Podcasts about Enthusiasm

For Episode 205 of the Flatirons Syndicate Podcast:Dewey just locked up his 3rd championship in Gridlife Street Mod class out at Watkins Glenn last weekend competing in Gridlife Summer Apex. We start out talking about all that went into making that happen.Art is just back from Subie Fest California where he was in the Overtake booth, but also got to ride in a couple of very cool Subarus as well.From there, we talk about the State of Subaru Enthusiasm. What are people excited about, and how well is Subaru connecting with us as Enthusiasts?Thanks for watching and Stay Tuned!

White Hurricane: The Great Lakes Storm of 1913In November 1913, two storm systems phased over the Great Lakes into a meteorological bomb sailors still call the White Hurricane, the Big Blow, and the Freshwater Fury. Hurricane-force gusts, 35-foot seas, and whiteout snow sank about a dozen freighters and killed an estimated 250 people — the deadliest natural disaster in recorded Great Lakes history.This Weather With Enthusiasm episode walks the meteorology day by day, the Lake Huron six-hour catastrophe, land impacts from Cleveland to Port Huron, and what a modern NWS/NOAA model reconstruction reveals about winds and waves the captains faced without radar, satellites, or shipboard radio.Chapters:• Cold open — three names for one storm• Mild November setup and the race to finish shipping season• The Pre-Storm (Nov 7–8)• Sunday's meteorological bomb (Nov 9)• Winds, fetch, and 35-foot seas on Lake Huron• Lake Carriers Association testimony• Ships lost and the human cost• Cleveland blizzard and shoreline impacts• Forecasting limits of 1913• Modern NWS/NOAA reconstruction• Lessons for Great Lakes November weatherMusic: “Our Names Engraved” by Blue Dot Sessions (CC BY-NC) — sessions.blueAI-assisted narration disclosed.#WeatherWithEnthusiasm #WhiteHurricane #GreatLakes #1913Storm #FreshwaterFury #BigBlow #LakeHuron #MaritimeHistory #NWS #NOAA #Blizzard #NovemberGale #Shipwreck #WeatherHistory #Meteorology #ClevelandSnow #BombCyclone #GreatLakesShipping #WeatherPodcast #HistoricalWeatherBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simchaThis episode includes AI-generated content.

Leadership principles are rarely complicated. The difficulty is remembering to practise them consistently when targets are missed, markets become unstable, staff disappoint us and the pressure keeps building. In Part One, we examined the first seven guiding principles of leadership. Here are principles eight to sixteen: practical reminders about respect, recognition, accountability, goal-setting, focus, resilience, work-life balance, worry and enthusiasm. They may sound familiar, but familiarity is not the same as application. How does showing respect improve employee motivation? Genuine respect is the foundation of sustainable employee motivation because people are more willing to contribute when they feel valued as human beings. This applies not only to star performers but also to the large middle of the workforce whose performance may be average or inconsistent. Many bosses naturally respect their top 20% because those people deliver results. The real leadership test is how they treat everyone else. Frustration can leak into the boss's voice, facial expression and daily interactions. Staff quickly recognise when they are being tolerated rather than respected. Leaders do not have to accept poor performance. They do, however, need to separate the individual's worth from the current quality of the work. Clear coaching, fair expectations and honest feedback can coexist with dignity. Do now: Check whether every team member receives the same basic level of courtesy, attention and respect, regardless of performance. Why are recognition and praise sometimes more powerful than money? People work for money, but they often go the extra mile because they receive recognition, praise and meaningful rewards. Fair pay matters, but salary alone rarely creates emotional engagement, loyalty or discretionary effort. Frederick Herzberg described salary as a "hygiene factor". When pay is unfair, it causes dissatisfaction. When it is fair, employees generally treat it as an expected part of the employment relationship. The stronger motivational effect often comes from achievement, responsibility, progress and recognition. Our Dale Carnegie research has repeatedly identified feeling valued by one's immediate manager as an important emotional driver of engagement. Employees cannot read the boss's mind. They know they are valued because the leader communicates it through specific praise, appreciation and acknowledgement. A vague "good job" is better than silence, but precise recognition is stronger: explain what the person did, why it mattered and who benefited. Do now: Recognise one specific contribution today and connect it directly to its positive impact. Should leaders admit their mistakes? Strong leaders admit mistakes quickly because accountability builds credibility rather than diminishing authority.A boss who pretends to be infallible creates defensiveness, fear and political behaviour throughout the organisation. Ego, face, pride and professional image can make an admission difficult, particularly in hierarchical business cultures. Some managers worry that saying "I was wrong" will weaken their position. Usually, the opposite happens. Employees already know the mistake occurred. The only unresolved question is whether the leader has enough confidence and integrity to acknowledge it. Admitting an error does not mean accepting chronic incompetence. Leaders and employees must still meet professional standards. The principle is to be quick to acknowledge genuine mistakes, slow to criticise others and constructive when correcting performance. A leader who accepts personal imperfection is also more capable of responding calmly when a team member makes an occasional error. Do now: Admit the mistake, explain the correction and focus the team on preventing a recurrence. How should leaders set challenging but realistic goals? Effective goals should stretch performance without becoming so unrealistic that employees stop believing effort will make any difference. Clear, challenging and attainable targets generate more commitment than numbers based on guesswork, hope or executive wishful thinking. Throughout my career, I have encountered targets that appeared to have no scientific, commercial or logical foundation. A wet finger held up to the breeze seemed to be the methodology. These goals did not motivate anyone. They encouraged cynicism, sandbagging and creative explanations for failure. Today, I use a spreadsheet to track each salesperson's results from the date they joined the company. This allows comparisons based on experience, historical performance, conversion patterns and realistic productivity expectations. Large corporations, SMEs and startups may use different metrics, but the principle remains the same: base targets on evidence, explain the rationale and confirm that employees can influence the outcome. Do now: Review whether your team's goals are evidence-based, clearly explained and difficult but genuinely obtainable. How can leaders maintain focus on the big picture? Leaders maintain strategic focus by protecting time for important long-term work, even while urgent problems compete for attention. Markets, currency movements, wars, technological disruption and economic downturns can easily pull leaders into permanent crisis management. Employees are often understandably focused on today's workload, career, compensation and immediate problems. Senior leaders must operate across a longer horizon. They need to keep reminding the organisation where it is going, why that destination matters and what must be protected during periods of disruption. The familiar advice is to work on the business, not only in the business. Stephen Covey's Quadrant Two—important but not urgent—is where strategic planning, relationship building, capability development and risk prevention normally sit. Unfortunately, these activities are easily postponed because they are not yet emergencies. The big picture does not maintain itself. Leaders have to schedule time to think. Do now: Block regular Quadrant Two time for strategy, people development and prevention before urgent work consumes the calendar. Does work-life balance improve leadership performance? Consistently high performance requires recovery because health, reflection and leisure support better judgement, creativity and endurance. Leadership is a marathon, even though ambitious executives sometimes behave as if every month is the final sprint. "I will outwork, out-sacrifice and out-commit everyone" can sound admirable. It becomes dangerous when exhaustion damages decision quality, relationships or physical health. Many of our strongest ideas appear while walking, running, swimming, exercising or gardening—not while staring at another spreadsheet late at night. My father established his own company at the age of 49 and achieved rapid financial success. He died from lung cancer at 51 and was not there to enjoy the rewards. That experience permanently shaped my view of success. Winning in business is meaningless if leaders destroy their health, family life and capacity to enjoy what they have built. Do now: Treat sleep, exercise, relationships and recovery as performance disciplines rather than optional rewards. How can leaders remain positive during severe setbacks? Resilient leaders take strength from what remains possible instead of allowing past failures and present negativity to consume their energy. Positivity is not pretending that serious problems do not exist. It is maintaining the ability to act despite them. The movie reel inside our minds repeatedly shows mistakes, humiliations, losses and disasters. News media amplify the effect because negative stories attract attention. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the training industry suffered extraordinary disruption. Remaining optimistic while facing losses, uncertainty and upheaval was not easy. My mantra was TINA: There Is No Alternative. Quitting mentally would not improve the situation, so the only productive option was to keep adapting and fighting. Japan's well-known saying, "Fall down seven times, get up eight," captures the required mindset. Resilience does not remove the wound. It gets us moving again. Do now: Identify what remains within your control and take one constructive action before reviewing the problem again. What practical method helps leaders control worry? Leaders can reduce worry by converting vague fear into a clearly defined problem followed by practical solution choices. Worry thrives when the mind circles endlessly around uncertainty without moving toward a decision. Questions such as "Can we make payroll?", "Will we run out of cash?" and "How much longer can we survive?" became genuine concerns for many business owners during the pandemic, supply-chain disruption, market instability and geopolitical conflict. A simple four-part process can interrupt paralysis: What is the problem? Why is it a problem? What could I do to alleviate the problem? Which solution is best? This structure moves the mind away from emotional repetition and into analysis, options and action. The selected solution may not be perfect, but purposeful movement is generally healthier than passive anxiety. Do now: Write down the worry, answer the four questions and choose the next specific action. Why is enthusiasm essential for leadership? Enthusiasm gives leaders the emotional energy to influence others, sustain momentum and keep hope alive when circumstances are grim. It can move people, but it must also be protected from persistent negativity. Negative colleagues, commentators and acquaintances can act like kryptonite. Their pessimism gradually drains confidence and makes every idea appear impossible. Leaders cannot always avoid difficult people, particularly when the negative person is a colleague, client or family member. They can, however, control how much authority that person's outlook is allowed to have. Enthusiasm is not constant excitement. It is a renewable commitment to possibility. Leaders should identify the activities, people, purposes and achievements that reignite their energy. A small spark can become the blue flame that helps a team believe there is a worthwhile future ahead. Your emotional state is contagious, whether you intend it to be or not. Do now: Protect your enthusiasm, reduce unnecessary exposure to habitual negativity and reconnect with what gives the work meaning. Conclusion: How can leaders turn familiar principles into daily habits? The sixteen principles covered across Parts One and Two are not new, glamorous or technologically advanced. Most leaders have heard similar advice before. The problem is not a lack of knowledge. The problem is inconsistent execution. Respect, recognition, humility, constructive feedback, realistic goals, strategic focus, personal health, resilience, practical problem-solving and enthusiasm only create value when they become visible behaviours. Choose one principle each day and deliberately practise it. Treat the principles like daily business health supplements. One small leadership behaviour repeated consistently can improve trust, engagement, judgement and organisational performance. The obvious principles are often the ones we neglect. Leadership improves when we stop admiring the ideas and start living them. Author Bio Dr. Greg Story, Ph.D. in Japanese Decision-Making, is President of Dale Carnegie Tokyo Training and Adjunct Professor at Griffith University. He is a two-time winner of the Dale Carnegie "One Carnegie Award" in 2018 and 2021 and received the Griffith University Business School Outstanding Alumnus Award in 2012. As a Dale Carnegie Master Trainer, Greg is certified to deliver leadership, communication, sales and presentation programmes globally, including Leadership Training for Results. He has written several books, including the bestsellers Japan Business Mastery, Japan Sales Mastery and Japan Presentations Mastery, along with Japan Leadership Mastery and How to Stop Wasting Money on Training. His books have also been published in Japanese, including Za Eigyō（ザ営業）, Purezen no Tatsujin（プレゼンの達人）, Torēningu de Okane o Muda ni Suru no wa Yamemashō（トレーニングでお金を無駄にするのはやめましょう）and Gendaiban "Hito o Ugokasu" Rīdā（現代版「人を動かす」リーダー）. Greg publishes daily business insights on LinkedIn, Facebook and X and hosts six weekly podcasts. On YouTube, he produces The Cutting Edge Japan Business Show, Japan Business Mastery and Japan's Top Business Interviews for executives and professionals seeking practical strategies for succeeding in Japan.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha

A full national weather briefing covering the Chicago NWS forecast discussion, synoptic pattern across the U.S., heat dome and ring-of-fire mechanics, Wisconsin storms and St. Louis rain delays, the Bermuda High, extreme dew points, global heat in South Asia and the Persian Gulf, and ocean water temperatures.Segments:- NWS Chicago-style forecast discussion with plain-language term definitions- U.S. synoptic setup region by region- Heat dome, ring of fire, and tornadoes- Wisconsin storms and St. Louis rain delays- The Bermuda High- Extreme dew points and global heat- Ocean water temperatures: Persian Gulf, Caspian Sea, and Gulf of MexicoBackground music:- Glass Beads by Blue Dot Sessions- Our Names Engraved by Blue Dot Sessions- Music licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial (Creative Commons)- https://www.sessions.blueThis episode was produced with AI-assisted narration.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha

Join Jim and Greg for the Tuesday 3 Martini Lunch as they dive into Dr. Fauci's bizarre diary criticism of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that DeSantis takes as a 'badge of honor.' They also consider GOP concerns about low voter enthusiasm in key states heading into the midterms, intensifying demands from Kentucky's governor for proof that Sen. Mitch McConnell can still do his job, and whether a "sore loser" law could cause more upheaval in the Maine U.S. Senate race.First, they react to Anthony Fauci blasting Gov. DeSantis in August 2021 for blocking local mask mandates in schools. DeSantis was among the first governors to re-open their states in the spring of 2020, which also drew Fauci's ire. DeSantis was right both times and his victory lap is well-earned.Next, they grimace as personnel from the right-leaning Americans for Prosperity Action (AFP Action) are reporting lackluster enthusiasm from reliable Republican voters in the Des Moines, Iowa, suburbs. They say the same is true in other battleground states. Inflation and the economy are the biggest reasons. Jim and Greg point out that there isn't much time to change their minds before Election Day.Then, they report on the latest proof-of-life photo and written statement from Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell. There is still no timetable for his return to the U.S. Senate. Meanwhile, Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear says McConnell needs to offer a lot more proof of his ability to do the job or resign. Jim and Greg also explain how the calendar plays a big role in this standoff.Finally, they get a kick out of an effort to toss the new Maine Democratic Senate candidate off the ballot over "sore loser" laws. Troy Jackson lost the Democrat primary for governor before the party chose him to replace Graham Platner. Jim and Greg explain the laws and why the challenge probably won't succeed.Please visit our great sponsors:OneSkinGet 15% off OneSkin Summer Bundles with promo code 3ML at https://oneskin.co/3mlQuoMoney is on the line. Always say hello with QUO. Try QUO for FREE PLUS get 20% off your first 6 months when you go to https://Quo.com/3MLHomeServeProtect your home through HomeServe.  For 50% less your first year, visit https://HomeServe.com/Martini  for the plan that's right for you. Savings compared to renewal price. Void in Florida.New episodes every weekday. 

Joe DeCamara and Jon Ritchie of the 94WIP Morning Show discuss the Phillies' recent poor performance and Zack Wheeler's uncharacteristic start against the Marlins. They transition to Eagles training camp, exploring whether a lack of fan excitement stems from other local sports or genuine worry about the team's offense and coaching changes. 01:00 - Intro and Philadelphia History 03:16 - Phillies Struggles and Zack Wheeler 06:17 - Dampened Eagles Training Camp Enthusiasm 11:23 - Eagles Coaching and Personnel Concerns

The 94WIP Morning Show discuss the massive impact of LeBron James joining the Sixers and analyze a press release detailing his historic career achievements. They explore why Philadelphia fans are buzzing about basketball while remaining oddly quiet about the Eagles as training camp approaches. The conversation compares LeBron's arrival to legendary moves like Bryce Harper's signing and reflects on the unique shared excitement within the city. 01:32 - LeBron and Nick Nurse 03:10 - Sixers Press Release Stats 06:06 - Philly's Shared LeBron Experience 09:33 - Defining Franchise-Changing Moves 14:01 - Eagles Enthusiasm vs Sixers

Dan Currell returns to unpack a decade of major shifts in legal education and hiring. Nathan and Dan discuss employment outcomes for recent law graduates and the unusually frothy market in law firm hiring. Also in this episode:- What's fueling the surge in law school application- The mounting pressure students face once enrolled- Grade inflation at the undergraduate levelEmployment Outcomes Since 2016Hiring by Firm Size Since 2016Law School Applications by YearMean UGPA for First-Year ClassStudy with our Free Plan⁠⁠Download our iOS app⁠Watch Episode 569 on YouTubeCheck out all of our “What's the Deal With” segmentsGet caught up with our ⁠Word of the Week⁠⁠ library0:00 Introduction5:21 Enthusiasm or Fear: What's Driving Applicants?16:26 Employment Outcomes for Recent Law Graduates25:53 The Frothy Market in Law Firm Hiring34:24 The Super-Star Effect42:25 Removal of Logic Games49:09 The Rise in Law School Applications59:06 Pressure on Students1:04:30 Take-Home LSAT Change1:12:55 Grade Inflation

According to Salesforce, sales professionals spend up to 40% of their time searching for the information and knowledge they need to do their jobs. For go-to-market teams stretched across multiple products, multiple acquired businesses, and a sprawling tech stack, that number can feel like a conservative estimate. So how does a solo enabler cut through the chaos and build something an entire go-to-market organization actually uses and actually trusts? Riley Rogers: Hi, and welcome to the Win/Win Podcast. I’m your host, Riley Rogers. Join us as we dive into changing trends in the workplace and how to navigate them successfully. Here to discuss this topic is Heather Darling, senior sales learning and development manager at HSI. Thanks so much for joining us today, Heather. Super excited to have you here. Wondering if you can kick us off and just tell us a little bit about yourself, your background, and your role. Heather Darling: Yeah, absolutely, and thank you so much for having me, Riley. Appreciate it. My background actually started on the customer side. I spent a few years in customer success at HSI, working directly with our customers, building relationships, identifying growth opportunities, and helping them drive product adoption. So over time, I realized I really loved helping teams get better at that work and not just doing it myself. So I got my master’s, and I moved into the sales learning and development role, where I now design onboarding and ongoing learning for our sales reps and CSMs. And a big focus for me is practical application, so I spend a lot of time building programs around how to position our solutions with buyers, how to teach reps about our solutions without overwhelming them with information that they don’t need. Recently, I’ve been focusing on how AI can help sales teams show up more strategically with customers, so I’m really focused on how you turn enablement into something that actually changes behavior. And because I came from customer success, I think a lot about the full customer life cycle. So a lot of my work is in helping teams connect the dots across sales, onboarding, and long-term success. In enablement, I just think it’s important to focus beyond training and think about how we build a culture where people are continuously improving. RR: Your intro tells me we’re going to have a great conversation about how you’re bringing all of that to life. But before we do, I’d love if you could maybe give us just a little high-level view of HSI, just so we have a little bit of a framework as we’re going into the conversation. HD: HSI is a workplace safety training and compliance company in the environmental health and safety space. Ultimately, our goal is to help companies operate safer, smarter, and with less complexity. So we sell to SMB and enterprise organizations across a wide range of industries. Within those companies, our buyers are typically EHS leaders, HR and L&D teams, and operations leaders. So basically anyone who’s responsible for tracking workforce performance, compliance, and risk. RR: Love it, and that is, to your point, just about every company aims to do that, so broad customer base to serve, broad prospect base to target. One thing that you mentioned to me when we spoke last was that HSI’s growth has come from acquisition. So can you tell us a little bit about what’s challenging about working in an environment that’s constantly changing and trying to enable your teams through that change? HD: Honestly, it’s a tough environment to run enablement in. Growing through acquisition, you’re constantly dealing with new products, old branding, different messaging, new systems, and even different workplace cultures converging. So, it sometimes feels like nothing is ever fully standardized. You’re always evolving, working towards a moving target, and the teams are always needing to absorb new information. So you’re trying to help reps understand what to sell, how it fits together, and how to tell a simple story even when the business itself is still getting aligned. On top of that, priorities are shifting with a moment’s notice, products are getting rebranded, positioning is evolving. So enablement needs to stay really plugged into the business and be flexible. There’s long periods of waiting to bring a new product to market sometimes, and then suddenly it’s go time, and you need to be ready, and you have to get everyone else ready. At the end of the day, it’s just a balance between driving consistency and accepting that some level of change is always gonna be your reality. So if you wanna be successful without driving yourself crazy, you work to have a structure in place to bring consistency to your own role in those moments. RR: I would love to know what your personal process for creating consistency amid that chaos is. I think that’s something that’s often challenging to do. HD: That’s a good question. I spend a lot of time meeting with our leaders. I touch base with them at least once a month. I go to team meetings when I can. I just try to stay as plugged in as possible to all the different things that are happening within the organization. For me personally too, I have a mission, vision, and values for my team of one, and so it’s a touchstone for me to go back to. Like, “Hey, am I meeting the goals and the principles that I’ve set out for myself?” Make sure that we’re doing the things that are not out of scope, but also that we are doing the things that we need to be doing to address what’s happening at the moment. RR: I think that’s one of the things that’s really hard, and something that when you talk to solo enablers is probably one of the hardest things, is that wherever you are, enablement is a game of change. It’s a never ending project. There’s always new things for people to learn, always new things for people to do. But when it is just you, and when things are changing fast, staying true to those north stars and that scope that you’ve set, beginning of the year, beginning of fiscal, gets hard. So I really appreciate those tips for how to maintain structure, how to not go crazy, and how to keep yourself on a path that supports your work and the business. So thank you for that. You alluded to a little bit of this in your introduction. Acquisitions aren’t easy. They add new product lines, they add new collateral, they add all sorts of different branding, messaging, et cetera. So what are you seeing that cause for reps? HD: For reps, I think the biggest challenge is just suddenly they’ve got a bigger portfolio of things that they can sell, but it’s not always clear how the pieces fit together, what they need to lead with. If you’re not on top of that as an organization, rep’s confidence drops, your sales cycles get longer. You tend to see people fall back on doing and selling what they already know. People can be reluctant to bring up a new solution that they might feel like they don’t fully understand. And so again, I think that’s where it’s really important to make sure all those pieces are in place as much as possible before you bring the reps in, because they don’t fully understand something, they don’t feel confident in talking about it, so sometimes those new solutions, they don’t get brought up as much as they should. That’s definitely a challenge. For the broader go-to-market team, it creates a lot of inconsistency too. We’ve got different messaging, different positioning, overlapping collateral. It’s really easy for marketing, sales, and customer success to get slightly out of sync, and that shows up pretty quickly in the customer experience. Your risk really with that is not a lack of resources, it’s almost in having too many. It makes it hard for people to find or trust what’s relevant. So you might have reps sharing old collateral with legacy branding because they feel comfortable, they feel like that’s something that they trust. They’re measured on results, so when something is working for them, they don’t wanna risk messing that up. And so change can feel like it really slows them down or it puts deals at risk. So when you’re introducing new products, new positioning, or new tools, especially all at once, that can create some hesitation. Reps are gonna tend to default back to what they know, what they trust, what they’re comfortable talking about. RR: Hearing all of those challenges and also some of those questions that you asked, when there are so many priorities swirling around, so many new things coming in, how do you find that clarity, and how do you create that clarity? And I think one of the things that you shared was an answer to that was, “We needed some tooling.” And so you started looking for some tools to help with that, that problem of reps don’t feel confident with our new solutions. And so I think you were looking initially maybe for something more aligned to an onboarding tool, and then you wound up here with a sales enablement platform. HD: Yeah. Yeah, it was an interesting shift because early on I really was thinking about this as an onboarding problem. So how do we get new reps ramped faster, especially with how complex our business has become? But as I got deeper into it, I realized that the bigger issue wasn’t just onboarding, it’s ongoing development, coaching, creating and tracking certifications. So the challenge doesn’t stop after those first 30, 60, or 90 days. The business is still changing. We’re adding new products all the time, messaging keeps evolving, and that can be really a struggle for reps to keep up with. So there’s just so much information coming at them about buyers and products, and not to mention our internal processes that can sometimes change on a moment’s notice. So my thinking shifted from how do we ramp people to how do we continuously enable reps in a way that makes it easy for them to consume and keep up with the pace of the business? I didn’t really know, I think, that enablement platforms were something that existed. Turns out that in addition to hosting ongoing learning and coaching, an enablement platform could help us centralize content, which is something that we were really struggling with actually. So it really became clear that what I thought I wanted was actually not what I wanted. RR: So when you did land here, and you found there is a tool that will support not just the initial ramp-up on a difficult business to learn, but also will keep our reps continually enabled, everboarding as things change, and then also able to access all of the content, resources, et cetera, that they need. So you found something that worked, but that’s only step one. The next one is getting approval, getting the internal buy-in that this is the right choice, and it sounded like there was some degree of internal skepticism. There was a worry that it wouldn’t work. So how did you make the case for enablement platform and say, “We need this. It’s worth it. I promise you, it’ll, it’ll work out the way we want it to”? HD: We’ve had some challenges with platform adoption in the past, and so there was definitely some skepticism in the organization. And it’s always tempting to, we have a problem, let’s throw a tool at it. So I think for us, the turning point was reframing the problem. So instead of just, “Hey, we need a new tool to address this,” it was a focus on what the leaders were already feeling and seeing, which was longer ramp times, inconsistent messaging and branding, reps struggling to navigate a more complex sales cycle and complex sales processes. So we were incredibly lucky to find an internal champion, somebody high up and respected in the organization who also saw the problems that the sales org was facing firsthand. He believed in the impact that Highspot could have and really helped us connect the dots across leadership teams, and that made a big difference in building internal momentum and credibility. When we could confidently say, “This helps us ramp reps faster and has the potential to increase cross-sell by even 10 or 15%,” that conversation shifted pretty quickly, and at that point, it was about solving a real business problem. RR: Yeah, and there are a couple of really, I think, compelling things that anybody who’s trying to make a business case really for anything but for an enablement platform, expanding an enablement platform, anything like that. One, have a champion. That’s so huge when you have somebody who can speak the language of everybody else that you need to get bought in. Two, be able to reframe it to the value to you, as opposed to, yes, we have problems, but what would it look like in a future state if we didn’t have those problems? And so once you did have that, that buy-in, you had that moment where everybody was like, “Okay, we see the vision. Let’s move forward.” How did you drive adoption? HD: We, like I said, we’ve had a history of challenging or failed software adoptions, so I think that goes back to the idea of sales reps being a little allergic to change. So we definitely had some skepticism. And I got that. I was nervous about it. I had put myself on the line. So knowing that, I was just really intentional up front. I spent a lot of time organizing things the right way, building out Spots, overviews, Sales Plays, and Digital Room templates so that when our reps got in there, it actually made sense and it felt cohesive to them, like something that they understood and that they could use. So I created pages that, as much as possible, mirrored a lot of our internal and external resources, so it looked familiar. We used team homepages that linked to a lot of the other sites outside of Highspot that they use in their daily lives. We were integrated with Gong and Salesforce, which added a lot of value for them. So it was something where you could come in in the morning, you could open up your Highspot, you could have your links out to some of the other resources that you need, and you could start your day there. I also didn’t just blast it out to the entire organization at once. I launched to a small group of reps and got their feedback, made some adjustments based on that, and then after about a month, I started rolling it out more broadly. I spent some time with each team, walked them through some of how to use Highspot, answered their questions, got them set up linking all of their accounts and setting up profiles to make sure everything was ready to go, because I wanted to make it easy for them to engage with it and to be ready to use it to engage with their buyers. We started off slow, but reps started to see the payoff. So it was easier to find what they needed. That was really helpful. And at the same time, we gave them the ability to see how their prospects were engaging with content that they shared. That’s when I think it clicked for a lot of them. And at the same time, we reinforced that internally. So I trained our internal teams, like marketing, finance, sales ops, to point reps back to Highspot. So anytime they were asking for help locating content or processes, I asked them, “Hey, instead of giving them the answer, please let them know that it’s in Highspot and that they can easily find it.” I started to feel the shift a few months in. We would be in meetings, and people would say things like, “Hey, make sure that document you just showed us gets into Highspot.” Like, “Can you drop this PowerPoint deck in Highspot?” That’s when I knew we had crossed a line. It stopped being something that I was pushing, and it became the source of truth that sales team had been missing. RR: Can you walk us through what you built, what the platform looks like today, and then what you would point to as some of the things that have contributed to the success you’ve found so far? HD: The platform today is the central hub for how our go-to-market teams operate. We’ve got structured Spots with clear overviews, Sales Plays for all of our solutions, Digital Rooms that they’re using directly with customers. It’s really become the place where a lot of work happens. So as far as what’s driven the success, I think the biggest thing for me is having the right mindset. This isn’t a set it and forget it project. If you go in, I guess, thinking like, “Hey, I’m gonna be done with this at some point,” it’s not gonna work. It gets easier to manage over time, for sure, but it should always be evolving as your organization evolves, because you really have to keep refining, updating, and listening to your internal stakeholders. That ongoing care and feeding is what actually makes it stick and provides ongoing value. RR: And that’s, I think, the bitter truth of enablement, is that you’re constantly driving to all of these goals, new objectives that come up, and you hit one and you go, “Great. We’re done.” And then there’s a new one that comes in, and all of a sudden, again, you have that bomb of Sales Play training, Digital Room template that I need to build and equip my reps to get out there and drive that new initiative. So I think you’re 100% right to say that that is the right approach. And I would be curious, just because it sounds like in our conversation so far, you’re a firm believer that enablement is the connective tissue between marketing, sales, some other go-to-market functions that you called out. And you mentioned being in team calls and keeping a good pulse on the organization, but how have you built such strong connections between all of these teams and the leaders behind them? HD: Yeah, that’s a great question. A lot of what enablement does is really connect those dots across the business. And so for me, it just comes down to staying close to the work. I’m regularly attending team meetings. I’m joining product updates. I’m meeting with sales leaders on a monthly basis. I try to spend time one-on-one with our reps as much as I can, just to understand what they’re dealing with day to day. And that builds trust, but it also keeps me grounded in what they actually need and not just what I think they need. More importantly, I’m just thinking about how it can solve real problems for the different teams. So whether that’s helping marketing get their messaging in front of reps or giving sales ops and finance a better way to communicate priorities, it becomes a shared tool. Not just a sales tool, but a way for everybody to get things in front of sales when they need to have their attention or they need something that’s going to live somewhere people can easily access it. And I think that’s really where the connective tissue happens. When those stakeholders see Highspot and enablement more broadly as a way to amplify their own work and reach across teams, they lean in, and at that point, it stops feeling like enablement is a separate function, and it starts to just feel like part of how the business runs. RR: I really appreciate that call-out that you have to be able to put yourself in the shoes of your partners, understanding what they’re prioritizing, understanding what their KPIs are, what their goals are, what they’re driving towards, and then how can I serve that? It sounds like you’ve gotten to a point that you can be proud of, and I would really love to hear a little bit more about what business impact or achievements are you proudest of? HD: Yeah. This past year has been really exciting for us with Highspot, just to see the level of adoption and to see how often people refer to it. When we first rolled it out, our goal wasn’t just adoption. It was actually to change how our reps sell and how our buyers experience us, and we’re really starting to see that come to life. We have reached 100% adoption across our North American team, which is great, but what I’m most proud of is it’s not just surface level usage. The reps who are leaning in the most are seeing real results. So for example, reps who complete our learning path certifications are winning 15 to 20% more often. They’re generating more revenue because they’re creating and closing more opportunities. There’s a similar story with our Sales Plays. So the reps who use them are consistently outperforming. And on the buyer side, we’ve completely changed how we show up. We’ve had over 6,000 external shares this year, including more than 2,000 Digital Rooms that have gone out, and those are not only sales meeting follow-ups. Reps are using them for everything from onboarding new customers to supporting partners to running webinar follow-ups and supporting platform migration campaigns. Reps are seeing exactly how buyers are engaging with what they’re looking at, what’s resonating, and that helps them coach their champions internally. So it’s a much more informed, more intentional way of selling. Overall, it feels like we’ve built a system that’s actually driving better selling behaviors and better outcomes. RR: I think the thing that’s most powerful about what you shared just there is when you were talking about how did we earn buy-in. And you walked us through how you made that reframe, and you showed here is what is possible. And I think you threw out something there, like, “What if we could improve cross-sell by 15%?” And you can look at your data today and say, “Our training is actually increasing the number of opportunities we can create.” So that initial stretch goal that you set to earn buy-in on the vision, you have achieved, and you can prove it out, which is crazy, and I hope feels very gratifying. So with a strong environment in place, high adoption, less content chaos, an easy way to get folks ramped up, what’s next? HD: Yeah. I mean, we’re in a good spot right now. I’ve been able to start to have some fun with things because the foundation is there. Adoption is pretty strong, so the focus right now is really shifting to impact. So a big area for me right now is expanding learning, and that’s what I set out to do over a year ago. So I’m building structured learning paths with certifications so reps can prove readiness across different parts of our solution set. So ironically, my project had to take a bit of a backseat to building out the other areas of the platform, but I think that had to happen first to drive that learning portion and to see success there. So we’re also starting to scale globally. We are bringing our EMEA team into Highspot in a way that aligns with how HSI as an organization operates but also still respects the differences in their processes and products. We’ve started to explore the AI coaching functions, which is really exciting. So the goal there is to help reps tighten up their messaging faster, especially around product launches, and to support both onboarding and ongoing development. And at the same time, a lot of the focus is just continuing to evolve what we’ve already built, finding new ways to add value, keeping content fresh, refining Digital Rooms, making sure content stays aligned with the business. So I’m always diving into analytics to determine some new ways to deliver value and prove impact. I think it goes back to the idea that this isn’t a project with a defined endpoint, so our Highspot will always be evolving in the same way our products and our sales org is evolving, and I think that’s what makes it such a successful and valuable resource. RR: Such a full circle point to end on. There’s a lot to look forward to, and the one truth and the one consistent factor is that it’s gonna change, and you’re going to adapt. So who knows what’s coming next specifically, but it sounds like you’re ready to face it when it does come. Heather, it has been so wonderful to hear about your journey, the work that you’ve been doing, the way it’s showing up for HSI, so thank you so much for taking the time to come and share, and give us a little bit of a peek into your world. HD: Yeah, absolutely. So happy to be here. Thank you so much, Riley. RR: No, thank you. And to our listeners, thank you for tuning into this episode of the Win/Win Podcast. Be sure to tune in next time for more insights on how you can maximize go-to-market success with Highspot.

Deep-dive weather briefing for Sunday, July 26, 2026 (cutoff ~3:15 AM CDT).Full National Weather Service Area Forecast Discussions for Chicago and Baltimore with every technical term definedBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha

SHL, one of the pioneers in industrial and psychological assessment, has now built a new instrument to assess an individual's readiness for AI. Sara Gutierrez, Chief Science Officer at SHL, explains how SHL is addressing this challenge. Drawing on SHL's 45-plus years of talent intelligence and behavioral science and a large study of millions of data points, Sara introduces a skills model built on four factors – AI literacy, analytical thinking, continuous learning, and AI promotion – that together define who is truly ready to become a superworker – any employee who uses AI to elevate their work to create more impact and have more meaningful work. The conversation is full of grounding data. Across more than one million assessments, SHL found that graduates and early career workers know how to use AI tools but not necessarily how to use them well, while seasoned professionals show strong contextual judgment but struggle to reimagine solutions from scratch. Neither generation arrives superworker-ready and each needs help to develop the superworker readiness. And it's not technical skills that differentiate superworkers from the rest. Powerskills – those durable human skills, like adaptability, critical thinking, and learning orientation – predict who will thrive as AI reshapes every role, and every worker can develop them. The proof is in a real case: a media and telecommunications company used SHL's AI readiness model to de-risk an AI transformation. Enthusiasm for AI was high, but gaps in applying it responsibly – using guardrails, exercising judgment on outputs – were putting success at risk. The assessment gave leaders something they rarely have: a data-backed, actionable development plan to help all employees thrive. Employees welcomed the personalized recommendations. The lesson, as Sara puts it, is that leaders must frame the assessment not as evaluative but as developmental and supportive – because with 70% of employees not trusting that their employer knows how to use AI responsibly, trust is the whole game. Related Resources Let's Stop Talking About Soft Skills: They're PowerSkills Podcast: How To Become An AI Pacesetter: Superworker Explained – article Galileo Learn: The Superworker Organization: AI Goes Enterprise (certificate course) Research: The Superworker Organization: AI Goes Enterprise Research: AI Pacesetters: Six Secrets of the Superworker Company New book: Superpowered, coming this Fall Chapters (00:00:03) - What Works: The Future of Talent and Work(00:00:54) - What is the role of the Chief Science Officer at SHL?(00:02:49) - WSJD Live: The Need for Reskilling(00:03:53) - Will AI Make Hiring and Promotion Decisions Easier?(00:05:05) - WSJDLive: The Need for AI Talent(00:08:56) - The Super Worker(00:16:09) - What gets in the way of a company applying this super worker profile(00:18:19) - WSJDLive: AI Workforce Assessment(00:22:21) - The Future of the Super Worker(00:23:45) - What's next for SHL in AI readiness and leadership?(00:26:22) - What Works: The AI Superworker

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Recorded with an information cutoff of 12:53 PM Central Time on Friday, July 17, 2026.This episode reads and explains the National Weather Service Chicago Area Forecast Discussion, follows Canadian wildfire smoke through Great Lakes forecast discussions, and examines extreme heat and humidity in the United States, Canada, Europe, Israel, Iran's Lut Desert, and the Persian Gulf. It closes with the Storm Prediction Center severe-weather outlook and a plain-language explanation of ridges, heat domes, the Bermuda High, and 500-millibar geopotential heights. Forecasts are time-sensitive and can change.CHAPTERS00:00 Cold open, cutoff, and AI disclosure01:56 Chicago Area Forecast Discussion18:21 Canadian wildfire smoke26:52 Extreme heat: United States and world29:20 Israel spotlight31:25 Lut Desert: myth versus reality33:53 Persian Gulf humidity36:47 Severe weather from the Storm Prediction Center40:51 Synoptic science: ridges, heat domes, and 500-millibar heights43:24 Recap and sign-offPRIMARY SOURCESNWS Chicago: https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=LOT&issuedby=LOT&product=AFD&format=txt&version=1&glossary=0NWS Green Bay: https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=GRB&issuedby=GRB&product=AFD&format=txt&version=1&glossary=0NWS Marquette: https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=MQT&issuedby=MQT&product=AFD&format=txt&version=1&glossary=0SPC Day 1: https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.htmlSPC Day 2: https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day2otlk.htmlIsrael Meteorological Service: https://ims.gov.il/en/WarningsCopernicus Climate Change Service: https://climate.copernicus.eu/intense-heatwave-brings-hottest-june-western-europe-month-ranks-second-warmest-globallyMUSIC"Glass Beads" and "Our Names Engraved" by Blue Dot Sessions, used with separate commercial permission confirmed by the publisher.https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/The_Balloonist/Glass_Beads/https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/Duck_Lake/Our_Names_EngravedThe calm Atlantic-style production bed was created specifically for this episode.AI DISCLOSUREThis episode was produced with artificial-intelligence assistance, including research, drafting, artwork, and narration. Weather information came primarily from official government and meteorological sources at the times stated; a few secondary or commercial observations are clearly labeled in the episode. This program is general information and not a substitute for official warnings.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simchaThis episode includes AI-generated content.

Title: Understanding Extreme Humidity: Genuine vs. Misleading Readings Timestamp Breakdown: 00:00 - 00:05: Introduction to foreign humidity00:05 - 01:07: US humidity extremes and misleading automated readings01:07 - 02:13: Canadian humidity and contributing factors 02:13 - 02:27: Summary of verified maximums and misleading readings20 Hashtags: #Humidity #Weather #DewPoint #Extremes #Climate #USA #Canada #Missouri #NorthDakota #Manitoba #WeatherReport #Meteorology #DataAnalysis #SensorError #Atmosphere #HeatWave #SummerWeather #WeatherObservations #CornBelt #MidwestBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha

Was Camp Agudah Midwest Girls actually rainier and hotter than normal during its June 24 to July 16, 2026 session in South Haven, Michigan? This episode of Weather With Enthusiasm examines observations from the nearby South Haven Regional Airport, NOAA climate normals, National Weather Service storm reports, and NOAA Lake Michigan buoy data. It compares rainfall totals and timing, temperature and dew-point thresholds, heat index, unusually cool days, severe weather, and lake-water temperatures.The statistical verdict: through departure morning, 3.20 inches of rain fell, approximately 47% above the completed-day normal, while completed days averaged 3.7°F above normal for daytime highs. The session included four 90°F days, a peak calculated heat index near 105°F, a July 3 squall line, and a 1.73-inch daytime rain event on July 5.Methodology note: July 16 observations were partial through approximately 10 a.m. EDT. Completed-calendar-day climate comparisons therefore use June 24 through July 15, while event totals extend through departure morning July 16.No camp-specific illness outbreak, private-beach connection, or attributable camper quotation was verified, so none is presented as fact.This episode contains AI-generated narration and production elements. Research and source review were completed for Weather With Enthusiasm.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simchaThis episode includes AI-generated content.

A dense plume of wildfire smoke from Ontario and northern Minnesota is spreading across the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes today, July 16, 2026.This episode examines Chicago's dangerous air quality and reduced visibility, the cities experiencing the worst smoke, how far south the surface plume may travel, and whether smoke will lower afternoon temperatures. It also explains the difference between elevated and near-surface smoke and provides practical steps for reducing exposure.Conditions are based on information available around 9:20 AM CDT and may change quickly.Check current conditions: https://fire.airnow.gov/Music: “Glass Beads” by Blue Dot Sessions, from The Balloonist. https://www.sessions.blue/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simchaThis episode includes AI-generated content.

Title: North American Heatwave: Extreme Temperatures & Humidity Timestamp Breakdown00:00 - Introduction to the Widespread Heatwave 00:05 - Record-Breaking Temperatures in US & Canada 01:08 - Dry vs. Humid Heat: Regional Differences02:12 - Heat Index vs. Humidex & Distinct Extremes20 Hashtags: #Heatwave #NorthAmerica #ExtremeWeather #ClimateChange #RecordHighs #DeathValley #CanadaHeat #USWeather #HeatIndex #Humidex #SummerHeat #WeatherAlert #ClimateCrisis #DangerousHeat #TemperatureRecords #MontanaHeat #MissouriHeat #TexasHeat #MidwestHeat #WeatherPhenomenonBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha

Title: The North American Heat Dome Explained Timestamp Breakdown:00:00 - Introduction to the heat dome00:05 - Defining characteristics and historical measurements of the heat dome01:07 - Meteorological effects and impact of the heat dome02:09 - Geographic spread, future outlook, and comprehensive understanding of the heat dome20 Hashtags: #HeatDome #WeatherExplained #NorthAmerica #ExtremeHeat #ClimateChange #WeatherPattern #AtmosphericScience #JetStream #RecordTemperatures #Meteorology #Drought #Wildfires #SummerHeat #HotWeather #TemperatureRecords #WeatherPhenomenon #AirPressure #UpperAir #WeatherForecast #HeatwaveBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha

Canadian Wildfire Smoke: A Comprehensive Forecast (July 15, 2026) Timestamp Breakdown:00:00 Introduction: Tracking the Canadian wildfire smoke plume.00:30 Key message: Ground-level impact of smoke and health risks.00:58 Forecast overview: Where the smoke is now, where it's going, and weekend improvement.01:12 The big picture: Weather patterns driving smoke south.01:50 Elevated vs. surface smoke: Understanding the difference in impact.02:16 Understanding PM2.5 and the Canadian Blue Sky Smoke model.02:50 Model limitations and current severe conditions.03:19 Southern Ontario's poor air quality and US plume spread.03:50 Thursday's forecast: Upper Midwest and Great Lakes concerns.04:29 Thursday's forecast: Northeast and Mid-Atlantic impact.05:05 Specific areas highlighted for Thursday's poor air quality.05:36 Friday's forecast: Plume extension and potential for improvement.06:05 Important consideration: Heat and air quality.06:30 Weekend outlook: Chance for improvement with rain and wind.07:05 Smoke forecast confidence beyond 48 hours.07:25 Understanding the United States Air Quality Index (AQI).07:48 AQI categories and their health implications.08:05 Canada's Air Quality Health Index (AQHI).08:25 Actionable steps to reduce smoke exposure.08:50 Indoor air quality tips and respirator use.09:15 Recognizing symptoms of smoke exposure and seeking medical help.09:30 Where to find current air quality information.09:57 Recap of highest risk areas and overall outlook.10:20 Final recommendations: Check AQI and stay weather aware.20 Hashtags:#CanadianWildfires#WildfireSmoke#AirQualityAlert#PM25#GreatLakesSmoke#NortheastSmoke#MidAtlantic#OntarioSmoke#AirNow#EnvironmentalHealth#WeatherForecast#SmokeForecast#PublicHealth#BreathingClean#ClimateChangeImpact#Heatwave#StaySafe#AirQualityIndex#HealthAdvisory#WeatherAwareBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha

Mike and Rico got right down to business to begin the show, offering their reactions to Steve Yzerman being out as the Red Wings General Manager. They broke down the news from multiple angles throughout the hour and then discussed a recent list from anonymous NFL executives ranking the top 10 WRs in the league.

My son's enthusiasm has really got me thinking...

This week Tom and Julie realize they might actually be fans of Curtis Sliwa after his bizarre rant on TMZ following Taylor Swifts wedding. Plus they watch clips of the new animatronics at Stew Leonard's, the greatest Murder She Wrote promo of all time, a 10-10-220 commercial starring Christopher Llyod, and invent A24 for Dogs!CLIPS FROM THIS WEEK'S EPISODE:-Curtis Sliwa Blasts Taylor Swift for Madison Square Garden Weddinghttps://x.com/TMZ/status/2075022854811185259/video/1-There's a new milk happening at Stew'shttps://www.instagram.com/reel/DaL_zUpFB2j/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==-Murder She Wrote Will Be Back After Baseballhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckR0gTfDT4s-10-10-220 with Christopher Llyodhttps://www.instagram.com/reel/DXz86mUyoo1/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==-Carrot Top 1-800-COLLECThttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDA0ib1DtP0Patreon is the best way to support Double Threat! Your support keeps the show going and we appreciate it more than we can say. Plus you get weekly bonus episodes, access to monthly livestreams, merch store discounts, and more!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://patreon.com/doublethreatpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pickup your own copy of Difficult People on Blu-ray only at https://julieklausner.fun/Our brand new Double Threat merch is AVAILABLE NOW at https://doublethreatpod.merchtable.comWATCH VIDEO CLIPS OF DOUBLE THREAT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@doublethreatpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠JOIN THE DOUBLE THREAT FAN GROUPS*Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://discord.com/invite/PrcwsbuaJx⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠*Reddit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.reddit.com/r/doublethreatfriends/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠*Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.facebook.com/groups/doublethreatfriends⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SEND SUBMISSIONS TO⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠DoubleThreatPod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FOLLOW DOUBLE THREAT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/doublethreatpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/doublethreatpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PAY PIGS ONLYhttps://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1Y826FGBNP19R?ref_=wl_shareDOUBLE THREAT IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/double-threat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Theme song by Mike KrolArtwork by Joe Frontel00:00 Intro06:50 A24 for dogs25:26 Julie went to a WNBA game32:39 Curtis Sliwa Blasts Taylor Swift for MSG Wedding01:07:59 Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America01:17:29 There's a new milk happening at Stew's01:26:29 Murder She Wrote Will Be Back After Baseball01:29:02 10-10-220 with Christopher Llyod 1:20:0001:31:37 Carrot Top 1-800-COLLECT01:36:50 OutroSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

If your B2B sales process relies on one enthusiastic contact inside an organisation to champion your work, you are one resignation away from losing everything you have built. In this episode of the Selling to Corporate® podcast, Jess Lorimer makes the case that single champion selling is not just risky and is a strategy that actively limits the size of deal you can close and the speed at which you can close it. Jess explains the concept of multiple internal champions: who they are, why they matter, and how building relationships with three to five key people inside each target organisation transforms your lead generation, protects your pipeline, and unlocks bigger, more premium deals. This episode is essential listening for any coach, consultant, trainer, speaker, or done-for-you service provider who is serious about building sustainable B2B revenue in the second half of 2026. Who This Episode Is For Coaches, consultants, trainers, speakers, and done-for-you service providers selling to corporate clients Anyone whose B2B sales process depends on a single point of contact inside each organisation Those who have experienced a deal stalling or collapsing because a key contact left, went quiet, or was unable to get internal sign-off Anyone looking to close larger deals, including retainers, licensed content, premium speaking fees, with corporate clients Service providers who want to understand why corporate decision making takes longer than expected, and how to fix it Questions This Episode Answers What is single champion selling and why is it holding back my B2B sales? What is a multiple internal champions strategy and how does it work? Why do corporate deals take so long to sign, and how do I speed up the process? What happens to my sales pipeline when my main contact leaves an organisation? How do I identify and build relationships with multiple decision makers inside the same company? Why are bigger deals harder to close with just one contact, and what should I do differently? How do proactive and passive lead generation work together to support multi-champion selling? Key Takeaways from STC179 1. Single Champion Selling Is a High-Risk Strategy Relying on one internal contact to champion your work inside an organisation is one of the most common and costly mistakes coaches and consultants make when selling to companies. Jess is direct: if that person leaves, takes sick leave, is ghosted by their colleagues, or simply lacks the internal influence to push a decision through, your entire sales process resets to zero. This is not a rare scenario. Decision makers change jobs regularly, take on new roles, or move on to organisations that feel like a better fit. The risk is not theoretical, it is a pattern Jess sees consistently in the businesses of the coaches and consultants she works with. The solution is not to find a better champion. It is to build multiple ones. 2. What a Multiple Internal Champions Strategy Actually Means Multiple internal champions is a term Jess has used since early episodes of the Selling to Corporate® podcast. It refers to the practice of building relationships with three to five people inside each target organisation, not just the primary decision maker. Importantly, not every internal champion needs to control a budget or hold formal authority over the purchasing decision. What they need is relevance: they should be people who would feel the commercial impact of your work, who sit adjacent to the decision making process, or who could provide useful context, internal support, or continuity if something goes wrong. Examples of how internal champions add value: If your main contact is unavailable, another champion can receive a follow-up or help chase a proposal If your main contact leaves, a champion can help you identify who has taken on their responsibilities For larger deals, champions can help build internal consensus before the final decision is made Different champions often have visibility over different budget pots, enabling shared budget conversations that support more premium pricing 3. The Bigger the Deal, the More Decision Makers Are Involved For deals under approximately £15,000, a single decision maker with their own allocated budget and a clear commercial case may be sufficient to sign off. Above that threshold, organisations almost always involve additional stakeholders before committing. Jess frames this plainly: if a company is spending £40,000 or $100,000 on an external supplier, it would be unusual for one person to carry that decision alone. In the same way that a business owner would consult a partner, a financial advisor, or a trusted peer before making a large investment, corporate decision makers sense-check significant spend with colleagues. If those colleagues do not know you, they will go and research alternatives. And if you are not visible when they do, you lose ground even when your proposal is strong. This connects directly to the importance of passive lead generation: if secondary decision makers search for your specialism on Google, ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Claude and you do not appear, your primary champion is left doing a much harder internal sales job on your behalf. 4. Lead Generation Is the First Point of Quality Control in Your Sales Process A core principle Jess returns to in this episode is that lead generation is not just about volume, it is about qualifying correctly from the very first touchpoint. A qualified lead in the corporate space meets two specific criteria: The person is responsible for your area of specialism within the organisation The person has authority over the budget to pay you Anyone who does not meet both criteria is not a qualified lead. They may be useful to your sales process in other ways, but time spent in extended conversations with unqualified contacts is time not spent building relationships with the people who can actually say yes. Jess is clear that this distinction is not about being dismissive of relationships, it is about protecting the efficiency and effectiveness of a sales process that has to produce consistent results. Lead generation done well sets the quality of everything that follows: business development, proposals, and delivery. Weak or unqualified lead generation makes every subsequent stage harder. 5. Why Deals Appear to 'Take Ages' in the Corporate Space: and the Real Reason One of the most common complaints Jess hears from coaches and consultants new to B2B sales is that corporate deals take too long. Jess challenges this directly: in most cases, slow decision making is not a feature of corporate sales. It is a symptom of talking to the wrong people. When a service provider is speaking to someone too junior to understand the commercial relevance of what they offer, or to someone who lacks the internal influence to advance the decision, the process stalls. It is not the organisation being slow. It is the wrong entry point. The solution is not to wait longer or follow up more aggressively. It is to qualify more rigorously at the lead generation stage and to build relationships with multiple internal champions who can help navigate the real decision making process inside the organisation. 6. Both Proactive and Passive Lead Generation Are Now Essential Jess closes the episode with a clear directive for the second half of 2026: coaches and consultants need both proactive and passive lead generation working simultaneously. Neither alone is sufficient. Proactive lead generation, including cold email outreach, LinkedIn outreach, and other active methods, puts you directly in front of decision makers in a controlled, measurable way. Passive lead generation, such as being featured in curated directories and building AI search visibility, ensures that when secondary decision makers go looking for you independently, they can find you. The risk of relying solely on proactive outreach and a single champion is that when that champion tries to build internal support for your proposal, the other stakeholders who search for you find nothing. At that moment, your champion is carrying the entire weight of selling you in, with no external evidence to support their case. The Selling to Corporate® Five Step Framework The Selling to Corporate® Five Step Framework is the structured sales process Jess teaches to coaches, consultants, trainers, speakers, and done-for-you service providers: Step 1: Clarity: Deciding who you are selling to and what transformation you are selling them Step 2: Lead Generation: The process of identifying, targeting, and approaching qualified decision makers to generate sales calls Step 3: Business Development: Building, maintaining, and leveraging relationships so they convert to revenue Step 4: Offers and Proposals: Creating solutions that meet the client's need and articulating them in a way that closes the contract Step 5: Delivery and Resell: Delivering a great client experience and maximising revenue through upsell and resell In this episode, Jess focuses on the intersection of lead generation and business development, specifically how building multiple internal champions at the lead generation stage makes every subsequent step faster, stronger, and more resilient. Key Quotes  "If you don't have multiple internal champions at an organisation, you're going to find that sales processes stall, go back to zero, and are much more difficult to be picked up." "The bigger the deal, the more decision makers who are involved. If a company is spending £40,000 or $100,000 on something, do you honestly think they're going to have one person who just says, yeah, cool, I'll make that decision?" "Lead generation is the first point of quality control in your sales process. A qualified lead is a decision maker who is responsible for your area of specialism and has authority over the budget to pay you. Anyone else is not a decision maker."   Key Resources Mentioned in this Episode: Expert Services Directory: Get listed and improve your AI search visibility with corporate buyers. Apply at expertservicesdirectory.com Amplify with AI workshop: A paid, interactive virtual masterclass on Friday 17th July showing coaches, consultants, speakers, and trainers exactly how to leverage generative engine optimization and AI-assisted lead generation in your B2B sales process. https://smartleaderssell.thrivecart.com/amplify-ai/ Join the B2B Sales Edit https://magic.beehiiv.com/v1/988ac64b-5875-4924-9d10-50faad2aa4ad?email=%EMAIL% If you've enjoyed listening to Single champion selling is dead; replacing enthusiasm with strategic sales! Check out these episodes.   STC178: Why Corporate Buyers Can't Find You (Even When They're Looking) https://sellingtocorporate.com/podcast/stc178-why-corporate-buyers-cant-find-you-even-when-theyre-looking/ STC175: Two Types of B2B Lead Generation That Coaches + Consultants Need to Use! https://sellingtocorporate.com/podcast/two-types-of-b2b-lead-generation-that-coaches-consultants-need-to-use/ STC173: B2B Sales Trends for Q2: Which One Are You Actioning? https://sellingtocorporate.com/podcast/b2b-sales-trends-for-q2-which-one-are-you-actioning/   Episode sponsored by The Expert Services Directory: A key resource for coaches / consultants / trainers and done-for-you service providers to generate inbound leads. Access The Expert Services Directory here https://bit.ly/ExpertServicesDirectory and use code PODCAST for a special bonus.       Content Disclaimer The information contained above is provided for information purposes only. The contents of this article, video or audio are not intended to amount to advice and you should not rely on any of the contents of this article, video or audio. Professional advice should be obtained before taking or refraining from taking any action as a result of the contents of this article, video or audio. Jessica Lorimer disclaims all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on any of the contents of this article, video or audio.  

Canada's Extreme Dew Points & Expanding Heat Dome 00:00-01:02: Introduction to an unprecedented and serious heat situation developing in southern Canada and the upper Midwest, featuring world-record dew points in the 80s, comparable only to the Persian Gulf.01:02-02:06: Emphasis on Canadian dew points peaking in the 80s, highlighting the shock value on wet bulb globe temperature maps, particularly for Winnipeg, Manitoba.02:06-03:10: Further details on Winnipeg's dew points reaching the low 80s, along with a mention of slow internet preventing full map display but reiterating extremely high dew points and temperatures.03:10-04:15: Discussion of extreme heat in terms of pure temperature, with Montana and North Dakota reaching 108°F and 107°F, and the redeveloping, stronger, and more northern heat dome.04:15-05:18: The heat dome's expansion into Canada (600 decameter), questioning lower forecasts by other meteorologists, and explaining how high humidity (dew points) will make heat indexes much higher.05:18-06:21: Environmental Canada's humidex warnings for Winnipeg, forecasting 45°C (113°F) or higher, indicating that southern Canada will experience the overall hottest conditions.06:21-07:26: Explanation of the "Ring of Fire" around a closed heat dome, its contrast to last week's heat dome, the long daylight hours in northern regions, and potential for severe thunderstorms.07:26-08:35: Doubts about current low-90s forecasts for the Midwest, asserting that solid mid-90s to over 100°F are more likely, even with potential model overestimation, and the impact of long days and solar insolation.08:35-09:16: Conclusion emphasizing the extreme danger and the belief that forecasters are underestimating the severity, encouraging listeners to stay informed via official weather services.20 Hashtags: #ExtremeHeat #CanadaHeatwave #DewPointRecords #HeatDome2026 #MidwestWeather #GlobalWarmingImpact #UnprecedentedWeather #WinnipegHeat #ManitobaWeather #HumidexWarning #WeatherAlert #ClimateChange #DangerousHeat #Summer2026 #NorthAmericanWeather #WetBulbTemperature #RingOfFire #WeatherForecast #HeatRisk #ClimateCrisisBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha

The Galveston Hurricane of 1900: A Catastrophic Miscalculation Time Stamp Breakdown:00:00 Introduction to the Galveston Hurricane of 190001:03 Galveston's prominence as a major city in 190002:04 Galveston: The "City of Firsts" and its vulnerable elevation03:07 Galveston's unusually high dew points and its place in weather history04:07 Galveston's past wealth and concerns about storms05:17 Isaac Cline: Chief Meteorologist and his optimistic views06:24 The controversy surrounding Isaac Cline's role07:23 Cline's main argument: Hurricanes curve away from Texas08:28 The concept of recurvature and why Cline's understanding was flawed09:36 The "warm bathtub" effect and Texas's vulnerability10:39 Cline's second mistake: Misunderstanding storm surge in shallow water11:42 The impact of shallow water on storm surge12:43 Cline's third mistake: Believing surge would spill past the city13:47 The reality of total submersion during the hurricane14:04 Cline's fourth mistake: Underestimating the strength of Texas hurricanes15:52 Reasons for Cline's misjudgment: Incomplete science and motivated reasoning17:59 The Weather Bureau's institutional arrogance and its impact18:51 Cline's ironic quote and the tragic outcome for his family19:10 Cline's transformation into a cautious expert after the disaster20:23 Excerpts from Cline's special report on the Galveston Hurricane23:12 The unusual weather signs leading up to the hurricane24:13 Isaac Cline's brother's warning and the initial telegram25:16 Detailed account of wind shifts and increasing hurricane velocity26:18 Barometer readings and the hurricane's intensity27:27 Heroic efforts to record weather data during the storm28:35 Timely storm warnings and their limited impact29:37 Isaac Cline's personal experience during the storm and his family's rescue31:49 The rapid rise of water and the destruction of Cline's home34:00 The aftermath: Widespread destruction and loss of life35:06 Estimates of homes destroyed and lives lost36:10 Economic impact and determination to rebuild Galveston38:15 Lessons learned and the importance of a seawall39:16 List of other affected towns and the human cost39:51 Letter of praise to Isaac Cline and his assistants41:44 Concluding thoughts on resilience and future weather predictions20 Hashtags: #GalvestonHurricane #1900Disaster #TexasHistory #IsaacCline #WeatherCatastrophe #StormSurge #HurricaneHistory #NaturalDisaster #GalvestonIsland #ClimateAdaptation #Meteorology #HistoricalEvents #DeadliestStorm #USHistory #WeatherForecasting #BarrierIsland #GulfCoast #Tragedy #Resilience #WeatherLessonsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha

I'm looking forward to things in July and August and here's where I tell you about them. King of the Hill! Futurama! The Dink! Batman AND Spider-Man? In this economy?!?

Guests Include: Landmark Legal's Michael O'Neill, On Wealth and Progress' Todd Sheets, Free Speech America's Michael Morris, FAIR's Ira Mehlman, Gov. Scott Walker, Wisconsin Right Now's Jessica McBride

The instantly-doomed Great American State Fair was supposed to bring together all 56 US states and territories. What if there was a song contest that did that? NBC tried it in 2022 and we watched it all. This episode pulls out some of the best bits from the first half of the series as we consider Eurovision's next attempt at expanding their brand in Asia later this year.

The Great Chilean Earthquake — Valdivia, 1960 | Magnitude 9.5Episode 14 of Weather With EnthusiasmOn May 22, 1960, at 3:11 PM local time, the largest earthquake ever recorded by modern instruments struck the coast of southern Chile. What followed would reshape how humanity thinks about seismic risk, tsunami warning, and the terrifying reach of the natural world.KEY FACTS:• Magnitude: 9.5 Mw (USGS) — the largest instrumentally recorded earthquake in history• Time: 3:11 PM local (19:11 UTC), May 22, 1960• Location: Off the coast of southern Chile near Valdivia• Fault rupture: ~1,000 km, from Lebu to Puerto Aisén• Shaking duration: ~10 minutes• Depth: ~25 kmFORESHOCKS:• May 21, 1960: Magnitude 8.1 hit Concepción — 125 dead, third of buildings destroyed before the main event even struckTSUNAMI IMPACTS:• Chile: Waves up to 25 meters (82 ft)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha

Morning Briefing — Tuesday, July 7, 2026 | Zmanim, NWS Chicago and MoreWest Rogers Park, Chicago (ZIP 60645)HEBREW DATE: 22 Tamuz 5786 | Parashat PinchasTODAY'S ZMANIM (ZIP 60645):- Alos HaShachar: 3:31 AM- Earliest Talis & Tefillin: 4:09 AM- Netz HaChama (Sunrise): 5:22 AM- Latest Krias Shma: 9:09 AM- Latest Tefila: 10:24 AM- Chatzos: 12:55 PM- Earliest Mincha: 1:33 PM- Shkiah (Sunset): 8:28 PMWEATHER SUMMARY (NWS Chicago AFD, issued 6:11 AM CDT, forecaster Petr):Surface high pressure is locked in overhead, bringing a genuine break from the stormy pattern. Low to mid-80s today, 70s near the lake with onshore breeze. Dry through Wednesday. Important: NWS is watching a potentially significant rain event Thursday-Friday. PWATs near climatological maxBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha

"The Price of Poor Enthusiasm"Luke 19:41-45Summer Heat Series https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT6NmO99e1g&list=PLrgvg1IJfGErAVbwQFvA1PDPnEl-XAEyhPastor Casey SteenJuly 5, 2026Virginia's proposed Constitutional amendments on Abortion & Marriage - How to VOTE BIBLICALLY: https://youtu.be/Y8z8xTFsOn8How should Christians respond to wickedness in the world? https://youtu.be/2OJUIM9YRwAOasis Church exists to Worship God, Equip the believers, and Reach the lost.We are led by Pastor Nate Clarke and are located in Mechanicsville outside Richmond in Central Virginia.STAY CONNECTEDInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/oasischurchva/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OasisChurchRVA/Website: https://oasischurch.online

When the Sun Lies: Shawn Hunter and the Decision That Put Players FirstEpisode 4 | Weather With Enthusiasm | July 5, 2026The sky was blue. The radar was empty. Not a cloud in sight. And Impact Field's July 5th game was canceled anyway.This is the story of antecedent soil moisture, the limits of engineering, and one owner who chose safety over revenue — twice in the same afternoon.WHAT HAPPENED:The Chicago Dogs vs. Winnipeg Goldeyes game, scheduled for 3:00 PM with a delayed start of 4:45 PM, was ultimately canceled at 5:15 PM. The infield was deemed unplayable despite completely clear skies. The only puddle in the entire stadium was the one two-year-old Mookie created when he spilled his water cup.THE SCIENCE — ANTECEDENT SOIL MOISTURE:The U.S. Soil Conservation Service defines three antecedent moisture conditions:- Condition I: Dry (wilting point) — soil absorbs rain aggressively- Condition II: Average — normal after several dry days- Condition III: Wet (field capacity) — soil profile is fullBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha

Chicago Weather Deep Dive — Heat Dome vs. Thunderstorm SeasonWeek of July 5–11, 2026 | Weather With Enthusiasm

Morning Briefing — Sunday, July 5, 2026West Rogers Park, Chicago (ZIP 60645)Weather With Enthusiasm

Morning Briefing — Sunday, July 5, 2026 | West Rogers Park, ChicagoZmanim, NWS Chicago, Chicago Dogs Game & More=== HEBREW DATE & PARSHA ===20 Tamuz 5786 | Week of Parashat Pinchas=== TODAY'S ZMANIM (ZIP 60645) ===Alos HaShachar: 3:29 AMEarliest Talis & Tefillin: 4:07 AMNetz HaChama (Sunrise): 5:21 AMLatest Krias Shma: 9:08 AMLatest Tefila: 10:24 AMChatzos: 12:55 PMEarliest Mincha: 1:33 PMShkiah (Sunset): 8:29 PM=== WEATHER SUMMARY ===NWS Chicago AFD issued 7:02 AM CDT, forecaster Yack.Foggy, murky startBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha

Game Day Weather: Impact Field, Rosemont, ILChicago Dogs vs. Winnipeg Goldeyes — Sunday, July 5, 2026 | First Pitch 3:00 PM CDTA complete meteorological breakdown of weather conditions for today's game.=== THE STADIUM ===Impact Field | 9850 Balmoral Ave, Rosemont, IL 60018Coordinates: 41.983°N, 87.874°W | ~12 miles NW of downtown Chicago=== WEATHER SUMMARY ===NWS Chicago AFD issued 12:23 PM CDT, forecaster Yack.Pattern: Baggy shortwave trough over western Great Lakes. Broad surface low over southern Lake Michigan. Very saturated low levels — dew points near 68°F (tropical threshold). IFR fog and low stratus through midday.KEY FINDING FOR ROSEMONT: Primary storm axis is near/south of the Kankakee River Valley (30-40% chance), and as a precaution north to I-80 (20-25%). Rosemont sits 20+ miles north of I-80 — in the favored DRY zone.At First Pitch (3 PM CDT):- Temperature: ~75-78°F- Dew Point: ~68°F (humid but comfortable with lake breeze)- Sky: Mostly cloudy- Wind: NNE 10-15 mph gusts to 20 mph- Precipitation Probability (Rosemont): ~20%- Severe Threat: Virtually ZERO (limited wind shear, weak instability)=== NWS TERMS EXPLAINED IN THIS EPISODE ===- Baggy shortwave trough: Diffuse, spread-out dip in the jet stream — not a focused punch- Shortwave trough: Small-scale dip in the jet stream driving rising air and weather- Surface low: Low pressure at ground level drawing air inward and upward- Very saturated low levels: Air near the surface is soaked with moisture (dew point 68°F)- Wind shear: How wind speed/direction changes with altitude — limited today = brief pulse storms only- Instability: Atmospheric fuel for thunderstorm updrafts — much weaker than heat dome days- GFS, NAM, HREF, NBM: Weather models used to generate forecast guidance- Ensemble spread: Range of solutions across multiple model runs=== IMPACT FIELD DRAINAGE — THE SECRET WEAPON ===Built in 2018 with one of the best drainage systems in minor league baseball.Can absorb 1 inch of rain (64,000 gallons) and return to playable condition in 20-25 minutes.Source: Daily Herald, 2017 pre-opening report.=== RAIN-OUT CRITERIA (American Association / Impact Field) ===Per Chicago Dogs official policy: Games will NOT be postponed before start time except in extreme circumstances.American Association umpires determine delays/postponements once game begins.Actual stoppage triggers: Standing water ≥1/4 inch in batter's box/pitcher's rubber zone, field saturation preventing cleat grip, visibility below 500 feet, OR lightning within 8 miles.Official game: 5 innings completed (4.5 if home team leads).No game: Fewer than 5 innings, cannot resume — must be replayed.=== VERDICT ===Rain-out probability at Impact Field: LOW.- Rosemont is 20+ miles north of the primary storm zone- Severe threat: Virtually zero- ~20% POP in the NWS hourly forecast (8 in 10 scenarios = no rain during game)- If a brief shower does clip the stadium, drainage allows resumption in ~25 min- Lightning within 8 miles is the most likely cause of any delay — and the storm track argues against itRECOMMENDATION: Go to the game. Bring a light rain jacket. Bring sunscreen. Wear comfortable shoes.=== SOURCES ===- NWS Chicago AFD: https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=LOT&issuedby=LOT&product=AFD- NWS Hourly Forecast (Rosemont): https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Rosemont&state=IL&site=LOT&textField1=41.9836&textField2=-87.8742&FcstType=digital- Chicago Dogs Rain Policy: https://thechicagodogs.com/explore-impact/policies/- Impact Field Drainage: Daily Herald, September 2017- CBS Chicago morning forecast: https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-weather-first-alert-weather/Tags: weather, Chicago Dogs, Impact Field, Rosemont, game day forecast, rain delay, baseball weather, NWS ChicagoBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha

Sunny. No Rain. Game Delayed.The Field Science Behind the Delay at Impact Field — Chicago Dogs vs. Winnipeg Goldeyes, July 5, 2026It's sunny. The radar is clean. Not a drop of rain is falling. And the game is delayed 1 hour 45 minutes.Here's why — and why the history of this land made it almost inevitable.=== WHAT HAPPENED ===The Chicago Dogs owner addressed fans, offered refunds to everyone staying and free future tickets to anyone who left. Fans played catch on the field while the grounds crew applied calcined clay conditioner to firm up the surface. New first pitch: 4:45 PM CDT.=== THE RAINFALL DISCREPANCY ===Owner cited ~6 inches. Official NWS O'Hare CF6 record shows:- July 2: 1.64"- July 3: 1.71"- July 4 storm: ~3" at O'Hare per MWRD/NWS (after morning obs cutoff)- Month-to-date through July 4: 3.53" officialMWRD confirmed the McCook TARP system (Cook County flood control) filled 6 times this year — more than the prior 5 years combined.Local field-level measurements at Impact Field, a low-lying site, likely exceeded the airport gauge. The real total near the stadium: 3.5–6 inches over several days.=== WHY THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM WASN'T ENOUGH ===Roger Bossard's celebrated drainage system handles 1 inch / 64,000 gallons on the playing surface in 20–25 minutes — from an acute single event. When the soil column is cumulatively saturated over multiple days, it reaches "field capacity" — gravity drainage stops, the subbase has no remaining capacity, and the surface loses structural support from below. The top layer looks dry. The field is sunny. But the turf will slide and give way under lateral force, creating serious injury risk.=== THE CONDITIONER ===Calcined clay (Turface MVP or Diamond Dry) — kiln-fired at ~1800°F, becomes highly porous and absorbs surface moisture rapidly. Addresses the top 2–3 inches only. Under a lake breeze, firms the surface in 45–90 minutes.=== ROSEMONT'S FLOODING HISTORY ===The Village of Rosemont incorporated in 1956 partly to address flooding. Willow Creek flooded so regularly that rowboats were a household necessity. First village president Donald Stephens made correcting flooding a founding mission. The Impact Field site sits on that same low-lying Chicago lake plain between I-294 and O'Hare.=== 2018 FLOODING AT IMPACT FIELD ===September 3, 2018 — the first season. 2.5 inches fell in 25 minutes. Fans were evacuated. Documented by Live Storms Media: "Insane CG barrage and flooding at Impact Field." This is why Bossard built what he built.=== CURRENT WEATHER (as of ~3 PM CDT) ===NWS AFD issued 1:52 PM CDT by forecaster Doom: "Latest satellite trends show no distinct signs of new development anywhere around the area — confidence to there being little to no impacts north of I-80." HRRR, GFS, ECMWF all show dry conditions at Rosemont through the evening. The 4:45 PM game should be played in sunshine.=== SOURCES ===- NWS O'Hare CF6: https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=LOT&issuedby=ORD&product=CF6- MWRD TARP storm update July 4: https://mwrd.org/news/1030-am-storm-update-mwrds-tarp-systems-manages-heavy-rainfall- NWS Chicago AFD: https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=LOT&issuedby=LOT&product=AFD- Rosemont history / Willow Creek flooding: Encyclopedia of Chicago- 2018 Impact Field flooding: Live Storms Media (YouTube, Sept 3 2018)Tags: weather, Chicago Dogs, Impact Field, Rosemont, rain delay, baseball, field science, soil saturation, groundskeeping, calcined clay, Turface, NWS Chicago, flooding, Chicago historyBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha

Impact Field: Field Science — Shawn Hunter, The Man, The Drainage System, The DecisionEpisode 3 | Weather With Enthusiasm | July 5, 2026It's 4:04 PM at Impact Field in Rosemont, Illinois. The sun is out. Not a cloud in the sky. And the game has been delayed nearly two hours. This episode explains why — and why that's actually a testament to smart engineering and even smarter leadership.WHAT YOU'LL HEAR IN THIS EPISODE:

Join the up coming DadAwesome ACCELERATOR Coaching Cohort: https://www.dadawesome.org/coaching   SUMMARY: What happens when two dads strap GoPros to paddleboards and hit the lake at 5:45 in the morning? In this episode, Jeff sits down with longtime friend Tyler Van Eps for a raw, reflective conversation about intentional fatherhood, family rhythms, and what it looks like to lead your kids with purpose. From milestone trips to weekly family huddles to quarterly prayer rhythms, Tyler shares the experiments his family has been running... FIVE KEY TAKEAWAYS Fatherhood moves through three distinct seasons of investment: physical, time, and emotional, and knowing which season you're in changes how you show up. A weekly family huddle built around purpose, vision, and values gives your kids a compass they will eventually use to call out greatness in each other. Milestone trips don't have to be expensive or elaborate because what your kids remember most is being pulled out of the normal lineup and seen as an individual. The goal is not to control your family's calendar but to steward it, which means learning when to add things and when to subtract them without shame. Adopting a posture of exploration in your fatherhood is far more sustainable than building rigid rules, because it invites your family into the journey with you. TOP QUOTES "Instead of being an amazing leader and a decent dad, I want to be an amazing dad and a decent leader." "Follow Jesus, live with enthusiasm, and fight for family. The fight for family came out of, hey guys, we gotta stop fighting with our family and we gotta figure out a way to fight for our family." "There has to be a surrender that's kind of fundamental to the way that you approach fatherhood and family and faith." "Soaking in the moments of peace and allowing them to be there with the assumption that disruptions are around the corner." "If I'm not a steward of the time God's given me with my kids, there are these core memories that I could just be blazing by without even realizing it." GUEST Tyler Van Eps is a husband, father of four, and Senior Vice President at the National Christian Foundation Twin Cities, where he serves families and business owners around the stewardship of generational wealth and kingdom-minded generosity. A longtime friend of the Dad Awesome community, Tyler has joined the show multiple times including a campfire conversation and a tree fort recording. He is passionate about leading with purpose, living with enthusiasm, and building a family culture rooted in faith.  LINKS Join Team Awesomeness (monthly support team) at any level from $7/month to $1000/month... We have 41 families committed to fueling the ministry DadAwesome as we head toward celebrating 9 years of AWESOMENESS this coming winter: https://www.dadawesome.org/give Join the DadAwesome Prayer Team: Text "pray" to (651) 370-8618 Send a Voice Message to DadAwesome Apply to join the next DadAwesome Accelerator Cohort Subscribe to DadAwesome Messages: Text the word "Dad" to (651) 370-8618 7-Day Video Series: dadawesome.org/book DadAwesome Podcast: dadawesome.org/podcast Free Chapter + Intro Video Series: dadawesome.org/book Subscribe to DadAwesome Messages: Text "Dad" to (651) 370-8618 DADAWESOME book: dadawesome.org/book  

When we reflect on freedom, Scripture reminds us that true freedom is ultimately found in Christ. While earthly freedoms are worth recognizing and being thankful for, the greatest freedom we receive is the freedom Jesus provides—the freedom to worship God, share the Gospel, and live according to His truth. As we remember the history and sacrifices that shaped our nation, we can also reflect on the responsibility that comes with freedom: using it to honor God and serve others in love. Highlights: True freedom begins with the freedom Christ gives through salvation America’s founding was influenced by leaders who recognized God’s role in establishing liberty Freedom allows believers to worship, share the Gospel, and live openly for Christ Biblical freedom is not meant for selfish living but for serving others in love Remembering history invites us to thank God for those who courageously stood for freedom Join the Conversation As you reflect on 250 years of freedom as a nation, how do you see God’s hand at work throughout history? How can you use the freedoms you have today to honor God and serve those around you? Continue the conversation with the Crosswalk community here: https://forums.crosswalk.com/ Do you want to listen ad-free? When you join Crosswalk Plus, you gain access to exclusive, in-depth Bible study guides, devotionals, sound biblical advice, and daily encouragement from trusted pastors and authors—resources designed to strengthen your faith and equip you to live it out boldly. PLUS ad free podcasts! Sign Up Today! Full Transcript Below: Celebrating 250 Years of Freedom as a Nation By Lynette Kittle Bible Reading: “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.” - Galatians 5:1 Our Founding Fathers were a group who believed in God, the freedom He gives each of us, and His providence in establishing the United States of America. Although debates continue over how godly each one lived and how deeply they each believed in God, they still gave us a biblical basis for our nation, one that continues today. As the first Vice President and second President of the United States, John Adams wrote on July 3, 1776, to his beloved wife, Abigail, concerning the high cost of freedom paid to create the Declaration of Independence: “You will think me transported with Enthusiasm but I am not—I am well aware of the Toil and Blood and Treasure, that it will cost Us to maintain this Declaration, and support and defend these States—Yet through all the Gloom I can see the Rays of ravishing Light and Glory. I can see that the End is more than worth all the Means. And that Posterity will triumph in that Days Transaction, even although we should rue it, which I trust in God We shall not.” Adams also credited the American Revolution’s success with the spiritual revival in the hearts and minds of the people that preceded it by a generation, laying the foundation for America. The spread of “The Great Awakening” across the colonies greatly influenced and strengthened Patriot leaders, leading up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence, in which prayer and fasting played a vital role in helping America establish its freedom. America is a testament of what God has done, leading America’s Founders to establish our nation and government on godly principles. These biblical truths have given us the freedom to live as followers of Jesus Christ without reserve. As Galatians 5:13 directs us, “You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love.” The following are three freedoms that America has granted us as Christians: America gives us freedom to openly worship God. First and foremost is the freedom America gives us to worship God. It’s our highest calling as Christians, and it’s the freedom that tops all the others because it’s also fulfilling the first commandment, recorded in Matthew 22:37-38: “Jesus replied: ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment.” America gives us freedom to openly preach the Gospel. In America, we have this freedom, like no other country in the world. As 2 Corinthians 3:17 explains, “Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” America gives us the freedom to openly live as Christians. We, as Americans, have been granted the right, as citizens, to live as Christians in the freedom Jesus gave us. As Jesus assured us in John 8:36, “So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.” Although we, as Americans, fought for freedom from King George and British tyranny, proclaiming independence from their harsh reign, our independence was rooted in our dependence upon Almighty God and the freedom He gives us through Jesus Christ. Adams supported the spiritual awakening in our country, calling attention to and recognizing the connection between faith in God and freedom in life, validating where true freedom originates. Miracles in American History author, historian, and speaker, William J. Federer, writes, “In defending the Declaration, Adams told the Continental Congress, July 1, 1776: ‘Live or die, survive or perish, I am for the Declaration. It is my living sentiment, and by the blessing of God it shall be my dying sentiment. Independence now, and Independence forever!’” Intersecting Faith & Life: As we celebrate our nation’s 250 years of freedom this July 4th, consider our founders’ faith in God and the fortitude they displayed in standing on His truth amid conflict and tyranny. Spend time thanking God for their bravery and boldness in believing that true freedom comes from Him. Further Reading: How the Church Paved the Way for America’s Freedom Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

When you hear the word enthusiasm, what comes to mind? Most of us think of energy, excitement, or passion. But the word originally meant something entirely different. Enthusiasm comes from the Greek words en theos — "God within."In this final episode of the Kingdom Spiritual Intelligence series, we're exploring what it means to stay connected to the source rather than striving to create more energy on our own. We'll talk about reverence, abiding, and why the fire often fades, not because we stop loving God, but because familiarity quietly replaces awe. If you've felt like you're pushing harder than you should have to, this conversation may help you discover whether it's time to stop striving and reconnect with the One who sustains the fire.SOMETHING IS COMING IN JULY: Clear the Static is a free 4-week challenge starting July 6. It is for women who are ready to clear the daily noise and lead from what God is actually saying. Join us here: https://vibrant-living.myflodesk.com/clearthestatic https://www.ivibrantliving.com/

In this episode of Advanced Manufacturing Now, host Steve Plumb is joined by educators Chris Desmond from Hopewell High School and Jason Hyatt from Cazenovia High School. Both schools are part of the SME Education Foundation's PRIME (Partnership Response in Manufacturing Education) initiative, which has recently expanded to middle schools. Chris and Jason discuss how hands-on learning, advanced manufacturing technologies and community partnerships are shaping the future of STEM education and preparing students for rewarding careers in manufacturing. Advanced Manufacturing Now is an SME Media podcast. As an industry thought leader, SME Media publishes Manufacturing Engineering & Technology and AdvancedManufacturing.org. The team of seasoned editorial, digital, sales and marketing, and audience service professionals is deeply committed to keeping readers well-informed and engaged on the latest manufacturing advances to help them make timely decisions to improve their business operations. From cutting tools and other traditional equipment and processes to workforce development, advanced software, additive manufacturing and Industry 4.0, we've got you covered. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X and LinkedIn. 

How do you keep a group of teenagers engaged or turn a repetitive boot drill into the highlight of a student's day? In this episode of First Chair, host George Thomas talks with Keith Rodney—Chair of the National Children's Task Force and US Telemark Team member—about his 32 Degrees article, "The Fun Starts with You." Keith challenges the traditional idea of "forcing" fun for students, suggesting instead that instructors should focus on making the environment enjoyable for themselves first. Keith explains how this shift in perspective leads to authentic enthusiasm that students can sense immediately. We dive into the CAP (Cognitive, Affective, Physical) model as a developmental lens, the "Empathy Pivot" for managing fear vs. exhilaration, and why "Professional Competency" is at the heart of purposeful play. Whether you are a new instructor or a seasoned pro, this conversation provides a roadmap for using your own passion to build trust and deeper connections on the snow. In this episode, we discuss: - Why forcing a fun environment often falls flat with students. - Using the CAP model to adjust your approach based on individual development. - The "Empathy Pivot": Distinguishing between exhilarating excitement and paralyzing fear. - Why teenagers and kids can see right through a "fake" teaching persona. - Managing the emotional environment to build lasting trust with your group. Read the full article in the Winter 2026 issue of 32 Degrees magazine.

HT2659 - Perfection or Enthusiasm Deep in the heart of an artist is the pursuit of perfection. It goes with the territory. Creating artwork is the one thing we do in our life without regard to time, expense, or even effort. We pursue perfection because we have faith that achieving perfection is a possibility with each creation we make. Is it? I'm not sure pursuit of perfection is the healthiest option. What if we change the measurement of success? What happens if we pursue enthusiasm, curiosity, and passion rather than perfection? This RSS feed includes only the most recent seven Here's a Thought episodes. All of them — over 2500 and counting! — are available to members of LensWork Online. Try a 30-day membership for only $10 and discover the literally terabytes of content about photography and the creative process.

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