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Katie Blue shares transitional kindergarten tips, morning tubs, dollar store ideas, and her book Yanni the Yeti in this inspiring episode for teachers.In this exciting episode, Adam Peterson and Deedee Wills welcome special guest Katie Blue, an inspiring educator and author, to talk about all things teaching, transitional kindergarten, and creating a classroom full of joy and learning.Katie shares her go-to classroom strategies for boosting fine motor skills, encouraging problem-solving, and setting clear expectations through play-based learning and morning tubs. She also dives into how she uses dollar store ideas to create engaging, budget-friendly activities that make a big impact without breaking the bank.

Send us a textEver wondered what happens when a classroom becomes a hub of curiosity and discovery? Join us as we dive into the world of Amari Shields, a three-time Teacher of the Year, who transforms science education into a magical experience, inspiring the next generation of STEM leaders. Summary:In this episode, we sit down with Amari Shields, the dynamic CEO of Mentored Motivation and a celebrated eighth-grade science teacher. Amari shares her inspiring journey from an English teacher to a leading advocate for inquiry-based science education. Her approach, reminiscent of Ms. Frizzle from The Magic School Bus, encourages students to explore, question, and understand the world around them. Through engaging classroom activities and a commitment to equity in STEM education, Amari empowers students to become critical thinkers and problem solvers. Join us to learn how Amari Shields is redefining science education and paving the way for future STEM leaders!Chapters with Timestamps:1:02 Empowering Inquiry-Based Science Teaching: Discover the strategies that make Amari a stand-out three-time teacher of the year. 10:02: Fostering Inquiry-Based Science Skills for All Ages: Delve into strategies to cultivate curiosity and observation in students through collaborative and playful learning.18:16: Exploring the Importance of Science Skills: Understand the role of critical thinking and problem-solving in science education, illustrated through real-world examples and classroom activities.24:15: Investigating Biodiversity Through Science Education: Experience Amari's creative teaching approach as students explore the environmental impact of palm oil plantations, emphasizing biodiversity and sustainability.30:15: Ad -- Explore Learning and Leading Through Play with Dr. Diane Jackson Schnoor and Amari Shields31:30 Journey to STEM Teaching Success: Follow Amari's path from corporate sales to a fulfilling career in science education, highlighting the power of project-based and inquiry-based learning.44:30: Inspiring STEM Education and Motivation: Learn about Mentored Motivation and Amari's work to address education disparities and empower students from diverse backgrounds.Links:Joyful Play/Connected Learning online course with Amari and Dr. DianeEarth Day, Every Day STEM Pack K-4 developed by Amari and Dr. Diane@amarishieldseducationLinkedInThornton Middle School Teacher of the Year postSupport the showSubscribe & Follow: Stay updated with our latest episodes and follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn, and the Adventures in Learning website. Don't forget to subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts! *Disclosure: I am a Bookshop.org. affiliate.

Send me a messageIn this episode of the Climate Confident Podcast, I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr Ana Nacvalovaite, a research fellow at the University of Oxford's Kellogg College Centre for Mutual and Co-Owned Business. Ana brought a wealth of insight into a fascinating and complex topic: the role of sovereign wealth funds in advancing sustainability, tackling climate change, and driving equitable global development.We started with the basics—what sovereign wealth funds are and why they matter. Think of them as government-managed investment funds, often backed by surplus revenues from resources like oil, which aim to secure economic stability for future generations. But, as Ana explains, their influence extends well beyond national borders. With trillions of dollars under management, these funds are increasingly pivotal in shaping ESG (environmental, social, and governance) strategies and supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals.We explored how sovereign wealth funds from countries like Norway, the UAE, and China are pivoting towards green technologies, renewable energy, and sustainable infrastructure. Ana also shared why transparency varies so much between funds and how geopolitical strategies can limit what the public—and sometimes even stakeholders—can access.Of course, we didn't shy away from the challenges. Greenwashing, the lack of global standards, and the delicate balance between profitability and sustainability were all on the table. Ana explained how sovereign wealth funds can be both a force for good and a source of contention in developing countries, particularly in regions with weaker regulatory frameworks.By the end of our conversation, one thing was clear: sovereign wealth funds are not just passive players in global finance; they're active architects of a sustainable future. Whether it's mitigating climate risks or funding net-zero technologies, their potential is enormous, but so too are the responsibilities that come with managing such immense capital.For anyone interested in sustainability, global finance, or the interplay between economics and climate action, this episode offers a wealth of insights. Have a listen and let me know what you think!Support the showPodcast supportersI'd like to sincerely thank this podcast's amazing supporters: Lorcan Sheehan Jerry Sweeney Andreas Werner Stephen Carroll Roger Arnold And remember you too can Support the Podcast - it is really easy and hugely important as it will enable me to continue to create more excellent Climate Confident episodes like this one.ContactIf you have any comments/suggestions or questions for the podcast - get in touch via direct message on Twitter/LinkedIn. If you liked this show, please don't forget to rate and/or review it. It makes a big difference to help new people discover the show. CreditsMusic credits - Intro by Joseph McDade, and Outro music for this podcast was composed, played, and produced by my daughter Luna Juniper

The eight-toothed spruce bark beetle - landowners across Wales are urged to be on the lookout for signs of a pest that has been found in Monmouthshire for the first time.Agricultural pollution - a three month ban on muck-spreading came into force across Wales this week. We hear what it means for the industry and the environmentA community wetland - how a Welsh housing group has helped its tenants save an area of wetland in Cynon Taf, which was once intended for housing.and in fine voice at a church in Llangollen, there's a revival of the ancient art of Gregorian chanting

With Zippia reporting that happy workers are 13% more productive than unhappy workers, clearly it's crucial to maintain a supportive and welcoming company culture as you grow your business. Not only will this keep your employees motivated, but you'll also reap the benefits of higher productivity. So, I wanted to find out how to grow a productive and happy team. That's why I spoke with Katharine Pooley, Founder & Executive President of her eponymous luxury interior design studio. As one of the UK's foremost interior designers, Katharine has grown her team to fifty people and adeptly balanced maintaining a creative environment with ensuring her team gets stuff done. Keep listening to hear Katharine's advice on how to keep your team happy as well as productive as you scale and why thinking about the octopus effect can really help imbue each and every employee on a daily basis. Katherine's advice: Know your limit in terms of number of employeesThe happiness of your team is critical and will spring from:Enjoyment of the workGood collaborationBonuses, salary raises and perksKnowing each other wellBeing allowed autonomy and being trustedHaving a safe work environmentA pleasant office with a reasonable commuteBeing trained and having the opportunity for meetings and discussionsExamining a project after it has been delivered and discussing its good and bad pointsIf a team is a happy one, productivity will be the resultA happy team will be a loyal one and the longstanding employees will be so valuableLongstanding members can perhaps each manage their own teamIt's a symbiotic relationship between employer and employedYou need each other and ideally will stimulate each otherFrom the employer's point of view, when interviewing:Try to assess the candidate quicklyTrust the ones who speak with genuine warmth rather than the well-rehearsed speechesIt's important to like your employeesAvoid ones who chatter rather than answering the questionThose who can communicate and engage with you face to face will be strongestAs the boss make sure you tackle your emails every single nightIf you have children be up front with them about what you need to do (and then make the most of your time with them)Give yourself goals at the start of the year and check up on them in AugustRemember, your enthusiasm will be infectious to your employeesBe consistent Always be approachable; make yourself available at all times and respond to requestsTry to deal with problems yourself rather than handing them downBe prepared to forgive mistakesFF&M enables you to own your own PR. Recorded, edited & published by Juliet Fallowfield, 2023 MD & Founder of PR & Communications consultancy for startups Fallow, Field & Mason.  Email us at hello@fallowfieldmason.com or DM us on instagram @fallowfieldmason. MUSIC CREDIT Funk Game Loop by Kevin MacLeod.  Link &  LicenceText us your questions for future founders. Plus we'd love to get your feedback, text in via Fan MailSupport the show

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This edWeb podcast is sponsored by Solution Tree.The webinar recording can be accessed here.In this edWeb podcast, you hear from Bo Ryan, Author of The Brilliance in the Building and Principal of Ana Grace Academy of the Arts 6-8 (CT). Bo shows how your urban school can make an impact on student achievement and change the trajectory of student lives using the time available during the day, the resources in the book, and the brilliance in the building—your amazing staff!Written with the needs of urban educators in mind, this essential guide shares specific action steps and ready-to-use tools for supporting successful Professional Learning Communities at Work®. All of the reproducibles were created based on 25 years of extensive research and actual use in schools. Leaders and staff in urban schools cannot do this work in isolation; they must work together to accomplish their goals, therefore, the work in this book is grounded in the PLC at Work principles. Listen to this session to learn how to create:A culture of care in your school environmentA culture of collaboration in your building with three categories: maximizing time, ensuring the success of teams, and coaching the teamsShared knowledge of the learning block process focused on creating a guaranteed and viable curriculum; creating, administering, and scoring common formative assessments; and meeting in data teams while bringing the team meeting to the classroomA culture of continuous learning in your school to provide staff with job-embedded, cost-effective professional developmentThis edWeb podcast is of interest to K-12 teachers and school leaders.Solution Tree Providing research-based, results-driven services that improve learning outcomes for students.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Learn more about viewing live edWeb presentations and on-demand recordings, earning CE certificates, and using accessibility features.

Get in the know about female bioidentical hormone replacement therapy! therapy:https://www.udemy.com/course/draft/5505730/?referralCode=C418EDF9C393C5716D9EDiscover how your exposome—the sum of all your life's exposures—shapes your genetic expression and, in turn, your health. You can direct your genetic expression by controlling your exposome, making lifestyle changes that profoundly influence your health outcomes. From nutrition to stress management, exercise, and more, learn how to upgrade your operating system for a healthier, more vibrant life. Your health and longevity are worth the investment, and this episode provides the guidance you need to age with confidence and embrace the future with enthusiasm.My Website: www.heatlhcouragecollective.comExposome Journal Article: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21081972/

Dr. Izabella Wentz is an internationally acclaimed thyroid specialist and a licensed pharmacist who has dedicated her career to addressing the root cause of autoimmune thyroid disease after being diagnosed with Hashimoto's thyroiditis in 2009. She's the author of three books on Hashimoto's and is a New York Times bestseller. Her new book, Adrenal Transformation Protocol, is available now. In today's episode, you're going to learn about the thyroid gland, the adrenal glands, how they play together in the body to balance hormones. Our hormones play such a huge role in how we feel, and it's so important to understand how our diet and lifestyle choices influence them. We get into everything from how to have better sleep, manage your caffeine intake, and natural ways to balance your circadian rhythm, to how your workouts and work-life balance can impact your hormones. You're also going to get some tips on supplements to take and blood markers to ask your doctor to call for if you think you may have any type of thyroid disease, specifically looking out for Hashimotos. I'm so excited for the book to come out and for people to get their hands on this protocol because it has already helped and impacted thousands of women. I love that Dr. Wentz's lifestyle recommendations really push back against intermittent fasting and over-caffeinated hustle culture so you can live with more peace and alignment from the inside out. It's a form of self-care and it doesn't happen overnight, but if you can really dedicate your time and energy to it, you can get relief and begin healing. I hope you enjoy this conversation and Dr. Wentz's new book, The Adrenal Protocol.We also cover…00:05:00 — Identifying & Healing Thyroid DiseaseDr. Wentz own experience being diagnosed with thyroid disease in her twentiesWhy women are misdiagnosed or not diagnosed with HashimotosSymptoms of thyroid disease Markers to test for if you think you have Hashimotos What's happening in the body to the thyroid gland with HashimotosLifestyle and diet changes to help those with thyroid disease heal and feel better00:19:00 — How to Support Healthy HormonesHow blood sugar impacts our thyroid hormonesExplaining adrenals and what their role is in our bodiesHow hypothyroid and cortisol are linkedWhat a healthy thyroid and adrenal function will look likeHow intermittent fasting can impact your hormonesDo you need to quit coffee and caffeine to balance your hormones?Ways to naturally balance your cortisol and support your circadian rhythm00:35:00 — Recipes, Tips & Protocols for Optimal Adrenal Health How to turn down danger signals & increasing safety signals in your environmentA day in the life of the Adrenal ProtocolAdrenal kickstart drink recipeTips for having a restful sleepHow work and workouts impact the adrenalsWhat a healthy cortisol curve looks like throughout the dayLifestyle changes that make the biggest impact on healing adrenalsThe tired mommy protocol and tips for new and nursing momsResources:Website: thyroidpharmacist.comRead: Adrenal Transformation Protocol by Dr. Izabella WentzInstagram: @

A big-picture view of Icahn Enterprises (IEP) and why it could be an attractive play in the current market environmentA transcript of the episode can be found at (https://specialsituationinvesting.substack.com).Remember you can support the show in the following ways:Consider switching to Fountain for all of your podcast needs. Fountain sources its content from the podcast index and allows users to receive and stream bitcoin micro payments between fans and content creators. Get payed just to listen or "boost" your favorite podcaster. To sign up for Strike visit the following link : https://strike.me/en/To get $10 for you and $10 for me at sign-up use referral code: ZEYDWPOr contribute to the show directly by visiting: https://buzzsprout.com/1923146Once on the shows website you can scan the QR code displayed and donate any amount of bitcoin to show your support 

There are so many sophisticated treatments for diseases in this day and age. However, if you dig deep into the most effective medicine there is, you'll find that in our food. Here to take us deep into why food is medicine is Esther Garfin. She is the Founder and President of Alternative Food Network and the host of the podcast series, Plant-Based Diet. In this episode, Esther joins Corinna Bellizzi to discuss all about having a plant-based diet, clearing up confusions about the term and what it really means. She also explores some new diet trends and gives a peek into their other series, Doctors+. Follow along to this great conversation and discover the value of choosing a healthy diet in our lives. Key takeaways from this episode:Why food is medicineWhat plant-based diet really meansSome diet trends in this recessionary environmentA plant-based recipe to introduce you to a more plant-based dietSupplements to a healthy dietThe new Doctors+ series Guest Social Links:Website: https://alternativefoodnetwork.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/egarfin/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alternativefoodnetwork/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alternativefoodnetworkYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwrn3jkp9tH8sC091QBHoMw

DM “Fat loss” to @colossusfit to lose fat and achieve your transformation (6 spots)Summary of episode:In today's episode we go over 5 nutrition hacks that aren't often talked about, that will relate more to the mindset side of things to help you succeed long term.Listed points:1- Prime your environmentA 2006 study done where there were 2 jars were placed on the desks of secretaries. One clear and one covered up. The secretary that could see the Hershey kisses ate 71% more than those who couldn't.Unless you're aware of how food cues can make an impact on us, we end eating way more calories we don't plan on consuming or don't even like that much.Tips:Rearrange cupboards & fridge (where will you not see it?)Pay attention to environmentBe mindful of cravings‌2- Make healthy food simply more convenientNo need to full on meal prep on Sunday's for 6 hours.Meal prep on Sunday for 30-60 mins have healthy snacks around, etc.‌3- Avoid distracted eating & eat slower.Chew more. ...Set your utensils down. ...Eat foods that need chewing. ...Drink water. ...Use a timer. ...Turn off your screens. ...Take deep breaths.The benefits of slow eating include better digestions, better hydration, easier weight loss or maintenance and greater satisfaction with our meals.4- Dial in the accuracyMost of us are eating 20-40% more than we think everydayTips- Weigh food, track every little thing if possible, limit takeout, etc.‌5- Plan your protein and have access to it always.How can you do a better job planning?Lean protein choices available is everything. You can find carbs and fats anywhere.Thanks for listening! We genuinely appreciate every single one of you listening.➢Follow us on instagram @colossusfit➢Apply to get your Polished Physique: https://colossusfitness.com/Support the show

Miguel Armaza sits down with Oded Zehavi, Co-founder & CEO at Mesh Payments, a corporate spend platform that aims to empower finance teams at every company. Founded in 2018 out of New York City and Tel Aviv, Mesh now serves almost 1,000 corporations and has raised more than $60 million dollars in venture funding.In this episode, we discuss:His time at PayPal and what he learned working with great people and many other future global fintech entrepreneursWalking the fine balance of fintech innovation, where you have to build and ship fast in a highly regulated environmentA birds-eye view of the fascinating Israeli fintech ecosystem and some factors driving its tremendous successOded's vision for Mesh, where they are building a self-driving wallet for corporate CFOs… and a whole lot more!Want more podcast episodes? Join me and follow Fintech Leaders today on Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app for weekly conversations with today's global leaders that will dominate the 21st century in fintech, business, and beyond.Do you prefer a written summary, instead? Check out the Fintech Leaders newsletter and join 37,000+ readers and listeners around the world!Miguel Armaza is Co-Founder & Managing General Partner of Gilgamesh Ventures, a seed-stage investment fund focused on fintech in the Americas. He also hosts and writes the Fintech Leaders podcast and newsletter.Miguel on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3nKha4ZMiguel on Twitter: https://bit.ly/2Jb5oBcFintech Leaders Newsletter: bit.ly/3jWIpqp

The local market took the path of least resistance and traded lower from the get go. Growth stocks are again labouring under elevated bond yields, and tech closed down 3.3%, dragged by Block's 6.4% loss. Westpac shone, the market rewarding an earnings beat, and closed up 3%. Otherwise the financial sector closed down smalls. Energy was a rare sector in the green (oh the irony) closing up 0.5%. Novonix, City Chic and Newscorp were smashed for different reasons: the media giant due to broker downgrades, while Magellan closed over 9% lower after curbing its appetite for burritos (Guzman Y Gomez). The Australian dollar sank to a three-month low of $0.6999 as we write this update, let's hope the myriad of unhedged importers aren't asleep at the wheel. The S&P/ASX200 closed at 7120 on a last-second pop, still 1.2% lower on the day, led by a 3% slump in small caps.Our top three VODs: Three must-haves plus a bargain basement 'buy'Morningstar's best stock opportunities in a volatile macroeconomic environmentA buy, hold and sell in a falling market See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

LAW 6 — CHAPTER 6: The Law of EnvironmentGrowth Thrives In Conducive SurroundingsLEARN IT“You Are Not A Victim”I. Time For A ChangeA. Discuss John's idea that “If you are always at the head of the class, then you are in the wrong class.”II. Change Depends On Your ChoicesA. What is the relationship between Growth and Change?B. List some of the things one can and cannot change.C. What is the real impact circumstances usually have on your ability to change?A. Choices when it comes to change:1. Assess your current environmentA list of areas that may nurture you: Evaluate these on how they list you up even if you are not receiving in one or more of the areas: give the participants time to thinkon these things.Music – What music lifts me up?Thoughts – What ideas move me?Experiences – What experiences give me energy?Friends – Who encourages me?Recreation – What activities give me energy?Soul – What spiritual exercises strengthen me?Hopes – What dreams inspire you?Home – What family members care for me?Giftedness – What blessings activate me?Memories – What memories make me smile?Books – What have I read that changes me?LIVE IT“Being Responsible For Your Change”B. Change Yourself and Your Environment1. Change yourself but not your environment – Growth will be slow and difficult2. Change your environment but not yourself – Growth will be slow and less difficult3. Change your environment and yourself – Growth will be faster and more successful4. Understand that most people are NOT interested in actually growing!5. As you consider your environment, ask these critical questions:a. What nourishes me?b. What keeps me alive?c. What sustains me?Consider this observation by one of John's mentors, Elmer Towns: “The way to get a poker hot is to get it next to the flame.”6. How does this statement work for you? What really gets you going and is the environment you are in doing this?C. Change The People You Spend Time With1. Discuss this idea: “We become the combined average of the five people we hang around the most.”2. Do you have someone in your circle of friends who will hold you accountable for your growth? John recommends finding and accountability partner who will:a. Love you unconditionallyb. Desire your successc. Be matured. Ask you agreed upon questionse. Help you when you need helpD. Challenge Yourself In Your New Environment1. Make your goals public2. Set a deadline for your goalsWhen learning from others such as a mentor, explore these questions with this person:3. What is their strength?4. What are they learning now?5. What do I need right now?6. Who have they met, what have they read, or what have they done that has helped them?7. What have I not asked that I should have asked? – Ask your mentor this question.E. Focus On The Moment1. There is nothing about your past that determines your future2. Right Now is the most important moment you have in your life.F. Move Forward Despite Criticism1. Growth always comes from taking action, and action will always bring some criticism. There is always someone to tell you are wrong.2. To reach your potential, you must do what others, even yourself, believe you cannot do.3. When you take charge of your life, you can cease gaining permission from others to grow!G. A Note For Leaders1. Leaders will always take responsibility for the growth of their organizationsDiscuss the need for leaders to create a culture in their organization where:• Others are ahead of some• Each person is individually challenged• The focus is always forward• The atmosphere is affirming• Creating a place designed to keep people out of their comfort zone• Helping everyone stay excited• Remembering that failure is not their enemy• Keep others growing• A place where change is desired• Growth is modeled and expected.LEAD IT“When you live this law, you will show others the way and they empowerthem to learn it and live it too.”Facilitation Questions OptionsOVERCOME GROWING PAINS(Specific Steps to Amazing Growth)Assess your current environment when it comes to growth answering true or false to these ten statements:1. Others are ahead of me2. I am continually challenged3. My focus is always forward4. The atmosphere is affirming5. I am often out of my comfort zone6. I wake up excited7. Failure is not my enemy8. Others growing9. People desire change10. Growth is modeled and expected.If you answered false to five or more of these, your environment may be lowering your growth. What are you going to do about it?Assess your personal growth in the three areas in this chapter:• The right Soil – What nourishes me?• The Right Air To Breath – What keeps me alive?• The Right Climate To Live In – What sustains me?Remember, growth comes best and effectively when your environment is aiding, not hold your back. I am inviting you to check out my resources page. It is completely FREE and has a ton information and some downloads. You can find it at resources.xpansioncode.com.I will be releasing new episodes every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday!

Hazel Ortega is a firm believer that sharing your story can change the world, that a fish can't grow big in a small pond. She shares that it wasn't that she wanted to be a psychologist, but that she didn't want to be homeless that she went to high school and college as a mom of three. Hazel and Lesley talk about replacing "goals" with "miracles," changing your environment, and celebrating the small wins.If you have any questions about this episode or want to get some of the resources we mentioned, head over to LesleyLogan.co/podcast. If you have any comments or questions about the Be It pod shoot us a message at beit@lesleylogan.co .And as always, if you're enjoying the show please share it with someone who you think would enjoy it as well. It is your continued support that will help us continue to help others. Thank you so much! Never miss another show by subscribing at LesleyLogan.co/subscribe.In this episode you will learn about:The challenge of staying in the mindset of your choiceIt takes an effort to build a communityChange the world by sharing your storyThings didn't change for Hazel until she changed her environmentA fish can't grow big in a small pondYou're not going to feel the same five years from now as you do today (and that's a good thing!)Episode References/Links:Hazel's IGHazel's LIHazel's FBHazel's websiteHazel's other websiteMaslow's hierarchy of needsDave RamseyRachel RogersGuest Bio:Hazel Ortega, who is open about coming from a rough childhood, tells her inspiring story on how she wentFrom:Growing up poorLiving in a rat-infested household, in a dangerous gang neighborhoodLiving on food stampsPutting higher education on the back burnerTo:Having higher education even in her late 20'sHaving a bestselling book on AmazonHaving several multimillion-dollar businessesFlying in private jetsHaving more than enough quality time for her familyLearn how having big goals, leveraging on the available opportunities, and surrounding yourself with good people can bring major changes in your life.If you enjoyed this episode, make sure and give us a five star rating and leave us a review on iTunes, Podcast Addict, Podchaser or Castbox.ResourcesWatch the Be It Till You See It podcast on YouTube!Lesley Logan websiteBe It Till You See It PodcastOnline Pilates Classes by Lesley LoganOnline Pilates Classes by Lesley Logan on YouTubeProfitable PilatesSocial MediaInstagramFacebookTik TokLinkedInEpisode Transcript:Lesley Logan 0:00  Hello, how are you? Welcome back to Be It Till You See It. Ah, I just got off of the interview with Hazel Ortega, let me just tell you if there was never, if there was ever a Be It Till You See It story you had to listen to this, this is the one. This woman grew up in just grew up in a city that like many of us could never imagine or dream or picture. And it was hard times, I mean, she didn't get her high school diploma till she was 30. So spoiler alert there. And now she is I just hung up with her and she's gone off to a trip to Peru, and then she's going to Croatia. So, she is literally going to tell you how to Be It Till You See It. She's got a great vision for how this is, her tips are absolutely doable. And it's a challenge to live in this mindset. But it's like, every time I hear her story, I can't think of another way to live. I can't think of another mindset to have, it just makes so much sense. So if you have been struggling if you've been like, "Well Lesley, these stories you keep bringing on they're great, but I'm from a place that this doesn't happen. People don't leave my town like that, or, you know, I'm I'm in this relationship. And I this is how it's gonna be and I can't see a logical way out of it." Well, we're screwing logic this week, and we are talking about miracles. And so, I I really hope you listen to her whole story here and dive into the thing she's offering you there in the show notes below. And you know, do me a huge favor and let Hazel and I know how this episode changed your life or changed your mindset even for a moment. Because I think it's, I think it's like a really great way if we could just make this the other way that everyone's dreaming. Just imagine where the world would be and all the things that we're doing. So, anyways, y'all Hazel Ortega is with us this week. Oh, and also so exciting. If you love Joanna Vargas from episode one, I met this woman through Joanna Vargas. And so side note, just something I'd say, ask people you love to know about people they love. Because something I'm doing here in Las Vegas is asking people who I really love and enjoy who they love and enjoy because I'm building a network because I didn't have one when I moved here. I knew a couple people very tangentially like spent a little bit of time with them and we both loved Carbon 38 and everything has it's hard to meet people, it's hard to create a community, I'm not saying it's easy. So you know please know that I understand that that effort. But if you want to meet awesome people ask the awesome people you know who they love and your your awesome community and network will grow. So here we go after this message, Hazel Ortega.Welcome to the Be It Till You See It podcast, where we talk about taking messy action, knowing that perfect is boring. I'm Lesley Logan, Pilates instructor and fitness business coach. I've trained thousands of people around the world and the number one thing I see stopping people from achieving anything is self doubt. My friends, action brings clarity and it's the antidote to fear. Each week, my guests will bring bold, executable, intrinsic and targeted steps that you can use to put yourself first and Be It Till You See It. It's a practice, not a perfect. Let's get started.Hello, Be It Till You See It listeners. I'm here with Hazel Ortega. Y'all, this woman I cannot wait for you to hear her story. I'm so honored because I know it already. But she was introduced to me by Joanna Vargas. You'll remember from episode one. So if you love Joanna and the force she is then you are going to love Hazel. And so here is Hazel! Hazel tell everyone who you are and what you're up to. And just thank you so much for being here today to shine your light and share your story.Hazel Ortega 3:59  Thank you, Lesley, thank you so much for letting me do that, right? That's my number one thing is to change the world by sharing my story. And who I am, I'm a I'm a mom. I have a 23 year old daughter who just graduated college and is a registered nurse. Yes ...Lesley Logan 4:18  That's amazing. The world needs more nurses. That's amazing.Hazel Ortega 4:22  Yes, I'm very happy that I created this human being to contribute to the planet. And my story, my story started off really rough growing up in the poorest neighborhood of Los Angeles. Not just poor but you know, gang members and growing up on welfare. My parents were immigrants from Mexico didn't even speak English. And having education was something that was not a priority. Surviving our neighborhood was (Lesley: Yeah) not ending up in what most people would end up in in those conditions like becoming pregnant as a teenager, becoming a drug addict, going to jail, getting into gangs or dying, (Lesley: Yeah) basically. So I that's the way I grew up. Ah ...Lesley Logan 5:17  Yeah, I mean, I think it's so interesting to hear you point out, like, that, that was... the thing was surviving. Because I think a lot of people who didn't grew up in that kind of environment, do not... do misunderstand, like, "Well, why don't they just go get a job?" And it's like, well, it's really not that easy when when everything around you is like, it's when you're in that Maslow's hierarchy of needs of like, "Where's your next meal? Where are you staying for the night?" Like that kind of stuff. It is hard to see a future ahead. And so did you, so can you tell everyone like, did you, did you go to college? I mean, your daughter went or like when what was your next step? Like, how did you get out of that neighborhood? Because I mean, if you're watching on YouTube, y'all she is living in a beautiful house. So with a gorgeous red hat. So like, how did you go from that environment to where you are now?Hazel Ortega 6:08  Yeah, well, when you say that environment, it means like an 800 square foot apartment, one bedroom, not having a future, defaulting into getting a job, not a job I love but a job because my cousin works there, right. And I need to pay my bills. So it was never a conversation of creating my life and going in that direction. I never had that conversation with anybody. (Lesley: Yeah) So, how did that that all change? I got a job because my cousin was working at a law office. And she brought me and she was the receptionist, and the attorney interviewed me, I probably was not going to get the job. He even asked me what gang I was from, because he could tell that I had like this tough, you know, demeanor, and like I know a lot of things from the streets. And he did ask me that about the gangs. And he knew where I lived. He asked me, you know, what Avenue I was living on, because the gang is a lot is called The Avenues. (Lesley: Yeah) And he did end up hiring me because, not only did my cousin recommend me for the job, but I also had a mentor in high school who was a judge in the workers compensation arena, and who this attorney knew. And because of that recommendation, I was able to start work at this prestigious law firm. (Lesley: Wow) And that's where everything changed. And Lesley, you know, the last time I was talking to your people, I was telling them, that things didn't change for me until I changed my environment. (Lesley: Yeah) Right ...Lesley Logan 7:43  That is that is the biggest key. I'm studying like, human behavior, with BJ Fogg. And he has said, the study show, if you don't change your environment it doesn't matter what you do, doesn't matter if you go back to school, or if you lose the weight, or if you get the gold job. If your environment is the same, you won't ... you won't get the benefits of those things.Hazel Ortega 8:05  Yeah, exactly. Like people tell me, "Oh, you were a big fish in a small pond." I said, "No, a fish can't grow big in a small pond." You have to change your pond. And getting this job at this prestigious law firm was a different pond.Lesley Logan 8:20  Oh, that is... I mean, I felt like Oprah, that's a tweetable moment. It's not... a fish can't grow big (Lesley laughs) in a small pond, you have to get a bigger pond. That's amazing. (Hazel laughs) Yeah. So so you know, you got this job. And I mean, so many people listening this are doing a job that maybe they got because someone recommended you should do this, or you should do this. And I think I think a lot of people, even in growing in environments that are not as tough as yours, are not living their purpose. They're they're doing what someone said they should do, or like, here's a job you can have. And so how did how did you? What was it like at that that law firm? And like what what was the next step? What was that launching pad for you?Hazel Ortega 9:03  First, I'll tell you, I got the job. And I felt out of place, like I didn't belong. And I worked with these attorneys that were making millions of dollars a year. It's such a prestigious law firm, right? And celebri... we represented celebrities who were injured while filming, which was really interesting, and NFL players. And I always felt really shy like I was not on the same level as them like there's a difference there. And I kept working there. Eventually I ended up getting injured on that job. The attorney that I worked for who encouraged me to go back to school because of my injury and just because I should. I didn't even have a high school diploma when he hired me at 24 years old. A couple years later, I became an injured worker. The attorney tells me now, "You really need to take school seriously. You need to go back to school," and I start to go back to school and I earned my highest diploma when I'm 30 years old, and then I kept going.Lesley Logan 10:05  Wow. You know, that's just like proof that it's never too late to go back. And then also, what, I mean I don't know this attorney, I don't know the whole story, but I feel like what a nice guardian angel, like just like a little, "Tap, tap, tap... You should really go back to school." And then like, you really have to take your education seriously. So you left the law firm after you got your high school diploma or what was what what did you do for work after after you went to high school?Hazel Ortega 10:31  So, I kept working with the attorney while I got my high school diploma and my college credits. I still I stayed there. And then eventually he looked at me and he said, "Oh, my God, I realized that you're go... you're going to leave me," because I was on track to become a psychologist. And, yeah, this is something that he recommended for me to do. Once I didn't know what to do. Like I got, I finished my associates degree. And he asked me, "What are you going to do next?" I had no idea what I was going to do next. And honestly, I was done. I didn't want to keep going to school. And he told me, "You you're going to be a professional, you better think about what you want to do." And I was like, "Oh my God, it was so hard to go to school." Honestly, I worked from nine to five as a secretary, I went to school from seven to 10 at night, and I went to weekend college, Saturday and Sunday ... (Lesley: and you had a daughter)Lesley Logan 11:25  And your three kids (Hazel: three kids at home, three young kids at home.) Wow! Wow! So okay. So I know the moms listening to this are like, how did you do that? Like, did you have help? Because I know childcare is really expensive and hard, like what... And also like, what was going through your mind that you made that a priority? Because that takes a lot of effort to make sure that you are you able to work, go to school and have your kids taken care of.Hazel Ortega 11:52  Yeah, and honestly, that losing the job that I currently had, where the where I was injured, was my push because I thought if I lose this job, I'm not going to get another job paying as much as this does. And mind you I was only getting paid $15 an hour is like I'm I'm afraid of losing this job. So I have to educate myself. So I get another job comparable to this job or better. (Lesley: Yeah) It wasn't I wanted to be a psychologist. It was because I didn't want to be homeless that I went back to school. Right? I didn't was not thinking of being a professional or, or living in a pimp daddy mansion. Like I didn't have those dreams. Okay, those dreams, I incrementally grew and grew. (Lesley: Yeah) So, I went to school and one of the things Lesley that a lot of people I realized is that they feel that the way you feel today is the way you're going to feel five years from now and that's not true. Along the way you add to your self esteem, based on what you're up to, right. Unless you don't grow and expand yourself, then you're going to have low self esteem in five years as well. There's no reason why your future should look any different. (Lesley: Right) If you personally read books, you change your environment, friends, and you learn about whatever it is that you're interested in, and go back to school and you start making changes, you're going to be a completely different person five years from now you will be and that's what happened to me.Lesley Logan 13:19  So, I couldn't agree more because I think often ... well, I said this, I've said this before, I'm not the first person to say it. But like we overestimate we can do in a day and we underestimate we can do in a year or five years. And I think, you know, we do take for granted, we think if we're feeling good, we're going to feel this good and five years, well, if you're doing the things you said you're gonna feel better, you're gonna feel even better. But if you are doing nothing, if you just stay status quo, you're gonna start to feel behind because the world's going forward, you know, so, um, so I love that you said that but so you you went to school, you change that. And then because I because I know the story and how it goes, I'm just gonna, how did you go from like, feeling like paycheck to paycheck and like being in school to being where you are now? Like, what were, what was the what was the impetus to even getting out of like, just doing the nine to five.Hazel Ortega 14:12  Okay, so I finished college, and I became a psychologist and I got a job, right? And so the college taught me how to do a new job and it was great. And it taught me how to think differently, and especially in psychology, think different and help others, right? So I'm learning that I can actually think differently and becoming educated gave me tools to react differently to the problems I was having in life. The problems never changed. I just react different because I learned to do better. So I got a job as a psychologist. I was still bouncing checks. I didn't work on that part. The ...Lesley Logan 14:48  Well, you didn't go to financial school, you went to psychology school, so you know. (Hazel: Exactly)Hazel Ortega 14:53  So, I was still bouncing checks negative in my account and feeling really like, I was going to live a life of poverty until the rest of my life and and Lesley, I'll tell you this, that people that don't have any money and people that have a lot of money can both have equal fear of not having enough money. (Lesley: Yeah) It's really as a mindset and something that everybody should work on. You could be, you could have a million dollars in the bank, and then feel like you're, you know, paying for dinner. And then people are not pitching in like, like, they're taking advantage of you, like you know ...Lesley Logan 15:30  Oh, 100 100%, that money mindset is so key because I mean, I know people who make millions of dollars, and they have the same fears that I do, and I'm not making millions yet. But, um, but like, you know, and I'm like, I like see that in them. And I'm like, "This is not something I want to grow with me. This, we need to take care of now."Hazel Ortega 15:51  Yes, and you can, you definitely can have freedom around money. So, what I did is I started to take personal development courses. And that is where everything changed exponentially for me, where I was starting to really learn about the way I think and why I think that way in and how can I think differently. And then you can have a mindset shift, like in a nanosecond, where once you see something new in a new way, you'll never go back to see it the old way. So it behooves all of us to master ourselves to learn about ourselves, and look at life in whole new different ways that this is a personal development seminar, I had a coach. And so I think that's really important for all of us to have coaches and mentors, because they see something in you that you can't see for yourself and they hold the space. Right? And my coach asked me, "Where do you see yourself in five years?" At the time, I couldn't think of anything that would be different in five years, then then what was happening in that moment. I still was the early stages of my personal development, and I call it my embryonic stage of personal development ...Lesley Logan 17:12  I love that so much, yeah, but I think, I think ... like so many people don't invest in a coach, because either they've never heard of one. Or even they may think they can't afford it or don't deserve it. So how did you like, how did you get to where you feel like, I'm gonna invest in this person?Hazel Ortega 17:29  I didn't actually invest in the personal development coach, that was something that was assigned to me. And that was my, probably my first exposure to having a coach, (Lesley: Okay, okay, got it) I'm having an ability, I became used to it. And then when I was done with the course, in my own personal life, I hired a coach for the first time for my business. Lesley Logan 17:51  Got it. Okay, I see that, thank you for sharing that. Because I think sometimes people like you did stuff to get there to get, to where you could. And so this person asked you to see yourself in five years, you couldn't do that.Hazel Ortega 18:04  I couldn't come up with anything, it was like the beginning, I was blocked, like kapow. And then I was, you know, very reasonable about everything at that time, in the sense of like, you know, based on my reality, like, what is, what's going to happen in five years, and I thought, well, in five years, me... well, I'll just be five years older. Like, there's no reason why anything should be, you know, very different. (Lesley: Right) Oh, she, you know, she asked me that, and I still couldn't come up with anything. So I'm sitting there, and she's holding space for me. I'll wait, you think about it, you know, and she gave me like, 10 minutes. And I knew I couldn't get away with like, I don't know. So I sat there and after a few minutes, I said, "Well, if I believe in God, and I believe in miracles, then what is possible for me in five years," and that opened up this world that I didn't have access to before I realized that I never dream. I'm all of us, a lot of us are mostly realistic. We're trained in school to be realistic, to be logical, to ... that, you know, two plus two is four, four plus four is eight. And that's the way it goes expert, you know, you get success as you build on it. (Lesley: Yeah) And trying to be a millionaire. If you have no money in the bank, it doesn't even seem feasible, or nobody else in your family has ever been a millionaire. It just ...Lesley Logan 19:21  That, that's exactly it. If you've never seen it, it's really hard to dream it. And if people around you are saying, "This is it, this is what you're doing." You know, like, cuz I definitely had those people in my family who were like, "Why, why would you do that?" Or like, "Don't do that, because like, you could lose everything." And it's like, "Well, I don't have a lot to lose. So I may as well cope," you know, go for it. But like it's hard if the people in your environment haven't shown you that there. It's okay, it's safe to dream and it's, it's powerful to dream.Absolutely. I mean, I'm divorced now. But when I was married, I changed jobs. And my my husband at the time, was telling me, "Why you changing jobs. What if, what if that new job, it doesn't work out and then you're gonna lose this other job that you have, and you've been there for so long." Unlike, what the other job pays more is it, I'm gonna have a better position. And I explained it to him and he was very scared for me. (Lesley: Yeah, yeah) and I did it anyway. But yes, he, you know, I could have thought to myself back then, like, "Oh, he's keeping me down, or he doesn't believe in me, he's always being negative." But now as I got my training these people in our lives, which are our mothers, our fathers, brothers and sisters, and spouses, and significant others, and everybody, they're afraid for us, right? They create these fears for us. And we're, you know, our we have a mustard seed of confidence. And we're like, you know, (Lesley: Yeah) you need a little bit that we have, and then they come in, they make us feel like, like, we should be very scared, and don't do it. (Lesley: Yeah) ... Feel the fe... you know, feel the fear and do it anyway. These people love us. They... I'm very clear about that. They don't want to keep us small, but what they want to do is keep us safe. Yeah, don't lose everything. You're gonna lose your money, don't invest in that, you're gonna lose this you all your time, you're gonna get sick. ... so that's you're free.I I love that. You said that because we have a mantra to Be It pod. It's like "Do It Scared." And so there's like all this, these clothes, this merch, like, "Do It Scared" because people ask all the time, like, "How did you do that? I'm so scared." Like, "I'm scared all the time. I'm just doing it scared." Like, I don't even like sometimes like in Cambodia, I try to learn to drive when I'm in Cambodia, on a moped, moped. And everyone drives in different, like, they're just going there's no streets like lanes, you just drive and you make a left hand turn, you make it into oncoming traffic. And then when you when it's safe, you merge over. And I literally just go, "Aaah," as I'm going in, I don't know. Somehow, it lets me like peddle. (Lesley laughs) So I love that you said that. So, I also just wanted to go back to you. So you came up with something to, you dreamt something up in five years, because you believe like, if I believe in God, if I believe in miracles, and I believe this. I think so many people are like you that they ha... they get stuck, they have a block, they're afraid. I do a lot of coaching people and I'm like, "Where do you want to be in 10 years?" And they're like, "I don't I don't even know I want to be next month." And I'm like, and then they're embarrassed by it. But that's actually not abnormal to not be able to think that far ahead. So I'm so glad you said that because a lot of people would just assume the like, "Okay, I wrote down I'm gonna do in five years," and you had a, you had a block. So how did what did you write down? How did you get past that block?Well, you know, your brain is this beautiful organ that keeps you alive. However, it also keeps you small and in fear, right? And so if you understand your brains, the way the brain works, you can outsmart your brain, right? And so when I said, you know, when I heard that question, I couldn't think of anything. I mean, I couldn't think of anything for five years. But when I said miracles, well, your brain is not, it's not programmed to make a miracle happen. So it allowed me to have that vision. That's why I think the miracle mentality miracle mindset is really important to to establish, because then you can really make miracles happen. You ...So you're replacing right miracles for goals, like your like, you put miracles in there. Because then your brain isn't like, "Oh, that's not actually logistically possible in five years." ... Because by miracle your brains like, "Okay, I'm willing to leave room for that." ...Hazel Ortega 23:31  Yeah. Imagine your brain, you put in there that you want to have a million dollars, your brain is faster than the calculator. It's already like, "No, not gonna happen." (Hazel laughs)Lesley Logan 23:42  It's so true. It's so true. You know, I'll think of things I'm like, "Oh, I wanna do that from 40." And then immediately my brain is like, "Well, where does that money come, where it's going?" And it's like, it's like, "No, stop. You don't have to worry about that. It's happening from 40." And I'm going to insert miracles, insert miracles, instead, I love it.Hazel Ortega 23:59  Yeah, do that. And even like, you could say, "I want to be in love. I want to have the love of my life." But you're married to a differ... to a person that you don't believe that that's the person, you know and you absolutely can fall in love and have the love of your life with the current relationship that you have even if you think like this person cannot change this, you know, miracles do happen, give people chances, and you'll see it, you'll absolutely see it. I wish I had this information on when I was a lot younger, my life would look even different, more different, and I would have avoided a lot of pain and suffering. But it's never too late and I'm still young. (Lesley: Yeah) You know, (Hazel laughs)Lesley Logan 24:39  You're still... well, we're also young. I mean, I mean, people are living to a 120 these days. So, okay, everyone's dying to know, what was on the thing and five years ago, what did you get all of it?Hazel Ortega 24:51  Okay, so I said, I wanted to have a life that look... like I was always on vacation ...Lesley Logan 24:59  Well, you do. You look like you're about to like go out to the pool right now. (Lesley laughs) YeahHazel Ortega 25:04  ... now at my house. (Lesley: Yeah) I'm, I'm living my dream every single day. I'm always in awe of how I manifest this into my life. But I'm always creating my life, right? So I could for the first time ever I created that I had a like, look like I was always on vacation. I said, I wanted to have a $3 million plus business. At the time, I did have my own business. I started it from my garage. Well, I grew it to be the largest company in California that offers counseling for injured workers. Then I said, I wanted to find the love of my life. I didn't even believe in that. I thought it was something you know, that was for people on television, because I, I didn't even see it in, see it in real life. My mom married and divorced many times and I was already divorced at this time also. So, I didn't believe that you could have the love of your life. And if you did, it wasn't sustainable. So it was all faced, not based on fear. I had fear but everything. (Lesley: Yeah) I also said I wanted to fly in private jets and I wanted to live in a pimp daddy mansion, the kind where music videos are filmed. ... I'll know that I had none of it at the moment when I said it.Lesley Logan 25:17  Right. And so are people filming music videos in your pimp daddy mansion? Is it happening?Hazel Ortega 26:21  Yes, it definitely happening and Grey's Anatomy is looking at my home to do a season here, filming here, (Lesley: Oh my gosh, stop!) (Lesley laughs) I tell you, I can't even invent this stuff. Like, I think you know, you when you create the life that you want. You not only get the life that you said you want, but you also get a bag of chips. That means it's even better than you created it. And you think it can't get better, but always can get better.Lesley Logan 26:49  I agree. I everything I've ever achieved that I wanted. It came with more than I expected and, and it's and it's true. Y'all, if you're listening, like, "How does she know the stuff." So, we had Hazel and as an agency, an agency for a webinar. And after a year you did your talk on, "How to like create your miracle mindset." Brad and I went for a walk and I had been struggling with like, because I'm building a business to sell. Y'all, I'm not gonna say which one but one of them I'm building to sell and I kept getting stuck on like, "Who's buying this? Like, who would buy this?" You know, not in like a negative, it's not worth buying because we have hundreds of members. So it's, you know, it's, it's everything people want, but like, "Who would who would buy it someday." And on the walk, I like got so clear on exactly who would buy it, how much they're buying it for all the things and I was like, and it was so funny because immediately Brad had that his brain was like, "What I was like, it's miracle time". It's miracle tell your brain, this is a miracle. This is not I got, this a miracle. And it was so fun and we have like got a dream board going on. So you can see it all the time. It's a really, I'm really excited about. So, I can't wait to get all that in a bag of chips, like, it is really fun.Hazel Ortega 28:04  You know, follow it up, follow it up with okay, so you created who is going to buy it and how much they're going to pay for it. Okay, so then and then what? What was was going to change for you. Now you're going to have more freedom. Now you're going to travel, you know now what, you now you're going to have a nonprofit. What benefits are there to selling your company? Like all of what your life is going to look like when you sell it? (Lesley: Ah) That's ... golden, the next golden step ...Lesley Logan 28:33  Okay, done. Don't worry, I'll do that homework this weekend ... (Lesley laughs) (Hazel: And that's so much fun) Oh, it's so much fun. Hazel, you're so fun. I just I'm so go... I really when I heard your story, I was like, "We have to have her on" because I just know that there are people sitting there listening and they're stuck. And they keep getting logistical on like logical on their on their things. And, and so they keep listening to inspo. And they're like, "Well, didn't works for them, didn't work for me." And I just had to have you on because like, you are a representation that like, if you put it out there and then and then this is this is like a fun thing. So people are like, so for the people who are being logical. You put this out, you put these miracles out. What is the first thing you did to get the ball rolling on the miracles?Hazel Ortega 29:22  Okay, so, I did these things, subconsciously, I didn't have like a to-do list that would make these things happen. I crea... I created my vision right in my brain. And then I drew it and it become to my house, my drawing is framed and it's in my dining room. And you can see this, it's like, "One day is going to be in the museum of Hazel," right? (Hazel and Lesley laughs) (Lesley: Yes.) And my statue is gonna be there too. (Hazel laughs)Lesley Logan 29:51  Absolutely, I hope it's wearing a red hat. (Hazel laughs)Hazel Ortega 29:55  Okay, so, I drew it and then what happened is that in my real life, I didn't have those things, right. So, I one of the things I also said I wanted was a relationship with my sisters that looked like we were in heaven. At the time when I drew it, I was fist fighting with my sisters. So, I did not have that relationship with them. I was a psychologist, fist fighting with my sister who was a police officer at the time. Okay ...Lesley Logan 30:23  So it's gonna be a TV show, just so you know, this will be a movie. (Hazel laughs)Hazel Ortega 30:29  Yes. And so, what I did was, once I saw it in my brain, when I what I saw in real life was not that and it made me take action. So in the area of money, I took a course, the Dave Ramsey course, I was tired of being broke and paycheck to paycheck. So, I took a Dave Ramsey course to bu... to budget, to learn how to budget, okay, and I even need budget anymore. But by ...Lesley Logan 30:58  ... now, so you know, probably is very helpful.Hazel Ortega 31:02  It was very helpful. And I created a group of women who also wanted to get out of the paycheck to paycheck barely (Lesley: Yeah) making that and start to budget. And then what's your budget? Why do you want to budget? Well, I want to budget because I want to save money. Okay, why don't want to save money? Well, because once I save money, that I want to invest money, I want my money to grow. (Lesley: Yeah) So, I had like the why, why, why? (Lesley: Yeah) became everything's I was doing ... So, and then I named the group of Millionaire Women of Whittier, the city that we live that, and the women in the group were very uncomfortable that I named it women, millionaire women, and they were like, "We don't want to be millionaires." I'm like, "How could you say that?" You know, and so I'm like, "It's just a game. It's just, you know, like for fun?" Well, they were not liking it right now. I started a new group called Billionaire Women's Club. And that one, too, I invited one of my friends to it, and and she's one of my wealthiest friends I have. And she said, "You know, I don't want to be a billionaire." I'm just like, "What is this all about?" ...Lesley Logan 32:02  Have you heard of Rachel Rodgers? She has these "Shmellies" like she millionaires? (Hazel: Oh, no) yeah, she calls these "Shmellies." I don't it's a group that she created. Because she, she wrote a book like, "Everyone's a Millionaire," or "We Can All Be Millionaires" or something like that. So it's, I think, I mean, that's a whole different topic for a different podcast, Hazel, that we could have all these women on to talk about, like, what are women afraid of about being millionaires and billionaires, and I think it's a lot of like, stuff that we were raised with the patriarch. So you know, but I think it's great, the work you're doing, you're doing the Lord's work there. Because it's like, if we can get more and more women to aspire and believe that they can be millionaires or billionaires, like, you know, just imagine what the little girls growing up, get to see as possible, you know, their miracles will be huge. They'll be bigger than ours.I'm telling you, so I learned this technology, right. And now, I, in the last 10 years, I just celebrated my 10 year business anniversary. And, number one, I am still in business, which I've you know, statistically most businesses do not do not last the first five years, (Lesley: Yup) then it's it's a multi million dollar business. So that statistically, is remarkable. (Lesley: Very right. Yeah) It's a miracle. I'm a woman business owner, a miracle, I'm a minority with miracle, you know, and I'm in workers comp... niche where there's, there's, it's a miracle. (Lesley: Yeah) And so I've been able to help 40,000 injured workers with through our counseling to train and get jobs, they love, 40,000. So because I learned this technology, and I changed my life. Now 40,000 people were impacted. And who knows ...Yeah, you're chaning them in bigger ways. So I mean, y'all, I hope you heard that. Like she, she did all this miracle work, miracle mindset. And then she took some action, which is possible. She's like, "Okay, if I want to get better with money, I need to actually know how to be better with if, I want to have money, I better know how to use it. If I want to have relationship with my sisters, I better work on that" like so, I think that's really cool. I mean, Hazel, have to have you back because I could just keep talking to you. But I feel like I'm really excited to go back to my journal and my picture and add to it. Okay, Hazel first before we get to the Be It steps. We're letting people get a pen and paper. How can people follow you, find you get to know, you work with you?I'm on Instagram, @hazelortega_official is my Instagram and a lot of people reach out to me there and ask me questions and everybody can feel free to do that. My website is themasteryofmiracles.com and I have a free visioning guide there that you can use to create your 10 year vision.Oh, I love it. We're gonna put all that in the show notes. So super easy for everyone to just link on through, get that get that freebie and also get mastering your miracles. And definitely follow her on Instagram because it's so fun. I follow you and it's it's it's inspiring. It's really, it's really fun to watch everything that you're doing. Okay, I asked everyone this, because I think it's great to be inspired. But take action is like my thing because messy action is where you know, all the good stuff comes from it allows you to be scared and do it scared because it's messy, don't be perfect. Perfect is boring. So, what would you say to someone who's listening to this? Like, what's the first thing? What's one or two things that they could do right now to have a miracle mindset?I have top three things, (Lesley: okay) okay. ... three things, even though my book has 15 things. (Lesley: Okay) Top three things right now, anybody can do wherever they are in their lives, is create the vision for your life 10 years from now, based on miracles, so miracles have nothing to do with you. It's completely to do with the divine. But you have to create that coming from your heart. What do you want in 10 years? And go big, big (Lesley: Yeah) because ... like, you can't ask for small stuff. (Lesley: Yeah) I mean, this guy did everything around us, right? So, go big. God wants you to have the first test tickets. He wants you to have the love of your life. And he wants you to have everything that you want and the bag of chips, okay? So don't go, don't ask for small things. You have a big God, though, that's one. And then number two, change your environment. So like those people that Lesley mentioned, and I mentioned that are naysayers. That's fine. You don't have to get rid of them. But you do need to find another environment to spend more time there. So if you want to have a successful business, that's over a million dollars, then find the group of those people and hang out with that group. If you don't know anybody in that group, Google them. I'm mentored by JLo. Okay, she doesn't know that but she mentors me. (Hazel and Lesley laughs) ...That's amazing! I want to have like, you need to have like a ... like a sticker or when you put those on the bumper sticker. It's like mentored by JLo.That's right. That's who mentors me ... JLo, Oprah and Jesus Christ. That's what mentors me. So ... (Lesley: It's a great mentorship group) not do that. And then your third, is celebrate your small wins, you, well, we are always evolving and expanding. So our goals change and grow. And then if you're always just changing, you're going up in it and up in it, then you never feel like you quite get there and that you're successful that (Lesley: Yeah) you've been successful. So celebrate the small things and if it is like opening your second location, then celebrate that you even had that creation of that thought, "Wow, I first I never even thought I could have one business. Now I'm thinking of a second business," celebrate the thought, celebrate with your friends.You are 100% accurate on that. I couldn't agree more. And there's so much studies on behavior science that like, "Celebration is so key," our brain pays attention to what we're excited about. The CEO for Pink, she, I just see her in an interview, and she was going in to an FDA approval thing for their, their product. And it was like they got rejected the first time, which was like, just so scary. And they went in they actually appealed it. And the day before the appeals where they had to be like ready to answer all the questions, they partied, they celebrated before. And so it is something that is so key. And y'all she sold that business for $15 billion. So and then got it back. Anyways, that's another story. But like miracle, this is the thing. Miracle mindset is like so so. Oh, we could just keep talking but I just want to ... do you have more things today. Sorry.You're really advanced there because now you're saying, "pre Party," which I love that. And I was saying celebrate. You know when you ...It's a thought. Yeah. And I'm like, "I'm like party before?" Sold! (Lesley laughs)I love it. Yes, yes. That's the advanced version. (Lesley: Yeah) ... we're where we're at, we're beginners, where we are creating a vision. Which we're adding a new environment and celebrating the small wins.Celebrate the small wins. I'm, I am so about that when OPC we just I like say just celebrate even logged in and press play. Even if your kids took you off your mat, or your dog went crazy, just celebrate that you actually open your computer, you logged in, you press play, you skipped all the websites and all the things that could have gotten you there. And that is worth celebrating because your brain will want to find ways to come back to that party. So Hazel, these are such great tips and also just an incredible inspirational story that that I can't wait to, I'm so glad I got to share it because it's really amazing. I'm grateful that Joanna introduced us. Thank you so much for being here. everyone listening please do me a huge favor, screenshot this tag @hazelortega_official, and @be_it_pod with your takeaways. Because the thing is, is if you're believing this way and you're dreaming this way and you get your friend to do it, and they're friends to do it then we stop having people who are scared all the time around us telling us we, we can't do it. (Hazel: It's very very true.) Thank you. Thank everyone for listening. And until next time, Be It Till You See It.That's all I got for this episode of the Be It Till You See It podcast. One thing that would help both myself and future listeners is for you to rate the show and leave a review. And, follow or subscribe for free wherever you listen to your podcasts. Also, make sure to introduce yourself over at the @be_it_pod on Instagram. I would love to know more about you. Share this episode with whoever you think needs to hear it. Help us and others BE IT TILL YOU SEE IT. Have an awesome day!'Be It Till You See It' is a production of 'As The Crows Fly Media'.Brad Crowell 40:45  It's written, produced, filmed and recorded by your host, Lesley Logan and me, Brad Crowell.Lesley Logan 40:52  Kevin and Bel at Disenyo handle all of our audio editing and some social media content.Brad Crowell 40:58  Our theme music is by Ali at APEX Production Music. And our branding by designer and artist, Gianfranco Cioffi.Lesley Logan 41:07  Special thanks to our designer Jaira Mandal for creating all of our visuals (which you can't see because this is a podcast) and our digital producer, Jay Pedroso for editing all the video each week so you can.Brad Crowell 41:18  And the Meridith Crowell for keeping us all on point and on time.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/be-it-till-you-see-it/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

madsnacksproduce.comWe are feeding pigs, goats, and horses on a celebrity farm in Utah.  Another day in the life of this super generous and humble farm kid.  I call him a kid because he's my son's age - on the outside - but inside he's a very old soul.  He's got all his ducks in a row this one - he's kind, patient, driven, fucking ecstatic about life, and has beautiful ideals about this amazing world we live in and the community he's building to support that ideal.Interview highlights:+ farming is an honest living+ profitable farming on 1/8-1/4 acre+ generational farms are dying+ the most beautiful place in the country+ intentionally slowing down+ living the dream AND just being OK+ working smarter, not harder, with time management+ putting both feet and all toes into your dreams+ how store buying margins kill farmers+ ZERO pesticides+ working with nature+ how every way you're living should lead to your forever dream+ NEVER haggle a farmer selling at a farmer's market+ worm poop is GOLD+ food choice is the biggest impact on the environmentA taste:“CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) - where literally the produce is going right into folks within a 15-mile radius […] Literally our whole business is supported by the community.  Without the community there is no farm."“We think that buying that nice 4-wheeler or buying that nice car is more important than feeding our families good food.”Favorite quote:“I'm living the dream.”Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/sagewlf)

The Elements of OODAThe OODA loop is comprised of 4 majors elements:Observe — Orient — Decide — ActIn a team environment I explain these four elements asObserve — Understand the environmentOrient — Align on what is importantDecide — Agree on a good course of actionAct — Do itIn complex changing environments enabling these 4 elements to occur quickly and effectively can allow teams to leverage their broad range of skills and experiences to increase the likelihood of successful delivery.Although there are different ways to do each of these steps, irrespective of the way you choose, I would encourage you to use something to anchor a team's focus and visualise what is discussed. This will help enable complex interactions to emerge which would otherwise not occur.Observing the environmentMy preferred approach for observing the environment is Jeff Patton's Story Mapping approach. This technique has become the defacto standard for visualising product backlogs, and helps teams focus on how a customer interacts with the system.Story Mapping is awesome as it encourages, amongst other thingsStorytelling as a technique to flush out any gaps in the environmentA two dimensional backlog enabling better visualisation of priorities and dependenciesIt also happens to be an awesome way to observe the environment and what a team will need to deliver to create value.

Topics covered and questions you’ll uncover during this episode:Positioning yourself for success in a low-inventory environmentA paradox: Why are more experienced agents losing more listings in this market?Why knowing your market does NOT mean knowing your comps right nowWhat "relevant properties" means in current conditionsHow being a "Wise Advisor" will pay off now and in the futureDo you need to spend time and money marketing yourself right now?Why getting control of your buyer is more important than ever, and how to do itUsing your "frenemies" to match buyers with sellersThis too shall pass: Don’t stop building your relationshipsResources mentioned within the episode:REAL MarketingForward CoachingThe April Luxury Market ReportThe Report from Coldwell Banker/ILHMThe Institute for Luxury Home Marketing

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If you have a disability or your health is getting so bad you are struggling to do your job or even get a job, then this episode is for you.Access to work is a UK Government sponsored (and funded) service that helps you. An assessor will look at your job and, if you qualify, will offer help - this could be:British Sign Language personTransport to and from workA work buddyMoney for your employer to build a ramp for a wheelchair at your workplaceAnd many more.Workplace Assessment by Access to WorkAtoW contracts an independent assessor who comes to the workplace to discuss your needs. Following this, they prepare a report setting out the minimum requirements to meet your needs along with the expected costs. A copy of this report is sent to the disabled applicant/employee and the ‘identified options’ part to your Company, who will purchase the equipment recommended by AToW and they can then claim back the money (or part of the money) from AtoW.The assessment results last for three years, and then you will be reassessed. However, if there are significant changes in your condition you can request an earlier review.Practical help can include:Aids for communicationSpecial equipmentAlterations to premises or the working environmentA support worker, (if practical help is needed at work, or getting to work),Assistance with communication (for example a reader at work for someone who is blind, or a communicator for deaf people)Travel support if you can’t use public transport due to your disability.For more information, pick up the advice sheet from my website: https://workingwellsolutions.com/employee-help/help-with-disability-access-to-work/

Kait Curley is an activist in the space. She's a film maker and uses social media to create awareness. Kait is also an ambassador on the Hemp Road Trip bus tour with Rick Trojen and myself, Coach Freddie.

Listen to Senior Associate Editor Rajendrani Mukhopadhyay discuss the cover article by Paul Keim, Talima Pearson, and Richard Okinaka. using the audio console below. Cover: Anthrax spores, a phylogenetic tree, and infected lungs and intestine. Credit: CDC/Marshall Fox, Arthur E. Kaye, and Laura Rose.

Listen to Senior Associate Editor Rajendrani Mukhopadhyay discuss the cover article by Bert van Bavel and Esteban Abad. using the audio console below. Cover: Several anthropogenic sources of dioxins.

Listen to Senior Associate Editor Rajendrani Mukhopadhyay discuss the cover article by Gregory Weiss and Reginald Penner. Cover: Artist's rendition of an M13 virion phage on a gold substrate.

Listen to Senior Associate Editor Rajendrani Mukhopadhyay interview Randy Willis. Randy Willis explores the analysis of seafood contaminants in the article, "Deadliest Catch".

Listen to Senior Associate Editor Rajendrani Mukhopadhyay discuss the cover article. Cover: An abstract representation of peaks obtained by photothermal methods. Photothermal Methods for Single Nonluminescent Nano-Objects. The article is by by Laurent Cognet, Stephane Berciaud, David Lasne, Brahim Lounis.

Listen to Associate Editor Rajendrani Mukhopadhyay discuss the cover article. Tony Fernandez's rendition of ions crossing the interface in an ionic-liquid andamp; water system. The article is by Takashi Kakiuchi.

Listen to Senior Associate Editor Rajendrani Mukhopadhyay discuss the cover article. Cover: An atomic force microscope tip writes a nanostructure onto a surface. AFM-Based Lithography for Nanoscale Protein Assays. The article is by by Johnpeter Ngunjiri and Jayne Garno.

Audio Introduction to the February 1 cover. Listen to Associate Editor Jennifer Griffiths discuss the cover article using the audio console below.

Listen to Associate Editor Jennifer Griffiths discuss the cover article. The layers of an optically transparent electrode made with a thin film of diamond. The article is by Yingrui Dai, Greg M. Swain, Marc D. Porter, and Jerzy Zak.

Listen to Associate Editor Jennifer Griffiths discuss the cover article. The bright yellow cover image portrays broadband detectors then (the canary) and possibly in the future (spinal cord neurons). The article is by Thomas J. O'Shaughnessy and Joseph J. Pancrazio.

Listen to Associate Editor Jennifer Griffiths discuss the cover article. The receding gray-scale image is one of the 50 images in one tomographic tilt series.The image just below is a vertical section through the 3-D reconstruction generated from this series. The article is by Kenneth H. Downing, Haixin Sui, and Manfred Auer; Downing provided the image.

Listen to Associate Editor Rajendrani Mukhopadhyay discuss the cover article. Looking down a DNA helix surrounded by cationic lipids. The article is by C. Russell Middaugh and Joshua D. Ramsey.

Associate Editor Rajendrani Mukhopadhyay discusses the cover article, a feature written by Per E. Andrn and colleagues about using Mass Spectrometry to discover novel peptides from the brain.

Associate Editor Rajendrani Mukhopadhyay discusses the cover article, a feature written by Dino Di Carlo and Luke P. Lee about using dynamic single-cell analysis for quantitative biology.

The electrospray phenomenon is depicted by art director Julie Farrar. The article is by Gary J. Van Berkel and Vilmos Kertesz.

The biogenesis of microRNA. The article is by Kyle A. Cissell, Suresh Shrestha, and Sapna K. Deo.

A school of fish flitting about their blue environment illustrates this month's feature article on the challenges of measuring perfluorocarboxylic acids in environmental samples. The article is by Barbara Larsen and Mary Kaiser.

The article by Rajendrani Mukhopadhyay explores the pros and cons of PDMS as a material for microfluidic devices.

Associate Editor Rajendrani Mukhopadhyay discusses the cover article, a feature written by Alexander Price and Christopher Culbertson about strategies for culturing, sorting, trapping, and lysing cells and separating their contents on chips.

Associate Editor Rajendrani Mukhopadhyay discusses the cover article, a feature written by Catherine Kaddis and Joseph Loo about how gas-phase methods such as MS and ion mobility spectrometry are emerging tools for structural biology that can measure sizes of large protein assemblies.

Associate Editor Rajendrani Mukhopadhyay discusses the cover article, a feature written by Mary J. Wirth about separation media for microchips.

Managing Editor Liz Zubritsky introduces the August 1st issue's special section on Analytical Chemistry and Developing Nations. The cover article was written by Thomas Hayden on malaria.

Associate Editor Rajendrani Mukhopadhyay discusses the research featured on the September 1st issue's cover, highlighting the work of Owe Orwar and colleagues.

Associate Editor Rajendrani Mukhopadhyay discusses the cover article, a feature written by Megan Frost and Mark E. Meyerhoff about making in vivo chemical sensors biocompatible.

Associate Editor Rajendrani Mukhopadhyay discusses the research featured on the October 1st issue's cover, highlighting the work of Elizabeth A. Moschou, Leonidas G. Bachas, Sylvia Daunert, and Sapna K. Deo.

Raising Environmental Awareness. Changing the world for the better one person at a time. TOPICS inc. Kenyan violence, Sea Lions Massacred, Clinton and Obama play nicely, Iraq market bombers, Climate change devestates crops. ALSO featuring interactive TALK-BACK throughout

Raising Environmental Awareness. Changing the world for the better one person at a time. TOPICS inc. Kenyan violence, Sea Lions Massacred, Clinton and Obama play nicely, Iraq market bombers, Climate change devestates crops. ALSO featuring interactive TALK-BACK throughout