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Are you building your business from your "Gold Star Strengths" - the talents that get you paid and praised but leave you feeling drained and unfulfilled? In this episode, Victoria reveals why the strengths you've worked hardest to develop might be keeping you from your highest potential. Discover the difference between Gold Star Strengths (learned abilities that create effort and resistance) and your natural genius (innate gifts that create flow and energy). Victoria explains how these Gold Star Strengths can become sabotages that require more effort for fewer results, and why so many successful women entrepreneurs feel like they're running a beautiful prison instead of a business that lights them up. Learn how Human Design reveals your unique energetic blueprint for accessing your natural genius, and get introduced to Victoria's SOULution methodology - a six-step approach to building a Human Design-Powered Business that honors who you're designed to be, not who you think you should be. If you're tired of chasing recognition and ready to unlock the business that's been waiting inside you all along, this episode is your roadmap from Gold Stars to Genius.   In This Episode: The difference between Gold Star Strengths and natural genius Why the talents that get you paid might be keeping you from your purpose How Gold Star Strengths become Gold Star Sabotages Why successful women entrepreneurs often feel unfulfilled despite their achievements How Human Design reveals your unique energetic blueprint for genius Introduction to the SOULution methodology for building a Human Design-Powered Business Key Takeaways: Gold Star Strengths are learned abilities that create effort and resistance Natural genius comes from innate energetic gifts that create flow and energy Building from Gold Star Strengths can create a "beautiful prison" business Human Design maps the difference between what you've learned to be good at vs. what you're designed to be great at The SOULution approach helps you move from Gold Stars to Genius   Resources Mentioned: at victoriagibson.com Connect with Victoria: Website: victoriagibson.com Instagram: @iamvictoriagibson Get your free Human Design report: victoriagibson.com Next Steps: Ready to discover your natural genius? to learn how to move from Gold Stars to Genius and build the Human Design-Powered Business that's been waiting inside you all along. Love this episode? Subscribe to Human Design-Powered Business and leave a review to help other entrepreneurs discover their natural genius!

Send us a textTrigger alert: this episode includes discussion about a murder-suicide event which could be traumatic for some listeners. In this episode of the Midlife With Courage™ podcast, host Kim sits down with life coach Rhonda Britten to discuss the pivotal role of fear in our lives and how to overcome it. Rhonda, who has a compelling personal story of witnessing a tragic family event, shares her journey from trauma and alcoholism to becoming a master life coach. She highlights the importance of understanding fear, making daily courageous choices, and taking small steps like acknowledging personal preferences to transform one's life. Rhonda emphasizes that many of our negative behaviors are fear responses and provides practical advice on how to reframe these behaviors to foster personal growth. Tune in to learn more about Rhonda's transformative work and gain valuable insights on living a courageous midlife.00:00 Introduction to Midlife With Courage00:17 Meet Rhonda Britten: Life Coach and Author00:48 Rhonda's Journey: Discovering Fear and Courage03:19 The Dark Night of the Soul05:26 Transformative Choices and Daily Courage15:24 Embracing Feelings and Personal Growth22:36 Daily Choices and Self-Reflection23:16 Gold Stars and Small Wins24:50 Midlife Realizations and Life Coaching26:23 Understanding and Overcoming Fear29:07 The Language of Fear30:03 Fear Responses and Self-Compassion32:48 Fearless Living Resources35:52 Sharing Personal Stories38:30 Living a Life Without Regrets39:28 Final Thoughts and MantraRhonda continues to help anyone who is ready to live without fear by offering a free course called Stretch, Risk or Die and you can access it HERE. This is a short course of 3 short videos that will help you get more confidence and results. You can go to www.fearlessliving.org for more information and details about all that Rhonda has for you. Get your free ebook called Daily Habits for Hormonal Harmony by going to my website. This free guide will help you balance your hormones through some easy daily activities. Just add your email to the popup and your guide will be on its way to your inbox.From morning until bedtime, you can help yourself feel better! Support the showKim Benoy is a retired RN, Certified Aromatherapist, wife and mom who is passionate about inspiring and encouraging women over 40. She wants you to see your own beauty, value and worth through sharing stories of other women just like you.Would you like to get a "sneak" listen to each podcast? Subscribe to my website to get my weekly inspirational message and a link to that week's podcast a day ahead of everyone else! Just click the link below to get on the list! SUBSCRIBE WEBSITEFACEBOOK

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Am 21.5.1944, also heute vor 81 Jahren, hat Astrid Lindgren ihrer Tochter Karin die Geschichten um Pippi Langstrumpf in Textform überreicht, die sie ihr bis dahin frei erzählt hatte. Jetzt hat der Deutsch-Schwede Micke Bayart die Geschichte ihrer Veröffentlichung in Deutschland erzählt. Lili Ruge hat das Buch gelesen / Künstler früherer Jahrhunderte zeigten die mythische Königstochter Europa meist als Halbnackte auf einem Stier. Aber wie stellen wir uns Europa heute vor? Das Neue Museum Nürnberg macht mit dem jungen Dokumentar-Fotografen Jan A. Staiger ein paar Vorschläge. "A circle of 12 Gold Stars" heißt die Ausstellung, Tobias Krone war schon dort / Seine ersten musikalischen Schritte machte Johnny Cash in Oberbayern: als junger Mann war er in Landsberg am Lech als US-Soldat stationiert und hatte dort seine ersten Auftritte. Jahre später wurde er u.a. für Konzerte in US-Gefängnissen berühmt. In der JVA Landsberg hat die örtliche Band Take4friends nun ein Johnny Cash-Tribute-Konzert gegeben, Thies Marsen war dabei.

Most modern women weren't trained to be homemakers—not because they missed home ec, but because our entire culture formed them for employee roles, not ownership. In this episode, Mystie Winckler unpacks how homemakers operate real economies, make high-stakes decisions with scarce resources, and create lasting value—often without recognition or reward. Learn more at convivialcircle.comDrawing from classical definitions of economics and the biblical vision for the home, Mystie reframes homemaking as mission-critical work in God's world. This episode will reset your mindset and equip you to lead your home like an owner, not a cog in someone else's machine.If you've ever felt unequipped, unseen, or stuck in survival mode, this conversation is for you. Our upbringing trained us to be employees instead of owners—and that disconnect leads to burnout and guilt at home.Homemaking is real economics. Your home is not just a place of consumption; it's a center of decision-making, creativity, and discipleship. As a Christian homemaker, your work matters eternally—even if no one gives you a gold star for it.Whether you're managing routines, teaching kids, or just trying to keep the laundry going, it's time to see your role with fresh eyes and renewed purpose.

In this episode, Sharona and Boz dive into what research around grading reform might look like. From the types of studies to the areas of interest and some options for focus. We look at what's been done, what's missing, and how the Center for Grading Reform is planning to launch a new initiative to build a national network of researchers focused on grading system.LinksPlease note - any books linked here are likely Amazon Associates links. Clicking on them and purchasing through them helps support the show. Thanks for your support!The Compentency Based Assessment Symposium, Smith Engineering, Queen's UniversityChicago Math SymposiumAnastasia: The Musical - Encore South Bay72 – Off the Mark – an Interview with author Dr. Jack SchneiderCollege BridgeNCTE - Disrupting the Alternative Grading Narrative: Recognizing the Contributions of Two-Year College Teacher-Scholars Grading With Integrity: A Research-Based Approach Grounded in Honesty, Transparency, Accuracy, and Equity, by Thomas GuskeyOn Your Mark: Challenging the Conventions of Grading and Reporting (A book for K-12 assessment policies and practices) (Essentials for Principals)Instructional Feedback: The Power, the Promise, the Practice 1st Edition, by Dr. Thomas GuskeyGrading for Equity, 2nd Edition, by Joe FeldmanOff the Mark: How Grades, Ratings, and Rankings Undermine Learning (but Don't Have To), by Schneider and HuttSpecifications Grading, by Linda NilsonPunished by Rewards: Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Edition: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other Bribes, by Alfie KohnLabor-Based Grading Contracts: Building Equity and Inclusion in the Compassionate Classroom (The Perspectives on Writing), by Asao InoueGrading for Growth, by Robert Talbert and David ClarkStudent perceptions of Alternative Grading Strategies in the Biology Classroom, Jacob AdlerAlternative Grading Systems and Student Outcomes: A comparative analysis of motivation, enjoyment, engagement, stress, and perceptions of final grades, by Melanie...

For our 10th anniversary, we’re revisiting our very first episode of Happier. We discuss how the “one-minute rule” contributes to outer order and inner calm, the difference between a satisficer and a maximizer, and the one-coin loophole. Plus, for the first time, we give ourselves Demerits and Gold Stars. Resources & Links Related to this episode: One Minute Rule Are you a satisficer or a maximizer? Better than Before Get in touch: podcast@gretchenrubin.com Visit Gretchen's website to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the Happier app. Find the transcript for this episode on the episode details page in the Apple Podcasts app. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The more gold stars a Medicare Advantage plan is gifted by the government, the deeper it is allowed to reach into the US Treasury! On the other hand, a Barium enema can lead to early diagnosis of cancer, so I will take the Barium every time! Finally, we present a short tutorial on how arbitrary and petty Medicare supplement rate setters can be. Contact me at: DBJ@MLMMailbag.com (Most severe critic: A+)                   Visit us on: BabyBoomer.ORG Inspired by: "MEDICARE FOR THE LAZY MAN 2024; Simplest & Easiest Guide Ever!" on Amazon.com. Return to leave a short customer review & help future readers. Official website: https://www.MedicareForTheLazyMan.com.

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On this episode of The Digital Patient, Dr. Joshua Liu, Co-founder & CEO of SeamlessMD, and marketing colleague, Alan Sardana, chat with Dr. Louis Jeansonne, CMIO at Ochsner Health, about "Pioneering Draft AI responses for Patient Messages, The Potential of AI-powered Surgical Robots, What it Takes to Achieve Epic 10 Gold Stars, and more..."

Yields fell this week, showing the dollar and Treasury debt are still “risk-off” assets. Dave Spano and Brian Jacobsen present our Week-in-Review. We'll share some thoughts on the value of an advisor with Brandon Lehman, director of Annex Private Client. Who needs an LLC? Maybe you. Wealth Manager Keith Butler fills us in. 

Ever feel like you're "miserably successful"? In this episode of Beyond Chronic Burnout, we dive deep with bestselling author and TEDx speaker Cortney McDermott on what it really means to redefine success.  Cortney opens up about her journey from corporate success to internal fulfillment, sharing how societal pressures and consumerism fuel our sense of “not enough.”  Together, we explore practical strategies to shift from external validation to inner peace, self-trust, and mindful leadership. Tune in to discover how true success starts within—and why you already have everything you need to shine.

You can find our Libertatia tool rolls, stickers and prints here: https://www.thelibertatia.com ______________ Please do leave a comment and share your thoughts. If you've got a story, insight or pictures to share, you can also email hi@tuesdayatdobbs.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/@tuesday_at_dobbs My other YouTube channel: @FreddieDobbs ______________ Time Stamps: 0:00: BSA Gold Stars: Why aren't dealers accepting them? 3:35: A week in the Alps with a Royal Enfield Continental GT650 and Kawasaki ZX6R 4:30: Moto Guzzi: Predictably Unpredictable (Moto Guzzi V7, Moto Guzzi V85TT) 10:00: Long distance on a budget: Yamaha Diversion 900 13:48: DIY tubeless tyre conversions 14:36: Royal Enfield Indian Tomahawk 16:50: Voge Rally 300 vs the Honda CRF300 Rally 19:30: Bike of the week: Harley Davidson Sportster Forty-Eight (Harley Davidson 48)

For Otto Addo to boost the Black Stars' chances in today's second league match against Sudan, he should reuse the successful tactics from their first encounter. – Stephen Frimpong Manso, Head Coach, Bibiani Gold Stars.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit virginiasolesmith.substack.comIt's time for your Indulgence Gospel! And today we're talking all things Fat Travel!We'll be answering your questions, sharing travel hacks, and just getting into the nitty gritty of how to be a fat person going places in the world.And so much more!To hear the whole conversation or read the whole transcript, you'll need to become a paid Burnt Toast subscriber. Subscribe here.If you are already a paid subscriber, you'll have this entire episode in your podcast feed and access to the entire transcript in your inbox and on the Burnt Toast Substack. You can also subscribe to Corinne's newsletter, Big Undies, for 20% off using this special link. To get all of the links and resources mentioned in this episode, as well as a complete transcript, visit our show page. Also, don't forget to order Fat Talk: Parenting In the Age of Diet Culture! Get your signed copy now from Split Rock Books (they ship anywhere in the USA). You can also order it from your independent bookstore, or from Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Target, Kobo or anywhere you like to buy books. (Or get the UK edition or the audiobook!) Disclaimer: Virginia and Corinne are humans with a lot of informed opinions. They are not nutritionists, therapists, doctors, or any kind of healthcare providers. The conversation you're about to hear and all of the advice and opinions they give are just for entertainment, information, and education purposes only. None of this is a substitute for individual medical or mental health advice.CREDITSThe Burnt Toast Podcast is produced and hosted by Virginia Sole-Smith (follow me on Instagram) and Corinne Fay, who runs @SellTradePlus, and Big Undies—subscribe for 20% off! The Burnt Toast logo is by Deanna Lowe.Our theme music is by Farideh.Tommy Harron is our audio engineer.Thanks for listening and for supporting anti-diet, body liberation journalism!

Amy and Matt discuss "Astral Plane" and "Gold Stars". Also, we have a listener voicemail! For Amy's episode predictions, we present... Caroline's Handy Dandy Grading Rubric:  Does the prediction contain the same characters as the actual episode? If I worked at A.T. corp. would I produce this episode idea?  How much creative effort was put forth while coming up w/ this prediction? Do the prediction and the actual ep. follow the same archetype (i.e. love & loss, heroic adventure, self-discovery, etc.)?  Would this story aide in the development of the overall plot and/or character development?  Do the events of the story seem plausible in regard to character traits (i.e. It would not be plausible for Finn to do something evil)?  Does a similar story line occur at some later point in the show? Has a similar story line already occurred in a previously reviewed episode? Rate us on Apple Podcasts! itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/oh-my-glob-an-adventure-time-podcast/id1434343477?mt=2 Facebook: facebook.com/ohmyglobpodcast Contact us: ohmyglobpodcast@gmail.com And that Twitter thing: https://twitter.com/ohmyglobpodcast Amy: https://twitter.com/moxiespeaks Trivia Theme by Adrian C.

Here it is, it's finally here: the season finale of Criminal Minds: Evolution Part Deux. Who will live? Who will die? Whose fate will be called into question despite the fact that we know no principal cast member is going to die at this juncture? In "Save The Children", the Gold Stars kidnap Prentiss and it's up to Voit the serial killer to help the team find her. Ronnie and Jazz are just glad it's over. For now. Tune in next week for Deliver The Profile Guest Shots.

Josh Eyler shares even more problems with grades on episode 533 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode Being a dad who is an educator takes things from the academic and intellectual and brings them immediately to the surface, to the real world and to the real consequences for students and families. -Josh Eyler The conflict between what we think and what we value and what we want for our kids and what the world and our school systems say are important can sometimes be almost irreconcilable. -Josh Eyler We need to create environments that will cultivate intrinsic motivation. -Josh Eyler In situations where grades are given, students tend to be more fearful of making mistakes. They produce more behaviors of trying to get the grade rather than learning. -Josh Eyler Grades are not objective accurate measurements of learning according to this research. -Josh Eyler If grades don't measure what they're supposed to measure, why are we using them, and why are we putting so much pressure on them? -Josh Eyler Resources Failing Our Future: How Grades Harm Students, and What We Can Do about It, by Josh Eyler How Humans Learn: The Science and Stories Behind Effective College Teaching, by Josh Eyler Kariann Fuqua Mind Over Monsters: Supporting Youth Mental Health with Compassionate Challenge, by Sara Rose Cavanaugh Coaching for Leaders Episode 310: How to Reduce Drama With Kids, with Tina Payne Bryson Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most (Revised), by Douglas Stone & Sheila Heen* The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne* Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A'S, Praise, and Other Bribes, by Alfie Kohn* A meta-analysis on the impact of grades and comments on academic motivation and achievement: A case for written feedback, by Alison Koenka, et al. A Century of Grading Research: Meaning and Value in the Most Common Educational Measure, by Susan M. Brookhart, Thomas R. Guskey, et al. The Math Wars: Timed Tests, Math Anxiety, and the Battle Over How We Teach Our Kids, by Joshua Eyler for The Saturday Evening Post Off the Mark: How Grades, Ratings, and Rankings Undermine Learning (But Don't Have To) , by Jack Schneider & Ethan L. Hutt * The Test , by Anya Kamenetz  Lower Ed, by Tressie McMillan Cottom*

This podcast episode explores the application of ABA in school settings with expert DeMuesy, MEd, BCBA, COBA.  The discussion covers the evolving roles of BCBAs in schools, from Tier 3 interventions to broader Tier 1 and Tier 2 supports. Ron shares his experiences and strategies for working effectively with school staff and administrators to implement behavior analytic practices. Practical insights for behavior analysts aiming to work in educational settings are highlighted.  To earn CEUs for listening, click here, log in or sign up, pay the CEU fee, + take the attendance verification to generate your certificate! Don't forget to subscribe and follow and leave us a rating and review. Show Notes   References:   Horner, R. H., & O'Neill, R. E. (2004, April). Functional Behavior Assessment: A Practical Guide for Teachers and Other Educators. Journal of Educational Psychology, vol. 104, no. 2, pp. 241-254.  Kohn, A. (1993, September). Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other Bribes. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.  Resources:   Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI). (n.d.). CPI's Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Training Program. Retrieved from https://www.crisisprevention.com/our-programs/nonviolent-crisis-intervention/  MANDT System. (n.d.). MANDT System: A Comprehensive Approach to Crisis Management. Retrieved from https://www.mandtsystem.com/  Ohio Department of Education. (n.d.). Licensure and Certification. Retrieved from https://sboe.ohio.gov/educator-licensure  Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) Credential. (n.d.). RBT Task List. Retrieved from https://www.bacb.com/rbt/?topic=rbt-examination - rbtResourceCarousel  National Association of School Psychologists. (n.d.). ESSA and Multi-Tiered Systems of Support for school psychologists. Retrieved from https://www.nasponline.org/research-and-policy/policy-priorities/relevant-law/the-every-student-succeeds-act/essa-implementation-resources/essa-and-mtss-for-school-psychologists  National Center on Response to Intervention. (n.d.). Essential Components of RTI. Retrieved from https://mtss4success.org/resource/essential-components-rti-closer-look-response-intervention     

Neer Sharma shared 6 startup ideas and the frameworks he would use to grow them: 1) Baby Fund: a JustGiving for parents to raise money that can only be invested into their kid's future • Crowdsource money from family/friends at baby showers• Invest only in index tracker funds• Could help solve the "can't afford kids" problem for millennials.2) Anti-Spend: The app that gamifies saving money • Track money you DON'T spend• Show future value of savings• Create dopamine hit from NOT buying• Growth hack: Tap into FIRE and minimalism movements on TikTok3) Cold Turkey: Gamified app to help people quit vaping • Real-time counter shows how long you've been "cold turkey"• Mini-games to distract during cravings• Social sharing for accountability• Potential to expand to other addictions.4) Gold Stars: Gamification app for parents to motivate kids• Think: "Starbucks app, but for kids"• Parents set tasks, kids earn stars• Unlock rewards at milestones (e.g. 100 stars = $10 Amazon item)5) Long Live Research Inc: Personalized longevity research summaries • Input your health concerns/family history• Receive summaries of relevant academic papers• Target the "don't die" community (e.g. Bryan Johnson fans)• Easiest to start, potentially most profitable.6) Ayurvedic Products for the West: Rebrand Indian health products• Create algorithm-breaking packaging and content• Leverage TikTok Shop and influencer marketing• Key: Make it VISUALLY scroll-stopping for maximum algo impact!Want more free ideas? I collect the best ideas from the pod and give them to you for free in a database. Most of them cost $0 to start (my fav)Get access: gregisenberg.com/30startupideas

Welcome back to Tuesday at Dobbs' ______________ Please do leave a comment and share your thoughts. If you've got a story, insight or pictures to share, you can also email hi@tuesdayatdobbs.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/@tuesday_at_dobbs My other YouTube channel: @freddiedobbs ______________ Time Stamps: 0:00: Intro 0:49: Used Motorcycle Market- Do sellers want too much for their old bikes? (Suzuki Bandit, Suzuki GSX1400, Yamaha XJR1200) 8:59: The tax man will come for us all, EV or not 11:23: The UK to Morocco on a CFMoto 13:36: Steering locks: a waste of time and a reason to write off your motorcycle? 16:34: Italy and the Stelio Pass on a 1983 BMW R100RS 18:05: A Kawasaki Versys 650 from the UK to Greece 18:53: BSA's phenomenal new deal on the Gold Star 20:58: Bike of the Week: Ducati Multistrada 1260

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Librarians Meagan and Sarah talk about what they've been reading, including nonfiction books about history, ambition, happiness and spies as well as a couple of novels. Titles discussed in this episode include: The Running Grave by Robert Galbraith, Four Shots in the Night by Henry Hemming, Build the Life You Want by Arthur C. Brooks and Oprah Winfrey, All the Gold Stars by Rainesford Stauffer, The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA by Liza Mundy, Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson, and The Palace by Gareth Russell. Also mentioned: Cultish by Amanda Montell, the TV series C.B. Strike, Tana French, Kate Atkinson's Jackson Brodie mysteries, Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe, Belfast Diary by John Conroy and A Woman of No Importance by Sonia Purnell. Check out books and movies at countycat.mcfls.org, wplc.overdrive.com and hoopladigital.com. For more about WAPL, visit westallislibrary.org. Music: Tim Moor via Pixabay

For this episode, Carol Sanford again joins David. She has played a significant role in transforming hundreds of individuals, organisations, companies, and society as a whole. She challenges the idea that most people need to be told precisely how to live and accomplish tasks.  A  damaging belief that has led to a society that does not enable people to think for themselves. Carol explains how each of us can break that negative cycle, retake control, and lead ourselves and society to a better life and world. KEY TAKEAWAYS Everyone has the hardware and software to think for themselves. Society is structured around the belief that people cannot think for themselves. As a result, most of us no longer believe that we can do so. Beating yourself up when you make a mistake wears you down and leads to you giving up and following the crowd. Companies that structure work so there is no hierarchy and build individual capabilities increase revenue by 35 to 65%. Anyone that has a vision has an attachment to doing things one way, which is not healthy. The key aim is to deliver something that is effective and does what the customer needs. Most organisations focus on efficiency instead. BEST MOMENTS ‘We have been conditioned as a society to almost need expertise like a drug.' ‘Thinking is a gift that is so underdeveloped.' ‘When you standardise you don´t innovate.'   EPISODE RESOURCES Previous episode with Carol Sanford - https://omny.fm/shows/people-with-purpose/carol-sanford-indirect-work https://seed-communities.com/conscious-dying/  Website: https://carolsanford.com/  Books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Carol-Sanford/e/B00427W9JC?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_fkmr0_1&qid=1669032919&sr=8-1-fkmr0   ABOUT THE SHOW People with purpose make a difference. Imagine a world where more people can just get their purpose out of them, into a plan and then actually make it happen. What a world that would be - People everywhere finding meaning and harnessing that to bring inspiration and energy to each and every day, changing lives for the better. But no one ever achieved anything on their own - we all have something unique to bring and that means we all have to play our part - if we want to go far, we have to go together and lead or serve towards a vision of the world we want to see. Everyone has a story to tell, and this show is where these stories come to life. ABOUT THE HOST David Roberts is a highly regarded CEO, mentor, and investor with 30 years of experience across multiple sectors. As an intrapreneur and entrepreneur, David has bought, grown, started and sold several businesses, working with values-driven start-ups, award-winning SMEs, and multinational corporations on strategies for service excellence, leadership, and profitable growth. David's passion is for purpose and creating an environment where everyone can succeed, through building teams that get things done, execute on their mission with passion, deliver exceptional service and really make a difference.   CAROL SANFORD BIO  Carol Sanford is an award-winning business educator, Summit Producer, podcaster, andauthor. Her books are required business school reading at Stanford and Harvard. For 40years she's collaborated with clients to develop people to realize their inherent capabilities.Carol's clients include Fortune 500 companies like Colgate, DuPont, and SeventhGeneration. Google's Innovation Lab uses her Responsible Business Framework. Learnmore at CarolSanford.com and the Business Second Opinion podcast  ARTWORK CREDIT Penny Roberts - https://www.instagram.com/penpennypencils  CONTACT METHODS LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-roberts-nu-heat/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DavidRobertsPeopleWithPurpose Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/davidcroberts_/ Clubhouse - https://www.clubhouse.com/@davidcroberts?utm_medium=ch_profile&utm_campaign=MBv1ubya1-oOBXc_uQKFHw-46334

The book “You Are Special” is SO SO SO good, and the main lesson we learn from Lucia reminded me of what Lehi observed in 1 Nephi 8:33. Let's study!    And grab study guides for the whole family here:    - To get Cali's scripture study guide for adults click here:  https://comefollowmestudy.com/shop/ Discount code: OMSS Or for a physical copy: https://amzn.to/3RmXCD0  (affiliate link)   - To get Kristen's scripture study guides click here: Combined Teens AND Kids Study Guides: https://bit.ly/46gF6lg Kids Study Guide: https://bit.ly/46f3Av8 Teens Study Guide: https://bit.ly/3ul99uL   Get our 365-day Book of Mormon daily devotional book: https://amzn.to/4016Xob  

The New Year can bring pressure to meet expectations. We talk through how to pursue “being” instead of “doing,” what helps us live loved, and what's even better than getting a gold star. ResourcesYou're Already Amazing by Holley 

In Episode 136, Ruth Brennan Morrey, Mental Performance Coach with RBM Performance Coaching, Ironman and amateur World Champion Triathlete, former University of Wisconsin-Madison and semi-pro footballer, talks with Phil and Paul about her journey from college and semi-pro soccer to the Olympics to Ironman Triathlons, and what she has learned about life and leadership on her journey, the importance of unstructured free play, building confidence through “ESPs,” reaching our “true potential,” her work with RBM Performance Coaching, building an “Ideal Team Family,” and much more. Specifically, Ruth discusses: ·      Her personal story, including how she grew his passion for soccer, leadership, triathlons, and mental performance coaching (3:50) ·      The impact John Wooden has had on her life and work, and why it is important to apply some of the “Wooden Principles” in our coaching today (12:24) ·      Her trip to Guatemala with Warrior Way and how it impacted her life (15:25) ·      Her personal why/life purpose and how she is living it out (18:05) ·      The benefits of unstructured free play and all that our kids miss when they don't have it in their lives on a regular basis (22:15) ·      RBM Performance Coaching, how it came to be, and what she is doing with it (32:08) ·      How we can coach our players to be more confident (34:26) ·      How she defines “True Potential” (40:15) ·      The concept of “Ideal Team Family” and why it is so important (47:39) ·      Life and leadership lessons she has learned during her time as a triathlete (58:52) ·      How she has used lessons learned from soccer in her marriage and parenting (1:02:10) ·      Her recommendations (1:04:27) Resources and Links from this Episode ·      RBM Performance Coaching website ·      Video of the Episode ·      HSEL Facebook Group ·      Warrior Way Soccer ·      Providence World (Donations to HSEL Podcast) ·      Coaching the Bigger Game Program ·      Phil's email for DISC Training ·      Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other Bribes, Alfie Kohn ·      The Confident Mind: A Battle-Tested Guide to Unshakable Performance, Dr. Nate Zinsser ·      Clear Coaching: Harness Clarity to Drive Development, Todd Beane ·      Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones, James Clear The Coach's Guide to Teaching, Doug Lemov

Chapter 1 What's Punished by Rewards Book by Alfie Kohn"Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other Bribes" is a book written by Alfie Kohn. In this book, Kohn challenges the common practice of using rewards as motivation and explores the negative consequences that rewards can have on individuals, particularly in educational and workplace settings. He argues that rewards, whether they are tangible (such as gold stars and trophies) or intangible (such as praise and grades), often undermine intrinsic motivation, creativity, and long-term achievement. Kohn suggests alternative approaches to motivation and encourages readers to reevaluate their reliance on rewards.Chapter 2 Is Punished by Rewards Book A Good BookOpinions on whether a book is "good" can vary depending on personal preferences and beliefs. However, many readers and experts consider "Punished by Rewards" by Alfie Kohn to be a valuable and thought-provoking book. Kohn challenges the commonly held belief that rewards and punishments are effective methods for motivating people, both in educational and workplace environments. Instead, he presents research and data that suggest rewards can actually be detrimental to motivation, creativity, and overall well-being. Readers praise the book for its insightful analysis and ability to challenge traditional thinking. Kohn's argument prompts a reevaluation of the use of rewards and offers alternative approaches, such as fostering intrinsic motivation and emphasizing autonomy. However, it's important to note that the book may challenge some deeply ingrained beliefs about rewards and punishments. Therefore, whether it is considered a "good" book may depend on the reader's openness to alternative ideas and willingness to critically evaluate their own practices.Chapter 3 Punished by Rewards Book by Alfie Kohn SummaryThe book "Punished by Rewards" by Alfie Kohn explores the effects of reward-based systems on human behavior and motivation. Kohn argues that rewards, such as prizes, bonuses, or praise, can actually be counterproductive and lead to negative consequences in the long run.Kohn begins by challenging the common notion that rewards are effective in motivating individuals. He presents evidence from various studies that suggest rewards can actually undermine intrinsic motivation and decrease performance, creativity, and problem-solving abilities.The author also criticizes the use of rewards in the education system, arguing that they create a superficial interest in learning instead of fostering a genuine love for knowledge. He suggests that educators should focus on creating meaningful and engaging learning experiences that encourage autonomy and intrinsic motivation instead of relying on external rewards.Furthermore, Kohn addresses the negative impact of rewards in the workplace. He argues that monetary incentives can devalue work and decrease job satisfaction, ultimately leading to reduced productivity and employee burnout. He also examines the potential harmful effects of rewards in parenting, asserting that they can hinder the development of a child's self-regulation skills and moral reasoning.Throughout the book, Kohn offers alternative approaches to motivation and behavior, such as fostering a sense of autonomy, promoting collaboration, and providing opportunities for self-direction. He emphasizes the importance of intrinsic motivation, intrinsic satisfaction, and autonomy over external rewards."Punished by Rewards" challenges the traditional view of motivation and offers a thought-provoking critique of reward-based systems. Kohn encourages readers to reevaluate their reliance on rewards and consider alternative...

We celebrate the holidays with the traditional "Release Donna's Bra" and award lumps of coal and Gold Stars. 

Rainesford Stauffer is an accomplished author and journalist, contributing to renowned publications such as the New York Times, The Cut by New York magazine, WSJ Magazine, Teen Vogue, Vox, and The Atlantic, to name a few. In her latest book, “All the Gold Stars,” she explores how the cultural, personal, and societal expectations around ambition are driving the global burnout epidemic.  Speaking to Rainesford inspired me to share my own experience with burnout. I hope this conversation sparks your reflection on your own ambitions.Today we chat about: Where the attachment to ambition comes from How ambition manifests and why ambition is deeply personal The connection between burnout and exhaustion Why ambition is a privilege Why you can do less work and still be ambitious The ebbs and flows of ambition The link between loneliness and ambition Why the term “self-made” is a fallacy When ambition can become harmful Why it's difficult to have unconditional self-worth and self-esteem  Follow Rainesford on Instagram @rainesford_stauffer and grab her book here!

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What is "unschooling" otherwise known as "child-led learning?" Is it effective or does it create feral children? In this episode, we dive into how and why we moved into child-led learning and how it has affected our children.  Unschooled: Raising Curious, Well-Educated Children Outside the Conventional Classroom by Kerry McDonald Punished By Rewards: Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Edition: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other Bribes by Alfie Kohn Great Article about Cole Summers! Unschooler, Entrepreneur, Prodigy: The Story of Cole Summers *Please note that some of the links included in this article are Amazon affiliate links. CONNECT with US Join the Private Facebook Group  Connect and follow along with Janae's Journey on Instagram @janae.daniels Learn more about School to Homeschool

Dr. Jen Chatfield (aka Dr. Jen the vet) joins Dr. Andy Roark to discuss how clinicians are already using AI and machine learning in practice, and how these tools can be leveraged to improve clinical outcomes. LINKS: Chats with the Chatfields: https://chatfieldshow.com/ Dr. Andy Roark Exam Room Communication Tool Box Team Training Course: https://drandyroark.com/on-demand-staff-training/ Dr. Andy Roark Charming the Angry Client Team Training Course: https://drandyroark.com/charming-the-angry-client/ Dr. Andy Roark Swag: drandyroark.com/shop All Links: linktr.ee/DrAndyRoark ABOUT OUR GUEST: Dr. Jen Chatfield (aka Dr. Jen the vet) is a national thought-leader in infectious disease and conservation medicine. She's been a practice owner, a relief vet, worked in public health, serves as a member of the National Veterinary Response Team, and is a Medical Reserve Corps member. She serves on the advisory board for DVM360, PetVet Magazine, and VPNextGen and as an Associate Editor of the Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine. Dr. Jen is one of the most popular speakers at the largest veterinary conferences and has been quoted in national magazines including Better Homes & Gardens. She was selected as a Future Leader by the AVMA and has been awarded 2 Gold Stars for contributions to veterinary medicine by the Florida Veterinary Medical Association. She loves French bulldogs, Himalayan cats, the dirtiest of vodka martinis and basking on Caribbean beaches.

Dr. Deming was a professor for nearly 5 decades, and while most of his examples and writing discussed manufacturing, he applied all the same ideas to teaching. In this episode, John Dues and host Andrew Stotz discuss points 2 and 3 of Dr. Deming's 14 Points for Management - translated for people in education: adopt the new philosophy and cease dependence on inspection to achieve quality.  TRANSCRIPT 0:00:00.0 Andrew Stotz: My name is Andrew Stotz and I'll be your host as we continue our journey into the teachings of Dr. W. Edwards Deming. Today I'm continuing my discussion with John Dues who is part of the new generation of educators striving to apply Dr. Deming's principles to unleash student joy in learning. Today we're continuing our discussion about the shift from management myths to principles for the transformation of school systems. John take it away.   0:00:29.4 John Dues: Andrew. It's good to be back. I thought since we've done a number of episodes now just to do a quick recap of where we're at folks that are following along on the Deming Institute website. We're on episode 11. In episodes seven through nine I outlined those six common management myths and you just talked about the point of those three episodes was to help the education systems leaders see what not to do. We've now turned to a set of principles that can be used by these same leaders to guide their transformation work. And in the last episode, episode 10, I introduced the 14 Principles for educational systems transformation. We talked about Principle 1 which was called Create Constancy of Purpose. In this episode I'll describe the second principle which I call Adopt The New Philosophy and the third principle which I call Cease Dependence on Inspection to Achieve Quality. And I mean I think a really important point to make that I got from Dr. Deming when I think about these 14 principles is a preemptive strike. Over the course of 60 years or so of continual improvement work Dr. Deming worked with Japanese industrial leaders, governments, top companies in the United States. Maybe a little bit lesser known was that he was a professor of statistics at New York University for nearly 50 years.   0:02:06.1 JD: And in his books he not only taught the 14 Points to the leaders with which he worked but they also guided his own teaching practices as a professor. And so there was a, sort of, a short Deming quote that stuck out in regards to the 14 Points and who they apply to. He said the 14 Points apply anywhere to small organizations as to large ones to the service industry as well to manufacturing. So I think it's sort of a preemptive strike of sorts, in case people in schools would think that maybe these 14 principles only apply to industry or only apply to healthcare and other sector but they really do apply to the education sector and in fact that was, sort of, a sector close to Deming's heart since he spent like I said five decades or so in academia.   0:03:00.3 AS: Yeah I mean so it's a good point that I think when you read Deming's material or if you watch his videos there's an overwhelming amount of information about factories and businesses and all that. And there's less about service sector. There is talk in there about service sector. But so I think a lot of people that first stumble upon it start to think, "Oh, this is just for factory quality control", or something like that. And that's been proven wrong particularly the LEAN startup in the world of startups really applied Deming's PDSA cycle as an example in very much service industries so it's a good point that this applies everywhere.   0:03:42.3 JD: Yeah. And basically what I tried to do with the 14 Principles in my 'Win-Win' book was just basically just translate the language from, sort of, manufacturing or sort of, industrial language to education sector language. So I actually literally created a crosswalk where I said here's Demings Point 1 and here's how I'd frame that for school people. And so that's, sort of, what I'm taking folks through in this most recent set of episodes. So thinking about diving in here. Principle 2, sort of, the short name is Adopt the New Philosophy. The descriptor, sort of, is Adopt the New Philosophy: Systems leaders must awaken to the fact that education reform movements often lack a sound philosophical foundation, must learn their new responsibilities and take on leadership for improvement. So this, sort of, goes back to this idea of what came out of A Nation At Risk. What was the next steps? What was, sort of, the response? And what I'm saying is that was probably the wrong response and instead we need to Adopt This New Philosophy. That's what Dr. Deming is calling us to do. And that's his point too and I've translated that for education folks.   0:05:01.8 AS: And just for clarity purposes. This principle number two and, you know, what Deming's talking about Adopt the New Philosophy is a very kind of a general statement yet it's maybe a specific statement. Is he telling us to adopt this new philosophy, like generally or is he saying the philosophy of such and such, the philosophy of quality, the philosophy of constancy and purpose, the philosophy of being a learning organization? I'm just curious how you're interpreting that.   0:05:38.7 JD: Yeah I think the 14 Principles are a part of the philosophy. Really, the philosophy is the System of Profound Knowledge though. And if I could, sort of, frame the Deming Philosophy for education what I would, how I would put that is that it's really about studying and applying the System of Profound Knowledge to do two things basically. The first thing is we wanna view teaching and learning as dynamic processes that occur within a system. That's, sort of, the first frame. The second frame is understand the nature of variation of those teaching and learning processes so that we can take the appropriate action within our systems and then we're doing that so we can accomplish improvement on this continual basis. So that's the, sort of, frame I would give the application of Deming's Philosophy to the education system.   0:06:40.9 AS: So is the goal improvement, and understanding the process and understanding variation are steps we get to, of how we improve better, faster, more sustainably or how do you see that?   0:06:56.4 JD: Yeah I think that's exactly right. I think it's all of those things. It gives us the information that we need the knowledge that we need within our systems to make the changes that need to be changed on a, sort of, continual basis. And, you know, it's something that never ends. It's a process that really never ends. It's, you know, not a recipe it's not a program to be implemented but instead it's a method it's a way of thinking that allows to, sort of, continually improve our organization.   0:07:29.1 AS: One other thing I would just mention about this is that if you take away one thing... One thing we could take away is to become a learning organization. I didn't really understand that for many years, but now I really understand that in order to truly learn you have to understand variation in the System of Profound Knowledge and all of the systems stuff in order to truly learn. And then you start to realize that if you're on a mission to truly learn the amount of improvements that you're gonna be able to do is way beyond most other people most other companies competitors most other schools. Because you have... That is part of the Constancy of Purpose is learning and that, I didn't really understand that when I first got into the Deming stuff but now I see just become a learning machine.   0:08:28.3 JD: Yeah. That's what you sort of have to commit to. And I think really what the 14 Principles do is serve as this practical guide by which, you know, systems leaders can lead. It's really that guide. So those management myths avoid those things and then here are these 14 Principles that we can, sort of, follow and some of those principles like Principle 1, Create Constancy of Purpose really tell us what to do and then, sort of, other principles in the list instruct us on how to, sort of, remove barriers in creating this environment the very environment that you were, you know, talking about just now in terms of an environment that's conducive establishing a new philosophy, establishing a learning organization, avoiding barriers to those things like management by objectives. One of the points that we'll get to is "abolish management by objective". That's something we want to get rid of. And really the backbone of the philosophy is transformation from this culture of competition where I win you lose or I lose you win. And really what we want the dominant paradigm in order to, sort of, have the environment that we need to be that learning organization is to create this, sort of, win-win paradigm based on this culture of cooperation.   0:10:00.1 JD: I think, you know, especially when Deming was speaking 45 years ago, 50 years ago when he became really popular in the United States, we had a long way to go. And I think there's still a long way to go but you can almost see, well, you can see a lot of the Deming philosophy in companies today. It is just most companies aren't anywhere close to all the way there, right? And that same thing goes for school systems. I think, sort of, that this idea of win-win philosophy it is a new way of thinking for a lot of leaders. I think one of the, sort of, primary concerns which once you've adopted, sort of, this new approach is that we want to develop joy in work and learning among students, for us as staff as well, as a prerequisite to achieving the core purpose of the organization. Because when people are joyful in their work or joyful in their learning you know you've already created this, sort of, environment that you're referring to where people can learn and improve and people are gonna use data in a way that drives towards that instead of, sort of, guarding their corner of the system like we've talked about before. And I think, you know, I think when you read Deming and I think when you think about transformation of an organization from one philosophy to another philosophy that can certainly be daunting.   0:11:39.0 JD: I think I've said it on this podcast episode, one of these episodes before but this transition is not gonna happen overnight. And I think Deming said something to the effect of when it comes to transformation there's no instant pudding. This doesn't just happen instantly. I think a more realistic goal is this constant consistent movement towards the new philosophy where you're moving towards total involvement of the entire organization everybody from top to bottom and then you're getting everybody working on this continual improvement activity of all systems processes and activities, you know, within the school system. Now it doesn't mean you're necessarily, sort of, attacking every single system or every process at the same time. It just means that you're sort of equipping everybody across the organization with knowledge of the philosophy, knowledge of the methods, and then the tools that go along with those methods like the Plan-Do-Study-Act cycle, like the Process Behavior Chart. And you're getting everybody, sort of, working towards this common aim. And again this is, this is a process and it takes, it takes time for sure.   0:12:51.9 AS: And that's why you need Constancy of Purpose too. Because if you don't have Constancy of Purpose and you have constant change, you know, change in leadership and direction, you know, you're never gonna get there. And I think about the...so many companies that we looked at when I was first studying Deming and listening and learning, many of those companies went through a 5 year phase of implementing the Deming teachings and then they got a new CEO and he says I'm not up for that. I like this. I'm, you know, I'm up for measuring everybody's KPIs and kicking ass and holding people accountable around here. Enough of this cooperation. [laughter]   0:13:36.1 JD: Yeah I think that's a common occurrence and I think, you know, in addition to the 14 Principles there's also the five... I forget what he exactly called them Deadly sins or something like that.   0:13:52.4 AS: Six Deadly Diseases I think it was.   0:13:55.0 JD: I think it was started as five and maybe it grew to six or seven but definitely one of them was the transition of senior leaders on a frequent basis because that makes this virtually impossible to, you know, to change to a New Philosophy.   0:14:08.5 AS: So that really ties together the Constancy of Purpose and Adopting the New Philosophy because then you really see that this is a real commitment. This isn't a fad, this isn't some new tool or something like that. It's a new way of thinking that's gonna require work to get there.   0:14:28.3 JD: Yeah that's exactly right and a lot of people, sort of, associate Deming with Control Charts or something like that, which obviously again he was a statistician. He used Control Charts frequently. I think the Control Charts and Process Behavior Charts are an important tool but what's more important is this way of thinking this is really what Deming was focused on more than anything else is this way of thinking that went with understanding your organization through the lens of the System of Profound Knowledge. It's really this philosophical change adopting this new philosophy that's really what he was most focused on when he worked with governments or schools or corporations, organizations. But that was Principle 2. That's Adopt the New Philosophy. It's not easy. Takes commitment, takes Constancy of Purpose. You've got to stick with it.   0:15:21.8 JD: I think Principle 3, sort of, transitioning to that, I talked about ceasing dependence on inspection to achieve quality. And when I'm talking about Principle 3 in education I'm talking about two specific types of inspection. So I'll just, sort of, read the whole principle and then we can, sort of, unpack it a little bit. So Principle 3: "cease dependence on standardized testing to achieve quality and work to abolish grading and the harmful effects of rating people eliminate the need for inspection on a mass basis. For example standardized testing by building quality into the product in the first place. The product in education systems is high quality learning." That's, sort of, Principle 3 in a nutshell. There are two, sort of, different concepts to deal with in Principle 3 and this will be probably fairly controversial for a lot of, sort of, educators but those two concepts are...   0:16:28.9 AS: Bring it on John.   0:16:30.4 JD: Standardized testing and grading. And the prescription is actually different for each of those things if you're following W. Edwards Deming's teachings. And I think that calls to attention an important point with all of this stuff this principle for sure. But all the principles. You really have to do close reading of the 14 Principles because Dr. Deming chose his words very carefully. And I think, you know, when you say, you know, stop over-reliance on standardized testing or abolish grading. A lot of people's initial reactions is probably going to be to scoff or laugh. And I think, you know, I think that's really just a demonstration of how far away they are from the standards that he demanded.   0:17:22.3 JD: So a lot of people might hear this and say oh this is fluffy stuff or something like that. He must not want real quality to exist and he was actually saying the exact opposite. So if we start with the standardized testing part, you know, when I think of... Is Deming saying that we should abolish inspection in the form of standardized tests or assessments in general? And I would say no. Of course not. And I think without assessment we are not able to answer the critical question, how are we doing? So assessments in and of themselves are useful I think. But I think we're overly reliant specifically on, sort of, mass inspection style standardized testing like in the form of state testing as the, sort of, key way that we're trying to ensure that there's quality throughout the education system.   0:18:26.0 AS: It's interesting because I'm thinking about in the case of a business, inspection is an internal activity that has happened in the past, and our objective is to get rid of that and build quality into the process and the system. But as a business, you're ultimately judged by the quality and you know, value that your product provides. And you'll instantly get the customer feedback by looking at the revenue that you're getting or not getting when you bring that product to market. Whereas in the case of education, what my question to you is, is the signal that we get from business, from the customer. Like, it's just so in your face you go start up a company, you put a million dollars in it, and you don't get any revenue. You think, oh my God, I really messed up. Or you've got a defect in something and it causes a recall and a big cost and, you know, a lot of damage to your reputation. It's just right there in the revenue numbers. But is there a disconnect in that for education? Or is there something that I'm missing in education?   0:19:42.8 JD: I don't, I don't think there's a disconnect there. One, every day a student, let's say a 10 year old student goes home and their parent says, how was school today? Do you like your teacher? Those may be a little more qualitative but they're pretty powerful, you know, 'cause you're getting this report back, every single day. In our case in our specific case where I work at United Schools Network in Columbus, we're a public charter network, and so there are no kids that are assigned to us by geographic boundaries. So we have to go out and recruit every student, sort of, in a grassroots way, knock on doors, make calls, send mail, do tours and open houses, those types of things. And so if people aren't satisfied with our school program, they literally walk out the door to another school. They have other schools they can go to. That's pretty powerful as well, that enrollment factor, that would be a little bit different in a traditional public school. But they... People do... When you think about going and buying a house, for example, one of the first things most people do is check out the school system. Or...   0:20:54.4 AS: My parents specifically, you know, looked at that when we moved to the town that we moved to in Ohio. And my dad's work was not in Ohio, it was in Detroit and other areas, but he ended up, you know, he was traveling as a salesman, but he ended up choosing, my mom and dad chose that town because of the reputation of that school. And so, yeah.   0:21:15.4 JD: Yeah, yeah. And really when you think about Principle 3 too, and specific to standardized testing, it, you know, the way I'm interpreting Deming's Principle 3 and then applying for education - it's not, it's calling for the elimination of the dependence on standardized and other types of tests as the sole measure of quality, not necessarily for their elimination altogether.   0:21:42.4 AS: What damage does...I mean, for those, there's a lot of people that may be listening or viewing that think, wait a minute, I mean, standardized testing is what it's all about. I mean, I want everybody in the school system to be tested on the same thing so I can figure out, you know, which one's doing a good job, which one's not, which students, you know, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. So just for a moment, if you could just explain why standardized testing, what are the flaws with standardized testing?   0:22:07.0 JD: Well... Well a big thing is I think there's a big difference between mass testing as an attempt to provide, you know, sort of the customer or the student or the family with something they won't complain about, and the use of assessments to provide guidance toward improvement of, you know, a learning process. And I think, you know, too often or not, we're focused on the former and not the latter, right? So I think standardized testing, let's say state testing I think can provide some useful data hypothetically, but what often happens is it gets used in all these other ways.   0:22:53.8 JD: It's sort of this mass inspection through testing, it's costly. A lot of times, you know, it's unproductive. It basically sort of sorts out sort of good from bad, but doesn't really contribute to progress, right? Just , sort of,year after year low score or the low scoring schools, sort of, score low and the high scoring schools score high, right. I think another thing, another problem with, sort of, mass standardized testing at the population level is that it sort of introduces this idea that there's an acceptable level of defectives, right? Because in most states, there's, sort of,some goal for the percent of students that are gonna be proficient on state tests. In Ohio for grades three through eight, that goal is 80% of the kids will be proficient, and that's acceptable. But then that also means that one in five students, 20% aren't meeting that standard. And that sort of, you sort of lose sight that there's [laughter] this whole bucket of kids over here that you know, you can meet the goal, but you're really leaving behind a whole sort of a significant minority of the students taking the test.   0:24:21.9 JD: I think there's also this, sort of,direct contradiction to the philosophy of continual improvement. You know, the Deming philosophy is to build quality into the process in the first place. And that quality doesn't come from this inspection mechanism. You have to go upstream to improve the teaching and learning processes. And I think something like classroom assessments are a much better tool for identifying these upstream processes. And that's kind of a cool analogous to what you were talking about. You know, in businesses where there is inspection that is happening sort of at the local level, and there's not, sort of,like a regulatory or government agency doing that work for a private business.   0:25:07.4 AS: It's interesting that you highlight the word dependence and when you talked about it earlier, and if you think about what we're being told by Dr. Deming is to focus, shift our focus from the end of the, or the output of the system to the input and the processes of the system. And I think that that, you know, helps us to frame, it doesn't necessarily mean that we absolutely no longer do any inspection and there's no more testing. But what the important thing is, is we've got to shift our focus to the beginning of the process rather than the end. And I suspect most, you know, senior politicians and government officials are just focused on the end, just get the result. Come on.   0:25:52.7 JD: Right. Right Yeah. I think, sort of, to capture this, you know, Deming said, this system of sort of make and inspect, if it's sort of applied to toast, it would be expressed sort of, you burn I'll scrape, right? So that's, we've sort of already burnt the toast, so to say, and we're scraping it by sort of saying, "Oh, well we have the state testing system, that's got how we're gonna improve things." And really alls we're doing is scraping the toast.   0:26:21.2 AS: So let's talk...   0:26:23.1 JD: Oh, sorry, go ahead.   0:26:23.5 AS: I was gonna say, I wanna hear your thoughts on grading next, but good.   0:26:28.2 JD: Yeah this is where things...   0:26:29.4 AS: You got more on standardized testing, feel free.   0:26:29.8 JD: No, no, No. This is a good segue. You know, I think in that turn to grading, it gets a little even more controversial probably because Deming didn't suggest that we merely cease dependence on grades. He said we should abolish them. And again, this is where in, sort of, credibility as a practitioner, those 50 years as a professor, he did this, he did not, he did not issue grades to his students.   0:27:00.7 JD: I think it's really worth noting here, this has nothing to do with making things easier for students. It doesn't have anything to do with low-scoring students' self-esteem. Has nothing to do with that. Instead, it's, this idea is based on this more sort of fundamental premise. And this is really key. We want students to experience success and failure on schoolwork as information rather than reward and punishment. And grades themselves are inherently about experience things as reward and punishment. And that really comes... Those ideas come from author and, sort of, social science researcher, Alfie Kohn, who many Deming practitioners and followers would be aware of Alfie's work as it relates to education and parenting and cooperation and competition and those types of things. And I think one of the things that, sort of, pulled me into this way of thinking when... I think it's in this book called Punished by Rewards. He did this... Alfie Kohn did this comprehensive review of the research literature on grades. And it really compared students who got grades to those who didn't. And he found these pretty robust differences. Three of them. So the first one is that kids who are graded tend to become less interested in the topic they're studying. I think that's really important. This includes, actually, the specific topic, as well as the, sort of, subject area more generally, such as math or writing compared you know, to students who got the identical assignment but with no grades involved.   0:29:00.1 JD: Second thing is that kids who are graded, when they have a choice to pick, they pick the easiest possible task. Because if the point is to get a high grade, it's only rational to pick the easiest book to read or the easiest assignment to do. So what that tells us is that grades, sort of, inherently lead to kids avoiding intellectual risk taking. That's problematic. And then the final thing, the third thing is that kids who are graded are more likely to think in a superficial or, sort of, shallow fashion. So they're more likely to ask questions like, "Do we have to know this?" as opposed to more thoughtful questions about the content itself. So...   0:29:41.7 AS: And just to highlight, is that book called Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning, and What to Do Instead?   0:29:50.3 JD: No, this is Alfie Kohn's "Punished by Rewards."   0:29:52.9 AS: "Punished by Rewards." Okay, that's another book that he did a forward to. Okay, I see.   0:29:57.7 JD: Yeah.   0:29:57.9 AS: Okay, "Punished by Rewards." I'm looking for it. And I know everybody could search for that too. So, keep going.   0:30:03.5 JD: Yeah. And it's got a longer subtitle about gold stars and things like that. But I think fundamentally, it's this displacement of the, sort of, core priority from learning to the grade that's at a heart, that's at the heart of both Deming and Alfie Kohn's philosophy in this area. I think Deming went as far as to say that the specific losses from grading practices are "unknown and unknowable, but likely catastrophic." [chuckle] So he didn't mince words there. So just sort of recapping that one, it's you know cease dependence on standardized testing to get to quality. And then he is saying abolish grading, because it does so much to put kids on the path to, sort of, gaming the system, shifting the focus from the learning itself to trying to get the reward that comes with a high grade or this thing or that thing that's handed out as a reward for high grades.   0:31:15.0 AS: Got it. "Punished by Rewards."   0:31:16.6 JD: "Punished by Rewards."   0:31:16.7 AS: It's the 25th edition that's come out, "The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other Bribes."   [laughter]   0:31:24.0 JD: Yep, that's the one. That's the one. It's a heavy read. It's worthwhile. It's a good read. It's... Yeah.   0:31:30.2 AS: It comes as an audio book too, so that could be, read by the author. So, interesting one.   0:31:35.3 JD: Absolutely.   0:31:35.8 AS: I'm gonna check that out. All right.   0:31:37.3 JD: That's a good one. It's a commitment.   0:31:40.1 AS: So how do we wrap this up?   0:31:43.2 JD: Yeah, that's a good question. I mean, I think again, I think a key thing to, sort of, understand is, sort of, we're studying these 14 Principles, one or two at a time. But anybody listening to this, I think it's really important not to lose sight that these things are mutually supportive. It's a System of Principles, and you have to have all 14 connected together in addition to the System of Profound Knowledge. That's why this gets so hard. You have to understand all of this. And you can't just put it together like a recipe or, you know, pick this one. I can get behind ceasing dependence on standardized testing, but I can't get behind abolishing grading, right? You can't do it like that. You can't disconnect these things. They're all sort of tied back to the underlying philosophy.   0:32:38.3 JD: So I think that's a really important thing. And, you know, because it's not a program or, you know, a project to be implemented, it really requires a, sort of, neverending commitment to both learning and quality. But it is discontinuous. You don't have to do everything at once. You can't do everything at once. Instead, what this allows you to do when you start to understand some of the methods is you start to understand, okay, what is our system capable of on any number of fronts? And then we can set more realistic goals together to, sort of, step towards improvement, real quality. So that's, sort of, what I would take from this entire distillation of the 14 Principles.   0:33:27.2 AS: And I would wrap up by saying, you know, there's a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow that most people don't see. [laughter] There's... We see what's in front of us, but the truth is, by starting to adopt the principles, what's happening is you're just trying to make a transformation. And part of that transformation is that you're seeing the opportunities in the world that you didn't see in the past. And conventional thinking, what we've been taught in the past has given us our perspective. But when you start to remove the blinders and say, "what would happen if we remove grading? What would happen if we ceased dependence on standardized tests?" And we said, "We are gonna look at other ways of doing this."   0:34:09.6 AS: What would happen if we really started to adopt this philosophy and the System of Profound Knowledge to really set a long-term direction? What you are gonna find is so much unfolds. And so today's discussion, just to kind of wrap up, adopting, Principle 2, adopting the new philosophy, talking about the teaching process, understanding variation with the ultimate goal of improving, and improving the outcome for students. And ultimately that's a transformation that your organization can go through. The other one is Principle 3, which is ceasing dependence on inspection to achieve quality.   0:34:51.2 AS: And you really focused in on: hey, standardized tests and grading, which I think is a challenge for everybody to think about. If you are saying that so strongly, and Deming was saying that also there's gotta be something there, right? And ultimately, as you said, the product of education is high quality learning and, it doesn't say, completely get rid of any kind of tests or any kind of assessment. But I think that what you are also trying to get us to do is look at the beginning of the process and then use feedback that we are getting through tests and assessments to go back and improve the beginning of the process. And ultimately, I think, I would end my summary of what you said with, of this discussion with what you said about, that you want students to experience success and failure as information, not reward and punishment. Anything you would add to that summary?   0:35:49.0 JD: Yeah, the only thing I would say is, a disclaimer. I certainly have not figured this all out, and I work in a system and we have not abolished grading, for example. Because you, another thing you have to do is you have to design a replacement that has to be a part of the process. So in the book, I suggest some questions. I don't suggest necessarily an alternative system. I haven't got to that point with grading, but I have a series of questions people can ask to start to think about what their grading policy is. So it's a process, I'm not, I definitely don't have it all figured out. I'm still working on it.   0:36:26.4 AS: Yeah. And, I'll just wrap up that last bit right there and say that if you were in your own environment where you weren't under government regulation or you weren't required to do this or that, you don't have to have a replacement. So for instance, in my case, in my coffee business, we just heard so much negative about the performance appraisal system that eventually we just, like, we are gonna stop and people ask, "well, what are we gonna do instead?" And I said, "I don't care what we are gonna do instead." This is, we've already evaluated that this is bad. Everybody's saying it, we know it, we've learned that, we've seen it internally. So our first job is to stop what is not working. Now, it would be a dream if I could replace it with something amazing that is working, but wouldn't we all already have that? So sometimes we are caught into this system that this thinking that we have to have a substitute or new way. And that's not always the case. But when you are under a lot of constraints, then, you are kind of forced to that. So I just wanted to open people's minds to that. And, anything you would add to that before I close?   0:37:38.4 JD: No, that's really interesting. I... I'd love to hear more about how that's gone since you guys did that.   0:37:44.1 AS: Yeah, it's okay. We never really done a replacement. We did it a long time ago and we never really...   [overlapping conversation]   0:37:48.6 JD: That's cool.   0:37:49.5 AS: So our, I mean our replacement is feedback, coaching, sitting down, having meetings and, but we don't, and when it comes to compensation, we came to some, different conclusions that we wouldn't compensate people for their individual performance. The compensation would be related to the performance of the company with a very clear system of how the success of the company comes up in additional profit and how that's allocated to each person based upon, first their salary. So there's a market component, the market rate component, then based upon their years of service, which we want to reward, and then based on a fixed amount so that people who aren't making the biggest salaries in the place still always get something, that's meaningful to them. So there's lots of alternatives and, let's keep thinking about it. And that's, I think what you bring to the whole Deming sphere is to start thinking about that in education.   0:38:48.6 AS: So John, on behalf of everyone at the Deming Institute, I want to thank you again for this discussion. For listeners, remember to go to deming.org to continue your journey. Also, you can find John's book Win-Win, Dr. W Edward Deming, the system of Profound Knowledge and the Science of Improving Schools on Amazon. This is your host, Andrew Stotz, and I'll leave you with one of my favorite quotes from Dr. Deming. "People are entitled to joy in work" and that counts in education.

The Cognitive Crucible is a forum that presents different perspectives and emerging thought leadership related to the information environment. The opinions expressed by guests are their own, and do not necessarily reflect the views of or endorsement by the Information Professionals Association. During this episode, Marine Corps Maj Max Nauta discusses his Master's thesis from the US Army Command and General Staff College entitled: Multinational Operations in Strategic Competition: Leveraging the Inherent Informational Aspects through Culture and Narrative. Strategic competitors have significantly increased their influence in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) in ways that jeopardize US influence and threaten democratic governance. The People's Republic of China (PRC) and Russia do this by exploiting the ambiguity of gray zone activities, such as predatory, opaque lending practices and the spreading of disinformation. US Forces, Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) builds resiliency against these gray zone activities through transparency, which it promotes through cooperation activities to strengthen partnerships and build trust in LAC. SOUTHCOM accomplished this, in part, through Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Southern Command (SPMAGTF-SC), whose mission was to conduct mutually beneficial engagements with partner nations (PN) to address shared challenges in the region. SPMAGTF-SC 15, 16, and 17 were US-only task forces. SPMAGTF-SC 18, however, became the first multinational task force. SPMAGTF-SC 19 grew on this by integrating ten PN officers from Colombia, Brazil, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Belize, and the Dominican Republic. The author found that integrating PN officers into SPMAGTF-SC 18 and 19 exponentially strengthened partnerships in LAC at a relatively insignificant cost. This paper examines the degree to which integrating PN officers into SPMAGTF-SC 18 and 19 strengthened partnerships, and then compares those findings with theories on narrative and culture. In conclusion, the author presents the concept of a shared regional narrative and illuminates asymmetric characteristics of strategic competition in LAC. Resources: Cognitive Crucible Podcast Episodes Mentioned #37 Bill Vivian on MCDP 1-4 Competing #89 Ajit Mann and Paul Cobaugh on Narrative #137 Vic Garcia and Mike Berger on Information Operations and Intelligence #151 Daniel Runde on Chinese Soft Power #148 Kalev Leetaru on GDELT Video Presentation: Multinational Operations in Strategic Competition: Leveraging the IIA through Culture and Narrative The Village by Bing West The Role of Information in U.S. Concepts for Strategic Competition. A RAND study by Chris Paul, Michael Schwille, Michael Vasseur, Elizabeth Bartels, and Ryan Bauer Artificial Intelligence Basics: A Non-Technical Introduction by Tom Taulli Link to full show notes and resources Guest Bio:  Major Maxwell Nauta grew up in Chester Country, Pennsylvania, graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, and commissioned in the United States Marine Corps on March 18, 2011.  After Officer Candidate School, he attended The Basic School, Infantry Officer Course, and Light Armored Reconnaissance Leaders Course. In January 2012 he reported to 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion, MCAGCC, 29 Palms, CA, where he served as an LAR Platoon Commander from February 2012 to June 2013.  In April 2012 Maj Nauta deployed as the senior Infantry Marine to New Zealand for the six-week joint, multinational exercise, Exercise Alam Halfa.  From December 2012 to June 2013 he and his platoon independently deployed to Okinawa, Japan reporting to 3rd Combat Assault Battalion under the Unit Deployment Program.  In June, he and his LAR platoon deployed to the Republic of Korea to participate in Exercise Ssang Yong 13, forming a multination LAR platoon with Australian Cavalry Soldiers. Upon returning from Okinawa, Japan, Maj Nauta served as the Assistant Operations Officer for 3rd LAR Battalion until March 2014 when he augmented into the Selected Marine Corps Reserve (SMCR). In the SMCR, Maj Nauta first reported to Company C, 4th LAR Battalion, Salt Lake City, Utah serving as a Platoon Commander from March 2014 to March 2015.  He then transferred to Headquarters Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 453 (CLB-453) in Aurora, Colorado, serving as the Headquarters Company Executive Officer until attending Supply Officers Course at Camp Johnson, North Carolina in August 2015. In January 2016, Maj Nauta activated to serve as the Supply Officer for Special Purpose Marine-Air Ground Task Force – Southern Command (SPMAGTF-SC) 16, deploying to Honduras.  Upon re-deployment in January 2017 he served as the Current Operations Officer, CLB-453. In January 2018, Maj Nauta activated to serve as the Liaison Officer to the U.S. Embassy in Honduras for SPMAGTF-SC 18. In March 2019, he reactivated as the Key Leadership Engagement Coordinator for SPMAGTF-SC 19, deploying throughout the Southern Command area of responsibility.  In preparation for this final SPMAGTF-SC deployment he attended the Civil Affairs Officers Course in March 2019.  Upon completion of SPMAGTF-SC 19 in February, 2019, he transferred to U. S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa (MARFOREUR/AF) and activated as an Individual Mobilization Augmentee (IMA) serving as a Logistics Planner, G-4 and the Prepositioning Officer, MARFOREUR/AF. In October, 2021, he deactivated and was hired by Valiant Integrated Services as a Program Analysit in support of Africa Future Operations, G-35, MARFOREUR/AF. Maj Nauta is participating in U.S. Army Command and General Staff College's Information Advantage Scholars Program and is expected to transfer to Marine Corps Information Operations Center upon graduation. Maj Nauta's awards and decorations include the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with three Gold Stars in lieu of fourth award.  His formal education includes Infantry Officer Course, Light Armored Reconnaissance Leaders Course, Supply Officer Course, and Civil Affairs Officer Course and Expeditionary Warfare School. About: The Information Professionals Association (IPA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to exploring the role of information activities, such as influence and cognitive security, within the national security sector and helping to bridge the divide between operations and research. Its goal is to increase interdisciplinary collaboration between scholars and practitioners and policymakers with an interest in this domain. For more information, please contact us at communications@information-professionals.org. Or, connect directly with The Cognitive Crucible podcast host, John Bicknell, on LinkedIn. 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Stacey Lindsay is a journalist and writer who has spent her career interviewing global thought leaders. She is the consulting senior editor and editorial director of various digital publications—two of note: Liberty Road and Maria Shriver's Sunday Paper. Stacey has ghostwritten two books and is writing the first under her name, which The Open Field, an imprint of Penguin Random House, will publish. She was a longtime editor at goop, where she was instrumental in building new editorial franchises, including Game Changers and The Good Samaritan, that focused on women evolving humanity. Prior to goop, Stacey served as an evening TV news anchor and reporter in the Four State region, where she dived deep into the veteran healthcare crisis, the plight of local factory workers, the rising cost of food, and more. Her Sunday newscast received some of the highest ratings in the region. She also worked with the late and legendary James Caan as his associate producer and right hand. She began her career in New York City working for Magnolia Pictures. Stacey has a B.A. in media studies from Emerson College and an M.A. in journalism from the University of Colorado at Boulder. She lives in San Francisco. In this episode, Nada sits with Stacey to discuss her vision for Liberty Road's online editorial, launching on August 3rd. In addition, she shares her windy journey to online content, including what led her to the midlife space and eventually to meeting Nada. We are excited about this next chapter for Liberty Road and how Stacey will help expand the dialogue about and with women in the middle third of life.Check out Stacey's articles on Garance Doré and Dawn Barton live on our website. In the article, Garance offers wisdom on her path, running a media platform, closing her business, why she loves writing, and ultimately founding her new skincare line. Dawn is the self-proclaimed joyologist, who dedicates her time to helping women "redefine the mighty second half" of life, she says these are the things we really need to be open about with each other in midlife. Stacey recommends adding a collection of titles to your bookshelf, including All the Gold Stars by Rainesford Stauffer, On Our Best Behavior by Elise Loehnen, and The Golden Spruce by John Vaillant! Follow on Instagram: @staceylindsayPlease follow us at @thisislibertyroad on Instagram--that's where we hang out the most and connect with our community. And please rate and review this podcast. It helps to know if these conversations are inspiring and equipping you to consider what's now and what's next. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dear Friend,To celebrate 20 episodes of LFTR we're bringing you something a little different: book club! We talk all about what we've been reading and what we liked and didn't like. Plus an exciting life update for the Schumacher family! Books we talk about include:* The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah* Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr * The Great Night by Chris Adrian* Nowhere for Very Long by Brianna Madia* Between Two Kingdoms by Suleika Jaoauad * Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson* Wayward by Alice Greczyn* Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus * I'm Glad my Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy* Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder* All the Gold Stars by Rainesford Stauffer* The Adventure Zone by The McElroys and Carey Pietsch* The Bruce Swap by Ryan T. HigginsMake sure you send us some reviews for the next round of book club, episode 40! See you down the road,Jamie Get full access to Letters From the Road at lettersfromtheroad.substack.com/subscribe

The curse of the main roster call-up is very real... Psy White presents 10 NXT Black & Gold Stars Triple H Built (& Vince McMahon DESTROYED!)...ENJOY!Follow us on Twitter:@Psyniac_123@WhatCultureWWEFor more awesome content, check out: whatculture.com/wwe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are you genuinely ambitious, or are you caught in a cycle of constantly trying to prove yourself?  Join us as we delve into the complexities of ambition with our insightful guest, Rainesford Stauffer, author of All the Gold Stars: Reimagining Ambition and the Ways We Strive.Join us as we examine the connections between ambition, self-worth, and identity. We navigate the treacherous waters of overwork and burnout and the thrilling possibility of redefining ambition, not as an individualistic endeavor but as a collective pursuit of meaning.BOOK: All the Gold Stars by Rainesford Stauffer on Amazon or Bookshop.SHOW NOTES & BOOKLIST: Find the episode show notes and a list of all the books mentioned here.MORE RESOURCES:  Visit bibliolifestyle.com for more information and resources to help you in your reading journey.JOIN THE COMMUNITY:Join the BiblioLifestyle Community & the Bring Your Own Book (BYOB) Club for a fun, online book club experience!  Come and share books you've read, get inspiration for what to read next, make friends, and encourage each other along the way.  Learn more and join the community: bibliolifestyle.com/community.THE BIBLIOLIFESTYLE 2023 FALL READING GUIDEGet ready for a cozy fall reading season! Download your free copy of the guide when you visit fallreadingguide.com. This year's guide has thirty books organized across nine categories, plus fun recipes, fall activities, lifestyle tips, classic books, and a fun challenge. So download your free copy and discover your next favorite book! EPIGRAPH LITERARY FESTIVALMark your calendars, register to attend, and join us from September 21st - 23rd, 2023, for a fun virtual event! Watch authors share their new books, attend lifestyle-themed sessions, and join our fun literary happy hours! For more information visit: epigraphlitfest.com. See you there! BIBLIOLIFESTYLE COMMUNITY & BYOB CLUBRead a good book recently? Join our members-only Community & Bring Your Own Book (BYOB) Club and tell us about it! Here we read what we want, make friends, and encourage each other along the way. Attend our online book club, seasonally-themed happenings, get exclusive content, plus more! BIBLIOLIFESTYLE COMMUNITY & BYOB CLUBRead a good book recently? Join our members-only Community & Bring Your Own Book (BYOB) Club and tell us about it! Here we read what we want, make friends, and encourage each other along the way. Attend our online book club, seasonally-themed happenings, get exclusive content, plus more!

Welcome back to Razzlefrat! This week we embrace how easily we—okay, mostly Ashtin—are influenced by the BookTok machine and tell you whether some of the most popular books on the platform are worth the hype. BUT we also have some hidden gems up our sleeves. Next time we're discussing The Late Americans by Brandon Taylor and hope you'll join us for the “Sally Rooney but in Iowa” vibes. Be sure to follow us in between episodes on our booksta accounts @grapes_of_ash and @theresinkonmyhands and also our joint account @razzlefratpod! Until next time, we bid you farewell. xoxo, Razzlefrat Books mentioned this episode: Crescent City by Sarah J Maas A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G Summers Love & Other Words by Christina Lauren Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros The Late Americans by Brandon Taylor All the Gold Stars by Rainesford Stauffer A Life of One's Own by Joanna Biggs My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones Don't Fear the Reaper by Stephen Graham Jones The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover Verity by Colleen Hoover Untamed by Glennon Doyle Atomic Habits by James Clear Pendragon series by D. J. MacHale Eragon series by Christopher Paolini Harry Potter series by JK Rowling The Lord of the Rings trilogy by JRR Tolkien The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo By Taylor Jenkins Reid Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid Book Lovers by Emily Henry Beach Read by Emily Henry Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi A Darker Shade of Magic by VE Schwab All The Lovers In the Night by Mieko Kawakami Breast and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami How High We Go In the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu Icebreaker by Hannah Grace --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/razzlefratpodcast/support

In this episode, we are excited to dive into the inspiring journey of Priyanka Venugopal, a coffee-loving mama bear with a profound love of learning. From a young age, Priyanka's enthusiasm for education was evident as she eagerly raised her hand in class, always ready to erase the blackboards, and strove to achieve top grades and earn Gold Stars.   Despite not being overweight during her childhood, Priyanka struggled with a constant sense of discomfort within herself. As she aimed to be better, well-liked, and the epitome of a "perfect kid," she grappled with her self-image and personal identity.   Join us as Priyanka opens up about her high school years, where her weight became a growing concern. She candidly shares how she experimented with various fad diets and tried to maintain discipline, causing fluctuations on the scale. Little did she know that life had more significant challenges in store for her after medical school and residency.   Things took an unexpected turn when Priyanka embraced motherhood and had her first child. This period marked her heaviest weight, and her previous strategies to manage it no longer proved effective. She refers to this phase of her life as the "good-on-paper-heavy-in-my-mind" time, where she felt lost in the struggle to balance her new roles as a mom and a high-achieving professional.   However, amidst these challenges, Priyanka stumbled upon Coaching, which became a true turning point. Through self-discovery and a growth mindset, she managed to shed over 60 lbs without resorting to obsessing over points or calories. Her journey of transformation was powerful and inspiring.   Today, Priyanka is on a mission to help and guide other high-achieving working moms who find themselves in similar situations. Her creation, "The Unstoppable Mom Brain," serves as a beacon of hope and empowerment for these moms, letting them know that positive change doesn't have to wait until the end. In this episode, she shares valuable insights and practical tips that will resonate with every listener, reminding us that it's never too late to create a life filled with fulfillment, joy, and well-being.   Tune in to this episode of Fearless Freedom with Dr. G to discover Priyanka Venugopal's incredible journey, and be inspired to embark on your path of self-discovery and transformation. Podcast: Website: Instagram:   Guest Bio:   Dr. Priyanka Venugopal is an advanced certified Deep Dive Coach and board-certified ObGyn Physician. She is the host of the popular podcast Weight Loss for Unstoppable Moms and founder of The Unstoppable Mom Brain, in which she has an intimate group coaching program for working moms who want to reach their ideal weight and live a lighter life. __________________ Subscribe to this podcast and download your favorite episodes to listen to later:     ___________________   ⚕️ Are you a woman healthcare professional who is struggling to juggle everything in your personal and professional life?  

Jess Nahikian's voice sounds assured, comfortable, and clear, but their real achievement is how well their performance connects with Rainesford Stauffer's thoughtful perspectives and desire to help young people. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile's Michele Cobb discuss this audiobook all about ambition, hustle, and the burden of the idea that we all need to get ahead. The audiobook is a calm but persistent plea for people to resist societal messages around hustle, and that we should never be satisfied with our accomplishments but always pushing for more. With the help of Nahikian's comfortable speaking style and support of the author's intentions, this audiobook is one that will make listeners take a hard look at overly ambitious lifestyles that don't allow room for imagination, joy, or healthy relationships.  Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile's website. Published by Hachette Audio. Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com Support for AudioFile's Behind the Mic comes from BOLINDA. A world-leading audiobook and technology company, Bolinda publishes the greatest books you'll ever hear and inspire people to live their best lives through the power of storytelling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Journalist and writer Rainesford Stauffer has a complicated relationship with ambition, and it started when she was just a kid. She published a book, wrote for top publications and never stopped reaching for the next golden ring — until she was forced to. Stauffer spent months interviewing teachers, parents, psychologists and organizers about how they define and practice ambition, all while trying to reconcile its impact on her own life. Her new book, All the Gold Stars: Reimagining Ambition and All the Ways We Strive, is about the societal expectations that keep us striving for more and the tenuous balance between achieving your goals and burning out entirely. If you were crushed by a B+ on your report card, spent hours practicing a hobby or sport you weren't particularly passionate about because that's what you were “supposed” to do or stubbornly climbed the corporate ladder only to find yourself thinking “What now?” at the top, this episode is for you. Wanna read the book? When you purchase from Apple Books or Bookshop.org, you help support our show! For book discussion guides and a community of Terrible bookworms just like you, join The Terrible Reading Club on Substack! It's free! Got a book recommendation? Send us a note at terriblereadingclub@feelingsand.co.  The Terrible Reading Club team is Nora McInerny, Claire McInerny, Megan Palmer, Marcel Malekebu, Kara Nesvig, Jordan Turgeon, and Michelle Plantan. Our upcoming reading list can be found here. Find all our shows and our store at feelingsand.co. The transcript for this episode can be found here or at the episode website link. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to another episode of Storybeast, where Courtney Shack and Ghabiba Weston discuss the transformative power of story with Summer Beast, Nadine Flint. In this episode: none of us know what Victoria Day is the plural of synopsis comes into question we tackle multiple timeline, dual POV synopses we discuss how to reframe your stories to hook an agent we highlight overlapping tools for both query letters and synopses Courtney encourages leaning into feelings and stakes when building tension we look at the power of the jacket copy for focusing on big story elements in comes the sharpie fear teacher Nadine gives out gold stars You can find us on our website and on Instagram at @storybeastpodcast.  For more storytelling content to your inbox, subscribe here.  Feel free to reach out if you want to talk story or snacks!  A warm thank you to Deore for our musical number. You can find more of her creative work on Spotify.  As ever, thank you for listening, Beasties! Please consider leaving a review to support this podcast.  Be brave, stay beastly! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storybeastpodcast/message

For this episode of Sustainably LB, I got to share space with Kamrin Baker, the multi-hyphenate Writer, Photographer and Content Strategist. We chat about authenticity, healing, compassion, community and how to seek joy through pain.I am truly honored that I got the chance to sit with Kamrin and discuss how changing how we operate is a necessity, but so is finding and making space to build networks of care and to really lean into doing what we can with what we have. Because, we all have something special to offer and that is worth remembering. The way to be there for someone is to be there for them, to love them through what we go through. And to really bridge the gap and bring each other closer. Our conversation served as a reminder to extend the olive branch and to honor where we each are while encouraging each other to do better.Show Notes:Actively working towards the thing that you wantSolutions based in community and connectionSeeking joy and the alchemy behind the angerBuilding networks of careThere is no threshold you have to pass to be hereRedefining ambition Bridging the gap and bringing each other closerBeing seen for the vastness of who you areQuote:"To really change the world, we have to help people change the way they see things... So if you want to see real change, stay persistent in educating humanity on how similar we all are than different. Don't only strive to be the change you want to see in the world, but also help those around you see the world through commonalities of the heart so that they would want to change with you. This is how humanity will evolve to become better. This is how you can change the world." – Suzy KassemHandles:Instagram: @kamrinbakercreative@kamstagrams@goodgoodgoodcoLinks:Find Kamrin's work(s) onlinehttp://www.kamrinbaker.com https://linktr.ee/kamrinbaker https://www.goodgoodgood.co All the Gold Stars – by Rainesford StaufferMusic:Ian AeilloCreative:Lauren BatesLogo:Meadow Hearn

What if you could be most known and most supported when you were most vulnerable? What would it feel like to have someone standing beside you, cheering you on when every part of you screams to give up? Today I want to introduce you to Rachel, Rachel is in so many ways that person, the one who intentionally seeks out how to best cheer you on when your body says “quit”As a women's cycle synced coach, ice bath coach, and all around ball of life, Rachel is one  who has made it her art in life to support, amd be present for others in the ways she has found need herself She shares why being a listener and an empath is important to her, the importance and value of deep connections and community when we are most vulnerableWe talk about the impact of community when we are at our most vulnerable, she shares how loss impacted her deeply at a critical time in life, and how that led her to where she is in life in so many ways Rachel is a person of deep connection, one that genuinely feels and desires to see others succeed, she is full of life and that joy pours out of her to those around her So tune in today and meet this fabulous human And to you Rachel thank you, thank you for being the first one in a while to beat me in saying hello

Alex and Facci are BACK to celebrate the Pacers victory, putting them back over .500! The guys recap the game and hand out 3 Gold Stars to the top performers for tonight's game. Later, the guys hit on Lakers Twitter scoping out Rob Pelinka (Lakers GM) traveling to Indianapolis, Buddy Hield's random tweet during the midst of all this and what it means. Finally, the guys discuss Eric Pincus' latest article on B/R about the Los Angeles Clippers having interest in trading for Myles Turner...the guys look at the Clippers roster and assets and discuss if this would make sense from the Pacers standpoint to complete a trade. *APOLOGIES FOR SOUND QUALITY ON ALEX'S MICROPHONE...ZOOM DEFAULTED TO COMPUTER MICROPHONE DURING RECORDING INSTEAD OF PODCAST MICROPHONE* Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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For some people, hardships inspire them to do great things. Such is the case with this week's Team Never Quit guest, Brooke Keaton. She is a Gold Star wife, as the result of her Navy SEAL husband, Charlie being killed in action in Afghanistan. Brooke is the Vice President of The C4 Foundation, which provides neuroscience programs for Navy SEAL families at their San Diego-based ranch. She and her friend Tara Crenshaw have also launched The Gold Star and Stripes Podcast, bringing awareness to the spouse's military life and now life as civilians. Listen in as Brooke speaks from the heart about her challenging life journey and her relentless pursuit of helping others. In this episode you will hear: If I were in a movie, my animal sidekick would be an elephant. As pets go, dogs are the best. Charlie always had to go wherever the fun was, so it was exhausting but so fun. He lived a mile a minute. We lived on a boat, and every morning, Charlie would jump in the water and go surf. Charlie was very passionate about his family. Charlie was a sniper on a roof fighting against ISIS and was shot near his heart, and continued shooting and holding his ground until he died. The Gold Star community in Virginia Beach is very tight-knit and immediately pulled me in. I thought: “How can we support other Navy SEAL families?” We ended up with a 560-acre ranch, where families can “decompress” after deployment. Fly fish, hike, ride horses, etc. I'm able to talk about Charlie every day. It's helpful and therapeutic for me to talk about him. We came up with a fun idea of the podcast to help other spouses as a sisterhood - to network with families where you can find any help with anything you may need. I want to bring everyone together and build relationships.

This week's incredible guest – Mike Ettore – knows the way, and shows the way. Being the exceptional leader that he is, Mike became the youngest Drill Instructor in the Marine Corps at the age of 20. There's not a personal or professional challenge he can't overcome. Mike's effective combat leadership style resulted in numerous awards and decorations during his career, including the Bronze Star Medal for Valor (with Gold Star denoting 2nd award) and the Combat Action Ribbon (with two Gold Stars denoting 2nd and 3rd awards). These days, his purpose is to teach, coach, and help leaders develop - while he's alive and after he's gone. In this episode you will hear: I graduated from my first recruit platoon when I was 20. The Marine Corps trusted me and I tried very hard to live up to that trust. I spent my whole career trying to live up to the legacy of the Marines in World War I. If there's something the Marine Corps does well is it teaches and honors its history and traditions. We were considered by the battalion commander, to be the strongest lieutenant/staff sergeant team in the battalion. It's all about trust I was more excited about being an equally good leader in business as I was in the Marine Corps. Pre 9-11, I was dragging an AR-15 in a case through the airport. I was a C-level officer in charge of most of the back office of the non-sales function for a billion-dollar company, with no expertise in any of it. I wasn't really sure how to save a file. I teach and coach senior executives in the art & science of leadership. I'm 65 years old and have unlimited energy. I just love it. At 65 years old, with over 45 years of teaching leadership, I still learn something every week. I ask myself: ”How in the hell have I gone this long and never heard that?” I am vain enough that to think that 25, 50, 80 years from now - if somebody picks my book up,  the Iwo Jima lessons, the Grenada lessons, and the business lesson I've learned, just might help out my great, great-grandson or daughter, who never met me. [In life] I was mostly right, somewhat wrong, or completely full of shit [Conversation with son] just because it comes out of my mouth doesn't automatically mean that it's bullshit. As you get older, you're gonna find yourself becoming me. Dale Carnegie: “A man who dies rich dies disgraced.” I'm never gonna have Andrew Carnegie money, but I've got a laptop and a thumb drive. Everything that's up here [in my head] is gonna be out.