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In this episode of the Daughtered Podcast, Oscar's guest is a man whose story of redemption will stay with you. John Wildsmith, founder of Wyldstyle Fit, is proof that even in our darkest moments, there’s a way back. From years of addiction and incarceration to building a life rooted in faith, family, and fitness.  This episode is a raw and redemptive journey through darkness, faith, and fatherhood. Oscar and John talk about how addiction nearly destroyed his life — and how becoming a father saved it. From the depths of meth addiction and incarceration to the moment that changed everything — a daddy-daughter dance he almost missed — John shares  how faith, family, and fitness became his foundation for rebuilding his life. If you’ve ever struggled with shame, purpose, or showing up for your family, this episode is a reminder that redemption is possible — and that our daughters have a way of leading us home. John on Tiktok John on Instagram Daughteredpodcast.com   Oscar on Instagram   Few Will Hunt. 10% OFF use GIRLDAD 00:00 – Welcome & opening line: “Drugs will take you to a dark place.”00:28 – Meet John: DFW roots, Marine family, church upbringing02:05 – Early trouble: expulsions, alternative schools, GED04:10 – Rehab lessons that “ruined” getting high10:40 – Marriage, pregnancy, family losses, and the slide deeper16:05 – “Bare minimum provider” mindset & burden on his wife28:50 – The daddy-daughter dance: “My first dance was my last relapse”34:45 – Teaching his 11-year-old: shut down gossip, choose integrity & loyalty37:05 – Presence > perfection: managing reactions & transparency42:05 – Routines that don’t steal time from family46:05 – A word to dads in dark places: find your reason, make it your purpose50:05 – Where to find John: Wyldstyle Fit51:00 – Oscar’s close & Daughtered community invite Guest Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on this podcast are solely those of the guests. They do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the host, any organizations, companies, or institutions mentioned, or corporate entities represented by the host. Our aim is to provide a platform for diverse perspectives and open dialogue. While we strive for accuracy and balance, it's important to recognize that opinions may vary. We encourage critical thinking and further exploration of the topics discussed.

22-year-old Knox Carmichael left high school, got his GED, learned to weld, bought a $10K camper on Facebook Marketplace, and hit the road. He's welded garbage trucks in Denver, aluminum Navy ships in Wisconsin, and now lives in his camper in Florida doing aerospace steel welding (UT/X-ray). He travels with his fiancée, plans to start Weld Fab Auto, and shares hard-won lessons on recruiters, test jitters, and why gatekeeping hurts the trade.“Confidence is 90 % of welding.” – Knox

Traditionally, a college degree has been seen as a ticket to a secure future.But not today. Thanks to soaring tuition costs and weighty student loans, many people are questioning the value of college. A 2025 Pew Research poll found that only one in four U.S. adults says it's “extremely or very important to have a four-year college degree” to get a well-paying job. And many young Americans — including Black, Latino and Indigenous students — contend they can build solid careers without seeking further education. In a 2025 survey by New America, a majority of young Americans agreed “there are lots of well-paying, stable jobs that people can find with only a high school diploma or GED.”So is college still worth it — especially when it comes to low-income or first-generation students? Is college still worth it? MPR News' North Star Journey Live project teamed up with Sahan Journal Community Conversations in October to host a panel discussing the pros and cons of higher education. They also discussed other burgeoning post-secondary options, like trade schools, apprenticeships and becoming an entrepreneur. Guests: Frida Torres Macal is the founder of That Social Invite, an independent social media marketer focused on helping women-owned businesses and professionals grow.Marquan Harper is a sophomore at the University of St. Thomas, where he is double majoring in Digital Media Arts and Marketing Management. He's also the founder of Ador Hospitality, a Midwest-based hospitality group dedicated to enhancing the nightlife experience for young adults aged 18-24. Jalayah Johnson is enrolled at the Finishing Trades Institute of the Upper Midwest as a second-year glazer apprentice for the Empire House.Ali Osman is a high school counselor at South High School in Minneapolis. Jessica Yang is the senior implementation manager at the Get Ready GEAR UP Minnesota program administered through the Minnesota Office of Higher Education.Subscribe to the MPR News with Angela Davis podcast on: Apple Podcasts, Spotify or RSS. 

338: Einerseits still, andererseits aufrüttelnd, so zeigt sich der November. Dieser Monat will klären, bewegen und in die Tiefe führen.

Ein atemberaubender Abend, der im Gedächtnis bleibt: Der französische Choreograf Rachid Ouramdane lässt in „Corps extrêmes“ Tanz, Akrobatik und Extremsport aufeinandertreffen.

Fast zwei Millionen Menschen in Deutschland leben mit Demenz – dem allmählichen Verlust von Gedächtnis, Verstand und Persönlichkeit. Vielleicht kennen auch Sie jemanden, der betroffen ist. Dr. Eckart von Hirschhausen erklärt, wie unser Hirn lange fit bleibt. Von Eckart von Hirschhausen.

Michi und Marc haben im Urlaub in Südafrika einen schweren Verkehrsunfall. Als das Paar im Krankenhaus ankommt, merkt Marc, dass Michi sich nichts merken kann. Erst später wird klar: Bei diesem Unfall verliert Michi ihr Gedächtnis und alle Erinnerungen, die sie in den letzten 2 Jahren gesammelt hat. Oleg spricht mit den beiden darüber, wie es ist, wenn plötzlich zwei Jahre Erinnerungen ausgelöscht werden. Können Michis Erinnerungen jemals zurückkommen oder kann Marc die Erinnerungen für sie beide aufbewahren?

Manche Menschen sprechen über Wein, als wollten sie ihn erklären. Evangelos Pattas spricht, als würde er ihn erinnern. Er ruft ihn herauf – aus dem Glas, aus dem Jahr, aus einem stillen Ort im Inneren, an dem Geschmack zu Bedeutung wird. Wenn er ein Glas in die Hand nimmt, scheint er die Zeit darin zu sehen. Was für andere eine Flüssigkeit ist, ist für ihn ein Gedächtnis. Und das mit einer unfassbaren Akribie. Ja, selbst nach fast vierzig Dienstjahren schreibt er diszipliniert seine Weinnotizen mit. Und in seinen Beschreibungen formt er keine Definitionen, er legt Atmosphären frei. Klingt erfunden? Nein, denn genauso hört man das in seiner Episode. Ein Schluck kann bei ihm nach dem ersten Frost schmecken, nach dem Schatten eines Waldes, nach der Farbe eines Holzstuhls im Spätsommer. Man hört ihm zu und versteht, dass Wein nicht über Worte vermittelt wird, sondern über Bilder, die sich im Kopf festsetzen wie ein Geruch in einem Kleidungsstück. Er erzählt nicht, er erinnert. Und genau darin liegt sein Zauber. Im Stuttgarter Délice war Evangelos Pattas jahrzehntelang der ruhende Punkt im Raum – Gastgeber, Sommelier, Übersetzer zwischen Küche und Glas. Ein Mann, der Weine nicht auswählte, sondern sie in einen Dialog brachte. Zwischen Koch und Gast, zwischen Duft und Textur, zwischen Erwartung und Erfahrung. Er wusste, dass eine Weinbegleitung nicht aus Paarungen besteht, sondern aus Übergängen. Er dachte in Atemzügen, nicht in Gängen. Jedes Glas war Teil einer Komposition, deren Melodie sich nur erschloss, wenn man ihr vertraute. Evangelos ist kein Mann der Worte und doch einer, der Sätze hinterlässt. In den Köpfen der Menschen, die er begleitet hat – Köche, Sommeliers, Gäste, Schüler. Er hat Generationen geprägt, ohne ein Manifest zu schreiben, einfach durch Tun. Durch die leise Konsequenz, mit der er Wein immer als Beziehung verstanden hat. Zwischen Mensch und Pflanze, zwischen Handwerk und Idee. Er hat gezeigt, dass Sommelierkunst nichts mit Inszenierung zu tun hat, sondern mit Empathie. Evangelos Pattas hat sein Leben dieser Aufmerksamkeit gewidmet. Er hat aus dem Verkosten ein Denken gemacht, aus dem Denken eine Kunst und aus dieser Kunst eine Einstellung. Eine Überzeugung, die sich weigert, Wein zu trivialisieren. Er bleibt ein Sommelier, der nichts verkaufen muss, weil er alles vermittelt: Zeit, Ruhe, Herkunft, Seele. Und wenn man ihm zuhört, begreift man, dass Wein nie das Ziel war – sondern immer das Medium, durch das ein Mensch erzählen kann, wie er die Welt sieht.

Die Vogue World 2025 in Los Angeles verbindet Mode, Film und Glamour. In dieser Podcast Episode sprechen wir über Highlights, Designer und warum dieses Event die Fashionwelt verändert. Nach dem Fashion Month, also dem intensiven Zeitraum, in dem die großen Fashion Weeks von New York bis Paris hintereinander stattfinden, folgt in diesem Jahr ein weiteres absolutes Mode-Highlight: die Vogue World 2025 in Los Angeles. Dieses Event hat sich in den letzten Jahren zu einem der wichtigsten Modeereignisse der Welt entwickelt – glamourös, emotional und voller Überraschungen. Auch in diesem Jahr stand alles im Zeichen der Symbiose aus Mode, Film und Kunst, denn die Veranstaltung fand in den legendären Paramount Studios statt und wurde, ganz im Stil von Hollywood, zu einem Spektakel aus Stil, Stars und Statement. Initiiert vom größten Modemagazin der Welt, der Vogue, ist die Idee hinter der Vogue World keine gewöhnliche Fashion Show. Ziel des Events ist es, die Arbeit von Kostümbildner:innen und Modeschaffenden in der Filmbranche zu ehren und deren Erbe zu bewahren. Alle Einnahmen kommen Stiftungen zugute, die sich für den Erhalt und die öffentliche Archivierung historischer Kostüme einsetzen – ein wichtiges Zeichen für das kulturelle Gedächtnis der Mode. Das Event selbst war in sieben Kapitel gegliedert, die jeweils eine eigene Ära und Stimmung verkörperten: eine visuelle Zeitreise durch die Geschichte von Film und Mode. Konzipiert wurde die Show als kreatives Miteinander von Kostümdesignern und internationalen Modeschöpfern, darunter Marc Jacobs, Anthony Vaccarello von Saint Laurent und Seán McGirr von Alexander McQueen. Wie es sich für Hollywood gehört, war die Gästeliste ein echtes Who's who der Popkultur: Miley Cyrus, Hailey Bieber und viele weitere Stars zeigten sich auf dem roten Teppich. Eröffnet wurde die Show spektakulär von Nicole Kidman, die in einem eleganten schwarzen Chanel-Kleid auftrat – ein Moment, der sofort viral ging. In dieser Podcast Episode sprechen wir über all das: über die Looks, ihre Bedeutung, und warum wir auf der Bühne Kostüme von Marie Antoinette bis The Great Gatsby sahen. Wir diskutieren, wie Designer wie Olivier Rousteing von Balmain ihre Mode in das Gesamtkonzept eingebracht haben – und wo es vielleicht weniger geglückt ist. Freu dich auf einen unterhaltsamen und meinungsstarken Talk voller Hintergrundinformationen, Modeleidenschaft und echter Begeisterung für eines der wichtigsten Fashion Events des Jahres. Alle besprochenen Looks, findest du natürlich wie immer auf unseren Social-Media-Kanälen bei Instagram und TikTok unter @lostonplanetfashion. Und ab sofort auch unter www.lostonplanetfashion.de. Viel Spaß beim Zuhören!

Michi und Marc haben im Urlaub in Südafrika einen schweren Verkehrsunfall. Als das Paar im Krankenhaus ankommt, merkt Marc, dass Michi sich nichts merken kann. Erst später wird klar: Bei diesem Unfall verliert Michi ihr Gedächtnis und alle Erinnerungen, die sie in den letzten 2 Jahren gesammelt hat. Oleg spricht mit den beiden darüber, wie es ist, wenn plötzlich zwei Jahre Erinnerungen ausgelöscht werden. Können Michis Erinnerungen jemals zurückkommen oder kann Marc die Erinnerungen für sie beide aufbewahren?

It's YOUR time to #EdUp In this episode, part of our EdUp Extra series, & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,YOUR guest is CT Turner, CEO, GED Testing Service YOUR cohost is Darius Goldman, Founder & CEO, Career-BondYOUR host is ⁠⁠Elvin FreytesHow does a proficiency based program serve 1 million test takers yearly & achieve 85.5% semester to semester college persistence?What happens when a 39 year old single mom with an autistic son uses GED to enter nursing school & get off Medicaid?How does GED serve over 90 countries, including refugees born in camps who use the credential as their only pathway out?Listen in to #EdUpThank YOU so much for tuning in. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to EdUp!Connect with YOUR EdUp Team - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Elvin Freytes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠● Join YOUR EdUp community at The EdUp ExperienceWe make education YOUR business!P.S. Want to get early, ad-free access & exclusive leadership content to help support the show? Then ⁠​subscribe today​⁠ to lock in YOUR $5.99/m lifetime supporters rate! This offer ends December 31, 2025!

This week on The Attacking Scrum, Ged is joined by top Welsh rugby writer Seimon Williams to break down the end of the WRU's consultation period and the headline decision that one of Wales's professional regions will be cut. Is it really a shootout between the Scarlets and the Ospreys, or is there more going on behind the scenes? Ged and Seimon dig into what the decision means for the regional game, the national team, and the long-term sustainability of Welsh rugby. They also explore the development pathway crisis: will a centralised national academy nurture elite talent and bridge the gap between school, semi-pro, and regional rugby? With funding pressures mounting and squads thinning, can the WRU find a model that actually develops players rather than losing them abroad? From the future of West Wales rugby to the wider vision for player development in Wales, this episode asks whether cutting a region will really fix anything — or just make the challenges even greater. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Im Lukasevangelium gibt es eine Stelle, in der erzählt wird, dass Jesus eine ganze Nacht im Gebet verbringt und am nächsten Tag seine Jünger zusammenruft und sich aus ihnen seine 12 engsten Freunde, Berater, Begleiter, Verkünder aussucht. Und diese zwölf könnten unterschiedlicher nicht sein. Allein die beiden, an die heute gedacht wird, Simon und Judas Thaddäus, sind wenig genannt und treten kaum in Erscheinung. Aber sie gehören zu denen, die sich Jesus in einen engsten Kreis geholt hat. Vielleicht wird an ihnen deutlich, dass es nicht um sie gehen soll, sondern um Jesus. Dass nicht die Boten, die Überbringer der Botschaft im Vordergrund stehen sollen, sondern die Botschaft selbst und der, der sie ausgeschickt hat. Ich kennen so viele Menschen, die unglaublich viel Engagement in ganz vielfältigen Dingen in Kirche und Gesellschaft zeigen und vieles Voranbringen, was durch hauptamtliche Kirchenleute immer wieder vertagt und nicht entschieden wird. Und die meisten dieser Engagierten werden von sich echt nicht behaupten, Visionäre zu sein, die an erster Stelle stehen, sondern eher gern an zweiter Stelle, und dann das tun, was andere liegenlassen oder sich nicht anzupacken trauen, weil es heiße Eisen und neue Dinge sind, die sich entwickeln und wo man noch nicht genau weiß, wo es hingehen wird.Aber wahrscheinlich ist das der Punkt: Viele Menschen sind wie Simon und Judas Gesandte ihres Herrn und tun das, was andere ihnen auftragen, was andere liegen lassen, was andere sich nicht trauen. Und dadurch, durch sie, wird das Evangelium verkündet, Jesus und seine Botschaft für die Menschen in den normalen, einfachen Dingen vorangebracht und ohne Gedöns, wie man in Köln sagt, die Kirche aufgebaut. 

Nach dem wissenschaftlichen Tiefenbohren der letzten Episode graben Alex, Andreas und Ingo diesmal noch tiefer – nämlich im Nichts. Zwischen Bühnennebel, falschen Böden und echten Erkenntnissen diskutieren die drei Magier über die wahren Mysterien des Lebens. Warum verschwinden Dinge wirklich? Sind viele Kaninchen nur aufgeblähte Meerschweinchen und wenn man sich selbst überrascht, ist das dann Telepathie oder einfach nur ein schlechtes Gedächtnis. Mit gewohnt unpräziser Präzision, spontaner Systematik und einer Prise Wahnsinn jonglieren die Jungs wieder zwischen Philosophie, Improvisation und Zauberei. Also alles wie gewohnt. Magisch, sinnfrei und wunderbar unterhaltsam.Alle weiterführenden Infos in den Shownotes. Die besten Zauberkracher im digitalen Bauchladen der großen und kleinen Wunder im: Secret Magic Store

In this episode of the Buzz we get to talk to Todd Hager, the Vice President of Strategic Advisory at Alpha Omega. Todd reflects on his extensive career journey, starting from his early tech roles in the hotel industry, transitioning to government contracting, and becoming a key player in fostering industry-government collaboration. He discusses the importance of emerging technologies like blockchain and AI, and shares insights on building collaborative communities. Todd also touches on significant personal experiences, including his reflective walk on Spain's Camino de Santiago and his longtime commitment to teaching GED math, which have both shaped his professional ethos. As Todd transitions to the IAC board, he shares his vision for future initiatives and offers advice to new COI members on embracing engagement and collaboration. Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform to never miss an episode! For more from ACT-IAC, follow us on LinkedIn or visit http://www.actiac.org.Learn more about membership at https://www.actiac.org/join.Donate to ACT-IAC at https://actiac.org/donate. Intro/Outro Music: See a Brighter Day/Gloria TellsCourtesy of Epidemic Sound(Episodes 1-159: Intro/Outro Music: Focal Point/Young CommunityCourtesy of Epidemic Sound)

Nach der Messe ist vor der Messe! Nachbereitung ist das A und O. Erfahre, welche Fehler du beim Follow-up vermeiden solltest, warum Verlässlichkeit entscheidend ist und wie du deinen Messe-Kontakten mit einem strukturierten 6-Schritte-Plan wirklich im Gedächtnis bleibst. Hol dir konkrete Tipps, die dich professionell und charmant dranbleiben lassen, ohne aufdringlich zu wirken.

Erfolg ist keine Momentaufnahme."Wenn sich ein Wirtschaftsingenieur der Fotografie verschreibt, entsteht mehr als nur ein ästhetisches Bild. Es entsteht ein unternehmerisches Werkzeug. Julian Fuchs verbindet strategisches Denken und kreativer Bildsprache und macht dadurch sichtbar, was Unternehmen im Innersten ausmacht. Seine Businessfotografie zielt nicht auf reine Schönheit ab, sondern auf Mehrwert, Wirkung und Umsatz. In seinen Shootings geht es darum, die Werte und die Haltung eines Unternehmens herauszukristalisieren und in authentische, kraftvolle Bilder zu übersetzen, die Vertrauen schaffen und Positionierung greifbar machen. Mit seinem unverwechselbaren Stil inszeniert Julian Fuchs Menschen und Marken auf eine Weise, die Professionalität, Charakter und emotionale Strahlkraft vereint. Seine Bildsprache ist klar, modern und markenbewusst. Sie erzählt Geschichten, die im Gedächtnis bleiben und Marken ein unverwechselbares Gesicht geben. Ob internationale Brands, mittelständische Unternehmen oder aufstrebende Persönlichkeiten. Seine Fotografien schaffen Wiedererkennung und Vertrauen.Als Wirtschaftsingenieur versteht er Unternehmensprozesse, Strukturen und Entscheidungswege aus der Praxis. Dieses Verständnis ermöglicht es ihm, auf Augenhöhe mit Entscheider:innen zu arbeiten, unternehmerische Zusammenhänge zu erkennen und die Menschen hinter den Marken authentisch zu porträtieren. So entstehen Bildwelten, die nicht nur ästhetisch beeindrucken, sondern die Identität, Kultur und Werte eines Unternehmens sichtbar machen.Bekannt durch Projekte mit namhaften Partnern wie IBM, MSC, Allianz, ARAG, BMW Freese Gruppe, Bitkom, Marc Gebauer, Hermann Scherer und vielen weiteren, steht Julian Fuchs für eine neue Generation moderner Markenkommunikation – fundiert, kreativ und ergebnisorientiert.Sein Leitsatz „Authentizität. Sichtbarkeit. Erfolg.“ beschreibt nicht nur seine Arbeit, sondern seine Haltung: als Fotograf, Berater und Unternehmer, der beweist, dass Ingenieurskunst und Kreativität keine Gegensätze sind – sondern gemeinsam den Unterschied machen."Mehr über Julian findest Du hier: https://expertenportal.com/julian-fuchs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Christopher Gray. CEO and co-founder of Path. Gray discusses how his AI-powered platform is transforming test preparation for professional certifications, IT, cybersecurity, healthcare, and college admission exams.

Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Christopher Gray. CEO and co-founder of Path. Gray discusses how his AI-powered platform is transforming test preparation for professional certifications, IT, cybersecurity, healthcare, and college admission exams.

Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Christopher Gray. CEO and co-founder of Path. Gray discusses how his AI-powered platform is transforming test preparation for professional certifications, IT, cybersecurity, healthcare, and college admission exams.

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Im 21. Jahrhundert kann jeder News in Umlauf bringen. Dadurch geraten Wahrheit und Lüge durcheinander, sagt Verfassungsjuristin Elisa Hoven und warnt vor Polarisierung in der Gesellschaft. Ein Podcast von Pragmaticus.Das Thema:Wer einmal lügt, dem glaubt man nicht, auch wenn er dann die Wahrheit spricht. Dieses Sprichwort wird in der aktuellen Tagespolitik gerade Wirklichkeit. Der US-Präsident Donald Trump nutzt seine Social-Media-Kanäle dafür, Unwahrheiten zu publizieren. Das berühmteste Beispiel: Immigranten aus Haiti, die Katzen und Hunde essen. Solche Bilder prägen sich ins kollektive Gedächtnis ein. Die deutsche Strafrechtsexpertin Elisa Hoven nimmt sich in ihrem Buch Das Ende der Wahrheit den Spielarten der Lüge an. Sie erstellt Definitionen, erklärt neue Phänomene und ordnet sie in rechtliche Rahmenbedingungen ein. Wahrheit und Lüge bestimmen die Gesellschaft. Etwa dann, wenn Lügen in der Politik Wahlen entscheiden. Ein Podcast über Fakten und Meinung, über „Free Speech“ und Zensur sowie die großen Herausforderungen in der globalisierten Welt durch Social Media. Unser Gast in dieser Folge: Elisa Hoven ist Professorin für Strafrecht an der Universität Leipzig mit Schwerpunkt auf internationales Strafrecht, Medienrecht und Sexualstrafrecht. Seit 2020 ist sie Richterin am Sächsischen Verfassungsgerichtshof. Elisa Hoven ist aber auch als Buchautorin aktiv. Im DuMont Buchverlag hat sie Strafsachen, ein Buch über Recht und Gerechtigkeit, und jüngst Das Ende der Wahrheit publiziert.Dies ist ein Podcast von Der Pragmaticus. Sie finden uns auch auf Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn und X (Twitter).

Wie Gefühle Kaufentscheidungen prägen und Marken erfolgreich machen Die eCommerce-Welt ist schnelllebig, hart umkämpft und von einem Überangebot geprägt. Genau deshalb spielt die emotionale Markenbindung eine zentrale Rolle für den nachhaltigen Erfolg von Unternehmen. Markenführung darf sich nicht auf Logos, Farben oder Slogans beschränken – sie muss tief in das Bewusstsein der Konsumenten eindringen und eine Verbindung schaffen, die über rationale Argumente hinausgeht. Dieses Webinar zeigt praxisnah, wie Emotionen Kaufentscheidungen beeinflussen und warum Markenführung heute mehr denn je auf Authentizität und Konsistenz setzen sollte. Denn nur wenn Werte, Botschaften und Auftritt einer Marke klar und einheitlich vermittelt werden, entsteht langfristiges Vertrauen. Kunden, die sich emotional abgeholt fühlen, bleiben nicht nur länger, sondern entwickeln echte Loyalität. Das erwartet Dich im Webinar: - Die Bedeutung von Emotionen in der Markenführung: Warum Gefühle oft stärker wirken als rationale Argumente. - Strategien für nachhaltige Kundenbindung: Wie Unternehmen emotionale Trigger bewusst einsetzen können. - Praxisnahe Techniken: Methoden, mit denen sich positive Emotionen gezielt in der Markenkommunikation verankern lassen. - Die Rolle von Konsistenz und Authentizität: Wie klare Botschaften Vertrauen und Wiedererkennungswert schaffen. - Best Practices aus der Praxis: Erfolgreiche Beispiele, die zeigen, wie Marken emotionale Bindungen aufbauen und Kunden langfristig begeistern. Darüber hinaus erhältst Du konkrete Ansätze, wie Du Deine Zielgruppen besser verstehst, ihre Bedürfnisse analysierst und die emotionale Ansprache strategisch in Dein Marketing integrierst. Das Ergebnis: Kunden, die nicht nur kaufen, sondern wiederkommen – und Marken, die sich nachhaltig im Gedächtnis verankern. Das wirst Du nach dem Webinar gelernt haben: - Bedeutung der Emotionen: Verstehen, warum emotionale Bindungen wichtiger sind als rationale Überlegungen bei Kaufentscheidungen. - Aufbau einer starken Marke: Techniken zur Schaffung einer Marke, die beim Konsumenten positive Emotionen weckt. - Konsistenz in der Markenführung: Die Notwendigkeit, konsistent und authentisch in der Markenkommunikation zu sein. - Zielgruppenanalyse: Erlernen, wie man Zielgruppen analysiert und deren emotionale Trigger identifiziert. - Erfolgsfaktoren: Wichtige Faktoren, die den Erfolg einer Marke beeinflussen, wie Storytelling, visuelle Identität und Kundenerfahrung. - Messinstrumente: Kennenlernen von Tools und Methoden zur Messung der emotionalen Markenbindung und deren Auswirkungen auf Kaufentscheidungen.

Welche Lebensmittel machen unser Gedächtnis stark und das Gehirn fit? Die Wissenschaft entdeckt immer wieder erstaunliche Zusammenhänge zwischen dem, was wir essen und unserer Psyche. Kann unsere Ernährung Stress, Angst und sogar Depressionen lindern? Ketogen kochen gegen Depressionen? «Puls»-Host Tama James-Vakeesan kocht mit Timur Liwinski. Der Arzt, Assistenzpsychiater und Forscher untersucht, wie eine ketogene Ernährung in der Therapie gegen Depressionen wirken kann. In der Küche sprechen die beiden über neue Erkenntnisse aus der Forschung, spezifische Nahrungsmittel, die dem Gehirn guttun – und über die Vision, seelische Gesundheit künftig über die Ernährung zu stärken. Das Mikrobiom – Der Schlüssel zum Glück? Denis kämpfte jahrelang mit Konzentrationsproblemen, war oft gereizt und müde. Auf der Suche nach Lösungen stolperte er über das Thema Mikrobiom. Als er gezielt seine Ernährung umstellte, veränderte sich sein Zustand – nicht nur körperlich, sondern auch mental. Die Erkenntnis: Eine westliche Ernährung mit viel Fleisch, Zucker und Fertigprodukten raubt dem Gehirn oft genau jene Nährstoffe, die es für eine optimale Leistung braucht. Ernährung statt Pillen – Medizin der Zukunft? Die Darmflora könnte eine zentrale Rolle spielen bei psychischen Erkrankungen wie Depressionen oder Bipolarität. Die Geschichte der Australierin Jane, die nach mehreren Stuhl-Transplantationen völlig symptomfrei wurde, sorgt für Aufsehen. Welches Potential birgt das Zusammenspiel der sogenannten Darm-Hirn-Achse für therapeutische Ansätze in der Zukunft? «Puls»-Chat – Fragen und Antworten zum Thema Ernährung und Psyche Was tut meinem Gehirn besonders gut? Welche Nahrungsmittel können einen positiven oder negativen Einfluss haben? Und ist es möglich, dass mir ausgerechnet meine Leibspeise immer wieder die Stimmung vermiest? Die Fachrunde weiss am Montag von 21.00 bis 23.00 Uhr Rat – live im Chat. Fragen können vorab eingereicht werden.

College tuition has increased 1184% since 1980 while the value of that education has plummeted... The system that worked for our parents' generation has become a debt trap that produces functionally illiterate graduates who can't read, can't write, and are trained to rely on AI for everything. Sixty Illinois schools have zero students reading or doing math at grade level. University professors report students who can't comprehend basic assignments, expect unlimited resubmissions, and ask if reading exams are open book. The goal of college is ideological indoctrination, not education. AI has decimated the value proposition further by replacing the exact jobs that required degrees - law firms aren't hiring junior associates because AI does case research instantly, and doctors are being outperformed by diagnostic AI that's 400% more accurate. Meanwhile, trades are booming with massive worker shortages, allowing skilled tradespeople to command premium prices and own their businesses. If your child has a specific passion requiring a degree - nursing, military officer, certain specialized fields - and a plan to pay for it without federal loans, maybe. But the default assumption that kids should go to college from 18-22 needs to die. Take a gap year, start a business, learn a trade, do an apprenticeship, or get your GED at 16 and start community college early. Stop enriching a broken system that leaves your children $40,000 in debt and unemployable.Chapters:00:30 - Opening segment04:30 - The trades are booming while college graduates work at coffee shops06:10 - Bell curve distribution: Why the statistics lie08:15 - Public school assessment failure11:30 - AI has made students functionally illiterate15:25 - The $1.7 trillion student loan debt crisis20:00 - 50% of graduates never work in their field of study28:25 - Educate your children outside the system33:25 - College degree now a liability when hiring34:45 - Charlie Kirk built $100M business with community college degree36:40 - California homeschool charter system under attack by teachers' unions42:00 - Start a business, learn taxes, understand the real world first43:00 - Get your GED at 16 and start community college early46:00 - High school diploma is worthless - challenge the assumption49:20 - When college might make sense50:10 - IBC as a tool to fund education without federal loans51:10 - Internships don't require college enrollment52:05 - Closing segmentKey Takeaways:College tuition has increased 1184% since 1980 The value of a college education has gone down dramatically as costs skyrocketedAverage federal student loan debt per borrower is nearly $40,000, totaling $1.7 trillion nationallyFor white males specifically, average income is now LOWER with a college degree than withoutAI has made the college degree nearly obsolete by replacing the exact jobs that required them50% of college graduates never work in their field of studyHigh school diploma is worthless - nobody ever asks for itUse IBC to fund education without federal loans if you must goInternships don't require college enrollment - 18-year-olds can approach businesses directlyGot Questions? Reach out to us at info@remnantfinance.com or book a call at https://remnantfinance.com/calendar !Visit https://remnantfinance.com for more informationFOLLOW REMNANT FINANCEYoutube: @RemnantFinance (https://www.youtube.com/@RemnantFinance )Facebook: @remnantfinance (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560694316588)Twitter: @remnantfinance (https://x.com/remnantfinance )TikTok: @RemnantFinanceDon't forget to hit LIKE and SUBSCRIBE

===== MDJ Script/ Top Stories for October 17th Publish Date:  October 17th    Commercial: From the BG AD Group Studio, Welcome to the Marietta Daily Journal Podcast.    Today is Friday, October 17th and Happy Birthday to Alan Jackson I’m Keith Ippolito and here are the stories Cobb is talking about, presented by Times Journal Cobb County Sheriff's Office welcomes newest GED graduates ACT scores increase in Cobb, dip in Marietta KSU student arrested after protesting Charlie Kirk memorial Plus, Leah McGrath from Ingles Markets on grass fed beef All of this and more is coming up on the Marietta Daily Journal Podcast, and if you are looking for community news, we encourage you to listen and subscribe!  BREAK: Ingles Markets 10 STORY 1: Cobb County Sheriff's Office welcomes newest GED graduates The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office hosted its third GED graduation of the year on Oct. 8, right inside the Adult Detention Center. Seven detainees walked away with diplomas in hand—proof that change is possible, even behind bars. Since the program launched in March 2024, over 30 detainees have earned their GEDs. The ceremony was heartfelt, with speeches from Chief Deputy Rhonda Anderson, Col. Michael Williams, and Dr. Kim Kranzlin of Cobb Adult Education. The program isn’t easy—four subjects, a minimum score of 145, and 40+ hours of study. But for these seven, it’s a step toward something better. STORY 2: ACT scores increase in Cobb, dip in Marietta  ACT scores are in, and Cobb County is celebrating its highest average in four years, while Marietta High saw a slight dip. Cobb’s average jumped to 23.7 (up 0.9 points), while Marietta landed at 22.2 (down 0.5). Both still outpaced state (21.4) and national (19.4) averages. Wheeler High led Cobb with a stellar 28.5 average, even climbing 2.5 points from last year. Meanwhile, Marietta students continued to outperform state and national peers in every subject, despite the slight drop. “Success takes time,” said Marietta Superintendent Grant Rivera. “Hard work and curiosity drive our students forward.” Georgia students, for the ninth year, beat the national average. STORY 3: KSU student arrested after protesting Charlie Kirk memorial  A protest at Kennesaw State University’s memorial for conservative activist Charlie Kirk ended in chaos Tuesday night, with one student, Luca Compiani, 18, arrested on charges of battery and obstruction. According to police, Compiani “intentionally” bumped into KSU Police Capt. Timothy Murphy in a “provoking manner” and fled when confronted. Protesters, however, claim the situation was escalated unnecessarily, calling the arrest “a gross abuse of authority.” The memorial, hosted by Young Americans for Liberty, drew both supporters and protesters. Some shouted chants, others threw ketchup at a flag. Despite the tension, organizers said the event achieved its goal: promoting free speech—even amid dissent. We have opportunities for sponsors to get great engagement on these shows. Call 770.799.6810 for more info.  We’ll be right back. Break: Ingles Markets 10 STORY 4: 1,100+ voters cast ballots on Day 1 of early voting  Nearly 1,200 Cobb County voters turned out Monday for the first day of early voting, with Marietta leading the charge. Of the 1,193 ballots cast, 481 came from the Cobb Elections Main Office, while Mableton saw 221 voters at the South Cobb Community Center. Michael D’Itri, acting director of Cobb Elections, said turnout usually starts strong, dips mid-period, then surges in the final days. For Marietta voter Chris Danos, 28, the mayoral race is top of mind. “We need better transportation options,” he said. Meanwhile, Dan and Vicki Rupnow, who moved from Atlanta, love Marietta’s walkability and lighter traffic. “It’s perfect for us,” they said. STORY 5: OUT AND ABOUT: 5 things to do this weekend in Cobb County — Oct. 17 - 19 Marietta HarvestFest Marietta Square is the place to be this Saturday for HarvestFest—think scarecrows, costumes, games, and all the fall vibes. From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., you can wander Glover Park, shop the craft show, or dive into a pie-eating contest (messy, but worth it). Oh, and don’t miss the Big Chicken Cornerback’s Coop—a college football watch party. Bring a lawn chair and settle in. Smyrna Spooky Festival Market Village gets spooky Saturday night, 6–9 p.m., with trick-or-treating, a live DJ spinning Halloween jams, and a free outdoor showing of Hotel Transylvania. Costumes? Highly encouraged. Witches & Friends Paddle At Cauble Park in Acworth, Halloween hits the water! Decorate your kayak, canoe, or paddleboard and join the fun Saturday at 9 a.m. Registration’s $45, and spectators watch for free. Powder Springs Trunk-or-Treat Thurman Springs Park transforms into a candy wonderland Saturday at 10 a.m. Trick-or-treat, carve pumpkins, and soak up the fall festivities. Mableton Pumpkin Chase 5K Costumes, candy, and a spooky 5K? The Mableton Pumpkin Chase 5k starts at 8am Saturday. Mable House Barnes Amphitheatre hosts this free event where spotting the “orange pumpkin runner” earns you a sweet treat. Proceeds go to the It Starts With Me 2 Foundation. And now here is Leah McGrath from Ingles Markets on grass fed beef We’ll have closing comments after this. Break: Ingles Markets 10 Signoff-   Thanks again for hanging out with us on today’s Marietta Daily Journal Podcast. If you enjoy these shows, we encourage you to check out our other offerings, like the Cherokee Tribune Ledger Podcast, the Marietta Daily Journal, or the Community Podcast for Rockdale Newton and Morgan Counties. Read more about all our stories and get other great content at mdjonline.com Did you know over 50% of Americans listen to podcasts weekly? Giving you important news about our community and telling great stories are what we do. Make sure you join us for our next episode and be sure to share this podcast on social media with your friends and family. Add us to your Alexa Flash Briefing or your Google Home Briefing and be sure to like, follow, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Produced by the BG Podcast Network Show Sponsors: www.ingles-markets.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ein Überseecontainer, Scheunen, ein Carport; dann aber auch das Schützenhaus und das Feuerwehrhaus einer Ortsfeuerwehr selbst: 2019 sorgt in der Gemeinde Meine im Landkreis Gifhorn ein Brandstifter für Unruhe in der Bevölkerung und unter den Feuerwehrleuten. Über Wochen hinweg sind sie Dauer-Alarmbereitschaft. Vor allem abends und am Wochenende. Viele verabreden sich schon in ihrer Freizeit im Feuerwehrhaus, um bei einem Alarm möglichst schnell ausrücken zu können. Gleichzeitig fragen sich natürlich alle, wer der Brandstifter ist und was er als nächstes anzündet. Alexander Thormann von der Freiwilligen Feuerwehr Meine spricht in der Folge von "Mein Einsatz" darüber, wie er die Einsätze erlebt hat, was die Ungewissheit mit den Kameraden macht und was später alles klar wird. Hört auch die Folge von „Mein Einsatz: „Wenn das eigene Feuerwehrhaus brennt“ https://www.ardaudiothek.de/episode/urn:ard:episode:7606adb7786def78/ Die neuesten Folgen des NDR Feuerwehr-Podcasts gibt es immer zuerst in der ARD Audiothek. https://1.ard.de/meineinsatz10 Im Podcast "Mein Einsatz" sprechen Freiwillige Feuerwehrleute mit NDR Reporter Torben Hildebrandt und Feuerwehrfrau Theresa Balzer über Einsätze, die sich ins Gedächtnis eingebrannt haben. Emotionen pur und spannende Geschichten. True Action - vom Brand in einem Krankenhaus, bis zum Unfall auf der Landstraße. Liebe Feuerwehrleute: Erzählt uns von euren spannenden Einsätzen. Schreibt uns eine E-Mail an: meineinsatz@ndr.de. Podcast-Tipp: "ARD Crime Time - Der True Crime Podcast" https://www.ardaudiothek.de/sendung/ard-crime-time-der-true-crime-podcast/urn:ard:show:29bf0b35c9a8ccc1/

Natur ist kein Beiwerk, sondern ein aktiver Lehrmeister. Grüne Klassenzimmer, Schulgärten und bewaldete Pausenplätze stärken Konzentration, Gedächtnis und Wohlbefinden der Schüler und fördern gleichzeitig das Umweltbewusstsein, so die Ergebnisse verschiedener Studien.

In this episode of The Attacking Scrum, Ged is joined by Christian Nicholas from The Welsh Sports Channel to make sense of another chaotic chapter in Welsh rugby. They dive deep into the WRU's regional restructuring proposals, from four unequal regions to the possibility of three or even two elite sides, and what that means for players, fans, and the game's future. The conversation also explores the potential role of Super Rygbi Cymru (SRC) as a bridge between grassroots rugby and the professional level, and whether it can help reconnect Welsh rugby with its supporter base. Then attention turns to the latest developments around Mike Tindall's proposed R360 breakaway league, which hit major resistance as nine national unions announced bans for players who sign up. Could this radical idea reshape global rugby, or is it destined to collapse under the weight of politics and power? From funding models and fan frustration to the global tug-of-war over the sport's future, Ged and Christian break down where Welsh rugby goes next, and what it will take to fix it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this powerful episode of Unstoppable Mindset, I sit down with Raheem Lindsey, a man whose life journey defies the odds. Born three months premature and raised in a challenging environment shaped by his mother's drug addiction, foster care, abuse, and incarceration, Raheem shares how faith and purpose led him to become a minister and founder of Relentless Living Online Ministries.   Raheem walks us through the transformative power of self-reflection, accountability, and a deep commitment to servant leadership. He introduces his "Relentless Living Pyramid"—Consumer, Service, Leadership—as a model for turning personal pain into purpose. His message: don't chase money, chase purpose, because purpose leaves a legacy.   Michael and Raheem explore how faith becomes the anchor in moments of doubt and how seeing past our circumstances can help us step into leadership. Today, Raheem is transitioning from construction to full-time ministry and speaking, using his story to inspire others to lead with empathy and serve where they've been broken and healed.   Listeners are encouraged to connect with Raheem at raheemlindsey81@gmail.com or via his Relentless Living YouTube channel.   Tune in for an unforgettable conversation that proves anyone—no matter their start—can lead an unstoppable life of service and significance.     About the Guest:   Hello, I'm RaHeem Lindsey, which means "merciful one" or "one who establishes a deep connection." I'm 43 years old, born on August 12th. I'm a father of three, husband, entrepreneur, and servant of God. My purpose is to please God and serve His people. I believe life is not about personal gain, but about serving and impacting others. As a follower of Jesus Christ, I strive to make a positive difference in the world. Growing up, I faced significant challenges. My father was murdered when I was 15, and I overcame foster care after experiencing abuse at a young age. Despite these difficulties, I'm grateful for my journey and the lessons I've learned. I come from a humble background, raised by a single mother in government housing. However, I've learned to see these experiences as opportunities for growth and blessing. My story is one of resilience and determination. As an empath, servant, student, and leader, my goal is to impact the world in the name of Christ Jesus. I'm driven to serve others and make a positive difference. I love and bless everyone, and I'm grateful for the opportunity to share my story.   Ways to connect with RaHeem:   https://youtube.com/@rltalkrelentlesslivingglob7210?si=0Km3z7m7Ie_e2Ul4 https://open.spotify.com/show/5Mr5x2456rf31d7R36bfmv?si=ZUCs8yBaSJG664vFeuHoCQ https://www.instagram.com/relen_tlessliving?igsh=aW53b3RhcXc1ZWFv&utm_source=qr     About the Host:   Michael Hingson is a New York Times best-selling author, international lecturer, and Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe. Michael, blind since birth, survived the 9/11 attacks with the help of his guide dog Roselle. This story is the subject of his best-selling book, Thunder Dog.   Michael gives over 100 presentations around the world each year speaking to influential groups such as Exxon Mobile, AT&T, Federal Express, Scripps College, Rutgers University, Children's Hospital, and the American Red Cross just to name a few. He is Ambassador for the National Braille Literacy Campaign for the National Federation of the Blind and also serves as Ambassador for the American Humane Association's 2012 Hero Dog Awards.   https://michaelhingson.com https://www.facebook.com/michael.hingson.author.speaker/ https://twitter.com/mhingson https://www.youtube.com/user/mhingson https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelhingson/   accessiBe Links https://accessibe.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/accessiBe https://www.linkedin.com/company/accessibe/mycompany/ https://www.facebook.com/accessibe/       Thanks for listening!   Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below!   Subscribe to the podcast   If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher. You can subscribe in your favorite podcast app. You can also support our podcast through our tip jar https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/unstoppable-mindset .   Leave us an Apple Podcasts review   Ratings and reviews from our listeners are extremely valuable to us and greatly appreciated. They help our podcast rank higher on Apple Podcasts, which exposes our show to more awesome listeners like you. If you have a minute, please leave an honest review on Apple Podcasts.       Transcription Notes: Michael Hingson ** 00:00 Access Cast and accessiBe Initiative presents Unstoppable Mindset. The podcast where inclusion, diversity and the unexpected meet. Hi, I'm Michael Hingson, Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe and the author of the number one New York Times bestselling book, Thunder dog, the story of a blind man, his guide dog and the triumph of trust. Thanks for joining me on my podcast as we explore our own blinding fears of inclusion unacceptance and our resistance to change. We will discover the idea that no matter the situation, or the people we encounter, our own fears, and prejudices often are our strongest barriers to moving forward. The unstoppable mindset podcast is sponsored by accessiBe, that's a c c e s s i capital B e. Visit www.accessibe.com to learn how you can make your website accessible for persons with disabilities. And to help make the internet fully inclusive by the year 2025. Glad you dropped by we're happy to meet you and to have you here with us.   Michael Hingson ** 01:17 Hi everyone, and welcome to another episode of unstoppable mindset. And today, by my standards, we have a guest who really is unstoppable. You know, one of the things that I hear regularly from people who talk to me about my own experiences of being in the World Trade Center is it's amazing what you went through and how you survived, and you're resilient and all that. I don't think tend to think a whole lot about that. I understand what people are saying, but our guest today, RaHeem Lindsay, I think, has a much more resilient and unstoppable story than I do. A lot of people might disagree, but that's okay. We're both we're both unstoppable, and I think most people are more unstoppable than they think they are. It's just that we tend to underrate ourselves. But we're going to hear a great story today, and I know Raheem has got a lot to tell us. So Rahim, let's start by welcoming you to unstoppable mindset.   RaHeem Lindsey ** 02:18 Thank you, Michael, such a pleasure and an honor to be a guest on your podcast. It's really an honor. I couldn't believe that you actually have reached out to me when you did. I was like, Really, I'm just very flattered, because just to have to have accomplished the feats that you have, and yourself you're you're a definition of relentless living, which is the name of my online ministry, relentless living, refusing to take no for an answer. You know, seeing life's obstacles as opportunities, things of that nature, right? That that resilience, that that that grit, that fortitude, that we all have, but we have to be willing to embrace in order to go forward in life,   Michael Hingson ** 03:01 right? I agree. Well, tell me, what? What does Raheem   RaHeem Lindsey ** 03:05 mean? It means merciful.   Michael Hingson ** 03:09 There you go. Yes, sir, you're, you're committed, right from the name,   RaHeem Lindsey ** 03:14 yes, absolutely yes. And it's funny that you asked that, Michael, because in totality, so Raheem, Lamar Lindsay, so in totality, it means Merciful One, one who establishes a deep connection, which very well fits me, defines me to a T cool   Michael Hingson ** 03:31 well, and I'm really looking forward to hearing a lot more about that. Why don't we start by you telling us a little bit about kind of the early Raheem, growing up and and I know that that's an integral part of your story, is you get a little bit older, if you will. But tell us about you growing up and all that.   RaHeem Lindsey ** 03:49 Okay, so Raheem growing up, I like to tell individuals, friends, etc, that I am, I'm I'm well, I'm well, diverse when it comes to my my growing up as a young man into adulthood, I have a mixed upbringing. I was raised with my mother, right? And then I was actually, let's start here. I was born in Houston, Texas. I left there as an infant, okay, and as a infant, I was hospitalized because I was born premature at six months years old. I mean, at six months old, rather, what did you weigh? I weighed, oh, my goodness. Oh, I was about six, so I six pounds or so. Was that   Michael Hingson ** 04:41 I was born premature about two months, and I weighed two pounds, 13 ounces, so I was a little   RaHeem Lindsey ** 04:47 Okay, and it might be less than that, actually, just to be honest with you, Michael, it's been quite some time I would have to ask my mother   Michael Hingson ** 04:54 you don't remember, huh?   RaHeem Lindsey ** 04:57 But, but long story short. Up, though, and that's really amazing that we have, that that's another connection that we have, as well as being, you know, individuals that are resilient, that are relentless, right? And so I was hospitalized in the incubator for the first, I believe, what two months of my life, I had to be fed through an IV in my head, actually. So it was, it was very, was a very tough   Michael Hingson ** 05:24 time for you. Were one of those people who lost eyesight because you were in an incubator.   RaHeem Lindsey ** 05:30 Oh, my goodness. So yours is. Your journey has been from birth, right? Okay, wow, wow. Come on. Wow.   Michael Hingson ** 05:41 You know, the the issue is that medical science, when I was born, wasn't ready to believe although some doctors were starting to recognize it and say it, but most doctors were not ready to admit that even too much oxygen could be a bad thing. And the result was that the retina didn't develop properly. But that didn't happen for everyone, but they also eventually did figure it out. And so a lot of times, children aren't necessarily given an absolute pure oxygen environment nowadays for 24 hours a day, just depends on what they weigh and what's needed, and it can still be that a person could lose eyesight if they're in an incubator with a pure oxygen environment. But medical science understands it a lot more now. So it doesn't happen like it did back in the 1950s where we actually because of the number of premature births, lower the age, the average age of blind people from 67 to 65 years just because of premature birth.   RaHeem Lindsey ** 06:43 Interesting. Okay, wow.   Michael Hingson ** 06:47 So anyway, you were so you were put in an incubator   RaHeem Lindsey ** 06:50 for a while. Yes, no, I was put in incubator for a while. And so I went through that opportunity of resilience. It started at a young age for us both, right? I don't want to say an issue. I don't like to really use that word. I say opportunities for growth and development, right? Because while we might have had an area of concern, let's say that it, it enabled us in other ways, right? It made us more resilient, more more built for the race, right to go forth in the future, right? So that's awesome. So in the incubator, and then raised with my mother, of course, up until the age of seven. Right now, here's my life begins to take a another dramatic turn. My mother, at the time, was battling a crack addiction. God bless her heart, okay, and but much respect to her. I never lost not one ounce of respect for her, because she always remained a mother to me, even over even, you know, facing those odds, right, facing the the adversity of that she still remained a mother, and I appreciate that. And so with my mother, while being a Christian woman, a woman of faith, as I am, a Christian man myself, she was still, she was a believer, but also still in the world, not fully transitioned, as most of us have. We all go through that time in our lives where we're still, you know, trying to make that full transition. And matter of fact, honestly, we will always be in the event, in the race of transition throughout our entire lives, because we'll never have it fully correct, or know everything for that matter, right? So anyhow, my mother, she was following a crack addiction at the moment, and so I had a family member that ended up calling Child Protective Services on my mother, an older cousin, so I ended up going into the foster care system. I was in the foster care system for a round just under a year, I'd say, seven to eight months during this time while in the foster care system, I was beaten and molested, all while staying right next door to a cousin. But at the time, I'm only seven, going into eight years old, right? So for me, as much as I wanted to reach out and I wanted to make this known, I felt, I felt conflicted once again, I'm still an adolescent, right? I'm still a child,   Michael Hingson ** 09:49 yeah, so you don't have the tools yet to really deal with that.   RaHeem Lindsey ** 09:54 Absolutely, yes, exactly, not having the tools yet necessary to deal with that. Certain. Stance. So I was very reclusive, and I never mentioned it to anyone. So about let me see seven, eight months was my stay there, my aunt Andrea, my great aunt, ended up getting custody of me, which is my mother's aunt, my great aunt, etc, end up getting custody of me. Now, once again, mentioning my mother was always in a very deep rooted transition, both battling addiction and just her personal life itself, and also being a woman of faith. So my mother, my upbringing with her was not as structured as, say, it should have been, but I grew up, my mother cared and she was very hands on, but yet and still, she was a single parent, and so I somebody grew up in in the streets a bit, if you will, okay,   Michael Hingson ** 11:06 your father wasn't around at all. No,   RaHeem Lindsey ** 11:08 my father was not around at all. Okay. And funny story mentioning the father, he was in my life up until about four years old, and then my mother and him had separated, and they were, you know, in other relationships, whatever have you. And I went to visit him. One day, my mother took me to visit him, and he asked me, Hey, who's your dad? Now, me not having a normal, typical, constant relationship of seeing him on a regular basis. I say my mother, I mean my wife. I mean, I'm sorry, my mother's boyfriend at the time and so kind of all hell broke loose with that. He wanted nothing else to do with me. Keep in mind, I'm only four at the time, right? So from that point, yes, so from that point forward, he was out of my life. Okay? So now we fast forward back again to getting in custody with my aunt. My aunt has gained custody of me after getting out of the foster home. So with my aunt, my aunt Andrea, my great aunt, with her, the home is very structured. It's just me and her, her only child, which is my older cousin, Todd. He's in the Air Force, whatever have you. He's in his mid 20s at the time. Okay, okay, and so it's just me and my aunt Andre so with her very structured. Sunday church, Sunday evening church, Wednesday, youth night church, if church was open, we were attending. And it wasn't enough to just attend. We had to be operating. We had to be serving in some capacity. So I was involved in, you know, the youth crowd, any and everything that had to do where we could serve in the church we were doing it. And so that helps create kind of a illustration, if you will, a visual of who Rahim is. I am, both one who is street smart, also one of I love to seek Intel. I love to read. I am a avid reader, so forth and so on. That was very much encouraged within the household with my aunt, so she very much stressed those areas. I was made to memorize Scripture and so forth in her household, things of that nature. Got involved in activities outside of school, baseball, things of that nature. So that helps bring you to who I am today, as of relentless living. To kind of give you a a quick synopsis, if you will, because I know we know we like to talk about some other topics and so forth, but that gives you a bit of my background and who I am. So I tell people I'm very textured, for that matter.   Michael Hingson ** 14:07 So what, what did you do, school wise? Then, once you were growing up,   RaHeem Lindsey ** 14:14 school wise. So I, you know, went through, you know, the elementary and so forth, as everyone else does. I ended up dropping out my 11th no my senior year, I dropped out. Reason being, I was working, obtained a full time job, and I was kind of in that time as most of us are exploring the world, getting to know myself as a young man and a young adult, if you will. So there's the girl aspect, right? Then there's, you know, hey, rahims, now I have a job, so I'm bringing in my own finances. So I. Have responsibility of self, and also being back in the presence of my mother, because my mother gained custody of me again after about three to four years with my aunt. So she battled, she overcame her crack addiction and also regained custody of me. So kudos to her. So being back in the presence of my mother, she always instilled responsibility upon me. She's very big on that, so I'll be responsible for, say, a particular bill. Maybe it was the electricity bill. Obviously, not as high as they are now, right? The economy's changed. Their face changed. So not as much, right? Now we're talking, you know, hundreds of dollars, you know, when then it was like, you know, hey, maybe you know, 150 you know, for light bill. No big deal. So, and those things just helped me to learn about responsibility at a early age as a young man, setting me up also for future success, I will say, so school, so I dropped out. Like I said, 12th grade year I was I got in a little bit of trouble. I always had a great head on my shoulder. Always had great values and morale. But as we all know, bad nature or Bad company corrupts good nature, Bad company corrupts good nature. And so it is not enough to simply do well on your own. It was never meant for us to do anything simply on our own, because you can't be great alone. It takes a team. It takes a strategic alliance of a group of individuals. It may be somewhat semi minute. It could be Lacher, depending upon the need and the desire and the the vision itself. But you cannot be great yourself. It takes a team. And so I tended to I would do well for such a period of time, I was always very much into church, but then there's that street side of Raheem, and I have some street friends, so therefore I would find myself regressing, or rather, let's say, digressing, from the progress that I've made because of my choice of friends. Now, not all of them were in the streets, per se. Others were doing well and focused on the future and doing an accomplishing great things on the positive note. But there's that conflict, right? I've got this internal conflict because my homeboys, you know, and so forth from my mother's end of, you know, the spectrum, you know, we're in the streets, we're products of the environment, right? And it's very easy to become a product of your environment, and then also to get to a point where you sever some of those relationships, not because that's so you're too good, because you've outgrown such a thing, and you've been outside of the environment. So if you see better, logically and hopefully, we will then do better. So it was conflicted, so I I got in a bit of trouble, you know, throughout my childhood and and young adulthood, from, I say, at the time of 14 to, oh goodness, mid 20s, maybe about 2627 I would, you know, I do well, and then I would have a issue, you know, with the law. You know, I was, there was times when I was younger, I know, broken into homes, things of that nature, and it would be quite, I wouldn't even say, like, quite unexpected to those who knew me and had relationships with me, because I was, I was a great person. I really was, you know, good morale, good values, things of that nature, but when I got around the wrong company, then there we have it. Now, Rahim is no longer who I know to be, but I'm who I was, or the tainted version of Raheem, and not the more fulfilled, better version of Raheem, for lack of better terms. So I went through, you know, in and out the system for a while. You know, I've been in on the in the county jails. I've did a year in the penitentiary at one point in time. But I saw this to say, for anyone that has battled such things, no matter what it is, Do not despise it, because, because, because of those situations, it has helped make me who I am today. So I'm able to help other individuals who have battled or in the same storms as I face and I stand today before you as a victor, victorious over those. Circumstances, adverse situations and so forth and so what nearly killed me is situations for yourself. Michael, what nearly you know killed you things that you thought were nearly impossible to get out of, challenges that we face, so much adversity, that caused so much pain, that caused us to have to be resilient because we had no other choice. Right, right? What nearly killed us. Now we can reach back and bring life unto others, because we were able to overcome it, but I have to go here because me, being a man of faith, I will say, not by our power nor our strength, but by God's Spirit. Thus saith the Lord, because of that, because ourselves, we're not capable of such things on our own. We're just not it would be insane to think that we could do the things that we have accomplished, and furthermore that we will accomplish going forward without a divine entity, without divine help, because some things are simply limited to the the carnal existence of   Michael Hingson ** 21:05 being, did you ever, did you ever finish high school?   RaHeem Lindsey ** 21:09 I Okay. So, great question. Michael, so when I was in the penitentiary for a year, I actually ended up getting my GED. So I was, I came up. I had the mindset like, you know, what, if I want to be here, I'm going to, I'm going to go ahead and I'm going to use the system against itself. So, okay, I'm going to be here. You will pay for my education. I'm going to better myself while I'm here. I'm not going to, you know, be depressed and be in this, this slump of a mind state and existence of being No, I want to better myself and come out with a vengeance to succeed and be a better version of Rahim. Rahim, 2.0   Michael Hingson ** 21:48 Did you? Did you ever go into college after you got out of the penitentiary and all that?   RaHeem Lindsey ** 21:53 Absolutely, yes, I did. I did not finish, not because I could not, not because I didn't have the intellect, just simply I didn't have the motivation to stay in tune with it, because and now seeing Hindsight is 2020, it wasn't my purpose. Wasn't connected to my purpose, added value to who I am. It helped me to find my purpose, but it wasn't my purpose. So I ended up going to college for Business Administration for a little under a year, Phoenix University, online, okay? And then another time I went for personal training. I've always been a fitness head, so forth and so on. So I love you know, to have, you know, a good overall health, along with, you know, a good mindset, so forth, mind, body, spirit, right,   Michael Hingson ** 22:47 right. So what did you do then, from a job or profession standpoint, to support yourself?   RaHeem Lindsey ** 22:57 Okay? So throughout those times, a lot of times, I delved in sales. I'm very much a people person, so being a store manager at one point in time of GNC, okay, telemarketing, oh, my God, an array of things usually having to do with retail. Because, like I said, once again, I'm very much a people person. I'm an introvert, but I'm a, I mean, I'm an extrovert, but I'm an introvert. When it comes to my issues, I don't share a lot of my issues with   Michael Hingson ** 23:31 individuals. That's fine. Okay, so you did, you did a lot of sales, and yes, and I think that's a very honorable profession, having been in sales for many years in my life as well. Okay, what did sales teach you? What did what did you? How did it help you grow as an individual?   RaHeem Lindsey ** 23:54 Sales taught me how to be a great consumer. Because in order to be a great salesman, you need to consume the needs of others. What's why, who, when, where. I love that I will, I will say in part, I learned from GNC, because when you're trying to sell, I don't sell. I like to build relationships and a rapport. So henceforth, once again, the who, what, who, what, why, when, where. Why are you doing these things? What are you doing this for? When do you plan on achieving the goal that you want? Etc, etc. So being a great consumer helps you to be a great salesman, because then you make it personal when you ask these questions.   Michael Hingson ** 24:48 Well, yeah. And you also learn how to be a good communicator if you're doing a decent job,   RaHeem Lindsey ** 24:55 yes, as well, absolutely.   Michael Hingson ** 25:00 I unexpectedly ended up going into sales, but I've learned those same basic tenants and those same basic things. And the reality is, you learn to be a good communicator, and you also learn that ultimately, good sales people really don't sell anything. First of all, the customers really got to want to buy it. And the good sales people guide customers to find what it is they really need. And I know I've had situations where my product wouldn't do what the customer wanted, and the last thing I would want to do would be to and I probably could have done it, convince them to buy my product anyway, even though it might not do everything, because I knew that come back to bite me.   RaHeem Lindsey ** 25:46 Yes, absolutely. Michael, I so concur. Um, touching on that real quick. So exactly the same thing with me, right? I would never sell a individual on something just because it was the item of the week, so to speak, right? We would have conference calls, and so we have, you know, one item, maybe two items, for the week that were the main point of sale, make sure that we're pushing this item to each and every customer, while I would offer that I was more in tune and cared about what they needed and what they wanted. So those questions we spoke about briefly here just a moment ago. And so by doing that, as you said, you develop a rapport and trust. They trust you now because they know that you're just you're just not going to give them any product, sell them any product just for the sake of the monetary gain, but we want you to get what you truly need. We want to make sure that your needs are met, and so they'll come back. And that's how you establish, you know, long term Jeopardy and long term relationships with customers, and then customers become friends clients, and there you have it, and that's how you know, you establish it and build from there. Absolutely what you said.   Michael Hingson ** 27:09 Did you ever have situations where your boss is wanting you to sell a product and you knew that it wasn't going to be what a particular customer wanted? Did you ever have some discussions or conversations with your bosses about that kind of thing.   RaHeem Lindsey ** 27:24 Did I ever have a conversation with them about that indirect, indirectly, that usually it went over well, once again, it's not about what you say, but it's how you say it, right? Michael, so I would say, what ifs what if I have a customer that is not in need of this particular product, but I mentioned it to them, so I'm still doing my job, right? I'm still doing as directed by the superiors. So I'm asking, What do you think about this product? Now, here's the funny thing, though, when we're dealing with, you know, GNC, right? So it's vitamins. There's a lot of things that compliment the other so sometimes, while not really pushing that specifically, I would say, hey, based upon your needs. I recommend this, but just so happens only if it was applicable, this product here will enhance your will enhance the results that you're looking for. And so I would present that to my superiors, my manager, because I was a store manager myself at my own store. So I would present that to them, and they would say, okay, Raheem, Hey, as long as you're, you know, mentioning the product, and you are pushing the product, to some extent, that's fine, okay, so that ended up working out for me, right?   Michael Hingson ** 29:03 So how long did you sell for? GNC?   RaHeem Lindsey ** 29:06 Ah, GNC, I sold for a little over a year. I enjoyed that. That's one of my favorite jobs. One of my most favorite jobs that I've ever had was GNC, just being able to serve. Being able to serve Michael is my thing. I find myself when I'm not able to serve others, I'm not content, right? I'm not I don't feel miserable at times, because I really live to serve. I have the heart of a servant.   Michael Hingson ** 29:41 So what did you do after GNC?   RaHeem Lindsey ** 29:43 After GNC, let's see here, after GNC, I was in restaurant for a minute. Worked at Five Guys Burgers as a store manager there. Also I'm an entrepreneur. I started. In a fried ice cream business? Yes, absolutely. So fried ice cream the first of its kind, right? Ever put into pints and gallons? Okay, so I started that myself back in 2017 the funny way that that even came about was I had lost my job building house trusts. Okay, so I've also done construction, which I'm in now. Currently, I do construction. I do concrete right now, but in this season of time, at the age that I am, I'll be 44 in August, everything is about purpose. Everything is about purpose. And I feel the Lord definitely pulling me more into that direction and being more in tune with that. So henceforth, opportunities like this to be on this podcast, this is in alignment with purpose. But anyhow, so 2017 I started the ice cream. I fried ice cream led me into being into retail for myself. I was in the mall twice. I had a few partnerships with a few local restaurants and so forth and so on. I was supposed to be on food, carnival foods, but I ended up missing that. I had a Oh my God, has some meaning of some sort. I end up missing that. So I fried ice cream was actually supposed to be on Carnival foods on Food Network. So we make quite a bit of feats and accomplishments with that. So there's that. And then I've also, like I said, the construction, telemarketing, my gosh, what else have I done? Probably more sales. And like I said, most recent, I'm in concrete construction. I've been doing that over the last three years, and so that kind of brings you to current but I'm kind of growing quite weary of it, just because I know that I have a story, I have a message. There's some things that God has put on my heart to teach as a minister, as a servant, as an evangelist, so many things that that that wrap up and make up Raheem, I don't put one title on myself, because the Lord has allowed Me and enabled me to be many things due to what I've endured throughout my life, has given me that, you know, variation of existence.   Michael Hingson ** 32:31 So, so tell me more about what you're looking at in terms of being an evangelist and so on, what you're what you're moving toward, and what you think you're   RaHeem Lindsey ** 32:40 going to do. So Well, I'll say, you know, right now, over the last, oh, my god, probably see three, three going, Whoa. No, four years. Let's say four years. Online ministry has been my go to my YouTube channel. Very much, relentless living online ministries where, you know, I do reels, so forth and so on. Really wanting to, I want to do much more than just give a word, but in today's society, you kind of draw them in more with the short term, you know, short term memory is very, very dominant anymore. We're not as much as consumers as we once were. And I think that's just due to the the way of, you know, the AIS and technology and so forth. It's made mankind a bit lazy if you let, if you let. Now, it's also very innovative and creative. And it challenges us to go further in our you know, our mindset, our cerebral capacity and so forth. So it can make you lazy if you allow it. By the same time, it can challenge you and allow you to express yourself in new ways and insight and creativity if you let it, such as myself, yourself, others, etc. So, but just you know, teaching others how to understand the word more, also giving, showing truth and Revelation through the word that applies to your everyday life, that will inspire, that will encourage and edify you, and then also helping you to be able to build business from it, which I've done and and and coaching and things of that nature. It's such a variation of it, but all stemming from what I shared earlier, which is, well, I didn't completely share, but I like to call it my relentless living pyramid. And the base of it is being a consumer. The middle of it servant in the peak is leadership, being a leader, but the most important is being a great consumer, because in order to be a great leader, he was first be a great consumer. Take in the needs, evaluate the. Needs of others. Do an assessment, if you will, right. And then, based upon that, we can better serve who are. Demographic is our tribe is right. And then, as we prove ourselves, we develop a rapport, friendships, so forth and so on. And now there's trust, and when there's trust, people allow you to lead them. And then, in order to remain a great leader, I like to call a servant leader, because the greatest leaders are servant leaders, because a great leader has to be a servant to remain a leader. And so you repeat that process in order to remain relevant, whether it's in marriage, business school, you name it, the relentless living pyramid applies for every facet of life. So in that space alone allows me I see myself speaking engagements, coaching, leadership, development. There's so much that comes from that space and that pyramid, because it applies to everything. And I've been through a lot, if I haven't been through it myself. Personally, I know someone close to me who has so that's the great thing about acknowledging and knowing from what you've come from and not despising it, but instead seeing that as a vehicle of momentum, as long as you have changed and learn from your mistakes, right to become better, that is actually added value, because now you can teach others where you did not fail at because you got through it. So remember that God brings you to it. To bring you through it, the storm that you face today is not to kill you. It's not to stop you, but it's meant to propel you. Because you are eagles. We are eagles. Eagles fly a fly with the storm. They fly towards the storm and use the momentum of the storm to carry them into the next destiny, step, destination for us, purpose. So do not see the storm as a opposition. See it as a opportunity for growth, development, pruning so   Michael Hingson ** 37:26 you you emphasize faith a lot. Yes, tell me. Tell me more about faith and what how you define it. And another question I would ask is, what role do you believe that faith plays in discovering your purpose? Okay? A lot of questions   RaHeem Lindsey ** 37:44 there. Okay, okay, okay, yes, absolutely, okay. I'll start the last one because that because I remember that one best. So okay, what role does faith play in finding purpose? Correct? Michael, yeah, okay, so I'll start with this. I guess maybe I could call it my mantra for relentless living ministries. And this will sum it up. And then I will go into more in depth, live in pursuit of your God given purpose, and then you will find life and life more abundantly. But how do you find your purpose? Okay, so how do you find your purpose? I want to start here. I believe you for myself speaking, I believe you have to incorporate God, because how can you find purpose if you do not include the One who created you with a purpose for himself, I believe is the purpose. So now further going, going even more in depth, finding purpose, going through the obstacles, going through the storms. So me going through being in the system as a adult, a young adult, me going through being in the foster care system as a child. Me going through being beaten and molested. Me going through being the black sheep of the family. Me going through at times, being deserted, okay, sometimes not being liked, not because of who I am, but because of who I am, because of a light that is in me, because of my faith, because of my belief, right? So being facing the facing the trials and the tribulations. Each and everything that you face and that you overcome helps establish you into walking into your divine purpose. I believe that your divine purpose is based upon everything that you have overcome, because most of us, and matter of fact, I can almost guarantee all of us in some way, shape or form, what we have gone through has helped shape our future. It's inevitable what we go through helps to shape our future. That's why decisions are so important. The decisions that we make today will affect our tomorrow. So everything that I've gone through in my past has. Purposed me to be able to help those that are in the same situation that I face, to help them overcome. Like I said, What nearly killed us will nearly kill the individuals that will be watching this podcast that they've endured, the trials, the hardship carrying their own cross, if you will. But yet they survive. Yet they're victorious. It's a reason why you're victorious. So you have to become what you were meant to say. So to speak for those that are you know men and women of faith, everybody knows Jesus, our Lord and Savior. Okay, I'll just go. I'm just going to go here. Scripture says, He who was, I'm sorry, He who knew no sin became sin. You have to become what you want to overcome. You have to go through what you are meant to overcome. Because if you don't endure it, you can't overcome it. There is no testimony without the test going here, being chosen, right? And being chosen, I believe, is part of purpose, because you're chosen for a something we're chosen for a someone you know in marriage, right? There's a someone we're chosen for that we choose, they choose us. So everyone wants to be chosen. Everyone wants to be the one, until they find out how much it cost, because to be chosen, it will cost you something, and it will cost you everything. To be chosen, it's cost you a lot, Michael, to be the man who you are today. It didn't just drop off the sky to you. Wasn't just fed to you. You had to endure some things, some hardships, some struggles, but you turned them into opportunities. Nonetheless. This is why you stand here today as the strong man that you are, because you never gave up. You remained relentless in the face of adversity.   Michael Hingson ** 42:04 So how do people learn to recognize that, and learn to recognize whether they're making the right choices?   RaHeem Lindsey ** 42:12 Okay, great question. So how do people learn to recognize that? I think the recognition is easy when we take ourselves out of the equation, and we look at it from a broader scope. And stop looking at why me, like in the, in the in the in the victim perspective, and think, Why me so the why me. The second why me is, why am I enduring this? There has to be a reason for this. Now, some things are self inflicted, and some things happen. Life happens. But even within that, there's always a lesson to be learned. Always lesson to be learned if we want to evolve now the lessons there, whether we like it or not, but we have to choose to want to see it, or we can be naive and we can neglect the fact that this has happened, and we can play the victim in every world and every role. Or we can choose to see that, hey, I'm victorious. I did overcome this, whether it's self inflicted or just life happened. But the easy way to know about these things are, I think every experience will increase the knowledge of the knowing.   Michael Hingson ** 43:33 But what I'm getting at, I think, is that in reality, until you are willing to stop and analyze and look at what you're doing, look at what's happened, look at why it's happened, and listen to your inner voice, if you will. Yes, that guides you until you're willing to do all of that, it's really very difficult to find out what your purpose ought to be or how you should proceed, and that's the thing that most people don't do, is take the time to be self analytical.   RaHeem Lindsey ** 44:10 Come on, absolutely. Michael, I agree 100% Absolutely. We don't take the time to be self analytical, and that it takes, it takes courage to do that, because sometimes we don't want to look at the reflection that's in the mirror. We brother, you know, cast the, you know, the judgment or the the you know, it's someone else's fault, play someone else at fault, the situation's fault. Oh, you know, I'm always, you know, the innocent one, but yet, at most times, if we're really honest with ourselves, we are our own worst enemy, and it's very unfortunate, and so that's why it's very necessary to confront ourselves on a daily basis and hold ourselves accountable. It so that we can have positive growth and development, because where there's accountability, there's also confrontation, whether it's with yourself or can be with others. Now, confrontation is good. There's good confrontation and bad confrontation, but ultimately, confrontation is good, because confrontation there has to be something confronted, and so something is a dress, then we cannot, we can't cover we can't we can't address it unless it's been spoken of, unless it's been, you know, brung up, right? We have to address it. So with that comes, you know, the accountability, and so accountability requires being uncomfortable   Michael Hingson ** 45:52 Well, or it requires that you recognize that there are lessons to be learned Absolutely, and you go out and recognize that you're going to be your best teacher and that you need to learn them. How do people overcome self doubt when they're when they're going through life and so on? How do you how do you get beyond all the self doubt? I think we've talked about it some, but, you know, I'm curious to see if you want to add   RaHeem Lindsey ** 46:17 to that absolutely, I'd love to Michael, so overcoming self doubt at some point in time in life, and there's been a few times, for every single individual, you have overcame something that you thought was nearly impossible, because if you, if you didn't, each and every one of us wouldn't be where we are today. Now. We could all be, obviously, maybe doing a bit better, but could always be a lot worse. So we discover so I lost print thought, repeat that one more time. I'm so sorry, Michael.   Michael Hingson ** 46:55 I was just asking how people deal with and how do you overcome self doubt to be able to advance and move forward.   RaHeem Lindsey ** 47:01 Okay, so overcome this self doubt. Remember that you know what. I have to go. I have to go here. I have to go here. Greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world? This is how I help myself, and I hope that it helps all of us. It will help all of us say that once more, Greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world? Okay? So you get some people, may, you know, it might be the inner voice for me, it's God, Jesus, you know, he's the wrong. Same thing, okay, same thing, right? What does the inner voice say about you? What does God say about you? You are fearfully and wonderfully made in God's image. See the this thing here, the flesh, the carnality, will always feed you the lies, because you'll always see just what is in front of you. But the inner voice is what gives you vision, right? So when you have vision, when you're looking outside the physical parameter of things, you see the greater, okay? And you want to see yourself by the inside voice. The inside voice says that you're perfectly, wonderfully made the image of God through Christ, Jesus. You can do all things. You are great. You are amazing. You are wonderful. These things, you are the you are the victor, no longer the victim. Okay, you are the head, not the tail. These are the things, the positive things that are truth, that are said about you, said about me, each and every one of us. So when we learn to see beyond the present circumstance and remember this, it's not always what it looks like, especially when it comes to yourself. Anything that is that is opposite of the positive things that have been spoken of you, that you know about yourself, even is a lie of the enemy. So you have to be willing to know the truth, willing to walk by faith and not by sight. I will add this in, for faith comes by hearing and hearing the Word of God. Faith. Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. So you may have been the drug addict, you may have been the the alcoholic, but I see you as the doctor, as the lawyer, as the nurse, as the store manager, so forth and so on. We have to feed ourselves with the positivity, but the knowing who you are, for me comes from the word. It's times I struggle with myself. I'm like, I don't think I'm the greatest person in the world, but then I have to go back and I reflect. I go back to the world. What does God say about rain? What does God say about you? That's the truth, not the lies that the world may spill upon you and try to demonize your name and slander your reputation, assassinate your character, not those things. Things that might have happened, but you are not that. So seeing the greater in you for me and that will share with anyone that I have the opportunity to encounter you, got to go back to what the inner says about you, the inner self, because the inner you is great, despite what you may go through on the exterior and what is inside will soon come outside. It will reflect   Michael Hingson ** 50:29 you mentioned earlier, the whole concept of being a servant leader. What is a servant leader?   RaHeem Lindsey ** 50:34 A servant leader? A servant leader is one who, obviously, they I see them as being an empath of some extent. I think a great leader has to be empathetic. Because I believe you have to be empathetic in order to want to solve one's needs, to care about their needs. Now it's one thing just to be in business, and this is what separates a servant leader from a leader. A leader may be great and sells the sofa and so on right, and they're leading. But do they care? Are they gathering the Intel of the consumers because of a want and a desire to change lives and to help others. So you have to be a great servant in order to be that great leader. And when you're a great servant leader, you serve based upon the needs of others, and that brings life into you. By giving life unto others by fulfilling their needs. You find your need being met, and you develop that trust and that relationship, and then you leave. But you lead, not only to have that title, forget the title. It's not about the title, but you're led because you're called to lead, because the people trust you and you have been enabled to and you have the insight to based upon being a great consumer, and you want to serve others, you have to be a servant. So consumer servant leadership, once again, the pyramid kind of sums that up and gives you, you know, a synopsis of that. How you know being a great servant leader. They have to be all those things, consumer, servant leader, servant leader, and then repeat, in order to remain relevant, it can never be about you. To be a great leader, it can never be about you. It has to be about the people whom you're serving. Because the moment it becomes about you, it becomes singular. And if you're only there to help self, guess what? At some point in time, you may run out of needs, but when you're serving the capacity of many, there is always a need to be met, and not only that, you're operating in purpose. So I like to share with people this, this, this, this train of thought, if you will. Everyone's always, you know, concerned about financials, right? Money, right? Not me, it's purpose. Because if you chase purpose, the money will follow chase your purpose. Because here's the thing, as scripture says, I'll go here once again, money answereth all things, not something people may say initially and whatnot, oh my god, money, money, money, right for those that are, you know, you know, into the word things like that, right, as myself, sometimes we get it misconstrued and say, Well, money is evil. No, it's not. It depends on whose hands it's in. The word says the love of money is the root of all evil. The love when you love the money over the inner voice over God so forth, then it's the root of all evil, because people will do anything for money. But when you're operating on purpose, you're on divine assignment, it's bigger than you, and so money answers all things, right? But what happens when it's singular? It's just you. There's only so many needs one person can have, so there's no longer a call for the money to answer. And this is kind of a illustration, a parable, if you will. You know, you pick up the phone, it's because someone called Money answers all things. So there has to be a call in order for the money to answer, being a need the call a need for money to answer. But what happens when all your needs are answered as a one individual? It's done, but when you're operating out of purpose, your purpose outlives you. Purpose creates legacy, and purpose helps fulfill others other than yourself, so you're constantly on assignment, so therefore you always stay in motion.   Michael Hingson ** 54:48 So how do you balance personal ambition and serving others?   RaHeem Lindsey ** 54:54 Personal ambition and serving others? Wonderful question. Michael, personal ambition. And serving others, because it's it's why, it's why I'm here. It's my assignment, Michael, it's my purpose in life. As I mentioned earlier, I literally I feel terrible when I'm not able to help others. I'd much rather give than receive any day, because I've been through so much, and I know what it's like to need and others have the wrong perspective of you and not want to help you based upon what somebody else has said. And it's the wrong narrative, it's the wrong story, it's a lie. And then some things may be a bit true. There's some things that, oh, well, yeah, that that is true, but I'm not that. I'm not the individual anymore. That was, that was a mistake that I made, but it does not define me. I know it's like to be misunderstood. I know what it's like to be in need. That's why it's so good that I have went through and endured everything that I have in my life because it's made me appreciative of help when it comes, and it's given me such a capacity with the void that has been left in me because of what I have endured to want to help others, that that's that's my purpose. It may it makes when I, when I, when I have a chance to speak unto other people. I speak life unto them. If I have the opportunity to help somebody financially, it's, it's my pleasure, it's, it's a duty, because I know it's my assignment. Based upon everything that Rahim has went through. I went through and experienced homelessness. I've, I've had a mother that was addicted to hardcore drugs. I've been in the system, both incarceration and as a child, you know, being in the foster care and so forth. I've endured all these things. So it's given me a heart for people that are in the same situations. So it's not too many people you know that themselves or don't know somebody directly close to them, that hasn't been incarcerated, that hasn't been a victim of something in the system as a child, that hasn't had a close loved one, that's battled an addiction, if not yourself, that hasn't went through homelessness, that hasn't been, you know, rejected by the family, you know, a black sheep or whatever have you, that you know all those things and some so I remember what it's like, and some of those things I still endure. And I'm like, all I want to do is to help and to love and to serve. If I do nothing else in life, I'm good with that. I'm fine with that, because I know that's my purpose. Well, oh, go ahead, yes and yeah, go ahead and so just just just knowing that. Like I said, You know what you go through life, ladies and gentlemen, what you go through in life, pay close attention. Hindsight is 2020. That is a part of your purpose, what you overcame. I promise you a lot of people, how do I find purpose? How do I find purpose? It's not as hard as we make it, and I can probably deny and I share this with so many people, and they you're absolutely right, and if it doesn't lead directly, if it doesn't define purpose for you, it helps lead you to your purpose. So don't despise anything that you grow through. But yet, please, learn from it. Learn from it and gain insight.   Michael Hingson ** 58:38 How do you think one can cultivate a let me, yeah, how do you think that one can cultivate a servant leadership mindset in their lives?   RaHeem Lindsey ** 58:52 By I would say by first, you can't it can't be about self. You can't be about self. Now we'll say this, okay, and it's not contradictory, if you, if you take it in the right state of mind, okay, and get what I'm saying, what I'm not saying, you have to be able to help yourself before you can help someone else, because you cannot pour from an empty cup. But knowing that what's in the cup is for you, in the overflow of whatever it may be, your anointing, your finances, your time, your energy, your space, the overflow, once your needs are met, it's for others. So there's a time to think about self initially, because you have to work and develop yourself, you have to fill yourself so that you have something to give. But then once those need once the need is met. So I guess next would be, when is the need met? Well, let's put it in this kind of illustration. Let's say you've got rent, right? Right? It's going to this something everybody can relate to. You got rent, or you got your mortgage. The mortgage is paid, right? The the electrics paid, but you got an exceedingly, you know, amount of of financials left after that. Now you have to be wise. Always exercise wisdom, right? But after that, okay, well, I'm good. My needs met. You know, I've got clothes on my back. You know, there's gas in the car, etc, etc, whatever. Now it is not good for you to hold because God gives seed to the giver. I mean seed to the sower. You see, if you hold what you have in your hand, once again, dealing with singular possessiveness, right? It stays there. It goes no farther than where you set your feet. But the moment you open up your hand, what do you have in your hand? What do you have in your hand? And you spread it and you then it multiplies, right? It multiplies. So it cannot be just about you. We have to get out of the the self mindset? But know that, yes, you have to be able to help yourself before you can help others. Once again, you can't pour from empty cup. But after that, remove self from it and realize that everything that you've gotten, everything that you have obtained, is by the grace of God, that's simply what you've done. Because some things, I'm quite sure, if you look back, how in the world did I do that? And someone helped you, like I said, we cannot be great by ourselves. So it takes a community. It takes individuals. It takes a unit in unity, right? So how to go about that? We move self out the equation and think, How can I serve in a capacity where I have been afflicted in my life, where I overcame, because if you're a decent human being, by my beliefs, you will have a void in your heart, a concern in your heart, and you're drawn towards individuals who are going through what you went through, because you remember what it was like. I wish I had someone who would have understood. I wish I had someone that have spoken a kind word to me, said, I love you when I needed it most, instead of turn their back on me, instead of opposed me, I wish someone would have lended a hand when I was short on the rent, short on the electricity bill, and yes, I was doing everything that I could. So Wow. To reflect back on those things, should give you a heart of gratitude, because obviously you were able, you were able to overcome it by some way. Someone gave you a hand. Somebody, everybody's had somebody help them. And so you may have more rejections than the help. And so the thing   Michael Hingson ** 1:03:00 yes please. And so the thing to do is to pay it forward. Pay it   RaHeem Lindsey ** 1:03:04 forward, simply put, Michael, yes, I'm sorry. I'm long winded at times.   Michael Hingson ** 1:03:10 Well, I hear you and I understand and I appreciate all the things that you've said. If people want to reach out to you, how do they do that?   RaHeem Lindsey ** 1:03:18 You can reach out to me there's I'll start with email. That's Raheem Lindsey, 80 one@gmail.com   1:03:29 spell that for me, if you would. That's K, A,   RaHeem Lindsey ** 1:03:33 H, E, E, M, as in man Lindsey, L I, N, D, S, e, y, 80 one@gmail.com Raheem Lindsey, 80 one@gmail.com Okay, and then, and you can reach out to me for you know, whatever speak, counsel, leadership, whatever it may be. Then also, I have my YouTube channel, relentless living online ministries. It is exactly that relentless living International Ministries on YouTube, you'll see this gorgeous face here.   Michael Hingson ** 1:04:13 Okay, so the name of the channel, again, is relentless living. Relentless living, yes,   RaHeem Lindsey ** 1:04:19 okay, yep. Relentless living ministries on YouTube. And so, yeah, I have those two things there. And, you know, if need further, then, you know, I'm always free, you know, to, you know, give out my contact, you know, which is more than more than more than welcome to utilize. I have no problem with that as well.   Michael Hingson ** 1:04:40 Well, I want to thank you for being here and giving people a lot of insight. I hope people will take it to heart. I've always been a great fan of the whole concept of servant leadership. I think it's extremely important. And I think any good leader is or should be, a servant leader. Otherwise you're. Are missing a lot of the dimensions of what leadership is all about. So I want to thank you for being here, and I want to thank everyone who was listening today for being here. Love to hear from you. Love your thoughts. Please email me at Michael H i@accessibe.com accessibe is spelled A, C, C, E, S, S, I, B, E, so it's Michael M, I, C, H, A, E, L, H, i@accessibe.com, and wherever you're listening, please give us a five star review for the podcast episode. We love it, we appreciate it, and we really do value all that you have to say to us and about us. If you know anyone who ought to be a guest on the podcast, and Rahim as well. For you, if you know anyone else who ought to be a guest, we'd love to hear from you, or please give us an introduction to anyone who you think ought to be a guest. We're always looking for people, because I think everyone has a story to tell. And the reality is, as Rahim is so greatly demonstrated today, we can deal with whatever circumstances come along, but it's our choice to make, to deal with things, and we can choose to do it or not that is up to us. Absolutely. We can listen to God or not, that is up to us. So thank you again, everyone for being here. And Rahim, I want to thank you once more for being here. This has been wonderful,   RaHeem Lindsey ** 1:06:21 absolute pleasure. Michael, I just, I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart, once again, complete honor. I've enjoyed just your your your intellect, your wisdom and the Great, the great questions that you've asked may for, I think, a great podcast session as many others before me as I've had the privilege of watching, so I just I thank you. God. Bless you, and continue doing what you're doing, being an inspiration, a great servant leader and just innovation to many an inspiration and motivation.   **Michael Hingson ** 1:07:00 You have been listening to the Unstoppable Mindset podcast. Thanks for dropping by. I hope that you'll join us again next week, and in future weeks for upcoming episodes. To subscribe to our podcast and to learn about upcoming episodes, please visit www dot Michael hingson.com slash podcast. Michael Hingson is spelled m i c h a e l h i n g s o n. While you're on the site., please use the form there to recommend people who we ought to interview in upcoming editions of the show. And also, we ask you and urge you to invite your friends to join us in the future. If you know of any one or any organization needing a speaker for an event, please email me at speaker at Michael hingson.com. I appreciate it very much. To learn more about the concept of blinded by fear, please visit www dot Michael hingson.com forward slash blinded by fear and while you're there, feel free to pick up a copy of my free eBook entitled blinded by fear. The unstoppable mindset podcast is provided by access cast an initiative of accessiBe and is sponsored by accessiBe. Please visit www.accessibe.com . AccessiBe is spelled a c c e s s i b e. There you can learn all about how you can make your website inclusive for all persons with disabilities and how you can help make the internet fully inclusive by 2025. Thanks again for Listening. Please come back and visit us again next week.

Host Ricky Cheese brings together Joe Lowe, Jared Reber, and Brennon Chambers for a powerful Sober October conversation—wrestling, fatherhood, faith, and the real work of breaking addiction.What you'll hear:Joe's path from daily drinking to 620+ days sober, UNC Greensboro HOF, and competing at the U.S. OpenJared on giving up alcohol for his son, running 100+ mile months, and the mindset of a championBrennon Chambers' 10 years sober, teaching chemistry & GED, and mentoring teens through the opioid/fentanyl crisisWhy “champions don't cut corners,” building discipline, and planting seeds in youth wrestling roomsThe role of family, faith, and community in staying sober—beyond just OctoberGuestsJoe Lowe — Coach & former D1 wrestlerJared Reber — Coach, runner, dadCoach Chambers — Chemistry teacher & coachNeed help?If you're struggling with alcohol, drugs, gambling, porn, or any addiction—reach out. You're not alone. If you're in the wrestling community, message The Florida Wrestling Room or Ricky Cheese and we'll point you to support.Support the show

Es gibt ein neues Medikament gegen Alzheimer. Die Neurologin Elisabeth Stögmann über das Wirkprinzip, die Risiken und die Erfolgsaussichten von neuen Therapien. Ein Podcast vom Pragmaticus.Das Thema:Lecanemab heißt der neue Wirkstoff, der erstmals gegen die Ursachen der Alzheimer-Erkrankung zu Felde zieht: die Amyloid-beta-Plaques, die sich im Gehirn von Alzheimer-Kranken anlagern und die Denkfähigkeit zerstören. Anfang September hat der erste Patient in Österreich diese Substanz erhalten. „Es ist ein Meilenstein“, ist Neurologin Elisabeth Stögmann, Präsidentin der Alzheimer-Gesellschaft Österreich, überzeugt.In diesem Podcast beschreibt sie, wie dieses neue Medikament wirkt, für wen es in Frage kommt und mit welcher Wirksamkeit gerechnet werden kann. Und sie gibt auch Auskunft darüber, welche anderen Substanzen noch in der Pipeline gegen Alzheimer sind. Ein Gespräch über Status Quo, Perspektive und Prävention einer Erkrankung, von der 150.000 Menschen in Österreich betroffen sind.Unser Gast in dieser Folge: Elisabeth Stögmann ist Neurologin, ihr Spezialgebiet ist Alzheimer. Sie leitet die Gedächtnisambulanz am Wiener AKH und erforscht die Genetik, Entstehung und biomolekularen Eigenschaften der Erkrankung. Dazu ist sie an vielen internationalen Forschungsprojekten beteiligt, darunter die große EU-Horizont 2020-Studie und klinische Studien zu Medikamenten. Sie hat bei über 100 begutachteten (peer reviewed) Publikationen mitgewirkt. Stögmann ist derzeit auch Präsidentin der Österreichischen Alzheimer-Gesellschaft, Referentin auf internationalen Konferenzen und arbeitet mit Institutionen in ganz Europa zusammen.Dies ist ein Podcast von Der Pragmaticus. Sie finden uns auch auf Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn und X (Twitter).  

Der Lange fragt sich, wie man wohl ohne Gedächtnis lebt? Er steigert sich so in diese Frage hinein, dass der Kurze viel Geduld mit ihm aufbringen muss. Geht das gut aus? Aus der OHRENBÄR-Hörgeschichte: Die ganz alltäglichen Abenteuer des Langen und seiner Freund, 1 (Folge 7 von 7) von Hubert Schirneck. Es liest: Gerd Wameling. ▶ Mehr Hörgeschichten empfohlen ab 4: https://www.ohrenbaer.de/podcast/empfohlen-ab-4.html ▶ Mehr Infos unter https://www.ohrenbaer.de & ohrenbaer@rbb-online.de

In Städten wie Genf, Chur oder auch Olten ist die billige Droge Crack gerade omnipräsent. Das erinnert an eine offene Drogenszene, die sich ins nationale Gedächtnis gebrannt hat: den Platzspitz in Zürich.Damals ging es vor allem um Heroin, weggeworfene Spritzen und das Elend, das durch die Szenen auf dem Platzspitz und am Letten sichtbar wurden. Heute, 30 Jahre nach der Räumung des Platzspitz und des Letten, wird vor allem Crack konsumiert. Seit 2020 hat sich der Konsum hierzulande verdreifacht.Wie gefährlich ist diese Entwicklung? Was sind die Parallelen zum Platzspitz? Was gibt es für präventive Massnahmen, damit sich die tragischen Szenen aus den 90er-Jahren nicht wiederholen?Yann Cherix vom Ressort Reportagen & Storytelling hat André Seidenberg getroffen, der Arzt auf dem Platzspitz war, und mit ihm über den Drogenkonsum von damals und heute gesprochen. Seidenberg sagt: «Ich habe ein Déjà-vu.»In einer neuen Folge des täglichen Podcasts «Apropos» spricht Yann Cherix von diesem Treffen und ordnet die aktuellen Entwicklungen rund um den Crackkonsum in der Schweiz ein.Host: Alexandra AreggerProduzent: Tobias HolzerArtikel zum Thema: Er war der Arzt vom Platzspitz – heute sagt er: «Ich habe ein Déjà-vu»Stadt Zürich macht Kehrtwende – und eröffnet Anlaufstelle für auswärtige Drogenabhängige«Es reicht!» – Crack bringt eine Zürcher Nachbarschaft zum Verzweifeln«Eine Vermischung mit dem Langstrassen-Partyvolk wollen wir verhindern»«Apropos»-Folge zur Lettenräumung: Vor 30 Jahren endete das Drogenelend – was hat man daraus gelernt? Unser Tagi-Spezialangebot für Podcast-Hörer:innen: tagiabo.chHabt ihr Feedback, Ideen oder Kritik zu «Apropos»? Schreibt uns an podcasts@tamedia.ch Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Herzlich Willkommen zur 146. Ausgabe des BiketourGlobal Podcast Season 2!Sara und Andreas waren bereits viermal mit dem Rad in Kirgisistan unterwegs – und haben das Land so intensiv erlebt wie kaum jemand. In dieser Folge erzählen sie, warum sie immer wieder zurückkehren, was Kirgisistan so einzigartig macht und welche Momente ihnen besonders im Gedächtnis geblieben sind. Es geht um Vorbereitung, Ausrüstung, Begegnungen mit Locals und die Faszination, die dieses Land zu einem der spannendsten Bikepacking-Spots der Welt macht.Viel Spaß!ShownotesSara auf Instagram https://www.instagram.com/breakaway_sara/Andreas auf Instagram https://www.instagram.com/krookie_/Quelle MusikTropic Fuse - French Fuse aus dem YT Creator StudioQuelle Bilder Sara & Andreas

After Kat learned she was pregnant, she dropped out of high school to care for her daughter. Fifteen years later, Kat was a working mother of three who dreamed of becoming a licensed beautician. With humility and tenacity, she became a student again in a free GED support program. It was humbling to go back to school after so long, but worth it. “This program changed my life!” Kat said. “My teacher was amazing and offered so much encouragement.” Remaining teachable may be one of the most difficult things we can do. The Bible speaks of having a teachable heart that’s open to God’s wisdom. The poetry of Proverbs paints a picture of two women calling out to passersby—wisdom and folly (Proverbs 9:1-6;13-18). Those who listen to wisdom receive correction with grace. They “add to their learning” and become even wiser (v. 9). They habitually “walk in the way of insight” (v. 6) and seat themselves at wisdom’s table for instruction. Their obedience leads to a full life (v. 11). In contrast, those who listen to folly hate being corrected or criticized. They insult anyone who tries to instruct them (vv. 7-8). Humility comes from fearing God—acknowledging that He is “the Holy One” and we are not (v. 10). It’s not easy to stay teachable, but it also brings freedom to admit we don’t know it all and we still need help. Wisdom calls to us. How will we respond?

Wie starke Sätze dein Marketing unwiderstehlich machen. Erfahre, warum die richtigen Worte den Unterschied ausmachen. Werde Verkaufspsychologie Experte TÜV Zertifiziert: https://matthiasniggehoff.de/tuv-zertifizierung In dieser Folge zeige ich dir, warum prägnante Botschaften der Schlüssel zu erfolgreichem Marketing und Vertrieb sind. Du erfährst, wie magische Sätze im Kopf bleiben und Kunden aktivieren – egal ob auf Webseiten, in Anzeigen oder Social Media. Ich erkläre, warum Einfachheit entscheidend ist und wie du psychologische Filter im Gehirn deiner Zielgruppe überwindest. Mit konkreten Beispielen und der Promille-Strategie bekommst du praxisnahe Impulse, wie du deine Marketingbotschaften auf das nächste Level hebst. Lass dich inspirieren, deine Kommunikation so zu gestalten, dass sie garantiert im Gedächtnis bleibt und messbar wirkt.

Am 30. Januar 1972 verwandelt sich ein Protestmarsch in der nordirischen Stadt Derry in ein Massaker: Britische Fallschirmjäger eröffnen das Feuer auf unbewaffnete Demonstranten. Was wie eine Eskalation zwischen Soldaten und Steinewerfern erscheint, ist in Wahrheit ein Fanal für einen großen Konflikt: den jahrzehntelangen Bürgerkrieg zwischen Katholiken und Protestanten, der IRA und der britischen Regierung. Dieser "Bloody Sunday” wird zum Wendepunkt - er treibt Tausende in die Arme der IRA, entfremdet Nordirland noch stärker vom britischen Staat und macht den Konflikt international sichtbar. Wir lassen das Blutbad von Derry als Tatort lebendig werden und blicken auch auf die Musik, die dieses Verbrechen in unser Gedächtnis gebrannt hat.

More and more adults are realizing that they have experienced trauma in their lives. We may not have realized it at the time. But, now, as adults, we are working through issues, emotions, and struggles and coming to terms wtih the fact that we've carried the burden of trauma for years. Or, perhaps we are very aware that we experienced trauma in our past and are trying to work our way through it while wondering if our faith in God could help us. It's an intriguing question and one that our guest knows all too well. If you have been wrestling with trauma and seeking God in your healing, this is the podcast episode for you. Guest Info: Calvin Bagley was raised in a home where education was withheld, modern medicine was forbidden, and extreme religious beliefs replaced love with fear. He was injected with horse medicine instead of being taken to the doctor. His meals were rationed,and his joy was policed. His education consisted of being taught to read by his older sister afteraccidentally learning the alphabet backwards. His world was one of poverty, abuse, neglect, and secrecy. And yet, he broke free. Today, Calvin Bagley is a nationally recognized entrepreneur and the founder of Nuvo Health, a Medicare-focused company that's helped over 60 thousand people navigate health insurance with honesty and heart. His companies, including The Medicare Store, Medicare Hub, and PlanFit, are transforming the healthcare industry (often known for predatory tactics) by putting people before profits and ethics before compensation. Calvin is the author of Hiding from the School Bus, a memoir that chronicles his journey from hiding in the sagebrush to avoid the school bus to standing tall and building multimillion-dollar businesses, traveling to all 50 states and all seven continents, and thriving with his family grounded in love and faith. Calvin was the seventh of nine children. As an infant, his mother handed him to his teenage sister, saying, "This one's yours."; His sister cared for him as if she were his mother until the age of three, when his father forcibly took him from her arms, shouting, "You are not his mother!"; She was never allowed to touch him again.  He was a perpetual outsider, even facing incredible pain at scout camp, when a group of boys attacked him, wielding cactus-covered sticks. At 19, he left home to serve a mission in Brazil for the LDS Church. This changed the trajectory of his life forever. He returned home determined to change his fate. He self-studied and earned a GED at 21. After bombing a college placement exam, his college applications were all denied, but he talked a college admissions counselor into giving him a trial run as a non-admitted student. He later became the most unlikely college graduate, earning a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).  His story includes pain and trauma, but also many small triumphs that cumulatively shape his life and personality and have led to his resilient nature. He learned to swim at 22, traveled the world as a flight attendant, rose through the ranks at Bank of America from a teller to a Consumer Market Manager, and married the woman he now calls his saving grace. Calvin doesn't just share a story-he opens a door. On the other side of the door is what's possible when you refuse to let your past define your future.

What if the “quiet season” wasn't your biggest booking struggle, but your greatest business opportunity? In this eye-opening episode, Sarah Riley is joined by Ged Brown from Low Season Traveller to explore a powerful shift happening in tourism that few are talking about, but that savvy glamping business owners, retreat leaders, and unique holiday rental hosts need to hear. Together, they unpack: Why rising global travel is creating chaos during peak seasons, and what that means for boutique hosts How low season travel benefits everyone... your guests, your profits, and the planet Proven strategies to increase bookings, impact, and guest satisfaction during slower months Ged's journey creating the world's first platform for off-peak travel, and why it's changing the game If you're ready to stop chasing high-season chaos and start designing a glamping or short-stay business that thrives all year round, this conversation will shift your perspective and ignite new ideas. Plus, you'll learn how to build a brand that values connection over crowds, and sustainability over saturation, so your unique hospitality experience stays in demand no matter the season. __________ Sarah Riley - Glamping, retreats, events, and guest attraction  Courses. Guided Growth. Done-for-You Marketing. Learn it - join our tribe - or let us handle it Glamping Academy & Owners Club https://inspiredcourses.com Boutique marketing studio https://inspiredcollectiveltd.com/    Ged Brown - Low Season Traveller https://lowseasontraveller.com/ 

Seit ihrer Gründung 2016 hat sich die Band Gewalt mit harten Riffs und dröhnenden Bassläufen einen festen Platz im kollektiven Gedächtnis ihrer Hörerschaft erspielt. Auf ihrem neuen Album "Doppeldenk" treiben Gewalt ihre Klangsprache weiter in Richtung elektronischer Experimente und performativer Wucht. Mit ihrer bisher größten Berlin-Show eröffnen Gewalt am 2. Oktober 2025 im RSO die "Life is Live"-Tour – begleitet von der Cold-Punk-Formation Elektrokohle.

Die LA-Singer-Songwriterin Aimee Mann schaut genau hin und findet perfekte Reime für ihre oft traurigen Geschichten. Diese sind jedoch nie destruktiv, sondern voller Hoffnung und lakonischem Trost. Die 65-jährige Mann hat eine loyale Fangemeinde, zu der unter anderem auch Prominente wie Michelle und Barack Obama sowie zahlreiche Musikerinnen und Künstler gehören. Kritiker loben ihr Werk, kommerziell erfolgreich ist sie jedoch nie – wohl auch, weil sie sich früh abseits vom Musikbusiness eigene Wege ging. Für ihr Schaffen lässt sie sich viel Zeit: in 30 Jahren hat Mann 10 Alben veröffentlicht. Ihre Songs sind originell und detailverliebt arrangiert und bleiben so lange Zeit im Gedächtnis hängen. Chris Weber, Tontechniker bei SRF, Musiker und Singer-Songwriter, erzählt im Gespräch mit Annina Salis, warum ihn Aimee Mann als «Gesamtpaket» so inspiriert. Die gespielten Titel: Interpret:in: Titel (Album / Label) - Aimee Mann: One (Magnolia. Music from the Motion Picture / Reprise Records 1999) - Aimee Mann: Fifty Years After the Fair (Whatever / Original release: Imago 1993; Reissue: Geffen Records) - Til Tuesday: Voices Carry (Til Tuesday: Voices Carry / Epic 1985) - Aimee Mann: Jacob Marley's Chain (Whatever / Original release: Imago 1993; Reissue: Geffen Records) - Aimee Mann: Momentum (Magnolia. Music from the Motion Picture / Reprise Records 1999) - Aimee Mann: Humpty Dumpty (Lost in Space / SuperEgo, V2, 2002) - Aimee Mann: That's How I Knew This Story Would Break My Heart (The Forgotten Arm / SuperEgo, V2, 2005) - Aimee Mann: Freeway (@#%&*! Smilers / SuperEgo 2008) - Aimee Mann: Give Me Fifteen (Queens of the Summer Hotel / SuperEgo Records 2021)

Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Kem. Platinum-selling R&B artist, author of Share My Life

Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Kem. Platinum-selling R&B artist, author of Share My Life

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Send us a textAuthor Calvin Bagley, in his own words, "I was raised in an extremist Mormon household where public school was considered evil, modern medicine was distrusted, and silence was a survival tactic. I wasn't just homeschooled, I was “no-schooled,” hidden from the world and denied a basic education, safety, and freedom.  Despite growing up in severe physical, emotional, and spiritual abuse, I taught myself how to read, how to think, how to lead—and eventually, how to love. I became educated, earned my GED and college degree, and went on to build multiple successful companies. I even became a bishop in the same church my parents once used as a weapon to justify their extremism."  This is his story.  Listen now. https://www.legacylaunchpadpub.com/We are forming a NEW GROUP!  Join the current group to stay up to date on the move and to get your personal invitation to join!Contact US:  Rumble/ YouTube/ IG: @powerofmanpodcastEmail: powerofmanpodcast@gmail.com.Twitter: @rorypaquetteLooking for Like-Minded Fathers and Husbands? Join our Brotherhood!"Power of Man Within" , in Facebook Groups:https://www.facebook.com/groups/490821906341560/?ref=share_group_linkFree Coaching Consultation call whenever you are ready... Message me!Believe it!

Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Dr. Jamal Harrison Bryant.

Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Dr. Jamal Harrison Bryant.

Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Dr. Jamal Harrison Bryant.

Strip Club King: The Story of Joe RednerCharismatic to some and revolting to others. Joe Redner owns one of the most famous nude clubs in America, the Mons Venus. Meet the man that has been arrested over 140 times, earned his GED in jail at age 40, and has run for local public office 7 times.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.