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I just had the most fascinating conversation with Charlotte about biohacking! We explored how these simple practices can help optimize our bodies and minds, from breathwork and grounding to more adventurous techniques. Charlotte explained how biohacking creates a foundation that allows us to access higher states of consciousness, tap into our intuition, and even work with time in surprising ways. I loved learning how these practices can help us blow our own minds and access realms beyond our everyday reality. Charlotte's energy was infectious as she shared how she guides people to trust their intuition and notice synchronicities, allowing tiny incremental changes, along with the really massive ones in life.   Charlotte Carter is the Founder and CEO of I Dare To Leap Ltd, where she mentors high performers to transform their lives through targeted coaching and energy work. As a clinical hypnotherapist, transformational coach, positive psychology practitioner, energy healer, breathwork facilitator, and personal trainer, Charlotte brings a holistic approach to personal development. Her work with high achievers all over the world focuses on removing barriers to living a truly fulfilling life. An Amazon bestselling author and international podcast host with Beyond Money, Charlotte's expertise has been featured in prominent publications including Hello Online, Grazia, Daily Telegraph, Marie Claire, and Metro. Charlotte's insights come from both personal experience and the remarkable results of her clients, offering readers practical wisdom that bridges theory and real-world application.   You can connect with Charlotte here:  I Dare to Leap Website Charlotte - Facebook Charlotte - Instagram Charlotte - LinkedIn     Of course, please feel free to send me YOUR questions anytime, or connect with me for an actual conversation to get them answered.    I definitely look forward to connecting with you anytime! If you'd like to have a FREE life mapping chat with me, you can grab a time right here to do that: 20 Minute FREE Life Mapping Session   You can also find me on the CATCH website. It has a great video and some free recordings right there to explain more. CATCH - Laura Ordile   Please come join me in The Change Gang Group! Change Gang Group     Grab yourself a freebie made just for YOU here: Fun FREEBIES!   And I have a brand new one that's not even on the website yet. If you'd like to boost your happiness and increase your sleep, this one's for you!  Sleep Better and Live Happier!   And I'm also always happy to connect on Instagram: Laura Ordile   Thank you so much for joining me in the fun. I'd be very grateful if you would be willing to take a moment and rate and review the show for me. And I hope you have a great week!   Happy day to you,   Laura 

Chapter 1: How can Tim Miller's blue balls get some relief?By LiminallySpaced. Listen to the Podcast at Explicit Novels.It was a Sunday morning, and my cock was hard in my hand. As an eighteen year old virgin, the strength of my erections was never in doubt, but their frequency was becoming distracting, to say the least. Hard when I went to sleep, hard when I woke up, hard at various impractical points throughout the day, my hormones were in a constant cascade down from my brain to my dick, swelling up my balls and begging to be released in an explosion of hot, white, euphoria.As warm water showered down my body, I worked toward that release. Eyes closed tight as I stroked up and down, my mind tried to organize the overwhelming stimulus it took in on a daily basis as a horned-up high school senior. Lori's cleavage when she bent over to pick up her pen, the way Tara's tight gym shorts framed her perfect ass, Michele's lips and tongue running over the tip of her pen while deep in thought. my cock screamed at me, throbbing, egging me on like my own personal drug dealer, pushing me to imagine how these young women, my classmates, my friends, might act if they were with me right now, their bodies consumed by the same fire as mine, and what depraved things they might do to reach their own satisfaction.But as I raced down the final straightaway toward ultimate pleasure, my mind's fantasies landed in the same place it always did. Instead of my hand sliding up and down my cock I envisioned a mane of fiery red hair bobbing back and forth, lips, tongue and hands touching me, sucking me, desperate to pull my climax out of my body. Then, right as I was approaching the edge, the mental image became the emerald green eyes of my next door neighbor Sarah looked up at me, her large, firm breasts pressed together by her arms as both hands pumped my shaft and kneaded my balls. Her breath was as labored as mine, her eyes burned with the fire of wanton lust. We both knew what was coming, and she wanted it, needed it, as badly as I did. Sarah's hands, lips and tongue coaxed me closer and closer. My balls churned, coiling tight, my breath got ragged, and then time seemed to stop as Sarah placed the trembling purple head of my cock on her bottom lip, stared me right in the eye, and whispered.Alexa Ruins My Moment"Hey, I'm coming in!" My eyes burst open, hand off my cock and quickly closing the gap in the shower curtain as I angled my rapidly deflating dick away from the bathroom door. The abrupt entrance of my step-sister Alexa snapped me right back to reality, instantly sending me lightyears away from that glorious precipice of pleasure."You know it doesn't really work if you knock, after, you open the door.""Eh, get over it, I wasn't looking, and besides, you've been in here for like half an hour. Other people need to use the bathroom in the morning too, you know!" Alexa was a bit older than me, and you'd think college would have taught her some new manners about sharing a communal space, but any tact she might have learned fell away as soon as she came home for a weekend, a holiday, or in this case spring break.I always used to lock the bathroom, automatically, but  when Alexa went off to college, I got out of the habit. That's going to changed immediately. "Why are you even up this early? You guys were out until like 2 am last night," I challenged my intruding stepsister."Stephanie and I are going on a bit of a road trip today, so we wanted to get a jump on things," Alexa said as she sat pissing in the toilet. I was just an arm's reach from her, only veiled by a cheap white vinyl shower curtain; But I stood there petrified by fear. Fear of Alexa's complete disregard of my privacy.Girls on the prowlAlexa was out Saturday night with her friend, Stephanie. Stephanie & her parents lived in our upstairs rented-out apartment. Stephanie and Alexa had been inseparable for as long as I could remember. As a night owl myself, I had heard them stumble home late many nights, and last night was no different. Straining cock in my hand, the sound of the closing front door, along with hushed whispers and giggles as they walked by my room, triggered momentary mid-masturbation paranoia. I froze in silence, mid-stroke, to make sure I gave no indication of what I was doing, but the pressure in my cock never abated. In that moment my horned-up mind wandered to Stephanie, a tall volleyball player with long toned legs and more than enough tits. Last night, as I surfed porn at 2 in the morning, I heard her footsteps coming down the hall. I wondered where she'd been. Had she sucked someone's dick? Had she swallowed their cum? My cock throbbed.Once I heard her bedroom door close, I thought the coast was clear & I started back up again. Thoughts of Stephanie lingered, and as I timed my orgasm to the cumshot clip I watched on my computer, in my mind's eye it was Stephanie's face I saw, mouth open in a slight smile, happily splattered in white.Just as the blast of cream abated, Alexa interrupted from the hallway; “What are You doing up so late?”"Nothing, just watching a movie."Her languid response of "Um Hmm" said she didn't believe me, but wasn't going to push it."Well just hurry up and finish, huh? You know mom hates it when you're late for church.” Her tone implied a double meaning.Back to this morning's shower.I heard the toilet lid close, followed by a strong flush. “Damn it!”  The sudden blast of scalding water led to my frantic overcompensation on the shower knobs, causing  my cock getting a blast of ice cold ‘therapy.'  I finally got the mix adjusted, but as I looked down at my now totally flaccid penis and frustratingly full balls, I knew the only thing being finished right now was my shower. I rinsed, turned off the water, and stepped out.As I toweled off, my mind drifted to all the things I had coming up in the next few months. After tucking in my towel around my waist, I opened the bathroom door to abate the steam, so I could eventually check my hair in the mirror. I brushed my teeth while thinking about things like finding a prom date, making sure my summer job was set up, and getting ready for college in the fall.As I went through the rest of my morning toiletry routine, several thoughts meandered through my head, but I was brought back to earth as my gaze fell on the bathroom window. The blinds were inexplicably drawn up so that this small window looked directly at Sarah's bedroom window, and as the fog cleared from the glass, it revealed the beautiful redhead whose lips I had just minutes ago been fantasizing were sliding up and down my cock. There she was, almost topless, with only a sheer black underwire bra shielding her perfect breasts from my eyes.She moved around her room casually, looking for a top for the day, but I froze. I'd caught a glimpse of her puttering around in her room from time to time over the years, but usually it was as a silhouette through curtains, and always fully clothed. Her curtains must have been broken now, as this was a straight shot right into her bedroom, the morning sun illuminating her pale cleavage like a beacon.I flicked off the bathroom light, shut the door, & clicked the lock. Standing there in the dark room, I could see Sarah, but all she saw was a screened dark bathroom window.Sarah and I were friendly, but I don't know if I'd say we were friends. We had lived only feet from each other for many years, and had grown up going to school together, but we never really traveled in the same social circles. Regardless, as the years went by she developed into the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen. I was just too petrified by her beauty, and my own inexperience, to really do anything about it. Outgoing but private, I had no idea if she had a boyfriend, a girlfriend or what. My hormone-addled brain was dying to know her sexual history, and I had spent many nights imagining all its details for my own pleasure.I felt the blood start to return to my cock, but another impatient knock on the door from Alexa snapped me out of it.“Use the other bathroom,” I yelled in a defiant tone. When I looked back, Sarah had gone, and instinctually my hand sprung to close the blinds, not wanting anyone to be privy to the magic portal I had just discovered.The image of those busty, freckled tits stayed fresh in my mind as I got dressed. I wondered what her nipples tasted like. What her tits would feel like wrapped around my cock. How slowly my cum would slide down between them. Jesus I just wish I had cum in the shower. I really needed to snap out of this.The smell of bacon brought me back to earth as I entered the kitchen. I looked toward the stove and saw another lovely sight; two long, athletic legs leading up to the shortest shorts humanly imaginable. Inside those shorts was an apple of an ass, and above that, a tight, spaghetti-strap tank top covered a long, tight back leading up to a messy bun of dirty blonde hair, with headphones on each ear.. The whole package gyrated slowly to a song only she could hear as she made herself breakfast. The blood once again started its pilgrimage to my cock."Hey, neighbor," I greeted Stephanie as I opened the fridge door in an attempt to hide my arousal."Oh, hey, Timmy!" she said as she whirled around to greet me. She knew I hated the name Timmy, but she never passed up a chance to tease me. It was clear when she turned around, that she had stayed the night, as her nipples were clearly visible through the tight fabric of the tank top. As the only man in the house, and not much of a threat at that, Stephanie was always very relaxed when she was here, which meant she had no problem hanging around in whatever she slept in. Alexa would usually follow suit, and their sleepovers generally meant a parade of unfettered tits and nipples covered only by the thinnest of garments. This was both heaven and hell for any boy my age. Even now my eyes couldn't help but lock in on her perfect tits, and she caught me staring before I could look away."Are you staring at my tits, Timmy?" she said with a wry smile. I scrambled and focused on something else to cover my ogling."Nah, I'm staring at that hickey on your uh, chest. You fall asleep on the vacuum again?""Very funny," she chuckled, "I bet you'd love to know where I got it, wouldn't you, perv?" It was true. I blew it off and tried to seem cool, but goddamn it was true. The little deep red mark peeked out from the hem of her tank top, on the inside of her right breast and it was driving me mad. Did she get it last night? Did she get it. from Alexa?I'd never seen Stephanie with a boyfriend, and due to all the time the 2 girls spent together, I naturally wondered if Stephanie and Alexa were a little more than just friends. Stephanie's upstairs unit was laid out fairly similar to ours, so her bedroom was right above mine, which meant I could hear loud music and girlish giggles pulse through the floor every time they hung out. Then one night, when it was extra quiet, the sounds of faint moaning snuck their way through the floorboards, in through my ears, and directly down to my dick. I was too shocked to do anything but sit there with an intense hard on; Alexa wasn't home; was she up there with Stephanie? Did she have those long legs wrapped around my step-sister's head? The fact that I was over hearing something so personal, made it taboo and voyeuristic, and hot as hell. I tried to keep the incident out of my mind, but when I heard those sexy little whimpers trickle down a second occasion, a third, I couldn't ignore it. Sometimes Alexa was home, sometimes she wasn't, and I'd listen closely, stroking along, wondering if Stephanie was touching herself, or if Alexa was touching her, or licking her tight cunt, or even if that tight cunt was wrapped around a hard cock. I'd match her intensity, getting faster and faster as she lost control, until the sexiest sound a woman can make freed itself from her mouth in a unique short-short-long pattern of ecstasy, and I would cum so hard I almost blacked out."Have fun on your trip," I managed to choke out through a suddenly dry mouth. I grabbed a yogurt out of the fridge and went on my way. Today had been quite the test already, so heading off to church with my step-mom seemed like a great way to get my mind out of the gutter.Or so I thought.Despite working a dangerous job being a cop, my dad was never really one for religion. Neither was Kelly, my step mother, at least not until the night dad got injured in the line of duty. He passed away after two weeks in a coma, but Kelly's prayers never stopped. She found a great church shortly after we lost him, and the community of parishioners helped her, helped all of us, through a very difficult time. Alexa stopped going once she went off to college, but I continued to go with Kelly every week I could. I don't know if I believed any of it, but I knew me being there was soothing for Kelly, so I did it to make her feel good. I also did it because I missed my dad, and sometimes it really did help. One of the perks as well was a great youth ministry that introduced me to new kids from different nearby towns.When I arrived, late as always; I was greeted by a warm smile and a discreet wave from the pastor's daughter, Christine. A cute brunette Italian girl, with a sexy, smokey voice, I had developed a crush on her almost immediately. She had a style that was conservative, but definitely not prudish, a tantalizing dichotomy that was on full display the first summer we met. Big, baggy t-shirts would hang loose, revealing little form, while also giving just the slightest suggestion of the small, perky tits underneath. Below were short shorts, revealing long, strong legs formed by years of running track, and skin that seemed to have a warm, perpetual tan regardless of the season.A kind heart with a beautiful soul, Christine welcomed me into the church's youth social scene immediately and we became fast friends. I say emphasize friends, because I quickly learned Christine had a long time boyfriend named Eric. Eric was a good guy, but he wasn't a church goer, much to her father's dismay, and it was a source of much struggle for Christine as well. Having one foot in the godly world and one foot in the secular world can be very confusing, especially at our age. You see, despite being the pastor's daughter, Christine was still a red-blooded, 18 year old girl with wants and needs that boiled hot and furious just like everyone else. Christine trusted and confided in me, and while she never went into detail, I knew the pastor's daughter was doing SOMETHiNG sinful with her boyfriend; I just didn't know exactly what. This made my imagination run wild, but she was my friend, and doing her best to stay a good Christian girl, so I tried to ignore those thoughts as much as possible. I didn't always succeed.After the service my eyes scanned the congregation as everyone milled about. They fell on a face I hadn't seen in quite a while; a face that sent a slight tingle straight to my painfully full balls; Rachel. Tall, with long, strawberry blonde hair, Rachel was definitely what would be called thicc. Cute and innocent-looking with big doe eyes, Rachel by far had the biggest tits I'd seen of any girl my age. Sturdy bras held up her two talents while a tasteful sundress gave a hint of deep cleavage, and hung off the crest of a plump ass and thick thighs. Another longtime friend of mine, Rachel and her family belonged to two churches, so It was a rare treat to see her in person. To the casual onlooker it wouldn't seem like she and I had much of a relationship, as we generally didn't do much more than a smile and wave or a quick hello, but she and I actually had a very lively online relationship that saw us talking digitally almost every day. We'd chat about everything and anything as two teenagers growing up in the world. I enjoyed talking to her, but things never got particularly saucy. I'd complain about girls and she'd humor my grumblings, but when it came to Rachel and boys, there didn't seem to be much there to talk about. She was very clear she was saving her virginity for marriage, and that's generally where things would end. Even so, there was many a night where after one of our long digital conversations I'd massage my cock to completion, while wondering what she did with those magnificent, innocent tits when she was all alone.Making a bee line for me through the crowd now was Christine. After a big hug we chatted a bit, but I could tell something was off. It was a normal routine for Christine and I to take a drive and hang out after church, so we said our quick goodbyes, hopped in my car, and headed off to get milkshakes. Sitting in the parking lot, I decided to try and get to the bottom of what was bothering my friend."So what's up? You're being awfully quiet." I glanced over at her, taking note of her outfit. Today she was wearing a nice tasteful blouse, but her legs were on full display, reaching out from beneath a knee length skirt, which I noticed was currently bunched up tantalizingly at mid-thigh."It's nothing, it's just," she paused, shifting her legs together nervously,"it's just, Eric. Well, actually, it's really me.""Go on," I said, watching her pick the hem of her skirt."I'm just worried about what comes next. For us, Eric and me. College starts soon and we're going to be so far away from each other, and I'm. I'm worried there's not enough, you know, incentive to keep a long distance thing going."I thought I had a feeling where this was going."You mean you think because you're not having sex with him he'll find greener grass somewhere else?""Well, sort of, I mean. Can I; can I tell you something?" She started to blush."Of course," I said. My cock twitched."Well, Eric and I. we've always tried to keep each other. satisfied. but a couple of times it's just. the heat just got too much to bear, and we. had sex.""Oh no way!" I said, trying to play it cool while secretly my mind started racing. I shifted to hide my growing erection as any previous attempt to keep my thoughts of Christine chaste were instantly gone. I imagined her on her hands and knees, that tasteful skirt bunched up around her waist with her hot ass in the air, moaning in ecstasy as her tight, proper cunt got stuffed with a hot, throbbing cock. My fantasy was short-lived however."Yeah, only a couple times, because honestly. I just really couldn't enjoy it. He was a total gentleman and all, but the whole time I couldn't stop thinking that I was doing something wrong; something bad. And not in a hot way." My dick was deflating as I listened to my friend's legit crisis. "I was so uncomfortable every time, we could never really get going, and he wouldn't even. you know. cum."My cock twitched with life again slightly. Even though this wasn't a sexy situation, I couldn't help but note the hotness of hearing the pastor's daughter talk about cum."And so you're worried that he's going to get to college and find a girl who's not uncomfortable about it and forgets about you?""Actually no, I'm worried about me. I'm worried that this is my body telling me I'm not with the right person, and that I need to be with someone more; godly."Now don't get ahead of yourself, she wasn't talking about me; she knows I'm not much more than a weekend warrior for Christ, and this was something that was clearly weighing on her quite heavily. The sins of the flesh were bringing her to a serious cross road, and she had some hard decisions ahead of her."You know, one thing I know for sure is that I trust you. You've always had a great mind for my shit, and that's why I know that if you trust yourself, trust your gut, you're going to make the right decision." I assured her. She smiled that warm smile, and I thought I saw her tan thighs ever so slightly squeeze together.We finished our milkshakes, and I drove her home. Every so often I'd catch her eye and she'd smile again, as the late afternoon wind whipped her chocolate hair around in a frenzy. Before she got out, she leaned over, kissed me on the cheek, and said "thanks Tim. You're a good friend." I watched her sashay towards her front door, making sure to pull her skirt back down before she went in.Instant MessagesAs I drove home my mind raced again, and the tightness in my pants returned. I wasn't so much thinking of the awkward, uncomfortable sex Christine had had, but the thing she had said before that. Satisfied. They tried to keep each other satisfied? What did that mean? Was she jerking him off? Was he moaning in her ear as he spurt cum all over her hands? Had she tasted it? Had he tasted her? Was she regularly gripping the sheets and writhing around as he tongued her clit? Surely the pastor's daughter was keeping it respectable, but what was it like that first time? Maybe over-the-clothes dry humping just got so intense that they lost control. Maybe that sexy, smokey voice breathlessly cried out those two magic words. "fuck me."The stimuli of the day clouded my mind for the rest of the evening. Dinner and tv with Kelly was a blur; -all I could think about was getting upstairs and setting my blue balls free. I said goodnight to a returned Alexa, packing for her journey back to school tomorrow, headed to my room and fired up my computer. Waiting for me there was a message from Rachel. We chatted about nothing in particular for a while, and then, as the night grew later, quieter, she started to get a bit nosey."So where'd you and Christine run off to after church?" she inquired."Just went for a drive to get milkshakes; we do it almost every week.""Um Hmm; milkshakes. " Was this a little bit of sauce from Rachel?"Why, you jealous?""A little bit," she responded, "I love milkshakes. "I let it hang there, not sure how to respond. Not sure if this was innocent teasing, or if it were a double entendre from this proper, Christian girl whose family belonged to Two churches. I didn't have to wait long though as a new message popped up, changing the subject.

Welcome to this weeks episode! I got to chat with and explore the transformative power of energetic alignment with Charlotte Carter, who shared how an unexpected moment completely redirected her life's trajectory. She also reveals some thought-provoking insights about the mind-body connection in personal transformation and challenges conventional wisdom about achievement, suggesting we can accomplish more through ease than struggle. (How cool is that?!) Charlotte offers practical wisdom about breaking free from limiting patterns, especially for those who identify as "the strong one"....is that you? She also outlines her three-part approach to creating lasting change. Our conversation uncovered surprising truths about releasing facades and embracing true growth that listeners at any stage of their journey will find valuable.   Charlotte Carter is the Founder and CEO of I Dare To Leap Ltd, where she mentors high performers to transform their lives through targeted coaching and energy work. As a clinical hypnotherapist, transformational coach, positive psychology practitioner, energy healer, breathwork facilitator, and personal trainer, Charlotte brings a holistic approach to personal development. Her work with high achievers all over the world focuses on removing barriers to living a truly fulfilling life. An Amazon bestselling author and international podcast host with Beyond Money, Charlotte's expertise has been featured in prominent publications including Hello Online, Grazia, Daily Telegraph, Marie Claire, and Metro. Charlotte's insights come from both personal experience and the remarkable results of her clients, offering readers practical wisdom that bridges theory and real-world application.   You can connect with Charlotte here:  I Dare to Leap Website Charlotte - Facebook Charlotte - Instagram Charlotte - LinkedIn     Of course, please feel free to send me YOUR questions anytime, or connect with me for an actual conversation to get them answered.    I definitely look forward to connecting with you anytime! If you'd like to have a FREE life mapping chat with me, you can grab a time right here to do that: 20 Minute FREE Life Mapping Session   You can also find me on the CATCH website. It has a great video and some free recordings right there to explain more. CATCH - Laura Ordile   Please come join me in The Change Gang Group! Change Gang Group     Grab yourself a freebie made just for YOU here: Fun FREEBIES!   And I have a brand new one that's not even on the website yet. If you'd like to boost your happiness and increase your sleep, this one's for you!  Sleep Better and Live Happier!   And I'm also always happy to connect on Instagram: Laura Ordile   Thank you so much for joining me in the fun. I'd be very grateful if you would be willing to take a moment and rate and review the show for me. And I hope you have a great week!   Happy day to you,   Laura 

Chapter 1: How can Tim Miller's blue balls get some relief? By LiminallySpaced. Listen to the Podcast at Explicit Novels. It was a Sunday morning, and my cock was hard in my hand. As an eighteen year old virgin, the strength of my erections was never in doubt, but their frequency was becoming distracting, to say the least. Hard when I went to sleep, hard when I woke up, hard at various impractical points throughout the day, my hormones were in a constant cascade down from my brain to my dick, swelling up my balls and begging to be released in an explosion of hot, white, euphoria. [[MORE]] As warm water showered down my body, I worked toward that release. Eyes closed tight as I stroked up and down, my mind tried to organize the overwhelming stimulus it took in on a daily basis as a horned-up high school senior. Lori's cleavage when she bent over to pick up her pen, the way Tara's tight gym shorts framed her perfect ass, Michele's lips and tongue running over the tip of her pen while deep in thought. my cock screamed at me, throbbing, egging me on like my own personal drug dealer, pushing me to imagine how these young women, my classmates, my friends, might act if they were with me right now, their bodies consumed by the same fire as mine, and what depraved things they might do to reach their own satisfaction. But as I raced down the final straightaway toward ultimate pleasure, my mind's fantasies landed in the same place it always did. Instead of my hand sliding up and down my cock I envisioned a mane of fiery red hair bobbing back and forth, lips, tongue and hands touching me, sucking me, desperate to pull my climax out of my body. Then, right as I was approaching the edge, the mental image became the emerald green eyes of my next door neighbor Sarah looked up at me, her large, firm breasts pressed together by her arms as both hands pumped my shaft and kneaded my balls. Her breath was as labored as mine, her eyes burned with the fire of wanton lust. We both knew what was coming, and she wanted it, needed it, as badly as I did. Sarah's hands, lips and tongue coaxed me closer and closer. My balls churned, coiling tight, my breath got ragged, and then time seemed to stop as Sarah placed the trembling purple head of my cock on her bottom lip, stared me right in the eye, and whispered. Alexa Ruins My Moment "Hey, I'm coming in!" My eyes burst open, hand off my cock and quickly closing the gap in the shower curtain as I angled my rapidly deflating dick away from the bathroom door. The abrupt entrance of my step-sister Alexa snapped me right back to reality, instantly sending me lightyears away from that glorious precipice of pleasure. "You know it doesn't really work if you knock, after, you open the door." "Eh, get over it, I wasn't looking, and besides, you've been in here for like half an hour. Other people need to use the bathroom in the morning too, you know!" Alexa was a bit older than me, and you'd think college would have taught her some new manners about sharing a communal space, but any tact she might have learned fell away as soon as she came home for a weekend, a holiday, or in this case spring break. I always used to lock the bathroom, automatically, but  when Alexa went off to college, I got out of the habit. That's going to changed immediately. "Why are you even up this early? You guys were out until like 2 am last night," I challenged my intruding stepsister. "Stephanie and I are going on a bit of a road trip today, so we wanted to get a jump on things," Alexa said as she sat pissing in the toilet. I was just an arm's reach from her, only veiled by a cheap white vinyl shower curtain; But I stood there petrified by fear. Fear of Alexa's complete disregard of my privacy. Girls on the prowl Alexa was out Saturday night with her friend, Stephanie. Stephanie & her parents lived in our upstairs rented-out apartment. Stephanie and Alexa had been inseparable for as long as I could remember. As a night owl myself, I had heard them stumble home late many nights, and last night was no different. Straining cock in my hand, the sound of the closing front door, along with hushed whispers and giggles as they walked by my room, triggered momentary mid-masturbation paranoia. I froze in silence, mid-stroke, to make sure I gave no indication of what I was doing, but the pressure in my cock never abated. In that moment my horned-up mind wandered to Stephanie, a tall volleyball player with long toned legs and more than enough tits. Last night, as I surfed porn at 2 in the morning, I heard her footsteps coming down the hall. I wondered where she'd been. Had she sucked someone's dick? Had she swallowed their cum? My cock throbbed. Once I heard her bedroom door close, I thought the coast was clear & I started back up again. Thoughts of Stephanie lingered, and as I timed my orgasm to the cumshot clip I watched on my computer, in my mind's eye it was Stephanie's face I saw, mouth open in a slight smile, happily splattered in white. Just as the blast of cream abated, Alexa interrupted from the hallway; “What are You doing up so late?” "Nothing, just watching a movie." Her languid response of "Um Hmm" said she didn't believe me, but wasn't going to push it. "Well just hurry up and finish, huh? You know mom hates it when you're late for church.” Her tone implied a double meaning. Back to this morning's shower. I heard the toilet lid close, followed by a strong flush. “Damn it!”  The sudden blast of scalding water led to my frantic overcompensation on the shower knobs, causing  my cock getting a blast of ice cold ‘therapy.'  I finally got the mix adjusted, but as I looked down at my now totally flaccid penis and frustratingly full balls, I knew the only thing being finished right now was my shower. I rinsed, turned off the water, and stepped out. As I toweled off, my mind drifted to all the things I had coming up in the next few months. After tucking in my towel around my waist, I opened the bathroom door to abate the steam, so I could eventually check my hair in the mirror. I brushed my teeth while thinking about things like finding a prom date, making sure my summer job was set up, and getting ready for college in the fall. As I went through the rest of my morning toiletry routine, several thoughts meandered through my head, but I was brought back to earth as my gaze fell on the bathroom window. The blinds were inexplicably drawn up so that this small window looked directly at Sarah's bedroom window, and as the fog cleared from the glass, it revealed the beautiful redhead whose lips I had just minutes ago been fantasizing were sliding up and down my cock. There she was, almost topless, with only a sheer black underwire bra shielding her perfect breasts from my eyes. She moved around her room casually, looking for a top for the day, but I froze. I'd caught a glimpse of her puttering around in her room from time to time over the years, but usually it was as a silhouette through curtains, and always fully clothed. Her curtains must have been broken now, as this was a straight shot right into her bedroom, the morning sun illuminating her pale cleavage like a beacon. I flicked off the bathroom light, shut the door, & clicked the lock. Standing there in the dark room, I could see Sarah, but all she saw was a screened dark bathroom window. Sarah and I were friendly, but I don't know if I'd say we were friends. We had lived only feet from each other for many years, and had grown up going to school together, but we never really traveled in the same social circles. Regardless, as the years went by she developed into the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen. I was just too petrified by her beauty, and my own inexperience, to really do anything about it. Outgoing but private, I had no idea if she had a boyfriend, a girlfriend or what. My hormone-addled brain was dying to know her sexual history, and I had spent many nights imagining all its details for my own pleasure. I felt the blood start to return to my cock, but another impatient knock on the door from Alexa snapped me out of it. “Use the other bathroom,” I yelled in a defiant tone.  When I looked back, Sarah had gone, and instinctually my hand sprung to close the blinds, not wanting anyone to be privy to the magic portal I had just discovered. The image of those busty, freckled tits stayed fresh in my mind as I got dressed. I wondered what her nipples tasted like. What her tits would feel like wrapped around my cock. How slowly my cum would slide down between them. Jesus I just wish I had cum in the shower. I really needed to snap out of this. The smell of bacon brought me back to earth as I entered the kitchen. I looked toward the stove and saw another lovely sight; two long, athletic legs leading up to the shortest shorts humanly imaginable. Inside those shorts was an apple of an ass, and above that, a tight, spaghetti-strap tank top covered a long, tight back leading up to a messy bun of dirty blonde hair, with headphones on each ear.. The whole package gyrated slowly to a song only she could hear as she made herself breakfast. The blood once again started its pilgrimage to my cock. "Hey, neighbor," I greeted Stephanie as I opened the fridge door in an attempt to hide my arousal. "Oh, hey, Timmy!" she said as she whirled around to greet me. She knew I hated the name Timmy, but she never passed up a chance to tease me. It was clear when she turned around, that she had stayed the night, as her nipples were clearly visible through the tight fabric of the tank top. As the only man in the house, and not much of a threat at that, Stephanie was always very relaxed when she was here, which meant she had no problem hanging around in whatever she slept in. Alexa would usually follow suit, and their sleepovers generally meant a parade of unfettered tits and nipples covered only by the thinnest of garments. This was both heaven and hell for any boy my age. Even now my eyes couldn't help but lock in on her perfect tits, and she caught me staring before I could look away. "Are you staring at my tits, Timmy?" she said with a wry smile. I scrambled and focused on something else to cover my ogling. "Nah, I'm staring at that hickey on your uh, chest. You fall asleep on the vacuum again?" "Very funny," she chuckled, "I bet you'd love to know where I got it, wouldn't you, perv?" It was true. I blew it off and tried to seem cool, but goddamn it was true. The little deep red mark peeked out from the hem of her tank top, on the inside of her right breast and it was driving me mad. Did she get it last night? Did she get it. from Alexa? I'd never seen Stephanie with a boyfriend, and due to all the time the 2 girls spent together, I naturally wondered if Stephanie and Alexa were a little more than just friends. Stephanie's upstairs unit was laid out fairly similar to ours, so her bedroom was right above mine, which meant I could hear loud music and girlish giggles pulse through the floor every time they hung out. Then one night, when it was extra quiet, the sounds of faint moaning snuck their way through the floorboards, in through my ears, and directly down to my dick. I was too shocked to do anything but sit there with an intense hard on; Alexa wasn't home; was she up there with Stephanie? Did she have those long legs wrapped around my step-sister's head? The fact that I was over hearing something so personal, made it taboo and voyeuristic, and hot as hell. I tried to keep the incident out of my mind, but when I heard those sexy little whimpers trickle down a second occasion, a third, I couldn't ignore it. Sometimes Alexa was home, sometimes she wasn't, and I'd listen closely, stroking along, wondering if Stephanie was touching herself, or if Alexa was touching her, or licking her tight cunt, or even if that tight cunt was wrapped around a hard cock. I'd match her intensity, getting faster and faster as she lost control, until the sexiest sound a woman can make freed itself from her mouth in a unique short-short-long pattern of ecstasy, and I would cum so hard I almost blacked out. "Have fun on your trip," I managed to choke out through a suddenly dry mouth. I grabbed a yogurt out of the fridge and went on my way. Today had been quite the test already, so heading off to church with my step-mom seemed like a great way to get my mind out of the gutter. Or so I thought. Despite working a dangerous job being a cop, my dad was never really one for religion. Neither was Kelly, my step mother, at least not until the night dad got injured in the line of duty. He passed away after two weeks in a coma, but Kelly's prayers never stopped. She found a great church shortly after we lost him, and the community of parishioners helped her, helped all of us, through a very difficult time. Alexa stopped going once she went off to college, but I continued to go with Kelly every week I could. I don't know if I believed any of it, but I knew me being there was soothing for Kelly, so I did it to make her feel good. I also did it because I missed my dad, and sometimes it really did help. One of the perks as well was a great youth ministry that introduced me to new kids from different nearby towns. When I arrived, late as always; I was greeted by a warm smile and a discreet wave from the pastor's daughter, Christine. A cute brunette Italian girl, with a sexy, smokey voice, I had developed a crush on her almost immediately. She had a style that was conservative, but definitely not prudish, a tantalizing dichotomy that was on full display the first summer we met. Big, baggy t-shirts would hang loose, revealing little form, while also giving just the slightest suggestion of the small, perky tits underneath. Below were short shorts, revealing long, strong legs formed by years of running track, and skin that seemed to have a warm, perpetual tan regardless of the season. A kind heart with a beautiful soul, Christine welcomed me into the church's youth social scene immediately and we became fast friends. I say emphasize friends, because I quickly learned Christine had a long time boyfriend named Eric. Eric was a good guy, but he wasn't a church goer, much to her father's dismay, and it was a source of much struggle for Christine as well. Having one foot in the godly world and one foot in the secular world can be very confusing, especially at our age. You see, despite being the pastor's daughter, Christine was still a red-blooded, 18 year old girl with wants and needs that boiled hot and furious just like everyone else. Christine trusted and confided in me, and while she never went into detail, I knew the pastor's daughter was doing SOMETHiNG sinful with her boyfriend; I just didn't know exactly what. This made my imagination run wild, but she was my friend, and doing her best to stay a good Christian girl, so I tried to ignore those thoughts as much as possible. I didn't always succeed. After the service my eyes scanned the congregation as everyone milled about. They fell on a face I hadn't seen in quite a while; a face that sent a slight tingle straight to my painfully full balls; Rachel. Tall, with long, strawberry blonde hair, Rachel was definitely what would be called thicc. Cute and innocent-looking with big doe eyes, Rachel by far had the biggest tits I'd seen of any girl my age. Sturdy bras held up her two talents while a tasteful sundress gave a hint of deep cleavage, and hung off the crest of a plump ass and thick thighs. Another longtime friend of mine, Rachel and her family belonged to two churches, so It was a rare treat to see her in person. To the casual onlooker it wouldn't seem like she and I had much of a relationship, as we generally didn't do much more than a smile and wave or a quick hello, but she and I actually had a very lively online relationship that saw us talking digitally almost every day. We'd chat about everything and anything as two teenagers growing up in the world. I enjoyed talking to her, but things never got particularly saucy. I'd complain about girls and she'd humor my grumblings, but when it came to Rachel and boys, there didn't seem to be much there to talk about. She was very clear she was saving her virginity for marriage, and that's generally where things would end. Even so, there was many a night where after one of our long digital conversations I'd massage my cock to completion, while wondering what she did with those magnificent, innocent tits when she was all alone. Making a bee line for me through the crowd now was Christine. After a big hug we chatted a bit, but I could tell something was off. It was a normal routine for Christine and I to take a drive and hang out after church, so we said our quick goodbyes, hopped in my car, and headed off to get milkshakes. Sitting in the parking lot, I decided to try and get to the bottom of what was bothering my friend. "So what's up? You're being awfully quiet." I glanced over at her, taking note of her outfit. Today she was wearing a nice tasteful blouse, but her legs were on full display, reaching out from beneath a knee length skirt, which I noticed was currently bunched up tantalizingly at mid-thigh. "It's nothing, it's just," she paused, shifting her legs together nervously, "it's just, Eric. Well, actually, it's really me." "Go on," I said, watching her pick the hem of her skirt. "I'm just worried about what comes next. For us, Eric and me. College starts soon and we're going to be so far away from each other, and I'm. I'm worried there's not enough, you know, incentive to keep a long distance thing going." I thought I had a feeling where this was going. "You mean you think because you're not having sex with him he'll find greener grass somewhere else?" "Well, sort of, I mean. Can I; can I tell you something?" She started to blush. "Of course," I said. My cock twitched. "Well, Eric and I. we've always tried to keep each other. satisfied. but a couple of times it's just. the heat just got too much to bear, and we. had sex." "Oh no way!" I said, trying to play it cool while secretly my mind started racing. I shifted to hide my growing erection as any previous attempt to keep my thoughts of Christine chaste were instantly gone. I imagined her on her hands and knees, that tasteful skirt bunched up around her waist with her hot ass in the air, moaning in ecstasy as her tight, proper cunt got stuffed with a hot, throbbing cock. My fantasy was short-lived however. "Yeah, only a couple times, because honestly. I just really couldn't enjoy it. He was a total gentleman and all, but the whole time I couldn't stop thinking that I was doing something wrong; something bad. And not in a hot way." My dick was deflating as I listened to my friend's legit crisis. "I was so uncomfortable every time, we could never really get going, and he wouldn't even. you know. cum." My cock twitched with life again slightly. Even though this wasn't a sexy situation, I couldn't help but note the hotness of hearing the pastor's daughter talk about cum. "And so you're worried that he's going to get to college and find a girl who's not uncomfortable about it and forgets about you?" "Actually no, I'm worried about me. I'm worried that this is my body telling me I'm not with the right person, and that I need to be with someone more; godly." Now don't get ahead of yourself, she wasn't talking about me; she knows I'm not much more than a weekend warrior for Christ, and this was something that was clearly weighing on her quite heavily. The sins of the flesh were bringing her to a serious cross road, and she had some hard decisions ahead of her. "You know, one thing I know for sure is that I trust you. You've always had a great mind for my shit, and that's why I know that if you trust yourself, trust your gut, you're going to make the right decision." I assured her.  She smiled that warm smile, and I thought I saw her tan thighs ever so slightly squeeze together. We finished our milkshakes, and I drove her home. Every so often I'd catch her eye and she'd smile again, as the late afternoon wind whipped her chocolate hair around in a frenzy. Before she got out, she leaned over, kissed me on the cheek, and said "thanks Tim. You're a good friend." I watched her sashay towards her front door, making sure to pull her skirt back down before she went in. Instant Messages As I drove home my mind raced again, and the tightness in my pants returned. I wasn't so much thinking of the awkward, uncomfortable sex Christine had had, but the thing she had said before that. Satisfied. They tried to keep each other satisfied? What did that mean? Was she jerking him off? Was he moaning in her ear as he spurt cum all over her hands? Had she tasted it? Had he tasted her? Was she regularly gripping the sheets and writhing around as he tongued her clit? Surely the pastor's daughter was keeping it respectable, but what was it like that first time? Maybe over-the-clothes dry humping just got so intense that they lost control. Maybe that sexy, smokey voice breathlessly cried out those two magic words. "fuck me." The stimuli of the day clouded my mind for the rest of the evening. Dinner and tv with Kelly was a blur; -all I could think about was getting upstairs and setting my blue balls free. I said goodnight to a returned Alexa, packing for her journey back to school tomorrow, headed to my room and fired up my computer. Waiting for me there was a message from Rachel. We chatted about nothing in particular for a while, and then, as the night grew later, quieter, she started to get a bit nosey. "So where'd you and Christine run off to after church?" she inquired. "Just went for a drive to get milkshakes; we do it almost every week." "Um Hmm; milkshakes. " Was this a little bit of sauce from Rachel? "Why, you jealous?" "A little bit," she responded, "I love milkshakes. " I let it hang there, not sure how to respond. Not sure if this was innocent teasing, or if it were a double entendre from this proper, Christian girl whose family belonged to Two churches. I didn't have to wait long though as a new message popped up, changing the subject. "What do you think of this new top?" it read, accompanied by a picture. It was a tight grey button down blouse. Two buttons were undone, but that didn't relieve the pressure her massive tits put on the other buttons. Her hips were cocked in such a way as to accent all her curves. Blood started to flow to my cock. "Looks great! I replied as I absentmindedly stroked the tightening crotch of my jeans. "What about this one?" popped up, another photo attached. It was a red, form fitting V-neck with a plunging neckline. Pictures weren't entirely uncommon from Rachel, but these. these were different. Her tits looked amazing, pressed up and out, a long chasm of cleavage between them. Beautiful, massive tits. Tits that as far as I knew, no man had ever touched or seen. My cock was hard. I pulled it out. "The perfect top for church," I joked, staring at her magnificent tits as I slowly stroked. She posted "lol" and quickly followed up with a third picture, a picture that sent a hard throb right through the length of my cock as I picked up pace. A tight, green spaghetti strap tank top hugged her body, wrapped lovingly around her epic tits like the other two tops, but unlike the other two tops, there was something missing here. Her bra. The pose she struck had her tits pressed hard against the tight fabric, and protruding from the center of her succulent breasts were the cast shadows of two nipples. What exactly was going on here? Did Rachel really want my innocent opinion, or was this choir girl aiming at something more erotic? Regardless of intent my cock strained hard in my hand as I stroked faster. "That one is. very nice" I timidly wrote, belying the state of total, heated arousal I was currently in. "Which one is your favorite?" popped up as I struggled to maintain composure. As I began to hack out a one-handed response, suddenly trickling down from above me were faint grunts and moans. Oh my God. it was Steph! I picked up my pace. With Stephanie's orgasmic edging above me and Rachel's glorious, fat tits in front of me, my dick could have cut a diamond. "Three" I typed, testing the parameters of Rachel's innocently sexual game as the sounds of Stephanie's hot pleasure rained down upon me. My hand was a blur on my cock now, the three bubbles of Rachel's impending reply teasing me as Stephanie's impending orgasm egged me on. Her moans were getting quicker, more ragged, my imagination running wild as we both careened toward the edge, and then it came; that final sound of her release. Two short, quick grunts and one long, elated moan that melted from her throat, down through the floor. At that exact moment, Rachel's reply arrived. Two words, "mine too," so sexy to me in that moment, accompanied by another picture of her green top, this time her immaculate tits pressed together by her arms as though presenting them just to me, her nipples visibly hard through the tight fabric. I came. After a long day of frustration and erotic stimuli for my hormone-addled brain, my tight balls rocketed a torrent of hot sperm out of my cock in three, four, five, pulses, drenching my hand and stomach in fresh jizz. My mind seemed to float out of my body in a euphoric blast, eyes squeezed tight, the vision of Rachel's hard nipples and Stephanie's wet cunt projected on my eyelids as I pulsed through my orgasm. Finally, after what seemed like hours, I started my descent. My cock flagging, sticky with cum, my breath returning to normal. I sat there, in my post-nut haze, trying to come back to earth. Three dots appeared on my screen. Then a new message. "Hey. do you maybe want to go to my prom with me?" My spent cock twitched. Chapter 2: Tim gets a prom date, and story time with Tara. The events of the previous night played back in my head as I showered the next morning. The godly Christine's confession of sinful activity with her earthly boyfriend Eric; the swelling cleavage and hard nipples of Rachel pushing the boundaries of a girl who as far as I knew had never even kissed a boy; the soft orgasmic cries of Stephanie, my step sister Alexa's best friend and our upstairs neighbor; and then there was Rachel's "promposal" that I of course said yes to as I floated back to earth from a mind-shattering masturbatory climax. I had a prom date! It wasn't for My prom (I'd deal with that when I dealt with it), but it was a prom date nonetheless. I toweled off and peeked out through the blinds of the bathroom window, hoping to catch a glimpse of Sarah, my gorgeous redheaded neighbor with the perfect tits, but alas she must have already left for school. I descended the stairs and found Alexa and Stephanie in a tight hug, the two lamenting the fact that they'd be separated for the next few months as Alexa was headed back to college, her spring break now over. I wondered about them. They were close. Very close. And even now, their hands touched each other in a way that was innocent enough to the rest of the world, but to an eighteen year old, horned-up virgin like me it seemed very. intimate. When I snapped out of my ogling, I was slightly mortified to see Stephanie's eyes cracked open in her embrace and looking right at me. I said my goodbyes to Alexa and was on my way out when I heard a voice call from behind me. "Hey, Timmy, wait up!" It was Stephanie. Ugh, and she called me Timmy. "Could you give me a ride to work? I'm late." She was dressed in an unflattering two-tone combination of polo shirt and slacks, golden blonde hair up in a messy bun; it was the ever-bland uniform of the coffee shop barista. Stephanie was taking a year off, after a disappointing freshman outing at the local state college. While she was thinking over her future as a higher education student, she grabbed whatever job she could find to help make ends meet while still living with her parents. "Yeah, sure, hop in," I said. She slid in through the driver's side of the old boat of a sedan that I drove, lifting up the arm rest to shimmy across the bench seat to the passenger side. She turned toward me as I got in. "So," she started as she laid out her long legs, placing her feet onto my thigh, mere inches from my cock, "you've finally got me all to yourself in this big roomy car. what're you gonna do to me?" A slight grin and a cocked eyebrow followed. There were lots of things I wanted to say. This girl, this older woman, had teased me as long as I could remember, and as she grew older and her tits got fuller and her ass got rounder, I was the first one to get the test run of all her newfound sexual confidence. In the summers, when she and Alexa traipsed around in bikinis, I knew Stephanie was bending over extra far for me when she'd get drinks out of the fridge, making sure to arch her back when she knew I was looking. I was the guinea pig for her feminine wiles, and she knew she had me by the balls. "I'm going to drive you to work, Stephanie," I flatly intoned. I WANTED to say I was going to spread those toned, volleyball player legs and lick her cunt until I heard those heavenly moans of hers up close and personal; that sexy short-short-long release of pleasure I knew so well at this point; that erotic sound of release that drifted down through the floorboards when she would finally cum. But I didn't, because my only defense against her teasing was to play it as cool as possible. "I wanted to talk to you about something, Timmy." My mouth went slightly dry. For a moment I panicked, wondering if she knew what I had heard last night. Had She heard Me? Had I unknowingly let out an audible moan as I shot my load, thinking about her hot, spasming cunt mere feet above my head? "I don't know if Alexa mentioned it at all to you, but I really want to be able to transfer to Alexa's school next year. In order to do that, I really need to nail this final credit class I've been taking, and so far I am. not. So. I was wondering if you could help me out with some school stuff. Like a tutor." Well this was unexpected. I was headed to college for writing in the fall, so that'll tell you right there that I wasn't an academic whizz, but I guess you could say I knew my way around a textbook. I was happy to help a family friend, but as I thought about it, I realized this put me in a very interesting position. For the first time in my life, I had the upper hand on Stephanie. Now, I wasn't going to be a TOTAL creep about it, but I did think of a way to use it to my advantage, a way to make up for years of teasing. "Yeah no problem at all," I replied, "but I want something from you in return." "I can't pay you much, but sure" "Not money," I said, looking her in the eye as I rolled to a stop in front of her coffee shop. "Listen, Tim, don't get any ideas, I'm not paying you with blowjobs or something, so forget it." She called me Tim, not Timmy. She was holding her breath, but her feet didn't move from my thigh. "Come on, don't be crazy, I don't want that," I chuckled, "I want you to go to the prom with me." I felt her exhale in relief. "The prom? That's it?" She laughed, relieved, "sure, Timmy, I'll go to the prom with you." She gathered her things as she started to leave. "But I want you to wear something slutty," I called after her. She paused, giving me a look that told me she understood what I was up to. "Something slutty, huh? So you can look like a big man in front of your buddies?" "Something like that," I smiled. She paused a moment, considering, and then leaned close in. She ran a finger down my cheek. Her polo shirt hung off her body, the top buttons undone. I could see the swell of her supple breasts, hugged by her black bra. "Tell you what: you help me get an A and I'll wear something so hot there won't be a soft cock in the whole class. My mouth was like the Sahara. I snapped out of it as she playfully slapped me in my stupid slack-jawed face. The power was hers once again. "So why don't you pick me up after work and we can get started tonight!" "Y-yeah. sounds good. " my cock was iron. She popped her head back in right before she left and gave me a knowing smile. "Thanks, Timmy." And then she was gone. I watched her perfect ass swish away before I drove off, balls blue once again, and late for class. School was dull, but my sexual frustration was ever present as I was caught in the seemingly unending parade of perky teenage tits, tight teenage asses, and pouty glossy lips. All so close, but also so, so, far away. The only highlight was creative writing class. The teacher, Ms. Dorman, was a recently engaged 28 year old with thick-rimmed glasses and a beaming smile. Always dressed fashionably but not provocatively, she was the epitome of cute. She had a way of making friends with the more dedicated students, so I, along with my good friend Tara, had become more than students at this point, almost like peers. This meant that as graduating seniors, Tara and I could spend our time in class taking it easy and catching up with each other. "So you went from having zero prom dates to having Two prom dates in less than twelve hours? Miller, you dog, that's amazing!" She cackled, clapping in celebration. A raven-haired, pale-skinned, classic "art school" type, I had lusted after her for a long time, but I could never tell if it was the lust of true attraction, or simply a result of the fact that I was a horny teenager, and she was the closest female who talked to me regularly. Either way I chose to push that aside and focus on the fact that she was one of my closest friends. That didn't mean the lust ever fully went away, though. Casually goth but full of sexual confidence, Tara never shied away from accessorizing to accent her considerable assets. Today, slim, black jeans with strategic tears in them framed her tight curves. Long necklaces wrapped around her neck and plunged into the deep cleavage of her perfect D-cup tits, tits cradled by a tight, bustier top. And they Were perfect tits. I knew this because Tara was also the closest thing I had ever had to a sexual partner. Close friends that we were, we talked about anything and everything, and being two horned up teens, our conversations would always inevitably skew dirty. Tara was the sexy sinister girl that seemingly everyone wanted to fuck, jock or nerd, male or female, and she loved the buffet of options before her. A theater nerd here, a football player there, she always seemed to have some new perversion or experience she wanted to share. We were still awkward kids, however, so as a way to diffuse the awkwardness we developed a method of discussion to match our maturity: truth or dare. We learned a lot about each other's sexual lives through truth or dare, and it allowed us an element of comfort that brought out total honesty. Through truth or dare Tara told me the most personal of things, things like the fact that she loves to suck cock, and that one time our class valedictorian Suzie Travino almost went down on her. It also coaxed her into showing me her vibrator, the one with the one-two-three, one-two-three buzzing pattern she liked. Not to be undone, but with much less direct experience to relay, I in kind told her about what kind of porn I watched, the time I came in my pants at a church youth camping trip, and how I jerked off to the sounds of Stephanie orgasming a floor above me, among other things. Nothing was off limits. The night of her eighteenth birthday party, she and I were the only ones left, and we were lounging in the dim light of her finished basement, recounting the events of the evening while delightfully buzzed on over-boozed punch. We laughed about the chaste game of strip poker that broke out but ended before any nudity happened, and how high school jock Ben Pepper hung around way past his welcome, clearly expecting something to happen with Tara. Her eyes sort of drifted far away at the thought, so I took the opportunity. "Truth or dare?" I lobbed at her. She looked at me from her seat on the floor, arms draped in such a way that the tops of her heavy tits casually pushed out through the opening of her tight button down, creating some excellent cleavage. "Truth," She smiled. "What exactly was Ben expecting that made him stick around so long?" I inquired. She playfully bit her thumbnail in slight embarrassment. "Another blow job probably." "Another?" "Yeah. he'd been after me for a while, and since Friday was my actual birthday, and I was a little drunk, I told him after the game I wanted to blow out his candle." "You did noT say that," I said in disbelief. "I did!" She cackled, embarrassed, "so we drove out to The Spot, and started making out. It was all getting me going, so I took out his cock and started sucking. " she trailed off. "But?" "But. it was less of a candle and more of a damp noodle. I must have sucked his dick for 15 minutes but nothing happened! He told me to stop and tried to get it going himself, but no dice; I had my tits out and I was rubbing them and being all sexy, but nothing worked! Finally we just gave up and he drove me home." She looked wistful for a moment. "Funny thing is, I had always wanted to see a guy jerk himself off. What a disappointment. "Ha! Yeah, you're not missing much," I replied, my hardening cock insisting I picture Tara lustfully rubbing her firm tits in my mind's eye. A short silence hung in the air, until Tara broke it with a question. "Truth or dare?" She said, sipping her punch. "Truth!" I proclaimed. Tara made a disappointed face. "Boo, Miller!" She jeered. I found it extremely sexy when she'd call me by my last name. "It's my birthday, come on!" She argued. Still buzzed from the evening's festivities, I gave in. "Fine, fine, dare!" She smiled, and climbed up onto the couch next to me. "I dare you," she started, "and remember it is my BIRTHDAY." "Uh oh." "I dare you. to jerk off for me." Time froze as I processed the request. “WHAT?" Responding to my hesitation, she shifted herself closer to me, her spilling cleavage inches from me now. I did my best not to look. "Yeah, I mean. like I said, I've never seen it before, and Ben was a dud, so. why not? It was a great question. I had jerked off thinking about her plenty of times on my own after our truth or dare sessions. I'd stroke furiously while I fantasized about my good friend Tara, the goth girl with the fantastic tits, on her knees slurping away on a big dick, or legs spread with Suzie Travino's face in her cunt, or getting fucked in any which way her wet cunt wanted to take it. But this was different. right? I mean, she was actually here! "Why don't you ask one of your actual fuckboys to do it?" I said, trying to play it cool, while also unconsciously shifting myself to try and diffuse the tingle in my balls. "Because. asking a guy just to let me watch him jerk off is kinda weird, isn't it? I mean they already think I'm a freak, but. I don't know. It's a kind of intimacy I don't think they'd be ready for. I trust you, and I know you won't try to jump me or anything. "Tara, I don't know, I've never; in front of anyone. " "It's a lot, I know, I promise I won't touch you or anything," she added, sliding away to the corner of the couch, out of arms' reach. Yeah, god forbid she actually TOUCH me. "this isn't foreplay, I just. want to see what it's like." I stared her in the eye in silence. She was serious. I went over the implications in my mind. Would this ruin things between us? Would it make things better? Was I overthinking it? She looked back at me. Perched on her knees at attention, I watched her nervously fidget with the fishnet stockings she wore under her black denim short shorts. I could see the faint outline of hardening nipples through the fabric of her button down. Slowly, under the low mood lighting of Tara's basement, I reached down, unbuttoned my pants, unzipped, and pulled out my cock. I looked at Tara, but her eyes were fixed elsewhere. Her tongue slowly ran back and forth across her bottom lip as I began to stroke. Now, after all this talk, you'd think I'd be rock hard, but I was not. I don't know if it was the booze, or the stress, or the awkwardness of the situation, but my team was not immediately ready to play. "I'm sorry, Tara, this is just a little too uncomfortable, I don't know if I can." "I know, I sprung it on you," she mused. Pausing in thought, suddenly a wry smirk flashed on her face. "I know this is awkward, and you know what? Fair is fair." Her hands drifted up to the buttons on her shirt, and began to undo one after the other at a tantalizingly slow pace. When she reached the last one, she ran her hands up the exposed skin of her stomach, over the glorious, protruding cleavage presented by her black push up bra, convening them at the clasp that lay between her breasts. She paused there a moment, then undid the clasp, pulling the cups away like Moses parting the red sea, revealing to me the most perfect set of full, milky white tits I had ever seen; the first set I had actually seen in person. Full, but still firm, and topped with two hard, pink nipples, they had the most wonderful jiggle to them as she took her shirt and bra all the way off. They were works of art. Settling back into her corner of the couch, tits fully on display, she looked at me. Our eyes met in a silent confirmation of "this is really happening," then hers drifted downward toward my cock. "There. That's more like it," she said through a wry smile. I was now rock hard. I began to slowly stroke as I took in the vision before me. Tara was entranced. "You know, and I'm not just saying this Tim. but you have a fantastic cock," she said in a manner almost clinical, but the way she subtly shifted her body closer implied her interest was more than academic. Either way I felt it throb hard and proud in my hand. I continued to stroke as my good friend watched, my head darting back and forth from her exposed chest to anywhere else in the room, in a vain attempt to avoid staring at her exquisite eighteen year old tits. "It's ok to stare, Tim," she said, her breasts giving an erotic shimmy as she shifted a bit closer, "it's why I took them out." I gave in and looked directly at them, cock throbbing in approval; but it wasn't just her tits; it was the whole package. Her short, dark hair framing her face, accenting her thick, black eyeliner; the sheen of her wet lips as her tongue periodically slid across them; the choker she wore tight around her neck; the ridge of her collar bone catching the low light, its cast shadow creating a frame for the works of art on her chest; the position she sat in, legs tucked under almost like a pinup model, her curves a winding highway that ran over her petite waist, around the flare of her hips, and down her coiled legs. I heard a sudden intake of breath as the first pearl of precum crested the head of my cock and dripped down the shaft. She was as turned on as I was, she was just trying to play it cool. I decided to give her her money's worth, and pulled out every masturbatory trick in my book. Trading off hands, pausing periodically to rub my balls, massaging that magic space just behind them; Tara was eating it up. Hypnotized by my self-pleasure, she drifted one hand down to her right breast, and began a soft, instinctual stroking of her nipple that she didn't even realize she was doing. More precum ran down my shaft as my cock throbbed. Suddenly breaking her own trance, and realizing what she was doing, I think she decided this needed to wrap up before things got too out of hand, because what she did next was an expert-level execution of almost instant orgasm. "You know, if you're still not fully comfortable, I can set the stage for you even better if you'd like," she cooed as she shifted closer to me still, now just inches away as I stroked my cock just for her. "Just close your eyes and picture yourself at home in your bedroom,." Not wanting to take my eyes off those amazing tits, but also too far down the pleasure path to argue, I shut my eyes. "There you are, just stroking away at your fantastic cock. when suddenly you hear something coming from upstairs." She leaned in close to my ear. My eyes snapped open as soft moans of pleasure spilt from Tara's mouth to my ears. She was mimicking Stephanie's forbidden sex sounds, the sounds that had driven my dick to explode harder than anything else ever had up to that point. "That's not fair!" I pleaded but she didn't stop, and neither did I. She continued her performance, orgasmically cooing into my ear, matching my speed as I stroked faster and faster, my cock vibrating as the precum flowed. My breath grew ragged, Tara's moans grew louder, and as I reached the edge, the point of no return, Tara mimicked perfectly the unique cry of Stephanie's orgasm; the short, short, long moan of ecstasy that accompanied her spasming cunt. "Jesus Christ, Tara!" I cried as I clenched my eyes, and my balls erupted. I audibly moaned, and jerked as a torrent of hot cum launched its way up the shaft of my cock and into the open air right in front of Tara's face, four, five, six, times. "Oh wow!" I heard Tara say through my orgasmic haze, followed by another "wow" and "There's so much!" as my cum kept pumping. Hand and cock slick with jizz, I stroked to completion, slowly coming back to earth as the pulses in my cock got further and further apart. Spent, I let out a deep breath. My hand, crotch and stomach were absolutely drenched. I looked over at Tara, who hadn't moved an inch. She was taking it all in. "That was. AWESOME, Miller; you got a real talent there!" she finally said, smiling. I laughed a relieved laugh and relaxed. "Here, clean yourself up," she said, reaching down and handing me her discarded blouse. I began to wipe her shirt all over my cock, but stopped as my eyes drifted over and landed once again on her beautiful breasts. A glint of light reflected off something wet. In my orgasmic explosion, a stray dollop of cum had landed on the inside of Tara's left breast, and had left a small, shimmering trail as it dripped down into the valley between them. My cock throbbed one last time. She caught my gaze, looking down to see what I saw. She smiled that wry smile, and leaned in, kissing me on the side of the head, her hard nipples ever so slightly brushing my arm. "Thanks for a great birthday," she whispered, and got up, gathering her clothes, and headed toward her bedroom to change. "Feel free to clean up in the bathroom, I'll be out in a minute." I did my best to make myself look presentable, all the time thinking about what had just occurred. My friend, the object of lust of many classmates of mine, just asked me to jerk off for her, and I did it. She showed me her tits. I thought of the stray drop of my cum that hugged their curves. I shook it off and left the bathroom, but Tara was still nowhere to be seen. I wandered over to her bedroom door and was about to knock, but halted as I heard the faint sound of buzzing coming from inside. A distinct one, two, three, one, two, three, pulsing buzzing pattern, at that. I went back to the couch and waited for Tara to return. Or maybe finish. It was quite an evening, and somehow managed to bring us even closer as friends. After school, Tara and I went to the mall to hang out. Chatting in the food court over a soda and some fries, we continued our dissection of my new prom-related situation. "I mean it's a fun place to be in I guess, but it's not like it's going to lead anywhere; I've pretty much guaranteed my virginity stays intact on prom night," I bemoaned. "Jesus Christ, Miller, how blind are you?" My face scrunched at the accusation "This girl Rachel basically showed you her tits to convince you to go, and Stephanie seemed to accept the terms of your partnership very quickly. I'd say your chances are much less than zero." "I don't know. Rachel is just such a straight-laced church girl. as much as I'd love to see those tits of hers in the flesh, I don't see it happening. And Stephanie. Stephanie gets off on teasing me. She always has. I expect her to do just enough to get me hot and bothered, then leave me high and dry." "Maybe. maybe not, is all I'm saying." Truth was, I would have loved it if Tara was my date for the prom. She and I never had a bad time together, and for an event like the senior prom, I really wanted to be there with someone who wanted to be there with me. I would never go so far as to assume anything other than a platonic date would take place, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't hope the romance of the evening unearthed some feelings between us that were. Less than platonic. Unfortunately, she got snatched up almost immediately by this guy Chris, one of a few potential suitors she had been "talking to" lately, and I was left to figure out an alternative. We sat in a comfortable silence for a moment. I watched her gaze travel across the room as she languidly tongued a French fry. Bud Pepper was with some of his fellow teammates, and he was trying to be sly as he cast eyes back at Tara. "Hey, you gotta pick Stephanie up soon, right? We should probably go," she said suddenly. I agreed, taking note of the incident. When I got home I practically sprinted up to my room, locked the door, and pulled my achingly hard cock out of my pants. I breathed a sigh of relief, and as I started stroking, I thought back to the car ride with Tara, to the moments before we picked up Stephanie. As we drove, Tara was unusually quiet, so I gave her the opportunity to vent. "Bud is still after you, huh?" I chuckled in disbelief, "can't that guy take a hint?" "Well." her voice trailed off, that trademark smirk forming on her lips. "Tara," I droned, in semi-disbelief. "It's nothing!" "Truth or dare, Tara!" "Dare!" She said defiantly, trying to swerve my question. "Fine; I Dare you to tell me what's going on with you and Bud!" "Ok, ok!" she said, giving an exasperated sigh, "He texted me on Saturday night." “And. " “and I met up with him after my parents went to sleep." My cock twitched. "and. " "And I might have. sucked his dick again." There it was! "Wow! I'm surprised; it didn't sound like you were too interested after last time" "I honestly wasn't, but I was really, really horny, so I figured what the hell." "Well what happened? Was it better this time?" "It was better, definitely. It was almost great, but then he ruined it." "What happened?" "Well we drove out to The Spot and started making out, and he was all over me. Rubbing my tits, grabbing my ass, rubbing my cunt through my shorts, the whole nine, so I backed him off for a second and laid down some ground rules." "Because last time was a dud?" "Exactly. I told him that I wasn't touching his dick until he got me off first. What happened last time was no big deal, but I wasn't gonna keep doing this if I wasn't getting anything out of it. I wasn't that invested." My pants grew tighter as she talked. "How'd that go over?" "About thirty seconds later he had two fingers in my cunt and his mouth on my nipple." I shifted slightly in my seat. Out of the corner of my eye I saw that smirk. She caught me. "Problem was, he wasn't very good at it. No technique, just sorta rubbing all over the place, so I put my hands on his face to stop him, looked him in the eye, then gently pushed his head down toward my crotch. He got the hint. I said 'good boy.'" I was trying to focus on the road as my mind took me on a divergent path thinking about my sexy friend taking a bit of a dominant role with this alpha male jock, lying there like a queen while her fuckboy lapped at her wet cunt. I imagined him sliding his fingers in and out, covered in her sweet juices, and the little moans she might make when he hit just the right spot. I thought of her squeezing her own fantastic tits, gently rubbing her nipples the way she did while watching me jerk off. "So you got what you wanted then?" "Yes and no. Honestly he just. he just had no idea what he was doing. I mean, you give me a tongue and I'll get off every time, but I had to do most of the work myself. I might have scared him a bit though." "Oh?" "Yeah. I made him get on his back so I could straddle his face. I grabbed a handful of his hair and just ground my cunt all over his tongue. I just. straight up fucked his face." "Oh wow." Oh wow was right. I had an iron bar in my pants. "It was working though," she said wistfully, "I fucked his face, making sure his tongue hit the right spots, and let my mind drift to more arousing imagery." "Such as?" It was a reach to ask, but I was in too deep now. "Just other things. past experiences. past. visual stimuli. " I thought I saw her eyes flick down momentarily to my crotch. "Between that and the fingers inside me, it didn't take me long to cum. It was. nice." My balls were boiling at this point. The image of my friend Tara, the goth sex kitten, straddling Bud Pepper, her perfect tits spilling out while she fucked his face for her own pleasure caused sweat to form in the middle of my back. I imagined her gripping his hair, running her clit back and forth over his tongue, eyes shut tight in ecstasy, climbing toward climax, until she cried out in orgasm, her tight cunt pulsating on the fat fingers pistoning inside her. "Well that's good," I said, trying desperately not to reveal my heightened state of stimulation, "so I assume you kept your part of the deal too?" "Of course! I was looking forward to it; you know how I love a challenge almost as much as I love sucking cock, and I had some unfinished business." "And I assume he had no trouble this time?" My mouth was dry. "Actually he did." She grew a little pensive. "I could tell he was trying too hard, so I told him just to close his eyes and relax." "And?" "And that definitely got the ball rolling. I love feeling a dick get hard in my mouth, so when I felt that boy getting bigger, God, my cunt was just DRENCHED. Even more so because he kept getting bigger. and bigger. and bigger. " "Seriously?" The erotic fog in my brain parted momentarily as now I was just legitimately interested in the spectacle. "Yeah, Miller, his dick was Huge." "Well now I'm just jealous!" "I said his dick was huge, not fantastic," she said, that wry smile coming back to her lips. "Could you, you know. " "No, I think I got maybe half of it in? It was a little frustrating but, God, I was just drooling all over this thing, I was so fucking horny for it. It was like I needed it in my mouth. At that moment my sole job on this planet was to get this cock to cum." Her thighs squeezed together as the memory rolled through her mind. Rolling through My mind was the thought of Tara on her knees in a car not too different from mine, her wet, dripping cunt bouncing in the air, while she slid this huge cock in and out of her mouth, salivating like it was her last meal. I thought about her tongue running over the head as her hands pumped his throbbing veiny rod. I thought about her desperately trying to fit it all in her mouth, about her feeling its heft on her face as she sucked his balls. "I was doing my best, trust me, my best, but something still wasn't right. He just wasn't all the way hard. So I pulled out the secret weapon." I couldn't wait to hear what it was. Did she rub him between her tits? Did she fuck him? "I had the head in my mouth, one hand pumping his shaft, and then I slowly and gently ran my other hand down, over and past his balls, and gently pressed his asshole with my finger." "And. he liked it?" I could literally feel my cock leaking precum in my pants now. If I shifted too hard in the wrong direction, It would be the camping trip all over again. "His cock got so hard, so fast, that he almost impaled me. So, I just start pressing on it over and over, like Morse code or something, and he's moaning, and twitching, and I can feel his cock getting stiffer in my mouth, and his balls are tightening, so at just the right moment, I push my finger in his ass up to the first knuckle, and he explodes. There was so much cum, I think I only managed to swallow half of it before I got overwhelmed and just jerked the rest out with my hands. It was All Over me. I felt Good though. I Did it." In my room, remembering this story as I frantically stroke my cock, this is the moment that puts me over the edge. I think about Tara, her dark lipstick smeared with juices, hanging on for dear life as this huge cock erupts hot, white semen into her salivating mouth. I think about her stroking and sucking, and the feeling of satisfaction she felt as his dick spasmed and pulsed, spasmed and pulsed, over and over, feeding her the milky reward she wanted so badly. Then I think about her having to pull off, overwhelmed by the volume this behemoth honored her with, and I picture her wry, satisfied smile, lips and chin streaked in spurting cum. White lava flowing down his thick trunk, over the black nail polish on her skillful fingers. His cum cresting through the air and spattering her perfect tits, just like mine had, slowly caressing their contours as it drips down into the space between them, just like mine had. I groan. I tense. I cum. In my post-orgasmic haze, I think back to the rest of the conversation, and for a moment I feel guilty in my pleasure. She had said earlier that it was ALMOST great, but that Bud had ruined it. After a silence that you could cut with a knife, where I think we both needed a moment to adjust to the arousal this story was creating, she explained why. "So there I am, drenched in his jizz, loving it, feeling like a million bucks, and he just says. " She paused, a sudden influx of emotion catching her off guard, “he says ' wow. You're just as good as they said you'd be.'" My dick started to deflate "I was on the top of the world and in a split second he made me feel like a cheap whore." She didn't cry, but her emotions definitely bubbled to the surface. She gazed out the window blankly for a moment. I'd say I was at a loss for words, but really I just knew that at that moment anything I said would do much less than help. "But hey, you live and you learn, right? At least I got to cum!" Just like that she was back. I just chuckled, trying to process everything, trying to separate my horniness from the fact that this asshole treated one of my best friends like dog shit. We pulled up to Stephanie's coffee shop, and parked. "Listen, Tara, I. " "Forget about it, Miller," she smiled, "I already have." I knew she was lying, but I didn't press the issue. "Is that her?" Tara pointed as Stephanie stepped out of the shop, looking around for my car. "Yep." I flashed my lights at her, and she smiled as she came bounding over. Her smile quickly turned to

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Do you struggle with taking action in your business, life or leadership? Do you end up judging yourself because you keep getting distracted, or just can't seem to hold yourself accountable? Me too!! Which I why today I'm sharing the 5 critical steps that will help you to be accountable for taking consistent action and achieve your goals. They will help you align with your purpose, let go of procrastination, and build confidence so you can create the business, freedom and success that you truly want. My passion is to help others to be accountable for creating the amazing businesses that I know they deserve. I am all about helping YOU to change the world. And to do this I am making available The Entrepreneurs' DARING Guide to NEXT LEVEL Confidence and Business Growth to you absolutely free. Simply click the link to get instant access to the Guide: https://jocresswell.newzenler.com/f/daring-roadmap Go on, I DARE you! I would really love to hear more about your aspirations and your own strategies for being accountable (and where you might need some help), so please share your own experiences with me on social media. You can tag me on LinkedIn at Dr Jo Cresswell – The DARING Entrepreneur and on Instagram at jocresswell_coach, send me a DM, or an email at jo@joannecresswell.co.uk

In this episode we'll look at the 4 essential steps to help you to create the DIFFERENCE you want in your business, life, and leadership. So that you can bring your dreams and desires into reality. So you can align with your purpose and take action with confidence. So think about how you are holding yourself back right now – and get determined to change that, to think, act, and BE differently. So you can change your world and the world around you. My own passion and purpose, the DIFFERENCE I DREAM of creating is to help you change the world. This is why I am making the replay from my training webinar on the 7-figure secrets to making more sales (even if you really hate selling) available to you completely free. Simply use this link to access the video and start watching immediately. Oh and to book a welcome call so we can get really curious about your business! https://jocresswell.newzenler.com/f/7-figure-sales-secrets Go on, I DARE you! I would really love to hear more about the difference that you truly want to create, and how might be holding yourself back in the past, so please share your own experiences with me on social media. You can tag me on LinkedIn at Dr Jo Cresswell – The DARING Entrepreneur and on Instagram at jocresswell_coach, send me a DM, or an email at jo@joannecresswell.co.uk

Today I'm talking about those times when you get stuck. Utterly, and seemingly inescapably stuck. This can have a dramatic and sometimes devastating impact on your businesses, life, and leadership, and so we'll look at some of the main reasons that lead you to getting stuck, the impacts this can have on your health, wealth, and happiness, and then share with you 5 amazing techniques to help you get unstuck so you can move forwards and create impact with confidence passion, purpose, and success.     Because I am so passionate about helping you to get unstuck so that you can create the business and income success that you truly desire (and the world really needs), I am making the replay from the training webinar on the 7-figure secrets to making more sales (even if you really hate selling) available to you completely free. A key purpose of this webinar is helping you overcome your fears of reaching out and selling. So simply use this link to access the video and start watching immediately: https://jocresswell.newzenler.com/f/7-figure-sales-secrets   Oh and to book a welcome call so we can get really curious about your business!   Go on, I DARE you!   I would really love to hear more about those things you're holding back from doing – and why, so please share your own experiences with me on social media. You can tag me on LinkedIn at Dr Jo Cresswell – The DARING Entrepreneur and on Instagram at jocresswell_coach, send me a DM, or an email at jo@joannecresswell.co.uk

What if you could create an incredibly powerful state of BEING? One which allowed you to align with your purpose, create a difference in the world, take consistent, creative action, be confident, and step into growth. What would you give to have a blueprint which took you step by step from a place of doubt, to a place of DARING and growth. Which took you to the next level in your business, life and leadership? In this episode, I'll show you how to to achieve both! And that's not all. Because I really want to help you create the difference you desire, you can download The Entrepreneurs' DARING Guide to NEXT LEVEL Confidence and Business Growth completely free. Simply use this link to download the guide: https://jocresswell.newzenler.com/f/daring-roadmap Go on, I DARE you! I would really love to hear more about those things you're holding back from doing – and why, so please share your own experiences with me on social media. You can tag me on LinkedIn at Dr Jo Cresswell – The DARING Entrepreneur and on Instagram at jocresswell_coach, send me a DM, or an email at jo@joannecresswell.co.uk

How would you like access to an incredible force? One that drives creativity, innovation, exploration, and powerful human relationships? One that gives you confidence and helps you align with your purpose. One which can help you lead and sell in an energetic and fun way… You can! This force is CURIOSITY, and in this episode, I get curious about what curiosity really is, how it is so important to you in your business, and share 5 ways you can bring more curiosity and wonder into your life. Because I am so passionate about helping you to create the business and income success that you truly desire, I am making the replay from the training webinar on the 7-figure secrets to making more sales (even if you really hate selling) available to you completely free. One of the core themes in this webinar is about how getting curious about your audience si the get to getting confident in selling! So simply use this link https://jocresswell.newzenler.com/f/7-figure-sales-secrets to access the video and start watching immediately. Oh and to book a welcome call so we can get really curious about your business! Go on, I DARE you! I would really love to hear more about those things you're holding back from doing – and why, so please share your own experiences with me on social media. You can tag me on LinkedIn at Dr Jo Cresswell – The DARING Entrepreneur and on Instagram at jocresswell_coach, send me a DM, or an email at jo@joannecresswell.co.uk

Today I'm going to show you how to gain confidence in taking action in your business, life, and leadership even when you're full of doubt… I'll be sharing how and why your doubts get in the way whenever you're trying something new, share my most recent stories of messy action, and give you 6 tips to help you keep stepping forward to take action on purpose and create something new, even when your subconscious is yelling at you that it's not going to work!   Because I am so passionate about helping you to create the business and income success that you truly desire, I am making the replay from the training webinar on the 7-figure secrets to making more sales (even if you really hate selling) available to you completely free. Simply use this link to access the video and start watching immediately https://jocresswell.newzenler.com/f/7-figure-sales-secrets. Go on, I DARE you! I would really love to hear more about those things you're holding back from doing – and why, so please share your own experiences with me on social media. You can tag me on LinkedIn at Dr Jo Cresswell – The DARING Entrepreneur and on Instagram at jocresswell_coach, send me a DM, or an email at jo@joannecresswell.co.uk

Today I'm talking about selling in your business. Why we dislike the idea of sales so much, dig deeper into your own thoughts and fears about selling your products and services, convince you that you're already great at selling (even if you believe you hate it), and give you 7 tips to be better at selling and leading through influence. All of which is aimed at helping you to create offers that align with your purpose and truly speak to your audience, so that you can create the income and growth in your business that you deserve Because I am so passionate about helping you have confidence in selling, I am giving a live training webinar on Wednesday 1st March 2023 on The 7-Figure Secrets to Making More Sales (even if you really hate selling). You can register for free here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0tcOmuqT0pH9Vj6w4EnuoaqCIqIQtKG29D To create a really connected experience I am limited spaces on the live webinar to just 20. If you can't make it on the day, don't worry. Just register so I can email you the link to the replay. Go on, I DARE you! I'd love to hear about your own experiences and beliefs around selling, and how overturning those beliefs could transform your business, so please share your own experiences with me on social media. You can tag me on LinkedIn at Dr Jo Cresswell – The DARING Entrepreneur and on Instagram at jocresswell_coach, send me a DM, or an email at jo@joannecresswell.co.uk

Today's topic is something that's relevant to absolutely everybody and feeling like you don't have it can have a significant impact on your business, life and leadership. I'm talking about LUCK… Even better, I'm going to share with you today the 4 scientifically proven ways that you can create MORE luck – and success, confidence, purpose, and impact …You can read more in Richard Wiseman's brilliant book The Luck Factor Want to get a head start on creating more luck? I've created a free video training on how to transform your business through the power of a DARING Mindset. This is a recording of the seminar I gave at Europe's biggest Business show. To access the training completely free of charge, simply follow this link: https://jocresswell.newzenler.com/f/daring-mindset-video . Go on, I DARE you! I can't wait to hear about your stories around luck, and how these principles help you transform your life, so please share your own experiences with me on social media. You can tag me on LinkedIn at Dr Jo Cresswell – The DARING Entrepreneur and on Instagram at jocresswell_coach, send me a DM, or an email at jo@joannecresswell.co.uk

In this episode I talk about something that can massively impact your sense of DARING, your motivation, and your belief and confidence in your own ability to succeed in your business, life and leadership. I am talking about the word BUT. Just 3 letters but with untold power in self-sabotage Then I'll talk about the 4 step process to help you let go of BUT and step forwards into a world of possibility. So, how big is your ‘BUT'? More importantly, is your ‘BUT' getting in your way. Are you aware of the impact it has on your motivation and whether or not you embrace possibilities? To help you step into possibility, I've created a free video training on how to transform your business through the power of a DARING Mindset. This is a recording of the seminar I gave at Europe's biggest Business show. To access the training completely free of charge, simply click this link: https://jocresswell.newzenler.com/f/daring-mindset-video Go on, I DARE you! I'd also love to hear what happens to you when you change BUT to AND – what possibilities open up for you and what was the result, so please share your own experiences with me on social media. You can tag me on LinkedIn at Dr Jo Cresswell – The DARING Entrepreneur and on Instagram at jocresswell_coach, send me a DM, or an email at jo@joannecresswell.co.uk  

What's the biggest mistake you've made in your business? Do you know. I this episode I share mine. What I did, how it impacted my business success, my confidence, my purpose, and led me to feel stagnated, overwhelmed, and unable to succeed. And of course I share with you how I turned it around, and how you can avoid this mistake – giving you 5 tips as to what to do instead. I'd love to hear your stories and your reflections on your own business. To help you gain clarity, I am offering a small number of entrepreneurs the opportunity to dig deep into their business with a personalised audit worth £997 – yet I'm giving it away for free. Places are limited, so apply right now by emailing me at jocresswell.coaching@gmail.com, or use this link https://calendly.com/jocresswellcoach/welcome-call to book a 30 minute welcome call! Go on, I DARE you!! Please also share your own experiences with me on social media. You can tag me on LinkedIn at Dr Jo Cresswell – The Human BEING Coach and on Instagram at jocresswell_coach, or send me a DM

This time last year I was pretty much stuck. I was feeling like my business wasn't going anywhere. I was recovering from illness. I had no idea how to take my business forwards, I was living off my savings, and I was descending into fear and panic. Today I want to share a little of my journey, and talk about the 6-step framework I have developed and used over the last 7 years to help you to release fear, get unstuck, and move forwards with purpose and confidence in your business, life and leadership way.   Right now in January I am offering 10 entrepreneurs at any stage of their business the opportunity to dig deep into their business with a free Business and Marketing audit, worth £997. Places are limited, so apply right now by emailing me at jocresswell.coaching@gmail.com, or use this link to book a 30 minute welcome call: https://calendly.com/jocresswellcoach/welcome-call. Go on, I DARE you Please also share your insights and your purpose with me on social media. You can tag me on LinkedIn at Dr Jo Cresswell – The Human BEING Coach and on Instagram at jocresswell_coach, or send me a DM

Today I'm going to challenge you to get a little bit uncomfortable. Why? Because that is the pathway to DARING, to growth, to alignment and to your purpose, your confidence and your next level of success – whether in your life, your career, your leadership or your business. Far from being safe and nurturing, your comfort zone can be stifling, leading you to stagnate, when you could be growing. I'll share with six signs that you may be trapped in your comfort zone, and then offer you 3 ways to break out right now. Right now in January I am offering 10 entrepreneurs at any stage of their business the opportunity to dig deep into their business with a free Business and Marketing audit, worth £997. Places are limited, so apply right now by emailing me at jocresswell.coaching@gmail.com, or use this link https://calendly.com/jocresswellcoach/welcome-call to book a 30 minute welcome call! Go on, I DARE you Please also share your insights and your purpose with me on social media. You can tag me on LinkedIn at Dr Jo Cresswell – The Human BEING Coach and on Instagram at jocresswell_coach, or send me a DM

I'm excited to share with you something very powerful – in fact the secret to my success in life, leadership and business. I'm going to let you know the true secret to leading with influence, to having confidence in selling without selling, to creating unimaginable success in your career or business, and to supporting incredible outputs, outcomes, and impact. If you would like to spend a day working with me to revolutionise your own work and business, I have an incredible opportunity for you. For a limited time only, I am giving away £25,000 of Done With You 7-figure secret marketing consultancy services for free. Five lucky entrepreneurs will win a dedicated VIP day where we will go deep into your business, I share with you my proven tools and techniques to create 7-figure success, and work with you to create powerful marketing, engagement and selling strategies (even if you hate selling). This will help you break free from frustration and create instant credibility in your niche, be recognised as the authority on your topic, and build an unstoppable diehard group of followers and fans who buy from you over and over again. To enter, all you need to do is email the word LAUNCH to me at jocresswell.coaching@gmail.com, or use this link to opt in: https://jocresswell.newzenler.com/f/25k-giveaway, and I'll be in touch. Go on, I DARE you And of course, I would love to hear your own experiences of using these techniques – and also when others have tried to move you without truly getting to know you. Please share your thoughts and insights on implementing some of these solutions on social media. You can tag me on LinkedIn at Dr Jo Cresswell – The Human BEING Coach and on Instagram at jocresswell_coach, or send me a DM

Become a Patron! Help to support the show at: https://www.patreon.com/TheCommute Stepping aboard the blue collar bus this week is Oil Refinery Chief Operator, Jim Rinard! Jim talks about his duties at the Marathon Oil refinery, and then speaks more broadly about what a refinery does and how one works. And absolutely fascinating conversation about our nation's (our world's? circulatory system and blood supply (oil). I DARE you not to learn something from this episode!

Dec 1st, 2022 HAPPY NEW MONTH! Bravery versus Courage Season 2- Ep 58 December is Write a Business Plan Month, Spiritual Literacy Month and Learn a Foreign Language Month! Let's talk about the differences in these 2 so we can choose to be brave or courageous (depending on the situation). I explain the 6 types of courage and 4 ways to grow in courage. I DARE you to show up in December in a different way than you have before!!!! Follow @JustSimplyYvonne on Instagram for happenings **NEW OPTION to support the podcast** www.buymeacoffee.com/JSYpodcast Email justsimplyyvonne@gmail.com for questions, topic suggestions, or feedback --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jsypodcast/message

How are you feeling right now in your life, work, or business? Are you finding yourself working more and more and more? And how is that working out for you? In this episode I'm going to share 5 tips to help you have the confidenceto work LESS and achieve MORE. To have more time for you, your family, your interests and your health. To create a bigger impact while taking time for you! I DARE you to try this, to work less and achieve more!! If you're up for the challenge, please share your thoughts and insights on social media. You can tag me on LinkedIn at Dr Jo Cresswell – The Human BEING Coach and on Instagram at jocresswell_coach, or send me a DM saying ‘I DARE' If you'd like to apply for your free own life, career, or business audit, simply email me at jocresswell.coaching@gmail.com or book a welcome call at: https://calendly.com/jocresswellcoach/welcome-call

Pool Sceners, The Bangers Continue... They are Robots in Disguise. They are more than meets the eye. This becomes the biggest mass genocide in animated film history. It is in fact our FIRST animated movie we cover on the podcast. The one that messed with us as kids and the FIRST animated movie THAT SWEARS!!! We cover the 1986 movie that was a glorified commercial for a successful toy line, "The Transformers: The Movie" I hope you have "The Touch" to rip the Leadership Matrix out of your chest and put it inside someone you trust. I "Dare" you! Stay tuned after the "Final Lap Outro Song" for a very cool Easter Egg. Enjoy! (Transformers sound)   SPREAD THE WORD POOL SCENERS! JOIN THE POOL SCENERS GROUP ON FACEBOOK FOR EXCLUSIVE AND INCLUSIVE CONTENT! LIKE. COMMENT. SUBSCRIBE. RATE AND FOLLOW... APPLE. SPOTIFY. PODBEAN. LEAVE A 5 STAR REVIEW. WE READ IT ON THE AIR. YOU WIN A PRIZE!!! HAVE AN IDEA FOR AN EPISODE OR A POOL CHECK...SEND US AN EMAIL OR MESSAGE US AT ONE OF THE LINKS BELOW. Email: PoolScenePodcast@gmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PoolScenePodacst Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/PoolScenePodcast Twitch: https://twitch.tv/poolscenepodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/PoolScenePodcast

Feeling defeated? Please whatever you do…Don't give up. The late Albert Einstein once said. “ In the midst of chaos, comes great opportunity.” In this life, we weren't promised it would be easy. Life didn't come with directions. Which is why we must stay the course. Believe in the impossible…and NEVER doubt yourself, when you were created to Shine ✨ Click the play button and get inspired. I Dare you!

We're live for a vital DeepDive focusing on the impact of Israel's latest bombardment of Gaza, as well as the 15 years of siege and destruction it has imposed, on Palestinian children in particular. At least 45 Palestinians have been killed, including 16 children, in Israel's latest aggression on Gaza. Half of Gaza's two million population are children, living under siege in one of the world's most densely populated places. Hosted by Ahmed Alnaouq, a Palestinian journalist from Gaza whose story was the inspiration behind the formation of We Are Not Numbers, we're live with: Dr. Yasser Abu Jamei – Director of the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme Hind Wihaidi – A 17-year-old Palestinian musician and writer living in Gaza. Rana Shubair – Palestinian author of two books, "My lover is a Freedom Righter", and "In Gaza, I Dare to Dream". Rana is also a mother of three children. 

Checking that phone first thing in the morning? Maybe it's to see the time, but then the social media apps pull you right in. Are you checking those emails within minutes trying to wake yourself up? If so, do these habits leave you feeling ready to take on the day or are you starting your day feeling overwhelmed, like you're already late, short on time, and not meeting your goals? Then it might be time for a morning shake up. I DARE you to try these morning affirmations for ONE week and see what they can shift for you. Do this instead of reaching for that phone and see what a difference it can make in your life!    I'm walking you through:  5 minutes of positive, energy-changing affirmations An alternative way to start your day What to do if you DO feel a shift in your mindset The other times these affirmations can be helpful   Want to be empowered? I can support you! Learn more about working with me here: https://www.drtarynweil.com   Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drtarynweil/   Continue the conversation in my free private Facebook group, Vitamin I with Dr. Taryn Weil: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2524888254499864/

I Dare you to Heal is hosted by DrNechaRenee, Licensed Clinical Therapist. She is also a confidence and Mindset Coach. In this episode DrNechaRenee answers questions from you. Listen to the complete episode to hear here answer to questions like:How many siblings do you have?What are your personal values?How do you deal with toxic family and friends?If you have any questions,  positive words, or feedback drnecha@idareyoutoheal.meAccepting new therapy and coaching clientsYou're invited to schedule a discovery call to work with DrNechaRenee, click hereConnect with DrNechaRenee on social media:Instagram - @idareyoutoheal    Facebook - @idareyoutohealBOOK: Set Boundaries, Find Peace by Nedra Glover Tawwab, order here https://www.nedratawwab.com/set-boundaries-find-peaceFollow Nedra Glover Tawwab on Instagram  

This episode I share some tips that have helped me create a higher level of self awareness. I challenge all listeners to ask themselves these 3 questions daily before going to sleep. Try it for a week, analyze if helps. If it makes a difference, then I challenge you try it for 30 days and slowly watch how some of your daily actions start to change. The power of SELF. I DARE you to tune in ! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This mix is not for the light-hearted. I warn you, don't listen to this mix if you can't take an enormous amount of derogatory comments. Profanity laced lyrics from a time when almost anything was able to be said without being cancelled. However if you can get pass some of the filth and slander. Then, I hope you can appreciate some hard hitting beats, and gritty gutter flows from some of the greats in Hip Hop.Nasty Boy, Disrespectful & Dirty .... I Dare you to Press Play.DJ Mike Nick's ... Your Forever DJ

Welcome to the "I Dare you to Heal" podcast!!! I'm so happy that you are here. I'm looking forward to talking with you. Get ready to hear DrNechaRenee share with your her experiences on her journey of healing. February is International Boost Self Esteem month. In this episode, you will learn tips to help boost self esteem!If you have any questions,  positive words, or would like to be featured on "I've got a question"  email me at drnecha@idareyoutoheal.meTo schedule a discovery call to work with DrNechaRenee, click hereConnect with DrNechaRenee on social media:Instagram - @idareyoutohealFacebook - @idareyoutohealTiktok - @idareyoutoheal

When you decide to prioritize a project, I DARE you to match that prioritization with determination. Bring some tenacity to the table! That's going to serve you when distractions arise. It's the difference between “someday” and “Omg, today's the day!”The intersection between focus and determination is a powerful place. That's what we're talking about in today's episode.We'll explore:A brief introduction to what a "season of focus" is.The powerful intersection between determination and focus.A question you can ask yourself to start implementing this practice.⬇️  SHOW NOTES ⬇️✨  Take the Free Focus Style Quiz: https://multipassionatemastery.com/focus-quiz✅  How to leave a review: https://multipassionatemastery.com/review

“If you're reading this, I DARE you to dedicate the next 6 months to just doing you. Choose authenticity vs being liked by everyone. Try more ease, more fun & more rest. You'll increase your productivity and your revenue by 200%." If you're ready to build your own business or want to expand the one you already have, I can't wait for you to listen to this week's episode with legendary Cathy Heller! Cathy Heller is an abundance expert and intuitive coach who specializes in helping women create wealth and next level happiness. She has grown an 8 figure business and hosts a top-ranking podcast with over 25 million downloads where she has interviewed incredible souls like Matthew McConaughey, Seth Godin, Gay Hendricks, and more. As the creator and host of "Don't Keep Your Day Job," she is growing one of the biggest, most engaged audiences in podcasting. Prior to her podcast, Cathy handcrafted a career as a songwriter, licensing her music to film/TV and advertising. She is now showing others how they can finally manifest more of what they truly desire through her courses, retreats, and her "Lit Up" community.   Here's what you will learn: How Cathy began pursuing her dreams in LA at age 23 and how writing music has fulfilled her (2:32) How to step into the energetic of abundance and start thriving in your life and business(10:21) How to use Cathy's passion finder quiz to find yourself and your purpose (19:21) The importance of feedback in building out your idea (26:34) What we can do to get out of the dips and low points in our lives (34:57) How being authentically you is your superpower (42:15) Normalizing women making millions (48:37) Screenshot your favorite part and post to your IG story and tag me @amberlylagomotivation and @cathy.heller so we can see and repost to our stories!   Follow Cathy: Facebook Instagram Twitter Website   Links mentioned in this episode: Don't Keep Your Day Job Book Dont' Keep Your Day Job Podcast Passion Finder Quiz   If you are ready to leave your mark by discovering your message and sharing it with the world, you've come to the right place!! Let's work together to build your influence, your impact, and your income! Join the tribe you have been waiting for to activate your highest potential and live the life you deserve!  Another Your Unstoppable Life Mastermind is starting soon!!! Early bird countdown starts now!  JOIN NOW and let us know you are ready for greatness! Read the "True Grit and Grace" book here and learn how you can turn tragedy into triumph!  Thank you for joining us on the True, Grit, & Grace Podcast! If you find value in today's episode, don't forget to share the show with your friends and tap that subscribe button so you don't miss an episode! You can also head over to amberlylago.com to join my newsletter and access free downloadable resources that can help you elevate your life, business, and relationships! Want to see the behind the scenes and keep the conversation going?  Head over to Instagram @amberlylagomotivation! Audible @True-Grit-and-Grace-Audiobook  Website @amberlylago.com Instagram @amberlylagomotivation Facebook @AmberlyLagoSpeaker

Reverend SharRon E. Jamison does not believe in "plantation theology". She was taught to fear God, but she now believes that God is a God of Wisdom and Love (SharRonJamison.com). She is an Associate Minister with her pastor, Dr. Kenneth L. Samuels in Georgia. SharRon seeks to support people of color who are women-identifying.  She sought to create something that she needed in her young adult years: a place where they understand what it means to be a Black woman-identifying person in America. She needed to reconcile her Christian upbringing. She needed a place that provides support around top performance. She wanted to build a financial empire because to her, money is activism. She knew she had to create that space.People would come for prayer who were dealing with microaggressions, being invalidated and code-switching, so she started creating coaching services to support those issues. SharRon started "I Dare to Be Me" and "You Can Depend on You" programs. She started doing relationship intensives for straight and gay people. It's hard to be in relationship when you hate yourself. She wanted people to feel that they matter.SharRon supports people in seeking power partners. The partner has to understand who they are, what keeps them well and whole.  People need to be in alignment and share the same values. A power partner is committed to their physical, emotional and financial health. Otherwise, you don't have a partner, you have a parasite. You must bring more than an appetite to the relationship table. I can love you but not want to do life with you.SharRon seeks to empower women with education (to learn, unlearn and relearn who you are), including I-sight (learning how you are wired, how you win) and understanding the constructs (racism, sexism, etc.), that cause trauma and inform how we see ourselves. There is cleansing and clearing to understand and heal our wounds. Our private pain ends up in public places. This takes forgiveness. There is a residue, an accumulation of failure. She referenced Bell Hooks' quote (bell hooks - Wikipedia) about facing exhaustion when seeking to answer your calling. She spoke to community and collective wisdom. As racialized people, we were taught to distrust each other, police each other and not to honor ourselves. Women need to learn how to be compassionate with ourselves and connect with each other, to disagree without disconnecting. Elevation is about rising in who you are. You are taught how to make decisions in the midst of rejection and ridicule. The courses have strategies for peace, pleasure and self-liberation and not settle for the life you learned to live. SharRon learned that she was playing small. She learned to find her invisible prisons. She was so scared of going to hell, she was living in hell on Earth. She was in the cage of conformity, the straight jacket of the status quo. She now lives in the AND (Another New Dimension). A preacher's kid, SharRon learned to navigate by faking, lying and suffering. She lived in duplicity. It was anxiety-provoking. She became estranged to her family. She came to know it is better to be hated for who you are than to be loved for who you are not. She had many mystical moments like when her father was ordained, when she's teaching, when she found God in a mosque, when her son graduated, and when she was ordained. Those pivotal times were not only mental connections or emotional connections, but in her body. Find out more about her at:  https://solo.to/sharronjamisonAccept this free gift from Rev. SharRon: https://www.decidingtosoar.com/challengeListen to Rev. Celeste's poem, "A New Dimension".Support the show (http://paypal.me/rev107)

This is episode 78. And today's episode is sponsored by “The Next 7 Days - A Weekly Prayer Journal” available at JanLBurt.com - that's Jan L Burt dot com   I'd like to look at a few verses from the OT, a small book entitled Haggai and also one verse from the NT.  Ephesians 3:20 - I'd like to read it from the AMP first and then maybe from another translation as well.    Eph 3:20 (AMP) - Now to Him who is able to [carry out His purpose and] do superabundantly more than all that we dare ask or think [infinitely beyond our greatest prayers, hopes, or dreams], according to His power that is at work within us,    J.B. Phillips says it this way - Now to him who by his power within us is able to do far more than we ever dare to ask or imagine—to him be glory in the Church through Jesus Christ for ever and ever, amen! (Verses 20 and 21 of Ephesians chapter 3 from the Phillips translation)   Isn't it freeing to know it is His power within us that gets done what He wants gotten done? And how profound that what He often wants to get done is described as far more than we ever dare to ask or imagine. I can ask a lot. I can imagine a lot. But that word dare, in the Phillips… what do I DARE to ask for? What do I dare to imagine? What's the biggest of the big stuff I can desire from the hand of the Lord?    Like, so big it takes some daring to even ask for it! To even imagine it!  That is not what He wants to do. Nope. Those are the small potatoes. He is able, and we know from our NT look into the life of Jesus here on the earth, that willing isn't an issue with the Lord (Didn't He say If I can? If I am willing?) Oh He is often far more willing than we are! He is able and He is willing to do far more than those daring imaginings and daring asks!    He is so well able to carry out His purpose. You never have to really worry whether or not He has a purpose for your life. Or if His purpose will happen. Look, if you want to hear from the Lord, if you have a heart to do His will, if you have a genuine desire to know what it is He wants you to be doing in this life, then He will make sure you know His will. In big things, in little things. Start where you are and be faithful to Him. Love your family well - like, ask God how you can love them well today. Then do it again tomorrow. Don't be a time waster in your work. Work well, work wisely. These are the things that honor the Lord. Start there and expect Him to lead you and guide you and speak to you about His purpose for you and His purpose for the world right now. He is able to carry out His purpose. And He is also able to make sure that you know what He wants you to be doing. He created you and He knows how best to communicate with you and let you know what He would like for you to know on any given day of your life.    Okay - now, that little piece of wording there from the AMP that says “superabundantly”.    Whoa. Now that is a word!  Super Abundantly.  More than enough. Excessive abundance.  Redundancy. Plethora. Surplus. Overmuchness. A very large amount of something, more than is usual or needed.   Did you know this is how God wants to work in our lives?    We cannot fully grasp it, it is too much muchness to actually wrap our little finite minds around. But it's true! And my challenge to you today, and to me also, is to fully and totally believe, like just make the decision to believe, to flat absolutely believe this is true for you. Overmuchness. I love that word. May be one of my new favorite words. Overmuchness. Lord, thank You for the overmuchness You are going to pour out into our lives in every area as You see fit. We are grateful for it, we will be healthier because of it, and we will see Your hand at work in us and then through us to bless others in all sorts of ways.    What a promise!   Okay, let's take a look at the OT verses I mentioned earlier, from the book of Haggai. Not a long book, just two chapters, right toward the end of the OT.  Chapter two, verses 4 through 7.  From the AMP - 4 But now be courageous, Zerubbabel,' declares the Lord, ‘be courageous also, Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and be courageous, all you people of the land,' declares the Lord, ‘and work; for I am with you,' declares the Lord of hosts. 5 ‘As for the promise which I made with you when you came out of Egypt, My Spirit stands [firm and immovable] and continues with you; do not fear!' 6 For thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘Once more, in a little while, I am going to shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land. 7 I will shake all the nations; and they will come with the desirable and precious things of all nations, and I will fill this house with glory and splendor,' says the Lord of hosts.    Be courageous and do the work, for I am with you.   Is there any part of your life that those words fit right now? Like, we want to be wearing what fits us in each season of life, ya know? So if you have some work you know God has for you to be doing - could be simple, like a text message you need to send to encourage someone or tell someone something about the Lord - or it could be more than that. Invite someone to church with you or to your Bible study. Gift someone a Bible. Pray out loud on an Instagram live. If you have something you know He wants you to do, can you step up to the plate and be courageous and do it, knowing He is with you. Do the work, for the Lord is with you. What's scary when He is with us? Well, actually things settle down and get way way less intimidating when we know that we know that we know God is with us. His Spirit stands, firm and immovable, and continues with you. That is awesome. The Holy Spirit, who dwells in you if you know Christ as Savior, He is standing firm and immovable. You ain't gonna move Him and nothing and nobody else is, either. It won't happen because it cannot happen.  He continues with you. It's a covenant. He won't leave you, He won't forsake you. He continues with you. So good!! And when the shaking starts (it seems as if it has started, you know? This shaking… it is happening and has been happening since I feel 2020 and I don't think we are quite done just yet with this shaking). So when we are seeing that shaking happening, and it's hard to deny this is a season of God shaking the nations of the world, and then He says He will (oooh He says He will, and what does it mean when God Almighty says He will do something? Will means WILL!) He will fill His house with glory and splendor.    That's so good. We want to see God glorified all the time. And we should want to see His splendor. If we love Him, we really should get excited about things like this.    Okay, I will post these verses in the show notes. And also, real quick, I want to let you know my book The Power of God's Will - 40 Days of God's Promises devotional is going to be at a lower price for a couple of weeks on Amazon. So maybe if you'd like to get a new devotional or as an early Christmas gift idea, you can check that out.    Have a fabulous rest of your day and know that God is desiring and planning and wanting to do the superabundant in your life. Ask Him for big big things and then just know His idea of big is way bigger than your biggest big could ever possibly be.    I'm believing God for that overmuchness to be a huge part of your life in the very near future.    Praying Through the Storm online prayer retreat group  Grab a copy of "The Power of God's Will - 40 Days of God's Promises Devotional" via Amazon Stay up-to-date and sign up for my email list at JanLBurt.com

This episode is about releasing the fears of the world, the pressures, the expectations, and the subscriptions. I DARE you to be you, concur your fears and seize the day, tomorrow is not promised to no one so we have now. Quote By: Chadwick Boseman & Kobe Bryant (Resting in peace) Damn: R. Kelly and being WOKE!- I did not go into to many details about his trial I just wanted to tell my view on the matter, I can go full reporter on a later date. Know Your Laws: 1st Amendment- Freedom of speech (but be careful) You're Fired: I served time in the military/ Zee was fired from a drug test. 7-minutes in Heaven: Are you longing for a community of like minded individuals? Have you ever wanted to belong to a club where you are free to be you, vent, laugh, ugly cry? It's ok we got you, FOR FREE. You can be a apart of our community a join the conversation on our podcast forum where we discuss weekly topics in the show, you can call in, write in or anonymously tell us about your "friend". Either way it goes, you have questions, comments, or concerns I want to hear them, fell you and see you through it. Till next time Fly High Spirits. Website: www.kamauempire.com Facebook: @orkiyawomack (Or'Kiya Kamau) Instagram: @kamauempirepr (bus) @mz.kiki_kamau87 snapchat: @kwomack90 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/myfirstamendmentpodcast/message

This is a topic I've been meaning to address for awhile. However, I have recently been very convicted to share, due to an overwhelming concern we may be placing our focus, and more importantly our dependence, on something that could be ultimately hindering our growth & development in our work and lives.   The reality is that we ALL want to live amazing lives…but I believe we are relying and depending on the wrong things and are ultimately going in the opposite direction of what will allow us to experience the amazing life we envision.   Here is what I know, and believe, beyond a shadow of a doubt, because it is true…   Consistent & Close Relationship with God will make EVERY AREA of life better!   Relationship with God Will make you a better man and the man you are looking to be. Psalms 37:4 makes it very clear…   “Delight yourself in the Lord; And He will give you the desires of your heart”   Very simply put…'delighting in the Lord', means to build a healthy delightful relationship with the Lord…and you can expect life to get better (aka. the desires of your heart).   However, my concern is that people are NOT seeking RELATIONSHIP because they may be distracted by religion!!   I define religion as ‘the set of rules and regulations' one must follow to be in ‘right standing'.   Example: Because I know how powerful relationship with God is…when I ask someone to describe their personal relationship with to me…they immediately reply with something related to their attendance to up church.    MY CONCERNS: People(including us men) are relying more on religion than we are relationship with God People(including us men) are missing out on the real transformative power of a close relationship with God There is a misconception, within many that believe in God, that in order to live a life of success, significance, impact, fulfillment and meaning, that it you find this outside of relationship with God Let me make this clear. When you have a consistent and close relationship with God, he becomes your… Source of strength, energy, & fulfillment (providing endurance and happiness) Secret to peak performance in your work and life (providing more productivity) Solution to any problem or challenge you face (providing peace of mind) People live like their faith is a part or aspect of their life…instead of a way of life.   Therefore, this results in… Many church goers…not a lot of Christ followers Not enough examples of real men Christ followers for other men to model after   This idea of religion and traditional church vs relationship with God, what brought to my attention as a result of my personal story during the peak of the Covid pandemic in 2020. I noticed when the churches shut down, one of 2 things happened to peoples' faith: It decreased because their faith was dependent on ‘traditional church' It increased because they learned how to build a more personal relationship with God that was NOT dependent on traditional church. I experienced #2. And the more I developed a more personal relationship with God, I saw every area of my life (family, marriage, work, business, health) improve, including my ability to handle conflict and crisis.   THE CHALLENGE: Many are depending on church more than they are God Traditionally we have associated our faith with (1)church attendance, (2)serving in the church, and (3)tithing to the church. Therefore… Church has traditionally been perceived as the place where you go to worship God Many believers view service as primarily taking place within the walls of the church Tithing is associated with being a good ‘church goer' We feel like we are doing what we need to do for the ‘faith part of our lives', by checking those 3 boxes off of the list…and therefore believe we are doing what we need to do for our faith.   Yet unfortunately, many people still feel stress, depressed, unhappy, unfulfilled, life lacking meaning, don't know our purpose, making bad decisions, can't hit our goals, etc DESPITE checking off all the boxes of faith.   I once thought this exact same way…but here is what I discovered…   We often depend on religion and traditional church to replace the relationship God is seeking with us in order to transform us. Relationship is the answer…not religion and traditional church!   Don't get me wrong...i'm not saying church is bad! However, what I am saying is that it doesn't replace the thing that actually transforms you…it doesn't replace what you are ultimately looking for and need!   Example: Imagine being dehydrated. Water is what you need…water is what will rehydrate…water is the solution. However, if someone gave you orange juice instead…it would give you hydration, and maybe even some good flavor…but it IS NOT WATER! Don't get it confused…relationship with God is the water you need for the dehydration of your spiritual life. And dehydration looks like stress, unfulfillment, vices, bad habits, etc.   Church as we know it…is supplement, not sustenance! Relationship with God is sustenance! Nothing replaces it!   MY STORY: Once I realized this…my life drastically changed! I was no longer dependent on any place, event, or deed for a connected spiritual life. I became personally responsible for my faith and building this relationship as the foundation and sustenance for my life. This translated into showing up as a great husband to my wife, father to my children, leader at work, clarity in business & life…aka REAL LIFE CHANGE!   Nothing replaces relationship with God…not even church!   Spend DAILY TIME with God that is NOT DEPENDENT on anything but you and your time with Him. Build an actual relationship…I Dare you!! Watch what happens!     If you need help, book a 1:1 Discovery Call with me at https://drbradmd.com

The Legends Of S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Lauren, Agent Michelle and show Producer SP discuss the Disney+ WandaVision finale episode “The Series Finale.” The Agents debrief you on National Be Heard Day, if the Agents liked the series or not, Agatha and Wand’s epic duel, what is MCU magic and what is it doing, all the incredible CGI done for the series, kudos for the production staff, all the Vison and ViShawn discussion, what the Car Of Theseus is and how it’s a known scifi story, Oh the Twins, Why Wanda walked out on the Twins before the Hex fell, why Wanda was allowed to leave, what the Darkhold in the show might mean, how will Monica transition into Captain Marvel 2, Ralph Bohner’s true identity, who was in witness protection, where might Agent Franklin be, Dottie’s Salem Witch connection, Darcy’s underwhelming departure, how the Pandemic might have effected the story, if fandoms are theorizing themselves out of enjoyment, WandaVision and the stages of grief, Tannhauser Gate, Michelle’s Mom’s take, and some listener feedback. Stay tuned after the credits for a few minutes of Legends Of S.H.I.E.L.D. bonus audio.   THIS TIME ON LEGENDS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.:   WandaVision S01E09 “The Series Finale” Weekly Marvel News Listener Feedback   WANDAVISION “THE SERIES FINALE” [4:11]   WandaVision “The Series Finale” premiered on Disney+ on March 5th, 2021.   S1E9 “The Series Finale”   Directed By: Matt Shakman https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0787687/?ref_=tt_ov_dr  51 Directing credits starting 2002 1x Judging Amy 1x Six Feet Under 2x Everybody Hates Chris 3x Ugly Betty 5x House 5x Psych 4x Revenge 6x The Good Wife 2x Game of Thrones 9x WandaVision   Written By: Jac Schaeffer is the WandaVision Showrunner.  https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2356614/  Producer (3 Credits) Wandavision is her first series produced Writer (6 Credit) Timer (2009) The Hustle (2019) WandaVision - written by x1 (2021) Black Widow (2021)   StephenJondrew   I really enjoyed WandaVision - I thought it was a very fun ride and excellently timed.   Unpopular opinion: Many Marvel fans are over theorizing themselves out of fun - they're headed in a direction of many Star Wars fans.   Over its run, I avoided a lot of the weekly speculation on WandaVision intentionally. I wanted to take in the run as a show largely without influence - just try to watch it for itself and not set in my mind any pre-conceived directions. After watching the finale I went on twitter and saw a common thread - people who expressed disappointed were largely because things didn't go as they had expected (see my Star Wars point?). I tried my best to search back prior weeks and saw similar speculation and results each week. The only real consistent exception to this was those who were completely blind sided at the start of the series - which I totally get why they felt that way.   Even things like the alleged cameo was ruined by people's speculation. When I read what Elizabeth Olsen said, the Evan Peters cameo immediately struck me as it when it popped it's head. Yet, people kept holding off for that last minute cameo because they had pre-conceived in their mind what her words meant (I never expected it because I truly thought the Peters cameo was huge for a variety of reasons universe wise).   What really got me was reading the speculation that happened after last week's episode. As someone who intentionally avoided most of this, the penultimate episode clearly to me served to explain the twist that was revealed the prior episode. It was too the end to be a fake out - so I took it at face value. Yet even trying to avoid it, I heard so many theories on why this was a fake out essentially. Could you imagine if two out of the last three episodes were essentially wasting time with a misdirection? However, for many they were so caught up in their speculation they felt it was the case.   Overall, I'm glad I watched it week to week, but further glad I avoided the excessive speculation. I'm still catching up on the back weeks of speculation, but based on what I'm seeing so far, I'm really glad I avoided it. I really enjoyed every single episode with this approach.   WandaVision's New Darkhold Suggests Agents of SHIELD & Runaways AREN'T Canon https://www.cbr.com/wandavision-darkhold-agents-shield-runaways-not-canon/   Tannauser Gate Information https://bladerunner.fandom.com/wiki/Tannh%C3%A4user_Gate "I've seen things you people wouldn't believe: attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I've watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those... moments... will be lost in time, like... tears... in rain". Watch clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JjJzMBGUwo   NEWS [1:16:07]   MARVEL STUDIOS   Marvel reportedly developing “The Mutants” https://screenrant.com/marvel-xmen-movie-title-mutants-mcu/ According to a report from The Illuminerdi, Marvel Studios has started development on the MCU's X-Men reboot. the decision to potentially not refer to the team as X-Men could stem from the name not being as inclusive. Marvel Studios EVP of Production Victoria Alonso said in 2019 that she felt the X-Men name was outdated since there are so many women members. Not confirmed   Marvel drops T.I. from Ant-Man 3 https://thedirect.com/article/marvel-ant-man-3-ti-accusations The news comes in the wake of a slew of accusations of sexual abuse against the rapper and actor   FEEDBACK [1:18:51]   TWITTER   https://twitter.com/MrParacletes/status/1368582372141203461 Dr. Gnome to you on Twitter: "@LegendsofSHIELD" / Twitter Gabriel Luna on Twitter: "Okay y’all, I’ll admit it. Under my mattress may not have been the best hiding place. #TheDarkhold #WandaVision" / Twitter   https://twitter.com/andiminga/status/1368234837543370759 andiminga on Twitter: "@LegendsofSHIELD I dare you to count all of her costumes and hair styles in this series #WandaVision #WVLivetweet" / Twitter   #ViShawn - Vision’s turtleneck   E-MAIL   Andreas Kuehn Sat, Mar 6, 9:00 AM to stargatepioneer   First up, thanks for the coverage over all the years and specifically this year about WandaVision. I had time yesterday for a rewatch and on this Saturday rewatched the final two episodes. If something is worth picking up from my ramblings, great. Ois Guade!   Andreas   Rewatch Wandavision Thoughts before the finale:   1x01: Ohh, now I understand what Wanda was thinking about when Vision mentioned getting "tongue-tied". Any chance Agnes influenced the Hart's to push those questions onto Wanda and Vision? Mr. Hart's mouth was empty and we didn't see him eat more when Wanda made him choke on something.   1x02: "Get the light" meaning like "Chili con carne"?? Opening sequence the Heart Shape just like in the land purchase certificate! Hydra castle wallpaper also visible when Wanda moves from kitchen to living room. Still don't get why Agnes was pushing Wanda so much to impress Dottie. We didn't see her real face in Westview in Ep 8, did we? Westview town square still every time looks too artificial. In the "Agatha All Along" sequence she did something with Senor Scratchy during the magic show. But didn't notice what. "For the children" will it play a role in ep 9?? So what did happen to Agent Franklin aka. The Beekeeper? Did he get cancelled or did Wanda transform him to Billy and Tommy?   1x03: Wanda transferred Pietro's Super Speed to Vision in her reality I guess. Still very impressed by Elizabeth Olsen's comedic and dramatic acting skills. All the awards to her! Especially when she changes her accent and posture. The Soudscape in this show, especially when Wanda questions Geraldine is worth mentioning.   1x04: Lost half the personal after The Blip, so that means after the people appeared again 3 weeks ago. So after Wanda left the SWORD facility, did Hayward know she ended up in Westview so he sent Monica intentionally there?? That Witness better be revealed in the season finale. I still have no clue. And the logo on the copcar said Eastview. Can't be a coincidence that the missing person ended up in the same town like where Vision allegedly bought that lot. Still no dossier on Dottie. After first baby it took a minute during the broadcast for the 2nd to appear. Here Darcy immediately exclaimed "Twins". So a bit was censored cause it missed Vision arriving with the Doc. The soundtrack and everything after Wanda had expelled Monica, still giving me chills.   1x05: During the briefing scene on the TVs in the background we see scenes from the sitcom in 1x03 AND 1x05 Hayward ordering the drone strike, did he do it intentionally cause he hoped for Wanda to imbue it with her magic powers? Her eyes when Wanda kneels down to talk to the Twins. So mesmerizing! "Say WHAT again MF, I Dare you, I double DARE you!!"   1x06: "The guy who almost got murdered by his own murder squad" My favorite comedic line of the series. Only this time noticed behind the Woman on a loop her husband on a loop as well in the background. So if everything Wanda created in the hex has a foundation of being there before, how can Hayward track Vision with his vibranium signature? Still no idea what was Agartha's intention with her conversation with Vision. The agent who was with Darcy, they really left him alone when the barrier expanded.   1x07: Serious question, when you have subtitles on, during the scene of Wanda making breakfast, do you see like a radio commentator text on subtitles but don't hear anything? It is about Halloween. Gonna imagine the contortionist in the circus set is the same actress from Game of Thrones Whoa! While Wanda's realities are bugging, there are just glimpses of the real Westview, meaning there is no house she is standing in. Agents of SHIELD had some fantastic Visual Effects, but this show is on another level! Wanda attacking Monica, reminding me of Bilbo Baggins turning scary when reaching for the ring from Frodo in Rivendell. Oh, there was Dottie before the superhero landing following thoughts are AFTER watching 1x09   1x08: Agatha really was always a superb actress. The Absorbing enchantress of the Mystical Arts. Huh, did you expect that the runes will come into play again? Some "The Americans" vibes with the Sokovia setting and shoutout to Christophe Beck with the variant score in this episode and complete series. The visuals, the girl portraying Young Wanda and the score again resulting in some wet eyes. Did we get a definite answer if Wanda already had some magic powers to stop the bomb, which were only supercharged by the mind stone? Finally we get to see the moment. Like when Peter Quill touched the Infinity Stone. The gem chooses them like the One True Ring. I would also love to have a Synthezoid to watch entertainment programmes with me. Agatha fake-removing a tear...all the praise for Katheryn Hahn and Elizabeth Olsen. Additionally props to Paul Bettany during this series! "dismantling" and "rebuilding" sounds like an Antithesis to me! How did Hayward suspect that Wanda has the power to reactivate Vision? Pure chills during the creation scene. Without her inherent Magical Powers Wanda might have not survived the contact with the Mind Stone? "making breakfast for dinner", ohhh callback to the first episode The mix of chaos magic energy and Mind Stone energy (which merged with Wanda) being the only source to power up Whision?   1x09: Good Idea by Wanda, to use her powers against Agatha like Darth Vader flinging stuff at Luke in Bespin. We didn't see Whision entering the Hex because of Plot Requires As good as the series is, Hayward was for me not a really well enough written antagonist. Even Peters as a mind-controlled Ralph Bohner (ohhh that is Ralph), a bit of a cop-out for my taste. And still nothing about the missing person. When Wanda disappears in front of Agatha, didn't think she had the knowledge to add the Runes to her Hex. And with that memory dump, Whision is like, See ya Suckkas. Gonna make my own home, with Black Jack and Nutten! No hint in this finale what Wanda has unleashed. 60-40 in a future project we will see her undoing the spell on Agatha. "Who knows what I might be next", so he will leave it up for Whision to decide if he wants to meet up with Wanda. Final End Credits scene, gonna speculate that the Scarlet Witch is learning the Darkhold to restore the Twins.   OUTRO [1:23:51]   Lauren, Michelle and SP love to hear back from you about how you would rate the episode we just discussed, your top 5 Marvel character lists, your science of Marvel questions, who would you pick in an all-female Avenger team, or which Marvel male you would like to see shirtless. Call the voicemail line at 1-844-THE-BUS1 or 844-843-2871.                    Join Legends Of S.H.I.E.L.D. next time as the hosts discuss the Netflix Punisher series Entire season 2 (all 13 episodes). You can listen in live when we record Sunday Afternoons 5:00 PM Eastern time at Geeks.live. Contact Info: Please see http://www.legendsofshield.com for all of our contact information or call our voicemail line at 1-844-THE-BUS1 or 844-843-2871   Legends Of S.H.I.E.L.D. 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Engineering Success interviews Georgia Thompson a Civil Engineer at BAM Nuttall and the Co-Founder of D-VERS-TY Georgia is passionate about personal leadership and an advocate for changing cultures in diversity, inclusion and innovation. Currently a Design Delivery Coordinator at BAM Nuttall, Georgia is responsible for the pre-construction delivery of railway bridge renewals and refurbishments in the South East on behalf of Network Rail as well as innovation lead for the Rail South team in Sevenoaks. Georgia is the Co-Founder of D-VERS-TY a social enterprise dedicated to challenging the habit of identifying differences before recognising attributes and talents in Engineering and Technology fields. D-VERS-TY are currently running their mentorship scheme between students at the University of West England and graduates at Rolls Royce, aimed to develop inclusive leaders. Georgia is the communications officer for the Railway Civil Engineering Association, promoting the benefits of railway civil engineering and an advisory board member for I Dare 2 inspire, a social enterprise designed to empower and raise the aspirations of under-represented young people.

Show Notes   Intro: Its easy to hate Canada, Jeremy Shit Talking, Grammar Nazi’s are the Worst, Nobody Reads Reviews, I Dare you to Open [...]

Show Notes   Intro: Its easy to hate Canada, Jeremy Shit Talking, Grammar Nazi’s are the Worst, Nobody Reads Reviews, I Dare you to Open [...]

A new MP3 sermon from Faith Baptist Church of Palm Bay is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: I Dare the Men to Stand Up Subtitle: Building Strong Homes Speaker: Caleb Phelps Broadcaster: Faith Baptist Church of Palm Bay Event: Sunday Service Date: 9/9/2020 Bible: Genesis 2 Length: 40 min.

In this episode we talk with Emmy-Award winning veteran journalist, speaker and author, Lu Ann Cahn.  Storytelling has played a major role in Lu Ann’s career, but it is the combination of grit, persistence and hard work along with her natural talent that has contributed to her successes. Initially attracted by the excitement of being a TV news reporter, Lu Ann decided to pursue a career in journalism.  Her instinct for great storytelling and understanding what makes a compelling and factually based story is what has steered her through four decades of newscasting.  We hear how storytelling in the news has evolved over the years and where it could be headed. We also hear how Lu Ann challenged herself to turn the No’s in her life into Yes’s, with her year long challenge of ‘I Dare’ to ‘Do the New’- on a journey to becoming ‘unstuck’ and rewarding herself with new experiences and a new perspective on life.   Lu Ann’s personal story has changed over the years, but her sensibilities and humor has remained constant.  Her adventurous spirit and journey is inspirational and encouraging.  We enjoyed connecting with Lu Ann and encourage our listeners to dare yourself by trying new things each and every day. CONNECT WITH LU ANN Lu Ann Cahn Instagram Blog Book LinkedIn Twitter CONNECT WITH GEOFFREY E-mail Geoffrey nine dots Media Twitter Instagram LinkedIn Facebook THANKS - Please let us know what you think!  Review, share and comment.

Topic: "Education Past Covid Time" About Dr. Kiran Bedi Born in a Tennis playing family from Amritsar in 1949, to Prakash and Prem Lata Peshawaria, Dr Kiran Bedi is second of their 4 daughters. While still in school she became a junior National Tennis Champion at the age of 16, and Asian Tennis Champion at age of 22 and was ranked India's number one of her time. Dr Kiran Bedi is the first woman in India to have joined the officer ranks of Indian Police Service in 1972. She served in it for 35 years. For her policing stood for ‘Power to Correct', ‘Power to Prevent' and ‘Power to get things done'. Dr Bedi served as Police Advisor to Secretary General in United Nations, in the Department of Peace Keeping Operations in New York. She is recipient of The Ramon Magsaysay Award, also called Asia's Nobel Peace Award for bringing about a positive relationship between Police and the People. Dr Bedi is a Law graduate, Masters, and a PhD Scholar with post doctoral Nehru Fellowship. She is an author of several books such as I Dare, It's Always Possible, Creating Leadership and more... Dr Bedi has been voted as the most admired and trusted woman in India by Readers Digest, The Week Magazine, and others over the years. She has a biopic on her life called, Yes Madam Sir, made by an Australian film maker and a recent documentary on her was featured in Nat Geo's Mega Icons. She is running two NGOs which reach out to marginalised sections of society in education, skills development, in urban slums and rural areas..including prisons. Currently, Dr. Kiran Bedi is serving as the Lt. Governor of Puducherry. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/future-school-leaders/message

Faaaaaala galerinha do mal! Vocês sabiam que na França "RageQuit" se diz "Royale Rage Quit"? No episódio de hoje, com a participação sempre bem vinda da Ju Oliveira, abordamos as melhores curiosidades e cenas de Pulp Fiction, a magnum opus do tão genial quanto violento diretor Quentin Tarantino. Está esperando o que? SAY RAGEQUIT AGAIN, I DARE, I DOUBLE DARE YOU, MOTHERFUCKER.

I DARE you to tell me the number of times I SAID "erm, you know, like" --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/intheneighbourhood/message

Ladies and Gentlemen, I am pleased to inform you that we have conceptualized the funniest possible video. It involves a limo driving lion and Joe Pesci with a cast on his nuts and I DARE you to find something funnier. Step aside AFV, The Contestants are coming for the funny home video throne with their reimagined take on Animal Crack-Ups. Zach thinks mild pain is funny, Jared thinks big things are funny, and Adam thinks unexpected things are funny. Talking Points Include: What We're Thankful For, Villain Themes, Thicke Talk, VR Chilling with The Rock, Cat Vids, A History of Nut Kickers, Whale Humor, Jurassic Park's Missed Opportunity, Limo Lion, Airplane Chicken

Osi Ejiofor interviews Paul Morrison to find out more about his work as a mentor through his social enterprise I Dare 2 Inspire. They discuss the significance of having a mentor and how to find the right mentor.

Craig's gone missing (again) so John's joined by longtime friend and listener of the show, Joey, to discuss 30 years of friendship, the Batman conversation that started it, Batman's changes through the ages, and what they checked out. Did we mention Batman? ----more---- I DARE you to send a note to WWNPodcast@gmail.com C'mon. Are you too chicken to send a note to WWNPodcast@gmail.com?  C'mon.

To commemorate the fact that the two of us have sat together and talked about music 100 times now, we decided to countdown our 25 all time personal favorites. Nowhere on the internet is there a more definitive list. I challenge you - in fact, I DARE you to find two better top 25 lists than ours. Thanks for hanging out with us for 100 episodes, everyone! Here's to indeterminate amount of episodes more! Email: weeklybeatsshow@gmail.com Website: weeklybeats.podomatic.com

I thought it was about time I did something REALLY helpful and did the research required to tell you exactly - step by step - how to submit your show to every conceivable place you can to increase your podcast’s reach. I’m talking about Podcast Directories, people! But the problem is this: every conceivable place is not always the BEST place (in my humble opinion). Why would I EVEN SAY such a thing? Two reasons: #1 - There are many options that require you to use their hosting/advertising/app/whatever-thingie-ma-bobber-they’re-hawking. So unless you are specifically looking for those kinds of opportunities, they’re not much use to you. #2 - Some of the directories out there don’t appear to be professionally done, which in my mind means it’s likely not truly advantageous for your show to be in them. So… THIS episode is a walk through of the many podcast directory-ish places you can list your show that I deemed were worth the time of doing so. And I should probably ALSO say… The list and instructions I’m about to share DO NOT contain sites that pull directly from Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes). Why? - Because if you submit to Apple Podcasts, you’ll automatically be included in those directories or apps. Which includes MOST IOS or Android podcast apps. Be it known… I have done EXACTLY what I’m telling you to do with all 3 of my podcasts. And will be referring BACK to this episode myself to submit all future podcasts I publish. And before we get too far into this… you can find EVERY directory I mention and the links and processes needed to submit to them, on the show notes page for this episode - www.PodcastFastTrack.com/79 - which is ALSO included in the description of your podcast app or player, in its entirety (as much as I have control over). And ANOTHER THING… These are in ALPHABETICAL ORDER for your sorting convenience... That’s enough of that kind of stuff - let’s get to the directories! LISTED ALPHABETICALLY Acast: Acast is a new app that claims to help podcasters with “discovery” issues (which is debated hotly in podcasting circles), but regardless, it’s a pretty cool and functional app. It includes 3 targets: Listeners - Podcasters - Advertisers. And it does include a hosting option for podcasters who are looking for something different. You can discover more about Acast at www.acast.com There are two ways to add your podcast to the Acast directory. Non-hosted You provide the Acast folks with your RSS feed and they’ll make your show searchable and listenable on their app platform. This means no monetization and no hosting. Hosted In this scenario, Acast hosts your show. Yes, you’d have to leave your current host. When you do, Acast will provide opportunities to monetize your show (ads or sponsorships) and you’ll have access to the Acast publishing tool and stats. So… if Acast sounds like a place you’d like to list your podcast - or a partner you might connect with for hosting/monetization. Submit to the Acast Directory Scroll down to the “Add Your Show” option near the bottom of the page. Choose your adventure (non-hosted, hosted, hosted with a brand new show) Give them the info requested Hit the “send” button Scroll UP on the resulting page to see the confirmation message That wasn’t too painful, was it? Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes) As you know, iTunes - I mean, Apple Podcasts - is the big dog, 500 pound gorilla, place-to-be when it comes to podcast search. It’s one you definitely want to put high on your priority list. Many people, including Rob Walch of Libsyn fame (previous guest on my show here, here, and here), say that if your show is not in the Apple Podcast directory you’re really not podcasting. I don’t know about that - but I do know that if Apple Podcasts is not on your radar - you’ve got the wrong radar. So get into the directory. Here’s how. Submitting to Apple Podcasts Some things you need to know about submitting… Your show needs to have at least one episode published and “live” on your feed Your cover art needs to meet the minimum 1400px X 1400px requirement And if your cover art is over 500kb in size, you’ll likely have problems (you can reduce the size by using a tool like this - https://www.reduceimages.com/ ) To submit Go to Podcasts Connect Click the plus sign at the top of the dashboard Enter your RSS feed URL into the field provided and click the “Validate” button If your feed is OK (no errors) a feed preview will appear Then click the “submit” button It typically takes the folks at Apple 6 hours to 48 hours to respond via email to let you know that your show has been approved. The process for submitting a podcast to Apple Podcast changed in the last year or so (it’s now 10/2017) so it’s good that I didn’t teach you how to do this prior to the change. Audio-Podcast.fm No super cutesy logo to represent this podcast directory, just a generic title at the top of the page. BUT the claims made on the homepage are pretty impressive… “Download from over 6.5 million audio podcast episoded. Choose from over 88 thousand podcasts in one of the largest audio podcast directories worldwide.” I’m not exactly sure HOW to go about verifying that kind of claim. I guess I’ll just have to take their word for it! ;) I’m not absolutely sure but I suspect this directory does NOT pull from Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes). The reason I think that is because I did a little experiment with my 3 podcasts. All 3 of my podcasts are listed in Apple podcasts - so I searched for each of them in turn, by name, on Audio-Podcast.fm. NONE of them came back in the search results. So I decided to submit them. Here’s how you can submit your show(s) to Audio-Podcast.fm If you go to the home page you have to scroll WAYYYY to the bottom of the page and find the TINY LITTLE TEXT LINK at the bottom (see the image). But if you use the link I provided in the title above, you’ll go right to the submission page. Here’s what you do… Paste in your RSS feed URL Choose 3 categories for your show Tick the box saying you’re the producer and have read and agree with the terms and conditions (I DARE you to actually read it) Provide your contact email address Enter the infamously-troublesome CAPTCHA code Click the green “Submit your podcast” button You’ll be taken to a greenish page that promises your show will be reviewed within 24 hours. The site will also give you the opportunity to embed an icon on your website that links to your podcast on their directory. A clever way to get backlinks from a reputable website like yours, don’t you think? Blubrry Podcast Directory The good folks at Blubrry are most widely known for their podcast hosting services and the PowerPress plugin used on many Wordpress sites. However, they have a pretty impressive podcast directory too. Here’s what they say about it… The creators of Blubrry are podcasters as well, and recognize the importance of other podcast directories including iTunes. Blubrry podcast directory does not try to compete with other directories, our main goal is to offer additional distribution points that otherwise are not available to podcasters. With this philosophy, we believe the Blubrry Podcast Directory fills the void where iTunes and podcasting is otherwise unavailable. Did you notice that bolded section? THAT is why the Blubrry directory is significant in my mind. Some of the places the Blubrry directory can list your show are… ROKU TV GOOGLE TV Android Samsung SmartTV For just a few examples… So, how do you get your show into the Blubrry podcast directory? I’m glad you asked ;) Submit your show to the Blubrry directory Create an account on the Blubrry Platform Once that’s done, add your podcast at this link You’ll be asked for you RSS feed URL You’ll be asked to create a “web friendly” name for your show You’ll be asked to choose one category for your show And you’ll have to agree to the terms and conditions Then you can hit the blue “Submit” button Not too difficult that can get your podcast onto TV boxes and the like. Well worth the effort. doubleTwist This one is not exactly a podcasting app or directory. It’s a media player. BUT, it’s also got a directory you can submit to so that people who use it can easily find your podcast. I’ve long been recommending to people that they submit to doubleTwist. And it’s an easy process. How to submit your show to doubleTwist Go to the contact page on the doubleTwist.com website Enter your name Enter your email address In the drop-down for “subject” choose “Request New Podcast” Enter the title of your podcast Enter the CAPTCHA stuff and hit the blue “Submit” button You’ll get a message that says the following… They seriously have JEDIS working for them? That’s way cool… ;) Google Play Music After a very long time of NOT supporting or listing podcasts, Google Play Music is finally onboard with podcasting. Sort of. The app still has MUCH to be desired when it comes to being good for podcast search and use (as of 10/2017) but I’m hopeful Google will get the importance of podcasting and create something native to Android that works for podcasts. Maybe a rework of Google Play Music. Maybe something new. I don’t care what. Just do something Google. So… if you’re ready to submit your show to Google Play Music, I think it’s a good idea. Submit your podcast to the Google Play Music directory You’ll have to create a Google account, first Go to the Google Play Music podcast page Click the orange “Publish Button” Click on the blue “ADD A PODCAST” button. Supply your information - including your RSS Feed URL and all requested info A brief word of caution on this one: Rob Walch, Podcaster Relations guy at Libsyn says that he wouldn’t be surprised if some day Google and Apple go toe to toe and make it hard for the other’s stuff to be used on their platforms. It’s not an inconceivable idea since Apple is already pretty proprietary in the things it does. (Just try to charge an iPhone with a non-iPhone charging cord to see what I mean). For that reason, the good folks at Libsyn have devised a way that users of their interface can create a “Google Play Music” only feed - so you can submit to Google Play Music in a way that won’t be influenced in any way by the big Apple gorilla should it decide to throw its weight around as regards your podcast feed. If you’re a Libsyn user, just go to the “Destinations” tab in your dashboard and create a new one. You’ll see the button for “Google Play Music.” Click it and do the dance. The result is a new RSS feed URL you can submit directly to Google Play as I’ve just instructed. iHeart Radio iHeart Radio is a podcasting app and SO MUCH MORE. It’s actually (as the name implies) a way to stream internet radio of all kinds, including events of various sorts. Here’s the scoop on iHeart Radio. You can’t submit your show to it directly and it does NOT pull from the Apple Podcast ecosystem. So how do you get into iHeart Radio? You have to have a relationship with someone (a company) who CAN get you into iHeart Radio. At this point, I only know of two options. #1 - Libsyn If you are a Libsyn user, you’re in - almost. Your show has to be regularly publishing for at least 2 months before you are eligible to be submitted to iHeart Radio. You also have to be using the Libsyn destination feed functionality to make it work. Once you’ve been publishing long enough, you’ll see iHeart Radio as an option in the destinations tab. Click the “Add” button and jump through the hoops.   #2 - Spreaker I have to say right up front that I’m not a Spreaker customer or user so the following instructions could be a bit wonky. But after researching things this is what I understand you need to do to submit to iHeart Radio through Spreaker... From your show’s settings, go to Spreaker’s Content Management System. Choose your show, and click the yellow EDIT button. Select iHeart in the menu that appears on the left and click the SUBMIT button. After clicking it, you'll be asked to accept the Terms and Conditions, and then submit your show to iHeartRadio. And if you’re a visual type person, here’s a great screencapture-style tutorial of how to do it from the good folks at Spreaker. So that’s how to use your connections to get into iHeart Radio. Lisn This is a pretty interesting directory. It’s been described as Podcast Directory meets Pinterest. Interesting indeed. And from first glance it has a TON of well-known and popular shows in the directory. And I didn’t even know about this one until I began researching. And the submission process couldn’t be simpler. Submitting your podcast to Lisn Go to the Lisn homepage Click on the top right-hand “hamburger” menu Choose the “Upload” option In the big, black field that says “Paste URL here” - paste your RSS feed URL there ;) Click on the upload cloud icon below the field You should see a green text success thingie that tells you to wait 12 to 24 hours for your show to appear Lisn up - that was EASY! Listen Notes I checked out the ListenNotes.com page during October, thus the site had a pumpkin in its logo. Funny. Reminds me of stuff Libsyn does around holidays. Anyway… Listen Notes is a fairly new podcast search engine that claims to be “...like Google, but for podcasts.” A self-funded software engineer from San Francisco, Wenbin Fang created the directory and it appears to be working fairly well (the site touts over 380,000 podcasts listed as of October, 2017). So, it seems beneficial to me to get listed on the directory. Who knows, it could become my #1 means of being discovered! How to get your podcast listed in the Listen Notes directory Go to www.Listennotes.com Choose the “submit” option way at the bottom (see image Once the page that opens, add your ITUNES URL for the podcast you want to submit (and be sure to copy over the http:// that’s already in the field so you don’t have problems) Enter your email address if you want to be notified when your podcast is added to the directory Click the blue/green-ish “submit” button That. Is. it. Player.FM Player FM is a multi-platform app for podcasting that even works offline. You can connect it to your TV. You can access its curated catalogue (not sure exactly HOW its curated) to find niche topics and interesting stuff. And the app costs nothing. Zilch. Nada. With no ads. There is an upgrade but with a free app this good, there are already tons of subscribers. But you’re a podcaster… so it would be great for you to get your show in front of all those people. Here’s the submission process for the Player.FM directory. Go to this link: https://player.fm/importer/new Enter your RSS feed URL in the big box (see image below) Hit the “Import” button. That was the easiest thing I’ve done all day. Podbean If you don’t know about Podbean, you’re in for a treat. I have met a person or two who works over there and they are doing some great things for the Podcast-o-sphere. Podbean is a podcast publishing service that offers both free and pay-for podcast publishing packages, so if you’re in the market for free check them out. Just keep in mind, free means there are things you might want that you won’t get. ;) Like any podcasting service or media host, Podbean offers publishing tools, stats, and more. But they also have their own directory, which anyone can get into. The benefit is that anyone who uses the Podbean App would then have access to your show - even though it’s not hosted with Podbean. Sounds smart to me. And it’s not that difficult. Here’s how to get your show listed in the Podbean Directory Click this link to create a free account (you can do so by creating a login or using Facebook or Google Plus) Create a Username for yourself The page should redirect to the submission page Enter your RSS feed URL in the space provided (be sure to remove the https:// stuff - Podbean includes it by default Your show is included immediately - yes, I mean immediately. Check out the image below Wow. Those Podbean folks aren’t playing around! Podcast Blaster As far as I can tell, the Podcast Blaster site has been around for a while. Their last blog post was published in 2007… so, that’s a sign of longevity, but I’m not sure what it says for the site’s ability to keep up with the times. Anyway… I debated about whether to include Podcast Blaster in this list or not. So I decided to peruse the site a bit. What made me decide to include it was two things: #1 - Submitting a podcast is easy, immediate, and trouble-free (once you figure out how to do it) #2 - This… I don’t know if it’s true… I just know it’s a number that got my attention. So I thought I’d include Podcast Blaster just in case it IS true (and is being updated). So here’s how to get listed in the Podcast Blaster Directory Go to this URL to add a podcast Paste your RSS feed URL into the field where it says, “Add podcast feed to directory” Hit the “Add Podcast” button. You’re done. It was so easy, I did it 3 times! And when I clicked on the link for “Latest Podcasts,” here’s what I saw… So something is being updated regularly… RadioPublic RadioPublic is both an app and a directory. It claims to have over 250,000 podcasts listed. That’s impressive. So it appears to me it’s a decent place to get your show listed. Nothing more to say about it than that - and that they have a pretty snazzy looking submission form - that requires you to enter a lot of stuff other forms don’t. But, so it is. Submit your podcast to RadioPublic Visit this page to start filling out the form Enter the name of your podcast Enter your email address Enter your RSS feed URL (be sure to copy over the default http:// stuff if you need to Then the form asks for the link to your podcast in iTunes (now Apple Podcasts) - that could be a problem for you if you don’t know how to find it. So here you go… Search for your podcast in iTunes - then hover over the cover art image and right-click (see below) Copy the link So back to the submission instructions… Paste in your iTunes link (again, copy over the http:// if you need to) Type in your website address. If you don’t have a website, it might blow up ;) Answer the question about the best way to order your episodes (interesting) Hit the submit button. That’s it. A bit long and belabored, but worth it. I think. Spotify: It’s possible, but you have to be patient - and it’s not guaranteed You’ve likely heard that Spotify is now including podcasts in its listings. And you’d be absolutely right to think it would be a good thing to get your podcast into their directory of audio resources. It is a big player when it comes to streaming audio. As of 2016 Spotify accounted for 40% of all streaming audio subscriptions. Wow, that’s a big bite of the pie! So, you tell ME - do you want your show to be in Spotify? That’s what I thought. Now I have to pause for a moment and thank Todd Cochrane, CEO over at RawVoice, the parent company of Blubrry for making me aware of the fact that Spotify has a way for pod casters to submit their shows. Thank you Todd. You’re a peach. So, let’s talk about submitting your show to Spotify... Before we get too far into this, you need to know there’s a catch. OK, it’s not quite a catch, it’s more of a caveat. Unlike the other directories or services, the powers-that-be at Spotify make it clear right up front that you can submit your show to them, but that your submission doesn’t guarantee that your show will indeed be chosen for inclusion in Spotify. IMAGE HERE So there’s that. But I think it’s worth a try anyway. Here’s how to do it. Go to this weblink: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfKJ76t_tPV2jugdX14NeajSfp7EV0hcgjVki1GEGuoeyJvDw/viewform It’s a Google form. Interesting, I don’t recall another submission process being done with a Google form. And you’ll notice right away that Spotify is making it clear that your submission may or may not be included in their directory of shows. The cool thing about this submission process is that you can submit more than one podcast at the same time. So rather than go through every form I’m just going to tell you that it’s fairly simple to do and it’s definitely worth your time. Should the Spotify authorities deem your podcast worthy enough for inclusion, your show would be exposed to all kinds of potential new listeners. Submit your podcast to Spreaker - even if you aren’t a Spreaker user Spreaker is doing some very interesting things in the podcasting space. Including a pretty cool desktop and mobile app for recording called Spreaker Studio. It’s pretty impressive. And typically, if you want to be included in the shows listed in the Spreaker App, you need to be a Spreaker customer. But… I know a way. :) Rob Greenlee is a podcasting veteran - podcasting before podcasting was even a thing. Seriously. He now works for Spreaker as Head of Content, and he’s been a guest on my podcast (episode 64). Rob told me he’d be willing to do some “additions” to their directory - to be listed in their Android and IOS Spreaker apps. He calls them “Pass Through Submissions” Here’s how to submit your podcast to Spreaker as a Pass Through Submission Send a kind email to Rob.Greenlee(at)Spreaker(dot)com Ask him to kindly include your podcast(s) in Spreaker as a “pass through” submission Include your RSS feed URL That’s it. Rob’s a peach of a guy. Stitcher Stitcher is likely the main directory for Android devices, though it is available on IOS devices and PCs as well. Over 65,000 shows are available to stream. Stitcher’s process is a bit different and a lot the same. You’ll have to sign up to be what they call a “Content Provider” and then follow a few additional steps. Sign up to submit your podcast to Stitcher Go to the Content Provider page and scroll to the bottom to sign up Once you are signed up - you’ll need to go to the Partner Portal to submit your show In the blue-ish form (see below) you’ll enter your show name Enter your RSS feed URL Choose your language Choose a category Tell how many listeners you currently have Include your Twitter handle Include your Facebook page And enter your desired keywords Tick the box to agree to the Terms of Use Click the blue “Continue” button A window will pop up for you to review your submission Click the “Submit Application” button The Podcast Source (Libsyn’s Podcast Directory) Most of you know Libsyn as an amazing podcast host. But they also have their own directory that feeds their Libsyn app exclusively. Here’s the good news: If you’re a Libsyn customer, you can likely skip this one. But I suggest you check to see if your show is included - one of my shows hosted on Libsyn was not. If you are not a Libsyn customer, you can still get into the directory. And it’s well worth your time to be included. That’s some good news, right? How to submit your podcast to The Podcast Source Directory Go to the Podcast Source App submission page Enter your RSS feed URL Enter your email address Click the green “Submit” button You’re all done. Now you can just wait eagerly for the email from the fabulous Libsyn team that tells you that your show is now included in their app directory. Tunein Tunein is another of those apps that has tons of content, including audio books. It’s becoming more and more popular from what I can tell so it’s worth the effort to make sure your show is included in their directory. And getting into the Tunein directory takes a bit more form-filler-outing than I like, but it’s their process so you have to do it their way. How to get your podcast listed in the tunein directory You’ll need to navigate to this contact page for tunein Enter your email address Enter your podcast title Enter y our host name Enter your RSS feed URL Enter your podcast logo (1200px X 1200px) Enter a banner image (1224px X 300px) Select your country Select your language Enter your website address Enter 3 genres (I wasn’t sure what they wanted here, so I guessed) Enter your “station” email (????) Enter your phone number Enter your Twitter handle Enter comments if you wish Tick the box to accept the terms Click the black-ish “Submit” button Wow. Just wow.  

I DARE anyone to not get up and dance during this show!!! "Don't leave it to chance, you're gonna be too late!" says Eric Lambier, visually impaired singer, song writer, producer, and fun performing musician extraordinaire in his song "Ain't Broke, Dont Fix It. We are so happy to have Eric as a guest as he gives us insight into how he views shaking things up, preventing stagnation... regardless of limitations even when they seem impossible to get passed. Complacency versus contemptment and how to get out of our own way. What role does fear play? How much of our stagnation is from lack of opportunity versus lack of belief in ourselves. This is a show not to be missed!! Fun, valuable, memorable....come shake it up with some boogie woogie and inspiring messages.

Andy Warhol open's up a can of pure...genius! Like him...or his art or not, you can't deny the genius of this work! Give a listen, tell me I'm WRONG! I Dare you! Chris www.OnTopoftheWorldRadio.com

Why is it important for us to save our environment to save ourselves? According to my guest Polly Higgins the extensive damage or loss of the ecosystem of a given territory - be made a legally recognized crime. Polly is a passionate advocate for more comprehensive environmental safeguard. Polly has realized that great change, and thereby the greatness, begins with the individual self, and that before we can break the cycle of environmental harm playing out across the world, each one of us must break our own personal Ecocides. “I Dare you to be great” a book by Polly Higgins signals rousing call to arms for all mankind to join her in one giant leap toward greatness. “I Dare you to be great” explores Polly Higgins’ story as an Earth lawyer as she discovers how we can create a legal duty of care for the Earth – a law of Ecocide. We have a choice: break our chains and create a greater freedom, or remain enslaved to an era of Ecocide. Polly invites in a conversation of a different kind; firing up a neural pathway of exploration that takes us into the unknown yet expands our vision of what our legacy could be. Sharing her insights, she sheds a light on what is possible – a vision far greater and more beautiful than we have dared before. For more information, Please contact us at: http://YourLifeNow.info 

Chuck Morse Speaks is joined in the first hour by Servando Gonzales in a discussion about Semiotics, the study of symbols and words or phrases, and the author of many books including "THe Swaztica and the Nazis" and "I Dare call it Treason - The Council on Foreign Relations and the Betrayal of America. Website: http://www.intelinet.org/sg_site/ 2nd hour guest: Douglas Valentine, author of "The Strength of the Pack: The Personalities, Politics and Espionage Intrigues that Shaped the DEA." Website: http://www.douglasvalentine.com/

I Double Dare You to Believe God. I dare you the have faith. I Dare you to believe in what you do not see. "Then Jesus said to the centurion, 'Go! Let it be done just as you believed it would.”And his servant was healed at that moment'. - Matthew 8:5-13. How should be approach Jesus? What exactly is faith? How do I see manifestation of my faith? IS it ok to believe for something like this....Tune in for ANSWERS.   

I Double Dare You to Believe God. I dare you the have faith. I Dare you to believe in what you do not see. Faith is the substance of what we hope for and confidence in what we do not see. Faith is a bridge from the supernatural spiritual realm to the physical earthly realm.  Tune in and have your faith sharpen and your spirit uplifted.  Key Scriptures: Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.  – Hebrews 11:1 As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, calling out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!” When he had gone indoors, the blind men came to him, and he asked them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” “Yes, Lord,” they replied.Then he touched their eyes and said, “According to your faith let it be done to you”;and their sight was restored. Jesus warned them sternly, “See that no one knows about this.”  But they went out and spread the news about him all over that region. - Matthew 9: 27-31

Today's Show Is Dedicated To The Military Veterans Wounded In The War On Terror   We are broadcast LIVE from the Cat Island Grill & Pub on the Sanctuary Golf Club, South Carolina, at the 3rd Annual Lt Dan Golf Classic (Scramble), sponsored by the Independence Fund. Today's Guests are the Heroic Wounded Veterans that are the focus of the Independence Fund and the 3rd Annual Lt. Dan Weekend. Remember, for every $1.00 you can donate, 99 CENTS goes directly to help these veterans and their families. To learn more, go to Independence Fund.org or to www.LDW3.com and listen into this show. I DARE you to listen in and walk away without a tear in your eye for these brave men and women!