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As a past contestant from Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, Phil Barth shares his journey through getting on the game show, chasing down his goal, and now helping others achieve their dream. If you have any questions about this episode or want to get some of the resources we mentioned, head over to LesleyLogan.co/podcast. If you have any comments or questions about the Be It pod shoot us a message at beit@lesleylogan.co . And as always, if you're enjoying the show please share it with someone who you think would enjoy it as well. It is your continued support that will help us continue to help others. Thank you so much! Never miss another show by subscribing at LesleyLogan.co/subscribe.In this episode you will learn about:The journey through Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Become obsessed with your goalWhy right people to support you matters The value in celebrating winsHow to see yourself to successFind the next thing, even if it's something smallBIO:Expert in Stress Management, Goal Achievement. I recovered from a heart attack by a daily social media practice.As a contestant on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, speaker, and author, Phil Barth is a man who specializes in goal achievement. His journey began when he found success by trying something different and surrounding him self with the right people. He now helps other fry chickens and overcome their barriers to success.Episode References/Links:Phil Barth's WebsiteSorta Best Seller book :)  If you enjoyed this episode, make sure and give us a five star rating and leave us a review on iTunes, Podcast Addict, Podchaser or Castbox.Be It Till You See It Podcast SurveyUse this link to get your Toe Sox!ResourcesWatch the Be It Till You See It podcast on YouTube!Lesley Logan websiteBe It Till You See It PodcastOnline Pilates Classes by Lesley LoganOnline Pilates Classes by Lesley Logan on YouTubeProfitable PilatesSocial MediaInstagramFacebookLinkedInEpisode Transcript:Lesley Logan  Okay loves. So, I can't get really nostalgic about certain things. And I grew up watching Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune with my family. And then obviously, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, which is going to bring us into our guest this week. And it's not because I want to talk about Who Wants to Be a Millionaire on the show. But I actually want to talk about someone's journey to achieving their big ass goals. And I think that sometimes we can get a little, a little like in the weeds with things or we can also maybe not actually push ourselves to actually go for the things we think. We've just started to listen to other people or ourselves and think it's never gonna happen to us. And so our guests, Phil Barth, he actually had a goal. He got curious about something, decided to do it. And then he worked his ass off for several years to make it happen. And I just wanted to share his journey, what he learned along the way, what he did after and what he's doing now. And I think it's so fun to hear stories like this because hopefully you can picture yourself in in the same situation with whatever it is you're going after. And so, now let's listen to Phil Barth story.Welcome to the Be It Till You See It podcast where we talk about taking messy action, knowing that perfect is boring. I'm Lesley Logan, Pilates instructor and fitness business coach. I've trained thousands of people around the world and the number one thing I see stopping people from achieving anything is self doubt. My friends, action brings clarity and it's the antidote to fear. Each week, my guests will bring Bold, Executable, Intrinsic and Targeted steps that you can use to put yourself first and Be It Till You See It. It's a practice, not a perfect. Let's get started.All right, Be It babes. Oh, I'm really excited about this. Because our guest today he is, will he'll tell you his story. But when I saw what he has accomplished his life, I was like, "Oh, I've watched that show." I like ... and so I was like taking it out of memory lane. And I I just like I have to talk to him. Because first of all, not only has he accomplished a lot, but he has learned so much along the journey. And I wanted to share that with you all because I think sometimes we get so obsessed with the goal, we forget that the journey has a lot to teach us. So Phil Barth, thank you so much for getting on the Be It pod. Can you tell everyone who you are and what you do?Phil Barth  Sure. As you mentioned, my name is Phil Barth. I am a speaker author. That's that's my side gig gig. I still work in the computer world, in the IT world as a as a geek, basically. It's this the show you're talking about was Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. I'm sure we'll get into that. But you probably don't remember the episode but but that's okay. Yeah.Lesley Logan  That would be hard. There was a lot and ...Phil Barth  Oh, I know, right?Lesley Logan  It's still on. I think it's still on.Phil Barth  It is still on. And what I've seen now they don't do it for millionaire but some game shows. I don't know why you do this, except for the game show nerds like myself. They're putting episodes out on I believe it's Amazon Prime video. So you can see old episodes of the 70s game show Match Game and and and there's a couple more. So who knows someday I might be out on Amazon Prime.Lesley Logan  That's amazing. You have to put that on your on your your, you know your resume.Phil Barth  I totally will. That's all there here's, here's the link. Go check it out.Lesley Logan  I love that so much. I would tell people like when I was getting started and doing commercials and everything like, oh, I'm gonna dro... I was in a Dropbox ad, which is true. It was not ever on TV. It was only an add on on the internet, though. So but who knows? It's they have it forever. So it could be used in different ways.Phil Barth  Still count. It actually count.Lesley Logan  So okay, so first of all, like what got you into even being wanting to do the show? Like, I feel like we have to go back a second.Phil Barth  Yeah. Yeah. Good idea. So it was the show came out August of 99. And I had read articles and papers, "Oh, that's interesting." And so August of 99, I remember I'm at the Marriott in Stanford. And I walk into my room I'm like, "Oh, it's almost time for that show I read about." So I turned it on. And I'm watching it, I'm thinking. "You know, I can try to do this." Because it's multiple choice, right? You always have a guess. Jeopardy, I sit there watch the games ... How they know that.Lesley Logan  I know. I can only watch teen Jeopardy and even then I get a half ...Phil Barth  I only watch the first half before the questions get too difficult and like, I'm out here. But but I was like I can do that. And that was the thought right? And then at the end, they said, "Hey, if you want to be a contestant on millionaire, dialed this 800 number. Well, that's easy enough. So I dialed, in every night they had a, an audition, basically, three questions, you had to put things in order from oldest to newest, newest to oldest, east to west, whatever. And if you got them, right, you went into a drawing for one of 10 spots on the show. Now, every night 200,000 people were calling in. So the odds are one and 20,000. (Lesley: Yeah.) But that that didn't stop me, right. All of a sudden, I had this, I had this vision that I'm gonna be on that show. And I know part of it was because my grandmother loved the show from the start. And when she passed away, like, oh, you know, this would be a great way to remember my grandmother, great. But if it had been who wants to be 100 air, I don't think I would have ... had that drive. Right. (Lesley: Right.) There was that promise of riches. And the other thing that happened was, of course, I watched the show every single day, because that's part of I wanted to see myself in that in that hot seat. So how ...Lesley Logan  That's such, that's such an interesting thing, because I would think people would watch it just to like, get used to the question, but you are also picturing yourself being in the chair. Yes.Phil Barth  Exactly. So one night, I'm watching it, and somebody wants $250,000 and quit at the half million dollar question. I knew every single question, including the half million dollar question on that particular set. And I'm like, holy cow, now I can really see myself you know, doing the backstroke and all these dollar bills and so on. Right. So ...Lesley Logan  I love that you visualize, you're gonna swim in the money.Phil Barth  Throwing the dollar bills. Right. So so I, it became an obsession and I when I speak on this subject, you know, I say there's a fine line between being obsessed with something. I forgot the other half of it, (Lesley: You mean, passionate.) that's it. Thank you. Fine line between passionate and obsession, right. And obsession is got a bad rap, you know, your, your obsession, you're going to, you're going to be put it they're gonna have to put a restraining order on you, blah, blah, blah. But if you're really obsessed with something, and you cross over that line, there are payoffs when you make it your goal. People call it a bolhag, big ol hairy. Look, I call them big ol hairy ass goals. Other people ... (Lesley: Yes.) nicer name for a, but that's what it is. Right? It is your bolhag, you want it so bad. And so I watch the show every day, every time there was a phone audition to call in. I, I was in there, right. And then eventually, I never passed on the phone, I never passed the audition, never made it to the finals to get on the show. So the next thing that happened was they had in city audition. So I auditioned in Chicago, and failed. And then I drove to Indianapolis for an audition and failed. And I always tell the story of on the way home, I stopped at Taco Bell. I don't recommend this for anyone, and had a Taco Bell Grande burrito and a Mountain Dew to fuel me on the way home. And I got home at two in the morning and threw up the Taco Bell. And (Lesley: Yeah.) so in my mind, it's like, well, I have suffered for the cause they're going to give me the, I'm gonna get the little card in the mail that says, "You made it." (Lesley: Yeah.) That's not how it worked.Lesley Logan  We don't need to, we don't have to suffer for the cause to get the car. We don't have to. (Phil: No, no.) Quickly to interrupt. I just want to say like, (Phil: Sure) I think I think correct, there is a there is a downside to obsession that can be a little bit but like if you're obsessed with a goal, and that isn't that is something that you that isn't going to hurt anybody else. It's just awesome for you. (Phil: Right.) Like there is a difference. I think sometimes people are more of a bystander in their own goal. They're they're passionate, they like it, that it would be nice to have it. But there's the jumping over that line to be like so focused on it to actually drive to two different cities to do in person. You make me think of the kids who did like American Idol. And they edition like seven times, you know?Phil Barth  You're right. Exactly. Yeah. Yeah. And, and you're going after it. And so when I did finally, there was a space of time between the Indianapolis and the next audition, which was in Cleveland, Ohio. And I learned, right, I went up to Google wasn't huge back then. But there were message boards, etc. And so I was like, "I'm gonna find out what people are doing to pass this audition. Because obviously, what I'm doing isn't working." And so I spent some time, I investigate and learn. And what I learned was a couple things. The first thing they do with any Who Wants to Be a Millionaire audition is they give you a set of questions, multiple choice questions, all of which have already played on the show. So I was able to pass the test because I just remembered what I had watched. Then they take you into another room those who pass the test, and they give you an audition form, which is a bunch of small, small answer questions as a question types and a pencil. And so what I learned was just because they give you a pencil doesn't mean you have to use the pencil. So in Cleveland, I came there with a red marker, a highlighter, a four color pen, etc. And I dropped them on the table when they did it. And the guy sitting next to me, looked at that, looked at this pencil, they literally ah shit. Yes, and you cannot borrow my stuff. Right? So what ... And the second thing is you write on their what you want them to know about you. So when in between questions when Meredith Vieira is asking you a human interest story type question, you've got something that will play. And so I wrote that in red ink. And the producer comes in looks at the red ink, asked me about question, we have a great conversation. Two weeks later, I got the card in the mail, you're in the contestant pool. And I want to put on the show.Lesley Logan  That, so first of all, this is okay. So you did something different than what they were suggesting. And everyone I think you need to it doesn't matter what you're trying to do. This is very key a couple times I can think about it in my own life is one, we were trying to get a global entry card. And, you know, and Brad, the way he filled out the applications, he did all of our stuff in all caps. So we went in for the interview, they knew we were together. So like they did. They're like, "Oh, you guys are together." They liked it the whole thing. Here you guys go. It was like really this interesting thing. He's like Brad's a guy, always do it all caps, because it'll stand out amongst the list of people when they're going through. So if you're filling out some online, you can do all caps, it's not going to affect anything. The other thing that I did was when I got my, when I got my first commercial, I had done zero auditions. I had done zero classes, I just went and the only thing that I did was I heard of them ordering lunch, as I was walking in to, to do the audition. And I just said, "Oh, that place has really great waffles." Just so happened. I knew the place. I just it just and I know it's lunchtime, but like, who doesn't want to have a waffle? So anyways, I got a call back, you guys, I cannot cook, I booked a commercial being a chef. Because they liked the conversation. And so sometimes we are, you get a little like, you get too much in the weeds of something you forget that like actually, there's a you got to get through the door first. And to get to that door, you've got to be different. You got to do something differently than everyone else. This is so cool. Red ink, I love it.Phil Barth  Absolutely. Yeah, I love that story. You gotta be a little different. The other thing and this goes right into the keynote is you got to have a way I call it a frying the chicken, right? There's all these voices inside, but you can't do it, all the answer the other one and 20,000 ... And you got to fry him, you got to have ways to just get that the voices inside. If you can't calm the voices and, and the negativity, the fear, the negativity and the self doubt inside of you, you're not going to be able to get there. And so I had to do that. And I've done that in multiple things. You know, I was afraid to ask my wife out on a first date. And I had to calm that down. And oh, you're gonna get friends on ... And and what I tell people is, there's a bigger chicken that you need to worry about than anything you're putting yourself out there. And that chicken is regret. You're lying on your deathbed and it didn't happen. You know, I couldn't, I shouldn't, I wouldn't. Right. (Lesley: Yeah.) I didn't give it my best. And that's the thing you need to be afraid of. Be afraid of having regrets at the end. And when you put it in that way, it's like, okay, that's a way worse thing to avoid bigger chicken. That's a turkey ... (Lesley: Yeah.) Right. (Lesley: Yeah.) I need to be afraid of that. I need to take care of those chickens that are holding me back from doing my best and hitting that goal.Lesley Logan  Oh my gosh, I want to take a step back but I love this. It's like you, you're talking about talk getting the voices down because it can be your own, or it could be others and like wanting 20,000 to me sounds very doable. It's like it's way different than a lottery. Like I would never, I don't play the lottery because it's like, even when it gets really big. It's like it's one in a 500,000 person chance. Like, I could get struck by a plane first. Like, I'm not gonna bring it on myself, but like, truly, so I but when I'm 20,000 sounds doable. But yes, it's your voice or the people around you because you're gonna have those negative people, like I'm sure as you're studying, and you're not getting further, I'm sure you had other people in your life where like, "You're gonna keep going, Phil, like, like this, let this go."Phil Barth  And the thing was, I told everybody, you know, you need, you need to at least have an accountability partner for whatever you're doing. And that was, of course, my wife. But I told everybody I'm like, and again, that was I didn't want to have to go back to everybody later and say, "Well, I quit." And into your point, some of the people were kind of like, "Oh, okay, that's nice." You know, patting you on the head. It's like, okay, I know, you're someone I can't count on if I'm gonna go all out for this. And other people, like, "How can I help you?" Right. And it was really good and then I had somebody ... you know. Everybody talked about those wild goals that could have. You did it. And it was like I could tell and believe you, but you did. (Lesley: Yeah.) And so yeah, I had this whole army of people, I felt like they were all behind me. But you're right. Some of them like ... right. But but you gotta know. Right. Who's gonna who's really got your back?Lesley Logan  I think that's so key if you and like, also being really kind yourself to protect yourself I'm going to those people who don't when you've got something going on. And I think it can we can slip into this like, out of habit. Well, I always go to my sister about things so I'm gonna go but if your sister not, not my sister, but other people's sisters might be like, the person who says the thing that you are most afraid of like, aren't you? Like, aren't you afraid to like wasting your time, like that was a waste of money like whatever and like you can go oh, you know, so you you haven't built a muscle up yet to protect your your vision, your dream, your goal, you really have to make sure you are clear on who you're telling it to.Phil Barth  Exactly, exactly. And a lot of times, people I don't want to sound sinister, but there's some people who don't want to see you get ahead, because then it makes them look bad, right? Oh, you did this and I never had the nerve, right? So they're gonna pull you back down. I want to pull you back down to my level so that I don't have to do anything big. (Lesley: Yeah.) So you just need to ignore those people and say, you know, I'm going to find the people that are going to help pull me up.Lesley Logan  I love that. So what happens next? You put the reading. You got the call back. How did it .. Well, I'm sure our listeners like, "Did he get on the show?"Phil Barth  Oh, yes, he did. Yeah. So it was summer when I got the, "Hey, you're going into contest the pool." And it was November. And I remember I was working out at the Y. And I didn't have a cell phone. This is pre cellphone days. That's how long ago was. And my wife called the Y and said he needs to call the Who Wants to Be a Millionaire contestant lineback. They want him in New York. And like the Y's like, "Holy cow!". And so they come and find me. And I tried calling them back. And eventually, I connected with them. And they said yeah, here's the here's where where you gonna fly. They flew you up at the time, they put you in the hotel. And here's how it's all gonna work. And it's cool to come walking off the plane and have somebody with Mr. Barth on the ... "Your limo is ready, sir." Yes. (Lesley: That's so fun.) I know, right. And so yeah, you spend a couple of days there because they shoot four episodes per day when they're shooting. So the first day, you're just in the greenroom. And they're telling you, look, unless we got a run of people who crap out, you're not gonna get on today, but we just need to have enough contestants so that we can shoot the four shows. (Lesley: Right.) So first day, yeah, you just back there, you're making friends, basically. Second day, they okay, here's the order. And a new group comes in because just in case we all crap out. And so one at a time in the greenroom is like two buildings away. They, they don't want any cheating. Right. (Lesley: Wow) So you're in the greenroom. And all you're doing is talking or watching the show. And what happens is, you've very quickly made friends of these people that you're in the room together with, and so you see somebody that you're like, I think it's seeing no, no, no, don't say it, don't say you're gonna go home with $1,000. The final answer like oh, man, right? Or, or somebody else gets six figure payoff. You're like, Oh, that is so cool for this person.Lesley Logan  Yeah. That's so fun.Phil Barth  Yeah, eventually, it's like, you're up, right? And you're actually in the behind the scenes, because they don't know when the person in the hot seat is going to stop. So they bring you out and you talk with Meredith Vieira. And this is where the be it till you see it really, really helped me because I saw myself in the hot seat, looking at the questions, answering the questions, and, and being able to do this, and I over and over and over again. I practice that. And so what happened was, I mean, I think you could really get freaked out, right? If you stopped to think that a million people are gonna watch a show. And this is real money, etc. You can get freaked out. So what I did was before each question, she's asking it and the cameras on her, I closed my eyes for a second. And the thought was, as soon as I open my eyes, this is just like the practice at home. There's me, there's a question, there's nobody else. And it helped and it calm me down. And so I got on a roll. I needed the all I asked the audience like 4000 I think. Made it all the way to 32,000. And every time this was this was where you know, fate, lend the hand. Every time the question came up. I knew the answer before I saw the choices. It just happened to be stuff I knew. I was like, yes. So it was over two days. Because so it's like, Okay, we're done with this show. You run to the dressing room, change your clothes, come back and it's a new day, because you got a new outfit on obviously.Lesley Logan  Right. Right. Same audience. Same, yes. That's all it's, y'all this is how the sausage is made.Phil Barth  This is it, right. Guess what, it was not the next day. But we came you know come ... and I had the $32,000 question which I got. And I had two lifelines for the $64,000 question. It was a free guess. Here's the backstory. When I was in high school, I was on a, we had a quiz team that played other people in the Toledo, Greater Toledo, Ohio area. And all year long my senior year, the advisor said, this team is really good. But we need somebody who knows Greek mythology, you both need to know Greek mythology, and I'm a senior in high school, give me a break. So I didn't study it. And we still made it to the final four. There was never a Greek mythology question. So I showed him right. You know, you know, you know, right now, what the subject was for the $64,000 question is.Lesley Logan  Oh, my God. Ah, no. And so you're done. You didn't have anything ...Phil Barth  I, I had two lifelines. I not only didn't know Greek mythology, and that was the question. I hadn't made any friends who knew Greek mythology in ... in the 20 years. And so I took a guess. The phone friend didn't know it. 50 50 gave me a 50 50 shot, right. There were two I guess the wrong one because it was a free guess. Yeah. I walked out with $32,000.Lesley Logan  Right. And also like, that's more than most people because if like most people did drop out, they didn't make it past that 1000. And so like, all of your stuff, I think, obviously really helped you. I do have this question, though. Because I always wondered, do they do that music and lighting like in there on you like ... like, you know what I mean? Like, that's all I remember, like, oh my God, the stress of that.Phil Barth  100%, 100%. And that's why I close my eyes. And here's the deal. And I just remember thinking this like holy cow. At $64,000 they take it down a notch. I mean, you can see nothing, but you and Meredith Vieira. I was like, I'm thinking as the question goes, holy crap, it got really dark in here because they don't want any kind of signals from the audience all the game shows, gamble's and all that 64 grand is concerning real money and it is (Lesley: Yeah.) and so it got it gets really dark and the music is there and and the horn when it goes off. It's all that's all how it is.Lesley Logan  Oh my goodness. So okay, devastation that you missed that question, but you did get 32,000 which is like amazing. So after all this time, imagine at least over a year of your life like getting preparing yourself to be on this show. What happens next like, did you have like a hangover from like that? Like all the expectations that you had for it? Did you move on to another thing like what like what what ended up being the next thing for you?Phil Barth  I love that question. I know the answer ... that's an wesome question. (Lesley: Thank you.) So immediate ... immediate disappointment for if only I'd say Greek mythology, right. And, and when I called because my that quiz team advisor was one of my four different possibilities. He said, I would have laughed at you for 30 seconds. I don't know Greek mythology. I just told you you needed to learn it. But anyway, disappointment, right? Disappointment, and like, Oh, crap, I beat myself up. My wife comes back and she goes, we just got $32,000. Like, oh, yeah, I guess I don't need to be disappointed. Right. So so yeah, there's that. It was actually a three year quest, from 99 till 2002. So there is that like, Oh, what am I going to do next for a little bit? And what happened was a while later, a friend of mine came into my office at work, he said, "Hey, you want to run a triathlon with me?" I'm like, "Hey, you want to go get drug checked?" But I did it ...Lesley Logan  You did triathlon after that. You got you just like moved on to a new thing.Phil Barth  Eventually, the new thing presented itself and and it was a mini triathlon. Yeah. (Lesley: That's good.) 6 miles, 6 miles of running. Yeah. It is nothing. Six miles ... six miles running, 18 bike. But but yeah, and so it's like in the back of your mind. Okay. I have had a couple of really big ideas. Number one, asking my wife out what it was nervous as hell. Number two, the Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. Okay, I'm gonna try a triathlon and, and so yeah, eventually, your next bolhag presents itself. Now what I tell people is, you may not find the bolhag right then. So look for a low hag or some little hairy ass goals ... (Lesley: Yeah.) And make those little checkmarks and get a victory log, write it down, put it in there. We, a couple of years ago, I got frustrated with my favorite football team. But if they do every year, the Cleveland Browns. But anyway, you know, they were in the middle of a suck streak. And I said this year is going to be different. And you know, normally I make it through the first half of the first game and it was different. I made it through the first quarter. It's just like, no. And so I told my wife, I said, "Look, every Sunday from here on out, I'm not going to watch football." She's like, "Right." I said, "No, I'm not. Every Sunday afternoon, we're going to have a little project and we're going to do something together in some way make our house, our family, whatever better." So a whole series of low hags and I need to tell you, and this was 2019. So again, fates gonna play ... We painted, the repainted the basement, and then I build a home office just because I wanted to have a home office in the basement. I'm upstairs right now but I have a home office in the basement. (Lesley: Yeah.) Pre pandemic, we just happened to put together a nice home office in the basement ...Lesley Logan  That is amazing.Phil Barth  But I mean, every ... every week, it was this little, little thing. It's just checking off obviously, that is so cool.Lesley Logan  I think that's amazing. Because I think people get a little upset, like, they are down on themselves when they can't think of what they want to do in a year when they can't think of what they want to be in 10 years. Like, there's some people just like, have this block around it. And like, I have to figure this out. And it's like, like something like, like, I gotta find my purpose isn't it's like, what if you like, if it's that hard? And if it stresses you out that much? What if you just found something small to do? Like, what if you figure what would want to do in a month? And what if you figure (Phil: I love it) so that's so cool. And I love you guys did that. Also way good timing for that. But I just really think that like what a great point to make because it can be tricky. If you're if you're listening to this right now. And you're like in a valley right now. And you're like, I don't really know what my next thing is, it's like, well, then just pick a little thing that really interests you and try it out. Like I think we forget that we can try things on for size. You know what I mean?(Phil: Oh, absolutely.) Like we forget, you used to go to the store, used to load up a dressing room and used to try things on, come out, look at it and see if you liked it. Like you used to do that. Now we're like, I gotta buy it online, it comes to me and I better like ... ship it back. (Phil: Right. Right. Yeah.) So I think we forget that, that that's an option. I love that so much. So, um, so I also want to highlight your wife celebrated with you. Because I think a lot of times we do get disappointed in what we worked so hard on if it doesn't meet the things we want it. But if you have someone around you to help celebrate, it really does make it easier to move on to your next thing.Phil Barth  Yeah, and somebody to support you because it took a fair amount of time to do all the studying and everything I wanted to do and she supported me all the way. And, and the day of the Cleveland audition, I was getting ready to drive and she said, "You know what? I'm not gonna go." I've I've tried this what why am I gonna fish and said, "Get in the car and go, it's your dream, go get it." And you know, that was the final push. So ...Lesley Logan  That's why we need, what's why we really do need to have a few good people around us to remind us because we can get in our own way. You just it's so easy to to get in your own way. I love that so much. So so what are you, so now that the little, you did the low hags? What are you working on right now? Like, what are you being it till you see it right now? What's that look like?Phil Barth  A book. I wrote the we ... I don't know if we can talk about the book. But I wrote a book we call it a best sort of selling book. It's called Great Things Happen Every Day. And and it's best sort of selling because we put it out on Amazon, we put it out on the free Kindle book list. And in five days, it 1000s of copies. Right. And I remember waking up I was in Seattle and I looked at my phone. I was like holy crap. I did over 1000 free copies yesterday. Right? And so I went and that just blew me away when it went to number one on the bestseller list of free Kindle books about stress management. And I said, is that a best seller? You know, Kindle says yes. But my bank says no, because I earned sold 1000s of copies or in zeros of dollars. So I say it's the best sort of selling ... (Lesley: I love that so much.) Yeah, everybody say their best selling author, I'm a best source on international because somebody in Canada took when to international best sort of selling author, right? You go, but then I thought about it was like, okay, 1000s of people have taken this book and the book was to help people with their stress. Holy crap. That's a win. Right? (Lesley: It's a win.) It didn't get me a new convertible, but it's a win. (Lesley: Yeah.) And so the new one, the next one is another book, and it's going to be called Fry Your Chickens. And it's about it's what we've been talking about, and how to calm those voices inside. Find your bolhag, try some low hags etc, and just how to get the life you deserve. And I hope this one is a best seller. But hey, if I'm a two time international best selling author, and a few 1000 people read it. I'm good with that.Lesley Logan  You know what I think? There was I'm trying to think of the author. But it's not coming to my mind right now. But she got so famous off this one book. And she had written all these other books before. And everyone's like, "Oh my god, this is the best book." I can't like, "This is amazing." Like, "How did you even get to writing this best selling book?" And she's like, "Well, I wrote four other books that very few people bought." (Phil: Yeah.) Like, she's like I have, they're actually selling really well now because people like this book, but like I've been, I didn't just this isn't my first rodeo like (Phil: Right.) I have other ones. So I do I do love that. I think um, you know, it's, it's so hard to no matter how old we are or what we've gone through. It's so hard to remind yourself that like, no one's an overnight success. It's 10 years of work that got them to where it is. And you know what? I think when you say your best sort of selling author actually makes people listen ... Like, wait, what did you just say? So that's so cool. Okay, I can talk to you more. I mean, I would love like I mean obviously just to get to stress, but we'll definitely make sure our people can hear where they can buy your book in just a moment. All right, Phil. So where can people find you, follow you get your amazing, best sort of selling book?Phil Barth  So easiest places, just go to www.philbarth.com. I love the website. All I did was write a check. So it's good if I had developed it. I know I mean ... but no. But philbarth.com. It's also available on Amazon. And those are the easiest ways I'm on Facebook, ... like for a second? But but all of the links come off at philbarth.com.Lesley Logan  Perfect. That's so easy. And then is that where the people can find your book?Phil Barth  Yes, yeah, it'll take you to the Amazon page, to get it. Or philbarthbooks.com will take you right to my author page.Lesley Logan  Wonderful. Thank you so much. Okay, before I let you go. Bold, executable, intrinsic, targeted steps people can take to be it till they see it. What do you have for us?Phil Barth  Okay, so, so here's the, here's the ones. And everybody talks about having a bucket list and you need to. But you also need to have and it was an Irish guy that introduced it to me. And he always say that you need to have a bucket list. Things that you no longer want that are not serving you, things you no longer want to be, things you no longer want to do, things you no longer want to have. And if you don't like that, where you can call it a chuckit list because I have a whiteboard in my home office. And I get the big ol volcano drawn. And then I just list, here are the things that I'm going to chuck into the volcano. (Lesley: Oh, I love this.) You need to make room for what's on the bucket list. And for the next bolhag so that you can throw yourself at that one and not spend time and everybody knows the things they do that it's like you look at it and I go too, right. It is playing this game on my phone really taking me to where I need to be and nothing wrong with an occasional game. But but what are you going to get rid of what is no longer serving you so that you can focus on the bolhag? That's the biggest one. The second one is, and this goes for stress. This goes for goals. You need to start your day right. There's there's a study done by Harvard University, Sean Achor, Google the study, they divided people into two groups, those who started their day with negative news, versus those who started the day with solution focused news. Three minutes was all it took, 27% more likely the people with the bad news, 27% more likely to have a bad day. If you want to get after your bo hag, you need to start your day off positively. You know, pet the dogs, enjoy a cup of coffee and read a book, meditate, little exercise, yoga, something at the start of the day to get yourself off on the right foot. And you're going to be after that. Bo Hag every time.Lesley Logan  I love that. That's such an interesting, I forgot about that study. That's such a great reminder. Because I do I do agree. Like I think you can even even if you're like but I need to listen to the news. It's like okay, great. But before you hit play, take three to five minutes to listen to something really good. So that you already have like, something in there to combat that stuff because it's so important to be informed. But sometimes that information can actually make you make decisions about your bolhag that the news has nothing to do with.Phil Barth  Exactly. 100%Lesley Logan  So you're such an amazing storyteller. I can't wait to read your next book, Fry Your Chicken. I will say this, you should look up there's a bird, it's a bird in New Zealand. It's an extinct that looks almost like an ostrich dinosaur and it can be the big bird that you're trying to like picture like, so I'll you've got to find it because when I was in New Zealand I went to the bird thing in Wellington, sorry for my New Zealanders you're like, "Lesley it's called this." It's a it's a sanctuary, it's amazing. I went this tour and they show this prehistoric bird that I'm so sad is gone because it's pretty ugly, but it looks really fucking cool.Phil Barth  I'm gonna totally look that up.Lesley Logan  Yeah, you can just for pictures, just for people to pick their, to pick the thing that they want to fry the chickens to get towards.Phil Barth  You can fry this bird is already extinct. It's a bummer that it's extinct but you don't really frying it but it doesn't gives you the visualization. I pulled stork out of the ... I guess ostrich is also pretty big bird.Lesley Logan  Yes, there are big birds and they run very fast everyone, their eggs are very pretty. (Phil: I love it.) Anyways, a fun fact that I know. Well Phil, thank you so much for being on the podcast. Everyone how are you going to use these tips in your life? Please share them with Phil, share with the @be_it_pod. Let us know and do us a huge favor. If you know someone who should be reading his book or who needs us every reminded of the story. You need to share this podcast with them. If you don't know how to do on social, you can send it to them through a text message, you can send it to them an e mail. Like we can help you but it is so important that more people hear the good words from our guests and from you people that they know like and trust. Thank you so much for listening. Until next time, Be It Till You See It.That's all I got for this episode of the Be It Till You See It podcast. One thing that would help both myself and future listeners is for you to rate the show and leave a review. And follow or subscribe for free wherever you listen to your podcasts. Also, make sure to introduce yourself over at the @be_it_pod on Instagram. I would love to know more about you. Share this episode with whoever you think needs to hear it. Help us and others BE IT TILL YOU SEE IT. Have an awesome day!   Be It Till You See It is a production of Bloom Podcast Network.It's written, produced, filmed and recorded by your host Lesley Logan. And me Brad Crowell. Our associate producer is Amanda Frattarelli.    Kevin Perez at Disenyo handles all of our audio editing.    Our theme music is by Ali at APEX Production Music. And our branding by designer and artist, Gianranco Cioffi.   Special thanks to our designer Mesh Herico for creating all of our visuals, (which you can't see because this is a podcast) and our digital producer, Jay Pedroso for editing all the video each week, so you can.  And to Angelina Herico for transcribing each episode, so you can find it on our website. And finally to Meridith Crowell for keeping us all on point and on time.Transcribed by https://otter.aiSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/be-it-till-you-see-it/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Originally Aired: July 3, 2022 On this week's Community Focus, I sit down with the Ability Center of Greater Toledo's new executive director — Stuart James! We discuss the organization's wide range of programming and how you can get involved.

Ed Sitter: Ed is the Executive Director, Greater Toledo Right to Life.  He discusses the recent ruling by the 6th District Court of Appeals that gave Right to Life of Greater Toledo the ability to challenge the operating status of the Capital Care Abortion facility.  This ruling strengthens the ability of prolife citizens to bring action in Ohio.

Today's Guest: Evan Ungar & Jordan King: Evan and Jordan are two millennials who have been investing in real estate for four years and have grown most of their portfolio within the last two years. They have grown to $15M in current holdings and have transacted over 65 units. Evan and Jordan love to teach people how they too can be real estate investors and get into the market. Their short-term goal is to have over $100M in holdings and build a network of investors that they can teach and help. They are partners at Tuk Capital, Tuk Developments, and Choice Renovations Canada and certified mortgage agents with multi-million-dollar holdings in the Greater Toledo area. Evan and Jordan are considered passionate entrepreneurs and business strategists. Highlights From The Show: We begin the episode with Evan and Jordan sharing their background stories and how they ended up in real estate. Evan shares that they have been working together in multiple businesses, but they have been in the estate business for four years now and aggressively pursuing it for the last two years. Evans was in athletics, and has always been in the gym, in the numbers game, and is very competitively driven. On the other hand, Jordan comes from an entertainment and sports background. He played sports, and was involved in music and production, large shows, and concerts, including trade shows. For Jordan, the excitement is still there, and he finds a lot of similarity in the thrill of chasing the deals, acquisition processes, turning over the properties, and organizing contracts. Their motivation keeps them moving and resilient and moving no matter what comes their way. We then talk about what Evan and Jordan have been doing, where they are, and the real estate market in Canada. Evan shares that they have completed over 100 deals in multiple avenues, including fix and flips, buy and hold, and BRRRRs. According to Evan, they had some really good timing, and now they are back to an aggressive acquisition phase. He also shares that the market has been taking a turn, they have seen a massive decrease in pricing, and it's becoming a buyers' market. From his perspective, you can't time the market, but you can change your investment strategy as the market changes. Right now, Jordan and Evan are more focused on cash-flowing properties because of the uncertainty in the market pricing. Next, we talk about the availability of capital over the next 24 to 36 months. According to Jordan, capital is getting tighter. Many lenders, especially private lenders, are tightening their grip on certain requirements compared to 6 to 8 months ago when everything was going up. They are more cautious but still doing the deals and putting money out there in the market. Overall, Jordan emphasizes that money will not come by as easily as it was a year ago. He also shares that the pinch in the market is also coming from people who are sitting on cash reserves and buying whatever makes sense to them. The overleveraging of deals is due to worry about where the market is going and what their investment and equity are going to be. We then talk about Jordan and Evan's sweet spot right now and why. Evan shares that they have a couple of different models, and they use them depending on what fits what criteria. They love the multifamily space, something they got into more recently, and have found long-term value. According to him, it is easier to increase the value of multifamily based on how they are valued and calculated in the market. Evan also shares that they have seen a trajectory with single-family and small multifamily homes becoming valuable rental spaces. Considering that information about homeowners is hard to acquire in Canada, Jordan and Evan do it through in-person and branding techniques such as networking, building credibility in the market, advertising, and driving for dollars. Next, we discuss what's next for Jordan and Evan and where they want to be in the next five to ten years. Evan shares that they will be diversifying to the United States to invest in more geographical locations. According to Evan, the landlord-to-tenant laws in Canada are fully in favor of the tenants. The landlord has no control, and some tenants take advantage of the laws because they can't be kicked out. This increases the risk of investing in rental properties for mom-and-pops and investors without multiple income streams. They want to diversify to areas where the landlord-to-tenant laws are favorable to help them provide top-notch places to live and be paid appropriately and on time. Lastly, we talk about how Jordan and Evan help people raise capital in Canada. They have worked as brokers in multi-million-dollar deals where clients are looking for extensive capital. At the same time, they also help people get a $20,000 or $50,000 loan. So depending on what you want, they will guide you on what you should look for. Jordan explains that they don't take on private loans because the fees are so expensive. Instead, they get the money from friends, family, and people looking to earn income on their money. Make sure you don't miss another amazing episode of the Just Start Real Estate Podcast with Evan Ungar and Jordan King and get valuable information on how to build a real estate empire through honesty and integrity! Notable Quotes: “Your investment strategy changes as the market changes.” Evan Ungar “Don't stop investing when the market changes. Just be flexible with your investment strategy.” Evan Ungar “Don't get discouraged with the market; what goes up always comes down, and what comes down always goes up. Get as much knowledge as you can.“ Jordan King Thank You for Listening! Connect with Mike on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Linkedin, Facebook Help Out the Show: Leave an honest review on iTunes. Your ratings and reviews really help, and I read each one. Subscribe on iTunes. Resources and Links From Today's Show: TUK Capital Jordan on Facebook Evan on Instagram Evan's book More Resources From Mike: Level Jumping: How I Grew My Business to Over $1 Million in Profits in 12 Months WINNING DIRECT MAIL - How to CRUSH IT with direct mail! 7 Figure Investor Video Course - Scale your business to 7 figures. I'll show you how!

BGSU Political Science professor Sam Melden, Safe Kids Greater Toledo's Gina Veres, ProMedica Oncologist Dr. David Macari

Sonya Quinn from NAMI Greater Toledo. Jeanne Wingate, board member with Ovarian Cancer Connection. Billy Mann from Boys and Girls Clubs of Toledo.

Savannah Marten is the Executive Director of the Pregnancy Center of Greater Toledo in Toledo, Ohio. Under her leadership the center is committed to providing limited medical care for women and families, after-abortion care, and Soul Purpose, a national ministry piloted and launched by Savannah and her team with a goal of raising up college-age women in their value, worth, and identity. Abortion is such a strongly divisive and emotional topic, but Savannah demonstrates a heart and spirit that lovingly disarms heated arguments. She is passionately in love with Jesus (and her husband, Ryan) and sees life as an opportunity to lead as many people to heaven as possible. In this episode of Better Roads, Savannah offers insightful coaching for people who care about the pre-born and who want to please the Lord in living out that care. To find a Pregnancy Center near you, go HERE. Read Savannah's article featured in The Message HERE.

Kim and Rani are here for a SUMMER IN TOLEDO episode! We've got so many ideas that we had trouble narrowing down what to mention.  We've got some things in Perrysburg, Maumee, Sylvania – a lot of great local businesses for you to check out this summer and we hope we can help you get excited to support the Greater Toledo Area. 

Stuart James, executive director at The Ability Center of Greater Toledo is our guest for the latest installment of the Metroparks Pod. Find out everything you wanted to know about Stuart's journey in becoming the next executive director.

Assalamu alaykum,As I pursue my own spiritual journey, I want to hear from those who have taken this path before me. This podcast focuses on them and listening to their stories — uninterrupted. My name is Hebah Masood and I invite you to reflect on the trajectories of their lives, and the guidance and blessings provided by Allah swt along that journey.Imam Ahmad Deeb's grandfather Dr. Sheikh Ramadan Deeb, one of the oldest living scholars in Damascus, is a renowned Syrian scholar who built important bridges between western and eastern scholarship. Imam Deeb grew up watching his father Shaykh Abdallah Deeb lead a Muslim community in Orlando, Florida.But, even though he was born into a family of Muslim scholars, Imam Deeb struggled as a teenager seeking answers to fundamental questions about religion.It wasn't until university when he began attending a local halaqa and listening online to Shaykh Hamza Yusuf that Imam Deeb felt his mind and his heart begin to find a connection to Islam. Upon graduation he turned his focus to seeking knowledge at a higher level. Shaykh Muhammad bin Yahya al-Husayni al-Ninowy, a family friend, invited him to join a Madina Institute pilot program he was starting in South Africa. Imam Ahmad Deeb spent a year at the Madina Institute in Cape Town. When he returned he continued studying with local scholars, including his father, and began a Masters in Islamic Studies at Bayan Islamic Graduate School in Claremont, California.Today, Imam Ahmad Deeb is the imam at Islamic Center of Greater Toledo, located in one of the oldest muslim communities in North America. He is the co-founder of Pillars Seminary alongside Shaykh Ismail Bowers, which focuses on teaching the foundational Islamic sciences to busy professionals, as well as the co-founder of Itqaan Institute, dedicated to developing love of God through a relationship and mastery of reciting Qur'an, with his father as the primary teacher and leader.In this episode he talks about Muslims who are seeking answers to fundamental questions about their religion. He advises them to seek out reliable teachers of Islamic knowledge and spend time reflecting on any potential barriers they may have to a relationship with Allah SWT.His story intersects with many familiar names: Shaykh Ramadan Deeb, Shaykh Muhammad bin Yahya al-Ninowy, Shaykh Abdallah Deeb, Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, Dr. Sherman Jackson, Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad / Timothy J. Winter, Shaykh Jihad Hashim Brown, Shaykh Ismail Bowers, Ustadh Arthur Richards Jr., Dr. Ali Shahata, Imam Mohamed Masri.-Also available on most other major podcast streaming services including Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Castbox and Podbay.-Do you enjoy this podcast? Support the Patreon to ensure the best podcast quality possible. All funds go to equipment and editing software. May Allah reward you. https://www.patreon.com/thejourneypodcast★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Alongside a highly successful career at a prestigious law firm, Stephen Rothschild always gave generously of his time and talents to a wide variety of nonprofit organizations. A rewarding stint as a school board member made it clear to him that he was ready to pivot from the private sector to a public, mission-based organization. He now leads the Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo, an umbrella organization that provides services and programs that enhance the health, welfare, education and cultural awareness of the Jewish community.  

Imam Ahmad Deeb has been serving communities from a very young age. Although he grew up in Orlando, FL he now happily serves as the Imam and Religious Director at the Islamic Center of Greater Toledo. We'll talk about how he got to Toledo, his leadership at the Islamic Center, and his dream to build a community free of loneliness, on this episode of The Rough Draft Diaries.

Steve Christie was raised Catholic, serving as Treasurer of the Knights of the Altar of his former parish. He graduated from a Catholic elementary school, high school & college, where he converted to a Protestant in August 2004. He has earned a Bachelor in the College of Arts & Sciences, as well as a Master of Business Administration. He is a registered nurse serving at a local hospital. He has been interviewed on Christian & secular television, radio, and newspapers. He has spoken at Christian organizations, his local university, and several churches, including in Romania, as well as being the keynote speaker for the 500-year anniversary of the Protestant Reformation at First Baptist Church of Greater Toledo. He served as the Chairman of the Missions Committee at his former church& as a chaplain for the YMCA, each for three years. He has participated in live debates against Catholic apologists on the Old Testament canon, such as author Gary Michuta (“Why Catholic Bibles Are Bigger”) & Trent Horn from Catholic Answers, as well as in numerous online discussions on the canon, such as with Dr. Michael Brown. He has lead home Bible studies for nearly 14 years. Steve currently worships at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Toledo, Ohio, and is the author of two Christian books, the latest: “Why Protestant Bibles Are Smaller: a Defense of the Protestant Old Testament Canon.”

Self-care and the 8 dimensions of wellness are important.  I challenge you to learn what you need and what you're already doing well. It's ok to slow down, check in on yourself, and take care of yourself. Mentioned in this episode Medipreneurs Conference Cincinnati, OH October 8-10, 2021 Elevate Pharmacy Virtual Summit October 21-22, 2021 (This is an Affiliate Link) Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University YMCA of Greater Toledo, OH The 8 dimensions of wellness  Emotional Environmental Financial Intellectual Occupational Physical Social/cultural Spiritual Read about each one, and ask yourself how you're doing in each category.  In this episode, I give you my thoughts on each of the eight dimensions in my life as of September 16, 2021.  Thank you for listening to episode 114 of The Pharmacist's Voice ® Podcast!  Take care! ✌

Actors Collaborative Toledo. Our mission is produce superior quality live theatre in the Greater Toledo area. ​ Actors Collaborative Toledo is committed to equal opportunities for actors and encourages and promotes a casting policy without regard to race or ethnicity. Actors Collaborative Toledo (ACT) is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization formed in August 2013 with the staged reading of "Walter Cronkite is Dead" by Joe Calarco at the historic Mansion View Inn. Since that time our company has performed at The Toledo Museum of Art, Trinity Episcopal Church, The Village Players Theatre, The Collingwood Arts Center, The Moxie Live!, Delightful Art with Dee, Pam's Corner, Owens Community College, The Franciscan Center at Lourdes University and The Center for Performing Arts at the University of Toledo. ACT is a group of local theatre artists dedicated to bringing contemporary theatre to Toledo, with a focus on the importance of new and seldom performed plays, thus educating audiences to the power of live theatre. Through collaborative and fundraising efforts with other non­profits around town, we are bringing awareness to important social issues. We have formed collaborations with other theatres in the area to promote a sense of community; including The Village Players Theatre, Cutting Edge Theatre Company, The Toledo Repertoire Theatre, Glacity Theatre Collective and Hawk and Handsaw Theatre. Company members have served as mentors for local students as they prepared for their senior acting projects, as well as participated in summer day camp programs. ACT also has collaborated with students from the Drama Society at Lourdes University. ACT has produced benefits for other charitable organizations including: Music & Arts at Trinity Episcopal Church ("The Testament of Mary"), Episcopal Relief and Development ("Speak Truth to Power"), The Zepf Center ("'night, Mother"), Equality Toledo ("Standing on Ceremony: the Gay Marriage Plays", "Mr. Charles; currently of Palm Beach" and "Gay Shorts"), The Perrysburg Chorale ("The Christians") Jewish Family Services ("The Velocity of Autumn") and the Ella P. Stewart Academy for Girls ("Pretty Fire"). ​ The founding members of ACT are Jeffrey Albright, Barbara Barkan and John DuVall.

Content warning: This episode contains discussion between Spencer and our guests about some of our personal experiences navigating our biracial identities, which have been painful at times. This week's episode is all about the brand-new four-part QTBIPOC-led solarpunk detective visual novel series and debut video game by award-winning 4615 Theatre Company, DARK CITY! Your co-hosts sit down with the game's director and writer Gregory Keng Strasser (he/him), as well as artist and designer Sara Eskandari (they/she) to dive into this thrilling, urgently present story tackling big themes, from complicity in systemic oppression, to the threat colonialism poses to Indigenous stewardship of the earth, to imagining a future that prioritizes sustainability and communion with nature-- all packaged within a gorgeously rendered and thoughtfully cast (and voiced!) game whose birth at the hands of theatremakers and artists is beautifully felt. Plus: Tales of Symphonia, capturing the spirit of theatricality, Phoenix Wright, and more! We're so excited to share this one with you, and hope you enjoy it as much as we did! Play DARK CITY: https://4615theatreco.itch.io/ P.S. - Spencer mentioned a "book" by Loretta Todd, but it's an essay- "Aboriginal Narratives in Cyberspace" (1996). Side Quest The Arts Commission of Greater Toledo's Young Artists at Work (YAAW) program https://theartscommission.org/support Since 1994, Young Artists at Work (YAAW) has offered paid summer apprenticeships to area teens to learn creative skills and job skills alike and to connect to community through the creation of public art and salable works. Each year more than 40 teens from diverse neighborhoods and communities in and around Toledo come together to find a completely unique summer employment opportunity and access to an experience designed to impact for a lifetime. About Pixel Therapy New episodes drop every other Tuesday. Learn more at pixeltherapypod.com or follow us on social media @pixeltherapypod. We're proud members of the But Why Tho? Podcast Network: visit ButWhyThoPodcast.com for everything pop culture in an inclusive geek community! If you like what you hear, please take a moment to rate us, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts (or your listening app of choice) & subscribe! Want more? Unlock monthly bonus episodes for $2/mo and help us save up for streaming equipment at patreon.com/pixeltherapypod ! Support this podcast

Jack Thompson is an 18 year old senior in high school at Toledo School for the Arts and President of StartHuddle, a nonprofit organization that seeks to empower and promote young entrepreneurs in the Greater Toledo region. In this episode we speak with Jack about his experience building businesses as a student and how we can encourage more young entrepreneurs.Jack has been involved in Toledo's startup scene since he was a child. He and his family started CoderDojo Toledo, a local branch of an international nonprofit that helps kids ages 7-17 learn how to code. In the fall, Jack will be studying computer science at an undecided university and plans to build StartHuddle throughout his undergraduate experience.For more information on StartHuddle: www.starthuddle.comConnect with Jack on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jakkuthompson

Dennis Hopson is in his second season as the Men’s Basketball Head Coach at Lourdes University in Sylvania, Ohio. In his first season at Lourdes, and as a collegiate head coach, Hopson led the Gray Wolves to a 20-11 record and a tie for third place in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference.   A native of Toledo, Hopson arrived at Lourdes with more than 30 years of basketball coaching, recruiting, and playing experience.   Hopson played in the NBA for five seasons.  He was the third pick overall in the 1987 NBA Draft by the New Jersey Nets, where he played for three years.  He also had stints with the Chicago Bulls, where he won a NBA Championship, and the Sacramento Kings.  Following his NBA career, Hopson played seven more years in Europe.   Upon retiring from his playing career, Hopson was a regional scout for the Philadelphia 76ers in 2003-2004 before moving into the coaching ranks.   He began his collegiate coaching career at Northwood University, where he served as an assistant coach for two years under head coach Rollie Massimino. Hopson spent 2009-2014 as an assistant coach at Bowling Green State University for coach Louis Orr.  Hopson worked one season as the head boys coach at Bedford High School and also served as the Director of Basketball Operations for the YMCA of Greater Toledo prior to his arrival at Lourdes.   Hopson was a standout player at The Ohio State University, where he was an All-American and the Big Ten Player of the Year in 1987.  He is the Buckeyes’ all-time leading scorer, tallying 2,096 points during his four-year career.  He also holds the school’s single season scoring record with 958 points in 1986-1987, a season in which he finished second nationally in scoring. A member of the Ohio State Hall of Fame Class of 1994, Hopson was named to the John Wooden Award All-American Team and was named a First Team All-Big Ten selection in 1987. We recently launched the Hoop Heads Mentorship Program. We believe that having a mentor is the best way to maximize your potential and become a transformational coach. By matching you up with one of our experienced mentors you’ll develop a one on one relationship that will help your coaching, your team, your program, and your mindset. The Hoop Heads Mentorship Program delivers mentoring services to basketball coaches at all levels through our team of experienced Head Coaches. Find out more at hoopheadspod.com or shoot me an email directly mike@hoopheadspod.com Our roster of shows is growing so don’t forget to check out all our other podcasts on the Hoop Heads Pod Network including https://thrive-with-trevor-huff.captivate.fm/listen (Thrive with Trevor Huffman), https://beyond-the-ball.captivate.fm/listen (Beyond the Ball), https://coachmayscom.captivate.fm/listen (The CoachMays.com Podcast), https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/players-court/id1528381758 (Player’s Court), https://bleachers-boards.captivate.fm (Bleachers & Boards) and our team focused NBA Podcasts: https://cavalier-central.captivate.fm/listen (Cavalier Central), https://grizz-n-grind.captivate.fm (Grizz n Grind), https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/knuck-if-you-buck/id1528874607 (Knuck if you Buck), https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-305-culture/id1532785121 (The 305 Culture), https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blazing-the-path/id1536055102 (Blazing the Path), https://anchor.fm/hashtaglakerpodcast (#Lakers), https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/motor-city-hoops/id1542163027 (Motor City Hoops), https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/xs-and-os-nba-breakdown/id1542743872 (X’s and O’s: NBA Breakdown), https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/spanning-the-spurs/id1544220371 (Spanning the Spurs), https://la-hoops.captivate.fm/ (LA Hoops) & https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thunderous-applause/id1546136925 (Thunderous Applause). We’re looking for more NBA podcasters... Support this podcast

This week on The Rough Draft Diaries we're meeting with Stephen Rothschild, the executive director of The Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo, to chat about the season of Hanukkah.The Jewish Federation is the central address for Jewish philanthropy, community programming, and services for the Jewish community of Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan.

Abby Johnson sits down with Savannah Marten, executive director at The Pregnancy Center of Greater Toledo, to discuss the truth about crisis pregnancy centers, to dispel myths many pro-choicers spout, and to reveal a greater understanding about what women face when they reach these centers for help. Get inspired by some incredible stories, details and facts in this fascinating episode of "Politely Rude!"

Greater Toledo Community Foundation is pleased to announce that, in addition to the $100,000 with which it seeded the COVID-19 Response Fund, local philanthropists, family foundations, corporations and businesses have stepped up to add an almost additional $200,000 to the fund in the first week, including a $50,000 donation from the David and Lura Lovell Family Foundation.The Board of Trustees of Greater Toledo Community Foundation recently approved grants totaling $51,508 from the COVID-19 Response Fund to support northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan nonprofit organizations as they assist in responding to the spread of COVID-19 in the community and experience financial challenges in doing so. The next three rounds of recommended grants are in the process of being approved.

Tuesday January 7th (0:00) Teaching Floyd a lesson about this line of work. It’s very hard to determine whether we had a successful show or not. There’s no scoreboard. (7:29) I dearly apologize for not commenting yesterday on the searing end of Ricky Gervais GG monologue, which I agree with. (13:52) I started Dracula. (17:52) The first WYR of 2020. (22:16) Preparation for the President’s arrival. Too much gunfire on NYE. Walleye have an ECHL All Star. A purse snatcher at the Kroger in Perrysburg. (29:01) Jeopardy hits primetime tonight. A surprising potential casting for the next Thor. (37:36) Brad Pitt is the theme for Tacos + Trivia Tuesday. (41:26) My good friend Robin Isenberg, the executive director of NAMI of Greater Toledo is here because Floyd will be a celeb judge for next week’s NAMI Chili Cookoff. I hope you can make it. (51:05) Why is Lizzo backing off Twitter. Chris Hemsworth gives to Australia. A Bob Dylan biopic. (57:40) Where in Toledo would you take POTUS, Tom Brady is _________ and more in a damn good PFOL. (1:04) Jeffy McGee is here for The Trailer Game as the long wait for 1917 ends this Friday. (1:11:44) Netflix watches and the most F bombs ever as we conclude with Jeff.

My friends Wendy and Lucas from the United Way of Greater Toledo have returned. Their kickoff to giving event filling 5000 backpacks was an enormous success. So much so that the fire marshal had to keep an eye on them. Wendy and Lucas would love to have you help in whatever you can with their Adopt-a-Family program.  If you're an advocate of organized labor and unions this episode and cause definite can't miss. Giving Tuesday is two weeks away! Perhaps the United Way is the right place for your resources to go. Thank you for considering!

Danny Lee Karen Pan are in to talk about the Greater Toledo International Youth Orchestra

This week on The Rough Draft Diaries you'll meet some of the guys from Graphite Design and Build! GDB create custom sculptures, models, and signs for local spaces in the Greater Toledo area. If you've been to the Toledo Zoo or Bleakhouse Coffeehouse you've most likely seen their work! Tune in to find out how they make it work on this episode of The RDD.

Prakash Karamchandani is the co-owner and co-creator of Balance Pan-Asian Grille, a fast-casual Asian restaurant with three locations in the Greater Toledo area. In this episode of The Rough Draft Diaries find out how he met his business partner, created the brand, and (most importantly) how he convinced his parents he belonged in the food business. 

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This week, Gabe, Jaime and Randi discuss Ohio Supreme Court Justice Sharon Kennedy, who participated in a fundraiser for Right to Life of Greater Toledo this morning. This creates a conflict of interest with upcoming cases. Two cases involving abortion providers will come before the state Supreme Court this year. Toledo's last abortion clinic, Capital Care Network of Toledo, is challenging the state's transfer agreement requirements. Separately, Cleveland abortion clinic Preterm is challenging abortion restrictions added into the 2013 state budget as violations of Ohio's single-subject requirement for legislation. In a release, NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio Executive Director Kellie Copeland said: Justice Sharon Kennedy should recuse herself from any case related to legislation that was proposed and supported by the anti-abortion groups that endorsed her candidacy, to avoid any appearance of impropriety. By participating in an organization's fundraising event, Justice Kennedy has cast serious doubt on her ability remain impartial. Ohioans must be able to have faith in their government's protection of rights without bias.

Find us on iTunes: http://bit.ly/naralpodcast This week, Gabe, Jaime and Randi discuss Ohio Supreme Court Justice Sharon Kennedy, who participated in a fundraiser for Right to Life of Greater Toledo this morning. This creates a conflict of interest with upcoming cases. Two cases involving abortion providers will come before the state Supreme Court this year. Toledo’s last […]

Is 58:3-10, Mt 5:13-20 The Rev. Mary Meadows preaching. It was near the end of the summer between 9th and 10th grade – between junior high and senior high. I had finished with my job teaching swimming at the local YMCA, and I wondered what I would do while waiting for school to begin. My next-door neighbor came to the rescue. “I cook for First Baptist Church at Falls Creek, a big Baptist camp. I could really use a helper. I’ll pay you – I just need you for an hour before each meal so you’ll still have time to do things with the other campers.” A paid job and I could be out of the house for a couple of weeks. Sure, why not?! I didn’t know much about Baptists at that time. I had started out life as Catholic, but my parents left the Catholic church when I was in grade school. They were frustrated with a church that did not seem to respond to the world’s needs. Then we were Unitarian for a while. But by the end of junior high, I didn’t feel I was much of anything. But this was the year when Baptists (and when I say Baptists here I am talking about Southern Baptists – there wasn’t much else in Oklahoma!) were making popular a bumper sticker exclaiming, “I found it!” a reference to finding Jesus Christ as a personal savior. My family was more likely to tout the response bumper sticker that said, “I never lost it.” Nonetheless, with not much worry and only a mild admonition from my parents to, “Have fun – but try not to get saved,” I headed off to the borderland between Oklahoma and Texas for a summer camp. Other than having to get up earlier than most of the other campers to help in the kitchen before breakfast, the camp felt mostly like camp. Well, let me clarify. It wasn’t camp like “camping” - the kind my Girl Scouts did in cabins or tents. No this was “camping” in a huge barrack-like building amid other huge barrack-like buildings owned by other large churches. And there was an awful lot of God talk. Bible studies in the morning where I learned such things as, “If you are lukewarm for God, God is going to spit you out – just like the whale spit out Jonah.” And there were the church services in the evening – a revival type feeling. But there was also lots of singing, with songs like, “Wherever he leads I’ll go” and “It only takes a spark to get the fire burning,” (when Pass It On was a relatively new song). Since I liked to sing, it was enough to carry me through most of the God-talk. That is, until someone found out I wasn’t saved. I don’t know if you have ever been witnessed to, but it is a little intimidating. Everyone suddenly wants to share with you about his or her personal relationship with Jesus Christ and how you can have that relationship to if you only give your life up to him. They can pounce on you at any moment. And it sometimes felt like an inquisition. “Do you believe in Jesus?” “Sure, I believe Jesus was a real person,” I responded (we had been Unitarian after all). “Do you believe what Jesus said?” “Probably.” “Did you know Jesus said you had to be saved?” “Show me where Jesus said it.” Well, that would send them scrambling through their Bible – apparently, they weren’t used to having to prove things, and I was safe until the next person decided to try a hand at witnessing. One memorable counselor tried a sympathetic approach. “I know it’s hard for you to understand this since Catholics are not Christian.” Let’s just call that one a complete fail. But more troubling than being witnessed to was that I just didn’t see that much of a difference in the behavior of those who were “saved” and the usual behavior of teenagers. There was still teasing, catty remarks, and judgments (like rating girls on the way to the pool – yes, boys and girls swam separately). And there didn’t seem to be any focus on changing behavior. Rather, the focus was on confessing your sins and God would forgive you. I had the sense that many assumed that since you could ask forgiveness later, it didn’t matter what you did. And that made no sense to me. Even at 15, I was pretty sure that if there was a God, your faith in that God should probably make a difference in how you lived your life. So, I was even more confused when I overheard a couple of camp leaders talking about my 7th grade Social Studies teacher. One of the leaders acknowledged, “She is such a good person.” But the other answered, “Yes, but too bad she’s not a Christian.” I found these words jarring. First, how would they know whether she was Christian, and second, wouldn’t it be better to be a good person then a person claiming to be Christian but having a faith that didn’t matter? My imponderable questions were left unanswered and I managed to escape the camp unscathed and unsaved. Yet here I am today, preaching! . . . A few things may have happened since then. And to my great joy, today we begin with the prophet Isaiah. Isaiah is speaking to a people in Exile. The City of Jerusalem is in ruins and the temple has been destroyed. The Israelites have been determined to win back God’s favor and we know from Zechariah that for 70 years following the destruction of Jerusalem the Israelites fasted on the 5th and 7th months of each year. But their ritual fast has been to no avail and so they call out to God, “Why do we fast and you do not see!” The Israelites felt abandoned by God and cannot understand how their pious behavior had not returned them to God’s favor. Isaiah, however, understands the limits of the ritual. He understands that true fasting is an attempt to align one’s priorities to the will of God. But the Israelites’s fasting aligned priorities to themselves. “We’re the victims, here. God, why have you abandoned us? Save us God. Do right by us, God!” While the people have mastered the ritual aspects of the law they have completely ignored the ethical demands of it. Isaiah reminds them of God’s true fast: Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of injustice, to undo the thongs of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke? Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover them, and not to hide yourself from your own kin? Isaiah reminds the Israelites – reminds us, that worshiping God and being in right relationship with God requires that we give ourselves to the work of God in this world. In other words, unlike what I heard and saw at the Baptist Camp oh so many years ago, faith requires behavior that is aligned with God. Some commentators view this passage as an “if” “then” type of proposal. IF you fast in this way – THEN God will see you and answer you. But an “if” “then” proposition suggests God “rewards” our good behavior by turning God’s face to us. But I believe God is present – the issue is more about the ability to see God’s presence. An epiphany of sorts. So, I read this passage as more of a “when” “then” proposition. WHEN we are actively engaged in the social and economic reform that God calls us to – feeding the hungry, sheltering the homeless, clothing the naked – THEN our “light shall break forth like the dawn and our healing shall spring quickly. We will call and the LORD will answer. We will cry for help and God will say, `Here I am.’” In other words, it is in doing the work of God in this world that we will know and understand God’s presence. Matthew reminds us of this light imagery in the passage in this continuation of Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount – you remember, the bumper sticker beatitudes Luke led us through last week. In this week’s passage, Jesus tells the people gathered that when they (and we assume also us), live in the way of those beatitudes, we are the salt of earth and light to the world. Not very glamorous, is it? After all, salt is cheap and readily available to us and enhances most of what we eat. Anyone who has been on a low-sodium diet can attest to the difference a little salt makes. And light – we live in a light-saturated if not light-polluted environment. Light is everywhere. But light and salt share a couple of characteristics. We perceive each primarily through our senses. We know salt through our sense of taste. We experience light through our sense of sight. But while we know salt and light through our senses, neither is the primary object of our perception. We don’t cook a meal of salt or eat salt on its own (although my daughter has been known to try). Instead, we use a very small amount of salt to enhance the flavor of what we are eating. Likewise, while we can see light, our purpose in turning on the light is to better see what is around us. Jesus tells us we are salt of the earth – don’t dilute the flavor we bring to the table with impurities. We are light of the world – don’t hide the light. Indeed, Jesus says the light cannot be hidden. “You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hidden. No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house.” Jesus’s listeners, who lived in the context of Roman domination, would likely have known that Rome saw itself as the “light to the world.” By telling people a city on a hill cannot be hidden, Jesus is effectively saying that it is us, doing God’s work in this world who are the true light, not the rulers of the world who’s actions are contrary to God’s call for justice. So how are we, in this time and place, to live out this call to be salt of the earth – light of the world? Because we are all more aware of the darkness in this world than ever before. The hateful vitriol that has taken over civil and political discourse in this country has only further fed the violence in this world. In just this past week alone, six Muslims were killed and eight wounded in a Mosque in Quebec City last Sunday night – the accused a self-described ultra nationalist white supremacist. On Tuesday, the JCC/YMCA in Toledo received a bomb threat – one of 17 across the nation to JCCs. According to the Jewish Federation, over 60 bomb threats have been received by JCCs across the country since January 1. Meanwhile, children, like four-month old Fatima from Iran, may not live because they are banned from the country that could provide the life-giving surgery they desparately need. But in the midst of this hatred and violence, there is light. Last month, the police in Whitefish, Montana nailed a mezuzah on the door of the police station in a sign of solidarity with the Jewish community facing the threat of a neo-Nazi march. The Reverend John Edgerton, a UCC minister service Old South Church in Boston publically voiced his objections to the repeal of the Affordable Care Act to his senator – and was arrested. Last weekend, Sylvania UCC turned out 30 strong to work with others at Christ Presbyterian to pack meals for those who are hungry in our community. More recently, educators responding to the anxiety and concerns of their students held a One Sylvania: Rally for Refugees last Wednesday where the overwhelming message from faith and community leaders was love and welcome. Our own Pastor Luke shared his passion for the God of Abraham, the God of Jesus, who calls us to love. Pastor Sam banded with other faith leaders seeking unity in the area in response to the violence. One response of this group has come from the Islamic Center of Greater Toledo who invites all to join them at the Center for “a prayer of peace, love and serenity,” as an expression of gratitude for the outpouring of support they have received. Their invitation sends out the prayer, “May fear be replaced with faith and worries be transmuted into peace.” And the Canadian government’s response to the violence at the Mosque? Ontario has agreed to open its borders to provide life-saving surgeries for children like Fatima. The Canadian health minister noted, “I felt, particularly in light of the occurrences in the past week … in Quebec, that Canadians and Ontarians would feel comfortable and confident in expressing our openness.” How will you live out your worship as salt and life in this world? Maybe it is as simple as showing up for the Polar Bash on the 18th to show welcome to our Syrian neighbors. Maybe you participated on the March in Washington and continue to make your voice heard in Washington with phone calls to express opposition to people and laws that will oppress the most vulnerable in this world. Maybe you show up to school every day and shine God’s love through the way you value each of your students. Maybe you operate your business with integrity and respect, valuing each customer. Maybe you see your job, whether as a maintenance engineer, a doctor, a microbiologist, a lawyer, a nurse, a firefighter, a barrista, or security personnel as a way to serve God. And maybe, you who are retired, are finding new ways to engage in the world in a manner that allows you to shine God’s love. Jesus did not say you are becoming salt and light. Jesus said you ARE salt and light. Indeed, there is an implicit command in his words: BE salt of the earth. BE light of the world As Isaiah tells us, “If you remove the yoke from among you, the pointing of the finger, the speaking of evil, if you offer your food to the hungry and satisfy the needs of the afflicted, then your light shall rise in the darkness and your gloom be like the noonday.” Be salt. Be light!

Continue the story on YAAW, Young Artists at Work from the The Arts Commission of Greater Toledo. In part one we heard from Michelle Carlson, Programs Coordinator. Part Two looks at the program from the perspective of a student.

Young Artists at Work is a six-week summer employment opportunity from the Arts Commission of Greater Toledo. Hear from Michelle Carlson, Programs Coordinator.