Podcast appearances and mentions of linda cohen

In this episode, I had the pleasure of sitting down with someone who brings an incredibly refreshing energy to the workplace conversation: Linda Cohen, aka the Kindness Catalyst. Linda's not only a professional speaker and consultant, but she's also the author of The Economy of Kindness, a book that I've personally loved.We dive into Linda's powerful story, how a personal loss sparked her journey to perform 1,000 mitzvahs (yep, good deeds!) and how that led to her mission to prove that kindness in business isn't just a “feel-good” idea, it's a competitive advantage.We talk about:Why kindness isn't soft—it's strategicReal-world stories of how compassion turned around employee engagementWhat “kindness burnout” is and how to avoid itThe difference between recognition and validationSimple ways leaders can weave kindness into everyday operationsIf you're in senior living, healthcare, or honestly any people-focused business, this episode is a must-listen. You'll walk away with actionable ways to foster a more connected, loyal, and productive team.

What does kindness really mean in a business context, and how can it drive retention, culture, and success? Linda Cohen, The Kindness Catalyst, joins the Modern Mentor podcast to explore the tangible impact of kindness in leadership, how it differs from simply being nice, and actionable strategies to create a more engaged and motivated workforce.You can find Linda Cohen, The Kindness Catalyst and her work here:LinkedInInstagramWebsiteModern Mentor is hosted by Rachel Cooke. A transcript is available at Simplecast.Have a question for Modern Mentor? Email us at modernmentor@quickanddirtytips.com.Find Modern Mentor on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, or subscribe to the newsletter to get more tips to fuel your professional success.Modern Mentor is a part of Quick and Dirty Tips.Links: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/modern-mentor-newsletterhttps://www.facebook.com/QDTModernMentorhttps://twitter.com/QDTModernMentorhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/modern-mentor-podcast/

Linda Cohen, known as the kindness catalyst, discusses the importance of kindness in the workplace and how it can transform organizational culture. She shares her journey into this field, which began with a personal project of performing 1000 acts of kindness (mitzvahs) in memory of her father. Cohen now works with various organizations, including credit unions, senior living communities, and healthcare institutions, to implement kindness strategies and improve workplace cultures. She emphasizes the impact of small acts of kindness, the need for recognition and communication, and the benefits of creating a culture where kindness is a core value.   TAKEAWAYS Kindness is a smart business strategy that improves employee retention and customer service. Small acts of kindness create a ripple effect, significantly impacting morale and workplace culture. Direct, honest communication is a crucial form of kindness in the workplace, especially during conflicts.   A QUICK GLIMPSE INTO OUR PODCAST 

Linda is known as The Kindness Catalyst, offering workplaces to cure the burnout effect and better ROI. Find her at www.lindacohenconsulting.com. Enjoy the show as much as we did!

Are you ready to transform your business with the power of kindness?Join me for an enlightening conversation with Linda Cohen, also known as the "Kindness Catalyst." Linda, a professional speaker and consultant, shares her insights on the transformative power of kindness in the workplace. With over a decade of experience and two published books, Linda offers invaluable strategies to help authors thrive through compassion and empathy.Key Takeaways:The ROI of Kindness: Discover how kindness can significantly boost your bottom line.Strategic Media Engagement: Learn the importance of local media for book promotion and how to leverage it effectively.Pitching with Confidence: Understand the necessity of pitching yourself and your book with confidence, even when facing imposter syndrome.The Power of Social Media: Utilize LinkedIn to build authentic connections and promote your book and business.Incorporating Kindness in Speaking Engagements: How to weave kindness into your speaking, coaching, or consulting work.Tune in now for actionable insights to elevate your business with the power of kindness!*************************************************************************Sponsored by Aviva Publishing. For over 30 years, we've dedicated ourselves to support nonfiction authors on their journey to publish andsell their books in bulk. Our mission is to empower you to establish yourself as a leading authority in a niche market. Learn my Top 5 Book Marketing Tips! Sign up for the “Book Marketing Kickstarter 5-Day Challenge”—it's free! ************************************************************************

In this episode, I welcome special guest, Linda Cohen. We discuss the importance of incorporating kindness into company culture. We explore strategies and methods to elevate the workplace environment, overcome common obstacles in promoting kindness, and provide practical tips for leaders and managers to foster kindness.Guest IntroductionOur guest is Linda Cohen, an expert on kindness in the workplace. With over a decade of experience working with companies to integrate kindness, Linda is a keynote speaker and consultant with a focus on company culture. She is also the author of books on kindness and gratitude.The Power of Kindness in Business - Key TakeawaysKindness in company culture can significantly improve employee relations and productivity.Recognition and communication are crucial elements of promoting kindness.Simple practices like breath work and gratitude can have a profound impact on organizational dynamics.Managing interpersonal relationships is key to a harmonious work environment.Empathy and understanding towards employees' personal challenges enhance overall workplace morale.Common Obstacles in Promoting KindnessIdentifying and addressing areas where recognition is lacking.Finding new ways to talk about kindness without it feeling repetitive.Helping employees adopt a mindset of kindness and empathy.Key Strategies for Incorporating KindnessImplementing recognition programs to highlight positive behaviors.Encouraging effective and compassionate communication.Introducing breathwork techniques to manage stress and maintain calmness.Establishing gratitude practices within the workplace to foster a positive atmosphere.Practical TipsCreate a big post-it note board in the lunchroom for employees to share what they are grateful for.Encourage the use of gratitude journals and incentivize participation with rewards.Introduce breathwork techniques like box breathing to help manage stress.Key Quotes"Kindness is contagious. It's really important that we elevate that space.""Most people are kind. We need to find common ground and see the good in each other.""Treating employees with kindness makes them better employees, better human beings, and better family members.""You can control how you act or react in any situation, even if you can't control the situation itself.""Kill them with kindness. Sometimes being kind to someone who is unkind can help break them open to a higher, more positive self.""Recognition is one of the main ways to bring kindness into your company.""Communication is crucial, especially when having difficult conversations with empathy and compassion.""Taking three deep breaths can change how you physically feel and enter a situation.""Gratitude practices can transform workplace culture and increase engagement."Resources MentionedLinda's website: lindacohenconsulting.comLinda's LinkedIn: Linda M CohenConnect with Linda on Instagram: @kindnessfromcohen Find Linda on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Lindacohenconsulting Join my upcoming Invite-Only Event LIVE masterclass: https://www.lindseyanderson.live/generator ConclusionEmphasizing the journey over the destination in building a...

Linda Cohen is an international keynote speaker, consultant, author, and trainer who considers herself a kindness catalyst. She shares the ROI of kindness with businesses and associations around the world through customized interactive programs for team meetings and conference keynotes with enthusiasm and expertise. Linda believes kindness is no longer a nice to have in the workplace, but an imperative skill for leaders and employees to cultivate. She says that kindness is at the basis of every aspect of a positive company culture from recruitment and retention to morale and burnout. Her book The Kindness Economy showcases nemerous examples of the ways employing kindness into compnay culture generates improvement in these common performance metrics. In short, Linda proves again and again that leaders who develop a "kindness practice" build stronger organizations and bigger bottom lines. Linda lives in Portland, Oregon where she enjoys spending time with her family. Connect with Linda on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindamcohen/  On her website: https://lindacohenconsulting.com/  = = = = = Thank you for supporting the show! Your 5-star rating and review makes a difference -- it's easy to leave one and it helps spread the word about the podcast! = = = = = My latest book, The Far Unlit Unknown -- is available everywhere books are sold including Audible! Get your copy and learn more about it here Are we connected yet on social?  @maryloukayser (Instagram) https://www.linkedin.com/in/mlkayser/ (LinkedIn)

Kindness.  Something we all enjoy and value from the people around us, and something some people may think is missing too often in human interactions, but this week's guest has a different perspective, and she has a great point.  Linda Cohen (www.lindacohenconsulting.com) is The Kindness Catalyst.  Author, speaker and Kindness consultant, Linda helps bring more kindness into the world!  In this episode we talk aboutHow she got started working in this arenaWhy kindness is so importantHow acts of kindness don't have to be massive and epic!  Small acts are what truly makes a different in the day-to-day!Want more from Linda?Website: www.lindacohenconsulting.comResource page she mentioned in the episode: https://lindacohenconsulting.com/resources/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindamcohen/Linda Cohen, also known as the “kindness catalyst”, is a professional speaker and consultant. For nearing two decades, Linda has worked with businesses and associations on the ROI of Kindness.Linda served for 6 years on the board of the National Speaker Association Oregon Chapter. In 2018-19, she was their chapter president. Linda's second book, The Economy of Kindness: How Kindness Transforms Your Bottom Line was published in October 2021.You may not know she's a devoted and steadfast Earl Grey tea drinker. Originally, from New England, she lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband of 30 years. They have two spirited young adult children and have raised three  Cavalier King Charles Spaniels.

Saturday's New Moon Solar Eclipse opened an eclipse portal that we'll be in for the next two weeks until the full moon in Taurus on October 28th. This two-week portal is a powerful period for reflection and transformation, as new chapters begin and fated events occur. The good news about eclipses is that we can trust the direction they are guiding us in. Eclipses bring events into our lives that are part of the cosmic plan, yet eclipses don't cause something to happen in our lives but allow us to see things more clearly than before.  This eclipse season set the intention that you will be aligned with MORE; more love, more truth, more joy, more purpose, more creation, more connection, and more YOU. We can expect some post-eclipse clarity this week when the Sun in Libra meets Mercury in Libra, forming a Cazimi. When Mercury is Cazimi it provides clarity, insights, breakthroughs, and downloads. Pay attention to the downloads you receive this week. They are important.  As humans, we are going through a series of fated decision points and changes. This is a difficult time for all of us. As my friend Linda Cohen says, "Focus on kindness." Kindness to yourself and others. All of this transformation requires energy, which may leave you exhausted. Slow down, rest, reflect, listen for messages from your higher self and the universe, and give the changes time to integrate. This will pass, and we will come out stronger as a result. Shop the Double Eclipse Package Sale and get TWO 30-minute Sessions for just $111 at https://www.abundology.com/schedule Access the Solar Eclipse Spiritual Practice at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxWtb1Gf-Rc

Episode 89 The Theremin Part 2: Recordings After 1970 Playlist Ultimate Spinach, “(Ballad of The) Hip Death Goddess” from Ultimate Spinach (1968 MGM Records). This American psychedelic rock band was from Boston, Massachusetts, although they had a sound that had more an affinity with the free spirit of San Francisco. The Theremin has a prominent part in this song, following the vocalist and filling in some interesting instrumental parts. Bass and Feedback, Richard Nese; Vocals, Drums, Tabla, Bass Drum, Bells, Chimes, Keith Lahteinen; Vocals, Electric Guitar, Guitar, Kazoo, Barbara Hudson; Vocals, Electric Piano, Electric Harpsichord, Organ, Harpsichord, Twelve-String Guitar, Sitar, Harmonica, Wood Flute, Theremin, Celesta, Ian Bruce-Douglas; Vocals, Lead Guitar, Guitar Feedback, Sitar Drone, Electric Sitar, Geoffrey Winthrop. 8:11 Hawkwind, “Paranoia Part 2” from Hawkwind (1970 Liberty). Hawkwind was a pioneering space-rock and psychedelic group from the UK. They were known to use a theremin during their early years—1969 to 1973 and revived its use on stage in later performances using a Moog Etherwave model in the 2000s. This first album features a theremin added to much of the sonic textures, sometimes overtly but often run through effects to provide a looming background, as in this song. It is sometimes difficult to distinguish, but I think there is a theremin providing some of the droning background and then sporadic bursts of tones beginning around 4:25. 14:54 McKendree Spring, “God Bless the Conspiracy” from 3 (1972 Decca). Electric Violin, Viola, Theremin, Michael Dreyfuss; Electronics (Ring Modulator), Tom Oberheim; Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Dulcimer, Fran McKendree; Electric Bass, Larry Tucker; Electric Guitar, Martin Slutsky. This progressive band with experimental leanings was a quartet without a drummer. Dreyfus later said, “In God Bless the Conspiracy and No Regrets I was able to play viola and Theremin at the same time by bringing my body closer to the Theremin (to change pitch) while playing a harmony part on the viola,”(2006). He played a Theremin beginning 1969. He may have used a Moog theremin, such as the Troubadour. 6:53 Linda Cohen, “Horizon Jane” from Lake Of Light (1973 Poppy). Folky album from Philadelphia featuring several electronic musicians. Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Piano, Polytonic Modulator, Jefferson Cain; Classical Guitar, Composer, Linda Cohen; Flute, Stan Slotter; Producer, Electric Guitar, Matrix Electronic Drums, Modulator, Sitar, Synthesizer, Craig Anderton; Minimoog, Theremin, Charles Cohen. 3:36 Ronnie Montrose, “Space Station #5” from Montrose (1973 Warner Brothers). Ronnie Montrose added a custom-built Theremin to his equipment with the pitch antenna mounted on his aluminum (silver) Velano guitar so that he could play both at the same time. Volume for the theremin was controlled by a black box mounted on a mike stand, to which he stood nearby. He was recording with it throughout the 1970s. Here is a great live clip you where you can see how he played it. Note the end of the clip where he put the theremin guitar up against the speaker and wails on the volume control of the theremin control box. Bass, Bill Church; Drums, Denny Carmassi; Guitar, Theremin-Guitar, Ronnie Montrose; Vocals, Sam Hagar. 5:36 Arthur Brown's Kingdom Come, “Time Captives” from Journey (1974 Passport). Fender Bass, Percussion, Vocals, Phil Shutt; Bentley Rhythm Ace, Vocals, Arthur Brown; Electric Guitar, Vocals, Andy Dalby; Mellotron, ARP 2600, EMS VCS 3, Piano, Theremin, Percussion, Vocals, Victor Peraino. 8:37 Michael Quatro, “Get Away” from In Collaboration with The Gods (1975 United Artists Records). Brother of Detroit rockers Suzi and Patti Quatro, he had a flare for progressive rock and electronic keyboards in the 1970s. The Theremin makes frequent appearances on this album, this track in particular. Arranger, Piano Baldwin, Electric Piano Gretsch Electro, Piano Tack Piano, Sonic Six Synthesizer, Effects Univox Phaser, Univox Stringman, EC-80 Echo, Elka Electric Piano, Hammond Organ, Minimoog Synthesizer, Univox Mini-Korg, Electroharmonix Boxes, Mellotron Violin, Cello, Flute, Effects Wah-Wah Pedals, Effects Syntha-Pedal, Bass Nova Bass, Horns, Organ Pipe Organ, Sounds Ring Modulation, Maestro Theremin, Electronic Effects, Percussion , Michael Quatro;Bass, Lead Vocals, Arranged By Arranging Assistance, Dave Kiswiney; Drums, Kirk (Arthur) Trachsel; Guitar, Teddy Hale. 4:04 Melodic Energy Commission, “Revise The Scene” from Stranger In Mystery (1979 Energy Discs). This is the first album from this Canadian space-rock, psychedelic and folk troupe from British Columbia. The Theremin was a key instrument in their ensemble and was custom-built by group member George McDonald. His Theremin would eventually be known as the Galactic Stream Theremin and would take some 25 years to build and evolve into a six antennae instrument for “tuning into the performers body motions.” During this recording, a simpler, more traditional version was used. Gas & Steam Bass, Bells, Tambourine, Mark Franklin; Dulcimer, Bowed Dulcimer, Khaen, Gongs, Flute, Randy Raine-Reusch; Hydro-electric Guitar, Custom-made Theremin, Aura, Wall Of Oscillation, George McDonald; Percussion, Tablas, Brass Tank, Glockenspiel, Roland SH5 Synthesizer, Organ, Paul Franklin; EMS Synthi AKS, Delatronics, Electric Guitar, Del Dettmar; Wordy Voice, Guitar, Piano, Organ, Roland SH 1000 Synthesizer, Gongs, Vibraphone, Kalimba, Stone Drum, Egyptian Shepherd's Pipe, Xaliman. 6:13 The Nihilist Spasm Band, “Elsinore” from Vol. 2 (1979 Music gallery Editions). Canadian group that used all hand-made instruments, including the kit-made Theremin by Bill Exley. Bass, Hugh McIntyre; Drums, Greg Curnoe; Guitar, John Clement, Murray Favro; Kazoo, John Boyle; Pratt-a-various, Art Pratten; Vocals, Theremin, Bill Exley. Recorded live at the Toronto Music Gallery, February 4th 1978. 5:14 Yuseff Yancy, Garret List, “Sweetness” Garrett List / A-1 Band, “Sweetness” from ‎Fire & Ice (1982 Lovely Music). Alto Saxophone, Byard Lancaster; Maestro Theremin, Electronics, Youseff Yancy; Vocals, Genie Sherman. 4:11. Todd Clark, “Into the Vision” from Into The Vision (1984 T.M.I. Productions). Guitar, Cheetah Chrome; Theremin, Bat-wing Guitar with ARP Avatar, Todd Clark; Found Vocals, William Burroughs. 8:38 Danielle Dax, “Yummer Yummer Man” from Yummer Yummer Man (1985 Awesome). UK artist Danielle Dax. Wah Guitar, Steve Reeves; Guitar, Slide Guitar, Organ, David Knight; Producer, arranger, lyrics, Vocals, Theremin, Tapes, Danielle Dax; Drums, Martyn Watts; Music by Danielle Dax, David Knight. Dax is an experimental English musician, artist, and producer, born as Danielle Gardner. 3:16 Mars Everywhere, “Attack of the Giant Squid” from Visitor Parking (1989 Audiofile Tapes). Cassette release from this space-rock band from the 1980s. Electric Guitar, Electronics, Tape, Ernie Falcone; Synthesizer, Theremin, Keyboards, Tom Fenwick. 5:03 Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, “Vacuum of Loneliness” from The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion (1992 Caroline). This NY band uses an original Moog Vanguard (circa 1960). This rock and blues band was active from 1991 until 2016. Baritone Saxophone, John Linnell; Drums, Russell Simins; Guitar, Vocals, Judah Bauer; Tenor Saxophone, Kurt Hoffman; Trumpet, Frank London; Vocals, Guitar, Moog Vanguard Theremin, Jon Spencer. Here is a video of a live performance of The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion with a Moog Vanguard Theremin (just after the 39-minute mark). 3:02 Calvin Owens and His Blues Orchestra, “Vincent Van Gogh” from That's Your Booty (1996 Sawdust Alley). Trumpet solo and vocals, Calvin Owens; Maestro Theremin, Youseff Yancy; Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Eddy De Vos, Kurt van Herck, Peter Vandendriessche; Backing Vocals, B. J. Scott, Frank Deruytter, Mieke Belange, Yan De Bryun; Baritone Saxophone, Bo Vander Werf, Johan Vandendriessche; Bass, Ban Buls, Roman Korohek; Cello, B. Piatkowski, X. Gao; Drums, Cesar Janssens, Laurent Mercier; Guitar, Marty Townsend, Yan De Bryun; Keyboards, Rafael Van Goubergen; Organ, Peter Van Bogart; Saxophone, Jimmy Heath; Tenor Saxophone, David "Fathead" Newman, Shelly Caroll Paul; Trombone, Marc Godfroid, Yan De Breker; Trumpet, Andy Haderer, Rüdiger Baldauf; Violin, D. Ivanov, E. Kouyoumdjian; Vocals, Archie Bell, Otis Clay, Ruby Wilson. 6:23. David Simons, “Music For Theremin And Gamelan (1998-1999), parts I and II” from Fung Sha Noon (2009 Tzadik). Theremin, Rob Schwimmer; Gamelan, Theremin, Sampler, MIDI Controller, Percussion, Marimba, Zoomoozophone, 43 Pitch Zither, Harmonic Canon, Slide Guitar, Chromelodeon harmonium, David Simons; Gamelan, Barbara Benary, Denman Maroney, John Morton, Laura Liben. 6:09 (part I) and 6:29 (part II) Lydia Kavina, “Voice of the Theremin,” composed by Vladimir Komarov from Music from The Ether, Original Works For Theremin (1999 Mode). TVox Tour model theremin, Lydia Kavina. Arranged, mixed, performed by Lydia Kavina. 8:11 Lydia Kavina, “Free Music #1,” composed by Percy Grainger from Music from The Ether, Original Works For Theremin (1999 Mode). TVox Tour model theremin, Lydia Kavina; mixed and spatialized, Steve Puntolillo. This work was originally written for theremin although Grainger had many ideas around how this type of “free music” should be played. This native Australian was fascinated by the sounds of the real world and invented a mechanical machine for making such sounds. In 1938, Grainger said, "...Out in nature we hear all kinds of lovely and touching 'free' (non-harmonic) combinations of tones, yet we are unable to take up these beauties and expressiveness into the art of music because of our archaic notions of harmony.” His adaptation of free music for theremin was an attempt to create sounds that were new to music. This version was multitracked by Kavina and an old acquaintance of mine, sound engineer Steve Puntolillo, to recreate the parts for four theremins. 1:19 The Kurstins, “Sunshine” from Gymnopedie (2000 Rouge Records). Composed by Roy Ayers; Minimoog, ARP String Ensemble, Organ, Guitar, Sampler, Drums, Rhodes Electric Piano, Greg Kurstin; Moog Theremin, Theremin Vocoder, Moogerfoogers, Pamelia Kurstin. 3:47 The Kurstins, “Outside” from Gymnopedie (2000 Rouge Records). Composed by Greg Kurstin; Minimoog, ARP String Ensemble, Organ, Guitar, Sampler, Drums, Rhodes Electric Piano, Greg Kurstin; Moog Theremin, Theremin Vocoder, Moogerfoogers, Pamelia Kurstin. 3:55 Hecate's Angels, “Shrink-Wrapped Soul” from Saints And Scoundrels (2004 redFLY Records). Los Angeles-based Pietra Wexstun is a composer, singer, keyboard and theremin player. Vocals, Farfisa organ, piano, theremin, sound effects, Pietra Wexstun; bass, Bill Blatt; guitar, Stan Ridgway; drums, Elmo Smith. 3:52 Pamelia Kurstin, “Barrow In Furness” from Thinking Out Loud (2007 Tzadik). From Kurstin first solo record. Composed, Produced, Theremin With L6 Looping Pedals and Microsynth Pedal, Guitar, Piano, Pamelia Kurstin. She played the Etherwave Pro Theremin by Moog fo this recording. Pamelia Kurstin, video with she and Bob Moogdiscussing the Etherwave Pro when it was introduced. Kurstin uses the Etherwave Pro Theremin by Moog Music. 5:12 Barbara Bucholtz, “SixEight” from Moonstruck (2008 Intuition Records). Bucholtz was a German theremin player and composer. She played a TVox Tour model theremin. Drums, Sebastian Merk; Music By, Contrabass Flute, Sampler, programmed, engineered, produced, and recorded by Tilmann Dehnhard; Trumpet, Arve Henriksen. 4:01 Herb Deutsch, “Longing” from Theremin One Hundred Years (2020 Electronic Sound). Composer, Herb Deutsch; Piano, Nancy Deutsch; Moog Melodia Theremin, Daryl Kubian. Recording from 2012. The beloved Herb Deutsch, who died recently at age 90, was an early collaborator with Bob Moog on the creation of the synthesizer. Herb became acquainted with Bob by purchasing a Theremin kit—a Moog Melodia model, in the early 1960s. He was primarily responsible for convincing Moog to add a keyboard to his modular unit. Also, this is taken from a terrific compilation of modern Theremin artists to benefit the New York Theremin Society. Check it out. 3:38 M83, “Sitting” from M83 (2016 Lowlands Festival). This is a live recording from Holland. “Sitting” was a song on M83's first album in 2001. But it didn't have a theremin part until they decided to spice-up the live interpretation of the song in 2016. Jordan Lawlor uses a Moog Theremini when M83 performs this in concert. He puts down his guitar, grabs some drum sticks, beats a rhythm on some electronic drums while dancing in place and moving his hands around a theremin. You can hear the theremin in this track but don't mistake it for the keyboard tones that Gonzalez is playing on his modular system. A longer sequence of theremin begins at 1:38 in the audio. You can view the video here, beginning at 26:54 into the show. M83 is a French electronica band founded in 1999 by Anthony Gonzalez, who remains the only sole member from the original outfit. Performing members on this live tour included: Anthony Gonzalez, lead vocals, modular synthesizers, keyboards, guitars, piano, bass, drums, percussion, programming, arrangement, mixer, production; Loïc Maurin, drums, percussion, guitar, bass, keyboards; Jordan Lawlor, guitars, vocals, multi-instrumentalist; Kaela Sinclair, Dave Smith and M-Audio keyboards, vocals; Joe Berry, piano, synthesizers, electronic wind instrument, saxophone. 4:03 Radio Science Orchestra, “Theme from Doctor Who” (2019). This UK-based band unites theremin, ondes martenot, Moog and modular electronics, for its performances. They've played such events as the TEDSummit, the British Library, and Glastonbury Festival. They made a concert recording with Lydia Kavina in 2009 of the Theme from Doctor Who. This version was made more recently and appears to also include Kavina. She plays the TVox Tour model theremin made by her husband G. Pavlov. 2:18 Thorwald Jørgensen, Kamilla Bystrova, “Moderato” from Air électrique: Original Music For Theremin And Piano (2020 Zefir). Jørgensen is an accomplished Dutch classical theremin player. Piano, Kamilla Bystrova; Liner Notes, Design, Moog Etherwave Pro Theremin, Thorwald Jørgensen. 2:10 Dorit Chrysler, “A Happy Place” from Theremin One Hundred Years (2020 Electronic Sound). Issued with the magazine's 7” vinyl and magazine bundle Electronic Sound Magazine, issue 70. Written, produced, and performed by Dorit Chrysler. 2:06 Dorit Chrysler, “Calder Plays Theremin Side A” from Calder Plays Theremin (2023 NY Theremin Society/Fridman Gallery) Written for Theremin Orchestra in 5 Movements, Chrysler's work is based on a commissioned sound piece by The Museum of Modern Art in conjunction with the exhibition Alexander Calder: Modern from the Start. Chrysler identified two of Alexander Calder's sculptures, Snow Flurry, I (1948) and Man-Eater with Pennants (1945), to interact and “play” multiple Theremins on site. I believe the Theremin are various Moog models. Calder Plays Theremin is a co-release of the NY Theremin Society and Fridman Gallery. 8:48   Opening background tracks: Ronnie Montrose, “Open Fire” (excerpt) from Open Fire (1978 Warner Brothers). Bass, Alan Fitzgerald; Drums, Rick Shlosser; Guitar, Custom-built Theremin mpounted to his electric guitar, Ronnie Montrose; composed by Edgar Winter, Ronnie Montrose. 2:09 Hooverphonic, “‎L'Odeur Animale” from The Magnificent Tree (2000 Columbia). Guitar, Raymond Geerts; Keyboards, Bass, Programmed by Alex Callier; Vocals, Geike Arnaert; Maestro Theremin, trumpet, Youseff Yancy; Fairlight, Effects, Dan Lacksman. 3:46. Opening and closing sequences voiced by Anne Benkovitz. Additional opening, closing, and other incidental music by Thom Holmes. See my companion blog that I write for the Bob Moog Foundation: For additional notes, please see my blog, Noise and Notations.

This week on The KORE Women podcast, Dr. Summer Watson welcomes Linda Cohen, who has been a professional speaker and a consultant, for more than a decade and a member of the national speaker's association. She works with businesses and associations on the ROI of Kindness. Her first book, 1,000 Mitzvahs: How Small Acts of Kindness Can Heal, Inspire and Change Your Life was published by Seal Press. Her 2nd book, The Economy of Kindness: How Kindness Transforms Your Bottom Line was published in October 2021.   You can follow Linda Cohen on LinkedIn at: Linda M Cohen; on FB at: Linda Cohen Consulting; on Twitter at: Mitzvahs; and Instagram at: Kindness from Cohen. Thank you for taking the time to listen to the KORE Women podcast and being a part of the KORE Women experience. You can listen to The KORE Women podcast on your favorite podcast directory - Pandora, iHeartRadio, Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, YouTube, Spotify, Stitcher, Podbean, JioSaavn, Amazon and at: www.KOREWomen.com/podcast. Please leave your comments and reviews about the podcast and check out KORE Women on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. You can also learn more about the host, Dr. Summer Watson and KORE Women at: www.korewomen.com  

Episode 2 - MMA 101 – What is MMA and What do They Do?Episode 2 of Potholes & Politics offers listeners an overview of the Maine Municipal Association, our services, governance structures, and plans for enhanced support of municipalities as they face unprecedented challenges. This episode will be good to revisit for new listeners who may want to understand the function and purpose of MMA, and the many services available to our nearly 500 member municipalities. Episode breakdown:00:00 - Opening Introduction by front desk Ambassador Jo-Ann Larino-Greves. 7:00 - Introduction to available services by Neal Goldberg and Rebecca Graham. 8:05 - Introduction to Risk Management by Member Services Supervisor, Marcus Ballou. 13:00 - Interview with Director of Educational Services, Peter Osborne covering MMA's training offerings, Annual Convention, and the future. 30:50 - Introduction to Legal Services and the unique free advice municipalities receive from Staff Attorney, Breana Gerson. 39:29 - Interview with past MMA President, Linda Cohen on the Association's Legislative Policy Committee, and municipal officials from across the state working together for the betterment of all communities. 52:30 - Municipal Good News Picks of the Pod. Episode Facts and Corrections:First “Town Meeting”: In 1654, at what is now called Thwing's Point in Woolwich (previously Dresden Mills), residents met at the house of Thomas Ashley to elect local officials and for general public purpose (Plymouth Colony Court Records pg. 57-61). Maine Municipal Employees Health Trust (MMEHT): To clarify, MMEHT is not a healthcare provider, rather the Trust provides health insurance plans.

SEASON: 1 EPISODE: 10 Episode Overview: Kindness is not always seen as a priority in the workplace, especially as it can contrast with the traditional image of a successful entrepreneur. Haven't we been told that 'nice people finish last?' Office culture can be cutthroat and competitive, leading to hurtful criticism, lack of collaboration, and miscommunication. However, now we are increasingly talking about wellbeing in the workplace, and bringing an authentic quality to our work, being gentle with ourselves, and with others around us. And to help us understand the ROI of kindness, is author, speaker and trainer, Linda Cohen. Guest Bio:  Linda Cohen, also known as the Kindness Catalyst, has been a nationally recognized kindness expert and professional speaker for over a decade. She works with a wide variety of businesses and associations on the ROI of Kindness. Her 2nd book https://www.amazon.com/Economy-Kindness-Transforms-Your-Bottom/dp/1636180884 (The Economy of Kindness: How Kindness Transforms Your Bottom Line) was published in October 2021. A culture of kindness improves team performance and company morale. Acts of kindness strengthen employee engagement. Kindness practices help build stronger organizations live and virtually. Linda's virtual and live programs are highly interactive and go well beyond Q & A with customized activities that allow for laughter, team recognition, and significant connection. Linda customizes and creates one of a kind engaging and fun programs for each audience to help everyone Reimagine Kindness. Resource Links: Website:  https://lindacohenconsulting.com (https://lindacohenconsulting.com) Product Link: https://lindacohenconsulting.com/books/ (https://lindacohenconsulting.com/books/) Insight Gold Timestamps: 04:39 What holds you back from being kind  06:32 Both kindness and unkindness are contagious 07:45 Every one of us is shouldering a burden right now 14:49 Authenticity, vulnerability and kindness are not weaknesses  18:02 Recognition program 22:12 A formula for kindness 26:47 A thousand Mitzvahs project 28:12 Elevating kindness can combat burnout Connect Socially: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindamcohen/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindamcohen/) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Lindacohenconsulting (https://www.facebook.com/Lindacohenconsulting) Twitter: https://twitter.com/mitzvahs (https://twitter.com/mitzvahs) YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5lAntSBrci96bweWlDNMKg (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5lAntSBrci96bweWlDNMKg) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kindnessfromcohen/ (https://www.instagram.com/kindnessfromcohen/) Email: linda@lindacohenconsulting.com Sponsors:  Rainmaker Digital Solutions: https://www.rainmakerdigitalsolutions.com/ (https://www.rainmakerdigitalsolutions.com/) Next Episode:  LinkedIn and Sales Navigator Expertise with Teddy Burriss!

SEASON 1: EPISODE: 9 Episode Overview: Embracing greatness! Are you ready to live the life you love? What is your passion… really? What do you love? What are your goals? Do you feel stuck or frustrated with a job, relationship, or other life situation? Then this episode is for you. Embracing Greatness takes the lid off previously held beliefs you have about yourself and the world around you. The process revealed in this episode helps you uncover the special contributions you're meant to make in the world and action steps toward them. Get ready to transform your life – your relationships, emotional and physical health, financial freedom, happiness, business and creative expression. Join me now for my conversation with professional and personal development expert, speaker, and best selling author, Sophia Falke. Guest Bio:  Sophia is an experienced coach, seminar leader, trainer, and motivational speaker. Sophia has a Masters in Industrial and Labor Relations and a Bachelors in English Education. Sophia received her coaching certification through the International Coach Federation authorized training center the Academy for Coaching Excellence in Sacramento, CA. Her style is personable and straightforward. Her comfortable approach brings a sense of spaciousness to any coaching or seminar interaction whether it is a corporate function, professional exposition, or a one-on-one situation. Resource Links: Website: https://www.embracinggreatness.com/ (https://www.EmbracingGreatness.com) Product Link: https://www.embracinggreatness.com/products (https://www.EmbracingGreatness.com/products) Insight Gold Timestamps: 07:09 We all have the same needs 08:46 What would you love? 10:25 Identifying negative self talk 13:06 Imagine yourself in three years 17:14 Celebrate tiny wins and triumphs 18:11 Take the leap of faith 22:49 The SWOT Analysis Connect Socially: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophiafalke/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophiafalke/)  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057512795429 (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057512795429)  Twitter: https://twitter.com/SophiaFalke (https://twitter.com/SophiaFalke)  Email: Sophia@EmbracingGreatness.com  Sponsors:  Rainmaker Digital Solutions: https://www.rainmakerdigitalsolutions.com/ (https://www.rainmakerdigitalsolutions.com/) Next Episode: The Kindness Catalyst with Linda Cohen!

On the final hour of Follow The Money, hosts Mitch Moss and Pauly Howard talk Stanley Cup Final with ESPN's Linda Cohen. The guys also preview the US Open with former PGA pro Gary McCord. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 182 of the Business Bookshelf podcast - Linda Cohen - author of "The Economy of Kindness: How Kindness Transforms Your Bottom Line" Linda has been a Kindness Catalyst for over 10 years. She presents to organizations and businesses on the Economy of Kindness: How Kindness Transforms Your Bottomline. She lives in Oregon with her husband, their two spirited teenagers and two Cavalier King Charles Spaniels. She loves yoga and meditation and will never pass up a good cup of Earl Grey tea. Imagine a company culture where employees feel valued, recognized, and empowered enough to go the extra mile for customers and colleagues; where leadership can be authentic, transparent, and connected to their team. The Economy of Kindness: How Kindness Transforms Your Bottom Line by Linda provides real life examples of companies that have employed kindness as their secret weapon to build and maintain their organizations. Linda's website can be found here - www.lindacohenconsulting.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/businessbookshelf/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/businessbookshelf/support

Is kindness a mindset, culture, or capability? What is the cost of empowering your employees to be kind to their co-workers, customers, and themselves? To get a deeper understanding of where kindness fits into the workplace, we've turned to The Kindness Catalyst, Linda Cohen. Linda is a nationally recognized kindness expert and keynote speaker with over a decade of experience. Her new book, The Economy of Kindness: How Kindness Transforms Your Bottom Line, provides real-life examples of companies that have employed kindness as a secret weapon to build and maintain their organizations. We start our conversation by discussing how Linda started her kindness movement by writing her first book, 1,000 Mitzvahs: How Small Acts of Kindness Can Heal, Inspire, and Change Your Life, as a project to honor her father. As she began to deliver keynotes on the topic, she truly realized her passion for the subject. Linda discusses the concept of an "economy of kindness," and how kindness is a soft skill that businesses rarely emphasize. Yet, the ROI of kindness in your business is undeniable. Linda has had to use her agility and willingness to learn in the last two years, overcoming massive changes to the keynote speaking industry caused by our current workplace situation. Linda shares tips on transitioning to virtual events, including the skills she had to learn and the changes she made to her delivery in order to ensure she still connects with her audience on an emotional level. Kindness is essential in today's business world. Times are changing, and thought leadership delivery methods have to change with them. Discover ways to effectively connect and deliver your message, no matter the circumstances.. Three Key Takeaways: * Growth is possible when kindness is part of your DNA. Does your thought leadership encourage people to be kind? *  Delivering a thought leadership keynote virtually requires additional means of interactivity to avoid the risk of losing the audience. *  After delivering a virtual keynote it is important to seek feedback to ensure your thought leadership was delivered in the way you intended.

How do you create a culture of kindness in the workplace? In today's episode, Linda Cohen talks about the power of doing intentional acts of kindness and the ripple effect that can transform your life and your business. After her father died, Linda started a 1,000-Mitzvah (act of kindness) project in his memory. Five years later, she translated her project into how it affects businesses and organizations and how leaders can bring kindness in the workplace. In her book, The Economy of Kindness: How Kindness Transforms Your Bottom Line, she talks about how successful organizations are thriving because they make their people feel like they are humans – not just a number, not just doing a job, and not just punching a clock. Here are some power takeaways from today's conversation: Living an intentional life of kindness How her 1,000-mitzvah project changed her life Intentional acts of kindness Kindness in the workplace What holds people back from being kind The ripple effect of kindness The grace of receiving kindness Creating a culture of kindness Episode Highlights: [06:41] Acts of Loving Kindness Doing acts of kindness doesn't have to be pre-planned. It could be whatever idea that comes up on any given day. Pick up garbage on the way to the park or help someone in the grocery store. Open the door for someone, say thank you, or write a quick text or note to someone. These acts of kindness don't require much of our time. It costs us nothing and it pays us everything. It's something that you do for another human being just because you took the time to put your phone down and look at another human being. [09:14] Kindness in the Workplace Kindness sometimes gets a "bad rap" because people call it a weakness. They think a leader who shows kindness is too vulnerable, too unguarded, and doesn't have the authority needed to run the organization. But the opposite is true. Especially during the pandemic, people are now talking about hiring for soft skills and training for the hard skills, because you can't necessarily teach an employee to be a kind, giving, caring, empathetic person but you could teach them the hard skills. [11:50] What Holds People Back from Being Kind Three things that hold people back from being kind are stress, time, and overwhelm. Research shows that engaging in acts of kindness intentionally reduces feelings of stress and anxiety because you are now "othering" and there's a giver's high that comes from them. [13:42] Three Lessons About Kindness 3 Lessons about kindness: The size of the kindness might not matter. There is often an unexpected ripple effect. Giving and receiving kindness are different gifts. Kindness is no longer a "nice to have" soft skill in the workplace. A kinder employee will make a better employee, a better manager and a better leader. Leaders that develop their kindness skills will excel. Organizations that cultivate intentional kindness practices as a core value will have improved employee retention and morale. They will also have an enhanced bottom line! [19:40] Creating a Culture of Kindness If you create a culture where people feel valued, respected, and seen, you're creating a work environment that people want to be in. Consider hiring for soft skills to make sure the people you bring into your organization fit the kind of culture you want to create. Resources Mentioned: The Economy of Kindness by Linda Cohen

This week on Aging Today podcast, I interviewed The Kindness Catalyst & Professional Speaker Linda Cohen. She discusses How Kindness Transforms Your Bottom Line.Imagine a company culture where employees feel valued, recognized, and empowered enough to go the extra mile for customers and colleagues; where the leadership can be authentic, transparent, and connected to their team. Our special guest today, Linda Cohen, author of, The Economy of Kindness, shares how companies can drive their ROI with "Kindness" as their secret weapon. Whether we are building a company or a nation, we would all do well to follow the age-old principles of Kindness.

Bring in the New Year with an episode that is sure to inspire you. Join Linda Cohen, the “kindness catalyst,” as she joins Penny Cook in a conversation about the benefits of kindness, the importance of it in the workplace and how we can all be catalysts of kindness, not only for the good of others but also for ourselves. And then plan on joining Linda and Penny for a virtual Learning Circle, Let's Talk About Kindness, on Tuesday, January 18 at 2:00 PM EST. Click here to save your spot at the circle.

Linda Cohen is known as the Kindness Catalyst. She has been a nationally recognized kindness expert and professional speaker for over a decade. Linda works with a wide variety of businesses and associations on the ROI of Kindness. She is the author of two books. Her first book is called, “1,000 Mitzvahs: How Small Acts of Kindness Can Heal, Inspire and Change Your Life.”   Her new book is called, “The Economy of Kindness: How Kindness Transforms Your Bottom Line,” and will be published in October 2021. She lives in Oregon with her husband of 28 years. They have two spirited young adult children and two Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, Ginger and Remy. She loves practicing yoga and meditation and will never pass up a good cup of Earl Grey tea! Memorable Quotes: "If you see what needs to be repaired and how to repair it, then you have found a piece of the world that God has left for you to complete. But if you only see what is wrong and what is ugly in the world, then it is you yourself that needs repair." - Rabbi Menachem Schneerson “When you're full you can give from your overflow and you're not continually depleting yourself.” “Let's get back to putting our arms around each other, no matter who we are.” What You'll Learn: How to create a culture of kindness in your organization and methods to give and receive kindness in your own life. This Episode Includes: Kindness is happening every day, everywhere. People were reaching out and supporting each other during the first part of the pandemic. Let's get back to that. Focusing on kindness has amazing benefits physically. When an organization can focus on kindness, they are helping their employees in more ways than one. When a company has a culture of kindness it affects the reputation of the company. Keeping and retaining good employees is another measure of a culture of kindness. Managers are the leaders who can help create that culture of kindness. Kindness is an inside and outside job. There are ways you can be kind to yourself, which then helps you be kind to others. If you want to see more kindness in the world, make sure your media diet is limited. The size of the kindness isn't that important, it could be small. There is a ripple effect when one person is kind to another. Giving and receiving kindness are both important. Be open to receiving kindness and allow others to be the giver. Three Takeaways From Today's Episode: Add a gratitude practice by taking a moment to think about what you are grateful for each day and add it to your morning or evening routine. There's a lot we can't control, but we can always control how we react. You don't have to have a certain job title to be a kindness catalyst. Mentioned In The Episode: Advent Health Community America Credit Union City Wide Maintenance Kindness Campaign Finding Your Tribe Unwritten by Natasha Bedingfield Simple Abundance Pocketful of Miracles The Economy of Kindness: How Kindness Transforms Your Bottom Line Virtual Book Event Today Wednesday, October 20th at 3pm PST on Zoom Meeting ID: 704 838 6202 Passcode: MITZVAH Connect: Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Twitter YouTube

A hard-hitting pandemic spurred an initial, unexpected rise in kindness. But before long, we settled back into our old ways. Could your business use a lesson in ramping up kindness? In this episode of the Transform Your Workplace podcast, Linda Cohen — expert, author, and speaker — brings kindness back to the forefront of the workplace conversation. Listen in as Linda Cohen shares touching stories and drives home the idea that kindness affects everyone and everything it touches, even a business's bottom line. TAKEAWAYS   If a business's reputation is affected by unkindness, it inevitably affects the bottom line. Creating a culture of kindness is an opportunity for you and your organization to think about what would elevate your level of inclusivity. When asked what holds them back from being kind, people tend to answer the same way: stress, fatigue, and time. Communication from leadership needs to be supportive and open so that employees feel encouraged to share their thoughts and concerns. GUEST AT A GLANCE We welcome Linda Cohen back to the podcast. Nationally recognized “kindness expert,” speaker, and consultant, Linda is well-versed in how to incorporate kindness into workplace culture. Author of two books, Linda is passionate about seeing leaders and employees walk in kindness, ultimately resulting in business success.  A QUICK GLIMPSE INTO OUR PODCAST

It's been proven that kindness in the workplace has a stunning ROI. Kindness decreases stress, reduces employee burnout, and builds increasing levels of happiness and satisfaction in the workplace.  Susan's guest is author Linda Cohen. They visit about the simplicity of transforming your business to incorporate kindness as a method of recruitment, retention, reputation without spending a lot of money. Her ideas are so simple you can start them today. Imagine a company culture where employees feel valued, recognized, and empowered enough to go the extra mile for customers and colleagues; where the leadership is able to be authentic, transparent, and connected to their team. The Economy of Kindness: How Kindness Transforms Your Bottom Line provides real-life examples of companies that have employed kindness as their secret weapon to build and maintain their organizations. Join Susan and Linda for this 20-minute discussion about The Economy of Kindness: How Kindness Transforms Your Bottom Line .

On the first of two brand new episodes of The Faux Pod this week, my grandmother (my Yaya) Linda Cohen stops by to chat all about her life's journey, being an educator and how teaching has changed over the years, online learning, life advice, the pandemic, TV shows, news about cats, and so much more!! Be sure to listen to this and every episode in its entirety, and enjoy! DISCLAIMER: the views expressed in this recording are not intended to be insulting or negative in any way, shape, or form, so please sit back and enjoy two friends (in this case, a grandma and her grandson) having fun. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

When her father passed away, Linda Cohen's busy life as a mother, wife, and entrepreneur came to a screeching halt. She took a spiritual sabbatical to work through her grief and came out of it resolved to embark upon a project: perform 1,000 acts of kindness "mitzvahs" to honor her father's memory. Learn about Cohen's journey from sorrow to inspiration through simple daily acts of kindness.

Linda Cohen has been a “kindness catalyst” for over a decade. A nationally recognized kindness expert and professional speaker, she works with a wide variety of businesses and associations on the ROI of Kindness. Cohen offers insight into why kindness matters so much in the workplace now more than ever. It's imperative to your bottom line. Her first book, 1,000 Mitzvahs: How Small Acts of Kindness Can Heal, Inspire and Change Your Life was published by Seal Press in 2011. Learn more about Linda at https://lindacohenconsulting.com/.

Episode 28 Symphonic Rock with Electronic Keyboards   Playlist Emerson, Lake & Palmer, “Trilogy” from Trilogy (Island 1972). Keith Emerson, Moog Modular and Minimoog synthesizers, Hammond organ, piano; Carl Palmer, drums; Greg Lake bass, guitar, vocals. Patrick Moraz, “The Conflict” from Patrick Moraz (1978 Charisma). All instruments played by Patrick Moraz, Djalma Correia and the Percussionists of Rio de Janeiro. Electronic keyboards by Moraz include grand piano, Hammond C3 organ, Minimoog, Polymoog, Oberheim 4- and 8-voice synthesizers (custom), Computron, Yamaha CS80, Micromoog, Mellotron, ARP Pro Soloist. King Crimson, “Cirkus (Including: Entry Of The Chameleons),” from Lizard (1970 Island). Guitar, Mellotron, EMS VCS 3, electronic devices, Robert Fripp; bass guitar, vocals, Gordon Haskell; cornet, Marc Charig; drums, Andy McCulloch; flute, saxophone, Mel Collins; oboe, cor anglaise, Robin Miller; piano, electric piano, Keith Tippet; trombone,Nick Evans. Listen to the signature sound of the Mellotron in this track. SFF, “Sundrops” from Symphonic Pictures (1976 Brain). Bass guitar, Mellotron, Heinz Fröhling; drums, percussion, synthesizer (Minimoog), Eduard Schichke; grand piano, Moog String Ensemble, Clavinet, Mellotron, Gerhard Fü Produced by Dieter Dirks. The Mellotron is also outstanding in this track. Linda Cohen, “Nouveau Riche,” from Lake of Light (1973 Poppy). Classical guitar, Linda Cohen; acoustic guitar, bass, piano, Polytonic Modulator, Jefferson Cain; flute, Stan Slotter; producer, composer, electric guitar, electronic Matrix Drums; modulator, sitar, synthesizer, Craig Anderton; Minimoog, Theremin, Charles Cohen; trumpet, Stan Slotter. James Newton Howard, “Six B's” from James Newton Howard (1974 Kama Sutra). Composed, arranged, piano and synthesizers by James Newton Howard; drums, Brie Howard. Film and TV composer in an early solo album. Can you guess the synthesizers? I think he is playing an ARP Odyssey. The Pink Mice, “Ouvertüre ‘Dichter Und Bauern,'" from In Synthesizer Sound (1973 Europa). Arranged and played by Rainer Hecht. Seventh Wave, “Sky Scraper” and “Metropolis,” from Things To Come (1973 Gull). Piano, electric piano, Clavinet, ARP, Moog, and EMS synthesizers, Mellotron, glockenspiel, chimes, vocals, Ken Elliott; drums, congas, bongos, bells [sleigh], cymbal [finger, crash], castanets handclaps, claves, xylophone, vibraphone, Kieran O'Connor. An early mashup of many synthesizers. Symphonic Slam, “Universe” from Symphonic Slam (1976 A&M). Polyphonic Guitar Synthesizer, vocals, Timo Laine; keyboards, backing vocals, David Stone; drums, backing vocals, John Lowery. The fully polyphonic guitar synthesizer developed by Bob Easton, 360 Systems L.A., contained six synthesizers, one for each string. Alan Parsons Project, “I Robot” from I Robot (1977 Arista). Producer, engineer, guitar, keyboards, Projectron, vocoder, backing vocals, Alan Parsons; executive-producer, keyboards, synthesizer, vocoder, backing vocals, Eric Woolfson; drums, percussion, backing vocals, Stuart Tosh; guitar, backing vocals, Ian Bairnson; keyboards, Duncan Mackay. Chorus: The New Philharmonia Chorus, The English Chorale. The Projectron was a Mellotron-like device built by Alan Parsons. It was a 24-track tape device with each playback channel addressable by a keyboard. Parsons could easily switch-out the sounds for whatever effect he wanted and play them repeatedly as a sound loop. Alan Parsons Project, “Nucleus” from I Robot (1977 Arista). Producer, engineer, guitar, keyboards, Projectron, vocoder, backing vocals, Alan Parsons; executive-producer, keyboards, synthesizer, vocoder, backing vocals, Eric Woolfson; drums, percussion, backing vocals, Stuart Tosh; guitar, backing vocals, Ian Bairnson; keyboards, Duncan Mackay. Chorus: The New Philharmonia Chorus, The English Chorale. The Archive Mix included the following two tracks played at the same time: Symphonic Slam, “Summer Rain” from Symphonic Slam (1976 A&M). Munich Machine (Giorgio Moroder), “A White Shade of Pale” from A White Shade of Pale (1978 Oasis). Vocals, Chris Bennett; electronics, synthesizers, Giorgio Moroder. Also from Thom Holmes: My Book: Electronic and Experimental Music, sixth edition, Routledge 2020. My Blog: Noise and Notations. Music used for background in this episode: Emerson, Lake & Palmer, “When The Apple Blossoms Bloom In The Windmills Of Your Mind I'll Be Your Valentine,” from Works (Volume 2) (1977 Atlantic).    

Whenever you make room for kindness your heart turns into poetry. - Dr. Michelle Robin Linda Cohen has been a Kindness Catalyst for over 10 years. She is a professional speaker, presentation consultant and the author of 1,000 Mitzvahs: How Small Acts of Kindness Can Heal, Inspire and Change Your Life published in 2011 by Seal Press.  Linda presents to organizations and businesses on the Economy of Kindness. She is the past president of the National Speakers Association Oregon Chapter. She loves practicing yoga and meditation and will never pass up a good cup of Earl Grey tea. The sooner we become less impressed with our life, our accomplishments, our career, our relationships, the prospects in front of us and the more involved we are with these things, the sooner we get better at them. We must be more than just happy to be here. - Linda Cohen  Join Dr. Michelle and Linda as they talk about: How both the giver and the receiver benefit from acts of kindness. What inspired Linda to start her project, 1,000 Mitzvahs. The shift she’s seeing in giving and receiving and why it’s been easier for people to be the receiver during COVID-19 than before. Why acts of kindness first have to start with yourself before you are fully able to give to others. What lessons about kindness and life she has learned from her children. Why it’s so important to ask for help when you need it and in return offer support to those around you. How to be more empathetic towards people and their behavior because you never know what they’re going through. Discover the three lessons of kindness Lind learned from 1,000 Mitzvahs:  The size of the kindness act doesn’t necessarily matter. Giving and receiving: It’s easy to be the giver and sometimes harder to be the receiver. The ripple effect: A simple act of kindness can create a ripple effect in the community. Learn about Linda’s 10 Ways To Cultivate Kindness including these specifically for 2020: Attend to your heart Voice your love Display your thanks Don’t let you imagination get hijacked Take only sips of social media  Mentioned In This Episode Linda Cohen 1,000 Mitzvahs: How Small Acts of Kindness Can Heal, Inspire and Change Your Life 10 Ways To Cultivate Kindness Loving Kindness Meditation Giving and Receiving Kindness Campaign Kindness Campaign Deck SCBS Ep. 241 – Mindy Corporon The Rabbit Effect by Kelli Harding MD MPH The War of Kindness by Jamil Zaki Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey Advent Health Ekchart Tolle SCBS Episode 258 – Sonia Choquette-Tully Channel Kindness: Stories of Kindness and Community by Lady Gaga Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. - Leo Buscaglia Connect LinkedIn Facebook Twitter YouTube

On this episode, Lainey talks to Linda Cohen, Sales Director at Booklist, to discuss how to cultivate your book club and transition to virtual meetings. Find show notes here: https://bit.ly/3gDhm1N For more information, go to librarylovefest.com. You can find us on Facebook (@librarylovefest), Twitter (@librarylovefest), and Instagram (@harperlibrary).

Most Popular : USA Lake Jocassee at Devil's Fork State Park, SC Join my 93 year old Mom and I as we explore Mom and my late father's favorite getaway.  This is mainly a water adventure along the MASSIVE 90+ mile shoreline.  There is a cool trail on the summit nearby for hikers.  Perfect for kayaks, canoes, stand-up paddleboard (BYO) and boating.  There are boat tours and kayak tours, and once you leave the dock, you are surrounded by pristine wildness.  Less than 40 homes on the shoreline! Book early and get a waterfront cabin.  Affordable and nice!  There's a campground both at the park and on a nearby island (rustic and accesible only by boat). Jocassee Episode : Listen now and/or get more pics and info Most Popular:  Canada  Banff National Park and Lake Louise   I interviewed John, whom I met while hiking in New Zealand.  He lived in the Banff area for years and gives us the scoop on one of Canada's most popular national parks. What CAN'T you do in Banff?  You can day hike, backpack, bike, paddle, boat and chill out is a cool town.  No car needed! This is a great year 'round adventure destination for those that don't mind the cold and love winter sports.  Plus you just might see the Northern Lights from a hot spa!   Banff National Park Episode : Listen now and/or see more pics and info Most Popular South America Machu Picchu Peru One of ATA's most popular epsiodes of all time.  Hike the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu and see the sunrise come up through the Sun Gate.  Sure you can take a bus to the site, but to REALLY EARN your view (plus you also get there before the crowds!).  It's tough and A LOT of steps, but worth is and on many hiker's busket lists. Machu Picchu Episode : Listen now and/or see more pics and info Most Popular : Europe Mont Blanc through Switzerland, Italy and France The Mont Blanc episode runs neck and neck with the Machu Picchu for the title of the most popular Active Travel Adventures podcast.  Ironically, this episode is an interview of Linda, who is married to Harry from our Machu Picchu episode.  Too funny!  I plan to do both adventures in a single year and will see which one I prefer. Mont Blanc Episode : Listen now and/or see more pics and info Most Popular : Central America Costa Rica This show has special meaning to me as I took my sister, Terry, on her first adventure travel holiday and we had a BLAST!  We also climbed Costa Rica's tallest mountain, Chirripo at over 12,500' - my highest ever.  It was a tough climb almost straight up 12 miles with 7000' elevation gain.  We got up at 3am so we could do the last three miles and reach the top at sunrise - magical!   The whole trip was a blast!  I also loved our two day stay in the rainforest where we rafted the Pacuare river - one of the most scenic in the world! Great hiking, fabulous landscapes and wonderful wildlife.  An epic trip! Costa Rica Episode : Listen now and/or see more pics and info Most Popular Oceana  New Zealand (Three part series) My most favorite adventure of all time!  What didn't we do?  We hiked the iconic trails, mountain biked, kayaked and rafted as we explored this magical country with such diverse landscapes.  There is no 'ugly' in New Zealand!  The locals are super fun, friendly and welcoming.  We visited the South and the North Island and if you go, make time to do both!  Well worth the long flight!!! New Zealand Episode Part I South Island         Part II South Island con't           Part III North Island Listen now and/or see more pics and info on the links above Most Popular Asia Vietnam/Cambodia by Bike After this interview, this trip shot up to the top of my Bucket List!  What a great way to see this part of Southeast Asia:  Karen and Norm were on a guided and van supported bike tour, so they got to see a lot and really mix with the locals.  BONUS:  They also got to tour Angkor Wat in Cambodia by bike so they also got to avoid the crowds.  Don't be surprised to hear my own episode of this adventure in the next year! Vietnam/Cambodia Episode : Listen now and/or see mor pics and info Most Popular : General Adventure Information Building Your Bucket List Chase offers us some great insights in to how to think about and then build a bucket list.  He offers encouragement for us to then take the next step and actually go after and DO THEM!  Certainly one of the most inspirational episodes on the Active Travel Adventures podcast! Bucket List Episode : Listen now and/or see more pics and info How To Add Adventure Travel to Your Life   There are FIVE STEPS:   1. Choose a Destination and ActivityA great way to get ideas is to poke around the Directory Page for this podcast.  DREAM.   Figure out the best time for you to get away for your adventure.  When is the best time of year to do your adventure? Are you an adrenaline junky?  Or are you like me who likes to hike for 'pretty'?  I will hike up and hard mountain to see a gorgeous view or landscape.  Do you want to test your mettle?  How about pushing yourself outside your comfort zone by visiting another culture where you can't speak the language?  I encourage you to +1 outside your comfort zone.  That's where you'll get the greatest satisfaction!   3. Budget : Adventure doesn't have to be expensive! Pay yourself first.  Have a certain amount automatically withdrawn and sent to a special Travel Savings Account.  THEN try to cash flow it as much as possible (pay some of the bills as they come in veersus pulling from your Travel Savings Account. Often you won’t miss it!  Really!  Whatever amount you think you can save, add 20% to it.  You may find yourself surprised that your honestly CAN live without that money - seriously!  Change your mindset that savings is deprivation and consider it as a TREAT for yourself.  You work hard and deserve this! Many adventures cost about the same or less than home except for the travel:  Example: Pisgah National Forest Episode, Gas money $100, brought my own food and drink. Ice and a map Total: $125 Example:  Jocassee Lake  Gas money $100, Cabin $140/nite slept 5 and plenty of room for air matresses or sleeping pads. Full kitchen so can bring food or cook, same as home.  Go with five friends and you pay $180/wk.  Save money by getting a cheaper flight.  Learn how on the Adventure Travel Show Podcast Episode 007 on Cheaper Flights. Camping not your thing, think hostels, especially outside of North America.  Adults are allowed in most.  Some are super nice and you can get a private room.  I also like hostels for socializing as sometimes I get lonely when I travel solo. Prices run the gammit, but significantly cheaper.  I use and book with the Hostel World app to locate highly rated hostels. Space out the expense:  Sometimes you don't have to pay for it all at once.  Tours often just require a down payment and then you can save up for the rest to finish the payment before you go.  Most times the balance is usually due 60 days or so ahead of time. 4. Train for your adventure! You will enjoy your adventure more if you are properly trained for it.  If you are going with a group, you are also being considerate of your aventure mates if you are fit enough for the challenges you face. Training should incorporate strength, endurance, using the muscles you will need most, flexibility and balance. Not sure where to begin?  Get a FREE phone consultation with my affiliate Marcus at Fit For Trips.  He can custom design a training program for you whether or not you belong to a gym.  He offers videos so you practice with good form.  It's affordable and you can save 10% by using the Coupon Code ATAKIT10.  You'll also be supporting this podcast at no additional cost to you - thanks! You can listen to my interview with Marcus and learn more about Training here. 5. Get Travel Insurance!  As much fun as adventure travel is, sometimes things go wrong.  And when they do, it can get REALLY expensive, especially if you are in a remote area or in a foreign country and need transport to a hospital!  Many travel insurance companies do not cover adventures SO READ YOUR POLICY!  I recommend my affiliate World Nomads because they understand adventure, and I can't think of one adventure that I've covered on this program that would NOT be covered under their standard policy. Travel insurance also helps (again read your policy) in case your trip gets interrupted or cancelled, you or a close relative gets sick (or dies), if your luggage gets lost or delayed and many other inconvenient and often expensive problems.  A good policy will offer medical emergency care and evacuation to a good hospital. When I travel to developing countries, I beef up the medical evacuation coverage just to be doubly safe.  If you use my links, you'll also be supporting the show at no additional cost to you - thanks!       QUESTIONS MOVING FORWARD: Does this show make a difference in your life?  Have you made plans based on this show, if so what?  Have you taken the trip? Can you please email me and let me know.  Better yet, use the recording app on your phone and email me your message so I can include it on a future show.  It really brightens my day when I hear from you.  Email me your FEEDBACK on the program please. Europe gets a disproportionate amount of episodes.  Are you cool with this or do you want more exotic locations? I lean towards hiking and it shows on the episodes,  Do you want more biking holidays? Those that fill out my online survey on the website indicate that you aren’t that much into paddling, so I haven’t done many epsidoes there.  However my early whitewater rafting of the Colorado river with Mike is a consistent hit, and I can’t recommend more strongly doing the water fun I had in New Zealand. It seemed that every time I turned around I was in a wetsuit, yet never was I cold.  And lookign back, my fondest memories are my paddling activities, probably because that and the mountain biking were my least confident activites.  I would like to build our community via the Active Travel Adventures Facebook Group.  Online we can connect. So please join me in helping to build our adventure community!  Get our MONTHLY Newsletter      Subscribe to Active Travel Adventures     Check out Adventure Travel Show Podcast Complete Show Transcript This is a machine transcribed transcript, so there will be boo boos in it.  However, you might find it helpful so I include it. Kit: (00:00) Welcome to the act of travel adventures podcast. I'm your host kit parks and today is a really special day for me. It's the 50th anniversary of this show, meaning 50 episodes, obviously not 50 years, but currently there are over 700,000 podcasts. Most folks like me who start a podcast have absolutely no idea what they're getting themselves into, how much time it's going to take, etc. So the vast majority of new podcasts succumb to something they call pod fade. The majority don't make it to eight episodes period. So 50 is a big milestone both for me and for the industry. Kit: (00:34) Okay. Kit: (00:36) In fact, of all the podcasts listed, only 18% have released an episode in the last three months and less than 40% have put out a show in the last year. So this pod fade is a big deal. I don't want to bore you with all the stats and things like that about podcasts in particular, but I just wanted to let you know why I'm so excited that I did make it to the 50 and I continue to feel like we're going strong and we're doing something with this show. Just to give you a few more stats, so so far with the 50 episodes, I probably have put out more than 50 hours of podcast content and at the time of this recording you guys have listened to over 25,000 hours of Kit. Very humbling. I'm very honored and I hope that you are getting something good out of it. I know I'm having a blast doing it and I hope you're getting as much out of it as I am. Kit: (01:27) Okay. Kit: (01:28) Each show takes me about 30 hours to produce even though you only see an hour of it. There are 21 different software things involved in the production of the show, the marketing of the show, putting them together, the the website itself, the travel players, all these different things that go together. So it's a lot of moving parts and I'm spinning plates constantly to try to put out a good show by myself. Although I am now hiring somebody to help do some editing in the future cause that's one of the time consuming things that I feel comfortable letting somebody else take out the ums and the Ahs and things like that for me. So I am trying to get a little bit of help there. But nonetheless for somebody who's not very techie to learn the 20 odd different softwares has been a big deal as well. I am still working on getting the tech right. I still have some bibles with this software and 70 equipment and all that, but I'm working on that. I'm also working on trying to speak a little slower. I know you're not seeing that very much, but I do get some feedback that I talk very fast and I will try to slow down a little bit in the future. I think I've improved, but I've got a way to go. Kit: (02:37) A lot of heavy podcasts users will speed up the time. You can play a podcast, you can do it like one and a half times or two times. That would be really hard with my shows. And like I said, I am speaking a little bit slower, but here is from a recent episode, which I thought was kind of funny at two times. Speed. Okay. Everybody can shut up, not just New Zealand, but the world's tallest commercially inevitable waterfall in the world. 21 feet. Thanks man. You'd get a headache listening to my show at two times speed. Kit: (03:07) So when I've spent all day fighting the technology, when the webpage won't load up or sometimes it's just disappeared or doing some funky things, the thing that gives me joy is when I hear from you and I get an email from you and tells me where you tell me, Oh, you've taken this trip because you heard about the Cotswold on the show or you got the confidence to try pushing yourself outside your comfort zone because of the people you've heard about on this show. So those really rock my boat and I encourage you to send me emails and tell me what's going on in your life. Tell me about your travels, et Cetera, at kit, at active travel, adventures.com I absolutely adore getting your emails in the 50 episodes. I still have not improved my pronunciation. I probably will never get very good at that. I'm just a little clunky with the tongue and I just will continue to do the best I can and I'll put the spellings and all the show notes so you can find some of the locations that I'm butchering. Kit: (04:05) Looking through the different episodes. I find it really funny that the two most popular episodes to this date, even though the show has grown dramatically in 2019 like doubled in just the last couple of months, still to this date, two of my earliest episodes, the month long, and also Machu Picchu, each one done by a spouse, Linda Cohen. Dickens told us about her Montblanc adventure and her husband, Harry told us about their Machu Picchu adventure. Those two ironically run neck or neck for the most popular episodes downloaded. And if you haven't listened to them, I would encourage you to do so. They're great shows and in fact I think I'd like to in a single year do both of them myself and let's put it to the test and see which one becomes the most popular. I think that'd be pretty cool. So in we break out the different areas that we've gone to on this show. Kit: (04:58) We've only been to four locations in the United States and the recent late Joe Cassie state park has been a standout. That was a great episode showing you that you can have a very inexpensive adventure sometimes right in your backyard or something that's easy to get to and you can have a base and then do each day, whatever you feel like doing. And by having that one base planted people of different skill levels and desires and it makes for a nice family or group adventure holiday where everybody doesn't have to be in the same physical level, which is kind of cool. Kit: (05:34) And Africa, we only went to one place, but those were really popular because it was Kilimanjaro. And in fact that was my very first multipart series and that remains a favorite and still a big inspiration. Cindy was a couch potato who got it in her head that she was going to climb Kilimanjaro, so she lost 50 kilograms and seven months managed to train herself to get up that mountain. Really Sydney, we've been lots of places in Asia recently and most popular. Again, I think things are skewing a little bit towards the latter episodes because we have more listeners now the Vietnam and Cambodia by bike, which is something I'm really super keen on trying out myself next year. I was so inspired. That was a great episode. Courage you to listen to that Canada between Banff and Quebec Bamf is certainly shooting to the top. That is been one of the most popular episodes to date and that is also high on my list. It just sounds like the perfect spot where you can be based in one location if you want to and have all sorts of adventures. Really cool Kit: (06:37) in Central America. Our Costa Rica trip was the number one and that was a really fun and memorable for me because that's when I took my sister on her first adventure holiday and we climbed Chipo, which was a massive accomplishment. That's Costa Rica's, tallest mountain. Who knew they had tall mountains. It's actually the 38th highest mountain in the world and that was quite a challenge. I'm going to talk a little bit about that later so I won't go more into that. In South America, here we come with Machu Picchu as number one and that's the one we talked about earlier where Harry talked about his trek to Machu Picchu to be there to look at the sun gate at dawn. Super, Super Fun. Really cool. Kit: (07:15) Yeah. Kit: (07:16) In Europe, we've been to Europe lots of times in the last 50 episodes, and Linda, Harry's wife talking about their man block adventure rises far and beyond as number one of all of our European adventures. Although the Dolomites in the Italian lakes are trying their hardest to shoot for that number one slot. The Montblanc circuit, if you're not familiar with it, you're actually hiking through three countries and she did this with active, so they actually threw in a couple other activities as most of the active trips are not just hiking, they're predominantly hiking, but they usually throw on some kayaking or biking and give you an off day two in generally an adventure town where you can do all sorts of things. They pair of glided there, for example. Kit: (07:59) Okay. Kit: (07:59) Down under, we did an episode in Australia and the New Zealand series and the New Zealand series by far has been a hit and I hope if nothing else you listened to third part of that series that came up in this very last episode. So you hear about some of the adventures that we did in the water and some of my final thoughts in New Zealand. That was bar none. The best trip I ever took in my life. It was fabulous. In addition to covering destinations. We also had a couple episodes on general information about benefits of venture travel, dealing with the fears of adventure travel training for adventure travel, and then the number one of the general information was the bucket list episode that's been super popular and everybody that's giving me feedback on their deck, they were so shocked because chase, the guy that I interviewed was pretty young but he's packed a lot of life in his young years and he was very wise and it was a good episode. So I encourage you to listen to that if you haven't done so already. I'm going to put links to all of the number one of each category in the show notes so that if you haven't listened to the whole series of the active travel adventures podcast, these are ones that you can cherry pick to get started and see what are some of the hits. Kit: (09:16) Okay. Kit: (09:16) And like I said, because we've seen such explosive growth here in the last few months, a lot of the number one hits of each continent are the latter releases of that continent because more and more people are finding the show and I want to thank you for helping them find the show because it's because of you podcast or discovered mainly word of mouth. You can advertise all day long. You could do Facebook and Instagram and all that stuff, but people find a podcast because a friend has recommended it. So you would do me the greatest honor by sharing this podcast with your friends and helping them learn a little bit more about adventure travel and adding some adventure to their life. Kit: (09:57) Yeah, Kit: (09:57) all of the shows that we did in the last 50 episodes make me want to go there if I didn't do it already myself, but the one that appeals to me the most, most recently is that Vietnam, Cambodia by bike. I just thought that was such a cool trip. And what a great way to see the area. I liked that you had two guys as well, so you're getting a lot of the cultural interaction just with your own guides and you can cover a lot more territory because you're on bike versus by foot. Even though I'm an avid hiker and that's generally been my modus operandi. I think that next year I'm going to try to focus more on some of the cycling holidays and I'm interested in doing that. Vietnam, Cambodian, if anybody liked to join me, hit me up, send me an email and I'm going to try to coordinate. Kit: (10:38) Alexa, not hosting the trip. I'm just going, but I think it would be great to go with fellow active travel adventure listeners, so if you're interested in that trip, hit me up and let's try to coordinate something. I think there'd be a lot of fun. I also want to do the same thing with India, Karen and norm who I interviewed for Vietnam and Cambodia and then Emily who I interviewed about northern Thailand that hasn't been released yet. Both of them first found are to bicycle trips, their tour company by taking their Rajistan India trip. And they raved about it and I was like, oh shoot, I've always wanted to go to India. Little bit twitchy on that, but it sounded like a great introduction to India. So I'd like to add that to my list to do late fall, early winter next year on that. So if anybody's interested in joining me on that also hit me up by email. Let's see if we can coordinate something. That'd be great. Kit: (11:33) And as much as I want to inspire you to lead a bigger life through adventure travel, it truly has been you that inspires me. When I talked to you about your adventures, it makes me realize that if you can do it, I can do it. But conversely, if I can do it, you could do it too. So if you're listening out there and you haven't done it already, I mean, I'm just a 50 almost 59 year old widow. I didn't discover the outdoors until 10 years ago and adventure travel a few years later and has changed my life. And that's what I want to help you do as well. I think us reinforcing each other and giving each other confidence builds this loop of us increasing our self confidence and I just think it's super cool. I've talked to several of you on the phone and I think it's really cool to how quickly we seem to bond like we're old friends because somehow this common bond of loving the outdoors and loving adventure and with this medium on the podcast, that is a very intimate medium. Kit: (12:32) We're able to find our people. We indeed are friends even if we haven't met yet and whenever we do finally meet in person or on the phone, it's like we had this instant bond and I just think it's fantastic and I love chatting with you, not just the emails. If you're ever open to a quick phone call, use the link that I put in the show notes and on the website or via email and let me know. I'm going to put a link to my calendar on the show notes and on the website. So if you'd like to, to have a phone chat, sign up on my calendar and I'll give you a holler. That way you can schedule a time that's convenient for you and I'm just want to ask you about yourself. Find out what you'd like to do, find out what you like about the show, what you don't like about the show we just talked for about 15 minutes. Kit: (13:18) I think that'd be kind of fun. The reason I do this podcast is because it helps me lead a bigger life and I want to help you lead a bigger life too because I really believe that adventure travel is a great conduit for us to do so. So my goal is to inspire you to step outside your comfort zone. The way the people I'm meeting and talking to are inspiring me to do the same. Neuroscience tells us that we're already pre wired to seek adventure. Yet when you think about it, how many of us actually have adventure in our daily lives? Not Too many of us. Kit: (13:59) Dopamine, that's that feel good drug that our body creates. Whenever we get excited or curious about something that's a natural byproduct of going on an adventure. As your body is churning out this dopamine, it helps give you encouragement to tackle whatever your upcoming challenges such as that 21 foot waterfall. I rafted it over my last episode and the thrill of doing that waterfall just gave me the biggest high and your body's also releasing dopamine. Just when you think about your exciting upcoming adventures, that's yet another reason to add a venture to your life. So whenever you make it to the top of a mountain that you worked really hard to get to. When you've earned that view, your endorphins are just coursing through your body like a hit of opium and in fact it is a bit of opioids that we are producing and that's what's giving us that high. Kit: (14:51) So when people like me or Paula, who I interviewed yesterday tells me I don't have an addictive personality, but I am addicted to adventure travel. I totally agree. The same thing happened to me and it also happened to my sister Terry when we went on our Costa Rica trip and you can hear it in the voices of my interviewees. There's just no turning back. Once you experience adventure travel for yourself, I also like how adventure travel changes me and makes me a better person and a more disciplined person. Right now I'm training for my upcoming Middle East hiking adventures and in the course of my weekly training, there's two things I really don't like to do running, I don't like doing period, but now I'm running with interval training and then also I've got to do a bunch of steps because I live where it's flat and I have no place to train for any kind of inclines except for steps, so it's super boring. Kit: (15:50) However, I'm training for this upcoming adventure is mentally easier for me than it has been any other previous trip. Why is that? I think that adventure travel and taking on challenging trips build your grit bone so you get better at better at doing the things you don't want to do and don't feel like doing because you know there's a great payoff in the end. And if there's something in my training for that matter, even my life scheduled today, that must be done. It must be done in a certain day. I believe it's this grip bone that I'm building through adventure travel that's helped me to build the discipline I need to get these mandatory unfun things out of the way first so then I can get on with the business of my day. And you know, as I do, most people don't do that. They procrastinate. And so most people never get to where they want to go because they blow off all these necessary steps that they need to in order to get there. Oh, I'm going to start tomorrow. I'm going to do up Monday, but tomorrow never comes. However you and I do take these steps and that's what makes us different. And Dare I say special Kit: (17:02) now only does adventure travel. Build your grip bone but also flexes your courage muscles. With each new adventure you get more and more comfortable being uncomfortable, particularly if you do what I call plus one and your adventures so that each time you push yourself just a little bit more outside your comfort zone, you're starting to get comfortable being uncomfortable. Your greatest growth and satisfaction comes from literally making yourself do the things you're not a hundred percent confident you can do. And the thing is you can do it and once you see that you're capable of far more than you gave yourself credit for you almost drown and all that dopamine and endorphins we were talking about earlier and it's a seriously happy, drown, a great self confidence. And yet I know there's some of you listening that are inspired to try these adventures. They've never done anything like this before. Kit: (17:57) Okay. Kit: (17:58) So what I've done is I've started a new podcast called the adventure travel show podcast that comes out on alternate Thursdays to this show. And the goal of this new show is to give you the information and the tools that you need. So you'll have confidence to go on these adventures, regular adventures. I think we'll find some helpful information in each episode as well. Kit: (18:20) Some of my early episodes in the show teach you how to choose load and pack your backpack, how to choose a water treatment system so you don't have to carry so much heavy water. Now, water is heavy. It weighs like eight pounds a gallon or kilogram per liter. So it's a great show if you like to hike, but don't want to be lugging around any unnecessary water weight. I'm covering nutrition and training and much more. So if you haven't checked out the adventure travel show podcast, please do so and I sure encourage you to subscribe to it. I want you to trust me and try adventure travel. And if you're already a committed adventure, one to introduce somebody who's not, it's going to give you the greatest joy to see the look on their face when they conquer their first challenge. My sister Terry did her first adventure with me in Costa Rica on day two. Kit: (19:12) We got up at 3:00 AM to summit Costa Rica's, Tallest Mountain Chitty Pole. We hiked virtually straight up nine miles the day before to the base camp and then we did the final three miles before dawn so we could catch the sunrise on top of the world, or at least on top of Costa Rica's world. You could not wipe that smile off our faces. I'm going to post the picture on the website. It was an extremely challenging hike at over 12,500 foot with more than 7,000 foot elevation gain in just 12 miles. Huge. I was, like I said, it was like straight up and you had to deal with the altitude as well. Kit: (19:50) Okay, Kit: (19:52) so to this day when my sister Terry faces some kind of a daunting challenge, she tells herself, I climbed Chitty Pole, I can handle this, and that's what adventure travel can do for you. It gives you that confidence in yourself and gives you something fun as a fun way to do it as well. My goal for the future is to continue to bring new, some amazing adventures from around the world. And of course I'm gonna be covering my upcoming Middle East adventures in Jordan. My guide is the first Arab woman to hike the seven summits, which is the highest mountains on each continent. And I actually signed up for this tour just to meet her. I have no desire to hike any of those mountains. I don't do altitude very well and some I like 8,000 below when possible. But I am impressed that anybody's able to do this and I especially wanted to meet her in particular, Michelangelo once said, the greatest danger for most of us is not that we aim too high and miss it, but then we aim too low and we reach it. And to that I would add and settle for that low bar. Don't you want to kick ass life? I know I do and I'm going for it. Kit: (21:09) Think about that. So even if you try something, let's say I tried shooting ball as some of the my travel mates did and didn't make it to the top, I still would be proud of myself because I worked darn hard to get up there. And the guys that didn't make it, they still pushed themselves above their normal activity level. So good on them. And the New Zealand trip, I didn't do so well on the mountain biking. So what I pushed myself and I know I'll do better next time. I build my confidence even when things don't go the way I thought they were going to go. And I believe that especially when you expand your horizons and step outside your comfort zone, that's where you get the self esteem and that's where your boldness will grow. I want to encourage you, not just in your travels, but in life to always try to plus one outside your comfort zone and get a little bit more comfortable being uncomfortable. It's going to make a huge difference in your quality of life and your joy of life Kit: (22:10) for the umpteenth time. Somebody said to me today, oh, they wish they could go on some of these cool adventures I've been doing guys. There's nothing special about me. Anyone can do this. The difference is I actually take the steps to do it and you can too. The first thing you got to do is choose your adventure, figure out. Do you want something? Are you an adrenaline junky? I'm not, but a lot of people are listen to Manny, Carol from New Zealand. They just love things that make you scared to death. I don't do that. I just hike for pretty, so for me, I look for something that's going to be what's beautiful. I want to see the incredible places that sometimes you can only see if you've got to work for it. You got a backpack to it or hike up to it. Sometimes I want to do an adventure that's going to test and push myself. Sometimes I want to explore a completely foreign culture to step outside my comfort zone that way and see their country and the people through their landscapes. So I figure out what kind of events you want to do and pick something. Kit: (23:14) Use the search bar@actortraveladventures.com on the directory tab or just browse through the different destinations we've covered on that page. Kit: (23:25) You can do it by category, time of year activity, all sorts of different ways. So if that makes it really easy to help narrow down what to do. And then the second thing you do is block off the time someday is not a day of the week. I don't know who said that, but that is so true. So pick time. You want to do it, figure out what's the best time of year. And you can look through the travel planners that I produced to all own all the different adventures to find something in the month that you can get off or whatever the timeframe is. You can get off and then commit to that time frame and then back into it and figure out how you're gonna pull it off. Mark that time in pen on your calendar and make it happen. When your dream and your goal is concrete and you have put it down the counter, this is what I'm going to do, this is what I'm going to do it. And you start telling people, tell them at work, tell them at home, tell your friends, make it real to them and to you. Kit: (24:20) And in the meantime, consider doing some micro adventures on your weekly time off, whether it's the weekend or the nights. There's something somewhere where you live that's a little bit different for you. And it doesn't have to be a climbing or hiking. It could be just exploring a different cuisine or different music scene or just something different that's different. That's unusual for you to step outside your comfort zone. Get practice doing that in little ways too at home and all sorts of different ways. It'll help you get out of your Rut and it's going to make a happier, healthier you. And since most adventures are exercise and disguise, you're going to have more energy. Like for example, I'm training right now for this fall trip I told you about and it's taken me like an hour and a half to two hours a day. Normally only exercise about an hour a day. Kit: (25:10) However, I decided because I put on what I call my podcast Poochie, it was 10 pounds. Now it's gone up to 15 pounds since I started this podcast is since I spend so much time behind the computer now instead of moving around the way I used to, I decided I'm going to combine my training with trying to get myself truly in shape physically and get back to the way I used to be and I'm like, how on earth am I going to pull off this time? But the thing is is that because I'm focusing first thing in the morning, bang it out, get it done. I have so much energy that I'm still as productive as I was, even though I'm working an hour less each day. So no more excuses when I get back from that trip. I'm going to keep up this intensity because I cannot believe that I can get my body back the way I want it and still get my work done. People, oh, I don't have the money. Adventure doesn't have to be expensive, but the single thing that you can do to make it happen and afford it is to pay yourself first. When you get paid, don't even touch it. You just slide it right into a savings account that you dedicate to travel. Well, I don't care if it's 20 bucks to start with whatever it is, stick it in your travel savings account, preferably on automatic draft. Kit: (26:33) Okay. Kit: (26:34) And obviously you want to put as much as you can afford so that you'll have more options for your travel. And I think you might find yourself pleasantly surprised at how much you can save. Pick a number that you think, oh, I can afford this amount. I'm kidding. Let's, let's say $100 put in 120 instead, 20% more than you think that you can afford. I'll bet you don't miss the difference. I know that that's how I started saving and I was like, oh my gosh, I don't even miss it. So every January I actually give myself a raise because I figured when I save is what I've actually, that's my real earnings, not what I get paid. It's what I save. And so now my travel budget goes up. Everything all across the board, all my savings buckets all go up and I love it. Kit: (27:16) And it's, it's amazing how quickly it could accumulate. You won't miss it cause you live off of what's left. When I was younger, I thought of savings as deprivation. Now I think of it as a reward, big difference, a big mental mind shift. And then the second thing is when certain things come in that may not be as expensive, try to pay for those not out of your travel savings account. That way your travel savings account keeps building and building. So on like on this Middle East trip that I'm doing, it's that massive trip. Very, very convoluted. Lots of bills here and there and deposits here in final payments here and taking a train there and all that. Yes, the tours were expensive. I had to take those out of the travel budget. However, all the incidental things I had to buy, I've been able to cash flow because I've been working on this plan for about seven, eight months now, so I haven't really missed most of the expense of this trip. Kit: (28:11) So anyway, so set up your savings account, do it automatically so you don't have to think about it. Treat it like a bill tin, like it's a utility bill that your mental health bill as far as I'm concerned. And then try to cashflow the little stuff so that way you let that account build and build and not all adventures have to cost a lot of money. If you look back at episode number 22 on Pisgah national forest on a national forest, that trip costs me maybe a hundred bucks in gas and then you can camp for free in the National Force. I did a camp ground one night, but I didn't have to, I could have stayed in the forest the whole time. I brought my own food and drink, so all I bought was ice and a good map. So for about 125 bucks, I had a wonderful vacation. Kit: (28:54) Same thing when I took my mom too late. Your Kasey there? We rented a cabin on the lake. It's a two bedroom cabin that would sleep five but there's gobs of room that with air mattresses and sleeping pads and sleeping things, you know, easily six to eight people could have gone and get in same hundred bucks for the gas. The cabin was 140 bucks a night and if you split that up over the course of a week and bring your own food and drink good, you got to eat anyway. You could do that for less than $200 a person for whole week, let's say camping's not your thing, thank hostels outside of North America. Hustles are a big thing and a lot of them are really nice and you can even get a private room in some of them and they're not just for kids. I as I thought, it wasn't until I met some ladies that were hitchhiking in Rica about 10 years ago. I was like, you can do that. And so often I choose hostels because I liked the going to the community room or the common room and chatting with people from all over the world. It gives me some socialization since I'm now traveling solo and I love it and I get people to go out to dinner with and I've actually kept up with, I'd say three or four people I've met in hostels that I keep up with it to this day. Kit: (30:06) Okay? Kit: (30:06) So hostels are a very inexpensive way to sleep at night. Kit: (30:09) Okay? Kit: (30:10) You can save money on flights. If you go to my companion podcast, adventure travel show podcast, episode number seven, I teach you how to get cheaper flights. I'll put links to that in the show notes as well. Kit: (30:23) Okay. Kit: (30:24) And a lot of times too, let's say you're doing a tour that that includes all your combinations and all that. Many of them just required deposit to hold the space. And then you've got, if you're planning for in advance, you've got months to pay for the rest of the trip. So you can break it out into monthly payments or save it in your savings account and then finish off the balance before you have before the deadlines, usually like 60 days ahead of time and most cases. So so far we've chosen our adventure. We blocked off the time, we figured out how to pay for it. Now you've got to train for it. Kit: (30:58) Okay. Kit: (30:59) And did you, so first you've got to assess where you are physically and where do you need to be in order to be successful at your adventure? And this is expecially true if you're going at the group because it's not fair to just show up untrained because then knew be dragging down the rest of the group. It's okay to be at the back of the pack. I'm often at the back of the pack on the non hiking things. Hiking, I'm usually in the middle or or the front, but in the biking I'm doing a pretty much count on me being in the rear. However, I'm fit enough that I'm not holding anybody up and say that's gotta be your goal Kit: (31:31) and if you want to make sure that you are ready for your trip, I have an affiliate relationship with fit for trips and you can get a 10% discount using the Promo Code Atta Kit 10 a t a k I t 10 I will put a link to that in the show notes as well and Marcus will give you a free phone consultation, kind of assess where you are and then he'll come up with a custom plan that you will get online and some videos and all of that so that that way you'll have the confidence that you can do the adventure that you've set your sights on. Kit: (32:01) Don't forget too, to get insurance and adventures. You know sometimes things can go wrong and you want to make sure that if something does go wrong or for some unexplained reason you can't go on the trip. Let's say somebody gets sick or God forbid dies, you want to cover all that stuff. So I always recommend getting travel insurance and if you're doing adventures I would recommend world nomads, which is also another one of my affiliates. I will put links to that in the show notes too and if you use them you're also helping to support the program, which I would appreciate as these costs of keeping this program going is starting to climb up a little bit. So anytime you can I would appreciate you using my links because often they are affiliate and do help support the program at no additional cost to you. So it's a win win for both of us. Kit: (32:45) Okay Kit: (32:46) Sal, we've trained, we've got her insurance negative, forgot what kind of gear do you need so think ahead, start collecting or buying what you need. I am putting together a lot of these on the new show and I'll have more as things come along newest. Nice. But it doesn't have to be new. Lots of stuff you can buy used online. So what if it's a couple of seasons old? Most of it's still pretty darn good. Like I said, I'm going to be building up the gear guides on this site and hope to have that up sooner rather than later. Kit: (33:21) And the thing is usually don't need as much as you think you do. You want to pack light Lao. These companies will try, oh, you need this, this, this and this. Hogwash. And a lot of it. So you want just the bare bones so that way you're enjoying it, not lug extra stuff you don't necessarily need or want. And this is really super important too. Don't just show up with your gear of tag still on it, test it, know how to use it before you go. In fact, before my first backpacking trip, every Tuesday night for two months, I don't care what the weather was, rain or shine, hot or cold, I camped in my own backyard. That way I was able to set up camp, tear it down. I don't care what the weather or the temperature was that way I already developed my habits. I knew at night, where do I keep my chap stick? Where do I keep my head lamp? And so I had a system before even when of my adventure. Then when I was on my adventure, things are automatic. The habits were formed. So we are ready to go on the adventure and go, just go. And that's whenever I ask anybody on the shows that when I interviewed them I was like, what advice will you give? I don't think anybody has said anything, but go. Just go because they are so much fun. I got some questions for you moving forward. Kit: (34:37) Mm. Kit: (34:39) Does this show make a difference in your life? Have you made any plans based on this show and if so, what? Where have you taken the trip? Please email me. Let me know. And better yet if there's a recording or a voice memo app on your phone. How about sending me an audio email? That way I might be able to put it on the show and that others here. I think that'd be cool. Kit: (35:08) Give me some feedback. I know I talk too fast. Does that bug you? Do you need more pauses and I get excited and that makes me have like a diarrhea of the mouth. I'm sorry about that. I'm working on that. Let me have your feedback on the show. Is My talking too fast bother you? I've got one. One person said they actually liked it cause I didn't waste their time. But is it hard for you to understand me because I talk so fast. Let me know. Also, I cover an awful lot of Europe, almost disproportionate the amount of the episodes I put out. Are you cool with this or do you want more exotic locations? Also, I tend to lean towards hiking and it also shows the choices of the episodes I put out. Do you want to see more biking holidays? I know that people that have taken my online survey, lot of them indicate they're not really into the paddling, so I haven't done too many episodes there. Kit: (36:00) Nonetheless, one of my early episodes on Whitewater rafting, the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon has been a consistent hit and I gotta tell you I can't recommend more highly all of the water events I did New Zealand. It seems like every time I turned around I was in a wet suit again, even though I was never called cause I hate the cold. I was always comfortable. Even when I was in the river when the guide, I was doing a rafting trip and the guides would go ahead and jump in. The water is like wet, it's freezing. I was perfectly comfortable and looking back I would have to save. Most of my fondest memories of that trip were my paddling activities that and the mountain biking. And that's probably because I was the least confident in my abilities in those. And I did it and it was fun and I felt good, felt good about the activity. Kit: (36:50) I felt good about me. And lastly, I'd like to build our community, the active troubled ventures community via the Facebook group. And I know I have been really bad at it. My plate has been so full these last couple of years trying to get the show off the ground. I still have my regular paying business, which is a full time job. So adding another 30 hours a week to do this show. It's a, it's been a lot. It would be a great place for us to get together and meet other people like us. Like when I was talking to Paula yesterday, she said, you know, my friends and family think I'm crazy. It's like same here. I don't know anybody in my class. There's nobody in my immediate circle that does this kind of thing. And she and I were just chatting like we'd known each other forever and I'd like to see us do that in the Facebook groups. Kit: (37:37) I'm going to commit when I get back from the my Middle East trip in middle of November, I would like to get really active in that Facebook group that I've been really slack on and I apologize and I'd like to see you and meet you there too. And let's do this. Let's get to know each other. I have met some amazing people in this last two years doing the show and you're out there. You're all out there. But we're scattered and we're scattered over 136 countries. I find that incredible. I think it would be so cool to meet each other and get to know each other in the group. Active travel adventures would not be here without you. And I think we're building something really special here and I cannot wait to see what the next year and the future episodes bring. So here's to our next 50 episodes. I'm super grateful to you for listening through all these shows and cheering me up when I need it and giving me feedback and being on the show, all the things that come together to make this what has become, and I'm just so grateful. Please email me your thoughts@kittatactivetraveladventures.com I look forward to hearing from you. You bright my day every time I get a letter. Thanks for sharing the 50th anniversary with me. Until next time, this is kit parks adventure on. (C) Active Travel Adventures

On this week's episode, Lainey spoke to Linda Cohen, Sales Director at Booklist, about how she started and sustained a book club with 10 women from her Zumba class. After explaining what makes a great book club, Linda moderated a live discussion (at 18 minutes and 45 seconds in)of Claire Gibson's BEYOND THE POINT, available on April 2, 2019.

Linda Cohen is a kindness catalyst who joins Dr Paul for this episode of Live On Purpose Radio. Linda has found a power in kindness not only to improve how we treat each other as...

When you think about the things that drive business profit, does kindness come to mind? Linda Cohen, author and the Kindness Catalyst, certainly hopes so. She joins us to discuss the Economy of Kindness and how it can transform bottom lines for all kinds of businesses. Listen in as she shares her experience with kindness, the lessons she’s learned and how you can use kindness to change your workplace culture for the better.   How to Support this Show: Subscribe on your favorite podcast app (iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, etc.) Review us on iTunes Take our survey and we'll enter you in a drawing for a free book Follow Xenium HR (@XeniumHR) and Brandon Laws (@BrandonLaws) on Twitter, LinkedIn & Instagram Learn more about Xenium HR at xeniumhr.com   About Linda Cohen: Cohen has been a Kindness Catalyst for over 10 years. She is a professional speaker, presentation coach and the author of 1,000 Mitzvahs: How Small Acts of Kindness Can Heal, Inspire and Change Your Life published in 2011 by Seal Press. Cohen presents to organizations and businesses on the Economy of Kindness. She served as Programming Vice President of the National Speakers Association Oregon Chapter and is the current President Elect. In 2017, she was chosen as NSA Oregon Chapter Member of the Year. She received her BA from American Jewish University and an MA from Brandeis University. She lives in Oregon with her husband of 25 years, they have two spirited young adult children and two Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, Ginger and Remy. She loves yoga and meditation and will never pass up a good cup of Earl Grey tea. Linda's Website Buy 1,000 Mitzvahs: How Small Acts of Kindness Can Heal, Inspire and Change Your Life

This week we talk with Composer Lesley Barber who recently worked on Director Kenneth Lonergan's new film, Manchester by the Sea starring Casey Affleck and Michelle Williams. Barber previously worked with Lonergan on his acclaimed debut feature, “You Can Count On Me,” and she has provided music for films such as “Mansfield Park,” “Hysterical Blindness,” “A Price Above Rubies,” and “When Night Is Falling.” For ‘Manchester,’ Barber utilized harmonized vocal performances and atmospheric orchestral work to create a memorable score that makes an excellent companion to the classical pieces curated by the award-winning music supervisor Linda Cohen. After the death of his older brother Joe, Lee Chandler (Casey Affleck) is shocked that Joe has made him sole guardian of his teenage nephew Patrick. Taking leave of his job as a janitor in Boston, Lee reluctantly returns to Manchester-by-the-Sea, the fishing village where his working-class family has lived for generations. There, he is forced to deal with a past that separated him from his wife, Randi (Michelle Williams), and the community where he was born and raised.

Livestream Sports featuring Marty McPadden, formerly of ESPN. Hosted by Ross Brand of Livestream Universe. Subscribe to the podcast: https://rossbrandrecordings.com/ (https://rossbrandrecordings.com). Marty McPadden is a digital, video and audio content producer and strategist. Along with being the founder and CEO, he also handles the day to day operations at http://podjam.tv/ (PodJamTV Productions), which includes producing live and edited audio and video shows, client interface, content management and conducting video workshops. Formerly with the leading global sports media company ESPN, Marty has over 18 years experience in television production and operations and over 12 years supervisory and management experience. His latest product, VideoChatOnAir.com, helps brands and businesses take advantage of the video revolution by producing and hosting live online video shows. You can find Marty on Twitter and Instagram: @MartyMcPadden. Show TopicsThe future of Blab The value of livestreaming Reports of new social video products in development at Google (YouTube Connect) and Facebook (standalone camera app) How Marty produces and delivers his live show, “Behind the Scenes” Marty's experience working at ESPN ESPN's business model and the future of sports broadcasting Marty's reflections on working with Stuart Scott, Chris Berman, Robin Roberts, Linda Cohen, Dan Patrick, Keith Olbermann and other ESPN personalities.

From grief comes inspiration. From the mundane comes purpose. From baby steps comes huge impact. A simple act of kindness can do just that! Join me in the café as tackle a less traditional business topic- kindness, connection and community. Author and speaker Linda Cohen saw her busy life as a mother, wife and entrepreneur come to a screeching halt … Read more about this episode...

The acclaimed author of 1,000 Mitzvahs: How Small Acts of Kindness Can Heal, Inspire and Change Your Life, Linda Cohen writes, speaks and consults around the country on the topics of volunteerism, parenting, mitzvahs and happiness. She serves on the Board of Directors for Willowbrook, a nonprofit summer arts program for children. Originally from the east coast, Cohen resides in Portland, Oregon with her husband, two children and their dog. Visit her at www.1000mitzvahs.com.

The acclaimed author of 1,000 Mitzvahs: How Small Acts of Kindness Can Heal, Inspire and Change Your Life, Linda Cohen writes, speaks and consults around the country on the topics of volunteerism, parenting, mitzvahs and happiness. She serves on the Board of Directors for Willowbrook, a nonprofit summer arts program for children. Originally from the east coast, Cohen resides in Portland, Oregon with her husband, two children and their dog. Visit her at www.1000mitzvahs.com.

Linda Cohen, who had struggled with a relationship with her father, says that after he died of lung cancer in December 2006 the grief she felt was intense. She says her busy life as a mother, wife, and entrepreneur came to a screeching halt. She took a spiritual sabbatical to work through her grief, and came out of it resolved to embark upon a project: perform one thousand acts of kindness—mitzvahs to honor her father's memory.

Join nationally recognized multi-media radio talk show host and award winning producer Patricia Raskin, as she interviews Linda Cohen, author of 1,000 Mitzvahs: How Small Acts of Kindness Can Heal, Inspire and Change Your Life. Cohen's shares her two-and-a-half year journey from sorrow to inspriation through simple daily acts of kindness. When her father died in 2006, Linda took a spiritual sabbatical to work through her grief and performed one thousands acts of kindness or mitzvahs to honor his memory. She discusses the lessons she learned from this experience.

Join nationally recognized multi-media radio talk show host and award winning producer Patricia Raskin, as she interviews Linda Cohen, author of 1,000 Mitzvahs: How Small Acts of Kindness Can Heal, Inspire and Change Your Life. Cohen's shares her two-and-a-half year journey from sorrow to inspriation through simple daily acts of kindness. When her father died in 2006, Linda took a spiritual sabbatical to work through her grief and performed one thousands acts of kindness or mitzvahs to honor his memory. She discusses the lessons she learned from this experience.