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Because Somebody Prayed1 John 5:14–15 “And this is the boldness we have in him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have obtained the requests made of him.”I love this verse because God is reminding us that we can trust Him. He reminds us that if we ask anything according to his will, He hears us, and if we know that he hears us, then we know we have obtained the request made of him. I don't know about you, but I can get caught up in the part that says, according to his will. I have asked the Lord for many things, and I don't think that he has given them to me. I get frustrated when I am praying for someone, and I remember that God said if we ask in Jesus' name, then anything we ask for will be given to us.I know that God's ways are higher than our ways and his thoughts greater than our thoughts, and yet it is still frustrating when we can't understand what is going on. It is frustrating when we think we know exactly what we need or what we want and we ask the Lord, we beg the Lord and it just seems like He is not listening. If you have struggled with this, let me share with you what has helped me understand it a little better.Have your kids, your nieces/nephews, or your friends' kids ever asked for something that seemed really important to them? They asked for something that they really want, and to them, it is something that they have to have. They have given it thought, and they know it is the best thing for them. Yet, you know it is not good for them at all. You only know this because you have been where they are and things didn't end well. You have seen where this thing will take them, and it isn't anywhere good.For instance, your child, or a child you are close to, wants to drop out of school. They have given it thought, and they will get a job at the local grocery store or fast food restaurant. They are tired of all the work they need to do at school and don't want to do it anymore. However, you can see that it is not the best choice for them. You can see how that one choice will limit so many other choices about their future. They are begging you to let them drop out, and yet you know it is not really best for them.This is what I think of when I think of God answering our prayers. Good thing He doesn't give us everything we ask for because sometimes, just like our kids, we ask for some things that are not good for us. We ask for things that we think we want, but God knows we don't really want them. For instance, we might think we want a new job, but then we find out the new job has a lot of travel, or the boss isn't a nice person. God shields us from so many things that we aren't even aware of because he is shielding us from them. He does this because He is a good Father.I heard a song on the way to adoration his morning, and you know how much I love songs. I wanted to share the lyrics of this one with you today because it talks about how important prayer is. The song is titled “Somebody Prayed,” and it is sung by Crowder. The song begins:Every night there by your bedYou fold your hands and bow your headThrowing out another prayer in faithWhen you're wondering if He's hearing youLook at me, I'm living proofI'm only right where I am todayBecause somebody prayedThese lyrics remind us that when we pray and do not see results, we can look at those around us and be confident that if God answers their prayers, He will answer ours, too. I think it is vital to remember that the answers to our prayers may not look like we want them to and may not come in the timing we want them to. I like how Crowder can realize that the reason he is where he is today is because his mom prayed for him a lot. So I hit my knees 'cause I'veSeen all Heaven move (don't matter if you hit rock bottomMy God pick you up when you call Him.)I pray, "Father, please" 'cause I'veSeen what He can do (don't matter if the storm cloud comingMy God come through when you call Him)I love this verse too because it says that it doesn't matter if you hit rock bottom because God will pick you up when you call Him. This reminds us that we are never too far down for God to pick us back up again. It also says it doesn't matter if the storm cloud is coming because God will come through when we call Him. Crowder says he has seen all heaven move, and he has seen what our heavenly Father can do.You might be in a storm right now, or you might be at your lowest point yet. Either way, you can rest assured that when you call on the Lord, He is going to answer that call. He is going to lift you up out of that pit or get you safely through that storm. That is just who He is. If you wonder if this is true, look around you at all the people you know who are struggling, or the ones who were struggling and have made it through to the other side.  They were not alone. God helped them, and if he helped them, he can help you too!These hands have no powerThere ain't an hour He don't come throughThat's why when mountains move, I say"Looks like somebody prayed”This verse is reminding us that we can do nothing without God. He is our source of power. He is our Savior. This is why, when something amazing happens in our lives, we should automatically know that someone was praying for us. Our default should be to thank God and to thank whoever was praying for us. Sometimes we think that because we didn't pray, then it wasn't God who helped us. However, there are so many people praying all the time. There were many saints who would send up prayers for anyone who needed them. Or they would pray for those who had no one else to pray for them. You might have a whole army of people praying for you, and yet you might not even know it.For instance, when someone asks me for prayer I usually ask my parents to also pray for them because I know my parents are mighty prayer warriors. I also ask my prayer group to pray, my Encounter Ministry fellow students, and the prayer line at my church. Then sometimes I would also add their request to these three online prayer requests websites, one of which is the Lourdes website. Do you see how someone could have a whole army of people praying for them and not even know it?For the child of God that's far from homeThe one who thinks they're too far goneI'm throwing out another prayer in faith (prayer in faith)Worn-out altars, tear-stained pewsStill I won't give up on youI believe that anything can changeWhen somebody praysI love this verse because he is talking to anyone who feels like they are far from home. Anyone who feels like they are too far gone. Then he tells them that he is praying for them. We all need to be praying for those who are far from home and think they are too far gone. There is no too far gone with the Lord. He is always willing to take us back. He is always waiting for us to realize that and to come home. I love it when he says he won't give up on us because he believes that anything can change when somebody prays.This is an important thing for us all to believe. It is so true. Anything can change when somebody prays. The enemy often tries to make us believe that our situation is too bad and that there is no solution. He tries to convince us that we don't need to pray because there isn't anything God can do for anyone. There isn't anything anyone can do. This is ridiculous! God can do anything! We might not see a way out, we might not think things can get better, but God can always make a way, even when we can't see how. It is always worth it to say a prayer. It can make all the difference in the world. Sometimes God is just waiting for you to ask. He is waiting for you to invite Him into it all. Why wouldn't we want God to be in all of it?I've seen miracles come from feeble wordsI've seen hospital rooms turned into cathedralsI've seen freedom come to the prisonerYou can't tell me that prayer don't workThe first line says, “I've seen miracles come from feeble words.” Do you know why I love this? I love it because it reminds us that we don't have to know what to say. We don't have to pray these long, eloquent prayers. We don't have to ask for the exact thing or say the exact right words in order for our prayers to be answered. It's not like in all those movies about making a wish on a genie in a bottle. If you don't get the wording perfectly, then something bad happens. God is not like that. We don't have to know the perfect thing to say. We just have to call upon his name and ask him for what we want.It goes on to say, “I've seen hospital rooms turned into cathedrals.” I think what he means by this is that hospital rooms can be a powerful place for prayer. Sitting by a loved one's bedside can prompt people to pray more. It can also help us to be bold and ask for more from the Lord. Desperation to save our loved ones can be a powerful motivator. He also says, I've seen freedom come to the prisoner.  This is another great result of prayer. You might know someone who is stuck in their past. They may be an actual prisoner in jail, or they may be a prisoner to guilt, shame, and unforgiveness. Either way, prayers can free them from their prison. I have seen it happen many times!!The song ends with:So every night there by your bedWhen you fold your hands and bow your headNot a single word you've ever said in vain'Cause He hears everythingI like this verse too because it reminds us that not a single word you've ever said is in vain. When we pray to God, He hears us. We can be confident in this, just as the scripture verse for today reminds us. God hears it all, whether you are in church praying or you are crying out to him in your car. Wherever you are, no matter how far gone you think you are, He always hears every word of it, and none of it was said in vain. He hears you and He will answer your prayers according to his will and according to His timing.Dear Heavenly Father, I ask you to bless all those listening today. Lord, we love you, and we want to bring all of our requests to you now. Lord, we ask that you give us some understanding of your ways and why our prayers appear not to have been answered for so long.  Help us be patient, Lord. Help us to keep coming back and asking the Lord. Help us to see where in our lives you have answered prayers. We love you Lord and we are so grateful for all you do for us. We are sorry if we take you for granted. We ask all of this in accordance with your will and in Jesus's holy name, Amen!Thank you so much for joining me on this journey to walk boldly with Jesus. I look forward to meeting you here again tomorrow. Remember, Jesus loves you just as you are, and so do I. Have a blessed day!Today's Word from the Lord was received in October 2024 by a member of my Catholic Charismatic Prayer Group. If you have any questions about the prayer group, these words, or how to join us for a meeting, please email CatholicCharismaticPrayerGroup@gmail.com. Today's Word from the Lord is, “Be the one that spreads my love and my joy. Be the one who brings comfort and is a source of peace for all. If you but listen carefully to my voice that calls you each and every day.” www.findingtruenorthcoaching.comCLICK HERE TO DONATECLICK HERE to sign up for Mentoring CLICK HERE to sign up for Daily "Word from the Lord" emailsCLICK HERE to sign up for my newsletter & receive a free audio training about inviting Jesus into your daily lifeCLICK HERE to buy my book Total Trust in God's Safe Embrace

Let's be real—taking the first step or starting to create some sort of change in your life can often be the biggest hurdle we face. Whether it's quitting drinking, getting out of debt, increasing your income, putting yourself out there for dating, or building the business of your dreams, the most daunting part is often just taking that first step.After nearly six years of manifesting my dream life, I've learned that the biggest thing that I would use as an excuse to hold me back was my own resistance to starting. Sound familiar? If so, you're not alone, and today's episode is here to help.In this episode, I'm sharing the simple yet powerful formula I've used to finally get started on the changes I wanted to make—without the overwhelm, self-sabotage, or burnout.On today's podcast episode, we dive into:The 6-step formula to overcome the fear of startingWhy creating safety is the first key to making any big changeHow to break things down into bite-sized, actionable stepsThe power of making the process fun and enjoyableWhy rewarding yourself along the way creates momentumThe importance of not doing it alone (and how to find the right support)How inviting God into the process changes everythingI'll also be sharing personal examples from my own journey—like how I tackled paying off $70,000 debt in less than 10 months—all by following this formula.Ready to finally start manifesting the life you know you're meant for?Then it's time to take the next step and apply to The Abundant AF Babe Academy—my signature manifestation program designed to help you heal all limiting beliefs and blocks so that you can finally manifest more money, freedom and fulfillment without stress or hustling.

This week's episode is with Maheen Sohail who is a senior staff designer working on generative at Meta. She joined as one of the earliest designers on both the VR and AI teams, so a big part of this discussion is about navigating ambiguity when there's no clear playbook to follow.We go deep into:New types of interface patterns for AIThe unique ways she thinks about prototypingEthical considerations when designing AI produdctsHow Maheen explores AI models through side projectsWhy the goal posts for what it means to be a designer are shiftinga lot more⭐ KEY TAKEAWAYSNobody knows what they're doingThis is especially true when you're designing products for emerging technologies like AI. It's easy to look at people working on these AI-native products and assume they have it all figured out… but we're all still learning and exploring what's possible. This came up in George Kedenburg's episode too.Curiosity > everythingI asked Maheen what traits are more important than curiosity for people interested in designing AI products. Her answer? Nothing.The importance of passion projectsThere's a trend I'm noticing in these interviews… the designers who are creating cutting edge use cases for AI are the ones actively exploring the technology with side projects. Reading essays isn't the way to learn. You have to want something to exist in the world and use that as a reason to figure out what's possible. For Maheen it was using AI models to colorize images of Pakistan. For Nate Parrott it was using AI to hallucinate in HTML.Maheen references Alex Cornell's storytelling abilitiesMaheen's demo for animating drawings (it's very fun)We referenced Colin Dunn's episode about the importance of naming in AI productsMaheen's colorized photos of PakistanMaheen's FakeID podcastMeta's AI releaseMaheen raved about the Rosebud journalling app

Welcome to a brand new season of House of Wealth! In this episode, I'm getting real with you about the wild ride I've been on for the past two years. It's been a time of breaking down old beliefs, growing in ways I never expected, and completely transforming my life.I'll be sharing:• Why I decided to rebrand from the Wealth Witch to House of Wealth (spoiler: it's about so much more than just money, folks!)• My personal journey of rediscovering what really matters in life• How I found myself feeling lost and, honestly, a bit morally bankrupt• The moment I turned to God for help and how that changed everythingI'll also be opening up about:• Ignoring that nagging feeling that God was calling me (and the not-so-fun consequences)• Realizing I'd been using my manifestation skills for all the wrong reasons• My deep dive into different faiths and why I landed on Christianity• The physical changes I've made and how they tie into true wealth• What you can expect from this podcast moving forward (hint: we're covering all aspects of wealth!)Key Takeaways: True wealth is about way more than just your bank account Aligning your wealth with your values is crucial for real happiness Sometimes feeling lost is the first step to finding yourself A relationship with God can bring peace, even when you're unsure about everything else Taking care of your physical health is a big part of overall wealth Ignoring your calling can lead to some serious life lessons Using your gifts selfishly doesn't lead to lasting satisfaction Exploring different faiths can help you find your spiritual home I want to hear from YOU! Send me your feedback, comments and questions to podcast@theleahsteele.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

separate yourself. To start taking on ideas that who you are isn't okay. If you relate to my art and you too, feel as though you feel the full spectrum of life, the full spectrum of emotion, my intention with this poem is to remind you that you're not alone, that you're not crazy and that what you're feeling is valid. It's easy for us to compare ourselves to others, put our experiences to the side because we fear that others can't understand us. Yet, in that fear we suppress the very things that make us unique, our capacity to feel, our capacity for true compassion, the power of our sensitivity and our ability to interact with the what's beneath the surface, with the vast nuances and intricacies of both the human and spiritual experience, to see them as one. If you relate to this, the words in this poem are for you, to remind you that you are a gift, exactly as you are. A dying breath Emma Evelyn is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.A flame with nothing but embers left As I said goodbye to every test That I've ever met Oh how I am prepared No old self spared in this renewalIn this death To re-birth Where all that I know comes first A thirst for the mysteryRe-writing history Afraid others won't understand me The simplicity The complexity Of my capacity To know duality To hold polarity To lean into insanity On the knives edge between genius and madnessOh how deeply I grieve in sadness For the me that never had the space To express all that, inside, she facedAlways feeling out of place Wishing she could receive an embrace Because wasn't I enough as I was?Aren't I enough as I am?That's what I asked the world When I was a young girl She had so much courage So much strength That could never be bent Or mouldedShe always knew that she was destinedTo walk a different path That grew from the seeds in her heart And although she never knew where to start She was braveTaking steps anyway Even in the days She had little faith Now, she knows that her past is not her fate How long she did wait To feel onenessTo know unityTo remember that she is whole Now she walks a path led by the boldWithout conforming to what's told She can't fold to the stories she tells herself The words that someone else may say Like, hey, “you're not worthy” “you've gone crazy” “you'll be begging saying save me when everything falls apart and fails”But I put my faith in a holy grail That I am so much more than I can begin to imagine So much more than I can put into wordsI am everythingI am nothingFully trustingIn the I am, that I am Not lusting after illusion Falling into confusion But alive, as The Dao (what is The Dao? - http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/special/china_1000bce_daoism.htm) I don't worry about the how I simply walk to the beat of the drum insidePeace, ease and joy, my only prizeOh I love that I get to live my lifeNot afraid to cry Not afraid to dieAlive, fully opened eyesIf you felt supported by this poem, please reach out via email, emma@emmaevelyncampbell.com and let me know what came up for you. I love to hear from people that connect with the art and words that come through me.

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Have you ever had a conversation where someone said, "I see this in you."? Sometimes it comes out of nowhere or you are kinda shocked because certain qualities you see in yourself are just everyday.  Meet Kristi Bramlett who is a certified movement coach and professor at Columbia College who helps communicators have a greater impact the world. Kristi shares what it looks like to let go in her parable story."It's time for me to let this other thing go.  And I think it is Erwin McManus who said, 'spiritual maturity is the length of time from hearing from God and then doing what he says.' And I am not spiritually mature." - Kristi BramlettEpisode Talking Pointsour responsibility vs God's responsibilityLetting it All Go (Yes, with a reference to Elsa)Deciphering and Discerning God's voiceGod orchestrates everythingI feel like a horrible humanHow to release what has been said to themDiscovering who God created you innatelyPlus, it is so amazing to hear about our mind-body connection from Kristi's perspective. God is so good by being in the details of everything we do.  Grateful for Kristi to share what it looks like to walk in a new direction in her life. I hope you enjoy this episode of The Parable Podcast.Reflection Questions1. How Have you been listening to the people God has specifically placed in your life that see something in you? If you don't have anyone like that, pray about God showing you those connections.2. It is easy to emulate others because we love, admire, or desire to be like them.  However, God asks us to be our authentic selves in Him - no one else.  How can you not hold on to that back this week?Connect with KristiWebsite | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn | Email How to support The Parable Podcast: #1 Subscribe or Follow the show so you don't miss the next episode of The Parable Podcast through your favorite podcast app (i.e. iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher). #2 Share this show with a friend, this is a perfect opportunity to start your own Parable Conversation together. #3 Are you in need of a speaker for your Church, Women's Group, or event? Contact Danielle to learn more.

Something is very wrong with my country. Something big and something bad. We can all feel it, though we might not agree on what is actually wrong. The great institutions of state are falling apart. Mighty institutions that I grew up trusting for their integrity, respected around the world, seem to be crumbling amidst incompetence, incoherence, corruption and more.The government, essentially unelected, is unpopular and ineffectual. Not that a properly elected government would make much difference. Sir Humphrey and the Blob still seem to run everything. The system seems set up to look after the system, rather than its people. The opportunities for change and reform that were first, Brexit, then Boris Johnson's sweeping 2019 election win, have been squandered. The government is unable to carry out even its most basic function, which is to defend the borders. The Bank of England has for many years been destroying the value of money. Inflation, which apparently was unforeseeable, is now at 9%. And that's just official inflation – we all know actual inflation is higher. The Bank's monetary policies, together with planning laws, have given us an intergenerational wealth divide which means anyone born after about 1985 can't afford anywhere to live. They delay starting families as a result, and they have smaller families, with the long-term consequence that the local population is eroded away. This then gives rise to the argument that, as locals aren't reproducing, we “need” immigration. I can't remember trust in the police, who seem more concerned with online wrong-think than violent crime, ever having been so low. I wrote that sentence before the David Carrick scandal. The courts are overwhelmed and the court system is both expensive and antiquated. The legal system is manipulated and exploited, only affordable to the very rich or very poor. The penal system is inadequate. Google “NHS and news”, if you want to see what state healthcare is in. Radical progressive ideology has enveloped education. Even the armed forces have been afflicted by it. Universities are overpriced and increasingly irrelevant to the modern work environment. The BBC, the national broadcaster, is loathed for its bias, and its output is, for the most part, crap. Luxury green ideology has left us with sky-high energy prices. Royal Mail only occasionally delivers - I'm still getting Christmas cards now. The trains are useless and expensive. Who knows how well the civil service is doing? It's opaque. The electoral process has become meaningless. You get the same blob whoever you vote for. Representative democracy is neither representative nor democratic.I could go on. You get the point. Everywhere that is not functioning involves (or has involved in its recent history) the heavy hand of the state. You could look at, say, shops, tech, restaurants or media – areas where the state is less involved – and user dissatisfaction levels are not comparable. Airports actually ran better when the border force went on strike. It's as though the state is inherently incompetent. Why there aren't more libertarians, I'll never understand. Meanwhile, all of these institutions are costing a fortune. Spending on most is at all-time highs. By the time you factor in inflation (which is a stealth tax - even the Chancellor recently admitted as much), taxation levels are comfortably in excess of 50%. That is to say: more than half of everything you earn is taken from you by the state to pay for stuff that doesn't work. That's before we get to the tax on the future which is debt and deficit spending.And then there's the waste. Here is just one example:Imagine how much better off we'd all be, if citizens, rather than the government, could choose where to allocate the money they earn. You spend your money better than they do.Culture wars and mass migrationIt's not just crumbling institutions and state overreach. They call it the Culture Wars, but we are in the midst of a religious war, an ideological struggle. What Elon Musk calls “the woke mind virus” – an aggressive, radically progressive ideology born out of an obsession with identity politics – has taken over, especially within institutions and education, and is wreaking havoc. From male rapists being put into women's prisons to expensive green initiatives that actually damage the environment to a pandemic of cancel culture. Again, I could go on. I don't need to spell it out here. You know what I'm talking about. Small government and libertarianism solves this too, by the way. The virus would not be able to survive and spread without the oxygen of public money.Meanwhile, the demography of the country has changed, and as a result, so has its identity (though few have yet realised that). Last year, 1.1 million people migrated to this country –  that's just the ones who were granted visas. There are plenty more that weren't. In effect, roughly one in every 65 people you meet in this country only came here last year.  The London of the 1970s that I grew up in has vanished. The archetypical Londoner used to be the Cockney – the white working-class man or woman born within the sound of Bow Bells. Today the Cockney, once such an instantly recognisable English type and one that has had an incredible influence on Britain, barely exists. They've all gone. Almost every other UK city is on a similar journey to indigenous British white minority.As the song goes, “you don't know what you've got till it's gone”. Whatever we had has gone and we will never get it back. It's not just the UK. It's the whole of Western Europe, and probably much of North America too. My German friend jokes that Buenos Aires will be the last European city. On which note, it was incredible to watch the World Cup Final between Argentina and France. By the time the game ended and the substitutions had been made, it was, essentially, a match between Africans from Europe and Europeans from South America. I am not “anti-migration”, by the way. If anything, I am pro it. In my National Anthem of Libertaria I argue for free movement. The mass movement of people is an inevitable tide in the affairs of men. People have always moved, and always will. But I also view conserving our culture, identity and communities as paramount, and the state is failing to do that.  If such things were not state responsibility, but locals', and people were empowered by lower taxes and the greater responsibility that comes with a smaller state, the outcome would be different. Mass migration is inevitable. People think it's going to decrease. It's not. It's going to increase. There are more people in the world than ever before and – whether it's those displaced by war, by lack of water, by poverty, hunger or (probably the primary factor) lack of opportunity – more and more of them are on the move. Because of modern communications, more of them are aware of better lives to be had elsewhere. Because of modern travel, more of them are able to travel further and faster than ever before. As a result, we are in a migration of people of historically unprecedented proportions. It's only going to increase.Terrified of being labelled racist, Western governments have no coherent philosophy, let alone an actionable strategy, to deal with it all. Especially as both the public and the media have lost sight of the difference between what is legal immigration, what is illegal and what is asylum. Moreover, it has become impossible for all the shouting “racist” to have a grown up conversation about how much immigration we actually want - 100,000 a year? 500,000? Net zero? How pertinent is the Douglas Murray title: The Strange Death of Europe.The world is changing fast. For good or for bad, the Britain we once knew has left Middle Earth. I don't think anyone voted for it. I don't see many leaders trying to stop it. Locals who have paid taxes all their life and now receive inadequate services, or see that tax money being spent on these new Britons, while they go overlooked, not unreasonably feel betrayed, angry, frightened and more. Accountable local government with local borders might be better able to act on the wishes of its people, and defend against this sudden influx that is disrupting so many communities – if so desired. But that is not possible with Britain's remote, centralised, unaccountable state. Given its record elsewhere, when the state is in charge of borders, why should it be any surprise they don't function properly?A genuinely free market-driven economy might be happy with open borders and quickly able to adapt – more people to sell products to, a greater choice of people to employ – what's not to like? But the state systems – schools, hospitals, transport infrastructure – cannot cope. As Milton Friedman observed, you cannot have open borders and an expansive and benevolent welfare state. You can have one or the other, but not both. Yet currently, both is what we have (or are attempting to have). That's why everything is falling apart. In effect, we are paying for ourselves to be colonised.Maybe it's multi-culturalism and expansive state welfare that are incompatible: the latter may only properly function in more mono-cultural societies, such as Japan. (Similar arguments can be made about crime levels. They tend to be lower in mostly mono-cultural cities, especially in Asia, to those in the the more multi-cultural west).Whether it's Hull, Skegness, Mansfield or any other provincial town, when boatloads of young men from different cultures, with no instinctive loyalty to the UK or its ways (and sometimes a contempt for it), are dumped in a community and the community is given no say in the matter, and locals have no power to resist, any anger felt is pretty understandable. There are incidents when the young men are put up in four or five-star hotels, while there are locals, homeless, in tents outside. It is not what people want, nor what they voted for. As I say, representative democracy is neither representative, nor democratic. The model is broken.Brave New World, digital nomad-ery, robot takeover — or something worse?Finally, there are incredible developments in technology: the new worlds being designed for us by nameless, and, in many cases, slightly autistic coders in far away places, the extraordinary expansion of surveillance and the erosion of privacy. Those who have monitored ChatGPT will know that before long as much as half of the content on the internet will be generated by bots. But they are not neutral - they are politically biased. What are the implications of that and the extraordinary influence these nameless coders will have to shape the global narrative?Never mind whose fault this all is, or the rights and wrongs of it all. We all have our ideas. Plenty of them.  What I want to know is: where is this all going? I've been thinking about it a lot.Many draw parallels with the Fall of Rome and the invading barbarians at the gates. Others say we are headed into totalitarianism akin to George Orwell's 1984. Many of my Eastern European friends think we are making the same mistakes they once made and headed into some kind of 21st century Marxism. My Venezuelan friends think the same. Some see a new rise of fascism akin to the 1930s.Some look to Isaac Asimov and the rise of intelligent machines (see my piece on ChatGPT, if you want to know just how advanced machine learning is now). My genius bitcoin billionaire mate, who has long since disappeared somewhere remote in New Zealand, thinks we are going into a world where everybody is housed in Butlins/CentreParks/Club Med (depending on your socio-economic status)-type holiday resorts, with virtual reality headsets on all day, while robots do all the work. That vision tallies somewhat with Aldous Huxley's Brave New World.Another compelling scenario comes in James Dale Davidson and Lord William Rees-Mogg's, in which they describe a two-tiered society. On one tier, thanks to advances in technology and communication, there will be a class of largely untaxed digital nomads, travelling from place to place, operating independently of nation states and government structures. Meanwhile, there will be a much larger class of people trapped in their nations, working in the physical economy (rather than the stateless digital one), heavily taxed and indebted. Hard-money advocates argue that some kind of hyperinflation and the destruction of fiat money is inevitable, or that, with the emergence of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, the US dollar is soon to lose its reserve currency status, with major implications for the international balance of power. In that case Western Europe is probably going the way of once-wealthy Argentina. “Great Reset” theory, in the wake of Covid and the vaccine furore - that powerful, yet secret actors and organisations, especially the WEF, are planning all of this - looks rather more credible than it once did.There is also a persuasive argument that the expansion of NATO, Vladimir Putin's ambitions and the conflict in Ukraine is going to take us eventually to nuclear war. There is a lot to worry about. These really are incredible times.So back to the underlying question: where is this all going? The South Africanisation of everythingI was in the pub with my friend, the director Alex McCarron, the other night, when this subject came up. He had a simple but compelling answer: South Africa. The South Africanisation of Everything.There are many parallels: crumbling institutions, widespread corruption, mass migration; failing rule of law, rising crime rates – especially violent crime; inadequate policing and reliance on private security; identity politics, siloed, ghetto-ised communities within a so-called multi-cultural country; race-based crime, justified because of history; many cultures, each with their grievances, thrust together and by no means living harmoniously. It's a credible scenario and one I can envisage. One small example: private security vehicles are ubiquitous in Johannesburg. You never used to see them in the UK. My friend sent me this image, spotted this in Notting Hill the other evening. I think such sights are going to get more and more become commonplace. It's another symptom of a failing state.My view is that we are going to see all of those above scenarios. Nevertheless … things are better than we realiseIn all of this negativity, in many ways, things are much better than we may think and the world is in a better state than it has ever been. We are living longer than ever. There are fewer people living below the poverty line than ever. The number of people dying from natural disasters is lower than it has ever been. Information technology means we have greater access to information than ever. 6.8 billion people now have a smart phone - think of all the possibilities that open up as a result. More than 80% of the global population now has access to electricity. With modern transport we are able to go further than ever, quicker than ever. The world is, as a result, more accessible than ever. We might not enjoy her status, but most of us live with luxuries Marie Antoinette could never have dreamed of. Life is so much easier for us than it was for our ancestors and we should be grateful to them for the benefits we enjoy, as a result of what they went through. Wonderful things are possible. There is much to be positive and excited about. There has never been a better time to be alive.But something is missing. Something is wrong. We can all feel it.Our belief systems are awry. I am sure it's to do with the absence of religion. Naive worship of incompetent state institutions has replaced it.Am I right about this? Please post your thoughts in the comments below. And how do you navigate it all, as an investor, and protect/grow your wealth? Gold and bitcoin are the obvious “anti-state” choices.Please share this article on Twitter, Facebook etc (if you liked it).Meanwhile, if you want to listen to Alex and I discuss the South Africanisation of everything – that podcast is here.Interested in protecting your wealth in these extraordinary times? Then be sure to own some gold bullion. My current recommended bullion dealer is The Pure Gold Company, whether you are taking delivery or storing online. Premiums are low, quality of service is high. You can deal with a human being. I have an affiliation deals with them.My guide to buying bitcoin is here.Make your Number One resolution for 2023 to listen to Kisses on a Postcard.The Flying Frisby is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.theflyingfrisby.com/subscribe

Something is very wrong with my country. Something big and something bad. We can all feel it, though we might not agree on what is actually wrong. The great institutions of state are falling apart. Mighty institutions that I grew up trusting for their integrity, respected around the world, seem to be crumbling amidst incompetence, incoherence, corruption and more.The government, essentially unelected, is unpopular and ineffectual. Not that a properly elected government would make much difference. Sir Humphrey and the Blob still seem to run everything. The system seems set up to look after the system, rather than its people. The opportunities for change and reform that were first, Brexit, then Boris Johnson's sweeping 2019 election win, have been squandered. The government is unable to carry out even its most basic function, which is to defend the borders. The Bank of England has for many years been destroying the value of money. Inflation, which apparently was unforeseeable, is now at 9%. And that's just official inflation – we all know actual inflation is higher. The Bank's monetary policies, together with planning laws, have given us an intergenerational wealth divide which means anyone born after about 1985 can't afford anywhere to live. They delay starting families as a result, and they have smaller families, with the long-term consequence that the local population is eroded away. This then gives rise to the argument that, as locals aren't reproducing, we “need” immigration. I can't remember trust in the police, who seem more concerned with online wrong-think than violent crime, ever having been so low. I wrote that sentence before the David Carrick scandal. The courts are overwhelmed and the court system is both expensive and antiquated. The legal system is manipulated and exploited, only affordable to the very rich or very poor. The penal system is inadequate. Google “NHS and news”, if you want to see what state healthcare is in. Radical progressive ideology has enveloped education. Even the armed forces have been afflicted by it. Universities are overpriced and increasingly irrelevant to the modern work environment. The BBC, the national broadcaster, is loathed for its bias, and its output is, for the most part, crap. Luxury green ideology has left us with sky-high energy prices. Royal Mail only occasionally delivers - I'm still getting Christmas cards now. The trains are useless and expensive. Who knows how well the civil service is doing? It's opaque. The electoral process has become meaningless. You get the same blob whoever you vote for. Representative democracy is neither representative nor democratic.I could go on. You get the point. Everywhere that is not functioning involves (or has involved in its recent history) the heavy hand of the state. You could look at, say, shops, tech, restaurants or media – areas where the state is less involved – and user dissatisfaction levels are not comparable. Airports actually ran better when the border force went on strike. It's as though the state is inherently incompetent. Why there aren't more libertarians, I'll never understand. Meanwhile, all of these institutions are costing a fortune. Spending on most is at all-time highs. By the time you factor in inflation (which is a stealth tax - even the Chancellor recently admitted as much), taxation levels are comfortably in excess of 50%. That is to say: more than half of everything you earn is taken from you by the state to pay for stuff that doesn't work. That's before we get to the tax on the future which is debt and deficit spending.And then there's the waste. Here is just one example:Imagine how much better off we'd all be, if citizens, rather than the government, could choose where to allocate the money they earn. You spend your money better than they do.Culture wars and mass migrationIt's not just crumbling institutions and state overreach. They call it the Culture Wars, but we are in the midst of a religious war, an ideological struggle. What Elon Musk calls “the woke mind virus” – an aggressive, radically progressive ideology born out of an obsession with identity politics – has taken over, especially within institutions and education, and is wreaking havoc. From male rapists being put into women's prisons to expensive green initiatives that actually damage the environment to a pandemic of cancel culture. Again, I could go on. I don't need to spell it out here. You know what I'm talking about. Small government and libertarianism solves this too, by the way. The virus would not be able to survive and spread without the oxygen of public money.Meanwhile, the demography of the country has changed, and as a result, so has its identity (though few have yet realised that). Last year, 1.1 million people migrated to this country –  that's just the ones who were granted visas. There are plenty more that weren't. In effect, roughly one in every 65 people you meet in this country only came here last year.  The London of the 1970s that I grew up in has vanished. The archetypical Londoner used to be the Cockney – the white working-class man or woman born within the sound of Bow Bells. Today the Cockney, once such an instantly recognisable English type and one that has had an incredible influence on Britain, barely exists. They've all gone. Almost every other UK city is on a similar journey to indigenous British white minority.As the song goes, “you don't know what you've got till it's gone”. Whatever we had has gone and we will never get it back. It's not just the UK. It's the whole of Western Europe, and probably much of North America too. My German friend jokes that Buenos Aires will be the last European city. On which note, it was incredible to watch the World Cup Final between Argentina and France. By the time the game ended and the substitutions had been made, it was, essentially, a match between Africans from Europe and Europeans from South America. I am not “anti-migration”, by the way. If anything, I am pro it. In my National Anthem of Libertaria I argue for free movement. The mass movement of people is an inevitable tide in the affairs of men. People have always moved, and always will. But I also view conserving our culture, identity and communities as paramount, and the state is failing to do that.  If such things were not state responsibility, but locals', and people were empowered by lower taxes and the greater responsibility that comes with a smaller state, the outcome would be different. Mass migration is inevitable. People think it's going to decrease. It's not. It's going to increase. There are more people in the world than ever before and – whether it's those displaced by war, by lack of water, by poverty, hunger or (probably the primary factor) lack of opportunity – more and more of them are on the move. Because of modern communications, more of them are aware of better lives to be had elsewhere. Because of modern travel, more of them are able to travel further and faster than ever before. As a result, we are in a migration of people of historically unprecedented proportions. It's only going to increase.Terrified of being labelled racist, Western governments have no coherent philosophy, let alone an actionable strategy, to deal with it all. Especially as both the public and the media have lost sight of the difference between what is legal immigration, what is illegal and what is asylum. Moreover, it has become impossible for all the shouting “racist” to have a grown up conversation about how much immigration we actually want - 100,000 a year? 500,000? Net zero? How pertinent is the Douglas Murray title: The Strange Death of Europe.The world is changing fast. For good or for bad, the Britain we once knew has left Middle Earth. I don't think anyone voted for it. I don't see many leaders trying to stop it. Locals who have paid taxes all their life and now receive inadequate services, or see that tax money being spent on these new Britons, while they go overlooked, not unreasonably feel betrayed, angry, frightened and more. Accountable local government with local borders might be better able to act on the wishes of its people, and defend against this sudden influx that is disrupting so many communities – if so desired. But that is not possible with Britain's remote, centralised, unaccountable state. Given its record elsewhere, when the state is in charge of borders, why should it be any surprise they don't function properly?A genuinely free market-driven economy might be happy with open borders and quickly able to adapt – more people to sell products to, a greater choice of people to employ – what's not to like? But the state systems – schools, hospitals, transport infrastructure – cannot cope. As Milton Friedman observed, you cannot have open borders and an expansive and benevolent welfare state. You can have one or the other, but not both. Yet currently, both is what we have (or are attempting to have). That's why everything is falling apart. In effect, we are paying for ourselves to be colonised.Maybe it's multi-culturalism and expansive state welfare that are incompatible: the latter may only properly function in more mono-cultural societies, such as Japan. (Similar arguments can be made about crime levels. They tend to be lower in mostly mono-cultural cities, especially in Asia, to those in the the more multi-cultural west).Whether it's Hull, Skegness, Mansfield or any other provincial town, when boatloads of young men from different cultures, with no instinctive loyalty to the UK or its ways (and sometimes a contempt for it), are dumped in a community and the community is given no say in the matter, and locals have no power to resist, any anger felt is pretty understandable. There are incidents when the young men are put up in four or five-star hotels, while there are locals, homeless, in tents outside. It is not what people want, nor what they voted for. As I say, representative democracy is neither representative, nor democratic. The model is broken.Brave New World, digital nomad-ery, robot takeover — or something worse?Finally, there are incredible developments in technology: the new worlds being designed for us by nameless, and, in many cases, slightly autistic coders in far away places, the extraordinary expansion of surveillance and the erosion of privacy. Those who have monitored ChatGPT will know that before long as much as half of the content on the internet will be generated by bots. But they are not neutral - they are politically biased. What are the implications of that and the extraordinary influence these nameless coders will have to shape the global narrative?Never mind whose fault this all is, or the rights and wrongs of it all. We all have our ideas. Plenty of them.  What I want to know is: where is this all going? I've been thinking about it a lot.Many draw parallels with the Fall of Rome and the invading barbarians at the gates. Others say we are headed into totalitarianism akin to George Orwell's 1984. Many of my Eastern European friends think we are making the same mistakes they once made and headed into some kind of 21st century Marxism. My Venezuelan friends think the same. Some see a new rise of fascism akin to the 1930s.Some look to Isaac Asimov and the rise of intelligent machines (see my piece on ChatGPT, if you want to know just how advanced machine learning is now). My genius bitcoin billionaire mate, who has long since disappeared somewhere remote in New Zealand, thinks we are going into a world where everybody is housed in Butlins/CentreParks/Club Med (depending on your socio-economic status)-type holiday resorts, with virtual reality headsets on all day, while robots do all the work. That vision tallies somewhat with Aldous Huxley's Brave New World.Another compelling scenario comes in James Dale Davidson and Lord William Rees-Mogg's, in which they describe a two-tiered society. On one tier, thanks to advances in technology and communication, there will be a class of largely untaxed digital nomads, travelling from place to place, operating independently of nation states and government structures. Meanwhile, there will be a much larger class of people trapped in their nations, working in the physical economy (rather than the stateless digital one), heavily taxed and indebted. Hard-money advocates argue that some kind of hyperinflation and the destruction of fiat money is inevitable, or that, with the emergence of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, the US dollar is soon to lose its reserve currency status, with major implications for the international balance of power. In that case Western Europe is probably going the way of once-wealthy Argentina. “Great Reset” theory, in the wake of Covid and the vaccine furore - that powerful, yet secret actors and organisations, especially the WEF, are planning all of this - looks rather more credible than it once did.There is also a persuasive argument that the expansion of NATO, Vladimir Putin's ambitions and the conflict in Ukraine is going to take us eventually to nuclear war. There is a lot to worry about. These really are incredible times.So back to the underlying question: where is this all going? The South Africanisation of everythingI was in the pub with my friend, the director Alex McCarron, the other night, when this subject came up. He had a simple but compelling answer: South Africa. The South Africanisation of Everything.There are many parallels: crumbling institutions, widespread corruption, mass migration; failing rule of law, rising crime rates – especially violent crime; inadequate policing and reliance on private security; identity politics, siloed, ghetto-ised communities within a so-called multi-cultural country; race-based crime, justified because of history; many cultures, each with their grievances, thrust together and by no means living harmoniously. It's a credible scenario and one I can envisage. One small example: private security vehicles are ubiquitous in Johannesburg. You never used to see them in the UK. My friend sent me this image, spotted this in Notting Hill the other evening. I think such sights are going to get more and more become commonplace. It's another symptom of a failing state.My view is that we are going to see all of those above scenarios. Nevertheless … things are better than we realiseIn all of this negativity, in many ways, things are much better than we may think and the world is in a better state than it has ever been. We are living longer than ever. There are fewer people living below the poverty line than ever. The number of people dying from natural disasters is lower than it has ever been. Information technology means we have greater access to information than ever. 6.8 billion people now have a smart phone - think of all the possibilities that open up as a result. More than 80% of the global population now has access to electricity. With modern transport we are able to go further than ever, quicker than ever. The world is, as a result, more accessible than ever. We might not enjoy her status, but most of us live with luxuries Marie Antoinette could never have dreamed of. Life is so much easier for us than it was for our ancestors and we should be grateful to them for the benefits we enjoy, as a result of what they went through. Wonderful things are possible. There is much to be positive and excited about. There has never been a better time to be alive.But something is missing. Something is wrong. We can all feel it.Our belief systems are awry. I am sure it's to do with the absence of religion. Naive worship of incompetent state institutions has replaced it.Am I right about this? Please post your thoughts in the comments below. And how do you navigate it all, as an investor, and protect/grow your wealth? Gold and bitcoin are the obvious “anti-state” choices.Please share this article on Twitter, Facebook etc (if you liked it).Meanwhile, if you want to listen to Alex and I discuss the South Africanisation of everything – that podcast is here.Interested in protecting your wealth in these extraordinary times? Then be sure to own some gold bullion. My current recommended bullion dealer is The Pure Gold Company, whether you are taking delivery or storing online. Premiums are low, quality of service is high. You can deal with a human being. I have an affiliation deals with them.My guide to buying bitcoin is here.Make your Number One resolution for 2023 to listen to Kisses on a Postcard.The Flying Frisby is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.theflyingfrisby.com/subscribe

If there is something I've learned it's that you should never say never in your business. This one thing might come back to prove you were wrong. This very thing is what happened to me and today I wanted to tell you all about why I hated mini sessions and why I never wanted to do them again. Cloudspot: Get 20% off your first 12 months bit.ly/camerasandcoffeecloudspotA couple years ago I had sent my clients an email saying that I was no longer offering mini sessions. I had it. I didn't want to do them anymore. It was so physically and mentally draining. Not to mention time consuming.Do you want to know why? I spent money renting a studio space.I charged a competitive rate for my area (or what I saw other people posting for mini sessions) I told my potential clients that they would get X amount of photos and I usually scheduled these when I realized I really needed to make money because my business was in need of funds.How I made a change:Schedule 3 months outuse an email listcharge my worth- I'm telling you how to do thisDon't give away everythingI changed the set up of delivering galleries- hint, I use cloudspotListen in to hear all about these details.

Hey friend!Can you even believe we're half way through December?! Like what?! Not only are we half way through the month, but today Ryan & I are officially celebrating 1 year of dating! Now, before you skip over this episode because you're afraid it's going to be some lovey-dovey situation, don't!Today's episode is all about the 5 things I've learned over the past year & why you should take these points with you.Here's a quick breakdown of the points before you press play:1) do what's best for YOU2) understand what you NEED vs. what you WANT3) Communication is KEY4) Welcoming an EASINESS & PEACE into your life5) You DON'T need to control everythingI cannot wait to hear what you think! xoxo 

In this episode, we talk about the three things I know to be true in a relationship along with the one lie I feel like we are all told. Being in a healthy relationship is a difficult task and takes tons of work. I just celebrated my first Wedding Anniversary with my husband and we have been together for eleven years. This is what I have learned after 11 years in a beautiful relationship and five years in an exhausting and abusive relationship. Disclaimer: I am not a relationship expert and this episode is based exclusively off my opinions. This is a must listen if you are looking for love in all the wrong places.Highlights of the Episode:-What are my 3 truths and 1 lie about relationships-Can you apply these concepts to a romantic relationship and friendship?-The one thing that turned me off about my husband and how this shifted everythingI appreciate you tuning into this episode and I hope you enjoyed it. Please make sure you leave me a review on Apple Podcasts and subscribe so you don't miss a new episode. If you are listening on Spotify, don't forget to follow the show and stay tuned for what is coming each week. I am grateful for your time and support on my journey. It is my mission to help provide you content that encourages you to do the hard work to become the best version of yourself every day. Keep showing up for you as your authentic and beautiful self. All my love to you, peace and vibe checks.

Episode6: Relationship Myths and How They Affect Us Explicit Today we explore the relationship myths that keep us in unhealthy relationship patterns. We take a look at how it impacts the music we listen to about love and phrases we use regularly to convey love. We learn how to unpack some of these ideas to increase awareness about the effects of our programming on our relationships.[00:00] Intro[05:11] Dear Mr. McCartneyDr. Legs Letter to Mr. McCartney[10:22] My problematic Relationship Beliefs from My ManifestoMarriage is expected to last foreverMarriage is only between one man and one womanEmotional connections outside the marriage with the opposite sex is frowned uponMarriage should meet all our needsBeing married means you belong to your spouseSex outside of marriage is wrongJealousy and Self-sacrifice equals loveLoving more than one person intimately is not possibleSexual Freedom is shameful and Slut shaming is OKSex and Love are not mutually exclusiveSetting Boundaries in your life is mean especially in marriage[11:58] Problematic Phrases and QuotesYou complete meYou're my everythingI'm nothing without youYou are the only one for meMy other halfAll you need is loveYou own my heart“I don't want anyone else to have your heart, kiss your lips, or be in your arms because that is my place.”Why are they problematic?How are they perceived?Do we even notice that they are harmful? What is the undercurrent to these phrases?[17:43] Toxic/Problematic Mono beliefs and rituals:Becoming One (it should not be a melded one or becoming one, but instead a united two) Eg. Unity candle (unity candle with two individual candles being blown out and lighting the unity candle), mixed sand, white wine/red wine, Concept of ownership in relationshipsJealousy means loveOne Soul MateNo Sex Before Marriage (It's wrong)Sex is the glue that holds a relationship togetherYou should not have close guy friends (that's dangerous)One person should meet all your needs[31:28] Problematic Songs:How Do I Live Without You? -LeAnn RimesI Have Nothing - Whitney HoustonSomeone You Loved - Lewis CapaldiYou Are The Reason - Calum ScottWhen a Man Loves a Woman - Michael BoltonSomeday My Prince Will Come - Snow White[45:30] Mononormative Myths from Designer Relationships: A Guide to Happy Monogamy, Positive Polyamory, and Optimistic Open Relationships Romantic Love Is the Only Foundation for an Enduring RelationshipYou Need to Find a Soul MateThey Lived Happily Ever AfterDesiring Someone Else Is a Form of InfidelityMonogamy Is Natural, Evolutionarily Determined, Optimal, or Divinely OrdainedThere is a Right Way to Be Sexual[01:08:12] Myths About Sluts from The Ethical SlutLong-term Monogamous Relationships are the only real...

AWAKENING by Taylor TripodiAwake, my soul and singLike the dawn breaking over,Breathing new life inside of me Awake my heart to seeYour spirit flow,Lighting the fire inside these veins Awakening, I'm awakening Spirit breathe come alive in me Awakening, I'm awakening Your love it sings over everythingI'm Awakening Awake, my soul and singLike the dawn breaking over,Lighting the fire inside these veinsLike the dawn breaking over, turning the night into day You pursue every inch, every step that I takeChasing after me even when I've turned away

Today's Quote:"I Am doing everythingI have been doing everythingI will keep doing everything."-God The I Am 'IS' doing everything... :) “Whoever works for God, his work will be done by itself." - Neem Karoli Baba Excerpt read from 'A Course in Miracles Made Easy' by Alan Cohen"I sought Him.  I found Him as myself. My voice rang forth a call for Him.  I myself gave the response.  I gazed everywhere and saw myself.  I give and talk to myself, love and serve myself; for, there is none but I." - Swami Ramdas, Divine LifeToday's Practice:Look around and FEEL only God.  Practice feeling God where you appear to be and where you see others.  Practice knowing that you're only ever talking to God, you're only ever seeing God, you're only ever serving God in the form of your sister, brother, mother, father, employee, and employer.  You're only ever working for God.  And that work does itself. I love you and I'm with you, Nik nikki@curlynikki.com

Welcome back to another episode of The Traffic & Conversions Show! Have you ever gotten so frustrated with Facebook ads that you’re ready to throw up your hands, take it off your plate and hire an ads manager? I have a feeling the answer might be YES!Well there is definitely a time when you should hire an ads manager and it’s important for you to know what to know and what to expect before you decide to hire a Facebook ads manager. If you are thinking…I don’t know where to start, all this tech is overwhelmingI need help walking me through everythingI don’t feel 100% confident that I’m running my ads properly don’t have a strategy or  don’t know what to scaleI’m going to talk you through it all!Let’s talk about...“So when should you hire an ads manager?...” At minute 4:55, I’m diving right into how to know when you should hire an ads manager, things you should be budgeting for, the reason ads managers come at a high price and some of the things we do behind the scenes as ads managers.“Some ads managers won’t take on businesses that are brand new....” At 13:50, we’re diving deeper into what some ads managers may require and a few other options that my agency offers and others may too.“No matter what you’re deciding to do, you definitely need to know what it takes to run campaigns and what goes into it...” At minute 21:30, hear the 4 options available if you’re not ready to spend the money to hire an ads agency.“Ask how much experience they’ve had running ads for your niche or business...” At 26:10, if I got you thinking about hiring an ads manager, I’m giving you some tips to hiring an ads manager. Plus, not all ads managers cover everything you may need so I’m telling you what to look for if this is the case.Still not sure if an ads manager is good for you? Feel free to send me a DM over on Instagram or book a call with me! Until next time! Happy Marketing!

G.GettingE.EverythingI.inC.Cohesive orderO. OrderTopicsThis week we do the podcast remotely  talk all things DMX  and lil Nas X gets the green light from corporate  America, while  Paul Pierce gets the Red light from the  Mouse .Twerking for  satan vs striper  in the background twerking.LT Cash talk heavy Rotation: Adding women to the team and stop living in a false realityDJ Shane: New released  music , The show Snow Fall and the death of DMX.Instagram @Therootcause_2

Charlie Ansanelli is a successful entrepreneur, angel investor, and real estate investor. Charlie got his real estate bug since he was 14, but what sealed the deal was when he stumbled upon the book Rich Dad Poor Dad. Reading the book multiple times opened his eyes to the importance and opportunities of having cash flowing assets. [00:01 – 15:06] Focus on the Good in EverythingI introduce and welcome our guest, Charlie AnsanelliCharlie talks about his background and how his journey began[15:07 – 27:32] Buying Assets with Cash Flowing CapabilitiesGetting the real estate bug. Charlie talks about diving into the real estate world.Stumbling upon the book that opened his eye to pursuing cash flowServing and providing the community with affordable housing[27:33 – 35:19] Angel InvestingBecoming an angel investor, what it means for Charlie.Being a part and nurturing people with big ideas.Charlie talks about his current goals.[35:20 – 42:30] THE FINAL FOURWhat’s the worst job that you ever had?The worst job I ever had was probably the best job I ever had as far as a job.My first big boy job working on an online travel startupWhat’s a book you’ve read that has given you a paradigm shift?I really enjoy reading biographies.What is a skill or talent that you’d like to learn?Canal musicWhat does success mean to you?Doing something beyond selfishness.Connect with Charlie. See the links below.Final thoughts Tweetable Quotes:“Life is good and if I could help others with their life anytime I can, that’s what I would like to do.” – Charlie Ansanelli“You only have so much time in this life. You only have so much energy. There’s only so much you can do with that resources, and so where you put that attention, where you put that time. That’s up to us.” – Charlie Ansanelli Resources Mentioned:Rich Dad Poor DadAngel Investor Definition You can connect with Charlie on https://www.rockstackcapital.com/ or send him an email at charlie@rockstackcapital.com.WHERE CAN I LEARN MORE?Be sure to follow me on the below platforms:Subscribe to the podcast on Apple, Spotify, Google, or Stitcher.LinkedInYoutubeExclusive Facebook Groupwww.yonahweiss.comNone of this could be possible without the awesome team at Buzzsprout. They make it easy to get your show listed on every major podcast platform.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/weissadvice)

Abundance of nothing. My visualization was the flow of abundance is an empty, open, clear path. There is no baggage, nothing around me, just me happy and grateful that Heavenly Father provides everything I need when I need it.Malinda shared another visualization. Just like digging a ditch everything must be removed for the flow of water we can declutter our lives and emotions to allow the flow of a healthy whole atmosphere to receive the quickest flow of abundance.The flow of abundance helps us take care of each other and gratitude is what brings those blessings to us as Rachel shared.Today I give myself permission to flow in faith I am clearing everythingI am cleansed by the Living WaterI receive the abundance Heavenly Father desires to give meAbundance is flowing through meI always have everything I needI am receiving the things I wantI am healed in my new beliefsJesus Christ is healing me in abundanceClick Here for more info on living a life of gratitude.Click Here to find out how to join the Gratitude Call live every weekday morning at 7 am Mountain Time.Click Here to join the “Breakthrough with Gratitude!” Facebook Group. Check out the NEW! Daily GPS Planner. It’s a Gratitude Journal and Planner in one! There is space to write your Inspired Shortcuts, record all your thoughts and impressions from The Daily Gratitude Call and even pages to help you stay focused on your Path of Purpose!To have a 15 minute conversation with Wylene Benson and gain new perspective on an area you desire to change, schedule a time on her calendar by going to this link: askwylene.comTo work more closely with Wylene, become a North Star Navigator! click here to learn more about her new book The Seven Gateways – Your Map to Integrity in Life and Business and the life-changing North Star Navigator Course that so many have discovered to be the key to living a life of purpose, fulfillment and happiness!Support the show (https://wylenebenson.com)

THE PERFECT CANDLE  Love does not calculateIt does not count the tearsOr the beads of sweatIt cries, it sweatsThe joy is not measuredNot weighed or comparedLove looks straight aheadNeither to the left nor the rightIt sees no lost chancesNo missed opportunitiesIt reaches out with open handsOpen armsWraps them around the belovedAnd holds on foreverIt burnsLike the flame of a perfect candleIn the stillness of the heart But my heart was never stillNever wholeCracked open, i thinkIn the time before memory was formedThe wind blew through the cracksAnd though the flame never diedIt was not constantI counted everythingI looked everywhereI held onto you as if you were life itself But at the same time, i pushed you awayI do not know how i could do thisOr whyI only know the cracks would not mendAnd i hurt you with every breath of wind 

Kila siku wauliza: nakupendaje? Wataka ujuwe namnaLeo nitakueleza, zote nizitaje, moja moja nitazinenaNakupenda kimarefu, kiundani, kimapanaHata kama hupo, roho yangu hukuonaHadi khatima ya kuwa, na ukomo wa kufanaNa kila leo ikingia, hukupenda kuliko jana!Constantly you ask: how do I love you? Piece by piece, I will today explain everythingI love you in length, and in depth, and in widthEven when you're not here, my soul sees youTo the climax of being and to the last breath of my lifeAnd every single day, I love you than yesterdayThe Way I Love You (Original Swahili poem Nakupendaje) by Mohammed Al Ghassani. Soundtrack by Ally Fadhil Juma.

Moon, an amazing dancer from Korea, discusses his journey to America and how the language of dance helped him gain friends and family despite not speaking much English.Follow @Instagram: noiseofthebrokeboysTwitter: BrokeBoysNoiseListen to the Audio on all Podcast platforms. All The Links Here: https://linktr.ee/NoiseOfTheBrokeBoysA broke degenerate hooligan documents conversations about being a Bboy, Breakin', Hip Hop, Dance, Art, Music, Creativity, Innovation, and the slow subtle crumble of society in audio form.----more----[Music]this episode of noise of the broke boysis brought to you by the Shadow Realmare you and your spouse looking for agreat place to honeymoon you have excessmoney to spend on affordable prime realestate well then you may want toconsider visiting the Shadow Realm thisamazing banishment destination was firstmade famous by the popular children'scard game player ukyo since his rise tofame many have found themselves retiringto the Shadow Realm is the phrase I wantto 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budgetour budget was $5 and unfortunately wespent it all on Moon's haircut and sowithout further ado today I have my goodfriend mr. moon Lee K number one whatelse did you go by go by my name nowyeah I think that's a good decision sowhat's up man how you been good goodgood how are you I'm good dude I've beenyou know working hard trying to makesome stuff happen um with the show andwith my life and whatever and so youknow I know because you and I don't livein the same area anymore we don't get totalk as much and now so it's good tohave you here him so we can like catchup and stuff yeah it's a good catch noyeahum so what I want to talk to you abouttoday is like how you got into hip-hopbecause you know you are originally fromKorea and then you moved out here toAmerica basically to be a dancer and getmore involved in the hip-hop scene rightand I guess I want to I want to hearyour story behind then how you ended upwhere you are today mm-hmm so actually Icame to America 2007 and when I firstcame here how the[Music]came here as a just exchange studentmm-hmm I was gonna just study I wasgonna just learn English here and thegoal was just to learn English hmm andnothing about dance nothing abouthip-hop or nothing about what I do nowhmm because in Korea back in the daywhen I first started dancing and stuffpeople didn't really take this ascourier we didn't have much of jobsrelate to like hip-hop or dance anythingKorean b-boys were very popular backthen I mean still do but still it wasn'tlike their main job they had to worksomewhere else and pursue as a b-boy soit wasn't in my head that I could takethis as my career so it was locking notpopular in Korea definitely not okaydefinitely not popular how I got into itwas um it was type of kind of PE classlike you know you say here um cuzeducation is very important in Asiancountries in general yeah and we stay inschool like almost like 13 14 hours aday so and they put these PE classeslike one or two hours a weeknot even a like a week and I had tochoose indifferent activities and Ichose to learn dance so it wasn't evenlike locking it was just like dance ingeneral and when I first started takingthose classes I got to know aboutpopping and locking mainly so like Idon't even say I knew about hip-hop Iwas more like funk stylesso I was listening to funk musics Ididn't really listen to rap music untillike I came here so I was veryinterested in like funk music yes so youwere you you are introduced to funkmusic from the dancing classes that youtook yes because they'll play thosemusics to learn those foundationslocking foundations and poppingfoundation and was it a lot of likeAmerican funk or was it yeah yeah yeahwe did not we do not have funk musicKorea I think there's Korean funk nowthough yeah like now I mean like evenback then there was similarities but itwasn't for that yeah I guess it's blownup a lot more since you moved yes yesyes yes so that's how I got into it andso it was just in a way of hoppy likekind of way of kinda let the stress outyeah all those studying and staying inschool for how many hours studying inKorea sounds really crazy yes it'spretty intensemy high school we started 7 a.m. and weand like around 11 p.m. so what the heckso like it's pretty it's pretty intenseyou don't do anything except go toschool then pretty much but because it'sso competitive like some students wouldgo to like other places even study morewhat the heck so because it's reallyhard to get into universities andcolleges in Korea so that's just how itis now I know that's pretty crazy thingbecause I know how Americans are but youknow we only know what we have so I hadno idea that was pretty crazyyeah that sounds crazy to me I mean dangbecause typical school for an Americankidhigh school kid I guess we would startseven thirty or something and they wouldgo to like maybe three thirty orsomething you usually have six classesand there are all hour long and then youknow whatever break between them andwhatever we have like seven eightclasses to you know like classes arepretty similar but we just have to staythere to study your own that's crazyyes like they force you to study yourown man I would go home in high school Iwould just go home well I was doingmartial arts back then so I would gostraight to the studio take some classesor whatever or train and then I would gohome and do my homework as I watch TVand I mean like I half-assed all myhomework honestly but I got good gradesactually yeah but that lifestyle endsfor us around like 11 - oh reallylike that's that's it after that youhave to study but back into the topic sofor me because I was getting a lot ofstress you know like lifestyle in aKorean educational lifestyle so dancereally came to me as like outlet ofreleasing my stress mm-hmm so whether Iknew it or not it was becoming my in away my love because it was so stressfuland that was the only thing that I likedand those one hour two hours of a weekwas very special to mehmm so I just fed in love with thatwhole culture I didn't know what hip-hopwas at all and all I knew was just bumpstiles funk cultures so like my favoriteartists were like definitely James BrownBT Express you know like those oldschool school bandsgap band you know whatnotso and I thought America would love bunkstill - yeah so when I first came here20 years 30 years before that yeah yeahI got I had no idea was like back in thebase stuff like I thought people willstill love funk music people will stilldo the line dances you know like thosethose were my expectations yeah I meanpeople still do it but it's not as likebut not our age yes you know they areout there doing the whatever this shityeah yeah we can floss dance and stuffmm-hmmso that's that's how I got into in a wayof hip-hop but I wouldn't still sayhip-hop because um I was kind of gainstto 2007 modern hip hop's mmm so like Iwouldn't listen Lil Wayne out of listento jay-z like I wouldn't listen to themto me like James Brown is my you knowsyeah yeah yeah yeahso ya know I was actually the same way Iwas really into funk music - and a lotof the hip-hop I would listen to I waslike oh this it's cool like I like itbut there's something magical to the thefunk styles that actually influencedthese hip-hop artists I mean obviouslyhip-hop has its own magic behind it toobut it was just like I guess I mean whatdrew me into hip-hop was that you werelike making your own thing out of thispre-existing stuff that and you wouldget your inspiration from it and so Igot deep into like funk music soul musicand stuff and jazz music and so I wasreally into that and then a lot of thenew hip hop artists I was like I don'teven know who they are and so I didn'tstart listening to them till a littlebit later I mean I would listen to themoccasionally like jay-z Tupac and peoplelike that I used to be really big intoDell back then but yeah I mean I thatdefinitely came after the phone againstall kick that I was on mm-hmm and thatwas around like high school mm-hmmbut going back to like what you'retalking before you said that dance waslike a stress relief kind of thing foryou what yeah what do you think why doyou think that is like what about itrelieved the stress to youI think first because we didn't like Ididn't have much of activities likephysical activities so that's definitelylike main reason why it kind of likegave me a lot of freedom and likerelease he's like I'll be sitting downlike hours of day and that typical hourI cannot even sit you know like I haveto let it out and I have to like listento music and I had to basically move youknow so like that was definitely reasonwhy I think was that like the only timeyou got to actually listen to music no Iwill listen to Korean music so you knowlike now kpop is popular one that but Iwas listening to you know like when youstudy your own like you yeah yeah soyeah I will listen to music butphysically doing something with my bodywith music yeah that was differentyeah definitely it's yeah okay so yeahso it was I guess it yeah is thephysical activity mixed with this thismusic this hypnotic kind of like musicthat helped to relieve your stress andso did you do you think that that likeinspired your creativity to and that hadsomething to do with it um at the momentI did not know yeah but later now Ithink about it yes I think it did andthen it kind of like enhanced my likecreativity you know like my art form andwhatnot so like it you know it helped mea lot yeah I have like a theory thatthat music and I guess kind of tiprepetitive type sounds um it triggerssomething in our brains to make uslike turn off the thinking part of yourbrain and turn on the more likeinstinctual part of your brain which isto make you move usually you know likelike in instance of like you hear a bigsound you go and you run mm-hmm I thinkthat somehow repetitive music clicks onthat part of your brain but instead ofyou running and being scared or whateverit's like going oh no this isn't afearful time this is a time to becreative mm-hmm and so I think in thesame way that your instinct tells you torun it's now your instinct is tellingyou okay let we're not in danger anymorewe can do we can do some cool thingswith with our mind and our body to youknow hopefully like instill our survivalor whatever you know and so you know I'mnot some kind of scientist that knowsanything about this but that's just mytheory because it seems like thathappens to everybody you know wheneverthey are like painting or whateverwriting a lot of people will put onmusic and it just gets them into thisnew world where they can like shut off alittle part of their brain and turn on anew part of their brain yeah yeah youknow I guess just shut off what is itthe right side of your brain and turn onthe left side the mhmmm that's youranalytical side to your your artisticside mm-hmm so yeah I think somehow thatthat is involved with dancing and andwhy we're drawn to it it's like sosomewhat of a human instinct to want todo it yeah yeah you know you see littlekids dancing around doing that I don'tnotice your kid actually do that sheactually she actually dances she lovesmusic um you know like it's in theirblood it's in their blood her mybrother-in-law is music producer oh yeahso like we yeah we like shout out toRudi shout out the rule are you oh yeahwe yeah we try to feed her like goopmusics and like you know different dancemoves try to like show her differentdance moves andit's kind of amazing how this youngtoddlers they just move freely yeah youknow it's like amazing to see to methat's hip-hop when I see that cuz it'slike before hip-hop was even deemedhip-hop right before it ever had a namewhat was it it was people at like adance party just having fun yeah it waslike oh I like this part of the song orlike it looks like all the people anddanced for like this song let me playthat part of the song again dude it andthat's what a break was and then allthese people are just dancing and thenall of a sudden they just lose theirmind and jump on the floor and that wasbreaking yep and so when I see a littlekid do the same thing you know when Idon't know you know some song old townroad or whatever song on the radio andthe little kid starts dancing androlling around on the ground I'm likedude that is breaking right there that'ship-hop that's like we built up thewhole culture of breaking and hip-hopdance styles from that exact emotion Ilike seeing that and it seems to me likeit's the best argument that hip-hop islike is like a very deep instinctualthing for yeah human beings beings yeahso the next thing I wanted to talk toyou about is so like once you came toAmerica like how how did it feel comingto America and like integrating into ourculture and like what was thedifferences between here in Korea I knowyou talked about school and stuff butwhat else like cuz it seems like it'd bea huge culture shockit was definitely huge culture shock andI actually the first city I came herewas our Albarn in like yeah yeah yeahlike so which is kind of country townand like yeah like north of sack or soyeahokay it's in the mountain and I was likeliterally Olli like few Asians in thatwhole town oh yeah people freaked outseeing me back then like not a problemit's probably not because I saw thesushi restaurant in there I was likewhoa like people who eat agent food yeahyeah it was like it's changed but backthen it was pretty intensemmm like people like I wouldn'tunderstand why people stare at me likethat and like I didn't know it was kindof like I wouldn't say racism because Isay just because I was differentyeah I wouldn't say it was racist Ithink it's probably that because I wasdifferent yeah you just I mean cuz you Imean you might have been wearing yourcrazy Genie pants or something yeah youknow like they probably felt like I wassome type of clown you know like oh yeahmy fashion you know like how likedefinitely I didn't speak a word inEnglish oh that might go yeah so peoplejust but yeah I mean people in Auburn alot of them are kind of like morecountry type of people yeahmore rural they because it's a smallertown north east of Sacramento and youknow people people out there I guesshave kind of a slower lifestyle not notlike a city in style yet running aroundall the time it's like you know theythey'll have their big house somewhereand then you know go to work and stuffyeah but it's usually in the sea yeahhey yeah much as much love to my townthat's all I burn is a great pad is mytown much love I love I love Auburnactually well yeah it's it's to see youknow someone who looks like a kpop starwalking around they're kind of like ohwhat's going on that's good like yeahwhere's his horse so yeah um butdefinitely I learned how to enjoy likesmall things in life you know likewatching sunrise and sonsI never knew there was like such abeautiful thing I never knew that untilI got there hmm and like enjoying justlandscaping just little things in lifeis is there not a lot of them likenature type of areas in Korea we do wedo but I'm from like very busy citySeoul so okay so like our population islike crazy yeah as crazy it's like thebiggest city in yeah the population yeahpopulation is so crazy and lifestyle isjust so busy you know like I guess ifthat's all you've ever seen coming herewhere there's a lot more space you knowSacramento is kind of spread out anddefinitely when you go to Auburn it'seven more spread out yeah you know it'svery you know you it's not like a cityat all there's no buildings that aremore than two or three stone yeah yeahthat's what I loved about though like Icould really see the sky yeah I couldreally hear the birds sounds you knowlike those things kind of like open myeyes in a way those are the kind of goodparts and bad parts were like and yeahthese people will not accepting me yeswhat I was you know so I actually cameup with my English name because of thatbecause I had yeah Charlie I used tocall myself Charlie because I had traumalike if I say my name people will justinstantly react kind of like whoa whatis that what is that you know like whatis the Korean pronunciation like moonhang wouldn't hang that my full name ismoon hang Lee but hang like a lot ofpeople can't pronounce it's like I gottired of explaining like I do you knowwhat I'm gonna just go moon tell me thatyou that Lee is pronounced somethingdifferent and yeah yeah it's actually Eright yeah we we go by E and then we putlast name first so like my name is emoon hang but then here it changed toLee I don't know how like I don't knowi but you have to change it to Li huhand here I'm moon Lee yeah that's kindof weird so when you go to Korea it'slike you have a new identity or new likenames yeah names are completelydifferent so those little things oh andmy name being Korea horiuchi curt yeah Imean I guess whore you Chi cuz it's aJapanese name they're probably used tothat yeah Kurt I wouldn't I wouldimagine they would have troublepronouncing that because I know inJapanese they yeah now like Korea likewe we are very culturally open mm-hmm -especially American culture yeah yeah soyeah Kurt wouldn't be a problem okayKaruma be a problem oh no like aJapanese people call me cat oh becauseit the yeah the air is like kind of aweird sound yeah for them and doesn'treally exist in their language so soyeah so when you came to America you'rein Auburn and then you were dancingstill right or like or were you justworking at the sushi restaurant and youmay oh you meant surf boogie boogie yesshoutout to sir shoutout to cert boogieyeah so I wasn't like really dancing atfirst I was just going to school but uhmbecause of language barrier and becauseof you know like lack of humaninteraction I kind of got into depresseddepression hmm because you know like youwouldn't talk like I wasn't able to talkto human in general yeah it's like yaknow I can imagine that that's cut it'slike it's I mean it's kind of like howwhen my dog is like looking at me andshe tries to like tell me something Iknow my I don't know what your jobexactly dog probably is like crap that'sthe exact reaction I'll get from peopleyeah so and I didwant to hang out with my people likeKorea's oh did not want to speak Koreansin America yeah I was very strict onthat because I wanted to learn Englishand I wanted to that this culture asfully as possiblemm-hmm so so I kind of put myself in thesituation so I had to do something aboutitto get out of that depression mmmthat's when I you know started dancingagain on my own hmm so when was thatabout that was about like 2007 so thegap between starting and stopping it'sstopping in Korea and then starting backin America how long was that like I kindof stopped dancing because of you likeSAT back in Korea yeah so I had toreally focus on like studying okay so Istopped about an year in half you're inhalf I stopped and came back to came toAmerica so I'll say two years about twoyears I stopped and I was like this likeI have to do something and yeah Istarted dancing again on my own and yeahand I was a boss er because theywouldn't accept me as a server becausemy English wasn't good so I was bussingat this sushi restaurant and not in theOpera and Albarn didn't did not have asushi restaurant back then yeah theyprobably have one now but I don't theydo have they do have Asian food thereyeah so I had to like drive all the wayto Rockland and I used to work at thissushi restaurant and they kind of knew Iwas dancing this and that like in a wayand this customer came in and I guesssomeone told him that I was dancer andhe was like you know what I'll battleyou for your tip like that it's rudemean that's a hella rude right likethat's a hellbut to me it was like oh my god this islike real America I know you know like Iwatched the like you got served or likeall those real now I was like oh this isAmerica did you go and like put on yourvest and your glove because I had to gethat work later so I told him like a mybreak is in like an hour so I got waitright yeah I was like and then he wewent out there and then he played musicthrough his car yeah yeah and we juststarted battling and this was surfboogie right if this was surfing thewhite man the tall white man shoutout tosurf but then being a really great guyso after like you know like I think wedanced about like 20 30 minutes straightand then there was like one of craziestexperience in my life at the same timelike I never felt that happy in my lifelike I still remember how I feltyes I could not sleep that night becausehe was I was so happy about it dang sotight after the battle he was like oh mygod you're so dope obviously I did notunderstand what he was saying he saidnow I know but he was saying that likehow good I was and then he invited me tothis public performance with his crewyeah and it was a flexible flame yeahwhich was my crew which was your crewand which became my crew later yeah andbut there was a performance for MartinMartin Luther King Day yeah I stillremember that what was I there no youweren't there Convention Center andflexible Flav had a junior crewI forgot their names whose legendarylegendre's yeah yeah me and my brotherstarted that me my brother and a bunchof other people we started that crewyeah and eventually when we went toflexible Flav and thenand then yeah that crew continued on Ithink by the time you came there waslike a bunch of other people like Ithink we kind of revamped it and therewas a lot of people yes so like a youngyou know like junior crew it wasn'tmainly legendary steps not the flexibleFlav but we they put the Flexi Flav nameI think did Vince um did he put togetherthat show yes okay that's where I metVince yeah okay so I met bill wasn'tthere you weren't there huh you were notthere I mean I was going to UC Davis atthe time so I probably was so I metVince there and then I perform with thecrew flexible Flav and Vince was like sointerested in me Vince was veryinterested in me and then he was likewhy don't you come to our practice yeahyeah and that's how I like first startedmaking friends mm-hmm I still couldn'tspeak English but like I knew that heliked my dancing yeah people like mydancing so that's yeah that's how I knowI remember when you would come topractices you would just be like killingit like doing all your locking stuff andlike I don't know much about locking atthe time and so I would see you and Iwas like oh dang this guy's going offand I like I think I would walk up toyou and be like dude you're really tightand you'd be like yeah I know you likeyou know and then I think eventually youunderstood like what I was saying orlike or whatever I mean I don't know howsomehow we communicated it a little bitI mean it's probably just the languageof dance like yeah and you go oh you'redope and you're like I don't know whatdope means but then I go and I shakeyour hand you're like oh he probablymeans it I'm dope yeah it's it's verythat's pretty interesting about humanlike in erection yeah like you do notreally need language to communicate withpeople that is one thing I reallylearned through thethose moments yeah when you see someonego like ah during your like round thatprobably means that you dope youdefinitely understand who who'srespecting you and you definitelyunderstand who's disrespecting youwithout understanding language you knowso and because of dance and I'll sayhip-hop in general because we had verycommon interest mm-hmm so I think that'show I fell in love with hip-hop a lotbecause hip-hop he pop because ofhip-hop I could make my first friend inAmerica because of hip-hop I did notneed language to interact with humans sothere was very you know like literallylike Americans say hip-hop saved me yeaha little did that to me you know like Iwasn't in the ghetto but I was in likeyou know all that Bronx and all that butit literally saved me from gettingdepressed yeah no I can see that I meanI I feel like a lot of people would havethat same reactor they have a similarstory where hip-hop really did savetheir life whether they were actually inreal danger or they were just in a darkplace you know hip-hop does have thislike thing that it kind of just envelopsyour whole life and you're like it'shard to be in a in a bad mood while youare participating in it while you'redancing while you're like deejaying orwhatever like you're making art with youknow whatever things you're trying tomake art with it's hard to be mad atthat you're during during that so yeah Icould see how that would pull you out ofa bad place yeah and after that you knowwe made our own crew second nature andthat's everything how everything startedfor me yeah and so then when weonce we made second nature we were likeyou know our our mission was to likemake these show make really cool showsjust kind of pull in talents from allsorts of different places because youknow we all a lot of us all haddifferent styles right yes yes and thatwas like the the big thing that wewanted to make sure that we alwaysbecause we you know although we liked alot of those those groups that had kindof this one unit style like JA blockyshout out to them they have this stylewhere like you know it's Jabbawockeezmm-hmm they all like dance and it's hardto tell because they would all weartheir masks and it's like hard to tellwho's who because they're so in sync butfor us we were like let's uh let's tryto pull in all these different stylesand try to figure out how they blendtogether and make these make theseinteresting shows and so mm-hmm I thinkit was really fun to do that and Ireally I really miss doing that actuallyme tooI think we actually had that talk whenyou visit Vegas mm-hmm we definitely hadsomething going on with that you knowlike open minded people ya get togetherand try to be artistic yeah I think whatwas cool about it was that the vision wehad I guess the vision there wasn'tnecessarily like set in stone it waskind of like you'd have an idea andyou'd put it on the table and then Iwould have an idea and I'd put it on thetable and then Vince would have an ideaput it on the table and then somehow allof our brains just kind of clicktogether and then we just startcombining these ideas together and makesomething out of all of it and you knowand then that's what we would just ridewith that and then as we go more peoplewere throwing their input and stuff andwe would just take it off and we never Idon't think we we were good about kindof just saying let's just see whathappened yeah yeah we were really goodat that yeah just cause like sometimessomeone would have some wild-ass ideajust you I mean yeah I would have a lotof wild outside because I I tend to justsay like I might as well just say it andyou know basically throw the shit at thewall and hopefully you know I'm finewith throwing as much stuff as I have ata wall and if it all falls down it'sokay but if some of is good that's fineand so um I like to do that and so whenI would throw it out there sometimespeople would go like oh I wonder whatwould happen if we actually did mm-hmmgo somewhere sometimes though I thinkeverybody was really good about doingthat yeah yeah just thrown out therewild ass ideas mm-hmm and we were justall open-minded you know like we hadrespect I think that's what got usreally together yeah we suspect yeah Imean I think everybody in the group wasvery knowledgeable about their specificstyle of dance and they all everyone hada very creative they came from a verycreative place and so you know everyonewas open to these ideas and so we allwould just kind of roll with it yeah seewhat happens man yeah um so anyway solike with second natureeventually right you moved to Vegasright to do jabberwocky show mm-hmmright and so you did that for like ayear or so yeahso at first I because I was only likelocking dancer I didn't know any otherstyleI knew poppin a little bit yeahlocking and it wasn't really my my craftyou audition for those things yeah butum this one summer I think was summerVince had this ticket to be booedconvention in Las Vegas it was UBC rightyes yes that's mr. Frieza thinks thatsays yeah and Diane Diane Keaton Moreauuhremember her name but she got us ticketsand Vince was like um you want to go toVegas and I was like sure you know andit was actually close to my end of mytime being in America so like I justwanted to experience different things sowe went cuz your green card was runningyeah because of my visa was recentlyyeah and so I'll said yes and then wedrove down to LA and then we auditiondifferent things that was my firstaudition in like America like industryauditions and I experienced differentthings there and then we went to Vegasand Jabbawockeez performed at ubc mmmand okay this was driving around Vegasand I was like I told Vince a bitchstill remembers this moment tooI told Vince that hey I think this iswhat I want to do like danceI think dance is what I want to do and Idon't know how but I really want toperform here Vince remembers that yeahyeah and I told him that and year laterI think year later there was a ditionfor Jabbawockeez cuz they were gettingtheir first resident show as a hip hopcrew in Las Vegas yeah this was likemaybe two years after they they won thatABB show yeah yeah Erika's Best DanceCrew yeah there's the first season Ithink yeah they were the first winnerthey they were the first winner and sothey were making a lot I mean they hadnewly found popularity among like crowdsoutside of Dance c'mon the dancecommunity and so they were sitting up alot of stuff and then yeah getting aresident show in Vegas right and youwere one of the people that auditionedfor that yeah so I auditioned for justfor experience and luckily I got pickedand then I got picked to play a mainrole so I got to playtheir main role in Las Vegas and thatkind of put me as a first Korean to playmain role in Las Vegas and that's kindof how I started my career I think soafter playing main role in their showthey trusted me enough to give me a 30to run the whole theater because thatmoment we were getting offered inAustralia and East Coast as well so wehad to prepare for three different showswith three different cast yeah so theyyeah they trust me to run so they prettymuch gave me the theater Montecarlo backthe Monte Carlo theater now that it's apark MGM and we had about 1,500 seats wewere performing about seven shows a weekand we did that about here yeah we didthat about a year and yeah there wasthat just opened my eyes yeah that justopened my eyes to it and they moved toLuxor and that's when I kinda like umstopped not stopped dancing I was stilldancing but I was doing the morebusiness side of them so I was in themanagement side of the company and I wasthat's when I learned a lot aboutbusiness because you know millions ofdollars are just moving in front of myface yeah yeah that's where I learnedyeah was any of that flowing into yourpocket I'm like millions of dollarsthey're not gonna miss this one millionno no it's just you know I was a salaryno it was you were seeing the hugesuccess of the Jabbawockeez show likeblowing up because at around thattime it was like the Jabbawockeez had somuch fame you know little kids weredressing up as them for like Halloweenand stuffing it was like a culturalphenomenon at that time and so they hadthis show that was just blowing up andso I went from like a crew of peoplethat were you know basically dancing ata studio in in Sacramento and variousother places in California to like thisshow that was you know how many shows anight like right now I believe they'redoing ten shows a night at MGM right andthey were filling out their crowds sothere's tons of money coming here so itwas like a huge probably like businessshocked yes like oh dang we can we havewe can pull in money like that yes Iliterally so cuz they had a like threedays deal it was just it was supposed tobe three days performing but it becameten years contract with MGM so I sawthat whole progress in front of my faceyeah that's crazy so and yeah like theygave me opportunity to learn and trustme toorunning yeah for them so big shout outto Jabberwocky shout-out to JabbawockeezI would put a mask on right now but Idon't have a mask yeah when I get a maskdo you have a mask yeah I do I still Istill have masks that I were in the showdo you ever you ever just put it on likeat home and just like look at yourselfin your handsome fellowyeah Jabbawockeez open my eyes changedmy career and taught me a lot of thingsthey're still my mentors yeah they'restill my mentors whenever I strugglewith this you know like I go to them andtalk to them and whatever I can do forthem I'll gladly do yeah yeah yeah andthey're still doing their shows outthere and yeah they're they're stilldoing amazing they just finishedto worry in China or Japan they'repreparing new show in at MGM um they'rejust you know working yeah working veryhard yeahso after Java you went to do the Cirqueshow which is Michael Jackson yeah andso how what was that like cuz that waslike a brand-new thing just like thatCirque was trying to put on in Vegas andso you were like the first the first youknow group of people to like come to thedo that show right they had actuallycreation members okay so I was kind oflike I was one of first people to jointhe crew other than creation member okayso they created show in Montreal Canadaoh and then they did like ear before Ijoined okay and then they you know lateand then they moved it yeah change somecast and then that's when I joined andbrought you in and then evolved the showto what it is now yes yeah and you werehow you helped with the evolutionprocess right in a way but I wouldn'ttake too much credit for Cirque duSoleil because um a lot of things werecreated before I joined and because it'sa big corporation there's not a lot ofroom for me to change thingsoh I see because there's a lot of likeyou know contracts and rules and youknow that's one thing about working atJabbawockeez and working at Cirque it'sa big difference because Jabbawockeez Ireally took the ownership and I care Iguess because I the way I look at itit's like Cirque a lot of that comesfrom like circus like right it comesfrom an actual circus like establishedI don't know what how to call it butwhereas Java was like it came straightfrom like a dancer hip-hop community andso you had these people that werealready they're very creative and they'dlike to collaborate with each other tomake something whereas like I feel likethe circus mentality was more like theyhave they do the creation and then theyhave the performance and then they pullin all the talent and they go okayhere's what it ismhm so Cirque du Soleil and has verystrict rules and like still nowadays ourshow and beetles love there's a showcalled beetles love by Cirque de Soleilthose are the two main shows that hasdance is there like main thingso using dancers are still very new toto settle yeah so they don't really havethat dancer culture and then so theystill they're still trying to build thatculture in it especially with our show alot of hip-hop dancers are in it sothat's where like they're still tryingto figure things out feel it feels likeit yeah that's yeah so yeah a lot of newculture a lot of new things for them tooand yeah I'm just part of it and what doyou think about how they've embracedhip-hop do you think they're doing it ina good way or like it do you think it'sgood for the culture the way they'reembracing it or do you wish that theymaybe like did something a little bitdifferent or like what do you think in Iguess from the standpoint of like thebest thing for the hip-hop culturemm-hmm I don't think not yet theyinfluenced that much in hip-hop cultureokaybecause cert is just trying to takesomething and change too in the intotheir culture because lay isself is a big culture you know likeclown you know so sir it's a circus andthen they're saying I'm gonna pull inthis dance element into what we alreadydid exactlywhereas Jabba is dance job I see popyourself in yeah yeah and they'repulling in you know whatever into thatshow but it's just it's dance yeahthat's what it is okay so I think um Iknow I don't know if I can talk about itright nowoh yeah you don't have to talk about itif there's some kind of NDA or whateveryou got but I don't work for Soto slaveforever so I might just say it um I knowthey're working on making hip-hop showokay a Cirque du Soleil that's right yaknow but I don't know how that's gonnaturn out to be honest yeah uh I mean Iguess the way that I look at it is likethey have a big platform to and a lot ofeyes on it that probably don't knowanything about hip-hop mhm and so when Ilook at it and I go okay well they'reintroducing people into hip-hop mm-hmm Ithink that's a good thing and I thinkmaybe the there's ways they could maybedo it better and I'm not speaking aboutsort specifically but I know thatthere's there's good ways to do that andmaybe like less good ways but I thinkoverall it's good that hip-hop is beingintroduced to peoplemm-hmm I wouldn't say it's it's bad inany way but so I think it's at least astep in the right directionmm-hmm to have a hip-hop show cuz likeyou know when if someone who had no ideawhat hip-hop is goes in to see the showand they go oh what is that theywouldn't have had that initial interestif they hadn't experienced thatmm-hm and so I'm hoping that you knowsay like you know 50% of the people thatwalk into the show go oh wow what isthat and then 10% of that go to look upactually what it is or maybego take a hip hop class mm-hmm and thenthey start learning more about it that'slike getting you know 5% of the peoplethat were introduced you know into thereal kind of hip-hop scene that so Ithink it's a good thing and then the andthen the 50% of people that saw it andthen didn't you know didn't necessarilylook into it or take a class there atleast familiar with it someone they'dsee it again in their life they're likeoh I remember that that's this thingthat I saw in Vegas or whatever mm-hmm Iwonder what that is it seems to like bemore prominent now especially like youknow if they see like breaking in theOlympics which is coming in like fouryears or whatever they're gonna see thatagain and going oh wow that's cool Iwonder what's up with that and then youknow I think more and more people getexposed to it a certain percentage ofthem are gonna be interested in itinterested in the the I guess the thedeep underground scene of what it is youknow get like deeply involved in it Ihope I hope it does you know I hopepeople actually think that they you knowbut as you know like you know ourgenerations it's really hard to get deepinto something yeah that's kind of how Ifeel like you know it is and I thinkthat's maybe because there's not a lotof resources to jump into it right likeso if if I went to a Vegas show and Isaw you locking in you know in your inMichael Jackson's show and I go ohthat's cool what is that and then I goon to YouTube and I you know I don'tknow what locking is so I type inMichael Jackson dance you're probablynot gonna find locking you know what Imean you're gonna probably find a lot ofcool dancing and stuff so I think ifthere's more resources out there so thatwhen someone who does see that like sayat the Michael Jackson's show and thenthey do like some you know search someI'll call it naive search of what it isthey're able to find what the real stuffis so when they type in Michael Jacksonand then they see someone who goes likeoh here's the dance that was in theMichael Jackson show this is actuallycalled locking boom they see it oh youknow who else here's some history oflocking here's Don Campbell lock here'sall these you know all these otherpeople and stuff and here's like somebattles that happen a month ago you knowhere's a scene here's you know whateverso it kind of pulls you down the rabbithole so I think maybe it's hard to getdown the rabbit hole at the moment but Ithink we're getting to that point thoughit's happening I think you know with ageof the Internet mm-hmm there'sdefinitely resources on the Internetyeah but how easy they are to find Idon't know I think it's getting harderto find to me you do yeah because thereare too many 20 informations and yeahthere's not a lot of regulations of thatyou know like there's a yeah there are alot of people that'll go in there andsay this is the real things and they'relike yeah this is locking in it's like Ithink that's just you know having aseizure but yeah going back to that um Idon't know I can't really tell about howCirque de Soleilum influencing hip-hop culture ingeneral but it's influencing hip-hopdancers for sure it's opening a lot ofdoors um we're making good money mm-hmmwith the great benefit you know that'sit's literally heart like impossible toget as a dancer yeah like having it wasunheard of ten years ago yeah in it wasunheard of like it never happened memore dance as a hip hop dancer was notany career you could do it was a hobbyYeah right now it's a career mmm andlike I mean I'm not big fan of 401 K butuh-huh getting a 401 K as a hip hop yeahthat's crazy dude yeah like it's crazyno yes that's insane because it's it'stotally unheard of yeahand for before now mm-hmm so itdefinitely influencing hip-hop dancersin very positive way Joseopen a lot of doors and you know a lotof dreams a lot of young people can likeargue their parents hey mom I can makethem as many yeah yeah yeah who did thiship-hop thing yeah and I'm hoping themore and more hip-hop hip-hop dancegets into the forefront of the communitythat it becomes more of a viable careermm-hmm beyond that like I'd like to seeit we're dancers hip-hop dancers getrecognized as like legitimate athletesyes because that's what they are I meanI think they're more than just athletesbecause it's obviously the focus of itis the creatives behind it so it's likethey're there are buses and and athletesand so much more I mean it's but yeahthe the recognition yes it's not quitethere and it's definitely not where itcould be mm-hm so I'm excited to seebreaking in the Olympics because I thinkthat that's maybe a step in the rightdirection because like I look at it asif if if breaking is like skateboardingwhich I think it very it is very similarit's like a mm-hmm it's a countercultureyeah I think that's the closest thingyeah skateboarding was just like we gotthis board with wheels and I figured outhow to do these cool tricks with it andthen a bunch of other kids picked upskateboard and they started doing thesame cool tricks and then eventuallypeople saw it and was like oh those arecool tricks I want to see more of it andthen it spread around through littlelike VHS tapes all you know all aroundthe country and so more people more andmore people were seeing it and they'relike oh cool this is something cool andthen you you get some like legitcelebrities like Tony Hawk that you knowkind of make the make it blow up youknow and they get the X Gamesstuff and that's kind of where he got alot of his fame from but you know theyget the X Games and so now it was onlike more public platform mm-hmm so morepeople saw and it just blew up to thepoint where there's like video games andstuff and I think breaking has the samekind of appeal to it yes I think hip-hopdance has a lot has the same kind ofappeal to it people see it and they'llgo you know that is really cool I likewatching it I don't know what it is butlet's let's keep watching it I want tosee some competitions of it you know andso then that's where like the Olympicscomes in or like the X Games or whateverI mean I don't know what that looks likein the future but it seems like it'sforming in that direction where it's notjust some underground thing it's more ofa publicly respected art form and yeah Imean almost like a sport I would say youknow it's said I think it's very similarto skateboarding and a lot of otherextreme sport yeah and and mixed martialarts yeah you know they both I think allthose things started out very likeunderground it was just like a smallcommunity was into it and they allstarted like more more people startedgetting involved in it in it I think thewhole scene got their self together toform like a sport a legitimate sport andI think that that's what breaking isgoing towards right now and I'm hopingthe other hip hop dance styles startdoing the same thing and we see itemerge as like this legit sport I knowthere's a big debate in the communitylike is is it okay that we call it asport because it's it's an art formabove everything yeah for sure but in away it's different than an art form -yeah typical like the way I look at artI mean art can be anything but like ifwe were talking about painting rightnothing in the painting culture is likelike competitive out saying you knowother than oh I want to you know getthis grant or whatever to do thiscertain art work but like in hip-hopdancing there's always been thiscompetitive nature too like a battlesomebody right mm-hm and so in a waythat does put it into a sport categorytoo because you know that I would saythe difference between it is thecompetitive nature right in competitiveis a sport and that something that's notcompetitive is maybe more of an art formbreaking sits somewhere in between thattoo and so we don't want to lose wedon't want to lose art form to become asport yeah but you you got to also admitthat there's some sport qualities to itso I'm interested to see where it endsup yeah I'm very interested like I'mvery interested in how they're gonnajudge yeah you talk to a lot of people alot of b-boys on this podcast actuallyabout how the judging is gonna gobecause I mean I don't know we're at anhour right now we can talk about thisactuallyum so like cuz when I look at it thejudging goes like this normally you havelike three judges or five judges orwhatever and they go they watch thisbattle and they go okay I like that guyyeah it's more personalyeah and it all comes down to like theirsubjective opinion about that and so nowwhen you go to like the Olympics orsomething they're they're gonna requiresome criteria yeah so yeah you you knowyou as a judge you voted that way butwhy and then you go oh well he he showedmore musicality he showed morefoundation he showed more dynamicswhatever you want to say and then theygo but how do you quantify that exactlyand then I think it all breaks down atthat point it's like okay wellI say his was better than his but wheredid you call like what's the quantityyeah but what like so I gave this guyfive points I gave that guy four pointsfor his let's say dynamics okay but whymm-hmm it all breaks down from therebecause then you go okay well he didthis freeze a little bit sharper thanthat guy mm-hmm and then you go but thisguy's freeze was different from hisfreeze so you're comparing apples tooranges rightand then he go okay well yeah maybe hisfreeze was a little more difficult hiswas sharper but he also did it into thisother movie and it's like yeah butyou're still comparing apples to orangesso everything breaks down at that pointbecause now it just goes to this yoursubjective opinion about yeah about thedanceyeah I personally I like that that's apart of the judging that you get thesejudges and they go I I like this morethan this just as a dancer because it'sit's it's fun for me to watch thiscompared to that and so in the judge injudging I don't want to lose that but Ialso want to be able to quantify it sothat it makes sense to other people thatdon't understand it yeah and so on thison the on the Olympics platform I don'tknow how you do that and I've beentalking to a lot of people and I don'tthink anybody has really figured out agood way to do that yeah I don't thinkanybody has figured it out yeah you knowand so the thing the thing that I'vebeen telling a lot of people that I thatmaybe is how you got to do it is you sayokay well we have we have this let'scall it bias you know each judge isgonna have their own bias towardscertain thing yeah and it all comes downto what they like and what they don'tlike we don't want to lose that aspectso let's just say okay that counts ussomethingbut we don't want to have one judgecompletely dictated because they havethis bias because we're gonna we'regonna embrace that there's a bias butlet's also let's also get more judges tohelp weed out bad biases you know what Imean and so my thought is that insteadof three judges instead of five judgeslet's say you had twenty judges rightand they all give their opinion they'reall from different areas different erasor whatever you know they all have theirdifferent opinions about it and themajority of them say this guy won overthat guy won I think that meanssomething especially when you look atwhat we're like braking and hip hopdance started from it started as like acompetition between two people at like adance party and what were you trying todo you were trying to outshine the guyyou're going against yep by showing offessentially and who are you showing offto you're showing off to your opponentobviously but also to the crowd you weretrying to get a good crowd applause somy thought is that if your crowd now isa lot of knowledgeable judgesyou're staying true to the history ofhip-hop still and you're not losing thisimportant opinion and art creative basedjudging but you're also weeding outopinions that aren't the minority maybemmm-hmm maybe there's some more problemsthat come along with that I don't knowthere there could easily be that becauseyou know I think there are legitimateparts of the dance that go as like anunder underdog kind of opinion but theydo matter so a lot of those might notshoot up to the forefront of it but Iwould say if you're getting if you'repulling judges a lot of judges from youknow unique places in the dance you'reat least you're at least getting a goodsample of everything that the cultureto offer and then you know allowing thatto choose the winner I think maybethat's the most honest way to do it Idon't know if regular Olympics fan oryou know people who watch the Olympics Idon't know hip-hop would understand thatthat's my question too but I'm hopingthat there's some way to like explainthat to them that the individuality thecreativeness inside this is veryimportant and that is why the judgingsystem is set up in this way that's notas quantitative as other sport otherOlympic sports such as like gymnasticsor like you know whatever martial artsthere's basketball or whatever so yeahthat's ongoing discussion we can talkabout it all day long all day long yeahI mean I've talked to so many peopleabout it and yeah we're all kind of wethrow out our ideas and we don't reallyknow what's gonna happen but I'm hopingthat they have a good community ofpeople that are contributing to whatthey're gonna do for that and I'mexcited to see what happens yeah I'mhoping that pop culture gets thatrecognition and publicity and risk backfrom like you know this word yeah but Idon't know if I'm a big fan of thatbecoming an Olympic mmm category yeah Idon't just to me just personally it just- it seems out of place in the Olympicsto me exact but I don't want to hate onit yeah it's a good opportunity it isgreat opportunity and it's it's it'sshowing me that the Olympics is growinginto a new into new things now you knowI think breaking maybe makes more senseI mean it's its own thing but it seemsmore like something in the X Games to meyeah but even that isdifferent - it's it's hard to place itwhere it is but I take I'll take what wecan get to be honest yeah and and makedo you know make make it into somethinggood and maybe maybe it does a coupleyears in the Olympics and then it goessomewhere else but I think that it's agood opportunity to show that breakingand hip-hop is ready for it something onthis scale and the community welcomes ityeah which I'm hoping the rest of thecommunity does welcome it and doesn'tjust straight-up hate on it I thinkthere's a lot of people that do heythere's a lot of people hating on ityeah yeah and I think they have goodarguments for it yeah I definitelyrespect those opinions deal becausethey're looking at it saying like thisis an underground thing we don't want tolike get rid of the underground rawnessof it yeah and I agree with that toobecause like that's that's one of themain things that I love about it is thatyou know what drew me into it was thatthis was something that you knowbreaking is breaking in hip-hop is justthis counterculture of stuff you know inmy life everyone's telling me do this dothis do this and do this and then Ifound breaking and they were like oh youdon't need to do that what you just didis cool how about you just go with thatand just keep playing with that andwe'll see what happens with that youknow so it was encouraged to just trydifferent things you know so that's whatbrought me into it cuz I was it was oneof the only things in my life that youcould just say you know fuck everythingI this is me I can do what I want hereand then yeah I don't know there's not alot of things I think in this world thatyou can do that with but it's likedefinitely encouraged in the hip-hopworld to just say yo we we like you soput you into everything you do mm-hmm soanyways I think we're hitting this yephour and fifteen minutes or so is thereany last things you want to say I thinkwe talked a lot about some interestingyeah we went definitely out of planthere's no yeah it was very interestingconversation um I don't know if you arelistening to this and you like Iliterally started like I never thoughtI'll be an industry dancer yeah I neverthought I would qualify for that umbut wherever you are just working hardand do what you can do the best alwaystake you somewhere else then you thinkyou can mm-hmmso it definitely did that to me hmm so Iwill encourage those people who kind ofdoubt yourself yeah cuz that's notreally that's not that's really not it Ibelieve what you can dream of you canactually accomplish so it's all aboutbelieving yours yes and just you knowyou know having the vision for it ormaybe even not the full vision buthaving something yeah just yeah goingand moving towards ya you know and evenif you move a little bit away from it ortake the step in the wrong direction youknow this is not this is not a race thisis a journey so yeah see own yeah sofeel feel free to adventure around andand but you know don't don't let thefear of it keep you from taking thatstep yep and be open-minded beopen-minded open-mindedness is importantI mean that's what hip-hop is isembracing the open mindedness of it andand I think every hip hopper would sayyeah the hip hop is about being you it'snot about being this other guy in factit's discouraged to try to be somebodyelse it's that you know you're a biteryou know your copy or your opposedif you're doing that right we want tosee what you are so mm-hmmtake take your you know your your ownpersonality put it into everything youdo and and I think if you do that thenyou are doing it correctly you know nomatter what the result of it is you'redoing it right that's that's the rightway to do hip-hop yeah that's it dopeman well thank you for coming on here Ithink this was a great conversation doyou have any where people can reach youthey want to reach out not yetno I kind of disappeared online cuz Iwas kind of big on like social media nointernet but I kind of wanted to checkif I could leave without it so I deletedyeah yeah yeah I deal with all that andI'm totally fine I think I feel you onthat because social media and stuff getscrazy and like about five years ago Iwas the same way I just like I gotta cutmyself off of this yeah and once I did Ididn't miss it at all mm-hmm the onlything I really use pretty often isFacebook because like my family and alot of my friends are there and so I cancommunicate with them but I'm not onthere getting involved in all the likediscussions and stuff it's more likeit's more like you know someone hits meup on there and says hey there's anevent going on oh cool I'll see if I goyeah that's about it for me right nowyou know so you can't really find mewell I found you somehow somehow andglad you came because this was a greatconversation so thank you for coming andthank you guys for listening and camerajust turned off so it looks like it'sdone with this shit too so see you guyslater peace[Music]you[Music]you[Music] 

迪士尼电影《小美人鱼》主题曲Part of Your WorldLook at this stuffIsn't it neat?Wouldn't you think my collection's complete?Wouldn't you think I'm the girlThe girl who has everything?Look at this troveTreasures untoldHow many wonders can one cavern hold?Lookin' around here you'd think(Sure) she's got everythingI've got gadgets and gizmos aplentyI've got whozits and whatzits galore(You want thingamabobs?I got twenty)But who cares?No big dealI want moreI want to be where the people areI want to seewant to see 'em dancin'Walkin' around on those(Whad'ya call 'em?) oh - feetFlippin' your fins you don't get too farLegs are required for jumpin', dancin'Strollin' along down a(What's that word again?) streetUp where they walkUp where they runUp where they stay all day in the sunWanderin' freeWish I could bePart of that worldWhat would I giveIf I could liveOutta these waters?What would I payTo spend a dayWarm on the sand?Betcha on landThey understandBet they don't reprimand their daughtersBright young womenSick o' swimmin'Ready to standAnd ready to know what the people knowAsk 'em my questionsAnd get some answersWhat's a fire and why does it(What's the word?) burn?When's it my turn?Wouldn't I loveLove to explore that shore above?Out of the seaWish I could bePart of that world来源： LyricFind词曲作者：Howard Elliott Ashman / Alan Menken《Part of Your World》歌词 © Walt Disney Music Company

迪士尼电影《小美人鱼》主题曲Part of Your WorldLook at this stuffIsn't it neat?Wouldn't you think my collection's complete?Wouldn't you think I'm the girlThe girl who has everything?Look at this troveTreasures untoldHow many wonders can one cavern hold?Lookin' around here you'd think(Sure) she's got everythingI've got gadgets and gizmos aplentyI've got whozits and whatzits galore(You want thingamabobs?I got twenty)But who cares?No big dealI want moreI want to be where the people areI want to seewant to see 'em dancin'Walkin' around on those(Whad'ya call 'em?) oh - feetFlippin' your fins you don't get too farLegs are required for jumpin', dancin'Strollin' along down a(What's that word again?) streetUp where they walkUp where they runUp where they stay all day in the sunWanderin' freeWish I could bePart of that worldWhat would I giveIf I could liveOutta these waters?What would I payTo spend a dayWarm on the sand?Betcha on landThey understandBet they don't reprimand their daughtersBright young womenSick o' swimmin'Ready to standAnd ready to know what the people knowAsk 'em my questionsAnd get some answersWhat's a fire and why does it(What's the word?) burn?When's it my turn?Wouldn't I loveLove to explore that shore above?Out of the seaWish I could bePart of that world来源： LyricFind词曲作者：Howard Elliott Ashman / Alan Menken《Part of Your World》歌词 © Walt Disney Music Company

迪士尼电影《小美人鱼》主题曲Part of Your WorldLook at this stuffIsn't it neat?Wouldn't you think my collection's complete?Wouldn't you think I'm the girlThe girl who has everything?Look at this troveTreasures untoldHow many wonders can one cavern hold?Lookin' around here you'd think(Sure) she's got everythingI've got gadgets and gizmos aplentyI've got whozits and whatzits galore(You want thingamabobs?I got twenty)But who cares?No big dealI want moreI want to be where the people areI want to seewant to see 'em dancin'Walkin' around on those(Whad'ya call 'em?) oh - feetFlippin' your fins you don't get too farLegs are required for jumpin', dancin'Strollin' along down a(What's that word again?) streetUp where they walkUp where they runUp where they stay all day in the sunWanderin' freeWish I could bePart of that worldWhat would I giveIf I could liveOutta these waters?What would I payTo spend a dayWarm on the sand?Betcha on landThey understandBet they don't reprimand their daughtersBright young womenSick o' swimmin'Ready to standAnd ready to know what the people knowAsk 'em my questionsAnd get some answersWhat's a fire and why does it(What's the word?) burn?When's it my turn?Wouldn't I loveLove to explore that shore above?Out of the seaWish I could bePart of that world来源： LyricFind词曲作者：Howard Elliott Ashman / Alan Menken《Part of Your World》歌词 © Walt Disney Music Company

Life Is Work - Ep 3 - Adaptive Self CareCo-hosts, Producers:Danielle Stenger Cameron Navarro, LMSW Contact Info:Website (including question submission link)EmailTwitter Instagram Mel’s Mindful Minute (1:06:36):Melanie Wilmoth Navarro, LMSW, RYT, TSTSY-FOwner, Lead Instructor - Whole Moon Wellnesswholemoonwellness@gmail.com Music:Intro - King Must Die, by Picnic LightningOutro - Pa’lante, by Hurray for the Riff Raff Work CultureResult: To provide a definition of work culture, how a company that advertises “healthy work culture” usually manifests, and how you can influence your work culture as an employee and a leader.Work CultureDefinition Organizational culture encompasses values and behaviors that contribute to the unique social and psychological environment of a business. The organizational culture influences the way people interact, the context within which knowledge is created, the resistance they will have towards certain changes, and ultimately the way they share (or the way they do not share) knowledge. (Wikipedia)How it typically manifests in a company that advertises “healthy work culture”Transparency vs. You get what I tell you but you have to tell me everything“Ownership of work” vs. do what I say even though I say to trust yourselfUnlimited sick days vs. take them and you’re lazy OR you’re gaming the system“Flexible” work time/Remote work vs. you better be on your computer 24/7 or else you aren’t actually workingRelated “floating work from home day”“We’re like family here” vs. we’re like a very shitty, unhealthy, problematic, dysfunctional family hereI am not the micro-management type vs. i’m not equipped to be a successful supervisor so i’m going to control everythingI’d really love your feedback on this vs. i’d really love your positive feedback on thisWe’re mission driven, value centered vs. we’re money driven and looking-good-centeredFree snacks/catered lunches/alcohol to promote “fun” and “wellbeing” vs. (yeah this place sucks, but there’s free snacks!) because we provide these fun “perks” you won’t complain when things are difficult/challenging/no support is provided in ways you actually need How You Can Influence Your Work CultureTransparencyAs an IndividualSay What You Mean - be clear about your needs/boundaries/who you areAs a LeaderModelingCheck yourself b4 u wreck urselfTool: Workplace Culture Form“Ownership of work”As an IndividualAsk clarifying questions - what is my role? How can I support? Provide feedback when you have it - strengths based feedback (instead of “I don’t like this,” suggest positive changes)As a LeaderBe clear up front with what you want/need & what the team/work wants & needsIf you need to be more hands on, be transparent about your role & expectations of yourself and othersTool: B.A.R.TDynamic GovernanceTaking sick/vacation timeAs an IndividualYou can let ppl know where you are going/what you are doing as you feel comfortable (vacation, sick time, personal time, etc). But do not feel that you need to justify it - do the self work to feel confident in your decision to prioritize  what you need to prioritize over work (ex. Danielle getting her hair done, ep. 3)As a LeaderModeling behaviorLeads to more productive employees & workforce/outputsIf you have boundaries around time off (deadlines, a particular time of year where everyone is hands on, major projects, etc). Communicate them to staff and ensure they understand how important the time is, but do NOT make them feel that they can’t take time for themselves if they need -Have a back up plan in case something happens, and share that with the team so they know you are genuinely thinking about them as people “Flexible” work time/Remote workAs an IndividualClarify with team & supervisors what norms are, what the work needs (and do this from the onset - in interviews! You are interviewing the workplace as much as they are interviewing you)Communicate your preferences and boundaries (this helps remove “bad assumptions,” if you have already communicated that you like to vacation on your birthday, take one big trip a year, visit your family at X time, everyone understands your intention)As a LeaderBe clear about expectations/rolesThis eliminates confusion around “what does Cam even do when he works from home?” Use tools like B.A.R.T. as needed so everyone know who is doing what and what is expectedTool: B.A.R.T. Establish normsModelDon’t tell your employees that work time is remote/flexible but then expect them to be in the office when you areAgain, be clear about your expectations (maybe everyone needs to be there in person for particular meetings, but not necessarily bc you like to drive in on Tuesdays)Encourage employees to meet & communicate as they best need/wantBe humble! You do not have to be in every meeting for it to be productive. My best meetings often occur without my “direct supervisor” at a coffee shop. Let your employees do their thing  and empower them to do so!“We’re like family here”As an IndividualCommunicate needs clearly - what support do you need? Communicate your boundariesYou determine what ‘family’ means to you, you are not obligated to conform to the business’ definition of family. Make sure you understand their definition and assess if it aligns with how you want to be treated at workAs a LeaderFamily means different things to different people - provide clarification for what this phrase meansChoose a different phrase - we care about you, we see you as a whole person and want to support your wellbeing, etc.I am not the micro-management type vs. I’m not equipped to be a successful supervisor so i’m going to control everythingAs an IndividualAsk clarifying questions - what is needed/required? Many times micromanagement shows up as a miscommunication of needsIdentify a solution that meets both your needs and your supervisor’sAsk for a templateAs a LeaderBe flexible in management style - some ppl need more guidance than others, especially in younger workforceBe clear about expectations, deadlines, and milestones/progress check-ins/updates on front endIf there are changes, communicate as soon as you know themTRUST YOUR TEAMI’d really love your feedback on thisAs an IndividualAsk up front if there is specific types or areas of feedback ppl wantBe clear about how you best receive feedbackPhrase feedback as a question - I’m wondering  if - I’m hearing that - As a LeaderSpend time understanding individual needsReflect and gain clarity on how you best receive feedbackUnderstand the feedback necessary to the work as well as that necessary to the teamWe’re mission driven, value centeredAs an IndividualBe clear about what your mission and values are - do they align with this organization? As a LeaderWhat does this mission/do these values mean to the organization, and how does that translate into the system practices of the business? How does it transfer to the one to one relationships with employees?Promote “fun” and “wellbeing”As an IndividualEncourage fun in your work/your scope of controlContinue to communicate your own needs and boundariesAs a Leaderidentify/ask what your team needs & wants (see form above)modeling!Question Submissions: We have lots of questions around Work Culture, stay tuned for episodes where we address them! Mel’s Mindful Minute - 1:06:36Grounding Technique - 5 Senses MeditationWe Are Always StudentsIndividualThe Desire MapLeaderBe Our GuestRe-Shout Out To: Radical Candor, Restoring Sanctuary Stay Tuned For:Trauma-Informed CareSharing is Self-CaringSelf-care - Start With You! Take your vacation & sick daysClarify own needs/valuesIf unsure, start reflecting on what you like/don’tCommunity-care - Taking Care of Others Make time for your teamAsk how they’re doing and make time to listenRead the roomNotice coworker norms and how those change in different environments/situationsSystemic/Structural-Care - The Wider Systems We Live & Work InAdvocate for accountabilityChallenge normsQuestion policies and push for reform for more equitable policies

Super upfront about everything.Do not live with someone you don’t feel comfortable talking about money with. Know costs of everything before moving in together. Both people have to be cool with it. Decide on splitting. BOTH names on everythingI pay bills. He pays me 3 days before they’re due. Budget for things we split. (Groceries)Talk about any big purchase ahead of time. (Honestly we bought things desperately ahead of time).Buy our own stuff separately.Have a card that we put all of our entertainment, gas, dinner, etc on and then split that at the end of the month.Open with our own personal financesSeparate finances, same goals“Owe” each other as little as possible Money dates

I am so grateful I can feel the change within me when new ideas come. My physiology is a clue to knowing what is right and good.I had been confused, worried and even a little fearful of a situation within our family. As soon as a new idea came, I completely relaxed. I took action on that Inspired Shortcut yesterday, and I feel so much more in power than I did before the idea came.When situations arise outside of our control, altering our nature makes life manageable. But, as Michael on the call reminded us, not at the expense of our value and standards.As Thomas Jefferson said:“In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.” We can master the ability to change through the wisdom of experience. Coleen, on the call gave the example of a quarterback on a football team. The play may be to pass the ball, but if an opening appears, he may choose to carry the ball across the scrimmage line himself. Each time we surpass an obstacle and come out victorious, we add a new tool that we can rely on when facing future obstacles.Thanks to Felicia for her thoughts on the call:Our internal beliefs deny or give us permission to change. There is a particular type of suffering associated with resistance to change. And there is a particular type of peace associated with embracing it.And finally – I am grateful for the perfect capstone to our mastermind discussion today with Phil sharing his vision on being clay in the Master’s hands. May we all embrace change in the trusted hands of God and our Savior.Today, I Give Myself Permission to BE ChangedI am calm in changeI embrace the outcome of changeI see that one small change, changes everythingI allow myself to be changed, to match the energy of my desired destinationI have the answerI am already here! It is done!This was easy!The process of change is instantaneousResistance is struggle, change is incredibly gentleI easily adapt to the good choiceClick Here for more info on living a life of gratitude.Click Here to find out how to join the Gratitude Call live every weekday morning at 7 am Mountain Time.Click Here to join the “Breakthrough with Gratitude!” Facebook Group. To have a 15 minute conversation with Wylene Benson about a new perspective on an area of your life you desire to change, contact her directly at this link: askwylene.comTo work more closely with Wylene, become a North Star Navigator! click here to learn more about her new book The Seven Gateways – Your Map to Integrity in Life and Business and the

Over the years, I've learned so many lessons from starting a podcast.When I started one back in 2014, I didn't expect just how much joy it would bring me and how much value it would add to my life.So, in honor of International Podcast Day, I wanted to share the 6 lessons starting a podcast has taught me. If you're thinking of starting one or thinking about giving up on yours, then this episode is definitely for you.Now, some people might say that there are too many podcasts out there and the medium is oversaturated, but guess what?People have been saying the same exact thing since when I started my first podcast back in 2014!There might be a ton of podcasts out there, but that shouldn't discourage you from sharing your unique voice with people who truly need to hear what you have to say.Why You Should Start a PodcastStarting a podcast has given me so many amazing opportunities to chat with guests who intrigue and fascinate me. These guests are often doing really neat things, some of which I'd love to do and some which I'd never do but still admire.Another thing I love about podcasts is the versatility of them.The quality of podcasts has gone through the roof within the last few years alone, and some have whole production crews and hefty budgets behind them. Whereas I like to keep mine advert free by paying for my podcast by myself.Speaking of which, if you're a fan of the Untapped show where I teach you how to unlock your potential and get paid to be you, then show some love by sending me a coffee or dinner.6 Lessons I Learned From Starting a PodcastLesson 1: Podcasts are amazing for personal development and learning.Whether you prefer having guests in a more interview style podcast or prefer offering a more solo teaching podcast, podcasts are sure to make you learn and develop.If you decide to have guests on your podcast, then you'd obviously be learning from their experiences and perspectives whereas researching topics on your own and sharing your personal experiences can also be a great way to develop.Personally, I love both of these styles.Lately, I've been loving having people come on Untapped and share their unique experiences and outlooks on topics that relate to what I try to teach everyday: how to get paid to be you.The people that I usually invite on my show are people I find fascinating and who have something to teach both me and you. These guests have done some incredible things and have so many gold nuggets of wisdom that I absolutely love sharing with all of you who tune in.While my style of podcasting is more of an informal conversation where I do a little bit of background research and then ask questions during the interview that I'm really curious about, I also think more formatted and planned out interviews can be successful, too.Lesson 2: Podcasts can force you to become more disciplined and consistent with content creation.Speaking of planning, podcasts have been the one medium that I've been able to be consistent with since the early days of my business.That's not a coincidence.In fact, podcasts are incredibly great tools for making you become more disciplined and produce content on a consistent basis.When I first started out at podcasting, I was super inconsistent. But, knowing that my listeners were expecting a new episode each week forced me to stick to a schedule and have everything released by their deadlines.What I found to be helpful is to do a batch of interviews so that I'm weeks ahead. This also helps everyone on my team to get all of their tasks done in advance so that nothing slips through the cracks.I've also been able to create an incredible SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) that is super detailed and precise so that anyone who joins my team will immediately know how to create, publish, and promote the podcast.We have also have a template in Asana that has everyone assigned to their respective tasks where they can mark off once they've completed something.If you've been struggling to put out content and stick to your schedule, I highly recommend using a podcast to get you back on track!Lesson 3: Podcasts are fantastic business tools.The fact that you have people turning up each week to listen to what you have to say is a powerful testament to how podcasts can be used to grow your business.Podcasts can build up your credibility, authority, and integrity in whatever it is you want to share or teach.For me, I make sure my episodes focus on living a lifestyle of freedom by teaching people how to get paid to be them.My listeners can count on learning something that will help them in these areas whenever they tune in to an episode of Untapped. And I've learned that when your audience feels like they can trust you, they're more likely to become clients or customers.It's also more likely that people will recommend your podcasts to other people, which cultivates a truly wonderful cycle of engagement and exposure.Lesson 4: Podcasts are great revenue-generating tools.Along with being fantastic business tools, podcasts are also great tools for generating revenue.With tons of sponsorships and advertisement opportunities out there nowadays, you could easily create a passive revenue stream for yourself.Personally, I like to keep my podcasts advert free, but I will participate in sponsorships if they feel right and are relevant to what I'm sharing.I never promote anything just for the sake of promoting it, and I like to think that has helped build up my credibility.Aside from the ads and sponsorships, podcasts are also wonderful avenues for promoting your own products and offerings.So, not only could you generate a passive revenue stream from promoting things you really love and use on a daily basis, but you could also generate a more active revenue stream by promoting your own stuff to an audience you know will be interested!Lesson 5: Podcasts create lasting friendships and bonds.The people that I've met over the years on my show and other shows are unforgettable.I may have forgotten the shows I've been on, or the specifics on what we talked about, but I never forget the bonds that I make with the people I've chatted with.My latest guest on Untapped, Jenny Plant, was actually a guest 3 years ago and reached out to me again recently about being back on my show. I said yes, of course, and it was really neat to see how she had grown and fallen back in love with her business during that 3 year period.I love giving people a platform, and I know that I've been grateful to others who have done the same for me.It's really important for us as creators to support one another, and it's a total win-win situation. So, if you have been a guest on any of my podcasts or if I was a guest on yours, this one is for you and I'd love to have you back on my show or come back on yours.Also, a special shout out to Rolly, my podcast editor, who has been listening to my voice for quite some time now and always delivers fantastic final products. Thank you for the work that you do!Lesson 6: Podcasts let your voice be heard.Looking at the stats for my podcast, there are about a 100 or so countries where my podcast is being listened to.Crazy, right?That's the incredible power of podcasts!They allow you to distribute your voice, your message, and your experiences all across the globe to tons of diverse communities.That is a gift.That is a privilege.And, really, all I have to do is a hold a mic and start recording.So, if you have something to say, say it.I promise you, you'll be surprised at how many people will want to listen.So, if you enjoyed the 6 lessons I learned from starting a podcast, then make sure to check out the full episode where I dive more into all the details of each lesson.Also, share this post with anyone you'd think would benefit from it and send some love if you're a fan of the Untapped show. I'll be sure to send some love back to you and give you a shout out on my next episode.The Top 10 Episodes of UntappedAs a fun little bonus, here's a list of the top episodes of Untapped. If any of them intrigue you or sound interesting, give the full episode a listen and let me know what your thoughts are after!#10: 6 Rules to Finish What You StartIn this episode, I share the 6 rules to finishing what you start and how to apply them and also share how to write a manifesto.#9: Why Consistency is Your Secret WeaponIn this podcast I share how my training has progressively stacked to build a better, faster, stronger than me and how you can apply that in life, the power of mind over matter to get you through the tough times and the 3 key things I’ve layered into this journey that have led to my success so far.#8: Intentions vs Goal Setting – Which is Best To Succeed in Life?In this episode, you'll learn the difference between goals and intentions and how to apply intentions to your life goals.#7: 6 Ways To Tap Into Your Human PotentialHere are a few key ways I’m going to live up to and even beyond my potential throughout the course of my life, this podcast, my vlog and as I live write a book on this very topic, that I hope you can apply to.#6: The Simple Way to Crush Your Next 90 DaysIn this episode I share with you my process for setting my quarterly goals and intentions, and making sure they are spread across the 8 categories of life I value most and why focusing across these areas gives you a more balanced approach to working towards goals and intentions that will improve your whole life, not just your money or work situation.#5: The 30 Minute Business Plan TemplateIn this podcast, I literally walk you through what my next 3 months looks like for my business so you can have a crack at writing up your quarterly One Page Biz Plan.#4: 10 Questions to Unlock Your PotentialI came across a Lifehack article and it caught my attention because it was called “10 Questions That Will Unlock Your Potential” and I thought how appropriate given the newly launched Untapped Podcast – Live up to your potential. So I took the ten questions and answered them for myself, and I’d love you to do the same because they are juicy, and they WILL help you unlock your potential.#3: Meditation is the Key to EverythingI jumped at the chance to dive deeper into why meditation and mindfulness are transforming peoples’ lives more than ever, in this interview with Dr Elise Bialylew. She’s a coach, meditation teacher and social entrepreneur who trained as a doctor and psychiatrist.#2: Four Steps to Self MotivationJust how self-motivated are you? Are you prepared to take charge of your goals and achievements? Or do you set goals, knowing you won’t really work towards them, because they scare your or are too complex?In this podcast you’ll learn the four factors necessary to build the strongest levels of self-motivation you can.#1: How Sigrun Grew Her Business to Seven Figures in Four YearsIn no less than four years, Sigrun built her business up from five figures in her first year, by offering 1-1 coaching. Less than four years later, she scaled her business model to hit seven figures in revenue with group masterminds, retreats and her signature (and legendary) program SOMBA. She knew there needed to be a better training out there for women entrepreneurs, so she created it and boldly named it Sigrun’s Online MBA.Podcast ResourcesGrab my FREE Get Paid to Be YOU GuideThe #1 tool EVERY online content creator should be usingShow this podcast some love and keep it advert free here. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How to Walk in ChristColossians 2:6-7 Nov 25, 2018Baptism/Membership/Thanksgiving WeekendI. Introduction:A. This weekend brings a few things together at MVC and the passage we will lookat brings all of these together. Our new life in Jesus is pictured by baptism, ourwalk with God seen in membership and thanksgiving in today’s message1. Turn to Colossians 2:6-7B. Colossians was written to warn them about some false teaching that was seekingto influence them away from Jesus being enough for their salvation and walk!Instead, they said you need Jesus plus some special spiritual knowledge or Jesusplus a legalistic walk.1. We too today are threatened by false teaching that has well-constructedarguments that sound very plausible and convincing that seek to pull us awayfrom Jesus being enough.2. Watch for all of this as I read v1-10a• This morning I want to focus upon verses 6-7 that teach us how to walk with Jesus inspiritually dangerous timesII. Colossians 2:6-7A. Let me start by laying out the structure of these two verses.1. It is much like the great commission we recently learned – the command tomake disciples followed by three participles that tell us we do that by going,baptizing and teaching.2. This passage starts with a command in v6 – Walk with Jesus and is followedby four participles in v7 that teach us how to walk with Jesus!B. The command is in v6. Read1. The command is based upon this salvation experience. Since you receivedJesus now walk in Him.2. Simply - you started with Jesus do not let these well-formed, convincing andplausible arguments turn you away from walking with Jesus. Keep locked inon Jesus and do not turn to the right or to the left.C. Well how do you do that? The four participles tell us how to do that.1. A little Greek here will helpa) Let me tell you that the first three participles are in the passive voicewhich means that we are acted upon, the recipients of some action.“Bill is hitting me – I am the one being hit”b) The last one is in the active voice, which means that I am the one doingthe action. “I am hitting Bill (bang)– I am doing the hitting”2. Let’s look at the three passive ones. The first is having been (past tense)rooted in Him – Read 7aa) God has already placed believers in Jesusb) Roots are that part of a plat or tree that absorbs the nutrition it needs togrow and be healthy from the ground around it.c) We have been firmly rooted in Jesus and we get our spiritual nutritionfrom Him.3. The second is in the (present tense) now you are being built up in Him –Read v7b.a) Remember Philippians 1:6 – He who began a good work in you willcomplete it until the day of Christ Jesus.b) God and His grace are at work in me building me up in Christ4. The third means by which we walk in Jesus is being established in the faith.Read v7c-d.a) Simply he is saying here we grow firmer and stronger in our faith as theWord of God instructs us.b) God is using His word in your life to strengthen you and make you evenfirmer in Christ5. Since we are the recipients of these three means of walking in Jesus, does thatmean passivity on my part? – I think not.a) I cannot create my own suntan.b) But what I can do is go out where the sun is shining and expose myselfto it and the sun does the work of creating the tan on me. The sunproduces the rays and I am the recipient of them that impacts my skin.c) So I believe my part is:(1) Since I am already rooted in Jesus I need to depend upon Jesus foreverything I already have and need from Him.(2) And I am built up in Jesus as I depend upon God and His grace tobe at work in my heart(3) And I am established and made stronger as I avail myself to theWord of God, which works in me to transform me. Thus the valueof church, devotions and small groups• Now this fourth way we learn to walk with Jesus …III. GratitudeA. Listen as I read this. Read v7e gratitude! Not just gratitude but overflowing withgratitude. Gratitude should exist in abundance, there is so much gratitude in youthat there is plenty of leftovers just like the meal from Thursday.B. It refers to the an ongoing and habitual inner attitude of being thankful to God! Itis a heart that is constantly grateful to God1. Thanksgiving is not just a day or a weekend but rather should be our dailypractice for the rest of our lives.C. Why is practice of gratitude added to this list of major things God has done forus? Simple – gratitude and thanksgiving are somethings you do to someone whodoes something for you, you do not thank yourself for what you do! An attitudeof gratitude means that I am constantly depending upon and receiving everythingI need for life from God. I am locked in on HimD. Remember I said that the final means by which we walk with Jesus is the one thatis in the active voice – that means we take action. Thus cultivating a gratefulheart is a spiritual practice and discipline that we should intentionally build intoour lives!• Let me help jump start this practice for youIV. ApplicationA. First, do an honest evaluation of your heart. If you are not constantly gratefulthen you fall short of what God wants in your life and what you need to not bedrawn away from Jesus. You need to be honest with God and tell Him that iswhere you are. Clean out the old dead ungrateful heart with confession.B. Since you are rooted in Him and being build up in Him then depend upon Jesus tosend into your now clean and empty heart a spirit of gratitude (through that rootsystem)C. Let Him establish you and transform you by His word by doing a study of God’sWord regarding giving thanks and thankfulness!D. Begin to practice thanksgiving in everything 1 Thessalonians 5:181. Not just the good things but the hard and bad things that touch your life withthe knowledge that God is using them in my life ultimately to produce goodthings2. Begin to list in a notebook the things God has done for you in your life.Count your blessings, name them one by one, count your blessings and seewhat God has done!3. List on a daily basis the things He has done for you that day – all the wayfrom someone gave you a word of encouragement or wisdom to you woke upthis morning.E. Meditate this week on this statement “Everything outside of hell is God’s grace”When you realize how true this is you cannot help but be grateful to God foreverything!

We made it! This is the final song on the album (and Alex's mum's favourite song) but what do YOU think? Don't forget to vote for which song you want to be remade!The Gale Lyrics:VERSE 1Father please forgive meFor I must have sinnedPlease explainYou promised you would shield usFrom your icy windHave my prayers been in vein?Are you even there?CHORUSCos the rain came downPelted from the skyAnd the gale shook my bonesAnd when my father’s on the roofAnd my mom is crying in the next roomAnd she’s cryingShe’s cryingShe’s cryingVERSE 2I’ve called myself an angelSo strip me of my wingsBut honestly what could I have done?To warrant such abandonmentEven after everythingI hope, I hope I’m the only oneSacred arms have closedAnd heaven’s shut it’s doorCast me down, cast me downThe world continues turningJack don’t care anymoreJust leave me lying hereI know you willCHORUSCos the rain came downAnd lightning split the skyAnd the gale shook my bonesAnd when my father’s on the roofAnd my mom is crying in the next roomAnd she’s cryingShe’s cryingShe’s crying-Solo-BRIDGEI’m gonna spend my life doing it rightSo I can greet you personallyThat’s a guarantee, you’d better wait for me!La la la la la etcVERSE 3Father please forgive meFor I must have sinnedTell me trueWhat could I have done to make you turn from me?Could it be I turned from you?CHORUSCos the rain came downYeah and thunder shook the groundAnd there I was all aloneAnd when my father’s on the roofAnd my mom is crying in the next roomAnd she’s cryingShe’s cryingShe’s cryingBe sure to Follow My Songs Suck on FacebookCheck out Your Man Alex Smith! on Facebook, Bandcamp, Spotify & iTunesCheck out James's other podcast Unfeatured Articles! on Facebook & iTunesAnd check out the other great podcasts from That's Not Canon Productionswww.thatsnotcanonproductions.com

We made it to Episode One Hundred! Today I share the story of the podcasts birth and its growth as well as the lessons learned along the way. We wrap up the show with some honest talk and some plans for the future. The Facebook Group: https://angledcrown.com/group Covered in todays show: Lessons learned It's possible to be consistentBig names are not everythingI can become an authorityGenerates leadsGrows my networkGrowth in confidenceBecome super creativeHow to effectively batchGood processesHow to diversify and repurpose Things I am still working out Better soundBetter process outsourcingMonetisingGetting others involvedSorting out my multiple brands What to expect in the future More showsPanel discussionLive streamsMore community involvementNew facesA course on how to podcast   --- OUR EVENT: Do you want to make real change in your business? Join us at our in-person event Agency Transformation Live Meet Troy Dean; Lee Jackson, Chris Ducker, Kelly Baader, Amy Woods, Paul Lacey, Dave Foy and other legends in this fantastic conference focused on actionable steps that you can use to transform your agency. --- See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Relationships are the building blocks of anything we do as Outsiders. As I reflect on how relationships have impacted me, I think about - My relationship with Christ, and how it drives everythingI do - My relationship with my wife, Rachel, and how we pursue each other and our dreams together - My relationship with my mom and dad, and how they gave me a heritage of faith and a firm foundation There are so many relationships that have had a positive and powerful impact on my life, and I’m sure you can think of many that have made a difference in your own life. There are some common themes that have been present in all of those relationships, all of which contributed to keeping them healthy. In this episode we discuss: - Interview with Wade Haga, leader of TND (Thursday Night Dinners) - What it feels like after you’ve pushed through the fear of starting - Three habits for healthy relationships - How to stabilize the vision as you get going - What it looks like to intentionally invest in relationships

Dave is having a bad day. The holidays are taking its toll. He pulls out his blue "Attitude is everything" card, but even that won't work. However, dating a nurse has its positive effects as he talks about what a really bad day is. My Attitude is EverythingI will not let anyone steal my joy I will not let anyone or anything impact my positive attitude I will overcome, overpower, and overturn all obstacles I can and will handle the challenge I will look further than my vision because I will work by faith, not by sight. I will dream BIG DREAMS. I will be positive. I will move with a sense of urgency and stay committed to my goals. I will check and recheck, balance and counterbalance, reassure and be measured to the highest standard of excellence. I will not give up, let up or look up to the fear of defeat. I will never forget wo I am, where I cam from. I realize this day, this moment, is truly a blessing. My Attitude... is Everything! www.keithharrell.com Music Steal Away by Edwin Holt purchase at CDBaby.com