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Craig Hoffman and Chris Gorres are joined by Jim Cherneski, founder of TRUsox, to discuss how and why he invented the revolutionary product. After a detailed telling of the origin story, Jim shares what makes the product so effective, how it could change sports and some of the struggles he's had along the way.Craig and Chris also talk about keeping things fresh with clients, including Craig's "Meathead May" as well as DK Metcalf's attempt to qualify for the Olympic trials in the 100m.To truly Train With The Best, check out the new TWTB Programming on TrainHeroic here and use the code POD for 20% off as a podcast listener.We have a brand new code with our friends at Momentous! Use the code TRAINWITHTHEBEST25 at LiveMomentous.com (automatic when you click the link) for 25% off your first subscription order and 15% off all recurring orders. Subscribe to your favorite proteins, Performance Collagen, Performance Creatine, Elite Sleep or the all-new Omega 3's all for 25% off the first shipment and 15% off all that follow. The Train With The Best Podcast is powered by Kitu Life Inc. For 25% off Super Espresso, Super Coffee (including the all-new Blueberry Latte!) and Super Creamer, use the new code "TWTB" at checkout at DrinkSuperCoffee.com. Craig is an official Whoop affiliate! You can join him on Whoop by getting $30 off your membership at join.whoop.com/hoffman.Contact Craig on Instagram at @craig_hoffman and Chris at @trainergorres.Our theme music was made by Jamarian Bates. You can contact him via Soundcloud here: @jaybates40oz!

Craig Hoffman and Chris Gorres visit with Chris Perrin, co-owner and co-founder of Cut Seven. After a brief diatribe about raising children, the group talks about how Perrin and his wife, Alex, started Cut Seven and built it from a single class into a thriving business.They also talk about how the programming has evolved over the years from the infamous old warmup to a newer, smarter approach to training that comes thanks to Perrin's constant search for knowledge and new ideas.An inspiring conversation amongst three friends thanks to technology as Perrin and Hoffman were together at Cut Seven's studio in DC, joined by Gorres via Zoom.To truly Train With The Best, check out the new TWTB Programming on TrainHeroic here and use the code POD for 20% off as a podcast listener.We have a brand new code with our friends at Momentous! Use the code TRAINWITHTHEBEST25 at LiveMomentous.com (automatic when you click the link) for 25% off your first subscription order and 15% off all recurring orders. Subscribe to your favorite proteins, Performance Collagen, Performance Creatine, Elite Sleep or the all-new Omega 3's all for 25% off the first shipment and 15% off all that follow. The Train With The Best Podcast is powered by Kitu Life Inc. For 25% off Super Espresso, Super Coffee (including the all-new Blueberry Latte!) and Super Creamer, use the new code "TWTB" at checkout at DrinkSuperCoffee.com. Craig is an official Whoop affiliate! You can join him on Whoop by getting $30 off your membership at join.whoop.com/hoffman.Contact Craig on Instagram at @craig_hoffman and Chris at @trainergorres.Our theme music was made by Jamarian Bates. You can contact him via Soundcloud here: @jaybates40oz!

Craig Hoffman and Chris Gorres go deep on training youth athletes. At the risk of sounding like old men yelling at clouds, Craig and Chris talk about the power of simply playing a sport without the emphasis on training that has overridden much of youth sports in America today.They also talk about the collapse of the Super League in Europe and how it mirrors much of the American youth sports system, including some pay for play schemes in college athletics.To truly Train With The Best, check out the new TWTB Programming on TrainHeroic here and use the code POD for 20% off as a podcast listener.We have a brand new code with our friends at Momentous! Use the code TRAINWITHTHEBEST25 at LiveMomentous.com (automatic when you click the link) for 25% off your first subscription order and 15% off all recurring orders. Subscribe to your favorite proteins, Performance Collagen, Performance Creatine, Elite Sleep or the all-new Omega 3's all for 25% off the first shipment and 15% off all that follow. The Train With The Best Podcast is powered by Kitu Life Inc. For 25% off Super Espresso, Super Coffee (including the all-new Blueberry Latte!) and Super Creamer, use the new code "TWTB" at checkout at DrinkSuperCoffee.com. Craig is an official Whoop affiliate! You can join him on Whoop by getting $30 off your membership at join.whoop.com/hoffman.Contact Craig on Instagram at @craig_hoffman and Chris at @trainergorres.Our theme music was made by Jamarian Bates. You can contact him via Soundcloud here: @jaybates40oz!

Craig Hoffman and Chris Gorres talk about the rash of injuries that have swept the NBA. Is it actually worse than usual? What could be causing it to be so beyond the simple scheduling? Plus, a tangent on Steph Curry including the stat that Craig calls "one of the most impressive he's ever seen!"Plus, Craig and Chris talk about the considerations trainers and athletes need to take after the COVID vaccination. What does the data show about how people are reacting in the immediate aftermath of getting the vaccine and how should trainers plan to compensate for potential, normal side effects?For Chris's sister's empanadas discussed in the episode, click here! https://www.instagram.com/merryendaeats/To truly Train With The Best, check out the new TWTB Programming on TrainHeroic here and use the code POD for 20% off as a podcast listener.We have a brand new code with our friends at Momentous! Use the code TRAINWITHTHEBEST25 at LiveMomentous.com (automatic when you click the link) for 25% off your first subscription order and 15% off all recurring orders. Subscribe to your favorite proteins, Performance Collagen, Performance Creatine, Elite Sleep or the all-new Omega 3's all for 25% off the first shipment and 15% off all that follow. The Train With The Best Podcast is powered by Kitu Life Inc. For 25% off Super Espresso, Super Coffee (including the all-new Blueberry Latte!) and Super Creamer, use the new code "TWTB" at checkout at DrinkSuperCoffee.com. Craig is an official Whoop affiliate! You can join him on Whoop by getting $30 off your membership at join.whoop.com/hoffman.Contact Craig on Instagram at @craig_hoffman and Chris at @trainergorres.Our theme music was made by Jamarian Bates. You can contact him via Soundcloud here: @jaybates40oz!

Chris Gorres is back from vacation and joins Craig Hoffman in person for the pod. Craig and Chris talk about then opportunity cost of fighting on the internet and digging in to any singular position. Plus, the power of "being right" vs "finding right."The main topic on the show covers how to unlock human performance. What are some things to consider beyond weakness when it comes to performing. Could a client unlock more by breathing better? Finding more mobility? Calming their mental state? All these factors and more come in to play, so how should a trainer approach them?Also, swimming is hard! Trust us. You just want to tune in.To truly Train With The Best, check out the new TWTB Programming on TrainHeroic here and use the code POD for 20% off as a podcast listener.We have a brand new code with our friends at Momentous! Use the code TRAINWITHTHEBEST25 at LiveMomentous.com (automatic when you click the link) for 25% off your first subscription order and 15% off all recurring orders. Subscribe to your favorite proteins, Performance Collagen, Performance Creatine, Elite Sleep or the all-new Omega 3's all for 25% off the first shipment and 15% off all that follow. The Train With The Best Podcast is powered by Kitu Life Inc. For 25% off Super Espresso, Super Coffee and Super Creamer, use the new code "TWTB" at checkout at DrinkSuperCoffee.com. Craig is an official Whoop affiliate! You can join him on Whoop by getting $30 off your membership at join.whoop.com/hoffman.Contact Craig on Instagram at @craig_hoffman and Chris at @trainergorres.Our theme music was made by Jamarian Bates. You can contact him via Soundcloud here: @jaybates40oz!

With Chris Gorres on vacation, Craig Hoffman is joined by [solidcore] Senior Master Coach and business development and marketing professional Rachel Sandler...who also has the title of Craig's significant other.Craig and Rachel discuss building an authentic brand online in the fitness space by accurately identifying an audience and authentically sharing to that audience. They also talk about strategy to maximize engagement as well as things to be wary of both publicly and for your own self-health.Craig is then joined by videographer and photographer Corey Gray. The two chat about creating content in the fitness space both on a professional level and tips for trainers who simply want to up their games shooting on their phones. They also talk marketing strategy including why filming your own workouts might not be the best play.To truly Train With The Best, check out the new TWTB Programming on TrainHeroic here. and use the code POD for 20% off as a podcast listener.We have a brand new code with our friends at Momentous! Use the code TRAINWITHTHEBEST25 at LiveMomentous.com (automatic when you click the link) for 25% off your first subscription order and 15% off all recurring orders. Subscribe to your favorite proteins, the new world-class collagen supplement, Performance Creatine or Elite Sleep all for 25% off the first shipment and 15% off all that follow. The Train With The Best Podcast is powered by Kitu Life Inc. For 25% off Super Espresso, Super Coffee and Super Creamer, use the new code "TWTB" at checkout at DrinkSuperCoffee.com. Craig is an official Whoop affiliate! You can join him on Whoop by getting $30 off your membership at join.whoop.com/hoffman.Contact Craig on Instagram at @craig_hoffman and Chris at @trainergorres.Our theme music was made by Jamarian Bates. You can contact him via Soundcloud here: @jaybates40oz!

Craig Hoffman and Chris Gorres discuss cognitive layering and cognitive load. How can trainers use the brain to perform a task an athlete otherwise might not or in a way that's more effective?Plus, they talk about their weeks that were and Chris tells a story from his athlete/mathlete days.To truly Train With The Best, check out the new TWTB Programming on TrainHeroic here. and use the code POD for 20% off as a podcast listener.We have a brand new code with our friends at Momentous! Use the code TRAINWITHTHEBEST25 at LiveMomentous.com (automatic when you click the link) for 25% off your first subscription order and 15% off all recurring orders. Subscribe to your favorite proteins, the new world-class collagen supplement, Performance Creatine or Elite Sleep all for 25% off the first shipment and 15% off all that follow. The Train With The Best Podcast is powered by Kitu Life Inc. For 25% off Super Espresso, Super Coffee and Super Creamer, use the new code "TWTB" at checkout at DrinkSuperCoffee.com. Craig is an official Whoop affiliate! You can join him on Whoop by getting $30 off your membership at join.whoop.com/hoffman.Contact Craig on Instagram at @craig_hoffman and Chris at @trainergorres.Our theme music was made by Jamarian Bates. You can contact him via Soundcloud here: @jaybates40oz!

Craig Hoffman and Chris Gorres welcome  Meg Young (Chicago Red Stars High-Performance Director) to talk about the injustice and embarrassment that was the "weight room" at the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament in San Antonio. Meg, a former collegiate strength coach at Auburn and Baylor, talks about what she saw on social media and what her friends on the ground told her about the NCAA's "attempt" to provide strength and conditioning equipment for the tournament.The trio then discusses how the problem is emblematic of larger problems of strength and conditioning in women's sports, how those problems can be solved and what can be done to help the coaches dealing with them.Plus, Craig and Chris talk about week 1 of the TrainHeroic programming and how Chris handled before diving deep into Craig's newest training goal: increasing max deadlift. Chris gives a full formulaic plan that he used with former NFL Pro Bowler Lorenzo Alexander for years.To truly Train With The Best, check out the new TWTB Programming on TrainHeroic here. and use the code POD for 20% off as a podcast listener.We have a brand new code with our friends at Momentous! Use the code TRAINWITHTHEBEST25 at LiveMomentous.com (automatic when you click the link) for 25% off your first subscription order and 15% off all recurring orders. Subscribe to your favorite proteins, the new world-class collagen supplement, Performance Creatine or Elite Sleep all for 25% off the first shipment and 15% off all that follow. The Train With The Best Podcast is powered by Kitu Life Inc. For 25% off Super Espresso, Super Coffee and Super Creamer, use the new code "TWTB" at checkout at DrinkSuperCoffee.com. Craig is an official Whoop affiliate! You can join him on Whoop by getting $30 off your membership at join.whoop.com/hoffman.Contact Craig on Instagram at @craig_hoffman and Chris at @trainergorres.Our theme music was made by Jamarian Bates. You can contact him via Soundcloud here: @jaybates40oz!

Craig Hoffman and Chris Gorres start the show with plenty to celebrate. It's Train With The Best's four year anniversary and to celebrate they've launched a brand new online program. You can find it here: https://marketplace.trainheroic.com/workout-plan/team/train-with-the-best and use the code POD for 20% off as a podcast listener.Then, Kristen Holmes, VP of Performance Science at Whoop, joins Craig Hoffman and Chris Gorres for a dive into data and how to use it. They discuss how HRV data can be used to moderate training and the other things it can tell us - including cognitive performance. They also discuss strategies to maximize adaptations for performance and recovery as well as how Whoop data can be properly contextualized.They wrap up the conversation by talking about an upcoming study on how menstrual cycles affect training and recovery and how trainers and athletes can look forward to using its results.Craig is an official Whoop affiliate! You can join him on Whoop by getting $30 off your membership at join.whoop.com/hoffman.We have a brand new code with our friends at Momentous! Use the code TRAINWITHTHEBEST25 at LiveMomentous.com (automatic when you click the link) for 25% off your first subscription order and 15% off all recurring orders. Subscribe to your favorite proteins, the new world-class collagen supplement, Performance Creatine or Elite Sleep all for 25% off the first shipment and 15% off all that follow. The Train With The Best Podcast is powered by Kitu Life Inc. For 25% off Super Espresso, Super Coffee and Super Creamer, use the new code "TWTB" at checkout at DrinkSuperCoffee.com. Contact Craig on Instagram at @craig_hoffman and Chris at @trainergorres.Our theme music was made by Jamarian Bates. You can contact him via Soundcloud here: @jaybates40oz!

Craig Hoffman and Chris Gorres chat about their upcoming programming launch, including a first look at what the programming itself will look like. They talk about how and why they're focusing on mobility and proper movement prep as well as other factors in launching the online program (available next week).They then talk about presenting and training other trainers. While Craig and Chris actively train clients, they also spend a lot of time training other trainers. They discuss why a good presentation is like a good training program and how their thinking has shifted over the years to become better teachers.We have a brand new code with our friends at Momentous! Use the code TRAINWITHTHEBEST25 at LiveMomentous.com (automatic when you click the link) for 25% off your first subscription order and 15% off all recurring orders. Subscribe to your favorite proteins, the new world-class collagen supplement, Performance Creatine or Elite Sleep all for 25% off the first shipment and 15% off all that follow. The Train With The Best Podcast is powered by Kitu Life Inc. For 25% off Super Espresso, Super Coffee and Super Creamer, use the new code "TWTB" at checkout at DrinkSuperCoffee.com. Craig is now an official Whoop affiliate! You can join him on Whoop by getting $30 off your membership at join.whoop.com/hoffman.Contact Craig on Instagram at @craig_hoffman and Chris at @trainergorres.Our theme music was made by Jamarian Bates. You can contact him via Soundcloud here: @jaybates40oz!

It's Episode 150 of the podcast and Chris Gorres and Craig Hoffman came to celebrate with an exciting announcement - you'll be able to train with them soon! On the heels of Chris launching Onyx Plus, our hosts announce they'll be launching a new "Train With The Best" program through TrainHeroic. Craig and Chris talk about why they decide to dive into the online training space, how they can ensure it's up to their standards and why it's a great option for trainers to use themselves.They also use the episode to have an important discussion about how fitness is discussed, particularly online. Craig has taken issue with how fitness has been morphed into being a giant combination of nutrition, strength & conditioning and wellness without enough differentiation between the specializations. He talks about why drawing those lines is important and Chris draws some larger comparisons that go beyond fitness.Craig is now an official Whoop affiliate! You can join him on Whoop by getting $30 off your membership at join.whoop.com/hoffman.The Train With The Best Podcast is powered by Kitu Life Inc. For 25% off Super Espresso, Super Coffee and Super Creamer, use the new code "TWTB" at checkout at DrinkSuperCoffee.com. We have a brand new code with our friends at Momentous! Use the code TRAINWITHTHEBEST25 at LiveMomentous.com (automatic when you click the link) for 25% off your first subscription order and 15% off all recurring orders. Subscribe to your favorite proteins, the new world-class collagen supplement, Performance Creatine or Elite Sleep all for 25% off the first shipment and 15% off all that follow. Contact Craig on Instagram at @craig_hoffman and Chris at @trainergorres.Our theme music was made by Jamarian Bates. You can contact him via Soundcloud here: @jaybates40oz!

Mental health in men continues to be a taboo subject, with many men suffering in silence when they experience feelings of sadness, loneliness or anxiety. Join Craig former lead hand in an open conversation about his mental health onboard and how to create a safe container for men to share how they feel.Contact Craig here: escapescout@gmail.com http://bit.ly/36W7NZOTo watch part one: https://youtu.be/os0F54G7EUIIf you have something to say, a story to share or wisdom to pass on, email Marien at info@yachtsmermaids.com to be part of the UNCENSORED show.

Mental health in men continues to be a taboo subject, with many men suffering in silence when they experience feelings of sadness, loneliness or anxiety. Join Craig former lead hand in an open conversation about his mental health onboard and how to create a safe container for men to share how they feel.Contact Craig here: escapescout@gmail.com  https://aw13e842.aweb.page/p/784a31a3-8872-44b0-8d8d-2800d37028beIf you have something to say, a story to share or wisdom to pass on, email Marien at info@yachtsmermaids.com to be part of the UNCENSORED show.

This is Episode 17 of The Best of the Best: Maverick's Guide To Success with Maverick Levy & today he's here with Craig Aronoff (Founder & Principal of Aronoff Law) to discuss: Where he grew up, when he knew he wanted to be in law, what he does on the day to day, starting a firm in 2008, getting into cannabis law, Michigan Cannabis & being a caregiver, change in the caregiver law, transitioning into the commercial market, obtaining a license & the types of grow licenses available, applying for a license, acceptance vs. rejection, the importance of taxes & 280E law, financial needs to apply for a license, micro business challenges, changes of ownership & AFS, the impact of COVID-19, what he wishes he knew in his early 20's & more. This episode is not to be missed! Contact Craig at 248-910-5863 or teams@craigaronofflaw.com Levy & Associates Discount: Call 1-800-TAX-LEVY & say Maverick Email: mlevy@levytaxpro.com Website www.levytaxhelp.com Follow: @tbotbpod & @dbpodcasts on Twitter & Instagram  LinkedIn: The Best of The Best: Maverick's Guide To Success & Maverick Levy Bookmark: www.tbotbpod.com Produced by: www.dbpodcasts.com

Welcome to episode 41 of Your Encore Life. In this episode we will be talking specifically about the CliftonStrengths Assessment and why it has value for those of us entering into or already in our Encore Life.  As you may recall episodes 39 and 40 were both discussing the value of maximizing your strengths, focusing on strengths and building them rather than putting an emphasis on your weaknesses and trying to overcome them.  We also talked a little about how to minimize your weaknesses by maximizing strengths or by methods discussed in an article by Brent O’ Bannon referenced in episode 40 titled “To Manage Your Weakness, PLUG your LEAK”.  Let’s start by reviewing that: L: Loath - What activity do you absolutely hate to do? E: Escape - What activity do you avoid at all costs? A: Average - What activity is a weakness that no matter how much you try, you are only average at it? K: Kink - What activity no matter how much you improve leaves a kink in your stomach when doing it? P: Plan - consciously use one or more of your strengths to boost your weakness. L: Leave - Decrease or eliminate if possible the need to perform that activity. U: Unite - Find someone to perform that activity that is a weakness in your place. G: Grow - If you have to continue this activity, find a way to improve such as training in the basics, then let it go. The book lists five characteristics of a strength and how best to develop them.  Here we go: Listen for Yearnings:  What have you seen or heard that makes you think “I want to do that”?  What makes your heart flutter or sing?  This cannot be confused with what they term as “misyearnings”, which can be driven by a desire for power, glamour, and excitement and can derail us from our true strengths path. Watch for Satisfactions:  “Satisfactions are those experiences where the emotional and psychic rewards are great”.  You really enjoy doing them. Watch for Rapid Learning:  If you are learning something best by jumping in and you feel like you have always known how to do something. Slow and laborious learning is a sign that this may not be an area of strength. Glimpses of Excellence:  Often evident in a finite activity or performance, which isn’t necessarily impressive but a trained eye or you sense a moment where you shine brightly. Total Performance of Excellence: Total performance excellence is defined in the book as not being “a glimpse, but the complete extension of an activity.  It doesn’t happen occasionally, but each time the activity is performed.  It is not subject to circumstances but transcends them. To become exceptional: Pick a strength and pursue it. Claim it out of fantasy and into action. Do more of it Enjoy it Again I have included links to the articles and book mentioned in this episode as well as a link to access the CliftonStrengths assessment, which we will talk more specifics about now. The global strengths movement started six decades ago when Don Clifton posed a simple question: "What would happen if we studied what was right with people versus what's wrong with people?" More than 90% of Fortune 500 companies have used CliftonStrengths to bring the power of strengths-based development to their workplace culture. Every year, more organizations of all sizes give leaders and their teams the chance to become great at what they're naturally good at. The test itself is an hour-long online assessment, where you'll see 177 paired statements and choose which one best describes you. The assessment measures your talents -- your natural patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving -- and categorizes them into the 34 CliftonStrengths themes. Your customized CliftonStrengths reports and guides help you chart your course to accomplish great things using the true north of what you naturally do best. You will get a customized dashboard on the Gallup Access platform to find resources and tools that will help you learn how to do more of what you naturally do best. Find a Coach to help unlock your potential and succeed in every facet of life. I would encourage you to look over the Gallup CliftonStrengths website that I have included a link to in the show notes to learn about the extensive research that has gone into making this such a powerful assessment tool. I want to emphasize the word I used “tool”.  There are many assessments out there that measure all sorts of individual traits and characteristics, some of them excellent like the CliftonStrengths assessment, and some of them mostly useless and poorly researched.  You should never let any assessment define who you are and paint you into a box.  They can be extremely useful in gaining a better understanding of your strengths, values, and personality traits that make you unique.  The better we understand ourselves and what makes us tick, the better we are prepared to be our best selves. So why would it be important to know our strengths as we enter into our encore life?  Often times we are painted into a box by our careers which can make it difficult to make the best utilization of our strengths.  It is when our passion and strengths meet that we are most successful and most satisfied.  Once you have the freedom of choice with what you do with your time to pursue your calling, your passion, what makes your heart sing, is often in what we call your encore life. So I encourage you if you haven’t already done so, take the time to discover what the CliftonStrengths assessment can tell you about what talents you have been gifted with so you can maximize those talents and turn them into strengths. I would love to have the opportunity to talk with you individually about this process.  I encourage you to reach out to me if you have any questions about the process or are thinking about what benefit discussing your assessment once you have taken it with a trained coach such as myself could give you.  Brian will tell you at the end of the episode how to contact me. 1 Peter 4:10 As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace: Romans 12:6-8 ESV / 12 helpful votes  Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; if service, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching; the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; the one who leads, with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness. Soar With Your Strengths, Donald O. Clifton and Paula Nelson To Manage Your Weaknesses, Plug The Leaks, Brent O’ Bannon Gallup Clifton Strengths Assessment  Contact Craig

Welcome to episode 40 of Your Encore Life.  Today we will be expanding on the introduction to strengths that I began in our last episode. We will define what strengths are, talk about the five characteristics of strengths, and talk about an article by Brent O’ Bannon about managing your weaknesses. I am pulling some of this information from the book “Soar With Your Strengths” by the father of the Cliftonstrengths assessment and author of several strengths based books Donald O. Clifton, and Paula Nelson. The book states that the definition of strengths is based on two different levels. “On a rudimentary level, strengths are the things you do well.”  Things such as goaltending in soccer, marketing, selling, developing others, speaking…you get the idea.  A more sophisticated definition is on another level and includes things like “patterns of behavior, thoughts, and feelings that produce high degree of satisfaction and pride; generates both psychic and/or financial reward; and presents measurable progress toward excellence.”  In other words, physical forms of strength, and the second type that have more to do with “ego, persistence, dedication, courage, pride, perfection, and competition.”  The book lists five characteristics of a strength and how best to develop them.  Here we go: Listen for Yearnings:  What have you seen or heard that makes you think “I want to do that”?  What makes your heart flutter or sing?  This cannot be confused with what they term as “misyearnings”, which can be driven by a desire for power, glamour, and excitement and can derail us from our true strengths path. Watch for Satisfactions:  “Satisfactions are those experiences where the emotional and psychic rewards are great”.  You really enjoy doing them. Watch for Rapid Learning:  If you are learning something best by jumping in and you feel like you have always known how to do something. Slow and laborious learning is a sign that this may not be an area of strength. Glimpses of Excellence:  Often evident in a finite activity or performance, which isn’t necessarily impressive but a trained eye or you sense a moment where you shine brightly. Total Performance of Excellence: Total performance excellence is defined in the book as not being “a glimpse, but the complete extension of an activity.  It doesn’t happen occasionally, but each time the activity is performed.  It is not subject to circumstances but transcends them.   To become exceptional: Pick a strength and pursue it. Claim it out of fantasy and into action. Do more of it Enjoy it Let’s talk briefly about minimizing our weaknesses.  I have referenced an article by Gallup Coach Brent O’Bannon titled “To Manage Your Weaknesses, Plug Your Leaks”.   He states that “a major weakness is when you are not good at an activity, don’t feel passion for that activity, though it’s important to your career success”.  A “minor weakness is sometimes called a learned behavior that we are average to good at, while not enjoying or feeling passion for this activity, which is not a major part of our job or career success”.  This article uses the acronym LEAK to identify your weaknesses and PLUG to minimize the weakness, hence the name of the article “Plug the Leak”.  Here are the acronym meanings: L: Loath - What activity do you absolutely hate to do? E: Escape - What activity do you avoid at all costs? A: Average - What activity is a weakness that no matter how much you try, you are only average at it? K: Kink - What activity no matter how much you improve leaves a kink in your stomach when doing it? P: Plan - consciously use one or more of your strengths to boost your weakness. L: Leave - Decrease or eliminate if possible the need to perform that activity. U: Unite - Find someone to perform that activity that is a weakness in your place. G: Grow - If you have to continue this activity, find a way to improve such as training in the basics, then let it go. Again I have included links to the articles and book mentioned in this episode as well as a link to access the CliftonStrengths assessment. We will continue our discussion about strengths and more about the CliftonStrengths assessment on our next episode.  In the mean time, remember David writes in Psalm 139:14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. You were given your strengths for a reason. Focus on them and be grateful for them.  Don’t beat you head against a wall focusing on your weaknesses, but rather learn to manage and minimize them. Soar With Your Strengths, Donald O. Clifton and Paula Nelson To Manage Your Weaknesses, Plug The Leaks, Brent O’ Bannon Gallup Clifton Strengths Assessment  Contact Craig

The Animal School: A Fable by George Reavis Once upon a time, the animals decided they must do something heroic to meet the problems of a “new world” so they organized a school. They had adopted an activity curriculum consisting of running, climbing, swimming and flying. To make it easier to administer the curriculum, all the animals took all the subjects.The duck was excellent in swimming. In fact, better than his instructor. But he made only passing grades in flying and was very poor in running. Since he was slow in running, he had to stay after school and also drop swimming in order to practice running. This was kept up until his webbed feet were badly worn and he was only average in swimming. But average was acceptable in school so nobody worried about that, except the duck. The rabbit started at the top of the class in running but had a nervous breakdown because of so much makeup work in swimming. The squirrel was excellent in climbing until he developed frustration in the flying class where his teacher made him start from the ground up instead of the treetop down. He also developed a “Charlie horse” from overexertion and then got a C in climbing and D in running. The eagle was a problem child and was disciplined severely. In the climbing class, he beat all the others to the top of the tree but insisted on using his own way to get there. At the end of the year, an abnormal eel that could swim exceedingly well and also run, climb and fly a little had the highest average and was valedictorian. The prairie dogs stayed out of school and fought the tax levy because the administration would not add digging and burrowing to the curriculum. They apprenticed their children to a badger and later joined the groundhogs and gophers to start a successful private school. Welcome to episode 39 of Your Encore Life. Does this fable have a moral? What is the lesson you take from the fable? Let the ducks swim.  Let the rabbits run.  Let the eagles fly.  We don’t want a school of average ducks. Testing students…Spend a great deal of time remediating weaknesses.  Students get frustrated working most on what they struggle the most with, and after 9 months of that, we send them to summer school to focus primarily on their weakness.  I saw the same thing as a leader of an organization, where we had many individuals with tremendous talents that would shine when they were utilizing those talents or strengths, but during evaluations we would point out areas of improvement often relating to area that could be considered weaknesses and had them focus on that. Play to your strengths.  If you don’t use your talents, eventually, you lose your talents. I am not suggesting that we don’t teach important curriculum in schools to students who don’t have that area of curriculum as a strength.  I am suggesting that we don’t put so much emphasis on those areas and allow that to impact talent from becoming a student’s or employees strength.  If you build on your strengths enough, your weaknesses become irrelevant.  There is a great temptation to fix ourselves or others by investing time to improve on our areas of opportunities or weaknesses.  Instead, focus on how your strengths can get you to where you need to go. One of the single most powerful ways for individuals and organizations to maximize performance, satisfaction, and to reach significance is to focus on talents of individuals and refine them into strengths. Ephesians 2:10 English Standard Version (ESV) 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.   Psalm 139:14 English Standard Version (ESV) 14 I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.[a] Wonderful are your works;     my soul knows it very well.   The Animal School: A Fable by George Reavis Gallup Clifton Strengths Assessment  Contact Craig

Now that we are at the beginning of a new year and a new decade, we are bound to be envisioning the future, at least the next year.  Hopefully many of you have set goals or New Years resolutions and have a plan to be part of the 8% that keep the resolutions and not the 92% that don’t.  Better yet, you may have created a life plan as we discussed over the past few weeks as the structure, or framework from which you can hang your goals. This can also be a great time to reflect on the previous year and celebrate accomplishments and milestones, but there is bound to be hard things, plans and hopes that went unfulfilled, even events that caused heartache. This is what I see as I look back on 2019: Birth of our first grandchild Loss of my mother just days later Birth of a second grandchild Long career that I needed to close out earlier than expected New beginnings in my encore Loss of my father in law Loss of a beloved uncle   I hope that sharing my story has resonated with some of you.  I hope that you can see the joy of things to be celebrated, the sorry of loved ones lost, while being forever grateful to have had them in your life and the lessons learned from their legacies. I hope that you can see how planning your career and future can end up very differently from what you planned and maybe hoped for, but how that can often turn into being a gift, a blessing from God to be given the opportunity to take care of more important things, to grow from the trial, and for new beginnings. Action Item for this week: Reflect back on 2019 and think about what you can celebrate, be grateful for, and given you opportunities for growth. Then envision 2020 and how you can carry on the successes and turn the struggles from the past into growth opportunities for your envisioned future. “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland” (Isaiah 43:18-19). God tells us, even in the Old Testament, that He is doing a new thing. A new thing is a good thing. He is making a WAY for us in the wilderness, He is giving us streams of living water in times we are in the wastelands.  “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!” (2 Corinthians 5:17). There it is! Right on the pages of God’s Word we are told that we are being made new. We can choose to believe it and walk in that truth, or we can deny the power of God and His power to change even the deadest of hearts into hearts softened with love. He is making all things new, He is bringing the dead back to life! “You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call ‘failure’ is not the falling down, but the staying down.” —Mary Pickford “And now let us welcome the new year, full of things that never were.” —Rainer Maria Rilke “The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide you’re not going to stay where you are.” —John Pierpont “J.P.” Morgan Resources: AARP Family Caregiving Resources Bible verses for "New Beginnings" on crosswalk.com Contact Craig

Craig James shares his tips and insights about how CEOs can benefit from getting involved in Peer groups. Contact Craig at craig.james@vistagechair.com    

This week on Hauntingly Beautiful Episode 28, we get a chance to hear from Craig and Nicole Stadler, the owners of the Erie Movie House! We open the episode by discussing how they opened their successful small business more than 5 years ago and revisit the time that they were awesome enough to show my first two films there! Next, we talk about the appeal of this theater in comparison to others around the country before getting into what makes the theater owners dark and creepy individually. We define extreme drumming and explore a day in the life as a funeral director before exploring the most rewarding and the most challenging parts of running the Erie Movie House. Just DYING to see why this movie house is so incredible? Want to rent the space or attend an event? Contact Craig and Nicole! Erie Movie House:   https://eriemoviehouse.wixsite.com/erie-movie-house Facebook: Erie Movie House Email: eriemoviehouse@gmail.com Loving the show? I want to hear about it! Make sure to leave some love, or some hate if you want to be that person, at any of the following: Instagram: hauntinglybeautifulpodcast Facebook: HauntinglyBeautifulPodcast Email: hauntinglybeautifulpodcast@gmail.com Please rate, review, and subscribe to Hauntingly Beautiful so we can keep delivering the content you want to hear!

It was an honour to be invited to Birmingham to speak to the amazing academic and community leader Craig Pinkney. With the ongoing increase of youth violence within our inner cities i decided it was time to find and speak to someone who is well read academically and also has the street credibility to help me understand the violence amongst our youth. In this episode we covered many of the issues facing young men in todays society such as poverty, fatherless homes, misconceptions of masculinity, drill music and its impact on the youth and many more. Craig Pinkney is a Criminologist, Urban Youth Specialist, Lecturer at the University College Birmingham and is one of the UK's leading thinkers/doers in responding to Gangs and Serious Youth Violence. He is an JNC qualified Youth Worker with over 15 year’s experience as an Outreach Worker, Transformational Speaker, Gang Exit Strategist, Mediator, Mentor and Filmmaker. Craig delivers interactive workshops for young people and bespoke training for professionals in Criminal Justice, Education, Community, Health, Social Services, Family Support and Faith Based Organisations. Most of Craig’s workshops and bespoke training is delivered locally and nationally, however he has spoken and trained professionals at a numerous international conferences and events across Europe, the Caribbean and in the United States. Craig is the UK Lead for the EUGANGS Project, which is a collaborative research project focusing on serious youth violence, in conjunction with universities and private sector organisations across seven European countries. Additionally, Craig is an advisor for the Ministry of Justice in Jamaica, an advisor for the Home Office (UK) and an advisor for the Crime Commission (West Midlands). Due to his expertise, Craig is often asked to comment for local and national news, radio and has featured in a number of documentaries. Contact Craig: https://craigpinkney.com/ https://twitter.com/RealActionUK https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-pinkney-18830a44/ https://www.youtube.com/user/nejashispeaks #LetsDoHumans #YouthViolence #StayBlessed Follow us: Castbox- https://castbox.fm/channel/LetsDoHuma... Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/letsdohumans/ iTunes- https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/l... Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/LetsDoHumans/ Spotify- https://open.spotify.com/show/119kKxj... Twitter- https://twitter.com/letsdohumans Host: https://www.instagram.com/mrtudark/ (Francis Gyamera) Want to feature on Lets Do Humans or have any ideas and suggestion? Please tell us: letsdohumans@gmail.com

Welcome to the Exponential Organisation Podcast. Today our guest is Craig Terblanche. He is an Openexo.com Advisor and Coach and is passionate about the future of digital and how individuals and corporates will remain relevant, given digital disruption. Some questions I asked him were: • Craig how did you get introduced to the Exponential Organisation concept? • What does the term Exponential Organisation mean to you? • Is it linked to technology? • How do you see the world in 5 years time? Contact Craig be emailing him at craig.terblanche@exosystems.africa. I hope you have enjoyed and found this blog valuable. If you would like to talk about any of these concepts further, then let’s chat. You can book me online using Calendly at https://calendly.com/ideastorm, contact me through my website at www.ideastorm.co.za or email me directly at lancepeppler@gmail.com.

Craig takes us from the Amazon to Burkina Faso to our own lives. Speaking to Craig - his passion for helping people with their courage and their confidence by cultivating their inner strength comes through so strongly in our conversation. Craig shares his story of moving from sales to becoming a professional speaker and the importance of connecting to people emotionally. He talks about the turning points for him, the love he has for West Africa and giving back to communities in Burkina Faso and what we learn from them and their ways of life. We talk about dealing with the emotional dips, the need for a strong work ethic, flexibility and so much more. An inspirational man and an inspirational conversation. Contact Craig via Clare Tel:             + 44 7771 349 518 Email:        clare@craiggoldblatt.com Web:          www.craiggoldblatt.com Facebook:  facebook.com/craigmgoldblatt Twitter:       twitter.com/craiggoldblatt Vimeo:       vimeo.com/craiggoldblatt LinkedIn:    uk.linkedin.com/in/craiggoldblatt Contact Debra Levitt Tel:           +44 1344 289985 Email:       debra@podcastconcierge.com Web:         www.bridgeroadconsultants.com Events:     bridgeroadconsultants.com/events LinkedIn:  uk.linkedin.com/in/levittdebra

CSK Creative Founder Craig Kotilinek I've known Craig for 8 or 9 years now here in Orlando. He's an extremely talented and accomplished videographer and business operator. CSK Creativeis a video production agency boasting clients like Golf Digest, Mercedes, The US Coast Guard, Total Wine and Wakeboarding Magazine. Craig's shot famous figures like best selling author James Patterson, Jordan Spieth and Ms. Transworld Wake's Amanda Lewis. Videography for Dummies In this podcast, I do my best to squeeze as much knowledge out of Craig as I can. He shares a bunch of tips on how to produce better videos using simple equipment like just your iPhone. We cover a lot, but some major points were: Lighting is super important. Get your light source behind the photographer for best results. Use natural light where you can, rather than anything indoors. Don't abuse the slow-mo feature. Trim up your videos to minimize the wait time, and dead space at the beginning and the end. Watch the sound. Find quiet places with minimal background noise. If you're shooting indoors, be aware of air conditioning systems and other noises you may not otherwise notice. Consider a second camera for backup footage. This is a great way to fill in gaps or add some variety. Set up your background. Move your subject away from the background as well to push the back out of focus. Frame your shots horizontally where possible. Unless you're shooting for a specific medium, horizontal is always best. Don't shake. Mount your camera on a tripod when you can. Add some background music. Great royalty-free music can add so much to a video. Contact Craig and CSK Creative If you're looking for some video work, or if you have any questions for Craig...I highly recommend reaching out. Craig Kotilinek CSK Creative - Orlando, Florida Website | Email Craig | (407) 718-1112 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/golf-essentials/message

Craig Cody is a Certified Tax Coach, Certified Public Accountant, Business Owner and Former New York City Police Officer with 17 years experience on the Force. In addition to being a Certified Public Accountant for the past 15 years, he is also a Certified Tax Coach. As a Certified Tax Coach, Craig belongs to a select group of tax practitioners throughout the country who undergo extensive training and continued education on various tax planning techniques and strategies   to become, as well as remain, certified. With this organization, Craig has co- authored an Amazon best seller book, Secrets of a Tax-Free Life.     Contact Craig: www.craigcodyandcompany.com/Dwellynn     Content mentioned: Never Lose a Customer Again: Turn Any Sale into Lifelong Loyalty in 100 Days by Joey Coleman https://www.amazon.com/Never-Lose-Customer-Again-Lifelong/dp/0735220034

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We sat down with Craig Olson of Highland Park Church in Lakeland, FL to talk about digital giving. Craig shares his congregation’s experience in, not just digital giving, but with a newly adopted text-to-give strategy. The conversation includes how they are using keywords and text-based giving to raise funds for specific causes.   Show Notes In our discussion, Craig mentioned: Kindrid - kindrid.com ACS - acstechnologies.com Willow Creek Global Leadership Summit willowcreek.com/events/leadership/index.html 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John Maxwell Courageous Leadership by Bill Hybels Dan Reiland’s Blog - danreiland.com Watch the video version of this episode at www.genersitylabs.org     Contact Craig -- craig@hpnaz.org Watch the video version of this episode at www.generositylabs.org

Listen in as I interview Craig Kohn the Aspergers Coach about how he started his business to help others with Asperger Syndrome. Contact Craig at: Craig.kohn@yahoo.com Craig Kohn the Apsergers Coach

Dr. Bunny Vreeland talks to Business & Benefit Support Counselor Craig Miller (Miller Business Strategies) about the role of developing listening skills and building rapport with his clients. Contact Craig at (818) 639-1219 or email:  craigh.miller@coloniallife.com.   Visit: benefitslearningcenter.com Also visit: BunnyVreeland.org VreelandCollege.org