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Do you feel you have to push yourself every day just to stay on top of your work? Well, this week I'm looking at why this happens and what you can do to prevent it.    You can subscribe to this podcast on:  Podbean | Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | TUNEIN Links: Email Me | Twitter | Facebook | Website | Linkedin   The 2025 Summer Sale  Get Your Copy Of Your Time, Your Way: Time Well Managed, Life Well Lived The Time Sector System 5th Year Anniversary The Working With… Weekly Newsletter Carl Pullein Learning Centre Carl's YouTube Channel Carl Pullein Coaching Programmes Subscribe to my Substack  The Working With… Podcast Previous episodes page   Script | 372 Hello, and welcome to episode 372 of the Your Time, Your Way Podcast. A podcast to answer all your questions about productivity, time management, self-development, and goal planning. My name is Carl Pullein, and I am your host of this show. If you have ever watched a Formula 1 race, it can be easy to believe that from the moment the lights go out and the race starts, the cars go flat out until the end of the race.  Ah, as if it were that simple.  The truth is if a team tried to do this, they would be guaranteed to lose the race.  Even though a race may only last ninety minutes, during the race the teams will need to conserve their tyres and fuel. Going flat out to the finish would degrade the tyres too quickly, which would mean they lose essential grip in the corners, and running out of fuel would be game over for a team.  You are like that Formula 1 car. When you start your day you have a limited amount of energy and your ability to focus needs to be managed through the day.  It's not physical energy. Your body has a way to utilise your fat reserves to help keep you out of danger when necessary, physically. It's your mental energy. That is limited. And it's a lack of mental energy that results in you making mistakes, procrastinating and being unable to make a decision about what to work on next.  It your mental energy that requires careful management each day. Getting home exhausted each day won't do very much for your relationships. You won't be in the mood to do very much, and having a conversation with your partner or kids won't be a top priority.  Yet, your family may have been waiting for you to get home to talk with you, play and just have some quality time.  The good news is it doesn't have to be that way. There are things you can do to preserve your mental energies so you arrive home feeling relaxed, fulfilled and ready to engage with your family.  However, before we get to how to do that, let me hand you over to the Mystery Podcast Voice for this week's question.  This week's question comes from Matt. Matt asks, Hi Carl, do you have any ideas on how to stop feeling constantly tired and using the weekends just to recover before doing it all again on a Monday?  Hi Matt, thank you for your question.  If you are constantly feeling tired, my first advise would be to go see your doctor. A constant feeling of fatigue or tiredness could have an underlying reason and it's better to get that checked out first.  If, your doctor reports there are no underlying illnesses, then it's time to look at your lifestyle.  As I wrote in Your Time, Your Way, there are three areas you need to keep in balance. These are the foundations of any productive life.  They are: Sleep, movement and diet.  Are you getting enough sleep for you? We are all different when it comes to the amount of sleep we require. Some of you may work well on six hours, while others may require eight or nine hours sleep.  If you want to operate at your best each day, finding out how much sleep you need would be a first step.  For years I thought I only needed six hours of sleep. Yet when I did the test that Matthew Walker, the sleep doctor, suggested, I discovered I actually needed seven hours twenty minutes.  What is that test? I hear you ask. What you do is sleep with no alarm for seven days and calculate how much sleep you slept each night. Then you add the total number of hours you slept and divide that number by seven.  That will give you roughly the number of hours of sleep you need.  I did this experiment while I was on holiday—when I didn't have to wake up at any particular time. That way I had no anxiety about not waking up on time.  Now I make sure I get seven hours at a minimum. Movement does not mean you have to go to the gym or out running. If you look back to a time when fewer people were overweight, the 1950s for instance, there were very few gyms—and the gyms then were centred on specialised bodybuilding or competitive sports people.  You didn't see people jogging round parks either.  Instead, people moved more. They walked, took the stairs, manually cleaned their houses and were more active in general.  The statistics are shocking. In the 1950s, around 10% of the adult US population were classified as being overweight. That number was 6% in the UK.  In 2020, those numbers had increased to over 40% in the US and 38% in the UK.  While I know convenience is wonderful, it's also destroying our health. Humans were designed to move. We are not designed to spend as much as fifteen hours a day sitting down.  Your brain needs movement. This is why often you will find you come up with solutions to difficult problems when walking down a street or exercising.  Movement does so much more for you. It gives your brain a chance to reset, relax and more importantly these days, gets your eyes off the screen.  And then there is diet.  I am sure you re familiar with how you feel after a lunch high in carbohydrates. You feel drowsy, sluggish and sleepy. It even has a name; the afternoon slump.  If your diet is a mess—full of highly processed foods, sugars and carbohydrates, you are going to struggle to focus. You'll always be feeling tired, sluggish and exhausted.  Switching your diet to a healthier one, will do wonders for your overall productivity and mental energies.  So, get those three basic fundamentals of a productive day sorted first and you will see a significant improvement in your productivity and focus.  Next, though, is how we apply ourselves each day. In other words, how we manage our workloads.  Constantly switching your attention between designing a presentation or trying to figure out how to ask Chat GPT the right prompts so it gives you the answers you are looking for while a the same time responding to Slack or Teams messages will leave you completely wiped out in no time at all.  Your brain was not designed to be switching contexts in that way all day. It's called cognitive overload and while, perhaps, in the moment you don't recognise it, what you are doing is rapidly depleting your brain's capacity to make decisions, and remain focused on the job at hand.  It's the most inefficient way to go about your work.  The danger is it becomes addictive. I've seen in recent years this called “dopamine addiction”. This is where you have become addicted to the drama of urgent deadlines, the sound of another notification and constant buzz of distractions from breaking news and short videos with flashing lights and rapid changes in context.  It destroys your focus, mental energy and leaves you feeling worn out and exhausted at the end of the day.  To improve your focus and better manage your mental energies, look for ways to group similar work together.  For example, if you find that you focus better in a morning, try to avoid having meetings at that time. Instead, perhaps start your day with a two hour session of work on a particularly difficult project or task. One that requires a fair bit of creativity or skill.  Then give yourself thirty minutes or an hour before you attempt to do another mentally challenging task.  I've found that when I suggest to clients that they use these gaps between periods of deeper focused work to get up move around and use their phones to reply to messages using the dictation feature, or return phones calls, they get an instant boost in their energy levels.  If you think about it physiologically, you've gone from hardly moving at all—sitting down and focusing on something—to getting up and moving and suddenly your blood is surging again, in a positive way.  More importantly, you're not context switching in a mentally depleting way.  A quick tip I can share with you here is to keep the first thirty minutes of your work day free. Use that time to get a heads up on your day. Clear your email inbox, have a chat with your colleagues or hold a quick team meeting to discuss the objectives for the day.  What this does is prevents that sense of FOMO (the fear of missing out). It settles your mind, gets you focused on your objectives and gives you time to deal with any unknown emergencies before you settle down to doing some difficult work.  I', currently reading a book called “In Search of C. The Biography of Mansfield Cumming”. Mansfield Cumming was the founder of the British Secret Intelligence Service, MI6. The British version of the CIA. The service was founded in 1909—five years before the start of the First World War. The majority of the UK's workforce at that time were employed either in factories or in service.  In service meant people who worked for the aristocratic landed gentry in their large mansions and palaces.  Very few people worked in offices.  Those that did, didn't work a nine till five job. It was far more flexible than that. Often the day was spent travelling between meetings. And given that most transport at that time was horse and cart, you can imagine how slow that was.  Then there was large liquid lunches, often taking up to three hours.  It was in the evenings that any work managed to get done. Mansfield Cumming, for example, would spend most of his evenings replying to letters and reading documents.  One time, when Cumming was ill and bed ridden, his superiors send over a typist so he could stay on top of his correspondence.  120 years ago, people recognised the dangers of letting correspondence get out of control on the efficiency of getting work done.  And don't be fooled into thinking things were very different then. Not only did they get an equivalent number of letters as we do emails, they also got telegrams—the equivalent of Slack or Teams messages today.  It might not have been digital, but the volume was very similar.  Today, we allow ourselves to neglect staying on top of our correspondence and admin. When we do that it creates a low level of anxiety draining our energies. The fear of not knowing what is waiting for us. And the fear that we might be missing something important.  To avoid this, find some time each day to dedicate specifically to dealing with your messages. Try to do this as late in the day as you can. This avoids you getting trapped in email ping pong. That's were when you reply you give the receiver time to reply to you the same day. That just doubles up the time you need to spend dealing with your messages.  Slowing down your response times, gives you space to get back to doing the work you have identified as being important.  So there you go, Matt. If you want to have the energy to do a days work and have enough left in the evening to spend doing the things you want to do, then first make sure you are taking care of the basics, tough sleep, movement and a healthy diet.  Then avoid getting trapped by context switching. Protect time on your calendar for doing specific types of work that is similar in nature, and allow sufficient flexibility between these sessions for moving and dealing with the inevitable message load.  I hope that has helped. Thank you for your question and thank you to you too for listening.  Oh and one more thing. Yesterday, saw the launch of my summer sale. If you would like to pick up a course, or a bundle of courses, or perhaps join my coaching programme, you can now save up to 25%. All you need to do is visit my Summer Sale page and get all the details. I will put the link in the show notes.  It just remains for me now to wish you all a very very productive week.   

Live Day 3 Wednesday Q and A1.You are recommending Vitamin D. If I'm out every day in winter walking the dogs, do you think I'm likely to need it?2. Question. When is it best to take vitamins, supplements i tend to down them when I remember with food or just a gulp of water usually morning if remember or with evening meal if I'd forgotten?3.What can I do or take during and after a heavy dose of prescribed antibiotics?4. Any excersizes to strengthen my legs? Squats and lunges are really painful at the moment.5. Can you recommend a creatine. I.e 5000mg Looking online it's a minefield6. Can you suggest some upper body resistance exercises that can be done with shoulder injury ( osteo arthritis) or can you exercise one arm only7. Hi Matt,Are there any specific exercises for rebuilding knee stability?I'll be watching on replay tonight. Thank you .8. Also, do you have any advice on wheel chair exercises please.I might need to watch tonight on replay because of my care hours 9. Hi Matt .I am lactose Intolerance.I have Oat milk but I'm going to take your advice and good to get Soya like I used to.Is this enough calcium for me .I drink 8 litres of Oat or Soya a week that's tea , coffee, cereal, and actual drinks of Soya Alpro ok? 10. can you eat too much protein?

Live Day 4 Q and A ask me anything1.Best exercises to target menopause belly???2.What food/supplements are best to aid short term memory?3. How much protein should I be aiming for?What percentage protein, carbohydrates and fats per day is ideal ?4. Hi, question for tonight - do they do creatine capsules? As I've tried before and I hate the taste thank you5. Do we have access to this group after Friday? I would like to repeat this weeks workouts next week.6. What is the 28 Day Kickstart?7. How many calories should a woman aim for? I read somewhere woman need 2000 calories but I don't think I could eat 2000 calories in a day unless it's cake/ chocolate.8. Is there any supplements I can take to help me sleep? Thank9. Is there such a thing as an anti inflammatory diet or is this just healthy eating- lots of fruit & veg? What foods are good for boosting immunity? )10. Recommendations for food tracking app which is not my fitness pal? I've seen ads for one which just uses a photo and heard of one which uses a voice note but don't know app names or if they work.11 .Hi Matt, I was advised to give my arthritic dog Green Lipped Mussel & we really see an improvement! So now we are taking it (1000Mg)

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Hi Matt......................First of all, fuck you. Second of all welcome to the penultimate episode of OCTOOKY!! In today's episode, Quill and Audrey shoot the spooky shit and talk about everything under the full moon, including gossip, machetes, and punchable offenses. Honestly, it's a great social commentary and you should be so lucky to get advice from flawless queens like us. We have never made a mistake and our faces are distinctly un-punchable.Cameos include kind of a lot of things:the positive correlation between those who don't like horror and those who haven't done inner work #cognitivebehavioraltherapy #ifyoudon'tlikehorrormoviesyoudon'tseemethrowing shade at an unnamed ex #matt #hisnameismatt the real scary thing about scary movies in a theater being getting shot #america #usa #patriotismtraumabonding through horror movies

Welcome to the Progressing Recruiters Lives Everywhere Podcast, brought to you by Amoria Bond.  For our second season, join us as we talk to our board members and leaders to gain valuable tips, advice, and inspiration for your own professional life. From climbing the career ladder to the evolution of the recruitment industry - we'll cover it all. Within recruitment, there truly are no limits to how far you can progress - so we want to show you how and why working in recruitment could be the best decision for your life and career! In this episode, your host Jenny Walsh, Regional Talent Attraction Manager based in Amoria Bond's Manchester office is joined by Managing Director, Matthew Roebuck.   Matthew sits down with Jenny to explore the evolution of recruitment; from the impact of tech, tools and automation, how personal branding and mental health have become a priority to why value-led, niche recruiters are the future of the industry.   Matthew also shares his experience of becoming a leader - including why it was something he struggled with in the beginning, the importance of having a growth mindset in overcoming these challenges and how he now leads an entire management team, helping them to conquer the same challenges he faced.   Questions   1) Hi Matt, thank you for joining us today. Can you tell us a little bit about your background and how you got into recruitment?   2) That's great! Recruitment has changed a lot over the years, what are some of the biggest changes you have seen in the industry?   3) That is definitely a big change! As you mentioned, the German office is currently experiencing enormous growth. How do you manage to maintain a good working culture despite this?   4) For someone just starting out in recruitment, what advice would you give them?   5) Good advice! What has been your proudest moment as a leader in all your years in recruitment?   6) And finally, what do you see as the future of recruitment and what steps are you taking to stay ahead of the curve?   If you'd like to discover more about working #InsideAmoria – Learn about our culture here: https://www.amoriabond.com/en/culture-insideamoria/ Learn about our progression here: https://www.amoriabond.com/en/progression-insideamoria/ And find the latest jobs available here: https://www.amoriabond.com/en/jobs-insideamoria/  

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This is an episode dedicated to our favorite word: PHYLOTIMO. Philotimo is an all encompassing concept that gives meaning to life that stretches well beyond ourselves, as that deep seated awareness in the heart that motivates the good that a person does. Philotimo is a sense of duty to your fellow human being. It is about love and friendship. It's about giving and it's about honor. And when you break it down in Greek, Philo means friend timo means honor. We talk about the geography of where Phylotimo was born in history and how that very same spot is paying it forward in modern times. We ask individual questions from our expert friends at the table, like: Of Matt we ask what tech or programs help us to be of service to our fellow human beings? We ask Paul to give us some meditation tools to provide us all with philotimo. We ask Katy how food can help us with phylotimo. Of Beth we ask for visualization tools to bring about this way of honor. I (Fawn) talks about communication and language in relation to phylotimo. We tie the episode with KJ’s expertise and her wisdom of observation to teach us they ways in which we can encourage phylotimo. TRANSCRIPT [00:00:00] Fawn: [00:00:00] Here we go. Hello? Hello. Hello. I always forget to say you're here because obviously you're here with me. Hi Matt. Okay. So we are here with Matt cohart. We have Katy, Katy LoSasso. Hi Katy!. We have KJ KJ. Nasrul is here, everyone. And we have our beautiful Paul Martin Lotus. Hello everybody. So my favorite thing is filo dough. Oh dear. I love it. It's it's probably one of the only things that I'll actually get, because I like to make everything from scratch and having dissected this word dissect. Having broken this word down that I'm about to say, I [00:01:00] was like, wow. It's I feel like Homer Simpson filo dough, because, okay. Okay. So the word today's subject is Philotimo and my beautiful Greek friends, please, can you call me, I'm sure I'm mispronouncing it. philotimo philotimo Philo Timo phyllo, Timo. There is an island it's the third largest island in Greece. It's called Lesvos. I think it was around 1922 with all the strife that was happening; the Ottoman empire, everything was breaking down in that area. You know, world war one was just, there was such devastation. So, this group of people from they call it Asia minor, went to this island Lesbos. And it's actually where Aristotle had been many, many, many, many, many years before. And the greatest inspiration throughout history of all the [00:02:00] scholars and everything came from Aristotle. And Aristotle's, apifany of this beautiful land, this beautiful island of Lesvos, everything originates from this place. So going back to the word, Philotimo I'm telling you about this because these people sought refuge to this island and the island embraced them. And so the entire population pretty much that lives, there are direct descendants of the people that had to flee asia minor. Yeah. And they started their own culture, their own beautiful life. And it's really interesting, pretty much, a hundred years later, they now are paying it forward because the people that live here and I think it's illegal, but they have been embracing the people that are fleeing Turkey that are running for their lives and their arms are open [00:03:00] much like the Island's arms were open to them a hundred years before. And they'll talk about this and they'll, they'll talk about filo Timo and what, what it is. Philotimo. Philotimo is an all encompassing concept that gives meaning to life that stretches well beyond ourselves, as that deep seated awareness in the heart that motivates the good that a person does. A philotimos person is one who conceives and enacts eagerly those things good. That's the definition. Was

Two brilliant comics and a wise professor join our talk. Comics (and fellow hanvatans) Maz Jobrani and Tehran help us to explore the healing that happens in our society when we have levity. The principle function of laughter is the creation and the deepening of our social bonds. Laughter is a social tool, a form of communication conversations, if you've noticed that have laughter in them are the most long lasting. Laughter is a signal that says I'm wanting to engage with you further. It's a way to test the boundaries of our relationships and it's medicine. TRANSCRIPT: [00:00:00] Matt: [00:00:00] Hello, and welcome to a special edition of our friendly world with laundry mat. Fawn: [00:00:05] Yes, we have three amazing people. We have, a university professor Mostafa Purmehdi. We have two amazing comics, TV, personalities, movie personalities. It's Matt: [00:00:17] a slash slash slash slash so many things. Fawn: [00:00:20] Maz Jobrani and Tehran. And they could only be with us for like 40 minutes. and Matt: [00:00:27] We start the conversation with Mostafa they come in, they come, we continue the conversation with Mostafa. Fawn: [00:00:33] Yeah. They come in about the 10 minute point. I think of our show and then they leave and we kept the conversation going. We just kept talking, couldn't stop ourselves. Their time is very tight and they had to go onto their podcast, which is "Back to School with Maz Jobrani". We hope you enjoy have fun. Here it is… Laughter is Medicine with Maz Jobrani and Tehran and University Professor, Mostafa Purmehdi [00:00:00] Fawn: [00:00:00] Hello friends. Hello. Hello. Welcome to our friendly world. Today, we have three very special guests. I'm going to get right into it. Two of them will show up in about, 10 minutes, but, right now we have a very dear friend Mostafa Purmehdi. Mostafa: [00:00:17] Hey. Fawn: [00:00:19] Hello. Mostafa: [00:00:21] Hi Matt. It's so nice to be on the show. Fawn: [00:00:24] A little background on our friend Mostafa,Mostafa is this brilliance university professor. He is a social scientist with a PhD in marketing. His website is NEX3.xyz it's spelled N E X three dot X, Y, Z. If you want to get ahold of him, please do he, Mostafa is my mentor. over the summer or during the pandemic of 1920, 19, 20, 20, 20. Um, Mostafa: [00:00:53] That was a while back. We go way back way back. Fawn: [00:00:58] We do go way [00:01:00] back. Yeah. You were the most amazing mentor to me, not just to me, but our little girls, you just immediately fit in with the whole family. Well, I mean, you're the most brilliant professor because you have such a kind gentle way to explain the most complex things that really angrify me, that's my own word, that I use in the house, like I'm angrified. Seriously, I get so frustrated, especially with economics and business. And it just seems like things are set up from my perspective in such a way for you to never understand economy and business,. It's meant for this certain group over here. And I always felt like an outcast. And the way you explained it to me is exactly what I needed. It was a caring, human being with a soft voice, just breaking things down for me [00:02:00] in the most simple way. But we were talking about complex issues having to do with business. Mostafa: [00:02:07] Oh, it's my pleasure. I actually, , get a kick out of being able to present, , ideas to people and see that, thing in their eyes when they actually, when the penny drops for p

We have partnered with Fletcher Pickups for the month of May to celebrate 5 years of Fletcher pickups. We are bringing all UK listeners an amazing opportunitiy to win one of two Fletcher Pickups loaded guitars for the biggest giveaway we have ever held at Fret Talk. For those not in the know, Fletcher Pickups is a UK builder of hand-made pickups that range from Strat style single coils and humbuckers, to some real niche pickups like Filtertron-style and Gold Foils - all at amazingly affordably prices. All details on how to enter the competition can be found over on Fletcher Pickups Facebook and Instagram pages here (FB - www.facebook.com/FletcherPickups) (Insta - www.instagram.com/fletcherpickups/) and if you're interested in browsing the amazing pickups available, head on over to www.fletcherpickups.co.uk to find out more. BudgetPedalChap is joined by the one and only Mr Matt Quine. The restrictions are lifting on the Isle and Matt has returned a podcast vacation for one hell of a catchup. We shoot the breeze and make up for the time, whilst we are there, we tackle a bumper pack of Pedalboards Opinions News. You do not want to miss it, so stick around and lets take get this extra long welcome back episode underway. You might be asking what has happened to episode 194 also… relax, it will be on it’s way next week. Oddly enough, with our scheduling, it was easier to get this one all edited and packaged up for your listening pleasure than it was to get the previous one done, go figure! It will likely be with you next week, slightly out of sequence, but still there for you good people eventually. If you’d like to support the show, you can throw us a buck over at www.patreon.com/frettalk. All of the money you give goes into helping the running of the show and to help our advertising budget to get this into more people’s ears. We appreciate any donation you chose to give and in doing so, you get a shout out on the show too. Throw us a 5-star review on Itunes to help us soar up the ranks and sharing the cast helps us immensely also. Don't forget to have your online on the Fret Talk Podcast group on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/690366661155328/?ref=bookmarkssay and join in with the live streams at the PBOD Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/64533347864/ Find your host at: BudgetPedalChap www.Facebook.com/budgetpedalchap www.Instagram.com/budgetpedalchap https://www.youtube.com/budgetpedalchap or search ‘budget pedal chap’ on YouTube Matt www.Facebook.com/SwitchIOM www.twitch.tv/heel_mattq www.twitter.com/heel_mattq www.instagram.com/heel_mattq Lee https://www.facebook.com/groups/64533347864/ www.pbodoom.com www.youtube.com/pedalboardsofdoom Will http://www.arocketcomplex.com/ www.youtube.com/user/ARocketComplex www.instagram.com/arcwillpowell/ Ollie www.Facebook.com/OllieMilesMusic Paul M www.Dontpanic.com www.Dontpanic.co.uk www.Facebook.com/dontpanicblackpool www.Instagram.com/showmaster87 Paul F www.Twitter.com/VitaminnP Chris www.Facebook.com/demolabstudio Moog www.Facebook.com/Rapscallionmusic Andrew ‘The Guitar Geek’ Ferris https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI5i6aBbINMIEkYW3b6olHg www.Instagram.com/theguitargeekyt Ayrton https://www.facebook.com/TheSinCircus/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/fret-talk/message

SHOW NOTES INTRODUCING TOBY WINANS! In 1988 the Future Farmers Of America changed its name to the National FFA Organization because of Toby Winans.  Toby Winans was only born 18 years ago, and 1988 is 32 years ago, so how is this possible?  Well, Toby Winans is the perfect avatar for the person that the National FFA Organization was thinking of when they changed their name to reflect the growing diversity in agriculture. What the FFA recognized in 1988 was that there were a lot of students in the United States that were devoted to agriculture but who did not have the aptitude or desire to do the ground level work of farming.  However, these students loved agriculture just the same and had something to contribute with their particular skill sets.  The name Future Farmers Of America could have the connotation of excluding these students because they already knew that they were not future farmers. Capturing the talents and devotion of students like Toby is important.  If we can, we want to keep students with talent as he has in agriculture. We need people like him to stay around.  This is probably why Toby's FFA advisor refers to him as an "FFA member who 'saved the year'".  Here is a note that she sent me: "Hi Matt, This afternoon I set you up with an interview with an FFA member that "saved the year". Here are a few facts that might be good for your interview with Toby. Toby Winans was a quiet freshman that has turned into a true leader for Taylorville FFA. Last year when Covid19 canceled the final 9 weeks of our school year, Toby knew that canceling our Annual FFA Banquet could not be an option. We have a large banquet every year with over 250 in attendance. (The banquet is Big Community Event). When our school shut all extra activities down due to Covid19, Toby figured out a way to have our FFA banquet by using his technology expertise and was able to follow our county guidelines. Toby Winans was a master mind of the 2020 Taylorville FFA Drive In Movie Style Banquet. Toby used his grandfather's semi van trailer for the movie screen and his other grandfather's flat bed trailer for our stage. He asked his dad and some community friends to borrow some audio video equipment and the rest is history! The 2020 Annual Taylorville FFA Banquet was the best in the history of the program because of Toby Winans! His work on the banquet was incredible and it was an amazing night that was very uplifting for our community. The 2020 banquet will be one I never forget! If you have any questions I would be glad to fill you in on this amazing kid. Thanks for your time. Sincerely, Sue Schafer Taylorville FFA Advisor" Toby loves agriculture, and it is this life that he has grown up around.  However, he has natural talent and a passion for technology.  So, his talents will direct him towards supporting farmers rather than being one himself.  His talent was recognized early on, and he has been fixing computers, printers, and everything else technology-wise at his school since his freshman year.  They even created a position for his particular talents, and he is the chapter's vice president in charge of chapter technology. Toby now has his own drone business.  He is using his love of both hardware and software to help farmers be more successful.  He scouts fields for his customers with his drone and the use of the "Drone Deploy" software.  He sees a future for himself in agriculture with this being his role. Toby is the epitome of the student that the National FFA was thinking of when they changed their name.  Amazing students like this are what drives everyone in every aspect of the FFA, and what drives me to conduct so many of these interviews every year.

Sign Up To Receive Our FFA Stories Newsletter! Email address: SHOW NOTES INTRODUCING TOBY WINANS! In 1988 the Future Farmers Of America changed its name to the National FFA Organization because of Toby Winans.  Toby Winans was only born 18 years ago, and 1988 is 32 years ago, so how is this possible?  Well, Toby Winans is the perfect avatar for the person that the National FFA Organization was thinking of when they changed their name to reflect the growing diversity in agriculture. What the FFA recognized in 1988 was that there were a lot of students in the United States that were devoted to agriculture but who did not have the aptitude or desire to do the ground level work of farming.  However, these students loved agriculture just the same and had something to contribute with their particular skill sets.  The name Future Farmers Of America could have the connotation of excluding these students because they already knew that they were not future farmers. Capturing the talents and devotion of students like Toby is important.  If we can, we want to keep students with talent as he has in agriculture. We need people like him to stay around.  This is probably why Toby's FFA advisor refers to him as an "FFA member who 'saved the year'".  Here is a note that she sent me: "Hi Matt, This afternoon I set you up with an interview with an FFA member that "saved the year". Here are a few facts that might be good for your interview with Toby. Toby Winans was a quiet freshman that has turned into a true leader for Taylorville FFA. Last year when Covid19 canceled the final 9 weeks of our school year, Toby knew that canceling our Annual FFA Banquet could not be an option. We have a large banquet every year with over 250 in attendance. (The banquet is Big Community Event). When our school shut all extra activities down due to Covid19, Toby figured out a way to have our FFA banquet by using his technology expertise and was able to follow our county guidelines. Toby Winans was a master mind of the 2020 Taylorville FFA Drive In Movie Style Banquet. Toby used his grandfather's semi van trailer for the movie screen and his other grandfather's flat bed trailer for our stage. He asked his dad and some community friends to borrow some audio video equipment and the rest is history! The 2020 Annual Taylorville FFA Banquet was the best in the history of the program because of Toby Winans! His work on the banquet was incredible and it was an amazing night that was very uplifting for our community. The 2020 banquet will be one I never forget! If you have any questions I would be glad to fill you in on this amazing kid. Thanks for your time. Sincerely, Sue Schafer Taylorville FFA Advisor" Toby loves agriculture, and it is this life that he has grown up around.  However, he has natural talent and a passion for technology.  So, his talents will direct him towards supporting farmers rather than being one himself.  His talent was recognized early on, and he has been fixing computers, printers, and everything else technology-wise at his school since his freshman year.  They even created a position for his particular talents, and he is the chapter's vice president in charge of chapter technology. Toby now has his own drone business.  He is using his love of both hardware and software to help farmers be more successful.  He scouts fields for his customers with his drone and the use of the "Drone Deploy" software.  He sees a future for himself in agriculture with this being his role. Toby is the epitome of the student that the National FFA was thinking of when they changed their name.  Amazing students like this are what drives everyone in every aspect of the FFA, and what drives me to conduct so many of these interviews every year. SUPERVISED AGRICULTURAL EXPERIENCE: Agriculture Service HIGH SCHOOL: Taylorville High School; Taylorville, Illinois MASCOT: Tornado FFA ADVISOR: Sue Schafer

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Hi Matt, what do you tell someone who doesn't believe in God? In this episode, we talk about fatherhood, addiction, past lessons learned, and what it's like to have a near-death experience. This episode was recorded in May 2020. Sorry for the wait. You can follow Matt on his Instagram @redeemerzart.

AO 90: DO PUTS REALLY WORK HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES CO-HOST: CHRIS HAUSMAN, SWAN GLOBAL INVESTMENTS CO-HOST: ERIC COTT, OPTIONS INDUSTRY COUNCIL THE BUZZ YET ANOTHER HISTORIC MONTH FOR THE MARKETS THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET/VOLATILITY REGIME CANCELLATION OF DIVIDENDS? FURTHER THOUGHTS ON IMPACT OF ELECTRONIC SPX ON LIQUIDITY IMPACT OF FLOOR CLOSINGS ON OPTIONS TRADING OVERVIEW OF NEW VOLUME RECORDS SET BY OCC - OCC MARCH TOTAL VOLUME UP 62.8 PERCENT FROM A YEAR AGO - HIGHEST VOLUME MONTH EVER FOR U.S. EQUITY OPTIONS INDUSTRY WHAT ARE ADVISORS THINKING ABOUT THIS MARKET? HOW RIAS CAN USE OPTIONS TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE ARE PUTS EFFICIENT AT PROTECTING DOWNSIDE RISK? EARNINGS VOLATILITY: EARNINGS SEASON RUNDOWN OFFICE HOURS  QUESTION FROM GLEN WOLF:  HI MATT, I LISTENED TO MARK LONGO'S OPTIONS ADVISORS PODCAST. IF I HEARD RIGHT, YOU PREDICTED WE WOULD GO DOWN TO 180 ON SPY, AS THAT WAS THE 2016 ELECTION LOW. IS THAT THE EQUIVALENT OF WHAT THE SPY WOULD HAVE TRADED AT BASED ON SPX FUTURES OVERNIGHT ON ELECTION NIGHT? JUST LOOKING AT THE SPY CHART, I DON'T SEE A 180 LOW AROUND NOVEMBER 2016. BUT MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE IT'S A MONTHLY CHART OR SOMETHING. THANK YOU, GREATLY APPRECIATE YOUR INSIGHT. COMMENT FROM ANGELO: LOOKS LIKE THE ACKMAN HEDGE WORKED OUT BRILLIANTLY. MAYBE THIS WILL BE A WAKEUP CALL TO MORE LONG EQUITY MANAGERS THAT THEY NEED TO HAVE A HEDGING STRATEGY IN PLACE OTHER THAN LIQUIDATING THEIR ASSETS. QUESTION FROM ELDORADO: DO YOU SEE A LOT OF PUSHBACK FROM ADVISORS WHO PREFER TO USE INVERSE ETFS AS THEIR HEDGING STRATEGY AS OPPOSED TO OPTIONS? THANK YOU.

Azra asks: “Hi Matt! I've been working out consistently for 5 weeks and am seeing great results! However, I'm about to go traveling around Asia for a month and am very worried that I'll slip up and reverse all of the great work I've done so far. What are your tips for A) working out while traveling (with limited access to gyms), and B) keeping track of calories of unfamiliar food? Thank you!” In this Minisode, I give Azra two overarching concepts that are paramount to remember while traveling and remaining fit. Too many people struggle with the all-or-nothing mentality while traveling and expect to keep the same rate of progress they had while at home ⏤ this is a recipe for failure and I tell her exactly what to do instead. After I get done talking about the higher-level concepts, I dive into the specific daily tactics she can use to optimize her training and nutrition while on her trip. Hope you enjoy! To get YOUR question answered, click here: https://forms.gle/tpazskCWD4BnGiSo7 To WATCH this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/EOTmc69tZ8Y Connect with Matt: [Free] 30-Day Ultimate Physique Development Manual: http://bit.ly/UltimatePhysiqueDevelopment Hire Matt For Coaching: https://mattmcleod.org/online-coaching Instagram: @mattmcleod6 Website: https://mattmcleod.org/ **PS: If you could rate and review the podcast, it would mean the world to me and it would help get the word out to others just like us so we can continue building this amazing, one-of-a-kind community.** ---- Produced by: David Margittai | In Post Media Website: https://www.inpostmedia.com/ Email: david@inpostmedia.com Social: @_margittai © 2020 Matt McLeod

For those that don't know, the "DrunkCasts" are podcasts where I answer your questions about training, nutrition, and life — while slightly buzzed. By the end of the episodes, often more than just slightly buzzed. But that's what makes them so fun (for both of us). Sometimes I'll have guests on to help me out, but this is a solo episode. Nonetheless, I answer some amazing questions by you guys and I hope you enjoy! QUESTION QTIMESTAMPS: (1:38) You're told you have 7 days to live. What do you do? (7:07) I've been cutting for the last year and have been pretty happy with the results. I think I am ready to start transitioning to bulking, but I am nervous about putting on/regaining too much fat as I increase calories. (14:41) What is something totally not necessary that you love to splurge on? (22:15) How to get support from your partner when they have no interest in activities or sports? They think you are using activities to get away? (29:02) How long does it take for an individual's BF set-point to change? And once it does change, is eating maintenance calories enough to maintain it? (35:33) Most effective supplement for sleep? (40:19) Hi Matt! I've heard over and over that weight loss comes down to simple math: burn more calories than you take in and you'll lose weight but does that apply to fat loss as well? I've lost some fat but the math doesn't add up. I should have lost more. What gives? A trainer at my gym said hormones play a role, is that accurate? (49:26) How do you determine the amount of weight you should be lifting when you aim at maintaining muscle during a calorie deficit? I'm guessing it doesn't have to be the same as when you lift to gain, but I have no clue what one should go for. (52:47) We have all seen discussions regarding fasted cardio. But what about fasted weight lifting? Or better, what is the "optimal" way to lift weights in the morning. (57:00) What is the best way of staying lean all year round? (58:44) On a full body day, let's say you have chest, back, legs..and you wanna add some tri and bi too, for more volume. What is a more correct sequence: chest, tri, back, bi, rest or chest, back, tri, bi? Much appreciated :) (1:00:57) If you aren't hungry after the gym, but it's dinner time, should you eat or wait? (1:04:39) Should you weight lift fasted if you still feel full from the night before? (1:09:04) How do you schedule weightlifting 5x per week and Muay Thai 2-3x per week (1:11:11) You have to give one up for the rest of your life — wine or dessert? Good luck. (1:13:20) Do you/did you struggle with imposter syndrome and how did you overcome it? (1:17:22) Biggest mistake new lifters make? And intermediates and veterans? To WATCH this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/2URZuLtGB-w Connect With Matt: [Free] 30-Day Ultimate Physique Development Manual: http://bit.ly/UltimatePhysiqueDevelopment Hire Matt For Coaching: https://mattmcleod.org/online-coaching Instagram: @mattmcleod6 Website: https://mattmcleod.org/ ---- Produced by: David Margittai | In Post Media Website: https://www.inpostmedia.com/ Email: david@inpostmedia.com Social: @_margittai © 2020 Matt McLeod

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How Bean Ninjas CEO Meryl Johnston Built A Global Virtual Powerhouse Want the transcript? Download it here. In this episode, Matt and Barbara speak to Meryl Johnston, the CEO, and founder of Bean Ninjas. Some of the areas covered include: Meryl's journey from a consulting firm to global, systemized, online business and the perils behind bringing in virtual contractors before you have your processes in place.   Let us know what your key takeout has been from this episode and join the continuing conversation over in the Virtual Success Facebook Group. In this episode: 1:20 Meryl Johnson the founder and CEO of Bean Ninjas 3:38 The power of systems and processes 4:29 Building a business to scale 8:38 Key Tools or Methods to manage your team 10:24 Wrike 12:06 Systems, tools, and Processes as the front driver 13:30 The Strength of the machine 14:01 Team Meetings 17:07 Concept of the Lunch and Learn 18:02 Virtual Christmas Celebration 20:43 Local knowledge vs Overseas Knowledge 24:39 Training Guide Procedures 29:27 Highlights of the show 33:14 External Leverage 35:09 Top 3 Learnings working with Virtual Team Intro: Do you find yourself running out of time to accomplish your work, are you spending time doing things that you're not that good at? There are effective ways to outsource these tasks so you can focus on your business. This is the Virtual Success Show, we bring the inside scoop on outsourcing success for entrepreneurs by entrepreneurs. And now here are your hosts Matt Malouf and Barbara Turley. Barbara Turley: Hey everyone and welcome to another episode of the Virtual Success Show. I'm joined by my co-host Matt Malouf as always. Hey Matt. Matt Malouf: Hey Barb. How are you? Barbara: I'm good. And you? Matt: I'm excellent. Yeah, I'm enjoying a sunny day here in Sydney after what's been a very, very wet sort of week down here. Barbara: Yes, unusually so for Sydney. But the Sydney sun is back, which is awesome. Matt: It is, it is. Barbara: Yeah. So we're back, guys, doing one of our interview series, which we love doing. We love when we find interesting business owners that are building virtual teams and can really add value to our listeners and to ask quite frankly about how they're doing things. So today's guest is someone who's become somewhat of a friend of mine, Meryl Johnston, and she is the founder and CEO of Bean Ninjas, which is a bookkeeping, financial reporting, and education business. She's also a chartered accountant. She's host up her own podcast, the Bean Ninjas podcast, which I definitely can recommend listening to. And she's also a big surfer living on the Gold Coast, the beautiful Gold Coast here in Australia. So welcome to the show Meryl. Meryl Johnson the founder and CEO of Bean Ninjas Meryl Johnston: Hi Barb. Hi Matt. Great to be here. Barbara: Good. So listen, why don't you just give us the quick rundown, Bean Ninjas. What is it? Why did you start it? Meryl: Well, Bean Ninjas is a bookkeeping and financial recording business, and before starting Bean Ninjas, I was running a consulting firm, not very cleverly named MCJ Consulting, my initials. And I was doing project accounting work and quite quickly found the business difficult to scale. It was hard from a cash flow perspective, with project work being lumpy, and it was difficult to build a team. And I looked at some other business models out there and the kind of business that I wanted to build, which was recurring revenue, it would have processes so I could scale the business and I wanted it to have global potential. And then I looked at my skill set, which is accounting and thought about how I could marry the two together, my skill set and the kind of business that I wanted. And that's where Bean Ninjas was born. I founded the business with a co-founder who had a similar vision of creating a global business and a business that we could run from anywhere in the world. So that was where it started.

Debbi Mack interviews crime writer Matt Coyle on the Crime Cafe podcast. Check out the show notes below. Or, if you're in a rush, click here to download the transcript! Debbi: [00:00:13] Hi everyone. This is the Crime Cafe, your podcasting source of great crime, suspense, and thriller writing. I'm your host Debbi Mack. Before I bring on my guest, I'll just remind you that the Crime Cafe has two e-books for sale: the nine book boxed set and the short story anthology. You can find the buy links for both on my Web site debbimack[dot]com under the "Crime Cafe" link. You can also get a free copy of either book if you become a Patreon supporter. You'll get that and much more if you support the podcast on Patreon. Along with our eternal gratitude for doing so. [00:01:02] Hi everyone. Today our guest is the author of the bestselling Rick Cahill crime novels. His books have all either been chosen as finalists or won various awards including the Anthony for Best First Novel. It's my pleasure to introduce our guest Matt Coyle. Hi Matt. Thanks for being here today. Matt: [00:01:25] Thanks for having me. Debbi: [00:01:26] Well, how is San Diego? Matt: [00:01:28] It is a beautiful day today. It really is. Debbi: [00:01:31] Oh God. Matt: [00:01:33] It's exactly the kind of day people think about what they think of San Diego. Debbi: [00:01:36] Yeah. I love San Diego. Such a wonderful city and the weather is fantastic. So tell us about Rick Cahill. Who is he and what's his story? Matt: [00:01:51] Well, when the first book opens, which is Yesterday's Echo which came out 2013, it's been about eight years for Rick since his wife was murdered. He was a police officer on the Santa Barbara Police Department, arrested for his wife's murder, but never tried. He was released but never exonerated. [00:02:13] So he was kicked off the force eventually and he moved back to his hometown of San Diego, went to work in a restaurant kind of behind the scenes and eventually worked his way up to manager. We had to be more out in front because when he was arrested for his wife's murder, obviously the press was all over him. There was a 48 Hours episode on it, on her murder, which made him look like he was guilty. So he had all that baggage since his wife's death. Now, in the first book, he's managing a restaurant, helps a woman in peril. Now in Book Five, which is Wrong Light he's been a private investigator for five years. And a radio station has hired him to try to find out the person who's calling himself Pluto, who this person is, and why he's harassing their breakaway talk radio star Naomi Hendrix, and bad things ensue. Debbi: [00:03:20] Uh huh. So in the bio that you wrote with your guest post, you credited Raymond Chandler with inspiring you to write crime fiction. What was it about his writing that inspired you? Matt: [00:03:34] You know I read him very young. My father gave me The Simple Art of Murder when I was ... I think I was 12 to 13, 14. Somewhere around there. And of course I read the short stories in the book and I read his thesis on writing detective fiction. I just liked the idea of someone living by their own code. He was a man of honor, but he had his own code. I always see the private eye as kind of a gunfighter who rides into town alone and has to deal with sometimes competing forces, and all he has is his honor and his code. And Rick's very much that person. He actually lives by the credo handed down to him by his father who was a disgraced cop before him, which is sometimes you have to do what's right, even when the law says it's wrong. And with each book, Rick takes that more and more extreme. "I always see the private eye as kind of a gunfighter who rides into town alone and has to deal with sometimes competing forces, and all he has is his honor and his code." Debbi: [00:04:21] There's almost a Dirty Harry-ish side to that sort of philosophy.

Breweries walk the fine line of cultural sensitivity this week with one accused of mocking maori culture and another opting to rename one of its beers to avoid negative connotations.  So where is the line in the sand? Pete and Matt discuss this as well as the rest of the weeks beer news. BrewDog construction now underway following delays Ballistic changes beer name for mental health Brewers encouraged to consider cultural sensitivities Aussie bar accused of 'mocking Māori culture' with use of tā moko in beerfest advert Brews News Week is Proudly presented by Cryer Malt. With over 25 years in the field, Cryer Malt have been bringing you the world's best local and imported malts. Your premium brewing partner and proud supporters of Brews News. We thank Rallings Labels and Stickers for sponsoring this podcast. Call Rallings on 1300 852 235 to discover a more efficient way to get your small batch canning labels done. If you like what we do at Radio Brews News you can help us out by: Sponsoring the show Reviewing us on iTunes or your favourite podcasting service Emailing us at producer@brewsnews.com.au to share your thoughts. All letter writers will receive a brews news bottle opener and go into the draw to win a mixed six-pack thanks to our good friends at Beer Cartel who sponsor our letter for the week. This weeks letter of the week is from Jen S. Hi Matt and Prof! I enjoyed your discussion in episode 201 about strategies for listing (or not listing) beers in the Hottest 100. A few of my favourite beers from 2018 were seasonal limited releases. And although they were excellent, I knew they didn't have the distribution to get anywhere near the top 10. As a fan of facts and figures, I'd also love to see more voting stats! Ex. the total number of votes going to a brewery versus a specific beer, or how a local brewery with limited distribution ranked within their state. Here's hoping you can convince Steve Jeffares to work on this ‘holiday project'. The people want to know!

Breweries walk the fine line of cultural sensitivity this week with one accused of mocking maori culture and another opting to rename one of its beers to avoid negative connotations.  So where is the line in the sand? Pete and Matt discuss this as well as the rest of the weeks beer news. BrewDog construction now underway following delays Ballistic changes beer name for mental health Brewers encouraged to consider cultural sensitivities Aussie bar accused of 'mocking Māori culture' with use of tā moko in beerfest advert Brews News Week is Proudly presented by Cryer Malt. With over 25 years in the field, Cryer Malt have been bringing you the world’s best local and imported malts. Your premium brewing partner and proud supporters of Brews News. We thank Rallings Labels and Stickers for sponsoring this podcast. Call Rallings on 1300 852 235 to discover a more efficient way to get your small batch canning labels done. If you like what we do at Radio Brews News you can help us out by: Sponsoring the show Reviewing us on iTunes or your favourite podcasting service Emailing us at producer@brewsnews.com.au to share your thoughts. All letter writers will receive a brews news bottle opener and go into the draw to win a mixed six-pack thanks to our good friends at Beer Cartel who sponsor our letter for the week. This weeks letter of the week is from Jen S. Hi Matt and Prof! I enjoyed your discussion in episode 201 about strategies for listing (or not listing) beers in the Hottest 100. A few of my favourite beers from 2018 were seasonal limited releases. And although they were excellent, I knew they didn’t have the distribution to get anywhere near the top 10. As a fan of facts and figures, I’d also love to see more voting stats! Ex. the total number of votes going to a brewery versus a specific beer, or how a local brewery with limited distribution ranked within their state. Here’s hoping you can convince Steve Jeffares to work on this ‘holiday project’. The people want to know!

Finally the two Dave's. On the way to and from Dean's Marsh for a fundraiser. From the sound of things the roads aren't the best for recording in the car but that's alright.  Hughesy's on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.  He's on the radio, on TV, where else is on? Stage again at the Comedy Festival. Singapore? Who knows - probably! Hi Matt!  The Debrief is produced by Nearly, a podcast network. Original theme music by Kit Warhurst. Artwork created by Stacy Gougoulis.   Try another podcast from Nearly. The Clappers - Pop culture insights with Karl Quinn and Andrew Young Somehow Related - Glenn Robbins and Dave are given two seemingly unrelated subjects and they figure out the connection. 10 Questions with Adam Zwar - The same 10 questions with answers that vary wildly. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hi Matt here! I'm sorry we haven't uploaded anything new in a while. Chad and I are crazy busy. But I wanted to start trying something new. From time to time I will be uploading shorter episodes where it is just me alone talking about interesting topics in the gaming world! I will title them as Matt Chat. Hope you enjoy them! In this episode I go on a quick rant about how Bethesda is destroying themselves after the release of Fallout 76.

Matt Toth is a Senior Security and Veteran Sales Engineer. Matt has two decades of experience in IT with a focus on cybersecurity, having collaborated with the Department of Defense on War Games and advised senior leaders on possible cyberthreats. With a passion for security, Matt is deeply engaged with the community to educate and prepare the next generation of Cyber Professional. On top of that, he’s a good friend of mine in the industry with solid advice for those looking for a career in Information Security. In our chat, Matt breaks down a Sales Engineer’s role, explains his love of conference badges, and gets philosophical on issues related to those trying to make it in the field. Episode Highlights: The jack-of-all-trades nature of Sales Engineer work. Matt describes one company’s dishonest approach to “AI.” How a luxury car and stylish threads can make the wrong impression on your client. Con culture and breaking through the shyness barrier. Matt delves into #BadgeLife. The surprising accuracy of Hackers and Mr. Robot. How Matt’s art school’s aspirations shifted to IT. InfoSec wargames and the “Russian nesting doll” scenario Matt encountered working with a client. Why some companies prefer to live with a security problem rather than attempt to fix it. Lastly: Have you been keeping an ear out for my Easter eggs? Listen closely. Quotes: “I’m here, the customer trusts me to be here, and I’m gonna make sure that when they’re done, they’re happy with the situation so that they never come back and say ‘Hey dude, you screwed me over’.” “You have to understand that you’re responsible for your own success. You can’t hide because you do have a quota.” “If you really don’t like the technology you’re dealing with you’re not going to sell it well.” “It’s awesome.. It’s iconic… that soundtrack is still incredible! On the way out to BlackHat this year I watched Hackers on the airplane and it was freaking me out… all of the attacks… are real world attacks we’re dealing with today still!” “When you’re meeting with your audience, understand who they are and understand what they expect.” “‘Hi, I’m Matt and I’m an InfoSec addict!’ ‘Hi Matt!’” “If you’re just getting into the industry, recognize that all of us have our skill gaps. There is no one who knows everything.” “My thoughts on certs are, do you like to get paid?” “Most insider threats aren't malicious, they're just people trying to do their job and oftentimes working around the system to try to be more efficient.” Links: Matt’s LinkedIn Matt’s Twitter - @willhackforfood Matt’s blog Splunk William Gibson and Neuromancer Grifter and #trevorforget Derbycon

www.matthoaglin.com (http://www.matthoaglin.com) www.allisonragsdalephotography.com (http://www.allisonragsdalephotography.com) @allisonragsdale   In this episode Matt Hoaglin talks about how running paid instagram, Facebook and Snapchat ads is making a huge difference in his business.  Tune in to learn how he is converting these ads into paying customers. Here is a free video on what he is doing:  https://get.matthoaglin.com/get-clients-now-video/   Matt also talks about how he is seeing some photographers go back to a 9-5 job and why that is good and bad for you.   Resources:   Dave Ramsey Financial Peace University (https://www.daveramsey.com/fpu)   Books to Read: Profit First:   http://a.co/d/7sj5fEq (http://a.co/d/7sj5fEq) Book yourself Solid:   http://a.co/d/5ojewWv (http://a.co/d/5ojewWv) Never eat alone:   http://a.co/d/1K3CUtH (http://a.co/d/1K3CUtH)   Online Resources DigitalMarketer.com Digit App:   http://a.co/d/1K3CUtH (http://a.co/d/1K3CUtH) (#) TRANSCRIPTION: Transcription was done by Temi.com which means it’s an AI generated transcript. The transcript may contain spelling, grammar and other errors, and is not a substitute for watching the video. Intro: [00:00] Welcome to from nothing to profit, a photographer’s podcast with Matt and Kia, where each week they talk to photographers about what is working in their business now so you can swipe those ideas and grow your business faster. Okay. Welcome back everyone. Kia: [00:17] Two from nothing to profit. This is Kia Bondurant and I’m going to be interviewing my cohost, Matt Hoaglin today. Hi Matt. How are you? Very good. So I, uh, we already recorded my interview and I didn’t know if I would like this as much, but I think I like being the boss better. I’m like, Ooh, now I’m in charge, so I get to talk about you. Matt: [00:42] That’s, that’s perfect. You can be in charge of whatever you want, like we talked about in your interview. I can outsource everything to you. Kia: [00:51] That’s funny. No. So I’m Matt, you and your wife Allison Ragsdale, photography and drink. Oh, Colorado. And that supports both of you and allison. Uh, even though she’s not on this, we’ll talk about her. She’s fantastic. She never wanted to do anything besides be a photographer. So she started out being a photographer from the very beginning. Is that right? Matt: [01:13] Right from the very beginning she went to college and got her degree in photography and we started the business like the week she got out of college Kia: [01:19] and so you’re more like me. You actually, we both have education degrees, although yours is a high school math and you managed a camera store and now you run the marketing and the operations of your photography studio. Matt: [01:33] Yeah, exactly. So Alice and I actually met at that camera store, her part time job when she was so cool. Was that the camera store? So we met there and started dating and then eventually moved to Durango and got married and built. Built a business and stuff together. But yeah, so I taught high school math for awhile, which was really awesome. But I’m really glad I stopped doing that at the same time. Yeah. Now I just run like, like you said, operations and marketing for our business. So make sure that the phone rings in the calendar, gets booked so that she can go out and photograph. Kia: [02:01] Yeah. And you’re able to build your life around what you love to do. Matt: [02:05] So one of my passions, just total side note, one of my passions is fly fishing and so what I love about the business that we’ve built as I’m a I, I fly fish at least one day a week if not more. That’s awesome because I can do it on a random Wednesday when there’s nobody else on the river and Support this podcast

Unabashedly Obsessed Episode 117: Hi, Matt and Chris! (“Airborne”) Hey, everyone! We are back for another week of Auguest, and this time we are joined by Matt and Chris Yule of Finish It!, a completionist’s interactive fiction podcast. If you aren’t listening to their show, you really, really should be. Bust out your Rollerblade-brand inline skates, … Continue reading Episode 117: Hi, Matt and Chris! (“Airborne”)

We live in a world of monetized Jetpack. Gone are the days where commercialized plugins were looked at under a watchful microscope, and leadership at Automattic felt that charging for plugins was, well, plain wrong. Today we're seeing Jetpack as the revenue bridge between .org and .com offerings — and a very big bridge at that. A reading episode of this article: Matt Report - A WordPress podcast for digital business owners How to disable Jetpack upsell ads Play Episode Pause Episode Mute/Unmute Episode Rewind 10 Seconds 1x Fast Forward 30 seconds 00:00 / 00:07:34 Subscribe Share RSS Feed Share Link Embed Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 00:07:34 As the Jetpack team continues to sharpen its marketing fangs around the plugin's messaging, we've seen more meat on the bones of upsell nags. See, I've received an uptick of customers and friends I've helped onboard to WordPress, question its security. Why? Because Jetpack is prompting to upgrade users to their paid backup and security services. Obviously, I have mixed feelings about this, of which, I'll save for the end of this post. For now, here's how you can turn off those nagging Jetpack upsell ads. CODE to disable Jetpack upsell ads TL;DR (Sorry, you'll need to get out your text editor for this one.) Look inside jetpack/class.jetpack-jitm.php, for the filter ‘jetpack_just_in_time_msgs' See this GitHub link. Use this code in your functions.php file: add_filter( 'jetpack_just_in_time_msgs', '_return_false' ); It won't come easy for the non-technical user to disable these ads, you can't simply click a button to squelch these pesky messages. How do I know? After poking around through the nooks and cranny's of the options pages, and expressing my displeasure on Twitter, I took to Jetpack's official support channel. A Happiness Engineer responded, at first thinking, I wanted to disable the ads of their monetization network — it's like a Google AdWords — but for WordPress. After making it clear I wanted to disable the upsell nags, she responded with: Hi Matt, no there isn't a way to remove those upgrade messages in the unpaid version of Jetpack. from a Happiness Engineer Huh, not possible on the free version. Got it. So again, I expressed my frustration on Twitter, a tweet I've since redacted because Elliot reached out to me to set the record straight: Glorious! So you CAN disable these upsells, through a filter for “just in time messages.” A clever name, really, seeing the messages pop-up “just in time” of the users most aware time on screen, a clickable action. Most notable is when the user publishes a new post, and they are presented with making sure their website is securely backed up, conveniently pointing them towards the Jetpack Pro pricing grid So there you have it, if you're sick of Jetpack upsell nags, you can edit the code and it will all go away…for now. Why is this a big deal; what the 1% of 1% care about For most people, it's a “who cares?!” situation, but, for those of us in the product & service space, it's an irritating issue. Let me get this out of the way first: I'm not disparaging the plugin, or the people behind it because I think there's a need for Jetpack. I do understand that Jetpack is a business, even if it was never formally announced or perceived as one — and that's the crux. Issue #1 is it's an Automattic business, tied too closely to the WordPress brand. “An Automattic airline powering WordPress.com” as their tagline reads, with the little WordPress logo next to it. For a massive majority of people, that means it's WordPress, and WordPress is telling them they need to buy something. Issue #2 is when you already have these solutions in place, non-technical users receive a turbulent experience on that airline. As a consultant who recommends the best WordPress hosting, hosting that does all the backup and security for you, a client now thinks I lead them down the wrong path. The very least, it makes them stop what they're doing, question security, and shoot me an e-mail. Now everyone's time is being consumed for something that isn't truly urgent. Then the upsell ad, yeah, it becomes the definition of a nag, because without disabling it, it just repeats itself. From a plugin owner perspective, that is, someone who makes money selling code — excuse me: support — that provides features otherwise not provided in WordPress, Jetpack is the 1-ton Gorilla in the room. What once started as a jack-of-all-trades plugin which seemed to soften the blow of some missing core features, has become an all-you-can-eat buffet of bells and whistles. From CDN to backup, to contact forms, to themes, Jetpack is poised to become the marketplace plugin, a concept which WordPress.org repo banned since the early days. So it's not the fact that Jetpack is a business, or that they are charging money, it's just — well — I wish they just came out with it. And when you have that kind of brand leverage, whether it's fair or not, heck even legal — it's frustrating. If you grew up as a “blue collar” product owner in the space like I did, you feel beat down from the days of submitting themes for approval, only to get rejected for upsell links, or promoting a pro upgrade. A frustration that is amplified by the overall lack of wanting to actually pay for a well-coded plugin. It's hard to make money in the product space, and sometimes you feel slighted for it. Users just want everything for free, because WordPress is free, and then if you ever spent any time promoting a paid solution to the overall community, even volunteers in the space, they look at you like you're trying to rob a bank. Then along comes the “most recommended plugin” on the .org list, because it's Automattic's, and they show up like charging for that pro version — is no big deal. Remember that feeling from when you were a kid and you cleaned the whole house from top to bottom, only to have your parents walk in with your little brother holding the broom, and he got all the credit — yeah, it's like that. Meh. Anyway, since I can feel the burning stares from the Jetpack fans, I'll repeat: nothing against Jetpack or the team behind it, Jetpack, along with Gutenberg, is changing not just the platform — but the very economics of our industry. It's not happenstance, just think of all the amazing Gutenberg layouts you'll be able to buy straight from Jetpack. ★ Support this podcast ★

My Amazing Virtual Assistant Just Resigned …What Do I Do Now? Want the transcript? Download it here. In this episode, Matt and Barbara discuss the reasons why business owners should never become dependent on any one person in any specific role and the common traps many fall into in this area. This episode focuses on some of the key areas that business owners need to stay on top of to ensure there is minimal impact to their business when that superstar VA leaves.   Some of the areas covered include:  The need for up-to-date and current systematisation and documentation Understanding that you need to slow down, in order to speed up your business It is the responsibility of the business owner to build and create the systems to ensure business success Let us know what your key takeout has been from this episode and join the continuing conversation over in the Virtual Success Facebook Group. Resources mentioned in this show: The E-Myth by Michael Gerber   In this episode: 00:54 – My VA just resigned… 02:05 – Creating a turn key business 02:56 – You must document tasks 05:05 – Everybody is replaceable, including you 06:28 – Slow down to speed up 10:40 – Key takeaways 12:57 – Wrapping things up   Barbara:  Hey everyone and welcome back to another episode of the Virtual Success Show, where I'm joined by my co-host, Matt Malouf. Hi Matt, how's it going? Matt:  Well Barb, and yourself?   Barbara:  I'm really well, thank you. We've been flat out busy, both you and me in the last few weeks, up-leveling.   Matt:  Absolutely. And braving that it's very chilly here in Sydney today, but …   Barbara:  It is.   Matt:  But we've got a hot topic that we're going to be talking about. My VA just resigned…   Barbara:  Yes, definitely, definitely. One of the questions … I mean, I hear this quite a bit at Virtual Angel Hub, but I also see it online and I've heard it from people I've spoken to, who've had VAs or virtual teams before, what if my … Let's say you have an amazing VA, that just does epic work for you, is a massive asset to your business, and then they tell you that they're resigning for whatever reason, they may be going back to study, or whatever. They've announced you that they're resigning and you go into this total panic mode of, “Oh my god, what am I going to do now?” because this person is such a huge part of my business and knows all the processes and what we do.   And I find this really interesting, because in my business, I often move people around, I promote people. Thankfully nobody's ever really left me, but people often very quickly have to be moved into new roles, which means that I can't have a situation where they're indispensable in the previous role. So Matt, I'm really interested to talk to you about this as a business coach. How can people not fall into this trap of having somebody who is indispensable, I guess, in their business, and then you're left in chaos if they leave? Creating a turn key business Matt:  Yes. It was a really interesting conversation we were having just before the show, but I think that the person that put this best is probably Michael Gerber in The E-Myth, about you've got to create a turn key business. A business that can operate without you.   And I think that anytime in business, where knowledge is held with a person, without documented systems or processes, it's risky. And I know Barb, what I see, a lot of these business owners holding a lot of the IP in their head, and doing things just naturally in the natural course of business. Then they bring a team member on, and what they do is they download their brain into the team member's brain, without getting it all documented. So really what you're doing is transferring the risk, as opposed to de-risking the business. You must document tasks Barbara:  Yes. And you know what I find as well? Sometimes when a client comes to us, and we have a very high success rate as you know,

 From Corporate Jungle to Lifestyle Entrepreneur Using Virtual Teams with Paul HigginsWant the transcript? Download it here. In this episode, special guest and co-founder of TrackZEN, Paul Higgins, chats with us about his transition from the corporate world to running his own business and how, along the way, he has amassed a team of virtual specialists to help him achieve immense business success. Paul, whose passion is helping business owners slash their work hours whilst exploding their profits, shares with us his strategies and tips for getting outsourcing right, the first time. Some of the areas covered include:The importance of investing time into recruiting, training and building your systems and processesThe common challenges faced by business owners when dealing with outsourcing countriesPaul's framework for success with virtual teamsTips on starting out with a VA Let us know what your key takeout has been from this episode and join the continuing conversation over in the Virtual Success Facebook Group. Resources mentioned in this show:https://www.facebook.com/groups/buildlivegive  In this episode:01:50 – About Paul Higgins and TrackZEN06:03 – Tips and strategies for getting outsourcing right08:19 – Challenges faced when dealing with outsourcing countries08:56 – Using virtual staff at TrackZEN10:06 – The 3 key elements to managing a virtual team11:44 – It's up to the business owner to get these elements right13:28 – Managing a large virtual team15:43 – The challenges of managing a large virtual team17:14 – Framework for success21:53 – Paul's future vision23:18 – Paul's top 2 tips on starting out with a VA24:00 – Wrapping things up  Barbara Turley:  Hey everyone and welcome back to another episode of the Virtual Success Show. I'm joined today by my fantastic co-host, Matt Malouf. Hi Matt, how's it going? Matt Malouf:  I'm well, Barbara. How are you? Barbara Turley:  I'm great, thanks. I'm great, thanks. Matt Malouf:  Excellent. It's sweltering here in Sydney today. Barbara Turley:  It is. Well, they're talking about … They're actually talking about power outages because all the people are using air conditioning. It's awful.  You know, in the 15 years that I've lived here, I don't think I remember a summer this hot. Ever. Matt Malouf:   Nah. It's brilliant. We'll all be down at the beach later today. Barbara Turley:  Yeah. All the international guests will be thinking, “Yeah, we really feel for you. It's terrible.” Very good. So, listen. Today's show, guys, we're … we have yet another Virtual Angel Hub client and a good friend of mine and someone who's just very experienced in this whole outsourcing and systems and managing teams type business. Paul Higgins is the founder of TrackZEN Club. Paul, welcome to the show. Paul Higgins:  Thanks, Barb. Good to be here and Matt. Matt Malouf:  Welcome, Paul. Paul Higgins:  Thank you. Barbara Turley:  So, listen, Paul, just to kick off … TrackZEN Club … Let's talk about…I said before we started the show it would be better for me to let you explain a bit about what you actually do. What is TrackZEN Club? And why should we all know about it? Tell us a bit about it. About Paul Higgins and TrackZEN Paul Higgins:  Sure, so, they say if you've got an itch, it's best to scratch it yourself and really, the TrackZEN Club came about me not being able to find the solution. So, I was ex-corporate running my own business. I was lonely. I was missing the corporate team and environment and I was really struggling to sort of focus and be accountable. And I was looking for different groups and I just couldn't find a group or a mastermind group that sort of suited my experience and exactly where I was. It was either a lot of people for young start-ups or really young business that hadn't had a corporate career or there were sort of people that were running very bricks and mortar businesses that sort of didn't suit me either. So, in short, I created my own and it's a mastermind where people like m...

Q&A - Managing Guilt From: Mike Piercey at Cornerstone Constructions Expert: Matt Jones from Cube Consulting Firstly, thanks to Mike who just emailed us the amazing review below. Hi Matt, I found your podcast via your episode on The Tradies Business Show, and have since listened to every one of your episodes. There isn't enough peer recognition in our industry, so I just wanted to drop you a line to let you know how bloody good your product is. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and network with all of us. Kind Regards, Mike Piercey Cornerstone Landscapes I replied to his email thanking him and asking if there was anything that he might need any help with currently to which he replied, I guess the thing I struggle most with is finding a reasonable work/life balance. I love working on the business and I love spending time with my family but I usually feel guilty when I'm doing one and not the other. Kind Regards,Mike PierceyDirectorCornerstone Landscapes This is a problem that I feel we all suffer with from time to time.I experienced it myself first hand last year, when I went skiing with a couple of mates. The whole time I felt guilty because I was away from my business.I remember while I was away thinking, 'why do I feel like this? Surely I can justify a weekend away'. As a result of that experience, I put together the Learn'n'ski program that's happening next month in Wanaka, New Zealand. It was my way of making a great experience tax deductible for my friends and clients. Check out more about Learn'n'ski 2016 here. Excuse the shameless plug ;-) Anyway, the reality is, we all battle with guilt from time to time, so to help us find out why and what we can do about it, I invited Matt from Cube Consulting back on the show to help us get to the bottom of it.You might remember Matt from episodes TSS017, TSS018, TSS019 & TSS020. He is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to mindset and strategy and his podcasts were some of our most downloaded. Go back and check them out.  A big thanks to Mike for the question and to Matt for sharing his expertise with us once again.If you have any questions/queries, or needs, email them in to enquiries@thesiteshed.com and you may well get your own podcast out of it ;-) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I was asked by one friend recently (Hi Mike) to make the podcasts much shorter. So, I thought I would produce a sequence of podcasts where I simply have a chat with another mate (Hi Matt) over a couple of beers in Stockton Heath.I've not added any narration to introduce the conversations or provide context - I thought I'd simply let the conversations speak for themselves.So, here's the first in a mini series called 'Matt Chats'.And, at least, you get to see a photograph here of Stockton Heath when it had a roundabout !Hope to talk to you soon.

Hi Pam! Hi Tara! Hi Alyssa! Hi Alissa! Justin describes a new weather phenomenon: “shaneclone” Hi Matt! Pocketcontents provides alcohol engineering solutions. Human cheese. *hhhhhhhhhrrrrrrrrrrgh* Baby monkey riding on a pig! Also, we discuss topics provided by misschasse, Robyn Lindstifa, katefeetie and giddygirlie. Stuff came through from briliantlyfreakish and yhf after we wrapped up, but … Continue reading »