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Sometimes our money mistakes can have a lingering impact on our financial future. Hannah, a 28-year-old living in the midwest, tried to resolve her debt and improve her credit score only to be scammed in the process. For Hannah, and everyone who can relate to her situation, host Stefanie O'Connell Rodriguez speaks with financial attorney Leslie Tayne about finding solutions to your debt that won't make the problem even worse.  If, like Hannah, you have a money story or question to share, you can send us an email at money.confidential@realsimple.com. You can also leave us a voicemail at ‪(929) 352-4106‬. 

“Prayer is not eloquence, but earnestness,” said Hannah More, an English religious writer and philanthropist in the late 1700s. Prayer is “not the definition of helplessness, but the feeling of it; not figures of speech, but earnestness of soul.” For Hannah, prayer was not something believers do because they are supposed to, but because of who they are. In our text today, Jesus shows how important it is that we persist in our prayers. Jesus’ intent is clear: “to show them that they should always pray and not give up” (v. 1). The advice Jesus gives to His disciples is to be taken as a lesson, not as a law. Nonetheless, the emphasis here is consistent, earnest prayer. The judge in Jesus’ parable had no reverence for God and compassion for people, let alone the widow. He continued to refuse her request (v. 4). Perhaps he was waiting for a bribe or some other selfish reward. But after time, he changed his mind and granted her request (v. 5). His explanation was not because he feared God or suddenly had kindness toward her, but so she would stop wearing him out and possibly escalate to violence (v. 5). Jesus explains His parable (vv. 6–8) by stating that if an unjust judge did this for the persistent widow, how much more would a perfect, loving, and honorable God do this for His people when they earnestly come to Him. Jesus is not implying that believers should badger God with prayers, but rather that we ought to pray consistently, persistently, and expectantly. When we pray this way, He will answer...maybe not as soon as we want, but His answers will be just what we need at just the right time. >> Persistent prayer can feel defeating when there seems to be no answer from God. Regardless of our perception, persistent prayer changes us into who He wants us to be. A prayer journal can be a good way to make a practice of consistent prayer. So keep praying!

Scripture tells us that God closed Hannah‘s womb. But Hannah‘s desire became so strong that she promised that, if God would grant her a child, she would surrender him to Yahweh. God answered her plea. In response, she indeed dedicated Samuel to the LORD and hand him over to Eli the priest (1 Sam.1:5, 11, 28). We see that it was Yahweh, not Samuel, who has the ultimate foundation of heart joy and strength. For Hannah, there was no one like the Lord. Safety, comfort, and justice are found in him. There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God. - 1 Sam.2:2

Has there ever been a time when you pleaded with the Lord? “God, if you do this, then I promise to . . . ” Sometimes God looks at our life and chooses to answer “Yes.” In our text today, we turn to the Old Testament and read a powerful prayer, spoken by a woman named Hannah. Although Hannah’s husband, Elkanah, loved her more than his other wife, she could not bear a child. Scripture tells us that God closed Hannah’s womb (1:5). But Hannah’s desire became so strong that she promised that, if God would grant her a child, she would surrender him to Yahweh (1:11). God answered her plea. In response, she indeed dedicated Samuel to the Lord and handed him over to Eli the priest (1:28). What tremendous courage it must have taken Hannah to surrender her answered prayer over to someone else. The prayer we read today is very personal to Hannah. She cries, “my heart... my horn... my mouth” (2:1). We see that it was Yahweh, not Samuel, who was the ultimate foundation of her joy and strength. For Hannah, there was no one like the Lord (v. 2). Safety, comfort, and justice are found in Him (v. 3). Throughout her prayer, Hannah praises the Lord for reversing the conditions of people who rightly follow Him. From the dead, they are given life, from the grave they are raised up, from the ash heap they are lifted (vv. 6–8). Her prayer ends with an eye to the future. At this time in Israel’s history, they had no king, but she prophetically proclaims Israel’s future king, and the future King of kings, Jesus Christ (v. 10). Hannah’s prayer reminds us that God is in control and that He has a grand plan. >> Ask the Holy Spirit to open your eyes to the things God has blessed you with and then take this time to give Him the adoration He deserves.

Stream our picks here (but do also buy them if you can afford it):   https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lYasLPwrQ7z0-pepR1n43ZT-Fdl3QSWnc  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nnSVNrj2W6uETwPJK8h-Fl8UzhC6_mUN4    Listen to songs by Hannah Backward:  https://soundcloud.com/hannah-backward    This episode is the longest one yet, so no worries if you want to skip to parts that interest you. Structure:  Background, JC’s YouTube videos, Tiny Desk concerts (up to 8:30); Instrumental & vocal virtuosity and technical skill, guests in the studio, parental appreciation of JC (8:29-12:05); Popularity with musicians but not yet the general public, the relevance of Grammy Awards, can jazz musicians be superstars?, Hannah’s listening habits & favorites (12:05-17:20); Close listening as opposed to background music, situations when she listens to music or podcasts, complexity/quality/desire to listen to something, impressiveness versus what music she could have done herself (17:20-22:40); Music as “a coloring book” with rules and whether or not it’s art, which prominent artists “can’t sing”?  (22:40-30:55); A tasty dish according to J.Gold is likelier w/ a smaller number of ingredients?  Not so for music?  (30:55-33:00); the album “Djesse Vol.2” and shifting preferences in its songs, African cultural appropriation, Gospel & Kanye (33:00-38:06); Is JC “obscure enough” for OoO? (38:06-39:10); “Here Comes the Sun” & cover songs generally, can a young person cover standards and classics with gravitas and sufficient emotion? An instrument versus a voice conveying emotions with words, vocal affectation and experimentation, subtle variations in harmony (39:10-49:26); More music education in public schools to understand JC’s music?  Musical talent versus academic study.  Musicals and being outed as a non-fan of Randy Rainbow (49:26-56:58); The album as a whole, Hannah cares not for genre or DJ Poseur’s activism, vocal loops by JC and Sparks, workout music & repetition  (56:58-1:03:19); Do we like music music that we want to make ourselves? More “amp you up” workout music, Hannah rejects more categories and dichotomies but is an album listener, what do we skip and why? (1:03:19-1:07:18); R&B on the radio & DJ Poseur’s Beijing roommate revenge for Mariah Carey, R&B and JC’s commercial success, videos of the musicians playing the song, JC’s discography (1:07:18-1:14:22); Hannah’s rating system will not be forthcoming (1:14:22-1:18:17); Could DJ Poseur like an album by an artist he doesn’t like?  His rating of “Djesse Vol.2” in a roundabout way through middle school music class (1:18:17-1:24:05); Transition between picks, skinny dark-haired white dudes who sing a lot, Hyperpotamus covering The Beatles and other familiar pop songs versus JC’s ways, cringeworthy comparisons of awe and musical skillz (1:24:05-1:35:30); pop music versus opera in vocal virtuosity, obscure/hidden talents versus being “world best” at something everyone (thinks they) can do, how to go viral with a music video or not (1:35:30-1:41:57); Specs for “Delta” and general thoughts on a cappella’s fit with “pop” or “experimental” music (1:41:57-1:46:14); “Delta” versus “Largo Bailón” and “taking drums literally” , novelty albums and formulaic songwriting, unexpected bassline placement, love-themed lyrics, a cappella & psychic powers (1:46:14-1:55:15); Noisier elements and when do his loops come together and sound like a song?, RIYLS with vocal loops or pedal board composition (1:55:15-1:59:14); Attempts at rating and comparison between album picks, revisiting whether the possibility of one being able to make a particular kind of music oneself as a musician influences liking it, Hannah’s a cappella history and ambition (1:59:14-2:02:56); DJ Poseur’s rating of “Delta”, what’s annoying enough to turn off or skip?  For Hannah, it’s autotune. (2:02:56 to end)   Disclaimer article for JC being too popular/well known for OoO:  https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/nov/28/jacob-collier-grammy-nomination-best-album   JC’s cover of “Here Comes the Sun”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXf1nUVdVuM  Hyperpotamus’ cover of “Strawberry Fields Forever”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zr9syen5Lw  Hyperpotamus’ most-viewed music video (91k views, not 40k as DJ Poseur misspeaks) “In the Time”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK_bkWreCdo     RIYL for JC:  Nickel Creek, old musicals (for Djesse v.2)  more generally...Stevie Wonder, Jamiroquai, funky/soulful 1970s jazz/R&B, The Manhattan Transfer, PM Dawn, Sonik Boom of Love RIYL Hyperpotamus:  A Cappella music, Emily Wells, Pentatonix, Chanticlear, Rag Fair, Björk's "Medúlla"   For reference, DJ Poseur gets the scale wrong when comparing the number of views for YouTube videos.  As of late Feb. 2021, “Gangnam Style” and “Baby Shark” are in the billions, not hundreds of millions like Pentatonix.  Jacob Collier’s “Djesse Vol. 2” has about 25 thousand views.  Hyperpotamus’ “Delta” album has a little over a dozen views.    

Every now and then, something happens in the celeb world that makes you stop and think about your own code of ethics — like when Bella Thorne released her new song "Stupid F*cking Bitch. It's allegedly about Tana Mongeau, who she dated along with musician Mod Sun, back in 2019. After the three broke up, Thorne accused Mongeau of breaking "girl code" in a series of tweets saying, "Tana and I are no longer good. She broke girl code I’m over it." And now that she's dropped this new song, it leaves us all to wonder once again: What are the cases for and against girl code? For the purposes of this article, let's focus on one specific definition of girl code, which states you should never, ever date a friend's ex. Since it's your duty as the friend to help them move on and forget all about their relationship, the last thing you'd want to do is hop into bed with their ex, date them, or worse — fall in love. Not only would that make you a traitor, according to girl code, it would likely hurt their feelings and make your friendship logistically difficult. When breakup emotions are fresh, it's tough to think about an ex, much less hang out with them as part of a group or watch as they move on — especially if the person they're moving on with is a close pal. There are, however, situations in which it's OK to date a friend's ex. Read one below for four women's take on the matter. For many people, their support for "girl code" stems from past mistakes, like Shari, who was 16 when she dated a friend's ex. It all happened when she started attending a new high school along with her best friend, who very quickly got a boyfriend. "I felt left out," Shari tells Bustle. So once the two broke up, she swooped in and started dating him, without thinking about how it might affect her friend. Shari says the decision was based in insecurity and the desire to to feel a part of something. But as you can probably guess, it didn't end well. The two dated for about seven months before the boy repeated his habit and left Shari for yet another girl. "Not only did I experience my first heartbreak, but I had also hurt and lost my best friend — a friendship that was never restored." Ever since, Shari has sworn by girl code. "To this day, I have never dated another friend’s ex," she says. "I’ve learned how important my female friendships are and I could never imagine breaking the girl code." Hannah, 26, agrees. "To me, girl code is important and should be an unspoken rule in friendships," she tells Bustle. Her story began in college when she started developing feelings for a close friend, who admitted he also had feelings. Hannah was head-over-heels and thought they'd be together, until he shocked her by admitting he didn't want to take things further. "Fast forward a little less than a year later and one of my close friends from college, who claimed to have not known how serious my feelings were for him, asked me if it would be OK if they started dating," Hannah says. "I was completely blind-sided." While her friend was trying to do the right thing by asking, the rules of girl code had already been broken. "They had already been talking for a few months at that point," Hannah says. "I thought, what's the point in asking me if you've already established feelings for one another?" For Hannah the revelation was crushing, and she couldn't foresee a future with either of them. "I told my friend that I understood you can't help who you fall in love with, but that she couldn't keep both me and him in her life for how deep it had cut me. So we parted ways." Breaking girl code is a quick way to lose a close friend, especially when love is involved. But there are certain instances in which it might be perfectly acceptable to date a friend's ex. "I think as long as both friends know about it and are OK with it, [talking to an ex is] fair game," Sabrina, 26, tells Bustle. She points to one time in particular when she hooked up with a friend's former hookup. "I saw a picture of him and thought he was totally my type so she introduced us and when I went to visit her, she made every effort possible so we could meet and hang out or whatever was to happen between us," Sabrina says. Her friend was helping facilitate the hookup because she didn't have any feelings — which obviously meant it was more than OK for Sabrina to do her thing. "We even bonded over it and made a joke out of it like, 'Yeah, high five, we both hooked up with a 10!'" Other factors lessen the confines of "girl code" too, including the type of relationship a friend might be looking for. "When you're in the LGBT community, and surrounding yourself with people who are more open with their definitions of relationships — polyamory and more non-traditional structures — I think that sense of 'ownership' isn't there," Ruby, 32, tells Bustle. "Just because you dated someone, doesn't mean you 'own' the rights to them forever." Ruby says her first instinct is to question the strictness of girl code, but says she doesn't necessarily disagree with it, either. "I've dated several exes of people I'm still very close friends with and it wasn't a problem. It's just something you have to discuss with them first, to make sure they feel comfortable with it. If you aren't crossing boundaries it's OK to explore. But you want to do right by your friends." "Overall, my stance is that it varies by situation," Michelle Mouhtis, LCSW, a licensed therapist and relationship coach, tells Bustle. Since everyone's point of view is valid, she says it'll be up to the individuals within the friendship to assess what's going on, talk honestly, and decide what'll work best for them. "My rule of thumb is this: If you, your new partner, your friend, and your ex who she is now dating can all go out for dinner together and have a great time with no hard feelings, then it's [no big deal]," Mouhtis says. But if that dinner party would stir up drama, hurt feelings, or remind someone of a fresh breakup? Reconsider your priorities, and choose which course of action aligns best.

There's a lot of data out there. Keeping track of Google Analytics, NPS scores, site metrics, usability test results, industry data, and everything else can be downright overwhelming. Which is why Hannah Shamji, Head of Research at Copyhackers, likes to say she's doing data-informed work, not data-driven work. For Hannah, her team, and her clients, working with tons of data can be overwhelming. Since you can usually find at least one graph to support a research point, it's important to put data in context. Hannah outlined how she gets in the zone with large amounts of data, puts things in context while doing her best to stay unbiased, and frames data around her research questions. Highlights [2:12] The difference between being data-informed and data-driven. [6:21] Why it's important to put data in context and pull from many different sources. [9:25] How Hannah approaches data through the lens of her research question. [16:40] How Hannah tries to build data narratives that tell both sides of the story. [23:21] Digging deep into data is a little bit like meditating. [27:07] Hannah, Erin, and JH chat about data and COVID-19. (This episode was recorded on April 24, 2020.) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/awkwardsilences/message

Click here to buy: https://adbl.co/2xOVA9C For fans of Bella Mackie, Laura Jane Williams and Sophie Ranald. With little over twelve weeks until race day, three women are trying their hardest to focus on their ultimate goal - to run 26.2 miles. For Hannah, it seems near impossible, her first attempt leaving her pained, sweaty and full of regret. But intent on winning back her husband, Hannah is determined to at least try. Malika signed up to the race after finding a running medal of her friend Abbie's, who died only a few weeks before. She once promised Abbie she would run a race with her, and she plans to keep that promise. When an accident with an unruly dog brings Hannah and Malika together, they soon realise they're training for the same race, and experienced runner Cassie offers to help them out. But running becomes the last thing on their minds when life gets in the way... A funny, uplifting and surprising novel about female friendship, motherhood, love and loss, and getting through a whole marathon.

Ice fishing has gotten going in this weird winter, it seems to freeze / thaw / freeze, but we’d just caught a few fish through the backyard pond when we recorded this show. Teeg’s son Goody had his first time on the ice when he was two years old – it didn’t go great, but he’s warmed up to it since.It’s the holidays, so we’re trying holiday snacks – all candy this time around.Hannah lives in Milwaukee but she’s back from St. Paul and the St. Paul Ice Show, Fargo and Devil’s Lake with Wolf Pack Adventures.“I like to make my mother nervous.” – Hannah Stonehouse Hudson.Snack #1 is in honor of Hannah, who loves coffee. Kopiko Coffee Candy from Indonesia. They’re kind of like a real strong Werther’s Original, or like a Mocha. We all loved them.Hannah is an ambassador for Stormy Kromer – and other brands – and like that, we’ve started have candy just show up. Hannah loves Nutella and people flooded her with it back in 2012.“White Dress Syndrome” is what got Hannah started on photographing dogs – too many weekends shooting weddings.Her friend John had an old dog. On July 31 of 2012, John asked if she’d take photos of him holding Schoep at the Bradstreet Bathing Beach in Bayfield, Wisconsin, where he held this 17 year old dog in the water to help the dog’s arthritis. The photo session that day became a sensation. Her life and John’s changed forever.For the next four months, voicemail filled up 3-4 times a day, raised $80K for old dog non-profits, every major news outlet, Today Show, Good Morning America.This is also when she figured out that people on the internet could be “not so nice,” and began making bizarre and accusatory statements as well as just shaming the subjects of her photos. It forced Hannah to change how she viewed the world.“If I continued to focus on that aspect of things, I would have had to give up.” I had to change the way I viewed things.She did a TedX Talk on the topic: https://youtu.be/ninDNeey5B0If you consciously think about the positive things going on online, you can become positive.Paraphrasing Hannah: People don’t understand that when something goes viral, it’s good but it’s not all good. It can be completely overwhelming. In the four months that followed, my husband Jim and I were having a hard time connecting because we were both just always on our phones.“What I’m saying to people now is that if you’re with your significant other and you’re staring at your phone … stop it.”Hannah was getting caught up on work when she got calls, and then a knock at the door – it was the police, and Jim had been in an accident while guiding an ice fishing trip.Because Jim was a prominent ice fishing guide and personality, his passing went viral in a similar way that John and Schoep’s photo went viral.In the years to follow, Hannah has analyzed how things go viral, and how to manage these things. Most people are there to help, and then some people say really really mean things. Much of Hannah’s work now is how to deal with the internet when something bad happens.Hannah Pro tip: when people say bad things, “they’re just projecting their weirdness onto you.”One of Hannah’s take-aways is that bad things happen, but you can take something away to teach others. People were worried about asking me to talk about this, but I have healed by talking about what happened.Does Hannah hate ice fishing? No – an accident happened, and accidents can happen anywhere.Snack #2 comes to us from our Executive Producer Michael Mauro. “Super Lemon” hard candy – clearly the packaging was translated from some other language. Japan? A lot of engrish on the packaging.Ryan says this is the worst thing we’ve ever tried.The evil cousin of the lemonhead.Like being hooked up to a battery.It’s great once it’s out of your mouth.On to ice safety – Teeg poses that ice risks are the greatest now for people who are barely into ice fishing or are unfamiliar with it, because for people who are in the sport, the message has been so strong since Jim’s passing.We talk through how to be safe on the ice, and the main thing is to have the right gear, and go with people who are experienced. The right gear is a spud or chisel to check ice thickness, have a rope with a float, a floating ice suit, and in the case of someone who’s gotten in trouble or a pet that’s gotten in trouble, call 911.Hannah has always said, “Life is Short, Find an Adventure.” She and Jim lived that way, and over the past few years, she kept running into people who said, “I really needed to hear your story. I’ve been stuck and thank you – I needed to hear your pivotal moment to make a change.”That’s where Life Is Short Movement was born: https://www.lifeisshortmovement.comLife is way too short to sit around and wonder, “What would happen?” Just go make it happen.On to the next snack, Christmas chocolates – the Ghirardelli Holiday Chocolate Assortment. Eggnog, Pumpkin Spice, Peppermint Bark – they were all delicious.Michelle’s pro tip: Egg Nog becomes her coffee creamer in the winter, and it’s also good for French toast.We talked about the “One Thing” that Hannah has been talking about on social media.What’s your “One Thing?” It can change over time, but what’s the story you’re supposed to teach people, because you’ve been taught.For Hannah, she thought it was social media – but it’s something much larger.At the Hooked on Hardwater event in Rapids City, South Dakota, she discovered a bit more of what her One Thing might be.What is your story, that someone who came into your life and shared with you, and that now everybody you share it with says, “I needed to hear that?” That can change, but it’s your one thing.Deck the Halls B by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100368Artist: http://incompetech.com/

In this episode of Stories of Hope in Hard Times, Tamara K. Anderson interviews Hannah Coles. Hannah shares how she overcame her own internal struggles after her daughter was diagnosed with dyslexia.Learning A New Identity After A Dyslexia DiagnosisHannah’s BioHannah Coles is a mom to 4 amazing children and has been married for over 18 years. She has been homeschooling her kids for over 12 years and absolutely loves it. She’s a voracious reader with an ongoing goal of reading 100 books each year. Hannah loves learning and teaching, and considers herself a teacher at heart, whether that’s at home, at church, with music, and in her career as a life coach. She loves being able to uplift others and help with their suffering.Hannah’s Story100 Book GoalHannah says this fun and exciting goal of reading 100 books a year wasn’t hers. She heard an author being interviewed, and the author mentioned that he read 100 books per year to help him get ideas as a writer. Hannah thought that sounded fun, so for the past 8 years she has made that goal. Sometimes in December she has to do a lot of reading to catch up and make her goal. Hannah says reading has been a great blessing in her life. She reads fiction and nonfiction alike, but she does stay away from dark and scary books. She says picking a favorite book is hard, but if she had to pick one it would be Wonder. Wonder a middle grade book that she says touched her heart and made her cry several times. She also loves the movie, but says that of course, the book is always better.Dyslexic DaughterHannah’s third child has dyslexia. Hannah says that when her oldest daughter was born, she got lots of one-on-one attention since she was the only child. She read very early, and everything was great. Her second child, a son, was reading early as well, finishing Harry Potter by the time he was six. Hannah says she was giving herself a pat on the back, thinking she was a great mother and teacher and homeschooler. Then when her third daughter was started getting close to being school age, Hannah had a little bit of a panic. She realized they were behind on reading. Every year Hannah would notice that she wasn’t improving in her reading. At eight years old she was still struggling to read at a first grade level. Hannah just kept thinking something couldn’t be right and felt like an unsuccessful mother and homeschooler.The ChallengesHannah would be helping her daughter read a paragraph, and the same word would come up multiple times in the paragraph. Every time, her daughter would have to stop and really struggle to get the word. Hannah says it was a painstaking process to read. So she went to the school to see if they could help. They told her they couldn’t, and that she’d need to go to a doctor. Well, her doctor told her that she needed to get help from the school. For years Hannah went back and forth between school and doctor. Eventually Hannah and her family moved. Through divine design within the first week of living in their new home they met a family who had a child with dyslexia. The mother told Hannah she needed to go see an ophthalmologist to get her daughter tested.Hannah’s daughter was tested and diagnosed with several forms of dyslexia, and the knowledge and awareness that Hannah and her daughter both had helped them start to navigate through the journey.Different Types of DyslexiaHannah says that there are a variety of forms of dyslexia and they stem off of a handful of major forms; surface, phonological, visual, primary, and mathematical. Hannah found out that there was dyslexia on both sides of her family that could have contributed to her daughter’s diagnosis.Hannah’s daughter wasn’t even able to follow the lines on a page and she would constantly lose her place. The doctor walked through how Hannah’s daughter was reading and it made much more sense. Hannah found the entire process fascinating. Her ophthalmologist told her that there was also a vision problem that was creating difficulty for her daughter. They continued with testing, got special glasses, and continued doing therapy at the doctor’s and at home. This helped strengthen and align her eyes. She didn’t have vision problems except for when she was reading, because she needed the very narrow focus.Hannah’s Daughter TodayHannah’s daughter is doing a lot better now but she still struggles a little. She has an IEP, and Hannah’s mom does homeschooling through a charter school so they have plenty of resources. The diagnosis helped Hannah’s mom get her the teaching she needed. Her daughter also was able to get weight off her shoulders and understand that nothing was wrong with her, and communicate what she needed from her education. It increased her confidence, her understanding, and her ability to read. Hannah’s daughter was diagnosed when she was 8, and she’s now ten. And she’s doing absolutely amazing.Hannah’s Feelings As A MotherHannah felt like a great mom with her older two kids, which she says was completely prideful of her. She made their success about her, and was attaching their results with who she was. So when her daughter with dyslexia came along and wasn’t having good results, it hit Hannah’s identity. She started questioning if she was a good enough teacher and mother, wondering what she should be doing differently. Hannah says she made it about her again, and that was difficult. She needed to separate her journey from her daughter’s journey.Hannah says it’s easy to put your identity in your kids, but that creates problems. Kids have their own agency, we can be the best teacher in the world and they can still choose not to learn. They can still choose not to enjoy or to listen. Hannah says understanding how to separate her journey from her children was crucial for her. She says she had to redefine what made her a successful mother. Before, success was based on what her kids would produce and their results. She had to learn that being a successful mother meant loving her children wholeheartedly, providing for them and protecting them. Hannah says she now knows she’s a good mother because she lets her children have agency while constantly loving, and guiding them.Lessons Hannah Learned From Dyslexia1. Reframe thoughts and expectationsShe learned that benchmarks aren’t what success looks like. She had to reframe and recognize that everyone learns at different times and paces.2. Stop “catastrophizing”Hannah was instantly worried her daughter would never get a job, and worried what people would think of her. She worried about judgment. She had to stop creating an imagined catastrophe and focus on what she could do to help her daughter.3. Everything is going to be OKHannah learned she didn’t have to answer every fear, but she could just tell herself that everything was going to be OK in the end. Journeys are different, and that’s all OK.4. So what!?Hannah had to ask herself if all the scary things she was imagining actually happened, so what? Then she would carefully answer the question and found the outcome didn’t really matter because she loved her daughter no matter what.5. Take things one at a timeHannah had to learn to “pick a number” instead of worrying about everything all at once. She would pick one thing to worry about or address, and just focus on that.6. Take care of yourselfHannah was worried about her children so she wasn’t taking care of herself the way she needed to. She was projecting her fears and anxiety onto her daughter, and it showed up in her needing to have her daughter meet a certain pace or expectation. When Hannah took care of her fears and anxiety, she kept those feelings away from her daughter, and felt much better. Hannah uses the analogy of pouring from an empty bucket. She had to giver to herself first so she had enough to give to her children. Filling her bucket too thought work and lots of effort and time.7. Everyone has hard daysHannah says it was important to recognize that her husband and other people in her life also had hard days. She had to get to a place to notice and appreciate what other people were going through as well.8. Validate and appreciateValidating and appreciating ourselves and others is key, Hannah says. We want other people to thank us and high five us, and we can do that for ourselves. Most of the time other people can’t give you all the things you need. You have to be able to give that to yourself.Spiritual GrowthPrayerHannah journaled to help get over the thoughts and fears she was going through. She also prayed, a lot. She says a quote from Gordon B. Hinckley helped her. An interviewer once asked him how many times a day he prayed. He said he just prayed once, because the entire day was a long conversation with God. Hannah loved this idea, and recognized that’s what she was doing all day too. It was a constant conversation asking for guidance and help.Personal RevelationHannah got a lot of personal revelation that helped her feel love, and get answers. She always felt comforted that everything was going to be OK. She felt that there was a light at the end of the tunnel, and that she wasn’t trapped in a cave.God’s Time FrameShe also learned that God’s time frame is different than her timeframe. She says God has an abundance of time and she had to put herself in that mindset instead of her finite perspective.Love Is The AnswerHannah is a firm believer that love is always the answer. We show up as our best selves when we’re stemming from love. Because fear and lack and scarcity, they’re not encompassed in love. Love is all certainty, hope,  assurance and encouragement. Hannah says when she showed up with love instead of lack, it made all the difference. It helped her to stay present and not be distracted. When she was motivated by love, it was all about her daughter and what she needed from her mother. She could let go of the worldly expectations of what things should look like and to really just embody the abundance that, that God offers. Love is always the answer.Advice For OthersThe biggest piece of advice Hannah has is to get children tested if you’re concerned. Hannah says testing and learning everything you can can help you unlock what your children are seeing and be able to help them find success. She also says that when you learn more about something, you remove a lot of the fear out of it.Hannah teaches The Three C’s which are curiosity, compassion, and charity. These are helpful when dealing with struggles and working to understand someone else. The more you sit with curiosity and allow yourself the space to be curious, it leads to compassion. Hannah had that curiosity to get tested and learn about her daughter’s reading. When she understood what her daughter was going through, it instantly lead her to compassion. She could put herself in her daughter’s shoes a little bit and feel how she felt. Compassion always leads to charity, which is love. For Hannah, charity is the pure love of Christ. That love is showing up for other people as your best. So curiosity leads to compassion, which always leads to charity.Career As A Life CoachHannah didn’t really know what a life coach was, and wasn’t looking for it when she stumbled on it. She was struggling with inadequacy and feeling like she wasn’t good enough with her identity shift. She felt like her life looked great from the outside, but the inside was a mess. One of her good friends told her about the podcasts she was listening to (Hannah didn’t even know what a podcast was at the time!) and encouraged Hannah to download the app and listen to it. So she did it to appease her friend, and she found a podcast that resonated with her.One of the top podcasts that came up was the Life Coach School with Brooke Castillo. So she started listening to her and one of the first things Brooke said is that she’s a life coach. Hannah was confused, and admits it sounded hokey. By the end of Brooke’s episode, Hannah was sold. She learned that the things in her life that she was struggling with were optional, that she could transform the hand she was dealt. Hannah says that transformed her life. When people know that they don’t have to suffer and they can choose how they feel about their circumstances, it can transform their lives too. She is very passionate about helping people find that peace and understanding in their lives.There Is Always HopeWe can’t choose our circumstances in life, Hannah didn’t get to choose that her daughter had dyslexia. But Hannah can choose how she interprets that. She can make it a problem, or understand that it’s part of life and it doesn’t have to be a problem.Hannah has several Bible verses that have helped her on her journey. One is 2 Timothy 1:7 “For God has not given us the spirit of fear but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” This verse has been an anchor for Hannah because anytime she is feeling afraid, she realizes that feeling isn’t from God. God gives us power to overcome our struggles, He gives us love so we can be filled with that warmth and peace. We don’t have to struggle or create more of a struggle than there needs to be. We can feel love and peace.Hannah’s Resource RecommendationsHannah says that everything we do is practicing, including the thoughts we choose to think. Hannah uses the Ponderize App to have her scriptural reminder pop up on her phone several times a day. If her thoughts are wandering down a different path, her reminder comes to help her refocus.Mindset by Dr. Carol S. Dweck is a great book to read. It focuses on a growth mindset vs. a fixed mindset. The book goes into depth about these concepts and how a growth mindset helps you overcome challenges. It helped Hannah figure out her journey with her daughter.Hannah also loves what Audrey Hepburn says: “Nothing is impossible. The word itself says I’m possible.”You can reach Hannah at www.thecatalystcoaching.com or on social media.Facebook: Hannah ColesInstagram: The Catalyst Coach

In this episode from 2011 Joanna Pinnock wonders what makes jackdaws roost together, and to find out more heads to the Cambridgeshire countryside with corvid scientist Dr Alex Thornton. Arriving in the dead of night they await one of nature’s spectacles, of thousands of jackdaws simultaneously leaving their night roost in a cacophony of sound. It is one of those winter spectacles often overlooked but rivalling any in the natural world. So what is actually going on here? For Hannah and Billy this gives them the opportunity to discuss corvid activity. Science is beginning to unravel the biology and social intelligence of corvids, recently dubbed feathered apes, but there is a lot still to learn about these familiar if mysterious jackdaws. If the morning was a spectacle, how will that compare with the evening gathering at the roost; some roosts have been recorded in the Domesday Book and are still being used centuries later?

Wildlife film maker Hannah Stitfall is joined by Dom Davies, a wildlife film researcher to discuss another pick from the Living World archive. Today their subject is Stone Curlews and a programme in which the presenter Joanna Pinnock travels to Wiltshire in search of these crepuscular waders whose haunting calls can be heard after dusk. She is joined by Nick Adams of the RSPB who has been working with local farmers on a conservation project to improve the habitat for these birds and restore the population which became seriously depleted in the mid-1980s. For Hannah and Dom the programme offers a rare encounter with a bird that few of us will have seen or heard.

Hannah found that with her previous business she was traveling a lot and wasn’t able to spend much time with her husband. She was researching jobs that she could do from home at that time and came across the Bookkeeper Business Launch course on the Penny Hoarder website and decided to give it a try. [6:10] Hannah serves around 12 clients at this point. There was a lot of fear originally, taking on a client beyond Hannah’s husband who was her first, but she realized that she really did have all the tools she needed to be an exceptional bookkeeper thanks to Ben’s course. [8:35] All of Hannah’s clients have come from LinkedIn mining, a special tactic that is covered in the course. She spent some money on Facebook but the stuff that has worked and gotten her paying clients has been completely free. [9:20] Hannah originally started out working with farmers but quickly realized they are not clients interested in paying for a bookkeeper. She has since expanded to working with agriculture businesses instead. [12:00] There is always another fear to break through. For Hannah, one of her greatest fears is one she has to overcome nearly every day; that her clients are not going to be happy. That one day she will send them an invoice and they will say she isn’t doing enough for them and they won’t want to pay. [14:00] There are always things that we wish we could do differently, but those are the very lessons that got us to where we are. For Hannah, that came in the form of turning down a client that wasn’t willing to pay the price for the service that he desperately needed. In that case, she was glad that she managed to avoid what would have been a big mistake. [16:30] Some days the stress of owning her own business is too much, but at the same time, she couldn’t imagine doing anything else. The best part of owning a business is the freedom to choose her hours. [18:20] Hannah’s current opportunity is adding cash flow as an advisory service to her business but she’s not sure how to implement it or how to sell it. [21:10] Everyone is motivated in one of two ways; they either want something or don’t want something. For the client that has requested Hannah forecast their cash flow, they are trying to avoid debt. Before she adds a new service to her business, she should really understand what her clients are looking for and what they want. She should ask to talk to them for 20 to 30 minutes about their vision for their business and what they are trying to achieve. [23:45] In Ben’s experience, 98% of accounting professionals do not present their clients the statement of cash flows. The reason they don’t is because they don’t understand it. Hannah should continue to show the statement to each of her clients but also seek to learn what it means and how to explain the information. [26:45] The most common questions that Hannah gets are basically “How much money do we have?” and “How can I pay these bills?”. Most of Hannah’s clients are somewhat financially savvy, but she’s found that what they want is for Hannah to take care of everything. But what they really need is collaboration. [29:00] Hannah is in a position where she doesn’t have to take on new clients, that means she can filter through clients that are interested in collaborating rather than just dumping their financials on her. [30:30] When looking for new clients, Hannah can look for people that are willing to pay for her advisory services, need them, and are willing to collaborate with her. [31:50] Hannah should surprise one of her clients by just adding that service for free as a way to gain experience and feedback. The name of the game is simply listening to our clients and then giving them what they want. [33:50] Data entry and figuring out problems are Hannah’s wheelhouse. She’s comfortable and confident in those skills. [36:00] Hannah is hoping to take on a couple more employees so she can work in a more part-time role. To do that she’s going to have to get clear on what she wants for her business, what it is that her clients want, and the sweet spot between the two. [38:30] The first thing Hannah is going to do is talk to her clients, dig into what they really want, and then she is going to get to know the statement of cash flows. Next, she’s going to make a big push for new clients that are interested in working with her in an advisory capacity. [40:20] What are the roles that your potential clients are playing in their business that they don’t want to? What are the pains they are experiencing? What are the things that they want?

On any FIRST team, thee are a lot of roles. Every team needs someone to build, someone to program, someone to design a logo, someone to keep the team organized, someone to drive, someone to help with outreach, and that is just a small selection of the tasks for these teams. When you're on an FIRST LEGO League team, you have to be responsible for more than one role, because with only about 10 students, there is not a single person for each responsibility. In the case of FIRST LEGO League 29141, Robo-Dragons, they like to show their fellow team members and competitors what responsibilities they had on the team. This is accomplished with badge ribbons for each role a member held. For Hannah, she held 5 roles, ranging from artist to master builder. For Zaid, he held 6 roles, not including being the mascot at the event. As with most FIRST teams, Hannah says that the team works really well together, and the team are all good friends. That is a positive statement for a member who has only just joined the team this year. Her interest in robotics comes from a different place from many of the students in the program: she wants to be an archaeologist, and is interested in automating some of the tools used. Zaid says that everyone want to be the mascot for the team, but he gets the honor of being mascot for the competition. In good mascot style, he was able to stay in good spirits and keep the team positive, even when the performance on the field was not perfect. He also says that his favorite part of FIRST is working with and learning from the members of his team. Sponsored by: Support our coverage by shopping Amazon here. Whether you're programming a robot, playing a game or doing homework, the Microsoft Surface is the tablet that can replace your laptop. Get yours at the Microsoft Store.

On any FIRST team, thee are a lot of roles. Every team needs someone to build, someone to program, someone to design a logo, someone to keep the team organized, someone to drive, someone to help with outreach, and that is just a small selection of the tasks for these teams. When you're on an FIRST LEGO League team, you have to be responsible for more than one role, because with only about 10 students, there is not a single person for each responsibility. In the case of FIRST LEGO League 29141, Robo-Dragons, they like to show their fellow team members and competitors what responsibilities they had on the team. This is accomplished with badge ribbons for each role a member held. For Hannah, she held 5 roles, ranging from artist to master builder. For Zaid, he held 6 roles, not including being the mascot at the event. As with most FIRST teams, Hannah says that the team works really well together, and the team are all good friends. That is a positive statement for a member who has only just joined the team this year. Her interest in robotics comes from a different place from many of the students in the program: she wants to be an archaeologist, and is interested in automating some of the tools used. Zaid says that everyone want to be the mascot for the team, but he gets the honor of being mascot for the competition. In good mascot style, he was able to stay in good spirits and keep the team positive, even when the performance on the field was not perfect. He also says that his favorite part of FIRST is working with and learning from the members of his team. Sponsored by: Support our coverage by shopping Amazon here. Whether you're programming a robot, playing a game or doing homework, the Microsoft Surface is the tablet that can replace your laptop. Get yours at the Microsoft Store.

At our evening baptism service, Malcolm asks what gratitude to Jesus means for us. For Hannah who was baptised it meant declaring her faith publicly through baptism. For this woman who met Jesus, it meant an exuberant expression of her love and gratitude. What does it look like for you?

This week,Julian shares about 1 Samuel 1-20. The story of Hannah, contending for breakthrough in conception and childbirth. Julian says that in the processes of life; though we can't always see the breakthrough, we need to contend for our purpose. For Hannah that was childbirth. What is it for you?