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Episode 456 – How Do You Overcome Resentments?     Today we have Nathan. He's 42 years old and from Andover, MN and took his last drink on April 19th, 2023.   On January 1st, 2024, we are starting our intensive sobriety course geared towards the newcomer.  Check out the link to learn more about RESTORE.   Exact Nature: https://exactnature.com/RE20   [02:01] Highlights from Paul:   Today's question is from Darren A. who asks, “Can you discuss resentment and letting go of resentment?"   Life is a school where the people, places, and things are there to help us grow and become deeper human beings. The people we encounter in life are there to help us grow.    The theory is that none of this is happening to you. Remember, that is how a victim speaks. Flip that to believe that everything that has ever happened to you in your life is happening for you, for your own personal growth and development, to make you a more resilient human being.   Resentments are the teachers. Yes, they suck, they emotionally and physically hurt, but they are the opportunities for healthy and normal growth.   Another strategy is to stop labeling things as good or bad. When a person, place or thing pisses you off, try to recognize the mind immediately slapping a label on it, try to remain open.  We don't know what's going on behind the scenes. That person who may have recently dogged you may have actually shielded you from a tragedy down the road.    “You can be right, or you can have peace." Paul shares this mantra with us frequently on the podcast. He tries to repeat this mantra when he encounters a difficult life challenge.   We want to hear from the listener. How do you overcome resentments? Let us know in our Monday Instagram post on the Recovery Elevator Instagram page.   Better Help:  www.betterhelp.com/elevator - 10% off your first month. #sponsored   [08:56] Kris introduces Nathan:   Nathan is 42 and lives in Andover, MN. He works in financial operations but was recently laid off.  He is in the process of going through a divorce and has two cats. He enjoys woodworking and building things with hand tools, he also enjoys golf, reading and occasionally writing.   Nathan calls himself a late bloomer and hated beer. It was normal to have it around when he was growing up, but his dad drank NA beer. He was a casual drinker through his twenties and thirties.   In late 2019 Nathan's wife was in a car accident related to some health issues. It was a very stressful time for them as his wife was unable to drive and undergoing a lot of testing and Nathan was dealing with a very stressful work project as well.   Some health issues drove Nathan to use alcohol to ease his symptoms. His career was stressful, and he and his wife were having communication issues. Nathan didn't drink every day, but some days were binge sessions. He discovered the amount he could have without too many consequences the next day.   After a weekend of binge drinking, Nathan had an experience that felt like he was having a heart attack, and he went to the ER where he realized alcohol was causing the problems. Soon after he was able to admit to his wife that he needed to stop. He went back to the ER and told them that he needed help. After detox, Nathan enrolled in an IOP and connected with a great counselor.   It took a few months for Nathan to start feeling physically better and is currently confronting some difficult life situations. He plays the tape forward and continues to work on his recovery despite the strong emotions he is dealing with.   Nathan's favorite resources in recovery: his IOP counselor, the RE podcast and Café RE.   Nathan's parting piece of guidance: make a plan (to avoid relapse), make it really detailed and change it as you need to.   Instagram Recovery Elevator YouTube Sobriety Tracker iTunes    Recovery Elevator You're the only one that can do this, but you don't have to do it alone. I love you guys.    

My guest today is such an inspiration in the world of health, healing, and personal development, it is hard to believe that he was almost dead at 18 years old. Nathan Crane is here to talk about what it was like being a teen struggling with addiction and homelessness and how he made a commitment to himself to turn it all around. Together, we will talk about how you can start to implement small changes in your life to make a big impact and live your best life, even with a breast cancer diagnosis!You'll hear:Nathan's “ah-ha” moment that started his changeBreaking habits by replacing them with healthier alternativesResetting circadian rhythms and hormone production through simple (free) things How the food industry - pharmaceutical industry cycle is continually keeping us sickThe importance of starting slowly to replace the junk in our diets Why you need to change your mindset around diseases like cancer (and how powerful it can be for you life!)And more!More about Nathan:Nathan Crane is an award-winning author, inspirational speaker, plant-based athlete, event producer, and 18x award-winning documentary filmmaker.Nathan is the Founder of The Panacea Community, Creator of the Global Cancer Symposium, and Director and Producer of the documentary film, Cancer; The Integrative Perspective. He is also the Director of Strategic Relations at the Chi Center and is the Assistant Director of the PBS series "Ageless Living".In 2005, at only 18 years old, Nathan began his health, healing, and spiritual journey, eventually overcoming a decade of brutal teenage addiction, house arrest, jail, and challenging times of homelessness to become an international author, filmmaker, and speaker dedicated to health, healing, and conscious awakening.Connect with Nathan:Nathan's Website: https://nathancrane.com/Healing Life Community: https://www.healinglife.net/To talk to a member of Dr. Jenn's team and learn more about working privately with RHMD, visit: https://calendly.com/stephanie-1031/time-to-talkTo get your copy of Dr. Jenn's book, The Smart Person's Guide to Breast Cancer, visit: https://realhealthmd.kartra.com/page/SmartPersonsGuidetoBreastCancerJoin the Facebook group: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/keepingabreastwdrjennConnect with Dr. Jenn:Website: https://www.realhealthmd.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrJennSimmonsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjennsimmons/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dr.jennsimmons

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In this episode of The Personal Finance Podcast, we're gonna talk to Nathan Barry about The Ladders of Wealth Creation: A Step-By-Step Roadmap to Building Wealth. Connect with Nathan: Nathan's Blog Nathan's Twitter The Blog Post we are discussing Convertkit - Where I host my email newsletter. Join Our Newsletter here! Checklist of relevant episodes:  The Great Wealth Transfer Has STARTED (Here is How to Take Advantage of It) 5 Things You Need to Invest In to Build Wealth (That Aren't Stocks) with Jeff Rose How to Protect Your Wealth and Assets With a Will How to Create a Bulletproof Wealth Protection Plan How to Build Wealth With Airbnb Short Term Rentals with Lauren Keen Aumond   FREE GUIDES: ============== -Check out the free guide on where to put your money in what order!  https://www.mastermoney.co/stairway-to-wealth   -Here is the free How to Ask for A Raise ebook! https://www.mastermoney.co/get-a-raise-ebook   -Get Access to the 75-Day Challenge: https://www.mastermoney.co/75daychallenge    =============   We have a YOUTUBE channel! Check it out here!    Our Latest Videos:  How To Grow A Podcast Organically What Would Happen If You Maxed Out Your Roth IRA By Age?! (These Results Will Amaze You!) How to Become a Millionaire With a Small Amount of Money (Is it Really This Easy!?) Pre-tax moves for high earners   Got questions? Ask me on Instagram Here. @mastermoneyco This is the fastest way to get in touch with me.    ============ Sponsors:     Thanks to Policygenius For Sponsoring the show! Check them out a Policygenius.com Thank you to Betterhelp for sponsoring the show! Check them out at http://betterhelp.com/pfp Thanks to Ka'Chava For Sponsoring the show! Go to kachava.com/pfp and get 10% off on your first order.  Thanks to Shopify for Sponsoring the show! Go to shopify.com/pfp and start selling online today. Thanks to Mint Mobile for supporting the show! Cut your phone bill to $15 a month by going to https://mintmobile.com/pfp Thanks to Fundrise for Sponsoring the show! Invest in real estate for as little as $10 by going to fundrise.com/personalfinance   ============   Want to Support the Show? Follow on Spotify or Follow and Leave a 5-Star Review on Apple Podcasts!   ============   Check out all the Stuff I Recommend!    USEFUL RESOURCES: Best Place to Open a Roth IRA: https://m1finance.8bxp97.net/5vzD1 My Favorite Free Net Worth and Budget Tool: https://fxo.co/905L Best High Yield Savings Account: https://bit.ly/3HpPjAr  Get a $10 Free Bonus with Acorns: https://bit.ly/3lV0LLE Best Bank and Debit Card for Kids: https://bit.ly/3pJeI09  Get $5 Free Bitcoin at Coinbase: https://bit.ly/3oIQOml Best Credit Building Tool: https://bit.ly/3rmBuwZ  Best Personal Finance Books: https://kit.co/MasterMoney/best-personal-finance-books    ============     DISCLAIMER: I am not a financial adviser. This Podcast is for educational purposes only. Investing of any kind involves risk. While it is possible to minimize risk, your investments are solely your responsibility. It is imperative that you conduct your own research. I am sharing my opinion.    AFFILIATE DISCLOSURE: Some of the links on this channel are affiliate links, meaning, at NO additional cost to you, I may earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase and/or subscribe. However, this does not impact my opinion.   ============     Check us out on social fam!    Twitter   Tiktok   www.thepersonalfinancepodcast.com   www.mastermoney.co Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have you struggled with building a creative campaign that converts your audience to paying clients? If yes, it's time to consider a guerrilla marketing plan. Let's break down how to build a creative campaign that converts using the three components of a guerrilla marketing plan. What is guerilla marketing? Gorilla marketing can be broken down into 3 parts Plot - creativity, project management, and a good crew Act - understanding your audience, be engaging and remarkable Direct - highlight your unique value proposition (UVP), call to action, and know the next steps How to create a good plot when using guerrilla marketing? Your creative campaign begins with your innate creativity Creativity is the first part. We are all born with creativity but it is sadly beaten out of us throughout the course of life. Find what makes you unique. Likewise, identify your superpower. Whatever you are the best at, is where your creativity and your UVP will come from. Creativity fuels brainstorming. Project management is key to building a successful creative campaign Project management is the second part and is the visualization of how everything will come together. Think of a whiteboard with a map of the project, like a dashboard to see all of the components needed to accomplish the ultimate goal. And the third part is having a good crew. Your crew includes the people you hire and the people who will help you see the holes in the plot. The plot concept can be applied to both in-person and online marketing. Let's dive into Act as the second part of breaking down a creative campaign that converts. Engagement and Remarkable Act refers to engaging. When people engage, they are able to connect with you on a deeper level. They are also more willing to share you and the experience they have with you. Likewise, you can be remarkable, make a mark, meaning stand out so that your audience remembers you. Do things that stand out and are exciting. It helps with word-of-mouth marketing. Building relationships Likewise, building relationships is key to building trust. Trust determines buying practices, so any time you can stand out and get the attention of your audience, you will have more opportunities to engage and build relationships. How to Direct your campaign To direct your creative campaign, you need to highlight your unique value proposition, have a clear and specific call to action and be aware of the next steps. Unique value proposition Your unique value proposition isn't simply what you are the best at. Think of Disney, they aren't a happy place on earth, they are the happiest place on earth. You want to share your authentic self to build a connection with your audience. When you feel like yourself, you will be more likely to attract your ideal audience. Robyn emphasized that your personal brand is what other people think, say, and feel about you. Your branding efforts are how you communicate what makes you unique and differentiates you from all others in your area of expertise. Learn more about personal branding here. Clear and concise CTA Clarity around your call to action is paramount for your audience to know what you want them to do next. Be concise. Don't leave them guessing, give them specific instructions on what they should do, and what you want them to do next. People won't ask you what's next, you need to tell them. For example, subscribe to my email list, or follow me on social media. Implement the CTA with your marketing plan, but be prepared to provide value. Options within a CTA create confusion and confused people do not buy. Know the next steps of your creative campaign Next is to prepare for the next steps, this encapsulates the long-term journey that you are helping your clients go on. It involves the long-term transformation that they will experience and can expect. Be sure that you have mapped out your processes so that the client can know and understand how you will work together and the outcomes they can expect from working with you. Know how you will serve your audience and clients in the long term. This comes full circle to building relationships. Adhering to your values is the number one key to success. James Altucher's Book, Skip the Line About Nathan Bynum Nathan Bynum helps businesses reach their target market through high-impact, entertaining campaigns. He helps his clients attract their audiences through creativity and organic experiences so that they become influencers through word-of-mouth marketing. Traveling the world and meeting successful entrepreneurs has given Nathan the insights and skills needed to become one of the youngest goal achievers you'll ever meet. When he was 24 he became a best-selling author and a certified goal success coach.  He is now helping business owners create creative guerrilla marketing campaigns that get shared, not scrolled past. Connect with and learn more about Nathan:  Nathan's Book: Goal Setting: Habits to Achieve Your Goals and Succeed in the Life You Want Website for Nathan Bynum Find Nathan on Facebook  Connect with  Nathan on Instagram Find Nathan on LinkedIn If you are looking to grow and scale your business, or build a stand-out personal brand, learn my success equation by downloading the Purpose to Results™ Method free eBook today. 

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1 (15s): one with your hidden . 1 (4m 36s): Now what a beautiful name. It is. What a beautiful name. beautiful name. 1 (5m 7s): . 1 (11m 38s): We can hear them. 2 (13m 6s): You. Jesus. Thank you Jesus. For your presence. God, we thank you for your power. We love you Jesus, in your precious. 3 (13m 21s): All right, you can go ahead and be seated. No better place to be than the presence of God and God's people. So I mentioned earlier that pastor Steve is down in Santa Barbara, helping out with Don Gaynor's Memorial service. And so we do have a guest speaker this morning, Mike and Jan Sparrow. They've been friends of ours since the mid eighties. I think so our kids and Steve and Jolene's kids and Mike and Jan's kids, they all kind of all went to school together at coastal Christian school. So we've known them for many, many years. 3 (14m 2s): And also Mike has served as pastor of a GABA church in San Louis for many decades. He'll tell you all about that, but Mike is going to be sharing God's word with us this morning. And so Perry, you want to go ahead and bring the podium up front. And so let's give a warm welcome to pastor Mike Sparrow. 4 (14m 23s): And there we go. Test. I am. I got your stuff. I'm using it for a second. Thank you. Good morning, everybody. Good to be with you. Good to see you all see some familiar faces. And I was here, I don't know, several months ago and Steve actually invited me back. So Hey, something must have went, right? Maybe. I don't know, but it's good to be with you. I also have a twin and a, not quite like this and his name is pat Sparrow and because it was Halloween, I was tempted to open today with a slide of pat and I. This was a long time ago, 45 years ago. Actually it was the Halloween before we received Christ. Pat was dressed like a nun and I was dressed like a devil. 4 (15m 4s): Then we were dancing. And, and if you saw that picture, you'd say those two guys need to get saved and I'm, and I'm sure glad we did. It was, it was the Lord totally working on us in us. And so here we are, I, I got some things in my heart, Steve, when he asked me to speak, it was several months ago, he started setting up this date and he said, Hey, would you want to speak on that day? And I asked him, what do you want me to speak about? And he says, I don't know, whatever's on your heart. And so there's been lots of things on my heart because the season the church is in and what's going on with the big church, the big C church. And I am a regional director for our association. So I get to travel something as COVID opens up, talking to pastors all the time, I'm also helping to coordinate the pastors fellowship in San Louis. 4 (15m 52s): So I keep a tab on what's going on in churches and in the body of Christ at large. And so there's been a few things that just been stirring in me that I'm hoping to share today and that you'll you'll catch it, that you'll, you'll see it. And you'll begin to pray into it and the impact you and it'll impact your church here. Likewise, last time I was here, I talked a little about family care network. I'm a liaison for them helping to recruit foster kids where we can be. When I speak, I tell them I'll put a plug in for family care network where I can, and then I need right now because of COVID, there's a big need for re rescue homes or the emergency shelter homes. 4 (16m 37s): Sometimes the middle of the night for various reasons, the police are called the authorities come and that children need to be removed from their home sometimes at short term and as they get family or others, or the situation gets revolt, resolve to put the child back in the home. And so there's a great need for that. We had a 16 year old gal Spanish-speaking only a few weeks ago. Crises came into her house, a single mom, single parent situation. And for cause there was no homes for three days. She stayed in the offices with social workers. And that, that shouldn't be, there's a strong community here. We love families. We want to see families prosper. 4 (17m 17s): Amen. We want to see families be healthy. And most of them are children in our community. And they've had about 60 of them had to go out of the community recently because partially because of COVID parents have kids coming back from college, they're not staying on campus. They moved back in the house. Also. Sometimes there's a concern in the house for people coming and going. There's there's many reasons, but if you have a heart for that, or just want more information about that, we'll be at a table outside and just can fill you in. I know it's a calling. I can't persuade you to do that. And it's nothing that you can, you know, it, it's gotta be something that God puts in here. And every time I've presented it, there's been people that have come up to, God's been dealing with me about that for a long time. 4 (18m 2s): So if that might be you come see us at the table out there is that okay? Well, it's exciting to see, you know, hanging out with Steve, your new plans for the worship center, seeing that things are moving here and, and growing and getting back on track. And we find that in different places that even at our church at God bay, I'm no longer lead pastor, but I'm there probably half time. And I'm still speak once in a while. They're involved in ministry that this, this season we've been in is coming to a close in Jesus name. Amen. And, and yet you see people's hearts. You see some were saying where's so-and-so or where's this family, or where's this group of people. And, and we're, we're asking those questions and then talking to some people, I just seen their, their hearts disengage. 4 (18m 48s): They've just pulled back sometimes offense sometimes because this season we're in how many know it's a time of offense, things over politics, things, things around COVID mass, no mass, all the stuff that's been in the culture the last 18 months, two years has, has brought some division and divided the church. So people's hearts, I've met some, their hearts have grown called you probably never have right pastor. No. Okay. No comment. I'll take that as a yes. And so this is, so he asked me, what do I want to share on? And we, our last song was about it. That God, you would bring a revival that you would bring a renewing that you bring a refreshing. 4 (19m 30s): And I usually PowerPoint things. And so I'm usually a four or five point guy. I I've tried to do that. This is an exhortation. So just trusting, it's going to go into place that encourages and go in a place that gives you some insight. Is that okay if you have your Bible Psalm 85, it's a great one. It's from the sons of Cora and the sons of Korah were Levi's rights. And part of their job was to serve in the temple. And this is their prayer. They saw people coming and going every week to temple to they saw the spiritual atmosphere sphere around their temple campus. And here's what they prayed. Will you not revive us again? That your people may rejoice in? You show us your mercy Lord and grant us your salvation. 4 (20m 14s): I will, I will hear what God the Lord will speak for. He will speak peace to his people and to his saints. He said, revive us again. Oh God. And that's been our prayer. And I'm in a couple of prayer groups and we're praying weekly two times. And we have an all night prayer meeting coming up Thursday. We're praying God revive your church. God help us to be the people that you dreamed of in the season that you wanted a church without spot or wrinkle. You want a church United Jesus. You prayed in John 17. That we'd be one. And it seems like the gates of hell. They're the ones that are winning, but that's not the truth God's at work. Do you believe that? And so how many have ever been in a real revival? Like not just a good meeting, but in an extended time where God moved in a community or area or a country, any bin, but part of that, yeah, I I've had the privilege of being in a few of those places where when we pray for revival, it was more than just a good feeling. 4 (21m 11s): It was more than just an emotional stirring. There was a shift in the atmosphere. There was a shift in the community. There is a shift in the thinking of the people and how families related to each other. The biggest shift was hearts towards God. People's hearts turning back towards God. I I've been in the community will at one place in Kenya where we were working. It's almost on the village of Uganda. We started a partnership there in 96 and pastor shad, reco lo he came to Cal poly. We met through that relationship and we started working with him and there was a part of Kenya that nobody had been there for evangelism for a long time. There was any Piscal church there that was planted way back in the sixties. 4 (21m 53s): And so we rented a tent from the Methodists and we went to this community. But when we went in, they said, you're going to need armed guards. There's lot of robbery, there's thugs that are tormenting people. The atmosphere was just heavy. The people were oppressed and we went up, put up 10 up and we went for like eight or nine days. And in those eight or nine days, we saw God just move supernaturally. The village demoniac this guy literally was a crazy guy in the village. And I don't know if I touched on that when I was here last time I was speaking about compassion. This, this guy came forward in the tent just crazy. And we prayed for him. And I just, under the authority of the Lord, I pointed at him and said, God wants to change you into a different person. 4 (22m 34s): And he fell down on his knees and we prayed for him and the team got him some clothes and he hung around for a couple of days. And just, just something began to shift because God began to move. We baptized 150 people that week. And there was just this, something in the, in the community that changed the atmosphere that heaviness broke loose. And it was a true move of God. And I went back 16 months later and here comes this pastor and a friend across. And I said, who's that guy? They said, that's, that's David. He's the guy that got delivered. And now he's part of our, our recovery ministry here on the campus. And besides that, there's a teacher ran across the playground there, the, the soccer field. 4 (23m 15s): And she said, you don't know me, but since you guys came in, this church started, this whole community's changed. I went driving at night with the pastor and he said, you know, a year ago, we couldn't go out into these little town area. People are afraid. They're frightened. They're locked in. They're out shopping. They're out meeting with one another. Something shifted in the atmosphere. How many believe God can do that? Here? He's no respecter of places. He's no respecter of persons where people's heart are for revival to invite his presence into place where people position themselves and, and call on him. He will come and he will change and he'll move. And he'll, he'll renew marriages and families. I don't know about you. 4 (23m 56s): That's what I'm living for in these days. Amen. And I think that's what you're preparing for down the street, huh? Making room for God to move. If you have your Bibles, go with me and Malakai three 13, I've heard this from people. And at the same time that this time we're in right now, Matthew three 13 or Malakai three 13. Malakai's the last book of the old Testament. And Malakai's prophesying here, prophesying here about some challenges that he's facing amongst the people. And this is new living translation in three 13, he said, he said, God saying through the prophet, you have said terrible things about me. 4 (24m 37s): How would you like God to say that to you? You have said terrible things about me. And he's talking to who grew up in a group of people says the Lord, but you say, what do you mean? What have we said against you? Verse 14. You've said, what's the use of serving God. You ever heard anybody say that? What's the use of serving God, especially in the season we've been in. There's been lots of challenges. I've had pastor friends, deaths in their family. I have a good pastor friend. Now he was fighting cancer in the season. And then he had just retired from a secular job. And now his wife's facing early Alzheimer's and he's been in very, very tough situation. 4 (25m 16s): Used to be the strongest encourager. He would walk up to your, Hey, bless God, brother. How goes the battle? And just an encourage pouring out of him. But this season he asked me not too long ago, Hey Mike, pray for me that my faith wouldn't fail. I'm in the, I'm in the trial in my life. And so when we go through those things, sometimes that thought comes our way. What, what uses it to serve God? And then Malakai's gone. It goes on and said, you said, what's the use of serving God? What have we gained by obeying his commands? Or by trying to show the Lord of heaven that we are sorry for our sins from now on, we call the arrogant, blessed for those who do evil, get rich. And those who dare God to punish them. 4 (25m 58s): They suffer no harm. He's saying there's people that sin, go ahead, God, if you're real, punish me since there's nothing happening to them, life just goes on for them. It's a crisis of faith. And he goes on and 16, then those who fear the Lord spoke with each other and the Lord listened to what they said. And his presence, a scroll of remembrance was written to record the names of those who feared him and always thought about the honor of his name. So they're saying, there's a group here saying, what good is it to serve God? But God said, wait. There's people that still fear me. There's people that still honor me. And how many know God's a good accountant. God can keep track. God's a good listener. 4 (26m 38s): He knows what's going on. He said, there's a group of people that are still faithful to me. And I'm going to write a book and remembrance about them. I'm going to keep track of who they are, those names because they fear me and they honor my name. And then they will be, my people says the Lord of heaven's armies on the day when I act in judgment, they'll be my own special treasure. I'll spare them as a father, spares an obedient child. And then again, you're going to see the difference between the righteous and the wicked between those who serve God and those who do not now, right now, that might be confusing. It's so mixed up the parties and the agendas and all that. But God said here through Malakai, there's a day coming. You're going to see real clear. 4 (27m 18s): Who, who knows me, who fears me, who honors me and those that don't, I believe we're coming into that season. I believe there is a favor. That's going to come on the church once again to make a distinguishing distinguish between those who have a covenant or walking with God and those who don't give a rip about them. Those that don't care about them even to the farther side there's blast femurs around that are just undermining Christianity, attacking us, trying to intimidate the church. I just asked you, hold on and don't give up right now because there's things coming. There's I believe there's a tide turning John 1633. Jesus says these things. I spoken to you that in may, you may, you may have peace in the world. 4 (27m 58s): You'll have tribulation, but be of good cheer. I've what I've come on. I've come on. Overcome the world. That, that word there. Tribulation is the Greek word. Litmus. It means pressure. Squeeze down, sit in the world. There's going to be a squeezing that comes. It's the same word they use to get oil out of olive oil, out of oils or out of all us when they would step and crush them, that that oil would come forward. The same word was used when you're squeezing grapes to get the juice out, flip us. There's pressure coming. But our good friend, Ron Salsbury had a word that I loved and it was perseverance. You remember what that word is? 4 (28m 39s): Anybody that knew him, Hoopa Monet. Remember I saw that. Joe, who, who? Pomona? It's the Greek word. That's just not patient endurance. Not like just, okay. I'm going to buckle down in the storm. And I wait this thing out. No squeezing comes, slip us, squeezes you down, but hupomone it lifts you up. It's a word for patient endurance. It's a word with about staying on course. It's the idea that if the storms coming, some sailors would say, pull down, pull down the sails, wrap it up, set the anchors. We're going to hunker down and wait this thing out. But this word Hoopa Monet means we're going to adjust our sails. We're not going to shut down, but we're going to adjust our sales. 4 (29m 20s): We're going to use this storm for an advantage. It's it's having an expected in it, seeing the finish line. So where we are right now with this thing's coming against the church. I encourage you. Don't give up there. There's a season coming. We're going to see a move of God. I totally believe that I've had promises about that. We hear that in different parts of the world where we're serving that God is at work. Is anybody excited about that? Just a little bit. Amen. How many want that in a waiting for that and position yourself for that and pray into that and believe God for that. Because some of us now are our words, our mouths, our hearts. I hear what we're speaking and help us Lord to be ready for what you want to do. 4 (30m 0s): Scripture says where there's no revelation or prophetic vision that people go unrestrained, but happy and blessed is Hugh who keeps the laws of God without a vision in our heart of what God wants to do with us and in our homes and our families. Without having that vision in us scripture says, we go unrestrained where we're just kind of tossed around. And there's a, another passage of scripture that I've gone through over and over through the years, it helped me just stay on course. And I want to share that with you, especially those that might think what, what purpose or what use is there to serve God. And it's found in second Samuel seven, it's about a thousand BC. David has become king. And after he kills Goliath, he goes through this whole series of things where he's anointed king, but doesn't come in to his rightful reign for a while. 4 (30m 49s): And as he's being positioned to rule all kinds of wars breakout in the Philistines and the surrounding enemies and even battles from within own family members contending for that, that, that place is king and David battles, all those things. Also the tabernacle of God, which is where God would manifest his presence that got captured. The Philistines have it stashed. And finally David gets it back and brings it to Jerusalem. It's rightful place and there's peace now. And he takes a walk up the mountain to this, this tent, and he tells Nathan the priest and prophet, Hey, come with me. I, I just want to hang out in his presence for a little while. 4 (31m 29s): And so in front of this tabernacle, Nathan and David have a conversation. And second Samuel seven one, it says now it came to pass. When the king was dwelling in his house and the Lord had given him rest from all his enemies all around the king said to Nathan the prophet, see, now I dwell in a house of Cedar, but this Ark of God, God's tabernacle. It dwells inside 10 curtains. He said, something's wrong with this picture? I've got my temple being built for me, my, my house. And yet I come out here to this tent and that's God's dwelling place. And then Nathan Nathan said to the king, go there, do all that's in your heart for the Lord is with you. 4 (32m 9s): But it happened that night, that the word of the Lord came to Nathan saying, go and tell him my servant, David thus says the Lord, would you build a house for me? And God starts challenging David through Nathan. He says, you know, I, I was in a tabernacle. I moved with the people of Israel through the wilderness for those 40 years, I was with them. And, and as we moved, my presence went with you. And now you want to build me a house. He's asking David in verse eight. He says this now, therefore you say this to my servant, David. I took you from the sheep fold from following the sheet to rule over my people over Israel. And I've been with you wherever I've gone and, and have cut off all your enemies from before you and have made you a great name, like the name of the great men who were on the earth, wherever our point of place for my people, Israel, and when plant them that they may dwell in a place of their own and move no more nor show your sons a witness, oppressed them anymore. 4 (33m 6s): As previously, since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people, Israel and have caused you to rest for all your enemies. This is the point I want to make right here. And then God says, also the Lord tells you that he will make you a house years ago. I read that passage in context and I thought, well, this is the deal God wanted to make with David. He told David, if, if you build my house, I'll build your house. And something went off in me over that. And I've seen over the last 40 some years of ministry, God be faithful to that promise because I truly believe he looks for covenant people. And throughout scripture, he cut covenant with men and he cut covenant with families. 4 (33m 48s): And that Kevin is, I'll be your God. And I want you to be my people, but you're going to get involved with family business. You're going to help me carry out my plan and we'll and in. So doing, you're going to see my goodness. You're going to see my blessing. You're going to be a CMI protection. It's never, problem-free, there's always challenges. There's always opposition, but God said, I'm going to be with you and David, as you build my house, I'm going to build your house. And there's something right now that I have in my heart is like, where's the men and women that have a desire to build God's house. Not, not just the church, but a spiritual house. Where's the men and women of God who are, are as concerned about what God's dream is for this place than our dreams and our plans. 4 (34m 32s): When we walked by a school and we know the turmoil, some of the schools in do we ever look at a school and say, God, what's your dream for the school. Once you what's your dream, God, what do you want to see happen in my neighborhood? As I walk my neighborhood, there's, there's divorce, there's abuse in some of our neighborhoods. God, can we dream with you? What's in your heart. And God says, if we concern ourselves with those things, if we help putting our focus on making a difference there, the promise to David is you build my house and all build your house. Now I I'm, I'm going to share just some personal stories about this, but it's not bragging on Mike Sparrow. I'm a very, very ordinary guy serving a very extraordinary God. 4 (35m 14s): I'm serving a very good God. And, and years ago we got married in 1981 and I was already in the bay area. My degree was in geology. I was working in research and development for Sohio petroleum. And we, when we got married, we got involved with this church, hard to the bay. And in that church, there was a bunch of young couples. We probably had a dozen young couples plus or minus five years of age. And the pastors were dynamic and, and the church was exciting. We're meeting a multipurpose room and, and we were just excited to serve it. It became our life. We had services three, three days a week and our friends were there. But as young couple we were looking around and we said, and we were passing out flyers to something going on at the church. 4 (35m 58s): And I remember Jen and I were talking, gosh, it would be fun to have a house. And we don't have much money in the bank. I don't know how this could ever work, but I remember where we stopped and I prayed God, would you bless us some day with the house or show us how to get in one, we probably had 500 bucks in the bank and at Sohio petroleum, I had a bachelor's degree in us. Bachelor degree guys served the PhDs. They hired a new guy from Tulane university. His name was Mike and Mike came to work there and they gave Mike some money for a down payment on a house. He had one year to use it. And at nine months he came to me and said, Hey, Mike, I need to use this money within three months, or I'm going to lose it. 4 (36m 38s): And do you want to buy a house? And I'll give you the $10,000 and you buy the house. And when you can pay me back, the $10,000 you can, I just need to be on title for a while. Long story short, that was our first house. I didn't even know how to start, but I met a real estate guy and this older guy, Ray, and I remember going into Ray's office. I sit down and the phone rings when I'm in Ray's office. And we don't, we hadn't even seen too many houses that are, he hadn't really showed us anything. Phone rings, guys in a good neighborhood in San Leandro, little house he had on the market for 93,000. He said, I'll let it go for 82,000. I'll carry back some of the money ratio. Let's go look at the house. 4 (37m 18s): We looked at the house a day or two later, we owned a house that how in the world did that happen? God reminded me of his promise. You build my house. I'll make a way for you and your house. I'm not just talking about material things. We're just talking about houses right now. Right? So we, we left the bay area in, in 1986. My twin brother was down here and he called, said, we need a youth pastor. And we had gotten involved with youth ministry and my heart was going more towards ministry than geology. I went from Theo geology. I say rocks in the ground to theology rocks in the head and heart. I made a shift and we get down here. No, the church we left 55,000 a year. 4 (38m 0s): Those are $86 to come down here for 70 bucks a week for youth ministry. It was a really good economic deal. Jan's dad was thrilled. I made that choice and he was a professional us steel. And he, he came down, he was shaking his head. He looks at the church and he says, so when you, if you do good, you get one of these. He thought it was like a franchise or something like that. He had a different mindset. We came down for 70 bucks a week that we're renting a little house in shell beach at first, but I was at a home group meeting and Grover my twin. Brother's speaking on a Sunday night and I'm around this house during worship. And I felt in here, the Lord says, you're going to live in this house. And first I said, really, it's got shag green carpet smells like cats, these old Mediterranean style curtains, but it had an ocean view. 4 (38m 48s): And it, and it's here in Grover beach. And within a few months, the gal that was renting that house from our church, moved out, we were in, I helped buy through real estate, helped her buy a condo, made a little money there. And we're in this house. And then with just in a few months, the owner of the house says, Hey, do you guys want to buy this house? And we looked at each other. I said, you know, we just moved here. I don't have any real job established. I'm making 70 bucks a week. I told the owner w w we'll make a run at it. But in my heart, I felt like God said, yes, go for it. So what happened? I met a lender that just moved to town. He knew as I was a new realtor, wanted to start a partnership. And he got us a loan for the house. And to this day, I don't know how legal it is. 4 (39m 30s): I don't know how it, I don't know how it worked. It was an ugly loan, but within a very short time, we were in a house and God was keeping his promise, that house, you know, Grover beach on the hill, 98,000, we converted it and changed it. All that made equity that got us in the house. We're in now last house story. So we moved across this freeway. We made some equity in that house and our kids were growing up and we had a teenager living with a five or a six year old that wasn't working well. So we need an extra bedroom. And we looked across the freeway and there was a house there that seemed out of our price range. And again, okay, God, we're going to go in by faith. 4 (40m 10s): We made the offer and it, it it's on Irish way. And I was born on St. Patrick's day. And on my birthday, we moved into that house and we're coming down the street. I had the driving, the, the moving truck. And in my spirit, I heard God say happy birthday and moved into a house on Irish way. And I've seen the faithfulness of God. I'm saying this, not to brag on us. I been somewhat faithful. I've had mistakes and my share of just discouragement net, but I've seen the faithfulness of God when your heart is to Zuora. I want, I want to build your house. We've seen that on our children. When our kids were in tough times, God was always faithful to bring somebody, to encourage our kids. 4 (40m 52s): Both of my kids got into Cal poly with less than a averages. Now you have to have it like a 4.5. Both, both of them were like B plus students. Somehow God got both of our sons at Cal poly. I looked just about time after time, where we've seen his faithfulness. I've, I've never made a lot of money in ministry. I, I looked at my salary once and I said, it's somewhere between a prison guard and a teacher. That's probably real appropriate for a pastor. You're kind of balanced it out, but I've seen God be faithful time and time again. And it's, it's not about the money. It's just about the provision of God and feeling like God, I'm in the family business. I am, my, my heart is toward your house, my hearts towards your people. 4 (41m 34s): And when we're oriented that way, Jesus said, seek first, the kingdom of heaven in his righteousness and what happens, everything else gets added. And I, and I'm not saying it's all been smooth. We've had lots of challenges, but I've, I've found this when, when, when your hearts for God and you want to see God's people grow and you want to see God's people strengthened as you pour your life into them. He's always got people to pour life into you, as you want to, as you give out and you're serving, there's always people that want to come around side and support and encourage us. My older brother bill was on the streets because of alcohol for 20 some years. And he was down in Southern California. And I could do nothing about that from a distance. 4 (42m 15s): Sometimes we didn't even hear from him, but I know up here when we would help at our recovery ministry and I'd be talking to people that are struggling, the same thing, I would throw up a prayer. God help my brother, bill God delivered a brother bill. And it wasn't too long. It took several years. He ended up up here at a ranch, getting sober, receiving Jesus as Lord and savior. And I think God, you're just faithful. You're faithful. And as our hearts towards building his house, I promise you his heart will be towards strengthening and working in your house. Does anybody believe that this morning? Amen. Well, these are some quick things. What can we do to help build God's house? We're not building just a physical house. 4 (42m 57s): Ephesians two 19 says now, therefore you're no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ, himself being the chief cornerstone in whom the whole building being fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord in whom also you are a billing built together for a dwelling place of God's spirit. So we're not just talking about a building. Scripture says, now we are the temple of God, right? We are the temple of God. We house the spirit of God, God. He used to dwell in Solomon's temple. That's where they would go to encounter his presence. But after Jesus was crucified, the scripture says that veil was rent into the temple doors were open. 4 (43m 43s): And now the spirit of God lives in you and me. And so we're not just about trying to get God's presence to come here. Part of building up the body of Christ is encouraging people that God's presence is in them and help strengthen them and encourage them. And so when we're building up the house of God, I I'm talking about encouraging one another to use their gifts. And you know, I just got four quick points on, how do you build? First of all, Jesus said, my house, God said, my house will be a house of prayer. How do I build? I build with words, I build with prayer. We were in India in this village, we planted a new church or help plant and dedicate a new church in this village of India with Billy Graham Palouse. 4 (44m 25s): And I met Billy Graham's mother, but this other lady that came to that part of India, there was murdered going on. They said weekly, something was getting murdered. It was just a dark, dark area. And here we're dedicating a church and it's vibrant and alive and worship's going on. And I said, how did you guys transform it in such a short time from that to this? I said, we pray. We pray. Prayer brings breakthrough. Do you believe that the effective fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much, one verse version says it makes tremendous power available. So when you and me pray, it makes a difference. Prayer is the key. I know I'm going quickly here. It's winding down. Number two, prayer changes things. 4 (45m 7s): Number two, determined to be an encourager life and death is in the power of the tongue. This season. I have met so many people that just need some encouragement. Somebody to say, you can do it. Somebody to lift them up, somebody to give them a word in season, just to help float their boat a little bit. Tell your neighbor, you can be an encourager. Come on and tell him that man, you guys don't believe that who you're sitting next to right now, holy mackerel, come on. You can be an encourager life and death is in your words. Do you believe that this season, you know, I don't even have time to go in the story. 4 (45m 50s): So what's over even the last couple of weeks, the times of just people coming that just need to be lifted up and prayed for, and our words can make the difference in how their day goes. Our words can help turn a life, can bring freedom to people. There's power. In your words, do you believe that church, I throw in another one here and especially the season we're in T to have, I think the most infectious thing and the most inviting thing. And the most life-changing things for people that don't know the Lord is to see someone live like they're loved. And when we realized that, that when we were yet sinners Christ died for us, I don't even have time to go into my testimony, but how God pursued me. 4 (46m 35s): When I was running from him, I, we, we got into the drug scene in the Southern California, my twin brother, and I, and things went, you know, it started out fun. And then that fun goes into the partying and the drugs changed. And it wasn't too long. A friend of ours got killed by a drug dealer. That was a wake-up call for me. And I remember praying, God, I only have one life to live Lord, and I don't want to mess it up. God, Jesus come into my life. And shortly after that, he did. And then the revelation through time because of guilt and shame from my past, I would struggle with this. God really loved me, but I was bringing a missionary back to the airport. 4 (47m 14s): And, and this is in Santa Barbara one day. And this happened years ago. And as I was coming back by lake Katoomba, I just felt this urgency to pull into this turnout. And I don't know why, but it was just so strong in me that I even passed it and went a mile down the road. And I came back to the turnout and then pulled in and nobody was there. And so I'm looking around and I'm saying, what was that about? And I was youth pastor then, and super busy just trying to make it all happen. And I was sitting on the wall. And again, you know, I say I heard God's voice only a few times in my life. Has it been that loud and clear that it's almost audible? And this was one of those times. And he asked me, why do you live? Like, I don't love you. 4 (47m 55s): And I argued with them. I don't do that. And, and he reminded me that you, you, you're struggling so hard just that you always got to provide that you always got to keep it together. And you're always just, just on this rush. It was like calm down and know that you're loved. And so now it's been years. And that idea that I I'm, I'm living like I'm really loved, not because of how special I am, but because how good he is, how wonderful he is. And when, when people see your life differently, as Malakai said, once again, I'll make a distinction between those who serve me and those that don't when we live like we're loved. And we truly believe that the God's for us, that he he's got a plan for us, then he'll never leave us nor forsake us. 4 (48m 41s): See, that's the, one of the things he said to David at the temple, my hands always been on you. David ever sent you, you were raised up as king. My hands always been on you when you believe that God's with you. And you know that, and, and you live that way in a confidence that no matter what's coming my way, God, you're bigger. You're bigger. No matter what's coming my way, God, you said you would provide a way of escape when we live that way, it's impactful to others. There's a couple of times in our family where people come, come to us and said, we want what you have. We want the God you serve because of how they see the goodness of God. And again, it's not us. I know it's the Lord in us. 4 (49m 21s): I know when Dean Braxton was here, I think it was here. He said, when you see a tortoise on top of a fence post, you know, it didn't get there by itself. And I can say that with God, what I have today and how I live today. I know it's all because of what Jesus has done. And when we live with that infectious faith and we live with that infectious joy, truly we can, we can build up other people. We can build that spiritual house. We can build this spiritual house. Amen church. Amen. Well, I think it's time to worship Ron. We got a couple more songs and I want to pray. And so worship team come on up and I have a few more pages of notes, but we'll just end it right there. 4 (50m 5s): It's one of those times where over the last season, my, my heart's been filled and, and stirred and father, I thank you for hungry hearts in this place. I thank you for a renewed desire Lord, to see your move, Lord God, in our families and homes, to see some things shift where they need to shift for joy to be restored Lord for your strength to come. I pray great grace Lord, over homes that are still in recovery mode and still struggling God, even from this COVID season businesses that are stuck businesses that have been damaged by this current culture. 4 (50m 52s): Lord, I pray God, just your great grace there. And Lord, I would confirm, I'd ask that you would confirm God in hearts, it's worth it to serve you. I pray that you would renew that, that you said when we come to God, it says in Hebrews six, you said, when we come to you, we must believe that you are. And that you're a rewarder of those that diligently seek you. And I've seen that in every culture. We've been able to go to Lord that you are a rewarder. And I, I pray that we do it out of love for you out of honor for you. We serve you for because of who you are, God, and how good you are. 4 (51m 32s): But I pray as we serve you that others see the fruit of it. And this season they'll see the fruit in our own life, the change in our own life and how you do indeed take care of our houses. And I lift up those that might not know you here, Lord, or have drifted away. And those that might be watching online that have been frustrated. And even in their own heads said, what good is it to serve God, I pray today, Lord, that you would just open their hearts and Quicken their minds again, God, and bring back remembrances and bring back understanding of when they did serve you or that hunger to get to know you or to surrender to you, to put you first and see what happens. 4 (52m 13s): Thank you for that Lord. Thank you. Holy spirit for filling your people as we worship in Jesus name. Amen. 1 (52m 59s): we were away without hope. 1 (59m 28s): We thought you . There was mercy to fill the law and draw two. If the Virgin came from it, throw new, then this glory to Cray Linda the creation. 1 (1h 0m 41s): You do not despise the Soundation Jesus save that you rose all that had spread and that stone was moved for good for the land had conquered Dan rose from Vanuatu's . 5 (1h 3m 24s): Thank you, Lord, for those truths. Thank you for the gospel. Thank you for the power of what Jesus did on the cross for us. And you love for us. Thank you for, for sending us the helper for sending us the holy spirit to convict us of sin And for just your power in us, in our lives. So thank you. God, who would you just give us the power of encouragement as we leave today for others and for ourselves, Lord, encourage us in you.

In this episode of the College Life podcast, Alicia interviews Nathan - Nathan is transferring to a new college and he shares his big dream to become a writer for a comedy show and work in the industry. We brainstorm some ideas about how to approach building skills, experiences, and his network to reach his dream.  Let's connect! Instagram @thecollegelifecoach Email: thecollegelifecoach@gmail.com Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/makecollegeyours/ Join and introduce yourself! Sending you all the good vibes!  -Alicia  makecollegeyours.com To bring Alicia to speak: https://www.aliciasepulveda.com/   To get on the show and have a brainstorming session with Host of the College Life podcast, Alicia, fill out the survey or Click here:  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/26CKVC3  *You don't have to know ANYTHING except your big dream. That's it. Just show up and we can take it from there :) I'd love to give back to listeners if this is something that is interesting to you!  

Wondering what the difference is between privacy, security, and anonymity and how the three intersect? How about what a threat model is and how to develop one for yourself? This episode, we're sitting down with Nathan from The New Oil to chat about threat modeling, the intersection of privacy, security, and anonymity, and how open-source software is central to opting out of surveillance.More about Nathan:Nathan's guest profile -- https://optoutpod.com/guests/nathan-bartram/The New Oil website -- https://thenewoil.xyz/index.htmlThreat modeling -- https://thenewoil.xyz/threatmodel.htmlThe New Oil videos on PeerTube -- https://peertube.thenewoil.xyz/video-channels/thenewoil/videosThe Surveillance Report podcast, where Nathan is co-host -- https://techlore.tech/sr.htmlNathan's recommended tools to Opt Out:Nextcloud, a self-hosted storage, contacts, calendar, and much more FOSS app -- https://nextcloud.com/ProtonMail, an encrypted and private email service -- https://protonmail.com/QubesOS, a privacy-preserving and security-focused Linux distro (not for Linux beginners, more advanced) -- https://www.qubes-os.org/DD-WRT, a Linux-based router firmware -- https://dd-wrt.com/Bitwarden, an easy to use password manager -- https://bitwarden.com/KeePass, a basic and local password manager -- https://keepass.info/Simple Login, an email aliasing service - https://simplelogin.io/Privacy.com, a payment card aliasing service - https://privacy.com/MySudo, a phone aliasing service - https://mysudo.com/This week's project to help you Opt Out - PeerTube:PeerTube, a federated video platform -- https://joinpeertube.org/What is PeerTube? A short video explainer -- https://framatube.org/videos/watch/217eefeb-883d-45be-b7fc-a788ad8507d3Running your own PeerTube instance -- https://docs.joinpeertube.org/install-any-osThe New Oil PeerTube instance -- https://peertube.thenewoil.xyz/Opt Out Podcast PeerTube instance -- https://videos.optoutpod.com/Opt Out's Sponsors:Cake Wallet, an easy to use Monero mobile wallet -- https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#cake-walletLocalMonero, an excellent and privacy-preserving way to buy and sell Monero -- https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#localmoneroIVPN, an ethical, no-nonsense, non-logging VPN provider -- https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#ivpnSupporting Opt Out:Donations -- https://optoutpod.com/about/#donationsLeave a review on your favorite podcast platform, if possible!Share it with yourSupport the show (https://optoutpod.com/about/#donations)

Find some joy in pro wrestling with your buddies Marty and Sarah as there are recaps from this week plus about a million bits to travel down together. Nathan (Nathan's Wrestling Review/Report) makes a few appearances and we have a wrestling confession that will drive you to shouting at pro wrestlers on the bus too. Let's Podcast!

Email us your questions and check out our sermon libraries. Nathan: Nathan@milwoodbaptist.com || https://www.milwoodbaptist.com/sermons Michael: Crosswhite@EmmanuelTuscaloosa.org || https://www.emmanueltuscaloosa.org/sermons In this podcast a few books were mentioned, here they are in no particular order: https://www.amazon.com/Returning-King-Guide-Book-Revelation/dp/0875524621/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+returning+king&qid=1617308905&sr=8-1 (The Returning King by Vern Poythress) https://www.amazon.com/Revelation-Commentary-G-K-Beale/dp/0802866212/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=GK+Beale+Revelation&qid=1617308950&sr=8-2 (Revelation: A Shorter Commentary by G.K. Beale) https://www.amazon.com/Kingdom-through-Covenant-Second-Biblical-Theological/dp/1433553074/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3SUQKFSHARO03&dchild=1&keywords=kingdom+through+covenant&qid=1617309040&sprefix=Kingdom+through+%2Caps%2C191&sr=8-1 (Kingdom Through Covenant by Wellum and Gentry) Or the shorter version called https://www.amazon.com/Gods-Kingdom-through-Covenants-Biblical/dp/1433541912/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3SUQKFSHARO03&dchild=1&keywords=kingdom+through+covenant&qid=1617309040&sprefix=Kingdom+through+%2Caps%2C191&sr=8-2 (God's Kingdom through God's Covenants)

Join me today as I speak with Brother Nathan Jones, missionary to the Arctic, as he tells us about God's faithfulness in protection while living in the Frozen North!    To Follow Their Story: nbjones4arctic@juno.com

In Episode 3 I am joined by comedy screenwriter Nathan Foad. I've worked with Nathan and it's always quality bants when he's around so I couldn't wait to break his fried plantain virginity and have a good old catch up about life. We talk about drama school, growing up in a chip shop and the glamour of WW2 evacuee children, amongst other things. Watch out for the 'c-word' near the end if you are listening in the car with your kids, and yes, the babble you can hear in the background is the child who inspired this podcast. I won't let the their reluctance to nap stop me from living my best life. More about Nathan: Nathan is a comedy writer and former bully’s wet dream. He has written things for Channel 4 and Sky, most recently scripting an episode of The Young Offenders for BBC3/RTE. Originally from Newark-on-Trent, Nathan is a bravely gay person who writes about class, bodies and queerness.  That makes it all sound quite worthy. Mostly it's just jokes about his Mum.

“If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all: Read a lot and write a lot.”—Stephen King Great Escape Radio host, Jody Maberry and Great Escape Publishing Director, Lori Allen bring food blogger Nathan Aguilera to the show. Lori introduces us to Nathan… “Nathan is a blogger that I found when we were looking for someone who was blogging about food. I found him on Instagram and reached out to see if he would help some of Great Escape Publishing’s members that were interested in blogging and building a social media following.” Nathan has been solo traveling for the past five years. About 18 months into his travels, he decided to start his blog to document his travels. Today Nathan works with tourism boards and companies around the world to promote destinations and brands. Listen in as Nathan explains the benefits of having a blog and the type of writing you should publish on your blog. Nathan also offers advice to those considering starting a blog. If you’re interested in starting your own blog visit www.greatescapepublishing.com/start/blog and check out GEP’s blogging course.

The guest on today's episode of the Profit by Design Podcast is Nathan Shields, the host of the Physical Therapy Owners Club podcast. Nathan has made some really interesting choices when it comes to both lifestyle and business. And he is with us on the show today to share his experience about making the kind of lifestyle choices that are sustainably profitable. We tackle some really juicy topics with Nathan today, about getting out of comfort zones, creating successful partnerships, and investing in ourselves through coaching. We also discuss trying to implement things that we've read on our own, versus getting help and bringing in an expert or a coach to help with our business.    Nathan is a Physical Therapist and he and his partner, Will Humphreys, co-founded Rise Rehabilitation Specialists in Arizona in 2002. They merged and sold Rise Rehabilitation Specialists in 2018 to form Empower Physical Therapy, which now has 20 plus PT clinics across 3 states. Nathan co-founded Rise Diagnostics in Alaska in 2014 and he is currently CEO. In conjunction with his extensive training and experience in orthopedic physical therapy, Nathan is an APTA Board-Certified specialist in Clinical Electromyography (EMG/NCS) and is proficient in Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Diagnostic Testing (MSKUS). He is one of only a few physical therapists across the nation who perform these diagnostic services.   Show highlights:   Nathan shares his story about building a business, selling it, moving to Alaska, and starting a new business there. What Nathan did in order to start pulling himself out of his business. The indicators that showed Nathan that he needed to pull out. He saw that staying in his comfort zone would ultimately not serve either him or his family. Working on his vision and mission, and building a team. Nathan brought on a truly visionary partner. What got Nathan to Alaska. The difficulties Nathan experienced around making new choices in his life. Nathan offers some sterling advice around creating successful partnerships. The importance of a potential partner having values that are in alignment with your own. Some of the best business practices that Nathan teaches on his podcast. Nathan shares some tips and strategies for growing a really profitable business. There's a significant return on investment when it comes to investing in yourself through education, coaches, and consultants. Dr. Sabrina shares an experience from when she was first starting out in her business, where she invested a third of her business revenue into coaching and her business revenue doubled the next year and continued to grow.  Nathan and his business partner also paid for some of their executives to get coaching and consulting as well. It pays off in multiple ways to train your team up very well. Making the mistake of thinking you can implement the ideas that you have read in a book into your business by yourself.  Why it's so hard, as a business owner, to make applicable the things you have learned from books without the help of a coach. Nathan talks about the kind of books he likes to read. You're never done with growing a business. How moving to Alaska has helped Nathan to grow. The importance of family in Nathan's life- he has six sons and a daughter! Nathan is looking forward to his next big venture. Looking at the things that energize us. Dr. Sabrina recognizes the importance of having the time to really be there for your family. Nathan would have encouraged a younger version of himself to overcome fear by getting coaching, training, or consulting, and networking more. Resources: Profit by Design Podcast: www.profitbydesignpodcast.com  Profit by Design Facebook group Email: sarbinaandmike@profitbydesignpodast.com Apply at www.profitgift.com for a Profit Audit of your business.   Apply at www.profitgift.com to be 1 of the 5 business owners Dr. Sabrina works with in 2019 to triple profit, identify your business Sweet Spot, and put the team and systems in place so you can take a 4 Week Vacation. Books: E-Myth Revisited by Michael Gerber             Good To Great by Jim Collins             The Four-Hour Work Week by Tim Ferris             Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Steven Covey             Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill   Get in touch with Nathan: Nathan's podcast: www.ptoclub.com Nathan's email: nathan@ptoclub.com  Nathan is also on Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathan-shields-ptoclub/

In this episode, Eddy chats with Nathan Meola, a life coach who is focused on helping people lose weight through a holistic approach. Nathan shares how he struggled with his own weight issues and what ultimately led him to having a healthier body. Listen in to know more about Nathan’s journey.   Time Stamped Show Notes: 00:39 – Eddy welcomes Nathan to the show 01:37 – Nathan and Eddy met at the Date with Destiny event Nathan says the event is intense Eddy says his biggest take away is everyone has shared thoughts 03:44 – Nathan shares how he works with groups of people at once Everyone has the same thoughts, but no one talks about it 04:55 – At the Date with Destiny, you learn that everyone is connected and the same 05:07 – Nathan talks about his Date with Destiny experience His perception of love has changed Gratitude and love points to the connectedness of everything 08:12 – Gratitude used to be just a word for Nathan Nathan was overwhelmed when he experienced real gratitude He felt grateful for all the people who has helped him Nathan has not expressed his gratitude to his mentors in the past It was all interconnected with energy and money 12:40 – Nathan spent six hours on the phone and thanked the people who has helped him 13:36 – Nathan talks about forgiveness Forgiveness is never easy It means accepting, acknowledging and releasing the negative energy 15:46 – For Eddy, it is about letting go of arguments and not holding on to resentments “Its up to me to let go” 16:55 – Nathan says he is on a program The first week is about affect to cause It is about realizing that we are the cause “I am the one that put me here” 19:57 – Weight loss is never the issue Whatever is going in internally, the external body will show it 21:33 – Nathan used to be 250 kilos He underwent surgery and lost 50-60 kilos By 6 months, he began to eat more again and the band malfunctioned Nathan didn’t want to tell people he had surgery and it created the feeling of shame in him 25:08 – Surgery was an external solution to obesity 26:29 – Nathan does not regret doing the surgery as it has become part of what he is doing now 28:22 – Nathan applied in The Biggest Loser He was able to pass until the last part of the audition process He put on weight during the audition period He was devastated when he didn’t get on the show and blamed everyone but himself Nathan went on a 5-year downward spiral 34:22 – Eating was the strategy Nathan used to hide negative emotions 35:50 – Nathan started to feel sick He was travelling when his legs felt numb and he couldn’t stand He lost his job and his family were having arguments about him The only time he left the house was to get pain killers 39:31 – For three months, Nathan was just eating, sleeping and getting on pain killers and weed 41:33 – Nathan made the decision he was going to eat himself to death 43:31 – A neurosurgeon told Nathan the solution to his back problem was to fuse his spine Nathan felt it was what he needed to do He must lose 15 kilos before he can undergo the surgery Nathan realized it was his decisions that was causing pain to his family 48:39 – Nathan went on a weight loss retreat in 2010 49:09 – You can physically affect your body, but you also have to change your beliefs You will always be fighting against your body if you do not upgrade your identity Do not focus on losing weight, focus on a shift in mindset 52:10 – Losing physical weight and having people validate it is a distraction 54:17 – Women feel there is more pressure for them to lose weight We inform society more than society informs us 56:14 – The goal should be how you want to feel not what you want to look like 57:15 – Eddy says he always says no to everything when he had weight issues Know what always saying “no” means 58:55 – The body and the heart knows when you need to change 59:36 – Nathan feels what happened to him was bound to happen, he just had to let go 1:00:56 – When Nathan lost the 15 kilos, he didn’t get the surgery anymore 1:01:54 – Eddy shares his thoughts on the health system There are people still waiting on what their diagnosis is People are waiting for doctors to tell them what is wrong with them 1:04:13 – What you are feeling is a collection of symptoms that has accumulated in your life 1:05:46 – You are on a quest to find a disease that will make you change 1:06:17 – There are two reactions when you are told you only have three months to live 1:07:52 – You have to know what your purpose is on earth Your weight and health depends on your vision of your purpose Allow your vision to move you forward 1:10:48 – Losing weight is about falling in love with food It is a journey to find a new relationship with food Breaking out from a bad relationship takes a lot of work 1:15:21 – Nathan used to think he was not worthy to be in a relationship with someone 1:16:37 – Falling in love with food means finding a good relationship with it 1:17:19 – Everything is about energy and the food you eat affects your energy 1:18:03 – Learning to love food and how it affects you is a learning process 1:19:25 – Weight is used as a mask 1:21:10 – Nathan talks about the changes he has gone through From feeling fearful to going towards fear Darkness is inevitable, but you have the strength to face it You have control over pain and darkness if you do not suppress it 1:25:07 – Nathan felt he would not experience the world 1:26:22 – Being big is difficult when you want to travel 1:28:54 – The concept of failure has also shifted for Nathan 1:30:36 – It is not about the diet 1:31:24 – Contact Eddy at Peeling It Back or Facebook and Instagram   Resources Mentioned: Date with Destiny – Tony Robbin’s event where Nathan and Eddy met Nathan Meola – Nathan’s website  

In previous careers, Nathan has been a designer, author, and blogger. After learning the power of email marketing he gave up a successful blogging career to build ConvertKit. He's come on the show to let us know how you can start using email for your service based business. In this episode we cover: Why starting an email newsletter isn't a priority when starting out. What email you should write first to get more clients for your business. When you should consider writing your first automated email series. Where to find your first newsletter subscribers. How to demonstrate your expertise through teaching everything you know. Quotables: "Email marketing is just a method to push out something useful to people who want it." "We have written, video and audio as ways of conveying a message." "With email, the expectation is that you either read, archive delete or reply to every single message. So people engage with it." "I wanted to make sure people had all the information they needed to decide whether or not to buy [my book], before they had the opportunity to buy." "It really helps with the marketing to be able to narrow down what you do and who you do it for." "If I had to start over as a freelancer, I'd get really specific on what I want to and an industry you do it for. I'd find that specificity by looking at what's in demand and what I like doing." "First write a case study. Second, I'd send an email on my philosophy or principles used. Anything that makes me different. Then maybe once a month I'd write about a project I was working on." Links and resources mention: The Craft + Commerce Conference ProductHunt Article on Nathan's Commit App iBooks Author Wordpress TextExpander Case Study Example Webcomics mentioned: The Oatmeal The Cooper Review Anything You Want by Derek Sivers ConvertKit Full Disclosure: I earn a commission if you click this link and make a purchase, at no additional cost to you. - Email marketing made easy. See demo here. Connect with Zack and Nathan: Nathan's Twitter: @nathanbarry Nathan's Website: nathanbarry.com and convertkit.com Full Disclosure: I earn a commission if you click this link and make a purchase, at no additional cost to you. Zack's Twitter: @zwsexton Zack's LinkedIn: @ZacharySexton Leave iTunes Review: zacharysexton.com/review Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Overcast, PocketCast or your favorite podcast player. It’s easy, you’ll get new episodes automatically, and it also helps the show gain exposure. The shownotes can be found at zacharysexton.com/52

Wouldn't it be great if your first multifamily deal just fell into your lap? If someone would just walk into your office and offer you an 18-unit property? If a bank would provide you with 100% financing and 100% renovation? Sounds great, right? But the problem with things being too easy is that you don't learn. Just ask Nathan Tabor. He got lucky on his first multifamily deal—and that led to a lot of misery, stress, and unanticipated setbacks with his second and third investments. Nathan is an entrepreneur, business consultant, executive coach and speaker. In the last 18 years, he has successfully founded and operated dozens of businesses, grossing over $150M in sales. His experience spans the areas of real estate, auto sales, web-based marketing and direct product sales. Nathan has been a featured guest on Fox News, Laura Ingraham and C-Span, among others, and his parent company was ranked as one of the fastest-growing small businesses in the US by Inc. magazine in 2012, 2013 and 2014. Nathan has done 26 multifamily deals in the last 11 years, and his current portfolio includes three apartment buildings with a total of 168 units. Today he joins me to share his story, discussing how that easy first deal led to big mistakes with his second and third investments. Nathan walks us through the lessons he learned around financials and zoning and explains why aspiring investors should focus on the first deal. Listen in to understand how his multifamily strategy has changed over time, and get Nathan's insight on serving others first to achieve lasting happiness. Key Takeaways Nathan's stress-free first deal Opportunity to buy 18-unit complex 100% financing from small community bank Added 12-unit complex nearby Flipped after eight months, made $250K Nathan's disaster of a second deal Purchased 24 units for $225K Couldn't get building permits Lost grandfathering, had to bring up to code Cost $150K more than budgeted 18 months of misery and stress Good investment in long run Nathan's multifamily strategy Class C, value-add opportunities Flip OR refinance into nonrecourse debt Current portfolio of three complexes, 168 units Nathan's third multifamily deal Rent-roll advertised $28K, only $7K coming in Forced to rework numbers, renegotiate with bank Learned to verify financial via bank statements Eventually sold property, made $800K The lessons Nathan learned from his mistakes Don't wait to resolve problems Follow instincts if something feels wrong Seek the advice of mentor/coach Do foundational work to get educated How Nathan's multifamily strategy changed over time Started out flipping properties Learned about nonrecourse debt Look for properties that meet nonrecourse criteria Banks started asking for more money down Uses income from flips to finance next deal Why multifamily appeals to Nathan Monthly income not dependent on working 40 hours/week Opportunity to help people in difficult situation (C class buildings) 90% of tenants just want safe, well-maintained place to live Nathan's advice for aspiring multifamily investors Define your niche Develop business plan Start somewhere, build up Work with partner if necessary Focus on the first deal Nathan's insight on work-life balance Moments of joy based on money don't last Take care of health, relationships and faith first Connect with Nathan Nathan's Website Resources The Financial Freedom Summit Michael's Course Free eBook: The Secret to Raising Money to Buy Your First Apartment Building Review the Podcast on iTunes

In this episode, Matt Medeiros interviews Nathan Allotey, a digital marketing strategist, web designer and freelancer who has the experience building websites for customers that are not necessarily dependent on WordPress.  He and Matt discuss how the project drives the framework for website creation. Listen to this episode: Matt Report - A WordPress podcast for digital business owners What consultants need to know before they open for business with Nathan Allotey Play Episode Pause Episode Mute/Unmute Episode Rewind 10 Seconds 1x Fast Forward 30 seconds 00:00 / 00:47:33 Subscribe Share RSS Feed Share Link Embed Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 00:47:33 What you will learn from this Episode: An online marketer does not need to lead their business with WordPress as the focus. (2:37) Clients really just want traffic to get to their website. (3:40) Your business structure should be designed to sustain you over the full year. (5:45) Small businesses often do not have the money or understanding to invest in the long-term strategy. (6:01) When working with a client, make sure you address additional business opportunities that can come from the discovery process. Nathan often asks the client to define success with the question “If everything were to go perfectly with the project you contacted me for, what would you want to happen?” (6:54) Ask the client to define failure in the project that you are investigating as well. (7:42) Asking a client about successes and failures can open up avenues of additional opportunities to working with them. (9:18) When creating a web presence, small businesses will start up not understanding everything that is needed for success. You need to discover what is important and crucial to the client. (10:58) Do what you can to get income and reach your goals. “Hustle” with urgency and extra effort to accomplish what you set out to do. (21:33) You need to write down your goal and share it with other people. (22:56) Pricing your services or product offerings is a skill needed in business. (26:00) Deliver maximum value with higher prices and different options. Show the client how they will make money with the additional investment. (30:15) Teach what you know right now. Do not wait until you are the expert. (38:04) There is no quick fix to get traffic to your site.  The organic way is the way to grow. (40:00) Expectations for long-term business: You need to learn the difference between customer assumptions and customer service. Don't let the client assume that ongoing updates are part of the website cost. (12:18) Define future opportunities with the client in a clear manner. (12:46) It is important to communicate the options with the client for future business. (14:39) Offer the additional service (ex: Google Analytics) so that the client becomes aware of what it takes to run a business. (16:32) Tools for keeping organized: Asana – project management tool to keep track of tasks. Dropbox – make a folder for each client and place every piece of documentation in there. (18:16) Record the meeting (with Skype) and make sure you ask the client. (18:50) YouTube is a great tool to use for personal branding. (33:48) Episode Resources: http://nathanallotey.com Webinar: The Dating Game – Understanding Price Anchoring Hustle vs. Hope Gary Vaynerchuck's Hustle PluginTut The MattReport Marketing and Trust To Stay in Touch with Nathan: Nathan on YouTube Nathan's Facebook page Nathan on Twitter Nathan on Dribble Freelance Jumpstart TV To stay connected with the Matt Report, head on over to mattreport.com/subscribe. If you like the show, please leave a 5 Star review over on the Matt Report on iTunes. ★ Support this podcast ★

Week 6 begins as Max pulls up to the compound in the black-on-black and disembarks with his passenger slung across his shoulders. Moving slowly and making sure to follow all of the orders given to him, Max makes his way towards the gate until it opens to reveal a flood of compound dwellers wary of this mysterious stranger from the wasteland. Max passes Nathan to some others as he is searched by Zetta. Our outro music today is Mike Preston’s 1960 cover of “I`d Do Anything” from Oliver.

《Ex Machina》效力于某知名搜索引擎公司的程序员Galeb幸运地抽中老板Nathan所开出的大奖，他将受邀前往位于深山的别墅中和老板共度假期。在与世隔绝的别墅中，Nathan亲切地接待了这位员工。 事实上他邀请Galeb到来还有另一个目的，那就是协助他完成其所开发的智能机器人的测试。天才一般的Nathan研制了具有独立思考能力的智能机器人Ava，为了确认她是否具有独立思考的能力，他希望加利能为Ava进行著名的“图灵测试”。似乎从第一眼开始，Galeb便为这台有着宛如人类般姣好容颜的机器人所吸引。 　　在随后的交流中，他所面对的似乎不是冷冰冰的机器，而更像是一个被无辜囚禁起来的可怜少女……影片《机械姬》片段中，男主人公想在离别之际跟朋友把酒言欢，祝酒词已经说出口，无奈朋友婉言拒绝，只得尴尬收场。现实生活中，小伙伴们可不能这样没礼貌哦。当然啦，跟外国友人喝酒，祝酒词是必不可少的哦。我们为各位总结了一些常用的祝酒词，一起来学习吧。一、用(Here’s)to...表示：例如：1.Here's to your health / success.为你的健康/成功干杯！2.Here's to our friendship！为我们的友谊干杯！3.Here's to Tom for his new job!为汤姆的新工作干杯!二、用health, luck等表示：Good health! Good luck! All the best!例如：1.Your health, John—May you have a successful time in Manchester为了你的健康，约翰，也祝你在曼彻斯特前程似锦!2.Helen raised her glass，“Good luck to you!”she said.海伦举起酒杯，说道：“祝你好运!”三、主人或主持人邀客人喝酒时，通常用Cheers! Do the honors!例如：1.He raised his glass，“May you success! Cheers!”他举起酒杯说：“祝你成功，干杯!”2.Pat, you do the honors and propose the toast.帕特，你敬酒吧。四、英美语通常用toast，round, drink to，drink a toast for / to, propose a toast for等词表示。例如：1.Friends，I’ll give you a toast——to our country!朋友们，我给大家敬酒，为我们国家干杯!2.I now propose a toast to the friendship between our two people——to our friendship.现在，我提议为我们两国人民的友谊干杯！大家都学会怎么用了吗？在新年的聚会上呢，你可以直接对你周围的家人和朋友们说： I now propose a toast to the new year, to the year of monkey, I wish you all a happy new year and good fortune! Cheers!这么多祝酒词，相信各位小伙伴们一定能够在酒桌上来两句了。当然，过度饮酒有害健康哦，我们还是希望各位小伙伴们适度饮酒啦。