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Episode 7 | Are you building a cathedral, or are you just pushing rocks?In this episode of Strong & Awake, Dane and Mitch explore the crucial interplay between the present moment and long-term vision. Using vivid analogies like the parable of two rock-pushers - one building a cathedral, the other aimlessly toiling, pushing rocks - they underscore the necessity of connecting daily actions to a greater purpose. Through frank self-examination of symptoms, both positive and negative, listeners are challenged to identify (with radical candor) their current reality and preferred future. With authenticity and specificity, they guide listeners in painting a nuanced, multi-sensory vision to fuel sustained motivation amidst life's inevitable discomforts. For those feeling demoralized by past failed attempts, this episode offers a radical reframing: charting an unconventional path aligned with ancient wisdom, not fleeting fads promising shortcuts to fulfillment.Key Moments:00:00 Introduction 00:54 What is now, what is not yet?03:48 Name the symptoms, reveal the vision17:38 What do you want?21:28 Mastering the mundane24:22 Crystallize the cathedralMentioned in this Episode:Dan Tocchini - Dane's mentor who originally shared the rock pusher parable exemplifying purposeful living. Dan is a seasoned leadership coach and co-founder of Take New Ground, known for his innovative approaches to conflict resolution and transformative leadership development.Matthew Perry - Dane references the tragic trajectory of the Friends actor, who achieved fame but then struggled with deeper dissatisfaction.David (from the Psalms) - Dane quotes this "Jewish dude" counseling to desire neither poverty nor wealth, just one's "daily bread."The parable of the two rock pushers - Dane uses this metaphor, where one laborer builds a cathedral while the other toils aimlessly, to illustrate the power of vision.Anchor Actions:Ruthlessly list the bothersome "symptoms" manifesting in your current reality, then vividly depict the alternative reality you crave - paint it with nuanced textures, sights, sounds, and feelings.Radically question whether your stated goals and visions align with your deepest values and the person you wish to become. Are wealth, fame, or comfort truly "worth wanting"?Regularly reconnect with and update your crystallized "cathedral" vision, fueling sustained motivation by viscerally visualizing the purposeful life you're striving toward amidst inevitable daily discomforts.Join Us:Our Membership Community (MWOD) is where we embrace discomfort as a path to personal development. Remember, it's probably not for you... but if we're wrong about that, or if you want to find out for yourself, visit us at MWOD.io

In today's episode, I'm sharing evidence of an important topic that's been coming up for me around women getting stuck in the “how” of business and what can happen when we shift into the highest coding and the highest frequency of God and run our businesses one step at a time, from a place of pleasure and embodiment. We often forget that our entire business is going to channel in when we allow it to, so we need to let go of all the “hows,” tune into what is truly meant for us, and crystallize into who we're becoming.    In this episode, we'll cover: An update of what I've been pouring into lately.  Shifting into the highest coding and frequency of God and running your business one step at a time. Speaking your truth and sharing your medicine authentically through your messaging.  What it's like to promote a business that provides so many intangibles.  The birth of my Crystallize mini-mind.  ​​How your whole business is going to channel in when you allow it to.  Deepening in your own embodiment and surrounding yourself with other women doing the same. Showing up one step at a time, from a place of pleasure and embodiment.  Being crystallized in who you are and who you're becoming.  Taking micro actions today and trusting the movement of where you're going and what you're meant to step into.    Connect with me: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamlaurenmegan   Holy Honey Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holyhoneycollective/   Join Inevitable (5 Day Experience): https://www.laurenmegan.com/offers/nnz8sJow/checkout   Join Crystallize (12 Week Mini-Mind): https://www.laurenmegan.com/resource_redirect/offers/o2mkhszR   Join the Holy Honey Podcast Community: https://www.laurenmegan.com/holyhoney

The practices and identity of the Jewish people began to crystallize after their return from exile in Babylon.  They began to strictly enforce the law and to separate themselves from the ways of the foreigners who ruled over them.  This period also saw the addition of new laws and holidays, which the Jewish people strictly adhered to.  They developed a national spirit and fought to protect their religion. VF-2422 Watch, Listen and Learn 24x7 at PastorMelissaScott.com Pastor Melissa Scott teaches from Faith Center in Glendale. Call 1-800-338-3030 24x7 to leave a message for Pastor Scott. You may make reservations to attend a live service, leave a prayer request or make a commitment. Pastor Scott appreciates messages and reads them often during live broadcasts. Follow @Pastor_Scott on Twitter and visit her official Facebook page @Pastor.M.Scott. Download Pastor Scott's "Understand the Bible" app for iPhone, iPad and iPod at the Apple App Store and for Android devices in the Google Store. Pastor Scott can also be seen 24x7 on Roku and Amazon Fire on the "Understand the Bible?" channel. ©2024 Pastor Melissa Scott, Ph.D., All Rights Reserved

Today, Chris and Jesse once again revisit the topic of Bowen's Reaction Series.  We've never approached the topic in such a before.  The heart of our discussion centers around 1- What is Bowen's Reaction Series? and 2- How do we approach this highly idealized concept in an introductory class.  How rocks really crystallize in a geologic setting is far more complex than Bowen's Reaction Series.  This can lead to confusion when students progress in their geologic studies when they learn that Bowen's is the whole story (or even the correct story).  We hope you enjoy this technical and philosophical discussion.We now have a live Mobile App for iOS and Android. There you can learn all the basics of geoscience with our CampGeo content, purchase a visual audiobook on the Geology of Yellowstone National Park, and listen to past PlanetGeo episodes! Download now at this linkLike, Subscribe, and leave us a Rating!——————————————————Instagram: @planetgeocastTwitter: @planetgeocastFacebook: @planetgeocastSupport us: https://planetgeocast.com/support-usEmail: planetgeocast@gmail.comWebsite: https://planetgeocast.com/

Last chance to join the Smart Girls Content Creation + Offer Mastermind: JOIN NOW The Unschool FREE How to Launch Masterclass is available here. Join the Manifestation Club: Club Cascara Learn more about starting your next 6-figure business, plus get AI pitch prompts, swipe copy, brand decks, social templates, and more inside the Unschool: Intuitive Biz Academy.     It's the final episode of season 3.  I'm looking back at why I started this show three years ago and how I believed having a woo woo bestie could help us to heal collectively. Over the last year, I've noticed a shift in what this community needs, and I've decided to start sharing what was working for me in the business realm, specifically in the digital realm. In this episode, I'm sharing my personal entrepreneurial journey and how I went from creating my first digital course in 2018 to tripling my business over the next few years. This podcast will have a brand new name and focus in the new year, and I'm introducing it here! Intuitive business strategy is my superpower, I'll be sharing more of that in this new evolution of this show. My goal is to help you build an obsession-worthy brand, one where you can move through imposter syndrome and into creativity and self-expression. My definition of success is a life lived slowly. One where creation, generosity, impact, and joy are limitless. I want that for you too! I'm also sharing a Crystallize Your Vision exercise from Club Cascara. It's especially helpful at this time of the year as you're considering what you're manifesting for 2024. _______________________________________________________   RESOURCES: The Income to Instagram Starter Kit is now available Want to chat about this episode? Text

Exuding positivity, confidence, humor, and inspiration, Theresa naturally looks for every opportunity to help others shine their Brilliance brightly. Her role as brand and business Crystallizer gives her exciting opportunities to authentically and enthusiastically implement The Crystallization Process so that her client co-creators can successfully clarify, amplify, and monetize their expertise.

Irish Illustrated Insider delves into the weekend's interviews with Freeman, Golden, and Parker, discusses the upside of Lorenzo Styles should he move to cornerback, and wonders--as always--how the Portal might impact Notre Dame when spring ball concludes. The Irish Illustrated podcast is  sponsored by: IRISH ILLUSTRATED TRAVEL Book Your Notre Dame Travel With Irish Illustrated! At Irish Illustrated, we know that game day is always epic when it comes to Irish fans. We are out to be your go-to site, whether you come from a long line of Irish or you are new to the Notre Dame Family. Irish Illustrated brings you hotel deals (with your points) to get you back in the stands for every game and every sport (soon) to make great memories to last a lifetime.

22 - Depth Within a Magma Body Affects What Minerals Crystallize You know that crystals form out of molten rock, right? Well it isn't as simple as Bowen's Reaction Series always told us it is! As it turns out, the depth of the magma has an effect on what crystals are able to form in certain parts of a body. Researcher Maddie Lewis, PhD studied various minerals in the Sierra Nevada Batholith and developed a model of fractional crystallization that takes the polybaric (changing depth) factor into effect. Learn more about Maddie's work at https://madelinejlewis.com/ And read her paper at https://madelinejlewiscom.files.wordpress.com/2021/10/lewis_et_al-2021-contributions_to_mineralogy_and_petrology.pdf

It has been 475 days since I dropped a new episode on this podcast. Alot has happened and today's episode is a look back on where we were and where we are headed! Things You'll Takeaway In This Episode:What is happening when you are frustrated Crossroads of your life How a job can help you clarify and feel your purpose How Godly counsel and coaching can Propel your purpose and clarity How transitions can make or break your destiny Where forgiveness fits in Crystallize your purpose Business modelsBio:Stephanie McNeal is a certified relationship educator, licensed in Identity and Destiny, former Women's Ministry Leader, Podcast Host, Speaker and Author.  For over 10 years, she was known as a Forgiveness Coach, but when she fully embraced her call, she is a Minister of Reconciliation.  She helps divorcées and people bouncing back from heartbreak to heal by telling their stories. Newly single and empty neXter, she is the Mommy of 4 young adult children who all were/are scholarship collegiate athletes and she is so excited to be a first time Grand Mommy this Spring!Support the showfacebook.com/stephanieymcnealinstagram.com/stephanieymcneallinkedin.com/in/stephanieymcneal/

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In this episode, I tell the story of one of my teaching clients called into the principal's office and her thoughts about the situation. This event actually helped her: • Crystallize her WHY: why she was a teacher • Made her realize that she was not at school for the adults but to server her students • Empowered her to keep calm and carry on with decisiveness and power. So what is your teaching WHY? Who are you in the classroom to serve? Why do you do what you do? The answers could change the way you view your job, your week, and your year. Resources: Follow Chrissy on Instagram @chrissyconcept. Sign up for a FREE 30 minute coaching call. More About Teacher Talk with Chrissy Nichols: Teacher Talk is the podcast for educators like you who are on the brink of burnout, or are already there. It's your guide to feeling better about being at school and being in your life. Your host, Chrissy Nichols, is a life coach for teachers. In her weekly episodes, she will give you quick tools, tips, and brain hacks to understand that there is absolutely nothing wrong with you. It's time to find the joy in teaching again and get back to feeling like the best version of yourself.

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Thank you for listeningFarm4Profit episode vs Farm4Fun EpisodeThank you again for suggesting topics for us to talk about on the podcast and keep them coming.  Send those to farm4profitllc@gmail.com or find us all over social media.We greatly appreciate your help in growing our audience.The listener review today is brought to you by Outback Wraps.  They help you easily connect equipment with their hydraulic hose markers with their simple identification system. And now their new SNAKE collection for bundling and containing is available by the box of 80 feet!  Use Promo Code _______ for _____% off at outbackwrap.com@uhfdrgbnnk ***** – Best podcast out there…Farm for fun is equally fun and educational. You can trust these guys for a good laugh and some light educationCommercial: John DeereWhat's Working in AGFarm RescueTips for negotiating with landlords, suppliers, buyers, and everyone else.Vance Crowe is a communications consultant that has worked for corporations and international organizations around the world. He has spoken before more than 150,000 people, answering questions about some of the most sophisticated and controversial technologies in the modern age.  Vance is the former Director of Millennial Engagement for Monsanto. He previously worked as a Communications Strategist for the World Bank Group, as a U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer stationed in Kenya, as a Communications Coordinator at a National Public Radio affiliate in Northern California.Vance holds a degree in communications from Marquette University and a master's degree in cross-cultural negotiations from the Seton Hall School of Diplomacy. He's here today to help make the complex idea of negotiating simple for all of us to understand.General QuestionsThis is now the second time we here at Farm4Profit have focused on this topic.  Why is this so important?Cash rentInputsEquipmentSalesLaborCan anyone become good at negotiating?What does it take to be good at it?Is there an art to asking good questions?How can I become good at asking questions?How can we start a negotiation with a leg up?Seems like no one wants to “show their cards” first….Is that the right way?How do we recover if we feel like we are behind or losing?What are smart tradeoffs or ways to compromise?Should we even wany compromise?What is the 51/49 rule, why is it important?Is this the same as never split the difference?Are win-win deals really losers?Are there any sure-fire tips you can provide the listeners to improve their skills?5 key tips everyone needs to knowHow does body language play into the negotiation? Do you have any exciting stories what would grab the listener's ear?Is there anything else our listener needs to know about negotiating?Situational QuestionsNegotiations with someone who we believe has the upper hand.  Negotiating with landlord who owns the farm ground.  The idea is that owner could rent it out to any other farmer in the neighborhood if we don't pay their price (which is probably too high).  Control over a land base is key in agriculture and the reason many over pay cash rent on land.Negotiations with Ag retailers who provide chemicals, fertilizer, seed, and more.Negotiations with a salesperson who usually doesn't have the final say.  Most of the time is a large company with what appears to be set prices.  Farmers just succumb to what is offered thinking it's their only option.Negotiations with AG product purchasers.  How do we get more money for the products we produce?Most farmers don't sell directly to the consumer, so they market their product to processors.  These can be grain elevators or meat packing facilities that have a combination of price x weight component with a basis factor for delivery and end product.  How can we negotiate the sale to ensure we aren't leaving any money on the table in the end?Negotiations with friends who also sell a product or provide a service. Agriculture is a tight knit group.  More than likely the people you buy from in your network are also your friends.  We don't want to hurt their feelings, but also know the key to our future is to be a profitable farmer.Negotiations with family for time and labor.The common question around the AG world is how to balance farm and family.  Our observations are some farmers feel guilty for spending more time on their work than their family.  We believe there should be a balance, but balance doesn't always mean equal.  Most of the time the feeling of guilt comes from misrepresented expectations or abilities.  How do we more effectively win discussions/conversations/negotiations about where our time is spent with family?SummaryChallengeDon't forget about the BW Fusion fall incentive for signing up and purchasing 500 acres of meltdown and the 401 team then you get a free field in 365.  Also remember that they combine their best-in-class products along with the 365 soil and tissue program to provide growers the tools necessary to address limiting factors in real time.  Just like 365 Your reviews are how we monitor our podcast in real time.Reminder to like, rate, and review.  Please don't hesitate to share the “Mullet of Podcasts” with your friends.  We look forward to sharing more time with you next week on our Farm4Fun Episode.Remember, everything is negotiable.Don't narrow a negotiation down to just one issue. Develop as many issues or negotiable deal points as you can and then juggle in additional deal points if you and the other party lock onto one issue.Crystallize your vision of the outcome. The counterpart who can visualize the end result will most likely be the one who guides the negotiation.Prepare in advance. Information is power. Obtain as much information as possible beforehand to make sure you understand the value of what you are negotiating. Remember, very few negotiations begin when the counterparts arrive at the table.Ask questions. Clarify information you do not understand. Determine both the implicit and explicit needs of your counterpart.Listen. When you do a good job listening, you not only gain new ideas for creating win/win outcomes but also make your counterpart feel cared for and valued. This also allows you to find out what the other party wants. If you assume that his or her wants and needs are the same as yours, you will have the attitude that only one of you can “win” the negotiation.Set a goal for each deal point. Define your minimum level of acceptance for each goal. If you aren't clear on your goals, you will end up reacting to the propositions of your counterpart.Aim your aspirations high. Your aspirations will likely be the single most important factor in determining the outcome of the negotiation. You can aim high just as easily as you can aim low.Develop options and strategies. Successful people are those who have the greatest number of viable alternatives. Similarly, successful negotiators are those who have the most strategies they can use to turn their options into reality.Think like a dolphin. The dolphin is the only mammal who can swim in a sea of sharks or in a sea of carp. Dolphins are able to adapt their strategies and behaviors to their counterparts. Remember, even when negotiating with a shark, you have an option–you can walk away!Be honest and fair. In life, what goes around comes around. The goal in creating win/win outcomes is to have both counterparts feel that their needs and goals have been met, so that they will be willing to come back to the table and negotiate again. An atmosphere of trust reduces the time required to create win/win outcomes.Never accept the first offer. Often, the other party will make an offer that he or she thinks you will refuse just to see how firm you are on key issues. Chances are, if you don't have to fight a little for what you want, you won't get the best deal.Deal from strength if you can. If that's not possible, at least create the appearance of strength. If the other party thinks you have no reason to compromise in your demands, he or she is less likely to ask you to.Find out what the other party wants. Concede slowly, and call a concession a concession. Giving in too easily tells the other party that you will probably be open to accepting even more concessions.Be cooperative and friendly.Avoid being abrasive or combative, which often breaks down negotiations.Use the power of competition. Someone who thinks it's necessary to compete for your business may be willing to give away more than he or she originally intended. Sometimes just the threat of competition is enough to encourage concessions.https://peterstark.com/15-rules-of-negotiation/

Lindsey Stirling is known all over the world for her unique, futuristic violin-driven electronic music. Since the release of her 2012 self-titled debut, the Arizona-raised, Los Angeles-based artist has racked up tens of millions of followers worldwide and more than 3 billion total views on YouTube. Stirling's sophomore album Shatter Me was certified Gold by the RIAA, after debuting at #2 on the Billboard Top 200 and #1 on the Dance/Electronic Albums Chart and holding the #1 spot on the Classical Albums Chart for 21 consecutive weeks. Her third studio album Brave Enough, featuring guest appearances from Dan + Shay, Christina Perri, Rivers Cuomo, Andrew McMahon and others, earned Stirling her second Billboard Music Award for “Top Dance/Electronic Album.” Stirling's latest release, her fifth album Artemis (released September 2019 via BMG), debuted at #1 on Billboard's Dance/Electronic Albums Chart and remained on the chart for 15 combined weeks. Artemis, which has racked up over 100 million total streams, has also been turned into a successful comic book series with the fifth edition coming summer 2021. Stirling closed out 2020 with her all-new, live-streaming holiday special “Lindsey Stirling: Home for the Holidays,” which she independently created, produced, and financed. The hour-long ticketed special, which drew over 100,000 views from tens of thousands of fans and families worldwide, featured performances to seasonal favorites off Stirling's chart-topping holiday album Warmer In the Winter in addition to the breathtaking performance of her hit “Crystallize,” where Stirling hung by her hair for a captivating Cirque du Soleil-inspired aerial display – PRESS HERE to watch. Stirling kicked off 2021 with the release of her latest single “Lose You Now,” an emotive pop hit about loss and grief with artist, producer, and songwriter Mako that has amassed over 6 million global streams, including over 3 million views on the song's beautifully moving music video. Additionally, Stirling co-wrote The New York Times best-selling book The Only Pirate at the Party with her sister Brook S. Passey, was the runner-up on Season 25 of “Dancing With the Stars” and has appeared on “America's Got Talent.” The multi-hyphenate star is also currently helping families in need through her nonprofit charity outreach program The Upside Fund.

In today's episode, I'm chatting to Elena Brower, mama, teacher, artist, bestselling author and host of the Practice You Podcast. Elena has taught yoga and meditation since 1999 and she's an internationally recognised expert, known for her relevant, practical, holistic and creative approach to spirituality. It's the way she speaks directly to your heart and invites you to explore and cultivate your own relationship with your body, mind and soul that caught my attention over 10 years ago when I started practicing with Elena through her online yoga and meditation classes on glo.com. Then came her highly praised first book, Art of Attention, that has been translated into seven languages, followed by her second book, Practice You, that became a bestseller. And her third book, Being You, was released in early 2021. Recently, Elena has transformed her practical knowledge and business expertise into an incredibly successful program called Essential Mentorship, with a mission to share transformative tools, training and community to support and nourish your personal and professional expansion. Elena's been featured in Yoga Journal, Yoga International, the New York Times and on several network news channels. She also oversees a global team of teachers as a Double Diamond with the essential oil brand doTERRA, and her spoken word work can be heard on Above & Beyond's Flow State albums. SHE DARES TO DREAM INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/shedarestodreampodcast SHE DARES TO DREAM SHOWNOTES: https://michaelaolexova.com/podcast-episodes/elena-brower-you-probably-already-know-your-lifes-purpose-you-just-need-to-crystallize-it

Noreen Makosewe a sought-after international Strategy Advisor, Keynote Speaker, Tech Inclusion Advocate and Business Woman highly experienced in helping small-to-medium enterprises launch, grow and expand through competitive strategies, information systems, innovative technologies and market expansion solutions. Regions of focus include EMEA (Europe, Middle East & Africa) and APAC (Asia-Pacific).Using her own research-based CRYSTALLIZE™ strategy consulting framework or the CLUSTER EXCELLENCE methodology, Noreen works with CEOs, business leaders and company boards designing transformational strategies that drive accelerated growth and increased profitability.Through her network, she facilitates linkages that yield strategic partnerships, knowledge sharing, access to new markets and investment opportunities. It is such an honour to interview her again as she was my first guest in 2009 when I started my first Podcast Waking Passions.With a background of 15 years of experience working at different Fortune 100 in London whilst establishing her consultancy, The Radical Leap Company. She now has 12+ years under her belt working with senior leaders & business owners from a broad range of organisations across 6 continents, and sharing thoughts and insights at business, leadership and tech conferences, and media platforms (papers, magazines, radio & TV).Whether delivering keynotes at large conferences, giving talks to small groups, training or contributing to live panels and media discussions, Noreen delivers research-based real-world thought leadership to inspire change. She covers topics related to business, SMEs, leadership, strategy, technology and performance.Outside of business, Noreen's philanthropic passion projects focus on youth development, women's empowerment and special needs children. Connect with her via:LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/noreenmakoseweTwitter: www.twitter.com/noreenmakoseweWebsite: www.radicalleap.com

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Don't be a “what if widow” divorced from the dream of what could be. At least open the door of potential for those dreams to become a reality. Crystallise your value into remarkable content and celebrate who you are in public, through sharing your thoughts, ideas, and creations.

Venture capitalist Li Jin left Andreessen Horowitz to start her own firm, Atelier Ventures. She started Atelier to fund a specific vision of the world: a world in which people are able to do what they love for a living and to have a more fulfilling and purposeful life.In addition to being an investor, Li is a prolific writer and podcaster, producing not only a newsletter but also writing articles for major publications.Find out whether you should really be writing content every week, or whether your effort is better spent on longer-form, epic articles. Should you be publishing in your newsletter, or in publications like Harvard Business Review?Li and Nathan don't just talk about content, they also get deep into business models for your newsletter business, with Li sharing her perspective as the founder of a venture fund. Don't miss Li's unique combination of deep investment knowledge and artistic creativity!Links & Resources Andreessen Horowitz - Software Is Eating the World LiveJournal: Discover global communities of bloggers who share your unique passions and interests. Myspace Zynga The Nathan Barry Show 028: Packy McCormick – How Much Are 30,000 Subscribers Worth? Evernote Harvard Business Review - Ideas and Advice for Leaders The Nathan Barry Show 023: Tiago Forte – Building a Second Brain & Lessons From a $1M/yr Newsletter The Nathan Barry Show 017: David Perell – Mastering Twitter to Grow Your Newsletter and Make Money Li Jin's Links Newsletter: Li's Newsletter Website: Atelier Ventures Podcast: Means of Creation Twitter: @ljin18 LinkedIn: Li Jin Episode TranscriptLi Jin: [00:00:00] What are your goals and what is the content that you're creating and why are people subscribed and reading it? The business model needs to fit what your content is, who the audience is, who the creator is, what the platform is. All of those things need to be aligned. Direct user monetization is totally in vogue in the form of donations, ad hoc payments, subscription payments.It's always charging the user for something. Nathan: [00:00:28] Today's episode is with venture capitalist Li Jin. So Li was at Andreessen Horowitz, and then she recently left to start her own firm, Atelier Ventures. We talked about a lot of things that I find interesting, like business models for your newsletter, for example, should you monetize through a paid newsletter sponsorships or what she does through running a venture fund?We get into whether you should write content, you know, consistently every week, or should you publish it once a quarter and put out these incredible long form posts we get into writing about, or excuse me, writing for publications like Harvard Business Review versus your own newsletter. There's so much good stuff in here.So I'll just get out of the way and we'll dive right in.Li, welcome to the show.Li Jin: [00:01:14] Thank you. Thanks so much for having me, Nathan.Nathan: [00:01:17] Okay. So I want to dive in and just immediately talk about revenue models, all of that, because you have this tweet that I just loved, that it was like dying, laughing when I saw it. And the gist of it is I have a paid newsletter. It's my monthly LP update. You were talking about how either those business models is everything else.And I imagine saying like me, why don't you launch a paid newsletter? So could you talk through how you think about, you know, your business and what you meant with that week?Li Jin: [00:01:50] Yes. So I joke that my LP update, which I send out quarterly as a email is basically my paid newsletter. And I think it's, it's basically a riff on the joke that we used to make about a16z, which is the firm that I used to work at the VC firm that I used to work at. We used to joke that it was a media company that monetized through venture capital because a 16, Z as a firm is so prolific in creating content.They have a podcast, actually, a network of podcasts, the blog. they have a series of different clubhouse shows now as well. they just do a ton of different media and content creation activities. And so people used to joke like, Oh, this is actually a media company that happens to monetize through venture capital.And I think of myself now as kind of a miniature version of that, where I'm a solo. Content creator. and I monetize through venture capital. Like that is my revenue model. I have a venture capital fund that I raised last year, called . And that is, you know, my day job. That's where I spend the majority of my time.And then the content that I put out into the world, It's free. It's, it's mostly free for founders to consume. It's really designed to help them build companies, and to guide them and their strategies. And I don't monetize the content at all. And the way that I monetize the content is through investing in the best companies that come as a result of the content creation.So, yeah, that was, that was the Genesis behind, the tweet. And so the LV newsletter, I mean, the LPs are like the investors in the fund and that's how I monetize it.Nathan: [00:03:33] Yep. That makes sense. And I think once you have this attention, Then there's so many ways that you can monetize it. I was talking with Trey, remember who wasn't a past episode. we were talking about how people have alluded to Nike being like they're just an ad agency who happens to realize that the best model to monetize is through, you know, shoe and apparel sales, but really their core strength is advertising and marketing.And so I think there's plenty of examples of people who have, like, the. Have this audience and then an unconventional way of earning a living.Li Jin: [00:04:09] Yeah, precisely. And I think to build on that. Like there's a lot of examples of newsletter writers who do a similar thing where they're operating a syndicate. Like I think Packy who you've had on the show has a syndicate that he invests in deals through. there's other newsletter writers. I know that angel and fast Lenny Rachitsky is a very active angel investor too.So yeah, a lot of them are sort of blending different business models because newsletters are such a great vehicle to, to build an audience. To get reader attention, to communicate your thoughts into the world and kind of mind-meld with a lot of really interesting folks. And then the best way to monetize that might not be through a straight up subscription or pay.Well, it might be having upside in the businesses that they built. and I think. Content creators are having that realization too in the broader content creation ecosystem beyond just newsletters. So now I'm seeing content creators from the Tech-Talk Instagram, YouTube worlds, getting into investing angel, investing into startups, because that is a way that they can monetize the brands and the attention that they've built and also diversify themselves beyond just being a single content creator.Nathan: [00:05:28] Yeah. I mean, it's, it's wild when you see it. Like, I think. You know, a lot of people in the, the acting movie world have, are doing it now, but like Ashton Kutcher was pretty early with startup investing and, you know, he's taking this money and fame and attention that he has and putting it into to startups.And you know, now it feels like everyone's got, you know, some sort of started that they're involved in or a liquor brand or something else where they're basically saying, saying like, yes, in addition to. Getting paid millions of dollars to show up in this movie or to sponsor this brand on TED talk or, you know, like do a sponsored spot for the brand new talk.You know, why don't I have equity? And I'm curious where you see that going. Do you think that trend is just going to continue?Li Jin: [00:06:15] Yeah, I think in any crowded market with a plethora of different options that folks can choose from brand is going to matter brand as a differentiator matters. and so. Like venture capital is no different from that. There's so much capital available right now for founders. Founders probably get like a ton of inbound offers to give them capital.And so founders are now in a position of being able to choose, like who do I actually want to accept capital from? and I think I first heard this from first round capital. one of the partners there said like something like. venture capital is a product that you buy with your company's equity.And so yes, as a founder, you're choosing which product to buy with your equity, your equity is worth something you can purchase like a venture capital investor to work with through that equity. And so, the implication for VCs is like, how do I, how do we make our product the most attractive product and how do we distinguish ourselves and be the, the venture capital provider of choice for founders. And this was actually one of the driving factors behind me announcing my fund a couple of weeks ago on product hunt was tapping into this ethos of actually investors are products. We are building products. We have to provide differentiated value to founders just as they are trying to build differentiated startups, to compete in a crowded landscape of different software.So I think content creators, getting into investing is just another it's emblematic of this. It's like, how do, how do we differentiate our capital from all the other capital that's available out there? And especially in the consumer world when consumer attention is now so scarce and spread so thin across so many different options, having.Captive consumer attention and having distribution into consumers, it's such a huge leg-up for any consumer company and content creators represent that they represent so much built-in distribution power into, tons of different consumers. And so I hear from founders all the time, like they want to bring in content creators into the round, and they sometimes have specific criteria of like content creators who have a big following among, you know, Gen Z on TikTok or, um, moms on TikTok if they're selling some sort of children's education products.So they're identifying like who are the end consumers I'm trying to reach and what are the con who are the content creators that can help me reach those, those people.Nathan: [00:08:58] And are they in those cases they're taking, It's not a straight advisor deal in that case. Right. It's there, it's still taking investment from the influencer or from the fine and then saying, but really the money is just the table stakes. Now it's like to differentiate, what else are you going to provide as far as access to the audience or whatever else is that right?Li Jin: [00:09:21] Yeah, the way that it's structured is, it, it, there's no like, one single way that it's structured. It can be sometimes just an advisory agreement, that we're all used to, or it could be a combination of advisory. Plus like investment to the company and with dollars. or sometimes it's just, you know, a normal equity investment into the company.I think founders usually for, that the Creek is an investor into the business because then they have more skin in the game. but you're right. That like, it's more about having access to their distribution and their brand than the actual dollar amount itself.Nathan: [00:10:01] That makes sense. Were you always thinking about, like as you left a16z starting your own fund, or as you started a new newsletter and all of those things, did you pursue kind of all that rate, like the whole range of options for how you could monetize.Li Jin: [00:10:16] the, the plan was always to start a fund. So I knew that going in. I mean, again, I guess, going out that was always the plan and, Aye. But in tandem to that, I also kept creating content, which was an activity that I had been doing when I was at a16z. And even before, like I I've always been very active in writing online and writing publicly.A lot of people don't know this, but I kept a food blog throughout college, where I would Chronicle like all of the meals and things that I would cook. and before that I was blogging about like my everyday life. Very boring, in high school and in middle school. So I've always been a very prolific writer.And so, as I've been on this journey of, building my own fund and, and getting started investing, I've just continued to create content and primarily written content because that is the format that I feel most comfortable in.Nathan: [00:11:23] Yeah, that makes sense. I think a lot of people, you know, you have this like overnight success type of story, and then you dig back and it's like, yes, but I've been creating content consistently for. I don't know, a decade or two.Li Jin: [00:11:39] Yeah, I I've been writing Daily. Like I first started writing Daily. I remember this moment. Very clearly. I moved to the US when I was six years old from Beijing. And before that, I didn't know English. So I learned English in first grade through ESL classes, and I happened to win a diary, a physical diary.It was a Lisa Frank diary, like multicolored, rainbows, plus dolphins on the cover. I won that at an afterschool bingo game in the first grade at the same time that I was learning English. And I started writing in this diary every single day. as a six year old and throughout my childhood, I just went through so many different physical diaries, like I wrote consistently every day and then the internet happened and I went onto the blogging platforms.But yeah, writing has like been a consistent daily habit for over 20 years.Nathan: [00:12:38] Yeah, that's wild. What was the first blogging platform that you went on to was that LiveJournal or my space?Li Jin: [00:12:43] I think it was Zynga.Nathan: [00:12:45] Yeah, I didn't, I published on LiveJournal, butLi Jin: [00:12:49] I was on LiveJournal to you. LiveJournal was great. LiveJournal was what I used in high school. It was where all the cool kids were.Nathan: [00:12:56] yeah. I'm trying to think what happened to LiveJournal. I actually hadn't thought about LiveJournal before this moment. Didn't.Li Jin: [00:13:03] I, you know, I tried to dig up my old LiveJournal and all of my old things, and I think it's been deleted like after some period of inactivity, I think they just deleted everything. So it can't find it so that like, it represents years of memories, which I'm quite sad about. So I think there's still value in keeping a physical diary.If you want to remember your life.Nathan: [00:13:27] I think there's things that on one hand like that I've published on LiveJournal that I would love to have. But I'm also very thankful that the broader internet isLi Jin: [00:13:37] Right. Yes. It, it was very like it's, it's doc's proof basically because they deleted everything on our behalf.Nathan: [00:13:45] Well, maybe taking a step back. I think there's a lot of people who have built a newsletter in are trying to decide. The best way to monetize it. and haven't thought about investing, or maybe they're thinking about like, Oh, maybe they like me right now. Right? Because of my Content, I get asked to invest in a few things.And so I do a little bit of angel investing, but I'm curious what advice you have for someone who is now going, Oh, I have 10, 20, 30,000 people on an email list. they're starting to be this deal flow. You know, is starting a syndicate or maybe even becoming a full-time investor of direction with resilience.Li Jin: [00:14:32] so I think you really have to consider, like, what are, what are your goals and what is the content that you're creating and why are people subscribed and reading it? Like, I think the business model needs to fit all of those things. So I talk about the concept of like, business model fit, like the business model needs to fit, like what your content is, who the audience is, who the creator is, what the platform is, all of those things need to be aligned.So I think right now is a moment in which like, Direct user monetization is totally in vogue and every platform is introducing new direct user monetization features, typically in the form of like donations, ad hoc payments, subscription payments. but it's always charging the user for something. And I, I actually don't think that that fits every writer.There are actually lots of different business models that you could play with and experiment depending on who your audience is and what the content type is. like I think Packy is very successful doing sponsorships and like if he moved to subscriptions like that would block access for a lot of people that he's able to reach.Right now through sponsorships. I think there can even be like new business models that get invented that we haven't even seen yet. That could be really well aligned with writers. so for instance, there's a platform called mirror, mirror.xyz. Is the name like a reflection mirror. and it's a crypto blogging platform.So they're built on crypto rails and you, so you can program all sorts of different new business models that previously hadn't existed. So recently there was a really interesting experiment that a blogger, named John Palmer ran where he actually crowdfunded his, his essay, his upcoming essay. And so, people were able to.Place bids and crowdfund his essay. And he ended up raising $13,000, but the people who were crowdfunding it didn't just do it. So out of altruism, they did. So in exchange for tokens that they could then trade and that represented ownership in the essay itself. Which is really interesting. so that's like a new business model that gets unlocked by crypto, which previously hadn't existed.So, so I'm interested to see more of these experiments happen in the future that aren't, you know, one size fits all because I think the subscription business model is really great for writers who are writing consistently, who are delivering consistent kind of constant value to their audience, but it doesn't work for everyone.Nathan: [00:17:11] Yeah, that that makes sense. And like, in this case, if you were to. Not publish for a few weeks. That would be entirely. That would be totally fine because your business model isn't dependent on that extent or like continuous value.Li Jin: [00:17:24] Exactly. Yeah. I think the issue right now is like, For writers who write a really high quality piece, maybe two or three times a year. There's no good viable way for them to monetize that. Like, they can't really justify a subscription. Maybe they couldn't collect donations, but like that just depends on people feeling very generous and charitable.And so the only good way to monetize that kind of cadence of writing right now is like through investing, I think, through being a venture investor, But yeah, like I think that type of writing also deserves a good business model.Nathan: [00:18:03] Makes sense. I think the biggest point for someone listening in is that there's the business models that you see at face value of like sponsorships, or, you know, paid subscription access probably are the two most common. And then it's also like, and there's so many more possibilities and I'm always the most fascinated by the businesses where you're like, wait, I know they make money, but how do they make money?And when you really think about it often there's some other, you know, side thing, like for example, I know the people over at link fire and they provide these like little landing pages when for artists, you know, so Taylor Swift comes out with her new single here's a single page that has all of the links right.To. iTunes, Spotify, et cetera. You know, they're used by all the major labels and you go to their site and they make money through subscriptions. You've paid 15, $20 a month to use their service, but they actually make a lot of money through the affiliate revenue from iTunes and Spotify, and for all that for driving the traffic.And so, you know, just really encouraging people to dig under the surface a little bit and, and at least consider some of the less obvious business models.Li Jin: [00:19:15] Yeah, absolutely.Nathan: [00:19:19] I think that, well, I want to shift gears a little bit. There's, an article that you wrote, titled the creator economy needs a middle-class I'm curious one, let's start on the research side. That is like a, a there's like quick blog posts that you can write. You know, you have an idea, you write it out, you fire it off.And sometimes they really resonate. Other times they don't, And, you know, maybe it's like three hours or five or 10 hours that goes into that. this post is the opposite of that. And I'm curious, what is your research process look like? How do you go about writing a substantial piece like that?Li Jin: [00:19:56] Yeah, I would definitely say like, all of the writing that I have published is not of that sort it's of the like a hundred hours went into this, or like, that's why I only published like four times a year. it's because I work on each piece for like two, three months. So, yeah, a lot of research goes into these things.There's a lot of time I speak to a ton of people. I have a ton of people read them, critique them, offer different angles and perspectives. and so, yeah, I, it takes a really long time. It's like writing a thesis in school. how this one came together was. So I had written a piece like a year and a half ago called the passion economy and the future of work when I was still working at Andreessen Horowitz.It's a blog post that was. I think pretty widely read and a lot of founders, were really positive about it. But one of the critiques that I got in the aftermath of the publishing that piece was, this is great. And like so optimistic and like very positive. And we really want to have this come true, but it feels like, it feels like this is only a viable, viable path for so few people like.There's only so few people who can even make a living this way and who can participate and be successful in the passion economy. like, is this too optimistic? Was there feedback? And that question has been like in my mind ever since then, like, because as an investor, I want to back things that touch millions of people like that can, you know, transform society and how we work, not just enable a thousand people or 10,000 people in order.To to monetize. so I've always been really interested in like, how do we actually unlock the ability for many, many more people, like tens of millions, hundreds of millions, of people to be able to participate in the passionate economy and to be able to do what they love for a living. So the piece was inspired by that.And, in order to write this, I had to go very broad initially and like study, how did the middle-class come about in the real world? Like I looked at. The history of this country and like how, we got started in the trends around inequality in the middle class, in all developing countries and, and.Developed countries, Europe, the US et cetera. I looked at like policies. I researched specific policies that we had passed in order to encourage the growth of the middle class. And that contributed to like rising wages in the middle of the 20th century. I looked at unionization, deregulation, the trends like since the 1970s and the shareholder revolution, like so much research went into this.And it was very like concisely summarized in the end piece and piece really focused on the crater economy. And how does the crater economy, support and middle, but yeah, there was, there was a ton of background research that went into it and it was informed by stuff in the broader world as well.Nathan: [00:23:09] Lot of questions about that, the first one is what's the reason. That you take the approach of say like for flagship pieces of content a year versus maybe some of the more traditional advice of like publish super consistently, you know, every Monday at 10:00 AM or something like that.Li Jin: [00:23:28] I mean, I kind of do that because I use Twitter. And so Twitter is like my kind of ongoing, I Write tweet storms. And like, these are just my quick thoughts. It's nothing like super groundbreaking, but it's like interesting and thought provoking. And like, I'll just publish that on Twitter. for my long form pieces.I don't know, that's just kind of the bar that I hold myself to. And like, I think things are more evergreen when they go really deep and when they are extremely cohesive and pull in so many different strings and like just give rise to so many more questions and lines of thinking. and that's the type of style that I think.I, I prefer to write in, and I feel good about my content when I publish it. there's a lot of like stuff that I don't publish that never sees the light of day. That is perhaps of the sort that like I could quickly publish if I wanted to be more frequent in my writing. But I just don't think that they're groundbreaking enough.Like my bar is kind of like, does this get people to see the world in a completely different way? You can't do that so often, like it's hard to do that regularly, every single all week. but that's kind of just the bar that I've given myself as a writer, because I want my pieces to have longevity. I want it to be like, every time I'm in someone's inbox, they feel like they must like clear their calendar and feed this thing.And in order to. Maintain that relationship with my audience. Everything has to be really good.Nathan: [00:25:06] Yeah. I definitely, I have a few pieces that I've written that. Are sort of that those flagship pieces of content, like for me, it'd be the ladders of wealth creation and then the billion dollar creator where, you know, they really, they come together over a long period of time. It's usually like it started 18 months ago with a conversation with a friend that kind of sparked something and then it sort of iterates from there.But I can't get any consistency towards those ideas, you know, it's definitely when they come in and they, you know, I shaped them for a long time. So I'm curious. Do you maintain a list of like these ideas that might turn into something or what's, what's sort of the notes process on that side?Li Jin: [00:25:50] I do the notes process is really disorganized. So it exists like in my brain, I have a list in my brain of things that I'd like to write. Sometimes that list gets dumped into Evernote, but not really consistently. sometimes I'll think of something like really late at night when I'm not in front of my computer.I'll just like, jot it down in my phone or like text myself. so the ideas are kind of scattered around, but they're there, they're there somewhere. And. Sometimes I catalyzed by either like an external thing or something internal that I read. and that just inspires me so much. I feel like, okay, now is the time to take that idea into like, actually.Build a piece around it and, and, and write it out, that there's like way more ideas that I have that never turned into one of those flagship pieces and only a small percentage of them actually get written out. I actually think like for everyone, who's saying like there's too much writing in the world, like there's too many newsletters.I actually think there's like way more ideas that should be written out that currently aren't just because writers don't really have the time to do it.Nathan: [00:27:02] What I love that of the. The bar that you're setting for one of these flagship pieces being like you should finish reading it and your worldview should be different, or you should at least have all of these questions about your current worldview.Li Jin: [00:27:15] Yeah, it changes someone's life.Nathan: [00:27:24] What do you think about, you know, where are you published these pieces? Right. Because a lot of people would say has to be on my site. I need the, The search rankings, the backlinks and all of that. And you're going like, no, I'm going to publish it on the Harvard Business Review.Li Jin: [00:27:41] Yeah. I, I, I've been sort of like, I've evolved in my thinking around this. well, so firstly, like when I was still working at Andreessen, everything had to go on their blog. So, I published on their blog and so a lot of my older pieces are still at dot com. since then I've been utilizing my own newsletter, my Substack newsletter as mine primary channel. and I like that because I think the ethos of having like access to your readership and being able to reach them directly without any sort of intermediary, I think that's great. especially since like the way that I typically reach people is through Twitter and through this algorithm, like that feels a little shaky and unsteady.And so if I can collect people's emails, that's awesome. and then. HBR HBR came about in like the most random of ways, honestly. I hadn't been intending to publish it at HBR. I was intending to just go through my newsletter as normal. And then at the last minute, basically when the piece was already done, I sent it to an HBR editor that I knew, and I was like, Hey, what do you think of this?And, and his response was, this is great. I would love to publish it. So can you hold your newsletter? and, and I, I basically, I was like, okay, like, let's test this out. Cause I think HBR, like HBR is one of those publications that I would be willing to bend on my, like, Collect user emails rule. Like they have huge distribution, they have way more page views than my newsletter gets.And so I thought it was, it was a worthwhile experiment to run. And so, yeah, I gave them that piece. I also publish it in my newsletter that same day as well. but I I've been driving traffic to the HBR version and, you know, the response to, to that has been so interesting, because. When people read the piece in HBR, I think they just immediately viewed it as more legitimate than when I published in my own newsletter.People were like, Yeah. People were like, Oh, this piece must be so good. It's an HBR. And I was like, have you read any of my past writing? Are you saying it's not good? Like, cause it's, it's the same bar as I always have had for myself. It's just that this one happened to get picked up by HBR. It's like, my, all of my writing is like best, but like for some reason, because it's an HBR, I think a lot of people just viewed it differently, which has been absolutely fascinating.And it kind of throws a wrench in the whole creator economy, narrative, right? Because we're all about institutions over individuals and how like a personal brand is so much more powerful than like an institutional brand. But I firsthand experience that when I'm affiliated with this like powerful institution of Harvard Business Review people to take me more seriously, or at least there is a segment of people who took me more seriously.Nathan: [00:30:47] Well, I think it's what you're talking. I think about brand being the most important thing. And, you know, HBR has this brand, you even, you walked through the airport and it's like, HBR has top reads all of this stuff. And so we know that the content is going to be really high quality and, and the packaging does matter, right?The packaging of the being an HBR versus, being on your blog or a newsletter Substack, like. And you're just immediately in that of that caliber. And so it's interesting. I'm curious if you think more authors are going to be pushing them to publish their content, you know, there, the Atlantic, you know, some of these other like publications that sort of have an increased amount of credibilityLi Jin: [00:31:32] I think they should. I think they should. Just as we kind of diversify our different revenue, streams and business models as creators, I think we should also diversify where we publish content. in order to expand our reach. It's, it's sort of like the idea of, Content collabs that we do with other creators.Like how do we leverage each other's audiences in order to grow? I think, writers can accomplish the same by. Distributing elsewhere and tapping into an established publications audience. so I think if there is a publication that writers really admire that they think. Could be, harnessed for audience growth, where that publication probably has a large base of users who would also be interested in your writing.I think it's definitely worthwhile to do that. I don't think it needs to be done constantly and like exclusively. I don't really believe in doing anything like all like the same all the time. but I think here and there, like writers can choose to leverage other platforms for growth.Nathan: [00:32:42] What were some of the results that you got from it? Was there anything unexpected or, Li Jin: [00:32:46] So the one unexpected thing was like people who I thought already really liked my writing were like, wow, this is so good. Like.That was one thing. like my brand, although I thought it was like already a legitimate, it was clearly not as legit as HBR's Franz. I, yeah, I did get incremental new subscribers from it because my, my publication was linked at the bottom. I think it also, it, it was an interesting experiment for them.Cause I think their reader base is not as Silicon Valley centric as probably our information diet. Like we are reading all these blogs and like all of these sub stocks constantly and thinking about like the creator economy, I think a lot of their readers probably saw it and thought like, what is a creator?Like what is, what is the CR what is the greater economy? so I'm not entirely sure if like, My target audience mapped to theirs. there were definitely some comments of like, this is so abstract and like out there, and like first we need to define what a creator is. so that was really interesting.Cause I think. I think HBR is one of those publications that has such a broad reach across the planet. Like there's middle managers in Europe and in the middle East who are reading HBR and might not be as like deep in this particular particular topic. Whereas our motion as newsletter writers is to go really deep and to be really aligned with this particular niche and not write for the public audience, but to write for like our specific single target audience.So going to, A more general readership target, targeted publication. it kind of taught me that I am kind of like inhabiting this little bubble.Nathan: [00:34:44] Well, one thing I was just thinking about is that you kind of have two different, demographics that you're serving right. On one hand, you have the, the companies that you want to invest in, right? So if they're reading your newsletter and someone's thinking about, okay, I'm ready to raise then.They're already a fan of you. And so your, your capital to come in has a significant advantage over any other VC fund, but then you have the other side of, you need to go raise from LPs. And so I'm wondering if being in a place like the Harvard Business Review or something else, or other places you might put your Content might actually help attract, new LPs.Li Jin: [00:35:24] What's really interesting is that I've found that to not be true, like LPs don't go on Twitter by and large, and they don't read some stock newsletters that are written by practitioners by and large. And so. It was, it was really interesting, honestly, in a ton of my conversations with traditional LPs, they didn't know where to create our whys.They didn't know what the passionate economy was. They like never visited, you know, the blog, the a16z blog, like all of these concepts they had never heard of. And like, they. Never saw my Twitter. Like they, they might not even have a Twitter account. and so they're, they're kind of like inhabiting their own ecosystem and I'm not entirely sure, like what I need to write or like what topics I need to cover to reach them.I would say like among founders, like the stuff that I write does have an audience and like is widely read, but the LP stuff, like the Content has given me no advance.Nathan: [00:36:25] That's interesting. Cause like I have this ideal that maybe it would give an advantage, butLi Jin: [00:36:32] I would love that, but that's not the case.Nathan: [00:36:36] And raised from LPs, is it, you know, just a lot of introductions and meetings and that's the whole thing,Li Jin: [00:36:43] It's a lot of relationships, introductions, warm instructions, getting your LPs to introduce each more LPs. It's such a, yeah, it's a really fascinating like opaque worlds. None of them publicize themselves. You don't know who they are, how much they invest, what they're interested in. They're not like on Twitter broadcasting that they're actively investing.They're very private about it a lot of times. so it's yeah, it, it, it's, it's a whole separate universe. It's actually really, really fascinating.Nathan: [00:37:13] Yeah, well, I've been at, this is going back to the side of running a venture fund, but what have been some of the hardest aspects of it?Li Jin: [00:37:21] Everything.Nathan: [00:37:25] It's not, you know, VCs, don't just kick back and, you know, like Write random pieces and live an easy life. It's actually challenging.Li Jin: [00:37:34] Yeah, the, the thing pieces are definitely part of, but that is done like middle of the nights and weekends and on Christmas day, like that's when I do my writing. And then during the day, it's like a ton of pitch meetings, founders meeting with portfolio companies. It's, it's just this constant onslaught of like everything that you need to do constantly.No everything about it, husband. Like a really interesting exercise and I've, I've been going through it for the first time of year, because this is my first fund. Like I used to work at a firm that had 200 people. And so I didn't have exposure to all of the different elements of running a VC fund. I didn't, I didn't use to have to fundraise.I never had to talk to LPs. I never had to, there were like teams internally that. Supported portfolio companies after the investment team decided to invest. And so that was also less a part of my job before and now I have to do literally everything. so yeah, everything has been challenging. Like fundraising was challenging.Keeping on top of all of the deal flow has, is, is like immensely. This huge, it's a huge time commitment. then making time to support your portfolio companies. Is this other big, like. Pocket of, where we spend our time and then, and then just like a company as well. We never stopped thinking about fundraising and like the future fundraises, I thought it was like, you raised the fund.You could just like, go deploy the fund. And then someday in the future, distantly, like you you're like, Oh, I have to raise another fund. I'll go do that. But it never ends actually. It's just like having a startup, like we it's like you close fund one. Then at that time, a ton of people are like, Oh, you have a fund.Like, let me invest in you. And then you have to like, keep them warm. So the second fund, and then like you close that. And then the third fund, like you never stopped thinking about that side, which is, yeah, it takes up a ton of like mental resources. In addition to like the core Day job of deciding where to put capital.Nathan: [00:39:43] Yeah. So for anyone listening in who is currently a founder has been considering being a VC regresses. In fact, not greener.Li Jin: [00:39:53] Well, I think the grass, I don't know, the grass may be a little bit greener because if you're able to raise the fund, you have like this built in revenue stream for the next 10 years, which is nice. and you don't have to deal with like, All of the, like the scale of the people issues that you have to deal with is not the same as like scaling a huge organization.But it's definitely not a walk in the park.Nathan: [00:40:19] Yeah. I believe that, I mean, just a little bit of, we were talking a little bit before we started recording a little bit of angel investing that I've done thinking about like eight or nine, investments. And even then I've been like mediating things between founders and stuff like that. And there's just wherever you turn in, in the wonderful world of business there's issues to deal.Li Jin: [00:40:41] Yeah, exactly. There's, there's no easy jobs unless you've like inherited something. I think.Nathan: [00:40:48] Another interesting thing that you've been doing, that I'd love to talk about is your course on building for the creator economy. what, what sparks, why to create the course and, and hasn't been going so far.Li Jin: [00:41:00] Yeah, absolutely. So the backstory is. Well, two things. One is like, I've been asked to write a book, create a course, like do more Content by basically everyone. Everyone is constantly asking me to like, write more, publish more like synthesize my thoughts more. And I've always been kind of pushing back on that, like, I don't have the time to write a book right now or teach a course or like, you know, build more content.But like I knew that the demand was there. And then coupled with that, I invested, end of last year into a new platform that Goggin Biani and West cow co-founded it still does not yet have a name named TBD, so we shall call it. And what's this new company. So I invested in going in with this new company, which is a platform to help experts.Builds and offer cohort-based courses. And so, when I was chatting with them about the company and the idea and the fundraise and everything, we were brainstorming about how it could be really good for me to be one of their initial instructors. And, you know, there's this initial instructor batch on their platform actually has all sorts from their cap table.Like me, Lenny saw hell pump, we're all investors in this company. And so. It's kind of like where we're, co-creating the platform with them and, you know, flagging issues as they come and really, helping them to realize like here are the opportunities to build better products. and so that was how the course came about.It was the combination of both, this platform making it much easier for me and taking a lot of work off my plate in terms of the logistics and everything behind the scenes of. Creating this course. plus the fact that like I knew that there was market pool for it, and the creator economy is such a huge area of interest right now.But I felt like there wasn't a really good cohesive, sequenced, like package of information that was all like very carefully curated and packaged together into something really useful for founders. So I decided to build it myself.Nathan: [00:43:14] It's, it's been fun to see all the cohort based courses come together and, and, you know, Yeah, it was basically on his name is terrible. He's been on the podcast before Tiago Forte, Tiago done with, Building a Second Brain. And, it's just amazing to see in David Perell as well, right. With the two of them together with Write of Passage. it's been amazing to see the different business model and it'd be like, So much more effective than even everyone was doing three years ago or five years ago of like, here's all the videos you go through it, you know, maybe it's a $300 price point, but most people drop off or something.And so in this case, you're seeing a thousand dollar price point or 2000, or I think I just have one that somebody launched it, you know, it's a $5,000 for the course and it's starting to really feel like, Oh, this is an in-depth. Uh, it's like a serious college class, you know, whereLi Jin: [00:44:17] Yeah.Nathan: [00:44:18] Everybody else and, and everything.Li Jin: [00:44:20] And I think people are, it's really interesting. The variation in prices, right? Because a newsletter is basically priced at. A hundred dollars per year, roughly that's probably the average price point of a newsletter, like $10 a month, a hundred per year. The typical CBC is priced at like a thousand dollars.So 10 times the yearly revenue that you're getting from a newsletter subscriber. And so over the course of a year, are you communicating just as much content as the course provides? Probably. And so what does that Delta, what does that 10 X Delta representing? I think it's representing. Accountability, like accountability of actually getting through the content rather than just getting access to the content and not going through it.I think it's community, of like light like-minded peers who are going through the content in the course with you, who also enhance the learning experience. And then I think it's the direct line of access to the expert, the course instructor who's. Whose brain that you're tapping into in a very direct way, versus like having, like reading a newsletter by them, it just feels a little bit more, impersonal and less direct. And so I think that's what the GAP in prices represent, but it is really interesting to see. Especially firsthand now that I have this course, and I've also been, co-writing a paid newsletter with the guys at the, everything, every bundle, just to see like the huge chasm in price points, like there's.Just huge variance in price points and how profitable each activity is. And, yeah, I think we'll see more people start to have our cohort based courses. And I, I hope that like more creators realize that this is an option. I would caveat that it is like a ton of work to create a cohort based course.Like I've probably put. A hundred hours into the content development for this thing. Like, I didn't have a Christmas last year because I was building out slides and doing research for this. so it, it is a lot of work, but it's pretty high ROI.Nathan: [00:46:34] Yeah. Well, I like what you said about. Making 10 X the, I guess it'd be the ARPU, the average revenue per user, you know, a thousand dollar course versus a a hundred dollars a year subscription because one of them, you have to show up 52 times a year with high quality Content. And then the other one, you have to do a whole ton of prep work.But you can. You know, you can reuse that you can run the course multiple times a year or multiple years. and then you probably like, as you're in the middle of this now, you know, you're, you're dedicated. It probably is your primary life. in addition to it's your other full-time job as youLi Jin: [00:47:15] Yeah. Yeah. When you run the course, that basically is all consuming of your life and in the weeks leading up to it, it's pretty intense as well. Whereas I think writing a piece of content, you kind of do it on your own schedule. If you get busy, it's like, Oh, I'll just do it next weekend. I'll write it next weekend.You can't like delay the chorus because it's on everyone's calendar and there's a start date to it. And that. You know, you've accepted student's payment, you have to deliver the course. And so there, there's also accountability for the instructor to, to create all of the content in a way that doesn't really exist for a passive subscription.Nathan: [00:47:54] right. How'd you think about the price point on it? What did you debate price that you settled on?Li Jin: [00:47:58] 1250. Yes. It's 1250. I, it was determined in conjunction with, Gargan and Wess company team. They should really find a name. And I think, it was, I mean, it felt premium. Cause I think all of the other courses that they've run so far were less than that. but like it felt fair because, For a few reasons. One is like, there's a ton of original content that I haven't talked about written about. Like it's, it's brand new from my brain.Like these are students who are accessing it for the first time out of like any people on earth. So that's pretty special. secondly I think it has real business value to people like it, it, the Content has the ability to really shape company strategies and to like inform the products that they're working on at the time.And that they're building. And so what is the ROI, if you're able to make a better business decision than you were before, like that's really high ROI. so the price point ultimately felt fair to us. I was a little bit nervous about it. Like, are people willing to pay this much, especially since I'm already pretty prolific in terms of, podcasting and writing and to my surprise, it was like wildly, wildly oversubscribed. And honestly, I think we could have probably charged more, but I don't, you know, I don't want to go too high, especially for the founders that I'm targeting. I think there's also opportunity to like better price discriminate in the course world. Like for founders, I would love to offer a discount or have them be sponsored or something versus for investors and VCs who want to take my course, like I want to Jack up the price because they could probably pay anything.Nathan: [00:49:48] That's interesting. If, if, if you said, you know, the price for the course is $2,500. but if you're an early stage founder, you know, apply here, we want to make sure that you're serious. You're all of that. but apply here and you can take it for a thousand dollars or something like that.Li Jin: [00:50:04] And that's what schools do. That's what universities do through financial aid, through need-based financial aid is they perfectly price discriminate every single student based on their capacity to pay. We just don't think of it that way.Nathan: [00:50:16] Right. Oh, that's fascinating. How does the course fit into the rest of your business model of, you know, how do you think about how it intersects with the investing and everything else?Li Jin: [00:50:28] Yeah. I think if it has like, hopefully a really great way for me to build relationships at scale, with a bunch of really high quality founders and to tangibly provide value to them, such that I become their investor of choice. So it definitely has that intersection with my day job. but beyond that at a broader level, beyond just the relationships that I'm forming with my students who represent a ton of early stage founders, I think it also has been this amazing opportunity for me to crystallize my thinking and to put down a lot of thoughts that have been swirling in my mind, but like we're kind of disorganized honestly, and, and weren't structured in any sort of cohesive way and it helps me.Crystallize and sharpen my own thinking such that I'm able to better like guide my existing portfolio companies or better able to offer value to the companies that pitch me.Nathan: [00:51:18] I like that. Okay. Last question. On the, on the course side, you had the application side, right? When someone, they can't just come and buy it, you have to goLi Jin: [00:51:27] Correct. There was an application process.Nathan: [00:51:29] How did that play out? And what was the reasoning behind it?Li Jin: [00:51:31] So the application process was because we wanted to cap the course. We want it to cap the course at a number that felt kind of still intimate and it wouldn't be like, 10,000 students in the course live learning from me. so it ended up, so right now the course is 150 students. So we reached like the hard cap, and we got way more than 150 applications.And so we had to unfortunately turn people away and. You know, tell them to stay tuned for the second cohort. timing TVG. So the reason why there was an application is because for a cohort based course, you need to have constraints on capacity because like people are paying for your attention and your time and access to you.And that access can't be scaled, infinitely.Nathan: [00:52:23] That makes sense. I imagine it would also play a role in conversion rates as well, because as someone fills out an application, they're probably getting more invested and then there's, there's next between that. And when they actually have to pay, and then there's also this feeling of like, Oh, you got accepted in.Okay, now I shouldLi Jin: [00:52:41] Yeah.Nathan: [00:52:42] Pay and right. There's the accountability side of it. Okay. Now I should follow it through and actually make it happen.Li Jin: [00:52:47] It was, yeah, there was such interesting things that happened that I learned throughout this application process. One is, well, the application was actually kind of involved. Like they had to put in a lot of information. And so I thought like, Okay, well, we'll probably get really high conversion off the application.Like if you went through this form, this type form, like you're probably in, but that wasn't the case. Not everyone actually confirmed after the application. So there was a bit of drop-off like, I think every time you add a step there's drop-off, and then, what was the other thing I was going to say?The other thing was like, every time there was a milestone or a checkpoint to get through, like the application from application to like. Conversion or acceptance to conversion. Like people shared those moments on social people, screenshotted their emails. And they were like, I got accepted into this course and I was like, this is mind-boggling that like, you're basically tweeting about like paying a content creator.And like, and, and like celebrating that, like usually people don't celebrate giving a content creator money for something like that's pretty rare, or like it's even rare that people tweet about like buying a product. But like for this course, I don't know. It, it it's like college admissions people. It is a milestone.And so it became a milestone. Like we created a milestone for people and it continues to this day because the course is happening right now. People are tweeting about like just finished workshop one. And it was, you know, it was awesome here. All of the things that I learned, like everything has become like a milestone and it's, it's honestly incredible to see.Nathan: [00:54:29] Yeah, that's amazing. Well, we should leave it there. I love the chat for a long time, but where should people go to follow you and learn more about the fund and subscribe to your newsletter?Li Jin: [00:54:39] Yeah. So the fund website is atelierventures.co. My personal newsletter is li.substack.com. People can also follow me on Twitter, that's probably my most active content sharing channel. I'm @ljin18 on Twitter and yeah, I think that's about it. Thanks so much for doing this.Nathan: [00:54:59] All right, thanks. I'll see you later.Li Jin: [00:55:01] All right. Take care.

What a beautiful beginning to Season 19! We talked about freeing your mind from fear and understanding the inner child structure as an ascension tool and gateway for alignment to our divine blueprint (and so much more!) Learn how this structure serves as a doorway to activating the crystalline DNA & how it directly relates […]

ENJOY THESE CHILLY WINTER BEATS! DJ JT 1. ALKA - LOST PRINCE 2. LET THE MUSIC GUIDE YOU - AVB 3. COME AWAY - NORA EN PURE, TIM MORRISON 4. SO COLD - MILKWISH, MAHALO, DLMT FT. LILY DENNING 5. ALL NIGHT - MAURO PICOTTO 6. SAMSARA - OTIOT 7. THING CALLED LOVE - A&B FT. RICHARD BEDFORD 8. WAY OF LIFE - KOLONIE 9. PAID FOR LOVE - BLUESTONE FT. SEDGWICK 10. COVA - SUPER8 & TAB 11. PACIFIC - JAYTECH 12. DREAMWORLD - JAYTECH 13. ROOFTOPS - SUPER8 & TAB, CHRISTINA NOVELLI 14. HURRICANE LOVE - SUPER8 &TAB FT. COLIN SMITH 15. TOO FAR GONE - NK, ARTY 16. KINGDOM - ARTY FT. CONRAD SEWELL 17. WHAT IT TAKES - KYAU & ALBERT, MAYWAVE 18. GHOST TOWN - MYON FT. NIKOL APATINI 19. ALL MIGHT - TOM KLAY 20. BY YOUR SIDE - GARDENSTATE 21. CRYSTALLIZE

In crises, crystallize your purpose. How to get through tough times, find meaning in them, and how this increases your longevity. Emotional Wellbeing, Physical wellbeing, relationship wellbeing, financial wellbeing, community wellbeing. Ztime Podcast. Dr. Andres Zuleta, Andres Zuleta MD, Dr. Zuleta

Hier rocken die Bands von Daheim! In dieser Folge der ROCK ANTENNE Heimatklänge sprechen wir mit Sängerin Nastassja Giulia und Gitarrist Evan K von Enemy Inside über ihren rasanten Einstieg in die nationale und internationale Metal-Szene, die Entstehung und Bedeutung ihrer brandneuen Single "Crystallize" und mehr neue Musik der Aschaffenburger in 2021. Viel Spaß beim Anhören!

Welcome to Creative Cravings podcast! We’re so happy you’re here, and looking forward to connecting with you if you’re someone who craves connecting with high-vibe , kind people. Today’s special guest is the incredibly talented, generous, fierce, and whimsical Lindsey Stirling!  Lindsey truly uplifts the vibration of any rooms she’s in. She raises the vibration of the world not only with her with violin music, moving performances, and her inviting creative spirit, but also through her generosity to fans like us and to those in financial need. as you’ll learn in this episode, it took perseverance, overcoming hard times, and faith in herself to become the artist she has worked hard to become. While she needs no introduction, we’re gonna give her one! With 12.8M subscribers on her self-titled YouTube Channel, she wows fans with her dancing violin performances, original compositions, and collaborations with artists of all genres and flavors. She creates spectacular shows while touring all around the world, and hopefully, she’ll get to do so this year! Lindsey also hosts a YouTube series and podcast called String Sessions in which she collabs and chats with fellow musical artists. As you’ll hear in our conversation, Lauren and I loved watching her journey unfold as she and her pro dance partner Mark Ballas competed on DWTS with some of the most creative dances ever on the show! They made it to the finals as runner ups! Her albums always deliver on a key inspirational message about life — Go check out her latest album, Artemis, inspired by the goddess of the moon.  BUY YOUR TICKET TO TRIVIA RIGHT HERE! We are hosting a virtual Trivia FUNdraiser for Lindsey's The Upside Fund on Zoom. Your donation will help someone in need to pay their medical bills and more, and your support will also help us co-hosts, Sari and Lauren, to keep producing this podcast, which we always give our all to, for you. See you on Sunday (funday) January 17th at 1:30pm — 2:30pm Central Time! Browse our customizable, hand-painted mug shop! Thank you to our cousin Raizel for helping us with Lindsey’s mug!   Lindsey Stirling’s amazing Dancing With The Stars dances with pro dance partner, Mark Ballas: Jive (Week 4) to Wake Me Up Before You Go Go Contemporary (Week 5) in memory of her dad Freestyle in the DWTS Finale, earning them 2nd place! Sari & Lauren’s Guardian “Duet” with Lindsey : it was definitely a creative craving to collaborate musically! Sneak peak of our Chocolate Crinkle Cookies! Lindsey’s YouTube Music Videos (you can also stream any of her music and collaborations with other artists on Spotify):  Guardian instrumental Crystallize (from Home for the Holidays): This is the acrobatic, hair-hanging performance we talk about! Between Twilight with Derek Hough + Behind the Scenes The Upside, which inspired her philanthropic fund Warmer in the Winter (…with the lyrics ‘hot cocoa, piping hot,” which we painted on her mug!) Lindsey’s #1 fan, Phelba, promoting her album at Target (too funny!)  Watch the full String Sessions playlist & Listen to the String Sessions podcast Stay CONNECTED with us (it’s our intention of the year for 2021): Sign up for our fun newsletter & stay up to date on what we create  Our customizable, hand painted mug shop is open for the holidays and beyond! Browse our collections and place an order for you or a loved one at creativecravingspodcast.com/mugs! For brands who would like to sponsor our podcast, or guests who feel you align with our mission, get in touch with us! Boost your energy with our Spotify playlist, curated by us (your show hosts), our guests, and YOU, our listeners! We included Lindsey’s “Livin’ Life to the Fullest” song! Did you know? Sari & Lauren have a way for you to support the show! Head to ko-fi.com/sariandlauren to contribute if you’re inspired. Your funds will go towards behind-the-scenes production costs to keep up the podcast, website, and other resources we create for you.  Loving what you’re learning (about us, our guests, and yourself)? When you subscribe, write a 5 star podcast review ! We love reading your kind words. Join our email list here at creativecravingspodcast.com (scroll to the bottom) for exclusive info and fun surprises on what we CReatE with and for you Enjoy some food photos & recipes, inspiration, behind the scenes, and more @creative.cravings on Instagram. Feel free to DM us! Thanks so much for listening, sharing, & being a part of this community. Check out past, present, and future episodes. If you have any questions for us or comments for the show, click here or simply email us hello@creativecravingspodcast.com

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Link to bioRxiv paper: http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2020.11.13.381301v1?rss=1 Authors: Alavi, A., Ascher, D. C. Abstract: The key method for determining the structure of a protein to date is X-ray crystallography, which is a very expensive technique that suffers from high attrition rate. On the contrary, a sequence-based predictor that is capable of accurately determining protein crystallization property, would not only overcome such limitations, but also would reduce the trial-and-error settings required to perform crystallization. In this work, to predict protein crystallizability, we have developed a novel sequence-based hybrid method that employs two separate, yet fully automated, concepts for extracting features from protein sequences. Specifically, we use a deep convolutional neural network on a publicly available dataset to extract descriptive features directly from the sequences, then fuse such feature with structural-and-physio-chemical driven features (such as amino-acid composition or AAIndex-based physicochemical properties). Dimentionality reduction is then performed on the resulting features and the output vectors are applied to train optimized gradient boosting machine (XGBoostt). We evaluate our method through three publicly available test sets, and show that our proposed DHS-Crystallize algorithm outperforms state-of-the- art methods, and achieves higher performance compared to using DCNN-deriven features, or structural-and-physio-chemical driven features alone. Copy rights belong to original authors. Visit the link for more info

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There are so many things we can learn from hearing the experiences of others. Today’s show is packed full of wisdom from valuable life lessons as a previous guest returns to share more of his story. Join us! Chris Stevenson, former Power Ranger stuntman, is the founder of Stevenson Consulting. Chris’s current focus is helping businesses and entrepreneurs of all types maximize their potential. His expertise stems from his past hands-on experience in all aspects of the health club industry. For almost 20 years, Chris and his team successfully owned and operated Stevenson Fitness, a full-service boutique health club in Southern California. The club’s success was based on providing an unparalleled member experience centered on proper staffing, systematic operations, and world-class leadership. This success was reflected in the club’s NPS, which was consistently in the 90s (the industry average is in the 40s). Chris recently founded Be Military Fit California to bring the world-renowned brand to the US. Be Military Fit is the world leader in military fitness and outdoor training. Chris is an international speaker who regularly presents at IDEA, IHRSA, Club Industry, and other fitness and business events. He sits on the IHRSA board of directors and the Customer Engagement Academy. From health and wellness to business strategies, Chris has the unique ability to connect with people instantaneously and to present viable, applicable lectures that resonate with every audience. Young Chris’s dreams Do you have a dream you’ve chased since childhood? From the time Chris was very young, the field of martial arts has been his passion. He left all other sports behind to focus on his training, and his dream was always to run his own martial arts school. The martial arts belt system taught him to set goals to accomplish his dreams. He learned the value of having a mentor, the value of trust, and how to listen and learn from an instructor. Chris began with Tae Kwon Do and then branched into other martial arts disciplines, and finally into boxing to hone his hand skills. He stayed busy with college classes while teaching martial arts, but pivoted after college to take time to have fun and enjoy life in CA, where he still lives today. Chris lives with no regrets because his choices back then brought him where he is today. TWEET: The choices Chris has made has brought him where he is today. @thechrisstevenson #chasingdreams Controlling your stress response How do you handle stress? Chris explains that some people struggle with mindfulness and mental health because of how our stress response is wired, which is the same way our ancestors responded when they were trying to get food and not be eaten as food. Our minds are automatically wired to defend ourselves, so we instinctively fall into a negative “fight or flight” response to everything. We have to train our brains to respond differently and react more positively. Even the simple act of deep breathing can have a huge effect as we engage our controllable nervous system to offset our natural instincts. TWEET: The simple act of deep breathing can have a huge effect on our mindset. @thechrisstevenson #chasingdreams The best lessons learned What are the best life lessons you’ve learned? Through Chris’s varied experiences, he’s learned many lessons. While running a martial arts studio, he learned that he could accomplish anything he put his mind to if he committed to working hard enough. Another lesson was when he learned not to let other people dictate his emotions and reactions. The important thing is to be aware and flip the reaction so we don’t give other people control. He learned another important lesson about holding grudges. The truth is that grudges only hurt the people who hold them--so, let them go! Another problem is that we encounter more negative influences as we age, and we become conservative and afraid to take chances. We should never lose the excitement of taking a risk. TWEET: Grudges only hurt the people who hold them, so let them go! @thechrisstevenson #chasingdreams ONE action for a dream chaser to take--”Crystallize your dreams. Set up your goals and dig deeper for your WHY. Figure out your core purpose and build a plan.” OUTLINE OF THE EPISODE: [:20]        Young Chris’s dreams of martial arts     [3:15]         What builds you as a person     [5:49]        Why Chris pivoted     [8:13]        Living with no regrets     [11:01]     Chris’s tagline: education, empowerment, and encouragement     [15:35]     Anxiety is controllable     [18:44]     My life, my choices     [22:55]     Chris’s path to Power Ranger and beyond     [31:32[     The best lessons learned     [40:56]     ONE action for a dream chaser Resources: Chris’s Facebook Chris’s Twitter Chris’s Instagram Chris’s LinkedIn Stevenson Consulting Watch the Episode on YouTube TWEETS YOU CAN USE: Understanding the science behind our stress can change everything. @thechrisstevenson #chasingdreams It’s easy to look back and have regrets, but that path is what brought me where I am today. @thechrisstevenson #chasingdreams Negativity hits us harder than positivity. @thechrisstevenson #chasingdreams Grudges only hurt the people who hold them. @thechrisstevenson #chasingdreams I decided a long time ago that only 10% of my time would go to things I feel obligated to do. @thechrisstevenson #chasingdreams

Ever notice that honey crystalizes? Isn't that like super weird? Why does it do that? This week, Melissa and Jam risk getting stuck in this question.

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Channeled Inspirations: The Podcast with Lisa Dooley Season 2 Episode 9   Join me as I delve into the hot topic I've been speaking about a lot lately; Heaven on Earth. I break down what Heaven & Hell really are, what Heaven on Earth truly means, and how you can begin to create it.   Connect with me on Instagram: www.instagram.com/channeledinspirations More information on Crystallize: www.channeledinspirations.thinkific.com/courses/crystallize Donation based energy blessings: www.paypal.me/revlisadooley

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JavaScript Remote Conf 2020 May 13th to 15th - register now! Håkon Krogh is a Norweigan developer who focuses on web performance. We start out discussing working from home in the current pandemic. His current company works in Product Information Management. It's a headless ecommerce system. We dive into his experience learning learning to build applications and learning JavaScript and leading a team. Host: Charles Max Wood Joined By Special Guest: Håkon Krogh Sponsors G2i | Enjoy the luxuries of freelancing Sentry CacheFly   "The MaxCoders Guide to Finding Your Dream Developer Job" by Charles Max Wood is now available on Amazon. Get Your Copy Today! Links RRU 078: The Uncanny Valley with Håkon Krogh Crystallize FindThatLead Twitter: Håkon Krogh Picks Håkon Krogh: High Performance Browser Networking Tiny Helpers Charles Max Wood: Cleverly Scrabin

JavaScript Remote Conf 2020 May 13th to 15th - register now! Håkon Krogh is a Norweigan developer who focuses on web performance. We start out discussing working from home in the current pandemic. His current company works in Product Information Management. It's a headless ecommerce system. We dive into his experience learning learning to build applications and learning JavaScript and leading a team. Host: Charles Max Wood Joined By Special Guest: Håkon Krogh Sponsors G2i | Enjoy the luxuries of freelancing Sentry CacheFly   "The MaxCoders Guide to Finding Your Dream Developer Job" by Charles Max Wood is now available on Amazon. Get Your Copy Today! Links RRU 078: The Uncanny Valley with Håkon Krogh Crystallize FindThatLead Twitter: Håkon Krogh Picks Håkon Krogh: High Performance Browser Networking Tiny Helpers Charles Max Wood: Cleverly Scrabin

JavaScript Remote Conf 2020 May 13th to 15th - register now! Håkon Krogh is a Norweigan developer who focuses on web performance. We start out discussing working from home in the current pandemic. His current company works in Product Information Management. It's a headless ecommerce system. We dive into his experience learning learning to build applications and learning JavaScript and leading a team. Host: Charles Max Wood Joined By Special Guest: Håkon Krogh Sponsors G2i | Enjoy the luxuries of freelancing Sentry CacheFly   "The MaxCoders Guide to Finding Your Dream Developer Job" by Charles Max Wood is now available on Amazon. Get Your Copy Today! Links RRU 078: The Uncanny Valley with Håkon Krogh Crystallize FindThatLead Twitter: Håkon Krogh Picks Håkon Krogh: High Performance Browser Networking Tiny Helpers Charles Max Wood: Cleverly Scrabin

Once a team understands the context it's operating in, it needs to figure out how its collaboration can create the greatest value for the organization. A team's purpose captures that value proposition and provides a "why" for their collaboration. Understanding "why" a team's collaboration matters is a good start but it isn't enough. The next practice helps teams to figure out exactly what work requires collaboration, and which doesn't, and how their work will deliver on their purpose statement.

This is the Best Of Drum & Bass This Week for January 04, 2020. Hear these tunes and more on our other recast, Drum & Bass with DJ Pfeif. More info at djpfeif.com ============================== Artist, Song, Label ============================== Physics, Stay Forever (Vocal Mix), Midnight Sun Recordings| Henry, Out Of Our Hands, Celsius Recordings| Crinnion, Bloodclart, Tribe of Dub| Selecta J-Man, Big Bout Ya, Serial Killaz| Heist & T>I, Goombas, Co-Lab Recordings| Voyage, Serenade, Tech Itch Recordings| Bou & Mark XTC, Breathe, Breathe| Skuff, Resonator, Ten Tons Deeper| Henry and Fullalove, Crystallize, Celsius Recordings| Forum, SKS, Relative (Original), Vandal Records| Henry, Over Your Shoulder, Celsius Recordings| DJ Krust, Not Necessarily A Man (L-Side Remix), V Recordings| Mampi Swift & ATOM, Massacre, Charge| Mampi Swift, Freebass, Charge| Dj Hazard, Eyes on the Prize, Playaz| Dispoze, Dummy Boi (Original Mix), LionDub Street Series| Physics, Stay Forever (Vocal Mix), Midnight Sun Recordings| Dez, Burundanga (Original Mix), LionDub Street Series| Dose, Go Away (Original), Voyage Music| Matt View and Marvel Cinema, Software, Celsius Recordings| Emperor and Dread MC, Backchat, Critical Music| Vital Elements, Smoke Of Cali, Original Key Recordings| Mampi Swift, Origin, Charge| robbyt, X-Ray, Seminal Sounds| Krucial, Acid Wobbles, Kartoons| DJ Marky feat. Dutta, Waffles, Souped Up| Conrad Subs & Damageman, Finally, Ten Ton Beats| Untrue, Utopia, Warm Communications| ============================== Produced by Studio P Recordings

She speaks to why Madison Avenue ad campaigns for big corporations use stories in their advertising and why it’s important for leaders to tell their personal stories. She also speaks to the most powerful way to tell a story and why you should work with a professional story strategist. She talks about her Story Power Process.W: sandramillersyounger.comF: facebook.com/sandra.m.younger.5T: twitter.com/syounger

In the opening take, Grant is begging for some interesting news to come out of fall practice. Then Lee joins to talk about seeing Jalen Redmond on the practice field in shells Monday night. What position is he going to play, and is even on track to be a contributor early in the season (3:30)? Switching over to the secondary where it looks like Brendan Radley-Hiles is now the next man up at Nickel and the starting 5 back there is looking more clear (13:30). Alex Grinch wants more competition at the safety positions (17:50). Tackling is still being emphasized -- in case you were worried about that (21:45) plus the defense is counting the number of times players strip at the ball in practice (23:00). Grant is being pessimistic about the defense, so Lee tries to layout what a reasonable person can hope to see from OU's defense in 2019 (25:10). Lee asked Alex Grinch how to get more interceptions (27:40). We try to formulate an "iron sharpens iron" theory that doesn't really go anywhere (32:50). Grinch gave us some nuggets recently that continue to make us excited to watch this new defensive line (40:40). Lee finishes up the defensive talk with a take on who'll eventually be playing the Nickel position (43:15). We're pretty confident in who's going to start on the offensive line (46:25). Jay Boulware said some nice things about Rhamondre Stevenson (51:30). Dusty Dvoracek had some nice news about true freshman wide receiver Jadon Haselwood (53:35). We're officially bored about any OU quarterback discussion so we talk a little about Tate Martell not winning the Miami job (57:00). We're getting pretty close to our massive college football preview show and Grant is super intrigued by the Big Ten (1:00:15). We finish up with some preseason NFL talk including Kyler Murray and Daniel Jones' debuts, how it's annoying to hear anything about the Dallas Cowboys, and a little "Hard Knocks" (1:04:55). Like the show on Facebook: @westofeverest | Follow Grant on Twitter: @GrantBenson25 | Follow Lee on Twitter: @LeeBensonNews9

Maybe you've daydreamed about the life you'd like to have. But have you ever stopped and crystalised that daydream into a real lifestyle - and then created the plan for how you'll get there? In today's episode, Amanda and I chat with the Lifestyle Builders themselves - Tom and Ariana Sylvester. We walk through what lifestyle building is and how you can get started.

My guest on today’s show is Chief Architect at Headspring, author of MVC in Action books, an international speaker and a prolific OSS developer.  He is an expert in distributed systems, REST, messaging, domain-driven design and CQRS.   EPISODE DESCRIPTION: Phil’s guest on today’s podcast is Jimmy Bogard. He has a BSEE in Computer Engineering. But, he became a software developer and engineer. Jimmy worked for Icabob Design, VI Technology and Dell Inc in those roles. In 2008, he joined Headspring and, today, he is their Chief Architect. Jimmy is an expert in distributed systems, REST, domain-driven design, messaging and CQRS. He is also the author of the ASP.NET MVC in Action books, as well as a prolific OSS developer and public speaker. KEY TAKEAWAYS: (00.46) – So, Jimmy, could you tell us a little bit more around your background and your current role as chief architect at Headspring? Jimmy starts by explaining that he graduated with a computer engineering degree and kind of fell into an IT career, when he left university. In time, he landed a job at Headspring. (1.47) – Can you please share a unique career tip with the I.T. career audience? When he studied to become a computer engineer he was told that to succeed in that field you need to be continuously learning. He was told that he would need to reinvent himself every 5 or 10 years. It was a good habit to get into. When he moved into software he was already able to move from one technology to another fairly quickly. Jimmy says it is also important to stay in the know. That way you will be learning and growing in the right ways. In other words you have to become a T-shaped developer. That is to say you have a broad knowledge of a lot of subjects and technologies. But, have also taken the time to dive deep on at least one of them. (3.07) – What approach do you take when learning new technologies? Jimmy explains that the client’s needs drive the skills he learns. He focuses on learning those technologies that will help them to achieve their goals. You have to be careful not to dive in too deep. If you do that you spend too much time learning and not enough time working on the projects. To stop that from happening Jimmy periodically pauses and asks himself does this really matter? If the answer is no, he stops learning that tech or skill and focuses on something that is more relevant to what he is working on, at that moment. (4.11) – Can you tell us about your worst career moment? And what you learned from that experience. Years ago, Jimmy was working on a loyalty rewards project for a major retailer. He came up with what he thought was an important, but easy change to implement. For some reason, it went live not long before Black Friday, the busiest time of the year for the retailer. Unfortunately, a mistake slipped through. Jimmy had miss configured the dependency injection container in a way that registered some components twice. The net result was that everyone was awarded double reward points. Worse, nobody noticed the error for about 10 days. When the client asked him to check he did. But, he only ran the test locally. Not in the full environment. So, everything looked fine. In reality there was an issue. People were receiving a 10% off coupon via email. Followed shortly by an identical coupon giving them another 10% off, which they were not actually entitled to. The customers thought it was their lucky day, so did not complain. So, there were no emails from them saying there was an issue. Just a spike in the figures that was disguised by the fact this was all happening at the retailer’s busiest time. Eventually, Jimmy could see the issue and was able to fix it. But, he felt awful. The mistake was an expensive one. Understandably, the retailer did not want to take the coupons off of their customers. They were only able to revoke the duplicates that were attached to unopened emails. Naturally, changes were made to make sure something like that could not happen again. One of which is to track the key metrics and forecast what they should look like once any changes went live. Now, if they change up or down further than anticipated the system immediately flags it as a potential issue. This triggers extra tests to track down and solve any issues. (10.49) – What was your best career moment? Jimmy says that it is the things that he deliberately set out to achieve that he is proudest of. For example, building a system for a local county government in Texas, whose budget had just been slashed. For them, he took a 100% paper-based case file system and digitized it. They had tried off the shelf software, but none of it quite worked for them. When Jimmy presented his tailor-made solution to the team, he got a standing ovation. They like it that much. Better still, Jimmy was able to physically see what a difference his new system made. (13.52) – Can you tell us what excites you about the future of the IT industry and careers? The fact that the work he and other IT professionals do makes it possible for companies to do things they could not before is exciting. Jimmy knows the work he and other IT professionals makes a huge difference to people. (15.10) are there any particular tech advancements you are attracted to? Jimmy’s interest lies in technologies that help people to get their jobs done faster. (16.20) – What drew you to a career in IT? When he graduated, there were not enough computer engineering jobs to go around in Texas. He realised he had to do something else and decided to get involved in software. After all, everyone needs software and it is constantly evolving. (16.57) – What is the best career advice you have ever received? About 12 or 13 years ago, his mentor suggested to Jimmy that he start a public blog. He did, and that was what sped up his progress in the IT industry. It is something Jimmy recommends others do too. He finds that writing things down chrysalises his thoughts about things. (19.02) - Conversely, what is the worst career advice you've ever received? When he and his fellow graduates spoke to their professor about the fact they could not find jobs, his professor suggested they all go to graduate school. Advice Jimmy did not follow. He did not want to spend even more time and money studying, especially because there was no guarantee it would improve his job prospects. (19.48) – If you were to begin your IT career again, right now, what would you do? Jimmy says he would focus on finding good mentors from the start. Early in his career, he made the mistake of trying to emulate what the most popular and vocal developers were doing. But, his hero worship only took him so far. His mentors helped him far more. (20.47) – What are you currently focusing on in your career? Jimmy is working on his communication skills. He wants to be able to effectively communicate with, and influence, people who are high up in the structure of organizations. The more they understand, the better their IT-related decisions will be. He believes that this top-down approach will lead to fewer people working on projects that were flawed from the start and never see the light of day. (22.23) – What is the number one non-technical skill that has helped you the most in your IT career? When we build something the customer does not like we all have a tendency to blame them. In reality, most of the time, both parties play a role in these types of failure. Usually, it comes down to bad communication. Over the years, Jimmy has honed his communication skills, which has helped him to get better results for his customers and build a successful career. So, he sees that as his number one non-technical skill. (23.45) - What do you do to keep your own IT career energized? Jimmy has found keeping on the move helps to energize his career. Working on projects that keep him learning is essential. That is part of the reason consulting is such a good fit for him. He finds that role to be particularly energizing. (26.46) – Phil asks Jimmy to share a final piece of career advice with the audience. When Jimmy first started out he had a really bad case of imposter syndrome. He felt he could not match up to his heroes. The guys he followed and whose books he read. Around 2003, he attended a Java conference and was able to meet some of them. He went up to one of them and said something like I am happy to meet you, congratulated him on his work and told him that he was one of his heroes. The guy said thank you. But, he also said “we’re all just developers.” Basically, people trying to figure out what we’re doing and learn how to do things better. In short, all developers are novices, beginners who need to work together to figure things out. In the world of IT, you will rarely find one true expert. Things move too fast for that to happen. Nobody is an imposter, we are all still learning and everyone has something to contribute. BEST MOMENTS: (2.07) JIMMY – "Career-wise you have to reinvent yourself every five or 10 years." (2.28) JIMMY – “Make sure that you're always growing and expanding." (13.52) JIMMY – "It is exciting to know that the things we build enable our customers to do things they couldn’t before." (17.48) JIMMY – "Writing helps me to crystallize thoughts about things." (27.58) JIMMY – "Embrace your imposter syndrome. It's OK not to know exactly what you’re doing, because no one else does either." CONTACT JIMMY: Twitter: https://twitter.com/jbogard LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmybogard/ Website: https://jimmybogard.com/

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https://www.acoustichealth.com/todays-show/nora-walksinspirit-equinox-show/ We are now entering into a new Grid System of CRYSTAL LIGHT ESSENCES that is adorning our Ethereal Bodies more and more since the 11-11-11- and 3-3-3 Divine Integration of Light Beings. Since the empowering 3-3-3 Gateway there is a surplus of Light Essences now growing on the Planet and into our Ethereal Bodies. Any many of us are opening up to new Knowledge and Wisdom Keeper Frequencies from our own Ancient Timelines. Our Hidden Soul Seeds have begun to Crystallize and thus transmitting a new Divine Light Frequency onto one another with Harmony and Love. This Spring Equinox also opens a new growth spurt of energies within all hearts and minds of these Soul Seeds Frequencies tapping into our everyday shifts of Consciousness and Awareness. You are moving into a new state of LISTENING from within, rather than receiving messages from one another’s consciousness which aligns you into these new Crystalline Light Essences. These new Energies will be soaring within you of the New Intelligences of Information that will assist many of you on the Planet of discovering your True Mapping into your own Hidden Abilities, including Manifesting in Word, Thought or Deed of all that you require!

No matter what your age and what your situation It’s a Wide Open Road Ahead. You’re never too old and you’ve never made too many mistakes. You possess Free Will and you live in the greatest time in history. Take advantage of this good fortune. Don’t live your life and let this slip by. Without a doubt, it is possible at this very moment to change your life. From unlearning bad habits to radical life change, this power does reside within you. Stop right now and think. Really think. Free will. You do possess it. Do you deny it? Of course not. Then accept it as Truth. Accept it as your new Law for Life. Today is a new day. Right now is a new moment. Choose and set yourself free. And then keep choosing, day by day and moment by moment. As soon as you intuitively grasp this reality it will light the Fire of Joy within. You will see nothing but possibilities and potential. And hope, excitement and a new Energy will begin to drive you forward. And what better Energy is there for success in this life than Joy? It is positive, powerful and will arm you to handle just about anything. With Joy as your fuel for change, the sky’s the limit. So open up your mind and open up your heart. Think about what it is that will light you up like nothing else. What is it that will be as exciting and rewarding in the pursuit as it will be when attained? And even it never fully realized, what is it that will always be worth the effort? A new career? A new shredded physique? Financial independence? A new love life? A renewed Faith? Or perhaps just you at your very best from now on until your last day; troubles be damned. Ask yourself these questions while considering the fact that you are a man with Free Will. And that you have access to resources, information and technology that even royalty could not even imagine just a couple of generations ago. Not that it will be easy. Nothing in this world that is worthwhile will ever be easy. But you know this. After all, nothing is easy right now. But mix in a new Mission with an abundance of Joy and it becomes a whole new ball game as they say. You’ve got to believe in your Core that you do indeed possess the ability to change who you are. You do posses the ability to change how you live your life.  And you do have the ability to change how you think about things. You can determine your own Destiny You can determine your own fate. And you can control your own Destiny. You can be happy if you decide to be. It’s that simple. You possess both a Soul and a Mind. And each is unique unlike anything else in the universe. Both your Soul and Mind are self directed. Through the use of Free Will each one can make itself better. And each one can also complement the other. A healthy Soul will lead to a healthy Mind. And a healthy Mind will lead to a healthy Soul. Belief in this simple concept is the key because it will give you the power to change. You can change. And you can change right now. Both Soul and Mind can make it so. Will you have difficulties and failures along the way? Sure. Will you have doubts and issues with confidence? Yes. Will everyone you care about cooperate and support you? No. But once again, how is that any different than right now? It’s time to move past all of that. The difference today is you’ve brought to the fore of your Mind and Soul that your life is yours to do with as you wish. You’re fed up with your past. And you’re fed up being fed up. So it’s time to take the gloves off and let yourself loose on the world. Deep down you know what it is you want. You know who it is you want to become. Intuitively you know who you can be at your very best. So you will become that person right now and then get out there and get after it. But let’s be smart here. Give yourself every advantage. Write down who it is you wish to become and what it is you wish to achieve. Be as specific as possible. Make it concrete. Crystallize your ambitions into words so that you cannot f...

My story with crystal energies.

1. Crystallize your dreams goals and targets 2. Remove yourself from ppl who create drama 3.Associate with people who have amazing attitudes 4. Keep the past in the past 5. Praying to God 6. Production creates a great attitude -Motion Creates Emotion 7. SGA. Dont let nothing affect you to even get to the point of a bad attitude

Laura Roeder has achieved so much and all before the young age of 30! I can't wait for you to hear her words of simple and integrity driven solutions for living a more fulfilled life and operating a successful company that focuses on what matters most of all in the lives of her team. Laura is the founder and CEO of the social media automation tool, Meet Edgar. She has been an independent entrepreneur since she was 22(!!). She also founded LKR Social Media in 2009 was named one of the top entrepreneurs under 30 three times and had the opportunity to speak about entrepreneurship at the White House. IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN: How to solve the bottomless pit of content creation in social media How Laura made her vision for her brand come to life The three most important core values Laura has leaned on in life and business. Why Laura puts such an emphasis on providing life-friendly employment to others LAURA'S STORY: Stepped into entrepreneurship at the young age of 22 Created her first company in 2009 Launched Meet Edgar in 2014 Now thriving in the role of CEO at Meet Edgar WHAT I ASK: How did you realize a social media automation tool was something you could create? What kind difference can we make in the world by making the brave choice to step into entrepreneurship? How have you rode the waves throughout innovation for the next big thing in your business? Is it possible to build a personal brand without tethering it to a personality? Why did you choose not to transition Meet Edgar into an affiliate program? SOUL FUELED QUOTES: “We are a content creation and consumption society.” “If something doesn't work, it's ok to change it.” “Crystallize down and get the the clarity around what it is you actually want to do.” “What leads you to the next thing?”   Check out Laura's new software for coaches, Paperbell: https://Paperbell.com

More stuff that makes me wonder where sci-fi writers really get their ideas from, LOL. Find the original blog entry here http://parapopulous.wordpress.com/2015/10/10/crystallize-your-memories/ with all links and photos.

Are you looking for that competitive edge to get started investing in apartments? This podcast covers how to create an effective business plan for your real estate business. We call it our Credibility Book, a business plan that details an investor’s strategy, any current holdings, a plan to purchase undervalued assets, case studies and their personal plan on how to purchase future properties and the strategy they utilize to create value for themselves and their investors. This podcast is for any investor who wants to, Crystallize their business plan Focus on a specific niche Be able to communicate their plan clearly to potential investors and bankers Be prepared for their next deal We discuss how a banker was impressed by our credibility book and the attention to detail and professionalism we exhibited, (the exact model we will be teaching you). It was all there structured for him and easy to consume and understand. This book separated us from the novice beginner and helped us to establish those crucial relationships in real estate with our bankers and investors. This podcast is not only for investors, but can also be employed by Other real estate professionals who want to convey their message to their clients. Real estate brokers who wants to highlight out their strategy to sell homes. Fix and flippers who wants to raise private money Each will all find our credibility book indispensable to delivering the message.

It's been a long time, YIPpers, but we are back! (And more giggly than usual, I'm afraid...don't expect a lot of substance from this episode!) This episode features the fabulous Ariellah!! She's pretty fantastic, articulate and awesome and we hope you enjoy! We've also got a couple new music recommendations and some random eye candy (scroll down). Happy yipping!Download Episode 62Or Listen Here: On This Episode:Ariellah 30 Day Plank ChallengeYou can do this, girl. I believe in you! I couldn't find a picture of a sexy guy with a  2x4...so I added this instead...Princess Farhana - The Belly Dance Handbook: A Companion For The Serious DancerFeedly.comShira.netTempest's Teapot - Tending the Flame Without Burning OutYALLAHLaura BarselouLacey Sanchez - Florida Tribal DanceThird Coast Tribal FestAlla Kushnir and her fabulous...eye makeup.Belly Dance for Change - flickr picsSuhaila SalimpourNote: As of this moment....www.IPunchDancers.com is available for purchase! :-PThe Peace CorpsRick Astley - Okay, yes, I know who this is....Deshret Dance CompanyLindsey Stirling (Oh and this ep is so old, her new album is now out AND the concert I am going to is this Thursday!!!!  -Tammy)Pentatonix and Lindsey Stirling - "Radioactive" Crystallize - Lindsey StirlingMoon Trance - Lindsey Stirling Featured Music:Album: Orient Noir: A West-Eastern Diva - Amazon or Song 1: We Daret El Ayam - Salwa Abou GreishaSong 2: The 2nd Night in Mohamed 'Ali Street - Mahmoud FadlSong 3: Im Nin'Alu - Watcha ClanAlbum: Lindsey Stirling - Amazon or Album: Lindsey StirlingSongs: Crystallize, Song of the Caged Bird, Moon TranceAdditional Music:Album: The Gathering Season - Amazon or Artist: SolaceSong: Huda

After the Red Sox shipped Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford and Josh Beckett to the Dodgers last offseason, and shed $250 million in the process, many were calling for them exercise discipline this offseason. Well, though the Red Sox have spent north of $150 million this offseason, they haven't surrendered any draft picks, traded any prospects, nor have they committed to a free agent past three years. The Red Sox have been conservative, and haven't hamstrung themselves long-term. They are preparing to undergo the bridge period they should have undergone in 2010. The plan many were calling for is now in action. Do you like it in practice, or did it sound better in theory? Alex gives his take on the Ryan Dempster signing, and isn't a big fan of it. Though the some statistics say otherwise, Alex believes Dempster, at 36 years old, could get lit up in the American League East. Alex is a proponent of the Stephen Drew signing, though, because it means that Jose Iglesias will not be handed the starting shortstop job out of Spring Training. Drew may not be spectacular, but at this stage, he is far more equipped to be an everyday big league shortstop than Iglesias is. The Mike Napoli signing still isn't official due to reported problems with his physical. Does this latest fiasco reflect poorly on the Red Sox, or is it something that couldn't have been prevented? In the "Around the League" segment, Alex looks at the litany of mid-market teams that are surrendering prospects and long-term financial flexibility to WIN NOW. What is causing this change in strategy? Josh Hamilton signed with the Angels, leaving the Rangers in the dust. Alex analyzes the Hamilton signing, and how big of an effect it will have on the best rivalry in the game, the Angels and Rangers. Email Alex at areimer@bu.edu, and follow him on Twitter @AlexReimer1. Feel free to post on the message boards at www.thesportsstuff.com/boards. There will be no "Without a Curse" next week. The next edition of "Without a Curse" will be published in two weeks, on Monday, December 31st. Thoughts and well wishes go out to all who were affected by the horrific tragedy in Newton, Conn. last week.