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Are you unknowingly settling for less than you're capable of? Comfort may feel safe, but it can quietly keep you from reaching your full potential.In this Mindset Coaching episode of Coaching In Session, Michael Rearden explores how to reach your full potential by developing a growth mindset, raising your standards, and breaking free from the comfort that leads to stagnation. Success isn't about talent alone, it's about consistently choosing growth over convenience.Michael shares practical strategies for rebuilding your mindset, creating daily structure, eliminating excuses, and developing the habits that lead to lasting personal growth. You'll discover how consistency, intentional action, and higher standards can help you unlock your potential and build the life you truly want.If you're ready to stop settling, embrace personal development, and become the best version of yourself, this episode will provide the mindset and strategies you need to move forward with confidence.Your potential grows when your standards rise.WHAT YOU'LL LEARN• How to reach your full potential• Why comfort leads to stagnation• The importance of a growth mindset• How to rebuild after setbacks• Creating daily structure for consistency• Raising your standards for success• Eliminating excuses that limit growth• Taking action toward lasting personal developmentKEY TAKEAWAYS✅ Comfort can quietly limit your potential.✅ Growth requires intentional daily action.✅ Consistency creates long-term success.✅ Higher standards produce better results.✅ Excuses delay progress.✅ Personal development is a lifelong journey.✅ Rebuilding is part of becoming stronger.✅ You are capable of more than you believe.RESOURCESRead the Full Blog: https://www.revenconcepts.com/comfortable-with-your-potential/EXPLORE MORE WITH MICHAEL REARDENWebsite: https://revenconcepts.com/Podcast Library: https://coachinginsession.buzzsprout.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/revenconcepts/WORK WITH MICHAEL REARDEN: https://www.revenconcepts.com/If you found value in this episode, follow and download Coaching In Session on your favorite podcast platform so you never miss a new episode. Share this episode with someone who could benefit from today's conversation.Send us a MessageSupport the showWebsite: www.Revenconcepts.comEmail: Coachinginsession@gmail.comYoutube: @RevenconceptsDon't forget to subscribe, leave a review, and share the podcast with others who would benefit from it!

Missouri's Attorney General, Catherine Hanaway tells Chris & Amy, 'I really want whatever's best for Missouri,' as she calls in to support a repeal of the state's income tax. This is Amendment 5 on the statewide August ballot. How could those tax revenues headed to the state be replaced if Amendment 5 is passed?

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Has having three kids become a status symbol in Canada?In this episode of DemograFix, Cara Stern and Mike Moffatt explore why having three children has become a luxury for many middle-class Canadian families. From the cost of family-sized housing to childcare, career sacrifices, transportation, and the changing expectations placed on parents, they break down why so many families stop at two, even when they wanted more.The conversation also looks at Canadian and international research on fertility, Quebec's childcare experiment, why family-sized homes have almost disappeared from our cities, and what governments would actually need to change if they want Canadians to have the families they hope for.If you've ever wondered why three kids now feels like a status symbol, this episode explains the economics behind it.Topics covered:Why Canada's fertility rate has reached record lowsIs a third child becoming a luxury good?How housing shortages shape family sizeWhy family-sized homes are disappearingThe hidden career costs of having childrenDoes affordable childcare actually increase birth rates?Why cities are losing young familiesWhat policies could make raising larger families affordable againChapters:00:00 Why 3 Kids Are Becoming a Rich Person's Luxury00:58 When Families Become Status Symbols03:03 The Housing Crisis is Eliminating the Third Child05:09 Canada Stopped Building Family Homes06:28 The Big Childcare Problem07:55 Does Cheap Childcare Actually Boost Birth Rates?12:15 The Real Cost of a Third Baby15:07 Families Are Being Forced Out of Cities17:20 How Canada Could Make Three Kids Affordable AgainResearch/links:More Crowding, Fewer Babies: The Effects of Housing Density on Fertility | Institute for Family Studies https://ifstudies.org/blog/more-crowding-fewer-babies-the-effects-of-housing-density-on-fertilityThe ultimate status symbol? A big familyhttps://www.ft.com/content/a4025e93-7552-4f8f-8ce2-e785a7d950a4?syn-25a6b1a6=1Opinion | Three Kids? You Showoffs. - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/2008/04/06/three-kids-you-showoffs/6b7952ed-4547-4f9b-ae9b-cd9d2f1d8aa0/Why are some families with children leaving the inner city and other staying? https://www.scup.com/doi/10.18261/njus.2.1.2Home Alone | Cardus https://www.cardus.ca/research/family/reports/home-alone/Hosted by Mike Moffatt & Cara Stern & Sabrina MaddeauxProduced by Meredith MartinFunded by the Neptis Foundation https://neptis.org/

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1. Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and its policy platform: Socialist, communist, and Marxist in nature. A proposal to replace elements of the existing American constitutional system. An attempt to eliminate or weaken traditional checks and balances in government. 2. Government Restructuring DSA supports changes such as: Eliminating the Electoral College. Expanding the House of Representatives. Ending the Senate filibuster. Reducing the Supreme Court's power of judicial review. Moving toward a governmental structure centered on a single federal legislature. Abolishing the U.S. Senate. Implementing ranked-choice voting. 3. Economic and Social Vision Reduced work obligations. Universal access to housing. Elimination of debt. No need for private health insurance. Publicly funded retirement. Freedom from mortgages and landlords. 4. Immigration and Border Policies Ending immigration detention and deportation practices. Granting amnesty to undocumented immigrants. Reducing border enforcement measures. 5. Influence on the Democratic Party The DSA has become increasingly influential within Democratic politics. Establishment Democrats enabled the rise of socialist candidates. More Democratic candidates are receiving support from socialist organizations and winning elections. The DSA IS pushing the Democratic Party further left. Please Hit Subscribe to this podcast Right Now. Also Please Subscribe to the The Ben Ferguson Show Podcast and Verdict with Ted Cruz Wherever You get You're Podcasts. And don't forget to follow the show on Social Media so you never miss a moment! Thanks for Listening X: https://x.com/benfergusonshowYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@VerdictwithTedCruzSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, Greg and Parker Denning explore the importance of living an authentic life free from justifications and masks. They shares insights on self-awareness, facing hard truths, and the power of honesty to transform your life. Key topics-Living a justified life and its pitfalls-The upward reach and divine desire to improve-The cycle of justification and rationalization-The importance of honesty with oneself-How to face and eliminate excuses-The role of self-awareness and reflection-The impact of masks and pretense in life-Practical steps to live authentically-The significance of setting high standards-The power of honesty in relationships Sound bites"Living below our potential tears us up inside""You want to live day in and day out at a level you don't feel like you have to justify""Listen to the inner truth that's saying, hey man, what are you doing?"Chapters00:00 Introduction and Greg's background00:58 The importance of observing others to learn02:24 The concept of living a justified life02:54 What does living a justified life mean?03:50 The divine standard and upward reach04:40 Living below potential and its consequences05:41 The cycle of justification and rationalization06:47 Dreams, excuses, and stopping ourselves07:44 Honesty with oneself and the inner voice08:34 The obvious actions we're avoiding09:33 Influence of loved ones and projections10:51 Fundamentals and non-negotiables in life11:42 Physical fitness and real-world readiness13:19 Financial habits and wasteful spending14:13 The cycle of justification around habits15:09 The importance of honesty in habits and routines16:19 Living without masks and pretense17:11 Eliminating justifications and excuses18:16 The inner truth and self-acceptance19:13 The discomfort of sitting with oneself20:06 Facing mistakes and the importance of honesty21:04 The foundation of self-respect and confidence21:32 The fake feeling of living with justifications22:31 Fear of being discovered and masks23:25 The danger of justifying and rationalizing24:32 The masks we wear and their consequences25:31 Poison of lies and the need to face truth26:21 The desire to be comfortable in one's own skin27:11 The importance of self-awareness and self-acceptance28:04 The poem 'Myself' by Edward Guest29:18 Living with integrity and self-respect30:31 The impact of authenticity on relationships31:49 The cycle of justification and self-deception32:45 Setting high standards and not settling33:43 Living with positive expectations34:45 The joy of living authentically35:53 The importance of honesty in self-assessment36:42 The role of self-respect in relationships37:23 Eliminating the 'butts' and excuses38:15 Taking action on long-standing issues39:15 Transforming oneself through honesty40:12 The offer of oneself and self-improvement41:37 The importance of writing down flaws and goals42:31 The story of a man who changed his life43:24 Becoming the best version of yourself44:21 Living honestly and earning respect Keywordsself-awareness, honesty, personal growth, authenticity, decision making, self-improvement, motivation, life transformation

Before a builder pours a foundation or frames a home, residential developers spend years navigating zoning, land development and permitting approvals. These early steps in the residential development process play a major role in determining housing costs and availability.  Jay Knight, chairman and co-founder of the Georgia Residential Land Development Council (GRLDC) joins Host Carol Morgan on Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio to discuss how Senate Bill 447 is changing Georgia’s permitting process and what policy reforms could make housing more attainable for future homebuyers.  Housing Affordability Begins Long Before Construction  GRLDC was founded after several competing developers recognized they were facing the same challenges within Georgia's residential land development process. By joining forces, members created a unified voice to advocate for policy reforms that address industrywide barriers.  Senate Bill 447 Brings Predictability to Permitting  One of GRLDC’s first major initiatives resulted in Senate Bill 447, legislation designed to improve accountability and consistency in land disturbance permit reviews. The law does not change engineering standards or limit municipal oversight. Instead, it establishes a more predictable timeline for completing reviews.  Permit approvals that once stretched nearly a year could now move through the process in just over 10 weeks, helping bring finished lots to market faster and increasing housing supply.  Permitting reform also requires greater collaboration from all parties involved. Developers and engineers must submit more complete plans, while municipalities have clearer expectations for review timelines.  “It raises the level of performance on the developer and the engineer. It also creates some accountability for the municipality,” said Knight.  How Development Delays Increase Home Costs  Although permitting reform marks an important milestone, Knight believes additional opportunities exist to lower housing costs before construction begins. GRLDC’s next priority is reforming final plat recording and bonding processes. Lengthy administrative delays after construction is complete can leave millions of dollars tied up in development loans, increasing carrying costs that eventually reach homebuyers.   “The buyer ends up paying $15,000 more for the house with no benefits whatsoever,” said Knight.  Eliminating unnecessary delays could reduce home prices by thousands of dollars while improving affordability across the market.  Defining Affordable Housing in Georgia  The conversation around affordable housing also requires a clearer definition of what affordability means. Rather than focusing solely on government programs or subsidies, affordability should be measured by whether essential workers can realistically purchase homes in the communities where they live and work.  “The definition of an affordable house is what your municipal employee can afford to purchase,” said Knight.  Expanding housing options requires the ability to build homes that align with what Georgia families can realistically afford. However, local regulations and development requirements can sometimes make lower-cost housing difficult to deliver.  Working alongside local and state home builders associations, GRLDC hopes to create a more efficient residential development process while expanding housing opportunities for Georgia families.  To learn more about GRLDC, visit https://grldc.org/.   About Georgia Residential Land Development Council (GRLDC)  The Georgia Residential Land Development Council (GRLDC) is a coalition of leading developers, builders and industry stakeholders dedicated to improving land development and permitting processes across Georgia. The organization advocates for policies that increase housing supply, streamline regulations and promote responsible growth. By working collaboratively with policymakers and industry partners, GRLDC advances solutions that help ensure Georgia can meet current and future housing demand.  Click here for more GRLDC news. Podcast Thanks       Thank you to Denim Marketing for sponsoring Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio. Known as a trendsetter, Denim Marketing has been blogging since 2006 and podcasting since 2011. Contact them when you need quality, original content for social media, public relations, blogging, email marketing and promotions. A comfortable fit for companies of all shapes and sizes, Denim Marketing understands marketing strategies are not one-size-fits-all. The agency works with your company to create a perfectly tailored marketing strategy that will suit your needs and niche. Try Denim Marketing on for size by calling 770-383-3360 or by visiting www.DenimMarketing.com.        About Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio       Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio, presented by Denim Marketing, highlights the movers and shakers in the Atlanta real estate industry – the home builders, developers, Realtors and suppliers working to provide the American dream for Atlantans. For more information on how you can be featured as a guest, contact Denim Marketing at 770-383-3360 or fill out the Atlanta Real Estate Forum contact form. Subscribe to the Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio podcast on iTunes, and if you like this week's show, be sure to rate it. Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio was recently honored on FeedSpot's Top 100 Atlanta Podcasts, ranking 16th overall and number one out of all ranked real estate podcasts. The post GRLDC: Why Housing Affordability Starts Before Construction appeared first on Atlanta Real Estate Forum.

In This Episode Business growth doesn't usually stall because people aren't working hard—it stalls because organizations become increasingly complex. In this episode, Adi Klevit interviews Jimmy Burroughes, founder of JBL High Performance and creator of the Simplify to Amplify® methodology, about helping leaders eliminate organizational friction and build businesses that perform at a higher level. Drawing on his experience as a British military officer and leadership consultant, Jimmy shares how simplifying leadership creates better decisions, stronger teams, and more scalable organizations. Adi and Jimmy explore one of the biggest challenges facing growing businesses: complexity. As companies expand, leaders become overwhelmed with meetings, decisions, interruptions, and constant firefighting. Jimmy explains that most organizations struggle with the same recurring leadership problems, including poor delegation, decision bottlenecks, unclear priorities, and inconsistent communication. His methodology provides practical playbooks that help leaders simplify these challenges into repeatable systems. The conversation also focuses on implementation—an area where both Jimmy and Adi share similar philosophies. Jimmy explains that most leadership programs fail because they teach concepts without addressing the beliefs, habits, and behaviors that prevent leaders from applying them. Together, they discuss why successful implementation requires mindset shifts, accountability, creating bandwidth, and ongoing reinforcement rather than simply providing more information. Perhaps the biggest takeaway is that simplicity is not about doing less—it is about removing unnecessary friction so leaders and teams can focus on what truly moves the business forward. When everyone understands the direction, trusts the system, and operates from the same playbook, organizations become faster, more aligned, and significantly more effective.  

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JJ of Gecko Security and former Disney and Costco CISO Ryan Knisley on why AppSec needs an AI security engineer, not another scanner.DescriptionAppSec has been stuck for years, drowning teams in noisy findings that never told them what was actually exploitable. JJ, co-founder and CEO of Gecko Security, and Ryan Knisley, former CISO at Disney and Costco, join Resilient Cyber to talk about what changes when an AI security engineer reasons across code, infrastructure, and design docs at once. We get into why business logic breaks traditional SAST, why attackers think in graphs while defenders think in lists, why MTTR is a broken metric, how Cal.com went closed source in the AI era, and where AI-driven AppSec consolidation lands over the next two years.Key takeawaysGecko is an AI security engineer, not another scanner. It reasons across code, infrastructure, and documentation, so a finding arrives already mapped to whether it is reachable in production and what data it touches.The context that tells you if a bug matters lives outside the code. Business logic, architecture, and runtime are where exploitability is decided, which is why scanning the code alone floods teams with noise.Business logic is why traditional SAST fails, and why an LLM alone will not fix it. The same endpoint with no auth check is a critical bug in a document store and expected behavior in a social app, and only design docs and architecture tell the two apart.Attackers think in graphs while defenders think in lists. A critical with a compensating control may not matter, while ten lows chained together can be the thing that actually reaches the asset you care about.Exploit development is being commoditized. JJ describes a near future where the whole internet becomes one big bug bounty scope with agents running campaign-level attacks, so the old severity-ranking lens no longer holds.Fix the class, not the ticket. Rather than patching bugs one by one, Gecko traces groups of findings back to the design decision that created them and eliminates every variant so the same issue never returns.MTTR is a broken metric. A variant of last week's bug returns with a fresh clock, so teams close tickets to look healthy while risk stays flat, which is why Gecko measures recurrence rate instead.Cal.com shows where open source is heading. After AI coding pushed its pull requests from about 30 a day to 100 with a one-person security team, being open source flipped from an advantage to a liability, so it went closed source and replaced four tools with one.Tool consolidation is a risk decision, not a cost exercise. Ryan's shiny object problem leaves teams stacking scanners nobody can fully staff, and collapsing the stack lets you cross-train people and reduce real complexity.The finding layer collapses, and human judgment moves up. When finding and fixing get cheap, the scarce work becomes deciding what is correct, whether to accept a risk on purpose, and owning the design decision for a whole class of bugs.Chapters00:00 Meet JJ and Ryan02:46 Why Gecko is an AI security engineer, not another scanner05:07 The trend of agentic and headless security tools05:53 Why business logic breaks traditional SAST06:27 The no-auth endpoint example and context outside the code09:06 Attackers think in graphs, defenders think in lists11:02 Commoditized exploit dev and the internet as one bug bounty13:55 Shift left and why MTTR is a broken metric15:07 Eliminating entire classes of vulnerabilities15:51 Recurrence rate and avoiding risky refactors18:22 The Cal.com case study and open source going closed20:48 Consolidation and the shiny object problem in security22:40 Where AI-driven AppSec lands in two years27:12 What it takes to trust an AI security engineer28:57 Where to find Gecko and the Black Hat talk

Most insurance agencies don't stop growing because owners lose motivation. They plateau because the systems, workflows, and operating model that got them to one level can't support the next. Daniel Metcalf and Mike Stromsoe unpack why growth ceilings are mathematical, not motivational, and explore the operational constraints that prevent agencies from scaling. From owner bottlenecks and undocumented tribal knowledge to inconsistent follow-up and retention leaks, they share practical strategies for redesigning agency systems, using data to drive decisions, and building a business that can grow without depending on the owner for every step.Key Topics:Why agency growth stalls because of operational math rather than motivationHow owner bottlenecks become the biggest barrier to scaling Protecting your agency by capturing tribal knowledge before it's lost Using dashboards and key metrics to identify growth constraints Building documented workflows before implementing AI and automation Creating consistent lead follow-up systems that improve conversion Eliminating random marketing decisions with predictable growth planning Designing renewal processes that strengthen retention and protect revenue Knowing when to redesign your agency structure for the next stage of growth Taking small, measurable steps to build long-term momentumConnect with Daniel:LinkedInWebsiteConnect with Mike: LinkedIn TwitterGrowth doesn't come from working harder or finding more motivation. Sustainable scaling happens when agency leaders understand the numbers, eliminate operational bottlenecks, document repeatable systems, and build workflows that allow people and technology to work together. When the math works, growth becomes predictable, capacity expands, and the business can continue to scale without relying on the owner to hold everything together.

You spend time reading ingredient labels, buying organic, choosing healthier foods—but what if the biggest threat isn't what's in your food... it's what your food is touching? In this eye-opening Fatal Conveniences episode, Darin uncovers the hidden health risks lurking inside everyday food packaging. From takeout containers and greasy wrappers to microwave-safe plastics and canned food linings, he explains how chemicals like PFAS, BPA, phthalates, and microplastics migrate directly into your meals—especially when heat, fat, and time are involved. Using newly introduced federal legislation, peer-reviewed scientific research, and practical solutions you can implement immediately, Darin reveals why food packaging may be one of the most overlooked sources of toxic exposure in modern life. Most importantly, he shares simple steps you can take today to dramatically reduce your family's exposure without waiting for government regulation. This episode isn't about fear—it's about reclaiming your sovereignty, making informed choices, and recognizing that what touches your food matters just as much as what's inside it. What You'll Learn Why food packaging may be contaminating your meals How PFAS, BPA, and phthalates migrate into hot food Why heat, fat, and time dramatically increase chemical exposure The truth behind "microwave-safe" plastic containers What the new No Toxics in Food Packaging Act proposes How endocrine disruptors interfere with hormones and metabolism Why microplastics and nanoplastics increase during reheating Which plastic recycling codes to eliminate from your kitchen Why grease-resistant paper can be just as problematic as plastic Practical ways to reduce your family's exposure immediately How choosing glass, stainless steel, and ceramic can lower toxic burden Why informed consumers—not regulators—will drive lasting change Chapters 00:00:00 – Welcome to SuperLife 00:00:35 – Sponsor: Bite Toothpaste 00:02:51 – The fast-food wrapper that changes everything 00:03:54 – Why packaging deserves as much attention as ingredients 00:04:51 – The overlooked Fatal Convenience hiding in plain sight 00:05:13 – Introducing the No Toxics in Food Packaging Act 00:06:10 – Why plastic isn't chemically inert 00:06:52 – BPA, phthalates, PFAS, and food-contact chemicals explained 00:07:49 – How heat, fat, and time pull toxins into your food 00:08:39 – The dangerous assumption that "legal" means "safe" 00:09:41 – Inside the new federal legislation 00:11:01 – The science proving chemical migration is real 00:12:08 – Why hot, fatty foods absorb the most contaminants 00:13:34 – Millions of microplastics released during microwaving 00:14:15 – Sponsor: Manna Vitality 00:16:09 – New research on microwavable containers 00:17:48 – PFAS: the forever chemicals in food packaging 00:18:46 – Fast food consumption and higher PFAS blood levels 00:19:24 – What these chemicals actually do inside the body 00:20:39 – Why carcinogens are still legally used in food-contact materials 00:21:37 – The FDA loophole allowing chemicals into the food supply 00:23:36 – Practical steps to reduce exposure today 00:24:13 – Why you should immediately transfer takeout into glass 00:25:13 – Plastics to eliminate from your kitchen 00:26:17 – Supporting better legislation and voting with your wallet 00:27:51 – Awareness creates freedom and better choices 00:28:58 – The future of safe food packaging 00:29:37 – Final thoughts: reclaiming your health through everyday decisions Thank You to Our Sponsors Bite Toothpaste: Go to trybite.com/DARIN20 or use code DARIN20 for 20% off your first 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 "The health of your food isn't determined solely by where it came from or what's listed on the nutrition label—it's also determined by what touches it before it reaches your body. Heat, fat, time, and modern packaging create opportunities for chemicals to migrate directly into your meals, but awareness gives you the power to interrupt that process. 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Send us Fan MailThe idea for this podcast came from an unexpected place.The other day I was walking into Target when I overheard a woman talking with her husband and son. During their conversation, she said, “Less is more.” A few moments later, she said it again.It caught my attention because those three simple words carry a powerful message. In today's world, we're constantly told to do more, buy more, learn more, and achieve more. Yet many of the happiest, healthiest, and highest-performing people have learned the opposite. Less is often more.It reminded me of a story about former NHL player Dean Kennedy. Dean once told me that his goal wasn't to play 15 or 20 years in professional hockey. He simply wanted to play 10 years in the NHL. That was his focus. He wasn't distracted by everything that might happen after that. He committed to one meaningful goal, worked relentlessly toward it, and achieved it.Sometimes we try to accomplish so much that we end up accomplishing very little. A healthy mindset isn't about adding more to your life. It's about identifying what matters most and giving it your full attention.Here are my Top 10 Reasons Why Less Is More:More focus. When you focus on fewer things, you do them better.Less overwhelm. Too many goals create confusion. Simplicity creates clarity.Better execution. Success comes from consistently applying a few key habits.Higher quality. Doing fewer things well beats doing many things poorly.More consistency. Simple routines are easier to maintain over time.Better decisions. Fewer choices reduce decision fatigue and improve judgment.Greater confidence. Small wins build momentum and strengthen belief in yourself.Less stress. Eliminating unnecessary commitments creates more mental energy.More meaningful progress. Mastery comes from repetition, not constantly chasing the next idea.Lasting success. The highest performers don't try to do everything. They identify what matters most and commit to doing it exceptionally well.Remember, the goal isn't to do more. The goal is to do what matters most. When you remove the distractions and focus on what truly moves the needle, you'll often discover that less really is more.Continue Your Mindset JourneyDiscover the power of the Healthy Mindset AI Platform at HealthyMindset.ai.Explore the Healthy Mindset AI Podcast for practical mindset strategies, mindfulness techniques, breathing exercises, performance insights, and self-coaching tools designed for athletes, leaders, and workplace professionals.The Healthy Mindset AI Platform combines targeted assessments, personalized growth plans, digital mindset tools, accountability support, and 24/7 access to the Digital Mind Mike Hartman to help you build confidence, strengthen focus, improve consistency, and perform at your best.For additional support, Coaching On Demand with Mike Hartman provides personalized coaching focused on mindset development, goal achievement, leadership, confidence, and performance.Healthy Mindset for Athletes & Workplace Athletes Available on Amazon: Healthy Mindset for Athletes & Workplace AthletesASSESS. IMPROVE. PERFORM. HealthyMindset.ai 

You're spending thousands of dollars to generate leads—but every extra ring, hold, callback, or delayed response quietly sends qualified cases somewhere else. The biggest leak in your marketing budget may not be your advertising. It may be your intake process. Gary Falkowitz, the CEO of Intake Conversion Experts, founder of CaptureNow, and creator of The Intake Playbook system, returns to Personal Injury Mastermind five years after his first appearance. Falkowitz has helped hundreds of plaintiff law firms improve intake performance through consulting, AI-powered technology, and operational systems built specifically for personal injury firms. In this episode, Gary breaks down the operational habits that separate the top 1% of PI firms from everyone else, from response times and follow-up cadence to staffing, culture, and performance measurement. He explains why eliminating friction—not simply buying more leads—is often the fastest way to increase signed cases and maximize your marketing investment. You'll learn: Why eliminating friction improves PI Intake conversion rates. What speed-to-lead benchmarks the highest-performing intake teams consistently achieve. How a structured chase cadence increases contact rates and signed cases. Which PI Intake KPIs reveal hidden revenue opportunities before you lose cases. If you want to hear more from Gary firsthand and completely optimize your firm's operational engine, then go to pimcon.org and grab your ticket. Like what you hear? Hit Subscribe! We do this every week.  For more resources on how to dominate your market, visit us at Rankings.io. Subscribe to our newsletter and get the freshest news every Monday: newsletter.rankings.io Get Social! Personal Injury Mastermind w/ Chris Dreyer powered by Rankings.io is on Instagram | YouTube | TikTok

What if a simple adjustment in how you handle your back-office systems could dramatically transform your cash flow and give you an unfair advantage over the competition?  Lars Ward of Transflo is back to break down how technology is leveling the playing field for smaller brokerages and carriers, why your data is more relevant today during a market shift than ever before, and how automating repeatable tasks like invoicing can save your business from devastating cash flow gaps. I've always said that you need to view your operation from the bottom up, cutting out the friction in your billing and collections process so you can keep your cash moving fast! Lars and I dive into why a relationship should only be the tiebreaker, not the sole reason you win business, and how utilizing the right back-office automation tools can actually make you a better, more proactive partner to your customers!   About Lars Ward Lars Ward is VP of Automation Solutions at Transflo, where he's helping brokers and fleets eliminate cash flow bottlenecks through smarter tech. He's spent 15 years in freight with Knight-Swift, Cheema, and FreightVana. Today he advises logistics startups and runs FreightTechToday.com — a map of the freight tech landscape for operators who don't have time to sift through the noise. He's got a front-row seat to where freight gets stuck, and he's obsessed with finding the exits.   Connect with Lars Website: https://www.transflo.com/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/larsward/ / https://www.linkedin.com/company/pegasus-transtech/  

Many people today are struggling with anxiety, depression, and burnout. Dr. Greg Hammer contends that there is a path toward personal resilience that can be implemented by anyone, anywhere, in just a few minutes a day. He talks about his GAIN method for self care that he says can improve mental, emotional, and physical health. Dr. Hammer is a professor at Stanford University School of Medicine, a physician, best-selling author, and mindfulness expert. He is the author of the book, GAIN without Pain: The Happiness Handbook for Health Care Professionals.

Our self-life – self-indulgence, self-preservation, self-gratification – our self-life, as it turns out is a tyrant that robs us of real life. The life that Jesus has for us. And I believe that this selfishness, this craving of the flesh is something that Jesus came to set us free from.   OVERCOMING SELFISHNESS Selfishness is a word that we are all too familiar with but I wonder how often we stop to think about what it actually means! Self–ish-ness ... it's about our tendency to put ourselves, our needs, our plans, our reputations before other people. Problem is, we notice when other people are being selfish to us – we notice when they put themselves and their own interests before ours but we rarely notice when the shoe is on the other foot. We rarely notice when it's us who are being selfish. In fact, for most of my life, I never once thought of myself as being selfish when the reality was that 'self' was all I was interested in. How about you? How often do you think of yourself being selfish as opposed to other people being selfish towards you? That's why selfishness is such an insidious sin. It rears its ugly head all too often without us ever really noticing that we are the ones being selfish. And this putting of self above and before other people – it takes so many different forms. Whenever my interests are more important to me than your interests, the easiest thing in the world is to put mine before yours and that ... that's what we call selfishness. Over the last three weeks on the programme we have been chatting about overcoming stubborn sin and I know that there are a few people who might squirm at that little word "sin". I used to too. I thought of it as an outdated, irrelevant, judgemental, religious term that, frankly, belonged in the lexicon of those doddering old folk I saw wandering in and out of those places they call "church", and that ... that is a deception that the devil was happy for me to live under for many years. But "sin" – it's a very simple concept: it's falling short of all the good and wonderful things that God has planned for our lives. It's missing the whole point and the point is that God wants us to enjoy Him and worship Him and glorify Him with our lives and that brings such a great source of delight and wonder and peace and joy to us. It's the way things are meant to be, now and for all eternity – through every up and every down – every mountain top experience and every trial and temptation and hurt this world has to offer. And so those "sins" that are particularly stubborn, that one sin that keeps coming back again and again and again, is Satan's messenger to torments us; to try and rob us of the abundant life that God has planned for us. And this one, selfishness, is one that so many people suffer from. It's one that used to be right up there right on top of my list too. I couldn't see what was wrong with it either. I worked hard, I applied myself and I'm this outcome focused person who drives hard at life to achieve what I set out to achieve – my agenda, my success, my way or the highway. So what's wrong with getting my way? If other people want to get their way, well, they should be like me, otherwise tough, right? That's the world's template for success – climb over whoever you have to; roll over the top of whoever you have to; crash through whoever you have to, to get to wherever you are going. And here's how it changed for me. There were two parts – one to do with my heart, the other to do with my hands. In other words one part to do with my motivation and the other part to do with my practical "doing" – how I lived that out. I was always after greatness – I wanted people to recognise who I was; to recognise my achievements. And I, like most of the rest of the world, thought that that was about getting 'my' way and other people going "WOW!" isn't he fantastic? Ha, well, that a deception; that's a lie, because it doesn't work that way. Jesus, in what the theologians called the 'Great Denunciation' in Matthew chapter 23, where He rips into the religious leaders of the day; people who were selfish and were ripping off those in their charge. Right in the middle of His vehement argument against their hypocrisy and selfishness, Jesus has this to say - He says: The greatest among you will be your servant. All who exalt themselves will be humbled and all who humble themselves, will be exalted. That's Matthew chapter 23, verses 11 and 12. Now, I thought about that a lot and the truth of that first sentence really ... really started to do its work in me. "The greatest among you will be your servant." The greatest people in my life; the ones whom I truly value and honour and respect are the ones who have served me more than all the others. There's a man called Graham. He was a Colonel in the Army when I was a young Captain. Together Graham and I and another man, Mark, left the Army and formed an Information Technology consulting firm. Now Graham is not only intellectually one of the smartest people I know, but he has a deep wisdom about life; about dealing with other people – about all sorts of things. Now he's twenty years my senior and over a period of seventeen years when we worked together in this consulting firm, he was my mentor; my teacher. He taught me how to listen, how not to roll over the top of people, how to influence instead of control. He taught me any number of things – many of those come out through these radio programmes, day after day, week after week, all these years later. He served me, even when I was young and precocious; even when I didn't deserve it. Ask me who are amongst the greatest people in my life and he is right up there. Once I figured out the deep truth of what Jesus said: "The greatest among you will be your servant," my motivations changed. And then ... then it was time to live that out, minute by minute, relationship by relationship, interaction by interaction. And here's what I discovered when I took my selfishness out of the equation; when I no longer had to win every time and get my way every time, all of a sudden life became much easier. James chapter 3, verse 16: For when there is envy and selfish ambition there will also be disorder and wickedness of every kind. And that is absolutely right! Take away the selfishness and instead of disorder and wickedness, what you get, nine times out of ten, is peace. Once I learned to collaborate instead of obliterate, WOW, what a great way to live your life! You know why ultimately, selfishness has become one of the easiest of my stubborn sins to give up? You know why? Because the rewards are so great and they are pretty much instant. Stop the selfishness and conflict reduces, peace increases, relationships improve and it happens quickly. And after a while it's really easy to get addicted to those rewards. You know, I'm wondering if that isn't what God planned all along. Have a listen to a bit more of what James chapter 3 says – verses 16 to 18: For where there is envy or selfish ambition there will also be disorder and wickedness of every kind. But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without a trace of partiality or hypocrisy. And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace for those who make peace. When we give up our selfishness, we are sowing peace and whatever we sow we will reap – we'll reap a harvest which is peace. This really works.   OVERCOMING THE FLESH Well, I don't know about you, but for me this last few weeks on the programme, where we've been looking at overcoming stubborn sin, once and for all – it's been a real challenge and for me too, a breath of fresh air. See, as we have travelled through God's Word, you know what's really leapt out for me? The truth that Jesus truly does want to set us free from the terrible effects of those stubborn sins that linger on in our lives. How many people I know – I was just sitting the other day having coffee with a man; a really successful businessman who was telling me about something in his life – a stubborn sin. And as successful as he was in business, he completely resigned himself to the fact – as least he thought it was a fact – that this stubborn sin would never go away. He was utterly convinced of it. Man, that is such a tragedy! Does that mean, he believes that when it comes to that one particular stubborn sin, that Jesus died and rose again in vain? Does he believe that the cross of Christ is mighty and powerful and able to save everyone and everything except him from that one sin? Evidently so! Well, let me be perfectly blunt – too many people for too long have been living with stubborn sin; destructive patterns of behaviour that they could be completely free of through a simple, yet tenacious faith in Jesus Christ. Today, right now, I want to show you that this truth is for you too. But here's the problem: so many people want a foot in each camp. They want to be free of the destructive effects of stubborn sin, but they don't want to pay the price of letting it go. Let me paint a picture for you. The man who works in a company; he's incredibly competent at what he does – he knows his job backwards and as it turns out, his skills and knowledge and abilities are invaluable to his employer – BUT he's incredibly critical. No one else can ever do the job to his standards and so he complains about people – he almost always has a bad attitude, he grumbles and because no one else can do things to his standard, he becomes a control freak. So, valuable as he may well be to his employer, he just doesn't have any friends at work. When people organise to go out to lunch together, they somehow ... forget to invite him. The others seem to laugh together and enjoy each other's company but he's is always on the outer. He knows deep inside, that his attitudes are robbing him of those relationships. But the truth is, he's not prepared to let go of the bad attitudes and the destructive behaviour that is robbing him of life. And that's what happens! See, we justify our own sin to ourselves and we want to be rid of its effects – we just don't want to have to pay the price of letting the sin go out of our lives. Huh, does this sound familiar? We're double minded about our sin. We want a foot in both camps – we want to be free but we just don't want to let go. Now, here's the question – how to we take this decisive step to let go of the sin? How? Well, I believe that what's required is a decisive step; a firm decision; a firm resolve in Christ to make a change. And if you know you have been double minded; if you know that you have been struggling, trying to have one foot in each camp and it hasn't been working, I want to share this powerful few verses from the Word of God with you. Because I believe that through them the Spirit of God is going to help you to decide, once and for all, to let go of whatever stubborn sin has been tearing your life apart. I'm reading from Romans chapter 13, beginning at verse 9: The commandments, "You shall not commit adultery; You shall not murder; You shall not steal; You shall not covet"; and any other commandment, are summed up by this word, "Love your neighbour as yourself." Love does no wrong to a neighbour; therefore, love is the fulfilling of the law. Besides this, you know what time it is, how it is now the moment for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we became believers; the night is far gone, the day is near. Let us then lay aside the works of darkness and put on the armour of light; let us live honourably as in the day, not in revelling and drunkenness, not in debauchery and licentiousness, not in quarrelling and jealousy. Instead, put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires. Here's what God is saying to us through the Apostle Paul and this chapter from Romans: you know all the obvious rules; the ones we just can't seem to keep because of the stubborn sin in our lives. You want to know what they boil down to? Love the people around you; just love them the way God loves you and then He allowed His Son Jesus to be brutally nailed to that cross for you. Let me ask you: can you do that? Are you prepared to love others the way Jesus loved you? That's the question God's asking each one of us right now. "Take a good hard look at My Son, nailed hands and feet to the cross," God's saying, "gasping for breath, dying, bearing the price of your sin in His flesh that you might be forgiven. Take a good, hard look. Now, tell Me, now that you have seen My great love for you, will you love others with that same love with which I loved you? The day's coming; the time of your salvation is much, much closer than you might imagine. It is time ... it's time My child, for you to live in that light, to lay aside the works of your darkness and put on the armour of light. Replace whatever sin it is that's tearing you apart, replace it with a love that you have in My Son, Jesus Christ." Here's the problem: God's saying through this passage: you have been making provision for your flesh to gratify your worldly desires. It is time ... it is time for you, for each one of us to decide instead to clothe ourselves in Christ – to put on the Lord Jesus Christ and stop making provisions for your flesh – stop pandering to your desires. And this, my friend, is the crunch point: we start off with all these great intentions ... "No, no, I won't be selfish anymore; no, no, I won't get involved in sexual immorality anymore; no, no, I won't let anger ruin my life" ... but then ... then the flesh cries out. See, the flesh never wants to let go; it never wants to die to self and when it hurts; when it screams out; when we can't get the gratification that we have become addicted to ... a gratification no less destructive than heroin or ice, mind you, when we can't get it anymore, what we do is pander to the flesh. And just continue on that downward spiral of self destruction that sin is all about. Today ... today, God is calling you and me to a decisive point in our lives. Listen again to the very call of God to you and to me – listen, allow it to rest on your heart. Romans chapter 13, verse 14: Instead, put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires. Now I have a question – as the Holy Spirit takes that Scripture and begins to do His work in your heart by it, are you prepared to make the decision to die to self – to stop making provision for the flesh each time it cries out and once and for all, clothe yourselves in Jesus Christ? Because that's what God is calling each one of us to do. I can't answer that call for you, only you can. As you stand and behold the Lamb of God, suffering on that cross for you, let me ask you this: do you hear His call? "Die to self and come ... come and enjoy the new life that My Son died to give to you." Do you see how much God loves you? "Come! Do you hear the call? How do you answer?   THAT WE MAY STAND As we come to the end of this four week series "Overcoming Stubborn Sin Once and For All", I know that there is still some among us, whilst they hunger in their hearts after God, find that something ... an elusive something is holding them back. Something is not quite right. If that's what going on inside you right now, then you should not be surprised – you're not alone. There is indeed an elusive something holding back many a man and many a woman – holding them back from giving their lives; all of who they are over to God - holding them back from letting go of this stubborn sin that has been ruling their lives all too long. I'm going to read something to you that was written by the well known author A.W. Tozer in the mid-twentieth century, in his book "The Pursuit of God". The language and the turn of phrase may have dated a little but it makes the truth of what he says no less true and no less powerful. Have a listen to what he writes: There is something more serious than coldness of heart; something that may be back of that coldness and be the cause of its existence. What is it? What but the presence of a veil in our hearts. A veil not taken away as the first veil was but which remains there still shutting out the light and hiding the face of God from us. It is the veil of our fleshly fallen nature living on, unjudged within us; un-crucified and un-repudiated. It is the close woven veil of the self life which we have never truly acknowledged, of which we have been secretly ashamed and which, for these reasons we have never brought to the judgement of the cross. It is not too mysterious, this opaque veil, nor is it hard to identify – we have but to look in our own hearts and we shall see it there – sewn and patched and repaired it may be, but there, never the less, an enemy to our lives and an effective block to our spiritual progress. This veil is not a beautiful thing, it is not a thing about which we commonly care to talk but I am addressing the thirsting souls who are determined to follow God and I know they will not turn back because the way leads temporarily through the blackened hills. The urge of God within them will assure their continuing pursuit. They will face the facts, however unpleasant, and endure the cross for the joy set before them. So I am bold to name the threads out of which this inner veil is woven. It is woven of fine threads of the self life – the hyphenated sins of the human spirit. They are not something we do, they are something we are and therein lies both their subtlety and their power. To be specific, the self sins are these: self-righteousness, self-pity, self-confidence, self-sufficiency, self-admiration, self-love and a host of others like them. They dwell too deep within us and are too much a part of our natures to come to our attention until the light of God is focused on them. The grosser manifestation of these sins: egotism, exhibitionism, self-promotion are strangely tolerated in Christian leaders, even in circles of impeccable orthodoxy. Promoting the self under the guise of promoting Christ is currently so common as to excite little notice. The self is a hard and brutal taskmaster and letting go is painful. Tozer goes on to say this: Let us remember when we talk about the rending of the veil we are speaking in a figure and the thought of it is poetical, almost pleasant but in actuality, there is nothing pleasant about it at all. In human experience, that veil is made of living spiritual tissue. It is composed of the sentient, quivering stuff of which our whole being consists and to touch it is to touch us where we feel pain – to tear it away, this veil of self, is to injure us, to hurt us and to make us bleed. To say otherwise is to make the cross, no cross and death, no death at all. It is never fun to die – to rip through that dear and tender stuff of which life is made, can never be anything but deeply, deeply painful. Yet that is what the cross did to Jesus and it is what the cross would do to every man to set him free. Let us beware of tinkering with our inner life in the hope, ourselves, to rend the veil. God must do everything for us – our part is to yield and trust. We must confess, forsake and repudiate the self-life and then reckon it to be crucified. But we must be careful to distinguish lazy acceptance from the real work of God. We must insist upon this work being done. We dare not rest with a neat doctrine of self-crucifixion – that is to imitate Saul and to spare the best of the sheep and the oxen. I have got to tell you, that really strikes hard with me. There is a veil of self that hangs over many a heart because we have not taken it to God; because we have not allowed it to be crucified and we have not travelled that way. I just feel right now as we finish this series, this four part series of "Eliminating Stubborn Sin – Once and For All", I feel that you and I should pray this very thing through. Father God. We come before You today, knowing the depth of our sin and the consequences of our rebellion. We come before You today not knowing how to let go of this stubborn sin that dogs our lives and we know that it is only through the cross that this veil of self can be torn from our hearts. So we come to You by the power of Your cross and the grace available to us through the price that Jesus paid for us there. Forgive us, Lord God, and set us free from this sin, once and for all. This day, this moment, we will take up Your cross and follow You, no matter what it may cost us, no matter how much it may hurt to give up the self life. Even if it should cost us our lives, we choose to follow You. Father God, honour the desires of our hearts and empower us to live our lives for You. Father, we give our lives over to You. In Jesus mighty name, we pray. Amen.

Coach Scott Schumacher has built one of the premier junior college basketball programs in the country, but his greatest passion isn't wins—it's developing people.In this episode of the JAMODI Podcast, Coach Schumacher shares nearly four decades of coaching wisdom, lessons learned from some of the biggest names in basketball, and the culture-building habits that have made Blinn College a perennial powerhouse.From stories about learning alongside Tom Izzo, Bill Self, Jay Wright, Jim Boeheim, and Kelvin Sampson to practical ideas every coach can implement tomorrow, this conversation is packed with actionable leadership insights.Whether you're a basketball coach, athletic director, teacher, or leader of any organization, you'll walk away with ideas you can immediately apply to your team.Topics include:

https://www.thechampionshipcoach.com/ https://teachhoops.com/ Show Notes 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: Staff Archetype Core Accountability Primary Environment 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 Are you looking to use this architectural framework to reallocate the responsibilities of your current, returning coaching staff this offseason, or are you preparing to interview brand-new assistant candidates to fill a specific cultural gap on your bench? PDF+ 4The Staff Architecture MatrixPDFPDFPDFExpected Strategic OutputPDFPDFPDFPDFPDFPDFPDFPDFPDFPDFPDFPDFPDFPDFPDFPDFYouTube Optimization StrategyOptimized Title IdeasSEO & AI Optimization KeywordsAI-Optimized Video Description SnippetPDF+ 4Suggested Video Tags Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Artificial intelligence is changing fleet management faster than almost any technology in recent memory. From answering questions about preventive maintenance compliance to analyzing technician productivity and generating reports in seconds, AI is helping fleet professionals spend less time searching for data and more time making informed decisions. In Part 2 of this conversation, Josh Turley, CEO of RTA, and Marc Canton, Vice President of Fleet Strategy, explore how AI is reshaping fleet management software and why purpose-built, fleet-specific AI is becoming the next evolution of modern fleet operations. They discuss the limitations of general AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude, the importance of fleet context and secure data access, and how conversational AI is making fleet reporting, maintenance analysis, and operational insights easier than ever. Whether you're exploring AI for fleet management, looking to improve fleet reporting, or wondering how artificial intelligence can help your maintenance operation, this episode offers practical strategies that fleet leaders can begin using today. In This Episode, You'll Learn: Why AI is becoming one of the most valuable tools for fleet managers and fleet management analysts How AI can simplify preventive maintenance reporting, technician productivity analysis, fuel reporting, and other routine fleet management tasks Why general AI tools need additional context to provide reliable fleet management recommendations How combining multiple AI models can improve accuracy and reduce hallucinations A simple prompting technique that encourages AI to ask clarifying questions before generating reports, presentations, or policies Practical ways fleet leaders can use AI to save time, improve decision making, and reduce administrative work How embedded AI within fleet management software can eliminate manual reporting and provide instant operational insights Why conversational reporting is changing the future of fleet management technology Whether you're just beginning to explore artificial intelligence or already using AI in your fleet operation, this episode provides practical ideas for improving productivity while helping your organization make faster, more informed decisions. Speaker Bios Josh Turley — CEO, RTA: The Fleet Success Company Josh Turley is the CEO of RTA: The Fleet Success Company. His passion is helping people work ON their fleets, rather than IN them. He is a little crazy about company culture and believes it is the most important thing a company can get right if they want to experience clarity, confidence, and peace of mind instead of chaos and stress. That belief is at the core of what drives the work at RTA, which currently helps nearly 700 public fleets succeed. Josh is the co-author of The Fleet Success Playbook, the host of The Fleet Success Show, and a frequent speaker at fleet events nationwide. Marc Canton — VP of Fleet Strategy, RTA Fleet Marc Canton brings more than 20 years of experience in university transportation, logistics, and government fleet management and consulting. He currently leads fleet strategy at RTA, where he is building the FMIS of the future. Marc takes a data-driven approach to optimizing fleet operations with a focus on high availability and efficiency, and is committed to advancing the industry through education and collaboration. Looking to take the next step to fleet success? Start by requesting your free copy of The Fleet Success Playbook. Written by fleet professionals for fleet professionals, the Playbook breaks down the four key pillars of fleet success, and gives you the tools you need to build a truly great fleet. Request your free (yes, really, free!) copy here: https://rtafleet.com/resources/fleet-success-playbook?utm_source=simplecast&utm_medium=footer_notes&utm_campaign=episode_213 Control fleet chaos with RTA Fleet360, proven software designed by fleet managers for fleet managers: https://rtafleet.com/book-a-demo?utm_source=simplecast&utm_medium=footer_notes&utm_campaign=episode_213

Send us Fan MailIf your days are packed yet your progress feels stalled, this episode of the Private Practice Survival Guide with host Brandon Seigel shows you exactly how to take your time back. You'll learn a practical, data‑driven time audit, a fast process for surfacing and exiting hidden obligations, and the three‑question “meeting tax” that can cut 40–60% of meetings while making the rest sharper and shorter. From assigning a dollar value to your time to choosing email over phone calls, you'll discover how to eliminate low‑value work and reclaim focus for clients and growth. Follow the two‑week rollout to implement, measure, and maintain these changes without burning bridges.What You'll Learn:How to run a one‑week, 15‑minute‑increment time audit and sort tasks into essential, delegable, and eliminableWhy logging in real time matters (“memory is a liar”) and how to put a dollar value on your timeHow to uncover hidden obligations and use clean, respectful exit languageThe meeting tax: agenda, expected outcome, and why not email—and what to do when requests don't qualifyA two‑week implementation playbook and how to start your delegation list (VA/admin support)Start small—do the time audit this week—and say yes to what matters most. #PrivatePractice #TimeManagement #Productivity #PracticeManagement #EntrepreneurMindsetWelcome to Private Practice Survival Guide Podcast hosted by Brandon Seigel! Brandon Seigel, President of Wellness Works Management Partners, is an internationally known private practice consultant with over fifteen years of executive leadership experience. Seigel's book "The Private Practice Survival Guide" takes private practice entrepreneurs on a journey to unlocking key strategies for surviving―and thriving―in today's business environment. Now Brandon Seigel goes beyond the book and brings the same great tips, tricks, and anecdotes to improve your private practice in this companion podcast. Get In Touch With MePodcast Website: https://www.privatepracticesurvivalguide.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandonseigel/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brandonseigel/https://wellnessworksmedicalbilling.com/Private Practice Survival Guide BookThis show is proudly produced at PS Studios — learn more https://www.psstudios.co

Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/crYS5uSGum8  In this spotlight from episode 365 of Stories from the River, Cory Edens continues his conversation with Zoom's Abe Barghouti and Krista Hentz. The discussion centers on defining what success looks like for both Broad River and its partnership with Zoom. The conversation highlights that success can be measured in several ways, from the simplicity of renewal decisions to a growing curiosity about Zoom's expanding technology solutions.  Strong partnership and open communication are emphasized as the foundation for ongoing innovation that meets both current and future needs. Rather than fixing what isn't broken, the focus shifts to eliminating friction and providing deeper insights, positioning these efforts as initial steps toward even greater operational efficiency.  Visit https://www.storiesfromtheriver.com for more episodes.    Broad River Retail brought this show to you. Visit https://BroadRiverRetail.com    Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/broad-river-retail 

Coach Scott Schumacher has built one of the premier junior college basketball programs in the country, but his greatest passion isn't wins—it's developing people.In this episode of the JAMODI Podcast, Coach Schumacher shares nearly four decades of coaching wisdom, lessons learned from some of the biggest names in basketball, and the culture-building habits that have made Blinn College a perennial powerhouse.From stories about learning alongside Tom Izzo, Bill Self, Jay Wright, Jim Boeheim, and Kelvin Sampson to practical ideas every coach can implement tomorrow, this conversation is packed with actionable leadership insights.Whether you're a basketball coach, athletic director, teacher, or leader of any organization, you'll walk away with ideas you can immediately apply to your team.Topics include:

Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/crYS5uSGum8  In this spotlight from episode 365 of Stories from the River, Cory Edens continues his conversation with Zoom's Abe Barghouti and Krista Hentz. The discussion centers on defining what success looks like for both Broad River and its partnership with Zoom. The conversation highlights that success can be measured in several ways, from the simplicity of renewal decisions to a growing curiosity about Zoom's expanding technology solutions.  Strong partnership and open communication are emphasized as the foundation for ongoing innovation that meets both current and future needs. Rather than fixing what isn't broken, the focus shifts to eliminating friction and providing deeper insights, positioning these efforts as initial steps toward even greater operational efficiency.  Visit https://www.storiesfromtheriver.com for more episodes.    Broad River Retail brought this show to you. Visit https://BroadRiverRetail.com    Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/broad-river-retail 

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Coach Scott Schumacher has built one of the premier junior college basketball programs in the country, but his greatest passion isn't wins—it's developing people.In this episode of the JAMODI Podcast, Coach Schumacher shares nearly four decades of coaching wisdom, lessons learned from some of the biggest names in basketball, and the culture-building habits that have made Blinn College a perennial powerhouse.From stories about learning alongside Tom Izzo, Bill Self, Jay Wright, Jim Boeheim, and Kelvin Sampson to practical ideas every coach can implement tomorrow, this conversation is packed with actionable leadership insights.Whether you're a basketball coach, athletic director, teacher, or leader of any organization, you'll walk away with ideas you can immediately apply to your team.Topics include:

Alexi Lalas and David Mosse are back with a LIVE episode of State of the Union! What a day in the 2026 FIFA World Cup™! Paraguay pulled off one of the upsets of the tournament, sending Germany home through penalty kicks and we discuss all the ramifications of that result. Should Germany replace Julian Nagelsmann as their head coach, could Jürgen Klopp be a potential successor, where does this leave the German national team in general and more. Brazil came back from a 1-0 deficit to beat Japan and to end the night, Morocco sent the Netherlands packing also on penalties. We then preview the next slate of matches than will see hosts Mexico, Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappé back in action and we end the show with Alexi's Moment of the Day. Presented by Zillow #Zillow 1:11: Brazil come back, eliminate Japan9:15: Paraguay send Germany home on penalties15:05: Should Germany make a managerial change?19:49: Morocco defeat Netherlands on penalties24:34: Next slate of matches34:11: Robert Lewandowski signs with Chicago Fire36:57: Looking ahead to USA vs Bosnia & Herzegovina40:37: Alexi's Moment of the Day Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Coach Scott Schumacher has built one of the premier junior college basketball programs in the country, but his greatest passion isn't wins—it's developing people.In this episode of the JAMODI Podcast, Coach Schumacher shares nearly four decades of coaching wisdom, lessons learned from some of the biggest names in basketball, and the culture-building habits that have made Blinn College a perennial powerhouse.From stories about learning alongside Tom Izzo, Bill Self, Jay Wright, Jim Boeheim, and Kelvin Sampson to practical ideas every coach can implement tomorrow, this conversation is packed with actionable leadership insights.Whether you're a basketball coach, athletic director, teacher, or leader of any organization, you'll walk away with ideas you can immediately apply to your team.Topics include:

Katrina is a growth leader with over a decade of experience in DTC marketing, specializing in new customer acquisition, paid media, and creative strategy.  She currently serves as Director of Growth Marketing at Timeline, where she's helped scale the brand across both nutrition and skincare to nearly nine figures. She's known for building high-performing acquisition engines by combining data, creative testing, and conversion optimization to drive efficient, scalable growth. In This Conversation We Discuss: [00:00] Intro [01:35] Growing into a marketing leadership role [03:03] Balancing acquisition and lifetime value  [04:56] Defining the North Star for your business [05:56] Sponsor: Migrate [07:53] Diagnosing disconnects in customer journey [01:27] Sponsor: Intelligems [13:53] Structuring landing pages to tell a story [18:22] Sponsor: Electric Eye [19:32] Eliminating buyer confusion to drive sales [22:40] Moving past shotgun marketing tactics [27:18] Callouts [27:28] Diversifying your marketing channels [30:47] Viewing the holistic customer journey Resources: Subscribe to Honest Ecommerce on Youtube #1 Doctor Recommended Urolithin A timeline.com/ Follow Katrina Adams linkedin.com/in/katrinamarieadams Migrate and grow more klaviyo.com/honest Book a demo today at intelligems.io/ Schedule an intro call with one of our experts electriceye.io/connect 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!

Coach Scott Schumacher has built one of the premier junior college basketball programs in the country, but his greatest passion isn't wins—it's developing people.In this episode of the JAMODI Podcast, Coach Schumacher shares nearly four decades of coaching wisdom, lessons learned from some of the biggest names in basketball, and the culture-building habits that have made Blinn College a perennial powerhouse.From stories about learning alongside Tom Izzo, Bill Self, Jay Wright, Jim Boeheim, and Kelvin Sampson to practical ideas every coach can implement tomorrow, this conversation is packed with actionable leadership insights.Whether you're a basketball coach, athletic director, teacher, or leader of any organization, you'll walk away with ideas you can immediately apply to your team.Topics include:

Mike Johnson, Ali Mac, and Beau Morgan react to Major League Baseball wanting a maximum contract length of five years for free agents who are switching teams while organizations will have the ability to keep their own players for up to six years, calling it a Cornerstone Player Provision, and the MLBPA wanting to eliminate deferred payments. Mike, Ali, and Beau also explain why MLB eliminating deferred payments would stop teams from cheating the cap.

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.

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

“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. 

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. While many of these forces feel outside our control, the encouraging reality is that many of the most powerful interventions remain accessible: improving sleep, reducing toxic load, eating whole foods, getting sunlight, managing stress, exercising regularly, and reclaiming responsibility for our health. The goal isn't fear. The goal is awareness—and action."     Bibliography/Sources: The Decline — Primary Research Levine, H., Jørgensen, N., Martino-Andrade, A., et al. (2022). Temporal trends in sperm count: A systematic review and meta-regression analysis of samples collected globally in the 20th and 21st centuries. Human Reproduction Update, 29(2), 157–176. https://doi.org/10.1093/humupd/dmac035 Lokeshwar, S. D., Patel, P., Fantus, R. J., et al. (2021). Decline in testosterone levels in men aged 15–40: Results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), 1999–2016. 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Archives of Internal Medicine, 166(15), 1660–1665. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/410754 Yeap, B. B., Marriott, R. J., Dwivedi, G., et al. (2024). Associations of testosterone and related hormones with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality and incident cardiovascular disease in men. Annals of Internal Medicine. https://doi.org/10.7326/M23-2781 Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals Associations between endocrine-disrupting chemical exposure and fertility outcomes: A decade of human epidemiological evidence. (2024). PubMed Central (PMC12299029). https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12299029/ Hayes, T. B., Haston, K., Tsui, M., et al. (2002). Herbicides: Feminization of male frogs in the wild. Nature, 419, 895–896. https://doi.org/10.1038/419895a Mechanisms of testicular disruption from exposure to BPA and phthalates. (2020). Journal of Clinical Medicine, 9(2), 471. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7074154/ Meeker, J. D., Calafat, A. M., & Hauser, R. (2014). Urinary phthalate metabolites and their biotransformation products: Predictors and temporal variability among men and women. Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/08/140814124330.htm Zhao, Q., et al. (2023). Male reproductive toxicity of microplastics: Head and tail of the sperm. Science of the Total Environment, 872, 162181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162181 Zhong, B., et al. (2024). Mixed EDC exposure associated with reductions in testosterone and free androgen index. Scientific Reports. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-76972-z Cortisol, Stress & the HPG Axis Bielohuby, M., et al. (2012). Swiss military cadets prolonged stress study. Psychoneuroendocrinology. Preprints.org. (2025). Sleep deprivation: A modifiable cause. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202505.0580.v1 SiPhox Health. (n.d.). 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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

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Send us Fan MailIf you could change ONE thing about mountain biking, what would it be?In this episode, we dream up a better MTB world and tackle everything from the cost of getting started to getting more girls on bikes, creating welcoming trail communities, and building the kinds of trail systems we all want to ride.We chat about: 

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.

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  

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.

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.