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Save your seat for the Social Selling Masterclass: https://www.30mpc.com/episodes/the-social-selling-masterclass Want the full social selling playbook? Pre-order the course and save $100 before Oct 19: https://30mpc.com/course/social-selling-course Samantha McKenna, CEO of #samsales consulting, joins Nick and Armand to share strategies to get to power through multithreading and speed up deal cycles with parallel selling ACTIONABLE TAKEAWAYS: Schedule regular meetings with your champion to maintain deal momentum and reduce scheduling friction. Schedule multiple next steps simultaneously if they're not dependent on each other to accelerate the deal. Determine whether the prospect will present, ask, or inform the board about the purchase, and prepare accordingly. Ask your champion questions that they might not know, prompting them to involve higher-ups who can provide answers. You're one step closer to President's Club!:

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Athlete transition does not begin when the final whistle blows.Athletes are constantly navigating change.They enter new programs. They adjust to college. They suffer injuries. They lose starting positions. They move to the scout team. They transfer. They become parents. They lose loved ones. They graduate. And eventually, every athlete has to navigate life after their sport.The question is: Who is helping them through those transitions?In this episode, Edward Jones II continues breaking down the BEYOND Player Development Framework with the "N," which stands for Navigation.Drawing from his experiences at the University of Houston, the University of Kansas, Baylor University, and Beyond The Field, Edward explains why programs need to identify the transitions athletes will experience and intentionally build support around them.This episode focuses on four important questions:• How are you helping athletes navigate the transitions they experience?• What are the key transitions athletes are going through in your program?• Where are athletes most vulnerable during those transitions?• How are you staying connected with athletes during and after transitions?Edward shares why some of his most important player development work happened outside his office, particularly in the training room.An injured athlete is not simply recovering physically. That athlete may also be watching teammates travel without them, seeing someone else take their position, questioning their identity, and wondering what comes next.The same vulnerability can exist for a highly recruited freshman who suddenly finds himself on the scout team, a player entering the transfer process, or a former athlete who wakes up after years of structured schedules and no longer receives the message telling him where he needs to be that day.Those moments matter.Programs should not wait until an athlete is struggling to think about transition.Identify the transitions.Determine where athletes are most vulnerable.Create support systems.Stay connected.And remember that your responsibility to develop people extends beyond the moments when everything is going well.Edward also shares his recent alumni check-in system, which includes intentionally reconnecting with former athletes at different points after they leave the program.Navigation is more than preparing athletes for life after sports.It is helping them successfully move through change while they are in your program and supporting them as they move into whatever comes next.This episode is part of the BEYOND Player Development Framework:B: BelongingE: EducationY: Your PurposeO: OpportunitiesN: NavigationD: Development SystemsTo learn more about the BEYOND Player Development Framework or bring Edward Jones II in to work with your program, complete the BEYOND Framework Assessment using the link in the episode notes.Developing People. Elevating Programs.Get YOUR SIGNED copy of the Beyond The Field Player Development Guide: https://forms.gle/AJozwnjEw4UHNaH29Player Development Newsletter: https://substack.com/@btfprogramComplete the BEYOND Framework Assessment https://forms.gle/CC6DoBQGF8UkJj5h6

Discover what's considered to be the best interpretation behind going about describing dishonor. Get introduced to James Murray, Judicial Officer, whom had a checkered background regarding his Loyalist Stance from 1765, year he arrived north into Boston, Massachusetts. Explore the ordeals Murray himself endured between 1768-1770 and how it altered his relationships with Patriot Counterpart Friends. Determine if James Murray's personal honor remained intact from a modified standpoint following an event from Faneuil Hall in 1769. Go behind the scenes and learn how newspapers during Revolutionary War Era described Loyalists. Agree if it's fair to say that a man's personal reputation was considered to be his most valuable asset during the eighteenth century. Learn how extended members of Loyalist Families got targeted by Patriot Crowds including end outcomes. Find out how Loyalists from lower ranks of society fared. Discover exactly when tarring and feathering first occurred in America prior to 1775, year where first shots got fired at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts. Agree if gentlemen of high ranking status were expected to ignore slights aka insults from people labeled as commoners. Learn about John Malcolm, Boston Loyalist and British Customs Official, whom got into an altercation with George Hewes, Patriot Shoemaker, including end results considered barbaric. Determine if Loyalist Men had the means to go about apologizing towards Patriots Crowds through means of recantation. Learn what recantation itself entails including Stephen Baxter's request in seeking clemency for once having opposed colonial resistance regarding unfair Parliamentary measures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Most estate planning conversations start with who gets what. For childfree adults, a harder question comes first: who makes decisions for you when you can't make them yourself? In Part 2 of her conversation with Scott Barnes, CFP®, CLTC, Director of Financial Planning at Childfree Wealth, host Kirsten Howe moves from financial planning to the documents themselves — and to the people named inside them. Scott and Kirsten dive in where many childfree clients start: pets, and why a line in a will leaving an animal and $10,000 to a friend doesn't do what people assume it does. From there, they get into the fiduciary gap — siblings who are the same age as you are, nieces and nephews who may also be beneficiaries, and the reality that naming someone isn't the same as that person being able and willing to do the work. Scott also walks through Childfree Trust, the sister company to Childfree Wealth, which provides medical power of attorney services in all 50 states and D.C., and the care documents that tell a fiduciary which hospital you'd prefer, who your veterinarian is, and who walks the dog. Time-stamped Show Notes: 0:00  Introduction 0:40  Who Scott's clients are: adults who, by choice or by circumstance, will not be having children — and why that changes the estate plan. 1:20  Pets first. Clients with children assume a son or daughter will take the animals; childfree clients have no built-in pet sitter. 2:05  Scott: for a lot of childfree clients, the pets are the reason they do their estate planning at all. 2:50  Why leaving a pet and $10,000 to a friend in a will doesn't protect the animal — the money becomes that person's outright. 3:35  Nothing in a will stops that person from keeping the money and surrendering the pet to a shelter. 4:15  Scott's fix is a pet trust: a trust is about control, and control is what turns your intention into a guarantee. 5:00  Childfree clients often don't have obvious beneficiaries either — listen in as Kirsten weighs in on who struggles most with that list. 5:45  The question Scott hears more often than "who inherits" is: who will make decisions for me when I can't? 6:25  Why Scott pushes the medical and financial powers of attorney ahead of the will and the trust — incapacity is what actually happens to clients. 7:10  Childfree Trust, the sister company to Childfree Wealth, was built for people who have no one to name. 7:55  It operates in all 50 states and D.C., and it will serve as a client's medical power of attorney. 8:40  Most trust companies handle everything else but decline the medical POA role. 9:20  The exceptions: California's licensed professional fiduciaries, Arizona's fiduciary program, and a similar option in Washington. 10:00  Trust companies often won't take on the financial or legal power of attorney either. 10:40  Most people named in these roles don't actually know what the job requires of them. 11:20  The niece or nephew you name as your agent may also be your beneficiary — two interests that can pull in different directions. 12:00  Unless someone files a complaint, there is no practical way to enforce an agent's duty. 12:40  What a professional, objective fiduciary adds: your explicit written directions, followed. 13:20  Scott's caveat — naming a child isn't a guarantee either, because abuse of these powers happens in families too. 14:00  The blind spot in naming a sibling or a close friend: they're your contemporaries. 14:40  They won't be much help when you're 85 in a hospital bed, and Kirsten's suggestion to make a few young friends. 15:25  Naming someone isn't enough. They have to be willing to step up and get to work. 16:05  Scott served as financial power of attorney for his parents and grandparents, and deliberately declined the medical role. 16:50  Have the conversation while you can, so the person you named knows your wishes before the emergency. 17:30  What Childfree Trust clients receive: a will, medical and financial powers of attorney, and a revocable living trust. 18:10  Care documents: resuscitation preferences, a preferred CCRC or assisted living community, and which hospital to be moved to. 18:55  The pet section of the care documents — veterinarian, boarding, dog walker, cat sitter. 19:35  If a client never fills them out, the trust company hires care managers in the client's local community instead. 20:10  Why so many parents in their 70s and 80s keep their plans close to the vest, and what that costs the family in an emergency. 20:50  Knowing what the job involves makes it easier to accept, and why pre-planning a funeral is a gift to whoever survives you. 21:30  In the works, around the beginning of the year: the same service for people who do have adult children, including estranged ones. 22:10  Where to find Childfree Wealth, Childfree Trust, and Childfree Insights. Take the Next Step in Your Estate Planning Journey If this episode resonated with you, we'd love to help you with your own estate planning needs in California. Schedule a complimentary discovery call with our team at Absolute Trust Counsel. During this no-obligation conversation, we'll: Learn about your unique situation and goals Answer questions about our services Determine if we're the right fit to work together Visit https://absolutetrustcounsel.com/scheduling/ or call 925-943-2740 to schedule your free discovery call today. Follow and Review: We'd love for you to follow us if you haven't yet. Click that purple '+' in the top right corner of your Apple Podcasts app. We'd love it even more if you could drop a review or 5-star rating over on Apple Podcasts. Simply select "Ratings and Reviews" and "Write a Review" then a quick line with your favorite part of the episode. It only takes a couple second and it helps spread the word about the podcast. Episode Credits: The Absolute Trust Talk podcast is brought to you with the help of Q2Mark, led by Chief Marketing Officer Susie Hays. Since 2016, Q2Mark has partnered with Absolute Trust Counsel on all marketing communications—from brand development and website design to this podcast series with over 192 episodes, social media management, video production, and more. If you're business owner looking for comprehensive marketing support, visit Q2Mark.com.

Just a few years ago, natural gas storage capacity along the Gulf Coast was widely available at low cost, but that has all changed. A storage-capacity shortfall is looming as new LNG export facilities come online, and the competition among storage developers is heating up. There will be winners and losers.

Canadian Property Taxes: What Real Estate Investors Are Missing Property taxes might not be the most exciting part of real estate investing, but they can completely change the performance of a rental property. In today's episode of the Canadian Real Estate Investing Morning Show, Wayne and Gabby compare residential property taxes across 20 major Canadian cities and show just how dramatically the numbers can change from one market to another. Using the same $500,000 assessed property value in every market allows for an apples-to-apples comparison. The difference between the lowest and highest cities in the comparison works out to thousands of dollars per year and hundreds of dollars every month. For a real estate investor, that's cash flow. How Property Taxes Actually Work Property taxes aren't structured exactly the same way across Canada. Depending on the province and municipality, your bill can include municipal taxes, provincial education taxes, regional authorities, transit, fire protection, waste collection, school taxes and other local levies. The terminology and assessment systems can also differ between provinces. The important lesson for investors is that looking at a property's purchase price isn't enough. You need to understand the actual assessed value, applicable tax rates and any additional charges specific to that municipality. Why Assessed Value Matters Property taxes are generally calculated using the municipality's assessed value of the property, which isn't necessarily the same as the purchase price or current market value. That distinction becomes especially important when buying a recently renovated property, adding a legal secondary suite, building a garage or completing another improvement that could increase the assessed value. If the municipality hasn't yet incorporated those improvements into the assessment, the existing tax bill may not accurately represent what you'll eventually pay. Vancouver Has the Lowest Rate in the Comparison One of the biggest surprises in today's episode is Vancouver. Using the rates discussed on the show, Vancouver had the lowest combined percentage among the 20 cities compared. On the standardized $500,000 assessed property used throughout the episode, the approximate annual property tax was $1,682, or about $140 per month. Surrey, Kelowna and Victoria were also near the low end of the comparison. Wayne discusses an important reason why percentage rates alone can be misleading. Markets with very high property values can use lower percentage rates while still generating substantial tax revenue because those percentages are being applied against much larger assessed values. Edmonton vs. Calgary Property Taxes The Edmonton-Calgary comparison was particularly interesting. Using the same $500,000 assessed property: Calgary: approximately $3,325/year Edmonton: approximately $5,182/year Difference: approximately $1,857/year That's roughly $155 per month in additional expenses for the Edmonton example. But Wayne stresses that this doesn't automatically make Calgary a better real estate investment. Purchase price, achievable rent, insurance, utilities, cash flow, tenant profile and other operating expenses all have to be considered together. A lower property-tax rate can't compensate for an investment that doesn't otherwise produce the returns you're looking for. Windsor Had the Highest Rate in the Comparison At the other end of the list was Windsor. Using the figures discussed during the episode, a $500,000 assessed property produced an estimated annual property-tax bill of approximately $10,483, or about $873 per month. Compare that with approximately $1,682 annually in Vancouver. That's a difference of roughly $8,801 per year, or about $733 every month. For a rental-property investor, an expense difference of that magnitude can completely change the economics of a deal. Why You Can't Just Compare Mill Rates This episode isn't intended to suggest that investors can simply take a city's headline tax percentage, multiply it by a purchase price and call it done. Assessment systems aren't standardized across Canada. Different jurisdictions can have separate school taxes, regional levies, parcel taxes, waste charges, borough-specific taxes and other fees. Properties can also fall into different classifications. That's why investors need to research the actual property they're considering. Wayne's 5-Step Property Tax Due-Diligence Process When analyzing a new rental property or unfamiliar market: Get the property's actual previous tax bill. Don't rely exclusively on an MLS listing or what the seller tells you. Determine whether the current assessment reflects recent renovations, additions, secondary suites or new construction. Look for separate charges including school taxes, regional levies, parcel taxes, waste fees, stormwater charges and local improvement charges. Verify the property's tax classification and whether your planned use or renovations could change it. Stress test the deal. Don't assume today's property-tax bill will remain unchanged for the next 10 or 20 years. Property Taxes and the 5% Rule This is another reason Wayne emphasizes cash flow. A property that barely works using today's expenses can quickly become a bad investment when property taxes, insurance, maintenance or other costs increase. The 5% Rule™ cash flow test is: (Annual Cash Flow ÷ Down Payment) × 100 5–6% = sufficient 7–9% = strong 10%+ = excellent Cash flow isn't simply money to spend. It's part of the financial buffer that allows an investor to absorb unexpected changes while continuing to hold the property for the long term. Search "The 5% Rule by Wayne Hillier" on Amazon to learn more. REI Masters Mentorship Special Through October 3, 2026, anyone who joins the REI Masters Mentorship Program receives 24 months of mentorship for the price of 12. New members will also be able to attend the upcoming REI Masters Retreat in Edmonton on October 16–17, 2026. Learn more: www.reimasters.ca Canadian Real Estate Investing Morning Show Hosted by Wayne Hillier and Gabby Hillier. Live every weekday at 7:00 AM Mountain Time from Edmonton, Alberta. Sponsors Calvin Realty – Edmonton Investor-Focused Realtor Team www.calvinrealty.ca Finngo Bookkeeping & Tax Specialized bookkeeping and tax services for Canadian real estate investors. www.finngo.com/rei Kirkwood & Brennan Mortgage Group Investor-focused mortgage planning for Canadian real estate investors. www.kbmortgages.ca keaton@kbmortgages.ca  

Canadian Property Taxes: What Real Estate Investors Are Missing Property taxes might not be the most exciting part of real estate investing, but they can completely change the performance of a rental property. In today's episode of the Canadian Real Estate Investing Morning Show, Wayne and Gabby compare residential property taxes across 20 major Canadian cities and show just how dramatically the numbers can change from one market to another. Using the same $500,000 assessed property value in every market allows for an apples-to-apples comparison. The difference between the lowest and highest cities in the comparison works out to thousands of dollars per year and hundreds of dollars every month. For a real estate investor, that's cash flow. How Property Taxes Actually Work Property taxes aren't structured exactly the same way across Canada. Depending on the province and municipality, your bill can include municipal taxes, provincial education taxes, regional authorities, transit, fire protection, waste collection, school taxes and other local levies. The terminology and assessment systems can also differ between provinces. The important lesson for investors is that looking at a property's purchase price isn't enough. You need to understand the actual assessed value, applicable tax rates and any additional charges specific to that municipality. Why Assessed Value Matters Property taxes are generally calculated using the municipality's assessed value of the property, which isn't necessarily the same as the purchase price or current market value. That distinction becomes especially important when buying a recently renovated property, adding a legal secondary suite, building a garage or completing another improvement that could increase the assessed value. If the municipality hasn't yet incorporated those improvements into the assessment, the existing tax bill may not accurately represent what you'll eventually pay. Vancouver Has the Lowest Rate in the Comparison One of the biggest surprises in today's episode is Vancouver. Using the rates discussed on the show, Vancouver had the lowest combined percentage among the 20 cities compared. On the standardized $500,000 assessed property used throughout the episode, the approximate annual property tax was $1,682, or about $140 per month. Surrey, Kelowna and Victoria were also near the low end of the comparison. Wayne discusses an important reason why percentage rates alone can be misleading. Markets with very high property values can use lower percentage rates while still generating substantial tax revenue because those percentages are being applied against much larger assessed values. Edmonton vs. Calgary Property Taxes The Edmonton-Calgary comparison was particularly interesting. Using the same $500,000 assessed property: Calgary: approximately $3,325/year Edmonton: approximately $5,182/year Difference: approximately $1,857/year That's roughly $155 per month in additional expenses for the Edmonton example. But Wayne stresses that this doesn't automatically make Calgary a better real estate investment. Purchase price, achievable rent, insurance, utilities, cash flow, tenant profile and other operating expenses all have to be considered together. A lower property-tax rate can't compensate for an investment that doesn't otherwise produce the returns you're looking for. Windsor Had the Highest Rate in the Comparison At the other end of the list was Windsor. Using the figures discussed during the episode, a $500,000 assessed property produced an estimated annual property-tax bill of approximately $10,483, or about $873 per month. Compare that with approximately $1,682 annually in Vancouver. That's a difference of roughly $8,801 per year, or about $733 every month. For a rental-property investor, an expense difference of that magnitude can completely change the economics of a deal. Why You Can't Just Compare Mill Rates This episode isn't intended to suggest that investors can simply take a city's headline tax percentage, multiply it by a purchase price and call it done. Assessment systems aren't standardized across Canada. Different jurisdictions can have separate school taxes, regional levies, parcel taxes, waste charges, borough-specific taxes and other fees. Properties can also fall into different classifications. That's why investors need to research the actual property they're considering. Wayne's 5-Step Property Tax Due-Diligence Process When analyzing a new rental property or unfamiliar market: Get the property's actual previous tax bill. Don't rely exclusively on an MLS listing or what the seller tells you. Determine whether the current assessment reflects recent renovations, additions, secondary suites or new construction. Look for separate charges including school taxes, regional levies, parcel taxes, waste fees, stormwater charges and local improvement charges. Verify the property's tax classification and whether your planned use or renovations could change it. Stress test the deal. Don't assume today's property-tax bill will remain unchanged for the next 10 or 20 years. Property Taxes and the 5% Rule This is another reason Wayne emphasizes cash flow. A property that barely works using today's expenses can quickly become a bad investment when property taxes, insurance, maintenance or other costs increase. The 5% Rule™ cash flow test is: (Annual Cash Flow ÷ Down Payment) × 100 5–6% = sufficient 7–9% = strong 10%+ = excellent Cash flow isn't simply money to spend. It's part of the financial buffer that allows an investor to absorb unexpected changes while continuing to hold the property for the long term. Search "The 5% Rule by Wayne Hillier" on Amazon to learn more. REI Masters Mentorship Special Through October 3, 2026, anyone who joins the REI Masters Mentorship Program receives 24 months of mentorship for the price of 12. New members will also be able to attend the upcoming REI Masters Retreat in Edmonton on October 16–17, 2026. Learn more: www.reimasters.ca Canadian Real Estate Investing Morning Show Hosted by Wayne Hillier and Gabby Hillier. Live every weekday at 7:00 AM Mountain Time from Edmonton, Alberta. Sponsors Calvin Realty – Edmonton Investor-Focused Realtor Team www.calvinrealty.ca Finngo Bookkeeping & Tax Specialized bookkeeping and tax services for Canadian real estate investors. www.finngo.com/rei Kirkwood & Brennan Mortgage Group Investor-focused mortgage planning for Canadian real estate investors. www.kbmortgages.ca keaton@kbmortgages.ca  

On Episode 991 of The Core Report, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj talks to Indrani Bagchi, CEO at Ananta Aspen Centre.SHOW NOTES(00:00) The Take(04:44) Oil Prices And Stalemate In West Asia Will Determine Market Direction This Week(07:26) Get Set For Price Rises Across The Economy(09:26) Government Asks Businesses With Captive Power Plants To Work At Full Capacity And Sell Surplus Power(10:44) What Does The US-China Bonhomie In Washington Mean For India?Register for our event “Don't Miss a Beat: The Hidden Risks to Indians”For more of our coverage check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thecore.in⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linkedin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

I write books, and a lot of what I write never makes it to the public because it just does not work. That reality got me thinking about something we all experience but rarely address: the moment when everything on paper looks right, but nothing is actually functioning. In this episode, I dig into why so many of us feel bogged down, slow, and like we have lost a step, and why the real problem is not what we think it is. The fix is not more hustle. It is learning to recognize when you have too many tabs open, scheduling non-negotiable blackout dates for yourself, and understanding exactly what it takes to recharge your specific battery. This one hits especially hard with seasonal depression and burnout affecting so many people right now. Key Takeaways Feeling slow or off does not mean something is permanently wrong with you. It likely means you have too many tabs open and need a reset. Blackout dates are non-negotiable personal recharge windows, and you have to treat them with more urgency than any client meeting. Everyone has a different battery life. Your recharge schedule has to match your actual capacity, not someone else's. You cannot restart a phone while it is still running apps. You cannot restore yourself while you are still consuming stimulus. Knowing your personal red zone signals, like edginess or snapping at small things, gives you the awareness to step back before you break down. Action Steps Identify your personal red zone signals, the behavioral cues that tell you your battery is critically low, and write them down so you can catch them early. Schedule at least one blackout date or block of time this week dedicated entirely to true rest with zero consumption of screens, social media, or TV. Determine your recharge activity, something that genuinely unplugs you rather than just shifting your focus, and block it on your calendar as a recurring commitment. Notable Quote You can't restart your phone while you're running apps. You have to close everything out first. We have to do the same thing with ourselves.  

This episode is part of the Best of The Profit by Design Podcast series. It is one of our most requested and downloaded episodes, and we've heard that it's helped business owners with some of their biggest challenges. Is your business completely dependent on you? If you take a vacation, will everything fall apart? If so, you are in the Business Owner Dependency Trap, and today's episode reveals how to get out of it, change everything, and take your life back from your business. Business owners canescape survival mode by identifying the sweet spot of their business—the point at which profitability, freedom, and sustainability finally align. We have proven that working with fewer clients often increases profit, letting go of the wrong work creates growth, and systems (not hustle) create freedom. Melissa Kay and Dr. Sabrina Starling will teach you about the Business Owner Dependency Trap and help you build systems that enable your business to run without you. The truth is that working less and serving fewer clients often leads to greater profitability and sustainable growth. Join us to learn how to change everything and take your life back from your business!Profit by Design is a Tap the Potential production. Show Highlights:Work less with fewer clients to INCREASE your profitability!The beautiful facts about what our clients are achieving in the Better Business Better Life program: 95% achieve more time off and more money in their bank account in the first 12 months!Identifying the sweet spot of your business is essential.One recent client more than quadrupled their profit in only 12 months by identifying their sweet spot!Melissa explains the process to identify the sweet spot of your business and build the right systems to support you. Spending marketing dollars without a clearly defined sweet spot is like “throwing spaghetti at the wall.”Determine who your ideal clients are. Melissa shares an example of a recent client call and how they worked together to reduce her work week to 15 hours!Resources:Take our Better Business Better Life Assessment to determine your level of burnout and receive a complimentary call with the next steps you need to take in your business to support your life.

#393 | Dave interviews Katie Miserany, Chief Communications Officer and Head of Marketing at SurveyMonkey, about why the company rebranded to Momentive to go upmarket and then reversed the decision after going private. Katie explains why sales believed nobody would spend six figures with a company called SurveyMonkey, what changed under the new CEO, and why she now sees the monkey as an advantage. She also covers her path into marketing from communications, why more comms leaders are moving into C-suite marketing roles, and the advice she followed when she took over the function: get close to the growth team and ask your basic questions early so imposter syndrome doesn't cost you the learning.Timestamps:(00:00) - Why Katie Feels Like She's Gotten Twenty Years of Experience in Seven at SurveyMonkey (05:41) - Why Sales Thought Nobody Would Buy From a Company Called SurveyMonkey (07:06) - Creating Our Brand Vision and Bringing it to Life (12:33) - The Campaign That Didn't Move the Needle (17:04) - Everyone Knows Us - The Version of Us From 2009 (20:08) - The Tactic That Lifted Click-Through by 73% (25:19) - The Journey From Comms to Head of Marketing (31:18) - What Comms Actually Does (37:14) - How to Determine if You Need a Meeting vs an Async Update Join 50,0000 people who get Dave's Newsletter here: https://www.exitfive.com/newsletterLearn more about Exit Five's private marketing community: https://www.exitfive.com/***Brought to you by:Optimizely - the AI platform for marketers. Build your own AI agents or pull from a directory of 50+ pre-built ones for marketing use cases. Their new Virtual Teammates can join meetings, complete tasks, support campaigns, and keep your website optimized. Learn more at optimizely.com/exitfive.Webflow - A website platform built for the agentic web, letting modern marketing teams build fully custom sites that perform in AI search with no developer needed. Learn more at webflow.com/for/exitfive.Zoom Webinars & Events – The virtual event platform built to help B2B marketers run webinars that actually drive pipeline, with branded registration pages, live engagement features, and built-in tools to repurpose sessions into clips and content. Learn more at zoom.com/exitfive.Compound Growth Marketing - A full-funnel demand gen agency helping high-growth cybersecurity and enterprise software companies show up earlier in the buying journey, combining AEO, modern paid advertising, and a dedicated go-to-market engineering team. Podcast listeners get two free media planning sessions to find out what channels are driving the best ROI. Learn more at compoundgrowthmarketing.com/exitfive. ***Thanks to my friends at hatch.fm for producing this episode and handling all of the Exit Five podcast production.They give you unlimited podcast editing and strategy for your B2B podcast.Get unlimited podcast editing and on-demand strategy for one low monthly cost. Just upload your episode, and they take care of the rest.Visit hatch.fm to learn more

The men you surround yourself with can shape the man you become.In this episode of The Man-Up Podcast, Terry Gwaltney explores why the people in your corner matter—and why no man was meant to live, lead, fight, or grow alone.The right men will challenge you, encourage you, tell you the truth when you don't want to hear it, and help you become the husband, father, leader, and man God created you to be.But the opposite is also true. The wrong influences can quietly pull you away from your purpose, your family, your faith, and the man you want to become.If you're asking yourself whether you have the right men around you, this conversation is for you.IN THIS EPISODE:• Why every man needs other men in his corner• How the people around you influence your character• Why isolation can be dangerous for men• How to find men who will challenge you and tell you the truth• Why brotherhood matters for husbands and fathers• How strong friendships can help you live with greater purpose• What it means to intentionally build your circle of menTHE MAN-UP PODCASTThe Man-Up Podcast exists to help men discover purpose, rise above failure, build stronger families, and leave a legacy that matters.Hosted by Terry Gwaltney.

In part 3 of the Overcoming Technology mini-series, Dave and Bethlie quickly recap the first three steps (determine if you need to change, educate yourself, recognize the damage) before landing on the three that close out the series: find alternative activities, create tech-free zones, and discuss the changes needed — together, as a family. Technology itself isn't evil — it's a gift from God (1 Timothy 6:17) — but Christians are called to walk circumspectly (Ephesians 5) and redeem the time, which is hard to do when technology is running the show instead of being run by us. Quick recap of steps 1–4 (from Parts 1 & 2): Determine if you need to overcome technology Educate yourself (books, podcasts, research) Recognize the damage it can cause (sleep disruption, social isolation, eye strain, shorter attention spans, addiction, loss of privacy, cyberbullying) Determine the changes needed (individual — time limits, habit changes, removing non-essential apps, silencing notifications) The final three steps: Find alternative activities — Step away on purpose through physical activity, hobbies, and face-to-face interaction. Suggestions: walks after dinner, biking, mountain biking, golf, tennis, painting, crafting, cooking. The point: if parents don't proactively offer alternatives, kids won't find them on their own. Create tech-free zones — Specific zones discussed: Mealtime — TV off, phones away, actual conversation The bedroom — phones stay out, use an analog/digital alarm clock instead; protects sleep and removes late-night temptation Ballgames and kids' activities — be present, not on your phone Family movie night — phone-free even during streaming ad breaks (use the break for a bathroom run, popcorn, or "a kissing break") Alternative approach: designate the family room (or one area) as the only place tech is allowed, making the rest of the house tech-free by default Discuss the changes needed — with your kids, not just for them — Ask questions rather than issue mandates: "Do you think you're on the internet too much?" "What would you do with your time if you weren't on TikTok?" Getting kids to buy in (rather than just enforcing rules) leads to better results. Consider one tech-free day a month as a family, agreed on together.

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3 Choices That Determine The Quality Of Your Spirit - Part B.This is not just a podcast - it's a move of God.Shan Kikon, from Nagaland, India, is the Lead Pastor of Faith Harvest Church, carrying a heart to ignite revival across the nations. Once he had a desire for a corporate future, but everything changed after a supernatural encounter with Jesus Christ in Singapore in 1996. In that moment, he laid down his desires to become a bold voice for the Gospel.Marked by the anointing and grounded in truth, Shan Kikon delivers revelation that cuts deep, awakens the spirit, and transforms lives. This is not just teaching; this is an encounter.For inquiries, prayer requests, or more information, feel free to reach out to us at : faithharvestnagaland@gmail.com

Download your FREE Start, Grow, Scale Roadmap in under 30 seconds: ROADMAP What actually determines whether a business scales or stalls? Emma Sinclair MBE on becoming the youngest person ever to float a company on the London Stock Exchange, why 98.2% of venture capital never reaches women, and how to raise money when the institutions won't back you! Emma Sinclair MBE is a serial entrepreneur and technology founder who took a company public at 29, making her the youngest person ever to do so on the London Stock Exchange. She is the co-founder of a global B2B software company serving some of the world's largest employers, has raised around £25m to date, and has just launched Be My Angel, a campaign to turn ordinary savers into angel investors. She explains: Why the structure you raise money through shapes everything your business can become Why only 1.8% of venture capital goes to women, and why the fix has to come from the bottom up Why crowdfunding isn't just for consumer brands, and how any small business can use it   Chapters 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:13 Taking A Company Public At 29 00:02:18 The Game That Taught Her Money 00:03:40 Trading Student Loans At University 00:06:00 Why Learning Business Is Easier Than Ever 00:07:27 Working From 16 And Where The Work Ethic Came From 00:08:16 Why Her Family Believed In Owning Something 00:10:17 What A Cash Shell Actually Is 00:11:39 When 20% Of The Funding Disappeared Overnight 00:12:19 The Jobs That Built Her Resilience 00:13:29 Writing 12 Letters To 12 Banks 00:15:41 Why Rejection Makes Better Business Owners 00:17:12 Does Work Ethic Decide Success? 00:18:09 The Cost Of Working All The Time 00:19:32 The Reality Of Female Entrepreneurship 00:20:47 Why Only 1.8% Of Funding Reaches Women 00:22:37 Launching Be My Angel 00:24:45 Why She's Crowdfunding Part Of Her Raise 00:25:48 Crowdfunding Explained Simply 00:26:41 Why Women Invest Differently To Men 00:28:53 How Small Businesses Can Use The Crowd 00:31:21 Why Every Founder Needs A Tribe 00:33:27 The Highs And Lows Nobody Sees 00:34:43 Outro   Even More Value:   Download your FREE Start, Grow, Scale Roadmap in under 30 seconds: ROADMAP   Learn how to build a 7 Figure SCALE plan that runs WITHOUT you: SCALE UP   Get Adam's tell-all book about building Million Pound Success: ADAM'S BOOK     Follow Adam Stott's Socials:  LinkedIn | Instagram | YouTube | Coaching

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3 Choices That Determine The Quality Of Your Spirit - Part A.This is not just a podcast - it's a move of God.Shan Kikon, from Nagaland, India, is the Lead Pastor of Faith Harvest Church, carrying a heart to ignite revival across the nations. Once he had a desire for a corporate future, but everything changed after a supernatural encounter with Jesus Christ in Singapore in 1996. In that moment, he laid down his desires to become a bold voice for the Gospel.Marked by the anointing and grounded in truth, Shan Kikon delivers revelation that cuts deep, awakens the spirit, and transforms lives. This is not just teaching; this is an encounter.For inquiries, prayer requests, or more information, feel free to reach out to us at : faithharvestnagaland@gmail.com

Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world. Political correspondent Ariela Karmel joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode. Israel’s upcoming election officially took shape last week, as the last of 38 parties submitted their candidate slates for the October 27 vote. We learn about the last-minute drama and surprises. Yesterday, the left-wing Democrat Party petitioned the Central Elections Committee to bar National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir’s far-right Otzma Yehudit slate from running. The party, led by Yair Golan, accused the right-wingers of undermining democracy, denying “the existence of the State of Israel as a democratic state,” and inciting racism. Karmel explains how this is expected political theater -- used by both sides of the aisle. Karmel writes in a recent analysis that, "Reflecting a broad rightward shift among the Israeli electorate, Yashar leader Gadi Eisenkot is winning voters on the right and leading in the polls by presenting a party that in many ways resembles the Likud of yesteryear." She speaks about Likud's attempts to brand the Yashar head as a "leftist" -- and what this means in Israeli society. Check out The Times of Israel's ongoing liveblog for more updates. For further reading: Israel’s election takes shape as 38 parties submit slates, in battle between pro- and anti-Netanyahu blocs Finalizing slate, Netanyahu fills reserved Likud slots with allies, ideologues Democrats seek to bar Otzma Yehudit from election as polls show continued deadlock As parties lock in, Eisenkot plots path to power through heart of old Likud Subscribe to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. This episode was produced by Ari Schlacht.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Who Should You Hire First? Build the Right Team for Your BusinessWho should your first hire be—a practitioner, instructor, admin, or manager?For many boutique fitness, Pilates, physical therapy, and wellness business owners, hiring happens when they're already overwhelmed. But hiring out of desperation can lead to putting the right person in the wrong role—or hiring someone without being clear about what you actually need.In this episode of the Female emPOWERed Podcast, Christa Gurka breaks down how to determine who your business really needs next using an accountability chart.Instead of building jobs around people you already know and like, Christa explains how to define the role first, identify the outcomes that person needs to own, and then find the right person with the skills to deliver them.In This Episode, You'll Learn:How to determine who your first—or next—hire should beThe difference between an organizational chart and an accountability chartWhy you should define the role before looking for the personHow to identify which “seat” will give you the most valuable time backWhy your best instructor or clinician may not make the best managerThe difference between being the right person and being in the right seatThe 3–5 measurable outcomes every role should ownWhen hiring an admin makes sense—and when hiring another practitioner is smarterWhat a true operations manager should take off the owner's plateWhy hiring based on skill set matters more than convenienceHow the right hire can help move you out of day-to-day operations and into the CEO roleWho Should You Hire First?Instead of asking:“Who is the least expensive person I can hire?”Ask:“Which seat, if filled today, would give me the most high-value hours back and help bridge the gap between where my business is now and where I want it to go?”If your schedule is maxed out because you're treating patients or teaching classes, another clinician or instructor may be the right hire.If you're spending hours answering calls, scheduling clients, following up on leads, collecting payments, and managing cancellations, an administrative hire may create a much bigger return.And if you're tired of managing every team member, solving every problem, and overseeing every system yourself, it may be time for an operations or studio manager.The Accountability ChartEvery business needs a few core functions:CEO/Visionary: Sets the direction and protects the long-term health of the business.Operations: Turns the CEO's vision into a business that can run day-to-day without the owner in the room.Marketing: Attracts qualified leads.Sales: Turns those qualified leads into committed, paying customers.Admin/Client Support: Owns the client experience outside of the actual service.Practitioner/Instructor/Coach: Delivers the exceptional client experience the business promises.One person can fill multiple seats, especially in a small business. But each seat needs clearly defined responsibilities and outcomes.Key TakeawayIf you can't clearly articulate in one sentence what a role is responsible for producing, you're not ready to hire for it.Before posting your next job opening, map out your accountability chart. Determine which seat you want to get out of, define the 3–5 outcomes that seat owns, and then hire the person with the right skills to deliver those results.Don't build a job around a person.Build the role your business needs—and then find the right person to fill it.Resources MentionedDownload Christa's free Accountability Chart to map out the roles your business needs and determine who you should hire next.Learn more about the Fit Biz Accelerator, where Christa helps business owners build, refine, and optimize their accountability charts, systems, and teams.Enrollment for the next cohort opens in December, with the program beginning January 2027.SEO Keywordswho to hire first, first business hire, boutique fitness hiring, Pilates studio hiring, physical therapy practice hiring, wellness business hiring, accountability chart, organizational chart, hiring employees, studio manager, operations manager, hiring an admin, hiring instructors, building a team, right person right seat, business delegation, studio owner, Fit Biz Accelerator, Christa Gurka, Female emPOWERed Podcast

Most people already have a long-term care plan. Yet they have never written it down, never funded it, and in many cases never said it out loud — it is simply the assumption that a son or daughter will step in when the time comes. Roughly 25% of U.S. adults do not have that assumption available to them. In Part 1 of her conversation with Scott Barnes, CFP®, CLTC, Director of Financial Planning at Childfree Wealth, host Kirsten Howe looks at what financial planning has to account for when there is no built-in safety net. Scott explains why disability and long-term care coverage move to the top of the insurance list while life insurance moves down, and why the hardest gap to fill is not the hands-on caregiving but the coordination — hiring the aides, running the schedule, getting someone to a doctor's appointment. He and Kirsten also get into the Die With Zero approach to spending intentionally, why planning software is not built for it, and the scarcity mindset that keeps people with more than enough money from spending any of it. Time-stamped Show Notes: 0:00  Introduction  1:05  Meet Scott Barnes, CFP®, CLTC — two decades in financial planning, plus a Certified in Long-Term Care designation. 2:05  Why Childfree Wealth exists: founder Dr. Jay Zigmont saw a gap in the market that nobody was serving. 3:00  Did you know? Roughly 25% of the U.S. is childfree — and the CFP curriculum never mentions them. 3:50  The definition matters: about 21% of people are childfree by choice, about 4% are childless by circumstance, and why Scott's team treats those groups differently. 5:05  What about people who haven't decided whether to have children? Listen as Scott talks about meeting clients where they are. 5:50  Kids are expensive — Scott's estimate for raising one to 18, and why geography changes the number. 7:00  No college fund, no 40-year grind: what "work-optional" actually looks like. 7:45 Why some of Scott's clients move states every two or three years — and skip buying a home entirely to keep that mobility. 9:05 Kirsten's addition: when kids aren't the focus, you're not planting yourself in the best school district you can afford. 9:40 Hobbies in the middle of a workday — Scott's cars, other clients' gardening and pottery — and the job flexibility that makes it possible. 11:00 The biggest planning assumption that changes: Bill Perkins' Die With Zero, and spending intentionally instead of building a legacy. 12:20 Every financial planning platform is built to maximize what you leave behind. None of them are built to help you spend it down. 13:20 Why Scott would rather give his nieces and nephews something in their twenties than leave it to them at 50. 14:40 Kirsten names the thing most families never say out loud: for a lot of people, the kids are the long-term care plan. 15:30 The childfree bingo card: "Who's going to take care of you when you get older?" 16:20 Disability and long-term care insurance move up the list. Life insurance moves down. 17:20 The part nobody budgets for: somebody still has to hire the caregivers and drive to the appointments. 18:40 Care coordination services: most policies now include an insurer-provided coordinator who finds home care or an assisted living facility for you. 19:30 Self-funding instead? Then the geriatric care manager is another cost on top. 20:15 Why waiting until a crisis costs the most: no transition, no shopping around, and care needed immediately. 21:00 Kirsten on Medi-Cal planning, and how many clients arrive only after things have already fallen apart. 21:50 "Soloists" — Scott's term for people aging without a partner or children — and why they need a funded plan, not an assumption. 22:40 Wealthy enough to self-insure, and still unwilling to spend a dollar of it. 23:15 Where the scarcity mindset starts: grandparents who lived through the Great Depression, and the habit passed down since. 24:10 "I know what your balance sheet looks like." The clients who will never run out and cannot stop worrying. 24:50 The window that matters: why your 40s and 50s is the time to buy, and what waiting until your 70s costs. 25:30 Coming next: estate planning for childfree adults. Take the Next Step in Your Estate Planning Journey If this episode resonated with you, we'd love to help you with your own estate planning needs in California. Schedule a complimentary discovery call with our team at Absolute Trust Counsel. During this no-obligation conversation, we'll: Learn about your unique situation and goals Answer questions about our services Determine if we're the right fit to work together Visit https://absolutetrustcounsel.com/scheduling/ or call 925-943-2740 to schedule your free discovery call today. Follow and Review: We'd love for you to follow us if you haven't yet. Click that purple '+' in the top right corner of your Apple Podcasts app. We'd love it even more if you could drop a review or 5-star rating over on Apple Podcasts. Simply select "Ratings and Reviews" and "Write a Review" then a quick line with your favorite part of the episode. It only takes a couple second and it helps spread the word about the podcast. 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If you're good at math, you probably have no original opinions. Anyone can solve a problem that someone else solved first, but not everyone can develop a totally and completely unique point of view. Some of us were actually born interesting! Adam and I agree that it's actually perfectly fine and completely normal to pull out your calculator to confirm the tip on the bar tab.Then we get into the good, the bad, and the ugly: moving in with a partner and building a space together, moving in with a partner and exposing your worst habits, and the rats of the sky (pigeons, duh!)THERE'S MORE WHERE THAT CAME FROM:SUBSCRIBE TO THE NEWSLETTER:Substack: @samgeorgsonFOLLOW THE PODCAST:Instagram: @pessimisticatbestTikTok: @pessimisticatbestFacebook: @pessimisticatbestWebsite: pessimisticatbest.comFOLLOW SAM:Instagram: @samgeorgsonTikTok: @samgeorgsonYouTube: @samgeorgsonWebsite: samanthageorgson.com

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In part two of the Overcoming Technology series, Dave and Bethlie continue unpacking how smartphones and social media quietly reshape our habits, relationships, and spiritual life — and what to do about it. Building on Tony Reinke's 12 Ways Your Phone Is Changing You, they walk through the specific ways technology damages attention, relationships, and reflection, then move into practical, doable changes. Recap the 12 ways phones change us (from Tony Reinke's book), continued from Part 1: -       Phones constantly pull our attention away from the present moment (and the "seven-minute foundation" needed for meaningful conversation) -       Digital interaction often replaces physical presence with people around us -       Online metrics drive an unhealthy desire for affirmation (likes, followers, influencer culture) -       Skimming digital feeds reduces deep reading comprehension -       Endless entertainment is available at any second (the disappearance of boredom) -       Online personas mask true self-understanding -       Digital connectivity frequently leads to isolated lifestyles rather than true community -       Screens provide private access to harmful or distracting imagery -       An overload of trivia crowds out deep reflection -       Constant checking stems from anxiety over being disconnected -       Impersonal digital spaces lower our patience and kindness in communication -       Constant notifications eliminate the silent spaces needed for prayer and calm thought   The four-step framework for overcoming technology:   Determine if you need to overcome technology (are you controlled by it? better because of it? how is it affecting your kids?) Educate yourself (read books, research — they recommend The Tech-Wise Family and 12 Ways Your Phone Is Changing You) Recognize the damage it can cause (the list above) Determine the changes needed — practical steps discussed: -       Set time limits (using phone settings or a timer/Alexa) -       Change habits (phones out of the bedroom, off the table at meals, a charging basket) -       Replace with something better (a regular watch instead of a smart watch) -       Silence notifications and check at scheduled times -       Remove non-essential apps (or access certain platforms only on a computer) -       Turn off notifications and keep the phone on silent

Are your marketing dollars bringing in more new patients, or the right new patients? Without tracking referral sources, treatment presented, and treatment accepted, it is difficult to know which marketing efforts are actually producing value for your practice. In this episode, Kirk Behrendt talks with Ariel Siegel, an ACT Dental coach, about how to evaluate new patient source value and connect marketing activity to treatment opportunities and acceptance. You will learn which metrics to track, how to identify your strongest referral sources, and how a better new patient experience and consistent follow-through can improve the return on your marketing investment. To make smarter decisions about where to invest your time, energy, and marketing dollars, listen to Episode 1099 of The Best Practices Show!Main Takeaways:Track new patients by referral source so you know which marketing efforts are bringing patients into your practice.Measure the dollar amount of treatment presented specifically to new patients rather than combining it with existing patient treatment.Track treatment accepted by new patients to determine whether a referral source is attracting patients who are a good fit for the practice.A high new patient count with low treatment presented may indicate that marketing is attracting patients whose needs do not align with the services the practice wants to provide.A lower new patient count with high treatment acceptance can indicate a valuable referral source even when patient volume is smaller.A strong new patient experience should begin with the first interaction and include questions, co-discovery, and a comprehensive exam tailored to the individual patient.Consistent follow-through helps practices continue treatment conversations with patients who are not ready to accept treatment on the day it is presented.Episode Chapters:00:00 Why marketing ROI matters.01:00 Introduction to Metric Mondays and new patient metrics.02:20 Determine where new patients are coming from.03:10 Track treatment presented and accepted by new patients.03:45 Why the right new patients matter more than volume alone.05:05 Know the return on every marketing dollar.05:35 Common problems with referral source tracking.06:45 Use revenue attribution to identify valuable sources.07:35 High new patient count with low treatment presented.08:25 Low new patient count with high treatment accepted.09:15 The ideal combination of volume and treatment acceptance.10:40 What effective referral source tracking looks like.12:05 Create a strong new patient experience.13:25 Improve treatment follow-through.15:10 Use data trends to guide marketing decisions.16:25 Steps practices can take today.17:50 Invest more in marketing that supports the practice vision.Guest Bio:Ariel has a master's in healthcare administration and several years of dental experience in all aspects of the administrative roles within the dental office. Her passion is to work with dental teams to empower team members to realize their full potential in order to better serve patients, improve office systems to ensure a well-functioning team/office, and to help everyone have fun in the process!More Helpful Links for a Better Practice & a Better Life:Contact Gina to learn more about ACT: gina@actdental.comThe Best Practices Show: https://www.actdental.com/podcast/Smile Source Community Hub: https://www.actdental.com/community-hubUpcoming Events & Workshops: https://www.actdental.com/events/Smile Source: https://www.smilesource.com/Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.comSubscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com

How can an encounter with Jesus change us for good? 1. Jesus enters willingly into our space, vs. 1-42. Change happens through faith AND action, vs. 53. The invitation is to a whole new way of life, vs. 104. We must do the hard thing and the right thing, vs. 11Three life-changing questions: 1. How long has this been a problem?2. How many times have you tried to stop?3. Is it causing you or people you love significant pain? Jesus's supply of power is experienced through our response of faith and action The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.-Author Joseph CampbellThree Takeaways:Identify and confess where you are too familiar with your old waysDetermine the ‘nets' you need to drop todayDecide who could go with you: we ALL need our people!

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You know what you need to do—but you still aren't doing it.What's actually keeping you stuck?Army veteran and executive coach Mark Reynolds joins Ewell Smith to unpack a problem almost every entrepreneur, executive, and business owner encounters: knowing something needs to change but failing to execute.Mark breaks the problem into what he calls the Three C Framework: clarity, competency, and character/courage.First, do you actually know what you want? Second, do you have the skills required to accomplish it? And finally, if you know what you want and know how to do it, what's preventing you from acting?The conversation also explores why information is increasingly cheap, why working harder eventually stops being the answer, and how shortening your timeframe can help you move forward when a big goal feels overwhelming.Key TakeawaysGet specific enough about your goal to know when you've achieved it.Determine whether your obstacle is clarity, competency, or courage.More information isn't necessarily the answer when you already know what to do.Bring the timeframe closer when the bigger goal feels overwhelming.Treat creating a great day as an active process.Recognize when working harder is no longer enough to reach the next level.Memorable Moment“You can become whoever you choose to be, but it's not a passive activity.” — Mark ReynoldsAbout Mark ReynoldsMark Reynolds is an Army veteran, executive coach, entrepreneur, author, and international award-winning speaker. He works with executives, entrepreneurs, and small business owners who are ready for change but need clarity and confidence about how to move forward.Connect With MarkReynoldsCoaching.commarc@reynoldscoaching.comMark is also active on LinkedIn.Follow or subscribe to Close The Deal Podcast and share this episode with someone who knows what they need to do—but hasn't done it yet.Learn more at CloseTheDeal.com.##Visit www.CloseTheDeal.com to see all episodes.The Close The Deal Podcast is where decisions and broken promises to oneself  get made.Hosted by Ewell Smith, this show features real conversations with high achievers - entrepreneurs, business owners, leaders, and competitors who are at a crossroads facing the decision they've been putting off. This isn't about theory, tactics, or surface-level advice.Every episode is built around one thing:

Mary Kay Cabot joins Ken and Anthony to break down Tevin Jenkins' back injury, which could force two rookies onto the offensive line against Jacksonville, and gives her own win total projection of six to nine games for the Browns. She digs into Deshaun Watson's uphill battle to win back fans in the first two games, comparing his fragile psyche to Baker Mayfield's thicker skin, and defends the Jared Verse trade over reported offers from Buffalo and the Rams for Myles Garrett. The segment closes with Ken and Anthony ribbing her over the Browns' upcoming trip to Australia and whether curiosity about the location will draw viewers.

AI is changing software development faster than most organizations can adjust their processes around it. Developers can generate code, tests, documentation, and prototypes in a fraction of the time those tasks once required. Business owners who have never written software can now describe an idea to an AI tool and have something working surprisingly quickly. That creates tremendous opportunity, but it also changes where the real value in software development lives. In the second half of our conversation with Laura Chattington, CEO of Rebalance Network Limited, we explored what happens when producing code is no longer the hardest part of building software. Laura argues that developers still have an important role, but the value they provide is shifting toward understanding the problem, managing risk, assuring quality, and connecting technology to business outcomes. About Laura Chattington Laura Chattington is the CEO of Rebalance Network Limited and works with established entrepreneurs and corporate leadership teams to turn AI capabilities into measurable business value. Laura began her career as a software engineer and has more than 20 years of experience spanning technology, business, communications, and leadership. Her work includes AI strategy and transformation programs, executive AI workshops, AI CEO programs, the AI Evolution Multiplier, and the Four Levels of AI Value framework. Learn more through Rebalance Network, connect with Laura Chattington on LinkedIn, or follow Laura Chattington on YouTube. AI Has Lowered the Barrier to Building Software One of the most significant changes AI has introduced is access. Entrepreneurs and other non-technical users can now experiment with software without immediately hiring a development team. They can create prototypes, automate workflows, connect systems, and build surprisingly capable applications by working directly with AI. Laura sees this happening regularly with the businesses she works with. The challenge is determining where experimentation should stop and professional software engineering needs to begin. An AI assistant will enthusiastically keep building when you ask it to. It may make an assumption, misunderstand a requirement, or introduce a problem that isn't immediately obvious. Someone without a technical background may see a working application and reasonably assume everything underneath it is working correctly as well. A software engineer sees a different set of questions. How is the data protected? What happens when an integration fails? How does the application handle unexpected input? Can it scale? How is it tested? What assumptions did AI make while generating the solution? That knowledge hasn't suddenly become irrelevant because AI can write code. In many ways, it has become more important. Bad Scope on Rocket Fuel Laura offered one of my favorite descriptions of this problem during our conversation: AI can become "bad scope on rocket fuel." Software teams have always struggled with poorly defined requirements. If the customer and development team don't clearly understand the problem, developers can spend months building something before everyone realizes they were solving the wrong problem. AI changes the speed of that mistake. A poorly scoped project can now generate a tremendous amount of code and functionality very quickly. That can create the illusion of progress because there is always something new to demonstrate. However, producing more software doesn't necessarily mean you are getting closer to the correct solution. This is something I've seen repeatedly from the testing and quality side of software development. Speed is valuable only when you maintain confidence in what you're producing. Accelerating implementation while removing validation simply moves problems downstream, where they usually become more expensive to fix. The goal shouldn't be to slow AI down. It should be to build the right quality gates around that speed. Quality Assurance Becomes More Important, Not Less This led to one of the more interesting parts of our conversation. Laura believes AI may change the relationship between software development and quality assurance. Traditionally, developers have often received most of the attention. Development creates the product, while QA can sometimes be treated as the group that appears later and tells everyone what is wrong with it. AI disrupts that equation. If AI can generate large amounts of code quickly, simply producing code becomes less of a differentiator. The more important question becomes whether the generated software is correct, reliable, secure, maintainable, and actually solving the intended problem. As Laura explained, the challenge becomes how we use the intelligence and speed AI provides while retaining high-quality assurance throughout the process. That doesn't mean developers disappear and testers take over. It means development and quality need to become much more tightly connected. Developers need to understand validation, testers need to become involved earlier, and teams need automated checks and human review positioned throughout the development process. AI gives us speed. Quality gives us confidence that we're moving quickly in the right direction. Developers Need to Rethink the Value They Provide This also raises an uncomfortable question for developers: if AI can write much of the code, what exactly are we being paid to do? The answer can't simply be typing faster. Laura argued that software engineers need to think more creatively about the value they bring to the table. Knowing how software works remains important, but understanding what should be built and why becomes increasingly valuable as implementation gets easier. A developer who understands the business can identify assumptions before they become expensive mistakes. They can recognize when a proposed AI solution creates unnecessary risk, determine where automation makes sense, and help leadership distinguish an impressive demo from something that can safely support the business. That combination of technical understanding and business communication creates a significant opportunity. Laura saw a similar pattern early in her own career as a Java developer. Her ability to communicate with the business pulled her toward management and leadership roles. She sees that opportunity emerging again for technical professionals who can bridge the gap between AI capabilities and business outcomes. What Do You Do With the Time AI Gives Back? The conversation then returned to a question from the first half of the interview: what happens when AI dramatically reduces the time required to perform work? Suppose a task that once took a week now takes two hours. Saving that time sounds impressive, but the time savings alone aren't necessarily business value. The real question is what happens to the rest of the week. Laura believes relatively few businesses have figured this out. Organizations may purchase AI licenses and encourage adoption, but simply giving employees tools doesn't create a strategy. Leadership needs to decide how the capacity created by AI will be used. If a 100-person organization gives each employee several hours back every week, the combined capacity can be enormous. That time could improve customer service, accelerate product development, generate new revenue, reduce delays, or allow teams to solve problems they previously didn't have time to address. Without that next step, the company has optimized a task without necessarily transforming the business. Look for the Biggest Pressure Points Laura shared an example from working with a leadership team in the urgent healthcare sector. Before spending time with the organization, she could have arrived with a long list of sophisticated ways the company might use AI. Once she understood how the organization actually worked, however, she discovered something much simpler: people were spending huge amounts of time in meetings. Some meetings existed because people had missed previous meetings. Others were necessary to communicate information that had already been discussed elsewhere. Executives needed to catch up before attending another meeting, creating another cycle of lost time. The valuable AI opportunity wasn't necessarily an elaborate new application. It was using AI to capture meetings, summarize information, create executive reports, and prepare people before they entered the next conversation. That kind of workflow could return a substantial amount of time to the organization. You don't discover opportunities like that by starting with a list of AI tools. You discover them by understanding how people work. Start With Pain, Then Apply AI That example reinforces a principle we continue returning to throughout this season of Develpreneur: start with the problem. Look at where the organization is spending its time. Find the repeated manual work, communication gaps, customer frustrations, delays, and bottlenecks. Determine which problems are actually expensive enough to solve, and then ask where AI can provide leverage. Laura described two questions she looks at when working with organizations. First, where is the business spending large amounts of time that AI could reduce? Second, how could AI help customers reach their desired outcomes faster? The second question is particularly important because it moves AI beyond internal productivity. Saving employees five hours is useful. Helping customers achieve an outcome twice as fast may fundamentally change the value of your product or service. That's where AI starts becoming a business strategy rather than another productivity tool. Faster Iteration Changes How We Build AI may also change some of the traditional assumptions around software planning. Historically, implementation was expensive. Organizations could spend months designing a solution and creating detailed specifications because getting development wrong meant wasting months of work from an expensive development team. When implementation becomes dramatically faster, the economics change. Laura's approach is to maintain the necessary scope and fundamentals while recognizing that teams can now learn through much faster iteration. Instead of spending months trying to document every possible detail before anything gets built, teams can create something smaller, validate it, learn from it, and iterate. That doesn't mean abandoning requirements or planning. It means adjusting the amount of upfront work to the cost and speed of implementation. From a quality perspective, that makes feedback loops critical. Faster iteration only works when teams can quickly determine whether the change actually works. Automated testing, monitoring, user feedback, and clearly defined outcomes become essential parts of an AI-accelerated development process. The Opportunity Is Bigger Than AI One of Laura's strongest messages was that many business leaders know AI represents a significant competitive transition, but they still don't know how to convert it into measurable value. That's an opportunity for developers. The technical professionals who succeed in this environment won't necessarily be the people who know every new model or AI framework. Those technologies are going to continue changing too quickly. The more durable skill is being able to walk into a business, understand how it operates, identify where technology can create leverage, build the appropriate solution, and establish enough quality assurance to trust the result. For developers who can also communicate that value to business leaders, the opportunity becomes even larger. AI can generate code, create tests, and automate processes. What businesses still need are people who understand what should be built, where the risks are, how to know whether it works, and how it creates value. That may ultimately be one of the biggest changes AI brings to software development. It isn't eliminating the need for good developers. It is forcing us to become much clearer about what being a good developer actually means. 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How You Respond to Jesus, In Your Earthly Life, Will Determine How You Are Judged By Jesus MESSAGE SUMMARY: Jesus claimed to be the unique, divine Son of God; therefore, Jesus is on an equal footing with God. Jesus said that He would one day judge the world. How you respond to Jesus, in your life, will determine how you are judged. The Apostle John summarizes, in John 20:27-29, the interchange between Jesus and the Apostle Thomas when Thomas realizes who Jesus, the man that he had been following for years, is: “Then he said to Thomas, 'Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side. Do not disbelieve, but believe' Thomas answered him, ‘My Lord and my God!' Jesus said to him, ‘Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.'”. You, as follower of Jesus, have not seen Jesus or His wounds. Therefore, do you believe through your faith; and are you able, by your faith, to say: “My Lord and my God!”? If not, why not?   TODAY'S PRAYER: Lord, you know how difficult it is for me to be in silence before you. At times it feels almost impossible, given the demands, distractions, and noise all around me. I invite you to lead me to a quiet, silent place before you — to a place where I can hear you as Elijah did. In Jesus' name, amen.     Scazzero, Peter. Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Day by Day (p. 123). Zondervan. Kindle Edition. TODAY'S AFFIRMATION: Today, Because of who I am in Jesus Christ, I will not be driven by Resentment. Rather, I will abide in the Lord's Compassion. “I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in Me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from Me you can do nothing.” (John 15:5). SCRIPTURE REFERENCE (ESV): 2 Timothy 4:1-8; Matthew 12:36-37; 2 Thessalonians 1:5; Psalms 70:1-5. A WORD FROM THE LORD WEBSITE: www.AWFTL.org. THIS SUNDAY'S AUDIO SERMON: You can listen to Archbishop Beach's Current Sunday Sermon: ““Is What You “SAY” About Your Priorities In Alignment with What You “DO”?” at our Website: https://awordfromthelord.org/listen/ DONATE TO AWFTL: https://mygiving.secure.force.com/GXDonateNow?id=a0Ui000000DglsqEAB

This week, Candi sits down with Bruce Schlesman, Executive Director of The Family Foundation Action to get the full scoop on the impact of the upcoming mid-term elections. Together, they break down national trends and why Virginia is at the center of it all.For more information or to support the work of The Family Foundation Action, the 501(c)(4) sister organization to The Family Foundation, visit: https://www.familyfoundationaction.org/

Following Up on Quotes: Give Them the Opportunity to Say Yes I hated following up on quotes. It felt pushy, uncomfortable, and completely at odds with my personality—until I stopped treating follow-up as a personality trait and turned it into a system. In this episode of The Fab Lab Podcast, we break down a simple, repeatable approach to quote follow-up: Create a system: Follow-up isn't about hard closes or manipulation. It's about systematically giving a qualified customer the opportunity to say yes. Make the first call: The next business day, simply confirm they received the quote you promised to send. It's practical, professional, and low-pressure. Determine your sequence: Decide in advance how often you'll call, email, and follow up—and tailor that frequency to your target customer's buying process.   A homeowner and a remodeling contractor don't buy the same way, so your follow-up shouldn't look the same either. The goal isn't to chase customers. It's to make sure every qualified customer has the opportunity to move forward.   Episode Sponsor: Spring by ActionFlow   FAB LAB Fall Workshop Creating a Killer Sales Presentation October 8 | 6 PM Eastern / 3 PM Pacific | $99 Build a purposeful, repeatable sales presentation designed to close more sales. Registration is limited—link in the show notes. https://aaroncrowley.com/product/creating-a-killer-sales-presentation/   Keep Grinding! Aaron Crowley aaroncrowley.com

Comprehensive coverage of the day's news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. UN logo UN Human Rights chief says “we live in an age of extremes”, adding “history is full of brave people who took action to resist oppression”; Secretary of State Rubio begins visits to 3 Latin American countries allied to US, beginning with right-wing Colombia leader, but skips Venezuela; New Hampshire Dems vote in primary for open Senate seat that GOP hopes to flip; Federal judge holds hearing in case challenging construction of ICE facility near Gilroy; Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) turns 85 The post UN Human Rights chief says “we live in an age of extremes”; New Hampshire Dems vote in primary for open Senate seat that could determine makeup of Senate – September 8, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

Overcoming Technology Part 1 Is your phone running your house or are you running it? What about other forms of technology? Dave and Bethlie are back from their August break and kicking off a new stretch of the Overcoming series: Overcoming Technology. How do you overcome technology? We've listed a few suggestions: Determine if you need to do so Are you controlled by it? Are you better becausse of it? Where are you being negatively impacted by it? Are your children being negatively impacted by it? 68% of us admit that electronic devices keep us from having real conversations 50% of us see phones as a significant disruption to our family meals. Educate yourself Read and research 12 Ways Your Phone Is Changing You My Tech Wise Family The Tech Wise Family Recognize the damage it can cause Sleep disruption Reduced physical activity Social isolation Mental health issues Digital eye strain Shorter attention span Cyberbullying Loss of privacy Technology addiction Environmental damage

When's the last time you finished a sales conversation and wondered, "Where did this go off track?"   Maybe the prospect seemed interested but never moved forward. Maybe the conversation felt good, yet it didn't lead to a clear decision. Or maybe you walked away unsure about what should happen next.   Most sales conversations don't break down because you used the wrong words. They break down because one of the essential steps was skipped, rushed, or handled without enough intention.   In this episode of the Sales Maven Show, Nikki walks through the five biggest mistakes she sees entrepreneurs make in sales conversations. Each mistake connects to one step of the Selling Staircase, Nikki's signature framework for creating a successful, relationship-focused sales conversation.   You learn how to reduce friction, guide the conversation more effectively, and make it easier for the right buyer to decide whether working together makes sense. The Transformation Before listening, you may find yourself: Wondering why promising sales conversations don't lead to a clear next step. Moving too quickly into selling before you've created curiosity. Treating a discovery call like a performance instead of a qualification conversation. Giving prospects too many options and expecting them to choose. Ending conversations without issuing a clear invitation. After listening, you learn how to: Recognize where friction may be showing up in your sales process. Make a stronger first impression and create a more positive buyer experience. Use curiosity to encourage the right people to lean in and learn more. Guide discovery calls with purpose instead of trying to prove your value. Tailor your recommendation and confidently invite the prospect to take the next step. Key Takeaways In this episode, Nikki shares: How each of the five biggest sales mistakes connects to one step of the Selling Staircase. Why small details can create friction before the sales conversation even begins. Why curiosity is one of the most important and most frequently missed steps in sales. The three purposes of an effective discovery call. Why your role is to tailor and recommend a solution, not hand the buyer a list of options. What can happen when you issue a clear invitation at the end of a sales conversation. Why understanding the structure of the conversation matters more than finding the perfect words. The Selling Staircase The Selling Staircase is Nikki's signature framework for successful sales conversations.   The five steps are: Introduction: Build rapport and make a powerful first impression. Curiosity: Give the right person a reason to lean in and learn more. Discovery: Determine whether there's a need, a fitting solution, and permission to proceed. Proposal: Tailor your recommendation to what matters most to the buyer. Close: Issue an invitation and guide the conversation toward a decision.   When you understand which step you're in and what the objective is, sales conversations become easier to guide and easier for the buyer to follow. Mistake 1: Creating Friction Before the Conversation Begins The first step of the Selling Staircase is the introduction.   Your objective is to make a powerful, positive first impression and create rapport.   Nikki encourages you to consider what it's like for someone to interact with you for the first time. Are you making it easy for them to engage with you, remember you, and know how to address you?   One simple example is the name displayed during a video call.   Your name on Zoom or another platform acts like a name badge. It isn't only there for your benefit. It makes the interaction easier for the other person.   When your name is missing, incorrect, or different from the name you prefer to use, you may create unnecessary friction in the first moments of the relationship.   Small details matter because they shape the buyer's experience before you begin talking about your work. Mistake 2: Never Giving People a Reason to Be Curious Curiosity is the second step of the Selling Staircase, and Nikki describes it as the most missed step.   You don't need to create curiosity with everyone you meet.   You create curiosity with the people you want to deepen a relationship with, the people who may benefit from your work, and the people whose business you may want to earn.   Nikki compares this to a sign in her dentist's office: "You don't have to brush all your teeth, only the ones you want to keep."   The same idea applies here.   When you want someone to stay in conversation with you, give them a reason to become curious.   Without curiosity, people may tune out before they understand what's possible for them. They don't yet know what you know, how your work applies to them, or what could change when they work with you.   Your goal isn't to convince them.   Your goal is to make the conversation relevant enough that they want to ask: "What does this mean for me?" Mistake 3: Treating the Discovery Call Like a Performance The third step is discovery.   One of the biggest mistakes Nikki sees is treating a discovery call like a Broadway debut.   When you're trying to impress the prospect, prove your worth, or perform so well that they can't wait to hire you, you create an imbalance in the conversation.   The discovery call isn't about proving yourself.   It has three purposes: 1. Determine whether you're talking to an ideal client. Does this person have a need you are equipped and interested in addressing? 2. Determine whether you have a solution that meets this need. Have you asked enough questions to understand what they're looking for and whether your offer fits? 3. Determine whether you have permission to make an offer. Before presenting a solution, make sure you've earned permission to move into this part of the conversation.   Your role is to guide the discovery process, ask useful questions, and assess fit for both sides. Mistake 4: Offering Instead of Tailoring The fourth step is the proposal, or solution stage.   The mistake here is giving the prospect a broad menu of offers and expecting them to decide what they need.   You're the expert.   Your job is to curate and recommend the solution that best fits what they shared during the discovery process.   Rather than saying: "Here are all the ways you can work with me. Pick one."   You can say: "Based on what you shared, my recommendation is this."   Tailoring also means using the buyer's key words and phrases when you explain your recommendation.   Connect your solution directly to what they said they want, what they want to change, and the result they're working toward.   This doesn't always mean creating a custom offer.   It means positioning the right offer in a way that clearly shows how it applies to this person and this situation. Mistake 5: Ending Without Issuing an Invitation The fifth step is the close.   This is the second most missed step in the Selling Staircase.   Sales conversations don't move themselves forward. When you end without issuing an invitation, both you and the buyer may be left wondering what happens next.   This often creates the follow-up spiral: Should you call them? Should you email? How long should you wait? Are they still interested? Did they decide against it?   A clear invitation gives the prospect an opportunity to respond and gives you useful information.   When you issue an invitation, one of five things may happen: They say yes. They ask a question. They raise an objection. They say no. They ask for time to think.   Every one of these responses gives you more clarity than ending the conversation without asking.   Even a no allows you to bless and release instead of spending more time and energy guessing. The Five Types of Sales Friction Each mistake creates a different kind of friction:   Mistake 1 creates relationship friction. The first impression makes it harder to connect.   Mistake 2 creates interest friction. The person doesn't yet understand why they should stay curious.   Mistake 3 creates qualification friction. You may spend time trying to convince someone who isn't an ideal buyer.   Mistake 4 creates solution friction. Too many choices or an unclear recommendation can lead to overwhelm and indecision.   Mistake 5 creates decision friction. Without an invitation, the decision gets pushed onto the buyer's to-do list.   The goal of the Selling Staircase is to reduce friction at each step so the conversation feels clear, natural, and easy to move through. A Quote Worth Remembering "It isn't about having the perfect words. It's about understanding what step am I on, and what can I do here to be more impactful and effective?" Try This This Week Think about your three most recent sales conversations.   For each one, ask: Did I make it easy to connect with me? Did I create curiosity before moving into sales? Did I get permission before making an offer? Did I tailor my recommendation? Did I issue a clear invitation?   Notice where the conversation lost momentum or became unclear.   Then choose one step to strengthen in your next sales conversation.   You don't need to perfect all five at once. Start with the step that creates the most friction in your current process. Who This Episode Is For This episode is especially valuable when you: Have sales conversations that feel positive but don't lead to decisions. Want a simple framework for guiding sales conversations. Struggle with discovery calls or feel pressure to prove your value. Tend to give prospects too many options. Avoid asking directly for the next step. Want sales conversations to feel more relationship-focused and less stressful. Keep the Conversation Going Did today's episode show you where friction may be showing up in your sales conversations?   Here are a few places to continue learning: Explore the Sales Maven Society: https://yoursalesmaven.com/sales-maven-society/ Discover more relationship-based selling strategies: https://yoursalesmaven.com Listen to Episode 337, Stop Guessing and Start Issuing Invitations: https://yoursalesmaven.com/sales-maven-podcast/ Book a conversation with Nikki: https://yoursalesmaven.com Timestamps 00:00 Why you only need to create curiosity with the people you want to keep in conversation 00:21 Welcome and introduction to the five biggest mistakes in sales conversations 01:08 How the five mistakes connect to the Selling Staircase 01:43 Mistake 1: Creating friction before the conversation begins 02:28 The introduction step and making a powerful first impression 03:07 Why displaying the right name on video calls matters 05:47 Mistake 2: Never giving people a reason to be curious 06:22 The dentist office lesson about creating curiosity 07:14 Why curiosity matters before you move into selling 10:06 Mistake 3: Skipping qualification during the discovery call 10:38 Why the discovery call isn't your Broadway debut 11:50 The three purposes of an effective discovery call 13:16 Mistake 4: Offering instead of tailoring 13:33 Why you should recommend rather than provide a menu of offers 14:46 Using the prospect's key words to tailor your solution 16:23 Mistake 5: Ending without issuing an invitation 17:17 How missing the invitation creates a follow-up spiral 18:04 Episode 337 and the cost of making assumptions 19:04 The five responses an invitation may create 21:17 Why mistakes 2 and 5 deserve your attention first 21:25 The five types of friction created during sales conversations 24:05 Why the perfect words are rarely the real problem 24:24 A recap of the five Selling Staircase steps 25:07 Understanding the step matters more than memorizing scripts 25:45 Final reflection and invitation to identify your biggest takeaway 26:17 How to connect with Nikki for additional resources or support About Nikki Rausch Nikki Rausch guides service-based women entrepreneurs who aren't yet comfortable with selling to confidently enroll more clients through natural, relationship-based conversations. Through practical strategies and proven frameworks, you learn how to create consistent business growth while staying true to your values. Whether you're building sales confidence, improving client enrollment, or refining your sales communication, Nikki shows you how to create sales that feel natural and results that feel inevitable.

Let's be real teachers—there's a huge difference between a worksheet and a “worksh*t”. One of those is about authentic learning, amazing feedback, and active engagement. The other is about busy work, creating frustration, and a time vampire. The good news is… worksheets CAN be an amazing thing IF we use them correctly. In this episode, we're cutting through the clutter and breaking down five simple yet strategic ways to evaluate the paper (or digital!) tasks you're handing out. Whether you teach elementary or high school, you'll walk away with practical tips, reflective questions, and a fresh lens for designing or choosing activities that actually move the learning forward. Spoiler alert: the information in this episode will actually save you SO much teacher time too! Episode Notes:  The BEST Classroom Management & Behavior Management Resource Bundle:  monicagenta.com/management  Needing Some Awesome PD for Your School? Let's Connect:  monicagenta.com/PD Get a free PDF copy of Monica's Book Crushing It For Kids Here: monicagenta.com/freebook Connect with Monica on social media: Instagram: instagram.com/monicagentaed/ TikTok: tiktok.com/@monicagentaed Facebook: facebook.com/MonicaGentaEd

Writing a book is about more than becoming a published author.What if your book could become the positioning piece that helps people understand your message, discover your work, join your community, and eventually enter the larger business or ministry you're building?In this episode of The Peaceful CEO Podcast, Angelica Stanley breaks down a different approach to writing and self-publishing a book—one that starts with your message and reader before publishing mechanics.You'll learn why publishing isn't the finish line, how a book can support your personal brand or business, and why the question isn't simply, “How do I get my book on Amazon?”The better question is:What am I building around the message God has entrusted to me?Angelica also introduces the four-part Prep to Published framework:MESSAGE → MANUSCRIPT → PUBLISH → POSITIONMessage: Clarify what you're saying, who you're writing for, and the transformation your reader needs.Manuscript: Give your message structure, create the chapter path, and turn scattered notes, stories, teachings, or testimony into a cohesive book.Publish: Prepare the practical pieces of self-publishing, including formatting, cover, description, pricing, and publishing.Position: Build beyond the book. Determine how your book connects to your brand, content, email list, community, workshops, speaking, services, courses, or future offers.Because your goal doesn't have to be simply:“I published a book.”Your book can become the first tangible resource that says:This is what I carry. This is who I serve. And this is how I can help.✍

Your Book Builds Your Authority Atttract Clients with a Book That Highlights Your Expertise Episode 320 (Weston is based in North Carolina) In this conversation with Weston Lyon, we explore: why a business owner might write a book how authorship changes the way prospects perceive you why a book needs to solve a specific problem the connection between your audience and your topic how writing sharpens your thinking why your book needs your authentic voice productive ways to use AI during the writing process the limitations of writing a memoir to grow a business how much experience you need before writing why waiting for inspiration delays completion how to establish a practical writing routine when to include personal struggles and mistakes how to protect client confidentiality why a finished book must be actively leveraged when your business might not be ready for a book ----- About our guest, Weston Lyon: He is the author of 23 books, including the bestseller, "The Book Writing Blueprint". He is founder of Plug & Play Publishing, which has helped hundreds of leaders write, publish and profit from their books. You can obtain your free copy of The Book Writing Blueprint and register for the free masterclass, "How to Outline the Right Book to Grow Your Business"here FreeGrfitsfromWeston.com ----- Key Learning Points from this conversation with Weston Lyon: A business book should help a specific audience solve a problem or achieve a desired result. Publishing a book can position you as an expert in the minds of prospective clients. A book becomes valuable when you use it as a business development tool. Writing forces you to clarify, organize and strengthen your ideas. AI can help identify blind spots, but it should not replace the author's thinking and voice. Your book topic should intersect with the needs of your target audience. A memoir might tell your story, but it might not be the best book for growing your business. You do not need decades of experience before you can offer useful knowledge. A consistent writing schedule matters more than waiting until you feel inspired. Personal struggles, mistakes and lessons can make your advice more believable. Protect client confidentiality by requesting permission or disguising identifying details. Determine why you want to write your book before deciding what it should contain. Stabilize your business cash flow before committing significant resources to a book. Write one useful book, leverage it effectively and then consider whether you need another. ----- ----more---- Your Intended Message is the podcast about how you can boost your career and business success by honing your communication skills. We'll examine the aspects of how we communicate one-to-one, one to few and one to many – plus that important conversation, one to self. In these interviews we will explore presentation skills, public speaking, conversation, persuasion, negotiation, sales conversations, marketing, team meetings, social media, branding, self talk and more.   Your host is George Torok George is a specialist in communication skills. Especially presentation. He's fascinated by the links between communication and influencing behaviors. He delivers training and coaching programs to help leaders and promising professionals deliver the intended message for greater success.   Connect with George www.SpeechCoachforExecutives.com https://superiorpresentations.net/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgetorokpresentations/ https://www.youtube.com/user/presentationskill  

S6:E77 A funding round can transform a company. It can also change who controls it, how it's expected to grow and even whether the founder remains CEO. So perhaps the first fundraising question shouldn't be How do I get the money? It should be: Do I actually want what comes with it? Queue up this episode of Small Business Stories with Vijay Rajendran, founder of Startup System and author of The Funding Framework, for a grounded look inside startup fundraising in 2026. Vijay describes a market where more capital is concentrating in fewer companies, AI commands extraordinary investor attention, and founders outside the hottest categories may wonder whether funding is even accessible. His response is refreshingly grounded: most businesses shouldn't be pursuing institutional capital in the first place. If investors don't trust you, a beautiful pitch deck won't solve the underlying problem. If your business doesn't fit an investor's thesis, more outreach doesn't necessarily create better odds. And if the narrative surrounding your company doesn't accurately convey its opportunity, two founders presenting fundamentally similar businesses can produce dramatically different investor reactions. Fundraising, Vijay argues, is ultimately a trust-building exercise.

Luke and Jody Jackson discuss if Torey Lovullo's future can be determined by how he handles Ketel Marte for the rest of the season and Arizona Sports Arizona Cardinals reporter Tyler Drake joins the show.  

Have you ever stepped on the scale, seen a number you didn't like, and suddenly felt like your entire day was ruined? Maybe you immediately started replaying everything you ate the day before. You felt disappointed. You told yourself you need to work harder, eat less, or exercise more. Or maybe that one number made you feel like you'd completely blown it. But here's the question I want you to think about: Why does a number on a scale have so much power over how you feel about yourself? The problem may not actually be the scale. It may be the meaning we've learned to attach to the number. A number is simply information. It doesn't tell you whether you're disciplined. It doesn't determine your worth. And it certainly doesn't tell you whether you're succeeding or failing. Today, I want to help you start separating your worth from your weight so you can stop letting the scale dictate your mood, your choices, or your confidence. And if you're tired of feeling like you're constantly starting over with your weight, food, and fitness, I want to invite you to my FREE workshop, “Why I Keep Starting Over and How to Break the Cycle.” We're meeting Wednesday, September 2nd at 8 PM Eastern on Zoom, and we're going to talk about why this cycle keeps happening—and, more importantly, how you can finally break free from it. So if you've ever let the number on the scale determine how you feel about yourself, this workshop is for you. Head over to DietDitching.com, click on Free Workshop, and put your name and email on the list. I would absolutely love to have you there. Let's stop starting over and start walking in freedom instead!

The jury in the Lindsay Clancy triple murder trial continues deliberating today, after spending 3 and a half hours on Thursday. After 21 days of testimony and 85 witnesses, the 12 jurors will have five potential verdicts to consider, including manslaughter, that could leave the Massachusetts mom who admitted to killing her three young children in prison for the rest of her life, committed to a mental institution, or free from punishment entirely. Her defense attorney, Kevin Reddington, acknowledged his polarizing personality answering a series of questions from reporters as he left the courthouse, saying he has no idea what the jury is going to decide.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The jury in the Lindsay Clancy triple murder trial continues deliberating today, after spending 3 and a half hours on Thursday. After 21 days of testimony and 85 witnesses, the 12 jurors will have five potential verdicts to consider, including manslaughter, that could leave the Massachusetts mom who admitted to killing her three young children in prison for the rest of her life, committed to a mental institution, or free from punishment entirely. Her defense attorney, Kevin Reddington, acknowledged his polarizing personality answering a series of questions from reporters as he left the courthouse, saying he has no idea what the jury is going to decide.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The jury in the Lindsay Clancy triple murder trial continues deliberating today, after spending 3 and a half hours on Thursday. After 21 days of testimony and 85 witnesses, the 12 jurors will have five potential verdicts to consider, including manslaughter, that could leave the Massachusetts mom who admitted to killing her three young children in prison for the rest of her life, committed to a mental institution, or free from punishment entirely. Her defense attorney, Kevin Reddington, acknowledged his polarizing personality answering a series of questions from reporters as he left the courthouse, saying he has no idea what the jury is going to decide.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Original Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbR_qxW8s9Q Follow The Olive Roots: https://www.youtube.com/@theoliverootspodcast theoliverootspodcast.com Does your lineage define your spiritual status? Jesus teaching on the true nature of identity shifts the focus from DNA to action. This video examines a specific biblical debate where Jesus challenges the belief that ancestry alone grants importance. By analyzing the exchange with those claiming descent from Abraham, we explore how Jesus centers the argument on tangible deeds rather than heritage. This breakdown is for anyone looking to understand the core biblical perspective on what it means to be a follower. We clarify why Jesus argues that God can raise up children from stones, effectively stripping away the reliance on physical lineage. You will learn how the concept of being a child of Moses functions as a metric for one's actions, emphasizing that spiritual identity is proven through behavior. This analysis provides a clear look at how Jesus teaching prioritizes the works of God over claims of ancestry. _____ Dr. E. Michael Jones is a prolific Catholic writer, lecturer, journalist, and Editor of Culture Wars Magazine who seeks to defend traditional Catholic teachings and values from those seeking to undermine them. _____ Dr. Jones Books: fidelitypress.org Subscribe to Culture Wars Magazine: culturewars.com Donate: culturewars.com/donate CW Magazine: culturewars.com YouTube: youtube.com/@E_Michael_Jones Rumble: rumble.com/c/c-920885 Twitter (X): twitter.com/emichaeljones1 Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3KNrIgfrRRCjZG2Oa8bRmB

Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley stands as one of the most critical swing districts that could determine control of the House. With less than 100 days until the midterms, Congressman Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA) joins the Rundown to discuss the key issues driving voters to the polls. Rep. Mackenzie breaks down how he's going to combat affordability concerns, how voters feel about the impact of tariffs on domestic manufacturing after recent trade tensions with Canada, and addresses the local backlash over AI data center development in Pennsylvania. As students across the country head back to school, districts are rolling out new security measures to keep classrooms safe. From AI-powered metal detectors to increased investigations of school threats, officials say parents also have an important role to play. Conn Davis, CEO of Byrna Technologies, joins the Rundown to explain why parents should have conversations with their children about what to do in an emergency. Plus, how parents can make school safety part of their back-to-school routine. PLUS, commentary by Jason Chaffetz, FOX News contributor and the host of the Jason In The House podcast on FOX News Radio.  PHOTO CREDIT: AP IMAGES Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices