing that. And then when that started doing well, then I started focus on riding and I, because that was my next mountain.And then I took a huge detour through Santa Fe to go to film school because of my Sundance stuff. But I was also volunteering for 40 hours at Sundance while working. And that was my way of staying in the business and doing it. And I would write for a couple hours on the weekend. So that's, that's not unique to me. I'm not saying that to toot my own horn. What I'm saying is, for anybody listening who's struggling is you need to define where you want to go and backfill the steps to get there. And I think what you're saying is those are the mountains and the mountain screenwriting. How am I gonna get to la? That's a mountain. Once you're in LA how do you get a job in the industry? That's a mountain, right? It's just step by step by step,Michael Jamin:Right? Yeah. You gotta put the work. And this, this shouldn't be, I don't know why it's surprising to people sometimes when I say stuff like, make these comments on in these posts on social media, like, man, this guy gets it. He's under like, he's dropping bombs. Like, what? I don't know. This is just the truth. I don't know. It's like, isn't it just obvious? You know? Yeah. there's just no shortcuts. I wish, you know, wouldn't be great. Like you, you don't get to take a helicopter to the top of the mountain and and plant your flag. It just doesn't work that way.Phil Hudson:You gotta climb. And if you do, you will very shortly fall down the mountain because you don't know how to have sure. Footing on the mountainMichael Jamin:And you won't appreciate what you've done there. You won't be able to take a celebrate. Cuz it'll be like, yeah, I, I took a helicopter. You know, and so that's the problem with what I see sometimes with people. Like, well, how do I sell my screenplay? How do I sell my I my idea? Your idea? No, no, no, no. You don't sell your idea. You know? Yep. You wanna write it fine. Learn how to write. Everyone wants to skip that step. That part's too hard. They, they just wanna sell it.Phil Hudson:Right? From an action perspective, other than, you know, the classic self-development or personal development five year goal and backtrack, you know, five year goal, one year goal, six month goal, quarterly goal, weekly goal, monthly goal, weekly goal, daily goal. Like doing that to keep your focus and stay on a trajectory beyond that. As a writer, what do you see are the actionable steps people can do to build the mountain? And, and I I think this might be more related to craft. You've done a lot of content on go do it yourself, don't let people hold you back, make your own content. But from a, from a craft perspective, what do you think people can do? Cuz that seems to be the place where most people struggle, is knowing how to tell a good story and do it properly.Michael Jamin:Yeah. I mean, the people wanna skip that part. You know, obviously we have a course and you're welcome, anyone's welcome. We only open enrollment a few days a month, but if they wanna go check that out, it's at michael chapman.com/course where I teach you everything that I've known, everything I learned at the feet of better writers than my myself working on pro, you know, professional television shows. And so I, that's what I teach you. Like how we break a story. It could every day because we can't wait for inspiration. You, you get paid, you have to get paid, you have to make a TV show this week. So I teach you that. And I think it's actually like, what I recommend is for people to just go through the course and watch a half hour. It's a long course. I say watch a half hour a day and which is not gonna kill you.It's a half hour. And then at the end of the month, you'll have finished the course and then you'll have a habit. Like, okay, from nine 30 to 10, I always write, I always work on my writing. So, so do that. And you know, and, and stop worrying about, I also say like, people always say write one screenplay. They they polish it, they work on it, work on it. No, no. Put it, finish it, put it aside and working on another one because it's the, it's the beginning to end process that will make you better. And then when you look back on your fifth screenplay, you compare it to your first, I don't care how much work you did on the first number, five's gonna be much better. It just is. And, and that just from doing the work, you know. But any, you know, anyone can do it. Anyone can just sit down and work.Phil Hudson:Yep. You put out tons of free content on your social media as well. And there are probably a lot of people here who found you. So you know that. But for those who stumble upon this podcast or a friend shared it with you, Michael Jamon, writer on social media, tons of great stuff. Podcasts,Michael Jamin:Instagram,Phil Hudson:Tiktok. Yeah. This podcast has a ton of great info on it as well. Yeah, it's just, I mean, look, the answer is do the work, right?Michael Jamin:I also, you know, and I, I have a ton of like posts, ton of free stuff and people are like, whoa, you have too much. I have too much. Like, so sit down and watch a post. Now you're complaining that you have too much free help . So watch a post a day, watch five a day. Is that gonna hurt you? Each one is three minutes long, so it's 15 minutes. Like I don't, I don't know what to tell you. Like, it's free, it's therePhil Hudson:. Yeah. That, that's upsetting to me right here behind my diploma. I have this book and it was the first book I wrote on screenwriting. Cause like, I didn't even know, I didn't know until I was 21 that there was a, a format for writing TV. And I knew I wanted to do it since I was 12 because the internet was new when I was a kid. Like you don't know. And so I went into a Barnes and Noble and I went through the movie theater section. I found two books on screenwriting. Mm-Hmm. . I bought the one that made the most sense to me. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Screenwriting by Skip Press. And I went home and I just devoured that book. All I wanted to do was read that book and I got to the end and it was resources and there's a link to a couple websites in there.And one of 'em was word Player by Ted Elliot and TecIO, who were like legends in the screenwriting world. And I went to their site word player.com and I found, and it's not a pretty site, it is like forums from the nineties mm-hmm. . but there were articles that they would do on a o l in the late nineties that they had republished there. And I just started going through them one by one and reading them and rereading them. And I was so committed to this. I set it as my home tab on my computer. Wow. So when I logged in, I would see their site load and the first day I did that I got a notice saying I was banned from the site and couldn't access it. And I had to contact the webmaster and the server had flagged me for spamming the site because I went to it too much.Michael Jamin:They thought you were spamming it just cuz you were reading it.Phil Hudson:That was cuz I was just kept going. Cuz every time I opened a browser it would load that site. And so it was, and it felt like I was like spamming. It's out of time on the web. But you know, it kept flagging me because my IP address was being flagged as like a brute force attack or a DDoS attack or whatever you wanna call it. And so I had to contact the webmaster and be like, Hey, I'm just really committed to my craft and I just really wanna be able to look at the site every time I feel like I might get distracted by something on the web, I can remember my purpose. And she's like, okay. So she whitelisted my IP and I could keep going back to the site, but Wow. There were like 40 articles on that. Michael, you've put up a post every day for almost two years. That's almost, that's over 700 pieces of content. Yeah. Not including, we're at like almost 90 episodes of the podcast that are between 30 minutes and an hour each. Mm-Hmm. not to mention the articles in your website. Yeah. Not to mention the free course, not to mention the free PDFs that we give away in your webinars. Yeah. Not to mention the monthly webinars. So it's actually kind of upsetting to me that people say you have too much cuz I was dying in the desert hoping for water, and I found an oasis. Right.Michael Jamin:Someone, you know, I don't think they were talking my be either left to comment my, my posts, you know, saying you, you Hollywood gatekeepers. I'm like, gatekeepers, dude, I'm on here every fricking day trying to tell you what to do. Who's the gatekeeper? Who's the gatekeeper?Phil Hudson:You know? Yeah. And that all that is is a, it's a, it's a belief that you have in your mind and it's a, a very subtle way, your unconscious mind is protecting you from failure. Yeah.Right. You talked about friends who have tremendous talent or who come out here and then wash out. Yeah. And I have friends, I have people I moved out here with. I have people who from my film school moved out here and they had roommates and out of all those people, I think I've said it on here, there's like three of those people in LA of all, all of Los Angeles. Mm-Hmm. from the hundreds of people I went to college with. And one's an agent's assistant or maybe an agent. Now one is an actual WGA writer, one is the head of creative development for an actual production company. Mm-Hmm. , there's me who's just a guy who handles plumbing on a TV show effectively. Right? Mm-hmm. . But, but there are very few, and I do have friends who are literally afraid to push themselves and do work because they don't wanna disappoint their dad. His dad gave them crap for wanting to pursue art and said, you will fail and when you fail, you'll have a home here and we can find work for you, God. And so they don't want to fail, so they won't take risks because as long as they're tangentially working in, in around the industry, God, they haven't failed. So they, they no won't push themselves.Michael Jamin:It's so sad. Like my daughter wanted to be an artist when she was in grade school and then she applied to the School of the Arts, which is a, a free, it's a free school you know, public school for the high school, but you have to apply for it. And I was like, I'm not helping you do this. Like, if you want it, you're gonna have to do it yourself. And she did do it herself. And she got in and she went, now she's at Cooper Union, which is a great art school in New York City because like, being an artist is hard, but she's so committed. And the other day she sent me, she said, Hey I'm gonna submit my film to a, like a film festival, like an art film school, art festival. Like, not not narrative, but Mark, you know, kind of avantgarde. And I go, gimme the bill. You know, it wasn't even alive. It was like 78 bucks. But I was like, I'm paying for it because yeah. Like that's it. I want, I want her to be able to, you know, so cool. I don't, I like, that's like the least I can do because I didn't support her then because I didn't know how serious she was, you know, because Yeah. You know, and she'sPhil Hudson:Proven herself.Michael Jamin:She's proven herself now. So, no, I'm doing, I'm paying. I, I go, I wanna pay for this cuz you've proven it yourself. SoPhil Hudson:It's, it's easy to say you want to be a professional NBA player. It's hard to sit there after everyone goes home and keep shooting for he throws and then shoot three pointers and then run sprints and do ladders. It's like, yeah. That's the work no one wants to do. It's not sexy, it's hard, it's sweaty. And that's, that's so hard.Michael Jamin:Right? And when that person does the work though, then you wanna help them. You don't wanna help them before, right? Yeah. But when you see someone busting their ass, you go, okay, please let me help you because you are busting your ass. Yeah. And so bust your ass first and then maybe someone will help you. But don't ask for help before you haven't done anything, you know, because no one wants Yeah. Because it just feels like, ah, you know, how serious are you? I don't, why am I gonna get behind you if you're not serious?Phil Hudson:Yeah. And, and I might err too far on the other side of this personally, but, you know, I had a, a call with Paul Soder of Broken Lizard who, and I had the opportunity to help them outside of the film quasi they did on Hulu, but also like, ran their social media and went on tour with them, which was super cool experience. And I had a moment where I was like at dinner with them, and I believe Kevin Heffernan brought up something. It's me, Kevin, Jay, and Paul. And we're sitting at dinner and he's like, he brought up something and it was talking about how, like, it was talking about hard work and effort and you had to put in and, and I just had this moment where it clicked for me. And I said, you know, Kevin, I appreciate what you're saying. And he's basically into the fact that if we complain about the fact that we think we've earned opportunities and people, other people get them, that we need to understand that many of the things we're frustrated about serve a very valuable purpose.You know? And he said, he said that, and I said, you know, I'm having the realization now that the fact that I'm sitting at the table with you guys is because anytime I've not gotten something from you guys that other people have told me I deserved, I've never said a word to you about it. Mm-Hmm. . And he said, exactly right. I don't, I'm not looking for anything from those guys. Right. I'm looking to earn it when it's time. And it stings and it's frustrating when it doesn't come and other people told you should, but those are expectations people put in my head. They're not expectations I have in my heart. And I let that get in the way, and then I have to work through that pain and, and frustration to get back to my baseline of it doesn't matter. And look, Paul Suter was calling and asking for help with what I do in the digital marketing world. And I was like, I'm happy to help you. And he was like, no, no, I want to pay you. And I was like, look man, I think it's important that I help you as a way of giving back for what you've already done. He's like, well, you know, and it's like I had to, I had to help him understand. No, I feel gratitude. I feel a debt of gratitude, not the other way around.Michael Jamin:I mean, think about that though. Felt whatever, 10 years ago. How long, when did you move to la?Phil Hudson:I moved to LA in 2016, so it's been almost seven years.Michael Jamin:Oh, okay. So if I had told you seven yearsPhil Hudson:Ago, but, but I would've, you told me to move here in, to be fair, in 2013 when we met, right. And I got the scholarship opportunity like a month later, you're not gonna turn. And so I took like a three, I took a three year delay to get here,Michael Jamin:But, all right, but if I told you seven years ago that you'd be sitting at the table with these filmmakers in their, in their presence, who they're very successful and you know, just absorbing and learning from them. Like you'd be, are you outta your mind? I mean, those guys are,Phil Hudson:I would've, I would've thought you were crazy in no way. Yeah. I, I had that moment too. We were on tour and they were taking a photo and I was like, oh, let me get outta the way. And they're like, no, no, Phil stay and mm-hmm. I never asked them for photos, I never asked them for autographs. I never do any of those things. And now I, it's like weird too. Cause I had to check myself to say, and anyway, I have this photo of them at dinner which is really cool cuz it's not something I would ever ask for. But at the same time I recognize that I, I see them as friends now. Yeah. Which is even crazier, right? Yeah. And I had to check myself on tour when I'm standing at Wrigley Field on the ma like on the field. You're on the field while field Jay's throwing out the first pitch. OhMichael Jamin:Wow. Isn't that great? And IPhil Hudson:Have the, I have the ball over here cuz Jay gave me the ball after.Michael Jamin:Oh, that's nice. So like, that's nice.Phil Hudson:I had to check myself and say, this is a dream I would've killed for in 2000 2, 3, 4 when I was in high school. I would've killed for this.Michael Jamin:Yeah. And think how close you Yeah. You're, I mean, so you're taking these steps. You're, like I said, you're, you're one of the guys building the mountain. SoPhil Hudson:I appreciate it. It'll take usMichael Jamin:Long takes, I takes,Phil Hudson:You know, I just wanna reiterate to everyone and, and I understand that there's a lot of cynicism on the internet because there are a lot of self-serving people who focus on how can I get ahead? And there are a lot of people who accuse me of being insincere. Michael, you know me, that'sMichael Jamin:Cra it's cra I don't, I don't know who's, who's, I don't know what context they said that.Phil Hudson:It's a lot of people who don't know me. And I get it cuz there are people who are insincere and doing things to get ahead. And I run into those people. I'm not that person. And when I tell these stories or anything that's successful, I almost feel ashamed because it feels braggadocious and prideful and mm-hmm. , there is pride behind it. Cuz I am proud of the work that I have put in. I have climbed the mountains Yeah. That have gotten me to where I am. But at the same time, I'm, I'm just trying to help inspire you at home to put in the time, energy, and effort necessary to pursue your dreams and surround yourself with the right mentors and people who have been where you want to be.Michael Jamin:Yep.Phil Hudson:Serve them with every skillset you have. Anybody can go pick up drag cleaning, anybody can go walk a dog. Yeah. You don't need, you don't need to understand digital marketing and the complex nuances of Facebook algorithms to do w what I'm doing. You can do it yourself and do it freely without expectation.Michael Jamin:As, as a wrap up, I wanna leave people with the wise words of my seventh grade English teacher, , her name was Miss to and she was, and her name was Miss Tomb. And she used to say, time's passing, but you are not . Ooh. And I fucking, I always love that. And I was like, miss Tomb, I'm in the honors program. I dunno what your talking, I don't know what this empty thread is, but but like, yeah, don't let time pass and, you know, and, and not do it. I love that time's pass. So, you know, make sure you use your time. Use your time. May build a mountain.Phil Hudson:That'sMichael Jamin:Beautiful. All right, Philly.Phil Hudson:Okay. Well, Michael obviously we've talked about a bunch of the resources you have. Yeah. And we always end with this is just because again, there are a lot, there's a lot of content, but you have the free lesson from your course. It's available to anybody, teaches you what story is and the definition, again, literally the first thing you ever taught me, you shot me an email, I failed miserably. Mm-Hmm. , go learn. So you don't have to fail, but that's michaeljamin.com/free. You have the course you can get, you can learn more about it and sign up to be notified when it's open @michaeljamin.com/course. You have your book that you're working on and touring. Any updates on touring?Michael Jamin:No updates. I'm still, we're still agonizing over the title. I'm working that out. I, it's been a process. But yeah, all this stuff is free. I got a lot of time, ton of free resources on my website. Michael jam.com. Just go visitPhil Hudson:And michael jamin do com. Michael jamin.com/upcoming is where they can get info about the book though. Right. And tourMichael Jamin:And all that stuff upcoming is for my tours. Yeah. Cool. And that's it.Phil Hudson:Alright. If it was a pleasure, Michael, I appreciate the time. It's very fruitful hour of conversation for me. I feel better,Michael Jamin:I feel bette

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This is the Complete Idiot's Guide to 2023 Fantasy Football. I'm not calling anyone an idiot, just thought it'd make a fun title. This video will go over all 32 NFL teams and get you ready for training camp's in July!

The most magical guest I have had up-to-date is in studio and here to impress us with his incredible resume as well his experience in show business and now his very own comedy and magic club located in the great downtown Erie, PA!BOBBY BORGIA has been thrilling audiences for the past 30 years with live performances and appearances in more than 70 countries—from Asia and Europe to Las Vegas and Hollywood's Magic Castle.He has appeared on numerous television shows, including Fox's “Masters of Illusion,” ABC's “The Greatest Magic of Las Vegas,” and NBC's “The Pretender,” and as a TV host on the Disney Channel. Borgia's work as an illusion designer, magic consultant, and technical advisor has made him the trusted expert for the film, stage, television, and music industries.He served as Magic Consultant for the hit movie “Now You See It,” “Flick – The Power of Motion Pictures,” and Disney's “Mary Poppins.” He has also designed illusions for some of today's hottest music artists, including Destiny's Child, Brian McKnight, Henry Rollins, and Boyz II Men. Using his talents as an artist, Borgia was the illustrator for the popular book “The Complete Idiot's Guide to Magic Tricks.”Bobby Borgia – If his name sounds familiar, that's because he is a direct descendant from one of history's most recognized families, THE BORGIAS.Check out more on the extraordinary Bobby Borgia, Kellar's Modern Magic & Comedy Club, or connect on Facebook!Please review and share if you absolutely loved this episode!Send in your questions and find out more about the Honest CEOFacebook & Instagram: @honestceovlog

“I'm not a complete idiot!” Everyone wants to jump out of bed when that alarm shouts, but dragging yourself out of it doesn't always work!  Welcome to the Learn Develop Live, ‘Quote Of The Day', where your host, Chris Jaggs shares an inspiring and thought-provoking quote to help kickstart your day.   Whether you're still yawning trying to make your morning coffee, bored at work or have a smelly armpit in your face on the train, this show is here to help refocus your motivation for your day!  So tune in, kick back, and enjoy the fun! Continue to be inspired with the motivation to help you ‘level up' every day! www.learndeveloplive.com

Chris McLaughlin is my guest on Episode 175 of Inside Ideas with Marc Buckley. Master Gardener and Modern Homesteader Chris McLaughlin has been gardening and studying plants for over fourty years. She's the author of nine books. Her latest book is The Good Garden: How to Nurture Pollinators, Soil, Native Wildlife, and Healthy Food—All in Your Own Backyard. McLaughlin's book promising to give you all the tricks and tips you need to grow the sustainable garden of your dreams. The Good Garden is about growing the healthiest, most scrumptious fruits and veggies possible, but it's also about giving back. How can your little patch of Earth become a sanctuary for threatened wildlife, sequester carbon, and nurture native plants? Full of tricks and tips you need to grow the sustainable garden of your dreams. Drawing from established traditions, such as permaculture and French intensive gardening, and Chris's hard-earned experience, For newbies and experienced gardeners alike. It will teach you the fundamentals, including how to choose the right plant varieties for your microclimate, and proven methods to fight pests without chemicals. You will also discover the nuances of developing a green thumb, from picking species to attract specific types of pollinators to composting techniques based on time available. Lovely four-color photography will show you good gardening in action. Most importantly, The Good Garden will help you foster a sense of meaning in your garden. Maybe the goal is to reduce food miles and plastic waste by growing delicious berries. Maybe it's to meet neighbors who also care about the planet through a seed-swap. Maybe it's a quiet moment patting the bunny whose manure will replace toxic fertilizers in the soil. A good garden offers endless possibilities and The Good Garden offers a wealth of knowledge and inspiration. Chris is the associate editor for From Scratch Magazine and a staff contributor to VegetableGardener.com. Her work has appeared in magazines such as Urban Farm Magazine, Hobby Farm Home Magazine, The Herb Companion, The Heirloom Gardener, and Fine Gardening Magazine. The Good Garden How to Nuture Pollinators, Soil, Native Wildlife, and Healthy Food — All in Your Own Backyard. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Composting, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Heirloom Vegetables, Hobby Farms: Small-Space Rabbit Keeping, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Small-Space Gardening, Vertical Vegetable Gardening, Raising Animals for Fiber, A Garden To Dye For, and Growing Heirloom Flowers. https://www.laughingcrowco.com/

Join Signe for an interview with “fathering” expert, Joe Kelly. They talk about overcoming common relationship barriers between fathers and stepfathers and daughters—when they're kids and adults! We also tackled male acculturation, "social" dads, and a whole lot more! Joe Kelly has researched and written about the power and potential of father-daughter relationships since 1992. He's an advocate, educator, and Family Coach for Within Health. He wrote the best-selling books Dads & Daughters®: How to Inspire, Understand, and Support Your Daughter and The Complete Idiot's Guide to Being a New Dad. His 11 other books include four on eating disorders. Joe and his spouse Nancy Gruver founded the girl-edited feminist magazine New Moon Girls. A past president of the Minnesota Fathers and Families Network, Joe has twin adult daughters and three grandsons. To learn more about Joe Kelley visit www.upagainsted.com

Metabolic diseases are on a rise in children. Today, we speak to Dr Alan Christianson who is a New York Times Bestselling Author and a Phoenix, Arizona-based Naturopathic Doctor (ND) who specializes in natural endocrinology with a focus on thyroid disorders. He is the author of the Adrenal Reset Diet, the Complete Idiot's Guide to Thyroid Disease, and The Metabolism Reset Diet. Dr. Christianson was a member of the premier class of Sonoran University of Health Sciences College of Naturopathic Medicine (formerly SCNM) graduating in 1996. He has been actively practicing in Scottsdale ever since. Dr. Christianson is the founding president of the SCNM alumni organization and continues to be an active board member. He is also the founding president of the Endocrine Association of Naturopathic Physicians. Learn More: https://integrativehealthcare.com/

Pastor Mike concludes our series with a teaching on handling difficult people.

Pastor Mike leads us in a discussion about revivals and dives into what sustained the initial revival we see in the book of Acts.

Susan Bruce brings a timely word on how we can love our loved ones better.

Pastor Mike continues our series with a teaching on how we can mess up our relationship with God based on our familiarity with Him.

Pastor Mike starts off our series with a teaching on how we can mess up our relationship with God.

What are prisoners getting up to with mobile phones? Why might ransomware no longer be generating as much revenue for cybercriminals? And how on earth did an airline leave the US government's "No Fly" list accessible for anyone in the world to download?All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by Maria Varmazis.Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.Sponsored by:Bitwarden – Bitwarden vaults are end-to-end encrypted with zero-knowledge encryption, including, the URLs for the websites you have accounts for. Migrate to Bitwarden for a more secure password manager. ManageEngine PAM360 – A fully functional privileged access management suite that offers a holistic picture of all the privileged devices, users, and credentials in the IT infrastructure. From managing and governing access to all your enterprise resources to automating the access management life cycle in your organization, PAM360 does it all.NordLayer – NordLayer safeguards your company's network, securing and protecting remote workforces as well as business data. It can even help you ensure security compliance. Get your first month free.Episode links:The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing Erotic Romance - Amazon.The Many Ingenious Ways People in Prison Use (Forbidden) Cell Phone - The Marshall Project.How Did They Run an Elaborate “Sextortion” Scam From Prison? Cellphones - The Marshall Project.Alarm Over Death Row Cell Phone Threats - CBS News.How to completely own an airline in 3 easy steps - Maia arson crimew.U.S. airline accidentally exposes ‘No Fly List' on unsecured server - Daily Dot.Cyber-crime gangs' earnings slide as victims refuse to pay - BBC. Ransomware Revenue Down As More Victims Refuse to Pay - ChainAnalysis.Leaked Ransomware Docs Show Conti Helping Putin From the Shadows - Wired. Luxe Listings Sydney trailer - YouTube.Luxe Listing Sydney - Wikipedia.

Join the RMM for a candid interview with one of Masonry's best known Masons, Illustrious Bro. Brent Morris 33ºGC.  You've probably seen Brent on TV, where he frequently represents the House of the Temple for the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, for the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States of America. Or read his book, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Freemasonry, available at all booksellers nationwide. Or perhaps you are already a member of the Scottish Rite Research Society and are familiar with his work as the managing editor of Heredom?  Brent has a distinguished civilian as well, among other worthy exploits in service to our country, lecturing on cryptographer at the NSA. Support the showwww.rockymountainmason.comwww.esotericmason.comSupport the show: https://patreon.com/rockymountainmason?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

The Acura Integra is back and in many ways better than ever. And we test the performance-oriented A-Spec version in this episode of “America on the Road.” The Integra was a mainstay of the Acura lineup from the day the brand was introduced in 1986 until the Integra was discontinued 20 years later. Now, as Acura turns its back on its alpha naming system, the Integra has returned as a five-door hatchback with driving enjoyment as its key calling card. In A-Spec form, the 2023 Acura Integra features its first-ever turbocharged engine, 18-inch alloy wheels, and the availability of a six-speed manual transmission with rev-matching capability. Of course, there is plenty of tech as well, like the 10.2-inch digital instrumentation display and the adaptive damper suspension system. And the Integra A-Spec looks the part with stainless steel pedals, red gauge needles and contrast stitching on the steering wheel, console, shift boot plus a leather-wrapped aluminum shift knob. In the news segment, we examine the contention that electric cars will be less trouble-prone and need less service than conventional gasoline cars. Many pundits have made that claim, but a new study from Consumer Reports says quite the opposite is true. We'll have our thoughts on all that coming up. Also in the news, is there a “Silent Majority” of top car company execs that believes that pursuing electric vehicles to the exclusion of conventional vehicles is a giant mistake? One prominent global executive certainly thinks so, and in this edition, we'll tell you who that is and why he believes it. Our guest host, EV expert Matt DeLorenzo, will weigh in on that as well. DeLorenzo is the author of the new book How To Buy an Affordable Electric Car: A Tightwad's Guide to EV Ownership and a longtime industry observer. In a special segment this week, he and AOTR Host Jack Nerad will take a long look at the assertion by some climatologists that the accelerating move to electric vehicles is not the right solution to climate issues. In fact it could be a multi-trillion-dollar mistake. Nerad is the author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Hybrid and Alternative Fuel Vehicles in addition to his latest novel, Dance in the Dark. In the road test segment, Matt DeLorenzo will detail his recent experiences in one of the biggest “sleeper values” on the sedan market today — the Volkswagen Arteon. The highly styled and well-equipped Arteon deserves more attention than it has received, and we'll tell you why.  

Episode 311 features Jonathan Robinson, New York Times bestselling author and co-host of the popular podcast, Awareness Explorers.Find Jonathan Online:Website: https://www.theenlightenmentproject.netAwareness Project Podcast: https://www.awarenessexplorers.comAbout Jonathan:Jonathan Robinson is a psychotherapist, best-selling author of 14 books, and a professional speaker from Northern California. He has reached over 200 million people around the world with his practical methods, and his work has been translated into 47 languages. His work has appeared in Newsweek, USA TODAY, and the Los Angeles Times, as well as dozens of other publications. In addition, Mr. Robinson has made numerous appearances on the Oprah show and CNN, as well as other national TV talk shows. He has spent more than forty years studying the most practical and powerful methods for personal and spiritual growth.Jonathan's second book The Little Book of Big Questions became a New York Times bestseller, as did his book Communication Miracles for Couples. Some of Mr. Robinson's other books include Shortcuts to Bliss; The Complete Idiot's Guide to Awakening Your Spirituality, and Find Happiness Now. His most recent book is called The Enlightenment Project: How I Went From Depressed to Blessed, and You Can Too.As a professional speaker, Mr. Robinson has spoken to companies such as Microsoft, IBM, Coca-Cola, Dell, Bank of America, Google, Wells Fargo, and hundreds of other successful businesses and organizations. He speaks on 14 different topics, from mindfulness and depression to communication and personal transformation. He is known for providing his audiences with immediately useful and powerful information, presented in an entertaining and motivating manner.Jonathan has made a career out of getting to know the greatest spiritual leaders of our time. From Oprah to Adyashanti, he has interviewed over 100 notable people to get their take on how to live a happy, peaceful, and meaningful life.In his latest book, The Enlightenment Project: How I Went from Depressed to Blessed, and You Can Too, he shares stories of what he learned from his encounters with people such as the Dalai Lama, Byron Katie, Deepak Chopra, and the late Mother Teresa and Ram Dass, as well as powerful methods that helped him out of his depression and into lasting inner peace.John Gray, the author of Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus describes Jonathan's latest book by saying, “This book will inspire and support you to take the next step on your journey of enlightenment. It is fun, surprising, informative, and a real page-turner.”........Thank you for listening! If you wanted to learn more about the host, Brian Ondrako, check out his “Now” Page - https://www.brianondrako.com/now or Sign up for his Weekly Newsletter and 3x a Week Blog - https://brianondrako.com/subscribe/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jane Creswell is an innovator and leader in the field of corporate coaching. She leveraged 17 years of product development and management experience at IBM to invent the role of “Organization Coach” and become the founder of IBM Coaches Network. At IBM, she focused her organization on achieving extraordinary results by individual coaching of the leaders at all levels of the organization.     Currently, Ms. Creswell is utilizing those experiences to help corporations worldwide wanting to establish a long-term, self-sustaining system of internal coaching and reap the benefits of a coaching culture. Her focus is on helping leaders make the high-impact transition from merely influencing others to developing excellent leaders who develop excellent leaders. Her work can be characterized as maximizing the strengths and knowledge of individuals for the benefit of both the person and the organization.    Jane has authored 3 books, including The Complete Idiot's Guide- Coaching for Excellence, and Christ-Centered Coaching: 7 Benefits for Ministry Leaders, and God Nods (co-authored with Joey Faucette). Jane was the inaugural recipient of the Thomas Leonard Achievement Award granted by the ICF Midwest Conference in June 2014 for her impact throughout the coaching industry for over 20 years.   In this episode, Jane shares with Courtney and Missie:  How she transitioned from coding at IBM to becoming the first Organization Coach at IMB and founding the IBM Coaches Network How she views herself as a missionary to the corporate world What Christ-centered coaching is and how it differs from Christian counseling Why it's important for women in particular to receive professional coaching Trends she sees in the areas of work or life that women seek coaching in How she actually helps women move forward through coaching How to step forward with confidence in your unique gifts and strengths   Resources Mentioned: God Nods: Discover the Greatest Treasure at Work The Complete Idiot's Guide to Coaching for Excellence Christ-Centered Coaching: 7 Benefits for Ministry Leaders Patterns of High Performance: Discovering the Ways People Work Best  By Jerry L. Fletcher  

Hormone replacement is not usually life or death, except in the cases of the thyroid and adrenals. Thyroid disease has tripled in the last few decades, and thyroid medication is consistently among the top three most prescribed medicines in the world. At the same time, many women find themselves with adrenal insufficiency due to a workaholic lifestyle and burnout. Today, I'm joined by the most prolific writer that I know, naturopathic physician Dr. Alan Christianson. Dr. Christianson has written many books on hard topics like adrenal glands, thyroid glands, and metabolism, and I've learned a lot from him and his deep expertise. In this conversation, we talk about the problem with how most doctors test for thyroid issues, natural versus synthetic thyroid, whether you should supplement with iodine at home, the best way to test cortisol, why your cortisol slope matters, how to keep your blood sugar stable with resistant starches, and a lot more. This was one of my favorite interviews so far, and I know you'll learn a lot from the conversation!   About Dr. Alan Christianson Dr. Alan Christianson is a New York Times Bestselling Author and a Phoenix, Arizona-based Naturopathic Medical Doctor (NMD) who specializes in natural endocrinology with a focus on thyroid disorders. He is the author of the Adrenal Reset Diet, the Complete Idiot's Guide to Thyroid Disease, and The Metabolism Reset Diet.Dr. Christianson was a member of the premier class of Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine (SCNM) graduating in 1996. He has been actively practicing in Scottsdale ever since.   Highlights The problem with the standard practice of testing TSH alone Thyroid antibodies are the earliest indicators that can show up years before thyroid disease manifests Clearing up misconceptions about natural versus synthetic thyroid Why recalls happen a lot for thyroid medications The relationship between iodine and thyroid disease How the Thyroid Reset Diet can help you to reverse thyroid disease What is your cortisol slope and why does it matter? The best way to test cortisol How to get started with burnout recovery Why you shouldn't buy into the “pregnenolone steal” myth The higher goal is to keep your blood sugar stable How resistant starches work and common examples We don't need to be afraid of white potatoes, rice, and beans   Connect with Dr. Alan Christianson Website: DrChristianson.com https://www.drchristianson.com/ Books https://shop.drchristianson.com/collections/books-multimedia/ Instagram | @DrAlanChristianson https://www.instagram.com/dralanchristianson/   Resources Dr. Shawn Tassone's Practice https://www.drshawntassone.com/ Dr. Shawn Tassone's Book | The Hormone Balance Bible https://tassonemd.com/hormone-balance-bible/ Dr. Shawn Tassone's Integrative Hormonal Mapping System | Hormone Archetype Quiz https://tassonemd.lpages.co/hormonearchetypequiz/     Disclaimer This podcast and website represent the opinions of Dr. Shawn Tassone and his guests. The content here should not be taken as medical advice and is for informational purposes only. Because each person is so unique, please consult your health care professional for any medical questions.

In today's episode, we speak with Julieanna Hever, a plant-based dietitian, host of the Choose You Now Podcast, and author of the best-selling book The Complete Idiot's Guide to Plant-Based Nutrition.Today, Julieanna is a global nutritional consultant who inspires “big change” and holds discussions around inclusive plant-based living and ways to form better nutritional habits.Listen as Julieanna talks about why nutritious food is a love language, the difference between “vegan,” “whole food,” and “plant-based,” and the solution to the constant battle for healthy eating.

Feeling overworked and underpaid? Welcome to your ticket to achieving the ultimate workplace benefit-- more time and more money! Each of us gets just 168 precious hours of life per week. If you're like most folks you work fifty of those hours and sleep another fifty. That means 60% of your time is spoken for before the alarm even rings Monday morning. Jeff Cohen of JeffCohenMedia.com (check out his podcast there!) authored a book named The Complete Idiot's Guide to Working Less, Earning More and it is all about learning to pay your life first. It's about learning to work less, earn more, and ultimately live a better life. So if working fewer hours while increasing your current income sounds good to you, then you've come to the right podcast!Jeff's Books ⬇️► The Complete Guide to Working Less, Earning More: https://amzn.to/3ds4Pll► Recession-Proof Your Career: https://amzn.to/3qSvGdm* SPONSORS OF THIS EPISODE *• Approved Funding: Looking to purchase a home? Looking to refinance? You need to speak to Shmuel Shayowitz at https://www.ApprovedFunding.com/Mortgages to make sure you do it right.• COLEL CHABAD: Help Israel's neediest, please! Visit https://www.ColelChabad.org/KosherMoney to make a much-needed donation!Follow us on social media for more content:• TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@livinglchaim• Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/livinglchaim/• Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/livinglchaim• LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/living-lchaimEmail us your feedback at hi@LivingLchaim.com or WhatsApp us at 1-914-222-5513 Our call-in-listen feature:

Lexus executives readily acknowledge that the Lexus RX “is the franchise.” Both Guest Co-Host Matt DeLorenzo and Hot Jack Nerad were among the first journalists to test the all-new 2023 Lexus RX. The model comes in a variety of versions including gasoline, hybrid, and “performance hybrid.” If the last of those seems like an oxymoron to you, we can assure you after our drives that it isn't. And we'll have a lively discussion about all the new RX models in this episode of “America on the Road.” But that isn't the only important crossover SUV we examine this week. Host Jack Nerad recently traveled to North Carolina for a first drive of the heavily revised 2023 Hyundai Palisade, and he came back with an interview with an expert on the vehicle — Hyundai product planner Melvyn Bautista. The interview will provide rare insight into the changes the Palisade has for 2023. In the news, the state of California gathered big-time headlines by banning the sale of gasoline cars after 2035. But while that was the headline, the state's action has more immediate effects that are even more concerning. Matt Delorenzo, who is the author of How To Buy An Affordable Electric Car: A Tightwad's Guide to EV Ownership, and Jack Nerad, who is the author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Hybrids and Alternative Fuel Vehicles, will offer their analysis of the California's move. Will the edict actually go into effect? They'll offer their thoughts on that, too. Also in the news, a major carmaker has just started to build electric vehicles at an American factory. We'll tell you all about that and how it fits — or doesn't fit — into the new green vehicle push contained in the recent Inflation Act. Does the new legislation damage chances for the adoption of EVs? In the road test segment, Jack Nerad will review the 2022 Lincoln Navigator, the full-size luxury SUV that competes with the Cadillac Escalade. The Navigator is so stuffed with tech that it is hard to discuss anything else about it, but Nerad will offer his well-rounded look at the big Lincoln. All that and more is coming up in this episode of “America on the Road.”

Speed reading expert Abby Marks-Beale shares the key strategies to speed up your reading–on screens and paper–without compromising comprehension. — YOU'LL LEARN — 1) How to quadruple your reading speed with just one notecard 2) The best ways to retain more of what you read 3) Awesome tools for optimal screen reading Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep784 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT ABBY — Abby Marks Beale is a speed reading expert, consummate educator and professional speaker who enjoys teaching busy people how to read smarter, faster and just plain better. For the past 30+ years, she has taught thousands to build reading confidence and competence through the knowledge of simple yet powerful active reading strategies. She is the author of 10 Days to Faster Reading, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Speed Reading and Speed Reading: A Little-Known Time-Saving Superpower. • Book: 10 Days to Faster Reading • Book: Speed Reading: A Little-Known Time-Saving Superpower • Website: RevItUpReading.com — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • App: BeelineReader.com • App: Spreeder • Concept: Ebbinghaus Curve of Forgetting • Book: "Rich Habits - The Daily Success Habits of Wealthy Individuals" by Thomas Corley • Book: "Yoga and the Quest for the True Self" by Stephen Cope — THANK YOU SPONSORS! — • Gusto.com. Make doing payroll easy and get three free months at Gusto.com/awesomeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Barbara Boyd is a nurturer by nature — she helps people, projects, and plants grow and flourish. Since 2015, she has helped more than a hundred authors develop their book ideas and edited more than a hundred manuscripts. Barbara has written or co-written a dozen of her own books, too, including Macs All-In-One For Dummies, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Pinterest Marketing, and Innovative Presentations For Dummies. The post #147 – Barbara Boyd on How Experts Can Write Books first appeared on Write Your Book in a Flash Podcast with Dan Janal.

Holding on to a grudge can feel righteous. After all, you've been wronged. You are entitled to hold that grudge. However, there are a lot more reasons - and better ones - to let that grudge go. This episode begins with an explanation and a great quote to remember about grudges. Source: Judith Kuriansky author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to a Healthy Relationship (https://amzn.to/3KQEetb) So many things can alter your thinking in ways you don't realize. For example, the human brain has trouble making sense of fractions. We are also less open minded to ideas that conflict with what we already believe even if the evidence is obvious. And there are other ways your thinking gets distorted. Joining me to discuss this is James Zimring, Professor of Experimental Pathology at the University of Virginia School of Medicine and author of the book Partial Truths: How Fractions Distort our Thinking (https://amzn.to/3LxUj85). The world animals live in is very different than ours. Mainly, that's because the way they sense their surroundings is so much different. Some animals see what we can't, others hear what we can't while others taste what we can't. And the more we know about this, the better we can understand our own senses. Listen as my guest Jackie Higgins explains. Jackie is a writer, producer and director of films about animals and she is author of a book called Sentient: How Animals Illuminate the Wonder of Our Human Senses (https://amzn.to/3OUqY9S). If you struggle with your weight, your allergy medicine may be partially to blame. Some common antihistamines have been linked to weight gain in some people. Listen as I explain what the research says. https://www.verywellhealth.com/do-antihistamines-cause-weight-gain-83094 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS! Go to https://Indeed.com/Something to claim your sponsored job $75 credit to upgrade your job post! Offer good for a limited time. With Avast One, https://avast.com you can confidently take control of your online world without worrying about viruses, phishing attacks, ransomware, hacking attempts, & other cybercrimes! With prices soaring at the pump, Discover has your back with cash back! Use the Discover Card & earn 5% cash back at Gas Stations and Target, now through June, when you activate. Get up to $75 cash back this quarter with Discover it® card. Learn more at https://discover.com/rewards Small Businesses are ready to thrive again and looking for resources to rise to the challenge. That's why Dell Technologies has assembled an all-star lineup of podcasters (and we're one of them!) for the third year in a row to create a virtual conference to share advice and inspiration for Small Businesses. Search Dell Technologies Small Business Podference on Audacy.com, Spotify or Apple podcasts starting May 10th! Today is made for Thrill! Style, Power, Discovery, Adventure, however you do thrill, Nissan has a vehicle to make it happen at https://nissanusa.com Use SheetzGo on the Sheetz app! Just open the app, scan your snacks, tap your payment method and go!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

First released in April of 2020, this interview with Jodi Golda Komitor was a true dream come true.  Jodi is the founder of Next Generation Yoga® (NGY) - the first Kids Yoga studio in the world. Inspired by a background in education, she pioneered Next Generation Yoga in 1998 in New York City, a company she operated for 21 years. During her season as CEO of NGY, she celebrated many successes, including running a thriving international company with multiple six-figure year earnings, authoring The Complete Idiot's Guide to Yoga with Kids, receiving multiple features in renowned media sources, starring in Yoga videos with Gaiam & Comcast on Demand, winning the Kids Yoga Service Award from the National Kids Yoga Conference leading a volunteer service project in Kenya and certifying 100+ Africa Yoga Project teachers in Next Generation Yoga methodology. In May of 2019, she passed the baton and sold Next Generation Yoga. Her experience in successfully starting, building and scaling a business has her passionate for mentoring entrepreneurs. She is the organizer of a non-competitive, like-minded international business group called The Biz of Kids Yoga™ where she provides private and group coaching. As well, she consults for mission-based small businesses who are in various phases of growth, including starting up, scaling big and everything in between. In this conversation, Jodi shares her pioneering kids yoga journey and offers invaluable insight on running a kids yoga business from hiring teachers, to scaling her business, to shifting her business model. A MUST listen for any kids yoga teacher!

Michael and Phil discuss what it's like to work with a writing partner, how to choose one, and what to look out for. Dive deep into Michael's background with his partner Sivert Glarum and what they did to make it in Hollywood.Michael's Screenwriting Course - https://michaeljamin.com/courseFree Screenwriting Lesson - https://michaeljamin.com/freeSivert Glarum's IMDB Page - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0321770/Stephen Prestfield's Book - https://www.amazon.com/Nobody-Wants-Read-Your-Tough-Love/dp/1936891492Warner Bros. Writer's Workshop - https://televisionworkshop.warnerbros.com/writers-workshop/Glenn Martin, DDS on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8hzMh1WQ6t5dwbnNop2fVAThe Complete Idiot's Guide to Screenwriting by Skip Press - https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Idiots-Guide-Screenwriting-3rd/dp/1592577555Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio's Screenwriting Website - http://wordplayer.com/Michael: (00:00)I'm always reminding myself of the basics. Cause it's really, it's funny. I remember when I was on King of the hill, having a conversation with Greg Daniels who later created the American version of The Office, but I said, Greg, there is no Writing 102. It's all Writing 101. And he's like, "Yes! That's it." Writing one. It's all writing because it is, everything is all, it's all the basics.Michael: (00:27)All right, everyone. Hey, welcome back today. We're going to talk about working with a partner and how to find one and had a, had a, why you want one or why you don't want one. And because I've been working with a TV, writing... A partner, I've had a partner for Jesus. We've been together, you know, close to 30 years. I don't want to date myself. It's maybe, oh, maybe almost that many years. And so we always work together. His name is Sivert Glarum and we always work together. That's how a partnership is, but it's tricky, it's a tricky thing, finding a partner. So I thought I'd elaborate on that for anyone who...Phil: (00:57)I think it's an interesting topic, especially for someone like myself where, you know, I've... I definitely see the value of a partner, but I also see a lot of... My experience with having to rely on other people from group projects in school, down to actually trying to lean in and trust that someone will follow through on their end. My experiences have not been great.Michael: (01:20)Yeah. It's a marriage. And like, marriages are not always easy. Not, not, not everyone's meant to get married to other people. So it's really, you know, I think I got lucky, um, in comedy, it's probably more, it's more advantageous to have a writing partner in comedy because when you, when you say something funny, you don't know, it's funny until someone else is laughing. You may think it's funny, but you know, until someone, your partner laughs, then you go, okay, that must be funny. Um, and I'll just talk about how we met because when I talk in comedy, it's, there's so many ways. I guess when we, when we met, we were team... We were teamed up, uh, in comedy that like some people have partners and its common to have a partner. It's common not to have a partner, but when you have a partner, you literally split a salary for the rest of your career.Michael: (02:06)But, but it does make you, it, in theory, it gives you the advantage of getting hired more often, because you're kind of getting two for that. You're literally getting two for the price of one. And especially when you get high up levels, you're then you're running a show. And now, you know, when you are a showrunner that you have so many responsibilities. It really helps to have someone else take some of them off your hand. And if you don't have a partner, you gotta do it all. You know, so that's, but like I said, it is tricky because you have to get along and like you're pointing out, do you, you have to, you know, you have to really get along with this person. You just have to carry your weight.Phil: (02:40)I think that'd be interesting to get, I'm sure we'll get into this. I think it'll be interesting to talk about kind of your division of labor as you're going through the process of how you're writing. Uh, you know, I, I've heard of different processes based on different writing partnerships, whether, you know, it's the, the Thomas Lennon, Robert Ben Garrett process of they just assign scenes. So one person takes odds and one person takes evens and as they send them back, they're continuously rewriting each other. So by the time they're done with draft one, they have 20 rewrites done. Or is it that one of you sits at the typewriter or the, excuse me, not dating myself at all, sit at the computer and like type it out while the other one dictates or does it take turns? That's an interesting...Michael: (03:23)And I've seen partners do it both ways with the way we do. We literally write everything together. So we will sit at the same at the, at the, uh, you know, computer and one will look at the monitor and the other will be at the keyboard and we literally type at the same. So, you know, the one, I tend to be the one who does the typing, uh, mostly because I'm a better typer than S. It is, um, and frustrating to no end when I'm watching him struggle to put a word together. But, uh, but sometimes he'll do it. And I, you know, I I'll loss it and watch. And so, uh, it's nice. It's nice to have someone drive the boat a little bit, but I'll talk about how we, how we met. We were, uh, I was signed by an agent and, uh, my, you know, few years out of college and was a very big deal for me.Michael: (04:09)And she blew a lot of smoke up my and she's like, I signed one baby writer a year and, uh, I make a star out of that writer this year. You're the guy and congratulations. And I was like, wow, I'm on cloud nine. And she's like, in three years, you're going to be running your own show. I was like, oh my God running. I don't even know if I can write a, you know, an episode of TV, but running. And then, you know, when the smoke cleared a couple days later, I was curious about what had happened to the previous baby writer before me. And so I got through there, I guess, through their assistant, I got the name of this guy and I called them up. He was actually two years before me and I called him up and I was like, Hey man, what, what show are you running?Michael: (04:46)Cause you obviously must be incredibly successful. And he's like, dude, I work at a record store. And, uh, so he hadn't gotten staffed at all. And so we decided to team up, we had, there are two reasons to team up. Uh, one, I, I, I knew enough then to know, like I was, it was hard. I knew, I knew enough to know that I didn't know enough and that we traded scripts. I was like, man, this guy is, this guy is a better writer than I was. Even though we were both signed independently and I was hotter than he was in terms of, I was the new flavor of the week for this agent. And rather than compete against each other for the same job we teamed up. And, uh, and that's how we, that's how we became partners.Phil: (05:28)So, so how did you broach that conversation of, um, what do you think here? Is this something that you want to do together? Like how did that conversation?Michael: (05:36)Yeah, I think we were both interested in writing with a partner. He like, he had a partner many years earlier who decided to get out and become a socialist, uh, that how Sivert describes it. And so we were both open to the idea and, you know, we kind of met and we hit it off. We were coming from similar backgrounds. We're both from the east coast. Sivert a couple of years older than me, but, you know, close in age, we both played the trumpet and, you know, grade school, that kind of thing. Right,Phil: (06:02)Right. Mastering it in heaven.Michael: (06:04)Yeah, but a lot of partners are just, they, you know, they tend to be, Hey, we were friends in college and we both want it. I know that happens a lot. And so let's, let's go out to Hollywood together and become writing partners. So that often, that often is the case. Sometimes you see a husband and wife has a writing partner.Phil: (06:20)I've, I've seen that, um, a couple of times, some pretty big names or writing partners in our couples. So, so, okay. So that's, I mean, that's a fascinating topic. I was literally just listening to, I was out on runs for our show yesterday in post-production and I had to just drive all over Hollywood and Burbank multiple times. So I started listening to a Steven Pressfield book. He wrote The War of Art, um, Turning Pro... A bunch of stuff. He he's a screenwriter who did the novel of a Legend of Bagger Vance, and also wrote the film is multiple time bestselling author been in the industry from the advertising background. And he's got this other book that I never read. And it's um, No One Wants to Read Your Shit. Pardon that? Yeah. Interesting. That's the title. And his whole point is you have to understand whether you're in advertising, writing novels, writing screenplays.Phil: (07:07)No one wants to read your shit. And, and so you shouldn't be like surprised when no one gets around to it. And ultimately it has to be that good that they want to read it. But he talks about how he got partnered up with this big name. And ultimately he felt like he wasn't getting a lot of the credit for what he was doing because he was the writer and the other guy was the name. And his agent sat him down. Once he said, you need to understand that right now he is the known deal because he's had hits with his other writing partner. He's had hits with you. He's the common denominator. You're a nobody. So you need to understand your role here. Now, obviously your situation's a little bit different because we were both young baby writers who partnered up, but it sounds like there's even a little bit of that because you were the hot thing for you, right.Michael: (07:52)It was the hot, but he was trading. Cause we traded scripts. I'm like this guy really is a really good writer. I could tell just from reading a script, like he was, he really understood story structure. And, um, he had, he had sold on his own, an episode with his previous partner an episode of the wonder years. So it was like he had, he did have a little more, you know, he had one under the belt and I had none of the under the belt, but the truth is like, and I remember in the beginning there was a struggle between us in terms of, we didn't know how to trust each other. And, and of course I wanted more of my lines in the script and his lines and, you know, back I kind of thing. And then as you get older and more mature, it's really that ego goes out the window.Michael: (08:30)And it's more about whoever pitches the line that will get you home sooner. That's the one you'll do, you know? It's like, I don't really, if it comes out of his mouth, great, that's great. Let's use that one. I don't really care. And I think he feels vice versa. It's like, um, and often, you know, we'll do a rewrite on a script and he'll want to cut a line and like, no, no, no, no, that's the best line of the script. And it's his line, you know? And he's, you know, so I'm fighting for his stuff and vice versa, you know? SoPhil: (08:58)It's interesting. Yeah. Yeah. So the pride dies as you become a pro is really what I'm hearing.Michael: (09:03)Yeah, I think so. It's also like in the beginning of the novelty of seeing your words on TV, it was like, oh my God, my lines are on TV, millions of people. And then, uh, you know, that gets, it's not that it gets old, but you've become accustomed to it. And then you're really, it's really more about just doing the work and finishing the work as opposed to like your ego, you know?Phil: (09:24)Okay. So you obviously knew he was, he was engaged cause he was obviously working on the stuff, but for people who are considering teaming up, aside from the benefit of, you're more likely to get staffed, you have someone to vet your jokes or your story against to kind of tell you whether or not it's good. How can you tell whether or not someone's serious? Like someone's a good partner.Michael: (09:42)The thing, cause we were both, we were both signed by the agent. So we were both, um, intent on breaking into Hollywood. So, you know, so it wasn't like, it wasn't like a fluke or it wasn't like a Lark, neither one of us. Like it was a Lark and we were both around the same time. And Hollywood, we were both like on a struggling PAs and we would work on the weekends. We were both very committed. So after work and on the weekends, every day we met and we wrote spec scripts over, you know, wrote and wrote and wrote. And so, because he was a couple of years older, he was also a little bit more hungry, a little more desperate. It was like he had to make a, this happened now. And so we both had that same work ethic in terms of like, and I was young, I was a little younger, but I was also like, I want to, I want it now. I don't have any patience. So was like, we have to hit this now. And so it was a sense of franticness and, and uh, urgency. And it wasn't like there was no plan B for either of us. Hmm.Phil: (10:35)So how, how, how long after your partnered, did you end up, uh, selling something?Michael: (10:40)I think, um, I'm trying to remember it. Like it was, we wound up selling an episode of Lewis and Clark that I helped get, because that was my, I, we sold it to my, my, uh, my bosses. I was working as their, uh, assistant at the time. So I got that because, you know, they were my bosses and that might've been a couple of years after we were writing, but then it took another couple of years before we were able to get staffed on our first job, which was Just Shoot Me. And so it took a few years. And in between then we also got into the Warner Bros. Writing Program, which really did nothing for our career, but you know, it was something, so it took a few years of struggling. And I remember like at that age, the years feel like decades, especially when you feel like, you know, um, you know, I should be doing more with my life. So yeah.Phil: (11:26)Yeah. So, so the reason I asked that is because what you're describing is everyday after work and on weekends, you're practicing your craft. So you've talked about in other episodes is a writer writes. That's what they do. If you wrote something a year ago, you have written, but you are not actively writing. And so what I'm hearing you say is, even though you had agents, which the big misconception is you need an agent to break into Hollywood and that's that's what does it for you that didn't help? Nope. And then even then you put in years of effort to make it to your first staff job.Michael: (11:59)Yeah. And the first spec script that we wrote together, it was a friend's I think it was a first one. It made me minimum the first, it was one of the first. And, but we just kept on writing specs. We probably wrote maybe eight or so specs together, maybe more of show like anyway, ironically it was at first, I think it was the first spec, a spec script that we wrote together that wound up getting work for us years later, it was a really good, uh, spec, but like, we just didn't quit. It was like, well, write another one, write another one, you know, let's get better. You know, so, and I'm, I haven't looked at it in years, but I'm sure I'd look at it. Go, Ooh boy, it's not as good as I remember it. You know? Cause you get, you get better as, as you get older.Phil: (12:35)Right. So, so there has to be a committed, uh, commitment to craft and professionalism is ultimately a good vetting benchmark for this. Are these people willing to work as hard as I am?Michael: (12:46)Yeah. And it's not a get rich quick scheme. It's not like, Hey, let's, you know, let's try this on a Lark and let's try, hopefully we'll sell us. It was like, no, no, we both want to become writers, professional writers. We will not going to stop until we get there. We're going to work our asses until we do.Phil: (12:59)Yeah. Yeah. Got it. Okay. All right. So similar goals, hard work, work ethic, all those things. Yeah. Are there any red flags that you can think of, "Hey, this is probably not a partnership that's gonna work out."Michael: (13:13)Yeah. I mean, like I said that the ego part of it, I also think part of our, what made us a good team, especially in the beginning was in the, in a comedy writing room. Usually, you get classified as a joke guy or girl joke guy or a story guy. And if I were to, I was definitely a joke. I and Sivert, it was probably a story guy. And so we had complementary skill sets and now, but years later, um, I've definitely moved towards the, towards the story person as well. It's like, cause the jokes, jokes are fun and it's like, it's like a lot of sizzle and you get a lot of credit and people love the joke guy, but the story person is far more valuable and it's a skill that's way more important to have, uh, than just being funny or jokes. Those are disposable. Really.Phil: (13:57)That's a note that I've seen from industry professionals that I know personally is, um, if you don't understand story structure, you don't know how to lay out a story. It's not helpful.Michael: (14:08)Yeah. And, and I sh no one does when they start out. Nope. Everyone thinks they do. And they don't. I mean, they're very, they're very few people who are born with that innate skill and they rise up to the top very fast. The rest of us have to learn it. And it takes a long, you know, it takes a while to learn that. SoPhil: (14:23)Got it. And to your point, like, even though I've seen this, like you taught me this stuff, you have it in your course. I've probably seen you teach story structure the way you break a story. And in any room, I still catch myself on a first draft thinking, why did I just bulldoze that, uh, that plot point right there? Like why, why did I step over that story point?Michael: (14:41)Yeah. And I make the same mistakes all the time too. Like I'll sometimes all I'll read my work or what, you know, you need the distance, uh, some time to, to look at your working a wait a minute, this is why what's going on here because you get lost in the weeds and you have to go always go back to the basics. I'm always reminding myself of the basics. Cause it's really, it's funny. I remember when I was on King of the Hill, having a conversation with Greg Daniels who later created the American version of The Office and he was my boss on king of the hill. And I impressed him with something that I said, which was odd and it would impress him. But I said, Greg, there is no Writing 102, it's all Writing 101. And he's like, "yes, that's it! Writing 101." It's all writing. Cause it is. And everything's all, it's all the basics. But I think people will, there are people out there who will try to sell you Writing 102, because they can make a buck, but it's all 101 right. But you have to master that part, you know?Phil: (15:33)Yeah. The 102 does not help you because 101 has the mastery. Yeah.Michael: (15:37)It's like advanced screenwriting, advanced screenings, all basics, you know? Okay. Yes. Master the basics.Michael: (15:46)Hi guys. Michael Jamin here. I wanted to take a break from talking and talk just a little bit more. I think a lot of you guys are getting bad advice on the internet. I know this because I'm getting tagged. One guy tagged me with this. He said, I heard from a script reader in the industry. And I was like, wait, what? Hold on, stop. My head blew up. I blacked out. And when I finally came to, I was like, listen, dude, there are no script readers in the industry by definition. These are people on the outside of the industry. They work part-time, they'd give their right arm to be in the industry. And instead they're giving you advice on what to do and you're paying for this. I mean, that just made me nuts, man. These people are unqualified to give my dog advice. And by the way, her script is, is coming along quite nicely.Michael: (16:25)And oh, and I'm not done. Another thing when I work with TV writers who a new one, I'm writing staffs. A lot of these guys flame out after 13 episodes. So they get this big break. They finally get in and then they flame out because they don't know what is expected of them on the job. And that's sad because you know, it's not going to happen again. So to fight all this, to flush all this bad stuff out of your head, I post daily tips on social media. You can find me on Instagram and TikTok and Facebook @MichaelJaminWriter. If you don't have time, two minutes a day to devote towards improving your craft guys, it's not going to happen. Let's just be honest. So go find, make it happen. All right. Now, back to my previous rant.Phil: (17:07)So prior to COVID, I was doing Brazilian Jiu Jitsu here in the valley with a guy named Romelo Barral and he's like a 10 time world champion. He's he's a legend, like UFC fighters, train at his gym. And he's just considered a master. And someone asked him the question what's better. Is it strength or cardio? And he said, cardio, because strength will fail you every time like strength will fade and your cardio can endure. And it's almost like what I'm hearing you say is understanding basics with story structure and storytelling. Those fundamentals are the cardio to everything else. It's the engine that keeps you running.Michael: (17:40)Yeah. And, and like, so few people really want to study that because that's not fun. You know...Phil: (17:46)And that's not sexy. And you know, it, it definitely feels at times it feels contrived or feels formulaic and what I don't think people understand and that I'm slowly learning is that is ingrained in us as a, as a species. It's whether you're talking Joseph Campbell or you're talking, you know, um, other psychological profiles in this stuff, like, uh, Jungian archetypes that storytelling comes from thousands and thousands of years of storytelling. And that's why Homer told his stories and the similar structure. And that's why Shakespeare did. And that's why we do.Michael: (18:21)Yeah. And it's just because it feels right. Something, it just feels right in your bones, but that's not to say it's cliche. Like you can always make cliche choices that you see a mile away. I mean, but you, if you follow the structure, there's plenty of creativity within those, within the points. So it doesn't feel cliche. You know, there's still a lot of choices that you can make and mistakes that you can make along the way. But if you have the structure, it really helps. It's like a house, you know, the houses you can decorate any way you want, but the house needs to have these things to stay up and not fall down.Phil: (18:49)Yeah. It makes sense. Yeah. Strong foundation. Right. You have to have it, the war house washes away. Yeah. So, so going back to the comment you made earlier, where you're talking about this division of labor. So we've talked about that when you first started out and we talked about in the writer's room as a Showrunner, as someone who has a show that you're managing, what's the division of labor for you and your partner when you become an Executive Producer.Michael: (19:12)Yeah. So that kind of started our first show that we ran together was called Glenn Martin DDS. And that was a little jem that no one saw and it was Kevin, it was animated. Oh, look at that. He's got a, you got... I gave Phil a toy .Phil: (19:24)I've got your DVD right here.Michael: (19:26)You can go find that. I think it plays on YouTube or make no money. So you can watch, you can watch on YouTube for free. And that was with Kevin Nealon. He did the voice and Catherine O'Hara was amazing. Of course he's hilarious. And Judy Greer that they what a cast we had. And, um, and so on, on once a week, I would have to, we'd have to record the actors and Sivert would stay in the writer's room, running the rewrite or breaking stories for the next episode while I was on the soundstage, directing the actress. I have a, I'm pretty good at that. I'm... I'm a decent, uh, I can hear the voices and I'm, I'm pretty good at directing and expressing myself and trying to get pulling out the best, uh, performances from actors and Sivert is great at breaking story.Michael: (20:05)So it worked out, it worked out really well. Um, yeah, that kind of division of labor. But if, if we were only one of us, then that one, you know, something would have suffered. Someone would have not either directed the actors, the right person, you'd have to delegate to like a number two that you trust. And the fact that Sivert, and I've been working for all these years, like we know like we have the same taste cause we, so we, I can hear his voice. He can hear my voice. We know it's, it's rare that we disagree on, on, on a story point or, um, you know, our take, you know, so it's a lot of trust and a lot of we have the same kind of brain even often. We're, um, I don't remember what we're doing. Oh, we were, we were, um, uh, meeting on another show and, uh, we had, um, we had the same, we both had this favorite episode. We were talking about it later, like, oh yeah, that's the episode I liked best. And he was like, yeah, I liked that one, the best two out of like the six that we saw and we'd liked it for the same reasons.Phil: (21:00)Right. Right. Do you feel like that's innate or is that your taste has grown together over time? Like being partners?Michael: (21:09)Uh, it's grown. We have a similar sensibility over time. Yeah.Phil: (21:13)Got it. Got it. So, so on the subject of working with partners, you know, you talked about people from college, you've talked about, you know, your agent in partnering with people, your agents repping. So you're not competing against each other. Are there any other ways you can think of to come up with and find a good partner if that's what you're looking for? Like sort of like a writer's dating apps.Michael: (21:34)Yeah. I have no idea. I imagine I would have no idea. I know people like in the course that I teach or that offer that, um, people, they reach out, they trade scripts that seems like could be, we have a private Facebook group. I dunno if anybody's teamed up from that. But that seems like a decent way to team up with someone because you're all serious about the craft. And you both have learned the language that I use in describing stories. So it's kind of like you have the same kind of, you already have the same foundation a little bit. I don't, you know?Phil: (22:03)Yeah. And then to your point, I think that that's a very powerful indicator to me of someone's seriousness in, you know, years ago, the first book I ever read on screenwriting was The Complete Idiot's Guide to Screenwriting by Skip Press. And he had a couple of resources in there. One of those resources is WordPlayer.com and that's run by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio who wrote like Aladdin, Shrek, Pirates of the Caribbean, Small Soldiers, basically every film... wrote on..., they basically every film I grew up with in the nineties and in the early two thousands. And they had a bunch of these articles back from AOL in the forums, right. And one of them was talking about professionalism and they said, you cannot call yourself a professional until you're willing to invest in your craft. And that doesn't mean scouring the internet, looking for free scripts. It means going down to a script shop and buying them or going on Amazon and buying a script, it's finding that.Michael: (22:55)That's something you do really well, by the way. Like you always invest in yourself. Always. Yeah, yeah.Phil: (23:01)Yeah. Well, I took, I took that note very seriously. And so I have, I had purchased many online screenwriting courses. I went to film school. I did all those things. And that's one thing that I appreciate about your course. Is there's, there's almost like a paywall that kind of keeps the riffraff out. And it's not saying that if you don't have the funds, that you're riff-raff what I'm saying is there's a level of seriousness that comes with and making an investment in yourself. Yeah. And all of the conversations I've had, I've given notes on scripts to multiple people in that group. It's, it's super helpful. They reach out to me proactively and ask what they can do for me to read my stuff andMichael: (23:37)A nice, yeah,Phil: (23:38)Yeah, absolutely. And the cool thing is we're also coming at it from the stories, from understanding how real writers break story in the TV, TV writers' room, right. Like they're, they're analyzing say, oh, you missed this point. And I don't understand how this pays off. And, and we're, we're speaking it almost like the same insider language.Michael: (23:57)Yeah. So yeah, that's, that's riding with a partner and, uh, it's probably less important for drama, but for comedy, it could be, I think it's really helpful. And, uh, it, you know, it's something to consider something to, you know, explore perhaps.Phil: (24:10)Yeah. I love it. Thanks so much, Michael. I appreciate the info and the insights and thanks to everybody for listening.Michael: (24:15)Yeah. Thank you. Everyone. 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