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Everyone wants to see their company grow, but are they ready to do so at scale? This week, author, “Growth Geek,” and founder of Lolly.co Daniel Cooper joins us from across the pond to explain the difference between traditional growth and rapid scaling. What is “normalization deviance”? What can go wrong when companies try to scale without being ready? What are some of the simple systems we can structure to start the process? What does the new world of remote work mean for hiring the best possible team to expand your business?   #VARValue – For VARs that think they're ready to scale, what are one or two things you think they can do right now?   Learn more about Daniel's company and his upcoming book, Upgrade, at Lolly.co   TEConnecting with us: Daniel - SwitchBot Dean - How we spent our time in 2020 (or did we?) John - Why delivery drones are struggling to take off   Talk to us! Twitter - @TEConnectPod Email - TEConnect@bluestarinc.com   Sponsored by: Elo Cannabis POS Zebra Service Contracts eBook

Rob Carver is on the show with us today to discuss why Elon Musk & the Chinese government might be proving that Bitcoin may not be as decentralised as first assumed, whether you should adjust your system according to the instrument being traded, some processes for reinvesting profits into your portfolio over time, thoughts on position sizing, different ways of defending against inflation, if short-term Trend Following may actually be as good as long-term Trend Following, and the sweet spot for number of different futures contracts a good system should trade. In this episode, we discuss: If Bitcoin is really as decentralised as it's reputed to be Adjusting your system on an individual trade basis What to do with your trading profits Defending against inflation Short-term Trend Following versus long-term Trend Following Follow Niels on https://twitter.com/toptraderslive (Twitter), https://www.linkedin.com/in/nielskaastruplarsen (LinkedIn), https://www.youtube.com/user/toptraderslive (YouTube) or via the https://www.toptradersunplugged.com/ (TTU website). Follow Rob on https://my.captivate.fm/@InvestingIdiocy (Twitter). IT's TRUE

Rob Carver is on the show with us today to discuss why Elon Musk & the Chinese government might be proving that Bitcoin may not be as decentralised as first assumed, whether you should adjust your system according to the instrument being traded, some processes for reinvesting profits into your portfolio over time, thoughts on position sizing, different ways of defending against inflation, if short-term Trend Following may actually be as good as long-term Trend Following, and the sweet spot for number of different futures contracts a good system should trade. If you would like to leave us a voicemail to play on the show, you can do so here. Check out our Global Macro series here. Learn more about the Trend Barometer here. IT's TRUE

John Perry has gone through everything you could imagine on his executive journey. He’s been a CEO in a high-pressured corporate environment and he’s built up his own SME from scratch. It was interesting to hear why he decided to start up on his own having been so successful in larger organisations. Nowadays he is Managing Director/Founder of Conquest Capital and is very keen to keep the business small and tight-knit, but he still vividly remembers the days when he had to take the reins as CEO of Macquarie Bank Retirement Villages Group Fund. With 30 years of investment-banking experience, he is an expert in raising capital for businesses looking to grow and he is also expert in advising businesses who are looking to exit. He certainly knows his way around M&A and understanding financials, but he is also refreshingly insightful about the human meaning behind the numbers. This is one not to be missed! In this episode you will learn: -How the Domesday Book influenced John -Why naming a business after yourself might be a bad idea -How John was inspired by his father’s sacrifices -How John fell into M&A -The pros and cons of social profiling in recruitment -An insight into investment banking -How John got through the financial crisis and refinanced at short notice -Why different CEOs are needed for different phases of growth -What made John turn his back on big corporates and go out on his own -How John wants to grow his business without disrupting the tight company culture -How John “got his thinking straight” thanks to The Champions’ Forum Useful Links: John on Linkedin: https://au.linkedin.com/in/john-perry-58313621 John’s website: conquestcapitalgroup.com.au Richard on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardtriggs/

John Manes never went to college and had to go to 3 schools in his senior year just to graduate from high school. He started his real estate career with only 160 dollars. He has many excuses to give up on his dreams, yet he persevered.Today, he is the Chief Executive Officer of Pinnacle Storage Properties, one of the fastest-growing storage companies in the US. He has invested in more than $120 million on top of decades worth of experience in the real estate space. Do you want to know how he achieved all these feats? Let’s listen to John and learn more about passive investing in self-storage! [00:01 - 05:18] Opening SegmentLet’s get to know John ManesHow 160 dollars started his real estate careerSpent 17 years in retail[05:19 - 13:13] Learning Real Estate How John became a 100-million dollar guy in real estateThe 2 ways to learn real estate according to John John shares his thoughts about passive investing[13:14 - 23:21] Compounding Your Investments The power of compounding according to John Why you should invest NOW What you should keep in mind in passive investingJohn doesn’t really invest in deals He explains [23:22 - 33:16] Educating Yourself Formal education vs. knowledgeJohn weighs in Why self-storage is one of the best assets available Connect with John. Links below[33:17 - 35:19] Closing SegmentFinal words from John and meTweetable Quotes: “When you want to go learn about real estate, I always say you can either buy it or you can go learn it.“ - John Manes“Bluntly, we invest in people. We don’t invest in deals.“ - John ManesResources mentioned:Life StorageTony RobbinsJake & GinoMarques OgdenLorenzo Gomez IIIJamie Hong------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Call 210.818.1496 to reach out to John or connect with him on LinkedIn and Facebook. Visit Pinnacle Storage Properties and their LinkedIn, YouTube, and Facebook pages. Guest email: John@johnmanes.comConnect with me:https://www.5tcre.com/FacebookLinkedInInstagramWatch 5T CRE on YouTubeLeave us a review and receive your free ebookEmail us --> abel@5tcre.comSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/5Talents)

Jeanette – What is the difference between the equity from the left and the equality in the Declaration of Independence? Kathleen – Question about going back to Mass after restrictions are lifted Libby – How do I respond to the back alley abortion debate? John – Why is Mary is considered our Mother? Dan – […] All show notes at The Patrick Madrid Show: February 02, 2021 – Hour 2 - This podcast produced by Relevant Radio

This week on episode 304 of the We Like Drinking podcast we’ll be discussing Pinot Blanc… Er… I mean Pinot Gigi-Oh… oh… no… that’s not it… Tonight is all about Pinot Noir... so throw that Merlot in the trash, uncork that Pinot, and let’s get Sideways… I mean… Let’s get Drinking! Make sure you never miss another episode of our brand of drinking fun by visiting  WeLikeDrinking.com/Subscribe  Panel Introductions And What We’re Drinking Tonight we’re joined by our usual panel members, we have our California Sustainable Winegrowing Ambassador and recovering Wine Blogger, Jeff Solomon, our commercial brewer and snake wrangler, John Ruyak, and I’m your host and certified specialist of wine, Jeff Eckles. This week is our monthly drinking episode, and boy did the Patrons go big this month! We offered up all the different pinots we could think of, pinot blanc, pinot noir, pinot gris, and pinot grigio, totally expecting they’d go esoteric on us, but nope, they said, go big or go home and selected Pinot Noir Wine, Beer, Spirit, or Pop Culture Reference Ruyak - Klevner Pinot Discussion and Tasting Notes   Booze News  John - Why? But also, ok - https://www.delish.com/food-news/a34679276/waffle-house-bacon-infused-beer/   Last call That’s right, it's time to break out your phones and give us a hand. Follow us on the socials, Twitter, Instagram and our private group on Facebook known as the Tavern. Search up the show on Apple Podcast and leave us a big fat 5 star review. And, if you enjoyed this episode in particular, share it with a friend. We picked up another 5 star review this week. And, visit We Like Drinking dot com slash pledge to find out more information about becoming a patron of the show and help  You can also find the show notes for this episode with all the links to the stories or mentions we had at http://welikedrinking.com/episodes

Today, I am very happy to have with me a former client of mine and he’s very brave to be willing to talk about fear of flying in a straightforward manner!   John: Hi. This is Doctor John Dacey with my weekly podcast, New Solutions to the Anxiety Epidemic. Today, I am very happy to have with me a former client of mine and he’s very brave to be willing to talk about everything straightforward. His name is Bob and I’m really happy to have him in the studio today. Hey Bob, how are you? Bob: Good, John. Glad to be here. John: Now the major thing when I typically deal with former clients, is I ask them the 8 kinds of anxiety and have them talk about what it felt like and what they did to be successful, but in your particular case, it was very clear what you needed to deal with was fear of flying. Could you talk a little bit, Bob, about how you came to be a fearful flyer? You were flying to France and a whole lot of places and then all of a sudden something happened, isn’t that right? Bob: Yeah, I never had trouble flying before. I few all over to Europe and had no trouble in planes whatsoever, but I got married, and this was quite a long time ago. John: Where did you get married then? Bob: I got married in Finland. John: Oh Finland. Ok. Bob: Finland. My wife was Finnish, we met in Paris, and then she went back to Finland and I went back to join her and we got married after knowing each other for about 2 months or so. We had a honeymoon, by cruise, in the Mediterranean, and then we flew back to the United States from Milan. It was on the flight back that I had a totally unexpected panic attack. I can explain what it was like but looking back I realize, I was very ambivalent about the marriage. I was really of the feeling that maybe it was a mistake, that we knew each other for too short a time. John: Now let me just ask you a question there, Bob. So, you’re married, you had your honeymoon, etcetera, etcetera, and everything seems to be okay and then all of the sudden, something happened on this trip on the way back. Is that right? Bob: Right. I mean I did have my doubts, even going into the flight back. It wasn’t as if everything was totally hunky-dory and then completely out of the blue this happened, but I certainly didn’t expect—I had never had anything like this before. John: On the other hand, this is the first time she’s going to be meeting your parents, your relatives, your friends, is this correct? Bob: Well actually my parents had flown over for the wedding. John: Oh I see. Ok. Bob: But you know, this is the first time that she’s coming to the states. She was a very successful journalist and artist in Finland and she gave all that up to come over here with me. John: Can I interrupt you once again? I’m sorry to do that. You’re rather accomplished yourself. Would you tell us a little bit about your own educational background? Bob: Yeah. Well, I’m a biochemist. I have a Ph.D. in chemistry from Yale. I graduated Columbia Undergraduate and I had post oped in a couple of places, one of them which was Paris. We were coming back here where I was going to take up a position at Boston University in the Chemistry department. John: So you have pretty high standards I can imagine. Bob: Well you might say. You know, I was very excited about everything and looking forward to an academic career and my wife had, again, given up everything to come here with me so I felt quite a sense of responsibility for her. I had to really introduce her to the United States, how to go shopping in markets, and just ordinary everyday things. And also, to help her get a job over here. But on the plane, suddenly I felt very strong claustrophobia. I felt trapped in the plane, that I couldn’t get out. These were feelings that I had never really had before. John: Why would you want to get out, Bob? Bob: Yeah, I mean I wouldn’t want to get out. There’s absolutely no reason. In that sense, it made no sense, but looking back on it, I was also feeling trapped in this marriage even right at the beginning and that maybe played into this feeling of being trapped in the airplane. And it was pretty awful. It was a kind of panic attack. My breathing got sort of short and I didn’t feel I was going to die. I just felt I was in an impossible situation where I was trapped and couldn’t get out. John: So, naturally, you assumed that being on the airplane was part of this whole thing. Bob: Yeah, right. John: And that’s why after being a fearless flyer for a long time—this is what amazes people—in one experience, it went from being perfectly comfortable to perfectly terrifying. Bob: Exactly right. Exactly right. That was part of the problem because it was so unexpected and I had never had anything like this before. I was not an anxious person, I didn’t have these kinds of anxieties before. I had the normal anxieties, you know, like before a final exam or something like that, that everybody has, but I never had these kinds of feelings before. So, we got back to the states and I had a number of phobias I guess you’d call them, that were connected, I suppose, to this that I had never had before: a phobia of heights, a fear of elevators, being trapped in a subway if it’s stopped between stations. A whole bunch of phobias that were kind of connected to being trapped in some way. John: So I can understand this. You sort of transferred being psychologically trapped in the marriage to being physically trapped in these various situations, which in fact you were. If you go up in an elevator, for a short time you are trapped. Bob: Right. That’s what they all had in common. John: And for a long time on an airplane, especially in an intercontinental flight like that, you’re trapped for quite a while. Bob: That’s right. The next summer, we went back to Finland, to visit her family, and it was pretty awful for me because I knew how awful the flight would be and it was. And it’s a long flight. The flight there and back was pretty bad. That was the beginning of all of these. As I mentioned, I never had these anxieties before and it all sort of came crashing down. Meanwhile, I had to continue my work which I wanted to do as a biochemist and had students working with me and was teaching classes and meanwhile dealing with all this so it was quite difficult. John: Now as I said to you, we have a limited amount of time and I wonder if we can jump right into what you and I did. You came to see me about this, which was a brilliant plan on your part. I’m just kidding. However, what we did—tell us a little about what we did to deal with the flying. Bob: Well, we sort of worked in stages. We first spoke about what brought all this on, which I kind of summarized, in the first place. Then, we tried to imagine what it would be like in the plane, and then I worked with John on a simulator, a flight simulator that tried to give me an even stronger feeling than just talking about it, an actual visual feeling for being in the plane. Going up then landing, flying and then landing. Then we went out to the small private plane field and we looked around and gradually worked up where we first went on an airplane and it was a small Cessna and sat in the plane for a while to give my self a feeling for sitting in the plane. The next step we were in the plane and we just taxied around the field, we didn’t take off. John: By the way, we have a pilot with us, I remember, because even though I was with you, I’m also a student pilot so I couldn’t really take you up if I wanted to, but we did have an instructor and the company that did this with us was very understanding and really wanted to see you be able to fly again so they were perfectly willing to do these things like traveling around the airport. They got permission and they traveled around the airport on the ground at first to get you back to being used to it. Bob: Yeah, they were very supportive. John: And by the way, I think it’s important to add that the big difference in being on a super liner and this little pane is that you get 270 degrees of view from where you’re sitting up in the front, I was sitting in the back. Also, we had a pilot who if you say to him, “I have to go down right now,” he will do it. If you say that to a 747 pilot, they probably won’t do it. Bob: You’re in big trouble right. John: That’s right. Bob: The next time we actually took off and we circled around the airport and came down, and each time it git a little hard, but a little easier in a way. John: By the way, I want to add that I think we went out and did a little celebrating afterward, and it’s very important that you do celebrate, that you do have some really nice reward for doing this because that’s what cements the success feeling. Bob: Yes. Absolutely. Then we moved up to taking shorter flights on a regular commercial plane. We took Cape Air once to Hyannis and once I think it was to Provincetown. That worked out quite well. They’re small planes, but they’re commercial flights. John: Well you did a great job. You were very nervous and I believe that if you don’t mind me saying this, that you took one small tranquilizer just to help a little bit and we didn’t do that every time, but we did it in the beginning. Bob: Yes, and it really did help. I took some Ativan and that did help. John: Ativan is a great drug for that. Bob: Yes. And then after those, we really graduated, I did to commercial jets, we took a flight to New York. I think we took two flights to New York and then I did one with my girlfriend without John and then I went to visit a friend in Washington, DC, which was for me a real triumph. John: By yourself. Bob: That was the longest one. Yeah, it was by myself. John: I was so proud of you because that was a really big jump and you did wonderfully well. Bob: I was a little trepidatious but it worked out fine and that was the last flight and you know it’s been a few years, but I wouldn’t have any trouble taking those flights again and I’m still hoping to reach for the stars in a way, and get back to my beloved Paris. John: We’re going to get you back to Paris, Bob. That’s the plan. Well, I want to thank you so much for giving your testimony here today. I’m sure there’s a lot of listeners, we have over 6 thousand listeners now, I don’t know if I told you. It’s just wonderful and of course, we’re talking about the Corona Virus sometimes, but mostly it’s about stories like yours. You’re proud of yourself and I have to say, I’m very proud of you also. Bob: And I’ve enjoyed working with you so much, John. You’ve made all the difference to me. All the difference. John: Well thank you so much. Thanks a million. And I’ll talk to you folks next week.

Deeper Dive Theme: JWald, Dawn and Pastor Joe Episode Title: Things of the Past Are of the Past… Host: JWald & Dawn Williams Guest: Joseph Salajan Key text: https://www.bible.com/bible/59/REV.21.1-8.esv Notes: http://bible.com/events/7134871 Sermon Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/plantationsda/apocalypse-episode-30-things-of-the-past-are-of-the-past Date: March 14, 2020 Subscribe for YouTube Videos: http://www.youtube.com/c/PlantationSDAChurchTV Dawn and JWald's Deeper Dive Questions to Pastor Joe: What's it like to preach to an empty sanctuary?  Is the sanctuary really empty during the Corona virus restrictions? How does the title of the story related to the elderly lady that took you into her home?  How does John's vision relate to the Corona virus and other problems we're struggling with today? Why does John notice that there was no more sea in his vision  Why was the lack of a sea so critical to John? Why did John discuss the Hebrew festivals in a chiastic model and how do they relate? What is the theme of the Hebrew festivals? What was the purpose of the Jewish festivals? Why are steps 5 and 6 missing in your chiastic diagram? Is the feast of tabernacles equivalent to the New Jerusalem portion of John's vision? How can we overcome the pain of being without a father? How does our picture of God impact our relationships? Can an atheist have a correct picture of God as a father? Why do people often imagine what its like to have a loving father? What topic will you be covering in your next series?  And what will the series title be? Tags: #psdatv #DeeperDive #podcast #NewEarth #apocalypse #tabernacle #harvest #death #philosophy #pain #suffering #therapy #epilogue #revelation #NewJerusalem For more information on Plantation SDA Church, please visit us at http://www.plantationsda.tv. Church Copyright License (CCLI) License Number: 1659090 CCLI Stream License License Number: CSPL079645 Support the show.

Deeper Dive Theme: JWald, Dawn and Pastor Joe Episode Title: Things of the Past Are of the Past… Host: JWald & Dawn Williams Guest: Joseph Salajan Key text: https://www.bible.com/bible/59/REV.21.1-8.esv Notes: http://bible.com/events/7134871 Sermon Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/plantationsda/apocalypse-episode-30-things-of-the-past-are-of-the-past Date: March 14, 2020 Subscribe for YouTube Videos: http://www.youtube.com/c/PlantationSDAChurchTV Dawn and JWald's Deeper Dive Questions to Pastor Joe: What's it like to preach to an empty sanctuary?  Is the sanctuary really empty during the Corona virus restrictions? How does the title of the story related to the elderly lady that took you into her home?  How does John's vision relate to the Corona virus and other problems we're struggling with today? Why does John notice that there was no more sea in his vision  Why was the lack of a sea so critical to John? Why did John discuss the Hebrew festivals in a chiastic model and how do they relate? What is the theme of the Hebrew festivals? What was the purpose of the Jewish festivals? Why are steps 5 and 6 missing in your chiastic diagram? Is the feast of tabernacles equivalent to the New Jerusalem portion of John's vision? How can we overcome the pain of being without a father? How does our picture of God impact our relationships? Can an atheist have a correct picture of God as a father? Why do people often imagine what its like to have a loving father? What topic will you be covering in your next series?  And what will the series title be? Tags: #psdatv #DeeperDive #podcast #NewEarth #apocalypse #tabernacle #harvest #death #philosophy #pain #suffering #therapy #epilogue #revelation #NewJerusalem For more information on Plantation SDA Church, please visit us at http://www.plantationsda.tv. Church Copyright License (CCLI) License Number: 1659090 CCLI Stream License License Number: CSPL079645 Support the show.

Part 1 of 5, over the next 5 weeks we will be talking about Relationship. "Your love for one another will PROVE to the world that you are my disciples." John 13:35 We do not have to worry about having all of the right answers, because Jesus says this is the proof that we belong to Him. BY THE WAY THAT YOU LOVE PEOPLE --> Community Speaks Louder Than Argument Why is this the Commandment that John is so obsessed with in 1 John? Why is this the thing that the beloved spends so much time on?

John Sabatalo is the President of Planes Companies – a global moving, warehousing, logistics, and project management firm located in Cincinnati, Ohio. As one of 15 members of the board of UniGroup – a $1.7 billion transportation company – John plays a key role in transforming the industry. John has been with Planes Companies since 1991 and has served as President since 2003. Prior to becoming a leader at Planes, John enjoyed a very successful career in athletics. In high school, he was a four-year baseball varsity starter and captain and a three-year football varsity starter and captain. He then attended the University of Massachusetts on a football scholarship. Even after he hung up the pads, John's love for the game never left him: his coaching career began at the University of Cincinnati, where he was recruited to be part of their graduate assistant program. He then spent six years as the offensive coordinator of local powerhouse St. Xavier High School before becoming the school's youngest-ever athletic director. Following this success, he spent five years coaching football at Lakota High School, where he earned the accolade of the Division I Coach of the Year. John's passion for athletics is a fundamental part of his character, as he is affectionately still called “coach” by many to this day. His leadership style mirrors that of a true motivator, as his presence visibly energizes those around him. John's competitive spirit and his uncanny ability to align business acumen and strategy to the x's and o's of the sports world resulted in the birth of Planes' TEAM culture in 2016. Originally introduced to 50 business unit leaders as part of a six-month leadership series, TEAM rolled out to the entire company in 2017. The success of the rollout – evidenced by Planes being voted a Top Workplace in Cincinnati by its own employees for six years running – has led leaders of businesses and teams all over the country to seek John's coaching on the creation of high-performance teams. John is a passionate believer in the importance of culture in transforming teams of people to work with a shared mindset and win together. John and his high school sweetheart, Lynn, have been married for 40 years. They have two sons, Brian and Stephen, and three beautiful grandchildren. Beyond athletics and business, John's passions lie in spending time by the ocean and making memories with family and friends. What you'll learn about in this episode: How John first discovered his love of athletics as a child growing up in Massachusetts, and how he went on to become a football coach How John made the transition from athletics and football coaching to joining the business world with Planes Companies Why it's important to show the people you work with that you genuinely care, whether in a sports team or a business team Why every meeting at Planes Companies starts with high energy music, and why getting people energized is so important to John Why a sense of being a team is central to Planes Companies, and what the acronym T-E-A-M stands for at the organization Why John prizes the ability to show vulnerability, and how being vulnerable shapes his role as a leader Why John and the team at Planes Companies uses the term “fierce dialogue” so often, and why it is the key to being a high-performance company John shares the story of creating an accidental litmus test for a new hire and immediately recognizing that she wasn't a team player Why a business leader should be engaged, connected and visible to the team members they lead Why John utters the same two words “Game On” to himself when he arrives to work every single day Additional Resources: Website: https://planes-movingstorage.com/ LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/john-sabatalo-78361212/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/PlanesMovingandStorage/ Planes Moving & Storage: www.planes-movingstorage.com GWS Corporate: www.gwscorporate.com Planes Specialized Logistics: www.planes-specializedlogistics.com Planes Commercial Services: www.planes-commercialservices.com

1 John 1:1-4 Who was John? Why did he write this epistle? Why should we study it?

In this episode we’ll be discussing Free Beer in Cleveland, Pancake Infused Beer, and we’re getting down with some Pizza and Wine!  If you like what you are hearing in this episode, consider helping us out by becoming a patron of the show. Visit http://welikedrinking.com/pledge to get in on the action. Panel Introductions And What We’re Drinking Tonight we’re joined by our usual panel members, first we have our wine blogger, Jeff Solomon, our commercial brewer, John Ruyak, and finally, I’m your host, Jeff Eckles. Pizza Wines Discussion G, H, PCR Jacquère Booze News Eckles - Cleveland Browns win Free Bud Light Chaos ensues - https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/browns-first-win-plus-free-beer-leads-to-pandemonium-in-cleveland-and-on-twitter/ John - Why? http://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/2018/09/25/ihop-debuts-pancake-infused-beer-called-ihops-brews-it-with-batter.html Podcast Awards This Sunday Tune in for the podcast awards Sunday September 30 at  PDT, 8 EDT. We should be one of the first categories so don’t be late. You can watch it live @ https://internationalpodcastday.com/live/ Or watch the replay if you can’t catch it live at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBgeSngzimBPkshC20fl3PA  

This week Pete (@mr_van_w) and John (@jfcatto) find some synergy in their holistic digital projections. Embracing the uber-efficient strategic programming of a blended asset matrix approach to "blue-sky" policy processing. It's king of our brand. They also talk about the culture of teacher "wellbeing"; both within a personal and school-wide context.   Pete: Building a Positive Staff Culture Takes Work - Mary Davenport  https://www.edutopia.org/article/building-positive-staff-culture-takes-work   John: Why it's important to switch off from work - Rebecca Vukovic https://www.teachermagazine.com.au/articles/why-its-important-to-switch-off-from-work  "Wellbeing" is a weasel word [sic] - @RobWard79 https://twitter.com/RobWard79/status/998072612235415552    Apologies for the sound quality this week. The work experience kid (John) was left in charge of monitoring the audio. The self absorbed millennial that he is only really listened to himself, who sounds great BTW - On reflection, I'm not sure that was even an apology. 

This week Pete (@mr_van_w) and John (@jfcatto) find some synergy in their holistic digital projections. Embracing the uber-efficient strategic programming of a blended asset matrix approach to "blue-sky" policy processing. It's king of our brand. They also talk about the culture of teacher "wellbeing"; both within a personal and school-wide context.   Pete: Building a Positive Staff Culture Takes Work - Mary Davenport  https://www.edutopia.org/article/building-positive-staff-culture-takes-work   John: Why it's important to switch off from work - Rebecca Vukovic https://www.teachermagazine.com.au/articles/why-its-important-to-switch-off-from-work  "Wellbeing" is a weasel word [sic] - @RobWard79 https://twitter.com/RobWard79/status/998072612235415552    Apologies for the sound quality this week. The work experience kid (John) was left in charge of monitoring the audio. The self absorbed millennial that he is only really listened to himself, who sounds great BTW - On reflection, I'm not sure that was even an apology. 

Episode 19 - "Life in Plastic" Despite what you might have heard, our life in plastic is less than fantastic. Plastic is everywhere and enables our modern standard of living, but it turns out that this comes at a cost. Recent discoveries have found plastic in the oceans, in our soil, in the food we eat, and even the air we breathe. The health and environmental effects of all this plastic are just beginning to be understood - and it's not looking good.Join us this week as explore the world of plastics and microplastics and speak with environmental attorney John Parker about this growing threat. Chapters 4:48 Where Does it All Go? 5:11 Great Pacific Garbage Patch 6:12 What are Microplastics 7:23 Where do Microplastics Come From? 12:04 What Are the Environmental and Health Implications? 12:30 In our Water? 15:04 In our Bodies 15:59 Marine Food Chain Impacts 18:02 We Breathe Plastic? 18:54 Affects of Plastic on Health and Environment 23:43 Chemicals In Our World 28:53 Externalities and Pofitibility 36:09 There is no Profit? 43:04 Local Politics and Business 43:15 Ban on Bans 44:01 John 44:42 JOHN: Experience 45:29 JOHN: Why is it Hard to Get Clean Water? 46:12 JOHN: New York Doing Enough? 47:31 JOHN: Proactive or Reactive? 49:38 JOHN: Where Does Responsibility Lie? 52:16 JOHN: Importance of Awareness 54:04 JOHN: Who is Leading Awareness? 55:33 JOHN: Groups Doing Good 57:09 What Can We Do? 1:03:20 Gavin A full transcript is available as well as detailed links and sources (plus credits and more) on our website ashesashes.org.Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast.CC BY-SA 4.0

This week Pete (@mr_van_w) manages to keep his cool over a website published by #hisABC that seems to serve no purpose other than to shame/enrage parents in both the public and private sector of education.  John (@jfcatto) highlights the lack of correlation between college achievement and fame and fortune.    Pete: You decide: Should you send your kids to a public or private school? - Cristen Tilley, Ben Spraggon, Nathan Hoad  http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-01-31/public-vs-private-school-you-decide/8380980    John: Why valedictorians rarely become rich and famous - and the average millionaire's college GPA was 2.9 - Shana Lebowitz https://amp.businessinsider.com/why-high-school-valedictorians-dont-become-really-successful-2017-5    Visit www.teacherstalkingteaching.com to see more of the podcast.

This week Pete (@mr_van_w) manages to keep his cool over a website published by #hisABC that seems to serve no purpose other than to shame/enrage parents in both the public and private sector of education.  John (@jfcatto) highlights the lack of correlation between college achievement and fame and fortune.    Pete: You decide: Should you send your kids to a public or private school? - Cristen Tilley, Ben Spraggon, Nathan Hoad  http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-01-31/public-vs-private-school-you-decide/8380980    John: Why valedictorians rarely become rich and famous - and the average millionaire's college GPA was 2.9 - Shana Lebowitz https://amp.businessinsider.com/why-high-school-valedictorians-dont-become-really-successful-2017-5    Visit www.teacherstalkingteaching.com to see more of the podcast.

Pete (@mr_van_w) and John (@jfcatto) love The Rock and facial hair. Finally, John probes into the disconnect between education research and classroom practitioners and perhaps the need for education communicators.  Then, Pete talks about how new teachers should be built and supported rather judged and weeded out.     John: Why don't teachers use education research in teaching? - Paul Maclellan https://eic.rsc.org/analysis/why-dont-teachers-use-education-research-in-teaching/2010170.article    BTW: Flipped Learning is pretty much a waste of time https://www.tes.com/news/school-news/breaking-news/exclusive-flipped-learning-leads-small-progress   Pete: Why Jessica quit teaching: She'd given her heart and soul to those kids but the SLT didn't think it was enough - Thomas Rogers https://www.tes.com/news/school-news/breaking-views/why-jessica-quit-teaching-shed-given-her-heart-and-soul-those-kids 

Pete (@mr_van_w) and John (@jfcatto) love The Rock and facial hair. Finally, John probes into the disconnect between education research and classroom practitioners and perhaps the need for education communicators.  Then, Pete talks about how new teachers should be built and supported rather judged and weeded out.     John: Why don't teachers use education research in teaching? - Paul Maclellan https://eic.rsc.org/analysis/why-dont-teachers-use-education-research-in-teaching/2010170.article    BTW: Flipped Learning is pretty much a waste of time https://www.tes.com/news/school-news/breaking-news/exclusive-flipped-learning-leads-small-progress   Pete: Why Jessica quit teaching: She'd given her heart and soul to those kids but the SLT didn't think it was enough - Thomas Rogers https://www.tes.com/news/school-news/breaking-views/why-jessica-quit-teaching-shed-given-her-heart-and-soul-those-kids 

John (@jfcatto) looks at the difference between good PBL and sending kids off to look stuff up on the internet. Pete (@mr_van_w) how teaching metacognition can help students learn and then goes on an unrelated rant.     John: Why every teacher should look into PBL - Alice Leung (@aliceleung) https://aliceleung.net/2017/01/26/why-every-teacher-should-look-into-project-based-learning/amp/    Pete: The Role of Metacognition in Learning and Achievement - Chris Fadel and others https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2016/08/10/the-role-of-metacognition-in-learning-and-achievement/    Also if You're Keen: Melbourne Declaration on Educational Goals for Young Australians http://www.curriculum.edu.au/verve/_resources/National_Declaration_on_the_Educational_Goals_for_Young_Australians.pdf   

In a departure from our normal format, Chris and Sandi spend this episode talking through their thoughts about RRSP Loans…twice. Why twice? Turns out we had more to say. Why audio-only? Chris wanted to test his show-editing skills. Why no John? Why this weird question and answer format? Why don’t you just listen and find out? For full show notes please visit: http://www.becausemoney.ca/s3-ep-9-chris-and-sandi-think-through-rrsp-loans

Xiaohua：Many girls see their dads as all-rounders, as they can fix everything at home, including leaking pipes and burned-out lights. However, when the girls grow up and get married, some of them find their husbands are not as versatile as their dads. Is it true? John：This is just strange to me, I mean like a burned-out lights, you are telling me that people can’t change the light-bulb? Man or woman, there is something, what, how, I just don’t get it. Zhou Heyang：Ok, well, I think there is a reason behind why guys don’t seem to be all that competent in fixing everything. John：Why aren’t women competent in changing a light-bulb? Zhou Heyang：Ok , let me just answer your first question first, ok… John：Oh, the second question first. Zhou Heyang：Stop messing, you know, the order of things. Anyway, so it seems like sometimes, the newer version of lights we get now is isn’t all that user-friendly. Sometimes, it is not as simple as sticking a different light-bulb on, but there’s like hooking the wires andstuff. So I mean if it is like a more advanced technology that requires more advanced knowledge in fixing it, come on, I don’t think guy is, or even the dads probably have that kind of knowledge that’s required sometimes. John：But also it is really annoying, mean its its… Zhou Heyang：why? John：No, not…What you said. But looking at, you know, woman comparing their husbands to their dads, I mean, it is kind of interesting, because they are actually being very honest about where their archetypes of masculinity are coming from. I’m now sure we should necessarily expect people to be able to do that. But it shows a bit of awareness, perhaps that somehow women tend to do have such awareness. But at the same time, you know, do you want to be marrying your father is one of the bigger questions we should to be asking here. And inevitably, we do end up marrying a version of our parents, whether it is composite of your mother and father, or whether you know, more father, or more mother. For either sex, I think it just kind of happens. Because it is what we are familiar with, this is what we are used to. And also, especially with the daughters to father, and sons to mother, that’s our archetype of how the other sex is formed or what we are supposed to expect from them and things like that. But at the same time, you know, you couple that, you know, the gender archetype with the huge generation gap. And of course, your husband is not going to be able to do the same things as your father. And actually it is quite insulting to be like what..why can’t man fix stuff anymore or ok fine but why can’t she cook anymore, why can’t she sew my clothe anymore. Why are you now at working instead of staying at home watching the kids all day. I mean come on, grow up, we are living in the different world. Zhou Heyang： Well, that is true that we are living in the different world. And I think maybe is not so much as fixing a water pipe, a fountain type. But now what is often expected for guys is you can fix the computer or you can work around all the gadgets that are available. And so I think guys do acquire new skills in that regard as time has moved on，but for the guys that can’t even do that, I am sorry to have that tone here. Still, there are certain things that are sort of expected from you and it sort of comes from gender roles. John：Also, but this thing is about one woman said that she bought a bookshop for asking her boyfriend to set it up. And he said it, without even trying, without even looking at it; he said that he cannot do it. This is a big problem because we generalized from that one example; I mean that for all I see, it’s just a lazy guy. Without even trying, he doesn’t even do anything. And I think that is totally different, and we shouldn’t generalize from that example. But it is a complicated picture. Because on one hand, most people are used to when they come to furniture these days, someone delivers it and they put it together. But what I think is interesting is that DIY is becoming a bit more fashionable, you might say. But the problem is I mean that, I grow up at a time where, I grow up with Legos, and Lego is great, because there are different types of sets, one type of set is free-formed, and you built whatever you want. Some come with its structures. Xiaohua: Exactly. John：So from when I was a young boy, I grew up following the instructions on how to build big starships and things like that. And IKEA is the very same thing, but it can be a little confusing if you are not used to it. So I can imagine that many Chinese men who have no experience of building anything whatsoever, had no experience building according to instructions, and may be confused by things coming from IKEA. Zhou Heyang： And also well, just to sort of bounce back on what John said just now, I think there is a problem with our education system here as well. Because during your primary school days, I think it is hugely useful for both boys and girls to learn how to sew and how to fix things or do some just easy manual work. And I think that part is often lacking. John：I will say this, there was a study done a couple of years ago in US and UK, that showed that in couples that in couples that split chores along traditional gender roles, they usually engaged in more intimate relations. So, guys fix stuff, women, clean stuff, you will be lot heavier. Xiaohua: I think there are still the expected skills of man and woman.

Xiaohua: A shopping mall in Northeast China's Dalian city has rolled out wider and bigger parking spaces for their female customers. The spaces, outlined in hot pink with a sign saying, "Women only," are located by the road and close to the mall's entrances. So do you think that is actually thoughtful or thoughtless to set up female-only parking? Heyang: Oh, I think no matter what it is, it is credibly sexist. John: Thank you for saying that. I am glad you said that. Heyang: It’s reinforcing that’s stereotypical view on women being very bad at driving, and may cause more accidents, which is completely false when we look at a few studies done before. John: It’s not completely false actually. So what we find in the US as well as in Europe, in Germany, what they found is that men are involved in more accidents total, total accidents. But what happens is that number one men are involved more in accidents with vitalities or causalities, so people die or they get injured. However, women are involved in more minor accidents, such as scrapes, bumps, slight dents and things like that. Heyang: So I think there could be an argument for in the parking lot when there seems be a place where is high risk for scrapes and accidently touching another car, that kind of thing. But I think this more or less seems like a marketing stunt, or this shopping mall is trying to send out the message that we are female friendly, but in fact I still think that it is just not sending out the right message. And I don’t think girls need this kind of extra treatment, so to speak, for, you know, getting parking a car correctly. Xiaohua: I think it’s really difficult for me to picking a side here. Because on the hand we do have studies showing that, as John says, also there is another study showing that many more accidents in parking lots caused by female drivers vs by male drivers. John: Why not making all the parking spaces larger? Heyang: We don’t have that much space. John: You build up, right? So we are talking about parking lots. What about parking garages? Come on, I think it is very sexist. Number one, we assume that all women are bad drivers, that they don’t know how to park their car. We have a similar case in Germany, where in one area, of one city, they had male-only parking spaces. It was only two, in one specific parking lot, but they said, they used the same argument that men are better parkers than women, which is not always the case. So I think number one, in general, it is important to recognize the strengths and the weaknesses of both sexes, and accept them for what they are. Look, we are all different. That’s just what it comes done to, and there are differences, there are general differences among the sexes. But I think that in terms of, we still need to treat people with the same opportunities, we still need to give them the same chances, and so you know what these spaces doing is automatically assuming that just because you are a woman that you are gonna hit another person’s car. And they are close to the exits. I mean come on, so what, women are not lazy? They shouldn’t have to move? Xiaohua: They have high heels. Heyang: That could be why. John: Take off your high heels, damn it. Heyang: Also I think what was kind of an argument for them, initially I had, was that I think actually the parking lot can be a very dangerous place because… well, the reason why women always carry pepper spray… John: Is it legal? In China? Heyang: Ok, in China maybe. And then so there are potential dangers in parking lot, but not really from parking. That was why I thought, oh, they want this thing. But in the end, it turned out it’s not. And it’s really just… John: No, I mean if you look at a German study from 2003, only one of one thousand crimes in parking garages was actually sexual in nature and they found that molestation and attacks on women occurred no more often in parking garages than any other places. So you know parking garage is the same as anywhere else. Xiaohua: So it’s a fake, sort of conception that parking lots are more dangerous. John: Right, they might seem more dangerous, because there is less people around. But bottom line, they just happen as much. I mean also you have to remember that a lot of crimes of molestation, of robbery, of theft in the road, these are almost always a crime of convenience. And if we’re talking about the six-floor parking garage, come on, who is gonna just wonder around the six-floor parking garage? Xiaohua: Back to, you know, the larger parking lot question. On the one hand, I am really angry because I think it’s sexist. And also, note that, I’m a very good driver (Heyang: Me too.) and I’m very good at parking. But on the other hand, I have seen numerous examples of horrible female drivers. Heyang: And horrible male drivers too. John: I think the thing is especially in China. I think there is a very, very strong conception that women are bad drivers. Because they are actually driving safer than most of the male drivers, which means that everyone thinks that everyone is an unsafe driver, so they act that way. And there is at least in Beijing a fairly low incidence of accidents, but then if you have someone who is driving safe in the area that anyone else is not driving safe, it actually make things more dangerous because our predictions are all messed up. Xiaohua: So instead of singling out the female, we should actually promote safer driving. John: Exactly, and better parking course for everyone.

Xiaohua: At present, many universities are holding their physical fitness tests for students. The most challenging test, definitely, is the women’s 800m race and the men’s 1000m long distance race. And for some students who are afraid that they might fail the test, they choose to hire someone else to take the test for them. So, do you think it is problematic? Zhou Heyang: It is wrong because it is effectively cheating and it’s hiring somebody to take an exam for you. Here, we’re talking about a PE exam, I guess, so you’re hiring somebody to do that for you and that is erroneous and you shouldn’t be doing that. John: Yeah. Yes, you’re right, but I would say that this is the most benign form of cheating that we see in schools and universities across China. I would say that it points to a much larger problem that many Chinese students just feel comfortable cheating whether its copying answers from someone’s else exam, whether it’s copying other people’s homework, whether its allowing other people to copy your homework. My experience in local Chinese schools, as a teacher, short period of time, but I did teach for a little bit in a public school, was that cheating, of pretty much any kind you can think of, is pretty much the norm in most schools these days. XH: And that’s sad. I know that some universities have stricter rules in terms of cheating in academic exams, especially finals and you get kicked out, basically, if you’re found cheating, but it seems that in terms of this PE fitness test that teachers are allowing it or teachers are not checking these, you know, so strictly. Do you there is a reason why this is specifically the case? ZHY: Well, I guess, because this test is not really that important. It doesn’t carry that much weight and the PE teachers or the examiners, they are willing to turn a blind eye to it. John: Yeah, because it barely even means anything. The only reason that we have it is that it’s somehow linked to scholarships and it’s somehow linked to your final score when you graduate. I think this also does reflect just the amount of pressure that… and also the amount of coursework that most people have in universities, especially when it comes to required coursework, we’re not talking about classes you can choose, but just the total number of hours every week they have to be in classes that they cannot choose. Perhaps PE is one of them. Also, I fail to understand what exactly is the link between someone’s ability to run a certain distance over a certain period of time and their actual health. It might say something about it, but if we want to have a full picture of someone’s physical fitness, we need to be looking at a lot more than 1000m. ZHY: That is true, but I think what they’re looking at here is just if you can run, jog that distance within a limited amount of time, which really isn’t not that difficult to do. John: It is really short, actually. ZHY: And also for the 1000m race for men, it is 4 minutes and 33 seconds, you know…you get to pass. And for the females, it is 4 minutes and 23 seconds. John: Why the girls get off easier? ZHY: it is a shorter distance! John: That is what I am saying. Why do you girls run a shorter distance than guys? Actually, girls are usually better at endurance sports than men are. XH: Yeah…Now we are at a whole different page and I decide to ignore that. ZHY: Yeah, let’s do that—ignore John. So, yes. It seems like it is not a big deal. It is not a difficult thing to do anyway and we hear so much about college students having too much time. I think they are just being lazy. John: too much time? that’s not what I hear. ZHY: yeah, too much time playing computer games and just having a lot of free time to do their own thing. It just seems that…I would just say people are just lazy. They are not exercising. John: Or they are studying for their final exams and can not take their time to go running. Or they can’t take the time to even go to this exam because they have to study for their physics final, or their English final, or their literature final. ZHY: That’s the final. You have the whole term to do all kinds of things. It doesn’t seem that “I don’t have enough time to just, you know, 4 minutes and 32 seconds of run?” John: Blaming the young people’s never been a very good argument. XH: We are never going to be popular with the young people, I guess, that is true. In terms of what is the fix, some people are suggesting we should take multiple forms of examinations, for example, have swimming or have something else that also can evaluate your fitness. John: Why even have exams tied to physical fitness? Why not just have compulsory PE courses like swimming, like boxing, like tennis, anything you can possibly think of. Do that and let students choose the course and then maybe we’ll get more fit university students. XH: Yeah. It seems in China, test is still the ultimate answer to everything, to evaluate everything at least.

Xiao Hua：Recently, an official from State Post Bureau says that college students sending their dirty clothes home and their families sending the clean clothes back have become a regular service for the delivery industry. Is it true? Why would college students do so? Zhou Heyang: I don’t think there is that much truth in it actually because I’ve read some follow-up reports. Well, this is all according to reports that this is not a regular service and a lot of university students are saying that this is a rarity. Like, I have never seen this before and I’ve only heard it as an urban lore that in some other university there are some spoiled student who does this, that posts dirty laundry to mommy and daddy and gets clean laundry as her or his parents post it back. So, I think that this is something that I’m not actually that surprised to see . Because first of, all it’s not that expensive, a little bit expensive like thirty yuan to get it back and forth by post. I guess if the parents agree to do this. Then why not, right? John: I don’t actually understand how it’s feasible in any sense. If you are waiting to send your clothes to be washed, I mean we are talking about some pretty big boxes that you actually have to send. Clothes, I mean especially if they’re dirty ,you don’t want to fold them up and they take up a lot of space. So, again I really don’t see how feasible it is. I guess we’ve kind of talked about this before, here on the show and a lot of people like to point out how lazy some college students in China are. Number one I’m not so sure is that if it is the truth. Number two: While, yes there are more and more dorms that are equipped with washing machines, I think in general for university students around the world it is easier and cheaper to somehow get their parents to do it or at least take their dirty laundry home when they visit rather than doing it while actually on campus. Zhou Heyang: So you are one of those kids, right? John: Oh,yeah. When I was in university, I didn’t send it home and I didn’t make my parents do it either. But certainly we are talking about a process can take up two or three hours of washing and drying your clothes at a dorm and you have to basically be watching the machines all the time in case someone else comes around and steals your clothes. Xiao Hua: Yes. That’s a possibility. John: You know, that’s the thing, I’ve got other things to do. I gotta go to classes or I gotta go to the cafeteria and eat lunch and all sorts of different things. For me, at least when my parents were living closer, every month or so I take a visit and I bring all the dirty clothes I accumulated. Zhou Heyang: For the record, I always set my own laundry. When I was living in dorms, I used the pay machines to wash . John: Well, la-di-da. Zhou Heyang: Yes, la-di-da. I didn’t really pay a lot for it because for these universities provided washing machines, they are pretty cheap to start with . John: In the US they are not. They are anywhere like a buck to a buck and fifty. Zhou Heyang: In the UK it’s not that expensive but still compared to sending it back home to China obviously that’s a good deal and also just wait in the washing room with a book or you know it’s a place you can possibly even have a date . Xiaohua: Yeah, a laundry date Zhou Heyang: Laundry romance, that has happened before. I don’t think it’s really that big of a deal and I think for most students it’s probably most economical and sensible to just do it yourself. Xiao Hua: I think if you live within the same city with your parents then that’s okay because when I was in college, I kind of did the same as John did. I’m ashamed to admit it. John: Why be ashamed, why does it matter? Really, who cares? Who cares what college kids do with their time and money? It doesn’t mean anything. People always like to blow it up and say, “Oh, Chinese kids are lazy. Oh, they’re spoiled.” I don’t think this shows any of that and we don’t really know if it is actually true. Xiao Hua: Yeah, but if it is indeed true if people are sending their dirty laundries home with mail, that may be a little bit stupid. John: I mean, whatever. Xiao hua: Yeah, well. That’s it for this edtion of Round Table. We can keep arguing when we are off the show. John: You are wrong. Xiao hua: No, I’m not.

Luke 4:16-22 WORSHIP POWER: #3 Why did Jesus follow in the footsteps of his cousin John? Why did he take up the task of telling God’s message to others? Why has preaching, proclaiming the good news, been an essential part of the Judeo-Christian heritage for several millennia? The answer, of course, is that there is power in proclamation. Just as we have said the last two weeks in speaking of prayer and scripture, preaching has the power to connect us to God and to help us discover what God wants to give us.