Podcast appearances and mentions of mike christensen

Vendetta driver Mike Christensen and Primetime analyst Adam Enticknap face-off for the first time since last Fall's controversial comments.

Mike Christensen is the executive director of the Utah Rail Passenger Association, where he works to educate the public and policy makers about the value of investing in passenger rail. He also serves on Salt Lake City's planning commission, as well as the boards of the Utah chapter of the Congress for the New Urbanism, the Utah Transit Riders Union and the national Rail Passengers Association. Christensen joins Tiffany Owens Reed on this episode of The Bottom-Up Revolution to discuss the benefits of passenger rail, including how it can lead to more productive land use, as well as his work advocating for better public transit outside of metropolitan areas. ADDITIONAL SHOW NOTES Local Recommendations: Temple Square Red Iguana Park Cafe Mike Christensen (Twitter/X) Utah Rail Passenger Association (website) Amtrak Long Distance Study Tiffany Owens Reed (Instagram) Do you know someone who would make for a great The Bottom-Up Revolution guest? Let us know here!

Greats discussion this week around the psychology of automated trading with Co-Founder Mike Christensen of TradersPost.io. Traders Post allows you to automate trades using buy and sell signals from platforms like Trading View and Trend Spider. Even though automated trading can reduce human execution errors, the psychology of automated trading is still something traders have to grapple with despite offloading some of the work to an algo rhythm. Feel free to reach out to Mike or Eric on Twitter for any following questions, comments, or feedback. Mike Christensen: https://twitter.com/Mik3Christ3ns3nEric O'Rourke: https://twitter.com/OptionAssassinAfter that, join other listeners at https://StockMarketOptionsTrading.net and join the community for free right now where there are daily posts with clues to the where the market may be headed next. Also on the website, Alpha Traders Club is where I host my SPX Live Chat each day for trading SPX weekly options. We focus on the premarket data and levels, technical analysis, and options flow for trading high probability trades for weekly income. Here's the link: https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net/spaces/12282222Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and should not be considered financial advice. PS:Updated options trading research now available in the SPX Income Masterclass geared towards beginners with small accounts and for those who don't want to watch the market all day. The strategies included in this Lifetime Access and Updates course are mechanical in nature and lend themselves to automated trading which is also discussed in the course. Here's the link to the SPX Income Masterclass:https://www.stockmarketoptionstrading.net/spaces/4688450

This week we're joined by Mike Christensen, Executive Director of the Utah Rail Passengers Association and a tireless advocate for intercity passenger rail.  Mike chats with us about Amtrak's expansion plans, the impact of the infrastructure bill and why things take so long to implement. +++ Follow us on twitter @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Follow us on Threads or Instagram @theoverheadwire Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site!  And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at Tee-Public! And everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com    

After a fire destroyed much of the concession area in 1970, like a phoenix from the ashes, the famous Krusty Pup was born! Hear from Mike Christensen, Sales Family Concessions owner, as he shares the company's history, future and secrets to success.

#400! Yippee! Today, Rhonda has prepared a special celebration for our 400th podcast, and still going strong! She has invited a number of our favorite people and podcast guests to celebrate with us, starting with our beloved friend and frequent Ask David contributor, Matt May, MD, who officially joined us in early 2000. Matt's presence on the show had meant a great deal, personally and professionally, because I supervised Matt when he was a Stanford psychiatric resident, and had been missing our weekly chats! Our reunion via the Feeling Good Podcast has been special for that reason, but also because of Matt's kindly but scholarly answers to the many questions all of you submit. Keep them coming, and send them directly to Rhonda or David. We love reading and answering them! Next, we were joined by two more extraordinary psychiatrists and human beings, Drs. Heather Clague and Brandon Vance, who song their rendition (with guitar accompaniment) of “Help Dr. Burns!” (Based on Beetles' Help, I need somebody!” With their kind permission, here are the brilliant lyrics! Help! I need a podcast! Help! Not just any podcast! Help! Pushing the Magic Button for .... Help! When I was younger, 8 years younger than today I thought I could help everybody; help them in every way. I got so grandiose; I was so self-assured. I'd push my brilliant techniques, but my patients were never cured. So, Help me not to Help oh Dr. Burns Will they like me if they have to do the work? If I set an ultimatum, am I a jerk?! Won't you please, please stop me?! So many times, I tried to help, but then got stuck I didn't know but my patients were also thinking what the #?@! Your podcast said to test at the start and after every session. And then my eyes they opened wide Boy, was that a lesson! Oh Help me not to help, oh Dr. Burns! Help me unlearn the bad habits I have learned I'll do homework when my urge to help returns Won't you please, please help me?! Now I explore my patients' reasons not to change. I learned to sit with open hands if they choose to stay the same. Only when they fight for change and want to do the work, That's when I offer tools, and know the changes will endure. You've helped me not to help, oh Dr. Burns ‘Til my patients show me that they really yearn To do the work and ask me really firmly Won't you please, please help me? Your podcasts helped ME! Oooooooh! Much warmth to each of you! Heather and Brendan Our next guest was the brilliant and beloved Dr. Jill Levitt who joined my weekly Stanford training group when she and her husband, Brian, and two boys moved to the Bay Area from New York in 2007. Jill has moved up in the ranks and now co-leads the Tuesday group with me, and also joins me as co-therapists in a great many live sessions we have published as two consecutive podcasts. The idea is to document exactly how TEAM-CBT works, and how we can nearly always get such blow-away results in a single, extended session. That was my dream as a young man, since the methods I was taught as a psychiatric resident almost never got rapid results, or even any noticeable changes in my patients. Now that dream has become a reality, and a great many people in our TEAM-CBT community have contributed to that evolution. Next we were joined by our beloved Dr. Amy Huberman. Her riveting personal work on perfectionism was published recently on two consecutive Feeling Good Podcasts. Amy was glowing and filled with joy, which gave us great feelings of joy as well! And then we were graced by a visit from Mina, who has starred in many Feeling Good Podcasts on a number of personal issues. I will be seeing Mina and her beloved husband in a few minutes for our Sunday morning hike and dim sum feast afterwards. It is always a highlight of my week! Next was another Amy Berner who reported on her recent and wildly successful Intimate Connections Book Club with yet another psychiatrist, Dr. Leigh Harrington. Amy did some personal work with me on dating and sex appeal three years ago, when we discussed the Queen Bee phenomenon. Apparently, it was successful, because she brought her fantastic husband, Randy Kolin, as proof of the effectiveness of the many dating strategies and tips in that book. Randy is also a mental health professional who works with stressed-out scientists working on nuclear fusion at the Lawrence Livermore Laboratories. We wish him all the best since the work of those scientists is well on the road to creating commercially viable nuclear fusion, which will transform life as we know it on the surface of the earth by supplying unlimited, clean, low-cost energy. Their visit was followed by Zane Pierce, whom I hadn't had the chance to chat with much for a number of years. He led a recent “delight” and “gratitude” hike that we published on podcast # 361entitled “Finding Joy in Everyday Life,” with Dr. Angela Krumm from the Feeling Good Institute in Mountain View, California. We have done previous podcasts with Zane, and his lovely wife, Daisy, including one of our most popular podcasts ever on “What's the Secret of a Meaningful Life,” Episode 079. And then came the magnificent colleague and friend, Indrani Mookerjee.  Indrani joined our community after attending the 2019 intensive, and recently did one of the most explosive and jaw-dropping podcasts, Episodes 359 & 360, “You Wowed Me, A Mother-Daughter Conflict,” featuring her personal work on her relationship with her daughter. Indrani had struggled, unsuccessfully, to get close to her daughter, whom she loved greatly. She made a mind-blowing discovery of why during her personal work, and instantly achieved what I call “interpersonal enlightenment.) She now provides the joyous follow up on how her relationship with her daughter has blossomed and evolved since that momentous moment. Next, we were joined by Mike Christensen, who is our top TEAM therapist in Canada. Mike became familiar with my work when he read Feeling Good in 2006 and then heard a keynote speech I gave at a conference in 2009. Since that time, he attended many of my two-day workshops in Canada, and now is a leading TEAM-CBT therapist and teacher. He's been a featured guest on seven Feeling Good Podcasts or episodes of Facebook Live, when I was doing televised work on Facebook every Sunday afternoon. Mike describes himself as “joyously average,” a idea that really resonates with me. It is a form of “invisible enlightenment” which nearly everyone fears, but you cannot understand the incredible liberation of this “Great Death” of the “self” until you've experienced. We recollected a Feared Fantasy exercise we once did together while hiking one evening following a workshop in Canada. We also got updated on his beautiful and brilliant daughter, Katlin, who is now studying psychology in college and hopefully heading for her own career doing TEAM-CBT. And finally, one my most favorite people in the, our brilliant, wonderful, and funny Sara Shane, whose life-changing enlightenment has been a fantastic source of joy and inspiration to me and to many. Sara came from humble roots, as a Mexican immigrant picking fruit with her parents for survival in the US, and is now living in the Central Valley and attending not one, but two weekly TEAM-CBT training groups. She specializes in brief intensive treatments for the patients she treats. You may recall her from podcast #162, High Speed Cure for OCD, where she described her single-session treatment for 20 years of OCD / contamination phobia. She also did a lot of personal work to achieve liberation from her fairly severe social phobia and feelings of inferiority that were embedded from early childhood. We love you and so much appreciate you, Sara! That's about it for today, but than you all for listening. Next week, we will likely have two consecutive Ask David podcasts with Dr. Matt May, followed by two consecutive podcasts called “Raw Emotion: Personal work with Chris,” featuring the work that Jill and I did with a young man with social fears and an almost unbelievably traumatic childhood, growing up in Palo Alto. The sound quality is not always top-notch, sadly, but the unbelievable quality and impact of this session easily makes up for that, so we have decided to publish it anyway, and hope you find it as amazing as we did. David, Rhonda, and the whole gang! Special Announcement Attend the legendary Summer Intensive Featuring Drs. David Burns and Jill Levitt August 8 - 11. 2024 Learn Advanced TEAM-CBT skills Heal yourself, heal your patients First Intensive in 5 long years. It will knock your socks off! Limited Seating--Act Fast! Click for registration / more information! Sadly, this workshop is a training program which will be limited to therapists and mental health professionals and graduate students in a mental health field  Apologies, but therapists have complained when non-therapists have attended our continuing education training programs. This is partly because of the intimate nature of the small group exercises and the personal work the therapists may do during the workshop. Certified coaches and counselors are welcome to attend. Hey, another special announcement! The long-awaited Feeling Great App is finally available in the Apple and Google stores. Check it out! You can try it for free!      

In this episode, I reconnect with Mike Christensen, train travel expert and the Executive Director of the Utah Rail Passengers Association, for a discussion about recent exciting rail network expansion opportunities and what I would need to do to successfully take the Active Towns Tour to the rails here in the United States. Background: I routinely combine bike and train travel to explore and document Active Towns in Europe, but I have not done so in the United States yet, which is ironic since I can easily walk or bike to my local Amtrak station here in Austin. I asked Mike to share his wisdom and experience as a frequent Amtrak traveler with me as I contemplate hitting the rails later this year.Thank you so much for tuning in! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend and subscribe to the podcast on your preferred listening platform. Also, don't forget to check out the Active Towns Channel for more video content.Helpful Links (note that some may include affiliate links to help me support the channel):- Utah Rail Passengers Association- USA Rail Passengers Association - Amtrak- Federal Railroad Administration Amtrak Daily Long-Distance Service Study- My first episode with MikeIf you are a fan of the Active Towns Podcast, please consider supporting the effort as an Active Towns Ambassador in the following ways:1. Join our Patreon community. Contributions start at just $1 per month(Note: Patron benefits include early, ad-free access to content and a 15% discount in the Active Towns Merch Store)2. If you enjoyed this episode, you can also "leave a tip" through "Buy Me a Coffee"3. Pick up some Active Towns #StreetsAreForPeople Merch at my storeCredits:- Video and audio production by John Simmerman- Music via Epidemic SoundResources used during the production of this video:- My recording platform is Ecamm Live- Editing software Adobe Creative Cloud Suite- Equipment: Contact me for a complete listFor more information about the Active Towns effort or to follow along, please visit our links below:- Active Towns Website- Active Towns on Twitter- Periodic e-NewsletterBackground:Hi Everyone! My name is John Simmerman, and I'm a health promotion and public health professional with over 30 years of experience. Over the years, my area of concentration has evolved into a specialization in how the built environment influences human behavior related to active living and especially active mobility.Since 2010,  I've been exploring, documenting, and profiling established, emerging, and aspiring Active Towns wherever they might be while striving to produce high-quality multimedia content to help inspire the creation of more safe and inviting, environments that promote a "Culture of Activity" for "All Ages & Abilities."The Active Towns Channel features my original video content and reflections, including a selection of podcast episodes and short films profiling the positive and inspiring efforts happening around the world as I am able to experience and document them.Thanks once again for tuning in! I hope you find this content helpful and insightful.Creative Commons License: Attributions, Non-Commercial, No Derivatives, 2024 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We're setting off to make a difference with Mike Christensen as we chat about building a caring community for veterans with Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and mental health issues. Discover how we can collectively contribute to the well-being of our veterans by tuning in until the end of this episode!   Key takeaways to listen for Simple but effective ways to help veterans overcome their PTSD Challenges veterans face when seeking support from the US Department of Veterans Affairs How experiences in the military can help a business succeed Valuable tips for young couples transitioning to civilian life Positive qualities that drive your personal and professional growth   Resources Zoom   About Mike Christensen Driven by his passion for creating homes, Mike founded Peak One Builders. He has over 20 years of experience in construction and has a strong Midwest work ethic and integrity. Mike listens to homeowners, ensuring their vision becomes reality, creating homes that inspire and comfort with attention to detail and personalized service.   Connect with Mike Website: Peak One Builders Team Office Contact Number: (480) 481-5150 | (602) 206-6957    Connect with Us Website: Angel Flight West LinkedIn: Alan Underwood  YouTube: Plane Success Instagram: @thealanunderwood Facebook: Alan Underwood

Personal Work with Dr. Tom Gedman-- Overcoming Performance Anxiety Have you ever struggled with Performance Anxiety? That can include public speaking anxiety, as well as anxiety when having to perform in an athletic or musical event, or speak on the radio, TV, or internet , etc. This is one of the most common forms of anxiety that we see in mental health professionals, as well, of course, in general citizens, including children, teens and adults. Today you will hear Part 1 of the live work with Dr. Tom Gedman, a British physician struggling with intense performance anxiety, including the initial T = Testing and E = Empathy. Next week, you'll hear Part 2 of the session as David and Rhonda do the A = Assessment of Resistance and M = Methods portions of the work with Dr. Gedman. You may recall Dr. Gedman from our previous podcast (# 348). Recently, Dr. Gedman has wanted to promote his new programs on health and mental health in brief videos he plans to publish on social media sites, but finds himself crippled by negative thoughts that make him freeze up in front of the camera, like these: I'm not good at this. 100% I can't be authentic. 100$ I'll look like a robot! 100% Tom practices in England as a family practice doctor, but has decided to work part time for the national health service while he establishes his clinical practice because he is only permitted to spend 10 minutes with each patient. He has developed a love affair and expertise with TEAM-CBT, and wants the freedom to practices in the way he wants, offering two-hour individual and group sessions, where he emphasizes the integration of physical with mental health. But this means having to advertise his clinical practice to solicit patients, and this is a bit of a treadmill because of the rapid changes he sees in so many of his patients. Hence, his urgent need to overcome his public speaking / performance anxiety. I have a soft spot in my heart for anyone who's struggle with these types of anxious thoughts and feelings, because I have encountered them on many occasions in my professional career when I had to present my work in conferences, or even when attending receptions that included other mental health professionals. In fact, I am the “voice” on the Feeling Great App that I've been developing over the past several years, and it took me some time to get comfortable with the recordings, since I told myself that I “had to sound natural, spontaneous, and inspiring.” Of course those internal and external demands caused the exact opposite—feelings of tension, insecurity, pressure, and intense self-doubt, resulting in “robotness” as opposed to spontaneity! Yikes! It was a dreadful battle for a while! So, I KNOW how Tom has been feeling. And our beloved Rhonda has been there, too, especially when she took over from Dr. Fabrice Nye as host of the Feeling Good Podcast that you're listening to right now. If you recall, she was feeling pretty darn insecure! (See Podcasts # 142 and 143.) Perhaps you've also struggled with social or public speaking anxiety, and felt insecure, panicky, frustrated, or ashamed? Have you? Even in our weekly training group at Stanford for mental health professionals, these feelings are rampant and nearly universal. Part 1 of the work with Tom T = Testing Tom brought a partially completed Daily Mood Log to today's session. You can review it if you CLICK HERE. As you can see, he was feeling nine different categories of negative feelings, all intensely, with estimates ranging from 70 to 100. This is why T = Testing is necessary for all mental health professionals, regardless of your so-called “school” of therapy. People, like Tom, may look attractive and filled with enthusiasm and joy on the outside, and still be experiencing EXTREME levels of distress inside. The T = Testing vasty improves your accuracy in understanding how your patients are feeling. It also makes you accountable, which can be sobering, because we will again ask Tom how he's feeling at the end of the session. The improvement, or lack of improvement, will tell us EXACTLY how effective, or ineffective, we were today in our work with Tom. This is a great bonus for therapists who are courageous enough to use my Brief Mood Survey at the stat and end of every session, with every patient, because your patients become your best teachers, by far. But it's also a threat, because the numbers don't lie, and you'll also be confronted by your ineffectiveness with many of your patients / clients. Sadly, a great many therapists would prefer not knowing the truth! E = Empathy Although Tom had previously defeated these anxiety-provoking thoughts and reached a state of relative enlightenment and joy, the thoughts have come creeping back into his psyche. That's one of the things about anxiety. Once you've beaten it, you have to keep up the assault with frequent, ongoing exposure, or the anxiety will once again invade your brain and body. But the good news is that the methods that helped you initially are very likely to help you again, and if you continue using exposure after your first recovery, you can greatly reduce the probability of relapse. These are the methods that helped Tom in the past: Positive Reframing of his negative thoughts and feelings following the initial E = Empathy phase of his session. Externalization of Voices Survey Technique Self-Disclosure (vs hiding) of his negative feelings of insecurity Tom said, Those techniques worked like magic when David and Mike Christensen did a live demonstration with me several months ago at a TEAM-CBT conference in England. I opened up about how I was feeling inside, and sobbed for several minutes during the session. Then I developed amazing relationships with colleagues at that conference. I was on a high for several months. The TEAM-CBT session was life-changing. It gave me my life back. But now I've lost my way again. Can those methods help Tom again today? You will get the chance to look behind closed doors as Rhonda and David do some personal TEAM-CBT work with Tom. Tom continued to explain his situation as Rhonda and David empathized. I'm very passionate about the work I want to do, but when I try to convey my message, I tighten up. . . I did 18 takes on a brief message to promote my new practice, but I just wasn't authentic. I felt enormous pressure to entertain. If I don't get over this, people will think I'm a quack. I'll get criticized. The work I do with patients behind closed doors has been amazing.  personal  The last couple patients I saw got their mood scores down all the way to zero. Those sessions were intensely exciting! But how can I get the word out to the many people who need help with feelings of depression and anxiety, as well as poor habits of exercise and eating? I'm just not earning much money now. My wife is working long hours to support our family while I'm trying to guild up my clinical practice. I feel so guilty. I take care of our three-year old son. On Monday, I felt so frustrated and discouraged that I felt like I was on the verge of a breakdown. I feel sad and worried that things won't pan out. It's high stakes. . . I've always been a perfectionist. It's helped me, but it's also held me back. I'm just angry at myself for not getting myself out of this desperate situation. Rhonda and David paraphrased Tom's words and acknowledged his intensely negative feelings as he spoke, without trying to be helpful, and without making interpretations or trying to cheer him up. Then we asked Tom to give us a grade on empathy, thinking of these three aspects of effective: How well did we understand how Tom was thinking? How well did we understand how he was feeling inside? Did we create a sense of warmth, connection and acceptance? Tom gave us an A. Next week, you'll hear the dramatic conclusion of our session with Tom, including the A = Assessment of Resistance and the M = Methods, and, of course, the final T = Testing to find out if the session was helpful! End of Part 1 Thanks for listening today! Tom, Rhonda, and David

Education, the cornerstone of our future, teeters on a precipice of change. Former California State Senate Majority Leader Gloria Romero and retired superintendent Mike Christensen join us to dissect the intricate web of challenges plaguing California's schools—from the scapegoating of teachers and the undervaluation of family engagement to the contentious rise of charter schools and the debate over the high school exit exam. Their expertise illuminates the tangled tapestry of responsibility and reform needed to empower educators, involve parents, and ultimately, shape our children's destiny.The political battlefield of education is marked by the influence of teachers unions and the polarization over teacher tenure. Amid this fray, Gloria and Mike unravel the complexities, advocating for a balanced view that separates the dedication of individual teachers from the broader political maneuvers of unions. They provoke us to consider the merit of performance-based rewards and standardized assessments, challenging us to reflect on the true measure of educational success and the pursuit of excellence in our schools.As we wrap up our journey through the educational landscape, we're left with a vision of hope and a promise of innovation. Our heartfelt thanks go to Gloria for her pioneering educational methods and to Michael for his invaluable insights, both of which have stoked the fires of optimism for the future of K-12 education. Together, we have glimpsed the transformative power of diverse educational strategies and their potential to enrich the learning journey for every student. Join us as we continue to forge ahead, eager to uncover the next chapter in the evolution of education.Support Our WorkThe Center for Demographics and Policy focuses on research and analysis of global, national, and regional demographic trends and explores policies that might produce favorable demographic results over time. It involves Chapman students in demographic research under the supervision of the Center's senior staff.Students work with the Center's director and engage in research that will serve them well as they look to develop their careers in business, the social sciences, and the arts. Students also have access to our advisory board, which includes distinguished Chapman faculty and major demographic scholars from across the country and the world.For additional information, please contact Mahnaz Asghari, sponsored project analyst for the Office of Research, at (714) 744-7635 or asghari@chapman.edu.Follow us on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-feudal-future-podcast/Tweet thoughts: @joelkotkin, @mtoplansky, #FeudalFuture #BeyondFeudalismLearn more about Joel's book 'The Coming of Neo-Feudalism': https://amzn.to/3a1VV87Sign Up For News & Alerts: http://joelkotkin.com/#subscribeThis show is presented by the Chapman Center for Demographics and Policy, which focuses on research and analysis of global, national and regional demographic trends and explores policies that might produce favorable demographic results over time.

We had one of the best ARISE conversations a few months ago with my personal coach and cognitive behavioral therapist, Mike Christensen. I have researched and personally experienced the power of the "TEAM-CBT" methods for 7+ years, and I'd say this is the #1 resource that I turn to whenever I'm feeling anxious, discouraged, angry, etc. It is incredibly practical, and I've used these methods to help my family and friends, as well. If you are looking to gain new tools for managing anxiety, discouragement, anger, guilt, sadness, etc., this podcast will be a HUGE strength for you. For Show Notes, please visit https://LearnDoBecome.com/Episode219 For more details on our ARISE membership, please visit: https://LearnDoBecome.com/ARISE 

In this episode, Chaz Wolfe converses with Mike Christensen about his transition from engineering to real estate, and his unique journey into entrepreneurship that included joining the army. They discuss the impact of Mike's deployments on his personal and business life, the role of risk-taking and resilience, and the importance of customer satisfaction. They also explore the transition from a military to a civilian mindset in business, and how investing in employees can boost performance. Finally, they delve into a speed round of questions on KPIs, customer satisfaction, and book recommendations.

Dive into the journey of Mike Christensen, the dynamo behind Peak One Builders & Restoration. This isn't just another rags-to-riches story. With a diverse career history and a stint in military service, Mike has painted a unique path to business triumph.Throughout the episode, Mike unpacks the challenges of juggling military life with entrepreneurial pursuits. He serves up unfiltered wisdom on mastering the art of taking calculated business risks, busting through a victim mentality, and engineering solid systems that have propelled him to peak success. If scaling your business sounds like music to your ears, then Mike's strategies are your next anthem. Press play and let Mike drop some golden nuggets for your entrepreneurial playlist.During this episode, you will learn about;[00:00] Introduction[02:20] Intro to Mike and his business[06:30] Navigating Through Multiple Career Avenues[10:10] Soldier to CEO: The Military-Business Balancing Act[13:00] The Reward in Risk-taking[23:30] Overcoming the Victim Mindset Hurdle[31:00] Crafting Robust Systems & Processes[39:50] Strategies for Scaling Up[44:07] How to connect with Mike[45:03] Info on Gathering The Kings MastermindNotable Quotes“Be naive for just a half second. And that sounds like terrible advice, but it really is how all of us that have been “successful” in business at some point or another, we just kind of jump. - Chaz Wolfe (Host)Starting to create systems and processes and throwing those at a problem is a game-changer.” - Mike Christensen“If you're doing all of the tasks, there's zero chance you're operating at a 100%. Most likely you're only operating at 20, 30, 40%,” - Chaz Wolfe (Host)“But the one metric that is important to my business is customer satisfaction.” - Mike Christensen"I gotta use my brain more and I gotta use what God gave me." - Mike Christensen"Go find a mentor, find a coach, find somebody that can help you." - Mike Christensen"Quit thinking nobody can do it as good as you." - Mike Christensen“Bringing a coach into my life has been a game-changer." - Mike Christensen"As you scale, you could do it and solve that problem right away, but you're not helping the long-term problem." - Mike Christensen"Networking or masterminding with other entrepreneurs opens your eyes to so many different things and really balances life out." - Mike ChristensenBooks and Resources Recommended:Who Not How by Dan Sullivanhttps://www.amazon.com/Who-Not-How-Accelerating-Teamwork-ebook/dp/B0867ZJ151Let's Connect!Mike Christensen:Website: https://peakonebuilders.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-christensen-37427025/Phone: (480) 481-5150Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mike.christensen.90YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK5xmHUV1uMT-6h_hEgCahAChaz Wolfe (Host): Linktree: ...

355: Relationship Problems: Be Gone! Featuring Dr. Matthew May In today's podcast, Matt, Rhonda and David discuss relationship problems, and how to overcome them. We also give instructions on the Paradoxical Invitation, one of the most important and difficult techniques for TEAM-CBT therapists to learn. We started today's podcast interviewing Tania Ahern and Andy Persson who give a plug for the upcoming TEAM-CBT intensive from August 14 to 17, 2023 in Bristol, and incredible British city with an outstanding TEAM-CBT training program in store for you. Many notable TEAM experts will be presenting, including Drs. Leigh Harrington, Heather Clague, Marius Wirga, Stirling Moorey, Mike Christensen and many other notable teachers.  Special thanks to Peter Spurrier for being a fantastic TEAM therapist and organizer! I will also be there virtually doing a keynote address, a Q and A session, and a live TEAM-CBT demo with a workshop volunteer. The amazing Mike Christensen will be my co-therapist. Hope to see you there! Go to TEAMCBT.UK for registration and more information. Today we focus on relationship problems, starting with a real example, which often makes for the best teaching. Rhonda recently spent time with her son and daughter-in-law to help with their new twin babies. Rhonda's daughter-in-law had a very difficult delivery, and was in the hospital for several weeks following the birth of the babies. Rhonda worked relentlessly cooking and cleaning for them, feeding the babies, changing their diapers, and comforting them, and providing help for the new mom, who was overwhelmed and fearful of bathing the babies, thinking she might hurt them when attempting to bathe them. As so often happens in real life, Rhonda ran into a severe conflict with her daughter-in-law and responded with anger, and we all so often do. She reveals how terrible she and her daughter-in-law felt, and how she saved the day after deciding to have a “redo” of the interaction, using the Five Secrets of Effective Communication. Rhonda, Matt and David described one of the most difficult therapy tools in TEAM-CBT, the Paradoxical Invitation Step, and contrasted it with the Straightforward Invitation. Rhonda also mentioned some podcasts for further information on the Relationship Journal and the Interpersonal Model in TEAM-CBT. There are even more, but here are some that might interest you. My book, Feeling Good Together, is also a must-read for anyone wanting to make profound changes in the way you connect with the people you love, as well as your patients if you're a shrink! # Podcast Title Min 054 Interpersonal Model (Part 1) — “And It's All Your Fault!” Healing Troubled Relationships 54 055 Interpersonal Model (Part 2) — “And It's All Your Fault!” Three Basic Assumptions 27 056 Interpersonal Model (Part 3) — “And It's All Your Fault!” Interpersonal Decision-Making and Blame Cost-Benefit Analysis 46 057 Interpersonal Model (Part 4) — “And It's All Your Fault!” The Relationship Journal 44 226 The “Great Death” in a Corporate / Institutional Setting 56 227 Echoes of Enlightenment 43   We finished today's podcast with some entertaining role-playing exercises, using the Five Secrets of Effective Communication in interactions with extremely difficult individuals. This gave me the chance to role-play some incredibly obnoxious and practically impossible to please. My favorite role! Enjoy! Warmly, Rhonda, Matt, and David

We join the table of Mike Christensen a.k.a. SuperGeek Mike from YouTube! We roll the dice to create Khira the Death Knight. In the employ of wicked masters, she utilizes disguises to learn all about her targets before she brings them to ruin. Currently appearing as an unassuming chimneysweep, she has a lead on a fabled ring in the hands of a gambler that she needs back. Podcast art by Chauncy Riley (https://www.behance.net/graphicsbychauncy), Graphics by Chauncy. Visit our website at https://sidekicksandsidequests.com (https://sidekicksandsidequests.com) Twitter Page (https://twitter.com/SideKQPodcast) Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/SideKQPodcast) Subreddit Page (https://www.reddit.com/r/SideKQPodcast) Instagram Page (https://www.instagram.com/sidekqpodcast) Discord Server (https://discord.gg/yraJJ6JHEd) Special Guest: Mike Christensen.

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The Invitation Step in Family Life: "Dad! Don't give me that psychology crap!" Today we are joined by our beloved Mike Christensen and his wonderful daughter, Caelyn, for a discussion of one of the humblest but most important and challenging tools in TEAM-CBT, the Invitation Step. We will focus on how this can be important in family life as well. Caelyn will be entering college in the fall, and plans to major in psychology, but she has already picked up a lot of TEAM-CBT from her dad. We'll tell you more about her at the end of the show notes. The invitation step is the bridge from the E = Empathy phase of TEAM-CBT to the A = Assessment of Resistance, but you don't issue an invitation until you get an “A” in Empathy from your patient. This generally takes about 25 minutes or so with a new patient if you empathize skillfully using the Five Secrets of Effective Communication. There are two types of Invitations: the Straightforward and the Paradoxical. The Straightforward Invitation is for reasonably cooperative and motivated individuals who are struggling with individual mood problems, like depression and anxiety, and it's fairly simple. You simply say something along these lines: Jim (or whatever the patient's name is), you've told me some pretty heartbreaking and painful problems you're confronting, including X, Y, and Z, and I'd love to help you change the way you've been thinking and feeling. I'm wondering if this might be a good time to roll up our sleeves and get to work, or if you need more time to talk and vent, because that's important and I don't want to jump in before you're ready. Typically, the person will say “I'm ready,” and you're all set to set the agenda for the session and reduce the patient's resistance to change using the many familiar TEAM-CBT techniques, like Miracle Cure Question, Magic Button, Positive Reframing, Magic Dial, and more. The Paradoxical Invitation is for patients who seem unmotivated or even oppositional, and is intended for patients who are struggling with Relationship Problems or Habits and Addictions. Unlike the Straightforward Invitation, your assumption is that the patient probably is NOT asking for help, but just wants to vent, so you might say something along these lines: Sarah (or whatever the patient's name is), you've told me some pretty upsetting things about your conflict with your sister ever since you were young. You say she constantly criticizes you and says things that aren't really true, and that you've tried everything, but nothing works. For example, she insists that you look down on her because you have a PhD, and she didn't graduate from college, and when you tell her that's not true she just gets enraged. I can understand how frustrating that must be for you. I've got some really cool tools that might help you turn things around and develop a more loving relationship with her, and I think you'd really learn these tools quickly because you're clearly very smart, but I'm not hearing that you're asking for that. I'm thinking that you mainly wanted to let me know how difficult and impossible she is. Am I reading you right? I'd love to work with you on your relationship, but would totally understand if that isn't what you're looking for. So, in the Paradoxical Invitation, you're asking the patient to put their cards on the table and acknowledge that they're NOT looking for help. This prevents a power struggle and you can ask them if there's something they DO want help with. At the start of today's podcast, Mike pointed out that the Invitation Step is not only important in therapy, but in family life as well. For example, a lot of parents ask him, “How do I help my teen?” Well, the first answer is to stop trying to help and use the Five Secrets of Effective Communication to listen and understand where your teen is coming from. This is actually hard to do, because so many parents struggle with the compulsion to throw “help” at their kids, and this usually just creates a lot of tension. At the same time, Mike emphasizes that many parents ask, “Well, what do I do when I'm doing empathizing?” Mike says, “That's the time to issue your invitation. If I don't do that, Caelyn gets irritated and says, “Don't' give me that psychology crap!” If I jump in and try to help or give advice (which is what all parents do almost all of the time) it just ends up in a power struggle. Mike sometimes asks this question: “Did you just want to get that off your chest? What do you want going forward?” Mike and Caelyn did some role-playing to illustrate how this is done, including bad parent technique and excellent parent technique. Caelyn described a disturbing interaction with an angry customer where she works, and Mike first played the “bad dad” and then the “good dad”. Caelyn was delightfully wise and skillful and is heading for a great career in counseling or psychology. For more on this topic, you might want to listen to the podcast #164 on “How to help and how NOT to help!” LINK: How to HELP, and how NOT to Help! Rhonda and I love Mike, and Caelyn as well, and were touched by getting to take a look inside of a real and beautiful father-daughter relationship! Caelyn Bio Sketch Caelyn is a keen student of psychology and is starting her university career in the fall of 2023 She loves animals (her Cat Evie and horse Tulio top the list) and has studied positive reinforcement focused training with horses, under Adele Shaw, at The Willing Equine in Texas. She has read a number of Doctor Burns's books and  implements his CBT principles into her writing. Currently she works full time in customer service at a beauty salon and part time at a garden center where she gets regular opportunities to practice  her 5 secrets skills.  She is a big fan of Taylor Swift. Thank you, Mike and Caelyn, for an awesome interview today! Warmly, Rhonda and David

Good Grief—Featuring Mike Christensen     Mikes' beloved friend, Kris Yip, word-ranked bicyclist who suddenly and tragically died. Mikes' beloved dog and best friend, Josie, who died the day before the podcast was recorded In today's podcast we feature one of our favorite people, Mike Christensen. Mike is a Certified Level 5 Master TEAM CBT Therapist and Trainer, and is the Director Feeling Good Institute, Canada. Mike is a Registered Clinical Counsellor with the British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors and holds a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology degree. His diverse background in business, community organizations, and family support roles has provided Mike with a wide array of experience in leadership, administration, parenting training, and team building. He provides advanced level online training with the Feeling Good Institute for therapists around the world and is currently co-authoring a book with Maor Katz on Deliberate Practice of TEAM-CBT. Mike specializes in treating depression and anxiety, with experience and training in addictions, PTSD, and relationship challenges. Today, Mike comes to us today with a personal issue, grief and loss. The day before the recording Mike's beloved dog, Josie, died, and this came on the heels of the death of one his best friends, Kris Yip, a month earlier. Kris had died suddenly and unexpectedly at the age of 47. Kris was 7 or 8 years younger than Mike, and appeared to be the perfect example of health and fitness, so his loss was an unexpected and devastating punch in the gut. Mike explained that Kris was a celebrity in the bicycling community. He was the Canadian national champion and war ranked 59th in the world. However, he was humble and never promoted himself. Instead, he always focused on others, encouraging even those who were just beginners. Mike has also been a competitive bicyclist, and Kris had invited Mike to join an online racing team consisting of four friends who got together daily on stationary bikes linked by videos on the internet so they could talk while biking. In January of 2023, while riding, Kris's heart suddenly stopped. A friend of Kris called Mike to say, “Kris is gone!” This was devastating to Mike, who said: “He was the fittest of our group. The impact was profound.” He had trouble sleeping and was in disbelief. He said, “It felt surreal. It felt like something is wrong. He told himself, “I should be able to keep it together without falling apart.” Mike also told himself that Kris, was too young to go, and missed him tremendously. Mike thought of Kris's mom, and how much she was suffering, so he spent a week with Kris' family and friends in Prince George. Which was where Mike was born, and his brother and his other biking buddies live.  He said, “We cried together and were together.” He explained, “Whenever I got on my bike to ride, Kris was always there. He'd always say, ‘Let's ride.' I miss his voice.” He also said that during his rides, you could see Kris' face on the video feed, and he was always struggling, digging deep, suffering, but loving it! Mike said that all of his losses, including his sister, his son, and Kris,  were actually double losses, because “I lost not only what had been, but what was to come in the future, and didn't.” Mike said, “Kris was so humble, so I want to brag for him. He always cared and made all of us feel so encourage and inspired!” Mike mentioned some of the positives he saw in the pain of grief: It honors the depth of the love and the depth of our relationship with Kris. Our grief has motivated us to cherish our riding group and to cling together even more closely. Tears can be the purest form of love. Tears allow us to keep the other person alive in our hearts and minds. I mentioned how I talk to three people I've lost every day when I do my “slogging:” my beloved cat Obie, and two dear colleagues I've lost, Ann Hantz in Philadelphia and Marilyn Coffy from Oakland. Mike described how touched he was when visiting Kris' family, and how his mom had arranged all of Kris' bicycles in the garage, ready to be ridden, with all of his racing jerseys on display. Mike confessed that also felt angry and often thought: “You bugger. It  should have been someone else!” Mike has endured many tragic losses in his life, including the devastating death of his older sister when he was just 15, and the tragic loss of his son, Graeme Michael, who died shortly before birth. Mike reminded us about the various conceptualizations we use in TEAM-CBT, which can include individual mood problems (like depression or anxiety), personal relationship problems, habits and addictions, and “non-problems.” A non-problem refers to people who do not have distorted negative thoughts or problems that need to be solved—they just have strong and appropriate negative feelings, and the job of the therapist is simple: resist trying to “help,” and instead use the Five Secrets of Effective Communication to listen and give the grieving person the chance to vent and expression their feelings. With this in mind, Mike described the support he received from colleagues at the Feeling Good Institute, including one who told him to make sure he was feeling sad! He greatly appreciated this! In my clinical experience, “non-problems” were actually rare, but there were several patients who only needed to vent and receive support. one of my favorite chapters In my first book, Feeling Good, was Chapter 3. entitled Sadness is not Depression. I described my experience as a medical student with a terminally ill elderly man in the Stanford Hospital who reminded me of my grandfather. His extended family had gathered around the bedside as he was slipping into a coma from liver failure due to metastatic kidney cancer, and asked “Would it be okay for you to remove his catheter? It was a bit uncomfortable for him, and we're not sure if he still needs it.” I was very inexperienced and asked at the nursing station if it would be okay to remove it, and if so, how would I do it. They said he was, in fact, dying, and would not last much longer, and explained how to remove the catheter. I pulled the curtain around his bed, and did that and told the family, with tears in my eyes, “He can still hear you, but not for much longer, so it's time to tell him how much you love him and say goodbye.” Tears were flowing down my cheeks and they began to cry as well, and began saying good bye. I went to the room where the medical students and resident make their notes, and wept. The family later told the department chairman how much they appreciated what I did for them. I was a pretty terrible medical student, and for the most part had a bad attitude, but that was on moment I still feel very proud of. There are several differences between sadness and depression. First, the thoughts that trigger depression, like “I'm defective. There must be something wrong with me,” are distorted. Depression, as I've often said, is the world's oldest con. In contrast, Mike's thoughts, like the thoughts that trigger healthy grief, are not distorted, like “I miss Kris. I admired him and loved him, and he made a tremendous difference in my life, and the lives of all who knew him.” Second, depression can go on and on endlessly. I've had patients who told me that they'd never had even one happy moment in their entire lives. Healthy grief, in contrast, only needs to be accepted and expressed, and runs its course naturally, If grief is extended, or impairing the person's life, then it's a certainty that distorted thoughts are present and preventing the person from healthy grieving. In this case, treatment can be enormously helpful. Finally, depression robs us of joy, hope, and productivity. Life often seems meaningless and worthless. Grief, in contrast, though painful, enriches us and provides us with a deeper level of meaning and gratitude for life. Rhonda and I are very sad for Mike's many losses, now and in the past as well. But we are both grateful to have him as a friend, and cherish him tremendously. Thank you, Mike, for letting us in today! Warmly, Mike, Rhonda and David Following the session, I emailed Mike to ask a couple questions about peoples' names, and also find out if we might have perhaps let him down during the podcast, not given him enough space to grieve, and so forth. When I get worried about things like that, I have found that checking it out usually beats “Mind-Reading” by a pretty huge margin. Here's the wonderful email that Mike sent. It will give you a deeper view of his inner warmth and depth. Hi David, Thank you for your kind words. I experienced our time together as deeply moving and came out of it with a renewed sense of purpose in the sadness. I guess my hope was that we might be able to illustrate and share the value in empathy and the positive reframe in our grief work. That was enhanced to a new level for me with the way you guided me to explore some aspects I had missed. I wouldn't change a thing about it. It also opened up the way in which your stories and the journey we go on with clients can provide healing for others. I am so grateful that you were willing to take that time to revisit them. Our son's name was Graeme Michael. He was in between our oldest (Thomas now 25) and our middle daughter (Janae now 22). We (my wife Janna and I) never had the opportunity to hear his voice or see him smile. We were informed that it was a chord accident. Janna knew something was wrong and an ultrasound confirmed that she would have to deliver him knowing he was already gone. The first time we held him was also the last. Whenever people ask me how many children I have I say 3 (Thomas, Janae & Caelyn -19  & you will meet soon)  but in my mind it is always 4. Thank you for asking. My wife Janna is a nurse and the director of a pregnancy outreach program. She has been blessed with the opportunity to work with at-risk pregnant moms and young families for 17 years and our experience has brought incredible connection and support to so many (I also worked there for 7 years part time with the young dads). While we would never wish our journey on anyone, the suffering of loss has given us insight, motivation, inspiration, understanding and opportunities that we would never have without it. The sadness has deep purpose and meaning and continues to be an expression of our love for Graeme and all the young families we meet. Mike

Team Throttle Monster owners, Paul Jensen and Mike Christensen discuss the early days of their partnership, taking Monster Jam by storm, the return of Jurassic Attack, and deliver breaking news regarding the future of the team out of Ogden, Utah. 

Join hosts Brittany French and Rob McDonald as they speak with guest Mike Christensen. Mike has been an active outdoor mentor for 20+ years developing the Pass It On Outdoor Mentors Program!  Mike's passion and love for both the outdoors and mentorship is evident in this episode, and we absolutely love the impact that programs like Outdoor Mentors have on the future of hunting and fishing on the Great Plains Outdoors!  Be sure to share the Great Plains Outdoors Podcast with your friends, and check out greatplainsoutdoors.com !

I love to share all types of peoples stories. The world is made up of many amazing people that do amazing things. People like Mike tend to fly under the radar just based on their humble personalities. So I thought it would be great to share. Please check him out at www.peakonebuilders.com I appreciate you listening. Please share the podcast and give it a 5 star if you would take the time. Would love more people to hear more great stores. Follow me on IG @iamthedelo Love you all. Mike's bio below: Michael Christensen has been in the construction industry since 1993. He began working as a residential framer in the suburbs of Chicago. Framing post and beam houses, as well as conventional framed homes, he quickly realized his true passion. He owned a residential remodeling company for over 5 years. At the same time, he attended Northern Illinois University, where he earned a degree in engineering. He had always dreamed of moving out west. He was immediately hired by a large, respected structural engineering firm in Arizona. While working at the firm, he also built spec homes after receiving his General Contractor's license in 2002. His job duties as a structural engineer included the structural design of residential homes up to 17,000 square feet and commercial buildings made of concrete, steel, wood, and masonry up to 3 stories. His duties also included structural building inspections in numerous city jurisdictions. In 2004, he decided to follow his passion of building houses full time. His Midwest work ethic combined with his integrity, professionalism, and experience make the heart of his company, Peak One Builders. He enjoys the various challenges that come with building a new home. He listens to what a homeowner wants, and will do whatever it takes to bring their ideas to fruition. With his guidance, planning, and expertise, you can rest assured that you are in good hands from day one. One major benefit of working with a small company, in addition to being treated like family, is the time you are able to spend directly with the builder. Whether a quick chat to go over minor details on the phone, or sitting down whenever needed to discuss changes, plans, or concerns, Peak One Builders will be available when it is most convenient for you. Peak One Builders pay attention to detail, no matter how casual or extravagant the home they are building might be. Mike encourages ideas and input throughout the entire building process. He builds each home as if he were going to move in it himself. When asked what his favorite, and perhaps most overlooked aspect of design is, he will probably laugh and tell you ceilings. “A unique ceiling not only gives a great wow-factor, but it can also inspire people to think outside the box they may be living in within their own lives. Nothing brings me more satisfaction than creating a space where people can relax and be comfortable. It feels really great to know I had a part in that. A home shouldn't be just a place to store your things, it should be a place where you want to spend your time.”

Listen along as Jon is joined by our old pal, Mike Christensen from Pass it On Outdoor Mentors. He catches us up on all things pass it on, how he spent this last summer, and how you can become involved in this awesome program. That, and a lot of meat news Jon despises for you to enjoy! https://waltons.com/ | www.meatgistics.com

Listen along as Jon is joined by our old pal, Mike Christensen from Pass it On Outdoor Mentors. He catches us up on all things pass it on, how he spent this last summer, and how you can become involved in this awesome program. That, and a lot of meat news Jon despises for you to enjoy! https://waltons.com/ | www.meatgistics.com

In this week's episode, Kevin talks with Military Veteran who is also a General Contractor and an investor, Mike Christensen. Mike will be discussing about his background, how General Contracting works, hiring a general contractor, and more! Want to learn more about hiring a General Contractor? Sit back, relax, and enjoy this week's episode!"If you're bringing that person in to be a person of knowledge and to provide you with information that ultimately is gonna help you make a good decision on this deal that you're trying to put together, respect that person's time."-Mike ChristensenHere are 5 Key Takeaways from this episode:From Army Veteran to Contracting and Real EstateHow Mike started off as a General Contractor and his experiencesGeneral Contracting: How does it work?Finding a General Contractor and making sure they're legitMike's Retirement from the Military: What is he doing now?Honorable Mentions & Useful Links:Who Not How: The Formula to Achieve Bigger Goals Through Accelerating TeamworkConnect with Mike Christensen:Email: mike@peakonebuilders.comPhone: (602) 206-6957Ready to take the next steps in your Military Real Estate Investing journey? Watch our Masterclass and claim your EPIC reward for action. Tap here to register today!Are you looking for a loan for your next project? Look no further! Check out ADPI Financial Services for all of your residential and commercial lending needs!No Time...No Worries! Get all the info you need now by texting DEAL to 33777Ready to become a PASSIVE INVESTOR? Check out ADPI Capital™ and learn how you can get started passively investing in commercial real estate for only $500! Tap the link above or text ADPI to 33777Helpful ResourcesConnect with the ADPI: Facebook |  Instagram | YouTubeReady to TAKE ACTION and begin building your cash-flowing real estate empire? Don't go it alone! Check out our exclusive education and coaching products designed for self-starters like the Military Real Estate Investing Academy Thinking bigger? ADPI's exclusive Military Multifamily Academy and Mastermind Waitlist is open now! Sign up to reserve your slot in the most comprehensive, affordable, and educational multifamily real estate course on the web! Support the show

Evan Carmichael #Believes in entrepreneurs. Gary Vaynerchuck called him the DJ who inspires people and Ed Mylett called him the modern-day Napoleon Hill. At 19, he built and then sold a biotech software company. At 22, he was a venture capitalist raising $500k to $15M. He now runs a YouTube channel for entrepreneurs with over 3.5+ million subscribers and 300 million views, wrote 4 books, and speaks globally. He wants to solve the world's biggest problem, people don't #Believe in themselves enough. Forbes named him one of the world's top 40 social marketing talents and Inc. named him one of the 100 great leadership speakers and 25 social media keynote speakers you need to know. He's set 2 world records, uses a trampoline & stand-up desk, owns Canada's largest salsa dance studio where he met his wife, and has a giant Doritos bag in front of him all day long to remind him that he's stronger than the Doritos. Toronto is his home. He's a husband, father, TSM Fan, and Teemo main.  What an amazing episode we have in store for you all, as we hear all about Evan's story, his upbringing, what made him so passionate in wanting others to believe in themselves and we delve deeper in to finding out the person who made HIM believe in himself. Make sure to tune in, leave a comment, write a review and remember if you enjoyed this episode, then share the love and pay it forward to a friend. To keep up to date with Evan, be sure to subscribe and follow him across his platforms: Evan's website: http://www.evancarmichael.com/ (http://www.evancarmichael.com/) Evan's FB - https://www.facebook.com/evan.carmichael (https://www.facebook.com/evan.carmichael) YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/ModelingTheMasters (https://www.youtube.com/user/ModelingTheMasters) Twitter: https://twitter.com/EvanCarmichael (https://twitter.com/EvanCarmichael) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evancarmichael/ (https://www.instagram.com/evancarmichael/) To keep up to date with the Imperfectly Perfect Campaign, simply head to the link below to be across all of our latest news, shows, events and resources at: Official Website: https://www.imperfectlyperfectcampaign.org/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ImperfectlyPerfectCampaign Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imperfectlyperfectcampaign/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/imperfe25671910 A big thank you to our voice-over artist: Mike Christensen ( thevoicemonkey.com ) The Imperfectly Perfect Campaign is creating awareness and not a substitute for professional advice. Should you need help, please refer to your nearest crisis numbers. For the United States of America; 911 for all emergencies, alternatively the national suicide hotline on 1.800.273.8255 (TALK) For Australia; 000 for all emergencies, alternatively call Life Line Australia on 13 11 14

In this episode George is joined by Mike Christensen, GQ's European Lifestyle Editor as they discuss the TAG Heuer Formula One, OMEGA x Swatch MoonSwatch and DOXA Sub 200.

With arms to protect, and hands to construct, Mike Christensen has a really great aura. He started out with military experience and soon shifted and took the journey with his passion for building homes, Mike has lived his life to the fullest and has what it takes to be an inspiration to all. Join Anniece in welcoming Mike in this latest episode of The Game Changing Podcast.HIGHLIGHTSIntroducing Mike ChristensenStarting a neighborhood companyGetting into the military for free collegeMoving out to find a careerMike's passion for engineering and building homesWhat is scaling and how has it helped MikeQUOTESMike's neighborhood business tagline: “Through rain, sleet, or snow. You'll know that we will always be there to cut your grass, to rake your leaves, and shovel your snow.”How Mike stumbled upon his military recruitment: “I put it out there to the universe and, and said, What do I need to do and that that sign came up on the window.”Why Mike enjoyed his engineering experience: “As an engineer, you do a lot of the design, but then you also get the ability to go out to the field and see what you've designed.”Mike on starting his own building business: “I had no idea what was really going on, I was so naive, I just wanted to go in and just build homes, that's what I knew.”Anniece on similarities and uniqueness: “We are all created equal, but we don't all have the same values and principles and not are non-negotiables. We don't all operate from the same system.”Connect with Mike and learn more about his work:Call Mike: 602-206-6957Visit Anniece's website: https://www.annieca.com/.Follow Anniece on her socials:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AnniecaInsuranceLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/anniecaInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/annieca_com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYCyARfbz1NIPvjT8hIVZrw?fbclid=IwAR0jhtipM_DXOPafp-IZdDr8qLSX9-eApgDlLyI9m-WJfF9OAJ9Zo5oMp0wTwitter: https://twitter.com/AnniecaMergers

299: Ask David: Retirement blues; patients who refuse homework (and the therapists who love them); ADHD; David's new pooping story; and more!  We regret that our beloved Matt May, MD could not join us today due to an emergency involving his website. We look forward to him joining us next time for more exciting Ask David's that will include: Does the “self” exist? Does God exist? And MUCH more! We open with two announcements: 1. Return of the awesome Feeling Great Book Club, with Drs. Brandon Vance and Heather Clague, will meet weekly, starting on September 13th. This will be a terrific experience, and only costs $12 per week with a sliding fee scale if you cannot afford it. You will go through the Feel Great book, learn techniques, have fun, and practice in small groups. This is a fantastic opportunity for everyone. For more information, go to:  https://www.feelinggreattherapycenter.com/book-club. 2. The TEAM-CBT World Congress, Warsaw Poland, August 18 - 21. This first of a kind event will take place live and virtually, and will be somewhat like David''s famous Intensives with teachers from around the world, many of whom have been featured on this podcast.  The CONGRESS will feature interactive sessions which participants can learn and practice the elements of the powerful TEAM system while receiving expert coaching on TEAM techniques. This event is organized by Daniel Minte, Mariusz Wirga, and Yehuda Bar Shalom. For more information, please go to:  https://teamcbt.eu Today's questions: Retirement depression / anxiety; patients who refuse to do exposure or psychotherapy homework; treating procrastination and ADHD; David's new pooping story, and more! 1. Paul asks: Are you planning on doing a podcast about people who are about to retire and are very anxious about the prospect and also depressed about closing that chapter in their lives? I'm in that boat. 2. M asks: My patient refuses homework and isn't getting better. I think I'm a victim of what you've referred to as “reverse hypnosis.” What should I do? 3. Heather asks: Hello David! How would you treat ADHD with TEAM-CBT? 4. A asks: Hello sir, Is it okay if I do the written work by typing in my laptop on a word processor or is it must that I write on a paper? Note: The answers below were generated prior to the podcast, and the information provided on the live podcast may be richer and different in a number of ways. In some cases, I did not have time to polish and edit my responses below. I've been super busy developing the Feeling Good App, which is coming along tremendously well. It has the potential to help millions around the world who are struggling with depression and anxiety, but I have to be super careful with my time these days. If interested in beta testing, you can sign up here. 1. Paul asks: Are you planning on doing a podcast about people who are about to retire and are very anxious about the prospect and also depressed about closing that chapter in their lives? I'm in that boat. David's reply Have you read the introduction to Feeling Great? Or done any of the written exercises in that book, or in any of my books? Of listened to my free Ted Talk on my website? We can provide more specific information in the live discussion on the podcast. 2. M asks: My patient refuses homework and isn't getting better. I think I'm a victim of what you've referred to as “reverse hypnosis.” What should I do? Dear Dr Burns, Many thanks for your blogs, podcasts, books and TEAM CBT. I have experienced (and I am experiencing) being hypnotized with a Panic Attack patient with Border Line PD- . I know this after the sessions. During the sessions I feel I cannot even think well. I see this client through SKYPE, And cannot see her face to face due to distances. I have try to follow your approach, but she's resistant, I do include exposure exercises that she never completes. How to do a Shame Attacking Exercise when I cannot go with the patient to the places she needs to in order to do the exposure. I have even been in the phone and she driving, but 2 years later nothing works. Any thoughts will help! Many thanks in advance. M. David's reply Thanks, great question! Some training or individual case consultation or both, or workshops, would help a lot. We have two free weekly training groups for therapists in California and therapists around the world. For example, the last two weeks in our Tuesday group we have focused on the negative thoughts and feelings therapists have during sessions that interfere with their ability to do excellent work. So your question is very timely and relevant! Also, the www.feelinggoodinstitute.com has free and paid training. Two of the finest teachers are Mike Christensen and Dr. Jill Levitt, and there are many others as well. Jill has just released an introductory recorded class on TEAM-CBT that you can purchase and watch whenever you like. She is a brilliant teacher! And yes, you HAVE been hypnotized during sessions! David 3. Heather asks: Hello David!! How would you treat ADHD with TEAM-CBT? Hi there! It is Heather Donnenwirth, from podcast 267. I hope you are doing well. I really enjoyed being apart of the podcast with you, Rhonda, and Kyle. Thanks again for including me in that experience. I have another question for you about the podcast you did on ADHD. I totally agree with you about ADHD not being a diagnosis and agree that is more helpful to treat the symptoms. Many of the clients that I work with have been diagnosed with ADHD or are convinced that they have it. Procrastination seems to be a common symptom of "ADHD" that people want help with and that can be treated easily with the TEAM model and with the anti-procrastination and motivational tools. The symptom that people ask for help with that I am feel less confident about helping them with is difficulty with focus and distractibility, and would love your thoughts about how to treat these symptoms? I have improved my own focus with motivational techniques and with practicing bringing my attention back to what I want to focus on when my mind starts to wonder. Also, taking notes has helped me to stayed focused, but I am curious if you have any other ideas about increasing focus? Sometimes the people I work with have distorted thoughts about focus as well, such as: "If I'm not interested in something, I can't focus on it," and "I need medication to focus," etc. Anyway, I value your knowledge and opinion and wondered if you have any tools for increasing focus? Also, do you treat hyperactivity and excessive talking? I have also noticed that parents some time play an enabling role with kids diagnosed with ADHD, and don't require their children to do schoolwork that they think is too hard or if they are bored and having a hard time focusing. Sorry this is long!!! I hope you are doing well!!! Warmly, Heather Donnenwirth David's reply I'd just ask the person to focus on one moment when they had that problem and then do a Daily Mood Log, as you've pointed out, and also brainstorm with them on how to solve the problem. But first, would have to do empathy and assessment of resistance, same as with anybody! As you point out, the motivational factors can be enormous. For example, Adderall is just the same as Dexedrine, and highly addictive and euphoric street drug. If I had some right now, I'd be highly excited and write 30 pages of stuff! In addition, I can use ADHD as an excuse for not doing stuff that's boring. Someone who is motivated can easily find a solution. The summary before college I was lucky to get a job in a bank in Phoenix. My job was filing checks by hand. Boy, that was boring! I made it a bit less boring by trying to find the most unusual names while I was filing checks alphabetically. One of the many unusual (to my young and uneducated ear) names was J. Karekin Moojian! As freshman in college, I found I had trouble concentrating and grasping what the professors were saying in lectures to large classes of a couple hundred or so students. And I had NO IDEA whatsoever what the teacher was talking about! What helped was simply asking another student as we were walking out of the class. I'd say, “What was the professor trying say?” Then the other student, who seemed way smarter than me, would just give a one sentence summary, and I'd suddenly “get it.” So, if you're motivated, you can find a way! In medical school, I had to memorize gross anatomy. I had little aptitude and no interest. I had never even take a biology class in college, and did not know what was in the “abdomen” or “thorax.” So I made up little games, sitting for hours in the library memorizing stuff. It got me through—just barely1 David   4. A asks: Hello sir, Is it okay if I do the written work by typing in my laptop on a word processor or is it must that I write on a paper? Is it okay if I do the written work by typing in my laptop on a word processor or is it must that I write on a paper. Thank you. David's reply Interesting question! Probably okay either way. No research on this issue! I slightly favor doing it by hand, but that is likely because I have done it that way for 40 + years! d Thanks for listening and reading today! Rhonda, and David

Discover your perfect travel companion this Summer with Mike Christensen - European Lifestyle Editor of GQ Magazine and Mark Toulson - Global Head of Watch Buying for the Watches of Switzerland Group, as they explore watches engineered for the land, sea and air. From a vast array of luxury watch models, navigate your way through travel expeditions with the best of GMTs, Chronographs, dive watches and even pilot watches. 

Glenn Marsden is the Founder of the one of Australia's most Publicised Initiatives, the ‘Imperfectly Perfect Campaign'. He is also a highly sought after Mentor for Entrepreneurs, and one of Australia's most influential and empowering Public Speakers. He is the humble success behind ‘Imperfectly Perfect' which gained Global Recognition within 12 months and has seen over 450+ of the worlds most Influential Public Figures get behind him from the worlds most respected Thought Leaders to Hollywood Celebrities, Professional Athletes, Corporate Leaders and Medical Professionals all on board to challenge the culture and narrative around Mental Health. He has been featured over 150+ International Publications, Networks and stages, scaled his work into an International Organisation establishing leading workshops, and awareness programs for a global community. After 100 episodes on the show, this episode we turn the tables and got Glenn in the hot seat to take us back and share the story behind the story. We hear about how losing a friend to suicide and having dealt with Body Dysmorphia Struggles in his past, it forged a passion in him like no other to go out in to the world and try to challenge these conversations around Mental Health. Boy, has he done it. We delve deeper to hear about what it has taken him over the past three years, his journey, the lessons, the set-backs, the sacrifices, the gratitude for people resonating and getting behind his vision and his plans for 2022 and beyond. To find out more information on Glenn, you can find him across his socials at: @_glennmarsden / glennmarsden.com To find out more about the Imperfectly Perfect Campaign, our Global Efforts and to find out how you can get involved, simply head to our official website at imperfectlyperfectcampaign.org Thank you to our voice-over: Mike Christensen (thevoicemonkey.com) The Imperfectly Perfect Campaign is creating awareness and not a substitute for professional advice. Should you need help, please refer to your nearest crisis numbers.

This episode founder Glenn Marsden chats with Karen Ledbury. One of Australia's most recognised and respected TV Presenters, actress known from the Morning Show, the Daily Edition and the Sydney Weekender. The ultimate travel show which is one of Australia's longest running shows in history. She is a wife, a mum and an absolutely amazing lady and advocate towards Mental Health and our Global Efforts. Getting behind our efforts from the beginning and helping us get these conversations started with some of the biggest networks in Australia. This episode we hear of Karen's story, her journey into a career in TV which has spanned 25 years and hear about why speaking out on the topic of Mental Health is important to her. To find out more information on Karen, you can follow her across her socials @karenledbury To find out more information on the Imperfectly Perfect Campaign, our Global Efforts and how you can get involved simply head to our official website at imperfectlyperfecrtcampaign.org A big thank you to our voice over artist: Mike Christensen (thevoicemonkey.com)

‘There comes a moment that through your belief, you arrive. It's like you leave the car, you don't stay in the car. I've used my vehicle to get where I need to go. The realisation of my soul. That's my home and it's living in my heart, and it is in love and I spread it like a virus. Jesus Christ was 2000 years ago, he's right here, right now. That's what i'm saying. It's you. God is within you. The light is within you.' - @iceman_hof A huge honour and privilege to have Wim Hof get behind our Global Efforts in challenging the narrative around Mental Health and sharing his story. Dutch extreme athlete Wim Hof got his nickname 'The Iceman' by breaking a number of records related to cold exposure including: climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in shorts, running a half marathon above the Arctic Circle barefoot, and standing in a container while covered with ice cubes for more than 112 minutes. Using 'cold, hard nature' as his teacher, his extensive training has enabled him to learn to control his breathing, heart rate, and blood circulation and to withstand extreme temperatures. Armed with his motto 'what I am capable of, everybody can learn', Wim Hof is convinced that everyone can tap into their inner potential without having to invest the same decades worth of study, travel and daring. Wim has made it his mission to share what he's learned with the rest of the world. And so he developed the Wim Hof Method: a combination of breathing, cold therapy and commitment that offers a range of benefits. With his Wim Hof Method, he teaches people from all over the world, from celebrities and professional athletes, to people of all ages, to control their body & mind and achieve extraordinary things. “He has not only helped advance scientific understanding, but also accomplished extraordinary feats of human endurance, including 21 Guinness World Records. We are so excited to share with you this fantastic conversation with Founder Glenn Marsden about Wim Hof breathing, mental wellness, what is going on right now in the world and our connection to nature, to soul and to God. To find out more information on Wim, simply head to wimhofmethod .com or head to apple store today to download the wim hof method mobile app. For more information, you can also head to: Facebook: facebook.com/icemanwimhof Instagram: instagram.com/iceman_hof Youtube: youtube.com/user/wimhof1 To find out more about the Imperfectly Perfect Campaign, our Global Efforts and how you can get involved, simply head to our official website today at: Website: https://www.imperfectlyperfectcampaign.org/ (https://www.imperfectlyperfectcampaign.org/) Newsletter: https://imperfectlyperfectcampaign.us3.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=6122eb94fce48114d95ce11c8&id=f29e829db1 (https://imperfectlyperfectcampaign.us3.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=6122eb94fce48114d95ce11c8&id=f29e829db1) You can also watch the recorded episode of this podcast via our youtube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/c/ImperfectlyPerfectCampaign A big thank you to our voice over artist: Mike Christensen ( thevoicemonkey.com) The Imperfectly Perfect Campaign is creating awareness and not a substitute for professional advice. Should you need help, please refer to your nearest crisis numbers. For the United States of America; 911 for all emergencies, alternatively the national suicide hotline on 1.800.273.8255 (TALK) For Australia; 000 for all emergencies, alternatively call Life Line Australia on 13 11 14

With a career in acting from a young age, Rachel Hurdwood was picked for the role of Wendy Darling, for the feature film Peter Pan which saw the start of a blossoming career in tv and film. What ensued were more credits to her name such as An American Haunting, Perfume, Tomorrow When the War Began amongst countless more over the years and saw her performances receive rave reviews and nominations for Best Performance, Young Artist Award, Leading Young Actress and a Teen Choice Award. In this episode, Rachel takes us behind the scenes and opens up about her start in Entertainment, dealing with anxiety and her struggles at one time with disordered eating. To find out more about Rachel, you can find her at: IMBD: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1248393/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachel.hurdwood/ To find out more information abut the Imperfectly Perfect Campaign, our Global Efforts and how you can get involved, simply find us at: To keep up to date with our Global Efforts, you can Follow Imperfectly Perfect Campaign across our platforms at: Website: https://www.imperfectlyperfectcampaign.org/ (https://www.imperfectlyperfectcampaign.org/) Newsletter: https://imperfectlyperfectcampaign.us3.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=6122eb94fce48114d95ce11c8&id=f29e829db1 (https://imperfectlyperfectcampaign.us3.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=6122eb94fce48114d95ce11c8&id=f29e829db1) A big thank you to our voice-over: Mike Christensen (thevoicemonkey.com)

During the 12 months of 2020, 12 years after the Bernie Madoff scandal, American investors were defrauded out of $3.25 billion dollars…all of it lost to Ponzi schemes. What would you do if someone stole your financial future and disappeared into the ether? Money Men is a 9 episode audio drama that follows Adrian and Eddie as they go on a mission to find the man who left them in financial ruin.Money Men stars David Price as Adrian, Toran White as Eddie, Rebecca Futterman as Mia, and Colin VanWye as Lance. Additional performances by Emily Stout, Sarah Price, Austin Schumacher, Artyom Lobanov, Steven Barret, Jay Barker, Woody G., Mike Christensen, Darren Kahmeyer, Sean Bannon, Alexandria Dillon, Jennifer Sen, Dane Jensen, James Harrison, Eric MacFadden, Cory Fossum, Trish Caron, Stuart Barefoot, Trish and Georgia Morgan.Listen to Money Men right now, wherever you find podcasts or visit https://www.moneymenpodcast.com/ for more information.Check out Corey Senn's written work at http://www.coreysenn.com/

Somalia Brown is a wife, mother, author, motivational speaker, “ReSet” Mindset Specialist, and above all a World ChangHer.  She is also the co-founder of the Arise Women Collective, a sacred space for men and women to receive training to lock arms, to rise up; to dismantle and disrupt the social norm. Within the Collective, It's A true accountability on their spiritual journey as they are empowered to walk in their authoritative voice and as a woman of God, own their transformed mind. As a Spiritual PushHer and prayer warrior, she is called to disrupt and dismantle old ways of thinking, posture, and mindset, especially when it comes to yourself and your relationship with God. As a former LSU Track & Field and Soccer athlete, this episode we go deep and discover how Somalia's own disciplines and determination throughout her journey have not only propelled her to incredible heights but have enabled her to push countless people internationally towards achieving their own incredible heights be that in their families, ministries or careers. Filled with the Holy Spirit which will speak to your soul, she has a unique ability to assist people uncover their true identity, demolish limited mindset beliefs and find their authentic voice and this episode, we feel truly blessed to have Somalia on the show to share her story and wisdom with each and everyone of you listening. To find out more information about Somalia, simply head to her socials @realonesomalia To find out more about the Imperfectly Perfect Campaign, our Global Efforts and how you can get involved, simply head to our website at: imperfectlyperfectcampaign.org *The Imperfectly Perfect Campaign is creating awareness and not a substitute for professional advice. Our episodes do touch on topics around Mental Health Struggles and Suicide. Should you need help, please refer to your nearest crisis numbers. For the United States of America; 911 for all emergencies, alternatively the national suicide hotline on 1.800.273.8255 (TALK) For Australia; 000 for all emergencies, alternatively call Life Line Australia on 13 11 14 A big thank you to our voice-over: Mike Christensen (thevoicemonkey.com)