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So much about the Christmas account is miraculous and supernatural that it gets hard to keep track of every thing. We are all familiar with the miracle of the virgin birth, the divine communication with Joseph through dreams, the angelic appearance to the shepherds and the miracle of the Christmas star. However, there is one miracle that we might have overlooked. Although it is not typically the book of the Bible in which you expect to find information pertaining to Christmas, Colossians 2:9 speaks about a miraculous truth. We’ve heard the term “incarnation” in relationship to Christmas. God became human in order to be with us in our human condition. It is a uniquely Christian concept and one of the things that sets Jesus apart from all others.

So much about the Christmas account is miraculous and supernatural that it gets hard to keep track of every thing. We are all familiar with the miracle of the virgin birth, the divine communication with Joseph through dreams, the angelic appearance to the shepherds and the miracle of the Christmas star. However, there is one miracle that we might have overlooked. Although it is not typically the book of the Bible in which you expect to find information pertaining to Christmas, Colossians 2:9 speaks about a miraculous truth. We’ve heard the term “incarnation” in relationship to Christmas. God became human in order to be with us in our human condition. It is a uniquely Christian concept and one of the things that sets Jesus apart from all others.

In this episode, we're diving into what it means to embody your “most magnetic self” and how stepping into this mindset can help you align with your goals and attract what you truly desire.We'll discuss:A hack to help envision your best self and bring her to life.Simple, fun practices to boost confidence.Tips for bringing your dreams into existence using the Law of Attraction.As always you will hear some personal stories about how this mindset has transformed my own life, with examples to put it into practice in real life.

Welcome to Multiverse News, Your source for Information about all your favorite fictional universes. We've been talking about it for a few weeks now, but Marvel Studios just upped the ante on future projects with their presentation at D23 in Brazil this past weekend. Condense it and discuss, you say? Absolutely! Here...we…go… A brand new trailer was shown and released worldwide for Captain America: Brave New World with a longer look at the character of Isaiah Bradley. Hot off those red Hulk heels, a longer Thunderbolts* trailer was released that really set the tone for the film while still leaving us with questions. Also in trailer news, What If Season 3 got a spotlight this week and the trailer Marvel released declares that this season is the end. The man, the myth, the legend himself, Kevin Feige, also teased attendees (and therefore all of us!) with many other tantalizing nuggets such as: The character of Blade WILL reach the MCU. Queen of our hearts and minds the Scarlet Witch will likely return! Feige said the questions are “when and how” that will happen. Feige “hopes” that Miles Morales will enter the live action MCU sometime after the third animated Spider-Verse movie releases. And finally…FINALLY, the X-Men will, according to Feige, play a major role in the MCU after Secret Wars. It's the age of Dave Filoni as Lucasfilm has brought his Star Wars Rebels co-creator Simon Kinberg on board to develop a new trilogy of films in the galaxy far, far away. The new trilogy will not be a continuation of the nine-film Skywalker Saga, but will feature new characters and new stories - though insiders say this may be up for debate. Regardless, don't count out characters from other corners of the universe showing up. Kinberg's producing credits include Logan, the first two Deadpool movies, acting as a consultant for The Force Awakens, and he's involved in the upcoming adaptation of Stephen King's The Running Man starring Glen Powell. In a wild and unofficial move, Denzel Washington revealed during the Gladiator II press tour that he is being written into a third Black Panther movie that will be directed by Ryan Coogler. Development on a Black Panther 3 film has not been announced by Marvel Studios in any official capacity, but wow what a rumor to start, Denzel! HBO released a sizzle reel for their 2025 shows that will stream on Max, showcasing footage from an astounding number of their shows. Favorites like The White Lotus, The Last of Us, Hacks, and The Gilded Age were highlighted alongside upcoming shows Welcome to Derry, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, and The Chair Company, to name a few. Today, Disney+ also shared a sizzle reel this week featuring, of course, our anticipated Marvel and Star Wars projects, as well as some of their other darlings like The Bear, Goosebumps, The Handmaid's Tale, and more Netflix has released a video confirming that the fifth and final season of Stranger Things will release in 2025 and will be eight episodes long. The video also confirmed the titles of each episode. Macaulay Culkin has joined the Season 2 cast of Prime Video's Fallout in a recurring role, sources tell Deadline. A Mass Effect TV series based on the video game franchise is officially in development at Amazon MGM Studios, Variety has learned. The next book in the Marvel Crime series was announced and will be called Enemy of My Enemy featuring Daredevil and is written by bestselling author Alex Segura. The adult novel will be available July 29, 2025. Warner Brothers has announced that the release date for Bong Joon Ho's Mickey 17 starring Robert Pattinson has shifted release dates from January 31, 2025 to April 18, 2025. Anne Hathaway, Lupita Nyong'o, and Zendaya have joined the cast of Christopher Nolan's upcoming untitled film. They join Matt Damon and Tom Holland.

In the competitive landscape of content creation, this specific creation phase stands out as a critical element that can significantly amplify your reach and engagement. Over the last year we've developed a robust 6-lever process, with a particular emphasis on the fourth lever: distribution. The reason being... people completely forget about this specific stage. This episode is a behind the scenes of a conversation that we had with one of our partners. We start by distinguishing between two types of content: 'safety net' and 'intentional'. Safety net content, such as daily podcast clips, ensures that we maintain consistent visibility. This regular presence is vital for effectively measuring and optimizing our content strategies. One of the things we can do to maximize our organic reach is to focus on collaboration. By tagging guests and engaging with them, we can extend our content's reach. We encourage guests to feature us in their newsletters or even physical magazines. These partnerships allow us to tap into diverse audiences and expand our visibility beyond traditional social media platforms. Efficiency is key in our approach to distribution. We utilize a matrix to streamline our distribution processes. This involves meticulously allocating time slots and selecting platforms, which not only saves time but also helps us identify trends and peaks in audience engagement. Lastly, using data is key. It's a must when it comes to optimizing and grabbing the juice out of the content. You can start by looking at platform-specific metrics. These include 7-day and 30-day podcast downloads and YouTube's 30-second retention rates. These insights are crucial. They refine our content and promotion strategies. They ensure we keep improving our reach and impact. Hope you enjoy and take a lot of #GoldenBoulders! Timestamped Overview: 04:13 Strategic content distribution methods for broadening audience. 09:56 Condense video content distribution strategy maximum 7 words 11:59 Develop episode ideas, social listening, and marketing. 17:49 Evaluate content performance and optimize for engagement. 19:14 YouTube video data reveals high consumption. Connect with Fonzi: Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Twitter Connect with LUISDA: Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Twitter Subscribe to the podcast on Youtube, Apple, Spotify, Google, Stitcher, or anywhere you listen to your podcasts. You can find this episode plus all previous episodes here. If this episode was helpful, please don't forget to leave us a review by clicking here, and share it with a friend.

Welcome to Rogue Overland Adventure Chat Podcast! In today's episode, we're diving deep into everything you need to know to plan an unforgettable overland trip. Whether you're a seasoned explorer or new to overlanding, we've got you covered with tips, tricks, and essential insights to make your journey safe, smooth, and enjoyable.

Send us a Text Message.Welcome to Episode 186 of the Make Time for Success podcast, where we delve deep into the art of communication with the incredible Heather Sager! Heather, the dynamic host of the "Hint of Hustle" podcast, joins Dr. Christine Li to uncover the secrets behind using our voices more effectively. With over 23 years of professional speaking experience, Heather shares her journey from struggling with stage presence to mastering the art of storytelling and creating meaningful impact.Heather offers practical insights and tips, from her "magnetic speaking formula" to the importance of having a clear purpose in communication. Discover how storytelling, body language, and preparation can elevate your speaking skills. Heather's casual, humorous approach breaks the traditional rules of polished professionalism, teaching us to embrace authenticity and relatability.   Heather is a Speaking and Sales Coach and Business Mentor, helping you turn your voice into your best marketing asset for growing your business.  She is a former consulting executive turned global speaker and trainer, and the creator of the Speaker Society.  She's also a mom of 3 boys and lives with her family in Bend, OR.Timestamps:09:33 Confident speaker shares personal story in professional setting.10:48 Rare genetic hearing loss, reliance on hearing aids. 21:02 4 key areas for effective communication: purpose, structure, story, style.25:08 Effective communication: structure, delivery, and impact.28:14 Prepare and structure before conversation and presentation.30:48 Condense communication overload with engaging storytelling.For more information on the Make Time for Success podcast, visit: https://www.maketimeforsuccesspodcast.comGain Access to Dr. Christine Li's Free Resource Library where she offers you 12 downloadable tools and templates to help you bypass the impulse to procrastinate.CLICK HERE NOW TO CLAIM YOUR FREE RESOURCES: https://procrastinationcoach.mykajabi.com/freelibraryTo work with Dr. Li on a weekly basis in her coaching and accountability program, please register for The Success Lab here: https://www.procrastinationcoach.com/labConnect with Us!Dr. Christine LiWebsite: https://www.procrastinationcoach.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/procrastinationcoachInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/procrastinationcoach/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@procrastinationcoachThe Success Lab: https://maketimeforsuccesspodcast.com/labHeather SagerWebsite: https://heathersager.comPodcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hint-of-hustle-with-heather-sager/id1478078307Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theheathersager/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theheathersager/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/HeatherSager/Free Download "19 Phrases That Convert": https://heathersager.com/magnet

In the competitive landscape of content creation, this specific creation phase stands out as a critical element that can significantly amplify your reach and engagement. Over the last year we've developed a robust 6-lever process, with a particular emphasis on the fourth lever: distribution. The reason being... people completely forget about this specific stage. This episode is a behind the scenes of a conversation that we had with one of our partners. We start by distinguishing between two types of content: 'safety net' and 'intentional'. Safety net content, such as daily podcast clips, ensures that we maintain consistent visibility. This regular presence is vital for effectively measuring and optimizing our content strategies. One of the things we can do to maximize our organic reach is to focus on collaboration. By tagging guests and engaging with them, we can extend our content's reach. We encourage guests to feature us in their newsletters or even physical magazines. These partnerships allow us to tap into diverse audiences and expand our visibility beyond traditional social media platforms. Efficiency is key in our approach to distribution. We utilize a matrix to streamline our distribution processes. This involves meticulously allocating time slots and selecting platforms, which not only saves time but also helps us identify trends and peaks in audience engagement. Lastly, using data is key. It's a must when it comes to optimizing and grabbing the juice out of the content. You can start by looking at platform-specific metrics. These include 7-day and 30-day podcast downloads and YouTube's 30-second retention rates. These insights are crucial. They refine our content and promotion strategies. They ensure we keep improving our reach and impact. Hope you enjoy and take a lot of #GoldenBoulders! Timestamped Overview: 04:13 Strategic content distribution methods for broadening audience. 09:56 Condense video content distribution strategy maximum 7 words 11:59 Develop episode ideas, social listening, and marketing. 17:49 Evaluate content performance and optimize for engagement. 19:14 YouTube video data reveals high consumption. Connect with Fonzi: Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Twitter Connect with LUISDA: Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Twitter Subscribe to the podcast on Youtube, Apple, Spotify, Google, Stitcher, or anywhere you listen to your podcasts. You can find this episode plus all previous episodes here. If this episode was helpful, please don't forget to leave us a review by clicking here, and share it with a friend.

We all do it to a degree, shifting our priorities, in order to achieve optimal results. Wait, you don't do that? Then tune in to Tom Ossa‘s podcast today, where he introduces real life, examples of how to use time shifting in order to condense time - to produce high performance results. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/worksmartny/message

Four Actionable Takeaways: * Don't talk about root causes/technicalities until you get to the business impact first. * Condense the problem you solve into a single sentence - stop overcomplicating things. * Lean on their desired future state instead of talking about the past. * Get to the question/reason behind those unexpected/general questions. ====================== Keenan's Path to President's Club: * CEO @ Noted Analytics * CEO @ A Sales Guy Consulting * Author of Gap Selling * Author of Not Taught RESOURCES DISCUSSED Join our weekly newsletter Things you can steal

We all want to be efficient in our packing. But are packing cubes the answer?Packing cubes are typically nylon or polyester material, rectangular bags with a zipper and mesh portion to let air out.They are helpful to:1) Organize your clothes2) Prevent wrinkles3) Condense your packing area by 5-10%4) Keeps clean clothes separate from dirty clothesTIP: Always take 1-2 empty packing cubes for dirty clothesAMAZON BASICS PACKING CUBEShttps://a.co/d/79Coob8Facebook community: Solo Travel for Women Over 50Send me a message or share your solo travel story with me.https://www.speakpipe.com/SoloTravelAdventuresLeave a review:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/solo-travel-adventures-safe-travel-for-women-preparing-for-a-trip-overcoming-fear-travel-tips/id1650161410

In this captivating episode of the EA Campus podcast, host Nicky Christmas sits down with Grazia Maietta for an insightful conversation about her journey as an Executive Assistant (EA) in the dynamic world of technology. Grazia, originally from Italy with a background in foreign languages, delves into her career evolution from a translator and teacher in Italy to an accomplished EA in the UK.Working currently at Condense, a company specializing in live-streaming events into digital worlds, Grazia shares the intricacies of her role, which uniquely blends EA responsibilities with office management. She provides a fascinating glimpse into Condense's innovative work in AR, VR, and the Metaverse, underscoring the company's unique ability to stream content from their Bristol-based Metaverse studio to various digital venues.Grazia talks about the challenges and rewards of her position, including managing the busy schedule of Condense's CEO, Nick Fellingham, and supporting other directors and teams. Her role extends beyond administrative tasks, involving close interaction with engineers and technicians, particularly during live events.The conversation takes a personal turn as Grazia shares her morning routine and how it prepares her for the day's challenges. She emphasizes the importance of work-life balance, enjoying outdoor lunches by Bristol's waterfront, and her passion for Latin American dances like salsa and bachata.Nicky and Grazia discuss the importance of being proactive, adaptable, and managing expectations in the EA role, especially in a tech-driven environment like Condense. Grazia offers valuable advice for aspiring EAs, highlighting the significance of continuous learning, staying up-to-date with industry trends, and leveraging platforms like LinkedIn and Discord for professional growth.Notion: An app used for managing projects, documents, and tasks. It offers features like wikis, docs, and templates for organizing work. You can download it for macOS, Windows, iOS, and Android. For more information, visit the Notion website.Trello: A web-based tool used for tracking projects and tasks, employing a system of boards and cards to organize and prioritize work.LinkedIn: A professional networking site that Grazia uses for staying updated on industry trends and connecting with other EAs and PAs.Discord: Originally known for its popularity in the gaming community, Discord is also used for professional communities, including executive assistants.Podcasts: Grazia mentioned listening to the "EA How To" and "Leader Assistant" podcasts, as well as podcasts published by Practically Perfect EA.Books: She referred to the book "The Leader Assistant" by Jeremy Borrows. The EA Campus

In this episode of Nicky and Moose, they discuss the pros & cons of creating for yourself versus creating for others.  What You Will Learn Do you create for your audience or for yourself? How to be prepared for the unexpected.  How four hour workdays can be productive.  Notion Calendar  Notion has a new calendar feature that makes accomplishing your todo list more effectively. Condense your work to provide clarity for your mind & workspace. Learn more at Notion.so Creator Of The Week Allison Holker Boss is keeping Twitch's legacy alive by expressing herself through forms of art. She positively expresses herself by dancing through the grieving process.  Creating For Yourself Or Audiences? “Create what you want and the audience will come.” Consumers love authenticity. They can often tell when an individual is authentic or not. Stay true to your uniqueness.  Are you attached to other peoples opinion when creating? Trying to please everyone can become overwhelming in the planning process. The people who love your content regardless of what post should serve as inspiration to create freely.  Don't blend the story you tell with how others story tell. Doing so losses originality. “Being lazy in creativity will water down your originality.” Spend time intentionally planning out your content. Organization and clarity is key for consistency & growth.  P.L.A.Y Strategy  Platform - Which platform are you using? Leverage - What information are you sharing with the world? Audience - Who's your target market? You - Are you creating content for you? Are you being authentic in creativity? Question Of The Week 1) Are you in the business of content, or using content for your business? Patreon Nicky And Moose Patreon is now live!! Head over to https://www.patreon.com/nickyandmoose for all of the exclusive content to elevate your brand to the next level! Listener Perks 1) Sponsored By Ecamm Live: An all-in-one live streaming & video production studio. With Ecamm Live, video creation is easy, professional, and fully customizable. If you can think it, you can create it in Ecamm Live. Try it for free www.nickyandmoose.com/ecamm 2) Deeper Than The Brand is a content creator community that prepares you for success in a building and sustaining a successful brand. Head over to deeperthanthebrand.com to learn more and get started today! 3) Striving to be the best we can is an on going journey. Having the blueprint of ourselves makes that goal more sustainable. Head over to flightassessment.com to learn your personality superpower and how to use it for successfully.

Imagine we're having a one-on-one conversation, and I'm here to tell you something powerful: I'm inspired by you. I believe in you, and I want to invest in you. I want to gift you five million dollars, no strings attached. I don't expect anything in return, but there's one condition: you must use this gift to help someone. I want to know who this person is and why you want to help them. So, take a deep breath in and, as you do, envision your bank account expanding by 5 million dollars. Feel the wealth growing. Now, as you exhale, describe in your mind the person or group you would help. Perhaps it's individuals from a specific background or a cause dear to your heart. Condense them into one representative person in your thoughts. Now, take your time and truly imagine this person. Consider their age, background, and why you want to make a difference in their life. You have your answers: who you want to help and why. Now, here's a thought: Why do you need my five million dollars to help them? Why aren't you already equipped to make this impact without this gift? You see, this is where people often limit themselves. They fail to recognize that being the most abundant version of themselves serves a purpose beyond personal gain. When you have a purpose, it's not about greed or accumulating vast wealth; it's about fulfilling your destiny to help others. In just a few moments, you've connected with a purpose that inspires you. You have a broader vision of who you want to help and the difference you want to make. There are people you want to uplift, support, and make a positive change on a larger scale. Your experiences, background, and journey have uniquely prepared you for this mission. Don't ever doubt that you have a calling. You're destined for greatness, not to surpass others but to be the best version of yourself. The limitations holding you back are mere illusions. You're meant to make a significant impact on the world. Don't ever doubt that you have a calling. You're destined for greatness, not to surpass others but to be the best version of yourself. The limitations holding you back are mere illusions. You're meant to make a significant impact on the world. Imagine if you spent hours on it. Imagine if you spent weeks in your mind, visualizing, looking for who you want to help. How do you want to help them? If you spend time with that, you will certainly find it. You have purpose and it's a big one. One is not better than the other; one is not more godly. One is not more admirable. It's all about spreading love and raising people up and being the rising tide. We are not here to just have an experience. We are here to have an uplifting one, a growth one, an expansive one, one that uplifts, one that helps people become the highest version of themselves. That's what we're here to do. And that's what you're here to do. You have a purpose. So listen to it, allow it to raise you up and become the rising tide that lifts all ships. - Henry -------------------------------- Social Media ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Say hi on TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Say Hi on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -------------------------------- Email Me ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠henry@vibeabundant.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -------------------------------- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email List⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/positive-mindset-podcast/support

In this podcast episode, Dwayne interviews Jeni Hott, a successful blogger and internet entrepreneur. They delve into Jeni's journey from travel blogger to seven-figure income and her strategies for automating the blogging process. They discuss the evolution of the industry and the rise of AI, while emphasizing the need to teach children responsible technology use. They explore the challenges of AI and censorship, the impact of social media on education, and the importance of finding balance between technology and nature. Jeni shares her insights on different business models and the validation process for business ideas. They also touch on imposter syndrome in entrepreneurship and the fulfillment that comes from helping others. Ultimately, the conversation highlights the importance of adapting and embracing new advancements in the technology-driven society.Takeaways:Jeni Hott was a pioneer in the blogging industry, reaching seven figures in income and shifting the blogosphere.Automating the blogging process and staying ahead of trends were key strategies for Jeni's success.The evolution of the industry has led to the intertwining of humans and AI, with technology becoming an integral part of our lives.Teaching children to use technology responsibly and ethically is crucial for their future.The impact of AI and technology on society is vast, and it is important to embrace and adapt to new advancements. AI has the potential to evolve and become its own entity, raising concerns about censorship and control.When choosing a business model, consider the level of automation, income potential, and personal fulfillment.Validating business ideas through market research and customer feedback is crucial for success.Overcoming imposter syndrome and self-doubt is a common challenge for entrepreneurs.Finding passion in helping others and making a positive impact can drive fulfillment in entrepreneurship. Shortening the launch process can prevent students from talking themselves out of their goals or procrastinating.To stand out in a noisy market, it is important to intimately know your potential clients and address their specific pain points.The future of business lies in AI technology, which can make processes more convenient and provide new opportunities.Jeni Hott, renowned as “@brilliantjeni ,” is the pioneer blogger who revolutionized the digital landscape. Jeni's journey from corporate confines to the celebrated first 7 figure blogger and serial internet entrepreneur, has been nothing short of inspirational. Now, she's channeling her extensive experience into teaching others 'Lifestyle Entrepreneurship' through her innovative program at http://www.laptoplifestyle.coTimestamps:[00:00] Introduction and Background[03:03] Starting a Blogging Career[10:04] Automating the Blogging Process[15:54] Reaching Seven Figures and Shifting the Blogosphere[25:43] The Evolution of the Industry and the Rise of AI[38:40] The Impact of AI and Technology on Society[42:34] The Evolution of AI and Censorship[43:29] The Impact of Social Media on Education[45:09] The Monetization Process and Making Dreams Come True[48:40] Choosing the Right Business Model[51:17] The Influencer and Information Models[53:34] Validating Business Ideas[56:02] Overcoming Imposter Syndrome[01:07:36] Utilizing Online Mechanisms in Traditional Businesses[01:14:55] Overcoming Doubts and Fears[01:19:38] Finding Passion in Helping Others[01:22:19] The Fulfillment of Entrepreneurship[01:25:14] The Journey of Starting a Business[01:25:23] Shortening the Launch Process[01:26:22] Using AI to Condense

Emission 898 Condense, Sloy, Portobello Bones, Assassin et Drive Blind - La Playlist - Condense -81 - We Got Power – (J) – Scared European Home – Sloy- Pop – Exactly – (J) – Many things (To Wear) - My Flies – You Cry – (J) – Old Faces - Portobello Bones - ... Beauty Queen – I'm Fat, You're Thin – (J) – Tough Life - Rite Of Passage – It Will Wash Out – (J) – Valium - Where Could I Go ? - The Judgement of God - Power of their Voice – (J) - God Bless Conspiracies – Assassin - La conscience de l'Homme Change – La formule Secrète 2 : Le Retour – (J) – L'éducation à Travers Les Médias - L'Homicide Volontaire (Intro) - Shoota Babylone – (J) – L'État Assassine - Drive Blind - Fear – Soul Beauty – One Reason To Smile Bonne Ecoute... Bibliographie : Rock en France de 1976 à nos jours, Grégory Vieau, Le Mot et le Reste, 2023

In this episode I am sharing an actual sample of a livestream in my clients facebook group where I answer their questions every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. This weeks topic of discussion comes from Forever Fit Project member Moe. Moe asked “Are there anyways I can modify them (workouts) to fit my time? Do I cut exercises, shorten rest periods, or reduce the number of sets?”Personal IGhttps://www.instagram.com/micah_foreverfitPodcast IGhttps://www.instagram.com/fitprjct_podcast/Coaching IGhttps://www.instagram.com/foreverfit_prjct/

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Today on the Monetize with Marcus Podcast, Marcus Y. Rosier teaches you how to leverage your speaking skills to maximize your sales. From etiquette to taking a position, learn the strategies Marcus has perfected over years as a digital marketing expert and consultant. Whether it's teaching a course, presenting on stage, or conducting an interview, you'll get the skills you need to confidently share your message with the world. Marcus shares his free training that helps coaches and entrepreneurs package their knowledge into digital products and courses. Grow your business with these proven techniques from Marcus Y. Rosier! Tune in now for an episode that will help you take your speaking skills to the next level! 

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You need a catchphrase, a secret weapon to grow your business, captivate your audience, and be known for.A catchphrase is a repeatable phrase you get known for. It's what makes a signature speech memorable and the speaker unforgettable.Your catchphrase is truly unique for your business. When done right, it literally sounds like music. At the essence, this phrase is your foundational belief. Repeating this line, again and again, teaches your audience a unique phrase that'll stick with them long after the applause end and lingers for days and weeks.What song were you singing after the “Small World” ride at Disney? WARNING-make this the last ride of the day and not the first. It's a small world after all….This episode will teach you:What a catchphrase is and how to use it as the cornerstone of your content, web copy, and presentations.Condense your business belief into one short pithy statement, to uniquely stand out from the crowd.Join the free Craft Your Onstage Catchphrase Masterclass and walk away with your own Catchy Catchphrase. SIGN UP for the Craft Your Onstage Catchphrase HERE! Links and resources mentioned in this episode:Get on the waitlist for IN Demand Signature Speech NOW!Get daily inspiration on Instagram: @laurieann.murabitoClick and read more info over on my website.Looking for support to grow your business faster, get positioned as the expert and leave your audience mesmerized with your story, then schedule a call to learn more about my programs and how we can get you speaking in front of the "right" audiences. Make sure you hit SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss out on any of my episodes.Thank you for listening,Laurie-Ann

Adriana was born and raised in the heart of the Bavarian capital of Munich as a blond, blue eyed second daughter of a Colombian mother. After graduating as a lawyer she took the chance in 2007 and switched into a financial advisor. With Wall Street at all time highs and on the edge of the financial crisis. But she survived the challenges believing in her self as a „free solo“ entrepreneur in a man's branch. Her career as an author started when her husband co-launched a fintech start up in 2016. Supporting him with content she realized her potential as a storyteller when she found her articles at the top 20 of the most read of the year. After making her way through the pandemic with Carolina as a school kid and Luis, born in 2018, she decided to turn her passion for the power of stories to her profession. She took classes about coaching at EBS elite university and discovered the transformational power of personal storytelling. Today she works as a speaker, coach and trainer with a strong bias on financial storytelling and female in finance empowering women through their own story in way nobody has every done before. What is your preferred topic or message that you'd love to share with our audience? Please provide 3-5 tips below to go along with your topic. (Must be completed in full at time of scheduling otherwise the interview will be canceled). Confidence is the beginning of every success. But many women lack self confidence. I discovered that learning to be aware of your own biography makes women self aware in the very meaning of the word. I want to provide this invention to all the women who haven't got the confidence they deserve to have. In order to do that I crafted a 3-step process: 1. Let a friend read your CV out loud to you. This creates jaw dropping moments of „Wow! That's me! I am great!“ 2. Write a laudatory speech about yourself. Displaying how you managed challenges and achieved what you have boosts your self esteem. 3. Time to distill: Condense this laudatory into a 2 minute talk. Rehearsal with your smartphone. Now you are on point when it comes to self promotion. „Your success will be determined by two factors: your confidence and your fortitude.“ Michelle Obama. Your personal story gives you both. YOU ARE THE HERO OF YOUR STORY! JUST TELL IT! STAY CONNECTED: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adriana-richter-8b338b65/ Email: adriana.richter@storycoaching.eu Instagram: @storytelling_fee ________________________________________________________________ Thank you again for joining us today! If you know anybody that would benefit from this episode please share it with them and help spread the knowledge and motivation. Don't forget to show your support for the Rise Up For You Podcast by writing a review on iTunes. Your feedback helps the success of our show and pushes us to continuously be better! Check out www.riseupforyou.com for more podcast episodes, webinars, events, and more to help you get to the next level in your personal and professional life! You can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Youtube @riseupforyou Looking for more support? Grab your free coaching call with our team completely FREE! Bring your questions about Confidence, Leadership or Business and we will assign you the best coach to provide customizable support. SCHEDULE YOUR FREE CALL HERE riseupforyou.com/coaching

A Condense desenvolveu uma solução que permite o livestream de atuações de música no metaverso. Nesta nova experiência de entretenimento, os fãs podem movimentar-se na plateia com os seus avatares e interagir com os artistas.

A Condense desenvolveu uma solução que permite o livestream de atuações de música no metaverso. Nesta nova experiência de entretenimento, os fãs podem movimentar-se na plateia com os seus avatares e interagir com os artistas.

A Condense desenvolveu uma solução que permite o livestream de atuações de música no metaverso. Isto é possível com uma infraestrutura própria de streaming que, através de visão computacional, permite gravar em estúdio as performances e convertê-las, em tempo real, num vídeo 3D transmitido em direto. Nesta nova experiência de entretenimento, os fãs podem movimentar-se na plateia com os seus avatares e interagir com os artistas.Saiba mais sobre inovação e nova economia em supertoast.pt. 

In our SaaS Fuel™ Expert Series this week, Jeff is joined by Bobby Gillespie, a brand growth consultant, author of the forthcoming book Build Your Brand like you Give a Sh*t, and the founder/principal at Propr Design.Bobby highlights the significance of addressing the obstacles and symptoms hindering brand growth and suggests seeking assistance from consultants or advisors to overcome these challenges. The discussion underscores the impact of employee satisfaction on marketing, stressing the power of word-of-mouth recommendations. Bobby also encourages entrepreneurs to stay true to their core values, advocating for their beliefs, while also recognizing the importance of investing in growth, even during difficult times. The conversation critiques companies that have an excessive number of core values or buzzwords, emphasizing the value of authenticity and developing unique values that align with one's own brand. Ultimately, the key message is to remain authentic and genuine in order to stand out in a competitive market.Key Takeaways00:00:00 Weekly Tips And Strategies For SaaS Founders Transitioning To Leading An Organization00:04:50 Introduction To Bobby G And Propr, A Brand Strategist And Creative Agency00:08:54 Importance Of Defining Your Brand And Maintaining It Over Time00:13:03 The Cost Of Not Marketing00:17:43 Investing In Growth During A Downturn With Limited Resources.00:20:27 Brand Purpose: Going Beyond The Noble Goal Of Saving The World00:23:35 Focusing On Customers And Champions For Impactful Marketing The Passage Discusses The Importance Of Focusing On Customers And Ch00:26:05 Considerations For Advertising On Social Media00:28:30 Understanding The Importance Of Brand Personality And Targeting Ideal Clients00:30:35 Motivation For Fighting And The Importance Of Gut Instinct00:34:10 The Empowering Concept Of Brand Personification00:37:49 Making Informed Decisions As A Company To Ensure Sustainable Growth00:42:28 The Importance Of Constant Improvement In Business00:45:27 The Power Of Word-of-mouth Marketing00:48:14 Reasons For Writing A Book.00:51:43 Investing In Branding For A Stronger LegacyTweetable Quotes"How is this built to perform is the question that every in-house marketing person should be asking their creative consultants or agencies." - Bobby Gillespie (18:24)"Your brand is your reputation. So what message is it sending for our advertising on Twitter with all the Musk Madness?" - Bobby Gillespie (24:49)"Creativity without parameters is just daydreaming and hoping. But creativity with those parameters in place enables innovation." - Bobby Gillespie (34:35)"Don't remember 11? Who's gonna remember 11, right? And who's gonna at how or 11 words actionable, right?" - Bobby Gillespie (40:58)"The whole reason we did that was because of factories, well, factories don't really exist anymore, at least in this country. So why do we maintain the factory work schedule?" - Jeff Mains (44:48) "The best way to market your business is to create a culture that people are excited to be a part of." - Jeff Mains (51:43)SaaS Leadership Lessons1. Define your brand and maintain it over time.2. Focus on customers and champions for impactful marketing.3. Make informed decisions to ensure sustainable growth.4. Embrace curiosity and constant improvement in life and work.5. Invest in branding for a better legacy.6. Condense core values and brand pillars in the tech space.7. Establish a feedback loop with employees, customers, and users to stay connected with your purpose and continuously improve your offerings.8. Prioritize investing in a brand that generates excitement and loyalty...

Be Like Antonio3/14/23How to Do One Thing at a Time When You Have Multiple ProjectsChef Jai and ReneaThey have to do TV shows to be a thought leaderTracey, Adonia, Phil & SusanYou are the brandYou built this from your name, image, and likeness (NIL)You know you are building from your name, image, and likeness when you can put your face on a t-shirt and it sellsIf organizations put you on a flyer, you're in name, image, and likenessHow to MultitaskYou need toolsOBS - Open Broadcasting SystemAllows you to go live without being liveDescript You have the ability to turn your own voice into AITranscribes your keynote videosChatGPTAsk ChatGPT to take your transcription and put them into bullet pointsWrite a new keynote from those bullet pointsAsk ChatGPT what it would call the keynote so you can get a keynote titleAsk ChatGPT to give you blog titles from your bullet points and also ask to write the blogs for youFormula: 6 bullet points/3 = 2 blog titlesTake blogs, put them into Descript, and turn them into podcastsPut blogs in Medium or a platform like MediumSchedule all your podcasts and blogs to post throughout the week and take the rest of the week offPut videos on YouTube and schedule them throughout the week, then ask ChatGPT to write a description for each podcast and each YouTube videoIf you want to multitask, use technology to your advantageIt's about pushing out purposeful contentPicturesUse Mid JourneyTake your key words and make a graphic for each movementIf you've got 100 bullet points, you've got 100 graphicsGo into your keynote, copy and paste it in ChatGPT and ask for inspirational quotesGet those inspirational quotes, take each quote, and go to Canva and create a graphic with your quote along with your logo (if you have one)Also make a video with the quote in InVideoToo Many Irons in the FireIf you have too many irons in the fire, pick the one that's going to make you moneyIt has to be something that's advantageously selfishDo it for a defined period of time and you cannot change your mindWhen ChatGPT gives you amazing information, don't go down the rabbit hole thenCreate and “Updates” note/document and put everything there and go back to it when you have finished.While you are mulit-tasking, you need to promote.Record 10 videos with the intent of promotionTry not to sound like a commercial, if you do, make it so much commercial that it is entertaining.Walk in the frame.Do something different to get the attention of your audienceYou don't promote average stuff.Schedule them on HeroPostPost them 3 times a day for a weekMake sure you put other content around thatSplit promotions into 4 categoriesDirectGo directly to the people that you deal with daily. If you can walk in their house and open up their refrigerator, you need to DM them.WarmYou have some sort of conversational relationship with themYou are in the same “group” with them.HotLike a zoom callMessage directlyColdRegular social mediaYou already do this.Major ChangesAt some point you're going to take all of your ideas and condense them.Condense everything down to the Major ThingsSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-secret-to-success/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Pour cet épisode de Dramathis, Simon Falguières évoque « L'errance est notre vie », sa petite forme adaptée de la pièce « Le nid de cendres », ce long spectacle qui avait secoué le Festival d'Avignon en 2022.En tournée : « Le Nid de cendres »Le 11 mars 2023 à la Comédie de Caen – Théâtre d'HérouvilleDu 09 au 20 mai 2023 au Théâtre Nanterre AmandiersLes 03 et 04 juin 2023 au Théâtre de la Cité de ToulouseDramathis est la chronique théâtre de Madmoizelle, dix à quinze minutes pour rire, apprendre et dramatiser. Parce que la vie sans drama, c'est comme une blague sans chute.Dramathis est écrit, réalisé et incarné par Mathis Grosos, mis en images par Audrey Godefroy, photographies de Emilie Rappeneau, promu par Hannah Monange et produit par Madmoizelle. Rédaction en chef : Marie-Stéphanie Servos.Retrouvez Mathis sur instagram (@mathisgrosos) pour plus de recos théâtre ! Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Pour cet épisode de Dramathis, Simon Falguières évoque « L'errance est notre vie », sa petite forme adaptée de la pièce « Le nid de cendres », ce long spectacle qui avait secoué le Festival d'Avignon en 2022.En tournée : « Le Nid de cendres »Le 11 mars 2023 à la Comédie de Caen – Théâtre d'HérouvilleDu 09 au 20 mai 2023 au Théâtre Nanterre AmandiersLes 03 et 04 juin 2023 au Théâtre de la Cité de ToulouseDramathis est la chronique théâtre de Madmoizelle, dix à quinze minutes pour rire, apprendre et dramatiser. Parce que la vie sans drama, c'est comme une blague sans chute.Dramathis est écrit, réalisé et incarné par Mathis Grosos, mis en images par Audrey Godefroy, photographies de Emilie Rappeneau, promu par Hannah Monange et produit par Madmoizelle. Rédaction en chef : Marie-Stéphanie Servos.Retrouvez Mathis sur instagram (@mathisgrosos) pour plus de recos théâtre ! Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Hello There are so many easy ways you can become more sustainable and many of them you can implement immediately and they are frugal as well!  Just as we talked about homesteading last week and going slow to avoid overwhelm, I suggest you start making small daily changes and habits to start out with becoming more green or eco friendly as well so that you become more sustainable and envirnonmentally responsible.   1.Grow your own fruit and vegetable garden. Plant fruit trees Use non toxic weed killers and fertilizers Make a compost pile Only water early in the morning or in the evening to prevent evaporation and have  an automatic shut off Recycle materials you can recycle Make your own laundry soap Switch to wool dryer balls Use reusable ziplock bags Make your own All purpose cleaners Use reusable cloth towels instead of paper towels. Cook from scratch Remove teflon pans Use towels more than once Use non toxic body wash/shampoo/conditioners or make your own 16.Only use natural non toxic facial creams or make your own 17.Buy used clothes 18.Condense your wardrobe Make your own baby wipes and lotions 20 Keep it simple!   We can all do our part to become more sustainable, as you run out of products you have, just replace them with more non toxic.  I do have recipes for my favorite non toxic products, so just shoot me an email and I will send those to you.  Email is in the description below.  We would love to have you join our community and the link is below! Join our Community of Christian Moms -> https://www.facebook.com/groups/claimingsimplicity/ Email -> monica@claimingsimplicity.com Instagram -> https://www.instagram.com/claimingsimplicity/ You Tube -> https://www.youtube.com/@claimingsimplicity/   May you be blessed this week friend! Monica  

A Condense desenvolveu uma solução que permite o livestream de atuações de música no metaverso. Isto é possível com uma infraestrutura própria de streaming que, através de visão computacional, permite gravar em estúdio as performances e convertê-las, em tempo real, num vídeo 3D transmitido em direto. Nesta nova experiência de entretenimento, os fãs podem movimentar-se na plateia com os seus avatares e interagir com os artistas.Saiba mais sobre inovação e nova economia em supertoast.pt. 

The Brothers, ably assisted by Max Feinstein (The Condenser), pit Unlimited Love Against Return of the Dream Canteen in a song vs. song shootoutWe are part of the Deep Dive Podcast Network: https://twitter.com/DeepDivePodNetFollow us on the good old socials:Twitter:Ben: https://twitter.com/universallyrhcpSam: https://twitter.com/stacktownsendInstagram:Ben: https://www.instagram.com/universallyspeakingrhcp_pod/Read ‘Me and My Friends' - The World's #1 RHCP Newsletter - Subscribe here: https://buttondown.email/rhcpsessions.Check out our Drum Ambassadors (Jack Johnson) projects here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdy0pbWSOg6f8vcYnngIQ0ACheck out our Bass Ambassadors (Aidan Hampson) projects here: http://aidanhampson.co.uk/Check out friend of the pod, Dan Boyd's Pop Shock Podcast - for all your pop culture needs! Audio: https://anchor.fm/popshockpod / Video: https://youtube.com/channel/UCHY5pXX_x7Kv4e8wJmHoK5AFor your vinyl needs please shop at Black Star Records: https://www.blackstarrecords.co.uk and Black Wax Coffee and Records: https://blackwaxcoffee.co.uk/

On today's episode I have special guest, Brandon Hakim.Brandon is the Founder of InsiderSchool.com Brandon is on a mission to give you the education you'll never get in school. When he was in college, he felt frustrated about the education being taught in school So he started reading books but found himself not implementing the knowledge he had learned. Insider School solves this problem by taking the key, paradigm-shifting information from books and giving it to you with an easy-to-follow action plan. You cut out the filler and fluff but still get all the key info needed to make a change in your life.Listen in as we dive into how you can condense knowledge into action plans. Have a listenWhere to find Brandon:https://insiderschool.com/join-now

Hello! In this episode James talks to Malcolm about his Scale Model World experience including the competition review, the traders and The Nuts Award. After having met so many good folk and looking at so many fantastic model making projects it is inevitable that Malcolm forgot some people to mention. Show Link: https://anchor.fm/justmakingconversation Show Notes: Scale Model World Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/543286466226964/ RP Models: http://www.rpmodels.pt/ Micro Machines Podcast + Group Build: https://rss.com/podcasts/micromachinespodcast/ Chris Meddings' Ukraine Book: https://www.insidethearmour.com/product-page/models-for-ukraine-vol-2-preorder Plastic Posse Podcast: https://plasticpossepodcast.buzzsprout.com/ Find other model podcasts on: http://modelpodcasts.com Support us: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jmcpodcast "Happy Boy Theme" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License: https://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

A Condense desenvolveu uma solução que permite o livestream de atuações de música no metaverso. Nesta nova experiência de entretenimento, os fãs podem movimentar-se na plateia com os seus avatares e interagir com os artistas.

A Condense desenvolveu uma solução que permite o livestream de atuações de música no metaverso. Nesta nova experiência de entretenimento, os fãs podem movimentar-se na plateia com os seus avatares e interagir com os artistas.

A Condense desenvolveu uma solução que permite o livestream de atuações de música no metaverso. Isto é possível com uma infraestrutura própria de streaming que, através de visão computacional, permite gravar em estúdio as performances e convertê-las, em tempo real, num vídeo 3D transmitido em direto. Nesta nova experiência de entretenimento, os fãs podem movimentar-se na plateia com os seus avatares e interagir com os artistas.Saiba mais sobre inovação e nova economia em supertoast.pt. 

This week's episode discusses the Gateway Process outlined in recently declassified (2003) CIA Documents regarding Project Stargate. The Gateway Process attempts to explain supernatural phenomena such as astral projection, out-of-body experiences, higher levels of consciousness, reality shifting, and many other strange supernatural things achieved through meditation through the lens of science as we know it today. This leads us into a discussion about the 3 most impactful life-changing meditation experiences that I have had in my life and about meditation in general and the positive impacts it has on your body and mind.    Subscribe and leave a 5-star review! ----more---- Our website https://redpillrevolution.co/    Protect your family and support the Red Pill Revolution Podcast with Affordable Life Insurance. This is attached to my license and not a third-party ad!   Go to https://agents.ethoslife.com/invite/3504a now!   Currently available in AZ, MI, MO, LA, NC, OH, IN, TN, WV Email austin@redpillrevolution.co if you would like to sign up in a different state   Leave a donation, sign up for our weekly podcast companion newsletter, and follow along with all things Red Pill Revolution by going to our website: https://redpillrevolution.co    ----more----   Full Transcription    Welcome to the Revolution. Hello and welcome to Red Pill Revolution. My name is Austin Adams, and thank you very much for listening today. This is episode number 46 of the Red Pill Revolution podcast, and we are going to have a very intriguing conversation. This one we're gonna be touching on. It was something we've kind of touched on before, but we didn't dive into this specific topic, this deep. So what we're gonna be discussing is the CIA documents surrounding the gateway process. Okay, so we'll touch on that. We'll talk a little bit about some of my experiences with meditation, things like kini yoga, some of the interesting stories that I have surrounding that. Then we'll dive a little bit further into some of those other types of meditation, which I find to be really interesting, um, from that kind of. Uh, Western, or I'm sorry, Eastern philosophy and, and those types of things. So the gate, it all starts with the gateway process, though , if you've never heard of the gateway process, it's a unbelievable, unbelievably interesting document that came from the CIA that was released in 2003 surrounding. Some of the most interesting topics that you've ever heard of in your life. Everything from spirit channeling divination to extra sensory perception, to, uh, astrol projection, to, uh, you know, um, basically all of these, you know, out body experiences, states of altered consciousness. And this was all done under the US Army. In the cia. Okay? Um, this US Army's actually the one that released the document. So, um, we will go ahead and jump into it. But before that, , before that, I need you to do one thing for me, and that is just go ahead and hit that little button on your phone. It takes two seconds on your part. It means the world to me. And you already know which button I'm talking about. It starts with a sub and ends with a scribe. All right? That's what I got for you. If you are on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, go ahead and hit that five star review button. If you do not already, follow me on all of these social media channels at Red Pill Revolt, go find me, follow me. You know the deal. All right? And if you haven't hit the subscribe button, just do it. You'll feel better about it this whole time. All right? Gives you a little bit of good karma. All right, speaking of Karma , we have some very interesting conversations today. Um, so we will go ahead and jump into it right now. All right. I don't know about you, but that introduction just gets me a hype for some reason. , if you can't see it, um, even if you're watching this on YouTube, but I'm in the background mouthing it. Getting excited over here. Um, but let's dive into it. The CIA documents about the Gate Way process. All right. Now this gets so deep, it might be hard to follow, but I found some really good engaging articles that take, uh, this wealth of information that's a 26 page document. And 26 pages doesn't seem that deep. Even in each individual. There's like two to three paragraphs on each of the individual things that they're discussing here. Um, but I found a really good way to break it down for you guys, and here it is. In 1945, the United States launched a scientific intelligence initiative titled Operation Stargate. The objective was to recover intelligence on scientific and military, uh, projects conducted under the third, right? What they found was something much stranger. A cash of documents related to, um, which was a scientific academy, and, and think, take indicated a division that was so, basically it was like the Nazi regime had this scientific think take that was dedicated to the study of cult sciences. The extensive research was being conducted on sensory perception, spirit channeling divination in other forms of anomalous phenomenon. The paranormal was being scientifically explored, but from what purpose is unclear. After uncovering these documents, they began to investigate, uh, into altered consciousness and the supernatural, and they continued these investigations for decades. Some of these projects like MK Ultra have been widely reported. Others, not so much. Some have re received little to no exposure since declassification. That one report titled The Analysis and Assessment of the Gateway Process went largely unexamined until recently it was declassified in 2003 by the US Army. In a detail, a scientific technique developed by the Monroe Institute to facilitate astro projection in out body experiences and states of altered Consci. Hmm. Now, if you don't know, we touched on this topic, um, when we talked about the Project Stargate. So there's a whole episode that we did on Project Stargate and Project Stargate was the, uh, CIA's initiative to basically combat and re uh, look into what the Nazi regime did by looking into the astro projections. And so the idea was that they would take people with high levels of psychic energy, right? Or self proclaimed high levels of psychic energy. And if you haven't watched that episode, it's wild, right? We watch videos of them literally putting ping pong balls on people's faces so that they have this like sensory deprivation in order to do these. And there's a movie that's loosely based off of this, which is called The Men Who Stare at Goats. Um, I guess it's a ho movie, so really no reason to watch it . But, but it's interesting that there's a movie nonetheless. So what, what that, uh, Project Stargate was, the whole idea behind that was that they were coming out with a project to basically learn how to spy on other military operations without ever having to leave a single room or do any reconnaissance at all. All of this was going to be done through some type of psychic action, and in this case it was called Astro Projection. And if you don't know what astro projection is, Astro projection is the idea. It's, it's a form of transcendental meditation, which transcendental meditation is something that we'll dive into in a little bit. But it's basically, you know, getting into a deeply meditative.  expanding and, and, and taking your consciousness and looking to expand it from outside of your body. And within that you can start to project that to different areas of, of earth and space and time, uh, uh, and timelines, right? It's, it's really wild the things that they did within Project Stargate. There was even one instance during Project Stargate where they had an individual who was projecting their consciousness into a pyramid on, I believe it was like a pyramid on Mars, where they spoke to extraterrestrial entities who were trapped there. And in trying to ask them for help on a different, Like in, in a different time than today, like far, far in the past. It's so crazy. And you can find all these documents, go to cia.gov, um, or, or go to Google and type in CIA reading room and there's all of these documents and just look up Project Stargate. And there's so much shit that you can dive into a project Stargate is so crazy. And this is the document that we're gonna discuss today is a single document of that project. Okay? Now, one way that they went about that project was something that was called Hemi Sync. In Hemi Sync was an initiative that they were trying to basically figure out how to best prime the body to do this astro projection. And, and the, the project Stargate. Or, I'm sorry, the breakdown of the gateway process was an, an, an attempt to explain exactly what was happening, how it was happening, what was happening in the brain, how this was even possible from a, uh, like a worldly perspective. You know, what was going on to make this possible. Okay. Um, so pretty wild stuff. And with that, let's dive a little bit further. It says that some of the projects like MK Ultra have been widely reported on, however, some have received little no exposure since declassification. Right? We talked about that with the US Army coming out with this document in 2003. Um, and it detailed a scientific technique developed by the Monroe Institute to facilitate astro projection out of body experiences in states of altered consciousness. The purpose was to create individuals who could transcend space and time so that they could achieve this through the use of the gateway tapes. Now, the gateway tapes are literally available on Amazon, right? Now it's $190 for the gateway tape. So if you're that interested in this, there's two copies left , I hope after this show there's a couple less. If that looks at zero by the time that this gets released and you guys listen to it, that's pretty awesome. Um, but anyways, you can also find it on YouTube, so don't, maybe don't spend your money . Um, the gateway tapes, I'm pretty sure beginning to end are all on YouTube. And so the Robert Monroe was the one who spearheaded this operation and, and tried to break down what was actually happening during this astro projection and how to actually accomplish this. All right. So Robert Monroe was a radio broadcasting executive in the early 1950s. He formed Ram Enterprises, which was a corporation that produced network radio programs. However, Monroe was interested in exploring how sound frequencies can impact the human mind. He was obsessed with discovering methods of how to, it's called like hypo, um, hypno emia. And it's basically learning how to learn from audio tapes while you're sleeping. Okay? Think of like listening to, you know, uh, pimsler Spanish tapes. Uh, and then eventually after so many weeks of listening to this in your sleep, you wake up and all of a sudden you're fluent in Spanish. That that was kind of his idea. it says that Monroe experimented with frequencies to enhance memory and learning for years. However, in the 1950s, he got more than he bargained for. During one of his experiences in experiments, he experienced paralysis, bodily vibrations and bright lights until he seemingly exited his body floating somewhere near the ceiling. This experience was later publicized in articles and books, and it helped popularize, popularize the term out of body experience or obe. He was frightened, but also intrigued, and he began to pursue this experience, describing it as proof of the spiritual world. As Ram Enterprises grew beyond radio production, they rebranded as Monroe Industry and they developed a research division named the Monroe Institute. There they studied the impact of sound frequencies and patterns on human consciousness. Monroe discovered that the human brain was subject to a frequency following response, which means brainwaves would naturally adapt to mimic the audio frequencies played. However many known brainwave patterns like beta, theta and delta occur at frequencies that are inaudible to the human ear. To circumvent this limitation, Monroe would play different frequencies to the left and the right ears, which would create a beat frequency. A beat frequency is simply the difference between the two played frequencies. For example, if 210 frequencies hurts or hurts, frequency was played in one ear in 220 and the other, it would generate a beat frequency of 10 hertz invoking psychological and mental states that are related to those brave brain wave frequencies. This process would synchronize the amplitude and frequency of brainwaves between both hemispheres. This synchronization is also called Hemi, and it rarely occurs in natural circumstances. Monroe claims that the gateway process could lead to prolonged states of Hemi sync, and he could stimulate states of consciousness by forcing the brain to emulate these frequencies. So, Summarization. He would put headphones on and he would play these certain frequencies. If you've ever done like transcendental meditations or guided meditations, sometimes in order like kini, there's, there's sometimes in the background you'll hear this. Uh, you know, it's like this weird kind of underlying sound and, and, and you can even look up certain, uh, uh, transcendental meditations or guided meditations that have certain frequencies, um, which the CIA has outlined as allowing you to do these out body experiences, Right? So, so what he did is he started the experiments that kind of brought to light and scientifically explained what's happening in these instances. And it goes on to say that by evoking delta brainwaves in one to four hertz range, he could elicit states of meditation or relaxation. Early research at the Monroe Institute suggested that the gateway process had many practical applications including stress relief, pain, anesthetic. Accelerated learning and more. However, it would only later be applied in an attempt to create psychic soldiers under the guidance of the US military military. In 1983, Lieutenant Colonel Wayne in McDonald's submitted a classified report titled, In Analysis and Assessment of the Gateway Process, He was tasked with exploring astro projection and not body experiences and how the gateway process might be used to train soldiers for intelligence gathering purposes. The subject matter can be difficult to understand, but the following is a synopsis of McDonald's report. Aware that this is his investigation was skirting the supernatural McDonald's thought to ground his analysis in scientific study, he connected his reports to the following branches of study, including biomedicine to re, to determine the physical processes and effects that occurred during the gateway processes, including quantum mechanics and attempt to explain the interplay between consciousness in the physical world. Theoretical physics to understand the physical world that would be transcended and Newton's laws of physics to ground his findings and dispel any paranormal connotations. The gateway process was described as a training system designed to bring enhanced strength and focus into am, uh, to the amplitude and frequency of brainwaves output between the left and the right hemisphere, so as to alter consciousness, moving it outside of the physical sphere so as to ultimately escape even the restrictions of time and space. And that draws back to how this was actually applied in Project Stargate, which is wild, which is what we talked about a little bit earlier. And all of this sounds so crazy, but the fact that the CIA dumped. Millions of dollars and manpower into this and, and actually had many, many successful missions, including finding a specific warship in the ocean as a result of one person's, uh, you know, astro projections. Now it goes on to say that, and through these interactions, all energy fields became imprinted and then encoded with inform. Um, it says to understand how human consciousness could escape the physical body. McDonald asserted that the world is a hologram, a theory which is shared by even current day physicists all matter consists of atoms, small nucleic, and are surrounded by large electron energy fields. The energy fields between all matter coexist and interact. And through these interactions, all energy fields become imprinted and encoded with information. Furthermore, complex principles and holographic theory suggests that this imprinting can occur between, and not only is there an interconnectedness between everything we know, but perhaps there is information in our world about dimensions that we have yet to even discover. The holographic theory is further complicated by interaction with human consciousness. We do not passively perceive the world, but through perception, we change it through free will. We can selectively perceive and influence the holographic universe. Similar to popular new age ideas like the Secret in the law of attraction. Now, if you don't know what the secret or the Law of Attraction are, I'm happy to explain. I was given a book by my father, um, great man, and, uh, it was called The Laws of Success. And I was given this book. It was written by Napoleon Hill, and Napoleon Hill is kind of the grandfather of all, uh, you know, motivational speaking today. All, all of the books that you see on, you know, how to, uh, self-improvement basically is a sub chapter of information or stems from a, you know, a certain paragraph even from this book called The Laws of Success and The Laws of Success was Later to Condense, because I have it right here actually. Napoleon Hills Law of Success. All right, here's the book. It is, um, revised and updated by Napoleon Hill, the 21st Century edition, and it is approximately 890 pages. 890 pages. And in this book he described several, several things, including a lot of what this even talks about prior to this actually happening. Right. Um, so. Um, what I see to be interesting about this is, is it talks about the secret. It talks about the law of attraction. It talks about, you know, what, what turned into many of the modern day new age ideas. And if you don't know what the secret is about or what the law of attraction is, it's basically, uh, interplaying the idea. And, and it gets pretty deep if, if you know, how the, the, where our science is going today, which makes it even more interesting. But the principle of the law of attraction is basically that through sheer thought, you can manifest the world, the life, the outcomes that you want in life. Now, I think there's two specific interesting ways to talk about that. The first one being that even if it doesn't have to do with the frequencies of the world, which is, you know, what, uh, is asserted by Napoleon Hill in this book and even asserted through this CIA document. Um, but even if it's not that right, I guess let's, let's talk on that. The idea is that the, the, the world is vibrations, right? And if you understand how science works, and I don't claim to be a scientist, so take everything I'm saying with a grain of salt. But from my understanding, the idea is that everything is movement. Every molecule, every molecule is shaking, right? There's movement happening all around this at all times. The words that you're hearing from me right now are simply vibrations, right? And those vibrations stem from the vibrations that are happening within my own brain, which is causing, you know, this activity that's coming up with thoughts, which is then coming out verbally, which you're hearing through the vibrational frequencies, right? And that includes the light that's, you know, reflecting off of the walls that's giving color. Everything in this universe stems from some type of, uh, you know, movement or frequency as a result. So the idea is that there's, you know, if, if the way that I look at it now, knowing what we know about, you know, where science is going with the idea of multiverses, is that if you align with a certain frequency, right? Even when you're not speaking, even just your thoughts are emitting frequencies into the world and the world picks up on those, whether it's, you know, what you, whether you want to call it God, whether you wanna call it the universe, whatever you want to call it, there is something greater than us that is taking in those vibrational frequencies. And if you put things out enough, the world will start to align with your thoughts, right? And this comes from, you know, whether or not it's, it's this new wave idea of science or whether it's even to me, even if it's not, that, it may even just have to be the trickling down of the conscious into the subconscious, right? If I wake up and tell myself every day, then I'm gonna be a millionaire, right? Let's do the most common one that you'll probably see when people do the secret, right? I'm gonna have all the money in the world. Right. If you just wake up every day and you recite that, and you recite that, and you recite that, and you recite that, right, I'm gonna have a million dollars by this day. I'm gonna have a million dollars by this day. Just specifically by doing that, you are pulling your, you, you are positioning your subconscious in the way that that is what's at the forefront of your mind, even if you're not thinking about it, right? So you start to pick up on cues around you that may get you closer to that goal, right? Because if your brain, if every day that you woke up, you said, I'm hungry, I need to find. , I'm hungry. I need to find food. Right? Your brain's gonna go, Oh, he's hungry. He needs to find food. And so your particular activating system is gonna start to pick up on subtle cues around you, right? That could potentially mean I'm gonna eat, right? So whether it's has to do with, you know, aligning with the proper multiverse, right, or, or universe. Um, and that's an even deeper conversation, but you know, through the manifestation of your own thoughts or whether it just specifically has to do with you saying something enough to where it trickles into your subconscious. I wholeheartedly believe that there is one shape or another in one shape or another. You can frame the universe around you specifically through.  thoughts. You know, it's a, a, a really incredible quote is, you know, if you knew the power of your thoughts, you would never have another negative thought in your life, right? If you knew how powerful each individual thought that went through your brain was, you would never think anything that would position you in a way to receive back any negativity. Right? And we're getting a little in the woods with this, but I think it's important to understand this manifestation idea because it comes up later in these documents where it talks about those frequencies. The frequencies that you, you start to align with the, the, the vibrational waves that you're putting out into the universe is what's going to come back to you in one way, shape, or another. Let's go ahead and continue this document. Human beings can manifest certain realities through imagination and willpower. Lastly, McDonald speculates that human consciousness may be able to temporarily escape time and space utilizing the gateway tapes to accelerate brainwave frequencies. These brainwaves may break a physical limitation known as the plank distance. The plank distance is the smallest measurable distance in the physical, the peaks of accelerated brainwaves. And theoretically, the accompanying human consciousness would temporarily enter a sub planky universe. This primor primordial dimension of space predates are known universe, and it is not subject to the limitations of time in space. McDonald theorized that consciousness would blink into the sub planking space and return with knowledge that would otherwise be inaccess. It becomes possible to see how human consciousness brought to a sufficiently altered state could obtain information concerning the past, present, and future. The practice of using the gateway trait tapes is referred to as the gateway process before beginning. Subjects are instructed to visualize a box in place, any extraneous concerns inside of it. This is meant to help improve focus. Then they are instructed to meditate while humming a single tone. After sufficient preparation. The Hemi Sync frequencies are introduced, which is the tapes that have these frequencies, Those, um, you know, whatever that sounds like. It's only through exposure and diligent practice that subjects can reach the furthest possibilities of this practice. McDonald describes the following as possible outcomes of the gateway practice. Improved problem solving, solving by calling on a higher self, which is the expanded consciousness of the subject. Um, patterning and projecting the will into the universal hologram in an attempt to manifest a new reality. Color breathing and energy bar tool techniques are meant to stimulate healing effects on the body through the use of visualization, out of body experiences allow individuals to exit their bodies and explore the physical world and beyond. Okay, now let me talk about one of those specific things that I just talked about, which is the improved problem solving by calling on a higher self. Now, I had an experience. Now I, I'm, I've meditated for a fairly decently long time in my life. I would say probably, I don't know, eight, eight to 10 years. I, I've, and even when I was younger, right, as like, In middle school, you know, I was watching, uh, of, you know, if there was YouTube back then, whatever, wherever I, I watched it , uh, videos about energy and, and, and kind of interested in the Eastern philosophies. And, um, so when I, when I've meditated in the past, I've done several different things, right? When, normally when you meditate, you go through a, a certain steps, right? The normal meditation techniques is, is basically taking something that's considered, you know, to, to take the words of Tim Ferris, which I found to be really powerful. And something that I talk about with my, my young daughter, pretty consistently is the idea of a monkey mind. So there's the idea of the monkey mind. And the monkey mind is the consistent flow of subconscious thoughts that are constantly buzzing through your brain at any given time of the day. Right? It's reminding you of that shit that you forgot to do, that you were supposed to do, that somebody might ask you about in the future. It's reminding you that you said something stupid to that person that you liked last week, and now you can't feel anything but shame about that one thing. And it can't escape your brain. It reminds you that, you know, so and so is out there doing this incredible thing and that you should possibly be capable of doing the same thing. So, and, and you're not living up to your potential. It's reminding you that you know, it's that the song that won't get out of your head, right? It's, it's the constant repetitive music from in Canto,  cuz your child watches that. Uh, if you haven't watched that movie, it's interesting, but it drives me nuts. Um, but anyways, back to monkey mind. The monkey mind is the part of your, your, your thought processes that are uncontrolled. It's the things that give you anxiety. It's the thoughts that make you depressed. It's the things that you feel are out of your control, right, That are driving you to be anxious or sad or mad or it, it's basically the, the autopilot of your brain when you decide or when you don't decide to be in control of it. And so what the initial parts of meditation end up being is learning how to submit that monkey mind. And usually it starts with something like this. They'll tell you to sit down, they'll tell you to take a deep breath, they'll tell you to take another deep breath and through your nose, without, through your mouth. And at a certain point they'll tell you the count breaths, right? I want you to count from zero to 10 each full breath being one, two. Whew, three. And you do that until you hit 10, and then you count from 10 down to zero doing the same thing. And so you continue that process, you know, let's say six to 10 times, right? One to two minutes of continuing that process of just thinking about your breath and counting your breath in a way that it completely takes over your consciousness and rids you of any of the poisonous thoughts that are happening because of your monkey mind. And then the next step is to sit still. Do not count and just breathe. But I want you to think of nothing. I want you to have a completely blank slate in your mind, and I want you to relax your body and mind and just think of absolute nothing. And when people generally start this practice, what they'll find is that their monkey mind is so powerful in their true self, their true consciousness, which is the individual who controls what is behind that monkey mind, right? Who subdues that monkey mind and determines that they're going to stop smoking a cigarette, right? And, and determines that they're gonna write that book and, and overcome the obstacles and, and the easy habitual ways of thought patterns and, and patterns of action that are in their way, right? And so by through this process of subduing your monkey mind for 10 minutes and every time that you're, you know, because it will happen every, you'll get frustrated the first time you do it. You'll breathe in, you'll breathe out, and all of a sudden that stupid assignment that you were supposed to do for school will pop into your brain or that task that you were supposed to have done tomorrow for work that you forgot about when you're laying up at night at nine 30, knowing you're not gonna wake up and go do it. and then you breathe and you remember that you're supposed to focus on your breath. You're not supposed to focus on all the stupid stuff that you forgot to do, . And by consistently subduing that monkey mind, you'll find that you get more space for the things that you wanna do in life, right? You'll find that you, you, you're not picking up that cigarette as often or at all. You'll find that you are more in control of your thoughts. You will find that there's this, you'll know, you'll start to notice because it's not gonna go away initially just by starting to do that. But what you'll find is that you'll start to notice your monkey mind more often, and you'll start to disassociate with the thoughts that are consistently going through your mind, that you normally identify with things that drive anxiety, things that drive depression. And after a certain amount of time of doing that, let's call it six months, your anxiety lessons, your depression shrinks away. Because you are starting to notice the patterns that are leading to that, the thought processes that have been carved into your brain since you were a child, that your parents put there for you, or by that your coach told you that you know, you were not good enough or whatever it is. You'll find that you can start to reparent yourself, to reeducate yourself, to retrain yourself, to live a life in a way that you want to because you're no longer being controlled by the whims of your subconscious thoughts that you have no control over, but you're subduing those thoughts and instead replacing them with intentional ideas of positivity, of gratitude, of, you know, things that are good for you, not things that are bad for you. And so through that initial phase o of of meditation, you start to expand your, your true self, your true consciousness. And so that, If normally your brain's being taken over by your monkey mind for, I don't know, call it 85% of the day, that by learning how to submit, make that monkey mind tap out through the intentional practice of meditation that your true self, your true consciousness, who has your best interest in mind, that is not just specifically repeating the, the traumatic experiences that you had because they're comfortable and habitual, you'll find that your life becomes better. You'll find that you have more gratitude for things you'll find less wanting and more gratefulness. Right? Um, you know, I, I, I tell my daughter this, grateful, not want. Right. Um, and, and so, you know, when my, my daughter is, is a lot of energy, right? Lot like I was as a kid, a lot of energy. And, you know, she has constant, you know, bouncing up and down because she wants to be doing something and she does gymnastics like, I don't know, like 16 hours a week, And so she, she has all of this energy that she needs to get out. And what I've found is that it's all that bouncing is going on in her head, is going on in her brain that monkey mind is taking over. And of course it is. She's six years old, right? And so, but what I've taught her is that, you know, I've taught her the idea of the monkey mind and to disassociate herself from the negative subconscious thoughts that drive anxiety and drive those, those negative emotions. And to realize that it's your monkey mind and that all you need to do toue, that monkey mind through practice is by taking a deep breath in and taking a deep breath out and noticing your breath.  and simply by doing that as often as you can, you'll find that you're taking control over from that monkey mind. And that's the introduction into meditation. That's the general idea. If you download the app Headspace, if you download the app, Calm, um, any of those popular meditation, uh, apps, what you'll find is that's always step one. Step one is ridding yourself. Not even, you'll never rid yourself of your monkey mind, but you can learn to sub do it and learn to notice it to the extent that you can start to sub do it as often as possible and replace it with positive, helpful thoughts instead of negative, uh, negative emotions and negative repetitive thoughts, right? So that's the intro and that's where you generally start with meditation. Then once you realize how powerful that that is, you'll start to move into more interesting. Once, once you feel the effects of that, you'll go, Wow. This shit really works, . It's crazy. And so you start to see the positive effects and that, and it starts to make you realize the power that you have through intentionality, through sheer willpower. You can rid yourself of your anxiety by rid yourself of that monkey mind, at least as often as possible. Now, the next step that you'll take and, and or can take in that journey is something like K yoga, Something like transcendental meditation is something like, um, you know, these, these different, more, uh, more in depth, more wild types of meditative techniques that yield different interesting results. Okay? So one of those ideas, and where we started from with this was, um, the idea of, um, let's see, where is it? Uh, he talks about. The idea of calling on a higher self, which is the expanded consciousness of the subject. And so an experience that I've had with this, which was truly very po, I've, I've, I've had probably three super unbelievably impactful meditations that have changed their trajectory of my life forever. Um, and again, I'm, I'm generally, I'm a, a type, hyper logical person. It was, it was with some, you know, I have a, I have a draw towards these types of, you know, meditations and yoga and things that I find to be interesting for my personality type. But, um, I tend to be a hyper logical person. But you, once you start to enact these things, it's hard to deny the effects of them. So I did a, I found a, you know, I used to wake up every morning at like six 30 in the morning and I would come downstairs to my, you know, my basement. I would have my yoga mat there. I would lay down and I would do some type of yoga or some type of meditation, and I would alternate. I would do yoga. Then the next morning I'd do meditation. I would do yoga. And then the next morning I do meditation. And I found this transcendental meditation on YouTube. And if I can find it, I will link it in this week's subst stack. And if you haven't joined your subst, you should, uh, it's directly on our website, Red Pill revolution.co. You'll get all the links, all the articles, everything we're talking about today will be directly on the Subst stack. So go there, sign up, give your email, you'll get everything that we're talking about here. Okay? And including, if I can find this me. I will post it in there. It's on YouTube, and I believe it was a 10 megahertz, um, was the, the frequency that was used in it. And so, um, I laid down, and what this had you do is it had you get to the most calm state that you could possibly feel it. And, and you'll see people, like when they're meditating, they touch their fingers together, um, like they're index f or their pointer finger and their thumbs, right? The, the, the traditional, you know, funky, weird meditative sitting stance where most people aren't flexible enough to sit their legs weird. Crissy I am, by the way. Um, but you put your fingers together, right? And, and what I've found is that when I'm in a deeply meditative state, I find that the feeling of my fingertips goes away. It's a really wild phenomenon, but I know I'm there. I know that I've met this, you know, this deeper state of consciousness when I no longer know the room that I'm in. I'm no longer, you know, laying in in the, the shower, right? Sometimes when I meditate, I'm no longer laying on the floor of my office. I'm no longer on a yoga mat. I'm no longer looking at a wall inside of my house. I'm in my own walled garden, my own consciousness that is outside of where I'm at in this world, in this time, right? But if I open my eyes at any given time, sure I'm still in that room, but it does not feel like it at the time. So you lay down. And this, this guided meditation, this transcendental meditation walked me through the steps. And, and the idea was that you laid down your, you're calming yourself to the point where you can realize that your consciousness is a ball of energy, right? Your being, your soul is this ball of energy. And as you relax more, it walks you through the process of realizing there's a window in the room. And as you start to remove yourself, that, that ball, that blue light of energy or whatever color you give it, as you start to remove that from your vessel, from your body, in this meditation, it tells you that there's a window in the room or there's a door. And through this door and through this pathway, You will, if your soul, your consciousness will float up through this window. And as it escapes from the room that you're in right now, you will walk into a long hallway, or at least this is how I visually perfectly remember this meditation, which was maybe a couple years ago at this point. But I vividly imagine, I vividly remember this because I was literally here. So it walked me through. I walked, you know, I floated through this hallway, and on either side of me were these, uh, weird, like capsule looking things. Almost like the, you know, how you would picture the cryogenic chambers that people get frozen in when they go to space. It was kind of weird, you know, But each one of them, each one of these, you know, capsules on each side of me were closed off glassed in windows that I could look into. And each one of them was a, a, a different version of myself, a different, uh, a different variation of my being and a different reality. . It was crazy. Trust me, I, I wouldn't believe this either if I was you, but it, it was, it was really interesting. Think of it, even if it's hard to remember, imagine this as a, think of it like a dream. I was floating through this room, down this hallway that, that turned in this really interest, like perfectly circular angle around this corner that I never had to get to, because by the time that I'd noticed each of these vessels, I looked at each of them and there was almost like as if there was this, you know, monitor on each outside of it, which, which told me the personality traits of this individual that told me their drive, their work ethic, their, um, you know, their attachment to love and, and, and their ability to be compassionate and caring and their, uh, grind, you know, their, their ability to, to go after a goal and their tenacity and their, you know, all of these different personality traits of all these different vessels down this hallway of all these different variations of who I am as a person in different realities. And so I walked along this hallway and I, I looked at each one of these vessels and I, and I felt a, a magnet or a magnetism to a certain one of these, you know, uh, encapsulated versions of myself, . And so I walked up to this glass window and I felt who this version of me was, and I realized that's the best version of me that I need for this time in my life to be a compassionate, empathetic father, to be a good friend, to be a hard worker that's successful working towards my goals. And so I, I found that the color, when I, I realized that I was going to basically embody the traits of this variation of my personality. Um, and so what, what I felt in that moment was the color of the orb that I removed from my body back in my office, laying on the floor on a yoga mat. The, the color of my consciousness that that energy ball that floated through this hallway changed into a different color. It was wild. And as I follow, as I did that, I, it, it called me back. And I, I walked, you know, floated back through this hall as this new variation of who I was and found myself back through that window that I came in from back into The body that I had was given in this reality, but with the renewed sense and qualities and traits of the version of myself that I found in that room, crazy . It was wild, right? So this is like, I, I'm fairly positive it walked me through a majority of that experience and, um, It was so crazy, and right around that time, I had a turning point in, in my, you know, what I did in my life. It, it caused me to rethink the day to day habitual actions that I was taking, the trajectory that I was on for my career, the, the things that I enjoyed doing. It made me question all of that, and it made me embody the traits of, of the compassionate father that I saw myself as, or felt myself as in that different world that, that, that hallway that I walked down. It was such a powerful experience, and to know that I could access that room at any given time that I needed. Right. Whether I needed to, to change my personality traits, to, to be a better father, to be a better husband, to be a harder worker, to, to change my career, to have the balls, to go after a dream, like starting a podcast with the hopes of turning it into a successful career. It took me being a better version of myself than I knew I was in that moment before I left this room that I'm sitting in right now on the floor on a yoga mat. I knew it took more than that to be who I needed to be to get where I wanted to go, and I found who I could be in that meditation, and I brought that wa back with me and it's never left since. It's, it's such a crazy experience. Okay. That, that all to. That I 100% believe that this is possible. Right? Improved problem solving by calling on a higher self, which is expand, which is the expanded consciousness of the subject. I could have found any number of variations of personality traits that I needed to embody to reach my goals, to be a better person, to be who I wanted to be in that room. And I found it, and I brought it back with me and IEM embodied it. Okay? It was wild. It was crazy. You might not believe me, but it, it had a tremendous effect on my life, okay? And by now, you know, I, I don't bullshit. I don't talk. I, I don't just talk to talk. That was a crazy, unbelievable experience that I had. And if somebody told me, and I never meditated before, I wouldn't believe you either. Um, but that was one of the three really impactful meditations, one of the really impactful spiritual journeys that meditation has taken me on. And I'll walk you through the others at some point in this conversation today as well. But that one was crazy. All right, now it goes on to talk about, um, patterning, projecting the will into the universal hologram and the attempt to manifest a new reality. Um, some people refer to that as reality shifting. If you've ever seen the movie Everything Everywhere all the time or some shit like that, it's like everywhere. Everything everywhere all the time. I'm pretty sure that's the name of it. It's probably one of my top three movies it's ever I've ever watched. I love this movie. It's an unbelievable movie. It talks about the multiverse, it talks about different realities. It talks about this reality shifting idea, right? And, and calling on yourself from a different, you know, variation of your reality where you are, you know, have different personality traits, a different career projection, that you have a different. Uh, husband or wife or, you know, all of these different splits that you changed your reality based on a tree of decision making. Right? And I think that's a really interesting concept is, is that every decision that you make in this life splits off into a different un unlimited amount of realities, right? And, and so whether or not, you know, my wife and I met in high school and we're now married 10 years later, right? We, we stayed together that entire time, but on a different reality that didn't happen, right? We didn't meet each other in digital photography class in high school, . And, um, we didn't have three children together and we didn't get married in Paris and we didn't do all of these things. And, and somewhere I'm a lonely, uh, drunk who has no life goals,  at all, because I didn't meet my wife in high school, right? And so there's all of these splits that happen. Simultaneous level at any given time based on the reactions that you make to the stimulus that's taken in, right? Even just by talking about this meditation today, even by just having that conversation that we just had, I might have impacted your life in a way that you go home and you're interested now in trying meditation. And just by doing that, you split your reality from being somebody who never tried meditation to somebody who subdues their monkey mind on a daily basis, rids themself of anxiety and depression and lives the up to the full potential of your life that you could possibly have. All because of this one weird, crazy instance that you so happen to click on this podcast and listen to me talk about this. Right? And so I think that idea. I think that almost every decision that you make in your life, it, it branches you off into a different multiverse reality. And by doing so, you specifically manifest your reality through your thoughts because your thoughts are what drive your decisions. Your thoughts literally shape the reality around you at any given time, specifically by pushing you into a different possible reality than you would have been had you make a different, had you made a different decision and a different you in a different world, which is brought to us by string theory, right? The idea that there's all these consistent realities going on simultaneously around the world and time and space really doesn't exist, and all these wild theories that are now basically being accepted by science today come into play. Every decision you make branches off into a different reality. Every decision that you make turns you into a different you that you would've been and somewhere existing at this exact same time as the you that didn't make that decision. That has a different life is a different result of basically every decision and thought that you've ever had. It's a crazy thought, right? It's it's a unbelievably crazy thought, um, and it leads you into the simulation theory and it leads you into all these really interesting thought experiments, right? But it all starts kind of with that idea. Go watch that movie. If you want a little bit of insight into what the idea of the multiverses and an unbelievably entertaining and funny, and hilarious, and serious, and it's probably one of my favorite movies of all time, everything everywhere, all the time. Go watch it all. But that talks about the reality shifting, Right? By by specifically doing, you know, a, a, a, making a different decision in life, you're, you're jumping from this reality into a different one. Okay. Now it says that the, um, let's see. Color breathing and energy bar tool techniques are meant to stimulate healing effects on the body through the use of visualization. Out of body experiences allow individuals to exit their bodies and explore the physical world and beyond. This aspect of the gateway process is what McDonald finds to have been the most potential for use in intelligence operations as it would allow instantaneous information gathering. However, he knows that the process seems to garble and distort information being gathered, limiting its efficacy. The analysis of gateway process is a deep exploration into something seemingly supernatural remote viewing. And out of body experiences would revolutionize information gathering. If individuals could be quickly trained and results could be dependably replicated, the gateway process would be an invaluable tool to intelligence and military. However, the practical applications seem to be an afterthought for McDonald. Instead, the document spends more time establishing a grand theory to explain how out of body experiences might be possible. The holographic world, the influence of will and our conscious minds escaping into a sub planky universe outside of space. Although the simple act of meditation aided by uniquely paired sound frequencies, there is one more odd detail remaining about this document. Page 25 of the document is mysteriously missing. The implication is that this page explored the practical applications in greater depth. However, it has not been included in the declassified version. A petition exists for the public's access, but the CIA has released a statement that they will never receive this page either or they never received it, either. One theory is that McDonald admitted this page to drive individuals to explore the gateway process on their own. If you're one of the intrepid souls looking to put McDonald's theories to the test, links to the Monroe Institute and Gateway tapes are included in the description and will be included in the subs. For those of you who plan to remain in this dimension, please share your thoughts in the comments below. Um, The 25th page has since then found, and I will go through that with you in a moment. But the first thing I need to do is go to red pill revolution.co. Sign up for the subs stack. Okay? If you're signed up for the subs stack and you are in one of the eight states listed, I need you to go in the description. I need you to go to red pill revolution.co, click the menu and get a life insurance quote. Okay? This is my only ask for literally anything, is if you want to support the show, you can do so by getting yourself and your family life insurance. Okay? I currently have eight states. I'm working on getting others. I've had people email me who I am still working on getting the licenses for, um, but it's a little bit of a process. So as soon as I get those, I will email you back and we will get you insured. If you are in one of those eight states that are already listed on that in the description here, you can go directly to the website, red Pill revolution.co, and sign yourself up for life insurance. Now normally what you do when you go to look for life insurance or health insurance is you're gonna put your information into a website. They're gonna trick you into thinking you're getting quotes. You're gonna put your phone number in there, and you are going to get blown the fuck up by every single insurance agent and their mama. They'll never stop calling your phone. You know, I can give you some advice if they start doing that to you because I was an insurance agent for a very long time, and I still have my active license, which is why I can offer you life insurance without being through third party companies. There's no advertisements at all on this podcast. The only thing that I ask is if you're in one of those states, go ahead and head over to the website. Sign yourself up from some life insurance. Protect your family because your ass is going to die. I promise you, 100%. Trust me, I meditated on it . But head over to the website, get a life insurance quote. Go ahead and sign up. If you have any questions, email me. Austin red pill revolution.co. I'd love to help out. I recommend a 15 year term policy at 15 times the amount of your annual salary that should basically get you covered. Um, no reason to get whole life, no reason to do any of that. It's basically a shitty investment. Um, so 15 year term, 15 times your annual income. Anyways, go ahead and hit the subscribe button. I love ya. Thank you for listening. Now let's go ahead and jump back. Into it. All right now, the gateway process, page number 25. Now, before I wanna do that, let's talk about what started me into this process and started me into this conversation because more recently I had a different, probably the most impactful experience of my life on the way that I view my family, the way that I view my friends, and the way that I view basically the humans around me. Now, this happened, I think two weeks ago now, and it's a fair, fairly, uh, you know, um, interesting topic to hear from somebody with a personality like mine. So I was downstairs. I, I had listened to a podcast by Tim Ferris talking to. Gads, uh, Gad Sied, Um, something along those lines. He was also just recently on the Joe Rogan podcast. Uh, let me see if I can find who it was. Um, but basically he is a guy who wrote a bunch of books, uh, Gad Sad, g a d s a A D, and he's a psychologist who has done, uh, meditative retreats and psychedelic experiences with groups of other psychologists or psychiatrists, and in attempt to see the healing effects. Um, And when he talked about these things, he talked about his experience with meditation, right? He talked about going on, uh, you know, doing this retreat that he set up for all these psychiatrists to figure out the, the helpful effects of something like iowaska. And they went to somewhere in the Amazon and they all did iowaska together. And he was told by the shamans that, you know, your energy is so dark that it's affecting everybody in the room. We can't break through to these other individuals because your energy is so deeply disturbed. And come to find out, he had an extremely difficult childhood that he was still processing and all these horrible things that happened to him, which makes sense. And also, he was a psychiatrist or a psychologist, one of the two who had been basically taking on the trauma of everybody, every patient he had ever had without any outlet for dealing with it. And these shamans basically taught him how to deal with the trauma of his patients in a positive way outside of using psychedelics, which was meditation. And so he found, uh, um, he found sad Guru, right? If you don't know who, uh, Sad Guru is, he was also on the Joe Rogan show. Very interesting guy. He's one of the, probably the biggest yogi gurus in the world today. The biggest, as far as like mainstream, yo, you know, American culture goes. And so Sad Guru is a really interesting character and I was interested in listening to the meditation that he put out there that this guy, um, sad. Or gad. Sad. A lot of sad going on here, . Anyways, so I listened to this, this, you know, meditation, this guided meditation, um, this mantra meditation by sad guru. And it talked, you know, it was very, very simple. I was expecting much more out of it than I, you know, not much more out of it, but I was expecting a much more robust meditation than what we, what I got from it. It was a 10 minute meditation where he basically sat there the entire 10 minutes and had you repeat that, the, the consistent mantra after taking a few deep breaths and relaxing your body and relaxing your mind and making you repeat the statement, I am not my body. I am not even my mind. I am not my body. I am not even my mind. I am not my body. I am not even my mind. And he repeated this for about 10 minutes, and at the end of it, it was a weird sound to hear because he started to do this, you know, chant or, uh, You know, sound, you know, the home kind of deal that you would kind of anticipate being, coming from , a yogi teacher, uh, in India. And, uh, the whole room that he was in, I didn't even know he was in the room until, you know, nine minutes into this where you hear it just echo through this whole room with this unbelievably like earth shaking sound. And so after that meditation was done, 11 minutes my YouTube went on to play, you know, just this background music. And I was so deep into this meditative state that I was sitting there and I got, like, pulled into this experience and that it might be a little even emotional to talk about. It was really interesting experience. So I, I was sitting there quietly and I remember, you know, being in a, you know, kind of getting to that meditative state, I couldn't feel my fingertips. I, I felt my oldest daughter. Come up from behind me and hug me and my daughter, you know, she's in first grade, so my, my oldest daughter come up from behind me and hug me. And, and, and so I felt my daughter do it. And then I felt my youngest daughter come up behind me and hug me. And then I felt my son come up from behind me and hug me. And then I felt my wife come up from behind me and hug me. And there was an interesting thing that it was from behind me. It's like, almost like I didn't, I didn't have to give anything to get this love from them, Right? Which is very true. And so they, she came up from behind. I, I felt the feeling of this like compounding feeling of love for my children and my. And then I just kept going. I have a very big family. I, my, my father came up from behind me and hugged me, my mom, my, my stepmom, my sisters. I have six sisters, each one of them all at the same time. Like this crazy, just expression of love, this feeling of everybody, grandparents, friends, all around me at one time in this singular hug and expression of love to me, without me having to reciprocate anything at all. Right? It was this overwhelming feeling of, of love and, and happiness, right? And so that was the first step. The first step was I, I felt every important person in my life at the very one by one in a compounding effect come up to me and hug me in this. And like I said, this is even, you know, that's a powerful feeling to have, right? And so the even exper re-experience that now just thinking about it is, is emotional. And so they, every one of these, just this compounding feeling, the, the best feeling you could ever imagine in your whole life is every person that loves you just coming together and hugging you at the one time into a point where it physically was not possible that all of these people hugged me at the same time, right? It was just the feeling, the emotion that the, the accepting of this love. And so that was the very first thing. The second thing that happened was I started to identify that between each person that came up to me. Some of the older people, not my children, but each person in my life had difficulties at some point or another, or trauma or difficult memories or childhood trauma with somebody else that was hugging me at the time. And so I remember walking step by step, person by person, facilitating basically, uh, a hug or an apology and an accepted apology and acceptance of that. Each person had their own systemic problematic issues that led to actions that affected the other person, right? So like, you know, let's say. Your Uncle Joe was a jerk, or as of a father and, and wasn't properly, You know, this has nothing to do with my family, but your, your uncle was a jerk to your cousin. Right? And, you know, and, and so picture your Uncle Joe standing in front of your, your cousin Jan . They really liked the, the j names and, you know, them just showing this expression of like, apology acceptance and then love. And then I would move to the next person, right? And, and my sister with so and so apology acceptance and love and, you know, my dad with, you know, the person that I feel affected him and, and him standing in front of that person as a child. Apology from that person, acceptance, embrace and love. And, and it just went person by person and person by person. And there was some deeply, you know, in every family there's always some, some difficult shit to deal with, right? And so there was this ongoing thing of every person who came up to me that I felt that embrace from, I facilitated the apology acceptance and love from the person that affected them negatively in their life from the perspective of them as a child, like even my own father. And I know some of the things that he went through and I, I vividly imagined him as a seven year old. In front of the person that, you know, I feel, you know, maybe he deserved or, or wanted, or, or could potentially look for an apology that would help him if he accepted it and then felt that embrace of love. Right? And obviously most of these people have probably gotten past these things, but, you know, for me it was really, really powerful. And, um, you know, there was, there was one person, you know, with multiple people that, that I felt that with, right? Facilitated my own, you know, feeling of being a child and feeling of the effects that that individual's actions had on me as a child. And then feeling the apology, the acceptance of that, the true acceptance of that apology, the understanding of where those actions came from, from like the systemic issues of where that person, what that person grew. In, and then the embrace and the love of that person and, and all the way through to some, you know, every person down the line had somebody in one shape or another that affected them in a negative way. And it was the facilitation of this apology acceptance and love in this meditative state. I'm literally visualizing every single person, one by one, dealing with their trauma, shouldering the burden of that trauma and facilitating the, the acceptance of that apology and the embrace of the love, and then would move on to the next person. It was such a wild experience because it gave me insight into why almost every person affected the other person was because somebody affected them in a negative way, right? If somebody was, um, a bad friend or a bad spouse, or a bad parent, or a bad this, or a bad sister or a brother, or this or that, or whatever, It wasn't because they're a shitty person, it was because they had been affected in some way that made them affect somebody else in another way. So it was like this domino effect of like shittiness of humanity that without the acceptance of the apology and the embrace and love would be carried by every person forever, because it's an ongoing cycle of trauma until you break that cycle. And so it was like, I was literally eight in the morning. I had to leave for work at eight 30 and it was some really heavy, heavy visualizations in this meditation that I was not facilitating this. These weren't thoughts that I was, now I'm thinking this. It was none of that. I was being pulled through. It was like watching a movie in front of me. And even now it's like I just have these butterflies in my stomach because it was such a powerful experience. And so, Through, through all of this. By the end of it, I'm just had f from the very beginning, from the, the feelings of the embrace of every person that loved me simultaneously from the behind. Um, obviously if you really felt that every person loving you is simultaneously at one time, and you truly felt that the way that your spirit is, you know, fulfilled at that time, you just like I did, would start, I just broke down and, you know, it was just such a positive experience. I, I really haven't had too many happy experiences in my life that made me cry and as a man, right. You know, I cried  and it was because of the love that I felt. Not something bad that happened to me, not frustration, but at the beginning of this, it was the love that I felt. And then it transitioned to those heavy burdened, you know, Uh, difficult facilitations of trauma and acceptance and apologies and love from each. I knew everybody's story deeply and intensely felt the trauma in, and, and intensely felt the interaction between that person who was affected as a child, literally, vividly imagining that person at that age and seeing the person that loved them, but didn't show it properly at that time. Apologizing, hugging, loving, embracing that person and the acceptance of that apology. So it was like literally burdening, getting, bearing the burden and weight of every individual's trauma in my family simultaneously. And then the positive outcome that happened by the end of it. And so it turned into that, right? And it was like, I was literally just taken on this unbelievable spiritual journey of all of this, you know, love and trauma and apologies and acceptance of those people in my family at one time. And at e

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I have always known that there is something different about me.That I am able to speak in a certain way...Condense topics that are complex in a certain way...Transmit information in a certain way...Listen, and be a guide to folks...I have always known that my role was something related to people my entire life.That's why I majored in psychology.  I wanted to understand people at a deeper level.I have always wanted to be a physician because I wanted to connect with people. But something held me back from being big, bold and audacious.It kept me small, made me feel guilty to be ambitious and kept me from who I am called to be."I didn't want to gain the whole world and lose my soul."I get into this in today's episode; how I learnt that this was a lazy interpretation of this scripture, how I now understand it and was able to shift this mindset and create a profitable business.As doctors, we are big and bold when it comes to medicine and we have owned our voice when it comes to our profession. But when it comes to stepping outside of that and doing something else, it seems impossible.This episode explores why, so let's get into it.Mentioned in this episode:Episode 006: Take Up Your CrossLet's Connect: On Instagram On Facebook On LinkedIn On TikTok On my website

Time is the most valuable resource you have and you don't have as much of it as you think. Today we talk about how to get more out of the short time you have. Show Notes: [04:25]#1 Learn how to consume more in shorter time frames while at the same time maintaining level of comprehension. [09:55]#2 Ask yourself a better question.. “What if I had to get this done in half the time?” [15:16]#3 Tap into your sense of urgency. [20:27]Recap Episodes Mentioned: 1943: How Constraint = Freedom & Urgency http://dreallday.com/1943- 1172: Your Lack Of Urgency Is Your Biggest Problem http://dreallday.com/1172- 408: Sense Of Urgency: How To Develop This Key Success Tool http://dreallday.com/408- --- Next Steps: #DailyMotivation Text: Text Dre at 1.305.384.6894 (or go to http://DreAllDay.com/Text) CashApp: $DreBaldwin Cash.app/$DreBaldwin Get The Free Books: The Third Day: http://ThirdDayBook.com The Mirror Of Motivation: http://MirrorOfMotivation.com The Overseas Basketball Blueprint: http://BallOverseas.com Basketball: How To Play As Well As You Practice: http://HoopHandbook.com/Free Get Your FREE Issue Of The Monthly “Bulletproof Bulletin”: http://www.BulletproofBulletin.com Work On Your Game LIVE: http://WorkOnYourGame.LIVE Bulletproof Mastermind & 1x1 Coaching: http://WorkOnYourGameUniversity.com FULL Work On Your Game Podcast archive at: http://WorkOnYourGamePodcast.com Be sure to Subscribe to have each new episode sent directly to you daily! If you're enjoying Work On Your Game, please Review the show and let us know! Dre on social media: Instagram [http://instagram.com/DreBaldwin] Twitter [http://Twitter.com/DreAllDay] YouTube [http://youtube.com/dreupt]

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Do you ever come up with a word for the new year?  Today, is about what's cool about picking a word of the year, and how to figure out what your word is.  Steps to finding your word of the year: 1. Reflect-Start by reflecting on what last year was like for you.  What did you feel?  What kind of things came up a lot?  What are some of the desires you had that you made a mental note of? 2.  How do you desire to feel this year?  Perhaps there were some great things you experienced that you desire to experience more.  Perhaps they brought up feelings that you want to experience more of.  What can you use more of or less of in your life?  What qualities would you like to have? 3.  Create your word list-  Spend about 10 minutes or so coming up with some words that fit who you desire to be and how you desire to feel this year. 4.  Condense list-  Narrow you list of words down to about 3 of your favorites.  You can keep all three if you would like, especially if you are going with a theme for the year.  If you are just choosing one word than choose the best out of the 3 words. 5.  Focus on what it means-  After you have chosen your word, focus on what it means.  What does it mean to you? 6.  Daily reminder- Keep the word close as a visual reminder of what you're aiming for this year.  You can write it on sticky notes and put them around.  You may want to use it as a screensaver on your computer or as a background on your phone.   https://www.instagram.com/journeytribepodcast/https://www.facebook.com/groups/615606919766404 https://www.facebook.com/groups/615606919766404 https://www.canva.com/design/DAE0gR8INC0/7EZ6oih8DTx2d7Di-V_SvQ/view?utm_content=DAE0gR8INC0&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=publishsharelinkhttps://www.canva.com/design/DAE0gR8INC0/share/preview?token=UtZW7ZDioX7fos2sbb7esQ&role=EDITOR&utm_content=DAE0gR8INC0&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=sharebutton

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Mathieu Bonin joins live in studio to share his incredible journey and story. Matt is a high school teacher who has made it a mission to do extreme tasks that challenge him to the most extreme level. He spent time all around the US and Canada learning, studying physics, becoming a brother and swimming lakes all around Northern Ontario. His story is very inspiring as he uses raising money for foundations and charities as a form of motivation to get him started. You will not be disappointed by his story. Connect with Matt: https://www.instagram.com/matthieu_robert_bonin/ Matts Money Raising Swims: https://neokidsfoundation.akaraisin.com/ui/diy4neokids/participant/7102353?Lang=en-CA Time Codes: 0:00 - Opening 0:10 - Beginning of Episode 1:00 - Matt's High school Transition 2:30 - High School Schnanagins 4:00 - Why matt is attracted to the extremes 4:45 - Condense matter physics 8:00 - Matt's first burnout 12:30 - Glen and Matt compare Italy Stories 16:40 - How did Matt bounce back from his burnout 23:00 - Matt's spiritual quest in the US 25:00 - The biggest challenge Matt faced as a Carmelite brother 34:00 - Matt's Second Low at 30 years old 37:00 - How Matt started getting active 51:00 - How to manifest your dreams 52:30 - Matt's 10 step plan to completing his open water swim 1:02:10 - Taking inspiration from people 1:05:00 - Why Matt Swam Lake Whanipitae 1:15:00 - All your dreams lie on the other side of fear 1:32:45 - Relationships With A Crazy Schedule 1:36:00 - Final Message From Matt New Here: Link Up With Glen: https://www.instagram.com/glenyg96/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2cJr8YrI1xPPMkrYRpAfBc? si=AqVKuWuBRoaoP9iG5kMZ8g *SEND QUESTIONS TO ME THROUGH INSTAGRAM: @ https://www.instagram.com/glenyg96/

Welcome back to While Doing Laundry! Today we are going to talk about what birth trauma really is, and why many people have it but don't even realize it. This may be a very emotional conversation for you, but listen to your body, trust your emotions, and see what comes to mind for you. I'm always here if you need me.  -If you Google birth trauma, you will likely find references to physical birth trauma -Emotional and mental birth trauma is often overlooked -The Birth Trauma Association in the UK is closer to the mark -They define birth trauma as a post-traumatic disorder (PTSD) following birth -I use the term PTSD with caution, as many new parents feel like their symptoms are not “bad enough” to be classified as PTSD -If you broaden your definition of PTSD, it is simply a traumatic event or events where an individual feels their life is being threatened, or someone else around them is in danger, or if there is a threat to their dignity or person   -My point is that even if you don't have diagnosed PTSD after birth, you still may be suffering from birth trauma -I approach birth trauma as an overarching umbrella term that can capture anything as minute as disappointments, or mild frustration -In your experience, it could be as simple as a beautiful birth experience with one tiny, nagging memory that just doesn't sit well with you -That falls under this umbrella, just as much as the stereotypical very dramatic, traumatic life or death situation that some people bring with their stories that some people have shared -These stories carry as much value as do the stories of absolute heartbreak and stereotypical drama, and excitement, and overwhelm that come with many other birth stories -The common thread of birth trauma is the sensation, the experience of being silenced, and ignored even though you are the person who should be at the center of every decision, when you are pushed to the side, or whether you're just ignored and denied completely -When we enter the healthcare system, we want support, we want guidance, and we want to be led to good outcomes -Just the same as presenting to the ER with a broken ankle, we hope that would lead to a treatment plan that fits our needs  -Diagnosis, treatment, and recovery are all key when repairing a broken ankle -Health care providers need to know about your life, your needs and how to help you get back to that -They need to be able to treat your ankle so you can get back to running up and down the stairs with a basket of laundry with a baby on your back -Childbirth should be the same, it should be based around the needs of the individual -Many healthcare providers don't acknowledge the complex needs of birthing mothers -Birthing mothers exit the system traumatized and without any words to explain what they went through any without means of healing -This creates isolation for new parents and rifts in families -Many women feel forced to swallow their indignation and to “just keep smiling” as society dictates -You have a newborn baby, you don't want to miss out on making memories, dammit, put on some mascara, and force a smile for those newborn pictures -Condense that horrific story you just endured to the version that everyone else feels comfortable with - Because you get tired of hearing the people you trust and expect to keep you safe telling you just to be happy with your healthy baby.  -They don't understand or don't have the skill set to support you with the trauma you experienced -Trauma does not go anywhere and it prevents you from transitioning into the next phase of life -If you don't work through what happens, you cannot bury a traumatic birth experience and expect to move through parenthood with joy and with absolute ownership The healthcare system doesn't want to touch this topic because it would mean acknowledging the fact that these traumatic birth experiences happen at the hands of medical professionals. They happen...

If you want your shot at the big time, says  e-commerce copy-editing expert and comedian Lianna Patch, then you've got to tighten your act up beyond the basic general conversion optimizing, such as image load time and page speed, tightened copy, segmented lists, presented social proof, reviews, guarantees and all the other fundamentals  you see everywhere. Here are 3 above and beyond features every great converting website share, milestones of quality and creativity, that can help you elevate your brand to a much bigger stage. 1. Focussed and fun attention to detail You'd be surprised where customers will end up on your site, either by accident or intention, and no matter how deep content may be buried, if you post it, someone will eventually find and read it. Once you have the all-important minor details included, have a little fun with the rest and reward your customer's curiosity and interest. Include easter eggs for perceptive users, such as: Bonus playful content Exclusive special offers Secret discounts 2.  Promotional copy on a customer-feedback loop There's no need to agonize over coming up with great copy if your customers already have. It's time to talk their language and get on the same page.  Read the reviews the consumers leave about your products, services and business, then incorporate them into your next blog article, sale or product description. This will both build trust with your customers, and ensure accurate product copy. 3. Brevity, wit and clarity The faster and easier any information is to read, the more likely it will be understood.  Condense your most important and most frequently asked product details into bullets, and include a concise answer to the question 'so what?' if ask about the information you included. This will make sure you include the most important details, while answering the most common customer questions.  Our Sponsors https://www.omnisend.com/rolledup/ (Omnisend) - https://getshogun.com/ (Shogun) - https://www.shipbob.com/rolledup (ShipBob) - https://gorgias.grsm.io/pitstop (Gorgias)

Le rock underground, des années 90, à Lyon. Entretiens croisés avec quelques acteurs et actrices de cette scène.On retrouve Eric et Frank (Deity Guns -89/93, Bästard -93/98), Marc et Maïe (les concerts Silly Hornets -90/96 et Condense -90/96), et Christophe (Central Service -92/93 et le Pez Ner -96/2002, salle mythique à Villeurbanne).Ce soir, on parle de Condense, Bästard, le Pez Ner, et de quelques autres choses. Entretiens, réalisation : le Frigo PLAYLIST0'56Condense -regress (Lyon, 1995)4'29Condense -it's only basic paranoia (1995)7'44Condense -controlled bleeding (1995)10'33Condense - in praise of idleness (1995) 12'55Condense - a farewell to arms (1996)16'26Bästard -fossils (Lyon, 1994)17'19Bästard -it ain't no funny at all (1994)19'18Bästard -death party (1995)20'35Bästard -hatching (1996)25'06Huggy Bear -her jazz (1993)27'16Sister Iodine -xqz (1994)30'39Dog Faced Hermans -madame la mer (Edimbourg, 1993)32'31Iva Bittova -ne nehledej (Tchéquie, 1994)33'56The Ex & Tom Cora -stupid competitions (Amsterdam/New York, 1993)35'47Pan Sonic -vaihtovirta (Finlande, 2000)36'45Scorn -check the sonic (UK, 1997)38'01Ulan Bator -silence (Paris, 1996)39'13Oxbow -o'clock (San Francisco, 1996)41'48Goz of kermeur -put in your pocket (Genève, 1992)42'21Lydia Lunch & Lee Ranaldo -no excuse (New York, 1996)44'00Chokebore -one easy pieces (Honolulu, 1996)44'47Atari Teenage Riot - speed (Berlin, 1995)46'10Jesus Lizard - nub (Chicago, 1991)47'20Roof -the trace (1996)49'27Tarwater -visit (Berlin, 1998)51'32Les Thugs -dreamers song (Angers, 1993)53'53Fly Pan Am (Montreal, 2002)55'24Tortoise -djed (Chicago, 1996)57'15Hint -the process (Angers, 1998)58'29Blonde Redhead -in particular (New York, 2000)1h00'24 Pan American -double rail (Richmond, 1999)1h 02'31 Bästard -chinatown (1995)1h06'42 Bästard & Sister Iodine - virgin destination (1995)

Le rock underground, des années 90, à Lyon. Entretiens croisés avec quelques acteurs et actrices de cette scène.Eric et Frank jouent dans Deity Guns -89/93, puis Bästard -93/98. Marc fait partie de Silly Hornets, une asso qui organise de concerts -90/96. Il chante aussi dans Condense -90/96. Maïe fait elle aussi partie de Silly Hornets et s'occupe de Condense. Christophe monte d'abord un magasin de disque (Central Service), puis ouvre le Pez Ner, salle mythique à Villeurbanne.Ce soir, on parle de la scène lyonnaise, de Silly Hornets et de Deity Guns. Réalisation : le FrigoPLAYLIST 1'28Bérurier Noir -manifeste (Paris, 1984)2'28Bästard -locate radiation (Lyon, 1998)6'32Los Mescaleros -Mexicali baby (Vienne, 1988)7'05Sex Pistols -god save the queen (Londres, 1977)7'50Haine Brigade -Mathilda (Lyon, 1987)9'40 Einstürzende Neubauten -steh auf Berlin (Berlin, 1981)10'36Cop Shoot Cop -relief (New York, 1991)11'20Gouverment Issue -bored to death (Washington, 1981)12'20Nurse With Wound -Untitle (Londres, 1988)12'50Throbbing Gristle -hamburger lady (Londres, 1978) 16'24Missing Foundation -eat by the pool (1987)17'34Pain Teens - shallow hole -(Houston, 1992)18'53Caspar Brotzmann Massaker - Sarah (Berlin, 1992)19'24Dead Kennedys - kill the poor (San Francisco, 1980)20'24Minor Threat -filler (Washington, 1980)21'18Hard Ons -where did she come (Sydney, 1990)23'14MDC -Henry kiss my assinger (Austin, 1987)23'26The Cynics -blue train station (Pittsburgh, 1987)23'58Samiam -tell me a story (Berkeley, 1991)25'10Dirty Hands -beliefs (Angers, 1991) 26'29Mudhoney -touch me i'm sick (Seattle, 1988)27'28Portobello Bones -dad my teacher (Tours, 1995)27'57Victims family -creepy people (Santa Rosa, 1988)29'51Victims family - children (1990)30'21Love Battery -out of focus (Seattle, 1992)32'15Fugazi -waiting room (Washington, 1988) 33'41D.I. -nick the whip (Fullerton, 1989) 34'14No Means No -it's catching up (Vancouver, 1991)35'50Jawbreaker -shield your eyes (San Francisco, 1992)37'10Fudge Tunnel -hate song (Nottingham, 1991)37'47Headcleaner -Anal Turnip (UK, 1992)38'55Nirvana -smells like teen spirit (Seattle, 1991)39'47Nirvana -school (1989)42'40The Gun Club -sex beat (Los Angeles, 1981)43'44Deity Guns -bob (Lyon, 1993)45'25Deity Guns -circles (1991)48'10Deity Guns -the map (1993)50'27Sonic Youth -schizophrenia (New York, 1987)54'56Deity Guns -tinnitus (1993)57'36Deity Guns -desert (1993)

As a nonfiction author, retaining what I read is my job. Through the process of writing three books, I’ve experimented with different ways of reading, remembering what I read, and using that knowledge to develop my own thoughts. I’ll share today my note-taking system. I hope it serves as a good example of a digital “Zettelkasten” or slip box. Listen to My Zettelkasten: An Author’s Digital Slip-Box What is a Zettelkasten? I talked about Zettelkasten in my How to Take Smart Notes book summary on episode 249, but here’s a quick review. Zettelkasten is German for “slip box.” In the analog form, a Zettelkasten is a box filled with slips of paper. On each slip is an idea, notes about which other slips that idea is related to, and keywords used for organizing the slips. Wikipedia: Kai Schreiber The Zettelkasten method originated in analog, but is being adapted to digital Much of the original Zettelkasten techniques were developed to adapt the limitations of physical paper to non-hierarchical organization, like today’s internet. Now, writers are adapting the Zettelkasten method to digital software. “Zettelkasten” is a “slip box” and “note-taking system.” A “slip” is a “note” A note about terminology for this article: I’ll be using the terms Zettelkasten, note-taking system, and slip box interchangeably. They all mean the same thing. The same goes for “slip” and “note.” They’re the same thing. What do I use a Zettelkasten for? The Zettelkasten method is most commonly used by academic writers. That use case has its own unique demands. I, however, am a blogger and nonfiction (self-help) author. Here’s what I aim to do with my Zettelkasten: Retain what I read: I want to be able to put interesting things I read into my own words. Access my knowledge: I want to be able to quickly access quotes, facts, figures, and story details, when I don’t remember them perfectly. Direct my curiosity: I want to have options for things I can read that will drive my knowledge more-or-less toward learning something useful. I call it strategic curiosity, which I talked about on episode 184. Develop my ideas: I want to guide ideas through the four stages of creativity, which I talked about on episode 218. Ship writing: I want to mix my knowledge and ideas into shipped tweets, weekly newsletters, articles, and books. Four misconceptions about note-taking Like many things I’ve come to love, I was resistant to the idea of note-taking at first. Some misconceptions I had: 1. Note-taking does not take the pleasure away from reading Note-taking doesn’t have to take more mental effort than reading. It can be broken into low-effort activities that build into something great. Additionally, you can still read “for pleasure.” Not all my reading goes through my note-taking process. 2. Note-taking is not mindlessly writing down everything you read Note-taking connects your consumption of knowledge with your creation of knowledge. If you mindlessly write down everything, there’s no room for creativity. Only take notes on the parts of your reading that interest you, or that you otherwise want to retain. 3. Note-taking is not boring Some parts of note-taking look boring. For example, looking at a highlight you’ve made, then writing it in your own words, looks boring. But it’s fun. It’s just enough of a challenge to keep you engaged. 4. Google is not a substitute for notes Your notes are not simple records of facts and figures. You would not get the same results by Googling anything you’d like to reference. Inherent in the system is your own thoughts. My Zettelkasten notes are plain-text Markdown files I have a lot of notes in Evernote, but those notes are distinct from notes in my Zettelkasten. Evernote is mostly for project-related or operational things. After using Evernote for ten years, and watching it get slow and bloated, I didn’t want to get locked in to any software. A lot of Zettelkasten practitioners love Roam Research, which is very powerful. But I like the portability, simplicity, and offline-capability of plain text. My plain-text Zettelkasten notes are synced through Dropbox I love writing in Markdown, which is a simple, human-readable way of adding formatting and links to plain-text. My notes are text files (with the extension .md) sitting in folders on my hard drive, and are also synced to Dropbox. I edit my plain-text Zettelkasten notes through Obsidian, 1Writer, and Ulysses Since my notes are plain-text files, I can access them on a ton of different software. I mostly work through Obsidian on desktop, and 1Writer on iPad. I also sometimes use Ulysses, because I like how it allows me to preview the contents of many files at once. The structure of my digital Zettelkasten As I covered in my How to Take Smart Notes book summary, the general structure of a Zettelkasten is: Fleeting Notes Literature Notes Permanent Notes I have three additional categories: Inbox Someday/Maybe Raw My Zettelkasten folder structure, as viewed through Ulysses. A flow chart of my Zettelkasten process. Partly inspired by Getting Things Done. Fleeting Notes I take in my tiny Moleskine Volant, or on the Drafts app, or in any of my other paper notebooks. Literature Notes are any condensed notes I’ve made of an entire piece, such as an article or book – more on that process in a bit. Permanent Notes are single ideas, facts, or stories. This is the real “slip box” or Zettelkasten, where I connect ideas to one another to sprout new ideas or build them into larger works – I’ll give you an example later. The Inbox is where I put notes that need to be processed. This could be highlights from a book that I need to condense and summarize – as I’ll describe soon. This is where Fleeting Notes go next. This also might be a link to an article that I may want to summarize. I don’t always want to deal with everything in my Inbox, so if not, I put the note in my Someday/Maybe folder. I borrowed this from the GTD “Someday/Maybe” that I talked about in my Getting Things Done summary on episode 242. This folder is for things that seem interesting to me, but are either not interesting enough to motivate me to give them the attention I’d like to, and/or they’re not relevant enough to any topics I’m working on. Raw is where I store my exported highlights after I’ve condensed and summarized a book or article. This folder keeps me from cluttering the system, but I can still quickly search if there are details I want to retrieve that aren’t covered in my literature notes. I name my Zettelkasten files in plain English An ongoing debate amongst Zettelkasten users is how to name files. Niklas Luhmann, whose physical Zettelkatsten is being studied at the University of Bielefeld, used a branched numbering system. One could make a case for why his naming system is still relevant. Still other users insist every file should have a unique ID, so they use the date and time. I personally name my files with a plain-English description of what the note is about, such as “The Queen’s Gambit took 37 years to become a bestseller.md”. The main argument people have against this method is if you decide the note is about something else, you have to change the name of the note, and that breaks your links. But with modern technology you can easily do find/replace, and Obsidian handles name changes for you automatically. How you should name files in your slip box depends upon your workflow and preferences. Files are linked using “WikiLinks” I link my files within my system using a feature called WikiLinks, aka FreeLink. Basically, any filename I put in [[double brackets]] is automatically linked to, even if that file is in another folder in my database. WikiLinks isn’t native to Markdown, but Obsidian does support it, and makes it easy with auto-suggest. On 1Writer for iPad, these links only work for files that are within the same folder, which limits the tasks I can do on iPad. Arguably this is a form of lock-in to Obsidian, but other plain-text editors support WikiLinks. Evan Travers has a nice breakdown of Zettelkasten-supporting features in various Markdown plain-text editors. I manage my Zettelkasten through a series of comfortable habits/rituals You aren’t going to maintain your Zettelkasten if it feels like a slog. This is why I’ve carefully designed my system so I manage it through a series of comfortable and easy habits and rituals. Comfortable contexts for managing my Zettelkasten There are four main contexts around which I’ve designed the habits and rituals for managing my Zettelkasten. Active: I might be cooking, taking a shower, or having dinner conversation with friends. If an idea comes to me, or I hear something great on a podcast, I want to capture it. Lying down: I do most of my reading lying down, and I do the initial stages of book summaries lying down (more in a bit). Reclining: I do as much of my writing as possible slightly reclined, with my iPad and keyboard on an over-bed table, over my recliner. Upright: I have a standing/sitting desk where I work at my computer sparingly. https://twitter.com/kadavy/status/1288883415153094659 As you can see, I’ve designed my contexts to be as comfortable as possible, so maintaining my system doesn’t feel like a chore. Now what do I do in all these contexts? I’ll cover that as I talk about processes. My process for reading and summarizing a book One of the main sources of notes in my Zettelkasten is books. When I really want to absorb and document my learning from a book, here’s the process I follow: Read the book: I do this on my Kindle, lying down on my couch or in my hammock. I highlight as I read, and I will occasionally take a quick note – which is hard to do on a Kindle. Unlike some people, I do not take Fleeting Notes in a notebook while reading. That would make the context uncomfortable. Export the highlights to Markdown: Readwise makes this easy, though there are other ways, if you search around. Highlight my highlights: Like my reading ritual, I highlight highlights while lying on my couch. On 1Writer for iPad, I bold the most interesting parts of my highlights. I can also do this on my phone during “in-between” time, such as waiting for friends to arrive at a restaurant. Tiago Forte calls highlighting of highlights “progressive summarization.” Condense my highlights: I look at the highlights I’ve bolded and re-write the interesting ones in my own words. I’ll also pull out any interesting quotes. I may also brainstorm my own thoughts about the implications of what I’ve learned. This is all a “Literature Note.” I do this in my recliner, with iPad and keyboard. Break my condensed highlights into notes: I make individual “Permanent Notes” in my slip box – one idea per note. This is when I add relevant tags, link my note to any existing related notes, and add thoughts I have about how the individual note relates to my work. I do this on my desktop computer, using Obsidian. I follow this process for only the best books This may sound like a boring and arduous process for reading a single book. But it’s not. First, I don’t do this for every book. Whether or not I follow all these steps depends upon my interest in the book. I only do this for books I really want to absorb, such as when I wrote my summaries of Understanding Media or The Black Swan. Readwise helps me review books I don’t fully process If a book isn’t compelling enough for me to follow these steps, I still get a chance to review the highlights. Readwise sends me three random highlights each day – from my database of 20,000+. I review these highlights when I check my email. If I see a highlight I’d like to develop into a Permanent Note, I copy and paste it into Drafts, from where I will process it later. My process for academic articles and web articles I do most of my reading in books. I also read some academic articles. I do the least reading of all on the web. For both academic articles and web articles, my process is the same: I save the PDF in a “toread” folder on Dropbox (yes, I make PDFs of web articles!) I then read the PDF on LiquidText for iPad, where I highlight it. I export my highlights to plain text, and follow the same process as for books to make Literature Notes and Permanent Notes. My web-article process is inefficient Yes, my process for web articles is inefficient, but I rarely read web articles. If I read on the web more, I’d probably use Pocket and have Readwise manage those highlights. I have begun experimenting with using ePub.press to read web articles on my Kindle, but to get the highlights I have to connect my Kindle to my computer to dig them out. Capturing ideas Probably more so than an academic writer, my writing as a self-help author is driven by my own ideas. When I get an idea, I either capture it in my Moleskine Volant with collapsible Zebra mini-pen, or I capture it with Drafts. In my shower, I keep an Aqua Notes pad and pencil. I use Zapier to save my own tweets Also, many of my ideas I soon turn into tweets. If I want to put something I’ve tweeted into my Zettelkasten, I “like” my own tweet. This triggers a Zapier automation that collects the tweet and basic metadata, and saves it as a text file in my Inbox on Dropbox. An Automator script on my computer then changes the file extension to .md. I liked my own tweet, and Zapier imported it to Dropbox for me. (If I want to capture someone else’s tweet, I copy/paste it or share it to Drafts.) Clearing the Inbox As I describe in the final chapter of my book, Mind Management, Not Time Management, my ideas initially go into one of several inboxes. Currently, that’s mostly my pocket notebook and Drafts. I then have to clear those inboxes. I try to spend a few minutes each day looking through my inboxes, while at my computer. Not all notes that end up in Drafts are for my Zettelkasten, but for the ones that are, I have an “action” in Drafts that sends those notes to my Zettelkasten Inbox. I’m far from having “Inbox zero” in my Zettelkasten. It’s full of book or article highlights that need to be progressively summarized, or tweets that need to be tagged and turned into Permanent Notes. My Zettelkasten Inbox, with some examples of the types of notes in there. Idea-driven keywords for tags (and examples!) Choosing the right keywords or tags for your Zettelkasten allows it to work as a non-hierarchical database of your knowledge and ideas. This is an important piece many Zettelkasten practitioners miss. This quote from How to Take Smart Notes captures how to choose keywords: The way people choose their keywords shows clearly if they think like an archivist or a writer. Do they wonder where to store a note or how to retrieve it? The archivist asks: Which keyword is the most fitting? A writer asks: In which circumstances will I want to stumble upon this note, even if I forget about it? It is a crucial difference. I avoid generic keywords such as “Psychology.” Instead I create keywords based upon patterns I see, which inform theories I’m working on. Not #writing, but #IcebergPrinciple For example, one note I have is based upon the advice of screenwriting instructor Robert McKee. In Story, McKee says: A finished screenplay represents, obviously, 100 percent of its author’s creative labor. The vast majority of this work, 75 percent or more of our struggles, goes into...creating the climax of the last act. For my Permanent Note, I of course re-wrote McKee’s advice in my own words, but what tags did I use? The generic approach would be to tag it “#writing” or “#screenwriting.” But how would that help me? Instead, I think about how this advice supports (or refutes) an idea I’m working on. It reminds me of other writing advice, this time from Ernest Hemingway: I’ve seen the marlin mate and know about that. So I leave that out. I’ve seen a school (or pod) of more than fifty sperm whales in that same stretch of water and once harpooned one nearly sixty feet in length and lost him. So I left that out. All the stories I know from the fishing village I leave out. But the knowledge is what makes the underwater part of the iceberg. An iceberg? In another passage, Hemingway explains: The dignity of movement of an ice-berg is due to only one-eighth of it being above water. This Hemingway advice is so beautiful, I’ve made it the basis of one of my keywords. I call it the #IcebergPrinciple. Basically, any creative work you see is the tip of the iceberg. There’s much more work and knowledge going on behind the scenes. McKee’s advice is about how 75 percent of the work on a screenplay goes into the climax. This advice is connected to Hemingway’s advice about most of an iceberg being underwater. So, my Permanent Note for the McKee quote is not tagged #writing, nor #screenwriting, but #IcebergPrinciple. Should related notes share the same tag AND be linked? The two notes from Hemingway or McKee could be not just tagged with the same thing, but also linked to one another. Should they share the same tag, and also be linked? There’s no right answer. On one hand, it’s redundant to link them to one another and also have them share the same tag. On the other hand, does it really hurt to do both? This is the kind of internal debate I honestly haven’t resolved yet. I do whatever seems right in the moment, and if I run into problems, I’ll formalize my approach. Linking helps spawn ideas (with example!) The act of linking two notes serves a different purpose from the act of choosing the right tags for a note. As I’m making a Permanent Note, I take a moment to think of whether there’s a connection between this and any of my other notes. This is when ideas you never would have thought of otherwise come to mind. For example, I’ve been collecting some notes on survivorship bias for an upcoming article. I tag these notes with #SurvivorshipBias. (Admittedly this is a generic-sounding tag, but I have my own personal ideas about it.) But while I was creating my note about The Queen’s Gambit, and the fact that it took 37 years for it to become a best-seller, I wasn’t thinking about survivorship bias at all. I tagged it #LongNights, my personal tag for stories about “overnight successes” many years in the making. As I thought about what to link this note to, I realized this note was related to a note about survivorship bias. It’s a counter to the popular understanding of survivorship bias. For 36 years, The Queen’s Gambit was one of the stories that “didn’t survive,” but in its 37th year, suddenly it was a survivor. That may not make sense in that short example. A further explanation will have to wait for the article. But this is how linking notes makes you think about the meanings of those notes differently. Tag Indexes build completed work Once I have many notes collected related to a particular tag, I develop a Tag Index. This is a note, stored in my Slip Box or Permanent Note folder, with an overview of my thoughts on that topic. I link to the various notes I have under that tag – as well as any other related notes – then arrange them as a list in an order that makes sense to me. I write short phrases next to each link to add any thoughts that give structure to this logical progression. For example, a #SurvivorshipBias Index may start off with a link to a note called “Abraham Wald overcame survivorship bias to armor planes.” Next to that, I could write a brief phrase, “Wald realized he only saw bullet holes on planes that returned. Survivorship bias is useful for interpreting misleading data.” After that, I could link to the note about The Queen’s Gambit. I could write next to that link, “Not all who haven’t ‘survived’ are dead.” After collecting notes together in this way, I now have an outline, with source material, I can use to build into a completed article, or even a book. And if you’d like to hear how that article turns out, make sure you’re subscribed for the next article. There’s your example of an author’s digital Zettelkasten I hope you found helpful this example of using the Zettelkasten or slip box method with digital, plain-text software. I know writing it improved my own note-taking system. If you’d like to know more about the principles behind this system, do check out my How to Take Smart Notes book summary on episode 249. Mind Management, Not Time Management now available! After nearly a decade of work, Mind Management, Not Time Management is now available! This book will show you how to manage your mental energy to be productive when creativity matters. Buy it now! My Weekly Newsletter: Love Mondays Start off each week with a dose of inspiration to help you make it as a creative. Sign up at: kadavy.net/mondays. About Your Host, David Kadavy David Kadavy is author of Mind Management, Not Time Management, The Heart to Start and Design for Hackers. Through the Love Your Work podcast, his Love Mondays newsletter, and self-publishing coaching David helps you make it as a creative. 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Have you ever tried to put yourself out there but over time you feel as if you’re not getting the results that you desire despite all your efforts? You are not attracting the clients that you want? Or the people around you don’t seem to be interested at all with what you’re offering? These nagging doubts have afflicted Dawn Ann, a listener from Pennsylvania. She is a natural healer, but she feels as if people are not interested in her services even if she says that she doesn’t mind if she’s not paid.  In this episode, I dive deep into Dawn Ann’s scenario. I go over the reasons why the doubts emerge and what you can do to safeguard yourself against the debilitating state that manifests when you engage doubt and fear. WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN THIS EPISODE: I’m not seeing the results I want so maybe I’m doing something wrong? (02:32) Putting yourself out there but no one seems interested (05:00) Competition between the conscious and the subconscious mind leads to disorder (06:45) Expanding an idea but encountering time lags leads to the conscious mind planting seeds of doubt in the subconscious mind (07:19) Avoid mistakes through visualisation (10:15) That which is in the heart (subconscious) comes out through open conversations (11:19) Enrol yourself into the desired end to fulfil it (12:52) Transfer past successes and methodologies into the opportunity that you’re looking at right now (14:53)  Fight chaos by growing seeds that are aligned in both conscious and subconscious minds (16:09) Stop judging other people based on self-doubt (17:12) Be transparent with yourself and the universe (19:24) Condense everything into one resolution that you persistently desire every day (20:53) CONNECT WITH MATTHEW PATTI Matthewpatti.com Connect with me on LinkedIn Connect with me on Facebook

Can’t seem to rub two cents together but #beautyislife? I feel you! Whether you’re still a student or just terrible at making your budget last til the next pay day, today we’re talking the skincare and K-Beauty essentials to use in your routine without going broke in the process.  Episode Summary: On today’s episode of the Korean Beauty Show podcast we are talking “beauty on a budget”. Times are tough and not everyone has the money up their sleeves for bougee beauty buys. Which is why today I’m running through my top tricks for identifying what you need, how to stop wasting products and which products to scrimp and save on.  My Top Tips 1 Identify your must-have products Before you go out and purchase all the products, take stock of what it is you really need and allocate your budget there.  If you are suffering from specific skin issues, treat those first   2 Use up your old products before you buy new ones Make sure that you’re only buying products you actually need – ideally, by replacing new for old. Remember – most skincare products have a shelf life of between 6 – 12 months once they are opened, so if you’ve got multiple types of the same product on-the-go at once, this can quickly lead to wastage.  3 Condense your routine where you can  One of the easiest ways to do this is to opt for products that contain two (or more!) products in one.  7 skins toners are great for this, eliminating the need for multiple products. Try Pyunkang Yul Essence Toner   4.  What Skincare to Splurge On  Serums: they are made with the smallest molecules, helping them to enter the skin on a deeper level. Cheaper serums are usually made with lots of filler ingredients so it makes sense to splurge a little on a good one  Try: APLB Idebenone Ampoule Serum, Missha Time Revolution Ampoule, Tosowoong Propolis Sparkle Ampoule   5 Grab a beauty bargain  A few of my favourite K-Bargains under $20 are: Innisfree No Sebum Mineral Pact  Subi Perfect Pimple Patch  Innisfree’s Jeju Volcanic Pore Clay Mask  COSRX Low pH Gel Cleanser  Cheap and Cheerful Beauty Brands - Innisfree, Benton, Beauty of Joseon, Banila and COSRX (although their newer products are significantly more expensive than their earlier releases).  One brand that I love is JJ Young by Caolion Lab - great products for the pores made by the same company as makes the significantly more expensive Caolion brand. So a veritable steal for high quality pore refining products the likes of which are regularly stocked in Sephora.    What to do if you Liked Today’s Episode  Save 10% off your Jelly Ko Bubble Tea Steam Cream with code ‘podcast’. Jump on over to stylestory.com.au where Bubble Tea is now being served! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of Fred Blumenberg’s Authentic Quote of the Day: “The ones that get ahead in life are the ones that condense their time frame on their decisions.” STOP acting like you have FOREVER to live on planet Earth. Condense your timeframe with your decisions so you can get on with the action! NEED POSITIVE VIBES? Get 1 uplifting text a day! Text “POSITIVE” to +1 630-391-2549 Click here to get info:: https://www.therealfredlee.com/textfred CONNECT WITH MY BE AUTHENTIC POSITIVE VIBES COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE THAT ALWAYS WILL LIFT YOU UP! Click here to enter my private Facebook group - Be Authentic Positive Vibes Community:: https://www.facebook.com/groups/BeAuthenticPositiveVibesCommunity/?ref=share CONNECT WITH MY BE AUTHENTIC PARENTS COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE THAT WILL KEEP YOU LAUGHING! Click here to enter my private Facebook group - Be Authentic Positive Vibes Community:: https://www.facebook.com/groups/BeAuthenticParentsCommunity/?ref=share FIND YOUR STRENGTHS NOW! Click on the link:: https://high5test.com/?ref=8&campaign=from-be-authentic-zone-podcast to find your natural strengths! Screenshot me your results via DM on any social media platform! BE AUTHENTIC T-SHIRTS AND HOODIES! Solidify your AUTHENTICITY by visiting https://www.teepublic.com/user/therealfredlee and getting your AUTHENTIC gear today! CONNECT WITH ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/TheRealFredLee Facebook Profile: https://www.facebook.com/RealFredLee100 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealfredlee/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealfredlee/ Medium: https://medium.com/@therealfredlee Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/therealfredlee Periscope: https://www.pscp.tv/TheRealFredLee/1yoKMaLWNbdKQ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/therealfredlee/ Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/add/hermanonegro SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/beauthenticzone TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/HDvjLr/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheRealFredLee YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/therealfredlee MAXIMIZE YOUR POSITIVITY, MINDSET AND LIFE! Visit my website: https://www.therealfredlee.com/ THE TIME IS NOW: It’s time for you to commit to being a BETTER YOU! SUBSCRIBE TO THIS PODCAST to get your dose of POSITIVE VIBES ONLY!

America got us looking at her sideways, but we love her tho. The Delegation was being the Delegation extra heavy today - not here for any of SJR's rescues but sis put up a good fight. We dived into some of our sister's business (they asked us to) and SJR shared how stepping up for Kenzie showed her that God will add the extra she doesn't feel she has to give. • Condense your beauty routine and save coins. Find dope skincare and makeup products at Glossier.com/podcast/evolve, a community-driven beauty brand.

Today we are chatting with Leticia DeSuze, a business coach that has helped over 1000 people from high level execs to entrepreneurs and she even helped 2 women in 2018 hit the $1M mark in their biz. She is passionate about financial consulting and helping entrepreneurs grow profitable businesses. Today we are chatting about the mindset shift from employee to entrepreneurship and some strategies to help you become a successful business owner. The Highlights: - “I am my biggest investor” - DeSuze - Mindset is key! Tips to help you get from your 9-5 to full time entrepreneurship: -Knowing your numbers -Condense the time frame (don't give yourself too much time to get things done… success loves speed) -successful people make decisions quickly - Have a good money mindset! - It’s either free or premium - It IS about the money Sign up for the How to Create Content that Converts Challenge: https://shesacreative.lpages.co/how-to-create-content-that-converts-challenge/ Follow Leticia: instagram.com/elite_wealth_solutions www.elitewealthsolutions.info Follow Kay and the Podcast instagram.com/mrskayhillman instagram.com/shesacreativepodcast www.mrskayh.com www.shesacreative.com JOIN THE FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/377250912759306/

Une émission de printemps en compagnie de Nico pour son petit tour du monde de l'actu.Et toujours une playlist des plus éclectique.

How Adults need to communicate Keys to Effective Communication Focus on the Conversation Active Listening Ask for clarity if listening/ verify understanding if speaking Be specific / not vague Say the most with the least. Condense a paragraph to a sentence. Proceed with an open mind Keep the goal or subject in mind to stay on target. In The Group Focus on the Task or Goal Assess your group Find strengths and weaknesses Keep your eyes and ears open Your expect may be shy or quiet Set group roles with respect to the goal Hold everyone accountable Be open minded Make sure you totally understand your peers points of view (regardless if you agree or disagree) Give it a try Group Assessment/ review Make adjustments and implement Remember the golden rule -- Do unto others as you would have them to do unto you Tip Renters Insurance You know theft and fire occurrences that happen in rental properties that are not necessarily, but when they haven't there's far too often the same, so you have a tenant that is nowhere near prepare for the loss that they've occurred and they've totally disregard again renters insurance. and with not having renters insurance there in a situation they lost everything they had and they have no possible way to even look at getting back whole name stuck here to ask people for help and we'll probably dealing with the stress of losing everything now trying to acquire it now trying to figure out how you going to move forward you don't even want to put your stress on l4 product is probably not going to cost you that much money to acquire. I recommend anyone that's renting a property to make sure you purchase renter's insurance is affordable is cost-effective is smart is there specifically so you don't be in a situation where you lost everything and wants you need to try to get back on your feet you have to just start from scratch is that help you to get back hold so I just want anybody to the purchase it.

Are you able to tell your story well? Leaders and those who want to impact the lives of others should master the art of storytelling. Phil Cooke offers three critical keys to help you tell the defining story of your life more effectively.   Telling your story is important and it can have a profound effect on others. Whether it’s motivating or encouraging, somebody needs to hear it. Make sure it’s the most effective story with these three critical keys to telling your story well…   Be self-aware.Have an accurate appraisal of your gifts, talents and behavior – the essence of who you are. Take a hard look at your own life and ask people their perception of your strengths, weaknesses and shortcomings. As you become more self-aware, you’ll be able to share your story with more impact.   Keep your story short.Condense it for an “8-second world.” Stop talking before your audience stops listening!   Practice telling your story.Rehearse it to get it short and to the point; develop it so that it connects emotionally with the person you’re sharing it with. Always be ready with a good story.   You never know when someone might ask about your life. Learn to tell your story effectively and always leave your audience asking for more. Your ability to telling a compelling story could be your key to become a better leader. – Phil Cooke   For more tips on telling your story well, visit Phil’s blog at https://www.philcooke.com/three-critical-keys-to-telling-your-personal-story/    Get Phil’s book “Unique: Telling Your Story in the Age of Brands and Social Media” here:  https://amzn.to/2CQG11e   (As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases, which helps us continue to provide free resources through my podcast and YouTube channel.)   Get a free eBook on Creativity! Sign up for Phil’s blog at https://www.philcooke.com   Listen to the Phil Cooke Podcast here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/philcookes-podcast/id1439369056    Find out more about Cooke Pictures here: http://www.cookepictures.com/   Visit Phil Cooke’s YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzivfiicpepFmAv5ZblgYWQ 

Are you mindful of how much waste you are producing? We've been pretty good about our consumption and how we manage our waste. But... after our recent interview with Sarah Wilson, we realized we had some serious room for improvement. This week we're discussing how we currently manage our waste and strategies we plan on implementing in the near future. In this episode, we discuss: Composting solutions Making bone broth with veggie scraps Food storage in glass Reusing bags by washing them out Using up every last scrap in the fridge before travelling Storing produce properly to extend its life Gifting packaged food to friends and family before they expire Reusing eco parchment paper Bringing a reusable cup to the coffee shop Condense garbages to save on bags Use what you already have when wrapping gifts Find bulk soap and shampoo Using cloth napkins Being mindful of online and offline purchasing Related links: Listen to our recent zero waste cooking interview with Sarah Wilson (episode #268) Sarah Wilson - Simplicious Flow (book) GreenerBins Composting Co. (Windsor-Essex) Bokashi composting Carina Organics (organic hair and skin care solutions) Related episodes: 180: Julie Daniluk – Performance Enhancement • Your Adrenals Love Sea Salt • Stimulants vs. Adaptogens 089: Dr. Josh Axe – Eat Dirt • Leaky Gut Is The Root Cause Of All Disease • Soil-Based Organisms 072: Dr. Kellyann Petrucci – Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Bone Broth | Foods For Glowing Skin 034: Frank Giglio – ReWild Your Life | Eat Local & Thrive | Deep Nutrition With Fermented Foods 009: Anthony Anderson – Creating A Life Of Paradise Note: Some of the links above are affiliate links. Making a purchase through these links won't cost you anything but we will receive a small commission. This is an easy, free way of supporting the podcast. Thank you! How can you support our podcast? 1. Apple users, please subscribe and review our show on Apple Podcasts, we make sure to read them all. Android users, be sure to subscribe to our show on Google Podcasts. Subscribers never miss any of the action ;) 2. Tell a friend about The Ultimate Health Podcast. They will surely thank you later. You can use the envelope button below to email a friend or tell them about TUHP in person. 3. Join TUHP Facebook community (FREE). This is where we all stay in touch and ask questions in between episodes. Join our community. 4. Follow our adventures on our favourite social media platform, Instagram. 5. Download The Ultimate Health Podcast app (FREE). This way you'll have our whole library of episodes right at your fingertips. Download our iOS/Apple app or our Android app. 6. Share using the buttons below. Thank you!

Join us for an 18-minute travel talk with Debra Asberry on today's episode of the Women Traveling Solo Together podcast! Is it even possible to fit all the stuff you need in a 25-inch box? We all have our own favorite things that we can’t let go of and we want to take it with us wherever we go. But it doesn’t have to be like that if you're planning to travel. When you travel, you have to be space-smart and get rid of the mindset that you need stuff “just-in-case”. Trust me, you really don’t. Unless you’d be staying in some isolated island for a week! In today’s episode, Debra shares helpful tips on how to condense your life in a 25-inch suitcase and still feel comfortable, not feeling home-sick all throughout the journey. And she notes the importance of being able to manage your suitcase on your own. We want to bring something from home that makes us comfortable inside our suitcase. Sure they aren’t just objects that have sentimental value, but you don’t really really need them when you’re planning to see the world. You can buy it anywhere you go. The less things you have the quicker your decisions will be. The less you bring, the more you can enjoy priceless moments that really matter.   Key Takeaways: The 25-inch rule for traveling. Brilliant and effective tips on how to better manage your stuff when you travel. That one thing that doesn’t take up any space in your luggage but provides incredible comfort from home. It is easier to travel with less!   Mentioned in This Episode: Women-Traveling.com Women Traveling Together on Facebook Email: wttmail@women-traveling.com   Share your story! If you have solo travel stories you'd like to share, or topics you'd like to hear more about, email us at wttmail@WomenTraveling.com   Leave a Review: Did you like this episode? Please leave an honest review with your feedback! Also, please subscribe to get notified when a new episode gets released. I appreciate your listening to this week’s show. And tune in next week for more conversations with trip leaders and travelers.   Coming Next Time: Next time we will hear about the highlights of a tour of Tuscany.

Visit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode, we interview Angela Copeland. Angela is the primary coach and founder of Copeland Coaching. She hosts the Copeland Coaching Podcast and she’s the author of the book, Breaking the Rules and Getting the Job. Listen as Angela shares her journey from the corporate world to starting a coaching business and the tough decisions she had to face from that entrepreneurial leap.

Visit ToughDecisions.net for complete show notes of each podcast episode. In this episode, we interview Angela Copeland. Angela is the primary coach and founder of Copeland Coaching. She hosts the Copeland Coaching Podcast and she’s the author of the book, Breaking the Rules and Getting the Job. Listen as Angela shares her journey from the […]

Melveen and I met on LinkedIn, she actually worked with a classmate of mine, Greg Yasuda,  and I wanted her on the show because she had some really good content on improving the next generation of the workforce, the millennials. Though as a millennial, I prefer the term young professionals. Not only that, but she’s been an HR rep in the food industry for a long time in really big companies. Recently forming her own company, her big focus is coaching millennial or young professionals to excel at our jobs and she strategies with corporations to help them unleash potential in their current workforce. In this episode, I ask a lot of questions a lot of people are scared to talk about when it comes to general career advice. We go into how to ask good questions at work, or how to write an email to your boss, how to dress for an interview, or write a thank you note and a great discussion about improving manufacturing jobs. You’ll also learn a bit about the Land O Lakes pet food and crop input business. Who knew? About Melveen Melveen Stevenson is the CEO and founder of M.S.Elemental, LLC, a human resources and business advisory firm based in Los Angeles, California. As a certified HR professional with a background in accounting and finance, she helps companies to navigate the human resources “jungle” of compliance, human capital, and leadership challenges. By using an encompassing business approach, she helps to strengthen the infrastructure of organizations from the inside out, specifically through leadership development, operations, training, employee engagement, and career coaching. Over the last 17 years, Melveen has held leadership positions in human resources operations, supply chain, and talent management at international companies in food manufacturing, medical products, and consumer products. She has also worked internationally. Melveen began her career in accounting and international banking. With an inspired desire to support and drive organizational success through human capital, she redirected her career and obtained her MBA at Michigan State University’s Eli Broad Graduate School of Management. Melveen is certified through the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM-SCP) and the Human Resources Certification Institute (SPHR).  In addition, she is certified in Extended DiSC® and is a Certified Holistic Health Practitioner. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melveenstevenson/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/m.s.elemental/ Sponsor - BAKERpedia This episode is brought to you by BAKERpedia – your one-stop, resource that answers all your questions on industry trends, ingredient information, food safety and more. It’s shared knowledge, freely available, always. BAKERpedia.com – we do all the thinking so you can focus on your business. *NEW* Patreon Due to our ad cycle being over, we’re trying a different model for My Food Job Rocks. We have opened up a Patreon page! Now you can support My Food Job Rocks if you want to and the reward tiers go from a complementary career advice book, to ad placement and more. We’d love for you to be part of the process. Visit Patreon.com/myfoodjobrocks Show Notes What is a common characteristic of food employees?: A common curiosity. They want to know the whole industry. What do you do in a sentence or less?: I coach millennials and I am in HR consulting About Millennials: Myth about millennials about being lazy and don’t work hard. The best performing person on my team is a millennial. They were hungry and willing to do anything to help an organization Millennials can speak up to the older generation, but you have to speak up How can you speak up to upper management?:To put yourself out there is to ask questions. The best way to ask questions is to ask for feedback on how someone would approach the problem. How should young people write an email?: Condense and concise. Know the language like FYI. Sometimes, you might need to ask your boss about answering your emails after hours Can you describe the steps it took to get to where you are today?: I used to be in accounting. You have to make judgements even though it is a black and white situation. I worked as an accountant in two companies and I learned that I loved working with people, MBA: I went to Michigan State university for a human resources and strategy. MBA allowed me to get a clean slate in HR. Look for a university with high placement rate. Then got a job with General Mills Career Tip: Keep in touch with your old employers. They might hire you back Land O Lakes: They do animal feed? The non dog and cat animal feed Land O Lakes also does butter and crop input You jumped ship to start your own consulting firm, why?: I wanted to go into coaching millennials and my focus turned from a corporate HR leader to a HR consultant who can utilize the people in their workforce more effectively Tips companies can use to make the current workforce happy Flexibility: To have the ability to work at home Overall, you have to look into each individual and see what would make them happy. My Food Job Rocks: I can see the turnaround and shift from people from being stuck to being successful. For companies, I love seeing companies supercharge their workers Do you have any advice for manufacturing plants to improve production?: Observe the processing cycle and pick up the skills and knowledge. You can understand the nuances of manufacturing and improve efficiencies. You’ll get more leverage too. You also have to focus on yourself. You, Inc or Adam Inc. Pick up all of the skills you need and in 15 months, leave graciously. What are people looking for today to get a job?: Application Do your research. Glassdoor, LinkedIn, etc. the 2nd level connections are much more receptive on LinkedIn actually. Your resume or LinkedIn profile must be professionally professional. They also have to sync up correctly. Interviews Research the place you will be interviewing. It leaves a bad impression if you can’t complete the tour. Thank You Notes Handwritten: Thank you for talking to me, I really enjoyed talking about xyz. Send it ASAP. General Advice for anyone who wants to go into the food industry: Be absolutely curious. To land a job, you should keep up with the trends to show you’re up to date. Bring in your experience or education. For example, if you’re interested in sustainability, you have to show that you’ve done sustainability projects in the past. If they see that they need your project, they will probably hire you. We are in a time where the employee can choose the job. Where can we find you for advice?: On linkedin Melveen Stevenson Generation Z

The biggest challenge for most people is creating a sense of urgency when there appears to be no necessity for it. What most people fail to understand is the truth about how much time they have on this Earth. This episode will help you to be consciously aware of how time flies. I use my daughter Ellie’s 8th birthday as a prime example of how eight years moves by in “two hours.” --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/teflondon/support

Click Here To Get On Track With Your Ecosystem Profit Audit In today’s episode of Author Platform Rocket, Jonny Andrews has a conversation about ways to get over all the confusion that often comes with releasing a new book or ideas out into the world. Fear can make an author entrepreneur freeze up, or even worse, give up. Jonny shares the questions you need to ask yourself, the clarity of your goals that you should have in place, and ways to connect with an audience that is waiting for what you have to offer. Download PDF Podcast Transcription Confusion for author entrepreneurs is often caused by them seeing others doing what they want to be doing – but aren’t sure what that would be in their world. What systems do you use? What words do you use to describe yourself? Figure out what you want to do – beyond just a book. Pay attention to your numbers. An author entrepreneur uses their book as a piece of their marketing. The cost to acquire buyers for an author entrepreneur’s book will be more than the book itself. Do you want to do live events or coaching and consulting? Condense time and get someone who has done what you are trying to do to learn from. You need solutions that are tailored to you. Just do the best you can at something and incorporate an action plan. John Lee Dumas of Entrepreneur On Fire went from the military to hiring someone to teach him what he needed to start his own business. Every year Jonny picks three things that he wants to improve on and does a deep dive into them. Don’t give up and become smart enough to know when you are doing it wrong and to modify your behavior. Identify who you are talking to and create that customer avatar. Create a list of at least 10 “pain points” that you know how to help people with – and create content about it. Download PDF Podcast Transcription   3 Key Points: 1. Condense time by learning from someone who has done what you are doing and can help you customize your approach. Don’t give up and become smart enough to know when you are doing it wrong and to modify your behavior. Identify who you are targeting, create a list of at least 10 problems you can help people solve, and create content around them. Tweetable Quotes: -    “I’ve seen other people doing what I want to be doing. But I don’t know what that means for me.” – Jonny Andrews. -    “If you aren’t paying attention to your numbers, you are going to lose every time.” – Jonny Andrews. -    “Experience - you are going to love this part - comes from screwing it up horrifically.” – Jonny Andrews.   Resources Mentioned: Author Platform Rocket – Website for Author Platform Rocket Entrepreneur On Fire – Website of John Lee Dumas

The trio travels back to Gaergiliath with Veronica, the forest Maker, and run an old friend along the way. 

Simplification of the message is vital to enlisting support and/or selling the product. Most successful endeavors end up being a simple solution to a complex problem. Complicated messages get lost and confuse customers and stakeholders. PR firms make a good living condensing messages to brands and slogans. However, in order to get to the simple slogan or elevator pitch, you have to thoroughly understand the issues and the problem at hand. Join team members Mike Bills and Will Carlson as they discuss simplifying the message and learn what's in store for our July podcasts. Quote it “What the hell does this mean?” (1:49) “Be thoughtful about the bullet points.” (2:54) Dig in (2:32) Condense your hour long speech to ten minutes. (3:33) Moving our passion and knowledge to a takeaway message for the listener. (6:57) The power of illustrating to solve problems. Don't be overwhelmed by the daunting task. Take a big problem and break it down to small parts.

James Jones was able to do what so many people working within Corporate America dream of: break away and begin a career as a successful entrepreneur. With RaceIQ, James and his team have taken cutting edge securities software and applied to the the automotive industry. Throughout his conversation with Roshawnna, James shares insights in to how RaceIQ is working to provide solutions for the future of ransomware. James’ career journey has seen challenges, just as everyone’s has. Throughout his time working as an entrepreneur and subsequently investor, James has struggled to maintain the ever elusive healthy work/life balance. Developing and maintaining a structure for setting and hitting his goals in this regard is just one of the many insights that James shares in his discussion with Roshawnna. James’ enthusiasm for innovation and technology shines through when he speaks about his work and the pride that he takes in it. He has weathered the storm of startup instability to become an entrepreneurial success and he is open and honest in the wisdom that he shares. You’re going to want to give this one a listen! Roshawnna and James discuss: 2:30 James outlines his beginnings as an entrepreneur. 3:30 The exciting innovations in the automotive industry that James and his team have been working on. 8:00 How innovations in technology have affected our privacy and security in the automotive space and what RaceIQ is is doing to combat this. 13:00 James speaks about some of the challenges that he’s experienced as an entrepreneur. 14:00 Change and disruption happen so fast in today’s world, James talks about how this effects investment and entrepreneurship. 16:00 How mentors have helped to guide James through his journey as an entrepreneur. 16:30 How the mentor/mentee relationship is a two-way street. 20:30 Not all investors are alike: why you should research the type of investor you would like to form a relationship with. 21:00 How James approaches his investment decisions. 22:00 Condense your ideas: James uses Google to illustrate the stages of phenomenal growth that can sprout from simplicity. 25:00 The solutions that RaceIQ is providing today. 27:00 Leveraging your networks to grow your business. 29:00 How James’ experience in the corporate world informed his working life as an entrepreneur. 32:30 The challenges and the sacrifices that a startup CEO faces. 35:00 Understanding and dealing with failure. 37:00 Setting and reaching goals with two simple steps that James follows devoutly. 41:00 James speaks about the importance of habit building. 43:00 In a speed round of questions about advice and insight, James speaks about highlights in his career learnings. 48:00 On finding a work/life balance.

Your podcast description is one of the first things people see when they come across your podcast online or in a podcast app. This is your chance to catch their attention and sell them on your show. It's your opportunity to convince them to listen. The ideal podcast description answers two questions for your potential listener: Is this show for me? What am I going to get out of listening to this? When a potential audience member comes across your podcast and starts reading your description, they're wondering, “What's in it for me?” This is your chance to tell them why they should care about your show. Otherwise, they won't. Key Takeaways: Your podcast description is your chance to tell people what's in it for them. Refine the goal of your podcast down to a single sentence. Write your description in a way that brings agreement from your intended audience. Don't make your description all about you, make it about your listener. People will only care about you once you've proven you care about them. Your description is there to let people know you have what they're looking for. Write in a simple way that's tangible and clear for your audience. Try to deliver complex ideas simply. Your social media bio is a chance to communicate to people what they'll get if they follow you. I'm joined this week by Cory Miller. Cory is the co-host of the Invisible Details podcast and loves all things design and branding. Aaron: In this world where there's millions of pieces of content competing for our attention, your audience is looking to see if your content solves a specific need they have. You have to put thought not just into your podcast description, but into each of your episode descriptions as well. When a potential listener comes across your podcast for the first time, they're reading the description and wondering, “What's in this for me?” Your podcast description is your chance to tell people what's in it for them. You have to tell them why they should care about your show, otherwise they're not going to. What Should My Show Description Say? Aaron: When writing a description for your podcast or podcast episode, here are some questions to think about: What is your goal with this show? What are you going to teach or share with your listeners? Are you going to interview people? Are you going to bring people from that community in to share what they've learned, or is your show strictly about entertainment? The last two weeks I interviewed two guys who run a company called Dead Signals and produce two radio drama style podcasts (Related: e064 Creating a Radio Drama Podcast Part 1 (With Writer Marc Sollinger) & e065 Creating a Radio Drama Podcast Part 2 (With Producer/Engineer Dan Powell)). Their podcasts are very much just entertaining stories. They're not business related and they're not trying to change the world with their podcasts, they just want to tell stories in the audio medium and entertain people. The way I write a description for my podcast is going to be way different from the way they write theirs. They thought about that and asked, “What are people who would be interested in our show looking for?” They're trying to write a description that would catch the attention of someone looking for an entertaining story. I love the description for their Archive 81 show: “Three months ago Daniel Powell vanished. These are the tapes he sent to me. If you know anything, please contact me at archive81podcast@gmail.com.” They don't even tell you who the guy is, all you need to know is this guy vanished after he sent a friend some tapes. Try to Describe the Goal of Your Podcast in a Single Sentence Cory: Write your description in a way that brings agreement from your intended audience. Write it in a way that, while they're reading the description, they're thinking, “Oh yeah. Yes! This! Exactly that! Yes! I need to listen to this.” That's the reaction you're looking for. You want to write your description in a way that brings agreement from your intended audience. When they look at that description from Archive 81, people are like, “Whoa. That's creepy. I feel like I need to listen to this because I'm intrigued.” You're bringing intrigue and agreement. Whatever it is you write, you want it to resonate with your intended audience. The second thing is to write it in a way that if they're sitting with their phone on a bus heading to work and someone looks over and says, “I see you're listening to a podcast, what's that all about?” they can respond without looking up the description. That's what you're aiming for: you want something they can quickly tell their friend about without looking at the description. It's about clarity. It's not all about you, it's about what they're getting. If they said, “I'm listening to this show where this guy wants to help make me a better podcaster,” that's huge. Or, “I'm listening to this show where they teach me how to build a better brand.” That's very simplistic, but you can build off that and you can craft a description where people can pass that on. That's rooted in telling people what the mission of your company, your brand, or your life is. Being able to distill it in a way that allows people to be able to pass it back and forth is very powerful. Don't Make It All About You Share and talk about the experience you have and why you're qualified to teach on a certain subject. I can say, “I've been helping people make great podcasts for five years. I've worked for 5by5, the founder of Dribbble, Sean McCabe, and the Shop Talk show.” That shows authority and expertise, but if someone asks a listener about my show, they're not going to say, “Aaron Dowd is this great podcast editor and he's worked for all these people and he knows all this stuff about audio engineering.” The person asking about my show doesn't care about me, they only care about what the show will do for them if they listen to it. The words I should use instead could be, “If you want to learn how to make a great podcast, this is the show you should be listening to.” Cory: There's aspects of that you can include in your description. Instead of saying, “Hey, these are all of my accomplishments,” you can change that to something like, “Get knowledge from a guy who has years of experience in podcast editing.” You're putting the emphasis back on the listener and what they'll get from the show. You can do fill-in-the-blank stuff, like: “Learn how to (fill in the blank).” “Get knowledge from 10 years of experience in (fill in the blank).” “If you're an X, Y, or Z, you'll get tangible insights on (fill in the blank).” These are actionable steps. Your description should resonate with the listener, tell them what the benefit is for them, and give them a glimpse of the person they're going to become after listening. If you want, you can slide a little bit of your credentials in there. For instance, Aaron's podcast description says, “Professional podcast editor and producer shares everything he's learned about making great podcasts.” In the moment someone reads “professional podcast editor,” they're going to think, “This show is going to teach me how to become a professional podcast editor,” or, “I can learn something from this person who has this experience.” Ultimately, you have to remember that people will only care about you once you've proven you care about them. In regards to a value-exchange like this, you have to prove that you care about this person before they're going to start caring about you. If I find a new show, and look at it's podcast description, I don't know this person, I have no connection with them, I have no background on them, so I'm looking to see if this is worth my time. Once I listen to it, I can create a connection. That's exactly how it happened with seanwes. I started listening to the seanwes podcast out of the blue and I didn't know who Sean and Ben were, but after listening to so many of their shows, I started really connecting with these guys. That's why I joined the Community in the beginning, because they were talking about all these conversations people were having and I had total FOMO. I wanted to be in on the inside jokes because I felt connected to the podcast hosts. The connectedness happens after you've proven that you're here to deliver value. You deliver value first and the connectedness is all about, in a sense, selling yourself, your knowledge, and the benefit to the listener, and then they can continue to connect with you. Aaron: Make your podcast description about your listener. If you don't know who you're creating a podcast for, that's a problem. If you're just creating a show because you want it to be out there, you might get a few people listening, but you need to think about who you're making your show for. Podcast Description Review Aaron: One of my listeners (Stan) reached out to me, and I wanted to do a review for him to give him some practical steps to help him write a better podcast description. I feel like I can't pick apart his podcast description without looking at my own podcast description first, so let's pick apart my podcast description, then we'll do Cory's show (Invisible Details), then Stan's show. I feel like I need to rewrite my description anywys, so I'm hoping the things we talk about in this section will be helpful to someone else who has been listening who might want to rewrite theirs. Breakdown of The Podcast Dude's Podcast Description Here's the (current) description for The Podcast Dude: “Professional podcast editor and producer Aaron Dowd shares everything he's learned about making great podcasts. If you're interested in starting a podcast, growing your audience, and increasing your influence, this is the show for you. Get answers to all your questions about podcasting: gear, recording, content, editing, interviewing, mixing, mastering, and more. To stand out from thousands of other podcasts, you'll need to produce a high quality show. The Podcast Dude will help you get there. Don't just make a podcast—make an awesome podcast.” I don't know if I like that first sentence. It's making a claim that I'm a professional podcast editor and producer, but I don't have any evidence to back that up. I'm not saying, “Professional podcast editor and producer for these people.” I do have evidence to back that up, and the people that know me know I've worked with some fairly well-known podcasters, especially in the design realm, but I'm not backing it up with evidence. Also it puts me first—the first thing you see is my name, then I say I'm going to share everything I've learned. Another mistake I think I'm making there is talking about myself in the third person. I want to speak to a single person and I'm not speaking to a single person until the second line. Cutting out the first and the last sentences would be a good place to start, because that puts the focus back on the listener. "What do you want? Do you want to start a podcast? Do you want to grow an audience? This is the show for you." The next part, “Get answers to all your questions about podcasting: gear, recording, content, editing, interviewing, mixing, mastering, and more,” explains the kind of stuff I talk about. This is what I'm going to teach you. That's good, so I'll leave that as it is. Finally, I give my mission statement, “To stand out from thousands of other podcasts, you'll need to produce a high quality show. The Podcast Dude will help you get there.” Cory: I think you should remove the first sentence and the last sentence. I thought the last sentence was a mistake, honestly. I think you can add your name in the new last sentence, like, “To stand out from thousands of other podcasts, you'll need to produce a high quality show. The Podcast Dude, Aaron Dowd, will help you get there.” Aaron: I would say, “To stand out from thousands of other podcasts, you'll need to produce a high quality show. My name is Aaron Dowd and I want to help you make an awesome podcast.” Cory: “Make an awesome podcast,” is the last thing people will read and it's the last thing that's going to be on their mind. They'll read, “If you're interested in starting a podcast…” and they'll think, “Yes, I'm interested in starting a podcast.” Breakdown of the Invisible Details Podcast Description Cory: Invisible Details's description says, “A weekly show about building a successful brand through story and authenticity. A brand is so much more than a logo or what is visible on the surface. It's the heartbeat of a company. A brand is about values and the story you're telling. Join Cory Miller and Kyle Adams every Saturday for clear and practical advice on how to define your brand from the inside out. Connect with your audience and stand out from the competition.” I like it, but I think I could rework a little bit. There are a couple of things I'm trying to do with this. First, I'm setting expectations with “a weekly show.” There's no confusion about when it comes out, like bi-monthly, or a seasonal thing. It's a weekly show. Next, the description talks about building a successful brand. Most of the people I encounter who are starting this journey of building a better brand think branding is a out the visuals, logos, and all the things you see, but a brand is all about perception. It's all about how people think and feel about you and what they say about you when you're not in the room. I could rework that second sentence, but I also want it to be introductory, because the people we're trying to reach are people who have new and growing brands. They're just getting that first taste of redefining what brand means, and that's what that second sentence is for. Aaron: You have a solid first sentence and a solid last sentence. Let's say we cut all that stuff out in the middle; it would still be a good description—“A weekly show about building a successful brand through story and authenticity. Connect with your audience and stand out from the competition.” It explains what the show is about and what the listener will get out of it. Cory: It's very action-centered. I'm a very simplistic kind of person when it comes to design and writing. I adhere to this idea of, “How much can I remove but still have there be quality? Can we do less, but better?” That's my whole philosophy. I know people who write out their whole about pages in their description and no one will read that or remember it. You need to create something that is short and memorable. If someone asks if there's a podcast about podcasting I'd recommend, I'd say, “If you want to make a podcast, the Podcast Dude is all about helping you make an awesome podcast.” That's how I would describe it. Those are the ideas and key words you want to plant into people's heads through the description in a very simple way that's tangible and memorable. Aaron: You can't ask people to remember four paragraphs about you and what you do, because they're not going to. If you can't explain the point of your show in one or two sentences, you're going to have a bad time. Cory: People already know what they're looking for. You need to demonstrate that you have what they're looking for. People already know what they're looking for. Your description is there to let them know you have what they're looking for. Breakdown of Stan's Podcast Description Aaron: I didn't get Stan's permission to share the name of his podcast, but I do want to give him some direct feedback. Here's what's on his website when you first visit it, “I'm passionate about coaching leaders to help them reach maximum impact wherever they are currently leading.” “My heart beats faster when someone I spend time with takes a next step towards being more closely aligned with God's will for their life, enabling them to make an even greater impact. My goal is to provide leadership resources that are practical and can help anyone develop as a leader, including moms, dads, teachers, administrators, managers, volunteers, campus pastors, and lead pastors. Everyone leads someone.” The description for his podcast is, “This podcast focuses on ministry leaders to reach maximum impact where they currently lead. We also focus on brainstorming and idea creation for leaders.” Cory, what's your first reaction where you hear that? Cory: It sounds like something I would read in an about page, not a home page. On a home page, you need to speak to the pain of the person who's problem you're solving and it needs to speak with a benefit. I see his goals, but I don't see the benefit for myself. I want to know what I'm going to get out of going to this website. Condense that down to a single sentence—that's what people need to see on the home page. There's a lot of things there and I'm sure Stan is awesome. In fact, I'd love to talk with him about some of this stuff. The problem is I don't know Stan yet and all he's doing is introducing himself. If I'm a leader and I want to have maximum impact wherever I'm currently leading, I want to know that you're here to benefit me. That's ultimately what people are trying to figure out when they first go to your site. You can bring in yourself a little bit later. For the podcast description, I think that's a good start, but I would love to see more actionable sentences. Like, “Learn how to make a maximum impact in the industry you're currently leading.” Aaron: Stan, what do you mean by “maximum impact”? I think that's important, because those aren't very specific words. If you want people to make a change, what kind of change are you trying to get people to make? Go a little deeper on what those words mean. Also, what specifically about brainstorming and ideas? What's missing is a clear description of the problems you're trying to solve for people. Cory: The other aspect with that second sentence is, I see, “We focus on brainstorming and idea creation for leaders.” Does that mean you'll brainstorm for me and give me ideas? Or are you trying to teach me how to brainstorm? Are you trying to give me the tools to have better idea creation? Are you trying to make me into the kind of leader that is able to lead a team, brainstorm, create ideas, have successful meetings, make an impact in our community? Those are the things I want to see and hear about. You can expand on it without being too wordy with it. If I looked at this and someone asked me what the podcast is about, based on the description I'd say, “If you're a leader, they want to make you a better leader.” Another thing you can do is if you've had a podcast for a while, you can go look at the reviews and see what people are saying in your reviews. From there, you can rewrite and clarify your description based on what other people are saying. If you're a new podcast, you may not have that yet, but I would recommend talking with someone. Share everything about what your podcast is about and what your mission is and have them repeat it back to you in a sentence or two. That will give you some good ideas that you can include in your description. Have clarity in your podcast description. If you don't have clarity, you have nothing. Aaron: Talk to a couple of people you trust, or if you have an engaged online community, reach out to them and ask, “What do you think my podcast is about?” and see what people say. If you don't have a podcast, try it for yourself instead. Ask some of your friends, “How would you describe me to someone else? What do you think I'm about?” You'll get a lot of insight out of the answers to those questions. Cory: Stan, I hope this doesn't discourage you at all. The fact that you've shown up and have a grip on your mission and you know how you want to help people, that's good! That's more than a lot of people will ever have, but you just need to focus on clarity. Clarify some of the words and clarify who your target audience is based on this list you wrote. This is a great list, but try to condense it in a way that's repeatable for someone you've just shared it with. You have to write for stupid people. Is that a terrible thing to say? Aaron: It's not just stupid people. People are in a hurry, in a rush, people don't want to think. Cory: Let me rephrase: You have to write in a simple way that's tangible and clear for people. I often see people use inside slang, jargon, and terms that average people wouldn't understand. Don't give me the marketed, straight-from-a-thesaurus words. I don't care about that. If I'm your intended audience, I need it explained in a simple way. You can deliver complex ideas simply with clarity. Communicate in a simple but clear way. Aaron: Candice said, “A well-known author I know said he writes his books at a fifth grade level so that anyone can understand it.” Cory: I didn't mean that people are stupid. You just have to write in a clear way that anyone in your intended audience can understand. That's the most important thing. How to Write Better Social Media Descriptions Aaron: Jonathan asked, “Is there a formula or best structure for writing an effective bio for your social media descriptions?” Cory: First, what is the goal of your social media account? I don't know that there's necessarily a formula, but I know that a lot of social media descriptions have a cap, so you can't write past a certain amount of characters. Write something that's succinct and will help push you toward your goals. Especially now, try to make something that's memorable beyond “Father. Coffee lover. Hiker. Mountaineer.” Everyone is doing that, so if you're doing anything different, you're in good shape. Aaron: The formula I use for my Twitter bio is what I do and what I want to do for you, the person reading. My Twitter bio is simply, “Audio engineer/podcast editor for the seanwes network. I want to help you make an awesome podcast.” Cory: Mine is, “Director of Member Success at seanwes. Podcast host of Invisible Details. Author of Nice-to-Have, currently writing.” It depends on what your goals are. I want my Twitter to be a place where people can get access to me and the content is not in the description, the content is in the timeline. That's where I want people's eyes to look. I don't want to be clever, I want a bullet point credential. That's how I'm using it. Figure out what your goal is, what the goal of your social media account is, and what the goal of your description is. Then, condense that in a way that provides you some kind of credibility and people will continue going down the timeline. No one is going to care on Twitter unless they've gotten some kind of value on your timeline, whether it's entertainment, practical, etc. They're going to go to your timeline first and then they'll want to know about you. I use my bio as a tiny about page related to what it is I'm posting. Aaron: You'll get more followers if you include what you want to do for other people in your bio. Cory: Kyle Adams has a great one, “Icon designer intent on communicating in profound ways and helping others do the same.” Aaron: Jeremy Mura has a good one too, “Designer and illustrator. Teaching others what I know and helping people design a life of greatness.” When I look at someone's bio, I'm wondering, “Why should I follow this person?” Your bio is your chance to convince me to follow you. If I'm not already convinced, I don't know you, and you don't already have a huge audience advocating for you, and you don't tell me what you want to do for me, I probably won't follow you. Your bio is a chance to convince people they'll get something out of following you. Huge thanks to Cory Miller for joining me today. Follow him on Twitter and check out his show, Invisible Details. Links: How to Write Great Show Notes (free show notes template included) Podcast: https://podcastingwithaaron.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/aaronpodcasting Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/aarondowd Blog: https://www.aarondowd.com Recommended Gear: https://kit.co/PodcastingwithAaron

Your podcast description is one of the first things people see when they come across your podcast online or in a podcast app. This is your chance to catch their attention and sell them on your show. It’s your opportunity to convince them to listen.The ideal podcast description answers two questions for your potential listener:Is this show for me?What am I going to get out of listening to this?When a potential audience member comes across your podcast and starts reading your description, they’re wondering, “What’s in it for me?” This is your chance to tell them why they should care about your show. Otherwise, they won’t.Key Takeaways:Your podcast description is your chance to tell people what’s in it for them.Refine the goal of your podcast down to a single sentence.Write your description in a way that brings agreement from your intended audience.Don’t make your description all about you, make it about your listener.People will only care about you once you’ve proven you care about them.Your description is there to let people know you have what they’re looking for.Write in a simple way that’s tangible and clear for your audience. Try to deliver complex ideas simply.Your social media bio is a chance to communicate to people what they'll get if they follow you.I’m joined this week by Cory Miller. Cory is the co-host of the Invisible Details podcast and loves all things design and branding.Aaron: In this world where there’s millions of pieces of content competing for our attention, your audience is looking to see if your content solves a specific need they have. You have to put thought not just into your podcast description, but into each of your episode descriptions as well.When a potential listener comes across your podcast for the first time, they’re reading the description and wondering, “What’s in this for me?”Your podcast description is your chance to tell people what’s in it for them. You have to tell them why they should care about your show, otherwise they’re not going to.What Should My Show Description Say?Aaron: When writing a description for your podcast or podcast episode, here are some questions to think about:What is your goal with this show?What are you going to teach or share with your listeners?Are you going to interview people? Are you going to bring people from that community in to share what they’ve learned, or is your show strictly about entertainment?The last two weeks I interviewed two guys who run a company called Dead Signals and produce two radio drama style podcasts (Related: e064 Creating a Radio Drama Podcast Part 1 (With Writer Marc Sollinger) & e065 Creating a Radio Drama Podcast Part 2 (With Producer/Engineer Dan Powell)).Their podcasts are very much just entertaining stories. They’re not business related and they’re not trying to change the world with their podcasts, they just want to tell stories in the audio medium and entertain people.The way I write a description for my podcast is going to be way different from the way they write theirs. They thought about that and asked, “What are people who would be interested in our show looking for?” They’re trying to write a description that would catch the attention of someone looking for an entertaining story.I love the description for their Archive 81 show: “Three months ago Daniel Powell vanished. These are the tapes he sent to me. If you know anything, please contact me at archive81podcast@gmail.com.”They don’t even tell you who the guy is, all you need to know is this guy vanished after he sent a friend some tapes.Try to Describe the Goal of Your Podcast in a Single SentenceCory: Write your description in a way that brings agreement from your intended audience. Write it in a way that, while they’re reading the description, they’re thinking, “Oh yeah. Yes! This! Exactly that! Yes! I need to listen to this.” That’s the reaction you’re looking for.You want to write your description in a way that brings agreement from your intended audience. When they look at that description from Archive 81, people are like, “Whoa. That’s creepy. I feel like I need to listen to this because I’m intrigued.” You’re bringing intrigue and agreement.Whatever it is you write, you want it to resonate with your intended audience. The second thing is to write it in a way that if they’re sitting with their phone on a bus heading to work and someone looks over and says, “I see you’re listening to a podcast, what’s that all about?” they can respond without looking up the description.That’s what you’re aiming for: you want something they can quickly tell their friend about without looking at the description. It’s about clarity. It’s not all about you, it’s about what they’re getting. If they said, “I’m listening to this show where this guy wants to help make me a better podcaster,” that’s huge.Or, “I’m listening to this show where they teach me how to build a better brand.” That’s very simplistic, but you can build off that and you can craft a description where people can pass that on. That’s rooted in telling people what the mission of your company, your brand, or your life is. Being able to distill it in a way that allows people to be able to pass it back and forth is very powerful.Don’t Make It All About YouShare and talk about the experience you have and why you’re qualified to teach on a certain subject.I can say, “I’ve been helping people make great podcasts for five years. I’ve worked for 5by5, the founder of Dribbble, Sean McCabe, and the Shop Talk show.” That shows authority and expertise, but if someone asks a listener about my show, they’re not going to say, “Aaron Dowd is this great podcast editor and he’s worked for all these people and he knows all this stuff about audio engineering.”The person asking about my show doesn’t care about me, they only care about what the show will do for them if they listen to it.The words I should use instead could be, “If you want to learn how to make a great podcast, this is the show you should be listening to.”Cory: There’s aspects of that you can include in your description. Instead of saying, “Hey, these are all of my accomplishments,” you can change that to something like, “Get knowledge from a guy who has years of experience in podcast editing.” You’re putting the emphasis back on the listener and what they’ll get from the show.You can do fill-in-the-blank stuff, like:“Learn how to (fill in the blank).”“Get knowledge from 10 years of experience in (fill in the blank).”“If you’re an X, Y, or Z, you’ll get tangible insights on (fill in the blank).”These are actionable steps. Your description should resonate with the listener, tell them what the benefit is for them, and give them a glimpse of the person they’re going to become after listening.If you want, you can slide a little bit of your credentials in there. For instance, Aaron’s podcast description says, “Professional podcast editor and producer shares everything he’s learned about making great podcasts.”In the moment someone reads “professional podcast editor,” they’re going to think, “This show is going to teach me how to become a professional podcast editor,” or, “I can learn something from this person who has this experience.”Ultimately, you have to remember that people will only care about you once you’ve proven you care about them.In regards to a value-exchange like this, you have to prove that you care about this person before they’re going to start caring about you.If I find a new show, and look at it's podcast description, I don’t know this person, I have no connection with them, I have no background on them, so I’m looking to see if this is worth my time.Once I listen to it, I can create a connection. That’s exactly how it happened with seanwes. I started listening to the seanwes podcast out of the blue and I didn’t know who Sean and Ben were, but after listening to so many of their shows, I started really connecting with these guys.That’s why I joined the Community in the beginning, because they were talking about all these conversations people were having and I had total FOMO. I wanted to be in on the inside jokes because I felt connected to the podcast hosts.The connectedness happens after you’ve proven that you’re here to deliver value. You deliver value first and the connectedness is all about, in a sense, selling yourself, your knowledge, and the benefit to the listener, and then they can continue to connect with you.Aaron: Make your podcast description about your listener. If you don’t know who you’re creating a podcast for, that’s a problem. If you’re just creating a show because you want it to be out there, you might get a few people listening, but you need to think about who you’re making your show for.Podcast Description ReviewAaron: One of my listeners (Stan) reached out to me, and I wanted to do a review for him to give him some practical steps to help him write a better podcast description.I feel like I can’t pick apart his podcast description without looking at my own podcast description first, so let’s pick apart my podcast description, then we'll do Cory’s show (Invisible Details), then Stan’s show.I feel like I need to rewrite my description anywys, so I’m hoping the things we talk about in this section will be helpful to someone else who has been listening who might want to rewrite theirs.Breakdown of The Podcast Dude’s Podcast DescriptionHere’s the (current) description for The Podcast Dude:“Professional podcast editor and producer Aaron Dowd shares everything he’s learned about making great podcasts. If you’re interested in starting a podcast, growing your audience, and increasing your influence, this is the show for you.Get answers to all your questions about podcasting: gear, recording, content, editing, interviewing, mixing, mastering, and more. To stand out from thousands of other podcasts, you’ll need to produce a high quality show. The Podcast Dude will help you get there. Don’t just make a podcast—make an awesome podcast.”I don’t know if I like that first sentence. It’s making a claim that I’m a professional podcast editor and producer, but I don’t have any evidence to back that up. I’m not saying, “Professional podcast editor and producer for these people.”I do have evidence to back that up, and the people that know me know I’ve worked with some fairly well-known podcasters, especially in the design realm, but I’m not backing it up with evidence.Also it puts me first—the first thing you see is my name, then I say I’m going to share everything I’ve learned.Another mistake I think I'm making there is talking about myself in the third person. I want to speak to a single person and I’m not speaking to a single person until the second line.Cutting out the first and the last sentences would be a good place to start, because that puts the focus back on the listener. "What do you want? Do you want to start a podcast? Do you want to grow an audience? This is the show for you."The next part, “Get answers to all your questions about podcasting: gear, recording, content, editing, interviewing, mixing, mastering, and more,” explains the kind of stuff I talk about. This is what I’m going to teach you.That’s good, so I’ll leave that as it is.Finally, I give my mission statement, “To stand out from thousands of other podcasts, you’ll need to produce a high quality show. The Podcast Dude will help you get there.”Cory: I think you should remove the first sentence and the last sentence. I thought the last sentence was a mistake, honestly.I think you can add your name in the new last sentence, like, “To stand out from thousands of other podcasts, you’ll need to produce a high quality show. The Podcast Dude, Aaron Dowd, will help you get there.”Aaron: I would say, “To stand out from thousands of other podcasts, you’ll need to produce a high quality show. My name is Aaron Dowd and I want to help you make an awesome podcast.”Cory: “Make an awesome podcast,” is the last thing people will read and it’s the last thing that’s going to be on their mind. They’ll read, “If you’re interested in starting a podcast…” and they’ll think, “Yes, I’m interested in starting a podcast.”Breakdown of the Invisible Details Podcast DescriptionCory: Invisible Details’s description says, “A weekly show about building a successful brand through story and authenticity. A brand is so much more than a logo or what is visible on the surface. It’s the heartbeat of a company. A brand is about values and the story you’re telling. Join Cory Miller and Kyle Adams every Saturday for clear and practical advice on how to define your brand from the inside out. Connect with your audience and stand out from the competition.”I like it, but I think I could rework a little bit. There are a couple of things I’m trying to do with this.First, I’m setting expectations with “a weekly show.” There’s no confusion about when it comes out, like bi-monthly, or a seasonal thing. It’s a weekly show.Next, the description talks about building a successful brand. Most of the people I encounter who are starting this journey of building a better brand think branding is a out the visuals, logos, and all the things you see, but a brand is all about perception. It’s all about how people think and feel about you and what they say about you when you’re not in the room.I could rework that second sentence, but I also want it to be introductory, because the people we’re trying to reach are people who have new and growing brands. They’re just getting that first taste of redefining what brand means, and that’s what that second sentence is for.Aaron: You have a solid first sentence and a solid last sentence. Let’s say we cut all that stuff out in the middle; it would still be a good description—“A weekly show about building a successful brand through story and authenticity. Connect with your audience and stand out from the competition.” It explains what the show is about and what the listener will get out of it.Cory: It’s very action-centered. I’m a very simplistic kind of person when it comes to design and writing. I adhere to this idea of, “How much can I remove but still have there be quality? Can we do less, but better?” That’s my whole philosophy. I know people who write out their whole about pages in their description and no one will read that or remember it. You need to create something that is short and memorable.If someone asks if there’s a podcast about podcasting I’d recommend, I’d say, “If you want to make a podcast, the Podcast Dude is all about helping you make an awesome podcast.” That’s how I would describe it. Those are the ideas and key words you want to plant into people’s heads through the description in a very simple way that’s tangible and memorable.Aaron: You can’t ask people to remember four paragraphs about you and what you do, because they’re not going to. If you can’t explain the point of your show in one or two sentences, you’re going to have a bad time.Cory: People already know what they’re looking for. You need to demonstrate that you have what they’re looking for.People already know what they’re looking for. Your description is there to let them know you have what they’re looking for.Breakdown of Stan’s Podcast DescriptionAaron: I didn’t get Stan’s permission to share the name of his podcast, but I do want to give him some direct feedback. Here’s what’s on his website when you first visit it, “I’m passionate about coaching leaders to help them reach maximum impact wherever they are currently leading.”“My heart beats faster when someone I spend time with takes a next step towards being more closely aligned with God’s will for their life, enabling them to make an even greater impact. My goal is to provide leadership resources that are practical and can help anyone develop as a leader, including moms, dads, teachers, administrators, managers, volunteers, campus pastors, and lead pastors. Everyone leads someone.”The description for his podcast is, “This podcast focuses on ministry leaders to reach maximum impact where they currently lead. We also focus on brainstorming and idea creation for leaders.”Cory, what’s your first reaction where you hear that?Cory: It sounds like something I would read in an about page, not a home page. On a home page, you need to speak to the pain of the person who’s problem you’re solving and it needs to speak with a benefit.I see his goals, but I don’t see the benefit for myself. I want to know what I’m going to get out of going to this website.Condense that down to a single sentence—that’s what people need to see on the home page.There’s a lot of things there and I’m sure Stan is awesome. In fact, I’d love to talk with him about some of this stuff. The problem is I don’t know Stan yet and all he’s doing is introducing himself. If I’m a leader and I want to have maximum impact wherever I’m currently leading, I want to know that you’re here to benefit me. That’s ultimately what people are trying to figure out when they first go to your site. You can bring in yourself a little bit later.For the podcast description, I think that’s a good start, but I would love to see more actionable sentences. Like, “Learn how to make a maximum impact in the industry you’re currently leading.”Aaron: Stan, what do you mean by “maximum impact”? I think that’s important, because those aren’t very specific words. If you want people to make a change, what kind of change are you trying to get people to make? Go a little deeper on what those words mean. Also, what specifically about brainstorming and ideas? What’s missing is a clear description of the problems you’re trying to solve for people.Cory: The other aspect with that second sentence is, I see, “We focus on brainstorming and idea creation for leaders.” Does that mean you’ll brainstorm for me and give me ideas? Or are you trying to teach me how to brainstorm? Are you trying to give me the tools to have better idea creation? Are you trying to make me into the kind of leader that is able to lead a team, brainstorm, create ideas, have successful meetings, make an impact in our community? Those are the things I want to see and hear about.You can expand on it without being too wordy with it. If I looked at this and someone asked me what the podcast is about, based on the description I’d say, “If you’re a leader, they want to make you a better leader.”Another thing you can do is if you’ve had a podcast for a while, you can go look at the reviews and see what people are saying in your reviews. From there, you can rewrite and clarify your description based on what other people are saying. If you’re a new podcast, you may not have that yet, but I would recommend talking with someone. Share everything about what your podcast is about and what your mission is and have them repeat it back to you in a sentence or two. That will give you some good ideas that you can include in your description.Have clarity in your podcast description. If you don’t have clarity, you have nothing.Aaron: Talk to a couple of people you trust, or if you have an engaged online community, reach out to them and ask, “What do you think my podcast is about?” and see what people say. If you don’t have a podcast, try it for yourself instead. Ask some of your friends, “How would you describe me to someone else? What do you think I’m about?” You’ll get a lot of insight out of the answers to those questions.Cory: Stan, I hope this doesn’t discourage you at all. The fact that you’ve shown up and have a grip on your mission and you know how you want to help people, that’s good! That’s more than a lot of people will ever have, but you just need to focus on clarity. Clarify some of the words and clarify who your target audience is based on this list you wrote. This is a great list, but try to condense it in a way that’s repeatable for someone you’ve just shared it with. You have to write for stupid people. Is that a terrible thing to say?Aaron: It’s not just stupid people. People are in a hurry, in a rush, people don’t want to think.Cory: Let me rephrase: You have to write in a simple way that’s tangible and clear for people. I often see people use inside slang, jargon, and terms that average people wouldn’t understand. Don’t give me the marketed, straight-from-a-thesaurus words. I don’t care about that. If I’m your intended audience, I need it explained in a simple way.You can deliver complex ideas simply with clarity. Communicate in a simple but clear way.Aaron: Candice said, “A well-known author I know said he writes his books at a fifth grade level so that anyone can understand it.”Cory: I didn’t mean that people are stupid. You just have to write in a clear way that anyone in your intended audience can understand. That’s the most important thing.How to Write Better Social Media DescriptionsAaron: Jonathan asked, “Is there a formula or best structure for writing an effective bio for your social media descriptions?”Cory: First, what is the goal of your social media account? I don’t know that there’s necessarily a formula, but I know that a lot of social media descriptions have a cap, so you can’t write past a certain amount of characters. Write something that’s succinct and will help push you toward your goals. Especially now, try to make something that’s memorable beyond “Father. Coffee lover. Hiker. Mountaineer.” Everyone is doing that, so if you’re doing anything different, you’re in good shape.Aaron: The formula I use for my Twitter bio is what I do and what I want to do for you, the person reading. My Twitter bio is simply, “Audio engineer/podcast editor for the seanwes network. I want to help you make an awesome podcast.”Cory: Mine is, “Director of Member Success at seanwes. Podcast host of Invisible Details. Author of Nice-to-Have, currently writing.” It depends on what your goals are. I want my Twitter to be a place where people can get access to me and the content is not in the description, the content is in the timeline.That’s where I want people’s eyes to look. I don’t want to be clever, I want a bullet point credential. That’s how I’m using it. Figure out what your goal is, what the goal of your social media account is, and what the goal of your description is. Then, condense that in a way that provides you some kind of credibility and people will continue going down the timeline.No one is going to care on Twitter unless they’ve gotten some kind of value on your timeline, whether it’s entertainment, practical, etc. They’re going to go to your timeline first and then they’ll want to know about you. I use my bio as a tiny about page related to what it is I’m posting.Aaron: You’ll get more followers if you include what you want to do for other people in your bio.Cory: Kyle Adams has a great one, “Icon designer intent on communicating in profound ways and helping others do the same.”Aaron: Jeremy Mura has a good one too, “Designer and illustrator. Teaching others what I know and helping people design a life of greatness.”When I look at someone’s bio, I’m wondering, “Why should I follow this person?” Your bio is your chance to convince me to follow you. If I’m not already convinced, I don’t know you, and you don’t already have a huge audience advocating for you, and you don’t tell me what you want to do for me, I probably won’t follow you.Your bio is a chance to convince people they’ll get something out of following you.Huge thanks to Cory Miller for joining me today. Follow him on Twitter and check out his show, Invisible Details.Links:How to Write Great Show Notes (free show notes template included)Podcast: https://podcastingwithaaron.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/aaronpodcastingYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/aarondowdBlog: https://www.aarondowd.comRecommended Gear: https://kit.co/PodcastingwithAaron

In episode 36 “Live Writing Session” our producer (and aspiring comedian) Gavin Miller brought in a few concepts to brainstorm. After he pitched a few ideas we decided to work on one that was inspired by a friend of his. In a nutshell, the friend wanted to give homeless people easy access to Facebook so they could feel more connected to society.  For the better part of forty-five minutes we went back and forth offering up ideas and angles for where this loose premise could lead. This is a process I call “EXPAND”.                                                   When we recorded episode 36 we encouraged you to participate and offer your ideas to Gavin via Twitter, FB, etc., It was fun to hear the ideas suggested. In fact, a couple of ideas are now key parts to his joke.  Fast forward to today's episode. I asked Gavin to come back in with an update on where the brainstorming led. From there we began to “CONDENSE” his material and start creating set-ups, and punch lines.  Throughout this process we discuss:                      ·      Allowing some concepts to fade out for the betterment of the joke ·      One angle we should have seen the whole time ·      Why giving details is important ·      Avoiding ambiguity in your punch lines ·      When introducing an antagonist can benefit a joke ·      The challenge of writing jokes and being on the air at the same time Please let us know if you enjoy this type of episode. I will record more with more established comics in the future if these are helpful.    ABOUT THE SCHOOL OF LAUGHS: This podcast is a production of the Rik Roberts School Of Laughs. If you want to learn about becoming a stand-up comedian, or just become a better one - visit the wwwSchoolOfLaughs.com web site.    If you enjoy this PODCAST please subscribe in iTunes or STITCHER and leave a comment and ranking.   Better yet, subscribe to the bi-monthly School of Laughs “Insider Tips” email and get exclusive information delivered right to your inbox. It's fast, free useful and fun. Email: SchoolOfLaughs@gmail.com and put “insider tip sheet” in the subject header. I'll make sure you get the official tip sheet and I promise to keep your email anonymous and spam free.   @SCHOOLOFLAUGHS  on Twitter  

You asked for it - you got it. One frequent request from listeners is to have an episode 100% focussed on writing. So, I challenged Gavin to come in with a handful of ideas he wanted to turn into jokes. Together, we go over his ideas, pick one and spend the episode exploring various angles until we decide what the premise should be for the bit. This is a raw, unedited live comedy writing session. We use a process in the episode I call “EXPAND, CONDENSE, DEFINE". The first part of the process is to EXPAND upon the topic. Allow yourself time and permission to brainstorm on the topic without trying to edit yourself at the same time. Your brain has two hemispheres and when you force it to analyze as you create you end up with brain lock. So, we start with the mindset that “any idea is as valid as the next." Next, we look at the various ideas and CONDENSE the list down to the best few concepts. Granted, this is still guesswork since we haven't told the joke onstage, yet. But we use our gut feeling on what the best 2-3 angles are on the subject. Finally, we DEFINE what our premise should be moving forward. I used to always start with there premise and then try to justify it with punch lines and tags. I still do that sometimes, but I find it much more liberating to talk through an idea and arrive at various points I never intended or expected to arrive at. By moving the pressure of the premise to the end of the process, we free up the brainstorming and allow all ideas to be valid - not just the ones that fit our preconceptions of what the joke is supposed to be. At the end of the episode, the next challenge for Gavin is to take the ideas and form the jokes. So ... stay tuned for what he comes up with (or doesn't - haha!). PLEASE let me know what you think about this episode. If you enjoy this format I will record more with other beginning students and some established comedians so you can glean their approaches as well. If you enjoy this podcast, please subscribe in iTunes , or  STITCHER and leave a comment and ranking. === ABOUT THE SCHOOL OF LAUGHS: This podcast is a prodction of the Rik Roberts School Of Laughs. If you want to learn about bconing a stand-up comedian, or just become a better one - visit the wwwSchoolOfLaughs.com web site for weekly posts and podcasts.   If you enjoy this PODCAST please subscribe in iTunes or STITCHER and leave a comment and ranking.   Better yet, subscribe to the bi-monthly School of Laughs “Insider Tips” email and get exclusive information delivered right to your inbox. It's fast, free useful and fun. Email: SchoolOfLaughs@gmail.com and put “insider tip sheet” in the subject header. I'll make sure you get the official tip sheet and I promise to keep your email anonymous and spam free.   @SCHOOLOFLAUGHS  on Twitter  

The next episode of Science It Up! is here for your enjoyment! Condense It! is all about clouds. How do you make a cloud? Water vapor, cooling (and particles) all can create a cloud. We show you a few ways that this can be done. The biggest way is with liquid nitrogen and boiling water, and it's pretty sweet! Enjoy!!

Transcript -- How to curb industrial emissions of VOC's. The challenge facing British Aerospace in finding alternatives to solvents.

How to curb industrial emissions of VOC's. The challenge facing British Aerospace in finding alternatives to solvents.

How to curb industrial emissions of VOC's. The challenge facing British Aerospace in finding alternatives to solvents.

Transcript -- How to curb industrial emissions of VOC's. The challenge facing British Aerospace in finding alternatives to solvents.

How to curb industrial emissions of VOC's. The challenge facing British Aerospace in finding alternatives to solvents.

Transcript -- How to curb industrial emissions of VOC's. The challenge facing British Aerospace in finding alternatives to solvents.

How to curb industrial emissions of VOC's. The challenge facing British Aerospace in finding alternatives to solvents.

Transcript -- How to curb industrial emissions of VOC's. The challenge facing British Aerospace in finding alternatives to solvents.