Podcasts about first way

Welcome to our deep-dive into the question: How do we know God exists?In this series, we return to the topic of God's existence, which we covered aaall the way back in Episode 2 (!!), and we break it open to explore it more deeply. In this episode, we look at St. Thomas Aquinas's first three 'ways', or arguments for God's existence. These are among the most famous arguments for the existence of God, and they have been hugely influential in the history of the Philosophy of Religion. They have also been at times misunderstood and misrepresented, so in this series we're taking the time to delve deep and understand what, exactly, Aquinas is arguing. Donate via PayPal⁠⁠Support us on Patreon!⁠Contact the podcast: crashcoursecatholicism@gmail.com.Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/crashcoursecatholicism/References and further reading/listening/viewing:Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologiae Part 1, Question 2Summa Contra GentilesEdward Feser:Aquinas: A Beginner's GuideFive Proofs of the Existence of God"Scholastic regress arguments"Catholic Answers, "What Caused God?"Peter Kreeft, "The First Cause Argument"Summa of the SummaThomas Joseph White: "The First Way""The Second Way""The Third Way (I, 2, 3)"The Thomistic Institute:"Five Ways to Prove God Exists (Aquinas 101)""St. Thomas Aquinas' Favorite Argument for the Existence of God (Aquinas 101)""What's Wrong With St. Thomas Aquinas' First Proof for the Existence of God? (Aquinas 101)""How St. Thomas Aquinas' Second Way for Proving the Existence of God Works (Aquinas 101)""How St. Thomas Proves God's Existence Through Efficient Causality (Aquinas 101)""What is Efficient Causality? (Aquinas 101)""St. Thomas' Third Way: You Didn't Have To Exist—But You Do! (Aquinas 101)""The Third Way: How St. Thomas Argues for God's Existence From Contingency (Aquinas 101)""The Third Way: Another Take On The Argument (Aquinas 101)"Bishop Barron on Thomas Aquinas and the Argument from Motion

Crystalina Evert invites Katie Wing on to discuss her amazing story, how she came back to the Catholic Church and how she got involved in heading up First Way Pregnancy Center.

Send us a textWhy Recurring Donors Matter (And How to Get Them)Jena is joined by Chris Barlow, founder of Beeline Marketing, to explore how nonprofits can build and sustain a loyal base of recurring donors. This episode offers practical, real-world strategies for converting one-time donors into ongoing supporters who bring long-term stability.Discover:Why recurring donors provide critical revenue stability for nonprofits.How to time your asks to maximize conversions from year-end donors.The common mistakes nonprofits make when asking for recurring gifts—and how to fix them.Proven methods to keep donors engaged and feeling genuinely valued.Strategies to create a strong sense of community among your donor base.Key steps to start or enhance your recurring giving program.Insights into 2025 trends that will shape donor engagement.Want to create lasting donor relationships? Listen and start making a bigger impact today!Head back to Episode 104, Fundamentals of Nonprofit Digital Marketing, for more strategies to keep your year-end campaigns on target: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9w2_6_dfEtQ Chapters00:00The Importance of Recurring Donors02:52Common Pitfalls in Converting Donors06:09Effective Messaging Strategies08:47Building Relationships with Donors12:08Engagement Strategies for Recurring Giving14:52Starting a Recurring Giving Program18:05Emerging Trends for 2025Chris is leading a Donorbox workshop, 'The Truth About Getting Recurring Donors — And the First Way to Fix It', on November 20th at 1:00 PM ET.Register Here for more in-depth strategies!Don't forget to subscribe for more expert nonprofit tips and strategies to take your giving Season to new heights.What makes Donorbox the Best Nonprofit Fundraising Platform to Achieve Your Strategic Goals?Easy to customize, available in multiple languages and currencies, and supported by leading payment processors (Stripe and PayPal), Donorbox's nonprofit fundraising solution is used by 80,000+ global organizations and individuals. From animal rescue to schools, places of worship, and research groups, nonprofits use Donorbox to raise more funds, manage donors efficiently, and make a bigger impact. Take a tour right now and start fundraising in just 15 minutes: → https://donorbox.org/The Nonprofit Podcast, and a wealth of nonprofit leadership tutorials,  expert advice, tips, and tactics, are available on the Donorbox YouTube channel, subscribe today and never miss an episode:

I started my exploration of Thomas Aquinas' Five Ways, beginning with his First Way - the argument from motion. Aquinas argues that only God can explain why things change. Change can only be explained by a First, Unmoved Mover; i.e. a Being who is the ultimate source of all change, but is itself not changed by anything.Web: ThinkingtoBelieve.comEmail: ThinkingToBelieve@gmail.comFacebook: facebook.com/thinkingtobelieveTwitter & Gettr: @thinking2believTruth: @ThinkingToBelieve

Have you ever raced with someone? Maybe you wanted to be the first to the swings, or the first to play with a toy. We all like to be first! A long time ago Jesus had something special to say about being first. “[Jesus said,] ‘If anyone wants to be first,

Have you ever raced with someone? Maybe you wanted to be the first to the swings, or the first to play with a toy. We all like to be first! A long time ago Jesus had something special to say about being first. “[Jesus said,] ‘If anyone wants to be first,

About a year ago my husband and I fell into a book that pretty much changed our marriage. It wasn't about feelings or how we express and receive love- the book is about how we use money. We cane to realize that by watching our spending we began to understand our own characters better. Approaching our finances through this model has allowed Steve and I to come to a common ground about what money means to us and through that we have become closer to each other. It has been the adjustment that I feel was necessary to insure a more enjoyable and loving future #shark-tank #stephenATaylor #marriage #love #money #walk #budget #envelopes #cash-money #bank-accounts #overspending

In the movies, the bad guys willingly target women and children. The good guys fight with honor, even when faced with chaotic situations, and show great remorse whenever there is collateral damage on their operation. This is only the pop culture way of distinguishing between limited and unlimited warfare. However history is a much deeper, darker tale.The idea of limited war as we know it originated in the 18th Century according to Grenier, in The First Way of War. But we do not need to dig only into this book to understand that. The Global War on Terror illustrated the challenges of waging a limited war against an opponent willing to engage outside of their rules of engagement. As we advocate for further decentralization, and as we believe in both the rights and agency of man, we recognize that we can no longer export our responsibility to even consider what are the moral constraints on the use of force to nameless, faceless bureaucrats.Support the REDACTED Culture Cast at redactedculture.locals.comSSP and boutique products at redactedllc.comFollow us on Instagram at @redactedllc

This lecture discusses key ideas from the Medieval philosopher, theologian, and Dominican friar, Thomas Aquinas, and focuses on his Summa Theologiae, Prima Pars, q. 2. It focuses upon his discussion in article 2, bearing on whether God's existence can be proven or demonstrated by rational means at all. Thomas offers us five ways to argue for God's existence. The first way focuses on motion or change, and argues that God is the Prime Mover. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you can do so here - www.paypal.me/ReasonIO - or at BuyMeACoffee - www.buymeacoffee.com/A4quYdWoM You can find over 2000 philosophy videos in my main YouTube channel - www.youtube.com/user/gbisadler You can find Thomas Aquinas' Summa Theologiae online here - www.newadvent.org/summa/

Welcome to the MediaBooks podcast - the only place on the internet where creative accounting, isn't a bad thing.TIMESTAMPS:0:00 - Intro0:08 - SEO Introduction1:40 - 2023 State of Social Media9:25 - Our Story10:55 - First Way to Optimize, SEO Intro14:55 - Second Way, Add Timestamps16:45 - Third Way, Add TranscriptsLINKS:2023 State of Social MediaRSS - Free Transcripts for your podcastTo learn more about MediaBooks and our marketing services for accountants, visit our website or follow us online: Mediabooksagency.comFacebook LinkedIn Instagram *Links included in the show notes may be affiliate links and subject to compensation by MediaBooksRSSVERIFY

In today's episode of The Dietitian Success Podcast, I sit down with copywriter, John Mckie. John works with business owners just like you to help them reach more people and change more lives using the written word. He believes that when used correctly, the ‘right' words can captivate the mind, evoke emotion and create memories and transformations that last a lifetime.I have personally worked with John to writer our evergreen sales sequence for Online Course Blueprint. He truly has such a unique, authentic, non-spammy approach that actually generates results. And so today, John and I are going to talk all about copywriting - what it is, what to do if you think you're a ‘bad writer', how to write sales copy that doesn't feel cringe-y or spammy, and so much more. Links:Check out John's website here: https://www.johnmckie.com/ Connect with John on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-mckie-%F0%9F%9A%80-571910159/ Follow John on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/johnmckie_/ Check out our Online Course Blueprint evergreen funnel here to see John's copywriting in action (fill in the form and you'll automatically receive the emails): https://www.onlinecourseblueprint.info/profitableonlinecoursetopic 

After affirming God's existence since God himself says he exists (Exod 3:14), Thomas shares five ways that show God's existence. In the context of the Summa, Thomas here aims to establish the existence of his object of study, which in this case is God. Here he follows a standard procedure in pre-modern scientific study to first establish the existence of a subject before characterizing how it exists or its essence. Drs. Ian Clary and Wyatt Graham discussed the First Way in some detail in their last episode as well.

This talk was given at the United State Military Academy at West Point on February 7th, 2023. For more information please visit thomisticinstitute.org. About the speaker: Gregory T. Doolan received his B.A. in political theory from Georgetown University in 1993 and his Ph.D. in philosophy from The Catholic University of America in 2003. He taught philosophy at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C. from 2004–05 and joined the faculty of the School of Philosophy at the Catholic University of America in 2005. Dr. Doolan's research interest is in the area of Aquinas's metaphysics; in recent years, his focus has been on Aquinas's account of the Aristotelian categories of being. A native of Philadelphia, Dr. Doolan currently lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife and three children.

Today we are talking about 1 way to help you stay more committed to your business, which is, Create, Review, and Execute a Success Plan.If you don't make a plan, complete with goals, expected profits, expenses, and rewards… then how can you ever expect to commit to your venture without getting burned out? A lot of people decide that they want to succeed, but you would be amazed at how many actually fail to take this simple step before they get started! By drafting yourself a simple game plan, you can give yourself an accurate and somewhat realistic idea of what it will take to get you from point A to point B. For help in creating a success game plan that you are excited to execute, watch my Masterclass by going to https://bit.ly/Watch2023SuccessPlanning.Tune in tomorrow for the 2nd way to stay more committed. Want more from me, subscribe to my business success tips and resources Blog, by going to https://accountabilitycoach.com/blog.  Take advantage of the complimentary business tips and tools by joining the Free Silver Membership on https://www.accountabilitycoach.com/.    Want more from me, The Accountability Coach™, subscribe to more high-value content by looking for The Accountability Coach Podcast which you can find on most platforms and in most English-speaking countries. (https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/accountabilitycoach.com/id290547573).  To help you Focus on Your High Pay-off Activities and Achieve Your Goals Using Effective Time Management, go to https://www.accountabilitycoach.com/landing/, and claim your 2 free gifts.Connect with me on Pinterest (https://pinterest.com/resultsrule/)  Connect with me on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/annebachrach/) If you get value from these Podcasts, please take a minute to leave me a short review. I would really appreciate it. 

Baseball team co-owner Jesse Cole has enhanced entertainment and family fun with his unique approach to presenting games. His team, the Savannah Bananas, has more followers than any Major League team. Here's what this episode talks about: Sports, Alternative, Business, Community, Creativity, Dance, Entertainment, Inspiration

这是深焦的FIRST特别节目。「前排收听FIRST」播客企划由以下播客——赶场 Way to Cinemas｜深焦DeepFocus｜什么电台｜宇宙尽头小酒馆｜撕票俱乐部 ｜凹凸 TO ALL 联合 小宇宙APP 和 FIRST青年电影展 共同策划。在2022年的第十六届First青年电影展，我们来到了西宁，看了所有展映影片，见到了众多影迷朋友，也邀请了多位电影主创和评审录制了10余期播客，你可以在小宇宙搜索“first”即刻收听。本期节目是系列比较重要的一期，我们与FIRST的陀螺和小潜两位评审老师对谈近三小时，并分为上下两期节目，本期即上期，大家结合入围影片探讨了选片标准；下期节目主要围绕《之后的一周》这部较受争议的电影，讨论了“我们到底该怎样给一部电影打分”，并与给它打一星的汪金卫老师进行了现场battle，请移步播客《赶场 Way to Cinema》的第03期节目收听。- 本期嘉宾 -陀螺：影评人，本届FIRST剧情长片评审小潜（徐筱）：制片人，本届FIRST纪录片评审- 本期主播 -陆小鸟、汪金卫（赶场Way to Cinemas），电车（深焦DeepFocus）- 时间轴 -01:35 主播嘉宾们Say Hi：关于「前排收听FIRST」03:31 电车和小潜的FIRST观感06:09 因为疫情，陀螺的剧情片选片都是在家里完成的08:21 纪录片的选片概括13:50 两种纪录片类型，FIRST如何平衡？【 15:55 剧情长片部分 】16:27 《不要再见啊，鱼花塘》23:23 为什么接受去过戛纳的《街娃》31:10 女性主义与评审过程33:29 许多人退场的《智能手机》40:10 最低分的《一匹狼在放哨》47:16 《半个小夜曲》50:40 《百川东到海》与《千里送鹤》52:06 “女性导演往往更擅长选角”【 55:53 纪录片部分 】56:03 “观众评分跟我的预期一模一样”57:42 “《黑漆》是三位评审全票通过的”61:39 迟到的汪金卫的纪录片整体观感：从《灵与岛》探讨“纪录片”的划分标准68:28 再谈《黑漆》：看映后，很重要71:50 “我们今天应该拉一个复审来”73:21 “剧情纪录”《五月的秘密》79:41 如果《灵与岛》是剧情片呢？83:29 平遥和海南岛还有片子可选吗？- Music Credit -《半个小夜曲》插曲：第一次排练，音乐人ChillChill——剪辑/文稿：陆小鸟

欢迎来到「前排收听FIRST」播客企划，本系列由以下6档播客——赶场 Way to Cinemas｜什么电台｜宇宙尽头小酒馆｜撕票俱乐部 ｜凹凸 TO ALL ｜深焦DeepFocus联合 小宇宙APP 和 FIRST青年电影展 共同策划。在2022年的第十六届First青年电影展，我们来到了西宁，看了所有展映影片，见到了众多影迷朋友，也邀请了多位电影主创和FIRST组织者录制了10几期播客，将从8月11日-20日开始，每天至少发布一期，敬请关注。– 播客主题 –6家播客杂谈：今年FIRST影展的所有电影，我们都看完了｜赶场 Way to Cinemas映后、返场谈谈、特别节目，来这里寻找你熟悉的声音｜宇宙尽头小酒馆再一次与First创始人宋文聊天｜什么电台对话《钓鱼》导演南鑫&主演姜京京：拍这部“惊人首作”，我只花了两万块｜赶场 Way to Cinemas + 宇宙尽头小酒馆对谈《野球》导演李洪全｜ 撕票俱乐部 + 什么电台和《五月的秘密》制片人小潜聊纪录片和女性电影人｜宇宙尽头小酒馆这世上的偶然，我为什么拍纪录片3.0 ｜ 凹凸TOALL对谈《废物故事》导演郑仪飞 特别嘉宾《四个春天》导演陆庆屹｜撕票俱乐部对谈《何处生长》导演龙凌云、制片人刘磊｜什么电台 + 宇宙尽头小酒馆对谈《不要再见啊，鱼花塘》导演牛小雨｜宇宙尽头小酒馆对谈长片评审陀螺与纪录片评审小潜｜深焦DeepFocus + 赶场 Way to Cinemas——本期Pilot策划&剪辑：孔老师（什么电台），陆小鸟 （赶场 Way to Cinemas）本期出声（按出场顺序）：主播们：陆小鸟（赶场Way to Cinemas） / 蛋黄酱&梁梁（宇宙尽头小酒馆）/ 孔老师（什么电台）/ 张劳动（凹凸 TO ALL ）/唐小友（撕票俱乐部）/电车（深焦DeepFocus）嘉宾们：宋文：FIRST创始人小潜：徐筱，FIRST纪录长片评审，纪录片《五月的秘密》制片牛小雨：《不要再见啊，鱼花塘》导演南鑫：《钓鱼》导演龙凌云：《何处生长》导演刘磊：《何处生长》制片人陀螺：影评人，FIRST剧情长片评审（后面节目有更多嘉宾）BGM Credit：Eternals by Alex-Productions : youtu.be/R8XOrESnTFIXenogenesis by TheFatRat

You will never truly know the answer to your thoughts unless you have the strength to ask the questions that are within you. Kailani sports https://instagram.com/kailanisports?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=KAILANI SPORTSIntro song composed by DJ Shub - war club intro song:https://instagram.com/djshub?utm_medium=copy_linkBackground

When the Bible says praying always, this is the perfect way to stay in constant communication with God, knowing you are always in His presence. It will help to keep you humble and submissive seeking His guidance in every venture in your life, to direct, lead and guide you into all truths. The battle is the Lords and you are in a consistent state of dying daily to self.

Have you ever raced with someone? Maybe you wanted to be the first to the swings, or the first to play with a toy. We all like to be first! A long time ago Jesus had something special to say about being first. “[Jesus said,] ‘If anyone wants to be first,

Have you ever raced with someone? Maybe you wanted to be the first to the swings, or the first to play with a toy. We all like to be first! A long time ago Jesus had something special to say about being first. “[Jesus said,] ‘If anyone wants to be first,

Have you ever raced with someone? Maybe you wanted to be the first to the swings, or the first to play with a toy. We all like to be first! A long time ago Jesus had something special to say about being first. “[Jesus said,] ‘If anyone wants to be first,

Have you ever raced with someone? Maybe you wanted to be the first to the swings, or the first to play with a toy. We all like to be first! A long time ago Jesus had something special to say about being first. “[Jesus said,] ‘If anyone wants to be first,

Have you ever raced with someone? Maybe you wanted to be the first to the swings, or the first to play with a toy. We all like to be first! A long time ago Jesus had something special to say about being first. “[Jesus said,] ‘If anyone wants to be first,

Have you ever raced with someone? Maybe you wanted to be the first to the swings, or the first to play with a toy. We all like to be first! A long time ago Jesus had something special to say about being first. “[Jesus said,] ‘If anyone wants to be first,

Episode 4 welcomes Tyler Ward, Co-Founder of BarnBridge, Universe.XYZ and one of the most prolific builders in the Web3 space. We talk about building products in a DAO-first way, the challenges that come with it, as well as the emerging trends in the space over the next year.

What are the differences between philosophical physics and modern physics? What's the difference between metaphysics and physics? How should we understand St. Thomas' First Way? Is it a physical or metaphysical demonstration? What are the key premises and how are they defended? How can Aquinas leap to God as the conclusion of his First Way? Dr. Michael Sirilla joins us to discuss these issues and more. The Classical Theism Podcast aims to defend Catholic Christian ideas in conversation. With the help of various guests, I defend three pillars of the Catholic Christian worldview: (1) the God of classical theism exists, (2) Jesus is our Messiah and Lord, and (3) He founded the Catholic Church. We place a strong emphasis on the first pillar, defending classical theism, drawing upon the work of Thomistic philosopher Dr. Edward Feser and many others. John DeRosa www.classicaltheism.com/support To further support the show, check out my book One Less God Than You: How to Answer the Slogans, Cliches, and Fallacies that Atheists Use to Challenge Your Faith >> www.classicaltheism.com/newbook

Building a business takes work, but building a great brand takes work, obsession, and borderline crazy dedication for it to work. That’s if you do it the right way. Multiply that by 10,000 and you’ve got yourself a brand of Fans First caliber. But why should you get over the top several times over in order to attract dedicated fans to your brand? Jesse Cole knows from experience that it’s because there is no better way to be first in your customers’ minds. If you have any idea what Fans First is all about, you would know what he’s talking about. Listen in as he shares how the Fans First brand came about and pick up some timeless wisdom from that experience that you can apply on your own. Jesse also talks about their upcoming second book, which he hopes will solidify his brand’s legacy in business and entertainment.   Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Here’s How » Join the Business Done Differently community today: findyouryellowtux.com Business Done Differently Facebook Business Done Differently Twitter Business Done Differently YouTube Do You Stand Out? Take The Yellow Tux Quiz

Today we’re wrapping up our series on the serve-first way, where we’ve talked about the mindset shifts required to be a serve-first entrepreneur. The serve-first way is about a simple concept: I put the interests of those I serve over my own. In an earlier episode, I talked about marketing over selling. Marketing focuses on the needs of your customers and selling focuses on the needs of the seller. This is a central shift in becoming a serve-first entrepreneur.  Being a serve-first entrepreneur is about being a marketer and understanding what people need and creating a solution to serve them. It involves building relationships at many levels and taking a long view of your business. You can either be a salesperson and sound like an infomercial or you can be a serve-first entrepreneur. WHAT YOU’LL LEARN IN TODAY’S EPISODE: Why you need to start with the question: what would serve my audience best. Why you need to shift from asking how can I make more money → how can I make more impact and serve more people? Why you need to shift from asking when do I want to launch → when will my people need my product and be ready for it? Why you need to shift from asking how do I get more followers → how can I create content that will be valuable to my people? Why focusing on what will best serve your audience will ultimately help you build a thriving business you love. How a serve-first approach helps you create brand evangelists. Why having only one product in your business is not a serve-first way. It isn’t good for you or your audience.  Why you need to think about lifetime customer value as you decide on your business model and your products. For bonus resources and freebies for this episode, go to: https://bit.ly/3b2ARz8

#361 - This week we talk about the Brian De Palma prohibition gangster fighting film, The Untouchables. Starring Sean Connery, Robert De Niro, Kevin Costner, Andy Garcia, Charles Martin Smith, Billy Drago, and Patricia Clarkson. We also discuss spring training, review the latest episode of WandaVision, and list out our favorite falling scenes. Enjoy! Category: Movies HSF Rating Alex-4, Scott-6, Jeff-4  Please follow and contact us at the following locations: Patreon: http://patreon.com/hansshotfirst Facebook:Hans Shot First Twitter: http://twitter.com/hansshot1st Email: hansshotfirst@outlook.com iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hans-shot-first/id778071182 Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/m/I5q2th5tzsucvpzgmy3kmzgtd44?t=Hans_Shot_First iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-hans-shot-first-30934202/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0ityvhlXhdtoXFJFOO1cvA

We’re continuing our discussion of what it means to be a serve-first entrepreneur. Today we’ll talk about taking a long term view of our business and discuss the long term benefits of this approach. I’ve been talking a lot about my free resource BADA$$ Online Marketing University. This is an example of taking a long term view of business. I’m giving away my best content to serve other entrepreneurs in the online space. But taking a long view approach to online business isn’t popular. Everyone wants to be an overnight success. They’re looking for the easy button. Even though that’s not the way life works, that's what we expect. The people telling you that you don’t want to trade dollars for hours aren’t giving you the full context. It has distorted our view of hard work and success. We get wrapped up in the overnight success stories, but they’re not usually overnight success stories. WHAT YOU’LL LEARN IN TODAY’S EPISODE: Why the “overnight success stories” aren’t what they’re cracked up to be. Why you should be cautious of taking the “hare” approach or the easy way. Why using shortcuts to get ahead will eventually backfire. Why success comes from gradual growth and goodwill. How the online marketing world plays to our worst tendencies. Why the claims and messaging in the online marketing space have gotten out of hand. Why the serve-first approach takes longer and why you need to have a long view. Why taking the long view in your business and doing the work will make you more successful over time. For bonus resources and freebies for this episode, go to: https://bit.ly/2Z9gmLF

Today we’re continuing our series on what it means to be a serve-first entrepreneur. We’re talking about marketing to a warm audience versus a cold audience. A warm audience already knows you because they’ve read or listened to your content or been on your email list. Any audience that doesn’t know you and your beliefs is a cold audience. In selling and messaging, what you say needs to match the level of awareness of your audience. This is true for selling and even freebies. We’re going to focus on how a warm audience vs. a cold audience impacts our marketing. If you’re trying to sell to a cold audience, it will be hard. Marketing is about making the right offer to the right person at the right time with the right message. How would you be able to do this to a cold audience of people who don’t know you? This is why advertising to a cold audience straight to a sales page is hard. Often entrepreneurs will have success launching to a warm audience like their email list. After they exhaust their list, they move outside that audience into a cold audience. But because this new cold audience doesn’t know them, their launch will likely flop. So how do you move forward? WHAT YOU’LL LEARN IN TODAY’S EPISODE: The benefits of a warm audience over a cold audience. Why it’s much harder to convert a cold audience. What you have to do to convert a cold audience. Why gimmicks and tactics aren’t the serve-first way. Why the serve-first approach means growing your warm audience. What it takes to build a warm audience. Why fake urgency is not a serve-first approach. Why you should focus on attracting a cold audience and connecting with them rather than selling to a cold audience. For bonus resources and freebies for this episode, go to: https://bit.ly/2YRVSHc

We’re continuing on our journey looking at the serve-first way. Today we’re talking about people over transactions. This is about honoring the people in our audience rather than thinking about them in terms of transactions or leads or numbers.  This particular topic was a challenge to know how to introduce because it’s counter-intuitive. Putting people first, above your bottom line, is the right thing to do, and it’s also how you build an audience and grow your revenue over time. But you’re not serving just so you can make more money. Some online entrepreneurs have the “buy from me or you’re out” mentality. We have gotten so fixated on an immediate ROI, and we complain about freebie-seekers. If your focus is on making money, that’s not the serve-first way. I’ve regularly had people on my list for twelve to even eighteen months before they buy. I even have people on my list who have never bought from me but have sent their friends or made important introductions. WHAT YOU’LL LEARN IN TODAY’S EPISODE: Why the concept of people over transactions is mind-bending. How the holistic marketing approach impacts your relationship with your audience, team, and peers. Why treating people well, whether they buy from you or not, will help grow your business. How people normally become brand ambassadors vs how you can create brand advocates among people who haven’t bought from you. How being a serve-first entrepreneur can create a ripple effect in the world. Why you need to think of everyone in your world as a person, not just a lead or sale. For bonus resources and freebies for this episode, go to: https://bit.ly/3rylC7P  

Today is part 4 of the series on the serve-first entrepreneur way. I believe this is the best way to build an online business. This episode will focus on why we need to focus on marketing over selling and how they’re different. Most online marketers are actually online sellers. You don’t hear them talking about the full definition of marketing from the American Marketing Association. If you read the AMA’s definition of marketing, you’ll realize that it’s much more involved and isn’t focused on selling.  Marketing involves creating, communicating, delivering, and exchanging offerings. Basically, marketing is all of the stuff involved in creating a product that has value for a customer. It isn’t focused on selling but on creating value. Marketing isn’t just about you and the customer. It’s also about creating offerings that have value with your partners. But it goes beyond that. Marketing should have value for society at large. WHAT YOU’LL LEARN IN TODAY’S EPISODE: What the real aim of marketing is. The limitations with thinking that selling is service. Why serve-first means spending a lot of time on things other than selling. Why marketing includes finding your people, building connections, understanding their needs, creating the right product and offer for them, and delivering it well. Why I don’t pressure people to buy. Why when you market the right way, you will have a thriving business. For bonus resources and freebies for this episode, go to: https://bit.ly/36txorT

Today we’re diving into part 3 of our series on being a serve-first entrepreneur and focusing on giving over taking. I’ll share about how giving over taking works in my business and the shift you can make to implement this in your business. Serve-first entrepreneurs ask: have I given more value than I’ve gotten in return? This should be our goal. The concept of giving over taking should show up in relationships with your customers and audience and eventually with your team, peers, vendors, and more. Relationships matter in business. The more you increase the difference between the value your customer gets and what you charge them is how you shift into a serve-first mindset. People who are trying to squeeze out every last dollar as sellers don’t succeed in the long term. Customers don’t want to do business with people who are cut-throat and only focused on getting the most from them. WHAT YOU’LL LEARN IN TODAY’S EPISODE: The first place where the serve-first approach needs to show up in your business. Why the value of information is limited. Why if people aren’t buying your course because all the information is in your freebie, then the problem is with your course. Why you need to ignore the “charge more” advice and what to ask instead. Why serve-first is how you win long term. How the law of value impacts your business and increases your impact. Why adopting this give more than you receive mentality will help you succeed. For bonus resources and freebies for this episode, go to: https://bit.ly/3sUdD6z

This is part two of our eight-part series on being a serve-first entrepreneur. We’re going to talk about shifts you need to make to build a truly serve-first business. We’ll also discuss why you need a passion for your business that goes beyond money. Being a serve-first entrepreneur means you're not obsessed with creating a business that is totally passive. That’s why it’s important to love what you do. This is about building a business that will last. If you’re passionate about the business you’re building, you’re not going to be looking for ways to “retire” but will want to keep doing what you do. WHAT YOU’LL LEARN IN TODAY’S EPISODE: How entrepreneurship is similar to the music industry. Why if money is your goal, you’re better off working for someone else than building your own business. What people don’t tell you about entrepreneurship. The 3 distinct passions you need to be thinking about as you build your business. Why you need a passion for the people you serve. Why you need a passion for your cause. Why you need a passion for your solution. Why if you chase profits rather than passion, the chances you’ll make money are low. Why if you put passions over profit, you’ll become magnetic. For bonus resources and freebies for this episode, go to: https://bit.ly/3sz2PKQ  

We’re starting a new series today called the serve-first way. It’s about approaching entrepreneurship with a priority of serving your audience. This first episode is the foundation for a different way of doing business, one that’s genuinely focused on serving. Let’s begin with why I’m passionate about the serve-first model. A few years ago, people began to notice that I do things differently. I was serving and giving instead of focused on getting. A lot of people talk about this in the online space, but often it’s just a way of differentiating ourselves from the lamborghini marketers. My views on serving in business come from watching my dad run a chain of drug stores in the 1980s and 1990s. His belief was that the customer is always right--no matter what. Of course, customers aren’t always “right,” but the customer is still the center of your business. Growing up I didn’t want to be a business owner. I wanted to be a professional. But little did I know that my dad’s values were rubbing off on me. I learned that your revenue is a function of how many people you serve and how well you serve them. That means growth is centered on serving more people and serving them better. WHAT YOU’LL LEARN IN TODAY’S EPISODE: Serve first has some presuppositions. Serving people well will help you grow and build goodwill. If you don’t serve people well, you’ll be on the hamster wheel of trying to find new people to buy from you. Serve first isn’t a tactic. It has to be who you are. Serve-first isn’t about making the most money possible but serving people in the best way possible. Serve-first makes it easier to connect with people online. What serve-first really is (and isn’t!). Why serving well is more important than profits. The problems with some of the tactics in the online marketing space. How we rationalize our marketing decisions. Why we need to rethink the phrase “selling is serving.”  Questions to ask to understand our motivations. For bonus resources and freebies for this episode, go to: https://bit.ly/3nA0WKl  

Sabotage #1: Hiding behind content Too many times entrepreneurs tell me that their biggest problem is ‘not enough clients'. ‘What are you working on', I ask. ‘oh I'm working on my website'. Or, ‘Oh I'm working on a course'. Or ‘Oh, I'm working on a content for my program'. Almost never is the answer is ‘Oh, I'm working on my top 100 list and calling all my potential clients', or ‘I'm scheduling 10 facebook lives' or ‘I'm reaching out to 100 organizations to do speaking engagements for'. You see the difference? One leads to revenue in business and solving their money issues, and one doesn't. Here's the thing: Never ever in my business consulting career have I seen someone generate clients by putting up their website and posts in social media. Let's talk about this in this week's podcast!

The three ways of DevOps comes from the Phoenix Project, a famous book in DevOps circle. This episode covers how to use the three ways to progress in your digital transformation initiatives.   Sources: https://www.businessinsider.com/how-changing-one-habit-quintupled-alcoas-income-2014-4?r=US&IR=T https://www.amazon.com/Phoenix-Project-DevOps-Helping-Business/dp/0988262592 https://www.amazon.com/DevOps-Handbook-World-Class-Reliability-Organizations-ebook/dp/B01M9ASFQ3/ref=sr_1_1?crid=316RJMM06NH59&dchild=1&keywords=the+devops+handbook&qid=1600774333&s=books&sprefix=The+devops+h%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C235&sr=1-1 Transcript: My first introduction to the principles behind DevOps came from reading The Phoenix Project by Gene Kim, Kevin Behr and George Spafford. In this seminal book, that blew my mind we follow Bill as he transforms Parts Unlimited through salvaging The Phoenix Project. An IT project that went so wrong, it could almost have been a project in the public sector. Through Bills journey to DevOps, we discover and experience the Three Ways of DevOps. In this episode, I cover the three ways of DevOps and how they can be applied in a Transformation. This is the DevOps Dojo #6, I am Johan Abildskov, join me in the dojo to learn. In the DevOps world, few books have had the impact of The Phoenix Project. If you have not read it yet, it has my whole-hearted recommendation. It is tragically comic in its recognizability and frustratingly true. In it, we experience the three ways of DevOps. The three ways of DevOps are Principles of Flow, principles of feedback and principles of continuous learning.  While each of these areas support each other and has some overlap, we can also use them as a vague roadmap towards DevOps capabilities. The First Way of Flow addresses our ability to execute. The second way of Feedback concerns our ability to build quality in and notice defects early. The Third way of Continuous Learning focuses on pushing our organizations to ever higher peaks through experimentation. The first way of DevOps is called the principles of flow. The first way of DevOps is called the principles of flow. The foundational realization of the first way is that we need to consider the full flow from ideation until we provide value to the customer. This is also a a clash with the chronic conflict of DevOps with siloed Dev and Ops teams. It doesn't matter whether you feel like you did your part or not, as long as we the collective are not providing value to end-users. If you feel you are waiting a lot, try to pick up the adjacent skills so you can help where needed. We also focus on not passing defects on and automating the delivery mechanisms such that we have a quick delivery pipeline. Using Kanban boards or similar to visualize how work flows through our organization can help make the intangible work we do visible. A small action with high leverage is WIP limits. Simply limiting the amount of concurrent tasks that can move through the system at any point in time can have massive impact. Another valuable exercise to do is a Value Stream Map where you look at the flow from aha-moment to ka-ching moment. This can be a learning situation for all involved members as well as the organization around them. Looking at the full end to end flow and having optimized that we can move on to the second way of DevOps.   The second way of DevOps is the Principles of Feedback The first way of DevOps enables us to act on information, so the second way focuses on generating that information through feedback loops, and shortening those feedback loops to be able to act on learning while it is cheapest and has the highest impact. Activities in the Second Way can be shifting left on security by adding vulnerability scans in our pipelines. It can be decomposing our test suites such that we get the most valuable feedback as soon as is possible. We can also invite QA, InfoSec and other specialist competences into our cycles early to help architect for requirements, making manual approvals and reviews less like to reject a change. Design systems are a powerful way to shift left as we can provide development teams with template projects, pipelines and deployments that adhere to desired guidelines. This enables autonomous teams to be compliant by default. The second way is also about embedding knowledge where it is needed. This is a special case of shortening feedback loops. This can both be subject matter expert knowledge embedded on full stack teams, but it can also be transparency into downstream processes to better allow teams to predict outcomes of review and compliance activities. A fantastic way of shifting left on code reviews, and improve knowledge sharing in the team is Mob Programming. Solving problems together as a team on a single computer. We can even invite people that are external to the team to our sessions to help knowledge sharing and to draw on architects or other key knowledge banks. Now that we have focused on our ability to create flow and feedback we can move on to the third and final way of DevOps. The principles of continuous learning.   The first and second way of DevOps provide most of the technical capabilities for continuous learning and experimentation - so the hard work in the third way of DevOps is primarily cultural. Which makes it that much more difficult to do. A small step could be to start talking about hypotheses that we want to test rather than tasks we want to do. We have a tendency to state things as fact and put them into our backlogs. This creates an unfortunate mental model and Taylorist Command and Control culture. Language shape our thoughts so let's start phrasing our backlog items as hypothesis. Rather than saying "Make Button A Blue", say "We believe making Button A Blue will increase clickthrough rate by 10%." While the previous step can be useful the big theme in the third way is psychological safety. Making it safe to learn and experiment must be a priority if we want to have a healthy culture. We must make diversity a focus area, especially in the tech business we have a notoriously toxic culture. We can measure Westrum Culture as described in a previous episode, and seek to address any shortcoming. Learning, Diversity and Psychological safety must come from a leadership level exemplifying the virtues that the members of the organization must live. Otherwise, there will be no resilience and any benefits will be temporary. The impressive transformation of Alcoa embodies this perfectly. Another simple, but difficult practice is to drive down the size of the work items you are working on. This will make it easier to create small self-contained experiments. This will of course put stress on your software and organizational architecture.If you want to finish with a concrete technical practice look into Chaos Engineering as described in a previous Episode. Chaos Engineer will help build resilience into your organization and is a structured approach to create more learning. As such it can bring some safer sandbox to practice learning and experimentation. This can be beneficial if the organization is quite far from psychologically safe. The three ways of DevOps: Flow, Feedback and Learning are a meaningful definition of DevOps and it even hints at a roadmap for DevOps Transformations. Use the three ways and the activities I have described here as an inspiration to kickstart or accelerate your DevOps transformation!   This has been the DevOpsDojo. You can follow me on twitter @randomsort. If you have any questions, feedback or just want to reach out and suggest a topic, do not hesitate. You can find show notes with transcripts, links and more at dojo.fm. Support the show by leaving a review, sharing this episode with a friend or colleague or subscribing to the DevOpsDojo on your favourite podcast platform. Thank you for listening, keep learning.  

We have Sterling Contreras (Christian) and Brit Abney (Atheist) on the show today to discuss the First Way of Thomas Aquinas in order to determine if the Argument from Motion is a good argument for God's existence. Link to the YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfSRBF6FhPE Our Website: www.capturingchristianity.com Our Patreon: www.patreon.com/capturingchristianity

What is the way to wisdom? Proverbs opens and gives its readers two requirements for becoming wise: being teachable and fear.The First Way to Wisdom is a Teachable SpiritProverbs opens and gives its readers two requirements for becoming wise: being teachable and fear. In Proverbs 1:5 Solomon says that the wise person listens, increases in learning, and obtains guidance from others. Having a teachable spirit is a quality that is perhaps even more scarce than wisdom in our culture, as instruction is often met with arrogant “I knows.” And yet, this is a requirement for becoming truly wise.A teachable spirit that not only allows instruction but seeks it and guidance from others. In many ways, being teachable could simply be boiled down to humility. For all your knowledge you will never become wise until you can admit that you have much to learn and are willing to be taught.This connects deeply to the idea of being a growing disciple of Christ. You will never grow as a Christian unless you are teachable. This is humbling, but so is the Gospel. So surely it is not too much of a stretch for you to move from realizing your sin and dependence on God for salvation to realizing that God is vastly more wise than you and that you have much to learn from Him and His Word. Be teachable and you will grow as a disciple and in wisdom, which are in all reality two married realities in Scripture, as there is no dichotomy between wisdom and maturity. This is the first requirement for those who seek the way to wisdom.The Second Way to Wisdom is Godly FearSpecifically fear, or reverence of God, or to put it another way, a healthy perspective of Who God is in relation to who you are. Solomon says that this type of fear is the beginning of wisdom in Proverbs 1:7.Now, this is not a horror movie type of fear. Rather it is a respect, reverence, and deeply affectionate fear of God, His wisdom, His power, and the flourishing that adherence to His laws, precepts, and guidance can bring to a person’s life should they submit to God.There is no wisdom apart from the fear of God. Knowledge perhaps, but knowledge that is not acted upon, nor knowledge that understands God rightly is still foolishness because in the end it is damning, as it does not lead to repentance and faith.The way to wisdom begins with a right perspective of God, because any knowledge that does not put God at the center of existence and see Him as intimately involved in His creation leads to death and separation from God and that is foolishness.You must see God rightly in order to be wise. See Him as creator. See Him as King. See Him as powerful and loving and good. See Him as most glorious and see His praise as your ultimate end, and then, and only then you will be wise.Read the full devotion at https://devotableapp.com/daily-devotion-proverbs-1-1-7-the-way-to-wisdom/

Have you ever raced with someone? Maybe you wanted to be the first to the swings, or the first to play with a toy. We all like to be first! A long time ago Jesus had something special to say about being first. “[Jesus said,] ‘If anyone wants to be first,

Have you ever raced with someone? Maybe you wanted to be the first to the swings, or the first to play with a toy. We all like to be first! A long time ago Jesus had something special to say about being first. “[Jesus said,] ‘If anyone wants to be first,

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In this episode, we answer 5 "big" objections to the First Way of St. Thomas Aquinas and show how they all fail. In doing so, we establish that although many skeptics consider the First Way to have been debunked (or defanged), it still has teeth. The Classical Theism Podcast aims to defend Catholic Christian ideas in conversation. With the help of various guests, I defend three pillars of the Catholic Christian worldview: (1) the God of classical theism exists, (2) Jesus is our Messiah and Lord, and (3) He founded the Catholic Church. We place a strong emphasis on the first pillar, defending classical theism, drawing upon the work of Thomistic philosopher Dr. Edward Feser and many others.   John DeRosa www.classicaltheism.com/contact

For many readers, colonial history begins and ends with the original 13 American colonies. This perception overlooks the other British colonies throughout the New World, each of which created their own unique challenges for their imperial master. Historian John Grenier considers one of these “other” colonies in his book The Far Reaches of Empire: War in Nova Scotia, 1710-1760 (University of Oklahoma Press, 2008). Part of the Campaigns and Commanders series from the University of Oklahoma Press, Grenier’s book builds upon the framework he constructed in an earlier work, The First Way of War: American War Making on the Frontier, 1607-1814 (Cambridge University Press, 2005). There he introduced the idea that a uniquely American way of war evolved in response to the clash of cultures taking place in the New World, drawing equally from the realities and perceptions of war with the Native Americans and the petit guerre -“little war” or irregular war – of the European continent. In this book, Nova Scotia serves as a case study for the First Way of War. Acquired by Britain after Queen Anne’s War, the province was occupied both by French-speaking Acadians and several Native American tribes. Within half a century, however, this population was supplanted by English-speaking settlers, largely from the Massachusetts colony, the original settlers displaced by war and policy. Grenier’s study is thus more than a simple campaign history; instead it presents a complex and intriguing account of the negotiations and conflicts between the island’s diverse Acadian and Native American population, their English overseers, and the encroaching “Yankees” from the colony of Massachusetts offers a fresh take on colonial history. Grenier highlights how a new form of irregular warfare took shape in the New World, on the fringe of Empire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For many readers, colonial history begins and ends with the original 13 American colonies. This perception overlooks the other British colonies throughout the New World, each of which created their own unique challenges for their imperial master. Historian John Grenier considers one of these “other” colonies in his book The Far Reaches of Empire: War in Nova Scotia, 1710-1760 (University of Oklahoma Press, 2008). Part of the Campaigns and Commanders series from the University of Oklahoma Press, Grenier’s book builds upon the framework he constructed in an earlier work, The First Way of War: American War Making on the Frontier, 1607-1814 (Cambridge University Press, 2005). There he introduced the idea that a uniquely American way of war evolved in response to the clash of cultures taking place in the New World, drawing equally from the realities and perceptions of war with the Native Americans and the petit guerre -“little war” or irregular war – of the European continent. In this book, Nova Scotia serves as a case study for the First Way of War. Acquired by Britain after Queen Anne’s War, the province was occupied both by French-speaking Acadians and several Native American tribes. Within half a century, however, this population was supplanted by English-speaking settlers, largely from the Massachusetts colony, the original settlers displaced by war and policy. Grenier’s study is thus more than a simple campaign history; instead it presents a complex and intriguing account of the negotiations and conflicts between the island’s diverse Acadian and Native American population, their English overseers, and the encroaching “Yankees” from the colony of Massachusetts offers a fresh take on colonial history. Grenier highlights how a new form of irregular warfare took shape in the New World, on the fringe of Empire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For many readers, colonial history begins and ends with the original 13 American colonies. This perception overlooks the other British colonies throughout the New World, each of which created their own unique challenges for their imperial master. Historian John Grenier considers one of these “other” colonies in his book The Far Reaches of Empire: War in Nova Scotia, 1710-1760 (University of Oklahoma Press, 2008). Part of the Campaigns and Commanders series from the University of Oklahoma Press, Grenier’s book builds upon the framework he constructed in an earlier work, The First Way of War: American War Making on the Frontier, 1607-1814 (Cambridge University Press, 2005). There he introduced the idea that a uniquely American way of war evolved in response to the clash of cultures taking place in the New World, drawing equally from the realities and perceptions of war with the Native Americans and the petit guerre -“little war” or irregular war – of the European continent. In this book, Nova Scotia serves as a case study for the First Way of War. Acquired by Britain after Queen Anne’s War, the province was occupied both by French-speaking Acadians and several Native American tribes. Within half a century, however, this population was supplanted by English-speaking settlers, largely from the Massachusetts colony, the original settlers displaced by war and policy. Grenier’s study is thus more than a simple campaign history; instead it presents a complex and intriguing account of the negotiations and conflicts between the island’s diverse Acadian and Native American population, their English overseers, and the encroaching “Yankees” from the colony of Massachusetts offers a fresh take on colonial history. Grenier highlights how a new form of irregular warfare took shape in the New World, on the fringe of Empire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For many readers, colonial history begins and ends with the original 13 American colonies. This perception overlooks the other British colonies throughout the New World, each of which created their own unique challenges for their imperial master. Historian John Grenier considers one of these “other” colonies in his book The Far Reaches of Empire: War in Nova Scotia, 1710-1760 (University of Oklahoma Press, 2008). Part of the Campaigns and Commanders series from the University of Oklahoma Press, Grenier’s book builds upon the framework he constructed in an earlier work, The First Way of War: American War Making on the Frontier, 1607-1814 (Cambridge University Press, 2005). There he introduced the idea that a uniquely American way of war evolved in response to the clash of cultures taking place in the New World, drawing equally from the realities and perceptions of war with the Native Americans and the petit guerre -“little war” or irregular war – of the European continent. In this book, Nova Scotia serves as a case study for the First Way of War. Acquired by Britain after Queen Anne’s War, the province was occupied both by French-speaking Acadians and several Native American tribes. Within half a century, however, this population was supplanted by English-speaking settlers, largely from the Massachusetts colony, the original settlers displaced by war and policy. Grenier’s study is thus more than a simple campaign history; instead it presents a complex and intriguing account of the negotiations and conflicts between the island’s diverse Acadian and Native American population, their English overseers, and the encroaching “Yankees” from the colony of Massachusetts offers a fresh take on colonial history. Grenier highlights how a new form of irregular warfare took shape in the New World, on the fringe of Empire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices