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Brent Perkins: Papercuts: The Art of Self Delusion . In part two of our conversation between Dov Baron and Brent Perkins, we explore the unconscious patterns that shape our personal and professional lives, the importance of curiosity and compassion in personal growth and connection, and the role of stories in self-awareness and authenticity. . We also stress the practicality of challenging assumptions and beliefs and the value of introspection and self-reflection in understanding our own character. According to Brent these are not just theoretical concepts but actionable steps toward personal growth. . Brent discuss' the concept of "pollination" in various contexts. They highlight the importance of choice, boundaries, and giving and explain why most "good leaders" prioritize these things incorrectly due to "The Art of Self Delusion." . #leadership #personaldevelopment #selfawareness #authenticity #growthmindset . Website:  https://3xBold.com Social:  https://www.instagram.com/3xbold https://www.linkedin.com/in/brentrperkins/ . Part 2: Is Your Intellect Destroying Your Joy "S.H.A.G," No, Not The Austin Powers Version Encounters With a Master on Mount Rainer. Who Are You Stinging Why and How Are You Stinging The Delusion of Knowing Who You Are  Living in The Moment, But Which Moment  Forgiveness with Self Compassion Dismantling The Armour of Giving Boundaries Verses Rules Finding Out Where Curiosity Lives  When You Steal the Gift of Receiving Anything Is Possible - Walking Away from Equity YouTube: The Eight-Figure Awakening: How to Receive Joy . Dov Baron's brand new course has just been released on coursifyx.com/belonging ------------- . Titled: "CREATING A CULTURE OF BELONGING." The course is separated into eight sections that will take you by the hand and walk you through exactly how to create a culture of belonging. . Because: CREATING A CULTURE OF BELONGING MAXIMIZES PERSONAL AND CORPORATE SUCCESS. Get Ready to strap on the tanks and Dive Deep into, What it Takes to Create a Culture of Belonging in your organization! Curious to know more? coursifyx.com/belonging .  "Those Who Control Meaning for The Tribe, Also Control The Movement of That Tribe" #leadership #leadershipdevelopment #emotionsourcecode #neuroscience #emotional #meaning #emotional #logic #culture #curiosity #humanbehavior #purpose  

In today's episode I am joined by adventurist and nature lover, Terry Prichard.  Voted "My Favorite Guide" by National Geographic Adventure Magazine, he has lived a life filled with adventure, from hitch-hiking across the country to surviving a bear attack in Alaska, he's filled with stories and life lessons.   Topics covered in episode include: 1. Terry's introduction to the outdoors 2. The importance of connecting with nature for mental health and over all well-being 3. Story telling of his adventures hitch hiking across the country, surviving a bear attack in Alaska, team member of the first nordic ski high altitude encirclement of Mount Rainer, one month long kayak expedition, rescuing a baby grey whale calf in Mexico, being an expedition leader for National Geographic Alaska, and climbing volcanoes. 4. Terry shares lessons learned from each of these amazing stories 5. Terry gives advice on how to invite adventure into your life with nature and community   Terry Prichard Resources: Instagram: @prichard_terry Sea Kayak Adventures Website: https://www.seakayakadventures.com/   Natalie Deering Resources: Website: https://www.ndwellnessservices.com/ Email: ndwellness.services@therapysecure.com Text: (859) 320-0865 Instagram: @nataliedeering   *If you liked this episode, please rate and leave a review*   Thank you so much for listening! :)   

Get ready for an adrenaline-filled adventure as we journey with our returning guest, Josh Baker, who is here to narrate his thrilling experience on the Wonderland Trail. This 93-mile loop around Mount Rainier is a test of stamina and courage, offering an array of terrains from rainforests to alpine and sub-alpine areas. With Josh's vivid depiction, you will embody his anticipation, challenges, and triumphs as he embarks and conquers this strenuous trail. Delving into the heart of his journey, Josh recounts his trials in the wilderness, showcasing the raw and real side of hiking. With the support of his friend, Austin, he managed to overcome his initial fears and physically demanding situations, even when faced with the brutal wilderness alone. This episode is not just about a hiking journey, but also a tale of camaraderie, resilience, and a revelation of a hiker's inner grit. Join us as we wrap up with Josh's reflections on completing this adventurous trail. From a bear sighting in the high mountain meadow of Indian Henry's to the mostly downhill route on his last day, you will be transported to the heart of his journey. As he shares his three 'whys' for hiking, you may find yourself identifying your own 'whys' and rekindling your love for the great outdoors. So, buckle up for a wild ride with Josh Baker on the Wonderland Trail, where the journey is the destination.Thank you for listening to Journey with Jake.  Please give me a follow on Instagram @journeywithjakepodcast to learn more about my guests and get to know me a little better as well.  Please tell all your friends about Journey with Jake!!

Dr. Andre Nel on a potential peanut allergy vaccine // David Farenthold, New York Times, on Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon, as well as Biden // Chris Sullivan on the challenging road to Mount Rainer this summer // Matt Markovich with a wrapup as the legislative session ended // Dose of Kindness -- Officer Kupcake // Gee Scott on Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon // Micki Gamez asks when can I retire? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Long time friends and mountaineers Jim and Mike were on a trip to summit one of America's highest peaks, Mount Rainer. With a lot of effort, and some encouragement from Mike, the pair was able to make it to the top, and take in the immaculate views. However, on their way down, the snow was melting and hiding many of the treacherous crevasses. Jim was being very careful to make sure that every step he took was on solid ground, but made a life altering mistake.

#020 - Welcome to episode #20.  In this episode we hear from hiker, Josh Baker, about his many adventures hiking in the state of Washington.Josh has been hiking since he was a kid.  Although he may have complained about hiking when he was young, hiking is now part of who Josh is.  Josh loves the adventure and difficulties that hikes can present.  He also loves the adventure and unknown of hiking.  Come along and hear the passion in Josh's voice and how much hiking means to him and how much it means to him as a family man.  I love these hiking episodes!Thank you for listening to Journey with Jake.  Please leave me a review on Apple Podcasts.  Episode 20 is here and another 20 are just around the corner of Journey with Jake!

Ben Dowling lives in Seattle, and loves it there. He is married, and a father of three kids - ages 11, 8 and 5 - so he's a busy dude. He loves to hike, and recently took his family on a weekend trip to Mount Rainer. He loves to snowboard, and get away from the screen - though he admits, that tech is also his hobby... building side projects, apps, websites, etc.Ben was working on a bunch of different side projects in 2013. The process to get IP Info was manual, tedious, and filled with headaches across projects. After he felt this pain point multiple times, he decided to build a solution to solve it... not knowing that he would quickly start getting millions of requests in a short time.This is the creation story of IPInfo.SponsorsCourierImg.lyRoutableCTO.aiCloudways offers peace of mind and flexibility so you can focus on growing your business instead of dealing with server management. With Cloudways, you get an optimized stack, managed servers, backups, staging environment, integrated Git, pre-configured, Composer, 24/7 support, and a choice of five cloud providers: AWS, DigitalOcean, Linode, Google Cloud, and Vultr. Get up to 2 Month Free Hosting by using code "CODE30" and get $30 free hosting credit.LinksWebsite: https://ipinfo.io/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bendowling/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/code-story/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week on Northwestern Outdoors Radio Jason Morgan with the Northwest Straits Foundation will give you some tips to help avoid having losing your new crab pot the next time you drop it into the saltwater.  Eric Winther with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has an update about how the fishing is going for pikeminnow on the Columbia and Snake Rivers and Bob Loomis with Mack's Lure has some suggestions about how to catch coho salmon this month at Buoy 10 at the mouth of the Columbia.  In addition to this Meilee Anderson invites you to check out the blooming wildflowers at Mount Rainer and lets you know about some fun outdoors activities waiting for you outside the boundaries of the National Park. http://www.northwesternoutdoors.com   

Wir gehen zusammen auf einen kurzweilige Tour durch die nordwestlichste Großstadt der USA: Seattle im Bundesstaat Washington. Cris plaudert über eine Stadt, die er liebt und das merkt man. Hier gibt es spannende Tipps, denn es gibt hier wirklich eine Menge zu entdecken. Die Reise geht dabei durch Raum und Zeit. Historische Fakten treffen hier auf touristische Attraktionen. Viel Spaß wünschen Jan und Cris

Muchos de vosotros habreis visto la pelí­cula de "El Exorcista" pero a lo mejor lo q muchos no sabeis es q esta pelí­cula se hizo basandose en una historia real. Aquí­ os dejo un poco del relato de la historia. Cuando William Peter Blatty escribió "El Exorcista", la industria de la literatura y más tarde del cine, nos regalaron una terrorí­fica historia de ficción que nos puso los pelos de punta. Pero la realidad supera a la ficción y lo cierto es que el escritor se basó en hechos reales para narrar la historia de Regan, la niña poseí­da. Además, la filmación de "El Exorcista" de William Friedkin tiene su propia leyenda negra, y es que durante el rodaje de la cinta ocurrieron ciertos sucesos que también podrí­an ponernos los pelos de punta... Un joven alumno de la Universidad de Georgetown, donde cursaba estudios de literatura, quedó sumamente sorprendido el mes de agosto de 1949 al observar una noticia publicada en el diario Washington P...ost: "Un sacerdote libra a un joven de Mount Rainer de las garras del demonio". Éste joven estudiante, William Peter Blatty, transcurridos veintidós años del suceso relatado por la prensa, una vez investigados los hechos y cambiada la identidad del auténtico joven protagonista de la historia por el de una niña (al parecer por consejo explícito del padre William S. Bowden, sacerdote que practicó exorcismo), relató los hechos en una novela, El Exorcista, que acabó convirtiéndose en un auténtico best seller mundial, vendiendo, tan solo en los Estados Unidos, la friolera cantidad de trece millones de ejemplares. Dos años más tarde (1973), dirigida por William Friedkin y con el propio Blatty como guionista, se estrenó la película del mismo nombre.

Rainbow Farm O what tangled webs we weave, the cute little rabbits led by Imperitia have been successful in pulling their party to the extreme left. Fancy beaten down to the point of submission has capitulated to the calls and demands for Impeachment as Operation Take Down Pete continues. Her lead attack dog Shifty the Weasel leads the charge as Nads the Walrus is regulated to second fiddle. The Shifty Show is just another nothing burger as KT, the Turtle from the Bourbon Belt and leader of the Elephants just waits on the foregone political conclusion from the House so he can chew it up and spit it out like the rotten piece of lettuce it is. Pete continues to drain the swamp and the Left continues to howl with displeasure. Many of the deep state are shown the door to include two little Ukrainian twin bears, Beefy and Atticus. The new election is just around the corner and presidential pretenders like CPL aka Avy the Anteater are exposed as frauds while the others split into two camps: the Bolsheviks led by Old Red the Bear and the Mods led by Sniffy the Hound. Pete like the rest of the Elephants just sit back and enjoys the show and circular firing squad of Donkeys such as the maniacal debate known as the Huss, Fuss and Cuss in Sin City the barnyard casino. Another pretender a rich potbellied Pig named Wiltberg, Wilty for short, one of the richest animals on the Farm is trying to buy the nomination. Who will the Donkeys pick? Will it be the cute young possum A. E. Neuman; Old Red and his coveted balloon, Sniffy, Dyani the Doe, Peppermint Patty the Meerkat or Wilty? Will anyone challenge Justice, have they learned from their mistakes of the past? How will they fare against Pete in the General? Will the Donkeys screw Old Red again? Will Shrill parachute in at the last minute to save the day? Is the Farm headed for Revolution? Join along and enjoy this sequel to Rainbow Farm and find the answers to these questions. Robert Williams is a retired Army officer who lives in Northern Virginia. Enlisting in the US Army in 1982 into the Infantry his first assignment was Fort Lewis, Washington. The high point of this first tour was climbing Mount Rainer and many weekends spent in Pioneer Square Tavern in Seattle. His thirty-two year Army career was one of two halves the first being assignments with the Infantry and the latter eighteen years as a Russia Foreign Area officer with multiple assignments in Eastern Europe and missions in Russia proper. Born in 1960 in Memphis, Tennessee he lived there a very short time before moving to West Memphis, Arkansas. Growing up as the son of a school teacher he was encouraged from an early age to read and to this day remains an avid reader. His summers were spent in Tyronza , Arkansas where he along with his siblings and cousins worked for their maternal grandfather chopping cotton and soy beans. Cotton in the south was a year round affair beginning with planting in the spring, chopping in the summer and packing down the trailers in the fall when it was harvested. During spare time he read the Hardy Boys and classics from Mark Twain to include Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. After graduating from high school Bob moved to Salinas, California before moving to southern California where he lived in Ventura. When living in Salinas he became enamored with the famous local author John Steinbeck reading several of his classics. His favorites were The Grapes of Wrath and Cannery Row. After a few years living in California he moved back to Arkansas and shortly thereafter enlisted in the Army. While in College in 1987 at the University of Memphis and enrolled in a Medical Anthropology course the seed for writing was planted. A course requirement he penned received high praise and encouragement from his instructor Dr. Ruthbeth Finerman . Ms. Finerman encouraged Bob to make an attempt at getting the paper published as an article in Memphis Magazine. He never made the attempt but the praise and encouragement from such an esteemed professor who he greatly admired stuck with him for years to come. Years later when in a Master’s Program for Russian and Eastern European Studies he would be required to write a thesis on the Russia and Chechnya conflict 94/96. He also dove head on into more reading in the required Russian literature his favorite being Fyodor Dosvetsky’s Crime and Punishment. But it was a British author, George Orwell and his allegorical novella Animal Farm that was his favorite. This story would resurface seventeen years later and while on vacation with his family in South Carolina the seed planted in Memphis in 1987 twenty plus years earlier would germinate and he would pen Rainbow Farm. www.amazon.com http://www.bluefunkbroadcasting.com/root/twia/robtwilliams2.mp3

RAINBOW FARM by Robert R. Williams Rainbow Farm is an account of the state of US political affairs since the election of Donald Trump as the Forty-Fifth President. It uses the same principle as George Orwell did in Animal Farm where certain notorious personalities come to life as animals on the farm. It exposes the hypocrisy of both US political parties, Donkeys and Elephants, in their dealings with each other as well as their hypocritical views of other farms. When it comes to US foreign policy, it exposes how US criticisms of other farms’ actions are really actions that are the same as its own. It shows how we all are similar in nature and one and the same with just different means trying to achieve the same ends. You will immediately recognize certain personalities like the flamboyant Pete, sexy Rex, Shrill, and Cam, but other personalities portrayals are more cryptic, requiring analysis to determine who that character may be. The story begins with the arrival of Pete to the farm up to the point of the election and the aftermath of what is undoubtedly the greatest political upset in modern history. Not all is serious, and not all is politics. Join the animals on the farm in their favorite pastime as they observe the annual bull-riding competition on Justice; watch Regan in her inferno as she slowly gets grilled by Sly, and have a front row to the Hen’s March, the Coup, and Inquisition. Enjoy the in-depth conversation between Rex and Pete, and finally contemplate the final interview of the Wise Old Owl on numerous topics which are afflicting today’s society. There is something for everyone in Rainbow Farm. Hopefully, the result of reading it will be an honest self-critique of ourselves and America and more acceptance of all things different. Robert Williams is a retired Army officer who lives in Northern Virginia. Enlisting in the US Army in 1982 into the Infantry his first assignment was Fort Lewis, Washington. The high point of this first tour was climbing Mount Rainer and many weekends spent in Pioneer Square Tavern in Seattle. His thirty-two year Army career was one of two halves the first being assignments with the Infantry and the latter eighteen years as a Russia Foreign Area officer with multiple assignments in Eastern Europe and missions in Russia proper. Born in 1960 in Memphis, Tennessee he lived there a very short time before moving to West Memphis, Arkansas. Growing up as the son of a school teacher he was encouraged from an early age to read and to this day remains an avid reader. His summers were spent in Tyronza , Arkansas where he along with his siblings and cousins worked for their maternal grandfather chopping cotton and soy beans. Cotton in the south was a year round affair beginning with planting in the spring, chopping in the summer and packing down the trailers in the fall when it was harvested. During spare time he read the Hardy Boys and classics from Mark Twain to include Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. After graduating from high school Bob moved to Salinas, California before moving to southern California where he lived in Ventura. When living in Salinas he became enamored with the famous local author John Steinbeck reading several of his classics. His favorites were The Grapes of Wrath and Cannery Row. After a few years living in California he moved back to Arkansas and shortly thereafter enlisted in the Army. While in College in 1987 at the University of Memphis and enrolled in a Medical Anthropology course the seed for writing was planted. A course requirement he penned received high praise and encouragement from his instructor Dr. Ruthbeth Finerman . Ms. Finerman encouraged Bob to make an attempt at getting the paper published as an article in Memphis Magazine. He never made the attempt but the praise and encouragement from such an esteemed professor who he greatly admired stuck with him for years to come. Years later when in a Master’s Program for Russian and Eastern European Studies he would be required to write a thesis on the Russia and Chechnya conflict 94/96. He also dove head on into more reading in the required Russian literature his favorite being Fyodor Dosvetsky’s Crime and Punishment. But it was a British author, George Orwell and his allegorical novella Animal Farm that was his favorite. This story would resurface seventeen years later and while on vacation with his family in South Carolina the seed planted in Memphis in 1987 twenty plus years earlier would germinate and he would pen Rainbow Farm. https://www.amazon.com/Rainbow-Farm-Robert-R-Williams/dp/1645849791 http://www.bluefunkbroadcasting.com/root/twia/robtwilliams.mp3

In this episode Bry and Gar try something new out, something completely outside of their realm, a traveling podcast! That's right, a TRAVELING PODCAST. This episode was recorded LIVE while the guys were traveling the Pacific Northwest (PNW) of the United States (hence the noises of the running car). Travel along with the guys as they tackle the PNW. Relax and close your eyes to hear all about the beautiful scenery the PNW has to offer, and buckle up for the wild and hillarious stories from this trip. The stories from this trip are sure to keep you glued and entertained. The aim of this episode is to hopefully inspire you, the listener, to do some traveling of your own! Sit back and join in on this amazing journey through the PNW.

Jean-Pierre Garcia joins the guys to talk about Real Art. Real Art Tacoma is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that provides an all ages event space and music venue. Completely volunteer ran, their aim is to create a space for young people to exist, to express themselves, to find and build community and to be empowered through art, music, and free exchange of ideas. Those wanting to find out more information on upcoming events or how to volunteer can find them online at: https://www.realarttacoma.com/. 01:32 – Justin welcomes JP, shares where people can find GCP online, and the different support tiers available to Patreon Listeners. They talk about their concerns of Mount Rainer, the fault that runs through Tacoma, and Justin gives a shout out to Brian at the Washington State Emergency Management Division. Justin shares how listeners can submit coaster questions, JP explains what Real Art does, and how long it's been in the Tacoma area. Justin talks on the lack of all age venues in Tacoma, JP explains Real Art's connection with other venues in the area, and Justin expresses the culture differences between Seattle/Bothell and Tacoma. 15:23 – JP shares the other things Real Art offers including clothing, the other locations Real Art management is considering in the Tacoma area, and their recent deal with a barber shop. He discusses other businesses they have had in the past, the best way for people to approach Real Art with their creative ideas, and how long he has been with them. JP shares the unique challenges to being in Tacoma, the most difficult parts of booking, and then talk turns to beer IBU's. 32:04 – Justin discusses what lead him to discovering his dislike of pumpkin spice, kicks off coater questions, and JP speaks on the members of his master local band list. He recommends bands people should tune into, Justin talks on how he promotes local Tacoma businesses, and his love of karaoke. JP shares his strangest experience living in Tacoma, watching a video online of someone in Tacoma driving a quad down 38th street pulling a lawn mower, and Jeff expresses his hate of people putting free TV's out in the neighborhood. 45:35 – Scott gives props to Andrew with Tacoma Ghost Tours, Gritty City Tours, and the other Tacoma tours that are going on. They comment on their love of The Church Cantina, JP talks on the new BBQ bar in Tacoma, and other places he loves in the area. Scott talks on his love of Rock the Dock, Justin shares that Tacoma is getting a Flat Stick, and how he would like the GCP group to at some point visit Parkland Putters. JP discusses where people can find Real Arts online, how they can help out, and the intern ship credit Real Arts offer to students. Thanks JP for joining the guys for a great conversation and information on Real Art! Special Guest: Jean-Pierre Garcia.

Jim Davidson is a resilience expert, professional speaker, expedition leader and best-selling author who shares lessons distilled from a lifetime of mountain adventures. Blending his epic adventures with two decades of successful business experience, Jim shares uplifting messages of resilience that inspire organizations and audiences to be resilient and to overcome the difficult crevasses in their lives. In 1992, Jim survived a snow bridge collapse that dropped him and a partner into an 80-foot crevasse on Mount Rainer forcing him to climb out alone. On April 25, 2015, Jim was at Camp 1 on Mount Everest when the earthquakes tragically struck Nepal. His intense reporting, photos and videos from Everest were closely covered by CNN, CBS, BBC, ABC and other news agencies. Jim's passion for teaching resilience and his aptitude for storytelling will inspire you. He is the co-author of the national bestselling adventure memoir called The Ledge: An Inspirational Story of Friendship and Survival, which won the National Outdoor Book Award and was selected one of the Best Books of The Year by Amazon. His amazing survival story was also featured nationally and internationally on the hit TV show I Shouldn't Be Alive (Discovery Channel/Animal Planet). To book Jim Davidson call Executive Speakers Bureau @ 901-754-9404. 

DesignSafe Radio host Dan Zehner catches up with Dr. John Vidale, renowned geophysicist and seismologist. Until recently, Vidale directed the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network. Now he directs the Southern California Earthquake Center at USCCS. He discusses highlights of his research career. As a college physics student, he became enamored with geology – taking 11 geology courses in his senior year — and went on to study geophysics. He discusses the PNSN study called IMUSH, Imaging Magma Under St. Helens. His team uses various excitation sources to image and map the three-dimensional structure of underground features, including the large magma chamber, under Mount St. Helens, Mount Adams and Mount Rainer. It is the most comprehensive study of the geology under a chain of volcanos, involving numerous institutions and agencies. Also at the University of Washington, Vidale worked on the M9 Project (https://hazards.uw.edu/geology/m9/), a large, NSF-funded study exploring the potential impact of a large earthquake in the Pacific Northwest. (M9 stands for a “magnitude 9” earthquake.) Part of that PNSN study included measuring the vibrations made by Seattle Seahawks fans at CenturyLink Field (https://www.livescience.com/57441-seattle-seahawks-stadium-seismology.html)– which were especially strong after a play by Marshawn Lynch, the infamous Beast Quake (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfdJqpbUPIE&t=8s). Vidale discusses streaming data real time and educating the public about earthquake warning systems. In his new job as director of the Southern California Earthquake Center, one project he’ll undertake is developing a physical model, a hazard map, of the Southern California fault system. A large, multi-institutional undertaking, the idea is to understand the geophysical properties of the region in order to predict behaviors of the earth. Vidale says supercomputing simulations play a major role in this work. For young scientists, Vidale recommends studying chemistry and physics and learning computer tools, which are crucial for modern science experiments. In general, he warns against fake science and extreme claims. He recommends vetting information about earthquakes with reputable agencies such as the United States Geological Service and local emergency managers.

Let’s talk about the first responsibility of a leader. This is Aviv with a new episode of Create New Futures. And today I am focusing on the fallacy of the Google age, and why as leaders, mentors, and parents we all must reflect on the Google fallacy and the conundrum it creates critically. As a leader, your first responsibility is to lead yourself. You begin with how you develop your thought process, and continue with how you map your learning and your actions. You cannot afford to outsource your self-leadership or to abandon your intuition, judgment, and you cannot afford to contract out the diligent work of your own reflective inquiry and development. My call to action here today is inviting you to practice mindfulness as a leader and as a parent, to recognize the fallacy of the Google age and to reflect on the learning and knowledge that you will encourage and promote. Here is a question for you. How many Google searches do you perform on a regular day? Well, during one recent work day, I decided to answer my own question, so I kept count. At the end of the day, I discovered that I had conducted 24 Google searches. I love Google. How can you not love what Google enables us to do? Here is the point though I need to make. Every good development invariably creates unintended consequences. The fallacy of the Google age is one of these consequences. Before we put the laser on this challenge, let me make the broader statement. Every age brings its technological innovation and progress. Every wave of innovation creates new possibilities and capabilities, which in turn give rise to mistaken beliefs. For instance, the innovation of antibiotics initially catalyzed the belief that we were about to eradicate all diseases. The fantastic discovery of DNA promoted a deterministic DNA-centric mental model that postulated that people are defined by their DNA. This belief still is prevalent, even though epigeneticists subsequently showed that what gets expressed from our DNA potential is determined by the collective impact of the environment, formative experiences, and behavioral and life style choices. Furthermore, the deterministic DNA-centric belief fails to recognize the broader significance of the psychological and spiritual dimensions of life such as their power and impact on our health, well-being and on our capacity to respond to opportunities. When we retrace and reflect on human progress as a species, sometimes we appear to be following the allegorical story of the man next to a street light, searching for the keys he had lost. When asked if he felt he dropped the keys right there next to the street light, he replied, “I’m not sure when or where I lost my keys. Perhaps it was down the street or even on a different street. But it is easier and more convenient to search the area illuminated by the street light.” As a species, we are a bit like that man. We develop antibiotics and think they will solve all our health issues. We discover DNA, and rush to believe we’ve unlocked the complete secret to life and all its mysteries. Clearly both discoveries represent important developments, and yet neither one of them can answer all the questions and unresolved mysteries or address all of humanity’s health problems. These examples provide a great segue to reflecting on the Google fallacy, which I should perhaps better name the fallacy of the Google age. To better appreciate this particular misunderstanding, let’s look at Google’s mission. Google was born back in the late 1990s, when many people believed that all of the world’s knowledge was going to be available on the web. Its founders recognized the opportunity to organize that knowledge and make it widely accessible. Google’s mission statement was and still is “to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful.” This mission statement was coupled with the company’s vision statement: “to provide access to the world’s information in one click.” These are excellent mission and vision statements because of their clarity. Indeed this mission and vision guided Google’s business effectively to focus on its search engine service because they are concrete and clear. More broadly, Google’s mission has been viewed and widely represented in the idea of organizing all the world’s knowledge, diluting a little the distinction we must make between information and knowledge. This meme of organizing all the world’s knowledge was initially developed in the early 20th century by Paul Marie Otlet, a Belgian entrepreneur, considered one the fathers of information science. Otlet wrote numerous essays and two books about how to collect and organize the world's knowledge. Google was in the right place at the right time to bring this idea to life. Today we all are the beneficiaries of Google’s service. Indeed most of the world’s information and knowledge is a click away. Where is the problem? What, then, is the Google fallacy? The fallacy of the Google age is the belief that people are able to access every level of knowledge on any topic or question immediately. Why is this a fallacy? What’s left out of the equation? What forms of knowledge not captured by the search engine’s algorithms are endangered by mindset propagated by Google’s search prowess? My premise is that the mental model enabled by Google –which is that everything you want to know is just a click away - is costing people some of the defining markers of our humanness. It allows us to get by superficially, it makes us lazy, and it facilitates the loss of reflection and concentration power. We are at risk of abandoning the joys of inner discovery, of striving to resolve unresolved mysteries. And, we are at risk of making mediocrity the new norm. When we relinquish the power of the depth of development knowledge acquired by persistent struggle and personal application, we lose some of our humanity.    Are we raising new generations of digital natives who discover Wikipedia and Google long before they experience the wonder of the outdoors, or learn to climb a tree, swim or ride a bike? Here are five dimensions and buckets of knowledge that cannot be re-created or explained fully by Google or Wikipedia or any app. Each of these buckets must be accessed by other means and from other sources. Bucket 1: Experiential knowledge: Can you remember your first outdoor adventure? Running in the open fields, climbing trees, hiking up a mountain to reach an alpine lake; scuba diving to discover the beauty of coral reefs. Can you recall these experiences, and the unbridled joy of engaging the elements? In this case the knowledge source is letting nature teach your body what you can and cannot do. There is much more in the experiential knowledge category, such as discovering the versatile capabilities of your hands to dismantle and reassemble almost anything, to draw, to knit, to cook, and to fix what’s broken. Could it be that this fallacy we are bringing into focus is putting the adventurous discovery inherent in these activities at risk of disappearing or dramatically weakening? These are questions to reflect on as leaders and as parents.  Consider this: what are the chances of young people today to explore romantic love before they have been cheated out of its natural discovery by the misleading images propagated through all forms of media that are more likely than not to leave most people feeling inadequate? The contents of the experiential knowledge bucket are clearly being threatened by the intensity of this immersive exposure. I am obviously not blaming Google or the media with all the ailments of society and how superficial we have become, I am simply observing what the case is so we can choose as leaders and parents to be alert.    Bucket 2: Character learning and knowledge: My most formative character learning and knowledge at the age of 11 was acquired during the three years I got up every morning at 5 AM for my long distance running practice before school started. This regular and consistent practice taught me about determination, commitment, focus, overcoming pain, and the rewards of hard work. It enabled me to win the Israeli long distance cross country running championship at age 14. This kind of knowledge cannot be imparted through Wikipedia or Google because it is an interior character knowledge. You have to discover and fashion this formation on the inside, and find out what commitment and determination feel like, to let the struggle steel your mind and instruct your soul.  Bucket 3: Concentrated focus and contemplative discovery: Important breakthroughs in science and in the arts were made possible by people who isolated themselves with a question and were able to mount tremendous focus and concentration on finding its answer. Are we losing this focused concentration with the never-ending noise of devices and digital alerts designed to trigger, to hack and to hook our brains with dopamine reactions? Discovery through contemplative inquiry always has been central to the human experience. Take it away and you remove more than half of our arts. These natural capacities and processes are at risk too. Why concentrate and contemplate if you can Google search and get an answer in seconds? Whatever happened to the defiant search for originality? The search engine premise is that all you can ever experience is a derivative and what someone else already felt, experienced and thought. Sure it’s obviously the case in 99% of the human experience, and yet we are interested in the one percent originality and genius that you can bring forward, that one percent that is not searchable on the web.    Bucket 4: Intuitive knowledge: Intuition is central to our humanness, and to our inventive and innovative breakthroughs. The sixth sense, the sense of being guided, the capacity to listen to our inner voice is at risk too. In fact it is at risk twice. Here is why. First, when you know you can find answers to your questions readily through Google, there is a temptation to cease listening to our intuition, to abandon the courage to seek the instinctive and intuitive guidance inside. Second, our creative innovation is diminished by extraordinarily persuasive external pressures to fit into existing categories and behavioral and thinking templates. Socialization is a process that acts a bit like a dog in training. Though some might disagree with this analogy, if you look and compare the two situations, you will find that the protocols of dog training and the rewards for social success follow a similar principle. That realization leaves us wondering, if we are the dogs, then who is the master? The price we pay for taking these risks is the loss of creative intuition. Bucket 5: Development knowledge: This category represents knowledge acquired and fashioned by self-application and by the development it fosters through the refinement of achieving mastery in a given area. Think about the knowledge acquired by Missy Franklin and by Katie Ladeky in the swimming pool. Think about the knowledge found by Itzhak Perlman through the violin, by Yo-Yo Ma with his cello and by Renée Fleming with her voice. In the process of achieving mastery in one’s craft, there are million insights into self-awareness, self-management, psychology, preparation, peak performance attunement, overcoming adversity and challenge, resilience and persistence, discordance and inner harmony. These experiences represent what we can call vertical knowledge because it lives and is accessed at different depths. I am talking about knowledge that cannot be acquired by just clicking on a mouse. It is only achieved with 10,000 hours of practice or perhaps 50,000 hours of practice. I once attended a concert by Mstislav Rostropovich toward the end of his life. As he played the Antonín Dvořák cello concerto, I sensed a distinct feeling in the concert hall that his bow was moving effortlessly by itself. It was as though someone or something had taken over the playing, and Rostropovich was the vessel. This is not “clickable” knowledge. Such a rare form of knowledge and mastery - a pure musical communion manifesting through the cello - can be observed in pioneers and thought leaders in almost every field. For example, there is development knowledge acquired by a passionate teacher who shows up to class every day with the thought, “Today I might inspire the student who will solve the climate or energy conundrums, or cure cancer or any other major problem, their love and dedication lead them to new and creative ways of teaching. Or consider the entrepreneur who starts a company and leads it from its inception to a thriving enterprise, needing to overcome million obstacles and to reinvent himself and herself along the way. I bet you have rare development knowledge that you fashioned in your professional journey. It extends beyond the information you carry in your head.   What then is the other facet of the Google fallacy? The thought and the mental model that believe all forms of knowledge can be accessed instantly. We would be wise to realize that certain forms of knowledge require preparation to fashion the “vessel” to be ready to receive and contain the knowledge. Here is a scenario for your reflection: when you go for a swim in the ocean you put on your swimming gear.  When you go snowboarding or when you climb Mount Rainer, you are not likely to show up with the swimming gear. Instead, you will use a snowboard for snowboarding and you will dress well and have the technical equipment you need to summit Mount Rainer. The same logic applies in the workplace when you inquire into the various fields of knowledge, especially non-academic fields such as leadership, sales, innovation, as well as inquiries related to  parenting and relationships. Each of these conversations requires and would be tremendously enhanced by an appropriate set of tools, mental models and frameworks. Of course you can try to summit Mount Rainer with your swimming gear, but it is not certain you will come back alive. We call ourselves the sapient species. The question is: are we indeed becoming wiser or are we dumbing-down ourselves and losing some of our humanness? As leaders, mentors and parents, we must explore daily the question of how we can enable experiential knowledge. How do we facilitate character learning and knowledge? How do we inspire knowledge acquired through focused discovery? How do we encourage intuition and development knowledge?  That’s the work of leadership in the effort of fostering and promoting a new more enlightened and capable generations in the future. FULL SHOW NOTES: http://www.avivconsulting.com/cnf15

In this edition we are delighted to welcome back Jonathan Zap following our last talk with him in edition 43. An author, philosopher, journalist, and teacher who has written extensively on psychology and contemporary mythology. Jonathan has worked as a staff gemologist and instructor for the Gemological Institute of America. He has taught English in High School and College and worked with troubled youth as the dean of a South Bronx High School. As a wilderness guide, Jonathan has led inner city kids and other young people on expeditions to remote desert canyons and to the summit of Mount Rainer. He is also the author of numerous published articles, essays, experimental works of fiction and the Zap Oracle. His most recent book is “Crossing the Event Horizon— Human Metamorphosis and the Singularity Archetype” We continue with some of the subjects we touched on in edition 43 like psychic vampirism and parasites, as well as have Jonathan air some of his views on many of todays social and political issues, and life on this side of 2012.  Related Links:  http://www.zaporacle.com The Alphabet Versus Goddess Conflict  

An author, philosopher, journalist, and teacher who has written extensively on psychology and contemporary mythology. Jonathan has worked as a staff gemologist and instructor for the Gemological Institute of America. He has taught English in High School and College and worked with troubled youth as the dean of a South Bronx High School. As a wilderness guide, Jonathan has led inner city kids and other young people on expeditions to remote desert canyons and to the summit of Mount Rainer. He is also the author of numerous published articles, essays, experimental works of fiction and the Zap Oracle. His most recent book is "Crossing the Event Horizon— Human Metamorphosis and the Singularity Archetype" From the Human Ego, Death, The end & start of Human eras, to the nature of the Alien phenomena,  we cover allot of ground and look forward to another hour with Jonathan soon!   Related links: http://www.zaporacle.com/ https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.zap

[Episode 19 - September 7, 2013] Three Canadians injured climbing Mount Rainer, “End of Season” Gear Maintenance (Part I), Special Guest: Sierra the Barefoot Girl, sierrathebarefootgirl.com

Jonathan is a photographer, author, teacher, paranormal researcher and philosopher who has written extensively on human evolution and contemporary mythology. Jonathan has worked as a staff gemologist and instructor for the Gemological Institute of America. He has taught English in High School and College and worked with troubled youth as the Dean of a South Bronx High School. As a wilderness guide, Jonathan has led inner city kids and other young people on expeditions to remote desert canyons and to the summit of Mount Rainer.