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What if commercial real estate is already in a period of serious distress, but most investors cannot see the full extent of it yet? When a market turns, people expect the evidence to be obvious. They expect public defaults, collapsing prices, and clear signs that the cycle has changed. But this downturn is unfolding differently. Distressed assets are changing hands privately, lenders and institutional owners are limiting what becomes public, and significant capital remains on the sidelines because investors still do not know how to price rates, risk, and future values with confidence. In this episode, I sit down with John Azar to examine what is actually happening inside the commercial real estate market, why this cycle is not simply another version of 2008, how hidden distress is creating opportunities for investors who preserved capital, and why the operators who showed discipline during the euphoric years may be the ones best prepared to act now. What You'll Discover In This Episode Why commercial real estate can be in distress before the broader market acknowledges it How private sales and nondisclosure agreements can conceal the real level of pain Why this cycle looks fundamentally different from the 2008 financial crisis How the excesses of 2021 through 2023 created many of today's distressed assets Why the behavior of an operator during the last cycle matters when evaluating them today How patience and preserved liquidity can become an advantage in a repricing market Why uncertainty around rates and values is freezing capital despite abundant liquidity What investors should examine before allocating money to a distressed real estate opportunity   About the Guest John Azar is an entrepreneur, adventurer, executive coach, and the Founder and Managing Partner of Peak 15 Capital. As a fund manager, John helps investors access tax-efficient commercial real estate opportunities designed to support long-term capital growth and generate regular cash flow throughout the holding period. Through Peak 15 Capital's current fund, limited partners can participate in opportunities structured to provide General Partner-level economics without taking on the same operational risks and responsibilities. Peak 15 Capital takes a collaborative, transparent, and highly disciplined approach to investing. The firm focuses on protecting the downside through extensive due diligence, conservative underwriting, and prudent deal execution, while pursuing strong returns, tax advantages, and quarterly distributions for investors. To learn more, visit http://peak15cap.com,  http://johnazar.com, or send an email to azar@peak15cap.com. You can also find John on Instagram and LinkedIn.   About Your Host From pro-snowboarder to money mogul, Chris Naugle has dedicated his life to being America's #1 Money Mentor. With a core belief that success is built not by the resources you have, but by how resourceful you can be. Chris has built and owned 19 companies, with his businesses being featured in Forbes, ABC, House Hunters, and his very own HGTV pilot in 2018. He is the founder of The Money School™ and Money Mentor for The Money Multiplier. His success also includes managing tens of millions of dollars in assets in the financial services and advisory industry and in real estate transactions. As an innovator and visionary in wealth-building and real estate, he empowers entrepreneurs, business owners, and real estate investors with the knowledge of how money works. Chris is also a nationally recognized speaker, author, and podcast host. He has spoken to and taught over ten thousand Americans, delivering the financial knowledge that fuels lasting freedom.   Resources Private Money Guide:  https://go.moneyschoolrei.com/book-podcast Wealth Wednesday Webinar: https://go.moneyschoolrei.com/wednesday-webinar-podcast Mapping out the Millionaire Mystery:  https://go.moneyschoolrei.com/newbook-podcast    

Catch up on our most recent episode, part two of a conversation with Susan Manewich!

In this episode we explore what it means to express your inner magic outwardly and embrace the qualities that make you uniquely you. We dive into iridology and Rayid, exploring the idea that the patterns within our eyes may reveal clues about our personalities, behaviors, and ways of experiencing the world. Get unhinged with us as we play games that spark vulnerable conversations about synchronicities, motherhood and identity, spirituality, authenticity, past lives, and the parts of ourselves we don't always share out loud. Join us for the Spiritual Sleepover LIVE on October 3rd in Ventura, CA! We're using Astrology and Human Design to teach you how to find your personal secret sauce, and how to actually USE IT… in your brand, socials, creative work, career, or honestly just how you show up in the world! Grab your Spiritual Sleepover Live ticket by September 6 and you'll automatically be entered to win a private session with ALL THREE OF US!Key Takeaways:How expressing your inner magic outwardly through your style, creativity, and self-expression can become a powerful act of authenticity and liberation.What iridology and Rayid suggest the unique patterns, freckles, lines, and rings within your iris may reveal about your personality and how you experience the world.Why taking what you've learned about yourself through Human Design, Astrology, and other spiritual tools and actually embodying it can create powerful shifts in your life.How motherhood can bring unexpected grief, identity shifts, and changes in your relationship with your body alongside its joy, love, and expansion.Why spirituality doesn't have to mean having all the answers, and how staying open to mystery, past lives, synchronicities, and different possibilities can deepen your relationship with the unknown.Why being radically yourself can give other people permission to embrace their own uniqueness, creating a ripple effect of authenticity and self-expression.The Spiritual Sleepover PodcastJoin us LIVE in Ventura, CA on October 3rd!Get Your Ticket!What do your eyes say?Iris PatternsConnect with Steffi (aka Spirit Sis):Psychic Scoop PodcastInstagram: ⁠⁠⁠@spirit_sis⁠⁠⁠TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠@spiritsis⁠Website: ⁠⁠⁠spiritsis.com⁠YouTube: @spirit_sisConnect with DayLuna:Podcast: DayLuna Human Design PodcastWebsite: daylunalife.comInstagram: @‌d.a.y.l.u.n.a

Send us a Text MessageAnchored in the book of Revelation, this three part marriage series will explore principles that apply not only to the church in general but also to relationships in particular. Today's message centers on the power of the past to bring healing to the present.Revelation 2:1-7; Acts 19:11-20; Ephesians 5:21-33"Yet I still dare to Hope..." - Lamentations 3:21 (NLT)PODCAST HOME: daretohopepodcast.buzzsprout.com/EMAIL: hope@dare2hope.lifeFACEBOOK: Dare to Hope MinistriesWEB: www.dare2hope.lifeBOOK: "Mapping a Life of Hope" Order here: https://a.co/d/0gj9wVif

Orbiting spacecraft can map Martian ice deposits far below the surface, but they are blind to the top layers of regolith, where ice would be most accessible.

The news to know for Monday, August 31, 2026! We'll tell you about flash flooding at the Grand Canyon, and update you on the floods that impacted thousands of people in Nepal. Also, why the U.S. and Iran are once again trading fire. And what the U.S. gets from a massive new deal with Venezuela. Plus, why certain food safety rules could be changing, what NASA's powerful new telescope could tell us about the universe, and who's on top in sports — football, golf, soccer, and tennis all had big moments this weekend. Those stories and even more news to know in about 15 minutes!    Join us every Mon-Fri for more daily news roundups!  See sources: https://www.theNewsWorthy.com/shownotes Become an INSIDER to get AD-FREE episodes here: https://www.theNewsWorthy.com/insider Get The NewsWorthy MERCH here: https://thenewsworthy.dashery.com/ Sponsors: Stop piecing your software together. Go to Odoo.com/newsworthy to learn more. See how ElevenAgents can fit into your workflows and help build experiences your customers will love. ElevenLabs.io/newsworthy. To advertise on our podcast, please reach out to ad-sales@libsyn.com

Hidden dynamics of anti-colonialism come to light when exploring the Syrian revolt of 1925 through a transnational lens. Associate Professor & Author Reem Bailony shares insights from her book, examining how the diaspora politics of the Syrian migrant community in the US connected to homeland politics and redefined identity during the French mandate. By centering on the often-overlooked diasporic story and the role of the Arabic press, the conversation unpacks the intense debate around the rebellion's virtues, goals, and shifting meanings. Ultimately, this episode reveals how exiled and migrant figures significantly shaped the international discourse surrounding the modern Middle East.   00:00 Introduction 00:52 Formative Academic Encounters with a Milestone Year 04:36 From Imperial Collapse to the Partitioning of a Region 07:30 Fragmented Visions & the Contested Landscape of Identity 10:08 Archival Discoveries & Cross-Generational Reflections 12:34 The Global Power of a Dispersed Press 16:13 The Mechanics of Petitioning an International Order 20:12 Ideological Divides in the Early Arabic Press 22:26 Mapping the Global Hubs of the Transnational Story 24:28 Borderland Crises & the Politics of Transnational Aid 28:32 The Realities of Local Support 33:35 De Facto Diplomacy & the Pen of an Exile 36:34 Petitions, Surveillance, & the Struggle to Define a Diaspora 46:44 Recommended Readings for Closer Investigation   Reem Bailony is an Associate Professor of History at Agnes Scott College. She is a historian of the modern Middle East with a focus on Middle East migrations and transnationalism. Her book, Syria's Transnational Rebellion: Diaspora Politics and the Revolt of 1925-1927 (Edinburgh University Press, 2025) explores the diasporic and transnational dimensions of the Syrian Revolt of 1925-1927, a watershed moment in anti-colonialism during the French Mandate era. Professor Bailony is also interested in the history of Syrian-Lebanese transnational family dynamics after World War I, and how migrant families parented their children in the diaspora. She holds a BA from UC San Diego and MA and PhD from UCLA.   Connect with Reem Bailony

Send us Fan MailSusan and Morgan explore how NLP timelines shape the way we remember the past, experience the present, and build the future. We also guide a simple timeline exercise that helps us step into a future outcome, send messages across time, and think clearly about legacy. • why timelines show up across NLP as a core concept rather than a single technique • how submodalities code time and help us know what was “yesterday” versus “years ago” • common timeline layouts including front-back, left-right, and spirals plus cultural differences • quick experiments with time sense including the two and a half minute test and “how big is now” • how perspective questions reduce emotional intensity over time and change meaning • using future pacing to clarify outcomes versus measurable goals • walking the timeline with observer position, association, and dissociation • imagining legacy and using future self messaging for resources and direction Please email me at susan@nlptrainingconcept.com for additional information on timelines, specific classes,  or to register for a class. You can also register through my website. Subscribe to our show on Spotify, Apple, Buzzsprout, or your favorite listening platform to keep up with our newest episode. Be sure to visit our website, www.nlptrainingconcepts.com, and find us on Facebook, LinkedIn, and X by searching NLP Training Concepts to keep up with free resources, upcoming training, and fantastic content.Support the show

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope sees 100 times more sky than the Hubble Space Telescope and has the ability to directly image planets around other stars like those in our own solar system. Learn about this game-changing space telescope as well as new take on old Hubble observations that allows dark matter to be mapped on a finer scale than ever before.

Why has China Coast Guard made it a routine to patrol the east of Taiwan? Why has retired US Air Force colonel Ray Powell called this a quarantine? CommonWealth's cover story details the reporting behind "Broken Chain," built on 1.8 billion vessel data points. Our reporters recount our exclusive interview with National Security Council Secretary-General Joseph Wu. This episode traces a shared playbook across the first island chain, and why normalization may be the greatest danger. Episode highlights: 00:00 The quarantine warning behind Broken Chain 03:26 Su'ao fishermen grown numb to Chinese patrols 10:09 Mapping 1.8 billion vessel data points 14:38 Coast Guard SOPs and a Philippine warning 17:33 Exclusive interview with NSC SecGen 21:34 Indo-Pacific stakes, CSIS partnership, what's next Host: Kwangyin Liu, Deputy Managing Editor, CommonWealth Magazine Guest: Steven Yeo, Data & Graphics engineer; Hazel Hsu, Reporter Producers: Yayuan Chang, Weiru Wang ＊Read more：https://english.cw.com.tw/article/article.action?id=4930 ＊Share your thoughts：bill@cw.com.tw -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Host Thomas Mucha and investment experts Sean Petersen and Rupinder Vig explore how geopolitics, defense spending and commercial innovation are reshaping the space economy — and assess the opportunities and risks for investors. 3:17 – What is driving growth in the space economy? 6:06 – Mapping the investment opportunity set 9:20 – What SpaceX teaches investors 11:18 – National security and the new space race 15:47 – AI, data centers and infrastructure in space 20:23 – Financial and geopolitical risks 28:39 – The next frontier for space innovation Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

A deep dive into the technical workflow of DocsAutomator, demonstrating how to map Airtable fields and related line items to Google Doc placeholders. Rupert explains how the built-in AI agent can reverse the traditional workflow by generating templates directly from your existing Airtable data structure. The discussion covers post-generation actions, such as saving PDFs back to Airtable, merging existing PDFs, and sending documents via Gmail or Outlook. It also explores the technical complexities of working with the Google Docs API and a breakdown of supported platforms including Notion, ClickUp, SmartSuite, and more. ⏱ In this cut: 00:22 — Mapping Airtable data to Google Doc placeholders 00:42 — Using AI to generate templates from data structures 01:35 — Mapping line items and related tables 06:06 — Post-generation actions and webhooks 09:56 — Challenges of the Google Docs API 13:21 — Supported platforms and formats

This is a recording of a New Jewish Narrative webinar from August 26, 2026, the first part in our Israeli Election Webinar Series. Most of the coverage between now and October 27 and then will center on the politicians, public opinion surveys, and the speculative math behind any future coalition. But this Israeli election may very well be decided by a small number of Israeli voters who are undecided. Haaretz's Judy Maltz has a special series reporting on the different communities within the Israeli electorate that may matter most. So far, in her "Countdown to Election Day" series, Maltz has already reported from: a Bedouin city that could play kingmaker, West Bank settlements where support for the far right is softening, Haifa's Russian-speaking community and its Palestinian citizens, a Chabad town, and a Gaza-border community that was devastated on October 7 and is now weighing where to put its vote. Join us for an hour with Judy Maltz to map out who these communities are, what she heard from them, and what it tells us about the 2026 Israeli elections. Judy Maltz is the Jewish World correspondent for Haaretz, where she has covered Israeli society, immigration, religion, and diaspora affairs for more than a decade. Her current series, "Countdown to Election Day," reports from the Israeli communities whose votes are most likely to determine the outcome on October 27.

When Arec Ligon moved to Brownsburg, Indiana, he was frustrated by how few places nearby seemed worth lingering in. That frustration became Linger, a growing map of user-submitted third places across the country. Instead of ranking businesses, the site asks different questions: Is this place welcoming? Can people stay without spending much? Is the walk there actually comfortable? Arec built Linger around contributions from people who know these places firsthand which lets the map capture qualities a search engine usually misses, including the local stories that explain why people keep coming back. ADDITIONAL SHOW NOTES Linger (Site, Instagram) Arec Ligon (LinkedIn) Norm Van Eeden Petersman (LinkedIn) Do you know someone who would make for a great Bottom-Up Revolution guest? Let us know here.   This podcast is made possible by Strong Towns members. Thank you! Join fellow members discussing this episode in The Commons.

Episode 337 02:17 — Dan Orlovsky's "Browns fans should boycott games" is an empty-calories take 05:37 — Bill Barnwell's "5-for-12" line, and the real question nobody's asking about Shedeur 07:46 — Sam's actual grade on Shedeur: a bootleg Drew Brees ceiling, not a franchise arm 14:19 — Chat check-in: fandom as mental illness, and why Browns fans show up no matter what 22:54 — Why Todd Monken's hand is forced — starting Watson is calculation, not belief 27:35 — Mapping the Browns schedule to the exact week the keys go to Shedeur 40:00 — Inside the Watson contract: the $86.2M dead-cap record and the 2029 vesting cliff 50:14 — Pivot: "the second Nasty Man" — Jed York's trailer-park arrest 56:00 — The Kyle Shanahan comparison: why the owner's story broke in 48 hours and the coach's took two weeks 1:01:18 — Jon Gruden is back in the booth...active lawsuit against the league and all 1:06:10 — Why Sam won't give the Enes Kanter grift any oxygen 1:08:09 — Dae'Quan Wright's return to LSU reopens the "college football was never amateur" argument TIP JAR: https://theesamd.link/TipJar   Subscribe: Sports/Media/Culture YT -> Thee Sam D YT Tech YT -> Shill Free Tech YT   Never Forget: #phillywillALWAYSletYOUdown #blackvoicesmatter

Why has China Coast Guard made it a routine to patrol the east of Taiwan? Why has retired US Air Force colonel Ray Powell called this a quarantine? CommonWealth's cover story details the reporting behind "Broken Chain," built on 1.8 billion vessel data points. Our reporters recount our exclusive interview with National Security Council Secretary-General Joseph Wu. This episode traces a shared playbook across the first island chain, and why normalization may be the greatest danger.Episode highlights:00:00 The quarantine warning behind Broken Chain03:26 Su'ao fishermen grown numb to Chinese patrols10:09 Mapping 1.8 billion vessel data points14:38 Coast Guard SOPs and a Philippine warning17:33 Exclusive interview with NSC SecGen21:34 Indo-Pacific stakes, CSIS partnership, what's nextHost: Kwangyin Liu, Deputy Managing Editor, CommonWealth MagazineGuest: Steven Yeo, Data & Graphics engineer; Hazel Hsu, ReporterProducers: Yayuan Chang, Weiru Wang＊Read more：https://english.cw.com.tw/article/article.action?id=4930＊Share your thoughts：bill@cw.com.tw留言告訴我你對這一集的想法： https://open.firstory.me/user/cledx9shs004801v3cmkogc7e/comments Powered by Firstory Hosting

What's bigger than the Hoover Dam or the Panama Canal? The Trump Administration'sspending of more than $46 billion in taxpayer money on border walls, and buoy barriers acrossthe 1,954-mile border. The government mega-project is being carried out with little governmentoversight, input from communities, and zero studies on environmental or wildlife impacts.There's also been no reliable government data, or a way to publicly track the border wallconstruction, as it unfolds. This is why The Border Chronicle created a new community-poweredmapping project, Wall Watch, to track current awarded border wall contracts, surveillancetechnology and other border infrastructure.Border Chronicle cofounder Melissa del Bosque and Geographer Dugan Meyer, who built thedatabase for the interactive map, describe what you can find on Wall Watch from existing borderwall to community reports on wall construction, surveying, environmental impacts and buoybarrier installation. It's easy for border residents to submit a community report, and it helps buildan accurate picture of construction as it is happening across the U.S.-Mexico border region.Del Bosque and Meyer also discuss the challenges of building Wall Watch, and finding reliablegovernment data for the map, how Wall Watch will help border residents understand the massivemega construction project as it impacts their communities, and how residents can help build amore accurate map by submitting reports on what they're seeing on the ground. They also talkabout the kind of data you can find on Wall Watch, and how it's available to anyone to download.And they discuss the administration's plan to build a “wall system” that includes two walls withenforcement zones, patrol roads, surveillance towers and stadium lights along the entire southernborder. “When this administration is done, the southern border will look more like a federalprison with double walls draped in concertina wire,” said del Bosque. “You only have to look atSan Diego where the wall system is already in place, and where they used the enforcement zonebetween the two walls as an open-air detention site in 2023, to see what the plan is for the rest ofthe border.”

SPONSORS: - Visit https://mod.com for a free consultation and get 10% off your first order PLUS free shipping with promo code TOE. - I personally subscribe to The Economist. TOE listeners get 35% off the annual subscription. No other podcast has this! https://economist.com/TOE There are three questions people ask about consciousness: what it is, how to explain it, and how to measure it. This episode is entirely the third one. Adrian Owen, professor of cognitive neuroscience at Western University, joins to explain how he detects consciousness in patients thought to be completely unaware — and why he believes thousands have been "hiding in plain sight" for decades. Owen walks through the landmark case that started it all: asking a non-responsive patient to imagine playing tennis, and watching her brain light up like a healthy person's. We discuss the differences between coma, vegetative state, minimally conscious state, and locked-in syndrome, and what recovered patients have reported about their experience — including one man whose memories were sharper than his doctor's. The conversation covers how movies like Taken are used to detect awareness through brain synchronization, why negative results can never prove someone is unconscious, and the ethics of asking a locked-in patient if they want to keep living. This is an in-depth conversation with Adrian Owen. FOLLOW: - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e - Substack: https://curtjaimungal.substack.com/subscribe - Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt - Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs - Crypto: https://nowpayments.io/donation/TOE - PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=XUBHNMFXUX5S4 TIMESTAMPS: - 00:00:00 - Trapped Consciousness Detection - 00:05:15 - Total Locked-in Syndrome - 00:10:40 - Wakefulness Without Awareness - 00:15:45 - The fMRI Tennis Test - 00:21:00 - Decoding Neural Intent - 00:26:30 - Mapping the Grey Zone - 00:32:00 - Non-Responsive Patient Lucidity - 00:37:30 - Life-Support Ethical Dilemmas - 00:43:00 - Brain-Computer Interface Futures - 00:48:30 - Hijacking Consciousness via Narrative - 00:54:00 - The Liam Neeson Test - 00:59:30 - Thalamocortical Pathway Disruption - 01:05:00 - Deep Brain Stimulation Potential - 01:10:30 - Anesthetic Awareness Dangers - 01:16:00 - AI and Language Lures - 01:21:30 - IIT Pseudoscience Controversy LINKS MENTIONED: - The Owen Lab: https://owenlab.org/ - Think Before You Think [Book]: https://amazon.com/dp/1324075163?tag=toe08-20 - Into The Gray Zone [Book]: https://amazon.com/dp/1501135201?tag=toe08-20 - Into The Gray Zone [Lecture]: https://youtu.be/01_ECXZK9dA - Detecting Awareness In The Vegetative State [Paper]: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.1130197 - Cortical Processing In Persistent Vegetative State [Paper]: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(05)77805-3/abstract - Response To 'Minimally Conscious State Or Cortically Mediated State?' [Paper]: https://academic.oup.com/brain/article/141/4/e26/4838964 - Risk, Diagnostic Error, And The Clinical Science Of Consciousness [Paper]: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25844313/ - A Common Neural Code For Similar Conscious Experiences In Different Individuals [Paper]: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1407007111 - Locked-In Syndrome: https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/locked-syndrome - CIFAR: https://cifar.ca/research-programs/brain-mind-consciousness/ - Tests For Consciousness In Humans And Beyond [Paper]: https://www.cell.com/trends/cognitive-sciences/fulltext/S1364-6613(24)00010-X - Early Identification Of Recovery Potential After Acute Brain Injury Using Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy [Paper]: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12028-026-02605-0 - Consciousness Iceberg [TOE]: https://youtu.be/65yjqIDghEk - Michael Levin & Anil Seth [TOE]: https://youtu.be/_kuwwmFnxGY - Iain McGilchrist [TOE]: https://youtu.be/Q9sBKCd2HD0 - Roman Yampolskiy [TOE]: https://youtu.be/TgFmA-Qwsek - Elan Barenholtz [TOE]: https://youtu.be/A36OumnSrWY - Simon Saunders [TOE]: https://youtu.be/Ihv542rCUns Guests do not pay to appear. #science Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on Your Daily Chocolate, Patty talks with Dan Roman, a retired police detective, father of five, and grandfather of eight, who completed a 5,000-mile solo bicycle ride across the U.S. to raise awareness for Parkinson's disease in honor of his father, who died after a 40-year battle. Dan explains why the timing mattered to him, including anniversaries connected to Route 66 and the TransAmerica Bike Trail, how he trained and planned his route and what he carried on a fully self-contained, heavily loaded bike. He shares challenges like extreme rain, wind, and repeated bike breakdowns, and highlights generosity from strangers and businesses, fundraising for the Michael J. Fox Foundation, and lessons about faith, support, and resilience. Episode Highlights:00:00 Meet Dan Roman01:13 Why Ride Cross Country02:34 TransAmerica Trail Explained04:09 Route Choices and Direction04:40 Training and Cycling Background06:21 Fueling with Junk Carbs08:51 Mapping and Water Stops11:48 Gear Load and Bike Weight13:29 Weather Challenges on the Road16:14 Bike Breakdowns and Repairs18:36 Kindness of Strangers Begins19:17 Kindness on the Road19:58 Six Hours of Downpour21:45 Carol's Rain Jacket24:23 Donations and Discounts26:31 Faith and Godwinks30:01 Prayers from Strangers31:35 Rapid Fire Favorites32:00 Route 66 and Vermont34:38 Next Ride and Chocolate35:35 Final Thanks and Wrap #ParkinsonsAwareness #ParkinsonsDisease #MichaelJFoxFoundation #BikeAcrossAmerica #SoloCycling #EnduranceCycling #BikeTouring #TransAmericaBikeTrail #Route66 #AdventureCycling #CyclingLife #CyclingPodcast #InspirationPodcast #Fundraising #GoFundMe #CharityRide #LongDistanceCycling #BikePacking #GarminCycling #StravaCycling #TennesseePodcast #RetiredPolice #FaithAndResilience #HumanKindness #YourDailyChocolate

The world is on fire. While that seems alarmist, this summer has been the summer of fire. Wildfires have spread all around the world, with specific fires in Spain, France, Canada and the US seizing global headlines. While the summer in the northern hemisphere is typically wildfire season, this year seems to mark an increased intensity and occurrences of these fires. On today's show we will explore what has been the cause of these fires. What environmental conditions have lead to the increased intensity of these fires? And what should be done both locally and globally to better manage wildfires? [ dur: 58mins. ] Doug Specht is a Chartered Geographer, a Reader in Cultural Geography and Communication, and Head of the School of Media and Communication at the University of Westminster. He is the author of Mapping crisis: Participation, datafication and humanitarianism in the age of digital mapping and most recently in the Conversation There’s nothing ‘wild’ about most wildfires, humans start them and have made them more dangerous. Daniel Swain is climate scientist with University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources (UCANR) and a research partner at the NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research. He is the co-author of Anthropogenic warming has increased drought risk in California and Climate change is increasing the risk of a California megaflood. He is the author of the Weather West blog. This program is produced by Doug Becker, Maria Armoudian, Ankine Aghassian, Anna Lapin and Sudd Dongre. Environment, Politics and Activism, Climate Change, Environmental Activism, Wildfires

Not sure why you're carrying a low-grade anger or sadness you can't explain? This episode might tell you why. Bryson and Randy dig into what actually qualifies as a loss — from everyday disappointments to the deeper "underlying wounds" from our families of origin — and why so many of us are grieving without realizing it. They unpack the difference between recent losses and older, unresolved wounds, why Randy believes grief is never fully "one and done," and how naming our losses honestly is where real healing starts. If something in this episode named a feeling you couldn't place before, that's worth sitting with — and if you know someone who's been carrying something they can't quite explain, this episode might be the nudge they need. In this episode: 00:00 Naming Hidden Grief 00:31 Why We Miss Loss 01:50 What Counts as Loss 03:24 Everyday Losses Matter 05:43 Seasons of Grief 09:09 Recent Losses vs Wounds 10:48 Signs of Old Wounds 12:56 Pivot Scenes and Mapping 14:34 God Near the Broken 16:09 Grief Deepens Intimacy 16:39 When Fatherhood Feels Unsafe 18:25 God Near the Brokenhearted 18:54 Misconceptions About Grief 20:04 Naming Losses One Step 21:24 Randy Shares His Story 24:11 Worksheets and Small Steps 25:59 Honesty Opens Healing 27:10 Encouragement and Prayer 28:59 Next Episode Doorway Emotions Links:

Have you ever wondered if your time management and productivity issues might not be about the amount of work you have to do, but rather the way you think about that work?  That's what we're looking at today.   Links: Email Me | Twitter | Facebook | Website | Linkedin   Learn more about the Productivity Academy Get Your Copy Of Your Time, Your Way: Time Well Managed, Life Well Lived Plan Your Week With Me: The Weekly Planning Matrix. The Working With… Weekly Newsletter Carl Pullein Learning Centre Carl's YouTube Channel Carl Pullein Coaching Programmes Subscribe to my Substack  The Working With… Podcast Previous episodes page   Script |430 Hello, and welcome to episode 430 of the Your Time, Your Way Podcast. A podcast to answer all your questions about productivity, time management, self-development, and goal planning. My name is Carl Pullein, and I am your host of this show.  Since I began helping people directly with time management and productivity, I would say that around 60% of people's struggles come down to the way they organise their work, around 35% come down to the way they think about it, and only 5% come down to the volume of work coming in.  Talk to practically anyone today, and they will tell you they are busy. It's almost like a badge of honour.  The number one reason people say they don't exercise is that they don't have enough time. Is that really true, or is it that they value doing something else more?  I'm reminded of something the legendary Jim Rohn used to say: “Don't mistake movement for achievement. It's easy to get faked out by being busy. The question is: Busy doing what?” If I look at my to-do list right now, I guess I am busy. I have this script, a newsletter and a long-form article to write. I also have to record three YouTube Shorts videos, edit them and record this podcast.  I have around five pieces of feedback to write for my coaching clients, do my exercise, take Louis for a walk, and cook dinner.  Yet, I don't feel busy. The reason is that I understand that it doesn't all have to be done today. All I have to do is decide what can be done today and do that.  The truth is, we all have far more to do than we can do at any one time. And equally true is that it doesn't have to be done right now or even today.  So, with all that said, let me hand you over to the Mystery Podcast Voice for this week's question.  This week's question comes from Elaine. Elaine asks, hi Carl, what advice would you give to someone who is always busy and never has time to do their most important work?  Hi Elaine, love the question. Short and sweet.  I would first refer you to the Jim Rohn question ” Busy doing what?”  If you feel constantly busy from the moment you wake up until you go to bed, the first thing I would suggest is to look at what you are doing during your waking hours.  Write down what you are doing over a period of 48 hours or so. Not just your professional work, but your personal things too.  I would also add that you write out what you would prefer to be doing instead. Write these down side by side. Draw a vertical line down the middle of a page, and on the left write what you spend your days doing, and on the right what you would prefer to be doing instead.  Be completely honest. If you discover, for example, that you spend 90 minutes a day on social media and a further 2 hours watching TV, write that down.  You're not going to necessarily remove those. Instead, what you want to be asking yourself is whether spending time on the activities you currently spend time on is worthwhile.  Initially, you will try to justify spending time on these activities. This is the same response we have when someone challenges one of our opinions. Our natural instinct is to defend ourselves.  When you first write down these activities. Don't judge. Just write them down. All you want to know is precisely where your time goes.  I've found that if you leave it for a few days and come back to it, you will begin to look at things a little more objectively. Instead of trying to justify the expense of your time, you begin to ask questions such as: Do I really need to do that? And is this regular event I attend worth all the extra work it produces?  Often, the problem for many people is that everything they want to do requires time. Just sitting and thinking requires time, as does making a cup of coffee. Time never stands still.  And the problem with time, or rather, the way we measure time, is that we have 24 hours each day. That's the one immovable part we have to deal with each day, but at least that gives us one constant. That can be worked with. If you were to study the habits and routines of highly productive people, you would notice that they all have strong barriers between the three basics of their lives.  There's time for work, time for family and social life, and time for self.  There's no discipline involved. It's just a strict division of time between the three.  Their wake-up time is consistent. For example, if they wake up at 7:30 am, they wake up at that time every day, including weekends. Then they do something that I find most unproductive people don't do. They follow the same routine.  It's their morning routine.  Morning routines are interesting because each person's is different.  Yet, the most stressed-out, overwhelmed and exhausted people I work with have no morning routine. They crawl out of bed, rush out the door and start on their work. There's no moment for themselves.  These are the people who immediately pick up their phones to check for messages and start replying.  No tea or coffee or even a bathroom break. Just open eyes, open phone, start the workday.  Think about what's happening there. You come into the conscious world, and before anything else, you allow other people's priorities to take control of your day.  And if you have young kids, when you leave the bedroom, your kids need attention; perhaps you need to get them ready for school, make their breakfast, all this with a brain full of all those messages you just read from your phone before you left the bedroom.  One of my favourite YouTube channels is Harry's Garage. The channel is about cars, and Harry often reviews very expensive Rolls-Royces, Ferraris, Range Rovers, and Aston Martins.  These are highly tuned performance cars, yet Harry will always remind us that when you start a car cold, before you can put it through its paces, you need to give it time to reach optimal operating temperature.  Funnily enough, that's the same for you and me. You're not going to be at your best the moment you wake up, which means any decision you make first thing is unlikely to be the best decision you make.  So, try starting your day slowly. Give yourself thirty minutes and make sure those thirty minutes are focused on you.  When it comes to work, set a strict start time for yourself.  So, to keep the examples in line, let's imagine you start your work at 9:00 am. Then do not consider work before then. That may take a little adjusting to, but if you develop a strong set of morning routines, you won't be thinking about work until it's time for work.  Then, here's a trick. Do not allow anything to be scheduled for the first 30 minutes of your day. This is your getting a heads up on the day time. It's when you can say hello and chat with your co-workers, deal with any emergencies and check to make sure there are no fires lurking in your inbox.  Those thirty minutes are also a great time to review your plan for the day.  Now, when I say “plan,” I simply mean making sure you know where your appointments are and what your must-do tasks for the day are. It's a simple two-minute review and gives you time to map out your day.  Mapping out your day is just about deciding when you will do your must-do tasks. Your meetings are fixed, so what you are looking for is the gaps in between and deciding what you will do in those gaps.  Now here's the thing: just as it's important to have a strict start time, there also needs to be a strict closing time for work.  Let's imagine that you set 6:00 pm as your end-of-work time; this means that around 5:50 pm, you stop what you're doing, review what you've done, and reschedule anything you didn't get to.  Then look at what you have on your calendar for tomorrow, and decide on your two must-do tasks. That's it. Done.  Then it's family and social time.  Now, as you listen to these words, it may sound like a lot. But is it? What you are doing is automating as much as you can so you are not rushing around trying to decide what to do next. It's all this decision-making that's mentally exhausting you.  If you can automate these decisions by having a morning routine, a work closing-down sequence, and mapping out your workday, you'll find that you feel less busy, more in control and much less tired at the end of the day.  We feel so busy all the time because we tend to look at long lists of things to do. For example, if you look at your Slack messages or email, you are looking at each individual message. It's natural. It's a long list of stuff you feel you must attend to.  Yet, if you were to treat your Slack or Teams messages and email as one task, all you need to decide is when you will handle them.  For example, if you decide that at 4:30 pm you will work on your messages and spend an hour on them, then it doesn't matter how many messages you have in there. You will respond to as many as you can.  Another quick tip: start with the oldest first. These can often be dealt with much faster than messages that have just come in. Don't worry, if you stay consistent with this, you'll soon find yourself getting back on top of them.  Now, for those of you who tend to procrastinate, the science behind it is fascinating. Procrastination is a perfectly normal human reaction. It has nothing to do with laziness or any other human condition. It's actually what psychologists call an “emotional regulation response”. When you look at a long report or a messy inbox, your brain sees a threat. It anticipates boredom, failure, or making a fool of yourself. And so your brain sets off an alarm to protect you.  And how does it protect you? By pushing you towards easier tasks. Cleaning your desk or looking at social media, for example. (Or, in my case, cleaning a fountain pen and refilling it)  Incredibly productive people aren't immune to these negative emotions. Instead, what they have done is build systems and processes to do their work. “It's 4:30 pm, time to do my communications.” Oh, it's time to work on that report”.  These systems make it extremely difficult to not do the work.  This is why putting in place strict barriers around your personal, social and professional life works. You are not allowing your brain to set off an emotional response. You turn up, you know what to do and do it.  And this planning does not take much time. Planning the day may take 5 minutes; reviewing your plan in the first 30 minutes of your workday may take 2 minutes. That's it.  Then you follow your plan. Sure, there will be interruptions, distractions and other people's emergencies. Deal with them as best you can, then get back to your plan. If you have to revise your plan, do so. This does not mean you've failed. All it means is you've adjusted your plan.  I hope that helps, Elaine. Thank you for your question, and thank you to you too for listening.  It just remains for me now to wish you all a very, very productive week.   

Susan Manewich is a leadership and organizational consultant, trainer, counselor, published author and researcher, speaker, intuitive with expertise in emotional intelligence, consciousness, new emerging moral technologies and geomagnetic changes affecting our planet and humanity. She has led two organizations dedicated to new energy technology and consciousness. Popular on many esteemed lecture circuits, Susan offers Leadership courses on Emotional Intelligence and Electro & Geomagnetism. In the first part of our two-episode conversation, Susan takes us back to her earliest memories where she recalls being conscious inside her mother's womb, making contact with extraterrestrials and at the age of seven being kidnapped by what we would now call Men in Black.Susan is an authentic, inspiring, humble and engaging voice for the evolution of humanity and Mother Earth.  Our conversation spilled over into a dynamic second hour that delves deeper into dialog around concepts of co creating a new earth many of us are eager to hear about and we're sure you will be enthralled not only by her experiences, but how they shaped her world-view of compassion, peace and service as we move through these turbulent times.Learn more about Susan's work at https://www.ietevolve.comhttps://substack.com/@ietevolvehttps://www.instagram.com/susanmanewich?igsi=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==INTERSTELLAR COMMUNITY GATHERING:  September 2026 Swiss Alps (Interlaken) https://givebutter.com/interstellar-gathering-2026

How much of what you're chasing right now do you actually want?The car. The house. The watch. The vacations. The team. The awards. The social media following. The recognition.And how much of it made its way onto your list because you keep watching everybody else?In Episode 399 of The MindShare Podcast, David Greenspan digs into what "keeping up with the Joneses" looks like in a world where social media puts hundreds of other people's lives, businesses and successes in front of us every single day.And Realtors... we're having a conversation about those videos too.One Realtor pours coffee in a listing video and suddenly everybody needs the coffee shot. Somebody sits at the kitchen island, now everyone's at the kitchen island. Somebody makes a funny video and half the industry decides they're comedians.And then there's the dancing.At a time when Realtors are fighting to demonstrate their value and professionalism to consumers, what are we actually communicating with some of the content we're putting online? But this episode goes much deeper than social media.David explores how comparison affects the businesses we build, the teams we think we need, the brokerages we join, the money we spend, the goals we chase and even how successful we believe we are.Because your situation can be perfectly fine until you see what somebody else has — and suddenly you start questioning something you weren't questioning five minutes ago. The challenge in this episode is to come back to your own Map.Figure out what you want personally, professionally and financially. Build your own scoreboard. Stay in your lane. Stop spending so much time watching what everybody else is doing.And go get your shit done.What You'll LearnHow social media has put "keeping up with the Joneses" on steroidsWhy comparison can completely change how you feel about a life or business you were happy with minutes earlierWhere healthy competition ends and damaging comparison beginsWhy Realtors copying the same content makes it harder to differentiate themselvesWhat your online content communicates about your professionalism and valueWhy your marketing should amplify who you actually areThe difference between wanting a particular business model and liking what it looks like from the outsideWhy seeing another agent build a team, start farming, launch a podcast or change brokerages doesn't mean you shouldHow the pressure to look successful can influence financial decisionsWhy your personal definition of success needs to belong to youHow David's Mapping process helps you evaluate what actually belongs in your life and businessWhy there will always be somebody with more — more money, more followers, a nicer car or a bigger businessHow comparison can quietly become another form of procrastinationWhy staying in your lane gives you more time and energy to actually get shit done00:00 — How Much of What You're Chasing Do You Actually Want?The car, house, vacations, business goals, team, awards and recognition — and how much of it actually belongs to you versus what you've picked up from watching everyone else.02:50 — Keeping Up With The Joneses in 2026Why social media has amplified comparison at a time when people are already questioning their finances, careers, businesses and success.The Question Everyone Keeps Asking: "How Are Things Out There?"Why people are looking around to determine where they stand and how quickly somebody else's highlight reel can make your own life feel inadequate.Realtors... What Are We Doing?The coffee shots. The kitchen islands. The identical listing videos. The comedians. And, of course, the dancing Realtors.Professionalism, Content and Your Value as a RealtorIf the industry wants consumers to better understand the value of Realtors, agents need to think seriously about what their content is communicating.Trying to Stand Out While Copying Everybody ElseWhy your experience, personality, communication style and actual strengths should drive your marketing instead of whatever another Realtor happened to make popular online.15:37 — Commercial Break17:27 — Keeping Up With The Joneses in Your BusinessTeams, farming, podcasts, brokerage changes and the danger of building a business because you like what somebody else's looks like from the outside.Looking Wealthy vs. Actually Being WealthyCars, homes, vacations and the social pressure — especially in sales — to project an image of success.What Are You Trying to Prove — And To Whom?A question worth asking before deciding whether the things you're chasing actually matter to you.Mapping: Come Back to What YOU WantUsing personal, professional and financial goals to create your own Map and evaluate whether the decisions you're making actually move you toward it. Your Scoreboard Needs to Belong to YouWhy somebody will always have more — right up until you finally buy the Ferrari and some asshole flies over you in his private jet.Comparison Has Become ProcrastinationWatching, scrolling, studying, saving, screenshotting and consuming everybody else's strategies while the calls, follow-ups and work in your own plan remain undone. Stay in Your LaneLearn from other people, pay attention to what's working, then come back to your Map and ask: What am I building?Your Action StepAudit the things you're chasing. Ask why you want them. Then do the same with your business and marketing to determine what actually belongs in your plan.You can learn from other people. You can be competitive. You can want the car, the house, the business, the money, the vacations and all of it.Just make sure the life you're working so hard to build is actually your life.Because there will always be someone with more. The Joneses keep changing, and now the algorithm can introduce you to a brand-new one every thirty seconds. Your scoreboard needs to belong to you.Know what you want. Come back to your Map. Stay in your lane.Then go get your shit done.

David Richter of Simple CFO tackles a question that trips up nearly every real estate investor in this solo episode: how much should you reinvest into the business versus take out for yourself? His blunt take is that "I want to reinvest back into my business" is often just code for not knowing where your money is going.Using the Profit First framework he wrote about in Profit First for Real Estate Investing, David lays out a percentage-based roadmap that works even if you're currently upside down. He walks through knowing what you make, spend, and keep, and how to shift those percentages a little healthier every quarter. If you make money but still feel broke, this one gives you a place to start.Timeline Summary[0:25] – The opening warning: if everything goes back into the business, you'll never have personal freedom[0:48] – Why "I want to reinvest" is often code for spending every dollar and hoping for profit[1:06] – The goal of a clear roadmap for what to reinvest and what to pay yourself[1:27] – The core Profit First tenet of running your business by percentages[1:46] – The first question: do you actually know how much you made last year?[2:09] – The harder questions of what you spent and what you actually kept[2:27] – Starting where you can, whether that's a 50/50 or 70/30 split[2:54] – Why it's so easy in real estate to spend private lender money on the business instead of the project[3:15] – What to do if you're upside down with no profit at all[3:43] – The simplest starting move: cut from 110% spending to 99% and send 1% to yourself[4:22] – Building the habits of a wealthy business owner over chasing more revenue[4:43] – Improving quarter over quarter from 99/1 to 95/5 to 90/10[5:17] – Mapping the journey from 110% down to a healthy 70/30 or 60/40 split[5:38] – Why the hardest part is honestly knowing where you are right now[5:58] – Using expense analysis and intentional deals to keep more of what you make5 Key TakeawaysReinvesting Everything Isn't A Strategy — Pouring every dollar back into the business usually means you don't know your numbers. Without a plan to pay yourself, you'll make money and still feel broke.Run Your Business By Percentages — Know exactly what you make, what you spend, and what you keep as percentages. That clarity is the foundation of the entire Profit First system.Start Where You Are — If you're spending 110% and upside down, cut to 99% and pay yourself 1%. The exact number matters less than building the habit of paying yourself first.Improve A Little Every Quarter — Move from 99/1 to 95/5 to 90/10 and keep going. Small, steady shifts get you to a healthy 70/30 or 60/40 split without a painful overhaul.The Hardest Part Is Knowing Where You Are — Most owners avoid an honest look at their numbers. Facing what you truly make, spend, and keep is the first real step toward keeping more.Links & ResourcesSimple CFO — https://simplecfo.comProfit First for Real Estate Investing by David Richter — https://profitfirstrei.comEnjoyed This Episode?If David's roadmap gave you a place to start even though your percentages feel upside down, that first 1% to yourself is the move that changes everything. Share this episode with an investor who reinvests every dollar and wonders where it all went, and follow the show and leave a rating and review so more real estate investors can start keeping more of what they make.

What if the AI revolution succeeds at almost everything—but no single corporate monopoly, government, or master agent actually wins?In this episode of the WPP Media Intelligence podcast, hosts Kate Scott-Dawkins and Sam Weston explore "The Long Middle"—a potential 2035 scenario where AI capabilities grow exponentially, but market competition remains open, messy, and contested. Rather than consolidating into a corporate monopoly (The Closed Loop), individual agent dominance (Agent Commons), or state control (The Sovereign Stack), this future features continuous friction, fragmented regulation, and a balance of commercial players. Kate and Sam analyze how consumers will delegate routine tasks while retaining human agency, how hyper-personalization affects mass culture, and what strategic bets advertisers should make to navigate an environment of constant market competition.Key Topics DiscussedDefining "The Long Middle": Understanding a commercially driven, highly plural AI ecosystem where no single platform or stack achieves absolute dominance.System Friction & Guardrails: How regulation, safety concerns, and economics prevent total corporate lock-in or complete consumer autonomy.Selective Delegation: Distinguishing between routine problem-solving purchases delegated to AI agents and identity-driven decisions retained by humans.The Creative Singularity & Content Abundance: Navigating an era of infinite machine-generated content where taste, trust, and distinctiveness become the primary sources of value.Mass Culture vs. Personalization: Why shared real-world events (like major sports tournaments) become more valuable as media experiences become increasingly personalized.Ad Industry Cycles: Comparing current AI trends to historical cycles of centralized vs. decentralized computing and media consolidation vs. fragmentation.Practical Advice for Marketers: Identifying strategic bets (investing in durable brand assets), mapping risks (over-indexing on short-term attention capture), and tracking market signals (monitoring the "delegation gap").Scenario Ranking: Evaluating the likelihood of all four AI futures (Closed Loop, The Long Middle, Sovereign Stack, and Agent Commons).00:00 - Introduction & The Premise of "The Long Middle"02:00 - Series Recap & Defining the Long Middle03:25 - Mapping the Long Middle on the Matrix04:20 - A Snapshot of Daily Life in 203506:14 - Why Monopolies Fail: Friction, Regulation, and Economics08:35 - The Rise of the AI Policy Industrial Complex10:18 - Market Cycles & Historical Tech Competition12:08 - AI Safety & Counter-Reactions to Advanced Models15:18 - CapEx Investment Risks & Macro Economic Impacts17:40 - Human Decision-Making vs. Agent Delegation19:45 - The Creative Singularity & Content Abundance21:11 - Mass Culture & Shared Moments in a Personalized World23:15 - The 10-Year Path to 203524:55 - Strategic Advice for Advertisers: Bets, Risks & Signals28:52 - The "Squishmallow" Multi-Agent Future29:45 - Ranking the Four AI Scenarios & Wrap-Up

Many creators dream of building an empire, but how many actually pull it off while still making time for family and personal passions?That's what I wanted to dig into with Ben Greenfield. He's been podcasting since 2008 and has built a massive personal brand around health and wellness. But what really fascinated me is how he's leveraged that brand to launch not just one, but two other businesses that are scaling to entirely different levels: a supplements company and a revolutionary health tech platform.I sat down with Ben to break down his entire revenue pie, his strategies for growing multiple companies, and how he keeps his personal brand from becoming the bottleneck in his rapidly expanding empire.If you've built a creator business and are wondering what it would take to turn it into something much bigger, I think you'll get a lot from this episode.Timestamps:00:00 Introduction01:12 The early days of podcasting03:00 Early revenue and online ventures04:15 The lightbulb moment: Scaling IP online05:59 Mapping out Ben Greenfield Life revenue06:33 Audience and platform scale07:31 Podcast revenue breakdown09:18 Coaching and its growth potential11:03 Life Network and Life Market12:16 Total personal brand revenue breakdown13:19 Integrated ad packages and whitelisting16:09 Affiliate revenue and long-term partnerships17:27 Team structure for Ben Greenfield Life20:29 Lessons for scaling content businesses22:45 Lifestyle design and work-life balance23:52 Launching Kion28:44 Disentangling personal brand from Kion31:32 Leveraging brand for launch, then scaling independently35:44 The new venture39:55 Life OS's rapid growth and scale42:47 The power of recurring revenue models44:31 Intentional scaling beyond personal brand47:47 Building an empire vs. a lifestyle business49:30 Ben's daily lifestyle and routine52:16 Wrap-up and where to find BenIf you enjoyed this episode, please like and subscribe, share it with your friends, and leave a review. I read every single one.Learn more about the podcast: https://nathanbarry.com/showFollow Nathan:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nathanbarryLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanbarryX: https://twitter.com/nathanbarryYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thenathanbarryshowWebsite: https://nathanbarry.comKit: https://kit.comFollow Ben:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bengreenfieldlifeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bengreenfieldfitnessLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bengreenfieldWebsite: https://bengreenfieldlife.comFeatured in this episode:Kit: https://www.kit.comBoundless: https://shopbengreenfieldlife.com/products/boundless-updated-revisedKion: https://getkion.comHighlights:04:15 - The lightbulb moment: Scaling IP online12:16 - Total personal brand revenue breakdown20:29 - Lessons for scaling content businesses31:29 - Don't let your brand be the bottleneck47:47 - How to build both empire and lifestyle businesses

Most business owners think their exit value will come down to EBITDA and an industry multiple. But buyers are not only evaluating what the company earns; they are deciding how much risk they would inherit.  That risk can show up in customer concentration, weak financial reporting, founder dependence, an incomplete leadership team, or a business that has not been prepared to operate without its owner.  In this episode of Money School Elite, I sit down with Mike Bennett, founder of Crewe Capital, to examine what sophisticated buyers actually look for and why strong exits often take years to build.  We also explore why a business does not have one fixed value, how multiple indications of interest can create competitive tension, and why the right buyer may see strategic value that another completely misses.  What You'll Discover In This Episode    Why buyers price a business according to risk, not the effort it took to build The operational weaknesses that can quietly reduce your exit valuation Why founder dependence can make an otherwise profitable company harder to sell How tracking the right KPIs helps you understand whether your business is truly ready for market Why speaking to one buyer can leave significant value on the table How multiple indications of interest reveal what the market actually believes your company is worth Why the highest-value buyer may come from outside the traditional private equity landscape   About the Guest Mike Bennett is the Managing Partner of Crewe Capital. Mr. Bennett held senior positions with three different investment banking firms before this. Mr. Bennett provides capital solutions to middle-market companies and alternative investment advisory to institutional clients. Mr. Bennett has completed over 100 investment banking transactions. Expertise includes mergers, acquisitions, corporate finance, strategic advisory, fundraising, and direct investment in real estate, private equity, and private credit. Mr. Bennett sits on multiple boards and is actively involved in his community by participating in various organizations with a charitable focus. He is a graduate of Brigham Young University and the Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford. To learn more, visit crewe.com and send an email to m@crewe.com.     About Your Host From pro-snowboarder to money mogul, Chris Naugle has dedicated his life to being America's #1 Money Mentor. With a core belief that success is built not by the resources you have, but by how resourceful you can be. Chris has built and owned 19 companies, with his businesses being featured in Forbes, ABC, House Hunters, and his very own HGTV pilot in 2018. He is the founder of The Money School™ and Money Mentor for The Money Multiplier. His success also includes managing tens of millions of dollars in assets in the financial services and advisory industry and in real estate transactions. As an innovator and visionary in wealth-building and real estate, he empowers entrepreneurs, business owners, and real estate investors with the knowledge of how money works. Chris is also a nationally recognized speaker, author, and podcast host. He has spoken to and taught over ten thousand Americans, delivering the financial knowledge that fuels lasting freedom.   Resources Private Money Guide:  https://go.moneyschoolrei.com/book-podcast Wealth Wednesday Webinar: https://go.moneyschoolrei.com/wednesday-webinar-podcast Mapping out the Millionaire Mystery:  https://go.moneyschoolrei.com/newbook-podcast    

Most people think the hard part is making money. But Lawrence Dunning's story shows that making money, keeping money, and using money well are three very different things. By 30, Lawrence had built a multi-million-dollar net worth on the trading floor in Chicago. Then he stepped away to pursue a dream that had a much smaller window: becoming a professional MMA fighter. When he came back, the trading business model that had made him wealthy had changed, and the income stream he once relied on was gone. In this episode of Money School Elite, I sit down with Lawrence to talk about what he learned from becoming a millionaire, losing it, rebuilding through real estate, and developing a very different philosophy around money. We get into the difference between being rich and being wealthy, why one revenue stream can create hidden fragility, how risk changes when the goal moves from making money to preserving it, and why the wrong partner can cost more than a bad investment. But this conversation goes beyond money. Lawrence and I also talk about time, fatherhood, health, giving, hard things, and why wealth only becomes meaningful when it helps you build a life you actually want to live.   About the Guest Lawrence Dunning is a real estate investor, broker, entrepreneur, former fixed-income derivatives trader, and former professional MMA fighter. Born and raised in London, England, Lawrence holds both an undergraduate degree and an MBA from the University of Exeter. He began his career in finance as a fixed-income derivatives trader, working in London, Amsterdam, and Wall Street before settling in Chicago, where he traded at the Chicago Board of Trade and eventually founded his own trading company. After beginning his real estate investing journey in 2009, Lawrence shifted his focus fully into real estate and became a full-time broker in 2014. Since then, he has sold more than a quarter of a billion dollars in real estate investment properties and built a diversified portfolio of commercial and residential assets. He specializes in helping investors find turnkey, cash-flow-positive buildings and has been recognized as a Top 1% agent in Chicago for a decade. Lawrence is part of the Dunning Team at Fulton Grace, host of the Enter the Lionheart podcast, and author of The Forgotten Asset Class. He is also a Jiu-Jitsu 3rd Degree Black Belt, bringing a rare perspective on discipline, risk, resilience, money, and what it takes to rebuild after major setbacks. Follow @LawrenceDunning on Instagram.    About Your Host From pro-snowboarder to money mogul, Chris Naugle has dedicated his life to being America's #1 Money Mentor. With a core belief that success is built not by the resources you have, but by how resourceful you can be. Chris has built and owned 19 companies, with his businesses being featured in Forbes, ABC, House Hunters, and his very own HGTV pilot in 2018. He is the founder of The Money School™ and Money Mentor for The Money Multiplier. His success also includes managing tens of millions of dollars in assets in the financial services and advisory industry and in real estate transactions. As an innovator and visionary in wealth-building and real estate, he empowers entrepreneurs, business owners, and real estate investors with the knowledge of how money works. Chris is also a nationally recognized speaker, author, and podcast host. He has spoken to and taught over ten thousand Americans, delivering the financial knowledge that fuels lasting freedom.   Resources Private Money Guide:  https://go.moneyschoolrei.com/book-podcast Wealth Wednesday Webinar: https://go.moneyschoolrei.com/wednesday-webinar-podcast Mapping out the Millionaire Mystery:  https://go.moneyschoolrei.com/newbook-podcast    

Want the playbook, not just the conversation? Subscribe for deep-dive, actionable breakdowns from every episode at unchurned.substack.com.What does it take to run 60% of a company? Garrett Marker, Chief Revenue Officer at Brex, oversees about 700 people across sales, customer success, RevOps, partnerships, enablement, and support - and this year, his goal was to aggressively scale a sales team that industry data recently ranked the third-fastest growing in tech, without letting rep performance slip. It hasn't all gone to plan. Garrett is refreshingly candid with host Josh Schachter, grading the scaling effort a "B" - what held up, what broke, and how his team turned around a slumping segment in dramatic fashion. Along the way, he explains why the battle cards that used to last a quarter now go stale in about a week, why Brex bet on human SDRs while the market rushed toward AI ones, and why the hardest part of AI products isn't selling them at all.It's a look inside the operating decisions of a CRO whose remit spans the entire customer lifecycle - from first touch through renewal and expansion. ---What You'll Learn- How a struggling Brex segment did two months' worth of revenue in eight days and the AI-assisted diagnosis behind the course correction- Why battle cards that used to last a quarter are now stale within about a week- How AI role plays and automated call scoring turned weeks or months of rep ramp into hours or days- Garrett's build-vs-buy rule- What Brex's internally built "narrative platform" does that seller-productivity tools don't (mapping the full buyer's journey across sales, CS, and support)- The question Garrett asked at the end of every demo as a seller and the rep whose career it transformed in three months- How the TAP program works- Why adoption, not sales, is the bottleneck for AI products- How a shift in CS conversations (not product changes) grew book-closing adoption 20% in twelve months- What Garrett believes it will take to increase NRR by 30 points in the next couple of years---Timestamps0:00 - Preview & Intro1:52 - Meet Garrett Marker (CRO, Brex) 4:03 - Why founders buy like consumers5:28 - Scaling the third-fastest-growing sales team in tech7:28 - Solving today's AND tomorrow's problems9:25 - 2 months of revenue in 8 days after a segment course correction11:22 - How AI made competitive diagnosis faster14:37 - Rebuilding enablement around AI and ramping reps in days17:27 - How Brex decides build vs. buy18:35 - Mapping the full buyer's journey across sales, CS, and support21:38 - Success plans and buyer psychology25:56 - Why won't you move forward?27:53 - How SDRs earn on-the-spot promotions to AE32:52 - Post-sale priorities: cracking AI product adoption at scale35:11 - Why CS teams must understand the whole tech stack, not just their product (+20% book-closing adoption)---Josh is writing a book on building customer relationships. Follow his journey and insights at www.joshschachter.com---Where to Find the GuestGarrett Marker: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gmarker/---Where to Find the Hosts: Josh's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jschachter/Unchurned Substack: https://unchurned.substack.com/

Peter and Jack break down every team in the American League by win total projections. What does the rest of the season look like for all these AL teams? They break down the schedule and more. Intro: 0:00Braxton Ashcraft: 4:07AL East: 5:39AL Central: 29:20AL West: 41:45 Use Code "JUSTBASEBALL" when signing up on BetMGM Join our Just Baseball Discord Just Baseball Merch! Subscribe to Our New Newsletter!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two Law.com veterans who spend their careers interrogating law firm secrets turn the lens on their own industry's next twenty years, from partner comp black boxes to the real odds of a publicly traded law firm by 2040.  On this episode of the Future is Bright, Howard Rosenberg and I sat down with Gina Passarella, Group Chief Content Officer of Law.com, and David Gialanella, Editor-in-Chief of Law.com. Both have covered Big Law mergers for years and are now navigating one of their own, as ALM and Law Business Research combine into Centellic. That firsthand experience shapes how they talk about what firms hide, including from themselves. One tension comes up again and again. Firms love to talk about their AI strategy in public, but how many of them actually have one? Gina and David suggest the gap between AI messaging and AI reality is wider than most firms would admit. Partner compensation gets the same treatment. Averages sound clean in a press release. They rarely tell you what's happening inside a firm. The discussion turns to a scenario-planning project mapping the legal profession out to 2040, built around three forces: how much power shifts from lawyers to algorithms, whether the industry's tech stack consolidates or fragments, and who ends up setting the rules. Will regulators hold the line on the partnership model, or will client demand and private capital force it open? Gina and David don't pretend to know for certain, and that honesty is part of what makes their read on the industry worth hearing.   Episode Breakdown: 00:00 ALM's Merger with Law Business Research 01:32 Inside a Major Legal Media Merger 09:12 Business Model Shifts in Law Firm Strategy 12:55 What Law Firms Hide From Themselves 20:14 Partner Talent Mobility and Law Firm Business Models 24:17 Mapping the Legal Profession to 2040 29:20 Could Law Firms Go Public by 2040 32:29 How AI Is Reshaping Demand for Legal Services 39:16 The Data Law Firms Don't Want to Share Connect with Gina Passarella: Connect with Gina on LinkedIn  Gina Passarella's Web Bio    Connect with David Gialanella: Connect with David on LinkedIn  David Gialanella's Web Bio     Connect with Howard Rosenberg: Connect with Howard on LinkedIn Howard Rosenberg's Company web profile   Connect with Chris Batz: Connect with Chris on LinkedIn  Follow Columbus Street on LinkedIn Columbus Street Website  MergerWatch Website Podcast production and show notes provided by HiveCast.fm  

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In this edit of my live show I discussed our latest surveys, modelling and analysis, with a specific look at where the current risk hotspots for mortgage and rental stress are located. Robbie Barwick also joined for part of the show, were we discuss that horrific news that the Government and Opposition will join together … Continue reading "DFA Live Q&A HD Replay: Mapping Household Housing Pain (And Act Now To Save Our Freedom!)"

The Mountain Music Festival 2026 is almost here, and this week we're breaking out the map, studying the schedule, and figuring out exactly how we're going to tackle three days of rock and roll in Gatlinburg! In this episode, Chris and Aaron map out The Mountain, running through the entire three-day festival schedule and sharing the bands and performances we're most looking forward to seeing. With multiple stages running throughout the weekend, there are plenty of tough decisions to make. We break down the biggest overlaps, which acts are playing more than once, and how those second sets might help us avoid sacrificing one band for another. We also discuss Punchlines and Backlines, the comedy shows taking place on multiple nights during festival week featuring comedians and familiar faces from the rock world. Between the bands, comedy, clinics, late-night activities, and everything else happening around the event, there's going to be a lot to keep up with. And we're not just coming to watch. Decibel Geek will be roaming The Mountain all weekend recording video and audio, talking with fans, capturing some man-on-the-street insanity, and gathering plenty of material to bring back to the show and our social channels. Whether you're joining us in Gatlinburg or following along from home, this episode is your preview of what promises to be a very busy weekend. Who are the must-see bands? Where are the toughest schedule conflicts? And exactly how much rock and roll can two aging podcasters cram into three days? We're about to find out. Decibel Geek Maps Out The Mountain — check it out and we'll see you in Gatlinburg! Decibel Geek is a proud member of the Pantheon Podcasts family. Contact Us! Rate, Review, and Subscribe in iTunes Join the Facebook Fan Page Follow on Twitter Follow on Instagram E-mail Us Subscribe to our Youtube channel! Support Us! Buy a T-Shirt! Donate to the show! Stream Us! Stitcher Radio Spreaker TuneIn Become a VIP Subscriber! Click HERE for more info! Comment Below Direct Download  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Mountain Music Festival 2026 is almost here, and this week we're breaking out the map, studying the schedule, and figuring out exactly how we're going to tackle three days of rock and roll in Gatlinburg! In this episode, Chris and Aaron map out The Mountain, running through the entire three-day festival schedule and sharing the bands and performances we're most looking forward to seeing. With multiple stages running throughout the weekend, there are plenty of tough decisions to make. We break down the biggest overlaps, which acts are playing more than once, and how those second sets might help us avoid sacrificing one band for another. We also discuss Punchlines and Backlines, the comedy shows taking place on multiple nights during festival week featuring comedians and familiar faces from the rock world. Between the bands, comedy, clinics, late-night activities, and everything else happening around the event, there's going to be a lot to keep up with. And we're not just coming to watch. Decibel Geek will be roaming The Mountain all weekend recording video and audio, talking with fans, capturing some man-on-the-street insanity, and gathering plenty of material to bring back to the show and our social channels. Whether you're joining us in Gatlinburg or following along from home, this episode is your preview of what promises to be a very busy weekend. Who are the must-see bands? Where are the toughest schedule conflicts? And exactly how much rock and roll can two aging podcasters cram into three days? We're about to find out. Decibel Geek Maps Out The Mountain — check it out and we'll see you in Gatlinburg! Decibel Geek is a proud member of the Pantheon Podcasts family. Contact Us! Rate, Review, and Subscribe in iTunes Join the Facebook Fan Page Follow on Twitter Follow on Instagram E-mail Us Subscribe to our Youtube channel! Support Us! Buy a T-Shirt! Donate to the show! Stream Us! Stitcher Radio Spreaker TuneIn Become a VIP Subscriber! Click HERE for more info! Comment Below Direct Download  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send Us a Message!Your body is not being dramatic. It is being honest. Christine Renee sits down with Wilder Akasha, a somatic coach and embodied leadership guide, to talk about what happens when trauma, stress, and long-held survival strategies get stored in the soma and start running the show. Drawing from more than three decades across education, leadership, somatics, mindfulness, energy work, and embodied personal development, Wilder explores the intersection of self-trust, relationship, sexuality, and human transformation. We explore a simple shift that can change everything: treating emotions like signals you can welcome, not threats you have to suppress. Along the way, Wilder shares how curiosity and connection are not soft skills, they are biological design, and how the nervous system is always scanning for one thing: safety. In this episode we'll explore:

Toxic relationships don't just drain our energy or violate our boundaries. They change our relationship with ourselves. For those of us who are highly sensitive, toxic dynamics condition our nervous systems to believe that having a boundary will cost us everything. So we stop trying. We go along to get along. Naming how this conditioning works is how we get clarity on what needs healing and start the work of coming back to ourselves. - Intro To Boundaries ⁠https://www.EmotionalBadass.com/intro⁠ - The Yearly Boundaries Intensive ⁠https://www.EmotionalBadass.com/Boundaries Resources: - Work with Me 1:1: https://www.EmotionalBadass.com/coaching - 30 Days to Peace Course: https://www.EmotionalBadass.com/peace CODE: BADASS for 30% Off - The Book by Book Club: https://www.EmotionalBadass.com/bookclub - Mapping your Recovery from Narcissistic Abuse Workshop https://www.EmotionalBadass.com/workshops CODE: BADASS for 30% Off - Get the Patternscapes Wellness Deck ⁠https://www.getpatternscapes.com - Join the Patreon Community: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/emotionalbadass - Download the FREE Morning Routine PDF ⁠https://www.emotionalbadass.com/morning - Join our newsletter https://www.emotionalbadass.com/newsletter - Check out our Guided Meditations https://www.emotionalbadass.com/store/meditations Follow us on Social Media: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/emotionalbadass IG: https://www.instagram.com/emotional.badass FB: https://www.facebook.com/emotionalbadass TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@emotionalbadass Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you actually know why you do what you do, or have you just gotten really good at describing what you do? Most personality assessments explain how you behave, but Dr. Gary Sanchez believes the deeper question is what fundamentally drives you. In this episode, Dr. Lauryn explores the WHY.os framework and discovers just how clearly knowing your WHY, HOW, and WHAT can explain your career, leadership style, relationships, and business decisions.Dr. Gary breaks down the nine WHYs, walks through Lauryn's personal operating system, and shows how this framework can transform everything from marketing to hiring. They discuss finding the right people for the right roles, why misalignment can look like burnout, how your WHY shapes your ideal clients, and why understanding your team's motivations could make hiring and leadership dramatically easier.Key TakeawaysStart with who, then what. Understanding the motivation behind how you operate can bring clarity to your career, leadership style, personal brand, and the work that actually gives you energy.Your WHY can sharpen your marketing. When you clearly articulate what you believe and why you do what you do, you can attract patients and clients who share those beliefs instead of competing primarily on price or services.Hiring is about alignment, not just qualifications. Mapping a team's WHY, HOW, and WHAT can help practice owners identify whether people are in roles that naturally fit how they think, work, and contribute.Different motivations belong in different seats. The traits that make someone exceptional at challenging the status quo, building trust, simplifying systems, solving problems, or contributing to others may make them perfect for one role and miserable in another.Guest BioDr. Gary Sanchez, also known as “Dr. WHY,” is the founder and CEO of the WHY Institute and creator of the WHY Discovery and WHY.os framework. A former dentist who practiced for 32 years, Dr. Gary turned his fascination with purpose and human motivation into a system designed to help individuals and teams understand the WHY, HOW, and WHAT behind the way they operate. Today, he is an international speaker, author, inventor, and thought leader whose work helps leaders, businesses, and individuals gain greater clarity around their strengths, relationships, careers, messaging, and purpose.She Slays listeners can get The Why Discovery for free (normally $47) by visiting this link.Follow Dr. Gary on InstagramLearn more about The Why Institute and all their resources and programsResources:Find all things Dr. Lauryn B including ways to work with herFollow Dr. Lauryn: Instagram | Facebook | LinkedInFollow She Slays on YouTubeMentioned in this episode:Clinic MindClinic Mind is the all-in-one EHR and practice management platform built for chiropractors — billing, documentation, scheduling, and patient follow-up in one place, whether you run a cash practice, take insurance, or are scaling to multiple locations. She Slays the Day listeners get an exclusive offer.Clinic MindINSiGHT CLAThis episode is brought to you by the INSiGHT scanning system from CLA, the tool that helps chiropractors show patients objective neurological data so the value of care becomes clear, fueling conversion, retention, and growth. She Slays listeners get preferred pricing, affordable financing, and a free Getting Into Scanning guide.CLA (Current)Holistic Marketing HubThis episode is sponsored by Holistic Marketing Hub. Created by marketing strategist Molly Cahill, it's a proven Instagram system with a 500+ caption content library and a step-by-step curriculum that's helped 400+ chiropractors, acupuncturists, and other health pros fill their practices with right-fit patients. Enroll Now!Holistic Marketing Hub

Retirement is the beginning of a new story, and the decisions you make leading up to your last working day can significantly impact your financial well-being and peace of mind. On the show this week, I focus on the importance of timing your retirement and how choosing the specific month to retire can significantly impact your finances, taxes, and benefits.    There are various financial and emotional factors to weigh—ranging from optimizing pensions and bonuses to health insurance coverage and even non-financial considerations like climate and seasonality. Careful planning avoids costly mistakes, such as unnecessary taxes or missed income opportunities. I also explore listener questions, covering topics such as whether to pay off your mortgage before retiring, how much cash to keep on hand, how to develop a withdrawal strategy, and how to plan for inherited IRAs, to empower you to make informed choices as you approach or navigate retirement. >   You will want to hear this episode if you are interested in...   [01:45] How the timing of retirement affects financial outcomes [05:55] Timing retirement with bonuses [12:11] Timing retirement for tax benefits [16:32] Paying off mortgage before retirement [18:50] Premature 401 (k) withdrawal tax mistake [26:44] Benefits of early Roth conversions [31:49] Planning a tax-free legacy [41:54] Understanding annuity and IRA rules   The Right Month to Retire   One concept discussed was the surprising significance of when in the year you retire. Many people pick their retirement date based on sentimental reasons—such as a birthday or simply reaching the end of a fiscal quarter. In actual fact, the month you retire can swing your benefits, taxes, and overall income.   There is a financial advantage of retiring early in the year, particularly in the spring. Retiring after you've earned just a few months of income keeps you in a lower tax bracket for the year. This allows you to maximize Roth IRA or 401(k) contributions, capitalize on the year's HSA limits, and possibly stack up a payout on unused vacation and PTO in a low-income year—saving you thousands in taxes. Conversely, retiring near the end of the year—after most income is already earned—often means higher taxes on lump-sum payouts and fewer options for account contributions.   Retiring into spring, particularly in colder climates, can offer a positive mental boost, making the transition out of work more enjoyable compared to the isolation of a winter retirement.   Don't Leave Money on the Table   Specific benefits such as bonuses, profit sharing, and pension calculations are often tied to your official retirement date. For instance, certain pension plans count an additional year of service if you retire in January rather than December, potentially increasing your monthly payout for life.   Bonuses commonly paid in the first quarter motivate many to extend their tenure until after the check clears. Health insurance is another major factor—timing your departure can determine whether you maximize employer contributions or face high premiums through COBRA or private options, especially if you retire before becoming Medicare-eligible at 65.   Mortgage Decisions: To Pay Off or Not to Pay Off?   A popular listener question is whether to pay off your mortgage before retirement. While there's no one-size-fits-all answer, many self-made millionaires pay off their homes early. Without a mortgage, your required monthly income drops—granting financial flexibility and security.   Rushing to pay off your mortgage by tapping tax-deferred accounts while still earning a high salary can lead to hefty tax bills—sometimes costing tens of thousands extra. Instead, consider timing large withdrawals for when your income is lowest to minimize taxes, especially in your first year of retirement.   Making Your Money Last There are many different approaches to withdrawing funds in retirement, like proportional withdrawals across tax buckets, or spending from traditional IRAs first and Roth IRAs last, and they can have drastic long-term tax implications.    Legacy goals further complicate the equation. If leaving tax-efficient inheritances or charitable gifts is important, incorporating those aims into your withdrawal strategy early makes a huge difference for heirs. Mapping out these decisions alongside a financial planner can mean hundreds of thousands in potential savings. Retirement is a complex transition that deserves a thoughtful, strategic approach. The months and years leading up to your last day at work hold opportunities (and pitfalls) that can greatly affect your financial future.  Resources & People Mentioned   3 Steps to Retirement Planning Ramsey Solutions    Connect With Gregg Gonzalez   Email at: Gregg.gonzalez@lpl.com Podcast: https://RetireStrongFA.com/Podcast Website: https://RetireStrongFA.com/ Follow Gregg on LinkedIn Follow Gregg on Facebook Follow Gregg on YouTube Subscribe to Retirement Made Easy On Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts

A recent nursing graduate whose award-winning research on maternal nutrition and childhood allergies highlights the power of curiosity and the importance of following the evidence. Patients are being asked to navigate an increasingly expensive and fragmented healthcare system. We discuss why self-advocacy has become essential.

Send us a Text MessageIs there any such thing as being completely satisfied?  Not just with a particular product, but with life in general.  I believe it is possible, and we're going to talk about it in this message, titled simply, “Satisfied.”Genesis 17-25; Genesis 25:8"Yet I still dare to Hope..." - Lamentations 3:21 (NLT)PODCAST HOME: daretohopepodcast.buzzsprout.com/EMAIL: hope@dare2hope.lifeFACEBOOK: Dare to Hope MinistriesWEB: www.dare2hope.lifeBOOK: "Mapping a Life of Hope" Order here: https://a.co/d/0gj9wVif

In this episode, Rich and Jim sit down with drummer, composer, and educator John Wackerman to talk about the Wackerman dynasty, from their band-director dad Chuck to brothers Chad, Bob, Brooks, and John's own genre-hopping career.John shares stories from the road and studio with Frank Zappa, Maynard Ferguson, Alan Holdsworth, Family Matters, Vegas headliners, and more. He breaks down his all-star drum duets project with Steve Gadd, Alex Acuña, Ronnie Tutt, Steve Smith, Terry Bozzio, Taylor Hawkins, and others, plus the origin story of DW Drums, a private masterclass with Stuart Copeland, and why discipline and reading still matter in a click-track world.Timed Highlights0:00 Show and sponsor intro1:00 Jim on his son's musical talent and parenting a creative kid2:12 Rich on being an “overeducated rock drummer” and closet rocker5:18 Mapping the Wackerman dynasty: Chuck, Chad, Bob, Brooks, and John7:56 How the drum duets project was born and why Alex Acuña went first12:12 The real DW Drums origin story: Drum Workshop, Camco, and the double pedal16:00 Vegas era: Mandalay Bay, Zumanity, and drummer coffee hangs21:12 Moving from L.A. to Vegas to Nashville and lifestyle tradeoffs26:01 A half-day film-scoring masterclass at Stuart Copeland's house33:30 Recording Steve Gadd in Rochester when the SSL console dies40:48 Maynard Ferguson's band: 300 dates a year, buses, clinics, and survival48:02 Growing up in a house full of drums, vibes, and serious practice54:20 Their dad's pioneering jazz program and what “passion” meant at home1:03:00 Brooks's journey from Bad For Good to Bad Religion to Avenged Sevenfold1:10:20 Charts vs memory: how different drummers approach complex gigs1:18:30 Drummers and cars: classic 911s, Audis, and gearhead confessions1:32:40 John's vegetarian routine, health, and daily fuel1:40:52 Letting go of CDs and DVDs and living in a streaming world1:49:05 John Wackerman Drum Academy plans and Rich's clinic/tour schedule1:52:10 Closing plugs, mugs, and where to find John onlineLinks:The Rich Redmond Show site:therichredmanshow.comRich Redmond:richredmond.comPodcast production:itsyourshow.coDrum-tensive study with Rich:drumtensive.comGuest:johnwackerman.com

Proactive and actionable get used a lot in security, and Michael DeBolt, President and Chief Intelligence Officer at Intel 471, is direct about it. Inside Intel 471, proactive means moving past indicators of compromise, which he describes as temporary, and focusing on adversary behavior instead. Indicators still get blocked. Intent, capability, and motivation are what tell a defender whether they are actually a target. So what is pre-attack intelligence? It is information gathered from inside adversary communities before an attack is launched, built on embedded access to the places where financially motivated actors communicate. DeBolt sets aside the deep and dark web framing, arguing the phrase suggests a space nobody can reach. Mapping it reveals a structured ecosystem of financially motivated cybercrime, with enabling services operating alongside the actors themselves. Why track actors rather than ransomware groups? Because operators move and behaviors stay. Many current groups are staffed by people who ran earlier groups that have since disbanded, and techniques travel with them. A threat hunt built around the behavior holds up whether that person is operating under one banner, another, or on their own. Intel 471 maps techniques to the MITRE framework, which lets a consuming team run threat profiling and decide which actors present more risk than others. The same logic applies to exposure work. An organization scanning its attack surface and finding internet facing vulnerabilities can ask which threat actors are discussing those vulnerabilities, and whether that moves an item to the top of the list. The CISO conversations DeBolt describes land on numbers most security leaders already report on. Mean time to respond, mean time to detect, and alert volume that can absorb half or more of an analyst's day. He uses the phrase decision grade intelligence for intel that informs security operations rather than sitting beside it, with integrations pushing it straight into analyst workflows. Two customer situations show the daily version. Intel 471 helped an organization locate an insider after its own monitoring flagged something unusual. Separately, initial access brokers advertise compromised credentials that feed ransomware operations downstream, and since actors lie and embellish, validating those claims is part of the work. DeBolt closes on a note that sits right next to everyone's AI investment. Credentials, identity, internet facing vulnerabilities, and open remote access tools are still how attackers get in. GUEST Michael DeBolt, President and Chief Intelligence Officer, Intel 471 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mdebolt/ RESOURCES Black Hat USA 2026 Event Coverage: https://www.itspmagazine.com/black-hat-usa-2026-cybersecurity-event-coverage-in-las-vegas Learn more about Intel 471: https://www.intel471.com/ Are you interested in telling your story? ▶︎ Full Length Brand Story: https://www.studioc60.com/content-creation#full ▶︎ Brand Spotlight Story: https://www.studioc60.com/content-creation#spotlight ▶︎ Brand Highlight Story: https://www.studioc60.com/content-creation#highlight ▶︎ Get your own Brand Briefing at an upcoming event: https://www.studioc60.com/buy-brand-briefings KEYWORDS Michael DeBolt, Intel 471, Sean Martin, brand story, brand marketing, marketing podcast, brand spotlight, cyber threat intelligence, pre-attack intelligence, adversary behavior, ransomware, initial access brokers, insider threat, MITRE framework, threat hunting, decision grade intelligence, compromised credentials, attack surface, cybercrime underground, Black Hat USA 2026 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week on Everybody in the Pool, we're revisiting a conversation about ocean intelligence — especially relevant in light of the US's recent attempts to dismantle hundreds of ocean sensors around the world. Despite covering more than 70% of the Earth, the ocean remains one of the least understood parts of our climate system — and that knowledge gap has huge consequences for weather prediction, global commerce, and climate resilience.Our guest is Tim Janssen, co-founder and CEO of Sofar Ocean, a company building the world's largest privately deployed network of ocean sensors. Their inexpensive, solar-powered Spotter buoys collect real-time data on waves, weather, and water conditions — information that fuels better climate models, safer shipping routes, and more sustainable ocean economies.We talk about:The massive “ocean data gap” and why it hinders weather and climate forecastingHow Sofar's 2,500+ Spotter buoys are creating the largest private ocean sensor networkWayfinder, Sofar's “Google Maps for ships,” and how it saves fuel and cuts emissionsWhy more ocean intelligence is critical for industries from aquaculture to shippingPartnerships with researchers, governments, and nonprofits to democratize ocean dataThe bigger vision: turning ocean information into a foundation for climate solutionsFrom global trade to Pacific Island communities, ocean intelligence has the potential to save money, reduce emissions, and protect vulnerable coastlines. Janssen explains why data may be the most important climate solution of all.Links:Sofar Ocean: https://www.sofarocean.com/All episodes: https://www.everybodyinthepool.com/Subscribe to the Everybody in the Pool newsletter: https://www.mollywood.co/Become a member and get an ad-free version of the podcast: https://everybodyinthepool.supercast.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Most high-income W-2 earners eventually run into the same problem. Their income gets better, but their structure does not. Airline pilots are one of the clearest examples. They can earn exceptional money, receive strong retirement contributions, and build what looks like a very successful financial life on paper. But as the income grows, so does the constraint: almost all of it is active, highly taxable, and tied to a system that gives them very few levers to pull. And pilots are not the only ones facing this. Doctors, executives, engineers, senior tech employees, corporate leaders, and employees sitting on major equity events can all end up in the same position. A big salary, bonus, liquidity event, or IPO can create life-changing income, but if that income is still flowing through a W-2 structure, the tax problem does not disappear. In many cases, it becomes more obvious. In this episode of Money School Elite, I sit down with Ryan Gibson, former airline pilot and co-founder of Spartan Investment Group, to talk about the difference between earning more money and changing the facts of your financial life. Ryan spent 17 years as an airline pilot before building a self-storage company with 90 facilities, roughly 7.5 million square feet, and about 200 employees. He understands the high-income W-2 problem because he lived it, and his perspective goes beyond simply making more, saving more, or maxing out retirement accounts. We get into why pilots and other high earners often pay more in taxes as their income rises, how strong retirement contributions should change the way they think about excess cash flow, why ownership opens up tax advantages employees often cannot access, and how self-storage can give investors exposure to real estate without buying themselves another job. This is not really a conversation about pilots, and it is not only about self-storage. It is about how high-income earners can turn income into structure, ownership, cash flow, tax efficiency, and long-term financial control.   About the Guest Ryan Gibson is the Co-Founder, President, and Chief Investment Officer of Spartan Investment Group, a commercial real estate firm focused on self-storage and private real estate investment opportunities. A former airline pilot with 17 years of active flying experience, Ryan brings a unique perspective to wealth-building for high-income W-2 professionals, especially pilots who are earning high incomes but often facing significant tax challenges. Through Spartan Investment Group, he helps individual investors access private real estate opportunities designed to create diversification, cash flow, tax advantages, and long-term wealth outside the traditional W-2 and 401(k) framework. Spartan has grown into a national self-storage platform with 90 facilities, roughly 7.5 million square feet, and approximately 200 employees. Ryan's real estate experience spans residential development, self-storage, infill development, finance, sales, marketing, investor relations, tax foreclosures, inherited homes and estates, and real estate syndication. He is also the co-founder of Passive Income Pilots, a platform and podcast that educates pilots and other high-income professionals on passive investing, tax strategy, real estate, and building wealth beyond the paycheck.   Spartan Investment Group: spartan-investors.com Join the Free Academy: ryan@spartan-investors.com Passive Income Pilots Podcast: https://passiveincomepilots.com/ Ryan Gibson on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-gibson1/   About Your Host From pro-snowboarder to money mogul, Chris Naugle has dedicated his life to being America's #1 Money Mentor. With a core belief that success is built not by the resources you have, but by how resourceful you can be. Chris has built and owned 19 companies, with his businesses being featured in Forbes, ABC, House Hunters, and his very own HGTV pilot in 2018. He is the founder of The Money School™ and Money Mentor for The Money Multiplier. His success also includes managing tens of millions of dollars in assets in the financial services and advisory industry and in real estate transactions. As an innovator and visionary in wealth-building and real estate, he empowers entrepreneurs, business owners, and real estate investors with the knowledge of how money works. Chris is also a nationally recognized speaker, author, and podcast host. He has spoken to and taught over ten thousand Americans, delivering the financial knowledge that fuels lasting freedom.   Resources Private Money Guide:  https://go.moneyschoolrei.com/book-podcast Wealth Wednesday Webinar: https://go.moneyschoolrei.com/wednesday-webinar-podcast Mapping out the Millionaire Mystery:  https://go.moneyschoolrei.com/newbook-podcast    

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Psychiatry often operates without looking at the actual organ being treated. Dr. Steve Rondeau notes that this is unlike any other field in medicine. A cardiologist would never diagnose a heart problem without using an EKG. Most specialties use objective tests to guide their treatment decisions. Brain scans provide the missing data needed for accurate care. Without objective measures, doctors must rely on how a patient describes their feelings. This interpretation can lead to different diagnoses depending on which specialist you visit. Testing ensures that the treatment matches the actual biological need. Objective Data for Better Health Subjective interpretation often creates a cycle of trial and error for patients. Brain scans offer a direct look at the organ to cut through these personal biases. This allows clinicians to move past labels and focus on specific brain patterns. Measuring brain activity helps identify exactly how an individual processes their world. Every person has a unique neurological signature that dictates how they respond to stress. By using data, we can move away from statistical averages and toward individualized care. This transition is essential for making mental healthcare as precise as any other medical field. Solving the Treatment Resistance Problem The term treatment resistant is frequently used when standard protocols fail a patient. This label often indicates a failure of the protocol rather than the person. Stress alone can manifest in over eight thousand different neurological combinations based on thirteen biomarkers. Guessing at a solution with such complex odds is rarely successful for everyone. Providers can often feel burned out when their standard tools do not work. Patients may lose hope and begin to believe that something is fundamentally broken within them. Objective data removes the burden of guessing and provides a clear map for intervention. It shifts the focus from what is wrong with the patient to what the data shows. Finding the Right Creative Outlet A brain is deeply influenced by the environment in which it is placed. A husky born for cold climates will struggle if it is kept in a hot desert. Some people have brains that are naturally built for very high levels of stimulation. Without a healthy way to use that energy, they may turn to destructive habits. Understanding these patterns helps reframe behaviors like addiction as a search for balance. The goal is not to fix the brain but to build an ecosystem that supports it. This approach transforms perceived deficits into personal strengths and superpowers. Improving Connections and Future Care Brain patterns can also explain why relationships experience conflict. Scans of couples often show that each person filters the same experience differently. Seeing these differences on a screen helps replace blame with validation and curiosity. It allows families to understand that neurological differences are not personal attacks. Establishing a baseline for brain health should start in early childhood. Testing allows us to track brain health through major life transitions and aging. This proactive approach ensures that we are supporting the brain at every stage of life. In this podcast, you will discover: Why objective data is vital for modern mental health. The reason for the label "treatment resistant" is often a misunderstanding. How high-stimulation brains find healthy outlets instead of addiction. The importance of matching your environment to your specific brain. How brain scans can reduce conflict in close relationships. Why early brain monitoring can support children and prevent crises. EPISODE RESOURCES: Website Instagram Facebook LinkedIn  

In this Success@School webinar, Cheryl Chase, Ph.D., reframes the back‑to‑school transition as a full cognitive reboot — not a behavior issue — and gives families practical tools to help kids settle into the school year with confidence. Resources: Back-to-School Free Download: Boost Your Teen's Executive Functions Read: How to Sharpen Executive Functions: Activities to Hone Brain Skills Read: The ADHD Homework System We Swear By Watch: High School Success: A Strategic Transition for Teens Moving to Higher Grades Access the video and slides for podcast episode #615 here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/getting-ready-for-back-to-school-adhd/ This episode is brought to you by NOCD, the world's leading provider of specialized OCD treatment. Learn more at https://learn.nocd.com/ADHDExperts. Thank you for listening to ADDitude's ADHD Experts podcast. Please consider subscribing to the magazine (additu.de/subscribe) to support our mission of providing ADHD education and support.

Stress has become so normalized we call it smart, even loving, when it is actually wearing down every organ in the body. Learn how stress hormones move through the body with every unresolved worry, and why highly sensitive people are especially prone to this pattern. Chronic stress has shortened lives I love. Real peace begins with recognizing this pattern and finally choosing something different, one precious life at a time. - The Yearly Boundaries Intensive ⁠https://soulcare.emotionalbadass.com/boundaries?coupon_code=EARLYBIRD Resources: - Work with Me 1:1: https://www.EmotionalBadass.com/coaching - 30 Days to Peace Course: https://www.EmotionalBadass.com/peace CODE: BADASS for 30% Off - Intro To Boundaries https://www.EmotionalBadass.com/intro - Mapping your Recovery from Narcissistic Abuse Workshop https://www.EmotionalBadass.com/workshops CODE: BADASS for 30% Off - Get the Patternscapes Wellness Deck ⁠https://www.getpatternscapes.com - Join the Patreon Community: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/emotionalbadass - Download the FREE Morning Routine PDF ⁠https://www.emotionalbadass.com/morning - Join our newsletter https://www.emotionalbadass.com/newsletter - Check out our Guided Meditations https://www.emotionalbadass.com/store/meditations Follow us on Social Media: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/emotionalbadass IG: https://www.instagram.com/emotional.badass FB: https://www.facebook.com/emotionalbadass TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@emotionalbadass Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices