Podcasts about mastery

True success is never an accident; it is the compound result of deciding to be slightly better today than you were yesterday. In this archival episode, Kris Krohn looks back at his 20-year journey of personal development, real estate investing, and business scaling. Moving away from an unhappy, insecure past to build an extraordinary life, Kris shares how to stop letting your history dictate your future, break out of your comfort zone, and capture your ultimate human potential.

#141Josh sits down with Maddy Shannon, Head of Product Strategy at SpotOn, who has spent her career making independent restaurants more profitable. From a start at Bain, to the business team at The Alinea Group under Nick Kokonas, to the finances at SingleThread Farms in Healdsburg, to a Stanford MBA and now leading SpotOn's reporting, Profit AI, and analytics teams, Maddy sits at the rare intersection of hospitality and product. The conversation keeps circling one idea: great hospitality and great product design solve the same problem. Both anticipate what someone needs before they ask, and both disappear when they work. She calls it the invisibility problem, and it reframes everything from how a point of sale should feel to why diners undervalue what a restaurant gives them.The two dig into what a restaurant meal is really worth, and why pricing a plate off the cost of the prawns misses the wine glass that gets refilled and the person clearing your crumbs. Maddy floats David Nayfeld's idea of billing a meal the way a plumber does, materials, labor, total, so guests see what they are paying for. From there it turns to leadership, where she sets Nick Kokonas's clarity of vision against Kyle Connaughton's prove me right approach at SingleThread, and Josh on unlearning twenty years of knowing every station when he moved into tech. On AI, they land on the line that anchors the back half: data is plentiful, attention is scarce. Both agree the real unlock is not another dashboard but software that tells an operator what to do, the way a doctor diagnoses rather than asking where it hurts. It closes on mastery, the donabe rice pot Maddy treasures, and the tension that restaurant economics rarely leave a chef room to master one thing. Her parting advice: next time you sit down to eat, take a beat, look around, and do not look at the prices so closely.Links and resources

Episode Summary What happens when you achieve everything you thought you wanted, only to discover you've lost yourself along the way? In this episode of the Work at Home Rockstar Podcast, Tim Melanson sits down with Randy Vlasic, Founder and CEO of LIWMI Logistics, to discuss the lessons that came from building, selling, and rebuilding businesses while redefining what success really means. Randy shares his journey from struggling in school to becoming an entrepreneur, selling his first company at 29, and navigating the identity crisis that followed. He explains how faith, mentorship, and personal responsibility helped him rebuild his life around purpose instead of profit. The conversation also explores practical business topics including sales mastery, remote leadership, AI tools, goal setting, work-life balance, and creating a business that supports both your team and your family. Whether you're just starting out or leading a growing company, Randy offers thoughtful insights on building something meaningful that lasts. Who is Randy Vlasic? Randy Vlasic is the Founder and CEO of LIWMI Logistics, a tech-enabled freight brokerage built on disciplined execution, accountability, and people-first leadership. He leads a fully remote team, believing that trust, structure, and responsibility—not proximity—create high-performing organizations. After building and exiting companies early in his career, Randy learned that success without responsibility, faith, and personal growth is unsustainable. Today, Randy speaks openly about leadership, mastery, fear, and the ongoing work of becoming the kind of person capable of carrying success well in business, family, and life. During this conversation, he also shares how the Life Is What We Make It movement grew from his own journey of rebuilding his identity after selling his first business. Connect with Randy Vlasic Website: https://randyvlasic.com Company: http://liwmilogistics.com Podcast: https://liwmi.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/william.vlasic.1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/randyvlasic/ LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/randyvlasic YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@randyvlasic Twitter/X: https://x.com/randyvlasic/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@randyvlasic Host Contact Details Website: https://workathomerockstar.com Facebook: https://facebook.com/workathomerockstar Instagram: https://instagram.com/workathomerockstar LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/timmelanson YouTube: https://youtube.com/@workathomerockstar Twitter/X: https://x.com/workathomerock Email: tim@workathomerockstar.com Timestamps 00:00 Welcome and Introductions 00:30 Early Success Story 01:53 Lessons from MLM 04:13 Hustle Mindset and Payroll 06:41 Darkest Moment After Exit 07:51 Rebuilding Identity and Mission 08:59 Leading Through Market Crash 10:30 People First Leadership 12:24 Practice and Mastery 14:48 Belief and Real Sales 17:07 Building Solutions in Logistics 17:56 Home Office Upgrade 19:52 Family Interruptions 22:28 Results Over Hours 25:01 AI Business Tools 26:41 Pen Paper Vision 29:44 Reading With ADHD 30:35 New Movement Launch 32:39 Where To Follow 33:11 Favorite Rock Star 33:59 Final Sign Off Disclaimers The business strategies and leadership ideas discussed in this episode are based on Randy's personal experiences. Consider what fits your own business and circumstances. The discussion about AI reflects the tools and workflows Randy personally uses. Results may vary depending on your business, goals, and experience.

Nicholas Mendola joins to recap Spain's victory over Argentina and the tactical dominance of their defense. They analyze Lionel Messi's international future, England's missed opportunities under Thomas Tuchel, and which nations are poised to rise ahead of the 2030 tournament. 01:43 - Spain's World Cup Victory 08:03 - Lionel Messi's Future 15:31 - England's Tournament Struggles 18:09 - 2030 World Cup Risers 24:18 - Nick Wright's Curse

Mike Conti joins to discuss Spain's tactical dominance over Argentina in the World Cup final and how the tournament is fueling interest in MLS. They also break down the Atlanta Hawks' trade for Lu Dort, emphasizing the shift toward an elite defensive backcourt alongside Dyson Daniels. 01:00 - Braves and World Cup Recap 03:11 - MLS Momentum and Signings 05:25 - Spain World Cup Final Masterclass 07:36 - Hawks Defensive Upgrade With Dort

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Fluent Fiction - Hebrew: From Mourning to Mastery: Aviva's Tisha B'Av Triumph in Tel Aviv Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/he/episode/2026-07-19-22-34-02-he Story Transcript:He: בוקר חם של קיץ בתל אביב.En: A hot summer morning in Tel Aviv.He: המגדלים של העיר זורחים בשמש, וצומת הרחובות מלא באנשים ממהרים.En: The city's towers shine in the sun, and the street intersection is full of people in a hurry.He: במשרד הומה באחת הקומות הגבוהות, אביבא, מנהלת פרויקטים צעירה ושאפתנית, יושבת מול מסך המחשב, מכינה את המצגת הקריטית שלה ללקוחות פוטנציאליים.En: In a bustling office on one of the high floors, Aviva, a young and ambitious project manager, sits in front of her computer screen, preparing her critical presentation for potential clients.He: החדר מוקף חלונות מהרצפה עד לתקרה.En: The room is surrounded by floor-to-ceiling windows.He: אביבא מסתכלת על הנוף ונושמת עמוק.En: Aviva looks at the view and takes a deep breath.He: היום הוא תשעה באב, יום של אבל והרהורים.En: Today is Tisha B'Av, a day of mourning and reflection.He: משפחתה איבדה פעמים רבות לאורך הדורות, והזיכרונות כובשים את מחשבותיה.En: Her family has suffered many losses over the generations, and the memories overwhelm her thoughts.He: במקביל, ההכנה למצגת מלחיצה אותה יותר.En: At the same time, the preparation for the presentation stresses her out even more.He: היא יודעת שזה הזמן להוכיח את עצמה.En: She knows it's time to prove herself.He: "אני חייבת להתרכז," היא לוחשת לעצמה בעודה לוקחת לגימה מהקפה.En: "I must focus," she whispers to herself as she takes a sip of her coffee.He: אלי מגיע עם חיוך לבבי, "אביבה, את מוכנה לקראת המצגת?En: Eli arrives with a warm smile, "Aviva, are you ready for the presentation?"He: " הוא שואל בחיוך תומך.En: he asks with a supportive smile.He: "אני יודעת שתהיי נהדרת.En: "I know you'll be great."He: "כמה קרוב אלי, רחל, חברתה הטובה, נכנסת גם היא לחדר הישיבות.En: Close by, Rachel, her best friend, also enters the conference room.He: "אביבה," היא אומרת בלחש, "אני יודעת כמה היום קשה לך.En: "Aviva," she says in a whisper, "I know how difficult today is for you.He: אולי תוכלי להזכיר את הנחישות שיש בנו.En: Perhaps you can mention the determination within us.He: זה יכול להוסיף נופח אישי למצגת שלך.En: It could add a personal layer to your presentation."He: "אביבה מהנהנת בסכמה ומתחילה לחשוב.En: Aviva nods in agreement and begins to think.He: היא מבינה שניתן לשלב את הנושא של תשעה באב לעניין המקצועי.En: She understands she can integrate the theme of Tisha B'Av into the professional context.He: לא רק הרס, אלא גם בנייה מחדש.En: Not only destruction, but also rebuilding.He: באומץ, היא מחליטה לשלב את המסר הזה במצגת – שילוב של מסורת והצלחה עסקית.En: Bravely, she decides to incorporate this message into her presentation – a blend of tradition and business success.He: הופיעה באולם הכנס בו ישבו הלקוחות.En: She appeared in the conference hall where the clients were seated.He: היא נושמת עמוק, מתחילה לדבר.En: She takes a deep breath and begins to speak.He: היא מציגה את עצמה ואת החברה בזווית יצירתית, מחברת את הסיפור האישי שלה על כוח ועוצמה לאורך הדורות.En: She presents herself and the company from a creative angle, connecting her personal story of strength and resilience across generations.He: "הפרויקטים שלנו כמו העיר ירושלים – תמיד נבנים מחדש, חזקים מתמיד," היא מסיימת, קולה נרעד קלות מהרגשת האמת שהיא הביאה.En: "Our projects are like the city of Jerusalem – always being rebuilt, stronger than ever," she concludes, her voice trembling slightly from the truth she brought forth.He: רגע של דממה.En: A moment of silence.He: ואז - מחיאות כפיים וכל הפנים מחייכות.En: Then – applause and smiling faces.He: הלקוחות מתרשמים ומציעים את השותפות.En: The clients are impressed and offer the partnership.He: האותנטיות והריתיוניות של אביבא כובשות אותם.En: Aviva's authenticity and integrity captivate them.He: אביבה מחייכת בגאווה.En: Aviva smiles with pride.He: היא ידעה לנצל את ההיסטוריה שלה ככלי עוצמתי.En: She knew how to use her history as a powerful tool.He: היא לא רק הרוויחה את השותפות, אלא גם מצאה חיבור מחודש לשורשים שלה בתל אביב המוארת.En: She not only gained the partnership but also found a renewed connection to her roots in the illuminated Tel Aviv. Vocabulary Words:ambitious: שאפתניתmourning: אבלreflection: הרהוריםoverwhelm: כובשיםdetermination: נחישותintegrate: לשלבdestruction: הרסrebuilding: בנייה מחדשbravely: באומץresilience: כוח ועוצמהrenewed: מחודשpreparing: מכינהcritical: קריטיתpotential: פוטנציאלייםsurrounded: מוקףbreath: נשימהpresentation: מצגתstress: מלחיצהsip: לגימהsupportive: תומךacknowledgement: הסכמהcontext: ענייןintegrity: ריתיוניותcaptivate: כובשותpartnership: שותפותauthenticity: אותנטיותcreative: יצירתיתangle: זוויתtrembling: נרעדpride: גאווהBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/fluent-fiction-hebrew--5818690/support.

Brad Stulberg is a bestselling author, performance coach to founders & elite athletes, and researcher on sustainable excellence, well-being, and behavior change. His new book, The Way of Excellence: A Guide to True Greatness and Deep Satisfaction in a Chaotic World, is a New York Times and USA Today bestseller. He's also the author of The Practice of Groundedness and Master of Change, and co-author of Peak Performance — books that have sold more than 500,000 copies and been translated into 20+ languages. He's on faculty at the University of Michigan, co-hosts the podcast excellence, actually, and writes regularly for the New York Times, with additional work in The Wall Street Journal and The Atlantic. He coaches founders, executives, and elite athletes — and has spent over a decade studying what actually separates world-class performers from people who just perform intensity.(02:00) Untangling worth from work(03:18) Mountains and passion(05:47) Clean fuel vs dirty(07:17) Simplicity over optimization(10:01) Stress rest growth cycle(11:14) Rest as the work(15:10) Digital Sabbath reset(18:33) Reclaiming focus(23:27) Dopamine fast reality(25:52) Excellence requires intimacy(29:15) Attention and mastery(32:57) Progress plateaus and curiosity(36:26) Learning mindset in sports(37:58) Steve Kerr values and perspective(40:50) Identity house minimum dose(45:15) Mental toughness responding(48:08) Nature nurture fit grit(51:39) Testosterone status and masculinity(56:05) Closing thanks and where to findBrad's websiteBrad's Instagram, Twitter, and SubstackThe Jitterbug phone

Civilization is starving for macro-innovation. For our species to pass Fermi's great filter in the next few centuries, we need more of the kinds of scientific breakthroughs that occurred in the 20th century. But science and academia are broken, so the duty of innovation falls on the shoulders of the individual.And my guest, Dr. Andrew Colarik--a traveling scholar, nomad, and entrepreneurial academic--has a solution in the form of his Problem-to-Publication Method (P2P Method) for accelerated mastery.02:27 Meet Dr. Andrew Colarik and his background03:41 Why are we stuck in micro-innovation mode?07:32 The solution: The Problem to Publication Method17:09 Conducting a smart drug trial and its potential26:56 Making a better cup of tea: A scientific approach30:26 No love without truth, no truth without love33:19 Success stories: Mentees' achievements in 12 weeks40:48 The 12-week mastery program details46:46 Common mistakes in pursuit of mastery49:29 The danger of dogma and ideology55:10 Custom courses and personalized mentorship57:55 The five-day program option59:41 The value of independent thinking and critique01:02:53 Feedback on the book HourglassRead

Welcome to the Wholesale Hotline Podcast Weekend Edition (Flipping Mastery Edition), where Jerry teaches how to master the art of house flipping, wholesaling, and new construction development.Show notes -- in this episode we'll cover:Straightforward, step-by-step training on making six and seven figures from real estate deals.Insider tactics for finding motivated sellers, analyzing deals, and raising private money.Learn how to flip houses virtually from anywhere—even with zero experience.Whether you're a beginner or scaling up, Jerry gives you the blueprint to build real wealth through real estate.  Please give us a rating and let us know how we are doing!➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ ☎️ Welcome to Wholesale Hotline & Flipping Mastery Breakout! ☎️Jerry Norton went from digging holes for minimum wage in his mid 20's to becoming a millionaire by the age of 30. Today he's the nation's leading expert on flipping houses and has taught thousands of people how to live their dream lifestyle through real estate. **NOTE: To Download any of Jerry's FREE training, tools, or resources…Click on the link provided and enter your email. The download is automatically emailed to you. If you don't see it, check your junk/spam folder, in case your email provider put it there. If you still don't see it, contact our support at: support@flippingmastery.com or 888) 958-3028. ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ 

At just 21 years old, Jack Hinshelwood has made himself completely indispensable to Brighton & Hove Albion. Operating with a level of tactical intelligence and composure that completely belies his age, the academy graduate has unlocked a new level of versatility under Fabian Hürzeler, seamlessly transitioning between midfield and defense.In this episode, we chart Hinshelwood's remarkable rise and dive into the brilliant analytics behind his breakthrough 2025/26 campaign:Breaking down how a natural central midfielder successfully adapted to play full-back, number ten, and left-back, proving to be the ultimate tactical gift for Fabian Hürzeler's possession-heavy system.Analyzing his unique 2025/26 statistical anomaly—racking up 4 goals and 3 assists in over 1,750 minutes of intense Premier League pressing, while committing 25 fouls without receiving a single yellow card.Reliving his crucial goal in the commanding 3–0 home victory over Chelsea that fueled the Seagulls' charge back toward European football.Looking back at his standout defensive performance for the England Under-21s in their 2025 Euros final triumph over Germany, and what his brand-new contract running until 2029 means for Brighton's long-term vision.Tune in as we discuss why Hinshelwood is the definitive role model for the modern football academy and map out just how high his ceiling can go. Jack Hinshelwood, Brighton and Hove Albion podcast, Fabian Hurzeler tactics, Premier League 2026, England U21 football, football versatility.

What if you're only missing one piece of the puzzle that's keeping you from the thriving Dom/sub dynamic you've always wanted?Welcome to Part 4 of our special 4-part Jumpstart Your BDSM Journey Bootcamp podcast series!In this final episode, you'll learn:The complete 4-part framework for mastering the BDSM lifestyleThe biggest myths that keep Dominants and submissives stuckWhy skills, mindset, mentoring, and community all work togetherHow to stop piecing together conflicting BDSM adviceWhat it takes to build a thriving, long-term Dom/sub dynamic with confidence

This week, Candice and Malessa close out Season Four by reflecting on the themes that defined the season — how the rules around capital are changing, why today's market rewards skill over momentum, and what it really takes to build wealth through real estate in a challenging environment. They also explore the through line that connected every guest conversation: that technology can accelerate your business, but relationships close deals, and that the most successful investors this season were driven by adaptability, sophistication, and a clear sense of purpose. Filmed as part of the Mastery of Real Estate (MORE) Network, powered by Brown Harris Stevens. Subscribe the The Build Up: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-build-up/id1716615268 Hosts: Candice Milano | @candicemilano https://www.bhsusa.com/real-estate-agent/candice-milano Malessa Rambarran | @malessa_innyc https://www.bhsusa.com/real-estate-agent/malessa-rambarran Sponsor: Brian Scott Cohen of Guaranteed Rate, providing the best mortgage experience possible. | https://www.grarate.com/ Brown Harris Stevens is one of the largest privately owned real estate brokerages in the country, with more than 40 offices across four states: New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Florida. https://bhsusa.com/

New England’s Tasker Smith has put together an incredible 250+ page book for every pinball enthusiast. It’s packed with tips, illustrations, history, stories and more. Find out more at www.pinballmastery.org, and get your copy!

Jeff McCausland notes that Europe now views Ukraine as a security contributor due to its mastery of drone and robotic warfare. While Putin considers escalation or mobilization, Chinese pressure likely prevents the use of tactical nuclear weapons. The US continues to communicate "serious consequences." (14)15TH CENTURY

Today I'm sit down with certified sexologist and relationship coach Kevin Anthony to explore mismatched libido in relationships. We discuss key causes including hormonal changes, performance anxiety, emotional resentment, and the natural fading of new relationship energy. Kevin shares practical strategies for maintaining intimacy, such as daily physical connection, showering together, and intentional date nights. Our conversation also covers spontaneous versus responsive desire, creating safe spaces for honest communication, and the differences between therapy and coaching. Kevin also introduces his Intimacy Mastery app and various coaching programs.Kevin Anthony is a Certified Sexologist, Tantra Counselor, NLP Practitioner and a Sex, Love & Relationship coach. For over 15 years he has worked with men, women, and couples to have the relationships of their dreams, and the best sex of their lives! He is also the host of "The Love Lab Podcast", creator of the popular YouTube channel Kevin Anthony Coaching, and creator of the popular online course series "Power and Mastery" as well as other online courses for both men and women.Follow Kevin:https://www.kevinanthonycoaching.com/https://www.instagram.com/kevinanthonycoaching/https://www.youtube.com/@Kevinanthonycoachinghttps://www.facebook.com/kevinanthonycoachinghttps://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinanthonycoaching/https://www.tiktok.com/@kevinanthonycoachingThe Love Lab PodcastFollow The Open Bedroom:https://www.instagram.com/theopenbedroompodcast/

Lisa Rae and Morgan are back to discuss the June jobs report, existing home sales, and how consumers feel about inflation. All episodes filmed and recorded as part of Brown Harris Stevens' Mastery of Real Estate (MoRE) Network. Subscribe to Crossing the Line https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crossing-the-line/id1715709313 Host: Greg Heym https://www.bhsusa.com/about-gregory-heym Market Report Data https://www.bhsusa.com/market-reports Guests: Lisa Rae Castrigno Morgan Wilkins Sponsors: Scott Nadler | @loan.daddy CrossCountry Mortgage https://crosscountrymortgage.com/brooklyn-ny-5601/scott-nadler/ Shahriar Sedgh Sedgh & Zuckerman PLLC: shar@sznylaw.com The Everset https://theeverset.com/ Submit your "Crossing the Line" questions: CTL@bhsusa.com Brown Harris Stevens is one of the largest privately owned real estate brokerages in the country, with more than 40 offices across four states: New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Florida. https://bhsusa.com/

Production Note:Tonight's episode is a completely raw, unedited recording. Due to technical issues during upload, we weren't able to include our usual intro or outro music. No fluff!! Just good ole fashion ham! (Practical strategy and actionable insights.)Welcome back to The Second Act Executive with your host, Tawnie Wolf.Schedules shift, but we don't stop, we simply pivot.After a brief hiatus, we're back with a special double-feature covering Day 10 and Day 11 of our podcast workshop. Grab your notebook, your favorite beverage, and join us as we break down the fundamentals of building a discoverable, credible, and enduring brand.In This Episode• Cover Art Checklist RecapReview your podcast artwork, Canva's 3000 × 3000 specifications, and the importance of the “Stamp Test.”• Day 10: Crafting an Irresistible Show DescriptionLearn how to write a compelling podcast bio by mastering:Your first 150-character hookEstablishing credibilityMaking a clear content promiseEnding with a strong call to action• Day 11: Podcast Naming & SEO StrategyDiscover why clarity beats cleverness every time. Learn how to create searchable, solution-oriented episode titles, avoid generic numbering, and place your most important keywords where they'll have the greatest impact.• Market Perspectives & Business UpdatesTawnie shares her thoughts on companies including Microsoft (MSFT), Nvidia (NVDA), and Palantir (PLTR), along with updates on the “Worthy” Kit and the Jim Cramer Kit.• Navigating Digital ChallengesAn update on our small business digital survey, discussion around online harassment affecting entrepreneurs, and a recap of our corporate governance statement submitted to major institutional investment firms.• Books & New ProjectsA review of The Next Day: Transitions, Change, and Moving Forward by Melinda French Gates, plus an update on Asher the Chief Ranger, the debut children's book about finding your voice through perseverance and confidence.If you'd like personalized feedback, send your titles and show descriptions directly to Tawnie through her DMs.Subscribe and turn on notifications so you never miss an episode.We'll be back tomorrow at 8:30 PM PST for the next workshop session, followed by our full weekly episode at 9:00 PM PST, available on iHeart, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.Keep building. Keep protecting your voice. Keep creating your second act.

You don't have to keep repeating yesterday.You don't have to stay stuck in habits that quietly shrink your life.You can choose something better.Right here.Right now.Turn off the autopilot.(music with permission from Simon Folwar: " Starting from Now."

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Traditional incentives often fail for complex tasks. This book summary reveals why focusing on intrinsic motivation like autonomy is crucial.

You've gone through trials before. They only served to make you stronger, faster and better. It may take a lifetime to make your ethical ambitions come true. So what? Wouldn't that be a gorgeous way to spend a lifetime? The world needs you to continue. We all need you to shine.My latest book “The Wealth Money Can't Buy” is full of fresh ideas and original tools that I'm absolutely certain will cause quantum leaps in your positivity, productivity, wellness, and happiness. You can order it now by clicking here.FOLLOW ROBIN SHARMA:InstagramFacebookYouTube

You've probably heard the phrase practice makes perfect your entire life—but what if it's actually holding you back? In this episode, I explain why practice makes permanent is a far more accurate principle for building success, improving your skills, and creating lasting habits.Whether you're an athlete, entrepreneur, artist, filmmaker, student, or anyone trying to improve at work or in life, this episode explores how your daily habits shape your future. We discuss why going through the motions reinforces bad behaviors, how consistent intentional practice creates mastery, and why the habits you build in one area of life often transfer into every other area. If you're looking to develop better discipline, stop procrastinating, improve your mindset, or perform at a higher level, this episode is for you.Topics Covered: Why "practice makes perfect" is misleading The phrase that completely changed my mindset How bad practice creates permanent bad habits Why you can't suddenly perform under pressure The hidden cost of "going through the motions" How intentional practice builds real discipline Why habits transfer across every area of life The connection between practice and problem-solving How your first job shapes your future career Why students who build routines outperform everyone else How to replace bad habits with better ones The daily mindset that leads to long-term mastery

What does it really take to build a school system ready for the future?In this episode of Voices for Excellence, Dr. Michael Conner welcomes Dr. Tommy Welch, Deputy Superintendent of School Improvement and Strategic Initiatives for Richmond County School System, for an energising conversation about continuous improvement, artificial intelligence, and the leadership required to serve every learner well.This is not a story about chasing the next trend. It is about a district choosing to think differently about growth, mastery, opportunity, and readiness. Richmond County is reimagining how data is used, how grading reflects learning, how AI belongs inside instruction, and how schools can create stronger pathways through STEM, CTAE, and dual enrollment.At the centre of the conversation is a powerful idea: continuous improvement is not a programme. It is a mindset. And in a district marked by both wealth and poverty, that mindset matters.Tune in to hear how Richmond County is building the systems, culture, and courage to prepare students not just for graduation, but for the world ahead.

Josh Dean introduces Kelly Johnson, the brilliant engineer behind the P-38 fighter. Born to hardworking Swedishparents, Johnson overcame poverty to become a legend in aviation. His industrious nature and early mastery of aeronautics led him to Lockheed, where he would transform the industry during WWII. (5)1951

Welcome to the Wholesale Hotline Podcast Weekend Edition (Flipping Mastery Edition), where Jerry teaches how to master the art of house flipping, wholesaling, and new construction development.Show notes -- in this episode we'll cover:Straightforward, step-by-step training on making six and seven figures from real estate deals.Insider tactics for finding motivated sellers, analyzing deals, and raising private money.Learn how to flip houses virtually from anywhere—even with zero experience.Whether you're a beginner or scaling up, Jerry gives you the blueprint to build real wealth through real estate.  Please give us a rating and let us know how we are doing!➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ ☎️ Welcome to Wholesale Hotline & Flipping Mastery Breakout! ☎️Jerry Norton went from digging holes for minimum wage in his mid 20's to becoming a millionaire by the age of 30. Today he's the nation's leading expert on flipping houses and has taught thousands of people how to live their dream lifestyle through real estate. **NOTE: To Download any of Jerry's FREE training, tools, or resources…Click on the link provided and enter your email. The download is automatically emailed to you. If you don't see it, check your junk/spam folder, in case your email provider put it there. If you still don't see it, contact our support at: support@flippingmastery.com or 888) 958-3028. ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ 

William Saliba doesn't just defend; he completely dictates the tempo of the game from the backline. he has evolved from a heavily-loaned prospect into the absolute bedrock of Mikel Arteta's title-winning Arsenal and Didier Deschamps's French national team.In this episode, we unpack the calm, calculated dominance of football's most composed centre-back:Tracing his rocky early road—three consecutive loan spells—that ultimately forged a mature, Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year ready to conquer England. Breaking down his historic 2023/24 campaign where he became the first Arsenal outfield player since 1989/90 to play every single minute, and how his elite partnership with Gabriel Magalhães finally secured Arsenal the 2025/26 Premier League title.A tactical deep dive into his staggering ~92% pass accuracy, recovery pace, and unmatched anticipation, proving why elite defending is often about the tackles you don't have to make.Tracking his massive leap from a 27-minute cameo at Qatar 2022 to the heart of France's ongoing 2026 World Cup run, shrugging off a Champions League final back injury scare to lead Les Bleus into a blockbuster Round of 16 clash against Paraguay on July 4.Tune in as we discuss whether Saliba has officially shattered his ceiling to become the undisputed best centre-back on the planet. William Saliba, Arsenal FC podcast, Premier League champions 2026, France national football team, 2026 World Cup Round of 16, Mikel Arteta tactics, Gabriel Magalhães.

Send us Fan MailThe idea for this podcast came from an unexpected place.The other day I was walking into Target when I overheard a woman talking with her husband and son. During their conversation, she said, “Less is more.” A few moments later, she said it again.It caught my attention because those three simple words carry a powerful message. In today's world, we're constantly told to do more, buy more, learn more, and achieve more. Yet many of the happiest, healthiest, and highest-performing people have learned the opposite. Less is often more.It reminded me of a story about former NHL player Dean Kennedy. Dean once told me that his goal wasn't to play 15 or 20 years in professional hockey. He simply wanted to play 10 years in the NHL. That was his focus. He wasn't distracted by everything that might happen after that. He committed to one meaningful goal, worked relentlessly toward it, and achieved it.Sometimes we try to accomplish so much that we end up accomplishing very little. A healthy mindset isn't about adding more to your life. It's about identifying what matters most and giving it your full attention.Here are my Top 10 Reasons Why Less Is More:More focus. When you focus on fewer things, you do them better.Less overwhelm. Too many goals create confusion. Simplicity creates clarity.Better execution. Success comes from consistently applying a few key habits.Higher quality. Doing fewer things well beats doing many things poorly.More consistency. Simple routines are easier to maintain over time.Better decisions. Fewer choices reduce decision fatigue and improve judgment.Greater confidence. Small wins build momentum and strengthen belief in yourself.Less stress. Eliminating unnecessary commitments creates more mental energy.More meaningful progress. Mastery comes from repetition, not constantly chasing the next idea.Lasting success. The highest performers don't try to do everything. They identify what matters most and commit to doing it exceptionally well.Remember, the goal isn't to do more. The goal is to do what matters most. When you remove the distractions and focus on what truly moves the needle, you'll often discover that less really is more.Continue Your Mindset JourneyDiscover the power of the Healthy Mindset AI Platform at HealthyMindset.ai.Explore the Healthy Mindset AI Podcast for practical mindset strategies, mindfulness techniques, breathing exercises, performance insights, and self-coaching tools designed for athletes, leaders, and workplace professionals.The Healthy Mindset AI Platform combines targeted assessments, personalized growth plans, digital mindset tools, accountability support, and 24/7 access to the Digital Mind Mike Hartman to help you build confidence, strengthen focus, improve consistency, and perform at your best.For additional support, Coaching On Demand with Mike Hartman provides personalized coaching focused on mindset development, goal achievement, leadership, confidence, and performance.Healthy Mindset for Athletes & Workplace Athletes Available on Amazon: Healthy Mindset for Athletes & Workplace AthletesASSESS. IMPROVE. PERFORM. HealthyMindset.ai 

Episode #1159 How do you reconnect with your wife after years of marriage? What makes a great date night when life is busy, routines have taken over, and the spark feels harder to find? In this episode, Doug Holt sits down with Coach Chris to answer those questions and share a practical approach to dating your wife again. Instead of focusing on expensive nights out or elaborate plans, they explain why meaningful connection comes from being intentional, playful, and genuinely curious about your partner. You'll hear why simply going out to dinner often isn't enough, how small moments of connection can have a bigger impact than grand gestures, and why bringing fun, mystery, and leadership back into your relationship can change the way you and your wife relate to each other. Doug and Chris also share simple date night ideas, conversation starters, and mindset shifts that make it easier to reconnect without forcing difficult conversations or adding more stress to your relationship. If you've been wondering how to reconnect with your wife, improve your marriage, create better date nights, or build a stronger emotional connection, this episode offers practical advice you can start using right away. Get your free copy of A Man's Guide on How to Save Your Marriage Without Talking About It and discover practical steps to rebuild connection, strengthen your marriage, and become the husband your wife wants to reconnect with. Get your free book here: https://thepowerfulman.com/freebook

On this week's episode of Talking New York Real Estate, Vince sits down with Ian Slater and Daniel Blatman of Compass to discuss the importance of making informed decisions, instead of relying on easy assumptions. Whether you're buying your first home, selling a treasured one, investing for the future, or building a career in this extraordinary business, stay curious, keep asking better questions, and never stop learning. The market rewards preparation far more than prediction.  Filmed as part of the Mastery of Real Estate (MORE) Network, powered by Brown Harris Stevens. Subscribe to Talking New York Real Estate: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talking-new-york-real-estate-with-vince-rocco/id1645541166 Host: Vince Rocco https://www.bhsusa.com/real-estate-agent/vince-rocco Guest: Ian Slater Daniel Blatman Sponsor: Roadway Moving and Storage — Full-service moving and storage company | https://www.roadwaymoving.com Brown Harris Stevens is one of the largest privately owned real estate brokerages in the country, with more than 40 offices across four states: New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Florida. https://bhsusa.com/

This week's Midweek Mastery..."The Dream is Not Lost." 5 simple but magical words.Don't lose sight of that dream in your head!(Music provided by: Brock Hewitt with his kind permission. Track: "Healing Waters")

Hardrock Uncovered is Ultra Uncovered's exclusive interview series leading into the 2026 Hardrock Endurance Run, bringing you inside the stories, preparation, and mindset of the athletes taking on one of ultrarunning's most iconic races.In Episode 7, we sit down with Jimmy Elam as he prepares for his long-awaited Hardrock debut after nearly a decade of patiently waiting for his opportunity.Known for seeking out many of the sport's classic mountain races, Jimmy shares why Hardrock has always stood apart. After earning a coveted special selection, he made the difficult decision to pass on a Western States opportunity and instead devote his entire season to preparing for the San Juan Mountains.Jimmy reflects on spending more than a month living and training in Silverton, his intuitive approach to training without rigid schedules, and why he's more interested in mastering the mountains than chasing data. He also shares his passion for trail running footwear, the reasoning behind his race-day shoe choice, and the mentors and local community who have helped him prepare for one of the toughest 100-mile races in the world.It's a conversation about curiosity, patience, and embracing the challenge of a race that can never truly be mastered.Stay tuned as Hardrock Uncovered continues with more athlete conversations leading up to race weekend and please give us a follow and review if you're enjoying the coverage!

On this episode of Coaching Call, Sifu Rafael welcomes Sandy Cohan for a powerful conversation about confidence, mental toughness, and performing at your best when the pressure is on.As a former athlete, professional mindset coach, speaker, and two time author of the 99 Rules series, Sandy has dedicated his career to helping athletes, coaches, parents, and sports organizations develop the mental skills needed to succeed. His work has impacted competitors from the youth level all the way to professional and Olympic athletes, proving that mindset is often the difference between good and great.Known for his energetic, practical, and no fluff coaching style, Sandy equips people with the tools to build resilience, stay focused, overcome setbacks, and compete with confidence in every area of life. Whether you're an athlete, a leader, a parent, or an entrepreneur, the lessons shared in this episode will challenge you to strengthen your mindset and unlock your full potential.Join us as we discuss leadership, discipline, confidence, communication, and the habits that create lasting success both on and off the field.Watch on YouTube and subscribe:https://www.youtube.com/@sifurafaeltv?sub_confirmation=1You can also watch Coaching Call on Facebook, LinkedIn, X, and Twitch.Sifu Rafael is a master instructor and the founder of Speaking Prowess, where he combines expertise in communication and leadership to help individuals unlock their full potential. As a professional speaker, solutions expert, and executive coach, Sifu Rafael leverages years of experience to guide clients toward their goals with clarity, purpose, and strategic insight. His mission is to make the art of effective communication accessible to all, empowering personal and professional growth. Sifu Rafael's unwavering dedication to improving communication skills has earned him a reputation as a trusted mentor and coach. His vision is clear: to enhance communication worldwide, one individual at a time.This episode is brought to you by Sifu's Mind Body Method, a lifestyle transformation that blends movement, mindset, nutrition, hydration, fasting, journaling, and faith. Learn more at sifumethod.comThat's where connecting with Sifu Rafael matters.Through Speaking Prowess and Sifu's Mind Body Method, Sifu Rafael helps leaders, entrepreneurs, and experts refine their message, command a room, and step onto more stages with clarity and confidence. From podcasts and live shows to keynote stages and curated experiences, Sifu Rafael helps people get seen, heard, and positioned as trusted voices in their industry while sharpening their speaking skills along the way.If you know you're meant to speak, lead, and impact at a higher level, this conversation is your invitation.Visit sifurafael.com to connect, explore speaking opportunities, and start positioning yourself for more stages, stronger presence, and real influence.#coachingcall #sifurafael #mindset #confidence #leadership #mentalperformance #athletes #personaldevelopment #speakingprowess #success

Professor William Taubman, guest author, describes how, after the war, McNamara joined the "Whiz Kids" at Ford Motor Company, rising to become president through his mastery of data and safety innovations like seat belts. In 1960, he was recruited by the Kennedy administration, initially resisting the call before accepting the role of Secretary of Defense on the condition that he could manage the Pentagon through meritocracy rather than politics. He became the star of the Kennedy cabinet, so admired that the brothers considered him a potential vice presidential or presidential candidate for 1968. McNamara at War: A New History (3)

What happens to your creativity when you're in pain or sick, and can you ever get it back? How can you find and sharpen your author voice? J. Daniel Sawyer talks about voice mastery, writing with chronic pain, and building an eclectic author business. In the intro, leaning into your Strengths and deciding what you want to achieve by the end of the year; and Bones of the Deep by J.F. Penn. Today's show is sponsored by ProWritingAid, writing and editing software that goes way beyond just grammar and typo checking. With its detailed reports on how to improve your writing and integration with writing software, ProWritingAid will help you improve your book before you send it to an editor, agent or publisher. Check it out for free or get 15% off the premium edition at www.ProWritingAid.com/joanna This show is also supported by my Patrons. Join my Community at Patreon.com/thecreativepenn J. Daniel Sawyer is the author of over 30 books across science fiction, fantasy, crime, short stories, and nonfiction, as well as being a podcaster and filmmaker. His latest book for authors is The Pitch-Perfect Author: Voice Mastery for Writers. You can listen above or on your favorite podcast app or read the notes and links below. Here are the highlights and the full transcript is below. Show Notes Writing fiction through chronic pain and re-emerging into health after surgery How your physical health shapes (and darkens) your fiction Rebooting an author business around a weekly Substack column What author voice really is, and why it's fundamentally about sound The building blocks of voice: functional vocabulary, dialect, and musicality The “crossing the line twice” trick for hearing your own voice objectively You can find Dan at JDsawyer.net or on Substack. Transcript of the interview with J. Daniel Sawyer Jo: J. Daniel Sawyer is the author of over 30 books across science fiction, fantasy, crime, short stories, and nonfiction, as well as being a podcaster and filmmaker. His latest book for authors is The Pitch-Perfect Author: Voice Mastery for Writers. So welcome back to the show, Dan. Dan: Hello, Joanna. It's good to be back. Jo: Goodness me, you have been on the podcast a few times, but actually, the last time was April 2017, which is crazy. It's nine years ago. When I saw your book, I was like, “I can't believe we haven't talked for that long.” For anyone who doesn't know you, tell us a bit more about— What does your creative and author business look like these days? Dan: Oh, well, these days it's in a state of recovery because it basically ground to a halt while I was dying a few years ago. It turned out I had an organ disease from the time I was a kid that I didn't know about, and it just progressively got worse and worse, putting me in more and more pain. I hit a point around about 2020 or so where I was in so much pain that I couldn't write fiction. I continued to write nonfiction, but when you're carrying around a lot of physical pain, there comes a point where so much of your brain's activity goes into coping with it that you actually lose the ability to model other people's emotional states—or at least well enough to write fiction. So I was very frustrated, and I was despairing that I was ever going to be a novelist again. Then suddenly, what I was sick with went acute. I went to the emergency room, and they're like, “Oh, if you don't have surgery in the next 24 hours, you're going to die.” So I went and got surgery, and there was one bed in the whole state. There was a three-hour drive to get to the one that was available in the time window. I get there. They wheel me into the OR. I wake up afterwards, and I realise that I'm not in pain, and that I had never felt that before in my adult life. Jo: Wow. Dan: Just the walls of my whole reality came caving in. Two weeks later, I was back up and working, and since then I've been slowly reacquiring my ability to write fiction. So now I've got four novels going again, like I used to have going all the time, as well as doing a weekly column and all sorts of other stuff. Jo: I think a lot of people will be interested in this. A lot of writers have chronic pain issues or chronic health issues, and yours sounds like it was a sort of down, down, down, down—and then more of a sudden up. Maybe just talk a bit more, because I feel like a lot of the time people are too hard on themselves about, “Oh my goodness, if I can't write fiction, is it the end of everything?” So how did you adapt to that, with the mental health aspect of dealing with that change in circumstance? Dan: Well, it was happening so gradually, and it happened at the same time that a whole bunch of other weirdly stressful things happened, like COVID and a couple of family emergencies that derailed my whole life for a couple of years. I assumed it was just really bad stress that would pass with time. So I had the despairing feeling, because when you write fiction, it tends to occupy a central place in your self-concept. I'd also been through very tough times before, so I was like, “Well, got through that then, maybe I'll get through this now.” I just made sure to keep writing something, because at least you keep the discipline of the words flowing. There was still thought going on, so I would have ideas for novels and write them down. There were good days and bad days. Occasionally I would sit down and be like, “I feel like fiction today,” and I would write a couple thousand words, and then it would be 10 months before I could do that again. When you work with your mind, it is really easy to develop or sink into the delusion that your mind is not your body. Now, if you're paralysed or you're missing limbs, you can still write—but your mind and your body are a single system, and eventually, if something terrible is wrong with your body, it's going to affect your cognition, your emotive abilities, and all the things that we depend on for creativity. That doesn't necessarily mean that if you're sick or injured, or you've got chronic health problems from birth, that you can't write. It just means that it really is one of the factors that goes into shaping your experience of the world, that goes into shaping the way you process things and they come out on paper. When there's a massive change in your health, it's going to show up in your fiction somehow. If your health goes way down, especially if you get into a lot of pain or you have a terminal illness, your fiction's going to get darker. One of the reasons—I discovered this after I got my surgery—one of the reasons is that the sense of impending doom is actually a medical symptom of organ death. Jo: Well, don't say that to a dark writer like me. I have a sense of impending doom the entire time. Dan: Well, there's a cognitive sense of impending doom that you get if you're modelling systems and you see how things can go wrong. But the sense that you feel the claws of demons grasping at your heart all the time—that can be a medical symptom. So pay attention to that. I didn't know that until afterwards, or I'd have gotten looked at a lot sooner. Jo: That is really interesting. You mentioned there you are reacquiring the ability to write fiction, or that's what you've been focusing on. You also talked about having to reboot the business. So what are some of the concrete things you're doing to rebuild? Dan: Well, the first thing I did is I allowed myself to get talked into doing a weekly Substack column a couple of years ago, and that's worked out really well. Pay is pretty decent. I've been posting most everything for free except for some previews of upcoming books, but I'm now learning the art of paywalling, so that also helps. Getting paid for the weekly column is quite nice, and a side effect is that it does drive people occasionally to the fiction, even though I'm writing nonfiction. It more frequently drives people to the nonfiction books, but it gives me a good place to announce new releases, to promote book bundles, Kickstarters, and all that sort of thing. It's a very good place for that because the people who are subscribing there—especially the people who are subscribing and supporting—are interested enough in what I'm saying that they want my email every week. So it's a good filtering mechanism for building the email list as well. Jo: You used to do a lot of audio. That's how we connected way back, like 17 years ago, I think, when we first connected. So are you still doing a lot of audio? Dan: I am not at the moment. It's not because of a decision to drop the audio. It's because I am now building my house, and I don't have a place that's quiet enough to record dependably. I'm living in a little RV at the moment while I build the house. In the deep winter, everything is quiet enough in the forest to record some things, and so I do audiobooks for clients, and I work on audiobooks of my own that are coming out. It's not quiet enough to podcast, and it's not quiet enough to be recording any other time than when the whole world is asleep. Hopefully by next year I will have the recording studio building built, and then I'll be back at it. Because boy, I miss it. Jo: I know. So you mentioned there bundles and Kickstarters and things, and we reconnected because I bought a StoryBundle, and your new book, The Pitch-Perfect Author, was in the StoryBundle, which was part of why I bought it anyway. So let's get into the book and what's useful. Let's start with— What is author voice anyway, and why is it important? Dan: Author voice. Everything about the way that you write is part of your author voice. The themes that you gravitate to, the way that you turn a phrase, the way that you tell a joke, the way that you handle dramatic tension. When all of that combines, it creates in the reader's mind an emotional fingerprint, a gestalt that says, “This is a Joanna Penn book. This is a Dan Sawyer book,” or whoever. When you bring the focus down further, author voice is fundamentally an auditory phenomenon. You can see this if you look at the careers of writers who had major worldview shifts during their career, or who shifted genres. If you read an Isaac Asimov mystery, and you read Asimov's Guide to the Bible, and you read Isaac Asimov's The Robots of Dawn, they're all Asimov. You can hear him talking to you through all of those different venues. So author voice is not a genre thing. It's not dependent on content. It has to do fundamentally with how your brain processes language and how it comes out of your mouth. That, in turn, is based on patterns that were laid down when you were pre-verbal as an infant. You learned language by mapping the music of the conversations around you, and then gradually learning that the sing-song you were hearing corresponded to ideas. That's how the brain bootstraps itself into language. So when you start writing, just like when you start speaking, you wind up imitating a lot—unconsciously—the people you've read and heard, because that's how you develop your voice. There comes a point at which all the various influences on you, and who you are, and how they pass through you, crystallises into something definite. By the time you're a moderately competent writer, and you're finishing novels and short stories well, your author voice is pretty well established. But that doesn't mean it's sharp, because most people don't actually concentrate on learning to hear their author voice, so they can't tell when it's off. This is why new writers who revise a lot tend to revise their voice right out. When they write, they're using language as feels right to them, but when they read, they're reading it like an English teacher, or through the lens of someone who has very definite ideas about how grammar should work in all circumstances. So they tend to smooth the quirkiness out of their voice, and what you get is something flat. It doesn't feel alive. It may convey information, it may tell a good story, but it doesn't feel like you're entering something that's living. Jo: I think this is so difficult, especially for people who are new to writing. Because I remember very much spending the first few years going along to writers' conferences, and there were always sessions on “you must find your writer's voice.” You must find your author's voice, and we publish books because of the voice, and all this. It was very, very confusing to me. As you say, it has to emerge somehow, and yet that emergence seems to be very hard to accept. So what are some of the ways we can perhaps think about voice? You mentioned there some patterns. You talk about music. So what are some of those angles? In the book, you have different chapters on all of these things, but maybe just talk more about some of the elements. Dan: The first and most obvious is functional vocabulary. This is not the number of words that you know. These are the words that you can reach for in the moment. You can expand your functional vocabulary by deliberately using more words—burnish your inner thesaurus. The greater your functional vocabulary is, the more your personality is going to come out through your voice. When you've got more options to do something that's just the way that you want to do it, the closer it's going to be to the way you want to do it. So there's functional vocabulary. There's your native dialect and accent. You, being British, have a different set of preferred terms for everything than I, being a West Coast American, do. One of the great differences that's always visible between an English writer and an American writer is that you guys have a different way of speaking. When you speak of a difference between one thing and another, you talk about how this car is different to that car. And Americans say this car is different from that car. It always marks out a British writer versus an American writer. There are 100 little things like that. They happen not just between major countries, but within regions in every country. You could tell on paper the difference between someone from Yorkshire and someone from London, just as I can tell on paper the difference between someone from the West Coast and someone from Mississippi. Even if they're highly educated, the idiom, the preferred turns of phrase, the preferred imagery—all of that is going to be a little bit different, and it conveys that regionality. There's also the musicality of the language. This is the actual rhythm of the words with which you speak. When you learn to analyse poetry or to write poetry, you learn something called scansion. How a poem scans is—what are the beats of the lines, how are the beats of the lines related to each other, and how does the rhyme move in and out of that? A Shakespearean sonnet, or a sonnet from the Elizabethan era, has a specific metre, a specific number of lines, and a specific rhyme scheme, and the metre is iambic pentameter. An iamb is “bum-bum,” if I remember right. It's the rhythm of the heartbeat. It's “bum-bum, bum-bum, bum-bum.” And you can hear it in the name of the metre, the iamb. The iambic pentameter is where the stressed syllable is the second syllable and the unstressed syllable is the first syllable. All of Shakespeare is written in blank verse, which is unrhymed iambic pentameter. The pentameter is five feet per line, so one iamb is “bum-bum”—that's one foot—and five of those makes one line of Shakespeare. We all have inherent rhythms like that in the way we naturally speak, but we can also tweak those rhythms on purpose to achieve dramatic effect. The iamb has the sound of the heartbeat. It's a very reassuring speech rhythm. The trochaic is a much more rapid one—it mirrors the rhythm of a rapidly beating heart. So you see this a lot in Edgar Allan Poe, especially in his frenetic poems like “The Bells,” how they jingle, jingle, jangle on a hoary moonless night. There's a rushing sound to that metre. You're going to find that you will automatically do a little bit of this, just the way that you'll automatically have picked up the convention of breaking sentences up into shorter lengths during really exciting or suspense-filled parts of your book. Once you know what it is, you can start to use it on purpose. Quite a lot of developing your voice is learning to recognise these latent, existing qualities in the way you communicate, and sharpening them up and making them conscious tools that you can pull in whenever you want. Jo: On the one hand, there are a lot of technical words there that are really interesting, and maybe poets know a lot more of those words than most other writers. The book is really interesting in that way—kind of learning about these different things. I guess I want to reassure people as well that, as you said, some of this can be unconscious. So often when I'm self-editing and I'm reading a sentence to myself, there's something that doesn't feel right about it. So I will rewrite that sentence so that it feels right. Sometimes we do something that might be grammatically less correct, but it sounds better than it did before. So many of these things we almost know instinctively, just from reading so much. Dan: Oh, yes. From reading so much and talking so much, and again, from the way you acquire language. That gives you a template in your head of what sounds right. Language is inherently musical. So if you've ever listened to a song—especially one that wasn't recorded by a professional, but someone singing in a church choir, or your kid practising for a recital, or you practising for a recital—you know that feeling that happens when someone hits a wrong note. There's that little wince down in the core of your being, and then the song carries on and you forget about it, unless there are too many of them, in which case you just sort of cower and ooze out of the room. That feeling of “Ooh, someone just hit a wrong note”—that's exactly the feeling you get when you're reading through to edit your work and something is off in the technical layer of your voice. You should pay attention to that and rewrite so that it feels good, or feels great, which is even better. You've got the opposite of the wince, which is that sense of rapture and joy if you're listening to a professional musician and they go on an amazing guitar solo, or a flautist does an incredible trill that just sends shivers up your spine. That sense of excitement and joy—that's what happens when you're reading and the author does something with the language that makes the whole piece fly. So you want to be paying attention for those too, because those you'll commit without intending to. When you're reading back and you find those, you want to make note of them, because that's you seeing where you are at your strongest with your voice. By learning both where you're making mistakes and where you're being brilliant—just like with anything else—you can start to advance towards being brilliant more often and making fewer mistakes. Jo: Then there's a difficulty around where the line is, especially when you're an early-stage writer. Many people work with editors, and you mentioned the problem of revising your voice away, and that may also happen if you're working with an editor. Like you said, as a Brit, I work with an American editor, Kristen, and she's excellent. She's very, very good at letting my voice be my voice, and then fixing things that make it better. But a lot of people don't feel that way about their editors. So how can people understand where those lines are between being well-edited and becoming a better writer, and then needing to hold the line on their voice? Dan: It really helps if you understand where you are weak. Why are you hiring the editor in the first place? I'm a big believer in the utility of having other eyes on the manuscript, but it's really important to know what you're looking for from them. You and I have both been to the Oregon Coast writing seminars, back when that was a thing. Jo: Mm. Dan: One of the things they would talk about with editors is when you've got a story editor or a beta reader who says, “Hey, something here didn't work in the story for me,” you usually don't want to look at that point. You want to trace back from that point to figure out where you set the wrong expectation. Any editorial feedback is going to have a gap between what they notice and what really needs to be fixed. As a writer, learning to interpret the feedback properly so that you actually elevate the material, instead of interpreting the feedback like you're trying to do customer service for an employer, where you just want to make the customer happy, is a really important skill to develop. That's regardless of whether the feedback has to do with voice or plot or characterisation or whatever. Some editors are really good at back-tracing and actually spotting the real problem. Editors make their money, or get hired, or get picked by you to volunteer, because they're good at being an audience—not because they're good at being a writer. So learning to interpret the editorial feedback is a really important step in that maturation journey. Jo: Yes. I think “maturation journey” is a good way to put it. Personally, I think it was around book five when I really felt, “Okay, now I see what my voice actually is.” Like, it had to be five novels, and then I was like, “Okay, now I know.” I just didn't get it before then, and then finally—I don't know—a penny dropped or something. Maybe I grew into it, grew more confident, that kind of thing. Dan: Yes, and that's actually about right. If you look at writers with a big catalogue, five books in is usually where they start really sounding like them. So that's a pretty normal maturation curve. There is a way to speed it up, which is to read your books aloud—or even better, make audiobooks and then listen to them a thousand times. Listen to them until you are sick of them, and then listen to them until you start to like them again. Jo: That's a lot. Dan: It's a lot, but there's a really specific neurological mechanism at work. You're familiar with the comedy term “crossing the line twice,” right? Jo: Not really. Dan: Okay. Have you seen the Monty Python Spam sketch? Jo: Yes. Dan: Okay. So for those of you who have not seen this—in the Monty Python Spam sketch, there's a couple, they're in a diner, and everything on the menu has spam in it. They say the word “spam” so much that you just want to shoot your television. But they keep it up, and then suddenly, at some point—it's a different point for everybody watching—they keep it going on long enough that everybody gets there. At some point, the word “spam” itself becomes hilarious, and you can't stop laughing, and you don't know why, because it shouldn't work, but goddammit it really does. It's so funny that we named junk email “spam” after this sketch, because it's a whole bunch of stuff that you don't want, but it keeps showing up anyway. That's crossing the line twice. What's going on is that your brain is getting accustomed to a sound. It has extracted all of the meaning it can, and so it's doing what it does with all sensory input. When it thinks it's got it mapped out, it's trying to filter it. Unless you are going to sit and concentrate on it, you can't feel the texture of the fabric of your clothing on the back of your legs, because your brain—despite the fact that it's getting that input all the time—is filtering that out, because it needs you to have your resources free for thinking. When you experience something over and over and over, no matter what it is or how complex it is, the brain habituates like that. But if that signal refuses to be filtered, and the input keeps coming, and it keeps getting more intense, or it stays persistent and it's too complex to filter easily, your brain starts to think, “Oh, maybe I shouldn't be filtering this out.” “Maybe there's meaning here that's important for my survival that I hadn't extracted.” And so suddenly it starts searching for meaning to associate with that sensation—and that's the point at which the joke becomes funny again, or you start to experience your voice as if it's somebody else's. When you begin to experience your author voice as if it's somebody else's, you can hear it as a distinct, objective style, rather than just as an echo of the voices that are in your head. That's why music students practise over and over and over, even on a piece they know cold. They're doing the same trick that I'm advocating with listening to your audiobooks until you're not sick of them anymore. Jo: I mean, I think that's terrifying, because I just don't want to listen to my books over and over again. I think it's very interesting that you think it could shortcut that voice process. Staying on audio—since we last spoke, I have done a lot of my own audiobook narration, mainly for nonfiction, but also my short stories. I haven't done my full-length fiction. What I discovered in doing this is that what read fine to me when I was self-editing my own work on the page—and obviously I'm hearing it in my head—when I perform the audiobook, I actually have to edit things again. So what are some of your tips for how we can bridge that gap? Because that's kind of strange. Dan: So what's happening is that there's a much wider latitude of things that work on the page than what works with voice. The reason is that with voice, all of those rhythmic elements I was talking about before are really pronounced, as well as all the sensual elements. Basically every word and sound has a mouth shape. The mouth shape affects the emotional valence of the sound. Stuff that's unpleasant tends to have a really close-in feel—I'm trying to scrunch my face up—where you would grit your teeth and scrunch up your face if something is unpleasant. And if something is really pleasant, it tends to have a rounded feel, and our language reflects it. In fact, all languages reflect this, because language is a physical thing that's based on the sensuality of the body. So, like, in all cultures “mama” is the word for mother that babies first say, regardless of what it is. It has a round feel, because babies associate their mother with roundness. A lot of language is built up that way, from baseline sensual cues. When you're working just in text, that aspect is not nearly as obvious to you. When you're reading, it's not as obvious to you. It's still at play, but when you go to do something verbally, and you go to read a text, all of those sensual cues come in at the same time. Then the rhythm comes in hard, and you suddenly realise that—hey, that conveys the thought, but it doesn't feel right. So you wind up retooling a bit. There's also occasionally tongue twisters, which you have to work your way around. So that's why that happens. Jo: Then I guess another thing—I hear quite often, people say, “Oh, I don't like my voice.” And they mean, “I don't like speaking out loud. I don't want to be on video. I don't want to be on audio.” I wonder— Does that sort of resistance potentially affect their writing voice? Are there ways people can get over that feeling? Dan: Yes, for sure. There are a few things that go into that. One is basic self-loathing. A lot of people carry it around. Most people learn to make a decent life even though they kind of secretly suspect that they're not worth anything, or they secretly find themselves revolting. That kind of thing you can't really fix with exercises. That's something you fix with — Jo: Therapy. Dan: Psychological work, or spiritual work, or that kind of thing. Jo: Yes. Dan: But the not liking the sound of your own voice—that's easy to fix. Here's why it happens. When you're listening to your voice as you speak, the bones in your head are amplifying the bass signals and attenuating the treble. It's kind of like if you were to shout in another room and your spouse hears you, but they can't make out the consonants. That's because all the consonants are being filtered out by the wall in between, but the bass is being resonated through. The same thing happens in your head. So when you get on a microphone—especially if it's an accurate microphone—you're suddenly hearing what everybody else hears when you speak, and it sounds thin and tinny and unpleasant compared to what you're used to hearing. The really easy way to get around this is to get a microphone that is tuned for singers. The condenser mic that I have isn't made anymore, so I can't really recommend a good condenser mic. If you're on a dynamic mic, the Shure SM58 is the one to use. I podcasted with that for years before I could afford an upgrade. It is tuned for singers to sound as good as possible without any other help from the sound engineer, which means that the baseline sound for that microphone is what you're hearing in your head. If you use the right equipment, you get around that problem really quickly, to the extent that you can technically. Then after that, it's just a matter of crossing the line twice. You listen to yourself enough that you stop hearing, “Oh my God, I'm talking,” and you start hearing, “Oh, that voice is making this sound.” And once you hear, “Oh, it's that voice making this sound,” you don't have that problem anymore, ever again. Jo: Oh, good. Well, hopefully that's fixed it for people. And of course, there are lots of brilliant things in the book, The Pitch-Perfect Author. Before we finish up, I did want to return to your Substack. I was having a look at it, and it includes some really interesting things. Like, you're doing this metalwork, which is really cool. It felt coherent to me, because I know you, and you're a polymath, and you're interested in so many things. So your Substack kind of stood out to me as quite eclectic, compared to, say, other writers who are going on Substack to try and sell specific books. So is this a deliberate marketing choice, or is it just be an interesting person and you will attract people who are interested more generally? Dan: Well, I suppose it kind of winds up being the latter, but basically it's that I get bored easily. If I'm going to be writing every week, I need to stay interested in it. One of the books I wrote when I was really sick—that's not out on the market yet, but it is serialised on Substack—is a guide to self-education. It'll be coming out later this year on the general market. It's called Reclaiming Your Mind: An Autodidact's Bible. I talk in there quite a bit about the illusion of discrete areas of knowledge. There is a level of learning at which the silos of information start to collapse together. Woodworking and writing have a lot to do with each other. A lot of the terminology we use in writing is pulled from the trades—especially woodworking, and metalworking, and gunsmithing. As you begin to spot these connections between different areas of knowledge, it becomes really easy to slide between them for your hobbies, for your writing, for just your personal gratification. As I've gotten older—and also as I've gotten access to a little space that's not contained within a teeny little apartment—I have just gone with it. As I've discovered, “Hey, this thing is tangentially connected to this other thing over here,” I'm like, “Oh, well, I'm going to go over to this other thing and see what's over there.” It's tremendously creatively fertile. Since a lot of the things that our language connects us to have to do with trades and crafts and nature, it gets you out in the open air, which is really good for any writer—because sitting at a desk all day is worse than smoking three packs of cigarettes a day for 40 years. Jo: I love that. Dan: My curiosity is the chief feature of my Substack, and it kind of works for me as a writer, because it's also one of the chief features of my fiction. Jo: Me too, and I was actually quite inspired by your Substack. Because I think this happens when you've been in the writing industry long enough. Substack has become the sort of trendy place to be now. People are going into specific niches, very much like blogging did, and then podcasting had to be on a specific niche, and all this. Of course, we know logically that, marketing a book—you know, if you had just a Substack on voice mastery, then for sure that would be a better marketing vehicle. But, as you say, how boring. Dan: Well, it depends a lot on what you're trying to cultivate as an author. If you're a single-genre author with a very narrow niche, and you're really happy writing that kind of stuff, then a narrow column supporting it is not a bad idea. Especially when you serialise old novels, once you've got 20 or 30 under your belt. That's not a bad idea, because you're trying to attract people who want one thing and want it regularly. If I were to get a reader who wants one thing and wants it regularly, and finds it, say, in my Clarke Lantham mysteries, and then they hop over to my science fiction—oh boy, are they going to be pissed. If they're not there for my voice, and they're just there for the way I write a mystery plot, then not only are they not going to get what they're looking for—but they're going to start to doubt whether they can trust that they're going to get what they're looking for in my next mystery. Whereas if they're coming to me through something where the multiplicity of what I'm doing is on display—whether that's this Substack, or whether that's what I used to do on The Every Day Novelist when I was podcasting that, or whether it's what I did with all the after-shows on my fiction podcast when I was doing that—then they kind of know what they're in for. The people who stick with me are more likely to be people who are in it for the experience of my voice. And for my bibliography, that's what I've got to offer, because I'm all over the place in terms of genre and subject matter. Jo: Yes, which is why I find you interesting. Dan: Oh, why thank you. Jo: So where can people find you and your books online? Dan: Well, you can find pretty much everything at JDsawyer.net. I've got the weekly column at jdanielsawyer.substack.com. At jdsawyer.net there's a page with all of my podcasts on it, and there's also a store with all of my books on it. Of course, everything is also available on Amazon and just about everywhere that the distributors take you. Jo: Brilliant. Well, thanks so much for your time, Dan. That was great. Dan: Thank you, Joanna. It was great to talk to you again.The post Author Voice Mastery, And Rebooting an Author Business With J. Daniel Sawyer first appeared on The Creative Penn.

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Fresh off facilitating at the seventh WeDeepen Love Immersion, host Christina Weber sits down with master coach, intimacy teacher, and professional dominant Yossef Sagi for his first video appearance on the podcast. Together, they unpack how sexuality operates as a primary crucible for confronting deep-seated shame and stepping into radical self-acceptance. From auditing your internal impulses across the "four chambers of desire" to navigating the hidden landmines of modern friendships, this episode is a tactical masterclass in mastering your sexual energy, setting ironclad boundaries, and transitioning from instant gratification to long-term relational fulfillment. Main Topics Covered Shame vs. Sovereignty: Why sexuality is the ultimate arena for confronting internal shame ("bad about who I am") and returning to full self-expression. The Interplay of Love and Discernment: Why true love requires a balance of mercy and rigorous boundaries, acting as a direct antidote to unchecked projection. Can Men and Women Just Be Friends?: Dissecting the gender boundaries of non-sexual intimacy and reframing the psychological trap of the "friend zone." Conflating Intimacy with Sex: How a cultural lack of emotional vulnerability leads men to mistake structural or platonic care for a sexual invitation. The "Four Chambers" of Desires: A holistic framework for auditing your impulses across the Mind, Heart, Body, and Genitals before saying yes to a partner. Separating Desire from Request: A game-changing communication tool that honors your internal truth while giving the other person zero pressure to fulfill it. The Deconstruction of Threesomes: A deep, psychological examination of the "unicorn" dynamic, male entitlement, and the widespread lack of erotic imagination in society. Decentering Men: How custom kink immersions, impact play, and specialized boundary training help women anchor into their terms before entering relationship containers. Key Takeaways Boundaries Are an Ingredient of Love: Firm boundaries around consent, sobriety, and expectations are not limitations; they are the very scaffolding that creates psychological and somatic safety. Desire Is Valid Independent of Fulfillment: By learning to separate your desire from an active request ("I want to kiss you" vs. "Can I kiss you?"), you keep your erotic fire alive without fearing rejection or imposing expectation. Own Your Energetic Field: True safety is cultivated when a man can master, contain, and embody his sexual energy internally rather than constantly projecting it onto the environment as a demand. The Three Stages of Erotic Learning: Navigating the evolutionary continuum from Stage 1 (Innocence/Blind Trust) to Stage 2 (Armored/Protection) to Stage 3 (Skilled/Reclaimed Vulnerability). Connect with the Guest Instagram: @yossefsagi Website: Connect with Yossef for bespoke immersions, private shadow mapping, and individual/couples coaching through his social portal or directly via the WeDeepen network. YouTube Music   Connect with the Host Website: wedeepen.com Instagram: @christinaweber True co-regulation and soulful human connection cannot be outsourced to technological platforms or AI. If you are ready to bring your shadow into the light and upgrade your intimacy toolkit, follow this podcast, like this video, and share it with someone you respect. Take your place in the arena and apply to join our ongoing ecosystem at wedeepen.com!

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Welcome to the Wholesale Hotline Podcast Weekend Edition (Flipping Mastery Edition), where Jerry teaches how to master the art of house flipping, wholesaling, and new construction development.Show notes -- in this episode we'll cover:Straightforward, step-by-step training on making six and seven figures from real estate deals.Insider tactics for finding motivated sellers, analyzing deals, and raising private money.Learn how to flip houses virtually from anywhere—even with zero experience.Whether you're a beginner or scaling up, Jerry gives you the blueprint to build real wealth through real estate.  Please give us a rating and let us know how we are doing!➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ ☎️ Welcome to Wholesale Hotline & Flipping Mastery Breakout! ☎️Jerry Norton went from digging holes for minimum wage in his mid 20's to becoming a millionaire by the age of 30. Today he's the nation's leading expert on flipping houses and has taught thousands of people how to live their dream lifestyle through real estate. **NOTE: To Download any of Jerry's FREE training, tools, or resources…Click on the link provided and enter your email. The download is automatically emailed to you. If you don't see it, check your junk/spam folder, in case your email provider put it there. If you still don't see it, contact our support at: support@flippingmastery.com or 888) 958-3028. ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ 

Send us Fan MailEver watched someone do something online and thought, “That doesn't look that hard?” This week on the Mike & Blaine Podcast, we dive into the Competence Illusion—the strange way social media platforms like TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts make incredibly difficult things look totally effortless. From woodworking and gourmet cooking to entrepreneurship, corporate scaling, professional podcasting, pressure washing, and even elite sports, experts have gotten so good at their craft that they've accidentally convinced the rest of us that anyone could do it.But behind every "effortless" ten-second video clip is thousands of hours of invisible experience, failed experiments, and calculated business strategy. In this episode, we break down why mastery looks so simple from the outside, how tactical shortcuts usually lead to massive DIY failures, and why rolling up your sleeves to try something yourself is the fastest way to develop true respect for the professionals who do it every day. Whether you're trying to build a business, launch a marketing campaign, or master a trade, execution is everything. The greatest compliment you can give a professional might just be, “Wow… that was a lot harder than it looked.”If you enjoy the show, head over to mikeandblaine.com to buy us a beer and keep the conversations flowing!Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/GWmpkeoXznYWe want to hear from you! Email us your thoughts, DIY disaster stories, or favorite beer recommendations at beer@mikeandblaine.com.Listen to all our episodes at mikeandblaine.comThanks to our Beer Sponsor!: Karen Hairston from 3S Smart Consulting CPA Larry Weinstein, the Cash Flow Cowboy from Houston Texas Neighbor Pat Devin Trey MiltonLearn about: Cash Flow Mike who trains CPAs to provide effective advisory to their clients at cashflowmike.com Dryrun Cash Flow Forecasting for the office of the CFO where they get finance teams out of spreadsheets at dryrun.comWatch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/GWmpkeoXznY#SkillIssue #DIYFail #LearnOnTikTok #OddlySatisfying #MikeAndBlaine #BusinessStrategy #Entrepreneurship #CompetenceIllusion #Mastery #BusinessTactics #TikTok #YouTube #Instagram #GaryVee #AlexHormozi #MasterClass #MrBeast #PodcastLife #SmallBusiness #BusinessGrowthSupport the showCatch more episodes, see our sponsors and get in touch at https://mikeandblaine.com/

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"If these masters are still continually trying to improve their own craft, I don't have any excuses."The world's best don't reach the top and stop learning—they keep refining their craft. David Rogier, founder and CEO of MasterClass, has spent years sitting across from elite performers, athletes, artists, and entrepreneurs—and he's discovered that excellence is less about talent than a relentless commitment to growth. In this episode of Think Fast, Talk Smart, he joins Matt Abrahams to share lessons from building a company around learning, persuasion, and communication. From earning the trust of high-profile talent to leading creative and technical teams, Rogier reveals why curiosity, adaptability, and authentic relationship-building are essential communication skills.Takeaways:Lead with curiosity. Build trust by asking thoughtful questions and focusing on the other person's needs, not your own. Never stop improving. The world's top performers continuously seek feedback, refine their skills, and embrace lifelong learning.Activity:Study an expert. Watch a communicator you admire—a speaker, leader, or interviewer—and identify three techniques they use to engage their audience. Try incorporating one of those techniques into your next presentation or meeting.Printable Extended Takeaways & ActivitiesEpisode Reference Links:David RogierMatt's MasterClassConnect:Premium Signup >>>> Think Fast Talk Smart PremiumEmail Questions & Feedback >>> hello@fastersmarter.ioEpisode Transcripts >>> Think Fast Talk Smart WebsiteNewsletter Signup + English Language Learning >>> FasterSmarter.ioThink Fast Talk Smart >>> LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTubeMatt Abrahams >>> LinkedInChapters:(00:00) - Introduction (00:39) - The Power of Learning (01:28) - Building Trust (04:21) - Creating Great Content (07:23) - Leading Different Teams (09:45) - Learning from Masters (10:54) - Communicating with a Stutter (14:00) - The Final Three Questions (17:39) - Conclusion ********Thank you to our sponsors.  These partnerships support the ongoing production of the podcast, allowing us to bring it to you at no cost.To see what Scribe could look like for your organization, head to scribe.how/thinkfast and mention Think Fast for your first month of Scribe Capture free. 

On this special episode of Talking New York Real Estate, Vince welcomes Ben Willig and Nile Lundgren to discuss the value of friendship and competition in the NYC real estate market. Today's conversation explores the journey of two professional whose friendship has evolved alongside their careers in one of the most demanding real estate markets in the world, and how the most successful careers are built not just on ambition, but on relationships that stand the test of time.   Filmed as part of the Mastery of Real Estate (MORE) Network, powered by Brown Harris Stevens.   Subscribe to Talking New York Real Estate: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talking-new-york-real-estate-with-vince-rocco/id1645541166   Host: Vince Rocco https://www.bhsusa.com/real-estate-agent/vince-rocco   Guest: Ben Willig  Nile Lundgren   Sponsor: Roadway Moving and Storage — Full-service moving and storage company | https://www.roadwaymoving.com   Brown Harris Stevens is one of the largest privately owned real estate brokerages in the country, with more than 40 offices across four states: New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Florida.   https://bhsusa.com/

S-Ketamine is now part of the TCCC pharmacopeia; you'd better understand how to use it. Dennis sits down with Pat — a veteran military anesthetist, former Danish Special Operations medical leader, and decades-long ketamine expert — for a deep dive into S-Ketamine. From its development and real-world use in austere environments (including Afghan war wounded and British Field Hospital MERT ops) to practical dosing, side effect management, and why it outperforms morphine in many trauma scenarios, this conversation delivers battle-tested wisdom for medics, PAs, nurses, and SOF operators.Pat shares hands-on lessons from hospital, military, and austere settings: achieving the "thousand-yard stare," managing emergence phenomena, combining with regional anesthesia, IM/IN/rectal routes, and why ketamine shines for hemodynamically unstable patients, refractory asthma, and more. They also discuss training pitfalls, the value of hands-on experience (including vet collaboration ideas), and cultural differences in patient responses.Key Takeaways:S-Ketamine is roughly twice as potent as racemic ketamine — use ~half the dose, but expect the same onset, duration, and side-effect profile (with potentially milder psych effects at mid-doses).Excellent for analgesia and procedural sedation in austere settings; superior hemodynamic stability compared to opioids in hypovolemic trauma patients.S-Ketamine is now included in the 2026 TCCC updates — critical knowledge for every combat medic and austere provider.Practical tips: titrate slowly IV, watch for nystagmus/thousand-yard stare, prepare for emergence with low-dose midazolam + patience, consider regional blocks to reduce opioid needs.Training emphasis: objective endpoints, patient monitoring, planning for side effects, and real-world experience over rote memorization.Whether you're running a prolonged field care scenario, managing a screaming femur fracture, or preparing for the next deployment, this episode arms you with actionable strategies.Subscribe, share with your team, and visit prolongedfieldcare.org for free resources, downloads, and more. PFC Coffee links in the description — fuel for the fight.#ProlongedFieldCare #Ketamine #AustereMedicine #TCCC #SOFMedicineChapters:00:00 Intro & Sponsors + Guest Welcome (Pat's Background)03:30 S-Ketamine vs Racemic Ketamine: Potency, Dosing, and Myths08:45 Early Experiences – Afghan War Wounded & Mass Casualty Ketamine Sedation14:20 Sedation Technique: Thousand-Yard Stare, Nystagmus, Airway Management, Atropine20:10 Emergence Phenomena, Cultural Differences, and Midazolam Management25:50 Battlefield Analgesia – Ketamine Superiority Over Morphine (Bastion Study)30:40 Dosing Strategies: IV Titration, IM/IN/Rectal Routes, Bioavailability37:15 Training Realities – Avoiding the “Middle Zone,” Objective Endpoints, Vet Collaboration43:30 Regional Anesthesia + Ketamine Synergy (Chester Buckenmaier Influence)47:20 Special Populations: Kids, Hemodynamically Unstable, Asthma, Head Trauma, Seizures53:10 Practical Tips for New Providers, Mission Planning, and Austere Pearls58:40 Closing Thoughts & ResourcesFor more content, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.prolongedfieldcare.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Consider supporting us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/ProlongedFieldCareCollective⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.lobocoffeeco.com/product-page/prolonged-field-care⁠⁠

https://teachhoops.com/ If you are evaluating your basketball program at the end of a week, a month, or a season, the absolute biggest trap you can fall into is measuring your success solely by the trailing indicator on the scoreboard. The scoreboard lies. Instead, true program builders look at a much deeper, more revealing metric: The Levels of Mastery. Where does your team truly live when the coaching staff isn't actively micromanaging them? Are your players just following instructions because they fear a baseline conditioning sprint, or have they taken absolute control over the locker room? In this episode, we step directly into the "Truth Room" to map out the four distinct cultural levels of a basketball program—rephrased entirely as the critical questions you must ask to audit your roster's maturity and slide them from robotic compliance to dynamic, championship ownership. The Diagnostic Question: "Do your players view hard coaching as a personal attack on their ego rather than an investment in their development?" The Reality: If the answer is yes, you are dealing with Level 1 behavior. These players give bare-minimum effort, suffer from heavy emotional hang-time, and act as "Energy Takers." Their personal Effective Field Goal Percentage ($eFG%$) and defensive activity density drop off a cliff the second they face physical fatigue or a structural deficit because they are focused on themselves rather than the shield. The Diagnostic Question: "Are your players running your offensive sets like robotic actors who constantly peek at the sideline for validation, rather than reading the defender's hips on their own?" The Reality: This is where the majority of high school teams live. These players do exactly what they are told—no more, no less. They are Coach-Fed. They lack the independent Decision IQ to make a zero-second counter on the fly because they are waiting for a joystick directive from the bench. The Diagnostic Question: "Do your athletes actively hunt the paint, communicate through the exhaust, and close out with High Hands without a coach ever having to scream a directive?" The Reality: At this level, players have internal alignment. They hold themselves accountable, maintain elite Next Play Speed after a turnover, and consistently bring positive energy to the floor because excellence has become their personal standard. The Diagnostic Question: "Does your Leadership Council actively enforce your program's standard of tolerance and pull up lagging teammates before the coaching staff can even cross the baseline?" The Reality: This is the ultimate destination. The team is completely Player-Led. If a teammate loafs on a defensive transition or hangs their head, a peer corrects it instantly. Your staff is freed up to transition from micro-managing dictators into macro-view conductors who make calm, tactical mid-game adjustments. To accurately audit your program's cultural depth, look past the X's and O's and ask yourself this single, definitive question: "If my coaching staff completely stopped speaking, gesturing, or instructing for an entire two-hour practice, what level of intensity, communication, and structural accountability would my players actively sustain on their own?" If the energy drops to zero the second you close your mouth, your team is stuck in Level 2 compliance. If the gym stays at a roaring, high-hands championship standard, you have successfully built a Level 4 player-led powerhouse. Title Ideas: What Level of Basketball Mastery is Your Team Actually Living At? Are Your Basketball Players Coach-Fed or Player-Led? The Ultimate Culture Test: Does Your Team Pass This Coaching Question? Primary Keywords: Levels of coaching mastery, basketball team culture questions, building player-led teams, TeachHoops, Coach Collins, basketball leadership council, sports program audit. Secondary Keywords: Next play speed resilience, standard of tolerance, building trust capital, coach-fed vs player-led basketball, practice activity density, decision IQ constraints. Description Snippet: "Are you exhausted from having to constantly scream to get your basketball players to talk, sprint, or lock in on defense? In this video, we reframe the 4 Levels of Mastery into critical diagnostic questions to audit your roster's true cultural maturity. Learn how to identify if your squad is trapped in robotic compliance and how to ask the right questions to transition them into a self-policing, player-led championship powerhouse." Suggested Tags: #BasketballCoaching #TeachHoops #CoachCollins #TeamCulture #PlayerLed #SportsLeadership #HighSchoolBasketball #CoachingPhilosophy Are you asking these mastery questions because you are trying to break an older, veteran varsity group out of a passive compliance rut before a high-stakes postseason run, or are you looking for specific small-sided game constraints to help a young youth squad naturally develop self-policing habits early in their development? Show NotesThe 4 Levels of Mastery (In Question Form)Level 1: The Transactional / Resistant PersonaLevel 2: The Compliant / Coach-Fed CompetitorLevel 3: The Committed / Self-Policed PerformerLevel 4: The Transformational / Player-Led Culture CarrierThe Program Audit: Compliance vs. Ownership QuestionsThe Operational ElementThe Level 2 Compliant QuestionThe Level 4 Transformational QuestionPractice TempoAre they waiting for the coach to blow the whistle to start the next repetition?Are the players driving the transitions and demanding high Rep Density?Gym CommunicationIs the coach's voice the only consistent signal echoing off the rafters?Are the players continuously shouting and echoing defensive coverages through fatigue?Adversity ResponseDoes the team panic, split into cliques, or look to the bench when an opponent hits a 10-0 run?Does the roster instantly form a tight player-led huddle with elite Next Play Speed?The Ultimate Mastery Evaluation QuestionYouTube SEO Strategy Learn more about your ad choices. 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Welcome to the Wholesale Hotline Podcast Weekend Edition (Flipping Mastery Edition), where Jerry teaches how to master the art of house flipping, wholesaling, and new construction development.Show notes -- in this episode we'll cover:Straightforward, step-by-step training on making six and seven figures from real estate deals.Insider tactics for finding motivated sellers, analyzing deals, and raising private money.Learn how to flip houses virtually from anywhere—even with zero experience.Whether you're a beginner or scaling up, Jerry gives you the blueprint to build real wealth through real estate.  Please give us a rating and let us know how we are doing!➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ ☎️ Welcome to Wholesale Hotline & Flipping Mastery Breakout! ☎️Jerry Norton went from digging holes for minimum wage in his mid 20's to becoming a millionaire by the age of 30. Today he's the nation's leading expert on flipping houses and has taught thousands of people how to live their dream lifestyle through real estate. **NOTE: To Download any of Jerry's FREE training, tools, or resources…Click on the link provided and enter your email. The download is automatically emailed to you. If you don't see it, check your junk/spam folder, in case your email provider put it there. If you still don't see it, contact our support at: support@flippingmastery.com or 888) 958-3028. ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ 

John W. Brewster is a Service-Disabled Air Force veteran, NICET Level IV expert, former Master Instructor, UFC contributor, and CEO of ITM4G, leading multimillion-dollar contracts with top federal agencies. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. You don't need a college degree to succeed; real-world skills, common sense, and consistent effort can take you just as far. 2. Treat employees with respect and make them feel valued; strong teams are built on appreciation, not authority. 3. The right certifications combined with hands-on experience can rival (or exceed) traditional education in career advancement. Check out John's website to learn more, or reach out to him directly - ITM4G Website Sponsors HighLevel - The ultimate all-in-one platform for entrepreneurs, marketers, coaches, and agencies. Learn more at HighLevelFire.com. 50 Days - Join JLD on his free '50 Days to Something' video series on YouTube and create something special in 50 days.