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Are seed oils bad for your health? Discover the truth about seed oils, linoleic acid, omega-6 fats, and how changes in the modern diet may be affecting your heart, cellular health, and overall well-being.0:00 Seed oils explained 0:51 Linoleic acid2:10 Oxidized oils 3:15 What seed oils do to your body3:55 Seed oil controversy4:52 Seed oil dangers 5:35 Cholesterol myths7:10 Omega-6 fats and omega-3 fatty acids8:12 Eliminating seed oils

https://teachhoops.com/ https://www.thechampionshipcoach.com/ Are you running an elite basketball program or just managing seasonal chaos? Most head coaches exhaust themselves because they try to be everything to everyone—the master strategist, the intense motivator, the logistics coordinator, and the player favorite. But championship programs aren't built by a single superhero; they are driven by a highly structured coaching staff architecture. In this masterclass episode, we step directly into the "Truth Room" to break down the four essential assistant coach archetypes outlined in the file "Types of Coaches (3).pdf". We deconstruct the precise roles of The Yoda (Tactical Director), The Antagonist (Culture Enforcer), The Organizer (Operations Director), and The Mediator (Player Relations Lead). Learn how to audit your current staff's DNA, eliminate groupthink, maximize your practice Rep Density, and blend these distinct coaching voices into a single, unified signal that drives your team toward a championship standard. To move your program from coach-led compliance to a self-policing powerhouse, your assistants must operate with absolute clarity regarding their primary environments and expected outputs: The Yoda Game-Plan Countering & $eFG%$ Math The Film Room / Bench Huddle Macro-view adjustments, analytics, and deep player scouting. The Antagonist Standard of Tolerance & Edge Defensive Shell / Rebounding Unafraid accountability, challenging groupthink, and driving defensive grit. The Organizer Activity Density & Clock Flow Practice Transitions / Logistics Flawless practice clock management and highly efficient drill transitions. The Mediator Relational Capital & Morale One-on-One Workouts / Sidelines Deep player trust, managing locker room pulse, and providing high energy. Coach's Note: "A mediocre head coach tries to be all four of these people simultaneously and ends up exhausting themselves while confusing their players. A championship head coach acts as the conductor of the orchestra. They hire drivers, not passengers, assign them clear lanes, empower them to lead, and let the collective staff culture carry the program's vision." How to Build the Perfect Basketball Coaching Staff (The 4 Assistant Archetypes) Stop Over-Coaching! How to Delegate Roles to Your Basketball Assistants The Head Coach Blueprint: Assembling a Championship Staff Architecture Primary Keywords (Search Intent & Indexing): Building a basketball coaching staff Types of basketball coaches High school basketball assistant coach roles TeachHoops Coach Collins Athletic program leadership Types of Coaches (3).pdf Basketball practice organization Defensive coordinator basketball Basketball analytics and adjustments Secondary Keywords (Semantic & Recommendation AI): Effective Field Goal Percentage eFG% analytics Practice activity density Rep density basketball drills Standard of tolerance Relational capital in sports Player-led team culture Locker room morale Eliminating groupthink in coaching Coaching staff alignment matrix Socratic coaching method "Discover the definitive basketball staff architecture blueprint using the framework from 'Types of Coaches (3).pdf'. In this comprehensive coaching masterclass, Coach Collins breaks down how to balance your bench using four core assistant archetypes: The Yoda, The Antagonist, The Organizer, and The Mediator. Learn how to maximize your practice rep density, protect your team's eFG% through calm mid-game adjustments, and establish an unyielding standard of tolerance on the defensive end. Stop running your entire program alone and learn how to align your staff for maximum winning efficiency." #BasketballCoaching #TeachHoops #CoachCollins #CoachingStaff #AssistantCoach #TeamCulture #BasketballTactics #PracticeDesign #HighSchoolBasketball #AthleticDirector #CoachingPhilosophy Show NotesThe Staff Architecture MatrixStaff Archetype PDFCore Accountability PDFPrimary Environment PDFExpected Strategic OutputYouTube Optimization StrategyOptimized Title IdeasSEO & AI Optimization KeywordsAI-Optimized Video Description SnippetSuggested Video Tags Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jofin Joseph, Co-Founder and CEO of Needletail AI, joins Lester De Alwis to reveal why the biggest revenue leak in most dental practices is not a billing problem, it's an eligibility problem that starts before the patient walks in. With 500,000+ patient benefits verified and error rates under 3%, Jofin's platform is proving that AI can eliminate the 30 - 40 minute payer calls, free the front desk, and ensure practices collect the right amount at the point of care every time. Visit needletailai.com for free AI resources designed for every role in your office. Book a complimentary Practice Growth Audit with Ekwa, Most dental practices are losing patients online without knowing it. You walk away with a full online analysis report specific to your practice, your market, and your competition. Claim Your Complimentary Practice Growth Audit If you want to improve how your team presents treatment and communicates value to patients, book a complimentary Practice Breakthrough Session with Gary Takacs, one conversation, a personalized action plan. One conversation with Gary has helped practices recover thousands in unscheduled treatment. Book Your Complimentary Practice Breakthrough Session

Listen and subscribe to Money Making Conversations on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, www.moneymakingconversations.com/subscribe/ or wherever you listen to podcasts. New Money Making Conversations episodes drop daily. I want to alert you, so you don’t miss out on expert analysis and insider perspectives from my guests who provide tips that can help you uplift the community, improve your financial planning, motivation, or advice on how to be a successful entrepreneur. Keep winning! Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Cherina & Mowbray Rowand.

Listen and subscribe to Money Making Conversations on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, www.moneymakingconversations.com/subscribe/ or wherever you listen to podcasts. New Money Making Conversations episodes drop daily. I want to alert you, so you don’t miss out on expert analysis and insider perspectives from my guests who provide tips that can help you uplift the community, improve your financial planning, motivation, or advice on how to be a successful entrepreneur. Keep winning! Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Cherina & Mowbray Rowand.

Listen and subscribe to Money Making Conversations on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, www.moneymakingconversations.com/subscribe/ or wherever you listen to podcasts. New Money Making Conversations episodes drop daily. I want to alert you, so you don’t miss out on expert analysis and insider perspectives from my guests who provide tips that can help you uplift the community, improve your financial planning, motivation, or advice on how to be a successful entrepreneur. Keep winning! Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Cherina & Mowbray Rowand.

Hugh Matheson from HM Custom Projects targets the specific operational failure of treating a building company exactly like a carpentry job. By trying to be everyone's mate and avoiding necessary conversations, Hugh found himself working 60 hour weeks, wasting $70,000 on a marketing agency, and facing a bleak project pipeline filled with unqualified tire-kickers.To fix this, Hugh shifted his operations by charging $3,500 for his Dreams to Reality preliminary package, immediately weeding out bad leads. He implemented a 1 percent referral program to replace his expensive marketing agency and started sharing back costing numbers with his tradesmen monthly to track missing site hours. These exact operational steps allowed him to step completely off the tools and reduce his workload to 40 hours a week strictly in the office. Links & Resources HM Custom Projects: https://hmcustomprojects.com.au/ Timestamped Key Points 00:03:55 Transitioning from a carpentry mindset to building concrete business operations. 00:06:36 Implementing back costing systems to identify missing site hours and budget overruns. 00:08:06 Sharing monthly financial data with tradesmen to force accountability on site. 00:09:23 Utilizing the Dreams to Reality preliminary package to charge for 40 page estimates. 00:10:24 Surviving a $70,000 marketing agency mistake by relying entirely on referral networks. 00:10:50 Executing a 1 percent referral program to build a predictable project pipeline. 00:11:34 Eliminating toxic relationships on site by having necessary conversations instead of acting like a mate. 00:13:16 Escaping 60 hour weeks on the tools to manage the business in a 40 hour office schedule. https://www.facebook.com/groups/TPBmember: https://www.facebook.com/TheProfessionalBuilderSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Southern Illinois got hit hard — two lives lost in mobile homes as tornadoes tore through the Mount Vernon area while St. Louis narrowly dodged the worst of it. The Marc Cox Morning Show breaks it all down. Then — the Festus data center saga takes a wild new turn as a city council votes to block its own recall election, and now a resident is asking the courts to intervene. Plus, a driver falls asleep at 70 miles per hour and plows into a children's disability clinic in Arnold at 2 AM — and a driverless Tesla kills a 76-year-old woman. And Marc Cox goes off on school districts already eyeing your wallet for more tax dollars. His voter guide is dropping this week, and he's making the case right now — Amendment 5 eliminates Missouri's income tax, puts $5,000 back in the pocket of a family of four, and the guardrails are already built in. You need this information before early voting starts — and the Marc Cox Morning Show is the only place you're going to get the full picture. HASHTAGS: #MarcCoxMorningShow #StLouisMorningBrief #MissouriIncomeTax #Amendment5 #FestusRecall #STLWeather #SouthernIllinoisTornadoes #VoterGuide #MarcCoxVoterGuide #SchoolTaxes #ConservativeRadio #STLConservative #MarcCox #PatriotVoices

Kellen Sampson joins the JAMODI Podcast for a deep dive into championship culture, player development, coaching philosophy, leadership, and the principles that have helped build one of the most successful programs in college basketball at the University of Houston.In this conversation, Coach Sampson shares lessons learned from growing up around the game, working alongside legendary coach Kelvin Sampson, developing elite defensive teams, simplifying coaching, building player confidence, and creating an environment where accountability and relationships thrive.From offensive rebounding and defensive identity to player development and leadership, this episode is packed with practical wisdom for coaches at every level.

“People don't do what you expect, they do what you inspect” Dre Baldwin Top Five Tips for Eliminating Execution Drift in Growing Organizations1.  Define Behavior, Not Just Outcomes2. Build a measurable execution scorecard    3. Remove Ambiguity from Roles and Standards4. Systematize “The Same Things, The Same Way, Every Time”5. Enforce accountability through structure not emotionTIME STAMP SUMMARY04:03   Importance of team leaders communicating that activities are being tracked to ensure compliance.08:58  Consistent enforcement of standards is crucial for maintaining order and respect.17:58   Systems can be simple but effective, and they are essential for managing growth.20:10   Accountability should be based on consistent processes, not personal relationships or moods. Where to find Dre?Website                        https://www.dreallday.com/LinkedIn                       https://www.linkedin.com/in/dreallday Dre Baldwin Bio Dre Baldwin is the creator of Work on your game, the operating system for high performance entrepreneurs.After a 9-year pro basketball career, Dre has delivered 4 TEDx Talks, authored 43 books, and built a body of work consumed over 100 million times. His framework installs discipline, structure and presence into experts and service pros ready to scale from six to seven figures with clarity, confidence and control. 

Most of us have heard sermon after sermon, message after message, telling us that we shouldn't sin. That instead, we should repent and live a godly, holy life. That's great – but the real question is HOW?   STIFF-NECKED GENERATION I was never much of an accountant but I do remember learning about double-entry book keeping systems. They were really important back in manual accounting systems because they provided a double check to make sure that the accounts balanced. Basically, here's how it worked. Every financial transaction in the accounts had two entries – hence the name double entry. A credit entry and a debit entry. And the whole point of that was the double entry provided a double check. And it's not just in accounting that you find this approach. You find it in physics too. Newton's third law says that every action has an equal and opposite reaction. In other words – whenever a body exerts a force on a second body, that second body exerts an equal and opposite force on the first body. Maybe that's something we should have learned at school. And it's not just in accounting and physics that we see this two sided approach to life, we also find it in the spiritual dimension. Absolutely we do. Every spiritual transaction has two sides to it. Every spiritual action in one direction creates an equal and opposite action in the other direction. So what's the point? Well in this double-sided mystery lies our rubber-hits-the-road solution to overcoming stubborn sin – which is the thing that we're talking about in this series, "Eliminating Stubborn Sin Once and For All". And it's a powerful solution indeed. Last week on the program we saw that each one of us finds ourselves with at least one stubborn sin in life that we can't seem to overcome. Now it's different for each one of us – anger, temper, sexuality, greed, self esteem, pride … the list goes on. And somehow that one particular sine comes back again and again to defeat us. But whilst sin is all too common, it's not normal – and God's intention is to set us free from that sin. Not only His intention – it's His plan, it's His will and it's something that He has the power, the divine power to do. Last week on the program we looked at this particular passage, 2 Corinthians 10:4-5: For the weapons of our warfare are not merely human, but they have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments and every proud obstacle raised up against the knowledge of God, and we take every thought captive to obey Christ. Every proud obstacle in our hearts that sets itself up against the knowledge of God – and that's what the strongholds are that the Apostle Paul's talking about here – can be destroyed by the weapons of warfare which are not human, they're divine. God's divine power. And it's a power that God delights in exerting right in the moment our of our weakness – so that it's His power and not our strength that overcomes sin. Here's Paul again. We looked at this last week too, 2 Corinthians 12:7-9: To keep me from being too elated, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to torment me, to keep me from being too elated. Three times I appealed to the Lord about this, that it would leave me, but he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness." So, I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me. Don't you just love this. Instead of just taking the messenger of Satan that was tormenting Paul away – God instead gives Paul the opportunity to discover God's perfect power – the power of Jesus Himself – in His own experience in overcoming Satan. But it's one thing to know that whilst we all have a stubborn sin and even though it's God's plan to wield His divine power to overcome that sin in our lives – well, all that's one thing. But what you and I really need to know, beyond that wonderful liberating truth – is how! HOW to lay hold of God's power and how to overcome the stubborn sin that's been wracking our bodies for a lifetime. Well today, right now, I want to take you deep into God's Word and show you God's how. Not my how. Not the world's how. But God's HOW! Now I've heard this Scripture we're about to go to have a look at quoted often – but only half of it, only one side of the transaction, and not the other side. And a half truth is as good as an untruth because a half truth can easily be made into a lie. It's something the devil does all the time. The half truth – the part of this Scripture that's most often quoted – goes like this, James Chapter 4 verse 7: Resist the devil and he will flee from you. And so a whole bunch of people set about resisting the devil. Problem is that the old enemy's been around much longer than you and I have, and he's seen it all. He's wily, crafty and deceptive and he'll go to any length to catch us in his snare. He'll wait to till the most opportune moment, until we're tired or weak or distracted or frustrated or all of the above – and then he'll pounce. 1 Peter Chapter 5:8: Like a roaring lion your adversary the devil prowls around, looking for someone to devour. Lions wait in the long grass until they see a weak animal or a young animal or a slow animal separated from the pack – and then they pounce on their prey. The devil's the exactly the same. And what we discover when we set about resisting the devil – is that working hard just doesn't work. We don't need human weapons in this spiritual battle, we need weapons full of divine power. And it turns out that the way to access and wield those weapons involves a double-sided transaction. The half truth from the Scriptures that I gave you before – let me give the whole thing to you now – and you'll see what I mean. James Chapter 4:7-8 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Do you see the two sides of the transaction involved in defeating the devil – in overcoming stubborn sin? The first is, submit yourself to God and then resist the devil – two sides – and the result of that is that he will flee from you. When we submit ourselves to God, we rebel against the devil. When we submit to the devil – we rebel against God. It's a double sided entry, it's a double sided transaction. But some people have a foot in both camps – they want to honour God but they want to go with the devil and they're the ones who are double-minded, the ones who have to cleanse their hands and purify their hearts. We're going to look at some intensely practical examples of this after the break – but just for now think back to Adam and Eve in the garden. When they were living that perfect life prior to the fall – they were submitting to God (and getting all the benefits) – but on the other side of the ledger, they were resisting the devil. The tree in the middle of the garden, the tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, it was there all the time, they just didn't eat of it – and so they lived in the benefit of God's blessing. BUT – the moment they submitted to the devil – on the other side of the ledger, they were resisting God, they were rebelling against God – in that very first, terrible, double-sided act of rebellion. Submission to God = rejecting the devil. Submission to the devil = rejection God. And in this double-sided transaction lies the practical truth of overcoming stubborn sin. If we try to do it by resisting the devil, as we've already seen – that's a half truth and it doesn't work. The answer is first to submit to God, to draw near to Him, because in so doing, He will draw near to us. And since He's the one with the power – He's the one with the weapons of warfare that have the divine power, the first thing that we need to do, is to submit our selves to Him. Resisting the devil is what flows out of that.   RULES DON'T WORK Stubborn sin – that sin that we just can't shift, sin that keeps on keeping on long after we'd hoped that we would have defeated it – is a fact in many, many people's lives. And over the last couple of weeks on the program, we've seen that not only does God understand that, but He wants to give us His weapons full of His divine power, right in the middle of our weaknesses defeat the sin. Jesus died and rose again to give us victory, to give us a new life – and so whilst stubborn sin is commonplace, it's not normal and it's not what God means for our lives. In fact, this is something that God takes so seriously – that He sends not only His Son just to die to pay for all our sin on the cross, but to rise again to give us a new life. 2 Corinthians 5:17: that if anyone believes in this Jesus, then that person is a new creation – old things have passed away and look all things are new. So, whilst many a Christ-follower is convinced that their particular brand of stubborn sin is just a fact of life, just something that they have to live with for the rest of their lives here on Earth, that's a luxury that the Gospel of Jesus Christ doesn't afford us. Jesus came to set us free from every sin. And right now we're going to continue our look at this practical "how to" – how do we lay hold of God's divine power to allow ourselves to be set free, by God – of this sin and, and it's painful consequences. Now this is something that frankly puzzled me for a long time. First, I thought I had to do it all. And so I fought against the devil and I tried and I tried and I tried to resits him and overcome these temptations … but as strong willed an individual as I am, that just didn't work. I ended up lying bloodied and beaten and discouraged and dejected and defeated on the battlefield. OK ... OK ... OK that didn't work. So, what I'll do is I'll leave it all up to God. I'll sit back and let God do it all. But let me tell you – the old "spiritual couch potato" model didn't work either. And it wouldn't amaze me at all to know that you've been there too – right? So the question is, how do we make it work? What's God's part, what's our part? Come on – how do we break free from the power of stubborn sin?? Well, before the break we discovered that not only do accountants have double entry book keeping, not only did Isaac Newton discover that in physics and in nature, every action has an equal and opposite reaction – but when it comes to defeating sin, this spiritual transaction too is double-sided. And, it's in the double-sidedness of the transaction that we discover our role and God's role. If you were with us before the break you'll have heard this Scripture, James 4:7-8: Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Do you see its double sidedness? This is really important – that's why we're covering this ground again briefly. It's not just about racing on and resisting the devil – that's something we can't win on our own. First, first submit yourselves to God – that's the God side of the ledger, and then, on the devil's side – resist him and he will flee. That's because when we submit to God, we lay hold of His power, and we have the power to resist the devil – and once he sees that power at work – he's on his bike and out of there because he and all his demons have to submit to the name that is above all names – the name of Jesus Christ. Now the danger is that we leave it there and we don't get down and practical enough to give us something to take away to implement. So I want to go deeper into the "how to" so that each one of us knows how to live out this submission to God AND resist the devil, so that the devil will flee from us. That's how you overcome stubborn sin. This first example is one that jumped out at me in a Bible study group. Have a careful listen, it's the Apostle Paul on death row, writing to his friends in Philippi – telling them how not to worry: now listen and see if you can pick up the double-sidedness of God's solution to worrying, Philippians chapter 4:6-7: Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. I remember sitting in this Bible study group and we talked about worry and people hedged around this and they were prepared to move on from it without taking God at His Word. Worry is a sin – people with their trust in God needn't worry. Worry falls a long way short of living the life of abundant peace that God purchased for us on that cross. What this passage says is – look, here's the solution to overcoming this sin of worry. Instead of worrying – instead of spending your time doing that, replace that with praying and giving thanks to God and telling Him your needs. First submit to God – see that's what's going on here. This is God's way of dealing with the problem, the sin of worry. First submit to Him, do it his way. Pray and give thanks. Let your needs be known to God. If we take the time that we would have spent worrying … and instead we used it to do it God's way – to pray. The devil loves throwing doubt in our minds. He loves it when we're discouraged. How to deal with him?? We submit to God, we do it God's way – and the promise is that when we do that, "the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus". What's just happened here? God's weapons of divine power have been brought into play – we have a confidence that comes from God, because we did it His way in faith – and so the devil ceases to have any power over us to make us worry. Now, now stand in this newfound power from God … and watch the devil flee. The secret is in proactively replacing the bad with the Good, proactively stepping into this space and saying – No, no – no, no! This worry is from the devil. My only answer is to submit to God. Now I discover His divine power in my weakness. Now I can resist, now the devil must flee. Let's have another quick look at another practical example. It has to do with the things that we say that hurt other people. So many of us have a problem with that don't we – always grumbling, always pulling other people down. Have a listen again to the double-sided solution, Ephesians chapter 4:29: Let no evil talk come out of your mouths, but only what is useful for building up, as there is need, so that your words may give grace to those who hear. How do I stop this addiction of evil talk coming out of my mouth. Do I just sit there and try to hold my tongue. No! – God's saying – instead of doing that, proactively replace it with my way – instead of speaking the things that are only going to hurt people, speak only what is useful for building other people up as there is need. Replace the bad with the Good. Deliberately step out with God and do it God's way and not our way. So when we feel like cursing people with our words instead we go "No! God's way is to bless them". The devil's got nowhere to go. He's lost his power. Then, having submitted to God, then we simply stand and resist the devil in the power of God because we've done it God's way. And let me tell you – they way I've learned this is simple. I sat down and thought about my weaknesses. I identified them. And I had more than my fair share. And I looked through the Bible and found a simple verse to tell me - when I'm in a situation where I'm prone to live out this particular stubborn sin – what is it that I CAN DO, to submit to God in my actions and my thoughts and my words, right there and then how can I submit to God. And so when I found myself in that place, I knew God's word, I knew how to submit to God. And you know what happened, little by little – God changed me. And the devil, well, he had no choice. He just had to flee. And when you think about it – this isn't rocket science. This is something that we can apply to any sin in any situation. It'd be just like God to make it that simple, wouldn't it? In fact next week on the program, we're going to look at some more specific details – common stubborn sins that people have in their lives, – to help each one of us stop sin dead in its tracks.   THE POWER TO CHANGE Over the next couple of weeks on the program, we're going to be looking at some very common stubborn sins that people deal with – anger, sexual immorality, selfishness, low self esteem – and how to overcome each of those. But as we come towards the end of our time together, I want to share with you perhaps the most important thing that I know about overcoming stubborn sin in my life. In fact – there's no maybe about it. It is the most important thing that I know. And it's this – that prayer works. 1 Thessalonians 5:17 says very simply that we should: Pray without ceasing. Can I tell you something – that verse has stuck with me over and over and over again as God's done His work in me to overcome the stubborn sin in my life – and let me tell you, I had more than my fair share – and this is what I've found. When I was in that time of overcoming anger or overcoming selfishness – God dealt with them one at a time in me – I discovered that on those days when I specifically and deliberately prayed about that sin in my life first up in the morning – and got focussed on those handful of scriptures that God gave me – perhaps only a five minute investment each day – but when I made that investment I didn't sin. But somehow when I didn't quite get around to it, didn't have time, you know what it's like– those sins just got the better of me – time and time and time again. And still today, if I don't spend that time with the Lord each morning in prayer and reading His Word and letting Him have sway in my heart – I tell you - those stubborn sins will find their way back into my life. To put it very succinctly – PRAYER IS THE ONLY THING THAT WORKS. I can't make it any simpler than that. And even through the day, when I was in a situation where that sin was prone to come out of me – just a quick prayer under my breath – LORD HELP ME – that's all It takes. Pray without ceasing – because prayer works. I'm always taken by the time that the disciples were trying to cast a demon out of a boy while Jesus was up on the mount of the transfiguration – they couldn't do it. And Jesus came down – cast the demon out no problem and later the disciples went to Him and said, "So Lord, how come you could do it but we couldn't?" And Jesus said the most surprising thing to them, Mark 9:29: He replied to them, This kind cannot be driven out by anything but prayer and fasting. Now just stop and think a minute – He's been up on the mountain, He's walked down into this farce where there's a crowd and the disciples are trying to cast out a demon and the demon's not going and instantly Jesus casts out the demon. Let me ask you – did Jesus have time for prayer and fasting right at that moment? Not at all – He was talking about his normal, every day prayer life, He was talking about the fasting He'd been doing before that. And when I scratch around looking at the original text of what Jesus said – recorded in Greek not English – the deep sense of what He's saying here is this – nothing but prayer and fasting has the power to cast out the stubborn demons such as these. – The stubborn demons. The sort that wont go – like our stubborn sins. The power is in the prayer – Jesus was incredulous when He saw what was going on – He said "How long must I bear with you, you faithless and perverse generation?" Pretty strong language. He was expressing His frustration - why is it that you people still don't get it? My friend if you would defeat the stubborn sin in your life – it will only happen by prayer. And the odd bit of fasting isn't going to hurt either I have to tell you. Pray without ceasing. Pray every day. And little by little that stubborn sin will be gone – so out there in the heat of the battle, with the crowds looking on – that hidden prayer life will bring its rewards. That hidden prayer life will bear the fruit that others see in your life. That hidden prayer life will bring the power of God to bear in overcoming the most stubborn sin in our lives that we could ever imagine.

What if one of the most important health crises affecting men today wasn't being caused by aging, but by the environment we live in? In this eye-opening solo episode, Darin Olien investigates the alarming decline in testosterone levels, fertility, and reproductive health among men worldwide. Drawing on decades of research, epidemiological studies, environmental science, endocrinology, and public health data, Darin examines the growing evidence connecting endocrine-disrupting chemicals, microplastics, sleep deprivation, chronic stress, poor lifestyle habits, and environmental toxins to declining testosterone levels across generations. From BPA, phthalates, atrazine, PFAS, and microplastics to sleep quality, circadian rhythms, cholesterol metabolism, cortisol regulation, and natural testosterone-supporting strategies, this episode explores what may be one of the most underreported public health issues of our time—and what men can do to take control of their health today.     What You'll Learn Why testosterone levels have been declining for decades The startling research on global sperm count decline How endocrine-disrupting chemicals interfere with hormone production Why BPA and phthalates may disrupt testosterone synthesis The role of atrazine, PFAS, and environmental toxins How chronic stress diverts resources away from testosterone production Why sleep may be the most important testosterone intervention The connection between cholesterol and hormone production How microplastics are being found throughout the human body The surprising relationship between statins and testosterone levels Natural lifestyle strategies that support healthy hormone production Practical steps to reduce environmental exposure and improve health     Chapters 00:00:00 – Welcome to SuperLife 00:00:33 – Sponsor: Fatty15 and cellular health 00:04:17 – The testosterone collapse explained 00:04:51 – Testosterone levels have been declining for decades 00:06:03 – Global sperm count decline and accelerating trends 00:07:02 – Why treating symptoms misses the root cause 00:07:27 – The hidden public health crisis 00:08:03 – Why low testosterone isn't just about aging 00:09:12 – Why hormone health affects longevity 00:09:53 – Low testosterone and increased mortality risk 00:10:35 – Testosterone's role in metabolism and cardiovascular health 00:11:27 – Endocrine-disrupting chemicals and hormone disruption 00:12:44 – BPA and its effects on testosterone production 00:13:59 – Phthalates and their impact on hormone pathways 00:16:00 – Glyphosate, atrazine, and pesticide exposure 00:17:07 – PFAS and reproductive health concerns 00:17:55 – Environmental toxins and population-wide effects 00:18:11 – Sponsor: Shakeology 00:20:02 – Cholesterol and hormone production 00:20:53 – Chronic stress and cortisol dominance 00:21:45 – Actionable solutions begin 00:21:56 – Why sleep is essential for testosterone production 00:23:07 – How sleep deprivation rapidly lowers testosterone 00:23:21 – Light pollution and circadian disruption 00:23:41 – Foods and nutrients needed for hormone health 00:24:23 – Microplastics and testicular tissue 00:24:53 – Statins and unintended hormonal consequences 00:25:39 – A practical testosterone sovereignty protocol 00:25:48 – Water filtration and reducing toxic exposure 00:26:13 – Eliminating plastics and fragrance chemicals 00:26:35 – Why organic food matters 00:26:45 – Sunlight and vitamin D 00:27:05 – Magnesium, omega-3s, and iodine 00:27:26 – Pine pollen and natural androgen support 00:28:01 – Tongkat Ali and ashwagandha 00:28:48 – Strength training and lifestyle interventions 00:29:10 – Habits that naturally support testosterone 00:29:27 – Darin's approach to healthy aging 00:29:37 – Plants, herbs, and common sense 00:29:51 – Reclaiming your health and sovereignty 00:30:00 – Final thoughts and closing message     Thank You to Our Sponsors Fatty15: Get an additional 15% off their 90-day subscription Starter Kit by going to fatty15.com/DARIN and using code DARIN at checkout. Shakeology: Get 15% off with code DARINO1BODI at Shakeology.com.     Join the SuperLife Patreon: This is where Darin now shares the deeper work: - weekly voice notes - ingredient trackers - wellness challenges - extended conversations - community accountability - sovereignty practices Join now for only $7.49/month at https://patreon.com/darinolien     Find More from Darin Olien: Website: darinolien.com Instagram: @darinolien Book: Fatal Conveniences Platform & Products: superlife.com New Show: Roadmap to Happiness     Key Takeaway "The testosterone crisis may be about far more than aging. It may be a reflection of the modern environment itself—one increasingly saturated with endocrine-disrupting chemicals, chronic stress, poor sleep, circadian disruption, and toxic exposures. 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In this Omni Talk Retail interview, recorded live from the Global DIY Summit 2026 in Amsterdam, Chris Walton catches up with Dan Starr, President & CEO of Do It Best Group, to discuss the company's transformation following its acquisition of True Value. Dan shares what it takes to integrate two major wholesale distribution organizations, how Do It Best is eliminating duplicate costs while preserving culture, and why speed and urgency are critical to realizing the value of an acquisition. The conversation also explores the future of the True Value brand, including how Do It Best plans to introduce it to a new generation of homeowners through modern marketing, ecommerce, and omnichannel experiences. Plus, Dan explains why member success remains at the center of every decision and how Do It Best is leveraging scale to help independent retailers compete in a rapidly changing retail environment. Key Topics Covered: • The Do It Best acquisition of True Value • Lessons learned from large-scale integration • Eliminating duplicate costs and improving efficiency • Why culture was easier to align than expected • Reintroducing the True Value brand to Millennials and Gen Z • The importance of independent retailers in home improvement • Building ecommerce capabilities for 9,000 locations • What omnichannel means for independent hardware stores • How Do It Best supports retailers with digital tools and customer service • Dan Starr's perspective on leadership during transformation Thank you to Vusion for supporting Omni Talk Retail's live coverage from the Global DIY Summit 2026 in Amsterdam. #GlobalDIYSummit #DIYSummit2026 #OmniTalkRetail #DoItBest #TrueValue #RetailLeadership #Omnichannel #Ecommerce #RetailInnovation #HomeImprovement #Vusion

JBS USA plans to close two facilities in Pennsylvania and Tennessee and a portion of another Tennessee site in a move expected to eliminate more than 2,000 jobs. According to a WARN Notice, the company will lay off 1,485 workers at its beef production facility near Philadelphia. ABC 24 Memphis reported that the closure of the value-added Empire Packing site in Tennessee will affect 208 jobs. Additionally, JBS-owned Pilgrim's Pride plans to close Chattanooga's harvesting operation and lay off 348 employees, as part of a $75 million expansion in Ellijay, Georgia.JBS said its nationwide network would absorb production from the Philadelphia and Memphis locations. Meanwhile, Pilgrim's said its changes will increase harvesting and portioning capacity in Georgia, enabling the facility to produce a broader mix of boneless chicken products. The company will continue to use Chattanooga's deboning infrastructure to support the expansion and added that the project would not impact the region's grower base.JBS USA said the closures represent a strategy focused on modernization, growth and long-term competitiveness. CEO Wesley Batista Filho [FEEL-oh] stated that the company is “investing where we are growing and making difficult adjustments where needed.”JBS Beef North America reported an adjusted operating income loss of $279.4 million in its Q1 2026 earnings report, compared to a $158.4 million loss a year ago. The segment said rising live cattle prices outpaced the change in cutout values due to limited cattle availability. It also cited continued restrictions on live cattle imports from Mexico.#JBS, #PilgrimsPride, #FoodManufacturing, #Manufacturing, #ManufacturingNews, #Layoffs, #FactoryClosure, #FoodIndustry, #MeatProcessing, #BeefIndustry, #PoultryIndustry, #SupplyChain, #Workforce, #IndustrialNews, #AmericanManufacturing, #Operations, #BusinessNews, #Production, #FactoryJobs, #IndustryNews

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Pastor Christian Powell preaches to the Faith Church congregation on Sunday morning, June 14, 2026. His message is titled "Eliminating The Credibility Gap" and it comes from Matthew 5:33-37.

Stubborn sin – the sort that just keeps coming back again and again, no matter how hard we try –is a fact of life for so many. And we have a choice – we can just accept it and its devastating consequences, or we can believe God's Word that where there's a will, there's a way.   THE BIG CON Today we are kicking off a new series of programmes for the next four weeks. It's called "Overcoming Stubborn Sin – Once and For All." And God triggered in my heart, just the other day, when I was sitting talking to a man – but more about him later. Now let me ask you, have you ever had a pen in your pocket and it's leaked? More common for men, I guess – we'll put a pen in our shirt pocket or maybe on the inside pocket of our jacket and then, for one reason or another, the pen leaks and you end up with an ink stain all over your shirt or your jacket. Now that stain, it's called a stubborn stain, isn't it? At least that's how we refer to it where I come from. And the reason we call it a stubborn stain is that, no matter what you wash it with or scrub it with – it doesn't matter what you do to it – it just won't come out. I remember when that happened to one of my favourite jackets, years ago now. I mean, I really liked this jacket; it was soft and comfortable and it looked great. I spent a fortune at the dry cleaners, but it doesn't matter what they tried, the stain didn't come out. And so I simply couldn't wear it out any more. I mean, it would have looked ridiculous. But isn't it funny, these days, when we have a stain like that on our characters, it seems we almost wear it out with pride, or at the very least, we just put up with it. After all, it's a stubborn stain – nothing we can do about it. And that's the attitude of that man that I was telling you about at the beginning of the programme. Here's the thing: he rang the other day and wanted to catch up for a coffee. I agreed and as we sat down in the cafe, we had a bit of small chit-chat and then the crunch issue – the thing he wanted to talk to me about. Well, it was his sin. It was a sin he'd been struggling with all his life. It turned out that his particular Achilles heel was his temper. A lovely man but he has a hot temper and just flies of the handle at the drop of a hat. He was sharing with me what had happened just a few days before. A situation where he'd hurt some people that really mattered to him and the more I listened, the more I got this impression that as far as he was concerned, this was something he was stuck with and the best he could do was to manage the symptoms. There wasn't a single thought in his head of treating the disease. And the reason this shocked me was this man is a Christian with a powerful heart after God and a commitment to God's Word. So I listened without saying too much but the more I turned this conversation over and over in my head, the more disturbing it became. It was like he had a stubborn ink stain on his jacket but he was intent on wearing that same jacket out, day after day, with that stain on it. There was no thought of changing the jacket. Do you see the point? We wouldn't think of wearing an ink stained jacket out to work and yet we'll take who we are - with this great big stubborn stain, smack bang in the middle of our character and our personality, so prominent; so obvious that nobody could ever miss it - and wear it out day after day after day, for a whole life time, resigned to what we think is the fact that there's just nothing we can do about it. Changing the jacket never crosses our mind. Have a listen to this. In the context of what we have just been talking about – stubborn sin – Galatians chapter 3, verse 27: "As many of you as were baptised into Christ, have clothed yourselves with Christ." And again this: Ephesians chapter 4, verses 22 to 27: "You were taught to put away your former way of life; your old self, corrupt and deluded by its lusts, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds and to clothe yourselves with a new self, created according to the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness. So then, putting away falsehood, let all of us speak the truth to our neighbours, for we are members of one another. Be angry but do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and do not make room for the devil." Both of these Scriptures from the Word of God are very, very clear. They're about putting on a new jacket; they're about clothing ourselves in Christ; clothing ourselves in the new creation that we become when we put our trust and our faith in Him. There's nothing ... nothing, so far as I can find in God's Word which says that sin is normal. Sure, it's common; all too common but normal it ain't! Have you put your trust in Jesus Christ? Have you? Then you are a new creation. The old things have passed away and all things ... ALL THINGS are new. That comes from Second Corinthians chapter 5, verse 17. We all have one or two stubborn sins in our lives. For some people it's temper and anger, for others it lust, for others it's always seeking glory and recognition, for others again it's low self esteem or un-forgiveness or gossiping or slander. Other people are addicted to gambling or perhaps it's worshipping other gods. Some people don't seem to be able to help themselves – some are involved in the occult. My friend, the list goes on and we sometimes behave as if the only person who has this stubborn sin stain on us is us! Listen to me – it's everyone! I've never met a person who hasn't had to grapple with at least one stubborn, persistent, ongoing form of sin in their lives. So many men are addicted to pornography, which now with the internet, has over half ... over half of all men addicted to this – something we are going to talk about in the coming weeks – and they live in secret shame, imagining that there's nothing they can do about it. And over half of all women, in Western society as least, suffer clinically from low self esteem. And each one of these stubborn sins is the devil's way of robbing us of life. Sure, so many of them are dressed up to look respectable – so seductive; so normal. Now the person who puts their faith in Jesus, kind of knows they're not right, but like that man that I was talking about at the beginning of the programme, they've kind of resigned themselves into believing that there's nothing they can do about their particular brand of stubborn sin. Whether it's a red stain or a blue stain or a black stain, "Well, that's just my coloured stain and there's just nothing I can do about it." Let me give you this very direct and very blunt response to that kind of thinking: rubbish; its absolute rubbish! That's a deception of the devil and you won't find it in the Bible. Jesus said, quoting Isaiah chapter 61, verse 1. He said: "God had sent him to bring good news to the oppressed, to bind up the broken hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and release to the prisoners." Now, there's no fine print in there that provides you or me with a personal exclusion for our particular colour of stubborn sin. Now, I'm a man who has had more than his share of stubborn sins to work through – anger, temper – all sorts of stuff and because I am one of those strong willed people, those things have had even a stronger hold on me than most. And here's what I've discovered along the way and I'm still discovering it – Jesus came to set me free from every sin that robs me of life. He came to set you free from every sin that robs you of life – to clothe us in Christ, to make us a new creation that shines His glory and His image into this lost and hurting world. That is the truth!   WAKE UP One of the worst feelings that we can have in life is that sense of being trapped ... trapped in a place, trapped in our circumstances, trapped in our own destructive patterns of behaviour. And try as we might, we just can't get out. Now, God has a name for those destructive behaviours; a much shorter name – He calls them 'sin' and that's exactly what sin is – behaviour that's destructive; behaviour that misses the whole point of life. And it seems to be the case that pretty much each one of us has one particular pattern of destructive behaviour; one sin that seems to be stubborn in our lives. Like a stubborn stain that just won't wash out – as much as we wish we could get rid of it. We've tried and tried and tried and tried over the years – we just can't. For many people it feels like they're trapped; like there's no way out. It's a pattern of behaviour that we seem to be locked into – repeating over and over and over again. And so many people have just resigned themselves to the fact that that's the way it is and that nothing's ever going to change – they're trapped; hopelessly trapped in sin and there's no way out and so they just have to live life with the painful consequences of that sin. Well, if that kind of resonates a bit with you, I have some good news for you – in fact, it's some great news. Stubborn sin comes in so many different forms. Have a quick listen to this list written by Paul the Apostle, a couple of thousand years ago. It comes from Galatians chapter 5, verses 19 to 21: "Now the works of the flesh are obvious: fornication, impurity, licentiousness, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, anger, quarrels, dissensions, factions, envy, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these. I am warning you, as I warned you before: those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God." Some people are just naturally prone to being critical or argumentative. Some are locked into patterns of jealousy or sexually immorality. And in this world of 'anything goes', where cheating on your wife or your husband has been reduced to a lifestyle choice, it's easy for us to rationalise our particular form of stubborn sin away, as being just that. "Well, the world's moved on, you know – we think differently these days. Sleeping around – hey, what's wrong with that? Arguing, criticising, pulling other people down, flying off the handle, ranting, raving, getting drunk until all hours – aw, they're just the way we do things these days." But no matter how much we rationalise our sin away, if we are going to be brutally honest with ourselves, most of us – with just a few minutes thinking about it – will be able to point to the one sin that seems to recur over and over and over again in our lives. And come on, let's be honest – there are consequences; serious consequences to our sin. And those consequences hurt – they hurt us and they hurt other people. And I don't know, maybe we have tried to break out of that pattern of behaviour from time to time, but it's so easy to fall back into it again and that's when we feel trapped. That's when we feel like there's no way out ... no escape. And the worse thing is, it feels like, well, like we're the only ones with this problem. Well, have a listen to what God has to say. Come on, because, I for one, am prepared to take Him at His Word. Let's have a listen – it comes from First Corinthians chapter 10, verse 13. It says that: "No testing has overtaken you that is not common to everyone. God is faithful and he will not let you be tested beyond your strength, but with the testing he will also provide the way out so that you may be able to endure it." Now, that's powerful stuff, so let's take just a few minutes to unpack this because my hunch is the power here in God's Word is going to set some people down a path of actually believing that God can make a difference ... that God wants to set them free. "No testing has overtaken you that is not common to everyone." Testing is about a trial and a temptation – it's testing our fidelity to God. Let's take a man walking down the street: a young, scantily clad woman comes walking towards him. Now there's a test of his fidelity to his wife. What's he going to do with his eyes; what's he going to do with his imagination? I heard an interesting statistic from research conducted by an American Jewellers Association on employee theft. Have a listen to this: Ten percent of people will always steal, no matter what. Ten percent will never, ever steal, but eighty percent will steal if given the opportunity and if they think they won't get caught. So, for eighty percent of us, our honesty and integrity is tested on a daily basis. Testing happens all the time and nothing that you and I are tested with is unique to us – indeed it's common to everyone. We all go through this. Sometimes we feel condemned because we think that it's just us that are being tempted with this or with that. No! Everyone is tempted ... but and here's the great BUT, "but God is faithful and he will not let you be tested beyond your strength." I love that – that's a promise from God. When we feel trapped and weak and impossibly vulnerable, the promise of God is that He will never allow us to be tempted by our own desires or by the devil or, as is so often the case, by both, to an extent that is one hair's breadth further than our capacity to withstand or resist the temptation. So many of us head into temptation just expecting defeat – just planning on failure – so, well, we fail the test; we yield to the temptation. The great news is this: that God is faithful, and He will not let us be tested beyond our strength. Instead, with the testing He will also provide the way out so that you may be able to endure it. And over the coming weeks on the programme, what we are going to be doing is investigating that way out – a practical; rubber hits the road, expose of how to stop this stubborn sin dead in its tracks, because God's Word is so incredibly practical. For the man who for years has been caught in a cycle of shame and addiction to pornography; for the woman who for years, has had a miserable life because of her low self esteem; for anyone and everyone who has ever felt trapped and completely powerless in their destructive patterns of behaviour that lash at their soul like a whip that never stops tearing into their flesh. For you, I have this good news – First Corinthians chapter 10, verse 13: "No testing has overtaken you that is not common to everyone. God is faithful and he will not let you be tested beyond your strength, but with the testing he will also provide the way out so that you may be able to endure it." You're not alone! You're not unique and God is faithful. He has already prepared the way out for you; a way out of the shame and the pain of persistent, stubborn sin. And I want you to remember this – these aren't my words. This is God's Word and God's Word is sharper that any two edged sword. God's Word has the power to change us; a power that we simply can't begin to understand, until we experience it for ourselves. That's what we are going to be talking about next.   BACK TO PLAN "A" Have you ever noticed that we can be chugging alone okay, living in victory for a week or two or maybe even a month or two and then all of a sudden – WHAM – that sin comes back and pounds us like a battering ram. It pounds the living daylights out of us. Have you ever wondered why that is? Why these ebbs and flows? Why is it sometimes I can live in victory over this thing and other times, I feel completely and utterly powerless to do anything at all to overcome this destructive behaviour called "sin". Well, here's my take on it. Well, actually, no, no, it's not my take at all, it's God's take – it's God's truth from God's Word. We live on a spiritual battlefield and our enemy, the devil, is always prowling around, waiting for a good time to strike. He did that even with Jesus. After Jesus resisted the devil's temptations when He had been in the wilderness for forty days and forty nights, Luke tells us in chapter 4 of his Gospel, verse 13 that: "When the devil had finished testing Jesus, he (the devil) departed to wait for a more opportune time." So here we have this picture of the devil prowling around looking for someone to devour. He has the element of surprise and that's why we feel powerless when he strikes. Well, today and over the next few weeks, we are going to take an intensely practical look at how to be ready for him. As I said before, we all have this Achilles heel; a part of our makeup or our personality or who we are, that's more vulnerable to attack than others. I was telling you before on the programme about this man whom I met who struggled with his temper and for other people it's their sexuality and for others again it's pride or they are addicted to money or recognition – we all have some area in our lives where we are vulnerable. And we all have times when we are more vulnerable than others in our lives. Now sometimes we have learned to exercise self control over our tempers but then, you know, the pressure is on and we're tired and the circumstances just seem to conspire to make us snap. So it doesn't matter what our particular weak point is, there are times when we feel stronger and times when we feel weaker. And there are times when we feel completely tossed around and completely vulnerable, like we have no strength at all to resist the prowling devil who is just sitting back waiting, like a lion in the grass, to pounce and attack while we are feeling weak. Now, what I'm about to say may sound completely perverse. In fact, if we judge it by the world's wisdom, actually it is. God's wisdom often seems perverse by the world's standards, but have a listen to God's wisdom about our weakness. It's written by the Apostle Paul in the New Testament – Second Corinthians chapter 12, verses 7 to 9. Paul says: ... to keep me from being too elated, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to torment me, to keep me from being too elated. Three times I appealed to the Lord about this, that it would leave me, but he said, "My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness." So, I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me. Now, we never discover what the thorn in the flesh was – was it a physical ailment? Was it a particular temptation to which Paul was prone? We're not told, what we do know is that it was a messenger from Satan to torment him. And God doesn't take this torment away because, God, it appears, is quite content with Paul's weakness. He doesn't actually want Paul to be strong, in and of himself but instead, He wants to give Paul the real thing - God's perfect power amidst Paul's weaknesses. And so that completely changes everything for Paul. Instead of being ashamed of his weakness, he boasts all the more gladly of it so that the power of Christ may dwell in him. And here's the crunch: anyone who has tried and tried and tried to be strong to overcome stubborn sin and overcome the devil will know that working hard at it doesn't work, but it's in our weakness that we have the opportunity to discover the good and perfect awesome power of God to achieve what we can't; to achieve victory over stubborn sin. My friend, this is fantastic news – it's liberating news! The opportunity to give up trying and to tap into the power that works – it's divine power. Have a listen again to Paul – Second Corinthians chapter 10, verses 4 to 5: For the weapons of our warfare are not merely human but they have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments and every proud obstacle raised up against the knowledge of God, and we take every thought captive to obey Christ. Paul's saying that we are living on a battlefield and instead of just using human weapons, we actually have God's divine power to destroy strongholds; the fortresses. And the strongholds that Paul is specifically talking about here are the thoughts, ideas beliefs, behaviours in people who believe in Jesus. Not something way out there – the strongholds in us that we can't seem to defeat. God has given us weapons with divine power to overcome our sin. You know what a stronghold is? It's something we hang onto so strong that we can't seem to let go. And if we are holding onto sin that strong we can't take the hold of the good plans that God has for us. We can't let go of stubborn sin in our own strength. We can't break down those strongholds with weapons that are merely human – we need divine power and right here, right in the middle of our weaknesses is where God wants to give us His divine power. And over the next couple of weeks on the programme we are going to look at just that – how to use that divine power to eliminate stubborn sin, once and for all.

Three weeks into his first summer in door-to-door sales, @gageheward was ready to quit.With only $30 in his bank account, he called home convinced his summer was over.Instead, a tough conversation with his father and a challenge from his cousin forced him to take a hard look at himself, eliminate distractions, and commit fully to the process.In this episode, @andythebugguy sits down with Gage to discuss the mindset shift that changed everything, the habits that accelerated his growth, and the moment he realized his life would never be the same again.Topics Covered• The reality of wanting to quit• The power of accountability• Eliminating distractions and locking in• Building confidence through consistency• Daily habits of top-performing reps• Why success starts with commitmentQuote From The Episode“I drew a line in the sand and never crossed it.”

In this episode of Moving Medicine Forward, Dr. Robert Fisher—one of the pioneers of modern transplant surgery—explores the rapidly advancing field of xenotransplantation and why it may represent a true turning point in medicine.From CRISPR-driven genetic engineering to breakthroughs in immunosuppression and scalable organ production, Dr. Fisher breaks down how decades of research are converging to make cross-species organ transplants a clinical reality.The conversation also dives into what this means for patients, how it could transform transplant access, and the critical role of rigorous, collaborative clinical research in translating breakthrough science into real-world care.01:23 Dr. Fisher's path into transplant surgery03:05 Why xenotransplantation is reaching a turning point (CRISPR + immunosuppression)04:47 Advances enabling scalability, safety, and compatibility 08:32 Ethics, risks, and clearing misconceptions10:27 Real-world patient impact and clinical considerations 13:10 Logistics, coordination, and clinical execution15:49 New immunosuppression strategies driving success17:44 Collaboration, ethics, and managing risk 20:49 Eliminating waitlists: expanding access to transplant22:54 Milestones toward adoption and future outlook

Do you find yourself stuck in the same cycle of frustration, reacting the same way every time you're triggered? In this episode of Healing Journeys Today, Dr. Kevin Chapman continues his powerful series, Mastering Frustration, showing you how to break free from emotional patterns that keep you living on repeat. Discover practical, biblical strategies to eliminate frustration at its root and experience lasting peace, growth, and freedom in your daily life.

How can we integrate low-tox living into our daily lives and create a low-tox environment for our children? Welcome to this eye-opening and informative episode, where we have the pleasure of speaking with Emma, an expert in living a low-tox lifestyle. In our discussion, Emma will shed light on the hidden dangers of the products we use every day in our homes, and share practical tips on how we can minimize our exposure to toxic ingredients. By the end of this conversation, you'll have a better understanding of the impact that these products can have on our health and the environment, as well as actionable steps you can take to create a safer and healthier living space for yourself and your loved ones. Emma Plush is a dedicated Low Tox  Advocate, a mother of three young children, and has a strong background in health. She began her mission to find safer alternatives to baby products after discovering the presence of toxins in these products. This ignited her passion for natural living and holistic health, which eventually led her to explore the benefits of homeopathy. Emma is a firm believer in the importance of being informed consumers and seeing past marketing tactics to ensure the safety and well-being of our families. Through her work, she aims to spread awareness and empower others to make informed decisions toward a healthier, low-toxin lifestyle. Check out these episode highlights: 01:17 - How did Emma first learn about homeopathy 06:08 - What are the typical toxic ingredients in our household products 13:55 - Eliminating plastic containers as a way to reduce toxicity 15:03 - Stress is another toxin in itself 18:35 - What are the top three things that people must get rid of in their home 25:32 - What are the potential consequences of using harmful laundry detergents 26:20 - Candles with strong scents may contain harmful chemicals 30:17 - What's the cost of going low-toxic 33:32 - Do what works for you Find out more about Emma Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/livelowtox/ If you would like to support the Homeopathy Hangout Podcast, please consider making a donation by visiting www.EugenieKruger.com and click the DONATE button at the top of the site. Every donation about $10 will receive a shout-out on a future episode. Join my Homeopathy Hangout Podcast Facebook community here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/HelloHomies Follow me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/eugeniekrugerhomeopathy/ Here is the link to my free 30-minute Homeopathy@Home online course: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqBUpxO4pZQ&t=438s Upon completion of the course - and if you live in Australia - you can join my Facebook group for free acute advice (you'll need to answer a couple of questions about the course upon request to join): www.facebook.com/groups/eughom

In this episode, Gabe McManus sits down with Jeremy Lederer, CPA and founder of XIT CPA, to explore what separates a tax preparer from a true tax strategist. Jeremy brings more than 16 years of experience working with entrepreneurs, business owners, and high-income professionals to zero (yes, zero) out their federal tax liability using legal, government-backed strategies. From film financing deductions to healthcare software investments, Jeremy breaks down the frameworks he writes about in his book The Zero Tax Strategy. He makes the case that implementation, not information, is the missing ingredient for most people. This is one for any financial advisor whose clients are paying more to Washington than they have to.About Jeremy LedererJeremy Lederer, CPA, is the founder of XIT CPA, a tax strategy firm that landed on the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in America in 2023. With over 16 years of experience, Jeremy specializes in helping entrepreneurs and high-income professionals legally reduce or eliminate their federal tax burden through personalized, audit-proof strategies. A former professional golfer and winner of the 2008 San Juan Open, he brings the same precision and competitive drive to tax planning that he once brought to the fairway. Jeremy is also the author of The Zero Tax Strategy and a former certified mastery-level strategist within Tom Wheelwright's WealthAbility Network.What We CoverWhy Jeremy quit his firm in 2014, and the $100,000 savings opportunity his managing partner refused to pursue for a clientWhy the average age of a CPA today is close to 70, and what that means for the quality of advice most business owners are gettingThe fundamental premise of the U.S. tax code: 99.9% of its 80,000 pages are about how to avoid tax legally, not how to pay itHow W-2 earners can use Section 181 film financing to create a $400,000 deduction from a $100,000 cash investmentThe Amanda case study: a $2 million-per-year biotech founder who zeroed her tax with a $300,000 healthcare software investmentWhat "to change your tax, you have to change your facts" actually looks like in practiceThe audit that went perfectly: a $500,000 deduction, a nervous client, and a "no change" outcomeResources MentionedThe Zero Tax Strategy by Jeremy Lederer, CPA — available at zerotax.com/bookVivid Vision by Cameron HeroldConnect with Jeremy LedererWebsite & book: zerotax.com/bookXIT CPA: xitcpa.comLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jeremy-lederer-6128691bSupport the show

What happens to traditional banking roles when a single employee can execute the responsibilities of ten different jobs? The banking sector is entering the era of the dual workforce. New global research from nCino reveals that 9 in 10 banking executives expect humans and AI agents to work side by side within five years, yet only 20% can currently prove their AI investments drive revenue growth. In this episode of Banking Transformed, host Jim Marous sits down live at nSight with Sean Desmond, CEO and President of nCino, to dissect "The Path to One." Sean shares how he bypassed traditional corporate friction to build a custom "CEO Agent Stack" in under 90 minutes using Anthropic's Claude, enabling him to proactively track market threats and pipeline shifts before his morning coffee. What You'll Learn: • Collapsing the Org Chart: How complex commercial lending workflows that required 7 to 10 professionals are being compressed down to a single human manager overseeing an interconnected agent stack. • Eliminating the Handoff: Why reducing the number of people in a workflow cuts cycle times and minimizes costly errors. • Moving Beyond the Sandbox: Overcoming rigid internal governance to safely move AI tools out of test environments and onto live production data. • The New M&A Kingmaker: Why the impending wave of bank consolidation will be won by agile institutions built on an agentic operating model. Banking Transformed publishes new episodes multiple times each week. Subscribe wherever you listen, and if this conversation gives you something you can act on Monday morning, leave a review. nCino's inaugural ⁠AI in Banking Benchmark⁠ surveyed 150 senior banking executives and the results tell a story of high confidence with a striking blind spot. Nearly 9 in 10 say AI agents are the future, but only 1 in 5 are tying it to revenue. nCino CEO Sean Desmond joins Banking Transformed to unpack what's driving that gap and what banks need to do about it. #AgenticAI #Banking #AI #Fintech #FutureOfBanking #nCino #DualWorkforce #BankingTransformed #podcast

Eliminating Truck Blind Spots: Andy Boehm Reveals Maxxview Safety's Mirror Technology Blind spots have long been one of the biggest safety challenges in the trucking industry. In this episode, Bruce Outridge sits down with Andy Boehm of Maxxview Safety to discuss innovative mirror technology designed to help professional drivers see more, react faster, and operate more safely on today's busy highways. Learn how Maxxview Safety's latest advancements are helping eliminate dangerous blind spots, improve visibility around commercial vehicles, and provide drivers with greater confidence behind the wheel. Andy explains the technology, how it works, and why it could be a major step forward in trucking safety. Whether you're a driver, fleet owner, safety professional, or simply interested in transportation technology, this conversation offers valuable insights into the future of commercial vehicle safety. Tune in to discover how one innovation could help make roads safer for everyone. Learn more at www.maxxviewsafety.com  At Bison – They Put Safety First! Bison's "Right to Decide" Policy gives every Driver their ultimate protection. Drivers make the final decision if it is safe to drive and Bison actively encourages Driver's use of this policy.    You can learn more about Bison and the opportunities available at www.bisondriving.com   or call 1-800-527-5781 @BisonTransport #bisontransport     Start Your Career on Solid Ground With Ontario Truck Driving School This episode is also sponsored by Ontario Truck Driving School which has a number of courses to help you be successful when starting a career in transportation from heavy equipment to over the road trucking. You can learn more about starting your career at www.otds.com   Keep Your Workplace Safe With DriverCheck DriverCheck is a leader in drug and alcohol, cognitive, and workplace testing helping employers have a safe workplace for their staff. Learn how DriverCheck can help you be safe at www.drivercheck.ca   About the Podcast The Lead Pedal Podcast for Truck Drivers helps truck drivers improve their truck driving careers, trucking businesses as owner operators, CDL skills, find trucking jobs, and offer trucking career tips. Learn about the trucking benefits and salaries as a professional truck driver through interviews and tips related to the North American Trucking Industry. The Lead Pedal Podcast is a Canadian based trucking podcast focused on trucking in Ontario, Canada. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST- The show is available at www.theleadpedalpodcast.com , Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartradio, and other popular podcast platforms. Thanks for listening! The Lead Pedal Podcast for Truck Drivers talks all things trucking for people in the transportation industry helping them improve their business and careers. Interviews with industry professionals and truck drivers, trucking equipment information, event coverage, and other features on the industry are meant to be helpful for truck drivers and those in transportation. The Lead Pedal Podcast for Truck Drivers has main episodes released every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday with bonus material on other days. You can learn more about the host and show on our website and make sure to SUBSCRIBE to the show on your favourite podcast platform. www.theleadpedalpodcast.com  What does The Lead Pedal Podcast mean? The Lead (pronounced - Led) stands for acceleration or fast-track of your career or business. It is a play on words and we certainly are not here promoting speeding in the industry. We are hoping this information will help you become a professional driver faster than if you didn't know about many of these topics. Are you enjoying the show? If so we would appreciate you leaving us a rating and review on your favourite podcast platform. www.theleadpedalpodcast.com  Join The Lead Pedal Fan Club where are loyal fans get first chance at specials, discounts on merchandise and much more.The club is free to join and you can learn more at www.theleadpedalfanclub.com  LISTEN TO LEAD PEDAL RADIO with music and entertainment with a trucking theme at www.LeadPedalRadio.com     

While guest hosting Mundo in the Morning on KCMO Talk Radio, Patrick Tuohey is joined by Elias Tsapelas, Director of State Budget and Fiscal Policy at the Show-Me Institute, to discuss the Missouri legislature's effort to begin the process of eliminating the income tax. They break down why Missouri's tax climate is holding back economic and population growth, how a gradual phase-out could work, and why concerns about sales tax rates may be overblown. Listen to the full show: https://www.kcmotalkradio.com/shows/mundo-in-the-morning-2/

Rabbi Shulman focuses on the Torah's instruction that all seven lamps of the menorah must shine “אל מול פני המנורה,” and he raises two questions: how this applies to the middle lamp, and why this detail appears here rather than earlier in the construction of the Mishkan's vessels. Drawing on Rav Tzadok, Rabbi Shulman explains that “מול” hints to the north side of the Mishkan—the spiritually vulnerable “opening” associated with the hidden yetzer hara (“הצפוני”). The menorah's light (Torah) must therefore shine “into the north,” elevating the שולחן (physical eating and enjoyment) into holiness and providing the only real antidote to modern excess and indulgence.

What if the same brain states people spend years chasing through psychedelics could be accessed through meditation alone, and in as little as seven days? In this fascinating solo episode, Darin Olien explores groundbreaking new research from University of California San Diego, Harvard University, Massachusetts General Hospital, and University of Montreal suggesting that meditation may produce brain patterns remarkably similar to those observed during psychedelic experiences. From the suppression of the default mode network and increases in neural complexity to neuroplasticity, endogenous opioids, and measurable biological changes in the bloodstream, Darin unpacks the science behind one of the most powerful, and completely free tools available to human beings. He also walks listeners through a practical seven-day protocol combining focused-attention meditation, Vipassana, breathwork, walking meditation, and loving-kindness practices designed to help cultivate greater awareness, emotional resilience, cognitive flexibility, and inner peace. What You'll Learn The groundbreaking UC San Diego meditation study and its surprising findings Why meditation may create brain states similar to psilocybin What the default mode network is and how it shapes everyday thinking How meditation may reduce rumination, anxiety, and self-referential thought The concept of brain criticality and cognitive flexibility Why post-meditation blood samples stimulated neuronal growth How meditation influences neuroplasticity and whole-body biology The differences between Samatha and Vipassana meditation What advanced monks are teaching scientists about consciousness The limitations and caveats of current meditation research A practical seven-day meditation protocol anyone can begin Why meditation may be one of the most powerful health interventions available today Chapters 00:00:03 – Welcome to SuperLife 00:00:33 – Sponsor: Alkemis and the hidden toxicity of indoor air 00:00:57 – Conventional paints, petrochemicals, and endocrine disruptors 00:01:24 – Why VOCs and PFAS may be affecting your home environment 00:01:55 – Fire-resistant mineral paints and healthier living spaces 00:02:27 – Cradle to Cradle certification and sustainable design 00:03:23 – The meditation study Darin can't stop thinking about 00:03:33 – Scanning the brains and blood of meditators 00:03:44 – Brain activity resembling psilocybin experiences 00:04:09 – The promise of a seven-day meditation protocol 00:04:22 – Psychedelics, consciousness, and dissolving the sense of self 00:04:47 – Ancient practices and modern scientific validation 00:05:23 – Why meditation research is entering a renaissance 00:05:41 – Harvard, Massachusetts General Hospital, and advanced consciousness mapping 00:06:00 – University of Montreal's study of monks with 15,000+ hours of practice 00:06:16 – Why psychedelics and meditation are converging scientifically 00:06:37 – What listeners will learn in today's episode 00:06:54 – Breaking down the UC San Diego retreat study 00:07:18 – Thirty-three hours of meditation, breathwork, and group practice 00:07:42 – EEG scans, blood draws, and laboratory neuron testing 00:08:05 – Reduced activity in the default mode network 00:08:24 – The science of mental chatter and rumination 00:08:50 – Blood plasma stimulating new neuronal growth 00:09:02 – Neuroplasticity and new neural connections 00:09:29 – Increased cellular metabolism and endogenous opioids 00:10:13 – Samatha vs Vipassana meditation explained 00:10:42 – How different meditation styles reshape the brain 00:10:50 – Harvard's advanced meditation consciousness studies 00:11:18 – Mapping concentration states and consciousness cessation 00:11:46 – Ancient contemplative traditions meeting modern neuroscience 00:11:50 – Important limitations of the research 00:12:05 – Why advanced monks aren't average practitioners 00:12:20 – Correlation versus causation in psychedelic comparisons 00:12:48 – What may actually be happening inside the brain 00:13:03 – Understanding the default mode network 00:13:26 – Anxiety, depression, addiction, and overactive self-talk 00:13:53 – Why meditation and psilocybin share common neurological effects 00:14:10 – Beginner studies showing measurable brain changes 00:14:28 – Brain criticality and cognitive adaptability 00:14:48 – The most surprising finding: meditation changes the blood 00:15:05 – Meditation as a whole-body signaling event 00:15:18 – Better sleep, digestion, hormone balance, and recovery 00:15:39 – Neuroplasticity, immune function, metabolism, and pain regulation 00:15:56 – Why meditation may be the ultimate free medicine 00:16:10 – Introducing the seven-day meditation protocol 00:16:34 – Sponsor break: Alkemis Paint 00:19:02 – Building a research-backed at-home meditation practice 00:19:24 – Why consistency matters more than total hours 00:19:41 – Combining focused attention and open monitoring 00:19:53 – Days 1–3: Stabilizing attention 00:20:02 – Morning focused-attention meditation instructions 00:20:34 – Evening body scan practice 00:21:04 – Preparing the brain for deeper awareness 00:21:08 – Days 4–5: Opening awareness through Vipassana 00:21:31 – Letting thoughts, sensations, and sounds pass freely 00:21:39 – Evening box breathing for nervous system regulation 00:22:01 – Why days four and five often feel more challenging 00:22:11 – Days 6–7: Deepening and integrating the practice 00:22:27 – Walking meditation and embodied awareness 00:22:52 – Loving-kindness meditation and compassion training 00:23:02 – Vagal tone, heart rate regulation, and inflammation reduction 00:23:18 – Three rules that determine success 00:23:26 – Eliminating distractions and protecting attention 00:23:36 – Why you should never judge your meditation sessions 00:24:00 – Extending the practice beyond seven days 00:24:19 – Psychedelics, meditation, and the search for transformation 00:24:51 – What the medicine always teaches: sit with yourself 00:25:03 – The wellness industry's tendency to monetize stillness 00:25:20 – Why you don't need expensive tools to transform 00:25:36 – Meditation as radical self-reclamation 00:26:02 – Meeting yourself without distraction 00:26:17 – Final reflections and closing thoughts 00:26:29 – Outro and farewell Thank You to Our Sponsors Alkemis: Go to https://alkemispaint.com/ and use code DARIN10 for 10% off your order. Manna Vitality: Go to mannavitality.com/ and use code DARIN12 for 12% off your order. Join the SuperLife Patreon: This is where Darin now shares the deeper work: - weekly voice notes - ingredient trackers - wellness challenges - extended conversations - community accountability - sovereignty practices Join now for only $7.49/month at https://patreon.com/darinolien Find More from Darin Olien: Website: darinolien.com Instagram: @darinolien Book: Fatal Conveniences Platform & Products: superlife.com New Show: Roadmap to Happiness Key Takeaway "Perhaps one of the most profound discoveries emerging from modern neuroscience is that many of the states of awareness humans have sought through substances, rituals, and external interventions may already be available within us. Meditation is not simply a relaxation practice—it appears to be a biological, neurological, and consciousness-altering intervention capable of reshaping the brain, changing the body, and transforming how we experience reality. The question is not whether the door exists. The question is whether we are willing to sit still long enough to walk through it." Bibliography/Sources: Here is the fully formatted bibliography for the "Seven Days to a New Brain" episode. It is organized by category, formatted in strict APA Style (7th Edition), and includes a direct link for every single source : Primary Studies Brewer, J. A., Worhunsky, P. D., Gray, J. R., Tang, Y. Y., Weber, J., & Kober, H. (2011). Meditation experience is associated with differences in default mode network activity and connectivity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 108(50), 20254–20259 . https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1112029108 Lieberman, J. M., Rahrig, H., Britton, W. B., et al. (2025). Toward a neuroscience of consciousness using advanced meditation. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews . https://meditation.mgh.harvard.edu/files/Lieberman_25_NeuroscienceAndBiobehavioralReviews.pdf Pascarella, A., Jerbi, K., et al. (2026). Meditation induces shifts in neural oscillations, brain complexity, and critical dynamics: Novel insights from MEG. Neuroscience of Consciousness . https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41287816/ Patel, H., et al. (2025). Intensive meditation retreat induces rapid changes in brain activity, blood-based biomarkers, and neurotrophic signaling. Communications Biology . https://today.ucsd.edu/story/meditation-retreat-rapidly-reprograms-body-and-mind Shinozuka, K., et al. (2025). Neuroelectrophysiological correlates of extended cessation of consciousness in advanced meditation [Preprint]. bioRxiv . https://meditation.mgh.harvard.edu/files/Shinozuka_25_bioRxiv.pdf Van Lutterveld, R., et al. (2025). An intensively sampled electroencephalography case study of advanced concentration absorption meditation (jhana) [Preprint]. SSRN . https://meditation.mgh.harvard.edu/files/VanLutterveld_25_SSRN.pdf Supporting Press Coverage & Explainers Harvard Gazette. (2026, January). Your brain on advanced meditation . https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2026/01/your-brain-on-advanced-meditation/ Medical Xpress. (2026, February). Study of 12 monks finds meditation heightens brain activity, reshaping neural dynamics . https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02-monks-meditation-heightens-brain-reshaping.html PsyPost. (2026). Brain scans of Buddhist monks reveal how different meditation styles alter consciousness . https://www.psypost.org/brain-scans-of-buddhist-monks-reveal-how-different-meditation-styles-alter-consciousness/ ScienceDaily. (2026, April 6). Scientists say 7 days of meditation can rewire your brain . https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/04/260406192913.htm UC San Diego Today. (2026). Meditation retreat rapidly reprograms body and mind. UC San Diego News Center . https://today.ucsd.edu/story/meditation-retreat-rapidly-reprograms-body-and-mind Université de Montréal. (2026, January 5). Meditation doesn't rest the brain, it reshapes it. UdeMNouvelles . https://nouvelles.umontreal.ca/en/article/2026/01/05/meditation-doesn-t-rest-the-brain-it-reshapes-it  

In the inaugural episode of New Friction, host Douglas Ferguson and Erik Skogsberg explore how AI has shifted organizational friction from execution to decision-making and alignment. While AI accelerates production, it magnifies existing dysfunctions when teams lack collaborative habits. They introduce the concept of "multiplayer AI"—moving beyond individual productivity gains toward team-level collaboration. The conversation emphasizes that facilitation, judgment, and organizational health are now the critical differentiators. Practical takeaways include assessing whether your organization operates in "single player" or "multiplayer" AI mode and intentionally slowing down at key decision points to maximize human impact.  

As big box pharmacies continue to disappear from Chicago's South and West sides, thousands of Chicagoans are having to travel miles outside of their neighborhood for medication. Some residents are even forgoing their prescriptions. Today on In the Loop, Alderman William Hall of the 6th Ward shares his plan to fill the gaps left behind. Plus, Edwin Muldrow, a second-generation pharmacist, explains the importance of having an independent, local pharmacy. For a full archive of In the Loop interviews, head over to wbez.org/intheloop.

(Group Learning Program) - Chapter 17 - Eliminating Fears: Are Your Really Scared? at Wat Tung YuOur fears play a significant role in inhibiting us from realizing our full potential in life. We get a good idea and either do not pursue it all the way or we give up at some point because we fear failure so we fail because we do not even try.There are countless fears in life that the mind has the potential to hold on to including the fear of death.Through the process of pursuing Enlightenment, you need to eliminate all fears from the mind including the fear of death. You will also need to train the mind to trust all beings. Emptying your fears will help you to trust all beings.In this Podcast, David will teach you how to eliminate fears on The Path to Enlightenment so the mind can be liberated from constant fear.——-Daily Wisdom - Walking The Path with The BuddhaDedicated to the education of Gotama Buddha's Teachings to attain Enlightenment.https://www.BuddhaDailyWisdom.com(See our website for online learning, courses, and retreats.)Group Learning Program - LIVE Interactive Online Classes, Book, Audiobook, Videos, Podcast and Personal Guidancehttps://mailchi.mp/f958c59262eb/buddhadailywisdomThe Words of The Buddha - Pali Canon in English Study Grouphttps://mailchi.mp/6bb4fdf2b6e0/palicanonstudyprogramFREE Book - Developing a Life Practice: The Path That Leads to Enlightenmenthttps://www.buddhadailywisdom.com/freebuddhabooksFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/DailyWisdom999YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DailyWisdom999Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/buddhadailywisdom/Support our efforts to share The Teachings of Gotama Buddha with you and worldwide for all people using this link.https://www.buddhadailywisdom.com/supportbuddha#buddhism #learnbuddhism #enlightenment #dhamma #dharma #buddha #meditation #meditationretreat #meditationcourse

How a Unified Communication System Empowers Employees and Delights Customers  Shep interviews Damon Covey, General Manager of Unified Communications and Collaboration at GoTo. He talks about the importance of tailored, unified communication systems that reduce friction for both employees and customers.  This episode of Amazing Business Radio with Shep Hyken answers the following questions and more:    What advantages do unified communications bring to customer service?  How does integrating multiple channels enhance customer experience?  Why is minimizing friction important for trust and loyalty in service?  What are the disadvantages of generic versus tailored communication tools?  How can automation and AI improve customer support interactions?  Top Takeaways:    The "swiveling chair" problem hurts both customers and employees. Integrating all communication channels into a unified system prevents employees from constantly switching between programs, improving their workflow and eliminating unnecessary friction for customers.   Employees can't provide amazing customer service if they are using slow, broken, or outdated systems. Most of the time, customers are frustrated not because of the person helping them but because of the tools that make solving the problem more complicated.  Fragmented experiences erode customer trust. Whenever a customer has to repeat themselves or start over every time they switch between modes of communication (chatbot, email, phone, etc.), trust drops. Unified systems provide smooth experiences where the next agent knows what happened before and the best tools to help the customer are within easy reach.  Follow the journey that your customers prefer. Businesses need to adapt their communication channels and technology based on what their customers actually want to use. Meet the customers where they are, whether through traditional phone calls, emails, or digital messaging.  Plus, Shep and Damon discuss generational preferences in communication and how unifying these options can improve the customer experience. Tune in!  Quote:   "If you're building everything for everyone, you're special for no one."  About:    Damon Covey is the General Manager of Unified Communications and Collaboration (UCC) at GoTo. Before joining GoTo in 2021,  he served as Vice President of Product Management at Cox Automotive and spent 14 years in leadership roles at cybersecurity company Symantec.  Shep Hyken is a customer service and experience expert, New York Times bestselling author, award-winning keynote speaker, and host of Amazing Business Radio.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Leave an Amazon Rating or Review for my New York Times Bestselling book, Make Money Easy! Check out the full episode: https://greatness.lnk.to/1932DM Keith Jarrett showed up to a sold-out concert in Germany and hated the piano. Wrong instrument. Out of tune. Fewer keys than he needed. He tried to walk. The promoter begged him to stay. So he played anyway. Only certain keys were usable. The sound wasn't loud enough for the room. He started banging his foot against the pedal just to make percussive noise. It became the bestselling solo jazz piano album of all time. David Epstein breaks down why the things we think are holding us back are often what force us into something no one has done before. Research backs it up: we overestimate what more freedom will give us. Irreversible decisions actually make people happier. More options don't increase enjoyment. The imperfect piano made the masterpiece. Sign up for the Greatness newsletter: http://www.greatness.com/newsletter Topics creativity under constraints, David Epstein, Inside the Box, Keith Jarrett Cologne Concert, freedom vs creativity, constraint-driven innovation, mindset shift, overcoming limitations, creative breakthroughs, productivity psychology Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this episode, Michael takes aim at the notion that artificial intelligence is about to displace human labor on a massive scale, leading to a permanent mass unemployment crisis. He argues that this narrative is based on speculation and ignores the lessons of history. Michael points out that when the Industrial Revolution brought about significant changes to the workforce, people didn't become idle, but rather found new industries and opportunities to adapt to the changing landscape. He uses the example of farmers who transitioned from agricultural labor to new fields like aviation, electronics, and software. This episode explores the idea that humans have always been able to find new purposes and meanings in life, even when old ones disappear. Michael also critiques the concept of universal basic income (UBI) as a solution to the potential AI-induced unemployment crisis. He argues that UBI would lead to a massive expansion of federal taxing power and control over the economy, and that it's not a moral imperative to provide people with a government check to live off of. He also highlights the business model behind UBI, where companies like Anthropic get to keep the profits while taxpayers foot the bill for the disruption. If you're interested in hearing more about Michael's thoughts on AI, UBI, and the future of work, tune in to this episode to hear his insightful analysis and arguments.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Scattered focus creates scattered results. In this episode of The Level Up Podcast, Paul Alex breaks down why most brilliant ideas never become real businesses—because the founder is trying to chase too many opportunities at once. Let's be real… If you are building fifteen different things at the same time… You are not building an empire. You are building chaos. One business idea on Monday. Another side hustle on Wednesday. A new offer by Friday. And by the end of the week… Nothing actually moved forward. In this episode, you'll learn: Why shiny object syndrome destroys momentum How too many opportunities dilute your energy and execution Why saying no is required if you want to build something massive How singular focus creates mastery, depth, and real dominance The truth is simple: You cannot dominate a lane you are constantly leaving. At some point, you have to pick the mission. Cut the distractions. Clear the calendar. And go all in. Because focus is not just a productivity tool. It is a multiplier. When you point your time, capital, and energy at one target… You move faster. You think clearer. You execute harder. And you build deeper. Stop chasing every shiny object. Pick your lane. Lock in on the vision. And execute with absolute focus. Your Network is your NETWORTH! Make sure to add me on all SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS: Instagram: https://jo.my/paulalex2024 Facebook: https://jo.my/fbpaulalex2024 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGhDAD1JyGGzSQUPD9lc9HQ LinkedIn: https://jo.my/inpaulalex2024 Looking for a secondary source of income or want to become an entrepreneur? Check out one of my companies below to see if we can help you: www.CashSwipe.com FREE Copy of my book “Blue to Digital Gold - The New American Dream”www.officialPaulAlex.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 330 of China Manufacturing Decoded features hosts Adrian and Renaud from the Sofeast Group discussing why quality control should not start when finished products come off the production line. By then, many key decisions have already been made: product requirements, supplier selection, component choices, tooling, process setup, inspection methods, and testing plans. In this episode, Adrian and Renaud explain what quality control should look like during the NPI process, before mass production begins. They discuss why final inspection is only one part of the quality picture, how clear product requirements reduce confusion, why supplier and component qualification matter, and how process controls, inspection points, test methods, jigs, fixtures, and pilot runs help prevent defects before they become expensive production problems. You'll learn why quality needs to be built into the product and manufacturing process from the start, rather than being inspected in at the end. The main takeaway: final inspection may catch problems, but it does not prevent them. Good NPI quality control reduces risk earlier, when changes are easier and cheaper to make.   Podcast sections 00:00:11 Episode 330 begins: QC during NPI before mass production 00:01:14 Why many companies treat quality control as an end-of-line activity 00:02:08 Why final inspection is reactive, not preventive 00:04:01 How to build quality into the product and process earlier 00:04:44 Why everything in product development can affect quality 00:06:08 Product requirements as the foundation of NPI quality control 00:07:09 Supplier qualification, design risks, inspection, and testing 00:08:29 Quality gates, validation, reliability, compliance, and performance 00:09:36 Manufacturing process controls and why they need to be planned 00:12:02 Using AI to help document product requirements 00:13:00 Examples of turning user needs into measurable specifications 00:15:41 Cosmetic standards, boundary samples, and critical measurements 00:18:21 Qualifying suppliers, components, and materials 00:19:53 Turning requirements into inspection and testing processes 00:22:18 Applying QC controls during prototype and pilot batches 00:23:04 Work instructions, jigs, fixtures, and process risk reviews 00:25:05 Mistake proofing example: preventing drilling errors 00:26:28 Eliminating risks where possible, controlling them where not 00:27:12 Why prevention is stronger than end-of-line inspection 00:28:04 Final takeaway: quality-forward NPI reduces production risk   Related content NPI process guide NPI deliverables review service from Sofeast 7 must-do NPI tasks before a successful launch Why skipping part qualification in NPI will cause problems 3 key process improvement tools Pilot run best practices DFM and Industrialization support from Agilian You NEED to do product qualification BEFORE mass production! Get in touch with us Connect with us on LinkedIn Contact us via Sofeast's contact page Subscribe to our YouTube channel Prefer Facebook? Check us out on FB

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Jason Zigelbaum is the solo founder behind Zigpoll—the zero-party data platform trusted by Sony, HP, Kraft Heinz, and Hallmark.  Zigpoll collected over 100 million survey responses and counting. Third-party cookies are going away. Ad platforms are losing signal. Brands that don't collect first-party data are flying blind. Zigpoll fixes that.  Zigpoll makes it dead simple to launch contextual surveys that ask the right questions, at the right time, in the right channel so brands can stop guessing and start knowing.  How brands use Zigpoll:  - Discover how customers found you with post-purchase surveys - Improve products with real customer feedback  - Boost sales with on-site CRO surveys - Recover lost sales with abandoned cart & exit intent surveys  - Segment audiences by demographics and psychographics for higher-ROI campaigns  What makes it easy:  - No code. Installs on Shopify in seconds  - Surveys in any language with built-in translation  - Conditional logic and follow-up questions that dig deeper  - Triggers for post-purchase, abandoned cart, fulfillment, exit intent  - Deliver via SMS, email, or on-site  - Pipes data directly into Klaviyo, ActiveCampaign, Gorgias & more In This Conversation We Discuss:  [00:00] Intro [02:31] Starting with what you already know  [04:35] Uncovering your business blind spots  [07:38] Lowering mental friction for your users  [09:06] Eliminating the guesswork from strategies  [11:07] Callouts [11:07] Catching errors with your users' feedback  [13:35] Segmenting buyers to understand habits  [17:24] Using AI as a powerful force multiplier [22:21] Testing concepts without real users  Resources: Subscribe to Honest Ecommerce on Youtube Survey & feedback platform.zigpoll.com/ Follow Jason Zigelbaum LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/jason-zigelbaum If you're enjoying the show, we'd love it if you left Honest Ecommerce a review on Apple Podcasts. It makes a huge impact on the success of the podcast, and we love reading every one of your reviews!

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It's common to feel like you don't have enough time in your schedule to build a life that's both professionally successful and personally deep. But is this true? In today's episode, Cal interviews time management expert Laura Vanderkam about her new book, BIG TIME, which argues that with the right tweaks and mindset you might be able to start getting more out of your life right away.  Below are the questions covered in today's episode (with their timestamps). Get your questions answered by Cal! Send an email to podcast@calnewport.com.   Video from today's episode:  youtube.com/calnewportmedia   (0:00) How do I reclaim my schedule? (w/ Laura Vanderkam) (2:00) Eliminating distraction and prioritizing deep work (1:08:18) Batching email responses (1:13:25) Cal's upcoming books (1:18:51) What Cal is reading (1:24:06) HQ update   Books:   Grow Healthier as You Grow Older (Kenneth Cooper) The Ride of a Lifetime (Bob Iger) MurderBot (Martha Wells)   Links: Sign up for Cal's newsletter at www.calnewport.com/ideas Buy Cal's latest book, “Slow Productivity” at www.calnewport.com/slow Get a signed copy of Cal's “Slow Productivity” at https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/event/cal-newport/ Cal's monthly book directory: bramses.notion.site/059db2641def4a88988b4d2cee4657ba?   Thanks to our Sponsors:   https://www.calderalab.com/deep https://www.vanta.com/deepquestions https://www.shipstation.com/deep https://www.drinklmnt.com/deep   Thanks to Jesse Miller for mastering and production, Jay Kerstens for the intro music, and Nate Mechler for research and newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Florida State Representative Michelle Salzman joins Gene Valentino for a powerful conversation on term limits, voter integrity, property tax elimination, school choice, constitutional rights, and the future of Florida politics.

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If you've ever fantasized about packing up your life, leaving the US, and actually doing the damn thing — this episode is your sign. I'm sitting down with Alicia Sanchez, founder of Felicita & Faustina studio shop, marketing expert with 20+ years in the game (American Express, ESPN, Klaviyo — the girl's got credentials), and now a full-time entrepreneur living her best life in Southern Spain with her wife and six-year-old daughter. She bought a house. In cash. For under $70K. And she wants you to know it's more doable than you think.We get into the real — not the Instagram-filtered version. The financial planning, the digital nomad visa process, what attorneys actually cost (hint: not $10K), the tax reality, and why the thing that changed her life the most wasn't the house or the visa. It was watching her daughter have a childhood. This one's going to make you ask yourself: what's really keeping you?WE GET INTO: 00:38 — Intro: Alicia's back + why this episode exists03:07 — Who was Alicia before all of this?05:23 — What her Dominican grandmothers taught her about money09:03 — Why she said "hell no" to corporate10:35 — Build your business before you quit11:13 — Why corporate stability is a lie15:05 — Why Spain (she lived there before)17:11 — The decision: February 202518:23 — The timeline: pods, visa, house20:41 — Financial planning behind the move22:06 — Buying a house in cash under $70K24:50 — Digital nomad visa explained27:07 — Biggest misconceptions about Spain30:08 — What attorneys actually cost (not $10K)33:07 — Bringing family on your visa34:25 — Documentation you need to qualify36:22 — The tax reality40:50 — How their daughter's life transformed42:33 — What's really keeping you?KEY TAKEAWAYS:Don't wait to quit before you start building — start now, quietly, while you're still employedCorporate "stability" is a mask. You can be laid off tomorrow. Build income outside your W-2The digital nomad visa: apply in Spain (not the US) and get 3 years instead of 1You do NOT need to spend $10K to get your visa. The government fee is set. Be an educated consumerAs a Latino/a, after 2 years on the digital nomad visa, you can switch to permanent residency through your lineageFor the digital nomad visa, max 20% of your income can come from Spain — the rest must come from outside the countryClean, consistent bookkeeping and invoices are your best friend when applyingA 5-bedroom home in Southern Spain — bought in cash, under $70K. Eliminating a mortgage changes everythingSpain does a quarterly tax system. Know this before you goThe lifestyle shift is real. No active shooter drills. No metal detectors. Their daughter just went on a museum field tripYou are one decision away from a completely different lifeEPISODE RESOURCES:Episode 269: How To Be A Money Making Mama | Alicia Sanchez Unlock your Puerto Rican Citizenship Relocation & Immigration specialists in Andalucía – tell them YQD sent you!CONNECT WITH ALICIA:InstagramYouTube TAKE THE NEXT STEP:Yo Quiero Dinero Private MembershipRead my book, Financially Lit!Leave me a voicemailThis episode of Yo Quiero Dinero was produced by Heart Centered Podcasting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A woman in China was sent to a detention center over a legal dispute, and encountered a practitioner who taught her about cultivation, Dafa, and meditation. Here she shares her remarkable cultivation journey over the past 21 years. This and other experience-sharing from the Minghui website.Original Articles:1. Obtaining the Fa in a Detention Center and Saving Sentient Beings in Prison2. Some Thoughts About Helping Practitioners Organize Their Cultivation Experience Sharing Articles3. Eliminating the Attachment to Self-Protection To provide feedback on this podcast, please email us at feedback@minghuiradio.org

In this episode, Jason challenges one of the most misunderstood concepts in lean construction: the idea that eliminating waste is always the primary goal. While waste reduction matters, Jason explains why focusing only on "cutting waste" can actually destroy flow, destabilize systems, and hurt project performance. Using examples from NASCAR pit crews, buffers in Takt planning, foremen supervision, and the Theory of Constraints, Jason explains that lean is not about maximizing utilization everywhere, it's about protecting throughput, flow, and system stability. Sometimes what looks like "waste" is actually critical support for the system to function properly. What you'll learn in this episode: Why eliminating waste is not the ultimate goal of lean. How the Theory of Constraints changes the way we think about efficiency. Why buffers and stabilization time are essential to production flow. How over-focusing on utilization can damage project performance. Why non-working foremen, empty zones, and standby resources are sometimes necessary. How system thinking prevents "lean" from becoming destructive. Are you optimizing individual activities or protecting the overall flow of the system? If you like the Elevate Construction podcast, please subscribe for free and you'll never miss an episode. And if you really like the Elevate Construction podcast, I'd appreciate you telling a friend (Maybe even two

There's a version of hunting that looks great on the outside. Big buck, good photos, done by noon. Then there's the version most of us actually live, which is messy and complicated and tied up in kids and jobs and the slow realization that your priorities don't stay the same forever. That's what Greg Litzinger and I got into on this one, and I'll be honest, it's one of those conversations that kept going in my head long after we stopped recording. Greg isn't out here pretending that hunting exists in a vacuum. He talks openly about what it means to chase deer when you've got a family counting on you, and how the calculus of a day in the woods changes completely once other people are in the equation. That's not a complaint. It's just the truth, and it's the kind of truth that doesn't get said enough in hunting media. We spent a good chunk of time on burnout, and I think that part will hit home for a lot of people listening. It's easy to grind yourself down chasing something that's supposed to bring you joy. Too many sits, too much pressure, not enough honesty with yourself about why you're out there. The fix isn't complicated, but it requires admitting something most hunters resist: that more time in the field isn't always better, and that scouting smarter beats sitting longer almost every time. We also got into location and intel, which Greg treats as the serious discipline it is. Knowing where deer want to be before you ever climb a tree is the whole game. That part of the conversation is worth a relisten if you're building a strategy for the fall. But what stuck with me most was Greg talking about fitness and time. He's not dramatic about it. He just lays it out plainly: the physical demands of hunting don't get easier, ignoring that is a mistake, and the window you have to bring your kids into this thing is shorter than you think. The memories made in the field are the ones that last, not the antlers on the wall. Whether your kid is old enough to run a treestand or just old enough to tag along and ask a hundred questions, don't wait for the perfect season. Lead by example and enjoy the process. Hope you get as much out of this one as I did. WHAT TO EXPECT FROM PODCAST 492 Scouting and historical sign tell you more about a buck's potential than any single trail cam photo ever will. Don't chase scrapes. They're exciting, but they'll burn you. Focus on the habitat instead. Knowing where a deer isn't is just as valuable as knowing where he is. Eliminating country keeps you from burning good setups at the wrong time. Mature bucks will humble you. Missed opportunities and close calls aren't failures, they're information. The shot is just one moment in a very long process. The anticipation, the tracking, the recovery, the emotional weight of it all. None of it is clean or simple. When you've chased a specific animal for years, every decision carries real weight. This episode gets into that honestly. SHOW NOTES AND LINKS: —Truth From The Stand Merch —Check out Tactacam Reveal cell cameras — Save 15% on Hawke Optics code TFTS15  —Save 20% on ASIO GEAR code TRUTH20 —Check out Spartan Forge to map your hunt  —Save on Lathrop And Sons non-typical insoles code TRUTH10 —Check out Faceoff E-Bikes —Waypoint TV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A 2026 scientific review concludes vaping is likely to cause lung and oral cancer, shifting the conversation from uncertainty to clear concern The damage from vaping starts at the cellular level, where DNA injury, oxidative stress and inflammation build long before symptoms appear E-cigarette aerosol contains a mix of cancer-linked chemicals, including nitrosamines, toxic gases and metals released from the device itself Using both cigarettes and vaping products at the same time dramatically increases your lung cancer risk instead of reducing harm Eliminating vaping exposure, improving metabolic health and using exercise to break nicotine dependence directly lowers your risk and helps your body recover

Start Your Transformation Now  In this episode of The Jim Fortin Podcast, Jim Fortin reveals a perspective on fear that most people have never considered — one that doesn't require techniques, hacks, or willpower. Drawing on decades of work with his shaman mentor Don Javier, Jim makes the case that everything most people do to fight fear — affirmations, breathing exercises, reframing, even sheer determination — is the very thing keeping fear alive. The real problem, he argues, isn't fear itself. It's the illusion that fear is real.  Jim breaks down why fear has no place in the present moment, why it is always a story about a future that hasn't happened and likely never will, and why resisting fear is like throwing gasoline on a fire. From the neuroscience of the amygdala to ancient Buddhist wisdom, Jim draws a clear and practical distinction between being consumed by fear and simply observing it — and explains why that single shift changes everything.  This episode doesn't offer a better way to fight fear. It offers something far more powerful: a way to see through it entirely. Listen closely.  What You'll Discover in This Episode:  (03:51) Fear lives in the future, not the present — Why fear almost never exists in the actual present moment and how most people are unknowingly living now from something that hasn't happened yet.  (08:16) Most of what you fear will never come to pass — The sobering truth that the vast majority of things people catastrophize about never materialize, and why suffering through fear is always optional.  (10:12) Fear is a story, not a fact — How recognizing fear as a self-generated narrative — rather than an objective reality — is the moment it begins to lose its grip on you.  (13:07) Why techniques and hacks make fear worse — The neuroscientific reason that fighting fear through tools and strategies actually amplifies it, and what Jim calls the resistance trap.  (17:21) Observation dissolves what resistance amplifies — The Buddhist practice of naming and witnessing fear as an outside observer, rather than being consumed by it, and why this creates genuine freedom.  (29:26) Surrender is not weakness — it's the only way out — Why accepting what is in the present moment, rather than trying to control an outcome that can never be guaranteed, is the true path to eliminating fear for good.  Listen, apply, and enjoy!  Transformational Takeaway  Fear is not your enemy — it is a story your mind has been telling you so convincingly that you forgot it was a story at all. Every fear you carry is a thought about the future, lived as if it were a fact right now. And the harder you fight it, the more real it becomes. The way out is not force — it is observation, surrender, and the quiet recognition that right now, in this breath, you are okay. The next time fear comes knocking, name it. Recognize it as a story. You are not the fear. You are the awareness watching it arise — and that is exactly where your freedom lives.  Let's Connect:  Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | LinkedIn  LIKED THE EPISODE?  If you're the kind of person who likes to help others, then share this with your friends and family. If you have found value, they will too. Please leave a review on Apple Podcasts so we can reach more people.  Listening on Spotify? Please leave a comment below. We would love to hear from you!  With gratitude, Jim