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Laura & Nicole travel back to 1776 and discuss nursing during the American Revolution. We are proud to now be a part of the Everyday Heroes Podcast Network! https://heroespodcastnetwork.com Social distance yourself with our new Scissors N Scrubs face masks. For each one ordered, a medical grade one will be donated to Direct Relief. They can be found at https://www.teepublic.com/user/mikedenison/masks Please check out (& subscribe!) our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmrdobwH0i4Gh7yINyZ_zMQ Lastly, we want to hear from you! Send us your stories to scissorsnscrubs@gmail.com and we may just read it on an upcoming episode. Include your shipping info and we will send you a free sticker!

The Legend of Josey Wales ...lives on in every Bud of GG4 and luckily he was surrounded by good people who will make sure the world know The Who the what and the where behind this infamous cultivar and her influence on the Cannaworld. We will have CAT the GG4 brand ambassador along with our old friend @GREYSKULLTHEGROWER who is heading the GGG breeding program ,there's some amazing things coming down the pipeline thanks to @seedsherenow for putting this together and as you would guess all GGG seeds will be available at seedsherenow.com also we will get an update from our buddy JEFF GARD Our own personal “Better Call Saul” so if you got some issues that need addressing tune in ...and lastly buy not leasty - [ ] Our Monthly @ILUMINARLIGHTING Giveaway! Will be going down make sure you have entered by sending us a message at adsdunndeal.com and telling us why you need a ILUMINAR Light and also know the word of the month - [ ] Include your phone number - [ ] And maybe we will call you - [ ] So get that glue rolled up and join us @ YouTube.com/adamdunnshow Fri June 25th 4:20 - 7:10MT #legendofjoseywales#greyskullthegrower#jeffgarddog#area420#sagemastaselect#dunndeal#seedsherenow#iluminarlighting#monthlygiveaway

“The Signs & the Stars”- It's Cancer SZN! Happy Birthday to the June Cancers!! Capricorn Full Moon on 6/24 Full Moon- Release, Let Go, Surrender, FORGIVE (yourself especially) Mercury Rx post shadow period these next two weeks Jupiter (Luck, Expansion, etc.) is now retrograde for 4 months until 10/18 “The Feels & the Vibes”- Cheers to the new and expecting Mommies! Cheers to those birthing new businesses and ideas! Keep a grip on life by staying present in the moment. Don't keep letting life pass you by & getting swept away in the past What/ Who are you claiming? What are you keeping for YOU? You are majority WATER. BE like water. Include more water in your life. Full Moon in Capricorn energy= time to get grounded, down-to-earth moon Focus on forgiving yourself for “not being better” (Capricorn perfectionist energy) Moving from Shadow work energy in Gemini (mind) SZN to feeling those feelings in Cancer (heart) SZN What's your pivot? Where we going? What we doing? Who we waiting on? Until you know for SURE, you DON'T know. Give yourself peace & stop stressing. Don't get bitter, get BETTER. If you feel rejected by others, don't reject YOURSELF too! YOU need YOU right now. YOU are enough reason for the glow up. Stop waiting for heartbreaks & endings to be inspired to improve you/ your life. Do it for YOU. Manifestation breakdown, we are co-creators with Spirit 39:00- 41:00= Wealth Affirmations 41:00- 1:10:00= Oracle reading message for Full Moon in Capricorn “Work Through Your Fears”= New Moon in Scorpio “Be Bold and Make The First Move”- Cardinal Moon “A win-win outcome is forecast” -Full Moon in Libra Closing affirmations and remarks IG: @chechebabe @myvirgofriendpodcast If you want to submit your questions to me for advice or feedback, you're welcome to email me at askcherelle@myvirgofriend.com or cheche@myvirgofriend.com

What are you doing to stand out amongst the throngs of photographers in your market? A strong, distinct brand position is a great place to start.In episode 501 of the Bokeh Podcast, Nadine Nasby of Nadine Nasby Photography joins us to refine her brand position as a senior and wedding photographer. Nadine has extensive experience in documentary photography and would love to incorporate more of that style into her brand. Listen in to hear the recommendations and ideas that will help her stand out from her competition!The Bokeh Podcast is brought to you by Photographer's Edit: Custom Editing for the Professional Photographer and Miilu: The Simplest Way to Create and Manage Timelines and Shot Lists for the Events You're Photographing. You can also subscribe to the Bokeh podcast on the Apple podcast app, follow on Spotify, add to your playlist on Stitcher, or listen on Overcast.Definition of a Brand Positioning Statement: (3:45)A unique value proposition (UVP) that sets your business apart from the competition in your market. Benefits of a Clear and Distinct Brand Position: (4:15)A. Enables Potential Clients to Immediately Know Your UVPB. Filters Irrelevant Potential ClientsC. Simplifies/Focuses Marketing EffortsD. Encourages Better Time ManagementBased in: Orlando, FL (7:30)Focused on: Documentary wedding photography and HS Senior photography (16:30)What Nadine is looking to accomplish with a revised brand position (34:30)Nadine's Competition Analysis (40:20)Nathan's Suggestions (50:00)1. Include more of Nadine's past work on her website2. Focus on one type of photography, or build a second brand for senior photography3. Work with a designer to create a website that builds the brandPotential Brand Position: "Orlando's documentary photographer"Links:nadinenasby.cominstagram.com/nadine_nasby_photographyfiverr.comBokeh Podcast Brand Positioning Worksheet See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode 074 - What To Give An Appraiser Agents ask the question all the time, “What should I give an appraiser?” The answer is easy, a bottle of Captain Morgan and not a hard time. In this episode, B talks about what to give an appraiser, how to craft the information, and how to provide to the appraiser. It might take a little bit of work, but that is your job as a fiduciary for your client. Help the appraiser with information to help your client, the transaction, and possible your sanity for your next appraisal report.   SHOW NOTES 02:00 – Don't give the appraiser a hard time, and probably not comparable sales. 02:40 – Give the appraiser information that an appraiser does not know or may not readily be aware of. 03:35 – What is a comparable? 05:15 – Put comparables on a grid to substantiate your research and purchase price. 07:25 – Unique property situations and comparables. If you know of a property that is like the unique property, send that to the appraiser. 08:22 – Explain a property that might be a comparable but is not similar based upon condition or motivation, and the property sold under duress. 11:05 – Include list of updates to the property with some detail including price and dates. 12:25 – Multiple offers are also helpful. Listen to episode 73 about multiple offers. Provide details to the appraiser. 13:10 – Explain your position. Write a few paragraphs about how you came up with the purchase price. 14:56 – How to get this information to the appraiser.   SHOW LINKS HAMCO MIBOR – https://www.facebook.com/HamCoMIBOR/ The Palladium – https://www.visithamiltoncounty.com/events/palladium/ Captain Morgan – captainmorgan.com   BETWEEN THE LINES LINKS Email brian@brianclee.com   Web brianclee.com   Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/realestatebetweenthelines/ https://www.facebook.com/Brian-C-Lee-111822417027919/?   YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcv4dHU39-b5_QVVCIhbcBA?  

How To Do Financial Analysis For Business Plan? Strategic Planning See 1 of 100 New Videos on this topic & more. In fact, our research specifically proves 8 Critical Success Factors for small & medium-sized businesses. Visit www.BestBusinessCoach.ca for more info. Or https://www.members.bestbusinesscoach.ca/success-research/ for more on the research behind it.  Transcript: In doing a financial analysis, you need to calculate things like: Startup costs, operating expenses & any expenses you expect. A lot of people want to see 3-5 year plans. The reality is, on the ground, 3 months is far as you can predict. Change happens all the time. In terms of execution, you have to focus on the next 3,6 & 12 months max. Think about your best case, middle, and worst-case scenario. Up to 5 years out. Start with a sales forecast. What do you expect? How many leads do you expect to generate? At what price per lead? What % of those leads do you expect to be quality leads? Where you can have meaningful interactions with them? How many of those will turn into sales? How many of those are one-time vs repeat sales? You have to create a budget for your expenses. Develop a cash flow / income projection. You have to include your assets and liabilities. Include a breakeven analysis. If you're a business owner, and you're not savvy with accounting software. Or profit-loss statements. You need to hire someone to help you. In beginning, take little steps. Start with questions like: How many sales are expected? What is the research behind it? Why are those sales available? How much are the expected expenses? How many people do we have to hire to do all this? What are your assets & liabilities? The process should be in-depth. Depending on the purposes. If it's only for your team, it can be more basic. If you're trying to get financing, or loans from a bank. Consider getting professional advice. Before you talk to them, do some research yourself. It is not something you can easily delegate. If you're watching this, You're likely the main principle(s) of the business. Meaning you're a founder, co-founder, or you have invested interest. You can't easily delegate to someone, how many sales you expect to make. It is something that you have to dive into. You want to include income statements. Cash flow projections, expected expenses & any future purchases. Also, think about your accounting practices. Are you following "GAAP"? It means "Generally Accepted Accounting Principles". That would change your plan. If you're following GAAP, You can only claim revenue as profit after delivering service. Meaning: If someone pays you for a year of service. You can't spend their money right away. You have to break it into 12 months. And then as each month goes by, you can claim the money. Again, it depends on your reason for doing the analysis. Some say there are 5 parts: 1. Establish your plan & goals. 2. Make rough cash flow projections. 3. Analyze the risk. 4. Create If/Then plans based on the factors above. Include a Best case, middle & worst-case plan. 5. Review and refine it regularly. Get other people to look at it and ask what they think. We can't anticipate everything. So these are one of those times when you will need collaboration. A lot of times entrepreneurs and business owners fear sharing their ideas. But consider getting an adviser to help you. That's it. That's the financial plan. Again, results will speak for themselves. The plan is to facilitate the results you want. To have an "If this, then that" plan. For example, If sales are down, Then what? If sales are above expected, Then what? You have to be able to deliver on the promises you make. That's a rough overview on how to do financial analysis for a business plan. You need to have an idea of what you expect to make. How many sales you hope to get. Size of market. Imagine you have a nice car driving on a dead-end road. You can't enjoy the full capacity of the engine. You have to know whether the industry is shrinking or growing. Right now, there are a lot of great tools online to help you with that. If you have more questions like this, You can go to my website: BestBusinessCoach.ca. We interview a lot of experts on different subjects. Like I said, get lots of advice & input on your plans. You can also keep searching in google for questions like this. Do what you can. It's income vs expenses. Immediate, short-term, long-term, super long-term. Income, expenses, and contingency plans. That's it. At a basic level. Good luck!

PR is the Best Way to Get More Visibility For Your Business and to Control What Others Think, Say, and Feel about Your Business. Here's How to Successfully Pitch Your Story. About Michele Glogovac Michelle Glogovac is THE podcast matchmaker!   Not only is she the host of the My Simplified Life Podcast, but the Founder and CEO of The MSL Collective, a PR agency helping others get featured interviews on other podcasts and traditional media outlets.  As a podcast host and PR agent, she knows the ins and outs of how to successfully pitch your story and get more visibility to connect with a larger audience. Think About How to Be a Great Podcast Guest Before Thinking About How to Successfully Pitch Your Story Michelle is a previous guest on The Second Phase Podcast. In episode 53 Michelle shared tips on being a great guest and following podcast guest etiquette. As Michelle mentions again, the key to being a good guest is to remember to be authentic and that the interview isn't about you.  Yes, you have knowledge and information to share, but it isn't about you, it's about giving, that will land you the interview. It isn't about promoting your business or book it's about giving to the host and their audience. Michelle used the analogy of a dinner party to relate to how to successfully pitch your story. Your pitch is going to be the hostess gift. Then you are going to be a good guest, listen to episode 53 to learn how, and then you thank your host. Think about the fact you wouldn't go to a friend's home without a gift and it's the same concept when you are a guest on a podcast, bring the gift of your knowledge to share with the host and her/her listeners. Robyn reminded that a personal brand is what other people think say and feel about you. Similarly, when you pitch to be a guest on a podcast, you want to control the perception that the host will have of you when reading the pitch. The more you offer to give, the better the pitch will be received. How to Successfully Pitch Your Story - What Goes Into The Pitch During the first part of your pitch, make a human connection and share that you've listened to episodes of the show and how you relate. Show the host that you care about them and their audience. Really know who you are pitching to. Do not copy and paste a pitch from one person to another. Some items may be the same, for example, topics that you will speak to, but there must be an original, unique component for each pitch. Relate to the host what you've gotten out of their previous episodes, and tell them how they resonate with you. It's about building an authentic human connection. If you are wondering how to successfully pitch your story, take note that it's important to express that you genuinely want to be on their show and make it about them, not you. Include topics and tools that you are an expert on. Include features you've been on if you are a host of a show, etc., and hyperlink them. You don't want to give the host any additional work. Make it simple for them to find more information should they need it. Most hosts have jobs outside of their podcast so reviewing pitches takes time away from their jobs and the podcast so if you give them homework to do, they will say no, they don't have time to chase information about you. Don't pitch to a host who does the same work you do. Be sure that you do your homework and be very specific about what the host and their audience will learn and gain from you.  Include links to demonstrate why your topics are pertinent and how you are an expert. The Things a Successful Pitch Includes How to Successfully Pitch Your Story for a Podcast Guest Interview Relate to the host. Look at past episodes. Tell them why you liked it, how you related to it and why you felt connected to this show and this host. Don't just look at their show, look at their website and Instagram. Get to know the host and really get to know them. Make sure that the host is accepting guests or is it a solo show. Include some topics that you can speak to. Select three or four that are really applicable to this show. Always include a link to your website. If you are a podcast host, include a link to your show and include links to your most recent interviews on other podcasts. Include a brief bio, a few short sentences, and attach your one-sheet. Thank the host for the opportunity to pitch. Your follow-ups should be 2 to three weeks out and they should be very short. The final follow-up should state that this is the final time I am following up.  Yes, podcast hosts are planning, but it is much more relaxed and not time-sensitive like traditional media. How to Successfully Pitch Your Story to a Traditional Media Outlet This pitch is going to be very short, very brief, only 200 words. The pitch will not go into a lot of detail about you or your client. It has to relate to the journalist. Journalists are mostly on Twitter. Follow them and engage with them so that they will recognize you. Most online entrepreneurs are on Instagram. Let the journalist know that you've read their recent articles. These pitches must be relatable for current events. Plan ahead. You don't want to pitch for Father's Day a week before. When pitching a topic, provide research to show why the subject is relevant and why the journalist would want to cover the story. Provide stats and data and hyperlink them so that the journalist has all of the data at their fingertips. Follow up is 2 to 3 days because it is timely. How to Successfully Pitch Your Story for Help A Reporter Out (HARO) HARO is a great resource for finding opportunities to pitch. Reporters will post what they are looking for and a list will drop into your email inbox after you subscribe. The reporters will specify pertinent details, deadlines, and requirements. After reading the post, you simply click to respond to the reporter with your pitch.  Oftentimes, the quickest pitch seals the deal. Don't delay and pitch right away. Types of PR HARO is reactive PR. You are reacting to what someone else is looking for versus being proactive which is making a recommendation for the kind of news you want to share. A similar platform to HARO is Qwoted. You can only send 3 of your pitches per month for free and then you will be charged. Note that you do not send attachments with this type of pitch, you use hyperlinks to your one sheet. The pitch is brief. The journalist will vet the responses they get, and then come back with more questions. How to Successfully Pitch Your Story Using A One-Sheet A One-Sheet is also called a pitch or media kit. It should have everything important about you, everything you want the podcast host or journalist to know. A One-Sheet is branded to your business and should include hyperlinks. Things to include in a One-Sheet Full bio Logo Headshot Website All of the topics you are an expert on The cover art of all podcasts you've been featured on with hyperlinks to the episodes Logos and hyperlinks to any other outlet you've been featured on It's really everything there is about you in one spot with all of the links embedded so that the person can go anywhere to find out more about you. The one-sheet really showcases and highlights the key things about you. One-sheets should be updated on a regular basis as more interviews occur. It is forever revolving, keep it fresh. Michelle uses Canva to create her One Sheet template. Canva makes is easy to hyperlink the graphics included on the One Sheet. Additional Tips on How to Successfully Pitch Your Story  Engage with hosts that you eventually want to pitch to. Same thing with journalists. Retweet and share content. The key is to become recognizable by the host or journalists so that when you do pitch and show up in their inbox, they know who you are and are more likely to engage with you and say yes to your pitch. Be proactive and engage before you even start pitching. Using Twitter as a Resource to Successfully Pitch Your Story  Share and add a comment, create lists of who you want to engage with, use Twitter chats, there are so many options for sharing and engaging on Twitter. It is easier to grow a following on Twitter unlike Instagram, where people hem and haw about following others, or they follow and unfollow. Twitter now has Twitter Spaces which is like Clubhouse rooms. Learn More About Your Host, Robyn Graham, Click HERE. To learn about The Brand Marketing Insider by Robyn Graham, click HERE. Join the Female Entrepreneur Insider Facebook Group HERE. Book a Brand Marketing Strategy Session HERE. Ask Me Anything HERE. Connect with me, Robyn Graham: Website | Instagram | LinkedIn | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | Pinterest Learn more about and connect with Michelle: Website: http://www.themslcollective.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themslcollective Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michelleglogovac LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelleglogovac Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/michelleglogovac YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLXE_Hs6IFerBiqj1Y1IEVQ?view_as=subscriber Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/micglogovac

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Ten years of visiting, followed by three years of construction and refurbishing, and now Shauna Varvel's family Provençal mas situated just outside of Avignon, France, is an exquisite Provençal destination to see both inside and out. Feasting first on the thoughtfully designed and decorated property through Instagram beginning in 2018, I continued to follow her as the property named Le Mas des Poiriers as well as serving as a family home for her and her husband, their adult children and the growing grandchildren, is also now available for rent (although, likely for the most elite due to the price point - which it is worth based on the expansive grounds and thoughtful decor). Featured in Veranda's April 2019 issue, inspiration abounds whether or not we will be able to visit and see with our own eyes, as Varvel's new book Provence Style: Decorating with French Country Flair (published by Vendome, photography Luke White) was just released earlier this month. With today being the first day of summer in the northern hemisphere, I thought what better way to celebrate the ideal season during which to visit Provence than by dedicating this week's podcast episode entirely to welcoming the Provençal decor and garden ideas into our home and lives wherever we may call home. Having had the opportunity to receive and read Shauna's book, if you are looking for visual inspiration as well as a historical exploration of the design styles associated with Provence, Provence Style is a book you will appreciate and find incredibly resourceful. Below I have gathered 15 ideas adding a touch or a wealth of Provençal decor inspiration to our sanctuaries. Let's take a look. 1. Welcome in the natural light in abundance Open the curtains, pull the shades, if you are in the middle of designing a space or choosing a home or apartment to live in, choose one with oodles of windows and preferrably south-facing (northern hemisphere) or north-facing (Southern Hemisphere) along with east, west and north as well of course. Why? Natural light works magic on the beauty of a space and Provence is all about the sun and the mistral-clear blue skies painted and appreciated by artists. In other words, treat your windows with curtains or shutters or shades, but never forget to open them when the sun is out. 2. Add earthenware to your decor and dining experiences "Established in Marseille in the late seventeenth century, the earthenware industry in Provence gave rise to names such as Saint-Jean-du-Désert and Fauchier, known for their exceptional blue and white faience glazes." From large jugs and handmade pieces of pottery to plates for dining or plates for wall décor, earthenware is quintessential Provence. Begin gathering a collection, use the jugs as vases, use for functional purposes in the kitchen at the dining table, find them at flea markets, brocantes, online or a second-hand stores, and when you do, a touch of Provence will be seen and felt. 3. Mind the door and window hardware, custom millwork details and ironwork The details matter in any home, and when it comes to Provençal style, swap out the modern for the traditional. From knobs to closures, staircase handrails, and drawer pulls, seemingly small, yet certainly significant. 4. Provide direct and easy access (inviting and encouraging as well) to outdoor spaces, the garden Provence is about the outdoors, eating seasonally, working with the weather (yes, the mistrals are a real thing and while clearing the sky to keep that pristine blue as well as cooling you down during the summer season, they can be fiercely aggressive in the fall and winter), so provide access to the outdoors with ease. Keep your kitchen garden close to the door closest to the kitchen, create inviting sitting areas outside under the vines and the trees, and perhaps invest in a door or screen door which lets the outdoors in reminding you to step outside and enjoy the warmth. 5. Ah, the traditional hexagonal terracotta flooring tiles "A distinctively Provençal floor material that is characteristic of most houses in south-west France, known as tomettes de Salernes, these quintessentially local tiles have historically been made in the villages of Salernes from the red, iron-filled clay of that area. During the nineteenth century, terracotta tile production was prolific, with tomettes exported throughout Europe and Africa." I remember seeing my first terracotta hexagon floor in the vacation rental I enjoyed staying in while traveling in the Luberon. A two story villa in a little hamlet near Gourdes (tour it here), the hexagon tile covered the bathroom floor and dazzled me primarily because of its history and being in the region of France where such tile was originally made. No matter what the color scheme, this style, this color is a neutral, it is timeless, it is classic Provence. 6. Strike a balance "Carefully judged contrasts between rusticity and gentility, modesty and opulence, the democratic and the aristocratic, are the signature of the contemporary Provençal home." Here is where time and travel and exploration create the expertise of knowing what that balance is. Knowing how to strike the balance of opulence and rustic is not initially simple to do, but with intention and time, you will find it eventually becomes instinctive. Provençal homes no more adhere to entirely one aesthetic - everything 'country chic' than France is a country of singular flavors. No, no, no. While staying in my first vacation rental in Provence in 2018, this four story home in the medieval Ville of Vaison-la-Romaine included centuries-worn stone steps, iron-railings, classic artwork inspired by the time of the Renaissance as well as simple, floral bed linens, linen curtains and a modern bathroom. Mixing and matching - function and beauty, a touch of the present with fond inclusion of the past. 7. Know the objective of furniture selection and placement Varvel writes the guiding principle "is to generate an impression of artlessness, though this requires thoughtful consideration of scale, comfort, design detail and choice of upholstery." Look for vintage furniture, yet reupholster with preferred fabric and restructure the pieces to create the desired comfort. Layers work as well, soft and hard, some, but not too much. Don't clutter, but don't be a minimalist. Creating seating areas to sit, relax and be. Design with the eye of the guests in mind - what will they be drawn to? Let one item sing and the others complement. Include upholstered items in every room, but not every piece need be upholstered. The foundational design elements hold true, but now you let the other items on today's list guide you to what type of items to include. 8. Plaster-finish for the walls Provence is quite hot in the summer, but very much a geography which beckons you to be outside nearly the entire year even though they do have all four seasons. "Plaster-finished walls are a common trait of the mas. When overlaid with lime wash, the lime sinks into the plaster, giving it a luminance and patina distinct from that of a conventionally painted wall." Varvel goes on to share, she chose a custom mix of lime wash and chose a flat finish to match the tone of the limestone floors in order to create a sense of 'unity and openness'. 9. Restrained elegance While yes, a rural locale, Provence has a rich and lengthy history stretching back to the Romans who "conquered the Greek colonists who had introduced grapevines and olives and also built the port of Massilia, later known as Marseille. This city would be instrumental in infusing Provençal living with a sense of opulence." "A culture of contrasts, merging bucolic bliss with bourgeois aspirations; rural tradition with refinement; rustic crafts with luxury." What does restrained elegance look like in a Provençal mas or home? opulent chandeliers over a table covered in a linen tablecloth with fresh flowers from the garden lined up in a row down the middle ornate gold-framed mirrors set in front of a vintage upholstered armchair carefully laid table settings, silverware, multiple glasses and plates with an open window framed with modern fabric for the curtains which stretch to the floor. Bare floors of limestone, covered only occasionally with an antique wool rug 10. Sunflowers Brilliant in late June and through July, the sunflowers as you drive about the countryside in Provence will, if you are like me, successfully tempt you to stop the car and take pictures. Never mind, they are ubiquitous in this region, and likely you will find more around the next bend in the road, but still, their beauty draws a breath of awe each time. Plant them yourself in your own garden. I planted my first sunflowers last year at Le Papillon and found direct sowing worked best. They don't need much water and by August I had giants standing guard around my property. This year, I direct sowed all of my three different pouches of seeds and even have some self-planting sunflowers along my front path to my porch. My neighbors have been planting sunflower seeds since I moved to the neighborhood, and they sow them well before the last frost. Currently, they have an alley of sunflowers about four feet tall and doing fantastically. 11. Copper In last Friday's This & That, I shared a link to this article from Homes & Gardens UK containing 30+ ideas for styling your own French country inspired kitchen. One of the many recommendations I have welcomed into my own home is a rack full of copper pans that are actually used, but also provide a stunning rustic, yet sophisticated focal point in the kitchen. (become a TOP Tier subscriber and tour my kitchen here) The Kitchen Reveal: Before & After and How I Customized My Small Space 12. Baskets From rustic to new, large, medium or small, in all different styles, baskets about the home are a functional touch that also looks wonderful from a decorating perspective. I recently picked up a few baskets for my home during Rabbit Hill's French Lifestyle online pop-up shop, and highly recommend checking out her monthly offerings. As well, market baskets are wonderful treasures as well as highly functional. I have displayed my own in my mudroom, and wrote a post about how to Find Your Perfect Provençal (or simply French) Market Tote The English-Inspired Mudroom: TSLL's Home Tour 13. The love of cloth Specifically Indiennes, originally imported colorful Indian chintzes which had small repeating motifs of flora and fauna. Serving as bed hanging, bed curtains, drapes and bedspreads as well as clothing, Indiennes is especially well associated with Provence. Other cottons depicting scenes from nature as well as stripes and ginghams have come to epitomize the Provençal decor. 14. Gardens full of herbs for cooking, medicinal purposes and exquisite fragrance for the home Beginning with lavender as the most immediate herb that comes to mind when Provence is mentioned, did you know it also while scenting the air repeals flies and mosquitos? Yep! As well as many other herbs, be sure to welcome an abundance of basil as Varvel shares, 'it is also a natural insect repellant and has been an essential in the Provençal kitchen garden for more than a thousand years". Place in the ground or in pots just outside your kitchen for easy access while you are cooking and welcome oodles of fresh flavors to your meals. ~Have you checked out The Simply Luxurious Kitchen cooking show? Seasonal Fare to Elevate the Everyday Meal. The fourth season will debut on Saturday September 11th, and be sure to catch up on the previous three seasons here, YouTube or Apple Podcasts. ~View TSLL's Garden posts here. 15. Create natural shade in the garden and outdoors "The Provençal garden gives shade, with plantings of plane, chestnut, pines, cypress, evergreen oak, drought-resistant blackberry, and fruit trees, especially olive, fig, apricot, peach and plum." Varvel shares the many artists who would work en plein air in Provence and which trees appeared in their paintings along with the sunflowers which captured Van Gogh and Cézanne's admiration. Needless to say, Provençal style cannot be what it is without the outdoors or the honoring of the outdoors with the welcoming in of fresh flowers, floral and fauna prints and the opening of windows to let the fresh air dance about the home. If you have an outdoor living space, no matter how small - balcony, a porch, create a space which beckons you to sit, relax and take many deep breaths of appreciation. In other words, to be present. 10 Life Lessons from Provence: Slow Down and Savor the Everyday More than anything, to echo what Shauna Varvel's shares in her introduction of her book, the lifestyle of Provence rejuvenates, gently, yet assuredly nudges us to slow down and be present and never rushes us to hurry to the next thing. Taking in the sights, taking in the tastes and savoring the seasonal beauty, Provencal living is peaceful living. The markets run year-round, the attire need only be comfortable as you need your skin to breathe and your body to move as you walk about and around the many medieval towns and villages. Life in Provence is living well and savoring the everyday. When we create a home to encourage us to embody these qualities, no matter where we call home, our lives changes for the better. ~Be sure to check out an interview with the author Shauna Varvel by Jamie Beck who lives in Provence. https://www.instagram.com/tv/CQWYnnIpPuc/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link ~Learn more about becoming a TOP Tier Subscriber to enjoy unlimited content ad-free. Petit Plaisir ~The Truffle Hunters Italian (English subtitles) In theaters now Click here to learn more about the film's selection as this week's Petit Plaisir. https://youtu.be/KFYhrc0AnVw ~The Simple Sophisticate, episode #308 ~Subscribe to The Simple Sophisticate:  iTunes | Stitcher | iHeartRadio | YouTube | Spotify

Nearly 90% of marketers use email marketing to send out content and 81% of small businesses rely on email marketing for customer acquisitions, with the average open rate for a welcome email at 82% (Source: Oberlo.com).  In today's episode, we're going to continue our conversation with Ryan Phelan about email marketing and discuss how to begin an email marketing campaign in four steps.   Set a Goal   Before we begin designing a newsletter or email marketing strategy, we need to determine our goal. Every email we send should have a strong purpose and offer value to our customers. Do we want our customers to go to our website, download our ebook, or make a purchase? Depending on our answer, our emails will look very different.  Ryan said that most of the time, people make the mistake of setting a goal as abstract as “to make a revenue.” Instead of setting a broad, immeasurable goal, we should set S.M.A.R.T goals. SMART goals stand for Specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-based. By setting SMART goals it will be easier for us to determine if our campaign is successful. For example, a good goal could be to increase our website traffic by 50% in one month. At the end of the month, we can evaluate our campaign to determine if we are meeting our goal, or if we should try to develop a new strategy.  As we make our goals, we need to remember to keep the customer in mind. How will our email bring value to our customers? If we can't answer that question, it is very unlikely that our campaign will be successful. What value do we want to provide? Another great goal could be to direct 50% of our leads to our ebook where we teach them how to market effectively.    Build an Email List   Before we can start an email marketing campaign we need to have someone to send it to. We need to build an email list.  Growing our email list takes time and requires patience. We should never try to take the easy route and buy a list. Instead, Ryan recommends we use our email marketing budget to advertise our email program. For example, we can advertise our newsletter to the people that attend our demo or work with our SEO and pay-per-click teams to sell our newsletter.  A lot of people think they can just buy a list and instantly achieve big results but it almost never works because users in that list didn't give us permission to contact them. Even if they are our target audience, they didn't choose to be on our list so we end up being an annoyance. If we're going to do email marketing, we can only do it when we have permission to do it. In order to direct our customers to subscribe to our email list, Ryan recommends doing three things.  Put the Subscribe Button at the Top of our Website  The first key thing to do is put the email subscription button at the top of our website. This can be in the header or navigation bar, it just has to be up there so people can easily opt-in. From the tests Ryan has done repeatedly throughout his career, they had a 50% increase in acquisition rates when the subscription button was at the top versus the bottom.  Some websites even have a pop-up that appears on their website after a viewer has been on the page for a certain amount of time. This pop-up often asks for a customer's name and email in return for promised value.  Show Customers What the Newsletter Will Look Like The second thing we can do is have a button that says “sign up for our email” which directs our customers to a landing page that shows them what the email looks like. We should tell them how many times we're going to email them and why.  Marketers assume their customers want to sign up for our newsletters just because they like our brand and that's not true. Just as we have to sell our customers our products and services, we have to sell them in our newsletter. We should explain why the newsletter will be of value to them and what they can expect to receive from us each week or month.  Ask More Questions at the Beginning  The third thing we should do is ask our potential customers more questions after they sign up for our email. It's called progressive profiling. At this point, our subscribers are willing to tell us about themselves. After we ask them questions, we can develop automation to echo their answers back and build relevance. These questions will help us understand our customers' wants and needs. As we understand our customers better, we will be more capable of providing value and keeping them on our email list. Just because someone signs up for our email once, doesn't mean they will stay subscribed forever.  Ryan said the average consumer list is about 65% inactive. Marketers look at this number and think they need to reactivate all of those people but it would be a waste of time and money. Instead, we need to focus on the 35% that are using their email. But how do we find out who that 35% are? We ask questions. These are the ones we can market to effectively and design a strategy that works. We can look at what they are interested in and what tone of voice they want to hear. If we have asked our customers questions in the past, we will be better suited to know how to improve our email and who to target our messages to.    Be Deliberate in Email Content and Design    After we have set our goals and built an email list, we can begin to design our newsletters. If we want our customers to click on our emails, we have to provide value and be deliberate with our content. We shouldn't send out a newsletter or email just because someone said it's a great way to acquire customers. We also need to be very conscious of design. Where something is placed on a page can have a huge impact on our success rates. We need to keep our goals in mind as we format our newsletters.  Ryan gave two strategies for email design.  Include the Site Navigation in Our Promotional Emails  We should put our site navigation, or at least an abbreviated version of it, at the top and bottom of our promotional emails. If we look at where people click in an email, the majority of clicks will come from that toolbar at the top of the toolbar at the bottom. The email may not have what people are looking for so they will want to visit the website to find it. Email is a great lead generation medium that sends qualified traffic to our website.  Monetize Transactional Messages Our email doesn't have to be designed as a newsletter to increase our sales or website traffic. We can also send out transactional emails. Ryan believes that anything digital can make money. Most marketers on the B2C side have transactional messages such as order and shipping confirmations. Many companies don't look at those transactional emails as money-making opportunities, but Ryan said that if we monetize transactional emails, we can use 20% of these messages as cross-sell or upsell promotional messages. For example, when we send a purchase confirmation to our customers, we can attach links to other relevant products they may like. We can also direct them back to our website to continue shopping.  With every digital outreach, we have to be thinking, “What's the opportunity here?” As we design our emails with these goals in mind, we will find we are more successful in meeting our goals. For example, a newsletter is most likely better for increasing traffic to our blog whereas transactional emails can be better at encouraging our customers to make a second purchase.    Solve a Problem and Run Tests   After we have sent out our emails, we should monitor our engagement. This step is often the most important. It helps us learn what we are doing right and what we need to improve. Do we have a high click-through rate? Are our customers following the links to our blog? Are they downloading our ebook? The most effective email marketers are the ones that sit down and find where they have a problem and then determine how they're going to solve it. Between the problem and the solution, they come up with a written testing plan. Marketers should keep the strategy piece in front of them and ask, “What am I going to do every week to get to my point?” Ryan said testing is deeper than just testing subject lines. It's about learning what statistical significance means. It's about knowing how to read the results and put together a plan. A lot of marketers don't do that. Instead, they just test for a day and if it doesn't work, they don't try again.  Ryan said that most of the time when he looked at those “failed” campaigns to see why they didn't work, it was because marketers missed one thing or another like sending it to the wrong people, using the wrong CTA, or sending it at an inconvenient time like on a Saturday at 4 a.m. Testing is not about testing once. It's about testing and validating until we can repeatedly get the same result. Key Takeaways Thank you so much Ryan for sharing your stories and knowledge with us today. Here are some of my key takeaways from this episode: Email is a great lead generation medium that sends qualified traffic to our website. Before we begin designing a newsletter or email marketing strategy, we need to determine our goal. Every email we send should have a strong purpose and offer value to our customers. If we're going to use email marketing, we can only do it when we have permission to put people on our list. We need to build our email list, not buy one.  We can encourage potential customers to subscribe to our email list by placing a subscription bar at the top of our website, showing our customers what value our newsletter will offer, and asking questions to determine our customers' wants and needs.  We have to be deliberate in our email design and content.  Testing is not about testing once. It's about testing and validating until we can repeatedly get the same result. Connect with Ryan If you enjoyed this interview and want to learn more about Ryan or connect with him, you can find him on LinkedIn. You can also visit his company's website at www.rpeorigin.com.   Want to be a Better Digital Monetizer? Did you like today's episode? Then please follow these channels to receive free digital monetization content: Get a free Monetization Assessment of your business Subscribe to the free Monetization eMagazine. Subscribe to the Monetization Nation YouTube channel. Subscribe to the Monetization Nation podcast on Apple Podcast, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.  Follow Monetization Nation on Instagram and Twitter.   Share Your Story  What strategies have you used to grow your email list? Please join our private Monetization Nation Facebook group and share your insights with other digital monetizers. Read at: https://monetizationnation.com/blog/135-4-steps-to-email-marketing/ 

In this episode of the iCantCU Podcast, I talk about missing the first in-person Philly Meetup for the Blind event post lockdown at a British-style pub I love in Philadelphia. I also talk about some retail/customer service problems I've encountered recently and how it reminds me of the things my dad taught me at an early age. Show notes at https://www.iCantCU.com/130   The only good thing to come out of the astonishingly bad customer service from BJ's Wholesale club are the fond memories I have of my dad and working in his supermarkets in the summer when I was a kid. I would go into work with him in the morning and work until we went to lunch. Then he'd drop me at home and go back to the store. I was around 10 years old.   This is my ninth Father's Day without him, so the memories are all I have now. I'd love to hear stories about you and your dad. Reach out on social media: Twitter Instagram  Facebook  LinkedIn  If you've got questions, comments, or show ideas, let me hear them! Call (646) 926-6350 and leave a message. Include your name and town and let me know if it is okay to use your voice on an upcoming episode. You can also email the show at iCantCUPodcast@gmail.com

Today we're talking about Creating a business action plan that aligns with the seasons. And make sure you stay on ‘til the end, because I'll be leading you through a guided summer solstice meditation!Quarterly planning in your business is so fucking important.I don't think it's talked about enough in the online business space - or it's talked about only in the higher level spaces that fewer entrepreneurs hang out in.While annual planning is fine - and it's the most common planning since everyone is so rabid for change with a new year starting… we can't realistically see beyond 1 quarter.It's an easy rhythm to set up NOW. And it probably takes less time than you think.Go on, head to your Google Calendar & section off a full day near the solstices & equinoxes each year. A day for your quarterly planning, or as we're talking about today - a day to create your business action plan that aligns with the upcoming season.This is something I'm making all the folks in the Alchemical Business Intensive set up, too. It's a day for them to really step out of the day-to -day & embody the Visionary CEO. The one who is steering the ship & visioning the future. The one who sees 5 years, 10 years out, while staying grounded in the present of their biz so they can make the next level steps for the next phase of their business - whether that's hitting $1 million in revenue in the next 18 months, or hiring their next team member, getting their first client at their dream pricing for the very first time, or just taking a fucking vacation because their systems are finally in place.So let's get you on this train! Or on this unicorn? Onto your desired transportation unit of choice, for sure.Summer solstice is JUST around the corner - meaning, it's on SUNDAY! This Sunday, June 20th.And while we COULD say that we're heading into Q3 of the year… we're not muggles so let's acknowledge the very real & tangible fact that SUMMER starts on Sunday!The seasons are a beautiful way to section off the year so that our businesses are more aligned with nature.Whether or not you have an online business, the natural world affects your business.And that's a GOOD THING!Because the natural world is a very abundant place. When a tree is in season, when it is bearing fruit, there is more than you even fucking know what to do with. There are more apples on there than you even WANT to eat. Or more than you could even COMFORTABLY eat. You have way way way more than enough. You have to share. You have to give them away or sell them. Or even compost them so that they feed the worms and creatures and turn into fertile soil to grow even more future fruit from.And the more-than-enough comes from honoring each season. It comes because you watered the tree & gave it the nutrients it needed when it first started to bloom in spring. Because you let it rest and gave it space in the winter. And now it's summer & it's overflowing with fruit.Honoring the truth that there's a season for growth and blossoming, a season for ripening and shining, a season for harvesting and reflecting, a season for recuperation and quiet.We need it all.Our meat suit needs it. Our minds need it.We've covered the Seasons of your business before on the podcast - I'll put the link in the show notes if you want to listen - it's episode 18 from November 2020.But here's a quick overviewSpring is about seeds being planted and taking hold. There's fresh energy & new ideas. It's all about TAKING ACTION and the flow of ideas outward. Deciding how you're going to bring your creative projects from your heart & your mind out into the world.Summer is like a tree laden with fruit - things are slower & juicy. It's a social time with late muggy nights. You might find yourself wanting to take some time outside, spend time with family, go on vacation -- hopefully you have the systems in your business set up so you can actually do those things without being glued to a computer all day.Autumn is the harvest. Again, a time for action and reaping what you sowed. You're reviewing and assessing and being vigilant. This is a time for reflection & death. You're thinking back on your projects & letting go of what didn't serve you. Releasing any pent up resentment.Winter is about calm and peace. The natural world is asleep, so our inner world turns brighter. We're huddled around fires & we're taking rest. Resting & recouping.Obviously we're going into Summer as I'm recording this. But if you're listening to this episode at another time of year, all of this still applies. There just may be some energetic shifts you'll want to make based on what season you're in.So. As we step into summer, you may already be feeling the HEAT.While the sunny days bring us outdoors, the midday heat also brings siesta.If you participated in Your Best Year Yet back in December, you heard Master Astrologer Donna Woodwell talk about this summer in particular being a time for being in a cave (lol).(If you have no idea what I'm talking about, Your Best Year Yet was a free 5-day business alchemy experience where we dropped a new podcast every week. I'll link to it in the show notes.)But have you been feeling this?? I know I have.All the planets in retrograde & the eclipses have many of us on an emotional rollercoaster, and wanting to be in quiet.This is our first summer living in Lahaina, which is the very dry and hot area of Maui & I've been forcing my husband Eddy to come home midday & actually rest, out of the sun & heat.He will easily work outside on his farm 12-18 hours a day which now, in the hot hot heat of summer, looks like headaches and exhaustion.Not okay.AND, a really good representation of the energy of summer!Because of the heat, he has to be more attentive to the plants - particularly watering them more.But still, he physically has to take a break midday…So for our summer planning, we have to balance the energies of tending our plants -- tending to our businesses & clients… while also giving ourselves the rest and play and relishing of our physical senses that are all a must for summer.So onto our business action planning aligned with the seasons!!Let's first get you excited about doing this.Because you mayyyy be tempted to just… skip it. There are things to do & every things running smoothly enough.Or you're going full steam ahead for your next big goal and stopping to plan feels like a break in momentum.Or maybe you're struggling!! And your brain is convincing you that staying in action and motion and overwhelm is definitely a better option than slowing down and addressing what the fuck is going on.Sources are in the show notes for all of these...50% of leaders rated implementation as equal in importance to strategy70% of organizations that used a formal process to manage strategy out-performed their peers60% of organizations do not link their strategic priorities to their budgetBut, 64% of successful companies build their budget based on their strategy, rather than on past behaviors77% of successful companies have an established mechanism to translate their strategy into operative terms and evaluate it on a day to day basisSeriously. Mark a day off each quarter right now.These seasonal planning days are a time for both reviewing the previous season and planning for the next one.And here are the # components you'll want to include:# Elements to Include in Your Quarterly Planning Day1: The Theme of the SeasonDefine the theme you'd like for this season.This can be a word or a feeling or your goal or a mantra.2: Financial PlanningThis is the big picture. How much revenue did you bring in last season?How much of that was profit?(Reminder that your profit is the total money in minus the total money you spent in your business)(Bonus points if you're including the SALARY you're paying yourself as a business expense. Because it is.)How much do you want to make this upcoming quarter?Both gross & net.If you sell an offer that is open all the time, like a coaching package, or an evergreen course, you can chunk that out into how much you'd like to make per month & per week.If you have a launch model where you're launching courses or programs every couple months, or once a season, then get clear on what that means in terms of what your pricing needs to be & how many buyers you need.3: Goals & ResultsIdentify the 3 main goals that you want to commit to for this season. And yes I mean only 3.Identify the very specific, very tangible results that are attached to your goals. What will manifest that you know that your goal is complete?Beyond the Goal & Key Results, you want to create an actual action plan for each goal. What projects need to be completed? Who's responsible for what? What are the deadlines?4: Check in on your systemsThere are 3 main systems in your business: Your marketing system where you generate new potential customers for your business.Your sales system where you convert your potential customers into paying customers.Your operations system where you deliver the results that your clients and customers have paid you for (the website, the coaching, the piece of art, the marketing strategy...)Each quarter you want to review the improvements you made to each of these systems, and then decide which parts of your systems you want to tweak or experiment with or create completely fresh in the next few months.This is something we do in the Alchemical Business Intensive - identify & refine your systems so that they become more clear, more profitable, and rely less on YOU. Or create them from the ground up if you haven't done that before!5: Address your Glass CeilingOn this Seasonal Planning day you also want to identify the biggest obstacle or opportunity that you have in your business. Your glass ceiling.This is the biggest factor that's currently stunting your growth.Maybe it's not a big enough audience, or not enough sales, or not enough time.You next want to brainstorm as many potential solutions that you can for this specific thing.And then identify which of these are Low Hanging Fruit & then which of these would be a massive payoff if it all goes right.The cross-over of those 2 elements is what we're looking for - easy to implement & huge potential payoff.You'll want to choose 3 or 4 of your brainstormed solutions to focus on this quarter. So decide & then create that action plan. Want help with your Seasonal Planning??We'll be heading into the Summer Solstice Guided Meditation in just a second, but first I want to say - if you like this, you definitely want to get in the Alchemical Business Intensive.You'll get our exact Quarterly Business Planning agenda & resources. Plus a very sexy library of SOPs ;)So many people want to jump into the EXPAND phase of business before they've stabilized or optimized where they're at.And believe me -- stabilizing and optimizing can get you all the way to multiple-6 or 7-figures. WITHOUT having to create 10 different online courses that you're launching every single month because if you don't the revenue will dry up, because you have no systems in place.So come join us!! I'm starting to have conversations with those interested in joining the next round. Head over to thedirtyalchemy.com/abi to apply today -- you'll get to immediately book a call with me to chat & see if it's the right fit for you. Now onto our meditation!Summer Solstice Guided MeditationTune into the podcast episode or YouTube video to follow along for this Summer Solstice Guided Meditation.

Grab your Free Copy of “The 4 Biggest Mistakes That Stop Companies From 10X'ing Their Revenue” at https://www.scalerevenue.io/10xMark began his career in B2B sales in 2003, doing cold-calling. He started at IBM, then worked for Siemens, and then for what was known as the Dealer Channel in Telecommunications and IT in the United Kingdom.  Mark went into corporate to make money, have time, and get freedom but got none of those. Although he was earning six figures, it was not enough for what he wanted to do with his life. So, by the time he turned 30, he had had enough of the corporate world. Mark started his business, Linkedpreneurs, to help other small and solo business owners to grow their B2B closed share consulting or small businesses. The difference between Linkedpreneurs and other organizations is that they use zero automation. Although Linkedpreneurs leverages LinkedIn, they have not used any software since early 2018. They believe in relationships, informing, entertaining, and educating.In 2018, Linkedpreneurs stopped getting any leads. Immediately, they saw what that meant in terms of response, engagement, and quality of prospects. So over the next month, they messaged a subset of people personally and asked them why they did not respond. 80% of the replies they received fitted into 3 categories:I get so many of these messages every day, so leave me alone. (I.e. Linkedpreneurs were no longer standing out.)I'm not looking for what you are selling right now. (I.e. they were triggered in the wrong way. Statistics say only 3% of people are buyer-ready.)I can't take you seriously when you send automated messages.After that, they set about designing a system of personalization. It was a way of starting conversations using the information already available from people's profiles to understand a bit about them. They supplemented that with a 2-minute video strategy, and it worked very well! Using that process got them hundreds of clients and made them millions of dollars!Mark has systemized his way of doing manual messages by leveraging LinkedIn to start conversations with people. Conversations need context, so by looking at people's LinkedIn profiles, he can find out everything he needs to know about them to create the reason for starting a conversation with them.  Everyone loves talking about themselves. Typically, Mark starts a conversation with someone on LinkedIn by asking them a relevant question about something going on in their life. That shows them that he has taken the time to look at their LinkedIn profile and paves the way for an intelligent level of conversation. Give people context. Give them the seeds for a conversation, and create a grey opportunity for them to talk about how they are dealing with challenging circumstances.Mark calls the second thing he does ‘Experts Take a Stance'. Everyone is asking questions, so you don't stand out that way. The best way to elicit information from someone is to make a statement about a polarizing issue and give them the chance to correct what you have said. It will help you to select the individuals who share your interests and are up for a conversation.All the B2B sales methodologies are based on open questions. However, Mark and his team have found that using statements is much more powerful than asking open questions. The biggest mistake that Mark sees people making on LinkedIn right now is following the influencers. The content of many influencers is very broad, so you need to take a deeper look at what they are doing and know that it is a fit for you before following them blindly. The biggest mistake that Mark used to see was people trying to follow the automation. With B2B, you need to have a very specific market message match, and you need to focus on very specific problems. Otherwise, you could end up with lots of followers who do not need your service.Mark feels that the direct messaging strategy is rarely an issue because direct messaging still works for some niches and offers. The product to offer is usually the issue, so people need to get more creative coaching.If you want to work with someone to grow your business, find someone who understands marketing, and not with someone who understands a subset of tactics within marketing. The people you work with need to understand what the problem is that they are solving.Be careful online. Do your due diligence. The general rule is that when something feels off online, it usually is.Mark's framework that you can apply to grow your mid-market B2B business:Forget about cold-prospecting and draw a timeline of your life. Include everywhere you lived, worked, and the schools, colleges you went to.Cross-reference those searches on LinkedIn.Message those people and start a conversation with them. Then ask to connect. By doing that, your conversation will have context.Once you have the process up and running, you can outsource it to a virtual assistant or a staff member.Reframe your thinking. Think about context rather than lead generation. Start thinking about areas of commonality and shared interests to create the context for conversations with people.Links and resources:Mark Firth on LinkedInMark's website  

Guests: Dr. Lance Baumgard, Iowa State UniversityDr. Rosemarie Zimbelman, Dairy Nutrition ServicesDr. Bob Collier, University of IdahoSummer heat is at full strength and that means heat stress for your animals. Tonight, we have brought together a powerhouse roundtable of experts in the field of heat stress management to talk through the physiology and mechanisms for effectively managing the heat.  Dr. Bob Collier discussed how we have changed our cows in the past 50 years to produce milk production which increases maintenance requirements, making them more sensitive to heat stress and more resistant to cold. 2:50Dr. Rosemarie Zimbelman discussed some of the advancing technology seen over the past 40 years such as evaporative cooling methods and nutritional strategies improving cattle comfort. 6:10Dr. Bob Collier discussed the possibility of higher sweat rates in cows but also the negative effect which would be lower milk yields. 16:38Dr. Rosemarie Zimbelman discussed altering diets in the summer months to reduce heat stress. 20:00Dr. Lance Baumgard discussed the consequences of heat stress emanating from the gut (leaky gut). This causes an immune response, leading to heat stress and infections like mastitis. 22:06Dr. Bob Collier discussed the advantage and importance of high-quality water and cost-effective milk production. 31:56Dr. Lance Baumgard discussed the negative consequences of in utero heat stress and the calf becoming less feed efficient and less productive. 49:52If you want one of our new Real Science Exchange t-shirts, make sure to screenshot your rating, review or subscription, and email a picture to anh.marketing@balchem.com. Include your size and mailing address and we'll get a shirt in the mail to you.Please subscribe and share with your dairy industry friends to bring more friends to join us around the Real Science Exchange virtual pub table.This podcast is sponsored by Balchem Animal Nutrition and Health.

In June 2020, Mary Jo Laupp posted a short video on TikTok instructing her 1,002 followers to reserve tickets under fake email addresses to a campaign rally for President Donald Trump in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The video went viral and the 19,000-seat arena attracted a mere 6,200 to the event, which was held during the coronavirus pandemic. In this interview, Mary Jo reflects on her journey with social media, which began on MySpace as way to ensure her then 13-year-old daughter stayed safe on the platform. A high school musical director and accompanist in Fort Dodge, Iowa, Mary Jo shares how so she learned about TikTok, why she got on it, and what she finds appealing. The mother and grandmother also talks about how her use of the platform has compelled others, including people 55+, to begin exploring it and provides her thoughts on how TikTok can be more inviting to older adults.View PDF TranscriptIf you have a unique story involving helping an older adult with technology or if you are an older adult who learned a tech-related skill from someone younger, share your story by recording a short voice memo on your phone. Include your first name, city and state and email the recording to untrainedwisdom@gmail.com no later than Tuesday, June 22. Submissions may be used in a future episode.Mary Jo's Recommendations:- State of Mine band- Books by master writer Laura DelShuva's Recommendation:- The Queen's Gambit Netflix miniseriesFind these recommendations and others on the Untrained Wisdom Pinterest page.If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Enjoy this podcast? Consider being a regular contributor on the Untrained Wisdom Patreon page.Interested in starting your own podcast? Sign up here for your own Buzzsprout account.

What is the biggest complaint of real estate agents? A lack of communication in the time between finding the perfect house and the completion of the contract. This is a problem because the client is left wondering what the next steps are and what needs to be done. Jimmy's solution - create one email chain of all the people who need to be involved in the transaction. Why should you create this email chain?  If all communication is through this chain, everybody knows what is happening. There are no gaps of information. This chain will keep everyone aware of dates and expectations and a source to look at if someone needs information. Break-down of the initial email:  First, make sure everyone involved in the transaction is in the email chain. The subject line Address + “Contract and Contract Information” is concise and easy to remember. In your introduction, specify that this email chain is for everyone involved, and remind the people to “reply all” every time they communicate within the chain. What should be communicated in the chain? In the first email, start with initial action steps for each person in the chain, asking them for information that everyone should know. Example: (Title agent's name) - Please reply back with the important dates for the contract, including when the Earnest Money Deposit is due, inspection contingency removal date, financing contingency removal date, etc. Include the general information about the closing, such as the property address, purchase price, and closing date. Provide the name and title of all the people involved, as well as their contact information. Giving updates in this chain will keep everyone informed and serve as a place to send reminders and ask people if they need anything from you. If something does go wrong, you can provide clarity and understand how the communication failure began. Connect with Jimmy Burgess on LinkedIn and Facebook, as well as his YouTube channel.   If you like what you heard today, we'd love it if you'd share a rating or review and then subscribe to the podcast and tell others about it as well. You can find The Real Estate Sales Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and Audible, and our website, The Real Estate Sales Podcast.

Today's guest on the Flipped Lifestyle Podcast is Patty Jackson of mygriefrelief.com. On the Flipped Lifestyle Podcast, we always talk about using your God-given talents and experiences to build your online business. Patty is using one of the worst experiences in life to go out and serve others through her online business. A few years ago, Patty's husband passed away unexpectedly and she of course became overwhelmed with grief. It took her several years and counseling to move through the grief cycle and start living life again. Patty is beginning to build an online presence and community - where it is going to help others in the same position. What an amazing mission! Today we're going to talk about: How to create an amazing product inside your community. How to set the tone of your business. How to charge for sensitive subjects. Show Notes Patty lives in Texas and has been listening to the Flipped Lifestyle Podcast for several years. Three years ago, she lost her husband. After her husband's passing, she wanted to do something to occupy her mind off her grief. A grief coach recommended she write love letters, which in turn inspired Patty to create her website (mygriefrelief.com) to help other people find tools to overcome their grief too. Right now, Patty is working in IT - preparing for retirement.   What is holding you back? (17:00) Right now, one thing holding Patty back is not understanding her avatar. We think her avatar looks like this: The problem that she solves is grief. Women (but open to men too) People of the Christian faith Death is the primary source of grief. You can use tools like SEO to target your avatar to make sure your avatar can find you!   What are you struggling with right now? (22:00) Right now, we have got to get Patty to stop the free community. People who pay, pay attention - free people don't pay attention.  There are two things Patty has to start doing right now: A blueprint. Create content focused on hopeful success stories.   What are your next steps? (52:00) For Patty, here are her next steps we've identified: Charge for the community. Include counseling. Create a blueprint. Create content focused on hopeful success stories. Fleshing out the product area. Put a price tag on the sales page.   Find us on: Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube Facebook Twitter The Official Flipped Lifestyle Podcast Facebook Group Join the Flip Your Life Community! We would love to have you as a member of The Flip Your Life Community! We believe you have God-given talents and experiences you can use to start an online business! All you need is 100 people to pay you $50/m online to make $5,000/m, $60,000/y! Let us help you start, build, and grow a membership of your own. We offer a 30-day FREE trial to all new members. Click here to learn more: https://flippedlifestyle.com/flipyourlife   Check out last week's episode!

Kicking off their world famous Summer Series, Laura & Nicole discuss medical situations that can arise due to travel. We are proud to now be a part of the Everyday Heroes Podcast Network! https://heroespodcastnetwork.com Social distance yourself with our new Scissors N Scrubs face masks. For each one ordered, a medical grade one will be donated to Direct Relief. They can be found at https://www.teepublic.com/user/mikedenison/masks Please check out (& subscribe!) our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmrdobwH0i4Gh7yINyZ_zMQ Lastly, we want to hear from you! Send us your stories to scissorsnscrubs@gmail.com and we may just read it on an upcoming episode. Include your shipping info and we will send you a free sticker!

Jennifer Sullivan, M.S. is an executive functioning coach and author based in southeastern CT. She is founder of Fast Forward College Coaching and offers customized college support for diverse learners and their parents as they prepare for the transition to (and through) college. She speaks nationally to high schools, educators, and parent groups about differences between disability support in high school and college, executive functioning success in college and the parent perspective of the college transition. She is author of the book, Sharing the Transition to College: Words of Advice for Diverse Learners and Their Families. Helping kids transition to college When to start planning. What opportunities exist for students with disabilities? More than the dichotomy of career or college One of the ways we can prepare students is by reaching down to middle school. Include middle schooler teachers and leaders about transitioning to college. LifeCourse tools Self-advocacy and self-awareness. When kids have a problem and they can articulate that next step. Conversation starters Listen nonjudgmentally Meet students where they are. Eliminate the word should. How to be a transformative principal? Principals support all students, but take time to ask specific students with disabilities what challenges they are facing and how the leadership can help. Sponsors InControl SEL for Middle School In Control created an effortless social and emotional, character development video curriculum for your students that's ZERO-TEACHER-PREP AND it's so cool looking- it feels like a Youtube or Netflix Series- and that's purposeful, they meet students right where they're at. The videos are 5–6 minutes, kids love them, teachers love them, and you will too. There's no guesswork in the program because there's a 21-video progression for each grade level. They've thought of everything– because it's a group of award winning counselors, teachers, and principals that came up with this thing. It'll help you save tons of time and headaches. Take it from me, it's time to check that social-emotional learning box, the empty one that's been keeping you up at night–and it's time to do it in a meaningful, measurable, magnetic way. If you go to www.InControlSEL.com/jethro you can check out some of the videos and even receive 20% off if you pre-order for next school year John Catt Today's Transformative Principal sponsor, John Catt Educational, amplifies world-class voices on timeless topics, with a list of authors recognized globally for their fresh perspectives and proven strategies to drive success in modern schools and classrooms. John Catt's mission is to support high-quality teaching and learning by ensuring every educator has access to professional development materials that are research-based, practical, and focused on the key topics proven essential in today's and tomorrow's schools. Learn more about professional development publications that are easy to implement for your entire faculty, and are both quickly digestible and rigorous, by visiting https://us.johncattbookshop.com/. Learn more about some of the newest titles: - The Coach's Guide to Teaching by Doug Lemov The Feedback Pendulum: A manifesto for enhancing feedback in education by Michael Chiles Putting Staff First: A blueprint for revitalising our schools by John Tomsett and Jonny Uttley 10 Things Schools Get Wrong (And How We Can Get Them Right) by Jared Cooney Horvath and David Bott Let's Talk About Flex: Flipping the flexible working narrative for education by Emma Turner A Parent's Guide to Powerful Teaching by Patrice Bain John Catt is also proud publisher of the new book from Transformative Principal host Jethro Jones: SchoolX: How principals can design a transformative school experience for students, teachers, parents – and themselves Visit this page to learn more about bulk orders and how to bring John Catt's research-based materials to your school: https://us.johncattbookshop.com/pages/agents-and-distributors

This week we've got some bad news for you, you're being audited! Well...it's a brand audit. And we've got checklists and to do lists for you to get your business in order. It's the middle of the year, so it's time to revisit the goals you set for yourself at the beginning of the year! Questions/comments? Email us at https://mailto:hello@hotyoungdesignersclub.com (hello@hotyoungdesignersclub.com) Follow Rebecca http://www.instagram.com/studioplumb (Instagram) + http://www.studioplumb.com/ (Website)   Follow Shaun http://www.instagram.com/wrenstedinteriors (Instagram) + http://www.wrenstedinteriors.com/ (Website) Stuff they mentioned: Shaun got a new piece of original art from Meghan Spielman He used some money principles from Episode 48 with Michele Williams to reward himself. Rebecca has been enjoying her https://bit.ly/3bS3JLP (Miracle Mornings) practices to start her days right We're both reading https://bit.ly/2TgnjuT (Profit First) Rebecca's mornings when she fell off the Miracle Mornings was like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTAAsCNK7RA (OK, Go's music video) on a treadmill Thanks to Lauren at Studio Laloc (https://player.captivate.fm/episode/d7373c1a-b0ff-4cdd-9ee8-f0233cfde496/ (Episode 29)) who recommended using Google Slides for presentations We're building off of ideas we discussed during https://player.captivate.fm/episode/178a88c3-b8a7-43f9-b0d0-1ffd3e246bd1/ (Episode 3 )Does Your Brand Suck? It's time to audit your brand and see if you're putting out the right messaging to your potential clients on all your platforms We were definitely motivated by Kim Kuhteubl (https://player.captivate.fm/episode/98bb70a3-e334-479f-bd87-79bd26ab05dc (Episode 49)) addressing branding and visibility You need to be on https://later.com/blog/instagram-business-profile/ (Creator or Business profile) for IG. That way you can leverage the insights and analytics to help plan your content strategy. It also let's you use the Book Now button to be accessible to clients and create more enhanced profile data. Rebecca started using Quick Replies in Instagram to help respond to DMs faster. https://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/how-to-use-instagram-quick-replies-to-streamline-engagement/#:~:text=To%20set%20up%20a%20quick,into%20a%20new%20quick%20reply. (How to create and use quick replies guide) If you want to use autoposting features in apps like Planoly and Later you need to use a business profile, not a creator account Get your IG bio right to grab attention: Include your name preferred pronouns location/market you serve develop a geotagging strategy (like Anastasia Casey discussed in https://player.captivate.fm/episode/72be8b81-a49e-4c29-9d3d-e31e130a6f64 (Episode 9)) share your ideal client, ideal projects, ideal style in your bio too cross promote your business profile in your personal account if there's a hashtag that closely resembles your style or desired aesthetic consider having that in your bio too Update your press or media kit periodically too, be sure the data is accurate Review your website's About page too Add new project photos to your marketing materials or website It's time to get your portrait photos out there too and post them to your grid often to introduce yourself to potential clients Consider cross promoting yourself through platforms like Facebook and groups that appeal to your potential client, like parent, school, or community groups.

On this weeks episode we blab about the following Games and topics: Whatcha Been Playing?   Returnal Assassins Creed Valhalla Necromunda: Hired Gun News: Cross Platform / PC / Misc. 2K's E3 Plans Seemingly Leaked, Include Borderlands Spinoff and Marvel Game Elden Ring publisher Bandai Namco dates E3 broadcast E3 2021 Schedule is now LIVE Sonic creator Yuji Naka leaves Square Enix after Balan Wonderworld flop, may retire Leaked Cyberpunk 2077 videos show bug reels and early demo Stadia finally adds Chromecast with Google TV support this month Rainbow Six Quarantine Officially Renamed Extraction Superman, Rick And Morty Headline Fortnite's New Battle Pass Playdate Handheld Gets Price, Pre-Order Date, And 24 Free Games Battlefield 2042 Won't Include a Campaign or a Battle Royale Mode PlayStation PS VR Spotlight returns with new updates Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Devs Say It Was Created Without Crunch PSA's: Epic Games Store Freebie: Control Free 4 All: Loki What is Gunpla? Listen to our Podcast now: [audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/geekoholics/Far_Cry_6_RTX_3080_Ti_Horizon_Forbidden_West_Cruella_and_more_-_Geekoholics_Anonymous_Podcast_308.mp3] Help support the show: - Subscribe to our Twitch channel http://twitch.tv/geekoholics - Use our Epic Creator Code: GEEKOHOLICS when purchasing items in Fortnite or buying games on the Epic Games Store - Please review the show (bit.ly/geekoholics) on Apple Music, Apple Podcasts and to share with your friends. Reviews help us reach more listeners, and the feedback helps us to produce a better show. Join our Discord server: CLICK HERE Don't forget to follow our Social Media Feeds to keep up to date on our adventures: Youtube TwitterInstagram Facebook Thanks for listening and have a great weekend! You can reach me on Twitter @RicF

My oldest son is back home from a GAP program and I'll be honest, I haven't been to the grocery store for a big haul in a couple of months!  Last night when I finally went I was so pleased to find all of the healthy options you can whip together to make a 10-minute meal.  In this episode, I'll share my top meal ideas and nutrition guidelines to help you whip up simple and quick meals for your family. “I'd rather spend a little bit more and have the ability to put a healthy meal together for my family than not do it at all or rely on less healthy options.”Tips for a QUICK nutritious meal:⌚ Include 3 food groups (fruit, vegetable, dairy, protein, or grains)⌚ Use frozen or canned vegetables⌚ Utilize vegetable based soup starters⌚ Use frozen or canned protein optionsYou can absolutely make healthy meals in 10 minutes by utilizing some of the convenient food options at your grocery store! You just want to be sure to have at least one item from the 3 main food groups to be a nutritionally jam-packed QUICK meal.Highlights05:10 Frozen/Canned vs. Fresh 07:15 Pre-cut vegetables08:17 Quick salad options09:36 Protein options11:50 Carbohydrates13:00 Quick meal ideasUtilizing some quick-cooking options from your local grocery store can help you save time AND help you reach your health & wellness goals.  Try out some of these meal ideas and let me know in the Facebook Group how you liked it! Don't forget to register for [FREE] 4 Day Mindful Eating Bootcamp Challenge! In this challenge you'll discover: ✅Monday: Attitude of Gratitude✅Tuesday: Embrace Your Senses✅Wednesday: Unplug to Enhance Enjoyment✅Thursday: Understand HungerSign up now: Adventures in Feeding My Fam Facebook Group

Barbara Fisher, Kendra Maurer, and Morganna Marks from the podcast "6 Degrees of John Keel". Topics include lights and orbs experiences, Mothman, Fae phenomena, individual levels of paranormal sensitivity/insensitivity, emotional energy and its manifestations, apparitions, sleep paralysis, night terrors, OBEs, shadow people, the Hat Man, links between electricity and paranormal phenomena, strange experiences with electronics, UFO experiences, strange encounters involving the moon, and more.

You have to work for your art. Odd jobs help a lot of people out along the way. If this has also been your experience of becoming an artist, that is okay.Include your followers in the products you make because they are the ones who will buy the finished product. Create the art that makes you happy and at the same time remember who will buy your art. Utilize polls to get the best information if you need input!Try not to simply follow the trends. Instead you can try to adapt or learn from a trend to your own style and audience.First impressions are important. You can control the experience your customers have, if you run your own shop. Caring about the little details shows your customers you care about them. When you send something from an independent creator, your customer should feel like they are receiving a gift.There is more than one way to stand up for what you believe in. Your skillset might lend itself well to making posters to help spread the message, while other people's talents might be in organising or communicating. Standing up for what you believe in doesn't just mean talking. Consider how you can use your art to show what you are passionate about and to help to make the world a better place. Get socialCheck out Steffi's shopFollow Steffi on Instagram @haveanicedayy_

Device Advice is an organization at the University of Iowa in which college students teach senior citizens in the community about technology while making meaningful connections. In this interview, organization president Evita Woolsey and faculty adviser Ken Brown share their thoughts about why the group is beneficial for students as well as older adults. Starting with the origin story, Ken Brown explains how a prominent donor from St. Louis pitched Iowa's Tippie College of Business to start a chapter after giving the organization its start at Washington University's Olin School of Business. In addition, Evita Woolsey talks about what it was like leading the organization during a pandemic and how a recent rebranding – which resulted in the Device Advice name – further enhances the group's mission and vision so more students can get involved.View PDF TranscriptIf you have a unique story involving helping an older adult with technology or if you are an older adult who learned a tech-related skill from someone younger, share your story by recording a short voice memo on your phone. Include your first name, city and state and email the recording to untrainedwisdom@gmail.com no later than Tuesday, June 22. Submissions may be used in a future episode.Evita's Recommendations:- The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer - Radio Headspace podcastKen's Recommendations:- Antarctica - Do something fun with people you enjoy being around.Shuva's Recommendation:- Arctic Circle sign in AlaskaFind these recommendations and others on the Untrained Wisdom Pinterest page.If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts. If this enjoy this podcast, consider making a recurring contribution on the Untrained Wisdom Patreon page.Interested in starting your own podcast? Sign up here for your own Buzzsprout account.

In this episode, Marshall and Dina interview Miriam Escofet in the middle of the second London lockdown. She shares her memories of a childhood in a family of artists, the journey that took her to painting, and dives in-depth into the experiences that turned her into the artist she is at present.Miriam’s website: https://miriamescofet.com/Miriam’s IG:  @miriam.escofet.artistCall to action: Save a baby by submitting an artwork of a bird.Here’s how you can participate:  1. Create your own bird artwork in any medium and post it on IG⁠⠀2. Tag #BirdsForSofiaNFT in the caption to include an image of your art in the NFT3. Include these instructions so that more artists can join the movement! #novartis*Check the episode website for more informationSupport the show (https://paypal.me/artgrindpodcast?locale.x=en_US)

Topics About Productivity and Happiness What are the pain points about trying to be productive and happy?What are things we find challenging day-to-day?What are things you can do to boost productivity and happiness?Other resources that can help you!What Can You Do To Increase Productivity and Happiness? Trying to change and keep track of everything at the same time can be difficult - chaotic even! So if you ever need a way to track your progress and help you with productivity, check out this amazing bundle! It’s called Productivity Cheat Sheets, and they are super helpful and inexpensive! 11 Key Takeaways to Increase Productivity and Happiness? You have the wrong routine.You’re doing things at the wrong time.You should find the method that works best for you.You have the wrong mindset.Say “No” first, then convince yourself to say “Yes”.Be grateful and seek growth.Include your family.Have your non-negotiables.Just do 1% more.Journal!Use the Two-Minute Rule.Oh, There’s More! I hope this podcast helped you clear a path to your increased productivity and happiness! Don’t forget to check out TotalFitBossChick.com/productivityquiz. Let me tell you; it feels amazing to be understood and understand what works BEST for YOU! If you want a free daily planner check out the One Day at a Time templateYou should also check out the 11 Best Productivity Methods if you want to learn more about productivity methods. Or simply read about the Eat That Frog to Increase Productivity, an easy-to-follow and straightforward method you can try to incorporate into your routine! I would love to hear about your journey! Send me a message at my socials: Instagram @totalfitbosschickPinterest @totalfitbosschickWebsite: www.totalfitbosschick.com

We have Rebecca Fox as our guest today. She has been an entrepreneur for the past fifteen years and a content creator for the last ten. She has written over 5000 blogs, hundred pieces of web copy, and a dozen more eBooks. She is a consultant for TV shows and online training programs. She also owns Quatrefoil Creation, a content creation agency.Take a listen today as she teaches us a step-by-step process for creating a piece in a professional way. Surely after this, you will not be scared in creating a blog post.Steps in Creating a Blog Post1. Have A Good TopicWhen you are writing for your portfolio and have control over what to write about, start with something you are good at. Choose topics you would want to read. The more enthusiastic you are about your subject, the more excited your readers will be when they read it.2. Coming Up With A Great TitleThe blog title needs to be as click-worthy as possible and make people actually read it. A title can have a significant effect on how an audience interprets the blog post. SEO platforms are a bit pricey. You can try Google and type in your topic and see what the first three suggestions are. From here you will know what people are interested in or what might be trending.3. Write An Outline For Your PostGreat blog posts don't just appear out of nowhere. Also, most professional bloggers need a rough plan to keep them on track. Here's where outlines come in handy when creating a blog post.To begin, write down your ideas and organize them into some kind of structure. An outline doesn't have to be long or detailed – it's just a rough guide to ensure you don't go all over the place and ramble something off-topic. It's critical just to make sure you have the information that you need for the topic.4. Filling It InNow you have the title and the outline, it's time to fill it in. It is important to have the right tone in creating a blog post. Put links and sources – two to five is good but seven is overkill.Include nice cover photos or pictures (that look professional) throughout to give your audience an insight into what you're trying to tell them. People also lack the time, will, or ability to concentrate on long blog posts without some visual input. You can go to Canva, Unsplash, and Pixabay for free images.5. Finally, Post It!Check the flow of your post by reading it aloud, or have someone else read it and provide feedback. Edit and click post!Blogging is one of those tasks that seems to be easy before you really get to do it. It does, however, get simpler with time and practice, and you'll be creating a blog post like a pro in no time.Support the show (http://www.thesavvyscribepodcast.com)

Everyone likes to know what they are signing up for. I know I do. It can be easy, as an employer, to leave new hires with unclear expectations on what the day-to-day of their job will entail.   As a leader, it is crucial to be 100% truthful, especially when discussing what they should expect. Let them know your expectations of them. Misunderstandings happen because we aren’t clear with each other. A lack of clarity can leave people feeling duped. Especially when the job gets hard or turns out different than they expected.    When you spell out the good and the bad, people can have realistic expectations. Let them know when they need to arrive to be on time. Include any tasks that need to be completed before they are in their place. Help equip them for success. Will they be on their feet? What are the specific difficulties and challenges of their role? Preparing people for the worst will build trust and set them up to be surprised when things are easier than expected.    If you are on the other side and are the one interviewing, remember to ask questions to prepare yourself. The individual interviewing you may not think to tell you what you need to know about the day in and day out. Do your research and come prepared with questions that will help you succeed.   Another thing that can help you succeed is joining the cockerellacademy.com. The newest Course, Real Leadership will help you stand out as a leader, no matter your position.   And if you hate sitting on hold as much as I do, make sure to connect with Magical Vacation Planners at 407-442-2694 and let them make all the calls for you.  

In which Laura & Nicole discuss Agent Orange and Legionnaires' Disease. We are proud to now be a part of the Everyday Heroes Podcast Network! https://heroespodcastnetwork.com Social distance yourself with our new Scissors N Scrubs face masks. For each one ordered, a medical grade one will be donated to Direct Relief. They can be found at https://www.teepublic.com/user/mikedenison/masks Please check out (& subscribe!) our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmrdobwH0i4Gh7yINyZ_zMQ Lastly, we want to hear from you! Send us your stories to scissorsnscrubs@gmail.com and we may just read it on an upcoming episode. Include your shipping info and we will send you a free sticker!

In today’s episode, busy mom and entrepreneur Allison Schaaf explains the tips and hacks behind Prep Dish’s new Fastest Meal Plan Ever! Learn how to speed up your meal prep and create a meal plan that is delicious, healthy and won’t have you spending all day in the kitchen. Quick meal prep for the win! Sign up at prepdish.com/mpm for a two week free trial for any subscription in June 2021 and get this bonus meal plan for free! Fastest Meal Plan Ever - Menu, Tips & Tricks: Meal 1: Maple Mustard Chicken w/ Roasted Mini Potatoes & Broccoli Maple & mustard add a ton of flavor with very few ingredients. Mini potatoes & pre-chopped broccoli florets require no chopping! All you have to do is stick them in the oven to roast with the chicken.   Meal 2: Slow Cooker Italian Pork Shoulder w/ Asparagus & Peas This uses one of my favorite strategies, cook once, eat twice! We use the leftover pork shoulder for a different meal later in the week.   Meal 3: Shrimp Tostadas Buy peeled, deveined, tail-off shrimp. Include some elements to elevate the flavor and nutrition, like the fresh cilantro and fresh lime juice in this recipe. Fresh herbs and citrus are great when you want to keep ingredients to a minimum but still have something totally delicious.   Meal 4: Italian Pork Shoulder Over Mixed Greens w/ Roasted Grapes & Goat Cheese Double the grapes and serve over Greek yogurt for breakfast - so good! Also, grapes don’t require any chopping but really elevate the dish.   Meal 5: California Burgers w/ Berry Salad Simple items, like mixed berries, can be delicious and healthy. Things like roasted vegetables, fresh fruit or even sliced cucumbers can be delicious and add extra nutrients to the dish.   Resources mentioned in this podcast: Connect with Allison: PrepDish.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prepdish/   Get your FREE mealplan at PrepDish.com/podcast OR text the word mealprep to 33777   Get your 2 week free trial (and the FASTEST Meal Plan Ever) here: prepdish.com/mpm Learn more about the “Cook Once, Eat Twice” method of meal planning here: https://youtu.be/rJIlLjI4LM0

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess. On this our 196th episode our returning guest is Ash Burgess. You first heard Ash Burgess on Episode 16, Episode 26, Episode 27, Episode 39, Episode 58, Episode 63, Episode 77, Episode 86, Episode 91, Episode 100, Episode 124, Episode 130, Episode 136, Episode 142, Episode 143, Episode 148, Episode 151, Episode 154, Episode 165, Episode 176, Episode 184, Episode 191 and Episode 82, which also featured regular guest Jonathan Fowler of the podcast. A quick programming note: In this episode we mention the concept of AshCo, which Ash and I first discussed in detail in Episode 136. And name of the new religious movement we mention is actually called Love Has Won. Join The Rob Burgess Show mailing list! Go to tinyletter.com/therobburgessshow and type in your email address. Then, respond to the automatic message. Also please make sure to comment, follow, like, subscribe, share, rate and review everywhere the podcast is available, including iTunes, YouTube, SoundCloud, Stitcher, Google Play Music, Twitter, Internet Archive, TuneIn, RSS, and, now, Spotify. The official website for the podcast is www.therobburgessshow.com. You can find more about me by visiting my website, www.thisburgess.com.If you have something to say, record a voice memo on your smartphone and send it to therobburgessshow@gmail.com. Include “voice memo” in the subject line of the email. Also, if you want to call or text the show for any reason, the number is: 317-674-3547.

Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. To ensure an advisor engagement is successful, make sure you set up an advisor agreement. This is a contract between the advisor and the company and defines the work to be done. Here are some key points to consider: Make clear what the advisor will do -- bring experience, contacts, domain knowledge, or other. Include the frequency of meetings and type. You could add KPIs to the contract or leave it as a general description.  The more specific it is, the easier it will be to manage later. If there’s a short duration for terminating the contract, then a general description may be sufficient. Define the equity compensation and vest it over time. Include clauses around confidentiality, intellectual property assignment, non-solicit, and non-compete. This ensures the advisor keeps the company information confidential. Any IP that comes up from the engagement stays with the company. The advisor can’t recruit employees away and cannot later compete with the company. It’s best to bring these issues up and discuss them before the engagement to make sure there’s no misunderstanding later. Thank you for joining us for the Startup Funding Espresso where we help startups and investors connect for funding.Let’s go startup something today. ___________________________________ For more episodes from Investor Connect, please visit the site at:   Check out our other podcasts here: For Investors check out:   For Startups check out:   For eGuides check out:   For upcoming Events, check out   For Feedback please contact info@tencapital.group   Music courtesy of

We are what we eat. And what we eat can impact our mood and our ability to cope. Deficiencies in vitamins C, and A, can have a negative impact on the body’s production of neurotransmitters, which directly affect our mood and energy…Not to mention digestive ailments, as well as increasing your risk of cancer, diabetes, and heart disease. So Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Eat More Fruits and Vegetables Day: The Heart Association recommends filling at least half your plate with fruits and veggies in order to make it to the recommended 4 ½ cups of each per day. Include more color. The best way to get all the various nutrients is to eat fruits and vegetables from the five main color groups. Can you name these groups? Red and Pink such as beets, Blue and Purple like blueberries, Yellow and Oranges like squash, Green like Brussel sprouts, and White and Brown like bananas and cauliflower. Finally, have healthy fruits and vegetables readily available. Plan ahead and keep them cut up in your fridge, in a container in your desk drawer, or even in the glove box of your car for when you are travelling. Remember, If you like the tips in this briefing, please leave me a review on amazon or in your #alexa app. Looking for more ways to build your resiliency? Take my free on-line vulnerability test at worksmartlivesmart.com under the resources and courses tab.

Can we spot-train for perfect abs? What the heck are macros, and how do we count them? Is there a secret to fat-burning? Join Host Allison Melody and Guest Tyler Fredricks to find out! Tyler is a Paramedic

Today's guest on the Expat Money Show is Travis Rosbach, a serial entrepreneur, world explorer, and founder of the billion-dollar brand Hydro Flask. Besides Entrepreneurship, his experiences Include: - becoming a SCUBA Dive Master- US Merchant Marine Boat Captain - Commercial Airline Pilot - Yoga Instructor, and Reiki Practitioner.   HERE'S WHAT WE DISCUSSED IN DETAIL IN THIS INTERVIEW: How to start with $11,000 and turn it into a billion-dollar brand. Motivating factors for you when the times get hard and then harder still. Listen in to hear Travis's little secrets to success. The 7 funniest adventures to have on planet earth. The most critical adventure of all, you'll love this one! Best books to read for creating a kick-ass business. What is life like after a successful exit and selling your brand?  The secret to success and happiness. Newest business venture, https://www.tumalogroup.com/ (Tumalo Group), and how and why Travis started a new brand, and what his biggest thrills are. Learn how to become an airline pilot, Scuba Dive Master, Boat Captain all before creating a billion-dollar brand. And so much more!   RELATED PODCAST EPISODES https://expatmoneyshow.com/captivate-podcast/mike-michalowicz-eradicate-entrepreneurial-poverty/ (040: Mike Michalowicz – Eradicate Entrepreneurial Poverty By Taking Profit First) https://expatmoneyshow.com/captivate-podcast/matt-javit-leaves-it-all-behind-to-travel-the-world/ (042: Matt Javit – Executive Leaves It All Behind To Travel The World) https://expatmoneyshow.com/captivate-podcast/ep-091-ladislas-maurice/ (091: The Wandering Investor Shares Insights From Around The World – Ladislas Maurice)   HOW TO REACH TRAVIS ROSBACH https://www.linkedin.com/in/travisrosbach/ (LinkedIn) - Travis Rosbach https://www.tumalogroup.com/ (The Tumalo Group)   FINAL THOUGHTS Wow, Travis Rosbach has certainly had a fun-filled life, both personally and in business. He's experienced some crazy stuff and I know you'll love listening to this episode. I would really appreciate it if you would share this podcast with a friend or family member, join our newsletter at http://www.expatmoneyshow.com/ (ExpatMoneyShow.com) and leave a review on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-expat-money-show-with-mikkel-thorup/id1325406756?mt=2&ls=1 (Apple Podcasts). Join our FB group, https://www.facebook.com/groups/expatmoneyforum (Expat Money Forum), and let me know your thoughts on this episode and all the rest. Support this podcast

In this episode, we debate Google's advice on the basics of bodybuilding. It's an interesting listen even for those listening who are advanced in their training.Stick to free weights?Include compound exercises Stick to your programBad form, good form. Use mirrors and record yourselfGradually & evenly increase your weightsIf you want your own questions answered on our podcast, then join our private Facebook group and share your ideas,  https://www.facebook.com/groups/muscletalkIf you'd like to learn more about International Protein, visit https://www.international-protein.com/------------------------------------------------------A Thinkroom production - www.thinkroom.com

Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. In negotiating the valuation, it’s important to understand the impact of that valuation on follow-on rounds and the exit. A waterfall analysis maps out the cap table with subsequent rounds of funding. To run a waterfall analysis, create a spreadsheet with the cap table owners and the current fundraise round. Include the owners, the pre, and post-money valuations. Then apply the standard valuation of follow-on rounds of funding that will be required.  In this exercise, it’s important to gain agreement with the startup on the exit and what is required.  Many early-stage startups have unrealistic expectations about the exit value. Take into consideration the impact of convertible notes, participating and non-participating preferred shares, liquidation preferences, options pools, and various exit scenarios. Vary the valuation on the current round to see the impact on the final exit value.  Finally, discuss the results with the startup as part of your negotiations. Thank you for joining us for the Startup Funding Espresso where we help startups and investors connect for funding.Let’s go startup something today. ___________________________________ For more episodes from Investor Connect, please visit the site at:   Check out our other podcasts here:   For Investors check out:   For Startups check out:   For eGuides check out:   For upcoming Events, check out   For Feedback please contact info@tencapital.group   Music courtesy of

Schmoedown competitors Andrew and Nicki Dimalanta discuss a wild week in the Movie Trivia Schmoedown. Include an announcement that has gigantic implications on the league. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beyondtheschmoedown/support

To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1085/29 You picked out the make and model and you’ve been saving your money, waiting to buy a new car. You may have even found thecar you want. The question is, what to do with your old one? If your current vehicle still has value, you can trade it in if you’re buying from a dealer or you can sell it yourself. If that thought fills you with fear and loathing, don’t worry. Rob West will tell you how to do it. There’s no question that a lot of people simply don’t want the hassle of selling their old vehicle privately. But the truth is, in most cases, you'll end up with more money by doing it yourself.That’s because the dealership has overhead. They have to clean and prep the vehicle and then price it to make a profit. But that’s moneyyoucould make by selling it yourself. First, gather up your papers, and that starts with the vehicle title. You won’t have one if there’s a lien on the car and you still owe money. In that case, it’s best to wait until you have it paid off before selling the vehicle. The next thing is to go online to your Department of Motor Vehicles to see what forms are needed to transfer ownership (like a downloadable bill of sale). Also, check to see if the license plates stay with the car after it’s sold. Then, order a vehicle history report from Carfax or AutoCheck. Buyers will want to check it. With all of your paperwork gathered, set your asking price. Go online to Edmunds or Kelley Blue Book. Plug in your make, model, mileage, features and condition to get an estimated value. Set your price a bit higher to give room to negotiate. Now that you have your asking price, it’s time to roll up your sleeves and give your car a thorough cleaning. Outside, you’ll want curb appeal, so wash and wax. Inside, remove all the stuff that’s accumulated in the glove box, under the seats and in the trunk. Pull out the floor mats and scrub them clean. Finally, vacuum the carpet. The next step: advertise. Take lots of photos inside and out and choose the best six or so. Include the best features like low treadwear on the tires. Now you’re ready to start posting ads. You can do that on Craigslist, Auto Trader, or Ebay Motors. Craigslist is free. Autotrader’s ad rates start at $25 but it’s worth it because the site is used by serious buyers. At Ebay Motors, you can either auction the car or buy an ad. Watch out for buyers who lowball you or negotiate before seeing the vehicle. They could be flippers who buy low and then put the vehicle back on the market at a higher price. Do let the buyer drive the car, but go along for the ride. Resist negotiating at that point. Instead, just answer any questions the buyer may have. If they want to have a mechanic inspect the car, agree, but insist that they pay for it. If the inspection reveals items that need immediate attention, you may have to lower your price to compensate, but don’t address every item on a long list of potential problems. It is, after all, a used car. Now it’s time to close the deal. Don’t make the first offer. If asked for your best price, say that your asking price is fair, but that you’ll consider an offer. If you agree to a price, tell the buyer you’ll accept only cash or a cashier’s check. Then, with the money in hand, you sign and date the title, then give the buyer a completed bill of sale. That’s it! Order a vehicle history report fromCarfaxorAutocheck. Check your car’s value atEdmundsorKelley Blue Book. Donate your vehicle to theSalvation Army. On today’s program we also answer your questions: What’s your opinion of title lock insurance? My husband is considering either a business partnership or doing self-employment. What would be better to do? I feel like God is distant in my life right now and don’t have any clear direction on what He wants me to do. So, whatdoyou do when you feel as though God is far away, and how do you press on when you feel like nothing’s taking place? Remember, you can call in to ask your questions most days at (800) 525-7000 or email them toQuestions@MoneyWise.org. Also, visit our website atMoneyWise.orgwhere you can connect with a MoneyWise Coach, purchase books, and even download free, helpful resources like the free MoneyWise app. Like and Follow us on Facebook atMoneyWise Mediafor videos and the very latest discussion!Remember that it’s your prayerful and financial support that keeps MoneyWise on the air. Help us continue this outreach by clicking the Donate tab on our website or in our app.

Tatiana Knight is a Certified Professional Organizer® and the founder of Neat with Knight, LLC® based in Miami, Fl. The company's goal is to simplify client's daily lives by improving the spaces in which they live & work. Tatiana started working with clients in 2007 after first learning about organizing on TV. Her most notable accomplishments include appearing on A&E's “Hoarders", Lifetime's “Designing Spaces", and publishing a monthly Organizing column in the newspaper. Tatiana is a Golden Circle Member of NAPO®, The National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals®. She served as the Florida Chapter President for two years and currently sits on the board as an advisor. She is also a member of the NAPO Virtual Chapter and the National Conference Committee, 2022. Tips: Top 3 Organizing Tips for busy moms trying to work from home, raise a family and manage a household. 1. Start with realistic goals and expectations for the project.     - Example: Do you want it to look like a magazine or are you okay with it looking tidy & working efficiently? Do you want to invest in the most popular new products or do you want to use what you have? 2. Include the whole family in the decluttering and organizing process.     - Example: Have each child select their top 10 toys and then have a conversation about donating some of the remainders to those in need. Ask older children to help with a garage sale let them keep what they earn from selling their stuff. 3. Set up a very basic organizing system that works for you and your family so that picking-up, finding things, and putting things away is as quick and easy possible. (If you have to think twice about where an item may be, simplify the system further until there is only one place it could possible live).                       - Example: Have the hamper right where the kids change their clothes.  Streamline the amount of clothing that each child has to cut down on excessive piles of laundry & overloaded closets. Store all of the sporting goods in one area of the home. Consolidate categories of items that are scattered all over the house. Also, If you haven't done so already, subscribe to the podcast. I'm adding a bunch of great stuff that you won't want to miss! SUBSCRIBE NOW!Ready to book a virtual organizing session? Click HERE!

"Pinterest is just for moms." "People only use Pinterest to find recipes and cute ideas." Are these common misconceptions keeping you from using Pinterest as a marketing platform?Not Carolina! In episode 492, Carolina Guzik walks listeners through practical steps of how to utilize Pinterest as a search engine in order to reach potential clients. Listen in to hear how Carolina has leveraged Pinterest to be one of the top platforms for driving potential clients to her website!The Bokeh Podcast is brought to you by Photographer’s Edit: Custom Editing for the Professional Photographer and Miilu: The Simplest Way to Create and Manage Timelines and Shot Lists for the Events You’re Photographing. You can also subscribe to the Bokeh podcast on the Apple podcast app, follow on Spotify, add to your playlist on Stitcher, or listen on Overcast.Carolina's Brand Position (2:25)Providing a great customer experience (7:43)Time Management Techniques (10:15)Book Recommendation (18:00)Steal Like an Artist by Austin KleonTedTalk on Steal Like an ArtistPinterest Misconceptions (21:23)Motivation for Carolina to use Pinterest for marketing (22:10)Biggest mistakes that photographers are making when using Pinterest (29:11)1. Treating Pinterest like a Social Media platform2. Assuming that their audience isn't on Pinterest3. Not using key words or phrases for search optimization4. Pinning other's contentUsing Pinterest as a search engine (34:50)1. Include information about your business in the bio description2. Create specific boards by niche (venues, styles, type)3. Provide value to clients that will lead them to your websiteHow much time does Carolina spend on Pinterest for marketing efforts? (45:30)Links:carolinaguzik.comthetogrepublic.cominstagram.com/thetogrepublic See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Laura and Nicole discuss Cerebral Palsy and Cystic Fibrosis. We are proud to now be a part of the Everyday Heroes Podcast Network! https://heroespodcastnetwork.com Social distance yourself with our new Scissors N Scrubs face masks. For each one ordered, a medical grade one will be donated to Direct Relief. They can be found at https://www.teepublic.com/user/mikedenison/masks Please check out (& subscribe!) our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmrdobwH0i4Gh7yINyZ_zMQ Lastly, we want to hear from you! Send us your stories to scissorsnscrubs@gmail.com and we may just read it on an upcoming episode. Include your shipping info and we will send you a free sticker!

Today we are talking about Tip #2 to Help You Break Bad Habits, which is to Focus on the Benefits. Make a list of all the positive changes that will occur once you have broken a bad habit. Include the improved health factors, the opportunity to improve your personal relationships, or the emotional benefits, and even improve the outcomes of your business. Continue to add to the list as you think of additional benefits. Refer to this list every time you believe your resolve is under threat. Tune in tomorrow for Tip #3 to Help You Break Bad Habits. If you get value from these Podcasts, please take a minute to leave me a short rating and review. I would really appreciate it and always love to hear from you. Take advantage of all the complimentary business tips and tools by joining the Free Silver Membership on https://www.accountabilitycoach.com/coaching-store/inner-circle-store/. Check out all the great free high-content business success training web classes, by going to https://www.accountabilitycoach.com/free-articles/free-webinars/. Want more from The Accountability Coach™, subscribe to more high-value content by looking for me on www.accountabilitycoach.com or most podcast platforms and in most English-speaking countries, or by going to https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/accountabilitycoach.com/id290547573. Subscribe to my high-value business success tips Blog (https://www.accountabilitycoach.com/blog/) Subscribe to my YouTube channel with business success principles (https://www.youtube.com/annebachrach) Connect with me on Linked-In (https://www.linkedin.com/in/annebachrach) Connect with me on Pinterest (https://pinterest.com/resultsrule/) Connect with me on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/annebachrach/) Connect with me on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/TheAccountabilityCoach) Go to https://www.accountabilitycoach.com to check out for yourself how I, as your Accountability Coach™, can help you get and stay focused on you highest payoff activities that put you in the highest probability position to achieve your professional and personal goals, so you can enjoy the kind of business and life you truly want and deserve. As an experienced accountability coach and author of 5 books, I help business professionals make more money, work less, and enjoy even better work life balance. Check out my proven business accelerator resources by going to https://www.accountabilitycoach.com/coaching-store/. Aim for what you want each and every day! Anne Bachrach The Accountability Coach™ Business professionals and Advisors who utilize Anne Bachrach's proven business-success systems make more money, work less, and enjoy better work life balance. Author of Excuses Don't Count; Results Rule, Live Life with No Regrets, No Excuses, the Work Life Balance Emergency Kit and more. Get your audio copies today.

Which is more effective in booking clients - the attractive elements of a website or the practical information shared on the pages?Both! Karie Denny shares with us in episode 490 of The Bokeh Podcast that a professional website should be both aesthetically appealing AND informative! Listen in as she shares tips for what to avoid when designing your website, as well as key elements that are must-haves!The Bokeh Podcast is brought to you by Photographer’s Edit: Custom Editing for the Professional Photographer and Miilu: The Simplest Way to Create and Manage Timelines and Shot Lists for the Events You’re Photographing. You can also subscribe to the Bokeh podcast on the Apple podcast app, follow on Spotify, add to your playlist on Stitcher, or listen on Overcast.Ace and Whim's Brand Position (5:15)Creating a great customer experience (9:33)- Honesty- Patience- PersistenceBalancing time between family and running a business (17:49)Book Recommendation (23:51)Building a StoryBrand by Donald MillerElements of a website that are visually appealing but not necessarily helpful in converting clients: (29:16)1. Using pretty fonts that are difficult to read2. Too little copy3. Designing a website for peers instead of potential clientsStrategies for effective website design: (46:41)1. Clear and creative CTA's (Calls to Action)2. Include movement and transitions on your pages3. Have a clear and present brand position4. Offer a freebie that allows you to capture email/contact info5. Create a visual flowLinks:aceandwhim.cominstagram.com/aceandwhim See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Better enjoy taking your kids to the dentist while you can, cause it's fleeting.  The divorced dads 6 step process to having a great relationship with your tween - teen!Episode notes:Turns out I can put all of my hair in a ponytail and I got my first man bun comment from somebody... the dentist!  Better enjoy taking your kids to the dentist while you can, cause it's fleeting.  The divorced dads 6 step process to having a great relationship with your tween - teen!Talk to them about what you are thinking.Make the common space our space.Include them in your decision process.Ask yourself - Do I poo poo their idea's?  How am I not supportive of my kids or their ideas?Say this Prayer - “How can I be more supportive of (my kids names) setting aside my own selfish wants and desires.Treat them with the respect that you demand from them.Start podcasting!  Get the Shure MV88 mobile mic, you can literally take it anywhere on the fly https://amzn.to/2Mnba3QAccess my “Insiders Guide to Finding Peace” here: https://belove.media/peace    See more resources at https://belove.media/resources.   Email me: contact@belove.media   For social Media:      https://www.instagram.com/mrmischaz/  https://www.facebook.com/MischaZvegintzov     Subscribe and share to help spread the love for a better world!As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

This week on Stakes is High Podcast, Jones is joined by Eric Dizzy @iamericdizzy of the Black Widow Podcast. Listen as the two discuss a plethora of topics. Some of which Include, "Do you have the art of not giving a f!@#? Do your emotions dictate your decisions in life?" Please sit back and enjoy! Tune in, like, comment, and share.

This episode of The Real Estate Sales podcast features Jimmy’s explanation of how he listed $11 million worth of listings within nine months. How’d he do it? By sending unsolicited video CMAs. This unique expired listing strategy generates sales and is an easy but effective tactic that increases your value down the line.   Why is this method so effective? What’s the main market trend of 2021? There’s a lack of inventory (AKA houses.) Because of this volatility, prices are accelerating so quickly, nobody has any clue how much their property costs. Ipso facto, sending unsolicited evaluations is the information nugget nobody in your contacts knew they needed. (But they really did.)   Jimmy’ s unsolicited video CMA strategy: Target people thinking about selling their home within the next couple years, people you’ve sold to in the past, or really anybody you know who’s a homeowner.  Using a screen recording platform, record a 5-10 minute walkthrough showing how you arrived at your evaluation.  Make sure to include a hard number evaluation estimate, but with the disclaimer that you can be much more accurate with a full house tour later on.   What’s on Jimmy’s browser? Have a few things pulled up into your internet browser Google earth with the address (it makes you look fancy) If you time it right, Google will zoom into their listing right when you start, which is pretty cool Tab open from the local MLS that has a list of sole comparable properties. CMA - take that data and break it town into the best ¾ sales that suggest what their house might be worth. Estimated seller net sheet - document that includes total costs and sale  Include a hard number of what their total takeaway could be!   Recording it Jimmy uses bombbomb It starts a gif of the video directly in the email. (cost) it also lets you know the target person opened it Alt- record a party of 1 from zoom and upload to youtube (free)   This strategy has a tail that other strategies don’t offer. This offers these people a simple yet impactful method to know their value, and keeps you at the top of mind.   Just do one a day, it’ll be amazing how much business you do on the listing size.   Connect with Jimmy Burgess on LinkedIn and Facebook, as well as his YouTube channel.   If you like what you heard today, subscribe to the podcast and tell your network about us as well. You can find The Real Estate Sales Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and Stitcher, as well as at our website, The Real Estate Sales Podcast.

Between running a live stream and trying to also manage the comments, running a contest during your lives can be a lot of work. On this episode, Christian Karasiewicz and Melanie Dyann Howe will discuss some of their favorite giveaway tools for livestreaming.  Why should you run a giveaway when live streaming? Engagement Keep people coming back (for a chance to win) Incentivizes users to tune in live If you have a sponsor, it's a way for them to contribute Strategic moves Gaming the algorithm - they like engagement, people tuning in. Ideas for what to give away Do you have a budget for your giveaway? 1-on-1 consulting Merchandise (t-shirts, sweatshirts, stickers, pillows, hats, pens, mousepad, etc) Free products - online course, training, graphic template, worksheet Gift cards Etc. Giveaway tools for livestreaming Writing out the names of each entrant - free, time-consuming. Need an assistant. Ask a question and the first to answer is the winner - free, but need to find in the comments. Random.org (http://random.org/ (http://random.org/)) Wheel of names (https://wheelofnames.com/ (https://wheelofnames.com/)) King Sumo (https://kingsumo.com/ (https://kingsumo.com/)) StreamYard custom giveaway tool (http://launchyour.live/go/streamyardgiveaway (http://launchyour.live/go/streamyardgiveaway)) Things to consider when you're doing a giveaway Involve your audience, screenshare the giveaway drawing. How often will you run your giveaway? Don't forget to promote your giveaway. Let your viewers know there will be a giveaway. It keeps them watching until the very end. Be sure you have a way for them to contact you with whatever details are needed for you to fulfill the giveaway. Ex: private Facebook message, custom email address, etc. Include a hashtag to track your giveaway winners Thank you for joining us for episode 60 of the Launch Your Live podcast where we discussed giveaway tools for livestreaming.  Remember, if you need help with your live streaming, contact us for a consultation by messaging us on our Facebook page @launchyourlive. For more information on this episode, head to https://launchyour.live/ep60 (https://launchyour.live/ep60). We will see you all on a future episode. Click the subscribe or follow button, push play, and let's get you moving with live video Link: https://launchyour.live/ep60 (https://launchyour.live/ep60) Launch Your Live Official Site (https://launchyour.live (https://launchyour.live)) Facebook (https://facebook.com/launchyourlive (https://facebook.com/launchyourlive)) Instagram (https://instagram.com/launchyourlive (https://instagram.com/launchyourlive)) Twitter (https://twitter.com/launchyourlive (https://twitter.com/launchyourlive)) LinkedIn (https://linkedin.com/company/launch-your-live (https://linkedin.com/company/launch-your-live)) YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjAelMZ-TPHw-vn0fWTxQ9A?sub_confirmation=1 (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjAelMZ-TPHw-vn0fWTxQ9A?sub_confirmation=1))

Short answer: No.   Listen to this week's episode of Controversial Thoughts for the full breakdown. Come down the rabbit hole with me!   Here's are the cliff notes: In amounts consistent with what we would find in nature, there's no evidence that vitamin A is an issue and lots of evidence that the unique nutrients found in it are invaluable for optimal human health.   It's also totally safe for pregnancy in ancestrally consistent amounts (1-2 oz per day, ~ 8oz per week, or 6-12 capsules of Bone Marrow & Liver from @heartandsoilsupplements)    Don't trust, verify. Include liver in your life and see how you feel! I'm betting, you're going to level up in many ways!   #theremembering