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Get the 200+ Page Optimal Living Daily Workbook (PDF) - Free. Want to turn today's episode into an actionable plan? Join the Optimal Living Weekly newsletter and I'll send you our 200-page digital workbook immediately. It's packed with the best takeaways from the show, formatted for easy reading and implementation at home. Get your free PDF workbook here: https://oldpodcast.eo.page/join Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com Episode 4175: Cal Newport explains how he fits an ambitious workload into a nine to five week by choosing the schedule first and forcing everything else to fit around it. He serializes his projects, sets honest and often distant delivery dates, refuses or drops work that will not fit, and turns recurring tasks into fixed habits. The result is a productivity system built on a hard boundary rather than on finding more hours. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.calnewport.com/blog/2008/02/15/fixed-schedule-productivity-how-i-accomplish-a-large-amount-of-work-in-a-small-number-of-work-hours/ Quotes to ponder: "Choose a schedule of work hours that you think provides the ideal balance of effort and relaxation." "Fix the schedule you want. Then make everything else fit around your needs." "In the end you're judged on your large-scale list of important completions." Optimal Living Daily is a daily personal development and self-improvement podcast where we narrate the best self-help articles on minimalism, productivity, and intentional living, read to you by a professional narrator so you can live your best life a little more every day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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You've Got One Job: Stay Connected to Jesus There are a thousand things competing for your attention every day. Your career. Your marriage. Your kids. Your health. Your finances. Your goals. Your phone. Even your ministry. But according to Jesus, there's one thing you absolutely cannot neglect: Your connection with him. In John 15, Jesus gives one of the simplest and most powerful pictures of the Christian life: "I am the vine; you are the branches." In this episode of the Rob Skinner Podcast, Rob explores why successful people can be especially vulnerable to spiritual self-reliance, why God sometimes prunes the people he loves, and how someone can look spiritually alive on the outside while slowly drying up inside. And it all comes down to one simple phrase: You've got one job: remain. Are You Plugged In? Rob rents out his former home in Tucson, Arizona. Every so often, a guest sends him a message: "The hot tub isn't working." "The jets won't turn on." "It's not getting hot." "We've pushed every button." Rob usually responds with one question: "Is it plugged in?" A few minutes of silence. Then: "Never mind." Nothing was wrong with the hot tub. Nothing was wrong with the heater. Nothing was wrong with the jets. It simply wasn't connected to its source of power. And that can describe our spiritual lives. We push buttons. We try harder. Work more. Make more money. Improve our marriages. Fix our kids. Grow our ministries. Accomplish another goal. But Jesus asks a more fundamental question: Are you connected to me? You can be incredibly busy and spiritually disconnected. You can even be busy doing things for Jesus while becoming disconnected from Jesus. 1. Let the Gardener Prune You Jesus says: "I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener." — John 15:1 Then he says something surprising: Every branch that bears fruit, God prunes so that it can become even more fruitful. God prunes fruitful people. We sometimes assume that if we're following God, everything should start going our way. Jesus says otherwise. Sometimes following God means getting cut. A door closes. A relationship doesn't work out. Something you desperately wanted doesn't happen. God's Word exposes pride, selfishness, greed, impurity or your need for control. But there's a huge difference between destruction and pruning. Destruction has no future in mind. Pruning is all about the future. Instead of immediately asking, "What's gone wrong?" try asking: "God, what are you trying to cut out of me?" And: "What are you trying to grow in me?" Don't waste your pruning. Let the Gardener work. 2. You've Got One Job: Remain This is the heart of John 15. Jesus repeatedly says: Remain. Stay connected. Stay close. Make your home in me. Don't drift away. A branch doesn't wake up thinking: "How am I going to manufacture grapes today?" It doesn't hustle. It doesn't compare itself with the branch next to it. It doesn't create a five-step productivity plan. It remains connected to the vine. Life flows from the vine into the branch. Eventually, fruit appears. Sometimes we make Christianity far more complicated than Jesus did: Try harder. Do more. Be better. Achieve more. Jesus says: Remain in me. Christianity isn't merely believing facts about Jesus. It's Christ living in you and through you. It's dependence. Relationship. Connection. You Can Look Alive While Drying Up Inside Here's the sobering part. When you cut a branch off a tree, it doesn't immediately look dead. For a while, the leaves remain green. Put it beside a connected branch and you may not even see a difference. But something fundamental has already happened. It has been disconnected from its source of life. The same thing can happen spiritually. You can still: Go to church. Sing the songs. Know your Bible. Lead a small group. Preach sermons. Have decades of Christian experience. You can look green on the outside while slowly drying up inside. Jesus isn't asking: "Were you connected to me once?" He's asking: "Are you remaining in me now?" Don't live off your baptism. Don't live off what you did ten years ago. Don't live off last year's faith. Ask: How is my relationship with Jesus today? 3. Connected People Bear Fruit Jesus says: "If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit." Notice the order. Jesus doesn't say: "Produce enough fruit, then I'll accept you." He says: Remain—and fruit will come. Connection comes before production. Roots come before fruit. What does that fruit look like? Changed character. Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Repentance. Real connection produces real change. Obedience. Jesus changes how we handle our marriages, money, time, sexuality, forgiveness, service and gifts. And finally: Spiritual impact. Fruit reproduces. Spiritually fruitful people help other people find Jesus. We share our faith. Love people. Serve. Study the Bible with people. Help people become disciples. Multiply disciples, leaders and churches. And ultimately, the fruit points back to the vine. It isn't: "Look how impressive I am." It's: "Look what God can do." So, Are You Plugged In? Your marriage matters. Your family matters. Your career matters. Your finances matter. Your health matters. Your ministry matters. Your goals matter. But there's one thing you cannot neglect: Your connection with Jesus. So ask yourself: Am I plugged in? Remember the three lessons of John 15: 1. Let the Gardener prune you. 2. You've got one job: remain. 3. Connected people bear fruit. When you're successful—remain. When you're struggling—remain. When God is pruning you—remain. When life gets busy—remain. When you're discouraged—remain. When everything is going wonderfully—remain. The branch has one job. Remain. And Jesus promises: "If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit." Make this life count.

On this episode of The Rumors Are True, Jeremy sits down with JJ Miller and Rob Brown from the mysterious Australian band Sal Paradise for a conversation about one of the more intriguing and overlooked stories in the history of Tooth & Nail Records. If you were digging through the Tooth & Nail catalog in the mid-'90s, Sal Paradise was a band that seemed to come out of nowhere. An Australian band surrounded by the very American world of Tooth & Nail, they didn't exactly fit the mold of what many people expected from the label. Their music was atmospheric, melodic, hazy, and beautifully rough around the edges — a strange and compelling combination of indie rock, alternative pop, lo-fi textures, and spiritual songwriting. Contemporary reviews of Further highlighted its Australian origins, gentle guitar-driven sound, and the record's recurring themes of driving, searching, faith, and discovery. At the center of that story is Further, the mysterious Tooth & Nail record that became Sal Paradise's American introduction. Released by Tooth & Nail in 1996, the album featured songs like “Road Movie #57,” “Sideways,” “Celestial Railway,” “Lost Maps,” “Vicarious Speedster,” “Perfect Lead,” and “Solomon's Fix.” The record has become one of those fascinating pieces of the Tooth & Nail catalog that longtime fans remember, while many newer listeners may have never heard it. And there is even more to the story. Sal Paradise's history goes back to the Australian band Crux, with sources documenting the band's evolution and the eventual move toward the Sal Paradise name. Further was their first U.S. release, but it wasn't the end of the story. Years later, JJ Miller returned with For You and Before You on Velvet Blue Music, revisiting songs from the band's earlier records in a much more stripped-down and acoustic setting. So what actually happened behind the scenes? How did an Australian indie band end up on Tooth & Nail? What was it like being part of that strange and creative mid-'90s label roster alongside bands like Starflyer 59, Joe Christmas, Morella's Forest, Plankeye, Roadside Monument, Luxury, and so many others? What was the story behind Further, the recording of the album, the band's lineup changes, and the mysterious journey that brought Sal Paradise to American audiences? Jeremy talks with JJ Miller and Rob Brown to dig into all of it — the history of Sal Paradise, the making of Further, the Tooth & Nail years, the Australian music scene, the songs, the stories behind the record, and what happened after the album disappeared into the vast and fascinating history of '90s alternative music. For fans of Tooth & Nail's deeper catalog, forgotten '90s indie records, Australian alternative music, and anyone who ever wondered “Whatever happened to that band?”, this is an episode you won't want to miss. Sometimes the most interesting records aren't the biggest ones. Sometimes they're the records you stumble across years later and wonder how you ever missed them. The rumors are true. Produced by Wesley Hill (@thebigwes)Artwork by Jared Chase Bowser (@jaredchasebowser)Music by Brian Jerin (R.I.P.) I don't own rights to the music or songs used in this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the fifth and final installment of our Hot Supreme Court Reform series, Kate speaks with Gabe Roth, executive director of Fix the Court. What would a meaningful and enforceable set of ethics rules look like for the Supreme Court justices? Why isn't there an Inspector General for the judiciary? How are there no real rules around recusals? Roth makes the case for these nonpartisan reforms and more.Take the Strict Scrutiny survey.New Strict merch available here.You can now listen to Strict Scrutiny for CLE credits in California, New York, Texas, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Washington, and Oregon! More info at crooked.com/strict_cleGet tickets for STRICT SCRUTINY LIVE on November 6th in Washington, DC: Crookedcon.comBuy Melissa's book, The U.S. Constitution: A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern ReaderBuy Leah's book, Lawless, now out in paperbackFollow us on Instagram, Threads, and BlueskyFor a transcript of an episode of Strict Scrutiny please email transcripts@crooked.com

You might think being "skinny fat" is just about looking soft under your clothes, but a 2023 study found 26% of normal-weight men and 38% of normal-weight women actually had excess body fat their BMI never showed. The real name for it is normal weight obesity, and your scale, your mirror, and your last physical all miss it. This episode covers the four numbers that actually catch it, and the three things that fix it. Click here to join Gary's VIP Community: https://bit.ly/4ai0Xwg Thank you to our partners A-GAME: “ULTIMATE15” FOR 15% OFF: http://bit.ly/4kek1ij AION: “ULTIMATE10” FOR 10% OFF: https://bit.ly/4h6KHAD AIRES: “ULTIMATE20” FOR 20% OFF: https://bit.ly/4a3Duze BAJA GOLD: “ULTIMATE10” FOR 10% OFF: https://bit.ly/3WSBqUa BODYHEALTH: “ULTIMATE20” FOR 20% OFF: http://bit.ly/4e5IjsV COLD LIFE: THE ULTIMATE HUMAN PLUNGE: https://bit.ly/4eULUKp CYMBIOTIKA: “BRECKACYM30” FOR 30% OFF: https://bit.ly/4tjyluP GENETIC METHYLATION TEST (UK ONLY): https://bit.ly/48QJJrk GENETIC TEST (USA ONLY): https://bit.ly/3Yg1Uk9 GOPUFF: GET YOUR FAVORITE SNACK!: https://bit.ly/4obIFDC H2TABS: “ULTIMATE10” FOR 10% OFF: https://bit.ly/4hMNdgg HEALF: 10% OFF YOUR ORDER: https://bit.ly/41HJg6S PEPTUAL: “TUH10” FOR 10% OFF: https://bit.ly/4mKxgcn SNOOZE: LET'S GET TO SLEEP!: https://bit.ly/4pt1T6V WHOOP: JOIN & GET 1 FREE MONTH!: https://bit.ly/3VQ0nzW Watch the “Ultimate Human Podcast” every Tuesday & Thursday at 9AM EST: YouTube: https://bit.ly/3RPQYX8 Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3RQftU0 Connect with Gary Brecka Instagram: https://bit.ly/3RPpnFs TikTok: https://bit.ly/4coJ8fo X: https://bit.ly/3Opc8tf Facebook: https://bit.ly/464VA1H LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/4hH7Ri2 Website: https://bit.ly/4eLDbdU Merch: https://bit.ly/4aBpOM1 Newsletter: https://bit.ly/47ejrws Ask Gary: https://bit.ly/3PEAJuG Timestamps 00:00 – Intro of Show 01:05 – The "eat more or eat less?" thread 01:50 – What is "skinny fat"? (Normal weight obesity) 01:58 – The research: 1 in 3 women affected 02:31 – Why the scale & mirror can't see it 02:52 – Metric 1: Waist-to-height ratio 03:15 – Metric 2: Grip strength 03:30 – Metric 3: Triglyceride-to-HDL ratio 03:48 – Metric 4: DEXA scan 04:16 – Weight vs. body composition 04:40 – Fix 1: Protein 05:07 – Fix 2: Resistance training 05:23 – Fix 3: Slow the weight loss 06:01 – Muscle loss with age Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and does not provide medical advice. It is not intended for diagnosing or treating any health condition. Always consult a licensed healthcare professional before making health or wellness decisions. Gary Brecka is the owner of Ultimate Human, LLC which operates The Ultimate Human podcast and promotes certain third-party products used by Gary Brecka in his personal health and wellness protocols and daily life and for which Ultimate Human LLC and / or Gary Brecka directly or indirectly holds an economic interest or receives compensation.  Accordingly, statements made by Gary Brecka and others (including on The Ultimate Human podcast) may be considered promotional in nature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's 5 Yrs Ago Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast "Flagship" episode (9-30-2021), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by PWTorch VIP analyst Todd Martin. This is a simulcast of this week's PWTorch VIP podcast, “The Fix with Todd & Wade,” which we do roughly every three weeks. The following topics are covered in roughly this order:A review of AEW Rampage and AEW Dynamite including thoughts on Sammy Guevara's TNT Title win and Miro's future, MJF's harsh promo on Darby Allin, C.M. Punk on commentary, and everything else on those shows.Reaction to the premiere episode of “Rhodes to the Top” including how Brandi Rhodes came across, what felt real and what felt contrived, whether Darby showed too much of his real self, analysis of the Cody-Brandi dynamic, behind the scenes glimpses of AEW operations, and more.Reviews of Smackdown and Raw including the latest with Roman Reigns, Big E's push as WWE Champion, Doudrop's character, Drew McIntyre's appearance at the end of Raw, what's up with Shayna Baszler, and more.Review of NXT 2.0 and a reaction to the drop in viewership.Thoughts on the latest New Japan G1 tournament happeningsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wade-keller-pro-wrestling-podcast--3076978/support.

If you have Hashimoto's or hypothyroidism (low thyroid), you've probably heard about certain foods you should avoid. But what if a thyroid-friendly diet is less about cutting out gluten, dairy, and other foods, and more about making sure your thyroid has the right nutrients it needs to thrive?In this episode, we're challenging common thyroid diet rules and exploring foods for thyroid health, plus how to build simple, nutrient-dense meals without turning meals into another source of stress. We'll also discuss controversial thoughts on thyroid medication, why your TSH doesn't tell the whole story, and the surprising connections between low thyroid function and chronic skin issues.Ginny Mahar, FMCHC joins me on the show. She is a Le Cordon Bleu-trained chef, Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach, creator of Hypothyroid Chef, and author of the THYROID30® Cookbook. After her own diagnoses of hypothyroidism and Hashimoto's, Ginny combined her culinary background with nutrition and coaching to help others make thyroid-friendly eating practical, nourishing, and delicious.⭐️Mentioned in This Episode:- See all the references

Today Guest Host Matt Haiken is joined by Bill Solko, Dealer Principal at Automotive Avenues. In 2009, Bill's accountant told him he had lost $1.2 million, and a few weeks later he drove past an empty dealership and decided to go retail. Last month Automotive Avenues sold 1,025 used cars across two New Jersey stores, and it outsells Carvana in the New York market while making around $800 a car, compared with the $3,800 Bill says the big box players target. Bill breaks down his "wholesale to the public" model, why he retails aging cars instead of dumping them at auction, and why he throws predatory lenders out of his office. He also reveals, publicly for the first time, the private equity acquisition that timed out after a year in contract. 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Jerry Cedicci never says, "trust me." He builds trust, then lets the deal speak for itself. This is Part 2 of Kison's conversation with Jerry, The mentor who started with a French bakery and went on to build hundreds of millions in real estate across Chicago and Los Angeles.  Part 1 told the story.  Part 2 is the playbook:  How Jerry gets a seller to hand over a business with no down payment Why he never puts the first number on the table, and Why the phrase "trust me" is the fastest way to lose his Near the end, Kison brings Jerry a live deal: a competitor he's looking to acquire who won't share financials. Jerry works through it in real time, including what to ask for instead of the numbers, how to set a ceiling before you negotiate, and the exact offer he'd make. What you'll learn Remove the seller's downside before you ask for trust. Jerry structured his earliest deals so the seller kept all the leverage and could walk away anytime. He earned trust by giving it up first, not by asking for it. Never say "trust me." Jerry treats those two words as a warning sign. He'd rather let his track record and what other people say about him do the talking. Put a number on your ceiling before you negotiate. When Kison brought him a live acquisition target, Jerry's first question wasn't the asking price. It was Kison's own walk-away number and the value he thought he could create. Ask for the metric a target will actually hand over. When a competitor won't open their books, skip the financials fight. Ask for client count instead, then work backward from what those clients are worth. Treat a lender's "no" as a checklist, not a verdict. Jerry's response to every loan rejection was the same question: what exactly made you say no? Fix those things, then go to the next banker. Separate opportunities from deals. Jerry only calls something a deal once it's closed. Everything before that is an opportunity he has to seize fast, not overthink. Build at the high end so you stop competing on price. Jerry's rule on margin: build something nobody else can match, and you're no longer negotiating against 500 other bidders. --- Turn what you heard into a repeatable M&A practice. Explore the Buyer-Led M&A™ Certification for practical frameworks, tools, and decision-making habits you can apply on your next deal.

Jill Wine-Banks and Barb McQuade answer listener questions on everything from gift-tax rules for large White House staff gifts to whether a Speaker could refuse to swear in newly elected members, and more. They discuss the annual $19,000 exclusion versus the lifetime exemption and who actually pays the gift tax, the political-question doctrine and why a Mike Johnson logjam is theoretically possible but politically extreme, how to contact our representatives, the need to restore civics plus critical-thinking skills, practical fixes for a crashed bar-exam app plus their own exam stories, and how to beat a traffic ticket.Freshen up your fall wardrobe!  Get the ReSIStance T-Shirt, Mini Tote, and other #SistersInLaw gear at politicon.com/merch! Additional #SistersInLaw Projects#SistersInLaw Main ShowJill's Politicon YouTube Show: Just The FactsKim's Newsletter: The GavelJoyce's new book, Giving Up Is Unforgivable, is now available, and for a limited time, you have the exclusive opportunity to order a signed copy here. Order Barb's new book, The Fix, or her first book, Attack From Within, now in paperback. Add the #Sisters & your other favorite Politicon podcast hosts on BlueskyGet your #SistersInLaw MERCH at politicon.com/merchWEBSITE & TRANSCRIPTEmail: SISTERSINLAW@POLITICON.COM or Thread to @sistersInLaw.podcastGet text updates from #SistersInLaw and Politicon. Mentioned By The #SistersOrder Barb's new book, The Fix, and get tickets for her book tour!Support This Week's Sponsor:Flamingo:Our listeners get the Flamingo Starter Set for just $7 at https://www.shopflamingo.com/SISTERSGet More From The #SistersInLawJoyce Vance: Bluesky | Twitter | University of Alabama Law | Civil Discourse Substack | MSNBC | Author of “Giving Up Is Unforgiveable”Jill Wine-Banks: Bluesky | Twitter | Facebook | Website | Author of The Watergate Girl: My Fight For Truth & Justice Against A Criminal President | Just The Facts YouTubeKimberly Atkins Stohr: Bluesky | Twitter | Boston Globe | WBUR | The Gavel Newsletter | Justice By Design PodcastBarb McQuade: barbaramcquade.com | Bluesky | Twitter | University of Michigan Law | Just Security | MSNBC | Attack From Within: How Disinformation Is Sabotaging America

Bryce just got back from Women in HVACR in Indianapolis, where she spoke to a room full of owners and managers about a number that should keep them up at night: women are leaving the trades at roughly three times the rate they are getting hired into them. Every job fair booth, every high school program, every recruiting push is water poured into a bucket with a hole in the bottom. This is not a DEI session. There is no slide arguing that diversity is good for business. This is a retention conversation built for the owner who has one woman on a crew of nine and cannot figure out why she is already looking, and for the leader watching a $22,000 replacement cost hit the P&L for the third time this year and calling it a fluke. Bryce walks through the real representation numbers, the four reasons women actually leave, the single factor that moves retention more than everything else combined, four shifts you can start this week, and a 30/60/90 day plan you can run without anyone's permission. There is also a self-audit exercise in the middle, so grab a pen or hit pause when you get there. For HVACR and trade firm owners, field managers, operations leaders, and anyone in AEC who is tired of paying to replace the same role over and over. About Bryce Bryce Batts is the co-CEO of Career Collective, an AEC-focused recruiting and coaching firm, and the founder of Bryce Batts Consulting, where she runs a 16-week engagement helping firms rebuild hiring, retention, and leadership systems. She has spent more than a decade recruiting in the built environment, is a certified career coach, the author of The Career Architect, and the host of Women in AEC: Wine After Work. She speaks regularly on talent systems, leadership, and women in the trades. What we cover Why women leaving HVACR is a leadership problem, not a pipeline problem The real representation numbers, and why the 45% growth stat is misleading What turnover actually costs, and why it never shows up on the P&L as turnover The four explanations leaders give, and what exit research says instead Reason one: harassment, and the 80% number that does more daily damage Reason two: isolation and why being the only one compounds everything Reason three: childcare, accommodations, and PPE that does not fit Reason four: the promotion path nobody ever wrote down The single biggest retention lever, and why most managers have never been told about it Four shifts, each with something you can do this week The stay audit exercise, and the one question to end it with A 30/60/90 day plan Key takeaways Recruiting harder makes a retention problem worse, not better. If the back door is open, more spend at the front door just means you lose more people faster while every metric on your recruiting dashboard says you are winning. The manager is the retention strategy. A positive relationship with a direct manager is consistently the number one retention factor for women in the trades. Not pay, not benefits, not the values page on your website. Turnover is a margin problem that got miscategorized as an HR problem. Replacing a skilled trade employee runs $15,000 to $30,000, and construction turnover can run 50% to 200% of the departing person's salary. It hides in overtime, recruiting spend, and callbacks. Practical barriers are operational fixes, not cultural ones. Properly fitting PPE, scheduling, and parental accommodations require someone to place an order and update a document. That is exactly why it is damning when they do not get done. Fix the system, not the individual. An arrangement you build for one person and never write down leaves when she does, and the next person fights the same fight alone. Do this week Pull your last three complaints and read what happened after they were filed. If the answer is "I talked to them," that is a conversation, not a resolution. Ask every person on your team what their next role is. If they cannot answer, neither can you. Pull your PPE and scheduling policies and ask who each one was designed for. Then go look at what is physically in the supply room. Name one connection point you can create in the next 30 days for anyone who is the only one on their crew. Put a date on it. Sources referenced CSG Talent, IWPR, ACHR News, She Builds the Nation, Construction Owners Association (2025), People Element (2025–26) Resources + links Career Collective: https://www.mycareercollective.com Women in HVACR: https://www.womeninhvacr.org Connect with Bryce LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryce-batts-recruiter Email: bbatts@mycareercollective.com Instagram: @brycebatts Website:  www.brycebatts.co   

We're back for Episode 187 of Pixel Gaiden! In this episode the boys catch up on the news and battle Wonder 3 (Saturn) vs. Gunners Heaven (PS1).   14:56 - Quick Questions 45:44 - Patreon Song 49:50- Tea Time With Tim - Cricket! 1:11:20 - Eric's Take - Memories, Vol2 1:40:04 - News 2:57:02 - Battle Of The Systems - Wonder 3 (Saturn) vs. Gunners Heaven (PS1)   Cody - https://retrododo.com/brawler-64-pro-review/  Cody - https://retrododo.com/m64-launch-day-titles/  Eric - Terranigma Re-release, coming 2027 - https://nintendoeverything.com/terranigma-coming-to-nintendo-switch-2-switch/  Cody - https://babyloniantwins.com/1993/ A lost game created in Baghdad, and its FREE!    Tim – Stern Pinball launch new Fallout table. Fallout by Stern Pinball throws players into the chaotic post-war wasteland inspired by the hit TV series and iconic video game franchise. Available in three versions, Pro, Premium and Limited. Starting at $7,299 and up to $13,999. (Thanks Time Extension)  https://www.sternpinball.com/game/fallout/  Eric - Interesting new Atari 2600 game: No Quarter - Welcome to a new Atari 2600 game from ArugulaZ - https://www.indieretronews.com/2026/09/no-quarter-welcome-to-new-atari-2600.html#more  Cody – Sonic AND Crazy Taxi?! https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/09/new-sonic-animated-series-and-crazy-taxi-movie-in-production-at-netflix    Tim – Our friends over at Badger Punch software celebrated the launch of Roguecraft DX on Steam on the 10th of September. This has achieved over 20,000 wish listings before release.  https://store.steampowered.com/app/3674680/Roguecraft_DX/  Eric - Razing Core - A Vertical Shoot 'Em Up for the Sega Master System that's well worth checking out  https://www.indieretronews.com/2026/09/razing-core-vertical-shoot-em-up-for.html  Cody – Its NeoGeo so I have to talk about it! https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/09/the-1992-mega-drive-shoot-em-up-gley-lancer-is-being-reimagined-for-the-neo-geo-and-modern-platforms  And also...  https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/09/toaplans-zero-wing-is-coming-to-neo-geo-via-to-h0ffmans-homebrew-port  Eric – Playdate Season 3 approaching! - https://play.date/games/seasons/three/?utm_campaign=Season3&utm_medium=email&utm_source=playdate-elist  Eric – Pico-8 running on Playdate - https://www.fixgamingchannel.com/picodate-pico-8-playdate-emulator-save-states/    Tim – Brokenbytes (Antonio Savona ) and the team behind Fix it Felix Jnr on the C64 have created a new port of the game over on to the ZX Spectrum Next. The Next version has some enhancements over the C64 version: High-Color Arcade Visuals, Digital Voice Speech & SFX, Authentic Chiptune Soundtrack, Complete Arcade Cutscenes & High Score Hall of Fame  https://brokenbytes.itch.io/fix-it-felix-jr-next  Cody – https://www.indieretronews.com/2026/09/amiga-rescue-retro-style-puzzler-for.html  Amiga Game where you fix your Amiga!  Eric - This 10-inch 4:3 television hides your retro consoles in a secret rear compartment — Unico's Traveller ULW10 trades composite video for RGB SCART and HDMI   https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/this-10-inch-4-3-television-hides-your-retro-consoles-in-a-secret-rear-compartment-unicos-traveller-ulw10-trades-composite-video-for-rgb-scart-and-hdmi  Cody - https://retrododo.com/r-type-dx-brings-5-games-on-a-plasma-cartridge-with-hard-cover-box-colour-manual/ And More GB Games at ModRetro!  https://modretro.com/?srsltid=AU7gw4Vwqx6qhJnA810uJ15aqawjb-Is6lSKHgF_0kC8fmGvo3Qugd1u    Cody – Nintendo Direct Items of Interest  -Meccha Chameleon  -Star Fox Updates  -Nintedno Sports Resort  -Metroid Ravenous  -Stage Fright  -Mega Man Duel Overdrive  -Metal Slug Collection – 10 games, no XX  Eric - Four More Neo Geo AES+ Games Have Been Confirmed - https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/09/four-more-neo-geo-aesplus-games-have-been-confirmed    Please give us a review on Apple Podcasts! Thanks for listening! You can always reach us at podcast@pixelgaiden.com. Send us an email if we missed anything in the show notes you need. You can now support us on Patreon.  Thank you to Roy Fielding, Daniel James, 10MARC, Eric Sandgren, Brian Arsenault, Retro Gamer Nation, Maciej Sosnowski, Paradroyd, RAM OK ROM OK, Mitsoyama, David Vincent, Ant Stiller, Mr. Toast, Jason Holland, Mark Scott, Vicky Lamburn, Mark Richardson, Scott Partelow, Paul Jacobson, Steve Rasmussen, Steve Rasmussen's Mom, Retro Gamer Nation, Peter Price, Brett Alexander, Jason Warnes, Josh Malone (48kram), AndrewSan, Joe Ochwat, Mevunky, and Adam from Commodore Chronicles for making this show possible through their generous donation to the show.

Hairstylist marketing in 2026 isn't about posting more. It's about making it easier for the right clients to find, trust, and choose you. In this episode, we're breaking down what's changing in salon marketing, from Google Business Profiles and hairstylist SEO to client reviews, social media, AI search, and your booking experience. You'll learn where potential clients may be dropping off, why beautiful hair content alone isn't always converting, and the four-part marketing system I'd focus on to build relevance, proof, trust, and a clear path to booking. If your books feel inconsistent, this will help you figure out what may actually be missing before you create another reel. Take our FREE stylist opportunity assessment to find your biggest opportunity in pricing, capacity, client retention, or new clients. Take 50% off 2 months of GlossGenius Premium Plans with code SUCCESSFUL  Be an early adopter and preorder the Integrated Stylist, our 90 day operating system Key Take-aways: 1. More content isn't always the answer. If you're consistently posting but your books aren't reflecting the effort, the problem may not be visibility. Your marketing needs to help a potential client confidently decide that you're the right stylist for them. 2. Marketing in 2026 is about becoming easy to choose. Clients aren't following one neat path from Instagram to your booking page. They're checking Google, reviews, social media, your website, your services, and increasingly AI tools before making a decision. 3. Reduce the distance between discovery and booking. Every unnecessary click, confusing service description, broken link, or missing piece of information creates another opportunity for a potential client to leave. Your booking process should answer their questions and make the next step obvious. 4. Your content needs to explain the decision, not just show the result. A beautiful before-and-after proves you can do hair. Strong marketing explains who the service is for, what problem you're solving, why you made certain choices, and what the client can realistically expect. 5. Your digital presence needs to tell the same story everywhere. Your Instagram bio, Google Business Profile, website, reviews, photos, services, and booking page should consistently communicate what you specialize in, who you help, and where you're located. 6. Reviews are part of your sales process. Recent, specific reviews don't just provide social proof. They give future clients language they can identify with, reduce uncertainty, strengthen local SEO, and show people what it's actually like to sit in your chair. 7. AI is changing hairstylist discovery, but it isn't replacing trust. Clients may use ChatGPT or other AI tools to discover local stylists, but they still verify what they find through Google, social media, websites, and reviews. A clear, consistent digital footprint matters more than trying to game AI search. 8. Every piece of content should have a job. Your content should do at least one of four things: make the right client feel seen, explain your expertise or process, provide proof, or make the next step obvious. 9. Build your marketing around relevance, proof, trust, and path. Make it clear who you help, show evidence that supports what you say, reduce the perceived risk of choosing you, and create an obvious path to booking. 10. Audit the client journey before creating more content. Search for yourself like a new client would. Check your Google profile, Instagram bio, reviews, website, services, and booking flow from your phone. Fix the friction before assuming you need to work harder at social media. Enjoy 15% off our favorite skincare line, Pharmagel with code SSA15 If you prefer video, find us on YouTube For free resources and stylist education, follow along on Instagram

Your dog can hold a perfect heel through training — then break it the second someone walks up to say hi. In this episode, I answer our graduates' most common leash and heel questions: greetings, creeping out front, when it's okay to sniff, correcting without guilt, and how long the remote collar actually stays on.Recommend Training Equipment:

When Masculine Rules Stop Helping Keep the Value. Loosen the Rule. A lot of the rules men inherit about masculinity were not created to hurt us. Be strong. Handle it yourself. Provide. Do not show fear. Never back down. Most of those rules point toward something valuable: courage, competence, responsibility, dignity, loyalty, protection, or belonging. The problem begins when a useful value becomes a rigid rule. Strength can become emotional hiding. Independence can become isolation. Providing can become proof of worth. Dignity can turn into needing to win. So this is not a conversation about rejecting masculinity. It is about asking a better question: Which masculine rules still serve us, and which ones have become too rigid? Why These Rules Stick With Men Masculine rules come from a lot of places. Our fathers. Mothers. Coaches. Friends. Churches. Workplaces. Sports. Media. Relationships. Regional culture. Family expectations. And often, following those rules worked. They may have helped us fit in, avoid ridicule, gain respect, feel competent, or stay connected to the people around us. Sometimes the rule was really about belonging. A boy may learn very early that certain parts of him are acceptable and others are not. Maybe strength gets rewarded while fear gets mocked. Maybe achievement gets noticed while uncertainty gets ignored. Maybe being self-sufficient earns respect while needing help feels embarrassing. Over time, those lessons can become an invisible audience we carry with us. Even when no one is actively judging us, we can still feel like we are being graded on whether we are "man enough." That raises an important question: When does a useful value stop being a choice and start becoming a requirement? And maybe another: What masculine rule made sense for us at 18 that needs to look different at 30, 40, or 50? Not every traditional masculine expectation needs to disappear. Some are worth preserving. The goal is not to throw away the value. The goal is to loosen the rule enough that we can choose how to live it. Rule 1: Be Strong Value underneath: courage, endurance, steadiness, protection. Healthy side: tolerating discomfort, staying present in hard situations, and doing what needs to be done when life is difficult. Rigid side: fear, grief, tenderness, uncertainty, or pain become evidence that a man is weak. There is a major difference between regulating emotion and hiding emotion. Sometimes holding emotion temporarily is exactly what maturity requires. There are moments when we need to remain steady for our children, spouse, coworkers, or people who are depending on us. But temporarily containing an emotion is different from pretending it does not exist. Healthy strength is not the absence of emotion. It is having enough internal capacity to decide what to do with what we are feeling. That may mean talking about it. It may mean waiting until a better moment. It may mean asking for support. It may mean simply acknowledging to ourselves that something hurt. One of the traps men can fall into is allowing anger to become the only emotion that feels masculine enough to express. Fear becomes anger. Hurt becomes anger. Shame becomes anger. Sadness becomes anger. Anger itself is not the problem. The question is whether anger is telling the whole story. What does healthy strength look like with a spouse, friend, child, coworker, or group of men? Have we ever appeared strong on the outside while actually avoiding something internally? And this does not mean men should always be vulnerable or share every feeling. That would simply become another rigid rule. Landing idea: Strength is having enough capacity to choose how to respond, not having no emotion. Rule 2: Handle It Yourself Value underneath: competence, independence, agency, and self-trust. Healthy side: learning skills, carrying responsibility, solving problems, tolerating frustration, and not expecting someone else to rescue us. Rigid side: support feels humiliating, receiving help feels like failure, and problems stay hidden until they become much larger. A lot of men are very comfortable helping someone else. We will show up. Fix the problem. Move furniture. Give advice. Lend money. Help a friend through a crisis. But being on the receiving end can feel completely different. Why are so many of us comfortable helping but uncomfortable being helped? There is an important distinction here. Receiving support does not mean handing someone else responsibility for our life. Support can strengthen agency rather than replace it. The question is not whether independence is good or bad. The question is whether independence is still a choice. Where is the line between healthy independence and isolation? When does asking for help actually increase our agency rather than reduce it? What would we gladly help another man with but struggle to ask for ourselves? There is also a danger in swinging too far the other direction. If "ask for help" becomes another rule, we can accidentally communicate that men should never solve things themselves. That is not the point either. Landing idea: Independence is useful when it remains one option among several. Rule 3: Provide and Achieve Value underneath: responsibility, contribution, discipline, protection, and purpose. Healthy side: working hard, building something, contributing financially, creating security, and serving the people we care about. Ambition, work, achievement, and providing are not the problem. Those things can be meaningful expressions of love. The problem begins when providing becomes the only way we know we matter. Rigid side: income, productivity, status, or usefulness becomes proof of a man's worth. A man can genuinely love his family through provision and still unintentionally become disconnected from the people he is providing for. Can a family deeply appreciate what a man provides and still feel emotionally disconnected from him? How do we know when work is meaningful contribution versus hiding, proving, or escaping? That question becomes especially revealing when something changes. Income drops. Work slows down. Someone else earns more. A promotion does not happen. Our achievement is not recognized. If our identity is built entirely around usefulness, those moments can feel like much more than disappointment. They can feel like a threat to who we are. There are also seasons of life when sacrifice is necessary. Building a business, raising young children, navigating financial pressure, completing school, or pursuing a major goal may require temporary imbalance. But temporary sacrifice and permanent neglect are not the same thing. How much sacrifice is reasonable during a demanding season? What should not be repeatedly sacrificed in the name of success—health, integrity, marriage, meaningful connection, emotional stability, or the very relationships we say we are working for? Landing idea: Providing can be love, but it should not become the only way a man knows he matters. Rule 4: Never Back Down Value underneath: dignity, courage, self-respect, and boundaries. Healthy side: standing up for ourselves, resisting mistreatment, protecting others, holding a boundary, and refusing intimidation. Those are important capacities. There are times when backing down would mean abandoning something that genuinely matters. But there is another version of this rule. Rigid side: disagreement feels like disrespect, apology feels like losing, changing our mind feels weak, and conflict becomes a test of status. Sometimes we begin a disagreement about one issue and keep arguing long after that issue has disappeared. At that point, we may not be protecting the boundary anymore. We may be protecting our image. How do we know whether we are protecting a boundary or protecting our pride? When is refusing to yield courageous, and when is it defensive? Have we ever kept arguing after the original issue was no longer the real issue? Being wrong can feel strangely threatening when we believe our masculinity is being evaluated. If being wrong means being weak, apologizing becomes dangerous. If changing our mind means losing status, curiosity becomes difficult. But dignity does not have to work that way. Landing idea: Dignity does not require somebody else to lose. Keep the Value. Loosen the Rule. There is a common thread running through all of these masculine rules. The value underneath them is often worth keeping. Strength matters. Independence matters. Providing matters. Dignity matters. The question is whether we still have freedom inside those values. Can we be strong and admit something hurts? Can we be capable and still receive help? Can we provide without making productivity the measure of our worth? Can we defend a boundary without needing to defeat the person on the other side? That is where flexibility becomes maturity. The goal is not to become less masculine. It is to become less controlled by rigid definitions of what masculinity is supposed to look like. At AMG, we want to help men develop enough self-awareness to recognize the rules we inherited, enough courage to question the ones that no longer serve us, and enough wisdom to preserve the values underneath them. Keep the value. Loosen the rule.

In this episode of the Industry Spotlight, joining host Sam D'Arc are Rick Vrablik, General Manager at Nielsen Automotive Group, and Babak Mofrad, President at AutoVision to discuss how an 11-store group that shares every used car across every rooftop sourced, appraised, and priced its way to a 400-unit record month just five months after switching appraisal tools. Rick admits he fought the shared-inventory model at first, then explains why it forces managers to put the right money on every trade. He walks through the phone plug-in check that exposed nine hidden problems on a trade-in he walked away from, and Babak explains why market day supply, the number dealers have trusted for 15 years, can push you into a bad decision on good data. This episode of the Car Dealership Guy Podcast is brought to you by AutoVision. Topics: 00:45 Sitting Cars Are The Most Expensive. 02:50 Dealer Principle Forced Shared Inventory. 03:45 Sharing Inventory Forces Better Appraisals. 05:15 Best Cars Come From Trades. 07:10 Holding Cars Too Long Is The Sin. 07:35 Don't Trust The Computer Alone. 09:15 AI Buys Better, Not Sells More. 11:45 Old Tool Let Managers Hide Cars. 12:55 OBD Reader Changed Appraisals. 15:30 Gut Versus Avery, Who Wins. 19:00 Built Out Of Dealer Paranoia. 20:00 High Day Supply Isn't Bad. 29:15 Market Day Supply Is Overrated. AutoVision - AutoVision is the end-to-end inventory management suite that helps dealers turn cars faster and increase profit by optimizing every step of the used vehicle lifecycle. With AutoVision, you can build customized comp sets, tailor your data to your market, streamline reconditioning, and leverage AI for seamless merchandising. Visit @ here to request a demo, and an inventory specialist will be in touch. Check out Car Dealership Guy's stuff: For dealers: CDG Circles ➤ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://cdgcircles.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Industry job board ➤ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://jobs.dealershipguy.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Dealership recruiting ➤ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.cdgrecruiting.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Fix your dealership's social media ➤ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.trynomad.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Request to be a podcast guest ➤ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.cdgguest.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For industry vendors: Advertise with Car Dealership Guy ➤ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.cdgpartner.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Industry job board ➤ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://jobs.dealershipguy.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Request to be a podcast guest ➤ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.cdgguest.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Car Dealership Guy Socials: X ➤ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠x.com/GuyDealership⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram ➤ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/cardealershipguy/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok ➤ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠tiktok.com/@guydealership⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn ➤ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linkedin.com/company/cardealershipguy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Threads ➤ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠threads.net/@cardealershipguy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook ➤ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠facebook.com/profile.php?id=100077402857683⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Everything else ➤ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠dealershipguy.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Failure becomes dangerous when you turn a bad outcome into a judgment about who you are.A loss is information.In this episode of The Level Up Podcast, Paul Alex breaks down how entrepreneurs can stop internalizing setbacks and start treating failure as data that improves the next decision.A rejected pitch does not mean you are incapable.A failed campaign does not mean the business is doomed.It means something inside the process needs to be examined.That distinction changes everything.In this episode, you'll learn:• Why separating your identity from business outcomes improves resilience• How failure can reveal weaknesses inside your systems and strategy• Why analyzing losses creates more useful lessons than simply reacting emotionally• How rapid iteration helps turn setbacks into operational improvementsThe truth is simple:Do not waste the loss.Study it.Find the exact point where the process failed.Ask what could have been handled differently.Then turn that lesson into a permanent improvement.Every setback should leave the operation stronger than it was before.Strip away the emotion.Read the data.Fix the system.Then get back into the market and test again.Your Network is your NETWORTH!Make sure to add me on all SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS:Instagram: https://jo.my/paulalex2024Facebook: https://jo.my/fbpaulalex2024YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGhDAD1JyGGzSQUPD9lc9HQLinkedIn: https://jo.my/inpaulalex2024Looking for a secondary source of income or want to become an entrepreneur? Check out one of my companies below to see if we can help you:www.CashSwipe.comFREE Copy of my book “Blue to Digital Gold - The New American Dream”www.officialPaulAlex.com

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Middling Along is back after a longer-than-usual summer break, and we're returning with two guests who've spent nearly 15 years asking one question: what happens when men become part of the conversation on gender fairness at work, instead of standing outside it? Brad Johnson is Professor Emeritus of Leadership, Ethics and Law at the US Naval Academy. David Smith is co-director of the Gender and Work Initiative at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School. Their new book, Fair Share: How Men and Women Can Create a More Equitable Workplace Together, is their third together, following Athena Rising and Good Guys. It moves on from individual allyship to the harder question of how to fix the systems that keep producing the same inequities. This conversation is refreshingly blunt about what isn't working, and practical about what to do instead. In this episode: Why the workplace is broken for men too. Workplaces built for our grandfathers still assume women are natural carers and men are natural breadwinners. That fails dual-career families, drives men towards burnout, and leaves women carrying the load at home. The surprising brain benefit of hands-on fathering. Engaged caregiving is linked to greater neuroplasticity and lower dementia risk in dads. Stop treating gender fairness as a "women's issue." If all the progress in your organisation depends on an unfunded women's network and one person in HR, leadership doesn't own it. Beyond the cupcakes-and-balloons International Women's Day panel. What leaders who mean it actually do: they stay in the room, share their personal "why", commit to measurable actions, and are open about the targets they miss. "Fix the system, not the women." The story of a leadership award winner sent on her fifth women's leadership course, only to return to a workplace that hadn't changed at all. Caring beyond childcare. Why new eldercare and caregiver leave policies go unused, and how coaching before, during and after leave changes that. Plus the leadership skills carers develop, and why returners are an untapped talent pool. The DEI retreat. Some organisations rebranded, a minority walked away entirely, and some are rediscovering their courage. A striking statistic. In the US, the share of men out of the workforce to provide eldercare tripled last year. Takeaways for home and work. A domestic audit with your partner that covers the mental load, not just the tasks. Role modelling from every level of management. And a challenge to men: be willing to downshift your career for a season so your partner can step up. If you're a sandwich carer, a manager trying to get beyond the performative, or you want someone in your life to hear this, this is the episode to share. Links Brad and David's work: workplaceallies.com Fair Share, Good Guys and Athena Rising: https://workplaceallies.com/books/home Brad Johnson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wbradjohnson/ and David Smith: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidgsmithphd/ on LinkedIn Leah Ruppanner's MissPerceived podcast: https://www.leahruppanner.com/podcast

Why do some relationships feel safe and easy, while others leave you constantly overthinking? In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Amir Levine, psychiatrist, neuroscientist and bestselling author of Attached and his new book, Secure. We talk about the four attachment styles and why your style isn't something to heal from. It's a biology you can learn to work with. The little everyday moments are what actually rewire your brain to feel safer in love, friendship and family. We talk about: The four attachment styles, and why you can have a different one with every person in your life The smoke experiment that shows the hidden strengths of anxious and avoidant people Why tiny everyday interactions matter more than big therapy breakthroughs The five pillars of a secure life, and how to show up for people even when life is full Why one partner can't be everything, and how to build your "secure village" The three pitfalls avoidants fall into, and the simple fixes that save relationships "Wall tennis with love," a tool for anxious people in one-sided friendships Why parents have far less influence on your adult attachment style than you've been told How anxious attachment can be a superpower when you learn to use it If you've ever blamed yourself for being "too much" or "too distant," this conversation will change how you see yourself and the people you love. Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss the next one; it genuinely helps me bring on more incredible guests. AD: In England, we're using water faster than nature can replace it, and in Wales, wetter winters and drier summers are putting pressure on the water supply. We often use more than we realise, we don't need massive lifestyle changes to change these stats. Everyday ways to save water:• Cut your shower by two minutes to save 28L• Use a washing up bowl instead of a running tap tosave 10L per minute• Fix a leaky loo to save up to 400L a day• Use eco-mode on appliances to save 10L per washSearch “Let's Save Water” or visit letssavewater.com to see what small changes you could make and maybe have a chat with your friends and family about this too. #AMillennialMind #AttachmentStyles #Relationships Chapters 00:00 Intro: why some relationships leave you overthinking 02:26 Welcome, Dr. Amir Levine 02:49 Why he wrote Attached and Secure 03:40 The four attachment styles explained 06:03 Different attachment styles with different people 07:59 Is being secure the goal? 08:30 The smoke experiment: hidden strengths of each style 10:50 Why the little moments matter most 13:43 When our first recording fell apart 18:43 Why attachment is a daily practice 20:15 What if your partner isn't secure? 22:46 Why different people support us in different ways 24:53 Turning "insecure" traits into strengths 26:55 Why we expect friends to be everything 28:42 When friendships drift apart 30:31 The five pillars of a secure life 33:25 The small thank-yous that make us secure 35:27 A loyalty program for relationships 36:15 How the human brain actually feels safe 37:37 The health benefits of feeling connected 39:39 Stop villainising avoidants 40:56 Avoidant pitfall #1: "Heal thyself" 42:53 Avoidant pitfall #2: breaking the baseline 46:09 Are you avoidant in your friendships? 47:03 Why teenagers pull away from parents 49:58 Avoidant pitfall #3: closeness overdose 53:23 How do I raise a secure child? 55:36 Sleep training, breastfeeding and attachment myths 57:44 Anxious baby vs anxious attachment 58:46 Attachment ingenuity: staying connected your way 1:00:29 How to handle an anxious friend 1:01:15 Wall tennis with love 1:04:14 When the other person isn't doing the work 1:07:54 What shapes the other 90% of your attachment style 1:08:21 What worms and dogs teach us about closeness 1:10:04 Why secure people don't overthink it 1:10:49 Anxious attachment as a superpower 1:12:34 The adopted sisters story 1:14:16 When your strengths become your swords 1:14:56 What he wants you to believe about yourself 1:15:36 Final thoughts

Nonviolent Communication (NVC) is a way of communicating originally developed by Marshal Rosenberg. Our guest in this episode, Micah Salaberrios, first encountered NVC when a colleague in a project he was working on used it to help calm a volatile situation, and he was so impressed with its effectiveness that he ultimately became a teacher of NVC himself. Micah tells us about how to use “Emergency Empathy” to defuse situations, and how this and the other skills of NVC have helped him in his own life. Micah's website is http://artofnvc.com/. Do you have ideas for topics or guests for our podcast? Go to https://ctin7.com and send us a message. Bruce's self-paced video courses are now available! More information: https://brucechalmer.com/courses. Use the coupon code “ctin7” for 20% off! Our sponsor is The Blue Tent: Erotic Tales from the Bible by Laria Zylber. Find out more at https://lariazylber.com. For the video of this episode, go to https://youtu.be/0t9N4aauFL8. #CouplesTherapyInSevenWords #ctin7 #DrBruceChalmer #JudyAlexander   *** RESOURCES FROM DR. BRUCE CHALMER: If your relationship is facing a passionless phase, deep resentment, or an active crisis, find clarity with these private, self-paced tools and video roadmaps.

Life's distractions and storms try to pull our attention from Christ. Like Peter walking on water, keeping your gaze on Jesus allows you to rise above the waves. Fix your eyes on Him, spend quality time in His presence, and let Him calm your storm today!

Apply to work with a Muscle Intelligence Coach → https://muscleintelligence.com/apply Most people add peptides, stem cells, and supplements in the wrong order. Dr. Alexander Grinberg is the doctor other doctors call when a complex patient wants to try these treatments before the clinical trials are finished, and he says the first step isn't a treatment. It's finding out what's already wrong. Grinberg is an integrative medicine physician in San Francisco with 35+ years in clinical practice, immunology research, and biotech. Ben Pakulski asks him how all of it actually fits together, and his answer is a system rather than a protocol. Read your labs for high-normal and low-normal, not just "in range." Run the extended panels. Get a whole-body MRI and cancer markers before anything regenerative. Fix what's out of balance before you go after longevity. Then he gets specific about supplements: why six to eight at a time is his limit, why he rotates them by body system every month, what megadoses of vitamin D really do, and the popular mitochondrial supplement that can make reflux worse. He also explains "supplement exhaustion," which is what happens when you keep pushing your body after it's already improved.   The second half is the new science, explained by someone who uses it on patients: Epigenetics, explained as how loud your genes get played How peptides reach your DNA, and what thymus peptides do to your immune cells The six generations of stem cells, why Muse cells are different, and the risk that comes with repeat mesenchymal stem cell injections Stem cells vs. secretomes vs. exosomes (a city, a house, and a pitcher of water), and why exosomes can reach the brain when cells can't Klotho, a protein discovered in 1997 that tracks with every major killer, and what he's seeing with klotho peptides and kidney function in biohackers If you're stacking peptides, thinking about stem cells, or wondering what your 40 supplements are actually doing, watch this before you spend another dollar.   5 Key Takeaways The one word on a "normal" blood panel that Grinberg reads differently from most doctors, and the test it tells him to order next The two checks he wants done before anyone touches peptides or stem cells (they have nothing to do with whether the treatment works) How many supplements is too many, why you should let your body keep a 20 to 30 percent improvement instead of pushing further, and the mitochondrial supplement people take with the exact condition it makes worse Which generation of stem cells we're on now, why the label on the vial isn't enough, and the machine that shows what you're actually injecting Why he thinks the young-plasma results were really about klotho, and what happens to regenerative treatments when you raise klotho first Chapters  00:00 Why most people start in the wrong place  01:08 What integrative medicine actually means  04:44 The right order to layer advanced therapies  11:28 The labs to run first (and why "normal" isn't enough)  16:38 Supplement exhaustion: when more stops working  26:12 What epigenetics really is  29:46 How peptides change the way your genes behave  34:39 The six generations of stem cells  44:12 Do you know what's in the vial?  47:26 Stem cells vs. secretomes vs. exosomes  53:25 Klotho: the longevity protein most people haven't heard of  59:22 Klotho peptides: safety and early results  1:02:47 Can damaged kidneys regenerate?  1:05:23 Where to find Dr. Grinberg  

https://bit.ly/BuildABusinessWorthHaving_tobSuccessful, Miserable, TrappedYou got the trucks, the crew, and the revenue number you used to dream about.From the outside, it looks like you've made it. But you can't take a week off. Every important decision comes back to you. And somewhere along the way, you stopped thinking about what the business could become and started focusing on getting through the day.In this episode, Tom Reber explains how a contractor can build a successful business and still feel miserable and trapped inside it.The usual scoreboard measures revenue, trucks, and head count. It doesn't tell you whether the business pays you well for the roles you're filling, gives you a life outside of work, or can function when you step away.In this episode:Three signs you may be trapped in the business you builtWhy a business that can't run for a week without you has a serious problemHow you can be the highest paid employee and the lowest paid ownerWhy being great at your trade can lead to years of reacting instead of buildingHow to define what you need the business to pay you and how much time you're willing to give itWhich roles to start moving off your plateWhy healthy margins give you room to make those changesChapters:00:00 — You hit the goal, so why do you feel trapped?01:56 — Sign #1: The business can't run a week without you02:47 — Sign #2: You're the highest paid employee and lowest paid owner03:40 — Sign #3: You stopped imagining what's next04:14 — How you became the person who solves everything05:35 — Successful, miserable, trapped06:03 — Decide what the business is for06:24 — Decide which roles you'll leave06:47 — Fix the margins that make change possible08:40 — Your business doesn't have to be a life sentenceYour challenge:Write down two things: what you need this business to put in your pocket and how many hours you're willing to work.Then look at the roles you're filling right now. Which one makes the best use of your time? Which ones need someone else in the seat, and when will you make that happen?A bigger business won't automatically give you a better life. You have to decide what worth having means to you and build toward it.Take the free Build a Business Worth Having Scorecard to see which problems are costing you the most:https://bit.ly/BuildABusinessWorthHaving_tobThe business you have today doesn't have to be the business you're stuck with forever.

Tigst Assefa was on world record pace at the Berlin Marathon before an Achilles injury derailed her final two kilometers. She still limped home in 2:11:04, the third-fastest women's marathon ever, and underwent surgery within hours. Would Assefa broken Ruth Chepngetich's drug-tainted 2:09:56 world record? Is the new Adidas shoe the new "mechanical doping"? In the NCAA, New Mexico upset number-one Oklahoma State at the Cowboy Jamboree behind 27-year-old freshman Pasanjo Kitonga while BYU's Jane Hedengren suffered a rare defeat. Is is a sophomore slump? Josh Kerr released footage of a 2:12.66 1,000-meter time trial that would rank fifth all-time, fueling further argument about whether this was the greatest mile season in history.

Perfection can feel like a high standard.But sometimes, it is just fear delaying the launch.In this episode of The Level Up Podcast, Paul Alex breaks down why perfectionism can become one of the most expensive forms of procrastination—and why speed, feedback, and iteration often matter more than getting everything right on the first attempt.You cannot learn everything in private.At some point, the market has to see the product.Real customers will show you what works, what breaks, and what actually needs improvement.In this episode, you'll learn:• Why perfectionism can disguise fear of criticism• How excessive preparation can slow your speed to market• Why customer feedback is more valuable than endless internal tweaking• How rapid iteration creates a more adaptable businessThe truth is simple:Version one does not need to be perfect.It needs to exist.Launch the product.Collect the feedback.Fix the weaknesses.Improve the experience.Then repeat the process faster than your competitors are willing to.Perfection delays information.Execution creates it.Push the button.Read the data.Keep improving.Your Network is your NETWORTH!Make sure to add me on all SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS:Instagram: https://jo.my/paulalex2024Facebook: https://jo.my/fbpaulalex2024YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGhDAD1JyGGzSQUPD9lc9HQLinkedIn: https://jo.my/inpaulalex2024Looking for a secondary source of income or want to become an entrepreneur? Check out one of my companies below to see if we can help you:www.CashSwipe.comFREE Copy of my book “Blue to Digital Gold - The New American Dream”www.officialPaulAlex.com

What do you do when life doesn't turn out the way you expected—and you can't fix it, control it, or even fully understand what God is doing? Maybe you're trying to trust God, but you're also angry, disappointed, grieving, or just plain confused. How do you hold all of those emotions without pretending everything is fine or letting those feelings take over? In this episode, I'm sharing something very personal that I've been walking through in my own family, especially as I navigate the complicated emotions that come with parenting young adult children.  We'll talk about what it really looks like to surrender when you're still grieving, why pretending you're “already on the other side” doesn't actually help you heal, and how God can meet you in the messy middle. If you're walking through a situation you wish were different, I hope this conversation reminds you that you don't have to have all the answers—you can keep moving forward while trusting God with what you cannot control. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN [00:00] When Life Doesn't Turn Out the Way You Expected [02:00] You Don't Need to Become a “Better You” [04:00] Holding Faith and Hard Emotions at the Same Time [08:00] The Grief of Losing the Future You Imagined [10:00] Surrender Is the Goal, But We First Have to Deal With the Emotions Behind Surrender  [12:00] Are You Chasing the Illusion of Certainty? [17:00] What Does Surrender Really Look Like? [22:00] How Can You Stay in Surrender (When You Just Want to Fix)? RESOURCES: Emotional Overwhelm Reset System — In under 30 minutes, learn my simple “prep before you process” approach to calm overwhelming emotions and find clarity.  AliciaMichelle.com/overwhelm RELATED EPISODES: Ep 379: “How Do I Walk Through This Well?” Finding Emotional Clarity When Life Gets Complicated Ep 378: What Do You Actually Need When You're Carrying a Lot Emotionally? Ep365: God Reveals So He Can Heal (Is It Time to Step Into Healing?) Send us Fan Mail

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Sally Brown sails in from Balscadden Bay. Those characters died... again.. in song. And Malloy gets his story told. Pub Songs & Stories tries something new: video. Music from McFloosey, Marc Gunn, House of Hamill. This is Pub Songs & Stories #318. 0:02 - This is PubSongs & Stories #318 0:20 - McFloosey "Sally Brown" from Balscadden Bay 3:01 - WELCOME TO PUB SONGS & STORIES Every song has a story, every episode is a toast to Celtic and folk songwriters. Discover the stories behind the songs from the heart of the Celtic pub scene. I am your bard, Marc Gunn, also host of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. If you're new to the show, please follow us. You can do that PubSong.com or Just send me an email to follow@celtfather. 3:22 - TODAY'S SHOW IS BROUGHT TO BY MY GUNN RUNNERS OF PATREON The modern music business relies on the generosity of people just like you. That is a big part of how I'm able to produce this podcast and create new music every month. Gunn Runners get episodes before anyone else. You also get a ton of exclusive MP3s, bootleg concerts, videos and lots more. All for as little as $5 per month. Here's what's 3:44 - NEW ON PATREON IN SEPTEMBER PSS Video: "Dream Chaser" cover of Willie Nelson Rough Cut and Lyrics: "Exterminate" Blog: Latest Makeover of Album Pins Kickstarter for the Celtic PodFest in on February 28, 2027. Nerdy Wonderland Dec 6, 2026 Celtic Christmas Music launch 5:38 - UPCOMING SHOWS Oct 3: LUG Con, Atlanta, Ga Oct 31: Georgia Renaissance Festival, Atlanta, Ga Nov 7: Georgia Renaissance Festival, Atlanta, Ga Nov 6-8: CONjuration, Duluth, Ga Nov 14: Georgia Renaissance Festival, Atlanta, Ga Nov 28: Georgia Renaissance Festival, Atlanta, Ga Dec 5: Georgia Renaissance Festival, Atlanta, Ga Dec 6: Nerdy Wonderland, Avondale Estates, Ga 6:26 - PUB SONGS & STORIES VIDEO Welcome to Pub Songs & Stories video edition. I perform a song live and then share the story at the end. If there's a song you'd like to see me perform, email follow@celtfather to make a live song request. Some, I will post here on the podcast. Some will be video only. 6:53 - Marc Gunn "Those Characters Died" from Sci Fi Drinking Songs (LIVE) 11:28 - PUB SONGS & STORIES VIDEO: OUTRO 14:45 - TODAY'S SHOW IS BROUGHT TO BY CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS Every year, I take a small group of people on a relaxing adventure to one of the Celtic nations. We don't see everything. Instead we stay in one area. We get to know the region through its culture, history, and legends. You can join me with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts, blogs, videos, and photos. Sign to the Celtic Invasion Vacations mailing list at CelticInvasion.com. Come hike with me on the Isle of Skye in 2027. 15:44 - STORY OF THAT MAN MALLOY 19:19 - House of Hamill "That Man Malloy" from Wildfire 22:57 - STORY OF THAT MAN MALLOY: OUTRO 24:16 - CREDITS Thanks for listening to Pub Songs & Stories. This episode was edited by Mitchell Petersen. You can follow and listen to the show on my Patreon or wherever you find podcasts. Sign up to my mailing list at follow@celtfather to learn more about songs featured in this podcast and discover where I'm performing. Before we go — one more thought. Celtic music didn't come from concert halls. It came from kitchens, docksides, and village greens — places built by community, not convenience. That same spirit is what protects the land today. You don't have to fix the whole planet by yourself. Buy from a local farmer. Fix something instead of tossing it. Plant one thing that feeds a bee. Small, local, ordinary acts — that's how communities have always taken care of the places they love. Sláinte, and thanks for listening. Join the Quest and Sing Along at www.pubsong.com!  

What part of your world does God want to give eternal perspective to? God is doing something far greater than our individual time frames would perceive, because He's working according to His purpose and the timeline of eternity. Fix your eyes on Him, and the temporary issues of today are seen in their right perspective, momentary afflictions that are preparing us for an eternal glory. 

#395 | Dasha sits down with Freya Ward, Associate Managing Director at Headley Media, to talk about why MQLs get a bad rap and what to do about it. Freya explains why the problem is usually the framing rather than the tactic, how renaming MQLs changes how sales handles them, and what you should rename them to. They also get into how to run a workshop that aligns the team on what counts as a qualified lead, and three specific fixes you can make today for better sales and marketing alignment. Show notesGareth James at Hallam on getting brand investment signed off by finance directors: https://hallam.agency/blog/investment-for-brand-how-to-get-sign-off-from-finance-directors/Timestamps: (00:00) - Why Freya quit marketing to join the sales team (09:02) - Is the MQL actually dead? (10:02) - Rename the MQL to qualified outbound leads (11:22) - Why every marketer has speak the sales, finance, and other department's languages (16:47) - Three rituals that keep sales and marketing aligned (20:47) - Build your MQL definition from deals that closed (24:43) - Why Dasha's BDs report into marketing (26:26) - Fix #1: make lead rejection a required CRM field (31:46) - Fix #2: assign someone to nurture dead leads (38:00) - Fix #3: pilot alignment with one SDR Join 50,0000 people who get Dave's Newsletter here: https://www.exitfive.com/newsletterLearn more about Exit Five's private marketing community: https://www.exitfive.com/***Brought to you by:Optimizely - the AI platform for marketers. Build your own AI agents or pull from a directory of 50+ pre-built ones for marketing use cases. Their new Virtual Teammates can join meetings, complete tasks, support campaigns, and keep your website optimized. Learn more at optimizely.com/exitfive.Webflow - A website platform built for the agentic web, letting modern marketing teams build fully custom sites that perform in AI search with no developer needed. Learn more at webflow.com/for/exitfive.Zoom Webinars & Events – The virtual event platform built to help B2B marketers run webinars that actually drive pipeline, with branded registration pages, live engagement features, and built-in tools to repurpose sessions into clips and content. Learn more at zoom.com/exitfive.Compound Growth Marketing - A full-funnel demand gen agency helping high-growth cybersecurity and enterprise software companies show up earlier in the buying journey, combining AEO, modern paid advertising, and a dedicated go-to-market engineering team. Podcast listeners get two free media planning sessions to find out what channels are driving the best ROI. Learn more at compoundgrowthmarketing.com/exitfive. ***Thanks to my friends at hatch.fm for producing this episode and handling all of the Exit Five podcast production.They give you unlimited podcast editing and strategy for your B2B podcast.Get unlimited podcast editing and on-demand strategy for one low monthly cost. Just upload your episode, and they take care of the rest.Visit hatch.fm to learn more

The great Mr. Fix-It, Lou Manfredini, joins John Williams to tell us the projects we need to be working on this week. Listen to HouseSmarts Radio on WGN each Saturday morning at 6 am.

In this 2 Timothy 4:1-5 sermon, Pastor Richard Caldwell examines A Mindset For Faithful Ministry when sound doctrine is rejected. Believers often romanticize Christian faithfulness, forgetting that standing for biblical truth in an unfaithful age brings real hardship. Looking at Paul's final charge in 2 Timothy 4, Pastor Richard Caldwell warns that seasons of spiritual rejection will inevitably come even within the local church. During these times, people with dissatisfied hearts will refuse sound doctrine and accumulate false teachers to suit their own ungodly desires and itching ears. Despite this intolerance toward healthy teaching, the urgent mandate for every servant of Christ remains unchanged: preach the Word in season and out of season. Ministers and believers must reprove, rebuke, and exhort with great patience, anchored in the final authority and sufficiency of Scripture. Rather than seeking the temporary approval of a wandering world, we serve before the face of God and look forward to Christ's appearing and His coming earthly kingdom. Fulfilling your God-given ministry requires personal commitments to sober-mindedness, endurance through suffering, and a steadfast love for winning souls. By measuring what is right solely by the Word of God, you can count it all joy when criticized or abandoned for the truth. Fix your eyes on the future judgment of Christ and finish your spiritual race with unwavering fidelity. Key Biblical Takeaways: - Expect Seasons of Rejection: Recognize that intolerance toward sound doctrine will arise within the professing church as people turn away from biblical truth to pursue myths that satisfy their fallen desires.

Elnaaz Norouzi speaks with Nerdtropolis Mayor Sean Tajipour for a full interview about THE FIX, portraying Zahra and why the action thriller felt deeply personal to her. Norouzi explains how the film's connection to Iran, the country where she was born, drew her to the story and why she wants audiences around the world to learn more about Iranian experiences. She also teases Zahra's surprising involvement in the dangerous rescue mission and reveals how the character's determination reflects her own refusal to give up.Norouzi also opens up about working with Zachary Levi and seeing him transform into a serious action star alongside Liam Neeson, Quincy Isaiah and the movie's ensemble cast. She shares how Levi kept the atmosphere fun between intense scenes and recalls introducing her co-stars to Persian culture through chai, koobideh and ghormeh sabzi. Norouzi also discusses her love of thrillers, explains why unpredictable stories represent filmmaking at its best and reveals which role she would take during a real rescue mission.

In this 2 Timothy 4:1-5 sermon, Pastor Richard Caldwell examines A Mindset For Faithful Ministry when sound doctrine is rejected. Believers often romanticize Christian faithfulness, forgetting that standing for biblical truth in an unfaithful age brings real hardship. Looking at Paul's final charge in 2 Timothy 4, Pastor Richard Caldwell warns that seasons of spiritual rejection will inevitably come even within the local church. During these times, people with dissatisfied hearts will refuse sound doctrine and accumulate false teachers to suit their own ungodly desires and itching ears. Despite this intolerance toward healthy teaching, the urgent mandate for every servant of Christ remains unchanged: preach the Word in season and out of season. Ministers and believers must reprove, rebuke, and exhort with great patience, anchored in the final authority and sufficiency of Scripture. Rather than seeking the temporary approval of a wandering world, we serve before the face of God and look forward to Christ's appearing and His coming earthly kingdom. Fulfilling your God-given ministry requires personal commitments to sober-mindedness, endurance through suffering, and a steadfast love for winning souls. By measuring what is right solely by the Word of God, you can count it all joy when criticized or abandoned for the truth. Fix your eyes on the future judgment of Christ and finish your spiritual race with unwavering fidelity. Key Biblical Takeaways: - Expect Seasons of Rejection: Recognize that intolerance toward sound doctrine will arise within the professing church as people turn away from biblical truth to pursue myths that satisfy their fallen desires.

In this 2 Timothy 4:1-5 sermon, Pastor Richard Caldwell examines A Mindset For Faithful Ministry when sound doctrine is rejected. Believers often romanticize Christian faithfulness, forgetting that standing for biblical truth in an unfaithful age brings real hardship. Looking at Paul's final charge in 2 Timothy 4, Pastor Richard Caldwell warns that seasons of spiritual rejection will inevitably come even within the local church. During these times, people with dissatisfied hearts will refuse sound doctrine and accumulate false teachers to suit their own ungodly desires and itching ears. Despite this intolerance toward healthy teaching, the urgent mandate for every servant of Christ remains unchanged: preach the Word in season and out of season. Ministers and believers must reprove, rebuke, and exhort with great patience, anchored in the final authority and sufficiency of Scripture. Rather than seeking the temporary approval of a wandering world, we serve before the face of God and look forward to Christ's appearing and His coming earthly kingdom. Fulfilling your God-given ministry requires personal commitments to sober-mindedness, endurance through suffering, and a steadfast love for winning souls. By measuring what is right solely by the Word of God, you can count it all joy when criticized or abandoned for the truth. Fix your eyes on the future judgment of Christ and finish your spiritual race with unwavering fidelity. Key Biblical Takeaways: - Expect Seasons of Rejection: Recognize that intolerance toward sound doctrine will arise within the professing church as people turn away from biblical truth to pursue myths that satisfy their fallen desires.

Kimberly Atkins Stohr hosts #SistersInLaw to discuss Trump's war on media organizations following the stripping of credentials to respected organizations, how his actions butt up against the 1st Amendment, and the judicial response.  Then, the #Sisters examine the U.S. immigration policy of 3rd country removals, the legal challenges to it, and the ongoing human rights concerns.  They also review the legality of Trump API, whether it constitutes insider trading, and the ethical concerns it raises.Remember to send in audio questions to SistersInLaw@politicon.com for the #Sisters to answer on their new companion podcast, SistersInLaw Sidebar!  It airs Wednesdays wherever you normally get your podcasts!Get the brand new ReSIStance T-Shirt, Mini Tote, and other #SistersInLaw gear at politicon.com/merch! Additional #SistersInLaw ProjectsCheck out Jill's Politicon YouTube Show: Just The FactsCheck out Kim's Newsletter: The GavelJoyce's new book, Giving Up Is Unforgivable, is now available, and for a limited time, you have the exclusive opportunity to order a signed copy here. Barb is on a book tour!  You can also order Barb's new book, The Fix. Her first book, Attack From Within, is now in paperback. Add the #Sisters & your other favorite Politicon podcast hosts on BlueskyGet your #SistersInLaw MERCH at politicon.com/merchWEBSITE & TRANSCRIPTEmail: SISTERSINLAW@POLITICON.COM or Thread to @sistersInLaw.podcastGet text updates from #SistersInLaw and Politicon. Support This Week's SponsorsWild Alaskan Company: Get $35 off your first box of wild-caught, sustainable seafood—delivered right to yourdoor. Go to: https://www.wildalaskan.com/SISTERSOneSkin:Get 15% off OneSkin with the code SISTERS at https://www.oneskin.co/SISTERS #oneskinpodLola Blankets:Get 40% off select Lola Blankets products at Lolablankets.com by using code SISTERS atcheckout. Experience the world's #1 blanket with Lola Blankets.DeleteMe:Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to joindeleteme.com/SISTERS and use promocode SISTERS at checkout.Smalls: For a limited time, get 60% off your first order, plus free shipping and treats for life when you head to Smalls.com/SISTERSGet More From The #SistersInLawJoyce Vance: Bluesky | Twitter | University of Alabama Law | Civil Discourse Substack | MSNBC | Author of “Giving Up Is Unforgiveable”Jill Wine-Banks: Bluesky | Twitter | Facebook | Website | Author of The Watergate Girl: My Fight For Truth & Justice Against A Criminal President | Just The Facts YouTubeKimberly Atkins Stohr: Bluesky | Twitter | Boston Globe | WBUR | The Gavel Newsletter | Justice By Design PodcastBarb McQuade: barbaramcquade.com | Bluesky | Twitter | University of Michigan Law | Just Security | MSNBC | Attack From Within: How Disinformation Is Sabotaging America | The Fix

There comes a point when learning becomes another form of procrastination.In this episode of The Level Up Podcast, Paul Alex breaks down why entrepreneurs eventually have to leave theory behind, enter the market, and allow real customers to expose what actually needs improvement.You'll learn why rejection provides valuable feedback, how real-world experience reveals problems that planning cannot predict, and why rapid action and iteration can teach you more than endlessly consuming books, courses, and podcasts.In this episode, you'll learn:• Why excessive preparation can become intellectual procrastination• How customer rejection gives you valuable market feedback• Why real-world execution exposes problems theory cannot predict• How taking action and adjusting quickly accelerates your growthThe truth is simple: You cannot perfect a business from the sidelines.Make the call. Pitch the offer. Hear the objections. Fix what is broken and get back into the market.Your Network is your NETWORTH!Make sure to add me on all SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS:Instagram: https://jo.my/paulalex2024Facebook: https://jo.my/fbpaulalex2024YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGhDAD1JyGGzSQUPD9lc9HQLinkedIn: https://jo.my/inpaulalex2024Looking for a secondary source of income or want to become an entrepreneur? Check out one of my companies below to see if we can help you:www.CashSwipe.comFREE Copy of my book “Blue to Digital Gold - The New American Dream”www.officialPaulAlex.com

If you spend the next 30 minutes listening, your Black Friday customer notification strategy stops being a guess and becomes a data-driven asset. Most sellers panic in November. They scramble to fix broken flows, ignore weak points, and lose margin to chaos. This episode flips that. I break down why sixty percent of shoppers start hunting deals in October, not November. That timeline changes everything about when you stress-test your customer decision touches. I share what I saw in Sinch data this morning and how it maps to real brand growth. We have seen brands in our community scale from thirty thousand a month to over one million. They moved from six SKUs to over a hundred. Volume exposes weak points. That is the hard truth. If your notifications are silent, your margin is bleeding. You will learn how to stress-test customer decision touches before the rush hits. You will get a clear framework to audit your current flows. You will understand why ignoring customer notifications costs more than a missed sale. It costs brand trust and repeat revenue. This is not a holiday hack. It is an operator move. The Voltage 3 challenge is simple. Open Business Reports. Write units per day for the last fourteen days on every SKU. Do that today. Then you will know where your weak points are. Do not wait for Black Friday to reveal your gaps. Fix them now. This is for sellers who want to build assets that exit. Margin is the only metric that matters when the volume spikes. Listen to The High Voltage Business Builders Podcast. Get in the room. We are not here for hobbyists. We are here for operators. Start with the data. Then fix the flow. Then protect the margin. That is the path. Get involved in the Amazon CEO Playbook for $24.95 at voltagedm.com/blueprint: https://voltagedm.com/blueprint?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=show_notes&utm_campaign=ep398

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Thousands of San Diego residents recently discovered that the city had mistakenly overcharged people for trash pickup on their property tax bills. The San Diego Union-Tribune was the first to report the story. On this week's show, our hosts discuss how officials are responding. Many residents are blaming the mayor and a lot of people want answers. Meanwhile, councilmembers are questioning Mayor Todd Gloria's leadership. Are you ready for the election? The episode also digs into this cycle's competitive City Council races. There are two open seats and two incumbents fighting to keep their positions from political newcomers. We are hosting a debate between the candidates for City Council District 2 and 4. And our journalists will lead two separate conversations with candidates running for District 6 and 8. Those sessions are going down at Politifest on Saturday, Oct. 3. Follow Voice of San Diego on Instagram, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, TikTok, and YouTube, and read more at voiceofsandiego.org. Tickets for Politifest are up now at vosd.org/pf26. We need 30 pod people to donate $50 to meet our $1,500 match. Show the power of the pod people and donate today to help us meet our match. Go to vosd.org/podpeople. Instagram: https://instagram.com/voiceofsandiego Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/voiceofsandiego/ X: https://x.com/voiceofsandiego LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/voice-of-san-diego TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@voiceofsandiego YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/voiceofsandiego Website: https://voiceofsandiego.org Politifest: https://vosd.org/pf26 0:00 Trash Fee Billing Fiasco & Court Settlement4:43 "Do the Basics Right" – Council Pushback8:19 The Mayor's Fix & Accountability Language37:28 Housing Op-Ed: "Half-Baked Solutions" & ADUs42:33 Trump Ties & Immigration Enforcement Comments44:41 How This Race Compares to Past City Fights46:07 Voter Frustration With City HallSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

God Loves You—But Do You Believe It? Is Your "Truster" Broken? What if one of the biggest problems in your relationship with God isn't that God doesn't love you—but that you have trouble believing that he does? Years ago, two young children in Rob Skinner's extended family were adopted from Korea. Their new parents gave them a loving home, security, opportunities and a family that poured love into them. But the children struggled. There was anger. Mistrust. Rejection. As a young man watching from the outside, Rob couldn't understand it. Why couldn't they see how much they were loved? Then he learned what had happened before their adoption. Their father had left. Their mother remarried, but her new husband wouldn't accept the children from her previous marriage. One day, their mother brought the six- and eight-year-old children to an orphanage. She told them to wait while she went to the restroom. She never came back. Suddenly, their difficulty receiving love made sense. The problem wasn't that their new family didn't love them. They had been hurt so deeply that love had become difficult to trust. And that raises an important question: Is Your "Truster" Broken? Rob first heard the phrase "broken truster" from Gary Meyer, author of Imitating Paul. And he realized: "I think I've got one." Maybe you do too. Paul prayed in Ephesians 3:17–19 that Christians would have the power to grasp how wide, long, high and deep the love of Christ is. Why would believing God's love require power? Maybe because we bring our entire history into our relationship with God. Rejection. Disappointment. People who left. Unanswered prayers. Failure. Sin. Shame. Experiences with parents, authority figures, churches, friendships and relationships. And without realizing it, we can project those experiences onto God. We know the Bible says God loves us. We sing about God's love. We tell other people that God loves them. But somewhere deep inside, a question remains: "Yes...but does he really love me?" Put Your Full Weight on God Rob admits that even after decades of seeing God's goodness in his life, he can still struggle to trust. He feels the need to perform. Produce. Accomplish. Fix. Control. Prove himself. He compares it to sitting on an airplane during takeoff or turbulence and gripping the armrests as if somehow keeping his body tense will help keep the plane in the air. Of course, the airplane doesn't need his help. He can sit back. Relax. Put his full weight in the seat. And maybe God is trying to teach us the same lesson: "Put your full weight on me. I can take it." Stop trying to hold everything together. Stop trying to earn what God has already given you. Stop trying to prove that you deserve to be loved. Jesus said: "Whoever comes to me I will never drive away." — John 6:37 God isn't looking for an excuse to get rid of you. What Happens When We Don't Trust God's Love? When we don't believe we're already loved, we start searching elsewhere for what we think is missing. Maybe another relationship will make me feel loved. Maybe more money. Another promotion. A better body. More attention. A growing ministry. A bigger audience. Another achievement. Another person's approval. But there's always another goal. Another number. Another accomplishment. Another person whose approval we want. We keep reaching because we don't understand what we already have. You are already loved. Rooted and Established in Love Rob returns to Paul's words in Ephesians: "Rooted and established in love." Roots aren't flashy. Nobody walks through a forest admiring the roots. We notice the tree. The leaves. The fruit. But when the storm comes, those invisible roots suddenly matter. Rob doesn't want his roots to be in his performance, ministry success, money, approval or whether life follows his plans. He wants to be rooted in one simple conviction: God loves me. When you truly believe that, you don't have to prove yourself constantly. You can admit when you're wrong. You can apologize. You can take risks. You can fail and get back up. You can stop comparing yourself to everybody else. You can love people without demanding that they love you perfectly in return. You can rest. You can breathe. You can put your full weight on God. Three Questions to Ask Yourself 1. Where is your "truster" broken? Where were you disappointed? Who rejected you? Who walked away? What prayer wasn't answered the way you hoped? What experience made you question whether God really cares? 2. Where are you looking for something God has already given you? Approval? Security? Significance? Love? Peace? What are you chasing because you secretly believe that once you get it, you'll finally be okay? 3. What would change if you really believed God loved you? What would you stop worrying about? How would you pray? How would you handle failure? How would you respond to criticism? How would you respond when somebody else succeeds? What risks would you finally take? People may disappoint you. People may reject you. People may leave. People may fail you. But don't confuse people with God. God's love is wider than your failures. Longer than your past. Higher than your hopes. Deeper than your wounds. Maybe your "truster" is a little broken. Rob's is too. But God's love isn't broken. Loosen your grip on the armrest. Sit back. Put your full weight on God. And get rooted in his love.

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Michigan made progress against UTEP. Now the Wolverines have to prove it against Big Ten competition. On this week's Michigan Football Breakdown, former Michigan offensive coordinator Al Borges and former defensive coordinator Ron English join The Michigan Insider's Sam Webb to dissect the Wolverines' 52-17 win and identify what improved — and what still must get better — before No. 17 Iowa comes to Michigan Stadium. Offensively, the coaches dive into Bryce Underwood's growth, Michigan's expanded RPO attack, improved pass protection and Andrew Marsh's increased involvement. Borges explains why the offensive line performed better than people think, but also why better movement, tighter combination blocks, and more consistency reaching the second level will be critical moving forward. Defensively, English highlights a dominant front and faster linebacker play, while pinpointing tackling and eye discipline as areas that still need cleaning up. Then the focus shifts to Iowa, where turnovers, explosive plays, and winning in the trenches will likely determine whether Michigan's progress carries into Big Ten play. What's real, what still needs work, and what has to change before the competition gets tougher? Borges and English break it all down.(00:00) Michigan Shows Progress Despite a Sloppy Start Against UTEP(02:10) Borges Says Michigan Accomplished Important Offensive Objectives(05:30) Michigan Still Has to Fix the Running Game and Create More Explosive Plays(08:29) English Says Michigan's Defense Got Valuable Work Against UTEP(10:15) English Wants Michigan's Defense to Tackle Better(12:22) English Breaks Down UTEP's Touchdowns and Michigan's Eye Discipline(16:24) Borges Says Michigan's Offensive Line Played Its Best Game Yet(21:34) English Says Michigan's Young Defensive Talent Is Emerging(24:07) Borges and English Talk Defensive Technique and Jay Hill's Scheme(31:03) English Warns That Iowa's Offense May Be Better Than Expected(32:01) Borges Calls Iowa One of the Soundest Defenses He Ever Faced(35:35) Borges Says Michigan Needs to Attack Iowa's Safeties(38:13) Borges and English Give Their Biggest Iowa Concerns(41:21) Borges and English Grade Michigan's UTEP Performance(51:44)