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Handing a teenager the car keys brings pride, freedom, and plenty of worry. Dr Mike talks with injury-prevention researcher Dr Ginger Yang about why new drivers face elevated crash risk, how a traffic citation can become a teachable moment, and what ProjectDRIVE reveals about technology and parent coaching. Discover practical ways families can encourage safer choices... and keep the conversation going after teens earn their driver's license!
Deuteronomy 20:4 was spoken by Moses, not to one soldier before one battle, but to an entire nation standing at the edge of years of warfare, enemy after enemy, again and again. What the priest was instructed to tell them changes everything: the Lord your God is the one who goes with you to fight for you. Not that He will help you fight, or hand you strength for your fight, or cheer from the sidelines. He does the fighting. That distinction matters enormously, because fighting and wrestling are not the same thing. When you wrestle something, your arms are wrapped around it, and you cannot put it down because you are the one holding on. Some of us are not exhausted because our battle is hard. We are exhausted because we are wrestling with something God is already fighting. Moses did not promise the Israelites they would never face the same enemy again. He told them who would be doing the fighting when they did. That is enough. Today's Bible Verse "For the LORD your God is the one who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies to give you victory."— Deuteronomy 20:4, NIV Ponder Today God does not just help you fight — He is the one who fights. The promise of Deuteronomy 20:4 is not that He will strengthen your grip on the battle. It is that He goes and He fights. That is a fundamentally different posture than the one most of us have been taking. Fighting and wrestling are not the same thing. When we wrestle a worry, our arms are around it and we cannot put it down because we are the ones holding on. Exhaustion in the Christian life often comes not from hard battles but from wrestling what God is already fighting. Handing something to God and then taking it back is not failure — it is the pattern we are learning to shorten. The goal is not a perfect record of surrender. It is noticing sooner when our hands are full again and giving it back one more time. Moses did not promise the Israelites would never face the same enemy twice. He told them who would be doing the fighting when they did. A war that keeps returning does not mean God has stopped showing up. He keeps coming back to fight it. "This isn't mine" is a complete and sufficient response to a returning worry. You do not need to figure it out, wrestle it into submission, or explain why you picked it up again. Open your hands and give it back. That is the whole move. A Prayer for You Today Heavenly Father, here I am with this again — the same thing I brought You last week and the week before. I am honestly tired of listening to myself pray about it. But You knew this would be a long war when You said You would fight it. You promised You would go with me and fight for me. Not once have You declared that I had to win it on my own. Lord, I have had my arms wrapped around something You never handed me, and then wondered why I am exhausted. Forgive me for that. Help me open my hands. When I pick it back up, help me notice sooner. Shorten the distance between grabbing it and giving it back. You are the One who goes and who fights for me. Help me live like that is true. In Jesus' name, Amen. Want More? Sign up for our free newsletter, The Good Word, for weekly biblical wisdom and encouragement delivered right to your inbox. Join our community today: https://www.lifeaudio.com/thegoodword/ If you're still praying and starting to wonder if it's working, I wrote Praying Through Life's Battles: 90 Days to Strengthen Your Faith for you. You can preorder it now at battleprayers.com. Until next time, remember, God sees you, hears you, and He knows your needs. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
Send us Fan MailNike Running Global Head Coach, Chris Bennett, joins us to share his definition of winning. Simply put, leave something better than you found it. Winning comes through action, and here's how to take it. Chris shares insights from his new book, 'This Is About Running. This Is Not About Running.'Thank you for tuning in! If you feel led, please subscribe & share the show to others who you believe would benefit from it.Keep in touch below!Join The Unshakeable Discipline Community! Winning Is... Weekly Newsletter!LinkedIn | www.linkedin.com/in/ryanacass/Instagram | @ryanacass
This episode is a wild ride, folks, as we dive into the latest news from California's Capitol, where the Democrats are getting desperate to silence a journalist who's been exposing their corruption. You won't believe the lengths they're going to in order to shut him up.This episode is all about the absurdity of politics in California, where the lines between right and wrong seem to get blurred more and more every day. We're talking about a journalist who's been investigating some serious allegations of corruption, and the Democrats are doing everything in their power to discredit him. But what they're really doing is just making themselves look worse. We're also discussing some other news from California, including a candidate for the Stockton City Council who's been arrested for voter fraud. It's a wild story that you won't want to miss.We're also talking about the latest developments in the Eric Swalwell saga, where the former congressman is facing allegations of sexual misconduct. It's a story that's been making headlines for weeks, and we're breaking down the latest news and updates. And if you thought that was shocking, wait until you hear about the latest allegations against another California politician. It's a story that's got everyone talking, and we're here to give you the lowdown.So if you want to stay up-to-date on the latest news from California's Capitol, and hear the inside scoop on the latest scandals, tune in to this episode. We're talking about the stories that the mainstream media doesn't want you to hear, and we're not afraid to speak truth to power. Join us for a wild and informative ride that you won't want to miss.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this episode, Seth speaks with Tim Fearon, a respected leader in orthopedic manual physical therapy, about the role of exercise in manual therapy practice.Tim reflects on retirement, mentorship, and the clinical evolution that led him to place exercise and patient responsibility at the center of care. He shares how early mentorship shaped his manual therapy skills, but how recurring patient problems forced him to ask a harder question: if symptoms improve but the problem returns, did we really fix anything?The conversation explores Tim's shift toward active participation, PNF principles, the Maitland model, reassessment, and exercise as a reasoned clinical intervention rather than a generic home program. Tim also challenges clinicians to stop treating exercise as the less important part of care, stop overdosing patients with too many exercises, and stop outsourcing the very thing that helps patients take ownership of their recovery.The episode also looks toward the future of physical therapy, including remote therapeutic monitoring, exercise apps, online programs, and why skilled clinicians who can integrate passive care, active care, and patient psychology will continue to matter.Key TakeawaysManual therapy alone may not create lasting change. Tim describes realizing that he could improve symptoms manually, but patients sometimes returned with the same problem because the underlying functional capacity had not changed.Exercise should be reasoned like manual therapy. Tim emphasizes using reassessment after active interventions just as clinicians do after passive techniques.Patient psychology matters. The best exercise is not just biomechanically appropriate. It has to match the person's behavior, motivation, tolerance, and readiness.Do not overdose the home program. Tim warns that giving too many exercises can reduce adherence and cause patients to abandon even the most important pieces.Exercise should not be treated as lower-value care. Handing exercise off too casually can signal to the patient that it is less important than the manual treatment.The patient must own part of the outcome. Tim repeatedly returns to personal responsibility: patients need to experience that what they do can change their symptoms and function.Generic exercise apps will help some people, but not everyone. Tim sees value for people in the middle of the bell curve, but warns that more complex patients still need skilled clinical reasoning.Skilled PTs integrate passive and active care. Tim is not dismissing manual therapy. He argues that passive care and active management work best when they are both delivered with skill and intention.
Federal buyers control only one part of a contract, the requirement, and most program staff have never been trained to write a performance work statement, so the document that decides the winner is often written before a solicitation ever posts. Ryan breaks down how a small vendor shapes that requirement through market research and a sources sought response, so the eventual bid is scoped so tightly that competitors read it and walk away. What you'll learn in this episode: The one part of the contract the government customer actually controls, and why it decides the winner How to hand a customer a sample performance work statement they can drop straight into the solicitation The difference between market research you can share and the requirement you legally cannot write for them Why a woman-owned small business set-aside is one of the strongest scoping tools available, and how agencies use it How to read a posted solicitation and spot when it was already lined up for a specific vendor Chapters: 0:00 - Finding the contract across 70 places most vendors miss 1:00 - Why the commander cannot sign a contract and who can 1:30 - The only thing the customer controls is the requirement 2:15 - Handing over a sample requirement as market research 3:30 - Building a hyperscoped statement so only you qualify 5:30 - Nudging a contract toward a WOSB or SDVOSB set-aside 6:40 - Why agencies never meet their woman-owned goals 8:00 - Reading a solicitation that was already scoped for someone Mindy gives you the federal opportunities, agency signals, recompete intel, and pursuit briefs that tell you not just what contracts exist, but which ones to chase and how to win them. Sign up for free Daily Alerts and get opportunities delivered to your inbox before the day starts.
Jason Matthews on 4BC Breakfast and property expert Tom Panos expose a federal tax break that slashes withholding tax to 15% for foreign private equity firms building build-to-rent apartment blocks. They warned that penalising local Aussie investors with red tape and strict borrowing rules threatens to turn the country into a nation of permanent renters.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
More households in low-income countries own a mobile phone than have electricity or clean water. So why is education one of the last places it has been put to work?Jenny Aker (Cornell) and Noam Angrist (Oxford) are the academic leads on a J-PAL Policy Insight that reviews 30 studies of mobile phone programmes in education. They tell Tim Phillips that the cheapest option, blasting out SMS messages, is usually the one that fails. But put a real person on the other end of the line, and that's an effective and inexpensive way to improve education. The phone is a platform, Angrist points out, not a pedagogy.The research behind this episode:Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL). 2026. "Leveraging Mobile Phones for Learning." J-PAL Policy Insight. Academic leads Jenny Aker and Noam Angrist; insight authors Jessica Williams and Demitria Wack.To cite this episode:Phillips, Tim, Jenny Aker, and Noam Angrist. 2026. "Using mobile phones to support teachers, parents, and students." VoxDev Talks (podcast).About the guestsJenny Aker is the Daniel G. Sisler Professor of Development Economics at Cornell University. She is also a non-resident fellow at the Center for Global Development and co-chair of the Digital Identification and Finance Initiative at J-PAL Africa. Her research spans mobile technology and agricultural markets, adult literacy and numeracy, financial inclusion, and the design of cash transfers and social protection in Africa.Noam Angrist is Academic Director of the What Works Hub for Global Education and Senior Research Fellow at the University of Oxford, and co-founder of Youth Impact, one of the largest NGOs scaling health and education programmes backed by randomised trial evidence. His research spans distance education, the measurement of implementation, and how programmes that work in a trial can be made to work at national scale.Research and concepts cited in this episodeOne Laptop per Child. The plan to put a cheap laptop in the hands of every child in the developing world, launched in 2005 and abandoned as evidence of its effect on learning failed to appear. Angrist raises it as the cautionary tale for anyone introducing a device: the schools could not absorb it, the software was an afterthought, and nobody planned for charging or breakage. Phones avoid that problem because they are already there, so the marginal cost of adding good pedagogy is low. A long-term follow up from rural Peru found no positive effect on educational outcomes.Mobile coverage. GSMA. 2025. "The State of Mobile Internet Connectivity 2025." Around 95% of the world's population now lives within range of a broadband network. In sub-Saharan Africa coverage is about 80% and adoption about 60%, and what people mostly hold is a simple handset rather than a smartphone.Phone tutoring in emergencies. Angrist, Noam, Micheal Ainomugisha, Sai Pramod Bathena, Peter Bergman, Colin Crossley, Claire Cullen, Thato Letsomo, Moitshepi Matsheng, Rene Marlon Panti, Shwetlena Sabarwal, and Tim Sullivan. 2023. "Building Resilient Education Systems: Evidence from Large-Scale Randomized Trials in Five Countries." NBER Working Paper 31208, revised 2025. Weekly maths texts combined with live tutoring calls raised test scores by 0.30 to 0.35 standard deviations at an average cost of US$11 per child. SMS on its own moved the needle only where access to learning was already very low.Scaling up without the drop. The first Botswana phone tutoring trial produced an effect of about 0.12 standard deviations; by the fifth replication, in Uganda, Angrist says the effect was over 0.8, and implementation fidelity data improved in step with the order of the studies. He sets this against the voltage drop described by John List in The Voltage Effect (2022), the tendency of programmes to lose their punch as they scale. Common, Angrist argues, but not inevitable.A/B testing the tutoring call. Angrist, Noam, Claire Cullen, and Janica Magat. 2025. "Cheaper (and More Effective) by the Dozen: Evidence from 12 Randomised A/B Tests Optimising Tutoring for Scale." What Works Hub for Global Education Working Paper 2025/001. Roughly half the cost of a tutoring programme goes on scheduling rather than teaching. One call of 40 minutes every fortnight, instead of 20 minutes every week, delivered the same dosage for less. Handing the call to a parent partway through doubled to tripled the effect; motivational nudges to parents did nothing.Monitoring teachers by phone. Aker, Jenny C., and Christopher Ksoll. 2019. "Call Me Educated: Evidence from a Mobile Phone Experiment in Niger." Economics of Education Review 72: 239 to 257. Weekly calls to the teacher, the village chief and two students raised maths and reading scores. The counter-example comes from Côte d'Ivoire, where nudging parents and teachers at the same time left the most motivated teachers turning up less; too much scrutiny, the authors suggest, corroded the motivation the programme depended on.Platform and pedagogy. Angrist's phrase for the distinction the review keeps returning to. The phone carries an intervention; it is not the intervention. Targeted instruction and early childhood stimulation both travel down the line, but somebody still has to decide how often to call, who picks up, and what happens on the call. The same traffic makes the phone a good instrument for research, since the data is traceable and the units of randomisation are well powered.Education Cannot Wait. The United Nations fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises. Its 2022 global estimate put 222 million crisis-affected children and adolescents in need of urgent education support, up from about 75 million in 2016. Angrist uses the same figure in the five-country paper, and cites it here to make the point that the humanitarian structures for education in emergencies exist while the evidence base underneath them barely does.More VoxDev Talks episodesHow AI can put 20 years of development evidence to work. Iqbal Dhaliwal on why One Laptop per Child failed, and what that failure should teach anyone now betting on AI in development.Why we need to invest in foundational learning. Benjamin Piper on the gap between getting children into school and getting them to read, which is the gap most of these phone programmes are trying to close.Related reading on VoxDev.orgHow simple technologies can improve learning: Evidence from Niger, in which Jenny Aker and Christopher Ksoll show that a weekly call to teachers and students almost doubled the effect of an adult education programme.Educating children in emergencies: Global evidence from five randomised trials, the five-country evidence on cheap phone tutoring that runs through much of this conversation.How AI tutors improved learning in Nigeria, on a six-week after-school programme in Edo State that produced large gains in English, and on the guardrails that made it work.
Most Americans checked out for August. Paul Rieckhoff didn't. From a beach house on Long Island, he cuts a fast, urgent episode to hit what the corporate media won't touch: today is primary day in Connecticut, Minnesota, Vermont, and Wisconsin, and across those four states 21 of 22 U.S. House races are effectively decided before November ever arrives. Connecticut is the sharpest example — the only fully closed primary this week — where 935,892 unaffiliated voters, the largest voting bloc in the state, are legally barred from casting a ballot in the election that will actually pick their representatives. Paul breaks down the numbers town by town, names the 129,563 Connecticut veterans caught in that lockout, and explains why so many of them refuse to join a party on principle — the same principle they swore an oath to defend. Then he pivots to Montana, where Democrat Alani Bankhead just blew past the 5 p.m. deadline to drop out, guaranteeing she'll split the anti-Republican vote and torpedo independent veteran Seth Bodnar's shot at an incumbent Trump rubber-stamper. It's a rigged two-party system on full display in a single news cycle — and a reminder that nobody else is counting these voters, so we will. -WATCH full video of this episode here. -Check the IVA overview of Washington State's primary this week. -Millions of American veterans are being locked out of primary elections in the country they served. See what we're doing to change that. -Visit Kalshi and trade on anything. Use code [INDEPENDENT] to get ten dollars when you trade ten. -Head to cozyearth.com and use the code AMERICANS for an exclusive 20% off. -Join Noble Mobile today and get a $100 bonus when you use code PAUL and stay a member for 2 months! -Join IVA and help us get independent veterans elected to office. -Learn more about Paul's work to elect a new generation of independent leaders with Independent Veterans of America. -Learn more about American Veterans for Ukraine here. -Remember Independent is an Attitude. -Learn more about The Headstrong Project for Veterans, Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS), and Department of Veterans Affairs resources in your area. Seeking support is not a sign of weakness. It's a show of strength. If you or a loved one are in immediate crisis, dial 988 and press 1, or text 838255. Connect with Independent Americans: Subscribe on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and all podcast platforms Read more at Substack Support ad-free episodes at Patreon Connect: Instagram • X/Twitter • BlueSky • Facebook Follow on social: @PaulRieckhoff on X, Instagram, Threads, and Bluesky -Join the movement. Hook into our exclusive Patreon community of Independent Americans. Get extra content, connect with guests, meet other Independent Americans, attend events, get merch discounts, and support this show that speaks truth to power. -And get cool IA and Righteous hats, t-shirts and other merch now in time for the new year. Independent Americans is powered by veteran-owned and led Righteous Media. And now part of the BLEAV network! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Eric Hansen is the founder and CEO of Burst Billing, a medical billing company on a mission to help nursing homes reclaim the Medicare Part B supply reimbursements they're owed and almost never collect. He got his start in senior care as a CNA before moving into portable x-ray and lab sales, where he saw firsthand how the system's "medicine by prophecy" approach — over-supplying to be safe — quietly drained facilities' already-thin margins. He walked away from a six-figure salary to bet that nine out of ten nursing homes were giving their profits away, and that he could win it back for them. In just two years, Burst Billing has grown to 17 states and recovered more than $1 million in reimbursements for its clients. Self-taught in AI with over 2,000 hours behind him, Eric has built a fleet of agents that keep his company lean — and he's refreshingly candid that his ultimate goal is to make Burst unnecessary by helping the entire industry collect these dollars on its own.Show Notes:00:00 — Introduction02:01 — Meet Eric Hansen: the bet that 9 of 10 nursing homes are giving profits away03:44 — From CNA to founder: how Eric got into senior care and spotted "medicine by prophecy"06:31 — Going all in: disproving the model, the weekend that changed everything, proving yourself wrong10:13 — On the naysayers: "You'll stop caring what others think when you realize how little they do"12:31 — What is a Part B supply? The reimbursements nursing homes leave on the table, and why "free" is expensive16:21 — The math: 2% margins, $500/day beds, and profit "like filling five beds without filling a bed"18:51 — The elephant in the room: why billing for more actually reduces Medicare fraud, waste, and abuse23:18 — Growing Burst Billing: 17 states, $1M+ recovered, and a company designed to disappear26:08 — Handing work to AI agents: the first job to delegate, goal-based AI, and the line never to cross32:19 — Starting from zero with AI: the learning curve, Notebook LM, and MVP discipline36:34 — AI in everyday life: relationship management, staying lean, fighting misinformation39:39 — A parting thought: the 9.7M caregiver shortage and whether AI could bring people back home41:38 — Closing thoughts
Money expert Lisa Dudson examines some of the ways we might be bleeding money, when we don't need to be.
Scott Ramage from HireVP discusses how residential builders fall into the habit of solving every site problem themselves. Taking 50 phone calls a day, chasing down subcontractors, and processing invoices reduces an owner's effective pay to around $35 an hour. Handing an assistant a random list of chores rarely fixes this capacity problem. Scott advises defining a strict role, such as a project coordinator, and holding that person responsible for specific outcomes like processing draws and answering client questions. Scott uses the "bus test" to demonstrate what happens to a building company if the owner is suddenly unavailable. If daily operations live entirely in the founder's head, the active projects stall. He suggests recording daily tasks using video or voice tools, like Loom, so staff can learn the steps without the owner needing to sit down and type out a formal manual. Links & Resources HireVP Website - hirevp.us
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Dr. Sejal Shah, a psychiatrist involved in Lindsay Clancy's hospital treatment, testified this week, and her account moves the trial squarely into the medical territory the defense has been building toward. Clancy, 34, of Duxbury, Massachusetts, faces three counts of murder and three counts of strangulation over the deaths of her children — 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson, and 7-month-old Callan — who prosecutors allege she strangled with exercise resistance bands inside the family's Summer Street home on January 24, 2023. She's pleaded not guilty, and her attorney, Kevin Reddington, is arguing an insanity defense rooted in severe postpartum psychosis and psychiatric overmedication.Shah testified about Clancy experiencing delirium during her hospital stay and told the court Clancy changed her health care proxy over to her parents — a decision that, however it gets read by either side, says something about where things stood. Shah went on to describe Clancy's broader mental health picture at the time, testimony that's likely to sit at the center of both the prosecution's and the defense's closing arguments once this trial gets there.The alleged strangulations were followed by an alleged suicide attempt — Clancy is said to have jumped from a second-story window and is now paralyzed from the waist down. Her husband, Patrick Clancy, was out running errands during the killings and has since relocated to Manhattan, where he's spoken to the press about his wife's mental health. The trial continues in Plymouth Superior Court and is expected to run several weeks.LinksJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePodDisclaimerThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.Hashtags#LindsayClancy #DuxburyTragedy #PostpartumPsychosis #TrueCrime #PlymouthCounty #CoraDawsonCallan #InsanityDefense #KevinReddington #HiddenKillers #Breaking
A lasting legacy of faith is built when mature believers intentionally model and pass on their faith, and younger believers humbly receive it and carry it forward. Joshua 4:20-24, Hebrews 12:1-2
You cannot lead the future of the company while spending every day buried in operations. At some point, the founder has to stop managing everything. In this episode of The Level Up Podcast, Paul Alex breaks down why hiring a strong second-in-command can free the founder from daily management and create the operational stability required to scale. Visionaries are built to create, sell, and move fast. But companies scale through structure, accountability, and consistent execution. That is why the right operator can become one of the most valuable hires in the entire organization. In this episode, you'll learn: • Why founders eventually become a bottleneck in daily operations• How a strong operator can balance a visionary founder's weaknesses• Why the best second-in-command may have a completely different skill set than you• How delegation allows founders to focus on partnerships, capital, and expansion The truth is simple: You cannot navigate the future while constantly managing the present. Find the operator who thrives on structure. Give them ownership of the systems. Trust them to hold the team accountable. Free yourself to focus on the opportunities only you can pursue. When you hire the right second-in-command, you finally get to operate as the visionary. Your Network is your NETWORTH! Make sure to add me on all SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS: Instagram: https://jo.my/paulalex2024Facebook: https://jo.my/fbpaulalex2024YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGhDAD1JyGGzSQUPD9lc9HQLinkedIn: https://jo.my/inpaulalex2024 Looking for a secondary source of income or want to become an entrepreneur? Check out one of my companies below to see if we can help you: www.CashSwipe.com FREE Copy of my book “Blue to Digital Gold - The New American Dream”www.officialPaulAlex.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fixing gym Facebook ads conversion tracking is part of how we get studios to $100K a month. Your ads manager sees fifty leads on one ad and six on another, calls the fifty-lead ad the winner, and kills the other one before ever checking what happened next. That is the blind spot behind most gym ad optimization strategy decisions. When your CRM and your Meta ads manager never talk past the lead stage, nobody actually knows which ad produced a member. The six-lead ad that closed two members just got cut so the fifty-lead ad that closed zero could get double the budget. Mike walks through the Meta CAPI setup gym owners can hand straight to their agency, the gym CRM Meta integration naming translation between lead, book, show, and close, and why fixing this one setup matters more for gym owner paid ads in 2026 than any new ad creative. If your team has ever asked how many leads did we get instead of how many members did we get, this gym leads vs members breakdown is for you. In this episode you'll learn: — Why the fifty-lead ad might actually be your worst ad — The exact CAPI setup Mike tells every agency to put in place — Why your ads manager and CRM need to talk past the lead stage — The naming translation between your CRM and Meta so nothing gets lost — Why lead volume is the weakest metric to optimize for and the most common one used — What happens when you optimize for closes instead of leads — The one line to tell your agency if they say CAPI is not necessary — Why $100K a month gyms track every ad past the show stage — What to do if your agency will not set this up If your agency has been optimizing your gym ads for lead volume, this episode gives you the exact fix to hand them today. Timestamps: — 0:00 Demanding this from your agency — 0:59 What CAPI actually stands for — 1:23 The checklist Mike is giving away — 1:58 Lead, book, show, close: the real funnel — 3:09 Why fifty leads can still be your worst ad — 4:27 How ads manager and CRM connect past the lead — 5:39 The real winners hiding in your numbers — 5:56 Why lead volume is the weakest metric — 6:36 Handing the checklist to your agency — 6:52 The CRM to Meta naming translation — 8:00 Why $100K gyms track this differently 100K Plan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMPx7b3_LOA Behind Gym Doors Podcast Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnwaMl7Us7dAkfE6idQW56EYkEEQ2E5eE CAPI Setup Checklist: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qFHmXVI56EjG6SVgK5-jCu7birtD8g7_/view Turns out the fifty lead ad was never the winner.
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Abhinav Jindal is a Director in his family's hospitality group in India, which owns the Jim Corbett Marriott Resort & Spa, and the founder of Cydir, a coaching practice for second-generation entrepreneurs. He joined the family business in 2017 straight out of university, took over a 43-room resort with more than 70 staff, and went on to grow sales by around 30% and help bring a new flagship property online, now one of the highest-rated resorts in the group's Marriott portfolio. A certified NLP master practitioner, Abhinav works with next-generation leaders to resolve the emotional patterns, guilt, identity, and approval-seeking, that governance structures alone can't fix. He is known for arguing that most family business conflict is not about strategy or money, but about who people believe they are.SHOW SUMMARYIn this episode, Jonathan Goldhill is joined by Abhinav Jindal, Director in his family's hospitality group in India and founder of the coaching practice Cydir, to explore why family business succession so often fails even when the governance is done right.Abhinav challenges the idea that org charts, buy-sell agreements, and succession structures are enough. He argues they collapse when the emotions underneath go unresolved, and traces his own path from a father's blunt challenge about whether he could land a job, to running a resort at 19, to realizing his hunger for achievement was really a hunger for fulfilment.The conversation dives into the two-way authority a founder must give up, why "he doesn't listen to me" is usually not about the parent, the guilt and identity crises that quietly trap next-generation leaders, and how emotional patterns formed in childhood run a business decades later.Whether you're a founder, successor, or next-generation leader, this episode offers a candid look at the inner work that structure alone can't replace.KEY TAKEAWAYSAbhinav argues that governance structures fail when emotions go unaddressed. Org charts and buy-sell agreements matter, but they won't hold if the family has never had the conversation underneath them.For founders, the business is not part of their identity, it is their identity. Handing over control is not a risk calculation but the loss of a sense of self, which is why the surface argument is never the real one.Succession stalls on emotion, not strategy. Two people can both know a decision is right and still refuse to agree, because the real conflict is about being heard, not about the business.QUOTES"When our emotions are not resolved, those governance structures won't hold in place.""For most people the business does not become a part of their identity, but their identity itself.""If not for this business, who will I be now?""The biggest one is guilt. Guilt of not doing enough."Connect and learn more about Abhinav Jindal.https://www.linkedin.com/in/abhinavjindal47/If you enjoyed today's episode, please subscribe, review, and share with a friend who would benefit from the message. If you're interested in picking up a copy of Jonathan Goldhill's book, Disruptive Successor, go to the website at www.DisruptiveSuccessor.com
Special service, preaching to the good folks at Conchas Dam Baptist Church in Conchas, NM. It's time for you to walk in real liberty and freedom.
July 23rd, 2026 - We welcome back Nicholas Cavazos to offer thoughts on Congress giving away America's sovereignty to Israel. Then, we welcome Mary Bowen to discuss no-fault divorce and why related laws violate the fundamental right to marriage, due process, and religious liberty. Links, Show Notes & More - https://thestationofthecross.com/act Email Us! ACT@TheStationOfTheCross.com
Watch the YouTube version of this episode HERETired of feeling like every decision in your firm has to run through you, and that “delegating tasks” never actually gets real weight off your plate? In this episode of Maximum Lawyer Live, Tyson Mutrux breaks down why your firm will stay fragile and founder‑dependent until you stop hoarding authority and start intentionally pushing it down through your team. Drawing on research from a 1974 Sioux City grocery store experiment and U.S. Army “mission command” doctrine in the 1970s, he shows that the most effective leaders are not the ones doing the most work, but the ones who decide who gets to decide, and who build systems that let others act decisively without waiting for permission.Tyson then introduces his “three bands” model for law firm owners, explaining how to design layers of protection around yourself so that front‑line team members own fully delegated decisions, mid‑level leaders handle issues with clear guardrails, and only truly strategic, irreversible calls ever make it to your desk. Using real examples from his own firm's negotiation process, he walks through what gets decided at the pod level, when issues escalate to attorneys, and the rare scenarios that reach him personally, while hammering home why you must get comfortable letting your people make small and medium mistakes if you want to scale, protect your time, and ultimately build a founder‑optional firm.What You'll LearnWhy research in grocery stores and the U.S. Army shows that pushing authority down beats “hero” leadershipThe key difference between delegating tasks and truly transferring decision‑making powerHow Tyson's “three bands” model creates layers of protection around the ownerWhat fully delegated decisions look like at the outer band, with zero escalationWhen and how issues should escalate to a mid‑band leader under clear guardrailsWhich rare, high‑stakes decisions should actually reach the law firm ownerHow Tyson's team handles settlement negotiations and bad‑faith issues without everything landing on his deskWhy allowing small and medium mistakes is essential to growth and owner freedomHighlights00:00 – Why every decision keeps landing on the owner01:40 – World Cup, leadership, and a new way to think about authority03:10 – Sioux City grocery store experiment and effective managers04:30 – U.S. Army “mission command” and distributed decision‑making06:00 – Waiting for permission vs. acting with intent07:30 – Rumsfeld's “snowflakes” and the limits of delegation09:00 – Handing marketing to “Tommy” and real authority10:30 – Tyson's three bands model for law firm decisions11:45 – Outer band: fully delegated, no escalation13:00 – Middle band: guardrails and clear escalation triggers14:15 – Inner band: rare, strategic owner‑level decisions15:30 – How negotiation authority and bad‑faith calls work in Tyson's firm17:10 – Letting your team make mistakes to gain owner freedom
This meditation was originally taught by Julie Jancius in 2020 as part of the Angel Membership Program. Hello, beautiful souls! Welcome back to the Angels & Awakening Podcast. I'm your host and author, Julie Jancius. Friends, this meditation came through spontaneously — and those are always the ones that go the deepest. Today we are clearing past pain from your physical body, your chakras, and your auric field. All of it. With Archangel Michael, Archangel Raphael, your inner child, your higher self, and your entire angel team surrounding you.
Handing your team an AI tool and telling them to go figure it out fails for nine out of ten people. In this episode of Content Amplified, Mark Boothe, CMO at Domo, explains how he gets marketers to two, three, even five times their impact: a dedicated AI enablement hire on both the marketing and account development teams, role-specific toolkits (this is what an email marketer uses, this is what the web team uses), and hands-on teaching instead of a company-wide email. Mark shares the story of hiring Jake, whose resume was a custom GPT built to answer any question about him, and how that same hire taught a VP of communications with no editing background to produce professional-looking video in a fraction of the time it used to take. He also draws a hard line on AI slop: Google still reigns supreme, mass-produced junk content gets dinged, and with research this easy there is no excuse for lazy outreach. If your AI mandate stops at efficiency, this episode makes the case for quality and the human touch.About MarkMark Boothe is the CMO at Domo, where he owns both the marketing and account development functions. He is a self-described marketing nerd who reads business books for fun, and a proud dad of four. Mark believes AI's real power is making humans two, three, four, five times more impactful, not replacing the magic that makes each person who they are. Based in Utah, he is a passionate BYU football, Real Salt Lake, and Utah Jazz fan, and an active daily presence on LinkedIn.Show NotesConnect with Mark on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markboothe1/Text us what you think about this episode!
What happens when a self-described "control freak" dentist decides to let go of the financial steering wheel?In this episode of The Millionaire Dentist™, Casey Hiers sits down with longtime client Dr. David Salomons from Binghamton, New York. Dr. Salomons reflects on his seven-year journey with Four Quadrants Advisory, sharing a candid look at how he moved past his initial skepticism to completely transform his practice, his finances, and his family's lifestyle options.If you've been thoroughly vetting your options but hesitating to take that next leap of faith, Dr. Salomons' story is the ultimate proof of what happens when you commit to a coordinated strategy.Upcoming Tour Dates: Go to our EVENTS page for infoFacebook: Four Quadrants AdvisoryInstagram: @fourquadrantsadvisoryLinkedIn: Four Quadrants Advisory
New York just became the first state to place a moratorium on the construction of new data centers, but is this decision really the best thing for their constituents, or is the deep-blue state playing right into China's hands? Comedian and Media Fellow at the Heritage Foundation Tim Young joins the show to unpack the computational controversy, and also helps answer the age old question: is it gay to cross your legs at the knees? Plus, Will and Tim react to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) (allegedly) letting one rip on the Senate floor while The Crew answers for their somewhat effeminate takes on the UFC. Subscribe to ‘Will Cain Country' on YouTube here: Watch Will Cain Country! Follow ‘Will Cain Country' on X (@willcainshow), Instagram (@willcainshow), TikTok (@willcainshow), and Facebook (@WillCainNews) Follow Will on X: @WillCain Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The word "narcissist" has been thrown around so casually that it has effectively replaced calling someone an "asshole." However, this reflexive labeling often prevents the very thing that could actually heal the dynamic. In this episode, Joe and Brett offer a different lens on narcissism: not as a category of "bad people," but as a spectrum we are all on, rooted in an inability to feel. Together, they explore what's actually happening underneath narcissistic behavior, why the person on the receiving end is often doing very similar internal work, and how genuine healing happens on both sides of the dynamic. They discuss: Why "narcissist" has become a defensive way to call someone an asshole Alexander Lowen's definition: narcissism as the inability to feel The spectrum from aggressive to passive narcissism (and how everyone lands somewhere on it) Why the "I'm more humble than you" move is still narcissism The role healthy narcissism plays in leadership, art, and building anything meaningful Containing vs. confronting: how to hold a loving boundary that doesn't trigger shame Why so many people who get called assholes actually want to be met with a boundary The symbiotic pull: why some people go through life looking for a narcissist to attach to Handing off your doubt as the seductive comfort of narcissistic relationships Why healed narcissism becomes the leadership we all actually want Working with your own anger to meet the attack without collapse or counter-attack Owning your own narcissism: the shadow work required on both sides Seeing the innocence: the child who was never cared for, built for war Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Trump's cronies- with the help of the Supreme Court- are dismantling a system of rules that kept the President from wholesale handing out our tax money to his friends and supporters.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Handing your teen the keys to a car can feel like a huge milestone, for them and for you. It's exciting to watch them gain more independence, but if your teen has struggled in the past, it can also bring up a lot of fear. Can you trust them? Are you giving them too much freedom? What if something goes wrong?The truth is, there isn't one right answer. Every teen is different, every family is different, and every situation deserves its own thoughtful approach.But what if, instead of seeing a car as something you simply give your teen or help them finance, you viewed it as an opportunity? An opportunity to teach responsibility, build trust, practice healthy boundaries, and prepare your teen for adulthood. When expectations are clear and consequences are discussed ahead of time, a car can become much more than transportation. It can become a valuable learning experience for your teen.In this episode, Seth and I unpack the many decisions that come with having a new teen driver. We talk about how to think through ownership versus borrowing a family car, why responsibility should always come before freedom, and how to support your teen's growing independence without letting fear or anxiety take over your parenting.In this episode on teen driver responsibilities, we discuss:How to decide whether your teen is ready for the responsibility of drivingWhether it makes sense to buy your teen a car, share a family vehicle, or have them earn one themselvesWhy responsibility should always accompany greater freedomHow to set clear expectations and boundaries before handing over the keysWays to rebuild trust if your teen has made unsafe choices in the pastHow to reduce power struggles by letting natural consequences do the teachingWhy your own fears matter and how to make decisions from a place of wisdom instead of anxietyHow to create the right amount of support and independence for the unique teen in front of youLooking for support?
Your team isn't bringing decisions back to you because they lack confidence. They've learned, often correctly, that approval feels safer than ownership inside a system that was never redesigned for the size you've become. The fix isn't more delegation. It's redesigning where decisions get caught before they ever need to reach you. Episode Overview You've built a team you trust. You still can't fully step back from it. Not because anything's broken. Because something got built into how the whole thing runs, and you were the one who built it, without ever setting out to. What You'll Hear Why capable teams keep handing decisions back, even when nothing about their skill has changed The invisible rules every organization runs on that nobody ever wrote down What's actually being asked underneath every "what do you think?" What changed for one leader, without adding a single new approval step Leadership Pattern to Notice Most leaders assume the fix is approving less. But watch what's actually happening the next time someone brings you something they didn't need to bring you. They're not checking whether they got it right. They're checking whether you'll still be behind them if it goes wrong. Sit With This What signal have I consistently sent that makes bringing it back to me the safest option? What's Coming Next This series keeps building one layer at a time, and the next conversation moves from the system underneath your team to the strength underneath you. Something I Don't Want You to Miss You already know how to build systems. You've done it your whole career. You've just never called it that when it came to decisions. Connect If you're ready to see what's running this, the Aligned Leadership Audit is where we find out. 45 minutes. A direct diagnosis. Fast, real, and yours to act on immediately. http://tamimariecoaching.com/call If this landed, The Invisible Weight was made for exactly where you are. Six episodes. Free. No pitch. Just a closer look at what leaders at your level are carrying that does not get talked about in most rooms. http://app.helloaudio.fm/feed/c6ff1d1a-3115-4cc3-a54c-1af179e469e4/signup Enjoyed the Episode? If this spoke to you, I'd love for you to: ✅ Share it with a friend who needs this message! ✅ Leave a quick rating & review to help more people find A Leader's Purpose podcast. ✅ Subscribe so you never miss an episode! Find me: @tamimariecoaching on Instagram and Facebook LinkedIn @tamiimlay Email me: tami@tamimariecoaching.com My website is www.tamimariecoaching.com Send me a DM! I would love to connect with you! For more information on the song: Guitalele's Happy Place by Stefan Kartenberg (c) copyright 2017 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. https://dig.ccmixter.org/files/JeffSpeed68/56194 Ft: Kara Square (mindmapthat) Copyright Daily Choosing Joy LLC 2026
Who Gets to Define the Next Generation? Gen Z Finds Its Voice—and Its Anchor—in Christ Is Gen Z lost in the noise of culture, media, and politics—or are they quietly forging a radical new path of faith? In this powerful episode, Catherine sits down with high school senior and gifted poet Charis Shoemaker to explore how today’s young Christians are wrestling with identity, truth, and calling in an ever-fractured world. If you wonder what the next generation truly believes, and how Christian parents can encourage their kids to pursue God in the midst of cultural chaos, this is an episode you cannot afford to miss. About Our Guest:Charis Shoemaker is no ordinary teenager. A state award-winning actress, an eloquent poet, and—most importantly—a passionate follower of Christ, she represents a new wave of young believers speaking up for authentic faith. Charis’ original poem, “They Say,” recently brought a packed house to their feet at her homeschool graduation, voicing the hopes and struggles of a generation determined to follow Christ—no matter the cost. What You’ll Discover in This Episode: Gen Z Under the MicroscopeListen as Charis shares firsthand what it’s like to grow up constantly defined—often unfairly—by societal labels, politics, and the relentless barrage of social media. In an era of fractured opinions, what do young people really hear about who or what they’re supposed to be? The Power of Godly InfluenceCharis opens up about her own journey, including profound family challenges and the steady faith of her mother, a night-shift nurse who made time for Scripture and prayer no matter how hard life got. Her story testifies to the quiet resilience that shapes faith behind the scenes. A Poetic Anthem for Gen ZHear Charis' captivating poem, “They Say,” in full. Her words challenge generational stereotypes and culture’s attempts to define identity—while serving as an anthem for those who choose to be defined not by people, but by the voice of God. “If my life is to revolve around opinions, I would much rather they come from a God who is preeminent than a people who are insignificant... I would much rather they be words spoken by the Word who became flesh for me.” – Charis Shoemaker, 19:15 Dealing with Church Hurt and PainCharis recounts personal battles—including abuse and disappointment with the Church—and how those wounds could have derailed her faith. Yet, she found hope, healing, and her truest identity in Jesus. Parents will find wisdom here for helping kids process pain with grace rather than anger or withdrawal. Who Gets to Define Us?The conversation zeroes in on the theme of authority, urging listeners to ask tough questions: Is our identity determined by culture, by the Church, by ourselves—or solely by God, the Creator who names us and calls us His own? Hope Rising in Gen ZContrary to stereotypes, Charis reveals that a growing number of her peers are returning to church and hungry for real, unfiltered truth. She challenges parents not to underestimate Gen Z's capacity—and desire—for deep faith, and encourages both generations to risk bold, loving conversations about what matters most. “There’s a generation coming up after you that wants truth…Be there for us. Give us that thing to hold on to.” – Charis Shoemaker, 53:38 Why This Matters:In a season when so much is said about the failures and fears of the next generation, this episode highlights a surprising undercurrent: Gen Z isn’t just walking away—they’re wrestling, seeking, and often returning to the God who defines them. Catherine and Charis Shoemaker’s honest exchange offers hope to every parent praying for their child’s faith journey. Memorable Moments: The story of Charis Shoemaker's friend whose final words were simply, “Trust Jesus”—a moving reminder of the enduring legacy of authentic faith (35:33). An inspiring encounter with a peer who worships “mother earth” and how open conversation sows seeds of truth and friendship (52:53). The recognition that every generation faces labels, but the only voice that matters is God’s. Modern Application:Christian parents, take heart! The next generation is listening, watching, and longing for truth—especially from you. Your example, prayers, and honest conversations matter more than ever. As you foster their search for identity, remember: God alone must anchor our children in a world desperate to define them. Call to Action:How are you helping your children—or the young people in your life—listen to God’s voice above all others? This week, try having an open conversation about identity and faith at home. Share your own story, and invite them to share theirs—uncut, unfiltered, and real. Resources Mentioned: “Gay Girl, Good God” by Jackie Hill Perry The Narrow Road (song by Reagan James Boone) Let us know: How are you equipping your family to anchor their identity in Christ, not in what “they say”? Share your thoughts and experiences with us on social media, or email your parenting questions for future episodes! Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.
Application volumes are climbing fast, and AI has made it far easier for candidates to produce a strong-looking resume. For talent teams trying to give every candidate a fair hearing, the traditional model of recruiting is starting to break down. Some employers are now handing the first conversation to an AI voice agent, and that raises some obvious concerns. Does automating the first step strip out the human connection that recruiting depends on? The teams doing this well are finding the answer isn't what a lot of recruiters expect, and that getting it right depends as much on how openly it's done as on the technology itself. So what does it look like in practice? My guests this week are Jean-Baptiste Anne, Global Director of Talent Acquisition at Mirakl, and Anneliese Muscari, their Head of AMER and Global Go To Market talent acquisition. In our conversation, they share why they made the change, how candidates have responded, and what it means for the future of the recruiter role In the interview, we discuss: Managing unprecedented application volume The growing limitations of resumes How do you give every applicant a fair chance and a great candidate experience? Handing the first conversation to an AI voice agent Moving from skepticism to trust Publishing AI guidelines for candidates How candidates have responded Keeping humans in charge of every decision What does the future look like? Follow this podcast on Apple Podcasts. Follow this podcast on Spotify.
This episode explores practical strategies for practice owners who feel overwhelmed and are essential to their business. Host Dr. Karen Litzy interviews Sturdy McKee, a seasoned practice owner and coach, who shares actionable insights on creating self-sustaining clinics, effective delegation, and data-driven decision-making—so owners can step back with confidence in their operations. Main insights include: · Recognizing the cost of being the bottleneck—lost growth opportunities and burnout · Building foundational systems like answering phones and hiring with clear criteria and standardization · Using the Critical Seven Metrics as a dashboard to monitor business health · Differentiating between leading and lagging indicators for proactive management · Implementing culture and core values discovery to shape team behavior and diversity · Effective delegation versus micromanagement: empowering staff with ownership and clarity · The importance of non-clinical skills, like communication and process management, for clinical success · How top teams customize strategies (like sports coaching) for optimal performance · Practical steps for owners to identify and hire high-impact team members · Overcoming perfectionism and control issues by recognizing the value of delegation and trust Timestamps: 00:00 - The importance of stepping away from your practice 02:06 - When realizing being the bottleneck is holding you back 03:40 - What a typical bottleneck looks like in daily operations 05:55 - Transitioning to working on, not just in the business 08:02 - The real cost of ignoring metrics and data 09:53 - The significance of visit rates and patient retention 11:20 - Systematizing patient care and communication 14:23 - Essential first system for scalability—answering the phone 17:15 - Building effective hiring rubrics aligned with core values 18:50 - Improving team diversity and cohesion through values 22:22 - Key systems for operational independence 24:11 - Understanding the Critical Seven Metrics 26:07 - Differentiating leading and lagging indicators 28:35 - Why units per visit is undertracked and clinical behaviors behind it 33:04 - The financial impact of small improvements in billing efficiency 37:03 - Handing ownership down through clear, ownership-based delegation 40:26 - Overcoming perfectionism and control issues in leadership 45:09 - Hiring better than yourself and creating a truly scalable practice 50:17 - Building a culture of consistent standards beyond your presence 51:16 - The one essential metric practice owners must track this week 53:18 - The impact of leadership and coaching on team performance 54:14 - Delegating critical tasks—answering the phone first 55:04 - Maintaining health, wealth, and smart habits as a business owner 56:12 - Connecting with Sturdy McKee for more guidance Resources & Links: · Sturdy Coaching — Learn more about coaching services and resources · Sixer HQ — Referral software platform · Critical Seven Metrics — Download the framework · Free Gift: The Owner-Independence Roadmap Connect with Sturdy McKee: · LinkedIn · Instagram More About Sturdy: Sturdy McKee spent over 20 years as a physical therapist and practice owner. He built San Francisco Sport and Spine Physical Therapy into six locations and 40-plus staff, then sold it. For the last decade he has coached private practice owners through his 6-Hour CEO approach, helping them stop being the bottleneck in their own business and become the leader who builds a practice that runs without them. Jane Sponsorship Information: Book a one-on-one demo here Mention the code LITZY1MO for a free month Follow Dr. Karen Litzy on Social Media: Karen's Instagram Karen's LinkedIn Subscribe to Healthy, Wealthy & Smart: YouTube Website Apple Podcast Spotify SoundCloud Stitcher iHeart Radio
High-level networking is not about access. It is about value. In this episode of The Level Up Podcast, Paul Alex breaks down what it actually takes to network with elite operators and earn a real seat in the room. Let's be real… Buying a VIP ticket does not make you valuable. Handing out a business card does not build a relationship. Asking for favors before giving anything first will destroy your reputation fast. Elite rooms are not built for consumers. They are built for contributors. In this episode, you'll learn: Why elite operators can instantly spot people who only want to take How leading with value builds trust and respect Why unique skills, networks, and solutions get you invited into bigger rooms How generosity and execution can create access money cannot buy The truth is simple: You cannot demand a seat at a table you did not help build. If you want access to giants… Bring something useful. Solve a real problem. Do the research. Create value before you ask for anything. High-level operators do not respect entitlement. They respect competence. They respect execution. They respect people who show up with solutions. Because when you lead with undeniable value… The room starts opening doors for you. Give first. Solve the pain. Earn the respect. And keep leveling up. Your Network is your NETWORTH! Make sure to add me on all SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS: Instagram: https://jo.my/paulalex2024Facebook: https://jo.my/fbpaulalex2024YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGhDAD1JyGGzSQUPD9lc9HQLinkedIn: https://jo.my/inpaulalex2024 Looking for a secondary source of income or want to become an entrepreneur? Check out one of my companies below to see if we can help you: www.CashSwipe.com FREE Copy of my book “Blue to Digital Gold - The New American Dream”www.officialPaulAlex.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Geoffrey Wawro, guest author, describes how Westmoreland's strategy consisted of three phases: a massive logistical buildup, crushing search-and-destroy operations, and eventually handing the war over to a capable South Vietnamesearmy. However, the plan faltered because the vast majority of operations never made contact with the enemy, who chose to protract the war to exhaust American patience. The metric of success became the "body count," yet the NVAmaintained strategic patience. Regarding the sanctuaries in Cambodia and Laos, Johnson initially respected their technical neutrality to avoid international backlash and a wider conflict. Revisionists argue for earlier incursions, but the vast, trackless jungles were already controlled by the NVA, making permanent clearance nearly impossible without a massive, unsustainable troop commitment. This segment highlights how the war's financial and political costs began to fray American resolve early on. The Vietnam War: A Military History (3)
Headlines have been popping up since Friday that Trump may consider adding Sean Diddy Combs to his pardon list in honor of our nation’s 250th anniversary. Trump reportedly wants to pardon 250 people for our 250th celebrations. On Friday, Trump pardoned 11 people, most of whom were convicted on emissions violations of the Clean Air Act, but the question remains will he pardon more in the coming days. Diddy’s release date has already been moved up at third time, to February of 2028, but he also has a pending appeal that could either vacate his conviction or drastically reduce his sentencing. That appeals court decision could come at any time, with one of the judges acknowledging it is “an exceptionally difficult case.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Headlines have been popping up since Friday that Trump may consider adding Sean Diddy Combs to his pardon list in honor of our nation’s 250th anniversary. Trump reportedly wants to pardon 250 people for our 250th celebrations. On Friday, Trump pardoned 11 people, most of whom were convicted on emissions violations of the Clean Air Act, but the question remains will he pardon more in the coming days. Diddy’s release date has already been moved up at third time, to February of 2028, but he also has a pending appeal that could either vacate his conviction or drastically reduce his sentencing. That appeals court decision could come at any time, with one of the judges acknowledging it is “an exceptionally difficult case.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Headlines have been popping up since Friday that Trump may consider adding Sean Diddy Combs to his pardon list in honor of our nation’s 250th anniversary. Trump reportedly wants to pardon 250 people for our 250th celebrations. On Friday, Trump pardoned 11 people, most of whom were convicted on emissions violations of the Clean Air Act, but the question remains will he pardon more in the coming days. Diddy’s release date has already been moved up at third time, to February of 2028, but he also has a pending appeal that could either vacate his conviction or drastically reduce his sentencing. That appeals court decision could come at any time, with one of the judges acknowledging it is “an exceptionally difficult case.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Headlines have been popping up since Friday that Trump may consider adding Sean Diddy Combs to his pardon list in honor of our nation’s 250th anniversary. Trump reportedly wants to pardon 250 people for our 250th celebrations. On Friday, Trump pardoned 11 people, most of whom were convicted on emissions violations of the Clean Air Act, but the question remains will he pardon more in the coming days. Diddy’s release date has already been moved up at third time, to February of 2028, but he also has a pending appeal that could either vacate his conviction or drastically reduce his sentencing. That appeals court decision could come at any time, with one of the judges acknowledging it is “an exceptionally difficult case.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this episode of The Hopeaholics Podcast, Blake Mathews shares his story of addiction, adoption, and finding faith through music. Adopted at birth and raised in a Jewish household in Phoenix, Blake started DJing weddings and bar mitzvahs at 13 and built a career in music and nightlife while quietly hiding a worsening addiction for over a decade. By the time he moved to Nashville in 2014 to chase a career in the arts, he was a high functioning alcoholic leaning on psychedelics, convinced they made him a better artist, while the people closest to him had no idea how bad it had gotten.Blake opens up about hitting bottom in Nashville, calling his dad for help, and getting into treatment within 48 hours, only to relapse after walking away from music entirely and moving back to Phoenix. He found lasting sobriety on a sober hike up a mountain he stumbled onto by chance, and he's been sober since. Today, Blake is the founder of Sober House Records and co-founder of Formerly Intoxicated, a nonprofit bringing music and healing arts into treatment centers and prisons. He shares how a chance encounter with two strangers praying in a coffee shop changed everything, and how he turned his pain into a mission: redemption is real, prevention is possible, and recovery is for everyone. #TheHopeaholics #redemption #recovery #AlcoholAddiction #AddictionRecovery #wedorecover #SobrietyJourney #MyStory #Hope #wedorecover #treatmentcenter #natalieevamarieJoin our patreon to get access to an EXTRA EPISODE every week of ‘Off the Record', exclusive content, a thriving recovery community, and opportunities to be featured on the podcast. https://patreon.com/TheHopeaholics Go to www.Wolfpak.com today and support our sponsors. Don't forget to use code: HOPEAHOLICSPODCAST for 10% off!Follow the Hopeaholics on our Socials:https://www.instagram.com/thehopeaholics https://linktr.ee/thehopeaholicsBuy Merch: https://thehopeaholics.myshopify.comVisit our Treatment Centers: https://www.hopebythesea.comIf you or a loved one needs help, please call or text 949-615-8588. We have the resources to treat mental health and addiction. Sponsored by the Infiniti Group LLC:https://www.infinitigroupllc.com Timestamps:0:00 Intro1:26 Meet Blake Matthews2:27 Handing flip flops to a barefoot stranger in 100 degree heat4:33 The fentanyl crisis hiding in plain sight6:14 The DM Chad got this morning7:13 Chad's stance on calling it fentanyl poisoning9:43 Adopted at birth, and the search for belonging12:12 Functioning addict, DJing weddings since age 1313:50 Chasing music to Nashville, and hitting a wall17:21 The night he called his dad19:09 What his graduation photos actually showed20:31 Moving home, and walking away from music22:00 Relapse, one beer with an old friend23:00 The mountain hike that changed everything26:40 The recover out loud movement29:08 Connection as the opposite of addiction31:35 The lie that drugs make you more creative33:51 Bringing music into treatment centers and prisons35:15 The starving artist trap47:01 First job in recovery, teaching kids life skills49:20 Leaving it all to go full time into Sober House Records51:22 Opening his first sober living home53:39 Raised Jewish, and why Jesus was a bad word56:19 Two strangers praying in a coffee shop57:25 The 10pm Bible study that didn't end until 4am58:21 The night he gave his life to Jesus1:01:34 Inside his album, Unbury Your Burdens1:03:11 Still wrestling with depression after finding faith1:04:22 Stacking wins1:05:43 The fastest way out of depression1:09:08 How his family sees him now1:13:11 What Formerly Intoxicated actually does
Your Next Best Step: Helping Small Business owners build a plan for a brighter future
I was sitting in a leadership meeting with a client's managers, going through the numbers. Labor costs were climbing. Revenue wasn't keeping up. So I asked the obvious question — what's happening here? Why are we bringing people on when the revenue isn't there to match it? One of the managers looked at me and said, "We just come in, we get a list of goals — or a list of new ideas — and we figure out how to make it happen. That's all we do." You could see it. The empowerment draining right out of the room. These aren't bad managers. They're talented people trying to pick up pieces of rice — absorbing every new idea, dropping the thing they were building to chase the next one. And every founder I know does this for the same reason: they're passionate about growth. Nobody moves the goalpost maliciously. They do it because they love moving something forward. But here's the hidden tax. Every time you shift the gears — add the new initiative, change your mind, change it back — you add cost, you add confusion, and you erode trust both ways. The rising labor was the price of chasing ideas that never aligned with the goals you set in January. When you sit in the middle of every decision, what it actually tells your team is: I don't trust you to make the call. And what your team hears is: I don't know what the vision is anymore, because it keeps changing. So we put it all on the table. Calendars, to-do lists, six months of initiatives. Three columns: non-negotiable, aligned, non-essential. Then we trimmed. It's no different than a rose bush — prune the dead branches and the thing starts growing again. Because if people aren't clear on what you're trying to accomplish, they can't stand behind it. Not every opportunity is yours to chase. Just because every other business is doing it doesn't mean you need to. So ask yourself honestly: is your team running your business — or are you running interference for your own ideas? Keep the goalposts in the ground. Let them kick the field goal. Key Takeaways: • Growth isn't more. More inventory, more products, more menu items, more initiatives — that's the reflex, not the strategy. Look at what's actually working first. • Empowerment is not delegation. Handing your team a list of tasks while you sit in the middle of every decision isn't trust — it's a bottleneck. • Moving the goalpost adds an invisible tax. Those rising labor costs were the price of chasing initiatives that never aligned with the original goals. • Trust erodes both ways. The owner stops trusting the team to move things forward; the team stops believing in a vision that changes every two days. • People can't stand behind a vision they can't see. If your focus keeps shifting, your team can't keep the main thing the main thing. • Prune like a rose bush. Cut the dead branches — the non-essential, non-aligned ideas — and what's left finally starts to grow. • Not every opportunity is one you need to tackle. Evaluate it against your mission before you execute on it. • Get into a rhythm with your team. Meet regularly — what's working, what's not, where are we stuck — and adjust, instead of just piling on more. Timestamps / Chapter Markers: 00:00 Is your team running your business or are you running interference for your own ideas? 00:35 The goalposts keep moving — you add, you remove, you change your mind, then change it again 01:10 The team picking up pieces of rice — absorbing every shift, juggling it all 01:45 They don't just want to execute. They want to know their work matters 02:09 The client whose goalpost never stops moving 03:20 In the room for the financial meeting — labor up, revenue flat 04:00 The manager's line: "We just get a list and figure out how to make it happen" 04:26 What that statement says about trust between owners and their teams 05:10 Empowerment isn't delegation — and the owner sitting in the middle of everything 05:50 "I don't trust you to decide." "I don't know what your vision is." 06:37 The invisible tax — why those labor costs were really rising 07:20 Trust erodes both ways: the owner's frustration, the team's deflation 08:10 Given a leader's title — and just checking boxes and completing tasks 08:57 When things get hard, the easy move is to add something new 09:40 "Let me see your calendars, your to-do list, your initiative list" 10:55 Pruning the rose bush: cut the dead branches and it grows again 11:26 Initiatives that don't fit the brand — chickens with their heads cut off 12:10 Momentum drained: gaining energy, then forced to stop and shift gears 12:50 Not every opportunity is yours to chase 13:30 Want to rebuild trust? Stop moving the goalpost and empower your team 14:20 Keep the goalposts in the ground so your team can kick the field goal If this one felt like I was sitting across the table talking straight at you — hit subscribe, share it with the founder in your life who keeps moving the goalposts, and leave a review so more Main Street owners can find it. And if you're sitting there thinking, "My gosh, Theresa, you're speaking to me" — drop me a DM. We'll hop on a call, talk through how many goalposts you've moved, and build a plan to keep them in the ground so your team can finally get those projects across the finish line. READY TO UNCOVER THE BLIND SPOT HURTING YOUR SMALL BUSINESS?
Coaching changes, Free Agency, the Draft, scandals and more… Adding it all up to evaluate the AFC Contenders offseason. Jeff Chadiha (NFL Network/NFL.com/@JeffriChadiha), Sam McDowell (Kansas City Star/KCStar.com/@SamMcDowell11) and Soren Petro (Sports Radio 810 - WHB/810whb.com/@SorenPetro) measure the offseason for each team that figures to contend with the Chiefs in 2026. What grades did they get? Who gave the Bills an “F” for their offseason? No Maxx Crosby and no John Harbaugh for the Ravens. OL help and a scandal in New England. No contract for Stroud, helps or hurts the Texans? No one likes the Jags offseason. How much is Mike McDaniel worth in LA? Is Jaylen Waddle enough for the Broncos? Did the Raiders actually get it right? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
On the latest Eagle Eye podcast, Reuben Frank and Dave Zangaro hand out offseason superlatives and answer a bunch of listener questions.
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Gregory Copley explains the Trooping the Colour ceremony, a display of British military discipline celebrating the sovereign's birthday. He highlights King Charles III handing visible authority to Prince William during this year's event. Copley notes the ceremony serves as an inspirational reminder of the British Army's historic and professional legacy. (12)
A year ago the data centre conversation was about scale. Increasingly it is about what happens when the announcements meet the physical grid. New capacity is being announced at roughly 435 megawatts a month, enough to power a city of 400,000 people, but two-thirds of that committed load tends to disappear the moment utilities ask for a financial commitment behind it. AI training facilities create load profiles that drop 30% in five minutes, or 190 megawatts in three. The grid's mechanical inertia is retiring just as hyperscaler ambition accelerates, and regulation is lagging on both sides of the meter.In this episode, interim host Bridget van Dorsten returns the microphone to host Sylvia Leyva Martinez. The two recap six months of the show through clips from Chris Seiple (Wood Mackenzie), Tom Falcone (Large Public Power Council), Akeel Bhateja (Bloom Energy), Kay Aikin (Dynamic Grid), Kristina Carlquist and Christian Payerl (ABB), Shannon Miller (Mainspring Energy) and Nick Chaset (Octopus US), and map out the questions that will shape Sylvia's return.The central tension of the past six months: announcements are racing ahead, but utilities, regulators and the physical grid cannot move at hyperscaler speed. A data centre can be built in two years. New generation takes five to ten. That mismatch is why developers have stopped waiting on the grid: 35% of US data centre project capacity announced in 2025 was planned with around-the-meter generation, and 92% of bridge prime power deals are now struck before the end tenant is signed, inverting the usual logic of infrastructure development. But collocated power is still, in Bridget's framing, a science project. The load behaviour demands a coordinated portfolio: supercapacitors and UPS catching millisecond swings, synchronous condensers supplying inertia, fuel cells and linear generators offering modular, fuel-flexible bridging power as a hedge against demand risk. Nick Chaset's intervention cuts the other way: the UK already hosts the world's largest residential virtual power plant, and the cheapest megawatt is the one you don't build. The episode closes on duelling forward views, Tom Falcone's cooperative optimism against Kay Aikin's affordability death spiral, with the question of who ultimately holds the bag if the announcements don't materialise still unresolved.Sylvia sets out what she wants to explore next: the regulatory contradiction where utilities support bring-your-own-generation but cannot guarantee protection from curtailment; renewables supply constraints and the transformer and labour bottlenecks that affect every fuel source equally; the return of energy security as a framing now that "energy transition" has fallen out of political favour in the US; and the community opposition data centre developers are only beginning to grapple with.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Jase, Al, and Zach dig into why real love tells the truth even when it hurts, whether it's a spouse giving wise caution, a trusted friend offering correction, or Phil once turning an awkward rebuke into a baptism. The guys discuss the danger parents may not fear enough, arguing that kids need more outdoor adventure and less unchecked access to the screens quietly shaping their hearts. Plus, Zach shares how Jill “dashered” a luxury resort in record time, and Jase defends his deeply questionable habit of wearing socks at the beach and in the pool. In this episode: James 1, verse 5; Proverbs 27, verses 5–6; Proverbs 28, verse 23; Proverbs 9, verse 8; Proverbs 13, verse 20; Proverbs 27, verse 17; Proverbs 15, verse 22; Proverbs 12, verse 26 “Unashamed” Episode 1352 is sponsored by: Download the FREE Upside App and use promo code Unashamed to get an extra 25 cents back for every gallon on your first tank of gas https://chministries.org/unashamed — Get a better solution at half the cost of traditional healthcare! https://andrewandtodd.com or call 888-888-1172 — These guys are the real deal. Get trusted mortgage guidance and expertise from someone who shares your values! http://unashamedforhillsdale.com/ — Sign up now for free, and join the Unashamed hosts every Friday for Unashamed Academy Powered by Hillsdale College Listen to Not Yet Now with Zach Dasher on Apple, Spotify, iHeart, or anywhere you get podcasts. Check out At Home with Phil Robertson, nearly 800 episodes of Phil's unfiltered wisdom, humor, and biblical truth, available for free for the first time! Get it on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, and anywhere you listen to podcasts! https://open.spotify.com/show/3LY8eJ4ZBZHmsImGoDNK2l Chapters 0:00 A Man's Truck is His Kingdom 4:15 How ‘Dasher' Became a Verb 13:45 Jase Defends Wearing Socks at the Beach 20:39 The Reason Grown Kids Call Their Parents 27:17 The Danger Parents Aren't Afraid Enough Of 34:01 Every Christian Needs Truth-Tellers 40:33 The Case for Pursuing Discipleship 47:20 Proverbs & Wisdom 52:03 ‘How Are You' Isn't a Real Question — Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It turns out I'm carrying an invisible operating system that runs beneath the surface of my entire life, and chances are, you are too. This one is for the women who are tired. Not just physically, but tired of carrying so much that nobody else can even see. I explore why the people around us aren't oblivious on purpose, and what we can actually do to close the gap between how much we're doing and how little of it is seen. Show Highlights: The invisible mental checklist no one else knows is running. [02:10] Why the people around you aren't lazy, they just can't see it. [08:45] Where resentment quietly grows. [11:20] Step one: making the invisible visible, to yourself first. [16:05] Step two: giving yourself credit before anyone else does. [20:30] Step three: getting honest about what you actually want. [23:15] Handing off systems, not just tasks. [27:00] How to start the conversation even when it feels impossible. [31:40] To register for the Couples Workshop, click here: https://members.brilliantbalance.net/couplesworkshop Join The Coaching Circle to apply what you learn on the podcast with structure & support: https://brilliant-balance.com/coachingcircle Subscribe for weekly content from Cherylanne straight to your inbox: https://brilliantbalance.substack.com/ Follow Cherylanne on Instagram: www.instagram.com/cskolnicki
When 33-year-old Patrick Alexander was arrested for a misdemeanor trespassing charge in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, his bond was set at a very manageable $250. But during his bond hearing on March 16, 2026, Alexander made a choice that quickly upgraded his legal troubles. Handing the judge three $100 bills, Alexander confidently told the court to "keep the change." --For early, ad free episodes and monthly exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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