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July 23, 2026: Welcome back to The Living Better Project! This week we're talking about one of the hardest, but most freeing, skills to practice: saying no.So many of us automatically say yes to invitations, commitments, and opportunities without stopping to think about what they actually require. We don't just commit to the event, we commit to the preparation, the travel, the mental energy, the recovery afterward, and everything else that comes with it.Lately, I've been fully embracing my "saying no" era, and it's been one of the biggest contributors to feeling happier, calmer, and more like myself. Because every time we say yes to something we don't genuinely want to do, we're often saying no to the things that actually fill us up.For me, that has meant more family walks, cozy evenings watching Big Brother (I can't believe I stopped watching it!), finally tackling projects around the house I've been putting off for years, and, my newest obsession, painting.Yes... I officially caught the painting bug.I share how I randomly discovered this new hobby, why it's become one of the most relaxing parts of my week, how my social media algorithm has transformed into a peaceful stream of artists instead of endless noise, and why I think every adult deserves a hobby that makes them completely lose track of time.In this episode we discuss:Why we overcommit ourselves without realizing itThe hidden cost of saying yes to everythingWhy every "yes" is also a "no" to something elseHow protecting your time creates more space for joyThe surprising benefits of finding a hobby as an adultWhy painting has quickly become one of my favorite ways to unwindIf you're trying to build a life that feels calmer, more intentional, and more like you, this episode is a reminder that sometimes the biggest life upgrade isn't adding something new, it's giving yourself permission to say no.THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!Bellesa - EVERYONE who signs up wins a FREE Viral ROSE suction toy with your order! https://www.bboutique.co/vibe/themomroom-podQuince - Refresh your summer wardrobe with Quince. Go to Quince.com/MOMROOM for free shipping and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too.Nine to Kind - Use promo code MOMROOM at ninetokind.com to get 20% of your order.SENOKOT - Trust your gut and try the new SENOKOT Laxative Gummies.Fatty15 - Fatty15 is on a mission to support Healthy Aging for All, including all ages and stages of life. You can get an additional 15% off their 90-day subscription Starter Kit by going to fatty15.com/MOMROOM and using code MOMROOM at checkout.Wayfair - Ready to upgrade your home for way less? Head to Wayfair.com right now to shop all things home and get your space ready for less.Skims - Shop Everyday Cotton, and all of my favorite bras and underwear at http://www.skims.com/momroom#skimspartnerSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode we'll talk about:Why the feeling of being "behind" is one of the most common and misinterpreted experiences of the modern eraHow the timelines we've inherited are almost entirely borrowed — and often unrelated to the actual work of building something realWhy the people who are building something meaningful almost always feel behind while they're doing itThe difference between measurable progress and structural progressHow to reinterpret the feeling of being behind as evidence that something real is being builtWhat becomes possible when you stop measuring your life against timelines that were never yoursAnd more… START HERE…→ Join The Niche Is You® — my Substack (20K+) — Weekly essays, the full workshop library, the private community + the Quarterly Challenges. → https://mattgottesman.substack.com/aboutNEW HERE…→ 6 Days to Clarity Workshop — clarity for your time, energy, money, creativity, work & play. → https://mattgottesman.com/reverse-engineer-your-life (FREE)CONNECT WITH ME…→ Instagram — @mattgottesman→ TikTok — @mattgottesman→ YouTube — @mattgottesmanRESOURCES…→ Write • Design • Build — my Content Creator Studio & OS masterclass (Included when you join my Substack) — Growing the niche of you, your audience, reach, voice, passion & income — CLICK HERE→ Recommended Book List — CLICK HERE→ Apparel — thenicheisyou.comOTHER RELATED EPISODES:Faith Isn't Knowing the Whole Path… It's Taking the Next Honest StepApple: https://apple.co/3MB62IuSpotify: https://bit.ly/4rZw3RN

What if dying is actually a skill? And what if most of us are completely unprepared for the one experience that is absolutely guaranteed to happen? This week we sit down with Darnella Ford, award-winning author, trauma facilitator, and restorative guide, whose twenty-year journey into the non-physical began not with a spiritual calling, but with a breakup, a depression she couldn't shake, and a night of breathwork that sent her flying through a black void at incalculable speed. What followed changed everything she thought she knew about life, death, consciousness, and what is waiting on the other side of that final breath. In this episode we explore:Why dying requires a specific kind of surrender, and why practicing it while you're still alive might be the most important thing you ever doWhat actually happens to your consciousness the moment you leave your bodyWhether your deceased loved ones are still around, still aware, and what they are doing right nowWhy the death experience is completely customized to your own belief systemHow the life review works, and why it dissolves the illusion of separation once and for allWhy the question isn't how to get out of the body, but how to actually be in itThe one thing Darnella wants you to do tomorrow morning before you reach for your phonePlus, Darnella shares the devastating personal loss that became the beating heart of her latest book, and the question she spent four years answering because of it. RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Darnella FordWebsite and private sessions: https://www.journeytoworthy.org/Darnella's BookThe Next Breath: Life After Loss and Journeys Into the Hereafterhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FKWRNFKHBooks Referenced in the Conversation Life After Life by Raymond MoodyThe landmark book that introduced near-death experiences to mainstream awareness. Still the starting point for anyone new to the subject. Journeys Out of the Body by Robert MonroeMonroe's firsthand account of his out-of-body experiences, and the book that helped Darnella make sense of what was happening to her in 2006. Adventures Beyond the Body by William BuhlmanAnother foundational text Darnella turned to early in her journey, covering practical methods and experiences of out-of-body travel. Practices and Modalities Mentioned Holotropic Breathwork. The breathwork practice developed by Dr. Stanislav Grof that Darnella credits with opening the door to her first out-of-body experience. Practiced twice daily over several months before her initial experience. Biomagnetic Healing. A remote energy healing modality Darnella uses in her private client sessions. Ayahuasca. Darnella shared her experience with twenty ceremonies in the Amazon rainforest over seven years, working with a traditional shaman in Peru. She was transparent that this came thirteen years after her out-of-body experiences began, and has never produced an out-of-body experience for her personally. Where to StudyRamtha's School of Enlightenment (RSE), Yelm, Washington. Where Darnella studied Quantum Theory and Neuroscience from 2006 to 2009, and where her first out-of-body experience occurred. https://www.ramtha.com/ The Monroe Institute. Founded by Robert Monroe, this is one of the most established research and training centers for out-of-body exploration and consciousness studies. https://www.monroeinstitute.org/The Skeptic Metaphysicians is a spiritual awakening podcast for open-minded thinkers who refuse to check their critical thinking at the door. Each episode explores consciousness expansion, enlightenment, soul purpose, and soul growth through honest, grounded conversation with leading voices in metaphysics, psychic phenomenon, quantum healing, and beyond. We dive deep into spiritual awakening, ascension, alignment, and the awakening process without the dogma. From mediumship and spirit guides to Arcturian contact, astrology, and the subconscious mind, we explore it all with curiosity, humor, and zero guru worship. Whether you're in the middle of your own awakening, questioning reality, or just spiritually curious, this is the podcast for seekers and skeptics alike.Subscribe, Rate & Review!If you found this episode enlightening, mind-expanding, or even just thought-provoking (see what we did there?), please take a moment to rate and review us. Your feedback helps us bring more transformative guests and topics your way!Connect with Us: 

What if the reason your business isn't where you want it to be has nothing to do with your strategy — and everything to do with your identity? I'm joined by Nora Virginia, business and identity coach, breathwork facilitator, and host of the top 2.5% podcast Glow Up to Blow Up. She built a multiple six-figure business organically with under 2,000 followers, and her whole approach comes down to one thing: identity is the greatest driver of results in business.In this episode we cover:Where most people get lost with identity work (and why it stalls out)Why you can see your future self but still struggle to actually become herThe gap between setting goals and truly believing you're the person who achieves them — and how to close itThe real difference between someone who does the inner work and sees their business shift fast vs. someone who stays stuck doing all the same thingsConnect with Nora at noravirginia.com, on Instagram and TikTok @iamnoravirginia, and check out her podcast Glow Up to Blow Up on Spotify.

This episode moves into the next of the Seven Sacred Seals: denial — held, Jess explains, in the astral body, where our emotions and felt experience live.Denial works through what Jess calls the projection field: reality operating in reverse, where what we can't see in ourselves gets boomeranged back at us through other people, circumstances, and "why does this keep happening to me" storylines. The way out isn't to exit the projection field completely (that would be enlightenment) — it's to reduce our shadow's grip on it, moving from opinion and judgment into what she calls omniscience, denial's antidote: a farsighted, witness-like state where there's simply nothing left to react to.She connects this directly back to last episode's conversation on ease — because denial is exactly why an easy business, an easy relationship, an easy life gets quietly rejected even when it's handed over on a plate. If it's too smooth, too still, too simple, something in us doesn't trust it.Topics covered:The astral body and the wound of denial — where this Sacred Seal lives, and how it shows up as reactivity, storylines, and victimhoodThe projection field as boomerang — how what we can't see in ourselves gets reflected back through relationships and circumstanceWhy identity resists its own healing — using the pattern of chronic, undiagnosable illness, and a lifetime spent among healing modalities, to show how an "inverse structure" can quietly serve an identity even while appearing to hurt itThe discomfort of real stillness — why perfect, conflict-free moments can feel more unsettling than chaos, and what that says about how the ego uses drama to feel realOmniscience as the antidote — the witness state (with a nod to Michael Singer's The Untethered Soul), and how it differs from ordinary rest or ordinary calmSynchronicity vs. cause-and-effect — a personal story about a pink dress, a haircut, and how the universe delivers what you want by a route your logical mind would never chooseRejecting the answer you were just given — why something offered in perfect simplicity can be completely invisible to a lower state of consciousness, even when it's exactly what was asked forThe Las Vegas analogy — shadow projection as an "arena" that feels alive and fun even while it isn't sovereign, and why leaving it means reconstructing identity from the ground upA preview of shame — the Sacred Seal ahead, and its link to addiction, self-worth, and the gambler who is unconsciously playing to loseThe Seven Sacred Seals seriesThe Untethered Soul by Michael SingerThe previous episode on ease and The VesselKey IdeaDenial doesn't feel like refusal — it feels like reasonable, rational excuses. But if you're rejecting the exact thing you said you wanted, that's the signal something in you can't yet see it.In This Episode, Jess MentionsJoin The Vessel (Build Your Membership): https://spiritualised-the-vessel.netlify.app/Connect with Jess

You know the conversation. It's been sitting in the back of your mind for weeks, maybe months, maybe a whole freaking year. You know exactly what needs to be said and to who, and you keep telling yourself it'll sort itself out on its own.It won't. It's not staying still while you wait, it's growing, and it's quietly eating into your culture, your team, and your revenue until you finally deal with it.That is what this episode is about.In this episode:Why avoiding a hard conversation isn't kindness, even though it feels like it. It's the opposite, and your team can always tell when you're doing itThe real reason salon owners avoid these conversations: not because they don't care, but because they care too muchHow to walk into a hard conversation clear instead of emotional, and why getting specific early keeps things from blowing up laterWhy your team doesn't need you to be their friend, they need you to be their leaderThe truth about timing: the version of this conversation that happens six months from now is always harder than the one you could have todayThe Monday Club: Business education, community, and tools to build a salon that runs like a real business, with leadership development, a full marketing ecosystem, and Fully Booked all under one roof. Learn more: https://www.lexilomax.com/monday-club

Philippa is joined by T.M. Payne — and her co-conspirator Susie — for what may be the most gloriously chaotic episode in Quick Book Reviews history. There are kitchen implement debates, merch updates, a real duck called Crispy, and a live Penguin biscuit demonstration that will genuinely change how you eat biscuits forever. Oh, and there's a brilliant book to talk about too.But first, three book reviews.

Many people believe the answer to financial security is earning more.But in my experience, the greatest transformation doesn't come from increasing your income alone—it comes from building a strategy.In this episode, we explore the difference between living in financial survival mode and approaching your money with clarity, intention, and long-term direction.Because financial survival isn't defined by your income. It's defined by constantly reacting.Financial strategy, on the other hand, gives every dollar a purpose and every decision a destination.Why high income doesn't automatically create financial securityThe difference between reacting to money and directing itThe hidden cost of living without a long-term financial strategyWhy net wealth—not income—is the true measure of financial progressHow financial strategy creates confidence, clarity, and choiceWhy building assets is the key to making work optionalThe goal isn't simply to earn more.It's to become more intentional with what you earn, so you can build wealth that lasts.Because strategy turns income into assets.Assets create independence.And independence gives you the freedom to choose.If you're ready to move beyond reacting to your finances and start intentionally building your self-funded future, I'd love to support you inside SF-15.SF-15 is my step-by-step wealth-building framework designed to help you strengthen your financial foundations, build meaningful assets, grow your net worth, and create a pathway toward long-term financial independence.Learn more about SF-15 here:www.sf-15.comIf you enjoyed this episode, I think you'll also love:

Send us Fan MailGeorge Barrios, former co-president of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), co-founder and co-CEO of Isos Capital Management, and author of Sometimes Wrong, But Never in Doubt, joins Joe to explore leadership, preparation, reinvention, and what it takes to transform an organization.This episode examines George's unconventional path from nearly failing out of high school to becoming one of the key executives behind WWE's evolution into a global media and entertainment company. George reflects on the influence of his Cuban immigrant parents, the people who redirected his life, and the lessons he carried from each stage of his career.George also explains why conviction should come from preparation rather than bravado. He shares how deep research, systems thinking, and a willingness to understand every part of a business helped him and Michelle Wilson recognize opportunities others could not yet see.Joe and George also discuss:Why life should be viewed as a movie rather than a single photographHow George's parents shaped his approach to work, learning, and adversityWhy leaders must understand the box before they can think outside of itWhy a short presentation may require hundreds of pages of preparationThe difference between confidence and unsupported certaintyWhy people often want the position but not the work required to earn itThe emotional journey of building something meaningfulWhy reading widely helps leaders connect ideas across industriesWhy experts can explain how a system works but may struggle to imagine how it could changeWhat George learned from working alongside Vince McMahon and Michelle WilsonHow George thinks about failure, reputation, reinvention, and rewriting the endingThis episode is for leaders, entrepreneurs, and problem-solvers who want to think more deeply, prepare more thoroughly, and pursue difficult work with conviction. It is also for anyone whose life has not followed a straight path and needs the reminder that one bad photograph does not define the entire movie.Watch the full interview on YouTubeA special thanks to this week's sponsors!Veteran-founded Adyton. Step into the next generation of equipment management with Log-E by Adyton. Whether you are doing monthly inventories or preparing for deployment, Log-E is your pocket property book, giving real-time visibility into equipment status and mission readiness. Learn more about how Log-E can revolutionize your property tracking process here!Meet ROGER Bank—a modern, digital bank built for military members, by military members. With early payday, no fees, high-yield accounts, and real support, it's banking that gets you. Funds are FDIC insured through Citizens Bank of Edmond, so you can bank with confidence and peace of mind. 

We've all heard the saying, “If you're scared… get a dog.” But what if fear has been making more decisions in your life than you realize?In this episode of Road to Victory, I unpack how fear quietly shapes our choices, steals opportunities, and keeps us living beneath our potential. From surviving kidney failure and rebuilding my life to learning to trust God, walk by faith, and stop negotiating with my purpose, this conversation is about choosing courage over comfort.We discuss:The hidden cost of letting fear make your decisionsWhy courage isn't the absence of fear—it's movement despite itThe difference between protecting yourself and imprisoning yourselfHow fear disguises itself as overthinking, procrastination, and perfectionismWhy God often calls us to places that feel uncomfortableThe power of taking one faithful step instead of waiting until you feel readyHow walking became my therapy and my reminder that progress is built one step at a timeWhy the next version of your life is waiting on the other side of one decisionFear will always make a case for staying where you are. Faith will always invite you to become who you're capable of being.The question is: Who's making your decisions?Welcome to the Road to Victory.

You have read the books. You've done the retreats. You have overhauled your diet, your sleep, your morning routine. And you still feel the gap. Not broken, not lazy. Just caught in a loop that the next fix never quite closes. We want to talk about why.This episode is about the biology of being stuck. Not the shame of it. The actual mechanism. We get into what is really happening inside a nervous system that has been running on chronic stress, why the search for the next solution is neurologically wired into that state, and what it actually takes to interrupt the cycle for good. We cover the 90-second chemistry of emotion, Hebb's Law, the reticular activating system, Viktor Frankl's stimulus-response space, and the neuroscience of mental rehearsal. This one is about giving you a real explanation for what has felt personal, and a real path forward.What You'll Learn:Why your body can become physiologically addicted to stress hormones, and how that keeps you unconsciously generating the exact conditions you are trying to escapeThe 90-second rule: what Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor's neuroanatomy research reveals about how long an emotion actually lasts in the body, and what everything after that meansWhy insight alone cannot change your nervous system, and what your nervous system actually responds toHow Hebb's Law works in your favor: every time you practice a new emotional state, you are building real, measurable neural architectureWhat the reticular activating system (RAS) is doing with your beliefs, and how shifting that filter changes what you are available to see and act onViktor Frankl's "space between stimulus and response," and why every external fix misses it entirelyWhat mental rehearsal actually is neurologically, and how elite athletes have used it for decades to become familiar with a state before they are living itThe identity question that changes everything: who do I need to decide I am for this to become true?Your Next StepsFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eversiowellness/Shop Eversio Wellness and save 15% with code PODCAST15: https://www.eversiowellness.com/discount/PODCAST15?redirect=%2Fcollections%2Fall-productsTake our wellness QUIZ to find the right mushroom for you: https://www.eversiowellness.com/pages/take-our-quiz

If you are feeling a sense of urgency all the time, and that you are constantly falling behind . . . you are not alone. Modern life trains us to be urgent. We are also doing things to our own biology that is exacerbating this urgency. So today, I'm taking about key considerations to counteract that feeling, so we feel calmer and have greater agency over our lives. Whether you're struggling with chronic stress, anxiety, burnout, or simply feeling overwhelmed, this episode offers simple shifts that can help you reclaim a greater sense of calm and control.In this episode you'll learn:Why your breathing pattern directly affects your nervous system and stress responseHow caffeine may be increasing feelings of urgency without you realizing itThe surprising connection between posture, body language, and emotional stateWhy eating too quickly affects both digestion and your nervous systemHow magnesium influences stress resilience and emotional regulationWhy even mild dehydration can increase cortisol levelsThe neuroscience behind boredom, and why your brain actually needs itPractical ways to feel less overwhelmed in everyday lifeToday's feelgood Thing ✨This episode is for you if...You constantly feel overwhelmed or behindYour brain never seems to switch offYou're looking for natural ways to reduce stress and anxietyYou want practical nervous system regulation techniques backed by scienceYou're trying to create a calmer, healthier lifeTopics discussedStress management • Anxiety • Nervous system regulation • Chronic stress • Cortisol • Burnout • Mindfulness • Vagus nerve • Magnesium • Caffeine • Emotional regulation • Mental health • Productivity • Default Mode Network • Healthy habits • Feelgoodery

Certified Master Life Coach, author, and speaker Lance Waterman joins the conversation to break down what accountability really looks like—and why most people get it wrong.From the biggest habit destroying potential in Seven Deadly Toxic Habits: The Dream Killers to the uncomfortable truth people avoid about themselves, Lance delivers a real, no-excuses perspective on growth.In this episode, we cover:Why people say they want change but fail to actThe difference between talking about accountability and actually living itThe hidden habit that could be sabotaging your success right nowThe mindset and behaviors that separate high performers from those who stay stuckIf you've been repeating the same cycles and can't figure out why, this episode will challenge you to take a hard look—and take action.

In this hard-hitting Bible teaching on Jeremiah chapters 44 & 45 (Book of Jeremiah Part 51), the prophet delivers God's final warning to the remnant of Judah who disobeyed the Lord and fled to Egypt. What follows is a powerful confrontation over idolatry, rebellion, and the deadly consequences of turning to the world instead of obeying God's Word.Key themes include:God's judgment on those who fled to “Egypt” (a picture of the world) instead of staying where He commandedThe ancient and modern worship of the “Queen of Heaven” — and its chilling parallels to todayAbortion as modern child sacrifice and the spiritual fate of nations that practice itThe rise of wickedness among women, feminism, and cultural decayStrong warnings against false religion, including the veneration of Mary as Queen of Heaven in Roman Catholicism and its pagan rootsGod's message to Baruch: “Do not seek great things for yourself” in a world headed for disaster (the Titanic analogy)The hope of forgiveness through Jesus Christ for even the worst sins — if we truly repentWill we listen to the Word of the Lord, or will we stubbornly follow the ways of the world like the people in Jeremiah's day? This message is a sobering call to faithfulness in dark times. Watch the full pre-recorded teaching and be challenged by Scripture.Subscribe to Memorial TV / Memorial Ministries for more verse-by-verse Bible studies from the Book of Jeremiah and beyond. Like, comment, and share if this word spoke to you!#Jeremiah #BibleStudy #QueenOfHeaven #Abortion #Repentance #EndTimes #FaithfulRemnant #BookOfJeremiah

This is a rebroadcast of one of our most loved episodes — whether you are listening for the first time or coming back for another listen, I know you are going to get something out of it. Enjoy! ❤️I have three babies I gave birth to and two girls who made me a mama in a different way — and all three times I gave birth I was planning to go unmedicated.It only happened once.And it was not because my body failed me. It was because I did not have the tools I needed and I did not know then what I know now. About nutrition. About mindset. About preparing my birth partner. About what actually helps once you are deep in labor and things get really hard.That is exactly why this episode exists. In this one I am walking you through everything — starting in pregnancy with nutrition, movement, posture, and mindset work, and moving all the way through labor with the tools, positions, support, and options that make the biggest difference when you are working toward an unmedicated birth. There is no judgment here about how you choose to give birth. But if unmedicated birth is your goal — I want you to have every single thing you need to get there. ❤️Here are some highlights from the episode:Why staying healthy and low risk gives you the most options for your birth — and where nutrition fits into all of itThe three exercises and daily movement that prepare your body for labor — and how to actually build the habitWhy your posture matters more than you think for your baby's positionMindset work, positive affirmations, and why this might matter even more for mamas who have given birth beforeLabor practice — what it is, why it works, and how to do it starting todayHow to prepare your birth partner so they actually know how to support you when it countsUnderstanding how birth physiologically works — and why that knowledge changes everything about how it feelsKnowing your options before you get to the induction conversationWhy staying home longer is one of the most powerful tools for an unmedicated birth Water as nature's epidural, freedom of movement, emptying your bladder, and eating and drinking in laborBeing adaptable — why you should never be suffering just to stay unmedicated, and how to make confident decisions if things shiftLinks Mentioned: 

Have you ever reached Friday wondering where your entire week went? I used to feel the same way—constantly busy, always reacting, and somehow still falling behind. Everything changed when I stopped letting Monday control me and started building my week before it even began.In this episode, I'm sharing the exact Sunday planning system I use to lead multiple businesses without feeling overwhelmed. It's not another productivity hack—it's the weekly operating system that's helped me create more focus, clarity, and intentional success in both business and life.Things I Cover:Why reflecting before planning changes everythingThe 5-step Separation Sunday system I use every weekHow to identify your "Big 3" priorities that actually move the needleThe secret to protecting your calendar instead of reacting to itThe 3 biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make before Monday even startsHow to eliminate decision fatigue and lead your week with intentionIf you're tired of feeling busy but not truly making progress, this episode will help you reset your week and ultimately, your life.---

If you've ever been at the kitchen table on a Sunday night still writing training plans, second-guessing every decision, that's not a time management problem. That's the worth wound.In this episode:What the worth wound is, and why so many coaches carry itThe lie it tells you: that you need to be "more" before you can charge more or believe in yourselfMartyr to the marketplace, and why struggling isn't proof you careWhy confidence comes after the action, not before itWorth is a decision, not a milestoneGot five athlete experience and know your worth wound is showing up somewhere? Let's talk it through.Book a call with me here → https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule/afee674e/appointment/31380211/calendar/5950491?appointmentTypeIds[]=31380211Let me know what you think! If you enjoy the podcast, I'd be so grateful if you left a star rating or written review on your podcast platform of choice. Thanks for listening!Website | Follow Michelle on IG

Most consultants and coaches waste months of their lives (and thousands of dollars) trying to craft the "perfect offer" defining their ideal client profile, mapping pain points, and packaging their services into a neat bundle. And they still end up guessing at what people want to buy.Here's the truth: an offer isn't a package or a program. It's a proposal and a price. And you can create an irresistible one in under 5 minutes.In this episode, I walk you through The 5 Minute Offer, a simple tool that gets your offer off your to-do list and gets you talking to real buyers today.You'll learn:What "offer" actually means (and why treating it like a product on a shelf keeps you stuck)Why you don't need a method, framework, or process to start sellingThe thoughts you MUST be thinking about your own skillsetWhy you should sell WHY your work matters, not HOW you deliver itThe two (and only two) ways to structure how you deliverHow simplicity speeds up your buy cycle and makes you MORE credibleThis episode is part of the Summer of Sales series.Join me LIVE on July 23 at 1pm ET for Land Your Next $10K Client in 30 Days — where I'll cover where to find buyers, what to offer them, and how to close the deal. Save your spot: chrisdonohoecoaching.com/independence

This episode is not about scaring you. Fear does not produce good health decisions. It produces paralysis, or overreaction, and neither of those is what I am after for you.This episode is about something different. It is about helping you understand that what your body is doing right now, however subtle it feels, is communicating something about your future. And that the gap between where you are today and where you could be in ten years is significantly influenced by what you do in the window you are currently in.Today I am getting concrete. Three areas where waiting carries the highest cost. Three areas where earlier action produces outcomes that later action simply cannot replicate. Autoimmunity. Hormonal and metabolic dysfunction. Brain health.Inside this episode, we cover:Why autoimmune disease does not begin at the diagnosis, and what research shows about the window that precedes itThe three-hit model of autoimmune development, and why two of the three hits are modifiableHow the metabolic mess becomes the immune mess, and what that chain reaction actually looks likeWhy the word "just" has cost more women more years of their health than anything else: just hormones, just stress, just aging, just perimenopauseThe actual physiology of how adrenal strain, cortisol dysregulation, gut compromise, and sex hormone decline create one tightening knot over timeWhy brain reserve is the area I feel the most urgency about, and what is actually happening underneath before the symptoms appearThe glymphatic system, estrogen, insulin resistance, and BDNF: what these have to do with your cognitive futureThree patient stories: one autoimmune, one hormonal and metabolic, one brain health, all with the same throughlineGenetics loads the gun. Lifestyle pulls the trigger. That is true for all three of these areas. And none of them are outside your influence, especially in the window you are currently in.This is not just about feeling better now. The person you will be at 60, 70, 80, the function you will have, the clarity, the independence, the capacity to show up fully for your life. That future is being shaped by the inputs happening right now.Share this episode with one woman who has a family history that scares her. Family history is information. It is not a sentence. But only if you act in the window it opens.Your next steps are below:✨ Free Guide: 9 Hidden Signs Your Metabolism Is Stuck in Survival Mode www.drkaceywallace.com/hiddenmetabolicmess✨ Adrenal Optimization Test (see your cortisol rhythm + DHEA clearly) www.drkaceywallace.com/innercalm✨ Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis www.drkaceywallace.com/htma✨ The Anchored Journey (application)https://anchoredtowellness.com/anchored-journey✨ Get the book: You Are Not Fine www.youarenotfine.com✨ Dr. Kacey's Corner Newsletterwww.drkaceywallace.com/newslettersignupSupport the show

Send Jackie A Message!The Profit Fix: Why 91% of Studios Are Broke (and the 3 Numbers That Change It)Roughly 91% of boutique studios aren't sustainably profitable — and most owners are convinced that's a revenue problem. It isn't. In this episode, Jackie breaks down the three numbers that actually decide whether your yoga or Pilates studio pays you or just keeps you busy: rent, payroll, and marketing. You'll hear what healthy looks like, the real (uncomfortable) reason owners avoid their numbers, and exactly what to do about each one — so your studio finally gives you the money, freedom, and life you built it for.Because knowing your numbers isn't restriction, and it isn't fear. It's the most empowering thing you can do as an owner. Your numbers are the controls.In this episode:Why "protect payroll, protect rent, cut marketing" is exactly backward — and what that instinct is quietly costing youThe real reason we avoid our numbers (it feels disempowering, like opening a bill you're scared of) and how to flip itWhat healthy actually looks like: payroll, rent, and marketing as a percentage of revenueRent: how to negotiate it down — and the bigger move most owners miss, monetizing your space with a Premium Value Offer (PVO)Payroll: cut low-attendance classes, tie raises to attendance and performance (not tenure or certifications), and pay well without overpaying to keep someoneMarketing: why running Meta ads to find new people is non-negotiable, and how organic content supports itThe one brave action to take this weekTakeaway quote: "You don't have a revenue problem. This is a numbers problem. A sustainable business isn't a bigger grind — it's a machine that gives back."Your action this week: Pull your numbers and calculate three percentages — payroll, rent, and marketing, each as a percent of revenue. Just look at them honestly. It's the most CEO thing you'll do all year.Work with Jackie MurphySay Hi on Instagram @studioceoofficialJoin The Studio CEO Program: https://www.jackiegmurphy.com/studioceoThe Grow Mastermind: https://www.jackiegmurphy.com/mastermind

--In this powerful episode, Host Marcos Luis sits down with Dr. Diane J. Johnson — Founder & CEO of MMAPEU Consulting — to explore how her work is transforming leadership, culture, and organizational impact across the U.S. and around the world.MMAPEU (Mindset • Motivation • Accountability • Purpose • Excellence • Unity) is more than a consulting firm — it's a movement. Dr. Johnson's approach helps individuals, teams, and institutions break through barriers, build emotionally intelligent leadership, and create sustainable change rooted in purpose.Whether you're a leader, entrepreneur, educator, or someone seeking personal growth, this conversation will shift your perspective.How MMAPEU Consulting was created and the mission behind itThe mindset challenges facing Americans todayWhat global communities teach us about leadership and unityHow emotional intelligence drives organizational successThe connection between culture, purpose, and long‑term impactDr. Johnson's work across the U.S., Africa, Europe, and beyondHow to build purpose‑driven leadership in a changing world

Have you ever thought about getting better-targeted marketing and a strategy that can actually move your business forward without a massive budget?Listen as Diane sits down with Sarah, founder of Neon Compliant, who discovered the surprising secret hiding in something most business owners completely overlook.Our host, Diane Rolston, met Sarah at Web Summit after cheering on her pitch and brought her on to share how small businesses and nonprofits can finally access the kind of data that was previously only available to big companies.Listen to learn these key takeaways:The frustration that sparked Neon Compliant: why the people who needed data the most kept being told it was too expensive and out of reachHow something as simple as a postal code can paint a vivid picture of exactly who your customer is and what their neighbourhood vibe is likeThe 33 proprietary personas: how they connect to your existing orders and why they make your ideal customer unforgettable rather than forgettableWhy direct mail isn't dead and the statistic about nonprofits that will completely change how you think about itThe coupon campaign story: how one test reduced the number of pieces sent by 90% while still achieving 25% of the return (and what that means for ROI)Why Sarah hired comedy writers instead of data analysts to write her personas and the East Vancouver Tesla story that explains everythingThe "boring version for your board" and why making marketing memorable actually changes whether people use the data or let it get buried in their downloads folderThe 12-week founder program that completely transformed what Neon Compliant is and what it could do, and why Sarah says she'd be in a totally different spot without itThe autism diagnosis that came through her son, and how understanding her own brain turned what felt like a limitation into something she now works with instead of againstSarah's favourite free conversation: figuring out what data you already have that you could be using right nowSPECIAL OFFER: Your first 10,000 postal codes analyzed for FREE at www.neoncompliant.com for many small businesses, that covers them for a very long time. Use the code DYNAMICWOMEN.If you want a free 15-30 minute chat with Sarah about what data you could be using in your business, take her up on it, but sign up first so you can test the platform before you connect!Sarah's Bio:Sarah's career spans national marketing leadership at a major Canadian QSR brand, a SaaS company helping brands across North America use data for site selection, and most recently, marketing strategy consulting for nonprofits. The common thread: leveraging data to build smarter, more efficient marketing strategies.Her new startup, Neon Compliant, tackles a problem she's seen up close — SMBs and nonprofits lack the people and budget to access and use targeting data typically only available to large orgs at high costs. With cost pressures higher than ever, Neon Compliant exists to share those insights to all orgs.Sarah's Social Media links:Website: neoncompliant.comLinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/neon-compliant/This show's host, Diane Rolston, is called THE Expert on Being Dynamic and living a Dynamic Life. After leading hundreds of events and programs in her two businesses, speaking on international stages, being a published author while raising two young children, Diane Rolston knows all about work/life balance and getting things done! As an Award-Winning Coach and the CEO and founder of Dynamic Women®, a global community of women, her purpose is to unlock the greatness in others. Diane works with professionals all over the world to provide clarity, confidence, and action.Visit my website and Sign Up for my WEEKLY NEWSLETTER and you'll get FREE tips on how to live a dynamic life:www.dianerolston.comThe Dynamic Women® Podcast is an Award-Winning action-focused lifestyle and leadership podcast full of stories and strategies to help women design their success and unleash their “Dynamic Woman”. You can learn from the experts how to get clarity, build confidence, and get into action on your biggest goals and dreams.Thanks for listening!It means so much to us that you listened to our podcast! If you would like to continue the conversation with us, head on over to our Facebook group athttps://www.facebook.com/groups/DynamicWomenGlobalClubWith this podcast, we are building an international community of Dynamic Women® that we hope to inspire more women to unleash their dynamic selves and boost their lives in all areas especially business. 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Joel Friedland calls himself the most risk-averse real estate investor in the United States, and he has the scar tissue to prove it.In 2008 he was carrying $70 million in personal guarantees across 50 buildings. Ten of them were going to have to be sold at a loss. He sat his wife down and told her, and he watched her fall back in her chair. What followed was months of depression he describes without flinching in this conversation. He came out of it with a conclusion most investors never reach: the problem was not real estate, it was the way he was structuring the deals.Today Joel and his team at Brit Properties buy small single-tenant industrial buildings in Chicago, and they buy three out of every four of them with no debt at all. The ceiling is 30% loan-to-value. That boundary is not a strategy so much as a mental health requirement, and he is refreshingly blunt that it costs him upside.He is also one of maybe five syndicators in the country doing it. He does not know who the other four are.This is Joel's second appearance on the show. After the first one, Ed changed how Clark St underwrites deals. That is not a marketing line, it is what happened.What we get into:Why Joel compares over-leveraged real estate investors to gamblers, right down to the part where they hide the risk from their spousesThe 2008 collapse in his own words, and the boundary he set on the other side of itThe buy box: single-tenant only, 7,000 to 30,000 square feet, no flex, no multi-tenant, and specific dock, ceiling-height and parking requirementsHow 20 towns out of 200, and 700 buildings out of 17,000, makes the pipeline small enough to actually work, and why his team still knocks on doors to find dealsThe secret-sauce exit: 77 of Joel's 82 sales went to owner-occupants who pay a premium over cap-rate buyers, not to investorsA live deal he is in the middle of on Stern Avenue, bought for $1.9M with $400K into the rehab, and the neighbor across the street who wants itThe Keebler building: bought for $6M, sold for $17M, a 40% IRR over a 15-year Comcast lease, and why that grand slam required the leverage he now avoidsWhy his 250 investors, averaging roughly $20 million in net worth, are not looking to get rich, and are looking for somewhere that is not the casinoReshoring, tariffs, and the honest math on why manufacturing is not all coming backThe batter who never strikes outLightning round: the mentors (the Podolsky family, and 99-year-old Nate Wagner, who Joel has bought breakfast nearly every Saturday for 15 years), the deal he wants back, the book on his nightstand, and how he defines success.Connect with Joel FriedlandBrit Properties: britproperties.comBook mentioned1929 by Andrew Ross Sorkin: find it on AmazonConnect with Ed Mathews and Clark St CapitalWebsite: clarkst.comNewsletter: Underground InsightsSubmit a deal: clarkst.com/submit-your-dealElevista - Speed as a Service™Elevista Connect is the first AI-powered lead conversion system built for real estate investors.

It started as a straightforward question — what are three things you do consistently well as a diabetic, and three things you wish you did better?Ken leads with pre-bolusing — the timing of insulin before meals — and makes the case that it is arguably the single most important habit in Type 1 Diabetes management outside of taking the correct amount of insulin.What follows is over 50 minutes of two people who genuinely respect each other but see diabetes management, coaching philosophy, personal accountability, and what it means to THRIVE with this condition through completely different lenses. The conversation gets heated and their views clash like thunder across the diabetes community. They debate weight management and whether the number on the scale actually matters. They get into what real consistency looks like — and why it's far easier to talk about than to actually take action. They disagree on how hard truths should be delivered and whether compassion or directness is the more powerful tool.Ken and Graham's different personalities, values, and philosophies collide like never before — raw, real, and unlike anything they've recorded before.

What if addiction isn't a moral failure — and it isn't just a brain disease either? What if it's the natural expression of a terrain that never got the support it needed?In this episode of I Love Being Sober, Tim Westbrook sits down with Dr. Nasha Winters — naturopathic oncologist, bestselling author, and 35-year stage IV ovarian cancer thriver — for one of the most clinically rich and emotionally honest conversations this podcast has ever hosted. Recorded live at Camelback Recovery's outpatient treatment center in Scottsdale, Arizona, in front of a live audience of clients and staff.Dr. Winters scored a perfect 10 out of 10 on the ACE (Adverse Childhood Experiences) scale. She came from a family shaped by alcoholism, addiction, mental illness, and trauma. She was days from death when she was diagnosed with terminal cancer at 19 — and she was sent home to die. Instead, she spent the next three decades building one of the most comprehensive frameworks in integrative medicine: the Terrain Ten.This conversation bridges two worlds that rarely talk to each other: terrain-based medicine and addiction recovery. And the overlap is exact.In this episode, you'll learn:Why sugar and ultra-processed food activate the same dopamine receptors as cocaine and heroin — and how that keeps recovery stuckHow unstable blood sugar mimics and worsens the craving cycle in early sobrietyWhy Dr. Winters now puts mental and emotional health FIRST in her Terrain Ten — flipping the framework she published in 2017The ACE score, what it predicts, and why a score of 3 or above dramatically increases disease riskWhat intermittent fasting actually does to the brain in recovery — and how to start without white-knuckling itThe emerging field of metabolic psychiatry and why ketosis has reversed bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and addiction in clinical trialsWhy being “never sick” is a red flag, not a health flexHow chronic stress puts the body in a state where treatments “bounce off” — and what to do about itEMDR, ibogaine, and psychedelic-assisted therapy in the context of trauma and addiction recoveryThe two things that showed up as universal common denominators across 500 cancer and mental health patients: not feeling seen, and not feeling heardThe audience Q&A goes even deeper — covering sleep and metabolic health, keto and depression, sexual abuse and trauma processing, and what it takes to rebuild a life after violence and addiction.This is not a light episode. It's a complete one.Resources mentioned:Website: Dr. Nasha Winters | Tend the TerrainYouTube & Podcast: Tend the Terrain Podcast with Dr. NashaInstagram: Instagram.com/drnashawintersSubstack: Tending the Terrain: Reflections by DrNasha(TM)Facebook: Facebook.com/drnashaincBook: The Metabolic Approach to CancerBook: Change Your Diet, Change Your Mind — Dr. Georgia EdeBook: Brain Energy — Dr. Chris PalmerBook: The Circadian Code — Dr. Satchin PandaCamelback Recovery outpatient treatment: CamelbackRecovery.com#AddictionRecovery #SoberLiving #MetabolicHealth #TraumaHealing #MentalHealth #DualDiagnosis #SubstanceUseDisorder #ILoveBeingSober #CamelbackRecovery #Scottsdale #Phoenix #TerrainTen #DrNashaWinters #BloodSugar #DopamineRecovery #IntermittentFasting #MetabolicPsychiatry #ACEScore #SoberLifeGo to camelbackrecovery.com for more information

In this episode, I break down every symptom from weeks 24-27 during this third pregnancy, from swollen hands to the return of my hemorrhoids (yes, we're going there). I open up about the intrusive thoughts that ramped back up this pregnancy, plus the crash outs that come with parenting a two-and-a-half-year-old while also growing a human. I share my current food obsessions (breakfast burritos and cinnamon buns) and some of your wildest pregnancy symptoms submitted by listeners!Key Takeaway / Points:Being honest about pregnancy mental health: intrusive thoughts and increasing my anxiety medication dosageParenting a two-and-a-half-year-old while pregnant (aka an Olympic sport) and the pregnancy rage that comes with itThe week I unexpectedly loved being pregnant, and the mixed feelings of knowing this is my lastYour most unhinged listener pregnancy symptoms and call-insThis episode is sponsored by Natural Cycles, the company behind the first FDA-cleared, hormone-free, and non-invasive birth control app that helps prevent or plan pregnancy naturally. Use code CAMERON at naturalcycles.app/Cameron for 15% off an annual subscription + a FREE NC° Band. The NC° app is for 18+ and does not protect against STIs. Always read and follow the instructions for use.Visit Quiet Your Mind to stay updated on Quiet Your Mind x WTF Is Happening To My Body editionFollow me:Instagram: @cameronoaksrogersSubstack: Fill Your CupWebsite: cameronoaksrogers.comTikTok: @cameronoaksrogersYouTube: Cameron Rogers

This week on The Starting Messy Podcast, I'm sitting down with Ambrosia Carey — salon owner, business consultant, and host of the Successful Stylist Academy podcast — for a conversation that started with a single word swap that changed everything for me. I've been talking about confidence on this show for a long time. Ambrosia showed me it was never confidence I was chasing. It was certainty.We get into her “5% method” — the practice of doing the one most painful task of your day, in just over an hour, as a way of proving to yourself you can be trusted. Because here's the thing: self-trust isn't built by getting it all right the first time. It's built by keeping small promises to yourself, over and over, until you have evidence you can't argue with.We talk about the hedonic treadmill, why our brains chase artificial pleasure instead of leaning into discomfort, and why so many of us — stylists, salon owners, high performers of every kind — are running from the very thing that would actually move us forward. Ambrosia also gets honest about the ego, the not-enoughness she inherited from her parents, and the moment she realized people genuinely don't care what you're doing nearly as much as you think they do. That's it, that's the whole thing, and it's more freeing than it sounds.In this episode, we cover:Why “certainty” is a more honest word than “confidence” — and how to build itThe 5% method: a simple daily practice for rebuilding self-trustHow the hedonic treadmill keeps us chasing pleasure instead of growthReverse-engineering your “if I just had ___” thinkingLetting go of control, curiosity over judgment, and why community gets smaller (and deeper) as you do this work personal development podcast for hairstylists, confidence vs certainty, self-trust for hairstylists, salon owner mindset podcast

In this episode, Flo Moynihan, the Catholic Nutritionist, walks us through cycle syncing in the most practical, doable way!We go phase by phase and break down what to eat, how to move, and even how to plan your week around where you're at, so you can work WITH your body instead of fighting it. We also get into the red flags most women are never taught to notice, the symptoms that are actually your body asking for help, and why so much of your relationship with your cycle traces straight back to your mom.In this episode, we get into:What your cycle actually is The 4 phases, aka your hormonal "seasons," and what's happening in eachWhat to EAT in each phase (and why warm foods on your period are a game changer)How to work out with your cycle instead of burning yourself outYour changing "brain power" each week and how to use itThe biomarkers + cervical mucus signs you should actually be trackingWhy your relationship with your cycle started with your MOMHow to cycle sync your calendar, your work, even asking for a raiseThe red flags that mean it's time to get real supportWhere to start if this feels like drinking from a fire hose----------------------------------------------------------------------------IMPORTANT LINKS•✨ Join our Mom Club on Patreon HERE ✨

At 18, I went back to a learning center to learn how to read. Books terrified me. Becoming an author was never in the stars.Then I wrote Grateful Leadership with these two.Alex Demczak and Will Severns met as summer camp counselors and built ShareYourStory.com, a story-to-stage pipeline that's helped over 250 authors get their message out. But the book was just the outcome. The journey was the thing.In this episode, I share the chapter-two moment I've never told anyone: how asking "why am I even writing this?" dissolved my imposter syndrome in a single sitting.In this episode:Why "I'm not a writer" is the wrong identity to write fromWriting a book doesn't create credibility, it uncovers itThe moment my "why" rewrote my whole processHidden impact and the email you never saw comingWhy community after the book matters more than the bookTo share your story is to serveYou don't become somebody when you write the book. You already are somebody.

Most professionals do a version of a mid-year check-in that looks like this: count what got done, calculate what is left, get back to work.That is a performance review. Not a recalibration.In this episode, Week 2 of our July mid-year recalibration series, I am going to walk through the four areas of a real career check-in. The kind that goes past whether you hit your targets and into whether you are still growing, still visible, still in the right fit, and still on a trajectory that actually makes sense for where you want to go.This one is for anyone who has been performing fine on paper but feeling something underneath that has been hard to name. Or anyone who has been so busy in the first half of the year that they have not had a chance to look at the bigger picture.The bigger picture is worth looking at.In this episode:The difference between a performance review and a real career recalibrationFour areas every professional should assess at the halfway point: growth, visibility, fit, and trajectoryWhy you can be performing well and still be drifting and how to catch itThe visibility question most people have not asked themselves since MayWhat the excellence zone trap looks like from the insideA simple three-category framework for what to do with what you findOne question to take into the second half of the year

Subscribe to DTC Newsletter - https://dtcnews.link/signupDan bootstrapped Unbound Merino from a Reddit-fueled obsession with merino wool into a brand approaching nine figures in lifetime revenue, with a warehouse sale, a growing women's line, and zero outside funding.In his second appearance on the DTC Podcast, the Unbound co-founder gets specific about what actually moved the business over the last three years, why he almost lost 80% of his sales in a single day, and why he now cares more about the product and the friendships than any growth hack.What you'll learn:Why the ads Dan loves flop and the cringe ones scale, and how he made peace with itThe creative volume system that unlocked Meta scaling in 2023, and why Meta stopped working the same wayHow word of mouth (15% of new customers) and a 50/50 women's line changed the growth modelThe de minimis and tariff shock that nearly ended the company, and the scramble to open a Dallas warehouse before Liberation DayHow Unbound uses a custom AI wired into Shopify, its ERP, Asana, Slack, and Drive to triangulate why products get returnedWhy 5% of sales now come from ChatGPT and Claude, and what that means for discoveryWho this is for: bootstrapped founders, DTC operators, and anyone selling a premium product who is tired of renting customers from Meta.What to steal: the reorder-first mindset, the creative iteration loop, and the tariff survival playbook.Timestamps:00:00 Building a $90M travel apparel brand02:12 Scaling Meta with creative volume08:00 Why product quality beats acquisition tactics16:00 How tariffs nearly killed the business32:05 AI as a business advisor and data analystSubscribe to DTC Newsletter - https://dtcnews.link/signupAdvertise on DTC - https://dtcnews.link/advertiseWork with Pilothouse - https://dtcnews.link/pilothouseFollow us on Instagram & Twitter - @dtcnewsletterWatch this interview on YouTube - https://dtcnews.link/video

Back in 1986, two Englishmen in their early twenties flew to Delhi with brand new mountain bikes and a paper map, and set off to ride through the Himalaya. James Baile takes us back nearly 40 years to a trip that saw him carrying his bike over three high mountain passes, reaching Kalapattar at 5,545 metres as one of the first cyclists ever to do it, and crossing into India solo after his riding partner's frame gave out.Highlights from the episode:Two 20 year olds, no maps of their own making, no local language, and a bike that had barely existed as a category three years earlierTwo weeks of carrying rather than riding, before the terrain eased into Namche BazaarReaching Kalapattar at 5,545 metres, among the earliest cyclists to have done itThe transition from cycling with a friend to riding solo across northern IndiaThe hospitality of strangers shown throughout the journeyFive days in McLeodganj giving Tibetan kids bike rides outside the Green HotelFollow along with James' future adventures via his instagram - @JamesB.AdventuresThis episode originally first aired on Feb 01 2025.  Check out Old Man Mountain for the perfect way to carry gear on your bike. Support the showBuy me a coffee!I'm an affiliate for a few brands I genuinely use and recommend including:

Today's show asks one of the trickiest questions in personal finance: when does a good habit go too far? Saving is great. Cutting expenses can change your life. Earning more can open doors. But what happens when you optimize so hard that you accidentally squeeze the joy out of the whole plan? Joe, Doug, Diana Merriam from EconoMe, New York Times financial writer Paulette Perhach, and Doc G from Earn and Invest dig into the messy middle between YOLO and never spending a dime. Plus, Doug brings hockey trivia, the panel talks odd jobs, and everyone tries to define what "enough" actually means. You'll see very quickly why this episode is an integral part of greatest hits week!What You'll Walk Away WithWhy reducing expenses works best when it removes waste -- not when it turns your life into a deprivation contestDiana's throw-pillow test: how to ask whether you actually want something or just inherited the idea that you're supposed to want itThe difference between frugal and cheap -- and why ironing hotel toast or stealing dealership coffee might be a sign you've crossed the lineWhy Doc G says saving money is only useful if it eventually becomes fuel for the life you want to liveThe case for "YOLO responsibly": automate the saving first, then give yourself room to spend without turning every purchase into a morality playWhy high savings rates can be powerful in your 20s -- especially when friends turn frugality into a shared goal instead of social isolationPaulette's reminder that money habits aren't just math; ADHD, dopamine, entrepreneurship, and self-compassion can all change how saving feelsWhy earning more often matters more than cutting more -- and how Diana's denied raise helped push her toward building her own thingDoc G's hospice-doctor warning: nobody gets to the end wishing they had worked more nights and weekends to hit a slightly bigger net worthWhy Coast FI may be the healthier goal for some people: save enough to create options, then stop tolerating work or lifestyles that no longer fitThe guardrails idea: avoid both extremes -- wasting your future and wasting your presentWhy This Matters NowIt's easy to turn personal finance into a scoreboard: lower expenses, higher savings rate, bigger income, faster FI date. But the real goal isn't winning the spreadsheet. It's building a life that feels secure, flexible, and worth living while you're still living it. This conversation is a reminder to use money as a tool, not a dare.From the BasementJoe Saul-Sehy gathers a rare Friday card table with Diana Merriam, Paulette Perhach, and Doc G to talk about saving too much, spending too much, working too hard, and finding the middle before the middle finds you. Doug is salty about not going to FinCon, the panel debates FIRE extremes, someone brings up homemade Gatorade, and the trivia question involves hockey nets. No word yet on whether Mom has removed the throw pillows upstairs.Resources MentionedMrStingy.com -- "Too Much of a Good Thing: Taking It Too Far"Diana Merriam -- EconoMe Conference; economeconference.comDiana Merriam -- Optimal Finance DailyPaulette Perhach -- pauletteperhach.comPaulette Perhach -- New York Times personal finance writing, including ADHD and moneyDoc G / Jordan Grumet -- Earn and Invest podcastDoc G -- Wealth with PurposeThe Fioneers -- referenced in the lifestyle design conversationFrugalwoods -- referenced during the throw-pillow/minimalism discussionStacking Benjamins Newsletter, The 201 -- stackingbenjamins.com/201Stacking Benjamins Community, The Basement -- stackingbenjamins.com/basementSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

What if depression isn't always something to escape—but sometimes something asking to be heard?In this deeply personal episode of Spiritual Shit, I'm sharing the story I never fully understood until I lived through it. From the outside, I looked successful, productive, and resilient. On the inside, I was surviving through constant motion, mistaking achievement for healing and busyness for peace.Together, we explore what depression can reveal when we stop seeing it only as an enemy and begin asking what it might be trying to tell us. We dive into the identities we build around careers, relationships, success, and possessions—and what happens when life strips those away.Through the collapse of my marriage, betrayal, becoming a single mother, financial hardship, losing my dream home, and rebuilding from the ground up, I found myself confronting a question that changed everything:Who are you when you lose everything?This conversation explores depression, identity, entropy, grief, authenticity, and the quiet process of remembering who we are beneath the roles we've accumulated. It's about the fire that burns away what was never truly us—and the light that remains when everything else is gone.Because healing isn't always about becoming someone new.Sometimes it's about remembering who you've been all along.In this episode, we explore:The hidden reality of high-functioning depressionWhy constant productivity can become a form of avoidanceDepression as disconnection from our authentic selfHow modern culture teaches us to trade meaning for achievementThe identity crisis that follows profound lossWhy transformation often begins with the death of who we thought we wereEntropy, the slow pull toward disconnection, and how to resist itThe difference between identity and essenceWhat it means to uncover your light instead of searching for itWhy your greatest magic is simply the courageous expression of your authentic selfIf you've ever wondered why life keeps asking you to let go... if you've ever felt like you've lost yourself... or if you're carrying a heaviness you can't quite explain, this conversation is for you.Because when everything that can be taken from you is gone, one question remains:What will you choose to create with the light that cannot be taken?You are loved. I stand with all humans on earth in love.Work with me, your host,  here: ⁠Thelovelyalea.com⁠Order MEANINGFUL MANIFESTATION ⁠thelovelyalea.com/book⁠Get spiritual 1-on-1 Coaching ⁠thelovelyalea.com/services⁠Become a Patreon Member to get behind the scenes, extra content, and workshops.⁠⁠patreon.com/thelovelyalea⁠⁠Follow me on Instagram ⁠instagram.com/thelovelyalea⁠ ( Remember I will never DM you for readings - watch out for Scammers ! )Intro Music by LGHTWRKR  ⁠https://on.soundcloud.com/aMPrn31mG8mp3Er7gH⁠

Gay bars are dying. Dating apps are killing real connection. And gay men over 40 are carrying stories they have never let themselves tell out loud. Huck Smith started posting honest essays online because he could not find anyone else saying the quiet parts. Then his first book hit number one on Amazon the day after it released. Boys, Bars, and Becoming is a collection of personal essays about identity, relationships, and the gap between who gay men are and who they perform being. Huck joins Rick to talk about what it took to write it and why so many gay men recognized themselves on the first page. Key Takeaways: Why dating apps create disqualifying lists that kill connection before it startsWhat gay men lost when bar culture changed and why it actually matteredHow older gay men project their own suppressed selves onto younger, more open menWhy gay men of a certain age were trained to perform masculinity instead of feel itThe importance of standing with transgender community members when it is uncomfortableWhat writing toward the quiet contradictions of gay life actually requires About Huck Huck Smith is a writer whose work explores identity, relationships, and the quiet contradictions that shape everyday life, often landing somewhere between self-awareness and self-sabotage. He writes with equal parts humor and honesty. Boys, Bars, and Becoming is his first collection of essays. When he's not writing, he's probably at the gym, overthinking a text message, or convincing himself he doesn't need another vintage action figure while actively bidding on one. Connect With Huck Website Instagram Hey Guys, Check This Out! Are you a guy who keeps struggling to do that thing? You know the thing you keep telling yourself and others you're going to do, but never do? Then it's time to get real and figure out why. Join the 40 Plus: Gay Men Gay Talk, monthly chats. They happen the third Monday of each month at 5:00 pm Pacific - Learn More! Also, join our Facebook Community - 40 Plus: Gay Men, Gay Talk Community

Your script isn't the problem. Your desperation is. Every agent calling expired listings is using some version of the same words. What separates the ones who get appointments from the ones who get hung up on has nothing to do with the script itself. It has everything to do with whether the seller can feel you needing something from them before you even finish your first sentence. That feeling leaks. It leaks through your tone, your rate of speech, your word choice. And sellers feel it like cheap cologne.These are real estate scripts that work not because the words are magic but because the person delivering them is completely unattached to the outcome. That is the thing nobody teaches. That is what you are going to learn here.✅ The word-for-word expired listing role play that gets sellers talking instead of hanging up✅ How to use real estate tonality to project hope and certainty instead of commission breath✅ The exact moment to ask permission to close and why silence after that question is your most powerful tool✅ How to handle an aggressive seller using the bull riding framework so the first 15 seconds stop costing you listings✅ How to call expired listings without sounding like every other agent who called that morning✅ The real estate cold calling scripts approach that turns seller complaints about their last agent into your appointment✅ Listing agent prospecting principles that apply whether you are calling expireds, probates, or any motivated seller✅ How to handle expired listing objections including the spouse objection, the forever no, and the market blame✅ Why how to close expired listings has less to do with your close and more to do with everything that came before itThe first year I sold real estate I made $13,000. The year I committed to the invisible work nobody was Listening, I became the number one listing agent prospecting in a market of 20,000 agents. 

In this episode, I'm breaking down exactly what to focus on when life is full, loud, and overwhelming.Why your nervous system and identity are the only two things that create predictable, lasting resultsThe CEO framework I use in business that applies directly to your body and why protecting the machine beats grinding every timeWhy worrying about the scale is actually telling your body it's not safe to let goHow money blocks and body blocks come from the exact same nervous system patternWhy getting the result without regulating your nervous system means you won't keep itThe small daily things that actually move the needle when everything else feels out of controlWhy trying to control your sleep, your body, and your results is the very thing keeping you stuckHow to make decisions from a regulated place instead of a freaked out oneWhen life is lifing, the answer was never to do more. This episode is proof of that.Support the showHosted by Casey Shipp — 3000+ transformations, Self-Made Millionaire, High Priestess, Writer, Fitness Cover Model, and Founder of the Hotbody App.$30M client wins | $7.8M sold onlineRich isn't rare. Category of one is.

People assume running a business around school hours and school holidays means doing less. It actually means doing what matters, on purpose, with nothing left to chance.In this episode, I'm pulling back the curtain on how I really run Life Aligned Business® week to week and day to day. From my non negotiable Renae Day, to the 3 priorities I work from instead of an endless to do list, this is a look at what life first, biz second actually looks like in practice.In this episode, I share:Why my calendar has deliberate white space, and how that space actually makes me more available to my clients, not lessThe daily habit I use to protect my energy before I step into biz modeWhy I check email once a day, keep notifications off and say no more than I say yesHow working my top 3 priorities each day, instead of a long list, keeps me focused and finished on timeWhy most of my content is created away from the screen, not in front of itThe one internal red flag I use to catch myself before I overcommit or people pleaseWhy I protect my family's privacy online and what that looks like in practiceClick Subscribe to get notified when a new episode is released

What does it really mean to belong?For Isaac Melber, the answer wasn't found the day he was adopted. It was built through countless small moments of love, consistency, and the freedom to embrace every part of his story.In this episode, Rebecca sits down with author, adoptee, and aspiring pastor Isaac Melber to explore life through the eyes of someone who remembers being adopted. From growing up in a remote village in Ethiopia to navigating identity, grief, anger, faith, and eventually returning to his birth country, Isaac shares a perspective that every hopeful and adoptive parent needs to hear.This conversation is filled with practical wisdom, powerful storytelling, and gentle reminders that adoption isn't about erasing a child's past—it's about helping them carry it with love, honesty, and hope.In this episode, we talk about:The small moments that create a true sense of belonging beyond simply being lovedWhy a child's anger is often directed at their story—not their adoptive parentsHow to talk honestly about loss without defining a child's future by itThe difference between helping a child feel chosen versus making them feel rescuedWhy embracing a child's birth culture should become part of the entire family's cultureWhat returning to Ethiopia taught Isaac about identity, healing, and finding peace without having every answerAbout Isaac:Isaac Melber is an Ethiopian adoptee, author, speaker, and aspiring pastor. Adopted at five years old by a family in Kentucky, Isaac now shares his story to encourage adoptees, adoptive families, and anyone wrestling with identity, loss, and belonging. His debut memoir, Twice Delivered: A Story of Two Families, Two Worlds, and One Redeeming Love, explores how faith, family, and truth shaped his journey across two worlds while offering hope to others walking their own.Connect with Isaac:Website: https://www.isaacmelber.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/isaacmelber/Twice Delivered: A Story of Two Families, Two Worlds, and One Redeeming Love: https://www.amazon.com/Twice-Delivered-Families-Worlds-Redeeming/dp/B0H2HH6785RG Adoption ConsultingRG Adoption ConsultingWebsite → ⁠https://rgadoptionconsulting.com⁠ Book a Complimentary Adoption Strategy Session → ⁠https://rgadoptionconsulting.com/contactAre You Ready to Adopt? Take the Quiz to Find Out → https://www.rgadoptionconsulting.com/quiz Before you choose an agency, spend money, or move forward—start with these 10 honest conversations that will help you: https://www.rgadoptionconsulting.com/10-conversations-before-you-adopt Tune in to The Adoption Roadmap Podcast every Wednesday. If you like what you hear, I'd appreciate a follow, a 5-star rating & review! THANK YOU!For questions about adoption, episode suggestions, or to appear as a guest on The Adoption Roadmap Podcast, email⁠⁠⁠⁠ support@rgadoptionconsulting.com⁠⁠⁠

The online business world is in the middle of a trust recession. Influencer fatigue, polished-to-the-point-of-fake marketing, and one too many bad purchases have left your potential members cynical, guarded, and slower to commit than ever before.Your membership is feeling the effects - whether you've noticed it yet or not. And the frustrating irony is that it's the honest operators, the ethical businesses, the people who actually do good work, who are being forced to do more to prove it.The good news is that this is also an opportunity. If you're willing to show up differently, the bar is lower than you think - because most people aren't doing what I'm about to share.If you're wondering why growth has got harder or why conversion feels off, this episode is for you.In this episode:Why the trust recession is directly affecting your membership's growth and conversionHow to upgrade your social proof so it actually builds trust rather than raising eyebrowsWhy your affiliate program might be doing more harm than good - and how to fix itThe case for taking people behind the scenes of your membership before they buyWhich common marketing tactics are actively damaging your credibility - and what to do insteadIf you want to put this into practice straight away, grab the free Social Proof Upgrade Pack at membershipgeeks.com/481 - it includes a self-assessment to score your current testimonials against the trust recession standard, plus ready-to-send scripts and question frameworks for collecting stronger social proof from your members.And for a broader look at where the gaps in your membership are, the free Membership Healthcheck will give you a clear picture in about two minutes.Key Quotes & Takeaways:"Trust is in scarce supply. And your membership is probably feeling the effect of that, whether you've noticed it or whether you've connected the dots or not.""If there's any part of your marketing that you're needing to say quietly, that is unethical.""That vulnerability builds so much trust. Hey, just be more human. That's the part that AI can't fake, it can't replicate. Nobody can fake you.""When it comes to a membership, that trust is probably more important than with any other type of business model. People aren't just buying a one-and-done product. They're making a decision about who they want to stick around with and who they want to invest with for months and years to come."You might also find useful:7 Ways to Add Social Proof to Your Membership Sales PageHow to Sell Your Membership Without Sleazy MarketingThe Way You Market Might Be Killing Retention9 Membership Marketing Tactics That'll Get You More MembersThank You For ListeningWe really appreciate you choosing to listen to us and for supporting the podcast.We would be eternally grateful if you would consider taking a minute or two to leave an honest review and rating for the show.They're extremely helpful when it comes to reaching our audience and we read each and every one personally!Finally, don't forget to subscribe to the podcast to make sure that you never miss an episode.

Send us Fan MailMost landlords know exactly how to screen a W-2 employee. Two pay stubs, an employer call, run the three-times-rent math — done. But what happens when the applicant in front of you is a freelance designer, a self-employed contractor, or a college student whose only income is a financial aid check?In this episode, we walk through exactly how to handle renting to students and freelancers — without guessing, and without exposing yourself to Fair Housing liability. We cover the specific documents to request from self-employed and freelance applicants, why average income and reliable income are not the same thing, and what to do when a student genuinely has little to no verifiable income of their own.We also get personal — sharing stories from their experience as both landlords and as parents who cosigned leases for their own college kids — and what those experiences taught them about building a lease when the financial picture doesn't look like a standard employee's.Plus: what lease guarantee insurance is, how it works, and when it might be exactly what you need to say yes to a strong applicant who just can't provide a traditional cosigner.What You'll Learn in This EpisodeWhy average income and reliable income are two very different things — and why landlords confuse them constantlyThe five documents to request from a self-employed or freelance applicant — and which one is the gold standardWhat to accept when a student has little to no income of their ownHow cosigners actually work — and why a letter alone won't protect youWhat lease guarantee insurance is and when to use itThe federal Fair Housing baseline every landlord needs to know — including what's not federally protected (but may be in your city or state)How to structure a lease for roommates, cosigners, and freelancers who work from homeEpisodes & Resources Mentioned Episode 119: Roommates — Do We Recommend Them? How to Place Your Ideal Tenant (Free 10-Page Guide) Join our course waitlist: From Marketing to Move-In Course Tenant Alert (tenant screening & lease guarantee software we use) Connect with Us: 

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Karl Schmidt is the Co-Founder of A to B Insight, where he helps organizations transform their sales approach by aligning with how customers actually make decisions. Drawing on years of experience at leading firms including Boston Consulting Group and Gartner, Karl has conducted award-winning research into buyer behavior, commercial strategy, and complex B2B decision-making—including work that contributed to the groundbreaking insights behind The Challenger Sale.As the co-author of The Framemaking Sale, Karl equips sales leaders and organizations with practical frameworks for increasing buyer confidence, simplifying complex decisions, and creating customer experiences built on trust rather than pressure. His research and thought leadership have been featured in Harvard Business Review, Forbes, and other leading business publications, making him one of today's foremost voices on decision science in modern sales.SHOW SUMMARYIn this episode of the Selling from the Heart Podcast, Larry Levine and Darrell Amy welcome Karl Schmidt, Co-Founder of A to B Insight and co-author of The Framemaking Sale, for a fascinating conversation about how customers truly make decisions—and why helping buyers gain confidence is more valuable than simply persuading them.Karl introduces the concept of "framemaking," explaining that exceptional sales professionals don't just provide information or recommend solutions—they help buyers navigate complexity, clarify priorities, and build confidence in their own decision-making process.The conversation explores groundbreaking research showing that buyer decision confidence is one of the strongest predictors of successful, high-quality purchases. Rather than focusing solely on convincing prospects that your solution is the best, Karl explains why helping buyers feel confident in themselves creates better outcomes, stronger trust, and longer-lasting customer relationships.Listeners will also discover why emotions play a critical role in decision-making, how trust is built through shared experiences, and practical ways to simplify buying decisions while preserving customer autonomy.If you want to become the trusted guide your customers need—not just another salesperson competing for attention—this episode offers a refreshing, research-backed perspective on modern selling.KEY TAKEAWAYSBuyer decision confidence is one of the strongest predictors of successful, low-regret purchasing decisions.Great sales professionals help buyers gain confidence in themselves—not just confidence in the product.The best sales conversations move customers through know → feel → do, not simply know → do.Framemaking helps customers organize complexity instead of overwhelming them with information.Customers value guidance that preserves their autonomy rather than pressure that limits it.Helping buyers make the best decision—even if it's not your solution—builds long-term trustHIGHLIGHT QUOTESOur goal isn't to make customers choose us. It's to help them make the best decision possible.Decision confidence isn't confidence in the seller—it's confidence in yourself.People don't just need to know what to do. They need to feel confident enough to do itThe best salespeople don't tell customers what to think. They help them think more clearly.Frame making creates clarity without taking away the customer's agency.ADDITIONAL RESOURCESExplore the secrets of heart-centered leadership and thriving workplace cultures with Culture from the Heart Podcast! Nominate a visionary CEO at www.culturefromtheheart.com!Listen to Larry Levine's Bestselling Book: Selling in a Post-Trust World! Now available on Audible! Transform your sales approach with insights that matter.  Subscribe to The Selling from the Heart Podcast Youtube Channel! Stay updated with the latest episodes and leadership tips: Selling from the Heart YouTubeGet Your Daily Dose of Inspiration:Click Here for Your Daily Dose

Send us Fan MailIn this week's episode 358 of the Fragmented to Whole Podcast, I'm talking about a question that comes up often: What is the difference between acceptance and boundaries?Many people think they have to choose between accepting someone as they are or setting a boundary with them. But acceptance and boundaries are not opposites. Acceptance means seeing someone clearly and no longer trying to change who they are. Boundaries are about deciding what works for you, given that reality.Some of the talking points I go over in this episode include:Why acceptance is about seeing reality clearly, not approving of someone's behaviorHow boundaries help you respond to reality instead of trying to change itThe difference between acceptance and resignationWhy painful realities can bring up grief, disappointment, and lossHow accepting who someone is can reveal the boundaries you need to setThis episode explores what it looks like to stop going to people for things they are not capable of providing, whether that is emotional intimacy, reliability, privacy, or support.Because acceptance does not mean giving someone unlimited access to you. It means recognizing who they are, what they are capable of, and then choosing how you want to engage with them.Be sure to tune in to all the episodes to receive tons of practical tips on living a more whole life and to hear even more about the points outlined above.Thank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, take a screenshot of the episode to post in your stories and tag me! And don't forget to follow, rate and review the podcast and tell me your key takeaways!Ep. 2 AcceptanceLearn more about Fragmented to Whole at Fragmented to Whole PodcastNew to my work: START HERECONNECT WITH BARB NANGLE:Subscribe to “Friday Fragments” weekly newsletterLinkedinWork with Barb! Book a “Say No Without Guilt” Session

Americans are sitting on more home equity than ever -- and more of them are tapping it. Not because they're struggling, but because they locked in ultra-low mortgage rates and they're not giving those up. So instead of refinancing, they're turning to HELOCs and home equity loans. Joe and OG walk through the math, the psychology, the questions most people never think to ask, and the specific situations where borrowing against your home equity actually makes sense -- and the ones where it quietly destroys a plan that was working.What You'll Walk Away WithWhy home equity borrowing is surging right now -- and why keeping a 3% mortgage while opening a HELOC at 7.5% might still be the smarter moveThe Oreo problem: why having a HELOC open "just in case" is the financial equivalent of leaving a sleeve of Oreos on the counter and expecting not to eat themOG's CEO versus CFO framework: how to separate the decision of whether to do the project from the decision of how to finance itThe rate math you should actually run before choosing between a HELOC, a home equity loan, and a full refinance -- including current Bankrate benchmarksHome improvements, credit card consolidation, college costs, business startup, and investing: OG's honest take on each use case, including the ones that are just bad ideasThe questions nobody asks before getting a HELOC -- including when the rate adjusts (spoiler: faster in one direction), what happens to the draw period, and whether the bank can pull the line at any timeWhy using home equity as a third-tier emergency fund sounds clever but has a fatal flawWhat happens if home prices fall and you've borrowed heavily against the equity -- and why Texas has the 80% ruleOG and Anna wrap up season two of the financial basics series -- including why financial planning is an ongoing activity, not a document, and what's coming in season threeThe one open question OG wants Stackers to send him before season three beginsWhy This Matters NowHome prices are up. Mortgage rates are still elevated. The people most tempted to tap their equity are often the ones who built it most carefully -- and that's exactly when the guardrails matter most.From the BasementJoe and OG dig into the HELOC decision with specifics: math, psychology, use cases, and the questions banks don't volunteer. OG and Anna close out season two of the financial basics series with a reflection on why everything in a financial plan connects to everything else -- and a preview of what's coming in season three. Doug arrives with Bernie Madoff trivia. The guides get a Scout upgrade and the college planning guide gets a refresh just in time for back to school.Resources MentionedStacking Benjamins Guides -- workplace benefits, tax planning, and college planning with Scout AI; stackingbenjamins.com/guidesStacking Benjamins Field Kit -- stackingbenjamins.com/fieldkitStacking Benjamins Basics Guide -- season one and season two; stackingbenjamins.com/basicsguideStacking Benjamins voicemail -- stackingbenjamins.com/yelldownstairs; leave a question for the next Q&A episode with AnnaOG financial planning calendar -- stackingbenjamins.com/ogStacking Benjamins Newsletter (The 201) -- stackingbenjamins.com/201Stacking Benjamins Community -- stackingbenjamins.com/basementSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Check out THE COMMAND: https://go.thecontractorfight.com/command"We're getting a few more bids."Every contractor has heard it.Most immediately assume the homeowner is shopping for the cheapest price.That's usually not what's happening.In this episode, Tom Reber explains why getting more bids is often a sign that the homeowner is still looking for clarity not a lower price. He shares the exact question he asks to uncover what's really driving the decision and how to turn a stalled sales conversation into a productive one.In this episode you'll learn:Why "we're getting more bids" usually isn't the real objectionThe biggest mistake contractors make after hearing itThe early questions that reveal where a prospect really is in the buying processThe exact response Tom uses when homeowners mention other estimatesHow to uncover whether they're looking for price, certainty, or understandingWhy building value around the homeowner's motive matters more than defending your priceHow to stop being "just another bid"If you want higher close rates, bigger profits, and fewer price shoppers, this episode gives you a practical conversation you can use on your very next sales call.Stay Connected: https://www.thecontractorfight.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/fightwithtom

870 · 10 Reasons to Visit Shanghai Disneyland... and Why This Trip Changed MeChina is a long way to go for a theme park... but Shanghai Disneyland is not a theme park. It is a destination that happens to have a Disney castle at its center.Lou Mongello had the privilege of being invited by Disney for Shanghai Disneyland's 10th anniversary celebration, with time alongside the Imagineering team who built it. In this episode, he gives you 10 reasons to visit Shanghai Disneyland, and why right now, during its 10th anniversary, is the perfect time to go.Here is what you will hear:The one design decision that makes Shanghai unlike any Disney park you have ever set foot in, and why it disorients you in the best possible wayThe only place on Earth you can walk through Zootopia, a land so detailed that guests line up just to photograph the lamppostsWhy the tallest Disney castle in the world is something you go inside, not just photograph, plus the anniversary-only shows playing on it right nowThe trackless boat ride that fans who have been to every Disney park call their single favorite attraction, periodThe one land where Disney hands you the controls, and the climb that Lou says sends you back down a different personThe stunt show with a real, raging tornado on stage, performed more than 10,000 times with live performers inside itThe snacks worth flying for, the Cast culture built from scratch, and the brand-new Spider-Man land rising right now with its coaster track already complete!and much more!And stay with me to the end, because this is the part I did not see coming. This trip did not just give me new things to talk about. It genuinely, fundamentally changed the way I think about Disney parks, not just what I think about them, but how. I am going to explain exactly how, and why, and why it might just change the way you see them too.Whether Shanghai is already on your bucket list or you have never once considered it, this one might change your mind.

Florida's 2027 recruiting class just hit #3 in the country — and it's not slowing down. We've got a massive commitment to break down, a linebacker from a serious NFL bloodline joining the fold, a Friday Night Lights recap, and former Gator Thomas Holley sitting down to talk about his journey through one of the toughest injury stories in recent program history.This Episode Covers:

SpaceX raised $75 billion in the largest IPO in history -- more than all 71 other IPOs combined so far this year. Shares jumped nearly 20% on day one. Elon Musk became the world's first trillionaire. And if you're a regular investor asking whether you missed out, Joe and OG have a very specific answer: the life-changing money was already gone before the ticker symbol appeared. Here's how IPOs actually work, who really wins, and why your index fund is probably going to own SpaceX anyway.What You'll Walk Away WithWhy the 20% first-day pop was largely an illusion for retail investors -- and what actually happened to the price between $135 and the moment you could buy itThe auction mechanics behind IPO pricing: why institutional investors with early access capture most of the return before the stock hits public marketsWhy OG argues that even putting a million dollars into SpaceX at the IPO price and making 20% isn't life-changing -- and why that math actually makes the risk harder to justify, not easierThe sobering stat: 71 other IPOs happened this year before SpaceX, raising a combined $36 billion between themHow SpaceX could still end up in your portfolio without you doing anything -- and which indexes will add it faster than others under new fast-entry provisionsWhy S&P 500 investors will have to wait: the three criteria any company must meet before joining, and why SpaceX's profitability timeline makes one of them complicatedThe six new space-themed ETFs Wall Street created in the past three months -- and what that pattern always signalsOG on why the person who got rich on SpaceX put money in before you knew it existed, and why you wouldn't have done it eitherWhy being wrong on a small speculative position might be the most valuable financial education available -- and OG's Thanksgiving pan storyOG and Anna on college planning: how to calculate your actual funding gap, why FAFSA still matters even if you won't qualify for need-based aid, and the high school glide path that protects your savings from market timing risk in the final four yearsWhy This Matters NowEvery few years a story like SpaceX comes along and makes every investor feel like they missed the trade of a lifetime. The real question isn't whether you missed SpaceX -- it's whether you have a plan that captures the next one automatically, without you having to call your shot.From the BasementJoe and OG dig into the SpaceX IPO mechanics, the FOMO math, and why index fund investors may own it soon anyway without lifting a finger. OG and Anna deliver the penultimate episode of their financial basics series with a full college planning walkthrough including the gap calculator, FAFSA, and the glide path strategy for the four years before tuition is due. Doug arrives with Meryl Streep trivia. The show introduces Scout, a new AI assistant built specifically for the Stacking Benjamins guides that only answers from the guides themselves -- and tells you when it doesn't know. Congratulations go out to Stacker Melissa, who finished her last day of work.Resources MentionedStacking Benjamins Guides -- college planning, tax, and workplace benefits guides with new Scout AI assistant; stackingbenjamins.com/guidesStacking Benjamins Basics Guide -- stackingbenjamins.com/basicsguideStacking Benjamins Scorecard -- stackingbenjamins.com/scorecardStacking Benjamins Newsletter (The 201) -- stackingbenjamins.com/201The College Investor -- Robert Farrington; collaborator on the college planning guide; thecollegeinvestor.comGranola AI -- meeting notes tool; granola.ai/sbStacking Benjamins Community -- stackingbenjamins.com/basementSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Why do so many people feel overwhelmed, disconnected, and internally conflicted — even when life appears stable on the outside?In this deeply insightful conversation, Dr. Shila Patel draws on more than two decades of psychiatric practice to explore the roots of inner turmoil and how individuals can reclaim peace, responsibility, and emotional clarity.Her global life journey and clinical experience provide a unique lens on identity, resilience, relationships, mental health stigma, and the societal pressures shaping today's emotional landscape.In this episode we explore:What inner turmoil really is — and why so many people experience itHow to take responsibility for your inner world without self-blameThe stigma surrounding mental health and how to overcome itThe psychological impact of modern parenting stylesHealing after harassment, trauma, or emotional woundsHow societal instability affects emotional wellbeingThe path toward inner peace and emotional freedomThis part 1 episode with Dr Shila Patel, examines the emotional realities affecting individuals, families, and future generations — and offers practical pathways toward healing and personal responsibility. Part 2 of this episode will be released on July 6th.Find Dr. Patel Here:drshilapatel.com/facebook.com/shilapatel.144/twitter.com/Manjri56Patelhttps://www.youtube.com/@shilapatel6787Book:US Unhinged - amazon.com.au/Unhinged-Dr-Shila-Patel-M-D-ebook/dp/B09QL9V46LFind Marisa online:Website: https://drmarisaleenaismith.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drmarisaleenaismith/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drmarisaleenaismith/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marisa.lee.12YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@avoiceandbeyond3519/videosResources:MLN Coaching Program: https://drmarisaleenaismith.com/mentoring/Schedule a Free Clarity Call: https://calendly.com/info-56015/discovery Gratitude Journal: https://drmarisaleenaismith.com/product/in-gratitude-my-daily-self-journal/Download your eBook: Thriving in a Creative Industry: https://drmarisaleenaismith.com/product/ebook-thriving-in-a-creative-industry-dr-marisa-lee-naismith/Like this episode? Please leave a review here - even one sentence helps! ...