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On DBR Bites Episode 23, we have Donald and Sam react to the news that Duke forward Mark Mitchell is returning to Durham for his sophomore season! We discuss how valuable Mitchell's return will be to this team and what he can improve on in year 2. His return is giving potential DPOY vibes! We also comment on where he can improve on offense, and how his leadership and motor could serve the incoming freshman class well. Needless to say, we're excited about Mark Mitchell's return! We also get some late breaking news while we're recording that Kyle Filipowski has won the Kyle Macy Award, an award given to the nation's top freshman. Flip wins the award over Alabama's Brandon Miller. It's a surprise award, but Flip deserves it and we react in real time to him winning this prestigious award. He's the 5th Blue Devil to win the award, joining Jabari Parker, Brandon Ingram, Marvin Bagley III, and Zion Williamson. We will be back as soon as the next player announces what they're going to do, so you should probably look for another episode tomorrow as we close out March!

Welcome back to another episode of Benched with Bubba. On BwB EP 580, we have another Bubba & the Bat Flip episode. The guys have wrapped up their positional previews and are ready for the regular season. In this episode they recap their most rostered players, some bold predictions, FOMO players, and more. Some Players Discussed- Rowdy Tellez Matt Olson Josh Naylor Brusder Graterol Thairo Estrada JT Realmuto Many Many More Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There have been a surprising number of Republican wins in New York congressional districts in recent years. But next year's presidential election could change the math for GOP lawmakers up for re-election. And Democrats are already looking at New York as their chance to flip the House. Audrey Fahlberg from The Dispatch explains why the House majority may be decided in New York.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this special Travelpod episode of Flip & Mozi's Guide to How to be an Earthling, Flip and Mozi slloooowww it down, meeting some of the slowest creatures on Earth! Tune in to see who will win the big race between the sloth, slug, and tortoise! Want to share your earthling discoveries for a chance to be featured on the show? Call 1-833-4FLIPMO!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The guests for this week's Wealthy Wednesday episode are the famous (or infamous) podcast hosts of Fresh and Fit. Watch my episode on The Fresh and Fit podcast! How to Fix & Flip, Wholesale, and Invest In Real Estate! Will The Market Crash & MORE w/@RyanPineda - https://youtu.be/Ld0BuiKREdgFor only .99 CENTS order my new book “The Wealthy Way: Don't Go Broke Trying To Get Rich” and get FREE access to my new course “Business Builder Academy” where I go over all the fundamentals of building a 7-figure business. https://www.wealthyway.com/book______________________________________________________Here's how my businesses can help you:Want to be coached by me on real estate investing? Apply at https://wealthyinvestor.comAre you an entrepreneur who wants to build their personal brand on social media? Go to https://wealthycreator.ioWant to utilize a full service social media agency? At Pineda Media, we film, edit, post, and personally coach you to create top level content and build your personal brand. Apply now! https://www.pinedamedia.com/You can invest in my real estate deals! Go to https://pinedacapital.comNeed tax and accounting help? Contact my CPA Firm! https://TrueBooksCPA.com/For a free consultation with my team go to https://RyanPineda.com______________________________________________________My other social media channels:Subscribe to my real estate only channel "Wealthy Investor" https://www.youtube.com/c/futureflipper1Follow me on Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/ryanpinedahttps://www.tiktok.com/@ryanpinedahttps://www.twitter.com/ryanpineda______________________________________________________Follow the guys! YouTube -  @FreshFitMiami  @FreshandFitClips  Website - https://rumble.com/freshandfitThe Fresh and Fit podcast started only three years ago and is for single men navigating the dating scene. The podcast emphasizes embracing the dangerous and wild side of manhood to be a happy man. In a short amount of time, the podcast has earned over 1.5 million subscribers. Fresh and Fit share some advice for increasing video success, such as the importance of short video clips for maximum views.Fresh and Fit also discuss how men should accept the dominant part of themselves to lead their relationships. While controversial, they provide a well-explained perspective and defense on the topic in this episode. Additionally, they define the differences between human trafficking and human smuggling, highlighting how the MeToo movement has distorted the truth about them.

Welcome back to another episode of Benched with Bubba. On BwB EP 580, we have another Bubba & the Bat Flip episode. The guys have wrapped up their positional previews and are ready for the regular season. In this episode they recap their most rostered players, some bold predictions, FOMO players, and more. Some Players Discussed- Rowdy Tellez Matt Olson Josh Naylor Brusder Graterol Thairo Estrada JT Realmuto Many Many More Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Florida Gators and head coach Billy Napier have their quarterback secured for the 2024 recruiting cycle after earning a commitment from highly-touted recruit DJ Lagway, who is working to help Florida secure flips from Ohio State Buckeyes commit Jeremiah Smith and Michigan State Spartans commit Jamari Howard. Who else will the Florida Gators and head coach Billy Napier add to their 2024 recruiting class in addition to DJ Lagway, Myles Graham, Adarius Hayes, Chauncey Bowens, and Josiah Davis? Locked On Gators Discord: https://discord.gg/Rysm73k72Y Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! LinkedIn LinkedIn jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at Linkedin.com/lockedoncollege Terms and conditions apply. Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. FanDuel Make Every Moment More. Place your first FIVE DOLLAR bet to get ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS in Free Bets – win or lose! Visit Fanduel.com/LockedOn today to get started FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN)  DJ Lagway Highlight Florida Gators Recruiting Class for 2024, Jeremiah Smith Flip Watch? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Bill Bishop grew up the way we wished we all could, in the woods surrounded by nature, with a supporting, loving family. Over the course of his life, Turkeys and Tarpon would became paramount for his adventurous heart. His father had a lease where family and friends hunted deer and gobblers. At a young age it was soon obvious, Bill was born a hunter & gatherer at heart. He learned how to speak to the birds like no one else. Bishop was extremely gifted with everything he touched. Not too long ago, Flip told me that he was the most talented person he's ever met. He's an artist, angler, business man, author, and "that guy" that can fix anything or build anything like his own boat, which he did. The very first fish artwork that I bought was a tarpon, that Bill had painted... Yes, he paints beautifully. His three books are from his deep-rooted life in the woods and on the ocean; High Rollers, Double Haul, and Cracker Jack. These tales take you on a wonderful ride with all images drawn by our guest today. But, with his grandchildren calling him, “Poon," it's evident that chasing Megalops was his favorite quest. Bill Bishop is 75 years old with the energy of a young deer. On todays podcast, he lets us into his extraordinary journey which gets better after surviving a heart attack...

Kelly Shupp on Campaigns, Rare Breeds and Generational Change Kelly Shupp, Professional Handler, joins host Laura Reeves for a deeply insightful conversation about running a show campaign, the challenges of competing with rare breeds and the generational change happening in her circle. [caption id="attachment_12116" align="alignleft" width="421"] Kelly grew up with German Wirehaired Pointers bred under the Mountain View prefix.[/caption] Shupp grew up with purebred dogs owned by her mom, AKC judge Claire Wisch Abraham. Starting with Chesapeake Bay Retrievers and transitioning early to German Wirehaired Pointers, the mother-daughter team competed in shows, field events and obedience. In 2012, Phil Booth showed their homebred GWP Oakley, GCH CH Mt. View's Ripsnortersilvercharm, owned by Victor Malzoni, to #1 All Breeds. Shupp was mentored by top professional handlers in the US and Brazil, including Booth, Damara Bolte, Angela Lloyd and Jane Myers, before launching her full-time handling career. In 2022, she showed the Spinone Italiano Josie, GCHG CH Collina D'Oro Solo Un Bacio, to a record- breaking career, capped with winning the Sporting Group at the AKC National Championship. [caption id="attachment_12119" align="alignright" width="419"] Kelly and Josie share a special bond.[/caption] “It is a special thing to run a rare breed,” Shupp said. “They're not always in the placements. There's judges that will point to rare breeds and judges that won't. It's a game. We learn certain chess pieces that fit and ones that don't. With a rare breed they're very specific (pieces) for sure." Generational change is taking over in the handling ranks, Shupp noted. “This year we had so many young people in the group ranking competitions,” Shupp said. “Blake and Arial in the terrier group, me and Joanne in the sporting group.” Planning a campaign includes evaluating a budget, competition and geographical location. “The conversation I typically have with a client the start of the year is you go hard through March, see how it goes. Are you placing a lot in groups? Winning 75% of your breeds? You see if you can start placing more. "You never go into a year saying I'm going to be #1 sporting dog. You see how it goes. Those are things you don't really say. Those high-end top dog races just kind of happen.” Flashback episode on planning a campaign. More pro tips: Ask the right questions to find the right handler for you. Have those sounding boards to talk about judges and shows with experience-based knowledge. You can't be better if the people around you don't want to help you be better. Know your standard. Know about the breed you're presenting. It's such an important part of our job. To be an ambassador for the breed. To honor the breed. Flip flops are deadly…. Everything happens for a reason. The greats never stop learning.

In our 231st episode, the Tantrum House crew talk about 4 crowdfunding games and discuss what we think about the top 10 ranked games on BoardGameGeek.Sponsors: Boardwalk, Bezier Games, AEG, The Game Steward, Game Toppers Tantrum House Podcast E.231: "Favorite BGG Top 10"File Size: 31704 kbFile Type: mp3Download File [...]

Welcome to the Chicago Beer Pass: Your ticket to all the great beer events happening in and around Chicago.On this episode of Chicago Beer Pass, Brad Chmielewski and Nik White open cans of Mr Mulligan’s Irish Red from Flipside Brewing. Although it’s after St. Patrick’s Day, the guys have a stockpile of Irish Red Ales to get though so they wanted to kick things off with this one from Flipside Brewing. As the two of them crush this four pack they talk about several  brewery stops across the state including Hailstorm, Flipside, Alter, 93 Octane, Piece, a Moor’s Beer Dinner, and a whole lot more. Grab a beer and kick back while you hear about what's happening around Chicago. Having issues listening to the audio? Try the MP3 (76.4MB) or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes!

The Washington Capitals' chances of making the postseason continue to maintain razor-thin-like proportions and even with the return or Darcy Kuemper, Trevor van Reimsdyk, and most recently and importantly John Carlson, it's like an early summer of golf and tans for Ovechkin and the boys. However, Carlson still holds fantasy hockey value as an elite defense who can produce, so Flip and Steele take a look at what his current and future value is in terms of fantasy hockey production. Speaking of which, Edmonton Oiler captain Connor McDavid continues to do amazing things and set historic NHL records which prompts the question: What would it take to get McDavid in a fantasy hockey league trade? What kind of talent and assets would you have to part with to get one of the most productive fantasy hockey pieces to ever be a part of fantasy hockey? Steele and Flip go back and forth on a number of potential mock fantasy hockey trades that involve keeper/dynasty fantasy angles and a breakdown of the types of players that might be included should a fantasy hockey GM move on or sell high on the best player in the world. Thanks for making Locked On Fantasy Hockey your 1st listen, every day. We are free and available on all platforms and make sure to subscribe and follow us for the latest episodes every day! Timestamps 0:00 Intro 1:26 John Carlson Returns for the Capitals 11:05 Connor McDavid reaches 60 goals! 19:44 Who could you trade for Connor McDavid? 26:20 Big Time Bets Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…

Auburn football recruiting continues to be elite under Hugh Freeze and the rest of the Auburn Tigers coaching staff. Georgia commits Demarcus Riddick, and Alabama commits Perry Thompson, Sterling Dixon, and Ryan Williams all show a lot of interest in joining the Auburn football program despite being committed elsewhere. Central Phenix City standout Cam Coleman earned his fifth star. How has his recruitment been influenced by the Auburn Tigers? And could Phat Burnette be committing soon? On today's Locked On Auburn, Zac Blackerby is joined by Locked On Recruiting Insider John Garcia to discuss the latest with Auburn football recruiting. Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/4BT7Y2uVHu Read Auburn Daily: http://auburndaily.com/ Read Braves Today: http://bravestoday.com/ Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. FanDuel Make Every Moment More. Don't miss the chance to get your No Sweat First Bet up to ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS in Bonus Bets when you go FanDuel.com/LOCKEDON. FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mozi is all out of his favorite earthling snack—honey! Time for a visit to an earthling Flip & Mozi have heard a lot of BUZZ about... a BEE! Learn how these worker bees get the job done of producing honey! With original music like "It's All About the Honey," join Flip & Mozi as they learn from bees about the value of teamwork!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

ChatGPT creator OpenAI has changed the age limit in their terms of service. What did they change it to? Does it change everything for educators? Also, they've upgraded the language model ChatGPT is based on to GPT-4 and it's CRAZY. What can it do? Tune in to find out. In other news, Canva released Canva Docs recently. How does it measure up to Google Docs and Microsoft Word? They also released a new plan for colleges and universities. Also, my friend Joe Merrill stops by the EdTech News Brief studio to share about Microsoft Reading Coach. Access this episode on YouTube as well: youtu.be/DTqxXLpXRnA TODAY'S CONTENT: 00:00 - INTRO 00:50 - 1. ChatGPT Reduces Age Limit Terms of use - OpenAI - openai.com/policies/terms-of-use  01:49 - 2. Open AI Announces GPT-4 GPT-4 - openai.com/research/gpt-4  GPT-4 Developer Livestream - youtube.com/watch?v=outcGtbnMuQ Introducing GPT-4 - youtube.com/watch?v=--khbXchTeE Confirmed: the new Bing runs on OpenAI's GPT-4 - blogs.bing.com/search/march_2023/Confirmed-the-new-Bing-runs-on-OpenAI%E2%80%99s-GPT-4  05:14 - Logitech's New Tech 12:25 - 3. Canva Docs Canva Docs - Free & Easy Online Document Editor - canva.com/docs  15:48 - 4. Canva for Campus Introducing Canva for Campus - canva.com/newsroom/news/canva-for-campus 17:19 - 5. Microsoft Reading Coach Learning Accelerators: Tools for Students | Microsoft Education - microsoft.com/en-us/education/learning-tools/learning-accelerators 20:03 - Dad Joke Time!   HELP SPREAD THE WORD! Share about The EdTech News Brief in your favorite staff lounge or social media platform! If you dig the show, head over to Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, or another podcast review platform and review it! Share about the show with the hashtag #TheEdTechNewsBrief! Follow The EdTech News Brief wherever you listen to audio!   FEEDBACK! You can ask your questions or make comments! Let your voice be heard. Email JakeMillerTech@gmail.com Join the conversation on Flip - flip.com/theedtechnewsbrief Use my Speakpipe Page - speakpipe.com/eduducttape

Big Jay Oakerson, Luis J. Gomez, and Dave Smith from The Legion of Skanks join me in the kitchen for a stacked  plate of Jewish, Latino, and Alt Right recipes.   Follow Big Jay: https://www.instagram.com/bigjayoakerson Follow Luis: https://www.instagram.com/gomezcomedy Follow Dave: https://www.instagram.com/theproblemd...   Get Season 1 of Something's Burning, brand new merch, and the full UNCUT version at https://bertyboyproductions.com/somet...   Petits Filets w/ Tomato Confit, Potato Latkes and Chimichurri Sauce Tomato Confit - Grape or Cherry Tomatoes - Garlic Cloves - Olive Oil - Salt and Pepper - Balsamic Vinegar 1. Split tomatoes in half 2. Crush garlic cloves 3. Wrap tomatoes and garlic in aluminum foil; roast at 350° for 30 min 4. Remove, season with salt and pepper, toss with balsamic   Chimichurri Sauce - Stemmed / Chopped Parsley - Olive Oil - Red Wine Vinegar - Dry oregano - Cumin - Sea Salt - Minced garlic 1. Place all ingredients in food processor and pulse until smooth 2. Transfer to bowl; add more olive oil to get desired consistency   Latkes - Russet potatoes; peeled and shredded - Minced onions - Lemon juice - Eggs, beaten - Flour - Chives - Salt, Pepper, Garlic Powder 1. Combine shredded potatoes, minced onions, and lemon juice; allow to  sit for 20 min. 2. Wring excess liquid from mixture 3. Add beaten eggs, flour, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and chives 4. Heat frying oil in skillet 5. Ladle scoops of potato mixture into hot oil and allow to fry for a few  mins, until crispy on edges 6. Flip and fry other side until golden brown 7. Remove and drain on paper towel; hold    Filets - Petit filet  - Salt and pepper 1. Sprinkle filets with salt and pepper 2. Place filets on griddle and sear to desired temp (med rare)   This episode is brought to you by Ship Station. Get a 60-day free trial at http://www.shipstation.com/burning Thanks to ShipStation for sponsoring the show!   This episode is also brought to you by Huel. Go to http://www.huel.com/burning to get free shipping, a Huel T-Shirt, and a guide to get you started!   This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% off your first month at http://www.betterhelp.com/burning     SUBSCRIBE so you never miss a video https://bit.ly/3DC1ICg For TOUR DATES: http://www.bertbertbert.com For FULLY LOADED AT SEA: http://www.bertkreischercruise.com For FULLY LOADED FESTIVAL: https://fullyloadedfestival.com  For #THEMACHINEMOVIE Updates: TheMachine.Movie   For SOMETHING'S BURNING: https://bertyboyproductions.com/somet... For MERCH: https://store.bertbertbert.com/

There's no promise that a project will be smooth sailing from start to finish but there's definitely some steps you can take that can help.  From decisions to timelines streamlining the process will make for an outcome that you can repeat.  High End Flip Design Secrets is your opportunity to walk through how I design the key spaces in a home (kitchen, bath, exteriors) to maximize the value of the home. With a planner to design your spaces, a shopping guide with all my favorites AND an exact plan to replicate some of my best spaces you'll save yourself time + money all while creating stunning spaces. You don't want to miss it. One tip could sell your flip faster.   If you want to experience a different way to flipping success you'll want to check out House Flipping Academy.  Enrollment is currently closed but I'll be opening the next session soon.  Be the first to know by getting on the list here.

Georgia football recruiting means keeping good players who are already committed, and Auburn as well as Alabama are coming for one of ours. Daniel and Clint talk about the Dawgs the way you would if you had a podcast. M-F Everywhere podcasts are found. Football. Basketball. College Sports. Locked On Podcast Georgia. Your team, everyday. Twitter: dawgspodcast https://www.bonfire.com/store/the199/ Clint Shamblin joins Jourdan Black and John Garcia to discuss what Georiga did in 2023 on National Signing Day. Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…

Today is all about storytelling to build your brand.  Is your goal to be wealthy?  Owning a brand plays a huge role in making that happen.  We will be talking today with Ericka Saurit who has spent time building brands like Air BNB, Tag Hauer, and Estee  Lauder.   We will learn if your business is: stuck and not growing; marketing, sales, and operations are at odds with each other chances; you have a brand problem and what to do about it.  Links and Resources: Instagram Facebook Website If you are interested to read the book, Psycho-Cybernetics, it's available on Amazon https://amzn.to/3yQvsrn Square footers. Wanted to talk to you today about an older book that I just finished called Psycho-Cybernetics. I know it's a bad name. This book has been called The Godfather of Self-Help Books. It's known as really the first self-help book that was written, and it's a really fascinating story. It was written in the sixties by a plastic surgeon who realized. There were instances where he had successful plastic surgeries and he had unsuccessful plastic surgeries. Now we're not talking about the actual surgery itself from a physical standpoint. The patient looked perfect right there. Whatever the ailment was, whatever the thing was that they were trying to fix, looked perfect. It was a perfectly well-done job. The problem though, was that he noticed. Some people stepped into their new world, right? Where they had the confidence and whatever it was that was fixed, if it was a nose or forehead or whatever it might have been, they never, they didn't notice it anymore. It didn't bother them anymore. It wasn't always on the back of their mind. Right? Whereas other people seemed to, Still see themselves as being quote unquote ugly or still saw themselves with the nose that they didn't like or whatever the thing that was, was fixed. They still saw that as part of their, as part of their life. So the author actually got very, very deep into psychology. He actually, I believe had his master's. He might have even had a Ph.D. by the time it was all done in psychology.  and what he found was that the people that were quote unquote successful in their surgery, again, meaning that they, didn't see the ailment anymore, had more confidence. Those people actually saw themselves prior to having the surgery with this new life. They actually pictured what life was going to be like without the noise, nose, or whatever it is that was ailing. So psychologically these people had gone through and did the healing work that they needed mentally in order to be able to embrace and live the life that they always had wanted prior to having the surgery. What he found was that the people that still. Had the ailment or still saw the poor nose or whatever it is. Those people had not gone through that exercise and had not actually seen themselves and what life would look like after the surgery was done. So what this tells us is that the mind has a huge part in it. Being able to realize and live out the life that we truly want. Mindset is a huge, huge part of it. So in the book, what he, what he distilled this all down to is that you want to. In, visualize yourself living the life that you want to live. Having the, you know, if you, if your goal is to lose weight, having the body that you actually want to, to have, uh, if you want to invest in multi-family real estate, envision what your life looks like once you invest in that opportunity. and what he found was that you want to do this for 18 days. So that starts to get your, uh, subconscious programmed so that you're constantly working on whatever this issue is and, and living out that life that you want subconsciously so that you don't technically have to, you know, truly be working on it. Obvious. You do need to make steps forward, but your subconscious is going to have a huge impact on being able to get things done for you and take steps toward accomplishing whatever that goal might be.  On Invest in Sqft, we unlock the secrets of wealthy entrepreneurship. I'm Matt Shields and my mission is to help business owners like you protect your wealth so that you can invest passively in multi-family real estate. Today we're talking storytelling and not just any type of storytelling. This isn't Hansel and Gretel. We're talking about storytelling. To build your brand, if your goal is. Having a brand and owning a brand is a key step in being able to accomplish this. ERICA SAURIT is a brand-building expert who has experience with Airbnb Tag Heer, I believe that's how you say, tag Heer and Estee Lauder, just to name a few. Today we're going to learn how to overcome a stagnant business. You might be noticing in your own company that marketing and sales, and maybe even operations are all conflicting with one another, and there's a good chance that that is a big indication of a brand problem. So we are going to learn actionable strategies to build a successful brand that not only attracts customers but also more importantly retains them.  The firm that did the Holocaust Museum sort of transformed the, um, the way people experience stories in space. They, Ralph Applebaum is the designer who started that firm. He really thought like, how do I take a story that's so powerful? That's a piece of history. So important and really get people to pay attention. And so what he did was he took interior designers, he took architects, he took product developers, he took content like historians, a whole multidisciplinary team of people and put them together and said, okay, we're gonna create a space that gives people an experience with a story. And it really changed the way museum exhibits are from science museums too, I mean, if you look now at how experiential and learn like how. Much of your body and your mind is engaged in that kind of space. Like his firm really did that. And so I got a job working in his office when I graduated and I, after a couple of years after I graduated and I thought like, this is, this is it. I've, I've been able to put together this sort of conceptual artist side of myself with the more functional design side. Um, and so I ended up doing, With his firm in China, in Beijing, um, I moved back to New York and did that in New York for. Another firm there, for a few years. And then I found myself back in China again in Shanghai, um, working around the year to 2010 for the Shanghai, um, multiple clients, uh, cultural clients there. And what happened was I eventually started doing more pitching to clients. Um, I think that they realized I was really good at putting together presentations, like pitch decks really quickly and selling stories to clients, and I kind of stayed in the marketing side of things for the rest of my career, and that was. Over 10 years ago, I went back to school and studied marketing and realized that, okay, I have a really special position. I have a really unique skillset. I have this sort of fine art-making design side where I understand kind of big stories and space, but I also have this marketing side where I understand kind of the idea of how to tell stories. You know, do that across multiple channels. I have this like technology side, so I was able to work in a variety of industries, um, related to home furnishings. Um, I worked for manufacturers in-house doing brand marketing. Um, And then I was recruited by a tech company in San Francisco to build out, to support a team, um, to kinda sit between a marketing function and a design function to help kind of guide a pr, a new product for this. Um, it was for Airbnb and um, Did that for a few years, and then covid changed the way obviously hospitality worked. And so I said, okay. Um, now is the time to kind of. Come back to doing what I wanna do and not be kind of, um, at the, you know, at the whim of other large companies swayed by, you know, global factors. Um, they, my entire team, my entire, this entire product we were working on was completely deprioritized, completely out of my control, so I thought, I think it's time to work for myself. I've, it's time and that's when I started my business, uh, sorry. Creative, which is, a boutique agency focused on, like I said, um, storytelling for interior designers and um, home furnishing manufacturers, brand marketing. love it. So, so, you know, obviously I, I, I feel like storytelling is, is an art that, you know, not very many people realize how intertwined it is.  in all parts of their life. Right. Um, you know, and obviously with marketing and, and businesses, that's all that, that basically is trying to convey that story, get that emotion across, you know, or, or even add emotion to some type of physical thing. Right. Do you know? Yeah. Yeah. That's, sorry... How do you go about establishing, you know, this is going to be our voice? Right. You know, and again, there are all kinds of different, different ways of looking at that. Right. You know, some people might be more ed edgy or some brands might be edgier or more technical or whatever. How do you, how do you go and say like, yes, this one. This, this is us. This establishes, you know, and captures us. Like how do you, how do you start that? Yeah. Um, so I will say brand storytelling, you're right, it is an art. Um, if you look around at everything in your, in the room where you are, and this is for you and for everyone listening, look at what you're wearing. Look at where you're, what you're sitting in, look at. You know, the computer you're using, look at the devices you have, what are you listening from? Um, what are you reading? Like every single thing around you was based on a purchase decision that was driven by a brand story, a story that they were telling you. Maybe multi-generational stories, things you've heard for years and years and years. If it's Apple or Microsoft, um, or stories, you know, relatively new stories, like the stories that Yeti tells. If you have like a, a, you know, a cooler or something. Um, These. Are emotional, they have to be emotional, they have to be driven by, you know, a certain understanding of a client or a customer, um, and those core emotions or core motivations that are gonna drive them. And that's where the stories come from. So my process for. Helping a brand def define or determine what that story looks like, I will say starts with three pieces. And they're very strategic pieces that are not just tied to the story., they come from understanding the brand itself. Um, and once you. Crack the code of what your brand is about. Um, once you change your mindset from being a business to a brand, then this idea of storytelling and once you kind of really get, again, the strategic piece is so much easier. Is it  Super easy? Um, because you'll understand not just your own motivations as a business, but what benefits you offer. Um, what your clients are really looking for and how you connect those two is like really what makes a successful brand. So those three pieces are, um, what really defines you, uh, as an extraordinary brand. What makes you, uh, Stand above your competition, right? When that's really like your differentiator, what really makes you different? And sometimes when I talk to clients about this, we, make a list of like, what are the positive associations of your brand and what are the negative associations with your brand? And if you know that perhaps the negative associations can be flipped into positive things, let's say you've just started out and you don't feel like you have. A large team or you don't have a lot of, um, client work or you're, you're, you know, struggling to kind of be seen in a bigger kind of industry. Flip that and say, well, you know what, I, I'm a smaller company, or I have a smaller team, which allows us to focus more specifically. You're not gonna get lost like in a big corporation. Like that's how you take a negative and turn it into a positive aspect of your brand. That's just one way. So that differentiator or that list of competitive alternatives. Are what makes you extraordinary. So it's a first piece and I, all these start with an e  to try to get people to remember them. So extraordinary is the first one. The second one is emotional, and that's the piece where you really key into what is the core motivation behind someone's really wanting to buy what. What you've made, what you've offered, and I, I'm speaking from like a home furnishings point of view. So what makes 'em wanna buy one sofa over, over, over another? What makes them wanna choose one interior designer over another? Um, it's not, in a sense, and I'll speak from the design side, it's not, people don't typically hire an interior designer just because they want. Um, you know, more space in their garage, or they want to transform their garage. No, The, real core motivation is that, um, you know, maybe their kids are growing up and need a place that's more private, where they can hang out with their friends and feel more independent. Um, that's a core emotion. Or maybe, um, you know, one of the, you know, maybe the kids are, are leaving and they need to transform it into an office space, right? There's. Core emotion behind that, where the drive is like maybe there's a new business that needs to be started. Maybe there is a man cave that needs to be started. Like there's an emotional side of what's driving them. That is more, usually more important than that functional reason. And every business has this. Every client that comes to a service provider or buys, as I said, a product is gonna come with some kind of core emotion that you as. As a brand need to understand. Um, and that's what's gonna give you, again, that connection between what you offer and what they're really looking for. So once you figure out that emotional side, so you have what makes you extraordinary, you have the emotional part of your brand story. The last part is the experience. And so this is something that describes how it's really more of a kind of a, like a marketing call. Like how will you build a story around each of the touchpoints where your clients will find you? And that experience can be. How you show up on social media or how you, um, design your website, right? It has an experience to it,  that needs to be emotional and, um, extraordinary. Um, or how do you, you know, welcome clients into your office if you have a physical workspace, right? What is their experience like and is it tied to your brand? Shows up in the welcome mat, and it shows up in how you offer them coffee or water. You know, it's, it's about how your brand kind of promises and, and your emotion of your brand and your extraordinary, extraordinary. I made that up.  sounds good. That, that thing that makes you different, how that shows up across each experience because that is what people are going to remember when they think about you later. And that's what the brand is. The brand is again, that story they tell themself about you after, like, who was it? Oh my gosh, what's his name? Anyway, he said the brand is what?  brand is. What people say about you when you leave the room. Um, I, that sounds very familiar. Was that, was that Richard Branson maybe? No. oh my gosh, I can't believe it, I can't remember his name. Um, Amazon, Oh. Uh, yeah. Um, Oh no, I forgot Bezos. Yeah, Jeff Bezos. Yes. Oh my gosh. I can't believe I forgot that. Forgot. I remember what he said. That's not good for him he hasn't been in the news quite as much recently, so you know Oh my goodness. Okay. Anyway, that, um, that's my process, and it, I, I distilled that down into something that feels. A little bit more digestible, but of course it's, it's, it's a bigger process and it takes a lot of, a lot of questions, um, that, you know, I, I, I work with brands too, to uncover it's, and it takes, it takes a while. It takes a couple of, you know, it takes a couple of weeks minimum to get to really defining what those things are. It takes a lot of different stakeholders at the table to really help make it clear if a brand or a business has not. You know, really thought about these things before, maybe they've grown really quickly or they grew more organically. Um, and, and that's okay. Um, they're doing the work, when they get it when they get to it, or perhaps they are, you know, wanting to rebrand and they have to rethink how to make themselves relevant to a new set of customers or a new set of clients. So, at what point? Like what, what stage would you say it would be important to? To establish your brand. And I, I mean, obviously that there are all kinds of different levels to that, right? Like you just sort of went through where, you know, maybe there's a rebranding, uh, exercise or, um, you know, again, you've, you've grown quickly. And now you want to establish that brand. Um, you know, from your perspective, do you think that this is something that you, you should do as soon as you have the funds to do it, or, you know, maybe you've even taken in some, some VC money or something like that. You know, should establishing this brand be one of the first things that are done? Or is, you know, is it more important to. You know, focus on the business, you know, the business side of things and, and establish, you know, how things work and all of that first, does that make Uh, yes it does. Um, and I'll tell you, marketing always thinks that everything they do is the most important thing in any business. Um, operations, sales, that lots of people will fight back on that and say maybe it's not true. I think it has to happen as a collaborative process. It needs to start as soon as possible. Obviously, you know, if you're setting up a business, you need to think that it's gonna. You know, well, but I will tell you that a brand can help drive business decision-making. It can help with training new employees, um, because it gives them a sort of purpose, um, and a mission to, you know, make priorities in their own, um, you know, workday around. Um, so the brand is really critical. Um, and it is an investment. It takes time to build a brand, right to build. I mean, think about like, Disney and Apple, and I mean, these brands have been doing brand building F for a really long time. Um, but as I said, there's, there are newer, fresher brands that have invested very heavily in marketing. I would say Yeti is really a good one. They have really, really, really put a large number of their resources toward marketing because they see it as a value. It's, it's building value, it's a sales tool. Um, so you. Again, invest as, as much as you can, um, in brand as early as possible, is my answer Mm-hmm... And you, you made me think of, and I believe that it was Airbnb. I think, if I remember correctly, I was listening to a story, um, about them and or about the business. Like I said, I think it was, I think it was Airbnb. Um, but they. , they consider themselves a design-focused, um, company, right? Rather than, you know, maybe a, a service-focused, uh, company. Right. And that's, that's kind of an interesting designation. Obviously, you know, it's a technology. They're providing a service, but, but taking, I guess, the user exp experience and, you know, that brand side of things. Mm-hmm. you know, above all of that. is, you know, again, one of those, one of those sort of foundational decisions on, you know, what is going to sort of Trump, you know, the other, the other thing in our hierarchy, um, do you have any insights into brands that might have gone down, we'll call it again, this, this, you know, more brand focused, um, path sooner rather than later, as opposed to someone who gone, you know, went out and, and obviously like taking Airbnb, right. They were extremely successful very, very quickly. And I don't know if that was. You know, a, a, a decision to make it more of a design-focused company right from the beginning, or if this was, you know, sort of an afterthought. So I'm just, I'm curious from your perspective on, um, You know, again, what that relationship or what that, that, that, uh, what that looks like from a company that did this sooner rather than someone who waited to, to, you know, start having these types of conversations and, and, you know, establishing what that brand stood for and how it was emotionally felt, or the stories that are being told or all of that type of stuff. Any, thoughts there? Well, my first, my first thought is to say, you know, there's a graveyard of brands that died prematurely because they didn't, well, I would say they in, it's hard to diagnose really. They, Overinvested in perhaps scale or operations, prioritize those things over the experience of their customer. Um, or of the kind of, um, it's not necessarily about the marketing story, but it's about how the brand really resonated, Um, I think it's easier to talk about the success stories, the brands that have really, like, like you said, Airbnb. I think what Airbnb has done is to say, okay, yes, we do provide a service, and that is not something we can continue to build and scale on, but what we can. Make you know what our ex, what makes us extraordinary is that we have placed our brand and we've looked at that like the third piece, which is experience. We've looked at how to use design to optimize the experience across every single touchpoint of someone who comes to us and will. Differentiate ourselves, we will become like leaders in this. I mean, there are other, you know, marketplaces that offers a very, very, ooh, similar experience. But Airbnb always stands above and beyond because there is such, a clear focus on how the product works, um, how easy it is to use. Um, and that's, that's design. So I would say you're right. That's a great example. Um, Could we talk about others? I mean, I think Disney is one. Obviously, Apple is another. Um, and again, these are big, big, big, huge, massive global brands that have million-billion dollar budgets. Um, so it's really hard for, you know, to compare them to smaller businesses. Um, Patagonia's another Yeah. Obviously, they've, they've or controversial one, I feel like, and maybe this is just a personal thing, but everyone, you know, they, they, they wanna focus on whatever the thing is that they, you know, that they're, um, creating or offering or whatever it is, we're gonna, you know, focus more on the service or, you know, put more into the software or whatever the thing is, right. You know, is there, is there maybe like some things that we can check off? Like, yeah, we, we've made it to this point. We have that, we have that now we should start doing this, or should, should start looking at this or, um, I don't know. Thoughts? Thoughts? There. Yeah. Well, I mean a good, a good way to tell, I mean, is your product growing? Is your business growing? Are you, uh, getting sales in the way that you are building systems to bring in sales from? Right. ? Is your sales process working? And if it is, then. Something's not broken, but most of the time, you know, it, that kind of either product-market fit hasn't happened or people are, um, they're finding that. It's all accidental. They, don't know, they can't, their sales team and their marketing team, and perhaps operations are not all aligned. They're having just some wild string, of great luck. Um, and that's difficult to scale cuz you don't really know what's working. Um, so I would say, you know, the f and one, there's no bad time to do this kind of work, to do this sort of strategy work. It just takes. Buy-in from, you know, the people who make the decisions and, and need to be able to kind of slow down the machine enough. Because sometimes in doing strategy like this, you find that things have to change and that's also difficult, especially if you've been in business, for a while. So, um, When it comes to, so I work mostly with, as I said, interior designers who run medium or small businesses. Um, and they are finding that they're not, and this goes for any kind of service business that the. , they're not getting the right clients. The clients that are finding them or coming to them are coming to them for maybe smaller projects than they wanna work on things that are outside of, you know, the scope. And, that's a messaging problem. That means that they are not able to communicate clearly enough that, the benefit of their service or the scope of the services that they wanna work on are projects that they want to do isn't clear. Um, for someone who makes products or manufactures Things, um, again, that shows up in a little bit of a different way, like are how is your sales process working and, and is where can brand support and brand and marketing support an additional kind of, uh, push on your sales? So they're two different problems there, two different, um, with two different approaches. From the brand side, from the messaging side, it always needs to come from, again, the core motive. The stories you tell need to speak to people, so they need to be about the benefits of what you offer as a service provider or the benefits of, what you're selling the product. It's not just a sweater, it has something to do. I bought this sweater for a different, you know, for an emotional reason, um, as a product, or I bought this table or this computer. For an emotional reason. Um, and so that the brand storytelling has to speak to that. And if you don't know that, if you don't, if everyone in your company doesn't know what those things are, then you have a brand problem. Like, yeah, it's, Yeah. not never too soon to start. Yeah. And, and, obviously, that can have an aligning effect. F with everyone as well, so that, you know, again, everyone, everyone sort of starts thinking the same way. You, you kind of almost establish a culture, if you will. Right. You know, you, you, you, you bring this through the, through the company and it kind of sounded like, uh, you. Would suggest that once you had a, um, a measurable business where you knew that, you know, if, if we did this, you know, we'll get this type of result. You know, once you get to that point, that's probably about the time where you start should start thinking about, you know, a, uh, you know, bringing in more brand type speak and start marketing things that way. Um, is that fair too? Yes. But I think even if you're just starting a business, it's a, there are components of the brand. It's again, that you need to.  understand why you do what you do and why you're offering what you're offering and who you're offering it to. I mean, those are sort of the basic tenets, of any kind of marketing is like, you really have to understand who's gonna buy from you, um, who you're trying to attract. And is there, um, you know, collab, is there some kind of calibration between yourself and what you're doing and what other people are looking for? Um, you know, if you don't know that, Yeah. Makes you have to step back a little bit further than just with Brown. So, so would you say that you also, uh, provide like copywriting and, and those types of services as well? So it's kind of, again, establishing, establishing the brand. This is, you know, who we stand for. Do you, do you dive into, um, you know, creating the personas of, you know, this is our, our. You know, ideal customer and, and all of that kind of thing too. So it's kind of, again, established this entire brand package, if you will. And, and, uh, And more than that too. It's, um, you know, the way it's the storytelling on, on your website, the one idea I used to kind of explain this is Okay, um, obviously there are words and we, we know we can read books and we read magazines, we read blogs, we, whatever it is that you, your intake, that there's a design to how that information is, is. Given to you. Right? And when you think about, you know, your brand message, it can be a story, it can be your about us copy. It can be your services, it can be product descriptions, it can be all of that kind of copy is part of yours, your message, and how you speak to and has to be written with the lens of understanding who your buyers or your clients are. Um, but it also has to be designed. , like the information design has to be done properly. Because if you think about the difference between reading a novel, a page and a book and then, and a poem. You know, a poem is intentionally written such that there's a cadence and a rhythm and a way that you start to think and intake the meaning behind it. Right? It's, it's designed, literally the words are designed in a certain way to where you are. You understand the information properly. Your copy on your website just can't be thrown there, It has to have that kind of nuanced design to it as well, because how people read it is gonna be how they perceive your brand. So that's another, it's not just copywriting, it's visual design. It's how. Images and colors and the typography, how everything works to present your brand. Um, and that is then when design also becomes, like I said, a sales tool, um, and works as a, you know, does some heavy lifting on getting people to understand your brand. Um, and that's an investment too. A lot of people unfortunately, don't, the power of good, you know, graphic design and information design, but it's just as important as what's being said or you know, the money you spend on photos or videos. It's important. So it's all, yeah. and, and, and from, uh, we'll call it user experience design. Do you, do you design that entire, again, experience, like we're looking at, obviously you're focused on furniture right now like this is, this is what they see when they first, uh, you know, might open the package or, you know, open whatever the thing is. Right. Or look at the. Look at the, uh, the piece in, uh, in man in a magazine or whatever. You, you handle all of that. Do you also do, um, like digital assets as well? Um, you know, that, that kind of thing. Wow. You Yeah. All of it. Like, um, scripting for videos, also photoshoot layouts, photo shoot design, um, you know, how are the assets gonna be used? Are they going on, you know, social media, are they going to be in print? Um, you know, it's, there's, there's a lot of factors that go into kinda getting visual. Getting the visual design and what it's communicating, it's the quality of light. It's the, you know, how the room is staged or propped. Um, are there people, are there not, are there kids? Are there pets? Da da. There's like many different storytelling elements that go into, um, you know, Selling, um, just a piece of furniture. I would say think about, I guess a brand maybe everyone knows is Ikea. So you've got the experience that shows up in the catalog, you've got the experience that shows up on the website. You've got the experience that shows up when you go into an Ikea store. Um, you know, it's, everything has been super carefully calculated to present this story of, you know, accessibility. Like a really well-designed function. Like when you take a product home, the package is well done, um, it breaks down easily. There's little waste. The instructions don't even have words. , you know, like they give you all the tools. They've thought of everything, which is great. Um, you know, that's a brand experience. Like they've really got it figured out. So how, you know, how. How do you help other brands do that? How do I help other brands do that? It has to be, it's, it must happen across multiple channels. Yeah. Interesting. Um, Do you feel like there's anything that I haven't asked that people, you know, should know about this? Any, any type of type I'm, I'm, I'm curious, like from your perspective that you know, that, that, uh, you know, you, you, you live this and breathe this every day. I'm curious, you know, is there, is there something that you seem, you see a lot of people struggling with, or, you know, something that comes to mind that.  Well, I just, a really great place for people to start, and this can be something that businesses of any size can do, um, is just to do a brand audit. Like go and take a look at all of the ways you are talking about your brand. So far, a new brand, this is sort of more of a checklist. Like, can I be, how do I say the same thing across my Instagram bio or my, um, Twitter handle? Twitter bi across all of my social media bios across my, um, my website copy. Do you know what happens when someone googles me? Like, what's that SEO copy? What's that say? Um, do I introduce myself at a networking event? What's on my business card? What's on my email signature? What is on like every single piece of, you know, collateral or every channel that's part of your marketing, um, you know, part of your marketing efforts, and then how might someone else talk about you? Right? When I give you, you know, a. This cup, right? I'm going to say, ah, I love this cup because it's what, right? Or I, Hey, I'm working with this designer. She's great, she's da, da da. What are other people saying about you? Um, and are they sharing the right message about, again, what makes you extraordinary and what, like, really Kelly like drove them to do it? you can control all those narratives, but what I see is that companies that grow really fast and don't have a, you know, haven't kind of necessarily invested in the right marketing or the right branding, those messages are all over the place. Um, people are confused, right? The answer to the confusion is always going to be, no, someone's gonna go to a brand that's really got their shit together and sort of understand that like, The best, you know, the best thing for them, cuz it's, it's, it's more emotional or more, it's easier, it's cohesive. Right? So do a brand audit really quickly. Um, it's, you know, I, I have a template you can use or you can just write it out, um, or take screenshots and put them all together in one place. Or give this to your, you know, marketing lead,  your marketing head, um, to do and just to make sure that everything is crystal clear and that the. you know, the clients that you wanna attract, again, based on that emotional factor, are gonna read this in all this information in different parts and pieces and really understand who you are. And you'll see quickly what's broken, and you'll see quickly what needs to be, um, prioritized, and, uh, you can go from there.  All right, so we know that all of us interact by telling stories, but what story are you telling with your business? Is it clear? Do your customers know and understand what you stand for, and what they're going to do? Experience and get when they interact with your products. And more importantly, are your own employees all moving in the right direction? A brand, a proper brand story can bring all of this together. You can reach out to ericka@sauritcreative.com, and that is S A U R I T Creative dot. 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Keina Newell is a financial coach that works with hard-working and passionate women who need help creating clear financial goals. She helps her clients move towards managing their money with joy and possibility. Keina founded Wealth Over Now, where she helps her clients conquer money stress. We discuss Keina's journey from a teacher to mastering her finances and using budgeting to achieve milestones.  It's essential to address lack and scarcity mindsets to understand individual money experiences. We talk about helping people redefine their relationship with money and align their spending with their values. There is no perfect time to make a money plan. The sooner you start, the sooner you'll make progress. Keina also shares some of her client success stories and how taking control of our money increases our opportunities and abundance. Episode Highlights:  [03:19] Keina shares her background and how she went from being a teacher to balancing her finances and knowing her numbers. She was focused on saving money and hitting milestones through budgeting.  [07:15] For Keina, budgeting and knowing her numbers was a tool for expansion, not retraction.  [09:35] People have an underlying fear or flavor of scarcity around money based on their experiences and how they've been informed. We need to take into account what people have experienced when it comes to money. [11:58] Addressing the scarcity mindset includes going into why people feel that way. We need to address the underlying belief.  [14:03] Flip your thoughts about the scarcity mindset and unwind what's holding you back. [15:49] Keina shares how she was able to work for herself and pay herself a salary and meet financial goals.  [18:36] What would it look like to you to be good with money? People have an idea about what holds them back.  [22:58] Some clients have problems with spending. Fundamentally, it's good to look at your goals and get into the space of how you envision yourself showing up financially and what your values are. [26:03] Different people have different aha moments when it comes to money. [30:27] Money touches every area of our lives. Keina loves the stories that are about life shifts. [31:14] Keina shares money narratives that she doesn't like, things like shaming and making people feel bad about money. She wants people to have a balance with money.  [35:22] Don't wait until the perfect time to make a money plan. People procrastinate because they think taking control of their finances includes sacrifice. [37:08] Wealth over now is about the idea of delayed gratification and creating the life that you love. [40:04] Keina shares a financial success story of one of her clients. There is so much to gain and feel better about your money.  [48:14] Take a moment to celebrate your wins and think of three ways that you've done something right with your money.  Links and Resources: The Dangerous Woman Mastermind Dr. Krystal Conner Dr. Krystal Conner Instagram How to Be a Dangerous Woman Facebook Group Dangerous Woman Manifesto Wealth Over Now Wealth Over Now Facebook Wealth Over Now Instagram Keina Newell LinkedIn

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Today Jason talks about the zeitgeist of our time and living in a BAILOUT culture in our society, with all the quantitative easing during the COVID era and the current banking collapse debacle. He talks about how the elites, governments and central banks are vividly demonstrating the 'Cantillion Effect' right before our eyes and the implications it has in today's massive housing shortage! He then welcomes Oren Klaff. Oren is one of the world's leading experts on sales, raising capital and negotiation. When it comes to delivering a pitch, Oren Klaff has unparalleled credentials. Over the past 15 years, he has used his one of a kind method to raise more than $1 billion. As an investor, his portfolio of highly-valued and rapidly scaling companies are evidence that Oren's methods can be implemented in any business where dealmaking is important to growth. Pitch Anything An Innovative Method for Presenting, Persuading, and Winning the Deal Whether you're selling ideas to investors, pitching a client for new business, or even negotiating for a higher salary, Pitch Anything will transform the way you position your ideas. Creating and presenting a great pitch isn't an art—it's a simple science. Applying the latest findings in the field of neuroeconomics, while sharing eye-opening stories of his method in action, learn how the brain makes decisions and responds to pitches. With this information, you'll remain in complete control of every stage of the pitch process. Flip the Script Getting People to Think Your Idea is Their Idea If there's one lesson Oren Klaff has learned over decades of pitching, presenting, and closing long-shot, high-stakes deals, it's that people are sick of being marketed and sold to. Most of all, they hate being told what to think. The more you push them, the more they resist. What people love, however, is coming up with a great idea on their own, even if it's the idea you were guiding them to have all along. Often, the only way to get someone to sign is to make them feel like they're smarter than you.   Takeaways: Jason's editorial 2:11 The zeitgeist of our time, click bait and predicting the future 4:24 Persistence through one of Jason's businesses 5:55 Keep your eye on the ball; responding in times of crises 7:24 The end of the world and living in a 'bailout' culture 9:23 Flooding the market with money; voting for more inflation Oren Klaff interview 21:43 Welcome Oren Klaff 22:57 "Frame Control" and stories of success 27:22 The overriding philosophy and a conversation with a cognitive psychologist 34:42 Increasing your status 39:06 "I won't do this for you; I will do it with you" 40:51 Setting the frame: Get your calendars synced up 42:33 "We're very busy, choosy, need to be efficient with our time" 43:24 The Price- it's more than the investor wants to pay and less than what I want to charge 44:54 Flip the script   Follow Jason on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM & LINKEDIN Twitter.com/JasonHartmanROI Instagram.com/jasonhartman1/ Linkedin.com/in/jasonhartmaninvestor/ Call our Investment Counselors at: 1-800-HARTMAN (US) or visit: https://www.jasonhartman.com/ Free Class:  Easily get up to $250,000 in funding for real estate, business or anything else: http://JasonHartman.com/Fund CYA Protect Your Assets, Save Taxes & Estate Planning: http://JasonHartman.com/Protect Get wholesale real estate deals for investment or build a great business – Free Course: https://www.jasonhartman.com/deals Special Offer from Ron LeGrand: https://JasonHartman.com/Ron Free Mini-Book on Pandemic Investing: https://www.PandemicInvesting.com

9 Ways to Turn Self-criticism into Compassion Are you fed up with the constant battle around food and weight? Are you always putting yourself down and being hyper-critical?  When that little voice inside our head is harsh, it can trigger feelings of shame, guilt, and self-doubt, which in turn leads to eating as a way to cope.  There's one way to break the cycle: turn that critic into a friend. In this episode, I help you cultivate a more positive and self-affirming mindset. We discuss how to: Flip the script on negative self-talk Truly be a friend to yourself Create a new comfort zone Banish the guilt And more! Don't miss this helpful episode! Find Dr. Nina at https://drninainc.com/

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Is XFL 3.0 a FLIP or a FLOP? What defines “success” for XFL 2023 leadership? We asking these questions and more this week on a VERY long (but hopefully entertaining) episode! Matt Barrie from ESPN stops by to share his thoughts on XFL 2023 thus far, whether or not he views the league as a success, and if he sees a path for XFL 3.0 to gain ground moving forward. Then, XFL “Insider” Mike Mitchell joins the program to share his extended thoughts on XFL attendance, marketing, ratings, and more, you don't want to miss this! Zach Gartin of Neptune Scouting does a full analysis of all 8 XFL 2023 teams' offensive and defensive schemes plus we preview XFL 2023 week 5. Donald Payne of form the XFL Arlington Renegades makes an appearance and Moe Khan stops by to discuss the recent sale of the Montreal Alouettes, what next steps the franchise needs to work on moving forward, and what promise there is for a new CFL 10th franchise following Pierre Karl Péladeau's purchase of the Alouettes and the “new energy” that has been brought into the CFL.0:00 The Markcast Episode Promo2:50 Show Intro 5:13 ESPN and XFL 2023 Broadcaster Matt Barrie Interview29:21 XFL “Insider” Mike Mitchell on XFL 2023 Attendance, Marketing, Ratings, and More!1:55:38 Zach Gartin, Full XFL 2023 Team Scheme Breakdowns, XFL Week 5 Preview2:57:28 XFL Arlington Renegades LB Donald Payne Interview3:14:09 Montreal Alliance PxP Announcer Moe Khan on Montreal Alouettes Sale, CFL Expansion3:30:59 Show Outro We have been nominated for “Best Sports Business Podcast” by the Sports Podcast Group! If you want to vote for us, please do so at the link below. Voting closes on April 6!https://www.sportspodcastgroup.com/sports_category/best-sports-business-podcast/

On today's episode we FLIP the SCRIPT. Colin's lovely wife Carly interviews Colin so that you, the listeners, can get to know him a little bit better. They talk about some things they love about Johnson City, as well as some Real Estate topics. Colin will begin sharing information in the Real Estate industry in future episodes to keep you updated on trends in the market. We hope you enjoy this episode! Thanks for listening! Connect: IG @colinandcarly Contact Colin: https://www.colinandcarly.com/ Johnson City Living is hosted by Colin Johnson with Keller Williams Realty in Johnson City, TN. Produced by Mitch McGarry with Maypop Media LLC

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St. Louis Blues starting goaltender Jordan Binnington hasn't exactly had the best of season in the NHL, and his fantasy value continues to be affected by his inability to manage his emotions. His two-game suspension for a dust-up with the Minnesota Wild is the latest incident that seems to indicate his continuing downward spiral and decreasing fantasy hockey value. Be weary of how close you tie yourself to this fantasy hockey timebomb. Friday's episode features a look into some of Flip and Steele's favourite bottom-six fantasy pieces in the NHL today, guys who might not get a ton of minutes but still bring a ton of production and fantasy hockey value across the categories. Players such as Seattle Kraken Yanni Gourde, New York Islanders middleman J.G. Pageau,and Boston Bruins pivot Charlie Coyle. Other players in the bottom-six mix that are worth a look to augment a winning fantasy hockey roster include the likes of Calgary Flames veteran Mikael Backlund, New York Islanders winger Pierre Engvall, and even Frederick Gaudreau of the MInnesota Wild. The boys wrap up the show with a dive into the Friday NHL betting board with their betting advice and top picks for the mini four-game betting board. Thanks for making Locked On Fantasy Hockey your 1st listen, every day. We are free and available on all platforms and make sure to subscribe and follow us for the latest episodes every day! Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…

A huge shoutout to all our listeners and to all of you who joined our first ever Locked On Fantasy Hockey Podcast fantasy league, today we take a look towards the future as the boys discuss Keeper/Dynasty Leagues and which players you should keep and which players you should let go. Also on todays episode, we discuss some details for next years listener Fantasy Hockey League with Steele and Flip right before we reveal our picks for Big Time Bets! Thanks for making Locked On Fantasy Hockey your 1st listen, every day. We are free and available on all platforms and make sure to subscribe and follow us for the latest episodes every day! Timestamps 0:00 Intro 2:00 Which players should I keep? 7:30 Flips Fantasy Hockey Trade!! 12:33 Underrated Keeper/Dynasty Players 23:34 Big Time Bets Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…

March 17 2023 - Episode 119The Ignite EdTech Podcast with @mrkempnz1. Introduction2. EdTech Tool of the Week - Rollama3. EdTech Tip of the Week - Turning an idea into an EdTech business (part 1)4. Interview with Andrew Lowery5. Subscribe, Rate and ShareIf you have a question that you want answered on the podcast please emailinfo@igniteedtech.comConnect with Mark Quinn here or via email markquinn9129@gmail.com Links from PodcastAndrew Lowery on Linkedin and TwitterRollama (and Rollama on Twitter)Quizizz Flipgrid (now Flip!)Asana - organiserIgnite EdTech on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram

Get ready to supercharge your business strategy with the latest episode of the Live UNREAL podcast! For the third part of Jeff's live event, he brings on Taylor Kerrigan to share her 10 leadership lessons she's learned from 10 years of working with Jeff Glover. Taylor started working with Jeff right out of high school and has been with him ever since. At first, Taylor wanted to focus on marketing, but soon, she and Jeff realized that she could bring a ton of value to the business by keeping Jeff accountable. After one year of being Jeff's executive assistant, the team went from doing 100 transactions to 227. Throughout the years she's worked together with Jeff, Taylor has absorbed tons of useful information. In this podcast episode, she'll reveal the 10 most important lessons she's learned.  We also discussed: Holding yourself accountable Doing what you can do by and for yourself The importance of listing down “unreal” life goals Quotes “Anything is possible when you look at where you want your life to be in five or 10 years.” “Flip the switch: You control the environment.” “You earn respect by showing people who they'll become by working alongside you.” Key Points  1. To earn people's respect, you need to get them to understand why what you're trying to get them to do matters. Stop talking and posting about yourself, and start proving to the people you work with what you can do for them. Your employees and clients should always be more important than you.  2. Your mindset is the most important tool you have. Nothing is truly unattainable if it's what you really want. Think about achieving your goals this way: Anything that's truly worth it requires hard work and grit.  3. You need to be flexible. Nine times out of 10, things won't go exactly the way you plan. You can't always control everything that happens, but you can control how you react to them. 

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A tidy sanctuary creates mental space to find calm more readily. Upon walking into my home, Le Papillon, knowing and then witnessing that it has been cleaned, tidied and unnecessary items have been removed, whether that be emptying the recycling basket in the boot & basket room (aka mudroom), countertops are cleared of extraneous items, and the flowers are fresh, I breathe some of the deepest breaths I ever take during my days. Distractions to the mind come into our lives in a variety of ways (I share and discuss 11 forms of distraction here), and one such way is clutter of items in our homes, items without a home, too many items, dusty, dirty, disorganized spaces, counters, windows, fabrics, floors, etc. No doubt, I am not sharing anything you don't already know. But how do we tend to our homes and still have time and energy to live the lives we want to live? I will admit to being nearly totally in alignment with Simone Beauvoir's train of thinking shared in her book The Second Sex when it comes to house cleaning, “Few tasks are more like the torture of Sisyphus than housework, with its endless repetition: the clean becomes soiled, the soiled is made clean, over and over, day after day.” And if there was a magic wand to wave whenever the house needed its regular clean and tidy, I would wave it without hesitation regularly and often. I recognize that some may find calm in the practice of cleaning, and that is fine; however, what would you do if your house was perpetually clean? Think of all the time and energy you would have remaining to do something constructive, explore a curiosity, read a book, rest your eyes after a long, grueling, yet productive week, spend more time with those you love, spend more time in your own company getting to know yourself better, take a longer walk with the pups, snuggle with your cat who is seeking your company after having been at the office all day. I share the possibilities of what we might choose to do with more time, regular time consistently available, to point out that while cleaning and caring for our homes is a necessity, there are many different approaches to doing so well to gain the benefits of such a space that is our sanctuary. Apart from hiring a regular cleaning service which I have done in the past and may do again in the future, even if they come every other week, or weekly, we still can care for our homes thoughtfully as well as simply in order to enjoy all of the time we find ourselves in our abode. And regarding the choice to focus on a small household, this can be viewed in two ways: whether small in square footage or living with only a couple of inhabitants (our furry companions count as family here on TSLL). So whether you live on your own as I do, with dogs or cats or entirely in your own company, with your partner, or are an empty-nester, living in a small household liberates us in multiple ways, and thankfully, requires less to clean and care for, giving us more time and energy to do so well. One of the chapters in my second book, Living The Simply Luxurious Life: Making Your Everydays Extraordinary and Discovering Your Best Self, goes in to great detail about “Living Small”, chapter 13, and one such reason is the reality that the smaller the space we call home, the less we have to clean. However, just because we may live, choosing to or not, in a small home doesn't mean the home can't be luxurious. In decoration, in organization, in consideration for everything, we can live luxuriously in a small home, and the beauty is, we have an advantage, we have less to clean, less to furnish, less to organize, now we just have to figure out how to do so wisely and with great savvy. Back in 2011 I shared a brief post detailing what to clean and how often throughout the year in our homes, pairing with the post a free printable PDF of this cleaning schedule, but it was brief and that was more than 10 years ago, so with the prompting from a TSLL reader recently who shares her home with her husband and pets, sans children (similar to myself, sans the husband), I wanted to update and share with you how to clean and maintain your home throughout the year so that when Spring does roll around you don't feel overwhelmed by the 'spring cleaning' fever that often arises. And I completely get it. It feels good to freshen up the entire house, but I don't have the time and energy to do so all in one swoop once a year. Rather, what makes sense to me is a steady, smart approach both in how and what I clean and maintain to avoid large repair bills due to lack of attention. Let's take a look at the list, and I will provide again, but this time the updated version, the free printable PDF schedule at the end of today's post/episode. 1.Begin with a home and its contents that you actually use and need In other words, this is a one off, not a regular practice, but something to keep in the back of your mind after you tend to it when considering bringing in new items to the home. Ask yourself the following question: “The stuff you own has to help you create the life you want. And if it doesn't, why is it in your home?” –Peter Walsh As I look around my own home, small in square footage but large to the eye with its high ceilings and multiple south-facing windows letting in oodles of light, I will tend to this question room by room throughout the year. Honestly, nothing is on a schedule now when it comes to this permanent editing as I have edited quite a bit over the past four years with my move to my home and with the construction over the past three years. For example, my kitchen cupboards and drawers received a thorough edit during the kitchen remodel when everything was removed and stored in my guest bedroom. Nothing says, reduce and eliminate the unnecessary when you have no more floor space in your guest bedroom to put anything. Do I really need that [insert item that I have never used, not once, ever]? Below is a list of space, collections and items to seriously look at and judiciously edit: Your bookshelves/library — Keep only the books that yep, brought you joy, but also that are sound reference books, collector items, and books you want to have on hand for any reason - to share, to recall a particular detail, but don't keep books just to have more books. They bring more weight, take up more space, collect dust and reflect you inaccurately should anyone scan your book collection. Your linen closet(s) — bedding, dining, bathroom, cleaning rags, entertaining, blankets, etc. Kitchen cupboards and drawers — as you go through this process, especially in the kitchen, keep a notepad with you, listing any items you know you need more of because one or two is not enough as they tend to be in the dishwasher or utilized when you need to use them again, or any item you simply need. Be stringent with yourself about letting go of items that just take up space, don't do an effective job and need to be let go. It will make finding what you need when you need it far easier and make cooking in the kitchen more enjoyable. Any drawer or cupboard where you store anything — in other words, know what is in your cupboards and don't use them to store things you never use. It is okay to have an empty cupboard. Say that again, and don't be tempted by the need to fill it. Clothing and coat closets —The seasonal wardrobe assessment is a great idea and goes more quickly each time as you get to know and love what you have in your closet. The coat (and I should probably add the outerwear accoutrement drawers/bins/shelves) closet will need to be cleaned and edited less frequently, but make sure you know what you have, have what you need and donate the rest. Épicerie/Pantry —Listen to/Read episode #109 — the 34 Must-Have Items for Your Home Épicerie, then read this post - 9 Ways to Organize Your Kitchen, Improve Your Health and Help Out the Planet Tea/Coffee Cupboard —In episode #7 of Season 3 of The Simply Luxurious Kitchen cooking show I share in the video a peek into my tea cupboard and how I organize it. Candle Cupboard/Closet — The suggested idea of designating an entire closet/cupboard to candles was the Petit Plaisir of episode #280. Assess what candles you have, what candles have never been used and why, donating those you will never use, and making a plan to shop and welcome in the ones you love when/if they go on sale, otherwise purchasing when it best fits your budget and often purchasing more than one to stock up. Bathroom drawers/cupboards/medicine cabinets — In your primary bathroom and any guest or powder rooms, be diligent and toss whatever is not used, has expired, etc.. As well, make a note of what you always need, what you are out of, would like to add to your toiletries to enhance your daily skincare and body care rituals and routines. Your furniture (chairs, rugs, tables, beds, dressers, desks, mirrors, shelves, lamps, etc. - large and small) — let yourself dream and be very honest with yourself. Where do you feel most at peace, comfortable, cozy, relaxed, productive, etc.. Based on what the function of the room is, do you feel what you desire to have created with your furnishings? Admittedly, once you have your list of what you need but don't have yet, it may take time. Have the patience because once you know how you want to live and feel in your home, the waiting is easier until you find and/or save up for what you know will fit perfectly in that particular space. Be a bit ruthless in letting go of items that don't serve a helpful or comfortable purpose and vow yourself to not just purchase filler items - an ill-made side table. Get creative with what you have to hold space until you have the ability to welcome into your home what you have on your list. Explore more specific décor posts here for customizing your home. Now that you have clarity that you either have what you need, or know what you need and have let go of the rest, you have let go of some stress, alleviated some unwanted burdens on your ability to relax when you arrive home and are ready to more swiftly and intentionally clean your home regularly without it becoming overwhelming, and maybe even a bit enjoyable. ☺️ 2. Daily simple habits that reduce the amount of weekly and monthly cleaning When we are at the point of burn-out even the simplest task of picking up after ourselves can be taxing. I can remember more nights than I want to admit while I was both teaching and blogging that I was too tired to entirely pick up the kitchen after cooking dinner before I went to bed. I literally needed more energy and going to bed was a necessity over cleaning the kitchen. Don't worry, I would without fail, clean the kitchen in the morning, but that was a task that didn't help to begin the day well. Stepping into a clean kitchen, a clean home each morning is a wonderful way to start the day and I knew that, but I did not have the energy to make it my regular practice on certain days of the work week. All of this built up to show me that I needed to make a change, so I share all of that with you to acknowledge, you may have an extremely busy schedule, so much so you cannot tend to these tasks listed below each day, but when you do make the necessary breathing room in your life to tend to these habits daily, it has a beautiful ripple effect of reducing stress, increasing clarity and giving you the ability to make better, more constructive decisions so that you never find yourself in such a schedule again. Okay, so what are the daily habits? In order of the day's events: Clear the bedside table(s) of anything such as water glasses, opened books (close and restack neatly), etc., so it is neatly organized when you return to bed in the evening. Make the bed Empty the dishwasher (if you ran it at night) Clear the table after breakfast (and after any meal), placing dishes in the dishwasher, not just in the sink. Run the dishwasher when full, or nearly full but on an eco-saver wash. Wipe the kitchen countertops after each use of the kitchen. Empty the trash when it is full. Empty any recycling bins when they are full to their exterior destination for pick-up on their scheduled day. Upon receiving/picking up the mail, immediately recycle any flyers/mailers/magazines you don't intend to read/use; open all letters and recycle the envelope and any contents you don't need. Place all mail you need to address in a designated basket or holder in the main room where you look at your mail. I do this in my Boot & Basket room and have a basket on the wall that is used for just this case (tour the room here). When it is time to pay bills or tend to business, I take the basket into the office. Place your keys in the same spot every time you walk over the threshold of your home from outside. Have hooks on the wall as necessary and/or enough hangers or bins in the coat closet/mudroom for your outerwear, dog leashes, scarves, umbrellas. Immediately deposit the items in their designated spot when you return home. Have a designated basket/bin for your reusable grocery totes, preferably near the kitchen and/or near the door you exit when you head to the market/grocery so that you don't forget them or lose them. Fold up blankets in the living room, snug, reading nook upon leaving the space. Resituate/Plump the pillows on any chair or sofa you sat in upon leaving the room. Clean as you cook: in between steps, not just after the meal is completely done. Return tea trays or food trays back to the kitchen once you have finished relaxing. Don't leave it to be picked up later. Vacuum as necessary throughout the week. I have a Dyson wireless stick vacuum which makes it super simple to grab, swoop across the floor and pick up any dirt or dust the pups may have brought in from a walk, pick up crumbs from the dinner I just made and with ease place the vacuum back in the closet. Once I purchased this vacuum (2019) I have come to enjoy cleaning a bit more because there is no tedious cord, no bending over, light-weight and dare I say, it almost feels magical how easy it is to tidy up. This keeps the house clean throughout the week and lets us live our lives as well. Here is a link to the one I have. A note about what you receive with the investment of purchasing Dyson vacuum cleaners as it was a step up for me price-wise and I pondered it for a while: The customer service is spectacular, swift, knowledgeable and helpful for any question I have had to learn the basics. Also, with a two year warranty on the product, it wasn't until four years later that my battery needed to be replaced, and it was easy to do with their customer service. Free shipping and a warranty on the battery. Simple video tutorials for how to replace and install once it arrived. The customer service has sold me as a lifelong client as their products are high quality, high functioning and help available when I need it at any time. If you work from home, tidy up your desk top/office at the end of each workday, prepared for a clean slate the next day. Make sure to have a presentable garbage bin (small) in your office. I use one from The Citizenry, and while my style isn't no longer available, they still make many small baskets that are perfect for a waste basket. 10 Ways to Make Your Office Desk Space Efficient and Inspiring 3. Choose one day during the week, an afternoon or morning (early or late), that you can designate 1-2 hours to clean Now, again, I am not someone who enjoys cleaning, and when I used to write this task in my planner, I sighed a bit because I would have rather been doing something else, prior to retiring from teaching, it would have been just having more time to relax at my home, now it is time to create, to explore, to be with my pups without a vacuum or a cleaning rag/mop in my hand. However, #3 on this list is a be a misnomer because you don't have to do all of the same cleaning tasks each day of the week, rather you are going to alternate a few. Let me explain. It was an aha moment for me the first time I hired a cleaning service to regularly clean my house: they came every other week. And I thought to myself, how can I possibly wait two weeks to have my house cleaned? After all, for years I had attentively cleaned my house each Friday after work, no matter what I was up to later the evening or how long my week had been. Well, what I discovered was that if you clean it well every other week AND tend to the daily habits shared above, your house will be just fine, and you will be less stressed and have more free time. What to do each week (every other week tasks designated as such): Vacuum everything - the floors, hardwoods, carpets, rugs, upholstered furniture, pillows, window trims, etc. Clean the stovetop (aka the hob). Get some good dish soap and water, some stainless steel cleaner if necessary (I use EZBrite as it is environmentally friendly) Wipe down the fronts of the dishwasher, refrigerator (use EZBrite for these as well if they are stainless steel), cupboard fronts, and around the handles as they tend to get the most dirty from being touched frequently. Every other week: Wipe down doors, near the handles to remove prints, etc. Every other week: Dust (I used to do this each week. It is unnecessary.) Every other week: Mop all floors. I used to do this each week, but no longer do. If it was a particularly dirty week, I will mop, but so long as I vacuum regularly, remove my shoes and wash the paws of my pups when we return from a dust-filled/mud-filled walk, the floors stay presentable until the following week. Welcome fresh flowers into the house - between 1-3 small bouquets placed in the living room, bedroom, dining room, foyer or office, I either pick them up at Trader Joe's or source them from my own garden during the warmer months, sometimes picking one up at the farmer's market. Clean/wash bed linens. Air dry the sheets to ensure they last longer, especially linen sheets - NEVER put them in the machine dryer as it is too harsh of heat. Wash any regularly used towels - bathroom and kitchen. Clean bathrooms that receive regular use, this can be done every other week depending upon how heavily the bathroom is used. For bathrooms used occasionally, monthly is fine. Clean mirrors and windows/glass doors, removing fingerprints as necessary. Go through the refrigerator, assessing prior to heading out for your weekly grocery outing. Wash your dog/cat food dishes. If you have a microwave (I do not), clean inside and the front window/door. Clean switch plates for regularly touched light switches. 4. Quarterly/every 3 months/Seasonally Many of the items on this list will come from tasks shared in #3 that don't need to be done as often depending upon how you live, or need to be done more frequently that are listed below in #5. Thoroughly clean all trash canisters/recycling bins Dust lamps, shelves, any place that can collect dust that you can't reach easily, or isn't seen or used regularly. Dust computer screens - this may be done more frequently, but at least every three months. Launder all blankets used in the living room or in snugs/reading nooks. Clean/dust/wipe down items in trays and vignettes on top of console tables, dressers, coffee tables, etc.. Store seasonal décor in a clearly labeled box or bin and place where it doesn't distract and is out of the way (garage, attic, storage space). 5. Twice a Year, during a day or couple of days that you have energy, so ideally after a day you have been able to rest One time of year I tend to many annual or semi-annual tasks is during the week between the years, that final week of the year when I am able to have time to myself and just rest, then be energized to tidy up which always feels good upon going into a new year. Here's the list: Clean all windows – inside & out. Flip the mattress *Clean and reorganize the pantry, this happens at least once a year, sometimes twice. As I become more clear about what I need and organized to refill when I run out as it happens, I have found tending to this once a year is enough. Thoroughly clean the refrigerator - remove the drawers, the lining on any side shelves, and clean, clean, clean. If you have been assessing your fridge's contents each week, this won't be a difficult task and should only take about 30 minutes. Clean oven thoroughly Launder pillows - I cover my pillows with liners (aka pillow protectors) and then place the pillowcase over the top of those. This helps to protect the pillow itself. *Wipe baseboards and moldings - this can also be done once a year depending upon the work you have had done in your home, how often you leave your windows open, etc.. Clean the kitchen range hood. Clean the filter in your dishwasher. Clean any bird feeders (this can be done more often if you have an active bird café). Clean under and around any furniture that isn't regularly vacuumed or moved. Clean the garage thoroughly, editing as you go. Have the sprinkler system (if you use one), turned on in the spring and winterized in the fall. Cover/Remove vent covers - for winterizing and then come spring remove and store. Exterior hoses, watering cans, non-frost proof pots in the garden - drain all water and store. Replace the water filter in your refrigerator or other water dispensing device (filter dependent). Clean gutters - this may need to be done only yearly depending upon the amount of debris that potentially can fall into your gutters. I tend to do this in the spring and the fall. ~Nelle was my helper cleaning the interior of my stove recently. Learn more about why I chose Le Cornue for my stove here.~ 6. Yearly as the time is right on the calendar/season for each task and your schedule The yearly tasks will be dependent upon your home, climate, and other variables, but whenever you tend to what you need to, choose a time that works with your schedule, budget and the best time of year to tend to this task, if it requires, for example, you to be outside. Service HVAC - this will prevent any surprises during the winter or the summer when you want to be able to trust your heat source or cooling source is able to work properly. Clean your fireplace if you have a traditional wood-burning fireplace. Deep clean any carpet and rugs, either done by a professional or on your own. Have any curtains or hanging fabric cleaned. Clean upholstered furniture (I sometimes do this twice a year depending on how heavily used each particular piece, and I do it myself with an all-natural cleaning product the cleaning company that used to clean my house recommended - Nurturals.) Clean around dryer vents and any vents in your home (above your stove, for example), where they leave the house on the exterior as well. Clean porches/balconies deeply, typically I do this in March just before I place my furniture back outside after being stored in the garage. Test and/replace smoke alarm batteries - write the date on the battery when you insert a new battery so you know how long it has been in use. This will help you decide if you should replace it as no one wants to be woken up in the middle of the night by a dead battery. Optional and dependent upon the city ordinances: Have your water back flow tested by an approved business (this is something we have to do in Bend if we live in the city limits). Phew! Okay, just looking back at this list may seem like a tremendous amount; however, when what you are taking care of are items and spaces in your home that bring you comfort, calm and repose, it becomes motivating to keep them at their best which is why I began with #1. When we remove what feels like a burden because we never use it, it simply takes up space or holds memories we don't want to revisit, then tidying up does become more of a chore. Once #1 has been taken care of, and you spread out all of these tasks over a year, it actually isn't that bad at all. In fact, while compared to the list I wrote in 2011, this list is quite extensive, due to the fact that I have a far smaller house (nearly half the size) than I did when I wrote the previously list, all that I do is far less and done far better which ensures that I can space out the time between tasks or when I do them more frequently, not have that much work to do. Compiling this list occurred on a wonderfully rainy day here in Bend which gave me much time to reflect on a year's worth of responsibilities, but also, as I wrote each one, I was also expressing gratitude, thankful to have a home to care for well. Which leads me to my final idea for creating more enjoyment of the task of caring for our homes, why not name your home? I know it may sound silly at first, but when we humanize the space that gives us life, safety, security, comfort, nurtures love and care, it reminds us that is more than four walls and in a way, a part of our 'family' so to speak, and that too helps in providing an internal motivation to care for it well. And with that to ponder, wishing you a wonderful start to a brand new season with Spring's arrival next Monday, the 20th.