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A Little Bit Of Church Everyday, Home Bible Study 21st Century Style. - Weekdays 10am-11am EST - Monday, November 16, 2020

A Little Bit Of Church Everyday, Home Bible Study 21st Century Style. - Weekdays 10am-11am EST - Monday, November 9, 2020

A Little Bit Of Church Everyday, Home Bible Study 21st Century Style. - Weekdays 10am-11am EST - Monday, October 26, 2020

A Little Bit Of Church Everyday, Home Bible Study 21st Century Style. - Weekdays 10am-11am EST - Monday, October 19, 2020

A Little Bit Of Church Everyday, Home Bible Study 21st Century Style. - Weekdays 10am-11am EST - Monday, September 21, 2020

A Little Bit Of Church Everyday, Home Bible Study 21st Century Style. - Weekdays 10am-11am EST - Monday, September 21, 2020

#5amMesterScrum Show #377 Live - Code-a-Thons are Bad anti-Agile and Asking your team what are their goals and metrics - Today's topics:  (1) Code-A-Thons are why the Agile Manifesto and Scrum were invented to put an end to them, and (2) Asking your team what their goals are and how they would like to measure themselves to let them know if they are going to meet their goals?  Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum.  Please send me your topics.   You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing.  #5amMesterScrum #scrum #agile #business #scrummaster #agilecoach #coaching #philadelphia #philly #team #metrics #improvement  #goals #priority #prioritization #codeathons #customer #manifesto  5am Mester Scrum Show #377 went live on Youtube at 816am EST Monday 8/3/2020 .   Happy Scrumming, Social Media:- search 5amMesterScrum or #5amMesterScrum and you should find us and if not please let us knowLinkedIn, Youtube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok    Podcasts: (search 5amMesterScrum)   Spotify, Google Music Player, PodBean, iTunes, Stitcher, PlayerFM, Breaker

A Little Bit Of Church Everyday, Home Bible Study 21st Century Style. - Weekdays 10am-11am EST - Monday, September 14, 2020

A Little Bit Of Church Everyday, Home Bible Study 21st Century Style. - Weekdays 10am-11am EST - Monday, September 14, 2020

A Little Bit Of Church Everyday, Home Bible Study 21st Century Style. - Weekdays 10am-11am EST - Monday, September 7, 2020

A Little Bit Of Church Everyday, Home Bible Study 21st Century Style. - Weekdays 10am-11am EST - Monday, September 7, 2020

A Little Bit Of Church Everyday, Home Bible Study 21st Century Style. - Weekdays 10am-11am EST - Monday, August 31, 2020

5am Mester Scrum Show #370 Live - So Why Daily Scrum?  and a Zoom mixer activity - Today's topics:  (1) Is you Daily Scrum No Different than filling out Time sheets?  and (2) I was at a Memphis Meetup and we did a mixer question that worker pretty good and was simple.  Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum.  Please send me your topics.   You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing.  #5amMesterScrum #scrum #agile #business #scrummaster #agilecoach #coaching #philadelphia #philly #dailyscrum #dsu #mixer #zoom #event #networking  5am Mester Scrum Show #370 went live on Youtube at 701am EST Monday 7/27/2020 .   Happy Scrumming, Social Media Roll Call - search 5amMesterScrum or #5amMesterScrum and you should find us and if not please let us knowLinkedIn, Youtube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok    Podcasts: (search 5amMesterScrum)   Spotify, Google Music Player, PodBean, iTunes, Stitcher, PlayerFM, Breaker

5am Mester Scrum Show #363 Live - Nothing is 100% and neither should be the Definition of Done and Lovable Product Definition of Done at Minecraft  - Today's topics:  (1) Some times production data is not available, so is Definition of Done never possible?  I would say No, but did you minimize risk and (2) Levels of Done at Minecraft: Design, Runnable, Snapshotable and  Releaseable.  Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum.  Please send me your topics.   You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing.  #5amMesterScrum #scrum #agile #business #scrummaster #agilecoach #coaching #done #dod #release #minecraft #MVP #minimal #viable #product #risk  5am Mester Scrum Show #363 went live on Youtube at 550am EST Monday 7/20/2020 .   Happy Scrumming,  

A Little Bit Of Church Everyday, Home Bible Study 21st Century Style. - Weekdays 10am-11am EST - Monday, August 24, 2020

A Little Bit Of Church Everyday, Home Bible Study 21st Century Style. - Weekdays 10am-11am EST - Monday, August 24, 2020

A Little Bit Of Church Everyday, Home Bible Study 21st Century Style. - Weekdays 10am-11am EST - Monday, August 17, 2020

A Little Bit Of Church Everyday, Home Bible Study 21st Century Style. - Weekdays 10am-11am EST - Monday, August 17, 2020

5am Mester Scrum Show #356 Live - Definition of Done is a 2 way activity and Do you always need an answer now.- Today's topics:  (1) Code Review takes commitment from both the writer of the code and the team and (2)  Always needing an answer right away, but is the that the correct path when some one just wants an idea to be considered?.  Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum.  Please send me your topics.   You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing.   #5amMesterScrum #scrum #agile #business #scrummaster #agilecoach #coaching #story #team #tasks #answers #discussion #Done #people #teamwork   5am Mester Scrum Show #356 went live on Youtube at 829am EST Monday 7/13/2020 .    Happy Scrumming,Social Media Roll Call   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/5ammesterscrum/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/5ammesterscrum Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/5ammesterscrum/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/5ammesterscrum/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/5amMesterScrum/ TikTok: (search 5amMesterScrum)  Podcasts: (search 5amMesterScrum) Spotify, Google Music Player, PodBean, iTunes, Stitcher, PlayerFM, Breaker 

A Little Bit Of Church Everyday, Home Bible Study 21st Century Style. - Weekdays 10am-11am EST - Monday, August 3, 2020

A Little Bit Of Church Everyday, Home Bible Study 21st Century Style. - Weekdays 10am-11am EST - Monday, August 3, 2020

5am Mester Scrum Show #349 Live - Planning too far ahead and Not pushing work to the team - Today's topics:  (1) Camping weekend messed up the sprint number and topics, so now I have to adjust.  Don't plan more than 6 sprints named and with backlogs and  (2) As a scrum master Don't ask people to take on more work when they say they are Done.  Let them ask for it..  Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum.  Please send me your topics.   You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing.   #5amMesterScrum #scrum #agile #business #scrummaster #agilecoach #coaching #backlogs #sprints #empower #team #sprint #team #selforganize #planning  5am Mester Scrum Show #349 went live on Youtube at 559am EST Monday 7/6/2020 .   Happy Scrumming,Social Media Roll Call   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/5ammesterscrum/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/5ammesterscrum Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/5ammesterscrum/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/5ammesterscrum/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/5amMesterScrum/ TikTok: (search 5amMesterScrum)  Podcasts: (search 5amMesterScrum) Spotify, Google Music Player, PodBean, iTunes, Stitcher, PlayerFM, Breaker 

5am Mester Scrum Show #343 Live - What is Really More Important Tasking vs. Estimating Hours - Today's topics: (1) What's more Important the act of tasking or estimating hours, I think many scrum masters have the priority wrong, and (2) Charting Hours in a Sprint to help determine if the work selected can be Done in a sprint. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. #5amMesterScrum #scrum #agile #business #scrummaster #agilecoach #coaching #estimation #estimating #planning #tasks #metrics #sprint #capacity #utilization #load 5am Mester Scrum Show #343 went live on Youtube at 611am EST Monday 6/29/2020 . Happy Scrumming, Social Media Roll Call   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/5ammesterscrum/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/5ammesterscrum Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/5ammesterscrum/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/5ammesterscrum/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/5amMesterScrum/ TikTok: (search 5amMesterScrum)  Podcasts: (search 5amMesterScrum) Spotify, Google Music Player, PodBean, iTunes, Stitcher, PlayerFM, Breaker 

5am Mester Scrum Show #336 Live - Empower The Team to make choices right or wrong and Small Sprint Time Box - Today's topics: (1) We empowered our 9 year old pick the campsite after we showed her the map and facilities and (2) Small Time Boxes for sprints are so much better: Committing, No and Change are all easier. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. #5amMesterScrum #scrum #agile #business #scrummaster #agilecoach #coaching #empower #sprints #timebox #change #customer #team 5am Mester Scrum Show #336 went live on Youtube at 725am EST Monday 6/22/2020 . Happy Scrumming, Social Media Roll Call   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/5ammesterscrum/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/5ammesterscrum Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/5ammesterscrum/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/5ammesterscrum/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/5amMesterScrum/ TikTok: (search 5amMesterScrum)  Podcasts: (search 5amMesterScrum) Spotify, Google Music Player, PodBean, iTunes, Stitcher, PlayerFM, Breaker 

A Little Bit Of Church Everyday, Home Bible Study 21st Century Style. - Weekdays 10am-11am EST - Monday, July 20, 2020

A Little Bit Of Church Everyday, Home Bible Study 21st Century Style. - Weekdays 10am-11am EST - Monday, July 20, 2020

A Little Bit Of Church Everyday, Home Bible Study 21st Century Style. - Weekdays 10am-11am EST - Monday, July 13, 2020

A Little Bit Of Church Everyday, Home Bible Study 21st Century Style. - Weekdays 10am-11am EST - Monday, July 6, 2020

5am Mester Scrum Show #329 Live - PO Team Safety during Retros and Tadpole to Frog Story Slices - Today's topics: (1) Lots of new Teams are worried about the PO attending Retros because of safety issues, so what can be done? and (2) Tadpole to Frog Experiment creating vertical slices of business value vs. component design. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. #5amMesterScrum #scrum #agile #business #scrummaster #agilecoach #coaching #retrospective #retro #productowner #PO #business #team #value #verticalslice #trust #safety 5am Mester Scrum Show #329 went live on Youtube at 849am EST Monday 6/15/2020 . Happy Scrumming, Social Media Roll Call   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/5ammesterscrum/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/5ammesterscrum Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/5ammesterscrum/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/5ammesterscrum/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/5amMesterScrum/ TikTok: (search 5amMesterScrum)  Podcasts: (search 5amMesterScrum) Spotify, Google Music Player, PodBean, iTunes, Stitcher, PlayerFM, Breaker 

A Little Bit Of Church Everyday, Home Bible Study 21st Century Style. - Weekdays 10am-11am EST - Monday, June 29, 2020

A Little Bit Of Church Everyday, Home Bible Study 21st Century Style. - Weekdays 10am-11am EST - Monday, June 22, 2020

5am Mester Scrum Show #322 Live - Product Owner with their Name on teh Story to Show true Ownership - Today's topics: (1) A consistent problem is distant Product Owners, one problem seen is that Product Owners' Name is not on the Story, so do they truely own it? Like my matchbox car from when I was a kid. We put our names on them with finger nail polish.. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. #5amMesterScrum #scrum #agile #business #scrummaster #agilecoach #coaching #productowner #owner #story #features  #ownership 5am Mester Scrum Show #322 went live on Youtube at 645pm EST Monday 6/8/2020 . Happy Scrumming, Social Media Roll Call   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/5ammesterscrum/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/5ammesterscrum Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/5ammesterscrum/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/5ammesterscrum/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/5amMesterScrum/ TikTok: (search 5amMesterScrum)  Podcasts: (search 5amMesterScrum) Spotify, Google Music Player, PodBean, iTunes, Stitcher, PlayerFM, Breaker 

A Little Bit Of Church Everyday, Home Bible Study 21st Century Style. - Weekdays 10am-11am EST - Monday, June 15, 2020

5am Mester Scrum Show #315 Live - Let the Team Hire so They Have a Vested Interest - Today's topics: (1) Many managers make the mistake of hiring people and saying here is your new developer. Let's change that as Krishna said in his article and let the Team Hire. Then they become servant leaders to their new teammate and they should want them to succeed and get an A like Ken Blanchard said in his LinkedIn video I shared. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. #5amMesterScrum #scrum #agile #business #scrummaster #agilecoach #coaching #servant #leader #hire #HR #team 5am Mester Scrum Show #315 went live on Youtube at 747pm EST Monday 6/1/2020 . Happy Scrumming, Social Media Roll Call   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/5ammesterscrum/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/5ammesterscrum Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/5ammesterscrum/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/5ammesterscrum/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/5amMesterScrum/ TikTok: (search 5amMesterScrum)  Podcasts: (search 5amMesterScrum) Spotify, Google Music Player, PodBean, iTunes, Stitcher, PlayerFM, Breaker 

A Little Bit Of Church Everyday, Home Bible Study 21st Century Style. - Weekdays 10am-11am EST - Monday, June 8, 2020

A Little Bit Of Church Everyday, Home Bible Study 21st Century Style! - Weekdays 10am-11am EST - Monday, June 1, 2020

5am Mester Scrum Show #308 Live - Dependencies and hitting them before they become Blockers and Magic number of 30 people to serve - Today's topics: (1) Scrum Masters should be working pre-sprint dependencies to ensure stories are not blocked during sprints and (2) Listening to a podcast where they said new businesses growing over 30 people and all report to the CEO (Servant Leader) and they start to Fail! So how many teams can a Scrum Master Serve? Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. #5amMesterScrum #scrum #agile #business #scrummaster #agilecoach #coaching #dependencies #blockers #sprint #impediments #team #failure 5am Mester Scrum Show #308 went live on Youtube at 558am EST Monday 5/25/2020 . Happy Scrumming and Have a Scaled Agile Framework Memorial Holiday Weekend, Social Media Roll Call   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/5ammesterscrum/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/5ammesterscrum Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/5ammesterscrum/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/5ammesterscrum/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/5amMesterScrum/ TikTok: (search 5amMesterScrum)  Podcasts: (search 5amMesterScrum) Spotify, Google Music Player, PodBean, iTunes, Stitcher, PlayerFM, Breaker 

5am Mester Scrum Show #301 Live - 6 months to gain Team Trust - Oh My Not Good and Giving up your Power to Others - Today's topics: (1) Taking too long to gain team trust when the initial contract is only 6 months, and (2) Allowing others to Control you, Why are you Answering emails over weekends? Who fault is that? Hint: it is not theirs. The people get hooked like drug addicts to seeing your response for both items (1) and (2). Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. #5amMesterScrum #scrum #agile #business #scrummaster #agilecoach #coaching #teams #trust #boundaries #timebox #WFH #power 5am Mester Scrum Show #301 went live and late on Youtube at 715 EST Monday 5/18/2020 . Happy Scrumming, Social Media Roll Call   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/5ammesterscrum/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/5ammesterscrum Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/5ammesterscrum/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/5ammesterscrum/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/5amMesterScrum/ TikTok: (search 5amMesterScrum)  Podcasts: (search 5amMesterScrum) Spotify, Google Music Player, PodBean, iTunes, Stitcher, PlayerFM, Breaker 

A Little Bit Of Church Everyday, Home Bible Study 21st Century Style! - Weekdays 10am-11am EST - Monday, May 18, 2020

A Little Bit Of Church Everyday, Home Bible Study 21st Century Style! - Weekdays 10am-11am EST - Monday, May 18, 2020

5am Mester Scrum Show #294 Live - Skip Retrospectives (makes sense?) and the Job Description saying Agile Please - Today's topics: (1) What do you do when you have a team that says they want to skip retrospective and (2) the Non-Agile Job description, is it what you do? Want to try Agile yet? Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. #5amMesterScrum #scrum #agile #business #scrummaster #agilecoach #coaching #retrospective #retro #job 5am Mester Scrum Show #294 went live and Late on Youtube at 650am EST Monday 5/11/2020. Happy Scrumming, Social Media Roll Call   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/5ammesterscrum/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/5ammesterscrum Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/5ammesterscrum/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/5ammesterscrum/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/5amMesterScrum/ TikTok: (search 5amMesterScrum)  Podcasts: (search 5amMesterScrum) Spotify, Google Music Player, PodBean, iTunes, Stitcher, PlayerFM, Breaker 

A Little Bit Of Church Everyday, Home Bible Study 21st Century Style! - Weekdays 10am-11am EST - Monday, May 11, 2020

5am Mester Scrum Show #287 Live - Sprint Goal in Daily Scrum and Measuring - Today's topics: (1) Sprint Goal and Daily Scrum Question and once again I disagree with the scrum guide (Out of Sync) and (2) Measuring example of how one measurement does not work. Sorry for the sounds issues. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. #5amMesterScrum #scrum #agile #business #scrummaster #agilecoach #coaching #sprint #goals #dailyscrum #dsu #questions #measuring #metrics 5am Mester Scrum Show #287 went live on Youtube at 553am EST Monday 5/4/2020. Happy Scrumming, Social Media Roll Call   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/5ammesterscrum/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/5ammesterscrum Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/5ammesterscrum/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/5ammesterscrum/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/5amMesterScrum/ TikTok: (search 5amMesterScrum)  Podcasts: (search 5amMesterScrum) Spotify, Google Music Player, PodBean, iTunes, Stitcher, PlayerFM, Breaker 

A Little Bit Of Church Everyday, Home Bible Study 21st Century Style! - Weekdays 10am-11am EST - Monday, May 4, 2020

5am Mester Scrum Show #280 Live - Happy Product Owners and Real Scrum Teams - Today's topics: (1) Four things to watch-out for to create Happy Product Owner or PO who like to participate with the team and (2) Creating a Real Scrum Team and not 4 to 6 people working separately and having Simon tell them what to do every day. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. #5amMesterScrum #scrum #agile #business #scrummaster #agilecoach #coaching #productowner #selforganizing #trust #people #manager #PO #team 5am Mester Scrum Show #280 went live late on Youtube at 644 am EST Monday 4/27/2020. Happy Scrumming, Social Media Roll Call   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/5ammesterscrum/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/5ammesterscrum Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/5ammesterscrum/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/5ammesterscrum/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/5amMesterScrum/ TikTok: (search 5amMesterScrum)  Podcasts: (search 5amMesterScrum) Spotify, Google Music Player, PodBean, iTunes, Stitcher, PlayerFM, Breaker 

5am Mester Scrum Show #273 Live - Applying Agile Value while Working Things in an Agile Way and a New Diagram about Scrum Product - Today's topics: (1) Using Agile Mindset on the Railroad Museum and Coffee Shop - Spiking Food Handling and (2) New Diagram I just created this weekend on scrum product. It still needs to drawn up. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. #5amMesterScrum #scrum #agile #business #scrummaster #agilecoach #coaching #fun #agilemindset #reuse #value #diagram 5am Mester Scrum Show #273 went live on Youtube at 604am EST Monday 4/20/2020. Happy Scrumming, Social Media Roll Call   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/5ammesterscrum/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/5ammesterscrum Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/5ammesterscrum/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/5ammesterscrum/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/5amMesterScrum/ TikTok: (search 5amMesterScrum)  Podcasts: (search 5amMesterScrum) Spotify, Google Music Player, PodBean, iTunes, Stitcher, PlayerFM, Breaker 

A Little Bit Of Church Everyday, Home Bible Study 21st Century Style! - Weekdays 10am-11am EST - Monday, April 20, 2020

5am Mester Scrum Show #266 Live - Happy Monday, IIBA Philly Virtual Event Apr22, Unemployment COBOL Use Agile Mindset to solve and Don't Write Software that requires Customer to Cancel Subscriptions- Today's topics: (1) Technical Debt from old programming code fails and costs so much because they are using 60 year old waterfall management to solve the problem, they should be using agile and (2) Don't build software that requires your customer to cancel their subscription. That is Bad Coding! Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. #5amMesterScrum #scrum #agile #business #scrummaster #agilecoach #coaching #IIBA #agendas #waterfall #COBOL #projects #customer #subscriptions 5am Mester Scrum Show #266 went live on Youtube at 729am EST Monday 4/13/2020. Happy Scrumming, Social Media Roll Call   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/5ammesterscrum/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/5ammesterscrum Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/5ammesterscrum/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/5ammesterscrum/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/5amMesterScrum/ TikTok: (search 5amMesterScrum)  Podcasts: (search 5amMesterScrum) Spotify, Google Music Player, PodBean, iTunes, Stitcher, PlayerFM, Breaker 

A Little Bit Of Church Everyday, Home Bible Study 21st Century Style! - Weekdays 10am-11am EST - Monday, April 13, 2020

Lilly Diabetes announced this morning it would cut the price of its insulin to $35. What does this really mean? How long will it last? Why are those with government insurance left out? Stacey asks your questions and gets answers from Lilly's US Insulin Brand Leader, Andy Vicari. Here's the Full Lilly News Release (link) From the press release: “In response to the crisis caused by COVID-19, Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) is introducing the Lilly Insulin Value Program, allowing anyone with commercial insurance and those without insurance at all to fill their monthly prescription of Lilly insulin for $35. The program is effective today and covers most Lilly insulins including all Humalog® (insulin lispro injection 100 units/mL) formulations.” That’s right. Lilly is putting the price of insulin – including Humalog – at $35. You need a coupon, but it’s for anyone with or without commercial insurance, except for those on Medicaid. “The savings can be obtained by calling the Lilly Diabetes Solution Center at (833) 808-1234. The Solution Center is open 8 am to 8 pm (EST) Monday through Friday. Representatives at the Solution Center will help people with diabetes obtain a card in the most convenient way for them, including through email or the U.S. mail. A card can typically be received within 24 hours by email. If you already have a co-pay card from the Lilly Diabetes Solution Center for an amount higher than $35, no action is necessary. Active co-pay cards have been re-set to a $35 co-pay.” Link to Stacey's conference call March 16th with Andy Vicari ----- Check out Stacey's new book: The World's Worst Diabetes Mom! Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! Sign up for our newsletter here ----- Use this link to get one free download and one free month of Audible, available to Diabetes Connections listeners! ----- Get the App and listen to Diabetes Connections wherever you go! Click here for iPhone      Click here for Android Episode Transcript: Stacey Simms 0:06 Welcome to a bit of a breaking news episode of Diabetes Connections. I'm your host, Stacey Simms and I wanted to jump on as soon as possible. And talk about the news from fully diabetes this morning and this is April 7 2020. I'm going to read right from the press release and then we're going to jump into an interview I was able to do with Andy Vicari, who is the US insulin brand leader at Eli Lilly. So as you may have already heard on social media, or on the news, this is directly from the press release. I'm just going to read what it says here, “In response to the crisis caused by COVID-19 Eli Lilly and company is introducing the Lilly insulin value program, allowing anyone with commercial insurance and those without insurance at all to fill their monthly prescription of Lilly insulin for $35. The program is effective today. covers most Lilly insulin, including all humalog formulations.” So that's right, Lily is putting the price of insulin, including Humalog at $35. Now, you need a coupon. But this is for anybody with or without commercial insurance except for those on Medicaid, and government insurance. I'm going to link up the entire release in the episode homepage. I will be putting the phone numbers, the call center information, pretty much anything you need. And let me know if I'm missing anything at the episode homepage at diabetes dash connections.com. And as always, there is a transcript of the interview you're about to hear. If you are brand new to the show. I'm really glad you found us I hope you continue to listen. I am a parent of a child with type one. My son was diagnosed 13 years ago right before he turned two. And my background is in broadcast journalism. So I hope this is an interview that gives you the information that you would ask if you had Andy Vicari on the phone yourself. I also I should say if you're new to the show that three weeks ago, I was on a conference call with Lilly, and I was able to ask a question about insulin pricing. We played that bit of the conference call last week. And while I do not get me wrong, I do not think that because I asked this question, that is why this change happened. But I think if you go back and listen to the question and answer, where I did ask, why not at this devastating time, during this world health crisis, why not? Do it now? Why not cut the price to $35 or $25? I had pushed for if you hear that question, and then Andy Vicari’s answer, I do think it gives you some context as to what has changed. But he talks about that here as well. There's going to be a lot written about this. There is going to be a lot of information yet to come. What will the other insulin makers do? It's possible by the time you're hearing this, things have already changed. So stay tuned to the website diabetes, connections, calm and follow on Social and we will keep you posted. Here is my interview with Andy Vicari, Lilly's us insulin brand leader. Andy, thank you so much for jumping on the phone on what's got to be a very busy day. I appreciate you spending some time with me and my listeners. Andy Vicari 3:15 Absolutely. Stacey. We're delighted with this announcement and happy to hop on a call with you. Stacey Simms 3:19 The news broke earlier this morning. And you've already got calls coming in. We're only speaking about half an hour after the call center opened up. It sounds like it's already very busy. Andy Vicari 3:30 Absolutely. And we expect that it will be a banner day when we had the press release a little more than a week ago with Dave bricks and some major publications. We had hit an all time high for the calls that we had received in the day and we hope to double that if we can we have it staffed and ready to go. And we want as many people to get us up as fast as possible. Stacey Simms 3:51 You know, we spoke on that conference call in the middle of March about the insulin pricing issue and about many other things and when I am Then about lowering the price to $35, you had a lot of concerns about supply chain contracts, pbms wholesalers, what changed? Andy Vicari 4:12 So we were in the works. So this solution was being prepared. But those back end dynamics are things that we have to work through. So while it would have been inappropriate for me, Stacey to promise it at that time, it was something that we've been moving towards for several weeks now all in response to the COVID-19 crisis. And I think, you know, as well as anybody, but for perhaps the listeners that aren't as attuned to some of the nuances of the drug supply chain, we have to work very closely with our partners and the last thing we would want to do is to create any sort of a panic or a rush, and then have this wonderful program that people can access or insulins. We're delighted that we are shipping out 100%. We have no back orders, we have no issues with our insulin, which is outstanding. So that's it timing is right for this program. But yes, to answer you directly when we did speak, this was something we had in the works. We're trying to get ready for market. Stacey Simms 5:09 Great. I didn't mean to imply that it was as simple as me asking you on that call. But I am curious, you know, is this why it's a coupon? Because you, you have to work through the contracts that you already have. Is that why it's not just a blanket, hey, you go to the pharmacy, and it's automatic. Andy Vicari 5:27 When I say contracts, or when I say on the back end, yes, we do have partners that adjudicate these claims. So for example, when anybody goes to the counter to be able to pick up their insulin, we want to make sure we had the things in place. So those that already have a card, that they are automatically reset to this $35 and it just takes time with some of our third party partners to make sure all of that is set. So that the experience when someone goes to the counter is as promised in the press release. So That's that's really some of the nuance behind it. But the conversations with yourself, the other advocacy groups, they are critically important. And I really love Stacey, something you had just recently wrote about. People speaking up and speaking out. We listen. I know, it's often a case where people are feeling like Big Pharma in general, isn't attuned to what's happening. But we've tried to lead from the front on the insulin issue as literally the heart of who we are and what we're really trying to do. So we always welcome those conversations. Stacey Simms 6:32 You know, the press release doesn't mention an end date as I read it, and correct me if I'm wrong there. Is this indefinite after, you know, we get through COVID-19. What's the plan for that? Andy Vicari 6:45 Yeah, you bet. important question. I think that's on everybody's mind. And what I can tell you is we don't have plans to change this program to turn it off. What we always do is constantly evaluate all of our Savings Programs and other reasons. forward as with legislation that's coming or perhaps going to be in place, it's important for us to constantly evaluate but right now, we have no plans to alter this program in any way. Post COVID-19. We hope we are hopeful for a lot of the legislation that is in the works. But we were I would say appropriately impatient, and not waiting for any of that to change and happen and we need to just get this done and get it done. Now, Stacey Simms 7:26 talk to me if you could about Medicaid, Medicare, the government insurance programs, why are those excluded here. Andy Vicari 7:34 For legal purposes we actually cannot they are not eligible for any coupons with any manufacturer on any product. We've taken other steps Stacy with our half priced insulin so that's a nice bro is the most recent that's out as of last year, and we plan to the middle of this month. are 7525 and quick pin Junior versions of those that are also at half price that helps people that are in those government programs get a much reduced insulin experience. Now we also have and have been running for some time through really cares for anyone that is in any of those federal or state programs, but is that 400% or below the federal poverty level. And to put that in perspective for people, that is somebody that makes a family of four would make 100, roughly $105,000. And for an individual, that is somebody that makes about $51,000. So anybody that at or below those levels, is eligible through really cares to apply for free insulin which, given the rates of unemployment and people filing for unemployment, I think that's a it's a well needed resource as well. Stacey Simms 8:44 So would you recommend that if someone's not sure, someone who is over the age of 65, or was on another government program, another government insurance program, should they just call to find out what they're eligible for because I think a lot of people don't realize that they may be eligible for some discount. Andy Vicari 9:01 Absolutely, you nailed it, Stacey, that is the most important thing. That's why we have chosen to implement this program the low insulin value program through our diabetes Solution Center. Because it is a little bit complicated out there. Sometimes when these healthcare professionals that answer those calls, they can help navigate that. And most of the time those people that call in that think they're not eligible, frankly, are end up being eligible for something. So yes, get them to that call center. And that is the best way for them to get the most affordable experience. Stacey Simms 9:33 I don't know if you can answer this question, Andy. But I assume when you call into the center, that you know you give a lot of information. Does Lily collect that for purposes other than pricing? I mean, I guess there's there are some privacy concerns that I've heard a few people mentioned who have not necessarily called in, but who have said well what happens to that information that I'm sharing Andy Vicari 9:56 it take as little information as possible. For example, but Give a real world example of somebody that's called in as of this morning and wants to access this $35 really influence value program. They'll take name, they'll take a callback number in case they get disconnected. And then for the quickest purposes, if they're willing to give an email address, they'll be able to email them this coupons so that they can go immediately to a pharmacy and start to use it. If they choose not to. We can send it over over mail. But the direct answer to the question is we don't use that information for anything other than to make sure people get the gift the discounts or insolent experience that we can give them. Stacey Simms 10:38 I also had a question that came in early this morning. If it does end, can you commit to giving people enough notice? In other words, you know not, not the next morning we wake up and say sorry, it ended last night at midnight. Andy Vicari 10:54 Sure, understood. So terms and conditions on all discount programs across manufacture. They have to be renewed each year. So this program, which again, as you and I talked about, we don't have plans to turn off in January, one of 2021, people will need to access a new card, so that that's no different than than any other program. So in that timeframe, they would know in calling into the call center, we'll be continuing that or not. But like I said, the most important thing we want listeners to take away from this is, we don't have plans to change this. We always evaluate the external environment as legislation changes. But we know this is an absolutely much needed program, especially since it covers those without insurance. Stacey Simms 11:38 And if that's really interesting, you know, to realize that it will go at least through January and then further as you said, You sound like you're just going to renew it and move forward. You've been in the insulin business and in the pricing arena for a very long time. I'm sure you've heard a lot of angry comments and a lot of concerns why people are going To ask Andy and I'll just ask it for them. Why did it take so long? If this can go on for a long time, I assume Lilly thinks it can stay in business. So why did it take so long? Andy Vicari 12:10 You know, really, for us it's been this isn't a new behavior, Stacy. What I mean by that is we've been looking for different ways, within the rules of the healthcare system today, to ensure that we can get the direct savings to people with the people that are actually filling their prescriptions and not go to some other third party within the drug supply chain. That's why things like standing up the diabetes Solution Center and insulin lice pro launch was so important. It's why we've continued on the back end, which we will continue with our programs where even if somebody doesn't know about this program, yet, they'll still get bought down to $95 or less. But if they have a card that they're already accessing, it will automatically get them down to $35. So the direct answer to your question is we've been at this for a while and we've been coming You need to find different ways. And the last one of the last gaps we saw Stacey was those that have no insurance. And this experience is one that we'll be able to, to ensure that those people that are paying cash or paying full retail price, get the maximum savings. So it's a it's a way for us to ensure that it happens at the right time, which is right now, given everything with COVID-19. And we felt like our other programs that were in place, we're doing an adequate job up until recently, as you can see from all the unemployment numbers, Stacey Simms 13:34 and I'm sorry, that went by quickly pardon my ignorance when you mentioned $95 automatically. I'm sorry, could you repeat? That was Andy Vicari 13:42 sure we'd been running for a couple of years now. programs in the background through a third party called relay health, where it automatically a fewer I go to the counter and say our bill was we're on a commercial insurance and our bill was $150 Unbeknownst to the person at the counter, they would never know that we'll lose doing this. They don't need to sign up for anything. They don't need to activate anything, it just automatically ensures that they pay, right around $100 or less, really $95 is what we shoot for. So that has been happening for quite some time. And it's something that we're certainly proud of to try to give a reasonable experience for people given COVID-19 right now, go ahead. Stacey Simms 14:27 I was just gonna say, is that something that since the person buying it doesn't know, do they have to ask their pharmacist to run it through? Does the pharmacist know about it? Andy Vicari 14:35 They do not. So there's pharmacies that participate with relay health and for those pharmacies that do, it just automatically happens. It's Think of it this way, Stacey, if you were I don't know where your favorite grocery store is. But as a customer, they're probably scan your card and you get some automatic savings. It is exactly like that. The difference is you don't need to do anything as the consumer. It just happens in the back end in our actions with really help In the pharmacy, so, for any pharmacy that participates with really help, that automatically happens unbeknownst to the consumer. Stacey Simms 15:07 All right, let me ask you a pie in the sky issue. do you envision a time with the complicated health system that I know we have in the United States? I know this is not all on Lilly. But do you envision a time where instead of calling to get a coupon instead of thinking Do I really health and you know, scanning my my quote my Vic card at Harris Teeter, that's the grocery store I use? You know, do you envision a time where insulin is just priced lower and we just go get what we need? Andy Vicari 15:35 I do think there'll be legislation that will happen. I think it's it's less about the insulin. I think it's about chronic medications overall. And I think that is to us, the most important thing is insulin easily the front and center conversation around it. Absolutely. Until that day, we're going to continue to push and find ways but I do foresee with chronic medications from legislation standpoint, I think one of the ones one of the things that I'm most excited about is what Center for Medicaid and Medicare has done in their Innovation Group. All three insulin manufacturers have announced that we're partnering with them as of January 2021, to make sure that those health plans that participate, have their their customers pay no more than $35 a month for those in Part D, which is incredibly important. If we rewind to part of our conversation, we talked about the legality and the rules. Right now those people aren't eligible for some of these savings and coupons. But that is a program that would ensure that this $35 a month is for not just commercial, uninsured. Also the Part D That to me is a significant step. Stacey Simms 16:46 Well, Andy, I really appreciate you jumping on when we spoke a couple of weeks ago, you know, we were talking about how a crisis is a time to define what companies are all about. I really appreciate this and I wanted to say thank you to Lily. It's going to help a lot Have people it's a it's a great opportunity to stand up. So we blessed you when it's appropriate. But kudos, and thank you for doing this. And I hope it does continue. But thanks for spending some time with me this morning. I appreciate it, Unknown Speaker 17:13 Stacey, and thank you for what you do for advocacy and helping get the word out. So we can't do it without you. Stacey Simms 17:23 Again, all of the information that we spoke about is on the website at the episode homepage, diabetes, dash connections.com. There's a transcript of that interview as well. If you want to share that with people who would prefer to read rather than Listen, I get it. And as I said before the interview, I do think things are going to change more information is going to come out that sort of thing. And we'll see what the other insulin makers do as well. They usually do follow each other when it comes to price increases. So we'll see what happens now that Lily is offering this coupon and this program indefinitely. It sounds like right. Look, I know there's already a lot of criticism online about how this doesn't go far enough. And I get it. And I've already this morning been called a shill for Lilly. I do think there is a way to have polite conversations about this and to keep pushing. So if you have questions, I'm gonna have an opportunity to talk to them again, I know, not everybody is fortunate enough to do that to speak directly to these folks. But I want to bring your questions and your concerns to them. So keep those questions coming. You can always reach me Stacy at diabetes, connections calm. We'll have a big discussion about this, I'm sure in the Facebook group diabetes connections, the group and we will keep it going. But I'm telling you, this didn't happen in a vacuum. This happened because people like you raised your voices, tweeted, spoke out, talk to your state representatives. I really do think I've said this for many years. The pressure from the state legislatures is what is going to change the insulin pricing problem in this country. The drug pricing, the medical pricing In this country, it's going to come from the States. And we're already seeing that happen. I don't think that this movement alone this change of price alone is going to stop what's happening in state legislatures because it doesn't cover everybody and you do need a coupon and there's a lot more that needs to be done. And as I'm taping, it's only Lily it's not noovlog. It's not novo, Nordisk it's not Sanofi. So the work is far from over, but this is a big, big step. Okay. In terms of the show, our next episode, which would have been the regular episode for today is going to come out on Thursday. If news stops breaking, we'll get back to the regular schedule, which is a regular episode every Tuesday. However, I am more than happy to continue to bring this information to you. And I think it's more than the information right because you can read a press release. But to me, I like to hear the voice of the people behind the stories. I really feel like you get a lot of nuance, a lot of information and a lot of fetal if that makes sense. Thanks for joining me. Let me know what you think. Keep your questions coming. Let's keep pushing. I'm Stacey Simms. I'll see you back here for our next episode. Unknown Speaker 20:08 Diabetes Connections is a production of Stacey Simms. All Rights Reserved all wrongs avenged Transcribed by https://otter.ai

5am Mester Scrum Show #259 Live - Coming Soon Interviews...I have always assumed something will go Wrong and Scrum is Beautiful as it Acknowledges everything is Wrong - Today's topics: (1) I always assume stuff will go wrong therefore we are safe to share and fix things and (2) Scrum is Built on the premise that their is always something wrong and it provides avenue to brings things to light.. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. #5amMesterScrum #scrum #agile #business #scrummaster #agilecoach #coaching #failure #fail #wrong #planning #perfection 5am Mester Scrum Show #259 went live late on Youtube at 649am EST Monday 4/6/2020. Happy Scrumming, Social Media Roll Call  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/5ammesterscrum/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/5ammesterscrum Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/5ammesterscrum/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/5ammesterscrum/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/5amMesterScrum/ TikTok: (search 5amMesterScrum)  Podcasts: (search 5amMesterScrum) Spotify, Google Music Player, PodBean, iTunes, Stitcher, PlayerFM, Breaker 

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5am Mester Scrum Show #252 Live - Coronavirus & Scrum Saves the Environment - Today's topics: (1) Alternate Work Schedule and how I helped Save it in 1990's & Increased World Coverage and Lowered Pollution without working harder and (2) Proposal Let's Practice Sprint Planning in a Work from Home (WFH) way and save the Environment 10% in commute pollution. Let's Use Scrum and Coronavirus to Save the Environment - Think Creative! and What's possible? Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. #5amMesterScrum #scrum #agile #business #scrummaster #agilecoach #coaching #WFH #Sprintplanning #environment #pollution #workfromhome #covid19 #coronavirus 5am Mester Scrum Show #252 went live on Youtube at 549am EST Monday 3/30/2020. Happy Scrumming, Social Media Roll Call  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/5ammesterscrum/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/5ammesterscrum Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/5ammesterscrum/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/5ammesterscrum/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/5amMesterScrum/ TikTok: (search 5amMesterScrum)  Podcasts: (search 5amMesterScrum) Spotify, Google Music Player, PodBean, iTunes, Stitcher, PlayerFM, Breaker 

5am Mester Scrum Show #245 Live - Set Pace Early in Corona and Limit self Improvement WIP to One (1) - Today's topics: (1) Getting into a pace or cadence early with this Coronavirus restrictions like for a new Scrum team and (2) Retrospect on what you want to do during you extra 1.5 hrs and pick only One (1) item and get it Done. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. #5amMesterScrum #scrum #agile #business #scrummaster #agilecoach #coaching #pace #WIP #reading #coronavirus #covid19 #family #value #retrospective #growth #cadence 5am Mester Scrum Show #245 went live late on Youtube at 634am EST Monday 3/23/2020. Happy Scrumming, Social Media Roll Call  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/5ammesterscrum/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/5ammesterscrum Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/5ammesterscrum/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/5ammesterscrum/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/5amMesterScrum/ TikTok: (search 5amMesterScrum)  Podcasts: (search 5amMesterScrum) Spotify, Google Music Player, PodBean, iTunes, Stitcher, PlayerFM, Breaker 

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5am Mester Scrum Show #238 Live - Fun, Teams, Pts, Stories - Today's topics: (1) Fundn stuff, (2) Transformation of a Mindset with school with something like zoom for next month, (2) Points to Dollars continue with comparing two 6 people or 20/40 point teams using hours/experience/value, and (3) started to look at User Stories for point information (hint there is none). Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. #5amMesterScrum #scrum #agile #business #scrummaster #agilecoach #coaching #team #agility #schools #coronavirus #covid19 #points #value #costs #dollars #storypoints 5am Mester Scrum Show #238 went live on Youtube at 6am EST Monday 3/16/2020. Happy Scrumming, Social Media Roll Call  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/5ammesterscrum/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/5ammesterscrum Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/5ammesterscrum/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/5ammesterscrum/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/5amMesterScrum/ TikTok: (search 5amMesterScrum)  Podcasts: (search 5amMesterScrum) Spotify, Google Music Player, PodBean, iTunes, Stitcher, PlayerFM, Breaker 

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5am Mester Scrum Show #231 Live - Using what we have to Virtualize Confidence Voting and asking team the common pitfalls - Today's topics: (1) Coronavirus and virtualizing PI Planning with planning poker to do fists of 5 and (2) some advanced scrum mastering letting the team come up with pitfalls to events. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. #5amMesterScrum #scrum #agile #business #scrummaster #agilecoach #coaching #PIplanning #coronavirus #covid19 #constraints #team #pitfalls #events #lowtech #voting 5am Mester Scrum Show #231 went live on Youtube at 556am EST Monday 3/9/2020. Happy Scrumming, Social Media Roll Call  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/5ammesterscrum/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/5ammesterscrum Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/5ammesterscrum/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/5ammesterscrum/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/5amMesterScrum/ TikTok: (search 5amMesterScrum)  Podcasts: (search 5amMesterScrum) Spotify, Google Music Player, PodBean, iTunes, Stitcher, PlayerFM, Breaker 

5am Mester Scrum Show #224 Live - T-shirt Agile Fundraiser, Time and Self Coaching - Today's topics: (1) Raising money for Philadelphia Railroad Steam Works Museum in an agile way with T-Shirts and small batches, (2) What time to record Actual vs calendar time, but key is the discussion at Sprint Planning and (3) Self Coaching and some powerful questions to ask yourself.  Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing.  #5amMesterScrum #scrum #agile #business #scrummaster #agilecoach #coaching #fundraising #smallbatch #time #measurement #powerfulquestions #powerful #questions 5am Mester Scrum Show #224 went live on Youtube at 550am EST Monday 3/2/2020. Happy Scrumming, T-shirt fundraiser $40 for t-shirt https://www.phillysteams.org/2019/12/30/end-of-tax-year-matching-campaign/ Social Media Roll Call  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/5ammesterscrum/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/5ammesterscrum Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/5ammesterscrum/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/5ammesterscrum/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/5amMesterScrum/ TikTok: (search 5amMesterScrum)  Podcasts: (search 5amMesterScrum) Spotify, Google Music Player, PodBean, iTunes, Stitcher, PlayerFM, Breaker 

5am Mester Scrum Show #217 Live - Who's Talking most in Daily Scrum? and Retro topics can be suggested in advance - Today's topics: (1) Is the Scrum Master doing all the talking in Daily Scrum, SM zip it! and (2) Pre-planning Retro topics it is OK and asking permission to discuss something. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. #5amMesterScrum #scrum #agile #business #scrummaster #agilecoach #coaching #dailyscrum #dsu #retrospective #talking 5am Mester Scrum Show #217 went live on Youtube at 538am EST Monday 2/24/2020. Happy Scrumming, Social Media Roll Call  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/5ammesterscrum/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/5ammesterscrum Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/5ammesterscrum/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/5ammesterscrum/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/5amMesterScrum/ TikTok: (search 5amMesterScrum)  Podcasts: (search 5amMesterScrum) Spotify, Google Music Player, PodBean, iTunes, Stitcher, PlayerFM, Breaker 

5am Mester Scrum Show #210 Live - Happy Presidents Day - Don't Release on Holidays and Take a Knee Sprint for Technical Debt - Today's topics: (1) Is dropping code on Holiday's a really good idea? I personally think it is a terrible idea and (2) Technical Debt build up, Does anyone use a Take A knee Sprint to make it better, long term? Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. #5amMesterScrum #scrum #agile #business #scrummaster #agilecoach #holiday #release #technicaldebt #debt #bugs 5am Mester Scrum Show #210 went live on Youtube at 613am EST Monday 2/17/2020. Happy Scrumming, Social Media Roll Call  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/5ammesterscrum/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/5ammesterscrum Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/5ammesterscrum/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/5ammesterscrum/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/5amMesterScrum/ TikTok: (search 5amMesterScrum)  Podcasts: (search 5amMesterScrum) Spotify, Google Music Player, PodBean, iTunes, Stitcher, PlayerFM, Breaker 

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We've all heard the advice before to "take it slow" so that we don't get hurt again. When a guy says this to you, or when you're thinking you need to do this with a new guy, it may seem sensible, but it's really not. It's another form of manipulation and control. It's saying, "I haven't done the work to heal from my past relationship, and so I'm going to carry that into this relationship and I expect you to sensor yourself so that I'm not triggered, thank you very much." In episode 42, we cover: What he really means by "let's take things slow" Why requesting to "take things slow" prevents the ability to create intimacy How to know if you're relationship is moving at a healthy speed What happy couples say about "taking things slow" and other "rules of dating" What to respond when he says "let's take things slow" How to be confident in knowing that it's time to stop dating the guy who wants to "take things slow" and walk away Updates on the transformations of the girls currently in the Back to YOU Academy Exactly what you can expect by signing up for the Back to YOU Academy There are men out there looking for real relationships. Our problem is we don’t know when to stop talking to the guy that’s saying he wants to take it slow. For full show notes: https://www.gumballlove.com/blog/why-does-he-want-to-take-things-slow Head to https://www.gumballlove.com/back-to-you-academy to sign up for the next Academy, starting 8pm EST Monday, August 26th. Email me at melissa@gumballlove.com  Instagram: @themelissaleger Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/GumballLovePrivateVIPClubHouse/ 

Receiving MoneyAired Monday, 3 June 2019, 3:00 PM EST / 12:00 PM PSTYou Don’t have a Money Problem You Have a Receiving problem ~ Gary DouglasWhat if money didn’t have to be a four letter word? What if money is just a figment of your imagination than what you’re really after? How much money are you willing to receive? What if there was even more out there waiting for you to choose to receive? Imagine being a citizen, living life normally. You go to your job, eat whatever food is put in front of you, go to sleep for 7-8 hours a night, and repeat the same thing, day in and day out. Your money flows aren’t necessarily considered to be the best there is and you are just barely scraping by. As soon as something essential breaks, like a washing machine, dryer or car, you have to work overtime just to make enough to fix it. In this situation, and in your own life, are you destroying your money flows? Would you much rather be creating them? What if you could generate the money like magic with ease? Imagine you have a group of beings who are just waiting to drop money into your lap. They wait, and wait for you to ask for it and be willing to receive it. When you open up your receiving and expand your zone of awareness, your life can transform. Now Imagine being able to do anything and everything you desire to do. You have money coming everywhere. It shows up on the floor, magically appears in your bank account, is given to you, and shows up in more ways than you could even fathom.What if money came in ways you couldn’t even imagine? Join Venus Castleberg on Outside the Impossible as she discusses money and everything about it! She will be live for questions at 12 p.m. PST / 3 p.m. EST Monday, June 3rd, 2019 on OmTimes Radio!Give her a call anytime during the show by calling 202-570-7057. Hear you there!

What's your relationship with blame? What's the landscape of your life filled with? Are you surrounded by loving thoughts and experiences or are you fighting feelings of blame and shame? Who's life are you trying to manage?  Are you looking after your own life and catching negative thoughts and actions before they do damage or do you feel compelled to help others sort out their lives? Are you trying to follow a specific path or are you wandering aimlessly trying to find your way to your goal? Are you filled with confidence about your choices or does worry and doubt constantly dog your footsteps? Free Master Class: Sunday, April 28th at 4 pm PDT/ 7 pm EST/ Monday, April 29th at 9 am AEST and learn how to move from complications to solutions. Callers are always welcome 347-202-0232 (If calling from outside the USA add +1) If you're unable to call, please email your questions to: marcia@marciamartinthehearthealer.com or visit my website at: www.marciamartinthehearthealer.com    

What's happening in your world? Do you feel grounded and supported or lost and confused? Are you feeling uplifted and joyful or filled with doubt and fear? Are you excited to get out of bed in the morning to start your day or do you dread seeing the sunrise because you just don't feel you're up to the challenge of living? If you're feeling down and disheartened, you may be in the winter of your life but you don't have to stay there. It's time to welcome Spring and your joyous rebirth! Free Master Class: Sunday, April 21st at 4 pm PDT/ 7 pm EST/ Monday, April 22nd at 9 am AEST and learn how to put resurrection power to work in your life. Callers are always welcome 347-202-0232 (If calling from outside the USA add +1) If you're unable to call, please email your questions to: marcia@marciamartinthehearthealer.com or visit my website at: www.marciamartinthehearthealer.com

What's happening in your world? Do you feel grounded and supported or lost and confused? Are you feeling uplifted and joyful or filled with doubt and fear? Are you excited to get out of bed in the morning to start your day or do you dread seeing the sunrise because you just don't feel you're up to the challenge of living? If you're feeling down and disheartened, you may be in the winter of your life but you don't have to stay there. It's time to welcome Spring and your joyous rebirth! Free Master Class: Sunday, April 21st at 4 pm PDT/ 7 pm EST/ Monday, April 22nd at 9 am AEST and learn how to put resurrection power to work in your life. Callers are always welcome 347-202-0232 (If calling from outside the USA add +1) If you're unable to call, please email your questions to: marcia@marciamartinthehearthealer.com or visit my website at: www.marciamartinthehearthealer.com

What's your relationship with unconditional love?   Does your life feel as though it's been built atop shifting sands? Are you struggling to find a solid foundation, a purpose and motivation so you can prosper and feel joyful? Do you spend your days in the land of maybe's and I hope so's? Are you tired of just getting by and ready to find value and meaning? Do you feel like you're a prisoner of your mind and long for the freedom of choice? Are you ready to attract all that you want and even more goodness into your life? Free Master Class: Sunday, April 14th at 4 pm PDT/ 7 pm EST/ Monday, April 15th at 9 am AEST to learn about the power of unconditional love. Callers are always welcome 347-202-0232 (If calling from outside the USA add +1) If you're unable to call, please email your questions to: marcia@marciamartinthehearthealer.com or visit my website at: www.marciamartinthehearthealer.com

What's your relationship with forgiving? Has someone hurt you badly? Can you still remember the pain as though it happened yesterday? Do you share your story with everyone who will listen, hoping that sharing what happened will lessen the pain? Do you find that you're attracting more situations and people that make you feel bad? Are you ready to let go of the pain? Are you ready to be happy? Are you ready to climb out of hell? Heaven's calling, are you willing to answer? Free Master Class: Sunday, March 31st at 4 pm PDT/ 7 pm EST/ Monday, April 1st at 9 am AEST to learn why forgiving brings freedom. Callers are always welcome 347-202-0232 (If calling from outside the USA add +1) If you're unable to call, please email your questions to: marcia@marciamartinthehearthealer.com or visit my website at: www.marciamartinthehearthealer.com  

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Intro Hi everyone! And welcome to Books Between - a podcast for teachers, parents, librarians, and anyone who wants to connect kids between 8-12 to incredible stories. I believe in the power of books to bring communities together. And my goal is to help you connect your children and your community with fantastic books and share inspiring conversations with the people who make that magic happen. I’m your host, Corrina Allen - a mom of a 9 and 11 year old, a 5th grade teacher in Central New York, and glad to be back with you after a short hiatus to focus on school and supporting some local candidates in the mid-term elections! Before this year, I had NEVER done any phone banking or canvassing, but after being inspired by so many of YOU - I knew I had to get off my bum and get to work. This is episode #62 and Today’s show is all about promoting literacy in your community.  First, I’ll share some advice about launching a community book club based on my experience starting a ProjectLIT Book Club at my school. And then I’ll share a conversation with Harper & Maggie, two young girls who’ve launched Books & a Blanket - an organization to promote literacy and well-being among young children in need. Before we get started, I have a BIG announcement that I am delighted to tell you about!  For the whole month of December, Annaliese Avery and Jarrett Lerner and myself from MGBookVillage are teaming up with Lorie Barber and Erin Varley to bring you #HappyPottermas - a month-long celebration of all things Harry Potter!  There will be daily Twitter prompts and all the 9pm EST Monday night #MGBookChat topics throughout December will be all about Harry Potter! And…. I’ve got some special guests lined up for the December episodes of the podcast to talk about the Wizarding World.  And I would love to feature YOU on the show as well. So if you have THOUGHTS about Hogwarts, Snape, the books vs. the movies. If you have OPINIONS you want to share - I really, really want to hear what you have to say!  So, if you are interested in being featured on this podcast, just check out the link posted in the show notes, and I can’t wait to hear from you! Main Topic - Launching a Community Book Club This week I’m sharing some things I’ve learned about launching a community book club based on my experiences starting a ProjectLIT Book Club at my school. But whatever type of book club you might already have going or are considering starting - whether that’s a ProjectLIT club or not - I think you’ll get some good ideas from today’s discussion.  And - just know that every document I mention (flyers, surveys, discussion guides, etc…) are all available for you to download right in the show notes and on this episode’s post at MGBookVillage.org. And all of them are editable so you can download and adjust them however you need. Today I’ll be talking about the difference between ProjectLIT and other traditional community book clubs, including the pros and cons of each. Then I’ll share some ideas about how to prepare to launch your club, some ideas about how to decide what books to read and how to get copies of those books, how to get students and the wider community involved and excited, and then I’ll get into some specifics about planning meetings and hosting a community-wide book celebration. That’s a lot to cover! So let’s dig right in! What is the difference between a traditional book club with community involvement and a ProjectLIT Community Book Club - and what are the pros and cons of each? ProjectLIT is a grassroots literacy movement with community book club chapters all over the country. As of this week, there are now 592 chapters. Their goal is to increase access to culturally relevant books and promote a love of reading in our schools and communities. Each spring the ProjectLIT team consults with chapter leaders and announces a list of 20 books from middle grade to YA that include topics that will generate lots of discussion and bring awareness to issues in our society. Since this is the second year, there are now 40 books to choose from. The books feature characters from a wide variety of backgrounds and are usually #ownvoices - written by authors who share the marginalized identity of the main character. For example, some ProjectLIT books are Amina’s Voice by Hena Kahn and Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes. Some of the YA choices are Trevor Noah’s Born a Crime and Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo. ProjectLIT is all about bringing together a community to discuss the big ideas put forth in these books and to encourage students to take a leadership role in planning community meetings and doing community service projects to promote literacy. It’s beyond just a book club that might meet to read and discuss books.  If you want to know more about ProjectLIT, their founder, Jarred Amato was a guest on this podcast on episode 54. So, if you are considering whether or not to launch a more traditional book club in your school or to be a ProjectLIT chapter, here are some pros and cons to keep in mind. Cons: The book choices are more limited. There are about 20 middle grade titles to choose from and about 20 YA, but I found that the middle grade titles weren’t all the best fit for my club which is geared toward 4th and 5th graders. For example, the March graphic novels are listed as middle grade but I decided to not offer that as one of our choices since it seemed more like a middle school fit.  I’m really hoping that the book options next year will include some lower middle grade titles to expand the choices for elementary kids and to include a variety of reading levels for older students, too. Many of the titles are newer so they are only available as hardcover which makes it financially challenging. And students are less familiar with them so you might need to do some book talks and sampling to get them really pumped about reading them. If you advertise an event as ProjectLIT, it does need to be one of the approved titles. You can mix things up but it does make it more complicated. And if you are trying to make your book club ALSO connect with other things like Battle of the Books or March Book Madness, it is a little bit limiting in that way.   PROS: The book choices ARE amazing! Long Way Down, Amal Unbound, The First Rule of Punk, Ghost, The Parker Inheritance - truly - these are fabulous reads!! Yes, they are new. But that also means that most kids haven’t already read them. I know when I’ve attempted book clubs with really popular books that have been out for awhile, some kids didn’t come because well - if they were interested in the book, they’d already read it. Newer books pull in those readers who will be literacy leaders. Those kids who want to be on the cutting edge and draw in the rest of their peers and community with their excitement. You have an amazing supportive community who are all working toward the same goals and really eager to help make your life easier by sharing ideas and resources. If you need discussion questions for Towers Falling - they are already done! There’s a wonderful Facebook group, a Sunday Twitter chat, and a weekly newsletter emailed to you. So, you are not in it alone. And because of that, there are great opportunities for clubs to collaborate and maybe Skype with other groups reading the same book to discuss beyond their community and to get ideas from each other. How can I prepare my launch to make the book club successful?   Doing some work ahead of time can really help get your book club started off on the right foot and get some community behind you from the very beginning. One of the first things I did was to decide who I might strong-arm into, I mean…. invite to partner with me. In most schools there are at least a couple book lovers who would be down with helping out. At my school - that would be the amazing Kelly. So I emailed Kelly - who was totally excited about launching a club at our school!  Sometimes you just have to ask people. Then I emailed our local public librarian, the PTO, our principal, and let them know about the awesome new club for kids that was coming soon.   Then, I needed to decide how often we would meet, when, and where.  And that really depends on two main factors - time available at your school or library. And YOU!  Because honestly - you are the one who needs to be the main force in making this work. So just...decide and promote the heck out of it!  Since our school day starts early, a before school time was not going to work. So I decided to offer the club to 4th and 5th graders after school from 2:10 to 3:15. The reason I went with 3:15?  Because that’s the time that Drama Club and the Book Cooks let out so I decided to be consistent with them so parents wouldn’t be confused about pick-up times. I also decided to go with Thursdays to avoid those other club days as well.  Now, I will say - I’ve had to do some push back against getting sucked into meetings on Thursdays. But I am holding firm. I don’t want the job to get in the way of my actual work - expanding literacy and love of reading in my school. So if there is a meeting on a Thursday? I’m not going. I’m with the kids doing THAT important work.   The next thing to decide is how many books you want to read throughout the year and when you want to hold a community-wide celebration of those books. Again - this all depends on YOUR availability and how many books you think you can get.  Maybe you start small with just 4 books and 4 events. Maybe every other month works for you. Since I have no chill whatsoever, I decided to go for once a month but to use our first month of school to let everyone get settled and start promoting it, and then officially launch in October.  Kudos to ANYONE who can jump start something the first month of school - I just can’t quite manage the logistics of that. So - cut yourself some slack and give yourself a month head start. After looking at the calendar and our school schedule, I decided that our community-wide celebrations would be the first Saturday of every month from 10am to 11:30am. I went with this for a few reasons - Everyone seems to already have things in the evenings and I really wanted parents and adults to be able to come. Our school gets out at 2:10 - very few adults can make it at that time if we had after school events. Sundays are often tough for some people in our community because of religious observances in the morning so I wanted to avoid any conflict there. I wanted it to be early enough in the day so that it didn’t wreck people’s entire day. They can come, enjoy, and then have all the rest of Saturday do whatever they want. The first weekend of the month tends to avoid most major holidays.   That being said - there is absolutely no possible way you can accommodate everyone’s schedule and avoid hockey tournaments and dance recitals and the plethora of other obligations people have. So - no worries!  If kids can’t come to the Thursday after school meetings, they are always welcome to just attend the celebration event! And if they can’t attend the community celebration, they are still welcomed wholeheartedly to the after school meetings. And if November doesn’t work out - come join us when your schedule frees up in the spring!  I really try to make it as socially and emotionally easy to join us as possible - whenever they can.   Okay - so once you’ve decided the meeting days and when your community book club celebrations will be - figure out a place to meet.  We meet in my classroom after school because I know that location will be available and I am not inconveniencing anyone else. And we meet in the school library for those Saturday celebrations. I had considered meeting at the local public library, but opted for the school library for a couple reasons - one, I am familiar with that space and have access to it so I can set up the night before. Perhaps you are noticing a theme here - make it as easy as possible for YOU. Also, I want the school and our library to be a literacy hub for the community.  And I wanted access to the technology in that space - Promethean Board and Chromebooks. And the public library didn’t have those options and the students and I were comfortable with our school’s space and technology.   Alright, so your prep phase should include the Who, When, and Where. Who - figuring out who will help you and who you will reach out to to let them know the amazingness that is coming. When you will meet with students and when you and those students will host the community book club celebration. And where -the location of these meetings.   How do you decide which books to read?   Picking awesome and interesting books are what’s really going to get people excited.  And I recommend letting kids have some ownership of that process. Kelly and I decided to pick the first book ourselves so we could do some work ahead of time to get copies and then have the kids vote on the other middle grade ProjectLIT choices.  You might decide to have the students pick from a list you provide or have them pick every other month so there is some variety but also honors student choice. We launched our book club with Towers Falling by Jewell Parker Rhodes. For us, this seemed like a good start for a few reasons. It was one of the books with an easier reading level and being in New York, our families have many personal stories about 9/11 that this book club would give them an opportunity to share. So I’d recommend picking a really high interest book to start that will get a lot of support in your community.   During our first after school meeting, I had the students do a book tasting of 15 ProjectLIT books that I thought would be a good fit for our 4th and 5th graders - Ghost Boys, The Wild Robot, Amal Unbound, Wonder, The Crossover, Rebound, Booked, Ghost, Patina, Sunny, The Parker Inheritance, The First Rule of Punk, Wishtree, and Refugee.  Perhaps you could give some choices that align with your goals and that ensure a variety of perspectives.  So - I had scrounged up multiple copies of each book and printed out evaluation forms. (Those are available to download right in the show notes!) Kids sat in groups of about 4 and examined and previewed about 3 books at a time.  Just like any other book tasting, I encouraged them to look at the cover, read the teaser material on the back cover or inside flaps, and read the first page. And I framed this for them as - don’t JUST think about what YOU like. Think about what books you like and what titles you think would be important and interesting for our community to discuss.  So - then they voted on their top choices. I had intended this to be done on a Google Form (which I will share with you) but our internet went down so we went old school and they wrote down their lists and we tallied them up. The seven books that got the most votes were The Wild Robot, Wonder, Amal Unbound, Ghost, Sunny, Wishtree, and The First Rule of Punk. And… I’m not gonna lie. I was a tad heartbroken that a certain book I really, really wanted to read with them didn’t quite make the cut. BUT - I had committed to honoring their choices. Also - Sunny was chosen but NOT book 2 of that series (Patina), so I just decided to go with it since each book can really stand on their own.   After that, I matched each book to a month - putting the two Jason Reynolds books (Ghost then Sunny after each other later in the year since their reading levels were more challenging) and timing Wishtree so our celebration would fall close to May 1st since that date plays a big part in the novel. So, as you schedule the books, think about what seasonal connections you might make and consider putting those more challenging books later on in the year. Also - some books will be available in softcover later in the year, so you might want to schedule those then to reduce costs.  Speaking of costs….   How do you get copies of the books?   This is the big challenge. Ideally, you want to gather enough copies for each student who wants to participate AND some extras for those in the community to borrow as well. (But that’s not always possible.) So, here are a few suggestions: Ask students to purchase the books themselves if they are able (I have this listed on our permission slip for each month’s club and having families that are willing and able to purchase books for their child helps free up funds to get books for other kids) Ask the PTO/PTA for funding - our PTO actually approached ME to attend a meeting and share the goals of the club.  Not only did I get more families interested in joining by talking to their folks, they gave us $250 for books! So definitely seek out your PTO! Take advantage of Scholastic points and perhaps ask teachers in your building to donate some copies. Not all of our books were available through Scholastic, but we had several members of the staff donate copies of Towers Falling because it was only $4! Try doing a Donors Choose project! Apply for grants! Right now, Kelly and I have a grant submitted that would totally cover the cost of the remaining books - so cross your fingers for us! Ask local businesses and organizations for support! Our local Lions Club is really receptive to opportunities to support the schools. And those local businesses and organizations might be EVEN MORE into it when you invite them to read the books with you and come to the book celebrations. I also make sure to thank all our donors by name during the meeting and you can also have a few “Sponsored by” flyers around as well. Collaborate with your school library and the local public library. They can often gather copies for you that kids and the community can check out.  The library right down the street from our school has a special display for our book club with our monthly flyer and the books stacked right underneath it available to check out. Start an Amazon Wishlist and share that link EVERYWHERE - in your email signature - in a newsletter - on social media… Ask friends to share it with their friends and family who might be looking for an opportunity to support a great cause.   How do you get students and the community to join your book club?   Alright - now that you’ve built something amazing and have everything organized and have a plan to get those books - you need to build that excitement so kids will come and continue coming!  And the community will read the books with you and come to the celebrations. Let’s start with the kids: I think the single most effective thing we did was at the beginning of the year, Kelly and I went into all the 4th and 5th grade classrooms with a stack of the book options and gave a quick book talk of each one and passed them around for the kids to look at. And then we passed out the permission forms.  After that, I make a quick visit at the beginning of each month to do a quick chat about the upcoming book and pass out those permission slips so you know who is coming and if they need a copy of the book. (And an editable copy of that slip is right in the show notes for you to download.) Wherever your school promotes events - on the morning announcements, in a newsletter, on a school calendar… get the club mentioned!  About once a week, I make an announcement reminding the kids to come to our weekly meeting AND reminding folks to come to the upcoming Saturday celebration. Our school also has a weekly news show - The Minoa Morning Messages - and some of our members made an appearance to promote the club and announce the next book. Be visible! Last year I spent a lot more time in my classroom whenever I could but this year I am making more of an effort to hang out by the buses at dismissal and say hello to kids not in my class during lunch. I have been surprised by how many kids approach me during those casual times and ask about the book club or see me and suddenly remember their permission slip! If out of sight means out of mind, then you‘ve got to literally be in their sights. And each of those encounters builds interest and awareness among the other kids (and staff) who observe those conversations!   So - how about getting the staff and community to come to your celebrations?  That can be a bit trickier, but I do have some ideas for you: Have the students invite them!  Each month, students help design an invitation and I print off a bunch of copies. Then we get some envelopes and personally invite every single member of the staff - not just classroom teachers, but secretaries, TAs, custodial staff, lunch monitors, the superintendent - everyone!  One student even snagged the mail carrier on his way in and handed him an invitation! I also give students multiple copies of the invitation - and the digital version for them to invite family members. We also branch out and invite folks at the town hall, the mayor, the fire chief. And based on their suggestions, I drive around and post flyers in areas they think would be a good idea - like the post office or the fire department or the local pizza shop. Another way to get the staff involved is to email them and ask them to read the book and come to the celebration. And last month, we had some extra copies of Towers Falling, so some of the kids just walked around after school and asked the staff if they wanted to borrow the book and talked up how good it was. And of course, included an invitation tucked into the front cover. Harness the power of social media! Our club has both a Twitter account (@ProjectLITMinoa) and an Instagram account (@ProjectLITMinoa) and are both nice places to showcase what the students are doing and share those awesome pictures of your events. And if you are on the social media platforms that parents and kids already use, it makes it easier for them to tag you and start to build awareness among the community. Have a social media presence also makes your club Google-able. You could also make a website, but that’s definitely an in-the-future step for us. Make a display and put it in a high traffic area in your school! Last month, I finally realized I needed to make a display of some kind because people kept asking when the next book club was and what books we were reading next. So having one place they can look is really helpful both to be informative and to also serve as an advertisement!   How do you run the student book club meetings?   One thing that I did on a whim was to start our very first meeting with a quick get-to-know-you activity. I definitely didn’t know all the students and I’m certain they didn’t know each others’ names, so we did a quick round of “When the Cold Wind Blows”. Basically each kid takes a turn standing in the center of the circle and says their name and something about themselves. Like, “My name is Corrina and I like Harry Potter!” And if that applies to you, you stand up and move like the wind to another seat.  That went over so well, that each month, when we have a new mix of students, we start with a new ice breaker. During that first meeting, I pass out the reading schedule (and yup - that’s right online for you!), and we start reading together! Sometimes we listen to the audio book and sometimes Kelly and I take turns reading it out loud. For the meetings after that first one, we take the first 10-15 minutes to discuss the reading we did last week - talking about any confusing parts, big ideas, connections, questions, favorite parts, or favorite quotes… and then I read aloud or we listen to the audio book for the next 20 or so minutes. And the last 20-30 minutes is planning time. This is when the kids take care of invitations, come up with discussion questions, trivia questions, brainstorm new ideas together - and basically take care of all the things that come up when planning an event. After that, we pack up and I escort the crew down to the main hall to be picked up and take that opportunity to connect with parents and answer any questions. So basically, our after school book club meetings are discussion, read together, plan together.   How do you host a great community book club celebration?   Honestly, I wasn’t sure this was going to work out at ALL. The Saturday morning of our first event, two things happened that did not bode well.  First, despite the fact that I had requested the room through the proper channels and filled out all the school-required paperwork, the library was locked and NO ONE with the key was available. Okay - so we just relocated to my room, and I scrambled to get the space organized. Second - several of the kids and staff had volunteered to come in early at 9:30 to help me set up and it was 9:50 and NO ONE was there but ME. And I thought - well…. I’ll just hang out here and grade papers and eat the cider and muffins I brought myself. But - then…. EVERYONE showed up!! And our final count was over 40 people and it was an amazing event!  So - here is the schedule we followed. First - ask for some volunteers to bring in drinks and snacks. We had cocoa (a BIG hit!), cider, donuts, and muffins. Kelly and I brought in some and parents had volunteered to supply snacks and drinks, too. When people arrived from 10:00 - 10:20, there was a sign-in sheet, and we had an activity set up at each table for them to complete when they came in. For Towers Falling, we supplied big pieces of paper and markers, and had people create their own Social Units diagram. For our next read, The Wild Robot, we’re planning on a build-your-own-robot craft. I think having something fun to do for the first 15 minutes as people arrive is a good idea since families want to get a snack and everyone wants to chat anyway. From 10:20-10:30 I welcome everyone, give a brief introduction - go through the agenda, explain what ProjectLIT book clubs are all about, show pictures of the book club in action that I’ve been taking throughout the past month, and give thanks to the organizations and donors and volunteers that have helped us out. It’s a quick power point, and I’ll drop a link to that in the show notes if you want to use it for your events.  Also, as each person arrives, we hand them a half-sheet copy of the agenda with an exit survey stapled to the back to we can get some feedback. From 10:30-10:50 is Group Discussion time!  Students pass out a discussion guide with six questions they’ve developed.  And each group takes about twenty minutes to chat about the book! These could be general questions like, what character could you relate to the most or what scene stood out to you? Or they might be specific to the novel, like “Why do you think Dejá’s father didn’t want her to learn about 9/11?”  For this particular book, we also asked the adults in each group to share where they were on 9/11 and what were their experiences and feelings on that day. From 10:50-11:15 is trivia! I created an online quiz based on the trivia questions that the kids made using the website Kahoot - which was lots of fun!  You do need access to a device though, so traditional trivia is fine, too!  We had everyone break up into teams of no more than 6 and then the top team each won a prize of a full-sized Hershey’s Bar, the second place team each got a Hershey’s mini, and the 3rd place team each got a Hershey’s kiss. That trivia game and those little prizes were such a HUGE hit - and the competition was quite fierce!  I’ll drop a link to that Kahoot if you want to check it out. From 11:15 - 11:20 - We drew prizes!  We were lucky enough to have some community members and parents donate books and a few small gift cards to Barnes & Noble and a local yogurt shop. So at the beginning of the meeting, we had a student in charge of passing out tickets and then we just drew names at the end of the meeting. From 11:20 - 11:30 is cleanup!   A few things I would change - we forgot to explicitly ask people to fill out the surveys and return them to us. Oops! And I forgot to take a big group picture! Next time, I’d also make sure that at least one of the book club kids were seated at each group. We also didn’t get as many community members who weren’t directly connected to the school as I had hoped. So, we are going to keep reaching out! And our next steps are to do more community service events like book drives and to find ways for the students to be literacy advocates in other ways in our community.   So, overall - it was REALLY successful and a TON of fun! Our new principal came - even though he hadn’t technically started until the following week! We had almost all the book club kids come with at least one family member - including bringing older siblings who were former students which was wonderful!  About six staff members came, including one with her new baby.   I was truly overcome with the passion and excitement and generosity that our community showed. And really - all I did was provide an outlet and an opportunity for kids and the community to express their passion for reading and literacy.   I know, if you decide to start a community book club in your school, you won’t regret it!   And if you have any questions at all, I’d be happy to chat more with you. You can email me at booksbetween@gmail.com or reach out on Twitter or Instagram at the handle @Books_Between. And if you have some suggestions or tips about how to run a successful community book club - I’d love to share your ideas so we can all learn from each other!   Maggie & Harper from Books and a Blanket - Interview Outline   Our special guests this week are sisters Maggie & Harper - founders of Books and a Blanket!  We talk about the origins of their project, their favorite books, and how you can help them promote literacy and well-being among young children in need.   Take a listen…   Books & a Blanket   What is Books and a Blanket and how did it get started?   How has Books and a Blanket changed from when you first came up with the idea?   How do you get all the books and blankets? And do you accept both used and new?   What are your plans for the future of Books and a Blanket?   How do you decide who gets them?   If our listeners wanted to get involved and help you out, what could they do? Your Reading Life   One of the goals of this podcast is to help educators and librarians and parents inspire kids to read more and connect them with amazing books.  Did you have a special teacher or librarian who helped foster your reading life?   We have a lot of teachers and librarians listening. What is something you want them to know?   What is something you wish teachers did MORE of?   What is something you wish teachers did LESS of?   What are some of your all-time favorite books?   What have you been reading lately that you’ve liked?   Links:   Books & a Blanket website - https://booksandablanket.com Books & a Blanket on Twitter   Books & Authors We Chatted About:   Mr. Lemoncello’s Library (Chris Grabenstein) The Penderwicks (Jeanne Birdsall) Penderwicks at Last (Jeanne Birdsall) The Harry Potter series (J.K. Rowling) The Hunt for Red October (Tom Clancy) The Mysterious Benedict Society (Trenton Lee Stewart) The Candymakers (Wendy Mass) Nevermoor (Jessica Townsend) The Land of Stories (Chris Colfer) Rick Riordan Ender’s Game (Orson Scott Card) Artemis Fowl (Eoin Colfer)   Closing   Okay, that wraps up our show this week!  I hope you’ll head over to BooksandaBlanket.com to help support a great cause.   And remember to check out #HappyPottermas throughout December for some magical fun.   If you have a question about how to connect kids between 8-12 to books they’ll love or a suggestion about a topic we should cover, I would love to hear from you. You can email me at booksbetween@gmail.com or message me on Twitter/Instagram at the handle @Books_Between.   Books Between is a proud member of the Lady Pod Squad and the Education Podcast Network. This network features podcasts for educators, created by educators. For more great content visit edupodcastnetwork.com   Thank you so much for joining me this week. You can get an outline of interviews and a full transcript of all the other parts of our show at MGBookVillage.org. And, if you are liking the show, please leave us some love on iTunes or Stitcher so others can discover us as well.   Thanks and see you soon!  Bye!

Join Corey D Roberts, and Kyle Amore live on Sunday June 4th, 2017 from 7-9pm EST for episode #89 of Major League Fantasy Baseball Radio. We are a live broadcast that will take callers at 323-870-4395. Press 1 to speak with the host. We will the latest information in the world of fantasy baseball.  Our guests this week are Craig Mish, Craig Mish is the host of a fantasy baseball show on Sirius Satelitte Radio along with Jim Bowden from 9-11am EST Monday through Friday. Craig is also the host for a show on Sirius every Sunday morning with FSWA Hall of Famer Lenny Melnick from 7-10am EST. You can find our shows on I-Tunes. Just search for Major League Fantasy Sports in the podcasts section. For Android users go to "Podcast Republic," then download that app, and search for "Major League Fantasy Sports Show"

Join Corey D Roberts, and Kyle Amore live on Sunday April 9th, 2017 from 7-9pm EST for episode #82 of Major League Fantasy Baseball Radio. We are a live broadcast that will take callers at 323-870-4395. Press 1 to speak with the host. We will be previewing the coming week's key matchups and discussing key fantasy information.  Our guests this week are Craig Mish, and Professor Mark Rush. Mark is the Chief Editor for MLFS, a writer, and occasional guest on our shows. Craig Mish is the host of a fantasy baseball show on Sirius Satelitte Radio along with Jim Bowden from 9-11am EST Monday through Friday. Craig is also the host for a show on Sirius every Sunday morning with FSWA Hall of Famer Lenny Melnick from 7-10am EST. You can find our shows on I-Tunes. Just search for Major League Fantasy Sports in the podcasts section. For Android users go to "Podcast Republic," then download that app, and search for "Major League Fantasy Sports Show"

CORRECTION: though we say this is episode 26- it's not! It's Episode 27! We are dumb. You already knew that.  This week we were joined by Mary and Blake of Outlander Cast- the popular husband and wife duo who do bi-weekly podcasts about Outlander!   Make sure you do not miss the moment  about 34 min and 15 seconds in when we get not one but THREE impressions from the Outlander world . Beth does her Diana Gabaldon, Julie does her best Mary Hawkins and Blake graces us with his best Claire.   We love the interaction we had from the live viewers during this episode. We had some great questions, did a poll that resulted in over 83% loving the episode. it was all in all a great time!   Make sure you join us NEXT WEEK when were back with Laura and Kyle from Hypable. Same time, same place 10 p EST Monday night. RSVP here   You can always find us online at thats_normal on Twitter and Insta thats-normal.com online and thatsnormalblog on Facebook Watch us instead

The one and only Anthony Cumia formerly of Opie & Anthony calls into the podcast this week to talk about getting kicked off the air for a Tweet, plugging his new show The Anthony Cumia Show, and all around gives us twenty minutes of brilliance!  His show starts on August 4th and will be live from 4pm to 6pm EST Monday through Thursday and randomly on at other times and will be both audio and video.  Go to https://www.anthonycumia.com/ for more info and follow him on Twitter. I can't recommend listening to this episode enough!  Anthony has something really amazing going on and everyone gets to be a part of it on the ground floor. Also, Matt McCusker calls into the podcast for a quick interview.  Matt won Philly's Phunniest Contest at Helium Comedy Club.  We ramble about comic-con and Donald Sterling before, during and after all of this.

Recorded 9/30/12. Our apologies on the show being released later than it's usual 12pm EST Monday release time. The show exported in a manner that I do not feel feel within my standards so I corrected the problem and then released the show. The intro for this show was provided by Iowa Charlie. The AMAZING cover art was sent in by Nicky from GA after hearing the live show. Congrats to listeners/friends Sara and Chuck on their new addition. No Mike Schmidt as scheduled but we actually got to Cat's topics which are the majority of this episode. Happy Birthday this week to Anyah, Cat's hubby Steven and also to our buddy... the one and only South Philly Paul! Be sure to send him your happy birthday wishes. In honor of his birthday this week, Mike will be interviewing him on Sunday night for your listening pleasure. Don't forget to join us in the chat and/or call in on our next show, Sunday, October 14th LIVE at 7pm EST on the Mediocre Radio Network! Please leave us some 5 star reviews on itunes. Thank You, Come Again! Our Voicemail line: 206-888-6052. Our Live Show line: 484-334-2072. Twitter - @thamike | @oopodcast | @spp444 Streaming provided by http://www.mediocreradionetwork.com Contact info can be found at http://www.obviouslyoblivious.com

There has never been a better time to be a professional coach. In this powerful call, Michelle is going to reveal the 5 critical components of a successful and profitable coaching business (this will actually be relevant for many types of Soul-o-Preneurs, not just coaches), including the specific strategies that enable you to engage more clients, make more money and enjoy massive success in your business. For more than a decade, Michelle Schubnel, head of Coach and Grow R.I.C.H. has helped thousands of professional coaches and other small business owners worldwide attract more clients, increase profitability and achieve greater business success. This is the second time Michelle is appearing as a guest on the show, and I only bring guests back who make a huge impact! Join us for call packed with valuable content  as well as the opportunity someone I believe to be one of the best speakers I know, to take immediate steps to making a difference in your business. Click on the link http://blogtalkradio.com/KeystoClarity-coach to listen on your computer or call 347-945 6963 to listen by phone. 7pm EST Monday! And if you can't make it LIVE, you can access the recording on the same link above after the show has aired. And for those of you who are really looking to be powerful presence in your community as a business owner, I will be announcing something really special, so listen out for it towards the end of the show! To your growth and success in 2010!