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Vicar Shick How good are you at staying cool under pressure? The world around us has grown increasingly chaotic. The rate of change we are experiencing is unlike any other time in recorded history. In the midst of that Paul’s voice rings loud and clear: “Stand firm in the Lord” (v. 1). “Your citizenship is heaven … we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him to subject all things to himself.” Therefore stand firm. How? Stay centered in Christ. Pray with thanksgiving. Think about what is excellent and praiseworthy.
The recent rejection of a bill in Congress that would protect children born in a botched abortion attempt paves the way for justifying serial killer Kermit Gosnell. How? Stay tuned to find out. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/filterlesskadie/support
Rich Donnelly spent three decades as a major league baseball coach. This was his dream since he was a little boy. In attaining this dream, he set everything else in life aside, including his marriage and children. Today, Rich shares how the news of his daughter's terminal disease shook him out of his detrimental focus on success and how he's been driven to lead a life of significance since. Ever wonder if people can change? My friends, this episode is for you. SHOW NOTES: Get your copy of Rich Donnelly's new book The Chicken Runs at Midnight here. Don't be average. You were put on earth to inspire and help people. Thank God I had cancer. It strengthened me. My son gave his life to save a strangers life. I lost a son but I gained a grandson, the woman is naming her son after Michael. I've had a lot of storms in my life, but I've also had a lot of sunshiny days. The storms taught me to not waste the sunshine. The average age is 80, so I hope I've got about 3,000 days left. I don't waste a day; try to do something good everyday. What is your encouragement to people going through a storm? It's not going to happen over night. It's going to be a step by step, hour by hour, process. Go out and do the best you can. If you're fortunate enough to have a family, a wife, kids: Be good to one another." "We are on a super highway and we are flying right past our family and friends. Stop and take time to notice, care, speak." Thank people by passing on their goodness to someone else. Don't put value on material things. They're just temporary wins. Did you enjoy hearing about major league baseball? Check out episode 53 with one of my heroes, 13-time MLB Gold-glove-winning shortstop for the St. Louis Cardinals Ozzie Smith. RICH DONNELLY'S LIVE INSPIRED 7 1. What is the best book you’ve ever read? I Am Third. Reminds us to put the Lord first, fellow man second and self third. 2. What is a characteristic or trait that you possessed as a child that you wish you still exhibited today? Passion for what I do. 3. Your house is on fire, all living things and people are out. You have the opportunity to run in and grab one item. What would it be? I don't put a whole lot of value on material things. They are just temporary wins. 4. You are sitting on a bench overlooking a gorgeous beach. You have the opportunity to have a long conversation with anyone living or dead. Who would it be? Jesus. What was it like for you growing up? During your teen years, did you think you were a big shot? 5. What is the best advice you've ever received? My dad told me if you don't want to get hit by the train, stay off the tracks. Seems simple, but I sat in the middle of the tracks! 6. What advice would you give your 20-year-old self? You got a heck of a life ahead of you and you better know how to handle this. Stay out of trouble. How? Stay away from people who are in trouble and places that are always causing trouble. 7. It’s been said that all great people can have their lives summed up in one sentence. How do you want yours to read? He became a good person. *** If you enjoyed today’s episode: Subscribe, rate & review on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts. See you here next Thursday! Live Inspired with John daily on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Instagram + get his Monday Motivation email. Get a John's #1 National Best-selling book ON FIRE here (use code podcast at checkout for 15% off).
Lightbulb Moment: Business Breakthroughs and Personal Discoveries with Becky Mollenkamp
Do you ever have the urge to pursue an idea or dream? Do you ever hold yourself back by whispering to yourself that you’re not smart, pretty, or talented enough? Yael Bendahan knows what it’s like to, not only have those same limiting beliefs, but how to overcome them. Yael is here to talk about how the world is advancing for stay-at-home moms and their careers, the belief system that’s pushed on us by our parents, and the growing opportunities for people to work remotely. Show Highlights: The pressure and influence of Yael’s childhood How Stay-at-Home moms can now make living salaries without going to the office What Yael did to find balance between working from home and taking care of her children The moment that pushed her forward to her highest potential Yael’s realization that banished her traditional way of thinking Changes that Yael has experienced with her business and her thinking The one thing we do out of fear that is hurting our growth How she was able to overcome her insecurities to pursue her dreams Yael’s advice to people who don’t have the education they feel they “should” How we should reframe our thinking about people without higher education Resources: www.yaelbendahan.com Yael on Facebook Yael on Instagram Yael on Twitter Becky Mollenkamp believes women deserve to feel powerful and fulfilled. As a business mindset coach, she helps her clients dream and play bigger, while also finding contentment in the here and now. Learn more about Becky at beckymollenkamp.com.
Welcome to episode 033 of the Write Now podcast! Today I am answering the question, "As a writer, do I need a website?" I am also answering the inevitable follow-up questions of "Why?" and "How?" Stay tuned! Though as you listen, please note: I am not a lawyer! So please take what I say in this episode as my own thoughts & opinions and not official legal counsel. :) As a writer, do I need a website? Short answer: Yes. Long answer: Yessssssssssssssss. Seriously, a website is a great tool for any writer, whether you're a novelist, a blogger, a journalist, a poet, or... you know. Any other kind of writer. First, I'd like to establish the need for every writer to have an online presence of some type (if not a website). Whether that's a Twitter profile or an Instagram account, there's a community of other writers and (perhaps more importantly) readers online that you can't afford to ignore. So why would you need a website if you already have a digital presence on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Ello, etc.? Because you don't own those properties. Not 100%. But! BEFORE I GET IN TO ALL OF THAT, just a quick heads-up that I now have a Tip Jar live on my site! If you feel that the content I provide is valuable and encouraging, tossing a buck or two into my tip jar will help me continue to produce fun, interesting, & ad-free content on a regular basis. Thank you! :D All right. Now back to the good stuff. Home... home on the web... You need a home on the web -- a digital base camp -- that you own and control fully. Here's why: Branding. You can more fully brand yourself -- you're no longer constrained by the blue boxes and formatting of Facebook, or the 140-character limit of Twitter. You don't have to worry about being censored or having posts removed if you're a fan of four-letter words. Trust & credibility. Your own website lends you trust and credibility. You can refer people to [yourname].com instead of encouraging them to find you on Facebook/Twitter/etc. Professional email. And you can set up email on your domain so that your queries and correspondences come from something like hello@sarahwerner.com instead of saucylibrarian82@hotmail. Blog and write whatever you want. Your website is also a great place to host a blog, where you can establish yourself as an expert in your field -- whether that's novel writing, poetry, book or music reviewing, technical writing, and more. Build your audience, readership, or tribe. Your own website is also a great home base from which to build your tribe, a.k.a. your audience or readership. Build loyalty, collect email addresses, send emails to the list you build, and more. (For example, check out the black bar at the top of this page, where you have the option to sign up for the Write Now newsletter!) Make the money you deserve from your work. Finally! With a bit of finagling, you could sell your books from your website and not deal with the 30%, 60%, 80%, etc. costs of a middleman like Amazon. How do I get my own website as a writer? The awesome news is that you don't have to pay an agency $35,000 for your own website. In fact, depending on what you want your site to do, it's quite likely that you can make it yourself for a relatively small investment. Build it! Here's what I recommend, depending on your level of comfort with digital & web-based stuff: Squarespace.com (beginner) Wordpress.com (intermediate) Wordpress.org (advanced) I built my website on wordpress.org, if you're curious. And no, none of these platforms is paying me to shill them (sadly). I actually do recommend them. Measure your analytics & success. Web analytics (such as Google Analytics, which is free and easy to install) provide a treasure trove of valuable information.