Podcasts about Great Work

Prison Revolt! Adultery! Court Intrigue! War! The Suez Canal! 1930 has a little bit of everything, as long as everything is basically one of those five subjects. Craig and Meghann continue the Great Work, with the Best Picture Nominees of 1930.

The hours are the same, or maybe fewer, but the work has gotten heavier. More context-switching, more overlapping priorities, more pings fracturing your attention. And a nagging sense that all the effort is producing diminishing returns.Melissa Swift has a name for what's happening and a framework for fixing it.In this episode of The Good Leadership Podcast, Charles Good sits down with Melissa Swift, author of Effective: How to Do Great Work in a Fast-Changing World. As a founder, CEO, and former leader at Mercer, Korn Ferry, and Deloitte, Melissa offers a clearer way to think about what effectiveness truly requires. So if you're tired of running harder for less, listen in to discover what you should stop doing to get it back.What You Will LearnThe Effectiveness Architecture — the four-element "two-story house" (Knowledge and Methods on the ground floor, People and Technology above) and how to quickly diagnose your own dominant strength and blind spotsWhy burnout is really about intensification, not hours — the specific ways organizations unintentionally turn up the intensity dial, and the "stop-doing" moves that bring it back downHow to handle emotion at work — practical behaviors for the moments managers dread: the blow-up, the tears, the team at warWhy complaints are data — how to tell the difference between an early-warning signal worth acting on and noise you can safely let goThe power of strong Methods — how repeatable design creates "optionality" when chaos hits, instead of leaving you dependent on heroic improvisationLeading in a hyper-transparent world — what one leader's awards-ceremony misstep reveals about how intentions get distorted, and how to build trust through visible decision-makingMelissaSwifthttps://www.anthromeinsight.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/swiftmelissa/Order Melissa's latest book on Amazon, 'Effective: How to do Great Work in a Fast Changing WorldChapters00:00 The essence of effectiveness in leadership02:47 Understanding the Effectiveness Architecture10:48 Navigating work intensity and burnout15:53 Managing emotions in the workplace22:04 The power of strong Methods26:47 Thriving in a hyper-transparent world29:31 Navigating data-driven conversations31:38 Closing thoughtsSubscribe to The Good Leadership Podcast: [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] | [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠] | [⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠]LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linkedin.com/in/charlesagood⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack Channel (Outlearn to Outperform): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠charlesgood.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn Newsletter (The Outlearn Advantage): [⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠]

The Great Work by Sheldon Costa is a debut novel, and it was also Ian's pick for the month of May. The novel follows a man named Gentle Montgomery who is a self styled alchemist living in the American west just before Washington became a state. A salamander or dragon has been seen in the countryside and is driving animals to act strange, causing hallucinations, and water to go bad. Gentle also believes this salamander has killed his friend Liam, and so he sets off with Liam's body, his nephew, Kitt, and their donkey, Abe, in search of the salamander. Gentle believes this creature to be "prima material" which can be used to complete The Great Work and create the Philosophers Stone which can then resurrect Liam. Along the way the encounter a frontier warlord, a town of progressives called the Harmonites, and many other strange things. This novel has a very original plot and we enjoyed reading and discussing it!    Next month's pick is Ronnie's, and she choose: Icarus by K. Ancrum.

You've been told your whole career that if you work hard, keep your head down, and deliver exceptional results…the promotion will come.And for a while, that strategy works.Until suddenly, it doesn't.You're still outperforming everyone around you…yet less capable colleagues are getting promoted, landing bigger opportunities, and becoming the obvious choice for senior leadership.Why?Because at senior levels, great work is no longer enough.In this episode of Breaking Free from the Grind, I'm diving into the second major leadership gap that keeps brilliant, high-performing women stuck in demanding corporate careers: the visibility gap.We're talking about why flawless execution alone stops working at senior levels and what actually gets you seen, trusted, and promoted into leadership.In this episode, I break down:Why exceptional work alone does not get you promoted into senior leadership - and the critical shift from performance → positioningHow the visibility gap keeps high-performing women overlooked, under-recognized, and stuck in execution despite delivering incredible resultsThe leadership shifts that help you become the obvious choice for bigger opportunities - including strategic visibility, sponsor relationships, influence, and communicating your value with authorityIf you've ever felt frustrated watching less capable people advance while you continue doing “everything right”…If you've been told to “speak up more,” “be more visible,” or “position yourself more strategically”…Or if you secretly feel resentful that your hard work still isn't translating into the recognition or promotion you deserve…This episode will completely change the way you think about leadership advancement.Because the hardest-working woman in the room is rarely the most promoted.The best-positioned woman in the room is.Next Level™ Leader Quiz: You're smart. Capable. Proven. So why does the next level still feel harder than it should? Take my free Next Level™ Leader quiz to uncover the hidden pattern slowing your rise…and what to do next. Take the Next Level™ Leader Quiz here. 30-min. Leadership Strategy Consult: On a private consult, we'll get specific, cut through the noise, and identify the exact gaps that are keeping you from shifting from mid-career mindset to operating like a true senior leader. If you're serious about accelerating into your next level of leadership without sacrificing your sanity to get there, this is the place to start.  Book your 30-min. Leadership Strategy Consult here. About AmeliaAmelia Noël is an executive coach and former investment banking and consulting professional who helps high-achieving women in demanding corporate roles develop their Executive Edge™ to rise into senior leadership...and thrive there without burnout. Through her coaching, workshops, and podcast, Breaking Free from the Grind, Amelia helps women strengthen their executive presence, increase visibility and influence, communicate their value with confidence, and shift from overworking to leading more strategically at their next level. Her work blends over a decade of real-world corporate experience with practical leadership development to help women become the kind of leaders that bigger opportunities, and bigger rooms are built for. Connect with Ameliawww.amelianoelcoaching.comIG: @breakingfreefromthegrindLinkedIn: Amelia Noel

Congratulations! Charlie Batch and his wife Latasha Wilson-Batch were honored at Anchorpoint Counseling's Ministry event for all the great work they do! full 648 Fri, 22 May 2026 13:31:59 +0000 3D3Pg4IEg6fKtsr9AYylxiBzibdF4CQM emailnewsletter,news The Big K Morning Show emailnewsletter,news Congratulations! Charlie Batch and his wife Latasha Wilson-Batch were honored at Anchorpoint Counseling's Ministry event for all the great work they do! The Big K Morning Show 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc.

LYAM'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/@lyamchristopher2393 LYAM'S PATREON AND ARTICLES: https://www.patreon.com/cw/LyamChristopherTHE BOOK: https://amzn.to/4eTVpN0Lyam Thomas Christopher is Ceremonial Magician, Author, Blogger, and Content Creator. He is the author of KABBALAH MAGIC and The Great Work of Self Transformation. Mentioned SEVERAL times on this broadcast throughout the years and on Frater Xavier's Mind and Magick youtube channel. Now not only is the book available but you can learn and watch from his youtube channel and even have one on one sessions for guidance and deeper understanding. In this broadcast we discuss Golden Dawns origins, how Golden Dawn Magic works and its processes. We also get into some compariive discussions with other systems of Magic. The differences in chaos magick, thelema, theurgy and goetia.SUPPORT US: TIP JAR: https://streamelements.com/ltvradio/tipPAYPAL: https://www.paypal.com/biz/profile/jo...CASHAPP: https://cash.app/$FringeFMVENMO: https://account.venmo.com/u/FringeFM GET JOURNEYS OUT OF THE BODY FREE WITH AUDIBLE TRIAL https://shorturl.fm/SRrtw

Today we'll be in nehemiah 6:3 talking about staying focused on the mission.“And I sent messengers to them, saying, “I am doing a great work and I cannot come down. Why should the work stop while I leave it and come down to you?”Nehemiah 6:3Ridgecrest exists to reach the lost, build the believer, and connect the people of God to the mission and purpose of God. The Heart Truth podcast is just one way we seek to accomplish our mission online and you can help us by leaving reviews on your podcast platform of choice or by sharing these devotions with someone you know.To let us know how we can pray for you or to find out more about Ridgecrest, take a minute to fill out our Connection Card linked below. https://my.rbcdothan.org/connectioncardIf you'd like to receive our daily devotionals in your inbox, sign up HERE free of charge: https://mailchi.mp/4bcc8628406b/daily-heart-truth-devotionsThe Journey Podcast:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JourneyPodRBCSubstack: https://thejourneypodcast.substack.comApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-journey/id1785079800 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0syXQWFX6IhTZjeJsHWxtM?si=c4c7397b153248f6Ridgecrest Sermons podcast:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ridgecrest-baptist-church-sermons/id1517442154Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Ir5YcahI8G2SiIjrycB8W?si=0bc532b4f72c4facFind us online Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RidgecrestDothanInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/ridgecrestbaptist/profilecard/?igsh=MWRrZHZwdXprYzhwZw==YouTube: www.youtube.com/@rbcdothanTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rbcdothan?_t=ZP-8wfPSkVSuYo&_r=1Our website https://www.rbcdothan.orgWATCH LIVE Sunday and Wednesday: https://rbcdothan.online.church

Somewhere along the way, most of us got completely bamboozled about what doing “great work” actually means. It became about titles, applause, LinkedIn optics, and chasing gold stars from people who don't even know us. Meanwhile, the work that actually lights us up? The stuff that feels like us? Yeah… that got buried under obligation, expectation, and a never-ending to-do list. In this episode, Nicole sits down with Dr. Amanda Crowell — cognitive psychologist, TEDx speaker, and author of Great Work — to unpack why so many women are stuck doing work that looks good on paper but feels like absolute garbage in real life… and how to get back to work that actually matters. We get into: What “great work” actually means (hint: it has NOTHING to do with external validation) How to identify the difference between true desire vs. insecurity-driven comparison Why your biggest clues might come from… jealousy  The concept of identity saboteurs — and how they keep you playing small Why women especially struggle with choosing themselves (hello, conditioning) Why your great work doesn't have to be big, public, or profitable to matter And how to finally stop waiting for the “right time” and start doing the damn thing Because here's the truth: The only way to know if it's your great work… is to actually do it. Thank you to our sponsors! Visit Upwork.com right now and post your job for free! Families are better when they're working together… go to myskylight.com/WOMANSWORK for $30 off your Skylight Calendar. Become a Fora Advisor today at Foratravel.com/woman  Connect with Amanda: Website: https://www.amandacrowell.com/  Book: https://www.amazon.com/Great-Work-2nd-Sacrificing-Everything/dp/B0F8QK73WK/ref  LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-amanda-crowell-51188130/  TedEx: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWp87GXDvEk  Related Podcast Episodes: All The Ways We Get In Our Own Way with Thais Gibson | 235 Healing Mental And Emotional Wounds with Stephanie Kwong | 234 Your Brain Is a Filthy Liar with Bizzie Gold | 361 Share the Love: If you found this episode insightful, please share it with a friend, tag us on social media, and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform!

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Professional Builders Secrets brings you an exclusive episode featuring Carl Edwards and Annameika Curtis from Edwards Family Homes, a residential building company based in New South Wales, Australia, specialising in custom homes and second-story extensions. They share their honest marketing journey, from doing it all in-house to outsourcing it to an agency they trust, and the incredible results that followed.This episode is sponsored by Apparatus Contractor Services, click the link below to learn more:hubs.ly/Q02mNSsG0INSIDE EPISODE 238 YOU WILL DISCOVER Why Carl believes margins are directly linked to marketingWhy Edwards Family Homes pivotedWhat the journey from in-house marketing to agency looked like in practiceWhy letting go of control was the hardest but most valuable step they tookHow content marketing builds trust before a client ever picks up the phoneAnd much, much more.ABOUT CARL EDWARDSCarl Edwards is the founder of Edwards Family Homes, a residential building company based in New South Wales, Australia. With over 30 years of experience in the industry, Carl has built a family-run business specialising in custom homes and second story extensions, with a reputation for quality workmanship and honest client relationships.Connect with Carl: linkedin.com/in/carl-edwards-8a2771206/ABOUT ANNAMEIKA CURTISAnnameika Curtis is the systems manager at Edwards Family Homes, where she has spent over 10 years helping shape the company's brand, processes and growth. With a deep understanding of both the business and its values, Anamika leads the company's content marketing strategy and internal systemisation efforts.TIMELINE 2:36 How Edwards Family Homes evolved their business8:39 Why Carl, a tradesman at heart, finally understood the importance of marketing11:12 The challenges of handing over marketing to an agency and why it was worth it13:52 How Carl tracks marketing performance18:53 Why more marketing means more choice and how that directly protects your margins20:54 Final advice for builders thinking about taking the next step with their marketingLINKS, RESOURCES & MOREAPB Website: associationofprofessionalbuilders.comAPB Rewards: associationofprofessionalbuilders.com/rewards/APB on Instagram: instagram.com/apbbuilders/APB on Facebook: facebook.com/associationofprofessionalbuildersAPB on YouTube: youtube.com/c/associationofprofessionalbuilders

Welcome to the portal of power, pleasure, and unlimited potential... And welcome to a reading of our latest Esoerotic Dark Feminine Magick Substack where I share how Esoeroticism is aligned with "The Great Work" and kick off our series on the 4 stages of spiritual alchemy! And follow us over on Substack: https://esoerotic.substack.com/ ******** Learn more at esoerotic.com Crimson's Instagram: www.instagram.com/crimson.minx Minx + Muse Instagram: instagram.com/esoerotic.magick Sign up for our weekly Magick + Musings Newsletter: minx-muse.kit.com/00483e3067 ******** Music “Haunted Hearts” by Noisescape

Unity of Houston offers positive, practical and progressive teachings that support spiritual evolution and abundant living, emphasizing our Oneness in God and the goodness in people and all of life. We have an in person Sunday service at 11 AM. You can watch it live on Facebook or at www.UnityHouston.org. Podcast of our messages and meditations can be found on our website and on iTunes, as well as videos of service lessons. Follow Unity of Houston on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and MeetUp.

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 - Week 19   Congrats to GETA, CURE SYNGAP1 Australia & CAMP4 for a great weekend. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/syngap1-epilepsy-ugcPost-7457791427486466048-j8SB   WEBINARS! CURE-ID Webinar tomorrow! Register now. Thu May 7, 2026 1:30pm – 3pm (PDT) cureSYNGAP1.org/cureID    Next week, especially NY families, while you are registering, please make sure to go to this one with Dr. Buxbaum from Mt. Sinai. curesyngap1.org/seaver https://www.linkedin.com/posts/curesyngap1_curesyngap1-syngap1-rarediseaseresearch-activity-7457507565527044096-dDEK   Longitudinal Data Matters - Every six months or more!   Study list! CURE SYNGAP1 CONNECT http://curesyngap1.org/connect Citizen Health https://www.citizen.health/ai-advocate/syngap1 Combined Brain ProMMiS https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7450196488300728320 & Rare-X, the same week. OR DSC. #S10e CURE-ID for Drug responses. Webinar: Thu May 7, 2026 1:30pm – 3pm (PDT) cureSYNGAP1.org/cureID   6th ANNUAL SPRINT FOR SYNGAP1, we raised over $300k! (Gross) Thank you Tavillas for raising over $170k this will go to the Missense fund. We spent over $¼M on missense last year.   Thank you Emily Barnes for hosting a New England event for families. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ecarlisle_we-had-an-incredible-sprint-for-syngap-ugcPost-7457845816502845440-nJCd   Thank you to Sara and Sarah for the Virginia event.  GREAT WORK. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sarah-sakly-648544337_syngap1-raredisease-curesyngap1-ugcPost-7456869206341464065-VESz   Thank your Rifton for the donation of the tricycle.  Congratulations Matthew! https://www.linkedin.com/posts/curesyngap1_syngap1-curesyngap1-sprint4syngap-activity-7457806850676281344--JR-   Thank you to the Edouard Family! cureSYNGAP1.org/Crafts26 https://www.linkedin.com/posts/curesyngap1_curesyngap1-syngap1-craftsforacure-activity-7457211260242411520-ekPz   INAUGURAL SF NIGHT OF IMPACT, CA – 22 days Join us this is our only Gala for 2026! cureSYNGAP1.org/SF26   5TH SCRAMBLE FOR SYNGAP, SC – 150 days Classic case of a small event becoming an institution! cureSYNGAP1.org/Scramble26   USA: use your ICD-10, F78.A1: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/epi.70142   PUBMED Pubmed 2026 is at 27. +10 vs the week. (61 last year was +9) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=syngap1&filter=years.2026-2026&sort=date   SOCIAL MATTERS 4,931 LinkedIn.  https://www.linkedin.com/company/curesyngap1 1.56k YouTube.  https://www.youtube.com/@CureSYNGAP1 11.1k Twitter https://twitter.com/cureSYNGAP1 45k Insta https://www.instagram.com/curesyngap1   $CAMP closed at $3.97 Friday. https://www.google.com/finance/beta/quote/CAMP:NASDAQ   Like and subscribe to this podcast wherever you listen. https://curesyngap1.org/podcasts/syngap10 Episode 206 of #Syngap10 #CureSYNGAP1 #Podcast

For April, Ronnie chose a novel that was recommended to her by a friend, and that novel was Before the Coffee Gets Cold! Before the Coffee Gets Cold is a collection of four short stories that take place in the same café. The stories involve the employees and people who frequent the space, and each of them involves time travel! If a person sits in the correct chair they can travel back in time, but there are a few specific rules. The big one being: you must return to the present before your coffee gets cold, otherwise you'll be trapped in the past. Along with this, nothing one does in the past will change the future which lends a unique aspect to the idea of time travel! These stories deal with lost opportunities, lost loved ones, and disease, and each has a rather unique premise. We also recently learned that Kawaguchi is primarily a playwright which changes some of our interpretation of these stories.    Also, Ian spent a bit of time learning how to mix audio better, so hopefully this is an enjoyable listen!   For next month, Ian chose a debut novel: The Great Work by Sheldon Costa!

Liane Davey, PhD is a Keynote Speaker, a NYT Bestselling Author, and Co-founder and Principal at 3COze, Inc. where she is passionate about building high performing teams in a world of perpetual change, conflict, and burnout. Mike Petrusky asks Liane about her brand new book, "Thoughtload: Manage the Madness and Free Your Team to Do Great Work", in which she argues that the root cause of the madness sapping productivity in today's offices is with our excessive thoughtload. The "thoughtload" includes not just cognitive workload, but also emotional burdens and depleted energy reserves affecting individuals and teams. Mike and Liane explore how workplace leaders should shift their focus from activity and output to meaningful outcomes, ensuring team efforts are aligned with organizational goals. As open office designs and constant interruptions have a measurable negative impact on focus, productivity and wellbeing, Liane says that intentional rest can restore creativity and energy. Environmental, emotional, and behavioral factors all amplify each other, making holistic approaches to wellness and productivity essential, so Mike and Liane share practical advice and the inspiration you need to be a Workplace Innovator in your organization! Connect with Liane on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lianedavey/ Preorder Liane's new book "Thoughtload": https://lianedavey.com/books/thoughtload/ Learn more about Liane: https://lianedavey.com/ Watch the podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSkmmkVFvM4H3pwnlU2AuqynuRDpvnh4J Discover free resources and explore past interviews at: https://eptura.com/discover-more/podcasts/workplace-innovator/ Learn more about Eptura™: https://eptura.com/ Connect with Mike on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikepetrusky/  

Do you do great work but struggle to consistently get referrals? In this episode, Bill Cates breaks down the exact psychology of borrowed trust and why simply doing a good job doesn't automatically make you referable. We discuss the Triangle of Trust, how to actively train your network to recognize your ideal clients, and why using 1-minute case studies is the ultimate follow-up strategy to stay top of mind. We also dive into why vague intentions produce vague results, the danger of name-dropping irrelevant big clients to win business, and why the old advice of only hire people you'd have a beer with is actually destroying your team's potential. Plus, Bill shares a legendary Vince Lombardi quote that will completely change how you manage your energy and mindset as an entrepreneur. Check out the company: https://billcates.com----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Scripture Text: John 21 Sunday, April 12, 2026 Sermon Discussion Guides Morningside Church, Tallahassee (morningsidetlh.org)

Alan Chapman's new edition of Aleister Crowley's Magick Without Tears got his publisher sued by the OTO. We talk about that, the real story behind the Book of the Law, and whether this world is a Bardo we're just passing through. Topics: The OTO copyright lawsuit | The Book of the Law and Rose Kelly | What practical magic gets wrong | The Great Work as lineage | Global awakening — why it won't happen the way people think. Alan Chapman: https://barbarouswords.com

This is the second of a series of posts about the literary alchemy of J. K. Rowling, a discussion jumpstarted by a post by ‘Iris' at a Strike fan website, an article that championed a Jungian perspective on this subject. The first post in this series, Literary Alchemy – A Primer for Those Interested in J. K. Rowling's Artistry, both explained what the ‘Iris' post asserted and reviewed much of the critical literature that the brevity of the S&E Files article prevented her from discussing. See that post for links to this material. The conversation between Nick Jeffery and John Granger above was recorded in the same spirit as the first post was written, namely, simultaneously a welcome to Strike fans and Rowling readers who have learned about literary alchemy only recently and an introduction to the work of the last twenty five years on this subject. Upcoming posts in the series will include a counter-point discussion in the debate Rowling is fostering about whether a psychological or spiritual perspective is better for understanding art and life and a review of the alchemical signatures that crowd Rowling-Galbraith's Hallmarked Man.This post is largely links to sources for points Nick and John discuss in their naturally enthusiastic and contrarian conversation, question by question. Enjoy!1. Welcome to the Conversation! (Nick) I just sent out an article about literary alchemy, John, in response to an article written by ‘Iris' and posted on the Strike-Ellacott Files website, a piece titled ‘What is Literary Alchemy? Spotting symbols that map Strike and Robin's growth.' What advice or guidance would you give to, say, Cormoran Strike readers who are brand new to the subject? * There are three types of alchemy and it is important to understand the common ground they share and the differences between them;* The first type is alchemy proper, which is to say ‘metallurgical alchemy,' the sacred science of purifying metals and the adept's soul via the creation of a Philosopher's Stone that will transform lead to gold and exude an elixir of life, the drinking of which will bestow immortality;* The second and third types of alchemy derive from interpretations of metallurgical alchemy's aims and the symbolic texts detailing the work in the hermetic laboratory;* Literary alchemy is the use of metallurgical alchemy's language, colors, sequences, and symbols in plays, poetry, and story to foster an edifying and transformative experience in the artist's theater or reading audience;* Psychological alchemy is Carl Jung's use of metallurgical alchemy's texts during and after WWII to illustrate his ideas of the integration of the conscious and unconscious aspects of the human mind;* Metallurgical alchemy was practiced in China, the Levant, India, and Europe within the revealed religious traditions of Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Islam, and Christianity until its degeneration in the late Medieval period and eventual evolution into the strictly materialist chemistry we know today;* Literary alchemy has been a continuous stream in literature from Dante, Chaucer, Shakespeare, and the Metaphysical poets through to Dickens, Yeats, the Inklings, Joyce, Nabokov, and J. K. Rowling;* The academic study of “alchemy in literature” was the province of Baconian and allegorical readings of Shakespeare (cf., Beryl Pogson, Peter Dawkins, Martin Lings) until the late 20th Century and the advent of academic specialists in ‘Hermetic Studies,' e.g., Stanton Linden, Lyndy Abraham, and Charles Nicholl (cf., Cauda Pavonis: A Journal of Hermetic Studies, 1982-2000).* Jung and his followers used their psychological interpretations of metallurgical alchemy as allegories of the soul to interpret mythology (cf., Erich Neumann, Marie-Louise Von Franz, Robert Johnson);* Jungian analysis of story using Jung's ideas of subconscious archetypes within a collective unconscious was popularized by Joseph Campbell in his guides to Joyce's Ulysses and his more well known works on mythology (e.g., The Hero With a Thousand Faces);* ‘Isis' in her S&E Files article, ‘What is Literary Alchemy?,' suggests that Rowling-Galbraith is writing an allegory of soul transformation in the Cormoran Strike series using metallurgical alchemy's symbols and sequences as understood by Carl Jung and his disciples rather than as used by English writers since the 13th Century;* It's a challenging theory, the depth of which is hard to grasp without an appreciation of the types of alchemy, what they have in common, and their differences in approach and subject matter.2. The Lake: (John) What I found most fascinating in your post, Nick, was your best guesses about where Rowling would have learned about literary alchemy. She claimed in 1998 that she'd read a lot of alchemical texts from which she set the “magical parameters” of the Hogwarts Saga; if you had only three chances to name one of those books, what would you choose? * Charles Nicholl's The Chemical Theatre;* Titus Burckhardt's Alchemy: Science of the Cosmos, Science of the Soul (or Mirror of the Intellect: Essays on Traditional Acience and Sacred Art);* Lyndy Abraham Summerhaze's Marvell and Alchemy or her Dictionary of Alchemical Imagery;* Martin Lings' The Secret of Shakespeare3. Carl Jung, Alchemy: (Nick) I see you're chafing at the bit, John, with book titles I haven't mentioned so let me name-drop the author not on my list because, as you pointed out, he wasn't really a literary alchemist so much as a psychologist who discussed alchemy as a means of illustrating his own ideas about the ‘Great Work.' You've written, though, that literary alchemy as with metallurgical alchemy is a subset of soul-allegories or Psychomachia. Don't Jung's ideas jibe with that? * Yes and no!* Jung's ideas of the soul and archetypes (or archetypal forms) are based on late 19th Century Volkischer German ideas, which is to say, modern and materialist (some say ‘vitalist') premises. His hostility to Christianity and Judaism was grounded in his acceptance of Darwinian evolution and derived philosophically from Nietzsche (see Richard Noll's The Jung Cult and The Aryan Christ).* He conflates the spiritual with the psychological, consequently, and embraces integrated individual psychological health as the telos of human existence, none of which is consistent with traditional metallurgical or literary alchemy (see Titus Burckhardt's Mirror of the Intellect, Philip Sherrard's ‘An Introduction to the Religious Thought of C. G. Jung,' and Harry Oldmeadow's ‘C.G. Jung & Mircea Eliade: ‘Priests without Surplices'? Reflections on the Place of Myth, Religion and Science in Their Work.'* Psychological alchemy, insomuch as it is ‘Jungian,' is well removed from the other two types of alchemy. Which is not to say that Rowling is not a Jungian and hence a Jungian psychological alchemist.4. Back into the Lake: (John) You covered in your article, though, Nick, the several reasons to think it possible, even probable that the evidence from Rowling's life suggests she is using Jungian ideas in her literary alchemy. Iris over at S&E Files obviously thinks that is the case. What are the for and against ideas with respect to Rowling being a Jungian? There's Plenty of Evidence That Rowling IS a Jungian Writer:John Granger's discussion in Troubled Blood: A Jungian Reading* Robin's name-dropping Jung in conversation about astrology;* The Jungian notes sounded throughout Strike 5: Archetypes, Synchronicity, Persona;* The connection between Jung's illustrated ‘New Book' and Talbot's ‘True Book;' and* Pointers to Cupid-Psyche myth as understood by Jungians (see below)The Advent of Prudence Dunleavy, Jungian Psychologist, in Ink Black Heart* Hard to imagine a more sympathetic portrait of a Jungian than half-sister Prudence!* She clearly was the genius behind the Rokeby reconciliation in Hallmarked ManThe Cupid and Psyche myth underpinning the Strike series* A Mythological Key to Cormoran Strike? The Myth of Eros, Psyche, and Venus (note the discussion here of the Jungian understanding of this specific myth)* Ink Black Heart: Strike as Zeus to Robin's Leda and as Cupid to Mads' Psyche* ‘Rowling Points to Myth of Cupid and Psyche in order to Console Strike Fans Disappointed with Hallmarked Man‘* The Hallmarked Man‘s Mythological Template (Nick Jeffery, John Granger)Anything Else? Oh, yeah —* Rowling studied mythology in her ‘Classical Studies' program at UExeter and almost certainly encountered Jungian interpretation of myths there (e.g. the work of Neumann, Johnson, Campbell).* Rowling told Val McDermid if she had not become a successful writer she would have sought training and certification as a psychologist. * Her work reflects a broad reading in psychology (cf., Louise Freeman Davis' ‘J. K. Rowling and the Phantoms in the Brain,' ‘Cormoran Strike and the Itch that Cannot Be Scratched') and it is likely that she has read her fair share of Jung and Jungian authors during her studies.* Rowling benefited from psychological therapy and exercises herself when suffering from depression, the experience of and recovery from which she depicted in story via the Azkaban Dementors and Robin Ellacott's treatment for PTSD in Lethal White.And There is Plenty of Evidence That Rowling Is NOT a Jungian Writer:* Rowling has never been asked or revealed how she learned about literary alchemy; this includes, of course, any reference to Carl Jung, whose work was not focused on literary alchemy per se but a psychological interpretation or explanation of metallurgical alchemy's symbolism.* All that Rowling has revealed about her experiences as a patient seeking help with depression are about Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), which treatment modality owes nothing to Jung or to Jung's students.* It is possible that Rowling encountered esoteric metallurgical alchemy, the precursor to literary alchemy, in her study of astrology, the complementary traditional sacred science to alchemy, a skill-set with which we know she was accomplished. That route to alchemy would have led her to Perennialist interpretations of alchemy, most notably Titus Burckhardt‘s Alchemy, Science of the Cosmos, Science of the Soul; the paperback cover of the Penguin Metaphysical Library edition of that book (1974) features an androgynous giant named REBIS standing on a dragon and a winged golden sphere (i.e., Rubeus, Norbert, Snitch).* As mentioned above, it is more likely that she encountered literary alchemy in her study of Shakespeare. The year she was studying for her A Levels, she traveled to see a production of King Lear which has prompted the idea that it was on her list of texts to prepare for her tests. The most challenging interpretation of Lear then in print was Charles Nicholl's The Chemical Theatre (1980), a book that explains almost every scene in perhaps Shakespeare's greatest tragedy as a parallel step in the Great Work of alchemy. If the budding astrologer was fascinated by this allegorical interpretation of the Bard, the most popular work in print at that time that championed reading Shakespeare as the author of soul allegories was Perennialist Martin Lings‘ The Secret of Shakespeare (1984).* Literary Alchemy is a tool set employed not only by Shakespeare but by a host of Rowling favorite authors to include Dickens, Nabokov, Lewis, and Tolkien. This view of alchemy, that is, as an allegorical depiction of the soul's transformation that affects that same cathartic experience in its theater or reading audiences, is the one found in Rowling's work, which is well removed from psychological alchemy, an analytic art which, though it springs from metallurgical alchemical texts, does not aim at the transformation at work in the sacred art or the science of traditional alchemy. * Rowling's use of chiastic structures and psychomachian allegory, tools that complement literary alchemy in spiritual perspective and aim, make a Jungian rather than a literary and Perennialist view of alchemy seem unlikely.* Alchemy: Jung, Burckhardt, or Maclean? John Granger, April 2007* Rowling's Soul Triptych Psychomachia: Is It From Shakespeare's ‘Macbeth'? John Granger, September 20245. The Debate at King's Cross: (Nick) So, John, you've mentioned Jung quite a few times in your posts about the Mythological framework of the Strike series and even written about the Jungian ideas of animus and anima with respect to Cormoran and Robin's relationship. You seem fairly confident, though, that Rowling is writing from the traditional esoteric ideas of alchemy a la Shakespeare rather than Jung's. Why is that? * Everything you just said!* As noted, Jung's ideas are modern and psychological while the stream of literary alchemy in English Literature is almost exclusively more Medieval and pointedly spiritual;* The Most Notable Exception: Angela Carter's The Passion of the New Eve (1977), that reads like a Jungian ‘Red Book' slide-show (think Bombyx Mori) or a transgender Odyssey written for feminists. Rowling has never mentioned her to my knowledge but it would be surprising if she hadn't read this book more than once. What Alana Bolton Cooke wrote about Carter's Passion could be said about Rowling's literary alchemy if she is a Jungian writer (or about Galbraith's fictional Elizabeth Tassel?):Angela Carter in The Passion of New Eve (1977) uses the exoteric phases of alchemy and Carl G. Jung's theory of esoteric alchemy as a means of demonstrating allegorically the idea ofrebirth and renewal. The purpose of this allegorical method is to produce an 'alchemical' change of thought in the reader about sexuality and gender associated with women's repression and liberation. In the novel Carter develops themes and ideas explored in her essay, The Sadeian Woman: An Exercise in Cultural History (1979), an analysis of the Marquis de Sade's pornography and its affect on the roles of men and women in society. The clash of opposites involved in combining alchemical symbolism, feminism and pornography within the fiction can be seen as representative of the state of chaos present in alchemy before the beginning of change. The circular narrative and alchemical structure of the fiction creates a literary version of the alchemical process as it brings together opposites involved in chaos, represented by events and characterisation that the protagonist, Evelyn/Eve, experiences, until, in the manner of alchemy, harmony is reached. The harmony created represents women's empowerment. Carter uses Evelyn's individuation process to encourage growth within the reader by altering patterns of thought to bring about change through self-confrontation and self-knowledge. The structure of Carter's fiction, thus, corresponds to the process of esoteric alchemy contained within the structure, imagery and symbolism of exoteric alchemy. The fiction is designed to stimulate the unconscious of the reader and make conscious hitherto unknown and repressed thoughts about gender and sexuality to bring about change in the lives of men and women.* I think what Rowling said she was trying to do with Harry Potter's meeting with Dumbledore at the dream-like King's Cross strongly suggests she is aware of the two approaches and wants readers to discuss them – but that she has made her own choice, however conflicted she may be.* In her 2008 interview with Adeel Amini, Rowling said that her hope for Harry's post-mortem conversation with Dumbledore at King's Cross was to stimulate “a debate” among readers about whether it was a psychological moment, that is, a fantasy in which Harry understands what he's been missing all along, or a spiritual event in which he is actually speaking with the late Headmaster:Enough Potter-plot, I think. Moving on to a slightly more contentious issue, Rowling has categorically said that she does believe in a higher power, a statement reinforced by her childhood church-going (“Till I was 17,” she clarifies). It must be difficult to reconcile her religious beliefs with those that denounce Harry Potter as anti-Christian, I wonder aloud. Rowling's expression does not change a fraction. “There was a Christian commentator who said, which I thought was very interesting, that Harry Potter had been the Christian church's biggest missed opportunity. And I thought, there's someone who actually has their eyes open.“I think he said it before the publication of the seventh book, and with the publication of the seventh book I think that clarified a lot of people's view on where I was standing. But I should emphasise that I am not pushing a specifically Christian agenda, and indeed till the very last moment in book seven, one can interpret what happens to Harry after he presents himself with death as him going into an unconscious state in which his subconscious reveals to him what he already knew.” I hum in faux-comprehension of what she's referring to; luckily my clued-in companion is nodding wildly. Proceed. “Any re-reading of Chapter 35 will show you that there's nothing that the Dumbledore he sees tells him that he couldn't have guessed for himself or already realised, and of course there's a key piece of information that Dumbledore doesn't articulate that Harry has realised. So you can deliberately interpret it that way, or you can say that he did go into a state of limbo beyond which there was another life, and that idea was expressed repeatedly, and most explicitly at the end of book five, Order of the Phoenix, where Harry understands that there is an ‘on', that you do go on. “I wanted there to be a debate there, so of my three main characters - when they come into the room which examines death at the Ministry of Magic - Hermione, the ultimate sceptic and a hyperrational person, hears nothing behind the veil and is scared of it. Ron is just uneasy; Ron is someone who does not grapple with anything deeper than beer, if he can avoid it. Harry's drawn to it, and therein lies Harry's slightly reckless, almost morbid streak, because Harry does have a hint of that dangerous adolescent trait which is the attraction to death.” Heavy. Obviously with this ambiguity, you do get a fair degree of misinterpretation as well; there is a certain section that does dislike Harry Potter intensely. “Oh, vehemently,” says Rowling, before muttering under her breath “…and they send death threats.”* I think that “debate” she's trying to foster is between the psychological, call it ‘Jungian' “just inside your head” subconscious perspective, and the authentically spiritual view of her work (well, of art and human existence, too, of course). And that this debate is one she has had for most of her life. Check out her comments about the “greatest missed opportunity” and explain to me how that doesn't line up with her preferring the spiritual, albeit “not explicitly Christian,” to the psychological and humanist. 7. Jungian Readings of Rowling's Work: (Nick) John, you're familiar with what has been written by Potter Pundits because of your PhD critical literature surveys; what are the better ones about Rowling and Jungian psychology and what do they emphasize? Here are seven off the top of my head (and Thesis ‘Works Cited' drafts):* Grynbaum, G.A. (2000). The Secrets of Harry Potter. The San Francisco Jung Institute Library Journal: Reviews From a Jungian Perspective of Books, Films and Culture, [online] 19 (4) pp. 17-48* Patrick, Christopher and Sarah (2007), ‘Exploring the Dark Side: Harry Potter and the Psychology of Evil,' in Mulholland (ed.), The Psychology of Harry Potter, BenBella Books, pp 221-232* Gerhold, C. (2011). The Hero's Journey Through Adolescence: A Jungian Archetypal Analysis of “Harry Potter.” PsyD. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. * Rectenwald, Bob (2019). ‘Carl Jung's Impact on the Work of J. K. Rowling' * Skipper, Alicia and Kate Fulton (2021) ‘Out from the Shadows into the Light: Persona and Shadow in Harry Potter‘ in Anne Mamary (ed.) The Alchemical Harry Potter: Essays on Transfiguration in J. K. Rowling's Novels, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2021, pp 79-96* The Unfolding Journey, Jung's Shadow Self in Harry Potter: Confronting the Darkness Within (YouTube video)* My own Troubled Blood: A Jungian ReadingBob Rectenwald's piece is the best of the six I didn't write but it shares the several faults all the Jungian pieces make:* the first failing of even the best Jungian readers is the assumption that Rowling is a Jungian, which is an open question;* the next is that Jung's ideas (and Joseph Campbell's) are indisputably true; and* the last is, when alchemy is mentioned, the critics do not clarify either the commonalities of or the differences between literary alchemy, psychological alchemy, and Jungian analytic psychology. * Note, though, that Rowling, while aware of such Jungian tropes as the Hero's Journey, tweeks it shamelessly, adding a symbol of Christ and resurrection scene in every Potter story (cf., How Harry Cast His Spell, ‘The Harry's Journey,' pp 21-28).* Read her brief PotterMore piece on alchemy and note that it is written in such a way that it can be read as confirmation of either a psychological or spiritual perspective on alchemy and art:One interpretation of the ‘instructions' left by the alchemists is that they are symbolic of a spiritual journey, leading the alchemist from ignorance (base metal) to enlightenment (gold). There seems to have been a mystical element to the work the alchemist was engaged upon, which set it apart from chemistry (of which it was undoubtedly both an offshoot and forerunner).This “original writing” by Rowling, especially the words “spiritual” and “mystical,” suggests that she is a Perennialist rather than a Jungian, at least with respect to her understanding of alchemy. But the debate is still possible with Jungians who read those words as cyphers for the subsconscious contact they hold we have with archetypes.8. Back to the Alchemy: (John) I think the real question of whether Rowling's literary alchemy is predominantly literary and spiritual or psychological in orientation comes down to the postmodern confusion about the immaterial aspects of the human person, which is to say, the soul (or mind, psyche) and the spirit. Rowling's recent work may seem prosaic or secular to a casual reader who compares it to the relatively otherworldly and “obviously” symbolic Potter books, but she loads each Strike book with Shakespearean romance of soul and spirit, i.e., alchemical dramas, and hermetic tropes. I'm writing a piece now about the lions, dogs, incest, and the red man and white woman in Hallmarked Man, each of which are touchstones of alchemy. I think, though, that your work with Rowling's favorite books and her epigraph sources, Nick, point to a strong spiritual rather than psychological foundation in Rowling's work —* Louisa May Alcott, Little Women* Dodie Smith, I Capture the Castle* The Victorian Women Poets in Running Grave* Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Aurora Leigh* Robert Browning, The Ring and the Book* The Jungian love of the I Ching, Running Grave's epigraph source9. Jung in Running Grave: (Nick) Rowling's favorite writers, from Shakespeare and Nabokov to C. S. Lewis and Victorian Women poets, all clearly believe in a world-transcending spiritual realm. Given the quantity of the Jungian scholarship in Rowling Studies that Iris referred to and you've mentioned, it's curious -- if Rowling is aware of it and is resistant to it -- that she doesn't push back against it explicitly in her work. Can you think of a character that seems something like Jung in the books, someone as bad as Prudence Dunleavey is good? I can think of three:* United Humanitarian Church's guru Jonathan Wace in Running Grave: his “psychologizing of religion,” the comparative religion avenue to denial of any true faith, the psychological critical analysis of a patient using mythological tropes (”Artemis”), the cult leader, and the abuser of women and children -- he's a ringer for Jung! * Paul Satchwell, one-eyed serpent with a one-track mind, in Leamington Spa, a true Jungian artist working psycho-sexual motifs graphically on canvas:Naked figures twisted and cavorted in scenes from Greek mythology. Persephone struggled in the arms of Hades as he carried her down into the underworld; Andromeda strained against chains binding her to rock as a dragonish creature rose from the waves to devour her; Leda lay supine in bulrushes as Zeus, in the form of a swan, impregnated her.Two lines of Joni Mitchell floated back to Robin as she looked at the paintings: “When I first saw your gallery, I liked the ones of ladies…”Except that Robin wasn't sure she liked the paintings. The female figures were all black-haired, olive-skinned, heavy-breasted and partially or entirely naked. The paintings were accomplished, but Robin found them slightly lascivious. Each of the women wore a similar expression of vacant abandon, and Satchwell seemed to have a definite preference for those myths that featured bondage, rape or abduction. (Troubled Blood, 542)* And then there are the Masons, kind of an old school Jungian cult in Hallmarked Man. Like the UHC and “harmless” fraternal and charitable group with Christian touches but which doesn't change a man or human nature per Hardacre (and which harbors the rich and powerful like Lord Branfoot). * Coupled with Prudence, the Front of Jungian Beliefs, we get the front and back of Jung in Rowling's work, a characteristic touch of Rowling nuance as she did with Islam in Hallmarked Man.10. Conclusion: (John) I'm obviously not a Jung fan and I don't think Rowling is writing Jungian psychomachia in alchemical symbols a la Angela Carter, but I see how people would come to a contrary conclusion; Rowling's ‘spiritual not religious' public statements and political positions with respect to Same Sex Attraction and abortion line up much more easily with New Age and Jungian types than with any kind of orthodox Christianity. The great thing about essays like Isis' at S&E Files is that it brings more people into the conversation of what literary alchemy is and the various approaches to it. You've been reading about literary alchemy for several years now, Nick; what do you think the person whose first encounter with the subject was the S&E Files article do to hone their alchemy detection skills? * “Read your books and online talks, John!”* How Metallurgical Alchemy Worked and How it Became Literary Alchemy (from Deathly Hallows Lectures, Chapter 1):Alchemy, in a nutshell, was the science for the perfection or sanctification of the alchemist's soul. This heroic venture I need to say straight off is all but impossible today because the way we look at reality, at ‘things' per se makes the Great Work itself almost an absurdity. Unlike the medieval alchemists, we moderns and postmoderns see things with a clear subject/object distinction, that is, we believe that you and I and that table are entirely different things and between them is there is no connection or relation. The knowing subject is one thing and the observed object is completely ‘other.'To the alchemist that is not the case. His efforts in changing lead to gold are based on the premise that he as the subject will go through the same types of changes and purifications as the materials he is working with. In sympathy with these metallurgical transitions and resolutions of contraries, his soul will be purified in correspondence as long as he is working in a prayerful state within the Mysteries (sacraments) of his revealed tradition.Now, historically there was an Arabic alchemy, a Chinese alchemy, a Kabbalistic, as well as a Christian alchemy; each differs superficially with respect to their spiritual traditions but in every one, the alchemist was working with a sacred natural science or physics to advance his spiritual purification. This was only possible because he looked at the metal he was working with as something with which he was not ‘other' but with which he was in relationship, artifex and artifact in sacred art imitating and accelerating the work of the Creator creating a bridge, so that, as lead changes to gold or material perfection, his soul was going through similar transformations and purifications.The common ground is the logos in every created thing, to include persons (cf. John 1:9), which are all continuous with the Logos fabric of reality. As much as the alchemist identifies with this metaphysical ground, purifying himself of the ‘old man' or ego-driven individual and identifying himself with the spiritual Heart or light within him, that light will become his dominant quality, hence his “illumination” or “enlightenment”. And lead or solid darkness turning into gold, hard light.How does this edifying magic become the scaffolding for Harry's adventures? Largely through the genius of William Shakespeare. Hermetic wisdom and alchemical efforts were such commonplaces in Elizabethan England that Shakespeare and his contemporaries recognized, I think. that the magic of staged drama is essentially alchemical. If we groundlings are all watching what's going on up on the stage and everything is working the way it's supposed to, the subject-object distinction dissolves inasmuch as we identify with the characters and their agonies through our logos-imaginations. As they go through their changes, like the metals in a crucible, we identify with them and pass through the same cathartic moment.As the great dramatists of that period realized, “if what we're doing is alchemical, why don't we use alchemical imagery and language, too?” And, voila, literary alchemy is born. This stream of English literature in which narrator or characters and the reader or audience in correspondence pass through the stages of the alchemical work, the black the white and the red (basically dissolution, purification, and then perfection) runs through the next five centuries of poetry, stage work, stories and novels. You may not have recognized it, but its a big part of things you have read.* Literary Alchemy: Sacred Science, Sacred Art, and ‘The Alembic of Story':A Perennialist Explanation of J. K. Rowling's Signature Hermetic Symbolism This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hogwartsprofessor.substack.com/subscribe

The greatest work we'll ever do isn't something we crate for God but someone we connect to God. Experience the unexpected pinnacle of the story of Nehemiah and choose to live doing GREAT WORK that matters most.

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Join us this week for a wonderful expression of what Freemasonry is doing for the world, and who we need to keep the Great Work moving forward. Then we've got a brand new Masonic Minute with Brother Steve Harrison--What changes a person who goes out into the cosmos and looks back on our planet? On our Moon? What did Freemason astronauts think when they came back, and what changed about the way they saw the world? It's called The Overview Effect: Ill. Brother Steve gives us an awesome segment all about this. We'll wrap it all up with our continued reading of Kris Wilson-Slack's piece on Theurgy and Freemasonry! All this and more. Stay Tuned. Thanks for listening, and have a great week! Links: Theurgy and Freemasonry Pt. 3 https://www.universalfreemasonry.org/en/article/theurgy-part-iii Steve Harrison on WCY https://wcypodcast.libsyn.com/whence-came-you-0675-steve-harrisons-the-imperfect-storm The Masonic Minute https://youtu.be/AZ6mZ5yELcY Facebook Group – Craftsman+ https://www.facebook.com/groups/3522871657795845  The Etsy Store https://www.etsy.com/shop/WCYSkullCrown Skull and Crown Ltd. www.skullandcrownltd.com Craftsman+ FB Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/craftsmanplus/ WCY Podcast YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/WhenceCameYou Ancient Modern Initiation: Special Edition http://www.wcypodcast.com/the-Shop The Master's Word- A Short Treatise on the Word, the Light, and the Self - Autographed https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Get the new book! How to Charter a Lodge: https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Truth Quantum https://truthquantum.com Our Patreon www.patreon.com/wcypodcast Support the show on PayPal https://wcypodcast.com/support-the-show Get some swag! https://wcypodcast.com/the-shop Get the book! http://a.co/5rtYr2r

God speaks loudest and clearest in those moments when you're alone in the dirt, wrestling with the GREAT WORK He is calling you to. Don't be discouraged there, cause He's with you, even when you're alone in the dirt.

It doesn't matter who you are for God to do GREAT WORK through you, but it does matter how you do whatever you do cause it's all connected. Let's do great work. Tap in today and build the confidence and faith you need to do GREAT WORK.

Our journey through the account of the leader Nehemiah begins with a moment vital to doing great work... the connection of a burden to a broken heart. GREAT WORK is possible, but only after you let God break your heart. Tap in today and catch the weight of this word and let the Spirit open your eyes to see "what breaks your heart".

Creativity isn't a rare talent—it's a trainable process. In this episode, you'll hear a master creator break down what actually happens when inspiration hits, and how to build the conditions for it to return. On Healthy Mind, Healthy Life, host Sayan sits down with world-renowned theater artist and author Stan Lai to explore the difference between method (technique) and wisdom (meaning). This conversation is for artists, founders, professionals, and curious minds who want deeper focus, better ideas, and a more confident creative practice—without chasing external validation or forcing output. About the Guest: Stan Lai is a celebrated playwright and theater director with over 40 years of experience and more than 40 full-length plays staged, beginning in Taiwan and across China. His book Creativity has sold over a million copies in Chinese and is being used as the foundation for university-level creativity curriculum initiatives. Key Takeaways: Upgrade your creative results by separating technique (method) from meaning (wisdom). Use the “Where is the music?” test: impressive skill isn't the same as expressive depth. Build a richer inner library—your mind can only create from the “files” you collect. Treat inspiration as combination: the creative mind pulls different internal files and connects them fast. Protect nuance by slowing inputs (less scrolling, more deliberate attention). Find wisdom outside formal education—schools often teach method, not life-direction. How to Connect With the Guest: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stanlai99/  Learn more about Stan Lai and his book at -https://anthempress.com/books/creativitry-pb  Want to be a guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? DM on PM - Send me a message on PodMatch DM Me Here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik Disclaimer: This video is for educational and informational purposes only. The views expressed are the personal opinions of the guest and do not reflect the views of the host or Healthy Mind By Avik™️. We do not intend to harm, defame, or discredit any person, organization, brand, product, country, or profession mentioned. All third-party media used remain the property of their respective owners and are used under fair use for informational purposes. By watching, you acknowledge and accept this disclaimer. Healthy Mind By Avik™️ is a global platform redefining mental health as a necessity, not a luxury. Born during the pandemic, it's become a sanctuary for healing, growth, and mindful living. Hosted by Avik Chakraborty, storyteller, survivor, and wellness advocate. With over 6000+ episodes and 200K+ global listeners, we unite voices, break stigma, and build a world where every story matters.

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Of course codewords are found in the Epstein Library on the DOJ website, as are news articles and all other bits of information found to be relevant to official investigations. But codewords about hotdogs, pizza, and ice cream do not prove “pizza gate” to be a real conspiracy, since the base of said theory is factually untrue. Interestingly, there is one document which notes how “pizza gate” was employed to discredit victims of human trafficking and sex slavery and to undermine the reality of “spirit cooking.” The use of words like “goyim” or “goyum” are found in approximately 50 searches in the DOJ archive, yet nearly all are part of the same chain of documents and most are found in news articles. They are not commonly employed by Epstein or anyone else in the files, with exception to Peggy Siegal. Peggy apparently didn't bother using code, asking in one email if someone desired a baby boy or girl. Another document details the Great Work of alchemy, a coven, pints of Mormon blood, and a fertility ritual. In another, one victim says they were raped by numerous presidents and witnessed a baby (babies) being killed, torn apart, and eaten on a yacht. They also witnessed blacks being forced to have sex with blonde girls who were being beaten until bloody. These are just a few of the details which reinforce the stereotypes and the historical accusations against Jewish elites. The kidnapping of children, the draining of their blood, the cannibalism, the running of interracialpornography, etc, and, as reported by the above witness, the eating a feces. If a child is the greatest gift from God and cleanliness is next to godliness, then the sacrifice of that child, and filth, is the greatest insult to God, and the closest thing to evil.*The is the FREE archive, which includes advertisements. If you want an ad-free experience, you can subscribe below underneath the show description.WEBSITEFREE ARCHIVE (w. ads)SUBSCRIPTION ARCHIVE-X / TWITTERFACEBOOKINSTAGRAMYOUTUBERUMBLE-BUY ME A COFFEECashApp: $rdgable PAYPAL: rdgable1991@gmail.comRyan's Books: https://thesecretteachings.info- EMAIL: rdgable@yahoo.com / rdgable1991@gmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-secret-teachings--5328407/support.

On this episode we hear from Leora. She is a hospitality marketing professional and has released a book from her years of experience, both in corporate, as a consultant and professor. We spoke about the importance of networking, reframing it to build connections and sometimes even turn them into genuine friendships in the industry. She shares her moments of imposter syndrome and what she said to herself at the time. If she does not take the role someone else with, so lets go for it and create it on my own. She is also an advocate for taking breaks in your career and it could actually be healthy for you. And choosing when to say yes or when to say no, with a focus on your wellbeing. She has recently written a book and you can find it here: https://leoralanz.com/Who is her inspiration? Her students

This week we're diving into the life of two 20th century mystics - the mysterious and possibly immortal alchemist Fulcanelli and the controversial, mystical teacher George Gurdjieff. Books discussed in this week's show:The Morning of the Magicians: Secret Societies, Conspiracies and Vanished Civilizations by Louis Pauwells and Jacques BergierThe Occult: The Ultimate Guide For Those Who Would Walk With the Gods by Colin WilsonIn Search of the Miraculous by P.D OuspenskyThanks for listening! If you enjoy the show, please tell a friend, subscribe, rate and leave us a kind review.Don't forget to join our community on Facebook by searching Psychic Teachers.   If you have a question or story to share with us, send us an email at psychicteachers@gmail.com.    For more information on us, check out our websites: debbowen.com and samanthafey.com.You can also find Samantha on Instagram @samanthaofey.  You can find our eCourses on crystals, tarot, manifesting and moon magic. Plus we both offer wonderful guided meditations and you can find signed copies of our books.  Be sure to check out Samantha's other podcast Enlightened Empaths.    Have a great week. Be the Light!

Great Work and a Greater God _ Nehemiah 6_15-19 by Cypress Bible Church

You don't get great work by rewarding it—you get it by valuing people first:“If you need a reminder to recognize somebody, you're not a good leader.”“There is no such thing as a recognition program.”“Until someone values me, I'm just going to get a paycheck.”Why appreciation turns effort into meaning for the giver of gratitude…See BoldEncounters.TV.In this conversation, Kevin Ames dismantles one of leadership's most expensive myths: that not having recognition or turning it into a system creates engagement. Drawing from decades of leadership research and real-world experience, Ames explains why appreciation isn't a tool, a program, or a reminder—it's a behavior that shapes leadership performance, leader loyalty, and meaning for anyone at work.This episode explores why people don't do great work because they're incentivized, but because they feel genuinely valued—and how leaders quietly lose influence when appreciation is outsourced alone, automated, or delayed.Inside This Episode• Why recognition programs fail to produce great work• The difference between appreciation and incentives• How influence—not authority—is a leader's real power• Why money is rarely the primary driver of performance• How great work becomes a source of meaning, not burnoutGo Deeper — Premium Action PlanThis episode sets up a second part of the episode that includes a Premium Action Plan for members of Bold Encounters Club. Kevin Ames and Mark walk through micro steps for how to give your first exceptional appreciation moment as a leadership act—turning everyday moments into catalysts for trust, work energy, and consistently great work.Moments to Revisit• Why reminders to recognize people signal leadership failure• The story that proves appreciation changes behavior instantly• How values of behavior outperform values of intention• Why people remember how work made them feel—years laterFinal ThoughtGreat work doesn't come from systems or slogans. It comes from leaders who notice, value, and respond to real effort in real time. When appreciation becomes behavior instead of policy, people don't just perform better—you and they live better through their work.

Nehemiah 6:1-4 New King James Version   6 Now it happened when Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall, and that there were no breaks left in it (though at that time I had not hung the doors in the gates), 2 that Sanballat and Geshem sent to me, saying, “Come, let us meet together among the villages in the plain of Ono.” But they thought to do me harm. 3 So I sent messengers to them, saying, “I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down. Why should the work cease while I leave it and go down to you?” 4 But they sent me this message four times, and I answered them in the same manner.

Elder Uchdorf teaches us through the story of Nehemiah.

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Let's explore various mystic intersections and how they can bring about Gnosis, as Garin Horner joins us to discuss his book A Feather on the Breath of Ra. We'll explore a hidden lineage of spiritual alchemists whose traditions trace their origins back to Egypt in 2400 BCE and the religious culture that flourished around the sun god Ra. Discover how these profound, esoteric methods integrate with photography, transforming the modern art of recording light into a powerful vehicle for inner transformation. Learn the secrets of this unique Photo-Hermetic Tradition, where conscious camerawork accelerates spiritual evolution and achieves the Great Work of Light and Shadow. Get the book: https://amzn.to/48JMM47 More on Garin: http://www.garinhorner.net/ Get The Occult Elvis: https://amzn.to/4jnTjE4 Virtual Alexandria Academy: https://thegodabovegod.com/virtual-alexandria-academy/ Gnostic Tarot Readings: https://thegodabovegod.com/gnostic-tarot-reading/ The Gnostic Tarot: https://www.makeplayingcards.com/sell/synkrasis Homepage: https://thegodabovegod.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/aeonbyte AB Prime: https://thegodabovegod.com/members/subscription-levels/ Voice Over services: https://thegodabovegod.com/voice-talent/ Support with donation: https://buy.stripe.com/00g16Q8RK8D93mw288 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Episode 142 - Spiritual awakening to one's innate power. Marco Visconti directly addresses Aleister Crowley's ‘overlooked mystical side,' centring the ‘Great Work' not on ceremonial 'magick' but on spiritual union and self-realisation. Disclaimer: Please note that all information and content on the UK Health Radio Network, all its radio broadcasts and podcasts are provided by the authors, producers, presenters and companies themselves and is only intended as additional information to your general knowledge. As a service to our listeners/readers our programs/content are for general information and entertainment only.  The UK Health Radio Network does not recommend, endorse, or object to the views, products or topics expressed or discussed by show hosts or their guests, authors and interviewees.  We suggest you always consult with your own professional – personal, medical, financial or legal advisor. So please do not delay or disregard any professional – personal, medical, financial or legal advice received due to something you have heard or read on the UK Health Radio Network.

What if everything you built (the money, the status, the business success) left your heart completely empty? In this episode, Dane Maxwell, serial entrepreneur and founder of The Foundation and Paperless Pipeline, shares his raw journey from "3D success" to discovering his sacred calling. After launching more than a dozen businesses and achieving what most would call the dream (money, freedom, recognition), Dane found himself with a hollow heart. Through a prophetic message in a church, answered prayers, and divine signs, he reclaimed the gift he'd buried 10 years earlier: his voice and music. From training 2,000 students (including two billionaires) to singing improvised songs that help people take their most difficult actions, Dane's story reveals the difference between performing for validation and surrendering to become "a flute that the divine blows its breath through." He discusses spiritual hierarchy, the power of slowing down, and why being wanted by God matters more than being wanted by the world. Dane reveals why music is sacred (not about fame or sex), how four signs in one week confirmed his calling, and what it means to approach life from the inside out instead of outside in.   [00:02:28] Meeting at Destiny Fest: A Three-Hour Conversation That Wouldn't End Kevin and Dane met at Giovanni Marsico's Destiny Fest in Toronto Sat at dinner table for hours after everyone else left Dane performed an entirely improvised musical piece on stage for 1,400 people Kevin's been connected to Gio for 14 years, watching the vision grow from a dinner conversation to nearly 2,000 attendees [00:05:45] The Philosophy: Greatness in the Moment Most people rehearse before presenting to 1,400 people Dane chose to "dangle by a string," the string of present-moment creation Believes the next evolution of events is not rehearsed but "moment oriented" "I wanted to be present with people instead of rehearsed" Magic happens when people are willing to risk unpreparedness [00:07:54] Current Mission: Music for Difficult Actions Creating songs that help people take the most difficult actions in their lives Actions that would dramatically improve their lives in 90 days Examples: losing weight, starting a business, going to the gym, writing a book, picking up a new hobby Not telling people what to think, singing pure possibility and inspiration into their hearts [00:13:40] The Problem: 3D Success with an Empty Heart Had all the external markers of success: money, time freedom, status, women "3D success," everything in the physical, three-dimensional world But his heart felt completely empty Realized he'd been "distracted by success" as a safe, socially acceptable way to avoid vulnerability Business felt safe; true connection and music felt vulnerable [00:15:06] How Men Are Stripped of Their Power "You make them believe that the outside world can make them happy" Make men believe worth is achievement, status, attention The world is designed to engineer us to strip us of our power Jesus had a donkey and white robe but was "beaming with power" External trappings (beautiful women, cars, homes) are an illusion when coming from a dissociated place [00:19:00] The Spiritual Hierarchy and Heart Pursuit Jesus's heart field could reportedly be felt from two miles away (average is 15-50 feet) Dane was raised Christian with teaching that "the heart is deceitful and wicked" Felt he couldn't trust his own heart, so wrapped it in external things Realized the teaching was "not being communicated or translated correctly" Started approaching life inside out instead of outside in [00:21:06] The Turning Point: Slowing Down and Hearing "Sing" Heart kept feeling empty despite business success Slowed down and heard the word "sing" Initial resistance: "I'm a six-foot-one 42-year-old white male, I don't look like a singer" Thought he was "such a broken man" that performing for others was the best he could do Admits: "When I say I don't know what I'm doing, it's very honest" [00:24:00] Teaching Wealth: The Karma of Money Taught 2,000 students how to build wealth Two billionaire students, one valued at $1 billion, one student exited for $500 million Half of students did very well, other half probably shouldn't have bought the program Friend Danielle LaPorte said people have their own "karma to sort out with money" [00:24:30] The Church Moment: Getting His Gift Back Age 31, attending Bethel Church (Holy Spirit-led church) Pastor stops mid-worship, points directly at him: "Son, I just got a message from God" "He didn't trust you with a gift, so he took it away. But he trusts you with it now, so he gave it back" Dane's hand went to his throat, realized it was his singing voice Had trained intensely for his first open mic at age 21 [00:28:20] Eleven Years of Fear and Teetering 11 years since that church moment Released four albums, done shows, played for 1,400 people But always "teetering around it" Wasn't sure if he was authentically interested or just trying to impress people Admitted fear: maybe doing it "to get laid" (common male conditioning around music) [00:29:00] The Week of Signs: Music Is Sacred Got hypnotherapy session to bring more freedom to singing During hypnosis, saw subconscious belief: "I'm just trying to do this to get laid" Sign #1: Massage therapist's hat said "MUSIC IS SACRED" Sign #2: Someone wrote "I hope you're doing music" Sign #3: On a business Zoom, someone private messaged "Hey, how's music?" Sign #4: Woman he used to date said "Obviously you're supposed to be doing music" [00:36:29] Rumi and Becoming a Flute for the Divine Quotes Rumi: "I am but a flute that the Christ blows its breath through" In spiritual hierarchy, highest level before God is Lord Christ Jesus was "Christed," fully surrendered mediator for Lord Christ Got off stage thinking "nobody got any flavor of me, I blew it" Heard hysterical laughter (maybe angels): "You were just an instrument for love" [00:39:40] The Mecca of Bliss Bob Dylan and Michael Jordan have "an extra sense of something else" That's spiritual connection coming through their work "That's the mecca, the mecca of bliss" Dissolve all sense of self, merge with Christ, allow God's love to flow through [00:40:20] Approaching Life Inside Out Doesn't have hot girlfriend, sexy car, amazing mansion anymore "Am I way happier than when I had any of that stuff? Does any of me want any of that stuff? Maybe if it's aligned" Not an ache because approaching life from inside out If something feels "authentic to my core," he'll get it Deep enough in his body now to not fool himself [00:41:40] The Vocal Cord Miracle and Feeling Unwanted Went to ear, nose, throat doctor after the church message Doctor put camera down his throat, looked at vocal cords "Dane, your vocal cords look pristine" The four signs made him "feel so wanted by God" Mother was concert-level flute player, listened to sophisticated music in the womb [00:46:20] Holy Spirit Working Through Connection Marcus Collier told Kevin: "This is the Holy Spirit working through you" Making introductions and connections is being a vessel When you allow it, you become more effective They want more of that feeling [00:49:36] Where to Find Dane and Final Message Instagram: @musicbydane (Music by Dane) Website: danemaxwell.com (book, businesses, principles) Encourages Christians: stay where you are, it's close to God Book recommendation: "The Great Work of Your Life" "May anybody who loves God the way they do continue to love God the way they do"   KEY QUOTES "How do you strip men of their power? You make them believe that the outside world can make them happy. You make them believe that worth is an achievement. That worth is status, that worth is attention." - Dane Maxwell "What we're supposed to be doing with our life is evolving our consciousness to such a state that we can become a completely surrendered vessel for the divine love of God to flow through. That's the mecca, the mecca of bliss." - Dane Maxwell "I've felt so unwanted on the earth and in my life, and just such a deep degree of unwantedness, which was a product of the conditioning of the nineties, which is you have to be a certain way to be wanted." - Dane Maxwell "In Isaiah they say, and the Lord said, whom shall I send? And I said, here am I. Send me." - Isaiah (quoted by Dane) CONNECT WITH DANE MAXWELL 

On this Live Greatly podcast episode, Kristel Bauer sits down with cognitive psychologist, keynote speaker, and the author of Great Work: Do What Matters Most Without Sacrificing Everything Else, Dr. Amanda Crowell.  Kristel and Amanda discuss overcoming being a people pleaser, overcoming being a controller as well as how to lean into your great work.  Tune in now!  Key Takeaways From This Episode: How to overcome being a people pleaser How to overcome being a controller A look into Amanda's book, Great Work A look into the struggles in Amanda's life that led her to write this book ABOUT DR. AMANDA CROWELL Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, keynote speaker, and the author of Great Work: Do What Matters Most Without Sacrificing Everything Else, now in its 2nd edition. Amanda's TEDx talk has been viewed nearly two million times. Her work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, NPR, Al Jazeera, Thrive Global, and MSN. She lives in New Jersey with her husband, two awesome kids, and a remarkable Newfiepoo named Ruthie.  Connect with Amanda: Order Amanda's book: https://www.amandacrowell.com/great-work  Website: https://www.amandacrowell.com/  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-amanda-crowell-51188130/  Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/aj_crowell/  About the Host of the Live Greatly podcast, Kristel Bauer: Kristel Bauer is a corporate wellness and performance expert, keynote speaker and TEDx speaker supporting organizations and individuals on their journeys for more happiness and success. She is the author of Work-Life Tango: Finding Happiness, Harmony, and Peak Performance Wherever You Work (John Murray Business November 19, 2024). With Kristel's healthcare background, she provides data driven actionable strategies to leverage happiness and high-power habits to drive growth mindsets, peak performance, profitability, well-being and a culture of excellence. Kristel's keynotes provide insights to "Live Greatly" while promoting leadership development and team building.   Kristel is the creator and host of her global top self-improvement podcast, Live Greatly. She is a contributing writer for Entrepreneur, and she is an influencer in the business and wellness space having been recognized as a Top 10 Social Media Influencer of 2021 in Forbes. As an Integrative Medicine Fellow & Physician Assistant having practiced clinically in Integrative Psychiatry, Kristel has a unique perspective into attaining a mindset for more happiness and success. Kristel has presented to groups from the American Gas Association, Bank of America, bp, Commercial Metals Company, General Mills, Northwestern University, Santander Bank and many more. Kristel has been featured in Forbes, Forest & Bluff Magazine, Authority Magazine & Podcast Magazine and she has appeared on ABC 7 Chicago, WGN Daytime Chicago, Fox 4's WDAF-TV's Great Day KC, and Ticker News. Kristel lives in the Fort Lauderdale, Florida area and she can be booked for speaking engagements worldwide. To Book Kristel as a speaker for your next event, click here. Website: www.livegreatly.co  Follow Kristel Bauer on: Instagram: @livegreatly_co  LinkedIn: Kristel Bauer Twitter: @livegreatly_co Facebook: @livegreatly.co Youtube: Live Greatly, Kristel Bauer To Watch Kristel Bauer's TEDx talk of Redefining Work/Life Balance in a COVID-19 World click here. Click HERE to check out Kristel's corporate wellness and leadership blog Click HERE to check out Kristel's Travel and Wellness Blog Disclaimer: The contents of this podcast are intended for informational and educational purposes only. Always seek the guidance of your physician for any recommendations specific to you or for any questions regarding your specific health, your sleep patterns changes to diet and exercise, or any medical conditions.  Always consult your physician before starting any supplements or new lifestyle programs. All information, views and statements shared on the Live Greatly podcast are purely the opinions of the authors, and are not medical advice or treatment recommendations.  They have not been evaluated by the food and drug administration.  Opinions of guests are their own and Kristel Bauer & this podcast does not endorse or accept responsibility for statements made by guests.  Neither Kristel Bauer nor this podcast takes responsibility for possible health consequences of a person or persons following the information in this educational content.  Always consult your physician for recommendations specific to you.

Feeling distracted, overwhelmed, or unsure how to stay faithful in your calling? You're not alone. In Nehemiah 6:2-7, 9-12 and 7:1-2, Pastor David Bolton walks through how Nehemiah stayed focused on the great work God called him to—rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem—even amidst threats, lies, and distractions.In this message, you'll learn how to:- Make Decisions — commit to the work God has given you- Resist Distractions — avoid the things that pull you off course- Develop Discipline — stay faithful and see your calling throughScriptures Referenced:Nehemiah 6:2-7, 9-12; Nehemiah 7:1-2; Ephesians 2:10; Matthew 28:19-20; 1 Peter 2:5Keywords:Nehemiah, great work, Christian discipleship, staying focused on God, spiritual discipline, resisting distractions, making decisions, following Christ, Bible teaching, kingdom work, how to be a disciple Your life matters in God's plan. Recommit today and be part of the great work He has called you toLike, Subscribe, and share this message with someone who needs encouragement to stay focused on God's work.

Feeling distracted, overwhelmed, or unsure how to stay faithful in your calling? You're not alone. In Nehemiah 6:2-7, 9-12 and 7:1-2, Pastor David Bolton walks through how Nehemiah stayed focused on the great work God called him to—rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem—even amidst threats, lies, and distractions.In this message, you'll learn how to:- Make Decisions — commit to the work God has given you- Resist Distractions — avoid the things that pull you off course- Develop Discipline — stay faithful and see your calling throughScriptures Referenced:Nehemiah 6:2-7, 9-12; Nehemiah 7:1-2; Ephesians 2:10; Matthew 28:19-20; 1 Peter 2:5Keywords:Nehemiah, great work, Christian discipleship, staying focused on God, spiritual discipline, resisting distractions, making decisions, following Christ, Bible teaching, kingdom work, how to be a disciple Your life matters in God's plan. Recommit today and be part of the great work He has called you toLike, Subscribe, and share this message with someone who needs encouragement to stay focused on God's work.

Dan Rust returns  to the conversation with Paul to delve into the skills people need to thrive as work evolves, but as individuals and leaders. Paul and Dan share their thoughts on using AI in the workplace, including how to balance productivity and quality, and the psychological impacts of reliance on such technologies. They also explore what really constitutes career success, highlighting the significance of adaptability, capturing evidence of achievements, and the importance of resilience and grit in overcoming challenges.00:00 Introduction01:31 Reflecting on Leadership Mistakes03:21 Adapting to a Changing World10:38 The Invisible Revolution16:45 AI's Impact on Careers24:41 Personal Experience with Chat GPT26:26 MIT Study on Brain Function and AI28:13 Thrive with AI Program Insights29:53 Strategic Use of AI for Productivity30:59 Psychological Impact and Management Skills32:34 Future of AI in Organizations39:05 Adaptability as Key to Career Success45:10 Overcoming Challenges and Building Resilience50:53 Conclusion and Final ThoughtsHumanity Working is a podcast focused on helping individuals, teams and organizations be ready for the future of work by maximizing their human potential.For more information, and access to our weekly newsletter, visit us at humanityworking.net.

Learning and Development leader and host of the  podcast Leadership Disrupted joins Paul to discuss critical factors that can determine your success or failure in the workplace of today and tomorrow. They tackle questions such as:Knowing When to Leave an OrganizationHow to Recognize the Root Cause of Workplace StrugglesHow to Navigate Workplace CulturesThe Role of Luck in a Person's Career00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome00:50 Getting to Know Dan Rust01:58 Discussion Format and Questions03:52 Warning Signs to Leave an Organization16:17 Root Causes of Struggles at Work29:09 Navigating Workplace Cultures36:58 Universal Success Habits vs. Personalization44:50 The Role of Luck in Career Success52:25 Conclusion and Future Plans00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome00:50 Meeting and Mutual Interests01:58 Discussion Format and Questions03:52 Question 1: Warning Signs to Leave an Organization16:17 Question 2: Root Causes of Struggles at Work29:09 Question 3: Navigating Workplace Cultures36:58 Question 4: Universal Success Habits vs. Personalized Advice44:50 Question 5: The Role of Luck in Careers52:25 Conclusion and Future PlansHumanity Working is a podcast focused on helping individuals, teams and organizations be ready for the future of work by maximizing their human potential.For more information, and access to our weekly newsletter, visit us at humanityworking.net.

What if ambition didn't mean chasing the next title, paycheck, or performance review? In this episode of Ambition 2.0, host Amanda Goetz sits down with executive coach, podcast host, and author Amina AlTai (The Ambition Trap) to unpack what ambition really means—and why it might need a full rebrand. Together, Amanda and Amina get real about how culture (and capitalism) have warped our relationship with ambition—especially for women—and how to reclaim it on our own terms. From the “core wounds” that drive our overachieving tendencies to the importance of rest, self-awareness, and setting boundaries, this episode is your permission slip to stop chasing and start living. ✍️What you'll learn Why ambition is cyclical (seasons of push + rest) The five core wounds (Lise Bourbeau) & how they show up at work “Painful” vs “purposeful” ambition—and how to shift The five "whys" to separate ego goals from what truly lights you up The resentment line: naming needs, stating them, and negotiating How to spot toxic individualism and reframe success as a team sport Why identity is a prism (you're more than your job title) Whether you're deep in your hustle era or learning to rest without guilt, this convo will help you spot what's fueling your ambition—pain or purpose—and redesign it for something sustainable, joyful, and yours. 00:00 Intro 02:14 Two camps of ambition 03:58 Core wounds & masks 08:10 Untangling identity from achievement (and capitalism's worthiness trap) 14:17 Desire, shame, and policing women's wants 18:34 Toxic individualism vs. team sport mentality 22:38 Mistaking passion for purpose 26:50 Finding your purpose 32:45 Living above the resentment line GUEST LINKS Amina AlTai: https://www.instagram.com/aminaaltai/?hl=en  Read The Ambition Trap: https://bookshop.org/a/116169/9780593655306  https://www.aminaaltai.com/  RESOURCES MENTIONED:  Lise Bourbeau's Five Core Wounds framework Stephen Cope's The Great Work of Your Life  FOLLOW THE PODCAST IG: https://www.instagram.com/girlboss/ | TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@girlboss  Amanda Goetz: https://www.instagram.com/theamandagoetz/  https://girlboss.com/pages/ambition-2-0-podcast  SIGN UP Subscribe to the Girlboss Daily newsletter: https://newsletter.girlboss.com/  For all other Girlboss links: https://linkin.bio/girlboss/  ABOUT AMBITION 2.0 Powered by Girlboss, Ambition 2.0 is a podcast where we'll be exploring what it really means to “have it all” in work, family, identity, and self… and if it's actually worth it. Each week, you'll hear from hardworking women who've walked the tightrope of ambition. They'll share their costly mistakes, lessons learned, and practical tips for how to have it all and actually love what you have. ABOUT HER WORKPLACE UNFILTERED Listen to Her Workplace Unfiltered—a podcast about what it really means to be a woman in the workplace. Instagram: @herworkplaceunfiltered @herworkplace TikTok: @herworkplaceunfiltered @herworkplace Watch on YouTube Join Her Workplace Follow Her Workplace on LinkedIn Subscribe to their newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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